Co-Op Local Community Fund
We are delighted to have been chosen to be part of the Co-op Local Community Fund. We're raising money to buy more tools and equipment for our volunteer work parties.
If you are a Co-Op member, please click the link below and choose us as your cause. 1% of everything you spend on selected Co-Op branded goods and services between today and 21st October 2023 will be donated to our cause:
https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/66193
Volunteer Work Parties
Our volunteer work party schedule for the next few months. Please do come and join us if you're free - a great way to spend a morning, helping nature, working with the local community, and having some fun at the same time.
Sunday 1st January
Mark Elsoffer: 2 Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 500+ Lapwing, Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler, Pheasant, Tawny Owl & Peregrine.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Green Sandpiepr |
Monday 2nd January
Mark Elsoffer: 2 Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 400+ Lapwing, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Ring-necked Parakeet (27th for site, last recorded 03/09/22) & Barn Owl.
Dave Baker: Chiffchaff & Green Woodpecker.
Don Lemmon: 2 Goldcrest.
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| (c) Wild Cam - Mute Swan & Tufted Ducks |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Gadwall |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Moorhen |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Reed Bunting |
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| (c) Steve Simnett - Green Sandpiper |
Tuesday 3rd January
No reports.
Wednesday 4th January
John Hunt: Green Sandpiper, 400+ Lapwing & Kingfisher.
Murray Nurse: Peregrine.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Blue Tit |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Pied Wagtail |
Thursday 5th January
Colin Varndell: Green Sandpiper, 500 Lapwing, Pheasant & Peregrine.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Green Sandpiper |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Lapwing |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Pheasant |
Friday 6th January
Peter Brown: 3 Green Sandpiper & 400+ Lapwing.
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| (c) Gillian Bamford - Sunrise |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Green Sandpiper |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Red Kite |
Saturday 7th January
No reports.
Sunday 8th January
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Silt Pond |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Sunrise over Bat Field |
Monday 9th January
Dina Burford: Green Sandpiper.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Gadwall |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Herring Gull |
Tuesday 10th January
No reports.
Wednesday 11th January
Alan Bird: Green Sandpiper, 2 Cettis Warbler & Rook.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Lapwing over the Workings |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Green Sandpiper |
Thursday 12th January
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Gadwall |
Friday 13th January
Thank you to the 17 volunteers, including the Growth Team from Surrey Choices, who braved the wind to cut and burn willow in the reed beds today. Great work everyone!
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| (c) Gillian Bamford - Work Party |
Thanks to Phil for building and installing 24 new nest boxes in our old Sand Martin bank today - as the waters literally rose around us. We've blocked off the lower two levels due to flooding. Fingers crossed the Sand Martins like them.
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| (c) Phil Barnbrook - Sand Martin Bank Upgrades |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Sand Martin Bank Upgrades |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Sand Martin Bank Upgrades |
Saturday 14th January
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Cormorant |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Cormorant |
Sunday 15th January
Peter Brown: 2 Green Sandpiper.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Coot |
Monday 16th January
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Flooded Feeding Station |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Bullfinch |
Tuesday 17th January
No reports.
Wednesday 18th January
Ian Stone: Woodcock (9th record for site, last recorded March 2021).
Colin Varndell: 2 Little Egret.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Frosty Morning |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Frosty Morning |
Thursday 19th January
Mark Elsoffer: Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 225 Lapwing, Little Egret, 2 Stonechat, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff & 2 Grey Wagtail.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Long-tailed Tit |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Meadow Pipit |
Friday 20th January
Hugh Speirs: 2 Little Grebe & 30 Fieldfare.
Mark Elsoffer: Little Egret & Mistle Thrush.
Big thanks to the 5 volunteers who spent the morning cutting a new ringing ride in the reed beds. Great work everyone.
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| (c) Dina Burford - New Ringing Ride |
An injuted Mute Swan was rescued and taken into care by Swan Lifeline today. Well done to all involved.
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(c) Gillian Bamford - Rescued Swan
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Saturday 21st January
Mark Elsoffer: 2 Snipe & Little Egret.
Massive thanks to the 38 volunteers who turned out on a chilly winter morning to cut & burn willow in the reed beds. Great to be joined by a team from Surrey Choices, so many young families, DofE students & work placement students. Great work everyone!
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Work Party |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Work Party |
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| (c) Gillian Bamford - Work Party |
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| (c) WildCam - Jay over the Reed Beds |
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| (c) WildCam - Reed Bunting |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Mute Swan |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Mute Swan |
Sunday 22nd January
Peter Brown: Green Sandpiper.
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Frosty Deer |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Robin |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Mallards on Ice |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Meadow Pipit |
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| (c) Gav Thane - Reed Bunting |
Monday 23d January
Wild Cam: Green Sandpiper, Little Egret & Grey Wagtail.
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| (c) WildCam - Green Sandpiper |
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| (c) WildCam - Grey Wagtail |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Bullfinches |
Tuesday 24th January
Peter Brown: Green Sandpiper.
Richard Horton: 300+ Wigeon (new record count).
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| (c) Gav Thane - Horton's Frosty Mound |
Wednesday 25th January
Colin Varndell: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret & Kingfisher.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Fox |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Mallards on Ice |
Thursday 26th January
Mark Elsoffer: Little Egret & 2 Cetti's Warbler.
We had the pleasure of giving a tour to 12 clients & staff from Parkside - Aldershot and District Learning Disability today. We hope this is the start of a mutually beneficial relationship between the TMBG & Parkside.
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| (c) Parkside - Tice's Meadow Visit |
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| (c) Parkside - Tice's Meadow Visit |
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| (c) Keith Leman - Fox |
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| (c) Keith Leman - Robin |
Friday 27th January
Mark Elsoffer: Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe & Little Egret.
Another busy Friday on site..... Eight irregulars spent four hours cutting and burning willow in the reed beds. Phil measured up the Swift Tower for a possible extension we may install at the end of summer.
We had a meeting with the Site Manager from Fox Corner Nature Reserve. And Roger was busy cleaning and checking all of the nest boxes.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Work Party |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Work Party |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Work Party |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Egyptian Geese |
Saturday 28th January
C Jones: 2 Green Sandpiper.
Rosalind Mist: Cetti's Warbler.
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Chaffinch |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Greenfinch |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Bunter the Robin |
Sunday 29th January
Mark Elsoffer: 2 Snipe, Little Egret, Goosander (m, 18th record for site, last recorded 17/12/22) & 2 Cetti's Warbler.
We laid on a birdwatching session this morning for Yuki and Arentas who were doing the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch for their Waverley Abbey Challenge.
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| (c) Noriko Takahashi - Birdwatching Session |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Mallards |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Great Crested Grebe |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Tufted Duck |
Monday 30th January
Colin Varndell: Nuthatch.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Reed Bunting |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Sunrise |
Tuesday 31st January
Colin Varndell: Little Egret.
John Hunt: Green Sandpiper.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Little Egret |
