Priorslee Lake: 06:10 – 08:55
The Flash: 09:00 – 09:45
12°C > 14°C: Mainly cloudy: a clear sliver to the E at first: some very light drizzle at times: a few blue patches later. Light W wind. Very good visibility
Sunrise: 07:13 BST
Another very quiet morning
Priorslee Lake: 06:10 – 08:55
(122nd visit of the year)
Bird notes:
- Jackdaws mainly back in a single large party this morning
- Rooks were singles / pairs only and rather scarce
- the number of Pied Wagtails was hard to judge. After 6 flew high S early there were at least 2 flying about low-down in all directions more or less throughout. Same local birds?
- one of the Chiffchaffs was determined I would not overlook it this morning and sang at me
Bird totals
Birds noted flying over or flying near the lake
- 1 Common Buzzard again
- 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls again
- 4 Feral Pigeons
- 1 Stock Dove
- 23 Wood Pigeons
- 128 Jackdaws
- 12 Rooks only
- 4 Starlings
- 6 Pied Wagtails at least
- 1 Siskin
Warblers noted
- 2 (1) Chiffchaffs
The counts from the lake area
- 2 + 3 (1 brood) Mute Swans still present
- 2 (1♂) Gadwalls
- 4 (3♂) Mallards
- 67 (12+♂) Tufted Ducks
- 4 + 1 (1 brood) Great Crested Grebes yet again
- 12 Moorhens
- 128 Coots again
- 36 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
And other notes
- my log today consisted of only
- 1 Common Crane-fly (Tipula oleracea) wrapped up in a web on a lamp
- 1 Garden Spider on another lamp
(Ed Wilson)
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The Flash: 09:00 – 09:45
(99th visit of the year)
Notes from here
- when I arrived there seemed to be only the 3 cygnets present. Later an adult was seen to fly in from the W. A few minutes later it was back to normal with 2 adults and 3 cygnets together. I did not read the letters on the rings on the adults. However one was yellow and one was green, both unusual colours in our area, so it is almost certain these were the residents and the parents of the cygnets
and
- more clusters of fungus in several new locations
- 1 Grey Squirrel
Birds noted flying over or near to The Flash
- 1 Sparrowhawk
- 7 Feral Pigeons
- 1 Jackdaw
- 1 Skylark
Warblers noted
None
The counts from the water
- 2 + 3 Mute Swans
- 12 Canada Geese arrived
- 34 (18♂) + 2 (1 brood) Mallard
- 5 (1♂) Tufted Ducks
- 3 Grey Herons
- 1 + 1 (1 brood) Great Crested Grebe again
- 3 Moorhens
- 9 Coots
- 21 Black-headed Gulls
Of interest between the lake and The Flash
- 2 Chiffchaffs around the lower pool
(Ed Wilson)
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On this day..........
2017Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2011
Nedge Hill
1 Wheatear
50+ Meadow Pipits
2 House Martin
(John Isherwood)
2006
Priorslee Lake
29 Golden Plover
House Martin
1 Chiffchaff
(Ed Wilson)