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[Allan Hobbs]

Thanks for the info Geordie. I'll try to visit in the near future
Allan

 

[JohnnyH]

A couple of patch year ticks this morning at Tices, a nice singing male Blackcap & a Little Egret on the floods until it departed off w around 10 o clock. Also had 4 LRP's, several Chiffchaffs all in full voice, (bit like the East Bank at the Rec last night!), 8 Teal, 4 Skylark, 2 Sparrowhawks, a single Lapwing, & a Little Grebe.

John.

 

[bbsbirder]

Reported this morning (5th) from Tice's Meadow, a male Redstart near the garage entrance. A first at Tice's concides with the arrival of Redstart in the country in the last couple of days.

Kevin

 

[geordie121]

Had a good walk around Moor Green Lakes this afternoon. 1 Green Woodpecker in the horse paddock next to the car park. Still quite a few shovler about plus mallards, coots and tufties. On the new workings there were LRP, 3 Green Sandpipers and numerous Redshank and barn owl. Also there some Meadow Pipits and Skylarks. Also 2 Manderins, canada geese and 2 Egyptian Geese with goslings. 1buzzard also soared over. Walking down to Grove Lake i came across 3 Brambling! could have been more. Around Horseshoe lake i had my first Willow warblerof the year. Walking back around i got my first Blackcap this year, 3 of them along the river! Also 2 Mute swans,1 heron and 1 Kingfisher on the river. Then the Heavens openend but i still managed to get 2 Mistle Trushes. Not a bad day out!

Cheers

Geordie:t:

 

[geordie121]

Just found out i missed an Osprey and a Peregrine by 30mins! What bad Luck!!!:-C

Geordie:t:

 

[bbsbirder]

A few migrants around today (19th). A Dunlin feeding on the flooded meadow at Tice's Meadow. At Tongham GP a Common Sandpiper at the northern end of the GP.

Kevin

 

[JohnnyH]

Hi Kevin,

Did you manage to see the Yellow Wags at Tices today? hopefully get down for a look myself tomorrow.

Cheers,

John.

 

[bbsbirder]

Hi Kevin,

Did you manage to see the Yellow Wags at Tices today? hopefully get down for a look myself tomorrow.

Cheers,

John.

Hi John,

I had no luck with the Yellow Wagtail.
I was helping Richard getting setup on the internet and we noticed the report on www.birders-online.co.uk at 14:25. Was on the bank at Tice's Meadow by 14:30. Not until I got home that I saw they were reported to Birdguides at 13:30. I assume they were seen in the meadow. I've seen Yellow Wagtail once before in 2005. The Dunlin was present allday in the meadow. The Common Sandpiper was in the north corner where the non-breeding Swans hangout. It did fly down the lake and landed on the road bank where the grass meets the water. With the water level at the highest I've have seen there are only a few places suitable to feed.

Tice's Meadow over the next 7wks could produce some interesting sightings.

Kevin

 

[Clive Watson]

Can someone give me some directions for Tice's Meadow, as I'm quite local, and so really ought to go and look at it once in a while.

 

[geordie121]

I would also like directions if that's possible!! Keep hearing all these great reports i'll have to get down there!!

Cheers

Geordie:t:

 

[JohnnyH]

Migrants a plenty at Tices this morning, found the 2 Yellow Wags on the floods, bit flighty though as a Fox was about. Also there 3 LRP's, a nice female Wheatear, 5 Swallows, 2 Lapwings, 3 Little Grebe, at least 2 Whitethroats, 3 Linnets, 5 Common Terns. No sign of the Common Sand at Tongham GP but did find the first returning Sedge & Reed Warbs, plenty of very showy Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs too.
Gents, as regards directions to Tices, if coming from Woking - take the A324 to the junction of the A323 just outside Ash & follow the 323 towards Aldershot, at the traffic lights at the Prince of Wales bear left & follow this road towards Badshot Lea,just before the village you will see a garage on your right, park near that & look across the road & you will see a metal gate, go through this & bear right beside a small copse, you will see a bank, climb this & you will see the meadow. Geordie, if you are coming from the A331, come off at the Aldershot junction & head towards Aldershot, the rest of the directions then apply.
Let us know how you get on, it's getting interesting now with more migrants arriving who knows what will turn up!

Cheers,

John.:t:

 

[geordie121]

Thanks for that John. I'll try and get along in the next week or so. I'll be sure to post anything i see.

Moor Green this morning had LRP, Barn Owl, 2 common sandpipers, 2 Green sandpipers, 3 redshanks and all the usuall suspects. Had my first whitethroat and also a swift there yeterday!!! also got my first house martins of the year today.

Cheers

Geordie:t:

 

[bbsbirder]

Migrants a plenty at Tices this morning, found the 2 Yellow Wags on the floods, bit flighty though as a Fox was about. Also there 3 LRP's, a nice female Wheatear, 5 Swallows, 2 Lapwings, 3 Little Grebe, at least 2 Whitethroats, 3 Linnets, 5 Common Terns. No sign of the Common Sand at Tongham GP but did find the first returning Sedge & Reed Warbs, plenty of very showy Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs too.
Cheers,

John.:t:

Hi John,

Got nearly all the migrants on my late Sunday visit except the ones I wanted most as they are only seen on passage the Yellow Wagtail and Sedge Warbler. Hopefully better luck next Saturday during my Tongham Bird Atlas square Survey.

Kevin

 

[JohnnyH]

Managed a couple of hours at Tices & Tongham GP this morning on my day off some more migrants passing through albeit in small no's. Still 1 Wheatear at Tices, 4 House Martin & 2 Sand Martin through, 4 Common Tern looking settled on the workings, 2 Lapwing on the meadow chasing the LRP's of which there were 4 today. Also found a solitary Snipe asleep in the grass, 2 Little Grebe busy nest building, 2 Whitethroat, & 2 Chiffchaff. Richard Horton has also reported a Yellow Wag & a Lesser Whitethroat this morning. At Tongham I found 4 Reed Warblers vying for territories, 3 Blackcaps, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Whitethroats, & a lone Gadwall.
Not a bad start to the day, off to celebrate the Shots glorious league triumph later!!

John.

 

[bbsbirder]

A Whimbrel reported today (23rd) on flooded meadow at Tice's Meadow at 16:15. According to my un-official list it is a first for Tice's Meadow. It becomes the 104th species seen in the past 41 months.

Kevin

 

[bbsbirder]

Two more Whimbrel seen tonight (24th) at Tice's Meadow. Still present feeding in themeadow at 20:05.
Managed to get over to see them.

Kevin

 

[bbsbirder]

26th April
At Tongham GP a Sedge Warbler calling on the westside near the telegraph pole. At Tice's Meadow a single Common Sandpiper seen in the morning and 4 Wheatear in the evening.

Closeby a 'reeling' Grasshopper Warbler at Totford between Puttenham/Seale

K

 

[JohnnyH]

Greenshank reported early morning at Tices, no sign this afternoon but 2 Common Sands on the floods & 3 Shelduck on the workings, also c20 Swift through.

John.

 

[bbsbirder]

Greenshank reported early morning at Tices, no sign this afternoon but 2 Common Sands on the floods & 3 Shelduck on the workings, also c20 Swift through.

John.

Hi John,

Don't mention Shelduck. Rushed over this morning to see them but they had gone! Then after being home for a few hours heard they were back. Hopfully they will hang around longer than the one you found last year. They can summer in a area without breeding. In the past 2 years during the BTO BBS Survey in the Windsor Great Park, near the Long Walk I have found up to 10 loafing in a field just next to a small stream. Tice's Meadow looks much better habitat.

Kevin

 

[JohnnyH]

Still 2 Shelduck at Tices this morning, also had a Buzzard drift over as well as the usual suspects. Popped over to Thursley afterwards & was rewarded with 5 Hobby's over the bog, (all up together!), a nice male Redstart, Tree Pipit, Willow Warbler, singing Woodlark, & Willow Warbler.

John.