Greylag Goose  Anser anser

1 over calling 06:05, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1 over calling 04:28, Middle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

Canada Goose  Branta canadensis

1 over the valley calling at 05:36, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos

1 over calling 06:37, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

m flew upstream, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

Goosander  Mergus merganser

f flew downstream, Low Pearson's Bridge, River Greta, 9-Jun.

Grey Heron  Ardea cinerea

1 flying upstream, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 12-Jun.

Common Quail  Coturnix coturnix

1 singing m, 01:48 to 02:05, Middle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

Common Quail  Coturnix coturnix

Blease Road, Blencathra, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 14" N  03° 04' 28" W  11 June 2026

Song recorded at 01:48 with a passive acoustic monitor (Song Meter Micro 2). The bird sung only three times between 01:48 and 02:05 during continuous recording from 00:00 to 09:00.

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Common Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus

1 singing m, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 6-Jun.

Singing from 04:06, Blencathra Field Centre (sewage works), 7-Jun. Crowed 38 times 04:06 to 05:46.

m, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

Singing from 04:09 in rain, Blencathra Field Centre (Eco-garden/sensory trail), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld (west side), 10-Jun.

Singing from 04:08, Middle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-Jun.

Eurasian Sparrowhawk  Accipiter nisus

m, Derwent Folds, 7-Jun.

m, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

Common Buzzard  Buteo buteo

1 calling 03:45, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

1 over, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

1, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

1, River Glenderamackin, 10-Jun.

Common Kestrel  Falco tinninculus

1, over front meadows, Blencathra Field Centre, 5-Jun.

1, over Skiddaw building, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

1 alarm calling, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 12-Jun.

Common Sandpiper  Actitis hypoleucos

2 prs + 2 singles, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

European Herring Gull  Larus argentatus

1 over, Knowe Crags, 8-Jun.

Lesser Black-backed Gull  Larus fuscus

2 ads in pasture, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 6-7 Jun.

Noted, Penrith, 13-Jun.

1 over, River Glenderamackin footpath, 10-Jun.

Feral Pigeon  Columba livia

1, Wescoe, 6-Jun.

4, Threlkeld sports pavilion> caravan park, 10-Jun.

Noted, Penrith railway station, 13-Jun.

Stock Dove  Columba oenas

1 singing m, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

1 singing m behind main house, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

3, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

Wood Pigeon  Columba palumbus

2 singing mm, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

5, Derwent Folds, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

2, in Scots Pine wood, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld (west side), 10-Jun.

1, River Glenderamackin footpath, 10-Jun.

Singing from 04:39, Middle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 11 Jun.

2, lower trail up Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck-Derwent Folds (oak avenue trail), 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-Jun.

Collared Dove  Sreptopelia decaocto

1 singing m, Threlkeld (west side), 10-Jun.

, Threlkeld caravan park, 10-Jun.

Common Cuckoo  Cuculus canorus

1 singing 22:00, Blencathra Field Centre, 5-Jun.

Singing from 03:43, Blencathra Field Centre,6-Jun.

1 singing m, Derwent Folds, 7-Jun.

1 singing m 06:46, Blencathra Field Centre (sewage works), 7-Jun.

1 singing m 05:04, Blencathra Field Centre (track behind main house), 9-Jun.

1 singing m, River Glenderamackin footpath, 10-Jun.

Singing from 03:31, Middle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 11 Jun.

Common Cuckoo  Cuculus canorus

Blencathra Field Centre, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   6 June 2026  04:00

Common Cuckoo (and Willow Warbler) singing 40 minutes before sunrise.

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Barn Owl  Tyto alba

1 calling, 03:40, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

Tawny Owl  Strix aluco

Ad and fledglings calling behind the main house from midnight to 05:20, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

Hooting adult and begging chicks calling distantly 00:41, Blencathra Field Centre (Eco-garden/sensory trail), 10-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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Common Swift  Apus apus

1, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

2, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

1, over main house, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

Great Spotted Woodpecker  Dendrocopus major

Ad + juv, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 7-Jun.

1 calling, in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 11 Jun.

1, Glenderaterra Beck-Derwent Folds (oak avenue trail), 12-Jun.

1 calling, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-Jun.

Skylark  Alauda arvensis

3 singing mm, Blease Fell (Blencathra trail), 8-Jun.

Sand Martin  Riparia riparia

4, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 7-Jun.

5, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

Barn Swallow  Hirundo rustica

2, Wescoe, 6-Jun.

1 singing m, sewage works, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

3, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1, Threlkeld (west side), 10-Jun.

12, Threlkeld sports pavilion> caravan park, 10-Jun.

11, River Glenderamackin footpath, 10-Jun.

4, over pasture around the Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 12-Jun.

Common House Martin  Delichon urbicum

6 AON, Blencathra Field Centre, 5-13 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

5 singing mm, Blease Fell (Blencathra trail), 8-Jun.

Nest with chicks, Blease Fell (Blencathra trail), 8-Jun.

4 singing mm, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

Tree Pipit  Anthus trivialis

Fewer around than usual.

1 singing m 06:17, Blencathra Field Centre (hill walk car park), 7-Jun.

1 singing m, Middle Row farm (east side), 10-Jun.

Grey Wagtail  Motacilla cinerea

f + juv, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

m + 2 juvs, pr + 2 juvs, & 2 singles, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

Pied Wagtail  Motacilla alba

m, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 6-Jun.

1, sewage works, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

3, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

1, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

1, River Glenderamackin footpath, 10-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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White-throated Dipper  Cinclus cinclus

1, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 7-Jun.

3, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

1, River Glenderamackin , 10-Jun.

Eurasian Wren  Troglodytes troglodytes

1 singing m, in Alder copse, NE of Wescoe, 6-Jun.

Singing from 04:04, Blencathra Field Centre (hill walk car park), 6-Jun.

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck (freshwater invertebrate sampling site), 7-Jun.

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 7-Jun.

Singing from 04:09, Blencathra Field Centre (sewage works), 7-Jun.

1 singing m in heather at ~760m, below Middle Tongue, Saddleback, 8-Jun.

Fledged brood, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

8 singing mm, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

Singing from 03:56, Blencathra Field Centre (track behind main house), 9-Jun.

Singing from 04:00 in rain, Blencathra Field Centre (Eco-garden/sensory trail), 10-Jun.

3 singing mm, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

4 singing mm, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, River Glenderamackin footpath, 10-Jun.

Singing from 03:44, Middle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 11 Jun.

2 singing mm, lower trail up Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 12-Jun.

4 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-Jun.

Eurasian Wren  Troglodytes troglodytes

Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   11 June 2026

Eurasian Wren singing 10 second song strophe. Extended version of a standard, shorter song type at 04:47.

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Eurasian Wren  Troglodytes troglodytes

Blease Road, Blencathra Field Centre, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 13" N  003° 04' 53" W   11 June 2026

Wren singing at dawn with a repertoire of five song types (in 2h at least), singing with eventual variety. Of 390 song strophes sung between 04:08 and 06:08 119 were type A, 74 type B, 98 type C, 68 type D, and 31 type E, with 31 switches between each type.

Dunnock  Prunella modularis

2 singing mm, Wescoe, 6-Jun.

1 fledgling, sewage works, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

1 singing m, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

1 singing m, High Row Farm, 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, Threlkeld (west side), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Middle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

European Robin  Erithacus rubecula

Pair feeding nestlings at low site in Hazel, Glenderaterra Beck (freshwater invertebrate sampling site), 7-Jun. One of the adults was feeding around mossy river stones like a Grey Wagtail.

Singing from 03:36, Blencathra Field Centre (sewage works), 7-Jun.

3 singing mm + fledged brood, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

Independent juvenile, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld (west side), 10-Jun.

Singing from 03:29, Middle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck-Derwent Folds (oak avenue trail), 12-Jun.

3 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-Jun.

Spotted Flycatcher  Muscicapa striata

4 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-12 Jun.

One incubating at usual drainpipe site, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-13 Jun.

Singing from 04:02, Blencathra Field Centre (hill walk car oark), 6-Jun.

Singing from 04:10, Blencathra Field Centre (sewage works), 7-Jun.

Singing from 04:17, Blencathra Field Centre (track behind main house), 9-Jun.

Singing from 03:54, Middle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

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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

m, River Greta (Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

pr nesting in Alder (feeding young), Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

1, path above (north side) Brundholme Wood, 10-Jun (TB).

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-Jun.

Common Redstart  Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Pr feeding nestlings in telegraph pole site, Blencathra Field Centre-Derwent Folds, 6-12 Jun.

1 alarm calling, pr with fledged brood, Glenderaterra Beck-Derwent Folds (oak avenue trail), 10-Jun.

pr with fledged brood, Glenderaterra Beck-Derwent Folds (oak avenue trail), 10-Jun (TB).

1 singing m, in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 6-11 Jun.

Unpaired male sung 1501 songs between 03:33 and 07:32, in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 11 Jun.

Redstart  Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Wescoe-Blease Road, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 00" N  03° 04' 18" W  11 June 2026

Song recorded at 04:07 with a passive acoustic monitor (AudioMoth) in oak pasture, singing at a rate of 8-9 strophes/min. This unpaired male sung 1501 times between 03:33 and 07:32 (before heavy rain started). This bird was the fourth species heard singing in the dawn chorus, begining four minutes after European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) and 13 minute before Common Blackbird (Turdus merula).

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 Redstart singing 8 to 9 strophes/min, Wescoe, Cumbria, England, 11 June 2026. 04:07-04:13.

Common Redstart  Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Wescoe-Blease Road, Cumbria, England  54° 37' 00" N  03° 04' 18" W  11 June 2026

Dawn singing pattern of an unpaired male Common Redstart in mature oak pasture. Sung 1501 strophes between 03:33 and 07:32 before heavy, continuous rain started. Following sustained singing for 90 mins, peaking at nine strophes per minute, there was a gradual decline in output after 05:00, with occasional peaks until 06:35. Recorded with a passive acoustic monitor (AudioMoth) from 00:00 to 09:00.

Common Redstart habitat in oak pasture, Wesceo-Blease Road

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

m, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

Northern Wheatear  Oenanthe oenanthe

m, Blease Fell (Blencathra trail), 8-Jun.

1 calling, Knowe Crags, 8-Jun.

pr + 1 singing m, Middle Tongue, Saddleback, 8-Jun

1 singing m (another calling), Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

f + b/3, lower trail up Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 12-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

None heard this year.

Common Blackbird  Turdus merula

Singing from 03:46, Blencathra Field Centre (hill walk car park), 6-Jun.

m with FY, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

1 singing m, Wescoe, 6-Jun.

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 7-Jun.

1 singing m, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Derwent Folds, 9-Jun.

1 calling, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

Singing from 03:50, Blencathra Field Centre (track behind main house), 9-Jun.

4 singing mm, Threlkeld (west side), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld sports pavilion> caravan park, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, River Glenderamackin footpath, 10-Jun.

Singing from 03:46, Middle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

1 calling 04:33, in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 11 Jun.

2 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-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

Singing from 03:36, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

Ad + fledglings under Beeches, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

1 singing m, in Alder copse, NE of Wescoe, 6-Jun.

Singing from 03:39, Blencathra Field Centre (sewage works), 7-Jun. Mimicking Oystercatcher and Buzzard.

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

Singing m mimicking Oystercatcher 04:00 & Greenfinch 04:14, Blencathra Field Centre (track behind main house), 9-Jun.

Still singing 22:15, Blencathra Field Centre (track behind main house), 9-Jun.

Singing from 03:50 in rain, Blencathra Field Centre (Eco-garden/sensory trail), 10-Jun.

Singing from 03:51 in rain & mimicking Oystercatcher 03:55, car alarm 04:12, Greenfinch 04:21, Buzzard 04:25, Blencathra Field Centre (main house front garden), 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, River Glenderamackin footpath, 10-Jun.

Singing from 03:28 & mimicking Oystercatcher 03:33, Tawny Owl 03:42, Moddle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

2 singing mm, mimicking Tree Pipit, Nuthatch, Tawny Owl, Oystercatcher & Blackbird, Blencathra Field Centre, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-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

2, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

1 calling 06:40, in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 11 Jun.

2, Derwent Fields, 12-Apr.

Garden Warbler  Sylvia borin

3 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-12 Jun.

2 singing mm, Middle Row Farm, 6-12 Jun.

3 singing mm, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

Singing from 03:50, Middle Row Farm, 11-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

2 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-12 Jun.

2 singing mm, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

Singing from 04:04, Blencathra Field Centre (track behind main house), 9-Jun.

Singing from 04:16 in rain, Blencathra Field Centre (main house front garden), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, River Glenderamackin footpath, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-Jun.

Common Chiffchaff  Phylloscopus collybita

3 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre, 5-13 Jun.

3 singing mm, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 6-Jun.

3 singing mm, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld (west side), 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, River Glenderamackin footpath, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Middle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-Jun.

Willow Warbler  Phylloscopus trochilus

4 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre, 5-13 Jun.

Singing from 03:58, Blencathra Field Centre (hill walk car park), 6-Jun.

1 singing m, Wescoe, 6-Jun.

2 singing mm, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 7-Jun.

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

2 singing mm, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

1 calling, Derwent Folds, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

Singing from 03:58, Blencathra Field Centre (track behind main house), 9-Jun.

3 singing mm, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

4 singing mm, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

3 singing mm, River Glenderamackin footpath, 10-Jun.

Singing from 03:52, Middle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

2 singing mm, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 12-Jun.

3 singing mm, lower trail up Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-Jun.

Goldcrest  Regulus regulus

3 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre, 5-24 Jun.

1 singing m, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

1 singing m, in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 11 Jun.

1 singing m, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 12-Jun.

Long-tailed Tit  Aegithalos caudatus

Fledged brood, in Laburnum at St. Johns, Blencathra Field Centre, 5-Jun.

Fledged brood, Wescoe, 6-Jun.

Fledged brood, Glenderaterra Beck-Derwent Folds (oak avenue trail), 7-Jun.

Fledged brood in Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

Fledged brood, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

B/7+, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

Fledged brood, Glenderaterra Beck-Derwent Folds (oak avenue trail), 12-Jun.

Coal Tit  Periparus ater

1 singing m, Blencathra Field Centre, 5-13 Jun.

Fledged brood, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

1 calling, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1 singing m in larches in hill car park, Blencathra Field Centre, 10 Jun.

1 singing m 05:35, in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 11 Jun.

1 singng m, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 12-Jun.

Blue Tit  Cyanistes caeruleus

4 fledged broods, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 6-Jun.

Fledged brood, Glenderaterra Beck (freshwater invertebrate sampling site), 7-Jun.

pr nesting in Low Pearson's Bridge supports, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

Fledged brood, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

Fledged brood, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

Fledged brood, Threlkeld sports pavilion> caravan park, 10-Jun.

1 calling 04:50, in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 11 Jun.

Fledged brood, Glenderaterra Beck (sampling site), 12-Jun.

3 fledged broods, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-Jun.

Great Tit  Parus major

Fledged brood, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

Fledged brood, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

Brief song after rain shower, Glenderaterra Beck (freshwater invertebrate sampling site), 9-Jun.

Fledged brood, Threlkeld sports pavilion> caravan park, 10-Jun.

1 calling , in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 11 Jun.

Fledged brood, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-Jun.

Eurasian Nuthatch  Sitta europaea

Ad + 2 juvs, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

1 calling, , Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-Jun.

Eurasian Treecreeper  Certhia familiaris

Fledged brood, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 7-Jun.

Fledged brood, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

Fledged brood, Glenderaterra Beck-Derwent Folds (oak avenue trail), 9-Jun.

Eurasian Jay  Garrulus glandarius

1, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

1 calling, woodland along Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 12-Jun.

Eurasian Magpie  Pica pica

1, Derwent Folds, 7-Jun.

1 calling, 06:24, Blencathra Field Centre (sewage works), 7-Jun.

Fledged brood, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

Ad + 2 juvs, Derwent Folds, 9-Jun.

1, Threlkeld (west side), 10-Jun.

1, Threlkeld sports pavilion> caravan park, 10-Jun.

1, Derwent Fields, 12-Jun.

Eurasian Jackdaw  Corvus monedula        

Common around the field centre all week, 5-13 Jun.

Noted, Wescoe, 6-Jun.

Heard, Glenderaterra Beck (freshwater invertebrate sampling site), 7-Jun.

45, Derwent Folds, 7-Jun.

Heard from Rook flock, Middle Tongue, Saddleback, 8-Jun.

Noted, Threlkeld sports pavilion> caravan park, 10-Jun.

1 calling 04:28, in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 11 Jun.

Rook  Corvus frugilegus

Common (and noisy) around Blencathra Field Centre all week, 5-13 Jun.

52, Derwent Folds, 7-Jun.

c200 W, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

20, Blease Fell (Blencathra trail), 8-Jun.

70, Middle Tongue, Saddleback, 8-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 daily, Kindrogan Field Centre, 5-13 Jun.

1, Threlkeld sports pavilion> caravan park, 10-Jun.

Singing/calling from 03:44, Middle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

Singing/calling from 04:10, in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 11 Jun.

Northern Raven  Corvus corax

2, Blease Fell (Blencathra trail), 8-Jun.

2 (same as above), Knowe Crags, 8-Jun.

1 over calling 06:28, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

3, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

2 over, lower trail up Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 12-Jun.

Common Starling  Sturnus vulgaris

1 singing, Penrith railway station, 13-Jun.

House Sparrow  Passer domesticus

1 singing m, Wescoe, 6-Jun.

30+, Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

Tree Sparrow  Passer montanus

1, Threlkeld Hall caravan park, 10-Jun.

Chaffinch  Fringilla coelebs

2 singing mm, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 6-Jun.

1 singing m, Derwent Folds, 7-Jun.

1 singing m, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Derwent Folds, 9-Jun.

Singing from 04:29, Blencathra Field Centre (track behind main house), 9-Jun.

1 singing m, in larch wood, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale and Blencathra, 10-Jun.

1 singng m, in Sycamore west of hill car park, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

1 singing m + pr, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

4 singing mm, Threlkeld (west side), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld sports pavilion> caravan park, 10-Jun.

Singing from 04:49, Middle Row Farm, 11-Jun.

Singing from 04:40, in oak pasture, NE of Wescoe, 11 Jun.

3 singing mm, lower trail up Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-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

European Greenfinch  Carduelis chloris

3 singing mm, Threlkeld (west side), 10-Jun.

4 over, Threlkeld, 12-Jun.

European Goldfinch  Carduelis carduelis

Heard daily over Blencathra FSC field centre, 5-13-Jun.

6+, in Scots Pines, Blencathra Field Centre, 5-Jun.

Heard, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

1 singing m 04:23, Blencathra Field Centre (Eco-garden/sensory trail), 10-Jun.

2, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

2, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, Threlkeld (west side), 10-Jun.

9, Threlkeld sports pavilion> caravan park, 10-Jun.

Eurasian Siskin  Carduelis spinus

Heard daily over Blencathra FSC field centre, 5-13-Jun.

1 over sewage works, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

Heard overhead, River Greta (Low Pearson's Bridge > Bobbin Mill Tunnel), 9-Jun.

Calling, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

4, in larches at hill car park, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

1 over, Threlkeld caravan park, 10-Jun.

Common Linnet  Carduelis cannabina

pr in Bracken, Blease Fell (Blencathra trail), 8-Jun.

Lesser Redpoll  Carduelis cabaret

2 over calling, Derwent Folds-Wescoe, 6-Jun.

1 over calling 04:50, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

2 over calling, Blease Fell (Blencathra trail), 8-Jun.

1, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 10-Jun.

1 over, Brundholme Wood (E side), 12-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

Eurasian Bullfinch  Pyrrhula pyrrhula

1 calling 05:02, Blencathra Field Centre (track behind main house), 9-Jun.

Yellowhammer  Emberiza citrinella

m, feeding in patch in Bracken at hill car park, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

Reed Bunting  Emberiza schoeniclus

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale Fell and Blease Fell, 10-Jun.