off to keswick in cumbria in 2 weeks time- advice

[miccro]

ill be in keswick in 2 weeks time for about a week, wondering where the best places to go for birds/ wildlife.



mike

[actionfinch]

hope you dont mind miccro , i will watch this thread with intrest as well , im off to keswick later in the year .

[captaincarot]

cross everything and hope the ospreys get back to dodd wood before you leave.

trouble is you're a bit early.

though you've got a chance of otters showing well in ambleside and englands only golden eagle on haweswater and he's apparently displaying now.

you're also not far off stbees head, though again too early probably for the black guillemots

[Dogghound]

Plenty of buzzards and ravens to keep you going in the winter. Although ive never found the lakes that good for birding, for scenery nothing beats it.

[MikeS]

20 years ago we usually went to the Lake District, staying at Manesty Park near the south end of Derwent Water. Try this area for Merganser, and also Common Sandpiper. Apart from Peregine, Buzzard and Raven in various places (e.g. Great End from Styhead or Sprinkling Tarn), I did see Twite on High Spy. Wheatear are common, but you are too early for them to be back.

[actionfinch]

Originally Posted by captaincarot

cross everything and hope the ospreys get back to dodd wood before you leave.

trouble is you're a bit early.

though you've got a chance of otters showing well in ambleside and englands only golden eagle on haweswater and he's apparently displaying now.

you're also not far off stbees head, though again too early probably for the black guillemots

thats where were off to back to dodd wood... didnt see any the time we went , but the missus said we must go back there to have a look...( i think im begining to win her over to the bird side.. )

[sunnydale]

There are Ring Ouzels in the Lakes too!

I heard one last year while walking the fells, although I can't remember exactly where.
I do remember I was there at the end of May though!

Tracey

[thewoose]

I was there week before last, 50+ goldeneye on Grasmere along with Goosander.

But yeah, it's funny, the Lakes aren't actually that great for birding.

[miccro]

thanks for the responses, doing some reading on the ospreys, hope the will be back but not holding my breath!

excited now.

mike