January 2026

Monday 26th

Green Sandpiper, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Green Sandpiper, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull, adult Mediterranean Gull and 3 Shelduck (M Parker).

Effingham Forest: Goshawk and 2 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (P Davies).

Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (G Hay).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers (M Scott).

Sunday 25th

Bittern, London Wetland Centre (F Wright).
Bittern, London Wetland Centre (F Wright).

Badshot Lea Pond: Great Egret (J Hunt).

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

Cutt Mill Ponds: 3 Goosander (B Jacklin).

Effingham Forest: Goshawk, 5 Hawfinches and 2 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (BirdGuides/A Harding).

Holmethorpe SP: Dartford Warbler and Green Sandpiper (T Blake).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern and Great Black-backed Gull (A Salmon/F Wright).

Send GPs: first-winter drake Goosander (A Goddard).

Unstead SF: Siberian Chiffchaff (J Parr).

Wey Manor Meadows: male Brambling (J Snell).

Saturday 24th

Dartford Warbler, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Dartford Warbler, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

Ash: Green Sandpiper (M Scott).

Ash Ranges: 2 Crossbills (H Kent).

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Water Pipits, Jack Snipe, 3 Shelduck and 4 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/G Jones/I Jones/A Ramesh).

Box Hill: Hawfinch (J Crockford).

Cutt Mill Ponds: 3 Goosander (B Jacklin).

Effingham Forest: 40+ Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common; also Goshawk and 15 Crossbills (T Gibson).

Frensham Great Pond: 20+ Crossbills (B Gibson).

Holmethorpe SP: Dartford Warbler and Green Sandpiper (G Hay).

Island Barn Reservoir: 2 juvenile Great Northern Divers (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: Merlin north-west; also Bittern (A Salmon).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (P Brown).

Friday 23rd

Great Northern Diver, Island Barn Reservoir (D Harris).
Great Northern Diver, Island Barn Reservoir (D Harris).

Alfold Crossways: 2 Goosander at Furze Farm Fishery (R Stride).

Effingham Forest: Goshawk, 5 Hawfinches and 2 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (R Haydon).

Frensham Little Pond: Crossbill (G Sharples).

Holmethorpe SP: Dartford Warbler and Green Sandpiper (N Hadden).

Island Barn Reservoir: 2 juvenile Great Northern Divers (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: adult Caspian Gull; also Bittern and 2 Shelduck (D Panchaud).

Send GPs: first-winter drake Goosander (K Duncan).

Thursday 22nd

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull and Water Pipit (BirdGuides).

Cranleigh: 4 White-fronted Geese off Vachery Lane (D Kettles).

Cutt Mill Ponds: 4 redhead Goosander (D Kettles).

Effingham Forest: 12 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (E Sames).

Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper and 800 Stock Doves (G Hay).

Island Barn Reservoir: juvenile Great Northern Diver (D Harris).

Pennymead Lake: 4 Goosander (D Barratt/E Sames).

Wednesday 21st

White-fronted Goose, Cranleigh (M Leitch).
White-fronted Goose, Cranleigh (M Leitch).

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (M Kohler).

Cranleigh: 4 White-fronted Geese off Vachery Lane (M Leitch).

Island Barn Reservoir: juvenile Great Northern Diver (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: 2nd-winter Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Bitterns and 1st-winter Great Black-backed Gull (A Salmon).

Tuesday 20th

Ash: Green Sandpiper (M Scott).

Badshot Lea Pond: Great Egret (J Clark).

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull, also 3 Water Pipits, 4 Shelduck and 3 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner).

Cranleigh: 4 White-fronted Geese off Vachery Lane (R Stride).

Effingham Forest: 5 Hawfinches and Crossbill at Dick Focks Common (G Carmichael/G Robson).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern (K Wills).

Lonsdale Road Reservoir: 2 Shelduck (P Boult).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret and Green Sandpiper (P Brown/S Gillingham).

Unstead SF: Siberian Chiffchaff in Works Field; bird present several days at least (S Allen/K Lightfoot/P Mattos/J Parr).

Monday 19th

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, 2 Shelduck and 2 Green Sandpipers (M Parker/R Walker).

Cranleigh: 5 White-fronted Geese off Vachery Lane (BirdGuides).

Cutt Mill Ponds: Goosander (A Roberts).

Effingham Forest: 9 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (I Jones).

Kingston upon Thames: 2nd-winter Caspian Gull and 3rd-winter Yellow-legged Gull at recycling centre (T Inns).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern and Great Black-backed Gull (M Andersson/K Lelliott).

Newdigate Brickworks: Goosander (S Card).

Whitmoor Common: 14 Crossbills (M Kettell).

Sunday 18th

Hook: Cattle Egret (T Inns).

Richmond Park: 2 Bramblings (D Brasier).

Saturday 17th

Beddington Farmlands: 54 White-fronted Geese east; also Mediterranean Gull and 2 Water Pipits (A Dutta).

Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (N Hadden).

Friday 16th

Pennymead Lake: 7 Goosander (K Duncan).

Wednesday 14th

Send GPs: 4 Goosander (K Duncan).

Monday 12th

Cranleigh: 5 White-fronted Geese off Vachery Lane (R Stride).

Kingston upon Thames: 2 Caspian Gulls (adult and 1st-winter) and 3 Yellow-legged Gulls at recycling centre (T Inns).

Sunday 11th

Cranleigh: 5 White-fronted Geese off Vachery Lane (R Stride).

Cutt Mill Ponds: 4 Goosander (M Fincham).

Saturday 10th

Cutt Mill Ponds: 4 Goosander (S Ferguson).

Effingham Forest: 4 Hawfinches (M Fincham).

Fetcham Mill Pond: 3 Goosander (R Trueman).

Island Barn Reservoir: juvenile Great Northern Diver (C Turner).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Great Egret (R Clark).

Friday 9th

Cranleigh: 5 White-fronted Geese off Vachery Lane (R Stride).

Holmethorpe SP: Jack Snipe (G Hay).

Island Barn Reservoir: juvenile Great Northern Diver (D Harris).

Papercourt GP: Great Egret (E Sames).

Thursday 8th

Ash: Green Sandpiper (M Scott).

Canada Water: Black Redstart (BirdGuides).

Cranleigh: 5 White-fronted Geese off Vachery Lane (R Stride).

Effingham Forest: 5 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (G Carmichael).

Leatherhead: Goosander on River Mole (D Whitlock).

Wednesday 7th

Great Northern Diver, Island Barn Reservoir (D Harris).
Great Northern Diver, Island Barn Reservoir (D Harris).

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit (BirdGuides).

Cranleigh: 5 White-fronted Geese off Vachery Lane (D Cox/R Stride).

Island Barn Reservoir: juvenile Great Northern Diver (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: 4 Yellow-legged Gulls, Jack Snipe and Great Black-backed Gull (P Pentek/J Wilczur).

Manor Farm Meadows: Brambling (M Higham).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (D Harewood).

Tuesday 6th

Great Egrets, Enton Lakes (D Brassington).
Great Egrets, Enton Lakes (D Brassington).

Beddington Farmlands: 8 Jack Snipe, 4 Water Pipits, Goosander and Shelduck (N Gardner).

Cranleigh: 5 White-fronted Geese off Vachery Lane (R Stride).

Enton Lakes: 2 Great Egrets at Johnson’s Lake (D Brassington).

Leatherhead: 4 Goosander on River Mole (C Lewis/J Snell).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern (R Dunne).

Richmond Park: Jack Snipe (D Woods).

Monday 5th

Jack Snipe, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).
Jack Snipe, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Water Pipits, Goosander, 3 Jack Snipe and 3 Shelduck (BirdGuides/I Jones).

Capel: 104 Lapwings over (W Attridge).

Effingham Forest: Hawfinch and Crossbill at Mountain Wood (D MacLeod).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Bitterns and Water Pipit (N Anderson/S Fowles/A Salmon).

Reigate Heath: 4 Crossbills (N Hookway).

Worplesdon: 120 Lapwings over (J Gates).

Sunday 4th

Dartford Warbler, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Dartford Warbler, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull, Water Pipit, 3 Jack Snipe, Goosander and Dartford Warbler (A Dutta).

Cranleigh: 5 White-fronted Geese off Knowle Lane (R Stride).

Effingham Forest: 2 Goshawks, 21 Hawfinches and 25+ Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (T Gibson).

Holmethorpe SP: Dartford Warbler at Chilmead Farm; third site record (G Hay).

Papercourt Water Meadows: White-fronted Goose (E Sames).

Sheepleas: 7 Hawfinches (T Gibson).

Whitmoor Common: 2 Crossbills (A Turbett).

Saturday 3rd

White-fronted Geese, Alfold (R Stride).
White-fronted Geese, Alfold (W Attridge).

Alfold: 4 White-fronted Geese at Pallinghurst Farm (R Stride).

Chelsea & Lambeth Reservoirs: Glossy Ibis over (D Harris).

Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (G Hay).

Friday 2nd

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull and 2 Water Pipits (Z Pannifer).

Kingston upon Thames: 2 1st-winter Caspian Gulls (T Inns).

Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir: Red-throated Diver (D Harris).

Redlands Wood: 2+ Hawfinches (BirdGuides).

Thorpe Park: drake Goldeneye (J Snell).

Tice’s Meadow: Pintail and Dunlin (K Duncan).

Thursday 1st

Great Egret, Tongham GP (K Duncan).
Great Egret, Tongham GP (K Duncan).

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull; also 3 Water Pipits, Brambling, Goosander, Dartford Warbler and Green Sandpiper (A Dutta).

Crooksbury Common: 8 Crossbills (R Seargent).

Hankley Common: 5 Crossbills (J Gates).

Holmethorpe SP: Jack Snipe, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls and 600 Stock Doves (G Hay).

Tice’s Meadow: female Pintail, Great Egret, Dunlin and Green Sandpiper (K Duncan/R Seargent).

Tongham GP: Great Egret (K Duncan).