Friends of Weir Wood Society

Category: Sighting

  • 16th January 2018 from The Work Party

    West End:- 3 Little Grebes, 2 Barn Owls, 10 Snipe and a Bullfinch.
    The photo shows mysterious clear jelly blobs – one suggestion is that they are the regurgitated innards of frogs, possibly from a Heron.

    Mystery Jelly Blobs 16-01-18

  • 12th January 2018 seen by Bob Johnson

    Viewing today from the road looking over the Whillet’s reed-bed between 14:45 & 16:20, I saw the following:-
    Reed Bunting – Roost count – 194 went IN & 28 came OUT over the 95 minute period.
    Also saw:- 2 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, Green Woodpecker & Stock Dove heard, also c.300 Starling flock flyover.
    Herons are starting to come into the Heronry at dusk, at least 6 noted.

  • 11th January 2018 seen by Andrew Smith

    Observed between 13.40-14.40; Car Park. Mainly around feeders:- 6 Chaffinch 1 f Brambling with them under feeders. 8 Blue Tit. 2 Great Tit. 1 Coal Tit. 1 Treecreeper. 1 m Great Spotted Woodpecker. 1 Robin. 1 Blackbird. 1 m Pheasant. 1 Goldfinch. On reservoir 4 Cormorant. 3 Great Crested Grebe.15 Black-headed Gulls. 5 Common Gull.

  • 8th January 2018 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- Male and female Tawny Owl, 4 Bullfinch.
    Dam End:- 3 Hawfinch in top of trees by Southern Water,plus large Linnet flock, 1 Little Egret,122 Lapwing flew south, 3 Common Gulls.

  • 6th January 2018 seen by Mark Roberts

    6+ Black-headed Gull, 5+ Blue Tit, 2 Carrion Crow, 2+ Coal Tit, Coot, Dunnock, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50+ Greylag Goose, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 10+ Mallard, Nuthatch, 4 Rook, 2 Blackbird, Brambling, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Common Gull, 6 Cormorant, 5+ Goldfinch, 2 Great Tit, 50+ Jackdaw, 2 Magpie, 2 Marsh Tit, Robin, 7+ Woodpigeon.
     
    A fly tipper has dumped a pile of rubbish in the North Bank car park.

  • 6th January 2018 from The Ringers

    Ringing in the study area in the morning saw the normal winter species – Blue Tit and Great Tit. Other species of note were Bullfinch (last year female), Chaffinch (full adult female), Goldcrest (last year female) and Marsh Tit (full adult).
    A loud Raven flew over the study area and a Buzzard flew off from the ground in the area. A Short-tailed Vole was the only mammal of note. The reservoir levels are the highest they have been for a while.

  • 6th January 2018 from Tom Howard-Jones

    Some items of camera equipment were found at Weir Wood today. For further information please contact the Membership Secretary at membership@weirwood.me.uk

  • 4th January 2018 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 1m Brambling under the feeders, 2 Hawfinch flew SW as did a single Snipe. 48 Cormorants, 6 Mandarins, 2 Treecreepers, 1 Marsh Tit, 15 Rooks, 1 Common Gull, 2 Buzzards, 20+ Reed Buntings flew towards roost, 6 Chaffinch, 500+ Black-headed Gulls.

  • 4th January 2018 seen by Richard Woods

    West End (1100 to 1200):- 3 Egyptian Geese, 12 Greylags, 7 Teal, Heron, Buzzards, Sparrowhawk, approx 40 Lapwings.
    Feeders and surrounding trees:- Brambling, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Goldfinches, Chaffinches, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Long-tailed, Great, Blue, Marsh, and Coal Tits.
    Also the usual Cormorants, Great Crested Grebes and Mallards.

  • 3rd January 2018 seen by Andrew Smith

    West end car park (14,07-15,30):- 28 Greylag Geese, 20 Mallard, 4 Gadwall, 1m Tufted, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 23 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard overflying, 68 Black-headed Gulls, 9 Common Gulls, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit,1 Coal Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Chaffinch,1 Goldfinch, numerous Woodpigeons overflying,