Sighting date: 2024-05-07. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Livingstone Homestead .  Male garden warbler singing early am on site.  Also:  tree sparrow, Siskin, Redpoll, blackcap, chiff chaff, willow Warbler, greenfinch, dipper, yellowhammer, whitethroat.

Sighting date: 2024-05-06. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Livingstone Homestead .  9 over north mid evening

Sighting date: 2024-05-06. Submitted by: Jen fisher. Location: Dearham Bridge Road area, within the wooded areas.  I saw a cuckoo in flight today ,but I have been hearing it for over a week every day.In the same area.  

Sighting date: 2024-05-04. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Livingstone Homestead .  2 males singing, also 1 dipper, 5 tree sparrow, 17 lesser redpoll, 7 siskin, 2 Greenfinch, 4 House Martin, 5 Swallow, 3 willow Warbler, 2 blackcap.

Sighting date: 2024-05-03. Submitted by: A Martinsson. Location: Keswick .  Common nightingale heard and seen on Keswick Camping & Caravaning Club (Derwentwater, the statics). Sat in cherry tree nearby & singing for a longtime around 9-10pm. When silent another heard also. Heard following night too around 9pm.

Sighting date: 2024-05-04. Submitted by: Roger Ridley. Location: Jockey Shield.  A party of Crossbills visited Jockey Shield at the car parking area today, at intervals up to 6 at a time.

Sighting date: 2024-05-03. Submitted by: Harry Coghill. Location: Brigsteer wetlands/Park end moss .  Garganey pair present this morning, drake came incredibly close to the hide!

Sighting date: 2024-05-03. Submitted by: Stephen Horsfield. Location: Alston Moor (Nentsberry).  Around a dozen still hanging around on the moor above Nent Hall.

Sighting date: 2024-05-03. Submitted by: Spike Webb. Location: Naddle Forest, Haweswater. 

Sighting date: 2024-05-02. Submitted by: Sue Hill. Location: Low Bridge End Tea Garden, St Johs-in-the-vale.  Male and female seen regularly visiting nesting box easily visible from the tea garden (open 10:30 to 16;30)