June 2010

Tuesday 29th

  • Common Buzzard circling then to Burgh Heath then flew west, Pheasant, 2+ Linnets, 4 Skylarks, 3 Yellowhammers (2 singing ♂♂), 3 Common Whitethroats, 8+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, Green Woodpecker, White/Pied Wagtail heard-only, 2 Stock Doves, Swallow, Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs (DKC).


Monday 28th

  • 5 Yellowhammers, Pheasant, Blackcap, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Rose-ringed Parakeet, 3 Linnets, 3 Skylarks, 4 Common Whitethroats (DKC).


Sunday 27th

  • 2 family groups of Pied/White Wagtails including the female White Wagtail and 1 hybrid young, family group of Common Whitethroats with 2+ young (PGo).


Saturday 26th

  • Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (PGo).
  • 2+ Yellowhammers, Kestrel, c.3 Common Whitethroats, Blackcap, 2+ Linnets, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 White/Pied Wagtails (too distant +into light for ID), 1+ Stock Dove, Rose-ringed Parakeet (DKC/KJM).


Tuesday 22nd

  • 2+ singing ♂ Little Owls, Treecreeper, male Pied Wagtail with 1 hybrid young, ♀ Sparrowhawk, 2+ Yellowhammers, 4 Chiffchaffs, 3 Blackcaps, 2 Pheasants, 2 Skylarks, 5+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 3+ Linnets, 4 Stock Doves, family of 2 ad +2 juv Carrion Crows, large family party of Blue Tits (DKC).


Sunday 20th

  • White Wagtail still with ♂ Pied Wagtail and 2 freshly fledged hybrid young, 2 Common Buzzards, Little Owl, c.10 House Martins, 7 Mallards, 1+ juvenile Grey Heron, Nuthatch, 4 Yellowhammers (3♂, 1♀), Kestrel, 4 Linnets, c.5 Skylarks, 3 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 4 Swallows, 2 Blackcaps, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Pheasant, 2 Stock Doves, Chiffchaff, 4+ Common Whitethroats (DKC/KJM/RDW).


Saturday 19th

  • Little Owl, 8 House Martins (PGo).
  • Grey Heron, Bullfinch, 4 Yellowhammers (3♂, 1♀), 5 House Martins, 2 Swallows, Coal Tit, 3+ Blackcaps, 2+ Skylarks, 3 Common Whitethroats, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Chiffchaffs, Willow Warbler (DKC/KJM).


Friday 18th

  • Rook, Bullfinch, Yellowhammer, 2 Stock Doves, Treecreeper, Willow Warbler, 4 Common Whitethroats, 7+ Chiffchaffs, Coal Tit, 4 Blackcaps, 3 Skylarks, Pheasant (DKC).


Thursday 17th

  • Little Owl, 2 Common Buzzards, Treecreeper, 2 House Martins, Pheasant, ♂ Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Green Woodpeckers, 2 Skylarks, Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Pied/White Wagtail heard only again (DKC).


Wednesday 16th

  • Treecreeper, 2 House Martins, Pheasant, Yellowhammer, juv. Goldfinch, Pied/White Wagtail (heard only), 3+ Skylarks, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, ♀ Kestrel, Common Whitethroat, lots of Common Swifts (DKC).


Saturday 12th

  • Common Buzzard, Bullfinch, Grey Heron, 2+ House Martins, Sparrowhawk, Yellowhammer, Pied Wagtail, 2+ Skylarks, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 4+ Linnets including 2 probable juveniles, Swallow, 8+ Common Whitethroats including 2 fledglings, 4 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Blackcaps, 4+ Green Woodpeckers, 3+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Pheasant, 4 Chiffchaffs (DKC/KJM).


Friday 11th

  • Red Kite flew west 3.58pm, ♀ White Wagtail still feeding on Legal & General playing field with ♂ Pied Wagtail, 2 Little Owls, 2 House Martins, singing ♂ Goldcrest, 3+ Treecreepers, 3 Coal Tits, Swallow, Kestrel, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Pheasants, Willow Warbler, 5+ Common Whitethroats, 7+ Chiffchaffs, 4+ Blackcaps, 7+ Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 9 Stock Doves, c.20 juvenile Starlings, 4+ Linnets, 5+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, family groups of Blue Tits and Great Tits. Also the following butterflies: 2+ Large Skippers, Red Admiral (DKC).


Wednesday 9th

  • 2-3 Little Owls, House Martin, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, 2 Linnets, 8+ Common Whitethroats, 7 Mistle Thrushes including 4 juveniles, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Stock Dove, 3 Yellowhammers, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 3+ Skylarks, c.30 juvenile Starlings, Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Swallows, Pheasant. Also Roe Deer (DKC/KJM).


Tuesday 8th

  • White Wagtail still seen collecting food and presumably taking it to young at nest, Rook, Bullfinch, c.17 Stock Doves, 8 Common Whitethroats (including 3 fledglings), 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Linnets, Skylark, Swallow, 6 Blackcaps, 6 Chiffchaffs, 2 singing ♂ Goldcrests, singing ♂ Willow Warbler, Pheasant, Jay unsuccessfully attempting to take any 1 of 3 presumably fledgling Blue Tits on the wing. Also Grizzled Skipper butterfly (DKC).


Monday 7th

  • 4+ Common Whitethroats, 3+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 6 Linnets, 3 Green Woodpeckers, Swallow, 4 Yellowhammers, House Martin, c.4 singing Skylarks, 2 Stock Doves, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Chiffchaff (DKC).


Sunday 6th

  • Red Kite NW over Banstead Woods, 3 singing ♂ Yellowhammers, c.3 Common Whitethroats, Pheasant, 2 Blackcaps, Chiffchaff, Stock Dove, Kestrel, Linnets (DKC/KJM).


Saturday 5th

update on the Grey Heron that was taken into care in May: unfortunately the wounds, presumably obtained by hitting telephone wires, were too great and the bird was put to sleep the day after being picked up.

  • 8 House Martins collecting mud (PGo).
  • Yellowhammer, Swallow, Common Whitethroat, Linnet, Skylark (KJM/RS/DKC).


Friday 4th

  • Rook over, Hobby, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Bullfinch, 2 Willow Warblers, Pheasant, Swallow (KJM/DKC).


Wednesday 2nd

  • 3 Little Owls, 80+ Common Swifts, 3 Blackcaps, 2 Yellowhammers, 5+ Stock Doves, c.3 Common Whitethroats, 1+ Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Swallow, 10+ Linnet, 2 Swallows, 5 Common Buzzards, juv Robin, Skylark (DKC/KJM).


Tuesday 1st

  • 2 MUTE SWANS flew over (MS). - the 102nd species for Canons Farm and Banstead Woods
  • White Wagtail still (KJM).