Friends of Weir Wood Society

Category: Sighting

  • 11th April 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    North Bank:- 1 Nightingale, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 5m+1f Blackcaps, 12+ Chiffchaff.
    Dam End:- 1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Swallows.

  • 7th April 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    Whillet’s:- 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Mandarins, 1 Kestrel.
    Butterflies:- Orange Tip, Comma, Peacock & Small Tortoiseshell.

  • 5th April 2017 seen by Andrew Smith

    Car park 08.40-10.10:- 4 Greylag Geese, 4 Canada Geese, 10 Cormorant, 23 Grey Heron, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Mallard, 2 Moorhen.
    1 Snipe on Pintail Point. 1 Buzzard, 2 Lapwing overflying, 2 Jackdaw, 4 Pheasant, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Wren, 1 Swallow. 1 Stock Dove. On feeders 5 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 m Great Spotted Woodpecker.

  • 4th April 2017 seen by Working Party

    2 Snipe, 8 Swallow, 1 Kingfisher, 3m+1f Tufted Duck, pair of Mandarin, 2 Egyptian Geese, Willow Warbler heard, several Chiffchaff heard, several Blackcaps including 2 males seen, 2 Coal Tit, Nuthatch + 4 Goldfinch with one seen taking nesting material. 6 Heron nests now have young.
    Picture of recently completed laid hedge. We are pleased to see it greening up nicely with new growth, the Blackthorn within it now flowering.

    Newly Laid Hedge 04-04-17

  • 31 March 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 2 Swallows, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
    Dam End:- 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1m Reed Bunting, 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Herring Gulls.
    North Bank:- 1 Blackcap, 2 Sand Martins, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Jay.

  • 29th March 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 25 Sand Martins, 1 Swallow, 2 Pairs of Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Mandarins, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Coal Tit.

  • 28th March 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 2m Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzards, 1m Reed Bunting, 2 Adult Med Gulls, 1 Lapwing, 2 Pairs of Gadwall, 3m Mandarins, 3 Egyptian Geese, 2 Teal, 1 Kingfisher (1 Red Kite reported earlier and 4 Sand Martins at 6pm).

  • 28th March 2017 seen by Moi Hicks

    Four Sand Martin at the West End at 4pm.

  • 28th March 2017 by Work Party

    Notes from work party by Phil Holland.
    3 Snipe, singing Blackcap and several Chiffchaffs, Tawny Owl on 4 eggs, 5 Mandarin clutches and 3 Stock Doves, Great Crested Grebes displaying

  • 27th March 2017 seen by James King

    West End:- 2 Egyptian Goose (Pintail Bank), 2 Stock Dove, Reed Bunting, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Buzzard, 7 Chiffchaff (singing), 2 Grey Heron (nestlings poking heads out of nests in large tree), 12 Cormorant, 2 Canada Goose, 20 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Greylag Goose, Pheasant.
    Dam End:- 2 SANDWICH TERN