Pennington Flash and Sale Water Park 14th June 2025.

Distance: 5 miles.

Group: Martyn and Sue.

Birds seen or heard today included: Canada goose, Mallard, Common coot, Moorhen, Black headed gull, Lesser black back gull, Oystercatcher, Gat cormorant, Little ring plover, Mute swan, Gadwall, Lapwing, Grey heron, Tufted duck, Common swift, Common blackbird, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Blue tit, Great tit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Winter wren, Sedge warbler, European robin, Greylag goose, Woodpigeon, Great spotted woodpecker, Black billed magpie and Cuckoo (heard four times when we were in the Charlie Owen Hide)

A few of the birds seen on our 5 mile walk around Pennington Flash and Sale Water Park.

Canada geese on Pennington Flash,

Canada geese and more on Pennington Flash.

One of many Great crested grebes on Pennington Flash.

Mute swans, Coot, Oystercatcher and Great Cormorants at Pennington Flash.

Mute swans, Oystercatcher and Great Cormorants at Pennington Flash.

A Mute swan family on the pond seen from the Tom Edmundson Hide.

Another view of the Mute same family.

The same family of Mute swans.

Little ringed plover and Canada geese seen from the Charlie Owen Hide.

Another Little ringed plover and Canada geese seen from the Charlie Owen Hide.

A Lapwing chick seen from the Charlie Owen Hide.

I think there is a Great spotted woodpecker hiding behind the feeder at Sale Water Park.