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Migrants moving
Sighting date: 2024-08-20. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Livingstone Homestead . A bit of movement ahead of Storm Ernesto with at least 3 tree pipit over south Inc 1 juv. Also 3 tree sparrow, 6 greenfinch, 1 yellowhammer, 2 bullfinch, 5 siskin, 2 stonechat, 5 swallow south and 1 grey wagtail.
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Whinchat
Sighting date: 2024-06-26. Submitted by: Andrew Holliman. Location: Littledale. Two singing males in young tree plantation This valley runs west south-west from the summit of Cross Fell in direction of Blencarn
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Spotted flycatcher
Sighting date: 2024-08-06. Submitted by: Andrew Holliman. Location: Smardale. Single bird seen below viaduct
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Marsh tit
Sighting date: 2024-08-11. Submitted by: Andrew Holliman. Location: Whitbarrow. Single bird first noticed after typical loud piercing call heard in woods
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Hobby
Sighting date: 2024-08-10. Submitted by: Andy Holliman. Location: Foulshaw. One Adult seen perched in tree.
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Hobby
Sighting date: 2024-08-14. Submitted by: Matthew Cookson. Location: Allithwaite. Observed flying over field. Then perching on a fence post for 2 to 3 minutes. Possible earlier sighting of Hobby last Saturday, but not certain.
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Spotted Flycatcher
Sighting date: 2024-08-13. Submitted by: Andrea Collins. Location: Leven’s Park, near Kendal.
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Barn Owl
Sighting date: 2024-08-11. Submitted by: Ellis Logan. Location: Cragg Hall Thwaites Millom. Dead barn owl
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Not Walney – Hooded Crow
Sighting date: 2024-08-10. Submitted by: Peter Finn. Location: Port Carlisle. Hooded Crow on marsh close to Glendale caravan park, Port Carlisle. Also, Osprey still at Campfield RSPB
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Greenshank
Sighting date: 2024-08-09. Submitted by: Robert Dawson. Location: Lowther valley Helton. Feeding bird on scrape created, I believe, by Lowther Estate as part of their rewinding project.