March 2011

All sightings are appreciated and will be useful in the writing of the annual bird reports, please email your sightings to canonsfarmbirds@hotmail.co.uk.

BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW (Feb 2011 onwards). * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it

Thursday 31st
  • 7.19am-3.07pm: 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 1 B.Woods near car park (singing)), 1+ ♂ KESTREL (Holly Lane Meadow/C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), MALLARD over (C.Farm), 2 SISKINS over (C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Loony Field (singing)), COAL TIT (Tattenham Meadow), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), c.15 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), REDWING (B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 18+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 16+ Holly Lane Meadow), 3 PHEASANTS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (C.Farmhouse), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 7 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 6 SONG THRUSHES (5 C.Farm (4 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 7+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 5+ B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods) - DKC

Wednesday 30th
  • LAPWING flew over - JH
  • 7.20am-2.20pm: BRAMBLING flew west at 8.39am (C.Farm), ♂ BLACKCAP (Wood Lane (singing)), 2 REDWINGS (Broad Field), 16 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), 6 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), ♂ KESTREL (Chiphouse Meadows), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 near Lunch Wood), MISTLE THRUSH (Loony Field (singing)), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 7 SKYLARKS (6 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (Tawny Wood), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 3 B.Woods (2 singing)), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 8 NUTHATCHES (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm (inc.1 Perrotts Farmhouse), 4 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 17 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Tawny Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood) - DKC

Tuesday 29th
  • 7.13am-9.28am: (all C.Farm) ♀ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Circle Field), FIELDFARE (Broad Field), LITTLE OWL (Broad Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 NUTHATCHES, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 2+ LINNETS, COAL TIT, MISTLE THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)) - DKC

Monday 28th
  • 7.40am-3.55pm: 2 WHEATEARS (SE side of Wheatear Field) (see Gallery), 4 MALLARDS (4 C.Farm, 1*), 5+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.20 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Death Pit, 1 B.Woods), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Gunman's Shaw, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 21+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 5 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (singing)), 8 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), TREECREEPER (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), c.3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), CARRION CROW with nesting material (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) (also 2 Small Tortoiseshells) - DKC
  • (all C.Farm) 8 MEADOW PIPITS (Harrier Field), LITTLE OWL, 2 PHEASANTS - IJ

Sunday 27th
  • 7.40am-3.55pm: 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) (Circle Field), WOODCOCK (flew from Tawny Wood to Ruffett Wood) (see Gallery), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 30+ MEADOW PIPITS (c.25 C.Farm, 5+ B.Woods), 5 MALLARDS (3 C.Farm, 2*), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), SISKIN (B.Woods), 18+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), FIELDFARE (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3+ ♂ PHEASANTS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 3 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS over (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 2 COAL TITS (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (1 singing)), c.25 LINNETS (C.Farm (inc. ♀ with nesting material), LONG-TAILED TIT (with nesting material), 3 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 11+ SKYLARKS (10+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods (singing)), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
  • 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm) - FJ

Saturday 26th
  • RED KITE flew over in morning (C.Farm) - PH
  • WHEATEAR reported by Harrier Field - via PGo
  • WOODCOCK (The Scrub), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2+ REDWING (The Scrub), FIELDFARE (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMERS, LONG-TAILED TITS nest building (B.Woods) - PGo
  • LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), c.10 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods) - IJ
  • 4.45pm-6.51pm: 2 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 8 FIELDFARES north (C.Farm), 13 MEADOW PIPITS north (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Pheasant Field, 1 Loony Field/Ruffett Wood), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ et al

Friday 25th
  • probable ringtail Hen Harrier flew low NW at c.6.55am (C.Farm) - PH
  • 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) (Circle Field) - PC
  • 6.45am-2.49pm: ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Circle Field), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 1*), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 6+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Kingswood houses, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Kingswood houses, 2 B.Woods (singing)), GREENFINCH (Kingswood houses), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (both singing)), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (both singing)), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC et al

Thursday 24th
  • 6.44am-2.36pm: ♀ PEREGRINE drifted SW at 12.43pm (C.Farm), 5 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀ Circle Field, ♂+♀ B.Woods near Piddly Pond, ♂ B.Woods at north end of Woodpecker Meadow), ♀ MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 2+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), GREY HERON over (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 7+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (2 Loony Field, 1 Lunch Wood), SISKIN (B.Woods), GREENFINCH (Chipstead Road (singing)), 8+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2 C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Wood Lane (singing)), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 COAL TITS (1 Aberdour Sch., 1 Circle Field, 2 Ruffett Wood mating), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 4 B.Woods), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), 6 SKYLARKS (5 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (all singing)), 6 GOLDCRESTS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3+ STOCK DOVES (2+ C.Farm (1 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 7 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) - DKC
  • (20-25 Brimstones (Kingswood houses) - FJ)

Wednesday 23rd
  • 6.44am-3.55pm: ♀ BRAMBLING (north of C.Farmhouse), 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂ Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 MALLARDS*, 2 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6+ COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 3+*), GREENFINCH (Kingswood houses), ♀ KESTREL (B.Woods), 11 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 6 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (Tattenham Meadow), SISKIN (C.Farm), 5 TREECREEPERS (3 C.Farm (2 singing), 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 5 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm) (also 3+ Peacocks, Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Commas, 6+ Brimstones) - DKC et al
  • COMMON BUZZARD - IJ

Tuesday 22nd
  • LAPWING flew north (Broad Field), ♀ KESTREL (The Scrub) - IJ
  • 6.45am-2.54pm: ♀ BRAMBLING early morning (Lunch Wood), 4+ COMMON BUZZARDS (1+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods, 1+*), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 16+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 36+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (both singing)), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), ♂ KESTREL (Lunch Wood), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (1+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 2+ SISKINS (1+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 3+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (Broad Field), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 3 GREY HERONS (1 over CF/BW, 2*), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 6 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 10 JAYS (Pheasant Field), 10 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) (see Gallery), COAL TIT (Aberdour Sch.), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Parakeet Meadow), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm (singing), 2 B.Woods (1 singing)) (also Small Tortoiseshell (C.Farm), Stoat (B.Woods), Wood Mouse (B.Woods) & 2 Roe Deer (Reads Bottom/Broad Field)) - DKC
  • 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farmhouse) - IJ
  • (photographs of Goldfinch from today added as well as Little Owl and Stonechat from yesterday - see Gallery)

Monday 21st
  • 6.44am-3.38pm: GREYLAG flew north past at 10.59am (B.Woods), 3 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Circle Field, 1 The Scrub) (see Gallery), ♂ STONECHAT (Harrier Field) (see Gallery), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 3 B.Woods), ♀ KESTREL (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK*, 2+ SISKINS (1+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (1 Broad Field, 1 B.Woods), 12+ STOCK DOVES (11+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5+ COMMON BUZZARDS*, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Chat Field/Broad Field border), 5+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 1+ FIELDFARE (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (5+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 8+ NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods), 5 COAL TITS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 11 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 13 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) (also probable Small Tortoiseshell (Pheasant Field), Brimstone (B.Woods), dead Blackbird (derelict barn) & dead Magpie (Tattenham Meadow)) - DKC
  • LITTLE OWL, NUTHATCH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH - PM
  • (photographs of yesterday's Peregrine added - see Gallery)

Sunday 20th
  • possible ringtail HEN HARRIER flew over at 4.00pm & appeared to drop down (B.Woods), WOODCOCK (B.Woods) - PGo
  • possible ringtail HEN HARRIER flew over c.4.00pm (B.Woods) - MS
  • 5.41pm-9.16pm: 1+ BARN OWL flew from big barn by derelict barn then over Harrier Field at 7.05pm, 5+ TAWNY OWLS (2+ Ruffett Wood, 3+ B.Woods), GREY HERON (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 3+ LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm) SKYLARK (C.Farm (singing after dusk)), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm) (also Pipistrelle bat) - IJ/DKC
  • 6.18am-3.33pm: ♀ PEREGRINE flew over at 9.55am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 11 CANADA GEESE flew NW (9 at 6.18am, 2 at 7.16am) (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 3 CORMORANTS flew over (B.Woods), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER heard drumming (Circle Field), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS (3+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5 STOCK DOVES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 4 LITTLE OWLS, 5+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2 C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c.20 LINNETS (C.Farm), 10+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), c.35 REDWINGS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Tawny Wood), 2+ PHEASANTS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 COAL TITS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 250+ STARLINGS (C.Farm), 16 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 1st-winter HERRING GULL (Legal & General), 33 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 4 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/RDW
  • 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) drumming early morning (Circle Field) - PC

Saturday 19th
  • 6.25am-8.06am: (all C.Farm) 6 unidentified waders flew NNW at 6.45am, CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm) (see Gallery), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming (Aberdour School), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 2 Chat Field/Broad Field border), 1+ MEADOW PIPIT, 10+ FIELDFARES, 1+ SKYLARK, PIED WAGTAIL, SONG THRUSH, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, PHEASANT, 1+ GOLDFINCH, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC/IJ
  • (all C.Farm) 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) flew over (Loony Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS - IJ
  • CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), ♂ SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2 STOCK DOVES (Legal & General) - PGo
  • 2.53pm-4.51pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, 1+ SKYLARK, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (see Gallery), 2 SONG THRUSHES, c.30 FIELDFARES, c.20 REDWINGS, 1+ BULLFINCH, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 5 GOLDFINCHES, LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw)), 3+ LINNETS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (see Gallery) (Canons Farmhouse feeders) - DKC

Friday 18th
  • 6.40am-12.36pm: 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) still (Circle Field), 125+ REDWINGS (C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 75+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), 7 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4+GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), COAL TIT (C.Farm), c.15 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (4+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/MS/PW

Thursday 17th
  • 6.45am-2.33pm: 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂ Circle Field, 1 B.Woods), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods), 10+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), 14 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 5 STOCK DOVES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT (C.Farm), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2+ SISKINS (1 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c.9 SKYLARKS inc. 5 together (C.Farm), 7 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 6 GOLDCRESTS (3 Tawny Wood (2 singing), 3 B.Woods (2 singing)), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 4 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 37 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) 5+ GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 2 C.Farm/B.Woods) - DKC/PM/KG/RG

Wednesday 16th
  • (all Kingswood houses) 4 MEALY REDPOLLS, 2 ♂ BLACKCAPS, LESSER REDPOLL in garden - FJ
  • LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER still drumming at 8.45am (Aberdour School) - PGo
  • 6.45am-11.38am: BRAMBLING (Lunch Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 10 STOCK DOVES (7 C.Farm (2 singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), SISKIN, 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), REDWING (B.Woods), c.40 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 GOLDCRESTS (2 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), ♂ PHEASANT (Tawny Wood), SISKIN (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods (2 singing)), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 1+ GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm (1 drumming), 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 5 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm (singing), 3 B.Woods (2 singing)) - DKC

Tuesday 15th
  • 6.45am-3.36pm: 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (first of year), ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Aberdour School) (see Gallery), 2 MALLARDS over (♂+♀) (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm (performing song-flight), 2+ SISKINS (B.Woods), c.46 REDWINGS ( c.40 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), c.15 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 23 STOCK DOVES (21 Pipit Meadow, 2 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (B.Woods), ♂ KESTREL (B.Woods), LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 3 LINNETS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods (singing), ♂ c.8 PHEASANTS (♂ C.Farm, ♂ +c.7 (1 ♂ +c.6 ♀) B.Woods), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 11 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 26 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods), 6 GOLDCRESTS (2 C.Farm (singing), 4 B.Woods (2 singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), c.17 GOLDFINCHES (5 C.Farm, c.14 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 5+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (also 2 Brimstones) - DKC/PGo
  • 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) (Circle Field/Aberdour School) (see Gallery), TAWNY OWL (flew from Circle Field to Pages Acre) - JA

Monday 14th
  • 6.43am-8.53am: (all C.Farm) 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS still (Aberdour School) (see Gallery), 3 MALLARDS (2 ♂ +♀) flew over, 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 2 SISKINS, ♂ PHEASANT, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 18+ LINNETS, FIELDFARE, 2+ SKYLARKS, MEADOW PIPIT, 1+ COMMON GULL (Legal & General), c.100 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 3 STOCK DOVES, COAL TIT, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, NUTHATCH, 5 GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, singing BLACKBIRD, SONG THRUSH (no sign of Golden Plover) - DKC
  • 5.37pm-7.05pm: (all C.Farm) 2+ LITTLE OWLS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS - KG/DKC

Sunday 13th
  • 7.11am-4.17pm: GOLDEN PLOVER flew in at 1.38pm and stayed till 4.05pm at least (Quail Field) (see Gallery), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming still (Aberdour School/Circle Field), c.14 CANADA GEESE flew over early morning (C.Farm), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (C.Farm), ROOK flew over (C.Farm), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (Harrier Field), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 at/near Legal & General), 5 SISKINS (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS, 20+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (C.Farm), c.40 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c.15 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), c.7 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 7+ SKYLARKS (6+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ STOCK DOVES (B.Woods), c.15 LINNETS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 11 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 35 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), c.25 CHAFFINCHES, c.5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/PGo/RDW et al
  • 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS still (Aberdour School), WOODCOCK (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (Aberdour School), GREY HERON (C.Farm) (also 3 Roe Deer) - IJ

Saturday 12th
  • 6.16am-2.26pm: 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS still (Aberdour School), 5+ MEADOW PIPITS (4 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 7+ COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods, 2+*), 2+ ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2+ SISKINS (B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 B.Woods, 1*), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), c.25 LINNETS (C.Farm), REDWING (C.Farm), c.40 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (3 singing)), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 4 SKYLARKS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (5 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (C.Farm), 2+ COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 1st-winter HERRING GULL (Legal & General), 3 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 41 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (also 3 Brimstones) - DKC/KG
  • LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 10 REDWINGS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods) (also 7 Brimstones) - PGo
  • 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (Lunch Wood) - KH

Friday 11th
  • 6.46am-7.58pm: 3 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Aberdour School, 1 B.Woods) (see Gallery), WOODCOCK flushed (B.Woods), CANADA GOOSE (C.Farm), ♀ TAWNY OWL (B.Woods), 4 STONECHATS (2♂ +2♀) (C.Farm), 2 ROOKS (B.Woods), 4 CORMORANTS*, 4 MEADOW PIPITS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREY HERONS (1 B.Woods, 1*), 9 SISKINS (4 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), c.15 LESSER REDPOLLS (Circle Field), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 B.Woods, 1 C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 REDWINGS (B.Woods), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 5*), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 20 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (C.Farm), 1+ GOLDFINCH (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 2+ BULLFINCHES (B.Woods), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods (singing)), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 10 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 23 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General) - DKC/IJ/KG/RDW

Thursday 10th
  • 6.46am-6.40pm: PEREGRINE flew south past at 2.13pm (Woodpecker Meadow) (see Gallery), 3 STONECHATS (2♂ +♀) (Reads Bottom) (Roy's), 3 MALLARDS over (C.Farm), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm (1 performing song flight), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), SISKIN (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 5 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), c.100 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 GOLDCRESTS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL over (C.Farm), 3 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 12 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), c.45 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - KG/DKC
  • 3 STONECHATS (2♂ +♀) (Reads Bottom) - RDW

Wednesday 9th
  • 6.45am-10.56am: (all C.Farm) 3 STONECHATS (♂ +2♀) (Chat Field/Broad Field border) (see Gallery), 3 CANADA GEESE flew low over at 6.56am, 2 MALLARDS*, MEADOW PIPIT, c.15 LINNETS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, SISKIN, 12 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 64 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), c.50 FIELDFARES, 2 STOCK DOVES, 6 SKYLARKS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 SONG THRUSHES - DKC/IJ


Tuesday 8th
  • 6.45am-2.05pm: REED BUNTING (Wheatear Field) (see Gallery), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods (heard only)), ♂ STONECHAT (Reads Bottom) (see Gallery), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 1+ GREY HERON (C.Farm), 4 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 2 Legal & General, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 6+ SISKINS (5 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), ♂ PHEASANT (C.Farm), c.34 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), REDWING (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), c.10 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), 7 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 7+ STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 4 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 100+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), group of 6 JAYS (Lunch Wood) - DKC
  • SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods) - KG

Monday 7th
  • 6.46am-6.04pm: 15 WAXWINGS in garden of 68 Canons Lane 7.10am-7.49am & again at 4.10pm (viewed from Ballards Green) (see Gallery), PEREGRINE flew over (B.Woods) (see Gallery), 6 CORMORANTS flew WNW together at 8.50am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), ROOK (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 LITTLE OWLS (2 Broad Field/Chat Field border, 1 Parakeet Meadow, 1 Lambert's Shaw), c.5 COMMON BUZZARDS (1+ C.Farm, c.4 B.Woods), 2 SISKINS (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm (1 dropped into gardens of Kingswood Houses), 4+ LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (7 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 12+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 5 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 6+ STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 4+ B.Woods (1 singing)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (pair B.Woods), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 50 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 60+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), COAL TIT (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ
  • (all C.Farm) 2 ♂ PHEASANTS, SPARROWHAWK - KH

Sunday 6th
  • 2 MEALY REDPOLLS & ♂ BLACKCAP in garden (Kingswood houses) - FJ
  • 6.40am-9.08am: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, PHEASANT, 3 SKYLARKS, FIELDFARE, GREEN WOODPECKER, 30+ LINNETS, 3 STOCK DOVES, 8 COLLARED DOVES, GOLDFINCH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, PIED WAGTAIL - IJ/DKC

Saturday 5th
  • 2 WAXWINGS flew east at 7.10am (C.Farm), 40 LINNETS (C.Farm) - SG
  • GREY WAGTAIL in garden for last time (arrived 11/12/2010) (Kingswood houses) - FJ
  • 7.15am-1.45pm: MEADOW PIPIT circled (C.Farm), 4 GREY HERONS (3 C.Farm, 1*), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 2*), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 7 SKYLARKS (6 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 28 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 30 STOCK DOVES (27 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), FIELDFARE (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm inc. 1 Perrott's Farmhouse), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 74 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, 3 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (C.Farm), c.5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/SG


Friday 4th
  • 12+ WAXWINGS at end of Reads Rest Lane at 7.30am - JSi
  • 7.23am-2.22pm: 4 GOLDEN PLOVERS flew NNE at 8.50am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), CANADA GOOSE flew NW at 8.03am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), CORMORANT flew ENE at 8.10am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 2 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew past*, 15 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 SISKINS flew over (C.Farm), 66+ LESSER REDPOLLS (6 C.Farm, 60+ B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm (1 singing)), 83 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 10+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.150 CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm (2 singing)), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 15 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 78 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General) (48 species recorded) - DKC
  • Morning: ♀ SPARROWHAWK - LT


Thursday 3rd

  • 7.20am-1.26pm: MEALY REDPOLL with c.50 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods) (see Gallery), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), SPARROWHAWK (Buzzard Field/Ruffett Wood), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (singing)), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm (singing)), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 4+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (B.Woods), 5 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 73 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 28+ GOLDFINCHES (26+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), c.130 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 9 STOCK DOVES (Chipstead Meadow), c.5 LINNETS (Buzzard Field), 70+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 80+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ

Wednesday 2nd
  • 7.15am-2.45pm: 2 COMMON BUZZARDS flew over (C.Farm), probable GREY WAGTAIL (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (B.Woods then flew to C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm (2 singing)), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (all singing)), 5 GOLDCRESTS (4 B.Woods), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ LINNETS (C.Farm (2 singing)), LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 5 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 42+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 40+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC


Tuesday 1st
  • 7.19am-1.01pm: possible adult YELLOW-LEGGED GULL flew north at 11.18am (B.Woods), GREY WAGTAIL flew from C.Farmhouse to Ballards Green at 8.18am, 2 GREYLAGS flew SW at 7.50am (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), c.12 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREY HERON*, PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (both singing)), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm (1+ singing)), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), LESSER REDPOLL (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), c.10 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c.30 REDWINGS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Buzzard Field), c.150 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), c.8 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (1 singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) - DKC