August 2021
Tuesday 31st
Chobham Common: Wryneck along footpath north-east of Gracious Pond Road and north of Butt’s Hill though elusive; also Spotted Flycatcher (J Clark/E Sames/P Wallace).
Frensham Great Pond: juvenile Little Gull c.17:30-18:25 (S Peters).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey, Greenshank, 5 Yellow Wagtails and Green Sandpiper (N Anderson/J Klavins).
Richmond Park: 5 Whinchats and Redstart (R Dunne/S Read).
Tice’s Meadow: drake Garganey (BirdGuides).
Wisley Airfield: 2 Redstarts (A Bowes).
Wonersh: Osprey (A Attridge).
Monday 30th
Ash Ranges: 2 Whinchats and 6 Spotted Flycatchers (J Clark).
Beddington Farmlands: female Pintail on North Lake; also 13 Green Sandpipers, 3 Greenshanks, Common Sandpiper and 3 Yellow Wagtails (N Gardner).
Blackheath: Spotted Flycatcher and 120 Blue Tits (B Jobson).
Chobham Common: Wryneck along footpath north-east of Gracious Pond Road and north of Butt’s Hill mid-afternoon; also Whinchat and Spotted Flycatcher (T Edie/A Groves/G Keen).
Denbies Hillside: 6 Tree Pipits (A Holden).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey and Whinchat (J Klavins).
Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
Papercourt Water Meadows: 3 Whinchats (R Clark).
Richmond Park: Whinchat, Cuckoo and Redstart (C Barker/P Pentek).
Thursley Common: Whinchat and 6 Spotted Flycatchers (D&P Boyd).
Tice’s Meadow: drake Garganey, 3 Greenshanks, Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (R Horton).
Westcott: Yellow Wagtail at Milton Court Farm (A Holden).
Wisley Airfield: Wheatear (P Smith).
Sunday 29th
Beddington Farmlands: Ruff on North Lake; also Greenshank, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (A Ramesh).
Capel: 2 Yellow Wagtails flew over (W Attridge).
Chobham Common: Whinchat at Albury Bottom; also 2 Spotted Flycatchers at Butts Hill (T Edie).
Leith Hill: Crossbill and Spotted Flycatcher (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey, Greenshank, Whinchat and Common Sandpiper (A Salmon/J Klavins).
Mogador: 3 Whinchats and 2 Wheatear (S Gale).
Richmond Park: Whinchat, Cuckoo, Redstart, 7 Yellow Wagtails and 4 Tree Pipits (J Owen/I Rowe).
Thursley Common: Grasshopper Warbler flushed near Pudmore; also Whinchat and 6 Spotted Flycatchers (D Brassington/E Hein/J Wareing).
Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, drake Garganey, 3 Greenshanks, Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (B Jobson/R Seargent).
Saturday 28th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Caspian Gull; also juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, Greenshank, 13 Green Sandpipers, Yellow Wagtail and Common Sandpiper (N Gardner/Z Pannifer).
Dunsfold: Whinchat, Redstart and 2 Yellow Wagtails at Painshill Farm (E Stubbs).
Egham: 2 Ringed Plovers flew over Egham Cricket Club early afternoon (A Dutta).
Ewell: Osprey flew south at 11:00 (P Dodd).
Frensham Great Pond: adult and juvenile Arctic Terns (S Peters/E Stubbs).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey, Dunlin, Redstart, Greenshank and 2 Redshanks (J Klavins).
Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
Papercourt Water Meadows: 4 Whinchats (G Everson).
Richmond Park: Whinchat (M Bravery).
Stoke Lake: Whinchat (B Jobson).
The Hurtwood: Crossbill and Spotted Flycatcher (E Stubbs).
Thursley Common: Meadow Pipit (D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, drake Garganey, 2 Greenshanks and 2 Green Sandpipers (R Seargent).
Friday 27th
Beddington Farmlands: Ruff near Wet Grassland (R Browne).
Godalming: Yellow Wagtail over Lammas Lands (E Stubbs).
Little Woodcote: 2 Whinchats (J Simpson).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey, Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank and Wheatear (J Klavins/S Murton).
Papercourt Water Meadows: 2 Whinchats (BirdGuides/K Duncan).
Richmond Park: 8 Whinchats; also Redstart, 7 Yellow Wagtails and Cuckoo (N Baker/I Rowe/A Westenberger).
Stoke Lake: 2 Whinchats in Lake Field (M Kettell).
Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, drake Garganey, 2 Greenshanks, Wigeon and 2 Green Sandpipers (K Britten/J Clark/M Davis).
White Down: 2 Spotted Flycatchers (R Clark).
Thursday 26th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Caspian Gull; also 1st-summer Yellow-legged Gull, Common Sandpiper, 4+ Greenshanks, Little Ringed Plover and Wheatear (Z Pannifer/S Thomas).
Clandon Wood: Whinchat and Wheatear (M Phelps).
London Wetland Centre: Osprey west over Main Lake c.14:10; also female-type Marsh Harrier on Grazing Marsh; also Garganey, Greenshank and 3 Yellow Wagtails (BirdGuides/J Klavins).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Whinchat (E Sames).
Priest Hill: Whinchat (S Gale).
Richmond Park: Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Yellow Wagtails and Wheatear (H Bradshaw).
Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, drake Garganey, Ruff, 3 Greenshanks, Ringed Plover, Redshank, 7 Yellow Wagtails and Common Sandpiper (K Britten).
Westcott: Whinchat and Yellow Wagtail at Milton Court Farm (M Davis).
Weybridge: Barnacle Goose at Broad Water (C Reed).
Wednesday 25th
Beddington Farmlands: 17 Green Sandpipers; also 1st-summer Caspian Gull, Redshank, 3 Greenshanks, Meadow Pipit, Oystercatcher and Common Sandpiper (Z Pannifer).
Clandon Wood: Whinchat (M Phelps).
Crooksbury Common: Spotted Flycatcher (P Mattos).
Hogsmill SF: Common Sandpiper (S Neal).
Holmethorpe SP: Great Egret at back of Railway Pools and The Moors; also 2 Common Sandpipers (N Hadden/G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey, 2 Greenshanks and 3 Yellow Wagtails (B Haines/J Klavins/A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Grasshopper Warbler, juvenile Cuckoo, Redstart, 3 Whinchats and Wheatear (P Pentek/A Westenberger).
Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, Garganey, Ruff, Greenshank, 6 Ringed Plovers and 2 Green Sandpipers (M Bravery/S Brownhill).
Tuesday 24th
Ashtead Common: Spotted Flycatcher (E Hunter).
Beddington Farmlands: Greenshank, juvenile Yellow-legged Gull and Ringed Plover (A Ramesh).
Brockwell Park: 3 Yellow Wagtails flew over (S Patmore).
Capel: Yellow Wagtail flew over (W Attridge).
Chobham Common: Spotted Flycatcher by Longcross car park (E Sames).
Clandon Wood: 4 Yellow Wagtails flew over (M Phelps).
Crooksbury Common: 5 Spotted Flycatchers (S Brownhill/J Curnick).
Holmethorpe SP: Great Egret at back of Railway Pools in afternoon; also Whinchat and Spotted Flycatcher (M Farmer/N Hadden/G Hay/D Smith/M Wilkinson).
London Wetland Centre: Osprey flew west c.09:20; also 2 Whinchats, Garganey, Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper and Yellow Wagtail (R Dunne/J Klavins).
Richmond Park: 2 Whinchats (D Rouse).
Stoke Lake: Whinchat (M Fincham).
Thursley Common: juvenile Marsh Harrier over Ockley Common and Pudmore c.11:00-11:30 then flew south; also Redshank, 11 Yellow Wagtails and 4 Spotted Flycatchers (D & P Boyd/E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, Garganey, Ruff, Whinchat, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Greenshanks, 8 Ringed Plovers, 2 Dunlin and 2 Green Sandpipers (J Curnick/R Horton).
Unstead Water Meadows: Whinchat and Yellow Wagtail (E Stubbs).
Witley: 2 White Storks circled over village late morning (J Gates).
Monday 23rd
Chilworth: male Goshawk flew over garden (E Garcia).
Crooksbury Common: 6 Spotted Flycatchers and Wheatear (G Keen/E Sames/D Smith).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Leith Hill: 3 Tree Pipits past tower (M Davis).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey, Greenshank and Little Ringed Plover (J Klavins).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Whinchat (E Sames).
Redlands: Tree Pipit flew over (W Attridge).
Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, Garganey, Ruff, 2 Greenshanks, 7 Ringed Plovers, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Dunlin and 5 Green Sandpipers (many observers).
Sunday 22nd
Blackheath: 6 Spotted Flycatchers (E Garcia).
Burgh Heath: 4 godwits (species undetermined) flew north-west over Canons Farm (I Ward).
Crooksbury Common: 8 Spotted Flycatchers (many observers).
Hambledon: Spotted Flycatcher at Court Farm (S Middleton).
Hogsmill SF: Green Sandpiper (C Gale).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Common Sandpipers (G Hay/I Kehl/A Kundrotas).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey on Wader Scrape; also 2 Greenshanks and 2 Green Sandpipers (J Klavins/A Parker/M Wheeler).
Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
Thursley Common: Whinchat and Spotted Flycatcher (D Brassington/G Keen).
Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, Garganey, Ruff, 4 Greenshanks, 8 Ringed Plovers, 3 Dunlin and 5 Green Sandpipers (many observers).
Westcott: Whinchat at Milton Court Farm (S Dorman).
Saturday 21st
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Caspian Gull; also Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, 2 Greenshanks, 2 Ringed Plovers, 4 Yellow Wagtails, juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, Common Sandpiper and 9 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/G Jones/Z Pannifer).
Capel: Yellow Wagtail flew over cricket pitch (W Attridge).
Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
Sanderstead: Honey Buzzard flew east over garden c.10:50 (J Birkett).
Thursley Common: Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear and 4 Spotted Flycatchers (E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: Osprey flew east over Workings c.10:25; also Wood Sandpiper, Garganey, 4 Greenshanks, 8 Ringed Plovers, 3 Dunlin and 5 Green Sandpipers (many observers).
Unstead SF: Spotted Flycatcher by works (D Knight).
Weybourne: Green Sandpiper at Green Lane Meadows development site (J Hunt).
Weybridge: Barnacle Goose at Broad Water (C Reed).
Friday 20th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Ringed Plovers (A Dutta/S Thomas/Z Pannifer).
Clandon Wood: Nightingale (M Phelps).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper (J Ingham).
London Wetland Centre: Redshank and Firecrest (WWT).
Newdigate Brickworks: Spotted Flycatcher (M Davis).
Richmond Park: Greenshank briefly at Pen Ponds; also Wheatear (N Anderson/P Pentek/I Rowe).
Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, Garganey, Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 8 Ringed Plovers and 4 Green Sandpipers (J Lowther/R Seargent/S Weingarten).
Weybourne: Green Sandpiper at Green Lane Meadows development site (J Hunt).
Thursday 19th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Bar-tailed Godwits circled North Lake then flew south; also 2 Curlews briefly on North Lake (A Dutta/S Thomas/Z Pannifer).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Shackleford: Tree Pipit flew south; also Redstart, 2 Whinchats and Wheatear (S Chastell/P Osborn/E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: Ruff, Garganey, 10 Ringed Plovers, 3 Dunlin, Greenshank and 2 Common Sandpipers (K Britten).
Wednesday 18th
Leith Hill: 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Tree Pipits past tower (W Attridge/M Davis/R Stride).
London Wetland Centre: 5 Curlew briefly then flew west; also Yellow Wagtail (J Klavins).
Richmond Park: 6 Wheatears (N Jackman/P Pentek).
Tice’s Meadow: Ruff, 9 Ringed Plovers, Dunlin, Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpipers and Green Sandpiper (R Horton).
Tuesday 17th
Beddington Farmlands: 4 juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls and Green Sandpiper (A Dutta).
Ewell: flock of Greenshank sound recorded (S Thomas).
Richmond Park: 2 Whinchats and Wheatear (R Dunne).
Tice’s Meadow: eclipse drake Garganey; also Ruff, Wood Sandpiper, Tree Pipit, Greenshank, 5 Ringed Plovers, 3 Dunlin and Yellow Wagtail (J Clark/R Horton/G Stokes).
Monday 16th
Beddington Farmlands: Redshank over (Z Pannifer).
Clandon Wood: Osprey flew west c.09:45 (M Phelps).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper (K Noble).
Leith Hill: Tree Pipit (M Davis).
London Wetland Centre: 4 Dunlin (J Klavins).
Puttenham Common: 3 Spotted Flycatchers (D Knight).
Rotherhithe: adult, 1st-summer and juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls and juvenile Mediterranean Gull (R Bonser).
Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper from Horton’s Mound; also eclipse drake Garganey, Greenshank, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (BirdGuides/K Duncan/R Dunne/R Horton/J Wareing).
Sunday 15th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Caspian Gull and 5 Green Sandpipers (I Jones/Z Pannifer).
Newchapel: 2 Green Sandpipers at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
Puttenham Common: 4 Spotted Flycatchers (E Stubbs).
Rotherhithe: adult, 1st-summer and juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls and juvenile Mediterranean Gull (R Bonser).
Shackleford: juvenile Marsh Harrier flew south-west c.08:45 (E Stubbs).
Shalford: Honey Buzzard flew north over garden c.14:45 (K Britten).
Thursley Common: juvenile Marsh Harrier (presumed same as Shackleford) flew south-east c.11:00 (P O’Mara).
Tice’s Meadow: eclipse drake Garganey, 4 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (G Everson/R Seargent).
Weybourne: Green Sandpiper at Green Lane Meadows development site (J Hunt).
Saturday 14th
Beddington Farmlands: Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail, juvenile Cuckoo, juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, 14 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (N Gardner/I Jones/Z Pannifer).
Denbies Hillside: Wheatear (M Fincham).
Farnham Heath: 5 Spotted Flycatchers (M Stevens).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Common Sandpipers (G Hay/I Kehl).
London Wetland Centre: Wheatear and Green Sandpiper (WWT).
Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper (N Harris).
Thursley Common: juvenile Cuckoo and 4 Spotted Flycatchers (D & P Boyd).
Tice’s Meadow: eclipse drake Garganey, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (R Horton).
Wandsworth Common: Reed Warbler (N Rutter).
Westcott: Yellow Wagtail at Milton Court Farm (M Davis).
Friday 13th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer and juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls; also 10 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (Z Pannifer).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Oystercatcher (WWT).
Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
Tice’s Meadow: eclipse drake Garganey (BirdGuides).
Walton Reservoirs: juvenile Marsh Harrier (D Harris).
Thursday 12th
Gatwick Airport: 2 Wheatears (R Bicker).
Holmethorpe SP: 3 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Hutchinson’s Bank: Nightjar (L Offer).
Tice’s Meadow: eclipse drake Garganey; also 2 Redshanks through, 2 Ringed Plovers, 2 Common Sandpipers and 4 Green Sandpipers (J Hunt).
Wednesday 11th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Green Sandpipers (N Jacobs).
Crooksbury Common: 4 Spotted Flycatchers (J Sloane).
Farnham Heath: 5 Spotted Flycatchers (M Stevens).
Esher: stork species (possibly Black) flew west near Hinchley Wood c.07:55 (I Rowe).
Leith Hill: probable Great Egret flew east c.08:10; also Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Crossbills and Redstart (S Chastell/M Davis/R Stride).
Merrow Downs: female Wheatear at Guildford Golf Club (H Clare).
Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
Tice’s Meadow: 3 Ringed Plovers, Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (P Boyle).
Tuesday 10th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Caspian Gull on Wet Grassland; also 5 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (Z Pannifer).
Farnham Heath: Crossbill (D Smith).
Holmethorpe SP: Greenshank briefly; also 2 Common Sandpipers and Green Sandpiper (G Hay).
Thursley Common: Osprey flew south early morning (E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: eclipse drake Garganey, 2 Ringed Plovers, 2 Common Sandpipers and 4 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Monday 9th
Beddington Farmlands: Dunlin briefly on Wet Grassland; also Yellow-legged Gull (A Dutta).
Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Rotherhithe: first-summer Yellow-legged Gull (R Bonser).
Tice’s Meadow: eclipse drake Garganey, 10 Ringed Plovers, Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (K Duncan/R Horton).
West Putney: juvenile Redstart in garden (J Wilczur).
Sunday 8th
Beddington Farmlands: Wood Sandpiper and 12 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner).
Farthing Downs: Wheatear (B Thomas).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper (G Hay/I Kehl).
Tice’s Meadow: eclipse drake Garganey, 4 Common Sandpipers, 3 Green Sandpipers and 150+ House Martins (K Duncan/R Horton).
Weybourne: Green Sandpiper at Green Lane Meadows development site (J Hunt).
Saturday 7th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Caspian Gull and 3 Green Sandpipers (I Jones/Z Pannifer).
Frensham Great Pond: Oystercatcher circled pond and flew south (E Stubbs).
Holmethorpe SP: 2+ Common Sandpipers (G Hay/A Kundrotas).
London Wetland Centre: Ruff dropped into Main Lake during heavy rain; also female-type Marsh Harrier (WWT).
Tuesley: 34 Sanderlings flew south during heavy rain (E Stubbs).
Friday 6th
Dorking: Great Egret flew south-west over The Nower at 06:30 (M Davis).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper and 2 Common Sandpipers (N Hadden).
London Wetland Centre: female-type Marsh Harrier (WWT).
Newchapel: 2 Green Sandpipers (K Noble).
Rotherhithe: adult and juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls (R Bonser).
Tice’s Meadow: Black-tailed Godwit, 4+ Green Sandpipers and 5+ Common Sandpipers (R Horton).
Thursday 5th
Brooklands: female-type Wheatear (S West).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: female-type Marsh Harrier over grazing marsh and roosted (WWT).
Ramsnest Common: Osprey flew west over A283 mid-morning (G Hinchon).
South Norwood CP: Green Sandpiper (J Hughes).
Thursley Common: 2 Green Sandpipers (E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: 4+ Green Sandpipers and 5+ Common Sandpipers (R Horton).
Wednesday 4th
Chobham Common: 17 Crossbills (R Stride).
Leith Hill: Wheatear (W Attridge/M Davis/R Stride).
South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper (J Hughes).
Tice’s Meadow: Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (J Hunt).
Tuesday 3rd
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Yellow-legged Gull (Z Pannifer).
Bury Hill Fisheries: Common Sandpiper (M Davis).
Ewell: Whimbrel (one flock and a separate individual) and Green Sandpiper sound recorded overnight (S Thomas).
Monday 2nd
Ewell: Ringed Plover, Greenshank, Dunlin and Green Sandpiper sound recorded overnight (S Thomas).
Thursley Common: 3 Spotted Flycatchers (D Brassington).
Sunday 1st
Beddington Farmlands: Redshank and 3 Green Sandpipers (Z Pannifer).
Godalming: Whimbrel flew south over Lammas Lands (N Willis).
London Wetland Centre: no sign of Sanderling (J Klavins).
Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
Priest Hill: 633 Swifts flew south-west (S Gale).
Tice’s Meadow: Dunlin and Green Sandpiper (R Seargent).