7.0°C: Clear after morning rain. Moderate westerly wind. Excellent visibility.
[Sunrise: 08:18 GMT]
Photographs today
None
Priorslee Balancing Lake: 13:45 – 14:10
(265th visit of the year)
A quick look from the dam / Castle Farm Way after the earlier rain had cleared.
Bird notes:
- Nothing of interest noted. All gull counts from a single sweep. A few arriving / leaving / flying around.
Counts from the lake area:
- 2 + 2 Mute Swans
- 2 (1♂) Mallard
- 2 (1♂) Pochard
- 46 (32♂) Tufted Duck
- 2 Moorhens
- 128 Coots
- 34 Black-headed Gulls
- 24 Herring Gulls
- 1 Yellow-legged Gull
- 29 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 2 Cormorants
(Ed Wilson)
Sightings from previous years without links are below
2013
Priorslee Lake
3 Gadwall
7 Pochard
80 Tufted Ducks
231 Coots
268 Black-headed Gulls
8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
11 Herring Gulls
27 Fieldfare
103 Redwings
356 Jackdaws
251 Rooks
2 Siskins
(Ed Wilson)
2012
Priorslee Lake
3 Gadwall
11 Pochard
44 Tufted Ducks
180 Coots
1 Great Black-backed Gull
2 Redwings
17 Siskins
(Ed Wilson)
2011
Priorslee Lake
1 adult Yellow-legged Gull
5 Great Black-backed Gull
10 Goosander
(John Isherwood)
Holmer Lake
14 Goosander
(John Isherwood)
2009
Priorslee Lake
Black necked Grebe
7 Great Crested Grebes
45 Pochard
130 Tufted Duck
302 Coot
>3500 gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull
20 Swans
1 Water Rail
15 Lapwing
15 Herring Gulls
5 Redwings
c.20 Goldfinches
7 Siskins
(Ed Wilson/ John Isherwood)
2006
Priorslee Lake
31 Pochard
33 Tufted Ducks
c.400 Black-headed Gulls
c.2800 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
31 Herring Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull
18 Pied Wagtails
2 Redpoll
7 Reed Buntings
(Martin Adlam)
2005
Priorslee Lake
c.400 Black-headed Gulls
150 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
9 Pochard
16 Tufted Duck
200 Coot
1 Water Rail
15 Pied Wagtails
243 Rooks
532 Jackdaw 532
Redwing with a full-blown song
31 Siskins
2 Redpoll
16 Reed Bunting
(Martin Adlam)
Priorslee Balancing Lake: 13:45 – 14:10
(265th visit of the year)
A quick look from the dam / Castle Farm Way after the earlier rain had cleared.
Bird notes:
- Nothing of interest noted. All gull counts from a single sweep. A few arriving / leaving / flying around.
Counts from the lake area:
- 2 + 2 Mute Swans
- 2 (1♂) Mallard
- 2 (1♂) Pochard
- 46 (32♂) Tufted Duck
- 2 Moorhens
- 128 Coots
- 34 Black-headed Gulls
- 24 Herring Gulls
- 1 Yellow-legged Gull
- 29 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 2 Cormorants
(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
3 Gadwall
7 Pochard
80 Tufted Ducks
231 Coots
268 Black-headed Gulls
8 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
11 Herring Gulls
27 Fieldfare
103 Redwings
356 Jackdaws
251 Rooks
2 Siskins
(Ed Wilson)
2012
Priorslee Lake
3 Gadwall
11 Pochard
44 Tufted Ducks
180 Coots
1 Great Black-backed Gull
2 Redwings
17 Siskins
(Ed Wilson)
2011
Priorslee Lake
1 adult Yellow-legged Gull
5 Great Black-backed Gull
10 Goosander
(John Isherwood)
Holmer Lake
14 Goosander
(John Isherwood)
2009
Priorslee Lake
Black necked Grebe
7 Great Crested Grebes
45 Pochard
130 Tufted Duck
302 Coot
>3500 gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull
20 Swans
1 Water Rail
15 Lapwing
15 Herring Gulls
5 Redwings
c.20 Goldfinches
7 Siskins
(Ed Wilson/ John Isherwood)
2006
Priorslee Lake
31 Pochard
33 Tufted Ducks
c.400 Black-headed Gulls
c.2800 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
31 Herring Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull
18 Pied Wagtails
2 Redpoll
7 Reed Buntings
(Martin Adlam)
2005
Priorslee Lake
c.400 Black-headed Gulls
150 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
9 Pochard
16 Tufted Duck
200 Coot
1 Water Rail
15 Pied Wagtails
243 Rooks
532 Jackdaw 532
Redwing with a full-blown song
31 Siskins
2 Redpoll
16 Reed Bunting
(Martin Adlam)