Site Sale
The communities of Farnham, Badshot Lea, Aldershot, Tongham and Ash have six months to save Tice's Meadow Nature Reserve - full story here.
Co-op
We're delighted to have received £2,464.04 from the Co-op Local Community Fund to pay for a biodiverse roof on our new hide.
Thanks to Co-op members for chosing us as their local cause, and raising a massive £15 million for local causes.
Saturday 31st October
Richard Seargent: Long-eared Owl (in the woods early morning, and seen again over the Meadow in the evening by Gavin Everson).
Dina Burford: Goldcrest.
Sunday 1st November
S Brownhill: Green Sandpiper.
Monday 2nd November
Dina Burford: Flat Oysterling (Crepidotus applanatus) & Orange Jellyspot (Dacrymyces stillatus) - new species for site.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Flat Oysterling |
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| (c) Simon Riddle - Fox |
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| (c) Simon Riddle - Sunset |
Tuesday 3rd November
Dina Burford: Crystal Brain Fungus (Exidia nucleata) & Peeling Oysterling (Crepidotus mollis) - new species for site.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Bark Beetle Galleries |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Crystal Brain Fungus |
Wednesday 4th November
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| (c) Dina Burford - Phil Braves the Mud |
Thursday 5th November
No reports.
Friday 6th November
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Sunset over the Meadow |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Autumnal Colours |
Saturday 7th November
Richard Seargent: 5 Little Egret & Yellow-legged Gull (adult).
S Brownhill: Green Sandpiper.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Great Tit |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Stonechat |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Bullfinch |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Stonechat |
Sunday 8th November
John Hunt: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 6+ Redwing, 2 Fieldfare & Ring-necked Parakeet.
Dina Burford: Firecrest.
Mark Elsoffer: 15 Snipe.
13th site record of Ring-necked Parakeet, last reported 10/07/20.
11th site record of Firecrest, last reported 05/10/20.
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| (c) John Hunt - Stonechat |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Firecrest |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Snipe |
Monday 9th November
Dina Burford: Firecrest & Peregrine.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Egyptian Goose |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Peregrine |
Tuesday 10th November
Dina Burford: Green Sandpiper.
Colin Varndell: Goldcrest.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Goldcrest |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Red Admiral |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Rat |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Magpie & Rat |
Wednesday 11th November
No reports.
Thursday 12th November
Peter Brown: 2 Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Common Gull & Peregrine.
Dina Burford: Goldcrest.
Colin Varndell: Chiffchaff.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Kestrel |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Great Tit |
Friday 13th November
Dina Burford: Hart's Tongue Fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) - new species for site.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Lord Len |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Dunnock |
Saturday 14th November
No reports.
Sunday 15th November
Richard Seargent: 20+ Siskin.
Sara Gillingham: Goldcrest.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Flooded Track |
Monday 16th November
John Hunt: 56 Lapwing, 14 Teal, 10 Wigeon, 9 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 13 Egyptian Geese, 4 Bullfinch, Chiffchaff & 6 Redwing.
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| (c) John Hunt - Wren |
Tuesday 17th November
Dina Burford: A Slime Mould (Arcyria stipata) - new species for site.
Wednesday 18th November
Dina Burford: Snipe.
Laura Hamilton: Tawny Owl (regularly heard calling at night from the estate).
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| (c) Marley McClelland - Toad |
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| (c) Marley McClelland - Wasp Spider |
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| (c) Marley McClelland - Wood Mouse |
Thursday 19th November
Mark Elsoffer: Green Sandpiper, 8+ Snipe, 86 Lapwing, 20 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing & Peregrine.
We had the pleasure of hosting a wonderful group of children from Farnborough Rambles & Brambles today. It was great to see so many kids connecting with the nature on their doorstep.
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| (c) Ed Brydon - Farnborough Rambles & Brambles |
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| (c) Ed Brydon - Farnborough Rambles & Brambles |
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| (c) Ed Brydon - Farnborough Rambles & Brambles |
Friday 20th November
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| (c) Dina Burford - Collared Dove |
Saturday 21st November
Richard Seargent: Green Sandpiper.
Mark Elsoffer: 3 Snipe, 82 Lapwing & Common Gull.
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(c) Craig Nobbs - Silt Pond |
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(c) Dina Burford - Chaffinch |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Canada Geese |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Common Gull |
Sunday 22nd November
John Hunt: Green Sandpiper,
68 Lapwing, 5 Teal,
44 Wigeon,
5 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 17 Egyptian Goose, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff, 7 Meadow Pipit & 7 Reed Bunting.
Mark Elsoffer: Little Egret & 5 Stonechat.
Beth Cook: Goldcrest.
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Sunlit Hide |
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| (c) Craig Nobbs - Guardian Oaks |
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| (c) Simon Monk - Goldfinches |
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| (c) Harriet Childs - Sunset over the Workings |
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| (c) Beth Cook - Goldcrest |
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| (c) Beth Cook - Long-tailed Tit |
Monday 23rd November
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Tufted Duck |
Tuesday 24th November
Richard Horton: Green Sandpiper & Caspian Gull (3rd winter).
13th site record of Caspian Gull, last recorded 20/10/20.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Green Sandpiper |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Dunnock |
Wednesday 25th November
No reports.
Thursday 26th November
Mark Elsoffer: Snipe, 82 Lapwing, 23 Egyptian Goose, 71 Greylag Goose, 5 Common Gull, 24 Siskin, 2 Goldcrest, Lesser Redpoll & Treecreeper.
Anon: Green Sandpiper.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Redwing & Fieldfare |
Friday 27th November
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| (c) Phil Fiddes - Dunnock |
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| (c) Phil Fiddes - Tufted Duck |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Kestrel |
Saturday 28th November
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| (c) Dina Burford - Grey Heron |
Sunday 29th November
John Hunt: Green Sandpiper, 4 Golden Plover (over), 66 Lapwing, Brent Goose, 2 Common Gull, Siskin & Grey Wagtail.
Richard Seargent: 7 Golden Plover (over, in addition to the above 4), Little Grebe, 19 Fieldfare & 32 Redwing.
Eighth site record of Brent Goose, last recorded 12/05/19. 149th bird species recorded on site this year.
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| (c) John Hunt - Brent Goose (right) |
