27 Dec 16

Priorslee Lake

Late Morning Update: 11:00

2 Goosander
8 Pochard

(John Isherwood)

Morning Report: 09:30 – 10:30

-1°C > +2°C: Some thin high cloud otherwise clear and frosty. Calm. Good visibility

First bus on the Sunday service gave me a late arrival so no early movements seen. The conditions were ideal for seeing and identifying birds in flight but there weren’t any! (well a VERY small number of gulls only)

(179th visit of the year)

Notes from today
- the Mute Swan cygnet spent most of the time well away from its parents: they hooked-up later
- the Little Grebe somewhat unusually paddled all the way across the middle of the lake
- the Water Rail was heard calling from the main N side reed-bed: the first I can recall here
and
- 1 male Mottled Umber moth on one of the lamps

Counts of birds flying over the lake (in addition to those on / around lake)
- 1 Black-headed Gull
- 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 1 Herring Gull
- 1 Chaffinch

Too late to record birds leaving roost around lake

The counts from the lake area
- 2 + 1 Mute Swans
- 2 (1♂) Gadwall
- 12 (7♂) Mallard
- 8 (7♂) Pochard
- 29 (20♂) Tufted Ducks
- 2 Grey Herons
- 1 Little Grebe
- 6 Great Crested Grebes
- 1 Water Rail (heard only)
- 9 Moorhens
- 39 Coots
- 15 Black-headed Gulls
- 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 1 Herring Gull

(Ed Wilson)

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Priorslee Flash: 10:30

Late Morning Update: 10:30

15 Goosander

(John Isherwood)

Morning Report: 09:00 – 09:25

(136th visit of the year)

Notes from here
- the 3 Herons perhaps the most notable: all positioned where they could not see each other

Birds noted flying over here
None

The counts from the water
- 2 Mute Swans
- 4 Canada Geese
- 1 all white feral goose
- 43 (27♂) Mallard
- 44 (31♂) Tufted Ducks
- 2 (0♂) Goosanders
- 3 Grey Herons
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- 4 Moorhens
- 13 Coots
- 17 Black-headed Gulls

(Ed Wilson)

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Holmer Lake: 11:30

4 Goosander

(John Isherwood)

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On this day in ...........

2014
Priorslee Lake
Today's sightings Here

2013
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
7 Gadwall
7 Pochard
101 Tufted Ducks
1 Scaup
210 Coots
1 Great Black-backed Gull
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash
1 Little Grebe
69 Tufted Ducks
(Ed Wilson)

2012
Little Wenlock, Candles Landfill Site
1 Caspian Gull
1 Yellow-legged Gull.
(Dawn Balmer & Pete Wilson)

2011
The Wrekin
Flock of Crossbills near summit
(Maurice Baker)

2010
Priorslee Lake
2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull
(Observer Unknown)

2009
Priorslee Lake
Black-necked Grebe
4 Great Crested Grebes
18 Mute Swans
59 Canada Geese
4 Gadwall
29 Pochard 
92 Tufted Ducks 
2 Water Rails
327 Coots
2 Redwings
16 Goldfinches
13 Siskins
(Ed Wilson)

2006
Priorslee lake
2 Great Crested Grebe
22 Tufted Ducks
86 Coots
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
3 Buzzards
20 Pied Wagtails
c.200 Redwing
4 Mistle Thrush
c.500 Fieldfare
1 Willow Tit
3 Brambling
14 Chaffinches
13 Greenfinches
2 Redpoll
1 Siskin
3 Reed Buntings
(Martin Adlam)