October 2014

Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates. 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 efficient. 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.

RINGING: This will be taking place at The Scrub each Friday, weather permitting. All welcome to come along and view but another special ringing demonstration will probably be arranged for late December.

Friday 31st
  • Banstead Woods: BRAMBLING (near Piddly Pond), CHIFFCHAFF trapped & ringed (The Scrub), 90 REDWINGS (The Scrub), 40+ FIELDFARES (The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS trapped & ringed (The Scrub), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (near Piddly Pond), 2+ NUTHATCHES (near Piddly Pond), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 2 KESTRELS (Hither Field/Valley Meadows) (Butterflies: Brimstone (The Scrub)) - DJ/JMcC/DR/CNR et al
  • Canons Farm: 2 MEADOW PIPITS (near Reads Rest Cottages), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Lunch Wood), 3+ SKYLARKS (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Horse Pasture)) - IGM
  • Canons Farm: adult PEREGRINE (over Infront George Field then chased LITTLE OWL from Broadfield to Legal & General), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Infront George Field), 20 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), YELLOWHAMMER (Reads Rest Cottages), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield) - DJ
 

Thursday 30th
  • Canons Farm: 8 LONG-TAILED TITS (Slangs), c15 SKYLARKS, PHEASANT (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD - IGM
 

Wednesday 29th
  • Canons Farm: adult PEREGRINE (Stoney Nob),STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 8 SKYLARKS, 12+ LINNETS (Broadfield), 2 PHEASANTS - IGM
 

Tuesday 28th
  • Banstead Woods: 2 KESTRELS (Hither Field), GOLDFINCH (The Scrub) (Mammals: Weasel (near The Scrub) - DJ
  • Canons Farm:STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), 8 SKYLARKS, 6 MEADOW PIPITS (Poultry Field), 3 SONG THRUSHES (by Legal & General), KESTREL (Infront George Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Broadfield) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (near Lunch Wood) - DJ 
  • Canons Farm: adult PEREGRINE, LITTLE OWL, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL - JBa
  • Canons Farm: STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), ♂ PHEASANT (Stoney Nob),  15+ SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Stoney Nob) - IGM


Monday 27th
  • Canons Farm: 2 STONECHATS (Butterflies: Brimstone (Slangs)) - IGM
  • Canons Farm: 7 SKYLARKS (4 Tart's Field, 3 Broadfield), 60 STARLINGS (Quail Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Stoney Nob), KESTREL (Broadfield), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield) - NJ
  • Canons Farm 09:30-13:30: adult PEREGRINE (flew from C.Farmhouse to Stoney Nob), ♀ STONECHAT (near burned barn), 6 SKYLARKS, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Reads Bottom)) - DJ 
  • Banstead Woods: GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 2 MALLARDS (♂+) (Piddly Pond), KESTREL (The Nuttery), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), NUTHATCH (Fames Rough) - NJ
  • Banstead Woods: 2 MALLARDS (♂+) (Piddly Pond), ♂ KESTREL (Hither Field), PHEASANT (Hither Field), GREEN WOODPECKER, TREECREEPER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GOLDCREST, NUTHATCH, 12 LONG-TAILED TITS - DJ


Sunday 26th
  • Canons Farm: RING OUZEL (near Reads Rest Cottages), ♂ STONECHAT - IGM
  • Banstead Woods: 2 MALLARDS (♂+) (Piddly Pond), 100+ REDWINGS flew south 09:30-10:15 (Hither Field), 2 ROOKS flew over (Hither Field), KESTREL (Sheep Brow), 12 MEADOW PIPITS (10 Hither Field, 2 flew over The Scrub), 2 PIED WAGTAILS flew over (1 Hither Field, 1 The Scrub), 4+ BULLFINCHES (3+ The Scrub, 1 Sheep Brow), 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (The Scrub), TREECREEPER, 2 GOLDCRESTS (The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Sheep Brow) - IPW
  • Canons Farm: 4 FIELDFARES flew south (Poultry Field), 11 GOLDFINCHES flew over (Poultry Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Steep Banks) - IPW


Saturday 25th
  • Canons Farm: 2 RING OUZELS (C.Farmhouse), 4 CORMORANTS flew over, CHIFFCHAFF, 2 SISKINS, 25 SKYLARKS, LITTLE OWL, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, adult PEREGRINE, 75 CHAFFINCHES - SG
  • Canons Farm: RING OUZEL (SE corner of Harrier Field), 2 STONECHATS (Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), ♂ KESTREL (Tart's Field), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 20+ SKYLARKS, 70+ LINNETS, 18 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), COMMON GULL (Legal & General) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Legal & General)) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods 07:30-12:40: 2 GREYLAGS flew over, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 6 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 5 SKYLARKS, c5 LONG-TAILED TITS, 3 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 6 SONG THRUSHES, c40 REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, c3 BULLFINCHES, 3 GREENFINCHES, 2 GOLDFINCHES, SISKIN flew over (Butterflies: ♂ Brimstone, Red Admiral) - DKC/DR/CNR/RR et al 
  • Canons Farm: 2♂ STONECHATS (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD - IGM
  • Canons Farm: STONECHAT,  4 COMMON BUZZARDS, 15 LINNETS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - PGo     

    Friday 24th
    • Canons Farm: adult PEREGRINE, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, COMMON BUZZARD, 28 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IGM


    Thursday 23rd
    • no reported sightings


    Wednesday 22nd
    • no reported sightings


    Tuesday 21st
    •  no reported sightings


    Monday 20th
    •  Canons Farm: adult PEREGRINE (Stoney Nob), 8 SKYLARKS, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Stoney Nob), KESTREL (Reads Bottom) - NJ
    • Banstead Woods: 5 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 11 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub) (Butterflies: 2 Peacocks) - NJ 




    Sunday 19th
    • no reported sightings




    Saturday 18th
    • Canons Farm: adult PEREGRINE (over C.Farmhouse), 6 STONECHATS (by Horse Pasture), 10 YELLOWHAMMERS, 35 SKYLARKS, LITTLE OWL, PHEASANT, 400 HERRING GULLS - SG
    • Banstead Woods: 39+ REDWINGS, c21 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 2 SKYLARKS flew over (Hither Field), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 9 ROOKS, 3 KESTRELS, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, 3+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 GOLDFINCHES (Hither Field), 9 GREENFINCHES (Hither Field), 7 LINNETS (The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Hither Field, 1 The Scrub), 200+ WOODPIGEONS flew over - IPW
    • Canons Farm: NORTHERN WHEATEAR, 7 STONECHATS (5 near Reads Rest Cottages, 2 Reads Bottom), 3 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 300+ STARLINGS (Tart's Field) 
    • Canons Farm: 3 STONECHATS (by Reads Rest barns), YELLOWHAMMER, KESTREL, c300 STARLINGS, 20 LINNETS, 15 SKYLARKS, PIED WAGTAIL - PGo
    • Canons Farm: NORTHERN WHEATEAR (Broadfield), 6 STONECHATS (5 Broadfield, 1 Reads Bottom), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), KESTREL (Infront George Field) - PM


    Friday 17th
    • Canons Farm 10:20-11:40: 7 STONECHATS (Horse Pasture), ♂ PHEASANT, COMMON BUZZARD, 12 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, STOCK DOVE, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c28 SKYLARKS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, SONG THRUSH, 4 MISTLE THRUSHES, PIED WAGTAIL, c15 MEADOW PIPITS, 9 GOLDFINCHES, 6 LINNETS, YELLOWHAMMER - AD
    • The Scrub: BLACKCAP and 3 CHIFFCHAFFS trapped & ringed - DR/CNR et al


    Thursday 16th
    • Banstead Woods: ♂ KESTREL (Woodpecker Meadow), MEADOW PIPIT flew over, GOLDCREST (Piddly Pond), COAL TIT (Piddly Pond), GREEN WOODPECKER, GOLDFINCH (Butterflies: several Red Admirals) - DJ
    • Canons Farm: adult PEREGRINE (Stoney Nob), 6 STONECHATS (♂+♀ Reads Bottom, 2♂+2♀ Broadfield/Horse Pasture), 2 LINNETS (by Perrotts Farmhouse), PIED WAGTAIL, 2+ KESTRELS (1 adult ♂), 6 MEADOW PIPITS (Broadfield), 6+ SKYLARKS, COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Butterflies: several Red Admirals) - DJ   


    Wednesday 15th
    • Canons Farm: NORTHERN WHEATEAR, 3 REDWINGS, adult PEREGRINE (Stoney Nob), GREY HERON (Quail Field), 10 SWALLOWS flew over, 8+ STONECHATS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 200+ STOCK DOVES (Broadfield) - IJ
    • Canons Farm: ♂ STONECHAT (Reads Bottom), KESTREL, 12+ SKYLARKS, 12+ PHEASANTS (1♂) - IGM


    Tuesday 14th
    • Canons Farm: 12 REDSHANKS flew in from north then flew west, adult PEREGRINE, 3 PHEASANTS, SKYLARK, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DW


    Monday 13th
    • no reported sightings


    Sunday 12th
    • Canons Farm: adult PEREGRINE at 16:30 (Stoney Nob), 7 STONECHATS (4 near Reads Rest barns, 3 Reads Bottom), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (Buzzard Field) - AD
    • adult PEREGRINE (Stoney Nob), 3 STONECHATS (♂+2♀) (Reads Bottom) - IGM
    • Hither Field: 4 PHEASANTS, KESTREL - NJ
    • Banstead Woods: KESTREL (Hither Field) (Odonata: Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond)) - IGM 


    Saturday 11th
    • Banstead Woods: REDWING flew over (Hither Field), 6 imm PHEASANTS (Hither Field), 3+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 5 ROOKS flew over, 4 PIED WAGTAILS flew south (The Scrub), 9 MEADOW PIPITS flew south, 10+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Hither Field/The Nuttery), 3 SKYLARKS flew over, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Hither Field, 1 The Scrub), 2 BLACKCAPS (The Scrub), NUTHATCH (The Scrub), 7 GOLDFINCHES (The Scrub), 6 GOLDCRESTS (1 The Nuttery, 1 The Scrub, 4 east side), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 The Scrub, 1 Hither Field) (Butterflies: 3+ Brown Hairstreaks (The Scrub), Red Admiral (Hither Field)) - IPW
    • Canons Farm: adult PEREGRINE (Stoney Nob), 3 STONECHAT (1 Broadfield, 1 Reads Bottom), KESTREL, 12+ SKYLARKS (Quail Field) - IGM
    • Canons Farm 17:22-18:30: adult PEREGRINE with prey (Stoney Nob), 2 STONECHATS (Reads Bottom), KESTREL, 2 LITTLE OWLS, ♂ PHEASANT, 3 STOCK DOVES, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 11 MEADOW PIPITS (Horse Pasture) - AD 


    Friday 10th
    • no reported sightings


    Thursday 9th
    • no reported sightings


    Wednesday 8th
    • Canons Farm: adult PEREGRINE (Stoney Nob), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Stoney Nob), STONECHAT (Reads Bottom), 5+ SKYLARKS (Quail Field) - IGM


    Tuesday 7th
    • Canons Farm: adult PEREGRINE (Stoney Nob), 5 HOUSE MARTINS flew WNW, 3 STONECHATS, NORTHERN WHEATEAR, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, KESTREL, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Broadfield), 8 LINNETS (over Bunting Field) - DJ
    • Banstead Woods: 52+ HOUSE MARTINS flew WNW, GREEN WOODPECKER - DJ 
    • Canons Farm 07:40-11:40: GREY HERON flew over, SPARROWHAWK, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 22 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, STOCK DOVE, COLLARED DOVE, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, adult PEREGRINE (hunting around Broadfield then resting in dead tree Stoney Nob), 19 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 6 GOLDCRESTS, 5 COAL TITS, c31 SKYLARKS, SWALLOW, HOUSE MARTIN, 16+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 TREECREEPERS, MISTLE THRUSH, 4 STONECHATS (+2 Reads Bottom, Tart's Field then Harrier Field), 5 PIED WAGTAILS, 5 MEADOW PIPITS, GREENFINCH, 4 LINNETS, 18 GOLDFINCHES (incl' 16 Circle Field), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC


    Monday 6th
    • no reported sightings


    Sunday 5th
    • Canons Farm: adult PEREGRINE, RED KITE circled 12:55 (C.Farmhouse), 7 STONECHATS, 12 COMMON BUZZARDS, 30 SKYLARKS, LITTLE OWL, 800+ HERRING GULLS, HOUSE MARTIN, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (Butterflies: several Red Admirals heading south) - SG
    • Reads Bottom, 17:39: NORTHERN WHEATEAR, 13 SKYLARKS, 14 MEADOW PIPITS, YELLOWHAMMER, KESTREL, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, LITTLE OWL - IJ


    Saturday 4th
    • Canons Farm 07:50-10:45: CORMORANT flew north, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 12+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, COMMON GULL, 15+ STOCK DOVES, COLLARED DOVE, LITTLE OWL, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 KESTRELS, adult PEREGRINE, 2 GOLDCRESTS (Pages Acre), 23+ SKYLARKS, 7 SWALLOWS flew south, 7 HOUSE MARTINS flew south, 7 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 NUTHATCHES, SONG THRUSH, MISTLE THRUSH, 2 STONECHATS (+), PIED WAGTAIL, 6+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2+ SISKINS (Legal & General), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC/DW/IGM  


    Friday 3rd
    • Canons Farm, late afternoon: 3 RAVENS flew over, NORTHERN WHEATEAR (Reads Bottom), YELLOWHAMMER, KESTREL, 6 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 4 PHEASANTS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS - AD
    • Canons Farm, 16:55-18:40: 2 PHEASANTS, COMMON BUZZARD, 53 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (40+ Broadfield, 13 flew over), 2nd-winter COMMON GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 5 STOCK DOVES, 3 LITTLE OWLS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, 18 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, GOLDCREST, 2+ SKYLARKS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, NUTHATCH, NORTHERN WHEATEAR (Reads Bottom), 5 PIED WAGTAILS, c20 MEADOW PIPITS, LINNET - DKC


    Thursday 2nd
    • Canons Farm, morning: PEREGRINE (Stoney Nob) - PGo
    • Banstead Woods: (Butterflies: 3 Clouded Yellows (Hither Field), Common Blue (Fames Rough), Red Admiral (Sheep Brow)) - NJ


    Wednesday 1st
    • Canons Farm: TREE PIPIT, STONECHAT, 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, 6 MEADOW PIPITS, 15 SKYLARKS, 15 HOUSE MARTINS flew SW, 5 MISTLE THRUSHES flew SW, 2 KESTRELS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS - RDW
    • Canons Farm: PEREGRINE again (Stoney Nob), NORTHERN WHEATEAR (Reads Bottom) - IGM