Bird news

Sunday 20th July 2025

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
20/07/25Barn OwlTarn Sike reserve1G Longrigg
14:15
Roosting in wood by the reserve first located with thermal imager then seen with binoculars bird not disturbed. NY666075.  
20/07/25KingfisherSunbiggin Tarn1G Longrigg
15:00
 
20/07/25WhinchatSunbiggin Tarn4G Longrigg
14:30
2 at Sunbiggin Tarn and 2 in Tarn Sike reserve.  
20/07/25Sand MartinHigh Foulshaw,1M Graham
16:42
The Sand Martin nesting site now deserted after a busy Summer with around 80 nest holes. SD476831.  
20/07/25Common SandpiperHalforth2M Graham
16:41
2 returning birds. SD472836.  
20/07/25GoosanderHalforth29M Graham
16:38
25 at Halforth, 4 at Sampool. SD472836.  
20/07/25Black-tailed GodwitHigh Foulshaw,3M Graham
16:34
SD476831.  
20/07/25Common GullCrosscrake, Stainton50K Wells
13:00
 
20/07/25OystercatcherKendal3M Graham
10:34
Two young Oystercatcher and one adult on Parkside Road football stadium pitch. They bred here, apparently, just behind the stadium. SD523919.  
20/07/25GoosanderBassenthwaite Lake10M Mills
08:16
1 ad. Female plus brood. NY213304.  
20/07/25Barnacle GooseBassenthwaite Lake23M Mills
08:16
ad. Looked like last year's adults and offspring judging by rings and neck rung bird. No sign of this years young. NY213304.  
20/07/25Reed WarblerThacka Beck NR1R Bottomley
06:35
male. In small reedbed. NY506306.