Category: Sighting

Dam End:- WeirWood on a lovely calm morning was fairly quiet to start but soon picked up. At the dam 2 Common Sands and 2 Common Terns, a few House Martins and a Swift. On the dam top a couple of nice Wheatear, male and female were seen only briefly after first light. In the c/pk a Garden Warbler was seen and in the overflow a pair of Grey Wagtails. Whitethroat was still in the bushes and along the north bank a Lesser Whitethroat was noted near the picnic site, here it was odd to have a Curlew fly over headed north.

West End:- a summer plumaged Great Egret was on the canoeist beach and 2 Common Terns were now on a nesting platform, 2 Kingfishers were seen.

Whilletts:- 3 Reed Buntings and a Reed Warbler. Not a bad morning after a few really quiet ones.

West End:- 1 Hobby, 1 female Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Tern, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Tufted Duck pair, 2 Great Black Backed, 2 Lesser Black Backed, 2 Black Headed Gulls, 1 Little Egret, 2 Swallows.

Dam End:- Whimbrel, Buzzards, Red Kite, Raven, female Sparrowhawk and 2 Swallows noted.

Whillets:-3 Whitethroats, Garden Warbler, 1+ Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Buntings and 2 Bullfinch.
Butterflies:-1 Red Admiral, 2 Orange Tip, 3 Peacock,
Others:- 1 Green- veined White + Common Lizard, Field Vole and Common Shrew. No Grass Snakes.

WeirWood was misty to start and a cold 2.5oc, so a look along the north bank was undertaken. Here Marsh Tit, 2 Garden Warblers and a Whitethroat were seen. There were plenty of Blackcaps along here too, seems to be good for them so far. In the c/pk 2 Goldcrests were noted, both in song. Later st the west end it was still misty but 2 Kingfisher flew by close to the hide. Under the feeders 2 Stock Doves again

Dam End:- Not much around this morning but 35 Swallows, 5 House Martins, 4 Sand Martins, 2 Grey Wagtails, Mute Swan, 2 Egyptians, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Teal flew south, 2 Mandarins, 2 Lesser Black Backed gulls and pair of Greylags with 8 tiny Goslings.

Dam End:- Artic Terns, Great White Egret & 2 Garden warblers.

Dam End:- WeirWood was decidedly damp this morning but the birding was okay with Black, Arctic and 2 Common Terns from the dam, the Arctic was particularly lovely in flight. On the dam a pair of Little-ringed Plovers and a Common Sand. Plenty of hirundines in now, with the Barn Swallows were smaller numbers of House Martins. In the c/pk a Garden Warbler has joined the Blackcaps singing away and below the dam in the bushes the by now usual Whitethroat.

West End:- 2 more Common Terns on one of the platforms, 2 Kingfishers

Whilletts:- it was good to see Water Rail was still present. Here a Reed Warbler was still in song and 2 Reed Buntings were noted. The rain then cleared by about 8:00 bringing on more song and another Reed Warbler briefly in front of the hide.

West End:- 2 Common Snipe flushed at Pintail, also 2 Barn Owls seen roosting. 2 Garden Warblers heard singing.
Whillets:- a Jack Snipe was accidentally flushed. Large Red damselfly at Meadow Pond. Reed Warbler heard, male Bullfinch.
Several Orange Tip & GV White butterflies seen.

West end:- 2 Common Terns on raft, Garden Warbler singing in the study area and Marsh Tit sitting on eggs in one of the nest boxes.

West End (mid afternoon):- 61 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black Backed, 1 Great Black Backed, 2 Black Headed Gull – all Gulls down on the water together. Noted Great Crested Grebe pair building a nest. 6 Stock Dove, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 2+ Blackcap.

Whillet’s:- Blackcap, Whitethroat & Chiffchaff all noted.