Sightings

Please submit Recent Sightings through Going Birding Cumbria at the link below. This website will also display a list of the birds recently recorded in Cumbria with their locations. Records submitted through the previous system are archived below.

https://www.goingbirding.co.uk/cumbria/index.asp

If you have a query about a sighting please contact us on countyrecorder@cumbriabirdclub.org.uk.

See also the Walney Bird Observatory blog, latest photos from Cumbria on BirdGuides and the Cumbria Birding Facebook group, also the BirdingCumbria – Google Groups.

11: 6 Jan 2025 Ring-necked Duck & Mandarin

Location: Longtown Pools

Name: Nev Wright

Returning female Ring-necked Duck and male Mandarin seen this morning from auction mart car park, not Gretna Road.

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12: 6 Jan 2025 Finches

Location: My garden

Name: Graham Burr

22 chaffinch 15 greenfinch and 20 goldfinch at and around the feeders in my garden in salterbeck workington

13: 5 Jan 2025 Sawbills

Location: Longtown GP

Name: Andy Lester

9 goldeneye inc 1m and 1m goosander. Oakbank Lakes.    Private site view only from road.

15: 5 Jan 2025 5 turnstone and 1 purple sandpiper

Location: Maryport sea front near pier

Name: Graham Burr

16: 4 Jan 2025 Ring necked duck

Location: Longtown GP

Name: Andy Lester

Female showing well but distant to the rear of the Gretna Road pit.   Also: 120 gadwall 85 wigeon 25 coot 1f goosander 3 goldeneye.   2m 1f 35 tufted duck 1f aythia type hybrid.   Scaup x tufted 1 kingfisher 3 little grebe 45 shelduck 10 shoveler  

17: 3 Jan 2025 Common Sandpiper

Location: River Esk, Muncaster

Name: Colin Raven

At least one Common Sandpiper on River Esk at Muncaster.

18: 3 Jan 2025 Purple sandpiper x 7

Location: Workington pier area

Name: Graham Burr

19: 2 Jan 2025 Range of species

Location: Longtown GP

Name: Andy Lester

Arthuret Pools:
1m goosander 1 dipper 17 common snipe 160 wigeon 425 grey lag geese 9 whooper swan inc 3 juv 1 grey wagtail 2 kingfisher   Gretna Pool: 79 shelduck 1f goosander 1f goldeneye 150 wigeon 2 shoveler      

20: 2 Jan 2025 Marsh Harrier

Location: Winster Valley

Name: Colin Raven

Female type Marsh Harrier hunting over flood in Winster Valley, also 4 Marsh Tit