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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.

  • 21 September, 2017: Now 13 Ruff on Moss Side Farm flood,Heversham Moss
  • 16 September, 2017: Avocets still present at Port Carlisle
  • 16 September, 2017: juv Rosy Starling Rusland Park Kendal
  • 15 September, 2017: Grey Phalarope still at Walney
  • 15 September, 2017: Pinkfoot movements now more widespread .
  • 14 September, 2017: Pinkfeet moving south over Binsey and Wigton this morning
  • 9 September, 2017: Marsh Harrier still at Wedholme Flow also single Whooper Swan, 3 Pinkfooted Geese and 20 Common Snipe
  • 6 September, 2017: Osprey still on Solway at RSPB Campfield
  • 5 September, 2017: Osprey - from RSPB Campfield - also another bird in off sea at Workington, soared and continued south
  • 5 September, 2017: Pectoral Sandpiper Wedholme Flow also 2nd year male Marsh Harrier - still present 6/9/17 also Green Sandpiper
  • 1 September, 2017: Little Stint Port Carlisle
  • 31 August, 2017: 5 Avocet at Port Carlisle also F/Juv Marsh Harrier west of Bowness
  • 26 August, 2017: f Marsh Harrier flew south east Thacka Beck NR , Penrith early a.m.
  • 24 August, 2017: Curlew Sand Piper and Little Stint Bowness on Solway
  • 13 August, 2017: Curlew Sandpiper Bowness Railings
  • 13 August, 2017: 26 little Egrets Port Carlisle / Campfield
  • 12 August, 2017: c1200 Sandwich Terns between Hodbarrow & Wolsty between 12th & 15th August
  • 12 August, 2017: 57 Mediterranean Gulls between Workington & Flimby 12th/15 August
  • 10 August, 2017: Green Sandpiper R Bela Milnethorpe
  • 8 August, 2017: White Wagtail - mouth of R Bela, Milnethorpe
  • 5 August, 2017: 3 Osprey & 5 Arctic Skuas Duddon Estuary
  • 30 July, 2017: Marsh Harrier Sunbigin Tarn
  • 25 July, 2017: Green Sandpiper Melkinthorpe Woods
  • 25 July, 2017: Male Marsh Harrier - mouth of R Bela Milnethorpe also 3 Common Sandpiper there also 27/7/17
  • 23 July, 2017: 9 Mediterranean Gulls at Workington and 18 on shore at Siddick on 24th July

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