10th April

Weather: SE f2-3, sunny spells, dry, cool.

Canons Farm: 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 2 KESTREL (♂ Broadfield), 3 PHEASANT, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 7 GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 30 STOCK DOVE, 100 WOODPIGEON, 6 SKYLARK, 2 MISTLE THRUSH (Pipit Meadow), 250 CARRION CROW,  2 ROOK, 5 JAY, 1 COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), 6 LONG-TAILED TIT, 5 NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), 5 BLACKCAP (Ruffett Wood, Circle Field, Tawny Wood), 3 CHIFFCHAFF (Tawny Wood, Ruffett Wood), 8 LINNET, 5 GOLDFINCH, 1 SISKIN (Ruffett Wood), 1 BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), 5 YELLOWHAMMER

Female Blackcap, 10/04/16 (Ian Ward)

Banstead Woods: 1 CANADA GOOSE (heard over Valley Meadows), 4 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 SPARROWHAWK, 2 KESTREL (pair Hither Field), 1 PHEASANT, 5 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 STOCK DOVE, 1 SKYLARK (singing over the Scrub), 8 JAY, 6 NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPER, 1 COAL TIT, 2 LONG-TAILED TIT, 3 BLACKCAP, 7 CHIFFCHAFF

Observers: Paul Goodman, David Skeels, Ian Ward