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30 Nov 22

Priorslee Lake and The Flash

3.0°C > 4.0°C: Low overcast. Light SE wind. Moderate visibility

[Sunrise: 07:57 GMT]

* = a photo from today.

Priorslee Lake: 10:15 – 11:15

(244th visit of the year)

Viewing from the Castle Farm Way lay-by and dam-top only

Bird notes:
- A steady trickle of Lesser Black-backed Gulls dropped in to bathe and drink before carrying on.
- Two Pied Wagtails in the Castle Farm Way lay-by were just about the only other birds I noted.

Counts from the lake area:
- *2 Canada Geese
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 5 (3♂) Gadwall still
- 7 (6♂) Mallard
- 2 (1♂) Common Teal still
- 4 (2♂) Pochard
- 99 (42♂) Tufted Duck
- 12 Moorhens
- 186 Coots
- 2 Great Crested Grebes still
- *37 Black-headed Gulls
- 4 Herring Gulls
- *44 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 1 Cormorant

Later.
Nothing noted

Dull conditions are not conducive to great photography. Someone arrived with bread for the birds and I was tempted to at least try a few shots. The Canada Geese were quick to spot the opportunity of food and here is one arriving. Not enough light to 'freeze' many of the photos I am afraid.

Black-headed Gulls were also soon on the case. All of them were adult winter-plumaged birds though this one shows rather more black on the head than is typical at this date.

The heads of these two are more typically marked for this date.

As are these two.

Some second winter birds might show dark spots at the ends of the outer tail feathers. Nothing to see here.

Nor here. The nearer bird does not have black tips to the tail – it is the wing-tip of the bird behind it.

Another typical adult winter bird.

Whereas this individual seems to be coming in to breeding plumage rather early. Or is it moulting out in to pale-headed winter plumage rather late?

A classic first winter Lesser Black-backed Gull briefly joined the fray. Note the almost uniformly dark back and wings; the all-dark tail separated from the almost unmarked upper-tail by a clean crescent shape.

Another view of the same bird showing the all dark bill and head-streaking which is especially pronounced around the eye.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:35 – 10:10

(237th visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- Unusually there were more drake Goosanders than brownheads.

Birds noted flying over here:
None

Noted on / around the water
- 3 Canada Geese again
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 35 (22♂) Mallard
- 1 all-white duck (Peking(?) Duck)
- 6 (3♂) Tufted Duck
- 9 (5♂) Goosander
- 16 Moorhens
- 25 Coots
- 3 Great Crested Grebes
- 18 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 4 Cormorants
- 2 Grey Herons
- 1 Kingfisher

On / around the street lamp poles or later around the Ivy bank:
Nothing noted

(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

2012
Priorslee Lake
9 Pochard
3 Gadwall
1 duck Goldeneye
1750 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
370 Black-headed Gulls
76 Herring Gulls
1 adult Great Black-backed Gull
1 adult Yellow-legged Gull
Redpoll
Siskin
Willow Tit
(John Isherwood / Martin Grant)

Holmer Lake
3 Goosander
1 Pochard
(John Isherwood)

Little Wenlock, Candles Landfill Site
11 Yellow-legged Gulls
An adult Caspian Gull
3,000 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
30-40 Waxwings
2 Common Gulls
(Tom Lowe)

2010
Madeley
3 Waxwings
(Pete Nickless)

2006
Priorslee Lake
3 Cormorants
20 Pochard
56 Tufted Ducks
6 Buzzards
1 Kestrel
>1050 Black-headed Gulls
451 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
188 Wood Pigeons
18 Blackbirds
166 Fieldfares
62 Redwings
187 Jackdaws
80 Rooks
4 Siskin
6 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

2005
Priorslee Lake
1 Wigeon again
3 Pochard
47 Tufted Duck
215 Coot
4000 Black-headed Gulls
2500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
3 Herring Gulls
1 Fieldfare
1 Skylark
168 Jackdaws
72 Rooks.
19 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

29 Nov 22

No sightings in today.

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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

2013
Priorslee Lake
6 Gadwall
2 Pochard
2 Teal
1 Shoveler
Shelduck
1 Yellow-legged Gull
4 Great Black-backed Gulls
(JW Reeves / John Isherwood)

2012
Priorslee Lake
Goldeneye
3 Gadwall
6 Pochard
33 Tufted Ducks
144 Coots
Woodcock
216 Black-headed Gulls
c.480 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
47 Herring Gulls
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
c.950 Wood Pigeons
16 Redwings
2 Fieldfares
c.560 Jackdaws
81 Rooks
11 Siskins
3 Redpolls
(Ed Wilson)

2011
Priorslee Lake
3 Yellow-legged Gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull
(John Isherwood)

2010
Madeley
3 Waxwings
(Pete Nickless)

2009
Priorslee Lake
Drake Pintail
(Martin & Ian Grant)

2006
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
28 Pochard
54 Tufted Ducks
1 drake Ruddy Duck
>1450 Black-headed Gulls
331 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
278 Wood Pigeons
35 Robins
27 Blackbirds
69 Fieldfares
7 Song Thrushes
13 Redwings
1 Siskin
8 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

2005
Priorslee Lake
2 Little Grebes again
2 Wigeon
2 Pochard
47 Tufted Duck
223 Coot
A drake Shoveler
7+ Cormorants
8000 Black-headed Gulls
3500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
7 Herring Gulls
25 Golden Plover
14 Fieldfares
8 Redwings
13 Sky Larks
7 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

28 Nov 22

Priorslee Lake and The Flash

6.0°C: Very low cloud / mist. Light SE wind. Poor / very poor visibility. A very few brighter spells after 08:15

Sunrise: 07:54 GMT

* = a photo from today.

All numbers affected by the poor visibility.

Priorslee Lake: 06:28 – 09:10

(243rd visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- Tufted Duck count is 'best effort'. I suspect there were even more though some of the birds were very mobile and hard to keep track of.
- At least 400 Black-headed Gulls noted well before dawn. Large number were seen leaving to and arriving from the West were presumably these birds moving around.
- Further investigation suggests I was mistaken yesterday in thinking I had heard a Jackdaw calling from the Magpie roost area. Today it seemed likely that one of the Magpies was intermittently making the noise.
- A Mistle Thrush flew in from far to the West before starting to sing from the Ricoh copse. This suggests that it was probably the same bird I heard and saw at The Flash yesterday.

Birds noted flying over here:
- 2 Canada Geese: circled over
- 1 Feral Pigeon again: an all-white bird today
- 15 Wood Pigeons
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
- no Jackdaws
- 1 Rook
- 8 Fieldfare: one group
- 1 Redwing
- 1 Pied Wagtail

Warblers noted:
- 1 Cetti's Warbler: very vocal before dawn

Birds noted leaving roosts around the lake:
- 1 Fieldfare
- 11 Redwings
- Reed Buntings heard only

Counts from the lake area:
- 11 Canada Geese: six of these arrived as three duos
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 5 (3♂) Gadwall again
- 7 (4♂) Mallard
- 2 (1) Common Teal again
- no Pochard
- 97 (51♂) Tufted Duck: see notes
- 1 Water Rail
- 14 Moorhens again
- Coots not counted due to poor visibility
- 2 Great Crested Grebes again
- >400 Black-headed Gulls
- 3 Herring Gulls
- 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 3 Cormorants
- 1 Kingfisher

Noted on / around the street lamp poles pre-dawn:
- *1 November Moth-type (Epirrita sp.)
- *1 unidentified larva, presumed a sawfly
- *1 springtail, perhaps Dicyrtomina minuta
- *1 possible harvestman Mitostoma chrysomelas

Later.
Nothing noted

Not much to show you from a very misty morning. All the images are flash photos taken pre-dawn at the lake. This a November Moth-type (Epirrita sp.), unhelpfully at the very top of a street lamp pole. It is just about the end of the flight season for this group of moths and the Autumnal Moth (E. autumnata) is usually the last of the group to be recorded. Specific identification is not possible from photos.

The three pairs of prolegs suggest this is a sawfly larva though I cannot determine which species it might be.

My best attempt to date at photographing one of these tiny rotund springtails. The barring at the rear of the abdomen suggests it is probably Dicyrtomina minuta which, despite its scientific name, is not the smallest insect in the group.

I first saw and photographed this on 16 October and it is still there in apparently the exactly same place on the same street lamp pole. I think it is a harvestman Mitostoma chrysomelas though whether it is alive or not....

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:13 – 09:55

(236th visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- The non-flying Canada Goose with 'angel wing' deformity was noted for the first time in several days. It must have been hiding inside the island.
- The number of Cormorants and Grey Herons (at least) is likely to be under-recorded as it was not possible to see the island clearly (or even at all sometimes!)

Birds noted flying over here:
- 1 Jackdaw

Noted on / around the water
- 3 Canada Geese
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 53 (33♂) Mallard
- 1 all-white duck (Peking(?) Duck)
- 15 (7♂) Tufted Duck
- 7 (0♂) Goosander
- 15 Moorhens again
- 32 Coots
- 2 Great Crested Grebes again
- 18 Black-headed Gulls
- 3 Cormorants
- 1 Grey Heron

Noted on / around the street lamp poles:
- 1 November Moth-type (Epirrita sp.): different place on the same street lamp pole as yesterday.

Later around the Ivy bank:
Nothing noted 

(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

2012
Priorslee Lake
3 Gadwall
7 Pochard
24 Tufted Ducks
1 Goldeneye
c.373 Wood Pigeons
2 Woodcock
17 Redwings
29 Fieldfares
c.490 Jackdaws
56 Rooks
9 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash
2 Pochard
48 Tufted Duck
10+ Goosander
(Ed Wilson)

2009
The Wrekin
Firecrest
(Martin & Ian Grant)

2006
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
26 Pochard
47 Tufted Ducks
1 drake Ruddy Duck
1 Water Rail
64 Coots
895 Black-headed Gulls
48 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
35 Fieldfares
24 Redwings
191 Jackdaws
123 Rooks
53 Starlings
16 Greenfinch
13 Goldfinches
7 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

2005
Priorslee Lake
2 Little Grebes
A duck Wigeon
Cormorant
c.75 Lapwing
2 Fieldfares
1 duck Pochard
34 Tufted Duck logged.
200 Coot
(Ed Wilson)

27 Nov 22

Priorslee Lake and The Flash

8.0°C: Medium / high overcast. Almost calm. Good visibility: rather hazy.

Sunrise: 07:52 GMT

* = a photo from today.

The mild conditions provoked some song. Four Song Thrushes were heard singing around the lake with two more at The Flash. More unusually a Mistle Thrush was singing from the Ricoh copse near the lake and *it, or another, was singing along the East side of The Flash. This is perhaps my earliest-ever song from this species.

Priorslee Lake: 06:44 – 09:08

(242nd visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- A male Pheasant called once from the north-east area pre-dawn.
- Light-levels were rather too low for an accurate Coot count and my total is likely understated.
- In with what seems to be a much smaller than usual (but uncounted) Magpies roost I heard what sounded like a Jackdaw calling from the same trees. I cannot recall noting Jackdaws roosting around the lake.
- Today I spent the early part of my visit along the North side. This accounts for the higher than usual number of Redwings logged leaving roosts; and also for the smaller number of Reed Buntings seen – they had likely mostly departed before I was near their roost site at the West end. I may also have been ill-positioned to see any Starling roost departure.

Birds noted flying over here:
- 1 Feral Pigeon
- 2 Stock Doves: together
- 22 Wood Pigeons
- 2 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Herring Gull
- 29 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 20 unidentified large gulls: pre-dawn
- 7 Jackdaws
- 1 Rook
- 32 Fieldfare: two groups
- 47 Redwings: four groups
- no Pied Wagtail
- 2 Siskins

Warblers noted:
- 1 Cetti's Warbler: calls and song

Birds noted leaving roosts around the lake:
- 1 Fieldfare
- 23 Redwings
- 2 Reed Buntings: see notes

Counts from the lake area:
- 2 Canada Geese
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 5 (3♂) Gadwall
- 6 (3♂) Mallard
- 2 (1) Common Teal
- 4 (3♂) Pochard
- 66 (>33♂) Tufted Duck
- 1 Water Rail again
- 14 Moorhens
- 164 Coots at least: see notes
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- >130 Black-headed Gulls
- 7 Herring Gulls
- 19 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 5 unidentified large gulls: pre-dawn
- 2 Cormorants: arrived separately

Noted on / around the street lamp poles pre-dawn:
- *1 Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)
- *1 small fly with dark wing-tips
- 1 springtail Dicyrtomina sp.
- *1 Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis)
- 1 stretch spider Tetragnatha sp.
- *1 unidentified spider

Noted later.
- Grey Squirrels

My first Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) moth of the season. Not my first to be seen in 2022 as there were several flying in January.

There are still a few of these small flies with dark wing-tips.

I am sure I ought to be able to identify this rather dramatic-looking spider.

One spider that is easy-enough to identify is this Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis). The 'blunt-faced' look and the way the front two pairs of legs are held together provide the clues. Not all specimens have such a clear orange stripe down the abdomen.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:11 – 09:59

(235th visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- Two Goldcrests were chasing around in the Ivy bank which in the overcast conditions was devoid of any insects: not even a fly.

Birds noted flying over here:
None

Noted on / around the water
- 7 Canada Geese: four of these arrived
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 50 (31♂) Mallard
- no all-white duck (Peking(?) Duck) seen
- 18 (7♂) Tufted Duck
- 4 (1♂) Goosander
- 15 Moorhens
- 35 Coots
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- 28 Black-headed Gulls
- 7 Cormorants
- 2 Grey Heron

Noted on / around the street lamp poles:
- *1 November Moth-type (Epirrita sp.)
- *1 stretch spider Tetragnatha sp.

Later around the Ivy bank:
Nothing noted

Not one of my best photos but it is just about possible to identify this very distant shape as a rear view of a Mistle Thrush. With a bit of imagination the spotting on the throat and the white-edges to the flight feathers can be seen.

High up on one of the street lamps in squirrel alley was this November Moth-type (Epirrita sp.). Only when I looked at the photo did I see the lurking stretch spider Tetragnatha sp.

(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

2013
Priorslee Lake
2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls
930+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls
95 Herring Gulls
(Tom Lowe)

2012
Priorslee Lake
Goldeneye
3 Gadwall
6 Pochard
22 Tufted Ducks
146 Coots
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
8 Redwings
151 Jackdaws
(Ed Wilson / John Isherwood)

2005
Priorslee Lake
50+ Golden Plover
4 Pochard
39 Tufted Duck
1 duck Wigeon
2 Ruddy Duck
2 Little Grebes
200+ Coot
1 Water Rail
1 Kingfisher
12 Redwing
5 Fieldfare
8 Siskin
5 Reed Bunting
(Martin R Adlam)

26 Nov 22

No Sightings in today.

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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

2012
Priorslee Lake
22 Tufted Ducks
143 Coots
Nuthatch
34 Redwings
1 Fieldfare
228 Jackdaws
98 Rooks
(Ed Wilson)

2006
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
11 Greylag Geese
27 Pochard
70 Tufted Ducks
1 drake Ruddy Duck
70 Coots
>400 Black-headed Gulls
315 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
5 Herring Gulls
221 Wood Pigeons
22 Blackbirds
45 Fieldfares
38 Redwings
264 Jackdaws
71 Rooks
5 Siskins
(Ed Wilson)

2005
Priorslee Lake
1 Pochard
40 Tufted Duck
1 Goldeneye
2 Ruddy Duck
C.700 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
16 Herring Gulls
2 Yellow-legged Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
Caspian Gull
Sparrowhawk
c.628 Jackdaws
c.358 Rooks
(Martin Adlam)

25 Nov 22

Priorslee Lake and The Flash

6.0°C > 7.0°C: Clear skies. Light SW wind. Very good visibility.

Sunrise: 07:49 GMT

* = a photo from today.

After all the recent rain, especially yesterday's downpours, both pools are at about the highest level I can recall.

Priorslee Lake: 06:47 – 09:28

(241st visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- When the two adult Mute Swans swam away from the south-west grass only three of the four cygnets went with them. The other cygnet only joined them after about ten minutes.
- Three Pochard were new in. Unusually there were more ducks (two) than drakes (one).
- The Tufted Ducks were continually moving around and hard to census. At least 44: possibly as many as 53 (33 drakes).
- Unusually the Goosander stayed for a protracted period, still present when I departed.
- A Water Rail was heard calling from the north-west reed-area on four separate occasions.
- All the Fieldfare and Redwings were seen early flying over / out of the fields to the East.
- A group of 12 birds flew out of the West end area where the Reed Buntings roost. I am not at all sure what they were. They were Reed Bunting-sized though the flight was more direct than the jerky flight typical of Reed Bunting. They seemed rather too small to be Redwings though with the same rather slender body. I did not hear any calls. Finches?

Birds noted flying over here:
- 2 Canada Geese: outbound together
- 1 (1♂) Mallard
- 36 Wood Pigeons
- 5 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Herring Gull
- 15 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 10 unidentified large gulls: pre-dawn
- 4 Cormorants: a trio and a single
- 96 Jackdaws
- no Rooks
- 6 Starlings
- 24 Fieldfare: two groups
- 58 Redwings: five groups
- 1 Pied Wagtail
- 2 Linnets

Confirmed warblers
None

Birds noted leaving roosts around the lake:
- 38 Starlings: six small groups
- 2 Redwings
- 12 finch sp.? see notes
- 11 Reed Buntings again

Counts from the lake area:
- 5 Canada Geese
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 2 (1♂) Gadwall
- 6 (4♂) Mallard
- *3 (1♂) Pochard
- >44 (>25♂) Tufted Duck: see notes
- *1 (0♂) Goosander
- 1 Water Rail
- 15 Moorhens
- 186 Coots
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- >150 Black-headed Gulls
- 13 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 28 unidentified large gulls: pre-dawn
- 3 Cormorants: arrived separately; one departed

Also noted:
Nothing else

Not an inspiring sunrise but I will take a dry morning anytime.

A duck Pochard. Even in eclipse (moult) plumage drakes do not show a pale eye-ring.

The rather unusually long-staying brownhead Goosander at the lake. Often this species leaves within minutes of arriving.

An individual Goldfinch from one of several small flocks noted.

Aircraft of the day. This is a Rockwell Commander 114B whose owner lives near Chippenham. Flight trackers do not provide complete detail of the flight but it appears it is en route from Kemble (near Cirencester and also known as Cotswold Airport) to somewhere near York. It returned later in the day. Only about 1500 examples of Commander 112 and 114 models were built in North America between 1972 and 2002 despite its appearance being rather more stylish than the ubiquitous Piper Cherokee and Cessna ranges. This example dates from 1999. The "G-E..." registration hints at a simple one character repaint from its previous ownership in Germany where the "D-E..." range "ist obligatorisch" for all single-engined light aircraft.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:31 – 10:25

(234th visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- Now all the geese appear to have gone. I cannot recall a 'no geese' day before: perhaps when the water has been completely frozen?
- Certainly four Great Crested Grebes.

Birds noted flying over here:
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull

Noted on / around the water
- no geese
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 39 (23♂) Mallard
- 1 (1♂) all-white duck (Peking(?) Duck)
- 39 (>23♂) Tufted Duck
- 5 (1♂) Goosander
- 11 Moorhens
- 29 Coots
- 4 Great Crested Grebes
- 21 Black-headed Gulls
- 4 Cormorants
- 2 Grey Heron again

On / around the street lamp poles:
Nothing noted

Noted later around the Ivy bank:
Among many 100's of flies of various species
- 2 Common Wasp (Paravespula vulgaris)
- *1 Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)

A Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) attempting to extract some nectar from what looks rather like an Ivy flower that has seen better days. Despite its delicate appearance, provided the weather is mild and sunny and there are flowers available, then this hoverfly can be seen throughout the year.

(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

2013
Priorslee Lake
6 Gadwall 
1 Teal 
2 Pochard 
99 Tufted Duck
225 Coots counted 
1 Woodcock 
6 Herring Gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull
Green Woodpecker
231 Fieldfare
66 Redwings 
c.375 Jackdaws
2 Redpolls
5 Siskins
(Ed Wilson)

2012
Priorslee Lake
31 Greylag Geese
3 Gadwall 
8 Pochard 
23 Tufted Duck
Goosander
143 Coots
1 Yellow-legged Gull
19 Redwings
2 Fieldfares
259 Jackdaws
(Ed Wilson / Allan Heath)

2005
Priorslee Lake
206 Starlings going to roost
C.500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
10 Herring Gulls
1 Yellow legged Gull
1 Caspian Gull
c.700 Black-headed Gulls
(Martin Adlam)

24 Nov 22

Priorslee Lake and The Flash

5.0°C > 6.0°C: Clear early: increasing cloud ahead of forecast rain. Moderate / fresh SSE wind. Good visibility.

Sunrise: 07:47 GMT

* = a photo from today.

Priorslee Lake: 06:59 – 09:33

(240th visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- All the Mute Swans seen flying strongly though only from one end to the other.
- Rather fewer Tufted Ducks: more seen at The Flash later so they have probably moved there.
- Most of the Fieldfare and Redwings were, rather strangely, heading East.

Birds noted flying over here:
- 5 Stock Doves
- 67 Wood Pigeons
- 1 Collared Dove
- 2 Herring Gulls
- 32 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 19 unidentified large gulls: pre-dawn
- 16 Jackdaws
- 3 Rooks
- 21 Fieldfare: three groups
- 108 Redwings: four groups and two singles
- 3 Pied Wagtails
- 1 Siskin

Warblers noted:
None confirmed: possible Cetti's calls but inconclusive.

Birds noted leaving roosts around the lake:
- 1 Redwing
- 11 Reed Buntings

Counts from the lake area:
- 2 Canada Geese
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 2 (1♂) Gadwall
- 4 (3♂) Mallard
- 33 (>12♂) Tufted Duck
- 11 Moorhens
- 192 Coots
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- c.125 Black-headed Gulls
- 3 Herring Gulls
- 1 Yellow-legged Gull
- 17 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 8 unidentified large gulls: pre-dawn
- 2 Cormorants: arrived separately; one departed
- 1 Grey Heron: briefly

Of Note:
Nothing else

 A clear start with some scattered high clouds gave an interesting early sky.

The colour developed rather well.

Here is the sun just rising as the cloud becomes dominant.

This is a third winter Yellow-legged Gull. It can be as identified as such by the rather extensive dark along the front of the outer wing and the clean-looking head.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:35 – 10:22

(233rd visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- So where are all the geese? Also on neither of my last two visits have I seen the flightless Canada Goose with 'angel wing' deformity.
- It is always difficult to keep track of the Great Crested Grebes: I think four this morning.
- A flock of at least 40 Goldfinches were feeding in trees on the island.

Birds noted flying over here:
- 1 Herring Gull
- 1 Jackdaw

Noted on / around the water
- 2 Canada Geese
- 2 Greylag Geese: departed
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 42 (26♂) Mallard
- 1 (1♂) all-white duck (Peking(?) Duck)
- 33 (>13♂) Tufted Duck
- 11 (2♂) Goosander
- 14 Moorhens
- 20 Coots
- 4? Great Crested Grebes
- 28 Black-headed Gulls
- 6 Cormorants
- 2 Grey Heron

On / around the street lamp poles:
Nothing noted

Later:
Also nothing noted around the Ivy bank:

(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

2013
Priorslee Lake
6 Gadwall 
2 Teal 
3 Pochard 
114 Tufted Duck
228 Coots
1 Snipe 
Tawny Owl
157 Fieldfare
63 Redwings 
208 Jackdaws
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash
31 Tufted Ducks 
3 Goosander
(Ed Wilson)

2012
Priorslee Lake
35 Greylag Geese
3 Gadwall 
9 Pochard
19 Tufted Ducks 
157 Coots
1 Yellow-legged Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull.
18 Redwings
16 Fieldfares 
4 Siskins
3 Redpoll
(Ed Wilson)

2011
Priorslee Lake
6 Yellow-legged Gulls
700 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull
(John Isherwood / Tom Lowe)

2007
Priorslee Lake
A male Stonechat
1 Gadwall
(John Isherwood)

Priorslee Flash
Great Black-backed Gull
5 Goosander
(John Isherwood)

East of Priorslee
60 Golden Plover
(John Isherwood)

23 Nov 22

Priorslee Lake and The Flash

8.0°C: Mainly clear after early heavy rain. Moderate SW breeze. Very good visibility.

[Sunrise: 07:45 GMT]

Short visits after the rain.

Priorslee Lake: 10:35– 11:05

(239th visit of the year)

Viewing only from the dam top area again.

Significant number of Tufted Duck. Little else to note.

Birds noted flying over here:
None

Counts from the lake area:
- 2 Canada Geese
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 2 (1♂) Gadwall
- 7 (5♂) Mallard
- 81 (>35♂) Tufted Duck
- 15 Moorhens
- 201 Coots
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- 29 Black-headed Gulls
- 3 Herring Gulls
- 24 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 1 Cormorant
- 1 Grey Heron

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:35 – 10:25

(232nd visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- All four Mute Swan cygnets went for a fly, lifting well clear of the water with one more or less circumnavigating the island.

Birds noted flying over here:
None

Noted on / around the water
- 2 Canada Geese only
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 47 (31♂) Mallard
- [the all-white duck (Peking(?) Duck) not seen]
- 8 (5♂) Tufted Duck
- 24 (3♂) Goosander
- 10 Moorhens
- 23 Coots
- 3 Great Crested Grebes
- 24 Black-headed Gulls
- 5 Cormorants
- 3 Grey Herons

On / around the street lamp poles:
Nothing noted

Noted later:
Around the Ivy bank which was very active after the rain, though mainly with flies:
- Common Wasp (Paravespula vulgaris): only three noted
- Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax): just one
- Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax): just one
and plenty of unidentified flies.

The four Mute Swan cygnets taking themselves for a fly.

One was much more confident than the others climbing higher and circling behind the island.

Lighting conditions were not good. Here is my best attempt at capturing a drake Goosander.

One of the five Cormorants departing.

Here it goes.

I noted three Grey Herons today. Here is one

Here is the second.

This one was lurking in the trees.

I noted just two hoverflies on the Ivy. This is a male Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax).

Most of the insects on the Ivy were flies, many of them what appeared to be a faded greenbottle.

(Ed Wilson)

NOTE:
In Readers Corner there are a few photos from Ed Wilson's trip to the USA. Click Here.

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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

2013
Priorslee Lake
2 Gadwall 
2 Pochard 
123 Tufted Duck 
1 Goosander 
2 Water Rails 
15 Moorhens 
227 Coots counted 
1 Snipe
2 Yellow-legged Gulls
600 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
5 Great Black-backed Gulls
2 adult hybrid Lesser Black-backed x Herring Gulls
102 Fieldfare
39 Redwings 
266 Jackdaws
Redpolls
Siskins
(Ed Wilson/Tom Lowe)

Trench Middle Pool
22 Swans
6 Shoveler 
14 Tufted Duck 
183 Coots 
61 Black-headed Gulls
14 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
17 Herring Gulls
Caspian/Yellow-legged Gull
2 Ravens
1 Redwing
(Ed Wilson)

Little Wenlock, Candles Landfill Site
Adult + 1st winter Yellow-legged Gulls
1500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
(Tom Lowe)

2012
Priorslee Lake
30 Greylag
3 Gadwall
6 Pochard.
21 Tufted Ducks
3 Goosander
153 Coots 
c.640 Wood Pigeons
8 Redwings again.
453 Jackdaws
61 Rooks logged.
2 Siskins 
(Ed Wilson)

2011
Priorslee Lake
6 Yellow-legged Gulls
(Andy Latham)

2008
Priorslee Lake
2 Cormorants 
>60 Greylag Geese
14 Pochard
177 Tufted Duck
1 Lapwing
1 Snipe
2 Water Rails
159 Coot
c.1300 Black-headed Gulls
c.100 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
5+ Herring Gulls
74 Redwings
c.60 Fieldfare
132 Jackdaws
166 Rooks
c.1750 Starlings
c.30 Siskin
(Ed Wilson)

22 Nov 22

No Sightings in today

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Sightings from previous years without links are below

2013
Priorslee Lake
8 Wigeon
6 Gadwall
4 Teal
2 Shoveler
2 Pochard
116 Tufted Duck
2 Water Rails
222 Coots
1 Snipe
c.90 Lapwing over
4 Yellow-legged gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull
A Ring-billed x Lesser Black-backed Gull hybrid
134 Fieldfare
22 Redwings
171 Jackdaws
3 Ravens
3 Siskins
3 Redpolls
(Ed Wilson/John Isherwood/JW Reeves)

Horsehay Pool
Caspian Gull
1  Yellow-legged Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
1 Kingfisher
12 Goosander
Raven
(JW Reeves)

2012
Priorslee Lake
3 Gadwall
8 Pochard
24 Tufted Ducks 
152 Coots 
8 Redwings
(Ed Wilson)

2008
Priorslee Lake
8 Great Crested Grebes
1 Cormorant
56 Greylag Geese
12 Pochard
187 Tufted Duck
1 Goosander
2 Water Rails
149 Coot
c.800 Black-headed
c.2200 Lesser Black-backed
<20 Herring Gulls
1st winter Common Gull
50 Redwings
8 Fieldfare
1 Treecreeper
c.1000 Starlings left a roost
c.20 Siskins
(Ed Wilson)

2006
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
23 Greylag Geese
27 Pochard
55 Tufted Ducks
3 Buzzards
>1650 Black-headed Gull
>4022 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
246 Wood Pigeons
1 Kingfisher
26 Robins
27 Blackbirds
4 Fieldfares
34 Redwings
male Blackcap
1 Willow Tit
246 Jackdaws
160 Rooks
8 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

21 Nov 22

Priorslee Lake and The Flash

4.0°C > 5.0°C: A sliver of early red sky to the East; otherwise increasing low cloud and rain after 09:30. Light ESE breeze increasing moderate. Good visibility.

Sunrise: 07:42 GMT

* = a photo from today.

A quick canter around ahead (just) of the forecast rain in very dull conditions.

Priorslee Lake: 06:54 – 08:59

(238th visit of the year)

Generally a quiet morning, probably weather-related.

Bird notes:
- No sign of yesterday's pair of Eurasian Wigeon. However a duck Common Teal was flushed.
- A smart adult Yellow-legged Gull was one of rather few gulls seen.
- The low count of Jackdaws and Rooks might have been because I arrived slightly too late.
- Three Song Thrushes were singing away for part of the time.

Birds noted flying over here:
- 19 Wood Pigeons
- 2 Black-headed Gulls
- 2 Herring Gulls
- 14 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 4 Cormorants: together
- 11 Jackdaws
- 1 Rook
- 10 Pied Wagtails
- 2 Siskins

Warblers noted:
- 1 Cetti's Warbler: one brief call heard

Birds noted leaving roosts around the lake:
- None: at least three Reed Buntings calling from their roost area but none was seen to leave

Counts from the lake area:
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 5 (3♂) Gadwall
- 8 (5♂) Mallard
- 1 (0♂) Common Teal
- 49 (>19♂) Tufted Duck
- 14 Moorhens
- Coots not counted
- 3 Great Crested Grebes
- 42 Black-headed Gulls only
- 2 Herring Gulls
- 1 Yellow-legged Gull
- 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 29 unidentified large gulls: pre-dawn
- 2 Cormorants: arrived separately; one departed

Noted on / around the street lamp poles pre-dawn:
- *1 plumed midge sp.
- *1 stretch spider Tetragnatha sp.
- *1 male Leiobunum rotundum/blackwalli harvestman

Later:
Nothing noted

Not much to show on a morning with very poor light. These all taken with flash on street lamp poles pre-dawn. This is one of the many 'plumed midges'. It is smaller and lacks the banded abdomen of the very common Chironomus plumosus. The other common and easy to identify midge is Microtendipes pedellus but that has pale green on the upper abdomen and pale legs. So this remains unidentified.

The unmistakable shape of a stretch spider Tetragnatha sp.

Male Leiobunum rotundum and L. blackwalli harvestmen can be hard to separate without close views. L. blackwalli has white rings around the eyes which this appears to have. However I think this might be reflection from the camera flash so I am keeping the log as Leiobunum rotundum/blackwalli-type.

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:02 – 09:40

(231st visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- The Goosander totals, at least, are likely to be an under-recording. Birds were moving around rapidly and diving for long periods.

Birds noted flying over here:
- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull

Noted on / around the water
- 110 Canada Geese: 105 of these arrived in a single group with...
- 1 Greylag Goose and...
- 1 Greylag x Canada Goose
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 52 (35♂) Mallard
- 1 (1♂) all-white duck (Peking(?) Duck)
- 21 (11♂) Tufted Duck
- 16 (3♂) Goosander
- 19 Moorhens
- 28 Coots
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- 32 Black-headed Gulls
- 3 Cormorants
- 1 Grey Heron

On / around the street lamp poles:
Nothing noted

Later around the Ivy bank:
Nothing noted

A photo I took at The Flash yesterday. The body of this drone fly does look rather tapered though as it seems to have dark front legs it has to be a Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax).

(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

2013
Priorslee Lake
5 Gadwall 
1 Pochard 
125 Tufted Duck
3 Water Rails 
15 Moorhens 
221 Coots counted again 
1 Snipe 
23 Fieldfare
8 Redwings 
196 Jackdaws
4 Rooks
2 Ravens
Redpoll
(Ed Wilson)

2012
Priorslee Lake
3 Gadwall 
8 Pochard 
27 Tufted Ducks 
9 Moorhens 
142 Coots 
(Ed Wilson)

2011
Priorslee Lake
2 Yellow-legged Gulls
1st winter Great Black-backed Gull
3 female Goosander
3 Wigeon
(John Isherwood)

2008
Priorslee Lake
7 Great Crested Grebes
2 Cormorants
30 Greylag Gees
16 Pochard
166 Tufted Duck
3 Goosander
Water Rail
148 Coot
c.700 Black-headed
c.1300 Lesser Black-backed
<20 Herring Gulls
93 Redwings
c.500 Starlings left a roost
(Ed Wilson)

2006
Priorslee Lake
3 Great Crested Grebes
33 Pochard
69 Tufted Ducks
6 Buzzards
>1750 Black-headed Gulls
2251 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
26 Robins
32 Blackbirds
96 Fieldfares
4 Song Thrushes
13 Redwings
384 Jackdaws
216 Rooks
22 Greenfinch
2 Siskins
2 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

20 Nov 22

Priorslee Lake and The Flash

6.0°C > 9.0°C: Some lingering cloud but mainly clear. Light WSW breeze. Very good visibility.

[Sunrise: 07:41 GMT]

Short visits, still jet-lagged after a USA trip to watch aircraft

Priorslee Lake: 08:25– 09:15

(237th visit of the year)

Viewing only from the dam top area

Bird notes:

- The Mute Swan family went for a fly but did not seem at all confident. One cygnet barely made halfway and the rest struggled inches above the water to the other end. Odd as they all seemed to be flying quite strongly three weeks ago. I hope they are not suffering avian flu.

Birds noted flying over here:
- 23 Wood Pigeons: single party noted
- 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

Counts from the lake area:
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 4 (2♂) Gadwall
- 2 (1♂) Eurasian Wigeon
- 4 (3♂) Mallard
- 2 (1♂) Pochard
- 65 (>26♂) Tufted Duck
- 16 Moorhens
- 210 Coots
- 2 Great Crested Grebes
- c.30 Black-headed Gulls
- 3 Herring Gulls
- 27 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

Noted.
Nothing else 

(Ed Wilson)

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The Flash: 09:20 – 10:20

(230th visit of the year)

Bird notes:
- At least 15 of the Tufted Duck arrived, presumably flushed from the Balancing Lake.
- One of the regular fishermen reported separate brief visits by both a Great White and a Little Egret in recent days.
- He also noted regular appearance by at least two Kingfishers. I saw one today.

Birds noted flying over here:
- 4 Jackdaws

Noted on / around the water
- 5 Canada Geese
- 2 + 4 (1 brood) Mute Swans
- 46 (30♂) Mallard
- 1 (1♂) all-white duck (Peking(?) Duck)
- 29 (>8♂) Tufted Duck
- 14 (1♂) Goosander
- 13 Moorhens
- 25 Coots
- 3 Great Crested Grebes
- 42 Black-headed Gulls
- 2 Cormorants
- 1 Grey Heron
- 1 Kingfisher

On / around the street lamp poles:
Nothing noted 

Noted later
From around the Ivy bank which was still very active sheltered from the breeze and much of it in full sun:
- Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta)
- Common Wasp (Paravespula vulgaris)
- Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
- Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)
and plenty of unidentified flies.

(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

2012
Priorslee Lake
3 Gadwall 
8 Pochard 
15 Tufted Ducks 
149 Coots 
286 Redwings
84 Fieldfares
c.350 Jackdaws but no Rooks seen.
(Ed Wilson / John Isherwood)

2009
Priorslee Lake
42 Mute Swan
1 Wigeon
c. 45 Tufted
36 Pochard
c. 240 Coot
c. 400 Lesser Black-backed Gull
c. 120 Black-headed Gull
10 Herring Gull
3 Yellow Legged Gull
(Mike Cooper)

2007
Priorslee Lake
1 male Stonechat showing well near to sailing club hut.
1 Gadwall
(John Isherwood)

2006
Priorslee Lake
31 Pochard
52 Tufted Ducks
8 Lapwings
>550 Black-headed Gulls
187 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
239 Wood Pigeons
40 Robins
32 Blackbirds
60 Fieldfares
11 Redwings
1 Willow Tit
310 Jackdaws
150 Rooks
35 Greenfinch
6 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

2005
Priorslee Lake
18 Pochard
55 Tufted Duck
3 Ruddy Duck
1 Wigeon
c.200 Coot
4 Cormorant
C.750 birds
24 Fieldfare
3 Redpoll
12 Siskin
5 Reed Bunting
1 Willow Tit
(Martin Adlam)

19 Nov 22

No Sightings today.

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Sightings from previous years without links are below

2013
Priorslee Lake
26 Greylag Geese
5 Wigeon 
5 Gadwall 
134 Tufted Duck
2 Goosander
2 Water Rails 
229 Coots
>400 Wood Pigeon
302 Fieldfare
88 Redwings 
309 Jackdaws
(Ed Wilson)

2012
Priorslee Lake
3 Gadwall 
7 Pochard 
17 Tufted Ducks
146 Coots 
244 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
7 Herring Gulls
1 Yellow-legged
c.145 Wood Pigeons
47 Redwings
82 Fieldfares
238 Jackdaws
2 Siskins
11 Bullfinches
(Ed Wilson)

2008
The Flash
10 Goosanders
c.30 Tufted Ducks
c.100 Lesser Black-backed Gull
c.200 Black-headed Gull
1 Buzzard
(Mike Cooper)

2007
Priorslee Lake
1 Gadwall
8 Wigeon
(John Isherwood)

The Flash
4 Goosander
4 Wigeon
(John Isherwood)

Nedge Hill
1 Woodcock
(John Isherwood)

2006
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
25 Greylag Geese
1 drake Teal
34 Pochard
48 Tufted Ducks
drake Ruddy Duck
11 Lapwings
>1080 Black-headed Gulls
1435 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
202 Wood Pigeons
28 Robins
16 Blackbirds
142 Fieldfares
15 Redwings
158 Jackdaws
100 Rooks
(Ed Wilson)

2005
Priorslee Lake
c.3000 Black-headed Gull
c.2000 Lesser-Black-backed Gulls
12 Pochard
55 Tufted Duck
1 Wigeon
2 Ruddy Duck
3 Water Rail
1 Snipe
5 Redwing
23 Fieldfare
13 Reed Bunting
8 Siskin
170 Rooks
220 Jackdaws
c.500 Starlings in roost
c.500 Wood Pigeon
(Martin Adlam)

18 Nov 22

No Sightings in today.

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Sightings from previous years without links are below

2013
Priorslee Lake
1 Wigeon 
5 Gadwall 
2 Teal 
1 Pochard 
102 Tufted Duck 
1 Water Rail
229 Coots 
1 Snipe
>500 Starlings
127 Fieldfare
7 Redwings 
99 Jackdaws
1 Brambling
1 Yellowhammer
(Ed Wilson)

2012
Newport
1 Waxwing
(Ed Wilson)

2011
Priorslee Lake
1 Adult Yellow legged Gull
(John Isherwood)

Priorslee Flash
1 adult Yellow legged Gull
2 female Goosander
(John Isherwood)

2006
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
36 Pochard
49 Tufted Duck
1 Ruddy Duck
11 Lapwings
1 Woodcock
c.1700 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
>600 Black-headed Gulls
5 Herring Gull
1 Yellow-legged Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
910 Wood Pigeons
22 Robins
21 Blackbirds
258 Fieldfares
13 Redwings
201 Jackdaws
158 Rooks
348 Starlings
4 Reed Buntings
(Martin Adlam / Ed Wilson)

2005
Priorslee Lake
c.1000 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
c.1500 Black-headed Gulls
10 Herring Gull
2 Yellow-legged Gulls
1 Wigeon
(Martin Adlam)

17 Nov 22

No Sightings in today.

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Sightings from previous years without links are below

2013
Priorslee Lake
1 Wigeon 
2 Gadwall 
2 Teal 
62 Tufted Duck 
214 Coots 
9 Lapwings over 
c.210 Black-headed Gulls
c.250 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
2 Herring Gulls
7 Fieldfare
10 Redwings 
2 Siskins
1 Redpoll
(Ed Wilson)

2011
Priorslee Lake
Caspian Gull
(Andy Latham)

2006
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
37 Pochard
55 Tufted Ducks
 >625 Black-headed Gulls
2245 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
2 Herring Gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull
424 Wood Pigeons
23 Blackbirds
374 Fieldfares
58 Redwings
379 Jackdaws
151 Rooks
4 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

16 Nov 22

No Sightings in today.

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Sightings from previous years without links are below

2013
Priorslee Lake
1 Wigeon 
5 Gadwall 
2 Teal 
69 Tufted Duck 
215 Coots 
19 Lapwings 
c.400 Black-headed Gulls
c.220 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
21 Herring Gulls 
74 Starlings
8 Fieldfare
38 Redwings 
93 Jackdaws
19 Rooks
3 Ravens
(Ed Wilson)

2012
Priorslee Lake
12 Greylag Geese
3 Wigeon
1 Shoveler 
3 Pochard 
11 Tufted Ducks 
Snipe
c.35 Redwings
(Ed Wilson)

2011
Priorslee Lake
2 Caspian Gulls
8 Yellow-legged Gulls
1,600 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
30+ Herring Gulls
4 Great Black-backed Gulls
Hybrid Lesser Black-backed x Herring Gull
(Tom Lowe)

2007
Priorslee Lake
140 Golden Plover
1 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
(John Isherwood)

2006
Priorslee Lake
4 Cormorants
29 Pochard
54 Tufted Ducks
>675 Black-headed Gulls
2571 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
3 Herring Gulls
272 Wood Pigeons
32 Robins
26 Blackbirds
212 Fieldfares
5 Song Thrushes
50 Redwings
7 Mistle Thrushes
5 Goldcrests
563 Jackdaws
144 Rooks
33 Starlings
1 Redpoll
6 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)