Friends of Weir Wood Society

Category: Sighting

  • 27th March 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    2 Sandwich Terns seen between 15:00-17-00 flying up and down the Reservoir.
    West End:- 1 Red Kite, 2 Snipe, 5 House Martins, 3 Gadwall, 1 Coot, 2 Reed Buntings, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Mandarins, 2 Grey Wagtails, 1 Lapwing 3 more flew East, 1m Brimstone Butterfly.
    Dam End-1 drake Goldeneye, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzards, 2 Kestrel,1 Osprey reported late morning

  • 27th March 2017 seen by Mark Roberts

    West End:- 5 Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Chiffchaff, 3 Cormorant, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Heron 10 on nests, Magpie, Mandarin Duck, Wren, 3 Canada Goose, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, 4 Great Crested Grebe, Great Tit, 2 House Sparrow, 7 Mallard, 3 Pheasant, Chiffchaff.

  • 26th March 2017 seen by Moi Hicks

    West End:- 1m+1f Goldeneye, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1f Kingfisher near the kingfisher bank, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Marsh Tit.

  • 26th March 2017 seen by Bob Johnson

    Dam end:- 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1m Goldeneye, 4 Pied Wagtail, 11 nests @ Rookery. Possible Osprey sighting today by persons unknown.
    West End:- 1 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 4 Lapwing, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Mandarin.

  • 26th March 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Skylarks, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Egyptian Geese.
    West End:- 1m Goldeneye, 4 Egyptian Geese, 2 Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull and 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull flyovers, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 5 Buzzards, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Grey Wagtails, 6 Mandarins.
    Also Grey Heron young seen in two nests, 2 in each nest.

  • 23rd March 2017 seen by Bob Johnson

    Dam End:- 18 Canada Geese, 3 Greylag Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese.
    Whillet’s:- 1m Mandarin, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher.
    West End:- 1 Gadwall, 1 Coot, Chiffchaff heard.

  • 23rd March 2017 seen by Brendan Lanigan

    An Osprey was seen this morning at around 9:30 – for about 10 minutes.

  • 21st March 2017 seen by Mark Roberts

    West End:- 4 Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Dunnock, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Greylag Goose, 4 Mandarin Duck, 7 Canada Goose, 15 Cormorant, 2 Egyptian Goose (on raft), 2 Great Tit, 2 Mallard.

  • 19th March 2017 seen by Bob Johnson, Alastair Gray and Bill Truckle

    Whillet’s:- 2 Jay, 1m Bullfinch, 1m Teal, 1 Chiffchaff & 1 Wren heard.
    West End:- 43 Great Crested Grebe, 27 Cormorant, 40 Grey Heron – now over 40 active nests in the heronry, 1 immature Mute Swan, 1 Greylag, 3 Canada Geese, 3m Mandarin, 1m+1f Gadwall, 15+ Mallard, 1m Goldeneye, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine flying, 1 Moorhen, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull with 10 Herring Gull flying high over, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 1m Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Grey Wagtail on hide roof, 2 Chiffchaff heard, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Dunnock displaying, 6 Magpie, 1f Reed Bunting on feeders.

  • 17th March 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 2 Great Black-backed Gulls, 2 Chiffchaffs.
    West End:- 1m+1f Tufted Ducks, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Geese.