Category: Sighting

Afternoon still the 2 Common Sandpipers on dam plus Great Black Backed gull.
Brief Greenfinch in horse paddock, only warblers were Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps.
1 Swallow with 20 House Martins, Bullfinch heard.
Whillet’s:- 2 Whitethroats, Kestrel, Marsh Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Bullfinch heard again.
Other bits 3 Common Lizards, 2 Grass Snakes, 2 Large Whites, 4 Green veined Whites, 2 Southern Hawkers and a Rush veneer Moth.

WeirWood late morning. Just visited the dam today. Still 2 Common Samds on the dam. 2 Black Terns dropped in at 11:30 and promptly flew towards the west end. 3 Common Terns also did the same a short while later. A look around the area below the dam again produced Whitethroat, Blackcap and the same or another Grasshopper Warbler by the orange structure next to the overflow. In the overflow another Common Sandpiper and 3 Grey Wagtails.

Hard going this afternoon in the strong breeze but I flushed a Grasshopper warbler up from beside path in Whillet’s, which then posed for a few seconds in the Gost willow then dived deep inside never to be seen again.
Only other bird was a male Kestrel.
In the narrows Kingfisher, Reed warbler, Willow warbler, 4 Chiffchaffs and some Long tailed tits.
West end just 3 Lapwings,GBB gull and a Marndarin.
At the dam still the 2 Common Sandpipers, 6 Pied Wagtails, Moorhen, 2 Sand Martins and 20+ Swallows.

West End:- 1 x Canada Goose, 5 x Egyptian Goose, 5 x Mandarin Duck, 11 x Mallard, 2 x Eurasian Teal, 1 x Stock Dove, 5 x Common Woodpigeon, 1 x Common Moorhen, 5 x Northern Lapwing, 1 x Common Sandpiper, 27 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Great Black-backed Gull, 7 x Great Crested Grebe, 3 x Great Cormorant, 6 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Common Magpie, 45 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 12 x Rook, 3 x Carrion Crow, 3 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 1 x Great Tit, 3 x Sand Martin, 11 x Barn Swallow, 4 x Common Chiffchaff, 1 x Eurasian Nuthatch, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 1 x European Robin, 1 x Dunnock, 1 x Grey Wagtail

WeirWood from 6:25. At the dam still 2 Common Sands plus 4 Common Terns that inc’ 2 juv’, 2 ad’ Great Black-backed Gulls again with 154 Black-headed Gulls. On top of the dam a nice juv’ Wheatear was seen and at 6:50 an Osprey appeared over the north bank quite distantly though. It didn’t catch a fish on this outing. Below the dam was quite productive with 3 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, juv’ Bullfinch, Sedge Warbler, again and best of all a Grasshopper Warbler in bushes and grass by the overflow. In the overflow 2 Grey Wagtails were noted. Moving on to the west end, here at Whillett’s 2 Reed Warblers and 4 Reed Buntings were seen. From the c/pk 5 Mandarins, 4 Lapwings, Great and Lesser Black-backed Gulls again and in the narrows a Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper. Overhead a surprise 3 calling Mediterranean Gulls, all ad’s flew SW. Several Barn Swallows, ca12 were seen with 2 Sand Martins. To round off a really good morning and add a splash of colour 2 Kingfishers were zooming around. Best day for a while.

This morning in the study area, Tawny Owl daytime hooting.

Dam end
Just couple of Red Kites flying together and 2 Blackcaps

Behind the dam another Sedge Warbler plus 10 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat and 3 young Bullfinch.
12 Swallows E, 2 Common Sandpipers and 7 Pied Wagtails on the dam with 202 Black headed gulls.
1 Lapwing on North shoreline is Kingfisher by the water tower. 1 Bartsia Bee in Paddock.

West end 4 more Lapwings and 1 Common Sandpiper,2 Lesser Black Bbacked gulls 1 Great Black Backed gull on rafts.
Very tatty Silver washed fritillary at Whillets

To add at West End this afternoon. 1 Snipe, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Mandarins, 2 Kingfishers, 2 Sparrowhawks (ad m & juv), 20 Swallows.