Monthly Archives: September 2011

The birding gods obviously listened to my plea! (See my post on 14th Sept, last paragraph). There hasn’t been a Buff-breasted Sandpiper in Cumbria since 1998, and I was beginning to think that we were gonna miss out on this years unprecedented influx of … Continue reading →

Whilst some parts of Britain are sinking under the weight of yanks, Cumbria remains a rarity-free zone, and despite there being decent enough numbers of waders and gulls around, nothing exciting was found today or yesterday. The best of the … Continue reading →

My rest day today so I did a bit of local birding. First stop was to check some flooded fields near Whitrigg, and I’m glad I did as there were two Ruff showing reasonably well… Nearby at Anthorn several hundred … Continue reading →

Today saw the remnants of Hurricane Katia battering the Solway with gale force south-westerlies and coastal flooding over the high tide. After my shift finished at 1335hrs (yes I was up at 0340hrs!!), I decided to go to the shelter … Continue reading →

An enjoyable hour or so on the rising tide at Port Carlisle produced some decent birds. Three juvenile Little Stints were the best of the waders on show, with support coming in the form of 3 Greenshanks, 8 juvenile Curlew Sands … Continue reading →