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Wednesday 8th April 2026

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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
08/04/26	Water Rail	Foulshaw Moss	2	D B Thexton
10:24	Heard only.
08/04/26	Marsh Harrier	Foulshaw Moss	1	D B Thexton
10:24	2cy fem.
08/04/26	Barn Owl	Foulshaw Moss	1	M J G Cookson
12:00	Out, oddly, at midday; probably sadly disturbed.
08/04/26	Red Kite	Foulshaw Moss	1	M J G Cookson
12:00	Mobbing Ospreys on Nest 1 - to scavenge fish also?.
08/04/26	Kingfisher	Longtown	1	A Lester
17:30	A7 layby.
08/04/26	Common Sandpiper	Longtown	1	A Lester
17:30	A7 layby.
08/04/26	Blackcap	Wedholme Flow	5	A Lester
15:30
08/04/26	Marsh Harrier	Wedholme Flow	1	A Lester
15:30	Male.
08/04/26	Lesser Redpoll	Wedholme Flow	8	A Lester
15:30	Over.
08/04/26	Twite	Wedholme Flow	1	A Lester
15:30	Over.
08/04/26	Ruff	Wedholme Flow	2	A Lester
15:30
08/04/26	Black-tailed Godwit	Wedholme Flow	95	A Lester
15:30	65 in sp.
08/04/26	Chiffchaff	Wedholme Flow	15	A Lester
15:30
08/04/26	Willow Warbler	Wedholme Flow	17	A Lester
15:30
08/04/26	Whooper Swan	Wedholme Flow	2	A Lester
15:30
08/04/26	Crossbill	Cliburn Moss	1	C Auld
16:54	Flyover.
08/04/26	Siskin	Livingstone Homestead	25	A Lester
12:30	Over north.
08/04/26	Lesser Redpoll	Livingstone Homestead	9	A Lester
12:30	Over north.
08/04/26	Blackcap	Livingstone Homestead	3	A Lester
12:30	In hedge line then north.
08/04/26	Willow Warbler	Livingstone Homestead	3	A Lester
12:30	In then north.
08/04/26	Sand Martin	Livingstone Homestead	25	A Lester
12:30	North.
08/04/26	Swallow	Livingstone Homestead	8	A Lester
12:30	All N.
08/04/26	Crossbill	Livingstone Homestead	3	A Lester
11:00	North calling.
08/04/26	Green Woodpecker	Ambleside	1	H Coghill
12:22	Heard calling distantly to the E/NE of the University Campus. NY375049.
08/04/26	Whimbrel	Bardsea	1	M Douglas
10:01	Probably the over wintering bird seen here earlier in the year. SD301735.
08/04/26	House Martin	Kirkbride	3	C Auld
09:39
08/04/26	Jack Snipe	Thacka Beck NR	1	R Bottomley
09:23	NY507307.
08/04/26	Sedge Warbler	Thacka Beck NR	1	R Bottomley
09:08	Singing bird. NY507308.
08/04/26	Marsh Tit	Waterhead, Ambleside,	1	H Coghill
07:00	Calling along the Rothay at Borrans Park. Full species list here - https://ebird.org/checklist/S318575169. NY373034.