Pennington Flash 12th January 2016
The first birding group morning of the new year was to Pennington Flash. The weather held out and although it was overcast at the outset, the sun eventually came out before the rain started again around mid-day. We managed to stay dry, though and had a great start to our year with some forty-three species including great views of a mixed flock of Siskin and Lesser Redpolls, two Kingfishers, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers and even a Water Rail !
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash Environs
| Species |
Count |
| Common Wood Pigeon |
8 |
| Common Kingfisher |
1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
1 |
| Eurasian Magpie |
8 |
| Carrion Crow |
2 |
| Great Tit |
6 |
| Eurasian Blue Tit |
10 |
| Dunnock |
2 |
| Reed Bunting |
4 |
| Common Chaffinch |
20 |
| European Greenfinch |
2 |
| Lesser Redpoll |
6 |
| Eurasian Siskin |
20 |
| European Goldfinch |
3 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash Horrocks Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Canada Goose |
30 |
| Mute Swan |
12 |
| Mallard |
20 |
| Common Teal |
8 |
| Tufted Duck |
30 |
| Common Goldeneye |
1 |
| Little Grebe |
1 |
| Great Crested Grebe |
2 |
| Great Cormorant |
6 |
| Common Moorhen |
6 |
| Common Coot |
20 |
| Northern Lapwing |
50 |
| Common Snipe |
2 |
| Black-headed Gull |
8 |
| Herring Gull |
1 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
1 |
| European Robin |
1 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash Tom Edmonson Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Mute Swan |
2 |
| Gadwall |
1 |
| Mallard |
12 |
| Tufted Duck |
8 |
| Common Goldeneye |
1 |
| Great Crested Grebe |
2 |
| Grey Heron |
1 |
| Common Coot |
4 |
| Common Kingfisher |
1 |
| Long-tailed Tit |
10 |
| Song Thrush |
1 |
| Eurasian Bullfinch |
1 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash Teal Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Northern Shoveler |
6 |
| Common Teal |
20 |
| Common Merganser (Goosander) |
8 |
| Great Cormorant |
1 |
Bird Sightings : Pennington Flash Bunting Hide
| Species |
Count |
| Mallard |
12 |
| Water Rail |
1 |
| Common Moorhen |
6 |
| Rock Dove |
10 |
| Stock Dove |
10 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
1 |
| Eurasian Magpie |
6 |
| Willow Tit |
1 |
| Great Tit |
2 |
| Eurasian Blue Tit |
6 |
| Long-tailed Tit |
8 |
| European Robin |
1 |
| Eurasian Blackbird |
4 |
| Dunnock |
1 |
| Reed Bunting |
8 |
| Common Chaffinch |
20 |
| Eurasian Bullfinch |
2 |
| European Goldfinch |
4 |
