May and June 2018

May

1st A Hobby was seen at Berrylands (Norton Avenue). A Common Buzzard was seen at Chessington (Hook Road). A Common Sandpiper was seen at Hogsmill Sewage Works. 2 Common Buzzard a Treecreeper and 3 Whinchat were seen at Home Park (Main Park). Also a Cetti’s Warbler was seen by the bridge on R Mole (N of Island Barn Reservoir)
4th A Red-crested Pochard was seen at Hogsmill Sewage Works
5th A Wheatear was on QE2 Reservoir 6th A Bullfinch was heard also 2 Common Buzzard, 3 Lesser Whitethroat and a Treecreeper were seen on Epsom Common also 2 Peregrine were on West Park Hospital. One on the chimney and one on the parapet of the window ledge. Also on the 11th.
8th 2 Ruddy Shelduck were seen at Kempton Nature Reserve.
11th A Common Buzzard was seen at Berrylands (Raeburn Avenue) and 2 at Rushett Farm.
12th A Sanderling was seen at QE2 Reservoir 13th A Nightingale and a Woodcock were seen on Prince’s Coverts and a Dunlin flew over Walton Reservoir.
18th A Kingfisher was seen at Hogsmill Sewage Works.
19th A Ruddy Duck male was seen at Kempton Nature Reserve.
26th A Cetti’s Warbler was heard and a Common Sandpiper was seen at Hogsmill Sewage Works.
27th A Cetti’s Warbler was in Home Park (Paddocks) near Rick Pond.
28th A Little Owl and a Tawny Owl were seen at Home Park (Main Park).
30th  A Red-crested Pochard female with 3 small young was seen at Hogsmill Sewage Works (new breeding species for site).

Jun

7th A Cuckoo was seen at Oxshott (Birchwood Lane) and a Marsh Warbler was seen andheard singing at Walton Reservoir.
9th 3 Common Buzzards were seen at Esher (Hawkshill Way)
10th A Common Crossbill and a Lesser Whitethroat were seen at Horton Country Park
17th A Little Owl and a Red-crested Pochard were seen at Hogsmill Sewage Works. A Green Sandpiper Kempton Nature Reserve.
23rd 2 Common Buzzard a Hobby and circa 4 Marsh Tit were seen at Prince’s Coverts.

With thanks to the following contributors:

Abrahams D, Avison G, Fure A, Gale J, Gill E, Gill G, Gilry A, Hannam J, Kiddell D, Laird A, Lawford M, Mackenzie M, Meier J, Peggs G, Quail J, Quinn A, Scotnicki A, Sherlock B, Sherlock C, Spencer P, Tregenza P, Trim C, Turner C & White M