December 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.

Wednesday 31st
  • no reported sightings
 

Tuesday 30th
  • Canons Farm 13:50-15:15: KESTREL, 14 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, ROOK, 18 SKYLARKS, 46 FIELDFARES, 7 SONG THRUSHES, 13 REDWINGS, MEADOW PIPIT - AD
  • Canons Farm: 50+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 20+ REDWINGS (Broadfield), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field), 21 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), KESTREL (Infront George Field - pursued a Skylark) - IGM


Monday 29th
  • Canons Farm: 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Reads Rest Cottages area), 2 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 20+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 3 PHEASANTS (Tart's Field), ROOK (Tart's Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield/Harrier Field), KESTREL (Tart's Field), LITTLE OWL (Watchpoint/Bog Field), 25+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Broadfield), COMMON GULL (Broadfield) - DJ
 

Sunday 28th
  • Canons Farm: COMMON BUZZARD (over Tawny Wood) - PGo
  • Banstead Woods: 4 COAL TITS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, 30 REDWINGS, FIELDFARE, 2+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), MISTLE THRUSH (near Reads Rest Lane entrance), SONG THRUSH (near Reads Rest Lane entrance) - PGo
 

Saturday 27th
  • Canons Farm: 7 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 PHEASANTS, 70+ FIELDFARES, 40+ REDWINGS, 8 SKYLARKS, MEADOW PIPIT, 18 STOCK DOVES, 2 KESTRELS (1 adult ♂), 2 COMMON GULLS, c9 GOLDCRESTS, 7+ LONG-TAILED TITS, TREECREEPER, COAL TIT, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - IPW
  • Canons Farm: 2 COMMON BUZZARD, COMMON GULL, c30 STOCK DOVES, COLLARED DOVE, LITTLE OWL, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, 1+ GOLDCREST, c25 SKYLARKS, FIELDFARES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH, GOLDFINCH - DKC/PSt
  • Banstead Woods: GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 NUTHATCHES, REDWING, BULLFINCH - DKC/PSt


Boxing Day
  • Canons Farm: MEADOW PIPIT (Pipit Meadow), 18 LONG-TAILED TITS (8 Pipit Meadow, 10 near Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (near Perrotts Farmhouse), c160 FIELDFARES (Broadfield) - PGo
  • Banstead Woods: 5 BULLFINCHES (near Reads Rest Lane entrance) - PGo


Christmas Day
  • Canons Farm: 7 STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 3 SKYLARKS, FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH, REDWINGS, GOLDFINCH - DKC/IGM 
  • Banstead Woods: 3+ BULLFINCHES, REDWING, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 5 NUTHATCHES, 3 COAL TITS, 4 GOLDCRESTS, 4+ GOLDFINCHES - PGo


Christmas Eve
  • Canons Farm: 20 YELLOWHAMMERS, 30 GOLDFINCHES, 30+ REDWINGS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, MISTLE THRUSH, NUTHATCH, 7 LONG-TAILED TITS, GOLDCREST, GREEN WOODPECKER - PGo


Tuesday 23rd
  • no reported sightings


Monday 22nd
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 21st
  • Banstead Woods: 2 WOODCOCKS flushed, c16 BULLFINCHES (c10 The Scrub, 4 near Piddly Pond, 2 Hither Field), 10 GOLDFINCHES, 3 GREENFINCHES, 7 MEADOW PIPITS, 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, COMMON GULL, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - IPW


Saturday 20th
  • Canons Farm: 24+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 7 PHEASANTS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 4 MEADOW PIPITS, 80+ FIELDFARES, 30+ REDWINGS, 3 MISTLE THRUSHES, c8 LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - IPW
  • Canons Farm: SKYLARK, SONG THRUSH, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 150+ FIELDFARES, KESTREL, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 25+ YELLOWHAMMERS, SPARROWHAWK, 20+ REDWINGS, LINNET, MISTLE THRUSH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 COAL TITS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, NUTHATCH - DKC/PGo
  • Banstead Woods: 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, 5 BULLFINCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, 3+ GOLDCRESTS, 5+ NUTHATCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC/PGo


Friday 19th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 18th
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 17th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 16th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 15th
  • Canons Farm: SKYLARK, GOLDFINCH, YELLOWHAMMER, 6 ROOKS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, FIELDFARE, LITTLE OWL, COMMON GULL, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, KESTREL, 4 PHEASANTS, 25+ FIELDFARES, 3 STOCK DOVES - DJ
  • Banstead Woods: 3 LESSER REDPOLLS, TREECREEPER, 4 GOLDCRESTS, REDWING, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 5 GOLDFINCHES, 7+ BULLFINCHES, NUTHATCH, COAL TIT 


Sunday 14th
  • no reported sightings


Saturday 13th
  • Canons Farm: 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (Pages Acre), ROOK, 3 LITTLE OWLS, 5 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, c20 YELLOWHAMMERS, COAL TIT, 20+ SKYLARKS, 2 COMMON GULLS, 4 PHEASANTS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 STOCK DOVES, GOLDCREST, 5+ REDWINGS, 30+ FIELDFARES, 3 SONG THRUSHES - DKC/PGo et al
  • Banstead Woods: 4 MALLARDS (Piddly Pond), 10+ REDWINGS, c8 LONG-TAILED TITS, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS - IPW    


Friday 12th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 11th
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 10th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 9th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 8th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 7th
  • no reported sightings


Saturday 6th
  • no reported sightings


Friday 5th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 4th
  • Canons Farm: c21 YELLOWHAMMERS (north side of Green Belt Field), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Perrotts by Wood), 9 PHEASANTS, 4 KESTRELS, 5 LINNETS (Broadfield), 40+ FIELDFARES, 10+ REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH (Broadfield), 7 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), 16 STOCK DOVES, 6 GOLDCRESTS, 8 GOLDFINCHES, 5 GREENFINCHES, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: WOODCOCK flushed (The Scrub), 14 BULLFINCHES (12 The Scrub, 2 Fames Rough), 20+ REDWINGS (Sheep Brow/Fames Rough), 10+ FIELDFARES (Fames Rough), 4 GREENFINCHES (Fames Rough) - IPW


Wednesday 3rd
  • Banstead Woods: 2 MALLARDS (♂+) (Piddly Pond), 2 REDWINGS, 2 FIELDFARES, NUTHATCH, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub) - DJ
  • Canons Farm: MISTLE THRUSH (near Perrotts Farmhouse), FIELDFARE, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 3 GREENFINCHES, 15 SKYLARKS, ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD - DJ
  • Broadfield: 30+ FIELDFARES, 100+ STARLINGS, c200 LINNETS - IGM


Tuesday 2nd
  • no reported sightings


Monday 1st
  • Canons Farm: COMMON BUZZARD (Can Hatch Field), PHEASANT (Can Hatch Field), 11 SKYLARKS, c120 STARLINGS (Horse Pasture), c35 FIELDFARES (Horse Pasture), 2 GREENFINCHES (Lunch Wood/Broadfield), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood) - RJ/DSk
  • Banstead Woods: 2 MALLARDS (♂+) (Piddly Pond), 2 NUTHATCHES (by Pidly Pond), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - RJ/DSk