Canons Farm & Banstead Woods Birds: June 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

Thursday 30th

9.59am-3.52pm: ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (around Harrier Field), 1+ BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond/The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Wood Lane), COLLARED DOVE flew over (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, juv just NW of The Scrub), 14+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Pheasant Field/Green Belt Field, 4 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD*, 7 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 12 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm (inc 3+ juvs), 3 The Scrub (inc 2 juvs)), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 6 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield) (Butterflies: Comma (Piddly Pond), 3 Marbled Whites (2 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (1 Infront George Field, 1 Watchpoint)) - DKC

Wednesday 29th

9.20am-3.31pm: ♀ KESTREL (caravan site), WILLOW WARBLER (by derelict barn), BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond), 2 GOLDCRESTS (juv Piddly Pond, 1 N side of The Scrub), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 2*), SWALLOW (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 5 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 2 Circle Field, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 Piddly Pond), NUTHATCH (Ivy Wood), GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (Tawny Wood) (Butterflies: Comma (end of Copt Hill Lane), Red Admiral (B.Woods), Large Skipper (Lunch Wood), several Small Skippers (C.Farm, The Scrub), 12+ Marbled Whites (10+ C.Farm, 1 Slangs, 1 The Scrub), 5 Small Tortoiseshells (C.Farm). Mammals: 2 Roe Deer (♀+fawn) (Tattenham Meadow)) - DKC
4.00pm-5.30pm: 2 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀) (The Scrub), LINNET (The Scrub), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (3 juvs) (by derelict barn) (Moths: many Cinnabar caterpillars (The Scrub)) - IJ

Tuesday 28th

no reported sightings

Monday 27th

9.10am-3.36pm: SPARROWHAWK (Pipit Meadow/Green Belt Field), 1+ BULLFINCH (between Piddly Pond & The Scrub), 2+ WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 B.Woods nature trail near estate), 9 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 3 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Ivy Wood, 5 B.Woods), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Wood Lane), 2 LINNETS (end of R.R.Lane), STOCK DOVE (Piddly Pond), 7+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROATS (The Scrub), 9 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (near B.Woods car park) (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals (B.Woods), 4 Marbled Whites (3 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), Large Skipper (The Scrub), Brimstone (The Scrub)) - DKC/PW
late evening: PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General) - DKC

Sunday 26th

2 SPOTTED FLYCATCHERS (Infront George Field/Skylark Field) - FJ et al
8.00am-3.27pm: small group of CROSSBILLS heard flying over at 9.38am (Lunch Wood), HOBBY (B.Woods), 2+ LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1+ Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), KESTREL (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (near orchard), 4 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), LINNET (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Commas (C.Farm)) - DKC/RD/PGr/PGo
(Butterflies: Purple Hairstreak (Perrotts by Wood), Comma (Slangs), Large Skipper (Legal & General), Small White (Legal & General), Brimstone (Chipstead Bottom), Red Admiral (Slangs), Small Heath (Perrotts by Wood), Large White (Slangs); good numbers of Marbled Whites, Ringlets and Meadow Browns throughout) - IGM

Saturday 25th

KESTREL (Perrotts by Wood) - IJ
10.29am-3.55pm: WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 The Scrub, 1 near R.R.Lane entrance to B.Woods), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (♂ (singing) +♀) (Legal & General), 9+ SWALLOWS (inc.juvs) (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (5♂+1♀) (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (NE end of Ruffett Wood), LINNET (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 5+ BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Stoney Nob, 2 The Scrub), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 near R.R.Lane to B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies:Painted Lady (Tattenham Meadow), Red Admiral (The Scrub), Marbled White (The Scrub), Small Tortoiseshell (Watchpoint), Ringlet (Woodpecker Meadow)) - DKC

Friday 24th

9.39am-3.34pm: GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), ♂ KESTREL (Lunch Wood), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 8 SWALLOWS (inc.6 juvs) (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), ♂ GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods in larches near R.R.Lane entrance (singing)), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 1 NE end of B.Woods (singing)), 3 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 8+ NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 2+ Lambert's Shaw, 4 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 12 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (inc.1 juv) (around derelict barn), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Small Skipper (The Scrub), Ringlet (Watchpoint), 3 Small Tortoiseshells (1 Watchpoint, 1 Infront George Field, 1 by derelict barn), a few Marbled Whites (1 Reads Bottom, others Woodpecker Meadow/Valley Meadows)) - DKC/NT/MS

Thursday 23rd

9.07am-3.36pm: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Valley Meadows near B.Woods car park (singing)), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 by Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), 4 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field (singing), 1 NE end of Ruffett Wood, 1 near Piddly Pond (singing), 1 B.Woods Nature Trail near estate (singing)), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field (singing), 1 NE end of Ruffett Wood, 1 NE end of B.Woods (singing)), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE flew over (Valley Meadows), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (NE end of B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 2 Valley Meadows), 7 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), SONG THRUSH (near Ivy Wood (singing)), 9+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (7 C.Farm, 2+ Rest Copse) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (by derelict barn), 4 Marbled Whites (2 Legal & General, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows), Ringlet (Watchpoint), Small Tortoiseshell (Pipit Meadow/Green Belt Field), 4 Large Skippers (1 by derelict barn, 1 Infront George Field, 2 Stoney Nob)) - DKC

Wednesday 22nd

9.28am-2.45pm: GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 near Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 6 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub (singing)), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub (singing)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 5+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (5 singing)), 8 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Ringlet (Stoney Nob)) - DKC
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Tuesday 21st

9.55am-3.35pm: LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, COAL TIT (Pages Acre (singing)), 4 GOLDCRESTS (2 near B.Woods car park (singing), 2 near orchard (singing)), 1+ HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 6+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 13+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Tawny Wood, 5 Valley Meadows, 6 by orchard), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 NE end of B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Valley Meadows), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 9 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm (inc.juv), 1 Valley Meadows), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 1 Rest Copse), juv CHAFFINCH (by derelict barn), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 3 Marbled Whites (Valley Meadows), Large Skipper (Valley Meadows)) - DKC

Monday 20th

no reported sightings

Sunday 19th

9.21am-3.24pm: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Valley Meadows (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (The Scrub), 6+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 4+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 5 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (The Scrub), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 STOCK DOVES (Hither Field), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub (singing)), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm (inc.2 juvs), 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Infront George Field), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (C.Farm), 2 Ringlets (Valley Meadows), 6+ Marbled Whites (1+ Woodpecker Meadow, 5+ Valley Meadows), Small Heath (Valley Meadows)) - DKC/RDW

Saturday 18th

6.33am-10.01am: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Valley Meadows (singing)), HOBBY (Watchpoint), ♀ KESTREL (Valley Meadows), BULLFINCH (Valley Meadows), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, 3 COAL TITS (1 near Piddly Pond, 2 Valley Meadows), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Tawny Wood), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Valley Meadows), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 11 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3 C.Farm, 1 Valley Meadows), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub) (Butterflies: Marbled White (Valley Meadows)) - IJ/DKC
TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood) (Butterflies: Ringlet (Chipstead Meadow)) - PGo

Friday 17th

LESSER WHITETHROAT (Valley Meadows (singing)), 2+ HOUSE MARTINS (Broadfield), 2+ juv GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (near The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), SKYLARK (Hither Field), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 2 juv COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 GREENFINCHES (2 by Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 10+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods) - IJ
1.31pm-4.45pm: ♂ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Broadfield), 15+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 near Piddly Pond), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), 4+ NUTHATCHES (2+ by Poultry Field, 2+ near Piddly Pond), SKYLARK (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 12+ STOCK DOVES (11+ C.Farm, 1+ Woodpecker Meadow), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/PM

Thursday 16th

no reported sightings

Wednesday 15th

2.06pm-4.37pm: (all C.Farm) 8 LAPWINGS appeared to drop down at 3.10pm but not relocated (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 5 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS singing, COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 8+ HOUSE MARTINS, c.20 SWALLOWS (inc.juv), ♂ PHEASANT (SW corner of Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD, 2 SKYLARKS, 2+ LINNETS, 5+ STOCK DOVES, 3 BLACKCAPS, LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), GREEN WOODPECKER (Slangs area), GOLDFINCH, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
KESTREL (The Scrub), HOUSE MARTIN (Broadfield), 15+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield) - IJ
(photos from Sunday of Swallow and Lesser Black-backed Gull added, see Gallery)

Tuesday 14th

2.45pm-4.52pm: (all C.Farm) MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (2♂+♀) (Legal & General), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), SWALLOW, NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), YELLOWHAMMER, COMMON BUZZARD, SKYLARK, 4 LINNETS, CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (north side of Chipstead Meadow), 7 STOCK DOVES, BLACKCAP, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Butterflies: 6 Small Tortoiseshells (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 by derelict barn, 2 between Infront George Field & Skylark Field, 2 in SW corner of Broadfield) - DKC

Monday 13th

no reported sightings

Sunday 12th

10.18am-2.38pm: RED KITE flew SW at 1.39pm (Green Belt Field/Ruffett Wood), ♀ MALLARD flew over (Pipit Meadow), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Broadfield/Lunch Wood), 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (3 ads (2 L&G, 1 flew over), 1 1st-sum (L&G), 1 2nd sum (L&G)), c.86 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 4+ SWALLOWS (Lunch Wood/Broadfield), COAL TIT (NE end of Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 4 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Ruffett Wood/Buzzard Field, 1 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 20+ STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow/Green Belt Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Ruffett Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm) - DKC

Saturday 11th

8.17am-3.47pm: CORMORANT flew north at 10.19am (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (juv+2 ads) (Legal & General), 2 GOLDCRESTS (ad+juv) (just NW of The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 near Piddly Pond), 4 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 8+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), KESTREL*, SPARROWHAWK with prey (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (one at one point hotly pursuing Sparrowhawk) (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 12+ LINNETS (10+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 6 SKYLARKS (5 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 Fames Rough), LONG-TAILED TIT (by Piddly Pond), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 STOCK DOVES (3 C.Farm, 1 Fames Rough (singing)), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 11 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) (Butterflies: Green Hairstreak (Sheep Brow), 3 Small Tortoiseshells (around Infront George Field), several Large Skippers) - DKC/PGo/PM
8.03pm-11.00pm: 2 TAWNY OWLS (just NW of The Scrub (1 suspected juv showing very well & calling frequently), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (wires by derelict barn), SKYLARK (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), BLACKCAP (Lunch Wood) (Mammals: Badger (running across Broadfield to Death Pit), 2 Pipistrelles (Piddly Pond)) - RDW/DKC

Friday 10th

7.15am-10.02am: (all C.Farm) 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 4+ HOUSE MARTINS, KESTREL (Lunch Wood), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (2 Infront George Field->Lunch Wood, 1 Pheasant Field/Green Belt Field), COAL TIT (Pages Acre (singing)), 2 SWALLOWS, 2 PHEASANTS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 LINNETS, 2 SKYLARKS, GREEN WOODPECKER (Chipstead Meadow), 4 GOLDFINCHES, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 BLACKCAPS, 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Ruffett Wood), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2 juvs) - DKC

Thursday 9th

8.43am-3.42pm: RED KITE flew low west at 3.16pm (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (ad+juv) (Legal & General), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 8+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), ♂ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing), 1 just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), 4 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 juv LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (inc.pair with food)), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 7 LINNETS (2 juvs) (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 SW corner of Broadfield, 1 The Scrub), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 2 The Scrub (singing)), 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm (inc.♂ with 2 juvs), 2 The Scrub), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell (Slangs)) - DKC
LITTLE OWL calling (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border) - IJ

Wednesday 8th

8.41am-2.57pm: SAND MARTIN flew WNW at 9.08am, c.20 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 14+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield), CORMORANT*, 1+ ♂ KESTREL (Lunch Wood & The Scrub), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 5+ NUTHATCHES (2+ Poultry Field/Green Belt Field, 3+ B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 just NW of The Scrub (singing), 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Perrotts by Wood/Steep Banks), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 6 LINNETS (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 5 PHEASANTS (3♂+2♀) (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 SONG THRUSHES (The Scrub (1 singing)), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 7 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC

Tuesday 7th

1.33pm-3.40pm: KESTREL (Perrotts by Wood), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 9 PHEASANTS (5♂+4♀) (C.Farm), 6 SWALLOWS (around derelict barn), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Slangs, 1 Green Belt Field/B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Pages Acre (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 by Pheasant Field, 1 B.Woods), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 7 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 7+ STOCK DOVES (6+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 The Scrub) - DKC

Monday 6th

8.45am-2.15pm: 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond) (see Gallery), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 NUTHATCHES (ad feeding juv) (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), STOCK DOVE, SKYLARK (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), HERRING GULL (Broadfield), 2 PHEASANTS (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 35+ STARLINGS (Legal & General), 3+ SONG THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1+ B.Woods), BLACKCAP (B.Woods), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROATS (possible Turtle Dove flew over (The Scrub)) - IJ

Sunday 5th

no reported sightings

Saturday 4th

no reported sightings

Friday 3rd

no reported sightings

Thursday 2nd

7.14am-3.53pm: 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 SWALLOWS (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre (singing)), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 3 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (1 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), GREY HERON flew over (Tattenham Meadow), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 over Woodpecker Meadow), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 6 PHEASANTS (5 C.Farm (3♂+2♀), 1 ♂ B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), COLLARED DOVE (over Quail Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods, 1 Lunch Wood->B.Woods), 12 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 13 STOCK DOVES (10 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 7 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm (singing)) (Butterflies: 1+ Brown Argus (Legal & General), Grizzled Skipper (Legal & General), Painted Lady (Fames Rough), Red Admiral (Fames Rough), 2+ Large Whites (B.Woods), 10+ Small Whites (Pipit Meadow/Green Belt Field), 2 Small Heaths (The Scrub), Brimstone (Chipstead Bottom), Small Tortoiseshell (Legal & General), 2 Specked Woods (Fames Rough), lots of Large Skippers, 4 Common Blues (2 Legal & General, 2 Fames Rough), lots of Meadow Browns) - DKC/IGM
(Butterflies: Marbled Whites recently (Pipit Meadow)) - MJ

Wednesday 1st

7.14am-2.55pm: 2 HOBBIES (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), HOUSE MARTIN (Kingswood Residential), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 COLLARED DOVES (flew to C.Farmhouse), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre (singing)), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 5 B.Woods), PHEASANT (B.Woods), GREY HERON*, COMMON BUZZARD*, 4+ NUTHATCHES (3+ Lunch Wood (inc.1+ juv), 1 Piddly Pond), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pipit Meadow, 1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm (singing), 1 The Scrub (singing)), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 14 COMMON WHITETHROATS (11 C.Farm (inc.juv), 3 The Scrub), 12 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 12 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods) - DKC

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June 2011