Rushmoor Community Lottery
We've launched our page on the Rushmoor Community Lottery. Tickets cost £1 per week - we will receive 50p per ticket (and other local good causes 10p). You could win up to £25,000!
Scan the QR code below, or click this link to go to our page. Thank you for your support.
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.
Monday 1st January
Mark Elsoffer: Snipe, 2 Black-necked Grebe, Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Siskin & Raven.
Magnus Brodie Cooper: Mediterranean Gull.
Peter Brown: 2 Green Sandpiper.
Rik Addison: 3 Golden Plover (first record since 16/12/22) & 4 Siskin.
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| (c) Simon Monk - Black-necked Grebe |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Little Egret |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Tufted Ducks |
Tuesday 2nd January
No reports.
Wednesday 3rd January
Peter Brown: Green Sandpiper & 2 Black-necked Grebe.
Anon: Mediterranean Gull.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Black-necked Grebe |
Thursday 4th January
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Workings at Sunrise |
Friday 5th January
Mark Elsoffer: Ring-necked Parakeet (31st site record).
Richard Horton: 2 Water Rail.
Dina Burford: Green Sandpiper & Chiffchaff.
Colin Varndell: Black-necked Grebe & 150 Goldfinch (new site record count).
Thanks to the 20 volunteers who spent today coppicing a hedgerow in Lisa’s Wood. As always, great to be joined by the Surrey Choices Growth Team.
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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 - Grey Heron & Little Egret |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Partially Leucistic Coot |
Saturday 6th January
Josh Brown: Green Sandpiper.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Mute Swans |
Sunday 7th January
Anon: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Black-necked Grebe & Mediterranean Gull.
Colin Varndell: Treecreeper.
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| (c) John Fletcher - Mute Swan |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Redwing |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Treecreeper |
Monday 8th January
Anon: Black-necked Grebe.
Colin Varndell: Green Woodpecker
Tuesday 9th January
No reports.
Wednesday 10th January
Alan Bird: Green Sandpiper & 2 Black-necked Grebe.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Gadwall & Pochard |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Long-tailed Tit |
Thursday 11th January
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| (c) Andrew Lock - Great Crested Grebe |
Friday 12th January
Noel Silver: Shelduck.
Mark Elsoffer: Green Sandpiper, Black-necked Grebe, Chiffchaff, 4 Cetti's Warbler & 1000 Jackdaw.
Dina Burford: Goldcrest.
Thanks to the 22 volunteers who spent today coppicing an old hedgerow in Lisa’s Wood. Great to be joined by the Surrey Choices Growth Team.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Work Party |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Work Party |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
Saturday 13th January
Peter Brown: 2 Green Sandpiper & 2 Black-necked Grebe.
Claire Eleanor Jones: 2 Goldcrest.
A huge thank you to the 24 volunteers who spent today cutting and burning willow in the reed beds. Great to be joined by a team from Surrey Choices, and three Duke of Edinburgh Award students.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Cormorants |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Fox |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Goldcrest |
Sunday 14th January
Peter Brown: 2 Black-necked Grebe.
Colin Varndell: Kingfisher, Siskin & 2 Goldcrest.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Lapwing |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Little Grebe |
Monday 15th January
John Hunt: Green Sandpiper, 2 Black-necked Grebe, Kingfisher, 6+ Siskin, Raven & Peregrine.
K Cobbett: Dartford Warbler.
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| (c) John Hunt - Kingfisher |
Tuesday 16th January
Peter Brown: 2 Black-necked Grebe.
Four members of Farnham U3A enjoyed a guided tour of site this morning.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Fox |
Wednesday 17th January
Colin Varndell: Little Egret, Treecreeper & Peregrine.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Frozen Workings |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Goldfinch |
Thursday 18th January
Mark Elsoffer: Green Sandpiper, 12+ Snipe, Dartford Warbler & 3 Stonechat.
Peter Brown: 2 Black-necked Grebe.
Colin Varndell: Treecreeper & 2 Goldcrest.
Claire Eleanor Jones: Kingfisher.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Dartford Warbler |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Stonechat |
Friday 19th January
Anon: 2 Black-necked Grebe.
Dina Burford: 2 Snipe.
A huge thank you to the 26 volunteers who turned up for our now regular Friday Irregulars work party today. Great to be joined by the Surrey Choices Growth Team. We’ve finished coppicing the hedgerow in Lisa’s Wood and it’s ready for replanting.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Gillian Bamford - Stonechat |
Saturday 20th January
Jenny Poulter: Goldcrest & 2+ Siskin.
Dina Burford: 5+ Snipe.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Frosty Sunrise |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Goldcrest |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Greenfinch |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Song Thrush |
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| (c) Wild Cam - Kingfisher |
Sunday 21st January
Anon: Green Sandpiper & 2 Black-necked Grebe.
Colin Varndell: Goldcrest & Siskin.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Coot |
Monday 22nd January
Peter Brown: 3 Green Sandpiper & 2 Black-necked Grebe.
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Little Egret |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Foxes |
Tuesday 23rd January
Colin Varndell: Peregrine.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Lapwing & Gulls |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Peregrine |
Wednesday 24th January
Peter Brown: 2 Black-necked Grebe.
John Hunt: Green Sandpiper, Snipe & Peregrine.
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| (c) John Hunt - Black-necked Grebe |
Thursday 25th January
Murray Nurse: Golden Plover, Blackcap & Siskin.
Friday 26th January
Richard Horton: Green Sandpiper & Black-necked Grebe.
Dina Burford: Red Admiral - first butterfly of the year.
A massive thank you to the 23 volunteers who spent today building a dead hedge by the river. As always, a pleasure to be joined by the wonderful Surrey Choices Growth Team.
The Growth Team also partnered with Christa from the Surrey Hills Society to take part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch at the feeding station, and got to help with bird ringing.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Surrey Choices - James & Christa Birdwatching |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Stonechat |
Saturday 27th January
Richard Seargent: 2 Green Sandpiper & 2 Black-necked Grebe.
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Blue Tits |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Redwing |
Sunday 28th January
Peter Brown: 3 Green Sandpiper & 2 Black-necked Grebe.
Gillian & Paul Bamford: 4 Lesser Redpoll & 40 Siskin.
Dina Burford: 2 Peregrine.
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Reed Bunting |
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| (c) Jon Hawkins - Siskin |
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| (c) Gillian Bamford - Lesser Redpolls |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Brown Hairstreak Egg |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Peregrine |
Monday 29th January
John Hunt: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Black-necked Grebe & Shelduck.
Alan Bird: Rook.
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| (c) Sara Badger - Black-necked Grebe |
Tuesday 30th January
Peter Brown: 2 Snipe & 2 Black-necked Grebe.
Wednesday 31st January
Colin Varndell: Little Egret & Little Grebe.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Little Egret |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Starling |
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