* = 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 31st
- WHINCHAT (Skylark Field), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (Woodpecker Meadow), Purple Hairstreak (by Piddly Pond)) - PGo
- HOBBY flew over (B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROAT (The Scrub), 5+ BULLFINCHES (1+ by Piddly Pond, 4 The Scrub), ♂ KESTREL (Poultry Field/Perrotts by Wood), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 MALLARDS flew over (The Scrub), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 4 B.Woods), 7 LINNETS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), c5 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (by Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 juv) (by The Scrub) (Butterflies: 4+ Common Blues (1 C.Farmyard, 3+ The Scrub), several Small Heaths (C.Farm & B.Woods), Speckled Woods (B.Woods), Meadow Browns (C.Farm & B.Woods). Odonata: Common Darter (Woodpecker Meadow), Migrant Hawker (Woodpecker Meadow), 3 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - DKC/PGo
- (Butterflies: (all Fames Rough) Clouded Yellow, Small Copper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White) - IGM
Friday 30th
- SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Lunch Wood), 3 WHINCHATS (Hither Field), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 The Nuttery, 1 The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 12 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 3 Small Heaths (Circle Field), Common Blue (Hither Field), Meadow Brown (The Scrub), Speckled Woods (C.Farm), Brimstone (Lunch Wood)) - DKC et al
- 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), ♂ SPARROWHAWK (Piddly Pond), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 The Scrub), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Poultry Field, 1 Ruffett Wood, 3 The Scrub), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (2+ juvs Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 9 STOCK DOVES (6 Green Belt Field, 2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Piddly Pond), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pipit Meadow, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Poultry Field), 3 GOLDFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 2 by Perrotts Farmhouse) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (B.Woods), Comma (The Scrub), Common Blue (The Scrub), 3 Small Coppers (The Scrub), 9 Small Heaths (The Scrub), 9 Speckled Woods (5 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 7 Meadow Browns (1 by Perrotts Farmhouse, 6 The Scrub), 4 Green-veined Whites (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 Small Whites (Green Belt Field), 4 Large Whites (C.Farm). Odonata: 6 Southern Hawkers (1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods incl. 4 Piddly Pond)) - IPW
Thursday 29th
- (all B.Woods near R.R.Lane) PIED FLYCATCHER at 5.00pm only, BLACKCAP, WILLOW WARBLER - IJ
- 9.20am-1.00pm: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER at 12.10pm (Harrier Field/Broadfield border), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (over Legal & General), KESTREL (Infront George Field), 3 SWALLOWS flew NE (Broadfield), HOUSE MARTIN (Legal & General), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Railway Field, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Legal & General, 1 Circle Field), BLACKCAP (Slangs), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Railway Field), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), SONG THRUSH (Railway Field), COAL TIT (Railway Field), 4 STOCK DOVES (3 Railway Field, 1 Lunch Banks), LINNET (Infront George Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Railway Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Railway Field), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Lunch Wood) (Butterflies: 2 Brown Argus (1 Railway Field, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 Green-veined Whites (1 Slangs, 1 Legal & General), 2 Common Blues (1 Legal & General, 1 Circle Field), 9 Small Heaths (5 Railway Field, 4 Stoney Nob), 9 Speckled Woods (4 Circle Field, 2 C.Lane, 2 Slangs, 1 Legal & General), Comma (Slangs), 2 Meadow Browns (1 Circle Field, 1 Legal & General)) - IPW
- TREE PIPIT at 6.20pm (on wires by R.R.Cottages then flew to Infront George Field) [PT/DKC et al] (see Gallery), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south at 10.27am (C.Farmyard), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (C.Farm), ♀ BLACKCAP (by C.Farmhouse), 13 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 high south over Pages Acre, 1 from Perrotts by Wood to B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 17 SWALLOWS flew over (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 K.Residential, 1 B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Stoney Nob), BULLFINCH (Slangs), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (3+ Circle Field, 3+ B.Woods near R.R.Lane), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), c22 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak (Pages Acre horse paddock - 1st record for patch! - see Wildlife page for pics) - DKC/PGo/PT/LM
Wednesday 28th
- SPOTTED FLYCATCHER at midday (Slangs, in big trees half way down) (see Gallery), ♀ COMMON REDSTART around midday (Slangs, near big trees half way down), WHINCHAT (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), 2+ SAND MARTINS flew over (Legal & General), WHEATEAR (R.Bottom), HOBBY flew over (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), WILLOW WARBLER (R.Bottom), 10+ HOUSE MARTINS (Legal & General), 6+ SWALLOWS (Legal & General), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), ♂ BLACKCAP (C.Farmyard), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), juv ♂ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (B.Woods), 15 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), c2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Slangs), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), juv WREN (near R.R.Cottages), GREENFINCH (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Small Copper (The Scrub), Meadow Brown (The Scrub), Common Blues (The Scrub), Small Heath (Legal & General), Gatekeeper (Legal & General) - DKC/RD et al
- (all C.Farm) ♀ COMMON REDSTART (behind C.Farmhouse), 1st-winter WHEATEAR (R.R.Cottages), SWALLOW, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General) - AD
- YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south at 10.19am (east side), HOBBY circling 12.46pm (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 ROOKS (The Nuttery), 5 SWALLOWS flew SW (Hither Field), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Hither Field, 1 near car park), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 east side, 1 Sheep Brow), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 east side, 1 Hither Field), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 east side, 2 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Fames Rough), 4 NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, COMMON BUZZARD, GOLDFINCH, GREENFINCH, 2 COAL TITS (1 near car park, 1 Fames Rough), 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (Fames Rough), Dingy Skipper (Fames Rough), Silver-washed Fritillary (Sheep Brow), Chalkhill Blue (east side), 85+ Common Blues, 3 Small Coppers (2 Sheep Brow, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 12 Small Heaths, Brimstone (Sheep Brow), 3 Small Whites, 17 Large Whites). Odonata: Southern Hawker (Hither Field)) - IPW
Tuesday 27th
- 1st-winter COMMON REDSTART 1.00pm-3.08pm at least (Slangs/R.Bottom) (see Gallery), GOLDEN PLOVER flew NE at 10.48am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), COMMON SWIFT flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew south at 10.08am (C.Farm), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), 5+ BULLFINCHES (1 Slangs, 2 by Piddly Pond, 2+ The Scrub), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub, 1 The Nuttery, 1 Valley Meadows), 11 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Stoney Nob, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 9 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 16+ LONG-TAILED TITS (3+ Circle Field, c3 by Piddly Pond, 10+ The Scrub), 23 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (Circle Field), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field, 1 near The Scrub), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (by Piddly Pond), 9 GREEN WOODPECKERS (6 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 1 Piddly Pond), c15 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Lunch Wood), juv DUNNOCK (The Scrub) (Butterflies: Comma (R.R.Lane), Speckled Woods (C.Farm), Small Whites (C.Farm), Small Heath (C.Farm). Odonata: 2 Migrant Hawkers (1 Slangs, 1 Valley Meadows), Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond)) - DKC
- 2.33pm: HOBBY flew over (Valley Meadows) - MSt
Monday 26th
- 6.00am-5.15pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL flew SW at 10.04am (Legal & General) [DKC et al], 2 WHINCHATS (1 near C.Farmhouse then Infront George Field [DKC et al], 1 Tattenham Meadow [PGo]) (see Gallery), GARDEN WARBLER (Circle Field) [PGo], 2 WHEATEARS (Infront George Field), 5 COMMON SWIFTS flew over (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (by R.R.Cottages), 2 MALLARDS (Piddly Pond), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (♂+♀) (Pages Acre horse paddock), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (Circle Field), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 6+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 15 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 3 Clouded Yellows (1 Sheep Brow, 2 Fames Rough), Silver-washed Fritillary (Sheep Brow), several Purple Hairstreaks (by Piddly Pond), Small Heaths (C.Farm & B.Woods), Small Copper (Fames Rough), 2 Brimstones (1 Sheep Brow, 1 Fames Rough), Brown Argus (Fames Rough), Common Blues (Legal & General & B.Woods), Meadow Browns (C.Farm & B.Woods), 15+ Speckled Woods (mainly C.Farm). Odonata: 2 Migrant Hawkers (1 Legal & General, 1 Piddly Pond), 2 pairs of Common Darters (Piddly Pond)) - DKC/PGo/IGM/JB/RDW et al
Sunday 25th
- 7.00am-7.30pm: 4 DUNLINS flew NE 11.10am (C.Farm), MARSH HARRIER circled then flew south at 10.46am (The Scrub) (see Gallery), GREY WAGTAIL flew west 10.55am (C.Farm), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew NE at 4.19pm (C.Farmhouse), RED KITE flew low SW c10.20am (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew SW c10.20am (C.Farm), HOBBY flew over (C.Farm), 3 COMMON GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 4 COMMON SWIFTS flew over (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (juv Piddly Pond, 1 over The Scrub), 2 MALLARDS (eclipse ♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 3 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), c4 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (2 Legal & General, 1 flew over C.Farm), c4 BULLFINCHES (1+ juv) (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 8 GOLDCRESTS (6 (4 juvs) C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ LINNETS (C.Farm), c42 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 19 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) (Butterflies: Painted Lady (C.Farm), 5 Purple Hairstreaks (by Piddly Pond), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (near Perrotts Farmhouse), 6 Common Blues (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), Brown Argus (The Scrub), 2 Small Heaths (1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 The Scrub)) - DKC/RDW/PGo/CA/IGM
Saturday 24th
- (all C.Farm) COMMON SWIFT flew over, WILLOW WARBLER (by C.Farmhouse (singing)), 24 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 28 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (6 Legal & General, 22 flew over), SWALLOW, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 5 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GOLDFINCH, SONG THRUSH, juv ROBIN, juv DUNNOCK - DKC/IJ
Friday 23rd
- (Butterflies: c4 Clouded Yellows (Fames Rough), Small Copper (Fames Rough), Common Blues (Fames Rough), Meadow Browns (Slangs & Fames Rough), Brown Argus (Fames Rough), Small Whites (Fames Rough), Small Heath (Fames Rough), Gatekeepers (Slangs & Fames Rough), Speckled Woods (Slangs & Fames Rough), Green-veined White (Slangs)) - IGM
Thursday 22nd
- (all C.Farm) HOBBY (over Steep Banks), MALLARD flew over, 4 COMMON SWIFTS, WILLOW WARBLER (Slangs (singing)), 3 juv COMMON BUZZARDS, 2♀ SPARROWHAWKS, ♀/imm KESTREL, 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Pages Acre/Lambert's Shaw, 1 Stoney Nob), 40+ HOUSE MARTINS, 12 SWALLOWS, 2 SKYLARKS, 5 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 Circle Field (2 fresh juvs), 1 near Watchpoint, 3 by R.R.Cottages, 2 Slangs, 1 by C.Farmhouse), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), TREECREEPER (Lunch Wood), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 4+ LINNETS, 19 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, COLLARED DOVE, GREENFINCH, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Chipstead Meadow/Pages Acre), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 juv) (Lunch Wood), juv GOLDFINCH, 4 STOCK DOVES, c20 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/AD
Wednesday 21st
- Evening: (all C.Farm) juvenile WHINCHAT (Harrier Field), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 Stoney Nob), KESTREL (Broadfield), juv COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, 3 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC/JB
- 4 juv WILLOW WARBLERS (Circle Field), BLACKCAP (Circle Field) (Butterflies: Common Blue (Chipstead Meadow)) - PGo
- COMMON WHITETHROAT (by R.R.Cottages) (Butterflies: Small Copper (Fames Rough), Brown Argus (Fames Rough), Gatekeeper (Fames Rough), Brimstone (Fames Rough), Peacock (Perrotts Farmhouse), many Common Blues (Fames Rough), 3 Speckled Woods (Legal & General), Ringlet (Fames Rough), Small Heath (Legal & General). Odonata: 2 Common Darters (Piddly Pond), 2 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond), several Azure Damselflies (Piddly Pond)) - IGM
Tuesday 20th
- juv WILLOW WARBLER (west side of Broadfield), 5 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 juv COMMON BUZZARDS (1 high over west side, 2 around Buzzard Field), ♂ SPARROWHAWK, 4 SWALLOWS, BLACKCAP (Legal & General), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Legal & General), SKYLARK (Infront George Field), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (inc juv Copt Hill Lane), c4 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Slangs, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Pages Acre), LINNET, 2 STOCK DOVES, 5 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, SONG THRUSH, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
Monday 19th
- SAND MARTIN at 10.50am (south of C.Farmhouse), WHEATEAR (Horse Pasture/barns by R.R.Cottages), HOBBY (over Slangs), 6+ COMMON SWIFTS (south of C.Farmhouse), 20+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 12 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), juv ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1+ juv) (C.Farm), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), BLACKCAP (Legal & General), 2 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Legal & General), SKYLARK (Quail Field), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Stoney Nob, 1 near Perrotts Farmhouse), 9 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood), 12 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm inc juv ♂ by Lunch Wood), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), c10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (around Stoney Nob) (Butterflies: 2 Small Heaths, Peacock, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood (Slangs), Small Whites) - DKCJB/IJ/RD/PGr
Sunday 18th
- HOBBY (over Buzzard Field/Ruffett Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (over B.Woods), 4 HOUSE MARTINS flew south (Green Belt Field) - IPW
- (all B.Woods) 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 TREECREEPERS, 1+ COAL TIT, NUTHATCH (Butterflies: 20 Chalkhill Blues, 100+ Common Blues, Holly Blue, 10+ Brown Argus, 2 Small Coppers (The Scrub), Small Heath, Small Whites, Large Whites, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers, Speckled Wood. Migrant Hawker (near car park). Plants: Autumn Gentians and Devil's Bit Scabious in flower) - PGo
- (all C.Farm) 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (Ruffett Wood), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Ruffett Wood), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (inc juv), 3 COMMON SWIFTS (Buzzard Field), 5+ HOUSE MARTINS (Buzzard Field), 15+ SWALLOWS (Buzzard Field), 2 COAL TITS (Ruffett Wood), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood) - IJ
- 5+ SWALLOWS (inc juvs) (near C.Farmhouse) - CA
Saturday 17th
- (all C.Farm) COMMON SWIFT, 30 SWALLOWS, 15 HOUSE MARTINS, SPARROWHAWK, LITTLE OWL, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (singing) (Butterflies: (all C.Farm) 8 Common Blues, 6 Brown Argus, Small Copper, Essex Skipper. Small Tortoiseshell (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance)) - PGo
Friday 16th
- no reported sightings
Thursday 15th
- (all C.Farm) HOBBY flew south (Ruffett Wood), 40 COMMON SWIFTS (Buzzard Field), 25 HOUSE MARTINS (Buzzard Field), 20 SWALLOWS (Buzzard Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), CHIFFCHAFF, 5 GOLDFINCHES - PGo
Wednesday 14th
- no reported sightings
Tuesday 13th
- no reported sightings
Monday 12th
- 6.45pm: (all Buzzard Field) 25 HOUSE MARTINS, 40+ SWALLOWS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS - PGo
Sunday 11th
- 10.44am: 2 CROSSBILLS (flew towards Ruffett Wood from Park Down) - IPW
- Late morning: (all Buzzard Field) 2 SAND MARTINS, c30 COMMON SWIFTS, c30 SWALLOWS - PGo
Saturday 10th
- (all C.Farm) 6 PIED WAGTAILS (1 juv) (Legal & General), juv COMMON BUZZARD, 3 SWALLOWS, COMMON SWIFT, 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, LINNET, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREENFINCHES, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
Friday 9th
- LESSER WHITETHROAT c11.00am (Slangs), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 The Scrub), 7 COMMON SWIFTS (5 C.Farm, 2 Hither Field), 7 SKYLARKS (together over R.R.Cottages), 4 BLACKCAPS (juv Legal & General, ♂ Slangs, 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS (8 C.Farm, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 5 PIED WAGTAILS (1 juv) (Legal & General), 4 SWALLOWS (Hither Field), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 juvs) (C.Farm), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 Slangs, 2 Valley Meadows), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Stoney Nob), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv) (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (by R.R.Cottages), NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 14 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (6 Legal & General, 8 flew over C.Farm), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE (Lunch Wood (singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 12 GOLDFINCHES (11 Legal & General, 1 over Slangs), 4 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods) (Butterflies: still a small number of Chalkhill Blues (Valley Meadows), Small Heath (Valley Meadows), Green-veined White (C.Farm), Speckled Wood (Slangs), Meadow Browns (CF & BW), Gatekeepers (B.Woods)) - DKC
Thursday 8th
- (all C.Farm) 3+ WILLOW WARBLERS (1 singing), 4 PIED WAGTAILS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 19 HOUSE MARTINS, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 juvs), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (1 with prey over Circle Field, 1 juv low by R.R.Lane near Perrotts Farmhouse), ♂ PHEASANT, 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 5 COMMON SWIFTS, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 7 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 6 LINNETS, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv & 4 singing ♂), 6 LINNETS, 2 SKYLARKS, 10 SWALLOWS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREENFINCHES, 8 GOLDFINCHES (1 juv), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Comma, Large Whites, Small Whites, Meadow Browns) - DKC
Wednesday 7th
- c3 WILLOW WARBLERS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Slangs), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 18 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 8 SWALLOWS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub), 3 BLACKCAPS (The Scrub), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 4 LINNETS (2 juvs) (by R.R.Cottages), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 juv) (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (near The Scrub), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1+ juv) (near The Scrub), 2 COAL TITS (1 juv) (near The Scrub), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), 8 GOLDFINCHES (6 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods) (Butterflies: 2 Peacocks (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), Brimstone (The Scrub), Meadow Browns (CF & BW), Gatekeepers (CF & BW), Green-veined White (B.Woods), Large Whites (B.Woods). Dragonflies: 2 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - DKC
Tuesday 6th
- 2+ WILLOW WARBLERS (C.Farmyard (1 singing)), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Perrotts by Wood), 7 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 50+ COMMON SWIFTS (C.Farm, some B.Woods), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (all singing ♂s: 1 Harrier Field, 1 Death Pit, 1 near Perrotts Farmhouse, 2 R.Bottom), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Infront George Field), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm) c8 LINNETS (inc flock of 7) (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Piddly Pond), 3+ LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS (2+ juvs) (Lunch Banks - sunbathing etc), 2+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 5 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 16 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Large Whites. Mammals: Roe Deer buck (Broadfield)) - DKC
Monday 5th
- no reported sightings
Sunday 4th
- (all B.Woods) CROSSBILL flew over at 10.15am (also one calling just out of recording area at Park Down), COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2+ GOLDCRESTS (inc 1+ juv) (near The Scrub), TREECREEPER, COAL TIT, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, NUTHATCH, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, 5 STOCK DOVES (Butterflies: 24 species recorded including Clouded Yellow (1st site record) (Hither Field), Painted Lady (Hither Field), 5 Purple Hairstreaks, 3 Silver-washed Fritillaries, 50+ Chalkhill Blues, Holly Blue and Brown Argus. Also Essex Skipper, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Large Whites, Small Whites, Green-veined White, Common Blues, 2 Red Admirals, c5 Peacocks, 3 Commas, 2 Speckled Woods, Marbled Whites, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Small Heath, Ringlets. Plants: Cut-leaved Germander (Fames Rough), Pyramidal Orchids (Valley Meadows), White Mullein, Goldenrod, Dodder, Autumn Gentian, Greater Yellow Rattle, Yellow Bird's Nest etc. Odonata: Common Darter, 2 Southern Hawkers) - butterfly/plant walk
- juvenile WILLOW WARBLER (Tawny Wood) - PGo
Saturday 3rd
- (all C.Farm) CURLEW flew high SW at 9.12am (Broadfield) (see Gallery), 1+ CROSSBILL at 10.17am (NE end of Ruffett Wood), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 juv), 2 HOUSE MARTINS, 10 SWALLOWS, 4 SKYLARKS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 high east, 1 Stoney Nob), STOCK DOVE, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 Ruffett Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 4 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 10 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (9 Legal & General, 1 flew over), 4 GREENFINCHES, 4 GOLDFINCHES, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
- (Butterflies: Brown Argus (Circle Field)) - PGo
- (Butterflies: Painted Lady (The Scrub). Odonata: Migrant Hawker (The Scrub)) - SG
Friday 2nd
- 11.05am: small flock of CROSSBILLS heard (over Ruffett Wood) - DKC
Thursday 1st
- (Mammals: Badger (Slangs)) - IGM
