May 2012

Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates throughout the day. 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. When submitting sightings, please try to match the format of this page as much as possible to make transfer as efficient as possible. 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 flying past the recording area, viewed from it.

'C.Farm' is the general term for the area west of the marked red line on the Map, and 'B.Woods' is the general term for the area east of this line. More specific localities, also found on the map, are also included in these sightings.

Thursday 31st
  • 3+ RED KITES flew over (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL (Legal & General), 7 CANADA GEESE flew past (C.Farm*), HOBBY (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm (1*)), KESTREL (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 4 MALLARDS flew over (1 landed) (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (Legal & General), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (C.Farm*), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General (singing; imitating a Song Thrush at times), 1 B.Woods), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Legal & General wood, 1 Watchpoint), 1+ GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Valley Meadows) - DKC et al


Wednesday 30th
  • 2 GREYLAGS again (Poultry Field) - JH
  • RED KITE flew over early evening (B.Woods then C.Farm), HOBBY (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), ♀ MALLARD (on barn by R.R.Cottages), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 4 STOCK DOVES (3 flew over C.Farm, 1 Ruffett Wood (singing)), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 by Heathside Field (1 singing), 1 Ruffett Wood (singing)), 2 BLACKCAPS (C.Farm (singing)), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Ruffett Wood), c20 COMMON SWIFTS (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob), freshly fledged CARRION CROW (Skylark Field) (Butterflies: 2 Small Heaths (Lunch Banks)) - DKC


Tuesday 29th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 28th
  • ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT (The Scrub (singing)), HOBBY (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 NW side of B.Woods (singing), 1 by Holly Lane Meadow (singing), 1 B.Woods just east of estate), PHEASANT (B.Woods), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 4 GOLDCRESTS (freshly-fledged juv in scrub near B.Woods car park, 2 just NW of The Scrub (singing), 1 NW side of B.Woods (singing), 5 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods (inc family group of 3+)), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 1+ COAL TIT (by Holly Lane Meadow), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 near Watchpoint, 1 Green Belt Field, 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 GOLDFINCHES (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ Valley Meadows, 2+ B.Woods just east of estate), 6 BLACKCAPS (1 barns by C.Farmhouse, 5 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 flew from Green Belt Field to B.Woods, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 by The Scrub; also chicks heard calling from nest near NE end of B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods (singing)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Infront George Field, 1 B.Woods just east of estate (singing)) (Butterflies: Comma (B.Woods near car park), Small Tortoiseshell (Watchpoint)) - DKC
  • 2 GREYLAGS (Poultry Field) - JH
  • juv GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm) - IGM


Sunday 27th
  • (all C.Farm) 2 RED KITES flew NW (1 at c3.25pm, 1 at c4.05pm), HOBBY, c8 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, KESTREL, 6 HOUSE MARTINS, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 COLLARED DOVES, PHEASANT, c30 COMMON SWIFTS, 1+ MALLARD flew over, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (all singing), 2+ SWALLOWS, ♂ BULLFINCH (Legal & General), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 3 STOCK DOVES (inc 1 singing Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), SKYLARK, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2+ LINNETS, 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 1 C.Farmhouse barns), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ ad & 1+ fresh fledgling) (Legal & General), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW/IJ
  • LESSER WHITETHROAT (B.Woods near car park) - PGo


Saturday 26th
  • GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 1+ HOBBY (low through Reads Bottom), KESTREL (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), MISTLE THRUSH (Infront George Field), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 between Woodpecker Meadow & B.Woods car park (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 1+ BULLFINCH (Woodpecker Meadow), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), ♀ PHEASANT (Infront George Field), SKYLARK (C.Farm), COAL TIT (just north of Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), c6 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 west side of Infront George Field, family group of c5 Valley Meadows), 3 COMMON SWIFTS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods) (Butterflies: Grizzled Skipper (Holly Lane Meadow), Small Copper (Holly Lane Meadow), Common Blue (Valley Meadows), 2 Small Heaths (The Scrub), Peacock (Slangs), Orange Tip (Slangs), Holly Blue (B.Woods near car park), 2 Speckled Woods (B.Woods). Moths: 2 Cinnabars (The Scrub)) - DKC
  • RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Skylark Field), COMMON BUZZARD (over Broadfield), 8 COMMON SWIFTS (over Broadfield), 2 SWALLOWS (1 C.Farm, 1 flew east over Valley Meadows), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew west (C.Farm), 2 MALLARDS flew NW (Tattenham Meadow), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood, 2 Piddly Pond), 2 KESTRELS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Hither Field), PIED WAGTAIL (Bog Field), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (B.Woods), GREENFINCH (Valley Meadows (singing)), 3 PHEASANTS (1 Death Pit, 1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 Lunch Wood), 4 LINNETS (C.Farm), ♀ BLACKCAP (Piddly Pond (bathing)), 24 LONG-TAILED TITS (17 Circle Field/C.Wood, 5+ Tawny Wood, 2 Skylark Field/Legal & General), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER juvs calling from nest (Tawny Wood), 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3 Stoney Nob, 6 Rest Copse) (Butterflies: 3 Dingy Skippers (2 Valley Meadows, 1 Fames Rough), 3 Grizzled Skippers (2 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 11 Small Heaths (7 Valley Meadows, 4 Hither Field), 8 Holly Blues (6 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field, 1 Piddly Pond), 10 Common Blues (2 Lunch Banks, 6 Fames Rough, 1 Hither Field, 1 Valley Meadows), Red Admiral (Holly Lane), Peacock (Can Hatch Field), 4 Orange Tips (2 Slangs, 1 Holly Lane, 1 Valley Meadows), 6 Small Whites (1 Circle Field, 1 Lunch Banks, 3 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither FIeld), Large White (Bog Field), 19 Brimstones (1 C.Wood, 1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 Holly Lane Meadow, 6 Fames Rough, 10 Valley Meadows), 4 Speckled Woods (2 Watchpoint, 1 Tattenham Meadows, 1 Lunch Wood)) - IPW 


Friday 25th
  • Morning & early PM: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), SPARROWHAWK (west of orchard), GREY HERON flew over (east side of B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (by orchard (singing)), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near car park, 1 by orchard, 1 west of orchard (all singing)), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm*), 2 COAL TITS (east of orchard (1 with food)), 2 COLLARED DOVES (west of orchard (1+ singing)), 1+ BULLFINCH (west of orchard), KESTREL (Valley Meadows), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Holly Lane Meadow, 2 Valley Meadows (all singing)), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods (singing)), 6 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (orchard), GREAT TIT (orchard (visting nest)) (Butterflies: Grizzled Skipper (Holly Lane Meadow), Small Copper (Holly Lane Meadow), Common Blue (Holly Lane Meadow), Holly Blue (near car park) - DKC
  • Morning: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Butterflies: 2 Peacocks, 3 Speckled Woods, many Small Whites, Brimstone) - PGo
  • Evening: (all C.Farm) 4 MALLARDS flew over, LITTLE OWL (Infront George Field) - IJ


Thursday 24th
  • (all C.Farm) PEREGRINE, 2 HOBBIES, KESTREL, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS - FJ
  • (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Skylark Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 3 SWALLOWS, 3 MALLARDS flew over, 6+ GOLDFINCHES - DKC/RDW/RR


Wednesday 23rd
  • c11.00am-c8.30pm: (all C.Farm) 2 HOBBIES, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 2+ SPARROWHAWKS, 3 MALLARDS flew over, 2+ SWALLOWS, LITTLE OWL (Lunch Wood), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (by C.Farmhouse), 2 LINNETS, BULLFINCH (Legal & General), c4 YELLOWHAMMERS, c4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 2 PHEASANTS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Lunch Wood), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Watchpoint, 1 Infront George Field, 1 Lunch Wood), 3 STOCK DOVES (1 singing at Stoney Nob) - DKC
  • Evening: GARDEN WARBLER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General) - CA
  • 5.00pm: 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Poultry Field) - DW


Tuesday 22nd
  • c4.30pm-c4.50pm: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Infront George Field), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field) - FJ
  • c5.40pm: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER still (Infront George Field) - NS
  • RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), ♀ PHEASANT (Infront George Field), 2 KESTRELS (ad & juv), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ LINNETS, 2+ COMMON WHITETHROATS - DKC/PGo/JB/IGM


Monday 21st
  • 8.30pm: CUCKOO (by railway at bottom of Slangs) - IGM
  • 8.42pm-8.44pm: CUCKOO then flew west along railway (Kingswood Residential) - FJ
  • Evening: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field) - CA
  • Evening: (all C.Farm) KESTREL (with prey), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 MALLARDS flew over, COMMON WHITETHROAT, ♂ PIED WAGTAIL (Skylark Field), 6 COMMON SWIFTS, SWALLOW, 3 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Sunday 20th
  • RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm) - JH
  • GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), GREY HERON flew past (B.Woods*), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 7+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew past (B.Woods*), 5 SWALLOWS (4 C.Farm, 1 over Valley Meadows), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 8 COMMON SWIFTS (6+ C.Farm, 2 CF/BW, 3 The Scrub), 2 BULLFINCHES (Valley Meadows), GREENFINCH (Valley Meadows), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 Holly Lane Meadow), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub, 2 Valley Meadows), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 7 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General (bizzare singer), 6 B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS (ad (& chicks heard) west side of Infront George Field, 1 The Scrub, family group of 6+ between Woodpecker Meadow & Valley Meadows), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm inc 1 Perrotts by Wood), 4 STOCK DOVES (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane (singing), 1 by Piddly Pond (singing), 2 Hither Field), 3 LINNETS (2 The Scrub, 1 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 2 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Rest Copse), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), freshly fledged juv BLACKBIRD (Bunting Field/Heathside Field), GREAT TIT feeding freshly fledged young (Valley Meadows)) - DKC/PGo
  • GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)) - PGo


Saturday 19th
  • (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Bog Field), 2 SWALLOWS, 2 BLACKCAPS (1 barns by C.Farmhouse, 1 odd singer Legal & General), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, c7 YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL (Skylark Field), COMMON SWIFT, 2 SONG THRUSHES, ♂ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Infront George Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), LONG-TAILED TIT (& chicks heard) (west side of Infront George Field), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/PW


Friday 18th
  • GARDEN WARBLER (Legal & General), YELLOWHAMMER (barns by R.R.Cottages), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Poultry Field), BLACKCAP (near Piddly Pond), 2+ CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), GREEN WOODPECKER (by The Scrub) (unidentified raptor flew high west) - RJ
  • 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (juv+♂) (Kingswood Residential) - FJ/DSk


Thursday 17th
  • 2.40pm-7.55pm: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), HOBBY, ♂ WHEATEAR, GREY HERON flew over, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, MISTLE THRUSH (Tart's Field/Can Hatch Field), MALLARD flew over, 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Legal & General, 1+ NE end of Ruffett Wood), 3+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2+ SWALLOWS, 2 COMMON SWIFTS, COAL TIT (Pages Acre by horse paddock), PHEASANT, 7 PIED WAGTAILS (near C.Farmhouse (together)), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 2 COLLARED DOVES, 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farmhouse barns, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Legal & General (with bizarre song)), 2+ LINNETS, 8 STOCK DOVES (1 singing)), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Tawny Wood),  SONG THRUSH (Watchpoint), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/IJ
  • LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture), TREECREEPER (Piddy Pond), 2 COMMON SWIFTS flew east (1 Canons Residential, 1Poultry Field), 300+ HERRING GULLS flew east (Woodpecker Meadow), 3 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 8 GOLDFINCHES (R.R.Cottages), 2 KESTRELS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Hither Field), 3 COLLARED DOVES (2 C.Farm, 1 Hither Field (singing)), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Steep Banks), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Steep Banks, 1 Hither Field), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3 Lunch Wood, 4 over The Scrub), CARRION CROW eating young rabbit (Perrotts by Wood) - IPW
     

Wednesday 16th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 15th 
  • (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Legal & General), RED KITE flew NE then SE, KESTREL (Horse Pasture), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 6 COMMON SWIFTS flew north, 8 GOLDFINCHES, 8 LINNETS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 537 HERRING GULLS over (mostly 12.30pm-1.15pm) - NS
  • 5.30am-7.30am: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Legal & General then Infront George Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP (with bizarre finch-like song) (Legal & General), c6 LINNETS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, SKYLARK, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farmhouse barns, 1 Infront George Field), 4 GOLDFINCHES - DKC


Monday 14th
  • 7.15pm-9.15pm: (all C.Farm) 4 PIED WAGTAILS (Bunting Field), KESTREL, COMMON WHITETHROAT, COMMON SWIFT, GOLDCREST (Copt Hill Lane), MALLARD flew over, LINNET, SKYLARK, LONG-TAILED TIT (Infront George Field), PHEASANT, SONG THRUSH (Lunch Wood (singing)) (Mammals: 2-3 Badgers (Lunch Wood, viewed from Slangs)) - DKC/IGM
  • 7.00pm-8.00pm: (all The Scrub) 2 WILLOW WARBLERS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 BLACKCAPS, 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS - AD


Sunday 13th
  • 6.10am-2.15pm: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Legal & General (singing)), SISKIN flew over at 12.30pm (Reads Bottom), 2 LAPWINGS flew over at 7.50am, 2 HOBBIES hunting, CORMORANT flew over, 2 WHEATEARS (♂+♀) (Skylark Field), c6 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2+ PIED WAGTAILS, 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, KESTREL, 5 MALLARDS (2 over, 3*), PHEASANT, c10 SWALLOWS, 2 COLLARED DOVES, CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General), c5 SKYLARKS, LINNET, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, LONG-TAILED TIT (west side of Infront George Field), 5 GOLDFINCHES, 3 STOCK DOVES (1 singing), 10+ COMMON SWIFTS (Butterflies: 2 Peacocks, Speckled Wood, 2 Small Whites) - DKC/JB/RDW
  • Evening: 2 HOUSE MARTINS flew over (C.Farmhouse) - CA


Saturday 12th
  • 6.05am-7.35pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), SAND MARTIN flew over (Poultry Field/Perrotts by Wood), up to 5 RED KITES flew west (2 C.Farm at c8.12am; 1 The Scrub then C.Farm c6.20pm-6.30pm; 2 C.Farm at c7.12pm), 2 HOBBIES (Green Belt Field/Ruffett Wood – 1 of same also over B.Woods), c12 WHEATEARS (C.Farm), 1+ GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm then B.Woods), 110+ COMMON SWIFTS (100+ C.Farm, 10+ B.Woods), 15+ HOUSE MARTINS flew over (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 flew from Lunch Wood to Gunman’s Shaw, 1 Woodpecker Meadow/The Scrub), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 25+ SWALLOWS (20+ C.Farm (inc 3 on wires), 5+ B.Woods), 2+ KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 9+ COMMON BUZZARDS (c5 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods (2*)), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Hither Field), 6 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing)), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near The Scrub (singing)), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods (all singing)), 5 BLACKCAPS (1 Poultry Field/Green Belt Field, 4 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3 GOLDFINCHES (CF/BW border by R.R.Lane), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane (drumming)), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood (B.Woods), Brimstone (The Scrub)) – DKC/IJ/RDW et al 
  • RED KITE flew west at 6.22pm (The Scrub), 3 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 4 MALLARDS flew over (2 NE over The Scrub, 2 Kingswood Residential), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Railway Field, 2 The Scrub), 2 STOCK DOVES (Railway Field), 2 BLACKCAPS (The Scrub),  (Butterflies: 3 Small Heaths (Railway Field). Mammals: 2 Roe Deer (Railway Field), Red Fox (Railway Field)) - IPW


Friday 11th
  • Late-AM: CUCKOO (east side of B.Woods (singing)), HOBBY (C.Farm/B.Woods border) - IJ
  • 6.00am-10.20am: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), 2 TAWNY OWLS (adult & owlet) (small wood just south of Legal & General) (see Gallery), 3+ WHEATEARS (♀ Skylark Field, 1+♀ Tart's Field, ♂ Bog Field), 6 HOUSE MARTINS flew through, 2+ SWALLOWS flew through, MALLARD, ♂ KESTREL, 2 COLLARED DOVES, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bunting Field), YELLOWHAMMER, 3 SKYLARKS, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS (1 by C.Farmhouse barns, 2 Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 4 HERRING GULLS (Quail Field) (Butterflies: 3 Speckled Woods (Legal & General)) - DKC/IJ et al


Thursday 10th
  • (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), 2 GREYLAGS (Quail Field), ♂ WHEATEAR (Skylark Field), 2 GREY HERONS, 3 SWALLOWS, 5+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 4 SKYLARKS, SONG THRUSH, LONG-TAILED TIT - AD
  • (all C.Farm) 2 WHEATEARS (Bog Field), PHEASANT (Broadfield), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, GREEN WOODPECKER - NS
  • (all C.Farm) 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, PIED WAGTAIL, COLLARED DOVE (by C.Farmhouse), 3 MALLARDS (2♂+1♀) (Bog Field), 2 SWALLOWS, CHIFFCHAFF (Circle Field (singing)), BLACKCAP (barns by C.Farmhouse (singing)), 2 GOLDFINCHES, LONG-TAILED TIT (Circle Field), 28 STOCK DOVES (24 Buzzard Field, 4 Bunting Field), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC


Wednesday 9th
  • (all C.Farm) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Legal & General (singing)), KESTREL, PIED WAGTAIL, 6 MALLARDS (inc pair on deck), COMMON SWIFT, 2 SWALLOWS, 2 COLLARED DOVES, SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS*, 2 PHEASANTS, TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), YELLOWHAMMER, 5 SONG THRUSHES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, LONG-TAILED TIT (Ruffett Wood), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 22 STOCK DOVES - DKC


Tuesday 8th
  • Early to mid-AM: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Legal & General (singing)), 6 WHEATEARS (4♂+2♀) (Skylark Field), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, CHIFFCHAFF (by Heathside Field (singing)), GREEN WOODPECKER, LONG-TAILED TIT (Legal & General), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, MALLARD, 5 LINNETS (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH - DKC
  • (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Legal & General (singing)), 4 WHEATEARS (3 Skylark Field, 1 Infront George Field), c10 YELLOWHAMMERS - NS
  • (all C.Farm) 2 LESSER WHITETHROATS (1 still Legal & General (singing), 1 south end of Infront George Field), 4 WHEATEARS (Skylark Field), GREY HERON, 8+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, several COMMON SWIFTS, 20 SWALLOWS, SPARROWHAWK, GREEN WOODPECKER - FJ


Monday 7th
  • (Dominic Mitchell's wonderful Dotterel photos added to Gallery - scroll down to images from May 4th)
  • RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (C.Farm) - CA
  • HOBBY (C.Farm) -MGG
  • HOBBY (C.Farm) - RDW
  • ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Legal & General (singing)), 1+ GREYLAG (C.Farm), 6 WHEATEARS (5 Skylark Field, 1 Infront George Field), 10+ SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), 1+ PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 3+♂ PHEASANTS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 1+ MALLARD (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 1 Tawny Wood), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Pages Acre (1 singing)), 180+ STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow to Tattenham Meadow), 7+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 NE end of Ruffett Wood), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ Infront George Field/Skylark Field, 1+ Pages Acre, 2 Green Belt Field/Pheasant Field), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm) - DKC et al


Sunday 6th
  • 6.00am-7.55pm: 2 GREYLAGS early morning only (Skylark Field), 6 YELLOW WAGTAILS (Quail Field/Bunting Field/Tart's Field), 4+ WHEATEARS (C.Farm), CANADA GOOSE flew over (C.Farm), 2+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5+ MALLARDS (C.Farm in fields), 5 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 7 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (2 Tart's Field, 5 flew over), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2+ PHEASANTS (1+♂+♀). TREECREEPER (The Scrub (singing)), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2+ COAL TITS (near Piddly Pond), 2+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 1+ LINNET (C.Farm), 5 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 3 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 5 SONG THRUSHES (2 Tart's Field, 1 Heathside Field, 2 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 by Heathside Field, 2 B.Woods), 5 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), juv BLACKBIRD (Tart's Field) - DKC/RDW/IJ/HB/LB/PGo et al
  • COMMON SWIFT (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (C.Farm) - RR


Saturday 5th
  • 5.00am-6.25pm: 2 SHELDUCKS flew SW at 7.17am (Perrotts by Wood) (HB/DKC/LB) (see Gallery), ♀ COMMON REDSTART (Quail Field), ♀ RING OUZEL (Skylark Field) (seems to be 3rd ♀ in recent weeks, having white markings on head, hence at least 7th ouzel of the spring), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Legal & General (singing)), 2♂ WHINCHATS (mobile around fields near C.Farmhouse) (see Gallery), c8 YELLOW WAGTAILS (mobile in fields south of C.Farmhouse) (see Gallery), 10+ WHEATEARS (mobile in fields south of C.Farmhouse), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (pair) (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 20+ SWALLOWS through (C.Farm), 5 COMMON SWIFTS through (C.Farm), CANADA GOOSE flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 3+ MALLARDS (C.Farm (on the deck)), 5+ COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1 Green Belt Field/B.Woods, 4*), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Can Hatch Field, 2 Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 4+ PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), c5 LINNETS (C.Farm), c5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (The Scrub (singing)), 2+ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 2 COLLARED DOVES (around Perrotts Farmhouse), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Green Belt Field/Poultry Field, 2 B.Woods), 9 GOLDFINCHES (6 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 3 The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near R.R.Lane (singing)), GREENFINCH (near Pages Acre horse paddock), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods (1 with nesting material)), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ Infront George Field/Skylark Field, 1 by Pages Acre horse paddock), 6+ STOCK DOVES (5+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (57 species recorded) - DKC/HB/LB/RDW/SW/PM/PGo et al
  • Morning: ♂ DOTTEREL still (Heathside Field) - GR


Friday 4th
  • (all C.Farm) 15 DOTTERELS (9♀+6♂/imms) 1.30pm-9.15pm at least (Heathside Field) (see Gallery) (first Surrey record since 1884; first London area record since 1994), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT (Legal & General/Railway Field (singing)), ♀ RING OUZEL (Infront George Field then Skylark Field), ♀ WHINCHAT (Quail Field), 7 YELLOW WAGTAILS (Quail Field), 5 WHEATEARS (Quail Field), WILLOW WARBLER (by C.Farmhouse (singing)), GREY HERON flew over, c5 MALLARDS (including 2+ on the deck), c30 SWALLOWS flew through, LITTLE OWL (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), c100 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew generally north, 1000+ HERRING GULLS flew generally north, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 3 COLLARED DOVES (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), GOLDCREST (Legal & General small car park (singing)), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP (Legal & General), PHEASANT, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood), LINNET, SKYLARK, c5 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 SONG THRUSHES, GOLDFINCH, 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, juv WOODPIGEON (Bog Field) - RDW/DKC/NS/many others


Thursday 3rd
  • (all C.Farm) ♀ RING OUZEL (R.R.Lane at Skylark Field), GREY WAGTAIL flew over, ♀ PEREGRINE resting (Quail Field) - RDW
  • (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 5 PIED WAGTAILS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 4 MALLARDS (2♂ Bog Field, ♂+♀ Skylark Field), COLLARED DOVE, YELLOWHAMMER, 3 GOLDFINCHES, PHEASANT, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob) - DKC/RDW


Wednesday 2nd
  • GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 COMMON SWIFTS (Perrotts by Wood then B.Woods), HOUSE MARTIN (The Scrub), 4 MALLARDS (pair Bog Field, pair flew over The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 6+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 2+ The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing), 1 just NW of The Scrub (singing)), KESTREL (C.Farm (with prey)), COMMON BUZZARD flew over (C.Farm/B.Woods), 3 SWALLOWS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 1 Railway Field, 2 B.Woods), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (The Scrub), 3 LINNETS (1 near end of R.R.Lane, pair The Scrub), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farmhouse), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), 4 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 STOCK DOVES (Skylark Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) - DKC


Tuesday 1st
  • (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Legal & General), 2 MALLARDS flew over, PIED WAGTAIL, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Quail Field), 30 HERRING GULLS (Quail Field), YELLOWHAMMER - DKC
  • (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), ♀ RING OUZEL (Infront George Field), 2 GREYLAGS flew NW, 7 WHEATEARS (Skylark Field), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.R.Cottages/R.Bottom), 3 SWALLOWS (Harrier Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS - NS
  • (all C.Farm) ♂ WHINCHAT (Infront George Field), 4 WHEATEARS (♂ Tart's Field, 3♀ Infront George Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), SWALLOW, MALLARD flew over, PIED WAGTAIL (Bog Field), 5+ SKYLARKS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), 2 SONG THRUSHES, 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 12 LINNETS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 8 YELLOWHAMMERS - AD
  • (all C.Farm) ♂ WHINCHAT (Reads Bottom), 3 WHEATEARS (Reads Bottom), 8+ SKYLARKS (Reads Bottom), 2 SWALLOWS flew through, 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS - GB  
  • ♀ WHINCHAT (Harrier Field) - PGo