Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
______________________________________________________________ Wed, September 30 2015: pm: 2 STONECHAT (Moors), 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 5 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 BLACKCAP (in song). Matt Farmer
early am: 4 WIGEON, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 SWALLOW, c7 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 SEDGE WARBLER, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 3 REED BUNTING (all WC/WC Mound). Ray Baker
Tues, September 29 2015: 1 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Chilmead Ponds, first for the year), 10 WIGEON (6 WC, 4 Spynes), 42 GADWALL, 16 TEAL (mostly Moors Pools), 2 KESTREL (Nutfield Marsh), 1 PEREGRINE (over WC heading NE), c80 LAPWING (Spynes, M.West), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (WC1), 1 LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), 5 KINGFISHER, 17 GOLDCREST, 1 COAL TIT (Nutfield Ridge), 23 CHIFFCHAFF, 11 BLACKCAP, 4 NUTHATCH (Nutfield Ridge), 4 STONECHAT (Moors), 24 MISTLE THRUSH (Nutfield Ridge), 5 GREY WAGTAIL (4 WC, 1 Chilmead Lane), 28 MEADOW PIPIT (mostly Nutfield Ridge), 3 SISKIN (over Nutfield Ridge), 3 REED BUNTING (2 WC Mound,1 Spynes).
Also: 9 Migrant Hawkers, 17 Common Darters, Willow Emerald
(on willow for first time) and last few Common Blue Damselflies, plus a Brown Hairstreak butterfly laying eggs. Ray Baker
Mon, September 28 2015: no reported sightings
Sun, September 27 2015: 07.00hrs-09:45hrs: 2 STONECHAT (2 together at W end of WC1/edge of WC Mound), c8 EGYPTIAN GEESE (7 M.Lake, 1 Spynes), c17 WIGEON (4 Spynes, 11 M.West, c2 WC1), c21 GADWALL (c9 Spynes, c12 WC1), c8 TEAL (1 Spynes, c3 M.West, c4 Moors Pools), c3 SHOVELER (WC1), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (in tree in 'Willow Wood' NE corner of M.Park), 2 KESTREL (at least 1 poss 2 juv., Moors), c2 SNIPE (c1 Spynes, 1 M.West), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (M.West), c2 SKYLARK (M.Farm), c6 CHIFFCHAFF. Ian Kehl
Sat, September 26 2015: no reported sightings
Fri, September 25 2015: 1 Sedge Warbler (WC causeway), 7 Wigeon (4 WC, 3 Spynes), 21 Gadwall (mainly WC), 1 Pheasant (M.Farm), 3 COMMON Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail (squealing Spynes bullrush pool), 42 Lapwing (M.West), 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED Gull, 1 Kingfisher (WC), 4 Coal Tit (1 Chilmead Lane, 3 Nutfield Ridge), c150 Swallow (WC lagoons mainly), c50 House Martin (WC lagoons), 27 Chiffchaff, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Stonechat (Moors), 13 Meadow Pipit (all over, but 6 together on Nutfield Ridge), 7 Siskin (3 feeding Spynes, others over in 1s & 2s), 3 Yellowhammer (M.Farm), 1 Reed Bunting (WC mound). Ray Baker
Thurs, September 24 2015: no reported sightings
Wed, September 23 2015: 7 STONECHAT (4 Moors, 3 M.Farm), 6 WIGEON (Spynes), c20 SAND MARTIN, c10 SWALLOW, c80 HOUSE MARTIN, 4 REED BUNTING (WC, WC Mound). Ray Baker
Tues, September 22 2015: 400 SWALLOW, 400 HOUSE MARTIN/SAND MARTIN (between 06.45hrs-07.15hrs, feeding over most water bodies), 1 WIGEON (WC), c30 GADWALL (mainly WC), 7 TEAL (Moors Pools, WC), 75 LAPWING (Spynes), 1 COMMON SNIPE (Spynes), 17 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 BLACKCAP, 1 NUTHATCH (M.Farm), 1 STONECHAT (female, Spynes), 2 GREY WAGTAIL (1 M.Farm, 1 WC), 3 MEADOW PIPIT (Nutfield Ridge), 2 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 5 REED BUNTING (WC Mound, M.Farm). Ray Baker
Mon, September 21 2015: c2 STONECHAT (1 male with poss. female The Moors, by five-bar gate), 6 WIGEON (WC), 4 TEAL (Moors Pools), 20+ LAPWING (Spynes), 1 COMMON SNIPE (Spynes), 4 SWALLOW (1 WC, 3 Chilmead Farm), 4 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 1 REED BUNTING (WC Mound). Ray Baker
Sun, September 20 2015: 06.50hrs-09:50hrs: 5 WIGEON (WC1), c9 TEAL (3 Spynes, c6 Moors Pools), 1 SPARROWHAWK (Spynes), 4 COMMON SNIPE (Spynes), 1 KINGFISHER (ditch by Landfill Moors), 1 COAL TIT (cycle path Cormongers Lane), c5 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), c10 CHIFFCHAFF (incl. c5 singing birds), 2 MISTLE THRUSH (over Spynes), c10 MEADOW PIPIT (5 over M.Farm, 5 over Moors), c3 SISKIN (incl. 1 feeding in Silver Birch M.Farm Cottages). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, September 19 2015: no reported sightings
Fri, September 18 2015: 3 WHINCHAT (1 in rough grass on lower mound below WC mound, 2 on fence line at The Moors). Matt Farmer
Wed, September 16 2015 - Thurs, September 17 2015: no reported sightings
Tues, September 15 2015: 2 WHINCHAT (on new fence line M.Farm), 6 WIGEON (WC), c20 SAND MARTIN, 10 SWALLOW, c30 HOUSE MARTIN.
Butterflies: 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Speckled Wood. Gordon Hay
Mon, September 14 2015: no reported sightings
Sun, September 13 2015: 06.45hrs-10:25hrs: 1 HOBBY (poss. juv. over WC heading W), 11 MUTE SWAN (incl 6 M.West), c197 CANADA GEESE (incl c195 flying off from WC2 at 06.50hrs), c20 EGYPTIAN GEESE (incl 8 WC, 6 M.Lake), 10 WIGEON (WC1), c24 GADWALL (incl. c18 WC), 16 TEAL (incl. 9 Moors Pools), c66 MALLARD (incl c30 M Lake), 7 SHOVELER (WC1), c69 TUFTED DUCK (incl. c55 M.Lake), c24 LITTLE GREBE (incl c8 Spynes & c9 WC), c17 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (incl. c7 M.Lake, 8 WC), 1 KESTREL (Chilmead Farm), 43 MOORHEN (incl. c16 WC), c349 COOT (incl. c148 WC, c12 M.West, c74 Spynes), c80 LAPWING (M.West), 3 SNIPE (Spynes), 1 LITTLE OWL (by hole in oak M.Farm), c2 KINGFISHER (1 W end M.Lake), c2 COAL TIT (incl. 1 Spynes overflow, c1 Chilmead Lane), 1 Spynes overflow), 1 SWALLOW (Chilmead Lane), c40 HOUSE MARTIN (incl c35 Chilmead Lane), c5 MEADOW PIPIT (M.Farm), c10 SISKIN (at least 3 separate flocks over). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Fri, September 11 2015: 2 HOBBY (Spynes), 7 WIGEON, 2 SHOVELER, 5 TEAL, 18 GADWALL, 1 COMMON SNIPE, c80 LAPWING, 1 SEDGE WARBLER, 3 REED WARBLER, c20 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 GREY WAGTAIL.
Also: Butterflies: 1 Brown Hairstreak (female Spynes), 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Comma.
Dragonflies: 3 Brown Hawker, c20 Migrant Hawker, 2 Southern Hawker, 15 Common Darter. Gordon Hay
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| SEDGE WARBLER (Gordon Hay) |
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| MIGRANT HAWKER (Gordon Hay) |
Thurs, September 10 2015: 13.00hrs: 4 WIGEON, 11 SHOVELER, 1 HOBBY (WC1). Matt Farmer
4 WIGEON (WC1), 7 TEAL, 22 GADWALL, 1 PEREGRINE (hunting Woodpigeon over M.Farm).
Also: Small Red-eyed Damselflies on Nutfield Ridge Pool and Glebe Lake, Migrant Hawkers on the wing. Gordon Hay
Wed, September 9 2015: pm: 1 DUNLIN (Moors Pools, on railway side). Matt Farmer
Tues, September 8 2015: no reported sightings.
Mon, September 7 2015: pm: 2 SISKIN (over calling), 1 HOBBY (hunting), 12 SWALLOW (all Moors). Matt Farmer
12.30pm: 1 OSPREY (circling low over Spynes for 10 mins). Ray Baker
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| OSPREY over Spynes (Ray Baker) |
Sat, September 5 2015: no reported sightings
Fri, September 4 2015: pm: 1 WIGEON, 2 TEAL, 12 GADWALL, 2 KINGFISHER (all WC1). Matt Farmer
am: 1 WIGEON (WC1), 1 SEDGE WARBLER, 1 SISKIN. Gordon Hay
Thurs, September 3 2015: 3 Willow Emerald Damselfly. Spynes, in hedge just beyond the Bulrush Pond. Ray Baker
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| One of three WILLOW EMERALD DAMSELFLY discovered by Ray Baker (Gordon Hay) |
Plus: Brown Hairstreak butterfly at Spynes. Ray Baker
Also: Common Darter at Glebe Lake. Gordon Hay
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| BROWN HAIRSTREAK (Gordon Hay) |
Tues, September 1 2015: 16 Gadwall, 58 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper (WC), 20 Sand Martin, 14 Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Linnet.
Also: Willow Emerald Damselfly (second site record and 4th Surrey record). Along path to the E of Spynes, perched in the hedge.
Plus: Brown Hairstreak butterfly at Spynes. Ray Baker
