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Sirs having been asked if I would be interested in visiting this small Estate, without asking the owners permission to do so I would prefer not to give its exact location. Photos/Images taken*, unfortunately the video clips, I find have got deleted.
I am not sure if this is of any interest to you or for it to be recorded.
Paul Renmant, The White House, The Common, Dunsfold, Surrey. GU8 4LA.

*can forwarded some if needed.

This is my mobile email address Penny

Heard singing from house at 08.15hrs but not seen due foliage. Sort of new “home” tick for me being heard only and probably in neighbours garden.

Male Cuckoo heard & seen. Been in this area for at least a week.

Two birds together on the patch of common nearest Red House Farm. Lest anyone think I may be confusing with Stonechat I can submit a photo albeit a not very good one!

present early evening

22 had been seen at about 14.00hrs just before I arrived.

at 15.30hrs. west end of south basin near pipes on bank near tower.

A group of 8 on north shore of south basin and a lone bird on east shore of north basin. 14.30 to 15.30hrs.

other members of the RSPB Guildford group saw more.

Probably many more. they seemed to be everywhere.

Heard only

Heard only. North of Shrike Hill from shrubs at edge of pine copse. First I have heard on Thursley Common.

Heard only. East of Shrike Hill.

test sent at 16:09

Swifts arriving at established breeding site, here since 2015 at least.

12 noon, probably many more, just visible and identifiable, no binoculars. Established colony, since 2015 at least.
More boxes going up this week, hopefully not too late!?

Male in full song at 11.00 am in bushes by bridge on footpath behind ‘The Greenings’.

In car park on sunny side of trees at 17.45hrs

We took photos as proof.

Singing male

Also heard Cuckoo, Nightjar and Tawny Owl. thanks Robin for directions to Reynards Hill car park on the heath.

In oak tree, not seen, but heard making calls approx. 9.30am

One bird singing from thick bramble, gorse & broom scrub just south of the view point at 14.50hrs.

Seen bathing in a pond (TQ1817546056) and then preening in nearby holly. Singing male recorded from same location on 13th May.

Two calling adults drifted high to the SE.

Several pairs were certainly breeding in one bank near the small swimming area of the main lake. Hard to tell exactly how many nests were occupied but probably at least 10.

This was my first visit here, and I was pleasantly surprised by the density of the birds in just one sector of the site. Conditions were heavily overcast, cool, still with lots of bug activity.

10 adults flew east at 06:40 hrs

Breeding pair of kestrels raised three chicks on the wall of our chalk quarry. All three fledged on 29 June. Two could fly straight from the nest but the third needed a little help in taking off – eventually they all flew off with their parents.

Hobby circling and following 4 swifts drifting east 9.15 am

One drake seemed to be in eclipse already.

Active and vocal. Photographed in tree perched. Young owl also present

11.00-11.30

I briefly on top of The Mound behind Water Colour 1 Lagoon. Also a Hobby hawking.

2 present at Spyne’s Mere this afternoon

A single adult bird on the sand bar.

One seen from multi-storey car park circling and landing on office block at approx. 11.55 am

Two seen flying over Murray Road towards St. Peter’s Way.

There were 4 Green Sandpiper at Spyne’s Mere and 2 at the Railway Pools. 1 Common Sandpiper at Spyne’s Mere and a flock of 30 Greenfinch on Mercer’s Farm.

Also common terns still feeding at least one young, ten plus swifts passing through with a single sand martin, one or two common sandpipers and two little grebes. Single hobby over.

Left leg blue tag GB20
Radio tracker on back
On roof from app 1815

Not sure if this is a rarity or not but spotted (and photographed) a white stork on the roof of an assisted living building in Ottershaw.

Male in Spl at Triggs Lock this evening at 18.45hrs. On fence post towards farm buildings.

Beyond pylon line towards the farm buildings in small sapling. Stonechat also using this sapling from time to time. 7 Stonechats at one time along fence line to the west of the meadow.

Feeding along causeway.

16.35pm. Heading south-west from Coulsdon –> Chipstead in general direction of Dorking. Fabulous views but sadly no photo.

On the larger of the two ponds / lakes on Molesey Heath – the one nearest to the Molesey Road. Also seen one Little Egret.
Enjoyed a three way spat along with a Grey Heron.

On fence line next to sheep field

One flew west at 0658 hrs.

Female flew W

Maybe more and Spotted Flycatchers. Got photo

Maybe more and Spotted Flycatchers. Got photo

Two ringnecks heading west over the 2nd fairway.

Six together at Spyne’s Mere and one on the Railway pools.

Flew over garden at 1315.

Present to 07.35 hrs only.

Seen during my lunch bread, soaring perhaps 300m up. Appeared to be a female.

10.30 am in a field by the A246 opposite Hatchlands Park, being mobbed by some crows.

by car park

Heading west over the 2nd tee. Could be the same pair I reported a few weeks back.

Trapped and ringed

Feeding around tree tops before flew south

Flew into the tree by the 11th green where there’s been a nest for the past few years.

About 40 Redwings heading west towards Puttenham Golf club.

Flew to church steeple, stayed for a few minutes and flew off.

I was driving from Effingham Junction towards the A3 on Old Lane this morning 8 November at about 10.20am (in fact on my way to meet friends to birdwatch at Papercourt!). I had passed through the Effingham wooded area but it was before the Ockham woodland. A short eared owl flew across the road from east to west. The weather was dry and clear and I had a good view. It was definitely not a barn owl (too dark) or tawny (too pale) and had a distinctive owl face. I had a clear view of it, and it looked very large. Having looked at various websites I am sure it was a Short eared owl. I am not sure about the Grid reference but have put TQ1056 as your link gives that for Effingham Junction which was the nearest housing. Belinda Knight.

3pm hunting Lone Barn fields

Still present this morning. Sighted at 10.50 am just north of Chalk Lane, Visible intermittently in the are for about an hour.

Single raven flying and croaking over Abinger Roughs

I assume late leaver / on passage

Heard, but not seen, calling in flight over Ottershaw Village somewhere over Hare Hill Open Space heading roughly SE

at 3 pm.

GGS on Common between King’s Ridge and A287 at 08:35 hrs – then dove for cover as a heavy shower scudded over. Grid Ref approx. SU851408.

Still present this morning. At north end of east slope of KIng’s Ridge (approx/ SU854414) at 0955 hours.

Single bird constantly circling around the tree where a nest has been used over the past 4-5 years. (Large pine between the 11th and 14th fairways).

Single bird flying high westward over the 7th fairway.

The (resident) Little Egret was with them.

This looks like a single that has been around since first spotted in the garden on 26 August 2019. I am a ringer so will try to catch it to see if there is more than one. None were recorded in this area for the Surrey Bird Atlas 2008-12.

Drake present on pond early morning only.

possibly up to 15 birds

Circling over PGC Club House

Barnacle Geese still in the area.
This morning in field off Ember Recreational Ground southside of River Ember behind houses, top end of Grove Drive.
Sharing field with two massive highland cattle.

Also several Mandarin Duck, with the drakes displaying.

The Woking peregrine pair performed a food pass directly over the top floor of the Peacocks Centre multi-storey car park today

Also at least one, probably two, kingfisher

Paths very muddy. Also, one male stonechat seen

River currently flooding, metre above normal. Ducks diving for about 15 seconds @ intervals.

East side

4 drake Goosander at Pennymead Lake

After initial sighting they paired up. One was well into summer plumage

Flew across The Tarn close to road

Flew across pond close to track separating W/Pond from The Tarn.

2 males between Bookham & Dorking line R’ Bridges. Single male up-stream of Town B. River now in normal winter flow, unlike sighting on 16 Jan.

Woodbridge Road by cricket ground heading towards town centre at 10.30

Viewed from opposite bank of River Ember on land owned SPA Meadow Association

Present at SW corner of Vampire Flats (SU858408) at 0900hrs; earlier had been on east slope of KIng’s Ridge.

Male