6th August 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward


Moorhenno sign of any moorhens in Outwood Lane Pond
Herring Gull3
Red Kite2; 1 high over Hither field, 1 Stagbury
Common Buzzard2
Kestrel1 fem
Whitethroat2
Brimstone1
Red Admiral1
Peacock2
Small Heathc15; Hither field
Holly Blue1
Chalkhill Blue7; 6m 1 fem Stagbury
Brown Argus2
Azure Damselfly4
Emperor2;,m & fem Outwood Lane Pond
Common Darterc10
Other odonata 1 1 fem Willow Emerald- Outwood Lane Pond
Other wildlife 1 1 Common Lizard; The Nuttery

5th August 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman


Swift25+
Red Kite1
Green Woodpecker2
Kestrel1
Swallow50+
Chiffchaff15 Most in Round Field
Willow Warbler2 - 3
Long-tailed Tit25
Blackcap1
Whitethroat1
Linnet50 Most feeding in IFGF
Goldfinch6
Small White6
Speckled Wood2
Meadow BrownPresent
GatekeeperPresent
Small Heath2

3rd August 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Female Willow Emerald

Swift4
Green-veined White1
Red Admiral1
Other butterfly 1 Nearby vicinity; 2 Silver-spotted skippers on Park Downs
Azure Damselfly7; Outwood Lane Pond
Southern Hawker4; Banstead Woods
Migrant Hawker1m; Outwood Lane Pond
Emperor1 fem; Outwood Lane Pond
Common Darter5; Outwood Lane Pond
Other odonata 11 fem Willow Emerald; Outwood Lane Pond

2nd August 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward


Male Chalkhill Blue

Hornet paralysing a wasp

Raven

Ravens and crows mobbing a common buzzard

Shaded Broad-bar (scotopteryx-chenopodiata)

Wheatear

 2 Shaded broad-bar moths in the Nuttery

Collared Dove1 singing in Outwood Lane residential, south of Hither field
Herring Gull1
Common Buzzard2 over Hither field - one being mobbed by Ravens & Crows
Great Spotted Woodpecker3
Green Woodpecker3
Raven2+ over Hither field mobbing a buzzard with crows
Chiffchaff1
Long-tailed Tit5
Blackcap3
Whitethroat3
Wheatear1 on a hedgerow by Hither field
Bullfinch1 m in the Nuttery
Goldfinch2
Marbled White1 in Hither field
Small WhiteP
Large WhiteP
Comma7
Meadow BrownP
GatekeeperAt least 500+ in lower Hither field
Small Heath4
Small Blue( the Kidney vetch with small blue eggs by Outwood Lane Pond has been totally cleared)
Common BlueP
Holly Blue1
Chalkhill Bluec12 Stagbury
Migrant Hawker2 over Outwood Lane Pond

1st August 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Herring Gull1
Sparrowhawk1 Female flew out of Lunch Wood
Common Buzzard2
Great Spotted Woodpecker3
Green Woodpecker2
Blue Tit25+ One flock in Tawny Wood with 20+
Skylark1
Swallow1
Chiffchaff7+ At least six together in Round Field
Long-tailed Tit6 Including several juveniles in Tawny Wood
Whitethroat7 Four Round Field, 3 Reeds Cottages
Firecrest3. Confirmed breeding.1 male, 1 female and 1 juvenile
Nuthatch2
Linnet8
Green-veined White1
Small White3+
Large White8
Comma1
Red Admiral1
Speckled Wood1
Meadow BrownPresent
GatekeeperPresent
Other wildlife 1 (type species)Ornate tailed digger wasp
Other wildlife 1 number and details7+

31st July 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 Heavy drizzly thundery showers

Grey Heron2 flew S over George fields 11:16

27th July 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 


Purple Hairstreak

Purple Hairstreak

Robber Fly

Long Hoverfly

Brown Argus

Speckled Wood

Woodpigeon300+ flock feeding in Green Belt Field / Park Downs
Swift40+ flew East
Red Kite1 over Tattenham Meadow
Common Buzzard2
Willow Warbler1 in Reads Rest Cott
Goldfinch4
Silver-washed Fritillary1 in HollyvWood
Holly Blue1
Brown Argus2 in Ruffett Meadow
Purple Hairstreak1 on hedgerows Broadfield West/Bog field
Emperor1m Round field

27th July 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Swift20+
Common Buzzard3
Chiffchaff2
Blackcap1
Linnet4
Goldfinch6+ Including several juveniles
Yellowhammer2
Small Skipper1
Green-veined White4
Small WhitePresent
Large White3
Comma2
Red Admiral3
Speckled Wood4
Meadow BrownPresent
GatekeeperPresent
Small Heath1
Small Copper1

25th July 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 Male Emperor

White Tailed Bumblebee 

Common Batman Hoverfly

Red Kite 

Six Spot Burnet


1 White-tailed Bumblebee; NE Hillwood field, 1 Common Batman Hoverfly; Hillwood field

Red Kite1 flew low over the Nuttery 12:42
Commac10+
Red Admiral3
Peacock1
Dark Green Fritillary3
Speckled Wood2
Gatekeeper100+
Chalkhill Bluec7 males; Stagbury/ Hillwood field
Purple Hairstreak3 along the Narnia trail
Azure Damselflyc10; Outwood lane Pond
Blue-tailed Damselfly2 mating; Outwood Lane Pond
Emperor1 m Outwood Lane Pond being attacked by patrolling Darters
Common Darter5; Outwood Lane Pond

25th July 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

Big mixed flock in Round Field including an early returning migrant Willow Warbler

Woodpigeon500+. About 400 in Chipstead Meadow, rest elsewhere
Green Woodpecker2
Blue Tit30+
Great Tit15+
Chiffchaff10+
Willow Warbler1
Long-tailed Tit12+
Blackcap2
Whitethroat3 Reeds Cottages scrub
Nuthatch1
Linnet8
Goldfinch6+
Yellowhammer2
Small White5+
Meadow BrownPresent
GatekeeperPresent
Holly Blue2
Small Copper1

23 July 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Swift1
Green Woodpecker3
Kestrel1
Chiffchaff3
Whitethroat2 One juvenile
House Sparrow4
Linnet8
Goldfinch3
Yellowhammer4 One juvenile
Comma1
Speckled Wood1
Meadow BrownPresent
GatekeeperPresent
Common Blue1
Small Copper1