A day of freezing fog at Pennington Flash meant that nothing much could be seen, but as is so often the case, it did seem to amplify every bird call. The thousand or so jackdaws which roost near Sorrowcow farm were still in the trees when I arrived at first light, perhaps reluctant to leave due to the fog, and they were very vocal and set the tone for the rest of the visit. A raven went by overhead, it's presence only revealed by it's loud cronk, redwings "seeped" in the woods and at least one water rail squealed in Rammies reed bed. A Cetti's warbler belted out it's song at the west end whilst robins and wrens were singing all around the flash, undeterred by the freezing conditions.
From the smallest of birds to the largest, all played their part in the chorus, with the fine calls of goldcrest and long-tailed tits accompanying the horn section which was courtesy of resident Canada geese and visiting Great black-backed gulls, the latter standing in a small group on the ice.
So not much to see today, but still a very pleasant and atmospheric walk around the flash non the less.
Meanwhile this is Pennington Brook near the car park.
Water levels at the flash are very high, this is Hey brook in full flow at the western end.
At the western end the flash was right up to Slag Lane.
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