Sightings from this am included: Knot still on spit from Horrocks hide also redshank (earlier on sailing club shoreline). Water rail showing very well from pengies, singing Chiffchaff near benches in east bay and c. 60 Redwing in trees near Morleys farm many in full song which made for an amazing sound.

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

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

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

The Knot still present this morning.

Also 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls and a single Little Egret

Info thanks to Bill Harrison

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;

Also, today:

1 Dunlin

2 Adult Mediterranean Gull

6 Whooper Swan

Info thanks to Bill Harrison

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

 

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

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. 

This evening:

30 Dunlin landed on the spit at 6:25pm

Usual 2W Iceland Gull present in the roost

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Earlier this morning, birds present included:

1 Dunlin

3 Snipe

1 Little Egret

Info thanks to Bill Harrison 

 

6 Sand Martin through this morning.

Info thanks to Bill Harrison

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.

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

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

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.

So far this morning, highlights include:

1 Knot

1 Ruff

6 Dunlin

1 Little Egret

1 Raven over north

 

Info thanks to Barry Hulme 

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

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

Full adult yellow legged gull just flown from flash north just

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

9 Dunlin at one point today along with the Knot and a few Snipe