June 2011

All sightings are appreciated and will be useful in the writing of the annual bird reports, please email your sightings to canonsfarmbirds@hotmail.co.uk.

BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW. * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it

Thursday 30th

  • 9.59am-3.52pm: ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (around Harrier Field), 1+ BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond/The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Wood Lane), COLLARED DOVE flew over (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, juv just NW of The Scrub), 14+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Pheasant Field/Green Belt Field, 4 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD*, 7 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 12 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm (inc 3+ juvs), 3 The Scrub (inc 2 juvs)), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 6 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield) (Butterflies: Comma (Piddly Pond), 3 Marbled Whites (2 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (1 Infront George Field, 1 Watchpoint)) - DKC


Wednesday 29th

  • 9.20am-3.31pm: ♀ KESTREL (caravan site), WILLOW WARBLER (by derelict barn), BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond), 2 GOLDCRESTS (juv Piddly Pond, 1 N side of The Scrub), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 2*), SWALLOW (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 5 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 2 Circle Field, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 Piddly Pond), NUTHATCH (Ivy Wood), GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (Tawny Wood) (Butterflies: Comma (end of Copt Hill Lane), Red Admiral (B.Woods), Large Skipper (Lunch Wood), several Small Skippers (C.Farm, The Scrub), 12+ Marbled Whites (10+ C.Farm, 1 Slangs, 1 The Scrub), 5 Small Tortoiseshells (C.Farm). Mammals: 2 Roe Deer (♀+fawn) (Tattenham Meadow)) - DKC
  • 4.00pm-5.30pm: 2 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀) (The Scrub), LINNET (The Scrub), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (3 juvs) (by derelict barn) (Moths: many Cinnabar caterpillars (The Scrub)) - IJ


Tuesday 28th

  • no reported sightings


Monday 27th

  • 9.10am-3.36pm: SPARROWHAWK (Pipit Meadow/Green Belt Field), 1+ BULLFINCH (between Piddly Pond & The Scrub), 2+ WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 B.Woods nature trail near estate), 9 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 3 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Ivy Wood, 5 B.Woods), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Wood Lane), 2 LINNETS (end of R.R.Lane), STOCK DOVE (Piddly Pond), 7+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROATS (The Scrub), 9 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (near B.Woods car park) (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals (B.Woods), 4 Marbled Whites (3 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), Large Skipper (The Scrub), Brimstone (The Scrub)) - DKC/PW
  • late evening: PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General) - DKC


Sunday 26th

  • 2 SPOTTED FLYCATCHERS (Infront George Field/Skylark Field) - FJ et al
  • 8.00am-3.27pm: small group of CROSSBILLS heard flying over at 9.38am (Lunch Wood), HOBBY (B.Woods), 2+ LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1+ Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), KESTREL (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (near orchard), 4 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), LINNET (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Commas (C.Farm)) - DKC/RD/PGr/PGo
  • (Butterflies: Purple Hairstreak (Perrotts by Wood), Comma (Slangs), Large Skipper (Legal & General), Small White (Legal & General), Brimstone (Chipstead Bottom), Red Admiral (Slangs), Small Heath (Perrotts by Wood), Large White (Slangs); good numbers of Marbled Whites, Ringlets and Meadow Browns throughout) - IGM


Saturday 25th

  • KESTREL (Perrotts by Wood) - IJ
  • 10.29am-3.55pm: WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 The Scrub, 1 near R.R.Lane entrance to B.Woods), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (♂ (singing) +♀) (Legal & General), 9+ SWALLOWS (inc.juvs) (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (5♂+1♀) (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (NE end of Ruffett Wood), LINNET (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 5+ BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Stoney Nob, 2 The Scrub), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 near R.R.Lane to B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies:Painted Lady (Tattenham Meadow), Red Admiral (The Scrub), Marbled White (The Scrub), Small Tortoiseshell (Watchpoint), Ringlet (Woodpecker Meadow)) - DKC


Friday 24th

  • 9.39am-3.34pm: GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), ♂ KESTREL (Lunch Wood), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 8 SWALLOWS (inc.6 juvs) (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), ♂ GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods in larches near R.R.Lane entrance (singing)), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 1 NE end of B.Woods (singing)), 3 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 8+ NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 2+ Lambert's Shaw, 4 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 12 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (inc.1 juv) (around derelict barn), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Small Skipper (The Scrub), Ringlet (Watchpoint), 3 Small Tortoiseshells (1 Watchpoint, 1 Infront George Field, 1 by derelict barn), a few Marbled Whites (1 Reads Bottom, others Woodpecker Meadow/Valley Meadows)) - DKC/NT/MS


Thursday 23rd

  • 9.07am-3.36pm: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Valley Meadows near B.Woods car park (singing)), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 by Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), 4 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field (singing), 1 NE end of Ruffett Wood, 1 near Piddly Pond (singing), 1 B.Woods Nature Trail near estate (singing)), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field (singing), 1 NE end of Ruffett Wood, 1 NE end of B.Woods (singing)), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE flew over (Valley Meadows), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (NE end of B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 2 Valley Meadows), 7 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), SONG THRUSH (near Ivy Wood (singing)), 9+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (7 C.Farm, 2+ Rest Copse) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (by derelict barn), 4 Marbled Whites (2 Legal & General, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows), Ringlet (Watchpoint), Small Tortoiseshell (Pipit Meadow/Green Belt Field), 4 Large Skippers (1 by derelict barn, 1 Infront George Field, 2 Stoney Nob)) - DKC


Wednesday 22nd

  • 9.28am-2.45pm: GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 near Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 6 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub (singing)), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub (singing)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 5+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (5 singing)), 8 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Ringlet (Stoney Nob)) - DKC
  • Announcement: In case you haven't noticed, the CFBW Bird Report 2010 is now available - click HERE for more details


Tuesday 21st

  • 9.55am-3.35pm: LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, COAL TIT (Pages Acre (singing)), 4 GOLDCRESTS (2 near B.Woods car park (singing), 2 near orchard (singing)), 1+ HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 6+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 13+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Tawny Wood, 5 Valley Meadows, 6 by orchard), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 NE end of B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Valley Meadows), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 9 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm (inc.juv), 1 Valley Meadows), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 1 Rest Copse), juv CHAFFINCH (by derelict barn), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 3 Marbled Whites (Valley Meadows), Large Skipper (Valley Meadows)) - DKC


Monday 20th

  • no reported sightings

Sunday 19th

  • 9.21am-3.24pm: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Valley Meadows (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (The Scrub), 6+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 4+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 5 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (The Scrub), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 STOCK DOVES (Hither Field), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub (singing)), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm (inc.2 juvs), 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Infront George Field), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (C.Farm), 2 Ringlets (Valley Meadows), 6+ Marbled Whites (1+ Woodpecker Meadow, 5+ Valley Meadows), Small Heath (Valley Meadows)) - DKC/RDW


Saturday 18th

  • 6.33am-10.01am: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Valley Meadows (singing)), HOBBY (Watchpoint), ♀ KESTREL (Valley Meadows), BULLFINCH (Valley Meadows), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, 3 COAL TITS (1 near Piddly Pond, 2 Valley Meadows), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Tawny Wood), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Valley Meadows), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 11 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3 C.Farm, 1 Valley Meadows), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub) (Butterflies: Marbled White (Valley Meadows)) - IJ/DKC
  • TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood) (Butterflies: Ringlet (Chipstead Meadow)) - PGo


Friday 17th

  • LESSER WHITETHROAT (Valley Meadows (singing)), 2+ HOUSE MARTINS (Broadfield), 2+ juv GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (near The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), SKYLARK (Hither Field), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 2 juv COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 GREENFINCHES (2 by Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 10+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods) - IJ
  • 1.31pm-4.45pm: ♂ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Broadfield), 15+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 near Piddly Pond), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), 4+ NUTHATCHES (2+ by Poultry Field, 2+ near Piddly Pond), SKYLARK (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 12+ STOCK DOVES (11+ C.Farm, 1+ Woodpecker Meadow), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/PM

Thursday 16th

  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 15th

  • 2.06pm-4.37pm: (all C.Farm) 8 LAPWINGS appeared to drop down at 3.10pm but not relocated (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 5 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS singing, COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 8+ HOUSE MARTINS, c.20 SWALLOWS (inc.juv), ♂ PHEASANT (SW corner of Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD, 2 SKYLARKS, 2+ LINNETS, 5+ STOCK DOVES, 3 BLACKCAPS, LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), GREEN WOODPECKER (Slangs area), GOLDFINCH, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
  • KESTREL (The Scrub), HOUSE MARTIN (Broadfield), 15+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield) - IJ
  • (photos from Sunday of Swallow and Lesser Black-backed Gull added, see Gallery)


Tuesday 14th

  • 2.45pm-4.52pm: (all C.Farm) MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (2♂+♀) (Legal & General), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), SWALLOW, NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), YELLOWHAMMER, COMMON BUZZARD, SKYLARK, 4 LINNETS, CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (north side of Chipstead Meadow), 7 STOCK DOVES, BLACKCAP, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Butterflies: 6 Small Tortoiseshells (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 by derelict barn, 2 between Infront George Field & Skylark Field, 2 in SW corner of Broadfield) - DKC


Monday 13th

  • no reported sightings


Sunday 12th

  • 10.18am-2.38pm: RED KITE flew SW at 1.39pm (Green Belt Field/Ruffett Wood), ♀ MALLARD flew over (Pipit Meadow), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Broadfield/Lunch Wood), 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (3 ads (2 L&G, 1 flew over), 1 1st-sum (L&G), 1 2nd sum (L&G)), c.86 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 4+ SWALLOWS (Lunch Wood/Broadfield), COAL TIT (NE end of Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 4 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Ruffett Wood/Buzzard Field, 1 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 20+ STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow/Green Belt Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Ruffett Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm) - DKC


Saturday 11th

  • 8.17am-3.47pm: CORMORANT flew north at 10.19am (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (juv+2 ads) (Legal & General), 2 GOLDCRESTS (ad+juv) (just NW of The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 near Piddly Pond), 4 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 8+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), KESTREL*, SPARROWHAWK with prey (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (one at one point hotly pursuing Sparrowhawk) (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 12+ LINNETS (10+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 6 SKYLARKS (5 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 Fames Rough), LONG-TAILED TIT (by Piddly Pond), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 STOCK DOVES (3 C.Farm, 1 Fames Rough (singing)), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 11 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) (Butterflies: Green Hairstreak (Sheep Brow), 3 Small Tortoiseshells (around Infront George Field), several Large Skippers) - DKC/PGo/PM
  • 8.03pm-11.00pm: 2 TAWNY OWLS (just NW of The Scrub (1 suspected juv showing very well & calling frequently), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (wires by derelict barn), SKYLARK (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), BLACKCAP (Lunch Wood) (Mammals: Badger (running across Broadfield to Death Pit), 2 Pipistrelles (Piddly Pond)) - RDW/DKC


Friday 10th

  • 7.15am-10.02am: (all C.Farm) 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 4+ HOUSE MARTINS, KESTREL (Lunch Wood), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (2 Infront George Field->Lunch Wood, 1 Pheasant Field/Green Belt Field), COAL TIT (Pages Acre (singing)), 2 SWALLOWS, 2 PHEASANTS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 LINNETS, 2 SKYLARKS, GREEN WOODPECKER (Chipstead Meadow), 4 GOLDFINCHES, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 BLACKCAPS, 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Ruffett Wood), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2 juvs) - DKC


Thursday 9th

  • 8.43am-3.42pm: RED KITE flew low west at 3.16pm (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (ad+juv) (Legal & General), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 8+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), ♂ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing), 1 just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), 4 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 juv LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (inc.pair with food)), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 7 LINNETS (2 juvs) (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 SW corner of Broadfield, 1 The Scrub), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 2 The Scrub (singing)), 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm (inc.♂ with 2 juvs), 2 The Scrub), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell (Slangs)) - DKC
  • LITTLE OWL calling (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border) - IJ


Wednesday 8th

  • 8.41am-2.57pm: SAND MARTIN flew WNW at 9.08am, c.20 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 14+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield), CORMORANT*, 1+ ♂ KESTREL (Lunch Wood & The Scrub), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 5+ NUTHATCHES (2+ Poultry Field/Green Belt Field, 3+ B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 just NW of The Scrub (singing), 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Perrotts by Wood/Steep Banks), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 6 LINNETS (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 5 PHEASANTS (3♂+2♀) (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 SONG THRUSHES (The Scrub (1 singing)), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 7 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC


Tuesday 7th

  • 1.33pm-3.40pm: KESTREL (Perrotts by Wood), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 9 PHEASANTS (5♂+4♀) (C.Farm), 6 SWALLOWS (around derelict barn), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Slangs, 1 Green Belt Field/B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Pages Acre (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 by Pheasant Field, 1 B.Woods), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 7 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 7+ STOCK DOVES (6+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 The Scrub) - DKC


Monday 6th

  • 8.45am-2.15pm: 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond) (see Gallery), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 NUTHATCHES (ad feeding juv) (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), STOCK DOVE, SKYLARK (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), HERRING GULL (Broadfield), 2 PHEASANTS (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 35+ STARLINGS (Legal & General), 3+ SONG THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1+ B.Woods), BLACKCAP (B.Woods), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROATS (possible Turtle Dove flew over (The Scrub)) - IJ


Sunday 5th
  • no reported sightings

Saturday 4th

  • no reported sightings

Friday 3rd

  • no reported sightings


Thursday 2nd

  • 7.14am-3.53pm: 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 SWALLOWS (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre (singing)), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 3 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (1 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), GREY HERON flew over (Tattenham Meadow), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 over Woodpecker Meadow), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 6 PHEASANTS (5 C.Farm (3♂+2♀), 1 ♂ B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), COLLARED DOVE (over Quail Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods, 1 Lunch Wood->B.Woods), 12 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 13 STOCK DOVES (10 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 7 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm (singing)) (Butterflies: 1+ Brown Argus (Legal & General), Grizzled Skipper (Legal & General), Painted Lady (Fames Rough), Red Admiral (Fames Rough), 2+ Large Whites (B.Woods), 10+ Small Whites (Pipit Meadow/Green Belt Field), 2 Small Heaths (The Scrub), Brimstone (Chipstead Bottom), Small Tortoiseshell (Legal & General), 2 Specked Woods (Fames Rough), lots of Large Skippers, 4 Common Blues (2 Legal & General, 2 Fames Rough), lots of Meadow Browns) - DKC/IGM
  • (Butterflies: Marbled Whites recently (Pipit Meadow)) - MJ


Wednesday 1st

  • 7.14am-2.55pm: 2 HOBBIES (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), HOUSE MARTIN (Kingswood Residential), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 COLLARED DOVES (flew to C.Farmhouse), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre (singing)), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 5 B.Woods), PHEASANT (B.Woods), GREY HERON*, COMMON BUZZARD*, 4+ NUTHATCHES (3+ Lunch Wood (inc.1+ juv), 1 Piddly Pond), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pipit Meadow, 1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm (singing), 1 The Scrub (singing)), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 14 COMMON WHITETHROATS (11 C.Farm (inc.juv), 3 The Scrub), 12 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 12 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods) - DKC

May 2011

All sightings are appreciated and will be useful in the writing of the annual bird reports, please email your sightings to canonsfarmbirds@hotmail.co.uk.

BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW. * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it

Tuesday 31st
  • 6.43am-3.35pm: ♀ PEREGRINE flew over (B.Woods), GARDEN WARBLER (B.Woods just SW of estate (singing)), KESTREL (top of R.R.Lane), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 11 HOUSE MARTINS (1 C.Farm, 10 Chipstead Bottom), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) flew over (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Pages Acre (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 10 LINNETS (8 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (Green Belt Field), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 COAL TITS (3 juvs Circle Field, 1 near Piddly Pond), 11+ NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 5+ Ruffett Wood (inc.juvs), 4+ Piddly Pond (inc.juvs)), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (Ruffett Wood area), 46+ STOCK DOVES (45+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 7 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 15 COMMON WHITETHROATS (8 C.Farm, 7 The Scrub (inc.3 juvs), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 juv HOUSE SPARROWS (C.Farmhouse), c.100 SWIFTS - DKC
  • Announcement: Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers were monitored at a nest site at Canons Farm this spring and appeared to successfully fledge at least one young. The full story will be in next year's report!

Monday 30th
  • TAWNY OWL (near Scouts camp) - PGo

Sunday 29th
  • 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Rambler's Rest), KESTREL chick heard (Lunch Wood), juv NUTHATCHES (Lunch Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field) (Butterflies: 3 Large Skippers (Chipstead Bottom), Meadow Brown (Chipstead Bottom), Brown Argus (Chipstead Bottom), Grizzled Skippers (Chipstead Bottom), Common Blues (Valley Meadows), Small Heaths (Valley Meadows). Moths: Burnet Companions (Valley Meadows)) - IPW
  • (all C.Farm) HOBBY, 4 SWALLOWS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS - RDW
  • (Hobby flew over Shabden Park from direction of B.Woods) - PGo

Saturday 28th
  • 4.35am-12.40pm: 4 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 3 CORMORANTS flew over (Steep Banks), HOBBY (B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 11+ COAL TITS (5+ Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Circle Field), 5+ TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 27 STOCK DOVES (26 Green Belt Field, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 3 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 Circle Field, 6 B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (The Scrub), 3 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 The Scrub, 2 juvs Circle Field), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) – IJ/DKC/HB et al

Friday 27th
  • 7.14am-3.03pm: RED KITE 8.38am-8.45am (in tree by SE corner of Infront George Field) then flew slowly west & lost to view at 8.57am (see Gallery), HOBBY (Lunch Banks), HOUSE MARTIN (Lunch Wood), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4+ COAL TITS (B.Woods (inc.2+ juvs)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 11 LINNETS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (5 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), SWALLOW (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD*, 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 60+ STOCK DOVES (60+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 146 STARLINGS (Legal & General), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 9 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods (inc.2 juvs)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farmhouse (singing)), 5 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) - DKC

Thursday 26th
  • 9.35am-4.39pm: 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (juv SW corner of Broadfield, adult Legal & General), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 MALLARDS (1 over Pipit Meadow, 3*), PIED WAGTAIL (over Pipit Meadow), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 3 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pipit Meadow, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 11 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 9 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), juv BLACKBIRD (near Piddly Pond), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC
  • 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm) - MH

Wednesday 25th
  • 6.39am-3.00pm: CUCKOO (The Scrub), ♀ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), HOBBY (C.Farm), 1+ KESTREL (C.Farm), 1+ MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 near Piddly Pond), 2 ♂ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 5 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 10 LINNETS (8 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), GOLDCREST (Circle Field (singing)), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods, 1 BW->CF), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (8 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farmhouse (singing)), 80+ SWIFTS, 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW

Tuesday 24th
  • 6.43am-3.09pm: ♀ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), HOBBY (B.Woods), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (7 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 9 LINNETS (7 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods (singing)), 2 PHEASANTS (B.Woods), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 7 B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 43+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (2 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (8 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 13 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 8 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC

Monday 23rd
  • 6.40am-3.09pm: ♀ WHEATEAR (SW corner of Broadfield), 1st-winter type BLACK-HEADED GULL flew west (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), CORMORANT flew over (B.Woods), 2 ♂ PIED WAGTAILS (Broadfield), 3 PHEASANTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods (♂+♀)), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 24 STOCK DOVES (21 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (3 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Pages Acre (singing)), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 7 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 3+ juv GREAT TITS (Circle Field), juv ROBIN (Slangs), 2 juv MAGPIES (Slangs) - DKC

Sunday 22nd
  • 6.08am-3.50pm: LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 12+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Broadfield), c.148 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield) (literally thousands more flying over), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2+ COAL TITS (near Piddly Pond), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 60+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 1+ Rest Copse) (no sign of Quail or Whinchat) - DKC/PGo/PM et al

Saturday 21st
  • 6.35am-7.16pm: (all C.Farm) QUAIL (Horse Pasture (singing)), WHINCHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), ♂ PEREGRINE flew over, LAPWING flew over, COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 2 NUTHATCHES (Pages Acre), 2 SWALLOWS, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 PHEASANTS, 4+ SKYLARKS, 3 LINNETS (inc.juv), PIED WAGTAIL, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 7+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, juv ROBIN, juv MAGPIE (Butterflies: Brown Argus (near R.R.Cottages)) - DKC/JA/PM/NG/RG et al


Friday 20th
  • 6.49am-4.03pm: ROOK flew over (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 3 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), c.12 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Pages Acre (singing)), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (Pages Acre (singing), 2 B.Woods (singing)), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 5+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 The Scrub), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 20+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1*), juvenile CHAFFINCH (near derelict barn), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Circle Field on ground, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (flew from Perrotts Farmhouse), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW/PW

Thursday 19th
  • 6.42am-3.36pm: COMMON/ARCTIC TERN flew north at 8.39am (C.Farm), RED KITE flew WNW at 9.18am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), HOBBY (B.Woods), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 ♂ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT*, 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), c.5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 2 B.Woods (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (Legal & General), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 100+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) - DKC/PGr
  • CUCKOO (Buzzard Field/Broadfield (singing)) - IJ

Wednesday 18th
  • 6.41am-3.45pm: 2 WHEATEARS (♂+♀) (SW corner of Broadfield), HOBBY (C.Farm), KESTREL (Lunch Wood), 15+ HOUSE MARTINS (12+ C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), MALLARD (on roof Canons Lane), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 2 CORMORANTS flew over separately (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀) (The Scrub), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 3 SWALLOWS (The Scrub), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 The Scrub, 1 top of R.R.Lane), SPARROWHAWK with prey (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Infront George Field, 1 B.Woods), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (5+ C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 7 LINNETS (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 20+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), c.5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (no sign of Lesser Whitethroat) - DKC/RDW

Tuesday 17th
  • 6.45am-5.20pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), HOBBY with prey (C.Farm), 3+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (2 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near car park), 2 MALLARDS dropped down (Kingswood Residential), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 6 LINNETS (5 C.Farm, ♂ The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), B.Woods (singing)), 2 ROOKS*, COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 70+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 9 SWALLOWS (8 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 10 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field (singing), 1 Tawny Wood (singing), 8 B.Woods (7 singing)), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 8 PHEASANTS (4♂+4♀) (Green Belt Field), COLLARED DOVE (top of R.R.Lane), 7 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), GREY HERON*, 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 9 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), c.15 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Pages Acre, c.13 B.Woods (inc family part of c.10)), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC

Monday 16th
  • 6.45am-4.12pm: ♂ CUCKOO still (Lunch Wood area (singing)), PEREGRINE flew west at 3.16pm (C.Farm), RED KITE flew over at 9.38am (Lunch Banks), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), 2 ROOKS (east side of B.Woods), HOBBY (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew NNE (C.Farm), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (around C.Farmhouse), SPARROWHAWK*, GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 MALLARDS (1 C.Farm, 1*), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Wood Lane (singing)), 5+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 10 SKYLARKS (8 C.Farm, 2 Chipstead Bottom), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), COAL TIT (Circle Field (singing)), 102+ STOCK DOVES (100+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 1*), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Broadfield/Bog Field, 5 B.Woods), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 6 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (B.Woods), 2 1st-sum HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), 60+ SWIFTS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Chipstead Bottom), ♂ Orange Tip (Valley Meadows)) - DKC/RDW

Sunday 15th
  • 7.12am-4.42pm: ♂ CUCKOO still (mobile in area west of Reads Rest Cottages (singing)) (see Gallery), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), HOBBY (B.Woods), 3 HOUSE MARTINS (1 Canons Residential, 2 The Scrub), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), COAL TIT (near B.Woods estate), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 150+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pipit Meadow, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) - DKC/PW
  • ♂ CUCKOO (Fames Rough (singing)) (Butterflies: Painted Lady (Fames Rough)) - IGM

Saturday 14th
  • 5.40am-3.10pm: 2 CUCKOOS (♂+♀) still (ranging widely C.Farm), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), 2 HOBBIES (B.Woods) (see Gallery), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), TAWNY OWL (near B.Woods estate), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (between B.Woods estate & Scouts camp), 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Broadfield), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), 2 TREECREEPERS (near Piddly Pond (1 singing)), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN (Lunch Wood), 10 LINNETS (9 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 9+ SKYLARKS (8+ C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (Perrotts Farmhouse), c.30 STOCK DOVES (c.30 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 15 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 26+ SWIFTS (20+ C.Farm, 6+ The Scrub), 6 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 3+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 8 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 3 juv STARLINGS (C.Farm), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/PM

Friday 13th
  • 6.39am-3.49pm: 2 CUCKOOS (♂+♀) (C.Farm mainly around Broadfield) (see Gallery), RED KITE circling 7.54am-7.56am then drifted south*, ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ♂ KESTREL (Steep Banks), 8 HOUSE MARTINS*, SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 1 near Scouts camp), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit, 2 The Scrub), 4 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 2 B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Aberdour School (singing), 2 B.Woods (singing)), 6 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (5 singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 230+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LINNET (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH (Legal & General), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunchy Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 8+ SWIFTS (C.Farm), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 11 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), juv STARLING (Broadfield), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW et al
  • CUCKOO at c.9.45am (Death Pit (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub) (Butterflies: (all Fames Rough) Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, 8 Common Blues. Plants: White Heleborine (Fames Rough). Moths: 3 Cinnabars (The Scrub)) - PGo
  • CUCKOO at 4.45pm (Death Pit (singing)) - IJ/CM
  • COMMON BUZZARD (Pipit Meadow) - IJ

Thursday 12th
  • evening: CUCKOO (Stoney Nob (singing)), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), HOUSE MARTIN (The Scrub), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), TAWNY OWL (B.Woods), LINNET (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), COAL TIT with food (Pages Acre), YELLOWHAMMER, SKYLARK, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, NUTHATCH, GOLDFINCH, SWIFT, PHEASANT, GREEN WOODPECKER, COMMON WHITETHROAT, GREENFINCH (Valley Meadows), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, SONG THRUSH - IJ
  • 6.42am-2.23pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), TAWNY OWL (B.Woods (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), 3 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 2 B.Woods), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 PHEASANTS (2 Green Belt Field, 2 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Aberdour School (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 LINNETS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), SWALLOW (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 GOLDFINCHES (3 top of R.R.Lane, 1 bottom of Canons Lane), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Pipit Meadow, 2 B.Woods), SWIFT (C.Farm), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 5 B.Woods), 19 BLACKCAPS (6 C.Farm, 13 B.Woods), 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 NW corner of Broadfield, 3 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (top of R.R.Lane), 6 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods) - DKC

Wednesday 11th
  • 6.43am-3.16pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over twice (C.Farm), HOBBY (B.Woods), 4 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit (singing), 3 The Scrub (3 singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Scouts camp), 5+ NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Death Pit, 3+ B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), GOLDCREST (B.Woods estate access road (singing)), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (4♂+♀) (C.Farm), MALLARD*, 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 8 PHEASANTS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 294+ STOCK DOVES (290+ C.Farm, 4 B.Woods (singing)), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1♀ Legal & General, 1 flew over B.Woods estate), 3 SWALLOWS (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Canons Wood, 1 Death Pit, 3 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 8 B.Woods (singing)), 12 COMMON WHITETHROATS (10 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 12 BLACKCAPS (7 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 10 SONG THRUSHES (5 C.Farm (singing), 5 B.Woods (singing)), 13+ SWIFTS (8+ C.Farm, 5+ The Scrub), 9+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (8+ C.Farm, 1+ Rest Copse) (47 species noted) - DKC

Tuesday 10th
  • 6.53am-1.37pm: CUCKOO (Lambert's Shaw (singing)) 7.23am-7.29am then flew north (see Gallery), ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ROOK flew over (The Scrub), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit (singing), 2 The Scrub (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (1 Chipstead Road, 1 B.Woods NW of The Scrub (singing)), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Aberdour School (singing), 1 Fames Rough), 6 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Fames Rough), SWALLOW (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), LINNET (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 8 SWIFTS (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 35+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Canons Wood, 1 Death Pit, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 Fames Rough), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (8 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm) - DKC
  • ♂ WHEATEAR still late afternoon (Broadfield), 2 SWIFTS early morning (Tattenham Meadow) - IJ
  • COMMON BUZZARD early morning (B.Woods car park) - MS

Monday 9th
  • CUCKOO at c.5.30am (C.Farm (singing)) - dog walkers via DKC (please email so we can credit you)
  • 6.43am-4.56pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)) (see Gallery), CORMORANT flew south (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN flew NW (Woodpecker Meadow), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 8 SWIFTS (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 TREECREEPERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 The Scrub (singing), 1 near B.Woods car park (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (3♂+♀) (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 10 LINNETS (8 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 B.Woods, 1*), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 12 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 19 COMMON WHITETHROATS (13 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 15 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 11 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 4 Small Heaths (1 The Scrub, 3 Woodpecker Meadow) - DKC

Sunday 8th
  • 6.17am-4.20pm: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER mid-morning only (The Scrub), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (1 low SE over The Scrub, 1 NW over C.Farm), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), KESTREL (Steep Banks), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 6+ MALLARDS flew over (3+ C.Farm, 3*), c.32 SWALLOWS (c.30 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 50+ SWIFTS (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 3 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Broadfield), c.40 STOCK DOVES (c.40 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 13 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (12 singing)), 3 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 12 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 9 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Broadfield/Bog Field, 2 The Scrub, 1 Short Route B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (50 species noted) (Butterflies: 3 Small Heaths (Perrotts by Wood), ♂ Common Blue (The Scrub)- DKC/RDW/IJ/HB et al
  • LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field) - PC

Saturday 7th
  • 7.00am-4.17pm: (all C.Farm) ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), GARDEN WARBLER (Death Pit (singing)), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Kingswood Residential), SWALLOW, 4 SWIFTS (Canons Residential), SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3+ SKYLARKS, 18 LINNETS, 2 BULLFINCHES (Copt Hill Lane), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Broadfield (singing), 1 Kingswood Residential), 3 MALLARDS flew over, GREY HERON flew over, COAL TIT (Kingswood Residential), 3 GOLDCRESTS (Kingswood Residential (singing)), CHIFFCHAFF (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 2 PHEASANTS, 3 GREENFINCHES (Kingswood Residential (singing)), 9 GOLDFINCHES, PIED WAGTAIL, 40+ STOCK DOVES, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Broadfield/Bog Field, 3 Kingswood Residential), 3 COLLARED DOVES, NUTHATCH (Kingswood Residential), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 6 BLACKCAPS, 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 6 SONG THRUSHES, c.8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
  • 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2+ WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub) - IJ

Friday 6th
  • 6.41am-3.15pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), GARDEN WARBLER (Legal & General (singing)), 2 KESTRELS (Lunch Wood), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Canons Wood, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 2 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods - all singing), 20 BLACKCAPS (19 C.Farm (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), COAL TIT (Aberdour School), GREENFINCH (Can Hatch), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1+ Canons Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 5 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC

Thursday 5th
  • 8.30am-3.23pm: ♂ WHEATEAR (Broadfield), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit (singing), 2 The Scrub (singing), 1st-sum COMMON GULL (Broadfield), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 2 SWIFTS (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), c.300 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (5 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 5 SWALLOWS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 20 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 PHEASANTS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 8 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (Ruffett Wood), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Gunman's Shaw, 1 B.Woods), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 5 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield) (Butterflies: Small Heath (The Scrub), 2 Common Blues (♂+♀) (The Scrub)) - DKC

Wednesday 4th
  • 6.24am-4.13pm: 3 WHEATEARS (inc.♂ presumed leucorhoa individual (see Gallery)) (SW corner of Broadfield), HOBBY (C.Farm), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit (singing), 2 The Scrub (singing)) (see Gallery), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT (C.Farm), 2 HOUSE MARTINS flew north (The Scrub), 2 1st-sum COMMON GULLS (Broadfield), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 SWIFTS (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (north side of Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 130+ STOCK DOVES (130+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods) (see Gallery), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lambert's Shaw (singing), 1 Canons Wood (singing), 4 B.Woods (singing)), 15 COMMON WHITETHROATS (12 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 9 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm (singing)), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Green Hairstreak (The Scrub), ♀ Common Blue (The Scrub)) - DKC/RDW/PM
  • late news Friday 29th April: ♂ WHINCHAT (north side of Horse Pasture) (see Gallery) - CA

Tuesday 3rd
  • 6.30am-12.08pm: HOBBY (The Scrub), 2 ♀ WHEATEARS (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), ROOK flew over (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 2 MALLARDS*, SWALLOW (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (4 singing), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 14 BLACKCAPS (7 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 13 COMMON WHITETHROATS (10 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1*), COAL TIT (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), c.40 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 7 SONG THRUSHES (6 C.Farm (5 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), COLLARED DOVE (flew to Perrotts Farmhouse), 8 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre (drumming), 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 1st-sum HERRING GULL (Green Belt Field) - DKC
  • (Butterflies: Small Copper (The Scrub), Grizzled Skipper (Fames Rough), 8+ Dingy Skippers (Fames Rough), 2 Green Hairstreaks (Fames Rough), 4 Small Heaths (Fames Rough). Also multiple Brimstones, Orange Tips, Common Blues, Holly Blues, Large Whites, Small Whites & Speckled Woods) - IPW

Monday 2nd
  • 2.55pm-6.21pm: 450+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), SKYLARK (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) (probable Nightingale reported singing (along Short Route B.Woods)) - DKC

Sunday 1st
  • 6.45am-10.17am: (all C.Farm) ♀ WHINCHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 4+ MALLARDS*, ♂ KESTREL (Slangs), 2 SWIFTS, 2 SWALLOWS, 2 SPARROWHAWKS*, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 SKYLARKS, 2 PHEASANTS, 4 LINNETS, PIED WAGTAIL, 7 GOLDFINCHES, CHIFFCHAFF (Circle Field), 2 BLACKCAPS, 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Death Pit (drumming)), SONG THRUSH, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

April 2011

All sightings are appreciated and will be useful in the writing of the annual bird reports, please email your sightings to canonsfarmbirds@hotmail.co.uk.

BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW (Feb 2011 onwards). * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it

Saturday 30th
  • 6.30am-9.26am: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 1st-sum COMMON GULL (Broadfield), 2 SWIFTS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Gunman's Shaw), 14 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 13 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Gunman's Shaw), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - DKC
  • 250+ STOCK DOVES (Green Belt Field) - IJ

Friday 29th
  • 8.52am-4.13pm: 2 LESSER WHITETHROATS (1 Circle Field still (singing), 1 L&G still (singing)), 3 SWIFTS over (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 7 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 5*), LITTLE OWL (Gunman's Shaw), 90+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 10+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS over (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), 5 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW
  • 3 LESSER WHITETHROATS (1 Circle Field still, 1 L&G still, 1 Lunch Banks), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods (mating)) (Butterflies: Common Blue (Fames Rough), Dingy Skipper (Fames Rough), Grizzled Skipper (Fames Rough)) - PGo
  • LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm) - IJ
  • LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 SWIFTS (Sheep Brow), 2 SWALLOWS (1 The Scrub, 1 Slangs) (Butterflies: (all Fames Rough) Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, 3 Small Heaths. Also Roe Deer (Circle Field)) - IPW

Thursday 28th
  • 6.49am-2.47pm: SWIFT flew NE (C.Farm), 2 LESSER WHITETHROATS (1 Circle Field still (singing), 1 L&G (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS still (The Scrub), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 7+ SWALLOWS (6+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (2 Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods (singing)), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 26+ STOCK DOVES (25+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 12 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods (drumming)), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Holly Blue (Pages Acre), Peacock (B.Woods)) - DKC/RDW

Wednesday 27th

Tuesday 26th
  • HOBBY (B.Woods), 4 LAPWINGS flew over (Sheep Brow) - via DKC
  • 6.46am-4.47pm: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Broadfield, 4*), COAL TIT (B.Woods (singing)), 2 GREENFINCHES (L&G), GREY HERON*, MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Gunman's Shaw), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (7 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 8 LINNETS (7 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane (singing), 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 17 GOLDFINCHES (2 by derelict barn, 13 L&G, 2 top of R.R.Lane), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 by Chipstead Road), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), c.125 STOCK DOVES (all C.Farm but 1 B.Woods (singing)), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Death Pit, 1 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods), 14 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 10 B.Woods), 15 COMMON WHITETHROATS (11 C.Farm, 4 The Scrub), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood,1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (Butterflies: ♂ Dingy Skipper (Sheep Brow)) - DKC

Monday 25th
  • 2 RED KITES flew low over at 9.38am (The Scrub) - IJ
  • 2 HOBBIES - via DKC
  • 6.29am-9.31am: (all C.Farm) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 8 GREYLAGS flew low NW at 7.02am, CHIFFCHAFF (Tattenham Meadow), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Broadfield), 2nd-sum LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Broadfield), 5 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), GOLDCREST (Circle Field (singing)), 3 MALLARDS flew over, NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ SKYLARKS, PHEASANT, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 16 STOCK DOVES, 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 BLACKCAPS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/IJ

Sunday 24th
  • 6.10am-2.28pm: HOBBY flew over early afternoon (C.Farm), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 10+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (6+ C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (The Scrub (singing)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1*), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c.5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 5+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Death Pit, 1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), 9 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 10 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - IJ/RDW/DKC
  • (Grizzled Skipper (The Scrub))- PGo

Saturday 23rd
  • HOBBY flew north (The Scrub) at 9.48am, 4 CORMORANTS flew over (B.Woods), GREY HERON flew over (B.Woods) - IJ
  • 6.23am-8.40am: (all C.Farm) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 3 LAPWINGS flew SE (see Gallery), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 3 LINNETS, 3 SKYLARKS, NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 GREY HERONS flew over, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, STOCK DOVE, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Friday 22nd
  • 5.44am-2.25pm: LAPWING (Broadfield), FIELDFARE (Watchpoint), TAWNY OWL (C.Woods (singing)), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (C.Farm), 4+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 2+ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 7 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), COAL TIT (Ruffett Wood (singing)), 2 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 4 SPARROWHAWKS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c.5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Death Pit, 3 B.Woods), 7 BLACKCAPS (1 Death Pit, 1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (10 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 10 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (Bog Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm) , 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (also white-winged gull flew south at 9.45am, probably a leucistic Herring Gull but possibility of Glaucous Gull or Iceland Gull not ruled out) - DKC/IJ/RDW

Thursday 21st
  • 6.28am-5.26pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER still (The Scrub (singing)), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 WHEATEARS (♂+♀) (Broadfield/Poultry Field), KESTREL (Chipstead Bottom), MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods (singing)), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 7 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Death Pit, 1 Lunch Wood (drumming)), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Circle Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (3 singing)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 9 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods (5 singing ♂♂, 1♀), 70+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Broadfield/Gunman's Shaw, 2 The Scrub), 18 COMMON WHITETHROATS (14 C.Farm (all singing ♂♂), 4 The Scrub (all singing ♂♂)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Holly Blues (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2+ Small Tortoiseshells (C.Farm), 5 Speckled Woods (2 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General, 3 B.Woods), c.5 Orange Tips, c.5 Brimstones) - DKC/IGM
  • evening: 2 TAWNY OWLS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm) - PGo

Wednesday 20th
  • 5.51am-3.25pm: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER till c.10.55am at least (The Scrub (singing)), ♀ WHINCHAT (The Scrub) (see Gallery), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Broadfield/Circle Field (singing)) (see Gallery), WHITE WAGTAIL (Broadfield) (see Gallery), 2 ♂ WHEATEARS (inc.presumed leucorhoa individual (see Gallery)) (Broadfield), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), 7 SWALLOWS flew through (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 5 SPARROWHAWKS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 12 COMMON WHITETHROATS (10 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub) (see Gallery), 8 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Canons Wood, 1 Circle Field, 4 B.Woods), 1+ GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), COAL TIT (by Piddly Pond (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (NW end of Broadfield), SONG THRUSH (Lunch Wood (singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
  • ♀ WHINCHAT (The Scrub), WHITE WAGTAIL (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT (Lunch Wood), 4 WHEATEARS (inc.presumed leucorhoa individual) (Broadfield), 2 SWALLOWS, 20+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 5+ WILLOW WARBLERS, many CHIFFCHAFFS, 12 YELLOWHAMMERS, 25+ STOCK DOVES, ♀ SPARROWHAWK, 2 PHEASANTS, 8+ GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 5+ JAYS - MS
  • LESSER WHITETHROAT (Lunch Wood) - JH

Tuesday 19th
  • 6.43am-5.01pm: (all C.Farm) ♀ MARSH HARRIER flew NE at 12.28pm (see Gallery), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT (NW end of Broadfield (singing)), 4+ WHEATEARS, KESTREL, 5 SWALLOWS flew through, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS, 4 SKYLARKS, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL, c.5 LINNETS, 2+ MALLARDS, GREY HERON, 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, WILLOW WARBLER, BLACKCAP, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Wood Lane, 1 Lunch Wood), GOLDFINCH, 3 PHEASANTS, c.5 STOCK DOVES, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, LONG-TAILED TIT, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods, Peacock, 2+ Small Tortoiseshells, Small White, Large White, c.5 Orange Tips) - IJ/RDW/DKC/IM


Monday 18th
  • (final local place names now in effect - see Map page for the changes)
  • c.20 WAXWINGS at Canons Wood at 6.58am - Rare Bird Alert
  • 6.43am-3.32pm: 4 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3 WHEATEARS (Broadfield), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), c.90 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Horse Pasture/Broadfield border, 1 Stoney Nob), 5 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane (singing), 4 B.Woods (singing)), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 1*), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 11 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 10 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), c.7 LINNETS (c.5, C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 7+ SKYLARKS (6+ C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (2 Broadfield, 1 B.Woods), ♂ GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 6+ SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) (Butterflies: Holly Blue (B.Woods), 4 Speckled Woods (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 2+ Orange Tips (around Lunch Wood). Also 2 Bee Flies (B.Woods)) - DKC

Sunday 17th
  • 7.10am-8.35am: c.65 WAXWINGS on & around west end of Canons Lane early morning but mobile - RDW/IJ/DKC/SG
  • 6.30am-4.12pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL flew towards Perrotts Farmhouse at 10.54am, c.5 FIELDFARES (Broadfield), ♂ WHEATEAR (Broadfield), BLACK-HEADED GULL (Broadfield), 200+ HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Parakeet Meadow), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods (1 singing)), 1+ COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Copt Hill Lane, 2 The Scrub), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 8 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), LINNET (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ/RDW
  • 1+ SWALLOW - IJ
  • late afternoon/early evening: (all C.Farm) WHEATEAR, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, COMMON BUZZARD - RDW
  • (see the new map on Map page - please note the few name changes)

Saturday 16th
  • GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (Reads Bottom (singing)), CORMORANT flew over - RGt
  • 6.25am-6.36pm: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (Reads Bottom (singing)) (see above), 25+ WAXWINGS briefly early morning (Canons Wood), SAND MARTIN flew west (C.Farm), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 6 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), 3 WHEATEARS (2♂+1♀) (Broad Field), 1st-winter COMMON GULL (Broad Field), 2+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (C.Farm), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), FIELDFARE (Broad Field), 60+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Parakeet Meadow), c.5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 20+ LINNETS (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 3+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 WILLOW WARBLERS (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (all singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (4+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (just south of Lunch Wood), 17+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (11+ C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods) - DKC/IJ/RDW/PM/KG/CM/RB/PGr et al


Friday 15th
  • 6.25am-3.03pm: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (west end of Harrier Field (singing)), ♂ YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south (from Wheatear Field), 2 WHEATEARS (1 Canons barns, 1 Loony Field), 11 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL (B.Woods (singing midday), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Loony Field (mating)), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2+SPARROWHAWKS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field (singing)), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 2*), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (1 singing)), MISTLE THRUSH (Loony Field (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 WILLOW WARBLERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), c.30 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 19+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 6 PHEASANTS (5♂+1♀) (C.Farm), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 1 top of R.R.Lane), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm (inc pair), 1 B.Woods), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/IJ/JA et al
  • STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture) - JH
  • 2 LAPWINGS, 2 ♂ PHEASANTS - PM/CM/NR
  • 6.35pm-9.08pm: WHEATEAR (Broad Field), 1+ FIELDFARE (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL (B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), c.15 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), SKYLARK (C.Farm), BLACKCAP (B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ

Thursday 14th
  • ♂ COMMON REDSTART (C.Farm), 3 WHEATEARS (C.Farm) - JH
  • 6.25am-11.34am: CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 9 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (1 singing)), 6 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (6 C.Farm, 2 Chipstead Bottom), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (Loony Field), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood), 7 NUTHATCHES (5 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 8 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6+ SONG THRUSHES (4+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ
  • WHEATEAR (Chipstead Meadow) - PGo
  • mid afternoon: (all C.Farm) HOUSE MARTIN flew south, 5 SWALLOWS flew south, 8 MEADOW PIPITS, SPARROWHAWK, 2 GREY HERONS, 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 27 STOCK DOVES - RDW
  • 5.43pm-c.7.25pm: 4 WHEATEARS (1 Broad Field, 3 Loony Field), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 1+ COMMON BUZZARD (Broad Field/Loony Field), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 PHEASANTS (Loony Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Loony Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (by Loony Field), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (flew from B.Woods to Ruffett Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), SONG THRUSH (Ruffett Wood (singing)), BLACKCAP (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ

Wednesday 13th
  • 6.44am-3.04pm: WOOD WARBLER (SW end of Pages Acre (singing)) (see Gallery), HOUSE MARTIN flew north at 2.11pm (C.Farm), LAPWING (Broad Field (displaying)), 7 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 4 SWALLOWS through (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 12 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (inc.flock 11 Pipit Meadow), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), GREY HERON (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Wood Lane, 1 Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/JA et al
  • RED KITE circled at 10.25am (C.Farm) - MSp
  • 3.11pm-7.00pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Broad Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6 PHEASANTS (2♂+4♀), c.4 YELLOWHAMMERS, LINNET (Lunch Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), SONG THRUSH (Ruffett Wood), STOCK DOVE (Pipit Meadow), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Death Pit) - DKC/IJ

Tuesday 12th
  • 6.44am-3.42pm: RED KITE flew low west at 11.11am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 9 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 The Scrub, 1*), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Aberdour School, 1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 6 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 5 B.Woods), 3 PHEASANTS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods), 4 MALLARDS (2 C.Farm, 2*), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 19+ LINNETS (18+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm (1 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (top of R.R.Lane), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) - DKC
  • 4.15pm-6.20pm: 3 WHEATEARS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (B.Woods), 4+ BLACKCAPS (3+ ♂, 1♀), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods) - IJ

Monday 11th
  • 4.15pm-5.15pm: 13 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm) - IJ
  • (all C.Farm) 10 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broad Field), 4 SWALLOWS flew SE - RDW
  • 6.46am-3.01pm: LAPWING flew west (C.Farm), 8 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 3 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), 2 SWALLOWS north (C.Farm), 54 STOCK DOVES (53 Pipit Meadow, 1 B.Woods), KESTREL (near Lunch Wood), BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, LITTLE OWL (near Legal & General), GOLDCREST (Wood Lane (singing)), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Legal & General), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 11 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Wood Lane, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (also Roe Deer. Butterflies: Speckled Wood (B.Woods), Brimstone (B.Woods), Small Tortoiseshell (C.Farm)) - DKC
  • (a shot of Saturday's Common Redstart has been added - see Gallery)

Sunday 10th
  • (all C.Farm) ♂ HEN HARRIER flew north at c.9.30am, 2 WHEATEARS, SWALLOW - JU
  • ♂ RING OUZEL still (north half of Broad Field) - BJ
  • 4 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), SWALLOW flew through (The Scrub), COMMON WHITETHROAT (The Scrub), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods) - IJ
  • 1.12pm-6.57pm: RED KITE flew SE at 3.08pm (C.Farm), 7 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), MALLARD (C.Farm), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Reads Bottom), c.5 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 near Legal & General), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 9 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW/PM/PC et al
  • 6.29am-8.46pm: (all C.Farm) 2 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), LESSER REDPOLL, GREY HERON, TREECREEPER, MISTLE THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), BLACKCAP, SONG THRUSH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3 LINNETS, 2 SKYLARKS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, YELLOWHAMMER, GOLDFINCH, GREEN WOODPECKER, NUTHATCH (Pages Acre) - DKC/IJ et al

Saturday 9th
  • ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (north side of Chat Field) - MW/SW
  • 6.30am-6.15pm: CURLEW flew high north at 2.58pm (heard only) (C.Farm), ♂ RING OUZEL (Broad Field), ♂ COMMON REDSTART (The Scrub), ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (north side of Chat Field) (see above), 3+ WHEATEARS (C.Farm), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub), KESTREL (C.Farm),GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub), 8 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 7 B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 10 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 9 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀), SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), 6+ COMMON BUZZARDS (3+ C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), c.5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 3+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Legal & General), LINNET (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 5 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
  • 3 TREECREEPERS (Lunch Wood), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (♂+♀) (B.Woods) - KH

Friday 8th
  • 6.48am-4.53pm: 4 WHEATEARS (3♂+1♀) (Broad Field), ♂ COMMON WHITETHROAT (Reads Bottom), 11 FIELDFARES (all C.Farm: 1 flew west & 10 Broad Field), 5 LESSER REDPOLLS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 MALLARDS (3 over C.Farm, 1*), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 19 LINNETS (C.Farm), 8 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 1 B.Woods (singing)), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 3+ WILLOW WARBLERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (Ruffett Wood (pair inc.singing ♂, & another singing ♂)), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (2 singing)), 5 NUTHATCHES (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood (both singing)), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (pair Tawny Wood, 1 Reads Rest Cottages), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm) - DKC/KG/RDW et al
  • 3+WHEATEARS (2+♂+1♀) (C.Farm), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (Legal & General), ♂ BULLFINCH (B.Woods pond), 2 BLACKCAPS (♂+♀) (B.Woods pond), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), WILLOW WARBLER (B.Woods), 3+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods) - AG/JG
  • LITTLE OWL (Parakeet Meadow), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Reads Bottom) - DD et al
  • SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm) - RDW

Thursday 7th
  • RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE at 6.30pm (Broad Field & Chat Field) (see Gallery), ♂ COMMON REDSTART (north side of Chat Field) - IJ
  • 7.00pm-8.58pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still at 7.15pm (Broad Field) (see above), ♂ COMMON REDSTART still though elusive (north side of Chat Field) (see above), 3+ LITTLE OWLS, PHEASANT - IJ/JA/PM/DKC
  • (all C.Farm) COMMON REDSTART (heard calling) (Lunch Wood), 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 2 GOLDFINCHES - DH
  • 6.15am-3.16pm: ♂ COMMON WHITETHROAT (The Scrub (singing)) (see Gallery), BRAMBLING (Lunch Wood), LAPWING (Broad Field), ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), ♂ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 3 MALLARDS*, 8 WILLOW WARBLERS (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 CF/BW, 1*), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods (singing)), PHEASANT (Lunch Wood), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (1 singing)), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) observed displaying & mating (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (Legal & General), COAL TIT (B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 12 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 9 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 unidentified hirundines north (C.Farm) (No sign of Ring Ouzel. Butterflies: Holly Blue, 2 Orange Tips, 2 Speckled Woods, Red Admiral, c.4 Peacocks, c.10 Small Tortoiseshells, 5+ Brimstones) - DKC/PCl/DH/IJ et al
  • LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming at 8.30am (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (C.Farm) - PGo

Wednesday 6th
  • 7.25pm-9.05pm: (all C.Farm) SHORT-EARED OWL flew from Harrier Field at 8.20pm & headed casually NE, SWALLOW flew south, 2 GREY HERONS, LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), YELLOWHAMMER - DKC/RDW/CN
  • 3 COMMON REDSTARTS (2♂+♀) (mostly footpath just south of Lunch Wood, also seen along path at north end of Legal & General playing field) (see Gallery) - CM/PM/DKC/RDW et al
  • RING OUZEL still at south end of Legal & General playing field - DKC/AB et al
  • 6.47am-3.07pm: 10 WHEATEARS (C.Farm), 18 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), SWALLOW flew south (B.Woods), ROOK (Legal & General), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1*), 5 WILLOW WARBLERS (2 Aberdour School, 1 Legal & General, 1 south of Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 25+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm (mostly Broad Field)), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Broad Field/Chat Field border), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Aberdour School (singing)), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), GREY HERON*, 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 22 STOCK DOVES (13 C.Farm (1 singing), 9 B.Woods), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Ivy Wood, 3 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (C.Farm) - DKC/AB et al
  • (all Chipstead Meadow/Circle Field) WILLOW WARBLER, 2 BLACKCAPS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS - PGo
  • (all C.Farm) SWALLOW south, SPARROWHAWK, 2 LITTLE OWLS - RDW

Tuesday 5th
  • (all C.Farm) MUTE SWAN flew over at 10.15am (Legal & General), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS high over, GREY HERON, CHIFFCHAFF - LT
  • 6.41am-3.18pm: ♂ RING OUZEL still at 8.08am (Legal & General), 11 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), ♂ WHEATEAR (Reads Bottom), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (Legal & General), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 NE end Ruffett Wood, 1 The Scrub), LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 3 SPARROWHAWKS low together (B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Legal & General), MALLARD*, 5 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 5 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Loony Field, 1 east of Lunch Wood), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (1 Loony Field, 1 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Wood Lane, 3 B.Woods), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 8 B.Woods), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (2 singing)), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 9+ NUTHATCHES (3 C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (no sign of Black Redstart) - DKC et al
  • BLACKCAP (Chipstead Meadow), 20 STOCK DOVES (Chipstead Meadow), 30+ LINNETS (Buzzard Field) - PGo
  • SWALLOW (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 60+ LINNETS (Broad Field) - IJ
  • (see Gallery for Phil Wallace's excellent shot of the Ring Ouzel, taken yesterday)

Monday 4th
  • BARN OWL at c.8.20pm (Harrier Field) - PM
  • ♂ RING OUZEL still until 10.00am at least (Legal & General) (see Gallery) - DKC/PW/NR
  • ♂ RING OUZEL still in morning (Legal & General), ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (Chat Field/Broad Field border) - RGt
  • 6.31am-3.16pm: ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (Harrier Field then barns behind C.Farmhouse), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 13+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), MALLARD (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General) (see Gallery), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Aberdour School, 5 B.Woods), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 3+ LINNETS (C.Farm), c.5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Harrier Field, 2 B.Woods in cleared area), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - DKC/RS et al

Sunday 3rd
  • ♂ RING OUZEL still until 4.43pm at least (Legal & General) (see Gallery)- DKC/IJ/KG/CM et al
  • 6.35am-4.31pm: new RING OUZEL (probably 1st summer ♂) (Broad Field then flew towards Legal & General) (see Gallery), ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (Broad Field/Chat Field border) (see Gallery), PEREGRINE (C.Farm), 2 LAPWINGS (♂+♀) (Broad Field), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), WOODCOCK flushed (The Scrub), SAND MARTIN flew NW (C.Farm), 2 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (C.Farm), 7 LESSER REDPOLLS (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3 SPARROWHAWKS (2 C.Farm, 1*), 4+ COMMON BUZZARDS, 7+ MALLARDS (5 C.Farm, 2*), 2+ GREY HERONS (C.Farm), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS over (C.Farm), 1st-wint.COMMON GULL (Legal & General), c.4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Parakeet Meadow, 1 Broad Field/Chat Field border), c.5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 6+ SKYLARKS (5+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), 5 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Copt Hill Lane), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (R.R.Lane entrance to B.Woods), pair of BLUE TITS with nesting material (Legal & General), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) (also 2 Small Tortoiseshells, Brimstone) - DKC/IJ/RDW/PM/KG et al
  • 1+ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near Legal & General) - via DKC
  • 7.00am-8.15am: LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Circle Field), SPARROWHAWK - PC

Saturday 2nd
  • 6.28am-7.38pm: 2 RING OUZELS (♂+♀) 1.30pm-5.32pm (Legal & General) (see Gallery), ♂ WHEATEAR (Wheatear Field then Broad Field), 2 GREYLAGS past*, PEREGRINE past*, 3 SWALLOWS (Legal & General), CANADA GOOSE over (C.Farm), CORMORANT over (C.Farm), 5+ MALLARDS (3+ over C.Farm, 2*), 3 LITTLE OWLS (Parakeet Meadow), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 BLACKCAPS (1 Wood Lane, 4 B.Woods), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farm, 10 B.Woods) (see Gallery), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (2 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 1+ LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 7+ COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 6+*), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 4 SKYLARKS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c.10 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3+ PHEASANTS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 4 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 GREENFINCHES (Copt Hill Lane), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (Copt Hill Lane), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm (3 singing), 1 B.Woods), BLACKBIRD with nesting material (Copt Hill Lane) (also 4 unidentified hirundines*, 6 Brimstones (B.Woods), Peacock (Legal & General)) 52 species - DKC/IJ et al
  • c.20 WAXWINGS flew north c.2.10pm - RGd/NGd/JA et al
  • 5 SAND MARTINS flew over in afternoon (3 north & 2 west) - RGd/JA/DKC
  • 2 LAPWINGS (Broad Field) - JH
  • (55 species recorded in total)

Friday 1st
  • 7.14am-c.2.20pm: 3 SWALLOWS flew NW (2 Woodpecker Meadow (10.40am & 10.55am), 1 Circle Field (1.33pm), CORMORANT over (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 Wood Lane, 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 3 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), LESSER REDPOLL (C.Farm), SISKIN (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods->C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 8 B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 4 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 12 STOCK DOVES (7 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods, 2 CF to BW), 8 NUTHATCHES (3 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (1 B.Woods, 1 Circle Field), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), CHAFFINCH with nesting material (Legal & General), 2 pairs of fighting MAGPIES (B.Woods) (also Red Admiral (Holly Lane Meadow), Roe Deer (The Scrub). Probable ♂ Peregrine (C.Farm)) - DKC
  • 3.15pm-5.00pm: 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border), PHEASANT (Finch Field), 4 LINNETS (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (Lunch Wood), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Parakeet Meadow) - FJ
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