June 2025

Monday 30th

Tice’s Meadow: Redshank and 2 Green Sandpipers (K Duncan/R Horton).

Sunday 29th

Beddington Farmlands: Redshank and 4 Green Sandpipers (Z Pannifer).

Effingham Forest: 2 Hawfinches and Crossbill at Dick Focks Common (T Gibson).

Enton Lakes: Common Sandpiper (D Brassington).

London Wetland Centre: Redshank (M Peak/M Wheeler).

South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper (K Sproson).

Thursley Common: male Serin east over tumulus; 5th Surrey record pending acceptance (B Henricot).

Saturday 28th

Farley Green: 10 Crossbills south (D Brodie).

Friday 27th

Beddington Farmlands: 4 Green Sandpipers and 2 Teal (N Gardner).

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May 2025

Saturday 31st

Bagshot Heath: singing male Wood Warbler at Swinley Forest (D Sussex).

Friday 30th

South Norwood CP: singing male Marsh Warbler (J Shaub).

Wandsworth: Oystercatcher (A Westenberger).

Thursday 29th

Newlands Corner: Crossbill over (P Davies).

Wednesday 28th

London Wetland Centre: Shoveler (M Wheeler).

Pirbright Ranges: Curlew (S Harley).

Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover (P Brown).

Tuesday 27th

Bolder Mere: Common Sandpiper (B Harding).

Monday 26th

London Wetland Centre: Ringed Plover (A Salmon).

Sunday 25th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Ringed Plovers (D Bulling).

Saturday 24th

London Wetland Centre: 2 Oystercatchers (A … Read more

April 2025

Wednesday 30th

Papercourt GPs: 3 Common Sandpipers (E Sames).

South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper (J Shaub).

Tice’s Meadow: Whimbrel, Whinchat and 5 Common Sandpipers (K Duncan/J Snell).

Unstead SF: Yellow Wagtail and Common Sandpiper on South Meadow (J Parr).

West End Common: Nightjar (S Harley).

Winterfold Heath: 2 Nightjars (R Stride).

Tuesday 29th

Tice’s Meadow: Whimbrel and 5 Common Sandpipers (K Duncan).

Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper (J Parr).

Monday 28th

Stoke D’Abernon: Whinchat at Slyfield Farm (J Snell).

Tice’s Meadow: Whimbrel (R Horton).

Wallington: Hawfinch and Common Scoter flocks … Read more

March 2025

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

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Heathland Bird Survey

The BTO is running a Heathland Bird Survey this year concentrating on Woodlarks, Dartford Warblers and Nightjars. However it is not just heathland that needs covering and survey squares include forestry plantation, other woodland/scrub habitat and some farmland.   The BTO has selected a  considerable number of 1 km squares in Surrey and these need to be visited 2 or 3 times between February and June. Please help if you can. What the visit requires is walking through any suitable habitat, in the square, whilst looking and listening for the species (and a few others as mentioned below). Squares need visiting … Read more

February 2025

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

Mediterranean Gull, Hersham GP (J Snell).
Mediterranean Gull, Hersham GP (J Snell).

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January 2025

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).

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Seasons Greetings

Robin (Jon Hawkins - Tices Meadow)

Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year to all members and Surrey birders.

Photo: Robin – “Who ate all the mince pies ?” (Jon Hawkins – Tices Meadow )

December 2024

*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