October 2024

Thursday 31st

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Water Pipits and 2 Green Sandpipers (M Bravery/N Gardner).

Capel: 2 Hawfinches south-west (W Attridge).

Chipstead Downs: 4 Hawfinches at the Nuttery (BirdGuides).

Effingham Forest: 2 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (BirdGuides).

Puttenham Common: 5 Hawfinches south (BirdGuides).

Tulse Hill: Hawfinch south-west (S Patmore).

Winterfold Heath: 12 Hawfinches over (R Stride).

Wednesday 30th

Great Black-backed Gull, Island Barn Reservoir (D Harris).
Great Black-backed Gull, Island Barn Reservoir (D Harris).

Banstead: 7 Hawfinches west (S Gale).

Beddington Farmlands: Yellow-browed Warbler with mixed tit flock; also female-type Black Redstart by South Hide (S Thomas/G Walker).

Haslemere: Hawfinch over (BirdGuides).

Headley Heath: 60+ Hawfinches; also Goshawk (S Gale).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 5 Great Black-backed Gulls (D Harris).

Leith Hill: Ring Ouzel (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns on Main Lake (N Stapley).

Newdigate: 6 Hawfinches west over Partridge Lane (W Attridge).

Papercourt Water Meadows: 2 Yellowhammers (E Sames).

Redhill Common: 2 Hawfinches west (G Hay).

Richmond Park: Jack Snipe, Brambling, 150 Fieldfares and Dartford Warbler (J Reeves/J Wilczur).

Tuesday 29th

Ferruginous Duck, Wandsworth Common (N Rutter).
Ferruginous Duck, Wandsworth Common (N Rutter).

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Water Pipits, Brambling and 3 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner).

Capel: 3 Hawfinches west (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern (J James).

Pewley Down: Dartford Warbler (M Kettell).

Richmond Park: Hawfinch south-west; also 3 Dartford Warblers (D Brasier/F Matthews/P Pentek).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (P Brown).

Wallington: Yellow-browed Warbler in garden (A Dutta).

Wandsworth Common: female Ferruginous Duck; also Hawfinch (N Rutter).

Wimbledon Common: 14 Firecrests (J Reeves).

Winterfold Heath: 22 Hawfinches (R Stride).

Monday 28th

Ash Vale: 2 Swallows (D Bridger).

Beddington Farmlands: Marsh Harrier over mound (R Walker).

Box Hill: 8+ Hawfinches (W Attridge).

Busbridge: Hawfinch over Busbridge Lane (W Attridge).

Eashing: 7 Hawfinches south-west; also Brambling (E Stubbs).

Holmethorpe SP: adult Great Black-backed Gull (G Hay).

Pewley Down: Swallow south; also Dartford Warbler (M Kettell).

Redhill: 2 Hawfinches west (G Hay).

Richmond Park: 2 Hawfinches south over Pen Ponds (BirdGuides).

Worcester Park: 6 Hawfinches north (I Rowe).

Sunday 27th

Bearded Tit, Ewell (S Ferguson).
Bearded Tit, Ewell (S Ferguson).

Beddington Farmlands: Cattle Egret on North Lake; also Water Pipit and 2 Yellowhammers west (BirdGuides/D Bulling).

Capel: 7 Hawfinches west (W Attridge).

Colley Hill: 11 Hawfinches (A Blake/S Gale).

Effingham Forest: 42 Hawfinches; also 2 Crossbills (C Jones/J Hobden).

Ewell: male and female Bearded Tits at Hogsmill LNR (S Ferguson).

Headley Heath: 30+ Hawfinches on ridge (BirdGuides).

Leith Hill: male Marsh Harrier south; also 28 Hawfinches, 2 Ring Ouzels, 47 Bramblings and 9120 Woodpigeons south-west (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake (A Salmon).

Hen Harrier, Pewley Down (K Britten).
Hen Harrier, Pewley Down (K Britten).

Long Ditton: Hawfinch over; also 10 White Storks west (BirdGuides).

Mayflower Park Wetlands: male and female Bearded Tits (B & J Reid).

Mitcham: Yellow-browed Warbler east of Poulter Park at start of Wandle Trail (S Barnes).

Pewley Down: male Hen Harrier west; also Dartford Warbler (K Britten/M Kettell).

Ranmore Common: Hawfinch over; also juvenile Goshawk and Crossbill (J Snell).

Richmond Park: Merlin south-west; also Great Egret south-west and 3 Goosander west (P Pentek).

Thursley Common: 3 Hawfinches and c 2000 Woodpigeons south; also Brambling (D Brassington).

Wallington: 3 Hawfinches south-west; also 6 Bramblings and 136 Chaffinches (A Dutta).

Weybridge: 2 Hawfinches over cricket pitch (T Lee).

Saturday 26th

Merlin, Headley Heath (G Hay).
Merlin, Headley Heath (G Hay).

Beddington Farmlands: Cattle Egret on North Lake; also 2 Green Sandpipers (M Keenan).

Burpham: 20 Red Kites west (M Kettell).

Busbridge: 8 Hawfinches east (E Stubbs).

Godstone: 3 Hawfinches east (G Hay).

Headley Heath: 105 Hawfinches roosted on ridge; also female-type Merlin (S Gale/G Hay).

Leith Hill: 29 Hawfinches over tower; also three Ring Ouzels and 3 Bramblings (W Attridge).

North Holmwood: Hawfinch over (T Gibson).

Nutfield Ridge: Hawfinch south-west (G Hay).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Dartford Warbler (R Clark).

Richmond Park: Dartford Warbler (F Matthews).

Tice’s Meadow: 3 Green Sandpipers (P Brown).

Friday 25th

Beddington Farmlands: Cattle Egret on North Lake; also 3 Great Egrets and Green Sandpiper (Z Pannifer).

Headley Heath: 40+ Hawfinches between High Ashurst and Bellasis (S Gale).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Brambling and Dartford Warbler at Prews Farm (E Sames).

Pyford: Brambling (J Gates).

Richmond Park: Ring Ouzel, Hawfinch and 3 Dartford Warblers (S Hucks/D Williams).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (P Brown).

West Horsley: Great Egret over West Horsley Place (G Carmichael).

Thursday 24th

Firecrest, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).
Firecrest, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).

Beddington Farmlands: Cattle Egret on North Lake; also 2 Water Pipits, 2 Firecrests and 3 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/I Jones).

Holmethorpe SP: Great Egret at Mercers West (G Hay/I Kehl).

Leith Hill: 12 Hawfinches south-west; also 53 Bramblings, 623 Chaffinches, 1327 Redwings, 7120 Woodpigeons and a single flock of 54 Magpies south-west (W Attridge).

Mare Hill: 2 Bramblings (G Hinchon).

Newlands Corner: 3 Hawfinches over The Roughs (BirdGuides).

Nutfield Ridge: House Martin south-east (G Hay).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Dartford Warbler (E Sames).

Pewley Down: 3 Hawfinches south (M Kettell).

Richmond Park: 3 Dartford Warbers (D Brasier).

Tate Modern: Great Black-backed Gull (G Kamov).

Wednesday 23rd

Common Rosefinch, Pyrford (T Collett).
Common Rosefinch, Pyrford (T Collett).

Beddington Farmlands: 5 Green Sandpipers (T Bryan/Z Pannifer).

Chobham Common: Ring Ouzel (E Sames).

Eashing: Hawfinch and Brambling over Eashing Fields (E Stubbs).

Effingham Forest: 4 Hawfinches and Goshawk at Dick Focks Common (P Davies).

Little Woodcote: 4 Firecrests (I Jones).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern and 12 Water Rails (J Reeves/A Salmon).

Pyrford: juvenile Common Rosefinch at Green Farm; third Surrey record and first since 1996 (T Collett).

Tulse Hill: Brambling (S Patmore).

Wallington: Hawfinch and 350 Starlings west (A Dutta).

Winterfold: Brambling (P Davies).

Tuesday 22nd

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

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit and 4 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner).

Croydon: Yellow-legged Gull at Wandle Park (J Birkett).

Epsom Common: Goshawk over (M Sargeant).

Hankley Common: 6 Bramblings (S Harley).

Headley Heath: 2 Hawfinches (S Gale).

Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper at The Moors (G Hay).

Leith Hill: 10 Hawfinches and House Martin south (W Attridge).

Worcester Park: Hawfinch south (I Rowe).

Monday 21st

Capel: 2 Hawfinches south-west (W Attridge).

Eashing Fields: Hawfinch west (E Stubbs).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Bitterns (A Salmon).

Sunday 20th

Great Egret, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).
Great Egret, Beddington Farmlands (I Jones).

Beddington Farmlands: Great Egret and 3 Green Sandpipers (I Jones).

Holmethorpe SP: 664 Coots; record Holmethorpe count (G Hay/I Kehl).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Great Egrets on Grazing Marsh (L Whitaker-Smith/C Weddell).

Richmond Park: Hawfinch south-west; also 2 Bramblings west, Shelduck and 2 Dartford Warblers (D Brasier).

Shackleford: 3 Hawfinches south (E Stubbs).

Saturday 19th

Beddington Farmlands: Great Egret and Hobby (M Rowell).

Capel: 5 Hawfinches west (W Attridge).

Crooksbury Common: Hawfinch south (J Gates).

Guildford: 2 Swallows (R Marshall).

Haslemere: Hawfinch west over Hasle Drive (BirdGuides).

London Wetland Centre: Curlew on Main Lake (R Faulkner).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Whinchat (R Clark).

Reigate: Yellow-browed Warbler with tit flock at Wray Common (N Hadden).

Unstead SF: female-type Marsh Harrier over North Meadow/Dry Lagoon (J Gouldsmith/J Parr).

Friday 18th

Ashtead Common: 2 Bramblings (A Nunns).

Beddington Farmlands: Cattle Egret on North Lake; also Water Pipit and 2 Green Sandpipers (C Strudwick/R Walker).

London Wetland Centre: Bittern (A Salmon).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Whinchat (E Sames).

Sanderstead: Brambling over (J Birkett).

Unstead SF: female-type Marsh Harrier over South Meadow (K Britten).

Thursday 17th

Pintail, Papercourt GPs (E Sames).
Pintail, Papercourt GPs (E Sames).

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Cattle Egrets on North Lake; also Dunlin, Water Pipit and Green Sandpiper (N Gardner).

Haslemere: 2 Hawfinches over Woolmer Hill (J Gates).

London Wetland Centre: Spoonbill south (BirdGuides).

Papercourt GPs: eclipse drake Pintail (E Sames).

Leith Hill: 5 Ring Ouzels over tower; also 4 Bramblings (W Attridge).

Richmond Park: female Shelduck (N Anderson/S Khatod).

Tate Modern: Reed Warbler (R Braddock).

Thursley Common: female-type Marsh Harrier (I McDonald).

Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover (P Brown).

Wednesday 16th

Spoonbills, Beddington Farmlands (A Dutta).
Spoonbills, Beddington Farmlands (A Dutta).

Beddington Farmlands: 8 juvenile Spoonbills on Wet Grassland then flew west; also 2 Cattle Egrets on North Lake, 3015 Redwings, 4 Bramblings and 101 Chaffinches south-west, 2 Water Pipits and Green Sandpiper (M Bravery/A Dutta/I Jones).

Capel: 26 Bramblings south-west (W Attridge).

Chobham Common: Ring Ouzel (E Sames).

Eashing Fields: male Ring Ouzel west (E Stubbs).

Frensham Great Pond: female Red-crested Pochard (S Peters).

Red-breasted Merganser, Island Barn Reservoir (D Harris).
Red-breasted Merganser, Island Barn Reservoir (D Harris).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): first-winter Red-breasted Merganser (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: Cattle Egret on Main Lake (R Dunne).

Newlands Corner: Hawfinch over (BirdGuides).

Richmond Park: Shelduck (B Gallagher).

Thursley Common: female-type Marsh Harrier east (D Brassington).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (R Horton).

Tuesday 15th

Snow Bunting, Newlands Corner (B Goodge).
Snow Bunting, Newlands Corner (B Goodge).

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Cattle Egrets on South Lake; also Water Pipit and Green Sandpiper (N Gardner).

Newlands Corner: female Snow Bunting in car park (B Goodge).

Tate Modern: female-type Black Redstart and adult Great Black-backed Gull (R Braddock).

Tooting: c 1000 Redwings over (A Dutta).

Weybridge: Great Egret near Desborough Island (T Lee).

Monday 14th

Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper (J Parr).

Sunday 13th

Ring Ouzel, Devil's Punch Bowl (S Allen).
Ring Ouzel, Devil’s Punch Bowl (S Allen).

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling).

Devil’s Punch Bowl: male Ring Ouzel (J Gates).

Effingham Forest: Goshawk at Dick Focks Common (S Lawrence).

Fetcham: Fieldfare (R Iredale).

Richmond Park: 13 Ring Ouzels; also Brambling and Dartford Warbler (P Pentek).

Thorpe Park: Common Sandpiper (J Snell).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers (S Millington).

West End Common: Great Black-backed Gull (J Bingley).

Saturday 12th

Beddington Farmlands: Yellow Wagtail, 8 Fieldfares, 310 Redwings, 250 Stock Doves and 3 Green Sandpiper (R Browne/A Dutta/N Gardner/G Jones/G Walker).

Capel: 2 Hawfinches south; also 1985 Redwings and 86 Skylarks west (W Attridge).

Effingham Forest: Hawfinch at Dick Focks Common (T Gibson).

London Wetland Centre: Hobby (J Fox).

Rotherhithe: Hawfinch (J Cadera).

Shackleford: 3 Hawfinches, 1100 Redwings, Brambling and 40 Fieldfares south-west (E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover and 3 Green Sandpipers (P Brown).

Whitmoor Common: Whinchat (M Fincham).

Wishmoor Bottom: Great Grey Shrike (BirdGuides).

Friday 11th

Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper (R Browne).

Leith Hill: 2 Ring Ouzels dropped in; also 3 Hawfinches and 332 Chaffinches south-west (R Stride/W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: Goshawk north-west (A Salmon).

Richmond Park: female-type Marsh Harrier west; also Dartford Warbler and 30+ Buzzards (P Pentek/P Redmond/J Wilczur).

Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover and 3 Green Sandpipers (P Brown).

Wallington: Bittern sound recorded at 19:12 (A Dutta).

Thursday 10th

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Green Sandpipers (I Jones/M Parker/G Walker).

Box Hill: 6+ Tawny Owls (T Gibson).

Kew Bridge: 2 Common Sandpipers (F O’Sullivan)

Leith Hill: 2 Crossbills (A Harding).

London Wetland Centre: Wryneck briefly by Sand Martin bank; also 2 Black-tailed Godwits on Grazing Marsh (K Paton/A Salmon).

Papercourt GPs: Yellow-browed Warbler in south-east corner (E Sames).

Tice’s Meadow: Sand Martin and 2 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).

Wednesday 9th

Ash Ranges: Wheatear (G Clarke).

Beddington Farmlands: Dartford Warbler, Wheatear and 4 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/A Dutta/I Jones).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (N Hadden).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Yellow Wagtails (A Salmon).

Tice’s Meadow: Common Tern, Ringed Plover and 3 Green Sandpipers (P Brown).

Tuesday 8th

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit over Wet Grassland; also juvenile female Marsh Harrier, Dartford Warbler, c 250 House Martins, Yellow Wagtail and Green Sandpiper (N Gardner/I Jones).

Charlwood: Golden Plover north; also Wheatear (J Middleton).

Farthing Downs: 2 Whinchats (D Hayes).

London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail and Hobby (M Honey/A Salmon).

Monday 7th

Beddington Farmlands: Dartford Warbler, 200 House Martins and 3 Green Sandpiper (I Jones).

Holmethorpe SP: 120 House Martins (G Hay).

London Wetland Centre: Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Yellow Wagtail and 3 Hobbies (M Parker/A Salmon).

Richmond Park: 3 Sand Martins (P Pentek).

Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover and 4 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).

Sunday 6th

Addlestone: Redwing (J Sal).

Beddington Farmlands: first-year female Marsh Harrier; also Mediterranean Gull, 3 Bramblings, 200 House Martins, Redwing and 5 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/S Casson/M Parker/C Strudwick).

East Dulwich: 150+ House Martin south-west (S Robinson)

Effingham Forest: 2 Goshawks at Dick Focks Common (B Young).

Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay/I Kehl).

Leith Hill: Ring Ouzel trapped and ringed at Duke’s Warren (BirdGuides).

Little Woodcote: 100 House Martins (I Jones).

Morden Hall Park: c 100 House Martins (S Shimwell).

Priest Hill: 3 Redwings (N Batten).

Rotherhithe: 20 Redwings and Green Sandpiper (J Cadera).]

Richmond Park: Redwing (P Pentek).

South Norwood CP: 100+ House Martins south (J Shaub).

Thornton Heath: c 150 House Martins south (L Myers).

Tulse Hill: Hawfinch south-west; also 25 Redwings (S Patmore).

Unstead SF: 200 House Martins, 150 Swallows and 30 Redwings (K Britten).

Saturday 5th

Mediterranean Gull, Thorpe Park (J Snell).
Mediterranean Gull, Thorpe Park (J Snell).

Beddington Farmlands: Ring Ouzel; also first-year female Marsh Harrier, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail and 2 Green Sandpipers (R Browne/N Gardner/I Jones/G Jones).

Effingham Forest: Goshawk at Dick Focks Common (S Kirby).

Farthing Downs: 4 Redwings (S Frost).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Wheatear (R Inns).

Leith Hill: Hawfinch, 2 Bramblings, 1170 House Martins, 1430 Redwings, 77 Song Thrushes and Woodlark south, plus a ticking bunting (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: 14 Redwings west (C Moore).

Pewley Down: 1+ Hawfinch south (BirdGuides).

Priest Hill: 40+ Redwings (N Batten).

Richmond Park: Short-eared Owl (P Pentek).

Rotherhithe: Great Black-backed Gull (J Cadera).

Sanderstead: Redwing over (J Birkett).

South Norwood CP: Redwing (J Shaub).

Thorpe Park: adult Mediterranean Gull and Common Sandpiper at St Ann’s Lake (J Snell).

Tice’s Meadow: Reed Warbler and 3 Green Sandpipers (P Brown/M Scott).

Tulse Hill: 20 Redwings (S Patmore).

Friday 4th

Beddington Farmlands: 4 Bramblings; also 148 Swallows and 3 Green Sandpipers (R Browne/C Strudwick).

Chobham Common: 7 Redwings (E Sames).

Colley Hill: 2 Great Egrets north; also Hawfinch and Woodlark (S Gale).

Holmethorpe SP: 7 Redwings (G Hay).

Langley Vale Woods: 34 Redwings (A Downing).

Leith Hill: c 125 Redwings (J Downing).

London Wetland Centre: Redwing and Hobby (M Parker).

Richmond Park: 150 Redwings (R Dunne/P Pentek).

Tulse Hill: 8 Redwings (S Patmore).

Winterfold Heath: Ring Ouzel south and 2 Hawfinches east (R Stride).

Thursday 3rd

Banstead: 2+ Redwings (S Gale).

Beddington Farmlands: Short-eared Owl over Mound; also, 4 Ring Ouzels south, 6 Great Egrets west, 15 Redwings, Whinchat, Wheatear and 3 Green Sandpipers (A Dutta/N Gardner/I Jones/M Keenan/R Walker).

Brooklands: 3 Fieldfares west (R Mooney).

Colley Hill: 7 Ring Ouzels (S Gale).

Frensham: 1+ Redwing (J Gates).

Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (N Hadden).

Leith Hill: 9 Ring Ouzels south-west; also 670 Redwings, Hawfinch, 42 Song Thrushes, 57 House Martins and 84 Meadow Pipits south-west (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: Black Redstart near WWF Hide; also Bittern at Reservoir Lagoon, Redwing and Lesser Whitethroat (C Moore/A Salmon/A Williams).

Richmond Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and 2 Redwings (P Pentek).

Wandsworth: 2 Redwings (J Sheppard).

Winterfold Heath: 3 Ring Ouzels (R Stride).

Wednesday 2nd

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Black Tern; also 135 Barnacle Geese and 3 Sand Martins (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: Sand Martin (M Wheeler).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Sand Martins (R Horton/J Snell).

Tuesday 1st

Yellow-legged Gull, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).
Yellow-legged Gull, Holmethorpe SP (G Hay).

Beddington Farmlands: Short-eared Owl over Mound; also 4 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner).

Burgh Heath: Fieldfare at Canons Farm (I Ward).

Mercers CP: adult Great Black-backed Gull and 2nd-winter Yellow-legged Gull at Mercers Lake (G Hay).

Tice’s Meadow: 3 Green Sandpipers (R Seargent).