Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders (1 Viewer)

[bbsbirder]

Barn Owl arrived just before 6 (I think).

Views of the Owl were amazing!

Excellent! Just need it to show tomorrow evening for JohnnyH.

Kevin

 

[JohnnyH]

I'm afraid it didn't show for JohnnyH tonight! I waited with Richard until 6:20 but no show. Never mind I'll be back, the next 2 evenings don't look too promising both for me personally & the weather so it's the weekend I reckon.

John.

 

[JohnnyH]

Had some time to spare this afternoon so popped down to Tongham GP on the bike. Wildfowl numbers still reasonable - 17 Gadwall,10 Pochard,14 Wigeon,26 Tufted Duck, along with 2 Great Crested Grebe,2 Little Grebe, a fleeting glimpse of a Bullfinch's arse, & 13 Redwing on Aldershot Park.

John.

 

[bbsbirder]

Barn Owl reported again tonight (6th) at 17:50 at Tice's Meadow.

Kevin

 

[JohnnyH]

River Blackwater, Aldershot - Hollybush Hill (Ash Vale).

Nice walk this morning, not a massive amount about - 2 Goldcrests, 3 singing Chiffchaffs, male Kestrel on Hollybush Hill, several Gadwall & Grey Wag at North Camp SF, numerous Great Spotted Woodies at Lakeside Park along with displaying Great Crested Grebes.

John.

 

[Allan Hobbs]

Really good views of three buzzards circling low over Ash Green this morning.
From being a rare sight 10 years ago we now see them very regularly from the garden. Lovely :t:

 

[geordie121]

Barn Owl at Moor Green tonight,flew out of box at about 18:40

Geordie:t:

 

[bbsbirder]

Migrants arrive at Tice's Meadow. A Wheatear, Little Ringed Plover and Chiffchaff reported today (19th)

Kevin

 

[JohnnyH]

They sure do Kevin! 4 Wheatear & 3 LRP's at Tices this morning along with a Buzzard, Kestrel, Great Black Backed Gull, 15 Teal, 2 Lapwing, & 2 Skylark.

John.

 

[bbsbirder]

They sure do Kevin! 4 Wheatear & 3 LRP's at Tices this morning along with a Buzzard, Kestrel, Great Black Backed Gull, 15 Teal, 2 Lapwing, & 2 Skylark.

John.

Hope to see them on Saturday 22nd.

 

[bbsbirder]

Really good views of three buzzards circling low over Ash Green this morning.
From being a rare sight 10 years ago we now see them very regularly from the garden. Lovely :t:

Hi Allan,

It wont be too long until you see Red Kite over your garden too. They are spreading from the Chilterns and are starting to be seen between Guilford and Farnham.

Kevin

 

[bbsbirder]

They sure do Kevin! 4 Wheatear & 3 LRP's at Tices this morning along with a Buzzard, Kestrel, Great Black Backed Gull, 15 Teal, 2 Lapwing, & 2 Skylark.

John.

Managed to get to Tice's Meadow today (22nd). Saw 2 LRP at 7:30 but had to wait until 15:00 when finally the sun shone to see 4 Wheatear (1male/3female) near to the large metal gate to the silt pond. A dozen Teal on the flooded meadow with a Tufted Duck and 2 Mute Swan in the workings.
At Tongham GP no sign of any Sand Matins or Swallows. 2 Wigeon still present and 2 Chiffchaff calling.

Kevin

 

[jort]

Tices Meadow - 11am

3 LRP, 1 Wheatear (male), 1 Stonechat (female), 7 Mute Swan, 20+ Teal, 2 Mallard, 15 Canada Geese, 4 Skylark plus the usual suspects.

 

[bbsbirder]

The most Mute Swans I have heard reported at Tice's Meadow. Maybe due to that I had a report of at least 5 swans have been found dead around Tongham GP mostly/all first winter birds in the last couple of weeks due to unknown reasons. Maybe the resident breeding pair are taking control of the lake.

Reported this evening (27th) a Curlew and 3 Wheatear at Tice's Meadow.

The meadow looks its BEST EVER for waders. With no warm weather forecast we should go into April with the water level at its max and should last to at least the end of May.

Kevin

 

[JohnnyH]

Spring wader passage has begun at Tices, a Dunlin on the floods this afternoon along with 1 LRP, & 11 Teal. Also present a nice male Wheatear, 2 Shoveler, 1 Skylark, 20 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chiffchaff, & a Sparrowhawk. At Tongham GP, another 2 Chiffchaff, first Reed Bunting of the Spring, a pair of Gadwall, 11 Tufted Duck, 3 Wigeon, & 2 Great Crested Grebe.

John.

 

[geordie121]

Beautifull evening at moor green produced some L.R.P, 2-3redshank,2 green sandpipers, 1 swallow, 1 skylark, green woodpecker, several chiffchaff, 2 kestrels. Black Headed gulls making a lot of noise around the island getting ready to breed. Still about 20+shovlerls. A lot of tufties and a few teal also 4 egyptian geese

Cheers

Geordie

 

[Allan Hobbs]

Beautifull evening at moor green

Hi geordie121
Where is Moor Green? Sounds like an interesting place to visit.

 

[geordie121]

Hi allan,
Moor Green is a lovely place. Its near Finchampsted next to the river Blackwater. The best car park is on Lower Sandhurst Road. (Put that in google maps and you'll have no problems)


http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=481500&y=162500&z=3&sv=481500,162500&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&dn=892&ax=480550&ay=162750


http://www.mglg.org.uk/index.html

These two links might help you. I hope you visit as it is a lovely place and theres very often lots to see. There are two hides but you do need to be a member to use them but there are public viewing screens beside them. There's also the "new Workings" to west of the site which can be very good for waders.

I hope this helps.

Geordie:t:

 

[geordie121]

Had great views of a Green sandpiper tonight at Moor Green. Not much else of note.

Geordie:t:

 

[geordie121]

Just another pic.