Supplying bird records for the Bird Report and Archive
We would like to encourage everyone to submit their Cumbrian bird records as these are vital for conservation. Please note these and submit them after the year end, ie by the end of January for records from the previous year.
Please note that the Cornell Merlin App and other AI apps do not constitute evidence for a report.
To report a latest sighting, please use our add a sighting form or email sightings@cumbriabirdclub.org.uk. This won’t be an official record, so please note it in BirdTrack or in a spreadsheet as described below. For immediate chat about sightings, please join the Birding Cumbria Google group or the Cumbria Birding Facebook group.
If possible please use the CBC records spreadsheet to log your sightings – full instructions and examples are on the spreadsheet. Please save the spreadsheet to your own computer and store results in it until the end of the year. For any queries on the use of the spreadsheet such as conversion of data you already store electronically please contact the archivist Dave Shackleton at d.shackleton@btinternet.com but please note that the spreadsheets themselves should be sent to the appropriate Regional Recorder.
Regional Recorders:
| Barrow and South Lakeland | Mike Douglas | 07967 935144 | thedouglasfamily21@yahoo.com | |
| Carlisle and Eden | Pete Howard | 016977 42206 | p.howard691@btinternet.com | |
| Allerdale and Copeland | Nick Franklin | 01228 810413 | nickbirder66@gmail.com |
Rarities
Observers are referred to the Guide for Submitting Bird Records for further details regarding record submission and species requiring descriptions.
County recorder: Chris Hind chris.m.hind@gmail.com
CBC Latest Sightings
Please add a sighting or email us on sightings@cumbriabirdclub.org.uk. Note: this is not a substitute for reporting the sightings as described above.
National
The following national reporting schemes are available