Friends of Weir Wood Society

Category: Sighting

  • 26th May 2017 seen by Bob Johnson

    West End:- 2 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Geese, 4m+2f+3y Mandarin, 20 Grey Heron many of this years young have now fledged, 37 Mallard, 32 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 3 pairs of Common Terns on rafts, 5 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 37 Mallard, 14 Cormorants 4 pairs are nesting, Reed Warbler singing in front of hide.
    Whillet’s:-  1 Stock Dove, Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff & Willow Warbler heard. Butterflies:  3 Common Blue, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Peacock.

  • 23rd May 2017 seen by Bob Johnson

    West End:-  1 Little Egret, 1m Tufted Duck, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff & Song Thrush heard.

  • 21st May 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 3 Lapwings, 2m+1f Mandarin, 6 Swallows, 5 Common Terns, 4 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, 1 Reed Warbler, 1m Bullfinch, 4 Goldfinch, Nuthatch feeding young.
    Whillet’s:- 3 Reed Warblers, 2 Reed Buntings, 5 Whitethroats, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Common Blue Butterfly, 6 Beautiful Demoiselle, 3 Grass Snakes, 1 Common Lizard.

  • 21st May 2017 seen by Bill Truckle

    Dam End:- 1 Hobby & 2 Egyptian Geese.

  • 19th May 2017 seen by Bob Johnson and Richard Woods

    West End:- 2 Egyptian Geese, 7 Common Tern, 1m+1f Tufted Duck, 1 Swallow.
    Also Richard Woods saw 2 Buzzards and 1 Kingfisher.

  • 18th May 2017 Bird List

    The list of bird species reported at Weir Wood for this year is now up to 110. To see the list please click HERE.

  • 17th May 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Egyptian Goose, 12 Canada Geese, 3 Common Terns, 1m Mandarin.
    West End:- 1m 1f Tufted Duck, 5 Swallows, 1 House Martin, 2 Reed Warblers, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Kingfisher, Mandarin with 5 young.

  • 16th May 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 2 Little Ringed Plovers.

  • 13th May 2017 seen by Sharon & Richard Rooth

    Ringing a young Stock Dove during our Members Walk; photo by Sharon & Richard Rooth.

    Stock Dove 13-05-17

  • 14th May 2017 seen by Bob Johnson

    WeBS for Weir Wood
    Reservoir totals:- 47 Great Crested Grebe, 36 Mallard + 1 feral hybrid, 8 Canada Geese, 28 Grey Heron, 15 Cormorant (3 pairs nesting), 2 Moorhen, 6 Common Tern, (numerous singing Blackcap, Chiffchaff & Whitethroat but numbers not recorded).
    Dam End:- 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Jays, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Pied Wagtail, 3 Herring Gull flyover, 1 Green Woodpecker.
    West End:- 1 Lapwing, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Buzzard, 4 Stock Dove, 40 feral pigeon flyover, 4m Mandarin, Garden Warbler heard.
    Whillet’s:- 1m Reed Bunting, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Willow Warblers heard. (Also Azure Damselfly, 2 Burnet Companion Moths, Brimstone and Small Tortoiseshell butterflies noted).