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.

71: 17 Nov 2024 Greater scaup

Location: Foulney Island

Name: Mike Douglas

Male scaup in Slitch Ridge Bay. Black guillemot also seen (Walney Channel). Peregrine, merlin and kestrel all on or around the island.

72: 16 Nov 2024 Late ring ouzel

Location: Livingstone Homestead

Name: Andy Lester

Probable winter male in flight from hedgerow, calling.  Early am Also still 12 tree sparrow, yellowhammer, bullfinch, marsh tit, common snipe  

73: 14 Nov 2024 2 great white egrets

Location: Arnside

Name: Rob Saunders

2 great white egrets seen just down river from Arnside.

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74: 14 Nov 2024 Water rail

Location: Harrington nature reserve

Name: Graham Burr

Seen everyday in November so far

75: 13 Nov 2024 27 collared doves feeding on sunflower hearts

Location: Salterbeck garden workington

Name: Graham Burr

76: 13 Nov 2024 Barn owl

Location: Nettleslack, Boredale

Name: John Lancaster

Barn owl in vicinity of nest box in unused farm outbuilding. Left building and flew into trees in valley.

77: 12 Nov 2024 Whooper Swans

Location: Roosebeck

Name: Andrea Collins

Six feeding in field beside Barrow to Ulverston coast road.

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78: 8 Nov 2024 Female Snow Bunting

Location: Slag Bank Workington

Name: Peter Ullrich

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79: 7 Nov 2024 Great Grey Shrike

Location: Sunbiggin Tarn

Name: Roy Bottomley

Seen on top of hawthorns from grassy track north of Sunbiggin Tarn this morning.

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80: 6 Nov 2024 Dunlin, Wigeon & Whooper swans

Location: Borrans Park

Name: Harry Coghill

Dunlin along the river Rothay was a new species for the area. Also a wigeon flew south and 5 whooper swans flew north

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