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Surrey County Council are now running all volunteer work parties at Tice's Meadow. When they decide to publicise the dates, we will add them here.
Sunday 1st December
Colin Varndell: Little Grebe.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Buzzards |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Robin |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Greenfinch |
Monday 2nd December
Dina Burford: 26 Wigeon.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Bullfinch |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Stonechat |
Tuesday 3rd December
Peter Brown: Green Sandpiper & Dartford Warbler.
Wednesday 4th December
Dina Burford: 80+ Lapwing & Little Grebe.
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| (c) Dina Burford - View from Horton's Mound |
Thursday 5th December
Dina Burford: 25 Wigeon.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Flooded Hide |
Friday 6th December
Dina Burford: 90+ Lapwing.
Colin Varndell: Chiffchaff.
Unfortunately, Surrey County Council were unable to run a work party today, so we led a walk around site for the Surrey Choices Growth Team instead.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Friday Irregulars |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Gadwall |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Red Kite |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Chiffchaff |
Saturday 7th December
No reports.
Sunday 8th December
No reports.
Monday 9th December
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| (c) Nicola - Witch's Butter |
Tuesday 10th December
Roger Dickey: 63 Snipe & 2 Jack Snipe - recorded during BTO Snipe Survey.
Myung-hye Chun: Yellow Curtain Crust, Milesina kriegeriana, Bruch's Pincushion & Male Fern - new species for site.
We had the pleasure of hosting 12 students from the My Green Future programme this morning for a bird ringing session and snipe survey, delivered in partnership with the Surrey Hills Society.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Snipe Survey |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Bird Ringing |
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| (c) Myung-hye Chun - Dunnock |
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| (c) Myung-hye Chun - Sulphur Disco |
Wednesday 11th December
Colin Varndell: Blackcap & Goldcrest.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Collared Dove |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Chaffinch |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Blackcap |
Thursday 12th December
Colin Varndell: Chiffchaff.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Jay |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Lapwing |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Gadwall |
Friday 13th December
Dina Burford: Brown Hairstreak egg.
Myung-hye Chun: Peniophora polygonia & Poplar Bells - new species for site.
Thanks to the 16 volunteers who attended the work party today. We topped up the dead hedges and cut some willow. As always, a delight to be working alongside the Surrey Choices Growth Team.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Dead Hedging Work Party |
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| (c) Myung-hye Chun - Common Stump Brittlestem |
Saturday 14th December
Peter Brown: Green Sandpiper.
Sunday 15th December
Stephen Kirby: Dunlin, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, Blackap & 2 Chiffchaff.
Dina Burford: 115 Lapwing.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Grey Heron |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Blue Tit |
Monday 16th December
Roger and Anya ringed 22 birds in the new ringing lane this morning, including an overwintering Chiffchaff and a Cetti's Warbler born this year.
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| (c) Roger Dickey - Long-tailed Tits |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Grey Heron |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Lapwing |
Tuesday 17th December
No reports.
Wednesday 18th December
Richard Horton: Merlin (20th record for site, 137th bird species for 2024).
Dina Burford: 160+ Lapwing.
Katie and Tim visited Waverley Grange Care Home today to play bird bingo with the residents.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Lapwing |
Thursday 19th December
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Great Spotted Woodpecker |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Sparrowhawk |
Friday 20th December
Richard Seargent: Green Sandpiper.
A big thank you to the 18 volunteers who attended the work party today. We cleared and piled a load of willow from the reedbeds, ready for burning tomorrow. As always, a delight to be working alongside the wonderful Surrey Choices Growth Team.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Work Party |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Sunrise over the Reedbeds |
Saturday 21st December
Mark Elsoffer: Green Sandpiper, Jack Snipe, Water Rail & Kingfisher.
A big thank you to the 16 volunteers who attended the work party today. We cut and burnt a large amount of willow from the reedbeds. As always, a pleasure to be joined by some of the amazing Surrey Choices Growth Team.
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
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| (c) Mark Elsoffer - Work Party |
Sunday 22nd December
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Collared Dove |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Greenfinch |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Bullfinch |
Monday 23rd December
Peter Brown: 2 Green Sandpiper.
Dina Burford: Water Rail.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Busy Feeders |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Bullfinch |
Tuesday 24th December
Colin Varndell: Little Egret & Little Grebe.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Tufted Duck |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Little Grebe |
Wednesday 25th December
No reports.
Thursday 26th December
No reports.
Friday 27th December
Colin Varndell: Blackcap.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Blue Tit |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Blackcap |
Saturday 28th December
Mark Elsoffer: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, Goosander (redhead, 21st record for site, 138th bird species for 2024), Blackcap, Chiffchaff & Ring-necked Parakeet.
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| (c) Dina Burford - Sparrowhawk |
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| (c) Dina Burford - Snipe |
Sunday 29th December
No reports.
Monday 30th December
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Bullfinch |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Robin |
Tuesday 31st December
Colin Varndell: Little Egret & Little Grebe.
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Lapwing |
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| (c) Colin Varndell - Gadwall |
