May 2019
Friday 31 May
London Wetland Centre: Ringed Plover (WWT).
Tice’s Meadow: Curlew (TMBG).
Thursday 30 May
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail (WWT).
Wednesday 29 May
Esher: Crane or stork species flew southwest (B Waller).
Tuesday 28 May
Beddington Farmlands: 174 Carrion Crows (BFBG).
Monday 27 May
Thursley Common: no sign of Golden Oriole.
Tice’s Meadow: Oystercatcher (M Elsoffer).
Sunday 26 May
Thursley Common: male Golden Oriole singing in woodland adjacent to Parish Field for c.20 minutes mid-morning though no further sign in afternoon (P Marshall).
Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover and two Dunlin (D Baker).
Saturday 25 May
London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (WWT).
Tice’s Meadow: Oystercatcher still and Common Sandpiper (R Seagent/TMBG).
Friday 24 May
Richmond Park: Common Sandpiper (A Dutta).
Rushett Farm: Crossbill (A Quinn).
Tice’s Meadow: Oystercatcher and Dunlin in Workings (M Elsoffer).
Thursday 23 May
Beddington Farmlands: Arctic Tern (BFBG).
Holmethorpe SP: Shelduck flew over Railway Pools (G Hay).
Stoke Lock: Common Sandpiper on River Wey by lower meadow (S Chastell).
Thorncombe Street: Honey Buzzard flew west over Allden’s Hill at 15:40 (E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: Dunlin in Workings (TMBG).
Wednesday 22 May
Beddington Farmlands: adult Yellow-legged Gull and two Oystercatchers (BFBG).
London Wetland Centre: Dunlin (WWT).
Richmond Park: drake and female Shelduck (S Read).
Tuesday 21 May
London Wetland Centre: Greenshank (WWT).
Monday 20 May
Beddington Farmlands: Greenshank (BFBG).
Bookham Common: Osprey flew north early afternoon (BirdGuides).
Leatherhead: 1st-summer Mediterranean Gull flew east (N Batten).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail (WWT).
Richmond Park: Golden Oriole singing briefly near Lodge c.09:40 then flew towards centre of park (no further sign by late morning); also pale morph Honey Buzzard flew northeast c.11:30, three Sandwich Terns flew west over Pen Ponds c.16:00 and Common Sandpiper (N Croft/P Davies/S Read/J Wilczur).
Sunday 19 May
Beddington Farmlands: two Oystercatchers (BFBG).
Island Barn Reservoir: two Sandwich Terns flew east at 07:32 (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: Blue-headed Wagtail and Common Sandpiper (WWT).
Tice’s Meadow: three Common Sandpipers in the Workings (M Elsoffer).
Saturday 18 May
Beddington Farmlands: two Greenshanks, Raven and four Common Sandpipers (BFBG).
London Wetland Centre: Dunlin, two Oystercatchers and two Common Sandpipers (L Arnold/E Garcia/WWT).
Friday 17 May
Beddington Farmlands: Turnstone and five Common Sandpipers (BFBG).
Broadwater Lake: two Common Sandpipers (D Elliot).
London Wetland Centre: two Yellow Wagtails and Common Sandpiper (O Dewhurst/WWT).
Stoke Lock: Common Sandpiper on River Wey (S Chastell).
Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover (A Goddard).
Thursday 16 May
Beddington Farmlands: Grey Plover, Whimbrel and four Common Sandpipers (BFBG/S Thomas).
London Wetland Centre: Turnstone on Main Lake; also Red-crested Pochard, Wheatear and Common Sandpiper (O Dewhurst/M Honey).
Richmond Park: eight Common Sandpipers (O Dewhurst).
Rotherhithe: Oystercatcher on River Thames near Rotherhithe Tunnel (E Olson).
Tice’s Meadow: two Common Sandpipers still (M Elsoffer).
Wednesday 15 May
Horsell Common: Common Sandpiper at Heather Farm (A Smith).
London Wetland Centre: Ringed Plover and Greenshank (WWT).
Richmond Park: Common Sandpiper (O Dewhurst).
Stoke Lake: three Common Sandpipers (S Chastell).
Tuesday 14 May
Beddington Farmlands: Common Sandpiper (BFBG).
London Wetland Centre: Wheatear and two Common Sandpipers (WWT).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Little Ringed Plover again on pools in field just north of Wharf Lane (A Goddard).
Richmond Park: Yellow Wagtail and female Wheatear (H Bradshaw/O Dewhurst).
Tice’s Meadow: Knot still in Workings; also Common Sandpiper still (P Myers-Brown/R Seargent/L Winchcombe).
Monday 13 May
Capel: Yellow Wagtail (W Attridge)
Holmethorpe SP: two Common Sandpipers at Water Colours Lagoon (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Wood Sandpiper still on Grazing Marsh; also Black-tailed Godwit still and Common Sandpiper (M Honey/WWT).
Thundry Meadows: female Hen Harrier flew over at 10:45 (J Rowland).
Tice’s Meadow: Knot still in Workings (L Winchcombe).
Sunday 12 May
London Wetland Centre: Wood Sandpiper on Grazing Marsh; also Black-tailed Godwit and Common Sandpiper (M Parker/A Parr/S Patel/WWT).
Richmond Park: two Yellow Wagtails and two Common Sandpipers (O Dewhurst).
Tice’s Meadow: Knot in Workings (first site record); also Brent Goose and Common Sandpiper still (R Horton/J Hunt/R Seargent/E Stubbs et al).
Wimbledon Common: female Wheatear (A Podmore).
Saturday 11 May
Beddington Farmlands: White Wagtail; also, on 10th, four Ringed Plover and male Wheatear (BFBG).
Crooksbury Common: at least two churring Nightjars (Surrey first of year) and 15+ Crossbills (K Britten/J Gates/S Jones/ E Stubbs).
Farnham Heath RSPB: 20+ Crossbill (CH).
London Wetland Centre: Black-tailed Godwit, Red-crested Pochard, Yellow Wagtail and Common Sandpiper (O Dewhurst/WWT).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Little Ringed Plover still on pools in field just north of Wharf Lane then flushed by Sparrowhawk (C Lodge).
Snowdenham Mill Pond: female Red-crested Pochard (K Britten/S Jones/E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: Brent Goose still; also two Common Sandpipers (TMBG).
Thorncombe Street: Whimbrel flew north over Broomy Down (K Britten/S Jones/ E Stubbs).
Friday 10 May
Holmethorpe SP: Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper at Water Colours Lagoon (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Black-tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover, three Wheatears and Common Sandpiper (WWT).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Little Ringed Plover on pools in field just north of Wharf Lane (TQ 023 561) in afternoon (C Lodge).
Tice’s Meadow: three Black-tailed Godwits and Ringed Plover (K Duncan).
Worcester Park: female Yellow Wagtail in horse fields (I Rowe).
Thursday 9 May
Beddington Farmlands: two Ringed Plovers, four Common Sandpipers, Yellow Wagtail and three White Wagtails (BFBG).
London Wetland Centre: Black-tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover and Wheatear (WWT).
South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper still (J Hughes).
Tice’s Meadow: Brent Goose still; also Dunlin and Black-tailed Godwit (M Elsoffer).
West Clandon: two Grey Partridges still (M Grimes).
Wednesday 8 May
Beddington Farmlands: Bar-tailed Godwit, Arctic Tern, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, four Common Sandpipers, Yellow Wagtail and male Wheatear (BFBG).
Capel: female Wheatear (W Attridge).
Frensham Great Pond: eight Black Terns early evening (S Peters).
Holmethorpe SP: Ringed Plover and Dunlin at Mercers Lake early morning; also at least two Greenshank and two Common Sandpipers at Water Colours Lagoon (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Black-tailed Godwit, three Dunlin, White Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper and Wheatear (O Dewhurst/WWT).
Richmond Park: three Common Sandpipers (J Wilczur).
South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper (J Hughes).
Tice’s Meadow: two Black Terns, Arctic Tern and Black-tailed Godwit (TMBG).
Tuesday 7 May
Beddington Farmlands: Spotted Flycatcher (Surrey first of year) and Common Sandpiper (BFBG).
Brockwell Park: female Whinchat in fenced off meadow by BMX track (M Mac).
Frensham Great Pond: Common Sandpiper (W Legge).
Hedgecourt Lake: unconfirmed report of probable Kentish Plover this morning (no sign late afternoon).
London Wetland Centre: Black-tailed Godwit still; also Whinchat, Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtail, three Wheatears and Nightingale (S Barry/O Dewhurst/WWT).
Richmond Park: Whinchat and female Wheatear (H Bradshaw).
Stoke Lake: Common Sandpiper still on island (M Fincham).
Thursley Common: two Whinchats near Red House Farm (P Curnock).
West Clandon: two Grey Partridges, male Whinchat and female Wheatear at Clandon Wood Natural Burial Ground (S Chastell/D Cox/M Phelps).
Monday 6 May
Frimley: male Brambling still in garden on Old Pasture Road (M Radbourn).
Leigh: female Wheatear near Leigh Place (R Gowrley)
London Wetland Centre: Black-tailed Godwit still; also Common Sandpiper and female Wheatear (M Honey/B Steger).
Molesey: Great White Egret flew east early morning (D Harris).
Richmond Park: two Whinchat and four Wheatears (N Anderson/K Bull/P Pentek).
Tice’s Meadow: first-winter Brent Goose and Black-tailed Godwit still; also Wheatear and three Common Sandpipers (J Hunt/R Seargent).
Sunday 5 May
London Wetland Centre: Black-tailed Godwit still on Wader Scrape; also two Yellow Wagtails (WWT).
Richmond Park: Whimbrel on grassland east of Pen Ponds c.05:15 then flew off; also three Red-crested Pochard, Common Sandpiper and two Shelduck (O Dewhurst).
Snowdenham Mill Pond: female Red-crested Pochard (E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: first-winter Brent Goose and Black-tailed Godwit still in Workings; also Whinchat, two Dunlin and Common Sandpiper (R Seargent).
Saturday 4 May
Beddington Farmlands: Greenshank and Common Sandpiper (BFBG).
Birtley Green: female Wheatear at Bonhurst Farm (E Stubbs).
Burgh Heath: Wheatear at Canons Farm (D Campbell).
London Wetland Centre: Whimbrel flew over; also Common Sandpiper, Wheatear and Black-tailed Godwit still (M Honey/WWT).
Stoke Lake: Common Sandpiper on island (M Kettell).
Thorncombe Street: Brambling flew over Junction Field (E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: two Common Cranes flew high northwest mid-afternoon; also Black Tern flew northwest c.14:00, first-winter Brent Goose and Black-tailed Godwit still in Workings, Mediterranean Gull, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper and Yellow Wagtail (TMBG).
Friday 3 May
Beddington Farmlands: Blue-headed Wagtail, Tree Pipit, seven Yellow Wagtails, three Little Ringed Plover and two Common Sandpipers (BFBG).
Dungeon Hill: Grasshopper Warbler reeling in morning (D Jennings).
Frimley: male Brambling still in garden on Old Pasture Road (M Radbourn).
London Wetland Centre: Blue-headed Wagtail with six Yellow Wagtails; also Greenshank and Black-tailed Godwit (O Dewhurst/WWT).
Richmond Park: Shelduck flew over; also three drake Red-crested Pochard (FBG).
Tice’s Meadow: first-winter Brent Goose and Black-tailed Godwit still; also male Whinchat (trapped and ringed) and four Yellow Wagtails (TMBG).
Thursday 2 May
Beddington Farmlands: Woodlark, male Wheatear and Common Sandpiper (BFBG).
London Wetland Centre: Black-tailed Godwit on Wader Scrape and Red-crested Pochard; also Yellow Wagtail still (O Dewhurst/WWT).
Richmond Park: two Whinchat, female Wheatear and Common Sandpiper (J Wilczur/S Read).
Tice’s Meadow: first-winter Brent Goose and Black-tailed Godwit still; also two Whinchat in Meadow and Yellow Wagtail (D Baker/M Elsoffer/R Seargent).
Wednesday 1 May
Beddington Farmlands: two Common Sandpipers, Little Ringed Plover and Yellow Wagtail (BFBG).
Capel: Green Sandpiper at Old Stores Meadows NR (no general access) in afternoon (W Attridge).
Frimley: male Brambling still visiting feeders in garden on Old Pasture Road in morning (M Radbourn).
London Wetland Centre: Greenshank and Oystercatcher on Grazing Marsh; also Yellow Wagtail (A Wilkinson/WWT).
Snowdenham Mill Pond: female Red-crested Pochard in evening (E Stubbs).
Thursley Common: Turtle Dove just northeast of Parish Field (SU907409) briefly at 09:00 then flew north (J Wilczur/S Woolfenden).
Tice’s Meadow: first-winter Brent Goose still on island in Workings; also Black-tailed Godwit and Ringed Plover both still in Workings (M Nurse).
Thorncombe Street: two Whimbrel flew over Allden’s Hill at 01:42 and 22:54 (E Stubbs).
Wimbledon Common: male Wheatear (A Podmore).