Priorslee Lake: 06:25 – 09:35
The Flash: 09:40 – 10:25
8°C > 11°C: Yet another morning of very low cloud with occasional light drizzle in the air. Moderate SSE wind. Good visibility though hills covered in cloud early.
Sunrise: 07:54 GMT
Priorslee Lake: 06:25 – 09:35
(165th visit of the year)
Bird notes:
- The two adult Mute Swans seem to have declared a truce and spent most of the time together. It is perhaps possible that the 2nd bird is a different bird – a female (pen)? And yesterday’s was a male (cob) and therefore a threat to the cob swan that has been here some 10 days. The cygnet was keeping close contact again
- the presumed same group of 4 Greylag and 6 Canada Geese as the previous two days: there were certainly 10 geese and both species were involved. Too dark to check exact composition before they left
- after several days with low numbers a bumper total of >750 Black-headed Gulls. Some 250 had arrived by 06:40 when still very dark. Numbers steadily increased until c.07:15 when many started to leave. At least one large gull was heard calling at this time but was not seen. Later a single adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was on a favourite buoy. An adult Herring Gull was also present for a while
- just 10 Starlings came out of the NW reeds
- only 1 Reed Bunting seen flying off from a roost. Four others heard calling
Bird totals
Birds noted flying over or flying near the lake
- 1 Cormorant
- 1 Common Buzzard
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 1 Stock Dove
- 4 Wood Pigeons only
- 165 Jackdaws
- 31 Redwings (2 groups)
Birds leaving roosts around the lake
- 4 Redwings again
- 10 Starlings
- 1 Reed Bunting
The counts from the lake area:
again ‘best effort’ in low light-levels, especially with Coots
- 2 + 1 Mute Swans again
- 4 Greylag Geese: presumed – see notes
- 6 Canada Geese: presumed – see notes
- 8 (4♂) Gadwall
- 10 (7♂) Mallard
- 3 (3♂) Pochard
- 111 (51♂) Tufted Ducks
- 5 Little Grebes
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- 1 Water Rail
- 8 Moorhens
- 94 Coots
- >750 Black-headed Gulls
- 1? Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 1 Herring Gull
My log of other things was
- 1 Winter Moth on a lamp pole
(Ed Wilson)
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The Flash: 09:40 – 10:25
(128th visit of the year)
Bird notes from here
- 8 of the Canada Geese flew in while I was present
- perhaps a 3rd Grey Heron. I rather assume that one of them walked across inside the island though
- the ‘some days they are here; some days they are not’ Moorhens were ‘not’ – well not visible anyway. I am sure they were lurking somewhere
and
- 1 Mottled Umber moth on a different sheltered lamp post
Birds noted flying over / near The Flash
- 5 Starlings
The counts from the water
- 2 + 1 Mute Swans still
- 10 Canada Geese
- 37 (20♂) Mallard
- 2 (1♂) Tufted Ducks
- 30 (2♂) Goosander
- 1 Cormorant
- 2 Grey Herons again
- 1 Great Crested Grebe as ever
- no Moorhens
- 10 Coots
- 32 Black-headed Gulls
(Ed Wilson)
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On this day..........
2017Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2016
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2012
Priorslee Lake
3 Gadwall
7 Pochard
24 Tufted Ducks
1 Goldeneye
c.373 Wood Pigeons
2 Woodcock
17 Redwings
29 Fieldfares
c.490 Jackdaws
56 Rooks
9 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)
The Flash
2 Pochard
48 Tufted Duck
10+ Goosander
(Ed Wilson)
2009
The Wrekin
Firecrest
(Martin & Ian Grant)
2006
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
26 Pochard
47 Tufted Ducks
1 drake Ruddy Duck
1 Water Rail
64 Coots
895 Black-headed Gulls
48 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
35 Fieldfares
24 Redwings
191 Jackdaws
123 Rooks
53 Starlings
16 Greenfinch
13 Goldfinches
7 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)
2005
Priorslee Lake
2 Little Grebes
A duck Wigeon
Cormorant
c.75 Lapwing
2 Fieldfares
1 duck Pochard
34 Tufted Duck logged.
200 Coot
(Ed Wilson)