April 2021

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Friday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: male Blue-headed Wagtail, Greenshank, 3 Yellow Wagtails, Little Ringed Plover, Yellow-legged Gull and Common Sandpiper (many observers).

Greenshank, Tice's Meadow (K Britten).
Greenshank, Tice’s Meadow (K Britten).

Holmethorpe SP: Greenshank, 2 Little Ringed Plovers and 2 Common Sandpipers (G Hay).

Purley: probable Hoopoe on lawn on Wyvern Close early morning but no further sign (C Patrick).

Puttenham Common: male Wood Warbler west of upper car park (K Britten/J Klavins).

Richmond Park: Whinchat and 2 Wheatears (M Lewis).

Shackleford: Yellow … Read more

March 2021

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Wednesday 31st

Siberian Chiffchaff, Beddington Farmlands (P Alfrey).
Siberian Chiffchaff, Beddington Farmlands (P Alfrey).

Ash Ranges: Tree Pipit and Willow Warbler (R Seargent).

Beddington Farmlands: Siberian Chiffchaff near footpath; also 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull, Willow Warbler and 10 Shelduck (P Alfrey/Z Pannifer/P Wallace/A Wilkinson).

Berrylands SF: Green Sandpiper (S Neal).

Burgh Heath: Wheatear at Canons Farm (S Gale).

Crooksbury Common: Tree Pipit (G Robson).

Holmethorpe SP: female Ring-necked Duck on Railway Pools North; also White-fronted Goose on Spynes Mere, 2 House Martins and Swallow (G Hay/R … Read more

February 2021

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Sunday 28th

Brambling, Capel (W Attridge).
Brambling, Capel (W Attridge).

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Iceland Gull; also 1st-winter Caspian Gull and Shelduck (N Gardner/Z Pannifer/P Wallace).

Capel: 2 Bramblings (W Attridge).

Crooksbury Common: 20+ Crossbills flew south-east (J Gates).

Holmethorpe SP: female Ring-necked Duck on Railway Pools (G Hay).

Knight & Bessborough Reservoirs (no access): Goldeneye (T Quinn).

Leith Hill: 35+ Crossbills (D Robinson).

Ring-necked and Tufted Ducks, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Ring-necked and Tufted Ducks, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Water Pipit, Oystercatcher, Goldeneye, 2 Pintail … Read more

January 2021

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Sunday 31st

Iceland Gull, Beddington Farmlands (S Ferguson).
Iceland Gull, Beddington Farmlands (S Ferguson).

Barnes: adult White-fronted Goose on St Pauls School playing field early morning (K Betty).

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Iceland Gull (presumed same as Holmethorpe SP on Wednesday) on Wet Grassland late morning then flew to incinerator; also adult Mediterranean Gull, 8 Water Pipits, 7 Jack Snipe, 6 Green Sandpipers and 2 Shelduck (R Browne/A Dutta/S Ferguson/N Gardner/G Jones/I Jones/Z Pannifer/A Ramesh).

Burgess Park: drake Goldeneye (G de Silva).

Hawfinch, Bury Hill Fisheries (M Davis).
Hawfinch, Bury Hill Fisheries (M Davis).

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December 2020

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Thursday 31st

Dartford Warbler, Godalming (S Jones).
Dartford Warbler, Godalming (S Jones).

Beddington Farmlands: Yellow-browed Warbler along footpath south of hides; also White Stork (G Jones/G Morris-Hale).

Churt: 5 Goosander on Lowick’s Pond (R Douglas).

Godalming: Dartford Warbler on Lammas Lands (P Osborn).

Leatherhead: 4 Goosander on River Mole (R Nunns).

Molesey Heath: Yellow-browed Warbler by River Mole; also possible Siberian Chiffchaff (E Sames/N Spencer/A Westenberger).

Morden Hall Park: Siberian Chiffchaff along river at south-east end (BirdGuides).

Old Woking: 18 White-fronted Geese on … Read more

November 2020

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Monday 30th

Russian White-fronted Geese, Betchworth (M Davis).
Russian White-fronted Geese, Betchworth (M Davis).

Beddington Farmlands: Shelduck and White Stork (I Jones).

Betchworth: 18 White-fronted Geese in fields by River Mole north of Gadbrook Farm (W Attridge/M Davis).

Chobham Common: 10 Crossbills (P Hughes).

Eashing: Great Egret flew over A3 near Eashing Bridges late afternoon (D Brassington/E Stubbs).

Rustic Bunting, Thursley Common (S Minhinnick).
Rustic Bunting, Thursley Common (S Minhinnick).

Frensham Great Pond: 4 Crossbills (S Jones).

Horley: White-fronted Goose in field at Littlelake Farm from 11:00-12:30 at least (T Walker).… Read more

October 2020

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Saturday 31st

Green Sandpiper, London Wetland Centre (WWT).
Green Sandpiper, London Wetland Centre (WWT).

Beddington Farmlands: Yellow-browed Warbler heard-only; also 4 Water Pipits and White Stork (BirdGuides).

Godalming: House Martin (P Osborn).

Island Barn Reservoir (no access): Goldeneye (C Turner).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Crossbills flew west; also Pintail, Green Sandpiper and Shelduck (WWT).

Thursley Common: Little Bunting still by west end of Pudmore late afternoon though elusive and mobile; also 3 Crossbills (D Brassington/B Briggs).

Tice’s Meadow: Long-eared Owl flushed from path adjacent to … Read more

September 2020

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Wednesday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: Red-crested Pochard, Pintail, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (A Dutta).

Chobham Common: no sign of Olive-backed Pipit though Spotted Flycatcher present (BirdGuides).

Leith Hill: 13,302 House Martins flew south-east between 06:30-11:00 (Surrey record count); also 3 Hawfinches and Brambling south ad 73 Crossbills about (W Attridge/R Stride).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern (J Klavins).

Priest Hill: 2,200 House Martins flew south (S Gale).

Richmond Park: Jack Snipe at Upper Pen Ponds (BirdGuides).

South Norwood CP: … Read more

August 2020

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Monday 31st

Yellow Wagtails, Island Barn Reservoir (C Turner).
Yellow Wagtails, Island Barn Reservoir (C Turner).

Badshot Lea: Great Egret at Badshot Lea Ponds (J Hunt).

Beddington Farmlands: Red-crested Pochard (I Jones).

Birtley Green: Whinchat at Bonhurst Farm (E Stubbs).

Cranleigh: 3 Whinchats at Holdhurst Farm; also 3 Spotted Flycatchers at Uttworth Manor and Redstart at Great Garson (R Stride).

Crooksbury Common: Spotted Flycatcher and 20+ Crossbills (P Bamford).

Dorking: Tree Pipit over Milton Court Farm (M Davis).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Whinchats at The Moors; … Read more

July 2020

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Friday 31st

Great Egret, Tice's Meadow (J Hunt).
Great Egret, Tice’s Meadow (J Hunt).

Capel: 2+ Crossbills flew over (W Attridge).

Chelsea & Lambeth Reservoirs: 14 Green Sandpipers (C Turner).

Thursley Common: 16 Crossbills flew over (D Brassington).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still; also Greenshank, Dunlin, 8 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (K Britten/J Hunt).

Weyburn Meadows: 5 Crossbills flew over (E Stubbs).

Thursday 30th

Greenshank and Green Sandpiper, Tice's Meadow (S Ferguson).
Greenshank and Green Sandpiper, Tice’s Meadow (S Ferguson).

Leith Hill: 16 Crossbills over tower (M Davis/M Phelps).

Newchapel: 2 … Read more