Friends of Weir Wood Society

Month: August 2017

  • 31st August 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Teal, 2 Kingfisher, 47 Mallard,4 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, 40 Swallows, 7 House Martins, 1 Sand Martin.

  • 30th August 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 80+ Swallows, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Common Tern.

  • 29th August 2017 seen by Bob Johnson

    West End:-  2 juvenile Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 4 Green Sandpipers, 122 Canada Geese, 6 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Swallow, 6 House Martin.
    Whillets:- Butterflies: 1 Small Heath, 1 Common Blue, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood. Dragonflies: 1 Migrant Hawker, 1 Southern Hawker, 1 Ruddy Darter, 1 Azure Damselfly.

  • 28th August 2017 by The Ringers

    Ringing early morning to mid afternoon was very productive and included numerous Chiffchaff and Willow Warblers. It is interesting to see the difference in wing length between the two. Also caught: Blackcaps; Garden Warblers; Goldcrest; Treecreepers; a party of Long–tailed Tits and a Marsh Tit.
    Also saw a Peregrine Falcon.

  • 28th August 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 1 Wheatear, 15 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpipers, 280 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Tern, 2 Mandarin, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Grebe+1 juvenile, 1 Bullfinch, 12 Chiffchaff, 1f+1 juvenile Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 House Martin.
    Whillet’s:- 2 Sedge Warblers, 6 Willow Warblers, 12 Chiffchaffs, 6 Blackcaps, 3 Common Whitethroats, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Swallows, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Bullfinch +3 juveniles, Raven heard, 3 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel and 1 Painted Lady Butterfly.

  • 27th August 2017 seen by Richard Lowe

    Wood Carpet Moth – a new species for our reserve.

    Wood Carpet Moth 27-08-17

  • 27th August 2017 seen by Mark Roberts

    12+ Black-headed Gull, 10 Canada Goose, Common Tern, 46+ Great Crested Grebe, 10+ Grey Heron, 2
    Little Egret, Mandarin Duck, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Common Sandpiper, 7+ Cormorant, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing, 7 Mallard, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Stock Dove.

  • 27th August 2017 by The Ringers

    Early this morning the species we rung included: Blackcaps, Garden Warblers, Nuthatches and another new Marsh Tit. Sightings include: a Spotted Flycatcher, two Kingfishers, Buzzards, two Sparrowhawks, two Little Egrets, Sand Martins and a number of Hornets.

  • 27th August 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 1 juvenile Goshawk flew North around 10am, 1f Whinchat, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Kingfishers, 2 Green Sandpipers, 10 Lapwing, 33 Swallows, 3 House Martins, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Willow Warbler, 16 Chiffchaff, 3 Teal, 1m Tufted Duck, 8 Black-headed Gulls, 2 Little Egrets, 16 Grey Heron, 15 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 1 Mandarin, 1 Rook, 1 Jay, 26 Mistle Thrush flew East, 7 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Doves, 1 Common Tern, 4 Goldfinch, Great Crested Grebe with 2 juveniles also 2 Terrapins.

  • 26th August 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    Whillet’s:- 1 Water Rail, 1 Whinchat, 1 Linnet, 2 Willow Warblers, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Common Whitethroats, 20+ Chiffchaffs, 2 Kestrel, 3 Buzzards, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Grass Snake, 1 Slow Worm, 1 Toad, 1 Frog, 1 Common Lizard, 2 Migrant Hawkers, 4 Southern Hawkers, 3 Brown Hawkers, 3 Rudder Darters, 12 Common Darters, 1 Blue-Tailed Damselfly, 1 Six-striped Rustic Moth.
    West End:- 2 Green Sandpipers, 6 Teal, 1m Tufted Duck, 1 Mandarin Duck, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 1 Swallow, 3 Lapwing, 2 Terrapins.