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.Thursday 31st
- no reported sightings
Wednesday 30th
- Canons Farm 12:45-13:35: PHEASANT, KESTREL, COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 2 ROOKS, c30 SKYLARKS, c250 STARLINGS, 5 FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH, 9 GOLDFINCHES, 14 YELLOWHAMMERS - AD
Tuesday 29th
- Canons Farm: PHEASANT, COMMON BUZZARD, 6 STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 JAYS, ROOK, 4 GOLDCRESTS, 4 SKYLARKS, 5 FIELDFARES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, MEADOW PIPIT, GREENFINCH, 2 GOLDFINCHES, c10 YELLOWHAMMERS - SG/DKC
- Banstead Woods: STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GOLDCREST, COAL TIT, NUTHATCH, MISTLE THRUSH, 2 BULLFINCHES - SG/DKC
Monday 28th
- no reported sightings
Sunday 27th
- Canons Farm 11:50-13:55: c14 ROOKS (Can Hatch Field), c41 SKYLARKS, 8 YELLOWHAMMERS, COMMON BUZZARD, PHEASANT, 2 TREECREEPERS (Ruffett Wood), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 60+ JACKDAWS (Broadfield), 100+ FERAL PIGEONS (Broadfield) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 6+ BULLFINHCES (The Scrub), 5 REDWINGS (The Scrub), 3 NUTHATCHES, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS, GOLDCREST - PGo
Saturday 26th
- Canons Farm: 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (Chipstead Meadow), KESTREL - PGo
Friday 25th
- Canons Farm, morning: 2 BULLFINCHES (Poultry Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Poultry Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODEPCKER (Poultry Field) - IPW
- Banstead Woods, morning: 2 MALLARDS (pair) (Piddly Pond). c10 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 ROOKS (Hither Field), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Hither Field), SPARROWHAWK (Hither Field), 20+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (The Nuttery), 50+ JACKDAWS (Hither Field), 3 GREENFINCHES (Hither Field) - IPW
Thursday 24th
- no reported sightings
Wednesday 23rd
- no reported sightings
Tuesday 22nd
- no reported sightings
Monday 21st
- no reported sightings
Sunday 20th
- Canons Farm 10:30-14:00: c15 YELLOWHAMMERS (Bog Field), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew south, SISKIN (Tawny Wood), c13 ROOKS, LITTLE OWL (Legal & Geeneral), PHEASANT, c21 FIELDFARES, 11 REDWINGS, 3 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 7 GREENFINCHES, 8 GOLDFINCHES, 6 SKYLARKS, 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 200+ FERAL PIGEONS, 70+ STARLINGS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, COAL TIT (singing Tawny Wood) - IPW
Saturday 19th
- no reported sightings
Friday 18th
- Canons Farm: 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, GOLDFINCH, GREENFINCH, 30+ LINNETS (Broadfield), 16+ YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL, 40+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 60+ STARLINGS, REDWING, SONG THRUSH, 30+ FIELDFARES, JAY, 12 ROOKS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE, PHEASANT, BLACK-HEADED GULL, 26 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DJ
- Banstead Woods: 3 GOLDCRESTS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, BULLFINCH, 9+ REDWINGS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, JAY, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 MALLARDS (pair) (Piddly Pond), KESTREL - DJ
Thursday 17th
- Canons Farm 15:35-17:25: 4 LITTLE OWLS (1 Pages Acre/Circle Field), 1 north side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob/Legal & General, 1 near C.Farmhouse), TAWNY OWL (Legal & General/Railway Field), PHEASANT (Broadfield/Circle Field), 10+ GOLDCRESTS (Tawny Wood) - IPW
Wednesday 16th
- no reported sightings
Tuesday 15th
- no reported sightings
Monday 14th
- no reported sightings
Sunday 13th
- Canons Farm: 25+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Tart's Field), 3 SONG THRUSHES, 6 FIELDFARES, 3 REDWINGS, c10 ROOKS, COMMON BUZZARD, 6 GREENFINCHES, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 12 LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 drumming), 7 STOCK DOVES, 2 NUTHATCHES, SKYLARK - PGo/IGM
- Banstead Woods: 70 REDWINGS, 4+ GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, SONG THRUSH, 8 BULLFINCHES, 4 NUTHATCHES - PGo/IGM
Saturday 12th
- Canons Farm: 4 MALLARDS flew over, 2 PHEASANTS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (DJ), c20 STOCK DOVES, KESTREL, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 2 JAYS, c25 ROOKS, 10 SKYLARKS, 10 FIELDFARES, 4 SONG THRUSHES, 4 REDWINGS, MEADOW PIPIT, GREENFINCH, 15 GOLDFINCHES, c20 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC/DJ et al
- Banstead Woods: BULLFINCH (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, COMMON BUZZARD, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 34+ REDWINGS, 4 SONG THRUSHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS - IPW
- Banstead Woods: BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, JAY, 2 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, 4 BULLFINCHES - DKC/DJ et al
Friday 11th
- no reported sightings
Thursday 10th
- no reported sightings
Wednesday 9th
- Canons Farm: PEREGRINE flew south (Broadfield), 20+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield/Bog Field), 3 ROOKS, 14+ SKYLARKS, 3 REDWINGS, SONG THRUSH, KESTREL (Watchpoint), 8+ FIELDFARES, COMMON BUZZARD, 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, JAY, 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Infront George Field, 1 Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 STOCK DOVES, PHEASANT (Skylark Field), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Pages Acre), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), NUTHATCH, 8 GREENFINCHES, 6+ GOLDFINCHES, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) - DJ
- Banstead Woods: TREECREEPER, GOLDCREST, 2 NUTHATCHES, BULLFINCH, GOLDFINCH, SONG THRUSH, 2 JAYS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - DJ
Tuesday 8th
- Canons Farm 12:50-14:20: COMMON GULL (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE, GREEN WOODPECKER, c120 JACKDAWS, ROOK, 14 SKYLARKS, 10 FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH, 6 REDWINGS, MEADOW PIPIT, 2 GREENFINCHES - AD
Monday 7th
- Banstead Woods 06:50-09:55: 21 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 31 HERRING GULLS flew over, STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, JAY, 2 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, NUTHATCH, FIELDFARE, 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 singing), 30+ REDWINGS, MEADOW PIPIT, 4 BULLFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 3 GOLDFINCHES - DKC/RR/DR
Sunday 6th
- Canons Farm: c30 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 4 FIELDFARES (Tart's Field) - PGo
Saturday 5th
- Canons Farm: YELLOWHAMMER (Poultry Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Green Belt Field), KESTREL (Poultry Field), 80+ JACKDAWS (Lunch Wood), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: c12 BULLFINCHES (c11 The Scrub, 1 Hither Field), c18 REDWINGS (The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (Sheep Brow) - IPW
- Canons Farm: COMMON BUZZARD, c50 REDWINGS, c100 STARLINGS, 200+ JACKDAWS, PIED WAGTAIL, SKYLARK, LINNET - DCu
- Canons Farm, evening: 2+ LITTLE OWLS - IGM
Friday 4th
- The Scrub, morning: 2 RED KITES flew over, 2 WOODCOCKS at 07:00, 9 REDWINGS trapped and ringed (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DR/RR
- Canons Farm: LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (Bog Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Chipstead Meadow), FIELDFARE (Horse Pasture), NUTHATCH (Chipstead Meadow), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Chipstead Meadow) - PGo
- Bog Field: LITTLE OWL - IGM
Thursday 3rd
- no reported sightings
Wednesday 2nd
- Canons Farm: small numbers of YELLOWHAMMERS, LINNETS and SKYLARKS plus a flock of GOLDFINCHES - LM
Tuesday 1st
- Banstead Woods: KESTREL, REDWING, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 5 HERRING GULLS flew over, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ