Sighting date: 2024-01-01. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Longtown Gravel Pits.  3 goosander (1m) 12 goldeneye  (2m) 80 wigeon 35 tufted duck 45 gadwall 15 shoveler 4 little grebe      

Sighting date: 2024-01-01. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Rockcliffe Marsh/Esk Boat House.  A productive morning count from coast path above the Esk Boat House   12 whooper Swan (5 still present when I left at 11.30) 1 great white egret (low east) 1800 barnacle geese 350 pink footed geese 5 little egret

Sighting date: 2023-12-30. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Carwinley.  single brambling between High Moat and Low Moat Farm, Carwinley also: 280 chaffinch 140 linnet 1 marsh tit 8 fieldfare 3 bullfinch

Sighting date: 2023-12-30. Submitted by: John France. Location: Penrith, Castletown Recreation Field.  A single bird pulling worms from the football field.  Potentially an early returning bird?

Sighting date: 2023-12-29. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Moat near Longtown .  One flushed from rush pasture behind Livingstone Homestead near Moat at 9.45pm.  Also 2 common snipe

Sighting date: 2023-12-29. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Longtown Gravel Pits.  11 goldeneye still (all fem) 5 goosander Inc 3m 51 gadwall 38 teal 20 tufted duck (no sign of red today)

Sighting date: 2023-12-28. Submitted by: Roy BOTTOMLEY. Location: Penrith .  120 seen on 26/1, and now at least 230 late afternoon. Seen along a66 at edge of Frenchfield Park (playing fields). Also feeding on hawthorns on other side of a66, between the Brougham road and Police HQ.

Sighting date: 2023-12-26. Submitted by: Roy BOTTOMLEY. Location: Ullswater .  One between Pooley Bridge and Waterside House.

Sighting date: 2023-12-26. Submitted by: Judith Townend. Location: Lazonby.  Saw a bird on telephone wire, grey colouring, very long dark tail, it was against the light and no clear  view of the head. About the size of a blackbird Not convinced it was a shrike but the tail was so distinctive and can’t think what else it…

Sighting date: 2023-12-24. Submitted by: Robert Dawson. Location: Thacka Beck.