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Tice's Meadow and Tongham GP, Surrey (1 Viewer)
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mattytheduke
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Looking forward to it, Rich. Putting together a little slideshow of relevant pics of flora and fauna at the moment, not necessarily actual photos from Tice's, but just to give the locals a taster of what they have on their doorstep. Might use your Wheatear pic from last autumn, John, if that's ok?
Will also be there on the 26th.
Cheers,
Matt.
JohnnyH
Aldershot till I die!
Hi Matt,
No probs feel free to use the pic, I really should take more! Good luck on the 19th, great idea hopefully will generate some interest from the locals, I'll pop in if I get chance. I'll prob be around early doors on the 26th but as that's my birthday I'll prob be off somewhere with my folks later. Will let you guys know if a mega turns up that morning though!
Cheers,
John.B
No probs feel free to use the pic, I really should take more! Good luck on the 19th, great idea hopefully will generate some interest from the locals, I'll pop in if I get chance. I'll prob be around early doors on the 26th but as that's my birthday I'll prob be off somewhere with my folks later. Will let you guys know if a mega turns up that morning though!
Cheers,
John.B
What a day as Kev says spend some time and you never know what turns s up and that was the case today. 8 15 am lots of warblers bullfinch ect but not much on the meadow.Decided to go back there midday as soon as i veiwed meadow Greenshank and yellow wagtail just 12 hours from Kevin predictions.Went around to bank ,very wet and stormy but picked up dunlin and redshank in bike pool (pool in front of bank) at 3pm going SE to NW Osprey white crown white underside brown upperparts jiss just right. Went down to Bagshot Lea Ponds but no site of it. Seen Osprey in Canada and Scotland never in England and i get one at Tices . Do i feel good or what.
Matt
Thanks mate i m sure our efforts will pay dividends.Wish i could be with you.
Rich.
I won't give any numbers yet just incase they come up and my monies not on them!!
My next prediction is that the/a Greenshank will return for a few more days and then a few more Dunlin and some Ringed Plovers before the end of the month.
Then into new territory as the meadow has never been flooded in June. So the only waders seen other than the residents are Green & Common Sandpipers and the odd Redshank.
The long range prediction as the autumn return passage kicks off in July. July 13th looks good with Green & Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Oystercatcher, Black-tailed Godwit and a Spoonbill.
If any/all of these appear on that day I will predict the lottery numbers!!
Kevin
RJSeargent
Birding at the taxpayer's expense. Head down, bin
Who saw the Osprey?
JohnnyH
Aldershot till I die!
Rich,
I saw Osprey mate , about 3pm.
Still trying to get Kevin for Norfolk.
Keep safe.
Rich.
mattytheduke
Well-known member
That's surprisingly short! I'm doing a photo slideshow, as I mentioned, do you think you could get together a species list, Kev? If not I can just print this page maybe? - http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tices_Meadow
Matt.
Hi Matt,
I will do a list. On the slide show can you include some common/garden birds such as Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Bullfinch etc. Basic birds for us but for a non birdwatcher they may not know what they are! I was at a Springwatch event with the Surrey Bird Club and for a 'name the bird' competition very few people knew what an Oystercatcher was.
Kevin
mattytheduke
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Ok, will do. Have included a fairly broad selection of birds including Common Sand, Bullfinch, Sparrowhawk, Skylark, as well as a few plants and other animals, e.g. Roe deer, Grass Snake, Common Blue butterfly, Blackthorn, etc. 36 slides in total and I'll just leave it running as a slideshow on my laptop.
Matt.
RJSeargent
Birding at the taxpayer's expense. Head down, bin
Nice one Rich. Kev's number sent in private message to you.
Thanks agian for the windows.
Rich
'Head down, bins up'
JohnnyH
Aldershot till I die!
Popped down this evening & met up with Dave Baker.All the action was around the "bike pool", Dave found at least 3 LRP's & then whilst scanning them I noted 2 Ringed Plovers, the first this Spring. Also a Wheatear, lots of Sand Martins, Common Tern in the workings, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, & a Reed Warbler singing in trees near the bank.
John.
John.
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