28th September 2024: Canons Farm - Tony Blake

 

Stock Dove 12+
Woodpigeon c300
Black-headed Gull 2
Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 1
Kestrel 1
Rose-ringed Parakeet 2
Jay 3
Magpie 3
Jackdaw c10
Carrion Crow c100
Skylark 2
Swallow 2 - SSE
Chiffchaff 4
Wren 2
Starling c10
Stonechat 3 - near Perrotts Farm
Dunnock 1
Meadow Pipit 3 - NNE
Chaffinch 2
Goldfinch 1
Yellowhammer 2
Comma 1

Ivy Bee - several

28th September 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

Pond at Tottenham Meadow is now overgrown so that most of the water cannot be observed. 

 

Chiffchaff

 

Mallard 1 female
Common Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 1
Kestrel 1 male
Jay 10
Skylark 8
Swallow 6
Chiffchaff 12
Goldcrest 2
Chaffinch 3
Linnet 5
Yellowhammer 12
Comma 2
Red Admiral 1





 

25th September 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 



Woodpigeon 500
Red Kite 2
Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1 juvenile in Pheasant Field
Jay P
Magpie P
Jackdaw 200
Rook 8
Carrion Crow 200
Raven 1 Seen twice
Skylark 6+
Chiffchaff 4
Nuthatch 1
Stonechat 1 male at north end of Broadfield
Dunnock 8+
Linnet 4
Yellowhammer 10 Bog Field
Red Admiral 1





24th September 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Red Kite 2
Common Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1
Raven 2 flew north over Rest Lane Cottage, one cronking, 13:02
Skylark 16 flew west 10:15

21st September 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 



Herring Gull 15
Red Kite 2
Common Buzzard 2
Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1 over The Nuttery 14:36
Jay 20+ carrying acorns
Raven 1 heard over Piddly Pond 11:36
House Martin 60+ flew east 10:00-10:10
Chiffchaff 10
Willow Warbler 1 in Harholt Plantation
Blackcap 1
Nuthatch 4
Treecreeper 2
Small White 4
Large White 2
Speckled Wood 1
Meadow Brown P
Small Copper 1
Brown Hairstreak c10
Southern Hawker 5
Migrant Hawker 1





21st September 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Rook 1 Green Belt Field
Firecrest 1 Holly Lane
Linnet 20+ Green Belt Field

21st September 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard 1
Green Woodpecker 1
Jay 4+
Rook 1
Skylark 3
Chiffchaff 19
Blackcap 2
Linnet 10
Yellowhammer 6

19th September 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward


male Migrant Hawker

Brown Hairstreak

female Common Darter


Herring Gull 4
Hobby 1 flew NE over Hillwood Field 16:36
Kestrel 2
Raven 2
Coal Tit 1
Treecreeper 1
Whinchat 1 along hedgerows by Hither Field
Small White 2
Meadow Brown 30+
Small Heath 5
Common Blue 1
Small Copper 1 near The Nuttery
Brown Hairstreak 1 in Harholt Plantation
Southern Hawker 3 over Piddly Pond
Migrant Hawker 4 all in Hillwood Field
Common Darter 4





 

 

Thousands of Ivy Bees along lower Hither Field paths

19th September 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Woodpigeon 80+ in Can Hatch Field
Black-headed Gull 1
Sparrowhawk 1 female pursing Swallows
Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 3
Kestrel 2
Jay 7
Jackdaw 60+ Lunch Wood/Infront George East
Rook 1
Raven 1 heard cronking
Swallow 30+ mainly over Owl Meadow/Broadfield/Infront George
Chiffchaff 7
Meadow Pipit 1
Linnet 3
Goldfinch 4
Yellowhammer c12: 7 near Canons Farmhouse, 2 Reads Rest Cottages, 3 Reads Bottom
Green-veined White 1
Small White 3
Large White 1
Peacock 2
Brown Hairstreak 1 by Poultry Field
Common Darter 1

Brown Rat at Reads Bottom

15th September 2024: Canons Farm - Tony Blake

 

Woodpigeon c250
Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 1
Hobby 1+ two sightings in the morning
Swallow c35
House Martin 4+
Chiffchaff 7+
Blackcap 1
Linnet c25
Yellowhammer 3

15th September 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard 6
Kestrel 1 Male
Sand Martin 1
Swallow 100+
House Martin 80+
Chiffchaff 9
Whitethroat 1+
Nuthatch 2
Linnet 18
Yellowhammer 5
Green-veined White 1+
Small White 5+
Comma 1
Small Heath 1
Small Copper 1
Common Darter 2
Other wildlife 1 (type species) Ivy bee
Other wildlife 1 number and details 1+





15th September 2024: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard 1
Skylark 1 Hither Field
Chiffchaff 4
Nuthatch 1
Whinchat 1 Hither Field
Green-veined White 1
Small White 3+
Meadow Brown 3
Small Heath 3
Common Blue 1





14th September 2024: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

 

Woodpigeon 200+
Common Buzzard 4
Green Woodpecker 1
Rose-ringed Parakeet 3
Magpie 3
Jackdaw 20+
Carrion Crow 20+
Swallow 3
House Martin 20
Chiffchaff 3
Goldcrest 1
Wren 1
Robin 2
House Sparrow 6
Common Darter 1

13th September 2024: Banstead Woods - Anne-Marie Griffin

 

Common Darter

Common Darter



Red Kite entered over Tattenham Meadow from the north and flew onto Broadfield East being mobbed by crows continuously.
Woodpigeon 200+
Black-headed Gull 5
Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 2
Green Woodpecker 1
Magpie 5
Jackdaw 50+
Carrion Crow 100+
Blue Tit 3
House Martin 23
Chiffchaff 4
Long-tailed Tit 4
Wren 1
Starling 1
Robin 3
Yellowhammer 1
Large White 3
Common Darter 1





12th September 2024: Banstead Woods - Graham Harris

 House Martin 15 over The Knoll

12th September 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard 2
Jay 3
Coal Tit 1
Blue Tit 15+
Swallow 100+
Chiffchaff 16
Long-tailed Tit 15+ in two flocks
Nuthatch 1
Stonechat 1
Linnet 3
Small White 6
Comma 1
Red Admiral 5
Common Darter 1

8th September 2024: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

 


videos of House Martins and Swallows


Gypsy moth caterpillar

Constant stream of housemartins and swallows arriving from the north to south feeding over Green Belt Field, Game Field and Poultry Field and remaining to feed. Showing well.

Hobby travelled from north to south over greenbelt, mobbed by housemartins.

Sunny, warm, humid, plenty of insects.
Stock Dove 2
Woodpigeon 200+
Herring Gull 2
Red Kite 1 on Horse Pasture
Common Buzzard 2
Green Woodpecker 1
Hobby 1 over Green Belt
Rose-ringed Parakeet 1
Jay 3
Magpie 5
Jackdaw 50++
Carrion Crow 50+
Blue Tit 6+
Great Tit 4+
Swallow 100+
House Martin 200+
Chiffchaff 6
Long-tailed Tit 1
Blackcap 1 m
Nuthatch 1
Starling 1
Blackbird 2
Robin 4
House Sparrow 8
Linnet 2
Large White 3





7th September 2024: Canons Farm - Autumn Migration Tour led by Paul Goodman

 

adult Red Kite

feral Rock Dove P
Stock Dove 3+
Woodpigeon 1000+
Herring Gull 4
Red Kite 1 - 2
Common Buzzard 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 1
Kestrel 1
Rose-ringed Parakeet P
Jay P
Magpie P
Jackdaw P
Carrion Crow 500+
Blue Tit P
Sand Martin 1
Swallow 400+ Feeding and over SW in many small and large flocks
House Martin 8+
Chiffchaff 8
Whitethroat 2 Reeds Cottages scrub
Nuthatch 3 In Banstead Woods
Wren P
Starling 25+
Blackbird P
Robin P
Dunnock P
House Sparrow P
Chaffinch 3
Bullfinch 1 L&G (and another heard in Banstead Woods)
Linnet 2
Goldfinch 4
Yellowhammer 10 Including 1st year birds

4th September 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Red Kite 3
Common Buzzard 4
Green Woodpecker 2
Coal Tit 2
Swallow 20 Southwest
Chiffchaff 10
Willow Warbler 1
Long-tailed Tit 1
Blackcap 1
Goldcrest 1+
Nuthatch 3
Wheatear 1 Reads Bottom
Linnet 1
Yellowhammer 2
Green-veined White 2
Small White 6
Large White 4
Common Darter 1





4th September 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Common Darter

Ravens

Whinchat

Common Buzzard 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Green Woodpecker 3
Kestrel 2
Rose-ringed Parakeet 3
Jay 4
Raven 2 together circled Hillwood field 12:28
Skylark 2 in lower Hither field
Swallow 10 low over Hither fields
Chiffchaff 11
Blackcap 4
Whinchat 2 on the south side of lower Hither field
Bullfinch 4; 2 in the Nuttery, 2 in Harholt
Linnet 3
Goldfinch 5
Brimstone 1
Green-veined White 2
Small White c20+
Large White 4
Speckled Wood 2
Meadow Brown P; widespread but in lower numbers
Small Heath 1
Small Blue 1 in the NE corner of Stagbury
Common Blue 6
Chalkhill Blue 3; 1 m 2 fem
Brown Hairstreak 1
Azure Damselfly 2
Southern Hawker 1
Migrant Hawker 2
Common Darter 7 including 2 fem





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