Before the Covid19 pandemic caused group activities to be suspended, two visits had taken place in 2020.
Thursday 12th February – Pennington Flash Country Park
The visit had been postponed from the Tuesday because of the atrocious weather conditions on the Tuesday. The Thursday morning was a bright cold and windy Winter morning with just one short sharp hail shower. Six members of the group attended and a total of 38 species were recorded. A particular highlight was the large number of Goosander seen (c.15).
Tuesday 10th March – Martin Mere WWT
One of our regular visits, on this occasion seven members of the group attended and a total of 49 species were recorded. It was a cloudy morning with some showers and strong winds.
As a result of the Covid19 restrictions the planned visits for the rest of the year were all cancelled.
The visits that had been planned were:
- 14th April – Lunt Meadows LWT, Sefton
- 12th May – Sizergh Castle NT / Leighton Moss RSPB
- 9th June – Yarrow Country Park, Chorley
- 14th July – Rivington Country Park, Bolton
- 8th September – Brockholes LWT, Preston
- 13th October – Speke Hall NT
- 27th October – Burton Mere RSPB & Dee Estuary
- 10th November – Marshside RSPB, Southport
- 8th December – Mere Sands Wood LWT, Rufford
Click ‘Continue reading’ for the full list of species seen on the February and March visits:
Pennington Flash 12th February (38)
Species | Number Seen | Note |
---|---|---|
Blackbird | Several | |
Black-headed Gull | Hundreds | |
Blue Tit | Several | |
Bullfinch | A few | |
Canada Goose | Many | |
Carrion Crow | Several | |
Chaffinch | A few | |
Common Gull | 1 | Peter H |
Coot | Many | |
Cormorant | Several | |
Dunnock | 1 | |
Gadwall | A few | |
Goldeneye | 3 | |
Goldfinch | A few | |
Goosander | c.15 | |
Great Crested Grebe | 3 | |
Great Spotted Woodpecker | Heard only | |
Great Tit | A few | |
Greenfinch | 2 | |
Grey Heron | A few | |
Hybrid Duck | Several | Domestic Mallard |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | A few | |
Little Grebe | 5 | |
Long-tailed Tit | Several | |
Magpie | Several | |
Mallard | Many | |
Mistle Thrush | Heard only | |
Moorhen | Many | |
Mute Swan | Many | |
Oystercatcher | A few | |
Pheasant | Heard only | |
Reed Bunting | Several | |
Robin | Several | |
Shoveler | Several | |
Stock Dove | A few | |
Tufted Duck | Many | |
Willow Tit | 2 | |
Woodpigeon | Many |
Martin Mere 10th March (49)
Species | Number Seen | Note |
---|---|---|
Avocet | c.20 | |
Blackbird | Several | |
Black-headed Gull | Hundreds | |
Black-tailed Godwit | Several | |
Blue Tit | Several | |
Buzzard | 2 | |
Canada Goose | Many | |
Carrion Crow | Several | |
Chaffinch | Several | |
Coot | Many | |
Cormorant | 32 | |
Curlew | Heard only | |
Dunnock | A few | |
Feral Pigeon | Several | |
Gadwall | 4 | (Jean) |
Goldfinch | Several | |
Great Black-backed Gull | 2 | |
Great Tit | Several | |
Great White Egret | 2 | |
Greenfinch | Several | |
Grey Heron | 1 | |
Greylag Goose | Many | |
Jackdaw | Several | |
Lapwing | Many | |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 2 | |
Little Egret | 2 | |
Long-tailed Tit | A few | |
Mallard | A few hundred | |
Marsh Harrier | 1 | |
Moorhen | A few | |
Oystercatcher | Many | |
Pheasant | A few | |
Pink-footed Goose | Hundreds | |
Pintail | Several | |
Pochard | A few | |
Reed Bunting | A few | |
Robin | A few | |
Ruff | Several | |
Shelduck | Many | |
Shoveler | Several | |
Siskin | 1 | |
Snipe | 1 | (Jean) |
Teal | A few hundred | |
Tree Sparrow | Several | |
Tufted Duck | Several | |
Whooper Swan | A few hundred | |
Wigeon | A few hundred | |
Woodpigeon | Several | |
Wren | 1 |
Last Updated on January 7, 2021