6 April 2026: Banstead Woods Bird Count - Paul Goodman

 

General comments Bird survey
Pheasant 2
Stock Dove 11
Woodpigeon 7
Common Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 8
Green Woodpecker 4
Rose-ringed Parakeet 2
Jay 4
Magpie 5
Jackdaw 23
Coal Tit 2
Blue Tit 11
Great Tit 8
Chiffchaff 23
Blackcap 31
Whitethroat 3
Goldcrest 1
Firecrest 1
Nuthatch 5
Wren 70
Song Thrush 4
Blackbird 46
Robin 64
Dunnock 3
Chaffinch 2
Brimstone 3
Small White 1
Speckled Wood 2
Small Heath 2 Perrots by Wood (Canons Farm)

 

4 April 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Oak Processionary moth caterpillars


Moorhen 1
Herring Gull 2
Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 2
Kestrel 1
Blackcap 3
Whitethroat 2; both singing-1 by Outwood Lane Lagoon (new in), 1 in Stagbury
Song Thrush 2 singing in Stagbury
Goldfinch 1 singing by the Scouts Huts
Painted Lady 1
Rabbits 30 in Holly Lane Meadow

 

2 April 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Mallard 3 flew N high over the woods towards Woodmansterne 16:50
Swift 2 circled prior to the rain belt 16:56
Red Kite 1 flew SW 17:16

 

2 May 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 



Female Yellowhammer

Wheatear in Broadfield

White Helleborine

 

Pheasant 3
Swift 4 Circling high at 8:30 am
Herring Gull 14 over
Common Buzzard 1
Skylark 14+
Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 8
Whitethroat 10
Starling 20+ collecting food and which they take to nests in Burgh Heath and Banstead
Mistle Thrush 1 called briefly near L&G
Song Thrush 2
Wheatear 1 Broadfield
House Sparrow 20 Seem to be fewer than in previous years
Chaffinch 2
Yellowhammer 2 Pair.
White Helleborine (orchid) 3 flower spikes in Holly Wood. Different location to previous sighting a few years ago

 

30 April 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Red Kite 1
Firecrest 1 singing in a new area
Small Copper 2 in Holly lane Meadows

29 April 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

General comments Very windy
Swallow 1
Chiffchaff 1
Blackcap 3
Whitethroat 6
Wheatear 1 Broadfield
Green-veined White 1
Holly Blue 2

26 April 2026: Canons Farm - Tony Blake

 

General comments A quick 55 minute visit where interesting and unexpected sightings piled up!
Little Owl 1 - hunting around the farmhouse at dusk.
Green Woodpecker 1 - heard
Skylark 3
Whitethroat 3
Song Thrush 2
Blackbird 1
Wheatear 1 - in field at Reeds Bottom.
Chaffinch 1
Linnet 1
Goldfinch 3
Yellowhammer 2
Cuckoo Heard distantly at 19.58 and again at 20.25.
Roe Deer 1

 

Badger 1 - opposite farm house. Heard an intense scratching and a badger scuttled out from the hedge and across the track in front of me at 20.25.

Canons Farm - Hobby and Cuckoo

 A Hobby flew over Canons farm yesterday (25th reported by Tony Blake) and a Cuckoo was heard at the farm this morning (26th reported by Grant) near the horses paddock.

25 April 2026: Canons Farm Whinchats - Paul Goodman

 A male and a female were at Reeds Bottom today. Later, the male was heard singing. Spring Whinchat have become quite scarce in our area in recent years. Also, one of the Partridge has reappeared.

Chiffchaff 4
Blackcap 3
Whitethroat 6
Whinchat 2 Male and Female at Reed's Bottom
Yellowhammer 1
Other bird 1 (type species) Red legged partridge
Other bird 1 number and details 1 Pheasant Field
Brimstone 4
Small White 5+
Orange-tip 2
Red Admiral 1
Peacock 2