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

Where to Watch Birds in Surrey and Sussex pre-order offer

Where to Watch Birds in Surrey and Sussex

The new and updated Where to Watch Birds in Surrey and Sussex book, out in early 2024, is available for pre-order here. Surrey Bird Club members are entitled to a special 30% off that applies to pre-orders. This discount can be obtained by entering the code SURREYBIRDS30.

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
… Read more

SBCRC decisions

The latest batch of decisions from the Surrey Bird Club Records Committee can be read here.

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

2020 Surrey Bird Report

Surrey Bird Report 2020.

The 2020 Surrey Bird Report (SBR) is out and will be arriving with members now.

This, the 68th edition of the SBR, features a review of the year and the full systematic list of birds seen in the vice-county in 2020, as well as the annual ringing report and a range of colour photos. Also included are papers on breeding Honey Buzzard in Surrey and on the county’s first Bonaparte’s Gull and second Short-toed Lark.

Non-members may purchase a copy at a price of £12.00 including postage & packing or join the club here.

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