Cumbria Bird Avifauna

The Birds of Cumbria:  A County Avifauna:  A review of changing status and distribution up to 2019

This is the first detailed assessment of the changing status and distribution of birds in Cumbria and has been written by members of the Cumbria Bird Club. It sources records from the earliest written records up to and including 2019 for the present county of Cumbria.

In the case of vagrant and rare species updates beyond 2019 will be listed on the species title page. It takes the form of individual species accounts which will be published on the Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre website as they are written. Each species account can be accessed via the contents page.

Until the final species account is written, the accounts can be revised in the light of any new information coming to light. Therefore the authors would encourage the submission of any relevant additional information and also comments on any factual inaccuracies or omissions. These can be sent to info@cumbriabirdclub.org.uk

Download Species Accounts – this document will be updated as new accounts are added:

Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre

The Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre at Tullie House Museum, Carlisle keeps wildlife information for the county of Cumbria. Tullie House Museum, in its role as a local natural history museum, has collected and disseminated records of wildlife in Cumbria since its inception in 1893. From the early 1990s the Museum has developed a computerised database of species and habitat records in Cumbria and has taken the central role in providing a local biodiversity data service for the county. This role was restyled as Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre (CBDC) in 2010, a not-for-profit organisation hosted by Tullie House Museum and advised by local stakeholders.
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreWednesday, June 24th, 2026 at 8:01pm
go!

#CumbriaWildWatch 2026 has started! Log your wildlife sightings to help us better understand Cumbrian biodiversity - especially during the #heatwave.

Find out how to take part:
https://www.cbdc.org.uk/get-involved/cumbria-wild-watch/
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Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreWednesday, June 24th, 2026 at 6:25am
get ready....

#CumbriaWildWatch starts at midnight and runs to 28 June. Help us to better understand the wildlife of Cumbria by recording animals, plants and fungi in your local green space.

You can record on iNaturalist, iRecord, download a spreadsheet or submit an observation form. Find out more by searching for Cumbria Wild Watch.

https://www.cbdc.org.uk/recording-wildlife/share-your-records/cbdc-online-records-form/
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreTuesday, June 23rd, 2026 at 5:44am
on your marks.....

#CumbriaWildWatch starts on 25 June. Log your wildlife sightings using #iNaturalist or #iRecord as we try to better understand biodiversity in this glorious county!

We have created an iNat project and iRecord activity which should automatically pick up any records created on either app but you might also want to join the project/activity to see how the Wild Watch is progressing.

https://irecord.org.uk/join/cumbria-wild-watch-2026
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/cumbria-wild-watch-2026
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreWednesday, June 17th, 2026 at 5:24am
We love wildlife recording and want to share how simple but incredibly powerful recording is for nature recovery. We're working with @thelandtrust and the @greenangels programme to deliver a wildlife recording session in Whitehaven next week - perfect timing for #cumbriawildwatch. Come along to this free session to find out all you need to know to get recording!

https://greenangels.thelandtrust.org.uk/site/haig/
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreTuesday, June 16th, 2026 at 5:23am
Cumbria Wild Watch is taking place at the end of this month, 25-28 June 2026. It is so easy to take part and do something great for nature.

Spread the word to friends, family, colleagues and students!

#CumbriaWildWatch
https://www.cbdc.org.uk/get-involved/cumbria-wild-watch/
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Cumbria Biodiversity Data CentreMonday, June 15th, 2026 at 3:00am
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