Roy Bottomley

Email: roybott63@gmail.com

Recent sightings

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
12/10/26Whooper SwanTarn House Tarn19R Bottomley
14:00
17 adult, 2 juv. NY752033.
10/10/26KingfisherThacka Pond (Flash) / Beck1R Bottomley
14:30
Flew around main pool on reserve, before returning to Thacka Pond. NY507307.
06/10/26Cetti's WarblerThacka Neck NR1R Bottomley
12:30
Singing intermittently and showed at base of reedbed. NY508307.
05/10/26Cetti's WarblerThacka Neck NR1R Bottomley
12:36
Singing intermittently in big hedge on Eastern side of reserve. Brief views. NY507308.
03/10/26KingfisherThacka Pond (Flash) / Beck1R Bottomley
14:50
NY506306.
03/10/26Cetti's WarblerThacka Neck NR1R Bottomley
13:27
Singing in short bursts. NY507308.
19/09/26Green SandpiperWintertarn, Shap1R Bottomley
05:45
On a puddle in field south of Wintertarn. NY585162.
07/09/26Green SandpiperEdenhall, Penrith1R Bottomley
08:31
NY567325.
02/09/26Green SandpiperTilekiln Pond2R Bottomley
10:45
NY686174.
02/09/26RuffBrackenber4R Bottomley
10:30
two male and two females. On pond on Appleby Golf Course, known as Brackenber Flodders. NY718196.

Latest photos

Ruff at Brackenber, Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 4th September 2026.
Spotted Redshank at Appleby (incl. Castle), Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 28th August 2026.
Jack Snipe at Thacka Pond (Flash) / Beck, Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 6th January 2026.
Grey Phalarope at Penrith, Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 16th November 2025.
Grey Phalarope at Penrith, Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 14th November 2025.
Cackling Goose at Rockcliffe Marsh, Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 8th November 2025.
Glossy Ibis at Heversham Flatts/Moss, Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 30th September 2025.
Yellow Wagtail at Thacka Pond (Flash) / Beck, Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 16th September 2025.
Curlew Sandpiper at Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 17th September 2025.
Yellow Wagtail at Langwathby, Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 22nd May 2025.
Sedge Warbler at Thacka Pond (Flash) / Beck, Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 11th May 2025.
Wood Warbler at Glenridding, Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 22nd May 2025.
Crossbill at Penrith, Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 5th March 2025.
Kestrel at Thacka Pond (Flash) / Beck, Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 15th March 2025.
Short-eared Owl at Sunbiggin Tarn, Cumbria. Photographed by Roy Bottomley on 15th February 2025.