December 2022
Saturday 31st
London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake; also Jack Snipe and 2 Shelduck (A Salmon).
Friday 30th
London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns on Main Lake; also Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, Pintail, Goldeneye, Brambling and Dartford Warbler (R Dunne/A Salmon).
Sutton Place: 3 Jack Snipe at Triggs Lock (C Badenhorst).
Thursday 29th
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit and drake Shelduck (Z Pannifer).
Chessington: Jack Snipe at Rushett Farm (A Quinn).
Effingham Forest: 4 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (S Portugal/C Smith).
Leatherhead: drake and redhead Goosander on River Mole (D Kiddell).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns on Main Lake; also Pintail, Goldeneye and 2 Shelduck (M Auger/M Roche/A Wilkinson).
Papercourt GPs: Mediterranean Gull on pontoon early afternoon (R Clark).
Pennymead Lake: drake and redhead Goosander (S Portugal).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (M Elsoffer).
Wednesday 28th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull on Wet Grassland; also Water Pipit, Jack Snipe and drake Shelduck (S Levy/Z Pannifer).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake; also Pintail and Dartford Warbler (A Wilkinson).
Tuesday 27th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull; also 2 Water Pipits, Pintail, 2 Dartford Warblers, 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull, Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (D Bulling).
Cutt Mill Ponds: 2 Goosander (D Brassington).
Effingham Forest: 7 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common; also Brambling (M Fincham).
Leatherhead: 2 drake Goosander on the Mole (R McCaffery).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns on Main Lake; also Pintail and Goldeneye (D Burt/T Harrop/A Wilkinson).
Sheepleas: 2 Hawfinches (M Kettell).
Monday 26th
Chiddingfold Forest: Hawfinch at Botany Bay (E Stubbs).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake; also Jack Snipe (D Campbell/A Wilkinson).
Reigate Heath: 5 Bramblings at Clifton’s Lane (G Hay).
Sunday 25th
Weybridge: Yellow-legged Gull at Broad Water (J Irvine).
Saturday 24th
Crooksbury Common: Great Egret south-west at 12:10; first site record (J Gates).
Effingham Forest: 2 Hawfinches at Upper Common; also Goshawk (M Waite).
Enton Lakes: drake Goosander (D Brassington).
London Wetland Centre: adult Yellow-legged Gull on Reservoir Lagoon; also 3 Bitterns, Water Pipit, male and female Dartford Warblers, 2 Jake Snipe, female Goldeneye and Shelduck (J Klavins).
Friday 23rd
Effingham Forest: 8 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (C Smith).
London Wetland Centre: female Goldeneye (A Salmon).
Pennymead Lake: 11 (4 redheads) Goosander (G Lewis).
Thursday 22nd
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Pintail on North Lake (D Warren).
Effingham Forest: Brambling at Dick Focks Common (C Smith).
Hersham GP: 29 Barnacle Geese (A Quinn).
London Wetland Centre: Marsh Harrier over Main Lake; also Water Pipit, Bittern, Goldeneye and Pintail (O Dewhurst/M Parker/A Salmon).
Walton Reservoirs (Knight & Bessborough; no access): 3 Goldeneye (A Quinn).
Wednesday 21st
Beddington Farmlands: Great Egret briefly; also 2 Water Pipits, 5 Jack Snipe and 2 Green Sandpipers (Z Pannifer/C Smith).
Cutt Mill Ponds: 4 Goosander (D Brassington).
Eashing: Green Sandpiper by River Wey (M Phelps/E Stubbs).
Ewell: Jack Snipe at Hogsmill LNR (C Smith).
Hersham GP: Golden Plover in fields at Weylands Farm; also orange-ringed Mediterranean Gull (S Musievski).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Water Pipit and Goldeneye (C & O Dewhurst).
Tuesday 20th
Beddington Farmlands: 3 Water Pipits, 5 Jack Snipe, 2 Dartford Warblers, 2 Pintail and 4 Green Sandpipers (A Dutta).
Effingham Forest: Hawfinch at Dick Focks Common (BirdGuides).
Hersham GP: 5 Golden Plovers in fields at Weylands Farm (A Quinn/D Spragg/C Wilkinson).
London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe on Main Lake; also Bittern, 2 Pintail and female Goldeneye (A Self).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers (P Brown).
Monday 19th
London Wetland Centre: Golden Plover on Grazing Marsh; also 2 Bitterns, Water Pipit, 3 Pintail, female Goldeneye and 2 Shelduck (R Dunne/A Salmon).
Sunday 18th
London Wetland Centre: Golden Plover on Grazing Marsh; also 2 Bitterns and 2 Shelduck (P Gray/T Richardson).
Saturday 17th
Banstead: Avocet by A217 opposite Romans International late morning then flew off (P Stevenson).
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull; also 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Water Pipit, Dartford Warbler and drake Pintail (D Bulling/G Jones/Z Pannifer).
Eashing: Goosander pair flew north along River Wey (E Stubbs).
Effingham Forest: 25 Hawfinches roosted at Dick Focks Common (J Hobden).
Ewell: 2 Jack Snipe at Hogsmill LNR (S Ferguson/A Harding/D Robinson/P Spencer).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns on Main Lake; also 2 Pintail, Dartford Warbler, 2 Shelduck and Water Pipit (C Moore/A Salmon).
Pewley Down: 6 Golden Plovers (P Curnock).
Tice’s Meadow: Goosander (K Cobbett).
Friday 16th
Beddington Farmlands: Golden Plover; also Jack Snipe, Dartford Warbler and Water Pipit (Z Pannifer).
Brockwell Park: Brambling (S Patmore).
Frimley: male Brambling in garden (M Radbourn).
Hersham GP: 2 Golden Plovers in fields at Weylands Farm (C Turner).
London Wetland Centre: Brent Goose on Reservoir Lagoon; also Dunlin, 2 Pintail, Dartford Warbler, Water Pipit and female Goldeneye (C Dewhurst/C Moore/A Salmon).
Unstead SF: Jack Snipe at Dry Lagoon (J Parr/N Willis).
Walton Heath: 2 Hawfinches (S Gale).
West Horsley Place: 4 Bramblings (M Waite).
Thursday 15th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Golden Plovers, 11 Jack Snipe, 1st-winter Caspian Gull, 3 Water Pipits, 4 Dartford Warblers, 2 Pintail and 2nd-winter Yellow-legged Gull (D Coleman/A Dutta).
Effingham Forest: 21 Hawfinches into roost at Dick Focks Common; also 5 Bramblings (J Hobden).
Ewell: 2 Jack Snipe at Hogsmill LNR (S Ferguson).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns on Main Lake; also 2 drake Pintail, female Goldeneye and Water Pipit (C Dewhurst/C Moore).
Papercourt Marshes: Siberian Chiffchaff (E Sames).
Unstead SF: Jack Snipe at Dry Lagoon (J Parr).
Wednesday 14th
Beddington Farmlands: 4 Black-tailed Godwits; also 9 Jack Snipe, Dartford Warbler, 2 Water Pipits, 2 Pintail and Green Sandpiper (Z Pannifer).
Capel: Cattle Egret flew south at 08:10 (W Attridge).
Eashing: Jack Snipe by River Wey (E Stubbs).
Esher: 3 Golden Plovers in fields at Weylands Farm (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe on Main Lake; also 3 Pintail and 2 Bramblings (A Salmon).
Worcester Park: Little Bunting on Hamptons Estate (C Alpera/D Ramsay/B Smith).
Wandsworth Common: Golden Plover flew west (N Rutter).
Tuesday 13th
Beddington Farmlands: Golden Plover, 5 Dartford Warblers, Jack Snipe and 2 Water Pipits (Z Pannifer).
Capel: male Marsh Harrier flew east at 14:50 (W Attridge).
Eashing Fields: Hawfinch flew east (E Stubbs).
Ewell: Jack Snipe at Hogsmill LNR (G Barter).
London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit on Wader Scrape; also Jack Snipe and Pintail (P Gilfillan).
Worcester Park: Little Bunting by tennis courts on Hamptons Estate (S Osborn/C Northwood).
Monday 12th
Esher: 3 Golden Plovers in fields at Weylands Farm (A Cuthew).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake; also female Goldeneye and Dartford Warbler (C Dewhurst/W Newnham/A Wilkinson).
Pewley Down: 20+ Golden Plovers flew south (P Curnock).
Worcester Park: Little Bunting on Hamptons Estate (M Leonard/D Ramsay).
Sunday 11th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull on Wet Grassland; also 6 Jack Snipe, 2 Water Pipits, Dartford Warbler and Green Sandpiper (N Gardner/Z Pannifer).
Blatchford Down: 39 Golden Plovers flew south (A Holden).
Holmethorpe SP: 3 Jack Snipe at Chilmead Farm (G Hay/I Kehl).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 2 redhead Goosander and 2 Green Sandpipers (A Harding).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Water Pipits on Wader Scrape; also 3 Bitterns, 3 Dartford Warblers, 2 Jack Snipe, drake Pintail and female Goldeneye (M Bradbury/C & O Dewhurst/M Wheeler).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (P Brown).
Waddon Ponds: probable Yellow-browed Warbler (J Birkett/S Henning).
Saturday 10th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull on Wet Grassland; also 3 Dartford Warblers (Z Pannifer).
Bury Hill Lakes: Hawfinch (A Holden).
Leith Hill: 2 Bramblings south-west (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit on Grazing Marsh; also 2 Bitterns, female Goldeneye and Pintail (C Moore/T Richardson).
Reigate Heath: Brambling at Clifton’s Lane (A Baldock).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (P Brown).
Unstead SF: Jack Snipe at Dry Lagoon (K Britten).
Friday 9th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull on Wet Grassland; also Jack Snipe, Shelduck, Green Sandpiper and 2 Water Pipits (Z Pannifer).
Bolder Mere: Jack Snipe feeding in reedbed (J Hobden).
Effingham Forest: 8 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (J Hobden).
Holmethorpe SP: 3 Jack Snipe at Chilmead Farm (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit on Grazing Marsh; also Brambling, Pintail and 2 Dartford Warblers (A Salmon).
Westcott: Dartford Warbler at Milton Court Farm (A Holden).
Thursday 8th
Beddington Farmlands: 4 Water Pipits, Green Sandpiper and Shelduck (Z Pannifer).
London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit on Wader Scrape; also Jack Snipe, Bittern, female Goldeneye and Pintail (C Dewhurst).
Worcester Park: Little Bunting near stables at Lower Morden Equestrian Centre (W Newnham/S Osborn).
Wednesday 7th
London Wetland Centre: 3 Bitterns on Main Lake; also female Goldeneye (C Dewhurst/C Moore/T Richardson).
Worcester Park: Little Bunting near stables at Lower Morden Equestrian Centre (S Ferguson/M Garcia).
Tuesday 6th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Water Pipits, 2 Dartford Warblers and Shelduck (Z Pannifer).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns (A Salmon).
Tice’s Meadow: Dartford Warbler and Green Sandpiper (M Fincham).
Worcester Park: Little Bunting near stables at Lower Morden Equestrian Centre (S Gale/C Northwood/S Shimwell).
Monday 5th
Enton Lakes: Barnacle Goose (D Brassington).
London Wetland Centre: Great Egret on Grazing Marsh; also 2 Bitterns and Dartford Warbler (A Salmon).
Tice’s Meadow: Avocet (released on site having been in care in Aldershot on 24 November); also Great Egret (R Horton).
Worcester Park: Little Bunting near stables at Lower Morden Equestrian Centre (G Barter/R Dunne/C Northwood).
Sunday 4th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull on Wet Grassland; also 2nd-winter Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Water Pipits, Jack Snipe and Shelduck (N Gardner/Z Pannifer).
Churt: Green Sandpiper on garden pond (R Douglas).
Effingham Forest: 13 Hawfinches early morning; also Goshawk and 20 Bramblings (J Hobden).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper at Chilmead Farm (G Hay/I Kehl).
London Wetland Centre: 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull; also Dartford Warbler (W Newnham/B Reding).
Reigate Heath: 2 Bramblings at Clifton’s Lane (A Baldock).
South Norwood CP: Jack Snipe in wet meadow (J Hughes).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper on River Blackwater (R Seargent).
Westcott: 16+ probable Brent Geese flew west late morning (W Attridge).
Worcester Park: Little Bunting near stables at Lower Morden Equestrian Centre (M Bradbury/D Dack/S Ferguson/C Northwood/P Smallshire/A Westenberger).
Saturday 3rd
Beddington Farmlands: 10 Brent Geese (9 east and 1 on North Lake); also 2 Water Pipits, Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (Z Pannifer).
Cutt Mill Ponds: Goosander on Warren Pond (M Scott).
Eashing: drake Goldeneye at Eashing Farm (D Brassington/P Osborn/E Stubbs).
Effingham Forest: 12 Hawfinches early morning; also 2 Goshawks and 22 Bramblings (J Hobden).
Hedgecourt Lake: Great Egret flew west at 12:25 (D Dack).
London Wetland Centre: female Goldeneye and Green Sandpiper (A Salmon).
Worcester Park: Little Bunting near stables at Lower Morden Equestrian Centre (S Ferguson/G Keen/S Musievski/C Northwood/N Tanner/C Turner).
Friday 2nd
Frensham Great Pond: 2 Brent Geese briefly then flew west (E Stubbs).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns on Main Lake; also Water Pipit on Grazing Marsh, female Goldeneye and Dartford Warbler (C Dewhurst/T Richardson).
Shackleford: Golden Plover north (P Osborn).
Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret and Green Sandpiper (M Fincham/M Scott).
Worcester Park: Little Bunting near stables at Lower Morden Equestrian Centre; also 3 Bramblings (R Mooney/S Osborn/S Shimwell/B Smith/J Snell/C Williams).
Thursday 1st
Cutt Mill Ponds: 10 Goosander (J Snell).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): female Scaup; also Caspian Gull (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns on Main Lake (T Richardson).
Worcester Park: Little Bunting briefly near stables at Lower Morden Equestrian Centre at 10:30 (C Northwood).