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See also the Walney Bird Observatory blog, latest photos from Cumbria on BirdGuides and the Cumbria Birding Facebook group.

The sightings below may not be verified. To report a latest sighting, please contact us selecting category latest sighting. This won't be an official record, so please note it in BirdTrack or report to us. Please let us know if you have photos and if it is OK to put them on this website.

  • 10 September, 2016: Pectoral Sandpiper - Brigsteer - SD 470892
  • 6 September, 2016: Green Sandpiper at Siddick ( small pond ) in evening
  • 5 September, 2016: 26 Pinkfooted Geese south at Longtown
  • 5 September, 2016: 10 Curlew Sandpiper and 3 Little Stint at Anthorn
  • 4 September, 2016: Woodchat Shrike- juv- at Brigsteer this afternoon -- still present 5 & 6/9/16
  • 4 September, 2016: Citrine Wagtail still on R Esk Longtown
  • 3 September, 2016: Citrine Wagtail- 1st wntr - R Esk north of Longtown
  • 1 September, 2016: Hobby Bowness on Windermere
  • 29 August, 2016: Marsh Harrier -Wedholme Flow also 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint & 8 Ruff
  • 29 August, 2016: Common Scoter - Windermere
  • 26 August, 2016: Golden Eagle - juv at Geltsadale RSPB
  • 21 August, 2016: Yellow Wagtails at Wedholme Flow and Mawbray 18 Black tailed Godwit also at Wedholme
  • 21 August, 2016: 2 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Little Stint Port Carlisle/ Bowness on Solway
  • 21 August, 2016: Osprey Kirkbride airfield
  • 20 August, 2016: 2 Ruff & 2 Greenshank at RSPB Campfield Reserve
  • 17 August, 2016: 2 Curlew Sandpipers at Bowness Railings
  • 13 August, 2016: Greenshank Hodbarrow RSPB
  • 13 August, 2016: Green Sandpiper Siddick ( small pond )
  • 12 August, 2016: Common Scoter 9 drakes on Haweswater and another on Tindale Tarn
  • 9 August, 2016: Red Kite Shap
  • 9 August, 2016: Greensandpiper south end of Derwent Water
  • 7 August, 2016: Hobby Brampton
  • 6 August, 2016: Quail calling Thornhill Meadows
  • 4 August, 2016: Little Egret group of 10 at Port Carlisle
  • 3 August, 2016: Groups of 14 & 58 Manx Shearwaters passed Bowness Viaduct this afternoon

All records are as yet unvalidated by the Cumbria Bird Club records panel.