Greylag Goose  Anser anser

17, flew west, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos

f, Glenderaterra Beck, near Brundholme House, 12-Jun.

Goosander  Mergus merganser

None seen by me.

One flew west over valley, observed from Blease Fell, 8-Jun (ICE).

Red Grouse  Lagopus scotica

1, Skiddaw House moor, 11-Jun (TB).

Grey Heron  Ardea cinerea

1, west over Blease Fell, 9-Jun.

1, noted from bus, Threlkeld-Penrith, 15-Jun.

Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus

1 crowing m, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

1 crowing m, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1 crowing m, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

1 crowing m (+1 non-vocal m), Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1 crowing m, Brundholme House, 11-Jun.

First crowing male at 04:04, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

1 crowing m, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

1 m (non-vocal), Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre-Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

Red Kite  Milvus milvus

1, low over Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

Sparrowhawk  Accipiter nisus

2, footpath from Blencathra Field Centre to Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

Buzzard  Buteo buteo

1, footpath from Blencathra Field Centre to Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

2, Brundholme Wood clearfell/regenerating slope, 12-Jun.

1, over Blencathra Field Centre, 12-Jun.

2 (inc nest), walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

2, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

1, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

2, over Blencathra Field Centre, 15-Jun.

Kestrel  Falco tinninculus

1, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

1, footpath from Blencathra Field Centre to Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

2, Derwent Folds, 12-Jun.

m, Brundholme Wood clearfell/regenerating slope, 12-Jun.

m, Derwent Folds, 13-Jun.

1, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

Curlew  Numenius arquata

1, over Blease Fell, 03:47, 12-Jun.

Common Sandpiper  Actitis hypoleucos

pr, alarm calling, confluence of Glenderaterra Beck/River Greta, 11-Jun.

Herring Gull  Larus argentatus

2, footpath from Blencathra Field Centre to Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

2nd-s, Blencathra/Saddleback, 10-Jun.

2, over Wescoe, 15-Jun.

Lesser Black-backed Gull  Larus fuscus

3, footpath from Blencathra Field Centre to Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

Ad, Blencathra/Saddleback, 10-Jun.

21, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

1, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

Great Black-backed Gull  Larus marinus

1 distant, west past field centre towards Keswick, 8-Jun (TB).

Feral Pigeon  Columba livia

1, noted from bus, Threlkeld-Penrith, 15-Jun.

1, Penrith station, 15-Jun.

Stock Dove  Columba oenas

1, in oak wood, Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

1, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

pr (inc singing m), Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

First singing male at 04:11h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Larch copse between Blencathra Field Centre & Derwent Folds, 12-Jun.

1, walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

pr, Wescoe, 13-Jun.

2 prs + 3, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

pr + 1, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre-Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

Wood Pigeon  Columba palumbus

Noted singing on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

3 singing mm, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

First singing male at 03:55h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

2, walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

1 singing m (+2 non-vocal), Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

3, Wescoe-High Row Farm footpath, 13-Jun.

1 singing m + 6, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

Noted, evening walk through village, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

Collared Dove  Sreptopelia decaocto

3, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

Cuckoo  Cuculus canorus

1 singing m, Blencathra Field Centre, 06:24h, 11-Jun.

2 seen, Yonder End, Blencathra Field Centre, 06:39h, (TB); later on Blease Fell (FSS), 11-Jun.

1 singing m, distantly, west of Larch copse, 11-Jun.

First singing male at 04:23h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Blencathra Field Centre, 15-Jun.

Barn Owl  Tyto alba

1 calling, Blencathra Field Centre, 03:27h, 12-Jun.

Tawny Owl  Strix aluco

1 fledgling, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-15 Jun.

Fledgling calling, Blencathra Field Centre, 03:04h, 12 Jun.

Adult calling at 04:40h and 05:02h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

Adult & chick at 22:25, Blencathra Field Centre 14-Jun.

Tawny Owl  Strix aluco

Blencathra Field Centre, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   24 June 2022  23:00

Begging calls from two fledged Tawny Owl chicks in the canopy of mixed woodland. Each shriek lasting 0.27 sec.

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Swift  Apus apus

1, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

2, footpath from Blencathra Field Centre to Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

2, Blencathra/Saddleback, 10-Jun.

1, confluence of Glenderaterra Beck/River Greta, 11-Jun.

1, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

4, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

5, Penrith station, 15-Jun.

Great Spotted Woodpecker  Dendrocopus major

1 calling, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

2, in Larch copse between Blencathra Field Centre & Derwent Folds, 8-Jun.

1, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1, Derwent Folds, 11-Jun.

1, with food for young, confluence of Glenderaterra Beck/River Greta, 11-Jun.

1, Derwent Folds, 12-Jun.

1, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

1, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

1, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre-Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

ad + juv, Blencathra Field Centre, 15-Jun.

Skylark  Alauda arvensis

4 singing mm, trail up Blease Fell to Saddleback, 10-Jun.

First singing male at 03:06h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

1 singing m, walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

Sand Martin  Riparia riparia

5, confluence of Glenderaterra Beck/River Greta, 11-Jun.

Swallow  Hirundo rustica

Noted on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

1, footpath from Blencathra Field Centre to Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

1, Blencathra/Saddleback, 10-Jun.

2, Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

1, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

pr, nesting, Derwent Folds, 11-Jun.

3, confluence of Glenderaterra Beck/River Greta, 11-Jun.

4, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

3, Wescoe-High Row Farm footpath, 13-Jun.

2, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

1, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre-Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

2, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

House Martin  Delichon urbicum

6 AON (out of 20 built nests inc prev year), Blencathra Field Centre, 7-15-Jun.

Noted on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

2, footpath from Blencathra Field Centre to Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

2, Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

6, feeding over meadows, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

4, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

1, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

House Martin  Delichon urbicum

Blencathra Field Centre, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   22 June 2022

Calls from House Martins returning to the nesting colony.

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House Martin  Delichon urbicum

Blencathra Field Centre, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   22 June 2022

Calls from House Martins sitting on nests.

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Meadow Pipit  Anthus pratensis

2 mm, terrritorial interaction, Blease Fell car park, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

7 singing mm (+5 non-vocal), Blease Fell to Blencathra/Saddleback walk, 10-Jun.

7 singing mm, walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

Tree Pipit  Anthus trivialis

1 singing m, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-15 Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood clearfell/regenerating slope, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (high path), 12-Jun.

1 singing m, walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

Grey Wagtail  Motacilla cinerea

1, Glenderaterra Beck, near Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

1, Glenderaterra Beck, near Brundholme House, 11-Jun.

2, confluence of Glenderaterra Beck/River Greta, 11-Jun.

1 m, Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

Pied Wagtail  Motacilla alba

1 m, sewage works, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1, over Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

1, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1, in pasture,  Derwent Folds, 11-Jun.

pr, confluence of Glenderaterra Beck/River Greta, 11-Jun.

Pied Wagtail  Motavilla alba

Blencathra FSC, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   11 June 2019

Call from a Pied Wagtail in flight.

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Dipper  Cinclus cinclus

1, confluence of Glenderaterra Beck/River Greta, 11-Jun.

Wren  Troglodytes troglodytes

Noted singing on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

6 singing mm, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

Fledged brood, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

5 singing mm, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, confluence of Glenderaterra Beck/River Greta, 11-Jun.

First singing male at 03:41h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Larch copse between Blencathra Field Centre & Derwent Folds, 12-Jun.

9 singing m, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

2 singing mm, Brundholme Wood clearfell/regenerating slope, 12-Jun.

5 singing m, walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

2 singing mm, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

3 singing mm, evening walk through village, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

Eurasian Wren   Troglodytes troglodytes

Blencathra Field Centre, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   23 June 2022

Territorial song from Bracken-covered slope at the foot of Blease Fell, bordering mixed woodland.

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Dunnock  Prunella modularis

Noted singing on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

2 singing mm, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1, with food for young, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Blease Fell car park, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Derwent Folds, 11-Jun.

5 singing mm, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood clearfell/regenerating slope, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, Wescoe-High Row Farm footpath, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

Robin  Erithacus rubecula

Noted singing on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

Fledged brood, footpath from Blencathra Field Centre to Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

3 singing mm, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

Fledgling, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

First singing male at 03:23h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

4 singing mm, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

2, Brundholme Wood clearfell/regenerating slope, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

1 singing m (+2 non-vocal), Wescoe-High Row Farm footpath, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

1 singing m, evening walk through village, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

Spotted Flycatcher  Muscicapa striata

3 prs/territories, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

2 territories, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

First singing male at 03:51h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

Spotted Flycatcher  Muscicapa striata

Blencathra Field Centre, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   22 June 2022

Alarm calls from a Spotted Flycatcher feeding fledged young.

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Pied Flycatcher  Ficedula hypoleuca

f, in oak wood, Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun (TB/ICE).

m, near Brundholme House, 11-Jun.

2, confluence of Glenderaterra Beck/River Greta, 11-Jun (ICE).

[pr nesting in open-fronted nestbox at Middle Row farm in June 2023 (ICE)].

Redstart  Phoenicurus phoenicurus

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (high path), 12-Jun.

Redstart  Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Blencathra FSC, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 08" N  003° 05' 10" W   11 June 2019

Alarm calls from a female Common Redstart with food for nestlings or fledglings in sheep pasture with small oak copses. Two call types: an upslurred Chiffchaff-like hueet (2.9-4.5 kHz) and a sharp Robin-like teak (3.4-7.0 kHz).

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Stonechat  Saxicola torquatus

pr + 2 juvs, walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

Wheatear  Oenanthe oenanthe

3 singing mm (+2 non-vocal mm/3 ff), trail up Blease Fell to Saddleback, 10-Jun.

3 mm/1 f, walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

Wheatear  Oenanthe oenanth

Blencathra FSC, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 08" N  003° 05' 10" W   11 June 2019

Alarm calls from a female Northern Wheatear with food for fledglings in a Bracken-covered rocky hollow in hillside. Two call types: a downslurred zeep (4.09-5.3 kHz) and a hard, sharp tuk (1.5-7.1 kHz).

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Ring Ouzel  Turdus torquatus

pr, at 800 m, Blencathra/Saddleback, 10-Jun.

Blackbird  Turdus merula

Regularly alarm-calling all week in response to Tawny Owl fledglings, 7-14 Jun.

Noted singing on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

3 singing mm, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, confluence of Glenderaterra Beck/River Greta, 11-Jun.

First singing male at 03:35h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Derwent Folds, 12-Jun.

3 singing mm, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood clearfell/regenerating slope, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

2 singing mm + f, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

4 singing mm, evening walk through village, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

1 singing m, Penrith Station, 15-Jun.

Blackbird  Turdus merula

Blencathra FSC, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   11 June 2019

Territorial song. Loud and measured delivery of 3-4 sec stropes interspersed with 3 sec pauses. Each stope comprised of two parts: low fluting, melodic phrases (1.3-3.2 kHz) followed by a complex, high-frequency twittering (up tp 11.5 kHz).

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Song Thrush  Turdus philomelus

Noted singing on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

1 singing m, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

2 singing mm, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, confluence of Glenderaterra Beck/River Greta, 11-Jun.

First singing male at 03:25h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

2 singing mm, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, in lone hawthorn, Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, Wescoe, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

3 singing mm, evening walk through village, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

Song Thrush  Turdus philomelus

Blencathra FSC, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   11 June 2019

Territorial song. Loud and varied with characteristic motifs of repeated 2-4 elements or phrases, interspered with single more complex/unique phrases.

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Song Thrush  Turdus philomelus

Blencathra FSC, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   14 June 2019

Hawk alarm call from a Song Thrush (8.0-9.3 kHz), with another species producing the same call at a lower frequency (7.3-7.9 kHz).

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Mistle Thrush  Turdus viscivorus

5 (pr + 3 juvs), Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

Garden Warbler  Sylvia borin

Noted singing on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

1, with food for young, in oak wood, Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun (TB).

1 singing m, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-15 Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, in rewilding area, Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

Garden Warbler  Sylvia borin

Blencathra FSC, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   11 June 2019

Territorial song from a Garden Warbler with characteristic bubbling delivery containing Blackbird-like tones at lower frequencies.

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Blackcap  Sylvia atricapilla

Noted singing on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

2 singing mm, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

4 singing mm, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

2 singing mm, Brundholme Wood clearfell/regenerating slope, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Wescoe, 13-Jun.

1 singng m, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

f with food for young, Blencathra Field Centre, 15-Jun.

Chiffchaff  Phylloscopus collybita

Noted singing on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

2 singing mm, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1 calling, Brundholme House, 11-Jun.

3 singing mm, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

Willow Warbler  Phylloscopus trochilus

Noted singing on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

5 singing mm, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1, with food for young, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

6 singing mm, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Derwent Folds, 11-Jun.

First singing male at 03:45h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

4 singing m, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

3 singing mm, Brundholme Wood clearfell/regenerating slope, 12-Jun.

3 singing mm, walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

6 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre, 15-Jun.

Goldcrest  Regulus regulus

1 singing m, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

First singing male at 04:26h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Larch copse between Blencathra Field Centre & Derwent Folds, 12-Jun.

2 singing m, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

3 singing mm, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre-Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

3 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre, 15-Jun.

Long-tailed Tit  Aegithalos caudatus

None seen by me.

5, Threlkeld, 11-Jun (ICE).

Coal Tit  Periparus ater

1 singing m, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Larch copse between Blencathra Field Centre & Derwent Folds, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Blencathra Field Centre, 15-Jun.

Blue Tit  Cyanistes caeruleus

Noted on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

Fledged brood, Glenderaterra Beck, near Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

2 nests, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

Juv, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1, at feeders, Derwent Folds, 11-Jun.

10+, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

3, Brundholme Wood clearfell/regenerating slope, 12-Jun.

Fledged brood, walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

2 fledged broods, Wescoe-High Row Farm footpath, 13-Jun.

1, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

1, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

Great Tit  Parus major

Noted on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

1 m, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

m + f, at feeders, Derwent Folds, 11-Jun.

3, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

Fledged brood, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

1, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

Nuthatch  Sitta europaea

1, in oak wood, Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

1, at feeders, Derwent Folds, 11-Jun.

2, in oak wood, Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 11-Jun.

2, in oak wood, Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 12-Jun.

pr, feeding young in nest, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

Treecreeper  Certhia familiaris

1, on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

2+, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

3+, in oak wood, Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 11-Jun.

1, Brundholme House, 11-Jun.

4+, in oak wood, Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 12-Jun.

2 singing mm (+3 non-vocal), Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

2, Brundholme Wood clearfell/regenerating slope, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Blencathra Field Centre, 15-Jun.

Jay  Garrulus glandarius

1, in Sessile Oak wood, Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 12-Jun.

1, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

Magpie  Pica pica

1, in Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

2, Derwent Folds, 12-Jun.

1, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

2, Wescoe-High Row Farm footpath, 13-Jun.

1, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

1, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre-Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

Jackdaw  Corvus monedula        

Noted on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

Several pairs nesting in chimneys, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-15 Jun.

Heard over oak woodland, Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

Noted, Blease Fell car park, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1, Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

1, dead fledgling, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

First vocalisations at 04:21h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

1, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

1, Wescoe-High Row Farm footpath, 13-Jun.

12, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

10+, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

1 very recent fledgling in Beech wood, Blencathra Field Centre, 15-Jun.

Rook  Corvus frugilegus

Rookery (now fledged) of 18 nests in Scots Pines, Blencathra Field Centre.

Noted on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

Noted, footpath from Blencathra Field Centre to Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

Noted, Blease Fell car park, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

7, Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

19, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

Rook  Corvus frugilegus

Blencathra FSC, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   11 June 2019

Calls from a single Rook.

[File name: rook116161ecut] Click here for the MP3 file

Carrion Crow  Corvus corone

Noted on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

4, Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

First vocalisations at 03:34h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

3, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

2, Wescoe-High Row Farm footpath, 13-Jun.

1, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

Raven  Corvus corax

4, over Threlkeld, 7-Jun.

2, footpath from Blencathra Field Centre to Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

2, Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

1, Blencathra/Saddleback, 10-Jun.

Starling  Sturnus vulgaris

2, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

2, Penrith station, 15-Jun.

House Sparrow  Passer domesticus

pr, nesting in main house, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-15-Jun.

10+, Wescoe, 13-Jun.

4, Penrith station, 15-Jun.

Chaffinch  Fringilla coelebs

Noted singing on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

pr, at feeders, Derwent Folds, 8-Jun.

3 singing mm, footpath from Blencathra Field Centre to Glenderaterra Beck bridge, nr Brundholme House, 8-Jun.

2 singing mm (+2 non-vocal mm), on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

4 singing mm, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, confluence of Glenderaterra Beck/River Greta, 11-Jun.

First singing male at 04:20h, Blencathra Field Centre 12-Jun.

6 singing mm, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

4 singing mm, walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

7 singing mm, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, Wescoe-High Row Farm footpath, 13-Jun.

2 singing mm, 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

2 singing mm, evening walk through village, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

Chaffinch  Fringilla coelebs

Blencathra FSC, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   11 June 2019

Chaffinch with two song types, both incorporating the perched call (highlighted in blue) of a Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) as the first syllable in the opening phrase. Repeated twice in most song type 2 strophes.

[File name: chaffinch116167ecut] Click here for the MP3 file

Greenfinch  Carduelis chloris

1 singing m (+1 non-vocal m), evening walk through village, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

1 singing m, Penrith station, 15-Jun.

Goldfinch  Carduelis carduelis

Noted singing on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

1, Blease Fell car park, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

2 singing mm (+4 calling), Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1 singing mm (+2 calling), Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

1, walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

1 singing m (+1 calling), Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

7, Wescoe-High Row Farm footpath, 13-Jun.

1 singing m + 6 over, Blencathra Field Centre, 15-Jun.

Siskin  Carduelis spinus

Displaying daily over Blencathra Field Centre, 7-15 Jun.

6, on intro bird walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

1 singing m, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

3 over, on TMM walk, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

2, Brundholme Wood, 12-Jun.

4, Brundholme Wood clearfell/regenerating slope, 12-Jun.

2 singing mm (+2 calling), walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

2, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 13-Jun.

1 singing m (+3 over), 60 min scan in light rain from meadow tent, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

1 singing m, groups of  6 + 2, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre-Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

1 singing m + 4, Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

Linnet  Carduelis cannabina

1 singing m, Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

pr, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1, over Blease Fell car park, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Blease Fell, 13-Jun.

1, Wescoe, 13-Jun.

1, over Blencathra Field Centre, 15-Jun.

Lesser Redpoll  Carduelis cabaret

1, west over Blease Fell, 9-Jun.

3, over Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

3, Blease Fell car park, 11-Jun.

1, over Brundholme Wood (high path), 12-Jun.

2, walk up Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

3, Wescoe-High Row Farm footpath, 13-Jun.

1, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre-Threlkeld, 14-Jun.

2, over Blencathra Field Centre, 15-Jun.

Lesser Redpoll  Carduelis cabaret

Blease Fell, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 08" N  003° 05' 10" W   23 June 2022

Calls from a Lesser Redpoll in flight.

[File name: lesserredpoll118268e] Click here for the MP3 file

Crossbill  Loxia curvirostra

None seen or heard this year.

Bullfinch  Pyrrhula pyrrhula

3+ calling, Brundholme House, 11-Jun.

Yellowhammer  Emberiza citrinella

1 singing m, Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre to Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1 (unseen) calling, from Bracken on Blease Fell (near car park), 13-Jun.

Reed Bunting  Emberiza schoeniclus

pr (male singing, f with FY), Glenderaterra Beck, between Blease & Lonscale Fells, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, in small marsh, Glenderaterra Beck walk to Skiddaw House, 13-Jun (ICE).