7 Jan 15

Priorslee Lake: 11:30am
Map

2 Yellow-legged Gull
26 Great Black-backed Gulls
6 Gadwall
6 Pochard

(Jon Isherwood)

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Devil's Dingle: 10:00am
Map

22 Teal
6 Raven

(Jon Isherwood)

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Holmer Lake: 11:00am
Map

50 Goosander

(Jon Isherwood)

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On this day in 2006, 2008 and 2013
Priorslee Lake
2013
Adult Caspian Gull
2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls
Drake Scaup
(J Reeves)
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2008
1st winter Glaucous Gull
(Paul Paclett)
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2006
c.2100 gulls, mostly Black-headed Gulls
1st winter Great Black-backed Gull
Adult Yellow-legged Gull
(Ed Wilson)

6 Jan 15

No Sightings in today.

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On this day in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014
Priorslee Lake
Map
2014
2 Scaup
5 Great Black-backed Gulls - 4 adult and a 1st winter
(John Isherwood)
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2013
1st winter Caspian Gull
6 Great Black-backed Gulls
(John Isherwood)
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2012
2 adult Caspian Gulls
10+ Yellow-legged gulls (most adults and 3rd-winters, at least 1 1st-winter)
10 Great Black-backed Gulls
(J W Reeves)
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2011
Adult Mediterranean Gull
Pair of Brambling
(Ed Wilson)
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2010
Evening Report
An adult winter Ring-billed Gull at about 3:15pm
3 adult Common Gulls
(Ed Wilson)
Daytime Report
4 Common Gull
2 adult Yellow-legged Gull
1 adult Great Black-backed Gull
Black-necked Grebe
1 Snipe
(Jason, Pete Jordan and Ian & Jim)

5 Jan 15

Priorslee Lake: 3:00pm
Map

600 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
200 Herring Gulls
72 Great Black-backed Gulls
5 Yellow-legged Gulls
A 3cy Casp-hybrid
and
an unidentified Gull.

Photos Here

(Tom Lowe)

Note: The 72 Great Black-backed Gulls is easily a site record.

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On this day in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013
Priorslee Lake
2013
Evening Update:
Adult and 1st-winter Caspian Gulls in roost
5 Yellow-legged Gulls
(Kriss Webb)
Midday Report: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Female Goldeneye
14 Great Black-backed Gulls
(Martin Grant)
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2012
1 Yellow-legged Gull
13 Great Black-backed Gulls
(Ed Wilson)
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2010
Bittern seen on the ice.
(Jack Wildman)
Midday Report
3 Yellow-legged Gulls
Adult Caspian Gull
Adult Ring Billed Gull.
(Richard Vernon)
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2008
1st winter Glaucous Gull
(Ed Wilson)

4 Jan 15

No Sightings in today.

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On this day in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014
Priorslee Lake
Map
2014
Two 1st winter female Scaup still present today.
(Tom Lowe)
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2012
1 adult Yellow legged Gull
27 Great Black-backed Gulls (14 adults, 13 immatures)
(John Isherwood)
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2010
The lake is 90% frozen with 3 open areas
A 2nd winter Caspian Gull
2 adult Yellow-legged Gull
2 adult Common Gulls
1st winter Great Black-backed Gull
Black-necked Grebe still present.
Bittern
(Ed Wilson / Jason)
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2009
>8000 gulls
2nd winter Iceland Gull present on ice from 11:10 this morning for several hours.
3 adult Yellow-legged Gulls standing on the ice
(Ed Wilson / Paul King)
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2008
Adult Yellow-legged Gull
4 Water Rail
(Ed Wilson)
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2006
C.3000 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
C.2000 Black-headed Gulls
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
131 Herring Gull
5 Yellow-legged Gulls
(Martin Adlam)

3 Jan 15

No sightings in today.

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On this day in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014
Priorslee Lake
Map
2014
Two 1st winter female Scaup present.
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2012
Adult Yellow-legged Gull
Adult Caspian Gull
(Ed Wilson)
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2010
A 2nd winter Caspian Gull
Adult Yellow-legged Gull
(Richard Vernon)
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2008
Evening - 6:15pm
A Barn Owl
(Martin Adlam)
Morning
Big gull roost with:
2000 Black-headed Gulls
500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
160 Herring Gulls
Yellow-legged Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
Also
At least 10000 Starlings left the roost somewhere to the S and flew N just before 8:00am.
(Ed Wilson)

2 Jan 15

Priorslee Lake
Map

4 Yellow-legged Gulls (2ads, 3cy, 2cy)
Adult Common Gull

(Tom Lowe)

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On this day in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014
Priorslee Lake
2014
2 Scaup
1 adult Yellow-legged Gull
4 Great Black-backed Gull
(John Isherwood)
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2013
Drake Scaup still present.
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2012
1 Yellow-legged Gull
4 or 5 Great Black-backed Gulls
1 Caspian Gull
(Ed Wilson and et al)
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2010
c.1500 gulls
Adult winter Ring Billed Gull.
Adult Common Gull
3 adult Yellow-legged Gulls
Black-necked Grebe
(Ed Wilson and Rob Stokes)
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2009
Caspian Gull
Adult Yellow-legged Gull
Iceland Gull
(Dawn Balmer, Peter Wilson and et al)

1 Jan 15

Chetwynd Pool
Location

2 Smew present (Via BirdGuides)


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On this day in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014
Priorslee Lake
Map
2014
2 1st winter female Scaup
(Gary Crowder)
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2013
Drake Scaup still showing well off dam
1 adult Yellow-legged Gull
21 Great Black-backed Gulls
(John Isherwood and Rob Stokes)
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2011
Tawny Owl heard - 2nd ever record 
(Ed Wilson)
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2010
About 30% ice.
Best bird remains the Black-necked Grebe.
Big gull roost:
c.3000 Black-headed Gulls
c.1000 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
1 adult Yellow-legged Gull
1 3rd winter Great Black-backed Gull
(Ed Wilson and John Isherwood)
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