| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 Female at Fames Rough |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Jay | 3 |
| Skylark | 1 over Hither Field |
| Goldcrest | 6 |
| Nuthatch | 4 |
30th October 2025: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
25th October 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
Male Stonechat
| Stonechat | c6; 1m on hedgerows Ruffett Meadow/GBF, 2m1fem Poultry field, 2m Reads Rest Bottom |
25th October 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
| Pheasant | 1 calling in Green Belt field |
| Kestrel | 1m |
| Skylark | 70+ in Infront of George field East |
| Long-tailed Tit | 12 |
| Goldcrest | 3 |
| Meadow Pipit | 1 |
| Chaffinch | 12 |
| Linnet | 250; spread out in 3 flocks in IFGFE, Doric & Can Hatch fields |
| Yellowhammer | c5 fem in northside of Green Belt field |
25th October 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Black-headed Gull | 7 |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 Female |
| Red Kite | 2 |
| Kestrel | 1 Male |
| Skylark | 25 |
| Chiffchaff | 1 In mixed tit flock in Tawny Wood |
| Long-tailed Tit | 3+ |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Stonechat | 7 |
| Linnet | 250 |
24th October 2025: Canons Farm - Annie Griffin
Round Meadow
Chipstead Meadow
Possible sighting of a merlin being mobbed by a single carrion crow above Chipstead Meadow woodland. The crow drove the bird north, out of sight.
Possible large group of linnets heard by the stables by Wood Lane.| Woodpigeon | 100+ |
| Common Gull | 2 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Magpie | 2 |
| Jackdaw | 2 |
| Carrion Crow | 40+ |
| Great Tit | 1 |
| Linnet | Poss heard group |
| Other bird 1 | Merlin, possible sighting |
| Other bird 1 number and details | 1. Female. |
22nd October 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Black-headed Gull | 7 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Skylark | 12 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Starling | 8 |
| Stonechat | 8. 4 Perrots, 2 RB & 2 Green barn |
| Meadow Pipit | 6+ |
| Chaffinch | 2+ |
| Linnet | 250 |
| Goldfinch | 6 |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
| Brimstone | 1 |
| Red Admiral | 1 |
| Common Darter | 2 a pair |
| Other wildlife 1 | Roe Deer |
| Other wildlife | 1 |
19th October 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
Drizzly rain from the west
| Woodpigeon | c150 from N 11:15-noon |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 fem over Banstead Woods |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 8 |
| Jay | 7 |
| Magpie | 11 |
| Raven | 1 flew S over Banstead Woods 11:55 |
| Goldcrest | 5 |
| Firecrest | 2 |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 over Park Farm Orchard |
| Song Thrush | 1 bathing in Harholt puddles |
| Blackbird | 7 all bathing together in Harholt puddles |
| Dunnock | 2 bathing in Harholt puddles |
| Chaffinch | 2 |
| Bullfinch | 2 |
| Siskin | 1 flew W from Pine Area |
| Brown Hairstreak | c6; 1 Park Farm Orchard, 5 together at top of a larch near post 13 disturbed by strong winds |
19th October 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
Fieldfare
| Black-headed Gull | c95 mainly on Doric field |
| Common Gull | 7 |
| Herring Gull | 3 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 on Doric |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Little Owl | 1 calling from Lunch Wood |
| Skylark | C23 |
| Redwing | c11;Broadfield East |
| Fieldfare | 4 Broadfield West |
| Linnet | c150+ George fields |
16th October 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
Mistle Thrush
| Black-headed Gull | 2 flew N |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 fem flew over Fames Rough into Chiphouse Wood |
| Red Kite | 1 circled Fames Rough 13:57 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 juvenile calling |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 5 |
| Green Woodpecker | 3 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | c17 |
| Jay | 6 |
| Magpie | 17 |
| Jackdaw | c27 on Hither fields |
| Raven | 2 flew from Shabden Park over Fames Rough cronking SW 13:38 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 10 |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 on mobile tower by Hither field |
| Redwing | c30+ |
| Chaffinch | 2 |
| Bullfinch | 3 in the Nuttery |
| Greenfinch | 2 in the Nuttery |
| Brown Hairstreak | 1 in Fames Rough |
15th October 2025: Canons Farm - Annie Griffin
Fairy Inkcap
Charcoal Burner
Sulphur Tuft
Chipstead Meadow
Mizzly, hazy low cloud lifting late morning. Redwings flying westwards in groups of up to 30, regularly.
| Woodpigeon | 100+ |
| Common Gull | 9 |
| Grey Heron | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 1 |
| Jay | 2 |
| Magpie | 5 |
| Jackdaw | 10+ |
| Carrion Crow | 15+ |
| Blue Tit | 2 |
| Great Tit | 1 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 5 |
| Wren | 1 |
| Redwing | 70+ |
| Meadow Pipit | 2 |
| Linnet | 13 |
11th October 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Red Kite | 2 circled Holly Lane Meadows 13:47 |
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 4 |
| Raven | 1 flew N 11:13 |
| Firecrest | 1 |
| Treecreeper | 1 |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 |
| Redwing | c16 flew N |
| Goldfinch | c15 flew into Banstead Woods from Park Downs |
| Brimstone | 2 |
| Small White | 4 |
| Peacock | 1 |
| Speckled Wood | 1 |
| Brown Hairstreak | 1 |
| Southern Hawker | 1 fem over Outwood Lane Pond |
| Common Darter | c14; 11m 3 fem - most harassing the hawker |
9th October 2025: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig
Dawn patrol from 06:20 for 2 hours, some moonlight, beautiful morning.
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Little Owl | 1 (heard Broadfield West, not seen) |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Skylark | 1 (IFG East) |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Stonechat | 2 (males, Reads Rest Lane) |
| Meadow Pipit | c15 (IFG West, small flock with pairs chasing each other low over ground before landing) |
| Other wildlife 1 | Roe deer |
| Other wildlife 1 | 1 (doe with near fully grown fawn below Lunch Wood) |
9th October 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
Light cold winds from NW
| feral Rock Dove | c150+ ; 130+ Doric field, 20+ Can Hatch field |
| Herring Gull | 2 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Kestrel | 1 fem |
| Raven | 2 flew W over Doric field 14:50 |
| Skylark | 15 Infront of George field East |
| Chiffchaff | 1 |
| Pied Wagtail | 3 |
| Meadow Pipit | 4 |
| Linnet | 100+ Doric increased numbers after 14:30- roost site? |
| Small White | 1 |
| Red Admiral | 2 |
| Other wildlife 1 | Roe Deers |
| Other wildlife 1 number | 2 |
7th October 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
Fly Agaric, Amanita muscaria
| Grey Heron | 1 flew N over scouts area 12:33 |
| Red Kite | 1 headed W |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 ‘on the roof ‘of the Elizabeth Drive complex |
| Jay | 4 |
| Coal Tit | 2 |
| Marsh Tit | 1 calling near Piddly Pond |
| Blue Tit | 50+ flock in Banstead Woods |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | c 8 amongst mainly Blue Tit flock |
| Goldcrest | 6 |
| Nuthatch | 4 |
| Treecreeper | 3 |
| Siskin | 1 over the Pine Area calling |
| Brown Hairstreak | 1 in Banstead Woods |
| Southern Hawker | 3 over Piddly Pond |
| Common Darter | 2 in Banstead Woods |
| Other wildlife 1 (type species) | Grey Squirrel |
| Other wildlife 1 number and details | c8 in Banstead Woods |
4th October 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
Strong winds from the NW
Late afternoon visit| Stock Dove | c31 feeding on Heathside field |
| Black-headed Gull | c88; 54 Doric field, 34 flew N before dusk |
| Herring Gull | c25 Doric field |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 fem flushed up the gulls over Doric field |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | C20+ flew NE before dusk |
| Jackdaw | c100+ Doric/Ballard fields |
| Carrion Crow | c100+ Doric/Ballard fields |
| Skylark | c18 Infront of George field - flew over into Broadfield East to roost |
| House Martin | 3 over Doric |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Stonechat | C5; 3m 2fem Reads Bottom- flew into Infront of George field East/Horse Pasture to roost |
| Pied Wagtail | c11 feeding on Bog/Tarts fields |
| Meadow Pipit | 25; 5 IFGF East, 20 Owl Meadow to roost |
| Chaffinch | c39; Doric/Heathside fields |
| Linnet | 100+ Can Hatch field |
1st October 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
Kestrel
| Black-headed Gull | 4 |
| Common Gull | 1 over Hither field - flew into Shabden Park |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 m low over Hither field hedgerows |
| Common Buzzard | 1 juvenile |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 3 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1m perched on the mobile tower by Hither field |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | c10 |
| Jay | 5 |
| Magpie | 12 |
| Raven | 2 over Hither field calling & flew over Shabden Park 12:36 |
| Marsh Tit | 1 feeding briefly on apples on path in Harholt |
| Blue Tit | 2 feeding on fallen apples |
| Great Tit | 2 feeding on fallen apples |
| Chiffchaff | 4 |
| Willow Warbler | 1 in Hither field hedgerows |
| Long-tailed Tit | 7 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 flew onto mobile tower by Hither field 30 minutes after Kestrel flew away |
| Meadow Pipit | 1 |
| Bullfinch | 6; 5 in Harholt together, 1 in the Nuttery |
| Greenfinch | c11 in the Nuttery |
| Siskin | 1 flew over Harholt calling 13:29 |
| Brown Hairstreak | 1 in the Nuttery |
| Other wildlife 1 (type species) | 1 Weasel ran across a path in Hillwood field |
| Other wildlife 1 number and details | 3 Grey Squirrels in the Nuttery |
29th September 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Sparrowhawk | 1 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 4 |
| Skylark | 3 |
| Chiffchaff | 5 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Stonechat | 32. Bog Field 8, Broadfield 11, IFGF 1, Perrots 12 |
| Meadow Pipit | 8 |
| Linnet | 250+ |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
| Small White | 2 |
| Speckled Wood | 4 |
27th September 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
Stonechats, male and female.
Ring Ouzel
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 3 |
| Jay | 2 |
| Skylark | 25 |
| Swallow | 200 |
| House Martin | 200 |
| Chiffchaff | 11 |
| Stonechat | 8 Broadfield |
| Meadow Pipit | 80+ Ballard's Field and IFGF |
| Linnet | 35 |
| Other bird 1 (type species) | Ring ouzel |
| Other bird 1 number and details | 1 Male at edge of Broadfield near green barn |
| Red Admiral | 1 |
25th September 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
Female Migrant Hawker
Male Common Darter
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 fem Holly Lane Meadows |
| Bullfinch | 1 calling by Outwood lane Pond |
| Small White | 1 |
| Large White | 1 |
| Red Admiral | 1 |
| Speckled Wood | 1 |
| Small Copper | 1 in Holly lane Mes |
| Migrant Hawker | 1 fem |
| Common Darter | 5 |
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