31 July 2025

July 2025

  Tice's Meadow JUNE 2025

Rushmoor Lottery

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https://www.rushmoorlottery.co.uk/support/tices-meadow-bird-group


Volunteer Work Parties
Surrey County Council are now running all volunteer work parties at Tice's Meadow with the help of the TMBG - see below for details.


Tice’s Meadow JULY 2025 Overall Bird Count

The bird year list now stands at 119 species (excluding 2 escape species). It was 126 in 2024.

82 bird species were reported during July.

Thank you to everyone who reports their sightings.

For the most up to date information, click on the link below and Follow.

TMBG

Tuesday 1st July

2 Green Sandpiper, 12 Little Egret

Wednesday 2nd July

2 Black-tailed Godwit (117th bird species for 2025 – last recorded on 14/08/2024), 153 Canada Goose, 176 Coot, 7 Cormorant, 8 Little Egret, 2 Nuthatch, Treecreeper

Black-tailed Godwits - © Kevin Duncan


Thursday 3rd July

3 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Common Sandpiper, 16 Little Egret, Shoveler

Black-tailed Godwits - © Kevin Duncan


Friday 4th July

No reported sightings.

We had a great day with our volunteer work party. The sun was out, but not too hot. The volunteers reinstated one of the sunny glades and uncovered some of the corrugated metal refugia. This will benefit all sorts of wildlife and we hope to see basking lizards on the log pile, just as we used to.

 



Woodland Glade

 

Saturday 5th July

2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plover

Sunday 6th July

2 Bullfinch, 2 Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, 38 Lapwing, 5 Little Egret, 13 Little Ringed Plover, 45 Mallard, Mistle Thrush, 2 Redshank

Monday 7th July

Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, Stonechat

Second brood of Mallard ducklings this year - © Kevin Duncan


Tuesday 8th July

Common Sandpiper, 133 Canada Goose, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Greylag Goose, 7 Little Egret, 3 Redshank

Wednesday 9th July

2 Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, 6 Little Egret, Teal

Great news - McDonald's planning application was refused by Guildford Borough Council



Thursday 10th July

Black-tailed Godwit

Friday 11th July

Green Woodpecker, 14 Little Egret, 2 Stonechat, 2 Treecreeper

A nice diversity of birds ringed around the feeding station this morning with Anya Sharman and Aspen Salisbury doing most of the work, ably assisted by Lord Len. Stealing the show were a group of young treecreepers. AK is the latest robin to be colour ringed. Woodpigeons usually manage to evade capture, but they did not reckon with Anya's 0-60mph sprint to the net. First day on the job for trainee Aspen, but now with several extractions and ringed birds to her credit. So I have been relegated to scribe once more!

Roger Dickey







Bird ringing

Woodpigeon, Treecreeper and Greenfinch - © Roger Dickey
 


 

 

Saturday 12th July

3 Chiffchaff, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, Little Grebe, Nuthatch

Sunday 13th July

4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Little Egret

Monday 14th July

5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 6 Linnet, Mediterranean Gull, 32 Moorhen

Mediterranean Gull © - Kevin Duncan


Tuesday 15th July

Black-necked Grebe (118th bird species for 2025 – 23rd site record, last recorded on 24/04/2024), Common Sandpiper, 4 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret

Wednesday 16th July

2 Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover

Thursday 17th July

Common Sandpiper, 8 Little Egret, 34 Moorhen, Snipe

First (returning?) Snipe - © K Duncan



Three young Swift looking out of nest hole in Swift Tower - © Kevin Duncan

Friday 18th July

Hobby, 5 Little Egret, Little Grebe

The TMBG and associated volunteers attended the Farnham Town Hall today, where we were honoured by being presented the King's Award for Voluntary Service by the Sovereign's representative, the Lord-Lieutenant for Surrey.

 


The King's Award for Voluntary Service

 

 


 




Saturday 19th July

2 Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, Sparrowhawk

Unfortunately, due to an Amber weather warning, the Tice's Meadow Community Day had to be cancelled.

Sunday 20th July

3 Common Sandpiper, 8 Greenshank

Monday 21st July

3 Common Sandpiper, 8 Cormorant, Green Sandpiper, Goldcrest, 58 Greylag Goose, 38 Lapwing, Spotted Flycatcher (119th bird species for 2025 – 22nd site record, last recorded 07/05/2024)

Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi) - © Simon Monk


Tuesday 22nd July

No reported sightings

Wednesday 23rd July

3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Sedge Warbler

 

Sedge Warbler - © John Hunt

 

Thursday 24th July

2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher

Friday 25th July

3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Egyptian Goose, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Mistle Thrush

Three Black-tailed Godwits - © Don Lemmon


Saturday 26th July

2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, Green Woodpecker, 34 Lapwing, 6 Little Egret

Sunday 27th July

Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk

Monday 28th July

Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Green Woodpecker, 2 Hobby

Common Terns - © John Hunt


Tuesday 29th July

2 Chiffchaff, Treecreeper, 31 Tufted Duck

Emperor Dragonfly - © John Hunt


Wednesday 30th July

3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Green Woodpecker, 88 Greylag Goose

The willow in front of the artificial Sand Martin bank had grown and obscured the box from the water. This would stop any potential residents using the structure as they prefer a clear line of sight from the lake. Taking advantage of the lower water levels we decided to set about removing the trees.

 Before

Willow being pulled

 

After


Thursday 31st July

2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Yellow Wagtail

Not sure whether it's Alan or Alison but this Robin, hatched last year and starting its post breeding moult, can be found near the stream. All sightings of all 'lettered' robins will be gratefully received.

Coloured Ring Robin 'AL' - © Roger Dickey