9th April 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Moorhen Now a pair in Outwood Lane Pond
Herring Gull 5
Common Buzzard 2
Green Woodpecker 3
Blackcap c11 singing (not all areas covered)
Nuthatch 5
Mistle Thrush 1
Song Thrush 4
Bullfinch 1 in Harholt

5th April 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

Skylarks

Yellowhammer

Canada Goose

 

Canada Goose 7 over from Burgh Heath Pond; 2 flew E 07:53, 5 flew S 07:55
Mallard 3 circled Doric 11:25
Pheasant 1
Herring Gull 1
Common Buzzard 2
Kestrel 1m Railway field
Jay 2
Rook Heard from Broadfield East
Chiffchaff 2
Blackcap 1
Greenfinch 1 singing by Doric field
Linnet 40+; 30+ Can Hatch field/ Bog field, 10 Doric
Yellowhammer 6
Small Tortoiseshell 1 ‘possible’ over hedgerows between Doric/ Infront George West
Peacock 1

30th March 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Pratley

 

feral Rock Dove 1
Woodpigeon 5
Moorhen 1
Common Buzzard 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 5
Rose-ringed Parakeet 4
Jay 1
Magpie 14
Jackdaw 61
Carrion Crow 7
Blue Tit 2
Great Tit 5
Skylark Present in Hither Field
Chiffchaff 22
Blackcap 3
Goldcrest 1
Nuthatch 3
Treecreeper 1
Wren 14
Song Thrush 1
Blackbird 2
Robin 23
Dunnock 3
Brimstone 27
Comma 1
Peacock 3

1 Rabbit







29th March 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Stock Dove 3 singing
Common Buzzard 2
Kestrel 2
Skylark 1 singing over lower Hither Field
Goldfinch 7 in Fames Rough
Brimstone 10
Comma 3
Peacock 3

29th March 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Meadow Pipit 5 in Lunch Banks

29th March 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Pheasant 1
Stock Dove 5 Four singing
Woodpigeon P
Common Buzzard 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 7
Green Woodpecker 3
Kestrel 1
Rose-ringed Parakeet 1
Jay 3
Magpie P
Jackdaw P
Carrion Crow P
Coal Tit 7
Marsh Tit 1 Near post 9
Blue Tit 30
Great Tit 15
Chiffchaff 28
Blackcap 1
Nuthatch 16
Treecreeper 2
Wren 29
Song Thrush 2
Blackbird 13
Robin 48
Dunnock 1
Chaffinch 1
Brimstone 4
Comma 3







28th March 2025: Canons Farm - Kerry Garner

 

Skylark 1
Yellowhammer 1

28th March 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

male Yellowhammer

Little Owl

Herring Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 flew NW over Doric 09:47
Red Kite 2 circling together over Legal & General 08:55
Common Buzzard 1 being mobbed by crows over Can Hatch field
Little Owl 2; 1 near Canons Farmhouse, 1 Horse Pasture/ Broadfield East
Green Woodpecker 1
Kestrel 1 m L&G field
Chiffchaff 4 singing
Blackcap 1 singing L&G copse
Linnet c20 Doric
Yellowhammer 8





28th March 2025: Banstead U3A Walk with Richard Draper and Linda Mount

 

Richard Draper led this walk for Banstead U3A Bird Group this morning 10-12.30
Sunny, clear 10 degrees approx, N/W wind
Woodpigeon Present
Green Woodpecker 1 heard
Magpie 2
Jackdaw Present
Carrion Crow Present
Skylark Present
Song Thrush 1
Redwing 2
Blackbird 1
Robin 2
Dunnock 1
Linnet Approx 15
Yellowhammer 3

27th March 2025: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

 

Mild. Bright and sunny. Light breeze.
Pheasant 1f
Woodpigeon 30+
Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 2
Green Woodpecker 2
Magpie 5
Jackdaw 30+
Carrion Crow 50+
Great Tit 3
Skylark 2
Nuthatch 1
Blackbird 2
Robin 4
Dunnock 3
Chaffinch 5
Yellowhammer 3
Brimstone 2
Comma 2
Peacock 2

27th March 2025: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard 5
Kestrel 1 Calling in Fames Rough
Chiffchaff 8
Nuthatch 10
Brimstone 4
Comma 1
Peacock 2

27th March 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Pheasant 3
Common Buzzard 3
Green Woodpecker 2
Coal Tit 1
Chiffchaff 6
Blackcap 1
Nuthatch 2
Treecreeper 1 Ruffet Wood
Fieldfare 2
Linnet 6
Yellowhammer 4
Brimstone 2

27th March 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Pratley

 

Woodpigeon 13
Moorhen 1
Common Buzzard 2 together Fames Rough
Great Spotted Woodpecker 4
Green Woodpecker 5
Rose-ringed Parakeet 3
Jay 1
Magpie 22
Jackdaw 49
Carrion Crow 2
Marsh Tit 1 Elizabeth Drive
Blue Tit 4
Great Tit 9
Skylark 1 Hither Field
Chiffchaff 20
Nuthatch 1
Wren 11
Song Thrush 1 Juvenile
Blackbird 6
Robin 28
Dunnock 3
Brimstone 1

1 Grey Squirrel







26th March 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Mistle Thrush

Raven

Mallard 3 over Hither Field
Red Kite 1 over Scouts car park 14:15
Common Buzzard 4
Green Woodpecker 3
Jay 3
Raven 1 over Hither Field - noon
Coal Tit 3
Marsh Tit 1 calling in the pine tree area
Chiffchaff 12
Treecreeper 1 south of Harholt Plantation
Mistle Thrush 1 singing in Holly Lane Meadow
Goldfinch 4
Brimstone 9
Comma 3
Peacock 3

7 Rabbits

2 Roe Deer

23rd March 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Pheasant 1 calling near Hither field
Woodcock 1 in Harholt 11:40
Red Kite 1 flew E over Banstead Woods 13:04
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Green Woodpecker 2
Chiffchaff 3
Treecreeper 2: 1 near post 13, 1 east of Harholt
Mistle Thrush 1 singing above Fames Rough

23rd March 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Canada Goose 1 flew NE over Infront of George field West 08:54
Pheasant 1 calling in Horse Pasture
Stock Dove 60+
Herring Gull 3
Sparrowhawk 1
Little Owl 1 emerging from tree hole 14:25
Chiffchaff 2 singing; 1 Reads Bottom, 1 near Caravan site
Fieldfare 3 in the middle of Broadfield East feeding with Starlings
Meadow Pipit 1 Perrots by Wood
Chaffinch 4 singing
Yellowhammer 8

23rd March 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Stock Dove 100
Redwing 50
Fieldfare 80

22nd March 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Pheasant 2
Herring Gull 9
Common Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 4
Green Woodpecker 5
Magpie 14
Skylark 10+
Chiffchaff 3
Long-tailed Tit 1
Nuthatch 2
Song Thrush 4
Redwing 30+ Most in Chipstead Meadow, some heading NE
Fieldfare 50+ Broadfield
Greenfinch 1 Singing L&G
Linnet 60+ Most Broadfield
Yellowhammer 4





19th March 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Pheasant 1 calling in Lunch Wood
Common Buzzard 2 over Ruffett Meadows
Little Owl 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 1
Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1 circled high above Doric field 10:19, eventually drifted west towards L&G
Coal Tit 1
Chiffchaff 1 singing near Caravan site
Long-tailed Tit 1
Firecrest 2
Treecreeper 1
Meadow Pipit 1; Horse Pasture
Chaffinch 1
Yellowhammer c10; 6 together Broadfield West, 2 Reads Bottom, 2 Broadfield East
Brimstone 10
Comma 2
Red Admiral 3

19th March 2025: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Moorhen 1
Red Kite 1
Green Woodpecker 3
Coal Tit 4
Chiffchaff 2
Long-tailed Tit 1
Nuthatch 8
Brimstone 14
Peacock 1

18th March 2025: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard 3
Chiffchaff 2
Comma 1

18th March 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Chiffchaff 1 Slangs
Blackcap 1 Singing in Tawny Wood
Starling 160 Broadfield
House Sparrow 25+

16th March 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman/Annie-Marie Griffin/Barry Griffin

 

Stock Dove 40+ Broadfield
Black-headed Gull 2+
Herring Gull 40 over Broadfield
Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 5
Green Woodpecker 1
Kestrel 1
Long-tailed Tit 4
Nuthatch 1
Starling 200 Broadfield
Linnet 30
Yellowhammer 4
Gwynne's Mining Bee 1


15th March 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Stock Dove 73; 13 Bog field, 60 Broadfield East
Black-headed Gull 6 following the plough over Broadfield East
Common Gull 1 following the plough over Broadfield East
Herring Gull 8 following the plough over Broadfield East
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 on deck on Broadfield East
Red Kite 1 low over Heathside Field 15:00
Little Owl 1 Infront of George field/Stoney Nob 13:00
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 2
Kestrel 1
Jackdaw c100+ on deck on Broadfield East
Carrion Crow c100+ on deck on Broadfield East
Chiffchaff 1 in Railway field
Long-tailed Tit 2
Blackcap 1 in Legal & General copse
Starling c50+ Broadfield East
Pied Wagtail 1 over Canons Farmhouse
Chaffinch 3
Yellowhammer Pair near Watchpoint

15th March 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Firecrest

Stock Dove 20
Herring Gull 14 over
Common Buzzard 1
Little Owl 1
Green Woodpecker 1
Jackdaw 100
Carrion Crow 200
Coal Tit 1
Long-tailed Tit 1
Firecrest 2 A pair in Pages Acre
Nuthatch 1
Starling 100 Broadfield being sown
Linnet 100

13th March 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Firecrest 2 together near to post 8 - 1 singing

2025 walks announced

 We're delighted to announce our 2025 programme of walks — please see our Events page for full details.

9th March 2025: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

 

15c clear skies

Mass bird movement from around Bog Field helped to locate a Peregrine hunting above.
Stock Dove 7
Woodpigeon 50
Common Gull 7
Common Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 1
Peregrine 1
Rose-ringed Parakeet 1
Magpie 6
Jackdaw 60+
Carrion Crow 100+
Blue Tit 2
Great Tit 5
Skylark 4
Blackbird 3
Robin 1
Dunnock 1
Linnet 100+
Goldfinch 12
Yellowhammer 1m
Brimstone 2