Friends of Weir Wood Society

Category: Sighting

  • 13th February 2017 seen by Bob Johnson

    Includes monthly WeBS.
    All reservoir counts:- 18 Great Crested Grebe, 31 Cormorant, 14 Grey Heron (most at heronry), 27 Canada Geese, 18 Mallard, 99 Black-headed Gull, 9 Common Gull.
    Dam End:- 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, Rooks heard.
    West End:- 10 Greylag, 1 Hybrid Goose, 18 Gadwall, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 36 Lapwing, pair of Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Coal Tit, Bullfinch heard.
    Whillet’s:- 1f Sparrowhawk, c.30 Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove heard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 102 Reed Bunting seen at reed-bed roost between 15:50 & 17:20.

  • 9th February 2017 by Bob Johnson

    West End: 10 Grey Heron around nests, 30 Gadwall, 1 Coot, 12 Mallard, 1 Nuthatch, 1 GS Woodpecker.

  • 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.