Welcome
Cumbria is an excellent county for bird watching: the Lake District, superb coasts and estuaries, woods and fast-flowing rivers, up to Pennine moors.
- Do join the club to receive regular CBC Newsletters by email.
- The Cumbria Bird Club runs events throughout the year, conducts important survey work and produces annual bird reports.
Latest sightings
- 27 Mar 2024: Hartsop
Red Kite - 27 Mar 2024: Hodbarrow
Lesser Scaup - 27 Mar 2024: Brick Kiln Lane, Ulverston
Richard’s Pipit - 27 Mar 2024: Hodbarrow
Spoonbill - 27 Mar 2024: Northern penined
3 possibly 4 short eared owls
More…
- Here are some ideas on where to watch birds in Cumbria.
- Don’t forget to check the tide times and weather.
- Please report any sightings and send us photos
- Join the Birding Cumbria Google group and follow us on Twitter.
- We are working on a new county avifauna based on the BTO Bird Atlas survey.
- Please help out with any on-going surveys in the county.
Next events
- 28 April 2024. 10:00 – 13:00
Outdoor meet: Ulverston – Sea Wood and Birkrigg Common with Mike Douglas - 18 May 2024. All Day
Outdoor meet: Dawn Chorus and Bacon Butties - 22 June 2024. All Day
Outdoor meet: Around Hodbarrow, Millom - 7 September 2024. All Day
Outdoor meet: Ravenglass Estuary with Dave Shackleton