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* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.Saturday 31st
- Canons Farm: c9 SKYLARKS (Green Belt Field), 13 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Ruffett Wood), KESTREL (Poultry Field) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: PEREGRINE flew north at 11:32 (The Scrub), WOODCOCK flushed at 12:14 (Sheep Brow), SPARROWHAWK (Sheep Brow), 2 KESTRELS (Hither Field), GREENFINCH (The Nuttery), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Hither Field), 9 REDWINGS (Sheep Brow), 5 JAYS (The Scrub (Butterflies: 2 Peacocks, Brimstone) - IPW
Friday 30th
- no reported sightings
Thursday 29th
- no reported sightings
Wednesday 28th
- Canons Farm: c40 FIELDFARES (Reads Rest Cottages), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (Reads Rest Cottages), c1,000 FERAL PIGEONS - IGM
- Canons Farm: 6 SKYLARKS (Broadfield) (Butterflies: Meadow Brown (Sheep Brow)) - NJ
Tuesday 27th
- Canons Farm 08:15-12:10: BRAMBLING at 10:10 (Stoney Nob), CHIFFCHAFF, 11 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 Bog FIeld, 1 Reads Rest Cottages, 6 Reads Bottom, 3 Poultry Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS, 11+ SKYLARKS, MEADOW PIPIT, 20+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), SPARROWHAWK with prey (C.Farmhouse), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Pipit Meadow), KESTREL (Tart's Field), 2 PHEASANTS (Broadfield), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 30+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 3 GOLDCRESTS, 11 LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), 11+ GOLDFINCHES, 5 JAYS, 150+ STARLINGS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
Monday 26th
- no reported sightings
Sunday 25th
- Canons Farm: RAVEN flew NW, juv HOBBY flew south (Green Belt Field), 7 COMMON BUZZARDS, 6 GOLDCRESTS, YELLOWHAMMER, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 20+ FIELDFARES flew south, 2+ LINNETS, 5+ SKYLARKS (Butterflies: Peacock) - PGo
- Banstead Woods: 3+ FIELDFARES, 3+ REDWINGS, 4 GOLDCRESTS - PGo
Saturday 24th
- Banstead Woods: GREY WAGTAIL flew over (Hither Field), SISKIN (Hither Field), LINNET (Hither Field), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), c25 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), c23 LONG-TAILED TITS (Holly Lane Meadow), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew south (Valley Meadows), ♂ KESTREL (Hither Field), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
Friday 23rd
- Canons Farm: MISTLE THRUSH (Poultry Field), 8+ FIELDFARES, 6 PIED WAGTAILS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 Tart's Field, 2 Reads Rest Cottages), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 4 GOLDCRESTS, 2 NUTHATCHES, 9+ SKYLARKS, MEADOW PIPIT, 5 GOLDFINCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, JAY, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 40+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, 14+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
- The Scrub: 2+ BULLFINCHES, 5+ REDWINGS, NUTHATCH, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS - DJ
- Canons Farm: 60+ SKYLARKS - GB
Thursday 22nd
- Canons Farm: 15+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 250+ STARLINGS - IGM
Wednesday 21st
- no reported sightings
Tuesday 20th
- no reported sightings
Monday 19th
- no reported sightings
Sunday 18th
- Broadfield: 3 LAPWINGS flew over at 12:30, ♂ BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), c10 REDWINGS - PGo
Saturday 17th
- Banstead Woods: MUTE SWAN flew SW at 13:29 (car park), RING OUZEL at 11:56 (south side of The Scrub), 3 SISKINS (orchard), 130+ FIELDFARES, 200+ REDWINGS, BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 PHEASANTS (estate), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS - IPW
Friday 16th
- Canons Farm, morning: ♂ STONECHAT (Harrier Field), MEADOW PIPIT, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK, 8+ FIELDFARES, 3+ REDWINGS - PGo
- Banstead Woods, morning: 2+ REDWINGS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, NUTHATCH - PGo
Thursday 15th
- no reported sightings
Wednesday 14th
- no reported sightings
Tuesday 13th
- Canons Farm: MUTE SWAN flew over (then BW) at 08:27, 2 MALLARDS flew over, 5 PHEASANT, SPARROWHAWK, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 57 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 3 COMMON GULLS, 49 HERRING GULLS flew over, 10 STOCK DOVES, 2 COLLARED DOVES, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 15 JAYS, 4+ ROOKS, 12 GOLDCRESTS, c45 SKYLARKS, 10 SWALLOWS, 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 TREECREEPERS, 70+ STARLINGS, 4 FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH, 39+ REDWINGS, STONECHAT, 15 MEADOW PIPITS, GREENFINCH, 17 LINNETS, LESSER REDPOLL, 6 COMMON CROSSBILLS flew north at 08:10, 7 GOLDFINCHES, 7 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC/DJ/GB
- Banstead Woods: BULLFINCH, 2 JAYS, COAL TIT, GREEN WOODPECKER, 5 GOLDFINCHES - DJ/GB
Monday 12th
- Canons Farm 17:25-18:40: PHEASANT, c137 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, HERRING GULL flew over, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Legal & General, 1 Horse Pasture), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 JAYS, 2 SKYLARKS, 13 REDWINGS, 2 STONECHATS (♂+♀), MEADOW PIPIT, 2 GOLDFINCHES - DKC/JB
Sunday 11th
- Canons Farm: ♀ STONECHAT (Horse Pasture), SISKIN (Circle Field), YELLOWHAMMER (Infront George Field), 30+ SKYLARKS (mainly flying east), c9 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Green Belt Field), 2 COMMON GULLS (Chipstead Meadow), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Poultry Field), CHIFFCHAFF (Bog Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Green Belt Field), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Broadfield), 500+ FERAL PIGEONS (Broadfield) (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak (Poultry Field)) - IPW
- Canons Farm: 2+ REDPOLLS (Slangs), 4 MEADOW PIPITS (near R.R.Cottages) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 2 REDWINGS (The Scrub), 3 BULLFINCHES, c16 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), GREENFINCH (Hither Field) - IPW
Saturday 10th
- no reported sightings
Friday 9th
- Canons Farm: 6 STONECHATS (♂ Perrotts Farmhouse, ♂+♀ Reads Bottom, 2♂+♀ near Reads Rest Cottages), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 15+ SKYLARKS, 12+ LINNETS (Quail Field), 3+ PIED WAGTAILS, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Death Pit), GOLDCREST, ♂ PHEASANT (Harrier Field), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 GOLDFINCHES, 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, JAY, HERRING GULL, 15 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tattenham Meadow) (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DJ
- Banstead Woods: 4 ROOKS, 2 KESTRELS (Hither Field), 2 GOLDCRESTS, 4 LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, 2+ JAYS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (The Scrub), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood. Odonata: 2 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - DJ
Thursday 8th
- Canons Farm: FIRECREST (Pages Acre), GREY HERON (on pool by R.R.Cottages), MEADOW PIPIT, 4 PIED WAGTAILS, GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), CHIFFCHAFF (Pages Acre), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 5+ SKYLARKS (Quail Field), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 8 GOLDFINCHES, JAY, STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 24 BLACK-HEADED GULSL (Tattenham Meadow), HERRING GULL, KESTREL (C.Farmhouse area), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Meadow Brown) - DJ
- Canons Farm: 3 STONECHATS (♂ +2♀) (Reads Bottom), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Reads Bottom), 3+ CHIFFCHAFFS (C.Farmhouse), 10+ SKYLARKS - IGM
- Banstead Woods: SKYLARK, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 3+ JAYS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Small Copper (The Scrub), Comma (The Nuttery)) - DJ
Wednesday 7th
- no reported sightings
Tuesday 6th
- no reported sightings
Monday 5th
- no reported sightings
Sunday 4th
- Canons Farm, afternoon: ♂ BLACKCAP (C.Farmhouse), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 STONECHATS (Horse Pasture hedge), 10 SKYLARKS flew SW (Butterflies: Small White) - PGo
Saturday 3rd
- Canons Farm: 6 MEADOW PIPITS (Poulty Field), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (Tawny Wood), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Pheasant Field), PIED WAGTAIL (Pheasant Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Poultry Field) - IPW
Friday 2nd
- Canons Farm, morning: COMMON GULL (Tattenham Meadow), 2♂ STONECHATS (Tart's Field), CHIFFCHAFF (R.R.Cottages), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Tart's Field), KESTREL, 3 SKYLARKS, c10 LINNETS, 46 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tattenham Meadow), HERRING GULL (Tattenham Meadow) - PGo
Thursday 1st
- no reported sightings
