October 2026
Saturday 24th
Beddington Farmlands: Short-eared Owl, male Ring Ouzel, Great Egret and Dartford Warbler (A Ramesh).
Bolder Mere: 3 Great Egrets (J Snell/C Whiter).
Colley Hill: 3 Bramblings (T Blake).
Effingham Forest: 2 Bramblings at Dick Focks Common (P Hughes).
Fetcham Mill Pond: drake Pintail and 10 Goosander (R Iredale).
Holmethorpe SP: Bittern at Spyne’s Mere; also Ring Ouzel along Nutfield Right, 1st-winter drake Garganey at The Moors and 2 Common Sandpipers (N Hadden/G Hay/T Ledger).
Island Barn Reservoir: Brambling (D Harris).
Leith Hill: 6 Bramblings south-west (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern and Jack Snipe (M Bradbury/M James).
Newlands Corner: Brambling (P Davies).
Unstead SF: Goosander west (J Parr).
Friday 23rd
Bolder Mere: 3 Great Egrets and Green Sandpiper (K Duncan).
Effingham Forest: Brambling and 2 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (P Davies).
Holmethorpe SP: 1st-winter drake Garganey (BirdGuides).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey and Jack Snipe (BirdGuides/A Salmon).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (S Brownhill).
Thursday 22nd
Bankside: 2nd-winter Caspian Gull (R Beesly/I Stewart).
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit (BirdGuides).
Holmethorpe SP: Bittern at Spyne’s Mere and 2 Common Sandpiper (T Ledger/R Perry).
Island Barn Reservoir: 1st-winter Little Gull (J Snell).
Lammas Lands: Water Pipit south-west over Catteshall Meadow (E Stubbs).
Leith Hill: 14 Bramblings (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Great Black-backed Gull (E Barlow).
Mickleham: Yellow-browed Warbler at Dell Close (M Day).
Richmond Park: Dartford Warbler (I Adams).
Tice’s Meadow: Pintail, Great Egret and Green Sandpiper (R Brown/R Horton).
Walton Reservoirs: Common Sandpiper (C MacKenzie).
Wednesday 21st
Epsom: Goshawk over Horton Lane (N Batten).
Fetcham Mill Pond: drake Pintail (J Snell).
Holmethorpe SP: 1st-winter drake Garganey (BirdGuides).
Island Barn Reservoir: 1st-winter Little Gull (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: Water Pipit, Jack Snipe and 3 Bramblings (A Salmon).
Tice’s Meadow: ringtail Hen Harrier and Green Sandpiper (R Horton).
Tuesday 20th
Beddington Farmlands: 17 White-fronted Geese over; also 2 Ring Ouzels (BirdGuides/N Gardner).
Bolder Mere: 2 Great Egrets and Green Sandpiper (K Duncan).
Holmethorpe SP: 5 Great Egrets north-east, 1st-winter drake Garganey, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Green Sandpipers and 3 Common Sandpipers (T Ledger).
Island Barn Reservoir: 4 White-fronted Geese (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey and Great Black-backed Gull (D Lowe/A Salmon/M Wheeler).
Merton: 17 White-fronted Geese over Deer Park Road (BirdGuides).
Send: 2 Brambling at Prews Farm (E Sames).
Monday 19th
Bankside: 2nd-winter Caspian Gull (R Beesly).
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit (BirdGuides).
Colley Hill: Brambling (T Ledger).
Effingham Forest: 2 Hawfinches, 3 Bramblings and 8 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (J Cassidy).
Epsom: Brambling (A Harding).
Leith Hill: Brambling (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Merlin south-east; also Garganey on Wader Scrape, Jack Snipe, Dunlin and 2 Brambling (J Barkham/W Newnham/A Salmon).
Mickleham: Yellow-browed Warbler (M Day).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Dartford Warbler (E Sames).
Richmond Park: Merlin north-east and Short-eared Owl and Great Egret north (R Kaye/P Pentek/J Wilczur).
Slyfield: Great Black-backed Gull (M Kettell).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (B Smithies).
Sunday 18th
Bankside: 2nd-winter Caspian Gull (BirdGuides).
Banstead: 3000 Redwings and 82 Fieldfares west (S Gale).
Beddington Farmlands: Black Redstart (BirdGuides).
Capel: 38 Bramblings, 6490 Redwings, 218 Fieldfares, Woodlark and 485 Chaffinches west (W Attridge).
Effingham Forest: 2 Bramblings and 3 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (K Mullan-Gage/G Tillin).
Frensham Little Pond: female Goldeneye (S Peters).
Guildford: 2 Great Egrets over Stoke Park (M Kettell).
Holmethorpe SP: 1st-winter drake Garganey; also 2 Common Sandpipers (T Blake/BirdGuides).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey, Jack Snipe, Great Black-backed Gull and Fieldfare (M Bradbury/A Salmon/M Wheeler).
Reigate: Yellow-browed Warbler at Warren Road (BirdGuides).
Richmond Park: 2 Dartford Warblers (I Adams).
Rotherhithe: Hawfinch at Pearson’s Park (BirdGuides).
South Norwood CP: 4 Bramblings (S Higgins/D Rouse).
Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover, Pintail, 16 Sand Martins, 22 House Martins and 3 Green Sandpipers (P Brown/M Elsoffer/R Horton/A Riddle).
Unstead SF: Great Egret west; also 40 Fieldfares (K Britten/J Parr).
Saturday 17th
Bankside: 1st-winter and 2nd-winter Caspian Gulls (BirdGuides).
Beddington Farmlands: Shelduck (A Hurst).
Blackheath: 12 Fieldfares (K Britten).
Crooksbury Common: 26 Fieldfares (J Gates).
Hankley Common: 26 Fieldfares (P Howse).
Peper Harow: Corn Bunting at Norney Farm; also Brambling and Woodlark (E Stubbs).
Pewley Down: 10 Fieldfares (M Kettell).
Richmond Park: Rock Pipit, 2220 Redwings, 2 Bramblings and 24 Fieldfares (F Matthews/O Stone-Lee).
Rotherhithe: Hawfinch at Pearson’s Park (BirdGuides).
Thorpe Park: Green Sandpiper at St Ann’s Lake (J Snell).
Tice’s Meadow: Pintail and 2 Green Sandpipers (P Brown/C Burchell).
Friday 16th
Bankside: Czech-ringed 1st-winter Caspian Gull (J Reeves).
Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit and Ring Ouzel (BirdGuides).
Denbies Hillside: Black Redstart and Redstart (A Holden).
Effingham Forest: 10+ Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (BirdGuides).
Tice’s Meadow: Pintail, 2 Yellow Wagtails and Green Sandpiper (M Elsoffer).
Thursday 15th
Bankside: 1st-winter and 2nd-winter Caspian Gulls (BirdGuides).
Beddington Farmlands: Dartford Warbler, Shelduck and 5 Green Sandpipers (A Clarke/M Parker).
Effingham Forest: 5 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (T Gibson).
Leith Hill: Ring Ouzel (W Attridge).
Tice’s Meadow: Pintail, 3 Sand Martins and 3 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Winterfold Heath: 15 Crossbills (R Stride).
Wednesday 14th
Bankside: 1st-winter Caspian Gull (BirdGuides).
Bolder Mere: Great Egret and Green Sandpiper (K Duncan).
Burgh Heath: Brambling at Canons Farm (D Culley).
Effingham Forest: Hawfinch and Crossbill at Dick Focks Common (J Hurrell).
Fetcham Mill Pond: drake Pintail (P Spencer).
Holmethorpe SP: 1st-winter drake Garganey and Common Sandpiper (N Hadden).
Leatherhead: 2 Goosander on River Mole (P Spencer).
Leith Hill: Ring Ouzel, Fieldfare and 11 Bramblings (W Attridge).
Richmond Park: Dartford Warbler (M Williamson).
Tice’s Meadow: Pintail and 2 Green Sandpipers (P Brown/M Elsoffer).
Waddon Ponds: Glossy Ibis south-east (R Weller).
Tuesday 13th
Bankside: 1st-winter and 2nd-winter Caspian Gulls (BirdGuides).
Fetcham Mill Pond: drake Pintail and 9 Goosander (J Snell).
Guildford: Swallow (R Marshall).
Holmethorpe SP: 1st-winter drake Garganey and Common Sandpiper (N Hadden).
London Wetland Centre: Whinchat, Sedge Warbler and 2 Great Black-backed Gulls (S Bray/A Salmon).
Monday 12th
Beddington Farmlands: Quail (M Parker).
Holmethorpe SP: 1st-winter drake Garganey, adult Great Black-backed Gull and Common Sandpiper (G Hay/M Smith).
Leith Hill: 2 Ring Ouzels south; also 6 Hawfinches, 7 Bramblings and 2 Swallows (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Great Black-backed Gull (C Ryland).
Lonsdale Road Reservoir: female Pintail (N Anderson).
Richmond Park: House Martin (J Wilczur).
Tice’s Meadow: Pintail and 2 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Sunday 11th
Beddington Farmlands: Rock Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtails and Shelduck (N Bew/F Clark/S Lumsden).
Brook: Dartford Warbler at Witley Farm (D Brassington).
Denbies Hillside: 2 Black Redstarts and Redstart (S Gale/T Gibson/A Holden).
Holmethorpe SP: 1st-winter drake Garganey and Common Sandpiper (J Court/G Hay).
Leatherhead: Goosander by Leatherhead Bridge (J Snell).
Tice’s Meadow: Pintail (R Horton).
Saturday 10th
Capel: 3 Hawfinches (W Attridge).
Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper (H Halstead).
Denbies Hillside: Black Redstart and Redstart (S Dorman/C Luke).
Fetcham Mill Pond: drake Pintail (S Gale).
Godstone: Black Redstart (G Hay).
Holmethorpe SP: 1st-winter drake Garganey and Common Sandpiper (N Hadden).
Holmwood SF: Green Sandpiper (A Holden).
Leatherhead: Yellow-browed Warbler and 3 Goosander on River Mole (S Gale).
London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (M Allen).
Redlands Wood: 4 Crossbills (P Evans).
Richmond Park: Ring Ouzel, Wheatear and Dartford Warbler (P Pentek/O Stone-Lee).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers (P Brown/M Elsoffer).
Friday 9th
Bolder Mere: Green Sandpiper (J Snell).
Holmethorpe SP: 1st-winter drake Garganey; also 2 Common Sandpipers (G Hay).
Leith Hill: ringtail harrier south; also 5 Hawfinches and 265 Redwings south-west (W Attridge/R Stride).
London Wetland Centre: 20 Redwings north (A Salmon).
Richmond Park: 100 Redwings (P Pentek).
South Norwood CP: 43 Redwings (J Shaub).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (P Brown).
Thursday 8th
Colley Hill: male Ring Ouzel west (S Gale).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper and 2 Common Sandpipers (N Hadden).
Leith Hill: 445 Chaffinches and 26 Redwings south-west (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Redwing (A Salmon).
Redhill: Yellow-browed Warbler at Madeira Walk (R Seargent).
Richmond Park: 12 Redwings west (N Anderson).
Rotherhithe: Redwing (J Cadera).
Shackleford: Wheatear (M Fincham).
South Norwood CP: 8 Redwings (J Shaub).
Tice’s Meadow: Pintail, Whinchat and Green Sandpiper (M Elsoffer/R Horton).
Weybridge: Redwing (T Lee).
Wednesday 7th
Bankside: 2nd-winter Caspian Gull (BirdGuides).
Bolder Mere: Green Sandpiper (K Duncan).
Capel: 6 Woodlarks (W Attridge).
Island Barn Reservoir: drake Common Scoter (D Harris).
Holmethorpe SP: Garganey, Jack Snipe, 4 Sand Martins and Common Sandpiper (N Hadden/G Hay).
Sanderstead: Redwing (J Birkett).
South Norwood CP: Redwing (J Shaub).
Tice’s Meadow: Great Egret and 2 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Westcott: 3 Hawfinches and Dartford Warbler at Milton Court Farm (A Holden).
Tuesday 6th
Bankside: Rock Pipit south; also 2nd-winter Caspian Gull and 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull (R Braddock).
Bolder Mere: Green Sandpiper (R Clark).
Colley Hill: female-type Marsh Harrier; also 2 Hawfinches east (S Gale).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper (G Hay).
Island Barn Reservoir: 103 Barnacle Geese (D Harris).
Leatherhead: redhead Goosander on River Mole (J Snell).
Tice’s Meadow: Pintail (P Brown).
Winterfold Heath: male Ring Ouzel south; also 3 Fieldfares and 60 Redwings (R Stride).
Monday 5th
Bankside: 2nd-winter Caspian Gull (BirdGuides).
Leith Hill: Ring Ouzel south-east (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe and Goldeneye (M Rinsler).
Thursley Common: 2 Green Sandpipers at Pudmore (P Howse).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Pintail, Great Egret and 3 Green Sandpipers (N Fletcher/R Horton/R Seargent).
Sunday 4th
Ash Ranges: ringtail Hen Harrier (C Grindrod).
Cheam: Tree Pipit south (D Culley).
Effingham Forest: 12 Hawfinches at Dick Focks Common (A Zackrisson).
Holmethorpe SP: juvenile Spoonbill at Mercers West; also Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (A Blake/G Hay/T Ledger).
Island Barn Reservoir: Yellow Wagtail (O Carmona).
Leith Hill: Wheatear (W Attridge).
Richmond Park: Dartford Warbler (P Pentek).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Great Egrets and 2 Pintail (R Horton/M Radbourn).
Saturday 3rd
Bankside: 2nd-winter Caspian Gull (BirdGuides).
Beddington Farmlands: 6 Avocets and Green Sandpiper (J James/Z Pannifer).
Capel: Redwing and Woodlark (W Attridge).
Effingham Forest: 2 Hawfinches and 8 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (O Jepson).
Holmethorpe SP: juvenile Spoonbill at Mercers West; also 2 Rock Pipits south-west and Green Sandpiper (G Hay/T Ledger).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Redwing (E Sames).
Pewley Down: 2 Grey Partridges (A Lobb).
Shackleford: 2 Redwings (E Stubbs).
Thorpe Park: Green Sandpiper (J Snell).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Pintail and Great Egret (R Horton).
Wallington: 2 Redwings south (I Jones).
Friday 2nd
Effingham Forest: 10 Hawfinches and 3 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (J Hurrell).
Malden Rushett: Yellow Wagtail (S Gale).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Pintail (R Horton).
Wood Street Knole: Redwing (C Burchell).
Thursday 1st
Bankside: 1st-winter Caspian Gull and 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull (R Braddock).
Beddington Farmlands: Green Sandpiper (B Littlechild).
Holmethorpe SP: Garganey at Spynes Mere (G Hay/T Ledger).
Island Barn Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe (D Harris).
Leith Hill: Hawfinch (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow-browed Warbler in Main Reedbed; also Pied Flycatcher along South Route, Fieldfare and Great Black-backed Gull (A Salmon/M Wheeler).
Tice’s Meadow: 3 Pintail and Great Egret (P Brown/M Elsoffer).



















