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20 Mar 17

Priorslee Lake: 05:05 – 07:55

9.5°C > 9.0°C: Scattered cloud under high overcast, lowering and increasing with rain after 06:30; Calm start with moderate WSW breeze with onset of rain. Very good visibility decreased moderate and even poor at times in rain.

Sunrise: 06:13 GMT

(36th visit of the year)

Stayed around for a while after the rain started to see whether any passing birds were brought down: up to six Black-headed Gulls for a while (another earlier). Otherwise nothing seen and visit abandoned early

Notes from today:
- have decided to ignore most Pied Wagtails flying over: it was apparent today that many of these are birds flying too and from the roof of Holy Trinity Academy
and
- no moths on the lamps

Birds noted flying over the lake
***weather affected***
- 2 Canada Geese (pair)
- 2 Cormorants
- 5 Herring Gulls (together)
- 1 Feral Pigeon
- 5 Wood Pigeons
- 357 Jackdaws (46 groups)
- 2 Rooks (singles)
- 5 Goldfinches

Warbler counts: number in brackets = singing birds
- 3 (3) Chiffchaffs again

The counts from the lake area
- 2 Mute Swans
- 2 Canada Geese
- 1 all-white feral goose
- 7 (5♂) Mallard
- 21 (14♂) Tufted Ducks
- 2 Cormorants
- 1 Grey Heron
- 5 Great Crested Grebes
- 3 Moorhens
- 31 Coots
- 7 Black-headed Gulls

(Ed Wilson)

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On this day in ...........
2015
Local Area
Today's Sightings Here

2013
Priorslee Lake
4 Great Crested Grebes 
7 Wigeon 
2 Gadwall 
27 Tufted Ducks 
6 Redwings
138 Jackdaws
1 Chiffchaff
1 Redpoll
7+ Siskins
2 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash
2 Great Crested Grebe 
7 Mute Swans
1 Pochard 
56 Tufted Duck
(Ed Wilson)

Long Lane, Wellington
133 Lapwing
17 Golden Plover
1 Redshank
3 Dunlin
2 Oystercatcher
3 Teal
c.600 Black-headed Gulls
5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
1 Herring Gull. 
(Martin Grant)

2011
Priorslee Lake
17 Tufted Duck 
11 Golden Plover
17 Meadow Pipits
5 Chiffchaffs (4 in song)
Raven
(Ed Wilson)

Nedge Hill
40 Golden Plover
11 Lapwing
1 Red-legged Partridge
2 Green Woodpeckers
8 Meadow Pipits
1 Redpoll
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash 
32 Tufted Duck 
1 Curlew
2 Brambling
1 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson)

2010
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe 
5 Great Crested Grebe 
6 Gadwall 
39 Tufted Duck
146 Jackdaws on roost dispersal 
c.35 Greenfinches
c.15 Goldfinches
c.10 Linnets
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash
3 Great Crested Grebe 
36 Tufted Duck
(Ed Wilson)

2009
Priorslee Lake
1 Yellow-legged Gull
435 Lesser Black-backed Gull
(Peter Wilson)

2007
Priorslee lake
3 Great Crested Grebe
12 Cormorant
24 Tufted Duck
1 Ruddy Duck
1 Merlin
1 Buzzard
2 Kestrel
1 Great Black-backed Gull
188 Wood Pigeon
1 Green Woodpecker
26 Wren
5 Chiffchaff 
1 Willow Tit
55 Magpie
14 Greenfinch
5 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson, Martin Adlam)

The Flash
9 Great Crested Grebe
2 Pochard
26 Tufted Duck
1 Chiffchaff singing
(Ed Wilson)

2006
Priorslee Lake
c.250 Black-headed Gulls
146 Lesser-black Backs
15 Herring Gull
2 Yellow-leg Gulls
2 Common Gulls
36 Tufted Duck
6 Great Crested Grebe
1 Cormorant
2 Water Rail
3 Siskins
2 Redpoll
3 Linnet
3 Reed Bunting
(Martin R Adlam)