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Latest sightings

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.

  • 26 November, 2017: Starling roost M6 Southwaite services
  • 25 November, 2017: 350 Whooper Swans Kirkbride , also 320 Curlew and 8 Ruff
  • 24 November, 2017: Great White Egret, Tarn Moor Sunbiggin also 28/11/17
  • 15 November, 2017: juv Dotterel still with Golden Plover flock by the masts at Cardurnock. also 18/11/17
  • 15 November, 2017: Little Stint still at Port Carlisle
  • 12 November, 2017: 3 Little Stints at Sandside
  • 12 November, 2017: 3 Western Cattle Egret reported at Arnside
  • 10 November, 2017: juv Dotterel still with Golden Plover flock at Cardurnock Masts still present 12/11/17
  • 10 November, 2017: Richardson's Cackling Goose with Barnacle Geese on Rockliffe Marsh still present 12/11/17
  • 4 November, 2017: juv Dotterel again with Golden Plover at Whitrigg and Anthorn
  • 2 November, 2017: Little Stint, 60 Black Tailed Godwits and 30 Dunlin , Heversham
  • 2 November, 2017: Single Western Cattle Egret from Arnside Tower
  • 2 November, 2017: 2 Brambling and 30 Reed Buntings - Leven Estuary Brambling also in Cockermouth
  • 1 November, 2017: Single Waxwing reported at Cardurnock
  • 1 November, 2017: 2 Western Cattle Egret still at Arnside
  • 29 October, 2017: juv Dotterel with Golden Plover at Cardurnock
  • 29 October, 2017: Great Northern Diver Loweswater
  • 27 October, 2017: 2 Western Cattle Egrets still present SE of Arnside .
  • 26 October, 2017: first Twite of the Autumn on Heversham Moss flood defences
  • 26 October, 2017: 3 Hawfinch reported over Keswick also one at RSPB Campfield 25/10/17
  • 25 October, 2017: 4 Little Stint at Foulshaw Marsh today
  • 22 October, 2017: At least 4 ( possibly 6 ) Ring Ouzels with Fieldfare flock on Little Asby Scar
  • 21 October, 2017: Slavonian Gebe & Spotted Redshank on Leven Estuary also 6 Red Breasted Mergs.
  • 20 October, 2017: 2 Cattle Egret Arnside - still on 22nd Oct
  • 20 October, 2017: 2 Great White Egrets reported over Grune Point .

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