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.