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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.
Season's greetings from the CFBW Bird Group. Thanks for your support this year and best wishes for 2014!
Tuesday 31st
LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 14 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub; 2 and flock of 12), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), c38 SKYLARKS (around R.Bottom), ♀ KESTREL (near R.R.Cottages), c120 LINNETS (C.Farm), c27 REDWINGS (c23 C.Farm, 4 flew from B.Woods to C.Farm), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), c80 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECERS (1 flew across Broadfield, 2 B.Woods) - DKC
Monday 30th
no reported sightings
Sunday 29th
(all B.Woods) 3 TREECREEPERS, COLLARED DOVE, 5 REDWINGS, 3+ NUTHATCHES, 2 GOLDCRESTS, 5 GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - IJ
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming (Fames Rough/Steep Banks) - IGM
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.
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 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
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 30th
STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture); also unidentified STONE/WHINCHAT - IJ
Sunday 29th
20 LINNETS (Tart's Field) - IGM
3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods) - PW
Saturday 28th
7.10am-11.40am: 14 CHIFFCHAFFS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (1 Steep Banks, 1 by C.Farmhouse, 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Stoney Nob), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood), c25 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm/B.Woods at end of R.R.Lane), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (Slangs), 12 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (6 Legal & General, 6 flew over), ♀ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (circled over R.Bottom - migrant?), 4 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/SG
LAPWING flew west at 9.32am, WHINCHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), juv SKYLARK (Bunting Field), ROOK, 2 GREY HERONS flew over, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 by R.R.Cottages), SWALLOW, 11 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, KESTREL, ♂ PHEASANT (flew from Broadfield to Horse Pasture), YELLOWHAMMER, 5 LINNETS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, GOLDFINCH, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC
Thursday 26th
3 COMMON SNIPES flew high north at 1.05pm (B.Woods), STONECHAT (R.Bottom), CANADA GOOSE flew south at 8.03am (Heathside Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Pages Acre horse paddock), BLACKCAP (Pages Acre horse paddock), 2+ HOBBIES (2 juvs over Green Belt Field then prob same 2 (but unaged) over CF/BW near end of R.R.Lane), c4 ROOKS, c30 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 COMMON GULLS flew over, 16 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 5 LINNETS, c15 SWALLOWS flew south, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (inc pale juv), ♂ PHEASANT (near Lunch Wood), NUTHATCH (Death Pit), YELLOWHAMMER, PIED WAGTAIL, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC
Wednesday 25th
no reported sightings
Tuesday 24th
GRASSHOPPER WARBLER at 7.40am but elusive (C.Farmyard), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 52 MEADOW PIPITS (47 C.Farm, 5 over The Scrub), ROOK (C.Farm), 5 MISTLE THRUSHES (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 8 LINNETS (7 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 1 over Woodpecker Meadow), GOLDCREST (near Piddly Pond), KESTREL (B.Woods), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 near C.Farmhouse, 1 R.Bottom, 2 Lunch Wood (1 singing), 1 Slangs, 1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 Legal & General, 2 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (juv C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4+ BULLFINCHES (1+ near Piddly Pond, 3+ The Scrub), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 6+ HOUSE MARTINS (The Scrub), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Legal & General, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 30 SWALLOWS flew through (29 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 PHEASANTS (♂ Broadfield, ♀ Horse Pasture), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), c5 GOLDFINCHES (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (The Scrub), 2 Commas (1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), 3 Small Heaths (The Scrub), Small White (C.Farm), 5 Brimstones (1 by R.R.Cottages, 4 B.Woods), 2 Meadow Browns (The Scrub). Odonata: Common Darter (The Scrub), 4 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - DKC
2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 flew south over C.Farm, 1 pale morph B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Legal & General), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Slangs) (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (Heathside Field), 3 Brimstones (1 Heathside Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 by R.R.Cottages), Peacock (Watchpoint)) - GB
STONECHAT (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (4 Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow), LITTLE OWL (near R.R.Cottages), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow) (Butterflies: Common Blue (Valley Meadows), Large White, Small White, 3 Brimstones, Speckled Wood) - PGo
(all by Pheasant Field) 2 TREECREEPERS, GOLDCREST, CHIFFCHAFF, NUTHATCH, 20+ LONG-TAILED TITS - IJ
Monday 23rd
(all C.Farm) 2 GREY WAGTAILS flew over at 8.19am, CORMORANT flew west at 10.38am, c700 HOUSE MARTINS flew over, c135 SWALLOWS flew over, c75 MEADOW PIPITS flew over, HOBBY flew over (Watchpoint (carrying Swallow)), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, COMMON GULL, 35+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (6 Legal & General - others flew over), 14 LINNETS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, juv COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Slangs, 1 Stoney Nob), TREECREEPER (Lunch Wood), 2 PHEASANTS (♀+juv) (Broadfield), 4+ COLLARED DOVES, 2 GREENFINCHES, GOLDFINCH, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS. Most hirundines were moving SE into the wind (Butterflies: Comma (Lunch Wood), Small White, Speckled Woods. Odonata: Migrant Hawker (Lunch Wood)) - DKC
(all B.Woods) SISKIN flew east at 10.39am (The Scrub), GREY HERON flew NE (Valley Meadows), ♀ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), 4 SWALLOWS flew south, 3 COAL TITS, 2 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), STOCK DOVE (The Scrub), 9+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (The Nuttery) - IPW
Saturday 21st
GREY WAGTAIL flew over at 9.45am (Infront George Field), 2+ ROOKS (C.Farm), 13 CANADA GEESE flew over at 7.46am (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 3 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 48 MEADOW PIPITS flew over (C.Farm), BLACKCAP (by Piddly Pond), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Watchpoint, 1 Legal & General, 1 near R.R.Cottages, 2 B.Woods), juv COMMON BUZZARD (over Death Pit), 12 SWALLOWS flew over (11 C.Farm, 1 Hither Field), 61 HOUSE MARTINS flew over (53 C.Farm, 8 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (near R.R.Cottages), 8 PHEASANTS (♀+7 juvs) (Broadfield), 2 KESTRELS (1 near Lunch Wood, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 2 near Piddly Pond), 2+ GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (by Piddly Pond), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods) (Odonata: 2 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - DKC/GUIDED TOUR
Friday 20th
HOBBY (Green Belt Field), 6+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2+ TAWNY OWLS (B.Woods; after dusk), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 by Green Belt Field, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 B.Woods Short Route), 3 BULLFINCHES (juv Slangs, 2 Hither Field), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 1 by Green Belt Field, 1 Pages Acre, 1 The Scrub, 1 The Nuttery, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 15 MEADOW PIPITS (14 C.Farm, 1 flew over The Scrub), 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (4 C.Farm (1+ juv), 1 B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv) (R.Bottom), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 by Pheasant Field, 3 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 8 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: ♂ Chalkhill Blue (Valley Meadows), 3 Brimstones (B.Woods), Small Heath (B.Woods), Speckled Woods (CF & BW), Meadow Brown (B.Woods), Gatekeeper (Hither Field), Small White (B.Woods). Odonata: Migrant Hawker (The Scrub)) - DKC
Thursday 19th
COMMON WHITETHROAT (Watchpoint), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), c100 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 34 HOUSE MARTINS (30 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 16 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Slangs, 1 Legal & General, 2 by Broadfield), BULLFINCH (Slangs), 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Lunch Wood), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), ♂ PHEASANT (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (Stoney Nob), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 11 GOLDFINCHES (8 Legal & General, 3 juvs CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood) - DKC/AD
Wednesday 18th
(all C.Farm) GRASSHOPPER WARBLER at c10.55am (flushed from Watchpoint Field then in C.Farmyard), GREY WAGTAIL flew south at 9.20am, STONECHAT (Harrier Field), WHEATEAR (Harrier Field), CORMORANT flew east at 7.38am, COMMON WHITETHROAT (by C.Farmhouse), GREY HERON flew over, c60 HOUSE MARTINS flew south, 20+ MEADOW PIPITS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), ♀ SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 3 PHEASANTS (1♂)(Broadfield), 19 LINNETS, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv), BLACK-HEADED GULL, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, COLLARED DOVE, 2 GREENFINCHES - DKC
Tuesday 17th
2.32pm: 4 LAPWINGS flew SW (Valley Meadows) - MSt
Monday 16th
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (The Scrub), 2 SISKINS flew over (The Scrub), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over (The Scrub), WHEATEAR (by R.R.Cottages), c15 MEADOW PIPITS (c13 C.Farm, 2 over The Scrub), 2 SWALLOWS, COMMON WHITETHROAT (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD, juv SPARROWHAWK, BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 5 HOUSE MARTINS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 5 PHEASANTS (♀+4 juvs) (Broadfield), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GOLDFINCH (B.Woods), juv SONG THRUSH (Lunch Wood) - DKC
WHINCHAT (Hither Field) - SBC
Sunday 15th
Late morning: RAVEN flew high over (C.Farm) - GB/TJ
(all C.Farm) REED WARBLER showing on and off c8.00-9.00am at least (Watchpoint) (PGo), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south at 8.19am (C.Farmyard), 2 BLACKCAPS (near R.R.Cottages), GREY HERON flew west at 10.55am, SKYLARK (Broadfield), BULLFINCH (Slangs), 7 MEADOW PIPITS, 10 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Railway Field, 2 near C.Farmhouse, 1 Broadfield/Horse Pasture, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 4 Pages Acre), 30+ LINNETS (25+ Legal & General, 5 Infront George Field), 3 HOUSE MARTINS flew south, 49 SWALLOWS flew mainly south/SW, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew west, PIED WAGTAIL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew SW, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Broadfield), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Horse Pasture)), NUTHATCH (Railway Field), 2 STOCK DOVES (Railway Field), GREENFINCH (Railway Field), 3 GOLDFINCHES, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Butterflies: 10 Speckled Woods, 2 Small Whites) - PGo/IPW/DKC
(all from Banstead Countryside Day stall, Holly Lane Meadow) 60+ HOUSE MARTINS flew south, 5+ SWALLOWS (incl. tired juv landing on gazebos), COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL - Banstead Countryside Day volunteers
Saturday 14th
(all C.Farm) juv SEDGE WARBLER still at 12.50pm but elusive (C.Farmyard), COMMON SNIPE (dropped into Skylark Field then flushed by helicopter and appeared to land again)(SG), 1st-winter ♂ COMMON REDSTART (Legal & General)(SG), STONECHAT still (north side of Horse Pasture), 6 ROOKS, 2+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmhouse, 2 Slangs), 36 SWALLOWS (mostly moving north into wind), 3 HOUSE MARTINS, 20+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 MALLARDS flew over, COMMON GULL flew over, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, KESTREL, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, YELLOWHAMMER, 5 LINNETS, TREECREEPER (Circle Field), 2+ GOLDCRESTS (1 juv) (Tattenham Meadow near outflow), 5 PHEASANTS (imm ♂ Perrotts by Wood, ♀+3 juvs Broadfield), c3 LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, c800 WOODPIGEONS (Broadfield) - DKC/SG/RDW/IGM/PGo/IPW/DW
Friday 13th
7.00am-6.30pm: 3 COMMON SNIPES flew south at 7.25am (C.Farmhouse), 2+ GREY WAGTAILS flew over (C.Farm; 1 at 9.21am, 2 at 9.34am, 1 at 9.39am), STONECHAT (Harrier Field/Horse Pasture), 2 WHINCHATS (Harrier Field/Horse Pasture), COMMON WHITETHROAT (near C.Farmhouse), 23+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2nd-cal.year COMMON GULL flew north (C.Farm), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmyard, 1 Slangs, 1 Legal & General, 1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 east side of B.Woods), 3 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Stoney Nob), KESTREL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods), 2 SPARROWHAWK (1 C.Farm, 1 east side of B.Woods), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 6+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (♀+juv) (Broadfield), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 17+ LINNETS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 23 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm incl.10 Legal & General), 1+ COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c8 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), juv HERRING GULL (Legal & General) - DKC/AD
Thursday 12th
7.00am-6.00pm:juv SEDGE WARBLER c7.55am only (by C.Farmhouse), 1+ COMMON SNIPE flew over (near C.Farmhouse - 1 at c7.55am, 1 at 8.50am), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER mid-afternoon (Slangs), 7 MISTLE THRUSHES (6 Gunman's Shaw, 1 Tart's Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (by R.R.Cottages), 2+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), ♂ BLACKCAP (Slangs), 30 MEADOW PIPITS (incl. flock of 16), 3 HOUSE MARTINS flew over (C.Farm), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 C.Farmyard, 1 Slangs, 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 5 LITTLE OWLS (1 near R.R.Cottages, 2 Stoney Nob, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), juv ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 25 LINNETS (C.Farm), 12 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 feeding on carrion in Broadfield, juv Ruffett Wood), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Wood, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Gunman's Shaw, 1 B.Woods), 12+ LONG-TAILED TITS (3+ Pages Acre, 9+ CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 12 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm), 9 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 6 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) - DKC
Wednesday 11th
1st-winter ♂ COMMON REDSTART (The Scrub), COMMON SWIFT flew south (C.Farm), c35 MEADOW PIPITS (c35 C.Farm, 1 over The Scrub), 26 HOUSE MARTINS flew south (C.Farm), 5 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (by Piddly Pond), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmyard, 1 Slangs, 1 Wood Lane, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 15 LINNETS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 9 GREEN WOODPECKERS (6 C.Farm (2 juvs), 3 The Scrub (1 juv)), 30+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Meadow Brown (The Scrub)) - DKC
Tuesday 10th
(all C.Farm) possible Ortolan Bunting briefly (by R.R.Cottages then flew to C.Farmyard), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Circle Field), 3 YELLOW WAGTAILS flew south, 15 MEADOW PIPITS flew over, COMMON WHITETHROAT (by R.R.Cottages), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Circle Field, 1 C.Farmhouse, 1 by R.R.Cottages), 2 SWALLOWS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5 LINNETS, 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, LITTLE OWL, COAL TIT (Circle Field), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c25 STOCK DOVES (Circle Field) - DKC
Monday 9th
(all C.Farm) BLACKCAP (Slangs), CHIFFCHAFF (Slangs), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Steep Banks, 1 Death Pit), NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 6 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
Sunday 8th
11.00am-12.45pm: (all C.Farm)3 SAND MARTINS flew SW at 11.07am (Legal & General), 9 SWALLOWS, COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), CHIFFCHAFF (Infront George Field), 4 GOLDFINCHES (3 Skylark Field, 1 Bunting Field), 4 STOCK DOVES (Stoney Nob), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Stoney Nob), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) (Butterflies: 7 Speckled Woods, 2 Small Whites) - IPW
Saturday 7th
3 HOUSE MARTINS (Stoney Nob) (Butterflies: (all Fames Rough) Brown Argus, Small Heath, Small White, Meadow Brown. Odonata: 4 Migrant Hawkers (Fames Rough)) - IGM
Friday 6th
no reported sightings
Thursday 5th
11.00am-1.00pm: (all B.Woods) MARSH TIT singing and calling 11.25-11.30am (B.Woods, near post 16 - TQ270571), 2 TAWNY OWLS (B.Woods, near post 16), 3 SPARROWHAWKS (over Piddly Pond), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), CHIFFCHAFF, 13+ COAL TITS (inc. juvs), 6 TREECREEPERS, 4 NUTHATCHES, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, BULLFINCH, STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Butterflies: Comma, Large White, 20+ Speckled Wood. Odonata: 3 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond), Common Darter (Piddly Pond)) - IPW
Wednesday 4th
♀/1st-winter WHEATEAR (C.Farmyard), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks) (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (Fames Rough), Holly Blue (near C.Farmhouse), Comma (R.Bottom), 40+ Common Blues (B.Woods), 2 Brimstones (B.Woods), 14 Small Heaths (B.Woods)) - NJ
(all C.Farm) GREY WAGTAIL flew over at 8.15am (Legal & General), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over at 10.00am (Broadfield), WHINCHAT (Stoney Nob), juv ♀ SPARROWHAWK, LITTLE OWL, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Infront George Field, 1 C.Farmyard), CHIFFCHAFF (by R.R.Cottages), COMMON BUZZARD, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, TREECREEPER (Lunch Wood), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 7 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC
juvenile HOBBY (Holly Lane Meadow), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), c8 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (Tawny Wood) (Butterflies: 3 Clouded Yellows (Fames Rough), many Common Blues (inc. 50+ Fames Rough), 3 Small Coppers (2 Holly Lane Meadow, 1 Fames Rough), Brown Argus, 3 Brimstones (Sheep Brow), Gatekeepers (CF & BW), Meadow Browns (CF & BW), Speckled Woods (CF & BW), Small Whites (CF & BW), Large Whites (CF & BW). Plants: 100+ Autumn Gentians (Fames Rough/Sheep Brow)) - PGo
Tuesday 3rd
2 probable Quail heard (Infront George Field) - JSi
11.50am: WHINCHAT (Hither Field), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Hither Field, 1 Valley Meadows), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Woodpecker Meadow), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 The Nuttery, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field, 1 The Nuttery), COAL TIT (Valley Meadows), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Valley Meadows), 2 NUTHATCHES (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Hither Field, 1 The Nuttery), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Chalkhill Blue (Valley Meadows), 4 Brown Argus (3 Hither Field, 1 Valley Meadows), Small Copper (Hither Field), 90+ Meadow Browns (80+ Hither Field, 10+ Valley Meadows), 40+ Common Blues (30+ Hither Field, 10+ Valley Meadows), 10+ Large Whites (Hither Field), 7 Small Whites (6 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 3 Small Heaths (2 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field)) - IPW
GREY WAGTAIL flew north at 8.59am (R.R.Cottages), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south at 10.00am (Legal & General), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (Watchpoint), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Copt Hill Lane (singing), 1 Legal & General, 1 Slangs, 1 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), BLACK-HEADED GULL (C.Farm), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), c5 LINNETS (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (B.Woods) 6 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), GOLDCREST (The Scrub), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 10+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Peacock (The Scrub), Common Blue (The Scrub), Meadow Browns (The Scrub)) - DKC
(all Circle Field/Pages Acre) 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, COAL TIT - PGo
Monday 2nd
pale morph juvenile HONEY-BUZZARD 11.40am-12.00pm lingered overhead then gained height and flew west (C.Farm/B.Woods at end of R.R.Lane) (see Gallery), HOBBY (B.Woods), adult COMMON GULL (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), WILLOW WARBLER (Circle Field), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROAT (R.Bottom), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Circle Field), 11 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), c4 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), LINNET (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 2 COAL TITS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Circle Field), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane) - DKC
2 HOBBIES (B.Woods), BLACKCAP (Holly Lane Meadow), COMMON BUZZARD (Holly Lane Meadow), 4 TREECREEPERS, NUTHATCH, 3 GOLDCRESTS, CHIFFCHAFF (Holly Lane Meadow), COAL TIT, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 Common Blues (Holly Lane Meadow), 3 Small Heaths (Holly Lane Meadow), 5 Speckled Woods, 8 Large Whites, 3 Small Whites (Holly Lane Meadow). Odonata: Southern Hawker (Holly Lane Meadow)) - IPW
