Canons Farm & Banstead Woods Birds: 2012

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

November 2012

8.00am-1.25pm: 5 LAPWINGS (2 still in Tart's Field, 3 dropped into Skylark Field), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (C.Farm), c35 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 30+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm - mainly Poultry Field), c20 REDWINGS (C.Farm =- mainly Poultry Field), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Tart's Field, 1 Poultry Field, 1 flew from B.Woods to Poultry Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Heathside Field, 1 R.R.Cottages, 1 B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2♀ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), ♀ KESTREL (by R.R.Cottages), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), LINNET (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (by Piddly Pond), 6+ adult COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 3+ GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), GREEN WOODPECKER (Perrotts by Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c300 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/SG

Thursday 29th

(all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (south end of Broadfield), 2 LAPWINGS (adult & 1st-winter) still (Tart's Field), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Skylark Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Ruffett Wood), LITTLE OWL, 26 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 11 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), ♀ KESTREL, 4 FIELDFARES, 5 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), PIED WAGTAIL, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Stoney Nob), 4+ adult COMMON GULLS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Bog Field, 1 near R.R.Cottages), 8 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Wednesday 28th

11.10am-4.25pm: 2 LAPWINGS (adult & 1st-winter; same birds as on Monday) (Quail Field), 28 COMMON GULLS flew over (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 REDWINGS (Skylark Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods flew to C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Pheasant Field), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 1+ SKYLARK (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (Broadfield), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 by Green Belt Field, 1 Quail Field), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 6 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC et al

Tuesday 27th

2.00pm: LAPWING still (Tart's Field) - AD

Monday 26th

11.00am-1.10pm: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), 2 LAPWINGS (adult & 1st-winter) (Tart's Field) (see Gallery), SISKIN flew over, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), ♂ BULLFINCH (Infront George Field), 11+ SKYLARKS, 15+ FIELDFARES, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, MISTLE THRUSH, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, ♀ KESTREL, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Tart's Field, 1 Skylark Field)), 18 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 3♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), c300 STARLINGS (Skylark Field), 5 GREENFINCHES (4 C.Residential, 1 Legal & General), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Sunday 25th

7.50am-4.10pm: adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew WNW at 3.20pm (C.Farm), 1+ LESSER REDPOLL flew over (Ruffett Wood), ROOK (Broadfield), MEADOW PIPIT (Hither Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 by Green Belt Field, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 1+ KESTREL (♂ C.Farm then ♂ B.Woods flew to C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (5+ Broadfield, 1 Hither Field), 20+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), c15 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Skylark Field, 2 Pheasant Field, 1 Pages Acre (singing)), SONG THRUSH (Watchpoint), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 just NW of The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (near Piddly Pond), 3 ad COMMON GULLS (1 Bunting Field, 2 flew over), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Heathside Field), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/JB/PGo
Mid-afternoon: BULLFINCH (Slangs), 20+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Rest Copse) - IGM

Saturday 24th

7.30am-3.40pm: COMMON SNIPE flew north at 9.48am (Broadfield), 13 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks), 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), c30 FIELDFARES (C.Farm - 1 flew over B.Woods), 10+ REDWINGS (C.Farm then 5+ flew to B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Quail Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Tawny Wood), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), 13 PHEASANTS (9 (5♂+4♀) Broadfield, 4♀ Hither Field), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Slangs, 1 Legal & General), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 Quail Field, 1 flew over C.Farm), 2 ad COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 150+ CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods) (46 species recorded) - DKC/PGo/IGM et al

Friday 23rd

(all Legal & General) 3 FIELDFARES, COMMON GULL, 2 GREENFINCHES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 GOLDFINCHES - IGM

Thursday 22nd

no reported sightings

Wednesday 21st

2 MALLARDS (Piddly Pond) (Mammals: 2 Roe Deers (B.Woods)) - PGo

Tuesday 20th

(all C.Farm) 18 FIELDFARES, 5 REDWINGS, 3 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), SKYLARK, KESTREL, c20 CHAFFINCHES - NS

Monday 19th

no reported sightings

Sunday 18th

(all C.Farm) 3 GREY HERONS flew over, 12 FIELDFARES, c45 SKYLARKS, KESTREL, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, c5 REDWINGS, c400 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - RDW
10.10am-2.00pm: (all C.Farm) 16 FIELDFARES flew north (Pipit Meadow), COMMON BUZZARD, LITTLE OWL (Death Pit), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Bog Field), 2 COAL TITS (Circle Field (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 10 SKYLARKS, 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Chipstead Meadow), PIED WAGTAIL (Tart's Field), 12+ LONG-TAILED TITS (10+ Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow, 2+ Circle Field), KESTREL (near R.R.Cottages), 7 GOLDCRESTS (3 Pages Acre, 2 Circle Field, 2 Tawny Wood), 10 GOLDFINCHES (7 Circle Field, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 2 Broadfield), 3 COMMON GULLS (Buzzard Field), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 Pipit Meadow, 2 Chipstead Meadow, 1 Circle Field), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 Tawny Wood), 120+ WOODPIGEONS (Ruffett Wood), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Wood), 165+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Bog Field/Tart's Field) (Mammals: Red Fox (Harrier Field)) - IPW
SPARROWHAWK (Stoney Nob) - IGM

Saturday 17th

(all C.Farm) ♀ BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Ruffett Wood), 30 FIELDFARES (20 Poultry Field, 10 Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 8 REDWINGS (Poultry Field), 8 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General) - PGo
(all C.Farm) 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), KESTREL - IGM

Friday 16th

no reported sightings

Thursday 15th

(all C.Farm) 9 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Poultry Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 2 SONG THRUSHES (fighting near R.R.Cottages), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Stoney Nob), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 35+ CHAFFINCHES (Poultry Field) - RJ
(all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (Gunman's Shaw), KESTREL, STARLING - IGM

Wednesday 14th

40 FIELDFARES (Heathside Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Railway Field), KESTREL (near R.R.Cottages) - IGM

Tuesday 13th

(all C.Farm) BRAMBLING (Quail Field), 24 FIELDFARES, TREECREEPER, 3 NUTHATCHES, 2 GREENFINCHES, 11 GOLDFINCHES, c300 CHAFFINCHES/LINNETS - NS

Monday 12th

no reported sightings

Sunday 11th

3.15pm-4.15pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE calling (Lunch Banks), SISKIN (Stoney Nob), LITTLE OWL (Infront George Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (3 Slangs, 1 Skylark Field, 2 Harrier Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 Legal & General, 1 R.R.Cottages), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Stoney Nob), 3 SKYLARKS (Horse Pasture), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 GOLDFINCHES(C.Farm), 12+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 110+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tart's Field), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (flew from Stoney Nob to B.Woods) - IPW/SJW
9.00am-11.00am: (all B.Woods) 15+ MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 3 GOLDCRESTS (Fames Rough), 10+ REDWINGS (Fames Rough), NUTHATCH (Fames Rough), GREENFINCH (Fames Rough), GOLDFINCH (Fames Rough), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Fames Rough) - IJ
(all C.Farm) 20+ SKYLARKS (Quail Field), c20 STOCK DOVES (Skylark Field) - IGM
(all C.Farm) 4 MISTLE THRUSHES, 20 SKYLARKS - PGo
(all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (near R.R.Cottages), c15 LINNETS - PW

Saturday 10th

7.40am-2.10pm: 40+ SKYLARKS, 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over, SISKIN flew over, LITTLE OWL, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 14+ MEADOW PIPITS, 120+ REDWINGS flew over, 8 FIELDFARES, 11+ COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), PIED WAGTAIL, 8+ GREENFINCHES, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 2+ COMMON GULLS, 35+ LINNETS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, STOCK DOVE, c10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW/SG
(all B.Woods) 2 TREECREEPERS, 8 NUTHATCHES, 15 LONG-TAILED TITS, 4 COAL TITS, 8 GOLDCRESTS, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 60 BLUE TITS, 48 GREAT TITS - SG

Friday 9th

c5.30pm: 3 WOODCOCKS (in flight at Reads Bottom), TAWNY OWL (Perrotts by Wood), LITTLE OWL (Perrotts by Wood) - BG
7.40am-12.40pm: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), ♀ BRAMBLING with 150+ CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), SISKIN flew over, LESSER REDPOLL flew over, PIED WAGTAIL, 15+ FIELDFARES, c25 REDWINGS, 2+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Buzzard Field), KESTREL, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 5 SKYLARKS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, LITTLE OWL (Copt Hill Lane), 14+ COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2+ COMMON GULLS, 6 GREENFINCHES, GOLDCREST (Infront George Field), SONG THRUSH, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 20+ GOLDFINCHES (south end of Broadfield), LINNET - DKC/IGM

Thursday 8th

WOODCOCK flushed (The Scrub), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond) - ER/BH
2.00pm-5.25pm: (all C.Farm) SISKIN flew over, 1+ LESSER REDPOLL flew over, 4 FIELDFARES, c15 SKYLARKS, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 11 YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 LITTLE OWLS, MISTLE THRUSH, 12+ COLLARED DOVES, 15+ LINNETS, KESTREL, 5 COMMON GULLS flew over, 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC

Wednesday 7th

(all C.Farm) ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL then flew off (Tart's Field), RED KITE flew over at 10.45am, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 REDWINGS, 2 KESTRELS, 7 MEADOW PIPITS, 6+ COMMON GULLS reported - RDW

Tuesday 6th

(all C.Farm) 9 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 KESTRELS, 43 FIELDFARES, c20 REDWINGS, 12 SONG THRUSHES, c5 COMMON GULLS, 3 SKYLARKS, GREENFINCH, 8 GOLDFINCHES, 300+ WOODPIGEONS - NS
(all C.Farm) 14 REDWINGS, 13 SKYLARKS, 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC

Monday 5th

Brief early morning visit in heavy fog: 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Skylark Field), SKYLARK (Skylark Field), COMMON GULL (Tart's Field) - DKC

Sunday 4th

(all C.Farm) 2 LESSER REDPOLLS, SISKIN, 16 YELLOWHAMMERS, 17 FIELDFARES, 23 SKYLARKS - SG
(all C.Farm) ♀ BRAMBLING with c130 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), 5 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), MEADOW PIPIT, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 GOLDCRESTS (Circle Field), 2 LINNETS (Poultry Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS, 2 COMMON GULLS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, YELLOWHAMMER, 3 SKYLARKS, COLLARED DOVE, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS - DKC
(all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, 19 LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood), TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), KESTREL (Tawny Wood), 5+ GOLDCRESTS (Tawny Wood), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Chipstead Meadow, 1 Pipit Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (flew over Pipit Meadow) - IJ

Saturday 3rd

CROSSBILL flew over at 12.25pm (C.Farmhouse), c20 MISTLE THRUSHES (c16 C.Farm, 4 C.Farm then B.Woods), 11 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 5+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 5 COMMON GULLS (3 Tart's Field, 3 flew over), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (Lunch Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/PW

Friday 2nd

10 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm) - PW

Thursday 1st

COMMON BUZZARD (Railway Field), 10+ SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), SPARROWHAWK (Quail Field), several FIELDFARES - IGM

October 2012

no reported sightings

Tuesday 30th

8.00am-12.00pm: 3 BULLFINCHES (Woodpecker Meadow), FIELDFARE flew over (C.Farm), 12 REDWINGS (4 flew over Perrotts Farmhouse, 8 The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (B.Woods), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (near C.Farmhouse), 30+ SKYLARKS (mainly Quail Field), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 over Ruffett Wood, 1 Buzzard Field), GOLDCREST (CFBW), 2+ NUTHATCHES (CFBW), COAL TIT (B.Woods), c20 LINNETS (mainly Quail Field), c20 CHAFFINCHES (mainly Quail Field), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (CFBW), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (CFBW), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (CFBW) - PGo

Monday 29th

no reported sightings

Sunday 28th

BRAMBLING (Heathside Field), 4 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field) - CA
(all C.Farm) 7 FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (1 Infront George Field, 1 Skylark Field), 23 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), SPARROWHAWK (Harrier Field), 2 KESTRELS (Harrier Field (1 took vole), 16 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS flew south (Lunch Wood) - IPW/SJW
(all C.Farm) 4 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), c75 FIELDFARES, c25 REDWINGS, 4 SKYLARKS (Broadfield) - IGM
(all C.Farm) 100+ REDWINGS flew over, 4 FIELDFARES (Pheasant Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES flew over, c100 CHAFFINCHES (Pheasant Field), 10 SKYLARKS, MEADOW PIPIT - PGo

Saturday 27th

4 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), 100 STARLINGS (Tart's Field), COMMON GULL (Legal & General) - IGM

Friday 26th

(all C.Farm) 5 CORMORANTS flew east, LESSER REDPOLL, 39 FIELDFARES, 24 REDWINGS, 3 BULLFINCHES, c45 SKYLARKS, 6 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 KESTRELS, 4 COMMON GULLS, SONG THRUSH, 8 GOLDFINCHES - AD
500+ FIELDFARES (Skylark Field) - IGM

Thursday 25th

(all C.Farm) LAPWING (Skylark Field), BRAMBLING, FIELDFARE, LESSER REDPOLL, SISKIN, 15+ REDWINGS, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, c10 SKYLARKS, sd COMMON GULL, SONG THRUSH, GOLDCREST, 150+ LINNETS, GREENFINCH, GOLDFINCH, 100+ CHAFFINCHES - DKC

Wednesday 24th

(all C.Farm) 2 GOLDEN PLOVERS flew through, 16 LAPWINGS, c4 HOUSE MARTINS, c40 FIELDFARES, 105 REDWINGS, 25 SKYLARKS, 10 MEADOW PIPITS, 150 CHAFFINCHES, 120 LINNETS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, 2 KESTRELS - RDW
(all Lunch Wood) WOODCOCK, COMMON BUZZARD - via RDW
(all C.Farm) 5 LAPWINGS (Skylark Field), c40 SKYLARKS (Bunting Field), KESTREL, PIED WAGTAIL, 2+ LITTLE OWLS - DKC/JB

Tuesday 23rd

3.45pm-5.45pm: (all C.Farm) 7+ SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field), YELLOWHAMMER (Slangs), MISTLE THRUSH (Skylark Field), PHEASANT (Broadfield), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Stoney Nob), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 1+ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), ROOK, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS - DKC

Monday 22nd

no reported sightings

Sunday 21st

2 RING OUZELS at c3.34pm (Slangs), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), KESTREL (Infront George Field), COMMON GULL (Infront George Field), 100+ STARLINGS (Bog Field) - IGM
10.00am-2.00pm: 1+ RING OUZEL (1 Infront George Field/Legal & General at 1.08pm, 1 Slangs/Lunch Banks 1.28pm), GREY WAGTAIL flew over (Legal & General), CHIFFCHAFF (Holly Lane Meadow), LESSER REDPOLL (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 SISKINS (Holly Lane Meadow), 14 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 13 B.Woods), c230 REDWINGS flew over (Holly Lane Meadow), SPARROWHAWK (Pheasant Field/Ruffett Wood), 2 KESTRELS (1 Pheasant Field, 1 Holly Lane Meadow), MEADOW PIPIT (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew SE (Holly Lane Meadow), BULLFINCH (Holly Lane Meadow), 13+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 8 GREENFINCHES (6 Holly Lane Meadow, 2 Valley Meadows), 5 GOLDFINCHES (4 Poultry Field, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods) - IPW
7.40am-12.20pm: (all C.Farm) RING OUZEL at 10.44am-11.05am at least (Slangs), REED BUNTING at c9.47am (heard by R.R.Cottages), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 near R.R.Cottages, 1 Legal & General), 30+ SKYLARKS, 12+ MEADOW PIPITS, 250+ REDWINGS flew over, 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 flew over), SISKIN flew over, 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 Slangs), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES, 4+ PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), LITTLE OWL, COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, 2 SONG THRUSHES, PHEASANT (Lunch Banks), 2 COMMON GULLS (ad & 1st-winter), GREENFINCH, c30 GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 STOCK DOVES (Heathside Field), COLLARED DOVE, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW et al
c9.48am: BRAMBLING with c250 CHAFFINCHES (Poultry Field) - PGo

Saturday 20th

RING OUZEL still, seen several times throughout the day (mobile between Slangs, Infront George Field/Skylark Field and Legal & General before roosting in holly by Broadfield at 6.18pm) (see Gallery), REED BUNTING (R.R.Cottages at 11.33am then at R.Bottom c12.20pm) (found by PGo), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), c2 BRAMBLINGS (heard a few times at points across farm including in Lunch Wood at 1.55pm), FIELDFARE flew over (Poultry Field), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 by R.R.Cottages), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (C.Farm), 800+ REDWINGS flew over (mainly C.Farm, 5 flew over B.Woods), 13+ LESSER REDPOLLS (7+ flew over C.Farm, 5 The Scrub, 1 flew over Woodpecker Meadow), 7 SISKINS flew over (6 C.Farm, 1 Rambler's Rest), 3000+ STARLINGS flew west/SW (C.Farm), 15+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm then 1 flew over B.Woods), 6+ LITTLE OWLS (4+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 13 PHEASANTS (12 Circle Field, 1 Broadfield), 13 PIED WAGTAILS (3 Legal & General, 10 flew north over Perrotts by Wood), 18+ MEADOW PIPITS (15+ C.Farm, 3 flew over Hither Field), 3 ROOKS (Broadfield), 3 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 20+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 3+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 7 GOLDCRESTS (1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub, 1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 near Rambler's Rest), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 20+ LONG-TAILED TITS (3+ Legal & General, 6+ R.Bottom, 7 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 4+ The Scrub), 25+ LINNETS (C.Farm), c8 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 400+ CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 3+ The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 7+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 2 Rest Copse) (56 species recorded) - SG/DKC/PGo/IJ/IGM et al

Friday 19th

(several new photographs added to the Gallery)
(all C.Farm) RING OUZEL still 11.50am-12.30pm at least (Slangs), CHIFFCHAFF (C.Farmhouse), CORMORANT flew over, 4 MISTLE THRUSHES, ♀ SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 10+ LESSER REDPOLLS flew over, SISKIN flew over, 28+ MEADOW PIPITS, 25+ REDWINGS, 11+ SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Slangs), 2+ LITTLE OWLS, 2+ PIED WAGTAILS, 3 COLLARED DOVES, 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), c7 GOLDFINCHES, 3 COMMON GULLS (2 ads & 1st-winter), 21+ LINNETS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 15+ BLACKBIRDS (Stoney Nob; apparently migrants), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
(all C.Farm) 2 BRAMBLINGS (Poultry Field), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), CORMORANT (2nd bird) flew over - IJ

Thursday 18th

RING OUZEL still at 3.27pm (flew from near R.R.Cottages towards Legal & General), 6 GOLDCRESTS (2 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods) - IJ
1.30pm-6.20pm: (all C.Farm) LESSER REDPOLL flew over, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, c5 SKYLARKS, 2 KESTRELS, 3 COMMON GULLS (adult flew over, 2 1st-winters Tart's Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 ROOKS, 2+ LITTLE OWLS, PHEASANT, 2 COLLARED DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 4 STOCK DOVES - DKC/IJ

Wednesday 17th

GREY WAGTAIL (possibly dropped into Skylark Field), c12 SKYLARKS (flew from Quail Field to Skylark Field) (probable Woodlark flew to Skylark Field with Skylarks) - GB
1.50pm-6.50pm: (all C.Farm) RING OUZEL 5.15pm-5.28pm (Legal & General then by derelict barn near R.R.Cottages), SWALLOW, 2 HOUSE MARTINS, c20 SKYLARKS, 11 MEADOW PIPITS, LESSER REDPOLL flew over, YELLOWHAMMER, 12+ LINNETS, ROOK, 2 KESTRELS, 2+ LITTLE OWLS, PIED WAGTAIL, 14 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW/GB/NR et al

Tuesday 16th

(all C.Farm) RING OUZEL at 5.10pm (flew from Legal & General to derelict barn near R.R.Cottages), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (R.Bottom), SPARROWHAWK, ROOK, 7 SKYLARKS, PIED WAGTAIL, ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 7 STOCK DOVES, 25+ LINNETS, 3 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC
(all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield), 3 REDWINGS flew west, 5 PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 2 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield) - NS

Monday 15th

RING OUZEL 3.30pm-3.45pm at least (hedge north side of Legal & General), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field & Slangs), 2 FIELDFARES flew over, BRAMBLING flew over, 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 by R.R.Cottages, 2 flew over), 2 SISKINS flew over, 2+ REDWINGS flew over, 4+ LITTLE OWLS, 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1*), KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (2 R.Bottom, 1 west side of Broadfield), 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES, 2+ SKYLARKS, 4 PIED WAGTAILS, 2+ MEADOW PIPITS, GOLDCREST (Lunch Wood), 4 PHEASANTS (♂+3♀) (Broadfield), 6+ COMMON GULLS (4+ ads & 2+ 1st-winters), 3 SONG THRUSHES, 30+ LINNETS, 2+ GOLDFINCHES - DKC

Sunday 14th

RING OUZEL at 8.38am (north of Reads Rest Cottages) - CN
2 RING OUZELS at 10.30am (Legal & General playing field) - PW et al
7.35am-5.00pm: 8 SWALLOWS flew north (C.Farm), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm*), 4 CORMORANTS flew south (B.Woods), REDWING (by C.Farmhouse), 3 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (C.Farm), 3 SISKINS flew over (C.Farm), 8 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), ♂ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 KESTRELS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2+ LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (Slangs), c15 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSHES (Infront George Field), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (2 Quail Field, 2 Perrotts Farmhouse), 3 PHEASANTS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 2 Broadfield), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS (3+ C.Farm, 1 flew over B.Woods), ROOK (Broadfield), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 2+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (5+ Circle Field, 3+ B.Woods), TREECREEPER (The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Skylark Field), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Poultry Field), 4 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 16+ LINNETS (15+ C.Farm, 1 flew over Woodpecker Meadow), c5 GOLDFINCHES (c4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (Odonata: Migrant Hawker (Piddly Pond), Common Darter (Piddly Pond). Butterflies: c10 Red Admirals (C.Farm)) - DKC/PGo/RDW et al

Saturday 13th

4 RING OUZELS at Legal & General c3.00pm then flew north - CN
7.40am-7.25pm: (all C.Farm) 3+ RING OUZELS (1 C.Farmhouse at 8.00am (DKC), 3 Legal & General 10.25am-c1.40pm (SG et al)) (see Gallery), MARSH TIT (Pages Acre) (IJ), BRAMBLING flew over, 65+ REDWINGS, 9 SWALLOWS flew south, 3 HOUSE MARTINS flew south, CHIFFCHAFF (east of R.R.Cottages), CORMORANT flew over, c5 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over, SISKIN flew over, TAWNY OWL at 7.00pm (C.Wood (singing)), GREY HERON flew over, 7+ SKYLARKS, YELLOWHAMMER (Slangs), 2 COMMON GULLS, 70+ LINNETS, 2+ MISTLE THRUSHES, 2+ LITTLE OWLS, 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), c4 MEADOW PIPITS, 2+ PIED WAGTAILS, ROOK, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 6 GOLDFINCHES, 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 Pages Acre), 64 STOCK DOVES (Buzzard Field), GREEN WOODPECKER, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/SG/IJ/CA/JB/PW et al
PEREGRINE mid afternoon (C.Farm) - DW
WOODCOCK (Ruffett Wood) - via DKC

Friday 12th

7.40am-12.25pm: STONECHAT (Tart's Field), 8 REDWINGS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (C.Farm), ROOK (C.Farm), 2+ PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 COMMON GULLS (ad & 2 1st-winters) (C.Farm), 16 PHEASANTS (♂ Broadfield, 2♂13♀ Horse Pasture) (C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3+ COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm) - DKC
STONECHAT (Tart's Field) - AD
KESTREL (Bog Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Pipit Meadow), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), c10 ROOKS flew south (Bog Field), 24 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew south - NS

Thursday 11th

(all C.Farm) STONECHAT - almost taken by SPARROWHAWK (east side of Tart's Field), 10 SKYLARKS flew over (R.Bottom), MISTLE THRUSH, c30 LINNETS (Infront George Field) - AD
SKYLARK, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, PIED WAGTAIL, KESTREL - DKC

Wednesday 10th

RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield), WHEATEAR (near Perrotts Farmhouse), STONECHAT (near Perrotts Farmhouse) - JH
18 SKYLARKS (single flock flew over Poultry Field), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Harrier Field, 1 Tawny Wood), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT, 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 COMMON GULLS (ad & 1st-winter) (Tart's Field), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, LITTLE OWL (Death Pit), 2-3 KESTRELS (C.Farm inc 1 that also crossed B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm/B.Woods at end of R.R.Lane), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 GREENFINCHES, COAL TIT (Pages Acre), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm) - DKC
(all C.Farm) 6 SWALLOWS (Skylark Field), c6 SKYLARKS (around Harrier Field), 3+ MEADOW PIPITS, 30+ LINNETS - IGM

Tuesday 9th

MARSH TIT still at 6.10pm (north side of Ruffett Wood), c5 HOUSE MARTINS flew over (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS flew SE (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (Harrier Field), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 3+ LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), 1+ ROOK (C.Farm), 1st-winter KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Slangs), GOLDCREST (by Green Belt Field), c30 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (flew from C.Farm to B.Woods) - DKC
(all C.Farm) BRAMBLING at 9.45am (Bunting Field), 4 CANADA GEESE flew north at 10.00am (Skylark Field), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (Slangs), 7 SKYLARKS (2 Quail Field, 5 flew SE over Perrotts by Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (Poultry Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 Infront George Field, 1 Poultry Field), PIED WAGTAIL (Infront George Field), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (Poultry Field), GOLDFINCH (Slangs) (Butterflies: 3 Red Admirals flew south) - NS

Monday 8th

MARSH TIT at 6.21pm (north side of Ruffett Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (Ruffett Wood), 7 ROOKS (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 28+ GOLDFINCHES (single flock; C.Farm), 9 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), c40 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC

Sunday 7th

BARN OWL, RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield) - NJ
GREY WAGTAIL flew over (Green Belt Field), 113 REDWINGS flew over (C.Farm), 6 HOUSE MARTINS flew south (C.Farm), 30+ SWALLOWS flew south (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL (Broadfield (singing)), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (C.Farm), 4+ SISKINS flew over (C.Farm), 8 MALLARDS (C.Farm*), 15+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 9+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmhouse (singing), 1 Pages Acre (singing), 1 Wood Lane), adult COMMON GULL (C.Farm), c20 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (♀+juv ♂) (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2+ LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), ROOK (Infront George Field), 2 PHEASANTS (♀ Poultry Field, ♂ B.Woods), 2+ PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Page Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood), 6 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Circle Field, 2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Slangs), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 10+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (by C.Farmhouse), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 4 Red Admirals (C.Farm)) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
2 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom) (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals) - IGM

Saturday 6th

3 WOODLARKS till 2.15pm then flew south (Pipit Meadow) - SG
BARN OWL hunting at 7.25pm with another owl seen briefly (possibly Short-eared Owl) (Harrier Field), 2 BRAMBLINGS (♂+♀) 7.35am-7.45am at least (just south of C.Farmhouse), STONECHAT still (R.Bottom), 4 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3+ SISKINS flew over (2+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 18+ SKYLARKS (15+ C.Farm, 3 flew over B.Woods), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Broadfield, 1 R.Bottom, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 The Scrub), 16+ MEADOW PIPITS (15+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods*), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 near Tawny Wood, 1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 6 GOLDCRESTS (1 by Tawny Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood, 1 near Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub), 2+ ROOKS (1 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods*), 9 PHEASANTS (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (The Scrub), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 2 The Scrub), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Ruffett Wood, 3+ The Scrub, 1+ Hither Field), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 2 The Scrub), 3 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 6+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (4+ C.Farm, 2+ The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Death Pit, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 30 STOCK DOVES (Buzzard Field), 8+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (6+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods) (Butterflies: 3 Red Admirals (C.Farm)) - DKC/IJ et al
♀ COMMON REDSTART (by top of Slangs) - KS
♂ BRAMBLING (R.Bottom), LAPWING flew NE at 1.20pm (Broadfield), 3 SISKINS flew SW at 2.00pm (Infront George Field), STONECHAT (R.Bottom) (see Gallery), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 R.R.Cottages, 1 The Scrub), ROOK (Legal & General), 4 GOLDCRESTS (3 near Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), TREECREEPER (edge of B.Woods/Perrotts by Wood), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS (edge of B.Woods/Perrotts by Wood), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODEPCKERS (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Stoney Nob, 2 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 60+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm) - MSt

Friday 5th

7.30am-12.50pm: BRAMBLING with c40 CHAFFINCHES (mobile flock in fields within 200yds of C.Farmhouse, last seen in NE corner of Bunting Field at 9.59am) (see Gallery), STONECHAT (R.Bottom), ♂ BLACKCAP (C.Farmhouse then in hedge between Bunting Field & Quail Field), SISKIN flew over (C.Farm), 15+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 60+ HOUSE MARTINS (50+ C.Farm, 10+ B.Woods), 15+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 1st-winter ♂ KESTREL (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Can Hatch Field), 6 COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 50+ LINNETS (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm) - DKC
STONECHAT (R.Bottom), 6 CANADA GEESE (Broadfield then flew south), 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 3 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), c50 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - NS
SKYLARK (Reads Bottom), 16 HOUSE MARTINS, c30 LINNETS (Infront George Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Tart's Field), KESTREL (Railway Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Legal & General) (Butterflies: Large White (Legal & General), Speckled Wood (Legal & General)) - RJ/DSk

Thursday 4th

♂ BRAMBLING at c8.50am with c40 CHAFFINCHES (NE corner of Heathside Field), STONECHAT still (R.Bottom), GREY HERON flew north (Heathside Field), 5 SKYLARKS, 5 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 ad COMMON GULLS (Tart's Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 12 LINNETS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE, 5 GOLDFINCHES - AD
1.20pm-6.35pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (SW corner of Broadfield), STONECHAT still (R.Bottom), c15 CANADA GEESE (C.Farm*), CORMORANT flew west (C.Farm), 5+ PHEASANTS (1+ ♂ Poultry Field/Perrotts by Wood, 4 ♀/juvs Lunch Banks), 10+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 10+ SWALLOWS through (C.Farm), 30+ HOUSE MARTINS through (26+ C.Farm, 4+ B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm then B.Woods), KESTREL (Bunting Field (caught vole)), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Copt Hill Lane), 30+ LINNETS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC

Wednesday 3rd

STONECHAT (R.Bottom) - IJ
STONECHAT (R.Bottom), PEREGRINE (over Lunch Wood), 2 SISKINS flew over (C.Farmhouse), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 16+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 400+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm inc c10 that also flew over B.Woods), 100+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm inc 5+ that also flew over B.Woods), 2+ LITTLE OWLS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2+ ROOKS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), c4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW

Tuesday 2nd

(all C.Farm) 2 ROOKS, 10 SWALLOWS, 11 HOUSE MARTINS, KESTREL, c30 LINNETS, 3 STOCK DOVES - NS
25+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), ad COMMON GULL (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 25+ LINNETS (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC

Monday 1st

(videos by CA of Whinchat & Wheatear from 03/09/2012, & photos by DKC of Hobbies (19/09/2012 & 28/09/2012), Reed Bunting (28/09/2012) & Stonechat (28/09/2012) added to Gallery)
Late afternoon/evening: (all C.Farm) STONECHAT (near Watchpoint), MEADOW PIPIT, 4 LITTLE OWLS, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 2 SWALLOWS, 20+ HOUSE MARTINS, PHEASANT, ROOK, ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, LINNET - DKC/JB

September 2012

7.20am-12.45pm: 3 CORMORANTS flew WNW at 8.34am (C.Farm), 600+ HOUSE MARTINS flew through (mainly C.Farm - c50 also over B.Woods), 60+ SWALLOWS flew through (mainly C.Farm - 5+ also over B.Woods), GREY HERON (C.Farm*), COMMON BUZZARD (Tawny Wood), 2+ SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm - 1 also flew over B.Woods), 7 ROOKS (C.Farm), 12+ MISTLE THRUSHES (Tart's Field), 2+ CHIFFCHAFFS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1+ by Green Belt Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 C.Farmyard), 15+ MEADOW PIPITS (mainly C.Farm - 1 also flew over B.Woods), BULLFINCH (Pages Acre), 10+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (by Green Belt Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 80+ LINNETS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 by Green Belt Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (C.Farm), 3+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), c15 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC