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522: 30 Jul 2023 Cory’s Shearwater
Location: Silecroft
Name: Jonathan Lishman
1 south at 07.27 then presumed same individual back North but closer in giving good views at 08.16 Also 3 Arctic Skua South and 10 Fulmar.
523: 30 Jul 2023 Swift’s migration
Location: Heversham Marsh/river Kent
Name: Martin McDerby
14.10 – 15.15hrs. 400+ Swifts heading S/SW birds coming in from north along Lyth Valley and from East over Heversham.
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A further 200 approx from 16.00 to 18.30.
526: 28 Jul 2023 Common Scoter
Location: Sunbiggen tarn
Name: Jonathan Lishman
2 imm Common Scoter, single Greenshank and imm Whinchat
529: 27 Jul 2023 46 Swifts over Keswick
Location: Keswick
Name: Jonathan Nicholl
Largest group of Swifts I have seen(all summer) low over town roofs, late afternoon, c.1700, noisy. at least 46 seen together, possibly more.
530: 26 Jul 2023 Curlew Sandpiper – 1 adult in fading summer plumage
Location: Port Carlisle
Name: Chris per Birding Cumbria