Friends of Weir Wood Society

Author: Linsey Gooding

  • 3rd March 2023 seen by Andrew Smith

    West End:- Car Park (12.30-13.33) 2 Mute Swan. 14 Barnacle Geese. 3 Greylag Geese. 10 Canada Geese. 4 Wigeon 2m 2f. 4 Pochard all m. 1 Gadwall m. 6 Mallard. 24 Tufted Duck. 1 Great Crested Grebe.3 Coot.25 Cormorant. 28 Grey Heron.111 Black-headed Gull. 4 Common Gull. 1 Pheasant m . 10 Lapwing. 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. 6 Blue Tit. 2 Great Tit. 1 Coal Tit. 4 Long-tailed Tit. 3 Stock Dove. 1 Robin. 1 Wren. 1 Dunnock. 1 Chaffinch f.

  • 2nd March; 21st and 16th February 2023 seen by Linsey Gooding

    02/03/2023 (08:23 – 09:40)  

    West End:- 16 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Mandarin Duck, 6 Wigeon, 17 Mallard, 27 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Woodpigeon, 6 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Black-headed Gull, 26 Cormorant, 14 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Marsh Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch
     
    21/02/2023 (08:19 – 10:05) 
    West End:- 9 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 11 Mandarin Duck, 3 Gadwall, 8 Wigeon, 3 Pochard, 24 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove, 11 Woodpigeon, 4 Coot, 1 Common Gull, 11 Cormorant, 23 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Blackbird, 2 Dunnock, 5 Goldfinch
     
    16/02/2023 (08:25 – 09:15) 
    West End:- 9 Canada Goose, 21+ Barnacle Goose, 3 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 2 Gadwall, 9 Mallard, 1 Domestic Mallard, 8 Pochard, 27 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 6 Woodpigeon, 6 Coot, 1 Herring Gull, 22 Cormorant, 17 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Marsh Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 6 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch
     

  • 1st March 2023 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 1 immature male Goshawk, 47 Tufted Duck, 4 Gadwall, 3 Pochard, 5 Mandarin Duck, 9 Coot, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Geese, 20 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 7 Common Gull, 82 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 52 Cormorant, 14 Canada Geese, 4 Greylag Geese, 12 Starling, 25 Redwing, 33 Fieldfare, 7 Teal.

  • 1st March 2023 seen by Nigel Driver

    Dam End:- Weir Wood was great today with Little Ringed Plover briefly on the dam. Also there Chiffchaff and in the car park a Firecrest. 3 Buzzard, around 25 Lapwing on Pintail Bank.
    West End:- 25+ Tufted Duck, 7 Wigeon, and several smart Mandarin – spring has started.

  • 27th February 2023 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 1 immature female Goshawk, 1 Kestrel, 5 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 10 Coot, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Tufted Duck, 6 Pochard, 7 Wigeon, 28 Lapwing, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Mute Swan.

  • 26th February 2023 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 4 Gadwall, 18 Mallard, 6 Mandarin Duck, 5 Common Pochard, 39 Tufted Duck, 6 Wigeon, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Coot, 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Greylag Geese, 6 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull flew East, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Jay, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 2 Long-tailed Tit.

  • 26th February 2023 seen by Bob Johnson

    West End:- 7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Geese, 5m+1f Mandarin, 6 Wigeon, 3m+1f Gadwall, 39 Tufted Duck, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 6 Coot, 2 flyover Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 40+ flyover Jackdaw.

  • 24th February 2023 seen by Bob Johnson

    Whillet’s:-  1m+1f Teal
    West End:-  2 Great Crested Grebe, 27 Cormorant, 30 Grey Heron, 2 Greylag Geese, 25 Canada Geese, 3 Egyptian Geese, 1m Mandarin, 11 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, 6 Coot, 20 Lapwing, Stock Dove heard, 5 Long-tailed Tit.  

  • 21st February 2023 seen by Work Party

    West End:- 4 Snipe flushed while working on North bank, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1m+1f Mandarin, 5m+1f Gadwall, plus a few: Coot, Tufted Duck, Wigeon and Pochard (no counts taken). The heronry remains very active.

  • 19th February 2023 seen by Bob Johnson and Alastair Gray

    WeBS
    All Reservoir:- 4 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Egyptian Geese, 6 Teal, 33 Mallard, 2 Kestrel, 3 Moorhen,  8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 4 Jay, 6 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch,
    Dam End:- 3 white farmyard geese, 23 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 19 Pied Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Blackbird, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 30 Rook, 3 Crow, 1 Bullfinch. Also 3 Roe Deer.
    West End:- 51 Barnacle Geese, 43 Cormorant, 25 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, 15 Greylag Geese + 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid, 24 Canada Geese, 8 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 39 Tufted Duck, 1 white feral duck, 11 Coot, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Coal Tit.
    Whillet’s:- 1 Water Rail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 75 Reed Bunting (reed-bed roost count). Also: 1 Fox, 1 Muntjac Deer, 1 Red Admiral butterfly.