Please note: Neil Randon has taken over the running of this blog from Thursday 16th Feb. Please report your sightings to Neil at neil.randon@googlemail.com from now on.
______________________________________________________________
a
Thurs Jan 31, 2013: 3 SMEW (3 redheads, WC1), 1 f GOLDENEYE (M.West), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors). Gordon Hay
3 Golden Plover flew W over Merstham recreation ground towards Spynes Mere at 8.15am. Graham James
Wed Jan 30, 2013: 5 Waxwing dropped into Tylers Close, Godstone for less than a minute before heading W. Gordon Hay
3 SMEW (3 redheads, WC1), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors). Gordon Hay
Tues Jan 29, 2013: 3 SMEW (3 redheads, WC1). Gordon Hay
Mon Jan 28, 2013: 1 SMEW (redhead), 1 f GOLDENEYE (M.West), 1 SHELDUCK, c60 GREAT BACK-BACKED GULL, c40 FIELDFARE, c20 REDWING. Gordon Hay
Sun Jan 27, 2013: 7.40hrs-11.50hrs: 2 SMEW (2 redheads, WC1), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 1 f GOLDENEYE (M.West), 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), c5 POCHARD (1 M.West, c3 Spynes, 1 WC1), 13 WIGEON (flood plain by sewage farm), c34 TEAL (c4 Spynes, c13 M.West, c5 Moors, c12 flood plain by sewage farm), c1 GREEN SANDPIPER (1 Middle Pit, then possibly same bird later on flood plain by sewage farm), 5 SNIPE (Spynes), c3 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL GULL (Spynes), c6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c3 COMMON GULL, c53 GREYLAG GOOSE (Field south of Spynes), 4 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (2 on raft M.Lake, 2 M.Farm), 1 KESTREL (over Middle Pit), 1 SPARROWHAWK (N of M.Lake), 2 COMMON BUZZARD (1 pale-phase bird Cormongers Farm, 1 M.Farm), 2 m PHEASANT (M,Farm), 1 STOCK DOVE (M.Park), 1 LITTLE OWL (Oak M.Farm), 1 REDWING, c12 FIELDFARE, 2 LESSER REDPOLL (in trees by cycle path to N of M.Farm), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (sewage farm), 3 MEADOW PIPIT (1 M.Farm, 2 WC mound). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
11.15hrs-1215hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 WATER RAIL (both Moors). Neil Hadden
Sat Jan 26, 2013: 2 SMEW (redhead), 10 WIGEON. Gordon Hay
Fri Jan 25, 2013: 1 SMEW (redhead, M.Lake), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), c50 FIELDFARE, c120 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. Gordon Hay
Thurs Jan 24, 2013: 1 SMEW (redhead), 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 JACK SNIPE, 13 WIGEON, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 2 SPARROWHAWK (pair interacting), 1 CHIFFCHAFF(1). Gordon Hay
1 KINGFISHER, 23 SNIPE, 17 FIELDFARE, 2 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 3 LAPWING, 7 CANADA GOOSE, 4 TEAL, 1 SKYLARK, 1 KESTREL. Matt Farmer
Wed Jan 23, 2013: 2 SMEW (2 redhead), 3 JACK SNIPE, 87 GREYLAG GOOSE, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 13 WIGEON, 12 POCHARD, 3 SPARROWHAWK, 57 LINNET. Gordon Hay
Tues Jan 22, 2013: Red Kite circling over Furzefield Shaw, just north of M25 bridge, Merstham at 3.15pm. Neil Randon
2 SMEW (2 redhead), 1 f GOLDENEYE, 1 SHELDUCK, 5 JACK SNIPE, 3 GREEN SANDPIPER, 77 GREYLAG GOOSE, 79 CANADA GOOSE, 45 SHOVELER, c70 GADWALL, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, c30 COMMON SNIPE, 1 WATER RAIL, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, c120 PIED WAGTAIL, 12 MEADOW PIPIT, 70 FIELDFARE, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 6 SISKIN). Gordon Hay
13.00hrs-14.00hrs: 1 REDWING, 1 WREN, 10 GOLDFINCH, 1 DUNNOCK, c20 COOT, 4 CANADA GOOSE, c30 GREYLAG GOOSE, 1 GOLDCREST, 4 CORMORANT, 2 LITTLE GREBE, c20 FIELDFARE, 1 SKYLARK, 3 BULLFINCH, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 TREECREEPER, 4 GADWALL. Darren Warren
Mon Jan 21, 2013: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 WOODCOCK (M.Lake), 1 SHELDUCK (M.West), 5 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 3 GREY WAGTAIL, 6 MEADOW PIPIT, c70 COMMON SNIPE, 34 SHOVELER (Middle Pit), c60 GADWALL, 25 TEAL, c495 FIELDFARE (SW through morning and afternoon). Gordon Hay
3 Golden Plover flew W over Merstham recreation ground towards Spynes Mere at 8.15am. Graham James
Wed Jan 30, 2013: 5 Waxwing dropped into Tylers Close, Godstone for less than a minute before heading W. Gordon Hay
3 SMEW (3 redheads, WC1), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors). Gordon Hay
Tues Jan 29, 2013: 3 SMEW (3 redheads, WC1). Gordon Hay
Mon Jan 28, 2013: 1 SMEW (redhead), 1 f GOLDENEYE (M.West), 1 SHELDUCK, c60 GREAT BACK-BACKED GULL, c40 FIELDFARE, c20 REDWING. Gordon Hay
Sun Jan 27, 2013: 7.40hrs-11.50hrs: 2 SMEW (2 redheads, WC1), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 1 f GOLDENEYE (M.West), 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), c5 POCHARD (1 M.West, c3 Spynes, 1 WC1), 13 WIGEON (flood plain by sewage farm), c34 TEAL (c4 Spynes, c13 M.West, c5 Moors, c12 flood plain by sewage farm), c1 GREEN SANDPIPER (1 Middle Pit, then possibly same bird later on flood plain by sewage farm), 5 SNIPE (Spynes), c3 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL GULL (Spynes), c6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c3 COMMON GULL, c53 GREYLAG GOOSE (Field south of Spynes), 4 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (2 on raft M.Lake, 2 M.Farm), 1 KESTREL (over Middle Pit), 1 SPARROWHAWK (N of M.Lake), 2 COMMON BUZZARD (1 pale-phase bird Cormongers Farm, 1 M.Farm), 2 m PHEASANT (M,Farm), 1 STOCK DOVE (M.Park), 1 LITTLE OWL (Oak M.Farm), 1 REDWING, c12 FIELDFARE, 2 LESSER REDPOLL (in trees by cycle path to N of M.Farm), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (sewage farm), 3 MEADOW PIPIT (1 M.Farm, 2 WC mound). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
11.15hrs-1215hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 WATER RAIL (both Moors). Neil Hadden
Sat Jan 26, 2013: 2 SMEW (redhead), 10 WIGEON. Gordon Hay
Fri Jan 25, 2013: 1 SMEW (redhead, M.Lake), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), c50 FIELDFARE, c120 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. Gordon Hay
Thurs Jan 24, 2013: 1 SMEW (redhead), 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 JACK SNIPE, 13 WIGEON, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 2 SPARROWHAWK (pair interacting), 1 CHIFFCHAFF(1). Gordon Hay
1 KINGFISHER, 23 SNIPE, 17 FIELDFARE, 2 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 3 LAPWING, 7 CANADA GOOSE, 4 TEAL, 1 SKYLARK, 1 KESTREL. Matt Farmer
Wed Jan 23, 2013: 2 SMEW (2 redhead), 3 JACK SNIPE, 87 GREYLAG GOOSE, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 13 WIGEON, 12 POCHARD, 3 SPARROWHAWK, 57 LINNET. Gordon Hay
Tues Jan 22, 2013: Red Kite circling over Furzefield Shaw, just north of M25 bridge, Merstham at 3.15pm. Neil Randon
2 SMEW (2 redhead), 1 f GOLDENEYE, 1 SHELDUCK, 5 JACK SNIPE, 3 GREEN SANDPIPER, 77 GREYLAG GOOSE, 79 CANADA GOOSE, 45 SHOVELER, c70 GADWALL, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, c30 COMMON SNIPE, 1 WATER RAIL, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, c120 PIED WAGTAIL, 12 MEADOW PIPIT, 70 FIELDFARE, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 6 SISKIN). Gordon Hay
13.00hrs-14.00hrs: 1 REDWING, 1 WREN, 10 GOLDFINCH, 1 DUNNOCK, c20 COOT, 4 CANADA GOOSE, c30 GREYLAG GOOSE, 1 GOLDCREST, 4 CORMORANT, 2 LITTLE GREBE, c20 FIELDFARE, 1 SKYLARK, 3 BULLFINCH, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 TREECREEPER, 4 GADWALL. Darren Warren
Mon Jan 21, 2013: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 WOODCOCK (M.Lake), 1 SHELDUCK (M.West), 5 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 3 GREY WAGTAIL, 6 MEADOW PIPIT, c70 COMMON SNIPE, 34 SHOVELER (Middle Pit), c60 GADWALL, 25 TEAL, c495 FIELDFARE (SW through morning and afternoon). Gordon Hay
Sun Jan 20, 2013: 7.45hrs - 11.40hrs: c2 LITTLE EGRET (1 flew from ditch to N of M.Farm, 1 in ditch by railway line WC), c15
CANADA GOOSE, c4 TREECREEPER, c8 POCHARD (c7 Spynes, 1 WC1), c6
REDWING, c16 TEAL (2 Spynes, 4 M.West, c10 Moors), c43 COMMON SNIPE (1 M.West, c42
Moors), c5 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c25 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c10 COMMON GULL, 29 GREYLAG GOOSE (field south of Spynes), c4
GOLDCREST, 1 BUZZARD (M.Park), c10 LESSER REDPOLL (feeding in Alders in N E corner of Spynes), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Spynes), 1 f GREY WAGTAIL (inb rook by landfill, Moors), 2 WATER RAIL (1 in ditch to north of M.Farm, 1
Moors by wooden bridge), 2 ROOK (flew into tree by landfill, Moors),
c35 GOLDFINCH (Moors), c2 REED BUNTING (Moors), 13 SKYLARK (over M.Park
heading towards M.Farm). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat Jan 19, 2013: no reported sightings
Fri Jan 18, 2013: 1 WOODCOCK (flew up from the stream next to Willow Wood), 2 SMEW (redheads, M.Lake), 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 67 GREYLAG GOOSE, 21 CANADA GOOSE (M.West), 14 SKYLARK (over), 15 COMMON SNIPE (Spynes), 6 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Gordon Hay
Thurs Jan 17, 2013: 12.30hrs-1.30hrs: 2 SMEW (redheads, M.Lake), 1 LITTLE EGRET (over M.Lake), 1 SHELDUCK (Middle Pit), c70 REDWING, 4 SISKIN (over M.CP), 2 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 19 SHOVELER (Middle Pit). Matt Farmer
Wed Jan 16, 2013: 2 SMEW (2 redheads), 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1f GOLDENEYE, 28 WIGEON. Surrey Bird ClubTues Jan 15, 2013: 1 SMEW (1 redhead), 1 f GOLDENEYE, 1 SHELDUCK. Surrey Bird Club
Mon Jan 14, 2013: no reported sightings.
Sun Jan 13, 2013: 7.50hrs-11.40hrs: 2 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 1 m SHELDUCK (Spynes), c100 RING NECKED PARAKEET (incl c75 by M.Farm Cottages), c6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (incl pair by half-built nest, NE corner of M.Lake), c4 MISTLE THRUSH (1 pair by M.Farm Cottages, presumably another pair S of Spynes), c5 POCHARD (1 M.Lake, 4 WC1), 1 KESTREL (over M.Farm), c15 TEAL (c9 Spynes, c6 Moors), c6 SNIPE (Spynes), c35 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl c32 Spynes), c20 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c20 COMMON GULL, c9 SHOVELER (1 Middle Pit, c8 WC1), c3 GOLDCREST, c3 REDWING (Spynes overflow pond), 1m BULLFINCH (S of Middle Pit), 1 LITTLE OWL (in hole in oaks to S of Spynes), c4 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (over, S of Spynes), 1 TREECREEPER (trees to NE of M.Lake), 1 SPARROWHAWK (over Cormongers Lane), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Pale-phase bird in tree Cormongers Lane). Also 2 Roe Deer (Spynes overflow area). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
7.50hrs-11.40hrs: CHIFFCHAFF (in the trees in the N.E corner of M Lake). Gordon Hay
Sat Jan 12, 2013: 2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL (1 adult and 1 1st/w). Steve Gale
11.15hrs-14.15hrs: 2f SMEW (redhead M.Lake), 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 6 SNIPE, 1 GREYLAG GOOSE (Spynes), 1 POCHARD (WC1), 1 RING-NECKED PARAKEET (Chilmead Farm), 1 juv COMMON GULL (WC1). Peter Every
1 KINGFISHER (Moors). Alastair Rubie
Thurs Jan 10-Fri Jan 11, 2013: no reported sightings.
Wed Jan 9, 2013: 2 f SMEW (WC1), 1 RAVEN, 1 GOLDENEYE. Surrey Bird Club
12.20hrs–12.55hrs: 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 1f GOLDENEYE (M.West), 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 9 POCHARD (Spynes), 2 GOLDCREST (Moors). Matt Farmer
Tues Jan 8, 2013: 2 f SMEW, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 SHELDUCK, 1 f GOLDENEYE. Surrey Bird Club
Mon Jan 7, 2013: no reported sightings
Sun Jan 6, 2013: 7.50hrs-11.45hrs: 2 SMEW (2 Redheads in NE corner of M.Lake, then later on WC1. No sign of drake), 2 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), c8 LESSER REDPOLL (feeding in Alders E end of Spynes), c12 TEAL (c5 Spynes, c7 Moors), c8 COMMON SNIPE (c6 Spynes, c2 Moors), c6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c10 COMMON GULL (c6 Spynes, c4 Moors), c12 SHOVELER (1 Spynes, c6 Middle Pit, c5 WC1), c3 GOLDCREST, c8 FIELDFARE (Moors), c3 REDWING (Moors), 2 POCHARD (WC1). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat Jan 5, 2013: 1 f SMEW (WC1), 2 LITTLE EGRET. Jerry and Thomas Blumire
Fri Jan 4, 2013: 1445-1630hrs: 1 poss 2 SMEW (M. Lake - drake flew off 1520 and not re-located, 1 poss redhead remained on lake), 6 SHELDUCK (M. Lake then flew 1545 to M.West), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 1 KESTREL (Landfill), 28 POCHARD (27 Spynes, 1 WC1). Neil Hadden
10.00hrs-10.45hrs: 3 SMEW (1 m and 2 redheads, M.Lake), 6 SHELDUCK (M.Lake), 3 BULLFINCH (M.CP). Neil Randon
 |
| 3 SMEW (1 drake and 2 redheads) on M.Lake). Neil Randon |
Thurs Jan 3, 2013: 1 m SMEW (M.Lake). Neil Randon
Wed Jan 2, 2013: 1 m SMEW (M.Lake), 1 LITTLE EGRET.
Tues Jan 1, 2013: 8 JACK SNIPE (Moors), 3 SMEW (1 drake and two redheads. NE corner of M.Lake), c1 LITTLE EGRET (1, poss 2 Moors), 1 f GOLDENEYE (M.West), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (Middle Pit), c12 TEAL (c6 Spynes, c6 Moors), c7 COMMON SNIPE (2 Moors, c5 Spynes Reedbed), c10 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c40 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. c35 M.Lake, c5 Spynes), 5 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (M.Lake), c6 SHOVELER (c4 Middle Pit, 2 M Lake), 3 POCHARD (2 WC1, 1 Spynes), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (over Moors then WC Mound), c2 COMMON GULL (Moors), 2 KESTREL (1 f Moors, 1 f over Middle Pit), c4 SISKIN (Alders West end M.Lake), c1 GOLDCREST, c9 LINNET (N of Middle Pit), c6 FIELDFARE (oaks S of Spynes), c4 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), c250 RING-NECKED PARAKEET (flying low over WC at dusk). Ian Kehl, Gordon Hay, Steve Gale, Tom Calahane, John Benham
10.45hrs-15.00hrs: 2 SMEW (M.Lake), 1f GOLDENEYE (M.West), LITTLE EGRET (over WC1), WATER RAIL (end of M.West), GREEN SANDPIPER (M.West), COMMON BUZZARD (over M.Farm), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (pair, Moors), 30 FIELDFARE (Chilmead Farm), 1 GOLDFINCH (near M.West), 6 REDWING (over M.West). Peter Emery
