Priorslee Lake: 09:10 – 09:35
The Flash: 09:40 – 10:15
10.0C: Cloud lifting after rain; showers later. Gusty and fresh WNW wind. Very good visibility.
[Sunrise: 07:11 GMT]
Priorslee Lake: 09:10 – 09:35
(40th visit of the year)
A quick visit carefully (luckily) timed between the early rain and later showers. Only counts from the, once again, very brown water.
Bird notes:
- One of the cygnets was with the two adult Mute Swans. Two of the others were ‘close, but not that close’. The fourth was well-away from all the others.
Bird totals:
Counts from the lake area:
- 2 + 4 Mute Swans (see notes)
- 2 (2♂) Mallard
- 9 (5♂) Tufted Duck
- 1 Grey Heron
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- 3 Moorhens
- 52 Coots
- c.110 Black-headed Gulls
Nothing else of note
(Ed Wilson)
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The Flash: 09:40 – 10:15
(39th visit of the year)
Many ducks seen hauled out on the island. Probably more unseen inside.
Bird notes:
- The lone Greylag Goose, seen on several days recently, has been standing in the same place near the edge of the island. Guarding a sitting partner?
- What was likely the same first year drake Goosander as yesterday.
- After yesterday’s winter record high count of Black-headed Gulls, today the opposite. Just two different singles dropped in and quickly left.
- A Long-tailed Tit seen apparently all on its own – unusual.
Birds noted flying over / near The Flash:
- 1 Sparrowhawk
Counts from the water:
- 3 Mute Swans as ever
- 1 Greylag Goose
- 10 Canada Geese (one of these flew in)
- 31 (17♂) Mallard
- 6 (6♂) Pochard
- 36 (19♂) Tufted Duck
- 4 (2♂) Goosander (see notes)
- 3 Cormorants again
- 2 Great Crested Grebes displaying
- 5 Moorhens
- 14 Coots again
- 2 Black-headed Gulls only
- [no Kingfisher]
(Ed Wilson)
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On this day..........
2019Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2016
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2014
Priorslee Lake
5 Cormorants
3 Grey Herons
8 Pochard
8 Tufted Duck
1 Water Rail
1 Kingfisher
6 Redwings
391 Jackdaws
217 Rooks
(Ed Wilson)
The Flash
201 Tufted Ducks
2 Goosanders
(Ed Wilson)
Trench Lock Pool
4 Great Crested Grebes
(Ed Wilson)
Hortonwood
21 Redwings
(Dave Tromans)
2013
Priorslee Lake
Glaucous Gull
(Observer Unknown)
The Flash
Drake Scaup
(Richard Vernon)
2012
Priorslee Lake
1 Glaucous Gull
1 Caspian Gull
1 Yellow-legged Gull
(Observer Unknown)
2010
Priorslee Lake
2 Wigeon
55 Pochard
104 Tufted Duck
1 Common Gull
2 Ravens
22 Linnets
(Ed Wilson)
2009
Priorslee Lake
Iceland Gull
200 Black-headed Gulls
400 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
20 Herring Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull
Glaucous Gull
(Ed Wilson, Martin Adlam)
2008
Priorslee Lake
Iceland Gull
(Pete Nickless)
2007
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
3 Cormorant
5 Pochard
9 Tufted Duck
2 Kestrel
556 Wood Pigeon
27 Robin
23 Blackbird
1 Fieldfare
14 Redwing
47 Magpie
100 Jackdaw
96 Rook
16 Greenfinch
3 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson)
2006
Priorslee Lake
2 Little Grebes
6 Great Crested Grebes
1 Heron
2 Cormorants
9 Pochard
36 Tufted Ducks
3 Water Rails
c.420 Wood Pigeon
c.60 Starling
29 Pied Wagtails
23 Blackbirds
6 Greenfinches
17 Siskins
1 Redpoll
6 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)