Priorslee Lake: 06:25 – 07:25
The Flash: 05:40 – 06:20
9.0°C: Low cloud and occasional light rain. Light NNW wind. Moderate visibility.
Sunrise: 04:45 BST again
Not everybody thought it was too wet: contractors were mowing the grass in the Ricoh grounds
Priorslee Lake: 06:25 – 07:25
(152nd visit of the year)
A single splash around a very wet and slippery path
Bird notes from today
- So where were all the Mallards?
- Most of the Barn Swallows and House Martins spent at least some time, unusually, resting atop the reeds in the NW corner
- One Reed Warbler was heard singing from near the S end of the dam – a new site
Bird totals:
Birds noted flying over or flying near the lake.
None
Hirundines etc. noted:
- >25 Swifts
- >6 Barn Swallows
- >12 House Martins
Warblers not counted. Only the following species heard / seen:
- Chiffchaff
- Blackcap
- Reed Warbler
Counts from the lake area:
- 2 + 6 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 1 (0♂) + 2 (1 brood) Mallard
- 5 + 2 (1 brood) Great Crested Grebes again
- 3 Moorhens
- 31 + 29 (9 broods) Coots
Nothing else logged.
(Ed Wilson)
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The Flash: 05:40 – 06:20
(145th visit of the year)
Most things hiding away again
Notes from here:
- Mallard broods of five and the new brood now four ducklings.
- Coot broods heard again probably with more juveniles still undercover.
- single House Martin over
Birds noted flying over / near here.
None
Hirundines etc. noted:
- 1 House Martin
Warblers noted (singing birds):
- 2 (1) Chiffchaffs
- 2 (2) Blackcaps
Counts from the water:
- 3 + 4 Mute Swans again
- 14 Greylag Geese
- 1 Greylag x Canada Goose
- 103 Canada Geese
- 22 (14♂) + 9 (2 broods) Mallard only
- 9 (5♂) Tufted Ducks
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- 3 Moorhens
- 23 + >6 (4 broods) Coots
(Ed Wilson)
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