Birding Group Visit to Pennington Flash 10th January 2012
Birding Group Visit to Pennington Flash 10th January 2012
This was the first day of the new birding group term and it started with a regular of the group – Pennington Flash. Unusually for the time of year, the weather was really quite mild and even the usual wind tunnel effect in “Horrock’s hide” was ameliorated by the mild weather ; last year at this time it was a different story. The birding was good all round with sightings of Goldeneye (male female and juvenile) and also Goosander and,more usually, Tufted Duck. At the Tom Edmonson hide there were lots of Teal but, particularly pleasing, there were three (at least) Snipe sitting on the left hand bank just behind the reeds.
The Ramsdale hide had some more Goosander and also Pochard. The Teal hide additionally had Gadwall and Shoveler and the Bunting hide had all the usual birds though in smaller numbers. A particularly nice sight was the arrival of around a dozen Long-tailed Tits. Throughout the site there were the usual large numbers of Black-headed Gulls, Mallards, Mute Swans and smaller numbers of Lapwing. According to the noticeboard there was supposed to be a Scaup around somewhere but none of us could spot it. The group was well represented with around a dozen of us able to make the first outing. In particular it was pleasant to have such a mild day for our first group meeting.
Bird Sightings : Horrock’s Hide
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Mallard | 30 |
| Tufted Duck | 10 |
| Goldeneye | 5 |
| Goosander | 2 |
| Cormorant | 6 |
| Great Crested Grebe | 1 |
| Moorhen | 4 |
| Coot | 20 |
| Lapwing | 100 |
| Black-headed Gull | 40 |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 |
Bird Sightings : Tom Edmonson Hide
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Canada Goose | 4 |
| Teal | 12 |
| Grey Heron | 1 |
| Snipe | 3 |
Bird Sightings : Ramsadale Hide
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Pochard | 6 |
| Goosander | 3 |
Bird Sightings : Teal Hide
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Mute Swan | 6 |
| Gadwall | 4 |
| Teal | 30 |
| Shoveler | 6 |
| Tufted Duck | 20 |
| Coot | 6 |
Bird Sightings : Bunting Hide
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Moorhen | 4 |
| Blue Tit | 2 |
| Great Tit | 3 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Willow Tit | 1 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 10 |
| Blackbird | 4 |
| Robin | 3 |
| Chaffinch | 2 |
| Greenfinch | 1 |
| Bullfinch | 12 |
| Reed Bunting | 2 |