August 2025

Sunday 3rd

Cattle Egret, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).
Cattle Egret, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).

Beddington Farmlands: purring Turtle Dove between Phase 3 and Beddington Park; also Cattle Egret on North Lake, Crossbill and Tree Pipit over, 2 Wheatears,12 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (D Bulling/A Dutta/I Jones).

Holmethorpe SP: 7+ Crossbills over Cormongers Lane; also Great Egret and Green Sandpiper at Mercers West (T Blake/G Hay/I Kehl).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 2 Oystercatchers, and 2 Green Sandpipers (W Newnham/A Salmon).

Richmond Park: 4+ Goosander at Pen Ponds (C Freddi/N Jackman).

Sanderstead: Crossbill over garden (J Birkett).

Saturday 2nd

Chessington: Osprey south-west (G Barter).

Chobham Common: Wheatear (G White).

Grayswood: 3 Crossbills (R Chodankar).

Holmethorpe SP: Great Egret at Mercers West; also 3 Little Ringed Plovers and Green Sandpiper (G Hay).

Leith Hill: 6 Crossbills (P Evans).

London Wetland Centre: juvenile Black Redstart; also Bittern and 2 Green Sandpipers (M Parker).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper and 2 Common Sandpipers (P Brown/R Horton).

Friday 1st

Black-necked and Little Grebes, Island Barn Reservoir (D Harris).
Black-necked and Little Grebes, Island Barn Reservoir (D Harris).

Beddington Farmlands: 8 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (N Gardner).

Blackheath: Crossbill west (D Bodie).

Chobham Common: 2 Crossbills over (E Sames).

Island Barn Reservoir: juvenile Black-necked Grebe (D Harris).

Kingston upon Thames: adult Yellow-legged Gull at recycling centre (T Inns).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern and Green Sandpiper (D Panchaud).

Richmond Park: 5 Goosander (P Pentek).

South Norwood CP: Green Sandpiper (J Shaub).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (M Elsoffer).