September 2024
Monday 30th
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Black Tern (D Harris).
Rotherhithe: 2 Great Black-backed Gulls at King’s Stairs (J Cadera).
Westcott: 2 Redwings at The Nower (C York).
Sunday 29th
Beddington Farmlands: Whinchat, Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpipers and Sand Martin (M Parker).
Charterhouse: Yellow Wagtail (S Allen).
Holmethorpe SP: female-type Marsh Harrier north-west; also c 553 House Martins south (G Hay/I Kehl).
London Wetland Centre: Whinchat at Wader Scrape (M Bowen/L Robinson/L Whittaker-Smith).
Priest Hill: 6 Redwings west (N Batten).
Thorpe Park: Common Sandpiper (J Snell).
Unstead SF: 100 House Martins (K Britten).
Wisley Gardens: 5 Redwings (A Press).
Saturday 28th
Addlestone: Redwing (J Sal).
Banstead Heath: Wheatear and Spotted Flycatcher (L Shea).
Beddington Farmlands: Whinchat and Green Sandpiper (A Harding/M Parker).
Brockwell Park: Yellow Wagtail (S Patmore).
Capel: White-tailed Eagle and 22 Buzzards over garden (W Attridge).
Farnham: Spotted Flycatcher (K Cobbett).
Horley: 2 Wheatears at Littlelake Farm (T Walker).
Leith Hill: 3 Ring Ouzels south; also 11 Redwings south, Hawfinch and Woodlark south-west and 112 Meadow Pipits south-east (W Attridge).
London Wetland Centre: Willow Warbler and Yellow Wagtail (S Fowles).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Osprey over Papercourt Farm; also Yellow Wagtail south-east (R Chodankar/E Sames).
Richmond Park: 5 Gannets, Arctic Skua, Ring Ouzel and 350 Meadow Pipits over (D Brasier/R Kaye/P Pentek/J Wilczur).
South Holmwood: Wheatear at Swires Farm (A Holden).
Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (P Brown).
Winterfold: 2 Redwings (R Stride).
Friday 27th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Whinchats, Common Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/A Dutta).
Thursday 26th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Whinchats and 6 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner).
Englefield Green: Osprey over Cooper’s Hill Woods (BirdGuides).
Holmethorpe SP: Whitethroat and Green Sandpiper (G Hay/I Kehl).
Riddlesdown: Whinchat at Warlingham Court Farm (J Birkett).
South Norwood CP: Whinchat (J Shaub).
Wandsworth Common: 2 Yellow Wagtails (N Rutter).
Wednesday 25th
Beddington Farmlands: 400 House Martins over; also Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatears and 5 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling).
Little Woodcote: 242 House Martins south-west (A Dutta).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern; also Wheatear, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper (A Salmon/M Wheeler).
Pewley Down: Whinchat; also 500+ House Martins south-west (P Davies).
Tice’s Meadow: Cattle Egret (R Horton).
Wallington: Swift (A Dutta).
Tuesday 24th
Beddington Farmlands: Sedge Warbler, Common Sandpiper, Wheatear and 6 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/I Jones/A Tuke).
Capel: juvenile Honey Buzzard north (W Attridge).
Holmwood Common: Goshawk over (N Hughes).
London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper and 180 Shoveler (A Salmon).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Green Sandpipers (J Snell).
Wanborough: Wheatear at West Flexford Farm (P Davies).
Wimbledon Common: 4 Firecrests (J Reeves).
Monday 23rd
Holmethorpe SP: Whinchat at Chilmead Farm (G Hay).
Little Woodcote: 1,577 House Martins east/south-east; also Yellow Wagtail and Whitethroat (A Dutta).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern on Main Lake (P Smallshire).
Tice’s Meadow: Cattle Egret and Green Sandpiper (J Snell).
Sunday 22nd
Beddington Farmlands: Short-eared Owl around the Mound; also Wheatear, Common Sandpiper and 12 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/G Howgate/S Shimwell).
Brook: Whinchat and Yellow Wagtail at Witley Farm (D Brassington).
Hedgecourt Lake: juvenile Kittiwake briefly then flew east (D Dack).
London Wetland Centre: female-type Marsh Harrier; also Bittern at Reservoir Lagoon, Great Egret on Grazing Marsh, 3 Yellow Wagtails, Common Sandpiper, 180 Shoveler, Willow Warbler and Green Sandpiper (A Salmon/N Stapley/M Wheeler).
Papercourt Water Meadows: Yellow-browed Warbler by River Wey (E Sames).
Pewley Down: Whinchat (W Justice).
Richmond Park: Rock Pipit north-west over Upper Pen Pond; also Golden Plover west (D Brasier).
Thursley Common: Yellow Wagtail (K Britten).
Tice’s Meadow: 9 Cattle Egrets (record Surrey count); also Green Sandpiper (J Snell).
Unstead SF: Sedge Warbler and Whitethroat (K Britten).
Waverley Abbey: Whinchat (K Duncan).
Saturday 21st
Beddington Farmlands: Great Egret; also 2 Yellow Wagtails, Common Sandpiper and 3 Green Sandpipers (I Jones/J Pettit/A Ramesh).
Crooksbury Common: Redstart (J Gates).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 3 Common Sandpipers (R Ins).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern at Reservoir Lagoon; also Spotted Flycatcher (D O’Donnell/A Piccolo/B Reding).
Tice’s Meadow: Cattle Egret and 3 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Friday 20th
Beddington Farmlands: Great Egret; also 2 Yellow Wagtails, Common Sandpiper and 6 Green Sandpipers (M Bravery/N Gardner/M Parker).
London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper and 130 Shoveler (J Hughes/D Panchaud/A Salmon).
Tice’s Meadow: Cattle Egret (BirdGuides).
Tulse Hill: Yellow Wagtail (S Patmore).
Unstead SF: Spotted Flycatcher (J Gouldsmith).
Thursday 19th
Beddington Farmlands: Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (J Pettit/R Walker).
London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper (A Salmon).
Ranmore Common: Hawfinch over (L Ozsanlav-Harris).
Tate Modern: 1st-winter Great Black-backed Gull (R Braddock).
Tice’s Meadow: Cattle Egret (BirdGuides).
Wallington: apparent Little Bunting sound recorded at 01:35 (A Dutta).
Wednesday 18th
Beddington Farmlands: 2nd-winter Long-tailed Skua on mound then flew south (fourth vice-county record and first since 25/9/2012); also 3 Yellow Wagtails, Common Sandpiper and 3 Green Sandpipers (R Browne/D Bulling/A Dutta/I Jones/J Pettit/R Walker).
Colliers Wood: Spotted Flycatcher (M Bravery).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay/I Kehl).
London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail and Green Sandpiper (A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Whinchat (N Anderson).
Tice’s Meadow: Cattle Egret; also 3 Green Sandpipers (BirdGuides/T Forster).
Tuesday 17th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Yellow Wagtails, Common Sandpiper and 3 Green Sandpipers (J Birkett/N Gardner/I Jones).
Brockwell Park: Yellow Wagtail (S Patmore).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (A Salmon).
Pewley Down: Tree Pipit (A Lobb).
Richmond Park: Whinchat (F Maroevic).
Tice’s Meadow: Swift (J Brown).
Monday 16th
Beddington Farmlands: 3 Yellow Wagtails, 49 Chiffchaffs and 5 Green Sandpipers (A Dutta).
Eashing Fields: 2 Whinchats (G Robson).
Frensham Common: Wheatear (R Douglas).
London Wetland Centre: juvenile Garganey and Common Sandpiper (S Fowles/A Salmon).
Papercourt Water Meadows: 117 Linnets (K Duncan).
Tice’s Meadow: Cattle Egret (BirdGuides).
Waverley Abbey: Wheatear (K Duncan).
Sunday 15th
Banstead Woods: Whinchat (P Goodman).
Beddington Farmlands: Common Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling).
Brook: Whinchat, 3 Yellow Wagtails and 12+ Yellowhammers at Witley Farm (D Brassington).
Chobham Common: 2 Swifts south with hirundines (T Edie).
Crooksbury Common: Spotted Flycatcher (J Gates).
Leith Hill: 2 Spotted Flycatchers and Redstart (P Evans/A Holden).
London Wetland Centre: Redstart; also 3 Green Sandpipers and 3 Common Sandpipers (W Newnham/R Paine/A Salmon).
Papercourt Water Meadows: 5+ Whinchats (A Goddard).
Ranmore Common: Crossbill (J Snell).
Richmond Park: Swift at Pen Ponds (L Parr).
White Down: Tree Pipit (A Holden).
Woldingham: 82 Red-legged Partridges (D Dack).
Saturday 14th
Ashtead: Redstart at Winter Meadow (R Guy).
Beddington Farmlands: Wryneck briefly; also Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (N Gardner/G Jones/M Parker/R Walker).
Holmethorpe SP: Grasshopper Warbler at Mercers Quarry; also 5 Green Sandpipers (G Hay/R Perry).
London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (M Auger/B Carter/A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Osprey south-west; also 3 Whinchats, 13 Yellow Wagtails, Wheatear, Spotted Flycatcher, Green Sandpiper and 3 Common Sandpipers (D Brasier).
Vauxhall Park: Spotted Flycatcher (M Mac).
Wallington: Pied Flycatcher, Oystercatcher, 1+ Whimbrel, Ringed Plover and Tree Pipit sound recorded in recent nights (A Dutta).
Wandsworth Common: Spotted Flycatcher (N Rutter).
Friday 13th
Beddington Farmlands: Oystercatcher east; also 2 Yellow Wagtails, Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (I Jones).
Farthing Downs: Wheatear (G Flinn).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey on Wader Scrape; also 2 female-type Redstarts, 150 House Martins, 2 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (H Cura/S Fowles/D Panchaud/A Salmon).
Papercourt Water Meadows: 2 Whinchats (T Cummins).
Richmond Park: 3 Whinchats; also Common Sandpiper (J Reeves/D Williams).
Vauxhall Park: Spotted Flycatcher (M Mac).
Thursday 12th
Beddington Farmlands: Tree Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (G Jones/I Jones/R Walker).
Chobham Common: Spotted Flycatcher (M Bryan).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 16 Barnacle Geese in fields to south (D Harris).
London Wetland Centre: 6 Yellow Wagtails, Common Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpipers (A Salmon).
Pewley Down: Whinchat (M Kettell).
Richmond Park: 2 Whinchats, Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (S Hucks/J Wilczur).
Rotherhithe: Yellow-legged Gull at King’s Stairs (J Cadera).
Tate Modern: immature Spoonbill west along Thames (R Braddock).
Vauxhall Park: Spotted Flycatcher (M Mac).
Wandsworth Common: Spotted Flycatcher (N Rutter).
Wednesday 11th
Beddington Farmlands: Tree Pipit; also 6 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (D Bulling).
Burgess Park: 3 Willow Warblers (D Clark).
Eashing: juvenile Goshawk south-east (E Stubbs).
Holmethorpe SP: adult Yellow-legged Gull at Mercers West; also Common Sandpiper (N Hadden/G Hay).
Lammas Lands: Whinchat (A Lockett).
London Wetland Centre: Dunlin north-east; also juvenile Garganey, 6 Yellow Wagtails, Common Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpipers (C Dewhurst/A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Green Sandpiper (I Rowe).
Tice’s Meadow: Ringed Plover and 4 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Tuesday 10th
Clandon Park: Yellow Wagtail (M Kettell).
Holmethorpe SP: 3 Greenshank south over The Moors; also 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Garganey on Main Lake; also 5 Yellow Wagtails (A Salmon).
Riddlesdown: Whinchat (D Kelly).
Tate Modern: adult and first-winter Great Black-backed Gulls along Thames (R Braddock).
Monday 9th
Chobham Common: Whinchat (E Sames).
Dorking: Common Sandpiper wandering around Meadowbank Park (A Holden).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Osprey low west (D Harris).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Greenshank on Grazing Marsh; also 2 Common Sandpipers and 2 Green Sandpipers (A Salmon).
Newland’s Corner: Wheatear (P Davies).
Papercourt GPs: Common Sandpiper (S Brownhill).
Pewley Down: 2 Whinchats and Wheatear (P Davies).
Richmond Park: Greenshank, 2 Whinchats, 5 Common Sandpipers and 2 Green Sandpipers (M Bravery/P Pentek/B Young).
Stoke D’Abernon: Whinchat (J Snell).
Tice’s Meadow: juvenile Garganey; also Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper (R Horton).
Sunday 8th
Beddington Farmlands: Cuckoo over South Lake; also 4 Whinchats, Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, 4 Wheatears, 6 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (D Bulling/B Carter/G Howgate/I Jones/G Walker).
Brook: 4 Whinchats, 2 Redstarts and 3 Spotted Flycatchers at Witley Farm (D Brassington).
Capel: Whinchat and 49 Chiffchaffs (W Attridge).
Charterhouse: Wheatear (S Allen).
Frensham Great Pond: 3 Swifts (D Brassington).
Hogsmill LNR: Spotted Flycatcher (S Jones).
Holmethorpe SP: 4 Great Egrets west over The Moors and 3 Whinchats at Mercers Quarry (G Hay).
Leith Hill: 3 Spotted Flycatchers at Dukes Warren (A Holden).
London Wetland Centre: Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpipers and Green Sandpiper (P Davies/A Salmon).
Richmond Park: 3 Ringed Plovers; also Great Egret south-east, 2 Greenshank, 9 Whinchats, 6 Yellow Wagtails, 8 Common Sandpipers, Tree Pipit and Green Sandpiper (D Brasier/P Pentek).
Tice’s Meadow: juvenile Garganey; also Greenshank, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper and Wheatear (K Duncan).
Waverley Abbey: Whinchat (K Duncan).
Saturday 7th
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Sandwich Terns on North Lake; also Grasshopper Warbler, 8+ Whinchats, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Tree Pipits, 12+ Yellow Wagtails, Mediterranean Gull, 8 Swifts, 2 Common Sandpipers and 8+ Green Sandpipers (M Bravery/A Dutta/G Jones/I Jones/M Parker).
Brook: Whinchat and 8 Spotted Flycatchers at Witley Farm (D Brassington).
Crystal Palace Park: Pied Flycatcher (BirdGuides).
Godstone: Swift (G Hay).
Holmethorpe SP: juvenile Osprey over Nutfield Marsh/Chilmead Farm; also Whinchat at Mercers Quarry, Wheatear and Common Sandpiper (N Hadden/G Hay).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 2 Common Sandpipers (J Snell).
London Wetland Centre: Whimbrel north-west; also Greenshank, 2 Yellow Wagtails, Wheatear, 2 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (A Salmon).
Mickleham Downs: 5 Hawfinches (A Holden).
Mogador: Whinchat (S Gale).
North Holmwood: 1+ Crossbill (T Gibson).
Richmond Park: 3 Ringed Plovers at Upper Pen Pond; also 2 Dunlin, 3 Whinchats, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 8 Common Sandpipers and Green Sandpiper (D Brasier/F Fulcher/P Pentek/A Westenberger).
Tice’s Meadow: juvenile Spotted Redshank; also 2 Greenshank, Wheatear, 2 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (R Horton).
Wandsworth Common: Spotted Flycatcher (N Rutter).
Westcott: 3 Yellow Wagtails at Milton Court Farm (A Holden).
Friday 6th
Beddington Farmlands: Pied Flycatcher by South Gate; also Black-tailed Godwit on North Lake, 3 Whinchats, Greenshank, Redshank, 9 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (D Bulling/I Jones).
Buckland Park Lake: 2 Common Sandpipers (W Attridge).
Godstone: Wryneck in private garden for second day (G Hay).
Holmethorpe SP: Green Sandpiper (N Hadden/G Hay).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 2 Sandwich Terns north-west; also drake Common Scoter, Greenshank and 2 Wheatears (D Harris/C Turner).
Little Woodcote: 2 Yellow Wagtails (A Dutta).
London Wetland Centre: Greenshank on Wader Scrape; also Whinchat, 2 Common Sandpipers and Green Sandpiper (D Panchaud/M Rowell/A Salmon).
Mercers CP: juvenile Black Tern at Mercers Lake; also 2 Common Sandpipers (N Hadden/G Hay).
Papercourt GPs: 3 Common Sandpipers (K Duncan).
Richmond Park: Knot at Upper Pen Ponds; also 3 Ringed Plovers, Dunlin, 11 Whinchat, Redstart, 8 Common Sandpipers, 2 Wheatears and Green Sandpiper (D Brasier/P Nair/P Pentek).
Stoke Lake: Whinchat (M Kettell).
Tice’s Meadow: juvenile Spotted Redshank; also Ruff, 3 Greenshank, 2 Ringed Plovers, Wheatear, Common Tern, 5 Common Sandpipers and 3 Green Sandpipers (K Britten/K Duncan/R Horton/J Snell).
Tooting Common: Spotted Flycatcher by Woodfield Pavilion (M Bravery).
Whitmoor Common: Wheatear (M Fincham).
Thursday 5th
Buckland Park Lake: 2 Swifts (W Attridge).
Brockwell Park: Mediterranean Gull (D Harper).
Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 4 Black Terns (D Harris).
Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper and 3 Green Sandpipers (N Hadden/G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (A Salmon).
Mercers CP: juvenile Black Tern at Mercers Lake (G Hay).
Pewley Down: Whinchat (M Kettell).
Richmond Park: 5 Whinchats (J Wilczur).
Tice’s Meadow: juvenile Spotted Redshank; also 2 Sandwich Terns, juvenile Garganey, Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Greenshank, 6 Ringed Plovers, Redshank, 2 Common Terns, Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper (K Duncan/S Ferguson/R Horton/J Snell).
Tooting Common: Spotted Flycatcher near Woodfield Pavilion (D Bulling).
Whitmoor Common: Spotted Flycatcher (T Smith).
Wednesday 4th
Beddington Farmlands: kettle of 37 Buzzards north-west; also Wood Sandpiper on 100 Acre, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Wheatears, 12 Green Sandpipers and 3 Common Sandpipers (A Dutta/N Gardner/I Jones).
Burgh Heath: Wheatear at Canons Farm (J Law).
Clapham Common: Wheatear (A Bayly).
London Wetland Centre: Great Egret on Main Lake; also Greenshank on Grazing Marsh, Oystercatcher, 2 Common Sandpipers and 3 Green Sandpipers (C Dewhurst/P Gilfilian/W Newnham/A Salmon/M Wheeler).
Pewley Down: 2 Yellow Wagtails and Wheatear (P Davies).
Richmond Park: Great Black-backed Gull; also Great Egret, Whinchat, and Wheatear (J Housley/P Pentek).
Tice’s Meadow: Spotted Redshank on Bike Pool; also Ruff, 2 Greenshank and Common Sandpiper (A Goddard/R Horton).
Winterfold: Spotted Flycatcher (M Jones).
Tuesday 3rd
Ash: Wryneck at Lakeside Nature Reserve Country Park (N Trout).
Colley Hill: Spotted Flycatcher (S Gale).
Egham: Spotted Flycatcher (S Baer).
Holmethorpe SP: 2 Green Sandpipers (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Spotted Flycatcher by Sheltered Lagoon; also 4 Willow Warblers, 2 Common Sandpipers and 2 Green Sandpipers (A Salmon).
Stoke D’Abernon: Wheatear (J Snell).
Tice’s Meadow: 2 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpipers and 2 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).
Monday 2nd
Beddington Farmlands: 5 Green Sandpipers (I Jones).
Blackheath: Spotted Flycatcher and 10 Willow Warblers (K Britten).
Chobham Common: Wheatear (E Sames).
Farthing Downs: Whinchat and 3 Wheatears (D Hayes).
Holmethorpe SP: Yellow Wagtail west; also Green Sandpiper (G Hay).
London Wetland Centre: Greenshank on Grazing Marsh; also Redshank, Common Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpipers (D Brasier/D Price/T Richardson/A Salmon).
Richmond Park: Cattle Egret briefly at Upper Pen Pond then flew south-west; also 2 Greenshank, second-winter Yellow-legged Gull, Cuckoo, Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, Green Sandpiper and Common (D Brasier/R Kaye/R Pattinson/P Pentek/J Wilczur/C Williams).
Tice’s Meadow: immature Arctic Skua late morning; also Ruff, 2 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Tern and Common Sandpiper (M Dryden/R Horton/J Jordan/R Seargent).
Sunday 1st
Beddington Farmlands: 2 Wood Sandpipers, Greenshank, 2 Whinchats, 8+ Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (D Bulling/B Carter/R Walker).
Brook: Redstart at Witley Farm (D Brassington).
Colley Hill: Spotted Flycatcher (S Gale).
Denbies Hillside: juvenile Marsh Harrier east along North Downs (A Holden).
Leith Hill: 3 Spotted Flycatchers (T Hurst).
London Wetland Centre: 2 Greenshank on Grazing Marsh; also 3 Green Sandpipers and Common Sandpiper (W Newnham/M Wheeler).
Mercers CP: Whinchat by car park (T Blake).
Mogador: Whinchat (S Gale).
Richmond Park: Greenshank, 2 Redshank, Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, Tree Pipit and 5 Yellow Wagtails (D Brasier/P Pentek).
Tice’s Meadow: Ruff in the Meadow; also Greenshank (K Duncan/R Seargent).