| Common Gull | 3 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 2 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Magpie | 5 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 4 |
| Great Tit | 3 |
| Skylark | 3 |
| Wren | 2 |
| Starling | 20 |
| Blackbird | 2 |
| Fieldfare | 100 |
| Redwing | 27 |
| Robin | 4 |
| Stonechat | 2: m,f |
| Meadow Pipit | 5 |
| Goldfinch | 4 |
27th February 2023: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin
26th February 2023: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
Rook 18 in Broadfield East
| Mallard | 2 over Doric field & dropped into Burgh Heath Pond 13:34 |
| Red Kite | 1 low over Infront of George fields |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Black-headed Gull | 80+ tractor following - Broadfield East |
| Common Gull | 10+ tractor following- Broadfield East |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 2 tractor following- Broadfield East |
| Herring Gull | 10+ tractor following- Broadfield East |
| Stock Dove | 20 tractor following-Broadfield East |
| Little Owl | 1 calling in copse by Infront of George field East |
| Starling | 50 |
| Fieldfare | 7 |
| Redwing | 10 |
| Stonechat | 3m-Reads Bottom |
| Greenfinch | 1 singing by L&G car park |
| Yellowhammer | 1 Reads Bottom/Slangs |
25th February 2023: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Common Buzzard | 5 |
| Herring Gull | 11 N |
| Coal Tit | 4 singing |
| Redwing | 70+ from Coneyboro into Chiphouse Wood |
| Greenfinch | 1 calling in Coneyboro |
| Raven | 1 over Hither mobbing 2 Buzzards |
25th February 2023: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
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25th February 2023: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
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| male Stonechat |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Black-headed Gull | 24 |
| Skylark | 20+ |
| Redwing | c20 |
| Stonechat | 5. Two males at Perrots and three female types at Reeds Bottom |
| Linnet | 60+ |
21st February 2023: Canons Farm - Andy Downing
| Black-headed Gull | X |
| Magpie | X |
| Jackdaw | X |
| Carrion Crow | X |
| Blue Tit | X |
| Great Tit | X |
| Skylark | X |
| Wren | X |
| Blackbird | X |
| Song Thrush | X |
| Robin | X |
| Stonechat | 5 (1m 1f Tart’s Field, 1m 2f Horse Pasture) |
| Dunnock | X |
| House Sparrow | X |
| Goldfinch | 7 |
| Linnet | 4 |
| Yellowhammer | 5 (3m 2f) |
18th February 2023: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Black-headed Gull | 2 |
| Herring Gull | 6 |
| Little Owl | 1 |
| Skylark | 8 |
| Starling | 20 |
| Redwing | 2+ |
| Stonechat | Male at Reads Bottom |
| Chaffinch | 4 |
| Linnet | 2 |
| Yellowhammer | 2+ (one singing) |
18th February 2023: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
| Canada Goose | 1 flew NE over Ruffett Meadow 10:07 |
| Red Kite | 1 flew SE over Ruffett Meadow 13:20 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Kestrel | 1 male mainly over Lunch Banks |
| Skylark | 30+ flock in Broadfield |
| Fieldfare | 60 between Infront George/Broadfield |
| Redwing | 170+ flew between Holly Wood/Green Belt Field to Park Downs 08:20-08:35 |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 singing: 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre |
| Stonechat | 1 male on stubble - Broadfield East |
| Linnet | 20: Ruffett Meadow/Buzzard Field |
13th February 2023: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman and Linda Mount
| Red Kite | 2 |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 5 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Black-headed Gull | 4 |
| Herring Gull | 4 |
| feral Rock Dove | 8 |
| Woodpigeon | 20+ |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 2+ |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Magpie | 5 |
| Jay | 2 |
| Jackdaw | 40+ |
| Carrion Crow | 24+ |
| Blue Tit | 12 |
| Great Tit | 2 |
| Skylark | 4 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2+ |
| Blackbird | 8 |
| Fieldfare | 25+ Broadfield |
| Redwing | 14+ |
| Robin | 15 |
| Dunnock | 6 |
| House Sparrow | 12+ |
| Chaffinch | 2 |
| Goldfinch | 10 |
| Linnet | 2 |
| Raven |
1 |
| Small Tortoiseshell | 1 |
11th February 2023: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
| Pheasant | 1 heard in Ruffett Wood by Pheasant Field |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Redwing | 100+ flying between Green Belt field/Park Downs |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 singing in Ruffett Wood |
8th February 2023: Canons Farm - Andy Downing
| Black-headed Gull | 15 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 2 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Magpie | 3 |
| Blue Tit | 5 |
| Great Tit | 1 |
| Skylark | 3 |
| Wren | 1 |
| Blackbird | 4 |
| Fieldfare | 20 |
| Robin | 4 |
| Dunnock | Present |
| House Sparrow | Present |
| Chaffinch | 5 |
| Goldfinch | Present |
| Linnet | 3 |
10th February 2023: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Coal Tit | 3 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Nuthatch | 4 |
| Treecreeper | 1 |
| Bullfinch | 5 Harholt |
| Marsh Tit |
1 in mixed flock |
4th February 2023: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
Dusk visit.
| Little Owl | 2 |
| Song Thrush | 4 singing |
| Linnet | c40 |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
4th February 2023: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
| Pheasant | 1 calling in Lunch Wood |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 in Railway field |
| Collared Dove | 1 heard singing in Kingswood Residential |
| Little Owl | 1 calling in Canons lane in tree by Ballards field |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 5 |
| Rook | 1 over |
| Skylark | 5 singing |
| Nuthatch | 2 by Railway field |
| Fieldfare | 150+ in Broadfield West |
| Redwing | up to 200 mainly over early morning, some birds in sub song |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 |
| Linnet | 30+ Lunch Banks |
| Raven | 1 Raven heard over Legal & General 13:06 |
2023 events have been confirmed
2023 events have been confirmed! All led by Paul Goodman and David Campbell
Saturday 29th April 2023 — Spring Migration Tour. Meet 9am at Canons Farmhouse on Canons Lane (KT20 6DD). Ends c12.30pm.
Saturday 30th April 2023 — Banstead Arts Festival Tour. Meet 9am at Canons Farmhouse on Canons Lane (KT20 6DD). Ends c12.30pm.
Saturday 22nd July 2023 — Butterfly Tour. Meet 10am at Holly Lane car park (CR5 3NR). Ends 2pm.
Saturday 26th August 2023 — Autumn Migration Tour. Meet 9am at Canons Farmhouse on Canons Lane (KT20 6DD). Ends c12.30pm.
Saturday 9th December 2023 — Winter Bird Tour. Meet 9am at Canons Farmhouse on Canons Lane (KT20 6DD). Ends c12.30pm.
New bird report!
Our latest bird report covering 2018-2021 is now available! Summarising the fortunes of the birds of the local patch over the last four years and richly illustrated with colour photographs, this is essential reading for anyone local. The report also includes roundups of invertebrates and mammals. £10 including postage and packaging; email cfbwbirds@gmail.com with your address then we'll post it off and arrange online payment.
1st February 2023: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| Tawny Owl | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 3 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 25+ |
| Great Tit | 20+ |
| Coal Tit | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 3 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 Hither Field |
| Raven | 1 |
| Marsh Tit |
1 near Piddly Pond |