January 2012

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. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up).

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

Tuesday 31st
  • 1+ WOODCOCK flushed (near Piddly Pond), 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), COAL TIT (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (Woodpecker Meadow) - IJ


Monday 30th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 29th
  • GREY WAGTAIL still (Kingswood Residential), GREY HERON briefly (Kingswood Residential) - FJ
  • 8.14am-4.37pm: 2 WOODCOCKS flushed (near Piddly Pond), 40+ MEADOW PIPITS (mainly around Infront George Field & Horse Pasture), 30+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 1+ SISKIN flew over (C.Farm), 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (C.Farm), 1+ MISTLE THRUSH (over C.Farmhouse then Ruffett Wood (singing)), 9+ REDWINGS (3+ Legal & General/Stoney Nob, c6 Chipstead Meadow), 60+ FIELDFARES (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 2+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Legal & General & flying over), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), COAL TIT (Ruffett Wood (singing)), 4+ NUTHATCHES (1 Aberdour School, 3 B.Woods), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 7+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 4 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm inc 3 Legal & General), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Tawny Wood), 250+ LINNETS (Green Belt Field), 200+ CHAFFINCHES (Green Belt Field), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Tawny Wood, 3 Pages Acre, 2 near Piddly Pond), 52+ STOCK DOVES (50+ C.Farm, 2 over Hither Field), 2+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (Woodpecker Meadow), 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob (drumming), 1 Pages Acre, 4 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 around Lambert's Shaw, 1 Legal & General, 1 near Piddly Pond (all singing)), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), group of 12+ GREAT TITS (near Piddly Pond) - DKC/PGo
  • 6+ REDWINGS (west side of B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (Tawny Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 west side of B.Woods), 50+ STOCK DOVES (Green Belt Field) (Mammals: Weasel (edge of Tawny Wood)) - IJ
  • KESTREL (C.Farm), 17 YELLOWHAMMERS (Skylark Field), c100 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (c50 Legal & General (including leucistic bird), c50 flew north), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - IPW
  • SKYLARK (Reads Bottom (singing)) - IGM


Saturday 28th
  • GREY WAGTAIL (Kingswood Residential) - FJ/SD
  • 8.02am-11.40am: SISKIN flew over (C.Farm), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Infront George Field), ♂ PIED WAGTAIL (Bog Field), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 8+ LESSER REDPOLLS (Circle Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm (1+ singing)), 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), 19+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 near Piddly Pond), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Aberdour School, 1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (inc 2 chasing singing Skylark), 2+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), c27 STOCK DOVES (inc 23 Broadfield & 1 singing C.Wood), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 near R.R.Cottages, 1 Death Pit, 1 Aberdour School (all singing)), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/LM
  • 11 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.R.Cottages) - IGM


Friday 27th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 26th
  • 4.10pm: ♂ BARN OWL (in large barn by derelict barn near Reads Rest Cottages) - FJ
  • KESTREL (near C.Farmhouse), 2 SKYLARKS (Horse Pasture (singing)), 50+ FIELDFARES (Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (over Broadfield) - RJ/DSk
  • Mid afternoon: (all around B.Woods car park) KESTREL, 20+ REDWINGS, SONG THRUSH (singing) - DKC/MSt



Wednesday 25th
  • 3.15pm-4.50pm: PIED WAGTAIL, ROOK, MEADOW PIPIT, 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), ♂ YELLOWHAMMER (Harrier Field), SKYLARK, ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 6 FIELDFARES, COAL TIT (Pages Acre), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre) GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), SONG THRUSH (Aberdour School area (singing)), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Tuesday 24th
  • no reported sightings



 Monday 23rd

  • no reported sightings


Sunday 22nd
  • 2 BRAMBLINGS at 3.55pm (flew from Lunch Wood towards Kingswood Residential), 17 YELLOWHAMMERS (around Reads Rest Cottages), MISTLE THRUSH (flew from Lunch Wood to Stoney Nob), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), BULLFINCH (Slangs), 9 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - IPW
  • 7.55am-4.42pm: ♂ BARN OWL (in large barn by derelict barn near Reads Rest Cottages), ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), ROOK (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (over Infront George Field/Legal & General), ♀ KESTREL (Circle Field/Broadfield), 14+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (2 singing) (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Ruffett Wood (singing)), 2+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 145+ FIELDFARES (140+ C.Farm, 5+ The Scrub), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), GOLDCREST (Tawny Wood), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Circle Field, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 150+ LINNETS (Broadfield then Green Belt Field), 75+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 100+ CHAFFINCHES (Green Belt Field), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Wood (singing), 1 Legal & General (singing)), 4 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/LM/RDW/IJ et al
  • 10.40am-2.15pm: ♂ BARN OWL (in large barn by derelict barn near Reads Rest Cottages), KESTREL (over Piddly Pond), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 7 SKYLARKS (4 Quail Field, 3 Infront George Field), 9 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 8 Broadfield/Poultry Field), 2 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 60+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 60+ FIELDFARES (Legal & General), NUTHATCH (by Piddly Pond), 12 GREAT TITS (Lunch Wood) - AG/JG
  • BARN OWL (in large barn by derelict barn near Reads Rest Cottages), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), MISTLE THRUSH (Broadfield), PHEASANT (Infront George Field), c50 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 200+ LINNETS (Broadfield), c30 JACKDAWS (Broadfield), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (5 Pages Acre, 2 Tawny Wood), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Tawny Wood), 50 CHAFFINCHES (Tawny Wood), 80+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (Pages Acre), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Death Pit) - A&L
  • BARN OWL (in large barn by derelict barn near Reads Rest Cottages), 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (near Reads Rest Cottages), 300+ LINNETS (Green Belt Field) - PGo


Saturday 21st
  • 7.30am-c2.40pm: ♂ BARN OWL (in large barn by derelict barn near Reads Rest Cottages), CROSSBILL flew over at 11.48am (Piddly Pond), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 1+ SISKIN flew over (B.Woods), KESTREL (The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (over Tawny Wood & Pipit Meadow), 2+ MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Broadfield then 1 Ruffett Wood (singing)), 3 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 8+ REDWINGS (5+ C.Farm, c3 B.Woods), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 200+ LINNETS (Green Belt Field), c100 CHAFFINCHES (Green Belt Field), 3+ GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 1+ Tawny Wood), 3+ COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1+ near Piddly Pond), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Woodpecker Meadow), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 2+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), c31 STOCK DOVES (c30 Green Belt Field, 1 Ruffett Wood (singing)), 7+ LONG-TAILED TITS (5+ Pages Acre, 2+ Ruffett Wood), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Wood (singing), 1 near Piddly Pond) - DKC/IJ/FJ et al
  • BARN OWL (in large barn by derelict barn near Reads Rest Cottages), 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (Horse Pasture), 50+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 50+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field) - IGM
  • 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm) - JMcF


Friday 20th
  • 8.13am-9.44am: ♀ KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK (caught finch in NW corner of Broadfield), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood, 2 Pages Acre), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Chipstead Road (singing)), c27 FIELDFARES, 100+ CHAFFINCHES (NW corner of Broadfield), 100+ LINNETS (NW corner of Broadfield), 2 SONG THRUSHES, 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 5+ Pages Acre), GREEN WOODPECKER (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
  • 35+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (just NW of The Scrub), COAL TIT (just NW of The Scrub), 25+ GREAT TITS (just NW of The Scrub) - IJ


Thursday 19th 
  • 12.35pm-4.52pm: (all C.Farm) ♂ BARN OWL (in large barn by derelict barn near Reads Rest Cottages), CHIFFCHAFF still (Ivy Wood), 1st-winter GREY HERON (Bunting Field), PIED WAGTAIL, ♀ KESTREL, 1+ MISTLE THRUSH (NW end of Ruffett Wood), LITTLE OWL (barns by C.Farmhouse), SPARROWHAWK, 10 SKYLARKS, 2 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre horse paddock), 3 REDWINGS (Ivy Wood), 60+ FIELDFARES, LINNET, 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Pages Acre, 6+ Tawny Wood), 30+ STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/IJ
  • LAPWING flew west (B.Woods) - MSt


Wednesday 18th  
  • 2.18pm-c5.55pm: (all C.Farm) 11 LAPWINGS (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield/Death Pit), MISTLE THRUSH (Buzzard Field/Broadfield (singing)), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre/Circle Field), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 2+ GOLDCRESTS (Pages Acre/Circle Field (1 singing)), COMMON GULL flew over, 50+ FIELDFARES, STOCK DOVE, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre (singing), 1 flew over Reads Rest Cottages), NUTHATCH (Circle Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre (drumming)), LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre) - DKC


Tuesday 17th
  • KESTREL (Infront George Field), 60 FIELDFARES (Legal & General), NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Legal & General), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Legal & General) - RJ


Monday 16th
  • (all Kingswood Residential) PHEASANT, REDWING, 6 FIELDFARES, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS - IJ
  • KESTREL (Hither Field area) - IJ


 Sunday 15th
  • no reported sightings


Saturday 14th
  • BARN OWL at 5.29pm (flew from barns by C.Farmhouse & over Harrier Field), WOODCOCK at 5.05pm (flew from Lunch Wood to Infront George Field), MISTLE THRUSH (flew from Skylark Field to Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 6 FIELDFARES (flew from Broadfield to Skylark Field), ♂ PHEASANT (Ruffett Wood/Pheasant Field), 4 YELLOWHAMMER (flew from Harrier Field to Infront George Field), 85+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Broadfield) - IPW
  • 8.10am-4.45pm: LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER calling (Pages Acre), SPARROWHAWK (Buzzard Field/Ruffett Wood/Pheasant Field), MEADOW PIPIT (Slangs), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre horse paddock), c20 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Broadfield), 2 COMMON GULLS (Broadfield), c26 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, c25 B.Woods), 50+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1+ C.Farm (1 drumming), 2 B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 4 BULLFINCHES (1 B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond, 3 The Scrub), 2+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 4 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3+ COAL TITS (1+ Pages Acre/Circle Field, 2 B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 8+ NUTHATCHES (1+ Pages Acre/Tattenham Meadow, 7 B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (2 Pages Acre (1 singing), 2 B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), c56 STOCK DOVES (c55 C.Farm, 1 by Piddly Pond (singing)), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ Circle Field, 2 NW of The Scrub, 1 B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 3 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Wood (singing), 1 Lambert's Shaw (singing), 2 B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond (1 singing)), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 60+ HERRING GULLS (Broadfield) - DKC/IJ
  • 3+ GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew south (C.Farm) - IJ
  • COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), c45 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm) - IGM


Friday 13th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 12th
  • 2.28pm-5.00pm: (all C.Farm) 7 LESSER REDPOLLS, COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), YELLOWHAMMER, 2 COMMON GULLS (ad & 1st-winter) flew over, ♂ PHEASANT (Harrier Field), 65+ FIELDFARES, 6+ REDWINGS, GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), c5 STOCK DOVES, 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Tattenham Meadow, 3 Pages Acre, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 5 SONG THRUSHES (2 Ivy Wood, 1 Death Pit (singing), 1 C.Wood (singing), 1 Pages Acre (singing)), 1+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Wednesday 11th
  • 2.11pm-c5.30pm: (all C.Farm) ♂ BARN OWL (in large barn by derelict barn near Reads Rest Cottages), CHIFFCHAFF still (by Ivy Wood), 1+ ♀ KESTREL (Pages Acre horse paddock, & R.R.Cottages area), c22 SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, LITTLE OWL (Watchpoint), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Gunman's Shaw), 2 COLLARED DOVES flew over (Tattenham Meadow/Aberdour School), NUTHATCH (Circle Field), 3+ REDWINGS, c90 FIELDFARES, 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 by Ivy Wood, 1 Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Circle Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 pursued by Carrion Crow Tattenham Meadow, 1 Horse Pasture), c12 STOCK DOVES (Tattenham Meadow), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2 by Ivy Wood, 4+ Circle Field),  SONG THRUSH (near Watchpoint (singing)) (c20 probable Golden Plovers flew over but lost to view behind trees quickly) - DKC
  • 12.10pm-1.00pm: (all C.Farm) 6 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 over Broadfield, 5 west over Kingswood Residential), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre), 2 REDWINGS (by C.Farmhouse), c10 LINNETS (by C.Farmhouse), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 C.Wood (singing)) - AD
  • GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm) - JH


Tuesday 10th
  • 10.00am-11.45am: COMMON BUZZARD (Lambert's Shaw), KESTREL (Harrier Field), MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field), 105+ LINNETS (100+ Lambert's Shaw, 5 C.Farmhouse), 10 STOCK DOVES (Lambert's Shaw), 50+ CHAFFINCHES (Lambert's Shaw), SONG THRUSH (C.Farmhouse) - AG


Monday 9th
  • 3.00pm-5.00pm: ♀ KESTREL (Harrier Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Green Belt Field), LTITLE OWL (barn near Reads Rest Cottages), 45 FIELDFARES (Gunman's Shaw), 8 REDWINGS (Buzzard Field), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Ruffett Wood), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farmhouse), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Ruffett Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Watchpoint) - AH


Sunday 8th
  • 4.50pm-5.10pm: (all C.Farm) WOODCOCK, 2 LITTLE OWLS - PGo
  • KESTREL (B.Woods near car park), BULLFINCH (Fames Rough), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 3 BULLFINCHES (Fames Rough), TREECREEPER (Fames Rough), 7 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance), 3 COAL TITS (Fames Rough), GOLDCREST (Fames Rough), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (Fames Rough) - IJ
  • 11.50am-c4.40pm: ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew south at 12.24pm (C.Farm), SISKIN flew over (Lunch Wood), 2+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 1+ YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 20+ LESSER REDPOLLS (The Scrub), ♂ PHEASANT (The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 by Pages Acre horse paddocks (singing), 3 The Scrub), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 5+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), c22 FIELDFARES (c20 C.Farm, 1 flew from B.Woods to C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (1+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), c50 STOCK DOVES (all C.Farm inc 1 then flew over B.Woods), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), 5+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 11+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Pages Acre, 1+ NW end of Broadfield, 8+ The Scrub), 12 SONG THRUSHES (6 C.Farm (3 singing), 6+ B.Woods (c5 singing)), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 HERRING GULLS (ad & 1st-winter) (Legal & General) - DKC/KJM
  • c140 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (near Legal & General) - RDW


Saturday 7th
  • BRAMBLING (Ruffett Wood/Green Belt Field), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), c30 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 8 LESSER REDPOLLS (The Scrub), 20 FIELDFARES (The Scrub), ♂ BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), 2 COAL TITS (Tattenham Meadow), 40+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm) - PGo
  • 4 BULLFINCHES (2♂+2♀) (Legal & General), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General) - RJ
  • (all C.Farm) 4 MEADOW PIPITS, 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS - IJ


Friday 6th   
  • 1.00pm: 2 BRAMBLINGS with c150 CHAFFINCHES (Broadfield near Lunch Wood), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), c150 FIELDFARES (Legal & General), c10 REDWINGS (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General), COMMON GULL with 25 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General) - FJ
  • 11.00am: CHIFFCHAFF still (Pages Acre), 2 KESTRELS (Valley Meadows) - IJ
  • 8.04am-9.42pm: (all C.Farm) 2 MEADOW PIPITS, COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, LESSER REDPOLL, 3+ REDWINGS, 25 FIELDFARES, 7 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Pages Acre), 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 3 COMMON GULLS (Broadfield), 4 GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER (Pipit Meadow), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
  • LITTLE OWL (near Perrotts Farmhouse) - PH
  • lots of GREENFINCHES (inc flock of c20) (Stoney Nob/Legal & General) - IGM


Thursday 5th
  • 2.36pm-5.12pm: ♂ BARN OWL (in large barn by derelict barn near Reads Rest Cottages), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), ♂ PHEASANT (Harrier Field), FIELDFARE (Ruffett Wood), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (Ivy Wood), SONG THRUSH (C.Wood (singing)) - DKC et al


Wednesday 4th
  • 2.11pm-c4.55pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield/Gunman's Shaw), LESSER REDPOLL, TREECREEPER (south side of Tattenham Meadow), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (west side of Broadfield), COAL TIT (south side of Tattenham Meadow), FIELDFARE, 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 south side of Tattenham Meadow, 1 Pages Acre), 2 COMMON GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (south side of Tattenham Meadow), SONG THRUSH (Watchpoint) - DKC/FJM


Tuesday 3rd
  • no reported sightings

Monday 2nd
  • 2 ROOKS (C.Farm), 11 MEADOW PIPITS (Stoney Nob), 3 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (Reads Bottom), 62+ REDWINGS (60+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 10+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 85+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 8 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods) - MSt
  • 11.30am-3.00pm: 6 MEADOW PIPITS (Skylark Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield/Death Pit), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), c150 FIELDFARES (Legal & General), 20 REDWINGS (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (near Legal & General), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 100+ LINNETS (Horse Pasture) (up to 5 COAL TITS at K.Residential today & y'day, SONG THRUSH there 1st-3rd) - SD/FJ
  • (all C.Farm) 4 MEADOW PIPITS (Slangs), LITTLE OWL, COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 100+ LINNETS , GREENFINCH, GOLDFINCH (Slangs), LONG-TAILED TIT, NUTHATCH, 150+ WOODPIGEONS (Broadfield), 50+ STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (300+ CHAFFINCHES on New Year's Eve) - IGM 
  • 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), SKYLARK (Watchpoint), 12 FIELDFARES (over Lunch Wood), c300 LINNETS (Broadfield), COAL TIT (B.Woods), c100 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Death Pit, 1 SW end of B.Woods), 8+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Slangs, 1 Pipit Meadow, 5+ Woodpecker Meadow, 1 The Scrub) - A&L
  • SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 5 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods) - PGo


Sunday 1st
  • 2 MEALY REDPOLLS in garden (Kingswood Residential) - FJ/SD