Saturday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Water Pipits and 3 Green Sandpipers (P Alfrey/N Gardner).

Effingham Forest: 2 Hawfinches (1 at Dick Focks Common and 1 in mixed flock at Honeysuckle Cottage) in afternoon (D Cox/M Waite).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 2 Water Pipits and Goldeneye (WWT).

Lowicks Pond: 5 Goosander (4 drakes) late afternoon (R Douglas).

Richmond Park: no sign of Slavonian Grebe at Upper Pen Pond (I Rowe).

Russia Dock Woodland: Firecrest at Stave Hill (R Page-Jones).

Shackleford: juvenile male Hen Harrier still at Cross Farm and Lydling Farm though mobile (A Barker/M Elsoffer/S Ferguson/M Kettell/S Minhinnick et al).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers (TMBG).

Friday 29th

Cutt Mill Ponds: 3 Goosander on Cuttmill House Pond (T Cummins).

Kew Gardens: drake Red-crested Pochard mid-afternoon (M Wright).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 2 Water Pipits, 3 Pintail and 2 Shelduck (J Hunt/WWT).

Morden Hall Park: 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull flew north-east early morning; also 2 Bramblings (S Patmore).

Richmond Park: Slavonian Grebe showing well on Upper Pen Pond – first for park since 16 December 1939 (T Duckett/R Dunne/R Kaye/P Pentek/P Redmond/J Wilczur et al).

River Mole between Mickleham and Westhumble: 10 Little Egrets (S Gale).

Shackleford: juvenile male Hen Harrier still at Cross Farm and Lydling Farm (BirdGuides/T Cummins/A Stoney/E Stubbs).

Thursley Common: Brambling flew south-west over Shrike Hill early morning (E Stubbs).

Thursday 28th

Burgh Heath: 200 Linnets at Canons Farm (S Gale).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern (WWT).

Shackleford: juvenile male Hen Harrier still at Cross Farm (P Osborn).

Wednesday 27th

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit (Wader Scrape), 2 Bitterns (Main Lake), 2 Goldeneye and 3 Pintail (WWT).

Tuesday 26th

Frensham Little Pond: 1,000 Starlings roosted in reedbed (S Woofries).

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit, Bittern, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Goldeneye and 2 Pintail (D Panchaud/WWT).

Russia Dock Woodland: Firecrest at Stave Hill near turbine (R Page-Jones).

Wimbledon Park: Firecrest in tit flock early afternoon (S Patmore).

Monday 25th

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit still from Peacock Tower mid-afternoon; also Goldeneye and 2 Pintail (BirdGuides/WWT).

Sunday 24th

London Wetland Centre: 2 Goldeneye and Pintail (E Day/WWT).

Lonsdale Road Reservoir: 2 Shelduck (D Jeffreys).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Green Sandpiper (J Hobden).

Saturday 23rd

Beddington Farmlands: Jack Snipe (BFBG).

Burgh Heath: Golden Plover flew south-east over Doric Field at Canons Farm at 08:47 (I Ward).

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit, 4 Jack Snipe and Bittern (M Honey/WWT).

Friday 22nd

Cutt Mill Ponds: drake Goosander on Cuttmill House Pond (A Barker/E Stubbs).

Leigh: 33 Buzzards in stubble fields (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Water Pipits, Bittern, 4 Jack Snipe, Brambling, Goldeneye and 2 Pintail (WWT).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Short-eared Owl this evening (BirdGuides).

Tugley Wood: 2 Crossbills in morning (M Lincott).

Thursday 21st

Beddington Farmlands: Pintail and 5 Green Sandpipers (BFBG).

Hambledon: Crossbill flew over Vann Copse late afternoon (A Barker).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 2nd-winter Yellow-legged Gull; also adult Mediterranean Gull on adjacent playing fields (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: Black Redstart on Grazing Marsh; also 2 Bitterns, 2 Water Pipits and Jack Snipe (WWT).

Papercourt Water Meadows: no sign of Lapland Bunting by Prews Farm (BirdGuides).

Shackleford: no sign of juvenile male Hen Harrier though 17 Golden Plovers circled early morning then flew east (BirdGuides/E Stubbs).

Stoke Lake: c.4,500 Jackdaws roosted (S Chastell).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper flew from River Blackwater to The Workings (J Hunt).

Unstead SF: male Merlin flew low east over South Meadow at 15:38; also Woodlark flew south, 137 Pied Wagtails and 1,700+ Jackdaws roosted (E Stubbs).

Wednesday 20th

London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 2 Water Pipits, 3 Jack Snipe, 2 Goldeneye and 2 Pintail (Martin Honey/WWT).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Lapland Bunting flew over stubble field between Prews Farm and Boughton Hall Cottage (TQ 031558) at dusk while calling (J Hobden).

Shackleford: juvenile male Hen Harrier still over fields to north and east (though ranging widely) at Lydling Farm, Cross Farm and Hurlands (A Barker/K Britten/S Chastell/A Goddard).

Tuesday 19th

Beddington Farmlands: 4 Water Pipits, Pintail and 4 Green Sandpipers (BFBG).

Headley Heath: 1,310 Redwings roosted (S Gale).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Water Pipits, 2 Bitterns and 2 Pintail (A Wilkinson/WWT).

Runnymede: possible Crane flew over Bell Weir Lock yesterday morning (BirdGuides).

Shackleford: ringtail Hen Harrier over fields at Lydling Farm and appeared to roost (P Osborn/E Stubbs).

Monday 18th

Burgh Heath: 200 Chaffinches and 300 Linnets at Canons Farm (S Gale).

Leigh: 23 Buzzards in stubble fields (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Water Pipits and Bittern (WWT).

Shackleford: 114 Pied Wagtails flew to roost (E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: 3rd-winter Caspian Gull reported then flew off (BirdGuides).

Sunday 17th

Banstead Wood: Brambling and 150 Chaffinches (D Campbell).

Brookwood: Brambling flew over station early morning (S Wright).

Cutt Mill Ponds: drake Goosander on Cuttmill House Pond (R Seargent).

Holmethorpe SPs: Green Sandpiper.

London Wetland Centre: 3 Bitterns, 4 Water Pipits, 15 Water Rails, Jack Snipe, 2 Goldeneye and 3 Pintail (WWT).

Thorpe Park: drake and female Goldeneye on Manor Lake early afternoon (K Duncan).

Saturday 16th

Burgh Heath: 2+ Bramblings at Canons Farm in finch flock between Heathside and Doric fields (I Ward).

Effingham Forest: Hawfinch by Dick Focks Common along Honeysuckle Bottom towards sawmill at 12:00; also 3 Crossbills (M Waite).

Hedgecourt Lake: c.5,000 Starlings flew from roost (K Duncan).

Kew: Common Sandpiper flew from Surrey side of Thames to Brentford Ait (LB).

Leith Hill: 1+ Crossbill from tower (D Campbell/S Chastell/M Davis/T Forward/M Phelps/D Robinson/D Stubbs/E Stubbs).

London Wetland Centre: 3 Water Pipits, Bittern, Goldeneye and 2 Pintail (E Crockett/J Lowther/S Weingarten/WWT).

Friday 15th

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull (D Campbell).

London Wetland Centre: adult Caspian Gull on Main Lake; also 2 Water Pipits and Goldeneye (WWT).

Lonsdale Road Reservoir: 2 Shelduck (N Anderson).

Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre – no general access (K Noble).

Tice’s Meadow: 6 Dunlin dropped in late morning; also Green Sandpiper (M Elsoffer).

Thursday 14th

Beddington Farmlands: Shelduck (A Wilkinson).

London Wetland Centre: 3 Bitterns, 2 Water Pipits and adult Yellow-legged Gull (WWT).

Whitmoor Common: unconfirmed report of Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in woods at end of private road beyond Jolly Farmer early afternoon.

Wednesday 13th

Beddington Farmlands: adult Caspian Gull; also 7 Water Pipits, 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull, 7 Green Sandpipers, Pintail, Shelduck and 2,000 Herring Gulls (P Alfrey/S Thomas).

Ham: Short-eared Owl flew north over Teddington Lock (and thus presumably into the vice-county) at 09:00 (BirdGuides).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns, Water Pipit, Goldeneye, Pintail and 2 Shelduck (M Honey/N Talbot/WWT).

Milford Common: Crossbill (M Lawn).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Short-eared Owl over Broadmead Cut at dusk (J Hobden).

South Norwood CP: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker calling at 15:47 (M Mac).

Tuesday 12th

London Wetland Centre: 2 Water Pipits, Bittern, Jack Snipe, 2 Goldeneye and 2 Pintail (BirdGuides/WWT).

Papercourt GPs: no sign of drake Ferruginous Duck (BirdGuides).

West Clandon: Golden Plover flew south over Clandon Wood NBR c.07:40 (M Phelps).

Monday 11th

London Wetland Centre: 3 Bitterns on Main Lake; also Water Pipit (WWT).

Papercourt Farm: Green Sandpiper flushed from puddle in maize field next to Tannery Lane (C Lodge).

Papercourt GPs: adult drake Ferruginous Duck on main sailing lake all day (37th county record, seventh since 1990 and first since 28 September 2015); also drake Pochard x Ferruginous Duck hybrid (J Gates; many observers).

Sunday 10th

Beddington Farmlands: Jack Snipe and 4 Green Sandpipers (BFBG).

Leith Hill: Brambling flew west early morning (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: female Marsh Harrier flew west over Main Lake at 12:00; also 3 Water Pipits, 2 Bitterns, 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Goldeneye and 3 Pintail (WWT).

Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (no general access) in morning (K Noble).

Stoke Lake: drake Goosander flew north-east c.07:55 (S Chastell).

Richmond Park: 2 Dartford Warblers (A Bayley).

Tice’s Meadow: Grey Plover in morning then flushed by Peregrine and flew off; also female Goldeneye and Dunlin (K Campbell/D Baker/R Seargent).

Saturday 9th

Chilworth: probable grey harrier (likely Montagu’s; see below) flew east over fields c.11:00 as seen from moving car (M Lincott).

Chobham Common: Brambling (M Jones).

London Wetland Centre: Goldeneye on Main Lake (WWT).

Lonsdale Road Reservoir: 2 Shelduck (F Maroevic).

Loseley: adult male Montagu’s Harrier (presumed same as Tice’s Meadow; see below) flew east over Brickfields Farm c.10:10 (E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: adult male Montagu’s Harrier flew low east over south end of The Workings c.09:20 towards the Hog’s Back – 16th county record since 1900 (pending acceptance) and second latest Surrey record (R Seargent).

Friday 8th

Beddington Farmlands: Shelduck (BFBG).

Headley Heath: c.1,100 Redwings roosted (S Gale).

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit (Wader Scrape), Jack Snipe, 2 Goldeneye and Pintail (WWT).

Martyr’s Green: Short-eared Owl flew west over Old Lane at 10:20 (B Knight).

Papercourt Marshes SWT: Brambling in Chaffinch flock on adjacent track (C Lodge).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (D Cook).

Thursday 7th

Frensham Little Pond: Bittern in flight in north-west corner at 16:24 (J Desoutter).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Water Pipits (Grazing Marsh and Main Lake), 2 Bitterns (Main Lake), female Goldeneye and 2 Shelduck (WWT).

Tice’s Meadow: Dunlin and Green Sandpiper (TMBG).

Wednesday 6th

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Water Pipits, 200 Teal and 3 Green Sandpipers (P Alfrey).

Headley Heath: c.1,400 Redwings roosted (S Gale).

London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe (Grazing Marsh), Bittern (Main Lake), 2 Goldeneye and 2 Pintail (A Wilkinson/WWT).

Tuesday 5th

Beddington Farmlands: drake Pintail, Redshank, Dunlin and Shelduck (BFBG).

Cranleigh: Hawfinch flew over Horsham Road early afternoon (J Gates).

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit, Bittern, 2 Goldeneye and Pintail (WWT).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers (J Hunt).

Monday 4th

London Wetland Centre: 2 Water Pipits on Wader Scrape and Jack Snipe on Grazing Marsh (WWT).

Richmond Park: Red-crested Pochard (P Pentek).

South Norwood CP: Brambling in scrub (J Hughes).

Sunday 3rd

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Rock Pipits; also 7 Water Pipits, Shelduck, 2 Bramblings and 4 Green Sandpipers (BFBG/N Gardner).

Hascombe: 3 Hawfinches dropped into Nore Hanger at 08:35 (E Stubbs).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Water Pipits on Grazing Marsh, Bittern on Main Lake, Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Pintail and 2 Shelduck (A Bayly/O Dewhurst/T Eldridge/J Lowther/S Weingarten/WWT).

Morden Hall Park: 4 probable Hawfinches flew south-west at c.09:00 (A Dutta).

Tice’s Meadow: Goosander, Mediterranean Gull and Green Sandpiper (TMBG).

Saturday 2nd

London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit and Bittern on Main Lake (WWT).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Jack Snipe flushed south of cut mid-afternoon (J Hobden).

Friday 1st

Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper (BFBG).

London Wetland Centre: Knot still on Main Lake; also Water Pipit on Grazing Marsh and Bittern on Main Lake (WWT).