West End:- c50 x Canada Goose, 1 x Bar-headed Goose, 250+ x Greylag Goose, 2 x Egyptian Goose, 6 x Mandarin Duck, 1 x Shoveler, 15 x Mallard, 3 x Teal, 3 x Pheasant, 7 x Woodpigeon, 2 x Moorhen, 3 x Coot, 1 x Little Grebe, 7 x Great Crested Grebe, 8 x Black-headed Gull, 18 x Cormorant, 2 x Great White Egret, 2 x Grey Heron, 1 x Kingfisher, 1 x Magpie, 2 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Marsh Tit, 2 x Blue Tit, 3 x Great Tit, 2 x Goldcrest

WeirWood on a day of mixed weather, gloom and rain eventually clearing a bit at ca11:00 hrs after 3hrs. 28 Fieldfares were in the bushes below the dam, viewed from the dam, 4 Redwings over. 2 male Stonechats on top of the dam today. Then out of nowhere and at speed a male Merlin flew north over the dam towards the pumping station, a real beauty what I saw of it. Seemingly it was after a Meadow Pipit that got away. I then lost sight of it. Others noted included 40 Redpolls over the c/pk-dam area, a few Siskins, maybe … Read the rest

Started at the dam this morning with a male Stonechat sat up on top of the dam with three Meadow Pipits. Grey Wagtail along waters edge, 3 Egyptian Geese and 51 Great crested Grebes noted. 33 Lesser Redpolls, 3 Siskins, 1 Chaffinch, 13 Goldfinch and 19 Redwings flyovers. A very high flying Heron came over the dam circling high up for 10 mins, watching it scope hard to get any colour but did look purple on jizz but guess its another which was just to distant to be 100%. It eventually went off high NW.
At the west end 1 … Read the rest

Only had an hour at the west end this morning as a to go out,again even though there was ESE winds nothing was really on the move, but there were a few highlights including a flock of 33 Fieldfare which flew in from the north landing briefly then flew over the west end.
Hearing a Parakeet eyes to the sky but it took several minutes before I can’t sight of it flying off south over the car park,our 140th bird of 2025. Then i caught sight of a small falcon flying fast high north,my gut said Merlin but i can’t … Read the rest

Was hoping for some Vis- Mig this morning so walked up to the field opposite the hide on north bank.
Straight away it appears nothing much was going on so walked across the road to the set aside fields Wow they looked good.
Around here 10 Goldfinch, 14 Linnets, 35 Chaffinches and 2 Bramblings sat in an Ash tree. Here too 3 Mistle Thrushes landed.
On the way back just above the road/ river on Whillet’s NE boundary hedge I heard a Yellow Browned Warbler calling, I’d just located which bush it was in then it flew to larger trees … Read the rest

West end (late PM):- Peregrine flew towards the dam and flock of 25 Redwings north. 22 Teal, 5 Wigeon, 1 Shoveler, 12 Mandarins, 46 Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Little Egret, 3 Coot, 3 Moorhen, 3 Mute Swans, 1 Jay.

Weir Wood Reservoir – Dam end:- 2 x Canada Goose, 3 x Greylag Goose, 6 x Egyptian Goose, 1 x Mandarin Duck, 27 x Mallard, 1 x Domestic Mallard, 9 x Woodpigeon, 1 x Moorhen, 24 x Great Crested Grebe, 44 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Herring Gull, 45 x Cormorant, 5 x Grey Heron, 1 x Green Woodpecker, 1 x Magpie, 5 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Blue Tit, 1 x Robin, 2 x Grey Wagtail, 3 x Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 3 x Meadow Pipit, 11 x Goldfinch

WeirWood from 7:30hrs. Started at the west end here the normal selection of duck inc’ 2 Shoveller and 2 Wigeon. Also of note 4 Redpolls, 4 Fieldfare and a Marsh Tit. At Whillett’s a Water Rail was present, seen and heard. At the dam 2 Jays, male Green Woodpecker, 12 Meadow Pipits and 2 Grey Wagtail on the dam crest. Overhead several Siskins were noted whilst mid-reservoir 4 Common Scoters all females was a nice sight. But that was the highlight of my morning so far. A Buzzard showed really well in the c/pk down to 20ft or so. A … Read the rest

Whillets with the work party, 9 Fieldfares.

West End:- 6 x Canada Goose, 1 x Greylag Goose, 3 x Mute Swan, 2 x Egyptian Goose, 4 x Mandarin Duck, 1 x Shoveler, 1 x Gadwall, 27 x Mallard, 1 x Domestic Mallard, 17 x Teal, 1 x Pochard, 3 x Woodpigeon, 2 x Coot, 4 x Great Crested Grebe, 1 x Black-headed Gull, 4 x Cormorant, 2 x Grey Heron, 1 x Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 x Green Woodpecker, 1 x Jay, 2 x Magpie, 34 x Jackdaw, 1 x Coal Tit, 5 x Blue Tit, 4 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Goldcrest, 2 x … Read the rest