Thursday 31st

Birtley Green: female Black Redstart still at Bonhurst Farm in morning though no sign in afternoon (BirdGuides/P Mattos).

London Wetland Centre: ringtail Hen Harrier flew north-west over Grazing Marsh at 08:25; also 3 Bearded Tits in Sheltered Lagoon, Knot still on Main Lake, 2 Bitterns still on north shore of Main Lake, Jack Snipe and 2 Shelduck (R Dewhurst/S Fogg/D Panchaud/S Patel/WWT).

Palmers Cross: Hawfinch flew west over Tilsey Farm entrance track at 07:51 (E Stubbs).

Tugley Wood: 2 Crossbills (M Lincott).

West Clandon: probable Lapland Bunting flew south over Clandon Wood NBR c.16:05; also 3 Hawfinches flew south-east (M Phelps).

Wednesday 30th

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Brambling and Pintail (P Alfrey).

Birtley Green: male and female Black Redstart still at Bonhurst Farm (K Britten/G Stokes).

Box Hill: 1,041 Redwings flew north-east between 06:30 and 08:30 (S Gale).

Capel: Ring Ouzel flew south-west between 06:30 and 09:00; also 2 Hawfinches flew north-east and 1,255 Redwings flew south-west (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: Knot on Main Lake; also 2 Bitterns still on north shore of Main Lake, Water Pipit, Jack Snipe and Pintail (WWT).

Worcester Park: 2 Bramblings still in east horse fields (B Smith).

Tuesday 29th

Birtley Green: female-type Black Redstart still at Bonhurst Farm mid-afternoon (J Rowland).

Box Hill: 4,068 Redwings and 1,658 Fieldfares flew north-east between 06:30 and 11:30 (S Gale).

Effingham Forest: 4 Hawfinches and 2 Bramblings at Dick Focks Common this morning (M Davis).

Horley: no sign of Great Grey Shrike at Littlelake Farm (T Walker).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern still on Main Lake on north shore; also Yellow-legged Gull (D Panchaud/WWT).

Riddlesdown: female Brambling feeding on sunflower hearts in private garden on Lower Barn Road (N Hunt).

Tice’s Meadow: 9 grey geese sp. flew north up Blackwater Valley at 13:30 (M Nurse).

Walton-on-Thames: adult Caspian Gull again by Xcel Sports Hub in afternoon (D Harris).

West Clandon: 1,260 Redwings flew south over Clandon Wood NBR (M Phelps).

Worcester Park: 2 Bramblings in east horse fields (B Smith).

Monday 28th

Beddington Farmlands: 5 Water Pipits, Pintail, 10 Green Sandpipers and Redshank (BFBG/K Kaul).

Birtley Green: Black Redstart at Bonhurst Farm throughout the day (BirdGuides/E Stubbs).

Capel: 7 Hawfinches (6 flew west and 1 at Old Stores Meadows); also c.4,250 Woodpigeons flew south-west (W Attridge).

Ewell: Black Redstart at Nescot Stock Pens throughout the day (M Bravery/R Dewhurst/S Gale/I Rowe/S Thomas).

Horley: Great Grey Shrike at Littlelake Farm until 12:30 at least hunting along hedgerow and recently harvested sweetcorn field (T Walker).

Horton Country Park: no sign of any Black Redstarts (BirdGuides).

London Wetland Centre: drake and female Red-crested Pochard on Main Lake (WWT).

Richmond Park: Dartford Warbler mid-afternoon (M Lewis).

Thorncombe Street: Hawfinch flew south then east over Junction Field at 08:41; also 5,226 Woodpigeons flew south-west (E Stubbs).

Sunday 27th

Beddington Farmlands: drake Pintail (M Bravery).

Esher: 48 Barnacle Geese still in fields south of Island Barn Reservoir and north of Douglas Road (D Harris).

Horton Country Park: male and female Black Redstart by top horse fields along fenceline (S Ferguson/P Spencer).

Leith Hill: 2 Hawfinches and 5 Bramblings flew west between 06:40 and 10:40 (Surrey Bird Club field meeting attendees).

Little Woodcote: male and female Black Redstart still by community farm buildings (A Dutta/N Gardner/I Jones/J Simpson).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake; also Jack Snipe and Pintail (WWT).

Palmers Cross: 3 Hawfinches flew north-west over Tilsey Farm at 06:46 (E Stubbs).

Tugley Wood: 2 Hawfinches and 5 Crossbills in morning (M Lincott).

Saturday 26th

London Wetland Centre: 2 Pintail (WWT).

Friday 25th

Godstone: 2 Black Redstarts in private garden (G Hay).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): c.48 Barnacle Geese flew over to fields south of reservoir in morning (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Pintail (WWT).

Richmond Park: female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker by Pen Ponds; also 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull on Upper Pen Pond (B Dykes).

Sutton: Black Redstart at Overton Park (BirdGuides).

Tice’s Meadow: House Martin early afternoon (M Nurse).

Thursday 24th

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

Papercourt Water Meadows: no sign of Water Pipit nor Black Redstart (BirdGuides).

Tice’s Meadow: Dunlin and Common Sandpiper in The Workings (TMBG).

Wednesday 23rd

Box Hill: Brambling flew south-west between 07:15 and 10:00 (S Gale).

Devil’s Punch Bowl: 5 Bramblings (E Garcia).

Hascombe: Brambling flew west over New Barn at 08:33 (E Stubbs).

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

Little Woodcote: Black Redstart by community farm buildings late morning (J Simpson).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Water Pipit by main path under pylons late afternoon; also Black Redstart on fenceline between pylons and Whinchat still (J Hobden).

Priest Hill: Short-eared Owl at 15:39 (J Simpson).

Sanderstead: Raven flew south-east over garden at 13:25 (J Birkett).

Wandsworth Common: 3 Hawfinches flew west at 08:20 (N Rutter).

West Clandon: Black Redstart at Clandon Wood NBR late afternoon (M Phelps).

Woking: Black Redstart on stairwell ledge at north end of Export House (J Sellen).

Worcester Park: Brambling in horse fields (B Smith).

Tuesday 22nd

Chilworth: male and female Bramblings in private garden (E Garcia).

Devil’s Punch Bowl: 2 Ring Ouzels still to north of Gnome Cottage (G Hinchon).

Dulwich Wood: Firecrest (M Mac).

Monday 21st

Box Hill: 8 Ring Ouzels flew west c.11:45; also 2,760 Redwings, 804 Fieldfares and 5 Bramblings flew south-west between 07:45 and 13:15 (S Gale).

Leith Hill: Ring Ouzel flew west over tower between 09:30 and 12:30; also 3,240 Redwings, 337 Fieldfares and 44 Bramblings flew west (W Attridge).

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

Lonsdale Road Reservoir: 4th-winter Yellow-legged Gull on River Thames at low tide (F Maroevic).

Papercourt Water Meadows: juvenile Marsh Harrier flew south-west in evening; also Ring Ouzel (J Hobden).

St Catherine’s Hill: 1,150 Redwings flew west between 11:45 and 13:00 (K Britten).

Wallington: Brambling flew west (A Dutta).

Walton-on-Thames: adult Caspian Gull again by Sunbury Lock late afternoon (BirdGuides).

Winterfold: no sign of male Ring Ouzel at Winterfold Heath though Brambling flew over (R Stride).

Sunday 20th

Beare Green: Green Sandpiper at Brookside SF (M Davis).

Beddington Farmlands: Jack Snipe, 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Pintail and 2 Green Sandpipers (BFBG).

Bricksbury Hill: Great Egret flew south-west at 09:05 (J Clark/R Stephenson).

Colley Hill: juvenile Marsh Harrier flew south at 10:55; also Golden Plover flew south-west (S Gale).

Devil’s Punch Bowl: 4 Ring Ouzels; also 2 Bramblings (M Lawn).

Leith Hill: Ring Ouzel flew south-east over tower c.10:40 (S Chastell/M Davis/M Phelps/D Stubbs).

Mogador: Ring Ouzel flew west from hawthorn early morning (S Gale).

Morden Hall Park: Brambling early morning (S Patmore).

Palmers Cross: 5 Hawfinches flew west at 08:24; also Golden Plover flew south-west at 09:23 and Brambling flew west (E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (J Hunt).

Winterfold: male Ring Ouzel still at Winterfold Heath and showing well (K Britten/S Ferguson).

Saturday 19th

Beddington Farmlands: Pintail and 6 Green Sandpipers (BFBG).

London Wetland Centre: Pintail (WWT).

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

Winterfold: male Ring Ouzel still at Winterfold Heath (M Leitch/R Stride/A Wright).

*Common Nighthawk* photographed just beyond the vice-county boundary at Bushy Park c.12:30; reported to have flown from River Thames and departed north-east towards Richmond Park, thus probably entered vice-county airspace (alas without certainty). No further sign by dusk nor at Richmond Park. Same bird as recently in Northern Ireland; second London record if accepted (BirdGuides/L Newman).

Friday 18th

Dulwich Wood: Raven flew north-east at 11:30 (M Mac).

Hascombe: 2 Hawfinches flew north over New Barn at 07:51 (A Barker/E Stubbs).

Newdigate: Hawfinch flew west over Partridge Lane at 08:20; also Woodlark flew west at 08:36 (W Attridge).

Tice’s Meadow: no sign of any Water Pipits (TMBG).

Winterfold: 2 Ring Ouzels still at Winterfold Heath early morning though no further sign by early afternoon (A Barker/J Rowland/R Stride).

Thursday 17th

Beddington Farmlands: Greenshank and 2 drake Pintail (BFBG).

Box Hill: 3 Bramblings flew south-west between 07:15 and 10:45 (S Gale).

London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper (WWT).

Papercourt Water Meadows: 2 Ring Ouzels in evening; also Whinchat still (J Hobden).

South Norwood CP: Whinchat (J Hughes).

Tice’s Meadow: 3 Water Pipits by Perv Pool; also Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (TMBG).

Walton-on-Thames: adult Caspian Gull again by Xcel Sports Hub in afternoon (D Harris).

Winkworth Arboretum: Ring Ouzel in mixed thrush flock at Sorbus Hill early morning (E Stubbs).

Winterfold: 3 Ring Ouzels (2 males) at Winterfold Heath in rowan (R Stride).

Wednesday 16th

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, Whinchat, 3 Green Sandpipers and drake Pintail (BFBG).

Leith Hill: 3 Ring Ouzels at Dukes Warren in evening (M Davis).

West Clandon: Ring Ouzel flew south over Clandon Wood NBR (M Phelps).

Tuesday 15th

Bankside: Garden Warbler again at Tate Modern (R Braddock).

Banstead: 331 Chaffinches flew south-south-west over Nork between 09:45 and 12:15 (S Gale).

Beddington Farmlands: Whinchat, drake and female Pintail and 333 Chaffinches (BFBG).

Croydon: Wheatear in John Lewis car park along Purley Way (J Birkett).

Hascombe: Red-throated Pipit flew south over New Barn at 08:18 (sound recording here); also 2 Ring Ouzels (one flew north-west from roost and one flew west), 312 Meadow Pipits flew south and 1,237 Redwings, 2 Bramblings (Surrey first of autumn), 121 Siskins and 555 Chaffinches flew west between 07:15 and 10:40 (E Stubbs).

Leith Hill: Great Egret flew low south-west past tower at 12:38 (first for Leith Hill); also 1,280 Chaffinches (Surrey record migration count), 520 House Martins and Brambling (Surrey first of autumn) flew south-west and 11 Ring Ouzels (9 flew south; 2 around tower) between 07:00 and 13:00 (W Attridge).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Ring Ouzel and Whinchat in afternoon (J Hobden).

Sheepleas SWT: Hawfinch flew over in morning (C Lodge).

Thorncombe Street: 219 Song Thrushes sound recorded over Allden’s Hill between 19:30 (14th) and 06:00 (E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: female-type Ring Ouzel (second site record); also Wheatear and Common Sandpiper (TMBG).

Monday 14th

Beddington Farmlands: drake and female Pintail (BFBG).

Capel: 7 Ravens flew south-west (W Attridge).

Sunday 13th

Capel: 1,680 Redwings flew south-west between 07:30 and 10:30 (W Attridge).

Guildford: Ring Ouzel reported at Saffron Platt (BirdGuides).

Jacobs Well: Green Sandpiper at Burpham Court Farm (S Chastell).

Lloyd Park: Raven (P Phillips).

London Wetland Centre: Great Egret flew west this morning; also Redshank on Wader Scrape (WWT).

Snowdenham Mill Pond: female Red-crested Pochard (E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: adult Yellow-legged Gull and 2 Common Sandpiper (S Mansfield).

Saturday 12th

Holmethorpe SPs: Green Sandpiper at Spyne’s Mere (G Hay).

Friday 11th

Bankside: Garden Warbler still at Tate Modern (K Britten).

Holmethorpe SPs: Green Sandpiper at Spyne’s Mere this morning then flew off (G Hay).

Thursday 10th

Bankside: Ring Ouzel at Tate Community Garden though elusive; also Garden Warbler still at Tate Modern (R Braddock).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 28 Barnacle Geese in afternoon (D Harris).

Richmond Park: Ring Ouzel; also 3 Red-crested Pochard (P Pentek/J Wilczur/S Woolfenden).

Wednesday 9th

Bankside: Garden Warbler still at Tate Modern (R Braddock).

Beddington Farmlands: Pintail and 3 Green Sandpipers (BFBG).

Holmethorpe SPs: juvenile Curlew Sandpiper again on Spyne’s Mere this morning (BirdGuides).

Leith Hill: Honey Buzzard flew west past tower at 10:00; also 7 Ring Ouzels (5 flew west; 1 each at Duke’s Warren and around the tower) in morning (W Attridge/D Smith/R Stride).

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (WWT).

Tice’s Meadow: 50 Golden Plovers flew over; also Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (J Hunt/R Horton).

West Clandon: 2 Ring Ouzels at Clandon Wood NBR (one flew over and one in yew though elusive); also Woodlark flew north and Dartford Warbler again (P Mattos/M Phelps).

Tuesday 8th

Bankside: Garden Warbler still at Tate Modern (R Braddock).

Burgh Heath: Hobby at Canons Farm (S Gale).

Leith Hill: 5+ Ring Ouzels at Dukes Warren feasting on berries (M Davis/D Stubbs).

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (WWT).

Tice’s Meadow: Wheatear (P Brown/R Horton).

Monday 7th

Bankside: 2 Garden Warblers still at Tate Modern (R Braddock).

Burgh Heath: Redstart and Hobby at Canons Farm (S Gale).

Leith Hill: 7 Ring Ouzels flew south over tower between 07:00 and 10:00 (W Attridge/S Chastell/M Davis).

London Wetland Centre: Hobby and Common Sandpiper (WWT).

New Malden: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in garden (S O’Keeffe).

Walton-on-Thames: adult Caspian Gull again at Xcel Sports Hub (BirdGuides).

Waterloo: Yellow-legged Gull by Waterloo Bridge (S Harris).

Sunday 6th

Beddington: unconfirmed report of possible eagle species (thought to be White-tailed Eagle) soaring between Beddington and Wallington at 14:05 (BirdGuides).

Beddington Farmlands: Jack Snipe; also 2 Pintail and 4 Green Sandpipers (BFBG).

Burgh Heath: Hobby at Canons Farm (S Gale).

Capel: 102 Song Thrushes flew west between 07:00 and 09:00; also 430 Redwings flew west (W Attridge).

Hascombe: 7 Ring Ouzels (including a single flock of six) flew south-west over New Barn; also 586 Redwings flew south-west/west (E Stubbs).

Leith Hill: 2 male Ring Ouzels feeding in rowans at Dukes Warren in evening (M Davis).

London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe on Grazing Marsh (Surrey first of autumn); also adult Yellow-legged Gull on Main Lake and Common Sandpiper (O Dewhurst/WWT).

Morden Hall Park: Turtle Dove flew low south-east at 08:24 with Collared Doves; also 2 Green Sandpipers circled wetlands then flew south-east and Lesser Whitethroat (S Patmore).

Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).

Tice’s Meadow: Dunlin in Workings; also 2 Common Sandpipers (J Hunt).

Saturday 5th

Burgh Heath: Fieldfare flew over Canons Farm (S Gale).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Swift.

Leith Hill: Fieldfare flew over tower (W Attridge/M Davis/M Phelps/R Stride).

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (WWT).

Snowdenham Mill Pond: female Red-crested Pochard (E Stubbs).

South Norwood Lake: Brent Goose in morning (N Harris).

Thorncombe Street: 3 Fieldfares flew south-west over Allden’s Hill (E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper; also 2 Common Sandpipers (J Hunt).

Friday 4th

Beddington Farmlands: drake and female Pintail, Raven and 2 Green Sandpipers (BFBG/G Jones).

Holmethorpe SPs: Green Sandpiper on Spyne’s Mere (G Hay).

Langley Vale Wood: female Black Redstart (present several days) by farm (K Leillot).

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (WWT).

West Clandon: Dartford Warbler at Clandon Wood NBR (M Phelps).

Thursday 3rd

Bankside: Garden Warbler still at Tate Modern (R Braddock).

Leith Hill: 6,240 House Martins, 1,040 Redwings, 36 Song Thrushes and 4 Crossbills flew west/south-west over tower between 06:45-10:45 (W Attridge/M Davis).

London Wetland Centre: Redshank on Main Lake; also Common Sandpiper (WWT).

Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).

Wednesday 2nd

Ashtead Common: Redwing flew over in morning – Surrey first of autumn (D Baker).

Bankside: Garden Warbler still at Tate Modern (R Braddock).

Beddington Farmlands: Common Sandpiper (BFBG).

Burgh Heath: 2 Hobbies at Canons Farm (S Gale).

Frensham Great Pond: Spotted Flycatcher by car park late afternoon (D Cox).

Holmethorpe SPs: juvenile Curlew Sandpiper still on Spyne’s Mere (BirdGuides).

London Wetland Centre: Red-crested Pochard and Common Sandpiper (M Honey/WWT).

Newchapel: 2 Green Sandpipers at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).

Richmond Park: Great Egret flew over in afternoon (P Davies).

Thursley Common: Ring-necked Parakeet – possibly the sixth site record! (P Carr).

Tice’s Meadow: Dunlin (TMBG).

Walton-on-Thames: adult Caspian Gull again on floodlight at Xcel Sports Hub football pitches (D Harris).

Wandsworth Common: Spotted Flycatcher (N Rutter).

Tuesday 1st

Bankside: Garden Warbler still at Tate Modern (R Braddock).

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Spoonbills flew south-west in morning; also Golden Plover, female Pintail, Whinchat and 2 Green Sandpipers (BFBG/BirdGuides/F Prater).

Holmethorpe SPs: juvenile Curlew Sandpiper still on Spyne’s Mere; also Curlew and Common Sandpiper (N Randon).

Leatherhead: 3 Sand Martins flew south-west over Randalls Way (N Batten).

London Wetland Centre: 3 Red-crested Pochard; also 130+ House Martins flew south and Common Sandpiper (WWT).

Priest Hill: 1+ Whinchats (I Rowe).

Ripley: Osprey flew over garden late morning (BirdGuides).

Shalford Water Meadows: Sand Martin flew over; also 330 House Martins flew over in one hour (K Britten).

Wallington: 833+ House Martins flew south-east in 30 minutes (A Dutta).