Priorslee Lake: 5:12am - 8:11am
Telford sunrise: 5:26am
7.0°C > 11.5°C. Broken cloud increasing with shower approaching. Light WSW wind increasing moderate. Very good visibility.
(48th visit of the year)
Notes
- a brood of 2 juvenile Great Crested Grebes confirmed
- Kestrel in the area again
- again no sign of Coot juveniles: cannot blame the wind today
- the Common Sandpiper seen once only and apparently flew out
- hirundines present for much of the time in smaller numbers: 11 Sand Martins and 12 Swallows flew through W at 05:40 presumably from a local roost. Otherwise apart from several single Swallows passing it was 06:20 before any more birds arrived, soon joined by Swifts
- Sedge Warbler(s) seem to have gone
- probably two pairs of Mistle Thrushes (at each end of the lake) this year
Counts of birds flying over the lake (in addition to those on / around lake)
- 2 Canada Geese
- 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 2 Feral Pigeons
- 110 Jackdaws
- 23 Rooks
Count of hirundines etc (see notes)
- c.20 Swifts
- c.25 Sand Martins
- c.15 Swallows
- c.50 House Martins
Count of singing warblers
- 7 Chiffchaffs
- 1 Willow Warbler
- 9 Blackcaps
- 1 Garden Warbler
- 3 Common Whitethroats
- 4 Reed Warblers
The counts from the lake area
- 2 Mute Swans: pen on nest
- 7 (7♂) Mallard
- 8 + 2 (1 brood) Great Crested Grebes
- 3 Moorhens again
- 30 Coots
- 1 Common Sandpiper
The sunrise got better.
After all the ‘black throat’ photos here is why it is a really a Whitethroat.
And to prove the change is easy all it has to do is inflate its throat!
The Great Crested Grebe seems to have two juveniles on her back ....
.. but still manages a preen, but ...
The wing-flap dumps the juveniles in the water!
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Map
(40th visit of the year)
Notes
- the Canada Goose still sitting on nest right alongside footpath
- no Mallard ducklings seen today
- again 2 juvenile Coots only noted with the pair of around the island: another pair alongside Derwent Drive now with 3 juveniles
- many Swifts for the first time this year
- 1 Swallow flew through was new for me here this year
- 1 Garden Warbler singing at N end was also new for me here this year
Birds noted flying over
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Count of hirundines etc
- 12 Swifts
- 1 Swallow
- 6 House Martins
Count of singing warblers
- 3 Chiffchaffs
- 2 Blackcaps
- 1 Garden Warbler
The counts from the water
- 2 Mute Swans: pen on nest
- 33 Canada Geese
- 1 all-white feral goose
- 16 (12♂) Mallard
- 1 white feral duck
- 3 (2♂) Tufted Ducks
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- 2 Moorhens
- 15 + 5 (2 broods) Coots
(Ed Wilson)
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(John Isherwood)
4 Pied Flycatchers
(Mike Stokes)
18 Mute Swans
(Martin Adlam)
Pair of Ruddy Ducks(Ed Wilson)