August 2015

Please note:  
Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
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Mon, August 31 2015: 1 TEAL (flew up from WC towards Moors), 2 COMMON SANDPIPER, 1 SWALLOW, 2 SAND MARTIN, 25 HOUSE MARTIN (all WC). Ray Baker

Sun, August 30 2015: 1 COMMON SANDPIPER, c40 HOUSE MARTIN, 15 CHIFFCHAFF, 4 BLACKCAP. Also Hummingbird Hawk Moth. Gordon Hay 

Sat, August 29 2015: no reported sightings 

Fri, August 28 2015: 1 HOBBY (Spynes), 1 COAL TIT, 1 WILLOW WARBLER (Nutfield Ridge). Ray Baker

Several pairs of Small Red-eyed Damselfly and Common Darter (Nutfield Ridge pool). Gordon Hay

COMMON DARTER (Gordon Hay)
SMALL RED-EYED DAMSELFLY (Gordon Hay)

Thurs, August 27 2015: 1 COMMON SANDPIPER, c25 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 WILLOW WARBLER, 4 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 5 BLACKCAP,  45+ SWALLOW (over Glebe Lake).
Butterflies: 2 Small Copper, 5 Common Blue, 6 Speckled Wood, 1 Meadow Brown.
Dragonflies: 10+ pairs of Common Darter egg laying at Glebe Lake, 2 Brown Hawker, 1 Southern Hawker, 1 Emperor. Gordon Hay
SMALL COPPER (Gordon Hay)
Wed, August 26 2015: Juvenile BLACK TERN still at Earlswood Lakes feeding on lower lake.

BLACK TERN juvenile at Earlswood Lakes (Gordon Hay)
PIED FLYCATCHER in private garden in Langshott, Horley (Richard Perry)
Female PIED FLYCATCHER in private garden in Langshott, Horley (seen first in afternoon for 30 mins before flying off, then returning at 18.30hrs for an hour). Richard Perry

Tues, August 25 2015: 1 WHEATEAR (Nutfield Ridge), 2 COMMON SANDPIPER (WC), 20 LITTLE GREBE, 4 GADWALL (WC), 2 SHOVELER (E over WC), c35 LAPWING (M.West), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (M.West), 1 LITTLE OWL (Spynes), 2 KINGFISHER (WC), 10 GREEN WOODPECKER, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 10 ROOK (M.Farm), 3 COAL TIT (Cormongers Lane), 12 SWALLOW, 13 GOLDCREST, 11 LONG-TAILED TIT, 27 CHIFFCHAFF, 16 BLACKCAP, 1 NUTHATCH (Nutfield Ridge), 3 TREECREEPER (Moors cycle path), 2 MISTLE THRUSH (Nutfield Ridge), 9 BULLFINCH. Ray Baker 

WHEATEAR on Nutfield Ridge (Ray Baker)
BLACK TERN (juv. on Earlswood Lakes - lower lake). 

Mon, August 24 2015: pm: 2 LITTLE EGRET (over), 1 RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 3 COMMON SANDPIPER (1 WC2 island, 2 WC1), 1 KINGFISHER. Matt Farmer 

Sun, August 23 2015: 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (juv. WC1). Gordon Hay
 
COMMON SANDPIPER WC1 (Gordon Hay)

Thurs, August 20-Sat, August  22 2015: no reported sightings

Wed, August 19 2015: 10:00hrs-13:30hrs:  6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (+ 3 juv.), 7 LITTLE GREBE (+ 3 juv.), 10 CORMORANT, 1 GREY HERON, c.47 TUFTED DUCK, 4 GADWALL, 1 COMMON BUZZARD (1 Nutfield Marsh), 24 LAPWING, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c5 HERRING GULL, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 SWIFT (1 over WC), 1 KINGFISHER (1 WC1), 2 HOUSE MARTIN, c6 BLACKCAP, 1 WHITETHROAT (Spynes), 1 WILLOW WARBLER, 5 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 BULLFINCH, c41 GOLDFINCH. Richard Perry

Tues, August 18 2015: 1 WHEATEAR (female, perched on WC house roof, then flew towards the Moors), 5 GADWALL (WC), 1 KESTREL (M.Farm), 19 LAPWING (M.West), 1 SNIPE (over M.West), 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (over), 3 COLLARED DOVE, 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 COAL TIT (Nutfield Ridge), 8 SWALLOW (M.West), 30 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 7 GOLDCREST, c35 LONG-TAILED TIT, c20 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 WILLOW WARBLER (1 Nutfield Ridge, 1 Spynes), 9 BLACKCAP, 6 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 NUTHATCH (Nutfield Ridge), 1 TREECREEPER, 1 GREY WAGTAIL (Spynes), 2 LINNET (M.West), 3 BULLFINCH, 1 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Ray Baker
Hairy-legged Mining Bee (Gordon Hay)
Female Brown Hawker egg-laying on Nutfield Ridge pool (Gordon Hay)
Spitfire fly-pass to commemorate the 75th anniversary
of the Battle of Britain's 'Hardest Day' (Gordon Hay)
pm: 3 COMMON BUZZARD, TUFTED DUCK (15th brood - new site record), 65+ GOLDFINCH. 
Also c20 Hairy-legged Mining Bee burrows (opposite 3 & 4 Lakeside). Plus 7 Spitfire fly-pass pm. Gordon Hay

Mon, August 17 2015: no reported sightings

Sun, August 16 2015: 06.00hrs-08.55hrs: 1 GREENSHANK (heard by Gordon Hay at 05.55hrs at WC), 2 COMMON SANDPIPER (1 Spynes, 1 Moors Pools by railway line), c3 EGYPTIAN GEESE (2 M.Lake, 1 Spynes), c7 GADWALL (6 Spynes, 1 WC2), 1 KESTREL (female, Cormongers Lane), 1 PEREGRINE (M.Farm), c30 LAPWING (Spynes), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (roof of Industrial Unit, Holmethorpe Business Park), 1 STOCK DOVE (M Farm), 1 LITTLE OWL (Oaks south of Spynes), 1 SWIFT (WC), 1 COAL TIT (Mercers Car Park), 2 SWALLOW (Chilmead Lane), c5 HOUSE MARTIN (WC - incl. several still collecting mud), c20 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 GREY WAGTAIL (Moors Pools by railway line). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay

Sat, August 15 2015: no reported sightings

Fri, August 14 2015: 1 LITTLE EGRET (Nutfield Ridge dew pond), 3 COMMON SANDPIPER (Spynes), 2 SEDGE WARBLER (feeding among new reedbeds WC1 at 06.00hrs). Ray Baker
 
Thurs, August 13 2015: no reported sightings

Wed, August 12 2015: Hairy-legged Mining Bee, Dasypoda hirtipes (WC). David Sheppard

Hairy-legged Mining Bee (David Sheppard)

Tues, August 11 2015: 2 GADWALL (WC),  24 LITTLE GREBE, 7 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (incl. 3 young, WC), c45 LAPWING (Spynes), 9 GREEN WOODPECKER, 7 GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TIT (Moors cycle path), 7 SWALLOW (Chilmead Farm & Mercers Farm), 4 HOUSE MARTIN, 9 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 WILLOW WARBLER (Nutfield Ridge), 12 BLACKCAP, 2 GARDEN WARBLER (Nutfield Ridge & Spynes), 1 TREECREEPER, 3 MISTLE THRUSH (Nutfield Ridge), c40 HOUSE SPARROW (M.Farm), 5 BULLFINCH, 4 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Ray Baker
 
Mon, August 10 2015: no reported sightings

Sun, August 9 2015: 05.55hrs-09:05hrs: 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (WC), c17 EGYPTIAN GEESE (WC), c50 TUFTED DUCK (incl. 1 female with 8 small ducklings M.West), 4 SHOVELER (flew into WC1), 3 TEAL (Spynes), c10 MOORHEN (incl adult with 2 small chicks Moors Pools), 2 SPARROWHAWK (1 Chilmead Lane, 1 WC), 1 KESTREL (female Cormongers Lane), c17 LAPWING (Spynes), 2 KINGFISHER (1 M.West, 1 low over WC Mound), 2 COAL TIT (1 Mercers CP, 1 Chilmead Lane), 1 SAND MARTIN (Spynes), c12 SWALLOW (incl. c10 juv. Chilmead Lane on wires), c40 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), c5 CHIFFCHAFF, c5 BLACKCAP (incl. c3 juv.), 1 TREECREEPER (Moors by landfill), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (Middle Pit). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay

Sat, August 8 2015: no reported sightings

Fri, August 7 2015: am: 25 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 69 CANADA GOOSE (WC mainly , 25 LITTLE GREBE, 1 KESTREL (Nutfield Ridge), 23 LAPWING (Spynes), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (WC), 1 COLLARED DOVE (Chilmead Farm), c420 RING-NECKED PARAKEET (coming out of roost) c5 KINGFISHER (Family, WC) 8 GREEN WOODPECKER, 12 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c50 ROOK (Nutfield Ridge), 7 COAL TIT (Chilmead Lane & Nutfield Ridge), 3 SWALLOW (Chilmead Farm), c30 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), c35 LONG-TAILED TIT, 33 CHIFFCHAFF, 13 BLACKCAP, 3 WHITETHROAT, 3 REED WARBLER (WC & Spynes), 2 TREECREEPER (Chilmead Ponds), 5 MISTLE THRUSH (Nutfield Ridge), 11 Bullfinch.
Also Brown and Purple Hairstreaks (footpath N of Middle Pit). Ray Baker 

Thurs, August 6 2015: 27 LAPWING, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 COMMON SANDPIPER, 3 TEAL, 6 GADWALL. Also: TUFTED DUCK (13 broods), MALLARD (10 broods), GREAT CRESTED GREBE (4 broods), LITTLE GREBE (8+ broods). Gordon Hay

11.15hrs-12.15hrs: 21 LAPWING (Spynes), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. 3 juv. WC1), 1 BULLFINCH (Mercer's.CP), 1 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Also 2 Roe Deer (M.Farm). Neil Randon
 
Wed, August 5 2015: c7 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (WC1), c25 BLACK-HEADED GULL (WC2 island, WC1), 4 SWIFT (over WC, heading S), 2 KINGFISHER (flew over WC1), c15 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 2 GREENFINCH. Neil Randon

Tues, August 4 2015: am: 2 WILLOW WARBLER (Chilmead Pond, 1 Spynes), c20 MISTLE THRUSH (Nutfield Ridge by Glebe Pond). Ray Baker

Mon, August 3 2015: no reported sightings 

Sun, August 2 2015: 05.55hrs-08:40hrs: c15 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (WC), 1 TEAL (WC2 - 1st of autumn), c40 TUFTED DUCK (incl 1 female with 1 very small duckling Spynes bullrush pool, 1 female with 2 very small ducklings Spynes - at least 9 broods this year so far), c4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (incl 1 on nest WC1), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes - family party with 2 adults and 2 begging juv.), 2 SWIFT (WC), 2 KINGFISHER (1 low over wheat field M.Farm, 1 male WC1), 4 SWALLOW (family party Chilmead Lane), c25 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), c25 GOLDFINCH (incl c23 Moors). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay

am: 1 WILLOW WARBLER (Chilmead Pond), 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT (Spynes). 
Also:
1 Migrant Hawker, 1 Small Red-eyed Damselfly. Ray Baker

Sat, August 1 2015: no reported sightings