Northern Wheatear, Little Owl, Sparrowhawk, 22 Pied Wagtails, 3+ Linnets, Chiffchaff, Kestrel, 2 Black-headed Gulls on Legal & General, Stock Dove, Green Woodpecker (DKC).
Monday 30th
no sign of Common Quail, Yellow Wagtail over, Hobby, 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Skylarks, 100+ Linnets, Yellowhammer, 2 House Martins, several Swallows, c.6 Goldcrests, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker. Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Herring Gulls and 38 Black-headed Gulls on Legal & General playing field (DKC/SG et al).
Sunday 29th
COMMON QUAIL still singing in field south of Canons Farmhouse all day (seen well on main path through field briefly at 7.47am), 5 GOLDEN PLOVERS flew WSW at 6.37am, 2 Yellow Wagtails over (1 at 6.46am +1 at 3.10pm), 2 Common Buzzards*, 2 Sparrowhawks, Kestrel, House Martin, lots of Swallows, Goldcrest, 3+ Nuthatches, 2 Coal Tits, Treecreeper, 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpeckers (DKC/KJM/NR/DM, et al).
Saturday 28th
COMMON QUAIL singing in field south of Canons Farmhouse on & off all day (seen briefly once or twice), TREE PIPIT, 2 Whinchats, Northern Wheatear, 2 Meadow Pipits, Rook, Hobby, 2 Common Buzzards, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Grey Heron, 2 Goldcrests, Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, Skylark, c.20 Linnets, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, many Swallows, 1-2 House Martins, Green Woodpecker (DKC/SG/MSp/JA/KG/RDW/NG/RG/FP/GP et al).
Friday 27th
Whinchat at SW corner of Big Field with Northern Wheatear, Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 2 Chiffchaffs, Swallow, Green Woodpecker, Rose-ringed Parakeet, 5 Herring and 20-30 Black-headed Gulls on Legal & General, 30+ Linnets
Thursday 26th
Northern Wheatear still on barns behind Canons Farmhouse, 2 Hobbies, Meadow Pipit, Grey Heron, 7+ Goldcrests, 5+ Blackcaps, 6+ Common Whitethroats, 5 Chiffchaffs, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 4+ Bullfinches, Treecreeper, 10+ Swallows, 5-10 House Martins*, Stock Dove, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 8+ Nuthatches, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 5+ Linnets. Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30-40 Herring Gulls and 7 Black-headed Gulls on Legal & General playing field (DKC).
Wednesday 25th
Yellow Wagtail 3 times in flight then dropped onto Legal & General, Northern Wheatear on derelict barns, 2 Hobbies (juveniles), Little Owl, Sparrowhawk, 3+ Bullfinches (including juvenile), 5 Goldcrests, 4+ Nuthatches, Treecreeper, 2 Coal Tits, 4 Yellowhammers, c.20 Linnets, 7 Swallows, 6 House Martins*, 2 Kestrels, 4 Blackcaps, 5 Chiffchaffs, 7 Common Whitethroats, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 8 Green Woodpeckers, 6 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC/MS).
Tuesday 24th
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER showing well 5.08pm-5.55pm at least at Lunch Wood by tarmac dumping area. Also Rook, Bullfinch, Treecreeper, 2 Chiffchaffs, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5+ Green Woodpeckers, Linnet, c.28 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Stock Dove, 2 Yellowhammers (1+ juv), c.30 Swallows (DKC).
Sunday 22nd
Lesser Whitethroat, Yellowhammer and 10 Linnets near Canons Farmhouse (PGo).
3 GOLDEN PLOVERS flew low NNW, calling, at 8.40am also 1+ Hobby, 2 Common Buzzards*, 1+ Sparrowhawk, 4 Yellowhammers (including 2 juvs), 22 Pied Wagtails, 10 Chiffchaffs, 10 Common Whitethroats, Blackcap, 6 Swallows, Skylark, 2 Bullfinches, Treecreeper, 5+ Nuthatches, 4 Coal Tits, 4+ Stock Doves, c.25 Linnets, 4 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 22 Black-headed Gulls on Legal & General playing field (DKC).
Wednesday 11th
Hobby, Common Buzzard*, Meadow Pipit, imm. Cormorant over, 12 Common Whitethroats, 12 Chiffchaffs, 4+ Blackcaps, 2+ Common Swifts (1*), 24+ House Martins (4*), 8+ Swallows, 5+ Yellowhammers, Sparrowhawk, 1+ Bullfinch, Pheasant, 3+ Goldcrests, 4 Treecreepers, 4+ Nuthatches, 8+ Coal Tits, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 8 Green Woodpeckers, 16+ Linnets, Black-headed Gull, Rose-ringed Parakeet (DKC).
Tuesday 10th
possible juvenile Yellow-legged Gull on Legal & General field in the evening but flew off before it could be conclusively identified or photographed (showed neat dark terminal band to tail in flight, dark outer greater coverts and almost completely plain tertials; however, although head and underparts were a bit paler than other gulls, this wasn't striking). Also Common Gull, 2 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls, c.20 Black-headed Gulls and c.40 Herring Gulls on the playing field. Also 3 Yellowhammers, 2+ Linnets, c.15 Swallows, 3 Green Woodpeckers, Stock Dove (DKC).
TREE PIPIT along path running south from derelict barns, Hobby again on top of pine in Banstead Woods, 35+ Swallows, House Martin, c.30 Linnets, 3 Yellowhammers (2 males +juv), Treecreeper, Coal Tit, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Stock Doves, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Common Whitethroats. 3 House Martins and Swallow Chipstead Valley from The Brow (DKC).
Thursday 5th
3 Willow Warblers (SG).
Tuesday 3rd
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker near Banstead Woods car park, Hobby showing well in pine NE of buildings in woods, 2 Bullfinches, Treecreeper, 2 Goldcrests, Nuthatch, 27 Linnets, 2 Yellowhammers, 5 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Chiffchaffs, Common Whitethroat, 4 Stock Doves, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets. 40 House Martins south and Mallard past from The Brow (DKC).
2 Sparrowhawks (♂ showing very well+♀), 2 House Martins, Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush, 4 Swallows, ad Black-headed Gull over, Skylark, 4 Yellowhammers, 2 Kestrels, 3 Chiffchaffs, 4 Common Whitethroats, several Goldfinches inc. juvs, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 6+ Green Woodpeckers, Long-tailed Tits, Pied/White Wagtail (DKC).
Sunday 25th
Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Buzzards, 50-60 Swallows, 4 House Martins, Coal Tit, 2-4 Kestrels, 5+ Yellowhammers, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4+ Green Woodpeckers, 2+ Linnets, Pheasant, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Skylark, 7-9 Common Whitethroats, Pied/White Wagtail (DKC/RDW/KJM).
Friday 23rd
6 COMMON CROSSBILLS flew south west over the north end of Ruffett Wood, possibly came from The Lodge at north west corner of Banstead Woods also adult Black-headed Gull over, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 2 juv Swallows, 5 Yellowhammers (3♂), 5 Common Whitethroats, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Skylarks, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 4 Green Woodpeckers, Pheasant, Stock Dove, many juv->1st winter Starlings, family of Goldfinches, 6+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, prob male Sparrowhawk with prey, Kestrel (DKC).
Wednesday 21st
adult Black-headed Gull over, Common Buzzard from The Brow, 2+ Stock Doves, 3+ Chiffchaffs, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Blackcaps, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Nuthatches, 2 Yellowhammers, Mistle Thrushes, Linnet, 2 Swallows (adult ♂ +♀), 3+ Kestrels (the Lunch Wood family), 2 Yellowhammers, juv Blackbird, Skylark (DKC).
Tuesday 20th
2 hybrid juvenile Pied x White Wagtails again near derelict barns, family party of c.4 Goldcrests, many Black-headed and Herring Gulls circling hawking overhead, pair of Nuthatches, 2 Bullfinches, probable Canada Goose (heard only), 2 Treecreepers, 4 Green Woodpeckers, Coal Tit, Pheasant, 5+ Kestrels (including family party of 5), Stock Dove, Skylark, 5 Yellowhammers, 2 Linnets, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Common Whitethroat, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers including juv, 6 Blackcaps, 5 Chiffchaffs, c.6 Swallows (DKC).
Monday 19th
3 Bullfinches, 3+ Treecreepers, Nuthatch, Yellowhammer, 2 Stock Doves, Common Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2+ Coal Tits, 6 Green Woodpeckers (including family party of 4), 3 Blackcaps, 3 Linnets, 9+ Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).
♂ Sparrowhawk, Yellowhammer, young Kestrels heard in Lunch Wood), 1+ Swallow, 2 Stock Doves, 3 Blackcaps, 3 Skylarks, 2 Pheasants, 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, imm Robin, flock of 100+ Woodpigeons (DKC).
Tuesday 13th
2+ Kestrels, Skylark, 3 Common Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps, Yellowhammer, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2+ Swallows, 3 Stock Doves, good numbers of Herring Gulls flying down the Chipstead Valley early evening (DKC).
Monday 12th
male Tawny Owl singing at Tawny Wood (north of Ruffett Wood) around dusk, Pheasant, 1+ Linnet, 2 Yellowhammers, 1+ Green Woodpecker (DKC).
Friday 9th
Treecreeper, 2 Linnets, 2 Common Whitethroats (inc. fledgling), Skylark, Yellowhammer, Great Spotted Woodpecker (DKC/KJM).
Saturday 3rd
no sign of reported probable Golden Oriole but 2 Bullfinches, 4+ Nuthatches, 3+ Stock Doves, 3-4 Coal Tits, 2+ Chiffchaffs, juv Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, 4 Green Woodpeckers including 1+ probable juv, Pheasant, Skylark, Common Whitethroat, 2+ juv Robins (DKC).
Friday 2nd
Almost certain GOLDEN ORIOLE heard in Tawny Wood (just north of Ruffett Wood and south east of junction of Colcokes Road and Monks Road) 10.00am. Observer is confident that what he heard was a Golden Oriole but is not claiming 100% because he didn't see the bird (hence not completely eliminating the possibilty of another bird mimicking in observer's opinion) but it seems very likely that the bird was indeed a Golden Oriole. (GP per DKC).
2 Common Buzzards, Grey Heron, ♂ Swallow, Yellowhammer, Kestrel, Skylark, Coal Tit, Common Whitethroat, Linnet (KJM/DKC).
Common Buzzard circling then to Burgh Heath then flew west, Pheasant, 2+ Linnets, 4 Skylarks, 3 Yellowhammers (2 singing ♂♂), 3 Common Whitethroats, 8+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, Green Woodpecker, White/Pied Wagtail heard-only, 2 Stock Doves, Swallow, Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs (DKC).
Monday 28th
5 Yellowhammers, Pheasant, Blackcap, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Rose-ringed Parakeet, 3 Linnets, 3 Skylarks, 4 Common Whitethroats (DKC).
Sunday 27th
2 family groups of Pied/White Wagtails including the female White Wagtail and 1 hybrid young, family group of Common Whitethroats with 2+ young (PGo).
Saturday 26th
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (PGo).
2+ Yellowhammers, Kestrel, c.3 Common Whitethroats, Blackcap, 2+ Linnets, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 White/Pied Wagtails (too distant +into light for ID), 1+ Stock Dove, Rose-ringed Parakeet (DKC/KJM).
Tuesday 22nd
2+ singing ♂ Little Owls, Treecreeper, male Pied Wagtail with 1 hybrid young, ♀ Sparrowhawk, 2+ Yellowhammers, 4 Chiffchaffs, 3 Blackcaps, 2 Pheasants, 2 Skylarks, 5+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 3+ Linnets, 4 Stock Doves, family of 2 ad +2 juv Carrion Crows, large family party of Blue Tits (DKC).
Sunday 20th
♀ White Wagtail still with ♂ Pied Wagtail and 2 freshly fledged hybrid young, 2 Common Buzzards, Little Owl, c.10 House Martins, 7 Mallards, 1+ juvenile Grey Heron, Nuthatch, 4 Yellowhammers (3♂, 1♀), Kestrel, 4 Linnets, c.5 Skylarks, 3 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 4 Swallows, 2 Blackcaps, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Pheasant, 2 Stock Doves, Chiffchaff, 4+ Common Whitethroats (DKC/KJM/RDW).
Saturday 19th
Little Owl, 8 House Martins (PGo).
Grey Heron, Bullfinch, 4 Yellowhammers (3♂, 1♀), 5 House Martins, 2 Swallows, Coal Tit, 3+ Blackcaps, 2+ Skylarks, 3 Common Whitethroats, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Chiffchaffs, Willow Warbler (DKC/KJM).
Little Owl, 2 Common Buzzards, Treecreeper, 2 House Martins, Pheasant, ♂ Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Green Woodpeckers, 2 Skylarks, Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Pied/White Wagtail heard only again (DKC).
Wednesday 16th
Treecreeper, 2 House Martins, Pheasant, Yellowhammer, juv. Goldfinch, Pied/White Wagtail (heard only), 3+ Skylarks, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, ♀ Kestrel, Common Whitethroat, lots of Common Swifts (DKC).
Saturday 12th
Common Buzzard, Bullfinch, Grey Heron, 2+ House Martins, Sparrowhawk, Yellowhammer, Pied Wagtail, 2+ Skylarks, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 4+ Linnets including 2 probable juveniles, Swallow, 8+ Common Whitethroats including 2 fledglings, 4 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Blackcaps, 4+ Green Woodpeckers, 3+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Pheasant, 4 Chiffchaffs (DKC/KJM).
Friday 11th
Red Kite flew west 3.58pm, ♀ White Wagtail still feeding on Legal & General playing field with ♂ Pied Wagtail, 2 Little Owls, 2 House Martins, singing ♂ Goldcrest, 3+ Treecreepers, 3 Coal Tits, Swallow, Kestrel, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Pheasants, Willow Warbler, 5+ Common Whitethroats, 7+ Chiffchaffs, 4+ Blackcaps, 7+ Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 9 Stock Doves, c.20 juvenile Starlings, 4+ Linnets, 5+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, family groups of Blue Tits and Great Tits. Also the following butterflies: 2+ Large Skippers, Red Admiral (DKC).
Wednesday 9th
2-3 Little Owls, House Martin, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, 2 Linnets, 8+ Common Whitethroats, 7 Mistle Thrushes including 4 juveniles, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Stock Dove, 3 Yellowhammers, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 3+ Skylarks, c.30 juvenile Starlings, Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Swallows, Pheasant. Also Roe Deer (DKC/KJM).
Tuesday 8th
♀ White Wagtail still seen collecting food and presumably taking it to young at nest, Rook, Bullfinch, c.17 Stock Doves, 8 Common Whitethroats (including 3 fledglings), 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Linnets, Skylark, Swallow, 6 Blackcaps, 6 Chiffchaffs, 2 singing ♂ Goldcrests, singing ♂ Willow Warbler, Pheasant, Jay unsuccessfully attempting to take any 1 of 3 presumably fledgling Blue Tits on the wing. Also Grizzled Skipper butterfly (DKC).
Monday 7th
4+ Common Whitethroats, 3+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 6 Linnets, 3 Green Woodpeckers, Swallow, 4 Yellowhammers, House Martin, c.4 singing Skylarks, 2 Stock Doves, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Chiffchaff (DKC).
Sunday 6th
Red Kite NW over Banstead Woods, 3 singing ♂ Yellowhammers, c.3 Common Whitethroats, Pheasant, 2 Blackcaps, Chiffchaff, Stock Dove, Kestrel, Linnets (DKC/KJM).
Saturday 5th
update on the Grey Heron that was taken into care in May: unfortunately the wounds, presumably obtained by hitting telephone wires, were too great and the bird was put to sleep the day after being picked up.
8 House Martins collecting mud (PGo).
Yellowhammer, Swallow, Common Whitethroat, Linnet, Skylark (KJM/RS/DKC).
♂ Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at Circle Field (PGo).
Saturday 29th
Red Kite in morning (PGo).
Friday 28th
♀ White Wagtail still with ♂ Pied Wagtail, 4 Common Buzzards (KJM).
Tuesday 25th
169 Stock Doves, 3+ Swallows, ♂ Pied Wagtail , 3 Yellowhammers, 3 Common Whitethroats, 5+ Linnets, 2+ Skylarks, House Martin, 3+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, several Common Swifts, Green Woodpecker, 1+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcaps, 3+ Pheasants (2+♂ 1♀) (DKC).
Grey Heron (KJM).
Monday 24th
Red Kite, Little Owl, 2 House Martins, Common Buzzard, 4 Blackcaps, 2+ Common Whitethroats, 10+ Stock Doves, 3 Yellowhammers, 2+ Linnets, Swallow, Green Woodpecker, 4+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, Pheasant, several Common Swifts (DKC).
4 Blackcaps, 3 Common Whitethroats, Yellowhammer, Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaffs, 3 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallow (P&G).
Sunday 23rd
♀ White Wagtail still, Rook, Little Owl, 4 Common Buzzards, 2+ Sparrowhawks, 3 Mallards, Great Spotted Woodpecker at nest, 8 Common Whitethroats, 5 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, 5+ Pheasants, 4+ Swallows, 2 Yellowhammers, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, c.5 Stock Doves, 2 Linnets, Pied Wagtail (DKC/KJM).
♀ White Wagtail still, 2 Common Buzzards, Pied Wagtail (KJM).
Friday 21st
♀ White Wagtail mated again with Pied Wagtail, Hobby, 2+ Little Owls, 3 Common Buzzards, juv. Grey Heron presumably hit wires and acquired broken wing and was picked up by Wildlife Aid, 80+ Stock Doves, 2 Mallards, 7+ Rose-ringed Parakeets (including 1+ juv. peeping out of hole +1 recently fledged), Blackcap, 2 Pheasants, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1+ Green Woodpecker, 2 Common Whitethroats, 2+ Linnets, 2+ Swallows, many Common Swifts, Skylark, Kestrel (m) (KJM/DKC).
Thursday 20th
HONEY-BUZZARD mobbed by Crows, circled over Legal & General then lost to view 11.30am also Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (f), 2 Common Buzzards, Cormorant, 2 House Martins, 2 Swallows, 6 Mallards (KJM).
In addition: 4 Common Whitethroats, 4 Blackcaps, several Stock Doves, 2 Yellowhammers, 6+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, Linnet, 2 Pheasants, Grey Heron, Skylark, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch, Kestrel (DKC/KJM).
Wednesday 19th
COMMON CUCKOO, 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Mallards (KJM).
5 Common Whitethroats, Skylark, Pied Wagtail (m), Linnet, several Stock Doves, 4+ Yellowhammers, 2 Swallows, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Pheasant, Rose-ringed Parakeet, singing Mistle Thrush (DKC).
White Wagtail (f) still, 3 Red Kites, 2 Garden Warblers, Common Buzzard, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (boths ads) on field, 2+ Yellowhammers, 6 Swallows, House Martin, 2 Mallards, 2+ Grey Herons, Coal Tit, 2 Willow Warblers, c.4 Chiffchaffs, several Blackcaps, 8 Common Whitethroats, 1+ Skylark, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpecker (including adult at nest but excluding unknown number of chicks heard inside), 2+ Mistle Thrushes, 2 Kestrels, 4 Green Woodpeckers, several Stock Doves, 2+ Pheasants, Pied Wagtail (m) paired with the White Wagtail, 6+ Linnets, 7 Rose-ringed Parakeets, several Common Swifts (DKC/KJM/PGo).
Saturday 15th
White Wagtail (f) mated with Pied Wagtail (also f Pied Wagtail present) - see video, 3 Northern Lapwings, 4 Common Buzzards, 3 Cormorants, 7 Common Whitethroats, c.20 Common Swifts, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Skylarks, 3 Yellowhammers (2m, 1f), 2 Swallows, 3 Mallards, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 4 Blackcaps, up to 20 Rose-ringed Parakeets, c.60 Stock Doves, Nuthatch, Coal Tit, 2 Pheasants (both m), 6 Mistle Thrushes (family group 2 ad, 3 imms +singing male), ad Lesser Black-backed Gull, juv Grey Heron, 3+ Linnets (DKC/KJM/PM).
3 Linnets, 5 Blackcaps, 4 Yellowhammers, Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaffs, 4 Swallows, 2 Skylarks, 2 Common Whitethroats, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Pheasants, Kestrel, 4 Dunnocks, 2 Blue Tits, 5 Great Tits, 4 Goldfinches, 10 Chaffinches, 6 Robins, 2 Wrens, 2 House Sparrows, 12 Magpies, 6 Carrion Crows, Jay, Song Thrush, 8 Blackbirds (P&G).
Friday 14th
White Wagtail, Garden Warbler, Bullfinch, 2 Goldcrests, 4 Yellowhammers, Pheasant, c.60 Stock Doves, c.10 Common Swifts, Swallow, 2 Willow Warblers, 6 Rose-ringed Parakeets, c.9 Linnets, 5+ Common Whitethroats, 7+ Blackcaps, Skylark, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Green Woodpecker, 4+ Chiffchaffs, Mistle Thrush, Coal Tit, 2+ Nuthatches, Treecreeper. Also Speckled Wood butterfly (DKC/KJM).
WHINCHAT (m) at south west corner of Big Field, 2 Lapwings (displaying m, +f), Bullfinch, 2 Treecreepers, 4 Swallows, Common Swift, Willow Warbler, fledgling Robin, 5 Common Whitethroats, c.5 Blackcaps, 5 Chiffchaffs, 2+ Yellowhammers, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Pied Wagtail, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1+ Green Woodpecker, singing Mistle Thrush, Pheasant, Skylark, good numbers of Stock Doves (DKC).
Northern Wheatear (f), 2 Sparrowhawks, Blackcap, 2 Skylarks, Yellowhammer, up to 20 Stock Doves, 7 Linnets, 2 Common Whitethroats, 4 Swallows, c.15 Common Swifts, 3 Mallards, Pheasant, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).
6 Chiffchaffs, Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, 40+ Jackdaws, 2 Pheasants, 6 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Skylarks (P&G).
Wednesday 5th
OSPREY c.11.45am flew low to Burgh Heath where it circled over the pond for c.5 minutes before flying high north also 4 Northern Wheatears (1m, 3f), 2 Common Buzzards (KJM).
Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 3 Hobbies, Common Buzzard (KJM).
Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Swifts, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk (f) with prey, 2 Yellowhammers, 3 Swallows, 3+Skylarks, 3+ Linnets, 1+ Blackcap, 2 Common Whitethroats, 3+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1+ Green Woodpecker (DKC).
Thursday 29th
Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Hobbies, 2 Common Buzzards, 3 Wheatear (2m +f), 30+ Common Swifts, 5 House Martins, 2 Swallows, 4 Yellowhammers, Great Spotted Woodpecker (KJM).
2 Northern Wheatears (m+f) in field just south of Reads Rest Cottage, Pheasant (m), 2 Swallows, 2+ Linnets, 3 Common Whitethroats, Blackcap, Mistle Thrush, 3+ Skylarks, 3+ Yellowhammers, 5+ Stock Doves, 1+ Pied Wagtail, Coal Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Green Woodpeckers, 5+ Stock Doves, 5 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 5 Goldfinches, Greenfinch (DKC).
Wednesday 28th
Lesser Whitethroat (m) singing NW of Canons Farmhouse, Garden Warbler at The Brow, 2 Northern Lapwings, 5 Common Swifts, 2 Common Buzzards these were not local birds.They flew over high north. (KJM).
late a'noon/early evening: 2 Garden Warblers (m+f) at The Brow, Lesser Whitethroat (m) still singing NW of Canons Farmhouse, 2 Northern Wheatears (both f), 2 House Martins, Swallow, 4 Common Whitethroats, Blackcap, 1+ Willow Warbler, 1+ Chiffchaff, Bullfinch, 5 Yellowhammers, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, 4+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, singing Goldcrest, 4 Skylarks, singing Mistle Thrush, 2+ Linnets (DKC).
Tuesday 27th
Northern Lapwing on recently ploughed field then flew off, Rook, Common Swift, 2 Common Buzzards, 4 Yellowhammers, Skylark, 2 Hobbies, 2 Sparrowhawk, House Martin and Swallow present (KJM). 3 Pheasants (all m), 7 Linnet, c.13 Stock Doves, 3 Blackcaps, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Rose-ringed Parakeet, 2 Coal Tits (DKC/KJM).
Woodcock, Fieldfare, Northern Wheatear, 6+ Willow Warblers, 8+ Chiffchaffs, 8+ Common Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps, 6+ Stock Doves, 2 Yellowhammers, 4 Jays, Little Owl, Common Buzzard, Kestrel, Nuthatch, Pheasant, 4 Green Woodpeckers (MS).
Probable Shag flew north east c.1.15pm. Also male Stonechat just north east of Canons Farmhouse, c.30 Fieldfares, up to 10 Redwings, 2 Willow Warblers, 5 Blackcaps, 4 Meadow Pipits, 4+ Skylarks, 3+ Linnets, Pied Wagtail, 3 Yellowhammers, 8+ Nuthatches, 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet, 3+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 male Pheasants, 3 Treecreepers, 5+ Chiffchaffs, male Mallard, 2 singing Goldcrests, 3 Coal Tits, Grey Heron, 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Bullfinches, Collared Dove singing in the Woods, 3-4 Mistle Thrushes. Also 2 Roe Deer (buck +doe) (DKC).
Tuesday 13th
1+ Swallow, 5 Common Buzzards, 2 Mallards, 2 Yellowhammers, 1 Little Owl, 3 Bullfinches, 2+ Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcaps, 7+ Chiffchaffs, 2 Treecreepers, 5 Coal Tits, 8 Nuthatches, 4 Skylarks, male Pheasant, 6 Linnets (1 singing), singing Goldcrest, 4+ Green Woodpeckers, 1+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 3 Rose-ringed Parakeets. Also 5+ Small Tortoishell and 1 Comma. (KJM/DKC).
Saturday 10th
6 Common Buzzard, Wheatear, Swallow, 3 Willow Warblers (KJM/PGo).
Thursday 8th
1 White Wagtail, 1 male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (SG).
Blackcap, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Green Woodpeckers (P&G).
Tuesday 30th
2 BLACK REDSTARTS (1 imm. male and 1 female) and Northern Wheatear (f) all around farm buildings behind Canons Farmhouse, 4 Yellowhammers, Common Buzzard. Also Weasel, 2 Roe Deer (KJM/RDW).
Northern Wheatear (f) still around the farm buildings behind Canon's Farmhouse late afternoon but no sign of any Black Redstarts in poor weather, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 singing Skylark, 1 singing Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer, 3 Stock Doves (DKC).
3 Mallards, 1 Little Owl, 30 Fieldfares (SG).
male Pheasant, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Kestrel, 4 Skylarks, 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Green Woodpeckers (P&G).
Monday 29th
2 BLACK REDSTARTS (1 imm. male and 1 female) still on farm buildings behind Canons Farmhouse into the evening but elusive in poor weather, 8+ Yellowhammers, male Pheasant, 1 Treecreeper, 8 Fieldfares, 2 Redwings, 1 Meadow Pipit, 8 Linnets, singing Mistle Thrush, 3+ Skylarks, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail (DKC).
5 Chiffchaffs, 1 Yellowhammer, 5 Skylarks, 2 Kestrels, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 6 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (P&G).
Wednesday 24th
c.6 Chiffchaffs, 8 Lesser Redpolls, male Pheasant still, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Yellowhammers, handful of Fieldfares and Redwings (less than yesterday), male Kestrel, handful of Coal Tits and Nuthatches, 2 Meadow Pipits, several Bullfinches, 2 Green Woodpeckers, numerous Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a few Skylarks, 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet (KJM).
2 Treecreepers, 2 Jays (JS).
1 Grey Heron, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Yellowhammers, 4 Skylarks, 7 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 13 Common Gulls, 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet. Also Roe Deer (P&G).
Sand Martin flew west (KJM), 1 Siskin, 9 Common Buzzards, 3 male Pheasants, 1 Greylag, 2 Canada Geese, 1+ Mallard, 2 Grey Herons, 40+ Meadow Pipits (possibly up to or even above 50), 4+ Chiffchaffs, 4 Little Owls, c.4 Lesser Redpolls, c.4 Yellowhammers, 2+ Sparrowhawks, 9+ Skylarks, 1 male Bullfinch, up to 10 Linnets, 2 Kestrels, 3 Goldcrests, 4 Treecreepers, 1 Coal Tit, 7 Nuthatches, 4+ Mistle Thrushes, 5+ Rooks, c.60 Redwings and only a few Fieldfares, c.9 Stock Doves, 9 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls over, 11 Common Gulls, 1 Pied Wagtail (KJM/DKC/MS).
Saturday 20th
Woodcock flushed at south west end of Banstead Woods (PGo).
2 Mallards circled then west, 20+ Meadow Pipits (most flew either west or north), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Heron, 1 male Pheasant, 1+ Yellowhammer, 2 Lesser Redpolls, 3 Treecreepers, 2 Little Owls, 4 Skylarks, 4 Nuthatches, 3+ Mistle Thrushes, 10+ Linnets, 3 Coal Tits, c.40 Jackdaws, 27 Common Gulls, 2 Pied Wagtails, 7 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 5+ Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 7+ Stock Doves, c.5 Song Thrushes [no Wheatears despite extensive search] (DKC/KJM)
1 Skylark, 4 Yellowhammers, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 25 Common Gulls. Also 2 Roe Deer (P&G).
Friday 19th
2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Skylarks, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Yellowhammers, male Bullfinch, 25+ Common Gulls (P&G).
Thursday 18th
2 Chiffchaffs, MARSH TIT at Ruffett Wood still, 2 Common Buzzards, 3 Little Owls, 3 Grey Herons, 6 Lesser Redpolls (KJM).
male Pheasant, 16+ Yellowhammers, 3 Little Owls, male Kestrel, 3 Pied Wagtails, 2 Skylarks, Nuthatch, 40+ Fieldfare, c.100 Redwings, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 7 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Stock Doves, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).
Wednesday 17th
RAVEN heard, MARSH TIT at Ruffett Wood, 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Little Owls, 2 Pheasants, 30+ Lesser Redpolls, 2 Meadow Pipits, 4 Linnets (1 singing), male Stonechat still (KJM).
2 Yellowhammers, 2 Kestrels, 4 Skylarks, 6 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 30+ Fieldfares, 6 Redwings, 20+ Common Gulls, 2 Coal Tits, Nuthatch, Rose-ringed Parakeet (DKC).
Tuesday 16th
RAVEN flew south west at 5.43pm, Grey Heron south east, 2 Stonechats (male and female) near Lunch Wood, 2 Little Owls, 2 Yellowhammers (1 singing), 1 Rook, 2 Bullfinches, 1 Kestrel, 1 singing Goldcrest, 4 Skylarks, 1 Mistle Thrush, 100+ of both Redwing and Fieldfare, 1+ Rose-ringed Parakeet, 2 Treecreepers, 2+ Coal Tits, 4 Nuthatches, 3 Song Thrushes, 4+ Green Woodpeckers, 4+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 6+ Stock Doves, 1 Pied Wagtail (DKC).
4 Common Buzzards, 30+ Lesser Redpoll (some singing and in summer plumage), 3 Stonechats, Grey Heron east, 1 singing Yellowhammer, Little Owl, Pheasant (KJM).
2 Stonechats near Lunch Wood (same as DKC's and KJM's), 20+ Common Gulls, 2 Skylarks, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (P&G).
Monday 15th
4 Yellowhammers, 2 Skylarks, 25+ Common Gulls, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Song Thrush, 16 Dunnocks - no sign of the Stonechat (which was present for 11 days) (P&G).
Sunday 14th
3 Common Buzzards, 1 Kestrel (KJM).
1 male Stonechat, 6 Yellowhammers, 3 Skylark, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 25+ Common Gull, 30+ Fieldfares (P&G).
Male Stonechat still (same as KJM's), 3 Skylarks, 3 Yellowhammers (2 singing), 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Bullfinches, 30+ Common Gulls, 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet (P&G).
Friday 12th
8+ Yellowhammers, 2 Skylarks, 20+ Fieldfares, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrushes, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Kestrel, 30+ Common Gulls, 2 Jays (P&G).
Thursday 11th
15+Yellowhammers, 2 Lesser Redpoll (KJM). 2 male Pheasants, 1 male Stonechat still near Lunch Wood, 1 Little Owl, 3 Rooks, 1 Kestrel, 26+ Pied Wagtails, 2 Skylarks, 1 Linnet, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 4 Bullfinches, 4 Stock Doves, 5+ Green Woodpeckers, 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 40+ Fieldfares, only 1+ Redwing, 40+ Common Gulls (DKC/P&G).
Wednesday 10th
2 Common Buzzards, 12+ Lesser Redpolls, 8+ Yellowhammers, male Stonechat, 3 Coal Tits (KJM).
6 Skylarks, 1 Kestrel, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 30+ Common Gulls, 30+ Fieldfares (P&G).
Tuesday 9th
Siskin, 2 Common Buzzards, Pheasant, 8 Lesser Redpolls, 2 Goldcrests, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 6 Rose-ringed Parakeets (KJM).
1 male Stonechat still near Lunch Wood, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 32+ Pied Wagtails, 8 Yellowhammers (2 singing), 6 Mistle Thrushes, 40+ Common Gulls, 5 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 5+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2 Stock Doves, 1+ Skylark, 4+ Fieldfares, 20+ Redwings (DKC/P&G).
Sunday 7th
Woodcock, 3 Common Buzzards (one bird came in over Wood Lane) (KJM).
Saturday 6th
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Common Buzzards, 1+ Siskin, 1 male Stonechat, 1 Pheasant, 1 Little Owl, 15+ Yellowhammers, 2 Meadow Pipits, 1 Rook, 7 Lesser Redpolls, 3 Sparrowhawks, 3 Kestrels, 1 Goldcrest, c.45 Stock Doves, 1 Bullfinch, 6+ Skylarks, 5+ Green Woodpeckers, 3+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 50-100 Redwings, 100-150 Fieldfares, 3 Coal Tits, 6 Nuthatches, c.4 Rose-ringed Parakeets, up to 5 Linnets, 47 Common Gulls, 7 Jays (DKC/KJM/MS/DS/P&G).
Friday 5th
Red Kite flew west, 5 Common Buzzards, 1 Pheasant, 10+ Yellowhammers, 2 Meadow Pipits, 2 Bullfinches (KJM)
male Stonechat, 4 Skylarks, 8+ Yellowhammers, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 female Bullfinch (P&G).
Thursday 4th
6 Common Buzzards, 10+ Yellowhammers (1 singing), 2 Bullfinches (KJM et al).
Wednesday 3rd
1-3 Bramblings, 20+ Yellowhammers, 1 male Stonechat, 100+ Fieldfare, 30+ Chaffinches, 1 Jay, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 80+ Carrion Crows and 20 Magpies (P&G).
Tuesday 2nd
2 Tawny Owls (male showing well at dusk +nearby female calling), 2 Mallards, 1 male Stonechat, 3 Common Buzzards, 1 Little Owl, 1 Yellowhammer, 7 Meadow Pipits, 4 Rooks, 4 Bullfinches, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrels, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Skylarks, 1+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Green Woodpeckers, 2+ Coal Tits, good numbers of Nuthatches,1 Mistle Thrush, up to 8 Rose-ringed Parakeets, c.100 of both Fieldfare and Redwing (KJM/DKC).
Monday 1st
male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 1 male Pheasant, 1 Little Owl, 2 singing Yellowhammers, 1 singing Skylark, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Bullfinches, 1-2 Kestrels, 2 Mistle Thrushes, between 80 and 100 of both Redwing and Fieldfare, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 6 Song Thrushes, 3 Coal Tits, 2 Nuthatches, 4 Stock Doves, 8 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC/PW/P&G).
EGYPTIAN GOOSE and 5 GREYLAG GEESE flew in and landed on the Big Field at 11:05 and 2 of the Greylags flew south east at 11:48, no further sign of any at 13:00 (both first records for the site) (DKC), 1 Pheasant, 1 female Brambling, 2 Stonechats (male and female), 2 Little Owls, 22 Rooks, 11+ Yellowhammers, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 10+ Skylarks, 200+ of both Fieldfare and Redwing, 5 Bullfinches, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Goldcrests, 8+ Nuthatches, 2+ Coal Tits, 1-2 Mistle Thrushes, c.60 Linnets, 150+ Chaffinches, 25 Stock Doves, 13+ Pied Wagtails, 7+ Song Thrushes, 5 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 5 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC/KJM/PGo/P&G/MS et al).
Friday 26th
Red Kite flew south south west, 2 Common Buzzards, 60+ Jackdaws (KJM), 3+ Green Woodpeckers (P&G/KJM), 2 Coal Tits, 2 Goldcrests (KJM), a handful of Nuthatches (KJM), 4+ Skylarks (P&G/KJM) (2 singing (KJM)), 100+ Fieldfares (P&G), 30+ Redwings (P&G), 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet (KJM), 2 Jays (P&G), 50+ Starlings (P&G).
Thursday 25th
5 Skylarks, 1 Bullfinch, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Song Thrushes, 2 Jays. Also 3 Roe Deer (P&G).
Wednesday 24th
4 Canada Geese in field in front of barn at Canon's Farmhouse (P&G).
Tuesday 23rd
4 Canada Geese flew towards A217 (P&G), 10+ Yellowhammers (KJM) (1 singing (P&G)), 4+ Skylarks (P&G) (1 singing (KJM)), 1 Kestrel (KJM), c.100 Redwings (KJM), 100+ Fieldfares (P&G), 4+ Coal Tits (KJM), several Nuthatches (KJM), 1+ Green Woodpecker (KJM/P&G), a handful of Great Spotted Woodpeckers. 1 drumming. (KJM/P&G), 2 Jays (P&G), 100+ Starlings (P&G).
Monday 22nd
1 male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylarks, 1 Kestrel (P&G).
Friday 19th
1 Cormorant flew south west, 15 Yellowhammers, 6 Rooks, 2 Bullfinches, 3 Skylarks, 26 Linnets, 1 male Kestrel, 4 Stock Doves, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Mistle Thrushes, very few Fieldfares and Redwings, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (DKC/KJM). 1 Tawny Owl heard calling last night (MJ).
Thursday 18th
1 male Brambling, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Owl, 9 Yellowhammers, 1 Meadow Pipit, 13+ Skylarks, c.250 Fieldfares, c.230 Redwings, 1 male Sparrowhawk, 2 male Kestrels, 6+ Bullfinches, 2 Treecreepers, 8 Coal Tits, 5 Nuthatches, 2 Stock Doves, 100-150 Chaffinches, 20+ Linnets, 28 Pied Wagtails, 5+ Mistle Thrushes, 4 Song Thrushes, 5 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).
Wednesday 17th
1 male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Little Owls, 15+ Yellowhammers, 2 Rooks, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Kestrels, 1 male Sparrowhawk, 2 Bullfinches, c.40 Linnets, c.11 Skylarks, 2 Treecreepers, 5 Nuthatches, 5 Coal Tits, c.50 Fieldfares, up to 20 Redwings, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrushes, 23 Pied Wagtails, 7 Stock Doves, 3+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers (2+ drumming), 2 Green Woodpeckers, 5 Rose-ringed Parakeets (including mating pair). Also 5 Roe Deer (DKC/KJM).
Little Owl, 1 Common Buzzard seen off by Rooks, 2 Grey Herons, 12 Skylarks, 100+ Fieldfares, 20+ Redwings, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Jays, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Common Gull, 3 Rose-ringed Parakeets (MS).
