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31st July 2024: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Green Woodpecker1
Chiffchaff
Essex Skipper2
Small Skipper1
Brimstone2
Green-veined White2
Comma1
Red Admiral1
Peacock1
Silver-washed Fritillary1
Dark Green Fritillary1
Speckled Wood1
Meadow Brown
Gatekeeper
Ringlet1
Common Blue1
Azure Damselfly6
Southern Hawker1
Common Darter1
Downland Villa Beefly1

29th July 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Tasguis morsitans

Brown Hairstreak

Common Blue

Common Buzzard 2
Kestrel 1
Chiffchaff 2
Whitethroat 1
Yellowhammer 3
Essex Skipper 3+
Small Skipper 1+
Small/Essex Skipper 10+
Large Skipper 1
Marbled White 2
Green-veined White 1
Small White
Large White 1
Red Admiral 2
Peacock 1
Speckled Wood 1
Meadow Brown
Gatekeeper
Common Blue 1
Brown Hairstreak 1 Chipstead Meadow

27th July 2024: Canons Farm/Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Essex Skipper 4
Small Skipper 1+
Brimstone 4
Marbled White Present but in much smaller numbers
Green-veined White 4
Small White 1
Peacock 1
Speckled Wood 1
Meadow Brown P
Gatekeeper P
Ringlet 3
Holly Blue 1
Small Copper 1 Banstead woods

24th July 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Silver-washed Fritillary

female Southern Hawker

Common Buzzard 2 Juveniles circled Coneyboro/Hillward field -both calling
Small/Essex Skipper P
Large Skipper 1
Brimstone 1
Marbled White P
Small White P
Large White 2
Red Admiral 7
Silver-washed Fritillary 2 ; Fames Rough/ Chiphouse Wood
Meadow Brown P
Gatekeeper P
Common Blue 1
Azure Damselfly 2 in Piddly Pond
Southern Hawker 6
Emperor 1
Common Darter 1





24th July 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Woodpigeon 500+ feeding in Broadfield East
Herring Gull 8 headed south
Sparrowhawk 1 fem
Kestrel 3 together ; Lunch Wood/Broadfield East - one bird a calling juvenile
Painted Lady 1 flew over Reads Rest Cottages 14:08

20th July 2024: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman et al [Butterfly Tour]

 

Herring Gull 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 4
Green Woodpecker 2
Kestrel 2
Chiffchaff 5
Blackcap 1
Essex Skipper 2+
Small/Essex Skipper 5+
Marbled White P
Small White 1
Meadow Brown P
Gatekeeper P
Ringlet 10
Azure Damselfly 6
Southern Hawker 1
Broad-bodied Chaser 1
Downland Beefly
2
Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp 2+









18th July 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Gatekeepper

Woodpigeon c400+ Lambert’s Field/Broadfield West in wheat crop
Common Buzzard 1 juvenile heard calling west side of Banstead Woods
Small/Essex Skipper 12+
Large Skipper 2
Brimstone 1
Marbled White P
Small White c18 mainly in bean fields
Large White c16 mainly in bean fields
Comma 3
Red Admiral 3
Purple Emperor 1 watched briefly 13:00 on the north side in oaks of Ruffett Wood
Speckled Wood 4
Meadow Brown P
Gatekeeper c11
Migrant Hawker 1 in Round Meadow
Demoiselle sp
high over Round Meadow

14th July 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Hornet Mimic Hoverfly

Silver-Y


Dark Green Fritillary

Small Skipper

Marsh Tit 1 calling in Fames Rough (railway side)
Essex Skipper 3 identified in Fames Rough
Small Skipper 3 identified in Fames Rough
Small/Essex Skipper 15* Fames Rough / Hillwood field
Large Skipper 3 identified in Fames Rough
Marbled White P
Red Admiral 4
Dark Green Fritillary 1 in Fames Rough
Meadow Brown P
Small Heath 6
Brown Argus 1 in Fames Rough
Emperor 3: 1 m 2 fem. in Fames Rough
Brown Hawker
1 probable on east side of Fames Rough: brown dragonfly only seen briefly

14th July 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Red Kite 1 circled 13:44
Blackbird 3 singing between Canons Lane/ Watchpoint re; Usutu virus

14th July 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Green Woodpecker 3 One juvenile, two Territories
Chiffchaff 5
Blackcap 6
Whitethroat 5. One adult feeding a juvenile at RB
House Sparrow 1 with nest material at Perrots Farm
Yellowhammer 3
Essex Skipper 3+
Small Skipper 1+
Marbled White P
Small White 1
Large White 3
Comma 2
Red Admiral 3
Peacock 2+ caterpillars at edge of broadfield
Meadow Brown P

11th July 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 North side.

 


White Admiral

 


Brimstone 2
Marbled White P
Small White 1
Large White 2
Comma 2
Red Admiral 5
Meadow Brown P
Other butterfly 1 (type species) 5 White-letter Hairstreak; high up in Elms
Other butterfly 1 number and details 2 White Admiral; opposite Sessile Oak 5

11th July 2024: Banstead Woods - Linda Mount

 Chipstead Downs


Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Magpie 3
Jackdaw 5
Carrion Crow 5
Blue Tit 1
Chiffchaff 2
Blackcap 2
Blackbird 1
Marbled White ++
Small White 2
Meadow Brown ++
Ringlet 1
Small Heath 5
Chalkhill Blue 1

11th July 2024: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Moorhen 2 adults
Red Kite 2 Over edge of wood near Perrots, with a buzzard
Common Buzzard 1
Green Woodpecker 3 One juvenile
Coal Tit 1
Chiffchaff 8
Long-tailed Tit 6 Including several juveniles
Blackcap 2
Whitethroat 1
Essex Skipper 4+
Small Skipper 1+
Marbled White Common
Large White 1
Comma 1
Silver-washed Fritillary (unconfirmed)
1 probable; large frit flying fast, not settling
Speckled Wood 1
Meadow Brown Common
Gatekeeper 4
Ringlet 9
Small Heath 6
Azure Damselfly 6
Southern Hawker 1
Broad-bodied Chaser 1
Common Darter 1

8th July 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Swift 6
Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 4
Green Woodpecker 2
Skylark x
Chiffchaff 2
Blackcap 2
Whitethroat 5
Linnet x
Yellowhammer 5
Essex Skipper 2
Large Skipper 1
Marbled White 20+
Green-veined White 2
Comma 1
Peacock Many caterpillars on nettles in Chipstead meadow
Meadow Brown x
Ringlet 3

7th July 2024: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard 1
Coal Tit 1
Marsh Tit 1
Chiffchaff 5
Blackcap 3
Nuthatch 2
Small/Essex Skipper 1+
Marbled White P
Green-veined White 1
Speckled Wood 1
Meadow Brown P
Ringlet P
Small Heath 1