Location
Sunrise: 07:11 GMT
2°C > 5°C: Clear to far E but clouding from W. Mainly light SE wind. Very good visibility
Passage much lighter this morning: still some notable numbers
(139th visit of the year)
Notes from today
- 2 Little Grebes today
- strangely almost all the Lesser Black-backed Gulls were flying N / NE whereas usual movement is W. And almost all were singles, 2's and 3's rather than groups (by the time I got to The Flash birds had reverted to flying W
- all the Feral Pigeons were independent of any Wood Pigeon groups today
- the lower number of Wood Pigeons were mainly headed SW today and passing to the W of the lake
- many Starlings over. Also 2 birds, rather unusually, were seen on trees at the W end
- winter thrushes in small groups apart from a late group of 66 Fieldfare
- over-flying Yellowhammers are rather unusual
and
- 2 November Moth agg. moths again: different lamps today
- a female Feathered Thorn on one of the lamps
Counts of birds flying over the lake (in addition to those on / around lake)
- 1 Greylag x Canada Goose
- 35 Canada Geese (1 group)
- 64 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 2 Herring Gulls
- 19 Feral Pigeon (5 groups)
- 1 Stock Dove
- 874 Wood Pigeons (16 groups logged)
- 19 Jackdaws
- 9 Rooks
- 3 Skylarks (singles)
- 170 Starlings (11 groups)
- 90 Fieldfare (5 groups)
- 77 Redwings (10 groups)
- 3 Pied Wagtails
- 5 Meadow Pipit (singles)
- 2 Greenfinches again
- 4 Goldfinches yet again
- 3 Siskins
- 1 Lesser Redpoll
- 1 Yellowhammer
Count of birds seen leaving roosts around the lake
*** all gone before I arrived ***
The counts from the lake area
- 2 + 1 Mute Swans
- 4 (2♂) Gadwall remain
- 14 (8♂) Mallard
- 70 (37♂) Tufted Ducks
- 2 Little Grebes
- 7 Great Crested Grebes again
- 11 Moorhens
- 62 Coots
- 51 Black-headed Gulls
- 8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 1 Herring Gull
A Redwing in the trees: the ‘eye-brow’ is distinctive: the red on the underwing is often hidden.
Two Starlings, unusually, in the trees
Another view.
(Ed Wilson)
The Flash: 10:00 – 10:35
Location
(102nd visit of the year)
Notes
- no special comment necessary
Birds noted flying over
- 2 Black-headed Gulls
- 20 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 2 Wood Pigeons
- 1 Skylark again
- 6 Redwings
- 3 Goldfinches
The counts from the water
- 2 Mute Swans
- 1 Greylag x Canada Goose
- 29 Canada Geese
- 1 all white feral goose
- 30 (22♂) Mallard
- 14 (6♂) Tufted Ducks
- 7 (0♂) Goosanders
- 3 Great Crested Grebes
- 4 Moorhens
- 14 Coots
- 41 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
A grab-shot before I realised a couple of joggers would flush this bird. This Carrion Crow shows a few white spots in the otherwise all-black plumage. In flight this individual shows a large white wing-bar. One day ....
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The Flash: 10:00 – 10:35
Location
(102nd visit of the year)
Notes
- no special comment necessary
Birds noted flying over
- 2 Black-headed Gulls
- 20 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 2 Wood Pigeons
- 1 Skylark again
- 6 Redwings
- 3 Goldfinches
The counts from the water
- 2 Mute Swans
- 1 Greylag x Canada Goose
- 29 Canada Geese
- 1 all white feral goose
- 30 (22♂) Mallard
- 14 (6♂) Tufted Ducks
- 7 (0♂) Goosanders
- 3 Great Crested Grebes
- 4 Moorhens
- 14 Coots
- 41 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
(Ed Wilson)
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On this day in ...........
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2014
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2013
Shifnal, Lizard Wood
Location
2 Hawfinch
(Arthur Harper)
2010
Priorslee Lake
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>3800 Wood Pigeons
11 Sky Larks
2 Meadow Pipits
199 Fieldfare
32 Redwings
9 Siskins
1 Linnet
Brambling
(Ed Wilson)
Wrekin
Location
1 Crossbill
Several Redpolls
(Ed Wilson)
2006
Priorslee Lake
21 Pochard
58 Tufted Ducks
2 Buzzards
>900 Black-headed Gulls
176 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
807 Wood Pigeons
16 Pied Wagtails
26 Wrens
14 Dunnocks
34 Robins
24 Blackbirds
213 Fieldfares
6 Song Thrushes
150 Redwings
5 Mistle Thrushes
1 Blackcap
447 Starlings
2 Siskins
7 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2014
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2013
Shifnal, Lizard Wood
Location
2 Hawfinch
(Arthur Harper)
2010
Priorslee Lake
Several Herons
>3800 Wood Pigeons
11 Sky Larks
2 Meadow Pipits
199 Fieldfare
32 Redwings
9 Siskins
1 Linnet
Brambling
(Ed Wilson)
Wrekin
Location
1 Crossbill
Several Redpolls
(Ed Wilson)
2006
Priorslee Lake
21 Pochard
58 Tufted Ducks
2 Buzzards
>900 Black-headed Gulls
176 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
807 Wood Pigeons
16 Pied Wagtails
26 Wrens
14 Dunnocks
34 Robins
24 Blackbirds
213 Fieldfares
6 Song Thrushes
150 Redwings
5 Mistle Thrushes
1 Blackcap
447 Starlings
2 Siskins
7 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)