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.
722: 24 Jan 2023 Smew – 1 redhead still
Location: Tindale Tarn
Name: Stephen Westerberg via Birding Cumbria Whatsapp
725: 21 Jan 2023 Great Northern Diver
Location: Waterhead, Lk Windermere
Name: Jonathan Lishman
Still present.
726: 21 Jan 2023 Long-tailed Duck
Location: Hodbarrow
Name: Andrea Collins
Female Long-tailed Duck still on main lagoon at Hodbarrow. Sorry, pics aren’t great – she’s a bit camera shy.
727: 21 Jan 2023 Green Sandpiper
Location: River Eden Skygarth Bridge Temple Sowerby
Name: Robert Dawson
Flushed on riverside then feeding from shingle bank. White rump clearly visible when flying along river.
728: 19 Jan 2023 x2 Pair of Gadwall
Location: RSPB Hodbarrow,Secret Pond on edge of the Mains
Name: Shaun Warburton
x2 Pair of Gadwall on secret pond on edge of the reserve by the mains
730: 17 Jan 2023 Great White Egret
Location: Field adjacent to Great Salkeld Road / A686 Langwathby
Name: Bridget Northwood
Standing in field