Our first visit of 2019 was to Pennington Flash, one of our regular sites which always provides a good morning’s bird watching.
Ten members of the group attended and a total of 45 species were recorded.
Highlights of this visit included:
- A mixed flock of about 10 Lesser Redpoll and 3 Siskin
- A Treecreeper
- The large number of Goosander
- 3 Goldeneye
- Willow Tit, Grey Wagtail and Bullfinch
Thanks to Colin Ratcliff who took a ‘shot in the dark’ and used Photoshop to recover this image of the Treecreeper.
Click ‘Continue reading’ for the full list of species seen and some more pictures taken at Pennington.
Species | Number Seen |
---|---|
Blackbird | Several |
Black-headed Gull | Hundreds |
Blue Tit | A few |
Bullfinch | A few |
Canada Goose | Many |
Carrion Crow | Several |
Chaffinch | A few |
Coal Tit | A few |
Coot | Many |
Cormorant | c.15 |
Dunnock | 1 |
Gadwall | c.10 |
Goldeneye | 3 |
Goldfinch | A few |
Goosander | 12+ |
Great Crested Grebe | 2 |
Great Tit | Several |
Greenfinch | 2 |
Grey Heron | 3 |
Grey Wagtail | 1 |
Jackdaw | A few |
Jay | Heard only |
Lapwing | Many |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | A few |
Lesser Redpoll | c.10 |
Long-tailed Tit | Several |
Magpie | Several |
Mallard | Many |
Moorhen | Many |
Mute Swan | Many |
Nuthatch | Heard only |
Oystercatcher | Several |
Pheasant | 1 |
Pied Wagtail | 2 |
Reed Bunting | Several |
Robin | Several |
Shoveler | Several |
Siskin | 3 |
Song Thrush | Heard only |
Stock Dove | 5 |
Teal | Many |
Treecreeper | 1 |
Tufted Duck | A few |
Willow Tit | A few |
Woodpigeon | Several |
Last Updated on February 23, 2019