Friends of Weir Wood Society

Month: April 2022

  • 29th April 2022 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 8 Common Terns, 2 Common Sandpipers, 60 Swallows, 20 House Martins, 10 Sand Martins, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Mute Swans.
    West End:- 2 Mute Swans, 2 Egyptian Geese, Canada Goose with 6 goslings, Greylag with 6 goslings, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Mandarin, 2 Swallows.

  • 28th April 2022 seen by Mark Roberts

    West End:- 3 Blue Tit, 6 Canada Goose, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Coal Tit, 48+ Cormorant, 2 Dunnock, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Great Tit, 12 Grey Heron, 5 Greylag Goose, 9 Mallard, 1 Mandarin Duck, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Tufted Duck.

  • 28th April 2022 seen by Linsey Gooding

    West End:- 17 Canada Goose, 18 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Egyptian Goose, 4 Mandarin Duck, 6 Mallard – 1 ducking with 3 adults (2 m + 1 f), 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Pheasant, 1 Moorhen, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Common Tern, 56 Cormorant, 22 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 7 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch.

  • 27th April 2022 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 7 Common Terns, 50 Swallows, 30 House Martins, 5 Sand Martins.

  • 26th April 2022 seen by Linsey Gooding

    Dam End:- 6 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Woodpigeon, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Tern, 2 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Swallow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Grey Wagtail.

  • 25th April 2022 seen by Mark Roberts

    Blue Tit, Great Tit 3, Canada Geese 20, Mandarin Duck 3, Dunnock 2, Great Crested Grebe 5, Swallow 2, Greylag Geese 3, Sand Martin 2, Common Tern 1,  Rook 1,  Mallard 6,  Mute Swan 3, Egyptian Geese 9, Nuthatch, Grey Heron 5 on nests, Cormorant 25+ including on nests,  Goldfinch 2,  Coot, Lesser Black-backed Gull. Black-headed Gull.

  • 25th April 2022 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 1 Little Egret and 1 late Black-headed Gull flew E over dam, 25 Swallow, 12 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 1 Common Tern, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 4 Egyptian Geese, 3 Mandarins, 1 Raven, 12 Mallard including female with 9 ducklings in outflow and female with 3 ducklings in lagoon, 3 Mute Swans.

  • 24th April 2022 seen by Bob Johnson

    West End:- 1 Canada Goose hybrid, possibly Canada x Barnacle, 2 Kingfishers.

  • 24th April 2022 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Terns, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Mandarin, 3 Greylag Geese, 9 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 6 Mallard, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Swallows, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Red Kite, 2 Skylarks, Blackcap, Chiffchaff.
    Whillets:- 1 Cuckoo, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Whitethroats, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, 3 Reed Buntings, 2 Reed Warblers, 3 Mandarin, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Swallow.
    1 Grass Snake, 1 Large Red Damselfly, 1 Small Copper, 1 Small White, 2 Peacock, 1 Speckled Wood, 10 Orange Tip, 1 Smooth Newt, 4 Toads.

  • 22nd April 2022 seen by Linsey Gooding

    West End:- 16 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 7 Egyptian Goose, 3 m Mandarin Duck, 8 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Pheasant, 4 Woodpigeon, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 52 Cormorant, 29 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Pied Wagtail.