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December 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.

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

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  

October 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.

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
Banstead Woods: 30+ MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS - 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