Less common birds in the SDBWS recording area
See below for the most likely locations in our recording area where and when less common birds might occasionally be seen. It is based on an idea by Danny Cooper and uses data from our records for 2004 and 2005. The intention is to give a few species in each issue of the Newsletter at the appropriate time of the year. This list is a complete list of the items to appear in the Newsletter. Please see the Annual Bird Report, “Site Guide and Gazetteer” for more detail of the locations. (RA) = Restricted access. Comments on the use or clarity of this item to Tony Quinn, please.
Here you will find a table showing the locations were the less common species occur.
| Black Tern | Island Barn (RA) QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | Su. Au. |
| Black-throated Diver | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Bullfinch | Epsom Common, Horton Country Park | All Year |
| Common Buzzard | Large areas around Painshill Park & Prince’s Coverts (RA) | All Year |
| Common Sandpiper | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. Hampton Filter Beds & Kempton Nature Reserve (RA) | All Year |
| Common Scoter | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Common Tern | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. River Thames | Sp. Su. Au. |
| Cuckoo | Horton Country Park, Epsom Common | Sp. Su. |
| Dunlin | Island Barn(RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. Kempton Nature Reserve (RA) | All Year |
| Egyptian Goose | Bushy, Home & Hurst Parks | All Year |
| Gadwall | Bushy & Home Parks & Portsmouth Rd Filter Beds | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Garden Warbler | Horton Country Park & Prince’s Coverts (RA) | May & June |
| Goldeneye | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Goosander | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. Bushy & Home Parks | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Green Sandpiper | Kempton Nature Reserve (RA), Island Barn, QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | All Year |
| Grey Wagtail | River Hogsmill, Raeburn Open Space & Fishponds Local Nature Reserve | All Year |
| Hobby | Large area around Chessington & Horton Country Park | Sp. Su. Au. |
| House Martin | Horton Country Park & West End Common | Sp. Su. Au. |
| Jack Snipe | Horton Country Park & Hogsmill Sewage Works (RA) | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Kingfisher | River Hogsmill, River Mole & Bushy Park | All Year |
| Lesser Redpoll | Kempton Nature Reserve (RA), Horton Country Park & Epsom Common | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | West End Common, Horton Country Park & Bushy Park (Woodland Garden) | Hear in Sp. |
| Lesser Whitethroat | Horton Country Park | Sp. Su. Au. |
| Linnet | Horton Country Park, Rushett Farm & Molesey Heath | All Year |
| Little Egret | Kempton Nature Reserve (RA) & River Hogsmill (Riverside Open Space, Ewell and Elmbridge Open Space by A3) | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Little Gull | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | Sp. Su. |
| Little Owl | Bushy (North of Heron Pond) & Home Parks, Horton Country Park & Tolworth Court Farm | All Year |
| Little Ringed Plover | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. & Kempton Nature Reserve (RA) | Sp. Su. Au. |
| Long-tailed Duck | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Mandarin Duck | Bushy & Home Parks & Stew Ponds | All Year |
| Marsh Tit | Horton Country Park | Spring |
| Meadow Pipit | Horton Country Park, Bushy Park & Molesey Heath | All Year |
| Mediterranian Gull | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. Ewell Court Lake | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Nightingale | Horton Country Park (near piggery), Bookham Common (just outside our area) | Sp. Su. Au. |
| Nightjar | Prince’s Coverts (RA) | Summer |
| Oystercatcher | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | Sp. Su. Au. |
| Pochard | Home & Bushy Parks, Kempton Nature Reserve (RA) & Portsmouth Rd Filter Beds | All Year |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Redshank | Kempton Nature Reserve (RA) & Walton Res. | All Year |
| Red-throated Diver | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Reed Bunting | Black Pond, Horton Country Park, Molesey Heath | All Year |
| Reed Warbler | Molesey Heath, Black Pond & Kempton Nature Reserve (RA) | Sp. Su. Au. |
| Ringed Plover | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. Kempton Nature Reserve (RA) | Sp. Su. Au. |
| Rock Pipit | Island Barn, (RA) QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Ruddy Duck | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. Kempton Nature Reserve (RA) & Hogsmill Sewage Works (RA) | All Year |
| Sand Martin | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. Portsmouth Rd Filter Beds | Spring |
| Scaup | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Sedge Warbler | Horton Country Park, Molesey Heath & Epsom Common | Sp. Su. Au. |
| Shelduck | Most Reservoirs & Hampton Filter Beds | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Shoveler | Home Park, Kempton Nature Reserve (RA), Stew Ponds & Hogsmill Sewage Works (RA) | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Skylark | Bushy & Home Parks, Molesey Heath & Rushett Farm | All Year |
| Smew | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Snipe | Kempton Nature Reserve (RA) & Horton Country Park | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Stonechat | Bushy Park | All Year |
| Swallow | West End Common, Horton Country Park, Rushett Farm & Barwell Court | Sp. Su. Au. |
| Tawny Owl | Bushy Park | All Year |
| Teal | Kempton Nature Reserve (RA) & Stew Ponds | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Water Rail | Black Pond, River Mole by Molesey Heath & River Hogsmill (Riverside Open Space, Ewell) | All Year |
| White Wagtail | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | Sp. Au. |
| Wigeon | Home Park & Kempton Nature Reserve (RA) | Au. Wi. Sp. |
| Woodcock | Prince’s Coverts (RA) | All Year |
| Yellow Wagtail | Island Barn (RA), QE2 (RA) & Walton Res. | Sp. Au. |
| Yellowhammer | Epsom Common, Horton Country Park & Rushett Farm | All Year |