November 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.

Monday 30th
  • no reported sightings
 

Sunday 29th
  • no reported sightings
 

Saturday 28th
  •  Canons Farm: COMMON BUZZARD (Green Belt Field), 16 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Ruffett Wood), SONG THRUSH singing (Tawny Wood) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: LESSER REDPOLL (The Scrub), WOODCOCK at 11:40 (The Scrub), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Hither Field) 7+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 45+ REDWINGS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS (2 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Hither Field), 7 GOLDFINCHES (Valley Meadows), SPARROWHAWK (Fames Rough), COMMON BUZZARD - IPW


Friday 27th
  •  Banstead Woods 08:15-10:20: 8+ GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 2 NUTHATCHES, 20+ GOLDFINCHES, 4+ BULLFINCHES, 5+ REDWINGS, 3+ SONG THRUSHES, 2 FIELDFARES, 4 JAYS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, 10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DJ


Thursday 26th
  • Canons Farm, early morning: 2 MUTE SWANS (adult and juvenile) flew over - IGM


Wednesday 25th
  • Canons Farm: 50+ SKYLARKS, 15 YELLOWHAMMERS (12 Infront George Field, 3 Perrotts Farmhouse), 500 FERAL PIGEONS (Broadfield), MEADOW PIPIT (Broadfield), 40+ FIELDFARES (Stoney Nob), 30+ REDWINGS (Stoney Nob/Infront George Field), MISTLE THRUSH - GB
  • Banstead Woods: 2 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 BULLFINCHES, 5 JAYS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 8 REDWINGS - GB


Tuesday 24th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 23rd
  • Canons Farm: MEADOW PIPIT, PIED WAGTAIL, LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), KESTREL, TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 2+ GOLDCRESTS (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH, BULLFINCH (Infront George Field), 30+ SKYLARKS, COMMON GULL (Legal & Genera), 60+ STARLINGS, SONG THRUSH, 30+ FIELDFARES (around Infront George Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 PHEASANTS (Tart's Field), 3 JAYS, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 5 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH, 72+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ/GB
  • Banstead Woods: BULLFINCH, COMMON BUZZARD, 2+ GOLDCRESTS, NUTHATCH, GOLDFINCH, 10+ REDWINGS, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, 20+ HERRING GULLS flew over - DJ/GB


Sunday 22nd
  • Canons Farm: 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Horse Pasture), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Chipstead Meadow), c84 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tattenham Meadow), 125+ FIELDFARES (85+ Broadfield, 40+ Pheasant Field), 7 REDWINGS (Broadfield), 250+ FERAL PIGEONS, SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), GREENFINCH (Stoney Nob) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: PHEASANT, STOCK DOVE, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, 2 JAYS, ROOK, 3+ GOLDCRESTS, 3 COAL TITS, 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 4 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 3+ FIELDFARES, 7 SONG THRUSHES, 30+ REDWINGS, PIED/WHITE WAGTAIL, 4 BULLFINCHES, 2 GREENFINCHES, 2 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER (near Piddly Pond) - DKC/DCu
  • Banstead Woods: 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), PHEASANT, c20 REDWINGS (Fames Rough), COMMON BUZZARD (Fames Rough), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS - IPW
  • Canons Farm: PHEASANT, COMMON BUZZARD, COMMON GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 JAYS, 6+ GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 11 SKYLARKS, 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS, CHIFFCHAFF (Circle Field), 5 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 7 FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH, MEADOW PIPIT, 2 LINNETS, REDPOLL, 13 GOLDFINCHES, SISKIN, 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC/DCu  


Saturday 21st
  • no reported sightings


Friday 20th
  • Banstead Woods 06:30-11:55: PHEASANT, WOODCOCK, 70 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 80 HERRING GULLS flew over, 2 FERAL PIGEONS flew over, 3 STOCK DOVES, TAWNY OWL, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, JAY, GOLDCREST, NUTHATCH, STARLING, 30+ FIELDFARES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 130+ REDWINGS, 2 BULLFINCHES, 3 GREENFINCHES, 9 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER - DKC/DJ et al


Thursday 19th
  • Canons Farm: SPARROWHAWK, 60+ HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 60+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (near Reads Rest Cottages), 3+ GREENFINCHES (Slangs), 3 GOLDCRESTS, 5 FIELDFARES, 3+ GOLDFINCHES (Slangs) - IGM


Wednesday 18th
  • no reported sightings
Tuesday 17th
  • Canons Farm 07:30-09:45: 3 PHEASANTS, SPARROWHAWK, 17 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 7 HERRING GULLS flew over, 3 STOCK DOVES, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, c35 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 5 JAYS, 7 GOLDCRESTS, 2 COAL TITS, 12 SKYLARKS, 6 LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPERS, 82 FIELDFARES, 4 SONG THRUSHES, 21 REDWINGS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, MEADOW PIPIT, 2 GREENFINCHES, 6 GOLDFINCHES - DKC  


Monday 16th
  • Canons Farm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE heard (Broadfield), 3 PHEASANTS, FIELDFARE, 6 REDWINGS, 6 HERRING GULLS, KESTREL, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 20 SKYLARKS, 4 JAYS, COMMON BUZZARD - GB
  • Canons Farm 09:05-12:10: 5 MALLARDS flew over, c50 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, adult COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 4 HERRING GULLS flew over, c40 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, 10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 5 JAYS, 9 GOLDCRESTS, 2 COAL TITS, 23 SKYLARKS, 2 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, c25 FIELDFARES, 5 SONG THRUSHES (1 subsinging), 53 REDWINGS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 singing), 2 PIED/WHITE WAGTAILS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, 5 GREENFINCHES, 6 GOLDFINCHES, 10 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC/DJ 
  • Banstead Woods: 2 COAL TITS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, 3 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 JAYS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, SONG THRUSH - GB 


Sunday 15th
  • Canons Farm: PIED WAGTAIL - IGM


Saturday 14th
  • Canons Farm 10:40-11:30: 12+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Bog Field), TREECREEPER (Infront George Field copse), 3 ROOKS (Bog Field) - AD

 
Friday 13th
  • The Scrub: 2 LAPWINGS flew over, PIED/WHITE WAGTAIL flew over - RR/DR et al
  • Banstead Woods 09:30-13:00: 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Hither Field), up to 20 GOLDFINCHES (near Scouts camp), c21 REDWINGS (Holly Lane Meadow), c10 LONG-TAILED TITS (Hither Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Hither Field), KESTREL (Hither Field), SKYLARK flew over (The Scrub), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Hither Field), GREENFINCH (Woodpecker Meadow) - IPW
  • Canons Farm 15:50-17:50: 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Infront George Field), 3 PHEASANTS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew SW, 8 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), MEADOW PIPIT (Infront George Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Infront George Field) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: 15 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, JAY, 6 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 2 NUTHATCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, c25 REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH, BULLFINCH, GOLDFINCH - DKC et al 


Thursday 12th
  • Canons Farm 13:30-15:55: SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD, 16 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, COMMON GULL, 10 HERRING GULLS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, 23 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 JAYS, 3 GOLDCRESTS, 13 SKYLARKS, 19 FIELDFARES, 9 REDWINGS, 5 MISTLE THRUSHES (Green Belt Field), PIED/WHITE WAGTAIL, MEADOW PIPIT, REDPOLL, 15 GOLDFINCHES, 23 YELLOWHAMMERS (incl' 21 north end of Broadfield) - DKC 


Wednesday 11th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 10th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 9th
  • Canons Farm: YELLOWHAMMER (Broadfield), falcon sp. briefly - AKe


Sunday 8th
  • Banstead Woods: 3 BRAMBLINGS flew NE at 10:56 (Hither Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Hither Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 6 REDWINGS, GREENFINCH (Hither Field) - IPW
  • Canons Farm: 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Lunch Wood), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Tart's Field, 1 Harrier Field), 4 MEADOW PIPITS, LINNET, 2+ GREENFINCHES (Bog Field), 70+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), c17 GOLDFINCHES (R.R.Cottages), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 15+ SKYLARKS, 300+ STARLINGS, TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood) - IPW


Saturday 7th
  • no reported sightings


Friday 6th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 5th
  • Canons Farm: 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 REDWINGS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 FIELDFARES, MEADOW PIPIT, 4 SKYLARKS - DKC/LM/IP/JP et al


Wednesday 4th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 3rd
  • no reported sightings


Monday 2nd
  • Canons Farm: c40 SKYLARKS, LITTLE OWL (Harrier Field/Broadfield), 100+ STARLINGS (Broadfield), KESTREL (R.R.Cottages), GREEN WOODPECKER (Slangs), PIED WAGTAIL (Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Perrotts Farmhouse), MISTLE THRUSH (Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), 10+ GOLDFINCHES (Infront George Field), PHEASANT (Broadfield) (Butterflies: Red Admiral. Odonata: Southern Hawker) - GB


Sunday 1st
  • Canons Farm: MISTLE THRUSH (Pheasant Field), 17 FIELDFARES (Pheasant Field), 3 REDWINGS, 20+ SKYLARKS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, 3+ MEADOW PIPITS (Broadfield), 70 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tattenham Meadow), 250+ STARLINGS, 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (4 Bog Field, 3 Broadfield near Lunch Wood), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2+ GOLDFINCHES, 3 GOLDCRESTS, 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Peacock, Brimstone) - PGo/IGM
  • Banstead Woods: 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 NUTHATCHES (Butterflies: 2 Brimstones, Comma. Odonata: Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond)) - PGo/IGM