Thursley Common in Surrey, mid March
Loved my first visit of the year to Thursley Common #surreybirding. Dartford Warblers always a highlight but today the Woodlark were 🤩 with full vocal and display flight range on show. Notable number of Siskin and Redpoll at southern end of common. #birds #ukbirding
Pewley Down, Guildford Surrey view from the trig point cloudy skies February
Lovely to just stand still on Pewley Down, Guildford and see what #birds came to top of the various trees below. Hawfinch in copse by trig point. Marsh Tit, 4 Red Kites best of the rest. #SurreyBirding #ukbirding
A flock of Shoveler in a feeding spin this morning. There were about 90 concentrated into a patch of unfrozen water at Spynes Mere near Redhill in Surrey. #surreybirding
Another sunny, cold day in Surrey. Good to see Redpolls, Siskin, Dartfords, and Goldcrests #RSPBFarnham #SurreyBirding #UKBirding
Don't see these very often in my part of Surrey, so a good start to the birding year #SurreyBirding #UKBirding
Every heath I visit in Surrey has Crossbills - like buses, all come at once after waiting for ages #AshRanges #UKBirding #SurreyBirding. Redwings, Coal Tits & Goldcrests .. whilst the Dartfords & Stonechats were taking cover in the furze and heather.
The odd glimpse of sunshine on Thursley Common today. I fear that it will be raining until 2026 #EnglishWeather #DartfordWarbler & usual suspects #SurreyBirding
Unstead wetlands near Goldaming in Surrey viewed through a hedge in November
Quick visit to Unstead nature reserve yielded 2 Little Egrets, 2 Buzzards, a Raven, some Shoveler, Teal and (as with everywhere I go at moment) lots of Goldcrest #surreybirding #ukbirding #birds
Whinchat
Kingfisher
Black-necked Grebe
Black tern
2 Whinchats, Green Sandpiper at Staines Moor & 4 Black terns, 3 Black-necked Grebes, 300+ Cormorants at Staines Reservoirs.
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Black-necked Grebe
Yellow Wagtail
Whinchats
Whinchat
4 Black-necked Grebes, 2 Yellow Wags at Staines Res, and 3 Whinchats at Staines Moor yesterday
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After struggling to find many migrants at Pewley and Stoke, it was rather stunning to visit Whitmoor Common today and see 2 Pied Flys, 3 Spotted Flys and at least 4 Willow Warblers. Sorry no photos, as I can't manage a camera while also wrangling a lively puppy on a lead! #surreybirding #ukbirding
Beddington Farmlands in Surrey / London view from public footpath
Last day’s #ukbirding before the next heatwave. Beddington Farmlands: no waders visible from public paths; Meadow Pipit over calling felt unseasonal #surreybirding #londonbirds #birds
A good evenings jarring on Chobham Common (Surrey) with 5+ Nightjars either seen or heard #SurreyBirds #SurreyBirding #ukbirds #ukbirding
A young Song Thrush perched in a tree, bill open in hot weather.
While I was working today, this juvenile Song Thrush landed in the tree opposite my study window. It checked things out long enough for me to get the camera. So pleased to know that Song Thrushes have bred in or near the garden. Photo through window. #surreybirding
Great birding with a friend in Surrey today. Lots of Dartford Warblers, a pair of Tree Pipit, great views of Hobby, and singing Woodlark (lifer). Also Common Lizard and Slow Worm.
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Thursley Common Surrey heathland and bog
Thursley Common. Good to just stop and listen - Tree Pipits esp in excellent voice today. Also discovered Stonechat fledglings make some very unusual sounds 🎶 #birds #ukbirding #surreybirding
Stunning bird & lizard life at #Thursley this afternoon #Surreybirding Tree pipit, Wheatears, Dartfords 😍 🐦
Been a busy week or two 🤪….so nothing like a bit of R&R at #Thursley 🐧 #SurreyBirding @naturalengland.bsky.social
Osprey NE capel at 0630.
Also singing males - Nightingale 7 Whitethroat 11 Garden W 8.
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Ringing at Capel today.
Three more Nightingale - 2 retraps and a new bird,one of the retraps has been breeding here since 2021.
A sedge was notable as was an early Reed W.
30 new birds of 11 species.
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Also a Woodlark, Blackcap & Whitethroat….. not just about the cuckoo 😉 #AshRanges #SurreyBirding
No better way to spend Easter Day other than eating #M&S Chocolate Custard Creams listening to my first #cuckoo of the year on #AshRanges #SurreyBirding @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
First ringing session this morning with 36 new birds ringed while sorting out the net rides,highlights 8 Chiffchaff 4 Garden Warbler 4 Blackcap 3 Nightingale and a Whitethroat.
First Large Red Damselfly seen.
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Capel.
A few more Whitethroat in this morning with 6 singing. 3 Garden W a Willow W and still at least 3 singing Nightingale.
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Capel.
4 singing Nightingale plus a couple of females now.
4 Whitethroat 2 Garden W House Martin N little Egret S and 2 distant White wagtails feeding with Pierson fleshly spread slurry field - distant scope shots below.
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Thursley Common gorse in flower in front of peat bog and pines. Bright clouds in sky
So good to lose myself again walking Thursley Common, such a formative place for me early 90s & I still get a thrill finding Dartford Warblers (not always easy back then) Also Redstart, Willow Warbler, Woodlark today #birds #SurreyBirding #UKbirding
Leith Hill.
Cuckoo and Tree pipit.
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Capel.
Second Nightingale singing now single Reed warbler and House Martin.
At least 15 Blackcap and 18 Chiffchaff - should be Garden W in next couple of days.
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A more vocal Nightingale fresh in at capel this morning and my first 2 Whitethroat.
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