4.0°C: Fine and clear. Calm. Mainly good visibility with fog patches in the distance.
Sunrise: 08:15 GMT again
No photos today
With fog at home until after 12:00 I decided a later visit was a better option. With much ice around I also concluded that there would be rather little point visiting The Flash which easily freezes.
Priorslee Lake: 13:15 – 14:15
(12th visit of the year)
c.30% ice. All viewing from the E end lay-by area
Bird notes:
- A third drake Gadwall has joined yesterday's two pairs.
- Five drake Pochard and about half the Tufted Duck were new in since yesterday – no doubt refugees from nearby iced-over waters.
- Gulls were flying in and out in small numbers throughout. My totals are an 'instant' count. More individuals would have been involved.
Counts from the lake area:
- 2 + 3 (1) Mute Swans
- 5 (3♂) Gadwall
- 10 (7♂) Mallard
- 5 (5♂) Pochard
- 66 (32♂) Tufted Duck
- 3 Moorhens
- 41 Coots
- >80 Black-headed Gulls
- >40 Herring Gulls
- >225 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 1 Cormorant:
(Ed Wilson)
Sunrise: 08:15 GMT again
No photos today
With fog at home until after 12:00 I decided a later visit was a better option. With much ice around I also concluded that there would be rather little point visiting The Flash which easily freezes.
Priorslee Lake: 13:15 – 14:15
(12th visit of the year)
c.30% ice. All viewing from the E end lay-by area
Bird notes:
- A third drake Gadwall has joined yesterday's two pairs.
- Five drake Pochard and about half the Tufted Duck were new in since yesterday – no doubt refugees from nearby iced-over waters.
- Gulls were flying in and out in small numbers throughout. My totals are an 'instant' count. More individuals would have been involved.
Counts from the lake area:
- 2 + 3 (1) Mute Swans
- 5 (3♂) Gadwall
- 10 (7♂) Mallard
- 5 (5♂) Pochard
- 66 (32♂) Tufted Duck
- 3 Moorhens
- 41 Coots
- >80 Black-headed Gulls
- >40 Herring Gulls
- >225 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 1 Cormorant:
(Ed Wilson)
Note:
Click Here for a few photos from Venus Pool - 13 Jan 22. (Ed Wilson)
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On this day can be found via the yearly links in the right-hand column.
Sightings from previous years without links are below
2014
Priorslee Lake
3 Scaup
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
Willow Tit
(John Isherwood)
2013
Priorslee Lake
2 Wigeon
4 Gadwall
15 Pochard
76 Tufted Ducks
1 Greater Scaup
1 Goldeneye
>114 Coots
72 Black-headed Gulls
176 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
53 Herring Gulls
Yellow-legged Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
(Ed Wilson/Tom Lowe)
Little Wenlock, Candles Landfill Site
Caspian Gull.
5+ Yellow-legged Gulls
(Tom Lowe)
2012
Priorslee Lake
Lapwing
5 Great Crested Grebes
26 Pochard
23 Tufted Duck
12 Redwing
Redpoll
(Ed Wilson)
Trench Pool
141 Canada Geese
3 Pochard again
57 Tufted Duck
102 Coot logged
(Ed Wilson)
2009
Priorslee Lake
Yellow-legged Gull
(Mike Cooper)
2007
Priorslee Lake
3 Great Crested Grebes
16 Cormorants
24 Pochard
39 Tufted Ducks
3 Goosanders
1 Water Rail
200 Lapwings
>640 Black-headed Gulls
66 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
7 Herring Gulls
25 Robins
18 Blackbirds
14 Fieldfares
7 Song Thrushes
19 Redwings
7 Mistle Thrushes
42 Magpies
5 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)
2006
Priorslee Lake
600 Wood Pigeons
13 Great Crested Grebes
12 Pochard
26 Tufted Duck
216 Coots
1 Water Rail.
219 Jackdaws
210 Rooks
62 Siskins
3 Reed Bunting
1 Brambling
(Ed Wilson)