Pennington is always worth a visit at any time of the year. Just goes to show what can be achieved if a local authority have a little foresight...Stockport, take note !
JOHN TYMON said
Wed Nov 7 7:47 AM, 2012
Phil Panton wrote:
Pennington is always worth a visit at any time of the year. Just goes to show what can be achieved if a local authority have a little foresight...Stockport, take note !
I think soon we will be looking in hindsight at how penny was in the past as many of the countryside rangers have just been made redundant and most of the others diverted to other departments.There was a time when there was a walk in visitors centre manned by 2 people at all times,and many permanent full time rangers with additional seasonal rangers ,who's job it was maintaining the habitat and patrolling the sight. So as far as I can see the Local Authority had foresight 30 years ago,but due to the economy,where money gets diverted to what is concieved as more important things these days,keeping sights like penny as it was, will become a thing of the past soon .Its a fact of life everywhere, that seem unavoidable ,and unfortunately will become the norm in most local Authorities :( At one time many sites had regular volunteers,but health and safety killed that somewhat. Its no different in Cheshire where sites like Riley Moss which once had many rangers now like other local sites has very few staff and most having to cover many sites. :(
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Wednesday 7th of November 2012 07:52:31 AM
JOHN TYMON said
Mon Nov 5 1:25 AM, 2012
pm Goldeneye-13 great crested grebe-55 siskin-20+ redwing c50 fieldfare-10 little grebe-8 goosander-5 wigeon-2 teal-150+ bar headed goose -1 under burger van plus the usuals :)
JOHN TYMON said
Mon Nov 5 1:22 AM, 2012
Tanmay Dixit wrote:
Hi John, was nice to see you yesterday
Where did you see the redpolls and siskins? didn't see any myself, but don't know the flash that well to be honest. didn't get any goldeneye either. Be nice to know as I've never seen lesser redpoll/siskin at the flash
Otherwise sightings were pretty similar, I counted 60 shoveler plus at least 300 tufed duck and 10 Great crested grebes. Also 1 drake pochard. Single redhead goosander 4 willow tit and various charms of goldfinches were nice
1 kestrel; and one extremely distant raptor which was mobbed by a carrion crow. the raptor looked incredibly small (just over half the size of the crow) and was falcon shaped. Couldn't say for sure but just from size I'd go for a very distant merlin. This was seen from the north on the flash, looking north...
best w
Tanmay
-- Edited by Tanmay Dixit on Sunday 4th of November 2012 11:16:32 AM
siskins were in a few groups near to bunting hide and by canal briidge ,the redpolls at the west end ,goldeneye in ramsdales flash mainly :)
Craig Higson said
Mon Nov 5 12:02 AM, 2012
The rucks are always a good bet for redpoll and/ or siskins. Also the path around the back of the reserve can be good for them in the alders.
Vicky Harper said
Sun Nov 4 7:31 PM, 2012
It was my first time at the Flash yesterday. I was really impressed and will definitely be returning shortly.
6 Dunnock 2 Grey Heron 1 Song Thrush 5 Redwing 12 Cormorant 15 Magpie on the feeders at Bunting Hide at one time Bullfinch (3 m + 2 f) Chaffinch (6m + 7 f) Somebody spotted a Brambling from Bunting Hide but I didn't catch sight of it. Flock of Goldfinch + 3 Goldfinch feeding on the ground close to the feeders. 6 Greenfinch 8 Great Crested Grebe 5 Little Grebe Flock of Long-Tailed Tit 3 Nuthatch Pheasant (heard) 2 Collared Dove Numerous Woodpigeon 4 Stock Dove 30 Lapwing 8 Gadwall 4 Garganey 1 Goldeneye 6 Pochard 3 Goosander (1 m + 2 f) 40+ Tufted Blue Tit Great Tit Coal Tit 3 Willow Tit (one rung with a red and blue ring on it's right foot) 2 Goldcrest Great Spotted Woodpecker
-- Edited by Vicky Sumner on Sunday 4th of November 2012 09:37:22 PM
Tanmay Dixit said
Sun Nov 4 11:13 AM, 2012
Hi John, was nice to see you yesterday
Where did you see the redpolls and siskins? didn't see any myself, but don't know the flash that well to be honest. didn't get any goldeneye either. Be nice to know as I've never seen lesser redpoll/siskin at the flash
Otherwise sightings were pretty similar, I counted 60 shoveler plus at least 300 tufed duck and 10 Great crested grebes. Also 1 drake pochard. Single redhead goosander 4 willow tit and various charms of goldfinches were nice
1 kestrel; and one extremely distant raptor which was mobbed by a carrion crow. the raptor looked incredibly small (just over half the size of the crow) and was falcon shaped. Couldn't say for sure but just from size I'd go for a very distant merlin. This was seen from the north on the flash, looking north...
best w
Tanmay
-- Edited by Tanmay Dixit on Sunday 4th of November 2012 11:16:32 AM
JOHN TYMON said
Sat Nov 3 11:41 PM, 2012
11.30-1600 pink footed geese-39 NW 13.30 Fieldfare-125 Redwing-50+ Song Thrush-8 Teal -250+(boosted by a lot coming from the direction of Lightshaw where it sounded like there was shooting of some kind) Shoveler-50+ Wigeon-5 Goldcrest-1 Common Snipe-8 Little Grebe-9 Goldeneye-8+ Lapwing-c300 nuthatch-1 siskin- 15 redpoll-6 plus the usuals
james hall said
Sat Nov 3 3:13 AM, 2012
11:30 - 1 30 produced
1 nuthatch(bunting hide) 1 kestral 20 magpie(at once in bunting record for me) 7 snipe 20+ redwing 4 willow tits 3 coal tits
but a very big differance to martin mere yesterday
JOHN TYMON said
Fri Nov 2 11:28 PM, 2012
pm pf note Goldeneye- 7 (1m,6f) Wigeon-5 Siskin-20+ Nuthatch-1 Common Snipe-10 Redwing-c50 Goosander-3 f Kestrel-1 Sparrowhawk-1
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Nov 2 12:48 AM, 2012
Black-necked Grebe present at the western end this morning.
Also around the flash, single Wigeon, 60 Snipe and 10 Redwing.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Oct 30 6:26 PM, 2012
So far this morning:
330 Pink-footed Geese, in a few skeins heading mostly east 31 Snipe 8 Goldeneye 2 Buzzard
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Oct 30 6:21 PM, 2012
The Pennington Bittern wasn't seen after its initial finding; nor has it been seen so far today either! The two birds being reported the same day is pure coincidence, Wigan Flashes alone could and probably does harbour at least a few Bitterns
Mike Passant said
Tue Oct 30 5:40 PM, 2012
I see Bitterns were reported yesterday at both Pennington and at Wigan Flashes (the latter report quotes "late morning", a bird in flight over Bryn marsh). I don't know if the Pennington bird was seen after Barry Hulme found it early on, - did it stay on beyond say 10.30 a.m. and get seen later through the day at Penny, (meaning obviously that two different birds are involved) or if not, it could well be the Bryn Marsh individual which had moved on from Pennington?
I'm always grateful to finders, but if observers could please log precise timings for scarcer (in my case "target") species, it would be greatly appreciated, and a major help in me (wearing my twitching hat") deciding when/if to come down there.
Thanks, Mike P.
Jon Taverner said
Mon Oct 29 5:34 PM, 2012
Bittern at top end of Ramsdale near canal. Excellent find by Barry Hulme amid the reeds.
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Oct 28 11:00 PM, 2012
Late AM/PM with Charlie Owen Pochard-22 Tufted Duck-170 Goldeneye-6(2m,4f) Goosander-8 (7f,1m) Great Crested Grebe-53 Redwing-c150 Fieldfare-5 Siskin-12 Goldfinch-25 Common Snipe-12 Little Grebe-7 Teal-125+ Goldcrest-3 Long tailed Tit-20 Kestrel-1 Pied Wagtail-15 (on Golf Coarse)
Ian Boote said
Sun Oct 28 10:40 PM, 2012
Greylag goose, redshank and two other waders on the spit spooked and flew back down among Canada Geese bedfore proper ID. Also 4 Goosanders and Nuthatches on feeders and a flock of redwings
Craig Higson said
Sun Oct 28 10:56 AM, 2012
No sign of the Firecrest this am, although conditions less than ideal. I did see 3 Goldcrests, 7 redwings over and 2 Willow Tits which were about the only other things of note.
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Sunday 28th of October 2012 03:44:02 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Oct 28 12:56 AM, 2012
This morning, a single Black-tailed Godwit with Lapwings and c650 Pink-footed Geese over.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Bernard McGurrin said
Sat Oct 27 8:19 PM, 2012
Ian McKerchar wrote:
12 adult Whooper Swan flew south at 4.40 this afternoon.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
I saw these swans fly over Bickershaw rucks about the same time but couldn't make a positive id as my line of sight was blocked by trees, by the time i got in the clear they had gone so its nice to get this id confirmation, cheers
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Oct 27 7:11 PM, 2012
Firecrest present at 11am this morning. One showed well briefly (calling often) in trees and scrub along the north shore of the flash, in between the shoreline and path along the base of Ramsdales Ruck, towards the western end.
Info thanks to David Wilson
JOHN TYMON said
Sat Oct 27 4:16 PM, 2012
Ian McKerchar wrote:
Firecrest present at 11am this morning. One showed well briefly (calling often) in trees and scrub along the north shore of the flash, in between the shoreline and path along the base of Ramsdales Ruck, towards the western end.
Info thanks to David Wilson
no sign of the firecrest this early afternoon 6 goldeneye and quite a few redwings only real things of note The firecrest was on birdguides at 15,26 ,so maybe someone re-found it
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Saturday 27th of October 2012 05:06:14 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Oct 27 3:31 AM, 2012
12 adult Whooper Swan flew south at 4.40 this afternoon.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Oct 27 3:26 AM, 2012
1550 Pink-footed Geese over today, in 5 skiens mainly heading west.
Also, 2 Raven south and 9 Goldeneye (including a single drake).
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Oct 24 5:15 AM, 2012
This morning:
42 Pink-footed Geese over 29 Skylark 10 Redwing 1 Goldeneye
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Oct 22 4:28 AM, 2012
Black-necked Grebe still present this morning, also 4 Wigeon and 2 Goldeneye.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Oct 19 4:34 AM, 2012
At 5.30 this evening a Short-eared Owl flew across from the other side of the canal and began hunting over Ramsdale's Ruck.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Oct 19 4:33 AM, 2012
This early morning:
Black-necked Grebe still present off the western end. 3 Goosander 7 Wigeon 2 Goldeneye
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Oct 18 5:51 AM, 2012
Black-necked Grebe and 2 Goldeneye present this morning.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Oct 15 7:03 PM, 2012
Black-necked Grebe still present this morning.
Also:
2 female Goldeneye 3 Wigeon 10 Snipe 33 Redwing
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Oct 14 11:17 PM, 2012
AM/PM-Wi Paul Brown and Charlie Owen Black Necked Grebe-1 west end Little Grebe - 12 Kingfisher-1 Kestrel-1 imm male Common Buzzard-2 Goldeneye-3 F/Imm Wigeon-1 Meadow Pipit-12 >s Skylark-a few south Great crested Grebe-30+ Cormorant-33 Mandarin-1 Plus the usuals
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Oct 11 11:44 PM, 2012
This morning:
34 Snipe 6 Wigeon Possible Black-necked Grebe at the western end but unconfirmed due to poor views.
5 Goosander 26 Wigeon 3 Redwing 1000 Pink-footed Geese SE at 9.55 and 200 NW at 10.20
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Oct 10 4:28 AM, 2012
Sightings from today:
1 female Goldeneye 3 Buzzard 2 Nuthatch
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Oct 7 8:34 PM, 2012
Full circle of the flash mainly in the fog,produced very little of note apart from about a dozen song thrush,30+ meadow pipit on the rucks,5 little grebe and 2 kingfisher :) plus the usuals :)
Chris Harper said
Sun Oct 7 3:22 AM, 2012
Pretty quiet, but a lovely day for a visit. Highlights: 2+ Willow Tits at Bunting Hide feeders. Wigeon 6 Teal 7 Shoveler Kestrel 3 Snipe Nuthatch 12 Gadwall 4 Bullfinch
JOHN TYMON said
Fri Oct 5 11:08 PM, 2012
PM KINGFISHER-1 KESTREL-1 PINTAIL-2 ECLIPSE/IMM MALE(RAMMIES SCRAPE) WIGEON-3 NUTHATCH-1 RUFF - 1 JUV MALE-FLYING ROUND END OF SPIT AT 2PM,COULDN'T RE-LOCATE AFTER
JOHN TYMON said
Thu Oct 4 1:53 PM, 2012
Ian McKerchar wrote:
5 Swallow through together this morning too.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
and 1 water rail pm
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Oct 4 6:25 AM, 2012
5 Swallow through together this morning too.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Paul Richardson said
Wed Oct 3 12:13 PM, 2012
Early session today 0830 - 11am, bright, breezy, distinctly chilly in the hides facing the wind!
Redwing - 2 over canal - first this autumn for me Common Buzzard - over trees at edge of bypass
Greater Black Backed Gull on buoy and end of spit at 0830
10.30 Ruff on end of spit, and flying with Lapwings (Lifetime tick! ) 1 Green Sandpiper right of spit
Also
Teal - 12 around spit, several elsewhere Shoveler - quite numerous from Tom Ed and Teal Hides Gadwall - ditto
1 Jay 1 Chiffchaff singing (first for several months - very possibly last till Spring!) 4 Willow Warbler
Bunting Hide - ground still flooded around feeders - at least 8 Magpies and 4 grey sqirrels present! 2 Willow Tit 1 Nuthatch 2 Bullfinch males + usuals
Paul
-- Edited by Paul Richardson on Wednesday 3rd of October 2012 12:24:10 PM
JOHN TYMON said
Wed Oct 3 8:04 AM, 2012
Ian McKerchar wrote:
Today:
Ruff still present 3 Snipe Single Green Sandpiper on a flooded section of golf course
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
further to the above
Ruff flew off with some lapwing about 11.30,never came back up to 3pm Common snipe-20 nuthatch-1 kingfisher-1 chiffchaff-2
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Wednesday 3rd of October 2012 08:05:19 AM
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Oct 3 5:39 AM, 2012
Today:
Ruff still present 3 Snipe Single Green Sandpiper on a flooded section of golf course
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Oct 2 3:42 AM, 2012
Also today:
2 Green Sandpipers flew around the spit and the off SE 60 Pink-footed Geese flew east prior to 8.40am
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
JOHN TYMON said
Tue Oct 2 12:32 AM, 2012
pm Ruff- 1 Juv Male Gadwall - 42 Nuthatch-2 Kingfisher-1 Common Buzzard-2 plus the usuals
brian fielding said
Sun Sep 30 6:33 PM, 2012
Ruff present on spit from horrocks hide.nuthatch at bunting hide
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Sep 30 3:43 PM, 2012
Late AM/PM RUFF-1 JUV MALE KINGFISHER-1 CHIFFCHAFF-1 COMMON SNIPE-8 KESTREL-1 SPARROWHAWK-1 common buzzard-1 PINTAIL-1 F/IMM
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 30th of September 2012 04:59:00 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Sep 29 8:13 PM, 2012
Black-necked Grebe still present this morning and also 2 Raven but no sign of the Red-breasted Merganser.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
JOHN TYMON said
Sat Sep 29 8:03 PM, 2012
AM/PM Hobby hunting the few swallows at the west end late am this morning,headed off towards byrom hall after the hurrundines. pintail-1 f wigeon-5 kingfisher-1 Siskin -6 behind the rammies hide (forgot these when i posted yesterday)
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Sunday 30th of September 2012 08:47:41 AM
JOHN TYMON said
Fri Sep 28 11:23 PM, 2012
pm wi Charlie Owen Red- brested merganser- was just to the west of the boat clubs,when a boat came out and it flew up to plank lane end did a circle and flew sw fairly high about 2pm,It could have come back down,but we could not find it again at the SE bay or the east end of the flash,it could have gone back down the west end,but it was fairly high flying sw when last seen. Kingfisher-1 Kestrel-1 Common Buzzard-5 Wigeon-5 a few swallows through a few meadow pipits and skylark on the ruck
Just goes to show what can be achieved if a local authority have a little foresight...Stockport, take note !
I think soon we will be looking in hindsight at how penny was in the past as many of the countryside rangers have just been made redundant and most of the others diverted to other departments.There was a time when there was a walk in visitors centre manned by 2 people at all times,and many permanent full time rangers with additional seasonal rangers ,who's job it was maintaining the habitat and patrolling the sight.
So as far as I can see the Local Authority had foresight 30 years ago,but due to the economy,where money gets diverted to what is concieved as more important things these days,keeping sights like penny as it was, will become a thing of the past soon .Its a fact of life everywhere, that seem unavoidable ,and unfortunately will become the norm in most local Authorities :(
At one time many sites had regular volunteers,but health and safety killed that somewhat.
Its no different in Cheshire where sites like Riley Moss which once had many rangers now like other local sites has very few staff and most having to cover many sites.
:(
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Wednesday 7th of November 2012 07:52:31 AM
Goldeneye-13
great crested grebe-55
siskin-20+
redwing c50
fieldfare-10
little grebe-8
goosander-5
wigeon-2
teal-150+
bar headed goose -1 under burger van
plus the usuals :)
siskins were in a few groups near to bunting hide and by canal briidge ,the redpolls at the west end ,goldeneye in ramsdales flash mainly :)
6 Dunnock
2 Grey Heron
1 Song Thrush
5 Redwing
12 Cormorant
15 Magpie on the feeders at Bunting Hide at one time
Bullfinch (3 m + 2 f)
Chaffinch (6m + 7 f)
Somebody spotted a Brambling from Bunting Hide but I didn't catch sight of it.
Flock of Goldfinch + 3 Goldfinch feeding on the ground close to the feeders.
6 Greenfinch
8 Great Crested Grebe
5 Little Grebe
Flock of Long-Tailed Tit
3 Nuthatch
Pheasant (heard)
2 Collared Dove
Numerous Woodpigeon
4 Stock Dove
30 Lapwing
8 Gadwall
4 Garganey
1 Goldeneye
6 Pochard
3 Goosander (1 m + 2 f)
40+ Tufted
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
3 Willow Tit (one rung with a red and blue ring on it's right foot)
2 Goldcrest
Great Spotted Woodpecker
-- Edited by Vicky Sumner on Sunday 4th of November 2012 09:37:22 PM
Where did you see the redpolls and siskins? didn't see any myself, but don't know the flash that well to be honest. didn't get any goldeneye either. Be nice to know as I've never seen lesser redpoll/siskin at the flash
Otherwise sightings were pretty similar, I counted 60 shoveler plus at least 300 tufed duck and 10 Great crested grebes. Also 1 drake pochard.
Single redhead goosander
4 willow tit and various charms of goldfinches were nice
1 kestrel; and one extremely distant raptor which was mobbed by a carrion crow. the raptor looked incredibly small (just over half the size of the crow) and was falcon shaped. Couldn't say for sure but just from size I'd go for a very distant merlin. This was seen from the north on the flash, looking north...
best w
Tanmay
-- Edited by Tanmay Dixit on Sunday 4th of November 2012 11:16:32 AM
pink footed geese-39 NW 13.30
Fieldfare-125
Redwing-50+
Song Thrush-8
Teal -250+(boosted by a lot coming from the direction of Lightshaw where it sounded like there was shooting of some kind)
Shoveler-50+
Wigeon-5
Goldcrest-1
Common Snipe-8
Little Grebe-9
Goldeneye-8+
Lapwing-c300
nuthatch-1
siskin- 15
redpoll-6
plus the usuals
1 nuthatch(bunting hide)
1 kestral
20 magpie(at once in bunting record for me)
7 snipe
20+ redwing
4 willow tits
3 coal tits
but a very big differance to martin mere yesterday
Goldeneye- 7 (1m,6f)
Wigeon-5
Siskin-20+
Nuthatch-1
Common Snipe-10
Redwing-c50
Goosander-3 f
Kestrel-1
Sparrowhawk-1
Also around the flash, single Wigeon, 60 Snipe and 10 Redwing.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
330 Pink-footed Geese, in a few skeins heading mostly east
31 Snipe
8 Goldeneye
2 Buzzard
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
I see Bitterns were reported yesterday at both Pennington and at Wigan Flashes (the latter report quotes "late morning", a bird in flight over Bryn marsh). I don't know if the Pennington bird was seen after Barry Hulme found it early on, - did it stay on beyond say 10.30 a.m. and get seen later through the day at Penny, (meaning obviously that two different birds are involved) or if not, it could well be the Bryn Marsh individual which had moved on from Pennington?
I'm always grateful to finders, but if observers could please log precise timings for scarcer (in my case "target") species, it would be greatly appreciated, and a major help in me (wearing my twitching hat") deciding when/if to come down there.
Thanks,
Mike P.
Pochard-22
Tufted Duck-170
Goldeneye-6(2m,4f)
Goosander-8 (7f,1m)
Great Crested Grebe-53
Redwing-c150
Fieldfare-5
Siskin-12
Goldfinch-25
Common Snipe-12
Little Grebe-7
Teal-125+
Goldcrest-3
Long tailed Tit-20
Kestrel-1
Pied Wagtail-15 (on Golf Coarse)
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Sunday 28th of October 2012 03:44:02 PM
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Info thanks to David Wilson
no sign of the firecrest this early afternoon
6 goldeneye and quite a few redwings only real things of note
The firecrest was on birdguides at 15,26 ,so maybe someone re-found it
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Saturday 27th of October 2012 05:06:14 PM
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Also, 2 Raven south and 9 Goldeneye (including a single drake).
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
42 Pink-footed Geese over
29 Skylark
10 Redwing
1 Goldeneye
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Black-necked Grebe still present off the western end.
3 Goosander
7 Wigeon
2 Goldeneye
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Also:
2 female Goldeneye
3 Wigeon
10 Snipe
33 Redwing
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Black Necked Grebe-1 west end
Little Grebe - 12
Kingfisher-1
Kestrel-1 imm male
Common Buzzard-2
Goldeneye-3 F/Imm
Wigeon-1
Meadow Pipit-12 >s
Skylark-a few south
Great crested Grebe-30+
Cormorant-33
Mandarin-1
Plus the usuals
34 Snipe
6 Wigeon
Possible Black-necked Grebe at the western end but unconfirmed due to poor views.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
7 pochard
teal
shoveler
female goldeneye
snipe
nuthatch
5 Goosander
26 Wigeon
3 Redwing
1000 Pink-footed Geese SE at 9.55 and 200 NW at 10.20
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
1 female Goldeneye
3 Buzzard
2 Nuthatch
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
plus the usuals :)
Highlights:
2+ Willow Tits at Bunting Hide feeders.
Wigeon
6 Teal
7 Shoveler
Kestrel
3 Snipe
Nuthatch
12 Gadwall
4 Bullfinch
KINGFISHER-1
KESTREL-1
PINTAIL-2 ECLIPSE/IMM MALE(RAMMIES SCRAPE)
WIGEON-3
NUTHATCH-1
RUFF - 1 JUV MALE-FLYING ROUND END OF SPIT AT 2PM,COULDN'T RE-LOCATE AFTER
and 1 water rail pm
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Redwing - 2 over canal - first this autumn for me
Common Buzzard - over trees at edge of bypass
Greater Black Backed Gull on buoy and end of spit at 0830
10.30 Ruff on end of spit, and flying with Lapwings (Lifetime tick!
1 Green Sandpiper right of spit
Also
Teal - 12 around spit, several elsewhere
Shoveler - quite numerous from Tom Ed and Teal Hides
Gadwall - ditto
1 Jay
1 Chiffchaff singing (first for several months - very possibly last till Spring!)
4 Willow Warbler
Bunting Hide - ground still flooded around feeders - at least 8 Magpies and 4 grey sqirrels present!
2 Willow Tit
1 Nuthatch
2 Bullfinch males
+ usuals
Paul
-- Edited by Paul Richardson on Wednesday 3rd of October 2012 12:24:10 PM
further to the above
Ruff flew off with some lapwing about 11.30,never came back up to 3pm
Common snipe-20
nuthatch-1
kingfisher-1
chiffchaff-2
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Wednesday 3rd of October 2012 08:05:19 AM
Ruff still present
3 Snipe
Single Green Sandpiper on a flooded section of golf course
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
2 Green Sandpipers flew around the spit and the off SE
60 Pink-footed Geese flew east prior to 8.40am
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ruff- 1 Juv Male
Gadwall - 42
Nuthatch-2
Kingfisher-1
Common Buzzard-2
plus the usuals
RUFF-1 JUV MALE
KINGFISHER-1
CHIFFCHAFF-1
COMMON SNIPE-8
KESTREL-1
SPARROWHAWK-1
common buzzard-1
PINTAIL-1 F/IMM
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 30th of September 2012 04:59:00 PM
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Hobby hunting the few swallows at the west end late am this morning,headed off towards byrom hall after the hurrundines.
pintail-1 f
wigeon-5
kingfisher-1
Siskin -6 behind the rammies hide (forgot these when i posted yesterday)
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Sunday 30th of September 2012 08:47:41 AM
Red- brested merganser- was just to the west of the boat clubs,when a boat came out and it flew up to plank lane end did a circle and flew sw fairly high about 2pm,It could have come back down,but we could not find it again at the SE bay or the east end of the flash,it could have gone back down the west end,but it was fairly high flying sw when last seen.
Kingfisher-1
Kestrel-1
Common Buzzard-5
Wigeon-5
a few swallows through
a few meadow pipits and skylark on the ruck