July 2023

Monday 31st

London Wetland Centre: drake Garganey and 3 Green Sandpipers (A Salmon).

Tice’s Meadow: Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (J Hurrell/R Seargent).

Sunday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: 10 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/I Jones).

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

London Wetland Centre: 2 Bar-tailed Godwits dropped in during the afternoon; also 5 Green Sandpipers (R Johnson/A Salmon/A Wilkinson).

Tice’s Meadow: Whimbrel briefly; also Black-tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover, 5 Green Sandpipers and 4 Common Sandpipers (R Horton/R Seargent).

Saturday 29th

Beddington Farmlands: Redshank on North Lake; also Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (Z Pannifer).

Hedgecourt Lake: Common Sandpiper (D Dack).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Common Sandpiper (S Musievski).

London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper (A Salmon).

Tice’s Meadow: Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (K Britten).

Friday 28th

Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper at Spynes Mere (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: drake Garganey and 2 Green Sandpipers (A Salmon).

Richmond Park: Whinchat in Pond Slade area (D Smith).

Tice’s Meadow: Black-tailed Godwit, Oystercatcher, 5 Green Sandpipers and 3 Common Sandpipers (R Seargent).

Thursday 27th

London Wetland Centre: drake Garganey with Teal on Wader Scrape; also 3 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (A Wilkinson).

Tice’s Meadow: Black-tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 6 Green Sandpipers and 3 Common Sandpipers (R Seargent).

Wednesday 26th

Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper and 2 Common Sandpipers (Z Pannifer).

Eashing Fields: Grasshopper Warbler (E Stubbs).

Kingston upon Thames: juvenile Yellow-legged Gull at recycling centre (T Inns).

London Wetland Centre: drake Garganey with Teal on Wader Scrape; also 3 Green Sandpipers (C Moore/M Wheeler).

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

Tice’s Meadow: Greenshank in the Workings; also 7 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (K Duncan/R Horton/D MacLeod/N Silver).

Tuesday 25th

Yellow-legged Gull, Kingston upon Thames (T Inns).
Yellow-legged Gull, Kingston upon Thames (T Inns).

Epsom Downs: adult and juvenile Wheatears (S Gale).

Kingston upon Thames: 4 juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls at recycling centre (T Inns).

London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper (S Fowles).

Mickleham: Hawfinch at Juniper Top (BirdGuides).

Richmond Park: Whinchat in Pond Slade area (R Dunne/A Westenberger)

Tice’s Meadow: Dunlin in the Meadow; also 2 Common Sandpipers and 4 Green Sandpipers (S Alley/K Duncan).

Monday 24th

Dartford Warbler, Beddington Farmlands (Z Pannifer).
Dartford Warbler, Beddington Farmlands (Z Pannifer).

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Black-tailed Godwits on North Lake; also juvenile Dartford Warbler, 4 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (Z Pannifer).

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpipers and 3 Common Sandpipers (R Horton).

Sunday 23rd

Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Yellow-legged Gull and Green Sandpiper (D Bulling/N Gardner).

London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper (M Murphy).

Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper at The Moors (G Hay.

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper and Redshank in the Meadow; also Green Sandpiper (M Bravery/K Duncan).

Saturday 22nd

Hedgecourt Lake: Common Sandpiper (D Dack).

Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper at The Moors (J Simpson).

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpipers (C Moore).

Richmond Park: Whinchat in Pond Slade area (S Robinson)

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (R Seargent).

Friday 21st

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper (D MacLeod/R Seargent).

Thursday 20th

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Greenshan and Common Sandpiper (D Harris/J Snell).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Oystercatchers and 2 Green Sandpipers (S Gowers).

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

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper in the Meadow (K Duncan/C Jones).

Wednesday 19th

White Stork, Holmethorpe SP (A Kundrotas).
White Stork, Holmethorpe SP (A Kundrotas).

Holmethorpe SP: unringed White Stork of unknown origin at The Moors/Water Colour Lagoons (D Cox/N Hadden/G Hay/J Pettit/J Simpson/J Snell/I Williams).

London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper (S Gowers).

Reigate Hill: Nightingale (A Morris).

Thursley Common: 2 Little Ringed Plovers (D Smith).

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper in the Meadow; also two Black-tailed Godwits, Redshank, 2 Common Sandpipers and 2 Green Sandpipers (K Duncan).

Tuesday 18th

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

Beddington Farmlands: 6 Green Sandpipers (A Dutta).

Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper in the Meadow (K Duncan).

Monday 17th

London Wetland Centre: 2 Green Sandpipers (A Wilkinson).

Thursley Common: Dunlin (D Brassington).

Tice’s Meadow: Redshank (R Horton).

Sunday 16th

Black-tailed Godwit, Tice's Meadow (K Duncan0.
Black-tailed Godwit, Tice’s Meadow (K Duncan).

Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover (N Hadden).

London Wetland Centre: Redshank on Main Lake; also 2 Green Sandpipers (B Reding/P Gunson/A Wilkinson).

Tice’s Meadow: Black-tailed Godwit in the Meadow; also Redshank and 2 Common Sandpipers (K Duncan/R Horton/R Seargent).

Tongham GPs: Common Sandpiper (K Duncan).

Saturday 15th

Beddington Farmlands: adult Little Gull briefly over Phase 3 Wet Grassland; also adult Mediterranean Gull over North Lake, Greenshank and 10 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling).

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (M Parker/A Salmon).

Tice’s Meadow: Whimbrel, Dunlin and Common Sandpiper (R Horton/R Seargent).

Friday 14th

Dunlin, Tice's Meadow (J Hurrell).
Dunlin, Tice’s Meadow (J Hurrell).

London Wetland Centre: Grasshopper Warbler by Headley Hide (a pair probably bred on site this year); also Whimbrel on Grazing Marsh, Oystercatcher and 2 Green Sandpipers (D Panchaud/A Salmon).

Tice’s Meadow: Dunlin, Ringed Plover and Oystercatcher (J Hurrell/R Seargent).

Thursday 13th

Beddington Farmlands: Greenshank, 9 Green Sandpipers and 3 Common Sandpipers (A Dutta).

London Wetland Centre: 4 Green Sandpipers (A Salmon).

Tice’s Meadow: 9 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (R Horton/R Seargent/N Silver).

Wednesday 12th

Farthing Downs: female Wheatear (D Hayes).

London Wetland Centre: Redstart at Sheltered Lagoon; also Oystercatcher, 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (A Baker/W Newnham/W Tyrln).

Tice’s Meadow: Oystercatcher and Common Sandpiper (K Duncan).

Tuesday 11th

Beddington Farmlands: Greenshank, 6 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (D Bulling).

London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper (A Salmon).

Tice’s Meadow: Black-tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover and 4 Common Sandpipers (R Horton/R Seargent).

Monday 10th

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

Sunday 9th

Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper (T Straw).

Broadwater Lake: Great Egret on island mid-morning (R Brown).

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

London Wetland Centre: female Marsh Harrier over late morning; also Black-tailed Godwit on Main Lake (D Brasier).

Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret and 4 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).

Saturday 8th

Beddington Farmlands: Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper and 7 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling).

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

London Wetland Centre: Bittern in flight over Main Lake; also 3 Green Sandpipers (M Parker).

Thursley Common: Little Ringed Plover (D Brassington).

Tice’s Meadow: Whimbrel, 7 Redshank, 3 Ringed Plovers and 2 Common Sandpipers (M Elsoffer).

Friday 7th

London Wetland Centre: 2 Black-tailed Godwits on Main Lake (B Reding/T Richardson).

Tice’s Meadow: Redshank (K Duncan/N Silver).

Thursday 6th

Oystercatcher, Beddington Farmlands (D Warren).
Oystercatcher, Beddington Farmlands (D Warren).

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Oystercatchers (C Owens).

Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover (N Hadden).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Black-necked Grebe and 2 Common Sandpipers (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Reservoir Lagoon; also Redshank and Green Sandpiper (S Johnson/C Moore/A Wilkinson).

Wednesday 5th

Black-tailed Godwits, Beddington Farmlands (M Keenan).
Black-tailed Godwits, Beddington Farmlands (M Keenan).

Ashtead Common: Crossbill over mid-afternoon (M Telfer).

Beddington Farmlands: 8 Black-tailed Godwits and Redshank (A Dutta/M Keenan).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Green Sandpipers (T Richardson).

Richmond Park: Common Sandpiper (M Christian).

Tuesday 4th

Beddington Farmlands: Dunlin (D Warren).

Thursley Common: Oystercatcher (E Stubbs).

Monday 3rd

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Greenshank and Redshank (D Harris).

Wimbledon Common: Common Sandpiper (M Haws).

Sunday 2nd

Beddington Farmlands: 4 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner).

London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper (A Salmon).

Saturday 1st

Beddington Farmlands: 5 Curlews south-west (D Campbell).

Thursley Common: Little Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper (E Stubbs).

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