WEFTWOOD Wildlife Surveys
Nature surveying, recording & monitoring / Wildlife & habitat conservation consultants
Some regularly studied & specialist areas of focus.
Birds: RED List species such as Cuckoo, Marsh Tit, Skylark, Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting, House & Tree Sparrows, & Starling. AMBER List species such as Grey Partridge, House Martin, Swift, Bullfinch, Jack Snipe, Firecrest & Barn Owl. Birds of Prey such as Kestrel, Goshawk, Hen & Montagu's Harriers, Buzzard & Red Kite. Waterbirds & Wildfowl such as Cormorant, Grey Heron, Swans, Grebes, Terns & Waders. Scavenging species such as Gulls & Crows.
Reptiles & Amphibians, such as Great Crested Newt, Grass Snake, Adder, Common Lizard & Slow-worm.
Insects, such as Butterflies, Dragonflies & Damselflies, 'Riverflies', Bumblebees, Wasps, Ants, Moths, Ladybirds.
Spiders, including our native False Widows, the Rabbit Hutch Spider & Cupboard Spider.
Recent natural colonisers such as Cetti's Warbler, Little Egret, Collared Dove, Red-eyed Damselfly & Tree Bumblebee.
Non-native introduced or escaped species not considered invasive such as Noble False Widow Spider, Wasp Spider, Little Owl, Mandarin Duck, Egyptian Goose, Red-necked Wallaby & Big Cats.
Non-native introduced or escaped species considered invasive, such as Muntjac, Oak Processionary Moth, Parakeets, Ruddy Duck, Harlequin Ladybird, American Signal Crayfish, Terrapins, Marsh Frog, Quagga Muscle, Killer Shrimp, Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam.
Diseases, such as Mixomotosis, Avian Pox, Trichomonosis (Canker), Chaffinch Papilomatosis, Horse Chestnut Leaf Blotch & Leaf-miner, & Chalara fraxinea (Ash dieback).