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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.

  • 7 January, 2018: Cetti's Warbler heard at Siddick Pond by Bird Race competitor
  • 3 January, 2018: 3 Mediterranean Gulls ( 2 ads & 1 2nd winter ) R Wampool with a 1st winter also present on 4th January
  • 31 December, 2017: Great White and Little Egret still at Sunbiggin Tarn
  • 30 December, 2017: 11 Ruff with Lapwing at Blackdyke Silloth
  • 30 December, 2017: 175 Whooper Swans Kirkbride
  • 29 December, 2017: juv Great Northern Diver still at Brotherswater
  • 27 December, 2017: Black Grouse at Garrigill & Geltsdale
  • 27 December, 2017: 5 Green Sandpiper and f Scaup R Eden Scotby
  • 18 December, 2017: 5 Snow Buntings still on Grune Point still 3 27/12/17
  • 18 December, 2017: 3 Little Stints at Port Carlisle - to east of village still present 21/12/17
  • 15 December, 2017: juv Great Northern Diver on Brotherswater still present 18/12/17
  • 12 December, 2017: 2 Long Tailed Duck Bowness Bay Lake Windermere
  • 12 December, 2017: Now 5 Snow Buntings at Grune Point
  • 10 December, 2017: 4 Snow Buntings and 70 Twite on Grune Point - still present 11/12/17
  • 9 December, 2017: Little Egret Plumpton
  • 9 December, 2017: juv Great Northern Diver Brotherswater - still present 12/12/17
  • 8 December, 2017: F Black Redstart at Dubmill Point still present 10/12/17
  • 6 December, 2017: 2 Little Stint at mouth of R Bela Milnthorpe
  • 5 December, 2017: c60 Twite at Cardurnock
  • 3 December, 2017: 2 Little Stint at Port Carlisle
  • 3 December, 2017: Dotterel still with Golden Plover at Cardurnock
  • 3 December, 2017: 2 Green Sandpipers on field flood at Kirkandrews on Eden and one at Walby Flash
  • 27 November, 2017: 2 Green Sandpipers on field flood Waterside Wigton
  • 26 November, 2017: Little Egret Langwathby
  • 26 November, 2017: 6 Green Sandpipers on R Eden at Scotby Holmes

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