5 Nov 15

Priorslee Lake:
Location

Afternoon Update: 2:30pm

Caspian Gull (sub-adult) at 2.30pm

(Allan Gaunt)

Morning Report: 11:11 – 12:00

Telford sunrise: not relevant

14.0°C. Low overcast with some light rain. Light S breeze. Moderate visibility

Rain at 05:30 and an 09:00 parcel delivery slot kept me from an early visit. A quick run-around to count the birds on the water later

(135th visit of the year)

Notes
- another drake Gadwall today
- not clear whether Coot numbers are really declining or in the continued rather dull weather they are hiding

The counts from the lake area
- 2 Mute Swans
- 11 (7♂) Gadwall again
- 12 (6♂) Mallard
- 1 (0♂) Shoveler still
- 5 (4♂) Pochard
- 91 (47♂) Tufted Ducks
- 1 Little Grebe again
- 10 Great Crested Grebes
- 32 Moorhens
- 207 Coots
- 114 Black-headed Gulls
- 61 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 3 Herring Gulls

(Ed Wilson)

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Priorslee Flash: 12:04 – 12:38
Location

(94th visit of the year)

Notes
- 2 duck Teal seen: may have been here since last seen on 29 October – the last day with decent visibility

The counts from the water
- 2 + 3 Mute Swans
- 102 Greylag Geese
- 53 Canada Geese
- 1 all-white feral goose
- 2 (0♂) Common Teal
- 26 (14♂) Mallard
- 14 (6♂) Tufted Duck
- 1 all-white feral duck
- 2 Great Crested Grebes – ages?
- 4 Moorhens
- 17 Coots
- 36 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull

(Ed Wilson)

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Trench Lock Pool: 12:46 – 12:57
Location

(44th visit of the year)

Notes
- Grey Wagtail again
Nothing much else to say: low Moorhen count probably because I did not walk all the way round

The counts from the water
- 2 Mute Swans
- 2 Canada Geese
- 10 (7♂) Mallard
- (feral Mallard-type ducks not seen)
- 4 (1♂) Tufted Ducks
- 1 Grey Heron
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- 4 Moorhens
- 156 Coots
- 43 Black-headed Gulls
- 31 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 1 Herring Gulls

(Ed Wilson)

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On this day in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014

2014
Priorslee Lake
Today's Report Here
(Ed Wilson)

2013

Priorslee Lake

3 Yellow Legged Gull
2 adult Great Black-backed Gulls
4 Gadwall
4 Wigeon
(John Isherwood)

2012

Priorslee Lake

c.80 Greylag Geese over 
2 Gadwall 
6 Pochard 
40 Tufted Ducks 
7 Moorhens 
c.130 Coots
2500 Wood Pigeons
580+ Jackdaws
45+ Rooks
Raven
1 Siskin
3 Redpolls
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash

Location
106 Greylag Geese 
1 possible Bean Goose 
38 Canada Geese 
2 Pochard 
32 Tufted Duck 
17 Goosanders 
7 Moorhens 
7 Coots
(Ed Wilson)

2010
Priorslee Lake

10 Pochard

53 Tufted Duck 
2 Yellow-legged Gulls
513 Jackdaws
53 Rooks
732 Wood Pigeons
5 Meadow Pipits
503 Fieldfare
2 Song Thrushes
34 Redwings
1 Brambling
12 Chaffinches
2 Siskins
51 Linnets
(Ed Wilson)

Trench Lock Pool
Location
Yellow-legged Gull
(Martin Grant)

2008

Priorslee Lake

1 Little Grebe 

15 Shoveler
1 Gadwall
10 Pochards 
117 Tufted Duck
2 Water Rails
100+
Many Redwings
4 Fieldfare
20+ Siskins
(Ed Wilson)

2006
Priorslee Lake

4 Great Crested Grebes

16 Pochard
55 Tufted Ducks
1 drake Ruddy Duck
c.600 Black-headed Gulls
189 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
803 Wood Pigeons
17 Pied Wagtails
19 Wrens
12 Dunnocks
30 Robins
21 Blackbirds
128 Fieldfares
4 Song Thrushes
24 Redwings
1 Mistle Thrush
13 Magpies
347 Jackdaws
160 Rooks
12 Carrion Crows
223 Starlings
2 Siskins
8 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

2005

Priorslee Lake

Water Rail 

Kingfisher
2 Dabchick
11 Pochard
35 Tufted Duck
3 Ruddy Duck
27 Redwing
10 Fieldfare
5 Reed Bunting
Redpoll
Siskin
101 Rooks
12 Carrion Crow
227 Jackdaws
3 Jay
12 Magpies 
1 Raven
1200 Wood Pigeon
(Martin Adlam)