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503: 20 Aug 2023 Birds observed from our cottage and within 1 Mile of it during our stay
Location: Maulds Meaburn
Name: Joe Makepeace
Birds and plants observed from our cottage (Plants in the garden / on wall) :-
Maulds Meaburn
Jackdaw 23
House Martin 25
Linnet 8
Herring Gull 1
Swallow 28
Siskin 3
Collared Dove 1
Rook 32
Pied Wagtail 2
Buzzard 1
Raven 7
Crow 3
Grey Wagtail 2
Twite 11
Grey Heron
Wren 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit 3
Blue Tit 5
Goosander – F / Juv in flight
Tree Sparrow – 7
Chaffinch – 24
Brambling – 2
Blackbird – 8
Song Thrush – 2
Chiff chaff – 1
Willow Warbler – 2 Calling
Feral Pigeon – 7
Wood Pigeon – 30+
Robin – 4
Cormorant – 2 Over
Greenfinch – 4
Blackcap 1 (Female)
Toad
Red Slug
Meadowsweet
Pixie Cup Lichen
Biting Stonecrop
Cypress Leaves Plait Moss
Grey Cushioned Grimmia
House Leek (Garden plant?)
Green Alkanet
Black Headed Gull 4
Mallard – 2 in flight
Nuthatch – 2
Spotted Flycatcher – Appleby adjacent to the river by Cricket Club
House Sparrow – 6
Dunnock – 1
Stock Dove – 9 In stubble field
Pheasant – 1m
Speckled Wood – 3
Large White – 15
Field Maple
Lords and Ladies
Kestrel 2
Lapwing 6
Starling – 30
Red Squirrel 
(Appleby Castle)
Long-tailed Tit 9
Hedge Woundwort
Garden Lady’s Mantle
Herb Robert
Knopper Oak Gall Wasp
Red Admiral
Tawny Owl – 2 Calling separate locations
Marsh Tit (5)
Goldfinch – 11
Oystercatcher – 2 In flight
Curlew – 1
504: 19 Aug 2023 Storm Petrel
Location: Silecroft
Name: Jonathan Lishman
1 Flew south this morning, also 8 juv Black Tern, 1 Arctic Skua and 3 Swift
505: 19 Aug 2023 Black Tern
Location: Esk estuary – Newbiggin viaduct
Name: Julian Smith
Ad. w. hawking over the estuary, just upstream of the viaduct. Loosely associating with Sandwich Terns (20+) which I can’t recall seeing upstream of the viaduct previously – presumably pushed “inland” due to strong south-westerlies.
507: 19 Aug 2023 Black Tern – 1 juvenile
Location: Port Carlisle
Name: Mike Porter per Birding Cumbria
508: 18 Aug 2023 Wood Sandpiper – 1 juvenile
Location: College Green, Kent Estuary
Name: Ronnie Irving
510: 17 Aug 2023 Avocet
Location: Foulney
Name: Dave Shackleton
5 Avocets flew past Foulney Island into Morecambe Bay just before high tide