April 2020
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Thursday 30th
Beddington Farmlands: Dunlin, Common Sandpiper and 4 Shelduck (G Spinks).
Chobham Common: Whinchat (E Sames).
Epsom Downs: Wheatear (K Guest).
Ewell: Dunlin sound recorded over garden at 03:52 (S Thomas).
Papercourt Water Meadows: 2 Whinchat (J Hobden).
Rotherhithe: Great Egret flew east over Durand’s Wharf in morning (R Page-Jones/R Bonser).
West End: Nightjar; Surrey first of the year (BirdGuides).
Wednesday 29th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Greenshank, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpipers and Raven (P Carr/K Guest/G Spinks).
Capel: Whimbrel flew over at 23:25 (W Attridge).
Holmethorpe SP: 5 Common Sandpipers (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Yellow Wagtail and Common Sandpiper (WWT).
Richmond Park: Wheatear (RPBG).
Shackleford: Whinchat at Lydling Farm; also Tree Pipit and 2 Wheatears (E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: Redshank in The Meadow (D Burford).
Tuesday 28th
Beddington Farmlands: Dunlin, Yellow Wagtail and 5 Shelduck (K Guest).
Epsom Downs: Hoopoe on windowsill in morning though no further sign; first in county since 15 April 2018 (C & S Paine).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (G Hay).
West Clandon: 10 Whimbrels flew north-east at 11:25 (M Phelps).
Monday 27th
Addlestone: 5 Mediterranean Gulls flew west (M McLoughlin).
Ash Ranges: female Whinchat (J Clark).
Beddington Farmlands: 4 Shelduck (P Carr).
Holmethorpe SP: probable Marsh Harrier flew south c.09:30; also Ringed Plover on Spyne’s Mere then flushed by fishermen and flew north-east (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Whinchat and 3 Yellow Wagtails (WWT).
Morden Hall Park: Whimbrel flew over at 05:55 (S Patmore).
Priest Hill: Whinchat (J Simpson).
Wallington: 2 Whimbrels sound recorded at 01:32 an 03:07 (A Dutta).
Sunday 26th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Common Sandpipers and 6 Shelduck (P Carr/G Spinks).
Burpham Water Meadows: Shelduck on pool (J Sellen).
Grayswood: male Wheatear at Imbhams Farm (E Stubbs).
Farthing Downs: Wheatear (P Thorton).
Holmethorpe SP: female Wheatear, 2 Green Sandpipers and 3 Common Sandpipers (G Hay).
Morden Hall Park: female Shelduck flew south-west at 06:12 (S Patmore).
Shackleford: 2 Wheatears at Lydling Farm (P Osborn).
Wimbledon Common: female Wheatear (J Wilczur).
Wimbledon Park: Common Sandpiper flew over lake at 09:45 (K Allen).
Saturday 25th
Battersea Park: 2 Common Sandpipers (A Bayly).
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Common Sandpipers and 7 Shelduck (BFBG).
Chilworth: female Wheatear at Lockner Farm (E Garcia).
Devil’s Punch Bowl: Wood Warbler singing west of Boundless Road early morning (R Brewer).
Dunsfold Aerodrome: Wheatear (eBird).
Little Woodcote: 2 Wheatears (I Jones).
Morden Hall Park: Ring Ouzel early morning; also Yellow Wagtail (S Patmore).
Rotherhithe: 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull on River Thames (R Bonser).
Shackleford: Wheatear at Lydling Farm (A Barker).
Friday 24th
Crooksbury Common: Spotted Flycatcher (J Gates).
Ewell: Curlew sound recorded at 00:03 (S Thomas).
Farncombe: Whimbrel sound recorded at 22:19 (E Stubbs).
Pewley Down: Grey Plover sound recorded at 03:41; also Wheatear (S Chastell/J Mitchell).
Tice’s Meadow: Curlew in Workings (TMBG).
Wisley Airfield: 4 Wheatears (A Bowes).
Thursday 23rd
Balham: Osprey (same as Richmond) flew north at 15:15 (N Rutter).
Beacon Hill: 3 Crossbills (J Hawtree).
Beddington Farmlands: 4 Shelduck (BFBG).
Capel: Yellow Wagtail flew over (W Attridge).
Cranleigh: 9 Mediterranean Gulls flew north-east over garden (R Stride).
Holmethorpe SP: 4 Green Sandpiper and 2 Common Sandpipers at Glebe Lake (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail early morning (O Dewhurst).
Papercourt Water Meadows: 30 Mediterranean Gulls flew east mid-morning (R Clark).
Richmond: Osprey flew east at 14:55; also Wheatear on roof (F Maroevic).
Richmond Park: Wheatear (A Westenberger).
Shackleford: 2 Wheatears at Lydling Farm (E Stubbs).
Stoke Lake: 30+ Mediterranean Gulls flew over (presumable same as Papercourt) mid-morning (M Fincham).
Tice’s Meadow: drake and female Garganey in Workings; also Ringed Plover in Workings and 9 Mediterranean Gulls flew over early morning (R Seargent/L Winchcombe).
West Clandon: 6 Crossbills flew south-east; also female Wheatear (M Phelps).
Whitmoor Common: Wheatear (M Fincham).
Wednesday 22nd
Addlestone: Wheatear by Wey towards New Haw (M McLoughlin).
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Yellow Wagtails and 4 Shelduck (P Alfrey/K Guest).
Capel: Yellow Wagtail flew over (W Attridge).
Chelsham: 2 male and 1 female Ring Ouzels at High Breach in ash (J Gill).
Holmethorpe SP: Yellow Wagtail at Merstham Sewage Farm and Common Sandpiper at Spyne’s Mere (G Hay).
Little Woodcote: 3 Wheatears (A Dutta).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Green Sandpiper (A Wilson).
Richmond Park: Wheatear (A Westenberger).
Rotherhithe: Whimbrel on River Thames foreshore by Durand’s Wharf briefly early morning then flew east (R Bonser).
Shackleford: Wheatear at Lydling Farm (E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 presumably reintroduced White Storks flew over (TMBG).
West Clandon: Yellow Wagtail flew north; also 2 female Wheatears (M Phelps).
Tuesday 21st
Banstead: Bar-tailed Godwit flew over garden at 22:05 (S Gale).
Beddington Farmlands: 4 Shelduck (BFBG).
Hindhead Common: 2 Crossbills (eBird).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers at Glebe Lake (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: 8 Greenshanks, 4 Mediterranean Gulls and Common Sandpiper (WWT).
Lloyd Park: male Wheatear (Croydon Birders).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Green Sandpiper early morning (C Lodge).
Richmond Park: 2 Wheatears and Shelduck (M Vesselinov).
Roundshaw Downs: Wheatear (I Jones).
Shackleford: male Yellow Wagtail, male White Wagtail and 2 Wheatears at Lydling Farm (P Osborn/E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: Oystercatcher in Workings (TMBG).
West Clandon: female Wheatear (M Phelps).
Westcott: female Wheatear in evening (M Davis).
Monday 20th
Beddington Farmlands: 10 Mediterranean Gulls flew over at 09:10 (G Jones).
Chobham Common: Wheatear (E Sames).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Little Woodcote: 3 male Wheatears (A Dutta).
West Clandon: male Wheatear (M Phelps).
Worcester Park: Wheatear in horse fields (C Alpera).
Sunday 19th
Battersea Park: Iceland Gull early morning (A Bayly).
Chertsey Meads: Wheatear (P Smith).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Common Sandpipers at Glebe Lake (G Hay).
Horton CP: male Wheatear (P Spencer).
Island Barn Reservoir (no access): 4 adult Little Gulls early morning (F Maroevic).
Kenley Common: Wheatear (D Kelly).
Morden Hall Park: male Ring Ouzel early morning; also Tree Pipit and Yellow Wagtail (S Patmore).
Send: 9 Mediterranean Gulls flew east-north-east at 11:15 (C Lodge).
Shackleford: 3 Wheatears (P Osborn).
South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper (J Hughes).
Richmond Park: 4 adult Little Gulls flew east over north end of park at 07:48 (F Maroevic).
Tooting Common: Asio species (thought to be Short-eared Owl) circling high over pond at 08:30 (E Charleson).
Saturday 18th
Alderbrook Park: 12 Wheatears and 11 Yellow Wagtails (R Stride).
Beddington Farmlands: 94 Bar-tailed Godwits flew east early morning (new Surrey record count); also 1st-winter Little Gull east, 6 Whimbrels east, 4 Yellow Wagtails north and Common Sandpiper (P Alfrey).
Capel: 7 Yellow Wagtails flew over (W Attridge).
Claygate: Wheatear at Telegraph Hill (C Pope).
Crooksbury Common: 19 Crossbills flew south (J Gates).
Nore Hill: female-type Black Redstart on fence at foot of hill early morning (J Gill).
Priest Hill: Wheatear on football pitches (S Thomas).
Shackleford: Shelduck pair at Lydling Farm briefly then flew north-east; also male Whinchat and 10 Wheatears (E Stubbs).
Shalford Water Meadows: Common Sandpiper between lock and St Catherine’s early morning (M Lucas).
Stoke Lake: male Whinchat (M Kettell).
Thursley Common: Whimbrel at Pudmore mid-morning; also Common Sandpiper (D Brassington/E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: Little Gull, Yellow Wagtail and Wheatear (D Baker/R Seargent).
Wandle Park: Whinchat (S Henning).
Friday 17th
Banstead: Wheatear at Banstead Downs Golf Club (K Guest).
Beddington Farmlands: Greenshank, Green Sandpiper and 2 Shelduck (P Alfrey).
Frensham Great Pond: 2 Black Terns briefly in evening; also adult Little Gull mid-afternoon, 2+ Arctic Terns and Common Sandpiper (J Hodge/E Stubbs).
Holmethorpe SP: White Wagtail (G Hay).
Little Woodcote: 2 male and 1 female Wheatears (A Dutta/I Jones).
Morden Hall Park: Tree Pipit early morning (S Patmore).
Riddlesdown: 8 Wheatears (S Stephens).
Rotherhithe: 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull on River Thames (R Bonser).
Tice’s Meadow: dark morph Arctic Skua harassing Black-headed Gulls for 10 minutes from 11:45 then flew east – first site record (R Horton).
West Clandon: male Wheatear (M Phelps).
Worcester Park: male Wheatear in horse fields (I Rowe).
Worplesdon: male Whinchat and 2 Wheatears late afternoon (J Gates).
Thursday 16th
Addlestone: Whinchat and Wheatear by Wey towards New Haw (M McLoughlin).
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Spoonbill flew north mid-afternoon; also female-type Marsh Harrier south-east shortly after and Shelduck (P Alfrey).
Chessington: female-type Black Redstart at Rushett Farm (A Quinn).
Hindhead Common: 1+ Brambling at Gibbet Hill; also 2 Crossbills flew north (D Burges).
Morden Park: 3 Wheatears (I Ward/S Ward).
Priest Hill: Wheatear on football pitches (S Thomas).
Richmond Park: 2 Red-crested Pochard (J Lowther).
Riddlesdown: 2 Whinchats (J Gill).
Shalford Water Meadows: Common Sandpiper briefly by lock (K Britten).
Tice’s Meadow: Swift (Surrey first of the year); also Shelduck and Wheatear (R Horton/TMBG).
Unstead SF: Redshank flew north (E Stubbs).
Unstead Water Meadows: Fieldfare (B Milton).
West Clandon: 2 Wheatears (D Carlsson/M Phelps).
Wednesday 15th
Capel: Lesser Whitethroat singing in morning (Surrey first of the year); also Whitethroat (W Attridge).
Churt: Lesser Whitethroat at Crosswater Lane (R Douglas).
Holmethorpe SP: male Grasshopper Warbler reeling in hedge by Water Colour Lagoon 1 this morning; Surrey first of the year (G Hay).
Rotherhithe: 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull on River Thames (R Bonser).
Thursley Common: 20 Mediterranean Gulls flew east at 07:40 – first site record (D Brassington).
Wisley Airfield: Whinchat (different bird to yesterday) in morning (A Bowes).
Tuesday 14th
Cranleigh: Osprey flew south over Holdhurst Farm c.18:45 (BirdGuides).
Rotherhithe: 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull on River Thames (R Bonser).
Wisley Airfield: Whinchat; Surrey first of the year (A Bowes).
Monday 13th
Cranleigh: 2 Mediterranean Gulls flew north-east over garden (R Stride).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper at Glebe Lake (G Hay).
Richmond Park: male Wheatear (P Davies).
Whitmoor Common: male Wheatear (M Fincham).
Worcester Park: immature *White-tailed Eagle* flew south over garden at 14:30 (I Rowe). Confirmed as not one of the reintroduced Isle of Wight individuals (likely one of up to three wild birds at large in England at the moment) and thus the seventh Surrey record and first since 19 November 1906, pending acceptance.
Sunday 12th
Beddington Farmlands: Redshank, 6 Mediterranean Gulls, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatears and 8 Shelduck (G Jones).
Farthing Downs: Wheatear (D Hayes).
Hindhead Common: male Marsh Harrier flew east over south end of Devil’s Punch Bowl at 12:02 (D Burges).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper at Glebe Lake (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: summer-plumaged adult Sandwich Tern on buoy opposite Blue Anchor pub then flew east along Thames early morning; also Dunlin and 2 Redshank (O Dewhurst).
Shackleford: Yellow Wagtail flew over Lydling Farm early morning (E Stubbs).
Thursley Common: ringtail Hen Harrier still (C Halstead).
Tice’s Meadow: Curlew (TMBG).
Saturday 11th
Chobham: male Wheatear (E Sames).
Clandon: 2 Wheatears on North Downs (S Chastell).
Morden Hall Park: Yellow Wagtail early morning (S Patmore).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Ring Ouzel in morning (J Hobden).
Shalford Water Meadows: Goosander flew south down River Wey at 06:35 (K Britten).
Thursley Common: ringtail Hen Harrier again over Pudmore early morning (E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: 2nd-summer Mediterranean Gull (D Baker).
Friday 10th
Badshot Lea: Mediterranean Gull flew over garden (J Hunt).
Beddington Farmlands: 5 Mediterranean Gulls flew over; also Green Sandpiper and 3 Shelduck (P Alfrey/G Jones).
Frensham Great Pond: 5 Little Gulls at midday (J Hodge).
Horsell Common: unconfirmed report of 3 Arctic Terns over (BirdGuides).
Little Woodcote: Tree Pipit flew over (A Dutta).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail and Shelduck (O Dewhurst).
Milford Common: Nightingale; Surrey first of the year (E Soden).
Morden Hall Park: Yellow Wagtail early morning (S Patmore).
Richmond Park: 3 Arctic Terns flew east with 15 Common Terns at 08:55 (F Maroevic).
Rotherhithe: 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull on River Thames; also 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls flew south early afternoon (R Bonser).
Stoke Lake: 9 Green Sandpipers flew over flooded area by Stoke Lock early afternoon (M Fincham).
Tice’s Meadow: 13 Mediterranean Gulls (R Horton).
Weybourne: adult Mediterranean Gull flew north over garden with Black-heads early afternoon (J Gates).
Thursday 9th
Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper and 3 Shelduck (BFBG).
Epsom Common: 2 drake and 1 female Garganey on Great Stew Pond in morning (A Harding).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper at Glebe Lake (M Farmer).
Ottershaw: Osprey drifted high north over village at 11:55 (K Harris).
Richmond Park: 2 male Wheatears (P Briggs).
Tice’s Meadow: Curlew (R Horton).
Wednesday 8th
Burpham: drake and female Shelduck at Burpham Court Farm then flushed and flew north-east (S Chastell).
Chipstead: Wood Warbler singing in copse at Shabden Park Farm (M Stanley).
River Thames at Richmond: 2 Common Sandpipers flew upriver in evening (F Maroevic).
Tice’s Meadow: Common Sandpiper in The Workings (Surrey first of the year); also 3 Mediterranean Gulls and Curlew (R Horton/R Seargent/L Winchcombe).
Warlingham: Black Kite flew low over garden at 11:20; sixth Surrey record pending acceptance (B Hobley).
West Clandon: Yellow Wagtail flew north over Clandon Wood Natural Burial Ground; also male Wheatear (M Phelps).
Winterfold: 7 Crossbills (R Stride).
Tuesday 7th
Beddington Farmlands: Spotted Flycatcher; Surrey first of the year (BFBG).
Chessington: Cuckoo singing at Winey Hill late morning/early afternoon (also heard at Ewell Court); Surrey first of the year (G Barter/P Kirk).
Farncombe: Osprey (probably same as at Milford) circled high south-east towards Munstead at 15:35 (E Stubbs).
Loseley: Wheatear at Conduit Farm (eBird).
Merrow Downs: Garden Warbler singing by Guildford Golf Club; Surrey first of the year (D Carlsson/Clare H).
Milford: Osprey flew south-east towards Enton Lakes at 11:15 (D Brassington).
Richmond Park: 2 male Wheatears (P Davies).
Rotherhithe: adult Kittiwake flew high south-south-west over Rope Street at 10:34 (R Bonser).
Monday 6th
Ashtead: presumably reintroduced White Stork flew north at 17:00 (BirdGuides).
Bookham Common: Ring Ouzel early morning (J Cassidy).
Capel: Whitethroat singing early morning (Surrey first of the year); also 2 Hawfinches flew north at 10:22 (W Attridge).
Farleigh: at least 1 Wheatear at Farleigh Court Golf Club on green by pond (R Amer).
Island Barn Reservoir (no access): 9 (8 adults and 1st-summer) Little Gulls (S Musievski).
London Wetland Centre: 4 Little Gulls flew downriver early morning; also Water Pipit (O Dewhurst).
Mitcham Common: 2 Tree Pipits on Mill Hill (M Mac).
Morden Hall Park: Bittern heard flying east at 05:45 (S Patmore).
Nore Hill: male Ring Ouzel feeding on open ground near summit (J Gill).
Send: 2 Whitethroats singing (C Lodge).
Thursley Common: Redstart singing; Surrey first of the year (D Brassington).
West Clandon: adult Mediterranean Gull flew south-west at 08:25 (M Phelps).
Sunday 5th
Badshot Lea Ponds: 2 Common Terns early morning; Surrey first of the year (J Hunt).
Beddington Farmlands: 3 Green Sandpipers and 2 Shelduck (G Jones).
Capel: Osprey flew north-east at 06:47; Surrey first of the year (W Attridge).
Farnham: female Wheatear on fence posts by North Downs Way near High Mill in morning (R Jackson).
Hascombe: presumably reintroduced White Stork flew west over Marwick Lane at 16:30 (R Clague).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper at Glebe Lake (G Hay).
Island Barn Reservoir (no access): Common Tern (S Musievski).
Papercourt Water Meadows: male Ring Ouzel briefly mid-morning (R Clark).
Shalford Water Meadows: White Wagtail (K Britten).
Stoke Lake: Sedge Warbler singing; Surrey first of the year (S Chastell).
Thursley Common: ringtail Hen Harrier still in morning; also male Wheatear (D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: Common Tern (R Horton).
Westcott: male Wheatear at Milton Court Farm (S Dorman).
West Molesey: 3 Mediterranean Gulls flew over (A Cheeseman).
Wimbledon: male Wheatear in housing estate (M Bravery).
Wonersh: male Brambling in private garden (S Reynolds).
Saturday 4th
Blindley Heath: male Ring Ouzel in garden (D Barker).
Chobham: Wheatear in horse paddock on Chobham House Lane (E Sames).
Hankley Common: 2 Tree Pipits; Surrey first of the year (P Howse).
Holmethorpe SP: Shelduck and Willow Warbler (BirdTrack).
Lloyd Park: Hobby flew north-east late morning (J Parish).
Milford: Yellow Wagtail flew over early morning; Surrey first of the year (BirdGuides).
Purley: Willow Warbler singing at The Pines (P Hodgson).
Richmond Park: 2 Willow Warblers (J Lowther/S Weingarten).
Shackleford: Willow Warbler (P Osborn).
Thursley Common: Willow Warbler (D Brassington).
Tooting Common: Willow Warbler (A Wilkinson).
Friday 3rd
Banstead: Common Scoter flock flew over garden at 00:41; also Brent Goose flock over (S Gale).
Bramley Park Lake: female Red-crested Pochard (eBird).
Dungeon Hill: Wheatear (D Jennings).
Farncombe: two Common Scoter flocks sound recorded at 00:08 and 01:52 (E Stubbs).
Frensham Little Pond: Reed Warbler singing in south-east corner; Surrey first of the year (R Douglas).
Guildford: Common Scoter flock sound recorded at 02:56 (J Mitchell).
Morden Hall Park: Willow Warbler singing early morning; Surrey first of the year (S Patmore).
Whitmoor Common: Willow Warbler singing in afternoon (S Chastell).
Worcester Park: Brent Goose flew over garden (I Rowe).
Thursday 2nd
Banstead: Common Scoter flock flew over garden at 23:35; also Brent Goose flew over at 00:05 and Golden Plover over at 23:53 (S Gale).
Mitcham: Yellow-browed Warbler still at Poulter Park (B Shimmers).
Morden Hall Park: Jack Snipe again early morning (S Patmore).
Ripley: 2 Mediterranean Gulls flew north-west with Black-heads early evening (J Hobden).
Rotherhithe: adult Yellow-legged Gull on River Thames (R Bonser).
Tice’s Meadow: Osprey reported over early morning (TMBG).
Wallington: at least 8 Common Scoter flocks flew over garden between 23:13 and 23:40; also Brent Goose flock at 00:15 and Curlew at 23:00 (A Dutta).
Wednesday 1st
Banstead Woods: 5 Shelduck landed on Surrey Downs Golf Course (I Pratley).
Beddington Farmlands: Yellow-legged Gull, Green Sandpiper and 4 Shelduck (P Alfrey).
Morden Hall Park: Jack Snipe early morning (S Patmore).
Tice’s Meadow: Black-necked Grebe still in The Workings; also Oystercatcher (R Horton).
Wallington: large flock of Brent Geese sound recorded over garden between 22:16 and 22:18; also Redshank at 23:52 (A Dutta).