7 Jan 16

No Sightings in today.

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On this day in 2006, 2008 and 2013

2013
Priorslee Lake
Caspian Gull
2 Yellow-legged Gulls
A drake Scaup
(J Reeves)

2008

Priorslee Lake
Glaucous Gull
(Paul Paclett)

2006
Priorslee Lake
7 Great Crested Grebes.
17 Pochard
45 Tufted Duck
2 Gadwall
1 Pintail
236 Coot
2 Water Rail
1 Great Black-backed Gull
1 Yellow-legged Gull
c.140 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
46 Herring Gulls
15 Siskins
3 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

6 Jan 16

Priorslee Lake: 3:00pm
Location

19 Pochard
10 Gadwall
3 Shoveler

(John Isherwood)

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On this day in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014

2014
Priorslee Lake
2 Scaup
5 Great Black-backed Gulls
1 Gadwall
(John Isherwood)

Stafford Park
Peregrine Falcon
(John Isherwood)

2013
Priorslee Lake
Caspian Gull
6 Great Black-backed Gulls
4 Gadwall
19 Pochard
(John Isherwood)

Priorslee Flash
2 Goosander
5 Pochard
(John Isherwood)

2012
Priorslee Lake

18 Pochard
18 Tufted Duck
2 adult Caspian Gulls
10+ Yellow-legged gulls
c10 Great Black-backed Gulls
216 Redwing
3 Fieldfare
(Ed Wilson/ J W Reeves)

Priorslee Flash
4 Pochard
54 Tufted Duck
164 Black-headed Gulls
2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
4 Herring Gulls
Tundra Bean Goose
(Ed Wilson)

2011
Priorslee Lake
Mediterranean Gull
(Ed Wilson)

2010

Priorslee Lake
Black-necked Grebe
Little Grebe
3 Wigeon
4 Gadwall 
1 Shoveler
39 Swans
22 Pochard
57 Tufted Ducks
Ring-billed Gull
4 Common Gulls
2 Yellow-legged Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
3 Water Rails
1 Snipe
272 Coots
(Ed Wilson, Jason, Pete Jordan and Ian & Jim)

2007

Priorslee Lake
3 Great Crested Grebe
1 Cormorant
4 Pochard
31 Tufted Duck
9 Goosander
1 Buzzard
c.1500 Black-headed Gulls
c.400 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
48 Herring Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
1 Lapwing
31 Magpies
30 Pied Wagtails
35 Redwing
2 Fieldfare
4 Reed Buntings
(Martin Adlam, Ed Wilson)

2006
Priorslee Lake
1 Water Rail
1 Little Grebe
2 Great Black-backed Gull
12 Pochard
45 Tufted Duck
242 Coot
2 Siskin
31 Pied Wagtails
3 Reed Buntings
17 Blackbirds
(Ed Wilson)

5 Jan 16

No Sightings in today.

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On this day in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015

2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here

2014
Priorslee Lake
151 Coot
220 Black-headed Gull
18 Lesser Black-backed Gull
28 Tufted Duck
2 Great Crested Grebe
6 Mute Swan
8 Herring Gull
10 Pochard
(Tony Beckett)

Horsehay Pool
11 Goosander
(Tony Beckett)

2013
Priorslee Lake
Female Goldeneye
2 Gadwall
10 Pochard
27 Tufted Duck
14 Great Black-backed Gulls
75 Herring Gulls

2 Caspian Gulls
5 Yellow-legged Gulls
125 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
(Martin Grant/Kriss Webb)

Donnington Wood
1 Waxwing
(Dave Tromans)

2012
Priorslee Lake

1 Yellow-legged Gull
13 Great Black-backed Gulls
(Ed Wilson)

2010
Priorslee Lake
Bittern 
3 Yellow-legged Gull
1 Caspian gull was present
1 Ring Billed Gull.
2500 Black-headed Gulls
42 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
(Ed Wilson/Jack Wildman/Richard Vernon)

2008
Priorslee Lake
2 Wigeon
5 Gadwall
>20 Pochard
>70 Tufted Duck
A drake Goosander
1 Water Rail
6 Great Black-backed Gulls
>150 Herring Gulls
Glaucous Gull 
Yellow-legged
Common Gull
6 Siskin
(Ed Wilson)

2007
Priorslee Lake
10 Pochard
26 Tufted Duck
1 Common Gull
c.2100 Black-headed Gull
c.1600 Lesser Black-backed Gull
126 Herring Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
(Ed Wilson)

2006
Priorslee Lake
2 Water Rail
1 Goldeneye
1400 Black-headed Gulls
400 Lesser Black-backed Gull
1 Yellow-legged Gull
74 Herring Gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull.
8 Great Crested Grebes
18 Pochard 
40 Tufted Duck
236 Coot
40 Siskins
14 Robins
13 Greenfinches
(Ed Wilson)

4 Jan 16

No Sightings in today.

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On this day in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014

2014
Priorslee Lake
Two 1st winter female Scaup(Tom Lowe)

Horsehay Pool
Kittiwake
(Jim Almond)

Little Wenlock, Candles Landfill Site
3 Yellow-legged Gulls
(Tom Lowe)

2013
Priorslee Flash
Drake Scaup
(J Reeves)

Trench Middle Pool
22 Goosander
(Dave Tromans)

2012
Priorslee Lake

96 Greylags Geese
20 Pochard
15 Tufted Ducks
86 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
54 Herring Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull
27 Great Black-backed Gulls
Peregrine
204 Redwings
4 Fieldfare
(Ed Wilson/John Isherwood)

Trench Pool
2 Little Grebes
215 Canada Geese
3 Pochard
76 Tufted Ducks
131 Coots
219 Black-headed Gulls
4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
3 Herring Gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull
(Ed Wilson)

Holmer Lake
46 Goosander
(John Isherwood)

2010
Priorslee Lake
Black-necked Grebe
5 Great Crested Grebes
44 Mute Swans
2 Gadwall
47 Pochard
117 Tufted Duck
2 adult Common Gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull
c.3400 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
 c.250 Herring Gulls
c.2500 Black-headed Gulls
Caspian Gull
2 Yellow-legged Gull
3 Water Rail
324 Coots 
17 Goldfinches
13 Siskins
1 Redpoll
(Ed Wilson/Jason)

2009

Priorslee Lake

1 Little Grebe
12 Great Crested Grebes
10 Mute Swans
1 drake Shoveler
11 Pochard
44 Tufted Ducks
Iceland Gull
3 Yellow-legged Gulls
122 Coots
34 Siskins
(Ed Wilson/Paul King)

2008
Priorslee Lake
1 Wigeon
5 Gadwall
26 Pochard
106 Tufted Ducks
4 Water Rails
100 Herring Gull 
Yellow-legged Gull
(Ed Wilson)

2007
Priorslee Lake
3 Great Crested Grebes
 >7 Pochard
31 Tufted Ducks
9 Goosanders
>2000 Black-headed Gulls
 >481 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
 >33 Herring Gulls
1 Great Black-backed Gull
28 Robins
14 Blackbirds
5 Fieldfares
67 Redwings
222 Jackdaws
3 Reed Buntings;
(Ed Wilson)

2006
Priorslee Lake
1 Wigeon
1 Goldeneye
22 Pochard
43 Tufted Duck
c.3000 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
c.2000 Black-headed Gulls
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
131 Herring Gull
5 Yellow-legged Gulls
66 Siskins
14 Robins
15 Blackbirds
1 Willow Tit
4 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

3 Jan 16

No Sightings in today.

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On this day in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014

2014
Priorslee LakeTwo 1st winter female Scaup
(Observer Unknown)

Horsehay Pool
Adult Kittiwake
24 Goosander
(Jim Almond)

Little Wenlock, Candles Landfill Site
Caspian Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
(Tom Lowe)

2013
Priorslee Lake
40 Tufted Ducks
24 Pochard
(Tony Beckett)

Priorslee Flash
31 Tufted Ducks
25 Greylag Geese
4 Pochard
(Tony Beckett)

Trench Middle Pool
20 Goosander
(Martin Grant)

Little Wenlock, Candles Landfill Site
Glaucous Gull
5 Yellow-legged Gulls
c100 Great Black-backed Gulls.
(Tom Lowe)

2012
Priorslee Lake

100+ Herring Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull
1 Caspian Gull
4 Great Black-backed Gulls
(Ed Wilson)

2010
Priorslee Lake

37 Swans
2 Gadwall
31 Pochard
91 Tufted Ducks
8 Golden Plover 
2 Water Rail
324 Coots
c.1200 Black-headed Gulls
c.2200 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
c.175 Herring Gulls
Caspian Gull Caspian Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
4 Redwings
21 Siskins
4 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson/Richard Vernon)

2008
Priorslee Lake
6 Great Crested Grebe
2 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
25 Pochard
93 Tufted Duck
2000 Black-headed Gulls
500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
160 Herring Gulls
1 Yellow-legged Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gulls 
10000 Starlings left the roost somewhere to the S
Barn Owl
20 Siskin
(Ed Wilson/Martin Adlam)

2007
Priorslee Lake
5 Cormorants
17 Pochard
42 Tufted Ducks
2 Lapwing
>410 Black-headed Gulls
 >900 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
 >52 Herring Gull
7 Great Black-backed Gulls
16 Wrens
32 Robins
14 Blackbirds
50 Fieldfares
59 Redwings
2 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

2006
Priorslee Lake
Great Black-backed Gull
750 Black-headed Gulls
8 Great Crested Grebe
20 Pochard
39 Tufted Duck
221 Coot
1 Water Rail
5 Siskin
11 Pied Wagtails
13 Robins
17 Blackbirds
1 Willow Tit
12 Greenfinches
(Ed Wilson)

2 Jan 16

Telford Crematorium
Location

3rd-winter Caspian Gull in fields by the crematorium today. Via BirdGuides

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On this day in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015

2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's News Here

2014
Priorslee Lake
2 1st winter female Scaup 
1 adult Yellow-legged Gull
4 Great Black-backed Gull
5 Gadwall
(John Isherwood/Gary Crowder)

Holmer Lake
9 Goosander
(John Isherwood)

Telford
Two Peregrines flying around the Plaza Building
(Gary Crowder)

2013
Priorslee Lake
Drake Scaup still present
(Observer Unknown)

Little Wenlock, Candles Landfill Site
 Caspian Gull
2 Yellow-legged Gulls
(Observer Unknown)

2012
Priorslee Lake

1 Yellow-legged Gull
5 Great Black-backed Gulls
19 Pochard
21 Tufted Duck
Tawny Owl
221 Redwing
45 Fieldfare
4 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

Priorslee Flash
1 Tundra Bean Goose
106 Greylag Geese
2 Pochard
58 Tufted Duck
286 Black-headed Gulls
10 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
14 Herring Gulls
(Ed Wilson)

2011
Priorslee Lake
10 Swans
5 Wigeon
1 Common Gull

(Ed Wilson)

2010
Priorslee Lake
Black-necked Grebe
Little Grebe
35 Mute Swans
93 Tufted Duck
2 Gadwall
35 Pochard
1 Water Rail
Common Gull
3 adult Yellow-legged Gulls
>70 Herring Gulls
Ring Billed Gull
c.400 Black-headed Gulls
2 Redwings
6 Fieldfares
12 Siskins
(Ed Wilson/Rob Stokes)

2009

Priorslee Lake

3 Water Rail
Caspian Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Iceland Gull
(Dawn Balmer /Peter Wilson/Ed Wilson)

2008
Priorslee Lake
2 Wigeon
5 Gadwall
15 Pochard
68 Tufted Duck
c.4000 Starlings flew N from a roost (in the Stafford Park area?)
(Ed Wilson)

2007
Priorslee Lake
4 Cormorants
5 Pochard
38 Tufted Ducks
28 Robins
21 Blackbirds
10 Fieldfares
137 Redwings
258 Jackdaws
4 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

2006
Priorslee Lake
12 Great Crested Grebes
15 Pochard
50 Tufted Duck
2 Lapwing
6 Fieldfare
5 Reed Buntings
11 Robins
15 Blackbirds
9 Greenfinches
14 Siskins
1 Redpoll
(Ed Wilson)

1 Jan 16

No Sightings in today.

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On this day in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015

2015
Local Area
Today's News Here

2014
Priorslee Lake
1 Little Grebe
2 1st winter female Scaup
9 Pochard 
8 Gadwall
1 Wigeon
(Gary Crowder)

2013
Priorslee Lake
Drake Scaup
1 adult Yellow legged Gull
21 Great Black-backed Gulls
6 Gadwall
26 Pochard
(John Isherwood/Rob Stokes)

Priorslee Flash
2 Goosander
9 Pochard
(John Isherwood)

2012
Priorslee Lake

7 Swans flew
20 Pochard
25 Tufted Duck
1 adult Yellow-legged Gull
14 Great Black-backed Gulls
149 Redwings
(Ed Wilson/John Isherwood)

Priorslee Flash
Adult Tundra Bean Goose
1 Great Black-backed Gull
(John Isherwood)

Trench Pool
1 Great Black-backed Gull
(John Isherwood)

Holmer Lake
9 Goosander
(John Isherwood)

2011
Priorslee Lake
2 Goosanders

7 Sky Larks
Tawny Owl
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash
7 Pochard
48 Tufted Duck
>800 Black-headed Gulls
69 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
15 Herring Gulls
(Ed Wilson)

2010
Priorslee Lake
Black-necked Grebe
33 Swans
>3000 Black-headed Gulls
>1000 Lesser Black-backs
1 Yellow legged Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
Cormorant
4 Great Crested Grebes
4 Gadwall
35 Pochard
124 Tufted Duck
3 Water Rails
4 Redwings
10 Fieldfare
144 Jackdaws
5 Siskins; all flew W
1 Redpoll
(Ed Wilson / John Isherwood)

2009

Priorslee Lake

4 Great Black-backed Gull

1 Gadwall

1 Water Rail

Redpoll
(John Isherwood/Ed Wilson)

2008
Priorslee Lake
4 Cormorants
1 Water Rail
2 Gadwall
1 Wigeon
(Ed Wilson)

2007
Priorslee Lake
5 Pochard
32 Tufted Ducks
 >600 Black-headed Gulls
>378 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
11 Herring Gulls
2 Great Black-backed Gulls
22 Robins
16 Blackbirds
57 Fieldfares
81 Redwings
252 Jackdaws
88 Rooks
10 Greenfinches
4 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)

The Flash
2 adult and 3 immature Great Crested Grebes
50 Pochard
33 Tufted Ducks
14 Goosanders
313 Black-headed Gulls
61 Lesser Black-headed Gulls
1 Herring Gull
(Ed Wilson)

2006
Priorslee Lake
7 Great Black-backed Gulls
8 Great Crested Grebes
24 Pochard
53 Tufted Duck
238 Coot
327 Jackdaws
48 Siskins
10 Pied Wagtails
16 Fieldfare
11 Reed Buntings
16 Robins
(Ed Wilson)