A Hobby flew over Canons farm yesterday (25th) and a Cuckoo was heard at the farm this morning (26th) 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 |
24 April 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
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| Green Hairstreak |
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| Dingy Skipper |
| General comments | Marsh tit pair and 7 butterfly species |
| Kestrel | 1 Male |
| Marsh Tit | 2. A pair together, female wing shivering and male feeding female so likely to breed. Different location to pair seen in March |
| Chiffchaff | 14+ |
| Blackcap | 14+ |
| Whitethroat | 2 |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Dingy Skipper | 14 |
| Brimstone | 6 |
| Small White | 3+ |
| Orange-tip | 2 |
| Red Admiral | 1 |
| Speckled Wood | 1 |
| Common Blue | 2 |
| Green Hairstreak | 4 |
24 April 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Mallard | 2 Over, from Burgh Heath towards Banstead Woods |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| House Martin | 2 |
| Chiffchaff | 5 |
| Blackcap | 5 |
| Whitethroat | 4 |
| Starling | 10+ collecting food which they carry to nests at Burgh Heath |
| Robin | 1+ carrying food |
| Brimstone | 6 |
| Small White | 6 |
| Orange-tip | 1 |
| Peacock | 2 |
| Holly Blue | 6+ |
24 April 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
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| Green Carpet Moth |
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| Grizzled Skipper - Fames Rough Field |
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| Green Hairstreak - Hither Field |
| Red Kite | 2 flew over towards Shabden Park |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 drumming |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 m- lots of pellets on the paths |
| Whitethroat | 1 singing |
| Bullfinch | 1 fem |
| Dingy Skipper | c15-20 |
| Grizzled Skipper | 2 |
| Brimstone | c20-30 mainly males |
| Orange-tip | 3 |
| Comma | 1 |
| Red Admiral | 2 |
| Peacock | 3 |
| Speckled Wood | 1 |
| Small Heath | 2 |
| Holly Blue | 5 |
| Small Copper | 1 |
| Green Hairstreak | 3; 2,FR , 1 Hither field |
24 April 2026: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
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| Juvenile Blackbird |
| Pheasant | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Blackcap | 5 |
| Whitethroat | 5 |
| Blackbird | Juveniles in the Slangs |
| Goldfinch | 1 |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
20 April 2026: Banstead Woodds - Ian Ward
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| Male Orange Tip Butterfly |
| General comments | c13 Longhorn Beetle species high in the Nuttery canopy. (nearby vicinity; 2 Green Hairstreaks on Park Downs) |
| Moorhen | Pair in Outwood Lane ‘Lagoon’ |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 |
| Raven | 1 heard cronking over Harholt 15:11 |
| Swallow | 1 flew low N over Hither fields 13:42 |
| Chiffchaff | c6 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 1 |
| Blackcap | c10 |
| Whitethroat | 2 singing in the Nuttery |
| Brimstone | 9+ |
| Large White | 1 |
| Orange-tip | 2 |
| Comma | 1 |
| Red Admiral | 1 |
| Peacock | 7 |
| Speckled Wood | 5 |
| Holly Blue | 4 |
19 April 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Blackcap | 6 |
| Whitethroat | 9 |
| Wheatear | 1 Broadfield |
| Brimstone | 1 |
| Green-veined White | 1 |
| Small White | 8 |
| Peacock | 4 |
| Speckled Wood | 1 |
| Holly Blue | 1 |
17 April 2026: Canons Farm - Wheatears - Paul Goodman
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| Two migrant Wheatear at Reeds Bottom |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Skylark | 10+ |
| Blackcap | 5 |
| Whitethroat | 7 |
| Starling | 4+ carrying food towards Burgh Heath |
| Song Thrush | 4 |
| Wheatear | 2 Broadfield |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Linnet | 8 |
| Yellowhammer | 3 |
| Green-veined White | 1 |
| Orange-tip | 1 |
15 April 2026: Banstead Woods - Rob
Evening Walk in Banstead Woods-open field
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 2
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