February 2023

Tuesday 28th

Beddington Farmlands: Mediterranean Gull, Water Pipit and 12 Shelduck (Z Pannifer/D Warren).

Holmethorpe SP: adult Yellow-legged Gull on Water Colour Lagoon 1 (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Goldeneye and 2 Oystercatchers (A Salmon).

Unstead Water Meadows: Golden Plover late afternoon then flew north (N Willis).

Monday 27th

Beddington Farmlands: 7 Water Pipits, 3 Green Sandpipers and 11 Shelduck (Z Pannifer).

Churt: ringtail Hen Harrier flew north over Jumps Lane at 15:10 (R Douglas).

London Wetland Centre: adult Iceland Gull briefly on Main Lake mid-afternoon then flew upriver; also Water Pipit, Goldeneye, 2 Oystercatchers and Shelduck (R Dunne/A Salmon/D Wright).

Sunday 26th

Rock Pipit, Beddington Farmlands (M Kohler).
Rock Pipit, Beddington Farmlands (M Kohler).

Beddington Farmlands: Rock Pipit, adult Mediterranean Gull, 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Water Pipits, Jack Snipe, 9 Shelduck and 2 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/M Kohler).

Effingham Forest: 3+ Hawfinches and 2 Goshawks at Dick Focks Common (S Brownhill/P Cuthbert/M Jones).

London Wetland Centre: Iceland Gull on Main Lake and Reservoir Lagoon; also 2 Red-crested Pochard, Water Pipit, Goldeneye, 2 Oystercatchers and Shelduck (M Cutting/C Dewhurst/W Newnham/D Price/C Proudfoot/M Talbot/M Wheeler).

Ridings Wood: Brambling with Chaffinches (M Kettell).

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

Saturday 25th

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, 7 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (Z Pannifer/P Rodgers).

Effingham Forest: male and female Goshawks at Dick Focks Common (T Gibson).

Lammas Lands: 2 Dartford Warblers (P Osborn).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Oystercatchers and Goldeneye (C Dewhurst/C Moore).

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

Friday 24th

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, 7 Shelduck and 3 Green Sandpipers (C Owens/Z Pannifer).

Effingham Forest: 2 Hawfinches and 2 Goshawks at Dick Focks Common (A Bird/A Harding).

Enton Lakes: female Goldeneye (D Brassington).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Oystercatchers and Goldeneye (C Dewhurst/C Moore).

Richmond Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (R Dunne).

Thursday 23rd

Caspian Gull, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Caspian Gull, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

Beddington Farmlands: adult Mediterranean Gull; also 8 Jack Snipe, 4 Water Pipits, 7 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (C Owens/Z Pannifer).

Effingham Forest: 6+ Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (D Robinson).

Holmethorpe SP: 1st-winter Caspian Gull on Water Colour Lagoon 1 (G Hay).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 2 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (S Musievski).

London Wetland Centre: Oystercatcher and Goldeneye (A Salmon).

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

Wednesday 22nd

Brent Geese, London Wetland Centre (A Salmon).
Brent Geese, London Wetland Centre (A Salmon).

Beddington Farmlands: 7 Shelduck (D Warren).

London Wetland Centre: 2 adult Brent Geese on Main Lake; also Bittern, Oystercatcher and Goldeneye (C Moore/M Parker/A Salmon/W Newnham).

West End Common: male Brambling with Chaffinches (S Jones).

Tuesday 21st

Bankside: 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull (R Braddock).

Beddington Farmlands: Mediterranean Gull flew west; also 7 Water Pipits, Jack Snipe, 2 Green Sandpipers and 7 Shelduck (J Bartley/A Self/D Warren).

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit, Oystercatcher and female Goldeneye (M Andrews/C Lotz).

Shackleford: 3 Corn Buntings at Lydling Farm (P Osborn).

Monday 20th

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Water Pipits, 6 Shelduck and 2 Green Sandpipers (Z Pannifer).

London Wetland Centre: Oystercatcher, Goldeneye and 2 Shelduck (C Dewhurst/A Wilkinson).

Lonsdale Road Reservoir: drake Pintail (N Anderson).

Sunday 19th

Mediterranean Gull, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Mediterranean Gull, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

Beddington Farmlands: 4 Water Pipits, 2 Jack Snipe, 8+ Shelduck and 2 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/Z Pannifer/P Rogers).

Effingham Forest: 4 Goshawks, 5 Hawfinches, Brambling and 2 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (A Bird/V Hiscock/M Matthews).

Holmethorpe SP: adult and first-winter Mediterranean Gull north-east over Mercers West (G Hay/I Kehl).

Lammas Lands: Jack Snipe (P Osborn).

London Wetland Centre: female Brambling, Oystercatcher, Goldeneye and 2 Shelduck (M Bradbury/A Salmon).

Richmond Park: Dartford Warbler at Sawyers Hill (A Westenberger).

Shackleford: 3 Corn Buntings at Lydling Farm (R Douglas).

Saturday 18th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Water Pipits, 7 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (Z Pannifer).

Effingham Forest: Goshawk and 12 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (J Cedar/K Chauhan).

Frensham Little Pond: Bittern in flight (BirdGuides).

London Wetland Centre: female Brambling, Pintail and Goldeneye (A Harding/W Newnham).

Friday 17th

Caspian Gull, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Caspian Gull, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Water Pipits and 8 Shelduck (Z Pannifer).

Holmethorpe SP: 1st-winter Caspian Gull and adult Yellow-legged Gull on Water Colour Lagoon 1 (M Farmer/G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull on Main Lake; also Bittern (A Salmon).

Richmond Park: drake Shelduck (T Jones).

Shackleford: 3 Corn Buntings at Lydling Farm (G Osbourne).

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

Thursday 16th

Bittern, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Bittern, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, 5 Green Sandpipers and 4 Shelduck (/Z Pannifer)

Effingham Forest: Crossbill (N Jackson).

Holmethorpe SP: Bittern in south-west corner of Water Colour Lagoon 1 (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Oystercatcher, Water Pipit and Goldeneye (C Dewhurst/M Honey).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Goldeneye and Green Sandpiper (S Brownhill).

Wednesday 15th

Caspian Gull, Kingston upon Thames (T Inns).
Caspian Gull, Kingston upon Thames (T Inns).

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Water Pipits, Dartford Warbler, Green Sandpiper and 6 Shelduck (M Bravery/Z Pannifer)

Effingham Forest: 2 Goshawks, 2 Hawfinches and 3 Bramblings at Dick Focks Common (R Luano/T Smith).

Kingston upon Thames: 1st-winter Caspian Gull at recycling centre (T Inns).

London Wetland Centre: Marsh Harrier over early afternoon; also Jack Snipe, Water Pipit and Goldeneye (R Dunne/M Honey).

Richmond Park: drake Shelduck (N Anderson).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers (K Cobbett/H Speirs).

Tuesday 14th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Water Pipits, 6 Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper and 4 Shelduck (Z Pannifer)

Effingham Forest: Goshawk, 2 Hawfinches and 2 Bramblings at Dick Focks Common (S Shimwell).

London Wetland Centre: Oystercatcher, Bittern, Water Pipit and Goldeneye (P Gilfilian/M Mac/A Salmon)

Monday 13th

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, Green Sandpiper and 4 Shelduck (Z Pannifer)

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit and Goldeneye (A Salmon).

Unstead SF: 2 Jack Snipe (R Brown).

Sunday 12th

Beddington Farmlands: 5 Black-tailed Godwits on enclosed lagoon then flew east; also 9 Water Pipits, 2 Jack Snipe and 7 Shelduck (N Gardner).

Effingham Forest: Crossbill and 2 Bramblings and Dick Focks Common (N Johnson).

Holmethorpe SP: Great Egret over Chilmead Farm (J Simpson).

Leatherhead: Goosander on River Mole at Common Meadow (P Spencer).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern and Goldeneye (A Salmon).

Netley Park: 5 Hawfinches (M Waite).

Saturday 11th

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Water Pipits, 7 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (Z Pannifer).

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit, Dartford Warbler and Goldeneye (C Dewhurst/A Salmon).

Shackleford: 2+ Corn Buntings at Lydling Farm (S Ferguson).

Tice’s Meadow: drake and 2 female Goldeneye; also Green Sandpiper (R Seargent).

Friday 10th

Beddington Farmlands: Jack Snipe, 7 Water Pipits, Green Sandpiper and 7 Shelduck (Z Pannifer).

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit on Wader Scrape; also Dartford Warbler, Goldeneye and Jack Snipe (M Mac/D Panchaud/J Reeves/A Salmon).

Tice’s Meadow: drake Goldeneye; also Green Sandpiper (R Douglas).

Thursday 9th

Caspian Gull, Beddington Farmlands (P Alfrey).
Caspian Gull, Beddington Farmlands (P Alfrey).

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull and 6 Shelduck (P Alfrey).

Cutt Mill Ponds: 4 Goosander (B Smithies).

Effingham Forest: male and female Goshawk at Dick Focks Common; also 4 Hawfinches (S Brownhill/P Pentek).

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit, Pintail, Jack Snipe, Dartford Warbler and Goldeneye (M & H Cook/A Salmon).

Tice’s Meadow: drake Goldeneye (R Horton).

Wednesday 8th

Beddington Farmlands: 6 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (Z Pannifer).

Leatherhead: drake Goosander on River Mole (D Robinson).

London Wetland Centre: Goldeneye (C Dewhurst).

Reigate Heath: 2+ Bramblings at Clifton’s Lane (D Robinson).

Shackleford: 3 Corn Buntings at Lydling Farm; also 2 Dartford Warblers (P Osborn).

Tuesday 7th

Beddington Farmlands: Dartford Warbler, 3 Pintail, Water Pipit, 6 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (Z Pannifer).

Blackheath: Brambling (K Britten).

Lammas Lands: 2 Dartford Warblers (P Osborn).

London Wetland Centre: Goldeneye (C Dewhurst).

Mitcham Common: Dartford Warbler (C Williams).

Richmond Park: Jack Snipe (P Pentek).

Monday 6th

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipits, 4 Pintail, 6 Shelduck and 3 Green Sandpipers (Z Pannifer).

Eashing: 4 Hawfinches by River Wey then flew south-west (E Stubbs).

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit on Wader Scrape; also Bittern, Goldeneye and Dartford Warbler (R Dunne).

Shackleford: 3 Corn Buntings at Lydling Farm; also 2 Dartford Warblers (A Barker/D Cox).

Sunday 5th

Scaup, Thorpe Park (J Snell).
Scaup, Thorpe Park (J Snell).

Beddington Farmlands: 7 Water Pipits, 4 Pintail, 3 Jack Snipe, 8 Shelduck and 3 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/N Gardner).

Cutt Mill Ponds: 2 drake and 2 redhead Goosander (C Burchell).

Effingham Forest: male and female Goshawk at Dick Focks Common; also 2 Hawfinches and 5 Crossbills (S Brownhill/G Honey/T Smith/W Townsend).

Lammas Lands: Dartford Warblers (R Mist).

London Wetland Centre: Goldeneye (A Salmon).

Shackleford: 3 Corn Buntings at Lydling Farm (E Stubbs).

Thorpe Park: female Scaup and drake Goldeneye on Manor Lake (J Snell).

Tice’s Meadow: drake Goldeneye in Workings; also Green Sandpiper (R Seargent).

Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper on South Meadow/Flooded Field (J Parr).

Saturday 4th

Pintail, Beddington Farmlands (Z Pannifer).
Pintail, Beddington Farmlands (Z Pannifer).

Beddington Farmlands: 4 Pintail, 2 Water Pipits, Dartford Warbler, 5 Shelduck and 3 Green Sandpipers (G Jones/Z Pannifer).

Cutt Mill Ponds: 2 drake and 2 redhead Goosander (C Burchell).

Downside: drake Goosander on River Mole (J Snell).

Frensham Little Pond: Bittern in flight (S Peters).

London Wetland Centre: Goldeneye and Shelduck (C Dewhurst).

Friday 3rd

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, 5 Shelduck and 5 Green Sandpipers (Z Pannifer).

London Wetland Centre: Pintail (A Salmon).

Thursday 2nd

Beddington Farmlands: 7+ Water Pipits, 3 Jack Snipe, Dartford Warbler, 5 Shelduck and 5 Green Sandpipers (Z Pannifer).

Chessington: Jack Snipe at Rushett Farm in ditch near The Barn (D Dack).

London Wetland Centre: Pintail, Goldeneye and Shelduck (A Salmon).

Mercers CP: adult Mediterranean Gull on Mercers Lake (N Hadden).

Tice’s Meadow: Goldeneye pair; also Green Sandpiper (R Horton).

Wednesday 1st

Effingham Forest: male and female Goshawk at Dick Focks Common (A Harding).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern and 2 Pintail (R Dunne/A Salmon).