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Wednesday 24th

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Great Egrets dropped in; also Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, 10+ Swifts and Green Sandpiper (G Jones/M Parker).

Cranleigh: Redwing at Knowle Park (D McKenzie).

Enton Lakes: Common Sandpiper at Johnson’s Lake (D Brassington).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit-only): first-winter Little Gull; also Whimbrel and 60+ Swifts (J Reeves/M Waite).

London Wetland Centre: 4 Yellow Wagtails on Grazing Marsh (C Dewhurst).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Yellow Wagtail (P Gilfillan).

Richmond Park: Common Sandpiper (P Pentek).

Tice’s Meadow: 2 Black-necked Grebes in the Workings; also Arctic Tern north and 4 Swifts (BirdGuides/K Duncan/J Snell).

Unstead SF: Goosander pair over; also 4 Swifts (K Britten/R Brown).

Tuesday 23rd

Beddington Farmlands: male Blue-headed Wagtail, Bar-tailed Godwit and Whimbrel on Wet Grassland; also Water Pipit, male White Wagtail, Jack Snipe, 15 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Wheatears and 3 Green Sandpipers (D Bulling/G Jones/I Jones/A Ramesh).

Crooksbury Common: 3 Crossbills (P Harding).

Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper at Spynes Mere (I Kehl).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit-only): 1st-winter Little Gull; also Whimbrel (D Harris/M Holly).

London Wetland Centre: Whimbrel on Grazing Marsh; also reeling Grasshopper Warbler along Dulverton South Route, 4 Yellow Wagtails and Wheatear (N Anderson/P Gray/A Salmon).

Pewley Down: Wheatear (L Andrews).

Richmond Park: 2 Wheatears (T Smith).

Tice’s Meadow: Slavonian Grebe and 11 Arctic Terns in the Workings; also 30 Swifts and Green Sandpiper (K Britten/D Burford/J Clark/R Horton).

Monday 22nd

Beddington Farmlands: reeling Grasshopper Warbler; also Water Pipit, 4 Wheatears and 3 Green Sandpipers (G Jones/S Thomas/R Walker).

Charterhouse: Swift (S Allen).

Clandon Park: 3 Wheatears (A Salmon).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 1st-winter Little Gull; also 6 Swifts and Wheatear (D Harris/A Quinn).

London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail and male Wheatear on Grazing Marsh (M Bradbury/A Salmon).

Papercourt Water Meadows: female *Little Crake* briefly beside River Wey near Papercourt Lock (third Surrey record and first since 1860!); also Swift (E Sames).

Send Marsh: 12 Waxwings in garden (R Clark).

Sunday 21st

Beddington Farmlands: Whimbrel on North Lake; also Water Pipit, Greenshank, 15 Swifts, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Green Sandpipers, 4 Wheatears and 2 Shelduck (D Bulling/B Carter/I Jones/J Newton/D Warren).

Enton Lakes: 2 Swifts (D Brassington).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 1st-winter Little Gull; also Swift (D Harris/C Turner).

Holmethorpe SP: Common Sandpiper (G Hay).

Leith Hill: 48 Crossbills (P Evans).

London Wetland Centre: Grasshopper Warbler at Sheltered Lagoon; also 5+ Swifts (A Salmon).

Richmond Park: Osprey north over Pen Ponds; also Whinchat, Swift, Redwing and Redstart (D Brasier/P Pentek/J Shahrum-Smith).

Send: 2 Swifts (T Forster).

Stoke Lake: 10+ Swifts (BirdGuides).

Thursley Common: ringtail Hen Harrier over Ockley Common; also Wheatear (BirdGuides/C Gray).

Tice‘s Meadow: 3 Swifts (R Horton).

Unstead SF: Little Ringed Plover on South Meadow; also 3 Swifts (K Britten/D Smith).

Wanborough: male Wheatear (C Burchell).

Saturday 20th

Beddington Farmlands: Yellow Wagtail, 6 Wheatears and 2 Common Sandpipers (G Jones/A Ramesh).

Buckland Park Lake: Common Sandpiper and Garden Warbler (W Attridge).

Capel: Hobby west (W Attridge).

Chessington: male Nightingale (S Ferguson/I Rowe).

Chobham Common: female Wheatear at Airplane Hill (C Galt).

Clapham Common: Redstart at Mount Pond (A Bayley).

Farnham Heath RSPB: Garden Warbler (T Ringer).

London Wetland Centre: reeling Grasshopper Warbler at Wildside; also Mediterranean Gull over, Swift, 2 Yellow Wagtails, Garden Warbler and 2 Oystercatchers (M Parker/A Salmon/P Smallshire).

Milford Common: 2 Garden Warblers (M Lawn).

Thursley Common: Yellow Wagtail and Wheatear (S Keirnan).

Tice’s Meadow: Whimbrel (R Horton).

Worcester Park: 3 Wheatears on horse fields (C Alpera).

Friday 19th

Beddington Farmlands: reeling Grasshopper Warbler by South Lake; also Avocet and Whimbrel on Wet Grassland, 14 Wheatears, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper and 6 Shelduck (N Gardner).

Holmethorpe SP: Garden Warbler and 2 Common Sandpipers (G Hay).

Leith Hill: 45 Crossbills at Dukes Warren (M Davis).

London Wetland Centre: Common Sandpiper (C Moore).

Mercers CP: Yellow Wagtail and 3 Wheatears (N Hadden/G Hay).

Pewley Down: Wheatear (M Kettell).

Priest Hill: 2 male Wheatears (N Batten).

Thursley Common: Yellow Wagtail and Wheatear (D Smith).

Tice’s Meadow: Whinchat and male Wheatear (R Seargent).

Thursday 18th

Beddington Farmlands: Avocet on Wet Grassland; also Yellow Wagtail on Wet Grassland, 9 Wheatears, Common Sandpiper, 4 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (I Jones).

Crooksbury Common: 3 Crossbills (K Duncan).

Holmbury Hill: 3 Crossbills (R Stride).

London Wetland Centre: Hobby (A Salmon).

Richmond Park: Cuckoo singing near Pen Ponds (S Robinson)

Thursley Common: 2 male Wheatears (D Brassington).

Tice’s Meadow: Arctic Tern and Curlew (BirdGuides/R Horton).

Wednesday 17th

Beddington Farmlands: Avocet on Wet Grassland; also 7 Wheatears, Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpipers and 2 Shelduck (G Howgate/I Jones/A Ramesh).

Chobham Common: Crossbill and Cuckoo (E Sames).

Farncombe: Garden Warbler singing by Godalming Town FC (R Fisher).

Enton Lakes: 2 Common Terns (D Brassington).

Hindhead: Brambling in garden (D Smith).

London Wetland Centre: Hobby and Swift over; also 6 Yellow Wagtails and Wheatear (C Dewhurst/M Parker/A Salmon).

Richmond Park: Garden Warbler (N Anderson/J Wilczur/S Woolfenden).

Tice’s Meadow: Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat and Common Tern (R Horton).

Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper (R Fisher/J Parr).

Winterfold Heath: 2 Cuckoos (R Stride).

Tuesday 16th

Ashtead: c 25 Waxwings along West Farm Avenue (D Kiddell).

Beddington Farmlands: 10 Wheatears, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpipers and Shelduck (I Jones/A Ramesh).

Blackheath: 40 Crossbills (R Brewer).

Burgh Heath: 13+ Wheatears at Canons Farm (S Gale).

Farnham Heath RSPB: Crossbill (D Jones).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Yellow Wagtails and 2 Wheatears on Grazing Marsh (M Bravery/C Dewhurst/A Salmon).

Papercourt GP: Common Sandpiper (E Sames).

Papercourt Water Meadows: Whinchat (E Sames).

Richmond Park: Mediterranean Gull north; also 6 Wheatears (H Bradshaw/A Westenberger)

Tate Modern: Garden Warbler (R Braddock).

Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper on Flooded Field (J Parr).

Whitmoor Common: Wheatear (M Fincham).

Monday 15th

Beddington Farmlands: 13 Wheatears, Lesser Whitethroat, Green Sandpiper and 2 Shelduck (G Walker).

Bookham Common: Lesser Whitethroat and Cuckoo (J Cassidy/D Cox).

Holmethorpe SP: Little Ringed Plover at Water Colour Lagoon 1 (N Hadden).

London Wetland Centre: 2 Wheatears (R Dunne).

Unstead SF: female Goosander in Flooded Field; also Green Sandpiper (J Parr).

Sunday 14th

Beddington Farmlands: Whinchat, 5+ Wheatears, 2 Common Sandpipers and 4 Green Sandpipers (N Gardner/G Howgate/I Jones/Z Pannifer).

Blackheath: 10 Crossbills and singing Cuckoo (K Britten).

Capel: Garden Warbler (A Harding).

Cranleigh: male White Wagtail; also 2 Whinchats and 4 Wheatears (R Stride).

Earlswood: Wheatear (M Davis).

Holmethorpe SP: Wheatear and Mercers Quarry and Green Sandpiper at The Moors (N Hadden/I Kehl).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): second-summer Mediterranean Gull; also 7 Shelduck (D Harris).

Leith Hill: Brambling, 2 Cuckoos and 10+ Crossbills (A Harding).

London Wetland Centre: Hobby over; also 2 Yellow Wagtails on Grazing Marsh and Common Sandpiper (C Dewhurst/A Salmon).

Priest Hill: male Wheatear (N Batten).

Richmond Park: 5 Wheatears (H Bradshaw).

Shalford Water Meadows: female Goosander upriver (D Brassington).

Thursley Common: ringtail Hen Harrier south; also Whinchat on Shrike Hill, Hobby, Cuckoo and 5 Wheatears (S Buckingham/R Fisher/R Mist/I Rowe).

Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper in Flooded Field (J Parr).

Virginia Water: Ring Ouzel near hole five at Wentworth Golf Club (P Andrews).

Saturday 13th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Greenshank north; also 2 Whinchats, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 7 Wheatears, Yellow Wagtail and 3 Green Sandpipers (A Harding/G Howgate/I Jones/Z Pannifer/M Rowell).

Brockwell Park: female Redstart behind tennis courts; also Lesser Whitethroat (S Patmore).

Burgh Heath: Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Wheatears at Canons Farm (S Gale).

Cranleigh: Common Tern at Willinghurst Fisheries (R Stride).

Crooksbury Common: singing Cuckoo (J Gates).

Downside: Lesser Whitethroat (J Snell).

Earlswood: Wheatear (M Davis).

Egham: 3 Swifts (BirdGuides).

Epsom: Garden Warbler at High Meadows (P Spencer).

Epsom Common: singing Cuckoo (P Spencer).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 8 Common Sandpipers (D Spragg).

Little Woodcote: 2 Whinchats; also 3 Wheatears (S Gale).

London Wetland Centre: Hobby over Grazing Marsh; also Yellow Wagtail, 3 Wheatears and 2 Oystercatchers (C Moore/M Parker).

Merstham: Swift over (A Kundrotas).

Richmond Park: Wheatear (M Wright/P Stevens).

Thursley Common: reeling Grasshopper Warbler; also Yellow Wagtail and singing Cuckoo (D Brassington/E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (J Lynton-Jenkins).

Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper (J Parr).

West Horsley: female Whinchat on Ripley Lane (M Waite).

Friday 12th

Beddington Farmlands: 1st-summer male Woodchat Shrike near North Lake/Wet Grassland (14th Surrey record and first since 2005); also 2 Whinchats, Water Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Wheatears, Whitethroat, 3 Reed Warblers, Green Sandpiper and 4 Shelduck (M Bravery/many observers).

Bookham Common: Whitethroat (J Cassidy).

Little Woodcote: Whitethroat (M Rowell).

London Wetland Centre: Swift, 6 Reed Warblers and 2 Oystercatchers (A Salmon).

Newdigate: reeling Grasshopper Warbler in garden (W Attridge).

Richmond Park: male Ring Ouzel at Holly Lodge (H Bradshaw).

Shalford Water Meadows: Common Sandpiper along River Wey; also Whitethroat (K Britten).

Unstead SF: Reed Warbler and Green Sandpiper (J Parr).

Thursday 11th

Beddington Farmlands: reeling Grasshopper Warbler at North Lake; also Redshank, Wheatear, 2 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper (I Jones/M Keenan).

Brockwell Park: female Pied Flycatcher by third pond (S Hearne)

Chertsey: singing Garden Warbler at Homewood Park (E Sames).

Horsley Meadows: reeling Grasshopper Warbler (H Price).

London Wetland Centre: Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Wheatear and 2 Oystercatchers (C Dewhurst/B Hazlewood/A Salmon).

Tate Modern: Reed Warbler (R Braddock).

Tice’s Meadow: Common Tern, Sedge Warbler and 2 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).

Unstead SF: Common Sandpiper on South Meadow; also Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler and Green Sandpiper (S Allen/K Britten/J Parr).

Wednesday 10th

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, 3 Reed Warblers, Whitethroat, Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plovers and Shelduck (G Howgate/I Jones/S Thomas).

Brockwell Park: Common Tern north-west; also singing Reed Warbler (S Patmore).

Frensham Little Pond: 3 Reed Warblers and 5 Crossbills (S Newton).

Leith Hill: Hawfinch, Cuckoo and 50 Crossbills (C Albanese/P Johnson).

London Wetland Centre: Sedge Warbler and 3 Reed Warblers (A Salmon/M Wheeler).

Richmond Park: 4 Whitethroats and Wheatear (B Dykes/P Lennon).

South Norwood CP: Sedge Warbler (D MacMillan).

Stoke D’Abernon: Garden Warbler at Slyfield Farm (J Snell).

Tice’s Meadow: Green Sandpiper (K Sutton).

Unstead SF: Reed Warbler at Dry Lagoon (J Parr).

Tuesday 9th

Beddington Farmlands: 4 Little Ringed Plovers and Shelduck (G Howgate).

Buckland Park Lake: fishing Osprey; also 6 House Martins (W Attridge).

Eashing Fields: male Wheatear and House Martin (E Stubbs).

Enton Lakes: 3 House Martins (D Brassington).

Frensham Great Pond: fishing Osprey briefly (S Peters).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): Common Tern; also 3 Common Sandpipers, 6 House Martins and 4 Shelduck (D Spragg).

London Wetland Centre: Reed Warbler, 4 House Martins and 2 Oystercatchers (C Moore/M Parker).

Richmond Park: 3 Wheatears (T Smith).

Tate Modern: Reed Warbler (R Braddock).

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

Unstead SF: 2 House Martins and Green Sandpiper (J Parr).

Winterfold Heath: Cuckoo (R Stride).

Monday 8th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Yellow Wagtails north; also Water Pipit, 4 Reed Warblers, 3 Whitethroats, 3 Wheatears, 4 Green Sandpipers and 5 Shelduck (A Dutta/I Jones/R Walker/D Warren).

Bookham Common: Whitethroat (D Cox).

Box Hill: Ring Ouzel (R Jacobs).

Crooksbury Common: 2 Crossbills (T Boulter).

Elstead: Hoopoe in garden (D Davidsen).

Horsell Common: 2 Green Sandpipers in flooded field (N Bew).

Island Barn Reservoir: 2 Common Sandpipers and Whitethroat (D Spragg).

Leith Hill: singing Cuckoo; also 14 Bramblings and 22 Crossbills north-east (W Attridge).

London Wetland Centre: Yellow Wagtail on Grazing Marsh; also 2 Reed Warblers and 2 Oystercatchers (C Dewhurst/A Salmon).

Papercourt Water Meadows: reeling Grasshopper Warbler; also 3 Shelduck west (E Sames).

Richmond Park: male Ring Ouzel at north-west side of Conduit Wood; also Whitethroat and 11 Wheatears (H Bradshaw/N Jackman/A Westenberger/C Williams).

Shalford: 1+ House Martin (K Britten).

Thursley Common: reeling Grasshopper Warbler (E Stubbs).

Tice’s Meadow: Common Tern and 2 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).

Triggs Lock: Shelduck and 2 Whitethroats (M Kettell).

Unstead Water Meadows: Sedge Warbler (N Willis).

Unstead SF: female Goosander over Flooded Field; also 2 Whitethroats, 9 House Martins and Green Sandpiper (J Parr).

Wallington: Common Scoter sound recorded overnight (A Dutta).

Worcester Park: 2 Reed Warblers at Mayflower Park Wetlands and 5 Wheatears in paddocks (M Bravery/R Childs/B Smith).

Sunday 7th

Beddington Farmlands: singing Reed Warbler, Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, male Wheatear and 5 Shelduck (N Gardner/A Ramesh).

Buckland Park Lake: Reed Warbler (W Attridge).

Chessington: Whitethroat at Rushett Farm (P Spencer).

Hankley Common: 18 Waxwings on slope near Lion’s Mouth (M Waite).

Hedgecourt Lake: House Martin (D Dack).

Holmethorpe SP: Whitethroat at Glebe Lake (I Kehl).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): singing Nightingale (D Harris).

Puttenham Common: 2 Tree Pipits (P Osborn/J Snell).

Richmond Park: male Wheatear (H Bradshaw).

Stoke Lake: Whitethroat and 2 Sedge Warblers (M Fincham/M Kettell).

Thursley Common: Wheatear (H Speirs).

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

Woodmansterne: male Redstart (I Ward).

Saturday 6th

Ashtead: Lesser Whitethroat at Fraudings (R Guy).

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Curlews south; also Common Tern south-east, Common Sandpiper, 2 Wheatears, 2 Shelduck and Green Sandpiper Little Ringed Plover (G Jones/M Murphy/S Thomas/R Walker).

Brockham: Nightingale (BirdGuides).

Brockwell Park: Tree Pipit over (S Patmore).

Capel: singing Nightingale; also Wheatear north-east (W Attridge).

Chobham Common: Tree Pipit (G Carmichael).

Cranleigh: 1+ singing Nightingales (R Stride).

Epsom Common: reeling Grasshopper Warbler (A Holden).

Hankley Common: singing Redstart (J Snell).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 4 Common Sandpipers and Wheatear (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: female Garganey on Wader Scrape; also House Martin (M Auger/M Parker).

Papercourt GP: Common Sandpiper (E Sames).

Papercourt Water Meadows: singing Whitethroat (E Sames).

Richmond Park: Fieldfare and 2 male Wheatears (H Bradshaw).

Thursley Common: Whitethroat, 2 Redstarts, Tree Pipit and Wheatear (M Roche/I Rowe).

Tice’s Meadow: Common Tern (G Rogers).

Unstead SF: singing Whitethroat by Flooded Field; also Green Sandpiper on Dry Lagoon and House Martin (K Britten/J Parr).

Wimbledon Park: Common Sandpiper (B Haines).

Friday 5th

Beddington Farmlands: drake and female Red-crested Pochard on South Lake; also 3 Water Pipits, Redshank, 2 Green Sandpipers and 4 Shelduck (I Jones/M Keenan/J Pettit).

Crooksbury Common: male Redstart (J Gates).

Effingham Forest: 17 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (T Gibson).

London Wetland Centre: female Garganey on Wader Scrape; also Rock Pipit, male White Wagtail on Main Lake, Sedge Warbler at Wildside and 2 Oystercatchers (J King/A Salmon).

Pewley Down: 1+ Ring Ouzels (M Kettell).

Tice’s Meadow: 4 Little Ringed Plovers and 3 Green Sandpipers (R Horton).

Unstead SF: 7 House Martins and Green Sandpiper (J Parr).

Thursday 4th

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Redshank, Water Pipit, House Martin, 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, Redwing, 3 Green Sandpipers and 3 Shelduck (R Dennis/P Fonteyn/I Jones/J Pettit).

Coulsdon: 22 Waxwings at Bramley Avenue (O Carmona/J Clarke/D Dack/G Medcalf).

Crooksbury Common: 2 Crossbills (D MacLeod).

London Wetland Centre: female Garganey and male White Wagtail on Wader Scrape; also 2 Oystercatchers (J Klavins).

Unstead SF: 14 House Martins over Works FIeld; also 2 Green Sandpipers on Flooded Field (J Parr).

Wednesday 3rd

Beddington Farmlands: Water Pipit, 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Green Sandpipers, 5 Little Ringed Plovers and 4 Shelduck (I Jones/D Warren).

Burpham: drake Goosander at Burpham Water Meadows (M Kettell).

Coulsdon: 20+ Waxwings at Bramley Avenue (BirdGuides).

Effingham Forest: Hawfinch and 31 Crossbills at Dick Focks Common (J Brown/M Roche).

Holmethorpe SP: Reed Warbler at Water Colour Lagoon 1 (N Hadden).

London Wetland Centre: male Cuckoo behind Headley Hide; also 2 Little Ringed Plovers (BirdGuides/M Parker).

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

Unstead SF: 4 House Martins over Works Field (J Parr).

Tuesday 2nd

Beddington Farmlands: 3 Water Pipits, 2 Jack Snipe, 4 Green Sandpipers, Little Ringed Plover and 7 Shelduck (S Henning/I Jones).

Buckland Park Lake: Goosander (W Attridge).

Coulsdon: 20 Waxwings at Bramley Avenue (J Birkett/D Hayes/J Shaub).

Elstead: Crossbill (D Parker).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 2 Shelduck (J Snell).

London Wetland Centre: Curlew on Grazing Marsh and Little Ringed Plover on Main Lake (A Salmon).

Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper on Flooded Field (J Parr).

Monday 1st

Ash Ranges: Redstart (C Jones).

Beddington Farmlands: Osprey north-west; also 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Green Sandpipers and 4 Shelduck (G Jones/I Jones/G Howgate/J Pettit/).

Brockwell Park: Tree Pipit north (S Patmore).

Hankley Common: Tree Pipit (J Snell).

Island Barn Reservoir (permit only): 1st-summer Caspian Gull (D Harris).

London Wetland Centre: male Ring Ouzel from Peacock Tower; also female Garganey, female Marsh Harrier, 2 Oystercatchers (BirdGuides/B Bird/H Cura/J Lynton-Jenkins/A Salmon).

Richmond Park: 2 Wheatears (M Taylor).

Thursley Common: Redstart (R Cowley).

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

Unstead SF: Green Sandpiper (K Britten/J Parr).

West Putney: female Marsh Harrier (R Kaye/J Wilczur).