Contact Form; Joining form; Members' Area; You are here: Home. A red kite and some common buzzards were seen, one of the latter with a damaged wing. 0000003012 00000 n 0000075232 00000 n For further information please ring Steve Mellor (01372 456143). Bookham Common, which is properly known as Bookham Commons in the plural, consists of three connected open areas, Great Bookham Common, Little Bookham Common and Banks Common. See the herons in the treetops and find remnants of what they’ve been eating on the ground underneath. 0000055957 00000 n If you think you have seen such a bird, please complete this Submit a Sighting form as soon as you can. 0000002344 00000 n Bookham Commons is one of a few remaining places to see the rare hawfinch in Surrey. All Rights Reserved. Grid Reference: TQ130565 Recent sightings at Bookham Common. By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies. Did you know that you can submit photographs to be included in this sites image gallery?If you would like to suggest a photo then please email a copy to Carry on browsing if you're happy with this, or find out how to manage Sunrise in late April and May is a positively noisy affair on the commons. Bookham Common - 14/5/16 Bookham Common - 14/5/16 Print Email Saturday, 14 May 2016. 0000000840 00000 n Walk reports. Thanks to the attendees who helped reach a total of 40 species. If you continue to use this site we’ll assume you’re happy to receive all cookies. From little walks to bigger trails, cycling to horse riding paths, there's something for everyone at Bookham Commons.Learn how we manage the Bookham habitats to attract wildlife to our designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).Uncover the past at Bookham Commons and learn more about its journey from wild woodland to Victorian day trips and the Second World War.We use cookies to provide you with a better service. The highlight for many was finding a nuthatch nest hole with the adults busily flying in and out. 0000002572 00000 n
08 May: Whooper Swan: 1: TQ 01318 55028: 1 Whooper Swan near Triggs Lock on River Wey Navigation at 0730am 08/05/20 (photos taken) 08 May: Black necked grebe: 2: Beddington farm ponds: Swimming near hide, middle hide, near reed warblers.
The nests in the heronry still contained a few adolescents reluctant to leave home and a little egret flew over. Date Species Site Count Observer; 05/07/20: Chaffinch: Bookham Common: 1: P Bouvreuil Turkey oaks on Bookham Common Bookham Common is a well- known open, undulating area of oak woods, scrub, grassland and ponds. Bookham Common. Sign up to our newsletter Login Register You have 0 item(s) Latest Sightings . 13 of us had a very pleasant walk around Bookham Common yesterday. 0000006033 00000 n 0000001104 00000 n 0000001696 00000 n More photos see our Social Media page This page is for first/last/notable records. All of this is to improve our services. From birds and butterflies to flora and fauna, Bookham … Bird sightings; Bird magazines; Travelling; Contact Us. Twenty pairs of eyes managed common whitethroats, chiffchaffs blackcaps and cuckoo of the spring migrants with lesser whitethroat and garden warbler heard. We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous statistical information such as the number of visitors to our site. 0000005257 00000 n
Bookham Commons, on the North Downs near Surrey, is one of the best recorded sites for wildlife in South East England. Summer visitors, such as the whitethroat and warbler, combine with over-wintering wrens, thrushes, robins and blackbirds to produce a truly memorable dawn chorus.Bookham Commons is one of a few remaining places to see the rare hawfinch in Surrey. Thursley Common: 1st-summer female Red-footed Falcon again over Pudmore at 14:15 (Bob Knight). Listen for the harsh, squawking calls of parents and young. 0000001279 00000 n Bookham Common/Banks Common: Bird calling. If you want you can disable cookies from Google Analytics.However, please note that you can enable or disable cookies by following the instructions of your browser. Snowdenham Mill Pond: female Red-crested Pochard (E Stubbs). 0000043837 00000 n 0000005955 00000 n The birdsong is deafening. Large scale maps, aerial photographs, progress reports, identification handbooks and charts are all available in the Society's hut. Visit the commons at any time of the year and you'll see and hear many of our favourite woodland birds and spot a variety of waterfowl on the ponds.Get closer to nature and enjoy a day in the great outdoors. St Martha’s Hill: Wheatear mid-morning (E Garcia). Bookham Common offers opportunities for individual or group studies. Cookies added by Google Analytics are governed by the privacy policies of Google Analytics. 0000077909 00000 n
In order to provide you with the best online experience this website uses cookies. All the others are in private woodland or on inaccessible islands.There are currently 15 occupied nests. Click Submit to share your rare bird sightings via our simple form.We use cookies to improve your experience of this website by remembering your usage preferences, collecting statistics, and targeting relevant content. Please email Surrey Branch with date, species, number, site, grid ref, your name and any comment. Cookies can be used to collect and store user data while connected to provide you the requested services and sometimes tend not to keep. OS Explorer Map no 146 is recommended. The Guildford to Leatherhead railway line passes immediately south of the Common in a short tunnel. There was plenty of bird song to enjoy at Bookham Common yesterday morning, but we had to work hard to see the singers! 0000000747 00000 n 0000002973 00000 n © 2020 BirdGuides, Warners Group Publications Plc. Unable to locate. Cookies can be themselves or others.So when you access our website, in compliance with Article 22 of Law 34/2002 of the Information Society Services, in the analytical cookies treatment, we have requested your consent to their use.
This Birding Site currently has no useful links assigned to it. Crayfish claws, fish scales and frogs' legs give a clue to what’s on their menu.Next to the Upper Eastern Pond is a bird hide to observe the more cautious wild ducks such as teal, shoveler, tufted duck and dabchick, otherwise known as the little grebe. Twenty pairs of eyes managed common whitethroats, chiffchaffs blackcaps and cuckoo of the spring migrants with lesser whitethroat and garden warbler heard.