October 2020
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Saturday 31st
Beddington Farmlands: Yellow-browed Warbler heard-only; also 4 Water Pipits and White Stork (BirdGuides).
Godalming: House Martin (P Osborn).
Island Barn Reservoir (no access): Goldeneye (C Turner).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Crossbills flew west; also Pintail, Green Sandpiper and Shelduck (WWT).
Thursley Common: Little Bunting still by west end of Pudmore late afternoon though elusive and mobile; also 3 Crossbills (D Brassington/B Briggs).
Tice’s Meadow: Long-eared Owl flushed from path adjacent to The Meadow at c.08:10 (R Seargent).
Friday 30th
Beddington Farmlands: Shelduck and White Stork (J Anderson).
Burgh Heath: Brambling at Canons Farm (P Goodman).
Crooksbury Common: Crossbill trapped and ringed (J Gates).
Frensham Great Pond: juvenile female Scaup off hotel early afternoon though no further sign from mid-afternoon (S Woolfries).
Merrow: Crossbill flew over (D Hughes).
London Wetland Centre: Pintail (WWT).
Thursley Common: Little Bunting again in birches along Pudmore boardwalk (I Groot/D Knight).
Tice’s Meadow: Jack Snipe and 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (R Horton).
Westcott: 2 Bramblings flew over (M Davis).
West Hanger: 22 Crossbills (E Little).
Thursday 29th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Water Pipits, 2 Green Sandpipers and White Stork (O Flory/C Owens).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake; also Shelduck (WWT).
Woldingham: 74 Red Kites roosted at private site; Surrey record count (J Barnes).
Wednesday 28th
Bagmoor Common: Brambling (E Stubbs).
Beddington Farmlands: 1st-winter Caspian Gull briefly on wet grassland; also 2 Green Sandpipers, Pintail, Shelduck and White Stork (A Dutta/N Gardner/Z Pannifer).
Capel: Swallow (W Attridge).
Godstone: Swallow (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake; also 2 Pintail and Shelduck (M Honey/B Page/T Wright/WWT).
Thursley Common: 20 Crossbills (D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: Ring Ouzel on path near Arnhem Bridge in morning (J Jordan).
Tuesday 27th
Godstone: 2 Swallows (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Shelduck (WWT).
Molesey Heath: Great Egret on west pit (D Harris).
Monday 26th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Goosander briefly on South Lake then flew west; also Crossbill flew south, 2 Green Sandpipers, Pintail, Shelduck and White Stork (N Baldwin/A Dutta/Z Pannifer/P Wallace/A Wasley).
Grayswood: 8 Crossbills at Holmen’s Grove (C Osbourne).
Leith Hill: 20 Crossbills (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake; also Water Pipit and Shelduck (WWT).
Thursley Common: Great Egret flew north-east over Pudmore at 07:38 (second site record); also 20 Crossbills (D Brassington/E Stubbs).
West Clandon: Brambling at Clandon Wood NBR (M Phelps).
West Hanger: 20 Crossbills (D Smith).
Sunday 25th
Beddington Farmlands: White Stork (A Wasley).
Chobham Common: 10 Crossbills (M Hannah).
Frensham Great Pond: Great Egret in south-east corner early morning then flew east; also Crossbill (E Stubbs).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern (WWT).
Molesey Heath: Great Egret on west pit mid-morning; also Green Sandpiper (D Harris/S Musievski).
Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
Shackleford: Ring Ouzel at Home Farm mid-morning (P Osborn).
Thursley Common: 13 Crossbills (D Brassington/K Britten).
Tice’s Meadow: Crossbill and Green Sandpiper (S Brownhill).
Saturday 24th
Beddington Farmlands: 4 Water Pipits, Great Egret, White Stork, 4 Pintail and 4 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/J Klavins/G Tate).
Frimley: 2 Crossbills at Pine Ridge Golf Club (A Downing).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Pintail and Shelduck (M Honey/T Wright).
Newchapel: 2 Green Sandpipers at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
Thursley Common: 10 Crossbills (D Brassington/A Hardie).
Friday 23rd
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Water Pipits on 100-acre; also Great Egret, White Stork, 3 Pintail, 7 Green Sandpipers and Shelduck (J Cassidy/A Dutta/C Owens/G Spinks).
Chobham Common: 12 Crossbills (T Lee).
Godstone: 12 Crossbills and Swallow flew over (G Hay).
Thursley Common: 21 Crossbills (P Osborn).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (J Brough).
Thursday 22nd
Beddington Farmlands: Great Egret (A Wasley).
Langley Vale: Crossbill flew over (A Harding).
London Wetland Centre: Pintail (WWT).
Nutfield: 3 Crossbills flew over Nutfield Ridge (G Hay).
Wednesday 21st
Beddington Farmlands: Great Egret, White Stork, 2 Water Pipits, Jack Snipe, 10 Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper, Pintail and Shelduck (I Jones/N Rutter).
London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper (WWT).
Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover, Yellow-legged Gull and Green Sandpiper (S Foote).
Tuesday 20th
Beddington Farmlands: Great Egret, White Stork, Pintail and Shelduck (M Bravery).
Blackheath: 7 Crossbills (K Britten).
Holmethorpe GPs: Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (J Ingham).
Thursley Common: again no sign of Little Bunting though Common Tern over Pudmore and 8 Crossbills (D Brassington/J Hunt/P Osborn).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (J Hunt).
Monday 19th
Beddington Farmlands: Great Egret, White Stork and Shelduck (J Boorman/A Wasley).
Carshalton Ponds: Red-crested Pochard (C Mullaney).
Leith Hill: Brambling flew over (M Davis).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern (WWT).
Morden Hall Park: 2 Bramblings (S Patmore).
Newchapel: Green Sandpiper at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
Ockham Common: 20+ Crossbills (D Samsudin).
Rotherhithe: Yellow-browed Warbler still in Russia Dock Woodland near central meadow (J & J Cadera).
Thursley Common: Little Bunting in area of birches and burned ground south-east of Shrike Hill c.08:25-09:05 then flew towards Ockley Common and no further sign; 8th Surrey record and 2nd Thursley record. Also Brambling flew over and 20+ Crossbills (D Brassington/E Stubbs).
Sunday 18th
Beddington Farmlands: blue-ringed ‘GB45’ White Stork (D Warren).
Chiddingfold Forest: 5 Crossbills (E Stubbs).
Chobham Common: 30+ Crossbills (G Keen).
Crooksbury Common: 50+ Crossbills (M Fincham).
Fieldcommon GP: Great Egret late morning (G Barter).
Frensham Common: 35 Crossbills (G Bishop).
Hankley Common: 15+ Crossbills (A Barker).
Little Woodcote: Ring Ouzel by cut-flower nursery (S Gale/I Jones).
London Wetland Centre: Short-eared Owl dropped into main reedbed; also Bittern on Main Lake and 4 Pintail (J Anderson/J Klavins/M Parker).
Mitcham Common: White Stork (same as Beddington) in morning (BirdGuides).
Morden Hall Park: Golden Plover flew south (A Dutta).
Rotherhithe: Yellow-browed Warbler still in Russia Dock Woodland near Globe Pond (R Page-Jones).
Rushmoor: female-type Black Redstart in paddocks north-west of Ivy Lodge (M Fincham/S Peters).
Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret and Dartford Warbler (J Brough).
Wandsworth Common: 4 Crossbills flew east (N Rutter).
Woodmansterne: Ring Ouzel at Dungeon Hill (I Ward).
Worcester Park: Short-eared Owl flew south-east c.08:15 (I Rowe).
Saturday 17th
Beddington Farmlands: Brambling and Goosander (P Alfrey/Z Pannifer).
Chobham Common: 19 Crossbills (T Forster).
Kingston upon Thames: Black Redstart at Kingston Cemetery in afternoon (T Wicker).
Leith Hill: c.300 Lesser Redpolls at Duke’s Warren (J Simpson).
Ripley: Great Egret flew over garden (S Renaud).
Rotherhithe: Yellow-browed Warbler still near Globe Pond (J & J Cadera/R Page-Jones).
Rushmoor: female-type Black Redstart in paddocks north-west of Ivy Lodge (K Harris).
Shackleford: Golden Plover and Brambling flew over Lydling Farm (E Stubbs).
Thursley Common: Barnacle Goose and 14 Crossbills (D Brassington/S Challinor/S Minhinnick).
Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret (J Brough).
Tooting Common: 4 Crossbills flew north-west (A Wilkinson).
Westcott: White Stork flew north early afternoon (M Davis).
West Molesey: female-type Black Redstart (D Harris).
Friday 16th
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, 2 Green Sandpipers and Pintail (BFBG).
Blackheath: 5 Crossbills (K Britten).
Capel: Common Redpoll trapped and ringed; also Jack Snipe flew over pre-dawn and five Ring Ouzels flew south mid-afternoon (W Attridge).
Devil’s Punch Bowl: Ring Ouzel (M Lawn).
Island Barn Reservoir (no access): Wheatear; also 56 Barnacle Geese in fields to south (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake; also Brambling (WWT).
Newdigate: 5 Crossbills at Reffolds Wood (W Attridge).
Richmond Park: male Black Redstart in horse paddocks at Holly Lodge; also probable Ring Ouzel over (N Anderson/H Bradshaw/J Cooke).
Rotherhithe: Yellow-browed Warbler still at Russia Dock Woodland (R Page-Jones).
Thursley Common: Crossbill (D Brassington).
Tooting Common: Brambling flew north-west (A Wilkinson).
West Clandon: 4 Crossbills flew over (M Phelps).
Thursday 15th
Banstead: 5,334 Redwings and Hawfinch flew west (S Gale).
Beddington Farmlands: Shelduck (I Jones).
Capel: 1,530 Redwings flew west (W Attridge).
Crooksbury Common: 6 Crossbills (G Robson).
Leith Hill: Ring Ouzel (F Kelly).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake; also 8 Bramblings flew north-west and Pintail (J Klavins).
Mitcham: Yellow-browed Warbler at Poulter Park (D Peers).
Netherlands: 12+ Crossbills (S Chastell).
Papercourt Water Meadows: 2 Bramblings by Papercourt Marsh (E Sames).
Rotherhithe: Yellow-browed Warbler still at Russia Dock Woodland (R Page-Jones).
Thursley Common: Jack Snipe flushed near Pudmore; also 16 Crossbills (D Brassington).
West Clandon: Brambling flew over (M Phelps).
Wednesday 14th
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, 3 Pintail, Green Sandpiper and Shelduck (A Dutta).
Island Barn Reservoir (no access): Wheatear (A Quinn).
Leatherhead: Goosander on River Mole; also Brambling (M Davis).
Leith Hill: 3,260 Chaffinches flew west (second highest Surrey movement count); also 2,310 Redwings, 11 Bramblings and 1,120 Starlings west and Ring Ouzel and 36 Crossbills around tower (W Attridge/M Davis/M Phelps/R Stride).
Morden Hall Park: 6 Bramblings and 5 Crossbills flew over (S Patmore).
Rotherhithe: Yellow-browed Warbler still at Stave Hill; also Short-eared Owl flew south (J & Cadera/A Self).
Sanderstead: Brambling flew south (J Birkett).
Thorncombe Street: Brambling and 6 Crossbills west (E Stubbs).
Wandsworth Common: Short-eared Owl flew north-west; also 6 Bramblings flew north-west (N Rutter).
Tuesday 13th
Banstead: 1,558 Fieldfares, Crossbill and 3,203 Redwings flew west/north-west (S Gale).
Beddington Farmlands: 3 Pintail and Shelduck (P Alfrey).
Boldermere: Great Egret flew over at 07:10 (BirdGuides).
Chobham Common: Brambling in garden (P Williams).
Island Barn Reservoir (no access): Wheatear (J Middleton).
London Wetland Centre: Great Egret on Main Lake; also Pintail (J Klavins/WWT).
Richmond Park: Richard’s Pipit flew over at 13:07 (T Saunders).
Thursley Common: Brambling and 32 Crossbills (E Stubbs).
Monday 12th
Banstead: 7,724 Redwings flew west/north-west (S Gale).
Chobham Common: c.1,000 Redwings flew west; also 15 Crossbills (K Duncan).
Leith Hill: Marsh Harrier flew west c.07:35; also two Ring Ouzels, Hawfinch, 2 Bramblings, 43 Crossbills, 2,300+ Redwings and 104 Fieldfares west (W Attridge/M Davis/M Phelps/R Stride).
Rotherhithe: Yellow-browed Warbler at Stave Hill (J Cadera/R Page-Jones).
Thorncombe Street: 5,460 Redwings flew west/north-west; also Brambling, 56 Crossbills and 17 Fieldfares west (E Stubbs).
Tooting Common: Firecrest (A Wilkinson).
Wallington: 1,200 Redwings and 4 Crossbills flew west (A Dutta).
Walton Heath: 2,840 Redwings flew west/north-west; also 2 Bramblings, Woodlark and 24 Fieldfares (J Hobden).
West Clandon: Lapland Bunting flew west over Clandon Wood NBR at 13:17 (M Phelps).
Sunday 11th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Pintail, 2 Green Sandpipers and Shelduck (H Collings/G Spinks).
Blackheath: 25 Crossbills (E Garcia).
Burgh Heath: Wheatear at Canons Farm (M Bravery).
Capel: 3 Crossbills flew over (W Attridge).
Holmethorpe SP: Fieldfare (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe (J Klavins).
New Haw: Fieldfare flew over the White Hart pub (S Cossey).
Richmond Park: Short-eared Owl over Pembroke Lodge at midday (B Chapple).
Rotherhithe: Yellow-browed Warbler at Stave Hill (R Page-Jones).
Thursley Common: 5 Crossbills (D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (R Horton).
Wallington: 6 Fieldfares flew west (A Dutta).
Saturday 10th
Beddington Farmlands: 5 Water Pipits, 3 Pintail, Brambling flew south, Green Sandpiper and Shelduck (A Dutta/A Ramesh).
Busbridge: Brambling and 6 Crossbills flew over Holloway Hill Recreation Ground (W Attridge).
Capel: Crossbill flew over (W Attridge).
Devil’s Punch Bowl: Ring Ouzel in valley at north end; also 25+ Crossbills (E Stubbs).
Esher: 56 Barnacle Geese on fields at Fieldcommon, west of Esher sewage works (M Bravery).
Frensham Common: 30 Crossbills over King’s Ridge (S Andy).
London Wetland Centre: Spoonbill flew south-west late morning; also Pintail (J Lowther/S Weingarten/WWT).
Longside Lake: Spoonbill (same as London Wetland Centre) c.14:15-15:44 when flew east (K Duncan)
Morden Hall Park: Crossbill (S Patmore).
Pewley Down: 14 Crossbills (M Kettell).
Rotherhithe: Yellow-browed Warbler at Stave Hill; also Firecrest (R Page-Jones).
Thursley Common: 20+ Crossbills (D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: Spoonbill (same as London Wetland Centre and Longside Lake) briefly from c.16:50 then flew west; also 2 Green Sandpipers; also Sand Martin (J Brough/R Horton/J Hunt).
Wimbledon Common: Firecrest (M Bravery).
Friday 9th
Crooksbury Common: 18+ Crossbills (R Horton).
Frensham Great Pond: Firecrest (J Gates).
Leith Hill: 2 Bramblings and 62 Crossbills from tower (W Attridge/M Davis).
London Wetland Centre: Merlin flew over Sheltered Lagoon; also Yellow Wagtail and Redshank (WWT).
Morden Hall Park: Brambling and Firecrest (S Patmore).
Richmond Park: Wheatear (S James).
Thursley Common: Wheatear (D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: Common Sandpiper (P Brown).
Thursday 8th
Beddington Farmlands: Shelduck (K Puttock).
Chessington: Wheatear at Park Farm (P Spencer).
Effingham Forest: 9 Crossbills (G Hay).
Frimley: male Firecrest in garden (M Radbourn).
Little Woodcote: Whinchat (Z Pannifer).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern (WWT).
Thursley Common: ringtail Hen Harrier flew south-east over Ockley Common c.09:00; also 20 Crossbills (D Brassington).
Wednesday 7th
Hindhead Common: 15+ Crossbills (D Burges).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper at Spyne’s Mere (G Hay).
Island Barn Reservoir (no access): 53 Barnacle Geese in fields to south, east of Esher sewage farm (D Harris).
Leith Hill: 2 Ring Ouzels, Brambling and 22 Crossbills from tower (M Davis/M Phelps/R Stride).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern and Firecrest (M Honey/B Page/T Wright)
Shackleford: Crossbill (E Stubbs).
Thursley Common: 3 Crossbills (T Gibson).
Woldingham: female Black Redstart at Warren Barn Farm; also 1+ Ring Ouzels Beech Farm Road (J Gill).
Tuesday 6th
Bookham Common: Firecrest (J Cassidy).
London Wetland Centre: Firecrest (J Klavins).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Brambling with Chaffinches at Papercourt Farm (E Sames).
Thursley Common: Wheatear and 3 Crossbills (D Brassington).
Monday 5th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Shelduck (A Wasley).
Ewell: Yellow-browed Warbler in mixed flock at Hogsmill Open Space in afternoon (G Croney).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper at Spyne’s Mere (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 2 Pintail and 2 Common Sandpipers (WWT).
Papercourt Water Meadows: 4 Cattle Egrets at Papercourt Farm until c.09:08 when flew south; 12th county record (though 11th in the last 4 years) and record Surrey count (E Sames).
Rowly: female/juvenile Merlin hunting hirundines mid-afternoon (R Stride).
Thursley Common: Osprey flew east over Ockley Common at 10:30 (probably same as over Twesledown, Hampshire, at 09:55); also Wheatear, 20 Crossbills and 16 Red Kites out of roost (D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: probable Little Bunting flew south over Horton’s Mound mid-morning; also Firecrest (S Foote).
Sunday 4th
Beddington Farmlands: Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Pintail, Red-crested Pochard, Shelduck and 10 Green Sandpiper (N Gardner).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 2 Pintail and 2 Common Sandpipers (WWT).
Morden Hall Park: Yellow Wagtail flew over (S Patmore).
Thursley Common: 2 Wheatears (D Brassington).
Tice’s Meadow: Swift, 2 Common Sandpipers and 3 Green Sandpipers (R Seargent).
Saturday 3rd
Beddington Farmlands: Pintail, Red-crested Pochard, Shelduck and Common Sandpiper (A Ramesh/A Wasley).
Chobham Common: Nightjar (M Talbot).
Cutt Mill Ponds: Swift at dusk (D Baker).
Epsom Common: Swift flew south-west (H Collings).
Leith Hill: 2 Ring Ouzels in rowans west of Coldharbour cricket pitch (J Cassidy).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Pintail (WWT).
Richmond Park: Jack Snipe at Upper Pen Ponds (J Klavins).
Thursley Common: female/juvenile Merlin hunting over Ockley Common between 17:51 and 18:35; also Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear and 4 Crossbills (A Barker/D Brassington/E Stubbs).
Tice’s Meadow: Short-eared Owl flew over c.12:10; also Yellow Wagtail and 6 Green Sandpipers (J Brough).
Friday 2nd
Beddington Farmlands: juvenile Arctic Skua circled North Lake then flew east c.13:20 (9th Beddington record and first since 2002); also 12 Pintail, Red-crested Pochard, Green Sandpiper, Shelduck and Common Sandpiper (P Alfrey).
London Wetland Centre: Hen Harrier flew low west at 14:10; also Dunlin (WWT).
Richmond Park: Jack Snipe at Upper Pen Ponds (BirdGuides).
Thursday 1st
Beddington Farmlands: Shelduck and Common Sandpiper (A Wasley).
Blackheath: 20 Crossbills (K Britten).
Chobham Common: 12 Crossbills (C Lamsdell).
Cranleigh: Honey Buzzard circled over Summerlands then flew south c.10:30 (R Stride).
Crooksbury Common: 4 Crossbills (M White).
Effingham Forest: 10 Hawfinches and 6 Crossbills at Honeysuckle Bottom (M Waite).
Leith Hill: Ring Ouzel in rowans west of Coldharbour cricket pitch (M Davis).
Newchapel: 2 Green Sandpipers at British Wildlife Centre (K Noble).
Tice’s Meadow: Dunlin and Common Sandpiper (J Brough/J Hunt).