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).