January 2026

Monday 26th

Green Sandpiper, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Green Sandpiper, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull, adult Mediterranean Gull and 3 Shelduck (M Parker).

Effingham Forest: Goshawk and 2 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (P Davies).

Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (G Hay).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers (M Scott).

Sunday 25th

Bittern, London Wetland Centre (F Wright).
Bittern, London Wetland Centre (F Wright).

Badshot Lea Pond: Great Egret (J Hunt).

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

Cutt Mill Ponds: 3 Goosander (B Jacklin).

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

December 2025

Monday 22nd-Wednesday 31st

The influx of Russian White-fronted and Tundra Bean Geese to southern England reached the vice-county, with an extraordinary count of c 90 White-fronts and at least seven Tundra Beans at Beddington Farmlands on 24th (A Dutta et al). Other White-fronted Geese were found at Newark Priory (four on 24th per E Sames) and one at Downside on 25th (J Snell).

At least four of the Beddington White-fronts lingered until 26th. Also at Beddington was a flyover Whooper Swan on 28th, a drake Goldeneye on 26th and a first-winter Caspian Gull on multiple dates (A Dutta, G Jones … Read more

November 2025

Sunday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, Green Sandpiper and Shelduck (C Strudwick).

Chelsea & Lambeth Reservoirs: female-type Garganey (F Maroevic).

Churt Common: 8+ Crossbills (R Douglas).

Farnham Heath RSPB: 15 Crossbills (M Short).

Hankley Common: female-type Black Redstart (BirdGuides).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns (M Wheeler/F Wright).

Tice’s Meadow: 3 Crossbills; also Great Egret, Dunlin and 3 Green Sandpipers (P Brown/M Elsoffer/P Scorey/M Scott).

Saturday 29th

Leatherhead: Goshawk over leisure centre; also 5 Goosander on River Mole (S Gale/T Gibson).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern (A Salmon).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret … Read more

October 2025

Friday 31st

Dorking: male Black Redstart at Myrtle Road (S Dorman).

Thursday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Water Pipits, Crossbill south-west, Jack Snipe, drake Shelduck and 3 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner).

Brook: Crossbill over Witley Farm (D Brassington).

Holmethorpe SP: 3 Red-crested Pochard at Spynes Mere (T Ledger).

Island Barn Reservoir: Wheatear (P Welling).

Leith Hill: 46 Bramblings south-west; also 18 Crossbills (W Attridge/P Evans).

Pewley Down: Crossbill and Dartford Warbler (M Kettell).

Tice’s Meadow: Dunlin and 3 Green Sandpipers (K Cobbett/M Elsoffer/B Hagan/D MacLeod).

Wednesday 29th

London Wetland Centre: Bittern on … Read more

September 2025

Thursday 25th

Glossy Ibises, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).
Glossy Ibises, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).

Beddington Farmlands: adult and juvenile Glossy Ibises on Phase 3; also Great Egret, 4 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (A Dutta/I Jones).

Chobham Common: 4 Crossbills north-west (E Sames).

Colley Hill: female-type Marsh Harrier; also 2 Redwings, 805 Swallows and 562 House Martins (S Gale).

Epsom Common: Redwing over Stew Pond (T Inns).

Guillemot, Herne Hill (Z Pannifer).
Guillemot, Herne Hill (Z Pannifer).

Herne Hill: Guillemot taken into care (Z Pannifer).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (T Smith).

Leith Hill: 4 Redwings and 3 Redpolls (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre… Read more

Surrey Bird Report 2022

Surrey Bird Report 2022 cover

The 2022 Surrey Bird Report (SBR) is out and will be arriving with members.

This, the 70th edition of the SBR, features a review of the year and the full systematic list of birds seen in the vice-county in 2022, as well as the annual ringing report, early and late dates of migrants, nest record totals, and a range of colour photos. Also included are papers on “Lesser Yellowlegs at Queen Elizabeth Reservoir” by Chris Turner and “Icterine Warbler at Leith Hill,” by Wes Attridge.

Non-members may purchase a copy at a price of ÂŁ15.00 by contacting but why … Read more

August 2025

Sunday 31st

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Whinchats, 4 Swifts, 5 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (D Bulling/N Gardner/M Parker/R Walker).

Burgh Heath: 14 Swifts, 200+ Swallows and 200+ House Martins at Canons Farm (B Griffin).

Holmethorpe SP: adult Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Yellow Wagtails and 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay/I Kehl).

London Wetland Centre: Garganey on Wader Scrape; also Bittern, Whinchat and 2 Green Sandpipers (W Newnham/A Salmon).

Pyrford: Osprey south-west over Lady Place Farm (J Snell/C Whiter).

Riddlesdown: Wheatear (D Kelly).

South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper … Read more

Summer Events

Juniper Hall Festival of Nature 2025 Poster

Juniper Hall, near Mickleham, is organising a charity event on Saturday 19 July supporting their ‘Grants for Schools’ fund, with a variety of activities organised by nature-inspired groups, including Surrey Bird Club. Juniper Hall itself is a superb country house dating from the 17th century set in a peaceful wooded valley. It is situated in an unspoilt area of the chalk North Downs and at the edge of Box Hill. Being in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, many amazing rivers, deciduous woodlands and grasslands can be found on the doorstep. The Hall is run by the Field Studies Council, … Read more

Club Merchandise

Club Clothing

We are delighted to confirm that the Club’s merchandise is now available directly via the SBC website. There is a new tab “Merchandise” with a “Clothing” option which will take you to the PB Leisurewear page where the full range of SBC clothing is displayed.

Clothing

The new polo shirt, performance T-shirt and caps were worn by some members at the AGM and at the recent Woking Peregrine Project event, and everyone has been hugely complimentary as to the quality and the colours. We even got some nice comments from the Woking shoppers at the weekend!

Ordering couldn’t be easier … Read more

July 2025

Thursday 31st

Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (N Hadden).

Wednesday 30th

Goosander, Richmond Park (J Reeves).
Goosander, Richmond Park (J Reeves).

London Wetland Centre: 3 Green Sandpipers on Main Lake (A Salmon).

Richmond Park: 5 Goosander on Upper Pen Pond (J Reeves).

South Norwood CP: Green Sandpiper (J Shaub).

Tuesday 29th

Farthing Downs: Crossbill over (D Hayes).

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

Richmond Park: 5 Goosander (D Brasier).

Monday 28th

Holmethorpe SP: Great Egret at Spyne’s Mere (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Whimbrel and 3 Green Sandpipers on Main Lake (A … Read more