March 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.

Tuesday 31st
  • Fames Rough: ♂ FIRECREST singing in yews - SG
  • Canons Farm: 340+ STOCK DOVES - SG
  • Canons Farm 13:20-14:40: 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀) (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, 200+ STOCK DOVES, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, 28 FIELDFARES, 30+ LINNETS - AD
  • Canons Farm: 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (around Perrotts Farmhouse), KESTREL (Stoney Nob), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 250+ STOCK DOVES, 120 CARRION CROWS (Infront George Field), 60 JACKDAWS (Infront George Field), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS, NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 6 SKYLARKS (Butterflies: 2 Brimstones) - GB


Monday 30th
  • Canons Farm: LONG-TAILED TIT (Watchpoint), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 3 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farmhouse, 1 Perrotts Farmhouse area), 25+ LINNETS (20+ C.Farmhouse area, 5 Perrotts Farmhouse area), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (1+ Watchpoint, 2 Reads Rest Cottages, 1 Legal & General), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Tattenham Meadow), 4 SKYLARKS (2 Bunting Field, 1 Skylark Field, 1 Broadfield), REDWING (Tart's Field), 20+ FIELDFARES (Tart's Field), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Bog Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Tart's Field, 1 Steep Banks) - DJ
  • Banstead Woods: GOLDCREST, CHIFFCHAFF (singing), 5 NUTHATCHES, 2 BULLFINCHES, 3 ROOKS (Hither Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS - DJ


Sunday 29th
  • Canons Farm: GREY WAGTAIL flew over at 12:47 (Watchpoint), RED KITE flew over at 10:36, 40+ STOCK DOVES, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 40+ LINNETS (Quail Field), 25+ FIELDFARES (Bunting Field), c22 GOLDFINCHES (Heathside Field), 3 GREENFINCHES (Heathside Field), REDWING (Heathside Field), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (4 Bog Field, 1 Reads Rest Cottages, 1 Reads Bottom), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 200+ STARLINGS, TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), MISTLE THRUSH (Tawny Wood (singing)) - IPW/PGo
  • Canons Farm: RED KITE - JH


Saturday 28th
  • Canons Farm: 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (4 Bog Field, 1 Reads Rest Cottages), 2 LINNETS (C.Farmhouse), MISTLE THRUSH (Broadfield), NUTHATCH (Chipstead Meadow), STOCK DOVE, COMMON BUZZARD - PGo
  • Banstead Woods: TAWNY OWL - PGo
  • Canons Farm 14:10-15:35: 5♀ PHEASANTS (Tart's Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 KESTRELS, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, COMMON GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, c130 HERRING GULLS (Skylark Field), c70 STOCK DOVES, COLLARED DOVE, 7 SKYLARKS, c20 FIELDFARES (Quail Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES, MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), c30 LINNETS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (Bog Field) - AD   
  • Canons Farm 11:00-12:20: 10+ LINNETS (Skylark Field), 25+ FIELDFARES (Tart's Field), 2♀ PHEASANTS (Bog Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Bog Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, MEADOW PIPIT (Reads Bottom) - IGM 
  • Canons Farm: RED KITE - JH


Friday 27th
  • Banstead Woods: 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), CHIFFCHAFF, ROOK (Hither Field), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, COAL TIT, GREAT SPOTTED WOODEPCKER, 2 GREEN WOODEPCKERS, 2 STOCK DOVES, COMMON BUZZARD (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, 5 Brimstones) - DJ
  • Canons Farm: GREY WAGTAIL flew NE (Reads Bottom), 45+ LINNETS, 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Watchpoint, 1 Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), GOLDFINCH, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, MEADOW PIPIT, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 REDWINGS (Pages Acre), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), MISTLE THRUSH (Poultry Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Bog Field, 1 Legal & General), 3 KESTRELS, COMMON BUZZARD - DJ/GB 
  • Canons Farm: RED KITE - JH


Thursday 26th
  • Canons Farm, afternoon: 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 5 PHEASANTS (4 Green Belt Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), c32 STOCK DOVES, 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Green Belt Field), 5+ REDWINGS (Ruffett Wood), 4 FIELDFARES (Poulty Field), KESTREL (by R.R.Lane), GREEN WOODPECKER (Tawny Wood) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods, afternoon: CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), COMMON BUZZARD (Hither Field), PHEASANT (Woodpecker Meadow), KESTREL (Hither Field), 4 BULLFINCHES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS - IPW 


Wednesday 25th
  • Canons Farm: 3 MALLARDS flew over, 5♀ PHEASANTS (Bog Field), COMMON BUZZARD, 3 STOCK DOVES, LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), GREEN WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 SKYLARKS, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, c18 LINNETS, GOLDFINCH, 7+ YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC 
  • Banstead Woods: 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (singing) - GB
  • Banstead Woods: 3 MALLARDS (2♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), GOLDCREST, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (singing), 2 TREECREPERS, NUTHATCH, 2 GOLDFINCHES, SKYLARK, SONG THRUSH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 STOCK DOVES, COMMON BUZZARD - DJ
  • Canons Farm: GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Pages Acre, 2 Watchpoint), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 Poultry Field (singing), 1 C.Farmhouse, 2 Watchpoint), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farmhouse), 3 SKYLARKS (1 Infront George Field, 1 Broadfield, 1 Quail Field), 45+ FIELDFARES, MISTLE THRUSH (Poultry Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), GREEN WOODPECKER (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 7 STOCK DOVES (Tattenham Meadow), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Bog Field), KESTREL (Harrier Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (over Ruffett Wood), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Steep Banks) (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell) - DJ

Tuesday 24th
  • no reported sightings

Monday 23rd
  • Lunch Wood: LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER heard - GB
  • Banstead Woods: TAWNY OWL - GB


Sunday 22nd
  • Banstead Woods: 2 SISKINS (alders near post 13), 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (alders near post 13), 20+ GOLDFINCHES (alders near post 13), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), PHEASANT (estate), 5 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 7 NUTHATCHES, 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 5 TREECREEPERS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 9 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - IPW/PGo/IGM
  • Canons Farm: 14 MEADOW PIPITS (Lunch Banks), 8 COMMON GULLS (Tattenham Meadow), 30 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tattenham Meadow), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Chipstead Meadow, 1 Pipit Meadow), 33 STOCK DOVES (20 Pipit Meadow, 8 Chipstead Meadow, 5 Poultry Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farmhouse), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (C.Farmhouse), KESTREL, GOLDCREST (Chipstead Meadow (singing)), REDWING - PGo  


Saturday 21st
  • Canons Farm: GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, c200 REDWINGS, c175 FIELDFARES - SG
  • Canons Farm: 3 PHEASANTS (Tawny Wood), BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 C.Wood), ♂ SPARROWHAWK (Tawny Wood), KESTREL (Harrier Field), MALLARD (over C.Residential), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 50+ LINNETS (Quail Field), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (1 Bog Field, 1 Harrier Field), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 5 MISTLE THRUSHES (3 Legal & General, 2 Green Belt Field), 13 STOCK DOVES, 8 GOLDCRESTS (Tawny Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 50+ JACKDAWS (Buzzard Field) - IPW
  • Legal & General: 5 REDWINGS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES - IGM


Friday 20th
  • Canons Farm: GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Pages Acre, 2 Watchpoint), NUTHATCH (near Tattenham Meadow), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (3 C.Farmhouse, 1 Bog Field), 10+ MEADOW PIPITS (Stoney Nob), 2 SKYLARKS (1 Infront George Field, 1 Skylark Field), REDWING flew over (Bog Field), 22 FIELDFARES (Bog Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Poultry Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 25+ STOCK DOVES (15+ Buzzard Field, 10+ Poultry Field), 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Bog Field, 1 Legal & General), 2 KESTRELS (Harrier Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Circle Field) (Butterflies: 2 Small Tortoiseshells) - DJ
  • Banstead Woods: 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), COMMON BUZZARD, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 8+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 7 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GOLDCREST, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 NUTHATCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 2+ REDWINGS, 2 BULLFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 5 GOLDFINCHES - DJ/RR/DKC/CNR/DR/LB 


Thursday 19th
  • Bog Field: 2 YELLOWHAMMERS - IGM


Wednesday 18th
  • Canons Farm: ♂ PHEASANT, COMMON BUZZARD, 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, COMMON GULL flew over, 35+ STOCK DOVES, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Bog Field, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 KESTRELS, COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), 4 SKYLARKS, 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Watchpoint, 2+ Circle Field, 2 Tawny Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (around Pages Acre), 10 FIELDFARES, 3 SONG THRUSHES, REDWING, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, 5 LINNETS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 15+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Butterflies: 2 Brimstones) - DKC et al 
  • Canons Farm late afternoon: 2+ SKYLARKS (by C.Farmhouse), c40 FIELDFARES (Quail Field), c25 LINNETS (by Horse Pasture), KESTREL (Harrier Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob) - LM 


Tuesday 17th
  • Canons Farm: ♂ PHEASANT, COMMON BUZZARD, 59 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (49 Legal & General, 10 flew over), 3 COMMON GULLS (adult & 1st-winter Legal & General, adult flew over), adult HERRING GULL (Legal & General), 9 STOCK DOVES, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 2 COAL TITS (Ruffett Wood), 7 SKYLARKS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Watchpoint), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Watchpoint, 1 Pages Acre), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 80+ FIELDFARES, 7 SONG THRUSHES, 90+ REDWINGS, ♀ STONECHAT (by Watchpoint), PIED/WHITE WAGTAIL flew over, 40+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 LINNETS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 6 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC 


Monday 16th
  • Canons Farm: 2 MALLARDS flew over, GREY HERON flew over, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 10 STOCK DOVES, 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Bog Field, 1 near Lambert's Shaw), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 KESTRELS, 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Chipstead Meadow), 4 COAL TITS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Tawny Wood), 6 SKYLARKS, 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Reads Bottom, 1 Watchpoint, 3 Circle Field), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre), 2 SONG THRUSHES, 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 Pages Acre), 19 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 BULLFINCHES (Tawny Wood), 2 GREENFINCHES, LINNET, 8 GOLDFINCHES, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC


Sunday 15th
  • no reported sightings


Saturday 14th
  • Canons Farm: ♂ STONECHAT (Tart's Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Bog Field), up to 30 MEADOW PIPITS (Lunch Banks), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 30+ LINNETS (Heathside Field/Quail Field), 100+ FIELDFARES (Heathside Field/Bunting Field), 25+ REDWINGS (20+ Pages Acre (some singing), 5+ Legal & General), 2 KESTRELS, 9 SKYLARKS, 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 6 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General),  COLLARED DOVE (by Tawny Wood), 5 STOCK DOVES, 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 4 Pages Acre, 1 Lunch Wood), 2 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 10 LONG-TAILED TITS (4 Tawny Wood, 2 Bog Field, 2 Pages Acre, 2 Circle Field), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Tawny Wood), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Circle Field, 1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Banks) - IPW
  • Canons Farm: 200+ FIELDFARES, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 200+ STARLINGS, GREEN WOODPECKER - IGM 


Friday 13th
  • Canons Farm: 2 CANADA GEESE flew over, 4 MALLARDS flew over, SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD, 15 STOCK DOVES, COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 KESTRELS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood), 4 SKYLARKS, 10 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Watchpoint, 1 north end of Broadfield, 3 Circle Field, 4 Tawny Wood), 3 NUTHATCHES (2 by Pages Acre, 1 Tawny Wood), TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood (singing)), c35 FIELDFARES (by Quail Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES, 13 REDWINGS (by Pages Acre), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 north end of Broadfield, 1 Pages Acre), ♂ STONECHAT (Reads Bottom), MEADOW PIPIT (Reads Bottom), 4 BULLFINCHES (Tawny Wood), GREENFINCH, 2 LINNETS, 5 GOLDFINCHES, c18 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field) - DKC
  • Banstead Woods: ♂ PHEASANT (near R.R.Lane) - DKC    


Thursday 12th
  • Canons Farm: ♂ PHEASANT (Skylark Field), GREY HERON flew over, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 LAPWINGS flew SW at 10:33, 18 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), HERRING GULL (Legal & General), 7+ STOCK DOVES, 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), 2+ GREEN WOODPECKERS, 4+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3+ KESTRELS, 2 ROOKS (Poultry Field), COAL TIT (Ruffett Wood), 6 SKYLARKS, 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Ruffett Wood, 2 Pages Acre), CHIFFCHAFF (Lunch Wood), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), c60 FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 6 SONG THRUSHES, 20+ REDWINGS (Broadfield), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Lunch Wood), ♂ STONECHAT (Reads Bottom), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Reads Bottom), GREENFINCH flew over (Perrotts by Wood), LINNET, REDPOLL (Legal & General), 4 GOLDFINCHES, 13 YELLOWHAMMERS (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals. Mammals: Weasel (Horse Pasture)) - DKC/DJ/IGM
  • Banstead Woods: COAL TIT, TREECREEPER, 2 NUTHATCHES, 15+ GOLDFINCHES, 2 BULLFINCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ  


Wednesday 11th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 10th
  • Broadfield: FIRECREST - PH
  • Canons Farm: GREY WAGTAIL flew over (Watchpoint), 4♀ STONECHATS (east side of Horse Pasture) (late news: Canada Goose flew over last week) - GB
  • Canons Farm: GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Circle Field, 1 Watchpoint), 3♀ STONECHATS (east side of Horse Pasture), 7 SKYLARKS, GOLDFINCH, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Stoney Nob), 80+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 30+ STARLINGS (Broadfield), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), STOCK DOVE, ♂ PHEASANT (Bunting Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Bog Field), 2 KESTRELS (around C.Farmhouse), SPARROWHAWK (Ruffett Wood), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (over Horse Pasture) - DJ
  • Banstead Woods: ♂ STONECHAT (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), LONG-TAILED TIT, 4 NUTHATCHES, 2 REDWINGS, SONG THRUSH, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell (Hither Field)) - DJ


Monday 9th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 8th
  • Canons Farm 09:15-12:20: SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 42 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 3 adult COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 4 STOCK DOVES (incl' 2 flew from nestbox Legal & General), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Bog Field, 1 Legal & General), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 KESTRELS, c5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), FIRECREST at 11:37 (Pages Acre then Ruffett Wood) (see Gallery), 3 COAL TITS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 12 SKYLARKS, 9 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Watchpoint, 2 R.R.Cottages, 1 Infront George Field, 2 Ruffett Wood, 2 Pages Acre), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 by Green Belt Field, 1 Pages Acre), FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 3 SONG THRUSHES, REDWINGS (Broadfield), 2♂ STONECHATS (Horse Pasture/Harrier Field), 2 PIED/WHITE WAGTAILS flew north/NE, 12+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 LINNETS (Legal & General), 5 GOLDFINCHES, 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC
  • Reads Bottom: 5 STONECHATS - JH
  • Banstead Woods: 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL (Valley Meadows), COLLARED DOVE (Valley Meadows), 9 STOCK DOVES, 4 BULLFINCHES (3 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS, 4 COAL TITS, 12 GOLDFINCHES, 7 TREECREEPERS, 8 NUTHATCHES, 7 GOLDCRESTS, LINNET (Valley Meadows), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Butterflies: 2 Brimstones) - IPW
  • Canons Farm: 30+ MEADOW PIPITS (flew towards Legal & General) - RR  


Saturday 7th
  • Canons Farm: 3 STONECHATS (2 by Perrotts Farmhouse, 1 Horse Pasture), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS (2 singing), 14+ SKYLARKS (8 singing), 6 MEADOW PIPITS, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), c150 FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 6 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Stoney Nob) (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell (Chipstead Meadow), Brimstone) - PGo
  • Canons Farm: c20 LINNETS (Quail Field/Skylark Field), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (Tart's Field), 8 MEADOW PIPITS (Infront George Field) (Butterflies: Brimstone) - IGM
  • Banstead Woods: LESSER REDPOLL (between Piddly Pond & R.R.Lane entrance), COAL TIT, GOLDCREST, 4 BULLFINCHES, 4 LONG-TAILED TITS, 4+ NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, GREEN WOODPECKER (Butterflies: 6 Brimstones) - PGo


Friday 6th
  • Canons Farm: 13 STONECHATS (1♂2♀ Tart's Field, 2♂4♀ Horse Pasture, 1♂3♀ Poultry Field), 2 SKYLARKS (1 Poultry Field, 1 Skylark Field), 8 GOLDFINCHES (over Harrier Field), GREENFINCH (over Harrier Field), 15+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 8 MEADOW PIPITS (Harrier Field), FIELDFARE (Stoney Nob), 6 STOCK DOVES, PHEASANT (Skylark Field), 6 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (over Buzzard Field) - DJ
  • Canons Farm: 8 STONECHATS (1♂3♀ Tart's Field, 1♂3♀ Perrotts Farmhouse area), 2 SISKINS flew west (Legal & General), 2 GREY HERONS flew west at 08:30 (Quail Field), 2 MALLARDS flew over at 07:54 (Heathside Field), 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Bog Field), 30+ MEADOW PIPITS (Bog Field), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), PIED WAGTAIL (Broadfield), 100+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 10+ REDWINGS (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (Tattenham Meadow), KESTREL (Stoney Nob), 12 SKYLARKS, 11 GOLDFINCHES, 2 GREENFINCHES, 8 STOCK DOVES, 2 LINNETS (Bog Field), NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 27 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 4 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), HERRING GULL (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: 2 SISKINS, up to 10 LESSER REDPOLLS, PHEASANT (estate), COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - IPW 
  • Banstead Woods 07:10-12:10: 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 6 STOCK DOVES, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, c10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 3 GOLDCRESTS, 2 COAL TITS, 4 LONG-TAILED TITS, 3 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, 11 STARLINGS flew NE, SONG THRUSH, c10 REDWINGS, 6 BULLFINCHES, c16 GOLDFINCHES, 2 SISKINS flew over, YELLOWHAMMER flew over (Butterflies: Brimstone) - DKC/DJ/RR/DR/CNR/LB


Thursday 5th

  • no reported sightings



 Wednesday 4th
  • Canons Farm: 2 STONECHATS (♂+♀) (Harrier Field), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (Perrotts by Wood), 6 MEADOW PIPITS (Stoney Nob), 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Tart's Field), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (incl' displaying pair over Circle Field), LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), KESTREL (Harrier Field), 2 PHEASANTS (Tart's Field), 68+ FIELDFARES (60+ Buzzard Field, 8 Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 9 STOCK DOVES (Circle Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Tart's Field, 1 Skylark Field), 2 SKYLARKS (1 Quail Field, 1 Bunting Field), GOLDFINCH, LONG-TAILED TIT (Watchpoint) - DJ
  • Canons Farm: 15 FIELDFARES (Legal & General), 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (by Bog Field), SONG THRUSH (Reads Rest Cottages) - IGM  
  • Banstead Woods: GOLDCREST, COAL TIT, NUTHATCH, GOLDFINCH, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 STOCK DOVES - DJ


Tuesday 3rd
  • Canons Farm: 4 STOCK DOVES, KESTREL, 14 SKYLARKS, c20 REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH, 5 MEADOW PIPITS, 6 YELLOWHAMMERS - GB
  • Banstead Woods: 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 3 NUTHATCHES, SONG THRUSH, 2 BULLFINCHES - GB


Monday 2nd
  • Canons Farm 10:45-13:10: 2♂ MALLARDS flew over, COMMON BUZZARD (Pages Acre), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 5 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, GOLDCREST, 4 SKYLARKS, 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (3 Watchpoint, 1 Circle Field, 2 Pages Acre), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Chipstead Meadow, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 SONG THRUSHES, c40 REDWINGS (by Ruffett Wood), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre), BULLFINCH (Ruffett Wood), 6 GOLDFINCHES, 3 SISKINS flew over at 12:00 (near Perrotts Farmhouse), 6 GOLDFINCHES, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (by C.Farmhouse) - DKC
  • Canons Farm, evening: LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), 2 MALLARDS (over Bog Field) - DKC/JB  
  • Banstead Woods: WOODCOCK (estate side), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), 3+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 3 TREECREEPERS, LESSER REDPOLL (over near R.R.Lane entrance), 6 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN  WOODPECKERS (The Scrub) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond 12:05-12:45: 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TITS, 2 NUTHATCHES, SONG THRUSH, BULLFINCH - DKC 


Sunday 1st
  • Canons Farm: RED KITE flew south at 10:53 (Quail Field), ♂ STONECHAT (Horse Pasture), CANADA GOOSE flew over at 08:20 (Heathside Field), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 150+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 50+ REDWINGS (Broadfield), 80+ LINNETS (Heathside Field), 2 COLLARED DOVES (Heathside Field), 4 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 STOCK DOVES, NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Legal & General) - IPW