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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.Friday 31st
- Canons Farm 14:30-16:50: 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, STOCK DOVE, LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 KESTRELS, 2 SWALLOWS (flew SE and over BW), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Ruffett Wood), 3 LINENTS, 5 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER singing (near C.Farmhouse) (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Holly Blue) - DKC/LM
Thursday 30th
- Banstead Woods 15:30-16:50: COMMON BUZZARD, 2 FERAL PIGEONS flew over, 4 STOCK DOVES, 8 COMMON SWIFTS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, GOLDCREST, COAL TIT, SWALLOW, 6 CHIFFCHAFFS, WILLOW WARBLER, 2 BLACKCAPS, NUTHATCH, TREECREEPER, 3 SONG THRUSHES, BULLFINCH, 7 GOLDFINCHES (Butterflies: Chalkhill Blue) - DKC
- Canons Farm 16:50-18:00: PHEASANT, 2 STOCK DOVES, COMMON SWIFT, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, CHIFFCHAFF, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, LINNET, 8 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER singing (near C.Farmhouse) - DKC
Wednesday 29th
- no reported sightings
Tuesday 28th
- no reported sightings
Monday 27th
- (Butterflies, Legal & General: Marbled White, Comma, Small/Essex Skippers, 6+ Common Blues, Meadow Browns, Ringlets, Gatekeepers, Large White, Small/Green-veined White) - DKC/LM/IP/JP et al
Sunday 26th
- Banstead Woods: TREECREEPER, GOLDCREST, NUTHATCH - DKC/DCu/PGo
Saturday 25th
- Canons Farm: 6 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Death Pit), 5 LINNETS (Perrotts Farmhouse), TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew north, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, BLACKCAP - IPW
- Banstead Woods: juv SPARROWHAWK (estate), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 3 LINNETS (The Scrub), KESTREL (The Scrub) (Butterflies: Purple Hairstreak (The Scrub), 3 Silver-washed Fritillaries (2 Sheep Brow, 1 The Scrub), Dark Green Fritillary (Woodpecker Meadow), Comma (The Scrub), Holly Blue, Marbled Whites, Small Whites, Large Whites, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers. Odonota: Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond). Moths: Cinnabars) - IPW
- Legal & General, evening: LITTLE OWL - Twitter
- Reads Rest Lane: juv PHEASANT - TP
- Canons Farm: 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 4 juv GREEN WOODPECKERS (Chipstead Meadow), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), COMMON BUZZARD, SWALLOW, YELLOWHAMMER singing (C.Farmhouse), 6 LINNETS, 6 GOLDFINCHES (Butterflies: 25+ Essex Skippers, Ringlets, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Comma, Holly Blue, Small White, Green-veined White, Large White) - PGo
- Banstead Woods: 7 CHIFFCHAFFS, BLACKCAP, COAL TIT (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary, 2 Purple Hairsteaks, Ringlets, Gatekeepers, Meadow Brown, Large White, Marbled Whites, Essex Skippers, Holly Blue, Comma. Odonota: Southern Hawker) - PGo
Friday 24th
- no reported sightings
Thursday 23rd
- Banstead Woods 09:20-11:20: 5 BULLFINCHES (4 juvs) (Fames Rough), 10+ LINNETS, 3 GREENFINCHES, 4 GOLDFINCHES (The Scrub), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 juv) (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 3 STOCK DOVES, TREECREEPER (Woodpecker Meadow) - TB
- Canons Farm 14:55-17:25: COMMON BUZZARD (over Buzzard Field), 2 COLLARED DOVES (by C.Farmhouse), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 5 COMMON SWIFTS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, NUTHATCH (Death Pit), GREENFINCH, 5 LINNETS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER singing (near C.Farmhouse) - DKC
- Canons Farm: ♂ BULLFINCH (Lunch Wood) (Butterflies: Common Blue, Comma, Small Skipper, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Large White, Green-veined White) - IGM
Wednesday 22nd
- no reported sightings
Tuesday 21st
- no reported sightings
Monday 20th
- Banstead Woods: RAVEN flew east (Woodpecker Meadow) - IP
- Canons Farm: 13 MISTLE THRUSHES (Perrotts by Wood), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Lunch Wood), 2 LINNETS (Perrotts by Wood) - IP
Sunday 19th
- Banstead Woods 10:58: OSPREY drifted high SE - MSt
- Canons Farm: 2 RED KITES - via DKC
- Canons Farm 17:00-18:30: RED KITE flew over (Broadfield/Harrier Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), KESTREL (Broadfield/Circle Field) - TP
- Banstead Woods, morning: COMMON BUZZARD, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 3+ NUTHATCHES (1+ juv) (by Piddly Pond), LINNET (The Scrub), GOLDFINCH (The Scrub), CHIFFCHAFF, BLACKCAP (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (near Fames Rough), Holly Blue (car park), Common Blue, Peacock, Marbled Whites, 4 Commas, Meadow Browns, Ringlets, Gatekeepers, Small Skippers, Essex Skippers, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood) - PGo
Saturday 18th
- Banstead Woods: RED KITE flew over at 10:30 (The Scrub) (Butterflies: 4+ Silver-washed Fritillaries, probable Purple Emperor) - SG
- Banstead Woods: (Butterflies: 2 Silver-washed Fritillaries (Piddly Pond), Chalkhill Blue (Valley Meadows), Small Copper (Holly Lane Meadow), Brown Argus (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 Commas (1 Holly Lane Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows), Red Admiral (Piddly Pond), Green-veined Whites, Small Whites, Large Whites, Common Blues, Brimstones, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Marbled Whites, Large Skippers, Small Skippers, Speckled Woods) - IPW
Friday 17th
- no reported sightings
Thursday 16th
- no reported sightings
Wednesday 15th
- Canons Farm: 2 BULLFINCHES (Tawny Wood), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Death Pit), 3 KESTRELS (1 juv) (caravan site), 8 GOLDFINCHES (by Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 LINNETS (by Perrotts Farmhouse (Butterflies: ♂ Purple Emperor at 11:41 (see pic) (on path at east side of Ruffett Wood, TQ2566958469), Holly Blue (Pipit Meadow), Comma, Red Admiral, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers, Ringlets, Small Whites. Odonata: Southern Hawker (Tawny Wood)) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 5 BULLFINCHES (2 The Scrub, 3 Woodpecker Meadow), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Valley Meadows) (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 Dark Green Fritillaries mating (Valley Meadows), Green-veined White, Brimstone, Small Heath, Marbled Whites) - IPW
- Canons Farm 14:50-16:55: 2♂ PHEASANTS, SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 2 STOCK DOVES, 5+ COMMON SWIFTS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 SKYLARKS, SWALLOW, CHIFFCHAFF, 2 BLACKCAPS, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 5 LINNETS, 12+ GOLDFINCHES, SISKIN flew over, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (2 singing) (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlets, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers, Essex Skippers, Comma) - DKC
- Banstead Woods 10:00-12:00: STOCK DOVE, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 2+ GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 2 SWALLOWS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 2 NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 2+ BULLFINCHES, GREENFINCH, LINNET, 2 GOLDFINCHES (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (The Scrub), Small Tortoiseshell, Common Blue (The Scrub), Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Marbled Whites) - DKC/LM
- Lambert's Shaw, evening: LITTLE OWL - TP
Tuesday 14th
- no reported sightings
Monday 13th
- no reported sightings
Sunday 12th
- Canons Farm, morning: 25 SWALLOWS (mostly juvs) (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), 3 SKYLARKS singing, 2+ LINNETS, BLACKCAP, COMMON WHITETHROAT, COMMON BUZZARD, YELLOWHAMMER singing, SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 5+ COMMON SWIFTS (Butterflies: Marbled Whites (Legal & General), Small Tortoiseshell, 1+ Small Skipper, Green-veined White, Ringlets, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers) - PGo
Saturday 11th
- Canons Farm: 3 KESTRELS (caravan site), PHEASANT (Poultry Field) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 3+ BULLFINCHES, COMMON BUZZARD (Fames Rough), GREENFINCH (The Scrub), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow) (Butterflies: 3 Silver-washed Fritillaries (1 north side, 2 Fames Rough), 2 Dark Green Fritillaries (1 Holly Lane Meadow, 1 Fames Rough), 2 Purple Hairstreaks (north side), Essex Skipper (The Scrub), Comma, Green-veined White, 2 Holly Blues, 2 Speckled Woods, 2 Brimstones, Small Heath, Meadow Browns, Marbled Whites, Large Whites, Ringlets, Gatekeepers, Large Skippers, Small Skippers. Moths: 3 Silver Ys. Odonata: Southern Hawker (The Scrub), Azure Damselflies (Piddly Pond)) - IPW
- Canons Farm 10:00-11:00: YELLOWHAMMER singing (near C.Farmhouse), 3 SKYLARKS singing (1 Broadfield, 1 Infront George Field, 1 Skylark Field), COMMON BUZZARD (over Broadfield) - LM
Friday 10th
- Canons Farm: BLACK-HEADED GULL (over Harrier Field), LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), 3 KESTRELS (2 (1+ juv) caravan site, 1 Harrier Field), 25+ SWALLOWS (incl' juvs) (on wires by Skylark Field), GOLDCREST (Circle Field), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), COMMMON WHITETHROAT singing, BLACKCAP singing, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 5 GOLDFINCHES (2 juvs), 2 LINNETS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 singing Harrier Field, 1 Broadfield near Lunch Wood), 2 SKYLARKS (1 Broadfield, 1 Skylark Field), 5 COMMON SWIFTS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Circle Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Circle Field) (Butterflies: Marbled White, Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Small Whites, Comma, 2 Large Skippers, 2 Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Ringlets) - DJ
- Canons Farm 10:30-12:30/19:00-20:20: 25+ SWALLOWS (incl' juvs) (Skylark Field/Infront George Field), KESTREL (Harrier Field), LITTLE OWL, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 with prey), GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 LINNETS (by R.R.Cottages), 3 SKYLARKS (Harrier Field/Skylark Field) - TP
Thursday 9th
- Canons Farm 16:30-17:45: 2♂ PHEASANTS, LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 SKYLARKS, 3 SWALLOWS, 2 BLACKCAPS, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 LINNETS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, ♂ YELLOWHAMMER singing (Slangs) - DKC/JB
Wednesday 8th
- Canons Farm 17:30-18:55: COMMON BUZZARD, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, COLLARED DOVE (over Lunch Banks), 14+ COMMON SWIFTS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, ♀ KESTREL, 5 SKYLARKS, 5 SWALLOWS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 LINNETS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER - DKC
Tuesday 7th
- no reported sightings
Monday 6th
- Canons Farm: 3+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (1+ juv) (Tattenham Meadow), 2 BLACKCAPS singing (Circle Field), LITTLE OWL (Broadfield/Circle Field), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre) (Butterflies: Gatekeeper (Circle Field), 2 Marbled Whites (Circle Field), Red Admiral, many Ringlets and Meadow Browns) - PGo
Sunday 5th
- Canons Farm: RED KITE caught and consumed prey (Slangs/Lunch Wood), COMMON BUZZARD, 6 GOLDFINCHES, 10+ SWALLOWS, 6+ LINNETS - TP
- Canons Farm: 7 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 2 SWALLOWS (near R.R.Cottages), 1+ HOUSE MARTIN (over Harrier Field), 10+ COMMON SWIFTS, YELLOWHAMMER singing (C.Farmhouse), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 4 BLACKCAPS - PGo
Saturday 4th
- Banstead Woods: 2 SWALLOWS, COMMON SWIFT, COMMON BUZZARD (Butterflies: many Marbled Whites, Meadow Browns, Ringlets, 2 Essex Skippers, 20+ Small/Essex Skippers, 2 Small Heaths) - PGo
- Canons Farm: LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL with HERRING GULLS following tractor (Perrotts by Wood), COMMON BUZARD (Poultry Field) (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (by Green Belt Field), Comma, Small Whites, Small Tortoiseshells) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: MISTLE THRUSH (The Scrub), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew east, COMMON BUZZARD, COMMON WHITETHROAT (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREENFINCHES (The Scrub) (Butterflies: 4 Dark Green Fritillaries (2 Fames Rough, 2 around Hither Field), 2 Gatekeepers (Sheep Brow), 7 Small Skippers, 4 Small Heaths, 5 Large Whites, 3 Common Blues, Small Tortoiseshell, Marbled Whites, Meadow Browns, Ringlets, Large Skippers. Odonata: 2 Southern Hawkers) - IPW
- Canons Farm: (Butterflies: Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large Skipper, Comma, Small/Essex Skipper, Red Admiral, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell) - IGM
- Banstead Woods: (Butterflies: Dark Green Fritillary, Small Heath, Brimstone. Odonata: Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond)) - IGM
Friday 3rd
- no reported sightings
Thursday 2nd
- no reported sightings
Wednesday 1st
- no reported sightings
