Latest Sightings

• 4th June 2026 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp)4 June 2026
  WeirWood late morning to early afternoon, the first bird was a rather pale Honey Buzzard over the dam in a bright sunny spell even in these blustery conditions at 12:05hrs. Plenty of Swifts with ca150 present mostly over the dam. 4 Common Terns and 4 Herring Gulls were present. A Hobby flew over the dam… Read more: 4th June 2026 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp)
• 4th June 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding4 June 2026
  West End:- 2 x Greylag Goose, 16 x Canada Goose, 5 x Mandarin Duck, 4 x Mallard, 1 x Stock Dove, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x European Herring Gull, 2 x Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 x Common Tern, 19 x Great Crested Grebe, 27 x Great Cormorant, 11 x Grey Heron, 4 x Great… Read more: 4th June 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding
• 2nd June 2026 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp)2 June 2026
  WeirWood late afternoon at the dam produced 2 Great Egrets flying west, both non breeding plumaged birds. On the dam 2 Common Terns, Grey Wagtail and several Herring Gulls. Lots of Swifts about too. It’s been a bit samey the last few days, at least the egrets were somewhat different. In the c/pk Goldcrest and… Read more: 2nd June 2026 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp)
• 2nd June 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding2 June 2026
  West End:- 31 x Greylag Goose, 7 x Canada Goose, 3 x Egyptian Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 13 x Mallard, 2 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 x Common Tern, 7 x Great Crested Grebe, 31 x Great Cormorant, 17 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Magpie,… Read more: 2nd June 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding
• 1st June 2026 seen by Alastair Gray (via WhatsApp)1 June 2026
  West end at lay-by this afternoon-30 Great Crested Grebes,34 Greylags,2 Egyptians,6 Common Terns,2 Black headed Gulls,2 LBB Gulls,4 Herring Gulls,3 singing Reed Warblers,Chiffchaff,Blackcap & female Whitethroat. 10 Swallows,3 Swifts,3 Buzzards & 3 Reed Kites.Pair of House Sparrows nesting on School,plus loads of fledged Blue and Great Tits. Kingfisher seen twice and several GCG on nests.
• 31st May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding31 May 2026
  West End:- 15 x Greylag Goose, 16 x Canada Goose, 3 x Egyptian Goose, 1 x Gadwall, 4 x Mallard, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 61 x European Herring Gull, 2 x Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 x Common Tern, 16 x Great Crested Grebe, 35 x Great Cormorant, 14 x Grey Heron, 3 x Common Buzzard,… Read more: 31st May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding
• 30th May 2026 seen by Alastair Gray (via WhatsApp)30 May 2026
  Whillets-8+ Reed warblers at Reed bed,Kingfisher,2 Red Kites,1 Kestrel and 2 Fledged GS Woodpeckers. Butterflies-1 Meadow Brown,4 Large Skippers,2 Common Blues,2 Small Heaths,3 Small Coppers,2 Comma,1 Painted Lady,1 Speckled Wood & 2 Green Veined whites.Moths 1 Silver Y,2 Burnett Campanions.1 Grass Snake,1 Common Lizard &1 Young fallow fawn hiding in meadow two. Dragonfly’s-3 Emperor Dragonfly,2… Read more: 30th May 2026 seen by Alastair Gray (via WhatsApp)
• 30th May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding30 May 2026
  West End:- 28 x Greylag Goose, 19 x Canada Goose, 5 x Egyptian Goose, 5 x Mallard, 3 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 38 x European Herring Gull, 8 x Common Tern, 8 x Great Crested Grebe, 47 x Great Cormorant, 10 x Grey Heron, 5 x Common Buzzard, 2 x Eurasian Jackdaw,… Read more: 30th May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding
• 30th May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding30 May 2026
  Weir Wood Reservoir – Dam end:- 15 x Canada Goose, 11 x Egyptian Goose, 4 x Mallard, 5 x Common Woodpigeon, 3 x European Herring Gull, 1 x Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 x Common Tern, 9 x Great Crested Grebe, 4 x Great Cormorant, 2 x Grey Heron, 1 x Red Kite, 5 x Common… Read more: 30th May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding
• 28th May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding28 May 2026
  West End:- 35 x Greylag Goose, 23 x Canada Goose, 9 x Egyptian Goose, 4 x Mallard, 1 x Stock Dove, 5 x Common Woodpigeon, 3 x Black-headed Gull, 5 x Common Tern, 12 x Great Crested Grebe, 30 x Great Cormorant, 15 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Buzzard, 2 x Common Kingfisher, 3… Read more: 28th May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding
• 27th May 2026 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp)27 May 2026
  WeirWood from the dam from 7:30hrs. Lovely sunny day again. Good numbers of hirundines inc’ 30+ House Martins, 50+ Barn Swallows, also about 20 Swifts. Gulls inc’ Lesser and Great Black-backed, Black-headed and Herring in very small numbers, just ones and twos plus 4 Common Terns. 6 Great-crested Grebes were noted plus a male Mandarin.… Read more: 27th May 2026 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp)
• 26th May 2026 seen by Jonathon Ross (via WhatsApp)26 May 2026
  Small nest box survey- 7 Marsh Tits, 5 Nuthatches and numerous Blue and Great Tits have fledged. I disturbed a Tawny Owl on my walk to the north bank boxes.
• 26th May 2026 seen by Alastair Gray (via WhatsApp)26 May 2026
  New Reed bed on south bank work party had 2 pairs of Reed Warblers and pair of Reed Buntings.
• 24th May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding24 May 2026
  West End:- 12 x Greylag Goose, 14 x Canada Goose, 3 x Egyptian Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 1 x Mallard, 1 x Stock Dove, 1 x Black-headed Gull, 2 x Great Black-backed Gull, 7 x Common Tern, 13 x Great Crested Grebe, 25 x Great Cormorant, 18 x Grey Heron, 2 x Common Buzzard,… Read more: 24th May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding
• 24th May 2026 seen by Alastair Gray (via WhatsApp)24 May 2026
  All quiet at dam just 4 Swift,3 Swallow & 2 House Martins. No waders,1 GBB Gull,Egyptians with 8 young,Canadas with 6 young . Small movement of Herring Gulls SW. Usual warblers singing in car park (Blackcap, Chiffchaff,Garden).Plus 2 Com Terns.
• 23rd May 2026 seen by Stephen Biggs (via WhatsApp)23 May 2026
  Kingfisher – 4 x Egyptian Geese, 1 x Common Tern, Greylag & Canada Geese, 2 x Mandarin, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, at West End – Dam End no waders, 1 x Swift, 2 x Commin Tern, and numerous Pied Wagtails.
• 23rd May 2026 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp)23 May 2026
  Went to the dam today but it was very quiet. Common Terns and Common Sand plus Hobby and a few Buzzards.
• 22nd May 2026 seen by Alastair Gray (via WhatsApp)22 May 2026
  Whillets,Little Egret,Grey Wagtail,Bullfinch,5 Reed Warblers. Butterfly counts 2 Common Blue,2 Small Heath,3 Small Copper,5 Green Veined Whites.Also 3 Large Red eyed Damselflies. Dam end,1 Common Sandpiper,2 Hobby. Nearby on Ashdown (Priory Lane) Lovely dark morph male HB flying towards crossroads, plus 2 Redstarts,Cuckoo & family of fledged Stonechats.
• 22nd May 2026 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp)22 May 2026
  WeirWood on a bright calm morning at 7:15hrs. It was already 15oC. From the dam 5 Common Terns were present plus 9 Great-crested Grebes. On the dam 2 Ringed Plovers and a Sanderling were a surprise, they all seemed to disappear at ca7:45hrs. 8 Hobbies was nice, that’s the most I’ve seen this year. Lots… Read more: 22nd May 2026 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp)
• 21st May 2026 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp) – Osprey21 May 2026
  WeirWood from 7:00hrs on a cold overcast morning. From the dam 6 Common Terns, an ad’ Great Black-backed, ad’ Lesser Black-backed and ad’ Herring Gull plus 15 Great-crested Grebes. At 7:21hrs an Osprey appeared, caught a fish and flew off towards the west end. A single Hobby was noted perched up along the south bank.… Read more: 21st May 2026 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp) – Osprey
• 21st May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding21 May 2026
  West End:- 9 x Greylag Goose, 9 x Canada Goose, 7 x Egyptian Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 10 x Mallard, 7 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Great Black-backed Gull, 6 x Common Tern, 5 x Great Crested Grebe, 20 x Great Cormorant, 25 x Grey Heron, 1 x Eurasian Sparrowhawk,… Read more: 21st May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding
• 19th May 2026 seen by Jonathon Ross (via WhatsApp)19 May 2026
  15+ terns at the dam in a blustery wind. I think a few are Arctic.
• 19th May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding19 May 2026
  West End:- 3 x Greylag Goose, 3 x Canada Goose, 3 x Mallard, 4 x Common Woodpigeon, 1 x Black-headed Gull, 4 x Common Tern, 9 x Great Crested Grebe, 27 x Great Cormorant, 11 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Marsh Tit, 3 x Eurasian Blue Tit,… Read more: 19th May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding
• 18th May 2026 seen by James (via WhatsApp)18 May 2026
  4 hobbies at the dam this afternoon – nothing on the dam today Little egret at the west end.
• 17th May 2026 seen by Alastair Gray (via WhatsApp)17 May 2026
  Ringed Plover on dam 2 Hobbies 2 Little Egrets now.
• 16th May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding16 May 2026
  West End:- 5 x Greylag Goose, 6 x Canada Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 4 x Mallard, 2 x Common Pheasant, 1 x Stock Dove, 5 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 5 x Common Tern, 10 x Great Crested Grebe, 32 x Great Cormorant, 26 x Grey Heron, 4 x Common Buzzard, 1… Read more: 16th May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding
• 14th May 2026 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp)14 May 2026
  WeirWood early morning, bright but quite cloudy and 4oC. Started at the dam where 2 Little-ringed Plovers were still about but no other waders. Over the water 6 Common Terns and ca200 hirundines, mainly Barn Swallows but several House Martins and 3 Swifts too. A Tufted Duck male and Little Egret were along the north… Read more: 14th May 2026 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp)
• 14th May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding14 May 2026
  West End:- 20 x Greylag Goose, 9 x Canada Goose, 3 x Mallard, 1 x Common Pheasant, 3 x Stock Dove, 4 x Black-headed Gull, 6 x Common Tern, 6 x Great Crested Grebe, 22 x Grey Heron, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 2 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 1 x Common… Read more: 14th May 2026 seen by Linsey Gooding
• 13th May 2026 seen by James (via WhatsApp)13 May 2026
  2pm dam end – sunny but coming over very grey with lightning Lesser black back enjoying a fish on the dam 6 individual hobbies very active over the north bank – lovely to see them so low in good light Little egret on north bank 4 grebes 6 c terns.
• 12th May 2026 seen by Alastair Gray (via WhatsApp)12 May 2026
  Dam still 2 LRP and Dunlin this afternoon,1 Swift.