Pennington Flash, one of our regular sites, never fails to provide a good morning’s bird watching even when, as on this occasion, the weather was less than ideal. Nine members of the group attended our first outing of 2018 and a total of 40 species were recorded.
Highlights on this occasion included:
- The large number of Goosander
- 15 long-tailed tits on the bird feeders
- Water Rail
- Willow Tit
Click ‘Continue reading’ for the full list of species seen:
| Species | Number Seen | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbird | A few | |
| Black-headed Gull | Hundreds | |
| Blue Tit | A few | |
| Bullfinch | A few | |
| Canada Goose | Many | |
| Carrion Crow | A few | |
| Chaffinch | A few | |
| Coal Tit | One | |
| Coot | Hundreds | |
| Cormorant | Many | |
| Dunnock | A few | |
| Gadwall | A few | |
| Goldeneye | A few | |
| Goosander | Many | |
| Great Crested Grebe | A few | |
| Great Tit | Several | |
| Grey Heron | 2 | |
| Herring Gull | A few | |
| House Sparrow | 1 | |
| Hybrid Duck | A few | |
| Lapwing | Many | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Several | |
| Little Grebe | A few | |
| Long-tailed Tit | 15 | |
| Magpie | A few | |
| Mallard | Many | |
| Moorhen | Several | |
| Mute Swan | Several | |
| Nuthatch | 1 | |
| Oystercatcher | Many | |
| Reed Bunting | A few | |
| Robin | Several | |
| Shoveler | Many | |
| Song Thrush | 2 | |
| Teal | Many | |
| Tufted Duck | Several | |
| Water Rail | 1 | Peter G / Bill H |
| Willow Tit | 2 | |
| Woodpigeon | Several | |
| Wren | 2 |
Last Updated on March 13, 2018