4.0°C > 8.0°C: Early sunny spells gave way to increasing high cloud. Light / moderate W wind. Very good visibility.
Sunrise: 06:28 GMT
* = a photo today
Priorslee Lake: 05:35 - 08:50
(33rd visit of the year)
A quiet morning with very few birds flying over
Birds notes:
- Three singing Chiffchaffs noted.
- A lone Redwing seen leaving a roost in the W end reeds: not seen one do this previously.
- At least three Lesser Redpolls in the dead willowherb at the W end again.
- Many Siskins at the W end - in the Ricoh trees today.
Birds noted flying over / near here:
- 8 Canada Geese: pair and trio outbound; different trio inbound
- 7 Greylag Geese: two pairs and single outbound; pair inbound
- 1 Stock Dove again
- 11 Wood Pigeons
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gulls: adult
- 1 Cormorant
- 102 Jackdaws
- 3 Rooks
- 1 Pied Wagtail
- 1 Lesser Redpoll
Counts from the water:
- 8 Canada Geese: four different pairs stopped off at various times.
- 2 Mute Swans
- 5 (4♂) Mallard
- 9 (5♂) Tufted Duck again
- 10 Moorhens
- 33 Coots
- 1 Little Grebe
- 5 Great Crested Grebes
- 16 Black-headed Gulls
- 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls: both adults
- 1 Cormorant: arrived
- 3 Grey Herons
My 2021 bird species list for here remains 72.
Nothing else of note.
Some clear spells early before the high cloud arrived.
A few wisps of those high cloud visible, here looking NW.
There were three Grey Herons disputing who should stay to fish. Here is one.
And another, both silhouetted against the sunrise.
Well its nearly in focus - a Goldcrest showing its big (a relative term) staring eye.
(Ed Wilson)
Woodhouse Lane: 07:10 - 07:30
(2nd visit of the year)
Another short visit here to check the top fields for any early migrants. None seen but I did note:
- 4 Meadow Pipits flying around and calling over the fields. One briefly perched in a small tree - something I have only even seen this species do on Spring migration. Did not come close-enough for me to hear them from the lake area.
- 1 Yellowhammer calling only
Those species only seen / heard from here are not included on my Priorslee Lake species count.
(Ed Wilson)
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Woodhouse Lane: 07:10 - 07:30
(2nd visit of the year)
Another short visit here to check the top fields for any early migrants. None seen but I did note:
- 4 Meadow Pipits flying around and calling over the fields. One briefly perched in a small tree - something I have only even seen this species do on Spring migration. Did not come close-enough for me to hear them from the lake area.
- 1 Yellowhammer calling only
Those species only seen / heard from here are not included on my Priorslee Lake species count.
(Ed Wilson)
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On this day
2020
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2019
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2017
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2013
Priorslee Lake
1 Iceland Gull
4 Yellow-legged Gulls
1 Caspian Gull
1 Common Gull.
(Tom Lowe, J Reeves)
2012
Priorslee Lake
Chiffchaff singing
4 Siskin
1 Willow Tit
(Martin Grant)
Nedge Hill
3 Lapwing
2 Green Woodpecker
4+ Skylark singing
(Martin Grant)
2011
Priorslee Lake
3 Pochard
34 Tufted Ducks
1 Water Rail
1 Kingfisher
4 Redwing
3 Chiffchaffs singing
57 Magpies
1 Brambling
10 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)
2010
Priorslee Lake
3 Little Grebes
5 Great Crested Grebes
1 Cormorant
7 Swans
6 Gadwall
2 Pochard
47 Tufted Duck
77 Coots
1 Common Gull
253 Jackdaws
Linnet
9 Reed Buntings
Willow Tit
Siskin
( Ed Wilson)
2009
Priorslee Lake
1 Glaucous Gull
(John Isherwood)
Nedge Hill
1 Chiffchaff
25 Linnet
4 Lapwing
(John Isherwood)
Trench Pool
1 Water Rail
(John Isherwood)
2007
Priorslee Lake
19 Tufted Duck
4 Stock Dove
25 Wren
28 Robin
25 Blackbird
7 Song Thrush
2 Redwing
7 Chiffchaff singing
41 Magpie
142 Jackdaw
5 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson)
2006
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
5 Great Crested Grebes
7 Pochard
43 Tufted Ducks
2 Ruddy Ducks
86 Coots
1 Water Rail
176 Jackdaws
26 Blackbirds
41 Redwings
20 Greenfinches
7 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)