7 Dec 17

Trench Lock Pool, Trench Middle Pool and then Priorslee Lake

7.5°C > 8.0°C: Clearing after early rain and wind. Moderate / fresh NW wind. Very good visibility

Sunrise: 08:06 GMT

Trench Lock Pool: 09:35 – 10:20 // 10:55 – 11:15

(35th visit of the year)

Notes from here
- most of the Canada Geese flew in c.10:00
- the adult Common Gull was my first of this species here this year. In years gone-by there was a big gull roost here and it was the most reliable site in the area to find this species: it is far from ‘common’ locally
- the Feral / Racing Pigeons were mostly nearly all-white. Not seen flocks like this locally

Birds noted flying over here [apart from the local Wood Pigeons and Jackdaws coming and going]
- 14 Canada Geese (2 groups: to Middle Pool?)
- 1 male Sparrowhawk
- 17 Feral / Racing Pigeons (2 groups)
- 3 Starlings

The counts from the water
- 1 + 6 Mute Swans
- 87 Canada Geese
- 9 (5♂) Mallards
- 1 (1♂) ‘feral’ Mallard
- 2 (1♂) Shoveler again
- 1 (0♂) Pochard
- 66 (37♂) Tufted Ducks
- 6 (3♂) Goosanders
- 1 Cormorant
- 2 Little Grebes
- 2 Great Crested Grebes again
- 3 Moorhens
- 129 Coots
- 48 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Common Gull
- 17 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 3 Herring Gulls

(Ed Wilson)

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Trench Middle Pool: 10:25 – 10:50

(32nd visit of the year)

Notes from here
- in case you were wondering where all the Greylag Geese have gone I noted >350 on Park Pool just N of Newport yesterday afternoon

Birds noted flying over here
None

The counts from the water
- 2 + 5 Mute Swans again
- 43 Canada Geese
- 19 (15♂) Mallard
- 18 (11♂) Tufted Duck
- 8 (6♂) Goosander
- 1 Grey Heron again
- 2 Great Crested Grebes still
- 14 Moorhens
- 46 Coots
- 127 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 1 Herring Gull

(Ed Wilson)

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Priorslee Lake: 11:15 – 11:35

(154th visit of the year)

Due to the very wet period around dawn I stayed home until after the rush hour and then went to Trench first. Limited time at the lake so just a rather quick count of the birds on the water

Notes
- the resident Mute swans had managed to eject the visitors from yesterday

The counts from the lake area
- 2 + 3 Mute Swans
- 11 (6♂) Gadwall once more
- 12 (7♂) Mallard only
- 7 (6♂) Pochard
- 47 (30♂) Tufted Ducks
- 3 Cormorants
- 3 Great Crested Grebes
- 2 Little Grebes
- 4 Moorhens
- 152 Coots
- 48 Black-headed Gulls
- 11 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

(Ed Wilson)

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

2016
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's sightings Here

2014
Priorslee Lake
Today's sightings Here

2012
Priorslee Lake
9 Pochard.
55 Tufted Ducks.
153 Coots.
615 Black-headed Gulls
354 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
21 Herring Gulls.
(Ed Wilson)

2009
Priorslee Lake
4 Great Crested Grebes
9 Cormorants
33 Swans
25 Pochard
61 Tufted Ducks
297 Coots 
2 Buzzards
19 Goldfinches
2 Siskins
1 Redpoll
(Ed Wilson)

2006
Priorslee Lake
3 Great Crested Grebes
1 Cormorant
17 Greylag Goose
9 Pochard
46 Tufted Ducks
>1400 Black-headed Gulls
>230 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
5 Herring Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull 
1 Great Black-backed Gull
23 Robins
16 Blackbirds
2 Fieldfares
3 Redwings
259 Jackdaws
257 Rooks
7 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

2005
Priorslee Lake
2 Little Grebes
9 Pochard
31 Tufted Duck
234 Coot
205 Jackdaws
473 Rooks
154 Fieldfare
4 Redwings
8 Redpolls
46 Siskins
6 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)