On 8th February we had a birding group trip to Neumann’s Flash on what was quite a mild and dry morning. We took the usual route round the site and, as is often the case, there weren’t many species on the water; a couple of Wigeon, a single Tufted Duck and lots of Gulls and Coots. Most of the interesting birds were in the woodlands and we got a good couple of early year ticks there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
First up was a Goldcrest, followed shortly by a small group of Redpolls. There were the expected Goldfinch and Greenfinch, Blackbirds, Robins ans such. One of the better sightings was a small group of Redwings which have been few and far between this winter. I saw thee Buzzards displaying above us but others saw as many as five all cricling each other! We dipped out on perhaps the best bird of the day – a Water Rail from Pog’s Hide but so did a most of the group. Not a bad morning out. I didn’t take my scope because I often feel that the best birds are in the woods not on the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
| Species<\/th>\n | No<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|
| Black-headed Gull<\/td>\n | 100<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Blackbird<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Buzzard<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Coot<\/td>\n | 30<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Goldcrest<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Goldfinch<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Great Black-backed Gull<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Great Crested Grebe<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Greenfinch<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Grey Heron<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Long-tailed Tit<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Magpie<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Mallard<\/td>\n | 10<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Mealy Redpoll<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Nuthatch<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Redwing<\/td>\n | 5<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Reed Bunting<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Robin<\/td>\n | 8<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Shelduck<\/td>\n | 9<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Song Thrush<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Tufted Duck<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| Wigeon<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.billneil.co.uk\/blogs\/birding\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image.png\") <\/a>On 8th February we had a birding group trip to Neumann’s Flash on what was quite a mild and dry morning. We took the usual route round the site and, as is often the case, there weren’t many species on the water; a couple of Wigeon, a single Tufted Duck and lots of Gulls and … <\/p>\n |