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March 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.

Saturday 31st
  • 7.30am-5.30pm: RED KITE flew over at c11.15am-11.20am (found by PGo) (C.Farm), ♀ WHEATEAR (around barns by C.Farmhouse), 5 GREYLAGS flew NW (B.Woods), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 4 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 6 COMMON BUZZARDS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods, 1*), 2♂ BLACKCAPS (1 Copt Hill Lane, 1 B.Woods), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow/Valley Meadows), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Legal & General), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (together just NW of The Scrub), 10+ REDWINGS (B.Woods), 30+ FIELDFARES*, 15+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm mainly around Quail Field), ad BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (B.Woods), 8 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (6 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 14+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (near NE end of B.Woods (singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods (singing)), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 5 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm (drumming), 2 B.Woods), 9 GOLDFINCHES (4 C.Farm, 4 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 1 east side of B.Woods), 11+ SONG THRUSHES (10+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), c15 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (c5 C.Farm, 10 B.Woods), c115 STARLINGS (Legal & General) - DKC/IJ/RDW/PGo et al

Friday 30th
  • ♂ REED BUNTING briefly (near C.Farmhouse), c15 CROSSBILLS flew WSW at 4.35pm (Watchpoint), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over at 8.03am (C.Farm), 3♂ BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General/Infront George Field, 1 Legal & General small car park, 1 B.Woods (all singing)), 2 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 23 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (♀ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1 flew over The Scrub), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow/The Scrub), 6+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 2♂ PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c5 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 by The Scrub), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c9 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (near The Scrub (singing)), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (5+ C.Farm, 1 flew over Woodpecker Meadow) 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2+ The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Infront George Field/Skylark Field (nest-building)), 8+ STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods (1 singing)), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (B.Woods) (Butterflies: 1+ Orange Tip (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), Peacock (B.Woods)) - DKC/RD/IS/PW
  • (Butterflies: (all Kingswood Residential) Holly Blue, 8+ Orange Tips, Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone) - FJ


Thursday 29th
  • ♀ BLACK REDSTART showing on & off throughout day (around barns behind C.Farmhouse but elusive) (see Gallery), 23 FIELDFARES flew south (C.Farm), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over at 10.09am (C.Farm), 2 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Legal & General), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Rest Copse, 1 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane (all singing)), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Valley Meadows), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Valley Meadows, 1 The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4+ GREENFINCHES flew over (B.Woods), LINNET (C.Farm), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), COAL TIT (Valley Meadows), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (5+ C.Farm, 1 flew over B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Infront George Field/Skylark Field, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (east side of B.Woods) (Butterflies: Comma (Piddly Pond), 2 Brimstones (Valley Meadows)) - DKC/NR/PGo/IGM et al
  • BLACKCAP (B.Woods) - JH
  • GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm) (Mammals: 8 unidentified bats (C.Farm)) - IJ

Wednesday 28th
  • ♀ BLACK REDSTART (around barns behind C.Farmhouse but elusive) (see Gallery), 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀) (Lunch Wood), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS, COMMON BUZZARD, MEADOW PIPIT, SKYLARK, 7+ LINNETS, COAL TIT (Tawny Wood (singing)), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), GREEN WOODPECKER, GOLDFINCH, STOCK DOVE - DKC/MSt/RD et al
  • RED KITE flew high over at 12.38pm (The Scrub), 3 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀ B.Woods near car park, 1 near Piddly Pond), WOODCOCK flushed (near Piddly Pond), 4 KESTRELS (♂+♀ Lunch Wood, ♂+♀ Woodpecker Meadow), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (Valley Meadows), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 3 TREECREEPERS (near Piddly Pond), ♂ PHEASANT (Horse Pasture), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Reads Bottom), 8+ NUTHATCHES (2 Lunch Wood, 6+ B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (near Piddly Pond), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SKYLARK (Infront George Field), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 5 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods) - MSt
  • LAPWING (C.Farm) - JH
  • Morning: CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (Stoney Nob), 2 STOCK DOVES (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob), - RJ/DSk


Tuesday 27th
  • 3.00pm: BLACK REDSTART (near C.Farmhouse, unsexed) - KH
  • (all C.Farm) ♂ BLACK REDSTART c4.50pm-5.05pm (around barns behind C.Farmhouse - presumably KH's bird) (see Gallery), LITTLE OWL, PHEASANT, YELLOWHAMMER, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC/CA/NR/IGM et al
  • 2 FIELDFARES (C.Farm) - IGM
  •  (2 unidentified geese flew north at 7.05am (C.Farm) (pics here)

Monday 26th
  • 4.10pm-4.40pm: (all C.Farm) KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK, SKYLARK, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 20+ STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - IJ
 

Sunday 25th
  • 7.29am-5.13pm: (all C.Farm) ♀ MARSH HARRIER circling 1.50pm-2.02pm when departed NNE (found by RDW) (see Gallery), RED KITE drifted north 3.38pm-3.44pm (Broadfield) (see Gallery), LAPWING flew over, 3 MALLARDS flew over, 1+ GREY HERON flew over, c15 COMMON BUZZARDS flew over (see Gallery), 4+ SPARROWHAWKS, 2 KESTRELS (inc second year ♂), 3 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 1+ ROOK flew over, 4 LITTLE OWLS (2 east side of Horse Pasture, 2 Gunman's Shaw), 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (Circle Field/Pages Acre), MISTLE THRUSH (Circle Field), TREECREEPER (Lunch Wood), 1+ ♂ PHEASANT, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 3+ MEADOW PIPITS, 10+ SKYLARKS, 7+ LINNETS, CHIFFCHAFF (C.Wood (singing)), NUTHATCH (by Pages Acre horse paddock), COAL TIT (Circle Field), GOLDCREST (Circle Field (singing)), COMMON GULL flew over, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH, GOLDFINCH, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW et al
  • BLACKCAP (Slangs) - JH

Saturday 24th
  • 6.16am-7.14am: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Skylark Field 6.41am-7.48am then Harrier Field briefly before flying to Broadfield at 7.50am & no further sign) (see Gallery), COMMON SNIPE heard flying over at 7.02pm (C.Farmhouse), 2 GREYLAGS flew west at 8.33am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER calling (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 3 MALLARDS flew over in evening (C.Farm), ROOK flew over (The Scrub), 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 flew over C.Farm, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), c36 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 3+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 7+ PHEASANTS (4+♂+3+♀) (C.Farm), 6+ COMMON BUZZARDS (3+ C.Farm, 2 flew over B.Woods, 1+*), 2+ SPARROWHAWKS (1+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 10+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 5 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), COAL TIT (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (CF/BW at Perrotts by Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), ♂ HOUSE SPARROW (Perrotts Farmhouse (singing) - unusual location), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm 91 singing), 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Small Tortoiseshells (Watchpoint), 2+ Peacocks (1+ CF/BW at Perrotts by Wood, 1 The Scrub), Small White (Perrotts by Wood), 2+ Brimstones (B.Woods)) - DKC
  • KESTREL (near R.R.Cottages), 15 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field), COMMON BUZZARD (over Green Belt Field/B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (over Green Belt Field/B.Woods), PHEASANT (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), c5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 The Scrub) (Butterflies: several Peacocks (Sheep Brow/Fames Rough)) - A&L
  • CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood (nest building)) - PGo
  • CHIFFCHAFF (Piddly Pond (singing)), 3 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General) (Butterflies: several Brimstones (B.Woods)) - IGM


Friday 23rd
  • ♀ BLACKCAP (Perrotts Farmhouse) - JH
  • 6.30am-10.40am: (all C.Farm) LAPWING flew SW at 8.36am, 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS flew over, CHIFFCHAFF (Circle FIeld (singing)), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, imm ♂ SPARROWHAWK, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 12 REDWINGS (Buzzard Field), c30 FIELDFARES (Buzzard Field), 20+ MEADOW PIPITS, 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (pair Watchpoint, pair R.Bottom), c5 SKYLARKS, 10+ LINNETS, 2 GOLDCRESTS (Circle Field/Pages Acre (1 singing)), COAL TIT (Pages Acre (singing)), 2♂ PHEASANTS (1 near R.R.Cottages, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Lunch Wood (singing), 1 Legal & General, 1 Circle Field (singing)), 3 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 13 COMMON GULLS (11 Legal & General, 2 flew over), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (ad & 2 1st-winters) (Legal & General), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
  • 2.15pm-4.15pm: (all C.Farm) 2 MALLARDS flew over (Quail Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (Skylark Field), PHEASANT (Broadfield), GREEN WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood) - PM


Thursday 22nd
  • 6.00am-c7.55am: (all C.Farm) 3 CANADA GEESE flew WNW at 7.42pm, 4 MALLARDS flew over, 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (C.Farmhouse), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS, PIED WAGTAIL, KESTREL, 1+ REDWING, PHEASANT, 7 LINNETS, 3 SKYLARKS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (pair R.R.Cottages, pair R.Bottom), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GOLDFINCH, 9 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 15 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) - DKC
  • 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub (singing)) - PGo

Wednesday 21st
  • 2.52pm-c6.40pm: (all C.Farm) 2 LAPWINGS flew over, 2 MALLARDS flew over, 5 LITTLE OWLS (2 Lambert's Shaw, 2 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob/Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (over Buzzard Field (displaying)), 2 KESTRELS (2nd year ♂ & ad/imm ♀), 2 COLLARED DOVES, PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 4+ PHEASANTS (2+♂+2♀) (Broadfield), 4 MEADOW PIPITS, 25+ REDWINGS, c30 FIELDFARES, 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS, c10 LINNETS, 13 COMMON GULLS, 2 SKYLARKS, STOCK DOVE (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), GOLDFINCH, 3 SONG THRUHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Watchpoint (singing)) (Butterflies: 3 Small Tortoiseshells (near R.R.Cottages), Peacock (Tattenham Meadow), Small White (Tattenham Meadow)) - DKC


Tuesday 20th
  • 6.05am-7.55am: (all C.Farm) ROOK, KESTREL, 10+ REDWINGS, 20+ FIELDFARES, 2 SISKINS, c25 MEADOW PIPITS, ♂ PHEASANT (Infront George Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 8+ LINNETS, 5+ GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC


Monday 19th
  • 6.20am-8.32am: (all C.Farm) REDWING, 3+ FIELDFARES, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ SKYLARKS, 8 LINNETS, SONG THRUSH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 GOLDFINCHES - DKC


Sunday 18th
  • 6.20am-11.25am: ♀ WHEATEAR still (Legal & General), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER calling (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (Legal & General), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Legal & General, 2 B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), ROOK (C.Farm), REDWING (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 5+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (♂ Bog Field, ♂+♀ Broadfield), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 8 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing)), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), c5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (Legal & General), 1st-winter COMMON GULL (Legal & General) (Mammals: Fox sleeping (Legal & General)) - DKC/BD/RDW
  • CHIFFCHAFF (Piddly Pond (singing)) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (near R.R.Cottages)) - IGM
  • GOLDCREST (B.Woods) - JH


Saturday 17th
  • 6.10am-5.15pm: second-winter ICELAND GULL flew south at 3.00pm (east side of B.Woods) (see Gallery), ♀ WHEATEAR (Legal & General), 3 CORMORANTS flew NW at 6.38am (C.Farm), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 near Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub (all singing)), 3 KESTRELS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (over Lunch Wood), c15 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 4+ TREECREEPERS (1+ near Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), LINNET (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (near Piddly Pond), 3+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 PHEASANTS (2♂+♀ Broadfield, ♂ Perrotts by Wood), 11 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 5+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 30+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 11 GOLDFINCHES (c5 C.Farm, 4 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 2 The Scrub), c5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 Gunman's Shaw (singing), 1 near Piddly Pond), 7+ SONG THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 5+ B.Woods), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Legal & General, 2 The Scrub) - DKC/IJ
  • 9.50am: ♀ WHEATEAR (Legal & General) - SG


Friday 16th
  • 6.18am-7.55am: 6 GREYLAGS flew south at 6.36am (C.Farm/B.Woods border); (all C.Farm): 2 MALLARDS flew over, KESTREL, PIED WAGTAIL, SPARROWHAWK, c35 REDWINGS, 80+ FIELDFARES, c14 MEADOW PIPITS, c8 LINNETS, c5 SKYLARKS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀) (Broadfield), COLLARED DOVE, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2+ COMMON GULLS, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
  • 11.45am-12.56pm: (all C.Farm) 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Infront George Field/Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (over Circle Field area), c50 FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), ♀ YELLOWHAMMER (Stoney Nob), 4 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Slangs, 1 Railway Field), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General) - RJ/DSk


Thursday 15th
  • 8+ CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm) - JH
  • 4.00pm-6.00pm: CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods (singing)), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field), 10+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 50+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 15 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - IJ


Wednesday 14th
  • 2.25pm-5.43pm: (all C.Farm) GREY WAGTAIL flew north at 4.18pm, LAPWING flew over at 4.38pm, 4+ COMMON BUZZARDS, SISKIN (landed briefly at Pages Acre/Lambert's Shaw), 8 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Harrier Field), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 nest building between Broadfield & Circle Field), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), GOLDCREST (Chipstead Road (singing)), SKYLARK, 17+ LINNETS, COAL TIT (Chipstead Road (singing)), 20+ STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, SONG THRUSH (Chipstead Road (singing)), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Circle Field, 2 Broadfield/Bog Field), 3 COMMON GULLS flew over, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
  • 9 YELLOWHAMMERS (7 Infront George Field, 2 Stoney Nob), SKYLARK (Infront George Field), 2 NUTHATCHES (Stoney Nob), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - RJ/DSk


Tuesday 13th
  • no reported sightings

Monday 12th
  • no reported sightings

Sunday 11th
  • ♂ COMMON WHITETHROAT (between C.Farmhouse & R.R.Cottages (singing), LESSER REDPOLL (Kingswood Residential) - FJ
  • 7.48am-4.41pm: ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near Perrotts Farmhouse) (see Gallery), ♀ MALLARD flew over at 8.41am (C.Farm), ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew NE at 10.05am (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing)), 3 ROOKS flew over (C.Farm), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), SISKIN flew over (C.Farm), 1+ KESTREL (C.Farm), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 near C.Farmhouse, ♂ Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 7 LINNETS (C.Farm), 1+ MISTLE THRUSH (Aberdour School & Pages Acre), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 1+ BULLFINCH (Ruffett Wood (singing)), 6+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c100 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 20+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (Tawny Wood (1 singing)), 2+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 11 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), c11 STOCK DOVES (c10 C.Farm (1 singing), 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane (singing)), 12+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2 nest building Broadfield/Bog Field, 4+ Pages Acre, 4+ Tawny Wood, 2 CF/BW border at Perrotts by Wood), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (6+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Watchpoint, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 by Tawny Wood, 1 Stoney Nob/Legal & General), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (51 species noted) - DKC et al


Saturday 10th
  • 7.50am-6.43pm: ♀ MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit - the paler bird), SPARROWHAWK flew over (B.Woods), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 2 east side of Horse Pasture), 30+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 3+ SISKINS flew over (1 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 4 LESSER REDPOLLS (3 Legal & General small car park, 1 flew over B.Woods), LINNET (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), ♂ BULLFINCH (The Scrub (singing)), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 55+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Kingswood Residential, 1 by Piddly Pond), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing), 1 just NW of The Scrub (singing), 16+ COMMON GULLS (15+ at/over C.Farm, 2nd winter flew over B.Woods), 7 STOCK DOVES (5 Broadfield, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane (singing), 1 by The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), c5 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General wood, 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 6 SONG THRUSHES (1 Bog Field, 1 near C.Farmhouse (singing), 1 Stoney Nob (singing), 3 The Scrub (1 singing)), 7+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 2+ The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow) - DKC
  • Morning: (all Legal & General) 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 10+ GREENFINCHES, 8+ GOLDFINCHES - PGo
  • Morning: (all Legal & General) LITTLE OWL, 2 COMMON GULLS - IGM
  • Afternoon: SISKIN (The Scrub), 2 COAL TITS (near Piddly Pond), 40+ FIELDFARES (roosted Pheasant Field/Gunman's Shaw), 140+ STARLINGS (roosted Pheasant Field/Gunman's Shaw), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (flew from C.Farm to B.Woods) - IPW


Friday 9th
  • 6.45am-9.50am: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit - probably the darker bird), 2+ KESTRELS (C.Farm), c3 SISKINS flew over, 40+ MEADOW PIPITS (flew from Infront George Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 1+♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield/Horse Pasture), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (inc pair Reads Bottom), 5+ SKYLARKS, LINNET, GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 7 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 80+ REDWINGS, 40+ FIELDFARES, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2+ GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), STOCK DOVE, 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 Chipstead Road, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Legal & General, 1 Tawny Wood (all singing)), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
  • 3.25pm-4.20pm: (all C.Farm) 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 100+ FIELDFARES, c140 STARLINGS, 5+ REDWINGS, 4+ SKYLARKS, ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), c30 GOLDFINCHES (flew east over Broadfield), ♂ YELLOWHAMMER, 2 SONG THRUSHES (Legal & General) - AD


Thursday 8th
  • (all C.Farm) 4 STONECHATS (2♂+2♀), SISKIN flew over (Kingswood Residential), LITTLE OWL - PCl
  • (all C.Farm) PEREGRINE flew low over at 2.30pm, 3 STONECHATS - KH


Wednesday 7th
  • 1.10pm-5.45pm: ♂ STONECHAT (Infront George Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 5 PHEASANTS (4♂+4♀ - display & territorial behaviour occurring), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 20+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 100+ LINNETS (Broadfield), 15+ STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 20+ COMMON GULLS (on/over C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Kingswood Residential, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC


Tuesday 6th
  • 2.05pm-5.51pm: (all C.Farm) 3 STONECHATS (2♂+♀) (Reads Bottom), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (Skylark Field/Quail Field), 8+ MEADOW PIPITS, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ SKYLARKS, 5 PHEASANTS (2♂+3♀ - display occurring) (Broadfield), 28+ REDWINGS, 85+ FIELDFARES, 6+ LINNETS, 2+ COMMON GULLS, 4 GREENFINCHES, 100+ STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow), COAL TIT (Chipstead Road (singing)), GOLDCREST (Tawny Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 by Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre (singing), 1 Tart's Field/Bog Field, 1 Legal & General (singing)), c110 CHAFFINCHES (Pipit Meadow), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Tawny Wood), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Monday 5th
  • 2 MEALY REDPOLLS with 20 LESSER REDPOLLS and 9 SISKINS (Legal & General small car park), ♂ BARN OWL still at 9.45am (near Reads Rest Cottages), 3 STONECHATS (♂+2♀) (Reads Bottom) - FJ
  • 1.20pm-5.29pm: (all C.Farm) 2 UNIDENTIFIED REDPOLLS (see Gallery) and a LESSER REDPOLL (Legal & General small car park), ♂ BARN OWL still at 9.45am (near Reads Rest Cottages), KESTREL, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (Harrier Field (fighting)), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (Tart's Field), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field), TREECREEPER (wood by Legal & General), 11+ STOCK DOVES, c30 LINNETS, GREENFINCH, 35 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 12 FIELDFARES, 10+ REDWINGS, 5+ GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General/Kingswood Residential), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (near Legal & General), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Mammals: 2 Roe Deer (Legal & General)) - DKC/PM

Sunday 4th
  • 7.50pm-1.37pm: ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), CORMORANT flew over (B.Woods), 2 STONECHATS (♂+♀) (Reads Bottom), 5 BULLFINCHES (4 The Scrub, 1 near Piddly Pond), 5 PHEASANTS (2♂+2♀ Broadfield, ♀ flushed SW side of B.Woods), 65+ REDWINGS (50+ Perrotts by Wood, 15+ The Scrub), c170 FIELDFARES (Perrotts by Wood), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood (singing), 1 near Piddly Pond), 7 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 300+ STARLINGS (Perrotts by Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Perrotts by Wood), 2 GOLDCRESTS (The Scrub), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 2 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 3 B.Woods), 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods),  GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods) - DKC/PM/CM


Saturday 3rd
  • 7.34am-4.25pm: WOODCOCK showing well till c12.05pm (near Piddly Pond) (see Gallery), ♂ SISKIN (near Piddly Pond (singing)), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀) (C.Farmhouse), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Broadfield, 3*), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 8+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), c40 LINNETS (C.Farm), 10+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 11+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), c60 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 50+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 4 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm inc 3 Legal & General), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 70+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, 13 COMMON GULLS (12 Legal & General, 1 flew over C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Broadfield/Harrier Field, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 1+ SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 3 flew over Sheep Brow), ♀ BLACKBIRD (near R.R.Cottages (gathering nesting material)), 3 1st-winter HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) - DKC/PGo


Friday 2nd
  • 7.18am-9.46am: (all C.Farm) (very foggy) LITTLE OWL (heard - prob around Infront George Field), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (Tattenham Meadow), 3+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS, ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), c10 REDWINGS, 2 COAL TITS (1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 1 Pages Acre), 3+  SKYLARKS, 8 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 3 GREENFINCHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 2 Legal & General), 2 NUTHATCHES (around Tattenham Meadow), GOLDFINCH, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre (drumming), 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (3 Ivy Wood, 2+ Pages Acre), 5 SONG THRUSHES (4 singing), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Thursday 1st
  • 2.20pm-c5.45pm: (all C.Farm) ♀ STONECHAT still (east side of Harrier Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Lambert's Shaw), c10 MEADOW PIPITS, PIED WAGTAIL, SISKIN, 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, c20 REDWINGS, 15+ FIELDFARES, 2 SKYLARKS (1 singing), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), c135 STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow), 2 COMMON GULLS (ad & 1st-winter) flew over, GOLDFINCH, 2 SONG THRUSHES (singing), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre (drumming)) - DKC/IJ