Tice's Meadow JUNE 2025
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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.
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
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| Black-tailed Godwits - © Kevin Duncan |
Thursday 3rd July
3 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Common
Sandpiper, 16 Little Egret, Shoveler
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| 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.
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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
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| 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
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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
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| 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
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| First (returning?) Snipe - © K Duncan |
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| 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.
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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)
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| 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
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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
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| 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
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| Common Terns - © John Hunt |
Tuesday 29th July
2 Chiffchaff, Treecreeper, 31 Tufted
Duck
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| 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.
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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.
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| Coloured Ring Robin 'AL' - © Roger Dickey |
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