Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders (1 Viewer)

[JohnnyH]

4 Yellow Legged Gulls & 3 Common Sands at Tices this morning.

John.

 

[JohnnyH]

Adult Yellow Legged Gull, 3 Green Sands, Common Sand, & Dunlin this morning at Tices.

 

[JohnnyH]

Another patch year tick tonight Summer Plumage Turnstone on the workings at Tices found by Richard Horton. Also present this evening - 3 Green Sands, 2 Common Sands, 3 Yellow Legged Gull, & LRP.

John.

 

[Allan Hobbs]

John,
would the Turnstone & Green Sands be identifiable with bins, or are they scope only (if still there of course).
I'm presuming the YL Gulls are scope only.
Allan

 

[JohnnyH]

Hi Allan,

The Turnstone is still present this morning as per Kevin Duncan. You will need a scope as with most of the stuff at Tices, it was in the workings yesterday evening. The Green Sandpipers, of which there have been up to 5 present, also favour the small pool to your left as you view from the bank so can be reasonably viewed with your bins.

HTH,

John.

 

[RJSeargent]

Two trips to Tice's Meadow today. Turnstone this afternoon, along with 3 ad Yellow-legged Gulls, 3 Common Sandpipers and a Green Sandpiper. Back again at 2000hrs to find 4 Green Sandpipers and at least 3 Commons. 3 Yellow-legged Gulls amongst the Lesser Black-Backs which all duly flew back to Walton Reservoirs just before 2100hrs. Given the wing and mantle colour of the LBBs I would suggest that two races are present currently - graellsii and intermedius. The Gulls are certainly worth watching closely with a bird showing characteristics of larus fuscus fuscus present in the last month. Next Gull - Caspian?

Surrey Year List now at 140 (Yellowhammer added today)
Latest UK tick - White-tailed Plover (Dungeness)

 

[JohnnyH]

Green Sand & Common Sand present this morning at Tices, no sign of the Turnstone.

John.

 

[JohnnyH]

2 Green Sands & 3 Common Sands at Tices this morning, no Wood Sand yet!

John.

 

[Allan Hobbs]

2 Green Sands & 3 Common Sands at Tices this morning, no Wood Sand yet!

John.

Managed a very quick trip to Tices yesterday - saw a Sandpaper, but no scope, no ID :-C

Also stopped on the A31 to get a view of the gulls - looking for the YL, but all of them were sitting down - most unco-operative.

In the trees near the stream did see a few LBJ's - nearest I could get was Garden Warbler - are they found at Tices? Uncertain so no tick.

Allan

 

[JohnnyH]

3 Green Sands, Common Sand, & 3 Adult Yellow Legged Gulls at Tices this evening. Had a text from a mate to say he had a Wheatear & Greenshank this afternoon.

John.

 

[JohnnyH]

Quick look at Tices this morning produced 4 Green & 2 Common Sandpipers, & 5 Yellow Legged Gulls.

John.

 

[JohnnyH]

This morning's wader count at Tices, 6 Green & 2 Common Sandpipers, 21 Lapwing.

John.

 

[RJSeargent]

Cracking morning with Rich Horton. New species for Tice's with juv Curlew Sandpiper which sadly flew NW at 1110hrs. 6 Green Sandpipers, 5 Common Sandpipers, 2 ad Yellow-Legged Gulls, 1 Common Gull and 2 ad Arctic Terns (1 colour ringed). Day Gull roost smaller than usual but birds were much closer and thus easier to view.

Surrey Year List 144.

 

[RJSeargent]

Tice's Meadow Wader List

Following the influx of waders in the last month I believe the following have now been seen at Tice's by various patch watchers. Not bad for a gravel pit outside the 'shot! Any additions?

Oystercatcher
Avocet
Little Ringed Plover
Ringed Plover
Golden Plover
Lapwing
Sanderling
Dunlin
Curlew Sandpiper
Ruff
Jack Snipe
Snipe
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Curlew
Redshank
Greenshank
Marsh Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Turnstone

23 species

 

[JohnnyH]

Cracking morning with Rich Horton. New species for Tice's with juv Curlew Sandpiper which sadly flew NW at 1110hrs. 6 Green Sandpipers, 5 Common Sandpipers, 2 ad Yellow-Legged Gulls, 1 Common Gull and 2 ad Arctic Terns (1 colour ringed). Day Gull roost smaller than usual but birds were much closer and thus easier to view.

Surrey Year List 144.

Great stuff Rich, well done on two excellent finds. Are the Arctics a first for Tices?

John.

 

[RJSeargent]

Great stuff Rich, well done on two excellent finds. Are the Arctics a first for Tices?

John.

John,

Rich thought not. I nearly didn't turn up but glad I did now. All too brief a glimpse of the Curlew Sandpiper before it was spooked and I only had proper eyes on as it flew away.

 

[JohnnyH]

Early morning at Tices - 5 Green & 3 Common Sandpipers, 1 s/p Dunlin, 17 Lapwing.

John.

 

[Allan Hobbs]

Spent a productive hour at Thundry Meadows this afternoon:

Spotted Flycatcher
Kingfisher
Mandarin Duck
Shoveler

Also possible Osprey but too far away for positive id

Interesting sight - what appeared to be 2 dead Mink hung from a fence.

Allan

 

[JohnnyH]

Excellent session down at Tices this evening with Rich Horton & Kev Duncan. Nice selection of waders, s/p Black Tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Ringed Plover, at least 3 Common & 4 Green Sandpipers, & calling Redshank. Also at least 3 Yellow Legged Gulls amongst the roost.

John.

 

[JohnnyH]

This morning at Tices, 6 Green & 4 Common Sandpipers, Greenshank, 12 Lapwing, Kingfisher, & my first Wheatear of the Autumn.

John.