November 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: There is a special ringing demonstration taking place at The Scrub on Saturday 27th December 2014; meet at Holly Lane car park at 08:00. Email us (see above) with any queries.

Sunday 30th
  • Canons Farm: PEREGRINE at 13:56 (over Broadfield), 8+ PHEASANTS (Tart's Field), KESTREL - AO'N
  • The Scrub: 4 REDWINGS, SPARROWHAWK - AO'N
 

Saturday 29th
  • Canons Farm: RED KITE (flew from Lunch Wood towards Green Belt Field), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (Skylark Field), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (Broadfield), 2 LINNETS (Broadfield), 5 SKYLARKS (Tart's Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Circle Field), KESTREL (Circle Field), REDWING (Slangs), 30+ FIELDFARES (Slangs), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals) - DJ/PGo
  • Banstead Woods: WOODCOCK, TREECREEPER, SONG THRUSH, up to 6 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), NUTHATCH, REDWING, c20 FIELDFARES, GREEN WOODPECKER, SPARROWHAWK, 2 STOCK DOVES (Butterflies: 3 Brimstones (The Scrub)) - DJ/PGo
  • Banstead Woods: WOODCOCK at 11:56 (flew from pines to estate), 4 ROOKS (Hither Field), PIED WAGTAIL flew east (Hither Field), 10 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), up to 20 REDWINGS (Woodpecker Meadow), 5 FIELDFARES, 2 KESTRELS, COMMON GULL, STOCK DOVE (The Nuttery), 13+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 6 NUTHATCHES, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Butterflies: Peacock, Brimstone) - IPW
Friday 28th
  • Banstead Woods: 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), SPARROWHAWK, TAWNY OWL, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2+ GOLDCRESTS, 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS, TREECREEPER, c20 FIELDFARES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 200+ REDWINGS, 2 BULLFINCHES, c5 GREENFINCHES, REDPOLL, YELLOWHAMMER flew over - DKC/DJ/DR/SG
  • Canons Farm: ♂ KESTREL (Lunch Wood/Slangs), c46 FIELDFARES, MEADOW PIPIT, 13 SKYLARKS (Bunting Field), YELLOWHAMMER (by Legal & General), BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General) - DJ 


Thursday 27th
  • Legal & General: c20 COMMON GULLS - IGM


Wednesday 26th
  • no reported sightings
Tuesday 25th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 24th
  • no reported sightings
Sunday 23rd
  • no reported sightings


Saturday 22nd
  • Canons Farm 07:40-11:00: ♂ PHEASANT, LITTLE OWL, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, c20 SKYLARKS, NUTHATCH, TREECREEPER, 100+ FIELDFARES, 6 SONG THRUSHES, 200+ REDWINGS, PIED WAGTAIL, 5 MEADOW PIPITS, 4 GREENFINCHES, 20 LINNETS, GOLDFINCH, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS - SG/DKC
  • Canons Farm: 2 BULLFINCHES (Infront George Field), 3 PHEASANTS (Infront George Field), 13 SKYLARKS, 31 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 9 REDWINGS, 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Broadfield), 3 GOLDFINCHES, 2 GREENFINCHES, GOLDCREST, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - IPW
  • Canons Farm 16:00-17:00: 4 LITTLE OWLS, TAWNY OWL (Legal & General) (but no sign of Barn Owl) - PGo


Friday 21st
  • Banstead Woods 07:10-11:30: RED KITE flew NE at 10:05, GREEN WOODPECKER, 7+ GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, TREECREEPER, 30+ FIELDFARES, c300 REDWINGS (9 trapped & ringed), PIED WAGTAIL flew over, 5 BULLFINCHES, 2 GREENFINCHES, 3 LESSER REDPOLLS - DKC/DJ/DR/LBu


Thursday 20th
  • no reported sightings
Wednesday 19th
  • Canons Farm: 120+ FIELDFARES (Slangs/Lunch Wood), 50+ REDWINGS, YELLOWHAMMER (Slangs), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Watchpoint, 1 Stoney Nob), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 Lunch Banks, 1 Broadfield), 2 KESTRELS (♂ Infront George Field, 1 Harrier Field), 2 GREENFINCHES (Skylark Field), 10 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Perrotts by Wood) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: LESSER REDPOLL (between Piddly Pond & The Scrub), 90+ FIELDFARES, 50+ REDWINGS, 6 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), c24 MEADOW PIPITS (c21 Pipit Meadow, 3 Hither Field), 4 SONG THRUSHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - IPW  


Tuesday 18th
  • Canons Farm 16:00-17:50: BARN OWL 17:24 (over Broadfield), GREY HERON flew west 16:28, TAWNY OWL (Lunch Wood), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Harrier Field, 1 Horse Pasture, 1 Infront George Field), 80+ FIELDFARES, 2 REDWINGS, MEADOW PIPIT, COMMON BUZZARD - IPW 
  • Banstead Woods: ♂ KESTREL (Valley Meadows), up to 6 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 8+ MEADOW PIPITS flew over (The Scrub), 8+ REDWINGS (The Scrub), SONG THRUSH - DJ
  • Canons Farm: 70+ FIELDFARES, GREENFINCH (Reads Bottom/Slangs), SKYLARK (Reads Bottom), ♀ PHEASANT (Slangs), 2 KESTRELS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (over Stoney Nob/Lunch Banks) - DJ


Monday 17th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 16th
  • Canons Farm: 60+ FIELDFARES (Lunch Wood), 20+ GOLDFINCHES (Lunch Wood), 15+ REDWINGS (Lunch Wood), 1+ MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field), 3+ LINNETS, 6 SKYLARKS, KESTREL, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, NUTHATCH, 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (3 by Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), SONG THRUSH (Ruffett Wood (singing)), 6+ GOLDCRESTS (4+ Tawny Wood, 2 Circle Field), 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Circle Field, 3+ Tawny Wood) - PGo


Saturday 15th
  • Canons Farm: 70 FIELDFARES, 25 MEADOW PIPITS - SG
  • Canons Farm: up to 50 FIELDFARES (around Death Pit), 12 PHEASANTS (incl' ♂ Bog Field), 2 ROOKS (Broadfield), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Horse Pasture, 1 by Harrier Field), COMMON BUZZARD, YELLOWHAMMER, REDWING, c28 LONG-TAILED TITS (c13 Bog Field, 15 Slangs), 14 GOLDFINCHES, 3 MEADOW PIPITS (Harrier Field), 9 SKYLARKS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - IPW


Friday 14th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 13th 
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 12th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 11th
  •  no reported sightings


Monday 10th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 9th
  • Canons Farm: 8 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), 6+ PHEASANTS (Infront George Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Broadfield) (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals, ♀ Brimstone)) - NJ 


Saturday 8th
  • Canons Farm: REED BUNTING at 10:14 (Bog Field/Tart's Field then flew towards C.Farmhouse), adult ♀ PEREGRINE still at 10:37 (flew to Death Pit) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), 4+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), FIELDFARE (The Scrub), 20+ REDWINGS, 10 GOLDFINCHES (The Scrub), 2 GREENFINCHES (The Scrub), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (over Hither Field), KESTREL (Hither Field), SPARROWHAWK, 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS - IPW   


Friday 7th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 6th
  • no reported sightings
Wednesday 5th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 4th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 3rd
  • no reported sightings

Sunday 2nd

  • no reported sightings



Saturday 1st

  • Canons Farm: adult ♀ PEREGRINE (Stoney Nob), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (Green Belt Field), 3 FIELDFARES (Tart's Field), c20 REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH (Watchpoint), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (north side of Horse Pasture), 4 MEADOW PIPITS (Pipit Meadow), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pipit Meadow) (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals (1 Green Belt Field, 1 1 C.Lane) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: SISKIN flew SE at 10:30 (Hither Field), 7 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 2+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ The Scrub, 3 Sheep Brow), 3 GOLDFINCHES (The Scrub), KESTREL (Hither Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Hither Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Sheep Brow) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Hither Field)) - IPW 
  • The Nuttery: BLACKCAP - SG