31 Mar 21

Priorslee Lake, The Flash, Trench Lock Pool and Trench Middle Pool

11.0°C > 19.0°C: A few unexpected very light showers very early, though mainly clear. Light winds. Very good visibility.

Sunrise: 06:50 BST

* = a photo today

Firstly thanks to some much appreciated feedback I can add

- Monday's orb-web spider is most likely Larinioides sclopetarius, sometimes known as Bridge Orb-web Spider from it preferred man-made habitat. Apparently lamp-poles will do.
- The Mute Swans at The Flash have at least eight eggs in their clutch (from a Facebook post).
I am always happy to get comments and corrections.

Today's fine weather brought out the butterflies:
- *Small Tortoiseshell and *Comma at Priorslee Lake
- Brimstone and Small Tortoiseshell at The Flash
- Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell at Middle Pool
- Small Tortoiseshell at Trench Lock
A few other insects too .... as we will see.

Priorslee Lake: 05:45 - 09:40

(50th visit of the year)

Birds notes:
- A male Pheasant calling from the academy area more or less throughout.
- Early 25 Wood Pigeons flew N in three tight groups. Later another 80 birds logged, mainly heading W but in singles / duos rather than groups.
- One Common Buzzard on the academy playing field again.
- Where do all the Chiffchaffs come from? Not all will stay of course but this year has seen my highest-ever Spring count of this species

Birds noted flying over / near here: badly affected by the early fog
- 7 Canada Geese: a loose group of four outbound; single and pair inbound
- 4 Greylag Geese: two pair inbound together
- 2 Stock Doves: pair
- 105 Wood Pigeons
- 1 Collared Dove
- 1 Black-headed Gull: first year
- 1 Herring Gull: adult
- 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls: adults
- 16 Jackdaws
- 1 Starling
- 1 Meadow Pipit

Count of warblers noted (number in brackets is singing birds)
- *19 (18) Chiffchaffs
- *6 (6) Blackcaps

Counts from the water:
- 2 Canada Geese: pair arrived
- 1 Greylag Goose: arrived and chased away.
- 2 Mute Swans: pen sitting throughout
- 3 (3♂) Mallard only
- 4 (2♂) Tufted Duck
- 4 Moorhens
- 34 Coots
- 1 Little Grebe seen
- 6 Great Crested Grebes again
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull: adult briefly
- 2 Grey Herons

On the lamp-poles pre-dawn: sadly no moths but ...
- *1 tiny black beetle, perhaps Altica lythri
- *3 Common Green Lacewings (Chrysoperia carnea)
- 1 plumed midge (Chironomus plumosus)
- 1 plumed midge with patterned wings (Psectrotanypus varius)
- *4 different spiders: I have been given a contact for the Shropshire spider recorder so rather than speculate I will liaise over their identity and report back.

Also noted:
- *Small Tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae)
- *Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album)
- several Tapered Droneflies (Eristalis pertinax)
- 1 Grey Squirrel

A rather angry-looking sky to start that produced a few very light showers with I suspect Sahara dust judging from the state of my car later.

A trio of Chiffchaffs from today. Soon it will be hard as they stop singing quite so persistently and leaves tend to hide them. A singing #1.

A pensive #2. Did someone say they have black legs? Dark but not always black.

And #3 with a crick in its neck.

A rather surprised looking male Blackcap. Often quite skulking they are also somewhat easier before there are too many leaves on the trees.

This tiny beetle seems likely to one of the leaf beetles. Note the swollen femur which only seems to be present in the females. It might be Altica lythri but there are lots to choose from!

A splendid Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) feeding on the Blackthorn blossom

Positively glowing in the sun is this very fresh-looking Small Tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae). Later the blue sub-border often fades away.

Now turned fully green - they go brown in winter - one of the three Common Green Lacewings (Chrysoperia carnea) on the lamp poles this morning. Their larvae are voracious predators of aphids. These adults will be feeding on nectar and pollen.

This is spider #1. As noted above I will be contacting the Shropshire Spider Recorder for help with the IDs and will report back.

Spider #2

This may be another instance of spider #3. The tonal difference may be because this was lit by my LED torch whereas for the more distant #2 I had to use the camera flash.

Spider #3 (or #4)

(Ed Wilson)

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Woodhouse Lane: 07:55 - 08:30

(4th visit of the year)

A visit to the 'top of the hill' only to check for any migrants in the top fields - a blank. A few things to note:
- Two Skylarks in song. Also one non-singing bird.
- Four Chiffchaffs and a single Blackcap in song.
- Four Meadow Pipits. I could tell whether they were flying off N or just changing fields.
- *Three Yellowhammers. None was heard to sing though two, at least, were males.

None of the Yellowhammers was singing and indeed this one was making only the very faintest calls. I managed to find a clear view of it.

I think it has spotted me.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:45 - 10:45

(38th visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- One Canada Goose at the side of the island appeared motionless and may have incurred the wrath of the cob Mute Swan and be an ex-Canada Goose.
- The fine weather seemed to have encouraged some of the Tufted Ducks to move on.
- No sight or sound of the Willow Warbler. They no longer seem to breed here as the trees are probably too tall now.

Birds noted flying over / near The Flash:
- 2 Feral Pigeons: singles
- 1 Wood Pigeon
- 1 Jackdaw again

Count of warblers noted (number in brackets is singing birds)
- 6 (6) Chiffchaffs
- 2 (2) Blackcaps

Counts from the water:
- 41 Canada Geese
- ? Greylag Geese (heard from inside the island)
- 3 + 8? eggs Mute Swans
- 32 (21♂) Mallard
- 30 (20♂) Tufted Duck
- 6 Moorhens
- 27 Coots
- 1 Black-headed Gull: first year arrived

My 2021 bird species list for here stays at 59

Also noted:
- 1 Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni). This may well be my first-ever of this species at this site.
- 1 Small Tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae).
- *1 Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombilius major).
- 1 wasp sp. Seen only briefly. Strangely at this early date it seemed too small to be a queen.

And
- A house balcony in Derwent Drive boasts a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo in a cage - the call had me struggling to ID it for a while!

Coal Tits are as hard to photo as yesterday's Willow Warbler was. They are very active sprites that are less frenetic when they are singing. But they sing from near the top of trees.

A sure sign of Spring are the first Dark-edged Bee-flies (Bombilius major). These furry flies use their proboscis for sucking nectar and are totally harmless. They can often be seen hovering in front of flowers.


(Ed Wilson)

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Trench Lock Pool: 11:35 - 12:05

(6th visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- *The duck Goosander was a surprise - a very late date for this species. I have no local records post-March - and it is nearly post-March!
- A singing Blackcap was new for the year here

Birds noted flying over / near here:

None
[The local Wood Pigeons and Jackdaws not included]

Counts from the water:
- 4 Canada Geese: two pairs again
- 2 Mute Swan: the usual pair. They do not seem to have any eggs as yet
- 3 (3♂) Mallard
- *1 (0♂) Goosander
- 3 Moorhens
- 11 Coots
- 2 Great Crested Grebes still

My 2021 bird species list for here moves on to 39 with new today:
- Blackcap

Also noted
- 2 Small Tortoiseshell butterflies (Aglais urticae).
- 1 Grey Squirrel

On a surprisingly late date - should be off at their breeding rivers by now - a duck Goosander.

 A very smart-looking bird and unusually approachable.

Having a bath.

(Ed Wilson)

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Trench Middle Pool: 11:00 – 11:30

(6th visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- I was slightly surprised to see so many gulls here when they are almost absent elsewhere.
- A Willow Warbler was singing from the island - not an ideal place to try and hear it with all the squabbling geese. Not a species I record here every year as they seem to only pass by.
- Two Chiffchaffs in song again.
- One Blackcap in song. New for me here this year.

Birds noted flying over / near here:

None

Counts from the water:
- 38 Canada Geese
- 14 Greylag Geese again
- 1 all-white feral goose: the usual
- *2 Mute Swans with three eggs
- 14 (12♂) Mallard
- 10 (6♂) Tufted Duck
- 4 Moorhens only
- 19 Coots
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- 8 Black-headed Gulls: three adults and five first years
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull: adult, arrived and stayed

My 2021 bird species list for here moves on to 38 with new today:
Willow Warbler
Blackcap

Also noted
- 1 Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta)
- 1 Small Tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae).
- 1 Grey Squirrel

The resident Mute Swans on hand-over duty. Three eggs so far

(Ed Wilson)

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On this day

2020

Priorslee Lake

Today's Sightings Here

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

3 Great Crested Grebes

13 Cormorants

4 Greylag Geese

22 Tufted Duck

5 Sand Martins

6 Redwings

8 Chiffchaffs

>500 Jackdaws

(Ed Wilson)

The Flash

50 Tufted Ducks

4 Chiffchaffs

4 Siskins

(Ed Wilson)

2013

Priorslee Lake

1 Little Grebe

6 Great Crested Grebes

1 Cormorant

7 Wigeon 

2 Gadwall 

1 Pochard 

42 Tufted Ducks 

1 Great Black-backed Gull

Mediterranean Gull.

Ring-billed x Lesser Black-backed Gull.

>1500 Black-headed Gulls

2 Redwings

65 Magpies

25 Siskins

2 Reed Buntings

(Ed Wilson)

The Flash

2 Great Crested Grebes 

6 Swans

2 Pochard 

85 Tufted Duck 

(Ed Wilson)

2010

Priorslee Lake

3 Buzzards

1 Little Grebe 

5 Great Crested Grebe

4 Gadwall

36 Tufted Duck

c.160 Jackdaws

(Ed Wilson)

The Flash

4 Great Crested Grebe 

3 Greylag Geese 

32 Tufted Duck

Trench

1 Cormorant

43 Tufted Ducks

(Ed Wilson)

2007

Priorslee Lake

Little Ringed Plover

1 Cormorant

1 Mallard x Pintail

18 Tufted Duck

1 Ruddy Duck

1 Little Ringed Plover

1 Kittiwake

33 Wren

29 Robin

24 Blackbird

3 Chiffchaff

39 Magpie

3 Greenfinch

6 Reed Bunting

(Ed Wilson)

The Flash

8 Great Crested Grebe

2 Pochard

27 Tufted Duck

1 Snipe

3 Chiffchaff

2 Reed Bunting

(Ed Wilson)

2006

Priorslee Lake

1 Barn Owl

1 Little Grebe

5 Great Crested Grebes

1 Shoveler

30 Tufted Ducks

2 Water Rails

321 Wood Pigeons

2 Sky Larks

5 Meadow Pipits

33 Wrens

21 Robins

21 Blackbirds

1 Fieldfare

3 Redwings

1 Chiffchaff

1 Willow Tit

18 Greenfinches

8 Siskins

1 Linnet

6 Reed Buntings

1 Yellowhammer.

(Ed Wilson)

30 Mar 21

Priorslee Lake, The Flash and Nedge Hill

5.0°C > 8.0°C: Banks of fog until c.08:30. Then clear. Light winds. Poor/very poor visibility early; good later.

Sunrise: 06:50 BST

* = a photo today

Best today was my first Willow Warbler of the year singing intermittently atop the highest trees at the top of squirrel alley at The Flash

Priorslee Lake: 06:00 - 09:20

(49th visit of the year)

Birds notes:

- A male Pheasant calling in the far NE area first thing.

- One Common Buzzard on the academy playing field.

- A male House Sparrow again made it nearly as far as the academy grounds.

- Even more Chiffchaffs. Most place around the lake I could hear four singing - hard to separate them.

- Four Lesser Redpolls in the Ricoh hedge.

Birds noted flying over / near here: badly affected by the early fog
- 4 Canada Geese: two pairs outbound
- 2 Greylag Geese: single outbound and single inbound
- 8 Wood Pigeons
- 26 Jackdaws

Count of warblers noted (number in brackets is singing birds)
- 17 (16) Chiffchaffs
- 3 (3) Blackcaps again

Counts from the water:
- 4 Canada Geese: pair arrived and stayed; another pair arrived and were chased away.
- 2 Greylag Geese: pair arrived and were chased away.
- 2 Mute Swans
- 7 (6♂) Mallard
- 7 (3♂) Tufted Duck
- 5 Moorhens again
- Coots not counted
- 1 Little Grebe heard
- 6 Great Crested Grebes
- 1 Black-headed Gull: first year briefly
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull: adult briefly
- 1 Cormorant: arrived
- no Grey Herons

On the lamp-poles pre-dawn

Nothing - too much dew?:

Also noted:
- 2 Grey Squirrels
- My first flowering Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) of the year.
- several other species of flower that I will try and ID later.

It was clear when I left home. This bank of fog rolled in just after I arrived at the lake.

What seems to be a pair of Magpies getting friendly.

 "Oi! Leave my feathers alone"

LLLLLLLLLLLL

And a video of the action: "give us a kiss"!

There is always a branch in the way. A female Great Spotted Woodpecker - no red on the nape.

Yesterday a Chiffchaff in the willow catkins. Today another amongst the Blackthorn flowers. Looks a bit glum to me - perhaps he did not like the fog either. The fog has given a rather soft focus effect.

I don't chase after the local tits but if they present an opportunity .... a Blue Tit.

Did I mention 'there is always a branch in the way'? Mr. Reed Bunting does not look too happy with the fog either.

One of today's flowers that I can immediately recognise - Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris). This very common plant flowers in most months and I have probably overlooked it previously. There do seem to be some dead flower heads.

This head of tiny flowers looks to be related to Shepherd's Purse if the seeds are anything to go by. One for later.

At least I remembered to take a photo of the leaves as well.

Another one for later: looks like a 'touch-me-not'. When ripe the seed-pods peel open rapidly ejecting the seeds some distance

Autumn already? When was Summer?

Did not find any spiders though.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:25 - 10:20

(37th visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- It was the pen Mute Swan on the nest this morning which might indicate the clutch of eggs is complete and that any opportunity to count the number of eggs is unlikely. The RSPB site suggests that the parents share the brooding. The Swan Sanctuary site suggests, but does not explicitly say so, that the pen does all the incubation - up to 41 days.

Birds noted flying over / near The Flash:
- 1 Feral Pigeon
- 2 Wood Pigeons
- 1 Jackdaw

Count of warblers noted (number in brackets is singing birds)
- 5 (4) Chiffchaffs
- 1 (1) Willow Warbler
- no Blackcaps

Counts from the water:
- 24 Canada Geese
- 3 + ? eggs Mute Swans
- 28 (21♂) Mallard
- 47 (31♂) Tufted Duck
- 8 Moorhens
- 26 Coots again

My 2021 bird species list for here moves on to 59 with the addition of:
-Willow Warbler (as highlighted)

Also noted:
- 1 Grey Squirrel

Flaps and air-brakes out this drake Tufted Duck prepares for splash-down.

And some formation-flying by this pair of Tufties.

You will probably have to take my word for it - this is a Willow Warbler. It was right at the top of the tallest tree. The song, if somewhat hesitant and intermittent, was diagnostic. Also the way it moved around was characteristically very different from Chiffchaff - much more deliberate and slower and this species does not dip its tail as it moves around. The supercilium is, as here, typically more defined than on Chiffchaff. I can just about believe that the legs are pinkish and not darkish.

Yesterday I showed 'sticky buds' just opening. A different Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) with the distinctively shaped young leaves well developed.

(Ed Wilson)

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Nedge Hill: 10:30 - 11:-05

(1st visit of year)

Very much an exploratory visit to this area that has changed much over the last few years with the advent of T54. Fields that saw breeding Lapwings are now covered in industrial units.

Some other fields that used to be grazed by horses are now planted with arable. It was these fields that seemed to attract migrants in the Spring with notable records of Cuckoo, Grasshopper Warbler, Ring Ouzel, Redstart, Whinchat, Stonechat, and Yellow Wagtail.

Breeding Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, Linnets and Yellowhammers were regular.

Access to some of the more distant fields is probably now impossible with increased security necessitated by the increase in rural crime.

It was not an ideal day to visit - it is early in the migration period and the clear skies would have encouraged any migrants to keep going. All I noted of interest were

- A few Skylarks
- Two Meadow Pipits
- An overflying Siskin
Many Chiffchaffs were the only warblers in evidence.

(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

2014

Priorslee Lake

1 Little Grebe

4 Great Crested Grebes

3 Cormorants

1 Grey Heron

19 Tufted Duck

4 Meadow Pipits

1 Redwing

1 Blackcap

7 Chiffchaffs

197 Jackdaws

(Ed Wilson)

The Flash

2 Great Crested Grebes

1 Cackling Goose

2 Common Teal

42 Tufted Ducks

3 Chiffchaffs

(Ed Wilson)

2013

Horsehay Pool

Mandarin Ducks

(JW Reeves)

2012

Priorslee Lake

4 Great Crested Grebes

15 Tufted Duck

1 Peregrine Falcon

3 Blackcaps

12 Chiffchaffs

(Ed Wilson, John Isherwood )

The Flash 

46 Tufted Duck 

3 Blackcaps

4 Chiffchaffs

(Ed Wilson)

Nedge Hill

Raven

(John Isherwood)

2006

Priorslee Lake

7 Chiffchaff

1 Willow Warbler

1 Swallow

14 Tufted Duck

2 Ruddy Duck

1 Sparrowhawk

5 Great Crested Grebe

1 Little Grebe

1 Grey Heron

20 Redwing

4 Siskins

2 Linnet

9 Greenfinch

4 Reed Bunting

10 Meadow Pipit

1 Willow Tit

(Martin R Adlam)

29 Mar 21

Priorslee Lake and The Flash

11.0°C > 13.0°C: Broken cloud soon began to break and scattered cloud after 08:30. More puffy clouds developing later. Fresh SW breeze. Very good visibility.

Sunrise: 06:52 BST

* = a photo today

Priorslee Lake: 06:00 - 09:15

(48th visit of the year)

Birds notes:
- My first sighting of any of the Canada x Greylag Geese this year.
- 'Ones that got away': at 06:15 four ducks circled over the E end of the water seemed too small to be Mallard. They appeared to pitch in to the NE area out of my line of sight. Nothing found later.
- Lower number Coots likely due to partners on nests hidden in reeds.
- Certainly now three pairs of Great Crested Grebes.
- One Grey Heron chased a second away soon after 06:00. The process was repeated with what I have assumed to be a third individual at 08:30.
- A singing Skylark from the fields to the E was fighting hard against the wind and came across Castle Farm Way and was singing above the new estate for a while.
- Chiffchaffs everywhere at the moment. Did not see any non-singing birds.
- No Lesser Redpolls or Siskins noted.

Birds noted flying over / near here:
- 4 Canada Geese: single and pair outbound
- 4 Greylag Geese: single outbound; trio inbound
- 2 Greylag x Canada Geese: duo with the single Canada and Greylag Geese noted outbound.
- 22 Wood Pigeons
- 1 Black-headed Gulls: first year
- 2 Herring Gulls: one first year; one second year
- 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls: all adults
- 2 Cormorants: singles
- 1 Common Buzzard again
- 71 Jackdaws
- 1 Rook
- 4 Starlings
- 1 Pied Wagtail

Count of warblers noted (number in brackets is singing birds)
- *14 (14) Chiffchaffs
- 3 (3) Blackcaps

Counts from the water:
- 3 Canada Geese: pair arrived and stayed; these chased away another single arrival.
- 2 Mute Swans
- 7 (5♂) Mallard
- 7 (4♂) Tufted Duck
- 5 Moorhens once more
- 29 Coots
- no Little Grebes seen or heard
- *6 Great Crested Grebes
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull: adult briefly
- 1 Cormorant: arrived and departed.
- 3 Grey Herons

On the lamp-poles pre-dawn:
- *1 Larinioides sp. orb-web spider

Also noted:
- 2+ Buff-tailed Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) [several other unidentified bumblebees]
- 3 Grey Squirrels
- my first Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna) flowers here this year.
- *my first Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) 'flowers' this year

A video of displaying Great Crested Grebes - too much coffee gives me the shakes: sorry! I had not really appreciated that as part of the display they reach on to their back and lift up some the feathers.

A sunny Chiffchaff hunting the flies that will be pollinating the Willow catkins.

Not always in reeds. Here is a male Reed Bunting in a tree. This one still to acquire full summer plumage. I have never previously noticed the rufous on the very top of the crown.

Very obliging.

It must have heard the camera shutter.

Then I noted even closer was what I assume was his mate - a Mrs. Reed Bunting. Similar but less contrasting facial markings.

This Larinioides sp. orb-web spider scurried off before I could get a better shot and definitively ID it.

As long ago as 26 February I noted Cowslip (Primula veris) in bud. With the recent chilly weather they have made slow progress in to flower. Recent warmer days and sun have opened some of the flowers.

An inconspicuous plant with even more inconspicuous flowers: this is Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis). Last year I noted this flowering at the end of February.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:20 - 10:05

(36th visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- One drake Tufted Duck still consorting with a pair of Mallard.
- After a lower number of Tufted Duck for a few days today saw a return to about the same number seen last week. If all the fishermen scared them away where did they go and how did they know to come back?
- A Goldfinch seen collecting 'fluff' from Great Reedmace (Typha latifol) and taking it away - for a nest lining?

Birds noted flying over / near The Flash:
- 1 Sparrowhawk

Count of warblers noted (number in brackets is singing birds)
- 4 (4) Chiffchaffs
- no Blackcaps

Counts from the water:
- 27 Canada Geese
- 3 + ? eggs Mute Swans
- 29 (19♂) Mallard
- 62 (37♂) Tufted Duck
- 4 Moorhens only
- 26 Coots

My 2021 bird species stays at 58.

Also noted:
- *1 female plumed midge (Chironomus plumosus) on a lamp pole
- 2 Grey Squirrels

Not at all sure what this Nuthatch is doing. I saw it approaching this nest hole carrying something - surely too early for it to be food for a brooding mate I thought. It is not clear whether it is carrying this in to or out of the nest cavity.

Seems to be piling them up. It is known that Nuthatches will plaster their chosen hole to reduce its size to deter predators. Perhaps collecting material for that?

Zoomed in as much as I could - perhaps it is a ball of mud.

I think this is a female of the plumed midge (Chironomus plumosus) - the females do not have plumed antennae. The plain wings wings mean it is not the midge Psectrotanypus varius that I recorded at the lake last Thursday. Note the rusty base to the wings.

Sticky buds - remember them? Just bursting here. The buds of Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum). Apparently so-called because conkers (the fruit) were fed to horses to make their coats shine.

(Ed Wilson)

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Between Priorslee Lake and The Flash

- A pair of Mallard briefly on the upper pool.
- A Moorhen at the lower pool.
- The only Siskin of the morning by the upper pool.
also
- 1 Grey Squirrel again

(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

2015

Local Area

Today's Sightings Here

2014

Priorslee Lake

2 Little Grebes

3 Great Crested Grebes

4 Cormorants

1 Grey Heron

31 Tufted Duck

3 Redwings

5 Sand Martins

7 Chiffchaffs

1 Willow Warbler

(Ed Wilson)

The Flash

2 Great Crested Grebes

1 Cackling Goose

2 Common Teal

49 Tufted Ducks

3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers

4 Chiffchaffs

(Ed Wilson)

Trench Lock Pool

3 Great Crested Grebes

17 Tufted Ducks

1 Blackcap

2 Chiffchaffs

(Ed Wilson)

Trench Middle Pool

3 Tufted Duck

3 Chiffchaffs

(Ed Wilson)

2013

Priorslee Lake

2 Gadwall

7 Wigeon

Iceland Gull

(John Isherwood and et al)

The Flash

1 Shoveler

2 Pochard

(John Isherwood)

Horsehay Pool

2 Mandarin Ducks

(Paul Spear)

2012

Priorslee Lake

3 Great Crested Grebes

16 Tufted Duck 

2 Blackcaps

12 Chiffchaffs

(Ed Wilson)

The Flash

4 Great Crested Grebes 

47 Tufted Duck

1 Blackcap

5 Chiffchaffs

(Ed Wilson)

Nedge Hill

2 Red-legged Partridges

(Ed Wilson)

2008

Priorslee Lake

Oystercatcher

Blackcap

5 Chiffchaffs

Sand Martins

7 Gadwall

(Ed Wilson, John Isherwood)

Nedge Hill

2 Wheatear

6 Sky Larks

1 Fieldfare

3 Redwings

Lapwing

Green Woodpecker

14 Linnets.

(Ed Wilson) 

2006

Priorslee Lake

 Barn Owl

25 Sand Martins

3 Chiffchaffs

1 Willow Warbler

47 Redwings

4 Meadow Pipits

12 Tufted Duck

4 Jays

433 Wood Pigeons

(Ed Wilson)