Category: Sighting

West End:- 26 Tufted Duck, 4 Gadwall, 20+ Mallard, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Tit, 1f Siskin, 1 Buzzard.

WeBS

All reservoir counts:- 23 Great Crested Grebe, 52 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 161 Greylag, 81 Canada Geese + 6 Canada/Greylag hybrids, 73 Mallard (31  Dam, 37 West, 5 Whillet’s), 4 Moorhen, 13 Song Thrush (8 Dam, 2 West, 3 Whillet’s), 5 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 5 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 5 Crow.
Dam End:- 9 Mandarin, 3 Wigeon, 24 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, pair Sparrowhawks, 1 Buzzard, 1m Kestrel, 2 Moorhen, flocks of 12 and 40 Lapwings flying over, 1 Dunlin on dam wall, 141 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1  Treecreeper, 2 Jay, 10+ Jackdaw flyover, 20 Rook, 1m House Sparrow, 3 Bullfinch.
West End:-  2 Egyptian Geese, 23 Mandarin, 2m Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Buzzards,  3 Coot, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch.
Whillet’s:- 1 Green Woodpecker heard, 1 Wren, 5 Redwing, 3 Jay.
Whillet’s:- WeBS Supplementary Reedbed Roost count between 16:00 & 17:00 on 13/2 – 55 Reed Buntings and 40 Starlings came in to roost. Also seen or heard 2 Water Rail,  2 Woodcock, 1f Sparrowhawk,  2 Kingfisher, 10 Fieldfare flyover, 1 Jay, 7 Magpie.

West End:- female Goshawk, Brent Goose, 3 Wigeon, Water Rail walking on ice, 30 Redwings, 4 Jays.

Dam End:- 1 Dunlin on Dam, 10 Pochard, 5 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 7 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Mute Swan, 10 Canada Geese, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 10 Fieldfare, male Kestrel.

West End:- 6 Wigeon, 3 Shoveler, 1 Pochard, 15 Tufted Duck, 5 Gadwall, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Moorhen, 18 Mallard, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 23 Cormorant, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Common Gull, 24 Black-headed Gull, 18 Herring Gull, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Siskin, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Long-tailed Tit.

West End:- 3 Snipe flying around in front of the hide, 2 Wigeon, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard and a flock of Lesser Redpolls in car park.

West End:- 1 Coot.

West End:-  The white leucistic Grey Heron was sitting on a nest, 2 other nests in the heronry also had birds sitting, 4 Gadwall, 2m+1f Tufted Duck, pair of Mandarin, 1m Pochard, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Snipe on Pintail bank, 2 Buzzards, 1 Raven.
Whillet’s:- 1 Kingfisher, 1 Moorhen.

West End:- 6+ Tufted Duck, multiple tits on the feeders and a young Mute Swan on the water.

Sightings whilst at Weir Wood doing the feeders this morning. The shallower parts of the reservoir at the West End had a covering of ice.
West End:-  12 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Herons up at a nest in the heronry, 7 Greylag, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Teal, 1m Pochard, 14 Mallard, 36 Black-headed Gull standing on some partially frozen reservoir ice.
Feeders:- 1 Nuthatch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Robins, 1 Dunnock, 2 Blackbirds, 1 Marsh Tit, 8+ Blue Tit, 3+ Great Tit, 6+ Goldfinch, 2+ Chaffinch.
Whillet’s:- 1 Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker heard, 1 Wren.