Author: Linsey Gooding

West End:- 9 x Greylag Goose, 12 x Canada Goose, 1 x Mute Swan, 4 x Egyptian Goose, 8 x Mandarin Duck, 7 x Mallard, 1 x Stock Dove, 6 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Great Black-backed Gull, 5 x Common Tern, 6 x Great Crested Grebe, 25 x Great Cormorant, 1 x Little Egret, 2 x Common Buzzard, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Common Magpie, 2 x Carrion Crow, 2 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 1 x Common Reed Warbler, 1 x Barn Swallow, 2 x Common Chiffchaff, 2 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 1 x Dunnock, 1 x Common Chaffinch

Late afternoon with James and Keith still the summer plumage Dunlin and little ringed Plover on dam.
3 Hobbies hunting over the Reservoir also 5 Swifts.
Bullfinch calling behind us,2 Swallows ,4 Common Terns and some Buzzsrds.

Arrived at Dam end 4.00pm Goshawk over North bank and a single Dunlin on the Dam. A Buzzard along south bank . Not bad first few minutes .

Morning visit dam end, no birds on the dam this morning, 2 common terns, 4 GCG, 2 stock dove behind the dam

West end good amount of mandarin at least 11, 4 common tern nesting on the rafts and a pair of black headed doing the dam, 5 gcg, counted 20 cormorants and 12 herons on the heronry, also had 2 reed warbler.

Weir Wood Reservoir – Dam end:- 12 x Canada Goose, 11 x Egyptian Goose, 3 x Mandarin Duck, 5 x Mallard, 1 x Common Pheasant, 5 x Common Woodpigeon, 1 x Common Sandpiper, 1 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x European Herring Gull, 1 x Great Black-backed Gull, 5 x Common Tern, 6 x Great Crested Grebe, 1 x Grey Heron, 1 x Red Kite, 1 x Common Buzzard, 2 x Eurasian Hobby, 4 x Common Magpie, 2 x Rook, 1 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Great Tit, 1 x Common Chiffchaff, 1 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Song Thrush, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 3 x Pied Wagtail

Dam just 5 Common Sandpipers and 2 Little ringed Plovers.
West end 2 pairs of Black headed gulls nesting,few Common Terns around us a Little Egret in Heronry.Reed Warbler and Willow warbler.
Whillets 3 Reed warblers,Bullfinch,Mistle Thrush,Green Woodpecker,Garden warbler and 3 White throats.
Butterfly’s 10 Orange Tip 2 Speckled wood,1 Peacock,Brimstone egg laying & 1 Small Copper.
1 Grass snake

Weir Wood Reservoir – Dam end:- 2 x Greylag Goose, 14 x Canada Goose, 2 x Egyptian Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 3 x Mallard, 1 x Common Pheasant, 4 x Common Woodpigeon, 6 x Common Sandpiper, 1 x Black-headed Gull, 5 x European Herring Gull, 1 x Great Black-backed Gull, 3 x Common Tern, 10 x Great Crested Grebe, 2 x Great Cormorant, 1 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 3 x Common Magpie, 4 x Rook, 1 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Barn Swallow, 1 x Common Chiffchaff, 1 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 2 x European Robin, 1 x Dunnock, 1 x Grey Wagtail, 1 x Pied Wagtail

Lovely morning at the dam end again
6 common sands and 1 LRP on the dam
5 mandarins and 6 GCG up this end this end this morning
2 common terns
2 grey wags
House martins and swallows
Little egret flyover

Dam end this afternoon with Alastair. 2 Greenshanks, 19 Common Sandpipers, 2 LRPs, 1 Ringed Plover, Hobby, Red Kite, Kestrel, 4 Common Terns, 2 BH Gulls, Mandarin, 2 Mistle Thrushes.