Thursday 31st

Beddington Farmlands: 6 Water Pipits, 3 Jack Snipe, 8 Green Sandpipers and 7 Shelduck (A Dutta/A Ramesh).

Enton Lakes: 2 Great Egrets flew north-east (E Stubbs).

Hankley Common: male Brambling (J Snell).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Little Ringed Plovers flew east through Spyne’s Mere; also Swallow (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Redshanks, 2 Oystercatchers, Shelduck and 2 Bramblings (C Dewhurst).

Thursley Common: 2 Crossbills and Brambling (D Brassington).

Wednesday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: Swallow flew over South Lake (D Warren).

Farnham: Brambling in garden at Upper Hale (R Love).

Holmethorpe SP: House Martin over Water Colour Lagoon 2 (Surrey first of the year); also Sand Martin (G Hay).

Horsell: Swallow over wetland at Heather Farm (A Clifford).

Island Barn Reservoir: drake and female Common Scoter; also 2 adult Little Gulls mid-afternoon, adult Mediterranean Gull and Sand Martin (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: Mediterranean Gull and 2 Redshanks (S Patel/WWT).

Mercers CP: female Ring-necked Duck (Reigate bird) on Mercer’s Lake (N Hadden/G Hay).

Richmond Park: female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at Saw Pit Plantation (S Brownhill).

Thursley Common: Swallow and Sand Martin flew north over Pudmore; also 7 Bramblings (E Stubbs).

Wisley: Osprey flew north over A3 services at 12:11 (BirdGuides).

Tuesday 29th

Beddington Farmlands: Swallow flew north; also 5 Water Pipits, 4 Sand Martins, 4 Green Sandpipers and Shelduck (A Dutta/A Ramesh).

Bookham Common: 2 Bramblings (M White).

Buckland SP: 1st-winter White-fronted Goose flew east with 2 Greylags at 08:10; also Great Egret flew east at 08:18 and Sand Martin (W Attridge).

Hankley Common: male Hen Harrier flew north at 08:55 (E Soden).

Mercers CP: 4 Bramblings (R Perry).

Richmond Park: female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at Saw Pit Plantation (M Mac/A Self).

Shackleford: 2 female-type Black Redstarts; also Willow Warbler and male Wheatear (E Stubbs).

Monday 28th

Beddington Farmlands: Reed Warbler singing; Surrey first of the year (C Owens).

Eashing: male Wheatear at Eashing Fields (E Stubbs).

Frensham Little Pond: 20 Bramblings (J Kenney).

Island Barn Reservoir: adult Little Gull mid-afternoon (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Jack Snipe, Water Pipit, 2 Redshanks and 2 Oystercatchers (WWT).

Netley Heath: 6 Hawfinches and 10 Bramblings at Upper Common (M Waite).

Richmond Park: female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at Saw Pit Plantation (N Baker/M Bravery/C Dewhurst).

Thorpe Park: drake Shelduck and Green Sandpiper at Manor Lake (J Snell).

Tice’s Meadow: Little Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper (J Brown/S Brownhill).

Wallington: Common Scoter flock sound recorded at 02:12 (A Dutta).

Witley Common: 12+ Bramblings (P Osborn).

Sunday 27th

Beddington Farmlands: 2nd-winter Caspian Gull, 6 Jack Snipe, 4 Water Pipits, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 6 Green Sandpipers and 8 Shelduck (N Gardner/A Harding).

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

Hogsmill SF: Green Sandpiper (A Skotnicki).

London Wetland Centre: Redshank, 2 Oystercatchers and Shelduck (D Panchaud).

Reigate: female Ring-necked Duck on Priory Pond (G Hay).

Richmond Park: female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (C Dewhurst).

Thursley Common: 2 White Storks flew high north (BirdGuides).

Tice’s Meadow: Little Ringed Plover (B Macdonald).

Saturday 26th

Banstead: Brambling in garden (D Jennings).

Beddington Farmlands: male Black Redstart by Mile Road entrance early morning; also Great Egret flew north-east over Wet Grassland at 08:45, 2nd-winter Caspian Gull on Wet Grassland, Redshank, Little Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpipers and 4 Shelduck (A Dutta/G Jones/Z Pannifer).

Hogsmill SF: 2 Shelduck (N Tanner).

London Wetland Centre: 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull on Main Lake; also Dunlin, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatchers and 2 Redshank (WWT).

Richmond Park: male Wheatear west of Pen Ponds (D Bulling).

Thorpe Park: Green Sandpiper at Manor Lake (J Snell).

Tice’s Meadow: Swallow (Surrey first of the year); also Green Sandpiper (S Allen).

Friday 25th

Beddington Farmlands: Caspian Gull on Wet Grassland; also 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Water Pipit, 2 Bramblings, 2 Green Sandpipers and 5 Shelduck (G Jones/D Warren).

Chobham Common: 5+ Bramblings (E Sames).

Croham Hurst Golf Club: Wheatear on third fairway (K Mitchell).

Eashing: male White Wagtail at Eashing Fields (E Stubbs).

Mayflower Park: female Brambling (B Smith).

Reigate: female Ring-necked Duck on Priory Pond (P Welling).

Richmond Park: female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Sand Martin (P Pentek/A Wilkinson).

Shalford Water Meadows: 15 Bramblings in horse field (K Britten).

Thorpe Park: female Scaup on Manor Lake; also drake and female Shelduck and 2 Green Sandpipers (J Snell).

Thursday 24th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Black-tailed Godwits on Wet Grassland; also Dunlin, 6 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (A Ramesh).

Dorking: Willow Warbler singing at Milton Court Pond (M Day).

Hook: unconfirmed report of juvenile Iceland Gull (BirdGuides).

Leith Hill: 2 Hawfinches flew north-east; also 48 Bramblings (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Redshanks, 2 Shelduck and 2 Oystercatchers (A Self/WWT).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Green Sandpiper at Papercourt Farm (E Sames).

Pyrford: Brambling in Garden (N Helling).

Reigate Heath: 5 Bramblings to north in crops along Clifton’s Lane (T Smith).

Richmond Park: adult Little Gull at Upper Pen Pond; also female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Saw Pit Plantation and 3 Sand Martins (C Barker/A Dutta/N Hughes/I Jones/M Lewis/S Shimwell/P Sutton/P Wallace/A Westenberger/M Wright).

Tice’s Meadow: Little Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper (S Brownhill).

Winterfold: 2 Crossbills (M Miller).

Wednesday 23rd

Banstead: 4 Bramblings in garden (D Jennings).

Beddington Farmlands: female Garganey on North Lake (G Jones).

Island Barn Reservoir: 7 adult Little Gulls (D Harris).

Leith Hill: 130 Bramblings and 4 Crossbills (M Davis/R Stride).

London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe, 2 Redshank, 4 Sand Martins and 2 Oystercatchers (WWT).

Mytchett Place: 20 Bramblings (S Harley).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Green Sandpiper at Papercourt Farm (E Sames).

Richmond Park: female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Jubilee Plantation and Sand Martin (O Dewhurst/I Jones).

Tice’s Meadow: Little Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper (N Bew).

Tulse Hill: Brambling flew north-east (S Patmore).

Tuesday 22nd

Beddington Farmlands: drake Garganey on Wet Grassland; also Dunlin, drake and female Pintail, 2 Water Pipits, Little Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpipers and 4 Shelduck (C Albanese/C Conroy/Z Pannifer/A Ramesh/D Warren).

Blackheath: Brambling (R Martin).

Chobham Common: male Hen Harrier in flight west of model aircraft club flying area at 17:30 (M Wayland).

Island Barn Reservoir: Green Sandpiper (M White).

London Wetland Centre: Willow Warbler singing at 10:00 (Surrey first of the year); also 5 Black-tailed Godwits dropped into Wader Scrape mid-morning; also 2 Redshank, Sand Martin and 2 Shelduck (J Anderson).

Mercers CP: 3 White Wagtails on scrape at Mercer’s Farm (G Hay).

Papercourt Water Meadows: female Wheatear (E Sames).

Reigate: female Ring-necked Duck on Priory Pond (W Attridge).

Reigate Heath: 2 Bramblings to north in crops along Clifton’s Lane (W Attridge).

Richmond Park: Black Redstart at west end of Hawthorn Valley, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Saw Pit Plantation and Sand Martin (H Bradshaw/P Pentek/J Reeves).

Thursley Common: 8 Crossbills (P Osborn).

Tice’s Meadow: Black Redstart caught on CCTV at the Kiln (R Seargent).

Tulse Hill: 4 Bramblings flew north-east (S Patmore).

Worcester Park: Brambling (P Matthews).

Monday 21st

Beddington Farmlands: Curlew, drake and female Pintail, Sand Martin, Barnacle Goose (G Jones/S Thomas).

Cranleigh: 2 Grey Partridges at Baynards Farm (R Stride).

Leith Hill: 50 Bramblings and 15 Crossbills (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe (WWT).

Old Woking SF: Green Sandpiper (J Snell).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Green Sandpiper (E Sames).

Thursley Common: Wheatear (B Scammel).

Sunday 20th

Banstead: male Black Redstart at Partridge Mead along road and front gardens close to infant school entrance (S Gale).

Beddington Farmlands: Black-tailed Godwit on 100-acre; also 2nd-winter Caspian Gull, 2 Water Pipits, drake and female Pintail, 3 Jack Snipe, Little Ringed Plover, 9 Green Sandpipers and 7 Shelduck (N Gardner/Z Pannifer).

Hankley Common: Brambling (A Steele).

Hurst Green: Brambling at Whitegates Farm (K Puttock).

London Wetland Centre: 1st-winter Caspian Gull from Peacock Tower; also 2 Bramblings, Little Ringed Plover and Redshank (R Evans/M Parker).

Old Woking SF: Green Sandpiper (C Badenhorst).

Reigate: female Ring-necked Duck on Priory Pond (K Britten/P Doswell).

Reigate Heath: 12 Bramblings to north in crops along Clifton’s Lane (K Britten).

Salfords: 80 Bramblings along Honeycrock Lane (G Hay).

Tice’s Meadow: Little Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper (R Seargent).

Saturday 19th

Banstead: 4 Bramblings in garden (D Jennings).

Beddington Farmlands: Great Egret flew over Main Lake at 06:00; also Dunlin, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Water Pipit, 7 Green Sandpipers and 4 Shelduck (G Jones).

Frensham Great Pond: Oystercatcher on jetty early morning (S Peters/E Stubbs).

Hogsmill SF: 6 Sand Martins (N Tanner).

Little Woodcote: Brambling (I Jones).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Redshank and 2 Oystercatchers (WWT).

Milford: female Brambling in garden (D Brassington).

Reigate: female Ring-necked Duck on Priory Pond (A Kundrotas).

Richmond Park: Short-eared Owl flew north over Pond Slade c.09:35; also female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Saw Pit Plantation (D Bradshaw/O Flory/P Pentek/A Westenberger).

Thursley Common: Osprey flew south over Thursley Road at 07:55; also 8 adult Mediterranean Gulls flew east over Parish Field, 4 Crossbills and Brambling (E Stubbs).

Friday 18th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Dunlin, drake and female Pintail and Green Sandpiper (D Warren).

Caterham: White-tailed Eagle flew over at 17:30 (BirdGuides).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Redshank and 2 Shelduck (WWT).

Reigate: female Ring-necked Duck on Priory Pond (G Hay).

Thursday 17th

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Little Ringed Plovers and 2 Pintail (D Warren).

Holmethorpe SP: female Brambling at Mercers Farm (G Hay).

Island Barn Reservoir: Green Sandpiper (R Dunne).

Leith Hill: Short-eared Owl flew south-west over tower at 09:15 (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Water Pipits, 3 Redshank, 2 Sand Martins and 2 Oystercatchers (WWT).

Surbiton: possible 1st-winter Rosy Starling on house roof along Surbiton Hill Park (BirdGuides).

Wednesday 16th

Banstead: 4 Bramblings in garden (D Jennings).

Beddington Farmlands: drake and female Pintail on 100-Acre (D Warren).

Camberley: 28 Bramblings in garden (M Barton).

Hogsmill SF: Green Sandpiper (J Harvey).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Water Pipits, 2 Redshank, Goldeneye, 2 Sand Martins and 2 Oystercatchers (WWT).

Richmond Park: Marsh Harrier flew high north (H Bradshaw).

Tuesday 15th

Beddington Farmlands: drake and female Pintail on North Lake; also 2 Little Ringed Plovers and 3 Sandpipers (D Cox/Z Pannifer/D Warren).

Brockwell Park: 3 Shelduck flew north-east at 07:15; also Brambling over (S Patmore).

London Wetland Centre: Avocet on Wader Scrape; also Wheatear, Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, 3 Redshank and 2 Oystercatcher (J Klavins/A Wilkinson).

Milford: male and female Brambling in garden (D Brassington).

Richmond Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Saw Pit Plantation and Wheatear at Robin Hood Gate (N Baker/BirdGuides).

Monday 14th

Beddington Farmlands: 2nd-winter Caspian Gull on Wet Grassland; also Little Ringed Plover, drake and female Pintail, Green Sandpiper and 3 Shelduck (A Wilkinson).

Leith Hill: 580 Starlings flew north-east; also 5 Crossbills and 2 Bramblings (W Attridge/M Davis).

London Wetland Centre: Sand Martin over Wader Scrape; also 2 Water Pipits, Jack Snipe, Goldeneye, 2 Redshank, Brambling, 2 Pintail, 2 Oystercatchers and 3 Shelduck (J Klavins).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Green Sandpiper at Papercourt Farm (E Sames).

Sunday 13th

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull on Wet Grassland; also 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Sand Martin, 4 Water Pipits, drake and female Pintail, 2 Jack Snipe, Brambling, 4 Green Sandpipers, Barnacle Goose and 8 Shelduck (J Bartley/R Browne/N Gardner/Z Pannifer).

Island Barn Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe (J Snell/C Turner).

Leith Hill: Crossbill (P Evans).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Brent Geese dropped into Main Lake late morning; also Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, 2 Oystercatchers, Redshank and Shelduck (J Klavins).

Mercers CP: male White Wagtail on scrape at Mercer’s Farm (G Hay).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 White Wagtails and Little Ringed Plover (K Duncan/R Seargent).

Saturday 12th

Banstead: 3 Bramblings in garden (D Jennings).

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Little Ringed Plovers on Wet Grassland; also 2 Water Pipits, Jack Snipe, drake Pintail, 8 Green Sandpipers, 6 Shelduck and Barnacle Goose (O Flory/G Jones/Z Pannifer).

Burgh Heath: Wheatear at Canons Farm at Ballards Field; Surrey first of the year (C Barker).

Lakeside NR: redhead Goosander (M Scott).

London Wetland Centre: Sand Martin, Water Pipit, Goldeneye, Redshank and 2 Oystercatchers (WWT).

Mercers CP: male White Wagtail on scrape at Mercer’s Farm (Surrey first of the year); also adult Little Gull flew over Mercers Lake at 11:12 (G Hay/R Inns/I Kehl).

Milford: female Brambling in garden (D Brassington).

Reigate: female Ring-necked Duck on Priory Pond (I Kehl).

Thorpe Park: female Scaup on Manor Lake (J Snell).

Tice’s Meadow: adult Mediterranean Gull (R Seargent).

Friday 11th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Little Ringed Plovers on Wet Grassland; Surrey first of the year (S Thomas).

Holmethorpe SP: 3 Bramblings over Spyne’s Mere (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Little Ringed Plover on Wader Scrape; also Goldeneye, Sand Martin, Water Pipit, 2 Oystercatchers, Redshank and 2 Shelduck (M Honey/WWT).

Richmond Park: 2 Dartford Warblers (BirdGuides).

Thursday 10th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Pintail (D Warren).

Chiddingfold Forest: Hawfinch and Brambling (E Stubbs).

Effingham Forest: 20 Crossbills, 5 Bramblings and 330+ Siskins (J Wilczur/S Woolfenden).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Sand Martins over Wader Scrape (Surrey first of the year); also Water Pipit, 2 Pintail, Goldeneye, Redshank and 2 Oystercatchers J Klavins).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 reintroduced White Storks in morning then flew north (BirdGuides).

Woldingham: 15 Bramblings (D Dack).

Wednesday 9th

Banstead: 3 Bramblings in garden (D Jennings).

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Jack Snipe, 2 Pintail and Barnacle Goose (S Thomas).

Crooksbury Common: Crossbill and Brambling (N Bew/S Lumsden).

Effingham Forest: Goshawk at Dick Focks Common (T Gibson).

Leith Hill: 24 Crossbills (W Attridge/M Davis).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Water Pipit, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Shelduck and Redshank (M Honey/B Page).

Salfords: 115 Bramblings along Honeycrock Lane (G Hay).

Tice’s Meadow: Scandinavian Rock Pipit near hide late afternoon (2nd Tice’s record); also 2 reintroduced White Storks (K Feathers/R Horton).

Tuesday 8th

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Water Pipits, 2nd-winter Caspian Gull, 3 Green Sandpipers, Barnacle Goose and 8 Shelduck (A Ramesh).

Bookham Common: reintroduced White Stork flew over (BirdGuides).

Effingham Forest: 6 Hawfinches and 7 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (J Wilczur).

Ewell: Knot sound recorded over garden (S Thomas).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Water Pipit, 2 Oystercatchers, Redshank and 3 Shelduck (J Klavins).

Monday 7th

Effingham Forest: 2 Hawfinches, 2 Crossbills and 20 Bramblings at Dick Focks Common (J Brown).

Holmethorpe SP: adult Mediterranean Gull on Spyne’s Mere 1 (G Hay).

Horton CP: 2 Bramblings (M Mac).

Leith Hill: Great Egret flew north-east at 08:15 (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Jack Snipe, Redshank, Goldeneye and Brambling (WWT).

Papercourt GP: adult Mediterranean Gull (A Goddard).

Tilford: drake and redhead Goosander on River Wey (J Snell).

Sunday 6th

Beddington Farmlands: 4 Dunlin on Wet Grassland; also Barnacle Goose, 3 Pintail, Green Sandpiper and 12 Shelduck (J Curnick/Z Pannifer/A Ramesh/D Warren).

Busbridge Woods: 2 Bramblings (B Daniels).

Effingham Forest: 2 Goshawks from viewpoint at Dick Focks Common (S Brownhill).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Goldeneye, Water Pipit, 2 Oystercatchers, Redshank and 2 Pintail (M Auger/M Bravery/J Klavins).

Richmond Park: red-ringed Mediterranean Gull (P Pentek).

Thursley Common: male Curlew at Pudmore (D Brassington).

Saturday 5th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Dunlin on Wet Grassland; also 2nd-winter Caspian Gull, 3 Pintail, adult Mediterranean Gull, Water Pipit, 8 Shelduck, Barnacle Goose and 2 Green Sandpipers (A Bayly/Z Pannifer/A Ramesh/D Warren).

Earlswood Lakes: 2 Mediterranean Gulls on Lower Lake (A Baldock).

Hedgecourt Lake: Barnacle Goose (D Dack).

London Wetland Centre: Dunlin, Jack Snipe, Water Pipit, Bittern, 2 Oystercatchers and Redshank (M Parker/WWT).

Mercers CP: Dunlin on scrape at Mercer’s Farm (G Hay/I Kehl).

Reigate Heath: 300+ Bramblings to north in crops along Clifton’s Lane (R McCaffery).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (R Seargent).

Woldingham: 2 Bramblings (D Dack).

Friday 4th

Banstead: 3 Bramblings in garden (D Jennings).

Beddington Farmlands: drake and female Pintail on Jim’s Bed (D Warren).

Hogsmill SF: 2 Shelduck flew east early morning; also Green Sandpiper (A Skonicki).

Island Barn Reservoir: Green Sandpiper (J Snell).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns on Main Lake; also 2 Water Pipits and Brambling (WWT).

Reigate: female Ring-necked Duck on Priory Pond; also 2 Mediterranean Gulls (M Green/G Hay/T Smith).

Tice’s Meadow: Brambling (T Cummins).

Thursday 3rd

Beddington Farmlands: drake and female Pintail on 100-acre; also 2nd-winter Caspian Gull and 7 Shelduck (D Bulling/D Warren).

Betchworth: adult Mediterranean Gull in fields north of River Mole (S Dorman).

Blackheath: 4 Crossbills (A Grant).

Effingham Forest: Goshawk from viewpoint at Dick Focks Common; also Crossbill (J Brown/J Waterman).

Holmethorpe SP: adult Mediterranean Gull on Water Colour Lagoon 1 (G Hay).

Island Barn Reservoir: Green Sandpiper (J Snell).

Leith Hill: 7+ Crossbills (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Curlews flew north; also Redshank, Water Pipit and 2 Goldeneye (M Andrews/O Dewhurst/J Klavins/A Wilkinson).

Salfords: 320 Bramblings along Honeycrock Lane (G Hay).

Worcester Park: Brambling (B Smith).

Wednesday 2nd

Beddington Farmlands: drake and female Pintail, 1st- and 2nd-winter Caspian Gulls and 7 Shelduck (BirdGuides/D Warren).

London Wetland Centre: drake Red-crested Pochard on Main Lake; also 3 Jack Snipe, Bittern, Water Pipit and 2 Oystercatchers (WWT).

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

Wandsworth Common: Mediterranean Gull (N Rutter).

Tuesday 1st

Beddington Farmlands: drake and female Pintail on Wet Grassland then 100-acre; also 3 Shelduck (A Ramesh/D Warren).

Lloyd Park: Mediterranean Gull (J Kirby).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Jack Snipe, Bittern, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Water Pipits, Brambling, 2 Shelduck and Goldeneye (R Dunne/J Klavins).