Canada Goose  Branta canadensis

10 W, Blease Fell, 9-Jun.

Heard calling, 01:40, Blencathra Field Centre, 12-Jun.  

Mute Swan  Cygnus cygnus

1, Tewet Tarn, 13-Jun.

Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos

m, over Glenderaterra Beck at Brundholme, 8-Jun.

2 mm +1 f, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 8-Jun.

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

2 ff, River Greta, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun.

Goosander  Mergus merganser

m, River Glenderamackin, 11-Jun.

Grey Heron  Ardea cinerea

ad flew downriver, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 8-Jun.

2, River Glenderamackin, 11-Jun.

Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus

1 singing m, meadows on southern side, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-14 Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

f, in garden, Derwent Folds, 13-Jun.

Sparrowhawk  Accipiter nisus

f, over Blencathra Field Centre (observed from Blease Fell), 9-Jun.

Another seen later in the week by TB.

Buzzard  Buteo buteo

1, over meadows on south side of Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

1 calling, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

2, over Saddleback, 11-Jun.

1 calling, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 13-Jun.

1, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale and Blencathra, 13-Jun. 

1, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun.

Kestrel  Falco tinninculus

1, over meadows on south side, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

1, Blease Fell, 9-Jun.

1, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun. 

Common Sandpiper  Actitis hypoleucos

1, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun. Chick seen later in the week (ICE).

1, River Greta, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun.

Herring Gull  Larus argentatus

2, over Wescoe, 14-Jun.

Noted, Penrith Station, 14-Jun. 

Lesser Black-backed Gull  Larus fuscus

6, Blease Fell, 9-Jun.

4, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

Several pairs nesting on ground (inc b/3 near platform), Penrith Station, 14-Jun.

Feral Pigeon  Columba livia

1, Wescoe, 13-Jun.

Stock Dove  Columba oenas

1 singing m (Beeches next to Skiddaw building); another displaying, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-14 Jun.

2 prs, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

1, Threlkeld, 13-Jun.

2 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

Wood Pigeon  Columba palumbus

2 singing mm, woodland behind St Johns building, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

1 singing m, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

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

2 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

3, Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

5, Threlkeld: sports pavillion > caravan park, 11-Jun.

3 singing mm, River Glenderamackin footpath, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun.

Collared Dove  Sreptopelia decaocto

5 (inc singing m), Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

2 singing mm, Threlkeld, 13-Jun.

Cuckoo  Cuculus canorus

1 singing m, lower slope of Blease Fell, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

1 singing m, lower slope of Blease Fell, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

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

First song at 04:21, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

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

Little Owl  Athene noctua

1 calling at 02:30, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

1, Middle Row farm, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

Tawny Owl  Strix aluco

No owlets located this year.

ad, mobbed by Blackbirds, Middle Row farm, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

ad, calling during the afternoon, Blencathra Field Centre, 12-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, Blease Fell, 9-Jun.

1, Brundholme, 13-Jun.

2, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun. 

6, over a dusk, Threlkeld, 13-Jun.

Great Spotted Woodpecker  Dendrocopus major

f, Glenderaterra Beck at Brundholme, 8-Jun. 

m + juv, Derwent Folds, 8-Jun.

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

1, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

1, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

1 calling, River Glenderamackin footpath, 11-Jun.

1 calling, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 13-Jun.

1 calling, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

Skylark  Alauda arvensis

5 singing mm, Blease Fell, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Knowe Crags, 9-Jun.

First song at 02:58, Blease Fell, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale and Blencathra, 13-Jun.

Sand Martin  Riparia riparia

5+, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 8-Jun.

6, Threlkeld Hall caravan park, 11-Jun.

3, River Glenderamackin, 11-Jun.

Swallow  Hirundo rustica

Pair nesting on external door hinge of St Johns building, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-14 Jun.

Male regularly singing from scaffolding around the door, while the female foraged feathers for lining the nest.

1, Brundholme, 8-Jun.

1, Glenderaterra Beck at Brundholme, 8-Jun.

pr mating, St Johns building, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun (ICE).

10, Threlkeld: sports pavillion > caravan park, 11-Jun.

2, River Glenderamackin footpath, 11-Jun.

House Martin  Delichon urbicum

7 AON, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-14 Jun.

6+, over Lonscale building, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

5, Glenderaterra Beck at Brundholme, 8-Jun.

Nesting on cottages, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

2, Threlkeld Railway Path, 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

4 singing mm, Blease Fell, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Knowe Crags, 9-Jun.

2 singing mm, Middle Tongue, Saddleback, 9-Jun.

16 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre-Burnt Horse Moor, via Glenderaterra Beck, 11-Jun.

3 singing mm, south side of Burnt Horse Moor, 11-Jun.

2 singing mm, on Bracken slope, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale and Blencathra, 13-Jun.

Tree Pipit  Anthus trivialis

1 singing m, in large Ash at Lonscale building, Blencathra Field Centre, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (clearfells at W end), 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, clearfell on S side of Latrigg, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (N side from Latrigg), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Blencathra Field Centre-Burnt Horse Moor, via Glenderaterra Beck, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, heard from my room in Lonscale, Blencathra Field Centre, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, in large Ash at Lonscale building, Blencathra Field Centre, 13-Jun.

Grey Wagtail  Motacilla cinerea

pr, on Reception building roof, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 8-Jun.

1 over calling, Glenderaterra Beck at Brundholme, 8-Jun.

1, River Glenderamackin, 11-Jun.

3, Derwent Folds, 13-Jun.

f, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 13-Jun.

juv, River Greta, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun.

Pied Wagtail  Motacilla alba

m, Middle Row farm, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

1, over main house, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

Nest with young under slate roof, Middle Row farm, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

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

2, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

1, Threlkeld: sports pavillion > caravan park, 11-Jun.

f, with food for young, Blencathra Field Centre-Burnt Horse Moor, via Glenderaterra Beck, 11-Jun.

1, Derwent Folds, 13-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

ad, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 8-Jun.

3 (inc juv), Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 9-Jun.

1, River Glenderamackin, 11-Jun.

1, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 13-Jun.

juv, River Greta, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun.

Wren  Troglodytes troglodytes

1 singing m, Lonscale building, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

Noted singing once afternoon rain ceased, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

1, taking moss into box 16, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme, 8-Jun.

1 singing m, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

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

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck at Brundholme, 10-Jun.

7 singing mm + fledged brood, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

3 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (clearfells at W end), 10-Jun.

5 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, clearfell on S side of Latrigg, 10-Jun.

First song at 03:40, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

5 singing mm + fledged brood, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

4 singing m, Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

2 singing mm, Threlkeld: sports pavillion > caravan park, 11-Jun.

3 singing mm, River Glenderamackin footpath, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Blencathra Field Centre-Burnt Horse Moor, via Glenderaterra Beck, 11-Jun.

2 singing mm, south side of Burnt Horse Moor, 11-Jun.

Fledged brood, hill walk car park, Blencathra Field Centre, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck-River Greta confluence, 13-Jun.

7 singing mm, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-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

1, Lonscale building, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

1, Derwent Folds, 8-Jun.

1 singing m, Latrigg View cottage, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

1, with faecal sac, Derwent Folds, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (clearfells at W end), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, clearfell on S side of Latrigg, 10-Jun.

3 singing mm, Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

1 singing m (brief strophe), at 01:03, Blencathra Field Centre-Burnt Horse Moor, via Glenderaterra Beck, 12-Jun.

1 singing m (brief strophe), at 02:13, Blencathra Field Centre, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Derwent Folds, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, Lonscale building, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

1 singing m, Penrith Station, 14-Jun.

Robin  Erithacus rubecula

Fledgling, Middle Row farm, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

Noted singing once afternoon rain ceased, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

Fledged brood, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme, 8-Jun.

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck at Brundholme, 8-Jun.

1 singing m, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

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

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck at Brundholme, 10-Jun. 

3 singing mm + fledged brood, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

Fledged brood, Brundholme Wood (clearfells at W end), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, Latrigg (scrubby woodland on N side), 10-Jun.

First song at 03:27, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

3 singing mm, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

Fledged brood, Threlkeld Hall caravan park, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, River Glenderamackin footpath, 11-Jun.

A juvenile managed to find its way inside the Skiddaw building, 12-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun.

Spotted Flycatcher  Muscicapa striata

3 nests located, Blencathra Field Centre-Middle (farm), 6-14 Jun.

One nest above a drainpipe on the Reception building contained nestlings.

1, Blease Road, Threlkeld, 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

None located this year.

Redstart  Phoenicurus phoenicurus

1 singing m, Derwent Folds, 9-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

9 (inc juvs), Blencathra Field Centre-Burnt Horse Moor, via Glenderaterra Beck, 11-Jun.

m, on Bracken slope, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale and Blencathra, 13-Jun.

Wheatear  Oenanthe oenanthe

ad + 2 juvs, Blease Fell, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Knowe Crags, 9-Jun.

1 singing m, Middle Tongue, Saddleback, 9-Jun.

3, Blencathra Field Centre-Burnt Horse Moor, via Glenderaterra Beck, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale and Blencathra, 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

None seen in 40 min obs, Knowe Crags, 9-Jun.

pr (inc singing m), Middle Tongue, Saddleback, 9-Jun (located by TB/ICE).

Blackbird  Turdus merula

1 singing m, Middle Row farm, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

1 singing m, only species singing during afternoon rain, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

f, with earthworms from pasture, Derwent Folds, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (clearfells at W end), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

First song at 03:37, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

3 singing mm , Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

m feeding 2 fledglings, Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld Hall caravan park, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, River Glenderamackin footpath, 11-Jun.

3 singing mm, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, Penrith Station, 14-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

2 singing mm, main house, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-14 Jun.

1 singing m, Middle Row farm, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme, 8-Jun.

1 singing m + 1 calling, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

First song at 03:31, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

1, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld: sports pavillion > caravan park, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-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

1 calling, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 13-Jun.

1, Threlkeld, 13-Jun.

Garden Warbler  Sylvia borin

2 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

3 singing mm, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 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

1 singing m, south side of Lonscale building, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

1 singing m, Reception building-Yonder End, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

3 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (clearfells at W end), 10-Jun.

3 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

c/4, in short stand of Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) in the Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 12-13 Jun (found by DL/AW).

Grasshopper Warbler  Locustella naevia

1 singing m, at 00:40 Blencathra Field Centre-Burnt Horse Moor, via Glenderaterra Beck, 12-Jun. 

Chiffchaff  Phylloscopus collybita

3 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-14 Jun.

1 male outside the Skiddaw building had an unusual song incorporating regular triple-elements in a row, at double the usual tempo.

6 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

3 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (clearfells at W end), 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, Latrigg (scrubby woodland on N side), 10-Jun.

First song at 03:49, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

2 singing mm, Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, River Glenderamackin footpath, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, in mixed conifer patch, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale and Blencathra, 13-Jun.

Willow Warbler  Phylloscopus trochilus

5 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-14 -Jun.

2 singing mm, Middle Row farm, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

Noted singing once afternoon rain ceased, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

1 calling, Brundholme, 8-Jun.

4 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (clearfells at W end), 10-Jun.

3 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

4 singing mm, Latrigg (scrubby woodland on N side), 10-Jun.

4 singing mm, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

2 singing mm, Threlkeld: sports pavillion > caravan park, 11-Jun.

2 singing mm, River Glenderamackin footpath, 11-Jun.

2 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre-Burnt Horse Moor, via Glenderaterra Beck, 11-Jun. 

3 singing mm, on Bracken slope, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale and Blencathra, 13-Jun.

5 singing mm, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun.

Goldcrest  Regulus regulus

1 singing m, in Scots Pines/Larches behind main house, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

1 singing m, Reception building, , Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

1 singing m, Yonder End, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

1 singing m, Reception building-Yonder End, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

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

Fledged brood, Brundholme Wood (clearfells at W end), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

First song at 03:54, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

Fledged brood, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

4 singing mm, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun.

2 singing mm, Threlkeld, 13-Jun.

Long-tailed Tit  Aegithalos caudatus

Fledged brood, Brundholme, 8-Jun.

20+, in single flock, Brundholme, 9-Jun.

5+, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun.

Heard, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

Coal Tit  Periparus ater

1 singing m, Lonscale building, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

1 singing m, Reception building-Yonder End, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

2 singing mm, hill walk car park, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

Fledged brood, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

3 singing mm + 2 fledged broods, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

Blue Tit  Cyanistes caeruleus

Fledged brood, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

Fledged brood, Brundholme, 8-Jun.

2 fledged broods, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

1 calling, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

2 fledged broods, Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

Fledged brood, River Glenderamackin footpath, 11-Jun.

2 juvs, at peanut feeder, Derwent Folds, 13-Jun.

Great Tit  Parus major

1 singing m (brief song), Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

Fledged brood, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

1, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

Nuthatch  Sitta europaea

1 calling, Middle Row farm, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

1 calling, Brundholme, 8-Jun.

4, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

1 calling, Glenderaterra Beck (Lonscale Farm entrance), 10-Jun.

2, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun.

Treecreeper  Certhia familiaris

1 calling, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

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

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

1 calling, Glenderaterra Beck at Brundholme, 10-Jun.

Fledged brood, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

1 singing m + 1 calling, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun.

Jay  Garrulus glandarius

1, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

Magpie  Pica pica

2, Derwent Folds, 8-Jun.

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

1, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

2 ads + 3 juvs, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

1, Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

1, River Glenderamackin, 11-Jun.

1, Wescoe, 14-Jun.

1, Penrith Station, 14-Jun.

Jackdaw  Corvus monedula        

Nesting in chimneys of main house, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

2, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

c30, clearfell on S side of Latrigg, 10-Jun.

7, Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

33, River Glenderamackin footpath, 11-Jun.

Rook  Corvus frugilegus

Several recent fledglings in Scots Pines, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

22, in pasture, Brundholme, 8-Jun.

c90, Blease Fell, 9-Jun.

40+, River Glenderamackin footpath, 11-Jun.

5, Blencathra Field Centre-Burnt Horse Moor, via Glenderaterra Beck, 11-Jun.

c30, 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.

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Carrion Crow  Corvus corone

Noted, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-14 Jun.

1, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

2, Brundholme Wood (clearfells at W end), 10-Jun.

1, Latrigg, 10-Jun.

First 'song' at 03:56, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

2, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

2, Threlkeld: sports pavillion > caravan park, 11-Jun.

1, River Glenderamackin footpath, 11-Jun.

2, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale and Blencathra, 13-Jun.

2, Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

Raven  Corvus corax

1, Blease Fell, 9-Jun.

6, Middle Tongue, Saddleback, 9-Jun.

pr, Latrigg, 10-Jun.

1, flew E, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale and Blencathra, 13-Jun.

Starling  Sturnus vulgaris

2, Trelkeld, 11-Jun.

House Sparrow  Passer domesticus

14, Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

2, Penrith Station, 14-Jun.

Tree Sparrow  Passer montanus

3 (inc one with food for young), Threlkeld Hall caravan park, 11-Jun.

Chaffinch  Fringilla coelebs

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck at Brundholme, 8-Jun.

1 singing m, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

1 singing m, Reception building-Yonder End, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

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

5 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, Brundholme Wood (clearfells at W end), 10-Jun.

2 singing mm + fledged brood, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

1 singing m, Latrigg (scrubby woodland on N side), 10-Jun.

First song at 04:19, Blencathra Field Centre, 11-Jun.

4 singing mm, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

6 singing mm, Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

6 singing mm, River Glenderamackin footpath, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-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.

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Greenfinch  Carduelis chloris

2 singing mm, Threlkeld: sports pavillion > caravan park, 11-Jun.

1 calling, over Blencathra Field Centre, 14-Jun.

6, over Penrith Station, 14-Jun.

Goldfinch  Carduelis carduelis

1, drinking recent rainwater from the path, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

1 singing m, in large Ash at basketball hoop, Blencathra Field Centre, 6-Jun.

1 singing m, Lonscale building, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

2-3 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

pr, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

1, Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

2 singing mm, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

7, Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

5 (inc singing m), Threlkeld: sports pavillion > caravan park, 11-Jun.

pr, hill walk car park, Blencathra Field Centre, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, Threlkeld Railway Path, 13-Jun.

1 singing m, Penrith Station, 14-Jun.

Siskin  Carduelis spinus

Small numbers regularly overhead, Blencathra Field Cente, 6-14 Jun.

1, Brundholme, 8-Jun.

2 over calling, Glenderaterra Beck at Brundholme, 8-Jun.

1, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

5, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

1, Larch copse, Blencathra Field Centre, 10-Jun.

1, over Brundholme Wood (from single track road at E end), 10-Jun.

2, over Brundholme Wood (clearfells at W end), 10-Jun.

4, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

2, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

5, over Threlkeld village, 11- Jun.

1, over Threlkeld Hall caravan park, 11-Jun.

1, over Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale and Blencathra, 13-Jun.

3, over Brundhome, 13-Jun.

Linnet  Carduelis cannabina

pr, over hill walk car park, Blencathra Field Centre, 8-Jun.

pr, Latrigg, 10-Jun.

5, Middle Row farm > Threlkeld, 11-Jun.

1, Blencathra Field Centre-Burnt Horse Moor, via Glenderaterra Beck, 11-Jun.

Lesser Redpoll  Carduelis cabaret

1 over calling, Middle Row farm, Blencathra Field Centre, 7-Jun.

1, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

3 (inc singing m), Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale and Blencathra, 13-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.

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Bullfinch  Pyrrhula pyrrhula

2 calling, Brundholme Wood (SW side of Latrigg), 10-Jun.

Yellowhammer  Emberiza citrinella

First song at 04:04, Blease Fell, 11-Jun.

1 singing m, Glenderaterra Beck, between Lonscale and Blencathra, 13-Jun.

Reed Bunting  Emberiza schoeniclus

3 singing mm, Blencathra Field Centre-Burnt Horse Moor, via Glenderaterra Beck, 11-Jun.