BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW. * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it.
Monday 31st
- no reported sightings
Sunday 30th
- 12.43pm-4.48pm: 1+ BRAMBLING (SW corner of Broadfield), 800+ LINNETS (SW corner of Broadfield), c.400 JACKDAWS (Broadfield), 5 FIELDFARES flew over (C.Farm), c.15 REDWINGS (B.Woods), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield/Infront George Field), c.4 YELLOWHAMMERS (SW corner of Broadfield), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 300+ CHAFFINCHES (SW corner of Broadfield), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 1 by Piddly Pond), 5 COMMON GULLS (4 ads Legal & General, 1st-winter Broadfield), ♀ PHEASANT (Horse Pasture), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (by Piddly Pond), 2+ ROOKS (1 Broadfield, 1+ flew over Fames Rough), 7+ GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER ( B.Woods), c.80 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield) - DKC/IGM
Saturday 29th
- WOODCOCK (Buzzard Field)- Sh
Monday 24th-Friday 28th
- no reported sightings
Sunday 23rd
- (all C.Farm) up to 30 SKYLARKS, 200+ LINNETS, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 30+ CHAFFINCHES - PGo
- good numbers of BLACK-HEADED GULLS, LINNETS, WOODPIGEONS, STOCK DOVES, STARLINGS, CHAFFINCHES, JACKDAWS etc (Broadfield) - IGM
Saturday 22nd
- no reported sightings
Friday 21st
- 7.20am-9.41am: GREY WAGTAIL at 8.17am (flew towards Legal & General), BRAMBLING (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 7+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6+ SISKINS flew over (C.Farm), 200+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 45+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 42+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 3+ BULLFINCHES (1+ by Ivy Wood, 2 Tawny Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS (3+ Tawny Wood, 1+ Circle Field), COMMON GULL (C.Farm), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood, 1+ Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Chipstead Road), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (end of R.R.Lane), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 C.Farm to B.Woods, 1 B.Woods) - DKC
Thursday 20th
- 2.06pm-6.12pm: PEREGRINE flew over at 2.46pm (Broadfield), 4 FIELDFARES (Broadfield), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH flew over (Stoney Nob), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (Stoney Nob/Legal & General), 5 SISKINS flew over (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 5+ GOLDCRESTS (1 by Ivy Wood, 2 Circle Field (1 singing), 1 Legal & General, 1+ NE end of Ruffett Wood), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2+ LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), c.150 LINNETS (Broadfield), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (between Skylark Field & Stoney Nob), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Broadfield), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 Broadfield/Death Pit, 2*), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), COMMON GULL (Broadfield), 12+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1 by Ivy Wood, 6+ Legal & General, 5+ Tawny Wood), 2+ ♂ PHEASANTS (1+ Lunch Wood area, 1 B.Woods), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COAL TIT (Circle Field), 2+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (around barns by C.Farmhouse), GREEN WOODPECKER (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), c.101 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 13 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Steep Banks) - DKC
Wednesday 19th
- 2.26pm-7.25pm: (all C.Farm) PEREGRINE flew east at 5.54pm, 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 around barns behind C.Farmhouse, 1 Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (over Death Pit & Ruffett Wood then feeding in Broadfield till 6.40pm), LESSER REDPOLL flew over, 2+ MEADOW PIPITS, KESTREL, ♂ SPARROWHAWK, YELLOWHAMMER, GOLDFINCH, 4 PHEASANTS (♂ Horse Pasture to Harrier Field, 3 ♀ Death Pit/Broadfield), 200+ LINNETS (Broadfield), 56+ STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 7 COMMON GULLS (Broadfield), TREECREEPER (by Ivy Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 1+ GOLDCREST (Circle Field (1 singing)), PIED WAGTAIL (Broadfield), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
Tuesday 18th
- no reported sightings
Monday 17th
- no reported sightings
Sunday 16th
- 7.55am-4.01pm: 1+ BRAMBLING (C.Farm, B.Woods by R.R.Lane, & by Piddly Pond), PEREGRINE (C.Farm), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm - inc.1 on wires), 1+ LESSER REDPOLL flew over (The Scrub), 2 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 6 SISKINS flew over (C.Farm), c.22 REDWINGS (c.21 C.Farm, 1 by Piddly Pond), 4+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), c.4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 7+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4+ COMMON GULLS (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 308+ LINNETS (300+ C.Farm, c.8 The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Broadfield), ♂ PHEASANT (Harrier Field), c.200 CHAFFINCHES (Broadfield), 5+ PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), GOLDCREST (Legal & General), COAL TIT (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Death Pit), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 The Scrub), 5+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW/IJ
- 3 BRAMBLINGS with CHAFFINCHES at c.11.00am (Broadfield/Poultry Field border) - MW/SW
- (photo of ♂ Reed Bunting from Friday now on Gallery)
Saturday 15th
- 2 GREY WAGTAILS flew NE (C.Farm) - RDW
- LAPWING (C.Farm), FIELDFARE (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 10 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), REDWING (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), SISKIN (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 400+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm) - IJ
- (all C.Farm) juv PEREGRINE (over Broadfield), 200+ LINNETS, 14 PIED WAGTAILS, REDWING, COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, c.1,000 gulls in fields - PGo
Friday 14th
- ♂ REED BUNTING (Tart's Field/Bog Field border) (see Gallery), c.62 FIELDFARES flew roughly west (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (Reads Bottom), 110+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 4+ COMMON GULLS (3 ads over, ad Broadfield (poss same as above), 1st-winter Green Belt Field), 5+ SISKINS flew over (C.Farm), c.80 LINNETS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), c.10 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 8+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), juv LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Broadfield), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (Broadfield), GOLDCREST (C.Farmhouse), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 2+ PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm) - DKC
- c.300 LINNETS, 2 REDWINGS, 80+ STOCK DOVES, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, LITTLE OWL, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, imm LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Broadfield), 2 SKYLARKS, c.120 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Broadfield) - RDW
Thursday 13th
- Afternoon: CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 3 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 in barn behind R.R.Cottages, 1 Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Stoney Nob), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 50+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Broadfield) - IJ
- 4.53pm-6.23pm: (all C.Farm) ♂ STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), 2 REDWINGS (Tattenham Meadow), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Horse Pasture), 30+ MEADOW PIPITS (around Harrier Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL, PHEASANT, SPARROWHAWK, 2+ SKYLARKS, 7 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC
Wednesday 12th
- (all C.Farm) RAVEN flew SW at 3.25pm, LITTLE OWL, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, c.180 LINNETS - RDW
Tuesday 11th
- 4.45pm-6.00pm: 150+ LINNETS (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL flew over (barns behind Reads Rest Cottages), KESTREL (The Scrub), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub) - IJ
Monday 10th
- Afternoon: (all C.Farm) 7 SWALLOWS flew SE, REDWING, MISTLE THRUSH, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL - RDW
Sunday 9th
- (all C.Farm) 4 COMMON SNIPE flew SW at 1.05pm, RED KITE flew SW at 3.05pm, 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (3 flew SW) (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals) - RDW
- 7.55am-12.08pm: (all C.Farm) SWALLOW flew south, c.135 REDWINGS, 20+ MISTLE THRUSHES, c.40 SKYLARKS, 2 ROOKS, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, GOLDCREST (Legal & General), GREENFINCH, c.150 LINNETS, c.60 MEADOW PIPITS, 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 in barn by Reads Rest Cottages, 1 Infront George Field/Skylark Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES, ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (around C.Farmhouse), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - RDW/DKC et al
- 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (Poultry Field) - PGo
- 3.50pm-6.00pm: 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods) - IJ
Saturday 8th
- 6.56am-12.28pm: WHEATEAR (Legal & General), 5 LESSER REDPOLLS flew south (The Scrub), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 11 MISTLE THRUSHES flew NE (C.Farm), 3 SISKINS flew over (C.Farm - 1 then over B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Infront George Field/Skylark Field border), 21 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (Green Belt Field/B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 19+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 just NE of The Scrub), COAL TIT (NE end of Ruffett Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 30+ HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 38 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 11 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5 C.Farm, 6 flew over Woodpecker Meadow) - DKC/IJ/HK
- 3.30pm-5.45pm: (all C.Farm) c.40 MEADOW PIPITS, LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (flew from Lambert's Shaw to Lunch Wood), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farmhouse), 4 GOLDCRESTS (2 Wood Lane, 2 Circle Field), ♀ KESTREL (C.Lane), TREECREEPER (Pipit Meadow/Chipstead Meadow), 3 STOCK DOVES (Circle Field), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Wood Lane, 4 Circle Field), 70+ LINNETS (Broadfield/Buzzard Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 11+ CHAFFINCHES, 5 JAYS (Butterflies: Speckled Wood (Pipit Meadow)) - IPW
Friday 7th
- 7.16am-9.38am: (all C.Farm) 7+ CROSSBILLS flew low WNW at 8.34am (Legal & General), ♂ STONECHAT (SE corner of north half of Broadfield),17+ SISKINS flew over, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Lunch Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), 11+ YELLOWHAMMERS, c.5 SKYLARKS, 3+ PIED WAGTAILS, 20+ MEADOW PIPITS, c.150 LINNETS, 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Wood Lane, 1 Lunch Wood), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, COAL TIT (NE end of Ruffett Wood), GOLDFINCH, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 12 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
- (all C.Farm) 2 ♂ STONECHATS still, LITTLE OWL, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 SKYLARKS, PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), KESTREL - RDW
- 2 ♂ STONECHATS still (C.Farm) - PGo
Thursday 6th
- no reported sightings
Wednesday 5th
- Afternoon: (all C.Farm) 9 LESSER REDPOLLS (near Lunch Wood), 7 SISKINS flew over (Lunch Wood), 2 ♂ STONECHATS still (north side of Horse Pasture), 2 HOUSE MARTINS, 3 SWALLOWS, 2 ROOKS, 20+ MEADOW PIPITS, LITTLE OWL, COMMON BUZZARD, 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, PHEASANT, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, c.60 LINNETS - RDW
- 2.30pm-6.30pm: 10+ HOUSE MARTINS flew through (C.Farm), c.11 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), 2 ♂ STONECHATS still (north side of Horse Pasture), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Legal & General, 1 Infront George Field/Skylark Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (Infront George Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (2 north of Watchpoint, 2 Reads Bottom), 25+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 STOCK DOVES (Circle Field), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC
Tuesday 4th
- (all C.Farm) 28-30 unidentified grey geese flew south (C.Farm), 2 STONECHATS, 2 WHEATEARS, 17 HOUSE MARTINS, c.30 SWALLOWS - RDW
Monday 3rd
- no reported sightings
- (see Gallery for Clifford Allan's photograph of yesterday's Red Kite)
Sunday 2nd
- (all C.Farm) RED KITE 3.30pm-4.30pm (on deck in Broadfield & environs), 2 CORMORANTS, 7 SWALLOWS through, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS - RDW
- 4.45pm: RED KITE (Gunman's Shaw) - CA
- 7.57am-c.1.30pm: 2 ♂ STONECHATS (Harrier Field), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 2 HOUSE MARTINS flew south (C.Farm), c.5 SWALLOWS flew south (C.Farm), 16 SISKINS flew over (C.Farm), 2 ROOKS (C.Farm), c.15 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), c.10 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (4 ads+imm) flew over (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Circle Field), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field (singing), 1 Legal & General), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), c.30 LINNETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 15 Red Admirals flew south (C.Farm), Small Copper (The Scrub), Comma (B.Woods), Small White (C.Farm)) - RDW/DKC/IJ
- (Butterflies: (all Holly Lane Meadows) Brown Argus, 12+ Small Coppers, ♂ Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood) - IPW
Saturday 1st
- 7.28am-12.55pm: GREY WAGTAIL (C.Farmhouse 8.51am then to C.Residential, again at C.Farmhouse 9.33am then back to C.Residential), 4 STONECHATS (2♂+2♀) (Harrier Field), BLACKCAP (barns behind C.Farmhouse), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm mainly Quail Field & Skylark Field), c.15 MEADOW PIPITS (Skylark Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Horse Pasture/Broadfield border, 1 near R.R.Cottages), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (1+ NE end of Harrier Field, 1 Infront George Field), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane, 1 Piddly Pond), 4 COAL TITS (1 Aberdour School, 2 Circle Fields, 1 B.Woods), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field (singing), 1 near R.R.Cottages), 8+ NUTHATCHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 2 Circle Field/Aberdour School, 1 Kingswood Residential, 4+ B.Woods), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), PHEASANT (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 around C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 5 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 30+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Piddly Pond), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Wood Lane), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 21+ Red Admirals flew south (20+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), Speckled Wood (B.Woods), 3 Small Whites (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub). Dragonflies: Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond)) - DKC/PGo