Sighting date: 2023-07-30. Submitted by: Martin McDerby. Location: Heversham Marsh/river Kent .  14.10 – 15.15hrs. 400+ Swifts heading S/SW birds coming in from north along Lyth Valley and from East over Heversham. A further 200 approx from 16.00 to 18.30.

Sighting date: 2023-07-30. Submitted by: Jonathan Lishman. Location: Silecroft .  1 south at 07.27 then presumed same individual back North but closer in giving good views at 08.16 Also 3 Arctic Skua South and 10 Fulmar.

Sighting date: 2023-07-27. Submitted by: Jonathan Nicholl. Location: Keswick .  Largest group of Swifts I have seen(all summer) low over town roofs, late afternoon, c.1700, noisy. at least 46 seen together, possibly more.

Sighting date: 2023-07-29. Submitted by: Dave Blackledge. Location: Port Carlisle. 

Sighting date: 2023-07-28. Submitted by: Colin Auld. Location: Wedholme Flow. 

Sighting date: 2023-07-28. Submitted by: Jonathan Lishman. Location: Sunbiggen tarn.  2 imm Common Scoter, single Greenshank and imm Whinchat

Sighting date: 2023-07-27. Submitted by: A. Collinge. Location: Port Carlisle .  Still present 8.30am

Sighting date: 2023-07-26. Submitted by: Cog per Birding Cumbria. Location: Newbiggin Viaduct. 

Sighting date: 2023-07-26. Submitted by: Chris per Birding Cumbria. Location: Port Carlisle. 

Sighting date: 2023-07-25. Submitted by: Julian Smith. Location: Esk estuary – Newbiggin viaduct.  Just upstream of the viaduct – north bank. Disappeared from view for a prolonged period in the salt-marsh channel nearest the viaduct.