Wednesday 24 August 2016

Wednesday August 17th to Wednesday August 24th

Annual Report

Our 2015 Annual Report is now back from the printers. Please see the attached for how you can order a full colour, glossy, A4 hardcopy.




Lost & Found

An Aukey lens case with lenses was found recently on site. If it's yours, please get in touch.


Surrey Birders

The Surrey Birders website is now back online after a lengthy outage. We're very grateful of everyone who reports their sightings through this site as it allows us to produce the statistics for our annual report.


Late News

Tuesday August 16th - Andy Little reported a Greenshank.

Andy Duncan has sent us photos of the Silver-washed Fritillary (a rare butterfly for Tice's Meadow) that he found on July 29th.

(c) Andy Duncan - Silver-washed Fritillary
(c) Andy Duncan - Silver-washed Fritillary



Wednesday August 17th

No reports.


Thursday August 18th

Mark Elsoffer spent the day on site and reported 6 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, a Ruff (juvenile), 2 Greenshank (juveniles), 2 Ringed Plover (juveniles), 22 Lapwing, a Yellow-legged Gull (adult), 3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, a Kestrel and a Hobby.

Ruff is the 138th species recorded on site this year. This is only the 9th recorded sighting of Ruff on site.

The following juvenile birds were recorded by Mark:
- 6 young Starlings in the Meadow.
- 10 young Jackdaws in the Meadow.
- 2 young Coot in the Workings.
- 1 young Moorhen in the Workings.
- A brood of 4 young Mallard in the Workings.
- At least 10 young Common Terns in the Workings.
- Numerous young Black-headed Gulls that were born on other sites.

The following butterflies were reported by Mark:
Small Skipper, Red Admiral, Brimstone & Common Blue.

Mark Elsoffer reported 2 new species for Tice's Meadow:
Giant Puffball (
Calvatia gigantea)
Suede Bolette (Xerocomus subtomentosus)



(c) Dave Carlsson - Greenshank
(c) Dave Carlsson - Greenshank
(c) Dave Carlsson - Greenshank
(c) Mark Elsoffer - Giant Puffball

Friday August 19th

Andy Little reported 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, a Ruff and a Greenshank today.


Saturday August 20th

Richard Seargent reported a Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, a Ringed Plover and 2 Little Grebe this morning.

Richard also reported a juvenile Great-crested Grebe and a Tufted Duck with 2 young.

In addition, Mike Huddie reported a Greenshank this morning.


Sunday August 21st

Richard Seargent reported 4+ Common Sandpiper, 5+ Green Sandpiper, a Ruff (juvenile), a Redshank, 6 Ringed Plover, a Dunlin, 16 Lapwing and a Black-tailed Godwit this morning.

In addition, Richard Horton reported 2 Greenshank, a Swift, a Kestrel, a Peregrine and a Red Kite this morning.

In addition, Andy Little reported a Little Ringed Plover, 30 Lapwing, 2 Gadwall and 3 Shoveler today.

Kevin Duncan reported 2 new species for Tice's Meadow:
Buff-tip Moth (
Phalera bucephala)
Common Groundhopper (Tetrix undulata)


(c) Kevin Duncan - Buff-tip Moth Caterpillar
(c) Kevin Duncan - Dark Bush-cricket
(c) John Hunt - Common Sandpiper
(c) Richard Seargent - Wasp Spider
(c) Richard Seargent - Roesel's Bush-cricket


Monday August 22nd

Carey Lodge reported 3 Green Sandpiper this morning.

Carey also reported a Clouded Yellow butterfly.


Tuesday August 23rd

Richard Horton reported 3 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, a Ruff (juvenile), a Redshank, a Greenshank, 6 Ringed Plover, a Dunlin, a Black-tailed Godwit and 16 Lapwing today.


Wednesday August 24th

John Hunt reported 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandiper, 4 Snipe, 17 Lapwing and a Wheatear this morning.

In addition, Andy Little reported 2 Ringed Plover and a Little Grebe today.












Tuesday 16 August 2016

Saturday August 6th to Tuesday August 16th

Annual Report

Our 2015 Annual Report is now back from the printers. Please see the attached for how you can order a full colour, glossy, A4 hardcopy.





Planning News

A planning application for 31 homes on a field adjacent to Tice's Meadow (off of Low Lane) was rejected at appeal by Waverley Borough Council, partially due to the adverse affect on the view from Horton's Mound.

(c) Waverley Borough Council - Appeal Refusal Document Section






Note: The Surrey Birders website is currently down so there may be some sightings missing from this update.


Saturday August 6th 

Mark Elsoffer spent the day on site and reported 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 21 Lapwing, a Yellow-legged Gull (adult), 5 Swift, 12 Buzzard, a Kestrel and a Peregrine.

The following juvenile birds were recorded by Mark:
- 5 young Coot on the Workings.
- 2 young Moorhen in the Meadow.
- At least 10 young Common Tern on the islands in the Workings.
- Numerous young Black-headed Gulls that were born on other sites.
- 8 young Starlings in the Meadow.
- c30 young Jackdaws throughout the Meadow.

The following butterflies were reported by Mark:
Comma, Gatekeeper, Small Tortoishell, Small Skipper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large White, Speckled Wood, Brimstone and Red Admiral.

(c) Mark Elsoffer - Peregrine

 

Sunday August 7th

John Hunt reported 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover and 2 Peregrine this morning.

Grim Styles reported a new species for Tice's Meadow:
Common Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)

Colin Taylor photographed a Grayling on site today - a site rarity, not recorded in at least the last 3 years, and possibly only the 2nd ever record.

(c) Colin Taylor - Grayling
(c) Grim Styles - Common Hollyhock




Monday August 8th

Paddy Lewin reported 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, a Dunlin, a Ringed Plover and a Yellow-legged Gull (adult) this morning.

A Wood Sandpiper was reported via Bird Guides/Rare Bird Alert. The local birders were unable to relocate it and it is thought there may have been some confusion with a juvenile Green Sandpiper that was present on site.


Tuesday August 9th

Allan Goddard reported 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper and a Dunlin this morning.


Wednesday August 10th

No reports.


Thursday August 11th

No reports.


Friday August 12th

Mark Elsoffer spent the day on site and reported 6 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 24 Lapwing, a Black-necked Grebe (juvenile), 4 Swift, 6 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel and a Sparrowhawk.

Black-necked Grebe is the 137th species recorded on site this year. This is only the 15th recorded sighting of Black-necked Grebe on site.

The following juvenile birds were recorded by Mark:
- 4 young Coot on the Workings.
- 1 young Moorhen in the Meadow.
- 1 young Great-crested Grebe in the Workings.
- At least 10 young Common Tern on the islands in the Workings.
- Numerous young Black-headed Gulls that were born on other sites.
- A young Song Thrush in the Wheatear Field.


The following butterflies were reported by Mark:
Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Large White and Speckled Wood.

Kevin Duncan reported a new species for Tice's Meadow:
Green Leafhopper (Cicadella viridis)



(c) Mark Elsoffer - Gatekeeper
(c) Mark Elsoffer - Common Darter
(c) Mark Elsoffer - Common Darter
(c) Mark Elsoffer - Common Darter
(c) Mark Elsoffer - Common Darter
(c) Mark Elsoffer - Common Darter


Saturday August 13th

Richard Horton reported a Black-necked Grebe (juvenile) this morning.

A volunteer work party met on site this morning and cleared some of the Ragwort from the Meadow. Well done to all who attended.
 
(c) Keith Kerr - Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Larvae


Sunday August 14th

John Hunt reported 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper and a Kingfisher this morning.

In addition, Kevin Duncan reported a Redstart this morning and a Black-tailed Godwit this afternoon.

This is only the 5th recorded sighting of Redstart on site (the 2nd this year).

Kevin Duncan reported 2 new species for Tice's Meadow:
Common Cloaked Shoot Moth (Gypsonoma dealbana)
Morning-glory Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyla)

In addition to the above new moth species, Kevin also reported a single Silver-Y, and plenty of Rush Veneer and Straw Dot moths today.

(c) Kevin Duncan - Morning-glory Plume Moth
(c) Kevin Duncan - Common Cloaked Shoot Moth
(c) Kevin Duncan - Slender Groundhopper
(c) Kevin Duncan - Painted Lady
(c) Kevin Duncan - Common Blue Butterfly




Monday August 15th

No reports.


Tuesday August 16th

No reports.

















Saturday 6 August 2016

Friday July 15th to Friday August 5th

Annual Report

Our 2015 Annual Report is now back from the printers. Please see the attached for how you can order a full colour, glossy, A4 hardcopy.




Pan Species List

In order to ensure the future protection and enhancement of the site, the Tice's Meadow Bird Group maintain a “Pan-species List” of every species recorded on site. This list provides a quantifiable indicator of the site's bio-diversity and will be useful in fighting any future development plans that may threaten the site.

As of July 14th, 1,011 species have been recorded on site, broken down as:


 
Note: The Surrey Birders website is currently down so there may be some sightings missing from this update.


Friday July 15th

No reports.


Saturday July 16th

Graham King reported a Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper and a Hobby today.

In addition, Graham reported seeing a "large, dark bird, very high and very distant, which may have been the Black Stork reported earlier in the day further up the Blackwater Valley, near Farnborough Airport".


Sunday July 17th

Kevin Duncan reported that the breeding pair of Great Crested Grebes have hatched a single chick.

Kevin Duncan reported a new species for Tice's Meadow:
Mirid Bug - (Deraeocoris ruber)

(c) Kevin Duncan - Fennel
(c) Kevin Duncan - Mirid Bug


Monday July 18th

Murray Nurse reported a Redshank today.

Murray also reported the following butterflies:
Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Marbled White, Small/Essex Skipper, Red Admiral, Small Copper and Comma. Silver-washed Fritillary & Small Heath were reported to Murray by other visitors and are both site rarities.

Murray also reported the following dragonflies and damselflies:
Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common/Azure Damselflies, Banded Demoisel, Emperor, Brown Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter and Southern Hawker.



Tuesday July 19th

No reports.
(c) Kevin Duncan - Mother of Pearl Moth


Wednesday July 20th

No reports.


Thursday July 21st

Dave Carlsson reported a Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper and 2 Red Kite this morning.


Friday July 22nd

The first Wasp Spiders of the year were reported by Richard Horton today.


Saturday July 23rd

No reports.


Sunday July 24th

Mark Elsoffer reported 4 Common Sandpiper, 38 Lapwing, a Kestrel and a Peregrine this afternoon.

The following juvenile birds were recorded by Mark:
- A brood of 4 Mallard young.
- A brood of 5 Mallard young.
- Multiple broods of Common Tern young.

(c) Kevin Duncan - Hoverfly (Epistrophe eligans)
(c) Kevin Duncan - Field Bindweed
(c) Mark Elsoffer - Common Tern mobbing a Peregrine
(c) Mark Elsoffer - Wasp Spider


Monday July 25th

No reports.


Tuesday July 26th

No reports.


Wednesday July 27th

Carey Lodge reported 2 Common Sandpiper this morning.

Carey Lodge reported a new species for Tice's Meadow:
Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis)

Richard Horton gave a presentation to the Farnham Weyside branch of the Rotary Club this evening about the work we are conducting at Tice's Meadow. The presentation was well received and a walk on site for Rotary Club members has been arranged for a future date.

(c) Carey Lodge - Meadow Vetchling


Thursday July 28th

John Hunt reported 3 Common Sandpiper and an Oystercatcher this morning.

(c) John Hunt - The Meadow
(c) John Hunt - Speckled Wood
(c) Richard Seargent - Gatekeeper


Friday July 29th

Andy Duncan from Hanson found a Silver-washed Fritillary in the Plant Yard - a rare butterfly for Tice's Meadow, with only a handful of previous sightings. A photograph was taken - awaiting receipt of it.

 

Saturday July 30th

Richard Seargent reported 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper and a Hobby this morning.

Richard also reported a Tufted Duck with 8 young - this is only the 2nd confirmed breeding record on site for this species, the first being in 2014.

A Wryneck was reported by a visting birder from Guildford today. Unfortunately it was not relocated after the report was received. If you were the finder, please could you get in touch so we can get you to submit a rare bird report to the Surrey Bird Club. If accepted, this would be the first record of a Wryneck in Surrey in July and the 2nd site record.

Richard also reported 4 Grass Snakes and lots of Slow Worms under the refugia this morning.

(c) Richard Seargent - Common Blue
(c) Richard Seargent - Common Blue
(c) Richard Seargent - Gatekeeper
(c) Richard Seargent - Grass Snake
(c) Richard Seargent - Purple Loosestrife
(c) Richard Seargent - Slow Worms
(c) Richard Seargent - Speckled Wood
(c) Richard Seargent - Water Mint

Sunday July 31st

Richard Seargent reported 5 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper and a Dunlin this morning.

Richard also reported that the first Teal have returned.

In addition, John Hunt reported a Lesser Whitethroat this morning.
 
John also reported a number of recently fledged Reed Warblers on site this morning.

Keith Kerr reported 2 new species for Tice's Meadow:
Slender Ground-hopper (Tetrix subulata)
A Micro-Moth (Metalampra italica)

(c) Richard Seargent - Wasp Spider
(c) Richard Seargent - Wasp Spider
(c) John Hunt - Lapwing
(c) John Hunt - Roe Deer
(c) John Hunt - Stock Dove
(c) Michelle Kerr - Common Toad
(c) Keith Kerr - Wasp Spider
(c) Keith Kerr - Wasp Spider


Monday August 1st

No reports.


Tuesday August 2nd

Carey Lodge reported 5 Common Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper, a Turnstone and a Little Grebe this morning.

Turnstone is the 135th species recorded on site this year. This is only the 10th recorded sighting of Turnstone on site.

(c) Carey Lodge - Turnstone


Wednesday August 3rd

No reports.
(c) Murray Nurse - Southern Hawker
(c) Murray Nurse - Southern Hawker

Thursday August 4th

Mark Elsoffer spent 8 hours on site today and reported 7 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandiper, a Ringed Plover, 17 Lapwing, a Sanderling, a Little Grebe, a Yellow-legged Gull (adult), 4 Teal, 2 Kestrel, 5 Buzzard and 2 Red Kite.

Sanderling is the 136th species recorded on site this year. This is only the 7th recorded sighting of Sanderling on site.

In addition, Kevin Duncan reported a Mediterranean Gull (adult) this evening.

The following juvenile birds were recorded by Mark:
- A brood of 4 Mallard young.
- 5 young Coot on the Workings.
- 3 young Moorhen in the Meadow.
- A brood of 8 Tufted Duck young.
- At least 10 young Common Tern on the islands in the Workings.
- Numerous young Black-headed Gulls that were born on other sites.
- A young Whitethroat in the Woods.
- 4 young Wood Pigeon in the Meadow.
- c40 young Starlings throughout the Meadow.
- c30 young Jackdaws throughout the Meadow.

The following butterflies were reported by Mark:
Comma, Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Small Tortoishell, Small Skipper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large White and Red Admiral.

The following dragonflies & damselflies were reported by Mark:
Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor, Southern Hawker (x2), Broad-bodied Chaser (x2), Common Darter, and Brown Hawker.

Lots of Slow Worms, Common Lizards and Grass Snakes were present under the refugia. A number of visiting young children had the pleasure of Richard Horton showing them the reptiles, and scaring them with tales of the Wasp Spider's ferocious bite.

Richard Horton and Tony Anderson met on site with Stuart (our new Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership Ranger) this morning and showed him around the site and welcome him into the Tice's Meadow Team.


(c) Mark Elsoffer - Roesel's Bush Cricket
(c) Mark Elsoffer - Twin-lobed Deerfly
(c) Mark Elsoffer - Common Darter


Friday August 5th

John Hunt reported 3 Common Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover and a Yellow-legged Gull (adult) this morning.