Author: Linsey Gooding

Late afternoon a Goshawk was over the northern ridge putting everything up including 120+ Woodpigeons, 10 Redwings, 7 meadow Pipits, 7 Stock Doves and couple of Chaffinches and loads of corvids.
On the water 3 Pochards, 2 Mandarins, Little Grebe, 4 Coots, 42 Canada Geese, 3 Grey Heron, Kingfisher & 3 Egyptians.
Coal & Marsh tit visiting feeders plus a Goldcrest in the brambles

Weir Wood Reservoir – Willets:- 1 x Pheasant, 1 x Grey Heron, 1 x Sparrowhawk, 1 x Raven, 2 x Long-tailed Tit, 1 x Redwing

West End:- 27 x Canada Goose, 1 x Bar-headed Goose, 151+ x Greylag Goose, 15 x Mandarin Duck, 2 x Wigeon, 38 x Mallard, 9 x Teal, 3 x Pochard, 1 x Pheasant, 365+ x Woodpigeon, 2 x Moorhen, 1 x Coot, 1 x Little Grebe, 7 x Great Crested Grebe, 22 x Black-headed Gull, 2 x Grey Heron, 1 x Sparrowhawk, 1 x Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 x Magpie, 2 x Jackdaw, 2 x Rook, 1 x Raven, 1 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 5 x Blue Tit, 2 x Great Tit, 9 x Long-tailed Tit, 2 x Goldcrest, c35 x Starling, 1 x Song Thrush, 6 x Redwing, 2 x Blackbird, 2 x Robin

Mid morning at the dam found 40 Great Crested Grebes with 5 Common Pochards, 2 Wigeon were on the Lagoon. Behind the dam were 60 Goldfinch, 20 Siskin, 2 Chaffinches, 2 Goldcrests a Song Thrush and just one Meadow Pipit. Several Jays heard and Raven.
Not much on the move but 10 Redwings, 36 Starlings several Hundred Woodpigeons and a Skylark over. On the walk back a Marsh Tit was noted by the horse Paddock and a female Sparrowhawk glided over.
At the west end 10 Mandarins, 3 Teal,Shoveler and 5 Egyptian Geese.
A look at the game crop fields opposite found just 4 Reed Buntings, 3 Goldfinch and a Kestrel.

WeirWood this sunny morning a Little Egret, 6 Teal, 3 Little Grebe still amongst the 42 Great-crested and the pair of Tufted Ducks. On Pintail Bank 4 Snipe flushed and flew to the point. On the feeders Marsh and Coal Tits again. Other species inc’ a Red Kite over and landing in Admiral’s Wood, plus a Raven being pursued by Carrion Crows. In the stubble fields at least 2 Brambling present. Nothing of note at the dam, too many people, however in the c/pk at last a Firecrest with 2 Goldcrests and a few Blue Tits moving through the trees rather briskly. Fantastic birds.

West End/Wjillets:- 37 x Canada Goose, 1 x Bar-headed Goose, 41 x Greylag Goose, 2 x Egyptian Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 16 x Mallard, 1 x Teal, 2 x Tufted Duck, 5 x Woodpigeon, 1 x Coot, 34 x Great Crested Grebe, 1 x Snipe, 11 x Black-headed Gull, 2 x Herring Gull, 28 x Cormorant, 1 x Little Egret, 3 x Grey Heron, 3 x Grey Heron, 2 x Buzzard, 1 x Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 x Jay, 1 x Magpie, 4 x Jackdaw, 1 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 11 x Blue Tit, 3 x Great Tit, 6 x Long-tailed Tit, 1 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Treecreeper, 1 x Mistle Thrush, 24 x Redwing, 2 x Blackbird, 2 x Robin, 1 x Dunnock, 1 x Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 1 x Chaffinch, 1 x Goldfinch, 2 x Goldfinch, 5 x Reed Bunting

WeirWood from 7:30hrs, started again at the west end where there were 3 Little Grebes, Kingfisher, 2 Tufted Duck and 8 Teal. On the feeders Coal and Marsh Tit around this morning. In the c/pk a nice smart Brambling a couple of Siskins were seen plus 3 Redpolls over. Lots of finches about this morning, which was nice to see, plus good Wood Pigeon numbers, well in to several hundreds. Whillett’s produced a calling Water Rail and 3 Reed Buntings. At the dam little of note, 2 Goldcrests around and 6 Meadow Pipits all in and over the c/pk. Nothing on the dam other than a Jay, on the water good numbers of Great-crested Grebes and 35 Black-headed and a Common Gull.

Late afternoon numbers of finches flying around cover crop fields at west end,3 landed in an Ash opposite were Brambling.
Around 140 Redwings, 400 Woodpigeons, 500+ starlings and 2 Common Gulls flying around.
On the water just 3 Little Grebes, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Mandarin, 2 Coots and a Kingfisher. 65 Cormorants in trees at west end, Marsh tit on feeder.

Afternoon visit to west end just 1 pochard, 2 Wigeon, 7 Teal, Little Grebe, 3 Coot, Kingfisher, 10 Redwings, Marsh Tit.

Weir Wood Reservoir – Dam end:- 2 x Canada Goose, 5 x Egyptian Goose, 5 x Mallard, 2 x Pheasant, 49 x Woodpigeon, 1 x Moorhen, 40 x Great Crested Grebe, 24 x Black-headed Gull, 2 x Cormorant, 1 x Grey Heron, 1 x Green Woodpecker, 1 x Jay, 1 x Rook, 2 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Blue Tit, 49 x Starling, 1 x Mistle Thrush, 9 x Redwing, 3 x Blackbird, 1 x Robin, 1 x Grey Wagtail, 1 x Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 7 x Meadow Pipit, 1 x Chaffinch, 1 x Greenfinch, 7 x Goldfinch