Did a few hours at Beddington yesterday after work, 50 species was not a bad haul in a couple of hours, Checklist HERE
Highlight was a first-summer Caspian Gull, a species which is no longer regular at the farmlands following the closure of the landfill site. Once the premier site in Surrey and a top site in London to see them yesterday's bird was only the second bird this year and the last one was on 8th January. The historical high count Ebird data HERE compared to last year's six bird days HERE shows the scale of the decline.
Super-sharp Zach recognised the bird as the same one that Richard Bonser had at Thamesmead on 2nd March HERE. The unusual fine streaked mantle and scaps and the large white area on the tertials and base to primaries is pretty distinctive.
Other highlights included up to 10 Chiffchaff along the path with some singing and migrating groups of Black-headed and Common Gulls.
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