May 2012

Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates throughout the day. 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. When submitting sightings, please try to match the format of this page as much as possible to make transfer as efficient as possible. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up).
BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW. * = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.

'C.Farm' is the general term for the area west of the marked red line on the Map, and 'B.Woods' is the general term for the area east of this line. More specific localities, also found on the map, are also included in these sightings.

Thursday 31st

• 3+ RED KITES flew over (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL (Legal & General), 7 CANADA GEESE flew past (C.Farm*), HOBBY (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm (1*)), KESTREL (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 4 MALLARDS flew over (1 landed) (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (Legal & General), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (C.Farm*), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General (singing; imitating a Song Thrush at times), 1 B.Woods), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Legal & General wood, 1 Watchpoint), 1+ GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Valley Meadows) - DKC et al

Wednesday 30th

• 2 GREYLAGS again (Poultry Field) - JH
• RED KITE flew over early evening (B.Woods then C.Farm), HOBBY (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), ♀ MALLARD (on barn by R.R.Cottages), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 4 STOCK DOVES (3 flew over C.Farm, 1 Ruffett Wood (singing)), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 by Heathside Field (1 singing), 1 Ruffett Wood (singing)), 2 BLACKCAPS (C.Farm (singing)), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Ruffett Wood), c20 COMMON SWIFTS (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob), freshly fledged CARRION CROW (Skylark Field) (Butterflies: 2 Small Heaths (Lunch Banks)) - DKC

Tuesday 29th

• no reported sightings
  

Monday 28th

• ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT (The Scrub (singing)), HOBBY (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 NW side of B.Woods (singing), 1 by Holly Lane Meadow (singing), 1 B.Woods just east of estate), PHEASANT (B.Woods), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 4 GOLDCRESTS (freshly-fledged juv in scrub near B.Woods car park, 2 just NW of The Scrub (singing), 1 NW side of B.Woods (singing), 5 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods (inc family group of 3+)), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 1+ COAL TIT (by Holly Lane Meadow), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 near Watchpoint, 1 Green Belt Field, 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 GOLDFINCHES (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ Valley Meadows, 2+ B.Woods just east of estate), 6 BLACKCAPS (1 barns by C.Farmhouse, 5 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 flew from Green Belt Field to B.Woods, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 by The Scrub; also chicks heard calling from nest near NE end of B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods (singing)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Infront George Field, 1 B.Woods just east of estate (singing)) (Butterflies: Comma (B.Woods near car park), Small Tortoiseshell (Watchpoint)) - DKC
• 2 GREYLAGS (Poultry Field) - JH
• juv GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm) - IGM

Sunday 27th

• (all C.Farm) 2 RED KITES flew NW (1 at c3.25pm, 1 at c4.05pm), HOBBY, c8 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, KESTREL, 6 HOUSE MARTINS, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 COLLARED DOVES, PHEASANT, c30 COMMON SWIFTS, 1+ MALLARD flew over, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (all singing), 2+ SWALLOWS, ♂ BULLFINCH (Legal & General), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 3 STOCK DOVES (inc 1 singing Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), SKYLARK, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2+ LINNETS, 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 1 C.Farmhouse barns), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ ad & 1+ fresh fledgling) (Legal & General), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW/IJ
• LESSER WHITETHROAT (B.Woods near car park) - PGo

Saturday 26th

• GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 1+ HOBBY (low through Reads Bottom), KESTREL (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), MISTLE THRUSH (Infront George Field), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 between Woodpecker Meadow & B.Woods car park (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 1+ BULLFINCH (Woodpecker Meadow), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), ♀ PHEASANT (Infront George Field), SKYLARK (C.Farm), COAL TIT (just north of Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), c6 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 west side of Infront George Field, family group of c5 Valley Meadows), 3 COMMON SWIFTS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods) (Butterflies: Grizzled Skipper (Holly Lane Meadow), Small Copper (Holly Lane Meadow), Common Blue (Valley Meadows), 2 Small Heaths (The Scrub), Peacock (Slangs), Orange Tip (Slangs), Holly Blue (B.Woods near car park), 2 Speckled Woods (B.Woods). Moths: 2 Cinnabars (The Scrub)) - DKC
• RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Skylark Field), COMMON BUZZARD (over Broadfield), 8 COMMON SWIFTS (over Broadfield), 2 SWALLOWS (1 C.Farm, 1 flew east over Valley Meadows), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew west (C.Farm), 2 MALLARDS flew NW (Tattenham Meadow), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood, 2 Piddly Pond), 2 KESTRELS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Hither Field), PIED WAGTAIL (Bog Field), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (B.Woods), GREENFINCH (Valley Meadows (singing)), 3 PHEASANTS (1 Death Pit, 1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 Lunch Wood), 4 LINNETS (C.Farm), ♀ BLACKCAP (Piddly Pond (bathing)), 24 LONG-TAILED TITS (17 Circle Field/C.Wood, 5+ Tawny Wood, 2 Skylark Field/Legal & General), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER juvs calling from nest (Tawny Wood), 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3 Stoney Nob, 6 Rest Copse) (Butterflies: 3 Dingy Skippers (2 Valley Meadows, 1 Fames Rough), 3 Grizzled Skippers (2 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 11 Small Heaths (7 Valley Meadows, 4 Hither Field), 8 Holly Blues (6 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field, 1 Piddly Pond), 10 Common Blues (2 Lunch Banks, 6 Fames Rough, 1 Hither Field, 1 Valley Meadows), Red Admiral (Holly Lane), Peacock (Can Hatch Field), 4 Orange Tips (2 Slangs, 1 Holly Lane, 1 Valley Meadows), 6 Small Whites (1 Circle Field, 1 Lunch Banks, 3 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither FIeld), Large White (Bog Field), 19 Brimstones (1 C.Wood, 1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 Holly Lane Meadow, 6 Fames Rough, 10 Valley Meadows), 4 Speckled Woods (2 Watchpoint, 1 Tattenham Meadows, 1 Lunch Wood)) - IPW 

Friday 25th

• Morning & early PM: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), SPARROWHAWK (west of orchard), GREY HERON flew over (east side of B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (by orchard (singing)), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near car park, 1 by orchard, 1 west of orchard (all singing)), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm*), 2 COAL TITS (east of orchard (1 with food)), 2 COLLARED DOVES (west of orchard (1+ singing)), 1+ BULLFINCH (west of orchard), KESTREL (Valley Meadows), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Holly Lane Meadow, 2 Valley Meadows (all singing)), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods (singing)), 6 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (orchard), GREAT TIT (orchard (visting nest)) (Butterflies: Grizzled Skipper (Holly Lane Meadow), Small Copper (Holly Lane Meadow), Common Blue (Holly Lane Meadow), Holly Blue (near car park) - DKC
• Morning: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Butterflies: 2 Peacocks, 3 Speckled Woods, many Small Whites, Brimstone) - PGo
• Evening: (all C.Farm) 4 MALLARDS flew over, LITTLE OWL (Infront George Field) - IJ

Thursday 24th

• (all C.Farm) PEREGRINE, 2 HOBBIES, KESTREL, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS - FJ
• (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Skylark Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 3 SWALLOWS, 3 MALLARDS flew over, 6+ GOLDFINCHES - DKC/RDW/RR

Wednesday 23rd

• c11.00am-c8.30pm: (all C.Farm) 2 HOBBIES, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 2+ SPARROWHAWKS, 3 MALLARDS flew over, 2+ SWALLOWS, LITTLE OWL (Lunch Wood), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (by C.Farmhouse), 2 LINNETS, BULLFINCH (Legal & General), c4 YELLOWHAMMERS, c4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 2 PHEASANTS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Lunch Wood), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Watchpoint, 1 Infront George Field, 1 Lunch Wood), 3 STOCK DOVES (1 singing at Stoney Nob) - DKC
• Evening: GARDEN WARBLER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General) - CA
• 5.00pm: 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Poultry Field) - DW

Tuesday 22nd

• c4.30pm-c4.50pm: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Infront George Field), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field) - FJ
• c5.40pm: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER still (Infront George Field) - NS
• RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), ♀ PHEASANT (Infront George Field), 2 KESTRELS (ad & juv), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ LINNETS, 2+ COMMON WHITETHROATS - DKC/PGo/JB/IGM

Monday 21st

• 8.30pm: CUCKOO (by railway at bottom of Slangs) - IGM
• 8.42pm-8.44pm: CUCKOO then flew west along railway (Kingswood Residential) - FJ
• Evening: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field) - CA
• Evening: (all C.Farm) KESTREL (with prey), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 MALLARDS flew over, COMMON WHITETHROAT, ♂ PIED WAGTAIL (Skylark Field), 6 COMMON SWIFTS, SWALLOW, 3 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Sunday 20th

• RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm) - JH
• GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), GREY HERON flew past (B.Woods*), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 7+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew past (B.Woods*), 5 SWALLOWS (4 C.Farm, 1 over Valley Meadows), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 8 COMMON SWIFTS (6+ C.Farm, 2 CF/BW, 3 The Scrub), 2 BULLFINCHES (Valley Meadows), GREENFINCH (Valley Meadows), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 Holly Lane Meadow), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub, 2 Valley Meadows), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 7 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General (bizzare singer), 6 B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS (ad (& chicks heard) west side of Infront George Field, 1 The Scrub, family group of 6+ between Woodpecker Meadow & Valley Meadows), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm inc 1 Perrotts by Wood), 4 STOCK DOVES (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane (singing), 1 by Piddly Pond (singing), 2 Hither Field), 3 LINNETS (2 The Scrub, 1 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 2 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Rest Copse), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), freshly fledged juv BLACKBIRD (Bunting Field/Heathside Field), GREAT TIT feeding freshly fledged young (Valley Meadows)) - DKC/PGo
• GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)) - PGo

Saturday 19th

• (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Bog Field), 2 SWALLOWS, 2 BLACKCAPS (1 barns by C.Farmhouse, 1 odd singer Legal & General), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, c7 YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL (Skylark Field), COMMON SWIFT, 2 SONG THRUSHES, ♂ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Infront George Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), LONG-TAILED TIT (& chicks heard) (west side of Infront George Field), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/PW

Friday 18th

• GARDEN WARBLER (Legal & General), YELLOWHAMMER (barns by R.R.Cottages), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Poultry Field), BLACKCAP (near Piddly Pond), 2+ CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), GREEN WOODPECKER (by The Scrub) (unidentified raptor flew high west) - RJ
• 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (juv+♂) (Kingswood Residential) - FJ/DSk

Thursday 17th

• 2.40pm-7.55pm: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), HOBBY, ♂ WHEATEAR, GREY HERON flew over, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, MISTLE THRUSH (Tart's Field/Can Hatch Field), MALLARD flew over, 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Legal & General, 1+ NE end of Ruffett Wood), 3+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2+ SWALLOWS, 2 COMMON SWIFTS, COAL TIT (Pages Acre by horse paddock), PHEASANT, 7 PIED WAGTAILS (near C.Farmhouse (together)), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 2 COLLARED DOVES, 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farmhouse barns, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Legal & General (with bizarre song)), 2+ LINNETS, 8 STOCK DOVES (1 singing)), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Tawny Wood),  SONG THRUSH (Watchpoint), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/IJ
• LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture), TREECREEPER (Piddy Pond), 2 COMMON SWIFTS flew east (1 Canons Residential, 1Poultry Field), 300+ HERRING GULLS flew east (Woodpecker Meadow), 3 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 8 GOLDFINCHES (R.R.Cottages), 2 KESTRELS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Hither Field), 3 COLLARED DOVES (2 C.Farm, 1 Hither Field (singing)), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Steep Banks), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Steep Banks, 1 Hither Field), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3 Lunch Wood, 4 over The Scrub), CARRION CROW eating young rabbit (Perrotts by Wood) - IPW
   

Wednesday 16th

• no reported sightings

Tuesday 15th 

• (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Legal & General), RED KITE flew NE then SE, KESTREL (Horse Pasture), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 6 COMMON SWIFTS flew north, 8 GOLDFINCHES, 8 LINNETS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 537 HERRING GULLS over (mostly 12.30pm-1.15pm) - NS
• 5.30am-7.30am: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Legal & General then Infront George Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP (with bizarre finch-like song) (Legal & General), c6 LINNETS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, SKYLARK, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farmhouse barns, 1 Infront George Field), 4 GOLDFINCHES - DKC

Monday 14th

• 7.15pm-9.15pm: (all C.Farm) 4 PIED WAGTAILS (Bunting Field), KESTREL, COMMON WHITETHROAT, COMMON SWIFT, GOLDCREST (Copt Hill Lane), MALLARD flew over, LINNET, SKYLARK, LONG-TAILED TIT (Infront George Field), PHEASANT, SONG THRUSH (Lunch Wood (singing)) (Mammals: 2-3 Badgers (Lunch Wood, viewed from Slangs)) - DKC/IGM
• 7.00pm-8.00pm: (all The Scrub) 2 WILLOW WARBLERS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 BLACKCAPS, 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS - AD

Sunday 13th

• 6.10am-2.15pm: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Legal & General (singing)), SISKIN flew over at 12.30pm (Reads Bottom), 2 LAPWINGS flew over at 7.50am, 2 HOBBIES hunting, CORMORANT flew over, 2 WHEATEARS (♂+♀) (Skylark Field), c6 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2+ PIED WAGTAILS, 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, KESTREL, 5 MALLARDS (2 over, 3*), PHEASANT, c10 SWALLOWS, 2 COLLARED DOVES, CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General), c5 SKYLARKS, LINNET, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, LONG-TAILED TIT (west side of Infront George Field), 5 GOLDFINCHES, 3 STOCK DOVES (1 singing), 10+ COMMON SWIFTS (Butterflies: 2 Peacocks, Speckled Wood, 2 Small Whites) - DKC/JB/RDW
• Evening: 2 HOUSE MARTINS flew over (C.Farmhouse) - CA

Saturday 12th

• 6.05am-7.35pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), SAND MARTIN flew over (Poultry Field/Perrotts by Wood), up to 5 RED KITES flew west (2 C.Farm at c8.12am; 1 The Scrub then C.Farm c6.20pm-6.30pm; 2 C.Farm at c7.12pm), 2 HOBBIES (Green Belt Field/Ruffett Wood – 1 of same also over B.Woods), c12 WHEATEARS (C.Farm), 1+ GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm then B.Woods), 110+ COMMON SWIFTS (100+ C.Farm, 10+ B.Woods), 15+ HOUSE MARTINS flew over (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 flew from Lunch Wood to Gunman’s Shaw, 1 Woodpecker Meadow/The Scrub), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 25+ SWALLOWS (20+ C.Farm (inc 3 on wires), 5+ B.Woods), 2+ KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 9+ COMMON BUZZARDS (c5 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods (2*)), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Hither Field), 6 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing)), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near The Scrub (singing)), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods (all singing)), 5 BLACKCAPS (1 Poultry Field/Green Belt Field, 4 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3 GOLDFINCHES (CF/BW border by R.R.Lane), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane (drumming)), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood (B.Woods), Brimstone (The Scrub)) – DKC/IJ/RDW et al 
• RED KITE flew west at 6.22pm (The Scrub), 3 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 4 MALLARDS flew over (2 NE over The Scrub, 2 Kingswood Residential), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Railway Field, 2 The Scrub), 2 STOCK DOVES (Railway Field), 2 BLACKCAPS (The Scrub),  (Butterflies: 3 Small Heaths (Railway Field). Mammals: 2 Roe Deer (Railway Field), Red Fox (Railway Field)) - IPW

Friday 11th

• Late-AM: CUCKOO (east side of B.Woods (singing)), HOBBY (C.Farm/B.Woods border) - IJ
• 6.00am-10.20am: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), 2 TAWNY OWLS (adult & owlet) (small wood just south of Legal & General) (see Gallery), 3+ WHEATEARS (♀ Skylark Field, 1+♀ Tart's Field, ♂ Bog Field), 6 HOUSE MARTINS flew through, 2+ SWALLOWS flew through, MALLARD, ♂ KESTREL, 2 COLLARED DOVES, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bunting Field), YELLOWHAMMER, 3 SKYLARKS, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS (1 by C.Farmhouse barns, 2 Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 4 HERRING GULLS (Quail Field) (Butterflies: 3 Speckled Woods (Legal & General)) - DKC/IJ et al

Thursday 10th

• (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), 2 GREYLAGS (Quail Field), ♂ WHEATEAR (Skylark Field), 2 GREY HERONS, 3 SWALLOWS, 5+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 4 SKYLARKS, SONG THRUSH, LONG-TAILED TIT - AD
• (all C.Farm) 2 WHEATEARS (Bog Field), PHEASANT (Broadfield), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, GREEN WOODPECKER - NS
• (all C.Farm) 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, PIED WAGTAIL, COLLARED DOVE (by C.Farmhouse), 3 MALLARDS (2♂+1♀) (Bog Field), 2 SWALLOWS, CHIFFCHAFF (Circle Field (singing)), BLACKCAP (barns by C.Farmhouse (singing)), 2 GOLDFINCHES, LONG-TAILED TIT (Circle Field), 28 STOCK DOVES (24 Buzzard Field, 4 Bunting Field), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC

Wednesday 9th

• (all C.Farm) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Legal & General (singing)), KESTREL, PIED WAGTAIL, 6 MALLARDS (inc pair on deck), COMMON SWIFT, 2 SWALLOWS, 2 COLLARED DOVES, SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS*, 2 PHEASANTS, TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), YELLOWHAMMER, 5 SONG THRUSHES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, LONG-TAILED TIT (Ruffett Wood), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 22 STOCK DOVES - DKC

Tuesday 8th

• Early to mid-AM: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Legal & General (singing)), 6 WHEATEARS (4♂+2♀) (Skylark Field), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, CHIFFCHAFF (by Heathside Field (singing)), GREEN WOODPECKER, LONG-TAILED TIT (Legal & General), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, MALLARD, 5 LINNETS (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH - DKC
• (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Legal & General (singing)), 4 WHEATEARS (3 Skylark Field, 1 Infront George Field), c10 YELLOWHAMMERS - NS
• (all C.Farm) 2 LESSER WHITETHROATS (1 still Legal & General (singing), 1 south end of Infront George Field), 4 WHEATEARS (Skylark Field), GREY HERON, 8+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, several COMMON SWIFTS, 20 SWALLOWS, SPARROWHAWK, GREEN WOODPECKER - FJ

Monday 7th

• (Dominic Mitchell's wonderful Dotterel photos added to Gallery - scroll down to images from May 4th)
• RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (C.Farm) - CA
• HOBBY (C.Farm) -MGG
• HOBBY (C.Farm) - RDW
• ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Legal & General (singing)), 1+ GREYLAG (C.Farm), 6 WHEATEARS (5 Skylark Field, 1 Infront George Field), 10+ SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), 1+ PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 3+♂ PHEASANTS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 1+ MALLARD (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 1 Tawny Wood), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Pages Acre (1 singing)), 180+ STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow to Tattenham Meadow), 7+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 NE end of Ruffett Wood), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ Infront George Field/Skylark Field, 1+ Pages Acre, 2 Green Belt Field/Pheasant Field), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm) - DKC et al

Sunday 6th

• 6.00am-7.55pm: 2 GREYLAGS early morning only (Skylark Field), 6 YELLOW WAGTAILS (Quail Field/Bunting Field/Tart's Field), 4+ WHEATEARS (C.Farm), CANADA GOOSE flew over (C.Farm), 2+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5+ MALLARDS (C.Farm in fields), 5 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 7 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (2 Tart's Field, 5 flew over), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2+ PHEASANTS (1+♂+♀). TREECREEPER (The Scrub (singing)), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2+ COAL TITS (near Piddly Pond), 2+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 1+ LINNET (C.Farm), 5 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 3 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 5 SONG THRUSHES (2 Tart's Field, 1 Heathside Field, 2 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 by Heathside Field, 2 B.Woods), 5 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), juv BLACKBIRD (Tart's Field) - DKC/RDW/IJ/HB/LB/PGo et al
• COMMON SWIFT (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (C.Farm) - RR

Saturday 5th

• 5.00am-6.25pm: 2 SHELDUCKS flew SW at 7.17am (Perrotts by Wood) (HB/DKC/LB) (see Gallery), ♀ COMMON REDSTART (Quail Field), ♀ RING OUZEL (Skylark Field) (seems to be 3rd ♀ in recent weeks, having white markings on head, hence at least 7th ouzel of the spring), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Legal & General (singing)), 2♂ WHINCHATS (mobile around fields near C.Farmhouse) (see Gallery), c8 YELLOW WAGTAILS (mobile in fields south of C.Farmhouse) (see Gallery), 10+ WHEATEARS (mobile in fields south of C.Farmhouse), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (pair) (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 20+ SWALLOWS through (C.Farm), 5 COMMON SWIFTS through (C.Farm), CANADA GOOSE flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 3+ MALLARDS (C.Farm (on the deck)), 5+ COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1 Green Belt Field/B.Woods, 4*), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Can Hatch Field, 2 Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 4+ PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), c5 LINNETS (C.Farm), c5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (The Scrub (singing)), 2+ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 2 COLLARED DOVES (around Perrotts Farmhouse), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Green Belt Field/Poultry Field, 2 B.Woods), 9 GOLDFINCHES (6 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 3 The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near R.R.Lane (singing)), GREENFINCH (near Pages Acre horse paddock), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods (1 with nesting material)), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ Infront George Field/Skylark Field, 1 by Pages Acre horse paddock), 6+ STOCK DOVES (5+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (57 species recorded) - DKC/HB/LB/RDW/SW/PM/PGo et al
• Morning: ♂ DOTTEREL still (Heathside Field) - GR

Friday 4th

• (all C.Farm) 15 DOTTERELS (9♀+6♂/imms) 1.30pm-9.15pm at least (Heathside Field) (see Gallery) (first Surrey record since 1884; first London area record since 1994), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT (Legal & General/Railway Field (singing)), ♀ RING OUZEL (Infront George Field then Skylark Field), ♀ WHINCHAT (Quail Field), 7 YELLOW WAGTAILS (Quail Field), 5 WHEATEARS (Quail Field), WILLOW WARBLER (by C.Farmhouse (singing)), GREY HERON flew over, c5 MALLARDS (including 2+ on the deck), c30 SWALLOWS flew through, LITTLE OWL (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), c100 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew generally north, 1000+ HERRING GULLS flew generally north, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 3 COLLARED DOVES (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), GOLDCREST (Legal & General small car park (singing)), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP (Legal & General), PHEASANT, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood), LINNET, SKYLARK, c5 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 SONG THRUSHES, GOLDFINCH, 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, juv WOODPIGEON (Bog Field) - RDW/DKC/NS/many others

Thursday 3rd

• (all C.Farm) ♀ RING OUZEL (R.R.Lane at Skylark Field), GREY WAGTAIL flew over, ♀ PEREGRINE resting (Quail Field) - RDW
• (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 5 PIED WAGTAILS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 4 MALLARDS (2♂ Bog Field, ♂+♀ Skylark Field), COLLARED DOVE, YELLOWHAMMER, 3 GOLDFINCHES, PHEASANT, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob) - DKC/RDW

Wednesday 2nd

• GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 COMMON SWIFTS (Perrotts by Wood then B.Woods), HOUSE MARTIN (The Scrub), 4 MALLARDS (pair Bog Field, pair flew over The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 6+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 2+ The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing), 1 just NW of The Scrub (singing)), KESTREL (C.Farm (with prey)), COMMON BUZZARD flew over (C.Farm/B.Woods), 3 SWALLOWS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 1 Railway Field, 2 B.Woods), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (The Scrub), 3 LINNETS (1 near end of R.R.Lane, pair The Scrub), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farmhouse), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), 4 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 STOCK DOVES (Skylark Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) - DKC

Tuesday 1st

• (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Legal & General), 2 MALLARDS flew over, PIED WAGTAIL, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Quail Field), 30 HERRING GULLS (Quail Field), YELLOWHAMMER - DKC
• (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), ♀ RING OUZEL (Infront George Field), 2 GREYLAGS flew NW, 7 WHEATEARS (Skylark Field), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.R.Cottages/R.Bottom), 3 SWALLOWS (Harrier Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS - NS
• (all C.Farm) ♂ WHINCHAT (Infront George Field), 4 WHEATEARS (♂ Tart's Field, 3♀ Infront George Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), SWALLOW, MALLARD flew over, PIED WAGTAIL (Bog Field), 5+ SKYLARKS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), 2 SONG THRUSHES, 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 12 LINNETS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 8 YELLOWHAMMERS - AD
• (all C.Farm) ♂ WHINCHAT (Reads Bottom), 3 WHEATEARS (Reads Bottom), 8+ SKYLARKS (Reads Bottom), 2 SWALLOWS flew through, 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS - GB  
• ♀ WHINCHAT (Harrier Field) - PGo

April 2012

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. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up).

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

'C.Farm' is the general term for the area west of the marked red line on the Map, and 'B.Woods' is the general term for the area east of this line. More specific localities, also found on the map, are also included in these sightings. 


Monday 30th

• 5.50am-8.20am: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE at c6.45am (Legal & General) (see Gallery), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 MALLARDS flew over, KESTREL, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 near R.R.Cottages, 1 Slangs, 1 Lunch Wood (all singing males)), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob),  NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), BLACKCAP (Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER (Legal & General), PHEASANT, 2 SKYLARKS, 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS, LONG-TAILED TIT (Legal & General) - DKC
• (all C.Farm) YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over, 2 WHEATEARS (♂+♀) (Reads Bottom), ♀ KESTREL, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - GB
• GARDEN WARBLER (Piddly Pond), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Piddly Pond), GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Ruffett Wood), several COMMON SWIFTS, 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Slangs, 1 C.Farmhouse, 3 The Scrub) (Butterflies: 3 Dingy Skippers (Fames Rough), Peacock, Small White, several Speckled Woods, Red Admiral, 4 Green-veined Whites, Small White, Orange Tip, Brimstone) - FJ

Sunday 29th

• 5.30am-6.10pm: (all C.Farm) 3 YELLOW WAGTAILS (2♂+1♀) (Bunting Field), 20+ HOUSE MARTINS flew through, c10 COMMON SWIFTS flew through, CORMORANT flew past*, MEADOW PIPIT, c10 SWALLOWS flew through, 1+ GREY HERON flew over, 2+ PHEASANTS, 7+ MALLARDS (3 over & in wet areas near C.Farmhouse on & off) (see Gallery), 2+ PIED WAGTAILS, CHIFFCHAFF (by Heathside Field (singing)), COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, c7 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over/past(*), 5+ STOCK DOVES, c10 LINNETS, c10 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ SKYLARKS, 2+ SONG THRUSHES, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/LL/RDW/IJ/PGo et al

Saturday 28th

• 4.30pm: 2 ad summer BLACK TERNS flew NE at 4.30pm (C.Farm) - RDW
• ♀ RING OUZEL (Poultry Field), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 9 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods (with nesting material) - PGo
• WHEATEAR (Bog Field) - IJ
• (all C.Farm): 2 COMMON SWIFTS flew over, 2 GREYLAGS flew over, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 3 MALLARDS flew over, PIED WAGTAIL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 SWALLOWS, 2 BLACKCAPS (Legal & General wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General wood), 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 PHEASANTS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2+ STOCK DOVES, SONG THRUSH, LONG-TAILED TIT (Legal & General wood), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/LL/IJ

Friday 27th

• 6.40am-10.30am: (all C.Farm) GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (east side of small wood just south of Legal & General (singing)) (see Gallery for recording), 2 GREYLAGS flew over, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 Infront George Field/Legal & General), WILLOW WARBLER (Legal & General small wood), SWALLOW, BLACKCAP (Legal & General small wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General small wood), KESTREL (Railway Field), GREENFINCH, 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD, 2+ SKYLARKS, PHEASANT, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
• 8.40am-9.25am: (all C.Farm) 'WHITE' WAGTAIL (Bog Field), 2 GREYLAGS flew over, 3 WHEATEARS (2♂+1♀) (Bog Field), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Harrier Field/Broadfield, 1 south hedge of Infront George Field), SWALLOW flew north, ♀ KESTREL, 16 LINNETS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 SKYLARKS, GREEN WOODPECKER - AD
• 5.25pm: (all C.Farm) GRASSHOPPER WARBLER still (east side of small wood just south of Legal & General (singing)), 3 WHEATEARS (Bog Field), MEADOW PIPIT (Bog Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field) - IJ
• WHINCHAT at 4.25pm (Gunman's Shaw/Poultry Field), ♂ WHEATEAR (east side of B.Woods), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Gunman's Shaw/Poultry Field, 1 The Scrub), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Bog Field), SWALLOW flew west (east side of B.Woods), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Quail Field), KESTREL (Harrier Field), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 The Scrub), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Lunch Wood, 8 B.Woods (all singing)), 12 BLACKCAPS (1 Pages Acre, 11 B.Woods (all singing)), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field) (Butterflies: Dingy Skipper (Fames Rough), 2 ♂ Orange Tips (B.Woods), ♂ Brimstone (B.Woods)) - IPW
• (all C.Farm) 'WHITE' WAGTAIL (Bog Field), 3 WHEATEARS (Bog Field), YELLLOWHAMMER, KESTREL - KP
• (all C.Farm) 2 CANADA GEESE flew south, 2 GREY HERONS (Quail Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (near Legal & General) - PGo

Thursday 26th

• (all C.Farm) 2 RING OUZELS (ad/1st-summer ♂ Can Hatch Field, ♀ Infront George Field) (see Gallery), PIED WAGTAIL, MISTLE THRUSH (Bog Field/C.Wood), KESTREL, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), LONG-TAILED TIT (Bog Field/Broadfield), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/IJ/NR
• ♂ WHEATEAR (Infront George Field) - NR
• (all C.Farm) 2 CANADA GEESE flew over, COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK - RDW

Wednesday 25th

• 2 GREYLAGS (Skylark Field then Quail Field) (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 2 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 50+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - RDW/DKC

Tuesday 24th

• Morning: ♂ RING OUZEL (Tart's Field), ♂ WHINCHAT (east side of Horse Pasture) - RSe/RH
• 4 brief visits throughout day: (all C.Farm) ♂ RING OUZEL at 8.00am (Infront George Field), ♂ WHINCHAT still at 5.40pm (east side of Horse Pasture) (see Gallery), COMMON WHITETHROAT (near R.R.Cottages (singing)), 1+ MALLARD flew over, 1+ LITTLE OWL, KESTREL, 1+ GREEN WOODPECKER, 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 4+ SKYLARKS, 5+ LINNETS, GREENFINCH, 2 STOCK DOVES (1 singing Slangs), 2 SONG THRUSHES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC et al

Monday 23rd

• (all C.Farm) COMMON WHITETHROAT (between C.Farmhouse & R.R.Cottages (singing)), CORMORANT flew over, SWALLOW, c5 YELLOWHAMMERS, NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 5+ SKYLARKS, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob/Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 10+ LINNETS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), BLACKCAP (Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 1+ SONG THRUSH, BLUE TIT (Legal & General (with nesting material)) - DKC

Sunday 22nd

• 11.10am-11.15am: WHIMBREL circled then flew north (Slangs) - SG et al
• no sign of Pied Flycatcher after searches by various observers throughout the day (Pages Acre)
• 11.15am: RING OUZEL (Bog Field) - pager
• 3 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), LAPWING (Poultry Field), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Pipit Meadow, 1 Poultry Field), c100 STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 The Scrub), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (1 Green Belt Field, 1 The Scrub), ♀ BLACKCAP (Pages Acre) - PGo
• LAPWING (Poultry Field), c20 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm) - FJ
• (all C.Farm) 2 GREYLAGS flew over, LAPWING (in flight on 3 occasions), WHEATEAR (Infront George Field), 3 MALLARDS flew over, SPARROWHAWK, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 COLLARED DOVES, GREY HERON flew over, GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Bog Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 20+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 1+ GREEN WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH, NUTHATCH (Circle Field), 2 TREECREEPERS (Pages Acre), BLACKCAP (Circle Field), PHEASANT (Infront George Field), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC/HB et al

Saturday 21st

• 4.10pm-6.08pm: ♂ PIED FLYCATCHER showing well (Pages Acre - Buzzard Field edge, TQ 250 582) (see Gallery) - PGo et al
• ♂ RING OUZEL still (Infront George Field), 2♂ WHEATEARS (Infront George Field), 6 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), ♂ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), c7 SWALLOWS (c5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 8+ COMMON BUZZARDS (1+ C.Farm, 7+ B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (CF/BW), KESTREL (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods by R.R.Lane (singing), 1 just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 5+ BLACKCAPS (B.Woods - 1♀), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), 5+ NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4+ B.Woods), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods (singing)), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 9+ GOLDFINCHES (7+ C.Farm, 2 CF/BW by end of R.R.Lane) - GUIDED WALK + sightings before & after
• (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE at 7.05pm (Lunch Banks), GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over with HERRING GULLS (Railway Field), ♂ WHEATEAR (Infront George Field), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over, 11 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (♂+♀), KESTREL, MISTLE THRUSH (Bog Field), COMMON BUZZARD (over Death Pit), MEADOW PIPIT (Tart's Field), 3 PHEASANTS (1♀), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 3 GOLDFINCHES - IPW
• Photos of several recent scarce and common birds now on Gallery

Friday 20th

• (all C.Farm) ♂ RING OUZEL still (Infront George Field), ♂ WHEATEAR (Infront George Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL, MEADOW PIPIT, 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS, PHEASANT, SONG THRUSH, 2+ SKYLARKS, 2 COLLARED DOVES, c30 LINNETS, 2 GOLDFINCHES - DKC/NR et al
• (all C.Farm) ♂ RING OUZEL still (Infront George Field), 2 SWALLOWS, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 SPARROWHAWKS - RDW et al
• TAWNY OWL (Slangs), 2 LITTLE OWLS (either side of Slangs) (Mammals: ♂ Roe Deer (Slangs)) - IGM

Thursday 19th

• 8.25am: ♂ RING OUZEL still (Infront George Field) - AD
• (all C.Farm) ♂ RING OUZEL still at 3.05pm (Infront George Field), ♂ WHEATEAR (Infront George Field), 2♂ MALLARDS flew over, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), MISTLE THRUSH (Kingswood Residential (singing)), 2 COLLARED DOVES, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, PHEASANT, CHIFFCHAFF (Lunch Wood (singing)), PIED WAGTAIL, 50+ LINNETS, SONG THRUSH - DKC

Wednesday 18th

• (all C.Farm) ♂ RING OUZEL still (Infront George Field), ♂ WHEATEAR (Infront George Field), 7 SKYLARKS, 6 YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL, LINNET - RJ/DSk
• (all C.Farm) ♂ RING OUZEL still (Infront George Field), LITTLE OWL, 2 COLLARED DOVES, c50 LINNETS, KESTREL, MEADOW PIPIT, PHEASANT, 2+ SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC

Tuesday 17th

• (all C.Farm) ♂ RING OUZEL still (Infront George Field), ♀ GOLDEN PLOVER till 11.23am then flew high east (Skylark Field), c12 FIELDFARES (Skylark Field), GREY HERON flew over, 2 MALLARDS flew over, 100+ LINNETS, 9 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew past*, COMMON BUZZARD, MEADOW PIPIT, c5 SKYLARKS - DKC et al
• RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Slangs), 'WHITE' WAGTAIL (Poultry Field) - JH 

Monday 16th

• 4 RING OUZELS still (♂ Infront George Field plus ♂, 1st-summer ♂ & ♀ Tart's Field), ♀ GOLDEN PLOVER still (Skylark Field), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), SWALLOW (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond (singing)), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing)), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 5+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (just NW of The Scrub (singing)), PHEASANT (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC/PGo et al
• ♂ RING OUZEL (Infront George Field), ♀ GOLDEN PLOVER still (Tart's Field), 25+ FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), 6 SWALLOWS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD, 4+ BLACKCAPS, 4 CHIFFCHAFFS, 4+ COAL TITS - IS
• pictures of Ring Ouzels and Golden Plover to be uploaded later in the week; delay due to problems with internet/computer access - DKC

Sunday 15th

• (all C.Farm) 4 RING OUZELS (♂ Infront George Field plus ♂, 1st-summer ♂ & ♀ Tart's Field), ♀ GOLDEN PLOVER (Skylark Field/Infront George Field) (found by RR), RED KITE flew north, PEREGRINE flew over, YELLOW WAGTAIL, ♂ WHEATEAR (Skylark Field), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over, 26+ FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), ♂ MALLARD flew over, 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 240+ STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow), 3 KESTRELS, SPARROWHAWK. 3 COMMON BUZZARDS flew over, MISTLE THRUSH (Skylark Field), 7 SWALLOWS, 16+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 PHEASANTS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Infront George Field), 30+ LINNETS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH, 4+ MEADOW PIPITS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Legal & General wood, 1 Tawny Wood), BLACKCAP (Ruffett Wood (singing)), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 Tart's Field, 1 Legal & General), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW/MSt/DSt/RR/KG et al
• 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (1 with nesting material) - PGo

Saturday 14th

• 7.45am-c4.45pm: (all C.Farm) 2 RING OUZELS (♂ & 1st-summer ♂/well-marked ♀) (mobile but mainly around Infront George Field), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew NE, 5 WHEATEARS (Skylark Field), FIELDFARE (Quail Field/Heathside Field), CORMORANT flew over, BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 6 SWALLOWS, COMMON BUZZARD flew over, KESTREL, 5 MALLARDS flew over, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 110+ LINNETS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, LONG-TAILED TIT (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), 3 SONG THRUSHES, GREAT TITS visiting nest (Slangs) - DKC/SG/IJ/IGM et al
• 11.00am-12.30pm: ♂ RING OUZEL (Infront George Field), 7 WHEATEARS (Tart's Field), 2 SWALLOWS through (Harrier Field), KESTREL (Harrier Field), 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field) - AG
• (all B.Woods) GREY HERON flew over, SWALLOW flew through, 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 5+ BLACKCAPS, 2+ NUTHATCHES - IJ

Friday 13th

• (all C.Farm) ♂ RING OUZEL (Infront George Field) (see Gallery), ♂ COMMON REDSTART (Slangs then presumed same bird at Stoney Nob then Infront George Field) (see Gallery), 3 SISKINS flew over, ♂ WHEATEAR (Infront George Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Infront George Field/Legal & General (collecting food)), WILLOW WARBLER (Slangs), 6 SWALLOWS flew through, GREY HERON flew over, 7 MALLARDS flew over (5♂+2♀), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), ♂ BLACKCAP (by R.R.Cottages), TREECREEPER (Lunch Wood (singing)), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 KESTRELS (Lunch Wood (mating)), c5 MEADOW PIPITS, 11+ YELLOWHAMMERS (inc flock of 11 Infront George Field), 3+ PHEASANTS, 20+ LINNETS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), STOCK DOVE - DKC/RD/MSt/PGo/IGM/ER/DR/BH/RDW/KG et al
• c7.25pm: ♂ REED BUNTING (by barns behind C.Farmhouse) - KG

Thursday 12th

• 8.00am-7.20pm: ♂ RING OUZEL (Infront George Field) (see Gallery), 5 WHEATEARS (4♂+1♀) (Infront George Field) (see Gallery), c8 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), 25 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), 1+ LAPWING flew over (C.Farm), ROOK flew over (CF/BW near end of R.R.Lane), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 2+ PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), BLACKCAP (B.Woods near R.R.Lane (singing)), c20 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c10 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Heathside Field, 1 Lunch Wod, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (all singing)), 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 2 COLLARED DOVES (flew across Quail Field), 3 PHEASANTS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (♂+♀) (Legal & General), 50+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 NE end of Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Kingswood Residential), 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm of which 1+ then flew to B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 8+ SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm inc 5 Tart's Field/Bog Field), 4 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (inc 1 singing Gunman's Shaw)), 5+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (NE end of Ruffett Wood), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC
• (all C.Farm) WHEATEAR (Poultry Field), SPARROWHAWK, YELLOWHAMMER, c30 LINNETS - GC

Wednesday 11th

• 7.05am-2.40pm: PEREGRINE flew over (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew over (B.Woods), ROOK flew over (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 9+ COMMON BUZZARDS (6 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods, 1*), 3 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 2 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 21+ MEADOW PIPITS (10+ C.Farm, 11+ B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood (singing), 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 NE end of B.Woods (singing)), 2+ KESTRELS (1+ Lunch Wood, 1+ east side of B.Woods), GOLDCREST (by B.Woods car park (singing)), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 2 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods (singing)), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub (singing)), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (Tart's Field), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c11 LINNETS (c10 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (Slangs/Lunch Wood), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), CARRION CROW nest building (Legal & General) (Butterflies: ♀ Orange Tip (Reads Rest Cottages)) - DKC/MSt/RDW et al

Tuesday 10th

• 7.15am-5.30pm: RED KITE flew over 8.50am-8.55am (C.Farm), PEREGRINE flew over 1.25pm-1.30pm (east side of B.Woods), c55 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), GREY HERON flew over (Slangs), ♂ MALLARD showing well (Piddly Pond), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 The Scrub), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 3+ SPARROWHAWKS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Valley Meadows, 1 The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance), GOLDCREST (Kingswood Residential (singing)), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), c5 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 7+ COMMON BUZZARDS (4 C.Farm, 3+ *), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COAL TIT (by The Scrub), 2 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General wood, 1 Circle Field, 4 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 21+ LINNETS (20+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Kingswood Residential, 3 B.Woods), 113+ STOCK DOVES (100+ C.Farm, 13+ B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods by R.R.Lane) - DKC et al
• 2 KESTRELS (Lunch Wood (mating)) - JH

Monday 9th

• 6.45am-2.05pm & 5.35pm-6.30pm: REDWING (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 6 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General wood, 5 B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 5 8+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COAL TIT (by Piddly Pond), MALLARD*, GOLDCREST (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), c33 LINNETS (c30 C.Farm, 3+ The Scrub/B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), c5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General wood, 4+ B.Woods), TREECREEPER (The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 flew over B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (B.Woods), 17+ STOCK DOVES (15+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/RDW
• 4 FIELDFARES (Infront George Field) - JH

Sunday 8th

• (all B.Woods) probable ICELAND GULL flew north (east side of B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), FIELDFARE flew over, GREY HERON flew past*, 2 MALLARDS flew past*, 2 KESTRELS, c150 MEADOW PIPITS, GOLDCREST, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 flew over B.Woods, 2*) - IJ
• 2 SAND MARTINS flew north at 4.05pm (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 2+ REDWINGS (The Scrub), 100+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 1+ CANADA GOOSE flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 MALLARDS (3♂+1♀) flew over (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 2+ PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), BLACKCAP (Legal & General (singing)), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2+ SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub), 3 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew north (1 C.Farm, 2 CF/BW), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General wood, 3+ B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 100+ LINNETS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 60+ STOCK DOVES (Quail Field/Skylark Field), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 11+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (10+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 18 MAGPIES (in single bush at Steep Banks) - DKC/RDW/IJ et al

Saturday 7th

• 12.48pm-7.30pm: ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART but mobile (Quail Field & Bunting Field), PEREGRINE low over (C.Farm) (see Gallery), REDWING (The Scrub), 2♀ WHEATEARS (Infront George Field), CANADA GOOSE (in Broadfield then flew off), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (Poultry Field), 4+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3♂ PHEASANTS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2+ PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm inc pair Legal & General), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 15 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), 40+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 120+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Legal & General/Skylark Field), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 43+ STOCK DOVES (Quail Field/Skylark Field), 4 GOLDFINCHES (The Scrub), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub (singing)) - DKC/IJ/LM
• 11.05am-12.40pm: (all C.Farm) ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (Quail Field), c60 FIELDFARES, COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew north, 3 SKYLARKS, ♀ KESTREL, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, c60 LINNETS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, c20 STOCK DOVES (Bunting Field), LONG-TAILED TIT (with nesting material), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS - AD 
• (all C.Farm) COMMON SNIPE flushed (near Watchpoint), WHEATEAR, CORMORANT flew over, MALLARD flew over, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, LITTLE OWL, 6 SKYLARKS, 14 MEADOW PIPITS, 55 LINNETS, 13 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 STOCK DOVES - SG
• (all The Scrub) WILLOW WARBLER, 2 BULLFINCHES, CHIFFCHAFF - CM

Friday 6th

• (all C.Farm) ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (Quail Field), 37 MEADOW PIPITS, 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS - RDW
• MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Broadfield), 10+ LINNETS (Watchpoint) - IGM

Thursday 5th

• c20 FIELDFARES (C.Farm)WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), c10 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), c60 STOCK DOVES (near Perrotts Farmhouse), c30 LINNETS (near Perrotts Farmhouse), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods) - PSp

Wednesday 4th

• (all C.Farm) 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Legal & General), 9 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2♂ PHEASANTS (1 Infront George Field, 1 Harrier Field), 10 GREENFINCHES, 14+ LINNETS, c50 STARLINGS, MEADOW PIPIT, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - AD
• 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (C.Farm), 12 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods) - PGo

Tuesday 3rd

• 4♂ WHEATEARS (C.Farm) - RDW

Monday 2nd

• 10.00am-2.30pm: LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), MEADOW PIPIT (Watchpoint), PIED WAGTAIL (Watchpoint), 3 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), SKYLARK (Watchpoint), YELLOWHAMMERS (around Legal & General), LINNET (Watchpoint), GREEN WOODPECKER (Legal & General), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), GREENFINCH (Watchpoint), GOLDFINCH (Watchpoint), 3+ NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods near R.R.Lane) - PW

Sunday 1st

• (all B.Woods) LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (south side), BLACKCAP (near car park), SPARROWHAWK, 2♂ BULLFINCHES (1 near car park, 1 near Piddly Pond) TREECREEPER, several NUTHATCHES, several GREEN WOODPECKERS, several GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - PC
• LITTLE OWL, COMMON BUZZARD, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 6 NUTHATCHES, 6 LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, STOCK DOVE - NJ
• 21 MEADOW PIPITS, COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL - RDW 
• 14 ROOKS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, NUTHATCH , 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - MH

March 2012

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. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up).

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

Saturday 31st

• 7.30am-5.30pm: RED KITE flew over at c11.15am-11.20am (found by PGo) (C.Farm), ♀ WHEATEAR (around barns by C.Farmhouse), 5 GREYLAGS flew NW (B.Woods), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 4 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 6 COMMON BUZZARDS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods, 1*), 2♂ BLACKCAPS (1 Copt Hill Lane, 1 B.Woods), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow/Valley Meadows), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Legal & General), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (together just NW of The Scrub), 10+ REDWINGS (B.Woods), 30+ FIELDFARES*, 15+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm mainly around Quail Field), ad BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (B.Woods), 8 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (6 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 14+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (near NE end of B.Woods (singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods (singing)), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 5 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm (drumming), 2 B.Woods), 9 GOLDFINCHES (4 C.Farm, 4 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 1 east side of B.Woods), 11+ SONG THRUSHES (10+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), c15 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (c5 C.Farm, 10 B.Woods), c115 STARLINGS (Legal & General) - DKC/IJ/RDW/PGo et al

Friday 30th

• ♂ REED BUNTING briefly (near C.Farmhouse), c15 CROSSBILLS flew WSW at 4.35pm (Watchpoint), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over at 8.03am (C.Farm), 3♂ BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General/Infront George Field, 1 Legal & General small car park, 1 B.Woods (all singing)), 2 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 23 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (♀ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1 flew over The Scrub), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow/The Scrub), 6+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 2♂ PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c5 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 by The Scrub), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c9 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (near The Scrub (singing)), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (5+ C.Farm, 1 flew over Woodpecker Meadow) 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2+ The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Infront George Field/Skylark Field (nest-building)), 8+ STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods (1 singing)), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (B.Woods) (Butterflies: 1+ Orange Tip (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), Peacock (B.Woods)) - DKC/RD/IS/PW
• (Butterflies: (all Kingswood Residential) Holly Blue, 8+ Orange Tips, Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone) - FJ

Thursday 29th

• ♀ BLACK REDSTART showing on & off throughout day (around barns behind C.Farmhouse but elusive) (see Gallery), 23 FIELDFARES flew south (C.Farm), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over at 10.09am (C.Farm), 2 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Legal & General), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Rest Copse, 1 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane (all singing)), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Valley Meadows), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Valley Meadows, 1 The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4+ GREENFINCHES flew over (B.Woods), LINNET (C.Farm), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), COAL TIT (Valley Meadows), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (5+ C.Farm, 1 flew over B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Infront George Field/Skylark Field, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (east side of B.Woods) (Butterflies: Comma (Piddly Pond), 2 Brimstones (Valley Meadows)) - DKC/NR/PGo/IGM et al
• BLACKCAP (B.Woods) - JH
• GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm) (Mammals: 8 unidentified bats (C.Farm)) - IJ

Wednesday 28th

• ♀ BLACK REDSTART (around barns behind C.Farmhouse but elusive) (see Gallery), 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀) (Lunch Wood), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS, COMMON BUZZARD, MEADOW PIPIT, SKYLARK, 7+ LINNETS, COAL TIT (Tawny Wood (singing)), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), GREEN WOODPECKER, GOLDFINCH, STOCK DOVE - DKC/MSt/RD et al
• RED KITE flew high over at 12.38pm (The Scrub), 3 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀ B.Woods near car park, 1 near Piddly Pond), WOODCOCK flushed (near Piddly Pond), 4 KESTRELS (♂+♀ Lunch Wood, ♂+♀ Woodpecker Meadow), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (Valley Meadows), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 3 TREECREEPERS (near Piddly Pond), ♂ PHEASANT (Horse Pasture), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Reads Bottom), 8+ NUTHATCHES (2 Lunch Wood, 6+ B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (near Piddly Pond), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SKYLARK (Infront George Field), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 5 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods) - MSt
• LAPWING (C.Farm) - JH
• Morning: CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (Stoney Nob), 2 STOCK DOVES (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob), - RJ/DSk

Tuesday 27th

• 3.00pm: BLACK REDSTART (near C.Farmhouse, unsexed) - KH
• (all C.Farm) ♂ BLACK REDSTART c4.50pm-5.05pm (around barns behind C.Farmhouse - presumably KH's bird) (see Gallery), LITTLE OWL, PHEASANT, YELLOWHAMMER, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC/CA/NR/IGM et al
• 2 FIELDFARES (C.Farm) - IGM
  
•  (2 unidentified geese flew north at 7.05am (C.Farm) (pics here)

Monday 26th

• 4.10pm-4.40pm: (all C.Farm) KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK, SKYLARK, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 20+ STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - IJ

 

Sunday 25th

• 7.29am-5.13pm: (all C.Farm) ♀ MARSH HARRIER circling 1.50pm-2.02pm when departed NNE (found by RDW) (see Gallery), RED KITE drifted north 3.38pm-3.44pm (Broadfield) (see Gallery), LAPWING flew over, 3 MALLARDS flew over, 1+ GREY HERON flew over, c15 COMMON BUZZARDS flew over (see Gallery), 4+ SPARROWHAWKS, 2 KESTRELS (inc second year ♂), 3 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 1+ ROOK flew over, 4 LITTLE OWLS (2 east side of Horse Pasture, 2 Gunman's Shaw), 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (Circle Field/Pages Acre), MISTLE THRUSH (Circle Field), TREECREEPER (Lunch Wood), 1+ ♂ PHEASANT, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 3+ MEADOW PIPITS, 10+ SKYLARKS, 7+ LINNETS, CHIFFCHAFF (C.Wood (singing)), NUTHATCH (by Pages Acre horse paddock), COAL TIT (Circle Field), GOLDCREST (Circle Field (singing)), COMMON GULL flew over, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH, GOLDFINCH, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW et al
• BLACKCAP (Slangs) - JH
  

Saturday 24th

• 6.16am-7.14am: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Skylark Field 6.41am-7.48am then Harrier Field briefly before flying to Broadfield at 7.50am & no further sign) (see Gallery), COMMON SNIPE heard flying over at 7.02pm (C.Farmhouse), 2 GREYLAGS flew west at 8.33am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER calling (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 3 MALLARDS flew over in evening (C.Farm), ROOK flew over (The Scrub), 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 flew over C.Farm, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), c36 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 3+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 7+ PHEASANTS (4+♂+3+♀) (C.Farm), 6+ COMMON BUZZARDS (3+ C.Farm, 2 flew over B.Woods, 1+*), 2+ SPARROWHAWKS (1+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 10+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 5 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), COAL TIT (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (CF/BW at Perrotts by Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), ♂ HOUSE SPARROW (Perrotts Farmhouse (singing) - unusual location), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm 91 singing), 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Small Tortoiseshells (Watchpoint), 2+ Peacocks (1+ CF/BW at Perrotts by Wood, 1 The Scrub), Small White (Perrotts by Wood), 2+ Brimstones (B.Woods)) - DKC
• KESTREL (near R.R.Cottages), 15 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field), COMMON BUZZARD (over Green Belt Field/B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (over Green Belt Field/B.Woods), PHEASANT (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), c5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 The Scrub) (Butterflies: several Peacocks (Sheep Brow/Fames Rough)) - A&L
• CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood (nest building)) - PGo
• CHIFFCHAFF (Piddly Pond (singing)), 3 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General) (Butterflies: several Brimstones (B.Woods)) - IGM

Friday 23rd

• ♀ BLACKCAP (Perrotts Farmhouse) - JH
• 6.30am-10.40am: (all C.Farm) LAPWING flew SW at 8.36am, 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS flew over, CHIFFCHAFF (Circle FIeld (singing)), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, imm ♂ SPARROWHAWK, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 12 REDWINGS (Buzzard Field), c30 FIELDFARES (Buzzard Field), 20+ MEADOW PIPITS, 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (pair Watchpoint, pair R.Bottom), c5 SKYLARKS, 10+ LINNETS, 2 GOLDCRESTS (Circle Field/Pages Acre (1 singing)), COAL TIT (Pages Acre (singing)), 2♂ PHEASANTS (1 near R.R.Cottages, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Lunch Wood (singing), 1 Legal & General, 1 Circle Field (singing)), 3 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 13 COMMON GULLS (11 Legal & General, 2 flew over), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (ad & 2 1st-winters) (Legal & General), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
• 2.15pm-4.15pm: (all C.Farm) 2 MALLARDS flew over (Quail Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (Skylark Field), PHEASANT (Broadfield), GREEN WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood) - PM

Thursday 22nd

• 6.00am-c7.55am: (all C.Farm) 3 CANADA GEESE flew WNW at 7.42pm, 4 MALLARDS flew over, 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (C.Farmhouse), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS, PIED WAGTAIL, KESTREL, 1+ REDWING, PHEASANT, 7 LINNETS, 3 SKYLARKS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (pair R.R.Cottages, pair R.Bottom), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GOLDFINCH, 9 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 15 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) - DKC
• 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub (singing)) - PGo

Wednesday 21st

• 2.52pm-c6.40pm: (all C.Farm) 2 LAPWINGS flew over, 2 MALLARDS flew over, 5 LITTLE OWLS (2 Lambert's Shaw, 2 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob/Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (over Buzzard Field (displaying)), 2 KESTRELS (2nd year ♂ & ad/imm ♀), 2 COLLARED DOVES, PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 4+ PHEASANTS (2+♂+2♀) (Broadfield), 4 MEADOW PIPITS, 25+ REDWINGS, c30 FIELDFARES, 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS, c10 LINNETS, 13 COMMON GULLS, 2 SKYLARKS, STOCK DOVE (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), GOLDFINCH, 3 SONG THRUHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Watchpoint (singing)) (Butterflies: 3 Small Tortoiseshells (near R.R.Cottages), Peacock (Tattenham Meadow), Small White (Tattenham Meadow)) - DKC

Tuesday 20th

• 6.05am-7.55am: (all C.Farm) ROOK, KESTREL, 10+ REDWINGS, 20+ FIELDFARES, 2 SISKINS, c25 MEADOW PIPITS, ♂ PHEASANT (Infront George Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 8+ LINNETS, 5+ GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC

Monday 19th

• 6.20am-8.32am: (all C.Farm) REDWING, 3+ FIELDFARES, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ SKYLARKS, 8 LINNETS, SONG THRUSH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 GOLDFINCHES - DKC

Sunday 18th

• 6.20am-11.25am: ♀ WHEATEAR still (Legal & General), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER calling (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (Legal & General), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Legal & General, 2 B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), ROOK (C.Farm), REDWING (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 5+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (♂ Bog Field, ♂+♀ Broadfield), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 8 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing)), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), c5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (Legal & General), 1st-winter COMMON GULL (Legal & General) (Mammals: Fox sleeping (Legal & General)) - DKC/BD/RDW
• CHIFFCHAFF (Piddly Pond (singing)) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (near R.R.Cottages)) - IGM
• GOLDCREST (B.Woods) - JH

Saturday 17th

• 6.10am-5.15pm: second-winter ICELAND GULL flew south at 3.00pm (east side of B.Woods) (see Gallery), ♀ WHEATEAR (Legal & General), 3 CORMORANTS flew NW at 6.38am (C.Farm), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 near Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub (all singing)), 3 KESTRELS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (over Lunch Wood), c15 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 4+ TREECREEPERS (1+ near Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), LINNET (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (near Piddly Pond), 3+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 PHEASANTS (2♂+♀ Broadfield, ♂ Perrotts by Wood), 11 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 5+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 30+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 11 GOLDFINCHES (c5 C.Farm, 4 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 2 The Scrub), c5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 Gunman's Shaw (singing), 1 near Piddly Pond), 7+ SONG THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 5+ B.Woods), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Legal & General, 2 The Scrub) - DKC/IJ
• 9.50am: ♀ WHEATEAR (Legal & General) - SG

Friday 16th

• 6.18am-7.55am: 6 GREYLAGS flew south at 6.36am (C.Farm/B.Woods border); (all C.Farm): 2 MALLARDS flew over, KESTREL, PIED WAGTAIL, SPARROWHAWK, c35 REDWINGS, 80+ FIELDFARES, c14 MEADOW PIPITS, c8 LINNETS, c5 SKYLARKS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀) (Broadfield), COLLARED DOVE, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2+ COMMON GULLS, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
• 11.45am-12.56pm: (all C.Farm) 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Infront George Field/Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (over Circle Field area), c50 FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), ♀ YELLOWHAMMER (Stoney Nob), 4 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Slangs, 1 Railway Field), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General) - RJ/DSk

Thursday 15th

• 8+ CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm) - JH
  
• 4.00pm-6.00pm: CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods (singing)), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field), 10+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 50+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 15 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - IJ

Wednesday 14th

• 2.25pm-5.43pm: (all C.Farm) GREY WAGTAIL flew north at 4.18pm, LAPWING flew over at 4.38pm, 4+ COMMON BUZZARDS, SISKIN (landed briefly at Pages Acre/Lambert's Shaw), 8 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Harrier Field), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 nest building between Broadfield & Circle Field), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), GOLDCREST (Chipstead Road (singing)), SKYLARK, 17+ LINNETS, COAL TIT (Chipstead Road (singing)), 20+ STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, SONG THRUSH (Chipstead Road (singing)), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Circle Field, 2 Broadfield/Bog Field), 3 COMMON GULLS flew over, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
• 9 YELLOWHAMMERS (7 Infront George Field, 2 Stoney Nob), SKYLARK (Infront George Field), 2 NUTHATCHES (Stoney Nob), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - RJ/DSk

Tuesday 13th

• no reported sightings

Monday 12th

• no reported sightings

Sunday 11th

• ♂ COMMON WHITETHROAT (between C.Farmhouse & R.R.Cottages (singing), LESSER REDPOLL (Kingswood Residential) - FJ
• 7.48am-4.41pm: ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near Perrotts Farmhouse) (see Gallery), ♀ MALLARD flew over at 8.41am (C.Farm), ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew NE at 10.05am (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing)), 3 ROOKS flew over (C.Farm), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), SISKIN flew over (C.Farm), 1+ KESTREL (C.Farm), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 near C.Farmhouse, ♂ Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 7 LINNETS (C.Farm), 1+ MISTLE THRUSH (Aberdour School & Pages Acre), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 1+ BULLFINCH (Ruffett Wood (singing)), 6+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c100 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 20+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (Tawny Wood (1 singing)), 2+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 11 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), c11 STOCK DOVES (c10 C.Farm (1 singing), 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane (singing)), 12+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2 nest building Broadfield/Bog Field, 4+ Pages Acre, 4+ Tawny Wood, 2 CF/BW border at Perrotts by Wood), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (6+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Watchpoint, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 by Tawny Wood, 1 Stoney Nob/Legal & General), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (51 species noted) - DKC et al

Saturday 10th

• 7.50am-6.43pm: ♀ MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit - the paler bird), SPARROWHAWK flew over (B.Woods), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 2 east side of Horse Pasture), 30+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 3+ SISKINS flew over (1 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 4 LESSER REDPOLLS (3 Legal & General small car park, 1 flew over B.Woods), LINNET (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), ♂ BULLFINCH (The Scrub (singing)), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 55+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Kingswood Residential, 1 by Piddly Pond), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing), 1 just NW of The Scrub (singing), 16+ COMMON GULLS (15+ at/over C.Farm, 2nd winter flew over B.Woods), 7 STOCK DOVES (5 Broadfield, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane (singing), 1 by The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), c5 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General wood, 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 6 SONG THRUSHES (1 Bog Field, 1 near C.Farmhouse (singing), 1 Stoney Nob (singing), 3 The Scrub (1 singing)), 7+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 2+ The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow) - DKC
• Morning: (all Legal & General) 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 10+ GREENFINCHES, 8+ GOLDFINCHES - PGo
• Morning: (all Legal & General) LITTLE OWL, 2 COMMON GULLS - IGM
• Afternoon: SISKIN (The Scrub), 2 COAL TITS (near Piddly Pond), 40+ FIELDFARES (roosted Pheasant Field/Gunman's Shaw), 140+ STARLINGS (roosted Pheasant Field/Gunman's Shaw), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (flew from C.Farm to B.Woods) - IPW

Friday 9th

• 6.45am-9.50am: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit - probably the darker bird), 2+ KESTRELS (C.Farm), c3 SISKINS flew over, 40+ MEADOW PIPITS (flew from Infront George Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 1+♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield/Horse Pasture), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (inc pair Reads Bottom), 5+ SKYLARKS, LINNET, GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 7 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 80+ REDWINGS, 40+ FIELDFARES, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2+ GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), STOCK DOVE, 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 Chipstead Road, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Legal & General, 1 Tawny Wood (all singing)), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
• 3.25pm-4.20pm: (all C.Farm) 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 100+ FIELDFARES, c140 STARLINGS, 5+ REDWINGS, 4+ SKYLARKS, ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), c30 GOLDFINCHES (flew east over Broadfield), ♂ YELLOWHAMMER, 2 SONG THRUSHES (Legal & General) - AD

Thursday 8th

• (all C.Farm) 4 STONECHATS (2♂+2♀), SISKIN flew over (Kingswood Residential), LITTLE OWL - PCl
• (all C.Farm) PEREGRINE flew low over at 2.30pm, 3 STONECHATS - KH

Wednesday 7th

• 1.10pm-5.45pm: ♂ STONECHAT (Infront George Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 5 PHEASANTS (4♂+4♀ - display & territorial behaviour occurring), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 20+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 100+ LINNETS (Broadfield), 15+ STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 20+ COMMON GULLS (on/over C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Kingswood Residential, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC

Tuesday 6th

• 2.05pm-5.51pm: (all C.Farm) 3 STONECHATS (2♂+♀) (Reads Bottom), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (Skylark Field/Quail Field), 8+ MEADOW PIPITS, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ SKYLARKS, 5 PHEASANTS (2♂+3♀ - display occurring) (Broadfield), 28+ REDWINGS, 85+ FIELDFARES, 6+ LINNETS, 2+ COMMON GULLS, 4 GREENFINCHES, 100+ STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow), COAL TIT (Chipstead Road (singing)), GOLDCREST (Tawny Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 by Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre (singing), 1 Tart's Field/Bog Field, 1 Legal & General (singing)), c110 CHAFFINCHES (Pipit Meadow), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Tawny Wood), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Monday 5th

• 2 MEALY REDPOLLS with 20 LESSER REDPOLLS and 9 SISKINS (Legal & General small car park), ♂ BARN OWL still at 9.45am (near Reads Rest Cottages), 3 STONECHATS (♂+2♀) (Reads Bottom) - FJ
• 1.20pm-5.29pm: (all C.Farm) 2 UNIDENTIFIED REDPOLLS (see Gallery) and a LESSER REDPOLL (Legal & General small car park), ♂ BARN OWL still at 9.45am (near Reads Rest Cottages), KESTREL, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (Harrier Field (fighting)), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (Tart's Field), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field), TREECREEPER (wood by Legal & General), 11+ STOCK DOVES, c30 LINNETS, GREENFINCH, 35 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 12 FIELDFARES, 10+ REDWINGS, 5+ GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General/Kingswood Residential), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (near Legal & General), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Mammals: 2 Roe Deer (Legal & General)) - DKC/PM

Sunday 4th

• 7.50pm-1.37pm: ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), CORMORANT flew over (B.Woods), 2 STONECHATS (♂+♀) (Reads Bottom), 5 BULLFINCHES (4 The Scrub, 1 near Piddly Pond), 5 PHEASANTS (2♂+2♀ Broadfield, ♀ flushed SW side of B.Woods), 65+ REDWINGS (50+ Perrotts by Wood, 15+ The Scrub), c170 FIELDFARES (Perrotts by Wood), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood (singing), 1 near Piddly Pond), 7 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 300+ STARLINGS (Perrotts by Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Perrotts by Wood), 2 GOLDCRESTS (The Scrub), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 2 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 3 B.Woods), 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods),  GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods) - DKC/PM/CM

Saturday 3rd

• 7.34am-4.25pm: WOODCOCK showing well till c12.05pm (near Piddly Pond) (see Gallery), ♂ SISKIN (near Piddly Pond (singing)), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀) (C.Farmhouse), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Broadfield, 3*), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 8+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), c40 LINNETS (C.Farm), 10+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 11+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), c60 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 50+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 4 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm inc 3 Legal & General), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 70+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, 13 COMMON GULLS (12 Legal & General, 1 flew over C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Broadfield/Harrier Field, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 1+ SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 3 flew over Sheep Brow), ♀ BLACKBIRD (near R.R.Cottages (gathering nesting material)), 3 1st-winter HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) - DKC/PGo

Friday 2nd

• 7.18am-9.46am: (all C.Farm) (very foggy) LITTLE OWL (heard - prob around Infront George Field), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (Tattenham Meadow), 3+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS, ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), c10 REDWINGS, 2 COAL TITS (1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 1 Pages Acre), 3+  SKYLARKS, 8 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 3 GREENFINCHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 2 Legal & General), 2 NUTHATCHES (around Tattenham Meadow), GOLDFINCH, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre (drumming), 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (3 Ivy Wood, 2+ Pages Acre), 5 SONG THRUSHES (4 singing), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Thursday 1st

• 2.20pm-c5.45pm: (all C.Farm) ♀ STONECHAT still (east side of Harrier Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Lambert's Shaw), c10 MEADOW PIPITS, PIED WAGTAIL, SISKIN, 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, c20 REDWINGS, 15+ FIELDFARES, 2 SKYLARKS (1 singing), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), c135 STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow), 2 COMMON GULLS (ad & 1st-winter) flew over, GOLDFINCH, 2 SONG THRUSHES (singing), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre (drumming)) - DKC/IJ

February 2012

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. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up).

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

Wednesday 29th

• 2 LITTLE OWLS mating (east side of Horse Pasture), ♂ YELLOWHAMMER (around Horse Pasture (singing)) - DKC/FJM

Tuesday 28th

•  4.15pm-5.00pm: (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 100+ FIELDFARES, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS - IJ

Monday 27th

• no reported sightings

Sunday 26th

• 8.12am-c12.30pm: (all C.Farm) ♀ PEREGRINE flew over, ♀ STONECHAT (east side of Harrier Field) (see Gallery), GREY HERON flew over, 2 ROOKS flew over, 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS (inc 1 Broadfield), 2+ SPARROWHAWKS, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), ♂ PHEASANT (Skylark Field), 5 MEADOW PIPITS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 6+ SKYLARKS, REDWING, 2 COLLARED DOVES, c100 LINNETS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC/PGo/LM/PW/IGM et al

Saturday 25th

• 7.50am-c4.30pm: ♂ STONECHAT (Horse Pasture then Reads Bottom) (see Gallery), 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), SISKIN flew over (B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 1+ LESSER REDPOLL (The Scrub), BULLFINCH (Green Belt Field/Poultry Field), 2 COAL TITS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), c10 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Poultry Field/Pheasant Field (singing), 1 B.Woods just NW of The Scrub (singing), 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 1+ GREENFINCH (C.Farm), c80 LINNETS (C.Farm), 10+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 50+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 by Woodpecker Meadow (both singing)), c61 STOCK DOVES (c60 Green Belt Field, 1 just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 4+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Perrotts by Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods (1 drumming)), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1+ Ruffett Wood), HOUSE SPARROW (Perrotts Farmhouse - unusual location), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/CK/IJ
• 5.25pm: 4 BULLFINCHES (3♂+1♀) (Woodpecker Meadow/The Scrub) - IPW

Friday 24th

• 7.48am-9.46am: (all C.Farm) 7 CANADA GEESE flew NE at 8.58am, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), c6 YELLOWHAMMERS, c8 SKYLARKS, 1+ MEADOW PIPIT, c25 LINNETS, c30 CHAFFINCHES (north end of Broadfield), 8 REDWINGS, 35+ FIELDFARES, 8 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 2 Pages Acre (all singing)), 2+ GOLDFINCHES, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2+ HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) - DKC

Thursday 23rd

• 1.40pm-5.28pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 3+ LITTLE OWLS (between Legal & General & Lunch Wood), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS, 7+ YELLOWHAMMERS (1 singing), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Stoney Nob), 3+ SKYLARKS (singing), TREECREEPER (Chipstead Road), 3+ REDWINGS, c50 FIELDFARES, c70 LINNETS (Broadfield), 2 GREENFINCHES, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 12+ STOCK DOVES, 20+ COMMON GULLS (15+ Legal & General etc, c10 flew over), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Stoney Nob), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Legal & General), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 BLACKBIRDS (singing) - DKC

Wednesday 22nd

• no reported sightings

Tuesday 21st

• no reported sightings

Monday 20th

• no reported sightings

Sunday 19th

• 8.35am-5.15pm: 2 LAPWINGS (Skylark Field), WOODCOCK (flushed near Piddly Pond), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Broadfield), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm),  ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), LINNET (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 B.Woods*), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1*), 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), BULLFINCH (Ruffett Wood), 3+ SONG THRUSHES (1 Circle Field, 1 near R.R.Cottages, 1+ near Piddly Pond (singing)), c20 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), REDWING (C.Farm), 7 NUTHATCHES (3 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre, 1 just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 2+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 6 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 10+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 6 STOCK DOVES (c5 Broadfield, 1 B.Woods doing display flight), COAL TIT (Ruffett Wood), 120+ JACKDAWS (east side of B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near The Scrub), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Stoney Nob) - DKC/IJ
• LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER heard calling (near Piddly Pond), ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm) - IJ
• 2 LINNETS (C.Farm) - IGM

Saturday 18th

• 8.00am-3.18pm: 2 RED KITES drifted south 1.30pm-1.40pm (east side of Banstead Woods) (see Gallery), ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), SISKIN flew over (The Scrub), 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm inc ♂ near Perrotts Farmhouse), COMMON BUZZARD (Gunman's Shaw), 16 LESSER REDPOLLS (near Piddly Pond), MEADOW PIPIT dropped in (Hither Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (Infront George Field/Legal & General), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), 3 REDWINGS (Infront George Field), 20+ LINNETS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 20+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 170+ STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Legal & General, 3 B.Woods), 1+ GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 16+ COMMON GULLS (15+ C.Farm, 1 over B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Woodpecker Meadow), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), c150 STARLINGS (Infront George Field), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Mammals: Roe Deer (The Scrub)) - DKC/PGo
• 2 RED KITES drifted south 1.30pm-1.40pm (east side of Banstead Woods), ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), 80+ FIELDFARES (60+ Quail Field, 20 Infront George Field), 70+ STOCK DOVES (Green Belt Field), 4 GOLDFINCHES (Holly Lane Meadows) - IPW
• 25+ REDWINGS (Fames Rough) - IGM

Friday 17th

• no reported sightings

Thursday 16th

• 8.20am-4.30pm: ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near Piddly Pond) (see Gallery), LAPWING (circling C.Farm), 2 SISKINS (Tawny Wood), PIED WAGTAIL (flew from Bog Field), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (Green Belt Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 4 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD*, 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (The Scrub), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), c4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 near Piddly Pond), 7+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 72+ REDWINGS (2+ C.Farm, 70+ The Scrub), 41+ STOCK DOVES (30 Broadfield then 40 Pipit Meadow (same?), 1 over B.Woods), BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), 100+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c20 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4+ GREENFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance), 3 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), c20 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 9 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 Railway Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), 6 GOLDCRESTS (2 Circle Field (singing), 2 Pages Acre (1 singing), 1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Circle Field, 2 Pages Acre, 3 The Scrub), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 near R.R.Cottages, 2 The Scrub), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Stoney Nob), 3 HERRING GULLS (2 1st-winters, 1 3rd-winter) (Legal & General) - DKC
• (all B.Woods) BULLFINCH, 3 TREECREEPERS, 5+ GOLDCRESTS, 6+ NUTHATCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - IJ

Wednesday 15th

• 8.25am-4.50pm: ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), 15+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 280+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm but 1 at The Scrub), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c60 LINNETS (C.Farm), 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 20+ REDWINGS (5+ C.Farm, 15+ Woodpecker Meadow), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond), 4+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 The Scrub), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (Woodpecker Meadow), 6+ COMMON GULLS (5+ C.Farm, 1 flew over B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 The Scrub, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near The Scrub (drumming)), 7+ STOCK DOVES (5+ Broadfield, 2 B.Woods (singing)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 by R.R.Cottages), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2 C.Farm, 1 over The Scrub) - DKC
• 300+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield) - PM

Tuesday 14th

• 8.15am-4.50pm: ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), LAPWING (Broadfield), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), SISKIN flew over (Piddly Pond), 10 LESSER REDPOLLS (near Piddly Pond), c25 MEADOW PIPITS (Stoney Nob), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm (singing)), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 4+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm inc 4 Legal & General), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond (2 singing)), c20 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 110+ FIELDFARES (100+ C.Farm, c10 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond, 1 by Piddly Pond,  1 The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (The Scrub (singing)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 The Scrub), 12+ COMMON GULLS (10+ C.Farm, 2 flew over Hither Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Broadfield/Poultry Field), 1+ GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC

Monday 13th

• 8.10am-4.12pm: CROSSBILL flew SE at c10.15am (Green Belt Field), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), SISKIN flew over (Pipit Meadow), 1+ MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), ♂ PHEASANT (The Scrub), 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 16 LINNETS (C.Farm), 23+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Woodpecker Meadow), 3+ GREENFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 1+ The Scrub), 28+ REDWINGS (26+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 30+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 10+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), COAL TIT (Ruffett Wood), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Green Belt Field/Pheasant Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), c43 STOCK DOVES (c40 Broadfield, 3 B.Woods (1 singing)), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pipit Meadow, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (Pheasant Field/Green Belt Field), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 1 Rest Copse) - DKC

Sunday 12th

• 8.20am-4.50pm: WOODCOCK flushed (near Piddly Pond), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 near Watchpoint), KESTREL reported (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 13 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 1+ GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 2+ STOCK DOVES (B.Woods (1 singing)), 4 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 22 REDWINGS (6 C.Farm, 16 B.Woods), 40+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 3 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 9 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Wood, 1 Wood Lane, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Poultry Field/Pheasant Field border, 3 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre, 4 Ruffett Wood), c9 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 1 over Woodpecker Meadow), SONG THRUSH (Pheasant Field), 3+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC

Saturday 11th

• 2 CROSSBILLS flew low east (Holly Lane Meadow), WOODCOCK flushed (B.Woods near Fames Rough), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), SISKIN (B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), ♂ BULLFINCH, 2 SKYLARKS, TREECREEPER, 10 REDWINGS, 60 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 16 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 14 B.Woods), 8 GREENFINCHES, 10 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 10 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 8 B.Woods), 7 GOLDFINCHES, 6 COAL TITS, 9 GOLDCRESTS (2 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 90 GREAT TITS (23 C.Farm, 67 B.Woods), 120 BLUE TITS (28 C.Farm, 92 B.Woods), 20 ROBINS, 40 HOUSE SPARROWS (C.Farm), 22 CHAFFINCHES, 34 BLACKBIRDS, 3 SONG THRUSHES - SG
• 7.35am-5.25pm: 2 SISKINS (♂ (singing) +♀) (NE end of Ruffett Wood), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (over C.Farm/B.Woods near end of R.R.Lane & over Woodpecker Meadow), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 32 SKYLARKS (flock mainly at Broadfield but mobile), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 near Scouts camp), MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field), YELLOWHAMMER (Infront George Field), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), BULLFINCH (B.Woods near estate), 6+ REDWINGS (1+ Tawny Wood, 5+ B.Woods), 75+ FIELDFARES (55+ C.Farm, c15 over C.Farm/B.Woods near end of R.R.Lane, 5 B.Woods), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 Death Pit, 1 Poultry Field/Pheasant Field border (singing)), 7 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 3 at/by Tawny Wood, 1 NE end of Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods near estate, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 14 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 3 at/by Tawny Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood, 1 around Poultry Field, 7 B.Woods), ♂ GREENFINCH (over Slangs (singing)), 5+ GOLDCRESTS (2+ Ruffett Wood (1 singing), 3+ B.Woods), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (3+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (6 Tawny Wood, 1+ Ruffett Wood, 1+ B.Woods near estate), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 9 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods near Scouts camp), COMMON GULL (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/LM
• (new photographs uploaded to Gallery)

Friday 10th

• 7.50am-11.45pm: (all C.Farm) ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), COMMON BUZZARD (Lambert's Shaw), MISTLE THRUSH (Broadfield/Harrier Field border), 15+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield/Infront George Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 COLLARED DOVES (flew across Quail Field), 10+ GREENFINCHES (inc 10 Legal & General), 83+ FIELDFARES, REDWING, 20+ LINNETS, COMMON GULL, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood (drumming)), 6 GOLDFINCHES (5 Legal & General, 1 near Reads Rest Cottages), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
• Mid afternoon: ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages) - FJ

Thursday 9th

• 2.16pm-5.30pm: (all C.Farm) ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), PIED WAGTAIL flew over, SPARROWHAWK (Broadfield/Harrier Field), LESSER REDPOLL, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), YELLOWHAMMER, 2 COLLARED DOVES, c100 FIELDFARES, 3 REDWINGS (2 C.Wood, 1 flew over), ♂ GREENFINCH (singing), GOLDFINCH (Pages Acre), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field/north end of Broadfield, 1 Ruffett Wood), 5 COMMON GULLS (3 ads & 2 1st-winters) (Bunting Field/Tart's Field), LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre/Circle Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Tattenham Meadow/Chipstead Meadow, 1 over Broadfield), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Ruffett Wood (singing)), SONG THRUSH (Pages Acre) - DKC/FJ
• 11.45am-1.15pm: ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), WOODCOCK (flew from Lunch Wood towards Legal & General), NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 5 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 15 FIELDFARES (12 Legal & General, 3 Stoney Nob), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Stoney Nob), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Stoney Nob), GOLDFINCH (Legal & General), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), SONG THRUSH (Pages Acre), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 Legal & General) - RJ/DS
• ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), 50+ FIELDFARES flew over (Slangs) - NR
• COMMON BUZZARD - FJ

Wednesday 8th

• 6.37pm: BARN OWL (B.Woods flew south over Holly Lane near Elizabeth Drive) - MSt
  
• 1.54pm-5.10pm: (all C.Farm) 26 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), YELLOWHAMMER, GREENFINCH, 13+ FIELDFARES, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Tuesday 7th

• 3 WOODCOCKS flushed (B.Woods), ♀ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Reads Rest Lane), 150+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (1 near Harrier Field, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 5+ GOLDCRESTS (just NW of The Scrub (inc.1 without right eye (see Gallery))), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Woodpecker Meadow) (see Gallery), 3 NUTHATCHES (SW side of B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (Valley Meadows) - MSt

Monday 6th

• 2 MALLARDS flew over (Railway Field), 2 LAPWINGS flew north (Legal & General), 2+ KESTRELS (C.Farm), 500+ FIELDFARES (350+ C.Farm, 150+ B.Woods), MEADOW PIPIT (Skylark Field), REDWING (Hither Field), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), COAL TIT (Pages Acre horse paddock), 3+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Circle Field, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 SONG THRUSHES (near Reads Rest Cottages) - IJ

Sunday 5th

• GREY WAGTAIL still on & off (Kingswood Residential), ♂ BLACKCAP (Kingswood Residential) - FJ
• 8.29am-5.10pm: ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages) (see Gallery), LAPWING flew NE (C.Farm), ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew SW (C.Farm), 3 GREY HERONS flew over (1 Legal & General, 2 together B.Woods), 8 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), c40 SKYLARKS (mobile between Skylark Field & Broadfield), 5+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (Chipstead Meadow (singing)), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 1+ BULLFINCH (NW side of B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 NW side of B.Woods), 7+ YELLOWHAMMERS (mainly around R.R.Cottages), TREECREEPER (NW side of B.Woods), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), 1+ REDWING (Tawny Wood), 8+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 6+ COMMON GULLS (4+ ads & 2+ 1st-winters) (C.Farm), 4+ SONG THRUSHES (1+ near Reads Rest Cottages, 2 Lunch Wood, 1 NW side of B.Woods), GOLDCREST (Tawny Wood), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 2 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Chipstead Meadow), 9+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ Circle Field, 8+ NW side of B.Woods), 3+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - DKC/IJ

Saturday 4th

• GREY WAGTAIL still (Kingswood Residential) - FJ
• Late afternoon: (all C.Farm) 2 LAPWINGS (Broadfield),  GREY HERON flew over, 2 ROOKS flew over, ♀ KESTREL, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), c40 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 21 COMMON GULLS (20 ads, 1 1st-winter) - DKC/NJ
• (all C.Farm) 2 LAPWINGS (flew from Heathside Field to Broadfield), KESTREL, 40+ FIELDFARES (Skylark Field), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW

Friday 3rd

• 1.30pm-4.00pm: (all C.Farm) 4 LAPWINGS (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (over C.Farmhouse), 30 SKYLARKS (Horse Pasture), 7 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 10 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) - FJ
• 7.25am-9.44am: (all C.Farm) 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 8 SKYLARKS, 12+ REDWINGS, 37+ FIELDFARES, c20 LINNETS, 6+ COMMON GULLS, COAL TIT (Circle Field/Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre horse paddock), 33 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), 1+ GOLDFINCH (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 4 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
• (see new Gallery for a selection of photos of common birds from this year so far)

Thursday 2nd

• 10 LAPWINGS reported (Heathside Field); 2 WOODCOCKS (1 flew over Legal & General, 1 flushed near Piddly Pond), 2 ROOKS (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (Harrier Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.R.Cottages), 2 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀) (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 5 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 6 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 60+ STARLINGS (near Lunch Wood), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 60+ FIELDFARES (Legal & General), 16 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General) - MSt
• 8.10am-11.14am: 4 MEADOW PIPITS (Horse Pasture), LESSER REDPOLL (near Piddly Pond), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (near R.R.Cottages), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm),  TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), 1+ BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), 5+ REDWINGS (Tawny Wood), c35 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 4 COAL TITS (3 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Tawny Wood), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 1+ GOLDFINCH (Tawny Wood), 2 COMMON GULLS (Broadfield), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), GREEN WOODPECKER (Tawny Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Tawny Wood) - DKC

Wednesday 1st

• 2.13pm-5.19pm: 2 WOODCOCKS flushed (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Broadfield), 8+ LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance), TREECREEPER (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 30+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), PHEASANT (Broadfield), COMMON GULL (Broadfield), c15 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 1+ GREEN WOODPECKER (Tattenham Meadow/Circle Field) - DKC/MSt
• GREY HERON flew over (Perrotts Farmhouse then B.Woods), 4 ROOKS (Skylark Field), 3 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), c120 FIELDFARES (Legal & General), 13 YELLOWHAMMERS (near Reads Rest Cottages), 10+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 45 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm) - MSt