July 2022

Sunday 31st

Island Barn Reservoir: 2 Common Sandpipers (J Snell).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Garganey on Main Lake (W Newnham/M Parker).

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (K Britten/K Duncan).

Saturday 30th

Oystercatcher, Island Barn Reservoir (J Snell).
Oystercatcher, Island Barn Reservoir (J Snell).

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Garganey on North Lake; also 11 Green Sandpipers (R Dennis/N Gardner).

Island Barn Reservoir: Oystercatcher and 2 Common Sandpipers (J Snell).

London Wetland Centre: female Garganey on Main Lake (A Salmon).

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

South Norwood CP: Oystercatcher flew north-east … Read more

2022 AGM

Nutfield Marshes (Photo: Screengrab from Surrey Wildlife Trust)

The 2022 Annual General Meeting will take place on Friday 1 July at East Horsley village hall.

The Club is pleased to present a talk from Simon Elson entitled ‘Helping Surrey’s birds – a Wetland Perspective’.

Simon is the  Principal Environmental Enhancement Officer with Surrey County Council and is the focus for planning, restoration and enhancement schemes on mineral sites within Surrey. The talk will commence after the AGM.

The meeting time is 7.45 pm, with the AGM starting from 8 pm. The full address is East Horsley village hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley, Surrey KT24 6QT.

(Photo: Nutfield Marshes, … Read more

June 2022

Thursday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Green Sandpipers (Z Pannifer).

Glebe Lake: 2 Little Ringed Plovers flew south (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (C Dewhurst/S Englund).

Tadworth: Quail singing in poppy field by Round Wood (BirdGuides).

Thursley Common: Redshank flew east (E Stubbs).

Wednesday 29th

Hog’s Back: Curlew flew south between Seale and Puttenham at 07:25 (J Gates).

London Wetland Centre: 3 Black-tailed Godwits on Main Lake; also Common Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpipers (W Newnham/M Parker/M Wheeler).

Tadworth: Quail singing in poppy field by Round Wood (C Albanese/E Sames).

Tuesday

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Wild About Woking event

Woking Peregrines (James Sellen)

Surrey Bird Club is supporting the ‘Wild about Woking’ event this coming weekend by having a stand in Jubilee Square and showing shoppers and other passers-by the Woking peregrines (www.wokingperegrines.com). It is also an opportunity to encourage people to take an interest in their local birds and to talk to people about the Bird Club.

Additional volunteers are needed to join the team on Saturday (morning or afternoon) and on Sunday morning. Please do get in touch with Penny at if you can offer some time. Three sessions are planned:

Saturday 21st May: 9.45 am to 1.00 … Read more

5km bird race challenge

On Saturday [7 May] a Surrey 5 km bird race challenge took place. The idea of the challenge was for teams of birders to see how many species they could record within a 5 km radius of their home or patch. Emphasis was on going as green as possible (i.e. car sharing, using a bike etc) and a finish time of 18:00 was agreed.

In total 19 teams or individuals entered, with the combined species total across the county an impressive 121. The winning team scored 98, with two teams finishing joint-second with 91. A variety of excellent birds were … Read more

May 2022

Tuesday 31st

London Wetland Centre: 2 Oystercatchers (WWT).

Monday 30th

London Wetland Centre: Little Ringed Plover (WWT).

Sunday 29th

Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover (N Hadden/G Hay).

Tice’s Meadow: adult Spoonbill in The Workings mid-morning until c.19:06 when flew south-east (R Horton/many observers).

Saturday 28th

Ash Ranges: singing Wood Warbler (J Evans).

London Wetland Centre: Redshank (WWT).

Friday 27th

Frensham Great Pond: Oystercatcher (N Trout).

Netley Heath: 20 Crossbills (M Kettell).

Tice’s Meadow: Oystercatcher (K Duncan).

Thursday 26th

Tice’s Meadow: Dunlin and Ringed Plover (J Hunt).

Wednesday 25th

Leith Hill… Read more

Birds of prey webcams

Wokiing Peregrine

It’s the lull before the storm for many of the “public” Surrey birds. Pairings have been established, nests furnished and eggs laid. Soon it will be time for the hard work of feeding a hungry and demanding family.

In the seventh year of the project, the new pairing of Woking Peregrines produced their first egg on 21 March and their fourth egg one week later. Perhaps another week of peace left before the first chick emerges. Thanks to support from Woking Borough Council, their progress can be followed on the webcam:

The Woking Peregrine Project | Live Web Feed of … Read more

BBRC decisions: 1/4/2022

Two Surrey records of national rarities have been accepted by the British Birds Rarities Committee in the latest batch of decisions.

The Black Stork at Thursley Common on 27 May 2021, found by J Mullin, has been accepted. This record represents the fourth for the vice-county and first in 13 years. Also accepted was a first-winter female Two-barred Crossbill, trapped and ringed by J Gates at Crooksbury Common on 17 March 2021. This bird constitutes the fifth Surrey record and first since 2014.

A further three vice-county records are still in circulation, while two 2021 submissions were deemed not proven.

April 2022

Saturday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: Great Egret, Wheatear, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover and 2 Green Sandpipers (A Harding/Z Pannifer).

Hedgecourt Lake: Common Sandpiper (D Dack).

Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (WWT).

Richmond Park: drake Red-crested Pochard (B Young).

Rotherhithe: 6 Shelduck (G Wright).

Thursley Common: Wheatear on Shrike Hill (D & P Boyd).

Friday 29th

Yellow Wagtail, Mercers CP (G Hay).
Yellow Wagtail, Mercers CP (G Hay).

Beddington Farmlands: Stone-curlew flushed from enclosed lagoons then flew towards 100-Acre c.08:50; also Avocet on enclosed lagoons, Wood Sandpiper on Wet Grassland, Little Gull south-east … Read more