August 2024

Saturday 31st

Alfold: 2 Whinchats and 3 Yellow Wagtails at Pallinghurst Farm (R Stride).

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Yellow Wagtails, adult Common Gull and 9 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner).

Holmethorpe SP: Wheatear at Mercers Farm; also 3 Green Sandpipers (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: 5 Black-tailed Godwits on Main Lake; also Wigeon, 3 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (A Salmon).

Leg of Mutton LNR: Osprey (BirdGuides).

Richmond Park: Arctic Tern through Upper Pen Ponds; also 2 Whinchats, 13 Yellow Wagtails and 3 Tree Pipits (D Brasier/P Pentek).

South Norwood: 2 Arctic Terns north-east over Ferndale Road (J Shaub).

Tice’s Meadow: Arctic Tern, Goshawk, 3 Greenshank and 2 Wigeon (R Horton).

Wallington: 2 Whimbrel, Dunlin, Little Ringed Plover and Spotted Flycatcher sound recorded overnight (A Dutta).

Friday 30th

Spotted Flycatcher, Blackheath (K Britten).
Spotted Flycatcher, Blackheath (K Britten).

Ash: Wheatear (M Scott).

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Wood Sandpiper on 100 Acre; also Dunlin, Whinchat, Swift and 7 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling).

Blackheath: Spotted Flycatcher (K Britten).

Burgh Heath: Spotted Flycatcher at Canons Farm (I Ward).

Chobham Common: male Redstart (J Barkham).

Eashing Fields: 2 Whinchats (E Stubbs).

London Wetland Centre: 4 Yellow Wagtails over; also Swift, Wigeon, Common Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpipers (M Parker/A Salmon).

Richmond Park: Whinchat, Wheatear, Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Green Sandpipers (D Brasier).

Tice’s Meadow: Greenshank and Green Sandpiper (R Horton).

Thursday 29th

Garganey, London Wetland Centre (J Reeves).
Garganey, London Wetland Centre (J Reeves).

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Green Sandpipers (B Stewart).

Chobham Common: Spotted Flycatcher (P Davies).

Holmethorpe SP: Whinchat at Mercers Farm (N Hadden).

Kew Bridge: Green Sandpiper (D Brasier).

Leith Hill: 6 Golden Plovers south-west and 56 Swallows south (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: Garganey on Main Lake; also 6 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (J Reeves/A Salmon/M Wheeler).

Pewley Down: Wheatear (R Pittwood).

Priest Hill: Yellow Wagtail over; also Wheatear (A Collins).

Richmond Park: juvenile Honey Buzzard south-west; also Whinchat, Tree Pipit, Spotted Flycatcher and 4 Yellow Wagtails (F Matthews/J Wilczur)

Rydes Hill Common: Tree Pipit (B Jarman).

Tate Modern: 3 adult Great Black-backed Gulls (R Braddock).

Tice’s Meadow: Garganey, 3 Greenshank, 2 Ringed Plovers, Yellow Wagtail and Wigeon (R Horton).

Wednesday 28th

Spotted Flycatcher, Tate Modern (R Braddock).
Spotted Flycatcher, Tate Modern (R Braddock).

Beddington Farmlands: Whinchat, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 17 Whitethroats, 28 Swifts, 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Common Sandpipers and 3 Green Sandpipers (A Dutta/R Walker).

Cranleigh: 2 Swifts (R Stride).

Holmethorpe SP: Greenshank at Mercers Quarry (N Hadden).

Leith Hill: 2 Spotted Flycatchers (N Driscoll).

London Wetland Centre: Garganey on Main Lake; also Curlew on Wader Scrape, Great Egret west, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (S Patel/A Salmon).

Richmond Park: 2 Turnstones over Upper Pen Ponds; also 15 Yellow Wagtails, 6 Tree Pipits, Whinchat, Redstart, 2 Spotted Flycatchers and Wheatear (D Brasier).

Tate Modern: Spotted Flycatcher (R Braddock).

Thursley Common: 2 Green Sandpipers (D Brassington).

Tice’s Meadow: Garganey, 3 Greenshanks, 7 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (P Brown/S Gillingham/R Horton/R Seargent).

West Norwood: Swift (L Parikian).

Witley Common: 5 Spotted Flycatchers (E Stubbs).

Tuesday 27th

Nightjar, Croydon (J Forsyth).
Nightjar, Croydon (J Forsyth).

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Green Sandpipers (S Thomas).

Croydon: Nightjar in garden on Blenheim Park Road (J Forsyth).

Epsom Downs: Redstart (S Gale).

Frensham Great Pond: c 12 Swifts (S Woolfries).

Island Barn Reservoir: Wheatear (D Spragg).

Little Woodcote: 9 Swifts south (A Dutta).

London Wetland Centre: Garganey on Main Lake; also Common Sandpiper and 5 Green Sandpipers (M Parker/A Salmon).

Pewley Down: Swift (P Davies).

Tice’s Meadow: Greenshank and Swift (R Horton).

Monday 26th

Osprey, Unstead SF (K Britten).
Osprey, Unstead SF (K Britten).

Chobham Common: 2 Spotted Flycatchers (P Davies).

Holmethorpe SP: 3 Green Sandpipers (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper and 3 Green Sandpipers (A Salmon/M Wheeler).

Redhill: Swift over (D Brassington).

Tice’s Meadow: 3 Greenshank (G Clarke/R Horton/R Seargent).

Unstead SF: juvenile Osprey south-west (K Britten).

Wandsworth Common: 3 Willow Warblers (N Rutter).

Wood Street Village: Whinchat (C Burchell).

Sunday 25th

Beddington Farmlands: Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail and 14 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/C Strudwick).

Britty Wood: 3 Spotted Flycatchers (R Seargent).

Brook: Wheatear at Witley Farm (D Brassington).

Burgh Heath: Tree Pipit and 2 Yellow Wagtails over Canons Farm (T Blake/P Goodman).

Chobham Common: Wheatear (E Sames).

Forest Green: Osprey south-west (M Sparkes).

Holmethorpe SP: Swift and 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay).

Hooley: 6 Swifts over Starbucks (J Everitt).

Leith Hill: 2 Spotted Flycatchers (P Evans).

Little Woodcote: 2nd-summer Caspian Gull; also Yellow Wagtail (A Dutta).

London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail, 3 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (A Salmon).

Thursley Common: 2 Ringed Plovers and 12 Yellow Wagtails south (E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: Greenshank (P Brown).

Saturday 24th

Battersea Park: 2 Swifts (M Mac).

Beddington Farmlands: 7 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay).

Hookwood: Common Sandpiper (T Smith).

London Wetland Centre: 4 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (C Moore).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Whinchat (C Burchell).

Wandle Park: 3 Willow Warblers (S Henning).

Wandsworth Common: 4 Willow Warblers (N Rutter).

Friday 23rd

Beddington Farmlands: 8 Swifts and 4 Green Sandpipers (I Jones).

Cranleigh: Swift (R Stride).

London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (A Salmon).

Unstead SF: 2 Green Sandpipers on South Meadow (J Parr).

Thursday 22nd

Green Sandpiper, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Green Sandpiper, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Common Gull, 2 Swifts, 2 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (P Gilflian/A Salmon).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Greenshanks; also Ringed Plover, 2 Swifts and Common Sandpiper (R Horton).

Wednesday 21st

Osprey, Shackleford (E Stubbs).
Osprey, Shackleford (E Stubbs).

Carshalton Ponds: Common Sandpiper (A Dutta).

London Wetland Centre: juvenile Garganey on Grazing Marsh; also 3 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (M Bravery/A Salmon/M Wheeler).

Richmond Park: juvenile Wood Sandpiper at Upper Pen Pond; also Yellow Wagtail (D Brasier).

Shackleford: juvenile Osprey south (E Stubbs).

Tate Modern: adult Common Gull downriver (R Braddock).

Tuesday 20th

Beddington Farmlands: 5 Green Sandpipers (I Jones).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: 3 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (A Long/A Salmon).

Richmond Park: Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Tree Pipits (D Brasier/D Williams).

Stoke Lake: Osprey over (M Kettell).

West Horsley: Osprey over (P Dodd).

Monday 19th

Holmethorpe SP: 3 Green Sandpipers (N Hadden).

Hook: 2 Swifts south (G Barter).

London Wetland Centre: 4 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (A Salmon).

Richmond Park: Yellow Wagtail and 2 Wheatears (D Brasier/P Pentek).

Sunday 18th

Brook: 4 Spotted Flycatchers at Witley Farm (D Brassington).

Hankley Common: 3 Spotted Flycatchers (P Osborn).

Holmethorpe SP: Wigeon and 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: 4 Green Sandpipers and 3 Common Sandpipers (W Newnham/A Salmon).

Pewley Down: 5 Swifts (P Davies).

Richmond Park: 2 Sandwich Terns west; also Whinchat, Cuckoo and Spotted Flycatcher (D Brasier).

Tice’s Meadow: Marsh Harrier; also Greenshank (P Brown/R Horton).

Unstead SF: 3 Swifts (J Parr).

Saturday 17th

Beddington Farmlands: Grasshopper Warbler, Greenshank, Whinchat and 8 Green Sandpipers (M Bravery/D Bulling/A Dutta/I Jones).

Frensham Great Pond: juvenile Black-necked Grebe (S Peters).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (N Hadden).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Greenshank on Main Lake; also Yellow Wagtail, 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (A Salmon).

South Norwood CP: 2 Common Sandpipers (S Woodcock).

Tice’s Meadow: Greenshank (P Brown/R Horton).

Wallington: Greenshank, Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail and Green Sandpiper sound recorded in recent nights (A Dutta).

Friday 16th

Beddington Farmlands: Whinchat, Common Gull, 2 Swifts, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (N Gardner).

Dorking: Common Sandpiper over at 04:45 (S Dorman).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 3 Common Sandpipers (J Snell).

Kingston upon Thames: juvenile Caspian Gull at recycling centre (BirdGuides).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake; also 3 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (A Salmon).

Richmond Park: Dunlin at Upper Pen Pond; also Tree Pipit, juvenile Cuckoo and Yellow Wagtail (H Bradshaw/R Dunne/N Jackman/R Kaye/P Pentek/J Wilczur).

Shackleford: Whinchat (P Osborn).

Thursday 15th

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Common Sandpipers, 4 Green Sandpipers and Swift (R Walker).

Chobham Common: Whinchat (E Sames).

Guildford: 3 Swifts (M Kettell).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (G Hay/I Kehl).

Leith Hill: Spotted Flycatcher (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: Whinchat, Little Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpipers and 2 Swifts (J Reeves/A Salmon).

Newchapel: Spotted Flycatcher at Shawlands Farm (K Noble).

Wednesday 14th

Wheatear, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).
Wheatear, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).

Beddington Farmlands: Greenshank over; also Wheatear, 5+ Common Sandpipers, Common Gull and 2 Green Sandpipers (A Dutta/I Jones).

Frensham Little Pond: Common Sandpiper (S Brownhill).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay).

Mercers CP: Common Sandpiper (G Hay).

Papercourt GPs: Great Egret south (E Sames).

Richmond Park: adult Roseate Tern briefly on island at Upper Pen Ponds then flew south-west; ninth Surrey record pending acceptance. Also Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (P Pentek).

Tate Modern: Great Black-backed Gull (R Braddock).

Tuesday 13th

Ash Vale: Wood Sandpiper sound recorded at 00:05 (BirdGuides).

Leith Hill: Nightjar (P Evans).

London Wetland Centre: 5 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (M Rowell/A Salmon).

Richmond Park: Wryneck at Sidmouth Slope; also Cuckoo (H Bradshaw/D Brasier).

Tice’s Meadow: Greenshank; also 2 Common Sandpipers and Green Sandpiper (R Horton/R Seargent).

Witley: Wheatear (G Hinchon).

Monday 12th

Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper (M Parker).

Ewell: 2+ Knot sound recorded at 01:44 (S Thomas).

Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Green Sandpipers (C Moore).

Richmond Park: Greenshank; also 2 Tree Pipits south (D Brasier).

Tice’s Meadow: 3 Greenshank; also Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpipers and Green Sandpiper (P Brown/R Horton).

Sunday 11th

Green Sandpiper, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Green Sandpiper, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

Ashtead Common: Spotted Flycatcher (P Davies).

Cutt Mill Ponds: Common Sandpiper (P Green).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: 4 Green Sandpipers (S Fowles/C Moore/M Murphy).

Richmond Park: Nightjar by Isabella Plantation (D Brasier).

Saturday 10th

Whinchat, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).
Whinchat, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Marsh Harrier; also Whinchat and 3 Green Sandpipers (I Jones).

Farnham: Redstart at Greenhill Way (P Brown).

Frensham Common: Spotted Flycatcher (C Jones).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpiper (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Redshank on Main Lake; also 4 Green Sandpipers (C Moore/D Panchaud).

Richmond Park: adult and juvenile Ringed Plovers at Upper Pen Pond (H Bradshaw).

Tice’s Meadow: Black-tailed Godwit; also 3 Common Sandpipers (R Horton).

Friday 9th

London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail and 2 Green Sandpipers (A Salmon).

Thursday 8th

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Marsh Harrier (I Hoad).

London Wetland Centre: 5 Green Sandpipers (A Salmon).

Wednesday 7th

Alfold: Greenshank and Green Sandpiper at Pallinghurst Farm (R Stride).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers at The Moors (G Hay/I Kehl).

London Wetland Centre: 4 Green Sandpipers (W Newnham/A Salmon).

Richmond Park: Redstart at Holly Lodge (D Brasier).

Tice’s Meadow: 15 Black-tailed Godwits (R Horton).

Tuesday 6th

Alfold: Greenshank over Pallinghurst Farm (R Stride).

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Marsh Harrier (R Dennis).

Caterham: Yellow Wagtail (C Yip).

London Wetland Centre: Wood Sandpiper on Wader Scrape; also juvenile Little Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper (BirdGuides/A Salmon).

Richmond Park: Garganey circled Upper Pen Pond with Teal then flew north-east; also juvenile Cuckoo (D Brasier).

Tice’s Meadow: 3 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (R Horton).

Monday 5th

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Marsh Harrier at North Lake (M Parker/R Walker).

Farnham Heath RSPB: Osprey over (BirdGuides).

London Wetland Centre: juvenile Little Ringed Plover; also 2 Green Sandpipers on Wader Scrape (M Parker/A Salmon).

Reigate Hill: female Goshawk (R Seargent).

Sunday 4th

Marsh Harrier, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).
Marsh Harrier, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Marsh Harrier over North Lake; also 7 Green Sandpipers (I Jones/A Ramesh).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers at The Moors (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (W Newnham).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (P Davies).

Saturday 3rd

Wood Sandpiper, Thursley Common (E Stubbs).
Wood Sandpiper, Thursley Common (E Stubbs).

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Marsh Harrier over North Lake (M Keenan).

Capel: 3 Nightingales (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: Red-crested Pochard, Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpipers (C Moore/W Hicks).

Thursley Common: juvenile Wood Sandpiper at Pudmore (E Stubbs).

Friday 2nd

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Marsh Harrier; also 2 Green Sandpipers (A Robertson/C Strudwick/R Walker).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers at The Moors (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper on Wader Scrape (A Salmon).

Richmond Park: juvenile Cuckoo; also Common Sandpiper (R Dunne/P Pentek).

Thursday 1st

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Marsh Harrier (N Collins).

Buckland Park Lake: Common Sandpiper (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: Cattle Egret from Peacock Tower; also Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (D Price/A Salmon).

Richmond Park: Wheatear (C Williams).

Tice’s Meadow: Osprey down Blackwater Valley; also Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (R Horton).

Westcott: Wheatear at Milton Court Farm (A Holden).