January and February 2018

January  
1st A Water Rail was heard at Molesey Gravel Pits and the female Scaup was on Island Barn Reservoir.
5th/6th A Green Sandpiper, an Iceland Gull and a Yellow-legged Gull were seen on Island Barn Reservoir.
7th A Bullfinch was at Horton Country Park, a Yellow-legged Gull was at Park Farm, and a Green Sandpiper was seen at Portsmouth Rd Filter Beds.
8th Twenty-three Common Snipe, 100 Fieldfare, 220 Skylarks and a Jack Snipe were all seen at Rushett Farm. A Little Egret was at Portsmouth Rd Filter Beds (also 14th).
10th A Little Egret was on River Ember at Cow Common.
12th A Great White Egret was seen at Kempton Nature Reserve and 2 Red-crested Pochard were seen at Kempton Water Works (Red House Reservoir) also on 22nd.
13th A Bullfinch and a Water Rail were seen on Molesey Heath.
17th A Dartford Warbler, 3 Stonechat and a Little Egret were in Bushy Park.
18th Two Redshank were seen on Island Barn Reservoir (also on the 19th) and a Peregrine in Kingston-upon-Thames.
19th A Kingfisher was on the River Mole (Hersham) and a Lesser Redpoll was seen in Surbiton (South).
23rd A Glaucous Gull and 29 Barnacle Geese were seen on Island Barn Reservoir, a Kingfisher on Littleworth Common, and a Common Buzzard, 30 Common Snipe, 200 Fieldfare and a Peregrine were seen at Rushett Farm.
26th A Redshank and the Scaup were seen on Island Barn Reservoir and a Peregrinein Kingston-upon-Thames.
28th The Little Egret was again at Portsmouth Rd Filter Beds.
29th A Caspian Gull and the Scaup were seen on Island Barn Reservoir.
31st A Ringed Plover was seen at Walton Reservoir, a Caspian Gull and 2 Iceland Gulls were seen on Island Barn Reservoir.
February  
2nd Two Iceland Gull, the Scaup, 28 Barnacle Geese and a Yellow-legged Gull were seen on Island Barn Reservoir.
3rd A Peregrine was on a pylon with food at Tolworth Court Farm.
6th A Yellow-legged Gull was on Island Barn Reservoir.
8th A Common Snipe was seen at Hogsmill Sewage Works.
9th An Iceland Gull was seen on Island Barn Reservoir.
16th Nineteen Common Snipe, 100 Fieldfare, 100 Skylarks, 50 Linnets, 30 Meadow Pipits and 2 Yellowhammer were seen at Rushett Farm.
17th A Cetti’s Warbler, a Peregrine, 6 Skylarks and 3 Treecreepers were seen at Home Park (Paddocks), 8 Common Snipe at Kempton Nature Reserve, 2 Peregrines at Kempton Park Water Works and 3 Yellowhammer at Rushett Farm.
18th A Common Buzzard was seen at Esher (Moore Place GC), a Green Sandpiper and 2 Redshank at Stain Hill Reservoir and a Little Egret at Hogsmill Sewage Works.
21st A Curlew was seen on Island Barn Reservoir.
22nd Two Treecreepers, 115 Redwings and 15 Meadow Pipits were seen at Home Park (Main Park) and 2 Oystercatcher were seen at Island Barn Reservoir.
23rd A Curlew and a Glaucous Gull were seen on Island Barn Reservoir.
24th A Blackcap was seen in Moor Lane, Chessington, a male Peregrine on West Park Hospital Tower, Epsom and a Common Buzzard was at Rushett Farm.
25th Two Lesser Redpoll were seen at Berrylands (Park Rd).
27th A Little Egret at Hook (Kelvin Drive).
28th A Fieldfare at Cobham (Canada Rd).

With thanks to the following contributors:-
Abrahams D, Avison G, Barter J, Boulby M, Caine G, Caine T, Evans H, Ford N & E, Fure A, Gale J, Gill E, Gill G, Gilry A, Hannam J, Jackman N, Kennedy T, Kiddell D, Quinn A, Reisbach S, Skotnicki A, Sherlock B, Sherlock C, Spencer P, Stannard E, Tregenza P, Turner C, White M & Wilkinson C.