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131: 19 Mar 2024 poss Rednecked Grebe
Location: Whitehaven Golf course
Name: Peter Finn
Possible Rednecked Grebe on pond beside Whitehaven Golf Club house. Spotted it first as I drove past, got my binoculars and viewed it for a few minutes before it spotted me and dived, it didnt surface so must have hid amongst vegitation at the pond side. Certain it was not a Little Grebe, waited for a while but it didnt reappear
132: 18 Mar 2024 Spring arrivals
Location: Workington Bridge, Workington
Name: David Bruin
My first singing CHIFFCHAFF , a week earlier than last year.
133: 18 Mar 2024 Snow Bunting
Location: Workington Pier
Name: Matthew Reeves
Single bird at Workington Pier this evening
134: 17 Mar 2024 Little Gull
Location: Sand/Shingle bank at New Sandsfield
Name: Mick Lennon
Little Gull present on the sand/shingle bank at New Sandfield on the River Eden at around 11am this morning
137: 16 Mar 2024 Russian white front
Location: Burgh Marsh
Name: Andy Lester
Still present but mobile on Burgh Marsh with flock of 650 pink footed geese. Total number of pink foot between here and memorial approx 2800.
140: 15 Mar 2024 Singing Chiffchaff
Location: Talkin Tarn
Name: David Dixon
One in full song in the area where the southern boundary is near open field on the ‘Red route’ footpath, south of the Tarn itself. Also Meadow Pipits in numbers in the general area over the last two days.