October 2013

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.


Tuesday 29th
  • (all C.Farm) 5 MEADOW PIPITS, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, PHEASANT, LINNET, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Monday 28th
  • no reported sightings

 
Sunday 27th
  • (all C.Farm) SISKIN flew SE (Infront George Field), 300+ LINNETS (80+ Quail Field, 170+ Skylark Field, 50+ Infront George Field/Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), SPARROWHAWK (Can Hatch Field), KESTREL (Lunch Banks), YELLOWHAMMER (Broadfield), 8 SKYLARKS, COMMON GULL, NUTHATCH, 80+ JACKDAWS, c62 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
  • (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Slangs)) - IGM

 
Saturday 26th
  • (all B.Woods) MEADOW PIPIT (Holly Lane Meadow), COMMON BUZZARD (Holly Lane Meadow), KESTREL (near car park), 2 MALLARDS (Piddly Pond), BULLFINCH, 30+ REDWINGS flew over (mainly west), 7+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 COAL TITS, 5 GOLDCRESTS, 8 NUTHATCHES, 6 TREECREEPERS, 4 SONG THRUSHES, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER - IPW
  • c200 LINNETS (C.Farm), c100 STARLINGS (C.Farm), c70 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 8 REDWINGS (6 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods) - PGo
 

Friday 25th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 24th
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 23rd
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 22nd
  • (all C.Farm) 5+ BRAMBLINGS, STONECHAT (R.Bottom) - IJ


Monday 21st
  • 2+ BRAMBLINGS with CHAFFINCHES (Skylark Field) - IJ
  • (all C.Farm) 400+ LINNETS, SPARROWHAWK - IGM


Sunday 20th
  • (all C.Farm) 400+ LINNETS, 100+ CHAFFINCHES - IGM


Saturday 19th
  • (all C.Farm) 80+ FIELDFARES flew west (Pipit Meadow), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (1 Green Belt Field, 1 Buzzard Field, 1 Chipstead Meadow), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 10 SONG THRUSHES, 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tattenham Meadow), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Tawny Wood), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), 20+ LINNETS (Tattenham Meadow), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
  • (all C.Farm) 300+ LINNETS, c120 STARLINGS, 5 MISTLE THRUSHES, 5 FIELDFARES, MEADOW PIPIT, PIED WAGTAIL, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, LITTLE OWL - PGo  


Friday 18th
  • (all B.Woods) c8 CROSSBILLS (around pines B.Woods), ♂ STONECHAT (west end of Holly Lane Meadow), SKYLARK (over Holly Lane Meadow), GREY HERON flew east (Holly Lane Meadow), 30+ REDWINGS, 2 BULLFINCHES, 9 COAL TITS, 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, 7 GOLDCRESTS, ♀ GREENFINCH (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 STOCK DOVES, 7 SONG THRUSHES, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: 3 Brown Hairstreaks (1 west side of Holly Lane Meadow, 1 at SE end of Holly Lane Meadow, 1 SE of Elizabeth Drive) - IPW


Thursday 17th
  • no reported sightings



Wednesday 16th
  • (all Quail Field) 250+ LINNETS, 100+ STARLINGS - IGM


Tuesday 15th
  • (all C.Farm) BRAMBLING, 2 FIELDFARES, REDWING, 250+ LINNETS, 100+ CHAFFINCHES, SONG THRUSH - IJ


Monday 14th 
  • no reported sightings 


Sunday 13th
  • Brief visit late afternoon/evening: (all C.Farm) BRAMBLING (by R.R.Cottages), 27+ FIELDFARES, 2+ REDWINGS, 28 SKYLARKS, 150+ LINNETS, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (Quail Field), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farmhouse), PHEASANT - DKC/IGM/PGo


Saturday 12th
  • (all C.Farm) 7+ BRAMBLINGS (between C.Farmhouse & R.R.Cottages), GREY WAGTAIL flew over (R.R.Cottages), 7 FIELDFARES (3 flew north, 3 Tart's Field, 1 Lunch Wood), REDWING flew over, CHIFFCHAFF (Circle Field), 3+ MEADOW PIPITS, 6 MISTLE THRUSHES (5 near Pages Acre, 1 Stoney Nob), 4+ PIED WAGTAILS, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (juv Death Pit, 2 flew over), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (over Tart's Field together), 1+ KESTREL (near R.R.Cottages, Railway Field), 12+ SKYLARKS, YELLOWHAMMER (Broadfield), 150+ LINNETS, PHEASANT (Broadfield), COAL TIT (Chipstead Meadow), 8 LONG-TAILED TITS (Chipstead Meadow), GOLDCREST (Legal & General), 20+ CHAFFINCHES, 4 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 16 STOCK DOVES, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Lunch Banks, 1 Stoney Nob), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Slangs), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - DKC/IPW/PGo/NJ et al 
  • late news: STONECHAT last week - JH


Friday 11th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 10th
  • c30 REDWINGS flew over (C.Farm) - IGM


Wednesday 9th
  • STONECHAT (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 150+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods) - CD
  • (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, 30+ LINNETS, GREEN WOODPECKER - IJ 


Tuesday 8th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 7th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 6th
  • (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew north (Heathside Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Legal & General, 1 Slangs, 1 C.Farmhouse), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), GOLDCREST (Infront George Field), 10 SKYLARKS flew east throughout morning, 14 MEADOW PIPITS flew east/SE, COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Horse Pasture), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (2 over Stoney Nob, 1 Legal & General, 1 Tart's Field), 9 STOCK DOVES (4 Stoney Nob, 1 Infront George Field, 2 Harrier Field, 1 Legal & General, 1 Heathside Field), GOLDFINCH (Legal & General), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Slangs), SONG THRUSH (C.Lane), c20 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Lunch Wood to Stoney Nob) (Butterflies: Brown Hairstreak (SE corner of Legal & General), Small Tortoiseshell (Lunch Banks), 3 Brimstones (1 Legal & General, 1 Slangs, 1 Harrier Field), 3 Red Admirals (2 Stoney Nob, 1 Harrier Field), 8 Speckled Woods (4 Slangs, 3 Infront George Field, 1 Legal & General)) - IPW 
  • (all B.Woods) KESTREL, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 6 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS, COAL TIT, GOLDCREST, 2 NUTHATCHES (Butterflies: 2 Small Coppers, 2 Meadow Browns, 7 Brimstones, 2 Small Whites, 8 Speckled Woods) - PGo


Saturday 5th
  • 20 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 6 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 80 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 15 CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Comma (C.Farm)) - PGo
 

Friday 4th
  • GREY WAGTAIL flew over (C.Farmhouse), STONECHAT (Heathside Field), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Green Belt Field), 15 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c300 HOUSE MARTINS flew through (180 C.Farm, c20 C.Farm/B.Woods, c100 B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), juvenile COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 6 PHEASANTS (1♂) (Broadfield), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farmhouse, 1 Copt Hill Lane, 1 Slangs, 1 Lunch Wood), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 5+ SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), 3 COMMON GULLS (ad, 1w and 2w) (C.Farm), 16 LINNETS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), c35 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), c95 HERRING GULLS (Heathside Field/Quail Field) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood (Pages Acre))  - DKC


Thursday 3rd
  • 4 REDWINGS flew south at 12.28am (Stoney Nob), 4 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 by R.R.Cottages), ROOK, 3 COMMON GULLS (adult & 2 1st-winters), MISTLE THRUSH (by Bunting Field), 9 SWALLOWS flew through, 2 LITTLE OWLS (Stoney Nob), 6 PHEASANTS (Broadfield), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, 15 LINNETS, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 2 COLLARED DOVES, 140+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, YELLOWHAMMER (Heathside Field), SONG THRUSH (by C.Farmhouse), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, c120 JACKDAWS (Infront George Field), c12 STOCK DOVES, GREENFINCH, 11 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Wednesday 2nd
  • 50+ HOUSE MARTINS, 30+ SWALLOWS, SPARROWHAWK - IJ


Tuesday 1st
  • 7 SKYLARKS (C.Farm) - IJ