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.
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81: 27 May 2024 Cattle Egret
Location: Foulshaw Moss
Name: Dave Thexton
Single bird flew low over heading south west.
82: 26 May 2024 Hooded Crow
Location: Keswick
Name: Ian Mawson
Hooded crow spotted next to hope park keswick 9am
83: 26 May 2024 Velvet Scoter
Location: Drigg
Name: Colin Raven
A female flew south amongst 7 Common Scoter at 0715, also 2 Puffin
84: 24 May 2024 Hooded Crow
Location: Windermere (below School Knott near Lickbarrow Road)
Name: Paul Flint
A new visitor to our woodland garden, for the past few days a hooded crow has been coming to feed on the ground below our bird feeders.
85: 24 May 2024 Red-footed Falcon – 1
Location: Between Lessonhall and Raby
Name: Roy Bottomley
Second calendar year male. Found on evening of 23rd by John Ireland.
86: 22 May 2024 Hooded Crow
Location: Drigg
Name: Colin Raven
Single sat atop the signal box at level crossing – also seen yesterday
87: 21 May 2024 Ring plover with 2 very young chicks
Location: The Old Steel works,Moss bay,Workington
Name: Phil Betteridge
88: 21 May 2024 Reed Bunting and Yellowhammer
Location: St. John's in the Vale
Name: Paul Turton
Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer, Cuckoo’s and Redstart. Lower valley path following the river.
89: 19 May 2024 Gropper
Location: Geltsdale RSPB Reserve
Name: Andy Lester
Totals today: 3m grasshopper warbler incl x1 showing well from trail near visitor centre 6 cuckoo. 4m 2f 5 whinchat. 3m 2f 3m sedge w 3m whitethroat 3m garden warbler but not a single wheatear!!
90: 18 May 2024 CBC Dawn chorus event
Location: Livingstone Homestead
Name: Andy Lester
Species list from dawn chorus event: Cuckoo 1 tree sparrow 5 Redpoll 1 siskin 8 redstart 3 willow Warbler 7 chiff chaff 4 dipper 1 grey Wagtail 1 also: blue tit 8. Great tit 5. coal tit 3. Goldcrest 2. Buzzard 1. House sp 10 Swallow 5. House Martin 4. sand martin 1. Nuthatch 1. treecreeper 2. blackcap 5 Skylark 1. jackdaw 12. carrion crow 3 Rook 2. bullfinch 4. Chaffinch 12. Greenfinch 1. starling 25. Blackbird 6. song Thrush 8. Wren 14. Robin 6 dunnock 3. Goldfinch 7. woodpigeon 12. collated Dove 2. stock Dove 2. pheasant 4. Great sp Woodpecker 2
Total: 40 species