River Thames Meadows at Purley
Grid Reference: SU6677
Recent sightings
| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/04/24 | Mandarin Duck | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 1 | M J Smith |
| 15:30 | male. Flying west towards Mapledurham lock. | |||
| 29/04/24 | Lesser Whitethroat | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 1 | M J Smith |
| 15:00 | Singing from same Blackthorn thicket, presumably setting up a territory here. | |||
| 26/04/24 | Garden Warbler | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 1 | M J Smith |
| 15:03 | Singing briefly in same bushes as Lesser Whitethroat before flying towards Spring Farm. | |||
| 26/04/24 | Lesser Whitethroat | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 1 | M J Smith |
| 15:03 | Singing in "starling bushes" east of Sulbrook joining the Thames. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Cuckoo | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 1 | M J Smith |
| 19:30 | male. Heard calling from Purley allotments, somewhere between Field farm and Mapledurham Lock, after 5 mins moved about 500 metres West and recalled, bird unlikely to stay. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Grey Wagtail | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 1 | M J Smith |
| 16:30 | Flew from new fish pass and downstream over Mapledurham lock. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Swallow | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 2 | M J Smith |
| 16:00 | Hawking insects over Mapledurham lock & weir. | |||
| 24/04/24 | Goosander | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 1 | M J Smith |
| 16:00 | male. Pylon field Thames West of Mapledurham Lock, also a large (dog?) Otter swimming fast down stream towards Mapledurham Mill weir, first sighting of Otter since March last year. | |||
| 17/04/24 | Cetti's Warbler | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 1 | M J Smith |
| 15:24 | Singing opposite oratory rowing club, Berks bank. SU652773. | |||
| 25/03/24 | Goosander | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 2 | M J Smith |
| 14:13 | Pair today end of the Pylon field. SU662772. | |||