Friday June 24th to Wednesday July 6th

Annual Report

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Friday June 24th

Richard Horton reported 2 Green Sandpiper and 3 Redshank today.

Saturday June 25th

Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, a Ringed Plover, 3 Buzzard, a Red Kite and a Hobby this afternoon.

Ringed Plover is the 131st species recorded on site this year.

- c20 Starlings in a large flock with c40 adults.
- c12 Jackdaw spread throughout the Meadow.
- a Wood Pigeon in the Meadow.
- 8 Canada Goose of mixed ages in a "nursery" group.
- a brood of 4 Egyptian Goose.
- a brood of 2 Coot.
- at least 3 Common Tern chicks were visible on one of the islands

Sunday June 26th

Kevin Duncan reported that newly fledged Black-headed Gulls are now arriving from other breeding sites. The resident breeding birds are well behind with chicks just hatching.

Kevin Duncan reported 3 new species for Tice's Meadow:
Green Sawfly (Rhogogaster viridis)
Garden Grass-veneer Moth (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
Common Amber Snail (Succinea putris)

(c) Kevin Duncan - Common Amber Snail

(c) Kevin Duncan - Garden Grass-veneer Moth

(c) Kevin Duncan - Green Sawfly

(c) Kevin Duncan - Rose Chafer

Monday June 27th

No reports.

(c) Richard Seargent - Banded Demoiselle

(c) Richard Seargent - Broad-bodied Chaser

(c) Richard Seargent - Common Blue Damselfly

(c) Richard Seargent - Common Blue Butterfly

Tuesday June 28th

Richard Seargent lead a walk for the 5th Farnborough (Cranes) Cub pack this evening.

(c) Richard Seargent - Cubs

Wednesday June 29th

No reports.

Thursday June 30th

Richard Horton reported 2 Redshank today.

Friday July 1st

No reports.

(c) Kevin Duncan - Large Skipper

Saturday July 2nd

Murray Nurse reported Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Gatekeeper and Ringlet butterflies today.

Murray also reported briefly seeing a skimmer dragonfly, probably a Black-tailed Skimmer.

Grim Styles reported a new species for Tice's Meadow:
Witch's Thimbles - (Campanula rotundifolia)

(c) Grim Styles - Witch's Thimbles

Sunday July 3rd

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

John also reported a Roe Deer with 2 fawns in the Meadow.

Kevin Duncan reported a Clouded Yellow butterfly today. A rarity for Tice's Meadow, with only 1 sighting reported last year.

Kevin Duncan reported a new specie for Tice's Meadow:
A Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum verralli)

(c) Kevin Duncan - Clouded Yellow

(c) Kevin Duncan - Common Froghopper

(c) Kevin Duncan - A Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum verralli)

(c) Kevin Duncan - Marbled White

Monday July 4th

Andy Little reported a family group of Long-tailed Tits today - 2 adults and 7 juveniles.

Tuesday July 5th

Richard Horton reported a Green Sandpiper, 6 Lapwing, a Curlew, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Red Kite and 3 Buzzard this afternoon.

Curlew is the 132nd species recorded on site this year.

Black-tailed Godwit is the 133rd species recorded on site this year.

Wednesday July 6th

Paddy Lewin reported a Common Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper, 2+ Lapwing and a Black-tailed Godwit this morning.

In addition, Richard Horton reported a Dartford Warbler this afternoon.

Dartford Warbler is the 134th species recorded on site this year. This is only the 5th recorded sighting of Dartford Warbler on site.

(c) Paddy Lewin - Black-tailed Godwit