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.
Pin Badges
Tice's Meadow Bird Group pin badges are now available.25mm high quality, hard enamel pin badge with butterfly clutch fixing.
Strictly limited run of 100 badges.
£4 each. £5 including postage & packing.
Available in person from Mark Elsoffer or Richard Horton.
Or, email ticesmeadow@hotmail.co.uk if you'd like us to post one to you upon receipt of payment.
Cash, cheques, PayPal and BACS transfers accepted.
All profits go towards the Tice's Meadow Bird Group's work at Tice's Meadow.
Barn Owls
At least 3 Barn Owls have been seen using the new nest box at the Kiln (Badshot Lea Village Hall) over the past few nights.
The new nest box was built by Richard Horton and erected by the volunteers to replace the old unsafe one.
The Barn Owls have been putting on a great show and Oli has captured them on film. We are working on getting the camera closer to the nest boxes.
The new nest box was built by Richard Horton and erected by the volunteers to replace the old unsafe one.
The Barn Owls have been putting on a great show and Oli has captured them on film. We are working on getting the camera closer to the nest boxes.
(c) Oli - Barn Owls at the Kiln
Monday September 18th
John Hunt reported 2 Lapwing, 5 Teal, 4 Shoveler, a Bar-headed Goose, 3 Stonechat, lots of Meadow Pipit, a Kestrel, a Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk and a Peregrine this morning.In addition, Kevin Duncan reported a Barn Owl at the Kiln tonight.
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| (c) John Hunt - Bar-headed Goose |
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| (c) John Hunt - Fox |
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| (c) John Hunt - Peregrine |
Short video of the Peregrine & his unfortunate victim @TicesMeadow this morning pic.twitter.com/gQhkG0bwea— John Hunt (@johnshunt1) 18 September 2017
(c) John Hunt - Peregrine with kill
Tuesday September 19th
Murray Nurse reported a Merlin, 3 Reed Bunting and a Bar-headed Goose this afternoon.This is only the 7th recorded sighting of Merlin on site.
Merlin is the 134th species of bird recorded on site this year.
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| (c) Ben Fitzcosta - Jay |
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| (c) Ben Fitzcosta - Jay |
Wednesday September 20th
Stuart Barilli from the Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership mowed some of the pernicious weeds in the old Plant Yard today. It was good to see this neglected area of the site receive some much needed management, but unfortunately the mowing was curtailed due to the need for a bigger tractor to do the job properly. The Tice's Meadow Bird Group will continue to press for this area of the site to be restored to the condition required by the site management plan. |
| (c) Stuart Barilli - Before Mowing |
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| (c) Stuart Barilli - After Mowing |
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| (c) Stuart Barilli - Common Toad |
Thursday September 21st
No reports.Friday September 22nd
Mark Elsoffer reported a Common Sandpiper, a Bar-headed Goose, c100 Swallow & House Martin, a Red Kite and a Peregrine today.Andy Little reported a Barn Owl (calling, on site) tonight.
10 volunteers met on site this morning and cut and burnt an impressive amount of invasive willow from the reed beds. Well done everyone!
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Pyro Jim |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Pyro Jim |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Volunteers Hard at Work |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Alex Bashing Willow |
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| (c) Susan Renaud - Common Lizard |
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| (c) Susan Renaud - Goldfinch |
Saturday September 23rd
Dave Baker reported 5 Lapwing, a Snipe, 7 Wigeon, a Shoveler, 4 Teal, a Bar-headed Goose, a Wheatear, a Whinchat, 2 Goldcrest, a possible Ring Ouzel, 7 Mistle Thrush, 10 Skylark, 12 Collared Dove, a Pheasant, 2 Red Kite and a Peregrine this morning.In addition, Richard Horton reported a Ring Ouzel (unsure if the same bird as reported by Dave), 3 Stonechat, 2 Raven, 2 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk today.
This is only the 4th recorded sighting of Ring Ouzel on site.
Ring Ouzel is the 135th species of bird recorded on site this year.
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| (c) Dave Baker - Meadow Pipit |
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| (c) Dave Baker - Wheatear |
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| (c) Tony George - Kestrel |
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| (c) Tony George - Peregrine |
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| (c) Tony George - Pheasant |
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| (c) Tony George -Speckled Wood |
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| (c) Tony George - Migrant Hawker |
Sunday September 24th
Mark Elsoffer reported 6 Lawping, a Snipe, a Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 5 Gadwall, 6 Greylag Goose, a Bar-headed Goose, a Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 25 Meadow Pipit, 12 Swallow, 6 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, a Red Kite and a Sparrowhawk today.John Hunt reported 4 Teal and 2 Little Egret this morning.
15 people enjoyed a Surrey Bird Club walk on site this morning lead by Richard Horton.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Wheatear |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Wheatear |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Wheatear |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Wheatear |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Len puts the visitors onto a rare bird |
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| (c) Steve Langham - Young Smooth Newts |
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| (c) Tony George - Spindle Berries |
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| (c) Tony George - Common Darter |
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| (c) Tony George - Cattle |
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| (c) Steve Langham - Common Toad |
Monday September 25th
No reports.Tuesday September 26th
John Hunt reported a Lapwing, a Little Egret, a Teal, a Shoveler, a Stonechat, 3 Buzzard and 2 Kestrel this morning.In addition, Richard Horton reported a Common Sandpiper, a Reed Warbler and a Grey Wagtail today.
17 members of the Farnham U3A enjoyed a guided walk on site today lead by Richard Horton.
Wednesday September 27th
Richard Horton reported a Great White Egret (over) this morning.This is only the 3rd recorded sighting of Great White Egret on site.
Great White Egret is the 136th species of bird recorded on site this year.
Thursday September 28th
Murray Nurse reported 2 Snipe, 2 Wigeon, a Caspian Gull and a Bar-headed Goose this morning.In addition, Richard Horton reported a Bearded Tit (juv) this morning.
In addition, Mark Elsoffer reported a Common Sandpiper, 9 Lawping, a Shoveler, 6 Teal, 6 Greylag Goose, a Wheatear, a Stonechat, 20 Meadow Pipit, 15 Swallow, 2 Kestrel and 2 Buzzard this afternoon.
This is only the 6th recorded sighting of Caspian Gull on site, but the 2nd this year.
Bearded Tit is the 137th species of bird recorded on site this year.
Bearded Tits have now been recorded in the reed beds on site for the past 3 years, after 4 spent 10 days on site in 2015, and 8 spent 6 days on site in 2016.
Mark Elsoffer reported a new species for the site today: Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus).
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Wheatear |
