Wednesday 23 September 2020

Tuesday 15th September to Wednesday 23rd September

Site Sale

Your community nature reserve is being sold - agent's details here.

Please see the update to our petition here, and sign & share our petition to Hanson.

We have reached out to our partners and supporters, and are currently deciding our next move. In the meantime, please keep promoting the petition.

 

Pin Badges

Our new pin badges are now available to buy.

Four new designs: Bullfinch, Common Tern, Green Sandpiper & Reed Bunting.

£5 each (+ £1 p&p per 4 badges).

Limited to 100 per design. All details below.

Please email ticesmeadowshop@gmail.com to place an order.


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


Tuesday 15th September

Mark Elsoffer: Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, 32 Lapwing, Snipe, Yellow Wagtail, 3 Stonechat & 60+ Swallow.

Roger Dickey: Sedge Warbler.

John Hunt: 12 Siskin.

Roger Dickey was bird ringing in the Woods and Reed Bed all day today, and the Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership rangers were busy working on the new path.

(c) Mark Elsoffer - Roger Ringing

(c) Mark Elsoffer - Chiffchaff



Wednesday 16th September

Mark Elsoffer: Common Sandpiper, 4+ Snipe, 25 Lapwing, Little Egret, 37 Egyptian Goose (new site record count), Sedge Warbler, 2 Stonechat, Yellow Wagtail, Barn Owl, Peregrine & Hobby.

Mark Cutts: Lesser Redpoll

Leonard Winchcombe: 3 Green Sandpiper.

Lesser Redpoll is the 138th bird species recorded on site this year. Last recorded 19/01/19.

Roger Dickey and Mark Cutts were bird ringing in the Woods and Reed Bed all day today, with over 100 birds ringed before lunch. 

Clouded Yellow in the Meadow.

(c) Steven Gozdz - Hobby

(c) Steven Gozdz - Migrant Hawker

(c) Dina Burford - Swallow

(c) Mark Elsoffer - Early Morning Ringing

(c) Mark Elsoffer - Peregrine

(c) Mark Elsoffer - Lesser Redpoll

(c) Mark Elsoffer - Sunset


 

Thursday 17th September

Mark Elsoffer: 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Golden Plover, Snipe, 18 Lapwing, 30 Egyptian Goose, Litle Grebe, Common Gull, Sedge Warbler, 3 Stonechat, Whinchat, 7+ Yellow Wagtail, 6 Swallow & 2 Peregrine.

Andy Little: GLOSSY IBIS - in the Workings c17:45 to 18:35, before flying high east.

Golden Plover is the 139th bird species recorded on site this year. Last reported 09/10/19.

First site record of Glossy Ibis (7th record for Surrey). 197th bird species recorded on site. 140th bird species record on site this year.

Roger Dickey and Mark Cutts were bird ringing in the Woods and Reed Bed all morning. A huge thank you to the ringing team, including support from Jort Brough, Trevor Birkett & Leonard Winchcombe.

The final tally - 154 birds:
 
13 Blackcap, 11 Blue Tit, 71 Chiffchaff, 8 Dunnock, 15 Great Tit, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Reed Bunting, 10 Reed Warbler, 4 Robin, 4 Sedge Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Wren.
 
A Great Tit was caught that had been ringed somewhere else in a nest box (details TBC) and a Blue Tit was caught that was ringed at Tice's as an adult in 2014, so is at least 7 years old!

The Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership rangers finished the new path today. This all weather surfaced path runs from the Estate Entrance to Pegasus Bridge - we hope to extend it to the shelter on Horton's Mound in the future. Great work by the BVCP.

(c) Mark Elsoffer - Glossy Ibis

(c) Mark Elsoffer - Mark Ringing

(c) Mark Elsoffer - Grey Wagtail



Friday 18th September

Mark Elsoffer: Golden Plover, 18 Lapwing, Shelduck (juv), Canada x Barnacle Goose hybrid, Little Grebe, 2 Stonechat, 2 Yellow Wagtail & Tawny Owl.

Peter Brown: 2 Common Sandpiper, Snipe, Peregrine & Hobby.

Dina Burford: 2 Little Grebe.

(c) Melanie Nicholls - Common Darters

(c) Melanie Nicholls - Migrant Hawker

(c) Dina Burford - Common Sandpiper

(c) Dina Burford - Hobby

(c) Mark Elsoffer - Golden Plover

(c) Mark Elsoffer - New Path

(c) Mark Elsoffer - New Path



Saturday 19th September

Richard Seargent: 3 Wigeon - the first returning birds of the autumn/winter. 

Dina Burford: Common Sandpiper & 3 Little Grebe. 

Simon Monk: Green Sandpiper.

Sharon Videan: Zebra Finch (escape).

(c) Wendy Pearce - Fox

(c) Richard Bavin - Sunset

(c) Dina Burford - Common Sandpiper

(c) Dina Burford - Little Grebes

 

 

Sunday 20th September

John Hunt: Common Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin & Snipe.

Trevor Birkett: Hobby

Simon Monk: Green Sandpiper.

(c) John Hunt - Stonechat

(c) Simon Monk - Great Crested Grebe

(c) Simon Monk - Little Grebe

 

 

Monday 21st September

Richard Horton: 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Ruddy Shelduck (Cat E) & Wheatear

Dina Burford: 2 Snipe & Hobby.

(c) Dina Burford - Ruddy Shelduck

(c) Dina Burford - The New Path



Tuesday 22nd September

Jort Brough: Common Sandpiper, 3 Yellow Wagtail & Swallow. 

Dina Burford: Little Egret & Hobby.

(c) Richard Bavin - Sunflower



Wednesday 23rd September

John Hunt: Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 9 Lapwing, Pintail (f), 11 Gadwall, 18 Teal, 3 Wigeon, 19 Shoveler, 6 Pochard & Peregrine.

17th site record of Pintail, last recorded 28/01/20.

Grim Styles: Beefsteak Fungus (Fistulina hepatica) - new species for site.

(c) Kev Campbell - Peregrine

(c) Kev Campbell - Red Kite

(c) Kev Campbell - Snipe

 

Monday 14 September 2020

Tuesday 1st September to Monday 14th September

Pin Badges

Our new pin badges are now available to buy.

Four new designs: Bullfinch, Common Tern, Green Sandpiper & Reed Bunting.

£5 each (+ £1 p&p per 4 badges).

Limited to 100 per design. All details below.

Please email ticesmeadowshop@gmail.com to place an order.


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


Tuesday 1st September

John Hunt: 3 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin & Sedge Warbler.

Sean Foote: Swift, 15 Buzzard, 3 Red Kite, Sparrowhawk & 2 Raven (all in one kettle circling over site).

Dina Burford: Great White Egret, Little Grebe (juv) & Hobby.

Sean Foote identified the following 6 new species for site:

  • Lumpy Bracket (Trametes gibbosa),
  • Brown Roll-rim (Paxillus involutus),
  • Felted Twiglet (Tubaria conspersa),
  • Ruby Bolete (Boletus rubellus),
  • Scaly Earthball (Scleroderma verrucosum),
  • Clustered Domecap (Leophyllum decastes).
(c) Dina Burford - Small Copper

(c) Richard Bavin - Horton's Mound

 

Wednesday 2nd September

Karen McCormack: Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper & Peregrine (juv).

Dina Burford: 37 Lapwing.

Richard Seargent: 2 Dunlin & Swift.

(c) Dina Burford - Grass Snake

 

Thursday 3rd September

Mark Elsoffer: 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, Reed Warbler, 3 Swallow & Swift.

Leonard Winchcombe: Green Sandpiper.

Richard Seargent: 2nd Swift.

Mark Elsoffer: Clouded Yellow.

Roger Dickey held a quick ringing session in the woods this morning.

(c) Dina Burford - Hoof Fungus


Friday 4th September

John Hunt: 2 Dunlin, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Peregrine (adult & juv) & Hobby.

Dina Burford identified the following new species for site today:

  • Niger (Guizotia abyssinica).

(c) John Hunt - Kingfishers

(c) John Hunt - Peregrine

(c) Dina Burford - Hoverfly
 
(c) Richard Waters - Great Crested Grebe

(c) Richard Waters - Hobby


Saturday 5th September

Richard Seargent: 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, Yellow-legged Gull (2cy) & Whinchat.

Peter Brown: Wheatear & 2 Hobby. 

Dina Burford: Little Egret.

(c) Simon Monk - Tufted Duck

 

Sunday 6th September

John Hunt: Green Sandpiper, Little Egret & Whinchat

Richard Seargent: 2 Kingfisher.

Mark Elsoffer: 2 Common Sandpiper, 15 Lapwing, Common Gull, Meadow Pipit, Reed Warbler, 3 Stonechat & 2 Hobby.

(c) Kelly Wright - Song Thrushes

(c) Dina Burford - Whinchat

(c) Sarah Park - Mute Swan

(c) Mark Elsoffer - Hobby



Monday 7th September

John Hunt: Whinchat.

Richard Seargent: Green Sandpiper.

Mike Huddie: 2 Raven & 2 Hobby.

Anon: Common Sandpiper & 2 Kingfisher.

Dina Burford: Clouded Yellow.

(c) Mike Young - Roe Deer

(c) Mike Young - Hornet Mimic Hoverfly

(c) Dina Burford - Kestrel
 
 

Tuesday 8th September

Dina Burford: 2 Little Egret & 2 Hobby. 

Anon: Green Sandpiper.

(c) Dina Burford - Hobby

 

Wednesday 9th September

Sean Foote: Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel, 18 Lapwing, 20 Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, 10 Teal, 230 Coot, 200 Canada Goose, 35 Greylag Goose, 13 Egyptian Goose, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Gull, Kingfisher, Whinchat, 3 Stonechat, 20 Siskin (over), 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Jay, Peregrine & Hobby.

15th site record of Whimbrel, last recorded 21/04/19. 137th bird species recorded on site this year.

Sean Foote identified the following 10 new species for site today:

  • Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae),
  • Blushing Milkcap (Lactarius controversus),
  • Fairy Inkcap (Coprinellus disseminatus),
  • Glistening Inkcap (Coprinellus micaceus),
  • Sticky Scalycap (Pholiota gummosa),
  • Charcoal Burner (Russula cyanoxantha),
  • Cinnamon Webcap (Cortinarius cinnamomeus),
  • Frosty Funnel (Clitocybe phyllophila),
  • Camembert Brittlegill (Russula amoenolens),
  • Marsh Yellow-cress (Rorippa palustris).

(c) Dina Burford - Hobby

(c) Sean Foote - Blushing Milkcap
 

 

Thursday 10th September

Dina Burford: 2 Little Egret & Hobby.

Dina Burford identified the following 2 new species for site:

  • Sand-runner Shieldbug (Sciocoris cursitans),
  • Eyebright (Euphrasia nemorosa).

(c) Dina Burford - Small Copper & Sand-runner Shieldbug

 

Friday 11th September

Mark Elsoffer: 17 Egyptian Goose, 2 Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, 6 Swallow, 18 House Martin & 2 Hobby.

Dina Burford: Little Grebe.

Leonard Winchcombe: Green Sandpiper.

Stu & Stuart from the BVCP were on site today with their tractor, filling ruts and cutting along the track in preparation for next week's path laying work.

(c) BVCP - Filling Ruts

(c) Dina Burford - Little Grebe

(c) Mark Elsoffer - Common Lizard



Saturday 12th September

Dina Burford: Green Sandpiper & Hobby.

(c) Dina Burford - Hobby

 

Sunday 13th September

John Hunt: Common Sandpiper, 7 Shoveler, Kingfisher, Stonechat, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap & Whitethroat.

A massive thank you to all the Tice’s Crew who gave up their Sunday to be marshals at the Farnham Pilgrim’s Marathon - a Covid secure event that raises thousands each year for local charities.

 

(c) Mark Elsoffer - The Marshals

(c) Andy Glencross - Grass Snake

(c) Andy Glencross - Slow Worm

(c) Kelly Wright - Kestrel
 


Monday 14th September

No reports.

(c) Richard Bavin - Sunset over the Meadow