Birding Group Visit to Neumann’s Flash 8th February 2011
A fine morning for a birding walk at Neumann’s Flash which is a part of the Northwich Woodland Area. There was a clear blue sky and it was mild for February. Birds spotted included a Buzzard flying low across our path and later two roosting in a tree near the biggest lake. Also there two Stock Doves roosting on top of a nest box and a Sparrowhawk roosting in a tree overlooking the lake. On the water were Shovelers, Shelduck and Teal . Elsewhere on the site there were large numbers (150+) of Lapwing rising, wheeling and settling back down and Bullfinch in the trees. A Song Thrush singing on a telephone wire and a Cormorant flying above. Others of the group saw a GreatSpotted Woodpecker and a Golden Plover but I missed those.