March 2015

Please note:  
Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
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Tues, March 31, 2015: 1 SWALLOW. Dave Warren
 
Mon, 30 March 2015: no reported sightings

Sun, 29 March 2015: 07.05hrs-10.15hrs: 4 SAND MARTIN (over Moors Pools), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors Pools), c6 GREYLAG GEESE (incl 1 bird on nest, on island, Spynes), 1 WIGEON (Male, Moors Pools), c5 SNIPE (c3 Spynes, c2 Moors Pools), c12 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 KINGFISHER (Spynes overflow pool), c23 TEAL (3 Spynes, c20 Moors Pools), c13 SHOVELER (1 M.West, c8 Moors Pools, 4  SE corner WC1), c13 GADWALL (c11 Spynes, 2 Cormongers Lane Overflow Pool), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (male Moors Pools), c13 ROOK (M.Farm), 2 PHEASANT (pair M.Farm), c20 STOCK DOVE (M Farm), c5 YELLOWHAMMER (c3 M.Farm, 1 m south of Spynes, 1 m Nutfield Marsh). Ian Kehl

Thurs, 26 March 2015-Sat, 28 March 2015: no reported sightings
 
Wed, 25 March 2015: 17:30hrs: 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 2 REDWING (WC), 9 FIELDFARE (WC). Richard Perry
     
Mon, 23 March 2015: 12.20pm: 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 2 GREY WAGTAIL (WC). Matt Farmer
 
Sun, 22 March 2015: 06.15hrs-09.10hrs: 3 SAND MARTIN (WC2), 1 LITTLE EGRET (trees in S E Corner WC1), 2 EGYPTIAN GEESE (Over Mid-Pit), 1 WIGEON (Male, Moors Pools), c21 TEAL (1 Spynes, c12 Moors Pools c8 WC1), c29 SHOVELER (c18 Moors Pools, 11  S E Corner WC1), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Spynes), 1 LAPWING (Spynes), c11 SNIPE (Spynes), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (M.West), c6 COMMON GULL (3 M.West, c3 Moors Pools), 2 LITTLE OWL (pair in Oaks S of Spynes), c1 KINGFISHER (1 poss 2 birds Spynes overflow pool), 4 ROOK (Chilmead Farm), c1 SKYLARK (at least 1 singing male M.Farm), c10 CHIFFCHAFF (Majority singing males), 2 GREY WAGTAIL (pair Moors Pools), c3 BULLFINCH,  3 YELLOWHAMMER (pair plus 1 singing m M.Farm). Ian Kehl

Sat, 21 March 2015: pm: 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 2 SAND MARTIN (feeding over WC2), 2 LITTLE EGRET (Moors, then WC1), 1 WIGEON (Moors), 1 REED BUNTING (reeds WC1). Neil Randon

LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2). Neil Randon













Fri, 20 March 2015: no reported sightings

Thurs, 19 March 2015: 10:45hrs-14:00hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 7 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (4 M. Lake, 1 WC2, 2 WC1), 10 LITTLE GREBE (2 M.Lake, 5 WC1, 3 Moors), 1 CORMORANT (over M.Lake), 1 GREY HERON (Moors), 11 GREYLAG GEESE (Sewage Works), 6 GADWALL (4 WC1, 2 Moors), 1 WIGEON (1m Moors), 8 SHOVELER (7 WC1, 1 Moors), 4 EGYPTIAN GEESE (M.Lake), c.33 TUFTED DUCK, 3 POCHARD (1m 2f WC1), 9 TEAL (3 WC1, 6 Moors), 29+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 9+ HERRING GULL, 6+ COMMON GULL, 250+ BLACK-HEADED GULL, 3 STOCK DOVE, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER (M. Lake), 1 MEADOW PIPIT (WC1), 3 GREY WAGTAIL (WC2), 2 JAY (M.Lake), 9 CHIFFCHAFF (7 M.Lake, 1 WC2, 1 Moors), 10 GOLDCREST (9 M.Lake, 1 WC1), c.23 REDWING (17 M.Lake, 6 WC1), c.12 FIELDFARE (WC1), 1 TREECREEPER (M.Lake), 1 GREENFINCH, c.2 GOLDFINCH, 1 REED BUNTING (1m WC2). Richard Perry

Tues, 17 March 2015-Wed, 18 March 2015: no reported sightings

Mon, 16 March 2015: 08.25hrs-10.30hrs: 2 MUTE SWAN, 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 19 GADWALL, 9 SHOVELER, 2 TEAL, 1 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 1 GREY HERON, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 LAPWING, 1 STOCK DOVE, 2 LITTLE OWL, 4 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 TREECREEPER, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 4 BULLFINCH (3m, 1f), 3 GREENFINCH, 1 LINNET. Ken Noble 

Sun, 15 March 2015: 1 MEDITERRANEAN GULL, 1 SAND MARTIN, 2 LITTLE EGRET. via Surrey Bird Club 

6.25 - 9.20 am: 2 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 1 WIGEON (very tame male, Moors Pools), c13 SNIPE (c10 Spynes, c3 Moors Pools), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (Spynes), 3 POCHARD (1 f Moors Pools, pair WC1), c24 TEAL (2 Spynes, 2 Cormongers Lane overflow pool, c20 Moors Pools), c27 SHOVELER (c8 Middle Pit, c12 Moors, c7 WC1), 1 COMMON GULL (Island WC2), c18 REDWING (Nutfield Marsh), 1 KESTREL (Male N.Marsh), c8 ROOK (Chilmead Farm), 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Spynes), 3 YELLOWHAMMER (2 singing m M.Farm, 1 singing m south of N Marsh), c16 STOCK DOVE (Chilmead Farm). Ian Kehl

Mon, 9 March 2015-Sat, 14 March 2015: no reported sightings
 
Sun, 8 March 2015: 06.45hrs-10.40hrs: 5 LITTLE EGRET (2 separate groups on Moors, one of 2 birds, and the other of 3 birds), 3 WATER RAIL (1 Spynes overflow, 2 Spynes bullrush pool), 1 STONECHAT (f Moors), 2 SHELDUCK (pair Spynes), 1 WIGEON (very tame male, Moors Pools), 1 KINGFISHER (Moors), c10 SNIPE (c6 Spynes, c4 Moors Pools), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (over WC), 1 SPARROWHAWK (over WC), 7 POCHARD (1 Spynes, 6 WC1), 28 TEAL (Incl c21 Moors Pools), 10 SHOVELER (4 Middle Pit, 6 Moors), 17 GADWALL (incl 8 Middle Pit & 5 Spynes), 36 MOORHEN (incl 25 Moors), 13 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (5 M.Lake, 1 Moors Pools, 3 WC1, 4 WC2), 39 LITTLE GREBE (incl 18 M.West and 11 Spynes), 130 COOT (incl 80 Moors), 70 TUFTED DUCK, 27 SNIPE (18 Spynes, 9 Moors), c3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Moors), c5 COMMON GULL (2 M.West, c3 Moors), c15 REDWING (Nutfield Marsh), c3 FIELDFARE (Nutfield Marsh), c3 REED BUNTING Spynes), 1 ROOK (Over WC), 2 EGYPTIAN GEESE (Spynes). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay

Sat, 7 March 2015: 6 JACK SNIPE, 4 LITTLE EGRET. via Surrey Bird Club

Fri, 6 March 2015: 10:30hrs-13:45hrs: 13 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (7 M.Lake, 3 WC2, 1 WC1, 2 Moors), 7 LITTLE GREBE (1 M.Lake, 3 WC1, 3 Moors), 1 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON (Moors), 2 CANADA GEESE (Moors), 8 GADWALL (5 M.Lake, 3 WC1), 1 WIGEON (1m Moors), 2 SHOVELER (1m 1f Moors), c.37 TUFTED DUCK, 2 POCHARD (1m 1f Moors), 4 TEAL (Moors), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (over WC towards landfill), 4 LAPWING (Moors), 6 SNIPE (Moors), 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 7+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 13+ HERRING GULL, 16+ COMMON GULL, 900+ BLACK-HEADED GULL (400 M.Lake and nearby field with ploughing in progress, 500 Moors), 1 GREEN WOODPECKER (WC1), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (Mercers - singing briefly), 3 GOLDCREST (M. Lake), c.5 REDWING (4 M. Lake, 1 Moors), c.4 GOLDFINCH. Richard Perry
 
Thurs, 5 March 2015: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 SHELDUCK. via Surrey Blub Club 

1 WILLOW WARBLER, 2 GOLDCREST (M.Lake CP), 1 KINGFISHER, 2 GADWALL (pair), 1 KESTREL (Spynes). Rob Ford

Mon, 2 March 2015-Wed, 4 March 2015: no reported sightings

Sun, 1 March 2015: 07.00hrs-09.30hrs: 2 STONECHAT (one male Chilmead Farm, another m Moors), 1 WIGEON (very tame male, Redhill Brook with 2 Mallard, nr Moors Pools), c10 SNIPE (c6 Spynes, c4 Moors Pools), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (over North Downs), 1 SPARROWHAWK (over Chilmead Farm), 2 POCHARD (2 f Moors Pools), c12TEAL (2 Spynes, c10 Moors), c3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Moors), c6 COMMON GULL (4 M.West, c2 Moors), c5 REDWING, 2 MISTLE THRUSH (2 in oak M.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVE (Nutfield Marsh), 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Spynes). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay