Friends of Weir Wood Society

Category: Sighting

  • 11th August 2021 seen by Nigel Driver

    Dam End:- Weir Wood from dawn and the Osprey flew in at 06:35, circled and disappeared to the west end.
    Also 2 Common Sandpipers and Little Egret.

  • 10th August 2021 seen by Darrin Madgin

    Ringing in the morning was quiet. The first Sedge Warbler of the season was a nice surprise.  There were a number of Sedge Warblers in the undergrowth throughout Whillet’s. An adult male Sparrowhawk on top of brambles in Whillet’s had caught what appeared to be a Chiffchaff.

  • 10th August 2021 seen by Nigel Driver

    Dam End:- Osprey caught fish at 3pm then flew towards Ashdown.
    3 Swift,1 Little Egret,1 Green Sandpiper.
    2 Common Sandpipers, and a handful of House Martins.

  • 9th August 2021 seen by Andrew Smith

    West End:- (Car Park 11:09-12:14) 5 Grey Heron, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Mallard, 2 Mandarin, 1 feral duck, 21 Cormorant, 32 Black-headed Gulls including 3 juveniles, 6 Common Terns including 1 juvenile, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Blue Tit,

  • 8th August 2021 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Common Terns, 3 Swifts, 1 Sand Martin, 2 adult and 8 juvenile Egyptian Geese, 19 white feral Farm Geese.

    Whillet’s:- 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting, 6 Whitethroats, 2 Blackcap, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Starling, 1 juvenile Red Kite, 1 Sparrowhawk.

  • 6th August 2021 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 1 moulting adult Black Tern, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls, 3 Swift, 5 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 3 Mute Swans, 1 Hobby, 1 Buzzard.

    West End:- 5 adult + 1 juv Common Tern, 3 Mandarin, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Stock Dove.

  • 4th August 2021 seen by Nigel Driver

    Dam End:- Greenshank flew over, Redshank and Dunlin on dam, couple of Common Gulls and juv Goshawk on North Bank.

  • 4th August 2021 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam:- 2 Common Sandpiper.
    Whillet’s:- 3 Whitethroats, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Bullfinch, Buzzard carrying Grass Snake.
    Dragonflies: 3 Brown Hawker, 1 Southern Hawker, 6 Migrant Hawkers, 1 Emperor, 1f Black-tailed Skimmer, 6 Common Darter, 3 Blue Tail Damselfly, 2 White-legged Damselfly, 1 Banded & 1 Beautiful Demoiselle.
    Butterflies: 10 Small Skipper, 5 Large Skipper, 1 small White, 8 Green-veined White, 8 Small Copper, 5 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Peacock, 5 Comma, 1 Speckled Wood, 46 Gatekeeper, 40 Meadow Brown, 4 Ringlet, 1 Silver Y Moth. 1 fox.

  • 3rd August 2021 seen by Darrin Madgin

    Ringing in Whillet’s saw a slow movement of birds with not many juveniles around. Birds ringed included: male Reed Bunting, Whitethroats, Blackcap and Chiffchaff.
    Other sightings included: Turtle Dove and Raven.

  • 1st August 2021 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 1 Oystercatcher flying around calling, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Grey Wagtails, 5 Pied Wagtails, 3 Mute Swans, 8 Gadwall, 8 Common Terns, 1 Little Egret, 4 Swift, 2 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaffs, 2 Whitethroat, 25 Goldfinch, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mandarin.