My first Kingfisher sighting in half a year at Pennington Flash

[@malcolmriley6897]

Another excellent video with some great shots. One small point, though: the bird at 4.26 isn't a coal tit. The structure is wrong, it lacks the white nape patch, and coal tits have a diagnostic double wingbar, which this bird lacks. I think it's a willow tit, although they are very similar to marsh tits. I don't know which species occurs at Pennington, or indeed if both can be seen there, so perhaps you could check.

[@DarrellOakdenPhotography]

Thanks for the advice. I will look into that.

[@malcolmtoyer8950]

My money is on Willow Tit-according to the interweb they are seen there on a daily basis. The bird in the picture has an all black bill-if it was a Marsh Tit they have a pale grey area on the bill near the head. It's a nice sighting-I've never seen a Willow Tit at all.

[@jasonrowley4440]

Willow Tit

[@DarrellOakdenPhotography]

Thanks for the comments guys. I labelled in a hurry. Note to self - must do better.

[@adrianmoore4690]

great shots and great video

[@jasonrowley4440]

Good video Darrell - glad it worked. You got some good sightings.

[@leicestershirebirder6065]

I got my Nikon Coolpix yesterday! Hope you had a great Christmas! Great pictures of the Oystercatchers!

[@DarrellOakdenPhotography]

Thanks! You too!

[@jonblackburn5896]

Hi Darrell. Having seen your video it’s definitely on our list to visit. We loved the photograph of the Lapwing standing, beautiful colours. Thanks Jon and Sandra

[@DarrellOakdenPhotography]

I was a great place to visit and is fairly close to us. 45min tops.

[@janinymanwildlife4563]

Great video👍

[@DarrellOakdenPhotography]

Thanks

[@DaneHutchinson-q8s]

I see them all the time on fir tree flash just a short walk way from Pennington

[@SkylarkFields]

Great shots and an interesting video all round. Your lapwing is the best image I've seen with the colour of the plumage really showing well. And I loved the last kingfisher image too. Look forward to the next vid!

[@DarrellOakdenPhotography]

Thanks. I have had a sighting of the Kingfisher at my hide by my neighbours pond this morning so I am going with the camera in the morning. I will be filming and hope to have a new Kingfisher video soon.

[@SkylarkFields]

@@DarrellOakdenPhotography That will be lovely!

[@ashstubbings2603]

I know it's not something you might taken much notice of Darrell, but I wondered what wheelchair access around the place was like? I'd be using my mobility scooter if I went there. It's quite big and substantial (has to be to take my weight!) It's not one of the small ones. Lovely photo of the Nuthatch and the Robin by the way.

[@DarrellOakdenPhotography]

As you say - I wasn't doing a proper assessment, but I would say that the whole site is very wheel chair friendly. The main path from the car park around to all of the hides is flat and wide. Several of the hides are at ground level and those that aren't have ramps up to them (I show several of the ramps in the video).

[@ashstubbings2603]

@@DarrellOakdenPhotography Thanks, that's actually really helpful.

[@cerealkiller4248]

Seen a few the last couple of weeks, just a blue streak, no perched birds but nice nonetheless. Not been out with my camera for ages ☹️

[@DarrellOakdenPhotography]

I've had a sighting this morning at a hide I built next to a neighbours pond. Watch out for a video soon if I manage to get some images.