Reporting of Schedule 1 Breeding Birds
From March 19th no Schedule 1 species which may be breeding on site (or other species which we deem to be sensitive) shall be reported publicly. This is for the protection of the birds.This is in accordance with our Bird Reporting Policy which can be read here.
More information about Schedule 1 birds can be read here. Guidance on photographing Schedule 1 birds can be read here.
Annual Report
The Tice's Meadow 2016 Annual Report can now be downloaded for free from this link:https://1drv.ms/b/s!AuC9nX__kWIggSW-F4MUtWcsifGH
If you would like to buy a glossy, full colour, A4 hardcopy of the report for £15, please email us: ticesmeadow@hotmail.co.uk
All funds raised from the sale of our annual report are channelled back into projects on the nature reserve.
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Birdwatching Shelter Planning Application
The planning application for our Birdwatching Shelter on Horton's Mound at Tice's Meadow is now live on Surrey County Council's website.https://planning.surreycc.gov.uk/planappdisp.aspx?AppNo=SCC+Ref+2017%2F008
Public consultation is open until June 13th.
We'd greatly appreciate it if you could take the time to provide a positive comment through the council's planning portal (if you think the shelter is a good idea).
More information here.
Thursday May 25th
No reports.Friday May 26th
No reports.Saturday May 27th
Mark Elsoffer reported 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 7 Mallard, a Gadwall, a Teal, 8 Common Tern, c200 Swift, 12 Sand Martin, a House Martin, 3 Swallow and a Red Kite this morning.Sunday May 28th
John Hunt reported 24 Common Tern and a Garden Warbler this morning. |
| (c) John Hunt - Wren |
Monday May 29th
Mark Elsoffer reported a Ringed Plover, a Lapwing, 8 Mallard, c150 Swift, 4 House Martin, 8 Swallow and 2 Red Kite today.In addition, Richard Seargent reported the first Reed Bunting fledglings of the year.
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| (c) John Hunt - Common Tern |
Tuesday May 30th
No reports.Wednesday May 31st
No reports.Thursday June 1st
No reports.Friday June 2nd
No reports.Saturday June 3rd
Mark Elsoffer reported a Dunlin, a Redshank, a Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, a Little Egret, 6 Mallard, 3 Gadwall, 26 Common Tern, 24 Swift, 12 Swallow, 2 Red Kite, a Kestrel and 9 Buzzard today.Mark counted at least 18 pairs of nesting Common Terns and 3 pairs of Black-headed Gulls.
Mark reported 100s of Common Blue Damselflies on the waterbodies on site, and a number of Beautiful and Banded Demoiselles.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Glorious Morning at Tice's Meadow |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - It's Getting Hard to Read the Water Levels in the Workings |
Sunday June 4th
John Hunt reported a Dunlin and a Garden Warbler this morning. |
| (c) John Hunt - Garden Warbler |
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| (c) John Hunt - Juvenile Jay |
Monday June 5th
Murray Nurse reported c60 Swift this morning.Hanson's fencing contractors were on site today extending the fences that have become obsolete due to the worryingly low water levels on site, leading to the cattle having access to the reedbed and islands - where they could disturb nesting birds.
Alan Martin from Nature Conservation Services visited us this evening and demonstrated the use of a "Tree Popper" to remove invasive willow from the reedbed. Alan also demonstrated injection of weedkiller into a few willow stumps. Alan kindly leant us a Tree Popper so we could show the other members and decide whether to buy one or not.
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