January 2015

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.

Saturday 31st
  • Canons Farm: c28 YELLOWHAMMERS (14 Infront George Field, 11 Can Hatch Field, 2 Broadfield, 1 Pipit Meadow), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Broadfield), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Broadfield, 1 Tawny Wood), KESTREL (Reads Bottom), 20+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 7 GOLDFINCHES (Broadfield), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Lunch Wood), c12 LONG-TAILED TITS (7 Pages Acre, 5 Tawny Wood), 50+ REDWINGS (30+ Pages Acre, 20+ Green Belt Field), 2 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Broadfield), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Broadfield) - IPW


Friday 30th
  • Banstead Woods 15:00-16:20: COMMON BUZZARD, MISTLE THRUSH (Hither Field), 3 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), GREENFINCH (The Scrub), 3 GOLDCRESTS (Hither Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Woodpecker Meadow) - IPW 


Thursday 29th
  • Canons Farm 12:40-14:15: COMMON BUZZARD, COMMON GULL, 30+ STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, COAL TIT, 10+ SKYLARKS, NUTHATCH, 50+ FIELDFARES, 4 SONG THRUSHES, 30+ REDWINGS, BULLFINCH (Ruffett Wood) - DKC


Wednesday 28th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 27th
  • Canons Farm 12:50-14:20: COMMON BUZZARD, adult COMMON GULL, 12 STOCK DOVES, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, ROOK, 2 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, SKYLARK, 4 LONG-TAILED TITS, 9 FIELDFARES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, c50 LINNETS, REDPOLL, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 16 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC 
  • Banstead Woods 14:30-15:10: 3 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 NUTHATCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 2 REDWINGS, 4+ BULLFINCHES, 2 GOLDFINCHES - DKC 


Monday 26th
  • Canons Farm 14:00-16:05: COMMON BUZZARD (Gunman's Shaw), adult COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 7 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 KESTRELS (1 near Watchpoint, 2 Stoney Nob), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, ROOK (Bunting Field), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 2 COAL TITS (Ruffett Wood), 12+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), c120 FIELDFARES (flew from Stoney Nob), 2 SONG THRUSHES, 20+ REDWINGS (flew from Stoney Nob), 7 MEADOW PIPITS (flew from Tart's Field), 2 GREENFINCHES, LINNET, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 42 YELLOWHAMMERS (40 Bog Field, 2 Infront George Field) - DKC


Sunday 25th
  • no reported sightings


Saturday 24th
  • Canons Farm: LESSER REDPOLL, c40 SKYLARKS, c100 FIELDFARES, c20 YELLOWHAMMERS - SG
  • Canons Farm: COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), c10 YELLOWHAMMERS (Harrier Field), 2 ROOKS (Tart's Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Pipit Meadow), KESTREL (Harrier Field), 2 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Slangs), 8 LONG-TAILED TITS (4 Tawny Wood, 4 Pages Acre), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Lambert's Shaw) - IPW


Friday 23rd
  • Canons Farm: PEREGRINE flew over (same as BW), 3 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER (Infront George Field), 18+ SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), 25+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), GREEN WOODPECKER, 5 PHEASANTS (Can Hatch Field), 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 2 KESTRELS (Reads Bottom) - DJ
  • Banstead Woods: PEREGRINE flew over (same as CF), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (Fames Rough/The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GOLDCRESTS, 3 COAL TITS, 4 NUTHATCHES, SONG THRUSH, 30+ REDWINGS, 7+ BULLFINCHES, 2 GREENFINCHES, 30+ REDPOLLS (incl' 3 LESSERS trapped & ringed) - DJ/DR/CNR et al
  • Canons Farm 09:30-10:50: c150 FIELDFARES, 38 SKYLARKS (Reads Bottom), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS - AD 


Thursday 22nd
  • Canons Farm: 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (Quail Field), 50+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 10+ REDWINGS (Broadfield), 4 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), SONG THRUSH (Broadfield) - IGM


Wednesday 21st
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 20th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 19th
  •  Canons Farm: 16 SKYLARKS, c100 FIELDFARES, 20 YELLOWHAMMERS - SG
  • Banstead Woods: 6 BULLFINCHES (3 The Scrub, 2 Piddly Pond, 1 Sheep Brow), KESTREL (Sheep Brow), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Nuttery), 37+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - IPW


Sunday 18th
  • Canons Farm: 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (Bog Field), 14 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 10+ REDWINGS, 60+ FIELDFARES, GOLDCREST (Circle Field), NUTHATCH (Chipstead Meadow), 14 LONG-TAILED TITS - PGo
  • Banstead Woods: 4 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 GREENFINCHES (The Scrub), GOLDCREST, LONG-TAILED TIT - PGo 


Saturday 17th
  • Banstead Woods: c19 LESSER REDPOLLS (near Piddly Pond), 5 NUTHATCHES, STOCK DOVE, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, COAL TIT - IPW
  • Canons Farm: c17 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field), 15+ SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 2 PHEASANTS (Poultry Field), 60+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 35+ REDWINGS (Tawny Wood), KESTREL (Perrotts by Wood), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (4 Tawny Wood, 2 Pages Acre), 2 COAL TITS (Tawny Wood), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Tawny Wood), 2 SONG THRUSHES (Tawny Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Tawny Wood), NUTHATCH (Tawny Wood) - PGo 
White-winger? Valley Meadows (IPW)

Friday 16th
  • The Scrub: 3+ LESSER REDPOLLS, BULLFINCH - DKC et al
  • Banstead Woods: 5 LESSER REDPOLLS, 6 REDWINGS, 3 BULLFINCHES, GOLDCREST, GREEN WOODPECKER, REDWING - DJ
  • Canons Farm: 17 SKYLARKS, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Bog Field), 7 SONG THRUSHES, MISTLE THRUSH, FIELDFARE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 10 STOCK DOVES, 4+ ROOKS (Can Hatch Field), PHEASANT (Skylark Field), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), KESTREL, BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General) - DJ


Thursday 15th
  • Canons Farm: GREY HERON flew over, 16+ YELLOWHAMMERS (by Copt Hill Lane), KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), FIELDFARES & REDWINGS (Broadfield), 2 SONG THRUSHES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, MEADOW PIPIT, c25 SKYLARKS, 2 ROOKS, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, GREENFINCH, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood) - DKC
Wednesday 14th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 13th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 12th
  • Canons Farm 14:20-15:45: KESTREL, STOCK DOVE, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, GREENFINCH, MEADOW PIPIT, SONG THRUSH, PHEASANT, 5 FIELDFARES - DKC


Sunday 11th
  • Canons Farm: 100+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew north 10:00-10:30, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (3 Pipit Meadow, 1 Poultry Field), LITTLE OWL (C.Farmhouse), 2 PHEASANTS (Tart's Field), c21 FIELDFARES (Can Hatch), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, KESTREL, 8 LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 SKYLARKS (Poultry Field), 5 NUTHATCHES, 4 GOLDCRESTS, 2 COAL TITS, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: LESSER REDPOLL (The Scrub), 8 BULLFINCHES (4 The Scrub, 3 Sheep Brow, 1 Piddly Pond area), 7 NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, 4 COAL TITS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE - IPW
  • Canons Farm: 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, c25 STOCK DOVES, MEADOW PIPIT, c20 SKYLARKS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, MISTLE THRUSH, 8 ROOKS, COLLARED DOVE, KESTREL - DKC/IGM 


Saturday 10th
  • Canons Farm, morning: GREY HERON flew west, ROOK (Bunting Field), 11 YELLOWHAMMERS (7 Infront George Field, 4 Bog Field), 20+ LINNETS (Bunting Field), c18 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (1 Harrier Field, 1 Infront George Field), 3 KESTRELS - IPW


Friday 9th 
  • Banstead Woods: 20+ LESSER REDPOLLS (The Scrub), 4 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), TREECREEPER, NUTHATCH, GOLDCREST, KESTREL (Valley Meadows), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS displaying (over Woodpecker Meadow) - DJCanons Farm: c40 LINNETS (Quail Field), 8 SKYLARKS, REDWING, FIELDFARES, MISTLE THRUSH (near Bunting Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Circle Field), 4 ROOKS (Skylark Field), 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (near Lambert's Shaw) - DJ 


Thursday 8th
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 7th
  • Chipstead Meadow area: c80 REDWINGS, SONG THRUSH, 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 6 STOCK DOVES, COMMON BUZZARD - PGo


Tuesday 6th
  • Canons Farm: KESTREL, 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (near R.R.Cottages), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Lunch Wood), c50 FIELDFARES, 8 REDWINGS - RJ/DSk


Monday 5th
  • Canons Farm: SISKIN, LITTLE OWL, c50 SKYLARKS, 6 YELLOWHAMMERS, c200 FIELDFARES - LM
  • Canons Farm: 500 FIELDFARES, 15 LINNETS - SG
  • Canons Farm: PEREGRINE flew over (Broadfield) - via SG
  • Banstead Woods: 10 BULLFINCHES - SG


Sunday 4th
  • Banstead Woods: 6+ BULLFINCHES (2+ The Scrub, 2 The Nuttery, 2 Valley Meadows), PIED WAGTAIL flew over (Hither Field), COLLARED DOVE flew over (car park), MISTLE THRUSH (near Scouts camp), 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 85+ REDWINGS, 10 MEADOW PIPITS (3 Hither Field, 7 Valley Meadows), 10 GOLDCRESTS, c9 SONG THRUSHES, 3 GREENFINCHES (Rambler's Rest), 3 TREECREEPERS, 2 NUTHATCHES, 3 COAL TITS, 2 KESTRELS, 9 GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - IPW
  • Railway Field: GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (drumming) - IGM


 Saturday 3rd
  • no reported sightings


Friday 2nd
  • Canons Farm 11:50-13:50: CORMORANT flew east, SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 2 COMMON GULLS, 2 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 23 SKYLARKS, c150 FIELDFARES, c30 REDWINGS, 4 MEADOW PIPITS, 9 YELLOWHAMMERS - AD
  • Banstead Woods: 10+ LESSER REDPOLLS (The Scrub), 3 MEADOW PIPITS, 12+ REDWINGS, GREEN WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH, 4+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), GOLDCREST, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - DJ
  • Canons Farm: 4 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), YELLOWHAMMER (Reads Rest Cottages), 40+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 30+ REDWINGS (Broadfield), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5 STOCK DOVES (Tart's Field), ROOK (Can Hatch Field), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), KESTREL (Tart's Field/Harrier Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 140+ STARLINGS - DJ


Thursday 1st
  • Canons Farm: 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, 20+ LINNETS, PIED WAGTAIL (Bog Field), MEADOW PIPIT (Pipit Meadow), 16 LONG-TAILED TITS (7 Pages Acre, 7 Heathside Field, 2 Tawny Wood), COAL TIT (Pages Acre (singing), PHEASANT (Infront George Field), 14 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 8 SKYLARKS (Quail Field), 70+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 20+ REDWINGS (Broadfield), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER (Legal & General), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood) - IPW
  • Canons Farm: 70+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 30 REDWINGS (10 Broadfield, 20 Chipstead Meadow), SONG THRUSH (Broadfield), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Pipit Meadow), 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 37 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 9 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), GREENFINCH (Lunch Wood), NUTHATCH, STOCK DOVE - PGo
  • Banstead Woods: COLLARED DOVE (over Hither Field), KESTREL (Hither Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Fames Rough), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 The Scrub, 1 Hither Field) - IPW