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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.
Saturday 30th
- HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2nd cal-year ♂ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Infront George Field), GOLDCREST (Fames Rough), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (Legal & General), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1+ Fames Rough), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Marbled White (Legal & General), 3+ Large Skippers (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 4+ Small Heaths (3+ Legal & General, 1+ Fames Rough), 1+ Ringlet (Legal & General), 3 Red Admirals (1 Stoney Nob, 1 by Reads Rest Cottages, 1 Lunch Wood), several Meadow Browns (mainly Legal & General & Fames Rough). Moths: Burnet Companion (Legal & General), Cinnabar (Legal & General)) - DKC/IGM et al
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11+ LONG-TAILED TITS (9+ Valley Meadows, 2+ Sheep Brow), COLLARED DOVE (Outwood Lane (singing)), LINNET (Hither Field), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Rest Copse) (Butterflies: 61+ Meadow Browns (37+ Valley Meadows, 13+Hither Field, 3 Sheep Brow, 8+ Woodpecker Meadows), 40+ Small Heaths (24+ Valley Meadows, 11+ Hither Field, 5 Sheep Brow), 7 Marbled Whites (4 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field, 1 Sheep Brow, 1 Woodpecker Meadows), 2 Grizzled Skippers (Valley Meadows), 7 Large Skippers (3 Valley Meadows, 4 Hither Field), Brimstone (Valley Meadows). Other insects: hornet (Valley Meadows towards Banstead Woods), 2 Southern Hawker dragonflies (1 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field)) - IPW
Friday 29th
- ad BLACK-HEADED GULL (B.Woods*), 3 KESTRELS (2nd cal-year ♂ C.Farm, 2nd cal-year ♂ The Scrub, ad ♂ Valley Meadows), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 flew over The Scrub, 1 B.Woods*), 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (just NW of The Scrub), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub (singing)), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (2 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods inc 1 Rest Copse (all singing)), 5+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 3+ The Scrub (1 juv)), 6+ BLACKCAPS (3 Legal & General, 2+ The Scrub, 1 Rest Copse (all singing)), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 3 C.Farm/B.Woods at end of R.R.Lane, 1+ over Piddly Pond) - DKC/MSt
Thursday 28th
- (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, ♂ SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, LINNET, CHIFFCHAFF (Infront George Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 BLACKCAPS (inc 1 by west side of Broadfield), 2 SKYLARKS, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DKC
Wednesday 27th
- (all C.Farm) 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES, ♂ SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD (flew towards Ruffett Wood/Death Pit (with prey)), CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE, 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 BLACKCAPS (Legal & General), 2 LINNETS, 5+ GOLDFINCHES, 3 SKYLARKS, YELLOWHAMMER, 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Infront George Field), GREEN WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Butterflies: 2 Ringlets (Legal & General), Meadow Brown (Legal & General)) - DKC
Tuesday 26th
- (all C.Farm) MEADOW PIPIT flew over, ♂ MALLARD flew over, COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, LITTLE OWL, 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), NUTHATCH (Broadfield/Lunch Wood), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5 LINNETS, 4 SKYLARKS, 2 PHEASANTS (inc ♀ Harrier Field), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 by Heathside Field (both singing)), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 STOCK DOVES (1 singing Stoney Nob), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, juv BLUE TIT (Infront George Field) (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DKC
- juv COMMON WHITETHROATS (Broadfield) (Butterflies: 6 Meadow Browns (Circle Field), Peacock (Broadfield), Red Admiral (Broadfield)) - PGo
Monday 25th
- HOBBY (B.Woods), 1+ juv GREY HERON flew over (1 C.Farm then 1 over B.Woods), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES (2 juvs) (Pipit Meadow), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Legal & General/Stoney Nob, 1 near Gunman's Shaw), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm then over B.Woods), 3+ KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Poultry Field/Pheasant Field (singing)), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Pheasant Field, 1 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (near Piddly Pond (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre), PHEASANT (Stoney Nob), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 by Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 1+ LINNET (C.Farm), juv LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm, then 1 flew to B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 juv) (C.Farm), juv HOUSE SPARROW (by R.R.Cottages), juv BLUE TIT (The Scrub), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 4 CARRION CROWS (2 ads & 2 juvs) eating mole (C.Farm) (47 species recorded) (Butterflies: 3 Meadow Browns (near R.R.Cottages), Red Admiral (C.Farm)) - DKC/JB
Sunday 24th
- (all C.Farm) 4 HOUSE MARTINS, 2 MALLARDS flew over, 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, c40 COMMON SWIFTS flew SW, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - RDW
- (all C.Farm) ♂ KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), COMMON WHITETHROAT, LINNET, GOLDFINCHES - CA
Saturday 23rd
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WILLOW WARBLER (Ramblers Rest (singing)), 2+ juv TREECREEPERS (Sheep Brow/Fames Rough), 3 BULLFINCHES, (1 Valley Meadows, 1 Sheep Brow, 1 Fames Rough), c29 COMMON SWIFTS (c23 B.Woods car park, 2 Woodpecker Meadow, 4 Sheep Brow), 21+ LONG-TAILED TITS (c11 Valley Meadows, 10+ Fames Rough), GREENFINCH (Valley Meadows (singing)), KESTREL (Outwood Lane), 4 Singing Blackcaps (2 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows, 1 B.Woods car park), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Woodpecker Meadows, 2 Sheep Brow (all singing)), PHEASANT (Steep Banks) (Butterflies: 5 Meadow Browns (3 Valley Meadows, 2 Sheep Brow),7 Small Heaths (3 Fames Rough, 2 Hither Field, 1 Sheep Brow, 1 Valley Meadows),Holly Blue (Valley Meadows)) - IPW
(Butterflies: 2 Essex Skippers (Legal & General), Small Heath (Legal & General), Red Admiral (B.Woods), 6 Meadow Browns (5 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Fames Rough)) - PGo
Friday 22nd
- Afternoon & evening: (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), COMMON BUZZARD, PHEASANT, KESTREL, ♂ MALLARD flew over, 2 SWALLOWS, 2+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Slangs, 1 Legal & General), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, LINNET, 5 SKYLARKS, 2+ STOCK DOVES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, juv ROBIN (by C.Farmhouse), juv BLACKBIRD (near R.R.Cottages) - DKC
Thursday 21st
- Evening: (all C.Farm) ♂ MALLARD flew over, 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), SWALLOW, PHEASANT, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 4 LINNETS, COMMON WHITETHROAT, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC/JB
Wednesday 20th
- Afternoon: (all C.Farm) KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, 5+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, SKYLARK, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 LINNETS, SWALLOW, PHEASANT, BLACKCAP, 2 GOLDFINCHES - DKC
Tuesday 19th
- Morning: CORMORANT flew NW (Tattenham Meadow) - AD
- Late afternoon/early evening: (all C.Farm) HOBBY (low over Green Belt Field), LITTLE OWL (Pipit Meadow), COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, YELLOWHAMMER, COMMON WHITETHROAT, SKYLARK, LINNET, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, BLACKCAP, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - IJ
- Late afternoon/early evening: (all C.Farm) SPARROWHAWK (flew across Infront George Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Gunman's Shaw), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), ♀ MALLARD flew over, COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, 4 LINNETS, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ SKYLARKS, PHEASANT, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP, 2+ SONG THRUSHES (near R.R.Cottages (inc juv)), GREEN WOODPECKER, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/JB
Monday 18th
- (all C.Farm) juv GREY HERON then flew off (Bog Field), COMMON BUZZARD, SWALLOW, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 4 SKYLARKS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, BLACKCAP (Legal & General), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, PHEASANT, c4 SKYLARKS, 3+ LINNETS, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, juv DUNNOCK (derelict barn) - DKC/JB
Sunday 17th
- (all C.Farm) 2 juv GREY HERONS (Bog Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Tart's Field/Can Hatch Field, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), 8+ COMMON BUZZARDS (3*), KESTREL, 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) flew over, 2 SWALLOWS, 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 1+ YELLOWHAMMER, 2+ SKYLARKS, 2 LINNETS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (ad & 2 juvs) (Legal & General) - DKC/RDW/IJ
Saturday 16th
- HOBBY (B.Woods), juv GREY HERON (Bog Field), 5+ HOUSE MARTINS (Lunch Wood), 4+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (2 ads & juv) (B.Woods Short Route), 6+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods (2 family groups of 3+; Short Route & near estate)), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods Short Route), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Infront George Field, 1 B.Woods near estate), juv WREN (by R.R.Cottages) - DKC/JB/IJ
Friday 15th
- (all C.Farm) 2 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀) (by Legal & General), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, PHEASANT, 4 MALLARDS flew over, SWALLOW, 4 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 3 SKYLARKS, LINNET, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 46 COMMON SWIFTS - DKC/JB
Thursday 14th
- COMMON BUZZARD, ♀ KESTREL, ♀ MALLARD flew over, 2 SWALLOWS, PHEASANT, 3 LINNETS, 3 SKYLARKS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 4 GOLDFINCHES - DKC
Wednesday 13th
- LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LINNETS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) - CA
- 3 juv MISTLE THRUSHES (Can Hatch Field/Tart's Field), ♀ KESTREL, 3 SWALLOWS, 5+ MALLARDS (4+♂+♀) (Bog Field & Skylark Field), COMMON BUZZARD*, STOCK DOVE (Stoney Nob (singing)), 2 PHEASANTS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 2 (♂+♀) Lunch Wood), 2 LINNETS (courtship feeding), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 SKYLARKS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, BLUE TIT family group (Slangs) - DKC
Tuesday 12th
- From at least c12.30pm, till c12.35pm: GREEN SANDPIPER then flushed & flew off (Bog Field) - RDW
- Mid-late afternoon: no further sign of Green Sandpiper by 5.00pm (C.Farm); HOBBY (C.Farm), juv GREY HERON (by Piddly Pond), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Tart's Field), PIED WAGTAIL (Bog Field), 10 MALLARDS (Bog Field), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) - RDW/DKC
- c4 MISTLE THRUSHES (Pages Acre - family group), 3 KESTRELS (1 Harrier Field, 2 over B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Slangs), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - NS
Monday 11th
- Afternoon: (all C.Farm) CORMORANT circled low (see Gallery), 9 MALLARDS (2♂+2♀ Skylark Field, 5♂+♀ Bog Field), PIED WAGTAIL (Bog Field), KESTREL, 2 SKYLARKS, LINNET, 3 STOCK DOVES - DKC
Sunday 10th
- CROSSBILL flew SE at 11.48am (Sheep Brow), 3 MALLARDS (2♂+♀) flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Infront George Field), 6+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), KESTREL (B.Woods car park), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 B.Woods*, 1 over C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods at likely nest site), 3+ BULLFINCHES (1 Slangs, 1+ B.Woods near car park, 1 Fames Rough), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 4 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm inc 2 fighting Stoney Nob), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 Legal & General, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods inc 1 visiting nest site near Piddly Pond), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 STOCK DOVES (3 C.Farm (1 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (near Piddly Pond), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 60+ HERRING GULLS (around Quail Field) (Mammals: Weasel (R.R.Lane near Slangs), Weasel/Stoat (B.Woods)) - DKC et al
Saturday 9th
- 20 CROSSBILLS flew south at 2.38pm (Valley Meadows), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (over Poultry Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 11 SWALLOWS (3 Infront George Field, 7 Perrotts by Wood, 1 R.R.Cottages), GREENFINCH (The Scrub), 15 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 6 BULLFINCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Railway Field, 3 The Scrub, 1 Rest Copse), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Lunch Banks), COMMON BUZZARD (over Lunch Banks) (Butterflies: 3 Grizzled Skippers (2 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 4 Red Admirals ( 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Railway Field, 1 Sheep Brow, 1 Banstead Woods), 3 Meadow Browns (Railway Field), Small Copper (The Scrub), 10 Small Heaths (3 Railway Field, 2 Hither Field, 1 Sheep Brow, 3 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 6 Small Whites (4 Hither Field, 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 5 Common Blues (1 Valley Meadows, 4 Hither Field), 1 Large White (Hither Field), 4 Brimstones (3 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 5 Holly Blues (4 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field). Damselflies: Large Red (Hither Field). Moths: Cinnabars (The Scrub). Roe Deer (Stoney Nob)) - IPW
- (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, HOBBY*, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 2 KESTRELS, 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (4*), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), 2 SWALLOWS, CHIFFCHAFF (Circle Field), PHEASANT, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 4 SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 2 COLLARED DOVES, 3 GOLDFINCHES, LINNET, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (inc 1 flew from B.Woods to C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (inc 1 flew to B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (between C.Farmhouse & R.R.Cottages (with food)), 7 STOCK DOVES, HERRING GULL (Bog Field), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DKC
Friday 8th
- (all C.Farm) 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 1+ KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 PHEASANTS, 2 SWALLOWS, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, SKYLARK, BLACKCAP, COMMON WHITETHROAT, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH - DKC
- MALLARD (C.Farm) - JH
Thursday 7th
- (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, 2 LINNETS, SWALLOW, PHEASANT, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, COLLARED DOVE, 2 SKYLARKS, GOLDFINCH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC
- (all C.Farm) CORMORANT flew over, c5 CANADA GEESE flew over - JH
Wednesday 6th
- HOBBY (B.Woods), c17 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Pipit Meadow), KESTREL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), 1+ LINNET (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Circle Field, 2 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 4 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 55 STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow) - DKC
Tuesday 5th
- c12.00pm: 5 CROSSBILLS flew over (B.Woods) - SG
- (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew past*, 3 MALLARDS (flying over then 2 landed), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, KESTREL, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD, BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 3 SWALLOWS, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 BLACKCAPS, NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 3 LINNETS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 SKYLARKS, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 COLLARED DOVES, SONG THRUSH, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC
Monday 4th
- RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (C.Farm) - JH
Sunday 3rd
- no reported sightings
Saturday 2nd
- Early evening: (all B.Woods) 36 CANADA GEESE flew NE (Valley Meadows), HOUSE MARTIN flew over (The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (Valley Meadows), 16+ LONG-TAILED TITS (6 north side of Woodpecker Meadow, 8 south side of Woodpecker Meadow, 2+ Sheep Brow), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Valley Meadows, 2 north side of Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Rest Copse (all singing)), GREENFINCH (Valley Meadows (singing)) (Butterflies: Dingy Skipper (Valley Meadows), Grizzled Skipper (Valley Meadows), 12 Small Heaths, 2 Speckled Woods (Woodpecker Meadows), 4 Holly Blues, 3 Common Blues (Valley Meadows), 13 Brimstones. Damselflies: Common Blue (Valley Meadows). Moths: Burnet Companion (Valley Meadows), lots of Small Purple & Gold. Other insects: lots of Froghoppers (Valley Meadows)) - IPW
- Afternoon: (all C.Farm) HOBBY, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 flew from Lunch Wood to Slangs), COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, PHEASANT, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 SWALLOWS, several COMMON SWIFTS, SONG THRUSH (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell) - DKC
Friday 1st
- LESSER WHITETHROAT still (The Scrub (singing)), up to 3 RED KITES flew over (1 past east side of B.Woods at 9.55am*, 1 over The Scrub at 11.26am, 1 over C.Farm at 2.15pm), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 100+ COMMON SWIFTS, MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Infront George Field/Stoney Nob), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 1+ ROOK (B.Woods*), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods*), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Lunch Wood, 1+ Valley Meadows), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), COAL TIT (NW of The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near car park, 1 NW of The Scrub (both singing)), NUTHATCH (NW of The Scrub), LINNET (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 2 Valley Meadows, 1 The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS (2 Legal & General, 4 B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ Stoney Nob, 2+ NW of The Scrub), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), juv ROBIN (Slangs), 2 juv MAGPIES (C.Farm), 2 juv CARRION CROWS (Broadfield/Harrier Field) - DKC
- (all The Scrub & environs) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (singing), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 BULLFINCHES, TAWNY OWL, 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS, BLACKCAP, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 15 LONG-TAILED TITS (family party) - AD