| Black-headed Gull | 1 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 5 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 1 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Dunnock | 8 |
| Linnet | 40 |
| Yellowhammer | 1 |
| Small White | 1 |
| Small Heath | 1 |
16 September 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
15 September 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| General comments | 5 mixed flocks today, one large one near Piddly Pond. Plenty of migrants today including, a Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warblers and a Swallow. |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Marsh Tit | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 70+ |
| Great Tit | 60+ |
| Skylark | 1 over Hither Field |
| Swallow | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 12 |
| Willow Warbler | 3 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 10+ |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Lesser Whitethroat | 1 Hither Field |
| Nuthatch | 6 |
| Dunnock | 3 |
| Clouded Yellow | 1 |
| Small White | 1 |
| Small Heath | 4 |
| Small Copper | 1 |
15 September 2026: Canons Farm - Tony Blake
| Stock Dove | c50 |
| Woodpigeon | 1+ |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 - heard |
| Hobby | 1 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 2 - heard |
| Jay | 2 |
| Magpie | c5 |
| Jackdaw | 2 |
| Carrion Crow | c5 |
| Blue Tit | 1 |
| Swallow | 2 |
| Chiffchaff | 4 |
| Linnet | c30 |
14 September 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Jay | 12 |
| Skylark | 2 |
| Swallow | 19 |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Willow Warbler | 1 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 8+ |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Linnet | 30 |
11 September 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 3 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 4 |
| Nuthatch | 2 |
| Linnet | 20 |
| Yellowhammer | 6 |
Recent migrants news
September is one of the best months for migrants in our area. An Osprey flew over Canons Farm on 4th, a Merlin was at Canons Farm on the 5th and Ian Ward photographed a Spotted Flycatcher and a Restart at Banstead Woods on the 6th. There have been passage Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Warblers at the Farm recently. There are also the first signs of Winter with about 70 Linnets congregating at Canons Farm.
6 September 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward - Spotted Flycatcher and Redatart
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| Spotted Flycatcher |
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| Female Redstart |
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| Male Common Darter |
| Red Kite | 2 flew E over Hither fields 12:30 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Kestrel | 2; m/fem above Hither fields |
| Jay | 2 |
| Raven | 2 flew E over Hither fields into Shabden Park 12:40 |
| Swallow | 8 flew SE 12:27 |
| House Martin | 1 with Swallows |
| Chiffchaff | 3 |
| Redstart | 1 in the Nuttery 10:50 - 11:15 |
| Goldfinch | 3 |
| Spotted Flycatcher | 1 In the Nuttery |
| Clouded Yellow | 3 |
| Small White | 5 |
| Large White | 4 |
| Red Admiral | 1 |
| Meadow Brown | 6 |
| Small Heath | 30+ |
| Common Blue | 4 |
| Holly Blue | 1 |
| Small Copper | 2 |
| Brown Hairstreak | 2; 1 E of Hither field, 1 near the Nuttery |
| Southern Hawker | 1 |
| Migrant Hawker | 2 |
| Emperor | 1 |
| Common Darter | 1 |
| Lizard | 1 in the Nuttery |
5 September 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Kestrel | 1 Female |
| Yellowhammer | 2 Juveniles |
| Small Heath | 3 |
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