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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102: 26 Sep 2023 Hoopoe
Location: Aldingham
Name: Don Pettingale
Hoopoe still at Aldingham today. Displaying to chase off Wheatear.
103: 26 Sep 2023 Barnacle Geese
Location: Kirkby-in-Furness
Name: Stephen Dunstan
c45 seen from train, not known if feral or overshooting birds.
104: 26 Sep 2023 Brent Goose / Hooded Crow
Location: Ravenglass
Name: Stephen Dunstan
Pale-bellied Brent at confluence of estuaries, Hooded Crow on Esk estuary.
106: 25 Sep 2023 Hooded Crow on St Bees to Coulderton coast road
Location: St Bees
Name: Peter Finn
Hooded Crow with other covids and gulls feeding in a field beside the St Bees to Coulderton coast road this afternoon. Also, an Juvenile Wheatear on Nethertown beach.