• Grey phal

    Sighting date: 2023-10-05. Submitted by: Robert Pocklington. Location: Coniston, Blue bird cafe.  Grey phalarope on very choppy water.

  • Fieldfare and Redwing – small but widespread arrival

    Sighting date: 2023-10-08. Submitted by: Various reporters. Location: Ambleside, Foulshaw Moss, Distington, Weddicar, Irton. 

  • Willow Warbler – 1

    Sighting date: 2023-10-07. Submitted by: Sean Donockley. Location: Caldbeck Village. 

  • Black Tern – 1

    Sighting date: 2023-10-03. Submitted by: Rob Pocklington via Birding Cumbria. Location: Halforth, field with dead oak tree. 

  • Great Egret

    Sighting date: 2023-10-01. Submitted by: Alistair Blackshaw. Location: Old Bridge, Great Broughton.  Great egret present briefly on north side of River Derwent, to the south of Old Bridge.

  • Cattle Egret – 1

    Sighting date: 2023-09-30. Submitted by: Roy Bottomley. Location: Thacka Beck. 

  • Long-tailed Duck – 1

    Sighting date: 2023-09-26. Submitted by: Walney Bird Observatory. Location: Walney. 

  • Crossbills

    Sighting date: 2023-09-28. Submitted by: Sue Woods. Location: Hawkshead Moor SD34399788.  2pm Raucous flock of crossbills (min. count 14) seen feeding high in the spruces. Cones raining down. Males & females seen clearly with bins. 1 seen flying with a cone in its bill which I’ve never seen before. They do tend to stay in the same…

  • Snow Buntings

    Sighting date: 2023-09-25. Submitted by: Stephen Dunstan. Location: North Walney.  Two on shore

  • Brent Goose / Hooded Crow

    Sighting date: 2023-09-26. Submitted by: Stephen Dunstan. Location: Ravenglass.  Pale-bellied Brent at confluence of estuaries, Hooded Crow on Esk estuary.