Sunday, 27th

At The Flash
- 3 goslings with a pair of Canada Geese
- 4 Sand Martins and 12 Swallows
- 2 Blackcaps singing
- 4 Chiffchaffs singing
- 4 Willow Warblers singing

The lane to the E of Priorslee netted
- no Sky Larks this morning
- 6 Whitethoats (4 in song)
- 1 Blackcap
- 3 Chiffchaffs
- 1 Willow Warbler
- 2 Linnets
- 3 Yellowhammers - but no song: 2 were just calling; the other a male was silent

(Ed Wilson)

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Saturday, 26th

This morning stamped the lanes and field to the E / SE of Priorslee lake in search of migrants: very disappointing

- 6 Whitethroats with 1 displaying and 3 others singing but apart from that 2 Sky Larks both VERY distant.
- no Linnets
- 1 Yellowhammer, calling only

(Ed Wilson)

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Friday, 25th

The now usual Priorslee Lake, The Flash and Nedge Hill visits. 2 circuits of the lake and the flash in between. And then Nedge Hill.

At The Flash no change from yesterday apart from 3 Tufted Ducks new in

At Nedge Hill same as yesterday
- 2 female Wheatear in field to the E
- 1 Common Whitethroat at the 'car park'

No waders anywhere

(Ed Wilson)

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Thursday, 24th

At The Flash in light rain
- 2 Common Sandpipers
- 1 Tufted Duck only - and that flew out
- Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler only warblers and in diminished numbers - perhaps the rain

At Trench
I arrived just as the main deluge started it and sat it out in the car.
- Far from bringing birds down the Black-headed Gulls present actually left!
- 8 Tufted Duck still here (6 drakes)
- 8 Swallows
- 3 House Martins as the weather cleared, but they pushed off

On to Nedge Hill, now dry
- 2 female Wheatear to the E of the horse field
- 1 Common Whitethroat at the car park
- 2 Linnets in the field

(Ed Wilson)

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Wednesday, 23rd

At The Flash
- a Common Sandpiper

At Nedge Hill
- 2 singing Common Whitethroats at the 'car park'
- at least 3 Wheatears all in the field to the E of the horse field

(Ed Wilson)

Wrekin
- Just one male Pied Flycatcher. On the left of main track approx 150m before the right hand bend to the cafe.

Ercall Woods
- Male & female Pied Flycatcher on wooded slope to left of pool when approaching up main path. Further male Pied Flycatcher in the trees adjacent to the right side of the pool. Buzzards plus two Ravens overhead.

No Wood Warblers or Redstarts yet.

(Mike)

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Tuesday, 22nd The Nedge (08:45am)

A quick look for any Wheatears and Redstarts, but only found Blackcap, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff singing from the hedgerow.

(Martin Adlam)

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Friday, 18th

Quick report from visits to The Flash, Trench Lock and Nedge Hill

A significant arrival of Willow Warblers with 17 (11 in song) at The Flash; 3 at Trench (2 in song); and 2 at Nedge

A small passage of N-bound hirundines with more Swallows than Sand Martins today:
- Sand Martins: 2 at The Flash; 2 at Trench.
- Swallows: 6 at The Flash; 7 at Trench.

At The Flash
- 2 Blackcaps in song
- 4 Chiffchaffs in song
- 4 Redpolls along the E side

At Trench
- 7 immature Black-headed Gulls were the only gulls of the morning apart from ...
- 2 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls flew over
- 2 Chiffchaffs in song

At a rather wet and windy Nedge
nothing of note - no Redstart; no Wheatears; no Linnets

(Ed Wilson)

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Thursday, 17th

Results from this morning The Flash then Nedge Hill

At The Flash (c.08:00)
- just 9 Tufted Duck (down from 27 yesterday)
- Sparrowhawk
- calling Great Spotted Woodpecker
- 1 singing Blackcap
- 8 singing Willow Warblers
- 4 singing Chiffchaffs

At Nedge Hill (c.09:00)
- 3 Redstarts (2 males)
- 3 Wheatear (3 males) all these in the field to the E of the main horse field, the Redstarts on the fence

also
- 1 House Martin over - my first

Fine supporting cast despite the rather chilly and fresh E wind: Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Sky Larks, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Jay, 3 Linnets, 2 Yellowhammer

PS from yesterday very little but my first Common Sandpiper at Trench Lock Pool (not that I go there that often)

(Ed Wilson)

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Monday, 14th

The Flash; a quick visit to Trench Lock; then Nedge Hill

- Common Sandpiper at The Flash prior to 08:00 but not thereafter

- Sand Martins at Trench Lock (up to 5)

- Swallows at Trench Lock (1); at Nedge Hill (2, on wires across the field - local birds 'on territory'?)

- Willow Warblers: 6 at The Flash; 4 at Trench; 1 at Nedge. Numbers at Flash higher than my usual breeding counts so I guess many passing. All in song so presumed males

- Chiffchaffs - 4 at the Flash; 2 at Trench Lock; 3 at Nedge with 2 of these feeding on the ground. Again all singing

- Blackcap: just 1 in song at the lake

(Ed Wilson)

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Sunday, 13th

Priorslee Flash

- Common Sandpiper (1 bird on island)

- Snipe (1 bird also on island. First I have seen here this year)

Nedge Hill

- Redstart (1 pristine male)

- Wheatear (1 male)

- Fieldfare (about 30 birds)

- Redwing (2 birds)

All above on lower or upper horse fields.

(John Isherwood)

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Friday, 11th

Nedge Hill

- Wheatear (10 birds (5M, 5F) on lower horse fields)

(John Isherwood)

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Friday, 4th (am)

Nedge Hill

- Whinchat reported on the 3rd was still present a.m.

(Paul King)