May 2021
COVID-19: please continue to follow the latest government guidelines on social distancing and exercising outdoors.
Monday 31st
Badshot Lea Ponds: 1st-summer Little Gull (BirdGuides).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Tice’s Meadow: 1st-summer Little Gull (BirdGuides).
Sunday 30th
Badshot Lea Ponds: 1st-summer Little Gull (BirdGuides).
Chessington: pale morph Honey Buzzard flew south-east at 12:30 (G Barter).
Saturday 29th
London Wetland Centre: drake Garganey on Wader Scrape (A Salmon).
Thursley Common: 13 Crossbills (D Brassington).
Friday 28th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Yellow-legged Gull and Common Sandpiper (A Dutta).
East Dulwich: Great Egret flew east (S Robinson).
Tice’s Meadow: 1st-summer Little Gull (BirdGuides).
Thursday 27th
Frensham Great Pond: stork species (presumably Black) flew south-west over car park c.13:45 (J Gates).
Thursley Common: Black Stork flew in from north c.13:30, landed briefly on West Bog then flew low west; fourth vice-county record and first since 5/6/2008 (J Mullin).
Tice’s Meadow: 1st-summer Little Gull (BirdGuides).
Wednesday 26th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Caspian Gull (A Ramesh).
Earlswood Lakes: drake Red-crested Pochard (BirdGuides).
Leith Hill: Osprey in flight from tower mid-morning (W Attridge/M Davis/R Stride)
London Wetland Centre: Turnstone from Headley Hide (J Klavins).
Tuesday 25th
London Wetland Centre: Turnstone from Headley Hide; also 2 Ringed Plovers and Common Sandpiper (J Klavins).
Tate Modern: 5 Red-crested Pochard on Thames (K Britten).
Monday 24th
Beddington Farmlands: Ringed Plover (Z Pannifer).
Blackheath: 9 Crossbills (K Britten).
Tice’s Meadow: 1st-summer Little Gull (R Horton).
Sunday 23rd
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Caspian Gull; also 3 Ringed Plovers (Z Pannifer).
Coldharbour: Spotted Flycatcher at cricket club (P Evans).
Holmethorpe SP: Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Little Ringed Plovers (A Kundrotas).
London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (J Klavins).
Tice’s Meadow: 1st-summer Little Gull (BirdGuides).
Virginia Water: Common Sandpiper (K Duncan).
Saturday 22nd
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Ringed Plovers (D Warren).
Burgess Park: Spotted Flycatcher (S Robinson).
Headley Heath: male Golden Oriole in flight near main car park at 13:00 (N Moore).
London Wetland Centre: Dunlin and Yellow Wagtail (WWT).
Richmond Park: female Wheatear (H Bradshaw).
Tice’s Meadow: 1st-summer Little Gull (R Seargent).
Friday 21st
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Caspian Gull (D Bulling).
Mercers CP: Ringed Plover (G Hay).
Tice’s Meadow: 1st-summer Little Gull (BirdGuides).
Thursday 20th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Caspian Gull; also 1st-summer Yellow-legged Gull (D Bulling).
Crooksbury Common: 2 Crossbills (G Sharples).
Dorking: Oystercatchers sound recorded at 00:02 a 02:57 (S Dorman).
Tice’s Meadow: 1st-summer Little Gull (M Cutts).
Wednesday 19th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Caspian Gull; also Ringed Plover on North Lake (Z Pannifer/A Treip).
London Wetland Centre: Ringed Plover (J Klavins).
Surbiton: 5 drake Red-crested Pochard on River Thames (E Hilton).
Tice’s Meadow: Turnstone briefly c.09:00 though no further sign; also 1st-summer Little Gull and 2 Ringed Plovers (K Britten/J Snell).
Tuesday 18th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Caspian Gull on Wet Grassland; drake Red-crested Pochard and 1st-summer Yellow-legged Gull (many observers).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Tice’s Meadow: 1st-summer Little Gull over The Workings (R Seargent).
Monday 17th
Ash Ranges: 25 Crossbills (J Clark).
Burgh Heath: 3 Wheatears at Canons Farm (K Platt).
Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover (G Hay).
Mercers CP: Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Thursley Common: 7 Crossbills (S Craven).
Tice’s Meadow: 1st-summer Little Gull (presumably same bird as at Fleet Pond, Hants, from 24 April-15 May) over The Workings (BirdGuides).
Sunday 16th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Caspian Gull on Wet Grassland; also Little Ringed Plover (Z Pannifer).
South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper (J Hughes).
Tice’s Meadow: Common Sandpiper (K Britten).
Saturday 15th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Caspian Gull on Wet Grassland; also White Wagtail (Z Pannifer).
Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover (G Hay/I Kehl).
Friday 14th
Mercers CP: 2 Common Sandpipers (G Hay).
Tice’s Meadow: Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper (K Britten).
Thursday 13th
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Mercers CP: adult Yellow-legged Gull briefly at Mercer’s West (G Hay).
Tice’s Meadow: Oystercatcher, Redshank and 2 Common Sandpipers (K Duncan).
Wednesday 12th
Berrylands SF: 2 Shelduck (N Tanner).
Burgess Park: Spotted Flycatcher (S Robinson).
Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Richmond Park: male Wood Warbler singing on east side of Pen Ponds Plantation (M Bravery/S Read).
Tuesday 11th
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer Yellow-legged Gull and Little Ringed Plover (many observers).
Clandon Park: 3 Wheatears (M Kettell).
Crooksbury Common: Nightjar (J Gates).
Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Papercourt GP: Common Sandpiper (K Duncan)
Papercourt Water Meadows: 2 Shelduck flew over; also Wheatear (C Lodge).
Richmond Park: 4 Wheatears (H Bostock/N Jackman/ P Pentek).
Thursley Common: female Wheatear (P Howse).
Monday 10th
Beddington Farmlands: no sign of Temminck’s Stint though Nightingale, Common Sandpiper and 3 Little Ringed Plovers (P Wallace).
Burgh Heath: ringtail Hen Harrier flew through Broadfield East, Canons Farm, at 19:00 (J Simpson).
Teddington Lock: Minke Whale in River Thames (BirdGuides).
Thursley Common: 30 Crossbills (D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: Common Sandpiper (K Duncan).
Tongham GP: Common Sandpiper (K Duncan).
Sunday 9th
Beddington Farmlands: Temminck’s Stint showing well on Wet Grassland from mid-afternoon (30th Surrey record and first since 5/5/2017); also 1st-summer Caspian Gull on Wet Grassland, Spotted Flycatcher, Ringed Plover, 2 1st-summer Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 4 Shelduck and 4 Little Ringed Plovers (many observers).
Burgess Park: female Wheatear (S Robinson).
Holmethorpe SP: Whinchat at Chilmead Farm; also Spotted Flyatcher at Chilmead Pits, 2 Little Ringed Plovers and Common Sandpiper (G Hay/I Kehl).
London Wetland Centre: no sign of Red-rumped Swallow though Ruff, female Whinchat and Common Sandpiper (J Klavins).
Papercourt Water Meadows: male Whinchat (R Clark).
Richmond Park: male Whinchat and 6 Wheatears (H Bradshaw/J Wilczur/S Woolfenden).
Southwark Park: Spotted Flycatcher (J & J Cadera).
Thursley Common: female Wheatear and 20 Crossbills (D & P Boyd/D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 female Wheatears and 3 Common Sandpipers (R Seargent).
Wandsworth Common: Spotted Flycatcher and female Wheatear (N Rutter).
Wisley Airfield: 3 Wheatears (A Bowes).
Worcester Park: Whinchat (B Smith).
Saturday 8th
Beddington Farmlands: Grey Plover flew south early morning; also Great Egret on 100-acre, 6 Ringed Plovers, 1st-winter Caspian Gull, 1st-summer Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Dunlin, 4 Little Ringed Plovers, Yellow Wagtail and 8 Shelduck (N Gardner/I Jones/Z Pannifer).
Blackheath: Nightjar; Surrey first of the year (K Britten).
Chobham Common: Nightjar; Surrey first of the yea (D Haydon).
Enton Lakes (no access): Common Sandpiper (D Brassington).
Epsom Downs: 2 Wheatears (C Albanese).
Farncombe: Wheatear at Broadwater School playing fields (S Allen).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Little Ringed Plovers and 5 Common Sandpipers (A Kundrotas).
Howell Hill: Wheatear (J Simpson).
London Wetland Centre: Red-rumped Swallow over Reservoir Lagoon and Wildside from c.15:28-17:45 at least; 11th vice-county record and first since 27/4/2017 (D Bookless/many observers).
Thursley Common: 15 Crossbills (P Howse).
Tice’s Meadow: drake Garganey on The Workings (K Britten/M Fincham/R Seargent).
Worcester Park: Wheatear (I Rowe).
Friday 7th
Beddington Farmlands: Shelduck and 2 Little Ringed Plovers (A Wasley).
Holmethorpe SP: Yellow Wagtail at Spyne’s Mere (G Hay).
Papercourt GP: Common Sandpiper (K Duncan).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Wheatear (E Sames).
Richmond Park: Whinchat, Common Sandpiper and 3 Wheatears (R Dunne/S Hucks/P Pentek).
Stoke Lake: Great Egret flew south-west early morning (S Chastell).
Thursley Common: 5 Crossbills (D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: Whinchat and Common Sandpiper (K Britten/J Wareing).
Thursday 6th
Beddington Farmlands: 4 Yellow Wagtails, Common Sandpiper and 2 Little Ringed Plovers (A Dutta).
Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper (G Hay/A Kundrotas).
London Wetland Centre: 6 adult Kittiwakes dropped in briefly mid-afternoon then flew north-west; also 2 Ruff, male Whinchat, Wheatear, 2 Common Sandpipers and 2 Oystercatchers (J Klavins).
Mercers CP: 4 Common Sandpipers (G Hay).
Stoke Lake: 2 Common Sandpipers (S Chastell).
Tice’s Meadow: Wheatear (K Duncan).
Wallington: Whimbrel sound recorded at night (A Dutta).
Wednesday 5th
Beddington Farmlands: Dunlin and 2 Shelduck (A Wasley).
Berrylands SF: Common Sandpiper (S Neal).
Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper (K Britten).
Wandle Park: Spotted Flycatcher (S Henning).
Tuesday 4th
Beddington Farmlands: 10 Dunlin (D Warren).
Beddington Park: Spotted Flycatcher; Surrey first of the year (M Parker).
Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover (G Hay).
Little Woodcote: male Whinchat (M Parker).
London Wetland Centre: 3 Ruff, Common Sandpiper and 2 Oystercatchers (J Klavins).
Mercers CP: 5 Dunlin (G Hay).
Richmond Park: 2 Whinchat and 2 Wheatears (R Dunne/S Read).
Stoke Lake: Brent Goose (S Chastell).
Wood Street Village: Whinchat and 3 Wheatears at Frog Grove Lane (G Norman).
Monday 3rd
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Mediterranean Gulls over, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 4 Shelduck and Common Sandpiper (N Gardner/Z Pannifer/A Ramesh).
Burgh Heath: 5 Wheatears at Canons Farm (S Gale).
Effingham Forest: 2 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (T Gibson).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper and 2 Little Ringed Plovers (N Hadden/J Ingham/A Kundrotas).
Little Woodcote: male Whinchat and male Wheatear (A Dutta/N Gardner).
London Wetland Centre: 3 Ruff dropped in late afternoon; also female Whinchat, Common Sandpiper, 3 Yellow Wagtails and 2 Oystercatchers (J Klavins).
Priest Hill: 3 Wheatears (N Batten/S Thomas).
Puttenham Common: male Wood Warbler west of upper car park (BirdGuides).
Shackleford: Whinchat and 2 Wheatears (P Osborn).
South Norwood CP: female Wheatear (S Woodcock).
Stoke Lake: Brent Goose and Common Sandpiper (S Chastell/M Kettell).
Thursley Common: unconfirmed report of Sandwich Tern over Parish Field c.09:45; also male Whinchat (BirdGuides/D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: Common Sandpiper (K Britten).
Sunday 2nd
Beddington Farmlands: White Wagtail, Yellow-legged Gull, 7 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Little Ringed Plovers and Common Sandpiper (N Gardner/A Ramesh).
Berrylands SF: Common Sandpiper and Shelduck (N Tanner).
Blackheath: 22 Crossbills (K Britten).
Bletchingley: Fieldfare and Redwing (G Hay).
Dunsfold: male Whinchat, Tree Pipit and Yellow Wagtail at Painshill Farm (S Jones/E Stubbs).
Frensham Common: ringtail Hen Harrier flew over late morning (R Douglas).
Holmethorpe SP: Greenshank and Yellow Wagtail (G Hay/I Kehl).
London Wetland Centre: adult Kittiwake on Main Lake then drifted east early afternoon; also male Whinchat, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Oystercatchers and 2 Little Ringed Plovers (J Klavins).
Puttenham Common: male Wood Warbler west of upper car park (A Holden/R Inns/S Jones/G Robson/A Rodgers/C Turner).
Shackleford: Whinchat and 2 Wheatears (D Knight).
Stoke Lake: Brent Goose and Common Sandpiper (S Chastell/M Kettell).
Thursley Common: Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear and 30+ Crossbills (S Allen/D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: Little Ringed Plover (M Bravery).
Walton-on-Thames: adult Yellow-legged Gull at Walton Wharf (D Harris).
Saturday 1st
Albury: Wheatear at Postford Farm (E Garcia).
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Great Egrets flew south early morning; also White Wagtail, Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Shelduck and 3 Little Ringed Plovers (many observers).
Burgess Park: Common Sandpiper (S Robinson/L Smith).
Burgh Heath: Whinchat and 2 Wheatears at Canons Farm (D Campbell).
Malden Rushett: female Wheatear at Rushett Farm (P Spencer).
Puttenham Common: male Wood Warbler west of upper car park (S & S Akkaraju/T Harrop/M Jones).
Richmond Park: Whinchat and Wheatear (H Bradshaw/M Lewis/N Jackman).
Shackleford: Whinchat and 2 Wheatears at Lydling Farm (E Stubbs).
Thursley Common: Yellow Wagtail, Green Sandpiper and 50+ Crossbills (D Brassington/M Evans/E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: Wood Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plovers and Common Sandpiper (K Britten/T Harrop).