Friends of Weir Wood Society

Category: Sighting

  • 13th March 2020 seen by Mark Roberts

    West End:- 5+ Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, m Mandarin, 12 Mallard, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 13 Greylag Geese, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Herring Gull, 21 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, Tufted Duck, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Woodpigeon, Rook, 2 Canada Geese, 3 Egyptian Geese, 3 Pheasant, Blackbird,  Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Gadwall, Coal Tit.

  • WeBS by Bob Johnson and Alastair Gray
    All reservoir:-  9 Great Crested Grebe, 38 Cormorant (9 active nests within heronry), 45 Grey Heron (up to 46 active nests in heronry), 26 Greylag Geese, 10 Canada Geese, 42 Mallard + 1 feral hybrid,  4 Moorhen.
    Dam End:-  24 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 10 Herring Gull flyover, 89 Wood Pigeon, 2 Pied Wagtail, 40 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush singing, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, 22 Rooks (13 nests at rookery), 30+ Starling, 12 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Siskin flyover.
    West End:-  2 Egyptian Geese, 1m Mandarin, 2m Pochard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove.                Feeders:– 1 Stock Dove, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 12+ Blue Tit, 5+ Great Tit, 3+ Chaffinch, 2 Dunnock, 1 Nuthatch.
    Whillet’s:- 1 Red Kite, Water Rail heard, Green Woodpecker heard, 1m Bullfinch.

  • 6th March 2020 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 45 Mallard, 1m Mandarin, 1m Tufted Duck, 2m Pochard, 53 Cormorants at least 7 on nests, 1 Moorhen, 1 Buzzard, 1 Black-headed Gull.

  • 3rd March 2020 seen by The Work Party

    West End:-  4 Buzzards, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Moorhen, 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit.

  • 2nd March 2020 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 2m Pochard, 1m+1f Gadwall, 10 Common Gulls, 2 Buzzards.

  • 1st March 2020 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 3 Ravens, 4 Buzzards, 2m Pochard, 1m+1f Tufted Duck, 8 Common Gull, 2 Pied Wagtails.
    Whillet’s:- Peregrine probably female, 4 Jays, 1 Stonechat, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Canada Geese.
    Dam End:- 36 Starlings, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Roe Deer; Lagoon:- 2 Little Grebes.

  • 29th February 2020 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 1m Pochard, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Raven, 4 Buzzards, 38 Common Gulls.

  • 23rd February 2020 seen by Alastair Gray

     West End:- 2m+1f Gadwall, 3m Pochard, 10 Common Gull, 1 Treecreeper.

  • 22nd February 2020 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 6m+3f Tufted Duck, 4m Pochard, 5 Egyptian Geese, 3 Moorhen, 34 Cormorants, 6 Buzzards, at least 37 Grey Heron nests and 3 Cormorant nests.

  • 21st February 2020 seen by Bob Johnson

    Whillet’s:- 2 Canada Geese prospecting island for nesting.
    West End:-  2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Mallard, 4 male Pochard, 122 Greylag, 6 Egyptian Geese, 28 Cormorant (3 active nests), 40 active Grey Heron nests, 2 Moorhen, 57 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 3 Stock Dove, a few Crows and Jackdaws.
    Feeders:- 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 10+ Blue Tit, 5+ Great Tit, 5+ Goldfinch, 2+ Chaffinch, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.