7.0°C > 8.0°C: Yet another day with much low cloud, low enough for some intermittent light drizzle. Calm start with light W wind later. Good visibility.
Sunrise: 06:13 GMT
* = a photo today
Priorslee Lake: 05:20 - 06:35 // 07:25 - 08:45
(39th visit of the year)
A very quiet morning
Other birds notes:
- I could only find a single pair of Great Crested Grebes and these tended to wander away from each other.
- My highest count of Black-headed Gulls at the lake was just 14, as noted. Most early birds flew straight over. Only 13 noted on the academy playing field.
- A single group of 14 Jackdaws seen on roost dispersal.
- Two Redwings flushed from a traditional roost site. One seen later in trees.
- The same two singing Chiffchaffs.
- Very few Siskins. Two overhead and one seen in trees.
Birds noted flying over / near here:
- 6 Canada Geese: three pairs outbound
- 2 Greylag Geese: pair inbound
- 4 (3♂) Mallard
- 2 Stock Doves: singles
- 12 Wood Pigeons
- 31 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Herring Gull: second year
- 9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls: seven adults; one second year; one first year
- 14 Jackdaws
- 1 Pied Wagtail
- 2 Siskins
Counts from the water:
- 5 Canada Geese: two pairs and a single arrived and departed at various times
- 2 Mute Swans
- 7 (5♂) Mallard
- 11 (6♂) Tufted Duck
- 6 Moorhens
- 28 Coots only
- 2 Little Grebes heard again
- 2 Great Crested Grebes only
- 14 Black-headed Gulls
- 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls: three first years; one second year; all briefly
On the lamp-poles pre-dawn
- *1 lacewing sp. probably Common Green Lacewing (Chrysoperia carnea)
- *2 different spider sp., one of these likely a Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis)
(Ed Wilson)
The Flash: 06:40 - 07:20
(27th visit of the year)
Bird notes:
- Now three eggs noted in the Mute Swans' nest
- Especially hard to count the Mallard today with birds flying around, and perching on roofs and fences etc.
- The departing Cormorant was a different bird to the one that flew over later.
- As far as I could determine just one very mobile singing Chiffchaff.
- Two Song Thrushes together at the top end. Presumably paired and the male without any need to sing.
Birds noted flying over / near The Flash:
- 1 Cormorant
- 1 Jackdaw
- 1 Siskin
Counts from the water:
- 37 Canada Geese
- *3 + 3 eggs Mute Swans
- 34 (23♂) Mallard
- 80 (46♂) Tufted Duck
- 8 Moorhens again
- 25 Coots
- 1 Great Crested Grebe again
- 1 Black-headed Gull: arrived
- 1 Herring Gull: the usual second year, arrived yet again
- 1 Cormorant: departed as I arrived
Also noted:
- 1 Grey Squirrel
Between Priorslee Lake and The Flash
- A pair of Moorhens at the lower pool.
- Long-tailed Tits around both pools.
Three eggs in the Mute Swans' nest today and with them having been moved one of them no longer looks smaller.
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(27th visit of the year)
Bird notes:
- Now three eggs noted in the Mute Swans' nest
- Especially hard to count the Mallard today with birds flying around, and perching on roofs and fences etc.
- The departing Cormorant was a different bird to the one that flew over later.
- As far as I could determine just one very mobile singing Chiffchaff.
- Two Song Thrushes together at the top end. Presumably paired and the male without any need to sing.
Birds noted flying over / near The Flash:
- 1 Cormorant
- 1 Jackdaw
- 1 Siskin
Counts from the water:
- 37 Canada Geese
- *3 + 3 eggs Mute Swans
- 34 (23♂) Mallard
- 80 (46♂) Tufted Duck
- 8 Moorhens again
- 25 Coots
- 1 Great Crested Grebe again
- 1 Black-headed Gull: arrived
- 1 Herring Gull: the usual second year, arrived yet again
- 1 Cormorant: departed as I arrived
Also noted:
- 1 Grey Squirrel
Between Priorslee Lake and The Flash
- A pair of Moorhens at the lower pool.
- Long-tailed Tits around both pools.
(Ed Wilson)
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2017
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2015
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2013
Priorslee Lake
4 Great Crested Grebes
7 Wigeon
2 Gadwall
27 Tufted Ducks
6 Redwings
138 Jackdaws
1 Chiffchaff
1 Redpoll
7+ Siskins
2 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)
The Flash
2 Great Crested Grebe
7 Mute Swans
1 Pochard
56 Tufted Duck
(Ed Wilson)
Long Lane, Wellington
133 Lapwing
17 Golden Plover
1 Redshank
3 Dunlin
2 Oystercatcher
3 Teal
c.600 Black-headed Gulls
5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
1 Herring Gull.
(Martin Grant)
2011
Priorslee Lake
17 Tufted Duck
11 Golden Plover
17 Meadow Pipits
5 Chiffchaffs (4 in song)
Raven
(Ed Wilson)
Nedge Hill
40 Golden Plover
11 Lapwing
1 Red-legged Partridge
2 Green Woodpeckers
8 Meadow Pipits
1 Redpoll
(Ed Wilson)
The Flash
32 Tufted Duck
1 Curlew
2 Brambling
1 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson)
2010
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
5 Great Crested Grebe
6 Gadwall
39 Tufted Duck
146 Jackdaws on roost dispersal
c.35 Greenfinches
c.15 Goldfinches
c.10 Linnets
(Ed Wilson)
The Flash
3 Great Crested Grebe
36 Tufted Duck
(Ed Wilson)
2009
Priorslee Lake
1 Yellow-legged Gull
435 Lesser Black-backed Gull
(Peter Wilson)
2007
Priorslee lake
3 Great Crested Grebe
12 Cormorant
24 Tufted Duck
1 Ruddy Duck
1 Merlin
1 Buzzard
2 Kestrel
1 Great Black-backed Gull
188 Wood Pigeon
1 Green Woodpecker
26 Wren
5 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Tit
55 Magpie
14 Greenfinch
5 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson, Martin Adlam)
The Flash
9 Great Crested Grebe
2 Pochard
26 Tufted Duck
1 Chiffchaff singing
(Ed Wilson)
2006
Priorslee Lake
c.250 Black-headed Gulls
146 Lesser-black Backs
15 Herring Gull
2 Yellow-leg Gulls
2 Common Gulls
36 Tufted Duck
6 Great Crested Grebe
1 Cormorant
2 Water Rail
3 Siskins
2 Redpoll
3 Linnet
3 Reed Bunting
(Martin R Adlam)