July 2014

Please note:  
Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
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Wed, 30 July 2014-Thurs, 31 July 2014: no reported sightings

Tues, 29 July 2014: Butterfly sightings: 1m CLOUDED YELLOW, 1 PAINTED LADY, 1 MARBLED WHITE, 4 ESSEX SKIPPER, 3 SMALL SKIPPER, 5 COMMON BLUE, 1 COMMA, 2 SMALL TORTOISESHELL, 1 PEACOCK, 1 SPECKLED WOOD, 3 RINGLET, also numerous LARGE WHITE, SMALL WHITE + GATEKEEPER. (All W/C Mound). Matt Farmer
 
Mon, 28 July 2014: no reported sightings

Sun, 27 July 2014: 06.00hrs-09.15hrs: 1 SEDGE WARBLER (in reeds near footpath, WC1. Seen very briefly by Gordon Hay), c4 COMMON SANDPIPER (c2 Spynes, c2 WC1), c12 EGYPTIAN GEESE (WC1 & WC2), 1 TEAL (Spynes), c40 TUFTED DUCK (incl 1 female with 1 small duckling Spynes, and 1 female with 3 small ducklings WC1), c10 LITTLE GREBE (incl. adult with 3 small chicks WC1), 2 KINGFISHER (flooded area to W of M.Lake), c2 SPARROWHAWK, 2 KESTREL (over landfill), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (S of Spynes), 5 MISTLE THRUSH (2 adults & 3 juvs Nutfield Marsh), c2 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes),1 GOLDCREST (Mercers Park), c3 STOCK DOVE. Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
 
Sat, 26 July 2014: 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (Spynes) Neil Randon 

Fri, 25 July 2014: 3 REED WARBLER (in common reed fringe to WC1 including adult feeding juvenile). 1st definitive record of breeding after restoration work of this species on WC. Simon Elson
  
Thur, 24 July 2014: no reported sightings 

Wed, 23 July 2014: am: 3 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (2 Spynes, 1 WC). Graham James

Mon, 21 July 2014-Tues, 22 July 2014: no reported sightings

Sun, 20 July 2014: 06.00hrs-8.40hrs: 1 SEDGE WARBLER (in reeds near footpath, WC1), GREYLAG GEESE (incl. 2 Spynes & c38 over Spynes heading W), c12 EGYPTIAN GEESE (WC1 & WC2), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c75 BLACK-HEADED GULL (Incl C6 Juvs Moors Pools), c55 LAPWING (Spynes), c40 c4 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 3 SWALLOW (2 adults & 1 juv on tel wires, Chilmead Lane), c3 GREEN WOODPECKER (incl. 1 juv), 1 MISTLE THRUSH (juv Nutfield Marsh),  c12 GREY HERON (incl. 10 Moors Pools incl. c6 Juvs),  2 LITTLE OWLS (2 Nutfield Marsh incl. at least 1 juv in dead tree),1 REED BUNTING (male Sheep Paddocks M.Farm). Ian Kehl

Mon, 14 July 2014-Sat, 19 July 2014: no reported sightings

Sun, 13 July 2014: 06.10hrs-09.30hrs: c10 MUTE SWAN (incl pair with 1 small cygnet Spynes, and pair with 4 large cygnets WC1), c12 EGYPTIAN GEESE (WC1 & WC2), 2 GADWALL (females WC2 Island), c25 MOORHEN (incl. pair with 5 very small chicks Spynes), c4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (2 Spynes, c2 WC1), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (WC1), 3 STOCK DOVE (2 S of Spynes, 1 Moors), c6 COMMON SWIFT (over Spynes & WC), c3 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), c6 SAND MARTIN (over Spynes), c2 KESTREL (Incl 1 juv Chilmead Farm), 1 LITTLE OWL (M Farm), c2 TREECREEPER (1 in oak S of Spynes, c1 incl 1 juv Moors by landfill), c12 MISTLE THRUSH (c12 over railway line Moors, c6 incl. c2 Juvs Nutfield Marsh), c8 DUNNOCK (incl. c2 Juv), c8 ROBIN (incl. c4 juv), 1 GARDEN WARBLER (S of Mid-Pit). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay

Sat, 12 July 2014: pm: 1 MUTE SWAN, 8 EGYPTIAN GEESE, 18 MALLARD, 4 TUFTED DUCK, 5 LITTLE GREBE, 9 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 GREY HERON, 5 MOORHEN, 64 COOT,  11 LAPWING (Spynes), 34 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 39 HERRING GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 COMMON SWIFT, 2 SWALLOW (1 WC, 1 Spynes), 5 HOUSE MARTIN, 2 REED WARBLER (all WC). Kenneth Noble

Mon, 7 July 2014-Sat, 12 July 2014: no reported sightings

Sun, 6 July 2014: 06.00hrs-9.00hrs: 2 COMMON SANDPIPER (jetty by Aquasports, M.Lake), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (juv Moors), c10 EGYPTIAN GEESE (WC1 & WC2),  c1 GADWALL (female Moors Pools by railway line), ,1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (M.Lake) c25 BLACK-HEADED GULL (2 adults Spynes, c23 WC1), 1 COMMON TERN (WC1), c25 COMMON SWIFT (over WC), c4 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), c5 SAND MARTIN (over Spynes & Moors), c8 REED WARBLER. Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay

Sat, 5 July 2014: no reported sightings

Fri, 4 July 2014: pm: 2 MEDITERRANEAN GULL. via Surrey Bird Club 

Tues, 1 July 2014-Thurs, 3 July 2014: no reported sightings