I SAW THE TERNS AND LITTLE GULLS FROM THE WEST END LOOKING TOWARDS THE YAUGHT CLUBS-BUT MOOCHIN ALL WAY ROUND IS DEFINATELY THE BEST BET
Pete Welch said
Sun Apr 19 8:30 PM, 2009
I've been really pleased to see a few species at Pennington but maybe I've been too quick to stick to the hides and the car park area - can anyone give me some pointers i.e. Little Gulls and Terns and the like - are these normally at distance on the flash itself and if so should I be walking round the west end - or is it just a case of circling the whole flash and checking everywhere?
Cheers, Peter
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Apr 19 5:25 PM, 2009
this aft 2 arctic terns 2 b.n.grebe 4 b.t godwit 2 adult little gull 1 common sandpiper plus loads of warblers,reed,willow,chiff chaff,blackcap,sedge.
Single Arctic Tern present up to 2:45pm atleast today also
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Apr 16 2:03 PM, 2009
Up to 2pm today
Single adult Little Gull 4 BNGrebes
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Apr 15 1:37 PM, 2009
Today up to 1pm
4 Black-necked Grebe 7 Black-tailed Godwit Curlew 6 Little Ringed Plover 5 Common Tern
Late news for yesterday:
Yellow Wagtail (John Beardsmore)
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Apr 14 5:25 PM, 2009
Took me a while to type it out John, it's on now.
Dave, please switch your 'phone on I rang you whilst I was there to ask you about your views after you saw it this morning as I was surprised no one else had noticed this.
Anyway, go to the discussions page NOW
JOHN TYMON said
Tue Apr 14 5:18 PM, 2009
Ian McKerchar wrote:
Anybody with an interest in the current Tree Pipit at Pennington and loves a huge dollop of controversy, please go to the discussion forum NOW
am i missin summatcan't find owt about it,do you mean on another website
dave broome said
Tue Apr 14 5:07 PM, 2009
The hind-claw on this morning's bird was rather long??
-- Edited by dave broome on Tuesday 14th of April 2009 04:18:54 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Apr 14 4:36 PM, 2009
Anybody with an interest in the current Tree Pipit at Pennington and loves a huge dollop of controversy, please go to the discussion forum NOW
dave broome said
Tue Apr 14 9:52 AM, 2009
Tree Pipit still singing on Ramsdale's Ruck this morning, exactly where you said John
Melanie Beckford said
Tue Apr 14 9:26 AM, 2009
brian fielding wrote:
sorry mel its not warfys fault, we have met before at paul wilsons looking for the firecrest and i should have remembered your name, hope you got the pipit anyway.
ha ha yeah l do rememeber, we got fabulous views of the bird singing and parachuting,was great thanks
brian fielding said
Tue Apr 14 5:30 AM, 2009
sorry mel its not warfys fault, we have met before at paul wilsons looking for the firecrest and i should have remembered your name, hope you got the pipit anyway.
Melanie Beckford said
Mon Apr 13 10:15 PM, 2009
brian fielding wrote:
08.30 till 16.30, nice to get a positive id on the tree pipit which was a site tick for a few pennington regulars, present all day on the ruck, also 2 black necked grebes, 7 blackwits, redshank, lrp, rp, wigeon, reed warbler, goldeneye and sparrowhawk. nice to see paul hammond, simon and natalie and the guy who owns the chippy in leigh, sorry didnt get your name.
errrrrr......Natalie?? that's what happens when introductions aren't done Warfy and names aren't remembered Brian
dave broome said
Mon Apr 13 9:34 PM, 2009
Cheers John, may manage another trip out to the dark side of the Borough tomorrow
JOHN TYMON said
Mon Apr 13 9:24 PM, 2009
just above the pool on the west bank of rammies,but due to disturbance this aft,wi dogs and kids everywere,it moved almost half way to plank lane at one time,but returned to the original spot later
dave broome said
Mon Apr 13 9:14 PM, 2009
no sign of Tree Pipit on Ramsdale's this evening, but may have been a bit late, as the Meadow Pipits were barely singing - did the Tree Pipit favour any particular area? 4 Black-Necked Grebe 5 Black-Tailed Godwit approx 2500 noisy Black-Headed Gulls roosting, very spread out in contrast to the tight winter roosts
brian fielding said
Mon Apr 13 6:28 PM, 2009
08.30 till 16.30, nice to get a positive id on the tree pipit which was a site tick for a few pennington regulars, present all day on the ruck, also 2 black necked grebes, 7 blackwits, redshank, lrp, rp, wigeon, reed warbler, goldeneye and sparrowhawk. nice to see paul hammond, simon and natalie and the guy who owns the chippy in leigh, sorry didnt get your name.
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Apr 13 10:14 AM, 2009
This morning, 13th
Med Gull at 6:30 then flew south Common Tern Whitethroat singing by Teal Hide Female Wheatear Up to 4 BNGrebes Tree Pipit still singing on Ramsdales Ruck
Info thanks to Barry Hulme, Carl Sefton and Brian Fielding
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Apr 12 8:58 PM, 2009
brian fielding wrote:
today 8am to 6pm, gutted to miss an osprey which was reported by a reliable birder flying north over the car park at 11.40 whilst i was sat in horrocks.did see 2 black necked grebes,7 blackwits, 2 redshank, 2 ringed plovers and 2 little ringed plovers, goldeneye, wigeon, white wagtail, shelduck,8 oystercatchers, buzzard, sparrowhawk. heard reed, willow warbler and blackcap. was told by some birders in horrocks that there was a tree pipit singing on the ruck so went to check it out, found the bird singing from the top of a small tree, to be honest i am not totaly clued up on tree pipit so couldnt be 100percent certain, watched it for about 20mins whilst it made display flights which always started from and returned to a tree. have now checked the song which sounds nearer to tree pipit than mipit, anyway will be back tomorrow to try again.john the possible garganey proved to be a teal when it came alot closer.
-- Edited by brian fielding on Sunday 12th of April 2009 07:36:00 PM
Could be worse i was in the car park at 11.35-so missed the ospray by 5 mins,glad the teal came closer,anyway it brightened up the last hour,and you never know maybe the tree pipit will find a mate
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Sunday 12th of April 2009 08:01:10 PM
brian fielding said
Sun Apr 12 8:32 PM, 2009
today 8am to 6pm, gutted to miss an osprey which was reported by a reliable birder flying north over the car park at 11.40 whilst i was sat in horrocks.did see 2 black necked grebes,7 blackwits, 2 redshank, 2 ringed plovers and 2 little ringed plovers, goldeneye, wigeon, white wagtail, shelduck,8 oystercatchers, buzzard, sparrowhawk. heard reed, willow warbler and blackcap. was told by some birders in horrocks that there was a tree pipit singing on the ruck so went to check it out, found the bird singing from the top of a small tree, to be honest i am not totaly clued up on tree pipit so couldnt be 100percent certain, watched it for about 20mins whilst it made display flights which always started from and returned to a tree. have now checked the song which sounds nearer to tree pipit than mipit, anyway will be back tomorrow to try again.john the possible garganey proved to be a teal when it came alot closer.
-- Edited by brian fielding on Sunday 12th of April 2009 07:36:00 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Apr 12 1:49 PM, 2009
Possible Tree Pipit reported singing on Ramsdales Ruck this afternoon.
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Apr 12 1:12 PM, 2009
AM-B.T.GODWIT-7 OYSTERCATCHER-8 B.N.GREBE-1 PAIR WHITE WAGTAIL-1 POSSIBLE FEM GARGANEY-MIDDLE OF FLASH-ABOUT 70% SURE,BUT DIDN'T COME CLOSE ENOUGH, PLUS ALL THE USUAL
Gary Gorner said
Sat Apr 11 5:14 PM, 2009
saturday 2.00-4.30pm 2 little gull 4 redshank 5 snipe 6 oystercatchers 5 little ringed plover 1 black cap 4 willow warbler 5 chiff chaff 2 black necked grebe 2 little greebe 54 tufted duck (infront of new hide) tree creeper bunting hide 2 willow tit several bullfinch and reed buntings and all the usual stuff
JOHN TYMON said
Sat Apr 11 2:52 PM, 2009
Ian McKerchar wrote:
Three Little Gulls today
Info thanks to Tim Wilcox
plus 7 b t godwit 2 b.n.grebe and a lot of other stuff
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Apr 11 12:18 PM, 2009
Three Little Gulls today
Info thanks to Tim Wilcox
Andy Bissitt said
Fri Apr 10 9:55 PM, 2009
I think that the two singing treecreepers and a nice little flock of (min) 15 redpoll deserve a mention.
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Apr 10 8:58 PM, 2009
Reed Warbler singing in Ramsdales Reedbed today
JOHN TYMON said
Fri Apr 10 3:23 PM, 2009
pm 3 b n grebe(west end) 1 male scaup east bay 5 common tern 1 common sandpiper 2 ringed plover 8 dunlin flying west 1 dunlin front of horrocks willow warbler c20 blackcap-4 redshank-6 L.r.plover-6 golden eye-8 house martin-20+ swallow-40+ sand martin-300+ 4 black tailed godwit 1 sparrowhawk
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Friday 10th of April 2009 02:23:58 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Apr 10 7:31 AM, 2009
Early this morning, 10th
3 BNGrebe 7 BlackTGodwit 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Common Tern 2 Ringed Plover Drake Scaup 8 LRPlover
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 10th of April 2009 06:47:42 AM
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Apr 9 8:13 AM, 2009
This morning, 9th April:
Still 3 BNGrebe Drake Scaup 5 Black-tailed Godwit 4 White Wagtail
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Jonathan Platt said
Wed Apr 8 8:53 PM, 2009
Green Lane - 7.15-8.00pm
Adult Med gull in roost 3 BN Grebes (all down Plank Lane end) Drake scaup Adult little gull 2 swallows and 40+ sand martins
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Apr 8 8:24 PM, 2009
Late news for today:
Drake Scaup 2 BNGrebe Adult Little Gull 5 Black-tailed Godwit 5 LRPlover 1 Ringed Plover 2 White Wagtail
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Mark Rigby said
Wed Apr 8 8:05 PM, 2009
Paul Owen wrote:
This song was richer more varied 'African jungle type sounds' if you get my drift
Awymaway,awymaway,awymaway,awymaway-In the jungle, the quiet jungle the lion sleeps tonight....Awymaway,awymaway,awymaway,awymaway.
Jonathan Platt said
Wed Apr 8 4:47 PM, 2009
Paul Owen wrote:
Had been watching a Blackcap singing away minutes before. This song was richer more varied 'African jungle type sounds' if you get my drift
declan savage wrote:
Maybe a Blackcap?
I had a quick walk down to New Hide yesterday around 7.00pm. There was a blackcap quietly singing a confusing, garden warbler-like sub-song from the hawthorns approaching the hide.
Paul Owen said
Wed Apr 8 1:20 PM, 2009
As you say, the blackcap was high in the hawthorn bush, this was singing low deep in vegetation. We have heard plenty of Nightingales on our annual trips to Minsmere. So fairly convinced, other than someones practical joke with a Tape recorder. Thats been done before
Craig Higson said
Wed Apr 8 1:18 PM, 2009
Paul Owen wrote:
Had been watching a Blackcap singing away minutes before. This song was richer more varied 'African jungle type sounds' if you get my drift
declan savage wrote:
Maybe a Blackcap?
Garden Warbler? People often describe GW as being more 'flutey'than Blackcap. Not wanting to dismiss the possibility of a Nightingale mind, just using the old rule of starting with the commonest first.
derek PAUL colton said
Wed Apr 8 12:52 PM, 2009
The only place I have seen nightingales and heard was at blean Woods in kent, What surprised me on both occasions whilst blackcaps and chiffchaffs were very vocal high in the trees and bushes all the nightingales seemed to prefer much lower vantage points while singing. It might just be coincedence but it helped me identify them on my second visit there unfortunately I'm from the tone deaf department and have to rely on sight to identify
paul
Henry Cook said
Wed Apr 8 12:26 PM, 2009
Nightingales have been arriving back to their stronghold in the UK in the S.E. over the last couple of days so an overshoot could be expected right now. To confirm the presence of this, a county rarity, I think more details would have had to be gained at the time of the singing. Pennington has had a record in the past though... Cheers. Henry.
Paul Owen said
Wed Apr 8 12:09 PM, 2009
Had been watching a Blackcap singing away minutes before. This song was richer more varied 'African jungle type sounds' if you get my drift
declan savage wrote:
Maybe a Blackcap?
Robert Adderley said
Tue Apr 7 8:37 PM, 2009
7/4/09 west end of the Flash and Rucks only - late pm.
2 Black-necked Grebes male Scaup ad Little Gull 1 White Wagtail 1 Wigeon.
Pete Welch said
Tue Apr 7 8:31 PM, 2009
7.00am this morning [loads better without all the dog walkers...] and the four LRP feeding on the newly exposed mud banks close in to the hide - a first for me and really interesting to watch them feed and they seemed to be pairing off. Then a Blackcap in full song at the far end of the car park - another first! GSW in the normal trees drumming nicely and a pair of Little Grebe plus at least four GCG.
One question mark was a Tuftie type duck from Teal Hide - looked heavy set when compared with the rest of the female tufties and had a lot of white at the base of the bill and front of the head. I was kind of thinking Scaup - anyone seen this individual and able to confirm Tuftie or not?
Cheers, Peter
declan savage said
Tue Apr 7 6:21 PM, 2009
Maybe a Blackcap?
Paul Owen said
Tue Apr 7 5:46 PM, 2009
Hi Ian, Probable Nightingale by the New Hide at 2.30pm. No visual ID but can't think of anything else it could have been. Paul & Brenda Owen
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Apr 7 12:49 PM, 2009
This morning (7th)
Single B N Grebe, drake Scaup and adult Little Gull plus 2 White Wagtail and 4 LRP
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Steven Astley said
Mon Apr 6 8:52 PM, 2009
tonight 1 Scaup 1 Black-necked Grebe 1 Common Sandpiper 2 Grey Wagtail 4 Little Ringed Plover 7 Snipe 3 Blackcaps 1 Chiffchaff 1 Stock Dove on spit 2+ Oystercatchers lots of sand Martins Redshanks, Goldeneyes
2 White/Pied Wagtail on the spit, lighter grey mantle than nearby greys also mantle unmottled with no dark blotches, sharp demarcation with black hood, hood and bib did not meet, ear coverts unmarked, not very neat but light diffuse grey flanks, rump/upper tail coverts maybe too dark and extensive for white. Didn't look as obvious as the definite whites at Seaforth but then again maybe it was because the weather was more overcast!?!?
-- Edited by Steven Astley on Monday 6th of April 2009 07:54:46 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Apr 6 11:46 AM, 2009
This morning, 6th April
Drake Scaup 2 Black-necked Grebe Adult Little Gull
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Apr 5 2:12 PM, 2009
1p- 1 B.N.GREBE (PLANK LANE END)Different bird to the pair from fri/sat buzzard-1 no scaup loads of chiff chaffs
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Sunday 5th of April 2009 01:13:09 PM
Cheers, Peter
2 arctic terns
2 b.n.grebe
4 b.t godwit
2 adult little gull
1 common sandpiper
plus loads of warblers,reed,willow,chiff chaff,blackcap,sedge.
5 Little Gull (4 adult 1 1st summer)
4 Black-necked Grebe
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Male Hen Harrier over (per John Beardsmore)
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Single adult Little Gull
4 BNGrebes
4 Black-necked Grebe
7 Black-tailed Godwit
Curlew
6 Little Ringed Plover
5 Common Tern
Late news for yesterday:
Yellow Wagtail (John Beardsmore)
Dave, please switch your 'phone on
Anyway, go to the discussions page NOW
am i missin summat
-- Edited by dave broome on Tuesday 14th of April 2009 04:18:54 PM
errrrrr......Natalie?? that's what happens when introductions aren't done Warfy
and names aren't remembered Brian
4 Black-Necked Grebe
5 Black-Tailed Godwit
approx 2500 noisy Black-Headed Gulls roosting, very spread out in contrast to the tight winter roosts
Med Gull at 6:30 then flew south
Common Tern
Whitethroat singing by Teal Hide
Female Wheatear
Up to 4 BNGrebes
Tree Pipit still singing on Ramsdales Ruck
Info thanks to Barry Hulme, Carl Sefton and Brian Fielding
Could be worse i was in the car park at 11.35-so missed the ospray by 5 mins,glad the teal came closer,anyway it brightened up the last hour,and you never know maybe the tree pipit will find a mate
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Sunday 12th of April 2009 08:01:10 PM
-- Edited by brian fielding on Sunday 12th of April 2009 07:36:00 PM
OYSTERCATCHER-8
B.N.GREBE-1 PAIR
WHITE WAGTAIL-1
POSSIBLE FEM GARGANEY-MIDDLE OF FLASH-ABOUT 70% SURE,BUT DIDN'T COME CLOSE ENOUGH,
PLUS ALL THE USUAL
2 little gull
4 redshank
5 snipe
6 oystercatchers
5 little ringed plover
1 black cap
4 willow warbler
5 chiff chaff
2 black necked grebe
2 little greebe
54 tufted duck (infront of new hide)
tree creeper bunting hide
2 willow tit
several bullfinch and reed buntings
and all the usual stuff
plus 7 b t godwit
2 b.n.grebe
and a lot of other stuff
Info thanks to Tim Wilcox
3 b n grebe(west end)
1 male scaup east bay
5 common tern
1 common sandpiper
2 ringed plover
8 dunlin flying west
1 dunlin front of horrocks
willow warbler c20
blackcap-4
redshank-6
L.r.plover-6
golden eye-8
house martin-20+
swallow-40+
sand martin-300+
4 black tailed godwit
1 sparrowhawk
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Friday 10th of April 2009 02:23:58 PM
3 BNGrebe
7 BlackTGodwit
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Common Tern
2 Ringed Plover
Drake Scaup
8 LRPlover
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 10th of April 2009 06:47:42 AM
Still 3 BNGrebe
Drake Scaup
5 Black-tailed Godwit
4 White Wagtail
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Adult Med gull in roost
3 BN Grebes (all down Plank Lane end)
Drake scaup
Adult little gull
2 swallows and 40+ sand martins
Drake Scaup
2 BNGrebe
Adult Little Gull
5 Black-tailed Godwit
5 LRPlover
1 Ringed Plover
2 White Wagtail
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
I had a quick walk down to New Hide yesterday around 7.00pm. There was a blackcap quietly singing a confusing, garden warbler-like sub-song from the hawthorns approaching the hide.
So fairly convinced, other than someones practical joke with a Tape recorder. Thats been done before
Garden Warbler? People often describe GW as being more 'flutey'than Blackcap. Not wanting to dismiss the possibility of a Nightingale mind, just using the old rule of starting with the commonest first.
What surprised me on both occasions whilst blackcaps and chiffchaffs were very vocal high in the trees and bushes all the nightingales seemed to prefer much lower vantage points while singing.
It might just be coincedence but it helped me identify them on my second visit there
unfortunately I'm from the tone deaf department and have to rely on sight to identify
paul
Pennington has had a record in the past though...
Cheers. Henry.
2 Black-necked Grebes
male Scaup
ad Little Gull
1 White Wagtail
1 Wigeon.
One question mark was a Tuftie type duck from Teal Hide - looked heavy set when compared with the rest of the female tufties and had a lot of white at the base of the bill and front of the head. I was kind of thinking Scaup - anyone seen this individual and able to confirm Tuftie or not?
Cheers, Peter
Probable Nightingale by the New Hide at 2.30pm. No visual ID but can't think of anything else it could have been.
Paul & Brenda Owen
Single B N Grebe, drake Scaup and adult Little Gull plus 2 White Wagtail and 4 LRP
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
1 Scaup
1 Black-necked Grebe
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Grey Wagtail
4 Little Ringed Plover
7 Snipe
3 Blackcaps
1 Chiffchaff
1 Stock Dove on spit
2+ Oystercatchers
lots of sand Martins
Redshanks, Goldeneyes
2 White/Pied Wagtail on the spit, lighter grey mantle than nearby greys also mantle unmottled with no dark blotches, sharp demarcation with black hood, hood and bib did not meet, ear coverts unmarked, not very neat but light diffuse grey flanks, rump/upper tail coverts maybe too dark and extensive for white.
Didn't look as obvious as the definite whites at Seaforth but then again maybe it was because the weather was more overcast!?!?
-- Edited by Steven Astley on Monday 6th of April 2009 07:54:46 PM
Drake Scaup
2 Black-necked Grebe
Adult Little Gull
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
buzzard-1
no scaup
loads of chiff chaffs
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Sunday 5th of April 2009 01:13:09 PM