Month: April 2025

West End:- All I could add were a pair of Gadwall,2 pairs of Teal, also Green Woodpecker and Jay flew over Reed bed plus calling Water rail.3 male Blackcap and male. Orange Tip butterfly.2 LBB gulls went east. Swallow North.

WeirWood at a bright calm dawn was quiet at the dam with very little of note. However a Blackcap was singing amongst the many Chiffchaffs now in. On the water 2 male Mandarins and a couple of Herring Gulls.

At the west end a pair of Marsh Tits were displaying a Kingfisher was noted plus Little Egret and Great spotted Woodpecker on the feeders. In the narrows a Green Sandpiper was seen flying around and was a first for me this year. 3 more Mandarin males were around plus a female but little else on the duck front.

At Whillett’s 2 Reed Buntings were seen plus a Grasshopper Warbler was heard reeling in the background, however I couldn’t locate it from the road. Moving on to the pumpkin field, here a couple of Yellowhammers were present.

I then went back to the c/pk at the west end. From here 2 Buzzards were noted plus a Red Kite again and a male Sparrowhawk dashed through causing alarm at the feeders. A pleasant early morning after a few quiet visits.

West End:- this afternoon with Johnathan and Bob.
Male Sparrowhawk,Swallow,2 LBB gulls,2 Tufted duck,3 Mandarins,4 Teal,1 Coot,9 GC Grebes, Kingfisher.

West End:- 7 x Canada Goose, 4 x Mandarin Duck, 4 x Gadwall, 9 x Mallard, 2 x Tufted Duck, 3 x Stock Dove, 4 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 27 x Great Cormorant, 34 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 2 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 x Eurasian Jay, 5 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 3 x Great Tit, 4 x Common Chiffchaff, 1 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 2 x Eurasian Blackbird, 2 x European Robin, 2 x Dunnock, 1 x Grey Wagtail, 1 x Pied Wagtail, 2 x Common Chaffinch, 5 x European Goldfinch

West End:- 3 Black headed Gulls sitting on the rafts.

WeirWood was decidedly quiet yesterday at lunchtime, so an early visit this morning was undertaken. At the dam 2 Blackcaps in song plus several Chiffchaffs around. On the grassy slope Mistle Thrush and Green Woodpecker. The water was quiet with just a male Mandarin and 5 Grey Lag Geese. At the west end 6 more male Mandarins, Kingfisher, 4 Swallows, just a single Little Egret and a Red Kite out early. On the feeders the usual Marsh Tit. A Great spotted Woodpecker was drumming in the c/pk plus a single Redpoll was noted. At Whillett’s a Water Rail again was showing plus Reed Bunting male and another Blackcap, whilst at the pumpkin field still at least 2 Yellowhammers and a Linnet were present with the few Chaffinches. Along the north bank another year tick was added with House Martin flying over plus a few noisy Nuthatches in the area. Another Marsh Tit was noted as was another Blackcap to round off.