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Sunday, 19 May 2013
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Welcome to the Cumbria Bird Club
Osprey, Bassenthwaite, Craig Shaw
Wood Sandpiper, North Plain, Darren Robson
Pomarine Skua, Bowness-on-Solway, Darren Robson
Whimbrel, Inner Solway, Darren Robson
Great Skua, Bowness-on-Solway, Darren Robson
Todd's Canada Goose, Whitrigg, Darren Robson
Latest sightings:
18-May: SUBALPINE WARBLER male again SE of Barrow-in-Furness at Rampside at 17.00 but no further sign by 19.45. Park by Clarke's Hotel and walk along coastal path to bushes at Back House Point
16-May: SUBALPINE WARBLER male again SE of Barrow-in-Furness at Rampside at 08.15 but no further sign by 13.30. Park by Clarke's Hotel and walk along coastal path to bushes at Back House Point
15-May: Pomarine Skua off Nethertown on sea 17.45-18.55
15-May: Long-tailed Skua 3 past Bowness-on-Solway at 17.25
15-May: No further sign of SUBALPINE WARBLER SE of Barrow-in-Furness at Rampside by 15.00 (Wood Warbler there)
15-May: SUBALPINE WARBLER male SE of Barrow-in-Furness at Rampside. Park by Clarke's Hotel and walk along coastal path to bushes at point
14-May: Long-tailed Duck still at Wedholme Flow (plus Ruff)
14-May: Long-tailed Skua 2 past Bowness-on-Solway (31 Pomarine Skuas, i Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Little Gull) 08.15 to 18.00
See also the Walney Bird Observatory blog.
Cumbria is an excellent county for bird watching:
the Lake District, superb coasts and estuaries, woods and fast-flowing rivers, up to Pennine moors.
Here are some ideas on where to watch birds in Cumbria.
• Don't forget to check the
tide times and weather.
Survey opportunities this spring: CBC Cumbria Rookeries survey and BTO National Heronries Census
The Cumbria Bird Club runs events throughout the year, conducts important survey work and produces annual bird reports. We are working on a new county avifauna based on the BTO Bird Atlas survey. Please report any sightings you've made; we'd encourage you to help out with any on-going surveys in the county.
Do join the club and receive regular CBC Newsletters by email. Our who's who lists the council members and other useful contacts for Cumbria. Do contact us for more information.
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