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    Birds in Cumbria

    Hi! Steve, Only one was seen by Dave Johnston on the afternoon. I think we have met before both of us chasing dragonflies at Bowness GP ? Ian
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Mandarins Thacka Pond Hi! Steve, Thanks for your directions went this morning and was lucky in fact very lucky we found two drake Mandarins on the pond, one Mandarin proved very elusive but the other was more obliging, the elusive Mandarin came out of the reeds and swam behind the other...
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Waxwings Hi! It is nice to see the Waxwings flooding into the country, especially as they are now in Cumbria, I caught up with a flock of 14 in Carlisle this morning on the Bog road outside Topps Tiles, lovely birds to see unfortunately I was driving past in traffic, but I managed to pull over...
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Solway today Thousands of Pinks and Barnies in the fields out of Anthorn village this am. Linnets, Tree Sparrows and Reed Buntings on the road from Cardunock to Campfield. The Little Egret was showing well on Campfield. Bowness railings gave 1 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin among the Redshank, on the...
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Campfield Marsh A Little Egret for the second day at least. Ian C
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Talkin Tarn Hi! all Both M & F Smew still there this afternoon, one Brambling at the feeding station also a Nuthatch lots of Coal Tit visiting the feeders. Ian C
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    Birds in Cumbria

    If more of us valued food, cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world sad but merrier,I must leave now. Thorins last words after being mortally wounded in the battle of the five armies.
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Tawny Owls I was surprised to find 2 Tawny Owls late afternoon in Carlisle Cemetery, surprised because since August there has only been one around then last Friday a recent dead Tawny Owl was found, presumed killed by the local Crow population. Ian C
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Talkin Tarn The female Long-tailed Duck was showing near the Tarn End hotel again though it spent a lot of the time diving for long periods. Ian C
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Wansfell Avenue Carlisle 16 Waxwing at 0820 this morning at Wansfell Avenue off Woodend Drive off Dalston Road. Ian Carswell
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Glaucous Gull The Glaucous Gull is roaming the St Anns area of Carlisle the pic is on a roof top on Briar Bank
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Glaucous Gull at Sandsfield Hi!, A Glaucous Gull with a mixed flock of Gulls on the grass beside the river in front of old Sandsfield farm,at high tide. Ian
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Iceland Gull 1st winter Iceland Gull on the pipe across the river at 10am. Workington quiet but had a Rock Pipit and a Raven. Drumburgh marsh Little Egret flushed by a tractor. Ian
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Talkin Tarn The Drake Smew is still there this morning, you may need a scope to see the bird Ian
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Sorry it is Carlisle
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Waxwings A flock of 45 were joined by another flock making aprox 80-90 Waxwings this morning between 10-1030 at Charles Street Barrock Street near Fusehill Street old Hospital. Ian C
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Campfield Marsh & Bowness GP The Juv Stilt Sandpiper was still there feeding early afternoon. Bowness GP in brilliant sunshine saw 3 Speckled Wood Butterflies also many Common Darter and a few Common Hawker Dragonflies. There was Common Lizard sunning itself on the top of a fence post...
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Solway At Anthorn were 300+ Golden Plover and 1 Knot no sign of the Pacific GP moved on to the scrape at Campfield 1 Spotted Redshank 2 Blackwits and lots of Teal and Snipe then to the Railings for well over a thousand Dunlin and Ringed Plover with a few Turnstone and Sanderling among them, a...
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Anthorn Sightings this morning were Osprey, Greenshank, Little Egret,Ruff, Lapwing, Redshank, Golden Plover and a female Peregrine hunting the Lapwing and Golden Plover. I moved on to Campfield scrape 2 Blackwits and lots of Teal the tide was a long way out by then any birds were too far away...
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    5 Spot or narrow bordered Burnet

    I took this photo in Greystoke forest of what I thought was a 6 Spot Burnet when I got a good look at it I now think it is a 5 Spot Burnet but could it be a Narrow bordered 5 Spot Burnet can anyone solve this problem for me. Ian
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    Moth I.D Needed

    Thank you all for your help I thought it was a Burnet but the way it was in the water I could not be sure, most probably a Six spot as they are the common ones here. Ian
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    Moth I.D Needed

    This was knocked out of the air by an Emperor Dragonfly which again attacked it on the water then left it to its struggles it was too far from the bank to reach. Ian
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    Red Admiral

    Thanks for that Harry, I can not recall seeing one so pale but I am a 3rd year newcomer to Butterflies,this year they are scarce in Cumbria as are many other butterflies. Ian
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    Red Admiral

    Anyone have any ideas on this Red Admiral,it was the yellow that attracted me to it. Ian
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    Birds in Cumbria

    Haweswater 29th Had a run to Hawsewater and was surprised that the Swallows were there, due to the weather we have had. The target bird was the Golden Eagle of course but sad to say it did not show,but there were birds to be seen and in song. on the way a pair of House Martins flew over the car...
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