Wednesday 31 July

Beddington Farmlands: Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover and 2 Common Sandpiper (A Wilkinson).

Capel: Common Sandpiper (W Attridge).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers at Spyne’s Mere (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Little Ringed Plover (WWT).

Newchapel: Wood Sandpiper still at British Wildlife Centre in area with no general access (K Noble).

Stoke Lake: Common Sandpiper (M Fincham).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still; also Ruff, Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 8 Green Sandpiper and 2 Common Sandpiper (R Horton/M Nurse/L Winchcombe).

Tuesday 30 July

London Wetland Centre: 3 Common Sandpipers (WWT).

Netherlands: 12 Crossbills (S Chastell).

Newchapel: Wood Sandpiper still at British Wildlife Centre (no general access); also 120 Goldfinches (K Noble).

Richmond Park: Great Egret still at Upper Pen Pond (G Whaley).

Monday 29 July

Beddington Farmlands: 3rd-summer Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Green Sandpipers and 3 Common Sandpipers (BFBG).

Chobham Common: Oystercatcher flew over Ship Hill early morning (G Matthews).

London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpipers (WWT).

Newchapel: Wood Sandpiper still at British Wildlife Centre – no general access (K Noble).

Richmond Park: Great Egret still at Upper Pen Pond; also Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (P Pentek).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still; also Wheatear, 6 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (R Horton/L Winchcombe).

Sunday 28 July

Capel: Common Sandpiper (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: Dunlin, 3 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (WWT).

Newchapel: Wood Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (no general access) – part of national influx today involving hundreds of birds (K Noble).

Richmond Park: Great Egret still at Upper Pen Pond (J Lowther/S Weingarten).

South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper (J Hughes).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret again in Bat Pool; also 6 Green Sandpipers (L Winchcombe).

Saturday 27 July

Berrylands SF: 3 Common Sandpipers (J Harvey).

Capel: 2 Mediterranean Gulls flew south at 08:20 (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: Wheatear, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers and Redshank (WWT).

Mickleham: probable Black Kite (same as Thorpe Green) flew east over Juniper Hall Field Centre c.18:20 (L Andrews).

Richmond Park: Great Egret still at Upper Pen Pond (S Woolfenden).

Thorncombe Street: 3+ Whimbrels over Allden’s Hill at 23:50 (E Stubbs).

Thorpe Green: probable Black Kite circling by junction 2 of M3 at 16:00 (P Saunders).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Turnstones, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (M Elsoffer/P Hughes).

Friday 26 July

Holmethorpe SP: juvenile Whinchat briefly on mound behind Water Colour Lagoon 1 (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (WWT).

Richmond Park: adult Great Egret still at Upper Pen Pond (N Jackman).

Stoke: Common Sandpiper on River Wey by lower meadow (S Chastell).

Thorncombe Street: 3+ Black-tailed Godwits flew over Allden’s Hill at 01:54; also two Whimbrels over (E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still in Bat Lake; also 2 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (M Elsoffer).

Winkworth Arboretum: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Phillimore early morning (E Stubbs).

Thursday 25 July

London Wetland Centre: two Black-tailed Godwits; also two Common Sandpipers (WWT).

Richmond Park: adult Great Egret still at Upper Pen Pond (N Jackman).

South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper (J Hughes).

Thorncombe Street: Greenshank flew over Allden’s Hill at 22:46 – a sound recording can be found here (E Stubbs).

Thursley Common: two Green Sandpipers on Pudmore in morning (D Smith).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still; also three Green Sandpipers and two Common Sandpipers (L Winchcombe).

Wednesday 24 July

London Wetland Centre: Garganey on Reservoir Lagoon; also Common Sandpiper (WWT).

Richmond Park: adult Great Egret at Upper Pen Pond (S Read).

South Norwood CP: Green Sandpiper (J Hughes).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still; also four Green Sandpipers, two Oystercatchers and two Common Sandpipers (L Winchcombe).

West Clandon: Curlew flew south over Clandon Wood Natural Burial Ground c.08:50 – first site record (M Phelps).

Tuesday 23 July

Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper flew over North Lake hide towards 100 Acre (A Dutta).

Monday 22 July

Beddington Farmlands: Redshank, five Green Sandpipers and 3 Common Sandpipers (BFBG).

Dick Focks Common: Hawfinch flew over in evening (M Davis).

London Wetland Centre: Redshank (WWT).

Richmond Park: five Red-crested Pochard (P Pentek).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still; also four Green Sandpipers and two Common Sandpipers (L Winchcombe).

Sunday 21 July

London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper (WWT).

Nutfield Marshes: Tree Sparrow.

Rotherhithe: four Yellow-legged Gulls (adult and three juveniles) on beach by Doubletree Hotel at low tide (R Bonser).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still; also Oystercatcher and three Green Sandpipers (M Elsoffer/J Hunt).

Saturday 20 July

Richmond Park: Green Sandpiper still; also Red-crested Pochard (P Pentek).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still (TMBG).

Friday 19 July

Capel: Portugese-ringed male Reed Warbler processed (W Attridge).

Farncombe: Oystercatcher flew south at 11:37 (E Stubbs).

Frimley GPs: three Black-tailed Godwits flew south (A Fitzsimmons).

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (WWT).

Papercourt GPs: Common Sandpiper (M Jones).

Richmond Park: Green Sandpiper and Snipe (FBG).

Rotherhithe: juvenile Yellow-legged Gull at Greenland Dock (R Bonser).

South Norwood Lake: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker pair reported in pines between lake and railway.

Stoke Lake: three Common Sandpipers early morning (S Chastell).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still; also 500+ Swifts through (TMBG).

Thursday 18 July

Beddington Farmlands: adult Yellow-legged Gull; also 2 Greenshank, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Red-legged Partridges (BFBG).

Bramley Park Lake: female Red-crested Pochard (E Stubbs).

Richmond Park: four Red-crested Pochard (P Boult).

South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper (J Hughes).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still in Plant Yard; Ruff, Oystercatcher, 3 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (R Dickey/M Nurse/R Seargent/L Winchcombe).

Wednesday 17 July

Beddington Farmlands: seven Green Sandpipers (BFBG).

London Wetland Centre: sixth fledged Lapwing of the year (WWT).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still in Plant Yard; also Ruff (R Seargent/L Winchcombe).

Wimbledon Park: Barnacle Goose (S Patmore).

Tuesday 16 July

Beddington Farmlands: Common Sandpiper (S Gale).

London Wetland Centre: Redshank still (WWT).

Richmond Park: Red-crested Pochard (P Pentek).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still; also Black-tailed Godwit, six Green Sandpipers, Oystercatcher and two Common Sandpipers (P Myers-Brown/L Winchcombe).

Monday 15 July

Capel: adult Mediterranean Gull flew north at 09:14; also Green Sandpiper (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: adult Mediterranean Gull on Main Lake; also Redshank (WWT).

Thorncombe Street: Whimbrel flew over Allden’s Hill at 03:44 (E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret still in Bike Pool; also Black-tailed Godwit, two Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (D Colledge/J Hunt).

Sunday 14 July

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover and juvenile Cuckoo (S Gale).

London Wetland Centre: eclipse drake Garganey, four Redshank and two Green Sandpipers (WWT).

Richmond Park: four Red-crested Pochard (J Wilczur).

Rotherhithe: 2nd-summer Yellow-legged Gull (same as 1 July) on River Thames shore by Doubletree Hotel (R Bonser).

South Norwood CP: Curlew flew west at 06:33 (J Hughes).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret again late afternoon (P Hughes).

Saturday 13 July

Snowdenham Mill Pond: female Red-crested Pochard (E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: no sign of adult female Common Scoter nor of Great Egret by early afternoon (BirdGuides/M Elsoffer).

Friday 12 July

Beddington Farmlands: Wood Sandpiper still; also eight Green Sandpipers, four Common Sandpipers and Redshank (BFBG).

Tice’s Meadow: adult female Common Scoter still; also Great Egret still, Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, two Common Sandpiper and Redshank (M Elsoffer/J Hunt).

Thursday 11 July

Beddington Farmlands: Wood Sandpiper (different bird to last week), eight Green Sandpipers, juvenile Yellow-legged Gull (first Surrey juvenile of the year), Greenshank, two adult Redshank and three Common Sandpipers (S Gale).

Richmond Park: three Red-crested Pochard (E & P Hunter).

Tice’s Meadow: female Common Scoter still; also Great Egret (mobile between Bike Pool and Workings), Black-tailed Godwit and three Green Sandpipers (J Brough/S Ferguson/M Nurse/R Seargent/E StubbsL Winchcombe).

Thursley Common: Great Egret (possibly not same as Tice’s) landed on Pudmore mid-afternoon and still present c.17:30 though mobile, then no further sign in evening (BirdGuides/D Brassington).

Walton on Thames: adult Caspian Gull flew over Anglers pub (D Harris).

Wednesday 10 July

Milford Common: Crossbill (M Lawn).

Tice’s Meadow: female Common Scoter still; also three Oystercatchers (R Horton/L Winchcombe).

Tuesday 9 July

Bankside: adult Mediterranean Gull flew downriver at 13:40 (R Braddock).

Beddington Farmlands: eight Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper and Redshank (BFBG/G Jones).

London Wetland Centre: Redshank (WWT).

Tice’s Meadow: female Common Scoter, Black-tailed Godwit and Common Sandpiper (K Duncan/M Nurse).

Monday 8 July

Beddington Farmlands: eight Green Sandpipers (S Gale).

Sunday 7 July

London Wetland Centre: two Greenshank and two Redshank (WWT).

Thursley Common: 20 Siskin (A Steele).

Tice’s Meadow: Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin and Common Sandpiper (K Duncan).

Saturday 6 July

Beddington Farmlands: eight Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (BFBG).

Friday 5 July

Beddington Farmlands: Wood Sandpiper still; also male Wheatear, Oystercatcher and eight Green Sandpipers (BFBG/BirdGuides).

London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper (WWT).

Thursday 4 July

Beddington Farmlands: Wood Sandpiper still; also two drake Red-crested Pochard on Main Lake, 11 Mediterranean Gulls, Common Sandpiper and seven Green Sandpipers (S Thomas).

Richmond Park: Red-crested Pochard (P Pentek).

Tice’s Meadow: two Green Sandpipers (J Hunt).

Wednesday 3 July

Tice’s Meadow: Oystercatcher and three Green Sandpipers (R Horton/M Nurse).

Tuesday 2 July

Beddington Farmlands: Wood Sandpiper, two Mediterranean Gulls, eight Green Sandpipers, Redshank and Common Sandpiper (BFBG).

London Wetland Centre: Black-tailed Godwit and Redshank (C Albanese/WWT).

Richmond Park: Common Sandpiper and five (three drakes) Red-crested Pochard (J Wilczur).

Monday 1 July

Lammas Lands: Common Gull (R Brown).

London Wetland Centre: Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Redshank and Green Sandpiper (WWT).

Richmond Park: four Red-crested Pochard on Upper Pen Pond (P Pentek/M Wright).

Rotherhithe: 2nd-summer Yellow-legged Gull on River Thames in evening (R Bonser).

Snowdenham Mill Pond: female Red-crested Pochard (E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: Oystercatcher and four Green Sandpipers (R Horton).