Friends of Weir Wood Society

Category: Sighting

  • 2nd September 2017 seen by The Ringers

    Ringing this morning was good with a number of Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Blackcaps. Not sure how much longer Willow Warblers will be around. Other observations included: 2 Buzzards, 2 Kingfishers, Little Egret and Sand Martins. I did note – no Terns.

  • 2nd September 2017 seen by Phil Holland

    West End:- At 11.00 about 50 House Martins over with a few Swallows, a Kingfisher, 3 Buzzards, 2 Green Sandpipers, a few Lapwings, 2 Little Egrets, Stock Dove bathing (there are still 7 boxes with active Stock Dove nests; 3 with eggs and 4 with young) as well as usual resident waterbirds.

  • 31st August 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Teal, 2 Kingfisher, 47 Mallard,4 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, 40 Swallows, 7 House Martins, 1 Sand Martin.

  • 30th August 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 80+ Swallows, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Common Tern.

  • 29th August 2017 seen by Bob Johnson

    West End:-  2 juvenile Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 4 Green Sandpipers, 122 Canada Geese, 6 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Swallow, 6 House Martin.
    Whillets:- Butterflies: 1 Small Heath, 1 Common Blue, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood. Dragonflies: 1 Migrant Hawker, 1 Southern Hawker, 1 Ruddy Darter, 1 Azure Damselfly.

  • 28th August 2017 by The Ringers

    Ringing early morning to mid afternoon was very productive and included numerous Chiffchaff and Willow Warblers. It is interesting to see the difference in wing length between the two. Also caught: Blackcaps; Garden Warblers; Goldcrest; Treecreepers; a party of Long–tailed Tits and a Marsh Tit.
    Also saw a Peregrine Falcon.

  • 28th August 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 1 Wheatear, 15 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpipers, 280 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Tern, 2 Mandarin, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Grebe+1 juvenile, 1 Bullfinch, 12 Chiffchaff, 1f+1 juvenile Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 House Martin.
    Whillet’s:- 2 Sedge Warblers, 6 Willow Warblers, 12 Chiffchaffs, 6 Blackcaps, 3 Common Whitethroats, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Swallows, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Bullfinch +3 juveniles, Raven heard, 3 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel and 1 Painted Lady Butterfly.

  • 27th August 2017 seen by Richard Lowe

    Wood Carpet Moth – a new species for our reserve.

    Wood Carpet Moth 27-08-17

  • 27th August 2017 seen by Mark Roberts

    12+ Black-headed Gull, 10 Canada Goose, Common Tern, 46+ Great Crested Grebe, 10+ Grey Heron, 2
    Little Egret, Mandarin Duck, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Common Sandpiper, 7+ Cormorant, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing, 7 Mallard, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Stock Dove.

  • 27th August 2017 by The Ringers

    Early this morning the species we rung included: Blackcaps, Garden Warblers, Nuthatches and another new Marsh Tit. Sightings include: a Spotted Flycatcher, two Kingfishers, Buzzards, two Sparrowhawks, two Little Egrets, Sand Martins and a number of Hornets.