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3rd April

Weather: S f2-3, sunny and dry. Warm in the sun.

A small concentration of chats in the Pipit Meadow/Greenbelt Field area were the main highlight.

Canons Farm: 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL,1 PHEASANT, 4 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 3 STOCK DOVE, 10 SKYLARK, 1 MEADOW PIPIT (Poultry Field), 11 SONG THRUSH, 2 WHEATEAR (Pipit Meadow/Greenbelt Field),1 STONECHAT (1♀with the Wheatears),  8 ROOK, 4 JAY, 1 NUTHATCH (Tawny Wood), 1 COAL TIT, 1 BLACKCAP (Tawny Wood), 2 CHIFFCHAFF (Tawny Wood, Legal & General), 4 GOLDFINCH, 4 LINNET, 5 YELLOWHAMMER
Kestrel, Canons Farm, 01/04/16 (Duncan Jennings)

Banstead Woods: 2 MALLARD (Piddly Pond), 4 GREEN WOODPECKER, 4 NUTHATCH, 1 COAL TIT, 4 LONG-TAILED TIT, 1 BLACKCAP, 7 CHIFFCHAFF (all singing), 1 GOLDCREST

Other wildlife: Up to four Large Bee-flies were on the wing at Fames Rough.

Large Bee-fly, Fames Rough, 03/04/16 (Ian Ward)
Observers: Paul Goodman, Ian Ward