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31st March 2024 - Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Marsh Tit

drake Mallard

Mallard 1 drake in Outwood Lane Pond
Stock Dove 4 singing
Common Buzzard 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 5
Kestrel 2
Rose-ringed Parakeet 5
Jay 3
Coal Tit 6 singing
Marsh Tit 3; 1 ground feeding between post13/Piddy Pond, 2 west of Harholt
Chiffchaff c29+ singing; not all areas covered
Long-tailed Tit 2
Blackcap 5 singing
Nuthatch 10
Treecreeper 1
Mistle Thrush 2; 1 near Scouts hut, 1 near the Nuttery
Song Thrush 8 singing
Bullfinch 1
Greenfinch 1
Goldfinch c33 near the Scouts hut
Siskin 1 ground feeding between posts 8 & 9
Roe Deer
1

31st March 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Pheasant 1
Common Buzzard 3
Green Woodpecker 2
Kestrel 1
Rook 3
Coal Tit 1
Skylark 8
Chiffchaff 3
Nuthatch 1
Chaffinch 4
Greenfinch 1
Linnet c40
Yellowhammer 6

30th March 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

male Blackbird

Brimstone

Pheasant 1
feral Rock Dove (20 racing pigeons flew E)
Common Buzzard 2
Green Woodpecker 2
Kestrel 4; 2 pairs Canons Farm & Stoney Nob
Jay 3
Carrion Crow (crows being shot in Bog field)
Chiffchaff 4 singing - all Legal & General
Long-tailed Tit 1
Blackcap 2 singing; 1 Lunch Wood, 1 L&G
Goldcrest 1
Song Thrush 1 singing by Canons Farmhouse
Chaffinch 2
Yellowhammer 2
Brimstone 15 (14m 1 fem)
Peacock 7

29th March 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Stock Dove 9
Rook 2
Skylark 10+
Linnet 10
Yellowhammer 2

29th March 2024: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Mallard 2
Moorhen 1
Tawny Owl 1
Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 1
Nuthatch 4

27th March 2024: Little Egrets - Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Mallard 2 over
Common Buzzard 2
Marsh Tit 1 calling north of the Pine Area 09:44
Chiffchaff 17 singing
Firecrest 1 singing west of Harholt 10:50
Nuthatch 8 singing
Bullfinch 1
Little Egret
2 flew SW high over Banstead Woods 09:15 - presumed from Beddington

26th March 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Stock Dove 30
Woodpigeon 300+
Common Gull 1
Little Owl 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 5
Green Woodpecker 2
Skylark 14
Chiffchaff 2
Fieldfare 8
Wheatear 1 Male IFGF
Linnet 9
Goldfinch 8
Yellowhammer 3

24th March 2024: Canons Farm - Steve Gale

 6 Wheatears in fields then flew north

24th March 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

Wheatear

 


Pheasant 1
Woodpigeon 100+
Herring Gull 5
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 flew NE over George fields 09:36
Common Buzzard 2
Kestrel 2
Carrion Crow 100+ flowing a plough
Wheatear 1 male in Infront of George field East
Chaffinch 2
Linnet 10*
Goldfinch 5
Yellowhammer 6





23rd March 2024: Canons Farm - Grant Yeates

 Woodcock 1 flushed in Pages Acre

21st March 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Chiffchaff

Jay

Moorhen 2 in the Outwood Lane Pond
Red Kite 1 circled over Chipstead Car Park 10:50 then drifted off west
Common Buzzard 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 5
Green Woodpecker 4
Kestrel 1
Jay 4
Chiffchaff c17 singing
Chaffinch 8
Greenfinch 1

20th March 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

male Wheatear

Roe Deer

Peacock

Pheasant 2 calling
Herring Gull 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 5
Green Woodpecker 2 together Railway field/ Legal & General
Kestrel 2
Jay 3
Chiffchaff 4; 3 L&G, 1 Stoney Nob
Long-tailed Tit 1
Goldcrest 1 singing Doric Drive by Doric field
Treecreeper 1 singing Doric Drive by Doric field
Mistle Thrush 1 Broadfield East
Stonechat 1 fem on posts by Tarts field
Wheatear 1 male insect feeding on disturbed earth for water pipe 10:15 Horse Pasture/Broadfield East
Meadow Pipit 3
Chaffinch 8
Greenfinch 5; 2 Canons Lane/ Ballards Green, 2 Doric drive by Doric field, 1 Heathside field
Linnet 10
Goldfinch c18
Yellowhammer 1
Brimstone c12
Comma 2
Peacock 3

1 Roe Deer

19th March 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 1
Green Woodpecker 2
Kestrel 1 male
Chiffchaff 1 Lunch Wood
Fieldfare 8+

17th March 2024: first Wheatear - Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

Wheatear, male, showing well at lower Horse Pasture by Reads Rest Bottom on perimeter fence and on ground workings.
 
Stock Dove 5
Woodpigeon 30+
Common Gull 2
Red Kite 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 drumming (at Reads Rest and Bog Field)
Green Woodpecker 2  
Kestrel 1 F
Rose-ringed Parakeet 1
Magpie 8
Carrion Crow 50+
Blue Tit 6
Great Tit 9
Skylark 50+
Blackbird 4
Robin 2
Wheatear 1 M
Dunnock 6
House Sparrow 20+
Meadow Pipit 30+
Chaffinch 2
Linnet 20+

16th March 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Pheasant 1
Common Buzzard 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 7
Green Woodpecker 1
Rose-ringed Parakeet 5
Jay 3
Coal Tit 5
Chiffchaff 8 singing; 6 Banstead Woods, 2 Harholt
Long-tailed Tit 2
Goldcrest 3
Nuthatch 6
Treecreeper 2
Mistle Thrush 1
Chaffinch 2
Bullfinch 1
Brimstone c14 (all males)
Peacock 3





16th March 2024: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

 




Stock Dove 3
Woodpigeon 20+
Little Owl 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 (2 drumming)
Green Woodpecker 1
Kestrel 1
Rose-ringed Parakeet 2
Magpie 6
Carrion Crow 60+
Blue Tit 12
Great Tit 10
Nuthatch 1
Song Thrush 1
Blackbird 4
Robin 3
Dunnock 5
Meadow Pipit 16
Chaffinch 2
Linnet 14
Brimstone 1
Large White 2
Red Admiral 2

13th March 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 Marsh Tit 2 ground feeding with Chaffinches & Tits; W over Harholt & on path above Lunch Banks

13th March 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

2cy Red Kite

Canada Goose 4 flew N over Broadfields then headed off E 11:04
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 flew S over Broadfields 11:45
Cormorant 1 flew NW over Aberdour School 15:21
Red Kite 2; 1 flew over Broadfield West from N 11:09 - last seen over Railway field 12:14 where departed S. 1 over Ballards Residential 15:10
Green Woodpecker 1 Stoney Nob
Starling 50+
Stonechat 1 m on posts in Reads Bottom/ Horse Pasture 14:48
Linnet 40+
Goldfinch 5
Yellowhammer 4

9th March 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Black-headed Gull 12
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3
Green Woodpecker 1
Skylark 16
Blackbird 28+
Greenfinch 1
Yellowhammer 1

9th March 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

male Great Spotted Woodpecker

Sparrowhawk 1
Common Buzzard 4
Tawny Owl 1 hooting briefly in copse opposite to Piddly Pond 12:36
Marsh Tit 1 calling near post 12
Goldcrest 4 singing
Lesser Redpoll 2 in birches near post 9
Siskin 3 in birches near post 9
Brimstone c11+ (10m 1 fem)

7th March 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 Stonechat 1 female Reads Bottom

7th March 2023: Banstead Woods - Duncan Jennings

 

Common Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Rose-ringed Parakeet 5
Jay 1
Jackdaw 10
Carrion Crow 2
Robin 2

3rd March 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 Red Kite 1 circled over Banstead Woods 13:25

3rd March 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 2
Mistle Thrush 1
Redwing 2+
Stonechat 1 Male near green barn
Chaffinch 1


2nd March 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 Marsh Tit 1 calling on the west side of Harholt Plantation

2nd March 2024: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 Very wet. Both ponds are the fullest I have seen them

Mallard 2 pairs at new pond
Great Spotted Woodpecker 5
Nuthatch 6
Song Thrush 2
Redwing 20
Chaffinch 1
Bullfinch 1
Lesser Redpoll 1

2nd March 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Stock Dove 10
Black-headed Gull 3
Herring Gull 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Common Buzzard 3
Kestrel 1
Redwing 25
Fieldfare 70+
Meadow Pipit 8
Linnet 140+
Yellowhammer 3