Sightings

Here are recent sightings submitted to us, which may not be verified. Please submit a sighting. If you have a query about a sighting please contact us on sightings@cumbriabirdclub.org.uk.

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1: 7 Sep 2024 Cetti’s warbler

Location: Lancaster Canal, Holme

Name: Joseph Wiseman

Cetti’s warbler heard singing on several occasions from aquatic marginal vegetation along the Lancaster Canal at Holme village, at the crossing of Sheernest Lane.

2: 6 Sep 2024 Firecrest

Location: Heather homestead park nook NR lanercost

Name: Alistair Warwick

3: 5 Sep 2024 Golden Eagle

Location: Duddon Estuary

Name: R

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4: 3 Sep 2024 Willow tit

Location: Livingstone Homestead

Name: Andy Lester

One flew through briefly calling early early evening with mixed tit flock. New species for site

5: 3 Sep 2024 GWE

Location: Near confluence of river Derwent and bass lake

Name: Paul Krivickas

Resting on marshland …… little egret feeding close by

6: 29 Aug 2024 Osprey

Location: Warwick Bridge

Name: Raymond John Clark

Osprey  seen,   flying up stream

7: 26 Aug 2024 Over Bank Holiday weekend

Location: Upper Kent Estuary

Name: Jonathan Lishman

Highlights over the weekend. Cattle Egret – 3 (2 still in Sum Plum) Black dyke. GWE – 1 Arnside Tower, Inc a Little Grebe diving in a small piece of flood (half the size of a tennis court) in the middle of a field. Garganey – 1 female/juv type, Heversham moss, but very elusive in the vegetation. Wood Sand – (found by another birder) still present on Heversham moss. Green Sand – 3 College Green Cettis Warbler – 1 singing intermittently College green  from ditch between farm and Halforth farm. Pintail – 1 eclipse male Black T Godwit – 7 White Wag – 1 showy male in with many pieds.

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8: 22 Aug 2024 Whimbrel

Location: Estuary Old Park Wood Holker

Name: Robin Eddleston

4 birds on the shore near the old park caravan site.

9: 20 Aug 2024 Migrants moving

Location: Livingstone Homestead

Name: Andy Lester

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.

10: 14 Aug 2024 Hobby

Location: Allithwaite

Name: Matthew Cookson

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.