Birding Group Visit : Pennington Flash : 28th January 2014
The first birding group date of the year that I could turn out for was the visit to Pennington Flash. It had been scheduled to be Redesmere but, as ever with Redesmere, it was changed to Pennington due to the wet weather. However, a new year begins a new year list so I was keen to get all the regulars that Pennington is reliable for. An unusual feature of this visit was the presence of large numbers of Goosander on the various bodies of water and a very brief glimpse of a small flock of Lesser Redpolls. There were lots of Snipe and Quite a few Pochard and the generally pleasant winter light made the various ducks look very splendid as they start smartening up for the breeding season.
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash : From Car Park
| Species |
Count |
| Canada Goose |
30 |
| Mute Swan |
30 |
| Mallard |
30 |
| Common Pochard |
8 |
| Tufted Duck |
6 |
| Common Goldeneye |
1 |
| Great Crested Grebe |
4 |
| Common Coot |
20 |
| Black-headed Gull |
30 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
1 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash : Horrocks Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Tufted Duck |
2 |
| Common Goldeneye |
2 |
| Goosander |
1 |
| Great Crested Grebe |
6 |
| Great Cormorant |
30 |
| Grey Heron |
1 |
| Northern Lapwing |
40 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash : Tom Edmondson Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Northern Shoveler |
4 |
| Common Teal |
8 |
| Tufted Duck |
6 |
| Goosander |
2 |
| Grey Heron |
2 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash : Ramsdale Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Mallard |
12 |
| Common Teal |
12 |
| Goosander |
10 |
| Little Grebe |
1 |
| Great Crested Grebe |
2 |
| Grey Heron |
2 |
| Common Snipe |
12 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash : Teal Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Gadwall |
20 |
| Northern Shoveler |
4 |
| Common Teal |
20 |
| Tufted Duck |
4 |
| Goosander |
4 |
| Little Grebe |
1 |
| Northern Lapwing |
8 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash : Bunting Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Eurasian Common Moorhen |
2 |
| Stock Dove |
6 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
1 |
| Eurasian Magpie |
1 |
| Willow Tit |
1 |
| Great Tit |
4 |
| Common Blue Tit |
6 |
| Long-tailed Tit |
6 |
| Eurasian Nuthatch |
1 |
| Eurasian Blackbird |
3 |
| Song Thrush |
1 |
| Dunnock |
1 |
| Reed Bunting |
2 |
| Chaffinch |
10 |
| European Greenfinch |
6 |
| Common Bullfinch |
6 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash : Environs
| Species |
Count |
| Common Pheasant |
1 |
| Common Kestrel |
2 |
| Coal Tit |
1 |
| European Robin |
2 |
| Mistle Thrush |
2 |
| Dunnock |
1 |
| Chaffinch |
6 |
| Lesser Redpoll |
20 |
