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Tice's Meadow and Tongham GP, Surrey (4 Viewers)
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JohnnyH
Aldershot till I die!
Two visits either side of lunch produced 117 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 2 Green Sands, 2 Buzzard, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 4 Skylark, 4+ Meadow Pipit. No sign of any Golden Plover, workings looking good & more accessible as track has been flattened just need some rain now!
John.
John.
mattytheduke
Well-known member
All sounds good, Rich. So is the meadow accessible again or is the Kiln still the best place to view from? Planning on taking a mate down there on Sunday to show him round. Also, I wasn't able to join the email group you invited me to, as I think I need to have a Hotmail address. Perhaps we could get use some other means to get a Tice's Meadow Bird Group off the ground?
Matt.
Matt.
RJSeargent
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A quiet trip this morning although I bumped into Graham and there were at least 4 birders on the periphery, one who had a scope. 3 Green Sandpipers present, 67 Lapwing, 4 Common Gull, several Meadow Pipits, 1 Reed Bunting calling from the reeds and at least 1 Chiffchaff in the same location. Must admit the place is looking good. Off to Papercourt for some more owling.
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RJSeargent
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Two visits this morning with the first one shrouded in fog. The second was more productive with Gulls present (37 LBBs, 4 Common, 60+ Black-heads and a stunning adult Yellow-legged. Waders were represented by Snipe and 1 Green Sandpiper and a sizeable flock of Lesser Redpoll also present.
Dave Harris
Well-known member
I guess you boys missed this one? Received today.
"One Short-eared Owl seen flying across the A31 at 07.15 this morning from the direction of Tice’s Meadow at SU8748, headed off along the telegraph lines to the south".
Cheers
Dave
"One Short-eared Owl seen flying across the A31 at 07.15 this morning from the direction of Tice’s Meadow at SU8748, headed off along the telegraph lines to the south".
Cheers
Dave
RJSeargent
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Gents,
Short-eared Owl reported at 0715hrs, 21 Nov flying through Tice's and over the A31. Good news but shame none of the regulars saw it.
Rich
Short-eared Owl reported at 0715hrs, 21 Nov flying through Tice's and over the A31. Good news but shame none of the regulars saw it.
Rich
RJSeargent
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Quick visit to Tice's which produced a 1W Caspian Gull (confirmed when Rich H brought his Gull book along). Also add Yellow-legged Gull, 50+ LBB Gulls, 150+ Lapwing and 16 Linnets. A Peregrine was hunting as I arrived which initially moved everything off the workings. A GOOD DAY!
Also reported flying west at 1545hrs.
Also reported flying west at 1545hrs.
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Dave Harris
Well-known member
Any photos of this bird Rich?
mattytheduke
Well-known member
A bit more action during my later trip (11:00-13:00) with the bushes by the road absolutely teeming with finches, mostly Goldfinch, but a decent number of Redpoll and a couple of Siskin too. The large tree on the corner of the meadow had approx. 10 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing and a Mistle Thrush sat in it. Large number of gulls on the workings, mainly LBB and BH, with a couple of Common and a few Herring. Everything headed skyward around noon with the arrival of a Peregrine over the A31, which landed, bathed, and then hung about for around 30mins. Also of note were a couple each of Skylark and Linnet, 3+ Stock Dove, and a Reed Bunting.
Matt.
RJSeargent
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