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.
661: 19 Jun 2023 Cattle Egret – 1
Location: Holton Fen, Campfield
Name: Euphorbia Flower via Birding Cubria
662: 18 Jun 2023 Spotted Redshank – 1 summer plumage
Location: Wedholme Flow
Name: Mike Porter via Birding Cumbria
663: 17 Jun 2023 Male cuckoo
Location: Little Asby Scar
Name: John Lees
- Cuckoo calling and seen briefly in Armaside Wood on Little Asby Scar, near Appleby. Several spells of calling, then went off south towards Crosby Garrett calling as it went.
664: 15 Jun 2023 Cattle Egret
Location: Campfield Marsh
Name: A. Collinge
8.00pm A few Little Egrets, quite a few Snipe put up by Marsh Harrier then Could not believe a Cattle Egret flew close towards the hide. Yellow bill and stumpy looking. Seen many before but a first for me in Cumbria. Got another view in flight again 30 mins later. Don’t know if it was the same bird or a second?
665: 14 Jun 2023 White Oystercatcher
Location: Solway Coast near Skinburness
Name: Nicky Long
Seen in a flock of Oystercatchers feeding on the shore near Skinburness
667: 12 Jun 2023 Night Heron
Location: Ponsonby tarn, Newton Manor,Gosforth, Cumbria
Name: Guy newbold
Lone night heron on the west banks of Ponsonby Tarn, in fallen trees. Remained till night of the 12.6.23 and seen and photographed by three people. Checked back early on 13.6.23 but no sign was found then or since
