* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.
RINGING DEMO: Saturday 25th October, meet at 08:00 at Banstead Woods car park on Holly Lane, Chipstead, just west of junction with Outwood Lane.
Tuesday 30th
- Banstead Woods 06:30-12:20: 2+ CANADA GEESE flew over, SPARROWHAWK, 2 STOCK DOVES, TAWNY OWL, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, SKYLARK, 6 SWALLOWS, 400+ HOUSE MARTINS, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 BLACKCAPS, 2 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 5 SONG THRUSHES, 3 STONECHATS (Hither Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS flew over, c15 MEADOW PIPITS, 2+ BULLFINCHES, LINNET, 2 GOLDFINCHES (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (Hither Field)) - DKC/RR/DR/CNR
Monday 29th
- no reported sightings
Sunday 28th
- Canons Farm 16:00-19:10: 2 PHEASANTS, GREY HERON flew over, STOCK DOVE, 3 LITTLE OWLS, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, PEREGRINE, 12+ SKYLARKS, 1+ HOUSE MARTIN, CHIFFCHAFF, SONG THRUSH, MISTLE THRUSH, 3 STONECHATS (), 2 PIED WAGTAILS, c10 MEADOW PIPITS, 2+ LINNETS, GOLDFINCH (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - IJ/DKC/RDW
- Canons Farm: STONECHAT (Reads Bottom), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 KESTRELS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew south, YELLOWHAMMER, COLLARED DOVE, 6 CHIFFCHAFFS, 4 MEADOW PIPITS, GREEN WOODPECKER (Butterflies: 2 Brown Hairstreaks (1 Harrier Field, 1 Legal & General), Peacock, 4 Red Admirals, 3 Brimstones, Comma, Speckled Wood) - IPW
- Banstead Woods, morning: 3 STONECHATS (Hither Field), 8 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 2 SKYLARKS (Hither Field), SPARROWHAWK, 3 KESTRELS, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 10 GOLDCRESTS, TREECREEPER, 2 BLACKCAPS, 6 CHIFFCHAFFS, 4 NUTHATCHES (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (Hither Field), Small Copper (The Scrub), Brimstone, Large White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood. Odonata: 2 Southern Hawkers, 4 Common Darters) - PGo
- Banstead Woods: GREY HERON flew over (same as CF) - DKC/RDW/IJ
Saturday 27th
- Canons Farm 07:10-13:20: 2 PHEASANTS, GREY HERON flew over, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 35+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 3+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 3+ STOCK DOVES, 3 COLLARED DOVES, 2 LITTLE OWLS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 2 HOBBIES, adult ♀ PEREGRINE (see Gallery), 25+ JAYS, 2+ ROOKS, 3 RAVENS flew over 10:42-10:47 (see Gallery), 2 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, c50 SKYLARKS, 3 SWALLOWS, c50 HOUSE MARTINS, c10 LONG-TAILED TITS, 4 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 NUTHATCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, MISTLE THRUSH (Green Belt Field), ♀ STONECHAT (Reads Bottom), NORTHERN WHEATEAR (Green Belt Field), 2 GREY WAGTAILS, 12+ PIED WAGTAILS, c90 MEADOW PIPITS, 22+ LINNETS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC/SG/PGo/IGM/PM
- Banstead Woods: LITTLE OWL (near R.R.Lane) - PGo
- Banstead Woods: 2 STONECHATS (Hither Field), 2 ROOKS (over Hither Field), 14 MEADOW PIPITS (13 Hither Field, 1 Sheep Brow), TREECREEPER (Hither Field), 4+ BULLFINCHES (2+ The Scrub, 2 Sheep Brow), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS, BLACKCAP (Valley Meadows), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 orchard, 1 The Scrub), 2 KESTRELS (♂ Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Valley Meadows), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 Sheep Brow, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 4 GREEN WOODPECERS (Butterflies: 3 Brown Hairstreaks (2 by The Nuttery, 1 Hither Field), Clouded Yellow (Valley Meadows), 2 Small Coppers (Hither Field), Common Blue (Hither Field), Speckled Wood (Woodpecker Meadow), 5 Meadow Browns (Sheep Brow)) - IPW
- Banstead Woods 13:30-14:10: COMMON BUZZARD, STOCK DOVE, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3♀ STONECHATS (Hither Field), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), GREENFINCH (Butterflies: 2 Clouded Yellows (Hither Field)) - DKC
Friday 26th
- Canons Farm: COMMON SNIPE (Skylark Field), 5 STONECHATS, c200 HOUSE MARTINS, 9 MISTLE THRUSHES, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS - SG
- Reads Bottom: 6 STONECHATS - DW
- Canons Farm 18:00-19:10: PHEASANT, 14 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, LITTLE OWL, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, HOBBY, SKYLARK, 40+ HOUSE MARTINS, CHIFFCHAFF, 30+ MEADOW PIPITS - DKC/LM
Thursday 25th
- Canons Farm early afternoon: YELLOW WAGTAIL flew west, PEREGRINE (Stoney Nob), 4 STONECHATS (Harrier Field), SKYLARK, 5 MEADOW PIPITS (Reads Bottom), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - GB
- Canons Farm: ♀ PEREGRINE, 8 STONECHATS (4 Reads Bottom, 4 Skylark Field/Bunting Field), c1,900 HOUSE MARTINS flew SW, c150 SWALLOWS flew SW, c300 STOCK DOVES, 5 LITTLE OWLS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS - SG
Wednesday 24th
- Canons Farm: PEREGRINE (in dead tree Stoney Nob), 6+ SKYLARKS (Quail Field), 8+ SWALLOWS, 4 STONECHATS (R.Bottom), YELLOWHAMMER - IGM
- Canons Farm: HOBBY, GREY WAGTAIL, 6 STONECHATS (4♂+2♀) (Quail Field then Harrier Field), KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK, 15 ROOKS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 7 MEADOW PIPITS, 7 SKYLARKS, 241 SWALLOWS, 52 HOUSE MARTINS - RDW
Tuesday 23rd
- Banstead Woods 06:30-12:10: SPARROWHAWK, 5 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, ROOK, 2+ GOLDCRESTS, 4 SWALLOWS, 12 HOUSE MARTINS, 4+ CHIFFCHAFFS, BLACKCAP, 2 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 3+ SONG THRUSHES, GREY WAGTAIL flew over, 20+ MEADOW PIPITS (incl' 2 trapped and ringed), 4+ BULLFINCHES, LINNET, GOLDFINCH - DKC/RR/DR/CNR
Monday 22nd
- Canons Farm 12:20-14:10: KESTREL, 18+ ROOKS, COAL TIT, 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 STONECHATS (♂+♀) (R.Bottom), 8 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 LINNETS, YELLOWHAMMER - DKC/IJ
Sunday 21st
- Canons Farm: WHINCHAT (near R.R.Cottages), ♂ STONECHAT (near Perrotts Farmhouse), 30+ ROOKS (Broadfield), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (over Broadfield), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (over Legal & General), KESTREL (Infront George Field), YELLOWHAMMER (Harrier Field), 13 SKYLARKS (Quail Field), 9 SWALLOWS flew SW, 18 MEADOW PIPITS flew south, CHIFFCHAFF, PIED WAGTAIL (Perrotts by Wood), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak (Perrotts Farmhouse area), 2 Red Admirals, Large White, several Speckled Woods) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), 20 MEADOW PIPITS (10 Hither Field, 10 flew south), COMMON BUZZARD (Hither Field), ♂ KESTREL (Sheep Brow), 2+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Fames Rough), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Hither Field, 1 Sheep Brow), BLACKCAP (Fames Rough) (Butterflies: Speckled Woods and Meadow Browns. Odonata: 3 Common Darters (Piddly Pond)) - IPW
- Canons Farm: ♂ STONECHAT (Pipit Meadow), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (Broadfield), 2 KESTRELS, 6 SWALLOWS, 4 HOUSE MARTINS, CHIFFCHAFF (Butterflies: Small Heath, Speckled Wood) - PGo
- Canons Farm: 2 PHEASANTS, 4 HOUSE MARTINS, 5 MEADOW PIPITS - DW
Saturday 20th
- COMMON GULL (Legal & General) - IGM
- Canons Farm: 2 LAPWINGS, WHINCHAT, 6 ROOKS, 10 PHEASANTS - DW
Friday 19th
- Canons Farm 17:30-18:30: PEREGRINE (low over Skylark Field), 15+ ROOKS, 2♂ NORTHERN WHEATEARS (burnt cowshed), WHINCHAT, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, PHEASANT, 2 STOCK DOVES, LITTLE OWL, MEADOW PIPIT, 50 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 4 SKYLARKS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - AD
- Banstead Woods PM: TAWNY OWL (near Piddly Pond), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS, 5 NUTHATCHES, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Butterflies: Brown Argus, Small Heath, Small White, Speckled Wood, 4 Meadow Browns. Odonata: Southern Hawker egg-laying (Piddly Pond)) - PGo
Thursday 18th
- no reported sightings
Wednesday 17th
- Canons Farm: LAPWING, PEREGRINE, COMMON BUZZARD carrying Slow-worm, 22 ROOKS - RDW
Tuesday 16th
- no reported sightings
Monday 15th
- Canons Farm: ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT (R.Bottom), 3 WHINCHATS (R.Bottom incl' 1 flew SW), 25+ MEADOW PIPITS (R.Bottom), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 R.Bottom, 1 Slangs), 15 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, KESTREL, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS - GB
- Reads Bottom 17:00: 2 WHINCHATS, NORTHERN WHEATEAR - DW
- Canons Farm: WHINCHAT (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), GREY WAGTAIL flew over at 11:47 (Circle Field), 30+ ROOKS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (3 R.Bottom, 1 C.Farmhouse), 7 MEADOW PIPITS, 8 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 BLACKCAPS, LITTLE OWL, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 KESTRELS, SKYLARK, 6 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 15 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Comma, Speckled Woods, Green-veined Whites) - IPW
Sunday 14th
- Canons Farm: 6 ROOKS, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, 2 KESTRELS, 12 SWALLOWS, ♀ PHEASANT - RDW
- Piddly Pond: CHIFFCHAFF - RDW
- (Odonata: 2 Southern Hawkers & 2 Common Darters (Piddly Pond)) - IGM
Saturday 13th
- Canons Farm: PEREGRINE (over Lunch Banks) (Odonata: Common Darter (Quail Field)) - IGM
- Canons Farm: 30 ROOKS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 5 CHIFFCHAFFS, YELLOWHAMMER, LITTLE OWL, 4 BLACKCAPS, GOLDCREST - SG
Friday 12th
- Canons Farm 09:30-11:15: adult ♂ COMMON REDSTART (Slangs), juv YELLOWHAMMER (R.Bottom), 15 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (R.Bottom), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (R.Bottom), 11 MEADOW PIPITS (Broadfield), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Slangs), SKYLARK, KESTREL - GB
- Banstead Woods: 3 ROOKS (over Hither Field), 3+ BULLFINCHES (2+ The Scrub, 1 Sheep Brow), 3 KESTRELS (2 Holly Lane Meadow, 1 Hither Field), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 BLACKCAPS, 8 STOCK DOVES, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 23+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Brown Hairstreak (Sheep Brow/Fames Rough), 4 Small Heaths, Small Copper; also a few Meadow Browns and Speckled Woods) - IPW
- COMMON WHITETHROAT (near Watchpoint) - IGM
Thursday 11th
- Canons Farm 07:45-13:00: 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (1 Legal & General, 3 flew over), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 7 STOCK DOVES, COLLARED DOVE, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, juv HOBBY (Green Belt Field), 1cy PEREGRINE at 09:30 (low over R.R.Cottages), c15 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, ROOK, 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 around C.Farmhouse, 1 Pages Acre), 36 SWALLOWS flew through, 6 CHIFFCHAFFS, 4 BLACKCAPS, COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farmyard), 2 NUTHATCHES, SONG THRUSH, MISTLE THRUSH flew over (same as BW), WHINCHAT at 09:25 (north side of Horse Pasture), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over at 12:09, GREY WAGTAIL flew over, PIED WAGTAIL flew over, c85 MEADOW PIPITS, 14 LINNETS, c20 GOLDFINCHES - DKC
- Canons Farm: 35 ROOKS (Skylark Field), c50 MEADOW PIPITS (Broadfield), 2 GREY HERONS flew over, 2 LITTLE OWLS, c50 HOUSE SPARROWS - SG
- Banstead Woods: SPARROWHAWK, BLACKCAP, NUTHATCH, MISTLE THRUSH flew over (same as CF), 5 MEADOW PIPITS flew over - DKC
Wednesday 10th
- Canons Farm: BLACK-HEADED GULL, 6 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, 16 ROOKS, SWALLOW, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, c31 MEADOW PIPITS (incl' 29 Broadfield), LINNET - DKC/JB
Tuesday 9th
- Canons Farm: 2 WHINCHATS (Tart's Field/Bog Field), LINNET, 20+ SWALLOWS, 40+ HOUSE MARTINS, KESTREL - DJ
- Canons Farm: NORTHERN WHEATEAR (near C.Farmhouse), YELLOW WAGTAIL, MEADOW PIPIT - IGM/SG
- Death Pit: 10 SAND MARTINS, c75 HOUSE MARTINS, c400 SWALLOWS - SG
- Banstead Woods 06:30-12:55: 10 CORMORANTS flew over, SPARROWHAWK, 5 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, GOLDCREST, 3 COAL TITS, 4 SWALLOWS, 2 HOUSE MARTINS, 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS, 11 BLACKCAPS, NUTHATCH, 2 SONG THRUSHES, PIED WAGTAIL flew over, 13+ MEADOW PIPITS, 3+ BULLFINCHES, 2 LINNETS, GOLDFINCH, SISKIN flew over - DKC/DJ/DR/RR/SG/CNR
- Woodpecker Meadow: (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak) - SG
Monday 8th
- Canons Farm 07:15-08:55: ♀ PHEASANT, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 3 STOCK DOVES, LITTLE OWL, BARN OWL, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 SWALLOWS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, COMMON WHITETHROAT, NUTHATCH, MISTLE THRUSH (Stoney Nob), 7 YELLOW WAGTAILS flew over, GREY WAGTAIL flew over, c25 MEADOW PIPITS flew over, LINNET, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC
Sunday 7th
- Canons Farm, morning: MERLIN flew low SE at 09:40, SEDGE WARBLER from 09:00 (by R.R.Cottages), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (near C.Farmhouse), GREY WAGTAIL flew east at 08:40 (C.Farmhouse), NORTHERN WHEATEAR (by R.R.Cottages), 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 7 CHIFFCHAFFS - SG
- Canons Farm: 3 WHINCHATS at 16:45 (R.Bottom), 3+ KESTRELS, SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, YELLOWHAMMER - AD
- Canons Farm: SEDGE WARBLER still at 10:40 (by R.R.Cottages), CORMORANT flew over, COMMON BUZZARD - IJ
- Canons Farm: SEDGE WARBLER still at 11:53 (by R.R.Cottages), 10 MEADOW PIPITS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 6 CHIFFCHAFS, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, COLLARED DOVE, 17 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Brown Hairstreak (Legal & General), Red Admiral (Legal & General), Small Tortoiseshell (Watchpoint), Green-veined White (R.R.Cottages), many Speckled Woods) - IPW
- The Nuttery (formerly Rest Copse): PHEASANT, WILLOW WARBLER, BULLFINCH (Butterflies: 3♀ Brown Hairstreaks) - NGa
Saturday 6th
- Canons Farm 07:15-11:00: GREY HERON flew over, SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 13 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, COMMON GULL flew over, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 4 STOCK DOVES, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 KESTRELS, HOBBY, 2 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 200+ SWALLOWS, c250 HOUSE MARTINS, 6+ CHIFFCHAFFS (1 sub-singing), WILLOW WARBLER sub-singing (by Pages Acre horse paddock), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farmyard), 3+ NUTHATCHES, SONG THRUSH, 3 YELLOW WAGTAILS flew over, 21+ MEADOW PIPITS flew over, 3 BULLFINCHES, 20+ LINNETS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC/PGo et al
- Banstead Woods 11:00-18:15: 2 MALLARDS (Piddly Pond), SPARROWHAWK, 4 STOCK DOVES, 2+ GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 GOLDCRESTS, 2+ COAL TITS, 3 SWALLOWS, c5 HOUSE MARTINS, 12+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 BLACKCAPS, 3+ NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER, 1+ GREY WAGTAIL flew over, PIED WAGTAIL flew over, 12 MEADOW PIPITS (2 in Hither Field, 10 flew over), 4 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), LINNET, 3 GOLDFINCHES (2 juvs) - DKC/PGo et al
- Banstead Woods: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (The Scrub), GREY WAGTAIL flew NE at 12:03 (Hither Field), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), KESTREL (The Scrub), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), 5 SWALLOWS - IPW
- Banstead Woods: CORMORANT flew over, 5 MALLARDS (Piddly Pond) - DJ
- The Nuttery (formerly Rest Copse): (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak) - NGa
Friday 5th
- no reported sightings
Thursday 4th
- no reported sightings
Wednesday 3rd
- The Nuttery (formerly Rest Copse): SPOTTED FLYCATCHER, LESSER WHITETHROAT (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak) - NGa
Tuesday 2nd
- The Scrub 06:20-12:10: STOCK DOVE, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GOLDCREST, c25 SWALLOWS flew through, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS, 3+ CHIFFCHAFFS, 11+ BLACKCAPS, 4 NUTHATCHES, 4+ SONG THRUSHES (2+ juvs), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER, 6+ BULLFINCHES (2+ juvs) - DKC/DR/BA
- Canons Farm: c30 SWALLOWS - IGM
- The Nuttery (formerly Rest Copse): (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak) - NGa
Monday 1st
- Lunch Banks: 7 PHEASANTS - IGM
- Canons Farm: ♀ PHEASANT, 40 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 3 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, CHIFFCHAFF, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 13 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), BULLFINCH (Slangs), LINNET, GOLDFINCH - DKC
