Priorslee Lake: 11:20 – 11:55
The Flash: 10:30 – 11:15
8.0°C: Cloudy with very light passing showers. Strong W wind. Very good visibility
Sunrise: 06:30 GMT
Priorslee Lake: 11:20 – 11:55
(67th visit of the year)
No early visit in the gales
Bird notes from today
- one of the Mute Swans sporting a blue Darvic ring – not read
- Little Grebe popped up again
- just three Great Crested Grebes: others could have been sheltering in the reeds
- lower Moorhen counts likely due to Model Boat Club members on SW grass
Bird totals
The counts from the lake area:
- 2 Mute Swans
- 7 (5♂) Mallard
- 1 (♂1) Tufted Duck
- 1 Grey Heron again
- 1 Little Grebe
- 3 Great Crested Grebes
- 6 Moorhens
- 25 Coots
- 18 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull again
(Ed Wilson)
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The Flash: 10:30 – 11:15
(61st visit of the year)
- searched in vain for the Gadwall pair again
- small out flux of Tufted Ducks
Birds noted flying over / near The Flash
- 2 Common Buzzards
- 2 Jackdaws
The counts from the water
- 2 + 1 Mute Swans as usual
- 16 Canada Geese
- 21 (14♂) Mallard
- 46 (28♂) Tufted Ducks
- 1 Cormorant: same?
- 1 Great Crested Grebes only again
- 3 Moorhens again
- 32 Coots still
- 1 Black-headed Gull again
(Ed Wilson)
Note:
A few photos from Venus Pool - 11 Mar 19 Here.
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On this day..........
2018
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2017
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2014
Priorslee Lake
1st winter female Greater Scaup
20 Tufted Duck.
1 Kingfisher
(Gary Crowder)
2013
Priorslee Lake
3 Great Crested Grebe
37 Tufted Duck
27 Wigeon
2 Gadwall
1 Cormorant
24 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
4 Herring Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
(Martin Grant)
2012
Priorslee Lake
1 Water Rail
(John Isherwood)
Priorslee Flash
1 Chiffchaff
(John Isherwood)
Nedge Hill
30 Fieldfare
1 Redwing
7 Lapwing
2 Stock Dove
(John Isherwood)
2010
Priorslee Lake
5 Great Crested Grebes
1 Heron
6 Gadwall
4 Pochard
48 Tufted Ducks
1 Lapwing
>1100 Black-headed Gulls
c.30 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
5 Herring Gulls, all on the water
(Ed Wilson)
2007
Priorslee Lake
Woodcock
5 Cormorant
6 Grey Heron
19 Tufted Duck
4 Stock Dove
25 Robin
22 Blackbird
8 Redwing
3 Chiffchaff
47 Magpie
143 Jackdaw
5 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson, Martin Adlam)
2006
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
4 Great Crested Grebes
7 Pochard
45 Tufted Ducks
2 Ruddy Ducks
1 Lapwing
148 Jackdaws
34+ Siskins
6 Redwings
14 Greenfinches
2 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2017
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2014
Priorslee Lake
1st winter female Greater Scaup
20 Tufted Duck.
1 Kingfisher
(Gary Crowder)
2013
Priorslee Lake
3 Great Crested Grebe
37 Tufted Duck
27 Wigeon
2 Gadwall
1 Cormorant
24 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
4 Herring Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
(Martin Grant)
2012
Priorslee Lake
1 Water Rail
(John Isherwood)
Priorslee Flash
1 Chiffchaff
(John Isherwood)
Nedge Hill
30 Fieldfare
1 Redwing
7 Lapwing
2 Stock Dove
(John Isherwood)
2010
Priorslee Lake
5 Great Crested Grebes
1 Heron
6 Gadwall
4 Pochard
48 Tufted Ducks
1 Lapwing
>1100 Black-headed Gulls
c.30 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
5 Herring Gulls, all on the water
(Ed Wilson)
2007
Priorslee Lake
Woodcock
5 Cormorant
6 Grey Heron
19 Tufted Duck
4 Stock Dove
25 Robin
22 Blackbird
8 Redwing
3 Chiffchaff
47 Magpie
143 Jackdaw
5 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson, Martin Adlam)
2006
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
4 Great Crested Grebes
7 Pochard
45 Tufted Ducks
2 Ruddy Ducks
1 Lapwing
148 Jackdaws
34+ Siskins
6 Redwings
14 Greenfinches
2 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)