October 2024
Thursday 17th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Cattle Egrets on North Lake; also Dunlin, Water Pipit and Green Sandpiper (N Gardner).
Haslemere: 2 Hawfinches over Woolmer Hill (J Gates).
London Wetland Centre: Spoonbill south (BirdGuides).
Papercourt GPs: eclipse drake Pintail (E Sames).
Leith Hill: 5 Ring Ouzels over tower; also 4 Bramblings (W Attridge).
Richmond Park: female Shelduck (N Anderson/S Khatod).
Tate Modern: Reed Warbler (R Braddock).
Wednesday 16th
Beddington Farmlands: 8 juvenile Spoonbills on Wet Grassland then flew west; also 2 Cattle Egrets on North Lake, 3015 Redwings, 4 Bramblings and 101 Chaffinches south-west, 2 Water Pipits and Green Sandpiper (M Bravery/A Dutta/I Jones).
Capel: 26 Bramblings south-west (W Attridge).
Chobham Common: Ring Ouzel (E Sames).
Eashing Fields: male Ring Ouzel west (E Stubbs).
Frensham Great Pond: female Red-crested Pochard (S Peters).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): first-winter Red-breasted Merganser (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: Cattle Egret on Main Lake (R Dunne).
Newlands Corner: Hawfinch over (BirdGuides).
Richmond Park: Shelduck (B Gallagher).
Thursley Common: female-type Marsh Harrier east (D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (R Horton).
Tuesday 15th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Cattle Egrets on South Lake; also Water Pipit and Green Sandpiper (N Gardner).
Newlands Corner: female Snow Bunting in car park (B Goodge).
Tate Modern: female-type Black Redstart and adult Great Black-backed Gull (R Braddock).
Tooting: c 1000 Redwings over (A Dutta).
Weybridge: Great Egret near Desborough Island (T Lee).
Monday 14th
Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper (J Parr).
Sunday 13th
Beddington Farmlands: 3 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling).
Devil’s Punch Bowl: male Ring Ouzel (J Gates).
Effingham Forest: Goshawk at Dick Focks Common (S Lawrence).
Fetcham: Fieldfare (R Iredale).
Richmond Park: 13 Ring Ouzels; also Brambling and Dartford Warbler (P Pentek).
Thorpe Park: Common Sandpiper (J Snell).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers (S Millington).
West End Common: Great Black-backed Gull (J Bingley).
Saturday 12th
Beddington Farmlands: Yellow Wagtail, 8 Fieldfares, 310 Redwings, 250 Stock Doves and 3 Green Sandpiper (R Browne/A Dutta/N Gardner/G Jones/G Walker).
Capel: 2 Hawfinches south; also 1985 Redwings and 86 Skylarks west (W Attridge).
Effingham Forest: Hawfinch at Dick Focks Common (T Gibson).
London Wetland Centre: Hobby (J Fox).
Rotherhithe: Hawfinch (J Cadera).
Shackleford: 3 Hawfinches, 1100 Redwings, Brambling and 40 Fieldfares south-west (E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover and 3 Green Sandpipers (P Brown).
Whitmoor Common: Whinchat (M Fincham).
Wishmoor Bottom: Great Grey Shrike (BirdGuides).
Friday 11th
Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper (R Browne).
Leith Hill: 2 Ring Ouzels dropped in; also 3 Hawfinches and 332 Chaffinches south-west (R Stride/W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Goshawk north-west (A Salmon).
Richmond Park: female-type Marsh Harrier west; also Dartford Warbler and 30+ Buzzards (P Pentek/P Redmond/J Wilczur).
Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover and 3 Green Sandpipers (P Brown).
Wallington: Bittern sound recorded at 19:12 (A Dutta).
Thursday 10th
Beddington Farmlands: 3 Green Sandpipers (I Jones/M Parker/G Walker).
Box Hill: 6+ Tawny Owls (T Gibson).
Kew Bridge: 2 Common Sandpipers (F O’Sullivan)
Leith Hill: 2 Crossbills (A Harding).
London Wetland Centre: Wryneck briefly by Sand Martin bank; also 2 Black-tailed Godwits on Grazing Marsh (K Paton/A Salmon).
Papercourt GPs: Yellow-browed Warbler in south-east corner (E Sames).
Tice’s Meadow: Sand Martin and 2 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Wednesday 9th
Ash Ranges: Wheatear (G Clarke).
Beddington Farmlands: Dartford Warbler, Wheatear and 4 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/A Dutta/I Jones).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (N Hadden).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Yellow Wagtails (A Salmon).
Tice’s Meadow: Common Tern, Ringed Plover and 3 Green Sandpipers (P Brown).
Tuesday 8th
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit over Wet Grassland; also juvenile female Marsh Harrier, Dartford Warbler, c 250 House Martins, Yellow Wagtail and Green Sandpiper (N Gardner/I Jones).
Charlwood: Golden Plover north; also Wheatear (J Middleton).
Farthing Downs: 2 Whinchats (D Hayes).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail and Hobby (M Honey/A Salmon).
Monday 7th
Beddington Farmlands: Dartford Warbler, 200 House Martins and 3 Green Sandpiper (I Jones).
Holmethorpe SP: 120 House Martins (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Yellow Wagtail and 3 Hobbies (M Parker/A Salmon).
Richmond Park: 3 Sand Martins (P Pentek).
Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover and 4 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Sunday 6th
Addlestone: Redwing (J Sal).
Beddington Farmlands: first-year female Marsh Harrier; also Mediterranean Gull, 3 Bramblings, 200 House Martins, Redwing and 5 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/S Casson/M Parker/C Strudwick).
East Dulwich: 150+ House Martin south-west (S Robinson)
Effingham Forest: 2 Goshawks at Dick Focks Common (B Young).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay/I Kehl).
Leith Hill: Ring Ouzel trapped and ringed at Duke’s Warren (BirdGuides).
Little Woodcote: 100 House Martins (I Jones).
Morden Hall Park: c 100 House Martins (S Shimwell).
Priest Hill: 3 Redwings (N Batten).
Rotherhithe: 20 Redwings and Green Sandpiper (J Cadera).]
Richmond Park: Redwing (P Pentek).
South Norwood CP: 100+ House Martins south (J Shaub).
Thornton Heath: c 150 House Martins south (L Myers).
Tulse Hill: Hawfinch south-west; also 25 Redwings (S Patmore).
Unstead SF: 200 House Martins, 150 Swallows and 30 Redwings (K Britten).
Saturday 5th
Beddington Farmlands: Ring Ouzel; also first-year female Marsh Harrier, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail and 2 Green Sandpipers (R Browne/N Gardner/I Jones/G Jones).
Effingham Forest: Goshawk at Dick Focks Common (S Kirby).
Farthing Downs: 4 Redwings (S Frost).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Wheatear (R Inns).
Leith Hill: Hawfinch, 2 Bramblings, 1170 House Martins, 1430 Redwings, 77 Song Thrushes and Woodlark south, plus a ticking bunting (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: 14 Redwings west (C Moore).
Pewley Down: 1+ Hawfinch south (BirdGuides).
Priest Hill: 40+ Redwings (N Batten).
Richmond Park: Short-eared Owl (P Pentek).
Rotherhithe: Great Black-backed Gull (J Cadera).
Sanderstead: Redwing over (J Birkett).
South Norwood CP: Redwing (J Shaub).
Thorpe Park: adult Mediterranean Gull and Common Sandpiper at St Ann’s Lake (J Snell).
Tice’s Meadow: Reed Warbler and 3 Green Sandpipers (P Brown/M Scott).
Tulse Hill: 20 Redwings (S Patmore).
Friday 4th
Beddington Farmlands: 4 Bramblings; also 148 Swallows and 3 Green Sandpipers (R Browne/C Strudwick).
Chobham Common: 7 Redwings (E Sames).
Colley Hill: 2 Great Egrets north; also Hawfinch and Woodlark (S Gale).
Holmethorpe SP: 7 Redwings (G Hay).
Langley Vale Woods: 34 Redwings (A Downing).
Leith Hill: c 125 Redwings (J Downing).
London Wetland Centre: Redwing and Hobby (M Parker).
Richmond Park: 150 Redwings (R Dunne/P Pentek).
Tulse Hill: 8 Redwings (S Patmore).
Winterfold Heath: Ring Ouzel south and 2 Hawfinches east (R Stride).
Thursday 3rd
Banstead: 2+ Redwings (S Gale).
Beddington Farmlands: Short-eared Owl over Mound; also, 4 Ring Ouzels south, 6 Great Egrets west, 15 Redwings, Whinchat, Wheatear and 3 Green Sandpipers (A Dutta/N Gardner/I Jones/M Keenan/R Walker).
Brooklands: 3 Fieldfares west (R Mooney).
Colley Hill: 7 Ring Ouzels (S Gale).
Frensham: 1+ Redwing (J Gates).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (N Hadden).
Leith Hill: 9 Ring Ouzels south-west; also 670 Redwings, Hawfinch, 42 Song Thrushes, 57 House Martins and 84 Meadow Pipits south-west (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Black Redstart near WWF Hide; also Bittern at Reservoir Lagoon, Redwing and Lesser Whitethroat (C Moore/A Salmon/A Williams).
Richmond Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and 2 Redwings (P Pentek).
Wandsworth: 2 Redwings (J Sheppard).
Winterfold Heath: 3 Ring Ouzels (R Stride).
Wednesday 2nd
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Black Tern; also 135 Barnacle Geese and 3 Sand Martins (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: Sand Martin (M Wheeler).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Sand Martins (R Horton/J Snell).
Tuesday 1st
Beddington Farmlands: Short-eared Owl over Mound; also 4 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner).
Burgh Heath: Fieldfare at Canons Farm (I Ward).
Mercers CP: adult Great Black-backed Gull and 2nd-winter Yellow-legged Gull at Mercers Lake (G Hay).
Tice’s Meadow: 3 Green Sandpipers (R Seargent).