March 2022

Thursday 31st

Great Egrets, Enton Lakes (E Stubbs).
Great Egrets, Enton Lakes (E Stubbs).

Beddington Farmlands: 6 Water Pipits, 3 Jack Snipe, 8 Green Sandpipers and 7 Shelduck (A Dutta/A Ramesh).

Enton Lakes: 2 Great Egrets flew north-east (E Stubbs).

Hankley Common: male Brambling (J Snell).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Little Ringed Plovers flew east through Spyne’s Mere; also Swallow (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Redshanks, 2 Oystercatchers, Shelduck and 2 Bramblings (C Dewhurst).

Thursley Common: 2 Crossbills and Brambling (D Brassington).

Wednesday 30th

Mediterranean Gull, Island Barn Reservoir (D Harris).
Mediterranean Gull, Island Barn Reservoir (D Harris).

Beddington Farmlands: Swallow flew over South Lake (D … Read more

February 2022

Monday 28th

Water Pipit, London Wetland Centre (J Klavins).
Water Pipit, London Wetland Centre (J Klavins).

London Wetland Centre: Redshank, 2 Water Pipits and 3 Shelduck (J Klavins).

Reigate: female Ring-necked Duck on Priory Pond (D Harris).

Reigate Heath: 80+ Bramblings to north in crops along Clifton’s Lane (S Brownhill).

Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover in flight over Workings (J Hunt).

Sunday 27th

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull, 5 Jack Snipe, Water Pipit, 6 Shelduck and 3 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner).

Crooksbury Common: 5 Crossbills (M Fincham).

Effingham Forest: Brambling at Dick Focks Common (A Bayly/J Sigrist).

Henley Park Ranges: … Read more

January 2022

Monday 31st

Bramblings, Reigate Heath (C Lodge).
Bramblings, Reigate Heath (C Lodge).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Water Pipit, Pintail, Goldeneye and Jack Snipe (WWT).

Reigate: female Ring-necked Duck on Priory Pond (M Fincham).

Reigate Heath: 800 Bramblings to north in crops along Clifton’s Lane (J Cutting/C Lodge/M Fincham/T Smith).

Thorpe Park: drake Ferruginous Duck and female Scaup on Manor Lake (D Bookless/A Self).

Sunday 30th

White-fronted Goose, Westcott (J Snell).
White-fronted Goose, Westcott (J Snell).

Beddington Farmlands: 11 Jack Snipe, 2nd-winter Caspian Gull, 2 Shelduck, 3 Water Pipits and 5 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/Z Pannifer/D Warren).

Effingham Forest: 2 Hawfinches, 2 Crossbills and 5 … Read more

December 2021

Friday 31st

Smew, Thorpe Park (E Stubbs).
Smew, Thorpe Park (E Stubbs).

Beddington Farmlands: Shelduck (D Warren).

Hurst Green: Brambling at Whitegates Farm (K Puttock).

Leatherhead: 3 drake and 1 female Goosander on River Mole (R Iredale).

London Wetland Centre: Oystercatcher, Bittern, 2 Water Pipits, 3 Jack Snipe, Goldeneye and 2 Pintail (A Salmon).

Pennymead Lake: 3 Goosander (S Chastell).

Richmond Park: Dartford Warbler on slope from car park to Pen Ponds (P Spencer).

Thorpe Park: 1st-winter drake Smew on fishing lake at Abbey Mead; also female Scaup on Abbey and Manor Lakes and 3 drake Goldeneye on … Read more

Changes to rarity list

From 1/1/2022

Changes have been made to the list of species deemed vice-county rarities, outlined below. For the species added to the list, a full description is now required (written, photos and / or sound recording). These new additions are:

  • Ruddy Duck
  • Smew
  • Arctic Tern (outer Surrey only)
  • Long-eared Owl
  • Rock Pipit (outer Surrey only)
  • Water Pipit (away from Beddington Farmlands and the London Wetland Centre)

Meanwhile, Short-eared Owl no longer requires a full description in outer Surrey.

The changes are relevant as from 1 January 2022. You can download a rarity description form here. The latest batch of … Read more

November 2021

Tuesday 30th

Goldeneye, Longside Lake (J Snell).
Goldeneye, Longside Lake (J Snell).

Beddington Farmlands: Caspian Gull and Shelduck on North Lake (D Warren).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Goldeneye, 2 Pintail and 2 Shelduck (WWT).

Longside Lake: drake Goldeneye and redhead Goosander (J Snell).

Netley Heath: 4 Hawfinches, 8+ Bramblings and 2 Crossbills (A Wilson).

Sheepleas: 20+ Bramblings in top corner of Shere Road car park (R Dunne).

Tulse Hill: Brambling (S Patmore).

Monday 29th

Bury Hill Fisheries: 2 Bramblings (M Davis).

Headley Heath: 2 Hawfinches (S Gale).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Goldeneye and 2 Shelduck on … Read more

October 2021

Sunday 31st

Tice’s Meadow: 3 Green Sandpipers (S Brownhill).

Saturday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: Snow Bunting briefly in morning; also 4 Green Sandpipers (BirdGuides/A Harding).

Brockwell Park: 3 Bramblings (S Patmore).

Hersham GP: Cattle Egret (T Kennedy).

Leith Hill: 5 Bramblings and 3 Crossbills (A Harding).

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit on Grazing Marsh; also Bittern and Brambling (WWT).

Reigate: female Ring-necked Duck on Priory Pond (BirdGuides).

Friday 29th

London Wetland Centre: Bittern (BirdGuides).

Lords Hill Common: Hawfinch (J Gates).

Reigate: female Ring-necked Duck on Priory Pond (G Hay).

Thursday 28th

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2021 AGM

The 2021 Annual General Meeting will take place on Friday 10 September at East Horsley village hall.

The Club is pleased to present a talk from Adrian Thomas titled ‘an evening of birdsong’ the talk commencing after the AGM. Adrian has been with the RSPB for 21 years and writes for the organisation about wildlife gardening.

The meet time is 7.45 pm, with the AGM starting from 8 pm. The full address is East Horsley village hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley, Surrey KT24 6QT.

September 2021

Thursday 30th

London Wetland Centre: Greenshank, Pintail and 2 Shelduck (WWT).

Wednesday 29th

Burgh Heath: Whinchat at Canons Farm (I Magness).

Leith Hill: 4 Crossbills (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper on Main Lake (P Smallshire).

Tuesday 28th

Beddington Farmlands: Garganey and 2 Green Sandpipers (M Bravery/I Jones).

London Wetland Centre: juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper on Main Lake; also Pintail (J Klavins).

Monday 27th

Chilworth: Osprey flew west along River Tillingbourne early afternoon (R Brewer).

London Wetland Centre: juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper on Main Lake; also Garganey (J Klavins).

Tice’s Meadow: … Read more

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

Garganey, London Wetland Centre (J Klavins).
Garganey, London Wetland Centre (J Klavins).

Ash Ranges: 2 Whinchats and 6 Spotted Flycatchers (J Clark).

Beddington … Read more