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.

21: 1 Jan 2025 Cattle egret

Location: Campfield Marsh RSPB

Name: Andy Lester

One in flight low west near car park early pm

22: 1 Jan 2025 Great egret

Location: Rockcliffe Marshes

Name: Andy Lester

One in flight

23: 1 Jan 2025 Grey Wagtail

Location: Mill Craggs Bampton

Name: David Cooke

Appeared for couple of minutes on patio outside back door of house, chased off by blackbird

24: 31 Dec 2024 Jack snipe

Location: Livingstone Homestead

Name: Andy Lester

2 flushed from main meadows.  Also c12 common snipe and 1 reed bunting

25: 31 Dec 2024 52 mute swans

Location: Ullswater, Glencoyne bay

Name: Raymond Clark

52 Mute Swans , some were young birds, they are fed daily there, also Mallards and a few geese, one Canada and a few grey lag

26: 30 Dec 2024 Brambling

Location: Keswick theatre car-park

Name: Derek McAlone

At least a dozen bramblings at the feeders in the far corner of the car-park

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27: 28 Dec 2024 Pink footed geese

Location: Livingstone Homestead

Name: Andy Lester

135 over west also 2 crossbill

28: 28 Dec 2024 Family walk

Location: River Lowther Bampton to Low Knipe

Name: David Cooke

Seen on walk on west bank of River Lowther. Grey Heron (1), Goosander (1male 2 females) Stonechat (2 as pair) Little Grebe (3) Dipper (1) Nice viewings for grandchildren

29: 27 Dec 2024 Whooper swan

Location: Livingstone Homestead

Name: Andy Lester

32 whooper swan west this morning. Also: 9 siskin,  12 tree sparrow,  17 greenfinch. 21 goldfinch, 15 blue tit, 18 chaffinch, 12 great tit.

30: 26 Dec 2024 Great egret

Location: Rockcliffe

Name: Andy Lester

At least one.   Also: 16 little egret 1 green sandpiper 4500 barnacle geese 400 wigeon 65 fieldfare