Winter seems to have come back to us, with an anti-social north-east wind, that, when the sun goes in, is rather cold. However, good coverage yielded the year's first Yellow Wagtail, plus a female Common Redstart.
Canons Farm: 2 CANADA GOOSE (west at 06.42hrs), 3 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 4 PHEASANT, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 5 STOCK DOVE, 1 YELLOW WAGTAIL (north over Broadfield at 08.55hrs - 86th species this year), 1 MEADOW PIPIT (Stoney Nob), 1 SWALLOW, 6 SKYLARK, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 2 COMMON WHITETHROAT (Slangs), 9 BLACKCAP, 5 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 WILLOW WARBLER, 4 COAL TIT, 4 LONG-TAILED TIT, 2 TREECREEPER, 6 LINNET, 9 GOLDFINCH, 1 BULLFINCH, 4 YELLOWHAMMER
Banstead Woods: 4 MALLARD (Piddly Pond), 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 1 PHEASANT, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 COLLARED DOVE, 3 SWALLOW, 1 NORTHERN WHEATEAR (male in Hither Field), 1 COMMON REDSTART (female in Hither Field), 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 3 BLACKCAP, 3 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 WILLOW WARBLER, 2 BULLFINCH (Scrub)
Observers: Paul Goodman, Duncan Jennings, Ian Magness, Ian Pratley, Ian Ward