| Fieldfare | 75 |
| Stonechat | 2 |
| Linnet | 120 |
| Yellowhammer | 3 |
27th February 2024: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin
Great Spotted Woodpecker 5 drumming
| Stock Dove | 3 |
| Woodpigeon | 40+ |
| Common Buzzard | 4 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 2 |
| Jay | 1 |
| Magpie | 12+ |
| Jackdaw | 10+ |
| Carrion Crow | 50+ |
| Blue Tit | 12 |
| Great Tit | 8 |
| Skylark | 30+ |
| Blackcap | 2 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Redwing | 12 |
| Blackbird | 8 |
| Robin | 5 |
| Dunnock | 4 |
| Meadow Pipit | 6 |
| Chaffinch | 5 |
| Linnet | 12 |
| Yellowhammer | 5 |
27th February 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Rook | 2 |
| Skylark | 40+ |
| Starling | 50+ |
| Song Thrush | 4 |
| Redwing | 20+ |
| Fieldfare | 40+ |
| Meadow Pipit | 3 |
| Chaffinch | 4 |
| Yellowhammer | 1 |
25th February 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
Red Kite 1 flew low over Holly Wood into Park Downs 14:25
25th February 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Stock Dove | 1 singing in Banstead Woods |
| Woodpigeon | c75+ feeding on Beech Mast in Holly Lane Meadows |
| Herring Gull | 4 |
| Common Buzzard | 4 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 3 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 7 |
| Jay | 2 |
| Jackdaw | 60+ Chipstead Valley |
| Coal Tit | 2 |
| Marsh Tit | 1 calling in Pine Area |
| Long-tailed Tit | 6 |
| Nuthatch | 9 |
| Treecreeper | 2 |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 |
| Redwing | 30+ |
| Goldfinch | 10 |
| 4 Rabbits; Holly Lane Meadow |
24th February 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
| Stock Dove | 8 Doric/Heathside fields |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 3 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Rook | 2 on wires - Infront of George field East |
| Skylark | 30+ |
| Redwing | 15 |
| Fieldfare | 20+ |
| Stonechat | 6; 4 m 2 fem all on Stoney Nob |
| Meadow Pipit | 1 on Stoney Nob |
| Chaffinch | 7 |
| Greenfinch | 1 m Canons lane |
| Linnet | 130+ mainly Doric field |
| Goldfinch | 30+ mainly Stoney Nob |
| Yellowhammer | 5 |
23rd February 2024: Canons Farm/Banstead Woods - Geoff Barter
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20th February 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
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20th February 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
| Stock Dove | 3 on Ruffett Meadow |
| Black-headed Gull | 1 on Chipstead Meadow in full summer plumage |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 over Green Belt field |
| Kestrel | 1 female in Chipstead Meadow |
| Firecrest | 1 singing by Holly Lane near Tawny Wood |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 in Chipstead Meadow |
| Redwing | 100+ Poultry field/ Pheasant field |
| Stonechat | 2; m & fem by Poultry field |
20th February 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Rook | 2 |
| Nuthatch | 2 |
| Starling | 60 |
| Redwing | 100+ |
| Fieldfare | 40+ |
| Stonechat | 5 1m,1f RB and 2m,1f Poultry Field |
19th February 2024: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin
| Skylarks throughout. Most in George East and West. Stonechats by Reads Rest Bottom Yellowhammers by Bog Field. |
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| feral Rock Dove | 12 |
| Woodpigeon | 30 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 3 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 4 |
| Magpie | 18 |
| Carrion Crow | 20+ |
| Blue Tit | 3 |
| Great Tit | 6 |
| Skylark | 20+ |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Starling | 3 |
| Redwing | 30+ |
| Blackbird | 6 |
| Fieldfare | 50+ |
| Robin | 2 |
| Stonechat | 3 (1m, 2f) |
| Dunnock | 1 |
| House Sparrow | 2 |
| Chaffinch | 2 |
| Linnet | 100+ |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
17th February 2024: Dunlin - Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Stock Dove | 9 | |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 3 | |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 | |
| Kestrel | 1 | |
| Coal Tit | 1 | |
| Skylark | 6 | |
| Long-tailed Tit | 1 | |
| Starling | Ca. 100 | |
| Song Thrush | 4 singing | |
| Redwing | 20 | |
| Fieldfare | 100 | |
| Stonechat | 4 one RB, three Ruffet Meadow | |
| Meadow Pipit | 6. Five in Ruffet Meadow | |
| Chaffinch | 3 | |
| Linnet | 2 | |
| Goldfinch | 30 | |
| Yellowhammer | 3 | |
| Dunlin |
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17th February 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
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| male Chaffinch |
| Black-headed Gull | 3 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Redwing | 8 |
| Fieldfare | 70+ |
| Stonechat | 7; 1 m Tarts field, 6 Broadfield West/ Horse Pasture ( 2m 4fem) |
| Chaffinch | 5 |
| Linnet | 30+ |
| Goldfinch | 6 |
| Yellowhammer | 6 |
Updated logbook submissions form
Our logbook submissions form has been updated. We have updated the species sequence to match the latest taxonomy and added species that have recently become more common (Raven, Moorhen, Firecrest and, most happily of all, Marsh Tit).
We've made some other subtle changes to make the form easier to use, including improved fields for adding sightings of more unusual species.
2024 Events Posted!
We are delighted to announce our 2024 walks, please find details below and on our Events page.
Any cancellations will be posted on the blog or our Twitter feed. Please check this when you set off.
All walks are free - though we do accept your kind donations.
Saturday 27th April 2024 — Spring Migration Tour. Meet 9am at Canons Farmhouse on Canons Lane (KT20 6DD). Ends c12.30pm.
Sunday 5th May 2024 — Banstead Arts Festival Tour. Meet 9am at Canons Farmhouse on Canons Lane (KT20 6DD). Ends c12.30pm.
Saturday 20th July 2024 — Butterfly Tour. Meet 10am at Holly Lane car park (CR5 3NR). Ends 2pm. Note this is weather dependent.
Saturday 7th September 2024 — Autumn Migration Tour. Meet 9am at Canons Farmhouse on Canons Lane (KT20 6DD). Ends c12.30pm.
Saturday 7th December 2024 — Winter Bird Tour. Meet 9am at Canons Farmhouse on Canons Lane (KT20 6DD). Ends c12.30pm.
11th February 2024: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman/Martin Morvan
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Goldcrest | 2 |
| Coal Tit | 1+ |
| Nuthatch | 4 |
| Song Thrush | 3 |
| Marsh Tit |
2 in tit flock near Piddly Pond. Showing very well close by and on ground for at least 5 minutes |
11th February 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman/Martin Morvan
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Kestrel | 2 |
| Herring Gull | 4 |
| Stock Dove | 2 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Rook | 1 |
| Skylark | 30+ |
| Starling | 50+ |
| Fieldfare | 240+ |
| Redwing | 40+ |
| Pied Wagtail | 6 |
| Meadow Pipit | 6 |
| Greenfinch | 3 |
| Linnet | 40+ |
10th February 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Tawny Owl | 1 heard hooting briefly near Piddly Pond 13:04 |
| Bullfinch | 5 in Harholt Plantation |
8th February 2023: Canons Farm - Linda Mount, Paul Goodman and David Campbell
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6th February 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
1 Firecrest singing in Holly Lane East adjacent to Tawny Wood
6th February 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
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5th February 2024: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin
| Black-headed Gull | 4 |
| Common Gull | 2 |
| Woodpigeon | 15 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Magpie | 12 |
| Carrion Crow | 30+ |
| Blue Tit | 7 |
| Great Tit | 4 |
| Skylark | 30+ |
| Starling | 34 |
| Blackbird | 3 |
| Fieldfare | 20+ |
| Redwing | 40+ |
| Robin | 2 |
| Dunnock | 1 |
| Linnet | 25 |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
3rd February 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Common Gull | 1 |
| Herring Gull | 7 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Rook | 1 |
| Goldcrest | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Chiffchaff | 1 calling by Canons Farmhouse |
| Fieldfare | Up to 200 |
| Song Thrush | 5 singing |
| Redwing | 100+ Pages Acre/Tattenham Meadow |
| Meadow Pipit | Up to 30 over Perrots by Wood |
| Chaffinch | 6 |
| Greenfinch | 2 |
| Goldfinch | c14 |
| Linnet | 50+ |
| Yellowhammer | 4 by Canons Farmhouse |
3rd February 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
Also Roe Deer
| Cormorant | 1 over Doric field late morning |
| Common Buzzard | 1 in the Legal & General copse |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Collared Dove | 1 singing in the Kingswood Residential back gardens adjacent to Railway field |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 3; 1 over Ballards field, 1 over George fields, 1 Legal & General copse |
| Jay | 3 |
| Rook | 1 over Railway field calling |
| Skylark | 120+ mainly in the stubble fields |
| Starling | 100+ Doric field |
| Fieldfare | 50+ |
| Redwing | 6 |
| Meadow Pipit | 1 embankment field |
| Chaffinch | 4 (1 singing behind Canons farmhouse) |
| Linnet | 30 |