Priorslee Lake: 06:20 – 09:25
The Flash: 09:30 – 10:00
Trench Lock Pool: 10:10 – 10:40 // 11:15 – 11:20
Trench Middle Pool: 10:45 – 11:10
8°C > 11°C: A few early breaks soon filled in and then dull. Fresh SSE wind. Moderate / good visibility
Sunrise: 07:21 GMT
Priorslee Lake: 06:20 – 09:25
(147th visit of the year)
Bird notes:
- a Mute Swan flew off E at 06:55 when it was too dark to age it. I assumed its was yesterday’s cygnet. However there was an unringed adult present by 07:30. So ...?
- Black-headed Gulls behaved rather differently today. Only c.30 had arrived by 07:00 when most left. Then >270 arrived from the W over the next 30 minutes, most leaving soon afterwards. No more than 85 on the lake later
- almost all the Fieldfares and Redwings were flying S / ESE today
- party of c.50 Starlings flew low S and could just possibly have come from the reeds in the NE area, but I think not
Bird totals
Birds noted flying over or flying near the lake
- 1 Sparrowhawk
- 1 Cormorant
- 39 Wood Pigeons (no groups)
- 121 Jackdaws
- 4 Skylarks
- c.50 Starlings (1 group)
- 134 Fieldfares (7 groups)
- 48 Redwings (6 groups)
- 6 Pied Wagtails
- 2 Meadow Pipits
- 3 Goldfinches
- 1 Linnet
- 1 Siskin
Birds leaving roosts around the lake
- 3 Redwings
- 3 Reed Buntings
The counts from the lake area
- 1 or 2 Mute Swans
- 6 (3♂) Gadwall
- 10 (7♂) Mallard
- 91 (>39♂) Tufted Ducks
- 2 Little Grebes
- 2 Water Rails heard
- 8 Moorhens once again
- 117 Coots
- >275 Black-headed Gulls
And other notes
my log today consisted of just
- 1 different Mottled Umber moth on a lamp pole
(Ed Wilson)
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The Flash: 09:30 – 10:00
(115th visit of the year)
Notes from here
- an ‘additional’ fully-grown cygnet present. Looked as if could have been one of the birds raised at the lake. The resident cob made sure it stayed its distance but did not look like attacking it
- yesterday’s duck Tuftie/Scaup was not present this morning. Just a regular duck Tufted Duck with no hint of white on its face
- the area usually has a few Goldfinches: a party of at least 25 flew out of the trees and was many more than usual
Birds noted flying over / near The Flash
- 1 Common Buzzard
- 4 Feral Pigeons
- 13 Fieldfares (1 group)
- 14 Starlings (1 group)
The counts from the water
- 2 + 2 Mute Swans
- 1 Canada Goose again
- 38 (24♂) Mallard
- 1 (0♂) Tufted Duck
- 1 (1♂) Goosander
- 1 Grey Heron
- 1 Great Crested Grebe
- 5 Moorhens
- 8 Coots again
- 38 Black-headed Gulls
(Ed Wilson)
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Trench Lock Pool: 10:10 – 10:40 // 11:15 – 11:20
(20th visit of the year)
Bird notes from here
- Grey Wagtail here again
Birds noted flying over / near here
[apart from the local Wood Pigeons and Jackdaws coming and going]
- 6 Starlings (1 group)
The counts from the water
- 15 Mute Swans
- 3 Canada Geese
- 1 (0♂) Teal
- 4 (2♂) Mallard
- 1 (1♂) ‘feral’ Mallard as usual
- 12 (4♂)Tufted Ducks
- 15 (4♂) Goosander
- 4 Cormorants
- 1 Grey Heron
- 4 Little Grebes
- 5 Great Crested Grebes
- 10 Moorhens
- 173 Coots
- 3 Black-headed Gulls only
- 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls again
- 1 Herring Gull
(Ed Wilson)
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Trench Middle Pool: 10:45 – 11:10
(19th visit of the year)
Notes from here
- one of the Greylag Geese seemed to be rather small: an immature?
- no ‘feral’-type Mallard seen today
Birds noted flying over / near here
None
The counts from the water
- 2 + 2 Mute Swans
- 3 Greylag Geese
- 23 Canada Geese
- 24 (17♂) Mallard
- 1 (0♂) Tufted Ducks
- 6 (1♂) Goosander
- 2 Grey Herons again
- 11 Moorhens
- 25 Coots
- 32 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull: same?
and
- 2 Grey Squirrels
- 1 harvestman on a lamp pole
(Ed Wilson)
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On this day..........
2016Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2014
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2013
Priorslee Lake
4 Wigeon
4 Gadwall
1 Pochard
60 Tufted Duck
1 Water Rail
235 Coots
7 Song Thrushes
118 Fieldfare
30 Redwings
466 Jackdaws
139 Rooks
c.450 Starlings from roost
(Ed Wilson)
2012
Priorslee Lake
c.100 Greylag Geese
3 Gadwall
8 Pochard
18 Tufted Ducks
153 Coots
c.500 Black-headed Gulls
c.450 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
10 Herring Gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull
118 Wood Pigeons
103 Redwings
154 Fieldfares
809 Jackdaws
201 Rooks
7 Siskin
(Ed Wilson)
The Flash
1 Pink-footed Goose
c.100 Greylag Geese
41 Canada Geese
41 Tufted Duck
12 Goosander
(Ed Wilson)
2011
Priorslee Lake
Yellow legged Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
(John Isherwood)
2010
Priorslee Lake
28 Pochard
65 Tufted Duck
46 Greenfinches
5 Fieldfares
11 Redwings
12 Siskins
(Ed Wilson)
The Flash
2 Goosanders
1 Pochard
45 Tufted Duck
(Ed Wilson)
2007
Priorslee Lake
Great Black-backed Gull
1 Gadwall
1 Shoveler
2 Wigeon
Peregrine Falcon
(Ed Wilson/John Isherwood)
2006
Priorslee Lake
23 Pochard
75 Tufted Ducks
950+ Black-headed Gulls
1204+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls
499 Wood Pigeons
11 Meadow Pipits
23 Robins
23 Blackbirds
13 Fieldfares
4 Song Thrushes
18 Redwings
1 Willow Tit
321 Jackdaws
241 Rooks
22 Greenfinches
9 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)