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
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
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