May 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. * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it

Tuesday 31st
  • 6.43am-3.35pm: ♀ PEREGRINE flew over (B.Woods), GARDEN WARBLER (B.Woods just SW of estate (singing)), KESTREL (top of R.R.Lane), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 11 HOUSE MARTINS (1 C.Farm, 10 Chipstead Bottom), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) flew over (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Pages Acre (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 10 LINNETS (8 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (Green Belt Field), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 COAL TITS (3 juvs Circle Field, 1 near Piddly Pond), 11+ NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 5+ Ruffett Wood (inc.juvs), 4+ Piddly Pond (inc.juvs)), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (Ruffett Wood area), 46+ STOCK DOVES (45+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 7 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 15 COMMON WHITETHROATS (8 C.Farm, 7 The Scrub (inc.3 juvs), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 juv HOUSE SPARROWS (C.Farmhouse), c.100 SWIFTS - DKC
  • Announcement: Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers were monitored at a nest site at Canons Farm this spring and appeared to successfully fledge at least one young. The full story will be in next year's report!

Monday 30th
  • TAWNY OWL (near Scouts camp) - PGo

Sunday 29th
  • 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Rambler's Rest), KESTREL chick heard (Lunch Wood), juv NUTHATCHES (Lunch Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field) (Butterflies: 3 Large Skippers (Chipstead Bottom), Meadow Brown (Chipstead Bottom), Brown Argus (Chipstead Bottom), Grizzled Skippers (Chipstead Bottom), Common Blues (Valley Meadows), Small Heaths (Valley Meadows). Moths: Burnet Companions (Valley Meadows)) - IPW
  • (all C.Farm) HOBBY, 4 SWALLOWS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS - RDW
  • (Hobby flew over Shabden Park from direction of B.Woods) - PGo

Saturday 28th
  • 4.35am-12.40pm: 4 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 3 CORMORANTS flew over (Steep Banks), HOBBY (B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 11+ COAL TITS (5+ Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Circle Field), 5+ TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 27 STOCK DOVES (26 Green Belt Field, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 3 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 Circle Field, 6 B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (The Scrub), 3 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 The Scrub, 2 juvs Circle Field), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) – IJ/DKC/HB et al

Friday 27th
  • 7.14am-3.03pm: RED KITE 8.38am-8.45am (in tree by SE corner of Infront George Field) then flew slowly west & lost to view at 8.57am (see Gallery), HOBBY (Lunch Banks), HOUSE MARTIN (Lunch Wood), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4+ COAL TITS (B.Woods (inc.2+ juvs)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 11 LINNETS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (5 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), SWALLOW (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD*, 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 60+ STOCK DOVES (60+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 146 STARLINGS (Legal & General), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 9 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods (inc.2 juvs)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farmhouse (singing)), 5 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) - DKC

Thursday 26th
  • 9.35am-4.39pm: 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (juv SW corner of Broadfield, adult Legal & General), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 MALLARDS (1 over Pipit Meadow, 3*), PIED WAGTAIL (over Pipit Meadow), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 3 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pipit Meadow, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 11 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 9 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), juv BLACKBIRD (near Piddly Pond), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC
  • 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm) - MH

Wednesday 25th
  • 6.39am-3.00pm: CUCKOO (The Scrub), ♀ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), HOBBY (C.Farm), 1+ KESTREL (C.Farm), 1+ MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 near Piddly Pond), 2 ♂ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 5 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 10 LINNETS (8 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), GOLDCREST (Circle Field (singing)), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods, 1 BW->CF), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (8 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farmhouse (singing)), 80+ SWIFTS, 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW

Tuesday 24th
  • 6.43am-3.09pm: ♀ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), HOBBY (B.Woods), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (7 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 9 LINNETS (7 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods (singing)), 2 PHEASANTS (B.Woods), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 7 B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 43+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (2 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (8 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 13 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 8 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC

Monday 23rd
  • 6.40am-3.09pm: ♀ WHEATEAR (SW corner of Broadfield), 1st-winter type BLACK-HEADED GULL flew west (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), CORMORANT flew over (B.Woods), 2 ♂ PIED WAGTAILS (Broadfield), 3 PHEASANTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods (♂+♀)), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 24 STOCK DOVES (21 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (3 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Pages Acre (singing)), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 7 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 3+ juv GREAT TITS (Circle Field), juv ROBIN (Slangs), 2 juv MAGPIES (Slangs) - DKC

Sunday 22nd
  • 6.08am-3.50pm: LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 12+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Broadfield), c.148 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield) (literally thousands more flying over), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2+ COAL TITS (near Piddly Pond), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 60+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 1+ Rest Copse) (no sign of Quail or Whinchat) - DKC/PGo/PM et al

Saturday 21st
  • 6.35am-7.16pm: (all C.Farm) QUAIL (Horse Pasture (singing)), WHINCHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), ♂ PEREGRINE flew over, LAPWING flew over, COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 2 NUTHATCHES (Pages Acre), 2 SWALLOWS, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 PHEASANTS, 4+ SKYLARKS, 3 LINNETS (inc.juv), PIED WAGTAIL, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 7+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, juv ROBIN, juv MAGPIE (Butterflies: Brown Argus (near R.R.Cottages)) - DKC/JA/PM/NG/RG et al


Friday 20th
  • 6.49am-4.03pm: ROOK flew over (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 3 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), c.12 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Pages Acre (singing)), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (Pages Acre (singing), 2 B.Woods (singing)), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 5+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 The Scrub), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 20+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1*), juvenile CHAFFINCH (near derelict barn), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Circle Field on ground, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (flew from Perrotts Farmhouse), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW/PW

Thursday 19th
  • 6.42am-3.36pm: COMMON/ARCTIC TERN flew north at 8.39am (C.Farm), RED KITE flew WNW at 9.18am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), HOBBY (B.Woods), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 ♂ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT*, 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), c.5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 2 B.Woods (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (Legal & General), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 100+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) - DKC/PGr
  • CUCKOO (Buzzard Field/Broadfield (singing)) - IJ

Wednesday 18th
  • 6.41am-3.45pm: 2 WHEATEARS (♂+♀) (SW corner of Broadfield), HOBBY (C.Farm), KESTREL (Lunch Wood), 15+ HOUSE MARTINS (12+ C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), MALLARD (on roof Canons Lane), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 2 CORMORANTS flew over separately (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀) (The Scrub), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 3 SWALLOWS (The Scrub), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 The Scrub, 1 top of R.R.Lane), SPARROWHAWK with prey (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Infront George Field, 1 B.Woods), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (5+ C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 7 LINNETS (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 20+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), c.5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (no sign of Lesser Whitethroat) - DKC/RDW

Tuesday 17th
  • 6.45am-5.20pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), HOBBY with prey (C.Farm), 3+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (2 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near car park), 2 MALLARDS dropped down (Kingswood Residential), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 6 LINNETS (5 C.Farm, ♂ The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), B.Woods (singing)), 2 ROOKS*, COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 70+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 9 SWALLOWS (8 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 10 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field (singing), 1 Tawny Wood (singing), 8 B.Woods (7 singing)), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 8 PHEASANTS (4♂+4♀) (Green Belt Field), COLLARED DOVE (top of R.R.Lane), 7 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), GREY HERON*, 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 9 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), c.15 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Pages Acre, c.13 B.Woods (inc family part of c.10)), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC

Monday 16th
  • 6.45am-4.12pm: ♂ CUCKOO still (Lunch Wood area (singing)), PEREGRINE flew west at 3.16pm (C.Farm), RED KITE flew over at 9.38am (Lunch Banks), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), 2 ROOKS (east side of B.Woods), HOBBY (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew NNE (C.Farm), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (around C.Farmhouse), SPARROWHAWK*, GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 MALLARDS (1 C.Farm, 1*), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Wood Lane (singing)), 5+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 10 SKYLARKS (8 C.Farm, 2 Chipstead Bottom), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), COAL TIT (Circle Field (singing)), 102+ STOCK DOVES (100+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 1*), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Broadfield/Bog Field, 5 B.Woods), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 6 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (B.Woods), 2 1st-sum HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), 60+ SWIFTS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Chipstead Bottom), ♂ Orange Tip (Valley Meadows)) - DKC/RDW

Sunday 15th
  • 7.12am-4.42pm: ♂ CUCKOO still (mobile in area west of Reads Rest Cottages (singing)) (see Gallery), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), HOBBY (B.Woods), 3 HOUSE MARTINS (1 Canons Residential, 2 The Scrub), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), COAL TIT (near B.Woods estate), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 150+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pipit Meadow, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) - DKC/PW
  • ♂ CUCKOO (Fames Rough (singing)) (Butterflies: Painted Lady (Fames Rough)) - IGM

Saturday 14th
  • 5.40am-3.10pm: 2 CUCKOOS (♂+♀) still (ranging widely C.Farm), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), 2 HOBBIES (B.Woods) (see Gallery), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), TAWNY OWL (near B.Woods estate), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (between B.Woods estate & Scouts camp), 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Broadfield), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), 2 TREECREEPERS (near Piddly Pond (1 singing)), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN (Lunch Wood), 10 LINNETS (9 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 9+ SKYLARKS (8+ C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (Perrotts Farmhouse), c.30 STOCK DOVES (c.30 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 15 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 26+ SWIFTS (20+ C.Farm, 6+ The Scrub), 6 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 3+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 8 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 3 juv STARLINGS (C.Farm), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/PM

Friday 13th
  • 6.39am-3.49pm: 2 CUCKOOS (♂+♀) (C.Farm mainly around Broadfield) (see Gallery), RED KITE circling 7.54am-7.56am then drifted south*, ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ♂ KESTREL (Steep Banks), 8 HOUSE MARTINS*, SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 1 near Scouts camp), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit, 2 The Scrub), 4 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 2 B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Aberdour School (singing), 2 B.Woods (singing)), 6 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (5 singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 230+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LINNET (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH (Legal & General), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunchy Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 8+ SWIFTS (C.Farm), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 11 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), juv STARLING (Broadfield), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW et al
  • CUCKOO at c.9.45am (Death Pit (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub) (Butterflies: (all Fames Rough) Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, 8 Common Blues. Plants: White Heleborine (Fames Rough). Moths: 3 Cinnabars (The Scrub)) - PGo
  • CUCKOO at 4.45pm (Death Pit (singing)) - IJ/CM
  • COMMON BUZZARD (Pipit Meadow) - IJ

Thursday 12th
  • evening: CUCKOO (Stoney Nob (singing)), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), HOUSE MARTIN (The Scrub), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), TAWNY OWL (B.Woods), LINNET (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), COAL TIT with food (Pages Acre), YELLOWHAMMER, SKYLARK, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, NUTHATCH, GOLDFINCH, SWIFT, PHEASANT, GREEN WOODPECKER, COMMON WHITETHROAT, GREENFINCH (Valley Meadows), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, SONG THRUSH - IJ
  • 6.42am-2.23pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), TAWNY OWL (B.Woods (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), 3 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 2 B.Woods), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 PHEASANTS (2 Green Belt Field, 2 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Aberdour School (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 LINNETS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), SWALLOW (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 GOLDFINCHES (3 top of R.R.Lane, 1 bottom of Canons Lane), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Pipit Meadow, 2 B.Woods), SWIFT (C.Farm), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 5 B.Woods), 19 BLACKCAPS (6 C.Farm, 13 B.Woods), 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 NW corner of Broadfield, 3 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (top of R.R.Lane), 6 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods) - DKC

Wednesday 11th
  • 6.43am-3.16pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over twice (C.Farm), HOBBY (B.Woods), 4 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit (singing), 3 The Scrub (3 singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Scouts camp), 5+ NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Death Pit, 3+ B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), GOLDCREST (B.Woods estate access road (singing)), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (4♂+♀) (C.Farm), MALLARD*, 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 8 PHEASANTS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 294+ STOCK DOVES (290+ C.Farm, 4 B.Woods (singing)), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1♀ Legal & General, 1 flew over B.Woods estate), 3 SWALLOWS (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Canons Wood, 1 Death Pit, 3 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 8 B.Woods (singing)), 12 COMMON WHITETHROATS (10 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 12 BLACKCAPS (7 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 10 SONG THRUSHES (5 C.Farm (singing), 5 B.Woods (singing)), 13+ SWIFTS (8+ C.Farm, 5+ The Scrub), 9+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (8+ C.Farm, 1+ Rest Copse) (47 species noted) - DKC

Tuesday 10th
  • 6.53am-1.37pm: CUCKOO (Lambert's Shaw (singing)) 7.23am-7.29am then flew north (see Gallery), ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ROOK flew over (The Scrub), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit (singing), 2 The Scrub (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (1 Chipstead Road, 1 B.Woods NW of The Scrub (singing)), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Aberdour School (singing), 1 Fames Rough), 6 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Fames Rough), SWALLOW (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), LINNET (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 8 SWIFTS (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 35+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Canons Wood, 1 Death Pit, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 Fames Rough), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (8 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm) - DKC
  • ♂ WHEATEAR still late afternoon (Broadfield), 2 SWIFTS early morning (Tattenham Meadow) - IJ
  • COMMON BUZZARD early morning (B.Woods car park) - MS

Monday 9th
  • CUCKOO at c.5.30am (C.Farm (singing)) - dog walkers via DKC (please email so we can credit you)
  • 6.43am-4.56pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)) (see Gallery), CORMORANT flew south (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN flew NW (Woodpecker Meadow), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 8 SWIFTS (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 TREECREEPERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 The Scrub (singing), 1 near B.Woods car park (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (3♂+♀) (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 10 LINNETS (8 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 B.Woods, 1*), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 12 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 19 COMMON WHITETHROATS (13 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 15 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 11 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 4 Small Heaths (1 The Scrub, 3 Woodpecker Meadow) - DKC

Sunday 8th
  • 6.17am-4.20pm: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER mid-morning only (The Scrub), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (1 low SE over The Scrub, 1 NW over C.Farm), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), KESTREL (Steep Banks), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 6+ MALLARDS flew over (3+ C.Farm, 3*), c.32 SWALLOWS (c.30 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 50+ SWIFTS (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 3 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Broadfield), c.40 STOCK DOVES (c.40 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 13 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (12 singing)), 3 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 12 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 9 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Broadfield/Bog Field, 2 The Scrub, 1 Short Route B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (50 species noted) (Butterflies: 3 Small Heaths (Perrotts by Wood), ♂ Common Blue (The Scrub)- DKC/RDW/IJ/HB et al
  • LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field) - PC

Saturday 7th
  • 7.00am-4.17pm: (all C.Farm) ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), GARDEN WARBLER (Death Pit (singing)), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Kingswood Residential), SWALLOW, 4 SWIFTS (Canons Residential), SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3+ SKYLARKS, 18 LINNETS, 2 BULLFINCHES (Copt Hill Lane), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Broadfield (singing), 1 Kingswood Residential), 3 MALLARDS flew over, GREY HERON flew over, COAL TIT (Kingswood Residential), 3 GOLDCRESTS (Kingswood Residential (singing)), CHIFFCHAFF (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 2 PHEASANTS, 3 GREENFINCHES (Kingswood Residential (singing)), 9 GOLDFINCHES, PIED WAGTAIL, 40+ STOCK DOVES, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Broadfield/Bog Field, 3 Kingswood Residential), 3 COLLARED DOVES, NUTHATCH (Kingswood Residential), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 6 BLACKCAPS, 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 6 SONG THRUSHES, c.8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
  • 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2+ WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub) - IJ

Friday 6th
  • 6.41am-3.15pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), GARDEN WARBLER (Legal & General (singing)), 2 KESTRELS (Lunch Wood), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Canons Wood, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 2 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods - all singing), 20 BLACKCAPS (19 C.Farm (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), COAL TIT (Aberdour School), GREENFINCH (Can Hatch), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1+ Canons Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 5 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC

Thursday 5th
  • 8.30am-3.23pm: ♂ WHEATEAR (Broadfield), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit (singing), 2 The Scrub (singing), 1st-sum COMMON GULL (Broadfield), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 2 SWIFTS (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), c.300 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (5 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 5 SWALLOWS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 20 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 PHEASANTS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 8 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (Ruffett Wood), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Gunman's Shaw, 1 B.Woods), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 5 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield) (Butterflies: Small Heath (The Scrub), 2 Common Blues (♂+♀) (The Scrub)) - DKC

Wednesday 4th
  • 6.24am-4.13pm: 3 WHEATEARS (inc.♂ presumed leucorhoa individual (see Gallery)) (SW corner of Broadfield), HOBBY (C.Farm), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit (singing), 2 The Scrub (singing)) (see Gallery), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT (C.Farm), 2 HOUSE MARTINS flew north (The Scrub), 2 1st-sum COMMON GULLS (Broadfield), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 SWIFTS (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (north side of Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 130+ STOCK DOVES (130+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods) (see Gallery), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lambert's Shaw (singing), 1 Canons Wood (singing), 4 B.Woods (singing)), 15 COMMON WHITETHROATS (12 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 9 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm (singing)), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Green Hairstreak (The Scrub), ♀ Common Blue (The Scrub)) - DKC/RDW/PM
  • late news Friday 29th April: ♂ WHINCHAT (north side of Horse Pasture) (see Gallery) - CA

Tuesday 3rd
  • 6.30am-12.08pm: HOBBY (The Scrub), 2 ♀ WHEATEARS (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), ROOK flew over (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 2 MALLARDS*, SWALLOW (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (4 singing), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 14 BLACKCAPS (7 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 13 COMMON WHITETHROATS (10 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1*), COAL TIT (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), c.40 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 7 SONG THRUSHES (6 C.Farm (5 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), COLLARED DOVE (flew to Perrotts Farmhouse), 8 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre (drumming), 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 1st-sum HERRING GULL (Green Belt Field) - DKC
  • (Butterflies: Small Copper (The Scrub), Grizzled Skipper (Fames Rough), 8+ Dingy Skippers (Fames Rough), 2 Green Hairstreaks (Fames Rough), 4 Small Heaths (Fames Rough). Also multiple Brimstones, Orange Tips, Common Blues, Holly Blues, Large Whites, Small Whites & Speckled Woods) - IPW

Monday 2nd
  • 2.55pm-6.21pm: 450+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), SKYLARK (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) (probable Nightingale reported singing (along Short Route B.Woods)) - DKC

Sunday 1st
  • 6.45am-10.17am: (all C.Farm) ♀ WHINCHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 4+ MALLARDS*, ♂ KESTREL (Slangs), 2 SWIFTS, 2 SWALLOWS, 2 SPARROWHAWKS*, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 SKYLARKS, 2 PHEASANTS, 4 LINNETS, PIED WAGTAIL, 7 GOLDFINCHES, CHIFFCHAFF (Circle Field), 2 BLACKCAPS, 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Death Pit (drumming)), SONG THRUSH, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC