2018 Annual Report
Our 2018 Annual Report is now on
sale. £15 for a full colour, glossy, 140 page A4 report. All profits
will be spent on our work at Tice's Meadow Nature Reserve.
The report is much more than a list of the birds seen, it includes all
of the site's wildlife, and is a record of all the work we did on site
in 2018.
You can collect in person from Richard Horton, or we can post it to you
(+ £2 p&p). Please message or email us to place an order.
Once we've sold all 60 copies, we will release a free lower-res pdf for all to read.
Co-op Local Community Fund
We're delighted to be taking part in the Co-op Local Community Fund.
If you're a Co-op member, please choose us as and 1% of your spending will be donated to us, no matter where you live.
If you're not a Co-op member, please consider signing up.
https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/33287
Monday March 2nd
John Hunt: 34 Teal, 20+ Wigeon, 7 Shoveler, 2 Stonechat, 5 Red Kite, Sparrowhawk & Kestrel.
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(c) Colin Varndell - Red Kite |
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(c) Colin Varndell - View Across the Reed Beds |
Tuesday March 3rd
Peter Brown: Pochard, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Grebe & Pheasant.
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(c) Dina Burford - Flooded Path |
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(c) Colin Varndell - Black-headed Gull |
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(c) Colin Varndell - Crow Mobbing Buzzard |
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(c) Colin Varndell - Reed Bunting |
Wednesday March 4th
No reports.
Thursday March 5th
No reports.
Friday March 6th
Mark Elsoffer: 2+
Raven (outside), 12+ Red Kite, 20+ Buzzard,
Goshawk (outside), Kestrel & Sparrowhawk.
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(c) Dina Burford - Flooded Path |
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(c) Dina Burford - Every Post Occupied |
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(c) Grim Styles - Mirror Carp |
Saturday March 7th
Rustam Khan: Goldcrest.
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(c) Rustam Khan - Roe Deer |
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(c) Rustam Khan - Flooded Feeding Station |
Sunday March 8th
Kevin Duncan:
Curlew.
John Hunt: Chiffchaff.
Visitor: 2 Siskin.
Nicola Stevens:
Barn Owl (hunting in field on Low Lane this morning).
Leonard Winchcombe:
Barn Owl (on a post near the Silt Pond this evening - not one of the pair at the Kiln).
A group of visitors from the Richmond RSPB Local Group enjoyed a walk around site today.
25th site record of Curlew, last reported 15/06/19. 80th bird species recorded in 2020.
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(c) John Hunt - Flooded Meadow |
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(c) Colin Varndell - Greenfinch |
Monday March 9th
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(c) Colin Varndell - Jay |
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(c) Colin Varndell - The Meadow |
Tuesday March 10th
Leonard Winchombe: 2
Barn Owls (in the Meadow).
Wednesday March 11th
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(c) Dina Burford - Flooded Hide |
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(c) Dina Burford - Kestrel Eating a Lizard |
Thursday March 12th
Mark Elsoffer: 2 Little Grebe, 2 Snipe & 2+
Sand Martin.
Richard Horton:
Wheatear.
Colin Varndell: 2 Peregrine.
Leonard Winchcombe:
Green Sandpiper.
Alex Potts:
Early, Tree and Buff-tailed bumblebees.
Mark Elsoffer: Brimstone butterfly - first of the year.
First Wheatear of the year - 81st bird species recorded in 2020.
First Sand Martin of the year - 82nd bird species recorded in 2020. First in Surrey this year.
New species for site: Chives (
Allium schoenoprasum) - Dina Burford.
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(c) Alex Potts - Grey Wagtail |
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(c) Alex Potts - Long-tailed Tit |
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(c) Dina Burford - First Sea-Lord Len Seawatching |
Friday March 13th
John Hunt:
Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat, 25 Fieldfare &
Barn Owl (hunting in Meadow, morning & evening).
Mark Elsoffer: Sand Martin
Richard Horton: Little Grebe,
Raven (outside) &
Goshawk (outside).
Jort Brough: 3 Snipe.
Mike Huddie:
Blackcap.
First Blackcap of the year - 83rd bird species recorded in 2020.
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(c) John Hunt - Green Sandpiper |
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(c) John Hunt - Long-tailed Tit |
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(c) John Hunt - Stonechat |
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(c) John Hunt - Stonechat |
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(c) Colin Varndell - Bullfinch |
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(c) Colin Varndell - Mallards | |
Saturday March 14th
Dave Baker:
Little Gull (adult, winter plumage), Blackcap & 2 Chiffchaff.
Jort Brough:
Curlew.
Sandy:
Barn Owl (evening, hunting in Meadow & back of Horton's Mound - not one of Kiln pair).
17th site record of Little Gull, last reported 09/04/19. 84th bird species recorded in 2020.
26th site record of Curlew, 2nd in past week.
A massive thanks to the 16 volunteers who terned up this morning to build 4 new tern rafts.
Just gravel, anchors & decoys to add before we launch them.
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(c) Dave Baker - Little Gull |
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(c) Mark Elsoffer - Building the Rafts |
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(c) Mark Elsoffer - Building the Rafts |
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(c) Mark Elsoffer - Building the Rafts |
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(c) Mark Elsoffer - The Finished Rafts |
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(c) Mark Elsoffer - Simon's Decoys |
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(c) Mark Elsoffer - TMBG Youth Division |
Sunday March 15th
Kevin Duncan:
Barn Owl (hunting around Horton's Mound at 17:30 - not one of the Kiln pair).
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(c) Colin Harvey - Buzzard |
Monday March 16th
Colin Varndell: 2
White Stork (more than likely the reintroduced pair from Knepp that have been in Surrey and London recently).
Richard Horton:
Oystercatcher.
John Hunt: 2
Barn Owl.
Murray Nurse: 7 Chiffchaff.
Paul Mannering: Small Tortoiseshell - first of the year.
41st site record of Oystercatcher, last reported 11/07/19. 85th bird species recorded in 2020.
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(c) John Hunt - Oystercatcher |
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(c) John Hunt - Chiffchaff |
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(c) Paul Mannering - Greenfinch |
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(c) Paul Mannering - Great Spotted Woodpecker |
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(c) Paul Mannering - Small Tortoiseshell |
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(c) Colin Varndell - Blue Tit |
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(c) Colin Varndell - Dunnock |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDW6dBCyVlqFDIGbKTuESMQMQqL9E3fp_8rCFeQ_Ls465DPNJnta8yIjFcLTzyw_DJV0c4cqGttl2znt_3qLA_WrJpF6WWLLkAtmPHovpkOAOmTWzqaUg2Ow-hVHeQQuUjofc6e-nDjJY/s320/Mar+16th+-+Gull.jpg) |
(c) Colin Varndell - Black-headed Gull |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58ZLgVDLalUCrBpSZNu22ehzGvawGcjbTSEkQ3-vL1O-D7J1-3WQ5ihj3sLrgmK_ml7_9CR32YagJ_IGiz_0wxwbqipb896HFduKWKYWSongcigpXCas7rYOcpWwPlL2U2r_nynQb4UM/s320/Mar+16th+-+White+Storks+%25283%2529.jpg) |
(c) Colin Varndell - White Stork |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jq7zcAc79hMC8xdYHLjIDZQgmwNXRnu9Jeh8lByg1L8V5NItqZV2E6009Cn1VnkiYwVT93LIkbwZfDmK3yf0ElFDOiznq69jydylRMO0oCdsTUPsuhX3g61AIuyCFhYrhMrGDjhWUdo/s320/Mar+16th+-+White+Storks+%252823%2529.jpg) |
(c) Colin Varndell - White Stork |
Tuesday March 17th
Richard Horton:
Oystercatcher &
Barn Owl.
New species for site: Wood Anemone (
Anemone nemorosa) - Kevin Duncan.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbCIU-ny_cX0o86GaYADcPpiQMtFouIyRNyvM3hqDeQ2I-A_xDLW5a6W3GsbF9gRwmyj2Uo3AIp0Y9IJyeJuJkmYbDrvsjZL-csKI_yoB-PFuS85G_PJ1swukQl2rEBNcSqFes3GpolI/s320/Mar+16th+-+Wood+Anenome.jpg) |
(c) Kevin Duncan - Wood Anenome |
Wednesday March 18th
Kevin Duncan:
Black-tailed Godwit.
Richard Seargent: 3 Sand Martin & Barn Owl.
Lindsay Patterson: Comma - first of the year.
Black-tailed Godwit last reported 16/07/19. 86th bird species recorded in 2020.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TYEhcsTLgkTrhTsWD0JTQXfGKilIUFeKgnblVh5OPgY4gw5i2F9O7SErxJH5YUZv93jA_G2VO454TNkV9cqoATY2LgsW6S6bHBVedVQcJdQQwiSoeoHVxzCCu1k9W6ZFI8sv01F1h8I/s320/Mar+18th+-+Red+Kite+%25281%2529.jpg) |
(c) Colin Varndell - Red Kite |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVCxdtoHPviWHOC7bXgAlHuelKaC71r2mk36RlNGiB17ZRpeBhSKAcbD8PeBrwXb37vK4ObsP_RpfGUjOr2k32Ihx8NLiqfoj7RKiWt_pu8W8SJwQGBoeqROj3yttiX35WPUGNyp-qME/s320/Mar+18th+-+Buzzard+%252810%2529.jpg) |
(c) Colin Varndell - Buzzard |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcfOdOQ3eOQyI9Uqe4dAAK-MlO2REILfAP6xgilXXOMgkPJvYDSzd6ssji1gvBwhe4b-s39lVj8cRLZ45I-ihmfrOVjgUuo5fIe8LQOLBIW5cs3stqQeHYrprFmiZqj1QsheguacnxzA/s320/Mar+18th+-+Stonechat.jpg) |
(c) Colin Varndell - Stonechat |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbmaB5GiJDdVzjj66Va-CFSC9zqwgTvYoZcJCAWUB_2SyQKRoBa_fRXFf2V6U_CFMZkltsQEet4xZDF0ImnP34yojgRDWkbK5ZHsY9Wr3sviIoNUrDKF55_LoT62VY4KZpxvw-2OesCs/s320/Mar+18th+-+Floods+%25282%2529.jpg) |
(c) Dina Burford - Flooded Path |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuqLb5vGxRjM-i0QOd5GN7sloSkQ3RSgYS8OPSyOKqk5b9vizUqGvQcw42-BR6d4jZBICiu8_BcKL6eETEQzKjfdhvc4e9ck6R50Z3yoKTpJDlljaaF3LMRfsBhTFLnuqRLLlFe0MZsg/s320/Mar+18th+-+Barn+Owl+2.jpg) |
(c) Jon Hawkins - Barn Owl |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2k4XNU2zBEpIr_alZnukfXCkIIYbsiOeTv3cSeci5d-9UmamOdKLRbhWD9nExu5fvnO85pEGmCz30RYe-dqDngPuwtyqg70rLjwxV1Wd6lmfy6LuPWgx-USf8_CLnEgSnaGdQ3rzaME/s320/Mar+18th+-+Barn+Owl.jpg) |
(c) Jon Hawkins - Barn Owl |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbwp8VrqtVxM1PoI6VJiYgwRQ59oUjx5zzZNTTDgjPUUMiaTjmT2KMZ8Oc1zomWf72Df7UQNbfDtqk_9V4LIax_e1v1CDD9xvrp2k4XEde0yoKe411Y90Yi2AUihau0s3CbDCpOra1rw/s320/Mar+18th+-+Starlings.jpg) |
(c) Jon Hawkins - Starlings |
Thursday March 19th
Mark Elsoffer:
Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Little Egret, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Grebe,
Swallow, 40+ Sand Martin, 8 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 5 Chiffchaff & 4 Mistle Thrush.
Richard Seargent:
Barn Owl - appeared at 17:45 in south west corner of the Meadow. Not one of the Kiln pair.
First Swallow of the year - 87th bird species recorded in 2020.
Colour-ringed Black-headed Gull "29L9" - ringed at Hosehill Lake (Berks) on 08/06/14.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEP6QprMTkmVvTAADQSJNeK6eQmcksIdLBB6OXR44eNxWEG5KIqec0xKe5lfgat99yi_UekJVZZcSB9z-9uqF3Njs9mh-OApgm6jbCgxBMhyVnzc0ijPskdXH5rc5DWUWzRxVc-uF5cA4/s320/IMG_3221+%25282%2529.JPG) |
(c) Mark Elsoffer - Black-headed Gull |
Friday March 20th
Dina Burford: Peacock butterfly - first of the year.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWrcI1pemanPqfe-0RsQPIJTx0Ha4wnxFNubiHWJF119TgcE7LfZ4mPkUONjYMB99Yjcr0AeZG1Khew_fyyS7x2J2EczzdQRLCDdRQf0fXPyfQUERa1qmzBkzjXe-bPD3TsnW7SUVc3s/s320/Mar+20th+-+Peacock.jpg) |
(c) Dina Burford - Peacock |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfhrCb5WpTLfdtv48BCU_3P6YSQcyifDZUydmcLF9QMBsFRB0dm1lQJ-3rgyRdSAx95ArQqNy9xFvnGTGYbz9UbDlYTK9P2BRj9upvvsVYoksPnlgPK6SScGS9wznhyphenhypheno2CCd98k7Y1LE/s320/Mar+20th+-+Blackbird.jpg) |
(c) Colin Varndell - Blackbird |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDg0R5d10hhkepz0ZNz415iFI-qzNPGpeI0426GetzTBGLeIaQMQBM46u-l4suIk5AwLTRXzC0U3v3pMSUmmAYMfWNMu2Ad-obfQ4QkfZepcbdYXJZydOLEEDHPbEj38yAIUTt4pfpaA/s320/Mar+20th+-+Goldfinch+%25281%2529.jpg) |
(c) Colin Varndell - Goldfinch |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja18es0kOVkOfpyz4UpFC1bmxK2cmkAeRDO0000nxncFls7k-UVZYNvZZq5gDiJhL8GwTYmNv9QYcdwcrK_skEmWEbnzZ4DogOW06d11G7D1QMeyTezgAvV-U4CsE73GepiN8CTav-ofg/s320/Mar+20th+-+Red+Kite.jpg) |
(c) Colin Varndell - Red Kite |
Saturday March 21st
Dave Baker:
Great Black-backed Gull (2nd winter), 21 Sand Martin &
Goshawk (over mound, heading east, pursued by Crow).
Richard Seargent: Little Egret.
Great Black-backed Gull last reported 20/03/19. 88th bird species recorded in 2020.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7P89KKK1bpeJ0jen68pqONX-HqlQs-c-lby3jy2azH9QBlMz8Rn5tg9LHf2ByqqGOGmlGl7jhRFh_PG8tgJJ0kmFQcbesKe-3OL32nlIPhMpKbDYrzvruFowfWVpzvLSVwccsegMZp3o/s320/Mar+21st+-+Heron+%25282%2529.jpg) |
(c) Dina Burford - Grey Heron |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AnqAWbbumpoXFlI9UaCnICIAXIyUKjnhcXN5pY8bzGZykg6iRU-uU_cRGiQcaKSou0pBdPw5jmnfU7ZkViBSfjf3UEoBgoTj0NkwmApSoVm_nhKUOSOmrjSPpyZtXTRF3L1P3IrqblA/s320/Mar+21st+-+Robin+%25283%2529.jpg) |
(c) Dina Burford - Duelling Robins |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-l0fRjmKciw8Sw_y6TdBZQUoT3f66PowGV5P1ZvXMtbXYOv4-89zzmmCTqWcdLW6Mx6chcLDDL-e_SteDVuB0h0_sP0i7BCbfB8o7OxUYXJfY3AaMxe_MB2jq4qyOisDddNxtrImx0bw/s320/Mar+21st+-+Buzzard+%252815%2529.jpg) |
(c) Colin Varndell - Buzzard |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSe6fqIQfqAwmIH6cKc9WTV5q-w0_onKt7HVF7Qz_XP9oKAY6UyVcMeumQKVSt3krLZiPdh9cBRy8tFzim1tvVwk-opY-7-ufW9ULgR_U3pSZy9eAoNylqt0xMeq5Fdu9T0A2trjD5wb0/s320/Mar+21st+-+Chaffinch+%25282%2529.jpg) |
(c) Colin Varndell - Chaffinch |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZpoJ-BmZ-ZIRE899Y4lUQlv1sC4dACzcehuud31vq3n-I_Y0wdzDS4gR36GUXvyJz-wDCGErAmpV_YoHIAVz97h5CIPmoVjozPrE8yowvGMuiqoyDAA7cx5lW58FgkTvL5DUUsYdHt4/s320/Mar+21st+-+Jackdaws.jpg) |
(c) Colin Varndell - Jackdaws |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4GthxL44QWb6lhp7K_GII5HMgdCQ3mLMJMmGPYgtykhr-oiWM88uYZo8NEoFMCFJcU_AjTbztnFCn14NGvsq2KRKi0-OsY0VRKEoJSId7uwppiGGOY4czIZ8aNNFvAlEi4UwGSI6WFU/s320/Mar+21st+-+Grass+Snakes.jpg) |
(c) Grim Styles - Grass Snakes |