Earlier today there was a smart male goldeneye on the flash c midday. I think the location is marked as 'the point' on the trail maps dotted around the reserve.
It was a good day for ducks, with at least 18 goosander also plus the usual wintering suspects.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Mar 17 12:23 PM, 2018
Highlights so far this today include:
11 Oystercatcher
3 Redshank
1 Snipe
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Mar 16 7:50 PM, 2018
This evening:
30 Dunlin landed on the spit at 6:25pm
Usual 2W Iceland Gull present in the roost
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
JOHN TYMON said
Fri Mar 16 5:59 PM, 2018
Of note this Morning
Dunlin-2
Curlew - 2 >N
Redwing -14
Also yellow Legged Gull- 1 adult was seen by Craig Higson and Bill Harrison before I arrived.
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Friday 16th of March 2018 06:00:06 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Mar 15 8:15 PM, 2018
Earlier this morning, birds present included:
1 Dunlin
3 Snipe
1 Little Egret
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
JOHN TYMON said
Tue Mar 13 2:02 PM, 2018
Of note early this morning
Curlew - 8 flying North (6+2)
Kingfisher-1
Little Egret-1
Oystercatcher-2
Snipe-2
Cormorant-28
plus the usual's
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Mar 12 10:20 AM, 2018
6 Sand Martin through this morning.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Mar 11 1:43 PM, 2018
This morning of note
2 adult Mediterranean Gull displaying on end of spit (digiscoped shot below)
Decent few hours round the flash this am in what started very wet with poor visibility and ended with warm sunshine.
1st winter Mediterranean Gull bathing and preening with Black Headed Gulls in pool in sheep field South of Byrom lane. Water rail flushed from small stream under slag lane near recycling plant then landed and fed unconcerned on wet reeds.Green woodpecker first heard by Bill Harrison whilst sat in Horrocks hide. Calling loudly for c.5 minutes from large trees in centre of golf course then flushed by magpie and flew west over reserve area.
Other birds seen included single Woodcock, c. 130 Redwing, 22 Goosander, and 31 Cormorant.
Craig Higson said
Fri Mar 9 11:38 PM, 2018
Paul Richardson wrote:
Also 3 male Pochard were in evidence on Teal Scrape - an unusual location.
-- Edited by Paul Richardson on Friday 9th of March 2018 10:50:55 PM
Certainly another sign of the species continued decline Paul. Seem to remember when the Canvasback was on Teal Scrape back in 2002 it was associating with quite a number of Pochard.
Paul Richardson said
Fri Mar 9 10:49 PM, 2018
Also 3 male Pochard were in evidence on Teal Scrape - an unusual location. More predictably but nonetheless impressive, 29 Goosander and also 29 Shoveler!
3 Skylark were singing over Ramsdale's Ruck and 4 seen.
Refreshingly, there was a dog walker keeping her dogs off the Ruck because of the Skylarks, and encouraging other dog walkers to do the same.
4 Lesser Redpoll feeding in alder trees near the reedbed viewing screen past Teal Hide.
-- Edited by Paul Richardson on Friday 9th of March 2018 10:50:55 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Mar 9 10:50 AM, 2018
A Curlew flew north this morning and five Snipe, two Shelduck were present.
No sign of the Knot though.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Mar 8 11:37 PM, 2018
In the evening's gull roost again today:
2W and the regular 3W Yellow-legged Gull
2 adult Mediterranean Gull
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Mar 8 1:17 PM, 2018
Knot still present today and also a single Egyptian Goose.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Mar 7 10:13 PM, 2018
In the evening's gull roost:
2W and the regular 3W Yellow-legged Gull
2 adult Mediterranean Gull
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
james hall said
Wed Mar 7 6:10 PM, 2018
1 knot
1 dunlin
2 little egrets
Treecreeper
3 oystercatcher
JOHN TYMON said
Wed Mar 7 6:05 PM, 2018
Quick mooch on the flash at Lunchtime ,not a lot about ,but saw a few bits including 1 Knot picture below ,1 dunlin ,16 Goosander,and all the normal birds.
Nuthatch around the first car park off St. Helens Road
Little Egret knocking about the nature reserve area
Plenty of Redwing around the south side, mainly around Whittles Fields but a highest flock of 83 was by Mossley Hall Farm
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Mar 5 11:28 AM, 2018
So far this morning, highlights include:
1 Knot
1 Ruff
6 Dunlin
1 Little Egret
1 Raven over north
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Mar 4 8:40 PM, 2018
As well as the usual second winter Iceland Gull in the roost, the third winter Yellow-legged Gull and four adult Mediterranean Gulls were also present.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Shannon Llewellyn said
Sun Mar 4 8:34 PM, 2018
Day spent around here today; hoping for a Mediterranean gull, but no joy, unfortunately. An extremely productive day nonetheless, with some great species seen; several noted already below, but a full count anyway, fwiw:
3 willow tit Coal tit, nuthatch, bullfinch, reed bunting, meadow pipit, song thrush, etc, etc 1 fieldfare 77+ teal 79 shoveler 23 gadwall 40+ tufted duck 3 pochard (all male) 36 goldeneye 28 goosander 1 shelduck 39 mute swan (including green darvic CFC7 at Pengy's hide; saw it here last time, too, I think) 1 little grebe 15+ great crested grebe 5 lapwing (never seen so few here before) 6+ dunlin 1 knot 1 redshank 3 snipe 3 oystercatcher 3 little egret 6 grey heron 34 cormorant 00s black-headed gull c15 common gull Lesser black-backed and herring gull in good numbers 1 great black-backed gull 1 sparrowhawk
Roger Halsey said
Sun Mar 4 7:10 PM, 2018
And 2nd winter Iceland Gull in the roost. It came in relatively early at about 5.15. Also at least adult 2 mediterranean gulls with 1 being in full summer plumage.
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Mar 4 6:19 PM, 2018
Adult Yellow Legged Gull and the Knot and 8 Dunlin still present down to a few feet at times ,add to that 3 Little Egret,61 Shoveler,26 Goldeneye,10 Snipe ,35 Gadwall, Cetti's Warbler ,Water rail, Shelduck , Redshank and all the regulars :)
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Sunday 4th of March 2018 06:21:01 PM
Kristian Wade said
Sun Mar 4 11:05 AM, 2018
Field north of Byrom Lane held no Golden Plover this morning...but did have 4 Lapwing, 3 Snipe (1 of which was almost certainly a Jack Snipe) and a Buzzard.
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Mar 4 10:18 AM, 2018
Full adult yellow legged gull just flown from flash north just
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Mar 4 10:11 AM, 2018
1 knot 8 dunlin sofar this morning
steven burke said
Sat Mar 3 10:30 PM, 2018
Other birds seen this aft/eve
Adult iceland gull was having a good clean & preen on the end of the spit from 4pm, I have some photos but my pc keeps switching itself off Then seen both iceland gulls in the roost late on. 3 little egrets 6 oystercatcher Another 2 common snipe in front of ramsdale hide. 1 shelduck 1 water rail at pengys 2 willow tit 2 treecreeper 1 kestrel 2 jays
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Mar 3 6:37 PM, 2018
This evening's gull roost along with Pete Berry and Phil Rhodes produced:
2 Iceland Gull; an adult and the usual second winter
1 second winter Yellow-legged Gull
3 adult Mediterranean Gull
Also present:
Jack Snipe accidentally flushed from the shore of the flash by Sorrowcow Farm Pond
c1800-2000 Starlings whizzing about Ramsdales before finally dropping in the reedbed at 6pm
9 Oystercatcher
JOHN TYMON said
Sat Mar 3 6:00 PM, 2018
9 Dunlin at one point today along with the Knot and a few Snipe
Andy Isherwood said
Sat Mar 3 4:22 PM, 2018
Afternoon visit 2pm-3.45pm produced the following
single Knot on spit
4 Dunlin
2 Oystercatcher
1 snipe
3 Shelduck
2 Little Egret
best area of all was the field directly north of Byrom Lane and east of Slag lane which held c.60 Lapwing, single Ruff, 33 Golden Plover, c.50 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, c.40 Starling, 8 Skylark and an immature Common Gull in with a flock of Woodpigeon!
steven burke said
Sat Mar 3 2:34 PM, 2018
Knot still present at the end of the spit at 2pm. Adult Mediterranean gull 6 dunlin 2 common snipe 2 oystercatcher
Kristian Wade said
Sat Mar 3 1:03 PM, 2018
No sign of the Ruff for me this morning but did see 46 species including: - 31 Shoveler - 28 Cormorant - 22 Teal - 21 Gadwall - 18 Reed Bunting - 8 Lapwing - 8 Stock Dove - 8 Bullfinch - 6 Goldeneye - 3 Shelduck - 2 Oystercatcher - 1 Snipe - 1 Willow Tit - 1 Little Grebe - 1 Dunlin - 1 Knot - 1 Buzzard - 1 Nuthatch - 1 Meadow Pipit on the spit
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Mar 3 9:25 AM, 2018
Ruff on the spit at 09:20.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Mar 3 7:55 AM, 2018
Knot still present on the spit this morning, along with seven Dunlin.
In the gull roost this evening:
The usual 3rd and 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gulls and 2nd winter Iceland Gull, plus 5 adult Mediterranean Gulls.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
AM/PM
Knot- 1
Redshank- 3
Oystercatcher-2
Little Egret-1
Chiffchaff-1
Redwing -85 On Golf course mainly
Fieldfare-10
Cetti's Warbler-1
Herring Gull- 1 very large individual with pale yellow legs
Snipe-4
Goosander-12
Shoveler-32
Treecreeper-2
Willow Tit-4
plus the usual's :)
plus the usuals
:)
So far today at the flash:
Knot 1 still on the spit
Little egret 1 flew west at 8:00
Curlew 1 bubbling from the direction of the spit at 10:25. Not seen.
Cetti's warbler 2 singing, Ramsdales & western end
Water rail 1 in western reedbed at 8:15
Redwing 80+ Mossley Hall farm
Chiffchaff 1 singing behind Ramsdales hide
Redshank 2 Ramsdales
Pretty quiet this morning with the Knot the only thing of real note that I saw.
Knot still present this evening.
In the gull roost, the usual 2nd and 3rd winter Yellow-legged Gulls and the 2nd winter Iceland Gull.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Knot still present this afternoon
The Knot still present this morning.
Also 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls and a single Little Egret
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Highlights so far today:
1 Knot
Dunlin
Redshank
Little Egret
21 Goosander
26 Goldeneye
2 Mediterranean Gulls
29 Redwing along the side of the golf course
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
This morning of note
Little Ringed Plover-1
Redshank-2
Snipe-4
Whooper Swan- 6 Adults
Knot- 1
Little Egret-1
Cetti's Warbler-1
Shelduck- 1 Pair
Adult Mediterranean Gull with a red colour ring H9A4 And for anyone interested it below are its sightings from being rung in 2013
Date of birth: 2013.06.15.
Date: 9:00
Location: Panties (Gravel Union), Pest, Hungary [HG48]
Sightings
2014.11.06.; 7; 81; Topsham; Great Britain; GBDV; 50.6833; 3.4667; Tim Worfolk;
2016.03.12.; 7; 81; Shawell (A5 Lagoons); Great Britain; 1.2159 GBLE; 52.4146;-; Carl David Baggott;
2016.03.18.; 7; 81; Middleton (RSPB); Great Britain; GBST; 52.5986;-1.702; Steven Pick;
2016.03.28.; 7; 81; Middleton (RSPB); Great Britain; GBST; 52.5986;-1.702; Steven Pick;
2016.06.30.; 7; 81; Willington (Willington Nature Reserve); Great Britain; GBDB; 52.8495;-1.5708; Dave Oulsnam;
2017.04.23.; 7; 81; Kirk Ireton Hung (Carsington Water, Millfields Island); Great Britain; 1.6296-GBDB; 53.0492;; Jonathan Bradley;
2017.05.13.; 7; 81; Woolston (Eyes Nature Reserve); Great Britain; GBCH; 53.3901; 2.5269; David Spencer;
2017.07.17.; 7; 81; Leigh (Pennington Flash); Great Britain; GB-; 53.487;-2.541; Ian McKerchar;
2017.07.24.; 7; 81; Newport (Nevern Hotel Estuary); Great Britain; GBW-; 52.02;-4.83; Sam Baxter;
2018.03.19.; 7; 81; Pennington Flash cp ; Great Britain; GBHA; 53.487;-2.541; John Tymon;
Cheers Ian
Also, today:
1 Dunlin
2 Adult Mediterranean Gull
6 Whooper Swan
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
So far this morning:
Knot
Redshank
Little Ringed Plover
2 Shelduck
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
In the gull roost this evening:
All the usual second and third winter Yellow-legged Gulls and the second winter Iceland Gull.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Little ringed plover from Ramsdale hide
2 x Mediterranean gulls from Horrocks
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 18th of March 2018 02:32:51 PM
-- Edited by Keith Williams on Sunday 18th of March 2018 06:36:12 PM
AM
Knot -1
Redshank-2
Oystercatcher-9
Snipe-5
Goldeneye-24
Cormorant-40
Common Gull -21
plus the usuals
picture Knot Pennington Flash - 18.03.2018
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Sunday 18th of March 2018 01:36:36 PM
In last night’s Gull roost, the highlights were:
Usual 2W Iceland Gull
3 adult Mediterranean Gulls
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Earlier today there was a smart male goldeneye on the flash c midday. I think the location is marked as 'the point' on the trail maps dotted around the reserve.
It was a good day for ducks, with at least 18 goosander also plus the usual wintering suspects.
Highlights so far this today include:
11 Oystercatcher
3 Redshank
1 Snipe
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
This evening:
30 Dunlin landed on the spit at 6:25pm
Usual 2W Iceland Gull present in the roost
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Of note this Morning
Dunlin-2
Curlew - 2 >N
Redwing -14
Also yellow Legged Gull- 1 adult was seen by Craig Higson and Bill Harrison before I arrived.
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Friday 16th of March 2018 06:00:06 PM
Earlier this morning, birds present included:
1 Dunlin
3 Snipe
1 Little Egret
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Of note early this morning
Curlew - 8 flying North (6+2)
Kingfisher-1
Little Egret-1
Oystercatcher-2
Snipe-2
Cormorant-28
plus the usual's
6 Sand Martin through this morning.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
This morning of note
2 adult Mediterranean Gull displaying on end of spit (digiscoped shot below)
Snipe-3
Oystercatcher-4
Pink footed goose -1
Cormorant-41
Goldeneye-21
Certainly another sign of the species continued decline Paul. Seem to remember when the Canvasback was on Teal Scrape back in 2002 it was associating with quite a number of Pochard.
More predictably but nonetheless impressive, 29 Goosander and also 29 Shoveler!
3 Skylark were singing over Ramsdale's Ruck and 4 seen.
Refreshingly, there was a dog walker keeping her dogs off the Ruck because of the Skylarks, and encouraging other dog walkers to do the same. 4 Lesser Redpoll feeding in alder trees near the reedbed viewing screen past Teal Hide.
-- Edited by Paul Richardson on Friday 9th of March 2018 10:50:55 PM
A Curlew flew north this morning and five Snipe, two Shelduck were present.
No sign of the Knot though.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
In the evening's gull roost again today:
2W and the regular 3W Yellow-legged Gull
2 adult Mediterranean Gull
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Knot still present today and also a single Egyptian Goose.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
In the evening's gull roost:
2W and the regular 3W Yellow-legged Gull
2 adult Mediterranean Gull
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Quick mooch on the flash at Lunchtime ,not a lot about ,but saw a few bits including 1 Knot picture below ,1 dunlin ,16 Goosander,and all the normal birds.
Knot still present this afternoon on the spit.
Other birds round the flash included:
Chiffchaff on the south side
No fewer than seven Treecreeper around the flash
Nuthatch around the first car park off St. Helens Road
Little Egret knocking about the nature reserve area
Plenty of Redwing around the south side, mainly around Whittles Fields but a highest flock of 83 was by Mossley Hall Farm
So far this morning, highlights include:
1 Knot
1 Ruff
6 Dunlin
1 Little Egret
1 Raven over north
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
As well as the usual second winter Iceland Gull in the roost, the third winter Yellow-legged Gull and four adult Mediterranean Gulls were also present.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
3 willow tit
Coal tit, nuthatch, bullfinch, reed bunting, meadow pipit, song thrush, etc, etc
1 fieldfare
77+ teal
79 shoveler
23 gadwall
40+ tufted duck
3 pochard (all male)
36 goldeneye
28 goosander
1 shelduck
39 mute swan (including green darvic CFC7 at Pengy's hide; saw it here last time, too, I think)
1 little grebe
15+ great crested grebe
5 lapwing (never seen so few here before)
6+ dunlin
1 knot
1 redshank
3 snipe
3 oystercatcher
3 little egret
6 grey heron
34 cormorant
00s black-headed gull
c15 common gull
Lesser black-backed and herring gull in good numbers
1 great black-backed gull
1 sparrowhawk
And 2nd winter Iceland Gull in the roost. It came in relatively early at about 5.15. Also at least adult 2 mediterranean gulls with 1 being in full summer plumage.
Adult Yellow Legged Gull and the Knot and 8 Dunlin still present down to a few feet at times ,add to that 3 Little Egret,61 Shoveler,26 Goldeneye,10 Snipe ,35 Gadwall, Cetti's Warbler ,Water rail, Shelduck , Redshank and all the regulars :)
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Sunday 4th of March 2018 06:21:01 PM
Adult iceland gull was having a good clean & preen on the end of the spit from 4pm, I have some photos but my pc keeps switching itself off
Then seen both iceland gulls in the roost late on.
3 little egrets
6 oystercatcher
Another 2 common snipe in front of ramsdale hide.
1 shelduck
1 water rail at pengys
2 willow tit
2 treecreeper
1 kestrel
2 jays
This evening's gull roost along with Pete Berry and Phil Rhodes produced:
2 Iceland Gull; an adult and the usual second winter
1 second winter Yellow-legged Gull
3 adult Mediterranean Gull
Also present:
Jack Snipe accidentally flushed from the shore of the flash by Sorrowcow Farm Pond
c1800-2000 Starlings whizzing about Ramsdales before finally dropping in the reedbed at 6pm
9 Oystercatcher
9 Dunlin at one point today along with the Knot and a few Snipe
Afternoon visit 2pm-3.45pm produced the following
single Knot on spit
4 Dunlin
2 Oystercatcher
1 snipe
3 Shelduck
2 Little Egret
best area of all was the field directly north of Byrom Lane and east of Slag lane which held c.60 Lapwing, single Ruff, 33 Golden Plover, c.50 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, c.40 Starling, 8 Skylark and an immature Common Gull in with a flock of Woodpigeon!
Adult Mediterranean gull
6 dunlin
2 common snipe
2 oystercatcher
- 31 Shoveler
- 28 Cormorant
- 22 Teal
- 21 Gadwall
- 18 Reed Bunting
- 8 Lapwing
- 8 Stock Dove
- 8 Bullfinch
- 6 Goldeneye
- 3 Shelduck
- 2 Oystercatcher
- 1 Snipe
- 1 Willow Tit
- 1 Little Grebe
- 1 Dunlin
- 1 Knot
- 1 Buzzard
- 1 Nuthatch
- 1 Meadow Pipit on the spit
Ruff on the spit at 09:20.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Knot still present on the spit this morning, along with seven Dunlin.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison