Sighting date: 2024-12-18. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Longtown .  Between 4500 and 5000 starling into roost this evening.

Sighting date: 2024-12-18. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Livingstone Homestead .  Back on the Carwinley Burn Also: 10 tree sparrow 3 siskin 1 marsh tit C45 pink footed geese over east

Sighting date: 2024-12-18. Submitted by: Derek McAlone. Location: Workington harbour.  Combination of winter high tide and rough weather always produces spectacular numbers on the jetty. Almost impossible to count accurately but surely over 1000 birds present.

Sighting date: 2024-12-17. Submitted by: Keith Barker. Location: On the coast between Bardsey and Ulverston behind priory woods .  Two grey plovers on the High tide by priory woods

Sighting date: 2024-12-15. Submitted by: Robert Dawson. Location: Thacka Beck NR Penrith.  Feeding on edge of reedbed at south-east corner of the reserve.

Sighting date: 2024-12-13. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Longtown GP.  Gretna pool: 33 shelduck 3 goosander (1m) 160 wigeon 65 gadwall  

Sighting date: 2024-12-13. Submitted by: Raymond Clark. Location: River Liza, upstream from Ennerdale water. 

Sighting date: 2024-12-13. Submitted by: Andrea Collins. Location: South Walney.  Perched on fencepost on island in main lagoon. Later seen (unsuccessfully) chasing Oystercatchers along the spit.

Sighting date: 2024-12-11. Submitted by: Raymond Clark. Location: just off A66 Nr Bolton.  About 90  golden plovers,  flying,  then settled amongst a lot of lapwings

Sighting date: 2024-12-11. Submitted by: A. Collinge. Location: Talkin Tarn.  One lmature drake still present