March 2024

The new Where to Watch Birds in Surrey and Sussex book is out now and available here: www.bloomsbury.com/where-to-watch-birds-in-surrey-and-sussex-9781399404235/

Thursday 28th

Swallow, Unstead SF (K Britten).
Swallow, Unstead SF (K Britten).

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Water Pipits, Swallow, 8 Green Sandpipers, 2 Little Ringed Plovers and 5 Shelduck (I Jones/P Rogers).

Chobham Common: Curlew (I Ayres).

Coulsdon: 1+ Waxwings at east end of Bramley Avenue (S Grayson)

London Wetland Centre: female Garganey on Wader Scrape, Sedge Warbler and Water Pipit on Main Lake and Willow Warbler at Sheltered Lagoon (C Moore).

Thorpe Park: Sedge Warbler (BirdGuides).

Unstead SF: 7 Swallows north … Read more

February 2024

The new Where to Watch Birds in Surrey and Sussex book is out now and available here: www.bloomsbury.com/where-to-watch-birds-in-surrey-and-sussex-9781399404235/

Thursday 29th

Black Redstart, Tate Modern (J Reeves).
Black Redstart, Tate Modern (J Reeves).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Oystercatchers and female Goldeneye on Main Lake (A Salmon).

Tate Modern: female Black Redstart on roofs next to community garden (J Reeves).

Wednesday 28th

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Green Sandpipers and Shelduck (G Howgate).

Effingham Forest: 2 Goshawks at Dick Focks Common (BirdGuides).

Horley: 45 Waxwings at Riverside Garden Park (BirdGuides).

London Wetland Centre: female Goldeneye on Main Lake (A Salmon).

Tate Modern: female … Read more

January 2024

Wednesday 31st

Effingham Forest: 2 Goshawks at Dick Focks Common (A Bird).

Kew: Common Sandpiper by Kew Bridge (M Wright).

Kingston upon Thames: 1st-winter Caspian Gull at recycling centre (BirdGuides).

Leatherhead: drake Goosander on River Mole (A Holden).

London Wetland Centre: male Bearded Tit; also Bittern on Reservoir Lagoon and 2 Shelduck on Main Lake (A Salmon/A Wilkinson).

Richmond: Common Sandpiper by River Thames (M Bravery).

Tate Modern: female Black Redstart (BirdGuides).

Tuesday 30th

Cutt Mill Ponds: 8 Goosander (A Smith).

Effingham Forest: Crossbill at Dick Focks Common (P Davies).… Read more

December 2023

Sunday 31st

Waxwings, Balham (J Reeves).
Waxwings, Balham (J Reeves).

Balham: 13 Waxwings on Calbourne Road (BirdGuides).

Blackheath: 2 Crossbills (J Brown).

Chantries: Waxwing flock (BirdGuides).

East Horsley: 6 Waxwings at Kingston Avenue (BirdGuides).

Egham: 4 Waxwings briefly (BirdGuides).

Farnham: 40+ Waxwings at Badger Court/Haven Way (BirdGuides).

Waxwings, East Horsley (D Robinson).
Waxwings, East Horsley (D Robinson).

Kingston upon Thames: 2 (adult and 1st winter) Caspian Gulls and adult Yellow-legged Gull at recycling centre/waste transfer station (BirdGuides).

London Wetland Centre: 3 Pintail on Reservoir Lagoon and female Goldeneye and 2 Shelduck on Main Lake (A Salmon/A Wilkinson).

Westminster: 1st-winter Caspian Read more

November 2023

Thursday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Golden Plovers over the mound; also 2 Water Pipits, drake and female Shelduck and 2 Green Sandpipers (M Keenan/Z Pannifer).

Buckland Park Lake: 17 Bramblings over (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake (A Salmon).

Thorpe Park: drake Red-crested Pochard on Manor Lake (J Snell).

Westcott: 2 Goosander at Logmore Place (J Clarke).

Wednesday 29th

Mealy Redpoll, Banstead Woods (I Ward).
Mealy Redpoll, Banstead Woods (I Ward).

Banstead Woods: Mealy Redpoll with Lesser Redpolls south-west of Harholt Plantation (I Ward).

Crooksbury Common: Crossbill (J Gates).

Cutt Mill Ponds: 6 Goosander (J … Read more

October 2023

Tuesday 31st

Lammas Lands: Jack Snipe (N Willis).

Tice’s Meadow: 4 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).

Monday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper (A Robertson).

Haslemere: sub-adult Gannet on High Street then taken into care (D Banks).

Tice’s Meadow: 4 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).

Sunday 29th

Jack Snipe, Beddington Farmlands (D Bulling).
Jack Snipe, Beddington Farmlands (D Bulling).

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, 2 Jack Snipe and 4 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling).

Effingham Forest: 2 Crossbills (M Matthews).

Epsom Common: Pintail on Great Stew Pond (R Nunns).

Holmethorpe SP: Short-eared Owl over Water Colour Lagoons late afternoon (G Hay).

Short-eared Owl, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Short-eared
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September 2023

Saturday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: Great Egret on North Lake; also 2 Green Sandpipers (D Warren).

Capel: Hawfinch south-west (W Attridge).

Hogsmill SF: adult Yellow-legged Gull (A Quinn).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay/I Kehl).

Little Woodcote: Wheatear (I Jones).

Mercers CP: Wheatear at Mercers Farm (N Hadden).

Richmond Park: Whinchat and Common Sandpiper (D Brasier).

Sanderstead: Dotterel flew south at 16:40 (J Birkett).

Shackleford: Wheatear (P Osborn).

Tice’s Meadow: Dunlin and 3 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).

Friday 29th

Great Egret, Beddington Farmlands (D Warren).
Great Egret, Beddington Farmlands (D Warren).

Beddington Farmlands: Great Egret … Read more

August 2023

Thursday 31st

Great Egret, Bolder Mere (J Snell).
Great Egret, Bolder Mere (J Snell).

Bolder Mere: Great Egret (red-ringed ‘ACJ’); bird was ringed at Shapwick Heath, Somerset, on 4 May and has been at Warnham LNR, West Sussex, for the last couple of months until Monday (J Everitt/D Harris/J Snell).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Fulmar north-east at 16:05 (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: drake Red-crested Pochard; also drake Garganey, 2 Spotted Flycatchers and 2 Common Sandpipers (S Fowles/A Salmon).

Wednesday 30th

Whinchat, Mercers CP (G Hay).
Whinchat, Mercers CP (G Hay).

Banstead Heath: Whinchat and Spotted Flycatcher (S Gale).

Beddington Farmlands: 4 Yellow Wagtails, Shelduck, … Read more

July 2023

Monday 31st

London Wetland Centre: drake Garganey and 3 Green Sandpipers (A Salmon).

Tice’s Meadow: Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (J Hurrell/R Seargent).

Sunday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: 10 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/I Jones).

Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper at Spyne’s Mere (G Hay/I Kehl).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Bar-tailed Godwits dropped in during the afternoon; also 5 Green Sandpipers (R Johnson/A Salmon/A Wilkinson).

Tice’s Meadow: Whimbrel briefly; also Black-tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover, 5 Green Sandpipers and 4 Common Sandpipers (R Horton/R Seargent).

Saturday 29th

Beddington Farmlands: Redshank on … Read more

June 2023

Friday 30th

London Wetland Centre: 2 Green Sandpipers (A Salmon).

Thursday 29th

Black-tailed Godwit, Beddington Farmlands (R Walker).
Black-tailed Godwit, Beddington Farmlands (R Walker).

Beddington Farmlands: Black-tailed Godwit on Phase 3 Wet Grasslands (C Owens/R Walker).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake (S Johnson).

Wednesday 28th

Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper (M Keenan).

London Wetland Centre: 12 Black-tailed Godwits flew south-east early afternoon; also 3 Green Sandpipers (M Parker).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Common Sandpipers (P Brown).

Tuesday 27th

Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper (A Dutta).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Green Sandpipers (A Salmon).

Monday 26th

London Wetland Centre: … Read more