Sightings

Here are recent sightings submitted to us, which may not be verified. Please submit a sighting. If you have a query about a sighting please contact us on sightings@cumbriabirdclub.org.uk.

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

591: 24 May 2023 Golden Oriole – 1

Location: Glasson Moss

Name: RBA

592: 22 May 2023 Short-toed Eagle – 1 low over heading north

Location: Ambleside

Name: Ashley Cooper via Birding Cumbria Whatsapp

593: 21 May 2023 Little Stint – 1

Location: Wedholme Flow

Name: Mike Porter via Birding Cumbria

594: 21 May 2023 Common Scoter – 22,000 counted

Location: Walney

Name: Dave Thexton

595: 19 May 2023 Velvet Scoter – 1

Location: United Kingdom

Name: Walney BO

596: 18 May 2023 Long-tailed Skua – 1 east

Location: Bowness-on-Solway

Name: Colin Mason, John Ireland, Phil Evans

597: 18 May 2023 Little Gull – 5 upriver

Location: Longtown

Name: Dave Johnstone

598: 18 May 2023 Avocet – 1 plus 1 Little Stint

Location: Walney

Name: Walney Bird Observatory

599: 16 May 2023 Yellow Wagtails – pair

Location: Eden Valley

Name: Robert Dawson

600: 14 May 2023 Black Crowned Night Heron

Location: Armathwaite

Name: Mike Baggs

Black crowned night heron on River Eden 50 metres down stream of Armathwaite Bridge