April-July 2009
There will be no updates Jul 2nd-12th
July 1stBeddington SF: 2nd/s Med Gull, Greenshank & 6 Little Egrets
June 30thBarnes WWT: Garganey
June 29thBeddington SF: juvenile Med Gull
Burwood Park GC: Curlew (2nd day)
QE2 Res: 2 Peregrine
Tice's Meadow: Greenshank
June 28thBarnes WWT: Med Gull
Holmethorpe SP's: drake Red-crested Pochard
Lyne Sewage Farm:
2 Red Kites SE
Staines Res: drake Scaup, Greenshank & Curlew
June 27thQE2 Res: Turnstone & Peregrine (& an early returning adult Common Gull)
Staines Res:
2 drake Scaup, Sandwich Tern & 2 Common Sandpipers
Tice's Meadow: Red Kite
June 26thBarnes WWT: Garganey
Holmethorpe SP's: drake Red-crested Pochard early afternoon then flew east
Staines Res: 2 drake Scaup
June 25thBarnes WWT: Ringed Plover
June 24thBeddington SF: Peregrine
Holmethorpe SP's: Little Egret
Staines Res: drake Scaup
Weybridge: 4 Red Kites over the Thames 0945 drifted SW
June 22ndBeddington SF: 2 2nd/s Med Gulls
Staines Res: drake Scaup (present since the 19th)
June 21stBeddington SF: 1st/s Med Gull
Walton on Thames: Red Kite flew east over Dudley Rd 1140
June 20thTice's Meadow: Red Kite
June 19thHolmethorpe SP's: Red Kite flew west 1915
June 18thStoke Lake/Watermeadows: Little Egret
June 17thStoke Lake/Watermeadows: Little Egret on the scrape
June 16thQE2 Res: Sandwich Tern (0702-0705), 2 Ringed Plovers, Pintail & imm/m Peregrine
Walton Res FB's:
adult Yellow-legged Gull
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: 5 Red Kites - 3 SW 1002 & 2 N 1650
June 15thBeddington SF: 1st/s Med Gull & adult Yellow-legged Gull
Walton Res: pair of Shelduck with 9 small chicks
June 14thBeddington SF:
Golden Oriole (heard only)
Pewley Down: Red Kite over in the evening
Queen Mary Res: 1st/s Caspian & near adult Yellow-legged Gulls
Tice's Meadow: Ringed Plover
Windlesham: 3 Red Kites SW 0900
June 13thBarnes WWT: Peregrine
Beddington SF: Peregrine
Bookham Common: Peregrine
QE2 Res: Peregrine
June 12thQE2 Res: Little Tern present 1451-1453 when flew high NE also Peregrine & Pintail
Staines Res: adult Kittiwake through mid morning
June 11thBeddington SF: 2 ad/s Med Gulls & 2 Yellow-legged Gulls
East Horsley: Red Kite flew SW 1144
QE2 Res: ad/m Peregrine
June 10th
Staines Res: 2 ad/s Med Gulls
June 9thBarnes WWT: Peregrine
QE2 Res: Ringed Plover
Tate Modern: Oystercatcher downstream 1320
June 8thBeddington SF: 2nd/s Yellow-legged Gull
June 7thHolmethorpe SP's: Little Egret & 4 drake Red-cested Pochards
Tice's Meadow: Curlew & Green Sandpiper
June 6thBarnes WWT: 2 Curlew flew off south 0645 & 2 Oystercatchers
Newchapel: Little Egret at the British Wildlife Centre
QE2 Res: 2 Curlew flew NW 0655 (same as Barnes?) & imm/m Peregrine
Staines Res: 2 Black Terns, Little Tern & Oystercatcher
Walton Res: Common Sandpiper (& feral drake Pintail)
June 4thBarnes WWT: adult Yellow-legged Gull
Beddington SF: Red Kite drifted west
Holmethorpe SP's:
2 Red Kites high SE 1025
QE2 Res: 3 Black Terns until 0720 only when flew high NE
Staines Res: 3 Black-necked Grebes,
4 Black Terns & Little Gull
June 3rdBeddington SF: 1st/s Med Gull
June 2ndBeddington SF: 2 Greenshank
QE2 Res: Peregrine
Staines Res: Black Tern
June 1stBarnes WWT: Little Egret
Newlands Corner: Red Kite
Peasmarsh: Red Kite west 1530
A3 at Wisley: Red Kite over
May 31stBarnes WWT: Ringed Plover & 2 Peregrine
Frensham Outlet Pond: Red Kite flew north 1055
Mynthurst: Red Kite over 1120
Unstead SF: 6 Red Kites over 1045
May 30thBeddington SF: Greenshank
Beacon Hill, Hindhead: Red Kite flew north
May 29thBeddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull
QE2 Res: Turnstone (
see photos)
& feral drake Pintail
Staines Res: 3 Black Terns south basin this evening
May 28thBarnes WWT: 2 Red Kites NW & Avocet on the scrape
Beddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull, 2nd/s Yellow-legged Gull & Peregrine
Blackheath: Red Kite north 0915
QE2 Res: Oystercatcher & Ringed Plover
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: 3 Red Kites (2 SW 1230 & 1 NW 1405)
& Little Egret over
May 27thBeddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull & Yellow-legged Gull
Blackheath: Red Kite
Chertsey:
Red Kite west over junction 11 of the M25 0650
Farnham: Little Egret
at the Coxbridge roundabout
Raynes Park: Red Kite circling 0840 (from train)
May 26thBarnes WWT: Black-tailed Godwit & Dunlin
Beddington SF: 1st/s Iceland & 3 Yellow-legged Gulls
Pirbright/Deepcut: Red Kite over 1300
Roehampton: Hooded Crow reported by the A3 (near Asda) in 'recent days'
May 25thAddlestone: Honey Buzzard north over Mill Pond Court 1815
Beddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull
Hersham GP: Grasshopper Warbler reeling
Holmethorpe SP's: Whimbrel
May 24thBeddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull & Peregrine
Sutton Green: Red Kite SW
QE2 Res: Arctic Tern present 0706 at least (
see photos) also 4 Dunlin & Ringed Plover
May 23rdBarnes WWT: Turnstone
Beddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull
QE2 Res: Oystercatcher (
see photos), Sanderling & 2 Dunlin
Staines Res: Bar-tailed Godwit
on north basin & Arctic Tern late pm
Walton Res: Turnstone & Dunlin
Wonersh: Red Kite
May 22ndBarnes WWT: 2 Little Egrets SE down the Thames
Beddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull & 2 Oystercatchers
QE2 Res: Sanderling & Dunlin
Tice's Meadow: Oystercatcher
Walton Res: 2 Dunlin
May 21stBarnes WWT: Oystercatcher & Spotted Flycatcher
Beddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull & 2nd/s Yellow-legged Gull
QE2 Res: Sanderling & Dunlin (
see photos)
Thursely Common: Red Kite 1055-1105
Witley Park:
Red Kite 1440-1450
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Red Kite flew north 1532
May 20thBarnes WWT: Curlew
Beddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls & Blue-headed Wagtail
Tice's Meadow: Oystercatcher
Witley Park: Red Kite 1052-1110
May 19thBeddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull & Yellow-legged Gull
Holmethorpe SP's: Dunlin
Tice's Meadow: Dunlin
May 18thBeddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull & 2 Yellow-legged Gulls
QE2 Res: 2 Dunlin through & male Peregrine hunting Parakeets
May 17thBarnes WWT: 3 Dunlin
Holmethorpe SP's: 2 Little Egrets, 2 Common Terns & Turtle Dove
Staines Res: 2 Med Gulls & 90+
Common Terns late evening
May 16thBeddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull
Holmethorpe SP's: 3 Whimbrel ENE early morning & 3 Little Egrets
May 15thBarnes WWT: 7 Whimbrel 0930 & 3 Dunlin
Beddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull, 10 Common Sandpipers & Turtle Dove
Holmethorpe SP's: Knot (
1st site record - see photos), Greenshank & Dunlin
Molesey Heath: Spotted Flycatcher
Tice's Meadow: Bar-tailed Godwit (2nd day), Greenshank &
Dunlin
QE2 Res: Sanderling & 3 Dunlin (
see photos)
Staines Res: 6 Avocets on the north basin mid pm
May 14thBarnes WWT: Curlew NE & Dunlin
Beddington SF: Sandwich Tern, Red Kite & 2 Ringed Plover
Holmethorpe SP's: 2 Dunlin
QE2 Res: Little Tern north 0636 also Grey Plover, Sanderling & Dunlin (
see photos)
Staines Res: Little Tern (but no sign of WW Black Tern)
Walton Res: 2 Dunlin
May 13thBarnes WWT: Ringed Plover
Beddington SF: Iceland Gull, Grey Plover, 9 Ringed Plover, Sanderling, Turnstone & Black Tern
Holmethorpe SP's: 6 Black & 11 Common Terns, Whimbrel, Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plovers & Spotted Fly
Island Barn Res:
4 Black Terns (
see photos)
Staines Res:
White-winged Black Tern, 15 Black Terns, Turnstone & 3 Ringed Plovers
Virginia Water: 5 Black Terns (also in Berks)
May 12thBeddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull & Greenshank
Chipstead: 4 Arctic Terns
Holmethorpe SP's: Whimbrel flew west 0717
Staines Res:
White-winged Black Tern
May 11thBarnes WWT: Little Egret & Peregrine
Beddington SF: 1st/s
Spoonbill c.1400-1430 when flew NE, also Iceland Gull
Staines Res:
White-winged Black Tern present all day, Marsh Harrier & 5 Little Terns through
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Red Kite over 1200
May 10thBanstead Downs: Wood Warbler singing (opposite 109 Downs Road)
Barnes WWT: 2 Little Egrets & Dunlin
Beddington SF: 2 Arctic Terns briefly & Little Egret
Holmethorpe SP's: Little Egret, Wheatear, 2 Common Terns & 2 Hobbies
Newlands Corner: Wood Warbler (
see photos)
Queen Mary Res: Red Kite SE 1100 (also over Walton)
Staines Res: Greenshank & Arctic Tern
Tice's Meadow: Dunlin
Unstead SF: 2 Red Kites west 0820 & 0830
Walton on Thames: Red Kite east 1110
May 9thBarnes WWT: Dunlin
Beddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull & Marsh Harrier
Binscombe: Honey Buzzard
flew SE 0950
Homethorpe SP's: Little Egret & 2 Common Terns
Newlands Corner: Wood Warbler singing 50m north of the cafe
Staines Res: 2 Little Terns, 2 Arctic Terns, 1st/s Med Gull, Whimbrel & Turnstone
Stoke Water Meadows: 7 Common Terns & Common Sandpiper
Tice's Meadow: Dunlin
May 8thBarnes WWT: Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Peregrine & Yellow Wagtail
Beddington SF: Turtle Dove, 2 Arctic Terns, 2 Ringed Plovers, Little Egret & Whinchat
Thursley Common: 2 Whinchats & 2 Wheatears
May 7thBarnes WWT: drake Garganey
Frensham Great Pond: Arctic Tern
Holmethorpe SP's: Dunlin
QE2 Res: 8 Wheatear & 3 Common Sandpipers
Staines Res: Red Kite flew west also 2 Arctic Terns & 3 Dunlin
Thursley Common: Red Kite 1130-1140
May 6thBarnes WWT: drake Garganey & adult Yellow-legged Gull
Beddington SF: Arctic Tern
Holmethorpe SP's:
Dunlin
Horley: Red Kite flew west 0735
QE2 Res: 3 Dunlin (
see photos)
Staines Res: 3 Kittiwakes, Arctic Tern & Dunlin
Tattenham Corner: Red Kite
Walton Res: Dunlin, 16 Shelduck & (feral) drake Pintail
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Whinchat
May 5thBarnes WWT: Oystercatcher west & Peregrine
Beddington SF: 2 Wood Sandpipers
Staines Res: 4 Kittiwakes on south basin
May 4thBookham Common: Red Kite south 1220
Holmethorpe SP's: Red Kite WNW 1630 & Wheatear
Newchapel: Red Kite flew west 0830
Papercourt GP's: Red Kite over 1130
Staines Res: 2 Kittiwakes (ad & 1st/s)
present 2000-2020 at least
Thursley Common: Harrier sp. & Whinchat
Wraysbury Res: Brent Goose & Whimbrel
May 3rdBeddington SF: Raven flew east
Chilworth: Red Kite flew east 1630
Holmethorpe SP's: Little Egret, 2 Common Terns & 2 Hobbies
Staines Res: Red Kite flew SW 1925 also 2 Oystercatchers, Whimbrel & Arctic Tern
Thursley Common: Marsh Harrier flew N 1215
Puttenham: Grasshopper Warbler off Totford lane
May 2ndBeare Green: 2 Turtle Doves
Chilworth: Red Kite flew west 1900
Frensham Little Pond: Osprey present 0805-0815 when flew NE
M25 at Stoke d'Abernon: Red Kite
May 1stBarnes WWT: Whimbrel, Yellow-legged Gull & Whinchat
Frensham Great Pond: 2 Arctic Terns present 1215 then flew north
Puttenham: Grasshopper Warbler off Totford lane
QE2 Res: Sandwich Tern 0835-0900 & 1st/w Med Gull with light passage of BH Gulls
Wimbledon Common: 2 Arctic Terns present for 10 minutes on Rushmere
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Whimbrel still present
April 30thFrensham Great Pond:
Red-rumped Swallow present 0650 but not since
QE2 Res:
Red Kite drifted low west 0702-0708 (
see photos)
Stoke Water Meadows: Oystercatcher on the scrape
April 29thBeddington SF: Red Kite SE
Hawks Hill, Fetcham: Red Kite east 1220
Holmethorpe SP:
2 Common Terns & 2 Hobbies
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: 2 'Greenland' Wheatears (both trapped)
April 28thBeddington SF: Red Kite flew east
Totford Lane, Puttenham: Grasshopper Warbler reeling this evening
South Norwood Country Park: Red Kite west at 1045 & reeling Grasshopper Warbler
Walton Res: Pochard X Ferruginous Duck hybrid & Yellow Wagtail over
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Red Kite over 1152
April 27thHolmethorpe SP's: Greenshank & Dunlin
April 26thBarnes WWT: 3 Whimbrel NW
Beddington SF: Little Gull
Holmethorpe SP's:
Red Kite east, 3 Little Egrets & 4 Hobbies
Tice's Meadow: Bar-tailed Godwit, Greenshank & 2nd/s Med Gull
Staines Res: 1st/s
Purple Heron flew NE 1700 also 3 Little Gulls & Arctic Tern
Weybourne, Farnham: Red Kite over c.1125
April 25thBeddington SF: Greenshank
Frensham Little Pond: 2 Arctic Terns briefly 1000
Holmethorpe SP's: Little Egret, Pintail, Hobby & 4 Common Swifts
Tice's Meadow: Bar-tailed Godwit & Greenshank
Unstead SF:
Rough-legged Buzzard flew east 1305
Walton Res: 18 Shelduck & 40 Common Swifts
Wonersh: Red Kite over
April 24thBeddington SF: drake Garganey & Little Tern briefly
Island Barn Res: 5 Swifts
QE2 Res: 2 Sandwich Terns fishing 0930-1020 (
see photos)
Tice's Meadow: Bar-tailed Godwit & Turnstone (in workings but viewable from bank)
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Whimbrel still present
April 23rdBarnes WWT: Swift
Holmethorpe SP's: 3 Little Egrets & female Pintail
Hollow Farm,
Worplesdon: Whimbrel (trapped & ringed!)
Walton Res: 2 Whimbrel on the causeway (
see photos) & female Goldeneye
April 22ndBeddington SF: Red Kite & hybrid Gull
Puttenham: Grasshopper Warbler
QE2 Res: White Wagtail & Wheatear
Staines Res: Med Gull
Tice's Meadow: 2nd/s Med Gull, Greenshank, White Wagtail & Wheatear
April 21stBarnes WWT: Marsh Harrier hunting 1955 when flew NE, also Yellow-legged Gull & Peregrine
Beddington SF: 3 Red Kites (also odd/hybrid Gull sp.)
Epsom: Osprey flew north 1045
Frensham Little Pond: Honey Buzzard flew east 1255
Holmesthorpe SP's: Oystercatcher, female Pintail & Garden Warbler
Puttenham: Grasshopper Warbler reeling along Totford Lane
April 20thBarnes WWT: Peregrine, Hobby, 7 Yellow Wagtails & Whinchat
Beddington SF: Red Kite NW, 15-20 Common Buzzards,
1st/w Iceland Gull & Peregrine
Holmethorpe SP's: Oystercatcher & Pintail
Staines Res: 4 Common Scoter, Great
Northern Diver 11 Arctic Terns & 30+ Little Gulls
Walton Res: Oystercatcher on the causeway all day & 2 Goldeneye
April 19thBeddington SF: Greenshank
Polesden Lacey: 8 Brambling
Staines Res: 4 Common Scoter,
Great Northern Diver, 45 Little Gulls & 12 Arctic Terns
Late news for yesterday
Merstham:
Hoopoe at junction 7 of the M25 on the M23 sliproad
April 18thHolmethorpe SP's: 4 Whimbrel, 3 Little Egrets, Hobby & Lesser Whitethroat
Puttenham Common: Red Kite drifted south
QE2 Res: 3 Slavonian Grebes (
see photos) & White Wagtail
Queen Mary Res: Nightingale
Staines Res: 4 Common Scoter, 43 Little Gulls, 2 Black-necked Grebes & 3 Arctic Terns
Tice's Meadow: Common Tern, Common Sandpiper & Wheatear
Walton Res: White Wagtail & 5 Goldeneye
April 17thBarnes WWT: male Ring Ouzel, Ruff & 8 Little Gulls west
Beddington SF: Iceland Gull, Little
Tern, 14 Whimbrel, 9 Little Gulls, 2 Arctic Terns & 2 Ring Ouzels
Bramley: Hobby
Holmethorpe SP's: female Pintail & 5
Yellow Wagtails
Puttenham: Hobby
QE2 Res: 3 Slavonian Grebes, Whimbrel, Hobby & 2 White Wagtails
Slyfield Tip: Whinchat & Wheatear
Staines Res: GN Diver, 4 Com Scoter, 36 Little Gulls, 2 BN Grebes, Turnstone & 2 Arctic Terns
Tice's Meadow: Water Pipit, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Yellow & one White Wagtails
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Sandwich Tern flew NW c.0750
April 16thBarnes WWT: Ruff
Beddington SF: 1st/w Iceland Gull
QE2 Res: 3 Slavonian Grebes
April 15thBarnes WWT: Marsh Harrier NW, adult Med Gull W, Ruff, Water Pipit & Grasshopper Warbler
Beddington SF: 1st/w Iceland Gull, ad Med Gull & 2 YL Gulls (poss Alpine Swift flew west 1800)
Holmethorpe SP's: female Pintail & Common Sandpiper
QE2 Res: 3 Slavonian Grebes still present
Staines Res: 2 Great Northern Divers, 2 Black-necked Grebes, 2 Little Gulls & 12 Arctic Terns
Walton Res: male Peregrine hunting & 5 Goldeneye still
April 14thBarnes WWT: Water Pipit & 2 Common Terns
Beddington SF: Marsh Harrier NW, Whimbrel & Little Egret
Chobham Common: Red Kite west 1345
Holmethorpe SP's: female Pintail
QE2 Res: 3 Slavonian Grebes & 3 Goldeneye
Staines Res: Great Northern Diver, Little Gull & 2 Common Terns
April 13thBeddington SF: Iceland Gull, Red Kite, Bk-tailed Godwit, 4 Golden Plover, Grey Plover, & Hobby
Weybourne (Farnham): Red Kite flew north 1715
Holmethorpe SP: Grey Plover (
1st site record), 2 Little Egrets, 2 Wheatear & Yellow Wagtail
Richmond Park: 4 Common Scoter on Upper Pen Pond
Shepperton: Red Kite flew SE c.1240
Staines Res: 5
Velvet Scoter
(2 m & 3 fm) on the sth basin, also GN Diver & 5 Little Gulls
April 12thBarnes WWT: 2 reeling Grasshopper Warblers
Beddington SF: Whimbrel, Greenshank & White Wagtail
Frensham Great Pond: drake Garganey & White Wagtail
Holmethorpe SP's: 2 Little Egrets
Island Barn Res: 1st/w Little Gull
Leatherhead: Red Kite over 1245
QE2 Res: 3 Slavonian Grebes, Grey Plover & 2 Sandwich
Terns (
see photos)
Staines Moor: Short-eared Owl
Staines Res: Great Northern Diver, Black-necked Grebe, 7 Little Gulls & 2 Arctic Terns
Stoke Lake/Watermeadows: Common Tern
Tice's Meadow: Little Egret
Walton Res: Grey Plover on causeway (same as QE2) &
drake Redhead type hybrid
April 11thBarnes WWT: Black-tailed Godwit, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Water Pipit & Lesser Whitethroat
Beddington SF: 1st/w Iceland Gull, Knot, Ruff, 2 Ringed Plover & 5 Dunlin
Chiswick: 2 Common Scoter (m & fm) off
Chiswick Eyot
Island Barn Res: 1st/w Little Gull & 25 Swallows
KGVI Res: 5 Common Scoter (3 m & 2 fm), Jack Snipe & Great Northern Diver
QE2 Res: 5 Common Scoter (3 m & 2 fm) & 2 Dunlin
Staines Res: GN Diver, 3 Arctic Tern, Kittiwake, 5+ Little Gulls, 2 Black-n Grebe & Oystercatcher
Walton Res: 4 Common Scoter (3 m & 1 fm) & Common Sand
April 10thBarnes WWT: Jack Snipe, 2 Water Pipits, Wheatear & Peregrine
Beddington SF: 1st/w Iceland Gull
April 9thBarnes WWT: 23 Whimbrel downriver, Grasshopper Warbler, Yellow Wagtail & Common Tern
Beddington SF: 1st/w Iceland Gull, Yellow Wagtail & Whitethroat
Farncombe: Brambling in private garden
Holmethorpe SP's: Peregrine west 1730 & Whitethroat
Kimber Road, Southfields: Red Kite west 0850
April 8thBarnes WWT: Yellow Wagtail & Peregrine
Beddington SF: Red Kite, adult Yellow-legged Gull & Yellow Wagtail
Island Barn Res: 1st/w Little Gull
A3 at Ripley: Raven flew north mobbed by Crows 1645
Thursley Common: ringtail Hen Harrier
Winterfold Common: Cuckoo
April 7thBeddington SF: Osprey flew west 0730
Frensham Great Pond: female Scaup in SE corner (no sign of Ring-necked Duck)
Holmethorpe SP's: 2 Little Egrets & Sedge Warbler
Island Barn Res: 1st/w Little Gull & 7 Common Terns
North Cheam: male Black Redstart briefly in private garden
April 6thBarnes WWT: male Ring Ouzel & Jack Snipe
Beddington SF: male Ring Ouzel
Cranleigh: Brambling in private garden
Holmethorpe SP's: drake Garganey & 3 Little Egrets
Island Barn Res: 12 Little Gulls in the morning rising to 22 mid pm (20 adults)
Staines Res:
Great Northern Diver, 2 Black-necked Grebes & 21 Little Gulls in the evening
Staines Moor: Little Egret along the River Colne
Tate Modern: Firecrest
April 5thAddlestone: Red Kite flew east 1300
Ash Ranges: Great Grey Shrike still present at SU914544
Island Barn Res: 1st/w Little Gull & 2 Common Terns
Staines Res: Great Northern Diver, Little Gull & Common Tern
QE2 Res: imm/m Red-breasted Merganser
April 4thAddlestone: male Redstart at Cox's Lock
Banstead Heath: female Redstart
Barnes WWT: Little Egret & Peregrine
Bookham Common: Cuckoo
Frensham Great Pond: drake
Ring-necked Duck in SE corner
Island Barn Res: Common Tern & ad/s Med Gull mid morning
Nanhurst Crossroads, Cranleigh: Red Kite
Thursley Common: Merlin & Peregrine
Tice's Meadow: Jack Snipe, Common Sandpiper & White Wagatail
QE2 Res: imm/m Red-breasted Merganser
Staines Res: 2 Great Northern Divers, Black-necked Grebe, 8 Little Gulls & 4 Common Terns
Tattenham Corner: Red Kite
Walton Res: Short-eared Owl briefly on the causeway 1425
April 3rdBarnes WWT: adult Yellow-legged Gull & Jack Snipe
Bagshot: Red Kite over
Frensham Common: male Redstart
Frensham Great Pond:
drake
Ring-necked Duck (
see photos)
Holmethorpe SP's: 2 Little Egrets & Willow Warbler
QE2 Res:
imm male Red-breasted Merganser
Thursley Common: Common Redpoll
Walton Res: Rock Pipit & White Wagtail
late news Mar 30th-31stByfleet: 14 Waxwings at junction of Godley Road and Church Road (perhaps present c.1 week)
April 2ndBarnes WWT: Water Pipit
Beddington SF: Water Pipit
Frensham Great Pond: drake
Ring-necked Duck still although elusive at times
Holmethorpe SP's: 2 Little Egrets
Island Barn Res:
imm drake Red-breasted Merganser
April 1stFrensham Great Pond: drake
Ring-necked Duck still present on north side
Hogs Back, Guildford:
Red Kite flew north
QE2 Res: imm male Red-breasted
Merganser & drake
Aythya hybrid (
see photos)