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January 2016

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. Sex is denoted using the symbols ♂ (male) and ♀ (female).
* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.

Sunday 31st
  • Canons Farm: c11 GOLDFINCHES, BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (Ruffett Wood), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: 2 WOODCOCKS flushed, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 near orchard, 1 Hither Field), 40+ REDWINGS, 2 KESTRELS (1 Hither Field, 1 estate), 3 BULLFINCHES, 2 ROOKS, 4 TREECREEPERS, 7 NUTHATCHES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, STOCK DOVE singing (estate) - IPW 
 

Saturday 30th
  • Valley Meadows: ♀ KESTREL, REDWING, 20 CHAFFINCHES, 6 GOLDFINCHES - DPS
 

Friday 29th
  • Canons Farm, morning: PEREGRINE flew over, KESTREL, 20 REDWINGS, 3 LONG-TAILED TITS, singing SKYLARK, c200 STARLINGS, 20+ HOUSE SPARROWS (R.R.Cottages) - PGo


Thursday 28th
  • Canons Farm: LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 7+ REDWINGS, 30+ FIELDFARES, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Infront George Field), 4+ ROOKS, 3 SONG THURHSES, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 25 SKYLARKS (Heathside Field), 2♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), NUTHATCH, GOLDCREST, 4 GOLDFINCHES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), GREEN WOODPECKER (Circle Field), STOCK DOVE - DJ
  • Banstead Woods: 2 RAVENS flew SE at 11:45 (The Scrub), WOODCOCK, SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD, 3 BULLFINCHES, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, COAL TIT, 3 NUTHATCHES, GOLDCREST, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
  • Canons Farm 07:20-08:20: 2 MALLARDS flew over, 4 SONG THRUSHES singing, REDWING, MEADOW PIPIT - AD    
 

Wednesday 27th
  • Canons Farm, morning: 30 REDWINGS, 2 NUTHATCHES, 11 GOLDFINCHES, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS, 14 STOCK DOVES - PGo
 

Tuesday 26th
  • no reported sightings
 

Monday 25th
  • Canons Farm 07:50-09:30/11:20-12:40: 5 MALLARDS flew over, 5♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), GREY HERON flew over (same as BW), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, COMMON GULL flew over, 3 STOCK DOVES, 3 COLLARED DOVES (2 K. Residential, 1 C.Residential), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 JAYS, 6+ ROOKS (Broadfield), 5 GOLDCRESTS (3 singing), 3 COAL TITS (1 singing), c35 SKYLARKS, 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 NUTHATCHES (Pages Acre), 50+ FIELDFARES (mainly Broadfield), 7 SONG THRUSHES, 40+ REDWINGS (mainly Broadfield), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (by Pipit Meadow), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (flew from Perrotts-by-Wood), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 GREENFINCHES, LINNET, 13 GOLDFINCHES, 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (mainly SE corner of Broadfield) - DKC/DJ
  • Banstead Woods: GREY HERON flew over (same as CF), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (together over The Scrub), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀) (Hither Field), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 6 GOLDCRESTS, 3 COAL TITS, 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 8 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS (2 singing), 2 SONG THRUSHES, 3 REDWINGS, 4 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 1+ GREENFINCH, 4 GOLDFINCHES - DKC/DJ   


Sunday 24th
  • Banstead Woods: 15 GOLDCRESTS, 20 REDWINGS, 14+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2 GREENFINCHES (The Scrub), ♂ SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), 6 NUTHATCHES, 5 SONG THRUSHES (singing), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 COAL TITS, GOLDFINCH, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (drumming) - PGo


Saturday 23rd
  • Canons Farm: YELLOWHAMMER (flew into Perrotts-by-Wood from BW), 2 BULLFINCHES (Tawny Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (Tawny Wood), MISTLE THRUSH (Tawny Wood), 50+ REDWINGS (Pipit Meadow), 2 FIELDFARES, 3 NUTHATCHES singing (2 Poultry Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), TREECREEPER (Poultry Field), COAL TIT (Ruffett Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Ruffett Wood) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: WOODCOCK at 12:15 (The Scrub), 20+ BULLFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER (same as CF), COMMON BUZZARD, 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Hither Field), 20+ REDWINGS (The Scrub), 7 GOLDFINCHES (The Nuttery), ROOK, 4 COAL TITS, 6 NUTHATCHES, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS - IPW


Friday 22nd
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 21st
  • Canons Farm: 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 4 FIELDFARES, REDWING, 17 SKYLARKS, 7 YELLOWHAMMERS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 COLLARED DOVES, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 45+ HERRING GULLS, 30+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
  • Banstead Woods: 6 BULLFINCHES, 3 GOLDCRESTS, NUTHATCH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE, 6+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 12+ HERRING GULLS, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DJ 
  • Canons Farm 10:50-13:50: SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 8 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 4 COMMON GULLS, COLLARED DOVE, KESTREL, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 6 ROOKS, SKYLARKS, 12 FIELDFARES, 4 SONG THRUSHES, 5 REDWINGS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, PIED/WHITE WAGTAIL, 3 GREENFINCHES, 12 GODLFINCHES, 8 YELLOWHAMMER - DKC/LM et al
  • Canons Farm 07:30-08:40: COMMON GULL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 8 FIELDFARES, REDWING, PIED WAGTAIL, GREENFINCH, 9 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER - AD 


Wednesday 20th
  • Canons Farm 08:20-14:20: 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Bog Field), 30+ REDWINGS (Buzzard Field), FIELDFARE (Buzzard Field), 17 SKYLARKS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, SONG THRUSH, PIED WAGTAIL, YELLOWHAMMER, LINNET, 2 GOLDCRESTS (Pages Acre), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 5 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 100+ HERRING GULLS, 40+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ/GB
  • Banstead Woods: ♀ STONECHAT still (Hither Field), 2+ BULLFINCHES, COAL TIT, 2 NUTHATCHES, 2 JAYS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, GOLDFINCH - DJ/GB   
  • Canons Farm 16:10-17:30: LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 3 FIELDFARES, 2 SONG THRUSHES - DKC 


Tuesday 19th
  • Canons Farm: 52 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE flew SE at 11:46 (see Gallery), 10 LAPWINGS flew west at 13:37, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Bog Field, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood), MISTLE THRUSH, 9 YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 12 GOLDFINCHES, PHEASANT, 25 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), COMMON GULL, KESTREL, 80+ HERRING GULLS, BLACK-HEADED GULL, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DJ
  • Banstead Woods: 2 CORMORANTS flew NW at 11:00, ♀ STONECHAT (Hither FIeld), 5+ BULLFINCHES, 6 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), TREECREEPER, COAL TIT, NUTHATCH, REDWING, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ


Monday 18th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 17th
  • no reported sightings


Saturday 16th
  • Canons Farm: 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew south at 13:34 (Green Belt Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (flew from Poultry Field to B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (Poultry Field) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (same as CF), 9 BULLFINCHES, 6 ROOKS flew over (Fames Rough), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 7 COMMON GULLS flew over, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Hither Field), KESTREL (Valley Meadows), 5 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 4 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 4 COAL TITS, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 7 GOLDFINCHES, 3 GREENFINCHES, 5 JAYS, c13 FIELDFARES, 10+ REDWINGS, 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
  • Canons Farm: BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 22+ SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 12+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK


Friday 15th
  • no reported sightings
 

Thursday 14th
  • Canons Farm 08:15-10:30: 2 GOLDCRESTS (Pages Acre), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Circle Field), 3 GOLDFINCHES, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), SONG THRUSH, 10+ FIELDFARES, 2 JAYS (Circle Field), STOCK DOVE (Stoney Nob), 4 PHEASANTS, 2 MALLARDS flew over, LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
  • Canons Farm 07:33-08:28: 2 PHEASANTS, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 2 GOLDCRESTS, 80+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield) AD 


Wednesday 13th
  • Canons Farm 08:10-11:00: 2 TREECREEPERS (Pages Acre), 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS, COAL TIT, NUTHATCH, GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 2+ GOLDFINCHES, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (near C.Farmhouse), 5+ SKYLARKS, REDWING, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 12+ FIELDFARES (Bunting Field), JAY, 2+ ROOKS (Broadfield), STOCK DOVE (Stoney Nob), 5 PHEASANTS (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), KESTREL (Harrier Field), COMMON BUZZARD, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ


Tuesday 12th 
  • no reported sightings
Monday 11th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 10th
    Canons Farm 10:45-13:45: 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), c14 FIELDFARES (Bunting Field), c13 REDWINGS (Tawny Wood), c9 STOCK DOVES (Can Hatch Field), 2+ ROOKS (Skylark Field), 5 GREENFINCHES (Heathside Field), 4 GOLDFINCHES (Heathside Field) - IPW


Saturday 9th
  • Canons Farm: GREY WAGTAIL, 100+ FIELDFARES, 50+ SKYLARKS - DCu


Friday 8th
  • Canons Farm, morning: 2 BULLFINCHES (Chipstead Meadow/Tattenham Meadow), NUTHATCH, 10 REDWINGS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 7+ FIELDFARES - PGo


Thursday 7th
  • Canons Farm 12:15-13:05: 4 PHEASANTS, KESTREL, PEREGRINE hunting (Heathside Field), 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 35 SKYLARKS, 50+ FIELDFARES, 20+ REDWINGS, 24 YELLOWHAMMERS - AD


Wednesday 6th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 5th
  • Canons Farm: SPARROWHAWK, PIED WAGTAIL, 10+ ROOKS, KESTREL, 2 SONG THRUSHES - IGM


Monday 4th
  • no reported sightings

Sunday 3rd
  • Canons Farm: possible Great Black-backed Gull flew SW at 11:15, c15 GOLDFINCHES (Poultry Field) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub) - IPW 


Saturday 2nd
  • Canons Farm 12:15-13:10: 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 6 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 2 STOCK DOVES, c250 JACKDAWS, 7 ROOKS, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 19 REDWINGS, LINNET (singing), 12 YELLOWHAMMERS - AD


Friday 1st 
  • Canons Farm: GOLDCREST, 6 LONG-TAILED TITS, COAL TIT, 7 GOLDFINCHES, 16+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 55+ SKYLARKS, 70+ STARLINGS, 10+ REDWINGS, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 12+ FIELDFARES, MISTLE THRUSH, JAY, 20+ ROOKS, 4 PHEASANTS, 4 MALLARDS, COMMON GULL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
  • Banstead Woods: GOLDCREST, NUTHATCH, 20+ BULLFINCHES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 MALLARDS (pair) (Piddly Pond) - DJ