29th July 2026 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp)

WeirWood on another bright dawn. At the west end all looked well as normal on the nesting platforms with some very small tern chicks now on one of the platforms. Quite a few Black-headed Gulls around with 34 birds counted, also 11 Great-crested Grebes noted. At the dam a Common Gull was in with the collection of 220 Black-headed Gulls around plus a few Herring Gulls with them. Also on the dam 3 Common Sands and a Dunlin, nicely in summer plumage, dropped in whilst I was here and promptly disappeared south west. A Lapwing was along the north shore plus 4 Mandarins and a Little Egret popped out of the bushes along here. Overhead a Buzzard, a Swift and 2 Barn Swallows. On the dam slope a Green Woodpecker was seen plus a Stock Dove. Below the dam a few Chiffchaffs were noted and a Grey Wagtail on the overflow.