Friends of Weir Wood Society

Author: Linsey Gooding

  • 8th February 2018 seen by Andrew Smith

    West End Car Park:-  Partly frozen (13.46-14.40) 7 Canada Geese, 12 Mallard, 3 (1m & 2f) Tufted, 2 (1m & 1f) Gadwall, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Coot, 14 Grey Heron, 9 Cormorants, 22 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Stock Dove. Feeders area:- 8 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chaffinch, 1f Brambling, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1m Pheasant, 1  Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, Magpie and Woodpigeon.

  • 7th February 2018 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 1 male Brambling around the feeders today.

  • 4th February 2018 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Heron, 400 Starling, 49 Fieldfares and 2 Mistle Thrush in horse paddock.
    North Bank:- 1 Hawfinch in Hornbeam wood behind the picnic area, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Buzzards.

  • 2nd February 2018 seen by Mark Roberts

    West End:- 10+ Black-headed Gull; 6 Canada Goose, 26 Cormorant, 2+ Great Tit, 3 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 1 Robin, 2+ Woodpigeon, 9 Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 16+ Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Pheasant.
    Willet’s:- small Starling murmuration observed at about 16.40 some 400 to 500 birds

  • 2nd February 2018 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 1 Water Rail, 2 Brambling.
    North Bank:- 3 Hawfinch.

  • 29th January 2018 seen by Alastair Gray

    Whillets:- Water Rail squealing from reed bed, 2 Stonechats still wintering in back meadows, 12 Reed Buntings, 3 Lesser Redpolls, 28 Siskins, 21 Fieldfares flew north, 2 Ravens, 2 Buzzards, 2 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawks, 1 Jay, 2 Song Thrush.

  • 28th January 2018 seen by The Ringers

    Ringing today; birds of note:–  Goldcrests, Great Spotted Woodpecker (male) and another new Marsh Tit.
    Also number of Blue Tit, Great Tit and Long-tailed Tit – all in good weight.
    A male Sparrowhawk flew through the study area causing quite a stir.
    Great Tits were calling.
    Some Red Ants were seen and a Bumble Bee was on the wing.

     

  • 28th January 2018 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 2 Little Grebes, 1 Coot, 23 Mallard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers – one was drumming.
    Along Legsheath Lane east of the car park:- 100 Chaffinch, 30 Linnet, 60 Redwing and at least 4 Brambling feeding in a stubble field.

  • 22nd January 2018 seen by Bob Johnson

    WeBS Report for January
     
    All Reservoir: 14 Great Crested Grebe, 20 Cormorant, 2 Canada Geese, 27 Mallard + 1 domestic feral, 18 Black-headed Gull.
     
    Dam End: c150 Wood Pigeon, 1 Grey Wagtail, 55 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 2 Raven, 1 Buzzard.
     
    South Bank: 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Bullfinch.
     
    West End: 2 Little Grebe, 17 Grey Herons @ heronry including 1 leucistic almost white bird, 2 Greylag flyover, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 72 Lapwing but very flighty and rarely settled, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Gull, 9 Stock Dove flyover, 1 Kingfisher, 2 GS Woodpecker, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Jay, 5 Greenfinch flyover, 13 Reed Bunting flyover, 2 Mandarin.
     
    Feeders: 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 3+ Long-tailed Tit, 10+ Blue Tit, 5+ Great Tit, 6 Chaffinch, 1f Brambling, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Lesser Redpoll.
     
    Whillets: 30+ Siskin & 10+ Lesser Redpoll feeding on Alder with a few Goldfinch also mixed in, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Mandarin, 1 Moorhen.

  • 19th January 2018 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 1 Kingfisher, 7 Gadwall, 15 Teal, 30 Mallard, 2 Lapwing, 10 Chaffinch, 2 Buzzards, 20+ Reed Buntings heading to roost at Whillet’s. 35 Canada Geese,15 Grey Herons in heronry.