Y'day aft'n I decided to try & catch up with the G Scaup @ Pennington Flash which I found straight away on the opposite side of the flash. The threat of rain constant @ the point thunder & lightning arrived while watching the 7 BNG & 2 C Tern
4.30 left me soaked in seconds #UkBirding #PFBirding
Pennington Flash this morning, 7 black-necked grebes in the middle, drake scaup at the west end again, 2 common terns, 3 singing whitethroats, 2 singing reed warbler, 2 common sandpipers, redshank, little ringed plover, 1000+ sand martin #PFBirding
Pennington Flash, drake scaup at the western end this evening #PFBirding
5pm-7 with P Rhodes Ramsdales & main flash from the point @ Pennington Flash 3 B-n Grebe, 2 C.Tern, 2 C Sandpiper, 2 LRP, 1 Black'wit, 3 R'sank, 2 Reed W'ler, 3 C W'throat, 4 C Snipe #PFBirding #UKBirding
6 Buzzard in one group circled extremely high over my house @ 11.20 seemed to drift over SW towards Pennington Flash. #UKBirding #PFBirding
Ten black-necked grebes on Pennington Flash this morning #PFBirding #LancsBirding
Here's a video I never thought I'd take, 10 pale-bellied & 1 dark-bellied brent being overtaken by 10 black-necked grebes at Pennington Flash this morning. The geese were new for the flash for me & the grebes my largest flock ever at the site #PFBirding
Y'day aft'n @ Rams's Hide @ Pennington Flash in very harsh sunlight made the id of a unseasonable Green Sand tricky until it started feeding, also 1 Black'wit, 2 LRP, 2 L Egret & l8tr @ 6pm spit & R'les Bay viewed from canal towpath 1 and M & 1mm M Pochard, 2 R's'k & 1 S Martin #PFBirding #UKBirding
Pairs of Com Scoter, Med Gull & L.Egret, 2 Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 White Wagtail, 3 Redshank were Mon afternoon highlights @ Pennington Flash. #PFBirding #UKBirding
Cormrants
Cormorants
Post 2of 2 also y'day @ Pennington Flash besides the C.Scoter men'ed in earlier post some Cormorant bonding was in full swing. Post 1 contains a vid post 2 photos #PFBirding #UKBirding
Post 1 of 2 also y'day @ Pennington Flash besides the C.Scoter etc men'ed in earlier post some Cormorant bonding was in full swing. Post 1 contains a vid post 2 photos #PFBirding #UKBirding
Y'day af'noon @ Pennington Flash vid of 2 of the 3 C Scoter still present found earlier by other birders also 2 Swallow flew over West & 1 GWE @ West end #PFBirding #UKBirding
Was glad of the use of the hides this afternoon @ Pennington Flash during absolute monsoon conditions!! 2 Ad Med Gulls on the spit & 35+ Sand Martin in Ramsdales Bay the best on offer. Y'day pm 75+ Sand Martin were @ the West end #PFBirding UKBirding
Collage photos from today
Y'day a.m @ #BCPBirding 20+ Chiffchaff was an increase signalling some migration but was half expecting Willow Warbler! A Female Marsh Harrier caught me unawares hence the rubbish edited photo & as she banked round the camera battery died. p.m @ #PFBirding a Blackcap sang. Siskin by R'les #UKBirding
Not too much to shout about this week #Patchbirding @ #BCPBirding some highlights included in the collage photos also 7 singing Chiffchaff, 150+Pinkies West & a few Siskin North, 4 pairs of W.Rail, Starling roost still 8000+ with 2 Sprawk in the mu'tion & Tawny Owl, @ #PFBirding 20+G'eye #UKBirding
Pennington Flash, 7 sand martins, 15 wigeon, 2 common scoter, 2 redshank, no sign of scaup so far. #PFbirding #UKBirding
Greater scaup
Pennington Flash today, drake greater scaup off the car park, 8 sand martins, 2 chiffchaffs inc. singing male, 2 redshank #PFBirding #UKBirding
Black necked Grebe
Extremely poor record shot in fading light edited of 3 Black necked Grebe at Pennington Flash this evening. Was notified of their presence by P.Rhodes while I was at BCP, so had a walk over to Penny instead of watching the Starlings! #UKBirding #PFBirding
A full report here of the amazing Mediterranean gull currently visiting Pennington Flash, which apparently is the oldest on record from a ringing recovery, includes a photo of the bird as a nestling 🤯 #PFBirding #UKBirding
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Adult Mediterranean gull.
Pennington Flash, adult Mediterranean gull on rocks off the car park this afternoon. Also 63 pochard, 22 goldeneye and 1 great white egret #PFBirding
A short video of the adult yellow-legged gull in the Pennington Flash roost on Wednesday evening #PFBirding
1st winter drake scaup
Male and female tufted duck. Female with nasal saddle.
Pennington Flash this morning, 1st win male scaup still at western end, 53 pochard, 3 great white egrets, 5 little egrets, 20+ goosanders, 20+ goldeneye and tufted duck with nasal saddle CH1 still #PFBirding
Y'day @ Pennington Flash I had the company of this Robin #Birdoftheday for an hour singing within touching distance. Had I brought seed I'm sure it would have fed from my hand! 1 GWE, 2 L.Egret, 12 Goosander + all other expected birds. Missed the reported Casp Gull & left B4 Gull roost. #PFBirding
Pennington Flash gull roost this evening, adult yellow-legged gull and adult Mediterranean gull #PFBirding
Eurasian Bittern @ a very wet Pennington Flash @ 14.34 on the Kidney Pond initially seen by P.Rhodes @ 12.10 also 1 GWE @ T.Ed Hide & 1 L.Egret in the ditch below the canal bridge. #PFBirding #UKBirding
Great Tit
Sunset over Ramsdales Srape
Sunset over Ramsdales Srape
The sun has got his hat on hip hip hip hooray!
Thursday afternoon was grey & dismal light conditions @ Pennington Flash so I was happy to get a photo of G.Tit then 4 5minsl{ B4 dusk the sun put his hat on, hip hip hip hooray! B4 anyone implies A1 the photo is not edited! 😊 Shots looking out over Ramsdales! #PFBirding
1st W Male Greater Scaup still present this afternoon asleep but in Ramsdales bay along with 50+Pochard, 10 Goosander, 70+ Tufted Duck, 8 Goldeneye due to the boats on flash,2 GWE 1 in Ramsdales reedbed & 1 by East bay. Miserable light but at least it stopped raining. #PFBirding
Pennington Flash with 95% ice cover at the moment but still holds 1st win drake scaup, 200 tufted ducks, 25 goldeneye, 35 pochard, 10 goosander, 150 teal, 80 shoveler and great white egret, plus lots of the usuals #PFBirding
Pennington Flash, 1st winter scaup off the car park today, found by John Tymon at 10:00, and still present at 15:00 #PFBirding
Pochard from the car park at Pennington Flash
Pennington Flash this morning, 59 pochard off the car park, apparently my largest flock ever at the Flash though I'm sure that must be more down to my under-recording in the 1980s & 90s. Certainly my largest flock this century. Also a build up of goldeneye today with 20 inc. 5 drakes. #PFBirding
