April-November 2009
Nov 6th
Barnes WWT: Cetti's Warbler
Staines Moor: Brown Shrike
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Woodlark & Little Egret over
Nov 5thBanstead Downs Golf Course: 2 Firecrests
Barnes WWT: Bittern, Jack Snipe & Water Pipit
Beddington SF: Short-eared Owl over & 3 adult Yellow-legged Gulls
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike & 3 Water Pipits
Walton Res: adult Caspian & Yellow-legged Gulls early morning (
see photos)
Nov 4thBarnes WWT: Bittern & 2 Jack Snipe
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike, Cetti's Warbler & Water Pipit
Staines Res: Water Pipit
Witley: 2 Firecrests in a private garden
Nov 3rdBarnes WWT: 2 Jack Snipe, Water Pipit & 4 Cetti's Warblers
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike, Water Pipit
& 2 Little Egrets
Thursley Common: 4 Crossbills
Nov 2ndBarnes WWT: Bittern, 4 Cetti's Warblers, Jack Snipe, Water & Rock Pipit
Beddington SF: 3 ad Yellow-legged Gulls
Hogsmill SF: Peregrine
Loseley Park: Firecrest
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike
Nov 1stBarnes WWT: 2 Jack Snipe & Water Pipit
Beddington SF: Jack Snipe
Hogsmill SF: Peregrine
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike
Oct 31stAsh Ranges: Great Grey Shrike 1500
Barnes WWT: Bittern, Little Egret, 2 Jack Snipe & 2 Red-crested Pochard
Beddington SF: Jack Snipe, Yellow-legged Gull & 2 Peregrine
Staines Moor:
Brown ShrikeStaines Res: Black-necked Grebe
Oct 30thBarnes WWT: Rock & Water Pipit
Beddington SF: 1st/w Caspian & 2nd/w Yellow-legged Gull
Ewhurst: 2 Ravens flew towards Pitch Hill
Staines Moor:
Brown ShrikeStaines Res: Black-necked Grebe
Oct 29thBarnes WWT: Bittern, Little Gull, Ring Ouzel, Rock Pipit & 4 Cetti's Warblers
Beddington SF: 1st/w Caspian, 2 Yellow-legged & adult Med Gulls & Jack Snipe
Island Barn Res:
adult Caspian Gull mid afternoon
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike
Oct 28thBarnes WWT: Bittern & Cetti's Warbler
Beddington SF: adult Caspian, 4 Yellow-legged & 2nd/w Med Gulls
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike
Oct 27thBarnes WWT: Bittern, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Rock & 1 Water Pipits
Beddington SF: adult & 1st/w Caspian Gulls, adult Yellow-legged Gull & Jack Snipe
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike
Oct 26thBarnes WWT: 2 Bittern, 2 Cetti's Warblers, Rock & Water Pipits
Beddington SF: Jack Snipe &
adult Yellow-legged Gull
Staines Moor:
Brown ShrikeThursley Common: 4 Crossbills & 50 Fieldfare
Tice's Meadow: Jack Snipe
Oct 25thBarnes WWT: 2 Jack Snipe, Water Pipit, 2 Cetti's Warblers & Peregrine
Beddington SF: Water Pipit & Jack Snipe
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike, Woodlark west & Firecrest
Oct 24thBarnes WWT: Bittern, 2 Jack Snipe, Rock & Water Pipits
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike
Oct 23rdBarnes WWT: Short-eared Owl, Bittern & Cetti's Warbler
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike
Staines Res: 2 Black-necked Grebes
Winterfold Common: 11 Crossbills (up to 29 recently)
Wishmoor Bottom: 12 Crossbills briefly, then flew back in to Berks
Oct 22ndBarnes WWT: 3 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Rock & 1 Water Pipits & Jack Snipe
Beddington SF:
adult Med Gull & Jack Snipe
Staines Moor:
Brown ShrikeStaines Res: 2 Black-necked Grebes & Wheatear
Oct 21stBarnes WWT: Bittern, 3 Cetti's Warblers & Rock Pipit
Beddington SF: 2 Med Gulls (ad & 2nd/w), 2 Yellow-legged
Gulls, Rock Pipit & Jack Snipe
Island Barn Res: adult Caspian Gull (1415-1442) & adult Yellow-legged Gull (
see photos)
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike, Cetti's Warbler & 2 Red Kites
Staines Res: Black-necked Grebe
Oct 20thBeddington SF: Snow Bunting flew west, Rock Pipit, Jack Snipe & 2 Yellow-legged Gulls
Staines Moor:
Brown ShrikeWoldingham: 50 Crossbills over the golf course
Oct 19thBarnes WWT: Cetti's Warbler, 7 Water & 1 Rock Pipit
Beddington SF: 2nd/w Med Gull
Frimley: Ring Ouzel in a private garden
Greenhill Shaw: Ring Ouzel
Richmond Park: Dartford Warbler
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike (9th day)
Tice's Meadow: 3 Yellow-legged Gulls
Oct 18thBarnes WWT: 6 Little Gulls flew west
Beddington SF: Rock Pipit, 3 Brambling, 40 Skylark, 2 Jack Snipe & Peregrine
Bletchingley: 2 Crossbills over
KGVI Res: Garganey, Pintail & 11 Goldeneye
QE2 Res: Goldeneye & Peregrine
Staines Moor:
Brown ShrikeStaines Res: Black-necked Grebe
Walton Res: 3 Goldeneye & Common Sandpiper
Oct 17thBarnes WWT: Jack Snipe & Rock Pipit
Beddington SF: Jack Snipe
QE2 Res: Goldeneye & Peregrine
Queen Mary Res: Honey Buzzard flew low north
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike
Staines Res: Black-necked Grebe & 2 Goldeneye
Walton Res: 2 Goldeneye
Wimbledon Common: Woodcock
Oct 16thBarnes WWT: Bittern, Cetti's Warbler & Rock Pipit
Beddington SF: adult Caspian Gull, 3 adult Yellow-legged Gulls & Jack Snipe
QE2 Res: female Goldeneye (first returning bird), Wheatear & 2 Peregrine
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike (
see photos)
Tice's Meadow: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls
Oct 15thBarnes WWT: Cetti's Warbler, Rock Pipit & 2 Woodlark NW
Beddington SF: Red Kite south
Moles Hill,
Oxshott: 2 Crossbills west
QE2 Res: 2 Wheatear & Peregrine
Staines Moor:
Brown ShrikeStaines Res: 1st/w
Little Gull & female Pintail
Thursley Common: imm/m Merlin (same bird as on Oct 9th)
Oct 14thBarnes WWT: Jack Snipe & 3 Rock Pipits
Nore Hill: 3 Brambling over
QE2 Res: Dunlin, Wheatear, Peregine & 6 Skylark SW
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike still present also
Red-throated Pipit
reported briefly,
Short-eared Owl & Cetti's Warbler
Weybridge: 8 Crossbills over also 100 Redwing & 12 Fieldfare
Wimbledon Common: Tree Pipit
Oct 13thNew Haw: Red Kite over
Pyrford: Osprey early afternoon flew towards Ripley
Staines Moor:
Brown Shrike present all day, Great Grey Shrike 1040-1115 when flew west,
Red-backed Shrike reported at south end,
Short-eared Owl & Cetti's Warbler
Staines Res: Lapland Bunting west, Black-necked Grebe & 3 Little Gulls
Thursley Common: 2 Ravens
Dungeon Hill, Woodmansterne: Ring Ouzel
Oct 12thBarnes WWT: Jack Snipe, Cetti's Warbler & Rock Pipit
Beddington SF: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls
New Haw: 11 Crossbills over
Ranmore: Firecrest
Staines Moor: juv
BROWN SHRIKE still at north end (not Red-backed) & Dartford Warbler
Thursley Common: 2 Ravens
Oct 11thBarnes WWT: Ring Ouzel, Jack Snipe, 2 Dunlin & Yellow-legged Gull
Beddington SF: Jack Snipe & 4 Fieldfare
Staines Moor: juv
Red-backed Shrike at north end, 12 Pintail W & Dartford Warbler
Sheepleas: Raven over
Thursley Common: 5 Crossbill, 200 Redwing & 5 Fieldfare
Walton Res: female Pintail & Common Sandpiper
Oct 10thBarnes WWT: Red Kite flew west
Beddington SF: Jack Snipe, 6 Redwing & 2 Pintail south
Holmethorpe SP's: Cetti's Warbler
QE2 Res: 14 Redwing west & Peregrine
Woldingham: 2 Crossbills east
Wonersh:
6 Crossbill & 9 Redwing
Oct 9thBarnes WWT: Spotted Crake, Jack Snipe, 2 Cetti's Warblers & Peregrine
Beddington SF: 2 ad Yellow-legged Gulls & 15 Redwing
QE2 Res: Wheatear &
Peregrine
Richmond Park: Wheatear
Thursley Common: Merlin, 10 Crossbills & 4 Redwing
Oct 8thBarnes WWT: Spotted Crake
Beddington SF: Cetti's Warbler (only 2nd site record)
Holmethorpe SP's: Cetti's Warbler
QE2 Res: Common Tern, Ringed Plover, 2 Wheatears & Peregrine
Thursley Common:
Lapland Bunting on the east side of Shrike Hill 1230
Oct 7thBarnes WWT: Spotted Crake
Beddington SF: juv Marsh Harrier west & Little Egret
Thursley Common: Raven
Oct 6thBarnes WWT: Spotted Crake & Rock Pipit
Beddington SF: 1st/w Med Gull
Staines Res:
juv Gannet flew north 0805 (also seen Wraysbury GP's & Q.Mother Res, Berks)
Walton Res: Rock Pipit
Oct 5thBarnes WWT: Spotted Crake & 2 Rock Pipits
Beddington SF: Curlew south, adult Caspian Gull & 2 Yellow-legged Gulls
Island Barn Res: adult Yellow-legged Gull
QE2 Res: Wheatear & Peregrine
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull
Oct 4thBarnes WWT: Spotted Crake
Beddington SF: Jack Snipe & 6 Dunlin
Staines Res: juv Red-necked Grebe on north basin &
Black-necked Grebe
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull
Oct 3rdBarnes WWT:
Spotted CrakeBeddington SF: Peregrine & Wheatear
QE2 Res: Rock Pipit, Wheatear & Peregrine
South Norwood Lake: 1st/w Med Gull
Oct 2ndBarnes WWT:
Spotted CrakeBeddington SF: Black-tailed Godwit
QE2 Res: female Pintail (not the regular feral drake), Wheatear & Peregrine
Oct 1stBarnes WWT:
Spotted CrakeQE2 Res: Wheatear & Peregrine
Staines Res:
Black-necked Grebe
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull
Walton Res: Dunlin
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon:
Hobby
Sept 30thBeddington SF: 1st/w Med Gull
Homlethorpe SP's: 5 Red-crested Pochards
Staines Res:
Leach's Petrel on south basin
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: 2 Greenland Wheatears
Sept 29thBarnes WWT:
Spotted CrakeStoneleigh: Red Kite flew towards Tolworth/A3
Sept 28thBeddington SF: 1st/w Med Gull & 3 Yellow-legged Gulls
Holmethorpe SP's: Black-tailed Godwit briefly & Cetti's Warbler
QE2 Res: 2 Yellow Wagtails, m & fm Peregrine & Hobby
Sept 27thBarnes WWT:
Spotted Crake Beddington SF: Whinchat & Yellow Wagtail
Sept 26thBarnes WWT:
Spotted Crake Beddington SF: Yellow-legged Gull
Sept 25thBarnes WWT:
Yellow-browed Warbler,
Spotted Crake, Firecrest, Rock Pipit & Redwing
Winterfold Common: 16 Crossbills over
Sept 24thBarnes WWT:
Great White Egret until 1205 when flew to river also
Spotted Crake still
Beddington SF: 14+ Common Buzzards
Haslemere: Raven flew NE 1045
Holmethorpe SP's: Cetti's Warbler still on Water colour
lagoon 1 but very elusive
QE2 Res: 2 Peregrines & Hobby
Sept 23rdBarnes WWT:
Spotted Crake,
Yellow-browed Warbler & Wood Warbler
Island Barn Res: adult Caspian Gull
QE2 Res: Peregrine, Hobby & 2 Wheatears
Sept 22ndBarnes WWT:
Spotted Crake,
Yellow-browed Warbler, Wood Warbler & Rock Pipit
Holmethorpe SP's: Cetti's Warbler on Water colour lagoon 1 (early mornings best)
QE2 Res: Dunlin & Peregrine
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Spotted Flycatcher, Reed Warbler & Hobby
Sept 21stBarnes WWT:
Spotted Crake &
Yellow-browed Warbler (the latter heard only)
Selsdon Woods: Honey Buzzard flew SE
Sept 20thBarnes WWT:
Spotted Crake again from Dulverton hide,
Yellow-browed Warbler & Nightingale
Ewhurst: Raven over 1145 & Red Kite over 1430
Fairoaks Airfield: probable juv
Long-tailed Skua drifted SW 1030 (presumably the KGVI bird), also Red Kite flew south 1100
Holmethorpe SP's: Cetti's Warbler, Dunlin, 2 Whinchats & Redstart
Horsell Common: Grasshopper Warbler
KGVI Res: juv
Long-tailed Skua present 0930-0945
when flew off south over Staines Town
Sept 19thBarnes WWT:
Spotted Crake, Red Kite & 12 Common Buzzards
Beddington SF: Peregrine, Tree Pipit & 1500 of
each Swallow & House Martin SE
Staines Moor: 5+ Whinchat & Tree Sparrow
Staines Res: Black-necked Grebe,
Little Gull & Rock Pipit
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull
Walton Res: Greenshank
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon:
Reed & Willow Warbler trapped & Grasshopper Warbler
Sept 18thBarnes WWT:
Spotted Crake reported early morning only
Beddington SF: Little Stint, Peregrine, Yellow Wagtail & Wheatear
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Willow Warbler & 62 Blackcaps trapped
Sept 17thBeddington SF: Little Stint, 3 Dunlin & Yellow Wagtail
KGVI Res: Grey Plover, Dunlin & Ringed Plover
Staines Res: Black-necked Grebe & 4 juv Little Gulls
Thursley Common: 4 Whinchats, 3 Wheatears & Hobby
Sept 16thBarnes WWT: Ruff briefly
Beddington SF: Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper & 3 Dunlin
Priest Hill, Ewell: 3 Whinchats
Holmethorpe SP's: female Marsh Harrier flew west 1015 & Redstart
Sept 15thBarnes WWT:
Spotted CrakeBeddington SF: 6 Common Terns west & Wood Sandpiper
Tice's Meadow: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls & 2 Whinchats
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Whinchat
Sept 14thBarnes WWT:
Spotted Crake still present & Garganey
Beddington SF: Little Stint & Wood Sandpiper
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull & Whinchat
QE2 Res: Rock Pipit, 3 Dunlin, 2 Yellow Wagtails & Peregrine (
see photos)
Sept 13thBarnes WWT:
Spotted Crake from Dulverton hide
Beddington SF: Redstart, Whinchat, Spotted
Flycatcher, 3 Yellow Wags & Wheatear
Holmethorpe SP's: 1st/w Med Gull
QE2 Res: 2 Peregrine, Yellow Wagtail & Hobby
Staines Res: Black Tern
Tice's Meadow: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls & 2 Whinchats
Sept 12thBarnes WWT: 2 Black-tailed Godwits
Beddington SF: Wood Sandpiper & 2 Tree Pipits
QE2 Res: Ringed Plover & Peregrine
Staines Res: Black-necked Grebe & 2 Little Gulls
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull
& 2 Wheatear
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: female Redstart trapped
Sept 11thBarnes WWT: 2 Avocet & 2 Hobby
Battersea: Oystercatcher along the Thames 0715
Beddington SF: Greenshank, 1st/w Yellow-legged Gull, Peregrine & 4 Yellow Wagtails
QE2 Res: Garganey & Dunlin (
see photos)
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: male Redstart trapped
Sept 10thBarnes WWT: 2nd/yr male Marsh Harrier
Beddington SF: Marsh Harrier NW, Wood Sandpiper & Little Egret
Runnymead: 35 Yellow Wagtails together in one field
Walton Res: 3 Wigeon (1st of the autumn)
Sept 9thBeddington SF: Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, 1st/w Med Gull & Yellow Wagtail
Claygate: Red Kite over
Thursley Common: Marsh Harrier south & 7 Whinchat
Walton Res: 3 Greenshank & Dunlin
Witley: Firecrest in a private garden
Sept 8thBarnes WWT: Black-tailed Godwit
Beddington SF: Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank & Dunlin
Thursley Common: 3 probable
Glossy Ibis flew south 1035-1050 but distant
Walton Res: Greenshank
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Grasshopper Warbler trapped & 4 Whinchat
Redhill:
Hummingbird Hawkmoth in a private garden
Sept 7thBarnes WWT: Black-tailed Godwit
Beddington SF: Kittiwake west & Greenshank
QE2 Res: Med Gull (2nd/s moulting to ad/w) & Peregrine
Walton Res: Greenshank & Dunlin
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon:
Nightingale trapped & 5 Whinchat
Sept 6thBeddington SF: Dunlin, 2 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear & Peregrine
Island Barn Res: 4 Wheatears
QE2 Res: 3 Dunlin (same as Walton) & Peregrine
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull
Walton Res: Greenshank & 3 Dunlin
Sept 5thBeddington SF: Raven, Greenshank, 5 Common Buzzards & Tree Pipit
QE2 Res: Dunlin & Peregrine
Queen Mary Res:
Wryneck retrapped this am
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull & 2 Whinchat
Walton Res: Greenshank & 3 Dunlin
Sept 4thBarnes WWT: Garganey, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls & Redstart
Beddington SF: Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank,
Yellow-legged Gull & Tree Pipit
QE2 Res: Dunlin & 2 Yellow Wagtails
Walton Res: Ringed Plover
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail, Hobby & 60+ Blackcaps
Sept 3rdBarnes WWT: 4 Garganey
Beddington SF: Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, 11 Common Tern & 2 Tree Pipits
Staines Moor: Little Egret
Walton Res: Greenshank & Ringed Plover
Sept 2ndBarnes WWT: 2 Garganey
Chilworth: m & fm Peregrine
Island Barn Res: Greenshank
Walton Res: Dunlin
Sept 1stBarnes WWT: 2 Garganey
Beddington SF: 3 Greenshank & Little Egret
St Martha's: Peregrine
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon:
adult Yellow-legged Gull & 2 Whinchat
Aug 31stBarnes WWT: Garganey
Beddington SF: 3 Greenshank, Peregrine & Whinchat
Walton Res: Greenshank & Dunlin
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Grasshopper Warbler trapped & 2 Whinchat
Aug 30thBarnes WWT: Cetti's Warbler (singing) & 2 Garganey
Beddington SF: Osprey flew south,
Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank & Dunlin
Holmethorpe SP's: Peregrine
Aug 29thBeddington SF: Wood Sandpiper & 3 Greenshank
Island Barn Res: Greenshank
QE2 Res: 2 Sandwich Terns 0736-0740 also Dunlin, 2 Peregrine & Hobby
Queen Mary Res: 2 Black Terns & Dunlin
Staines Res: Sandwich Tern on tern raft, 3 Dunlin & Sanderling
Aug 28thBarnes WWT: 2 Garganey
Beddington SF: Wood Sandpiper & Greenshank
Staines Res: Greenshank & Curlew
Thursley Common: Marsh Harrier
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull
Aug 27thBarnes WWT: Oystercatcher & 2 Garganey
QE2 Res: Oystercatcher & Peregrine
Thursley Common: 2 Whinchat
Aug 26thBarnes WWT: 3 Arctic & 46 Common Tern SE on the Thames & 2 Garganey
Beddington SF: 3-4 Wood Sandpipers, 3
Greenshank, 2 Ringed Plovers & Peregrine
QE2 Res: 2 Black & 15 Common Tern, Turnstone briefly & Peregrine
Aug 25thBarnes WWT: 2 Garganey
Beddington SF: 2 Greenshank
QE2 Res: Dunlin, 19 Common Terns, 2 Yellow Wagtails
& Peregrine
Queen Mary Res:
Wryneck trapped (
see photos)
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull
Walton Res: Dunlin, Yellow Wagtail & Wheatear
Aug 24thBarnes WWT: Black-tailed Godwit
Beddington SF: 3 Wood Sandpipers, 6 Greenshank, 29 Green Sands & adult Yellow-legged Gull
Thursley Common: Honey Buzzard south over Shrike Hill 1015
QE2 Res: 13 Black Terns until 1645 when they flew high NW, also 2 Peregrine & Yellow Wagtail
Aug 23rdBarnes WWT: Marsh Harrier over high, 2nd/s Caspian Gull, 2 Garganey & Black-tailed Godwit
Beddington SF: Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper & 4 Greenshank
Tice's Meadow: Little Ringed Plover & Wheatear
Aug 22ndBarnes WWT: 2 Garganey & Black-tailed Godwit still
Beddington SF: 12 Little Egrets,
Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank & 36 Green Sandpipers
KGVI Res: juv Caspian Gull (veiwed from Staines Res)
Staines Moor: 8 Black-tailed Godwits flew north
Staines Res: 3 Greenshank & Little Ringed Plover
Aug 21stBeddington SF: fm/imm Marsh Harrier south, Wood Sandpiper & 5 Greenshank
Holmethorpe SP's:
7 Red-crested Pochard (5m & 2fm)
Aug 20thBarnes WWT: Black-tailed Godwit & Whinchat
Beddington SF: Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank & Yellow Wagtail
Aug 19thBarnes WWT: Black-tailed Godwit
Beddington SF: Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, Little Egret & Peregrine
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: 3 Grasshopper Warblers (2 trapped)
Aug 18thBarnes WWT: 2 Garganey & juv Black-tailed Godwit
Beddington SF: imm/fm Marsh Harrier SW,
Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank & 2 Peregrine
Walton Res: Dunlin
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Grasshopper Warbler trapped
Aug 17thBeddington SF: Wood Sandpiper, 6 Greenshank, Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Peregrine & Yellow Wagtail
QE2 Res: Perergine & Yellow Wagtail
Walton Res: fm/juv Red-crested Pochard & Yellow Wagtail
Aug 16thBarnes WWT: Garganey & 2 juv Red-crested Pochards
Beddington SF: Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank & Peregrine
Stoughton: 2 Crossbills SE
Aug 15thBeddington SF: Wood Sandpiper, 5 Greenshank & Wheatear
Aug 14thBeddington SF: Wood Sandpiper, 5 Greenshank, Little Egret & 2 Peregrine
QE2 Res: Dunlin, Ringed Plover &
Peregrine
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: 2 Grasshopper Warblers trapped
Aug 13thQE2 Res: Oystercatcher, 3 Greenshank (
see photos), Dunlin & Peregrine
Shepperton: 2 Red Kites
flew NE 1310
Staines Res: 7 Greenshank, 6 Dunlin & Peregrine
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: 4 Grasshopper Warblers trapped
Aug 12thBeddington SF: 5 Black-tailed Godwits NE, 4 Greenshank & Peregrine
QE2 Res: Greenshank, Dunlin,
Yellow Wagtail & Peregrine
Staines Res: Black Tern
Aug 11thBarnes WWT: Curlew NW
Beddington SF: 2 Black-tailed Godwits SE, 2 Greenshank & Peregrine
Island Barn Res: fm/juv Marsh Harrier drifted W 1352-1355
QE2 Res: 6 Dunlin, Ringed Pover & Greenshank
Aug 10thBeddington SF: 4 Greenshank, 24 Green Sandpipers & Peregrine
QE2 Res: 2 Black Terns (ad & juv),
Peregrine & 2 Wheatears
Staines Res: Turnstone S, 2 Black-tailed Godwits SE, G'shank, 3 Dunlin, Black & 2 juv Arctic Terns
Aug 9thBeddington SF: 4 Greenshank, Ringed Plover & Dunlin
Staines Res: 5 Ruff, Common Scoter, Black Tern, Little Gull, Turnstone & Ringed Plover
Aug 8thBeddington SF: 4 Greenshank, Dunlin & Peregrine
Aug 7thBarnes WWT: 2 Little Egrets
Beddington SF: 2 Whimbrel, 2+ Greenshank, 3 Ringed Plover & Dunlin
Staines Res:
White-winged Black Tern on north basin until 1945, 23 Black Terns, Arctic Tern, Black-necked Grebe, Common Scoter & juv Med Gull
QE2 Res: 38 Common Terns
first thing
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: Grasshopper Warbler trapped & Red Kite flew north
Aug 6thBarnes WWT: 8 Greenshank present 2030
Beddington SF: juv Med Gull & Greenshank
QE2 Res: 8 Black Terns until 0745, juvenile Dunlin &
Peregrine
Staines Res: 24 Black Terns & Common Scoter
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull
Walton Res: Black-necked Grebe on Bessborough Res
Aug 5thBarnes WWT: Garganey
Beddington SF: Black-tailed Godwit SE & Peregrine
QE2 Res: Dunlin (juv) &
Peregrine
Staines Res: Curlew Sandpiper on north basin, female Common Scoter & Whimbrel
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull
Aug 4thBeddington SF: Greenshank, Little Egret & Peregrine
Holmethorpe SP's: Garganey
QE2 Res: Ringed Plover (
see photos) & Peregrine (plucking a Ring-necked Parakeet)
Staines Res:
20 Whimbrel SSW 1955, Greenshank & 10+ Common Sandpipers
Aug 3rdTice's Meadow: adult Yellow-legged Gull
QE2 Res: Whimbrel through & Peregrine
Aug 2ndBarnes WWT: 2 Garganey but no sign of Purple Heron
Beddington SF: Wheatear, 2 Peregrine & 30 Green Sandpipers
KGVI Res: Caspian Gull, 55 Yellow-legged Gulls, Scaup, Goldeneye, 6 Dunlin & 2 Turnstone
Staines Res: Marsh Harrier west, female Common Scoter & 7 Black-tailed Godwits
Tice's Meadow: Wood Sandpiper on the settling lagoon (also 2 Green Sandpipers)
Aug 1stBarnes WWT: juvenile
Purple Heron on the grazing marsh, 2 Garganey & 3 Wood Sandpipers
Staines Moor:
Dartford Warbler
Staines Res: Common Scoter & Oystercatcher
Tice's Meadow: Wood Sandpiper (though elusive)
July 31stLongside Lake: adult Yellow-legged Gull (colour ringed)
QE2 Res: 2 Sanderling, 3 Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Ringed Plover &
fm/imm Common Scoter
Runnymead: 3 Red Kites (including 2 perched birds)
Staines Res: Turnstone & Whimbrel through in the evening
July 30thBarnes WWT: Garganey
Beddington SF: Black-tailed Godwit
Netley Heath: 27+ Crossbills
QE2 Res: Oystercatcher
Staines Res: Arctic Tern, 54 Common Terns, 3 Turnstone SW & 4 Dunlin
July 29thKGVI Res: 12 Yellow-legged Gulls (viewed from Staines Res)
QE2 Res: Turnstone (different to the bird present yesterday -
see photos)
Staines Res: 25 Whimbrel flew SW 2015, also juv Med & adult Little Gull
July 28thBarnes WWT: 2 Garganey
Beddington SF: 2 Med Gulls (ad & 1st/s), Little Egret, 2 Peregrine & 30 Green Sands
QE2 Res: Turnstone, Oystercatcher, 2 Dunlin & Peregrine
July 27thBarnes WWT: Greenshank flew west & Garganey
Beddington SF: 2nd/s Med Gull
QE2 Res: Dunlin & Peregrine
July 26thBarnes WWT: Garganey
Beddington SF: Whimbrel flew east & Peregrine
Tice's Meadow: 2 Bar-tailed Godwits
July 25thBeddington SF: adult Yellow-legged Gull, 1st/s Med Gull & 2 Peregrine
QE2 Res: Oystercatcher & 2 Dunlin through
Staines Res: Black-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel
& Oystercatcher through
Tice's Meadow: Greenshank
July 24thAlbury: 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls on recently cut field
Barnes WWT: Crossbill NW, Garganey,
Dunlin & Peregrine
Beddington SF: 1st/s Med Gull, Little Egret, Peregrine & 21 Green Sandpipers
QE2 Res: Sanderling, Oystercatcher, 3 Dunlin, LRP & Peregrine
Hollow Farm, Worplesdon: 10 Crossbills south
July 23rdBarnes WWT: Whimbrel SW & Garganey
Beddington SF: 1st/s Med Gull & Peregrine
Wyphurst, Cranleigh: 29 Crossbills flew west
Holmethorpe SP's: Dunlin
QE2 Res: Whimbrel & Peregrine
Staines Res: juv Med Gull & Oystercatcher
July 22ndBeddington SF: 2 Med Gulls (juv & 1st/s)
QE2 Res: Dunlin & Peregrine
Stoke Water Meadows: 2 Curlew SW
July 21stBeddington SF: 4 Med Gulls (2 juv, 1st & 2nd/s)
QE2 Res: juvenile Med Gull, 3 Dunlin, 2 LRP's & Peregrine
Staines Res: 3 juvenile Med Gulls
Tower Bridge: 4 Little Egrets upriver 1250
Thursley Common: 25 Crossbills over
Witley: 2 Crossbills over
July 20thBarnes WWT: Garganey
Crooksbury Common: Raven
QE2 Res: 2 Turnstone, Dunlin, Redshank & juv LRP
July 19thBarnes WWT: drake Garganey (eclipse)
Beddington SF: 1st/s Med Gull & Peregrine
Puttenham Golf Course:
Little Egret on small pool by the 12th tee
QE2 Res: Curlew through (
see photos)
Queen Mary Res: 3 Black-tailed Godwits SE
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull
July 18thBeddington SF: 2 Greenshank & Ringed Plover
QE2 Res: Peregrine
Staines Res:2 adult Knot
& Black Tern
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull & Greenshank
July 17thBeddington SF: 2 Med Gulls (juv & 1st/s) & 2 Greenshank
KGVI Res: Caspian Gull present again from 2000, viewed
from Staines Res
Staines Res: adult Knot
Tice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull & Dunlin
July 16thTice's Meadow: Yellow-legged Gull
July 15thBarnes WWT: Black-tailed Godwit still
Beddington SF: 2 Greenshank
QE2 Res: Dunlin & Peregrine
Staines Res: 2 adult Med Gulls late evening
Tice's Meadow: Greenshank
July 14thBarnes WWT: Black-tailed Godwit
Runnymead: 2 Red Kites
Warlingham: 3 Crossbills in private garden
North Downs Golf Club, Woldingham: 25 Crossbills flew W/SW
July 13thBeddington SF: 3rd/s Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Crossbills over & Peregrine
QE2 Res: Oystercatcher & Peregrine
Walton Res: c/r drake Tufted Duck, had been rung at Radipole Lake, Weymouth in 2003
July 12thBarnes WWT: Black-tailed Godwit & Curlew
Frensham Great Pond: drake Goldeneye (since July 5th)
Thursley Common: 5 Greenshank NE 0930
July 11thBeddington SF: Oystercatcher & 2 Greenshank
Effingham Forest: 25 Crossbills
July 10thBeddington SF: 2 Greenshank & 25 Green Sandpipers
Staines Res: Whimbrel west & 2 Black-necked Grebes
July 9thKGVI Res: Sub-adult Caspian & 25+ Yellow-legged Gulls in the evening (viewed from Staines Res)
Woodhatch, Reigate: Red Kite SW 1815
Staines Res: Little Egret south & drake Scaup
July 8thBerrylands Sewage Works: Whimbrel south
Holmethorpe SP's: 2 Red-crested Pochards (m & fm) in the evening
Staines Res: 49 Black-tailed Godwits through late evening, 2 Little Egrets south & drake Scaup
July 7thBeddington SF: Red Kite north & 3 Greenshank
KGVI Res: Caspian & 6 Yellow-ledd Gulls
Runnymead:
Red Kite
Staines Res: Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew & drake Scaup
July 6thBeddington SF: 3 Greenshank & male Peregrine
July 5thBarnes WWT: 2 Little Egrets
Beddington SF: 2 Greenshank
Englefield Green: Red Kite
Tice's Meadow:
Greenshank
Staines Res: 2 c/y Med Gull flew NW & drake Scaup
July 4thBarnes WWT: Garganey, Black-tailed Godwit & Peregrine
Staines Res: drake Scaup on south basin
July 3rdBarnes WWT: 3 Greenshank SW, Garganey & adult Med Gull
Beddington SF: Greenshank
Norwood Hill: Red Kite flew SE
July 2ndBarnes WWT: Garganey
Beddington SF: Greenshank
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)