April 2025
Thursday 17th
Ashtead Common: 2 Garden Warblers (E Drewitt).
Beddington Farmlands: 2+ Grasshopper Warblers, Hobby, 37+ Whitethroats, 2 Redshank, 3+ Wheatears and 2+ Yellow Wagtails (A Dutta).
Frensham Little Pond: 2 Common Terns (T Cummins/R Morris).
Ewhurst: Garden Warbler (R Stride).
London Wetland Centre: Garden Warbler, Common Tern, 2 Redshank, Little Ringed Plover and 2 Oystercatchers (C Dewhurst/A Salmon).
Papercourt Water Meadows: 2 Oystercatchers north (E Sames).
Richmond Park: male Wheatear (H Bradshaw).
Wandle Meadow: Redwing (M Bravery).
Wednesday 16th
Ash Ranges: female Ring Ouzel (C Dally).
Beddington Farmlands: male Ring Ouzel, 2 Whinchats and Wheatear (I Jones).
Bookham Common: White Stork south (P Devereux).
Capel: 3 Garden Warblers (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: 6 Oystercatchers; also Redshank (C Moore).
Merstham: White Stork (ringed) at Merstham Floodplain (G Hay).
Newchapel: Garden Warbler at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
Papercourt GPs: Garden Warbler (E Sames).
Richmond Park: Ring Ouzel and Whinchat (D Brasier/J Reeves).
Tice’s Meadow: Whimbrel; also Common Tern and Green Sandpiper (R Brown/R Horton).
Tuesday 15th
Beddington Farmlands: Whimbrel, male Ring Ouzel, 2 Whinchats and male Redstart (BirdGuides/N Gardner).
Bookham Common: Cuckoo (J Cassidy).
Burgess Park: female Wheatear (S Robinson).
Capel: 2 White Wagtails (W Attridge).
Holmethorpe SP: Yellow Wagtail and White Stork (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: 3 Black-tailed Godwits on Main Lake; also Whimbrel east, 2 Redshank, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Little Ringed Plovers and Wheatear (A Salmon).
Mercers CP: Common Tern at Mercers Lake (G Hay).
Richmond Park: Lesser Whitethroat, Tree Pipit east and Garden Warbler (D Brasier).
Rotherhithe: 2 Great Black-backed Gulls (P Treen).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Common Terns (R Horton).
Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper (J Parr).
Monday 14th
Beddington Farmlands: drake Garganey on North Lake; also male Ring Ouzel and female Black Redstart (S Thomas).
Blackheath: Cuckoo (D Bodie).
Capel: Wheatear (W Attridge).
Chessington: Osprey north (G Barter).
Chobham Common: Common Sandpiper and 2 Wheatears (E Sames).
Ewell: Common Scoter flock sound recorded (S Thomas).
Farnham Heath RSPB: Hoopoe (M Crisp).
Horley: Green Sandpiper at Littlelake Farm (T Walker).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Redshank and Little Ringed Plover (A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Marsh Harrier south-west; also Yellow Wagtail (D Brasier).
South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper (D MacMillan/S Woodcock).
Stoke Lake: 2 Common Sandpipers (M Fincham).
Worcester Park: 3 Wheatears (B Smith).
Sunday 13th
Ashtead Common: Garden Warbler (K Morgan).
Ash Ranges: 2 Redpolls (C Jones).
Chobham Common: 2 Wheatears (E Sames).
Cranleigh: Wheatear (R Stride).
Effingham Forest: Hawfinch at Dick Focks Common (BirdGuides).
Ewhurst: Cuckoo (R Stride).
Hogsmill LNR: Osprey west (P Dodd).
Holmethorpe SP: Garden Warbler and Little Ringed Plover (N Hadden/G Hay/I Kehl).
Island Barn Reservoir: Common Tern (C Turner).
Little Woodcote: Yellow Wagtail and Wheatear (A Dutta).
London Wetland Centre: Great Black-backed Gull, Wheatear, Redshank and Little Ringed Plover (A Westenberger/M Wheeler).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Cuckoo (J Brown).
Pewley Down: Wheatear (P Davies).
Richmond Park: Tree Pipit and Common Sandpiper (D Brasier).
Saturday 12th
Ash Ranges: Cuckoo (C Dally).
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Spoonbills east (G Jones).
Chobham Common: Wheatear (E Sames).
Hankley Common: Hobby (M Fincham).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 4 Oystercatchers and Mediterranean Gull (C Turner).
London Wetland Centre: Hoopoe on Grazing Marsh; also Dunlin, Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtails and 5 Redshank (C Moore/C Quinn/D Williams).
Netley Heath: male Crossbill (Y Szczech).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Hobby (BirdGuides).
Thursley Common: Hoopoe briefly near the Moat; first site record since May 1988 (B Hayward).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (R Horton).
Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper (J Parr).
Friday 11th
Banstead: 3 Hobbies north-east (S Gale).
Beddington Farmlands: Mediterranean Gull south-east; also 3+ Yellow Wagtails, 2 Redshank, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, Green Sandpiper and Shelduck (A Dutta).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (G Hay).
Leith Hill: female Black Redstart by tower (BirdGuides).
London Wetland Centre: Garden Warbler, 3 Green Sandpipers, 2 Little Ringed Plovers and 2 Redshank (M Robinson/A Salmon).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Green Sandpiper (E Sames).
Richmond Park: Red-crested Pochard and Wheatear (S Hucks/J Keddie/D Williams).
Stoke Lake: drake and female Garganey by Stoke Lock (BirdGuides).
Unstead SF: 2 Green Sandpipers (J Parr).
Thursday 10th
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit (BirdGuides).
Dormansland: 2 Hawfinches (BirdGuides).
Hedgecourt Lake: Common Tern (M Kirk).
Island Barn Reservoir: 2 Oystercatchers (J Snell).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Redshank (A Salmon).
Milford Common: 3 Nightingales (P Nevett).
Stoke Lake: drake and female Garganey by Stoke Lock (BirdGuides).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (M Elsoffer).
Unstead SF: Whitethroat and 2 Green Sandpipers (K Britten/P Marshall/J Parr).
Worcester Park: 2 Redwings (Bob Smith).
Wednesday 9th
Capel: Great Egret (W Attridge).
Ewell: Common Scoter flock sound recorded (S Thomas).
Godstone: Yellow Wagtail east (G Hay).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Little Ringed Plovers (N Hadden).
Little Woodcote: Redwing (A Dutta).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Yellow Wagtails, Garden Warbler, Redshank, 4 Reed Warblers, 3 Little Ringed Plovers and Green Sandpiper (J Reeves/A Salmon).
Newchapel: Redwing and 20 Fieldfares at Shawlands Farm (K Noble).
Redhill: 6 Mediterranean Gulls east over East Surrey Hospital (W Attridge).
Richmond Park: 9 Great Black-backed Gulls; also Fieldfare (P Pentek).
Stoke Lake: drake and female Garganey by Stoke Lock (BirdGuides).
Tice’s Meadow: Ring Ouzel; also 2 Fieldfares (R Horton).
Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper (J Parr).
Waverley Abbey: female Ring Ouzel (K Duncan/R Mist).
Tuesday 8th
Beddington Farmlands: male Pied Flycatcher; also Reed Warbler, 2 Redshank, Little Ringed Plover, 2+ Green Sandpipers and 4 Shelduck (A Dutta/G Jones).
Denbies Hillside: 2 Hawfinches (S Gale).
Dorking: 5 Hawfinches (S Gale).
Great Bookham: 2 Hawfinches (S Gale).
Holmethorpe SP: Reed Warbler (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: 3 Reed Warblers, Water Pipit, Redshank and 2 Little Ringed Plovers (A Salmon).
Newchapel: Little Ringed Plover at Shawlands Farm (K Noble).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Whitethroat (E Sames).
Richmond Park: male Redstart, female Wheatear and Whitethroat (H Bradshaw/D Brasier).
Riddlesdown: Wheatear (G Flinn).
Stoke Lake: drake and female Garganey by Stoke Lock (BirdGuides).
Waverley Abbey: female Ring Ouzel; also 4 Redwings (K Duncan).
Monday 7th
Addlestone GPs: Whitethroat (J Snell).
Beddington Farmlands: Nightingale at south-east end of South Lake; also Reed Warbler, Tree Pipit, Whitethroat, 2 Redshank, 8+ Yellow Wagtails, 4+ Sedge Warblers and 6+ Green Sandpipers (A Dutta/BirdGuides).
Burgess Park: male Wheatear (S Robinson).
Capel: Little Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper (W Attridge).
Cranleigh: Nightingale (R Stride).
Island Barn Reservoir: 6 Little Gulls (D Harris).
Leith Hill: Cuckoo at Duke’s Warren (BirdGuides).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail, Redwing, Redshank, 5 Sedge Warblers, Garden Warbler, Green Sandpiper and 2 Oystercatchers (A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Yellow Wagtail and Wheatear (D Brasier).
Send: Little Bunting at Prews Farm (D Robinson).
Stoke Lake: drake and female Garganey by Stoke Lock (BirdGuides).
Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper on South Meadow (J Parr).
Wallington: Brent Goose flock sound recorded (BirdGuides).
Witley Common: Redstart (P Nevett).
Sunday 6th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Whitethroats, 6+ Yellow Wagtails, 5 House Martins, 2 Redshank, Water Pipit, 5 Sedge Warblers, 3+ Green Sandpipers and Shelduck (A Dutta).
Blackheath: female Brambling (K Britten).
Capel: Nightingale (W Attridge).
Clandon Park: Redstart (M Kettell).
Godalming: 2+ House Martins (R Fisher).
Hankley Common: Redstart (J Snell).
Holmethorpe SP: Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Green Sandpiper and 22 House Martins (G Hay/I Kehl/A Kundrotas).
Island Barn Reservoir: 11 Little Gulls (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: Garden Warbler, 4 Redshank and 2 Oystercatchers (W Newnham/A Salmon/N Stapley).
Richmond Park: Short-eared Owl, Whitethroat and 2 Green Sandpipers (D Brasier).
Send: Little Bunting at Prews Farm (BirdGuides).
Stoke Lake: drake and female Garganey by Stoke Lock (M Fincham).
Tice’s Meadow: Yellow Wagtail and Green Sandpiper (R Horton/M Scott).
Unstead SF: 20 House Martins (K Britten/J Cheesman).
West End Common: singing Redpoll (T Quinn).
Saturday 5th
Ash Ranges: Wheatear (C Grindrod).
Beddington Farmlands: Avocet, Tree Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Sedge Warblers and 2 Redshank (G Jones).
Hedgecourt Lake: Common Gull (J McCulloch).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Little Ringed Plovers (N Hadden).
Island Barn Reservoir: 5+ Little Gulls (J Barkham).
London Wetland Centre: Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Wheatear, 2 Redshank, 4 Green Sandpipers and 2 Oystercatchers (A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Little Ringed Plover east and Wheatear (D Brasier).
Send: Little Bunting at Prews Farm (BirdGuides).
Friday 4th
Beddington Farmlands: female Marsh Harrier, Water Pipit, male Wheatear, Sedge Warbler, 6 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Redshank, 4+ Green Sandpipers and Shelduck (A Dutta/I Jones/R Walker).
Capel: House Martin and Green Sandpiper (W Attridge).
Chessington: Sedge Warbler (J Bradbury)
Effingham Forest: 3 Bramblings and 2 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (M Kettell/M Warden).
Frensham Great Pond: 15 Little Gulls north-east (S Peters).
Hankley Common: Tree Pipit (J Clark)
Holmethorpe: 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 House Martins (N Hadden).
Island Barn Reservoir: 33 Little Gulls; also 3 Common Terns and 2 Oystercatchers (D Harris/A Quinn/J Snell/D Spragg).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Green Sandpipers and Great Black-backed Gull (M Mac/I McDonald/D Panchaud).
Richmond Park: Reed Warbler (D Woods).
Rotherhithe: 4 House Martins (R Corlett).
Send: Little Bunting at Prews Farm (BirdGuides).
Unstead Sewage Farm: 3 House Martins (J Cheesman).
Wandle Park: Green Sandpiper (S Henning).
Thursday 3rd
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, Redshank, Willow Warbler, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Swallow, Oystercatcher and 7 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/I Jones/Z Pannifer/R Walker).
Box Hill: 4 Hawfinches and Swallow (S Gale).
Coulsdon: Swallow (O Carmona).
Leith Hill: Crossbill and 2 Bramblings (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Redshank, Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Oystercatchers and 2 Green Sandpipers (P Lewis/C Moore/L Parikian/A Salmon).
Mickleham Downs: 13 Hawfinches (S Gale).
Send: Little Bunting at Prews Farm (E Sames).
Thursley Common: 2 Redstarts (P Osborn/J Reeves).
Waverley Abbey: Green Sandpiper (K Duncan).
Wednesday 2nd
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Redshank, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Shelduck and 2 Green Sandpipers (I Jones).
Chobham Common: Swallow (E Sames).
London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe, Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Redshank, Common Sandpiper and 3 Green Sandpipers (C Dewhurst/C Moore/Y Simmonds/M Wheeler).
Send: Little Bunting at Prews Farm (BirdGuides).
Shalford Water Meadows: Jack Snipe (K Britten).
Shipley Bridge: Swallow (P Martin).
Unstead SF: 2 House Martin and 5 Swallows (J Parr).
Tuesday 1st
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Redshank, Swallow, 5 Little Ringed Plovers and 3 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/I Jones).
Crooksbury Common: Tree Pipit (R Seargent).
Frensham Little Pond: Swallow (R Douglas).
London Wetland Centre: Mediterranean Gull, Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2 Willow Warblers and 2 Oystercatchers (S Campbell/S Fowles/A Salmon).
Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir: Willow Warbler (G Shaw).
Tate Modern: 9 Common Gulls upriver (R Braddock).
Unstead SF: House Martin over Dry Lagoon; also 5 Swallows (J Parr).
Wallington: Stone-curlew sound recorded (A Dutta).
Winterfold Heath: Swallow and Brambling (R Stride).
Worcester Park: male Wheatear (C Alpera/B Smith).