Friends of Weir Wood Society

Category: Sighting

  • 20th May 2023 seen by Nigel Driver

    West End:- 2 Hobby and an Osprey at 16:30, 8 Common Tern and 2 Reed Warbler. Cracking views of Nuthatch looking for food a couple of feet away.

  • Osprey sightings latest 03 October 2023

    03-10-23 West End juvenile Osprey at 07:45 – Nigel Driver

    28-09-23 West End Osprey at 07:25 – Nigel Driver

    27-09-23 West End Osprey mid-morning – Nigel Driver
                    Juvenile Osprey fishing mid-afternoon – Alastair Gray

    26-09-23 West End 1.45pm an Osprey circled overhead and caught a fish – Work Party.

    12-09-23 Osprey fishing at the West End – Russell Prain

    31-08-23 Osprey west at 15:25 – Alastair Gray

    29-08-23 Osprey high west carrying fish at 3pm- Alastair Gray

    28-08-23 Osprey at Dam End 08:30 – Alastair Gray

    27-08-23 Osprey at West End in tree opposite hide 14:00 to 14:30 – Dick Gilmore

    22-08-23 Osprey at West End 07:40 – Nigel Driver

    19-08-23 Osprey hunting over reservoir at Dam End mid-afternoon – Alastair Gray.

    18-08-23 Osprey at Dam End – Nigel Driver

    05-08-23 Osprey at West End – Jonathan Ross

    13-07-23 Osprey flew in from high west at 09:20 – Mark Mallalieu

    06-07-23 Osprey early caught fish and flew west – Nigel Driver

    05-07-23 Osprey at dam over north bank briefly – Nigel Driver

    26-06-23 Osprey at West End 10:20 – Nigel Driver.

    19-06-23 2 Osprey fishing at the Dam End seen during WeBS – Bob Johnson, Alastair Gray and Ed Paxton.

    16-06-23 Osprey fishing at West End 21:25 flew West at 21:46 – Alastair Gray

    28-05-23 Osprey fishing at West End 19:20; flew west with fish – Alastair Gray

    26-05-23 Osprey at Dam 07:30 – Nigel Driver.

    20-05-23 Osprey at West End 16:50 – Nigel Driver

    09-05-23 Osprey fishing for 10 minutes at 13:40 – Work Party

    14-04-23 Osprey fishing at the West End 06:55 – Nigel Driver.

    09-04-23 Osprey at the dam 12:50 – Nigel Driver

    04-04-23 Osprey 07:25 at Dam End flew west – Nigel Driver

    30-03-23 2 Osprey at 11:15 high over drifting east – Nigel Driver.

    29-03-23 Osprey at West End flew west carrying fish at 16:45 – Alastair Gray

    29-03-23 Osprey over the dam at 08:20 – Nigel Driver

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    5-11-22 Osprey at 11:15 flew towards Ashdown Forest. The latest sighting and ninth consecutive month of sightings – Nigel Driver.

    18-10-22 Osprey over at 11:15, high up and going south, a smart juvenile bird – Nigel Driver.

    24-09-22 Osprey flew south 10:35 – Nigel Driver

    07-09-22 Osprey flew west – Alastair Gray

    04-09-22 Osprey over just after noon heading west Whillet’s – Alastair Gray and Bob Johnson

    04-09-22 Osprey over at 11:00 West End – Alastair Gray

    02-09-22 Osprey over at 15:30 West End – Alastair Gray

    31-08-22 Osprey at West End – Stuart Brown also in evening Alastair Gray

    30-08-22 Osprey over West End at 9am and again at 1pm – Alastair Gray, Linsey Gooding & Work Party

    29-08-22 Osprey carrying fish flew west 3 pm seen from Standen – Alastair Gray

    29-08-22 Osprey at West End – Alastair Gray & Linsey Gooding

    28-08-22 Osprey with fish (again today) – Alastair Gray

    28-08-22 Osprey carrying fish went NW – Alastair Gray & Linsey Gooding

    27-08-22 Osprey flew in from the west at about 2 pm – Alastair Gray

    23-08-22 Osprey sat on the bank between the canoeists and the west end at 11:30 – Nigel Driver

    22-08-22 Osprey over mid reservoir at 09:30 then flew south – Mark Mallalieu

    21-08-22 Osprey over dam end mid-morning, caught a fish then flew off towards Ashdown – Mark Mallalieu

    18-08-22 Osprey at 10:30 flew to Ashdown – Nigel Driver.

    09-08-22 Osprey appeared over dam at 07:15 and flew to West End – Nigel Driver.

    05-08-22 Osprey appeared briefly over canoeists beach 12:35 – Nigel Driver.

    12-07-22 Osprey with fish 05:35 – Nigel Driver

    09-07-22 Osprey flew in 17:00 stayed briefly – Nigel Driver

    07-07-22 Osprey mid-reservoir at 07:12 caught fish and flew to West End – Nigel Driver

    06-07-22 Osprey flew over up river 06:45 – Nigel Driver

    05-07-22 Osprey sat on North shore 15:10 – Alastair Gray

    13-06-22 Osprey at 09:00 – Nigel Driver

    08-06-22 Osprey mid-reservoir 11:10 – Nigel Driver

    03-06-22 Osprey appeared mid reservoir at 05:20. Caught a fish at 05:50 and left – Nigel Driver
    Osprey seen by Linsey Gooding.

    26-05-22 Osprey at West End 07:00 – Nigel Driver

    25-05-22 Osprey at West End 09:10 headed to the dam – Nigel Driver

    24-05-22 Osprey over mid reservoir at 06:40 – Nigel Driver

    21-05-22 West End – Osprey flew in from the NW at 09:05 carrying a small fish and putting all the Terns up – Alastair Gray

    17-05-22 Osprey at Dam End – Linsey Gooding
    Osprey at Dam End 08:00 to 08:45 – Alastair Gray

    16-05-22 Osprey fishing at Dam End 18:00 – Brendan Lanigan

    01-05-22 Osprey at 08:10 over the West End – Nigel Driver

    15-04-22 Osprey at 07:10 – Nigel Driver

    14-04-22 Osprey at Dam End morning – Linsey Gooding

    12-04-22 Osprey from the dam at 07:20 – Nigel Driver

    10-04-22 Osprey flew in from SE at 08:30 caught a fish at 08:38 then departed back towards Ashdown – Alastair Gray,

    09-04-22 Osprey seen from picnic area – Nigel Driver

    07-04-22 Osprey over West End at 13:45 – Nigel Driver

    30-03-22 Osprey over West End at 10:35 – Nigel Driver

    26-03-22 Osprey N over dam in afternoon – Nigel Driver

    25-03-22 Osprey flew NNW at Dam End late afternoon – Chris Sutton

    Osprey Sightings 2017 to 2021 are HERE.

     

  • 18th May 2023 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 2 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 2 Coot, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Tern.
    Dam End:- 10 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Hobby, 1 Swallow, 5 Mute Swan, 4 Common Tern, 10 Greylag Geese, 7 Great Crested Grebe.

  • 16th May 2023 seen by Nigel Drive

    West End:- 8 Common Tern with a pair mating, 4 Reed Warbler in song, 2 Hobby and 2 more along north bank.
    Dam End:- Common Sandpiper on the dam and a Cuckoo flew over.

  • 15th May 2023 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 10 Swift, 2 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 4 Canada Geese + 3 young, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Common Tern, 1 Herring Gull, 4 Mallard, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Great Crested Grebe.

  • 13th May 2023 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- pair of Chaffinch in sailing club car park, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 30 Swallow, 2 Swift, 2 Common Whitethroat, 5 Tufted Duck.
    West End:- 10 Canada Geese, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Common Tern, 4 Coot, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Mallard, 1 Mandarin Duck, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Reed Warbler.
    Whillet’s:- 3 Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 5 Reed Warbler, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Great Tit, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull flew east, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Mallard, 2 Raven, 1 Swift, 1 Wren, 7 Common Whitethroat.
    1 Grass Snake, 3 Large Red Damselfly, 3 Azure Damselfly, 3 Beautiful Demoiselle, 15 Orange Tip, 1 Brimstone, 2 Peacock, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Muntjac Deer.

  • 12th May 2023 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 1 Avocet on dam, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Kestrel, 1 Red Kite, 7 Mallard + 4 young, 1 singing Garden Warbler, 40 Swift, 3 House Martin, 30 Swallow, 10 Sand Martin, 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff.

  • 9th May 2023 seen by Work Party

    An Osprey was over the reservoir at 13.40 hunting – it flew back and forth for about 10 mins before disappearing to the Dam End.
     

  • 3rd May 2023 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- Total of 33 Common Sandpiper including 28 on the dam and the other 5 at the west end this afternoon.
    Whillet’s:- Butterflies 7 Orange Tip, 7 Peacock, 1 Comma, 2 Brimstone, 1 Large White and 1 Green-Veined White.1 Grass snake under tin 33.

  • 2nd May 2023 and earlier seen by Linsey Gooding

     
    02/05/2023 (08:20 – 09:10).
    West End:- 8 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 12 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 6 Woodpigeon, 3 Coot, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 57 Cormorant, 32 Grey Heron, 1 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock
     
    01/05/2023 (09:24 – 10:40).
    West End:- 9 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Mandarin Duck, 5 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 1 Stock Dove, 4 Woodpigeon, 5 Coot, 8 Great Crested Grebe, x Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Common Tern, 55 Cormorant, 33 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 House Martin, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 3 Dunnock
     
    29/04/2023 (10:53 – 11:55).
    West End:- 15 Canada Goose, 7 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Mandarin Duck, 7 Mallard, x Pheasant, 1 Stock Dove, 9 Woodpigeon, 3 Coot, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern, 73 Cormorant, 23 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch
    Dam End:- 4 Canada Goose, 4 Mallard, 2 Woodpigeon, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Tern, 2 Cormorant, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 22 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 4 Goldfinch
     
    27/04/2023 (08:27 – 09:20).
    West End:- 11 Canada Goose, 5 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 5 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Coot, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Common Tern, 57 Cormorant, 20 Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Swallow, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Goldfinch
     
    25/04/2023 (08:20 – 09:20).
    West End:- 14 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Mandarin Duck, 14 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Coot, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 47 Cormorant, 28 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Blackbird, 2 Dunnock
     
    22/04/2023 (08:27 – 10:40). x = present, but not counted.
    West End:- 11 Canada Goose, 7 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Mandarin Duck, 4 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 5 Stock Dove, 12 Woodpigeon, 6 Coot, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, x Cormorant, x Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Woodlark, 1 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 3 Goldfinch