Category: Sighting

Arrived at the West End at 3.00pm and could hear the Chiffallow singing the moment I stepped out of the car. Short walk down the lane and there was what looks very much like a Willow Warbler to me banging out variations of Chiffchaff and Willow, very much like the one I encountered at Pulborough a few years ago.
The rest of the birds seen there were 2 Buzzards 1 Kestrel 3 Swallows 3 Gcg and all the usual members around the feeders.
The Dam end , quite a bit of noise from the work being done on the Dam, so only 2 Pied Wagtails and nowhere to hide on the Dam now as the vegetation has been removed from the concrete. 2 Sand Martins 6 House Martins and numerous Swallows . 2 Mediterranean Gulls 2 Bh gulls 1 Herring gull 5 Buzzards 1 Red Kite 5Gcg. Sadly no sign of the earlier Firecrest. Then the wind and rain arrived , time to go.

West end-1 Willow Warbler,1 Coot,1 Mandarin,2 Black headed Gulls back on raft.

Dam End 4+ adult Mediterranean Gulls,1 Herring Gull,2 Lesser black backed Gulls,Mandarin,2 Swallows,8 House Martins.
Also loads of Diggers and Vans on dam digging big holes.

West End:- 6 x Canada Goose, 2 x Egyptian Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 5 x Mallard, 2 x Eurasian Teal, 1 x Stock Dove, 2 x Eurasian Coot, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 2 x Great Black-backed Gull, 9 x Great Crested Grebe, 22 x Great Cormorant, 35 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Buzzard, 6 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 3 x Great Tit, 1 x Willow Warbler, 4 x Common Chiffchaff, 3 x Dunnock, 1 x Pied Wagtail, 1 x European Goldfinch

Dam end

3 LRP,2 GBB Gull,Goshawk,Red Kite,Black headed gull,2 Swallow,2 House Martin,1 Sand Martin.Egyptians with 0 you h.

North bank

Common Whitethroat,4 Bullfinch,Marsh Tit and loads of Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs.

Dam

Common Sandpiper,2 GBB Gulls,2 Grey Wagtails, another Common Whitethroat below dam.10.+ House Martins,5 Swallows and Goshawk over reservoir.50+ immature Herring Gulls flew SW. Also 18 Great Crested Grebes,1 Mandarin,1 Coot & Moorhen.

Dam end:- Still 2 LRP, 3 Swallow, 7 Sand Martin and 13 House Martins

Whillets:- 1 Reed Warbler, 2 common Whitethroats, 2 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaffs, 1 Kestrel. Almost forgot a female mallard was on the river at Whillets with 6 young.
2 Grass Snakes Tins 15/18.
1 Orange Tip & 1 Small Tortoiseshell.

West End:- 7 x Canada Goose, 2 x Egyptian Goose, 5 x Mandarin Duck, 4 x Mallard, 2 x Eurasian Teal, 1 x Tufted Duck, 4 x Common Pheasant, 2 x Stock Dove, 6 x Common Woodpigeon, 1 x Eurasian Coot, 3 x Black-headed Gull, 5 x Great Crested Grebe, 27 x Great Cormorant, 34 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Buzzard, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 x Common Kestrel, 2 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Common Raven, 2 x Marsh Tit, 3 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 5 x Great Tit, 6 x Barn Swallow, 3 x Western House Martin, 3 x Willow Warbler, 4 x Common Chiffchaff, 2 x Eurasian Blackcap, 2 x Goldcrest, 2 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Song Thrush, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 2 x European Robin, 3 x Dunnock, 1 x Pied Wagtail, 2 x Common Chaffinch, 7 x European Goldfinch

Weir Wood Reservoir – Dam end:- 2 x Canada Goose, 5 x Mallard, 2 x Common Pheasant, 4 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Little Ringed Plover, 1 x Black-headed Gull, 2 x European Herring Gull, 2 x Great Black-backed Gull, 2 x Great Crested Grebe, 1 x Great Cormorant, 2 x Grey Heron, 1 x Eurasian Jay, 2 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Common Raven, 31 x Sand Martin, 6 x Barn Swallow, 7 x Western House Martin, 2 x Grey Wagtail, 1 x Pied Wagtail

Dam end

2 Egyptian Geese with 9 young,2 Little Ringed Plovers,1 Grey Wag,3 Pied Wag,16 GCG,38 Sand Martins,4 House Martins & 7 Swallows.