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December 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.

Monday 31st
  • 20+ FIELDFARES (Tart's Field), 10+ REDWINGS (Tart's Field), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Tart's Field), 100+ STARLINGS (Tart's Field), COMMON GULL (Bog Field) - IGM 
 

Sunday 30th
  • 3 MEADOW PIPITS (Green Belt Field), 14 SKYLARKS (Green Belt Field), 6 LINNETS (Green Belt Field), c21 GOLDFINCHES (Valley Meadows), 2 ROOKS (B.Woods), 60+ REDWINGS (Poultry Field), 90+ JACKDAWS (over B.Woods car park), ♂ KESTREL (B.Woods car park), 120+ STARLINGS (Poultry Field), 30+ FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), 8 COMMON GULLS (Bog Field), 5 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (Woodpecker Meadows), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre horse paddock, 3 B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (3 B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2 Broadfield, 3+ Fames Rough, 1 Valley Meadows), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Can Hatch field, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Perrotts by Wood, 3 B.Woods)  - IPW
  • 9.30am-11.30am: (all C.Farm) 125+ FIELDFARES, 250+ REDWINGS, PIED WAGTAIL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 5 COMMON GULLS (Bog Field). SKYLARK (Green Belt Field), 51 LINNETS (Green Belt Field), SONG THRUSH (Poultry Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 5 GOLDFINCHES (Poultry Field) - IJ 
  • (all Poultry Field) 2 ROOKS, 100+ FIELDFARES, 50+ REDWINGS - IGM
 

Saturday 29th
  • (all C.Farm) adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over at 9.47am (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 115 REDWINGS, 60+ FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH, 350+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield/Reads Bottom), SKYLARK, 1st-winter COMMON GULL (Bog Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Infront George Field), 10 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield) - DKC/PGo


Friday 28th
  • 8.00am-4.05pm: WOODCOCK (flew across Broadfield), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), c60 ROOKS (Broadfield), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near Piddly Pond), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Legal & General, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 80+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 100+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Watchpoint (singing), 1 Poultry Field), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 9 YELLOWHAMMERS (4 Bunting Field, 5 Broadfield), 14 SKYLARKS (Bunting Field), LINNET (Quail Field), 7 PHEASANTS (6 (2♂) Broadfield, ♂ Horse Pasture), 8 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 9 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 355+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field), 5 GREENFINCHES (1 Heathside Field, 4 Legal & General), 3 GOLDFINCHES (2 Skylark Field, 1 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Perrotts by Wood), 4+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 250+ JACKDAWS (Broadfield), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IGM  


Thursday 27th
  • 8.10am-3.00pm: GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (Quail Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit/Buzzard Field), SPARROWHAWK (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 KESTRELS (♀ by R.R.Cottages & ♂ by Perrotts Farmhouse), 25+ ROOKS (Broadfield), 26 SKYLARKS (Bunting Field), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 40+ LINNETS (flew towards Quail Field), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Skylark Field), 50+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 50+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (Broadfield), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (7 Broadfield, 1 Infront George Field), 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀) (Broadfield), 2 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 10 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 4 COMMON GULLS (3 ads & 1 1st-winter) (Bog Field), 3 GOLDFINCHES (Bunting Field)    


Wednesday 26th
  • 8.00am-10.30am:  (all C.Farm) adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over at 9.22am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 35+ ROOKS (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 3 SKYLARKS, 4 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), YELLOWHAMMER, 85+ REDWINGS, 50+ FIELDFARES, STOCK DOVE, 2 PHEASANTS (♂ Infront George Field & ♀ Broadfield), 12+ GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/PGo
  • 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 12+ ROOKS (Broadfield), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 4 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), COMMON GULL (Bog Field), 50+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 300+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field) - IGM/PGo


Tuesday 25th
  • 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field) - DKC
  • LITTLE OWL (Slangs) - IGM


Monday 24th
  • (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), 2 ROOKS (Broadfield), KESTREL (Infront George Field), 15+ REDWINGS (Skylark Field), 30+ FIELDFARES (Skylark Field), 50+ STARLINGS (Skylark Field) - IGM
  • 10.00am-4.00pm: 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Green Belt Field), 8 SKYLARKS (7 Green Belt Field, 1 Broadfield), 12+ PHEASANTS (3♀ Green Belt Field, 9+ (2♂, 7♀) Broadfield), 280+JACKDAWS (200+ Broadfield, 80+ Hither Field), 15+ ROOKS (Broadfield), 42+LINNETS (c27 Green Belt Field, 10+ Quail Field, 5 Broadfield), 3 KESTRELS (1 Infront George Field, 1 Bunting Field, 1 Valley Meadows), 3 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀Valley Meadows, ♀ The Scrub), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Stoney Nob), 2 PIEDWAGTAILS (C.Farm), 90+ FIELDFARES (70+ Skylark Field, 10 Stoney Nob, 10Pheasant Field), 17 REDWINGS (6 Poultry Field, 5 Skylark Field, 3Broadfield, 3 The Scrub), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pheasant Field, 2 The Scrub), 5 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 9 LONG TAILED TITS (Hither Field), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew north (Valley Meadows), 4 GREENFINCHES (1 Legal & General,, 1 Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Valley Meadows), 9 GOLDFINCHES(3 Legal & General, 3 Hither Field, 2 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows), 53+ CHAFFINCHES(50+ Broadfield, 1 The Scrub, 2 Valley Meadows), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 Legal & General, 1 Broadfield, 2 Valley Meadows), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Hither Field, 2 TheScrub), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field) - IPW
  • 8.10am-11.00am: (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 120+ REDWINGS (Poultry Field), 50+ FIELDFARES (mainly Poultry Field), PIED WAGTAIL, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 9 PHEASANTS (2♂+7♀) (Broadfield), 4+ SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), 2+ ROOKS (Broadfield), GREENFINCH, GOLDFINCH, SONG THRUSH, 4 COMMON GULLS, c405 STARLINGS (Poultry Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC


Sunday 23rd
  • 8.00am-3.30pm: 30+ ROOKS (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field then Poultry Field), 2+ SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 11+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 40+ LINNETS (Quail Field), 60+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 70+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (The Scrub), 180+ JACKDAWS (Broadfield), 6 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (Woodpecker Meadow), c20 COMMON GULLS (inc c10 over) (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Hither Field) - DKC/PGo/RDW/PW et al 



Saturday 22nd
  • 5 WOODCOCKS (Ruffett Wood) - per DKC
  • 12.45pm-3.50pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 7 ROOKS (Broadfield), ♀ KESTREL, 20 PHEASANTS (5♂+15♀) (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL, MISTLE THRUSH (Skylark Field), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 18 SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 10+ FIELDFARES, 10+ REDWINGS, 3 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), COLLARED DOVE, COMMON GULL, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC
  • 2 ROOKS (Broadfield), 6 GOLDFINCHES (Infront George Field) - IGM   


Friday 21st
  • 8.30am-4.00pm: 18 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (Gunman's Shaw), 9 MISTLE THRUSHES (7 Poultry Field - 1 of which visited B.Woods, 2 Skylark Field), 165+ REDWINGS (C.Farm - 40+ of which also flew over B.Woods), 70+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 30+ LINNETS (Quail Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Skylark Field), 9 ROOKS (Broadfield), up to 3 KESTRELS (1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Chipstead Meadow), 7+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 The Scrub, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 4 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), c11 GOLDFINCHES (c5 C.Farm, 6 flew over Woodpecker Meadow), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Woodpecker Meadow) - DKC/PGo/IGM/LM 


Thursday 20th
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 19th
  • Morning: (all C.Farm) 8+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Slangs), 15 SKYLARKS (Quail Field), 30+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 20+ REDWINGS (Infront George Field), 2 GREENFINCHES (Infront George Field), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (Infront George Field), 100+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field) - IGM


Tuesday 18th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 17th
  • 8.00am-12.35pm: GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (C.Farm), 63+ LINNETS (Quail Field), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), c18 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ ROOKS (C.Farm), c28 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), KESTREL (Broadfield), 85+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 65+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 7 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Quail Field, 4 Poultry Field, 1 Pheasant Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 5+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre), 2+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 9 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), STOCK DOVE (Bog Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Slangs, 1 flew from Perrotts Farmhouse to B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IGM
  • 13 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm) - GB


Sunday 16th
  • MEADOW PIPIT flew over (Broadfield), 28 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), COMMON BUZZARD (circling B.Woods), ♂ SPARROWHAWK (circling Infront George Field), c8 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 50+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 15+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Bunting Field, 2 Skylark Field), 4 PHEASANTS (Lunch Wood), GOLDCREST (Lunch Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 Gunman's Shaw), 5+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 4 COLLARED DOVES (Bunting Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - DKC
  • (all C.Farm) 22 SKYLARKS, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 15 FIELDFARES - GB/TJ  


Saturday 15th
  • 8.00am-4.05pm: SISKIN flew over (Infront George Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 C.Farmyard), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀) (Woodpecker Meadow), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), c15 LINNETS (C.Farm), 12 MISTLE THRUSHES (4 Skylark Field, 8 flew SW over Stoney Nob), 4 ROOKS (adult & 3 1st-winters) (Poultry Field), c102 REDWINGS (c100 C.Farm, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 50+ FIELDFARES (mainly C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), c12 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6+ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 flew over C.Farm, 1 flew over Woodpecker Meadow, 2 B.Woods*), c10 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 GOLDCRESTS (The Scrub), c10 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 12 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), SONG THRUSH (R.Bottom), 3 GREENFINCHES (Stoney Nob), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 2+ STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 2+ Woodpecker Meadow), 120+ STARLINGS (Skylark Field) - GUIDED WALK AND OTHER SIGHTINGS  


Friday 14th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 13th
  • 7.50am-12.25pm: (all C.Farm) c83 LAPWINGS (c70 flew west, 1 Tart's Field, 11 Infront George Field, 1 flew south over Green Belt Field), 2 GREY HERONS flew over, adult SCANDINAVIAN-type HERRING GULL (form argentatus) flew over (see Gallery), MEADOW PIPIT, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 1+ ♀ KESTREL, 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), 2 BULLFINCHES (Stoney Nob/Infront George Field), 1+ ROOK (1 Broadfield then 1 flew to B.Woods from Green Belt Field), c20 FIELDFARES, 4+ REDWINGS, 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Broadfield, 1 Infront George Field, 1 Green Belt Field), 6 SONG THRUSHES (1 Infront George Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Poultry Field, 2 Broadfield, 1 Watchpoint), 6 PHEASANTS (5 (4♂) Broadfield, ♂ Green Belt Field), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 14+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), 4 SKYLARKS, c25 COMMON GULLS, STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 5+ GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 5 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER, 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC  


Wednesday 12th
  • 3.08pm: adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew south (east side of B.Woods) - MSt
  • 8.20am-4.00pm: 38 LAPWINGS (22 flew west over C.Farm, 2 flew east over C.Farm then B.Woods, 14 ranging across C.Farm fields (flocks of 10 and 4)), 6+ MEADOW PIPITS (5+ C.Farm, 1 Hither Field), c60 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), ♀ KESTREL (Tart's Field) (see Gallery), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 ROOKS (Broadfield), 10 PHEASANTS (3♂+7♀) (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Woodpecker Meadow), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 near Piddly Pond, 1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 The Scrub), 2 NUTHATCHES (Piddly Pond), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 40+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 4+ REDWINGS (2+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 Lunch Wood), 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (near Piddly Pond), 3 GREENFINCHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Slangs), 20+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 11 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (3+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Quail Field, 1 C.Farm/B.Woods at end of R.R.Lane, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IGM
  • (46 species recorded today)  


Tuesday 11th 
  • 8.20am-12.00pm: (all C.Farm; mostly in thick fog) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Broadfield), 3 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Tart's Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), c30 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 3+ ROOKS (1st-winters) (Broadfield), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Legal & General, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), 2+ MISTLE THRUSHES, 20+ FIELDFARES, 14+ REDWINGS, 5 SONG THRUSHES (1 Watchpoint, 1 Broadfield, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Buzzard Field), 11 PHEASANTS (10 Broadfield, 1 Pheasant Field), PIED WAGTAIL flew over (Broadfield), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 3 GOLDFINCHES, STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 15+ COMMON GULLS (ranging across fields), GREEN WOODPECKER, COLLARED DOVE, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Monday 10th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 9th
  • 7.15am-2.30pm: (all C.Farm) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew NW over Heathside Field at 12.02pm (Heathside Field), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), 2 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), TAWNY OWL (Pages Acre), LESSER REDPOLL flew south (Lunch Banks), 5 ROOKS (Broadfield), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Buzzard Field, 1 C.Wood), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Heathside Field, 1 Stoney Nob), 11 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), LINNET (Green Belt Field), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 6 MISTLE THRUSHES (5 Pipit Meadow, 1 Tattenham Meadow), ♂ KESTREL (Poultry Field), 7 GOLDCRESTS (1 Lunch Banks, 2 Ruffett Wood, 2 Pages Acre, 2 Circle Field), 14 LONG-TAILED TITS (13 Pages Acre, 1 Railway Field), 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (9 Horse Pasture, 1 Broadfield), 41+ FIELDFARES (inc 30 Broadfield), 88 REDWINGS (inc 67 over Tattenham Meadow), 12 PHEASANTS (3♂+9♀) (Broadfield), 8 COMMON GULLS (3 Pheasant Field, 3 Buzzard Field, 1 Bog Field, 1 Bunting Field), 13 GREENFINCHES flew NW (Railway Field), 38 GOLDFINCHES (inc flock of 14), 200+ JACKDAWS (Broadfield), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Railway Field, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 C.Wood, 1 Pipit Meadow), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Railway Field, 1 Tawny Wood), 12 STOCK DOVES (4 Railway Field, 1 Can Hatch Field, 7 Pipit Meadow), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
  • RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (SW corner of Broadfield), MISTLE THRUSH (Poultry Field), 7 REDWINGS (Poultry Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Poultry Field) - IGM
  • 7 LAPWINGS flew over at 3.40pm (B.Woods) - MSt 
  • 3 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Tart's Field) - IJ/LL/DKC   

Saturday 8th
  • (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Horse Pasture), 2 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Tart's Field), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS, 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field), KESTREL, 20+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES (Infront George Field), REDWING (Infront George Field), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), SONG THRUSH (Infront George Field) - IGM/PGo  


Friday 7th
  • 8.00am-1.00pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield), 2 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Tart's Field) (see Gallery), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (Watchpoint), ROOK flew over (C.Wood), 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), imm ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 10+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (Green Belt Field), 8 PHEASANTS (2♂+6♀) (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 5 SKYLARKS (Green Belt Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Residential), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 Pages Acre), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 4 COMMON GULLS flew over (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods then C.Farm), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 Broadfield, 1 Poultry Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Circle Field, 1 Legal & General), 5 STOCK DOVES (4 Broadfield, 1 flew over B.Woods then C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (Poultry Field), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IGM


Thursday 6th
  • c1.30pm-4.20pm: juvenile MUTE SWAN flew NW 2.35pm-2.38pm (B.Woods then C.Farm) (see Gallery), 7 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Skylark Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 30+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Infront George Field), 6+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 6+ REDWINGS (1 Broadfield, 5 Infront George Field), 6 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), SONG THRUSH (near R.R.Cottages), GREEN WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - DKC 


Wednesday 5th
  • c1.30pm-c4.45pm: (all C.Farm) 10 LAPWINGS (9 Skylark Field, 1 Tart's Field), 20 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (over Broadfield), SPARROWHAWK (Watchpoint), KESTREL (Watchpoint), c80 REDWINGS (c45 Buzzard Field, c35 Infront George Field), 26+ FIELDFARES (1 Buzzard Field, 25+ Infront George Field), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 Watchpoint, 2 Broadfield, 1 Buzzard Field), 1st-winter PIED WAGTAIL (Quail Field), 2♀ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 80+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 4+ COMMON GULLS, GREENFINCH (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH (Legal & General), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob), c25 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field) - DKC


Tuesday 4th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 3rd
  • Morning: 22 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (Tattenham Meadow), 100+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 75+ REDWINGS (Infront George Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS(Tart's Field), 100+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field), 5 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 25+ GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Legal & General), 2 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General) - IJ


Sunday 2nd
  • (all C.Farm) 26 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 8 SKYLARKS, 80+ FIELDFARES, ♀ KESTREL, COMMON GULL (Skylark Field) - RDW/IGM
  • 10 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), COMMON BUZZARD (over Broadfield) - LM


Saturday 1st 
  • 7.40am-4.40pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), 13 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field (4 visited Skylark Field for a while then returned)), MEADOW PIPIT (Hither Field), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm then B.Woods), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2♀ KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods*), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6 MISTLE THRUSHES (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub (singing)), 3+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c20 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (Skylark Field), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods Short Route), 2 COAL TITS (1 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods Short Route), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 6 GOLDCRESTS (3 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near car park, 2 B.Woods Short Route), c19 LONG-TAILED TITS (c13 B.Woods Short Route, 6 Hither Field), 12 PHEASANTS (1♂+11♀) (Broadfield), c35 REDWINGS (c20 C.Farm, c15 B.Woods), c40 FIELDFARES (c40 C.Farm, 1 Hither Field), 5 SONG THRUSHES (1 Bog Field, 1 Quail Field, 1 Skylark Field, 1 Legal & General, B.Woods near car park), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (B.Woods*), 8 COMMON GULLS (6 C.Farm, 2 flew over B.Woods), 6 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 5 GREENFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 3 Hither Field), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (2 Broadfield, 1 flew from Perrotts by Wood to B.Woods), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) (49 species recorded) - DKC/PGo