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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    Hi John, Back in 2004 I used to live in Egret Gardens when there was another Waxwing 'year' I remember seeing them feeding along the railway embankment. During 2005 the owner of the house was off to buy a couple of trees and I persuaded her to buy a Rowan tree. Have always wondered if it is...
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    With some migrant waders at Tices Meadow today Wrecclesham Floods could be well worth a look. If the flood is still present (not sure how long it lasts) it would be a bigger attraction than at Tices and undisturbed. Kevin
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    Wrecclesham Floods is well worth a visit. On the 3rd/4th there were 10 (ten) Little Egrets feeding together. There are four large fields flooded. For a quick/easy view drive along A31 towards Alton. Straight across Wrecclesham/Farmham roundabout past River Lane and then park in the entrance to...
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    With the summer migrants about to start arriving at anytime and waders on the move, here are the earliest dates for migrants at Tices Meadow. Will any of these dates be beaten this year? The meadow and the flooded workings are looking good to attract the waders again this year. Little Ringed...
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    Just got home and seen the reports of the juvenile White-tailed Eagle seen at Newnham near Hookl heading East. This is approx 20 km from the Surrey border. Check the skies!! Kevin
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    Hi Matt, It may be better to submit it on Surrey Birders www.birders-online.co.uk I often look on Surrey Birders when in the field and would forward the info on. Usually I only look at Birdforum when at home in the evenings. Kevin
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    Hi Matt, The Lake is Tongham GP. You were standing at the northern end of the Lake. Tices Meadow starts just pass the southern end of the lake, after a narrow wood. The start of Tices is the rough ground which is now mostly covered in Willow saplings. This area was once designated to be a...
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    Good find John.:t: Also another place they were seen in 2004/2005 was along Eggars Hill towards Boxalls Lane along the railway embankment. http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=486174&Y=149698&A=Y&Z=110 Kevin
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    WAXWING reported in Aldershot today at 14:25 per Birdguides. I have no further information of where. Kevin
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    Wawings are getting closer to Tices Meadow. 10 seen today at Lidl supermarket in Dogflud Way in Farnham http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=484335&Y=147113&A=Y&Z=110 Kevin
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    Hi John, It's the third winter for the Water Rail in the same place along the same stream. Today's record is a first for the early winter period, most sightings have been in March. Kevin
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    Hi John, The site record for Golden Plover is c3400 seen on 30/1/2005. The highest total seen in the last couple of years has only been c300 on 13/11/2009 but most counts have been less than 30. Kevin.
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    This is a site record count for Tices Meadow. Beating the previous best of 28 in Feb 2010. Kevin
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    Nice find John. The Little Stint was still present at 16:15 in the workings prefering the island with the football on. During the afternoon I counted the Cormorants and there were 54! Numbers have been building in the past 10 days before that the record count was just 8. There are/were some...
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    Today at a very wet Tices Meadow! Amongst the feeding House Martins and Swallows was a late Sand Martin. Another late migrant, a Wheatear was seen a few times during the day along the western edge of the workings. Kevin.
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    The single Ruff remained at Tice's Meadow along with 2 Dunlin that flew in at 4pm until dusk at least. A record was broken today with 26 Gadwall in the workings beating the previous record of just 9. Also today 11 other birders seen during the day the second highest total after the Crag Martin...
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    Hi, Check out the Moor Green Lakes website www.mglg.org.uk I must admit I've not visited there for about 20 years but always hear good reports. Also a better chance of seeing/watching a Kingfisher there rather than just seeing a blue flash. Kevin
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    By the afternoon duck numbers had increased slightly more. Shoveler from 11 to 14 and Teal from 5 to 7. The Wigeon and the Greenshank were still present when I left at 5pm. STATS Todays Wigeon is the seventh record and the earliest recorded at Tices Meadow since records began. 14 Shoveler is...
  20. B

    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    Hi The entrance to Tice's Meadow is between Aldershot and Badshot Lea village along the B3208 Badshot Lea Road/Lower Farnham Road. Park on the road near the Badshot Lea garage (now closed down). walk through the metal gate opposite. To view the workings follow the path to the right and go up the...
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    According to the Surrey Bird Club website 'recent sightings' a Ruff was seen today at Tices Meadow. Only the second ever record. Seen by Beddington birder 'Kojak' and still present at 19:45. Kevin
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    At Tice's Meadow yesterday morning. Now 3 s/p Dunlin in the workings with 2 mobile Common Sandpiper. A Ringed Plover was last seen on the flat islands after being found feeding in the southwest corner of the workings. Another colour ringed LBBGull (Blue Ring with Orange Code CBJ on left leg)...
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    At Tice's Meadow this evening the Green Sandpiper was still on the slit pond. In the workings a single Common Sandpiper and a summer plumage Dunlin. Amongst the Gulls were 5 Yellow-legged Gulls with one of them wearing a White ring with Black code 624J on its right leg. It was ringed in France...
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    Hants, Berks and Surrey Borders

    Tice's Meadow was well watched today by the regulars. The early REDSHANK seen by John was a good find as it is the hardest common wader to see at Tice's with only one or two sightings per year. The Redshank was not present later in the morning. My best sightings of the day started just before...
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