Records Committee Decisions
The Surrey Bird Club Records Committee met on 20th September 2020 in Walton-on-Thames (in accordance with the COVID-19 rules in force on that date). Present were Dave Harris, David Campbell, Steve Chastell, John Clark and Shaun Peters.
Notable birds included two Bee-eaters, Red-footed Falcon, Roseate Tern, Richard’s and Red-throated Pipits, a Rose-coloured Starling, and perhaps the most amazing of all the first wild White-tailed Eagle in the County since 1906!
All those considered appear in the table below. An increasing number of submissions these days are backed up by photos, making the task for the committee far more straightforward.
Please submit details of any rare birds found as soon as possible after the event, following the guidelines here.
Species | Observer(s) | Date | Location | Decision |
Bee-eater | John Birkett | 31/05/2020 | Sanderstead | Accepted |
Bee-eater | Steve Gale | 01/06/2020 | Howell Hill, Ewell | Accepted |
Black Kite | Wes Attridge | 10/04/2019 | Capel | Accepted |
Cattle Egret (6) | David Warren | 17/08/2020 | Beddington SF | Accepted |
Cattle Egret (2) | Kevin Duncan | 07/07/2020 | Tice’s Meadow | Accepted |
Ferruginous Duck | Jeremy Gates et al | 11/11/2019 | Papercourt GP | Accepted |
Gannet | Ed Stubbs | 26/03/2019 | Unstead SF | Accepted |
Glossy Ibis | Andy Little | 17/09/2020 | Tice’s Meadow | Accepted |
Golden Oriole | P Marshall | 26/05/2019 | Thursley Common | Accepted |
Goshawk | Sam Jones | 08/05/2020 | Frensham Common | Accepted |
Great Grey Shrike | Trevor Synman | 21/09/2019 | Chobham Common | Accepted |
Great Grey Shrike | Trevor Walker | 28/10/2019 | Horley | Accepted |
Great Northern Diver | Dudley Cox | 01/12/2018 | Frensham Great Pond | Accepted |
Great Skua | Wes Attridge | 24/09/2018 | Leith Hill | Accepted |
Great White Egret | Martin Kettle | 01/11/2017 | Stoke Lake | Accepted |
Great White Egret | Martin Kettle | 20/10/2018 | Stoke Lake | Accepted |
Great White Egret | Dave Harris | 06/05/2019 | Walton Res (Chelsea/Lambeth) | Accepted |
Great White Egret | Steve Spooner | 06/01/2019 | Woking | Accepted |
Great White Egret | John Cadera | 24/08/2020 | Southwark | Accepted |
Great White Egret | Zach Pannifer | 29/08/2020 | Beddington SF | Accepted |
Hen Harrier | Glenn Jones | 24/03/2019 | Beddington SF | Accepted |
Hen Harrier | Ed Stubbs | 19/11/2019 | Lydling Farm, Shackleford | Accepted |
Hen Harrier (ringtail, juv male) | Simon Hammond | 24/07/2020 | Canon’s Farm | Accepted |
Honey Buzzard | Shaun Ferguson | 01/09/2019 | Thursley Common | Accepted |
Honey Buzzard | Wes Attridge | 09/05/2020 | Capel | Accepted |
Honey Buzzard | Shaun Ferguson | 29/07/2020 | Canon’s Farm | Accepted |
Hoopoe | Pete Alfrey | 15/04/2018 | Beddingon SF | Accepted |
Hoopoe | C & S Paine | 28/04/2020 | Epsom & Walton Downs | Accepted |
Hoopoe | Kevin Guest | 30/04/2020 | Epsom & Walton Downs | Accepted |
Hoopoe | Keith Barton | 10/05/2020 | Chobham | Accepted |
Hoopoe | N Allen | 04/09/2020 | Reigate | Accepted |
Hoopoe | Wes Attridge | 03/05/2020 | Capel | Accepted |
Manx Shearwater | D Woodruff | 12/09/2020 | Woking | Accepted |
Ortolan Bunting | Ed Stubbs | 01/09/2018 | Alldens Hill, Thorncombe Street | Accepted |
Ortolan Bunting | Ed Stubbs | 02/09/2018 | Alldens Hill, Thorncombe Street | Accepted |
Ortolan Bunting | Ed Stubbs | 03/09/2018 | Alldens Hill, Thorncombe Street | Accepted |
Ortolan Bunting | Ed Stubbs | 25/08/2019 | Alldens Hill, Thorncombe Street | Accepted |
Ortolan Bunting | Ed Stubbs | 26/08/2019 | Alldens Hill, Thorncombe Street | Accepted |
Ortolan Bunting | Arjun Dutta | 10/09/2020 | Wallington | Accepted |
Pink-footed Goose | Steve Chastell | 09/02/2019 | Burpham Water Meadows | Accepted |
Quail | Ed Stubbs | 14/06/2020 | Shackleford | Accepted |
Red-footed Falcon | James Sellen | 18/05/2020 | Thursley Common | Accepted |
Red-throated Diver | Dave Harris et al | 18/03/2019 | QE2 & Island Barn Res | Accepted |
Red-throated Pipit | Ed Stubbs | 15/10/2019 | Hascombe | Accepted (also Accepted by BBRC) |
Richards Pipit | Pete Alfrey et al | 29/10/2018 | Beddington SF | Accepted |
Ring-necked Duck | Shaun Peters | 23/03/2019 | Frensham Great/Little Ponds | Accepted |
Roseate Tern | Dave Harris | 22/06/2020 | Queen Elizabeth II Res | Accepted |
Rose-coloured Starling | Christine Muir | 31/05/2020 | Horley | Accepted |
Shag | A Stotnicki | 06/09/2020 | Kingston Bridge | Accepted |
Siberian Chiffchaff | Ed Stubbs & Abel Barker | 04/12/2019 | Unstead SF | Accepted |
Spoonbill | Pete Alfrey | 16/04/2020 | Beddington SF | Accepted |
Spoonbill (2) | Roger Browne | 01/10/2019 | Beddington SF | Accepted |
Spoonbill (2) | Kevin Duncan | 22/05/2020 | Tice’s Meadow | Accepted |
Spoonbills (4) | Dave Warren | 17/10/2019 | Beddington SF | Accepted |
Spotted Crake | Kit Britten | 10/04/2019 | Shalford Water Meadows | Accepted |
Stone Curlew | Nick Gardner | 31/03/2019 | Beddington SF | Accepted |
Stone Curlew | Ed Stubbs | 04/08/2019 | Alldens Hill, Thorncombe Street | Accepted |
Storm Petrel | Steve White | 25/04/2019 | Beaver Farm Fishery, Lingfield | Accepted |
White Stork | Alison Gilry | 31/08/2020 | Colley Hill | Accepted |
White-tailed Eagle | Isaiah Rowe | 14/04/2020 | Worcester Park | Accepted |
Whooper Swan | Steve Read | 02/12/2019 | Richmond Park | Accepted |
Wryneck | WWT | 05/09/2019 | LWC | Accepted |
Wryneck | Graham Harris | 15/09/2019 | Dungeon Hill, Woodmanstern | Accepted |
Wryneck | P Pentek | 06/09/2020 | Richmond Park | Accepted |
Wryneck | Ed Stubbs | 02/09/2020 | Shackleford | Accepted |
Yellow-browed Warbler | Richard Page-Jones | 18/12/2019 | Rotherhithe | Accepted |
Not Proven | ||||
Bee-eater | 02/08/2019 | South Nutfield | ||
Black Kite | 08/04/2020 | Warlingham | ||
Black Kite | 03/05/2020 | Stoneleigh Broadway, Epsom | ||
Black Kite | 10/05/2020 | Addlestone | ||
Cattle Egret (2) | 09/09/2019 | Tice’s Meadow | ||
Common Crane | 19/11/2019 | Runnymede | ||
Common Crane (2) | 24/09/2018 | Tice’s Meadow | ||
Great White Egret | 04/06/2019 | Salfords | ||
Little Stint | 01/08/2020 | Tice’s Meadow | ||
Rose-coloured Starling | 18/05/2019 | Mitcham Common | ||
Spoonbill (2) | 22/08/2019 | Beddington SF |