Sightings

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.

771: 7 Apr 2023 Redstart – 1

Location: Talkin Tarn

Name: D Dixon per Birding Cumbria

772: 7 Apr 2023 Redstart – 1

Location: Thacka Beck

Name: Roy Bottomley

773: 7 Apr 2023 Pied Flycatcher – 1

Location: Wastwater

Name: S Walls per Birding Cumbria

774: 7 Apr 2023 Water Pipit – at leat 9 in flooded fields

Location: Biggar Farm, Walney

Name: Walney BO

775: 6 Apr 2023 Sand martins and two swallows

Location: River Ellen Beech Hill, Oughterside

Name: Gary Bolton

Numerous sand martins and two swallow seen feeding up on A hatch of fly along the river, near the bridge.

776: 6 Apr 2023 Avocets – 2

Location: Bowness-on-Solway

Name: Chris per Birding Cumbria

777: 5 Apr 2023 Common Scoter – 1 female

Location: Appleby Golf Course Pool

Name: Clive Griffiths per Birding Cumbria Whatsapp

778: 4 Apr 2023 Long-tailed Duck – 1 still

Location: Hodbarrow

Name: Rachelle per birding Cumbria

779: 3 Apr 2023 Common Scoter – 1 male

Location: Tindale Tarn

Name: Stephen Westerberg via Birding Cumbria Whatsapp

780: 3 Apr 2023 Smew – 1 redhead still

Location: Siddick Ponds

Name: Alan Tilmouth per Birdguides