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.
Wednesday 1st February
David Gosnell: Little Egret.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Egyptian Geese |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Fox |
Thursday 2nd February
Mark Elsoffer: Green Sandpiper, 360 Lapwing, 3 Little Egret, 2 Goldeneye (m & f, 6th record for site) & 2 Cetti's Warbler.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Goldeneye (male) |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Goldeneye (female) |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Little Egret |
Friday 3rd February
Richard Horton: 2 Goldeneye (m & f).
Gillian Bamford: Little Egret.
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| (c) Hankle Wong - Gadwall |
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| (c) Hankle Wong - Wren |
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| (c) Gillian Bamford - Flooded Hide |
Saturday 4th February
A huge thank you to the 32 volunteers who cut & burnt willow in the reed beds today for four hours. We also did a litter pick & sanded off the graffiti on the bench in the shelter. Great to be joined by 6 new volunteers, and so many young families.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
The injured Swan rescued from site by Swan Lifeline was released back on site today after making a full recovery.
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| (c) Gillian Bamford - Swan Release |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Swan Release |
Sunday 5th February
Richard Seargent: Green Sandpiper, Goldeneye (m) & Cetti's Warbler.
John Hunt: 2 Snipe & 400+ Lapwing.
WildCam: Little Egret & Grey Wagtail.
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| (c) John Hunt - Sunset Over the Meadow |
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| (c) WildCam - Grey Wagtail |
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| (c) WildCam - Moorhen |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Lapwing |
Monday 6th February
Dina Burford: Green Sandpiper.
Colin Varndell: Kingfisher.
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| (c) Gizela Czyz - Robin |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Little Grebe |
Tuesday 7th February
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Bullfinch |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Reed Bunting |
Wednesday 8th February
Colin Varndell: Little Egret.
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| (c) Hankle Wong - Reed Bunting |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Lapwing on Ice |
Thursday 9th February
John Hunt: Green Sandpiper, Goldeneye (m) & Cetti's Warbler.
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| (c) John Hunt - Goldeneye |
Friday 10th February
R Douglas: Green Sandpiper & Goldeneye (m).
Dina Burford: Kingfisher.
Great to have the wonderful Growth Team from Surrey Choices working alongside our Friday Irregulars again today. 17 of us spent 4.5 hours coppicing and scrub bashing, opening up the woodland edge, as we start to rejuvenate an ancient hedgerow.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Buzzard |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Reed Bunting |
Saturday 11th February
Peter Brown: Green Sandpiper & 400+ Lapwing.
Richard Seargent: Water Rail, 3 Goldeneye (m & 2f), Cett's Warbler & Peregrine.
Sunday 12th February
Kevin Martin: 2 Goldeneye (m).
Monday 13th February
Dina Burford: Green Sandpiper.
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Great Crested Grebe |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Mallard |
Tuesday 14th February
Alan Bird: Cetti's Warbler.
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| (c) Alison Van Pelt - Sunset |
Wednesday 15th February
Hugh Speirs: 2 Green Sandpiper.
Karen Cobbett: Blackcap (first of year), Stonechat, Coal Tit & Kingfisher.
Colin Varndell: Little Egret & Treecreeper (first of year).
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| (c) Paul Mannering - Bullfinch |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Treecreeper |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Great Crested Grebe |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Great Crested Grebes |
Thursday 16th February
S Brownhill: Green Sandpiper & 2 Goldeneye.
Friday 17th February
Mark Elsoffer: Mediterranean Gull (first of year).
Dina Burford: Green Sandpiper.
Andrew Platt: Cetti's Warbler.
Andrew Platt: Artichoke Gall Midge (Taxomyia taxi) - new species for site.
Massive thanks to the 14 volunteers who spent four hours today chopping up the parts for 100 nest boxes that we’ll be building at tomorrow’s work party.
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| (c) Gillian Bamford - Work Party |
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| (c) Gillian Bamford - Work Party |
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| (c) Andrew Platt - Artichoke Gall |
Saturday 18th February
What a turn out to our nest box building session today for #NationalNestBoxWeek. An amazing fifty-seven volunteers spent the morning building 90 nest boxes. These will all be donated to Badshot Lea Infants School, Gosden House School, Parkside Aldershot, Ticehurst Carehome, and lots of other deserving spots in the local community. Special thanks to Katie & Debbie for running the painting. And to Dina for being the one organised person in a sea of chaos!
Thanks to Blackwater Valley Nature Walks for generously sponsoring our nestbox building work party today. Colin (and Blackwater Valley Nature Walks) have been a long-term supporter of the Tice's Meadow Bird Group and our work on site. Do check out their Facebook and website for loads of lovely walks in the local area:
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| (c) Dina Burford - Work Party |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Work Party |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Katie Hunt - Nestbox Decorating |
Sunday 19th February
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Great Crested Grebes |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Mute Swan |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Tufted Duck |
Monday 20th February
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| (c) Peter Bowles - Great Crested Grebe |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Mallard |
Tuesday 21st February
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Sparrowhawk |
Wednesday 22nd February
No reports.
Thursday 23rd February
Richard Horton: Green Sandpiper.
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| (c) James Mcrory - Flooded Hide |
Friday 24th February
Dina Burford: Green Sandpiper & 2 Goldcrest.
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| (c) Peter Bowles - Great Crested Grebe |
Saturday 25th February
Richard Horton: Green Sandpiper.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Tufted Duck |
Sunday 26th February
Mark Elsoffer: Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, c200 Lapwing, Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 2 Raven, 14 Buzzard, 8 Red Kite, 3 Sparrowhawk & 2+ Goshawk.
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| (c) Wild Cam - Black-headed Gull |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Stonechat |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Deer |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Moorhen |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Coots |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Coot |
Monday 27th February
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Lapwing |
Tuesday 28th February
Richard Horton: Raven.
Members of the Farnham U3A Birdwatching Group enjoyed a tour of site today.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - U3A Visit |
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