Birding Group Visit to Pennington Flash : 29th October 2013
Our birding group morning this week was supposed to be at Wigan Flashes but, as so often happens with Wigan, the poor weather meant that the visit was transferred to Pennington Flash. There were periods of heavy rain and periods of some sunshine so we dodged from hide to hide managing to keep dry and still see some nice birds including a Kingfisher from the Tom Edmondson Hide – something that is becoming quite frequent – and, from the same hide, a smattering of Redwing.Other than that it was the usual picture for Pennington but there were quite a few Pochards on the Flash and also a pair of Goldeneye. The overcast sky mixed with some quite bright sunlight coming under the cloud meant that the water was lit very pleasantly making some of the ducks look particularly attractive including the Gadwall from the Teal Hide which showed just how sophisticated their plumage is; on a duller day they would have looked quite plain.
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash : Environs
| Species |
Count |
| Canada Goose |
40 |
| Mute Swan |
6 |
| Common Pochard |
10 |
| Tufted Duck |
12 |
| Eurasian Common Moorhen |
6 |
| Common Coot |
20 |
| Northern Lapwing |
40 |
| Willow Tit |
1 |
| European Robin |
1 |
| Chaffinch |
4 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash : Horrocks Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Common Teal |
12 |
| Tufted Duck |
20 |
| Common Goldeneye |
2 |
| Great Crested Grebe |
6 |
| Northern Great Cormorant |
8 |
| Grey Heron |
1 |
| Common Coot |
6 |
| Eurasian Magpie |
8 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash : Tom Edmondson Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Mute Swan |
4 |
| Mallard |
2 |
| Northern Shoveler |
3 |
| Common Teal |
8 |
| Tufted Duck |
2 |
| Eurasian Common Moorhen |
2 |
| Common Kingfisher |
1 |
| Common Blue Tit |
2 |
| Northern Wren |
2 |
| Eurasian Blackbird |
1 |
| Redwing |
2 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash : Ramsdale Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Mallard |
12 |
| Northern Shoveler |
8 |
| Tufted Duck |
6 |
| Little Grebe |
1 |
| Grey Heron |
1 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash : Teal Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Mute Swan |
2 |
| Gadwall |
20 |
| Northern Shoveler |
10 |
| Common Teal |
1 |
| Tufted Duck |
4 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash : Bunting Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Eurasian Common Moorhen |
2 |
| Eurasian Magpie |
6 |
| Willow Tit |
2 |
| Great Tit |
4 |
| Eurasian Nuthatch |
2 |
| European Robin |
1 |
| Dunnock |
1 |
| Common Bullfinch |
2 |
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