October 2025
Thursday 23rd
Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper (I Jones).
Holmethorpe SP: 3 Red-crested Pochard at Spynes Mere; also Green Sandpiper (G Hay/T Ledger).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis (A Salmon).
Wednesday 22nd
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, Garganey, 3 Jack Snipe and 3 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/G Howgate/I Jones).
Chilworth: female-type Black Redstart at Lockner Farm (R Clark).
Chobham Common: 6 Crossbills (E Sames).
Denbies Hillside: Woodlark and 7 Crossbills (S Gale).
Effingham Forest: Goshawk and 2 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (R Trueman).
Farnham Park: 3 Crossbills west (J Gates).
Holmethorpe SP: Bittern at Spynes Mere (5th Holmethorpe record); also 2 Green Sandpipers (N Hadden/R Perry).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis, Goldeneye and Bittern (C Dewhurst/M Palmer/Y Simmonds/M Wheeler).
Pewley Down: Swallow (M Kettell).
Pyrford: female Brambling at Lady Place Farm (J Snell/C Whiter).
Thursley Common: Great Grey Shrike at Ockley Common; also Ring Ouzel over and 6 Crossbills (D Brassington/S Musievski).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Pintail, Dunlin and 2 Green Sandpipers (P Brown).
Tuesday 21st
Beddington Farmlands: female Pintail and 3 Green Sandpipers (I Jones).
Burgh Heath: Merlin at Canons Farm (J Alexander).
Capel: Swallow south (W Attridge).
Chilworth: Black Redstart at Lockner Farm (J Austin).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis, 1st-winter Caspian and Yellow-legged Gulls and Bittern (A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Short-eared Owl over Lawn Field; also Hawfinch, 12+ Crossbills and Brambling (F Matthews).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Pintail, Dunlin and 2 Green Sandpipers (P Brown).
Monday 20th
Beddington Farmlands: Garganey, Pintail, 4 Jack Snipe and Brambling (N Gardner).
Chilworth: Black Redstart at Lockner Farm (J Austin).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis and Bittern (N Stapley).
Sunday 19th
Bolder Mere: Swallow south-west (J Snell).
Beddington Farmlands: Garganey and 2 Swallows (C Strudwick).
Capel: Hobby east (W Attridge).
Chilworth: Black Redstart at Lockner Farm (J Crockford).
Chobham Common: Hawfinch south over Manor Pond; also 3 Crossbills (T Forster/T Inns).
Holmethorpe SP: Swallow south (G Hay/I Kehl).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis (B Reding).
Richmond Park: 2 Bramblings south-west (D Brasier).
Seale: Woodlark at Binton Farm (P Howse).
Thursley Common: 25 Crossbills (D Brassington).
Wheatsheaf Common: Crossbill (M Pedwell).
Saturday 18th
Ashtead: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (D Allcock).
Beddington Farmlands: Spoonbill over; also Black Redstart, Garganey, Ring Ouzel, Wheatear, Jack Snipe, Pintail, Brambling and 4+ Green Sandpipers (A Dutta/I Jones).
Chilworth: Black Redstart at Roseacre Gardens (J Austin).
Crooksbury Common: 40 Crossbills (S Allen/R Chodankar).
Effingham Forest: 2 Hawfinches and 30 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (D Boon/T Gibson).
Farnham Heath RSPB: 4 Crossbills (L Parker).
Godstone: Brambling over (G Hay).
Holmethorpe SP: 3 Red-crested Pochard at Spynes Mere (T Ledger).
Leith Hill: Ring Ouzel and 10 Crossbills (D Boon/P Evans).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern (F Wright).
Newlands Corner: Crossbill (T Forster).
Richmond Park: Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Woodlark, Crossbill, 2 Bramblings and 2 Dartford Warblers (D Brasier/F Matthews).
Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret in the Bike Pool; also Dunlin, 2 Pintail and Common Sandpiper (K Duncan/R Horton).
Thursley Common: Green Sandpiper (L Sawkins).
Wallington: Brent Goose, Turnstone, Golden Plover and Dunlin on noc-mig (A Dutta).
Weybridge: Hawfinch over (T Lee).
Friday 17th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 female-type Black Redstarts; also juvenile Garganey, female Pintail, 10 Fieldfares, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and 8 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/G Howgate/I Jones).
Effingham Forest: 2 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (F Clark).
Hogsmill SF: Green Sandpiper (J Gale).
Leith Hill: 3 Hawfinches over; also 11 Bramblings, 41 Crossbills, 7 Woodlarks, 2 Fieldfares and 865 Redwings (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis; also Wheatear and 9 Fieldfares (C Moore/A Salmon/M Wardman).
Pewley Down: 2 Fieldfares (K Britten).
Pyrford: male Brambling at Lady Place Farm (J Snell/C Whiter).
Richmond Park: 2 Dartford Warblers (D Williams).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Pintail, Greenshank, Dunlin and Green Sandpiper (R Horton).
Weybridge: Grey Seal (E Haberfield).
Worcester Park: 120 Stock Doves (B Smith).
Thursday 16th
Beddington Farmlands: Hawfinch; also Garganey, Pintail, Hobby, Brambling, 7 Fieldfares and 5 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/G Howgate).
Bolder Mere: Oystercatcher (L Miller).
Chobham: Black Redstart between Ford Lane and Leslie Road (T Edie).
Effingham Forest: Hawfinch, Crossbill and Fieldfare at Dick Focks Common (G Rowsell).
Farnham Heath RSPB: Crossbill (A Harrison).
Island Barn Reservoir: Great Black-backed Gull (A Quinn).
Leith Hill: 2 Hawfinches and Crossbill (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis (A Salmon).
Newdigate: Crossbill south-west (W Attridge).
Richmond Park: 2 Great Egrets, Dartford Warbler and 50 Fieldfares (P Pentek).
South Norwood CP: Great Egret (P MacPherson).
Tice’s Meadow: Pintail, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (P Brown/R Horton).
Wednesday 15th
Beddington Farmlands: Garganey, female Pintail, Jack Snipe, 8 Fieldfares and 2 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis (A Salmon).
Pewley Down: immature Gannet east (J Mitchell).
Richmond Park: Merlin; also 3 Brent Geese, Short-eared Owl, Ring Ouzel, Golden Plover, Brambling, 60 Fieldfares and Dartford Warbler (P Pentek).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Pintail in Workings; also 2 Dunlin, Yellow Wagtail and 2 Green Sandpipers (P Brown/R Horton).
Tuesday 14th
Beddington Farmlands: Short-eared Owl; also female Pintail, Fieldfare and Green Sandpiper (R Walker).
Denbies Hillside: 4 Bramblings and 11 Fieldares (S Gale).
Farthing Downs: Crossbill (S Frost).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis, 3 Bramblings and Bittern (A Salmon).
Mickleham: 2 Ring Ouzels at Juniper Top (S Gale).
Pewley Down: 45 Fieldfares over (M Kettell).
Tice’s Meadow: Pintail, 3 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (R Horton).
Unstead SF: female Redstart and Green Sandpiper (J Parr).
Monday 13th
Albury Heath: 9 Crossbills (F Gurney).
Beddington Farmlands: Fieldfare (I Jones).
Capel: 9 Hawfinches and Crossbill over (W Attridge).
Effingham Forest: 12 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (J Cassidy).
South Norwood CP: Fieldfare (J Shaub).
Tice’s Meadow: Dunlin (R Horton).
Sunday 12th
Beddington Farmlands: Garganey, Lesser Whitethroat, Pintail, 7 Crossbills and 5 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/A Dutta/C Strudwick).
Capel: Hawfinch north (W Attridge).
Effingham Forest: 3 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (M Fincham).
Headley Heath: 5 Hawfinches and Crossbill (S Gale).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (I Kehl).
Richmond Park: 2 Ring Ouzel east, Brambling west, Pintail north-west and 2 Dartford Warblers (D Brasier).
Saturday 11th
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, Great Egret, Redwing and 8 Green Sandpipers (G Jones).
Capel: 3 Ring Ouzels south-west (W Attridge).
Holmwood: 2 subadult Gannets south-west over Lodge Farm (A Holden).
Island Barn Reservoir: Rock Pipit; also 219 Barnacle Geese, Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (D Harris).
Thursley Common: 20 Crossbills (D Brassington/L Sawkins).
Unstead SF: 2 Redwings (K Britten).
Wallington: Hawfinch (A Dutta).
Winterfold Heath: male Ring Ouzel; also 40 Crossbills (R Stride).
Worplesdon: 3 Hawfinches north (J Gates).
Friday 10th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Green Sandpipers (G Howgate).
Coldharbour: 10 Redwings (J Cassidy).
Denbies Hillside: Yellow-browed Warbler (S Gale).
Holmethorpe SP: 21 Cattle Egrets south-west over Spynes Mere (Surrey record count and second Holmethorpe record); also 3 Red-crested Pochard, 14 Redwings and Green Sandpiper (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis, 20 Redwings and Bittern (A Salmon).
Lonsdale Road Reservoir: Green Sandpiper (N Anderson).
Mytchett Place: 35 Crossbills (S Harley).
Newdigate: Brambling (W Attridge).
Richmond Park: 2 Ring Ouzels, Woodlark and 30 Redwings (P Pentek).
Thursley Common: 30 Crossbills (M Elsoffer).
Thursday 9th
Beddington Farmlands: 2+ Glossy Ibis; also 1st-winter Garganey, female Pintail and Green Sandpiper (D Bulling/I Jones).
Denbies Hillside: 2 Woodlarks, 43 Redwings and Brambling (S Gale).
Leith Hill: 8 Glossy Ibis north-west past tower; also 2 Ring Ouzels, 7 Hawfinches, 21 Crossbills and 2 Redwings (W Attridge).
Tice’s Meadow: Dartford Warbler (R Horton).
Wednesday 8th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Glossy Ibis (M Parker).
Crooksbury Common: 30+ Crossbills (R Seargent).
London Wetland Centre: Crossbill and 7 Redwings over; also juvenile Glossy Ibis (A Salmon).
Richmond Park: 10 Bramblings and 8 Redwings (P Pentek).
South Norwood CP: Dartford Warbler and 2 Redwings (J Shaub).
Tice’s Meadow: Pintail, Common Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpipers (P Brown/G Clarke/M Fincham).
Tuesday 7th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Glossy Ibis; also Whitethroat and 3 Green Sandpipers (M Bravery).
Capel: male Ring Ouzel south-west (W Attridge).
Lightwater: 4 Crossbills (P Welling).
London Wetland Centre: Tree Pipit south-west; also juvenile Glossy Ibis (A Salmon).
Stoke Lake: drake Pintail (M Fincham).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Pintail, Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (P Brown/S Gillingham/R Horton/J Snell).
Monday 6th
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis and 3 Garganey (BirdGuides).
Tice’s Meadow: 3 Spoonbills over (K Betton/M Phelps).
Sunday 5th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Glossy Ibis; also Jack Snipe, Spotted Flycatcher, 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull, 9 Green Sandpipers and 3 Yellow Wagtails (J Bartley/D Bulling/N Gardner/C Strudwick).
Crooksbury Common: 10+ Crossbills (J Gates).
Epsom Downs: Whinchat (S Gale).
Holmethorpe SP: 3 Red-crested Pocahrd at Spynes Mere; also Green Sandpiper (I Kehl).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis and 3 Garganey (BirdGuides).
Richmond Park: 3 Crossbills south-west (D Brasier).
Saturday 4th
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis (BirdGuides).
Thursley Common: Whinchat (G O’Sullivan).
Friday 3rd
Beddington Farmlands: adult and immature Glossy Ibis; also Common Sandpiper and 6 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/I Jones).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis (BirdGuides).
Tice’s Meadow: 3 Wheatears, Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (M Elsoffer).
Thursday 2nd
Beddington Farmlands: adult Glossy Ibis; also female Pintail and Common Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpipers (B Carter/D Dack/M Parker).
Epsom Downs: Whinchat (S Gale).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis (A Salmon).
Thursley Common: 9 Crossbills and Redstart (C & D Brassington/J Reeves).
Tice’s Meadow: Pintail, Whinchat, Wheatear, Common Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpipers (M Elsoffer/R Horton).
Winterfold Heath: 25 Crossbills (R Stride).
Wednesday 1st
Beddington Farmlands: adult Glossy Ibis; also Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (G Howgate/M Parker).
Chobham Common: 19 Crossbills (E Sames).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glossy Ibis; also Bittern and Green Sandpiper (B Reding/A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Redwing (P Pentek).
Sanderstead: 2 Redwings (J Birkett).
Tice’s Meadow: Pintail, Whinchat, Wheatear and Common Sandpiper (R Horton).
Unstead SF: Reed Warbler (K Britten).







