August 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.

Wednesday 31st

• 10.28am: 1st-winter GRASSHOPPER WARBLER still but elusive (around barns behind C.Farmhouse) - PM
• 6.40am-3.47pm: 1st-winter GRASSHOPPER WARBLER still but elusive (around barns behind C.Farmhouse), 2 MEADOW PIPITS flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 HOBBIES hawking (B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (by Piddly Pond), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob/Railway Field), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Circle Field/Tattenham Meadow, 1 near Piddly Pond), 3+ BLACKCAPS (1 around barns behind C.Farmhouse, 2+ The Scrub), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), c.15 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 9 LINNETS (6 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 11 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Wood, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Doric Drive, 2 Stoney Nob/Railway Field, 2 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 10 CHIFFCHAFFS (5 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods (2 singing)), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane, 2 Circle Field (1 singing), 1 by Piddly Pond), COLLARED DOVE (around C.Farmhouse), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Reads Bottom), 7+ LONG-TAILED TITS (by Piddly Pond), 8 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5+ GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: (all The Scrub) Small Heath, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Browns) - DKC et al
  

Tuesday 30th

• 4.00pm: 1st-winter GRASSHOPPER WARBLER still showing on & off (brambles behind fence by barns behind C.Farmhouse) (see Gallery) - MSt/RDW
  
• 6.41am-3.38pm: 1st-winter GRASSHOPPER WARBLER showing well on & off (brambles behind fence by barns behind C.Farmhouse) (see Gallery), 1+ ROOK flew over (Stoney Nob), c.35 HOUSE MARTINS (c.15 C.Farm, c.20 flew NW just south of The Scrub), c.29 SWALLOWS (c.15 C.Farm, 14+ NW through The Scrub), TREECREEPER (between Piddly Pond & The Scrub), 2 BLACKCAPS (The Scrub), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 Slangs, 1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 3+ GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field, 2+ (1+juv) near Piddly Pond), COAL TIT (B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 Copt Hill Lane, 1 Legal & General), 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Reads Bottom), KESTREL (Broadfield/Bog Field border), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Watchpoint, 1 approaching The Scrub, 2 The Scrub), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 SE end of Tattenham Meadow, 4 B.Woods), 38+ LINNETS (30+ C.Farm, 8 The Scrub), 8 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 6 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 10+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), juv ROBIN (The Scrub) - DKC et al
• c.2.00pm: LITTLE OWL (Legal & General) - RSe/RH
  

Monday 29th

• (all C.Farm) ROOK, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 6 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 45 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), CHIFFCHAFF, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC/IJ
  
• c.12.30pm: 100+ SWALLOWS, a few HOUSE MARTINS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 40 LINNETS - FJ
• (Butterflies: (all Fames Rough) Brown Argus, Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Small White, Small Heath, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood) - IGM
  

Sunday 28th

• 7.45am-3.55pm: GREY WAGTAIL flew NW at 8.26am (from C.Farmhouse), 3 SWIFTS (C.Farm), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew west (Watchpoint), 4 WHEATEARS (2 east side of Tart's Field, 2 Infront George Field) (see Gallery), 5+ HOUSE MARTINS (Broadfield), 30+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield), SKYLARK (Infront George Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit/Broadfield), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (2 Skylark Field, 2 flew over C.Farm), c.123 LINNETS (c.120 Broadfield, 3 The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), GOLDCREST (by Piddly Pond), COAL TIT (by Piddly Pond), 6+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & The Scrub), COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farmhouse area), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Watchpoint, 2 The Scrub (1 singing)), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (The Scrub), 48 HERRING GULLS (Skylark Field), 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW
• 2 WHEATEARS (1 Skylark Field, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), HOUSE MARTIN (Broadfield), 25+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield) - IJ
  

Saturday 27th

• 6.28am-c.3.15pm: 3 SWIFTS flew north (The Scrub), WHEATEAR (Skylark Field), 2 ROOKS (Stoney Nob), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 4 BULLFINCHES (2 The Scrub, 2 by Piddly Pond), 4 GOLDCRESTS (2 (1 juv) just NW of The Scrub, 1 by Piddly Pond (singing), 1 by B.Woods estate access road), 30+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm mainly Broadfield), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (2 B.Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond, 1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 by B.Woods estate access road), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance, 2 The Scrub), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Watchpoint, 1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 by Perrotts Farmhouse, 4 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 2 Valley Meadows), ♀/imm KESTREL (C.Farm), 8 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 7 B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 2+ COAL TITS (1+ Circle Field, 1 by Piddly Pond), 53 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (52 Legal & General, 1 flew over C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (1 on wall at end of R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1+ The Scrub), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 12 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob/Railway Field border) (Dragonflies: Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond). Butterflies: Small Copper (The Scrub), Common Blue (The Scrub), 2 Small Heaths (1 The Scrub, 1 Chipstead Bottom), Brown Argus (The Scrub), 3 Small Whites (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 Speckled Woods (The Scrub), Gatekeeper (The Scrub) - DKC/IJ/IGM
• 2 WHEATEARS (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL (Ruffett Wood), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 15 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods) - PGo
  
• c95 SWALLOWS, COMMON BUZZARD, c.100 JACKDAWS - RDW
  

Friday 26th

• 6.41am-12.07pm: LESSER WHITETHROAT (by barns behind R.R.Cottages), 1st-winter WHEATEAR (on barns behind R.R.Cottages), SKYLARK (Broadfield), 32 SWALLOWS, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 flew over, 1 Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK, PHEASANT, 6 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), YELLOWHAMMER (Reads Bottom), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (Broadfield/Harrier Field border), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE, PIED WAGTAIL, LINNET, 2 COLLARED DOVES (near C.Farmhouse), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lambert's Shaw/Death Pit, 1 C.Wood, 1 Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 23 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 51 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 7+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - DKC
  

Thursday 25th

• 6.40am-3.05pm: WHINCHAT (barns behind C.Farmhouse), WHEATEAR (Quail Field), 2 CORMORANTS flew NW (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 near SE end of Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), HOBBY (The Scrub), 4 HOUSE MARTINS flew north (The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 1+ juv BULLFINCH (The Scrub), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 5 GOLDCRESTS (4 (3 juvs) just NW of The Scrub, 1 The Scrub), 30+ SWALLOWS (30+ C.Farm mainly Broadfield, 1 The Scrub), 2 COAL TITS (1 Wood Lane, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (Reads Bottom), LINNET (The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 flew over The Scrub), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4+ CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 1+ B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 2 The Scrub), 30 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 11+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General etc), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (6 C.Farm, 1 flew over CF/BW border), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Small Copper (The Scrub), Small Heath (Pipit Meadow), Meadow Browns (The Scrub)) - DKC/PGo
• 4.43pm-c.6.35pm: SKYLARK (Reads Bottom), c.40 SWALLOWS (mainly Broadfield), 30 LINNETS (flock of 29 flew over Reads Bottom, 1 flew over B.Woods), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), PHEASANT (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 The Scrub, 1 Rest Copse), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 14 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Quail Field) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood (Lunch Wood). Mammals: Roe Deer (Broadfield)) - PGo/FJ/SD/IGM/DKC
  

Wednesday 24th

• 6.43am-2.41pm: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (west side of The Scrub), WHINCHAT (east side of Tart's Field then on hay bales in Bunting Field), 4 YELLOW WAGTAILS flew south (Skylark Field), 2 WHEATEARS (♂ Bunting Field, ♀/1st-winter Skylark Field), 2 CANADA GEESE flew south (Perrotts by Wood), HOBBY flew over (B.Woods), 2 HOUSE MARTINS flew south (Chipstead Bottom), 20+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2+ SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, poss same over B.Woods, 1*), 5+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (4+ C.Farm, 1+ The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), 6 GOLDCRESTS (5 juvs) (just NW of The Scrub), 3+ BLACKCAPS (1 Tattenham Meadow, 2+ The Scrub), 2 juv BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (4 C.Farm, 4 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), c.26+ LINNETS (c.25 Broadfield, 1 The Scrub), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field/Tattenham Meadow, 4 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods between Piddly Pond & The Scrub), 20+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General etc), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 9 GOLDFINCHES (8 C.Farm, 1 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3 STOCK DOVES flew over (C.Farm), 12+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (CF/BW border etc), juv ROBIN (The Scrub) (Butterflies: (all The Scrub) Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small White, 5+ Small Heaths, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers)- DKC
  

Tuesday 23rd

• 6.42am-3.37pm: TREE PIPIT landed at 9.50am (by C.Farmhouse), 1st-winter WHEATEAR (Skylark Field), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 15+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane, 3 (2 juvs) just NW of The Scrub), 5+ BULLFINCHES (2 Legal & General, 1 by Piddly Pond, 2+ (1 juv) The Scrub), 5 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 15+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General etc), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods between Piddly Pond & The Scrub), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (2 juvs) (Reads Bottom), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 1 by Piddly Pond), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Wood Lane, 3 The Scrub), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Chipstead Road), LINNET (The Scrub), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), STOCK DOVE (by Piddly Pond (singing)) - DKC/PGo
  

Monday 22nd

• 6.41am-4.20pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over at 7.43am (Watchpoint), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob/Railway Field border), 7+ SWALLOWS (1 flew over C.Farm, 6+ flew over The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 Legal & General, 1 by Piddly Pond), 5+ GOLDCRESTS (3+ (2+ juvs) just NW of The Scrub, 2 The Scrub), KESTREL (Woodpecker Meadow), 4+ BULLFINCHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 3+ (1 juv) The Scrub), 10 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 SE end of Tattenham Meadow, 4 B.Woods), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3+ CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 2+ The Scrub (1 singing)), COLLARED DOVE (Copt Hill Lane (singing)), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 4 COAL TITS (1 C.Farm, 3 just NW of The Scrub), 6 LINNETS (2 flew over CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 4 The Scrub), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (6+ C.Farm, 2 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 4 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 2 flushed from Chipstead Bottom), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub area), 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (4 Legal & General, 1 flew over The Scrub), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (3+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - DKC
  

Sunday 21st

• WILLOW WARBLER (near Perrotts Farmhouse) - SG
• 7.54am-3.35pm: 2 HOBBIES hawking (Valley Meadows), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near car park), TREECREEPER (just NE of The Scrub), SKYLARK (Skylark Field), 3 BLACKCAPS (The Scrub), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Legal & General, 1 by Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near car park), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub, 2 Valley Meadows), 8 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2+ ♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield/Horse Pasture border), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6+ GREENFINCHES (5+ Copt Hill Lane, 1 Legal & General), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ The Scrub, 2+ B.Woods near car park), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1+ C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 8 LINNETS (4 C.Farm, 4 The Scrub), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (1 flew over C.Farm, 3 flew over The Scrub), 6 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm 4 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC
  

Saturday 20th

• no reported sightings
  

Friday 19th

• 6.44am-12.11pm: 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Circle Field, 1 SE end of Broadfield), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (Gunman's Shaw then 2 of these NW end of B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond), 12+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 6 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Wood/Circle Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 SE end of Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 near Piddly Pond), 4 COAL TITS (3 Circle Field, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (5 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (Copt Hill Lane), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 2 BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm - 1+ of which then B.Woods) (Butterflies: (all C.Farm) Small Whites, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers) - DKC
  

Thursday 18th

• 6.40am-3.37pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL seen in flight twice (C.Farm), 2 juv SPARROWHAWKS (1 Harrier Field etc, 1 Steep Banks), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 2 KESTRELS (1 around R.R.Cottages, 1 Lunch Banks/Perrotts by Wood), 3 BULLFINCHES (near Piddly Pond), 8+ HOUSE MARTINS flew through (Skylark Field), 30+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield/Horse Pasture), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), NUTHATCH (near Piddly Pond), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General)), 5+ LINNETS (4+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lambert's Shaw), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 7 GOLDFINCHES (6 C.Farm, 1 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3+ STOCK DOVES (2+ C.Farm, 1 near Piddly Pond (singing)), 9+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Mammals: 3 Roe Deer (2 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Broadfield). Butterflies: Red Admiral (Legal & General), Speckled Wood (Stoney Nob), Gatekeeper (Legal & General)) - DKC
  

Wednesday 17th

• 6.44am-9.20am/2.20pm-4.05pm: 2 TREE PIPITS circled at 8.15am (Skylark Field/Harrier Field), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Copt Hill Lane), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 Copt Hill Lane), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 NE end of Broadfield, 1 C.Wood/Aberdour School, 1 B.Woods), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods by R.R.Lane), 2 COLLARED DOVES (flew across Bunting Field), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (juv & 2 ads) (Legal & General), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 4 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 10+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown) - DKC
  

Tuesday 16th

• 2.56pm-5.35pm: COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 12+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), ♀/imm KESTREL (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Valley Meadows), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (The Scrub), 9 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 4 The Scrub), 6+ LINNETS (2 C.Farm, 4+ The Scrub), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Broadfield) - DKC
  

Monday 15th

• 6.38am-10.06am: (all C.Farm) HOUSE MARTIN, SKYLARK (Infront George Field), 3 BLACKCAPS (♂ Circle Field, 2 Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK, BULLFINCH (Copt Hill Lane/Legal & General), GOLDCREST (Circle Field), 2 SWALLOWS (Legal & General/Infront George Field), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 13 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Copt Hill Lane), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 7 LINNETS, 4 GREENFINCHES (1 Doric Drive, 3 Legal & General), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field/Tattenham Meadow, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Lunch Wood), COAL TIT (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob/Railway Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 3 STOCK DOVES, 13 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Gatekeeper) - DKC
• (photos of Hobby from yesterday added to Gallery)
  

Sunday 14th

• 7.50am-6.32pm: 4 SAND MARTINS (3 flew over R.R.Cottages, 1*), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (C.Farm), 5+ ROOKS (5 flew over C.Farm then 1*), 2+ HOBBIES (ad & juv) (B.Woods then 1*), 5+ SWIFTS (3+ C.Farm, 2+*), c.47 SWALLOWS (c.27 C.Farm, c.20*), 3 SPARROWHAWKS (1 around Watchpoint, 1 over Perrotts by Wood, 1*), 2 KESTRELS (1 Broadfield, 1 Chipstead Bottom), COMMON BUZZARD*, 11 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 south of orchard), GOLDCREST (south of orchard), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 7 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 SE end of Tattenham Meadow, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 SE end of Tattenham Meadow, 5 B.Woods), 6 COAL TITS (1 by Wood Lane cottages, 2 Circle Field, 3 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (Legal & General/Skylark Field), 4 STOCK DOVES (3 C.Farm (1 singing), 1 south of orchard (singing)), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - RDW/DKC/IJ
• 10.40am-c.11.00am: 4 SAND MARTINS (Skylark Field), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (R.R.Cottages), CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), 8 SWALLOWS (Broadfield), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 near Watchpoint), 3 LINNETS (Skylark Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 near Watchpoint), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Pheasant Field) - ME
  
• HOBBY (B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods Short Route) - CA
  

Saturday 13th

• 6.33am-3.30pm: HOBBY (B.Woods), SWIFT (over B.Woods near orchard), SPARROWHAWK (over Rest Copse/Valley Meadows), 3 KESTRELS (2 (1+ juv) Lunch Banks, juv Holly Lane Meadow), 6 BULLFINCHES (4 Legal & General, 1 Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), SKYLARK (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Legal & General), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 south of orchard, 2+ (1+ juv) near Scouts camp), 12 SWALLOWS flew south (Stoney Nob/Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 south of orchard, 1 near Scouts camp), 2 COAL TITS (1 just west of The Scrub, 1 near Scouts camp), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Stoney Nob/Railway Field, ♀ Stoney Nob/Infront George Field), 5 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Reads Bottom, 1 Slangs, 1 just NW of The Scrub, 2 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows, 1 near B.Woods car park, 1 Rest Copse, 1 Woodpecker Meadow/Chipstead Bottom), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 13 LINNETS (6 C.Farm, 7 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 17 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 7 GOLDFINCHES (5 C.Farm (inc 2+ juvs), 2 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 6 STOCK DOVES (4 C.Farm (1 singing), 2 B.Woods (singing)), 20 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (8 Stoney Nob, 12 Rest Copse) (Butterflies: Brown Argus (The Scrub), 4+ Small Heaths (1 Lunch Wood, 3+ The Scrub), 2 Common Blues (Slangs), Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Small Whites (B.Woods). Mammals: ♂ Roe Deer (Stoney Nob)) - DKC
  

Friday 12th

• 1.31pm-3.36pm: 2 CROSSBILLS flew SSE at 1.39pm (Pipit Meadow/Ruffett Wood), 2 KESTRELS (1 barns behind C.Farmhouse, 1 Lunch Banks), 2 SWALLOWS (Watchpoint), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods near caravan site), 10 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 3+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Residential, 1 B.Woods), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (Ruffett Wood), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods (1 near R.R.Cottages, 1 Ruffett Wood/Green Belt Field), 2 Gatekeepers (1 Watchpoint, 1 by Poultry Field), 7 Small Whites)) - DKC
  

Thursday 11th

• 6.40am-3.01pm: juv PEREGRINE 2.18pm-2.38pm (over Death Pit/Lambert's Shaw) (see Gallery), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SWIFT (C.Farm), 15+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 30+ SWALLOWS (30+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 17+ LINNETS (9+ C.Farm, 8 The Scrub), ♀ BLACKCAP (Piddly Pond), 11 PIED WAGTAILS (10 Legal & General, 1 flew over Broadfield), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 juvs & ad) (near Piddly Pond), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Death Pit/Lambert's Shaw, 4 The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 COLLARED DOVES (flew over Perrotts Farmhouse area), 2 COAL TITS (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 4 NUTHATCHES (2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 2 near Piddly Pond), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 13 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ near Piddly Pond, 1+ The Scrub), 15 STOCK DOVES (4 C.Farm, 11 flew over The Scrub), 12 GOLDFINCHES (5 C.Farm, 7 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 3 Speckled Woods (2 Lunch Wood, 1 west side of Broadfield), 3 Meadow Browns (The Scrub), 2 unidentified blues (1 Lunch Wood, 1 near R.R.Cottages)) - DKC
  

Wednesday 10th

• 6.40am-3.09pm: WHINCHAT till 7.50am only (north side of Horse Pasture) (see Gallery), WILLOW WARBLER (near derelict barn), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Gunman's Shaw, 1*), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 The Scrub, 1 Broadfield/Buzzard Field), ♀/imm KESTREL (Infront George Field then Legal & General), TREECREEPER (south side of Tattenham Meadow), 5+ BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General/Infront George Field, 1 Copt Hill Lane, 1+ Piddly Pond, 2+ The Scrub), GOLDCREST (Circle Field), 2 BLACKCAPS (♂ Legal & General, ♀ Slangs), 4+ CHIFFCHAFFS (2+ Legal & General (1 singing), 1 just north of The Scrub, 1 The Scrub), c.10 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 8 PIED WAGTAILS (2 juvs) (Legal & General), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field/Tattenham Meadow, 1 Legal & General, 2 B.Woods), ♀ PHEASANT (flew across Broadfield), 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 B.Woods near The Scrub), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv, 3 ♂) (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (2+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 juv, 1 ♂) (Legal & General), 100+ JACKDAWS (Lambert's Shaw), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 18 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 5 STOCK DOVES (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 9+ GOLDFINCHES (6+ C.Farm, 3 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (Butterflies: Small Copper (The Scrub), Holly Blue (The Scrub), Brown Argus (The Scrub), Common Blue (The Scrub), Small Heath (The Scrub), 2 Meadow Browns (The Scrub), Speckled Wood (B.Woods), 2+ Gatekeepers (1 NW end of Broadfield, 1 The Scrub)) - DKC
  

Tuesday 9th

• 6.45am-3.31pm: 7 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 5 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 15+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (Lunch Banks), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Wood Lane, 1 Lunch Wood), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 near Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 ♀, 1 juv) (C.Farm), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 2 The Scrub), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Gunman's Shaw, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (near Watchpoint), 7 LINNETS (2 C.Farm, 5 The Scrub), 9 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (5 C.Farm, 2 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3 C.Farm, 1 flew through B.Woods near Piddly Pond) (Butterflies: Small Heath (The Scrub), 2 Common Blues (The Scrub), 4 Meadow Browns (B.Woods), 5 Speckled Woods (1 by derelict barn, 1 Infront George Field, 3 B.Woods)) - DKC
  

Monday 8th

• 6.44am-3.35pm: 2 HOBBIES (B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (juv east end of Bog Field, 1 SE end of Broadfield (subsinging)), 20+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 40+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 mobbed by hirundines & landed in Oak at Horse Pasture/Broadfield border, juv calling B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (Lunch Wood/Perrotts by Wood), COMMON BUZZARD*, BLACKCAP (Tattenham Meadow), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 SE of Broadfield, 5 B.Woods), 5 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 8 PIED WAGTAILS (7 Legal & General (1 juv), 1 flew from north end of Broadfield), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 by Wood Lane cottages, 1 south of orchard), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (3+ SW of orchard, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Wood Lane, 3 B.Woods), 3 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ LINNETS (1+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 8 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 21 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 11 GOLDFINCHES (5 C.Farm, 6 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (no sign of Firecrest B.Woods at TQ 264 582) (Butterflies: Purple Hairstreak (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow border), 3 Small Heaths (The Scrub), Red Admiral (near Reads Rest Cottages), 2 Meadow Browns (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), 2 Gatekeepers (1 The Scrub, 1 near Reads Rest Cottages)) - DKC
  

Sunday 7th

• 7.30am-4.12pm: ♂ FIRECREST (mobile & elusive) (B.Woods west of Scouts camp - TQ 264 582) (see Gallery), 2+ HOBBIES (ad & juv) B.Woods (see Gallery), poss same ad C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 20+ SWIFTS (C.Farm), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 5+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 60+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 GOLDCRESTS (4 near orchard, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 8 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 near orchard, 1 near R.R.Lane entrance), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (1 near orchard (singing), 1 by Perrotts Farmhouse), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), ♀ BLACKCAP (barns behind C.Farmhouse), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods Nature Trail near estate), 11 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (10 Legal & General, 1 flew over C.Farm), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 5+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), freshly fledged BLACKBIRD (The Scrub), 5 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 3 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), c.17 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals (1 Lunch Wood, 1 near R.R.Cottages), Gatekeeper (The Scrub), Meadow Brown (The Scrub), 2+ Speckled Woods (1 Legal & General, 1+ B.Woods). Mammals: ♂ Roe Deer (Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods)) - DKC/RDW
• LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Chipstead Meadow, 2 B.Woods), 1+ COMMON WHITETHROAT (near Legal & General) (Butterflies: Chalkhill Blue (Valley Meadows), Marbled White (Sheep Brow), 4 Common Blues (Sheep Brow), 2 Brown Argus (mating) (Sheep Brow). Plants: several Autumn Gentians (Sheep Brow)) - PGo
  

Saturday 6th

• 6.29am-4.00pm: TREE PIPIT flew west at 9.42am (C.Farm), 1st-winter WHEATEAR (barns behind C.Farmhouse) (see Gallery), ROOK (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (B.Woods), 2+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 11+ SWIFTS (C.Farm), 40+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (just NW of The Scrub), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 Reads Bottom, 1 near Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 8 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 9+ YELLOWHAMMERS (5 ♂, 1 ♀, 3+ juvs) (C.Farm), KESTREL (Lunch Banks), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 near R.R.Lane entrance to B.Woods, 1 near Piddly Pond), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 by Ivy Wood, 1 Legal & General, 3 The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 around Watchpoint, 1 Legal & General), 3+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 7 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 3+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (6 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 Stoney Nob (singing), 1 The Scrub (singing)), 21+ GOLDFINCHES (18+ C.Farm, 3 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods (1 near derelict barn, 1 Slangs), 6 Gatekeepers (1 Legal & General, 5 Slangs)) - DKC
  

Friday 5th

• 6.42am-10.41am: BULLFINCH (Pages Acre), SWIFT (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (NE end of Ruffett Wood), 9 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 1 Lunch Wood), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), COAL TIT (Circle Field), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv) (C.Farm), 2 ♀/juv BLACKCAPS (Poultry Field/Green Belt Field), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lambert's Shaw still, 2 (ad & juv) Legal & General still), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 7 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Gatekeepers (1 Legal & General, 1 Slangs)) - DKC

Thursday 4th

• 6.41am-12.05pm: (all C.Farm) HOBBY (flew along Death Pit towards Ruffett Wood), 18+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (3 (2 ads & 1 1st-winter) Legal & General, ad flew over), 17 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), KESTREL (flushed from inside barn near C.Farmhouse), CHIFFCHAFF (Lambert's Shaw), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 18 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 42 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), LINNET, COMMON WHITETHROAT (barns near C.Farmhouse), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
  

Wednesday 3rd

• 6.40am-3.02pm: 6+ HOUSE MARTINS (5 flew south over Woodpecker/The Scrub, 1+ over Pipit Meadow), 9 SWALLOWS flew high north (flocks of 7 & 2) (C.Farm), 3+ SWIFTS (2 flew over Pipit Meadow, 1*), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 over The Scrub, 2*), 22 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 around Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2 KESTRELS (1 Steep Banks, 1 Green Belt Field/Ruffett Wood), 2 COAL TITS (Circle Field), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Gunman's Shaw, 2 B.Woods), 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 10+ LINNETS (9+ C.Farm, 1 flew over Woodpecker Meadow), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 near R.R.Cottages, 1 Legal & General, 1 Tawny Wood, 3 B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 west 1/2 of C.Lane, 1 Legal & General), 5+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Residential, 1 Lunch Wood, 2 flew from Death Pit to Legal & General, 1+ B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (5 C.Farm (2 juvs - Legal & General), 1 around Piddly Pond), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods), 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), juv DUNNOCK (The Scrub), juv ROBIN (Slangs) (Butterflies: Purple Hairstreak (Perrotts by Wood), Comma (Slangs), Red Admiral (R.R.Lane at Lunch Wood), Speckled Woods, Small Whites, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns) - DKC
  

Tuesday 2nd

• 6.42am-3.37pm: ROOK (Lambert's Shaw), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), SPARROWHAWK (north end of Broadfield), 1+ ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 2+ TREECREEPERS (1 Slangs, 1+ near Piddly Pond), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 (1 juv) Legal & General, 4 B.Woods), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 LINNETS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), single group of 42+ HERRING GULLS flew low over (C.Farm), 5 GREENFINCHES (2 flew north from Wood Lane, 1 around C.Farmhouse, 1 Copt Hill Lane, 1 Legal & General), 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob/Lunch Wood), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 6+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3+ STOCK DOVES (2+ C.Farm (inc.1 singing Stoney Nob), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 12+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (6+ C.Farm, 6+ Rest Copse) (Butterflies: Ringlet (worn - The Scrub), Speckled Woods, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns (C.Farm), Small Whites (C.Farm)) - DKC
• (Butterflies: late news Tues 26th July: ♀ Purple Emperor (Fames Rough)) - GH et al
  

Monday 1st

• 6.44am-3.37pm: 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1+ Piddly Pond/The Scrub), 1+ ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Circle Field), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 near Piddly Pond, 1 B.Woods Nature Trail near estate), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General (singing), 3 B.Woods), ♀ BLACKCAP (SE corner of Tattenham Meadow), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 17 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (16 Legal & General, 1 flew over C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 5+ COAL TITS (2 Wood Lane, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 1+ Circle Field, 1 Chipstead Road), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 around C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), STOCK DOVE (Stoney Nob (singing)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Stoney Nob/Legal & General), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (7+ C.Farm, 1+ CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 15+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (single flock C.Farm) (Butterflies: 10+ ♂ Chalkhill Blues (Valley Meadows), Small Copper (Valley Meadows), Red Admiral (Chipstead Bottom), 2+ Common Blues (1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), Speckled Woods, Large White (B.Woods), Small White (C.Farm), Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns) - DKC
  

July 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.

Sunday 31st

• small family group of TREECREEPERS (near Piddly Pond), COMMON WHITETHROATS feeding juvs (near Legal & General), juv STOCK DOVE (near Fames Rough) (Butterflies: (19 species) 3 Dingy Skippers (Fames Rough), Small Skipper, 2 Small Tortoiseshells (C.Farm), 2 Red Admirals, Peacock, 2 Commas, Small Heaths, 2 Marbled Whites (Woodpecker Meadow), Speckled Woods, Meadow Browns, Ringlet (Circle Field), Gatekeepers, 7 Brown Argus (4 Fames Rough, 3 Pipit Meadow), 3 Common Blues (Fames Rough), 2 Holly Blues, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Brimstone) - PGo
• (all Legal & General) LITTLE OWL, 19 PIED WAGTAILS, BLACKCAP, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS - CA
• 8.02am-9.13am: 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 COAL TITS (1 Aberdour School, 1 Circle Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (Aberdour School), GREEN WOODPECKER, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, GOLDFINCH, juv DUNNOCK (Bunting Field) - DKC

Saturday 30th

• 12.56pm-c.6.00pm: SWALLOW (Perrotts by Wood), BULLFINCH (Fames Rough), 2 KESTRELS (Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods), 3 SWIFTS (Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Woodpecker Meadow/The Scrub, 1 Fames Rough), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Fames Rough), 2 NUTHATCHES (Fames Rough), COAL TIT (Fames Rough), GREEN WOODPECKER (Fames Rough), 3 STOCK DOVES (1 B.Woods (singing), 2 over Slangs), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Stoney Nob) (Butterflies: (17 species) Silver-washed Fritillary (Fames Rough), 2 Dingy Skippers (Fames Rough), 4+ Purple Hairstreaks (Perrotts by Wood), Small Copper (Fames Rough), 2 Marbled Whites (Woodpecker Meadow), c.10 Common Blues (Fames Rough), 4 Commas (1 B.Woods, 3 Lunch Wood), 5+ Small Heaths (Fames Rough), 5+ Brown Argus (Fames Rough), 2 Peacocks (Fames Rough), c.10 Brimstones (mainly Fames Rough), 5+ Speckled Woods, 10+ Gatekeepers, 5+ Small Whites, Red Admiral (Lunch Wood), 2+ Large Whites (Lunch Wood), 5+ Meadow Browns) - DKC/IGM
• 2 LITTLE OWLS at c.8.15pm (Legal & General) - CA
• juv SPARROWHAWK calling (B.Woods between posts 16 & 17), ♂ BULLFINCH (The Scrub) (Butterflies: 2 Silver-washed Fritillaries c.100 metres from orchard at B.Woods, ♂ Chalkhill Blue (B.Woods car park/Valley Meadows)) - IPW
• (freshly dead Roe Deer fawn of substantial size at west side of Infront George Field with evidence of injury around neck - likely killed by a dog - all dogs should be kept under close control as requested by signs around the recording area, and the Countryside Code, to avoid such disturbance to/destruction of wildlife and in respect of other people, as well as to prevent damage to crops)

Friday 29th

• 7.49am-1.09pm: (all C.Farm) GREY WAGTAIL flew east at 9.30am, ROOK (Lambert's Shaw/Death Pit), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General), 3 GREENFINCHES (2 C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3+ SKYLARKS, 7+ LINNETS, TREECREEPER (Lambert's Shaw/Pages Acre), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lambert's Shaw/Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood/Pages Acre, 1 C.Wood, 1 Lunch Wood), 3 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Aberdour School, 1 Tawny Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Tawny Wood), PHEASANT, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 STOCK DOVES, SONG THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 7+ GOLDFINCHES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Watchpoint), Speckled Wood (between Harrier Field & Bog Field)) - DKC
• (all C.Farm) 2 KESTRELS, GOLDFINCHES, family group of COMMON WHITETHROATS (Infront George Field/Skylark Field border) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Small Heath) - CA

Thursday 28th

• 9.10am-3.10pm: (all C.Farm) WHINCHAT till 2.45pm at least (north side of Horse Pasture) (see Gallery), juv STONECHAT till 2.45pm at least (north side of Horse Pasture) (see Gallery), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2+ KESTRELS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, BLACKCAP (Watchpoint), CHIFFCHAFF (Death Pit/Lambert's Shaw), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, STOCK DOVE (Ivy Wood (singing)), GREEN WOODPECKER, SWIFT, 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (west side of Broadfield), LINNET, GOLDFINCH, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
• WHINCHAT still at 7.15pm (north side of Horse Pasture), juv STONECHAT still at 7.15pm (north side of Horse Pasture) - NR
• (butterfly, moth & plant photos from Tuesday added to 'Wildlife' page)

Wednesday 27th

• 7.15am-10.48am: (all C.Farm) WILLOW WARBLER (Watchpoint (singing)), GREY HERON flew over, LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 16+ SWALLOWS, 8 PIED WAGTAILS (1 juv) (Legal & General), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane cottages, 1 Circle Field/Tattenham Meadow), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 35 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 4 GREENFINCHES (1 flew over Tattenham Meadow, 1 west end of C.Lane, 1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 around Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, PHEASANT, 2 COAL TITS (1 Wood Lane cottages, 1 Circle Field), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 north end of Broadfield), 3 SKYLARKS, 8 LINNETS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 8+ GOLDFINCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 near C.Farmhouse), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Tuesday 26th

• 6.39am-3.54pm: MEADOW PIPIT flew over at 9.46am (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 3+ HOUSE MARTINS (Legal & General/Infront George Field), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Railway Field/Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 25 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (1 juv) (Legal & General), 10+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), KESTREL (Perrotts by Wood), 5 PIED WAGTAILS (1 barns by C.Farmhouse, 4 Legal & General), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 3 GREENFINCHES (1 Chipstead Road, 1 Legal & General, 1 C.Farmhouse), COAL TIT (Fames Rough), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Legal & General, 1 Slangs/Lunch Wood, 1 Fames Rough), 4+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5 STOCK DOVES (4 C.Farm, 1 Fames Rough (singing)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (Slangs), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (4+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 (1 juv) Pages Acre, 1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 6 GOLDFINCHES (4 C.Farm, 2 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 14+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 2 juv DUNNOCKS (1 Bog Field, 1 Legal & General) (Moths: Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Fames Rough), Six-spot Burnet (Fames Rough), Pyrausta nigrata (Fames Rough). Butterflies: Dingy Skipper (Fames Rough), Purple Hairstreak (Perrotts by Wood), Small Copper (Fames Rough), 2+ Brown Argus (Fames Rough), 4+ Gatekeepers (1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood, 2+ Fames Rough), Peacock (Fames Rough), Red Admiral (Perrotts by Wood), 2 Ringlets (1 Legal & General, 1 Fames Rough), 10+ Common Blues (Fames Rough), 5+ Meadow Browns (2+ Legal & General, 3+ Fames Rough), Brimstone (Fames Rough), Small Heath (Fames Rough), Small Skipper (Fames Rough), 1+ Small White (Fames Rough), 2+ Large Whites (1+ Legal & General, 1+ Fames Rough)) - DKC/IGM

Monday 25th

• 8.52am-11.17am: (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL calling (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), 8 GOLDFINCHES, SONG THRUSH (Ivy Wood), 5 LINNETS (Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods (1 Infront George Field/Skylark Field, 1 C.Lane c.50 metres beyond C.Farm Cottages)) - DKC
• 2 LITTLE OWLS (Legal & General) - DMcN

Sunday 24th

• 7.11am-2.32pm: 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1+ Piddly Pond/The Scrub), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 2 by Piddly Pond), 9 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 7 LINNETS (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 42 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 by The Scrub), 4+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub) (Butterflies: Comma (R.R.Lane at Poultry Field/Perrotts by Wood), Brimstone (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), Speckled Wood (Stoney Nob), 3 Red Admirals (1 Infront George Field/Skylark Field, 1 Watchpoint, 1 west side of Broadfield)) - DKC/IJ
• 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs) - PGo

Saturday 23rd

• 6.06am-11.52am: WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (on large barn by Reads Rest Cottages), 1+ BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond/The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 2 COAL TITS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 4+ NUTHATCHES (2+ B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 2 The Scrub), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 The Scrub), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 CF/BW near end of R.R.Lane), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 9+ LINNETS (2+ C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 4 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 1 CF/BW at top of R.R.Lane), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Reads Bottom, 2 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 1 over The Scrub) (Butterflies: 2 Gatekeepers (1 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub)) - DKC/IJ

Friday 22nd

• 6.43am-10.13am: (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, KESTREL, 42 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (29 Legal & General, 13 flew over), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 HOUSE MARTINS, 5+ SWALLOWS, 6+ LINNETS, 3 SKYLARKS, SONG THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Buzzard Field), CHIFFCHAFF (Bog Field), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC

Thursday 21st

• 7.15am-3.37pm: SAND MARTIN at 9.32am (Broadfield/Lunch Wood), SPARROWHAWK (Watchpoint), 11 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3+ BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 2+ The Scrub/Piddly Pond), ♀ KESTREL (barns by C.Farmhouse), 10+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 16+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 near Piddly Pond), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field area, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 just north of The Scrub, 1 B.Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), COAL TIT (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 13 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (10 Legal & General, 2 flew over C.Farm), 5 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 7 LINNETS (4 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Aberdour School, 1 flew to Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 11+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 3 (2 juvs) Legal & General, 2+ Broadfield area, 1 by caravan site, 1 Perrotts by Wood, 3 (1+ juv) The Scrub), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 NW end of Ruffett Wood (singing), 2 B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 2 (1♀) B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Valley Meadows (singing)), 14 GOLDFINCHES (10 C.Farm, 4 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 400+ WOODPIGEONS (C.Farm) - DKC

Wednesday 20th

• 8.21am-3.12pm: MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 12 PIED WAGTAILS (1 Watchpoint, 11 Legal & General), c.25 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 north side of The Scrub, 2 (ad +juv) NE end of Ruffett Wood), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 just north of Circle Field, 1 near Piddly Pond, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 just north of Circle Field, 4 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 17 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (2 flew over C.Farm, 15 Legal & General), 6 LINNETS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 west side of B.Woods), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 horse paddocks by Pages Acre, 1+ west side of B,.Woods/Perrotts by Wood), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood (calling), 3 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 The Scrub), 5 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 2 CF/BW at top of R.R.Lane) - DKC

Tuesday 19th

• 7.23am-3.39pm: juv STONECHAT at 8.37am only (Watchpoint), HOBBY (B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 4 BULLFINCHES (2 Legal & General/Infront George Field, 2 The Scrub), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 6+ TREECREEPERS (1+ Circle Field, 1 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 near Piddly Pond, 1+ B.Woods Nature Trail near estate, 1 near Scouts camp), 4 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre, 1 near Scouts camp), 6 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 2 Circle Field, 1 near orchard, 1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 B.Woods Nature Trail near estate), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 1 Death Pit, 3 B.Woods), 6 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near Piddly Pond), 10+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Pages Acre, 6 (3+ juvs) Legal & General, 2+ The Scrub/Piddly Pond), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 Ivy Wood, 2 B.Woods), 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Ivy Wood, 2+ Chipstead Road), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 between C.Farmhouse & R.R.Cottages, 1 Legal & General), 9 STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm (inc 1 singing (Ivy Wood)), 4 B.Woods (singing)), c.11 GOLDFINCHES (c.10 C.Farm, 1 CF/BW end of R.R.Lane), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Brown Argus (Valley Meadows), Gatekeeper (Lunch Wood/Broadfield), Marbled White (Valley Meadows), Red Admiral (Watchpoint), Brimstone (Valley Meadows)) - DKC

Monday 18th

• 6.43am-3.10pm: 2 SAND MARTINS at 10.44am (Broadfield), MEADOW PIPIT flew SE, WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 1+ BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond/The Scrub), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 8 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (7 flew over C.Farm, 1 Legal & General), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Tattenham Meadow/Circle Field, 2 B.Woods), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 3+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 9+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Tattenham Meadow/Circle Field), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Infront George Field, 2 B.Woods), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 (ad+juv) horse paddocks by Pages Acre, 1 Legal & General, 4 The Scrub (2+juvs)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 5 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 2 top of R.R.Lane), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 The Scrub), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Infront George Field)) - DKC

Sunday 17th

• 8.22am-3.36pm: (all C.Farm) juv PEREGRINE at 8.50am (around Lambert's Shaw), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, GREY HERON flew over, 6+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, ♀ KESTREL, TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 15+ HOUSE MARTINS, 30+ SWALLOWS, 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, COAL TIT (Aberdour School), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 LINNETS, 1+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 20+ STOCK DOVES (Stoney Nob), GREENFINCH (Legal & General/Infront George Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, SONG THRUSH (Ivy Wood), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW

Saturday 16th

• 4.30pm-5.55pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTRELS, 9 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 5+ HOUSE MARTINS, 5 SWALLOWS, ♀ PHEASANT, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, LINNET, juv GREEN WOODPECKER (Legal & General), COMMON WHITETHROAT, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 2 STOCK DOVES - DKC/IJ

Friday 15th

• 6.44am-3.07pm: juv PEREGRINE at 2.45pm (over Holly Lane), GREY HERON*, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Green Belt Field), 3 KESTRELS (2 Legal & General/Railway Field, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General/Infront George Field, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv) (C.Farm), SWALLOW (east end of R.R.Lane), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 8+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 5 The Scrub), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Legal & General, 1 just north of Circle Field, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 west of B.Woods car park), 4 COAL TITS (2 Circle Field, 2 B.Woods), 7 NUTHATCHES (1 Canons Wood, 6 B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane, ad feeding juv just north of Circle Field still, juv NE end of Ruffett Wood), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 5 STOCK DOVES (1 Green Belt Field, 4 B.Woods), 14 GOLDFINCHES (10 C.Farm, 4 C.Farm/B.Woods at top of R.R.Lane), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Small Skipper (Valley Meadows), 2 Speckled Woods (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods west of car park), Brimstone (near Scouts camp), 6 Marbled Whites (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub, 4 Valley Meadows), 2 Red Admirals (1 Reads Bottom, 1 B.Woods)) - DKC

Thursday 14th

• 6.46am-3.32pm: juv PEREGRINE flushing Woodpigeons at 3.03pm (north end of Broadfield), ♀ TAWNY OWL calling (near Piddly Pond), SPARROWHAWK (Fames Rough), 2 KESTRELS (♀ C.Farm, 1 flew over Valley Meadows), 1+ BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond/The Scrub etc), SWALLOW (flew out of barn by Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 ad BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (2 just north of Circle Field, 1 Lambert's Shaw/Pages Acre, 1 by Piddly Pond), 4 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 by Wood Lane cottages, 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 2 Lambert's Shaw/Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 1+ PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (5♂+1♀) (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 near NE entrance to The Scrub, 1 east end of The Scrub (singing)), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES flew over (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 9+ LINNETS (7+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 9+ CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lambert's Shaw (singing), 8+ B.Woods (2 juvs (The Scrub))), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 8 GOLDFINCHES (3 juvs) (near derelict barn), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 Lunch Wood), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary showing well (Fames Rough) (see Wildlife page for photo), Brown Argus (Fames Rough), Peacock (Fames Rough), Comma (Fames Rough), ♂ Holly Blue (The Scrub), Brimstone (Fames Rough), 2 Small Skippers (The Scrub), 2 Gatekeepers (1 The Scrub, 1 Fames Rough), Marbled White (The Scrub), 3 Red Admirals (B.Woods)) - DKC

Wednesday 13th

• 6.40am-11.41am: (all C.Farm) YELLOW WAGTAIL still at 9.10am calling (over Harrier Field); SAND MARTIN at c.9.24am (around derelict barn), 3 MEADOW PIPITS till 7.45am then flew north (barns behind C.Farmhouse), HOBBY flew low west at 9.25am (Horse Pasture/Harrier Field etc), SPARROWHAWK with prey, KESTREL, MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2+ HOUSE MARTINS, 2+ SWALLOWS, subad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 17 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (5 flew over, 12 (2 juvs) Legal & General), ♂ GREENFINCH (Legal & General (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ SKYLARKS, 4+ LINNETS, juv COAL TIT (Circle Field), 4 GOLDCRESTS (ad feeding 3 juvs) (Circle Field), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, PHEASANT, 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 5+ GOLDFINCHES, 2+ STOCK DOVES, 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
• 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 5 The Scrub (2+ juvs)) - IJ

Tuesday 12th

• 6.43am-3.42pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL (flew to Broadfield at 8.53am then to Skylark Field/Bunting Field border at 8.57am then to south end of Broadfield at 9.23am), 3 MEADOW PIPITS dropped in at c.8.50am (by derelict barn) (see Gallery), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (calling)), 3 ad summer BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1*), juv KESTREL (Lunch Wood/Broadfield), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Legal & General/Infront George Field, 1 by Piddly Pond), 3+ TREECREEPERS (1 just north of Circle Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 near Piddly Pond), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 near Piddly Pond), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (ad+2+juvs Wood Lane cottages, 1 just north of Circle Field), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 6+ LINNETS (4+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub (1 juv)), GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse (singing)), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 The Scrub (singing)), 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Chipstead Road, 2+ by Piddly Pond), 11 GOLDFINCHES (10 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), c.52 STOCK DOVES (c.50 Stoney Nob, 2 The Scrub), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Gatekeeper (Wood Lane)) - DKC
• SPARROWHAWK (low over Infront George Field) - IJ

Monday 11th

• (Butterflies: Dark Green Fritillary at 12.20pm (Holly Lane Meadow) (see Wildlife), probable Silver-washed Fritillary pursued by Comma (Fames Rough), 21 Marbled Whites (7 Holly Lane/Holly Lane Meadow, 6 Outwood Lane, 8 Woodpecker Meadow), many Red Admirals (mainly Buzzard Field/Pages Acre); Small Coppers, Gatekeepers & Large Skippers (mainly Holly Lane Meadow & The Scrub)) - IPW

Sunday 10th

• 7.54am-11.02am: (all C.Farm) 9 CROSSBILLS flew south at 9.25am (C.Farmhouse), 2+ SAND MARTINS (C.Farmhouse area), 2 LITTLE OWLS (ad+juv) (Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK (over C.Farmhouse area), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farmhouse area, 1 Legal & General), 3 HOUSE MARTINS, SWALLOW, 4 GOLDCRESTS (ad feeding 3 juvs) (just north of Circle Field), TREECREEPER (just north of Circle Field), 2 COAL TITS (ad (singing)+juv) (just north of Circle Field), NUTHATCH (Lambert's Shaw), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 LINNETS, GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse), SONG THRUSH (Ivy Wood), 4+ BLACKCAPS (inc 2+ juvs (just north of Circle Field)), GREEN WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, juv DUNNOCK (Watchpoint) (Butterflies: Marbled White (Legal & General)) - DKC
• LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), juv GOLDCREST (Legal & General small car park) - FJ/SD

Saturday 9th

• 6.30am-3.17pm: ad summer BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 The Scrub, 1 near estate), 3+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 5+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 near Piddly Pond, 1 near estate), 6 COAL TITS (1 Aberdour School, 5 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 3+ (inc 2+ juvs) Nature Trail near estate), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8+ LINNETS (5 C.Farm, 3+ (2+ fresh juvs) The Scrub), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (The Scrub (singing)), PHEASANT (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 The Scrub), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (3+ C.Farm - poss diff over B.Woods), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (4 Ruffett Wood, 2+ near orchard), 4 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 5 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 6 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals (B.Woods), 3 Marbled Whites (1 Legal & General, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows), Comma (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 Ringlets (mating pair) (Chipstead Bottom), blue sp (Woodpecker Meadow)) - DKC

Friday 8th

• 11.32am-3.46pm: (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀+2 juvs) (Legal & General), 80+ STOCK DOVES (80+ Stoney Nob, 1 Ivy Wood (singing)), ♀ KESTREL, 16+ SWALLOWS, 4 HOUSE MARTINS, COAL TIT (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 2 SKYLARKS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), SONG THRUSH (Ivy Wood), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Butterflies: Gatekeeper (Chipstead Road)) - DKC

Thursday 7th

• 9.28am-1.32pm: COMMON GULL flew over at 10.58am (Perrotts by Wood), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 7+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), c.22 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), BLACKCAP (B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) - DKC/IJ

Wednesday 6th

• 9.54am-3.34pm: 10+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), c.10 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General/Infront George Field, 1 NW of The Scrub), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (3 juvs, 2♂+1♀) (Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (3 C.Farm, 1 over Fames Rough (singing)), GREENFINCH (The Scrub (singing)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (near R.R.Lane entrance to B.Woods), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), 2+ GOLDCRESTS (ad +1+juv) (just north of Circle Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farm) (Dragonflies: 2 Southern Hawkers (♂+♀) (NW of The Scrub). Butterflies: 2 Commas (1 Green Belt Field, 1 B.Woods), Small/Essex Skipper (Fames Rough), 5 Red Admirals (B.Woods), Small Tortoiseshell (Pipit Meadow), 3 Marbled Whites (1 Legal & General, 1 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub)) - DKC
• KESTREL (by derelict barn), 80+ HOUSE SPARROWS (Skylark Field/Quail Field border) - IJ

Tuesday 5th

• 9.52am-3.29pm: 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 just north of Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre, 1 by Piddly Pond, 2 (ad feeding juv) NW corner of The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General/Infront George Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 3 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (ad feeding 3 juvs) (just north of Circle Field), 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 by Piddly Pond), SWALLOW (around Perrotts Farmhouse), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (by Piddly Pond), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4+ NUTHATCHES (2 north side of Circle Field, 1 west side of Green Belt Field, 1+ B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (around Piddly Pond), 3 Marbled Whites (2 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 Commas (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Infront George Field), Red Admiral (near Piddly Pond), Speckled Wood (Pages Acre), 2 Small Skippers (The Scrub), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (1 Infront George Field/Skylark Field border, 1 Pipit Meadow)) - DKC

Monday 4th

• 2.32pm-8.26pm: WILLOW WARBLER still (Bog Field/Harrier Field border), ♀ TAWNY OWL calling (Ruffett Wood), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), juv PIED WAGTAIL (Infront George Field/Skylark Field border), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Legal & General), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 7+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (Copt Hill Lane), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), c.10 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods (singing)), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), 2 BLACKCAPS (C.Farm), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Common Blue (Copt Hill Lane)) - DKC

Sunday 3rd

• SPOTTED FLYCATCHER late afternoon (Infront George Field/Skylark Field border) - CA
• 10.53am-2.08pm: HOBBY (over & around Lunch Wood), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (adult & 3 fledglings) (Bog Field/Harrier Field), KESTREL (mainly around Lunch Wood), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Gunman's Shaw), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Ruffett Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), juv GOLDCREST (Circle Field), STOCK DOVE (displaying over Slangs), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Comma (Watchpoint), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (1 Watchpoint, 1 R.R.Lane at Poultry Field), 2 Marbled Whites (around Lunch Wood)) - DKC
• GARDEN WARBLER with food (The Scrub) (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (Fames Rough)) - PGo

Saturday 2nd

• 9.27am-3.36pm: 2 LITTLE OWLS (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (1 over Bog Field, 6 (4 juvs) Legal & General), 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (inc freshly fledged juv) (C.Farm), 3+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 west side of Green Belt Field, 1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (1 Green Belt Field, 1 Bog Field), STOCK DOVE (The Scrub), GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse), SKYLARK (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 7 B.Woods), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 3 B.Woods), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (Pages Acre (singing)), 4 BLACKCAPS (C.Farm), 6+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (5+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 3 Red Admirals (1 Pheasant Field, 1 Pipit Meadow, 1 The Scrub), 10+ Marbled Whites (7+ Legal & General, 1 by Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), Small Tortoiseshell (Pipit Meadow). Mammals: ♀ Roe Deer (Infront George Field)) - DKC

Friday 1st

• 9.54am-1.10pm: 2+ BULLFINCHES (1 NE end of Ruffett Wood, 1+ Piddly Pond/The Scrub), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 7 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field (singing), 2 just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 NE end of Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 6 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (The Scrub), 5 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 The Scrub), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 The Scrub (inc juv)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (near Piddy Pond), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm (inc juv), 1 Woodpecker Meadow) (Butterflies: Small Heath (The Scrub), 2 Marbled Whites (The Scrub), Brimstone (The Scrub), Small Skipper (The Scrub), Large Skipper (Green Belt Field). Plants: 2 Musk Mallows (The Scrub)) - DKC

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