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5.5°C > 8.5°C: scattered cloud, increasing; with light passing shower. Light S wind. Good visibility
Migrants noted were
- 1 Sky Lark over The Flash
- 4 Barn Swallows through the lake
- 20 Meadow Pipits – 17 at the lake and 3 over The Flash
(110th visit of the year)
Other notes
Little Grebe again.
Just 1 of the Great Crested Grebes an obvious immature.
2 Mallard flew off early: much later 22 drifted in, all in small groups and many, uncharacteristically, rather wary.
8 of the 37 Tufted Ducks flew off, leaving 29 (18) on the lake.
Water Rail heard near Wesley Brook footbridge: later a probable sighting with something scurrying through the rank undergrowth near here.
Green Woodpecker seen flying off soon after dawn without, apparently, calling first.
26 Pied Wagtails logged: singles and small groups flying in various directions and some may have been double-counted.
More Song Thrushes than on my previous few visits: at least 6 birds with one briefly on song.
Still multiple Goldcrests in multiple locations (and at least 1 at The Flash).
1 Raven over.
32 Goldfinches noted in several groups of 5 – 9 birds: but were they all different birds?
Counts
1 Little Grebe
5 Great Crested Grebes
2 Swans
8 Greylag Geese: all inbound
4 Canada Geese: distantly outbound
24 (15) Mallard
37 Tufted Duck
1 Water Rail
7 Moorhen
118 Coots
c.100 Black-headed Gulls
c.110 large gulls: c.75 of these on the lake. No Herring Gulls identified
2 (1) Chiffchaffs
Corvid roost dispersal: 206 Jackdaws and 161 Rooks.
A promising start at the lake this morning.
But it didn't last with this shower approaching.
Small party of drake Tufted Ducks on the lake.
(Ed Wilson)
Priorslee Flash: 9:06am - 9:51am
Map
(93rd visit of the year)
Notes
Immature Great Crested Grebe fully independent.
126 of the geese arrived in one large group.
Counts
2 + 1 Great Crested Grebes
2 Swans
101 Greylag Geese
83 Canada Geese
1 Greylag x ? Goose
1 Cackling-type Canada Goose
The all-white feral goose
28 (18) Mallard
The all-white feral duck
47 (22) Tufted Ducks
11 Moorhen
15 Coots
12 Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull over
and
1 (0) Chiffchaff
(Ed Wilson)
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Priorslee Flash: 9:06am - 9:51am
Map
(93rd visit of the year)
Notes
Immature Great Crested Grebe fully independent.
126 of the geese arrived in one large group.
Counts
2 + 1 Great Crested Grebes
2 Swans
101 Greylag Geese
83 Canada Geese
1 Greylag x ? Goose
1 Cackling-type Canada Goose
The all-white feral goose
28 (18) Mallard
The all-white feral duck
47 (22) Tufted Ducks
11 Moorhen
15 Coots
12 Black-headed Gulls
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull over
and
1 (0) Chiffchaff
(Ed Wilson)