Category: Sighting

West End:- 21 Teal, 4 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Water Rail, 1 Coot, 1 Lapwing, 1 Reed Bunting, 60 Swallows, 40 House Martins, 7 Moorhens, 65 Greylag Geese, 1 Mute Swan.
Whillets:- 3 Meadow Pipits.

West End:- 19 Teal, 4 Snipe, 2 Lapwing, 1 Coot, 3 Buzzards, 16 Stock Doves, 4 Mandarin, 12 Swallows, 4 House Martins, 4 Meadow Pipits.
Whillet’s:- 10 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 7 Bullfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Stonechat, 1 Kestrel, 1 Reed Bunting, 6 Meadow Pipits, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Jay, 4 Mistle Thrush, 1 Goldcrest, 11 Small Copper, 5 Common Blue, 1 Willow Emerald Damselfly (new for Weir Wood), 16 pairs of Common Darters egg laying, 3 Pairs of Southern Hawkers and 2 pairs of Migrant Hawker.

West End:- 27 Great Crested Grebe, 21 Cormorant, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 28 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 2 Mandarin, 13 Teal, 38 Mallard, 1 Kestrel (being mobbed by 6 Jackdaws), 8 Jackdaw flyover, 7 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher.

Dam End:- 1 Common Sandpiper, 80 House Martins, 20 Swallows.
West End:- 3 Snipe, 7 Teal, 1 Coot, 64 Mallard, 1 Lapwing.

West End:- 3 Snipe, 6 Teal, 1 Coot, 2 Mandarin.

West End:- 13 Teal, 1 Coot, 1 Mandarin, 7 Moorhens, 1 Lapwing, Great White Egret, Little Egret, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper.
Whillet’s:- 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Bullfinch, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Fox catching a vole, 3 Common Lizards, 2 Grass Snakes; 1 Migrant Hawker,2 Southern Hawker.

Great Egret again at the West End plus two Green and a Common Sandpiper. Later this morning Little Egret, 10 Snipe, 6 Teal, a Redstart and two Marsh Tits.

West End:- Great White Egret, 14 Teal, 3 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpipers, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Coot, 1 Lapwing, 3 Grey Heron, 140 House Martins, 42 Swallows and 3 Sand Martins all heading south; 2 Green-Veined White Butterflies.

Repaired benches and tables in the picnic area – many thanks to the work party. Photo by Bob Johnson.

West End:- 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret,  6 Teal, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 1 Lapwing, 2 Egyptian Geese.
Whillet’s:- c40 House Martin, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Buzzard.