Nightingales
Our County Recorder has written an article about where you might find Nightingales in Surrey. If you find one singing please do let the County Recorder know. See 3 Ways to Submit
Photo: Nightingale, Shaun Ferguson
June 2019
Sunday 30 June
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper on Railway Pools (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: 41 Black-tailed Godwits by WWF Hide early afternoon (second highest Surrey count); also Common Sandpiper (WWT).
Richmond Park: Red-crested Pochard (P Pentek).
South Norwood Lake: Common Gull flew over (J Watson).
Tice’s Meadow: 16 Black-tailed Godwits in morning then flew south-east; also Common Sandpiper and two Green Sandpipers (J Brough/M Elsoffer/L Winchcombe).
West Molesey: returning adult Caspian Gull flew down River Thames early morning (D Harris).
Saturday 29 June
Frensham Common: 10 … Read more
Woking Peregrines
The five chicks are still doing well and were colour-ringed yesterday. Join us in Woking’s Jubilee Square on Saturday (18th May) between 10 am and 4 pm where we hope to see both parents flying in with food. We will have a telescope looking at the ledge outside the nest area, as well as an iPad so that you can see what is happening inside the nest too. In the meantime, you can see what is happening now.
Photo: Woking Peregrine chick, Craig Denford 15/05/2019
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Photo: Wood Warbler, Dave Carlsson
May 2019
Friday 31 May
London Wetland Centre: Ringed Plover (WWT).
Tice’s Meadow: Curlew (TMBG).
Thursday 30 May
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail (WWT).
Wednesday 29 May
Esher: Crane or stork species flew southwest (B Waller).
Tuesday 28 May
Beddington Farmlands: 174 Carrion Crows (BFBG).
Monday 27 May
Thursley Common: no sign of Golden Oriole.
Tice’s Meadow: Oystercatcher (M Elsoffer).
Sunday 26 May
Thursley Common: male Golden Oriole singing in woodland adjacent to Parish Field for c.20 minutes mid-morning though no further sign in afternoon (P Marshall).
Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover and two … Read more
New Website
The new website is launched and, by popular demand, Recent Sightings is back. Here is a photo recently submitted to the club by the Chairman. Please do submit your Photos and your own Recent Sightings.
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Photo: Woodlark, Eric Soden
April 2019
Tuesday 30th April
- LWC Barnes: Wood Sandpiper, two Little Ringed Plovers, two Yellow Wagtails, three Redshanks, Shelduck and Garganey pair (WWT)
- Stoke: Hobby flew through also one Swift
- Tices Meadow: Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper & 40 Swifts. (Mike Huddie)
- Tices Meadow: Wood Sandpiper (K Duncan)
- Blackheath: Common Crossbill, Woodlark, Dartford Warbler, Redstart, Willow Warbler and Stonechat
(S Chastell)
Pulborough Brooks
The field trip to RSPB Pulborough Brooks in March 2019 was a great success. Sixty-five species seen in all with lots of singing Chiffchaff. Sixteen members and three non-members had a great time with many staying on to enjoy the great food at the café where it was warm enough to sit outside.
Photo: Jay at RSPB Pulborough Brooks 24/03/2019,
Sean Ellis
Woking Peregrines 2019
21 March 2019: The Woking Peregrines are using the nest box again this year at the top of the BAT tower in Woking . The fifth egg was laid today. Watch the progress live on the web www.wokingperegrines.com
Photo: Peregrines mating, James Sellen
Empty March 2019
We hope to put some records in here in due course