14 Apr 26

Priorslee Balancing Lake, Woodhouse Lane and The Flash

3.0°C > 9.0°C: A mostly clear start with cloud quickly spreading from the West. Light south-easterly wind, increasing moderate. Very good visibility.

Sunrise: 06:14 BST

* = a species photographed today
$ = a new species for me in this area

Still a good number of Willow Warblers passing.

Priorslee Balancing Lake: 05:30 – 06:30 // 07:40 – 09:10

(90th visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- unusually there were more Blackbirds (nine) than Song Thrushes (seven) noted singing. Many more Blackbirds seen only, though no non-singing thrushes seen.

Bird(s) noted flying over here:
- 2 Canada Geese: a pair flew West
- 1 Greylag Goose: flew East
- 1 Mute Swan: flew South 06:30
- 4 Herring Gulls: flew West together, two at least immatures
- 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- *1 Great (White) Egret: flew East well to the South at 08:05
- 21 Wood Pigeons
- 68 Jackdaws: no large groups
- 9 Rooks

Counts from the lake area:
- *4 Canada Geese: of these a pair arrived and a pair departed
- 2 Mute Swans: the pen on the nest throughout
- *8 (6♂) + 3 (1 brood) Mallard
- 4 (3♂) Tufted Duck
- 6 Moorhens
- *21 Coots: only – why?
- 6 Great Crested Grebes
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull: adult, briefly c.05:50
- 1 Grey Heron again
- no Great (White) Egret at the lake

Hirundines etc. noted:
- c.10 Sand Martins
- 2 Barn Swallows

Warblers noted (the number in brackets refers to birds singing):
- 1 (1) Cetti's Warbler
- 7 (7) Willow Warblers
- 20 (18) Chiffchaffs
- 2 (2) Sedge Warbler
- 3 (3) Reed Warblers again
- 15 (13) Blackcaps

On the West end street lamp poles post-dawn:
Nothing on the heavily dew-covered poles on a chilly morning. Not helped by one of the lights having failed – typically the one that is well surrounded by vegetation and which produces the greatest number of moths.

Around the area later:

Nothing noted. Too chilly, windy and overcast

The early dawn with almost all the cloud behind me to the West.

Coloured up for a while.

This is one of a pair of Canada Geese that seem to have unwisely chosen a nest site a few feet from where the pen Mute Swan has her nest. The cob Mute Swan usually tries to prevent the geese accessing the water. This morning he managed to chase this one away for a while.

Neither of the Mallard parents seem at all interested in what their three ducklings are doing.

Here are the ducklings. I think this is a different brood to the group of five I photographed last Friday.

A Coot in full cry.

And here doing its impression of the Jesus Christ Lizard of Central and South America (properly known as the Common Basilisk which scampers so quickly across flowing water that to the human eye it does appear to run on top of the water)

Very distant. The only Great (White) Egret I noted this morning.

There has been a group of three Pied Wagtail chasing around on the dam-face for many days now. I assumed a ménage à trois but... this is one – a female.

#2 also a female.

#3 another female. So?

(Ed Wilson)

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Woodhouse Lane: 06:30 – 07:40

(5th full visit of the year)

Bird notes:
Highlight here was one, and perhaps two, Common Whitethroat heard in song and then briefly seen as they flitted out of sight. My first for the year but outside my Priorslee Lake recording area. Perhaps tomorrow....

Other bird notes:
- a Coot was being very aggressive toward a Moorhen at the lower pool. Perhaps it also chased the Moorhen that ended up as a road casualty in Castle Farm Way yesterday.
- *one male Blackcap sat on the hedge right next to me and we looked at each other for a while!
- just one Sky Lark heard and then seen.
- *a few Linnets were being typically flighty and mainly in tree tops.
- *three Yellowhammers seen chasing. I later heard a male calling. The only Yellowhammer I got a good look at was a female.

Counts of significant species (the number in brackets refers to birds singing):
- 2 Pheasants: male seen and another heard calling
- 2 Canada Geese on the lower pool
- 1 (1♂) Mallard on the upper pool
- 1 Moorhen on the lower pool, being pursued by...
- 1 Coot on the lower pool
- 1 (1) Skylark: only
- 1 (1) Willow Warbler
- 1 (1) Chiffchaff
- *3 (2) Blackcaps
- 1 (1) Common Whitethroats: possibly a second
- 1 (1) Goldcrest
- *3 (2) Song Thrushes
- 1 Pied Wagtail
- *6 (3) Chaffinches
- *3 Linnets: at least
- 2 Goldfinches
- *3 Yellowhammers: no song

The sunrise from the concrete road leading to Woodhouse Lane.

The same group of trees looking the other way, sunlit against the incoming cloud.

Looking down Woodhouse Lane it is difficult to believe the new estate is less than half-a-mile away.

The male Blackcap that popped up on the cut, nay massacred, hedge alongside Woodhouse Lane.

We just looked at each other. After a minute or so the Blackcap flew off in no particular hurry.

An aggressive Robin coming in for the kill?

Not really. It was just leaving its perch because it thought I was too close.

A Song Thrush bouncing around in the dew-laden grass. It looks to be carrying something in its bill but...

...nothing visible seconds later.

 A female Chaffinch devouring breakfast.

The best I could manage with the always distant Linnets. The grey head and red on the breast – which cane be very bright on breeding males – are diagnostic.

No better was this distant female Yellowhammer.

(Ed Wilson)

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In the Priorslee Avenue tunnel:

A later visit: nothing found

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:15 – 10:15

(87th visit of the year)

New bird species:
Yet another addition to my 2026 bird list for this site. A Sand Martin flew away over my head as I was arriving. Later at least three were seen over the water. Bird species #63 for me here. I do not see this species very often. I have only ever seen it here on Spring passage when the weather has not been sunny. My previous sighting was on 19 March 2023.

Bird notes:
- a Mute Swan flew South overhead without ever looking as if it had any intention of visiting.
- a Common Sandpiper was heard in flight but not seen.
- a Great Crested Grebe was seen on the open water. Later one was on the nesting platform – same?
- a Stock Dove was calling at the top end.
- no Sedge Warbler heard today.

Bird(s) noted flying over here:
- 1 Mute Swan: see notes
- 1 Herring Gull: immature
- 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls: adults, together
- 1 Sparrowhawk
- 1 Common Buzzard

Noted on / around the water:
- 11 Canada Geese: only. More inside the island?
- 5 Greylag Geese: of these a pair arrived
- 2 Mute Swans
- 25 (20♂) Mallard
- 10 (7♂) Tufted Duck
- 6 Moorhens
- 21 Coots
- 1 Great Crested Grebe: see notes
- 1 Common Sandpiper: heard only
- 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls: adults, together briefly

Hirundines etc. noted:
- 4 Sand Martins

Warblers noted (the number in brackets refers to birds singing):
- 7 (7) Willow Warblers
- *8 (7) Chiffchaffs
- 9 (8) Blackcaps

Around the area later:

Nothing noted. Too chilly, windy and overcast

Another failure: I thought at long last a Willow Warbler photo. Not so. The black legs and weak supercilium mean it is "only" a Chiffchaff.

(Ed Wilson)

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2014
Priorslee Lake
3 Great Crested Grebes
12 Cormorants over
3 Grey Herons
2 Tufted Duck
4 Common Sandpipers
c.6 Sand Martins
1 Swallow
Green Woodpecker
9 Blackcaps
7 Chiffchaffs
2 Willow Warbler
193 Jackdaws
(Ed Wilson)

The Wrekin
Tree Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Willow Tit
Marsh Tit
5 Pied Flycatchers
2 Common Redstarts
Willow Warblers
Siskins
(Ed Wilson)

2013
Priorslee Lake
2 Little Ringed Plover
6 Willow Warbler
5 Chiffchaff
1 House Martin
4 Sand Martin
(Martin Grant)

2012
Priorslee Lake
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Blackcap
Willow Tits
2 Jays
(Martin Grant)

Nedge Hill
4 Common Redstart
31 Wheatear
(John Isherwood)

The Wrekin
5 Pied Flycatcher
1 Common Redstart
2 Tree Pipit
6 Willow Warbler
Marsh Tit
Goldcrest
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Siskin
Lesser Redpoll
Crossbill
(Glenn Bishton)

2011
Priorslee Lake
4 Common Sandpiper
1 Reed Warbler
(Ed Wilson)

Nedge Hill
4 Wheatear
(Ed Wilson)

2008
Priorslee Lake
1 Osprey
4 Gadwall
12 Sand Martin
2 Swallows
6 Willow Warblers
4 Chiffchaffs
1 Blackcap
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash
1 Common Sandpiper
6 Willow Warbler
4 Chiffchaffs
(Ed Wilson)

Trench Lock
5 Sand Martin
Swallows
4 Willow Warbler
2 Chiffchaffs
(Ed Wilson)

Nedge Hill
2 Swallows
1 Willow Warbler
2 Chiffchaffs
(Ed Wilson)

2007
Priorslee Lake
1 Pintail x Mallard
17 Tufted Duck
1 Grey Heron
2 Willow Warblers
8 Chiffchaffs
5 Blackcaps
20 Wrens
2 Linnet
6 Reed Bunting
(Martin Adlam)

Nedge Hill
2 Willow Warblers
1 Blackcap
2 Chiffchaff
1 Fieldfare
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Swallow
1 Buzzard
4 Skylark
2 Meadow Pipit
4 Yellowhammer
3 Greenfinch 3
4 Linnet
(Martin Adlam)

2006
Priorslee Lake
5 Great Crested Grebes
1 Heron
7 Tufted Ducks
2 Ruddy Duck
1 Water Rail
3 Common Sandpiper
8 Chiffchaff
5 Willow Warbler
5 Blackcaps
1 Garden Warbler
3 Swallows
1 Kestrel
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Skylark
1 Willow Tit
2 Siskin
5 Reed Bunting
(Martin Adlam)

13 Apr 26

The Flash and Priorslee Balancing Lake

6.0°C > 11.0°C: Clear start with cloud bubbling up. Hail shower c.12:00. Light southerly wind, moderate in shower. Very good visibility.

[Sunrise: 06:17 BST]

* = a species photographed today
$ = a new species for me in this area

A late start after getting a jab at the local clinic.

Another significant passage of Willow Warblers.

Priorslee Balancing Lake: 10:45 – 12:30

(88th visit of the year)

A different time-slot will have affected many of the numbers.

Bird notes:

Bird(s) noted flying over here:
- 3 Wood Pigeons only
That's all!

Counts from the lake area:
- 4 Canada Geese
- 2 Mute Swans: the pen on the nest throughout
- 12 (10♂) + ? (1 brood) Mallard: duckling(s) seen scampering – no idea how many
- no Tufted Duck
- 6 Moorhens: also *one road casualty in Castle Farm Way
- *32 Coots
- *6 Great Crested Grebes
- 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls: all adults
- 1 Grey Heron
- no Great (White) Egret

Hirundines etc. noted:
- 2 Sand Martins: overhead during the shower only

Warblers noted (the number in brackets refers to birds singing):
- 1 (1) Cetti's Warbler
- 8 (5) Willow Warblers
- 12 (10) Chiffchaffs
- 1 (1) Sedge Warbler
- 3 (3) Reed Warblers
- *12 (10) Blackcaps

Noted around the area later:

Butterflies:
- Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines : quicker than I was in sheltering from the hail shower

Bees, wasps etc.:
- *Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris

Hoverflies:
- *Chequered Hoverfly Melanostoma scalare [Long-winged Duskyface]

Flies:
- only unidentified flies

Sad. Lying at the side of Castle Farm Way was a dead Moorhen. I presume road-kill. This species will walk long distances even though it is a strong flyer. The head appears to be missing. However I think if it had been predated then there would be evidence on the rest of the body.

A pleasing view of a Great Crested Grebe.

Busier than the Strait of Hormuz.

With puffy clouds it was a great day to ride the thermals. Did this Common Buzzard have to be SO high up.

It goes to show, though what I am not sure. I thought I had finally latched on to a Willow Warbler in a position I could get a reasonable photo. Wrong! It is a female Blackcap!

Most times I would be pleased with this as a photo of that energetic sprite, Goldcrest. After the photos I took Saturday I am not sure why I bothered,

"I am sitting up straight and looking alert" says Mrs. Pied Wagtail. The unusually dark back suggests a male at first glance. On a male the black of the throat joins up with the black on the head and neck. The literature suggests that some, especially older, females can show black feathers on the back. Here the black on the back is not uniform which it would be on a male.

A Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris tramples all over the blossom before....

...eventually settling down to feed.

A female Chequered Hoverfly Melanostoma scalare with triangular yellow spots. About the last insect I note before the hail shower sent us all scurrying for cover.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:20 – 10:35

(86th visit of the year)

New bird species:
*Another addition to my 2026 bird list for this site: two Common Sandpipers were seen flying around and briefly perching on overhanging branches on the island. Bird species #62 for me here. I see this species most year, more often on Autumn passage. Strange they were here today when there was none at the Balancing Lake.

Bird notes:
- I was told that a single duckling had been seen earlier at the top end.
- a Sedge Warbler was singing again, about 50 yards from where I heard one yesterday. I would suspect this is a different individual to that recorded yesterday. I have never had records of this species on consecutive days in earlier years.

Bird(s) noted flying over here:
- 1 Jackdaw

Noted on / around the water:
- 19 Canada Geese: of these a pair departed
- 5 Greylag Geese
- 2 Mute Swans
- 22 (18♂) Mallard: see notes
- 6 (4♂) Tufted Duck
- 7 Moorhens again
- *23 Coots
- no Great Crested Grebe
- *2 Common Sandpipers

Warblers noted (the number in brackets refers to birds singing):
- 11 (10) Willow Warblers at least
- 7 (7) Chiffchaffs
- 1 (1) Sedge Warbler again
- *9 (7) Blackcaps

Of note around the area:

Bees, wasps etc.:
- Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris

Hoverflies:
- Chequered Hoverfly Melanostoma scalare [Long-winged Duskyface]
- *female Syrphus species either S. ribesii or S. vitripennis

Flies:
- *1 Blow-fly from the Calliphoridae family
- 1 male plumed midge Chironomus plumosus
- *1 male Yellow Dung Fly Scathophaga stercoraria
- otherwise only unidentified flies: fewer than I expected on a sunny morning

A Coot in full cry. This one was chasing Mallard off what it regarded as its territory.

Today's highlight: here are the two Common Sandpipers, the bird on the right flying with typically bowed wings.

An unusual view with the bird on the right with the tail spread, the white tips to the tail-feathers making a fan-shape.

Because this species is usually seen flying on those bowed wings, not raised above the horizontal then the underwing pattern shown here is not often seen. I am afraid the strong contrasting sunlight has lost some of the subtlety but you get the idea.

And again.

Poking her head out of a distant clump of Ivy is a female Blackcap.

For a change it is a female Syrphus species. It will still have to be recorded as either S. ribesii or S. vitripennis because the tibia of the hind leg is not visible - the only easily(!?) seen feature to separate the females of these two species.

A Blow-fly from the Calliphoridae family. Obsidentify suggested it was one of the cluster fly genus but most (though not all) these have golden hairs on the thorax. I cannot suggest a specific identity.

A male Yellow Dung Fly Scathophaga stercoraria

(Ed Wilson)

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2014
Priorslee Lake
3 Great Crested Grebes
1 Grey Herons
2 Greylag Geese
1 Common Sandpiper
c.10 Sand Martins
>6 Barn Swallows
1 House Martin
2 Tawny Owls
2 Meadow Pipits
8 Blackcaps
8 Chiffchaffs
3 Willow Warbler
276 Jackdaws
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash
1 Greylag Goose
1 Cackling-type Goose
17 Tufted Ducks
1 Swallow
5 Blackcap
5 Chiffchaffs
3 Willow Warbler
(Ed Wilson)

2013
Priorslee Lake
3 Little Ringed Plover
>20 Willow Warbler
(John Isherwood)

The Flash
2 Shoveler
(John Isherwood)

Nedge Hill
2 Common Redstart
8 Wheatear
(John Isherwood)

Long Lane, Wellington
47 Black-tailed Godwit
6 Ringed Plover
3 Redshank
1 Dunlin
3 Swallows
(Andy Latham)

2011
Priorslee Lake
2 House Martin
(Ed Wilson)

Nedge Hill
7 Wheatear
(John Isherwood)

2008
Priorslee Lake
4 Common Sandpiper
4 Gadwall
(John Isherwood)

2006
Priorslee Lake
12 Swallow
23 Sand Martin
1 House Martin
5 Great Crested Grebes
3 Tufted Ducks
2 Ruddy Ducks
1 Water Rail
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 Fieldfares
3 Blackcaps
5 Chiffchaffs
6 Willow Warblers
2 Greenfinches
1 Siskin
1 Reed Bunting
(Martin Adlam)

12 Apr 26

Priorslee Balancing Lake and The Flash

6.0°C > 9.0°C: Early showers gave way to a few sunny periods. Moderate southerly wind, gusting fresh to strong. Very good visibility.

Sunrise: 06:19 BST

* = a species photographed today
$ = a new species for me in this area

A significant passage of Willow Warblers this morning.

Priorslee Balancing Lake: 05:30 – 07:00 // 07:55 – 09:45

(87th visit of the year)

Bird notes:

Bird(s) noted flying over here:
- 7 Canada Geese: a pair flew East and five flew North together
- 4 Greylag Geese: flew South together
- 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 2 Cormorants: together
- 5 Wood Pigeons only
- 42 Jackdaws
- 2 Rooks

Counts from the lake area:
- 10 Canada Geese: at various times
- 2 Mute Swans
- 12 (9♂) Mallard: of these 4 (3♂) were on the football field: no ducklings seen
- 5 (4♂) Tufted Duck: departed together
- 3 Moorhens only again
- 25 Coots
- 4 Great Crested Grebes
- 4 Common Sandpipers
- 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls: all adults; one of these was on the football field
- 1 Grey Heron
- 1 Great (White) Egret: arrived 05:56

Hirundines etc. noted:
fewer today:
- >30 Sand Martins
- ? Barn Swallows
- >1 House Martins: calls heard but none identified

Warblers noted (the number in brackets refers to birds singing):
- 1 (1) Cetti's Warbler
- 8 (8) Willow Warblers
- 15 (13) Chiffchaffs
- 3 (3) Sedge Warblers
- 1 (1) Reed Warbler
- 19 (16) Blackcaps: perhaps my highest-ever count here

On the West end street lamp poles post-dawn:
in rain so very little noted

Butterfly / Moth:
- 1 unidentified caterpillar

Flies:
- 1 unidentified fly

Noted around the area later:

Bees, wasps etc.:
- Honey Bee Apis mellifera
- wasp Vespula sp.

Hoverflies:
- Tapered Dronefly Eristalis pertinax
- Syrphus sp. S. ribesii / S. vitripennis

Flies:
- 1 Lucilia species of "greenbottle"
- 1 Muscid fly of the genus Phaonia
- many other unidentified flies

The early rain shower beginning to ease – for a while.

A Robin in contemplation.

A Blue Tit looks for a morsel to eat.

Successfully. Not sure what it has found.

Here it seems to be peeling off lichen from the twig.

"Perhaps this will be more nutritious"

Another caterpillar, unidentified so far. Obsidentify's suggestion was one of the "whites" but their caterpillars are green.

This Honey Bee Apis mellifera is more interested in drinking the nectar than collecting pollen on its pollen baskets.

This male Tapered Dronefly Eristalis pertinax has the decency to have the abdomen looking "tapered".

And a female.

Why do I only ever seem to see males of this species which means that I have to log them as Syrphus sp. S. ribesii / S. vitripennis?

This is one of the Lucilia group of flies usually referred to as "greenbottles". As demonstrated here the colour can vary depending on the angle of the light.

A fly learning its alphabet. The wing shape indicates it is one of the Muscid flies of the genus Phaonia. I cannot match the thorax pattern with any of the photos on the NatureSpot web site.

(Ed Wilson)

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In the Priorslee Avenue tunnel:

Flies
- 3 unidentified midges of at least two species

Springtails:
- 1 springtail: have I ever seen a springtail here before?

What I believe to be the first springtail I have found in the tunnel. Not one I can identify, sadly.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 07:05 – 07:50

(85th visit of the year)

New bird species:
An addition to my 2026 bird list for this site: a Sedge Warbler sang twice, briefly from waterside vegetation along the East side. My earliest date for this species here though as I only ever record occasional one-day birds each year that is not too significant. Bird species #61 for me here.

Bird notes:
- the cob Mute Swan was chasing away an interloper as I arrived.
- two days ago the eight Tufted Duck were nearly paired: yesterday five of the six birds were drakes: today there were four pairs again!
- as at the Balancing Lake a good passage of Willow Warblers. There were perhaps more as along the East side they seemed wing-tip to wing-tip and hard to separate.
- a Siskin was heard leaving trees at the top end.

Bird(s) noted flying over here:

None

Noted on / around the water:
- 14 Canada Geese: of these two pairs departed separately
- 3 Greylag Geese: departed together
- 3 Mute Swans: one being chased away
- 19 (16♂) Mallard
- 8 (4♂) Tufted Duck
- 7 Moorhens
- 24 Coots still
- 1 Great Crested Grebe: seen on nest

Warblers noted (the number in brackets refers to birds singing):
- 9 (9) Willow Warblers at least
- 12 (10) Chiffchaffs
- 1 (1) Sedge Warbler
- 7 (7) Blackcaps

Of note around the area:

Moths:
- 1 caterpillar of a Geometer moth to be identified: same pole for third day

Flies:
- 1 female plumed midge Chironomus plumosus
- 1 Root-maggot fly from the genus Leucophora.

Springtails:
- 1 springtail Orchesella cincta

Flowers:
- Hybrid Bluebell Hyacinthoides x massartiana
- Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica

The resident cob Mute Swan splashes back down having just seen off the interloper.

Coots are inveterate nest-builders. Most nests are "complete" with the eggs being brooded. That will not stop the males (I assume) bringing more and more material.

This looks to be one of the Root-maggot flies. The banded abdomen suggests it is from the genus Leucophora. Further identification needs expertise!

I will have to recheck this bluebell when it is further developed. It is likely a Hybrid Bluebell Hyacinthoides x massartiana. Until recently the choice was between "our" Bluebell H. non-scripta and the introduced / garden escape Spanish Bluebell H hispanica. However I read that DNA analysis has shown that the "pure" Spanish Bluebell is very uncommon and almost all non-native Bluebells are hybrids.

These are certainly NOT "our" Bluebells on which all the flowers on a stem hang drooping on one side only.

Neither are these (though white form of "our" Bluebells do occasionally occur).

Usual caveat that I do not pretend to be a biologist. I believe these are Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica. They certainly a Forget-me-not species as the blue flowers have five petals, whereas the blueish flowers of speedwells have only four petals.

(Ed Wilson)

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2014
Priorslee Lake
3 Great Crested Grebes
1 Cormorant
2 Grey Herons
1 Greylag Goose
2 Common Sandpipers
c.6 Sand Martins
2 Barn Swallows
1 Grasshopper Warbler
10 Blackcaps
5 Chiffchaffs
1 Willow Warbler
(Ed Wilson)

2012
Priorslee Lake
2 Swallows flew through
2 Meadow Pipits
4 Great Crested Grebes
3 Tufted Duck
9 Blackcaps
4 Willow Warblers
12 Chiffchaffs
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash
1 Swallow
1 Reed Bunting
3 Great Crested Grebes
33 Tufted Duck
5 Blackcaps
6 Willow Warblers
3 Chiffchaffs
(Ed Wilson)

Nedge Hill
5 Lapwings
1 Swallow
1 Green Woodpecker
8 Skylarks
3 Willow Warblers
4 Chiffchaffs
1 Common Redstart
13 Wheatear
1 Raven
(Ed Wilson, John Isherwood)

East Priorslee
2 Wheatear
(John Isherwood)

2006
Priorslee Lake
3 Blackcaps
6 Chiffchaffs
2 Willow Warblers
2 Sand Martins
2 Greylag Geese
3 Stock Doves
1 Lapwing
(Ed Wilson)