Recent Sightings at Preesall Flashes
5th May 2024
Kestrel, 2, M, F, (RED)
To North of Preesall Flashes.
Blackcap, 1, M singing
At Cote Walls Farm.
30th April 2024
Greylag Goose, 6, Pr.
Pair with 4 young.
Great Crested Grebe, 2, M,F
Common Sandpiper, 1
On platform at side of Flash.
Swallow, 1
Chiffchaff, 2, M singing
Sedge Warbler, 6, 5 singing
Reed Warbler, 2, M singing
In Reedmace bed.
Blackcap, 1, M singing
Reed Bunting, 1, M
25th April 2024
Greylag Goose, 25
On field near the Flashes.
Tufted Duck, 2, I pair
On the Big Hole.
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Raven, 1
1 flew NE past Big Hole calling.
Cetti's Warbler, 4
1 Big hole scrub, 3 round alkaline.
Long-tailed Tit, 6
4 sites round Flashes and Big Hole.
Willow Warbler, 2, M singing
Chiffchaff, 4, M, singing
Sedge Warbler, 2, M singing
Reedmace area and No 1 Reeds.
Blackcap, 3, 2 M singing 1 F
Alkaline tree's and Big Hole scrub.
Garden Warbler, 1, Singing
Seen and heard briefly in alkaline tree's. Could not relocate later.
Lesser Whitethroat, 1, M singing
First heard by Paul Ellis in scrub to S of Big hole.
Greenfinch, 1, M singing
24th April 2024
Tufted Duck, 2, 1 pr
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Cetti's Warbler, 2, Singing
Chiffchaff, 3, M, singing
Sedge Warbler, 2, M, singing
Blackcap, 1, M
23rd April 2024
Jay, 1
Cetti's Warbler, 2, Singing
1 in scrub near Big hole, 1 in scrub on No 1
22nd April 2024
Chiffchaff, 6, M, singing
Sedge Warbler, 4, M, singing
Blackcap, 1, M, singing
20th April 2024
Oystercatcher, 2, On nest
On field near the Flashes.
Common Sandpiper, 2
Together on the side of the flashes.
Cetti's Warbler, 1, Singing
No 1 scrub.
Willow Warbler, 1, Singing
Chiffchaff, 4, Singing
Treecreeper, 1, Singing
In No 2 scrub area
16th April 2024
Swallow, 2
Over No. 1, Preesall Flash.
Chiffchaff, 3, M, singing
Blackcap, 1, M, singing
15th April 2024
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Buzzard, 1
Over No 5, Back Lane Preesall.
Swallow, 2
By
Cetti's Warbler, 2, Singing
Willow Warbler, 3, M, singing
Willow Warbler, 1, M, singing
No 5 Back lane, Preesall.
Chiffchaff, 1, M, singing
No 5 Back lane Preesall
Chiffchaff, 3, M, singing
Blackcap, 2, M, singing
Wren, 5, M, singing
Wren, 2, M, singing
No 5 Back Lane Preesall.
Tree Sparrow, 2
No 5, Back Lane, Preesall
Dunnock, 2, M, singing
Greenfinch, 1, M, singing
Greenfinch, 1, M, singing
No 5 Back Lane Preesall.
Goldfinch, 5, 1 M singing
In hedgerow at No 5, Back Lane, Preesall
Reed Bunting, 1, M, singing
13th April 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 2, Singing
Willow Warbler, 1, Singing
Chiffchaff, 3, Singing
Reed Bunting, 1, M. calling
In Flashes reed bed.
10th April 2024
Tufted Duck, 2, Pair.
Cetti's Warbler, 2, 2 singing
Big Hole dyke and peg 8
Willow Warbler, 1, M, singing briefly.
7th April 2024
Greylag Goose, 24, (Paul Ellis / WeBS)
Mute Swan, 3, 2 ad, 1 2nd yr
pair building a nest
Shelduck, 5
Mallard, 7
Moorhen, 3
Coot, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Oystercatcher, 2
Lapwing, 3
Cormorant, 1
over
Swallow, 1
Cetti's Warbler, 2
singing
Chiffchaff, 6
Tree Sparrow, 4
Kestrel, 1, (RED)
Swallow, 3
Circled over Preesall Flashes.
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing from middle scrub area.
Long-tailed Tit, 4
Nest building.
Willow Warbler, 2, Singing
Chiffchaff, 8, 5 singing.
Blackcap, 1, M singing
Linnet, 16
Mixed flock on weedy field near the flashes.
Goldfinch, 26
On weedy field near the flashes.
5th April 2024
Greylag Goose, 23, Mainly in pairs
On field at side of flashes
Mute Swan, 5, 2 pr, + cygnet.
Shelduck, 4, 2pr
On field near the flashes.
Mallard, 5, 4 M
Stock Dove, 3
On field near the flashes
Woodpigeon, 34
On field near the flashes.
Moorhen, 3
Coot, 4
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Oystercatcher, 2
On field near the flashes.
Lapwing, 4
2 displaying Over field near the flashes.
Cormorant, 1, 1st winter
On pump frame in the flashes
Magpie, 2
2 nests near the flashes
Jackdaw, 12
On field near the flashes.
Blue Tit, 8
Great Tit, 6
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing from middle scrub.
Long-tailed Tit, 4
Willow Warbler, 2
In tree's at North side of Flash
Chiffchaff, 4, M, singing
Blackcap, 2, M, singing
Wren, 6, M, singing
Blackbird, 10, M, singing
All round the flashes.
Robin, 8, M
Singing round the flashes
Tree Sparrow, 4
In feeding area at No 2
Dunnock, 3, M
Singing round the flashes
Chaffinch, 6
Goldfinch, 5
3rd April 2024
Cormorant, 2
On Preesall Flash
30th March 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 1, Singing
Chiffchaff, 2, Singing
Song Thrush, 1, Singing
22nd March 2024
Mute Swan, 3, 2 ad, 1 syg.
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Cormorant, 1
Long-tailed Tit, 6
Chiffchaff, 1, Singing