Quarry Life Award Win
We are delighted to anounce that we have won an International Quarrry Life Award (and a cheque for
€10,000) for our Biodiversity Trail project.
Christmas Cards
We now have Tice’s Meadow Christmas Cards for sale. £5 for a pack of 10.
All profits go towards our work on site. Please email us for details.
Monday 3rd December
Murray Nurse: 1 Redpoll, 1 Siskin & 1 Peregrine.
Peter Brown: 1
Dunlin, 5 Pochard & 1 Kestrel.
Richard Horton: 150 Lapwing.
Tuesday 4th December
No reports.
Wednesday 5th December
Around 20 members of the Blackwater Valley Countryside Trust were given a guided tour of the site today as part of the Blackwater Valley Winter Birdwatching Day.
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| (c) Peter Brown - BVCT Walk |
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| (c) Peter Brown - BVCT Walk |
Thursday 6th December
No reports.
Friday 7th December
No reports.
Saturday 8th December
3
Goosander.
1
Dunlin & 1
Green Sandpiper.
1
Yellowhammer.
This is only the 11th recorded sighting of Goosander on site, but the 2nd this year.
Yellowhammer is the 135th species of bird recorded on site this year.
Eleven volunteers spent the morning clearing the river, putting up our new noticeboard in the shelter and burning willow.
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| An Award Winning Team |
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| New Noticeboard in the Shelter |
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| Willow Clearing in the Reed Beds |
Sunday 9th December
Kevin Duncan: 1 Snipe.
Four volunteers met a Chez Horton this morning and cut up the scaffold pole for the new bench, which was then partly assembled using kee-klamps.
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| Cutting the Poles |
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| Just Like an Ikea Bench |
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| The Finished Frame |
Monday 10th December
No reports.
Tuesday 11th December
Richard Seargent: 1
Yellow-legged Gull (adult).
Wednesday 12th December
No reports.
Thursday 13th December
1
Green Sandpiper, 5 Snipe & 1 Peregrine. 1
Little Egret.
Six volunteers installed the new bench into the shelter this morning. We also planted 50 native hedge plants (Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Bird Cherry, Dog Rose, Field Maple & Hazel) around the shelter to help it blend into the environment, as well as providing food and shelter for the local wildlife.
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| (c) Geoff Barter - View from the Mound |
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| Bolting the Bench Frame in Place |
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| Digging the Ditch for the Hedge |
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| Planting the Hedge |
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| Planting the Hedge |
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| The Planted Hedge |
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| The Finished Bench |
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| A Good Day's Work |
Friday 14th December
Richard Seargent: 4 Chiffchaff.
Saturday 15th December
No reports.
Sunday 16th December
No reports.
Monday 17th December
Dina Burford: Little Egret (colour-ringed BK).
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| (c) Dina Burford - Little Egret |
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