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

Mediterranean Gull, Papercourt GPs (R Clark).
Mediterranean Gull, Papercourt GPs (R Clark).

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

Golden Plover, Hersham GP (S Musievski).
Golden Plover, Hersham GP (S Musievski).

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

Golden Plover, Esher (C Turner).
Golden Plover, Hersham (C Turner).

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

Siberian Chiffchaff, Papercourt Marshes (E Sames).
Siberian Chiffchaff, Papercourt Marshes (E Sames).

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

Black-tailed Godwits, Beddington Farmlands (Z Pannifer).
Black-tailed Godwits, Beddington Farmlands (Z Pannifer).

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

Golden Plover, Beddington Farmlands (Z Pannifer).
Golden Plover, Beddington Farmlands (Z Pannifer).

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).

Little Bunting, Worcester Park (S Osborn).
Little Bunting, Worcester Park (S Osborn).

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

Jack Snipe, Unstead SF (K Britten).
Jack Snipe, Unstead SF (K Britten).

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

Jack Snipe, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Jack Snipe, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

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

Little Bunting, Worcester Park (S Osborn).
Little Bunting, Worcester Park (S Osborn).

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

Dartford Warbler, Tice's Meadow (M Fincham).
Dartford Warbler, Tice’s Meadow (M Fincham).

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

Green Sandpiper, Churt (R Douglas).
Green Sandpiper, Churt (R Douglas).

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).

Yellow-legged Gull, Beddington Farmlands (Z Pannifer).
Yellow-legged Gull, Beddington Farmlands (Z Pannifer).

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

Little Bunting, Worcester Park (S Ferguson).
Little Bunting, Worcester Park (S Ferguson).

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

Little Bunting, Worcester Park (J Snell).
Little Bunting, Worcester Park (J Snell).

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

Scaup, Island Barn Reservoir (D Harris).
Scaup, Island Barn Reservoir (D Harris).

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).