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Thursday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: Dunlin, Common Sandpiper and 4 Shelduck (G Spinks).

Chobham Common: Whinchat (E Sames).

Epsom Downs: Wheatear (K Guest).

Ewell: Dunlin sound recorded over garden at 03:52 (S Thomas).

Papercourt Water Meadows: 2 Whinchat (J Hobden).

Rotherhithe: Great Egret flew east over Durand’s Wharf in morning (R Page-Jones/R Bonser).

West End: Nightjar; Surrey first of the year (BirdGuides).

Wednesday 29th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Greenshank, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, … Read more

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Tuesday 31st

Farncombe: Oystercatcher flew over at 22:36 (sound recorded); also Swallow flew south (E Stubbs).

Holmethorpe SP: 3 Little Ringed Plovers on Spyne’s Mere (G Hay).

Unstead SF: 2 Swallows (A Barker).

Monday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpipers and 9 Shelduck (G Jones).

Tice’s Meadow: presumably reintroduced White Stork flew over (R Horton).

Unstead SF: Swallow (eBird).

Sunday 29th

Godalming: Water Pipit on Lammas Lands … Read more

Saturday 29th

Effingham Forest: Hawfinch (BirdGuides).

Frensham Common: first-winter Great Grey Shrike still at Vampire Flats; also 6 Goosander flew over at dusk (K Britten/F Hutchinson/E & P Hunt/R Seargent/G Simmonds/P Venables).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Water Pipit, Goldeneye and 4 Pintail (WWT).

Stoke Lake: Woodcock at dusk (M Kettell).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Mediterranean Gulls (R Seargent).

Friday 28th

Frensham Common: no sign of first-winter Great Grey Shrike at Vampire Flats (BirdGuides).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Water Pipit, Goldeneye, 4 Pintail and 2 Shelduck (WWT).

Mitcham… Read more

Friday 31st

Island Barn Reservoir (no access): 2 Great Northern Divers still; view from Molesey Heath (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 2 Water Pipits, Goldeneye, 2 Pintail and 2 Shelduck (P Carr/WWT).

Thursday 30th

London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns, 2 Water Pipits and 2 Shelduck (WWT).

Wednesday 29th

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull, Tree Sparrow, Raven and 3 Green Sandpiper (BFBG).

Esher: Green Sandpiper on River Ember (B West).

London Wetland Centre: adult Iceland Gull again; also Bittern, Water Pipit, Shelduck and 6 Pintail (WWT).

Pitch Hill: Woodcock early morning … Read more

Tuesday 31st

Capel: Hawfinch (W Attridge).

Godalming: Jack Snipe flushed on Lammas Lands at Catteshall Meadow (P Osborn).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns, Water Pipit, Goldeneye, 7 Pintail and Shelduck (R Folkening/WWT).

Walton-on-Thames: adult Caspian Gull again (A Wilkes).

Monday 30th

Effingham Forest: Hawfinch still at Honeysuckle Bottom mid-afternoon (J Snell/M Waite).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns, 2 Water Pipits and Shelduck (M Honey/WWT).

Richmond Park: Red-crested Pochard (E & R Hunter).

Stave Hill: Yellow-browed Warbler still at Russia Dock Woodland by bridge early afternoon (R Page-Jones). … Read more

Saturday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Water Pipits and 3 Green Sandpipers (P Alfrey/N Gardner).

Effingham Forest: 2 Hawfinches (1 at Dick Focks Common and 1 in mixed flock at Honeysuckle Cottage) in afternoon (D Cox/M Waite).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 2 Water Pipits and Goldeneye (WWT).

Lowicks Pond: 5 Goosander (4 drakes) late afternoon (R Douglas).

Richmond Park: no sign of Slavonian Grebe at Upper Pen Pond (I Rowe).

Russia Dock Woodland: Firecrest at Stave Hill (R Page-Jones).

Shackleford: juvenile male Hen Harrier still at Cross Farm and … Read more

Thursday 31st

Birtley Green: female Black Redstart still at Bonhurst Farm in morning though no sign in afternoon (BirdGuides/P Mattos).

London Wetland Centre: ringtail Hen Harrier flew north-west over Grazing Marsh at 08:25; also 3 Bearded Tits in Sheltered Lagoon, Knot still on Main Lake, 2 Bitterns still on north shore of Main Lake, Jack Snipe and 2 Shelduck (R Dewhurst/S Fogg/D Panchaud/S Patel/WWT).

Palmers Cross: Hawfinch flew west over Tilsey Farm entrance track at 07:51 (E Stubbs).

Tugley Wood: 2 Crossbills (M Lincott).

West Clandon: probable Lapland Bunting flew … Read more

Monday 30 September

Bankside: Garden Warbler still at Tate Modern (R Braddock).

Holmethorpe SPs: juvenile Curlew Sandpiper still on Spyne’s Mere (BirdGuides).

Leith Hill: first-year Ring Ouzel at Dukes Warren this morning – Surrey first of autumn (M Davis).

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (WWT).

Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).

Pewley Down: Redstart (P Curnock).

Shalford Water Meadows: 225 Meadow Pipits flew over in 90 minutes (K Britten).

West Clandon: 573 Meadow Pipits flew south over Clandon Wood NBR (M Phelps).

Winterfold… Read more

Saturday 31 August

Burgh Heath: Tree Pipit at Canons Farm (D Culley).

Croham Hurst: Osprey flew south at 16:40 (G Collins).

Crooksbury Common: Pied Flycatcher just beyond main car park (R Seargent).

Hascombe: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at New Barn; also Spotted Flycatcher (E Stubbs).

Holmethorpe SPs: Greenshank flew west at 09:15; also Green Sandpiper at Glebe Lake (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Pied Flycatcher briefly at Wildside early morning; also 3 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (WWT).

Molesey Heath: Great Egret still; also 2 Green Sandpipers (BirdGuides).

Papercourt Water Meadows: 4+ … Read more

Wednesday 31 July

Beddington Farmlands: Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover and 2 Common Sandpiper (A Wilkinson).

Capel: Common Sandpiper (W Attridge).

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

London Wetland Centre: Little Ringed Plover (WWT).

Newchapel: Wood Sandpiper still at British Wildlife Centre in area with no general access (K Noble).

Stoke Lake: Common Sandpiper (M Fincham).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still; also Ruff, Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 8 Green Sandpiper and 2 Common Sandpiper (R Horton/M Nurse/L Winchcombe).

Tuesday 30 July

London Wetland Centre: 3 Common Sandpipers (WWT).

Netherlands… Read more