May 2022
Tuesday 31st
London Wetland Centre: 2 Oystercatchers (WWT).
Monday 30th
London Wetland Centre: Little Ringed Plover (WWT).
Sunday 29th
Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover (N Hadden/G Hay).
Tice’s Meadow: adult Spoonbill in The Workings mid-morning until c.19:06 when flew south-east (R Horton/many observers).
Saturday 28th
Ash Ranges: singing Wood Warbler (J Evans).
London Wetland Centre: Redshank (WWT).
Friday 27th
Frensham Great Pond: Oystercatcher (N Trout).
Netley Heath: 20 Crossbills (M Kettell).
Tice’s Meadow: Oystercatcher (K Duncan).
Thursday 26th
Tice’s Meadow: Dunlin and Ringed Plover (J Hunt).
Wednesday 25th
Leith Hill: 2 Crossbills (T Smith).
Tuesday 24th
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail on Grazing Marsh (M Parker).
Monday 23rd
Leith Hill: 18 Crossbills (W Attridge).
Sunday 22nd
Mercers CP: 3 Common Sandpipers (I Kehl).
Saturday 21st
Newchapel: White Stork over British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
Thursley Common: Wheatear and 4 Crossbills (C Burchell/M Murphy).
Friday 20th
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail (WWT).
Thursday 19th
Beddington Farmlands: Little Gull (S Bowie/B Young).
Holmethorpe SP: 3 White Storks over (A Kundrotas/J Simpson).
Island Barn Reservoir: 2 Sandwich Terns at 10:30 (M White).
London Wetland Centre: Wheatear (R Dunne).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Mediterranean Gulls (R Horton).
Wednesday 18th
Blackheath: Crossbill (S Brownhill).
Tice’s Meadow: White Stork over (BirdGuides).
Tuesday 17th
Beddington Farmlands: 4 Little Ringed Plovers and 2 Shelduck (A Ramesh).
Dorking: Common Sandpiper at Meadowbank Park (A Holden).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail and 2 Oystercatcher (WWT).
Monday 16th
Beddington Farmlands: Common Sandpiper (N Reynolds).
Brockwell Park: Spotted Flycatcher (S Patmore).
Godalming: Whimbrel flew over at 22:35 (N Willis).
Holmethorpe SP: Wood Sandpiper at The Moors (G Hay)
Tice’s Meadow: Oystercatcher and Dunlin (R Horton).
Sunday 15th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Yellow Wagtails and Shelduck (N Gardner).
Brook: male Greenland Wheatear at Witley Farm (D & P Boyd).
Holmethorpe SP: Wood Sandpiper at The Moors; also Common Sandpiper at Spyne’s Mere (J Court/G Hay/I Jones/C Turner).
London Wetland Centre: Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper (WWT).
Tice’s Meadow: Sandwich Tern early morning; also 2 Crossbills, Black-tailed Godwit and Common Sandpiper (K Duncan/C Gibbings/R Horton/B Thorne).
Saturday 14th
Beddington Farmlands: adult Little Gull by enclosed lagoons; also Meditrerranean Gull, 3 Wheatears, 6 Yellow Wagtails, Common Sandpiper and 5 Shelduck (G Jones/A Ramesh).
Buckland SP: Common Sandpiper (W Attridge).
Holmethorpe SP: Wood Sandpiper at The Moors (G Hay/I Kehl/A Kundrotas/R Perry/J Snell/C Turner).
Island Barn Reservoir: Redstart (D Harris).
Little Woodcote: female Whinchat on Oaks Track (I Jones).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail (B Reding).
Merrow: Spotted Flycatcher at Merrow Downs (M Kettell).
Waverley Abbey: Yellow Wagtail (R Gowrley).
Worcester Park: Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher and Wheatear at western horse field (M Bravery).
Friday 13th
London Wetland Centre: 2 Wheatears and Yellow Wagtail (D Panchaud/M Parker).
Thursday 12th
London Wetland Centre: Wheatear (M Parker).
Merrow: Hawfinch under Yew at Merrow Downs (BirdGuides).
Thursley Common: Osprey north over Ockley Common at 07:15 (E Stubbs).
Wednesday 11th
Beddington Farmlands: Wood Sandpiper and Oystercatcher (Z Pannifer).
Buckland SP: 2 Common Sandpipers (W Attridge).
Enton Lakes: Common Sandpiper (D Brassington).
Holmethorpe SP: Ringed Plover at Water Colour Lagoons; also Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Island Barn Reservoir: 1st-summer Little Gull; also 2 Dunlin and Oystercatcher (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: Whinchat (M Parker).
Shalford Water Meadows: Common Sandpiper (S Brownhill).
Tice’s Meadow: 12 Dunlin over Workings in evening; also male Whinchat and 4+ Wheatears (K Duncan).
Wisley Airfield: White Stork over (A Bowes).
Tuesday 10th
Frensham Great Pond: 2 Arctic Terns early evening (S Peters).
Island Barn Reservoir: Sandwich Tern briefly late morning then flew south (J Snell).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Wheatears (M Parker).
Milford: White Stork flew south-east at 14:23 (D Boyd).
Richmond Park: Wheatear (T Smith).
Thursley Common: male Wheatear (D & P Boyd).
Tice’s Meadow: Wheatear and Common Sandpiper (S Brownhill).
Monday 9th
Betchworth: 2 White Storks over Sandy Lane (C Eastwood).
Crooksbury Common: male Greenland Wheatear (J Gates).
Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover (A Kundrotas).
London Wetland Centre: Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper (M Parker).
Old Woking SF: Shelduck (S Chastell).
Papercourt GPs: 3 Common Sandpipers (E Sames).
Pewley Down: Whinchat (M Kettell).
Sunday 8th
Beddington Farmlands: Glossy Ibis on Jim’s Bed; also 2 Arctic Terns over, Wood Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover and 3 Shelduck (N Gardner/M Murphy/Z Pannifer/A Ramesh).
Crooksbury Common: Spotted Flycatcher and 5 Crossbills (G Keen).
Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Little Ringed Plover (WWT).
Saturday 7th
Beddington Farmlands: Glossy Ibis (presumed same at LWC on 5th) on Jim’s Bed; also 2 Arctic Terns north at 07:25, Whinchat, Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtails, Greenshank and 3 Shelduck (G Jones/Z Pannifer/A Ramesh).
Betchworth: 2 Shelduck by Mole (S Gale).
Clandon Park: 3 Wheatears (K Britten/S Chastell/M Kettell).
Crooksbury Common: Spotted Flycatcher; Surrey first of the year (J Gates).
Eashing: Spotted Flycatcher (S Jones/M Phelps/E Stubbs).
Headley Heath: 13 Whimbrel south-east at 12:18 (S Gale).
Leith Hill: Hawfinch (W Attridge/M Davis).
London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (M Parker).
Mogador: Whinchat, Wheatear and 2 Yellow Wagtails (S Gale).
Nutfield Marsh: Whimbrel over at 04:04 (G Hay).
Richmond Park: Whinchat, Wheatear and Common Sandpiper (H Bradshaw).
Tice’s Meadow: Common Sandpiper (R Horton).
Wandle Park: Whinchat (S Henning).
Friday 6th
Island Barn Reservoir: female Bar-tailed Godwit and 1st-summer Little Gull (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: Whinchat and Wheatear (D Panchaud).
Old Woking SF: 2 Shelduck (J Snell).
Papercourt GPs: 3 Common Sandpipers (E Sames).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Whinchat (E Sames).
Richmond Park: male Whinchat at Lawn Field and Common Sandpiper at Upper Pen Pond (R Dunne/I Rowe).
Thursday 5th
Brook: Whinchat and 2 female Wheatears at Witley Farm (G Osbourne).
Farthing Downs: female Whinchat and 2 Wheatears (P Emery).
Island Barn Reservoir: Arctic Tern, female Bar-tailed Godwit and 1st-summer Little Gull (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: Glossy Ibis showing well on Wader Scrape (10th county record); also Yellow Wagtail, Green Sandpiper, Wheatear and Common Sandpiper (M Andrews/C & O Dewhurst/W Newnham/M Parker/A Self/J Snell).
Richmond Park: Wheatear (P Pentek).
Wednesday 4th
Beddington Farmlands: White Wagtail, male Whinchat and 4 Wheatears (A Ramesh).
Capel: 2 probable Spoonbills flew north at 15:22 (W Attridge).
Enton Lakes: Sandwich Tern flew north at 07:28 (E Stubbs).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Little Ringed Plovers through (G Hay).
Island Barn Reservoir: moribund adult Kittiwake; also male and female Bar-tailed Godwits and Common Sandpiper (D Harris/J Snell/C Turner).
London Wetland Centre: 6 Yellow Wagtails and Common Sandpiper (W Newnham/M Parker).
Richmond Park: drake Garganey early morning; also Curlew and 4 Wheatears (H Bradshaw/S Read).
Tice’s Meadow: Honey Buzzard flew east at 15:38; also Dunlin and Common Sandpiper (R Horton/J Hunt).
Tuesday 3rd
Beddington Farmlands: female Black-winged Stilt in private south-east corner of site (9th Surrey record and 1st at Beddington since 1955); also Oystercatcher east (Z Pannifer).
Chilworth: 2 White Storks at Lockner Farm (M Phelps).
Holmethorpe SP: Shelduck flew west; also Yellow Wagtail and Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Island Barn Reservoir: Bar-tailed Godwit and Oystercatcher (D Harris/J Snell).
London Wetland Centre: 6 Yellow Wagtails and 2 Wheatears (W Newnham).
Papercourt GPs: Common Sandpiper (E Sames).
Papercourt Water Meadows: 2 Shelduck flew south along Wey (E Sames).
Stoke Lake: Common Sandpiper (M Kettell).
Tice’s Meadow: 3 Dunlin (K Duncan).
Wanborough: Wheatear (P Osborn).
Monday 2nd
Beddington Farmlands: Osprey flew north at 06:50; also male and female Whinchat and Wheatear (Z Pannifer).
Eashing: Whimbrel flew north (E Stubbs).
Hogsmill SF: Great Egret flew north-east at 10:56; also 2 Shelduck (N Tanner).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers and 1 Common Sandpiper (A Kundrotas).
Little Woodcote: Wheatear (I Jones).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Bar-tailed Godwits; also female Wheatear, Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail and Green Sandpiper (M Honey).
Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper; also 3 Dunlin, 2 Whimbrel, Redshank, 5 Little Ringed Plovers and Common Sandpiper (K Duncan/J Everitt/J Hunt/M Scott/R Seargent).
Tooting: Osprey (presumed same as Beddington) flew over at 07:00 (P Matthew).
Wandsworth Common: Cattle Egret flew north-west at 08:35 (N Rutter).
Sunday 1st
Beddington Farmlands: 3 Whimbrel flew north-east; also 4 Little Ringed Plovers, 4 Wheatears (D Warren).
Boldermere: Common Sandpiper (A Bowes).
Brockwell Park: Yellow Wagtail over (S Patmore).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (G Hay/I Kehl/A Kundrotas).
Island Barn Reservoir: Whimbrel and 5 Common Sandpipers (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Common Sandpipers and 2 Green Sandpipers (WWT).
Richmond Park: 3 female Wheatears (P Davis).
Thursley Common: Little Ringed Plover and Yellow Wagtail over Pudmore (E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: 5 Dunlin, Wheatear, 3 Little Ringed Plovers and 7 Common Sandpipers (R Seargent).
Whitmoor Common: Whinchat on Jordan Hill (S Chastell).