1.5°C > 2.5°C: Low cloud and misty start; rain after 06:00 clearing after 07:15. Moderate NE wind. Moderate, often poor, visibility
Sunrise: 06:06 GMT
(38th visit of the year)
In quieter moments of traffic on Castle Farm Way a Yellowhammer could be heard singing from the Woodhouse Lane area. It became my 77th confirmed bird species logged from around the lake this year
Other notes from today:
- the Feral Goose seems to have finally gone
- at least 1 Redwing roosting around the lake (not in the usual place): later 2 seen in trees
and
- no moths on the lamps
Birds noted flying over the lake
*****affected by poor visibility and low cloud
- 2 Canada Geese (pair)
- 214 Jackdaws (14 groups)
- 9 Rooks (7 singles / pairs)
- 1 Redwing again
- 1 Greenfinch
Warblers counts: number in brackets = singing birds
- 6 (5) Chiffchaffs
The counts from the lake area
- 2 Mute Swans
- 1 Canada Goose
- 6 (5♂) Mallard again
- 23 (15♂) Tufted Ducks
- 2 Cormorants yet again
- 1 Grey Heron yet again
- 8 Great Crested Grebes again
- 7 Moorhens
- 30 Coots
(Ed Wilson)
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On this day in ...........
2016Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2015
Priorslee Lake
Today's Sightings Here
2013
Priorslee Lake
1 Meadow Pipit
1 Woodcock
7 Wigeon
2 Gadwall
33 Tufted Ducks
c.45 Black-headed Gulls
c.20 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
c.30 Herring Gulls
(Ed Wilson)
2011
Nedge Hill
15 Golden Plover
(John Isherwood)
2010
Priorslee Lake
Teal
2 Redpoll
1 Siskin
1 Little Grebe
2 Gadwall
24 Tufted Duck
c.160 Jackdaws
(Ed Wilson)
The Flash
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 Great Crested Grebe
28 Tufted Duck
(Ed Wilson)
2007
Priorslee Lake
4 Great Crested Grebe
13 Cormorant
6 Greylag Geese
29 Tufted Duck
1 Ruddy Duck
1 Kestrel
1 Lapwing
3 Stock Dove
242 Wood Pigeon
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
1 Meadow Pipit
29 Wren
27 Robin
24 Blackbird
2 Redwing
3 Chiffchaff
50 Magpie
6 Greenfinch
6 Reed Bunting
(Ed Wilson)
The Flash
9 Great Crested Grebe
2 Pochard
22 Tufted Duck
1 Ruddy Duck
3 Buzzard
1 Chiffchaff
(Ed Wilson)
2006
Priorslee Lake
3 Little Grebes
6 Great Crested Grebes
2 Herons
1 Cormorant
1 Pochard
26 Tufted Ducks
1 Ruddy Duck
700 Black-headed Gulls
125 Jackdaws
474 Wood Pigeons
1 Meadow Pipit
3 Grey Wagtails
20 Wrens
20 Robins
20 Blackbirds
7 Fieldfares
27 Redwings
9 Greenfinches
7 Siskins
3 Linnets
1 Redpoll
7 Reed Buntings
(Ed Wilson)