July 2022

Sunday 31st

Island Barn Reservoir: 2 Common Sandpipers (J Snell).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Garganey on Main Lake (W Newnham/M Parker).

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (K Britten/K Duncan).

Saturday 30th

Oystercatcher, Island Barn Reservoir (J Snell).
Oystercatcher, Island Barn Reservoir (J Snell).

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Garganey on North Lake; also 11 Green Sandpipers (R Dennis/N Gardner).

Island Barn Reservoir: Oystercatcher and 2 Common Sandpipers (J Snell).

London Wetland Centre: female Garganey on Main Lake (A Salmon).

Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).

South Norwood CP: Oystercatcher flew north-east at 07:55 (J Hughes).

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (K Britten/K Duncan).

Friday 29th

Effingham Common: Osprey overhead from 09:25:-09:30 then lost to view (H Price).

Island Barn Reservoir: Oystercatcher and 3 Common Sandpipers (J Snell).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Sheltered Lagoon; also Little Ringed Plover (M Parker).

Richmond Park: Whinchat at Lawn Field; also Common Sandpiper (R Dunne/P Pentek).

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper (BirdGuides).

Thursday 28th

Avocet, London Wetland Centre (J Snell).
Avocet, London Wetland Centre (J Snell).

Beddington Farmlands: Marsh Harrier flew high north-east at 18:15; also 1st-summer Caspian Gull, juvenile Mediterranean Gull, 1st- and 2nd-summer Yellow-legged Gulls, 3 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (Z Pannifer).

Epsom Common: 4 Green Sandpipers on Stew Pond (R McCaffrey).

Island Barn Reservoir: Common Sandpiper (J Snell).

London Wetland Centre: Avocet on Main Lake (M Honey/T Richardson/J Snell/A Wilkinson).

Netley Heath: 6 Hawfinches (M Kettell).

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpipers and 2 Green Sandpipers (J Avenell/P Matthews/R Mooney).

Wednesday 27th

Beddington Farmlands: Black-tailed Godwit and Redshank on North Lake; also 1st-summer Caspian Gull, 2nd-summer Yellow-legged Gull and 2 Common Sandpipers (Z Pannifer).

Frensham Great Pond: Osprey briefly early evening then flew south-east (S Peters).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Sheltered Lagoon; also Garganey on Main Lake (W Newnham).

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers and 2 Green Sandpipers (P Osborn/R Seargent).

Tuesday 26th

Beddington Farmlands: Black-tailed Godwit and Redshank on North Lake; also 7+ Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (C Owens/Z Pannifer).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Sheltered Lagoon; also Garganey, 2 Redshank and Common Sandpiper (W Newnham/M Parker/T Richardson).

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper in The Workings; also 2 Dunlin, 4 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (S Brownhill/S Younger).

Monday 25th

Yellow-legged Gull, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Yellow-legged Gull, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

Beddington Farmlands: 7 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (S Thomas/B Young).

Cranleigh: Green Sandpiper (R Stride).

Holmethorpe SP: adult Yellow-legged Gull briefly at Water Colour Lagoons; also Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper at Spyne’s Mere (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Sheltered Lagoon (earliest ever Surrey record); also female Garganey on Main Lake (P Smallshire).

Thursley Common: female Whinchat (E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper in The Workings; also Ringed Plover, 7+ Green Sandpipers and 2+ Common Sandpipers (R Horton).

Wimbledon Common: Green Sandpiper (Jon Reeves).

Wire Mill Lake: immature Goshawk flew over in the evening (J Barnes).

Sunday 24th

Wood Sandpiper, Tice's Meadow (K Duncan).
Wood Sandpiper, Tice’s Meadow (K Duncan).

Beddington Farmlands: 6 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (N Gardner).

Chessington: 2 Mediterranean Gulls with Black-headed Gulls at Sir Francis Baker Recreation Ground (G Barter).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Common Sandpipers at Spyne’s Mere (G Hay/I Kehl).

Thorpe Park: Green Sandpiper (J Snell).

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper in The Workings; also Common Sandpiper and 4 Green Sandpipers (K Duncan).

Saturday 23rd

Beddington Farmlands: Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull and 10 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling).

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (A Salmon).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Sandwich Terns on island in The Workings c.05:55-06:38 then flew south; also 3 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (K Duncan).

Friday 22nd

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

Beddington Farmlands: 2 juvenile Caspian Gulls on North Lake; also Black-tailed Godwit and 2nd-summer Yellow-legged Gull (Z Pannifer).

Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper (G Hay).

Island Barn Reservoir: Common Sandpiper (J Snell).

London Wetland Centre: Garganey on Main Lake; also 2 Redshank and Common Sandpiper (C Dewhurst/A Salmon).

Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).

Richmond Park: Whinchat and Green Sandpiper (P Redmond).

Tice’s Meadow: 7 Black-tailed Godwits, 5 Common Sandpipers and 3 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).

Thursday 21st

Garganey, London Wetland Centre (A Salmon).
Garganey, London Wetland Centre (A Salmon).

Beddington Farmlands: 2 juvenile Caspian Gulls on North Lake; also Black-tailed Godwit, juvenile Yellow-legged Gull and juvenile Mediterranean Gull (A Dutta/Z Pannifer).

Island Barn Reservoir: 2 Little Ringed Plovers and Common Sandpiper (J Snell/C Turner).

London Wetland Centre: Garganey on Main Lake; also Yellow Wagtail (A Salmon).

Newchapel: 3 Spotted Flycatchers at Shawlands Farm (K Noble).

Little Ringed Plover, Island Barn Reservoir (C Turner).
Little Ringed Plover, Island Barn Reservoir (C Turner).

Shackleford: 3 Crossbills flew east (S Chastell/S Jones/E Stubbs).

South Norwood Lake: Common Sandpiper (A Simpkins).

Thursley Common: female Whinchat (D Brassington).

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

Wednesday 20th

London Wetland Centre: Garganey on Main Lake; also 2 Common Sandpipers (W Newnham/D Panchaud/A Wilkinson).

Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).

Thursley Common: Dunlin (D & P Boyd).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 juvenile Mediterranean Gulls in The Workings (K Duncan).

West Molesey: 95+ Mediterranean Gulls flew over; new county record count (D Harris).

Tuesday 19th

Black-tailed Godwit, Tice's Meadow (K Duncan).
Black-tailed Godwits, Tice’s Meadow (K Duncan).

London Wetland Centre: 7 Black-tailed Godwits on Main Lake; also Common Sandpiper (B Rayner).

Richmond Park: 8 Black-tailed Godwits circled then flew north-east; also Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (P Pentek).

Thursley Common: Redshank (D Brassington).

Tice’s Meadow: 29 Black-tailed Godwits (including a colour-ringed bird) dropped into The Workings c.06:25; record Tice’s count (K Duncan).

Monday 18th

London Wetland Centre: female Garganey on Reservoir Lagoon; also Common Sandpiper (A Salmon).

Stoke Lake: Common Sandpiper (S Chastell).

Tice’s Meadow: juvenile Mediterranean Gull briefly early morning; also Dunlin in The Workings (K Duncan).

Sunday 17th

Beddington Farmlands: Great Egret on North Lake early morning then flew south-west; also 1st-summer Caspian Gull and 6 Green Sandpipers (Z Pannifer/C Strudwick).

London Wetland Centre: Mediterranean Gull (L Smith).

Saturday 16th

Beddington Farmlands: 4 Yellow-legged Gulls (2nd-summer, 1st-summer and 2 juveniles) and 8 Green Sandpipers (G Jones/Z Pannifer).

London Wetland Centre: female Garganey on Reservoir Lagoon (A Salmon).

Lonsdale Road Reservoir: 3 Black-tailed Godwits at north-east end (R Knight).

Friday 15th

Island Barn Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe (D Harris).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (P Brown).

Unstead Water Meadows: 2 Crossbills flew south-east (N Willis).

Thursday 14th

Tice’s Meadow: Greenshank, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (A Bose/R Seargent).

Wednesday 13th

Beddington Farmlands: 2nd-summer Caspian Gull, 1st-summer Yellow-legged Gull and Common Sandpiper (A Dutta).

Frensham Great Pond: 10 Common Sandpipers (S Peters).

London Wetland Centre: female Garganey on Main Lake; also Common Sandpiper (C Dewhurst/R Dunne/D Panchaud).

Tuesday 12th

London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail (WWT).

Monday 11th

Oystercatcher, Lammas Lands (E Stubbs).
Oystercatcher, Lammas Lands (E Stubbs).

Lammas Lands: Oystercatcher west over Catteshall Meadow (E Stubbs).

London Wetland Centre: Garganey on Main Lake (BirdGuides).

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

Sunday 10th

London Wetland Centre: Garganey on Main Lake (M Parker).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper and 2 Common Sandpipers (R Horton).

Saturday 9th

Beddington Farmlands: 2nd-summer Caspian Gull from Wet Grassland hide; also 1st- and 2nd-summer Yellow-legged Gulls and 16 Green Sandpipers (Z Pannifer).

Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper at Spyne’s Mere (I Kehl).

Friday 8th

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (R Horton).

Thursday 7th

Cattle Egret, London Wetland Centre (D Williams).
Cattle Egret, London Wetland Centre (D Williams).

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Green Sandpipers (A Portuja).

London Wetland Centre: Cattle Egret on Main Lake from Dulverton Hide early afternoon; also Common Sandpiper (D Williams).

Wednesday 6th

London Wetland Centre: Curlew flew over; also Garganey, Yellow Wagtail, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (W Newnham/D Panchaud/A Salmon).

Thursley Common: Osprey flew west at 17:19 (BirdGuides).

Tuesday 5th

Beddington Farmlands: 6 Black-tailed Godwits on North Lake (S Shimwell/C Williams).

London Wetland Centre: 12 Black-tailed Godwits on Main Lake; also Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers and Green Sandpiper (W Newnham).

Tice’s Meadow: 4 Redshank, Green Sandpiper and 2 Common Sandpipers (J Hunt).

Monday 4th

Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper on Railway Pools and Green Sandpiper at Chilmead Farm (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: 3 Common Sandpipers (M Parker).

Sunday 3rd

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (WWT).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Common Sandpipers and 3 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).

Saturday 2nd

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Yellow-legged Gull and 6 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/R Browne/Z Pannifer).

Epsom: Crossbill north over Court Recreation Ground at 05:05 (D McKenzie)

London Wetland Centre: 2 Ringed Plovers (B Shorne).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Common Sandpipers and Green Sandpiper (P Brown).

Wimbledon Common: Little Ringed Plover at Rushmere Pond (James Owen)

Friday 1st

Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper at Spyne’s Mere (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper (B Reding).

Tice’s Meadow: Curlew in The Meadow (R Seargent).