October 2010

Sunday 31st

• a few Bramblings with 200 Chaffinches in field between north of Lambert's Shaw also 3 Common Buzzards on the deck there (PGo).

Sunday 24th

• 7.58am-10.04am: ♀ REED BUNTING at SW corner of north half of Big Field, c.10 Yellowhammers, 6 Fieldfares, Lesser Redpoll, 3 Rooks mobbing ♂ Sparrowhawk, 6 Pheasants together, 4+ Skylarks, 3+ Meadow Pipits, Common Gull, plenty of Black-headed Gulls and a few Herring Gulls, 6 Pied Wagtails, several Linnets, good numbers of Chaffinches inc. 1 subsinging, 10+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2 Green Woodpeckers (DKC).
• 13 Yellowhammers, 2 Common Buzzards, Redwing, ♀ Sparrowhawk, ♀ Kestrel, 35+ Linnets, 1w Common Gull, 200+ Black-headed Gulls, ad.Herring Gull, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 70+ Carrion Crows (MS).

Wednesday 20th

• 9.40am: 2 Northern Lapwings flew west over Banstead Woods (MS).
• 4.00pm-6.41pm: 2 male Stonechats still, 2 Kestrels, Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, 1+ Yellowhammer, Sparrowhawk, Meadow Pipit, Song Thrush, 1+ Rose-ringed Parakeet (DKC).

Tuesday 19th

• 2.23pm-6.01pm: GREY WAGTAIL still at Canons Farmhouse, male Northern Wheatear, 2 male Stonechats, Lesser Redpoll, c.7 Redwings, 3 Common Buzzards (inc.2*), 2 Little Owls, male Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Meadow Pipit, 1+ Yellowhammer, 1+ Skylark, Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Pied Wagtail, Greenfinch, Common Gull, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 5 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).

Monday 18th

• 3.56pm-6.36pm: Brambling, 2 male Stonechats, GREY WAGTAIL still at Canons Farmhouse, Pheasant, 2 Little Owls, fem.Kestrel, 3+ Goldcrests, 4 Yellowhammers, Skylark, 2+ Linnets,Meadow Pipit, 4+ Pied Wagtails, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).
• 8.30am: Tawny Owl flew north over road near Holly Lane car park (MS).

Sunday 17th

• Little Owl (PM).

Saturday 16th

• 7.06am-10.43am: Brambling, 4 Stonechats, 34 Fieldfares and c.122 Redwings mainly west, 2 Siskins, Chiffchaff, Mistle Thrush, 4 Rooks, 7 Common Gulls, 2 Goldcrests, Pheasant, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrels (male +fem), 2 Nuthatches, 8+ Skylarks (1 singing), 2+ Yellowhammers, 4+ Meadow Pipits, Pied Wagtail, c.20 Linnets, 1+ Rose-ringed Parakeet (DKC)
• evening: Lesser Redpoll, 2 Stonechats still in Little Owl, probable Golden Plover (MS).

Thursday 14th

• GREY WAGTAIL still, showing well at Canons Farmhouse; Redwing, 2 Little Owls, 3+ Yellowhammers, Meadow Pipit, male Kestrel, Pheasant, 2+ Green Woodpeckers (DKC).

Wednesday 13th

• no sign of any Black Redstarts, 2 Redwings, Siskin, 2 Little Owls, 2 Yellowhammers, Skylark, c.30 Linnets, Pheasant, Treecreeper, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2 Song Thrushes dropped into Canons Farmhouse (DKC/MS/PM).

Tuesday 12th

• BLACK REDSTART still on barns north of Canons Farmhouse, 15 Fieldfares, 40+ Redwings, GREY WAGTAIL still, 3 Siskins, Common Buzzard, Little Owl, 4+ Skylarks, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, fem.Kestrel, Pheasant, Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, c.20 Linnets, 2+ Pied Wagtails, 2+ Chiffchaffs (DKC).

Sunday 10th

• 3 BLACK REDSTARTS around barns north of Canons Farmhouse (DKC), COMMON SNIPE landed in field north of barns - third site record (PGo/DKC), Brambling, Northern Wheatear, 3 Swallows, c.50 Redwings, 6+ Siskins, Common Buzzard, Little Owl, Rook, 3+ Yellowhammers, c.30 Meadow Pipits, c.10 Skylarks, c.40 Linnets, Bullfinch, Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Pheasants, Kestrel, 1+ Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrests, 2 Nuthatches, 2 Pied Wagtails, 4+ Common Gulls, Stock Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Green Woodpeckers, 3 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Greenfinch (DKC/PGo/PM/CM/MS).

Saturday 9th

• 8 Redwings, GREY WAGTAIL still, commuting between Canons Farmhouse and Legal & General, Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaffs, 7+ Meadow Pipits, 13+ Skylarks (1 singing), Rook, 3 Yellowhammers, 2+ Pheasants, 3+ Goldcrests, Bullfinch, 2 Treecreepers, Coal Tit, 5 Nuthatches, 5+ Common Gulls, 1+ Kestrel, 1+ Pied Wagtail, migrant Song Thrush overhead, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpeckers, Stock Dove, 4 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Greenfinch (DKC/PGo).

Thursday 7th

• GREY WAGTAIL again by Canons Farmhouse (JH/DKC). 3 Little Owls, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 2+ Yellowhammers, 2+ Meadow Pipits, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Pied Wagtail, Rose-ringed Parakeet, c.10 Stock Doves, 1+ Linnet, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers (DKC).
• Brambling (JH).

Wednesday 6th

• 3 Common Buzzards (JH).
• Common Buzzard, Little Owl, 3 Lesser Redpolls/Siskins, 4 Mistle Thrushes, Goldcrest, Yellowhammer, Meadow Pipit, 60-70 Linnets, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 33+ House Martins, c.10 Swallows, 4+ Stock Doves, 25+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpeckers (MS/DKC).

Tuesday 5th

• Brambling, Stonechat, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Yellowhammers (PM).
• Lesser Redpoll flew NE, 152+ House Martins, Swallow, 6+ Rooks, 3 Skylarks, Nuthatch, 1+ Meadow Pipit, 5 Chiffchaffs, 2 Yellowhammers, c.100 Linnets, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Pied Wagtail, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Green Woodpeckers (DKC).

Monday 4th

• 6 GOLDEN PLOVERS circled field south of farmhouse then flew SW (another probable flew north), Northern Wheatear, 3 Little Owls, 33+ Skylarks, 2 Rooks, 6+ Meadow Pipits, Yellowhammer, Pheasant, Kestrel, 2 Chiffchaffs, Grey Heron, 3 Pied Wagtails, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 4+ Stock Doves, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Song Thrush (DKC).

Sunday 3rd

• Siskin, 2 Common Buzzards, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, 7+ Rooks, c.65 House Martins, 18+ Swallows, 4 Goldcrests, Treecreeper, 6+ Skylarks (1 singing), 150-200 Linnets, 4+ Meadow Pipits, 2 Yellowhammers, Common Gull, 2 Chiffchaffs, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Rose-ringed Parakeet, 2 Stock Doves (RDW/DKC/PM).

Saturday 2nd

• 1st winter male COMMON REDSTART with obvious white secondary panel south of Canons Farmhouse briefly c.10.55am, GREY WAGTAIL still, Brambling, 21+ Siskins, Yellow Wagtail, 2+ Pied Wagtails, c.35 Skylarks, 20+ Meadow Pipits, 5+ Yellowhammers, 125+ Linnets, 100+ Chaffinches, Common Buzzard, Little Owl, 2 Pheasants, Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaffs (1 singing), 4 Rooks, Kestrel, 60+ House Martins, c.20 Swallows, Nuthatch, 2 Common Gulls, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 3+ Stock Doves, Song Thrush, 3 Green Woodpeckers (DKC/SG/PGo/MS).

Friday 1st

• 20-30 Swallows, Song Thrush (DKC).