Surrey Vice County Life List (1 Viewer)

Here is my life list for the Vice County of Surrey. Surrey is my home county which I have neglected in the past in favour of twitching in Kent.
My regular patch Beddington Farm has helped to improve this list recently. I look forward to the release of the Surrey bird book in September as I am sure there are sites that would further improve the list:-

Cheam Park Cheam 11/09/1999

001 Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
002 Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
003 Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
004 European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
005 Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
006 Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

West Sutton 14/09/1999

007 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

West Sutton 17/09/1999

008 Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
009 Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

West Sutton 25/09/1999

010 Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Bourne Hall Ewell 30/09/1999

011 Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
012 Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
013 Common Coot (Fulica atra)
014 Feral Pigeon (Columba livia 'feral')
015 Stock Dove (Columba oenas)

West Sutton 30/09/1999

016 Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)

Nonsuch Park 30/09/1999

017 Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
018 Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)

Sears Park Cheam 30/09/1999

(-) Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)

News hot off the press Barnacle Geese have been accepted by the records committee but my Hooded Crow was not ( A Hybrid was seen in Peckham around the time of my sighting).

Carshalton Ponds 17/10/1999

019 Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)

West Sutton 20/10/1999

020 Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

Bourne Hall Ewell 28/11/1999

(-) Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
021 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

West Sutton 15/01/2000

022 Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

West Sutton 24/02/2000

023 European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Virginia Water 07/10/2000

024 Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
025 Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

West Sutton 14/01/2001

026 Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
027 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
028 Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
029 Redwing (Turdus iliacus)

West Sutton 29/01/2001

030 European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
031 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
032 Dunnock (Prunella modularis)

West Sutton 21/06/2001

033 House Martin (Delichon urbica)

Esher 01/07/2001

034 Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Godstone Pond 03/11/2001

035 Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)

Thursley Common 30/11/2001

036 Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
037 European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
038 Great Tit (Parus major)

Putney 08/12/2001

039 Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
040 Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii)

Thursley Common 20/12/2001

041 Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
042 Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)

West Sutton 21/12/2001

043 Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

Bourne Hall Ewell 28/12/2001

044 Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)

Thursley Common 22/04/2002

045 Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
046 Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
047 Eurasian Swallow (Hirundo rustica rustica)

Thursley Common 22/04/2002

048 Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)

Frensham Little Pond 27/05/2002

049 Common Swift (Apus apus)
050 Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
051 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
052 Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
053 Eurasian Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
054 Great Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
055 Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
056 Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
057 Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)

Thursley Common 16/06/2002

058 Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Richmond Park 17/08/2002

059 Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)

Bourne Hall Ewell 14/12/2002

060 Greylag Goose (Anser anser)

Thursley Common 17/03/2003

061 Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus)
062 Eurasian Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)

Beddington Farm 01/01/2004

063 Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
064 Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
065 Gadwall (Anas strepera)
066 Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca crecca)
067 Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
068 Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
069 Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
070 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
071 Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
072 European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)

Beddington Farm 09/01/2004

073 Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
074 Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)

Barnes WWT 01/02/2004

075 Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
076 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
077 Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
078 Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago gallinago)
079 Common Gull (Larus canus canus)
080 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
081 Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

Barnes WWT 13/02/2004

082 Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
(-) Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)

Removed from list believed to be the feral bird that frequented the reserve.

Richmond Park 25/04/2004

083 Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)

Barnes WWT 01/05/2004

084 Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
085 Little Plover (Charadrius dubius)
086 Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
087 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
088 Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
089 Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
090 Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
091 Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Barnes WWT 09/05/2004

092 Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)

Beddington Farm 24/09/2004

093 Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)

Farnham 24/01/2005

094 Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
095 Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)

Thursley Common 28/07/2005

096 Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
097 Eurasian Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
098 Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)

Croydon 02/08/2005

099 Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

Thursley Common 29/08/2005

100 Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

Barnes WWT 13/03/2006

101 Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Beddington Farm 01/04/2006

102 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
103 Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
104 Eurasian Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
105 Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
106 Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
107 Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)

Beddington Farm 04/04/2006

108 Red Kite (Milvus milvus)

Beddington Farm 05/04/2006

109 Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)

Beddington Park 07/04/2006

110 Little Owl (Athene noctua)
111 Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

Beddington Farm 08/04/2006

112 Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

Barnes WWT 10/04/2006

113 Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
114 Coal Tit (Periparus ater)

Beddington Farm 16/04/2006

115 Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)

Beddington Farm 21/04/2006

(-) White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Beddington Farm 22/04/2006

116 Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)

Beddington Farm 24/04/2006

117 Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
(-) Blue-headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava flava)

Beddington Farm 07/05/2006

118 Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

Beddington Farm 08/05/2006

119 Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)

Devil's Punch Bowl 14/05/2006

120 Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)

Beddington Farm 17/05/2006

121 Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Beddington Farm 19/05/2006

122 Sanderling (Calidris alba)

Beddington Farm 26/05/2006

123 Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Beddington Farm 29/05/2006

124 Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Devil's Punch Bowl 14/05/2006

125 Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)

Beddington Farm 19/07/2006

126 Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

Beddington Farm 12/08/2006

127 Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)

Beddington Farm 17/08/2006

128 Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Beddington Farm 21/08/2006

129 Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

kevinguest said:

Beddington Farm 21/08/2006

131 Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

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I go to Beddington all the time. I presume you have a key which is why you hace seen so much more than me!!

paulwfromtheden said:

I go to Beddington all the time. I presume you have a key which is why you hace seen so much more than me!!

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Paul

I go to the site regularly and I am a keyholder which pays dividends. The keys are limited in numbers but the keyholders do take people on site particularly when there is a rare bird which can't easily be seen from the vantage points along the public footpath.

Regards

Kevin

kevinguest said:

Paul

I go to the site regularly and I am a keyholder which pays dividends. The keys are limited in numbers but the keyholders do take people on site particularly when there is a rare bird which can't easily be seen from the vantage points along the public footpath.

Regards

Kevin

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Yes, I sometimes go in when the vandals have trashed the fence. Oddly enough I see far more at the pools near Mitcham Golf Course where the access is unresticted. I have seen all the waders you mention (except the Ruff), and you can get MUCH closer. I got within 30 meters of a Greenshank on Sunday which is unusual for me as they are usually off like a shot.
I will ask Santa for a key for Christmas. I have no issue with not having a key, provided all the issued keys are being regularly used by other birders!

Interesting read, Kevin.
My Surrey (VC17) list is just over 150, but I've lived here for quite a few years. (Never been to Beddington and v. rarely twitched. I think the pied-billed grebe was the only one that was a definite twitch.) I saw a few 'goodies' at Barn Elms before the WWT improved it.
Ken

Surreybirder said:

Interesting read, Kevin.
My Surrey (VC17) list is just over 150, but I've lived here for quite a few years. (Never been to Beddington and v. rarely twitched. I think the pied-billed grebe was the only one that was a definite twitch.) I saw a few 'goodies' at Barn Elms before the WWT improved it.
Ken

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Ken

Thanks for your comment.

Beddington is my regular patch (I rarely go anywhere else these days!) which has a year list of between 130 - 150 species. I visit Barn Elms occassionaly, I have missed a few good birds there (Bluethroat, Night Heron) in the past.
Its a shame Beddington has not been utilised as a reserve it has so much potential and a life list worthy of such status.

Beddington Farm 26/10/2006

130 Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)

Beddington Farm 06/11/2006

131 Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)

Beddington Farm 20/11/2006

132 Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

Thanks to information passed by Paulfromtheden via Birdforum I have added the following to my Surrey list. Thanks Paul

Papercourt Sailing Club 12/12/2006

133 Goosander (Mergus merganser merganser)

Good timing provided me with this tick. Ten minutes later and I would have missed the bird phew!

Beddington Farm 16/12/2006

134 Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)