Category: Sighting

I did a visit to Whillet’s late morning and 3 Redpolls were feeding at meadow pond giving good views, Water Rail, Green Woodpecker. Bullfinch and Jay all heard Speckled Wood and Small Copper butterflies seen and 2 Common Darter pairs ovipositing at meadow pond also 3 Southern Hawkers seen.

WeirWood, after some rather dull days it was nice to have a Hobby to start things off at the dam, where there was also a Common Sandpiper on the dam and a Great Egret on the north bank with Grey Herons. 2 Buzzards were about and a Red Kite. At the west end 6 Lapwings, a Snipe and Stock Dove all feeding together. 3 Mute Swans had joined the Teal numbering 14 and 2 Shovellers. Overhead 3 more Red Kites and Redpolls heard but unseen. 16 Meadow Pipits too flew through.

West end:- 9 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 6 Mandarins, 5 Coot, 30 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Great Black Backed Gull, Kingfisher, 50+ House Martins west, 26 Meadow Pipits south, Mistle Thrush, 5 Linnets, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap.

Only thing I could add was a lovely close view of a female Goshawk at the west end.
At the Reed bed late afternoon just 6 Reed Buntings,2 Chiffchaffs.
Plus Sparrowhawk and 6 Mistle Thrush north.

West End this afternoon. Common Sandpiper, Tufted Duck, 2 Shovellers, 2 Mute Swans, 29 GCGs, 12 Teal, GBB Gull, 3 Mistle Thrushes, Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Chiffchaffs, 6 Mandarins, 2 Canada Geese.

West End:- 1 x Canada Goose, 2 x Greylag Goose, 2 x Mute Swan, 4 x Egyptian Goose, 24 x Mallard, 1 x Tufted Duck, 1 x Moorhen, 3 x Coot, 12 x Great Crested Grebe, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 41 x Cormorant, 1 x Grey Heron, 1 x Buzzard, 2 x Jackdaw, 1 x Carrion Crow, 4 x House Martin, 2 x Chiffchaff, 2 x Robin

Weir Wood Reservoir – Dam end:- 7 x Mallard, 3 x Woodpigeon, 4 x Great Crested Grebe, 26 x Black-headed Gull, 2 x Great Black-backed Gull, 1 x Cormorant, 1 x Grey Heron, 1 x Kingfisher, 1 x Green Woodpecker, 6 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Raven, 2 x House Martin

WeirWood on a somewhat gloomy, drizzly morning. At the west end 2 Shovellers, 20 Teal, 7 male Mandarins and a Pochard were noted. A couple of House Martins came through whilst in the c/pk 2 Goldcrests were seen. At Whillett’s once again the Water Rail was rather noisy but remained unseen, here 4 Greenfinches were noted and 2 Reed Buntings.

West End:- 2 x Mute Swan, 8 x Mandarin Duck, 16 x Mallard, 6 x Teal, 1 x Stock Dove, 5 x Woodpigeon, 1 x Moorhen, 3 x Coot, 1 x Little Grebe, 5 x Great Crested Grebe, 4 x Cormorant, 2 x Grey Heron, 13 x Jackdaw, 1 x Carrion Crow, 4 x Blue Tit, 3 x Long-tailed Tit, 2 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Blackcap, 1 x Goldcrest, 2 x Wren, 1 x Blackbird, 2 x Robin

3pm at West End:- 23 Teal, 2 Shovelers, 3 Coot, 3 Moorhens, Red Kite, Jay, 2 Meadow Pipits, Chiffchaff & Kingfisher.