Friends of Weir Wood Society

Category: Sighting

  • 7th February 2017 by Bob Johnson

    West End: 16 Grey Heron seen at heronry nests, 15 Gadwall, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Long Tailed Tit.

  • 4th February 2017 by Mark Roberts

    West End: 12+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Coal Tit, 20+ Fieldfare, 1 Goldfinch, 2+ Great Tit, 30+ Greylag Goose, 1 Magpie, 1 Marsh Tit, 10+ Woodpigeon, 6+ Blue Tit, 1 Canada Goose, 6 Cormorant, 39 Gadwall, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Grey Heron standing by nests, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck.

  • 3rd February 2017 seen by Andrew Smith

    Car Park (09.46-11.17) 66 Greylag Geese, 9 Canada Geese, 1 Hybrid Goose, 75 Cormorant, 18 Gadwall, 8 Mallard, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Moorhen, 30-35 Lapwing flying overhead, 5 Grey Heron,  8 Black-headed Gull. On or around feeders 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker1m 1f, 8 Blue Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Pheasant, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, numerous Woodpigeon. Fields at back of car park 35-40 Fieldfares, 20-25 Redwings, 20-25 Starlings.

  • 31st January 2017 seen by Work Party

    4 Egyptian Geese flew over, Grey Wagtail and Pied Wagtail. A couple of Mandarin flew past and later on the reservoir 3m+1f were seen. Also 2 Treecreepers and a flock of Redwings.
    The work party were hedge laying on the north bank.

  • 30th January 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 34 Mallard, 7 Mandarin, 1 Tufted Duck, 19 Gadwall, 12 Teal, 1 Snipe, 63 Lapwing, 3 Moorhen, 2 Greylag Geese, 2 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch.

  • 29th January 2017 seen by Bob Johnson

    Dam End:- 20 Great Crested Grebe, 13 Canada Geese, 2 Pied Wagtail.
    West End:- 145 Lapwing, 2 Mute Swan, 56 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 128 Greylag + 1 hybrid, 28 Gadwall, 21 Teal, 14 Mallard, 6m+2f Tufted Duck, 4 Moorhen, 1 Sparrowhawk, 87 Black-headed Gull, 5 Common Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Wren, 1 Redwing.
    Feeders:- 2m+1f Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 10+ Blue Tit, 4+ Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, several Goldfinch & Chaffinch, Dunnock singing.

  • 24th January 2017 seen by Bob Johnson

    West End:- There were 4 Snipe on Pintail bank; 1 Buzzard seen and the usual birds at the feeders but little else.

  • 23rd January 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 158 Greylag Geese, 7 Common Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1m Bullfinch, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Mallard, 11 Lapwing, 2 Stock Dove.
    Dam End:- 1m 1f Shoveler, 78 Cormorant, 5m 3f Tufted Duck, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 Redwing, 2 Jay, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Lapwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Grey Heron, 15 Mallard, 265 Black-headed Gull, 7 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull.
    Whillets:- 16:00-16:45 132 Reed Buntings came in to roost at the reed bed, 1 Siskin, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker heard, 1 Grey Heron flew over, 80 Starling flew over, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Canada Geese flew over.

  • 22nd January 2017 by Bob Johnson

    West End: Afternoon visit – Almost totally frozen with only some open water to the far side out from Pintail bank point: 137 Greylag, 3M+2F Mandarin, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk (seen by others), 1 Fieldfare, 1 Kingfisher, 3 LT Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch.

    West End – Pintail bank: 4 Snipe, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush.

    Dam End: Also partially frozen mainly on the West side. 1 Grey Heron, pair of Wigeon, 5M+1F Tufted Duck,8 LT Tit, 1 Goldcrest.  Start of Gull Roost  c450 BH Gull, 5+ Common Gull, 5+ Herring Gull.

  • 20th January 2017 seen by Andrew Smith

    West End – Car Park (10.35-12.00):- Reservoir frozen to Pintail Point with the odd pool of open water near bushes 29 Greylag Geese, 1 Hybrid Goose, 40 Cormorant, 1 Little Grebe, 10 Teal, 5 Mallard, 39 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Stock Dove, 14 Lapwing. On the feeders:- 1 m Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Goldfinch,  2 Chaffinch, 1 Goldcrest, I Robin.
    In the fields behind the car park:- 6 Song Thrush, 1 Red-legged Partridge.