6th November 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Purple Jellydisc

Mica Caps

Turkey Tail Mushrooms

General commentsWeather very mild - still 2 Buff-tailed Bumblebees observed on the wing
Woodpigeon2 flocks of c60+ from N 10:25, large no.s headed back N from noon after gamekeeper shootings
Black-headed Gullc11
Herring Gull3
Sparrowhawk1 fem
Common Buzzard2
Chiffchaff1 flew into Outwood Lane Pond reeds
Long-tailed Tit2
Goldcrest6
Firecrest1
Wren1 flew into Outwood Lane Pond reeds
Redwing5
Pied Wagtail1 landed by the Clock tower near the Scouts huts 14:20
Goldfinchc21 over the scouts complex
Common Darterc5 m & 1 fem “very tiny specimens” may have recently emerged. Also fully grown pair mating over Outwood Lane Pond