Week commencing Monday 7th February 2022

Records from the archives – On This Day

For week commencing Monday 7th February 2022

7th February

Increasingly rare and not an annual visitor the Black-necked Grebe first found at Lindale-in-Furness (SD27M) on 24th January 2018 was last seen on this day.

8th February

An adult Tundra Bean Goose found with the Pink-footed Goose flock at Whitrigg in 2007 was the seventh Cumbrian record since 1992, the drake Green-winged Teal which was first seen at Hodbarrow on 1st November 2012 was last seen on this day in 2013 it was approximately the 23rd Cumbrian record, a first-winter Iceland Gull found on Walney in 2003 was approximately the 58th Cumbrian record and the regular adult Yellow-legged Gull was seen in Whitehaven harbour in 2013.

9th February

An immature White-tailed Eagle was seen at Port Carlisle in 2009 the previous record to that was of one over Coniston in 1934, a Shore Lark at South Walney in 1963 was still present the next day, it was the tenth Cumbrian record.

10th February

A drake Ruddy Duck remained on Ormsgill reservoir until 18th March 2011, a Black-necked Grebe was seen at Roosecote Sands in 2006 , Rough-legged Buzzards were seen in Kentmere in 1979 and at Sunbiggin Tarn in 1980, a  first- winter Iceland Gull seen at Halforth remained until the 12th February 1998,  it was the 48th Cumbrian record.

11th February

An adult Ring-necked Duck seen on Sunbiggin Tarn until 23rd March 2006 was the 28th Cumbrian record, a Black-necked Grebe was seen at Hawes Bed, Walney in 2006 and a Great White Egret frequented the Humphrey Head – Kents Bank area in 2012.

12th February

An Egyptian Goose seen in the Lyth Valley in 2017 was the 19th Cumbrian record, a Black-necked Grebe was seen off Foulney in 1999, a Rough-legged Buzzard found in the Gelt valley in 2000 was the 20th Cumbrian record since 1974 and an Avocet seen at South Walney in 1995 was the 19th Cumbrian record.

13th February

A Bittern found on the River Rathay at Brathay Hall, Ambleside in 1979 was the ninth Cumbrian record since 1971 and single Water Pipits were seen at the regular Biggar Bank site in 2009 and for the first time on the salt-marsh at Grange-over-Sands in 2021.

Ronnie Irving

              Secretary CBC Records Panel

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