Selected recent sightings - Highlights - All sightings are added to the Friends’ database and a 3-month summary list appears in the Newsletter. Records of all wildlife (fauna and flora) are encouraged. Please send reports to sightings@weirwood.me.uk.
02-02-2012
01-02-2012
31-01-2012
30-01-2012
29-01-2012
28-01-2012
27-01-2012
25-01-2012
24-01-2012
23-01-2012
22-01-2012
21-01-2012
20-01-2012
19-01-2012
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Barnacle Goose - 4 at west end (STh)
Canada Goose - 50+ at west end (STh)
Common Buzzard - 1 at west end (STh)
Barn Owl - 1 at Whillet’s (DW)
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 at west end (STh)
Marsh Tit - 1 at west end (STh)
Bullfinch - a pair at Whillet’s (DW)
Fox - 2 at west end (STh)
Mandarin - 3 at west end (ND)
Gadwall - 9 at west end (ND)
Teal - 89 at west end (ND)
Common Pochard - 2 at west end (ND)
Tufted Duck - 2 at west end (ND)
Lapwing - 28 at west end (ND)
Dunlin - 3 at west end (ND)
Common Snipe - 18 at west end (ND)
Green Sandpiper - 4 at west end (ND)
Marsh Tit - 2 at west end (ND)
Mute Swan - 2 at west end + 2 at dam end (DW)
Kestrel - 1 at west end (DW)
Marsh Tit - 1 at west end (DW)
Linnet - ca.40 along north bank (DW)
Mandarin - 3 at west end (ND)
Peregrine Falcon - a male at west end (ND)
Green Sandpiper - 4 at west end + 1 on dam (ND)
Wigeon - 2 at west end (ND)
Gadwall - 7 in total (both ends) (ND)
Teal - 98 at west end (ND)
Common Pochard - a pair seen from dam end (ND)
Cormorant - 24 at dam end (ND)
Moorhen 14 at west end (ND)
Lapwing - 34 at west end (ND)
Common Snipe - 36 at west end (ND)
Green Sandpiper - 4 at west end (ND)
Common Gull - 12 at west end (ND)
Green Woodpecker - 1 along north bank (ND)
Grey Wagtail - 1 at dam end (ND)
Fieldfare - 20 at dam end (ND)
Redwing - 20 at dam end (ND)
Chiffchaff - 1 along north bank (ND)
Long-tailed Tit - 16 along north bank (ND)
Mars Tit - 1 along north bank + 1 at west end (ND)
Treecreeper - 1 along north bank (ND)
Bullfinch - 1 along north bank (ND)
Reed Bunting - 1 at west end (ND)
Greylag Goose - 100+ flew over west end (JJo)
Gadwall - 7 at west end (JJo)
Teal - 50+ at west end (JJo)
Common Pochard - a male at west end (JJo)
Grey Heron - 9 at nests (JJo)
Common Buzzard - 1 at dam end (BJ)
Moorhen - 10 at west end (JJo)
Lapwing - 34 at west end (JJo)
Common Snipe - 24 at west end (JJo)
Green Sandpiper - 2 at west end (JJo)
Black-headed Gull - 200+ at west end (JJo)
Herring Gull- 4 at west end (JJo)
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 at west end (JJo)
Pied Wagtail - 30+ at west end (JJo)
Fieldfare - ca.30 along north bank (BJ)
Redwing - ca.40 along north bank (BJ)
Gadwall - 2 at west end (ND)
Tufted Duck - 1 at west end (ND)
Common Snipe - 22 at west end (ND)
Green Sandpiper - 4 at west end (ND)
Common Gull - 30 at west end (ND)
Barn Owl - 1 at west end (ND)
Teal - 87 at west end (ND)
Tufted Duck - 3 at west end (ND)
Grey Heron - 7 at nests (ND)
Lapwing - 40 at west end (ND)
Common Snipe - 24 at west end (ND)
Green Sandpiper - 4 at west end (ND)
Stock Dove - 8 at west end (ND)
Pied Wagtail - 87 at west end (ND)
Fieldfare - ca.130 on north bank with a few Redwings
and Mistle Thrushes (ST)
Long-tailed Tit - 11 on north bank (ST)
Marsh Tit - 2 at west end (ND)
Greenfinch - ca.40 at west end (ND)
Linnet - ca.60 on north bank (ST), 57 at west end (ND)
Lesser Redpoll - 3 at west end (ND)
Bullfinch - pair on north bank (ST)
Reed Bunting - 3 at west end (ND)
Mute Swan - 2 flying off west fairly high (DW)
Lapwing - ca.60 at west end (DW)
Common Snipe - 3 at west end (DW)
Marsh Tit - 1 at west end (DW)
Fallow Deer - 3 at west end (DW)
Great Grey Shrike - again along Millennium Walk (PW)
Greylag Goose - 121 at west end (BJ)
Canada Goose - 92 at west end (BJ)
Gadwall - 13 at west end (BJ)
Teal - 80+ at west end (ND)
Grey Heron - 9 at west end (BJ)
Sparrowhawk - a female at west end (BJ)
Common Buzzard - 1 at west end (BJ)
Moorhen - 9 at west end (BJ)
Lapwing - ca.35 at west end (BJ)
Common Snipe - 1 at west end (BJ)
Green Sandpiper - 3 at west end (ND)
Black-headed Gull - 155 at west end (ND)
Common Gull - 43 at west end (ND)
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 at west end (ND)
Stock Dove - 7 at west end (BJ)
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 3 at west end (BJ)
Marsh Tit - 1 at west end (BJ)
Great Grey Shrike - 1 along Millennium Walk 450m
from dam (ND)
Linnet - 55-60 along north bank (ND)
Reed Bunting - 1 at west end (BJ)
Great Grey Shrike - 1 on BirdGuides could refer to
previous day (SOS posting of 21st concerns sighting
on 20th)
Great Grey Shrike - 1 on north bank near dam (TL)
Barn Owl - 2 at west end (AC)
Mandarin - 4 at west end (ND)
Gadwall - 8 at west end (ND)
Teal - 116 at west end (ND)
Goosander - 2 flew over west end (ND)
Kestrel - a male at west end (ND)
Peregrine Falcon - a male at west end (ND)
Lapwing - 9 at west end (ND)
Common Snipe - 17 at west end (ND)
Green Sandpiper - 3 at west end (ND)
Stock Dove - 14 at west end (ND)
Barn Owl - 1 at west end (ND)


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