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

Greenshank, Beddington Farmlands (P Rogers).
Greenshank, Beddington Farmlands (P Rogers).

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

Black Tern, Island Barn Reservoir (C Turner).
Black Tern, Island Barn Reservoir (C Turner).

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

Marsh Warbler, Colliers Wood (J Snell).
Marsh Warbler, Colliers Wood (J Snell).

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

Common Sandpipers, Buckland Park Lake (W Attridge).
Common Sandpipers, Buckland Park Lake (W Attridge).

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

Black Tern, Tice's Meadow (T Inns).
Black Tern, Tice’s Meadow (T Inns).

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

Garganey, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Garganey, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

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

Hoopoe, Frensham Little Pond (E Stubbs).
Hoopoe, Frensham Little Pond (E Stubbs).

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

Ringed Plover, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Ringed Plover, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

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

Whimbrel, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Whimbrel, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

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

Common Sandpiper, Hogsmill SF (R Inns).
Common Sandpiper, Hogsmill SF (R Inns).

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).

Common Sandpiper, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Common Sandpiper, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

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

Wood Sandpiper, Cranleigh (R Stride).
Wood Sandpiper, Cranleigh (R Stride).

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).