Saturday 19th

Island Barn Reservoir: 2 Whimbrel over (C Turner).

London Wetland Centre: Redshank and Little Ringed Plover (A Salmon).

Friday 18th

Beddington Farmlands: Short-eared Owl north; also Garganey (A Dutta/BirdGuides).

Capel: Hobby (W Attridge).

Guildford: redhead Goosander along River Wey (S Younger).

Island Barn Reservoir: adult Little Gull and 1st-summer Mediterranean Gull (D Harris).

Kenley: Black Redstart along Hayes Lane (BirdGuides).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Sandwich Terns south-west over Main Lake; also Curlew, Yellow Wagtail, 3 Redshank, 2 Oystercatchers and 2 Little Ringed Plovers (C Moore/A Salmon).

Priest Hill: Lesser … Read more

Monday 31st

Beddington Farmlands: male and female Marsh Harriers; also 2 Redshank and Little Ringed Plover (D Bulling/G Jones).

Frensham Little Pond: Willow Warbler (P Lewis).

London Wetland Centre: Black Redstart on South Route; also 6 Redshank, 2 Oystercatchers and 20 Sand Martins (A Salmon/P Smallshire).

Richmond Park: Sand Martin (J Wilczur).

Send: Little Bunting at Prews Farm (R Dunne).

Thursley Common: Wheatear (A Bird).

Tice’s Meadow: Wheatear (J Snell).

Unstead SF: Swallow (K Britten).

Unstead Water Meadows: Swallow (N Willis).

Wandsworth Common: Yellow Wagtail north (N Rutter).

Sunday 30th

Friday 28th

Alfold: female Ring-necked Duck on pond at Pallinghurst/Little Wildwood Farm (BirdGuides).

Beddington Farmlands: adult Mediterranean Gull, 4 Green Sandpipers and 2 Shelduck (A Dutta).

Downside: Goosander pair on River Mole (J Snell).

Effingham Forest: Goshawk, 4 Hawfinches and Brambling at Dick Focks Common (P Davies).

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit, Green Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatchers and 2 Shelduck (M Glon/A Salmon).

Mickleham Downs: 5+ Hawfinches (BirdGuides).

Newlands Corner: 20+ Hawfinches by boardwalk (I Williams).

Papercourt Water Meadows: drake Goosander over (E Sames).

Thursday 27th

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Friday 31st

Frensham Little Pond: Bittern (S Peters).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Yellow-legged Gull and 2 Shelduck (C Dewhurst/D Panchaud).

Send: Little Bunting at Prews Farm (BirdGuides).

Tooting Common: 1st-winter female Ferruginous Duck on lake (BirdGuides).

Thursday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: 4 Shelduck and 2 Green Sandpipers (R Walker).

Effingham Forest: Brambling and 2 Crossbills (M Harrington).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern; also 2 Shelduck (C Aldridge/D Colledge/T Kasoar).

Long Ditton: 2 Great Black-backed Gulls (E & P Hunter).

Send: Little Bunting and 5 Bramblings at Prews Farm (P Davies/M Fincham/T Matthews).

Stoke … Read more

*If you’ve any outstanding 2024 rarity records to submit please do so by the end of the year*

Tuesday 31st

Battersea: 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull on River Thames (A Dutta).

Beddington Farmlands: Bearded Tit, Jack Snipe, 2 Water Pipits, 3 Shelduck and 2 Green Sandpipers (M Bravery/G Howgate/R Walker).

Holmethorpe SP: drake Pintail at Spynes Mere (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake; also Yellow-legged Gull (M Auger/A Salmon).

Send: 12 Bramblings and Yellowhammer at Prews Farm (M Fincham).

Tate Modern: Great Black-backed Gull (R Braddock).

Tooting Common: 1st-winter female Ferruginous … Read more

Saturday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Water Pipits; also female Shelduck and 2 Green Sandpipers (M Bravery/G Howgate/I Jones/J Pettit/A Ramesh).

Bletchingley: 2 Green Sandpipers over golf club (G Hay).

Earlswood Lakes: drake Goosander (A Baldock).

Holmethorpe SP: Water Pipit at Chilmead Farm (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Avocet on Main Lake; also Bittern at Reservoir Lagoon and Great Black-backed Gull (S Alley/E Devlin/K Peacock/A Salmon).

Richmond Park: Avocet on Upper Pen Pond (D Brasier).

Tooting Common: 1st-winter female Ferruginous Duck on lake; origin suspect (BirdGuides).

Wandsworth: … Read more