5.0°C: Low cloud and rain, sometimes heavy. Moderate NE wind. Moderate visibility.
[Sunrise: 08:20 GMT still]
No photos today
A failed attempt to avoid the worst of the rain.
Priorslee Lake: 11:39 – 12:05
(286th visit of the year)
Once more viewing from the E end lay-by in Castle Farm Way after the visit to The Flash
The deluge started before I could count the Coots
Counts from the lake area:
- 2 + 5 Mute Swans
- 4 (1♂) Gadwall
- no Mallard
- 30 (23♂) Tufted Duck
- 2 Cormorants
- 5 Great Crested Grebes still
- 9 Moorhens
- Coots not counted
- 33 Black-headed Gulls
- 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls: adults arrived
- 1 Herring Gull: adult arrived
(Ed Wilson)
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(268th visit of the year)
Bird notes:
- I suppose some of the Mallard were hiding: and I don't blame them.
- Grey Wagtails seen in flight only: no chance to see any leg rings.
Birds noted flying over / near The Flash:
- 1 Common Buzzard
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull: first-winter
- 4 Jackdaws
Counts from the water:
- 3 + 7 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 12 Canada Geese
- 28 (17♂) Mallard
- 10 (8♂) Pochard
- 97 (46♂) Tufted Duck
- 4 (2♂) Goosanders
- 1 Cormorant
- 1 Grey Heron again
- 2 Great Crested Grebes again
- 7 Moorhens only
- Coots not counted
- 22 Black-headed Gulls only
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull: still the same body
Of note
Nothing
(Ed Wilson)
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On this day
2019
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2018
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2017
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2016
Priorslee Lake
Today's sightings Here
2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's sightings Here
2014
Priorslee Lake
Today's sightings Here
2013
Priorslee Lake
1st-winter female Great Scaup
Horsehay Pool
Kittiwake
2012
Priorslee Lake
4 Gadwall
14 Pochard
29 Tufted Ducks
3 Goosanders
178 Coots
2 Redwings
4 Siskin
(Ed Wilson)
The Flash
3 Pochard
44 Tufted Duck
28 Goosanders
(Ed Wilson)
Trench Lock Pool
30 Mute Swans
40 Tufted Duck
1 Goosander
161 Coots
1 Great Black-backed Gull
(Ed Wilson)
2009
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
1 Black-necked Grebe
18 Swans
4 Gadwall
41 Pochard
75 Tufted Ducks
2 Water Rails
311 Coots
600 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
2 Yellow-legged Gulls
12 Goldfinches
10 Siskins
(Ed Wilson/Dawn Balmer/Peter Wilson)
2006
Priorslee lake
2 Great Crested Grebe
3 Cormorants
32 Pochard
24 Tufted Ducks
1 Water Rail
64 Coots
c.100 Black-headed Gulls
23 Redwing
(Martin Adlam)
2005
Priorslee lake
10 Pochard
15 Tufted Duck
c.400 Black-headed Gulls
c.100 Lesser Black-backs
1 Water Rail
20 Pied Wagtails
365 Rooks
325 Jackdaw
1 Kingfisher
51 Siskin
7 Redpoll
13 Greenfinch 13
12 Reed Bunting
(Martin Adlam)
3 Redwing
c.50 Siskin
7 Redpoll
8 Reed Bunting
1 Willow Tit
(Martin Adlam)