30 Sep 18

Priorslee Lake and Priorslee Flash

Priorslee Lake: 06:15 – 07:35 // 08:30 – 09:40
The Flash: 07:40 – 08:25

8°C > 11°C: Broken cloud at multiple levels. A few bright bits to start but became more generally overcast. Light W wind. Very good visibility.

Sunrise: 07:08 BST

With a bright overcast the conditions were ideal to see over flying birds. Sadly there were not too many

Priorslee Lake: 06:15 – 07:35 // 08:30 – 09:40

(119th visit of the year)

Best bird today was the distant Common Kestrel over the fields to the NE. Only my second record of this declining species here this year

Bird notes:
- another increase in Tufted Duck numbers
- 4 Little Grebes noted
- 22 Black-headed Gulls seen on the football field: I assume these were on the lake later. Low number today
- an over-flying Collared Dove: now seen on 3 of the last 4 days after an absence of >5 weeks
- the main party of Jackdaws consisted of c.190 birds: in a tight group these had to be estimated in ‘groups of about 10’
- 85 Rooks was also a large count – parties of 72 and 13 preceding the Jackdaws

Bird totals

Birds noted flying over or flying near the lake
- 1 Greylag Goose [inbound with the Canada Geese]
- 1 Greylag x Canada Goose [inbound with the Canada Geese]
- 20 Canada Geese [20 (1 group) inbound]
- 1 Common Buzzard again
- 1 Common Kestrel
- 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 23 Wood Pigeons
- 1 Collared Dove
- c.196 Jackdaws
- 85 Rooks
- 4 Pied Wagtails
- 1 Meadow Pipit

Hirundines etc. noted
None

Warblers noted
- 3 Chiffchaffs

The counts from the lake area
- 2 + 3 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 7 (3♂) Mallards
- 39 (>9?♂) Tufted Ducks
- 4 Little Grebes
- 3 + 1 (1 broods) Great Crested Grebes
- 10 Moorhens
- 128 Coots
- 34 Black-headed Gulls

And other notes
- my log today consisted of just
- 1 dead wasp sp. caught in spider web
- 2 Garden Spiders (Arameus diadematus)
- - 1 Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)

It was cloudy to start and I did not expect a sunrise. Then some breaks appeared for a while. This ‘looking the wrong way’ from the dam.

A quick scurry around the other end and a more traditional vista.

What I thinks is a Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum). This species always looks rather scruffy with its long hair. It is one of the last bumble bees to keep flying in to Autumn.

And here another view with its tongue buried in the flower of Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris).

A spider on one of the lamps this morning. Looks like a Garden Spider (Arameus diadematus) to me.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 07:40 – 08:25

(96th visit of the year)

An over flying Linnet was my first here since 2014. My 69th bird species at The Flash in 2018

Notes from here
- only 1 adult Mute Swan noted
- 2 Greylag Geese came from the W and circled several times and then left. Several minutes later what was presumably the same 2 reappeared and after circling for a while eventually decided it was safe to land. All the other geese presumably still out feeding somewhere
- juvenile Great Crested Grebe seen again
- another record low count of Coots
and
- many 100s of fruiting bodies of one or more species of fungus found on fallen trees in squirrel alley

Birds noted flying over or near to The Flash
- 1 Wood Pigeon once more
- 1 Linnet

Warblers noted
- 2 Chiffchaffs

The counts from the water
- 1 + 3 Mute Swans only
- 2 Greylag Geese
- no Canada Geese
- 44 (26♂) Mallard
- 11 (?♂) Tufted Ducks
- 1 Grey Heron
- 1 + 1 (1 brood) Great Crested Grebe
- 5 Moorhens again
- 5 Coots only
- 19 Black-headed Gulls

Either I am unobservant or this array of fungus has appeared very quickly. All along several large sections of felled tree that have been deliberately left by the council to decay – and the fungus is just helping that.

This is a close-up of some of the larger fruits.

There were also some small fruiting bodies: the same species?

And these were around the base of an apparently healthy Ash tree.

Of interest between the lake and The Flash
- party of 12 Greylag Geese inbound to The Flash
- Moorhen(s) heard from the upper pool
- 1 Grey Squirrel yet again

(Ed Wilson)

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

2011
Priorslee Flash

This morning an adult Wryneck, popped up on a wall while I was walking along the footpath along the West side of The Flash at c.09:45. I managed a quick record shot and when I looked up from the camera the bird had gone - probably dropped in to the garden the other side. The gardens are higher than the path so looking over the wall is not possible. Hung around for some 10 minutes but nothing appeared. (Ed Wilson)

Wryneck - 2011 (Ed Wilson)

29 Sep 18

Priorslee Lake with Woodhouse Lane area

Priorslee Lake: 06:15 – 09:45
Woodhouse Lane area: 07:45 – 08:20

3°C > 8°C: Thin high cloud and decaying trails: otherwise fine and clear apart from a few mist early patches. Frosty start. Very light wind. Very good visibility after mist dispersed

Sunrise: 07:05 BST

Priorslee Lake: 06:15 – 09:45

(118th visit of the year)

Most unexpected this morning were 2 Sand Martins that flew W at 08:40

Other bird notes:
- even more Tufted Ducks
- a 5th apparent adult Great Crested Grebe. I wonder whether one of these is the now full-grown juvenile from the NW pair. This species is notoriously difficult to count spending long periods underwater and moving considerable distance while so-doing. Perhaps it has been here all along?

Bird totals

Birds noted flying over or flying near the lake
- 14 Canada Geese [14 (1 group) inbound]
- 1 Common Buzzard again
- 2 Feral Pigeons again
- 25 Wood Pigeons
- 158 Jackdaws
- 60 Rooks
- 2 Skylarks
- 2 Meadow Pipits
- 6 Pied Wagtails

Hirundines etc. noted
- 2 Sand Martins as highlighted

Warblers noted:
- 4 Chiffchaffs

The counts from the lake area
- 2 + 3 (1 brood) Mute Swans as usual
- 7 (5♂) Mallards
- 33 (>5?♂) Tufted Ducks
- 1 Grey Heron again
- 2 Little Grebes again
- 5 + 1 (1 broods) Great Crested Grebes
- 11 Moorhens
- 136 Coots
- 91 Black-headed Gulls
- 9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

And other notes
- my log today consisted of just
- [no wasps! too cold?]
- 1 Common Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina)
- 1 Episyrphus balteatus (Marmalade hoverfly)

The moon is decidedly lop-sided after just 3 nights.

The colour this morning was only very pre-dawn with the street lights still on.

As the colour faded the mist rose over the water.

Like this.

A burning bush sunrise.

A small party of Tufted Ducks takes to the wing – all ducks or immatures. A couple of the adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls that dropped in are in the background.

One of the Tufted Ducks comes in to land.

The parent Great Crested Grebe has caught breakfast for junior.

And teases junior by placing the fish in front of it.

And then swimming off.

The juvenile has another go at grabbing the fish.

And now has it firmly in its bill. Seemed to be all part of a teaching process.

A flight shot of a 1st winter Black-headed Gull. Note the pink (rather than orange) tone to the bill base and the brown just visible in the upper wing.

A different bird showing the upper wing markings more clearly.

Not often I get a chance at a fly-over Jackdaw – usually overhead when light still poor. The grey shawl and staring white eye are clearly seen here.

A Song Thrush looking at me and wondering what to do.

A pensive-looking Dunnock / Hedge Sparrow. Shows the grey and brown markings to good effect as well as the orange iris.

My first Episyrphus balteatus (Marmalade hoverfly) for a while.

(Ed Wilson)

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Notes from Woodhouse Lane area [07:45 – 08:20]

- >40 Black-headed Gulls in newly sown field to E of Castle Farm Way. Good news in that if the farmer is still working the fields here the outline planning permission for houses is unlikely to be exercised soon
- 3 Stock Doves in the same field
- 12 Rooks also in same field
- 1 Skylark over
- 2 Chiffchaffs in the area
- 2 Pied Wagtails in and over the fields
- 1 Linnet over
- 2 Yellowhammers in the hedges

With these fields being replanted we may yet get another summer with views across open fields from Woodhouse Lane.

Rather misty this morning.

The lane itself is remarkably rural quite so close to Telford – what I call 3-ply with grass down the middle.

(Ed Wilson)

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

2017
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2010
Priorslee Lake
3 Pochard
2 Sparrowhawks
24 Swallows
Peregrine Falcon
(Ed Wilson)

2008
Priorslee Lake
Redwing
(Ed Wilson)

2005
Priorslee Lake
Siskin
105 Greenfinches
Swallow
House Martin
3 Chiffchaffs
Kingfisher
(Ed Wilson)

28 Sep 18

Priorslee Lake and Priorslee Flash

Priorslee Lake: 06:15 – 09:00
The Flash: 09:05 – 09:55

7°C > 12°C: Some remnant high cloud from an overnight cold front, otherwise clear and fine. Very light NNW wind. Excellent visibility

Sunrise: 07:05 BST

Priorslee Lake: 06:15 – 09:00

(117th visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- no Gadwall at all now
- small influx of Tufted Duck – but see below: decrease at The Flash
- only 2 Little Grebes noted
- reduced numbers of Coots here and at The Flash
- 37 Black-headed Gulls seen on the football field: I assume these were on the lake later
- after 4 birds yesterday yet another Collared Dove today
- party of 111 Jackdaws on roost dispersal pre-dawn. Some more flying in various directions later. So where were they all summer long?
- 1 Song Thrush gave several short song-phrases: the first I have heard post-breeding

Bird totals

Birds noted flying over or flying near the lake
- 15 Canada Geese [15 (1 group) inbound]
- 3 (2♂) Mallards
- 1 Common Buzzard
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull again
- 2 Feral Pigeons
- 1 Stock Dove again
- 60 Wood Pigeons
- 1 Collared Dove
- 131 Jackdaws
- 12 Rooks
- 1 Skylark
- 1 Meadow Pipits
- 1 Linnet

Hirundines etc. noted
None

Warblers noted:
- 3 Chiffchaffs

The counts from the lake area
- 2 + 3 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 9 (5♂) Mallards
- 29 (>11?♂) Tufted Ducks
- 1 Cormorant
- 1 Grey Heron
- 2 Little Grebes
- 4 + 1 (1 broods) Great Crested Grebes
- 13 Moorhens
- 126 Coots
- 77 Black-headed Gulls

And other notes
- my log today consisted of just
- >5 wasp sp.

As the moon wanes and there is some cross-lighting the craters show better than when it was full.

Another sunrise worth getting out of bed for.

A lower perspective.

A later view as the colour fades and from a higher perspective.

Corvids (crow family) n general are rather wary and not easy to approach. This Carrion Crow was engrossed in its morsel and did not seem too worried about me.

And again: the eye looks cloudy in this view. It did not in the previous shot: I suspect it is the nictating membrane that many birds have as a ‘3rd eyelid’ so as they do not need to blink.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:05 – 09:55

(95th visit of the year)

Notes from here
- reduced number of Tufted Duck – see increase at lake. Just 2 were clearly drakes
- juvenile Great Crested Grebe missing again
- no idea where the Coots are going. Never recorded this few previously (except when water completely iced over)
- 38 of the Black-headed Gulls flew in as a group as I was about to leave
- a Grey Wagtail present. Likely one of the birds seen at the main lake. Only my 2nd record here this year (was on 02 June)
also
- a few wasp sp. again

Birds noted flying over or near to The Flash
- 1 Wood Pigeon yet again
- 4 Jackdaws

Local hirundines etc. noted
None

Warblers noted
- 1 (1) Chiffchaff

The counts from the water
- 2 + 3 Mute Swans
- 126 Greylag Geese
- 42 Canada Geese
- 40 (23♂) Mallard
- 11 (2?♂) Tufted Ducks
- 2 Grey Herons
- 1 Great Crested Grebe only
- 5 Moorhens
- 6 Coots only
- 52 Black-headed Gulls

A rather scruffy-looking Blackbird, perhaps with some type of disease. I am not even sure what sex it is. It does not look ‘black’ as a male should. Juveniles and females are more rufous than this and the breast is more blotched. I suspect a poor condition male.

Of interest between the lake and The Flash
- 2 Jays seen flying very high NW
- 6 Jackdaws over: seem to be everywhere at the moment
- 1 Grey Squirrel again

(Ed Wilson)

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

2017
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2011
Priorslee Lake
2 Sky Larks
3 Meadow Pipits
26 Pied Wagtails
7 Siskins
2 Redpolls
142 Greylag Geese
320 Canada Geese
Common Sandpiper
45 Robins
(Ed Wilson)

2010
Priorslee Lake
Cormorant
A pair of Wigeon
220 Coots
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
(Ed Wilson)

2007
RAF Cosford
Juvenile Gannet flew over RAF Cosford at about 100ft
(Martin R Adlam)

2005
Priorslee Lake
3 Redpoll
Siskin
5 Chiffchaffs
Blackcap
Kingfisher
Buzzard
2 Kestrel
Meadow Pipit
(Ed Wilson).

27 Sep 18

Priorslee Lake and Priorslee Flash

Priorslee Lake: 06:15 – 09:05
The Flash: 09:10 – 09:55

14°C > 19°C: Cloudy and mild start. Cleared from SW after 08:45. Very light SSW wind. Good visibility with smoke from Stafford Park area

Sunrise: 07:03 BST

Priorslee Lake: 06:15 – 09:05

(116th visit of the year)

A frustrating one that got away this morning. I was on the N shore at 06:40 when I glimpsed a shape gliding behind me in to deep cover of Hawthorn bushes. A likely candidate at this early time would be a Sparrowhawk: on the momentary glimpse it seemed too pale. Perhaps an owl? I will never know

Other bird notes:
- another visiting adult Mute Swan. Was not allowed to stay long!
- a lone Canada Goose dropped in
- just a duck Gadwall this morning
- there are now 5 Little Grebes: a trio and a couple
- <10 Black-headed Gulls arrived. When a small group of c.50 birds came off the fields at least 13 of these flew straight over
- a lone Barn Swallow flew E at 09:00
- single Chiffchaff heard calling today
- apart from a small group of Goldfinches no other finches seen or heard: a dire time for these species
- Skylarks, Pied Wagtails, Meadow Pipits and Siskins all seen overhead

Bird totals

Birds noted flying over or flying near the lake: (affected by my late arrival and the poor weather)
- 22 Canada Geese [5 (1 group) outbound; 17 (3 groups) inbound]
- 4 (3♂) Mallards
- 3 Common Buzzards yet again
- 13 Black-headed Gulls again
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 1 Stock Dove
- 34 Wood Pigeons
- 4 Collared Doves (trio and single)
- 74 Jackdaws
- 35 Rooks
- 2 Skylarks
- 7 Pied Wagtails
- 8 Meadow Pipits
- 2 Siskins

Hirundines etc. noted
- 1 Barn Swallow

Warblers noted:
- 1 Chiffchaff

The counts from the lake area
- 3 + 3 (1 brood) Mute Swans: a visiting adult, again briefly
- 1 Canada Goose
- 1 (0♂) Gadwall only
- 4 (2♂) + 1 (1 brood) Mallards
- 8 (4?♂) Tufted Ducks
- 1 Grey Heron
- 5 Little Grebes
- 3 + 1 (1 broods) Great Crested Grebes
- 10 Moorhens again
- 142 Coots
- 38 Black-headed Gulls only

And other notes
- my log today consisted of just
- 1 ‘small’ White butterfly – either a Small or Green-veined White
- >10 wasp sp. (5 at lamps pre-dawn)
- >5 Common Crane-flies (Tipula oleracea)
- 1 White-lipped Snail (Cepaea hortensis) again

The lone Canada Goose arrives.

Flaring out for touchdown.

And then tries to walk on water.

Only a duck Mallard but a rather fine specimen allowing all the feather detail to be seen.

A rather distant flying Jay. Easy to identify with the broad and rounded wings. The white rump evident too.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:10 – 09:55

(94th visit of the year)

The two (single) Sky Larks flying moved my 2018 Flash bird species count on to 68

Other notes
- all the Greylag Geese arrived simultaneously in multiple skeins. Try accurately counting that lot!
also
- a few wasp sp.

Birds noted flying over or near to The Flash
- 1 Wood Pigeon again
- 1 Jackdaw
- 2 Rooks
- 2 Sky Larks

Local hirundines etc. noted
None

Warblers noted
- 1 Chiffchaff again

The counts from the water
- 2 + 3 Mute Swans
- c.135 Greylag Geese
- 28 Canada Geese
- 36 (20♂) Mallard
- 20 (?♂) Tufted Ducks
- 1 Cormorant
- 1 Grey Heron
- 1 + 1 Great Crested Grebes
- 4 Moorhens
- 10 Coots again
- 12 Black-headed Gulls only

A small part of the 100+ Greylag Geese that flew in together. Note how some have their necks kinked as they strain to land – not something you could easily notice in the field.
Of interest between the lake and The Flash
- 1 adult and 1 juvenile Moorhens on grass by upper pool
- 1 Chiffchaff calling and singing by the upper pool
- 1 Grey Squirrel

(Ed Wilson)

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

2017
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2016
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2013
Priorslee Lake
1 Teal
3 Wigeon
1 Kingfisher
(John Isherwood)

2011
Priorslee Lake
13 Meadow Pipits
3 Redpoll
Siskin
Common Sandpiper
(Ed Wilson)

2010
Priorslee Lake
Juvenile Common Scoter
3 Little Grebes
Drake Pintail x Mallard
(Ed Wilson/Andy Latham)

26 Sep 18

Priorslee Lake and Priorslee Flash

Priorslee Lake: 06:15 – 09:00
The Flash: 09:05 – 09:50

9°C > 15°C: Some areas of cloud and a few spots of rain in the air at times. Good sunny spells too. Moderate WSW wind. Very good visibility.

Sunrise: 07:01 BST

Priorslee Lake: 06:15 – 09:00

(115th visit of the year)

A duck Eurasian Wigeon flew in c.08:15. I did not see any here late last Winter or on Spring passage and it became my 96th bird species here this year

But best today was the juvenile / 1st winter Common Gull that came in with Black-headed Gulls leaving the fields to the E c.08:45. Despite its name this species is far from ‘common’ in South Shropshire. My annual bird species count here moves to 97

Other bird notes:
- there are 4 Little Grebes: the group of three that I have logged on several days recently: and a separate juvenile – the bird I photographed yesterday
- very few Black-headed Gulls arrived early, though 22 were noted on the football field at 07:10. Later they flew in from the fields to the NE and SE with at least 175 birds eventually present
- one Jackdaw was seen perched in a tree around the lake. They only usually do this if they become disorientated by fog over the water
- best roost dispersal flight of Rooks for ages
- the 27 Barn Swallows were in a single loose group at 08:20 and yet again were all, rather strangely, flying W
- the 11 House Martins were also in a single group: these paused to hunt over the lake for a few minutes c.08:40 and then moved off SE
- 2 Grey Wagtails seen by the entrance gate in Teece Drive. 2 seen later on the dam may or may not have been different birds as singles were also seen in flight over the water. This species was absent most of the summer
- a party of 11 Pied Wagtails flew high SW c.06:45, presumably a roost dispersal. A few singles over later were probably local birds
- single Meadow Pipit the only obvious other migrant
- many fewer Chiffchaffs: perhaps the clear moonlight night encouraged them to move off

Bird totals

Birds noted flying over or flying near the lake: (affected by my late arrival and the poor weather)
- 2 Greylag Geese [pair outbound]
- 3 Common Buzzards again
- 13 Black-headed Gulls
- 2 Feral Pigeons (1 group)
- 3 Stock Doves (1 group)
- 14 Wood Pigeons only
- 27 Jackdaws
- 36 Rooks
- 16 Pied Wagtails
- 1 Meadow Pipit

Hirundines etc. noted
- 23 Barn Swallows
- 11 House Martins

Warblers noted:
- 3 (1) Chiffchaffs

The counts from the lake area
- 3 + 3 (1 brood) Mute Swans: a visiting adult, briefly
- 1 (0♂) Eurasian Wigeon
- 2 (1♂) Gadwalls remain
- 6 (3♂) Mallards
- 11 (?♂) Tufted Ducks
- 4 Little Grebes
- 3 + 2 (2 broods) Great Crested Grebes again
- 10 Moorhens
- 149 Coots
- >175 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Common Gull
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull

And other notes
- my log today consisted of just
- 1 Melanostoma scalare (Chequered Hoverfly)
- >5 wasp sp. (one dead in web)
- 1 White-lipped Snail (Cepaea hortensis)

Away from the heat-haze on the horizon a rather clearer shot of the Harvest Moon. It loses some of its size and colour as a result.

Another portfolio of sunrise photos.

A bit later.

Later still with the rising sun just catching the lower cloud.

And, briefly, really lighting the clouds up.

A swirl of cloud here that threatened to give some rain – there was a small rainbow for a while.

On this view we can see precipitation ‘hanging’ below the cloud. Most of this evaporated before ground-level.

A record shot only of this morning’s very distant duck Eurasian Wigeon. Key features are the rufous tones, the rounded head and the dark surround to the eye. In this view we could not easily separate a duck from an eclipse drake but I saw the bird in flight when the upperwing pattern was apparent. It was a duck.

A series of necessarily poor photos of the juvenile / 1st winter Common Gull. I was shooting in to the light and the bird was rather distant. It left before settling to allow a closer or better angled view. Here we see the pale area on the inner primaries extending on to the coverts. A particular point to note here is the markings on the underwing. At this age a Mediterranean Gull is very similar but has an unmarked underwing apart from the trailing edge.

The coverts are pale grey. Here we see the rather clean wide sub-terminal tail band – on a Mediterranean Gull the band is more diffuse. Oddly the legs look pink – they should not! I suspect this is just strong back-lighting shining through.

Here, under threat from a Black-headed Gull, we note the rather larger size of this bird. We also see the rather staring dark eye – on a Mediterranean Gull it would be more ‘smudgy’. The bill is not ‘stout’ and has a pale base both features that differ from a Mediterranean Gull.

A final look.

Served the wasp right for going near a spider’s web.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:05 – 09:50

(93rd visit of the year)

Notes
- as usual some of the geese were inside the island where I could not count them
- no sign of the remaining juvenile Great Crested Grebe
also
- an unidentified midge sp. on lamp
- >5 wasp sp. around the ivy – not yet open-enough to attract hoverflies

Birds noted flying over or near to The Flash
- 1 Wood Pigeon
- 5 Jackdaws
- 1 Rook again

Local hirundines etc. noted
None

Warblers noted
- 1 Chiffchaff

The counts from the water
- 2 + 3 Mute Swans as usual
- >62 Greylag Geese
- >38 Canada Geese
- 28 (17♂) + 4 juvenile Mallard
- 14 (?♂) Tufted Ducks
- 2 Grey Herons
- 1 Great Crested Grebes only
- 2 Moorhens
- 10 Coots only
- 21 Black-headed Gulls

Midges are present all year. They rarely allow this close a shot, resting at head-height on a lamp post. It might (or might not) be a clear photo but it does not help me identify it!
Of interest between the lake and The Flash
- 2 adult and 1 juvenile Moorhens on grass by upper pool
- 1 a crane fly on lamps, likely Tipula confusa
- 2 Grey Squirrels

Not all crane fly species rest with the wings held open. Here is a case in point. It seems rather larger than I would expect but I think it is a Tipula confusa – no vernacular name.
(Ed Wilson)

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

2017
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2011
Priorslee Lake
115 Greylag Geese
420+ Canada Geese
Shoveler
Common Sandpiper
Kingfisher
3 Blackcaps
12 Chiffchaffs
(Ed Wilson)