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Pennington Flash in the rain.

Courting mute swans The blackbird started singing at twenty to six. I wondered what we were both doing being awake at that time and had anot...

A seagull stood on a rock and its reflection at Pennington Flash, leigh, Greater Manchester.

A murmuration of peewits, aka lapwings, over Pennington Flash, Leigh, Greater Manchester.

The back of the head of a wooden sculpture of a figure by one of the bird hides at Pennington Flash, Leigh, Greater Manchester.

The "pages" of a book sculpture next to the Bridgewater Canal near Pennington Flash, Leigh, Greater Manchester

A potter about Pennington Flash on a gloomy afternoon.

Mallards and goosanders It was a mild, grey, wet and windy day so I opted for a wander round Pennington Flash on the basis it's easy to esc...

An afternoon at Pennington Flash.

Black-headed gull The morning's errands done I decided to take advantage of a ridiculously mild and sunny day for a visit to Pennington Flas...

A walk by Pennington Flash.

Lesser black-back It was a remarkably mild, grey November day. I'd pencilled in a couple of plans for the day but decided against, I just di...

A potter about Pennington Flash.

Long-tailed tits The robin started singing five minutes before dawn. Yesterday had been a long and tiring day, I was exhausted when I got h...

An afternoon at Pennington Flash.

Kingfisher It was one of those mornings where whatever you chose to wear it would be wrong. Twice. I got the 35 from Salford to Leigh, only...