July and August 2018

July

1  Coal Tit with young in Worcester Park.
8 First Green Sandpiper of the autumn at Walton Reservoir.
10  Little Owl seen along R.Mole at Hersham.
12 Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzards and 10 Swifts seen over Berrylands.
15 2 Common Sandpiper, Mediterranean and Yellow-legged Gulls at QE2 Reservoir. 240 Black-headed Gulls, 4 Song Thrush and a Grey Wagtail recorded at Hogsmill Sewage Works.
22 Common Sandpiper and Common Terns at Stain Hill Reservoir.
28  6 Little Egret and 2 Green Sandpipers at Walton Reservoir.
29 3 Common Sandpiper at QE2 Reservoir.
30 28 Lapwing at Kempton Nature Reserve and a Tawny Owl heard in Esher.

 

August

11  2 male 1 female Garganey, 3 Common Sandpiper and a Greenshank at Stain Hill Reservoir, also Common Terns over the filter beds. 40 Swift, 20 Sand Martin, 400 House Martin and 200 Swallows moving west over Stain Hill Reservoir. A Kingfisher seen over Black Pond, Esher Common.
12 Green Sandpiper at Kempton Nature Reserve.
17  233 Cormorant and 9 Common Tern at Island Barn Reservoir.
19 Female Garganey, Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 4 Swift, 50 Swallow and 10 House Martin Stain Hill Reservoir.
20  Common Sandpiper on Hogsmill Sewage Works.
21 Family party of Yellowhammer on Rushett Farm.
23 Female Garganey, Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank and 3 Common Tern at Walton Reservoir.
27 Ringed Plover, Dunlin and 3 Greenshank at Walton Reservoir.
28 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, Willow Warbler and a Nuthatch (first site record) at Stain Hill Reservoir.
29 Common Sandpiper on Island Barn Reservoir and a Hobby flew over West End Common.