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24th September 2022: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard 3
Kestrel 1
Black-headed Gull 55
Green Woodpecker 1
Skylark 3
Swallow 10
House Martin 6
Chiffchaff 6
Nuthatch 1
Stonechat 1 top of Horse Pasture
Linnet 7

24th September 2022: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Chiffchaff

Kestrell

Kestrel 1 female in Fames Rough
Jay 6
House Martin 3
Chiffchaff 4


Blackcap 2
Stonechat 2; male & female in Hither field
Bullfinch 1
Small White 2

24th September 2022: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Pheasants

Pheasant 2 males on Aberdour Playing fields - retreated into Canons Wood
Kestrel 1
Skylark 12; 7 Poultry field, 5 Owl Meadow
Swallow 15 (7 residents, 8 flew directional SW/W)
House Martin 20+ mainly headed SE
Chiffchaff 1
Whinchat 2 on posts in Reads Bottom
Stonechat 4 (2 m & 1 fem from Horse Pasture into Owl Mdw, 1 m Bog field)
Raven 1 Raven flew into tree by the Caravan site (cronking)
Small White 2
Red Admiral 2
Speckled Wood 1

24th September 2022: Canons Farm - Suzanne Gill

 

Huge movements of House Martins and some Swallows across the fields, lovely to see.
Red Kite 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Common Buzzard 2
Kestrel 2
Black-headed Gull Lots
Stock Dove 10+
Woodpigeon 100+
Chiffchaff 2
Starling 8
Robin 1
Meadow Pipit 6
Linnet 20+

22nd September 2022: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

 

A large number of House Martins and Swallows, plus juveniles throughout the farm from Chipstead Meadow to George West and East.

Peregrine hunting over gathering House Martins.

Possible Honey Buzzard being bothered and moved on by Common Buzzards.

Stonechats, male and female by Horse Pasture.
Whinchat with Stonechats by Horse Pasture. All showing well.
Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 6
Peregrine 1
Stock Dove 6
Woodpigeon 20
Rose-ringed Parakeet 1
Green Woodpecker 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Magpie 6
Carrion Crow 7
Swallow 30+
House Martin 100+
Long-tailed Tit 2
Robin 2
Whinchat 1
Stonechat 6
Dunnock 1
Honey Buzzard
1 possible
Speckled Wood 2

21st September 2022: Banstead Woods - Graham Harris

All Hither Field

Red Kite 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Hobby 1
Stonechat 2

19th September 2022: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Swallow 1
Chiffchaff 1+
Blackcap 1

19th September 2022: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 2
Kestrel 1
Black-headed Gull 180 Doric Field
Chiffchaff 6
Whinchat 1 Doric Field
Stonechat 3 One near Watchpoint, two on fence between Broadfield and Horse Pasture

19th September 2022: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

male Yellowhammer on north side of Horse Pasture

Red Kite 1 flew west over Doric Field 10:50am
Common Buzzard 1 juvenile calling near Death Pit
Kestrel 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3
Goldcrest 1
Skylark 4
Chiffchaff 3
Willow Warbler 1 on north side of Horse Pasture
Blackcap 1
Nuthatch 1 along Slangs
Whinchat 2; 1 flew from Horse Pasture into Owl Meadow, 1 in Poultry field
Stonechat 4; 3 flew from Horse Pasture/Owl Meadow, 1 Tart's/Bog field
Yellowhammer 3
Small White 3
Red Admiral 1
Small Tortoiseshell 1
Speckled Wood 1
Brown Hairstreak 2; 1 along Slangs, 1 by Ruffett Wood
Southern Hawker 1

18th September 2022: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Raven 1
Green-veined White 1
Comma 1
Common Blue 1
Common Darter 1

15th September 2022: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Whinchat

 
Common Buzzard 1
Kestrel 2
Black-headed Gull c150 Doric Field
Little Owl 1 singing
Jackdaw 100+
Coal Tit 2
Swallow 3
Whinchat 2 One in Bog Field the other top of Horse Pasture
Linnet 10
Small White 3
 
     

12th September 2022: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Whinchat

Chiffchaff

female Stonechat


Small influx of migrants today, best being a Spotted Flycatcher, fly-catching from the tall dead tree at Lunch Wood 

 

Spotted Flycatcher                      1

Common Buzzard 5
Kestrel 2
Black-headed Gull 87
Herring Gull 4
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3
Long-tailed Tit 2
Chiffchaff 7
Common Whitethroat 1
Nuthatch 2
Stonechat 2, male and female at Reads Bottom
Northern Wheatear 1 Perrots 
Linnet 6
Yellowhammer 2
Small White 3

10th September 2022: Canons Farm/Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Grey Heron 1 flew N over Chipstead Valley
Sparrowhawk 1
Common Buzzard 4 circling over Park farm (juveniles calling)
Raven 1 flew NE with bread 10:05 over Ruffett Meadow

7th September 2022: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

1st-winter male Redstart

House Martin 1 over Owl Meadow amongst Swallows
Whinchat 1 in Owl Meadows hedgerows
Grey Wagtail 1 heard over Reads Rest Cottages 09:10
Redstart 1st-winter male at Owl Meadows in hedgerows

6th September 2022: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Peregrine

Wheatear

Common Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1
Black-headed Gull 16 Doric Field
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 Doric Field
Herring Gull 1
Swallow 53 in about six flocks
Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 1
Nuthatch 1
Northern Wheatear 2

3rd September 2022: Banstead Woods - Mark Stanley

Raven 1  circling low over Harholt Plantation and calling repeatedly at 1.15pm

3rd September 2022: Canons Farm - Autumn Migration Tour

 

Whinchat

1st-winter male Redstart

Hobby

Small White var. flava

California Poppy



Feral Pigeon2
Stock Dove5
Woodpigeon100
Black-headed Gull2
Sparrowhawk1
Red Kite2
Buzzard8
Great Spotted Woodpecker2
Green Woodpecker2
Kestrel2
Hobby2
Rose-ringed Parakeet10
Jay1
Magpie4
Jackdaw50
Carrion Crow20
Blue Tit5
Great Tit5
Swallow15
Chiffchaff2
Long-tailed Tit5
Blackcap3
Whitethroat1
Nuthatch3
Wren6
Blackbird3
Robin10
Redstart1
Whinchat1
Wheatear1
Dunnock5
House Sparrow20
Greenfinch1
Linnet30
Goldfinch15
Yellowhammer5

3rd September 2022: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 2 Ravens; (viewed from Park Downs) flew from Green Belt field north over Park Downs 09:30

1st September 2022: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Whinchat

Swallow 3
Blackcap 2
Garden Warbler 1 by collapsed barn
Whinchat 1 Reads Bottom
House Sparrow c20
Yellowhammer 4
Brown Hairstreak 1