June 2023

Friday 30th

London Wetland Centre: 2 Green Sandpipers (A Salmon).

Thursday 29th

Black-tailed Godwit, Beddington Farmlands (R Walker).
Black-tailed Godwit, Beddington Farmlands (R Walker).

Beddington Farmlands: Black-tailed Godwit on Phase 3 Wet Grasslands (C Owens/R Walker).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake (S Johnson).

Wednesday 28th

Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper (M Keenan).

London Wetland Centre: 12 Black-tailed Godwits flew south-east early afternoon; also 3 Green Sandpipers (M Parker).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Common Sandpipers (P Brown).

Tuesday 27th

Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper (A Dutta).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Green Sandpipers (A Salmon).

Monday 26th

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May 2023

Wednesday 31st

Beddington Farmlands: 7 Greenshank on North Lake; also Common Sandpiper and Shelduck (D Bulling/J Snell).

Chobham Common: Short-eared Owl at south end at 20:45 (S Portugal).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Black Tern (S Musievski/D Spragg).

London Wetland Centre: Grey Plover flew north at 07:15; also Ringed Plover on Main Lake and 2 Common Sandpipers (A Salmon/W Newnham/M Wheeler/A Wilkinson).

Tice’s Meadow: Redshank (R Horton).

Tuesday 30th

Greenshank, Beddington Farmlands (P Rogers).
Greenshank, Beddington Farmlands (P Rogers).

Beddington Farmlands: 8 Greenshank on North Lake; also Ringed Plover (P Rogers/D Warren).

Chantries: 2 Hawfinches over (M Kettell).… Read more

April 2023

Sunday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: Greenshank on North Lake then flew east (Z Pannifer).

Cranleigh: Wood Sandpiper at Pound Lea Farm late afternoon; first Cranleigh area record (R Stride).

Holmethorpe SP: Greenshank at The Moors; also Common Sandpiper at Spynes Mere (G Hay/I Kehl).

London Wetland Centre: Whimbrel; also 3 Yellow Wagtails, female Wheatear, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (M Andrews/H Bradshaw/D Price/A Salmon).

Shalford Water Meadows: Nightingale (D Brassington/K Britten).

Saturday 29th

Wheatear, Weybourne (J Hunt).
Wheatear, Weybourne (J Hunt).

Brook: female Wheatear at Witley Farm (D Brassington).

Capel: Whimbrel flew over late afternoon (W Attridge).

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March 2023

Friday 31st

Shelduck, Hogsmill SF (J Snell).
Shelduck, Hogsmill SF (J Snell).

Beddington Farmlands: 4 Ruff on Phase 3 Wet Grassland; also 4 Willow Warblers, Green Sandpiper, Swallow and 3 Little Ringed Plovers (G Jones/Z Pannifer).

Bisley: Willow Warbler (A Clifford).

Burpham: Shelduck pair at Burpham Court Farm (S Chastell).

Hogsmill SF: Shelduck pair (J Snell).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Common Tern and Willow Warbler (A Harding/D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: White Wagtail on Main Lake; also 4 Willow Warblers, Goldeneye and 2 Swallows (A Wilkinson).

Shackleford: female Wheatear (P Osborn).

Southwark Park: Willow Warbler (J … Read more

February 2023

Tuesday 28th

Beddington Farmlands: Mediterranean Gull, Water Pipit and 12 Shelduck (Z Pannifer/D Warren).

Holmethorpe SP: adult Yellow-legged Gull on Water Colour Lagoon 1 (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Goldeneye and 2 Oystercatchers (A Salmon).

Unstead Water Meadows: Golden Plover late afternoon then flew north (N Willis).

Monday 27th

Beddington Farmlands: 7 Water Pipits, 3 Green Sandpipers and 11 Shelduck (Z Pannifer).

Churt: ringtail Hen Harrier flew north over Jumps Lane at 15:10 (R Douglas).

London Wetland Centre: adult Iceland Gull briefly on Main Lake mid-afternoon then flew upriver; also Water Pipit, Goldeneye, … Read more

January 2023

Tuesday 31st

Jack Snipe, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).
Jack Snipe, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).

Beddington Farmlands: Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper and 4 Shelduck (I Jones/A Wilkinson).

Bisley: male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (A Clifford).

Effingham Forest: 7 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (BirdGuides).

Holmethorpe SP: Mediterranean Gull on Water Colour Lagoon 2 (N Hadden).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Water Pipit, female Goldeneye and 2 Shelduck (M Bravery/C Dewhurst/A Wilkinson).

Monday 30th

Cutt Mill Ponds: 2 drake and 2 redhead Goosander (D Smith).

Effingham Forest: 4+ Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (M White).

Frimley: Hawfinch briefly by community centre on … Read more

December 2022

Saturday 31st

London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake; also Jack Snipe and 2 Shelduck (A Salmon).

Friday 30th

London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns on Main Lake; also Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, Pintail, Goldeneye, Brambling and Dartford Warbler (R Dunne/A Salmon).

Sutton Place: 3 Jack Snipe at Triggs Lock (C Badenhorst).

Thursday 29th

Mediterranean Gull, Papercourt GPs (R Clark).
Mediterranean Gull, Papercourt GPs (R Clark).

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit and drake Shelduck (Z Pannifer).

Chessington: Jack Snipe at Rushett Farm (A Quinn).

Effingham Forest: 4 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (S Portugal/C Smith).

Leatherhead: drake and redhead Goosander on … Read more

November 2022

Wednesday 30th

Brent Goose, Beddington Farmlands (D Warren).
Brent Goose, Beddington Farmlands (D Warren).

Beddington Farmlands: Brent Goose on North Lake; also Shelduck (S Thomas/D Warren).

London Wetland Centre: Dartford Warbler on Wader Scrape; also female Goldeneye (M Wheeler/A Wilkinson).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Water Pipit in fields off Tannery Lane (J Hobden).

Worcester Park: Little Bunting briefly near stables at Lower Morden Equestrian Centre at 12:00 but no further sign by 13:10; 10th Surrey record pending acceptance (C Northwood).

Tuesday 29th

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

Cutt Mill Ponds: 7 Goosander (5 drakes and 1 redhead on … Read more

October 2022

Monday 31st

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers at Spyne’s Mere (G Hay).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Dartford Warblers in meadow (BirdGuides).

Wimbledon Common: Dartford Warbler (J Reeves).

Sunday 30th

Great Egret, Tice's Meadow (M Fincham).
Great Egret, Tice’s Meadow (M Fincham).

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Ring Ouzel in south-east corner of North Lake; also 4 Water Pipits, Pintail and 7 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/J Pettit).

Hook: Swallow over (G Barter).

London Wetland Centre: 6 Black-tailed Godwits over; also Jack Snipe, Dartford Warbler and Pintail (M Fowles).

Thursley Common: 4 Crossbills (J Hobden).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Great Egrets and Green Sandpiper (J Cooper/M Fincham/R … Read more

September 2022

Friday 30th

Addlestone GPs: Green Sandpiper (J Snell).

Beddington Farmlands: Ruff flew south-mid morning; also Brambling south, Water Pipit, Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Pintail on North Lake, 7 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (A Dutta).

Box Hill: Redstart (S Gale).

Frensham Outlet Pond: Great Egret mid-morning then flew south-west at 09:58; 6th Frensham record (S Peters).

Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper at Spyne’s Mere (G Hay).

Island Barn Reservoir: 180 Barnacle Geese and 2 Wheatears (T Quinn).

Wimbledon Common: Wheatear (Jon Reeves).

Thursday 29th

Cranleigh: Curlew flew over Vachery Lane at 11:25 (D McKenzie).… Read more