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September 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.


 Wednesday 30th
  • Canons Farm: GOLDCREST (Lunch Wood), LONG-TAILED TIT (Lunch Wood), NUTHATCH (Slangs), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS, 4 SWALLOWS, 2♂ STONECHATS (Horse Pasture), 3 GOLDFINCHES, BULLFINCH (Slangs), YELLOWHAMMER (Poultry Field), MEADOW PIPIT, PIED WAGTAIL, 9 SKYLARKS, 2 JAYS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 PHEASANTS, HERRING GULL, KESTREL, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DJ
  • Banstead Woods: GOLDCREST, NUTHATCH, BULLFINCH, JAY, KESTREL - DJ  
  • Horse Pasture: ♂ STONECHAT, 4 PHEASANTS (♀+3 juvs) - IGM 
 

Tuesday 29th
  • Canons Farm: PEREGRINE (Lambert's Shaw), ♂ STONECHAT (Horse Pasture), 3 SKYLARS, CHIFFCHAFF, 4 COMMON BUZZARDS - AD
Monday 28th
  • Canons Farm 08:10-11:20: SPARROWHAWK, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 10 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 32 HERRING GULLS flew over, 5 STOCK DOVES, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, PEREGRINE, 17 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 7 JAYS, 3 GOLDCRESTS, 20 SKYLARKS, 17 SWALLOWS flew south, 6 CHIFFCHAFFS, NUTHATCH, TREECREEPER, 20+ STARLINGS, SONG THRUSH, ♂ STONECHAT (Harrier Field), 2 PIED/WHITE WAGTAILS, 4 MEADOW PIPITS, GREENFINCH, LINNET, 5 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER - DKC 
  • Banstead Woods: (Butterflies: 3 ♀ Brown Hairstreaks (1+ egg-laying) (The Nuttery), Red Admiral, 8 Meadow Browns, 3 Commas, 2 Brimstones, Small Heath) - NJ
  • Canons Farm: (Butterflies: Small White) - NJ  


Sunday 27th
  • Canons Farm, morning: 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Ruffett Wood) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood, Red Admiral) - PGo
  • Banstead Woods: HOBBY (The Scrub), KESTREL (Woodpecker Meadow), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, SPARROWHAWK - GB
  • Horse Pasture: MEADOW PIPIT - GB  
  • Banstead Woods: GREY HERON flew over, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 15+ HERRING GULLS flew over, KESTREL, 3+ JAYS, 3 NUTHATCHES, 9+ LONG-TAILED TITS, GOLDCREST, CHIFFCHAFF, STARLING, GREY WAGTAIL - DKC/PGo/LM et al 


Saturday 26th
  • Canons Farm, morning: 10+ SKYLARKS flew SW, PIED WAGTAIL, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, ROOK, LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK - PGo 
  • Hither Field/The Scrub: SISKIN, BLACKCAP, 4 BULLFINCHES, 4 CHIFFCHAFFS, 10 JAYS, COMMON BUZZARD - DCu
  • Come say hi at the Banstead Country Fayre tomorrow (Holly Lane car park)  


Friday 25th
  • Canons Farm: 2 GOLDCRESTS, 7+ LONG-TAILED TITS, COAL TIT, 3+ CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 BLACKCAPS (Slangs), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 SWALLOWS, 12+ HOUSE MARTINS, 2 LINNETS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, 7 SKYLARKS, BULLFINCH (Stoney Nob), GOLDFINCH, GREENFINCH, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 JAYS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, HERRING GULL - DJ
  • Banstead Woods: CHIFFCHAFF, 2♀ STONECHATS (Woodpecker Meadow), SWALLOW, BULLFINCH, JAY, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, SPARROWHAWK, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, HERRING GULL (Odonata: 2 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - DJ 
  • Horse Pasture: 4+ STONECHATS, MEADOW PIPIT - IGM 


Thursday 24th
  • Canons Farm 10:45-15:00: LESSER REDPOLL (caravan site), SISKIN (Green Belt Field), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Heathside Field), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (Green Belt Field), LITTLE OWL (Green Belt Field), 11 SKYLARKS (Horse Pasture), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (Butterflies: Small White) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: LESSER REDPOLL (The Scrub), SISKIN (Hither Field), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), NUTHATCH (The Nuttery), 4 ROOKS (The Scrub), 6 GOLDFINCHES (The Scrub), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, KESTREL (Hither Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Hither Field) (Butterflies: 4 ♀ Brown Hairstreaks (2 The Scrub, 2 The Nuttery), Small Copper (Hither Field), 4 Small Heaths (Hither Field), 3 Commas (2 The Scrub, 1 Hither Field), Common Blue (Hither Field), 7 Meadow Browns) - IPW   


Wednesday 23rd
  • Canons Farm: ♀ NORTHERN WHEATEAR (Reads Bottom), 2 STONECHATS (Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), c50 SWALLOWS, 5 SKYLARKS flew NE, 3 MEADOW PIPITS (Infront George Field), BULLFINCH (Slangs), CHIFFCHAFF (Slangs), 2 ROOKS flew south, 30+ HOUSE SPARROWS (Reads Bottom) - GB
  • Canons Farm 08:25-11:20: ♀ STONECHAT (Watchpoint), 20+ MEADOW PIPITS (incl' 16 Infront George Field), 4 PIED/WHITE WAGTAILS flew over, NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 6+ CHIFFCHAFFS, 10+ SWALLOWS, GREENFINCH, 5+ GOLDFINCHES, 6 SKYLARKS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General), HERRING GULL, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Bog Field, 1 Stoney Nob), SPARROWHAWK, 4 COMMON BUZZARDS - DJ 


Tuesday 22nd
  • Canons Farm: 2 GREY WAGTAILS (Perrotts Farmhouse), MEADOW PIPIT (Infront George Field), 2+ WHINCHATS (Perrotts Farmhouse), KESTREL (Infront George Field), 4 LINNETS (Broadfield), CHIFFCHAFF (C.Farmhouse) - GB
  • The Scrub: GREEN WOODPECKER, NUTHATCH - GB
Monday 21st
  • Canons Farm, morning: 2 STONECHATS (Horse Pasture), 2 GREY HERONS flew north together, SKYLARK, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - AD


Sunday 20th
  • Canons Farm: WHINCHAT at 16:30 (Horse Pasture), ♀ STONECHAT at 16:30 (Horse Pasture), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 5 MEADOW PIPITS, KESTREL, 200+ WOODPIGEONS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER (Butterflies: Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood) - IPW
Saturday 19th
  • no reported sightings


Friday 18th
  • Canons Farm, morning: WHINCHAT (Harrier Field), 200+ SWALLOWS, 50+ HOUSE MARTINS, 3 MISTLE THRUSHES, 7 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 NUTHATCHES, 6 LONG-TAILED TITS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 ROOKS (Broadfield) - PGo
  • Canons Farm:: 200+ SWALLOWS, 25+ HOUSE MARTINS, 6 ROOKS (Lunch wood), 4 MEADOW PIPITS (Broadfield), YELLOWHAMMER (Infront George Field), COMMON BUZZARD, ♀ SPARROWHAWK, 11 GOLDFINCHES (Reads Rest Cottages), 13 STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (Odonata: ♀ Common Darter (Stoney Nob). Butterflies: 3 Speckled Woods (Infront George Field/Slangs)) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods 10:15-14:50: 100+ SWALLOWS flew south, SISKIN flew over (The Scrub), 3+ BULLFINCHES (2+ The Scrub, 1 Piddly Pond), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, MEADOW PIPIT (Hither Field), BLACKCAP (Hither Field) (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak (south side of Hither Field), 2 Small Heaths (Hither Field), 8 Meadow Browns, 2 Speckled Woods, Large White. Odonata: Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond)) - IPW
 

Thursday 17th
  • Canons Farm: YELLOW WAGTAIL (Perrotts Farmhouse), 6 SAND MARTINS, 500+ SWALLOWS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (Reads Bottom), BLACKCAP (Slangs), CHIFFCHAFF (Slangs) - GB
  • Canons Farm: NORTHERN WHEATEAR (near Reads Rest Cottages), 5+ ROOKS (Broadfield) - IGM


Wednesday 16th
  • no reported sightings 


Tuesday 15th
  • Canons Farm: 15 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 29 HERRING GULLS flew over, 6 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 3 JAYS, 2+ ROOKS, 4+ GOLDCRESTS, 7 SWALLOWS, 10 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 WILLOW WARBLERS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 70+ STARLINGS, SONG THRUSH, WHINCHAT, STONECHAT, YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south, GREY WAGTAIL flew over, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, BULLFINCH, GREENFINCH, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 4 SISKINS flew over - DKC
  • Canons Farm 15:30-18:50: SAND MARTIN at 15:43 (Pipit Meadow), MEADOW PIPIT (Green Belt Field), 2 HOBBIES (Perrotts by Wood), 3 SISKINS (Broadfield), 4 juv PHEASANTS (Bog Field), 3 LINNETS (Pipit Meadow), 2+ ROOKS (Infront George Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Broadfield), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: (Butterflies: 3 Meadow Browns (Hither Field). Odonata: Southern Hawker egg-laying (Piddly Pond)) - IPW


Monday 14th
  • Canons Farm 17:20-18:30: 6+ PHEASANTS (♂ Broadfield, 4+ chicks 5+ (♀+4+ chicks) Skylark Field), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, 2 HERRING GULLS flew over, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, JAY, 5 ROOKS, 40+ HOUSE MARTINS, CHIFFCHAFF, 90+ STARLINGS - DKC
  • Canons Farm: c60 SWALLOWS, c20 HOUSE MARTINS - GB


Sunday 13th
  • Hither Field: ♂ COMMON REDSTART, SKYLARK - DCu 
  • Canons Farm: 4 WHINCHATS (3 Tart's Field, 1 Harrier Field), 2 NORTHERN WHEATEARS (♂ Tart's Field, 1 Horse Pasture), 4 SWALLOWS, 10 HOUSE MARTINS south, COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farmhouse), CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General) - PGo
  • Canons Farm: PHEASANT (Tart's Field), COMMON BUZZARD, 21 SWALLOWS, 3 HOUSE MARTINS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Reads Rest Lane), 4 WHINCHATS (3 Tart's Field, 1 Harrier Field), 3 NORTHERN WHEATEARS (1 Tart's Field, 2 Harrier Field), 6 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS - AD


Saturday 12th
  • Canons Farm 06:45-08:00: 29 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 43 HERRING GULLS flew over, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 2 JAYS, 12+ ROOKS, 2 SWALLOWS, 4 CHIFFCHAFFS, 16 STARLINGS, WHINCHAT (Bog Field), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south, 12 SISKINS flew over (incl' flock of 11 east), YELLOWHAMMER - DKC 
  • Canons Farm: 3+ WHINCHATS (Butterflies: Comma, 3+ Speckled Woods) - IGM
  • Canons Farm: 30+ HOUSE MARTINS with SWALLOWS (Pheasant Field) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: SISKIN flew over, ♂ SPARROWHAWK bathing (Piddly Pond) - IPW


Friday 11th
  • Canons Farm: 2 COMMON REDSTARTS (north of Watchpoint), 4 WHINCHATS, STONECHAT, NORTHERN WHEATEAR - GB
  • Canons Farm: WHINCHAT (Horse Pasture), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS, COMMON WHITETHROAT (Chipstead Meadow), KESTREL (C.Farmhouse), juv HOBBY (over Perrotts by Wood), COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, 160+ SWALLOWS, 50+ HOUSE MARTINS, NUTHATCH, STOCK DOVE (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Speckled Woods, Small White, Meadow Browns) - PGo
  • Canons Farm 12:25-14:10: up to 30 SWALLOWS (Pheasant Field), 19+ LONG-TAILED TITS (c12 Circle Field, 7+ Tawny Wood), ♂ PHEASANT, TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Odonata: 2 Common Darters. Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods, 2 Brimstones; also Meadow Browns, Small Whites, Large White and Peacock) - IPW
  • Bannstead Woods: 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 KESTRELS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, STOCK DOVE, COMMON BUZZARD (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown) - PGo    


Thursday 10th
  • Canons Farm: 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, OSPREY flew west at 15:35 (DKC), 6 STOCK DOVES, LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), KESTREL, PEREGRINE flew over (GB), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, JAY, 3+ ROOKS, 52+ SWALLOWS, c12 HOUSE MARTINS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, WILLOW WARBLER, BLACKCAP, COMMON WHITETHROAT, c42 STARLINGS, 1w ♂ COMMON REDSTART (Slangs) (GB), WHINCHAT (Horse Pasture hedge) (GB), GOLDFINCH (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Holly Blue, 2 Speckled Woods) - GB/DKC 


Wednesday 9th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 8th
  • Banstead Woods: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER briefly (Woodpecker Meadow) - GB
  • Canons Farm: WHINCHAT (Reads Bottom), NORTHERN WHEATEAR (near R.R.Cottages) - GB
  • Canons Farm: 5 PHEASANTS (4 juvs Lunch Wood, ♂), juv COMMON BUZZARD, STOCK DOVE, LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 ROOKS, 3 SWALLOWS, 25+ HOUSE MARTINS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, WHINCHAT (Reads Bottom), SISKIN flew over - DKC
  • Canons Farm: SISKIN flew over (Perrotts Farmhouse), c15 SWALLOWS (Pheasant Field/Green Belt Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Ruffett Wood), ♂ SPARROWHAWK, 7 LINNETS (Pheasant Field), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (Pheasant Field), LONG-TAILED TIT (Pheasant Field) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: SISKIN (Hither Field), juv PHEASANT (Hither Field/The Nuttery), SPARROWHAWK chasing GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near Piddly Pond), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Hither Field, 2 near Holly Lane), KESTREL (Sheep Brow), 3 ROOKS (Hither Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow) (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak (Sheep Brow), Small Heath (Hither Field), Meadow Browns) - IPW 
  • Slangs: CHIFFCHAFF - IGM


Monday 7th
  •  Canons Farm: COMMON BUZZARD, BLACK-HEADED GULL, 6 HERRING GULLS flew over, STOCK DOVE, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 15 SWALLOWS, 3 HOUSE MARTINS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 90+ STARLINGS, 1+ BULLFINCH, LINNET, GOLDFINCH - DKC
Sunday 6th
  • Hither Field: SISKIN flew over - DCu
  • The Nuttery: (Butterflies: 2 Brown Hairsteaks) - NGd
  • Hither Field: 2+ HOUSE MARTINS, 10+ SWALLOWS (Butterflies: Common Blue, Meadow Browns) - IGM

Saturday 5th
  • The Scrub: COMMON BUZZARD, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 HERRING GULLS flew over, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 FERAL PIGEONS flew over, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, JAY, 2 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS, CHIFFCHAFF, BLACKCAP, 2 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, SONG THRUSH, 2 BULLFINCHES, 2+ SISKINS flew over, 2 BULLFINCHES - DKC et al
  • Canons Farm: BLACK-HEADED GULL, 3 HERRING GULLS, 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 2 JAYS, 3 SWALLOWS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 57 STARLINGS - DKC et al 
  • Canons Farm: 2 SISKINS flew over (Pages Acre), 7 CANADA GEESE flew south at 13:04 (Green Belt Field), c70 STARLINGS (Skylark Field), 17+ LONG-TAILED TITS (12+ Tattenham Meadow, 5+ Tawny Wood), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Green Belt Field), KESTREL, BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General), SWALLOW, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, BLACKCAP (Circle Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (R.R.Cottages), TREECREEPER (Circle Field) - IPW


Friday 4th
  • The Scrub, trapped and ringed: 3 BLACKCAPS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, BULLFINCH - DR et al
Thursday 3rd
  • The Scrub/Hither Field: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER,  ♀ COMMON REDSTART, SISKIN flew over, 6 HOUSE MARTINS flew over, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 BLACKAPS, 6 CHIFFCHAFFS - DCu

Wednesday 2nd
  • Banstead Woods, morning: ♀ COMMON REDSTART (The Scrub), 3 WHINCHATS (Hither Field) - DCu
  • Banstead Woods: 2 HOUSE MARTINS flew over, c50 SWALLOWS, 5 CHIFFCHAFFS - PGo
  • Hither Field: (Reptiles: Slow-worm) - IGM 


Tuesday 1st
  • Canons Farm: SPARROWHAWK (Slangs), juv COMMON BUZZARD, 15 HERRING GULLS, 7 STOCK DOVES, COMMON SWIFT flew west at 10:00, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, juv PEREGRINE at 08:05 (over Broadfield), 12 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 4 JAYS, ROOK (Steep Banks), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Watchpoint, 1 Slangs, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 COAL TITS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), SKYLARK (Skylark Field), 25+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood, Pages Acre), 34 SWALLOWS, 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Copt Hill Lane, 2 by Pheasant Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 2 Pages Acre), 5 WILLOW WARBLERS (3 by Pheasant Field, 2 Ruffett Wood), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farmyard, 1 Slangs, 1 by Pheasant Field), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farmyard, 1 IFG, 2 Slangs), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 near Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 95+ STARLINGS, TREE PIPIT then flew off (Broadfield), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Slangs, 1 Pages Acre), 4+ LINNETS (2+ C.Farmyard), 6 GOLDFINCHES, juv YELLOWHAMMER (R.R.Cottages) (Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods, 2 Holly Blues, Large White. Mammals: Weasel (Slangs)) - DKC/DCu    
  • Banstead Woods: juv COMMON BUZZARD, 3 STOCK DOVES, FERAL PIGEON, 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 JAYS, 4 GOLDCRESTS, 3 COAL TITS, 7 SWALLOWS, LONG-TAILED TITS, 6 CHIFFCHAFFS, WILLOW WARBLER, 2 BLACKCAPS, 4 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, SONG THRUSH, WHINCHAT (Hither Field), TREE PIPIT (Hither Field), BULLFINCH, 6+ GOLDFINCHES, SISKIN flew over (The Scrub) (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (Fames Rough), Common Blues, Brown Argus, Small Heath. Odonata: Migrant Hawker (Fames Rough), Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond)) - DKC/DCu
  • Green Belt Field: 4 SAND MARTINS, 40+ SWALLOWS - GB