28 Feb 17

Priorslee Lake: 07:25 – 09:15

0°C > 3°C: Variable but increasing mainly high cloud. Light SW wind, increasing moderate. Very good visibility.

Sunrise: 06:57 GMT

(17th visit of the year)

2 Ravens over were my 64th species for my 2017 Priorslee Lake list

1 Starling over later was therefore my 65th species for my 2017 Priorslee Lake list

Notes from today:
- at least one Stock Dove around the usual old Ash tree though I have never actually confirmed nesting at the site
- 2 singing Song Thrushes this morning
- 2 Redwings flushed from trees: on this date could be birds beginning to migrate back to their breeding grounds, likely in Scandinavia
- different songsters heard today included Willow Tit and Goldcrest: also Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
- Long-tailed Tit groups seemed to have broken up for nesting: usually at most 3 parties seen, often just one large party – today birds in at least 5 locations
- single Starling over seemed to be returning to nest area in the estate
- unusually more Chaffinches than Greenfinches; and at 7 birds rather more than usual
- at least 30 Siskins at various points around the N and W sides of the lake. Birds moving around and birds noted overhead assumed to be some of these birds moving around
- 3 Reed Buntings in song
and
- the first pussy willow of the year beginning to open. These are white catkins of Salix sp., likely Salix caprea (Goat Willow), and become yellow on male trees and greenish on female trees (male and female catkins are on different plants (dioecious))

Birds noted flying over the lake
- 5 Canada Geese (1 group)
- 4 Black-headed Gulls
- 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 2 Herring Gulls
- 1 Stock Dove
- 2 Feral Pigeons
- 8 Wood Pigeons
- 4 Jackdaws
- 5 Rooks
- 2 Ravens
- 1 Starling
- 1 Pied Wagtail
- 1 Greenfinch
- 1 Goldfinch

Too late for any roost / departure counts

The counts from the lake area
- 2 Mute Swans
- 2 (1♂) Gadwall
- 3 (2♂) Mallard
- 18 (12♂) Tufted Ducks
- 2 Cormorants
- 1 Grey Heron again
- 8 Great Crested Grebes again
- 6 Moorhens
- 34 Coots
- 19 Black-headed Gulls

A Cormorant in full breeding plumage – white head plumes and thigh patch. It used to be thought that birds as white as this were continental birds and while it is true that such birds tend to have whiter heads when breeding it is now realised that ‘our’ birds get whiter with age – rather like me – and this is likely just a fully mature adult – rather unlike me.

This ‘pair’ of Great Crested Grebes seems to include a 1st year bird yet to acquire the plumes. Birds are displaying all around the lake at the moment though the actual ‘pairing’ seems not to have taken place with birds displaying to more than one other individual.

I know it is only a Robin but looks great in the early morning sun.

The male Marsh Tit – it was singing so it must have been the male. No sign of a 2nd bird again – as has been the case the previous two summers.

The ‘pussy willow’ (Salix sp. catkins) beginning to break.

The Siskins were very flighty this morning. Here is a female: as the breeding season approaches the sexes become very easily separable. She is more strongly streaked on the flanks now but rather grey-toned.

And the male Siskin, also more strongly streaked but with much more yellow tones on the breast and face as well as having a black ‘hat’.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:20 – 09:40

(14th visit of the year)

New species for my 2017 Flash list
- Goldcrest (birds heard several times previously along the Wesley Brook between the lake and The Flash, but my first of the year around The Flash itself)

Notes from today:
- the two adult Mute Swans were keeping well apart today
- probably more Canada Geese with a lot of noise from the island suggesting nesting areas being disputed
- Buzzard calling very high over

Birds noted flying over here
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull

The counts from the water
- 2 Mute Swans
- 17 Canada Geese
- 1 all white feral goose
- 15 (12♂) Mallard
- 36 (23♂) Tufted Duck
- 1 Great Crested Grebe again
- 3 Moorhens
- 10 Coots
- 30 Black-headed Gulls

As a postscript to yesterday the Cormorant was new for my 2017 Flash list

(Ed Wilson)

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On this day in ...........
2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2014
Little Wenlock, Candles Landfill Site
2 Iceland Gulls
(Observer Unknown)

2013

Priorslee Lake
31 Wigeon 
7 Gadwall 
5 Pochard 
18 Tufted Ducks 
1 Greater Scaup
2 Lapwings
c.1600 Black-headed Gulls
c.800 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
c.100 Herring Gulls
1 Iceland
1 Glaucous Gull
1 Caspian Gull
1 Yellow-legged Gull
38 Redwings
2 Fieldfare
15 Siskins
(Ed Wilson, Martin Grant, Tom Lowe)

The Flash

1 Little Grebe
10 Pochard 
123 Tufted Duck 
(Ed Wilson)

Trench Lock Pool

21 Tufted Duck 
1 Goosander 
(Ed Wilson)

Horsehay Pool

1 Yellow-legged Gull
(Tom Lowe)

Little Wenlock, Candles Landfill Site

2 Yellow-legged Gulls.
(Tom Lowe)

2012

Priorslee Lake
4 Great Crested Grebes
3 Pochard
32 Tufted Duck
4 Curlew
2 Siskins
(Ed Wilson)

Trench Lock

26 Tufted Duck 
9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
13 Herring Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull
(Ed Wilson)

2010

Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe as noted 
6 Great Crested Grebes
4 Gadwall
39 Pochard
57 Tufted Ducks
99 Coots 
29 Blackbirds
4 Redwing
8 Song Thrushes
22 Siskins
3 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

2009

Priorslee Lake
Common Gull
6 Ravens
(Ed Wilson)

Woodhouse Lane

Stonechat
(John Isherwood)

2007

Priorslee Lake
4 Cormorant
2 Pochard
15 Tufted Duck
1 Ruddy Duck
1 Peregrine Falcon
26 Robin
11 Redwing
63 Magpie
196 Jackdaw
12 Greenfinch
10 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson)

2006

Priorslee Lake
2 Little Grebes
6 Great Crested Grebes
2 Cormorants
7 Pochard
35 Tufted Ducks
1 Water Rail
800 Wood Pigeon
142 Starlings
14 Pied Wagtails
18 Robins
20 Blackbirds
11 Fieldfare
10 Song Thrushes
2 Willow Tits
15 Greenfinches
11 Siskins
7 Reed Buntings 
(Ed Wilson)

27 Feb 17

Priorslee Lake: 07:25 – 09:10

c.5°C: Rain, sometimes heavy, until c.09:00; thereafter a few breaks. Light / moderate S wind. Very good visibility.

Sunrise: 07:00 GMT

A rather quiet morning with unexpected rain – nothing in the forecast until late morning and nothing showing on the rainfall radar before I left home

(16th visit of the year)

A Skylark heard singing over the fields to the E was my 63rd species for my 2017 Priorslee Lake list

Notes from today:
- the Mute Swan cygnet has gone
- possibly 26 of the Black-headed Gulls had roosted overnight
- 3 singing Song Thrushes this morning
- also singing this morning were Great Tit, Blackbird; Mistle Thrush; Dunnock, Chaffinch, Greenfinch and Reed Bunting (Chaffinch and Reed Bunting my first of the year)
and
- a few of the Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) bushes coming in to flower
- the Daffodil heads are beginning to swell

Birds noted flying over the lake
- 13 Canada Geese (2 groups)
- 1 Cormorant
- 10 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 1 Herring Gull
- 1 Wood Pigeon only
- 2 Jackdaws
- 1 Rook

Too late for any roost / departure counts

The counts from the lake area
- 2 Mute Swans
- 2 (1♂) Gadwall
- 1 (1♂) Mallard
- 18 (10♂) Tufted Ducks
- 1 Cormorant
- 1 Grey Heron
- 1 Little Grebe
- 8 Great Crested Grebes
- 11 Moorhens
- 38 Coots
- 26 Black-headed Gulls

The few adult Black-headed Gulls have now all acquired full breeding plumage with the dark hood.

Meanwhile this first-year bird shows mainly 1st winter plumage – it will almost certainly get some black on the head later.

A gaggle of such birds – the orange tone to their bills confirms them as 1st winter even though it is not possible to see the brown feathering in the wings of some of them. This photo taken in heavy rain when it was very dull!

Many of the Coots were, as usual except when they are nesting, feeding on the SW grassy area by the shelter.

Meanwhile some of the Moorhens were feeding at the other end of the SW grassy area by the shelter.

Here are the Daffodils near the gate from the lake to Castle Farm Way. Some heads are swelling already.

 The first of the Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) flowers.

Not strictly in my recording area these Snowdrops (Galanthus sp.) were lurking at the edge of the field in the Priorslee Academy grounds.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:15 – 09:35

(13th visit of the year)

No new species for my 2017 Flash list

Notes from today:
- Chaffinch song also heard here

Birds noted flying over here
None

The counts from the water
- 2 Mute Swans
- 8 Canada Geese
- 1 all white feral goose
- 20 (14♂) Mallard
- 35 (22♂) Tufted Duck
- 1 Cormorant
- 1 Great Crested Grebe
- 5 Moorhens
- 11 Coots
- 6 Black-headed Gulls only

Also not strictly in my recording area, these Ribes sanguineum (Flowering currant) flowers were by the surgery near The Flash. Likely a garden escape or even planted here. The plant originates in the western states of the USA but there are many cultivars available in the UK.

(Ed Wilson)

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On this day in ...........
2016
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2014
Little Wenlock, Candles Landfill Site
2 Iceland Gulls
1 Caspian Gull
(Observer Unknown)

2013
Priorslee Lake
6 Great Crested Grebes
1 Greater Scaup
26 Wigeon
4 Gadwall 
33 Tufted Ducks 
84 Coots 
c.800 Black-headed Gulls
c.450 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
c.60 Herring Gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull 
(Ed Wilson)

Horsehay Pool
1 Glaucous Gull
(J W Reeves )

2012
Priorslee Lake
4 Great Crested Grebes
1 Shelduck
4 Pochard
30 Tufted Duck
35 Robins
24 Wrens
15 Dunnocks 
(Ed Wilson)

Priorslee Flash
3 Great Crested Grebes
9 Pochard
53 Tufted Duck 
(Ed Wilson)

2010
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe 
6 Great Crested Grebes
1 Heron 
4 Gadwall
35 Pochard
51 Tufted Ducks
1 Water Rail
103 Coots 
c.700 Black-headed Gulls
c.225 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
27 Herring Gulls
Common Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
2 Willow Tit
124 Jackdaws
86 Rooks
1 Linnet
14 Siskins
2 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson)

2009
Priorslee Lake
1 Glaucous Gull
1 Iceland Gull
(Ed Wilson)

2007
Priorslee Lake
4 Pochard 
19 Tufted Duck
1 Ruddy Duck
600 Black-headed Gulls
100 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
1 Herring Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
36 Wren
28 Robin
7 Redwing
20 Magpie
134 Jackdaw 
8 Greenfinch
4 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson, Martin Adlam)

2006
Priorslee Lake
6 Great Crested Grebes
1 Heron
2 Cormorant
2 Gadwall
7 Pochard
42 Tufted Ducks
110 Coots
150 Starlings
23 Pied Wagtails
21 Wrens
15 Robins
17 Blackbirds
2 Redwings
1 Willow Tit
16 Greenfinches
38 Siskins
1 Redpoll
4 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

26 Feb 17

Priorslee Lake 07:00

2 Gadwall
3 Raven

Nothing of note at Nedge Hill 08:00 or Telford Crematorium 08:45

(John Isherwood)

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On this day in ...........
2016
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2014
Priorslee Lake
4 Great Crested Grebes 
3 Cormorants 
1 Grey Heron 
8 Pochard 
4 Tufted Duck 
164 Black-headed Gulls
78 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
9 Herring Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull
16 Fieldfare
18 Redwings
c.800 Jackdaws
 >250 Rooks
20 Siskins
(Ed Wilson, Gary Crowder)

The Flash

1 Little Grebe 
185 Tufted Ducks
(Ed Wilson)

Little Wenlock, Candles Landfill Site

2 Iceland Gulls
3 Caspian Gull
(Observer Unknown)

2013

Priorslee Lake
6 Great Crested Grebes 
33 Wigeon 
1 Common Teal 
4 Gadwall 
33 Tufted Ducks 
89 Coots 
c.650 Black-headed Gulls
c.410 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
41 Herring Gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull
(Ed Wilson / John Isherwood)

The Flash

1 Little Grebe
9 Pochard 
89 Tufted Duck 
1 Greater Scaup
(Ed Wilson, John Isherwood)

2010

Priorslee Lake
6 Great Crested Grebes 
18 Swans 
4 Gadwall
35 Pochard
44 Tufted Duck
96 Coots 
c.650 Black-headed Gulls 
c.220 Lesser Black-backed Gulls 
12 Herring Gulls 
1 other 'strange gull'!
(Ed Wilson)

2009

Priorslee Lake
Iceland Gull
2 Curlew
(Ed Wilson)

2007

Priorslee Lake
1 Water Rail
2 Sky Larks
(Ed Wilson)

2006

Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
6 Great Crested Grebes
1 Heron
1 Cormorant
2 Gadwall
6 Pochard
45 Tufted Ducks
96 Coots
c.1000 Black-headed Gulls
274 Wood Pigeon
135 Jackdaws
111 Rooks
78 Starlings
45 Pied Wagtails
20 Robins
17 Blackbirds
10 Song Thrushes
4 Redwings
2 Willow Tits
20 Greenfinches
6 Siskins
5 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

25 Feb 17

No Sightings in today.

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On this day in ...........
2016
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2014
Priorslee Lake
8 Pochard 
5 Tufted Duck
5 Cormorant
1 Kittiwake
1 Great Black-backed Gull.
1 Iceland Gull
1 Caspian Gull
23 Redwings
c.800 Jackdaws
 >300 Rooks
 9 Siskins
(Ed Wilson, J.Reeves, P.Jordan, John Isherwood, Gary Crowder)

The Flash

1 Little Grebe
215 Tufted Ducks
2 Goosanders
(Ed Wilson)

Trench Middle Pool

11 Tufted Duck
(Ed Wilson)

Telford Crematorium

Cackling Goose
300 Lesser Black-backed Gull
c.20 Herring Gull
500 Black-headed Gull 
1 Great Black-backed Gull
(Gary Crowder)

Nedge Hill

1 Stonechat
(John Isherwood)

2013

Priorslee Lake
3 Great Crested Grebes
25 Wigeon
4 Gadwall
17 Tufted Ducks
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash

Greater Scaup
50 Tufted Duck
12 Pochard
(Jim Shannon)

2012

Priorslee Lake
5 Redpoll

Priorslee Flash

1 Goosander

Nedge Hill

8 Lapwing
(John Isherwood)

2010

Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe 
5 Great Crested Grebes
4 Gadwall
47 Pochard
55 Tufted Duck
c.550 Black-headed Gulls
c. 800 Lesser Black-backed Gulls 
56 Herring Gulls
(Ed Wilson)

2007

Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
7 Pochard
7 Tufted Duck
1 Ruddy Duck
2 Kestrel
1 Peregrine Falcon
1 Lapwing
3 Grey Wagtail
26 Wren
28 Robin
21 Blackbird
15 Redwing
53 Magpie
14 Greenfinch
6 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson)

2006

Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
6 Great Crested Grebes
2 Gadwall
9 Pochard
56 Tufted Ducks
5 Cormorants
121 Coot
1 Mediterranean Gull
c.1100 Black-headed Gulls
211 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
33 Herring Gulls.
741 Wood Pigeon
289 Jackdaws
108 Rooks
290 Starlings
21 Reed Bunting
1 Sky Lark
11 Greenfinches
6 Siskins
23 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

24 Feb 17

No Sightings in so far today............

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On this day in ...........
2016
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2014
Priorslee Lake
4 Cormorant
8 Pochard
6 Tufted Duck
1 Iceland Gull
3 Yellow-legged Gull.
650 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
450 Black-headed Gull.
110 Herring Gull.
10 Great Black-backed Gull
Common Gull
2 Lapwing
2 Redwings
353 Jackdaws
134 Rooks
(Ed Wilson, Gary Crowder)

The Flash

1 Little Grebe 
207 Tufted Ducks
1 Scaup
(Ed Wilson, Martin Grant)

2013

Priorslee Lake
Glaucous Gull
(Observer Unknown)

The Flash

Scaup
(Dave Tromans)

2012

Priorslee Lake
20 Tufted Duck
6 Pochard
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
184 Lesser Black-backed Gull
20 Herring Gull
320 Black-headed Gull
(Martin Grant)

2010

Priorslee Lake
Woodcock
4 Gadwall
47 Pochard
94 Tufted Ducks
2 Redwings
8 Siskins
(Ed Wilson)

2009

Priorslee Lake
1 Glaucous Gull
Iceland Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
600+ Black-headed Gulls
(Jason Buckley, John Isherwood, et al)

2007

Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
9 Cormorant
3 Pochard
13 Tufted Duck
281 Wood Pigeon
16 Blackbird
1 Fieldfare
8 Redwing
31 Magpie
(Ed Wilson)

2006

Priorslee Lake
2 Cormorants
2 Gadwall
7 Pochard
47 Tufted Ducks
15 Blackbirds
5 Redwings
8 Siskins
4 Redpolls
8 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

23 Feb 17

No Sightings in today.

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On this day in ...........
2016
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2015

Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2014
Priorslee Lake
5 Cormorants
3 Grey Herons
8 Pochard
8 Tufted Duck
1 Water Rail
1 Kingfisher
6 Redwings
391 Jackdaws
217 Rooks
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash

201 Tufted Ducks
2 Goosanders
(Ed Wilson)

Trench Lock Pool

4 Great Crested Grebes
(Ed Wilson)

Hortonwood

21 Redwings
(Dave Tromans)

2013

Priorslee Lake
Glaucous Gull
(Observer Unknown)

The Flash

Drake Scaup
(Richard Vernon)

2012

Priorslee Lake
1 Glaucous Gull
1 Caspian Gull
1 Yellow-legged Gull
(Observer Unknown)

2010

Priorslee Lake
2 Wigeon
55 Pochard
104 Tufted Duck
1 Common Gull
2 Ravens
22 Linnets
(Ed Wilson)

2009

Priorslee Lake
Iceland Gull
200 Black-headed Gulls
400 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
20 Herring Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull
Glaucous Gull
(Ed Wilson, Martin Adlam)

2008

Priorslee Lake
Iceland Gull
(Pete Nickless)

2007

Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
3 Cormorant
5 Pochard
9 Tufted Duck
2 Kestrel
556 Wood Pigeon
27 Robin
23 Blackbird
1 Fieldfare
14 Redwing
47 Magpie
100 Jackdaw 
96 Rook
16 Greenfinch
3 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson)

2006

Priorslee Lake
2 Little Grebes
6 Great Crested Grebes
1 Heron
2 Cormorants
9 Pochard
36 Tufted Ducks
3 Water Rails
c.420 Wood Pigeon
c.60 Starling
29 Pied Wagtails
23 Blackbirds
6 Greenfinches
17 Siskins
1 Redpoll
6 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

22 Feb 17

No Sightings in today.

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On this day in ...........
2016
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2015

Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2014
Priorslee Lake
3 Great Crested Grebes 
5 Cormorants 
1 Grey Heron 
7 Pochard 
3 Tufted Duck
11 Redwings
>800 Jackdaws
127 Rooks
9 Ravens
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash

1 Little Grebe 
1 Greylag x Canada x ? Goose 
172 Tufted Ducks 
3 Goosanders 
(Ed Wilson)

Telford Crematorium

Iceland Gull
(Observer Unknown)

2013

Priorslee Lake
23 Wigeon
4 Gadwall
(Martin Grant)

The Flash

Drake Scaup
(JW Reeves)

Horsehay Pool

Iceland Gull
(Jim Almond)

Little Wenlock, Candles Landfill Site

2 Iceland Gulls 
2 Glaucous Gulls
(Tom Lowe)

2012

Priorslee Lake
1 Great Black-backed Gull
(Martin Grant)

2010

Priorslee Lake
2 Teal
(Ed Wilson)

2007

Priorslee Lake
1 Mallard x Pintail
2 Shoveler
4 Pochard
4 Tufted Duck
2 Buzzard
1 Common Gull
5 Fieldfare
6 Redwing
41 Magpie
197 Jackdaw
13 Greenfinch
7 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson)

2006

Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
7 Great Crested Grebes
2 Herons
4 Cormorants
6 Pochard
21 Tufted Ducks
116 Coots
1 Water Rail
627 Wood Pigeon
13 Pied Wagtails
28 Blackbirds
4 Willow Tits
10 Greenfinches
133 Siskins
1 Linnet
6 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

21 Feb 17

No Sightings in today.

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On this day in ...........
2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2014
Priorslee Lake
5 Cormorants
1 Grey Heron
7 Pochard
2 Tufted Duck
14 Redwing
c.600 Jackdaws
268 Rooks
17 Siskins
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash

1 Greylag x Canada x ? Goose
180 Tufted Ducks
2 Goosanders
(Ed Wilson)

The Wrekin

1 Raven
2 groups of Fallow Deer.
(Ed Wilson)

2013

Priorslee Lake
 1 Iceland Gull 
1 Yellow-legged gull
(JW Reeves)

Little Wenlock, Candles Landfill Site / Buildwas

2 Caspian Gull
Herring x Lesser Black-backed Gull hybrid
A leucistic Herring Gull
8 Yellow-legged Gulls
1 Common Gull
(Tom Lowe)

2012

Priorslee Lake
33 Tufted Duck
8 Pochard
175 Black-headed Gulls
160 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
11 Herring Gulls
5 Great Black-backed Gull
1 Iceland Gull
35+ Redwing
(Martin Grant, John Isherwood)

Holmer Lake

7 Goosander
1 Sparrowhawk
(John Isherwood)

2007

Priorslee Lake
12 Tufted Ducks
2 Buzzards
2 Kestrels
1 Water Rail
269 Wood Pigeons
25 Blackbirds
11 Song Thrushes
4 Redwings
58 Magpies
140 Jackdaws
4 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

2006

Priorslee Lake
2 Gadwall
5 Pochard
19 Tufted Ducks
116 Coots
1 Water Rail
1 Great Black-backed Gull
403 Wood Pigeons
Barn Owl
228 Jackdaws
88 Rooks
1 Sky Lark
35 Pied Wagtails
31 Blackbirds
1 Fieldfare
10 Song Thrushes
1 Redwing
2 Willow Tits
16 Greenfinches
49 Siskins
2 Redpolls
13 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

20 Feb 17

No Sightings in today.

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On this day in ...........
2016
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2015

Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2014
Priorslee Lake
5 Pochard
7 Tufted Duck
13 Redwings
227 Jackdaws
172 Rooks
Meadow Pipit
5 Siskins
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash

2 Pochard
174 Tufted Ducks
2 Goosanders
(Ed Wilson)

2013

Priorslee Lake
2 Gadwall
29 Wigeon
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull
(JW Reeves, John Isherwood)

Holmer Lake

2 Goosander
Little Grebe
(John Isherwood)

Horsehay Pool

1 Yellow-legged Gull
(JW Reeves)

2009

Priorslee Lake
Kumlien's Gull
(Peter Wilson/Dawn Balmer )

2007

Priorslee Lake
1 Pochard 
13 Tufted Ducks
1 Curlew
c.620 Black-headed Gulls
68 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
146 Wood Pigeons
34 Robins
18 Blackbirds
15 Song Thrushes
8 Redwings
193 Jackdaws
101 Rooks
12 Greenfinches
11 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

2006

Priorslee Lake
7 Great Crested Grebes
1 Heron
3 Cormorants
2 Gadwall
10 Pochard
27 Tufted Ducks
122 Coots
963 Wood Pigeons
17 Pied Wagtails
14 Greenfinches
62 Siskins
1 Redpoll
4 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

19 Feb 17

No Sightings in today.

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On this day in ...........
2016
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2015

Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2014
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe 
1 Cormorant 
7 Pochard 
24 Tufted Duck 
5 Greater Scaup 
92 Redwings
216 Jackdaws
163 Rooks
12 Siskins
1 Yellowhammer
2 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash

1 Pochard 
169 Tufted Ducks 
2 Goosanders
(Ed Wilson)

Trench Lock Pool

4 Great Crested Grebes 
1 Pochard 
54 Tufted Duck 
1 Goosander 
(Ed Wilson)

Trench Middle Pool

6 Tufted Duck 
3 Buzzards
(Ed Wilson)

2013

Horsehay Pool
Iceland Gull
2 Yellow-legged Gulls
(Paul King)

2010

Priorslee Lake
4 Great Crested Grebes 
1 Heron 
2 Teal
4 Gadwall
48 Pochard
75 Tufted Ducks
1 Goosander
1 Sparrowhawk
>500 Black-headed Gulls
>350 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
27 Herring Gulls
126 Coots 
1 Lapwing
1 Oystercatcher
2 single Redwing
16 Fieldfare
15 Siskins
3 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

2006

Priorslee Lake
2 Gadwall
12 Pochard
16 Tufted Ducks
107 Coots
2 Water Rails
425 Wood Pigeons
1 Sky Lark
20 Robins
12 Blackbirds
17 Greenfinches
45 Siskins
1 Redpoll
4 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

18 Feb 17

Priorslee Lake: 10:45am

2 Gadwall

(John Isherwood)

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Telford Crematorium: 11:00am

3 Great Black-backed Gulls

(John Isherwood)

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On this day in ...........
2016
Local Area
Today's Sightings Here

2015

Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2014
Priorslee Lake
2 Scaup
20 Tufted Duck 
7 Pochard
1 Cormorant
2 Buzzards
2 Redwings
162 Jackdaws
140 Rooks
(Ed Wilson, Gary Crowder)

The Flash

1 Pochard 
192 Tufted Ducks 
2 Goosander
(Ed Wilson)

2010

Priorslee Lake
38 Pochard
88 Tufted Ducks
2 Water Rails
136 Coots
3 Redwings
12 Siskins
(Ed Wilson)

2006

Priorslee Lake
6 Great Crested Grebes
2 Gadwall
5 Pochard
6 Tufted Ducks
1 Water Rail.
600 Starlings
21 Robins
18 Blackbirds
1 Willow Tit
4 Siskins
1 Redpoll
5 Reed Buntings.
(Ed Wilson)