Friends of Weir Wood Society

Author: Linsey Gooding

  • 19th February 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 14m+1f Mandarin, 16 Mallard, 38 Great Crested Grebes, 11 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans, Water Rail (heard), 16 Common Gulls, 51 Cormorants, 29 Grey Herons in heronry, 2 Buzzards and 2 Ravens.

  • 16th February 2017 photos by Bob Johnson

    First signs of spring.

    Hazel Catkins 16-02-17
    Hazel Catkins 16-02-17
    The heronry is very active.

  • 16th February 2017 seen by Bob Johnson

    West End:- 32 Grey Heron at the heronry, numbers are increasing and include a very light-coloured slightly leucistic bird seen at a nest, 12 male Mandarin seen flying as a flock at dusk, 6 Gadwall, 1 Buzzard, 4 Common Gull, 3 Stock Dove, 6 Fieldfare, singing Song Thrush, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Treecreeper, plus the usual at the feeders.
    Whillet’s:- flyover Raven seen and heard, 2 Goldcrest with 4 Long-tailed Tit.

  • 14th February 2017 seen by Bob Johnson

    West End:- 2 Mute Swan, Raven calling.
    Dam End:- 1 Marsh Tit, c.10 Rook (in rookery) – c.850 Black-headed Gull, 40+ Common Gull, c.30 Herring Gull. (Gull roost count taken 30 minutes before sunset – many more birds were still coming in but they were too distant and light levels too low for a better count).

  • 13th February 2017 seen by Bob Johnson

    Includes monthly WeBS.
    All reservoir counts:- 18 Great Crested Grebe, 31 Cormorant, 14 Grey Heron (most at heronry), 27 Canada Geese, 18 Mallard, 99 Black-headed Gull, 9 Common Gull.
    Dam End:- 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, Rooks heard.
    West End:- 10 Greylag, 1 Hybrid Goose, 18 Gadwall, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 36 Lapwing, pair of Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Coal Tit, Bullfinch heard.
    Whillet’s:- 1f Sparrowhawk, c.30 Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove heard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 102 Reed Bunting seen at reed-bed roost between 15:50 & 17:20.

  • 9th February 2017 by Bob Johnson

    West End: 10 Grey Heron around nests, 30 Gadwall, 1 Coot, 12 Mallard, 1 Nuthatch, 1 GS Woodpecker.

  • 7th February 2017 by Bob Johnson

    West End: 16 Grey Heron seen at heronry nests, 15 Gadwall, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Long Tailed Tit.

  • 4th February 2017 by Mark Roberts

    West End: 12+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Coal Tit, 20+ Fieldfare, 1 Goldfinch, 2+ Great Tit, 30+ Greylag Goose, 1 Magpie, 1 Marsh Tit, 10+ Woodpigeon, 6+ Blue Tit, 1 Canada Goose, 6 Cormorant, 39 Gadwall, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Grey Heron standing by nests, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck.

  • 3rd February 2017 seen by Andrew Smith

    Car Park (09.46-11.17) 66 Greylag Geese, 9 Canada Geese, 1 Hybrid Goose, 75 Cormorant, 18 Gadwall, 8 Mallard, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Moorhen, 30-35 Lapwing flying overhead, 5 Grey Heron,  8 Black-headed Gull. On or around feeders 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker1m 1f, 8 Blue Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Pheasant, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, numerous Woodpigeon. Fields at back of car park 35-40 Fieldfares, 20-25 Redwings, 20-25 Starlings.

  • 31st January 2017 seen by Work Party

    4 Egyptian Geese flew over, Grey Wagtail and Pied Wagtail. A couple of Mandarin flew past and later on the reservoir 3m+1f were seen. Also 2 Treecreepers and a flock of Redwings.
    The work party were hedge laying on the north bank.