February 2026
Saturday 28th
Beddington Farmlands: male Wheatear (one of few February records of the species in Surrey); also 3 Shelduck and 2 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling).
Box Hill: 12 Hawfinches (T Gibson).
Effingham Forest: 4 Goshawks (adult and three immatures), 5 Hawfinches and 12 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (A Emerson/A Frost/J Pettit).
Frensham Common: 5 Crossbills (R Douglas).
Holmethorpe SP: Siberian Chiffchaff and 2 Green Sandpipers (J James/T Ledger).
Island Barn Reservoir: juvenile Great Northern Diver; also Mediterranean Gull (D Harris/C Turner).
Kew Gardens: 2 Mediterranean Gulls (L Phillips).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern and 2 Oystercatchers (F Bryan/A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Mediterranean Gull and Crossbill (D Brasier).
Friday 27th
Beddington Farmlands: 3 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (G Howgate/M Parker).
Effingham Forest: 5 Hawfinches at Honeysuckle Bottom car park; also Goshawk and 6 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (P Davies/T Kennelly).
Island Barn Reservoir: juvenile Great Northern Diver (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Oystercatchers (A Salmon).
Thursday 26th
Alfold: female Ring-necked Duck on pond at Pallinghurst/Little Wildwood Farm (R Stride).
Beddington Farmlands: Dutch-ringed 1st-winter Caspian Gull; also 7 Jack Snipe, Water Pipit, Shelduck and 2 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner).
Charlwood: Hawfinch (BirdGuides).
Farnham Heath RSPB: 6 Crossbills (J Sabel).
Leatherhead: 5 Goosander at Common Meadow (J Snell).
London Wetland Centre: Shelduck and 2 Oystercatchers (A Salmon).
Wednesday 25th
Addlestone GPs: Brambling (M Higham).
Albury: 2 Crossbills (A Nunns).
Alfold: Brent Goose at Pallinghurst Farm (W Attridge/F Kelly/R Stride).
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull; also Mediterranean Gull and 3 Green Sandpipers (C Conroy/G Howgate/J Pettit/G Spinks).
Chobham Common: 5 Crossbills (T Godfrey).
Crooksbury Common: Crossbill (P Brown).
Effingham Forest: 2 Goshawks at Dick Focks Common; also 7 Hawfinches and 12 Crossbills (P Brown/G Hay/J Keddie/M Wheeler).
Godstone: Goshawk over (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern and 2 Oystercatchers (A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Mediterranean Gull over Pen Ponds (J Wilczur).
Tice’s Meadow: Sand Martin and Goshawk; joint earliest ever Surrey Sand Martin (R Horton).
Tuesday 24th
Effingham Forest: 5 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common; also Crossbill (N Bew/S Lumsden).
Henleypark Lake: 2 Crossbills (T Gibson).
Island Barn Reservoir: juvenile Great Northern Diver (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Oystercatchers (A Salmon).
Pyrford: female Brambling at Lady Place Farm (J Snell).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers (P Brown/R Horton).
West Molesey: Curlew flew over (K Shaw).
Monday 23rd
Battersea Park: 2 Black Redstarts (O Stone-Lee).
Effingham Forest: Hawfinch and Crossbill at Dick Focks Common; also (D Laird).
Frensham Great Pond: drake Goosander (K Duncan).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern (A Salmon).
Mickleham: c 15 Hawfinches at Ashurst Roughs (T Blake).
Richmond Park: Crane flew north over Pen Ponds; third site record (N Anderson/J Nicholson).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (R Horton).
Sunday 22nd
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Jack Snipe, 3 Water Pipit, 3 Shelduck and 4 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/C Strudwick).
Blackheath: 3 Crossbills (D Bodie).
London Wetland Centre: Pintail and Oystercatcher (A Salmon/M Wheeler).
Redlands Wood: 11 Hawfinches and 16 Crossbills (T Gibson).
Saturday 21st
Beddington Farmlands: Great Black-backed Gull, Water Pipit, 4 Shelduck and 5 Green Sandpipers (G Jones/I Jones/M Parker/A Ramesh).
Crooksbury Common: Crossbill (D Winsor).
Effingham Forest: 2 Goshawks, 6 Hawfinches and 12 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (A Harding/K Joshi/M Warden).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (N Hadden).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Pintail and White Stork of unknown origin (A Salmon).
Mytchett Place: 7 Crossbills (S Harley).
Newdigate: 37 Brambling at Lodge Farm (T Gibson).
Friday 20th
Effingham Forest: Goshawk, 3 Hawfinches and 5 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (S Buckingham).
Holmethorpe SP: Siberian Chiffchaff and Green Sandpiper (BirdGuides/G Hay).
Lightwater: 2 Crossbills at Turf Hill (P Welling).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow-legged Gull, Pintail, Great Black-backed Gull, Oystercatcher and Bittern (F O’Sullivan/A Salmon/F Wright).
Unstead SF: Shelduck on Flooded Field (A Lockett).
Thursday 19th
Churt Common: 8 Crossbills (J Gates).
Frensham Common: 10 Crossbills (J Gates).
Holmethorpe SP: Dartford Warbler and Green Sandpiper (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: adult Caspian Gull (BirdGuides).
Wednesday 18th
Effingham Forest: 18 Hawfinches and 12 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (D Williams).
Island Barn Reservoir: 2 juvenile Great Northern Divers (J Snell).
Kingston upon Thames: 2 1st-winter Caspian Gulls at recycling centre (T Inns).
London Wetland Centre: Pintail, Oystercatcher, Shelduck and Great Black-backed Gull (N Stapley/M Wheeler/L Whittaker-Smith).
Newdigate: 20 Brambling at Lodge Farm (R Dunne).
Tuesday 17th
Effingham Forest: 4 Goshawks and 35 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (BirdGuides).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (G Hay).
Island Barn Reservoir: Slavonian Grebe; also 2 juvenile Great Northern Divers (D Harris).
Mickleham: 25+ Hawfinches at Ashurst Roughs (S Gale).
Newdigate: 40 Brambling at Lodge Farm (D Cox).
Papercourt GPs: Mediterranean Gull (R Clark).
Monday 16th
Beddington Farmlands: 6 Water Pipits (BirdGuides).
Effingham Forest: 2 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (BirdGuides).
Island Barn Reservoir: juvenile Great Northern Diver (D Harris).
Newdigate: 50 Brambling at Lodge Farm (D Robinson).
Pennymead Lake: 6 Goosander (J Snell).
Richmond Park: Mediterranean Gull at Upper Pen Pond (D Brasier).
Sunday 15th
Island Barn Reservoir: 2 juvenile Great Northern Divers (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: Pintail (W Newnham).
Saturday 14th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Water Pipits (BirdGuides).
Box Hill: 40+ Hawfinches at Ashhurst Roughs (A Holden).
Capel: 3 grey geese sp. south (W Attridge).
Effingham Forest: 4 Goshawks and 12 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (BirdGuides).
Elstead: Goosander (R Mist).
London Wetland Centre: Pintail (F Wright).
Friday 13th
Holmethorpe SP: ringtail Hen Harrier (T Ledger).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns (BirdGuides).
Thursday 12th
Guildford: Black Redstart (BirdGuides).
Holmethorpe SP: Dartford Warbler and Green Sandpiper (G Hay).
Papercourt GPs: Mediterranean Gull (E Sames).
Stoke D’Abernon: Great Egret at Slyfield Farm (J Snell).
Wednesday 11th
Effingham Forest: 3 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (BirdGuides).
Pewley Down: Hawfinch (BirdGuides).
Tuesday 10th
Effingham Forest: 3 Goshawks and 70 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (T Gibson).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow-legged Gull, Oystercatcher and 2 Shelduck (G O’Sullivan/A Salmon).
Thursley Common: drake Goosander at Forked Pond (C & D Brassington).
Monday 9th
Beddington Farmlands: Mediterranean Gull, 4 Water Pipits, 4 Jack Snipe, Shelduck and 8 Green Sandpipers (J Alexander/B Carter/N Gardner/M Parker/R Walker).
Effingham Forest: Goshawk, 50+ Hawfinches and 2 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (R Dunne/G Robson/J Snell/M Waite).
London Wetland Centre: bean goose species on Sheltered Lagoon; also Brent Goose on Main Lake, Water Pipit on Grazing Marsh, Bittern, Oystercatcher and Shelduck (BirdGuides/J Havercroft/A Salmon).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (M Scott).
Sunday 8th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Water Pipits (BirdGuides).
Effingham Forest: 24 Hawfinches and 10 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (J Pettit).
Holmethorpe SP: Siberian Chiffchaff at The Moors; also Dartford Warbler and 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay).
Island Barn Reservoir: 2 juvenile Great Northern Divers; also Mediterranean Gull (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: Oystercatcher (C Dewhurst).
Papercourt GP: Mediterranean Gull (M Kettell).
Pewley Down: Hawfinch (BirdGuides).
Saturday 7th
Alfold: female Ring-necked Duck on pond at Pallinghurst/Little Wildwood Farm (R Stride).
Friday 6th
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, 3 Shelduck and 5 Green Sandpipers (R Walker).
Effingham Forest: 1+ Goshawk at Dick Focks Common (T Morgan).
Kingston upon Thames: Oystercatcher downriver (T Inns).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Oystercatcher and 2 Shelduck (A Salmon).
Papercourt GP: Mediterranean Gull (E Sames).
Thursday 5th
Frimley GPs: 2 Goosander (C Jones).
Hogsmill SF: subadult Yellow-legged Gull (T Inns).
Island Barn Reservoir: 2 juvenile Great Northern Divers (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: Oystercatcher and 2 Shelduck (A Salmon).
Wednesday 4th
Effingham Forest: female Goshawk, Crossbill and Hawfinch at Dick Focks Common (G Robson/K Sutton).
Guildford: Brimstone at The Mount (R Fisher).
Holmethorpe SP: Dartford Warbler (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Caspian Gull, Bittern, 2 Bramblings, Oystercatcher, Great Black-backed Gull and 2 Shelduck (P Pentek/A Salmon/N Stapley).
Papercourt GP: Mediterranean Gull (E Sames).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Jack Snipe and 2 Green Sandpipers (P Brown/R Smith).
Unstead SF: 2 Goosander north (J Parr).
Westcott: 8 Goosander on mill pond (R Smith).
Tuesday 3rd
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Jack Snipe, 3 Water Pipits, 3 Shelduck and 3 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/R Walker).
London Wetland Centre: Oystercatcher on Main Lake; also Bittern and 2 Shelduck (A Salmon).
Monday 2nd
Effingham Forest: 1+ Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (BirdGuides).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Bramblings over; also Bittern (A Salmon).
Tice’s Meadow: female Pintail and Green Sandpiper (P Brown).
Sunday 1st
Alfold Crossways: 4 Crossbills at Landor Wood (T Morgan).
Beddington Farmlands: 3 Water Pipits, Jack Snipe, 2 Shelduck and 2 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/H Cura/A Harding).
Cutt Mill Ponds: Goosander (L Fairclough).
Effingham Forest: 8 Hawfinches and 9 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (B Hagan).
Holmethorpe SP: Dartford Warbler (T Blake).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).



