Behind the dam another Sedge Warbler plus 10 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat and 3 young Bullfinch.
12 Swallows E, 2 Common Sandpipers and 7 Pied Wagtails on the dam with 202 Black headed gulls.
1 Lapwing on North shoreline is Kingfisher by the water tower. 1 Bartsia Bee in Paddock.
West end 4 more Lapwings and 1 Common Sandpiper,2 Lesser Black Bbacked gulls 1 Great Black Backed gull on rafts.
Very tatty Silver washed fritillary at Whillets
To add at West End this afternoon. 1 Snipe, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Mandarins, 2 Kingfishers, 2 Sparrowhawks (ad m & juv), 20 Swallows.
Osprey over dam end at 8:30 this morning, also 2 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 145 Black Headed & 2 Great Black Backed & 2 Herring Gulls, 106 Canada Geese, 7 Egyptian Geese, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Lapwing, plus below dam wall 40+ Goldfinch and the Wheatear was in the paddock.
At West End 5 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 LBB Gull was only birds of note plus the usuals this morning.
Wheatear on top of the dam, behind the dam Reed Warbler, Blackcaps Whitethroat, 2 Ravens, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker.
WeirWood early to mid morning started with a look along the north bank pathway. Here a juv’ Redstart was the best bird, others inc’ many phyllosc’s, a Garden Warbler and 4 Marsh Tits. From the dam an ad’ Great Black-backed Gull on the aerator, the usual collection of Canada Geese and Black-headed Gulls. Moving on to the west end another ad’ Great Black-backed Gull was present, a single ad’ Little Egret and 7 Lapwing. A couple of imm’ Great-crested Grebes were amongst the adults, a Kingfisher was present as were 11 Stock Doves. Several Mandarin were around and in the c/pk more phyllosc’s.
Weir Wood Reservoir – Dam end:- 110 x Canada Goose, 29 x Mallard, 7 x Common Woodpigeon, 138 x Black-headed Gull, 5 x European Herring Gull, 2 x Great Black-backed Gull, 2 x Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 x Great Crested Grebe, 8 x Great Cormorant, 2 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Buzzard, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Common Magpie, 2 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 1 x Carrion Crow, 5 x Barn Swallow, 5 x Western House Martin, 1 x Common Chiffchaff, 2 x Eurasian Blackbird, 1 x Pied Wagtail
West End: 5 Lapwings
Whillet’s:- 10 Greenfinch, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Common Whitethroat.
Butterflies-6 Green veined White, 1 Small White, 1 Large White, 1 Clouded Yellow, 1 Common Blue, 6 Small Copper, 2 Comma, 1 Peacock, 5 Meadow Browns.
Weir Wood Reservoir – Dam end:- 2 x Mallard, 2 x Common Woodpigeon, 4 x Black-headed Gull, 3 x European Herring Gull, 1 x Common Buzzard, 3 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 2 x Great Tit, 2 x Barn Swallow, 1 x Common Whitethroat, 2 x European Robin, 1 x Grey Wagtail, 3 x Pied Wagtail, 1 x Eurasian Bullfinch, 30 x European Goldfinch
Weir Wood Reservoir – Dam end:- 50 x Greylag Goose, 83 x Canada Goose, 7 x Egyptian Goose, 27 x Mallard, 7 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Common Sandpiper, 165 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x European Herring Gull, 2 x Great Black-backed Gull, 2 x Lesser Black-backed Gull, 17 x Great Crested Grebe, 3 x Great Cormorant, 9 x Grey Heron, 2 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 x Common Magpie, 1 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 3 x Rook, 3 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Great Tit, 3 x Barn Swallow, 4 x Common Chiffchaff, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Common Starling, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 2 x European Robin
Dam End: 2 x greenshank, 1 x Honey Buzzard (distant), juv Gos, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, 2 Swift, 1 x Hobby & Also Red Bartsia Bee.
