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15.5°C > 16.5°C: mild and overcast. Light SE wind / calm. Moderate / poor visibility.
A very quiet morning generally.
Migrants noted were
- 6 Barn Swallows
- 1 Meadow Pipit
All over the lake
(109th visit of the year)
Other notes
Little Grebe again: was very active moving about and diving and wonder whether a new bird just in and anxious to feed.
9 of the Mallard flew out
and
2 Lacewings on the lamps
also
Another, as yet unidentified, moth in the Priorslee tunnel.
Counts
1 Little Grebe
4 Great Crested Grebes
1 Grey Heron
2 Swans
11 (7) Mallard
7 (5) Tufted Duck
1 + 4 Moorhen
99 Coots
114 Black-headed Gulls
18 large gulls: 7 of these over
2 (0) Blackcap
9 (3) Chiffchaffs
Corvid roost dispersal: 9 Jackdaws and 162 Rooks
(Ed Wilson)
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Priorslee Flash: 7:35am - 8:05am
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(92nd visit of the year)
With all the geese away – just the non-flying 4 + 1 Canada Geese present for most of the time – and the calm wind it was really peaceful. And boring! Will be interesting to see whether the juvenile Canada Geese eventually fledges, though how will we know as it will just like an adult by then!
Other notes
2nd immature Great Crested Grebe still here
All other species easier to count accurately without all the geese in the way.
Counts
2 + 2 Great Crested Grebes
2 Swans
7 + 1 Canada Geese
The all-white feral goose
36 (21) Mallard
The all-white feral duck
41 (24) Tufted Ducks
4 + 6 Moorhen
20 Coots
14 Black-headed Gulls: 6 of these over
2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls over again
and
2 (2) Chiffchaffs
(Ed Wilson)