Alastair Gray: Weir Wood Reservoir Year List 2019 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 122 of 122 total. Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments 1,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,,,220 on 15/09/19. 2,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,,,462 on 06/12/19. 3,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,,,3 on 31/01/19 4,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,,,8 on 12/09/19. 5,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,24/11/2019,, 6,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,,,28 on 19/07/19. 7,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,08/09/2019,,4 on 21/09/19. 8,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,,,12 on 02/01/19 9,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,,,1 on 12/01/19 10,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,,,58 on 18/06/19. 11,Pintail,Anas acuta,,11/09/2019,,2 on 11/09/19. 12,Teal,Anas crecca,,,,24 on 29/09/19. 13,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,,,6 on 08/12/19. 14,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,,,9 on 25/03/19 15,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,17/11/2019,,Redhead 16,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,,, 17,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,,, 18,Swift,Apus apus,,06/05/2019,, 19,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,,, 20,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,,,"2,604 west on 20/10/19." 21,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,,, 22,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,04/01/2019,Whillets Reed Bed ,2 at Reed Bed 23,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,,, 24,Coot,Fulica atra,,,,6 on 22/04/19 25,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,,,Adult with two young on Southern Water Lagoon.3 On 02/12/19. 26,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,,,103 on 22/07/19. 27,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,,,24 on 28/07/19. 28,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,15/04/2019,,Five flew towards dam and landed in ploughed field by sailing club. 29,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,22/02/2019,Whillets Meadow, 30,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,,,7 on 06/04/19 31,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,22/04/2019,,13 on 24/07/19 and 12 on 07/05/19 32,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,13/04/2019,,4 on 19/07/19. 33,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,13/05/2019,North Bank,One on North Shore line. 34,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,13/05/2019,North Bank,Five on North Shoreline. 35,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,28/07/2019,,1 on dam. 36,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,11/04/2019,,"1 on 07/05/19,1 on 09/05/19.1 Juv 30/07/19." 37,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,09/05/2019,, 38,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,13/04/2019,,"24 Adults,10 Pairs nested having 19 young." 39,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,12/04/2019,,Two Adults one of which was in stunning sumner plumage. 40,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,10/03/2019,,Storm blown Adult flew east over reservoir late morning. 41,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,,, 42,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,11/03/2019,,23 flew east at 10:25 on 22/04/19.1st Winter on 23/10/19. 43,Common Gull,Larus canus,,,, 44,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,,, 45,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,,, 46,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,17/01/2019,,1 47,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,,,93 on 31/01/19 48,Spoonbill,Platalea leucorodia,,20/10/2019,,7 flew high west at 13:15. 49,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,,,15 on 29/07/19. 50,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,25/02/2019,,"1 on 30/07/19,3 on 11/09/19." 51,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,,, 52,Honey-buzzard,Pernis apivorus,,26/05/2019,,"One circling over NW corner of Ashdown,seen from North Bank." 53,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,,, 54,Goshawk,Accipiter gentilis,,20/10/2019,,Juvenile Female 55,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,23/12/2019,Whillet’s ,Extremely brief view of probable Hen Harrier flying West at dusk. 56,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,,, 57,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,,, 58,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,06/01/2019,Whillets Meadow, 59,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,,,Heard calling from Whillets meadows. 60,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,,, 61,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,,, 62,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,,, 63,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,,, 64,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,06/05/2019,, 65,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,06/05/2019,,Immature caught stock Dove at west end. 66,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,03/11/2019,,21 in Paddock 67,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,,, 68,Magpie,Pica pica,,,, 69,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,,, 70,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,,, 71,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,,, 72,Raven,Corvus corax,,,,3 on 26/08/19 73,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,,, 74,Marsh Tit,Poecile palustris,,,, 75,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,,, 76,Great Tit,Parus major,,,, 77,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,,, 78,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,23/03/2019,, 79,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,27/03/2019,, 80,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,06/04/2019,,Very late bird flew west at 11;05 on 08/11/19. 81,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,,, 82,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,22/06/2019,, 83,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,17/03/2019,, 84,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,29/07/2019,, 85,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,19/04/2019,, 86,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,02/09/2019,Whillets,1 on 15/09/19 North Bank meadow. 87,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,25/03/2019,, 88,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,22/04/2019,, 89,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,13/05/2019,Whillets meadow.,1 on 26/08/19 Whillets. 90,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,17/04/2019,, 91,Firecrest,Regulus ignicapilla,,07/10/2019,, 92,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,,, 93,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,,, 94,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,,, 95,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,,, 96,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,15/12/2019,,"2,400 roosted at Reed Bed." 97,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,,, 98,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,,,22 on 01/09/19. 99,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,,, 100,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,,, 101,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,,, 102,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,30/06/2019,Whillets Meadows,1 on 18/08/19 Whillets.1 Dam End on 08/09/19. 103,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,,, 104,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,27/08/2019,Whillet's,1 On 15/09/19 ploughed field by sailing club. 105,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,26/08/2019,Whillets Meadows.,3 Birds.1 on 10/09/19 in Paddock. 106,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,,,4 on 21/09/19. 107,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,19/08/2019,Dam,1 on Dam 15/09/19.1 in Vineyard 21/09/19. 108,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,05/08/2019,,24 feeding in road behind car park on spilt barley. 109,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,,, 110,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,19/04/2019,Horse Paddock,Pair 111,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,,, 112,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,,, 113,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,04/03/2019,,50+ in field on North Bank. 114,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,,,105 west on 20/10/19. 115,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,,, 116,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,06/01/2019,Horse Paddock,7 117,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,,Dam End,"2 Juvs 18/08/19,9 in Whillet's 23/09/19." 118,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,,, 119,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,,, 120,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,06/01/2019,Southern Waterworks ,14 in Alders 121,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,24/03/2019,, 122,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,,Whillets Reed Bed,229 dropped in to roost between 04/01/19.