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)

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

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.

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

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.

New Reed bed on south bank work party had 2 pairs of Reed Warblers and pair of Reed Buntings.

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

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.

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.

Went to the dam today but it was very quiet. Common Terns and Common Sand plus Hobby and a few Buzzards.

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.

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)

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

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

15+ terns at the dam in a blustery wind. I think a few are Arctic.