April 2024
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Tuesday 30th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Wood Sandpipers on Wet Grassland; also 4 Wheatears and Common Sandpiper (D Bulling/G Howgate/I Jones/A Ramesh).
Bookham: male Yellow Wagtail and 3 Wheatears at Goldstone Farm (D Cox).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail on Grazing Marsh (A Salmon).
Pewley Down: Whinchat (M Kettell).
Richmond Park: Wheatear (H Bradshaw).
Tadworth: Osprey over (J Darter).
Westcott: female Wheatear at Milton Court Farm (M Davis).
West End Common: churring Nightjar (S Harley).
Worcester Park: female Wheatear (M Bravery).
Monday 29th
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit on Wet Grassland; also Ringed Plover, 2 Avocets, Whinchat, Curlew, Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (G Howgate/D Warren).
Burgh Heath: 4 Wheatears at Canons Farm (A Downing).
Earlswood Lakes: Yellow Wagtail (A Baldock).
Headley Heath: 2 Hawfinches (D Smith).
Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper (N Hadden).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Wheatear (D Spragg).
London Wetland Centre: Whimbrel north; also 2 Whinchats, 3 Wheatears and Yellow Wagtail (M Bravery/C Dewhurst/A Salmon).
Papercourt GP: 3 Common Sandpipers (E Sames).
Richmond Park: 6 Whinchats, 8 Wheatears and 3 Common Sandpipers (H Bradshaw/A Westenberger).
Tice’s Meadow: Whimbrel in Workings (S Brownhill).
Waverley Abbey: female Wheatear (K Duncan).
Worcester Park: Wheatear (B Smith).
Sunday 28th
Beddington Farmlands: male Blue-headed Wagtail; also Avocet on Wet Grassland, 3 Ringed Plovers, Dunlin, Redshank, male Whinchat, 3 Wheatears, 3 Common Sandpipers, 9 Yellow Wagtails and 4 Shelduck (D Bulling/N Gardner/I Jones/M Keenan/A Ramesh).
Capel: 6 Common Sandpipers (W Attridge).
Cranleigh: Common Sandpiper at Knowle Park (M Bamford).
Enton Lakes: 2 Common Sandpipers (D Brassington).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper (G Hay/I Kehl).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Wheatear and Yellow Wagtail (C Turner).
London Wetland Centre: 3 Yellow Wagtails; also Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper on Main Lake (J Apps/M Auger/A Salmon/T Vine).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Yellow Wagtails (P Hughes/T Smith).
Winterfold Heath: 30+ Crossbills (R Stride).
Saturday 27th
Beddington Farmlands: Avocet on Wet Grassland; also Grasshopper Warbler by North Lake, 2 Crossbills over, 3 Yellow Wagtails and 4 Shelduck (I Jones).
Blackheath: 30 Crossbills (K Britten).
Enton Lakes: 3 Common Sandpipers (D Brassington).
Hedgecourt Lake: Black-necked Grebe (D Dack).
Holmethorpe SP: Yellow Wagtail over; also Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Greenshank; also 6 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Shelduck and 4 Common Sandpiper (J Snell/C Turner).
Knight & Bessborough Reservoirs (permit only): 2 Bar-tailed Godwits (F Maroevic).
London Wetland Centre: 5 Yellow Wagtails on Grazing Marsh (B Carter/E Devlin/A Salmon).
Richmond Park: 2 Red-crested Pochard; also 3 Yellow Wagtails and Wheatear (P Davies/O Youngs).
Thursley Common: Yellow Wagtail (D Brassington/D Campbell).
Tice’s Meadow: Yellow Wagtail (R Horton).
Unstead SF: male Wheatear (D Hughes).
Winterfold Heath: 20 Crossbills (R Stride).
Friday 26th
Beddington Farmlands: Avocet on North Lake and Wet Grassland; also Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear and 2 Shelduck (M Bravery/N Gardner/G Howgate/I Jones/C Strudwick).
London Wetland Centre: 3 Yellow Wagtails (C Moore/A Salmon).
Papercourt GP: Common Sandpiper on pontoon (K Duncan).
Thursday 25th
Bankside: adult Kittiwake downriver (R Braddock).
Effingham Forest: 10 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (M Davis).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit-only): 4 Shelduck (J Snell).
London Wetland Centre: Grasshopper Warbler at Wildside (A Salmon).
Stoughton: 4 Swifts at Holly Farm (K Gage).
Tice’s Meadow: drake Garganey in Workings (D Burford/R Horton).
Unstead SF: 4 Swifts (K Britten).
Wandsworth Common: Swift (N Rutter).
Wednesday 24th
Beddington Farmlands: 3 Great Egrets dropped in; also Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 10+ Swifts and Green Sandpiper (G Jones/I Jones/M Parker).
Burgh Heath: Wheatear at Canons Farm (A Downing).
Cranleigh: Redwing at Knowle Park (D McKenzie).
Enton Lakes: Common Sandpiper at Johnson’s Lake (D Brassington).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit-only): first-winter Little Gull; also Whimbrel, 2 Shelduck and 60+ Swifts (J Reeves/M White).
Langley Vale: Wheatear (K Lelliott).
Leith Hill: 2 Crossbills (J Cassidy).
London Wetland Centre: 4 Yellow Wagtails on Grazing Marsh (C Dewhurst).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Yellow Wagtail (P Gilfillan).
Richmond Park: Common Sandpiper (P Pentek).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Black-necked Grebes in the Workings; also Arctic Tern north and 4 Swifts (BirdGuides/K Duncan/J Snell).
Unstead SF: Goosander pair over; also 4 Swifts (K Britten/R Brown).
Tuesday 23rd
Beddington Farmlands: male Blue-headed Wagtail, Bar-tailed Godwit and Whimbrel on Wet Grassland; also Water Pipit, male White Wagtail, Jack Snipe, 15 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Wheatears and 3 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/G Jones/I Jones/A Ramesh).
Crooksbury Common: 3 Crossbills (P Harding).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper at Spynes Mere (I Kehl).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit-only): 1st-winter Little Gull; also Whimbrel (D Harris/M Holly).
London Wetland Centre: Whimbrel on Grazing Marsh; also reeling Grasshopper Warbler along Dulverton South Route, 4 Yellow Wagtails and Wheatear (N Anderson/P Gray/A Salmon).
Pewley Down: Wheatear (L Andrews).
Richmond Park: 2 Wheatears (T Smith).
Tice’s Meadow: Slavonian Grebe and 11 Arctic Terns in the Workings; also 30 Swifts and Green Sandpiper (K Britten/D Burford/J Clark/R Horton).
Monday 22nd
Beddington Farmlands: reeling Grasshopper Warbler; also Water Pipit, 4 Wheatears and 3 Green Sandpipers (G Jones/S Thomas/R Walker).
Charterhouse: Swift (S Allen).
Clandon Park: 3 Wheatears (A Salmon).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 1st-winter Little Gull; also 6 Swifts and Wheatear (D Harris/A Quinn).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail and male Wheatear on Grazing Marsh (M Bradbury/A Salmon).
Papercourt Water Meadows: female *Little Crake* briefly beside River Wey near Papercourt Lock (third Surrey record and first since 1860!); also Swift (E Sames).
Send Marsh: 12 Waxwings in garden (R Clark).
Sunday 21st
Beddington Farmlands: Whimbrel on North Lake; also Water Pipit, Greenshank, 15 Swifts, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Green Sandpipers, 4 Wheatears and 2 Shelduck (D Bulling/B Carter/I Jones/J Newton/D Warren).
Enton Lakes: 2 Swifts (D Brassington).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 1st-winter Little Gull; also Swift (D Harris/C Turner).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Leith Hill: 48 Crossbills (P Evans).
London Wetland Centre: Grasshopper Warbler at Sheltered Lagoon; also 5+ Swifts (A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Osprey north over Pen Ponds; also Whinchat, Swift, Redwing and Redstart (D Brasier/P Pentek/J Shahrum-Smith).
Send: 2 Swifts (T Forster).
Stoke Lake: 10+ Swifts (BirdGuides).
Thursley Common: ringtail Hen Harrier over Ockley Common; also Wheatear (BirdGuides/C Gray).
Tice‘s Meadow: 3 Swifts (R Horton).
Unstead SF: Little Ringed Plover on South Meadow; also 3 Swifts (K Britten/D Smith).
Wanborough: male Wheatear (C Burchell).
Saturday 20th
Beddington Farmlands: Yellow Wagtail, 6 Wheatears and 2 Common Sandpipers (G Jones/A Ramesh).
Buckland Park Lake: Common Sandpiper and Garden Warbler (W Attridge).
Capel: Hobby west (W Attridge).
Chessington: male Nightingale (S Ferguson/I Rowe).
Chobham Common: female Wheatear at Airplane Hill (C Galt).
Clapham Common: Redstart at Mount Pond (A Bayley).
Farnham Heath RSPB: Garden Warbler (T Ringer).
London Wetland Centre: reeling Grasshopper Warbler at Wildside; also Mediterranean Gull over, Swift, 2 Yellow Wagtails, Garden Warbler and 2 Oystercatchers (M Parker/A Salmon/P Smallshire).
Milford Common: 2 Garden Warblers (M Lawn).
Thursley Common: Yellow Wagtail and Wheatear (S Keirnan).
Tice’s Meadow: Whimbrel (R Horton).
Worcester Park: 3 Wheatears on horse fields (C Alpera).
Friday 19th
Beddington Farmlands: reeling Grasshopper Warbler by South Lake; also Avocet and Whimbrel on Wet Grassland, 14 Wheatears, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper and 6 Shelduck (N Gardner).
Holmethorpe SP: Garden Warbler and 2 Common Sandpipers (G Hay).
Leith Hill: 45 Crossbills at Dukes Warren (M Davis).
London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (C Moore).
Mercers CP: Yellow Wagtail and 3 Wheatears (N Hadden/G Hay).
Pewley Down: Wheatear (M Kettell).
Priest Hill: 2 male Wheatears (N Batten).
Thursley Common: Yellow Wagtail and Wheatear (D Smith).
Tice’s Meadow: Whinchat and male Wheatear (R Seargent).
Thursday 18th
Beddington Farmlands: Avocet on Wet Grassland; also Yellow Wagtail on Wet Grassland, 9 Wheatears, Common Sandpiper, 4 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (I Jones).
Crooksbury Common: 3 Crossbills (K Duncan).
Holmbury Hill: 3 Crossbills (R Stride).
London Wetland Centre: Hobby (A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Cuckoo singing near Pen Ponds (S Robinson)
Thursley Common: 2 male Wheatears (D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: Arctic Tern and Curlew (BirdGuides/R Horton).
Wednesday 17th
Beddington Farmlands: Avocet on Wet Grassland; also 7 Wheatears, Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpipers and 2 Shelduck (G Howgate/I Jones/A Ramesh).
Chobham Common: Crossbill and Cuckoo (E Sames).
Farncombe: Garden Warbler singing by Godalming Town FC (R Fisher).
Enton Lakes: 2 Common Terns (D Brassington).
Hindhead: Brambling in garden (D Smith).
London Wetland Centre: Hobby and Swift over; also 6 Yellow Wagtails and Wheatear (C Dewhurst/M Parker/A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Garden Warbler (N Anderson/J Wilczur/S Woolfenden).
Tice’s Meadow: Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat and Common Tern (R Horton).
Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper (R Fisher/J Parr).
Winterfold Heath: 2 Cuckoos (R Stride).
Tuesday 16th
Ashtead: c 25 Waxwings along West Farm Avenue (D Kiddell).
Beddington Farmlands: 10 Wheatears, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpipers and Shelduck (I Jones/A Ramesh).
Blackheath: 40 Crossbills (R Brewer).
Burgh Heath: 13+ Wheatears at Canons Farm (S Gale).
Farnham Heath RSPB: Crossbill (D Jones).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Yellow Wagtails and 2 Wheatears on Grazing Marsh (M Bravery/C Dewhurst/A Salmon).
Papercourt GP: Common Sandpiper (E Sames).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Whinchat (E Sames).
Richmond Park: Mediterranean Gull north; also 6 Wheatears (H Bradshaw/A Westenberger)
Tate Modern: Garden Warbler (R Braddock).
Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper on Flooded Field (J Parr).
Whitmoor Common: Wheatear (M Fincham).
Monday 15th
Beddington Farmlands: 13 Wheatears, Lesser Whitethroat, Green Sandpiper and 2 Shelduck (G Walker).
Bookham Common: Lesser Whitethroat and Cuckoo (J Cassidy/D Cox).
Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover at Water Colour Lagoon 1 (N Hadden).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Wheatears (R Dunne).
Unstead SF: female Goosander in Flooded Field; also Green Sandpiper (J Parr).
Sunday 14th
Beddington Farmlands: Whinchat, 5+ Wheatears, 2 Common Sandpipers and 4 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/G Howgate/I Jones/Z Pannifer).
Blackheath: 10 Crossbills and singing Cuckoo (K Britten).
Capel: Garden Warbler (A Harding).
Cranleigh: male White Wagtail; also 2 Whinchats and 4 Wheatears (R Stride).
Earlswood: Wheatear (M Davis).
Holmethorpe SP: Wheatear and Mercers Quarry and Green Sandpiper at The Moors (N Hadden/I Kehl).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): second-summer Mediterranean Gull; also 7 Shelduck (D Harris).
Leith Hill: Brambling, 2 Cuckoos and 10+ Crossbills (A Harding).
London Wetland Centre: Hobby over; also 2 Yellow Wagtails on Grazing Marsh and Common Sandpiper (C Dewhurst/A Salmon).
Priest Hill: male Wheatear (N Batten).
Richmond Park: 5 Wheatears (H Bradshaw).
Shalford Water Meadows: female Goosander upriver (D Brassington).
Thursley Common: ringtail Hen Harrier south; also Whinchat on Shrike Hill, Hobby, Cuckoo and 5 Wheatears (S Buckingham/R Fisher/R Mist/I Rowe).
Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper in Flooded Field (J Parr).
Virginia Water: Ring Ouzel near hole five at Wentworth Golf Club (P Andrews).
Saturday 13th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Greenshank north; also 2 Whinchats, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 7 Wheatears, Yellow Wagtail and 3 Green Sandpipers (A Harding/G Howgate/I Jones/Z Pannifer/M Rowell).
Brockwell Park: female Redstart behind tennis courts; also Lesser Whitethroat (S Patmore).
Burgh Heath: Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Wheatears at Canons Farm (S Gale).
Cranleigh: Common Tern at Willinghurst Fisheries (R Stride).
Crooksbury Common: singing Cuckoo (J Gates).
Downside: Lesser Whitethroat (J Snell).
Earlswood: Wheatear (M Davis).
Egham: 3 Swifts (BirdGuides).
Epsom: Garden Warbler at High Meadows (P Spencer).
Epsom Common: singing Cuckoo (P Spencer).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 8 Common Sandpipers (D Spragg).
Little Woodcote: 2 Whinchats; also 3 Wheatears (S Gale).
London Wetland Centre: Hobby over Grazing Marsh; also Yellow Wagtail, 3 Wheatears and 2 Oystercatchers (C Moore/M Parker).
Merstham: Swift over (A Kundrotas).
Richmond Park: Wheatear (M Wright/P Stevens).
Thursley Common: reeling Grasshopper Warbler; also Yellow Wagtail and singing Cuckoo (D Brassington/E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (J Lynton-Jenkins).
Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper (J Parr).
West Horsley: female Whinchat on Ripley Lane (M Waite).
Friday 12th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer male Woodchat Shrike near North Lake/Wet Grassland (14th Surrey record and first since 2005); also 2 Whinchats, Water Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Wheatears, Whitethroat, 3 Reed Warblers, Green Sandpiper and 4 Shelduck (M Bravery/many observers).
Bookham Common: Whitethroat (J Cassidy).
Little Woodcote: Whitethroat (M Rowell).
London Wetland Centre: Swift, 6 Reed Warblers and 2 Oystercatchers (A Salmon).
Newdigate: reeling Grasshopper Warbler in garden (W Attridge).
Richmond Park: male Ring Ouzel at Holly Lodge (H Bradshaw).
Shalford Water Meadows: Common Sandpiper along River Wey; also Whitethroat (K Britten).
Unstead SF: Reed Warbler and Green Sandpiper (J Parr).
Thursday 11th
Beddington Farmlands: reeling Grasshopper Warbler at North Lake; also Redshank, Wheatear, 2 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (I Jones/M Keenan).
Brockwell Park: female Pied Flycatcher by third pond (S Hearne)
Chertsey: singing Garden Warbler at Homewood Park (E Sames).
Horsley Meadows: reeling Grasshopper Warbler (H Price).
London Wetland Centre: Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Wheatear and 2 Oystercatchers (C Dewhurst/B Hazlewood/A Salmon).
Tate Modern: Reed Warbler (R Braddock).
Tice’s Meadow: Common Tern, Sedge Warbler and 2 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Unstead SF: Common Sandpiper on South Meadow; also Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler and Green Sandpiper (S Allen/K Britten/J Parr).
Wednesday 10th
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, 3 Reed Warblers, Whitethroat, Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plovers and Shelduck (G Howgate/I Jones/S Thomas).
Brockwell Park: Common Tern north-west; also singing Reed Warbler (S Patmore).
Frensham Little Pond: 3 Reed Warblers and 5 Crossbills (S Newton).
Leith Hill: Hawfinch, Cuckoo and 50 Crossbills (C Albanese/P Johnson).
London Wetland Centre: Sedge Warbler and 3 Reed Warblers (A Salmon/M Wheeler).
Richmond Park: 4 Whitethroats and Wheatear (B Dykes/P Lennon).
South Norwood CP: Sedge Warbler (D MacMillan).
Stoke D’Abernon: Garden Warbler at Slyfield Farm (J Snell).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (K Sutton).
Unstead SF: Reed Warbler at Dry Lagoon (J Parr).
Tuesday 9th
Beddington Farmlands: 4 Little Ringed Plovers and Shelduck (G Howgate).
Buckland Park Lake: fishing Osprey; also 6 House Martins (W Attridge).
Eashing Fields: male Wheatear and House Martin (E Stubbs).
Enton Lakes: 3 House Martins (D Brassington).
Frensham Great Pond: fishing Osprey briefly (S Peters).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Common Tern; also 3 Common Sandpipers, 6 House Martins and 4 Shelduck (D Spragg).
London Wetland Centre: Reed Warbler, 4 House Martins and 2 Oystercatchers (C Moore/M Parker).
Richmond Park: 3 Wheatears (T Smith).
Tate Modern: Reed Warbler (R Braddock).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Unstead SF: 2 House Martins and Green Sandpiper (J Parr).
Winterfold Heath: Cuckoo (R Stride).
Monday 8th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Yellow Wagtails north; also Water Pipit, 4 Reed Warblers, 3 Whitethroats, 3 Wheatears, 4 Green Sandpipers and 5 Shelduck (A Dutta/I Jones/R Walker/D Warren).
Bookham Common: Whitethroat (D Cox).
Box Hill: Ring Ouzel (R Jacobs).
Crooksbury Common: 2 Crossbills (T Boulter).
Elstead: Hoopoe in garden (D Davidsen).
Horsell Common: 2 Green Sandpipers in flooded field (N Bew).
Island Barn Reservoir: 2 Common Sandpipers and Whitethroat (D Spragg).
Leith Hill: singing Cuckoo; also 14 Bramblings and 22 Crossbills north-east (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail on Grazing Marsh; also 2 Reed Warblers and 2 Oystercatchers (C Dewhurst/A Salmon).
Papercourt Water Meadows: reeling Grasshopper Warbler; also 3 Shelduck west (E Sames).
Richmond Park: male Ring Ouzel at north-west side of Conduit Wood; also Whitethroat and 11 Wheatears (H Bradshaw/N Jackman/A Westenberger/C Williams).
Shalford: 1+ House Martin (K Britten).
Thursley Common: reeling Grasshopper Warbler (E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: Common Tern and 2 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Triggs Lock: Shelduck and 2 Whitethroats (M Kettell).
Unstead Water Meadows: Sedge Warbler (N Willis).
Unstead SF: female Goosander over Flooded Field; also 2 Whitethroats, 9 House Martins and Green Sandpiper (J Parr).
Wallington: Common Scoter sound recorded overnight (A Dutta).
Worcester Park: 2 Reed Warblers at Mayflower Park Wetlands and 5 Wheatears in paddocks (M Bravery/R Childs/B Smith).
Sunday 7th
Beddington Farmlands: singing Reed Warbler, Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, male Wheatear and 5 Shelduck (N Gardner/A Ramesh).
Buckland Park Lake: Reed Warbler (W Attridge).
Chessington: Whitethroat at Rushett Farm (P Spencer).
Hankley Common: 18 Waxwings on slope near Lion’s Mouth (M Waite).
Hedgecourt Lake: House Martin (D Dack).
Holmethorpe SP: Whitethroat at Glebe Lake (I Kehl).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): singing Nightingale (D Harris).
Puttenham Common: 2 Tree Pipits (P Osborn/J Snell).
Richmond Park: male Wheatear (H Bradshaw).
Stoke Lake: Whitethroat and 2 Sedge Warblers (M Fincham/M Kettell).
Thursley Common: Wheatear (H Speirs).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (P Brown).
Woodmansterne: male Redstart (I Ward).
Saturday 6th
Ashtead: Lesser Whitethroat at Fraudings (R Guy).
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Curlews south; also Common Tern south-east, Common Sandpiper, 2 Wheatears, 2 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper Little Ringed Plover (G Jones/M Murphy/S Thomas/R Walker).
Brockham: Nightingale (BirdGuides).
Brockwell Park: Tree Pipit over (S Patmore).
Capel: singing Nightingale; also Wheatear north-east (W Attridge).
Chobham Common: Tree Pipit (G Carmichael).
Cranleigh: 1+ singing Nightingales (R Stride).
Epsom Common: reeling Grasshopper Warbler (A Holden).
Hankley Common: singing Redstart (J Snell).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 4 Common Sandpipers and Wheatear (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: female Garganey on Wader Scrape; also House Martin (M Auger/M Parker).
Papercourt GP: Common Sandpiper (E Sames).
Papercourt Water Meadows: singing Whitethroat (E Sames).
Richmond Park: Fieldfare and 2 male Wheatears (H Bradshaw).
Thursley Common: Whitethroat, 2 Redstarts, Tree Pipit and Wheatear (M Roche/I Rowe).
Tice’s Meadow: Common Tern (G Rogers).
Unstead SF: singing Whitethroat by Flooded Field; also Green Sandpiper on Dry Lagoon and House Martin (K Britten/J Parr).
Wimbledon Park: Common Sandpiper (B Haines).
Friday 5th
Beddington Farmlands: drake and female Red-crested Pochard on South Lake; also 3 Water Pipits, Redshank, 2 Green Sandpipers and 4 Shelduck (I Jones/M Keenan/J Pettit).
Crooksbury Common: male Redstart (J Gates).
Effingham Forest: 17 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (T Gibson).
London Wetland Centre: female Garganey on Wader Scrape; also Rock Pipit, male White Wagtail on Main Lake, Sedge Warbler at Wildside and 2 Oystercatchers (J King/A Salmon).
Pewley Down: 1+ Ring Ouzels (M Kettell).
Tice’s Meadow: 4 Little Ringed Plovers and 3 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Unstead SF: 7 House Martins and Green Sandpiper (J Parr).
Thursday 4th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Redshank, Water Pipit, House Martin, 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Redwing, 3 Green Sandpipers and 3 Shelduck (R Dennis/P Fonteyn/I Jones/J Pettit).
Coulsdon: 22 Waxwings at Bramley Avenue (O Carmona/J Clarke/D Dack/G Medcalf).
Crooksbury Common: 2 Crossbills (D MacLeod).
London Wetland Centre: female Garganey and male White Wagtail on Wader Scrape; also 2 Oystercatchers (J Klavins).
Unstead SF: 14 House Martins over Works FIeld; also 2 Green Sandpipers on Flooded Field (J Parr).
Wednesday 3rd
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Green Sandpipers, 5 Little Ringed Plovers and 4 Shelduck (I Jones/D Warren).
Burpham: drake Goosander at Burpham Water Meadows (M Kettell).
Coulsdon: 20+ Waxwings at Bramley Avenue (BirdGuides).
Effingham Forest: Hawfinch and 31 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (J Brown/M Roche).
Holmethorpe SP: Reed Warbler at Water Colour Lagoon 1 (N Hadden).
London Wetland Centre: male Cuckoo behind Headley Hide; also 2 Little Ringed Plovers (BirdGuides/M Parker).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Unstead SF: 4 House Martins over Works Field (J Parr).
Tuesday 2nd
Beddington Farmlands: 3 Water Pipits, 2 Jack Snipe, 4 Green Sandpipers, Little Ringed Plover and 7 Shelduck (S Henning/I Jones).
Buckland Park Lake: Goosander (W Attridge).
Coulsdon: 20 Waxwings at Bramley Avenue (J Birkett/D Hayes/J Shaub).
Elstead: Crossbill (D Parker).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 2 Shelduck (J Snell).
London Wetland Centre: Curlew on Grazing Marsh and Little Ringed Plover on Main Lake (A Salmon).
Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper on Flooded Field (J Parr).
Monday 1st
Ash Ranges: Redstart (C Jones).
Beddington Farmlands: Osprey north-west; also 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Green Sandpipers and 4 Shelduck (G Jones/I Jones/G Howgate/J Pettit/).
Brockwell Park: Tree Pipit north (S Patmore).
Hankley Common: Tree Pipit (J Snell).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 1st-summer Caspian Gull (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: male Ring Ouzel from Peacock Tower; also female Garganey, female Marsh Harrier, 2 Oystercatchers (BirdGuides/B Bird/H Cura/J Lynton-Jenkins/A Salmon).
Richmond Park: 2 Wheatears (M Taylor).
Thursley Common: Redstart (R Cowley).
Tice’s Meadow: 3 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper (K Britten/J Parr).
West Putney: female Marsh Harrier (R Kaye/J Wilczur).