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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

at a fair height with at least one juvenile continuously calling

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

The kingfisher was seen down Basingstoke canal at 13:01 on the 14th of February flying up and down the canal before perching on a branch low to the waters edge and performing the usual head bob. The female kingfisher darted down at the water and flew off, too fast to see if it had made a successful hunt.

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

Started it flew up in front of me no time for photos. Cannot mistake it seen the one over Cutt Mill area.

Friday morning 10.50 ish sat at my Kitchen table at the computer, looking out onto our small garden when the Eurasian Sparrowhawk landed on our garden wall not 5metres from where I was sat .
stared at me for a while then hopped off to the other wall – I slowly reached for my phone to take a photo I managed one blurry shot but then it flew off – probably due to my movements.
I first assumed it to be a Kestrel, but on further investigation with its small size , brown feathers and brown and white(ish) stripy chest identified it as a Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Male

Along the east side of the Common, viewed from Thursley Common.

Two groups of 6 and 6+ – one group close to Washpond Lane and the second group east of Beech Farm Road

Female hunting low passed through towards Newark Priory

Heard drumming then seen flying over

Singing.

2 Male Wheatears on the bund of the ‘New Workings’ Mercers Farm this morning.

Single raven seen flying backwards and forwards above meadow, being mobbed by crows. Identified by size, profile and characteristic grunting sound.

Ringtail Hen Harrier actively hunting between Shrike Hill and Pine island at 17:40

Female Hen Harrier active over Thursley Common off and on between 10:00 and 13:00. Woodlarks, Dartford Warblers and Curlews too.

We sore a kite twice Sunday, then on Monday it was being mobbed by crows it dropped what it had in its claws it swooped down to collect what it had dropped and ended up less than fifty feet from us, wow. best regards Mark & Liz Cooper.

Feeding in recently ploughed field with c3 Redwing.

Brent Goose calling directly over the garden at 22:58 while sitting outside for a noc-mig. Also a Coot over at 22:00.

Singing in Hawthorn bushes alongside fence. Flooded areas on the other side of the fence.

Feeding on ground near top of hill

Feeding on ground near top of hill

Actually on Farleigh Court Golf Course (off Old Farleigh Road) green in front of Main pond and a Club House

First heard on 6th April, photographed (record shot!) on 7th and still singing on 8th on Western Plain near Hundred Pound Bridge car park. I understand this is the first record there since 1978. Please note car park currently closed due to coronavirus restrictions.

Heard calling 12.45pm

Pair seen swimming up-stream, then they flew off [white under wings], towards Mickleham

Showing very well , foraging on grass

Watched for 20 minutes at midday with binoculars only. The five birds floated together on the water’s surface, mid-pond, in the company of Black-headed Gulls. They flew only very briefly. At least one was a first year, showing W pattern across back and pale under-wings. At least one showed dark under-wings. Only one showed a dark hood. They were too far out for me to make out further details.

Perched, possible roost

Male Cuckoo, very vocal, first heard c 12.30 pm, and subsequently seen briefly.

1 male marsh harrier flew east at 1202 over south end of Hindhead Common.

Have NOT heard a cuckoo in Surrey for many years!!

Signs of summer!

2 kites circling in distance (probably over the fields S of Jubilee Way) around 9am and then one flying N of Gosbury Hill heading West just before 1pm (and photographed).

In flooded field where the lapwing are.

The bird was drifting quite high heading south. The bird got to a greater distance away and then started to circle gaining height. It eventually disappeared into the distance, likely carrying on south. It appeared to be either a juv or sub-ad. Several record shots acquired as well!

Dear All,
Thought you’d be interested in this sighting. I’m sure of the species as it had very distinct “eyes” under its wings which match exactly with my RSPB pocket guide. Also, the flight was very smooth and not at all laboured.
I also saw a buzzard on 9 April also over Overton Park but it was higher and I could not make out too much detail.

Different bird to yesterday

07.10 flushed all the Parakeets around Rushmere

At least one brambling calling at Gibbet Hill this morning. Also one swallow and two crossbills flying north.

In Morden Park on pathway between new Morden Park Leisure Centre and Hillcross Avenue. Birds showing well throughout the morning.

18:00 – 19:00: 1 x Adult summer Little Gull. 2 x Adult summer Black Tern appeared at about 18:40. By 19:00 there were at least 50 terns present. Most were Common Terns but I couldn’t rule out a few Arctic.

Flew straight fairly low towards Beddington Incinerator.

7am

Female on fence line at bottom of hill early morning

Heard

1st cuckoo of the year on Wisley Common

Roding, 20.30

2m, 1f in ash trees

Seen by Holly Lodge in the paddock

I have never heard a Nightingale in 18 years of living here. We back onto ‘The Flashes’ which is part of Frensham Common

Bright sunlight about 3.00pm, good view in gorse bush, sounding alarm call.

Almost too high to be identifiable, appeared to be feeding (wheeling and turning, changing direct) gradually moving NE-wards. Seen at about 11.00am and, again at 4.00pm. Here comes summer!!

2 singing males

Male Wheatear part of record 61 species recorded in a day at the patch, to include Reed Warbler (1st for me); Dartford Warbler; Woodlark; Stonechat; Cuckoo (x3). Also had a flyover Lapwing two days ago which is latest record for me here, in case that’s of any interest.

Near Cambrian Gate

I heard rather than saw the bird(s) but I do have a recording on my phone of the song.

All dark raptor gliding east at 16:55 at about 600 Feet. Viewed through Zeiss Victory binoculars 8×42. sixe between Common Buzzard and Red Kite. Very clearly a raptor, very little wing flapping, droopy wings rather than raised or straight. No discernible white rump, cream patches, paler parts etc. Triangular tail but not deeply forked. Six apparent primary fingers on each wing. Viewed from back garden for approx. 3-4 minutes in overcast sky looking south.

I live in glebe court and we saw a woodpecker tapping a tree

Calling 4:06am

Sat in tree calling. Then flew, calling

Bird calling. Unable to locate.

1 Whooper Swan near Triggs Lock on River Wey Navigation at 0730am 08/05/20 (photos taken)

Swimming near hide, middle hide, near reed warblers

Swimming near hide, middle hide, near reed warblers

7 to 8 red kites (inc. one party of 4) to East past Gibbet Hill between 0950 and 1055. Also 1 hobby East at High Button, 10 crossbills (Hindhead Common), 1 firecrest (Gibbet Hill), a further 3 firecrests Farnham Lane/Bunch Lane, Haslemere and a pair of ravens at Gibbet Hill.

Buzzard circling very high so difficult to tell which type pretty rare in this area as very urban but saw one last summer lower in sky.

Sat in tree

The osprey was flying relatively high in a single direction (easterly) east of QE2 reservoir over the south of West Molesey and circled a few times before leaving our view to the east. Have seen dozens of ospreys before – 100% sure.
Thanks
Rob

3+ fledged Raven on the heath and around the radio mast.
Look to have fledged within the last few days.

Pair on my lawn eating dandelion seeding heads.

On my lawn eating seeding grass. First ever sighting at Monkshatch.

Heard but not seen

Singing at 10.00 in scrub between river and spiked metal fence south of council tip. I would be sceptical of one here myself but I am familiar with the song. I managed a short video sequence on my phone which includes the “fluting, much higher pitched pioo repeated rather slowly in striking crescendo” (BWP) but it seems it is too large a file to email (and I don’t know how to edit it!).

When I spotted them from my garden I did not know what they were but was impressed by their broad wings. They were soaring in circles quite high and were being continually ‘dive bombed’ by what looked like a crow. The eagles did not appear to be bothered and continued to slowly gain height. I only know what they were after seeing a report in my local newspaper (Farnham Herald) this week saying that Eagles have been spotted not far away from Farnham. The crow? finally gave up and the Eagles went out of sight.

Heard in two different spots around the pond

Perched on the reed beds next to the cafe

On River Wey near Sutton Place. I have photographs

This was a fleeting sighting, but I have never seen them in this area before. They were stunning.

unusually singing at dusk from an exposed tree branch. song repeated at dawn on June 1st.

I think I saw a female Red Backed Shrike yesterday. There were plenty of reed bunting around and at first I thought it a female. But it was something different. It stayed still perched on top of low bramble bush so I got a good look. I suppose the thing I noticed most was that the breast pattern was sort of horizontal (Like sparrowhawk say). Something about head and beak too. Finally flew off and I had to join wife and kid, so no time to search. I am not trying to claim this as a definite sighting but if someone more familiar with RBS were to take a look over there they may get lucky. I would like to know obviously.
If you cross the bridges from the Tannery and stand at the end of the flat bridge there are 3 paths across the field. Take the one straight ahead to the right. The bird was only about 100m from the bridge in the open (but becoming scrubby) field.

Many thanks

Paul Stevens

Flying downstream

Also 1 Whitethroat, 1 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit and large numbers of Swift

Fairly sure of identification. Have some poor quality dark and silhouetted photographs. Seen aerially and also landing and sitting in a tree in the Parish Field. Can provide photographs once I have got them off the camera if that would be useful.

Fairly sure of identification. Have some poor quality dark and silhouetted photographs. Seen aerially and also landing and sitting in a tree in the Parish Field. Can provide photographs once I have got them off the camera if that would be useful.

I was on the adjacent Thames path at 21.00 and heard it calling but didnt see it.

broad winged soaring hawk twice the size of local crows (non such park) today harrying a crow in flight, twice seen earlier in may being mobbed by half a dozen crows, which would attack in soaring flight and be brushed off
seems to be a buzzard of some sort

broad winged soaring hawk twice the size of local crows (non such park) today harrying a crow in flight, twice seen earlier in may being mobbed by half a dozen crows, which would attack in soaring flight and be brushed off
seems to be a buzzard of some sort

On our bird feeder for a few minutes – not long enough to take a photograph. Date is approximate. Distinctive red cap

Two heard (and briefly seen) this morning. One along the River Mole near Ray Road allotments and second (presumed separate bird) at lake (nearer to Molesey Road).
First time I have heard this species at Molesey Heath. Not sure if this is now a resident and/or warrants inclusion as a rarity sighting.

Two ringnecks heading west.

I took a few photographs of a wood warbler perched on a twig in water.

calling in flight

calling in flight

Two adults with three chicks

Sadly on the ground injured, probably flew into overhead wires? Can’t ‘take off’ and will sadly be a fox’s lunch 🙁

1 male bird singing and seen well in holly tree, close to Mill Pond off Friday Street

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Great white egret flying low over fields at Brewer Street Farm

Had to wait till 9.45pm but suddenly saw 4 of them darting in and out of the conifer trees and then heading out onto the heath. One sat and perched very close to us on a tree branch and started chirring right In front of us. Then we heard the chirring of all the others calling back. Amazing sight!

5 spotted right next to the path in one of the low bushes just to the left of the path from the Moat car park. They were very tame.

Single bird flying north towards the Hog’s Back

A group of eight Common Sandpipers just east of the inflow stream. Also, at least three Kingfishers on the outflow Pond.

Briefly behind Reads Rest cottages at 09.00 before flying off high to west

Without binoculars or long lens we cannot confirm 100%. The ‘Gt White Egret’ remained poised in a tree overlooking water in Tundry Pond. We first saw it about 16:00 on a very sumny afternoon walk. Continued to observe it as we reached as close as public are able near the lake. Asked a passing photographer but he was not 100% sure either.

Observed between 18.55 (when I arrived on site) and 19.00 on a beautifully clear and sunny evening. It is unknown how long this female Marsh Harrier was on site before I arrived. She made no more than a couple of low passes along the south eastern shoreline that runs parallel with the A31, dropping several times as if to attempt to catch something. By around 19.00, she made her way, very low, in a westerly direction beyond the tree line and wasn’t seen again by the time I left at 21.00. With fairly distant but very clear views, this bird was certainly an adult female. This would be only the 2nd record for the site.

2 pm we didn’t know what bird they were but did

2 pm we saw a pair of chestnut/red coloured birds soaring with white markings underneath and distinctive forked tails, which we identified as Red Kites

Heard several and saw two swooping after dusk

Osprey sighted perched on a large tree 30yards from the large low wall at one of the beach points. Clearly an Osprey, with white head and powerful white legs easily seen as it launched off its perch.

Also 4 Stonechats

Also 4 Stonechats

Female

This is the first Whooper Swan I have seen on this stretch of the River Wey. It was on the stretch that goes past Burpham Court Farm between the weir and going up river towards Stoke Lock. I have several photos if needed and a close up of the bill markings. It has not been ringed.

Single bird over the garden at 6:57 and 2 Yellow Wagtails S.

Amongst the cattle or along the adjacent barbed wire fence

I originally picked this up heading generally SW along the SE shoreline of The Workings at Tices Meadow shortly before 07.25 in the morning. It continued onward in a general SW direction and was out of site just after 07.30, as it appeared to continue beyond Lower Hale and Farnham. The morning’s cloud and low light unfortunately prevented further confirmation beyond ‘female type’ of a female or juvenile. For clarity, this was not a male. Also observed and confirmed by Richard Seargent and John Hunt.

5 yellow wagtails and Wheatear present in the farm paddocks.

In horse field behind Green Lane School

Hi, I thought I’d submitted this on Tuesday but just seen neither sighting showed on the website so perhaps I didn’t! A 32nd site for Whinchat this passage!

I am an experienced birder and was shown a photo by the observer. Four days later another birding friend saw a single bird in a neighbour’s garden just across the main road, A217, from the first sighting. This one at TQ 257 490. Although I did not see this/these birds myself
I have full confidence in these reports. I am a past chairman of Wiltshire Ornithological Society, the county bird club.

Mostly brown on top with very dark, nearly black, breast with many definite white spots.

I am not an avid bird watcher – we just admire the birds at our garden feeder. This morning we had a visit by an Eastern Rosella , and he/she came back this afternoon. I hope this information might provide some interest – we are not sure if it is a common occurrence to see them. We were certainly surprised by our guest . Thank you.

It wasn’t too big so maybe not a nutcracker but what else??? It definitely had a very dark breast with distinctive white spots and was brown on top.

It wasn’t too big so maybe not a nutcracker but what else??? It definitely had a very dark breast with distinctive white spots and was brown on top.

Seen at 11am flying over being mobbed by crows, missing primaries on right wing, seen to go low, refound at 11.30 feeding on the ground,
Could not see if if was ringed because of the length of vegetation. Flew off at 11.55 in the direction of Banstead, a check over Cannons Farm did not relocate the bird.

Along with numerous Stonechats

Along with numerous Stonechats

By the the model plane field, also a late White throat

I believe I saw a White tailed eagle from my garden around 1500 hours today.

It flew overhead travelling from Unstead SF over the flooded field towards Farncombe at 17:25 today

Juvenile perched on tree in middle of lake, made a number of forays over the lake chasing insects before returning to the same spot. Seen 14:30-14:45

Flew over the Warren Pond several times

What was it?

Wagtails in with the cattle by the Lone barn

14 Crossbills and a single Siskin, feeding and drinking by the footbridge on the edge of the Moat pond

14 Crossbills and a single Siskin, feeding and drinking by the footbridge on the edge of the Moat pond

Mobbing a sparrowhawk

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