May 2023
Wednesday 31st
Beddington Farmlands: 7 Greenshank on North Lake; also Common Sandpiper and Shelduck (D Bulling/J Snell).
Chobham Common: Short-eared Owl at south end at 20:45 (S Portugal).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Black Tern (S Musievski/D Spragg).
London Wetland Centre: Grey Plover flew north at 07:15; also Ringed Plover on Main Lake and 2 Common Sandpipers (A Salmon/W Newnham/M Wheeler/A Wilkinson).
Tice’s Meadow: Redshank (R Horton).
Tuesday 30th
Beddington Farmlands: 8 Greenshank on North Lake; also Ringed Plover (P Rogers/D Warren).
Chantries: 2 Hawfinches over (M Kettell).
Chobham Common: Short-eared Owl at south end at 20:45 (S Brownhill/S Harley/S Portugal.
Frensham Great Pond: 3 Black Terns (D Brassington/S Peters/E Stubbs).
London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (A Salmon).
Monday 29th
Chobham Common: Short-eared Owl at south end at dusk (L Ridley).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper at Water Colour Lagoons (A Kundrotas).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow-legged Gull (D Bookless).
Sunday 28th
Beddington SF: Common Sandpiper (D Bulling).
Buckland Park Lake: Common Sandpiper (W Attridge).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper at Water Colour Lagoons (A Kundrotas).
London Wetland Centre: Cattle Egret on Grazing Marsh (BirdGuides).
Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover (R Horton).
Saturday 27th
Beddington SF: Ringed Plover on Phase 1 Wet Grassland; also Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpipers and 2 Shelduck (C Strudwick/D Warren).
Cutt Mill Ponds: 4 Common Sandpipers (R Brown).
Frensham Little Pond: 3 Common Sandpipers (R Chodankar).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 2 Black Terns (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Common Sandpipers (C Dewhurst).
South Norwood CP: Green Sandpiper (J Hughes).
Thursley Common: Ringed Plover at Pudmore (S Dorman).
Friday 26th
Beddington SF: Greenshank on Wet Grassland (S Gale).
Buckland Park Lake: 5 Common Sandpipers (W Attridge).
Colliers Wood: singing male Marsh Warbler at Wandle Park; 17th vice-county record (M Bravery/many observers).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper at Water Colour Lagoons (A Kundrotas).
Richmond Park: 2 Greenshank on Upper Pen Pond island (R Dunne).
Thursley Common: Whimbrel south-east at 11:30 (S Spooner).
Unstead SF: 2 Common Sandpipers on South Meadow (J Parr).
Thursday 25th
Ashtead Common: Hawfinch over (M Davis).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Common Sandpipers at Spynes Mere (N Hadden).
Hutchinson’s Bank: Hawfinch over (BirdGuides).
Leith Hill: female Crossbill (T Gibson).
London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (C Dewhurst).
Papercourt GPs: Common Sandpiper (E Sames).
Tice’s Meadow: Marsh Harrier mid-afternoon; also Yellow Wagtail (R Horton).
Wednesday 24th
Beddington Farmlands: Common Sandpiper (D Bulling).
Buckland Park Lake: 2 Common Sandpipers (W Attridge).
Chobham Common: Short-eared Owl at south end at dusk (S Portugal).
London Wetland Centre: Redshank (A Salmon).
Wimbledon Common: Golden Oriole singing in afternoon (BirdGuides).
Tuesday 23rd
Chipstead: 1+ Hawfinch at Banstead Woods by Piddly Pond (D Jennings).
Chobham Common: Short-eared Owl at south end at dusk (BirdGuides).
Tice’s Meadow: Common Sandpiper (R Horton).
Waverley Abbey: Little Ringed Plover (K Duncan).
Monday 22nd
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Shelduck pair (J Snell).
London Wetland Centre: Redshank, male and female Yellow Wagtails and Common Sandpiper (M Honey/A Salmon).
Surbiton: Spotted Flycatcher in garden (A Farr).
Sunday 21st
Holmethorpe SP: 3 Common Sandpipers (G Hay/I Kehl/A Kundrotas).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Yellow Wagtails and Common Sandpiper (A Salmon).
Tice’s Meadow: Common Sandpiper (R Seargent).
Saturday 20th
Tice’s Meadow: Common Sandpiper (R Seargent).
Friday 19th
Beddington Farmlands: Shelduck pair (J Griffin).
Holmethorpe SP: 4 Common Sandpipers (N Hadden/G Hay/J Simpson).
Tice’s Meadow: Black Tern in Workings (R Addison/C Albanese/S Allen/R Chodankar/D Cox/R Horton/R Seargent/P Welling).
Thursday 18th
Holmethorpe SP: Garganey pair at The Moors (N Hadden/G Hay/J Simpson).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Garganey on Main Lake and Greenshank on Grazing Marsh (M Parker/A Salmon).
Tice’s Meadow: Osprey north at 09:53 (R Seargent).
Wednesday 17th
Beddington Farmlands: Shelduck pair (Z Pannifer).
London Wetland Centre: Black-necked Grebe on Reservoir Lagoon; also Grasshopper Warbler reeling by Main Lake, Yellow Wagtail and Common Sandpiper (A Salmon/M Wheeler).
Tuesday 16th
Bookham Common: female-type Golden Oriole seen briefly in flight over Isle of Wight plain from Manor Cottage at 16:00 (M Mac).
Leith Hill: Turtle Dove flew north-east past tower (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Grasshopper Warbler reeling by Main Lake; also Common Sandpiper (M Parker/A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Yellow Wagtail north-east (R Kaye/J Wilczur).
Monday 15th
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail (A Salmon).
Sunday 14th
Cranleigh: Common Sandpiper (R Stride).
Saturday 13th
Beddington Farmlands: Yellow Wagtail and 2 Shelduck (N Gardner/C Strudwick).
Tice’s Meadow: Mediterranean Gull (R Horton).
Friday 12th
Banstead Downs: pale morph Honey Buzzard flew over at 09:45 (BirdGuides).
Dorking: adult male pale morph Honey Buzzard (likely same as Banstead Downs) flew over (BirdGuides).
London Wetland Centre: 3 Yellow Wagtails (A Salmon).
Thursday 11th
Holmethorpe SP: Brent Goose flew west over Chilmead Farm at 06:40 (G Hay).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Common Sandpiper and Shelduck pair (J Snell).
Mercers CP: Spotted Flycatcher (G Hay/J Simpson).
Papercourt GPs: Common Sandpiper (E Sames).
Wednesday 10th
London Wetland Centre: 2 Yellow Wagtails (W Newnham).
Tuesday 9th
Beddington Farmlands: Common Sandpiper and Shelduck (A Robertson).
Burpham: drake Shelduck on scrape at Burpham Court Farm (P Davy).
Frensham Little Pond: male Hoopoe between south-west and north-east corners though mobile (P Dixie/many observers).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Yellow Wagtails (A Salmon).
Richmond Park: adult and 2nd-summer Mediterranean Gulls at Upper Pen Pond island briefly (N Jackman/R Kaye).
Monday 8th
London Wetland Centre: Garganey pair on Grazing Marsh; also 3 Yellow Wagtails (A Salmon/M Wheeler).
South Norwood CP: 2 Common Sandpipers (J Hughes).
Sunday 7th
Ash Ranges: 2+ Nightjars (D Bridger).
Beddington Farmlands: 5 Yellow Wagtails and 8 Shelduck (N Gardner/Z Pannifer/A Ramesh/C Strudwick).
Chobham Common: Nightjar (L Ridley).
Holmethorpe SP: Ringed Plover at Mercer’s West early morning (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey pair on Grazing Marsh; also 3 Yellow Wagtails (A Salmon/M Wheeler).
Puttenham Common: Spotted Flycatcher and Nightjar (T Harrop/P Osborn)
Thursley Common: Nightjar and Wheatear (M Lucas/J Pettit).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (R Seargent).
Tongham: Nightingale singing behind Tongham Services (R Seargent).
Saturday 6th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Shelduck and Common Sandpiper (M Bravery).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Shelduck over (A Quinn).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey pair on Grazing Marsh; also 3 Yellow Wagtails (J Lynton-Jenkins/A Salmon/M Wheeler).
Wandsworth: Oystercartcher and Common Sandpiper at Mouth of the Wandle (R Goodman).
Friday 5th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Shelduck and 2 Common Sandpipers (Z Pannifer).
Clandon Downs: Spotted Flycatcher (S Chastell).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail (A Salmon).
Mare Hill: 2 churring Nightjars (P Nevett).
Waverley Abbey: female Goosander flew over (J Gates).
Witley Common: 2 churring Nightjars (P Nevett).
Thursday 4th
Beddington Farmlands: 14 Ruff flew north-east c 07:25; also Ringed Plover and Dunlin on North Lake (Z Pannifer/C Strudwick).
Holmethorpe SP: Whimbrel at Chilmead Farm; also 2 Common Sandpiper on The Moors (N Hadden/G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Whimbrel on Main Lake; also 3 Yellow Wagtails and Common Sandpiper (M Honey/C Moore/S Patel/A Salmon).
Papercourt GPs: Common Sandpiper (E Sames).
Richmond Park: Common Sandpiper (S Read).
South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper (J Hughes).
Thursley Common: Wheatear (S Brownhill).
Tice’s Meadow: Nightingale singing next to Arnhem Bridge (M Elsoffer).
Wednesday 3rd
Beddington Farmlands: male Whinchat; also 3 Wheatears, Green Sandpiper and 4 Common Sandpipers (Z Pannifer).
Hogsmill SF: 6+ Common Sandpiper (R Inns).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper at The Moors (G Hay).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 5 Little Terns briefly early morning (D Harris).
Papercourt GPs: 7 Common Sandpipers (E Sames).
Richmond Park: male Wheatear (J Wilczur).
South Norwood CP: Common Sandpiper (J Hughes).
Stoke Lake: Common Sandpiper (S Chastell).
Thursley Common: 2 Yellow Wagtails (E Stubbs).
Unstead SF: 3 Common Sandpipers on South Meadow (J Parr).
Unstead Water Meadows: Green Sandpiper over (M Lucas).
Tuesday 2nd
Beddington Farmlands: Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Common Sandpipers, Green Sandpiper and 2 Shelduck (Z Pannifer).
Eashing: Spotted Flycatcher at Greenways Farm (E Stubbs).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey pair; also Whinchat, 3 Yellow Wagtails, Wheatear and Common Sandpiper (M Honey/A Salmon/P Spencer).
Papercourt GPs: Common Sandpiper (E Sames).
Richmond Park: female Wheatear (H Bradshaw).
Monday 1st
Beddington Farmlands: Yellow Wagtail, 2 Common Sandpipers and 2 Shelduck (Z Pannifer/A Ramesh).
Cranleigh: Wood Sandpiper at Pound Lea Farm and female Whinchat at Knowle Park (D McKenzie/R Stride).
Farthing Downs: female Wheatear (G Flinn).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey pair on Grazing Marsh; also Wheatear and Common Sandpiper (M Bradbury).
South Norwood CP: Yellow Wagtail (J Hughes).
Thursley Common: Wheatear in Parish Field in evening (M Smith).
Tice’s Meadow: Common Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpipers (R Seargent).