Canons Farm & Banstead Woods Birds

July 2012

ROMAN SNAILS - please report any suspicious behaviour relating to the taking of this protected species to the police and the Downlands Trust

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.

Tuesday 31st

LESSER WHITETHROAT (Infront George Field then Slangs), 5 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), COLLARED DOVE (over Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 3+ BULLFINCHES (2 Slangs, 1+ The Scrub), NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 14+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (13 Tart's Field, 1 Legal & General), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS (Infront George Field then Slangs, 4+ B.Woods), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Woodpecker Meadow), 6+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (5+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 COMMON SWIFTS (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 (ad & juv) Legal & General, 4 (2 ads & 2 juvs) The Scrub), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (4+ C.Farm, 1+ flew over The Scrub), juv WREN (C.Farm), 3 juv ROBINS (C.Farm), juv BLACKBIRD (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (by Green Belt Field), Marbled White (C.Farm)) - DKC

Monday 30th

juv PEREGRINE flew over 11.45am-11.53am (C.Farm), HOBBY (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 4 KESTRELS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀+2 juvs) (Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 The Scrub), 5 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Tawny Wood), 4+ PHEASANTS (♀ & 3+ juvs) (Circle Field), 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tart's Field), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Slangs, 1+ The Scrub), 4+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (ad & juv) (Harrier Field), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (4 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 CF or BW around border, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), c12 GOLDFINCHES (c11 C.Farm, 1 flew over The Scrub) (Butterflies: Small Skipper (Legal & General), 4 Essex Skippers (3 Legal & General, 1 near R.R.Cottages), Green-veined White (near R.R.Cottages), 3 Marbled Whites (C.Farm), Large White (C.Farm), Meadow Browns (C.Farm & B.Woods), Ringlets (C.Farm), - DKC

Sunday 29th

(Butterflies: 30+ Chalkhill Blues (Valley Meadows)) - PGo

Saturday 28th

2 HOBBIES (B.Woods), WILLOW WARBLER (Lunch Wood), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (juv C.Farm, 1 over CF/BW border, 1 over B.Woods), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2+ GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near car park, 1 B.Woods near estate)), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near estate), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 1 Lunch Wood), 1+ PHEASANT (Broadfield), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 B.Woods near car park, 1 B.Woods near estate), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 COLLARED DOVES (1 by R.R.Cottages (singing), 2 by B.Woods orchard (1 singing)), GREENFINCH (C.Residential), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 B.Woods near car park, 1 B.Woods near estate), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GOLDFINCHES (4 C.Farm, 1 over B.Woods near estate), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), juv ROBIN (near R.R.Cottages) (Butterflies: Comma (Pages Acre), Essex Skipper (Circle Field), Marbled White (Legal & General), Ringlet (Legal & General), Meadow Brown (Legal & General)) - DKC
COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (Broadfield/R.R.Lane) (Butterflies: Dark Green Fritillary (Valley Meadows), 1+ Silver-washed Fritillary (at/near Fames Rough), 6 Chalkhill Blues (Valley Meadows), 3 Speckled Woods (B.Woods), 2 Brimstones (Sheep Brow), c40 Essex Skippers (across CF and BW), Small Skipper (Valley Meadows), 2 Commas (1 Broadfield, 1 near Perrotts Farmhouse), Small Heath (B.Woods), 3 Red Admirals (C.Farm), c35 Marbled Whites (across CF and BW), 10 Large Whites (5 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 3 Small Whites (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods); also many Meadow Browns, Ringlets and Gatekeepers) - PGo
SPARROWHAWK (flew towards C.Residential), BULLFINCH (Stoney Nob), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew east (Lunch Wood), 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew SW, 2 COLLARED DOVES flew east (Skylark Field), 3 KESTRELS (1 Bog Field, 2 Lunch Banks), 3♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (1 Harrier Field, 1 Infront George Field, 1 Slangs (all singing)), 2 SKYLARKS (Quail Field), 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀) (Stoney Nob), TREECREEPER (Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Bunting Field, 1 Skylark Field), 5 LINNETS, 5 GREENFINCHES (4 Quail Field, 1 Heathside Field), 6 GOLDFINCHES, SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 19 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (inc 15 Railway Field), 24 JACKDAWS, juv WRENS (R.R.Cottages), c40 HOUSE SPARROWS (Butterflies: 45+ Large Whites (30+Quail Field, 15+ Heathside Field), 35+ Small Whites (25+ Quail Field, 10+ Heathside Field), 4 Red Admirals (3 Canons Farmhouse, 1 Quail Field), 6 Commas (1 Copt Hill Lane, 4 Bunting field, 1 Tart's Field), 78+ Meadow Browns (50+ Stoney Nob, 15+ Slangs, 4 Bunting Field, 3 Harrier Field, 2 Watchpoint, 4 Tart's Field), 9 Gatekeepers (6 Stoney Nob, 2 Bunting Field, 1 Canons Farmhouse), 13 Ringlets (Stoney Nob), 2 Marbled Whites (Stoney Nob), 2 Large Skippers (Stoney Nob)) - IPW

Friday 27th

1+ CROSSBILL flew over (near Piddly Pond), 3 juv GREY HERONS flew over together (C.Farm), 2 juv COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (juv +♂) (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre), 2 PIED WAGTAILS flew over (C.Farm), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 by Piddly Pond, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (1 Legal & General, 2 flew over C.Farm), KESTREL (Rest Copse), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 by The Scrub, 2 (juv +ad) B.Woods near car park), COAL TIT (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 4+ BULLFINCHES (2 (♂+♀) Piddly Pond, 2+ The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 The Scrub, 3 near Piddly Pond), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Pipit Meadow, 3 B.Woods), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 9 LINNETS (6 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 8+ SWALLOWS (Hither Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (B.Woods near car park), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (Valley Meadows), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 (♂+♀) with food Pages Acre, ♂ The Scrub), 7 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 4 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 (juv +ad) The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 5+ COMMON SWIFTS (B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1+ C.Farm, 2+ Rest Copse), 250+ WOODPIGEONS (flock) (Broadfield), 3 juv ROBINS (Piddly Pond); 46 sp noted (Butterflies: Marbled White (The Scrub), Ringlet (C.Farm)) - DKC
2+ KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Hither Field), 8 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀ +6 juvs) (Legal & General), 11 LINNETS (C.Farm), c10 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 STOCK DOVES (Hither Field), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Legal & General), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), c35 HOUSE SPARROWS (near R.R.Cottages), 150+ WOODPIGEONS (Broadfield) (Butterflies: 13 Chalkhill Blues, c40 Marbled Whites, 150+ Marbled Whites, c40 Small/Essex Skippers, 3 Small Heaths, Brimstone, 5 Green-veined Whites, Large White, Ringlet, 5 Commas. Moths: 196 Cinnabar caterpillars (The Scrub)) - NS

Thursday 26th

YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over at 10.45am (Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 juv) (C.Farm), 2 juv KESTRELS (Rest Copse), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Stoney Nob), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (juv +♀) (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near The Scrub), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 3+ BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 2+ The Scrub), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3+ LONG-TAILED TIT (2+ Pages Acre, 1 The Scrub), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (1 C.Farm, 4 The Scrub), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 between Green Belt Field & Pheasant Field, 1 B.Woods), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Legal & General), GREENFINCH flew over (B.Woods), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 1 over The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 Rest Copse), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1+ The Scrub, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Rest Copse) (Butterflies: 2+ Essex Skippers (Legal & General), c5 Marbled Whites (Legal & General), Red Admiral (C.Farm), 2 Gatekeepers (1 C.Farm, 1 Valley Meadows), Meadow Browns (C.Farm & Valley Meadows)) - DKC
(see Wildlife page for new photos from Sunday by IPW)

Wednesday 25th

(all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 on barn by R.R.Cottages, 1 by Legal & General), KESTREL, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 4 LINNETS, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC

Tuesday 24th

(all C.Farm) PIED WAGTAIL, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, PHEASANT, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, NUTHATCH (Buzzard Field), 2 COLLARED DOVES (by C.Farmhouse), CHIFFCHAFF (R.Bottom), LINNET, SONG THRUSH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2+ GOLDFINCHES, flock of 200+ WOODPIGEONS - DKC

Monday 23rd

WHINCHAT (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 8+ COMMON SWIFTS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - IJ
(all C.Farm) c3 LITTLE OWLS, c150 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, SPARROWHAWK, 2+ COLLARED DOVES, 2nd cal-year ♂ KESTREL, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 4 STOCK DOVES, 10+ COMMON SWIFTS (Butterflies: Green-veined White) - DKC/RDW
(all east & SE sides of B.Woods) 4 KESTRELS (2 ads & 2 juvs) (Valley Meadows), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, LINNET (The Scrub), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (Valley Meadows), 20+ Chalkhill Blues (Valley Meadows), c4 Essex Skippers (Valley Meadows), c20 Gatekeepers, c25 Small Heaths, 2 Brimstones (♂ Hither Field & ♀ Valley Meadows), several Ringlets) - NS

Sunday 22nd

(all C.Farm) 4 CROSSBILLS (flew from puddle near R.R.Cottages), MEADOW PIPIT flew over, juv WILLOW WARBLER (near C.Farmhouse), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 2 SKYLARKS, LINNET, COLLARED DOVE, 3+ SWALLOWS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, COMMON WHITETHROAT, BLACKCAP (near C.Farmhouse), CHIFFCHAFF (Slangs), 2 GOLDFINCHES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Butterflies: c5 Gatekeepers, Comma, 3+ Red Admirals, Small White, 2+ Marbled Whites (inc 1 by Watchpoint)) - DKC
LITTLE OWL (north end of Broadfield), 2 KESTRELS (Sheep Brow), WREN carrying food (near R.R.Lane entance to B.Woods) (Butterflies: 6+ Essex Skippers (Legal & General), Small Tortoiseshell (near Legal & General), 3+ Gatekeepers (B.Woods), Comma (Stoney Nob/Slangs), Small White (Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods), 3 Large Whites (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), Speckled Wood (B.Woods), many Meadow Browns, many Ringlets, several Marbled Whites, 3 Red Admirals (C.Farm)) - PGo
SPARROWHAWK (Valley Meadows), SWALLOW flew south (Valley Meadows), KESTREL (Woodpecker Meadow), LINNET (Valley Meadows), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, BULLFINCH (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Sheep Brow), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Holly Lane Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREENFINCHES (Valley Meadows), GOLDFINCH (Valley Meadows), c40 JACKDAWS (over Outwood Lane) (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (north end of Woodpecker Meadow), 6♂ Chalkhill Blues (Valley Meadows), 110+ Meadow Browns, 60+ Marbled Whites, 57+ Ringlets, 11 Small Heaths, 9 Red Admirals, 7 Gatekeepers, Large White (Valley Meadows), Small White (Woodpecker Meadow), Brimstone (Valley Meadow), Comma (Valley Meadow). Mammals: Red Fox (Holly Lane Meadow) - see Wildlife page for new shots) - IPW

Saturday 21st

adult COMMON GULL flew over (C.Farm), 2 ROOKS flew over (Valley Meadows), 3 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Valley Meadows, 2 The Scrub), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub), 3+ GOLDCRESTS (2+ juvs) (B.Woods near car park), SWALLOW (C.Farm), c7 LINNETS (c5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Valley Meadows, 1 The Scrub), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 juvs) (Woodpecker Meadow), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 3+ SONG THRUSHES (juv barns by C.Farmhouse, 2+ The Scrub), 30+ COMMON SWIFTS flew strong north (Valley Meadows) (Butterflies: Gatekeeper (The Scrub)) - DKC

Friday 20th

LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Legal & General), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Legal & General, 1+ Slangs), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Lane/Tart's Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Green Belt Field/Pheasant Field, 1 B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (♂+♀) (Green Belt Field/Pheasant Field), TREECREEPER (Green Belt Field/Pheasant Field, 2 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 1 Green Belt Field/Pheasant Field), 2 NUTHATCHES (Green Belt Field/Pheasant Field/Ruffett Wood), PHEASANT (Railway Field), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 1+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 1+ SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 WRENS visiting nest with 2 young (Pages Acre horse paddock) (Butterflies: Essex Skipper (Legal & General)) - DKC

Thursday 19th

c12 HOUSE MARTINS, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD, ♀ KESTREL, 8+ SWALLOWS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), COAL TIT (by Pages Acre horse paddock), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 2 COLLARED DOVES, GOLDCREST (Tawny Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 4 SKYLARKS, GOLDFINCH, SONG THRUSH, COMMON WHITETHROAT (Pipit Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 STOCK DOVES, flock of 150+ WOODPIGEONS (Broadfield), WREN visiting nest containing 2 young (Pages Acre horse paddock) (Butterflies: Large Skipper, 6+ Marbled Whites, Small Heath, 2+ Red Admirals) - DKC

Wednesday 18th

(all C.Farm) ♀ KESTREL, ♂ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, 120+ COMMON SWIFTS moving south, COLLARED DOVE, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 LINNETS, 2+ SWALLOWS, 2 BLACKCAPS (Legal & General), COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 SONG THRUSHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2+ juv HOUSE SPARROWS (Butterflies: Gatekeeper, Comma, 3 Marbled Whites) - DKC/RDW

Tuesday 17th

YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over (Watchpoint), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near caravan site), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 B.Woods north of estate, 1 B.Woods near caravan site), SPARROWHAWK (with prey) (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods near caravan site), SWALLOW (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), COAL TIT (B.Woods north of estate), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods between caravan site & estate), 4 BLACKCAPS (♀ Heathside Field/Bunting Field hedge, 1 Broadfield, 1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1♀ with food)), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 by Lunch Wood, 1 Slangs), 4 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm (inc juv), 1 B.Woods), c7 GOLDFINCHES (inc juv) (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)) (Butterflies: 2+ Small Skippers (Legal & General), Large White (C.Farm), Red Admiral (C.Farm), 7 Marbled Whites (Legal & General)) - DKC

Monday 16th

(all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), HOUSE MARTIN, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 3rd-summer LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 LINNETS, SKYLARK, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 40+ JACKDAWS - DKC

Sunday 15th

(all B.Woods) 2+ CROSSBILLS flew west (Sheep Brow), 32 LONG-TAILED TITS (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 KESTRELS (1 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Hither Field, 1 Fames Rough), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Valley Meadows), CHIFFCHAFF (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 LINNETS (Hither Field), 3 GREENFINCHES (2 by Outwood Lane, 1 Fames Rough), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 by Outwood Lane, 1 Hither Field), 40+ JACKDAWS (over Hither Field, 2+ juv WRENS (Hither Field) (Butterflies: Purple Emperor flew east (Sheep Brow), Gatekeeper (Holly Lane Meadow), 18 Large Skippers (12 Holly Lane Meadow, 4 Hither Field, 2 Fames Rough), Small Skipper (Holly Lane Meadow), 4 Commas (1 Holly Lane Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows, 2 Fames Rough), 7 Small Heaths (2 Valley Meadows, 3 Hither Field, 2 Fames Rough), Red Admiral (Hither Field), 62+ Marbled Whites, 150+ Meadow Browns, 50+ Ringlets. Moths: Shaded Broad-bar) - IPW
HOBBY (B.Woods), 2 KESTRELS (Legal & General) (Moths: Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Pipit Meadow. Butterflies: 2 Essex Skippers (Legal & General), 3+ Large Skippers (2 Legal & General, 1+ B.Woods), Small Skipper (Legal & General), Small White (Pipit Meadow), 10 Marbled Whites (Legal & General), 4 Small Heaths (1 Legal & General, 1 Fames Rough, 2 Valley Meadows), Comma (Fames Rough), 4 Red Admirals (C.Farm)) - PGo
COMMON BUZZARD, SWALLOW, BLACKCAP (Legal & General), CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 LINNETS, 4+ GOLDFINCHES, COLLARED DOVE (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell) - DKC

Saturday 14th

♀ MALLARD flew over, c255 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew NW, HOBBY, 1+ SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD, HOUSE MARTIN, 20+ SWALLOWS, 2 KESTRELS (2nd cal-year ♂+ad/imm ♀), ♂ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 3 COLLARED DOVES (briefly visited R.R.Cottages), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ LINNETS, SKYLARK, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP (Legal & General), SONG THRUSH, 5+ GOLDFINCHES (1 with nesting material) (Butterflies: (all Legal & General) Large Skipper, 2 Small/Essex Skippers, 5+ Marbled Whites, 3+ Ringlets) - DKC
(Butterflies: Speckled Wood (by Pages Acre)) - PGo

Friday 13th

Afternoon & early evening: (all C.Farm) juv GREY HERON (Bog Field), HOBBY (low over Watchpoint & Harrier Field), HOUSE MARTIN, 40 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, TREECREEPER (by Green Belt Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Legal & General (singing)), SPARROWHAWK, 2nd cal-year ♂ KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, MISTLE THRUSH (Infront George Field/Stoney Nob), COAL TIT (by Green Belt Field), 8+ SWALLOWS, 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 by Green Belt Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ LINNETS, 2+ SKYLARKS, COLLARED DOVE, 3+ GOLDFINCHES (inc juv), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 flew from by C.Farmhouse, 1 Ruffett Wood), SONG THRUSH, 15+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (inc flock of 15) - DKC
(all B.Woods) 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Butterflies: 4 Gatekeepers, 3 Speckled Woods, 35+ Martbled Whites, c8 Small Heaths, Small White, c70 Meadow Browns) - NS

Thursday 12th

7.00am-4.30pm: 3+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Slangs, 2 The Scrub), ♂ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), c5 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (Circle Field/C.Wood), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Infront George Field, 1 Slangs), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (1+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 9+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm inc flock of 6), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), juv ROBIN (Slangs) (Butterflies: 2 Gatekeepers (Legal & General), Small Skipper (Valley Meadows), Large Skipper (Legal & General), Brimstone (Valley Meadows), 2+ Red Admirals (C.Farm), c20 Marbled Whites (c15 C.Farm, c5 B.Woods)) - DKC
(Butterflies: (all C.Farm) Comma, 2 Large Skippers, 50+ Meadow Browns, 6 Ringlets, 8 Red Admirals) - PGo

Wednesday 11th

(all C.Farm) LITTLE EGRET flew over at 8.30pm, c135 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over - RDW
juv GREY HERON (flew over C.Farm then presumed same bird later in Bog Field), 1+ HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), c10 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), 2 2nd cal-year ♂ KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Hither Field/Woodpecker Meadow), ♀ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 2+ NUTHATCHES (1+ Pages Acre, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (1 juv) (Pages Acre), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), BLACKCAP (Circle Field), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 1+ The Scrub), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow) (Butterflies: Comma (R.R.Lane), 3+ Red Admirals (C.Farm)) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
(Butterflies: 2 Small Skippers (Legal & General), 15+ Marbled Whites (Legal & General)) - IGM

Tuesday 10th

c12 SWALLOWS (C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (over B.Woods then C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 at/near Legal & General), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE flew over (Hither Field/Woodpecker Meadow), BLACKCAP (Pages Acre), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 by Piddly Pond, 3+ The Scrub), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SKYLARK (Perrotts by Wood), 7+ LINNETS (1 C.Farm, 6+ The Scrub), NUTHATCH (by Piddly Pond), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Marbled Whites (1 Hither Field, 1 by Rambler's Rest)) - DKC
(all C.Farm) 3 HOUSE MARTINS (Broadfield), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Legal & General), 7 SKYLARKS (Quail Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal and General, 1 Lunch Wood), Blackcap (Legal & General), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Legal & General, 1 Pheasant Field), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 by Perrotts Farmhouse), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), 28 COMMON SWIFTS (Butterflies: 15 Marbled Whites (Legal & General)) - RJ/DSk
(all east side of B.Woods) 2 NUTHATCHES, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew SE, 4 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 56 COMMON SWIFTS flew NW, SONG THRUSH, juv ROBIN (Butterflies: 4 Gatekeepers, 10 Marbled Whites, 2 Commas, 1+ Small Skipper, 100+ Meadow Browns) - NS
LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 10+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General) - IJ

Monday 9th

(all C.Farm) COMMON TERN flew SSW at 12.55pm (see Gallery), possible Green Sandpiper heard once (Bog Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS, 1+ SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD, 2nd cal-year ♂ KESTREL, 10+ SWALLOWS (6+ juvs) (around R.R.Cottages), juv MISTLE THRUSH, PHEASANT, BLACKCAP (Lunch Wood), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, COLLARED DOVE, 3 GREENFINCHES (2 C.Residential, 1 Legal & General), 3 GOLDFINCHES, 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 5 SKYLARKS, 2+ LINNETS, 3+ STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), juv ROBIN (near C.Farmhouse), 2 juv BLACKBIRDS (near C.Farmhouse), DUNNOCK with faecal sac (near C.Farmhouse), ♂ HOUSE SPARROW with food (Quail Field/Bunting Field) - DKC

Sunday 8th

no reported sightings

Saturday 7th

2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 juv) (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub), 19 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (17 Legal & General, 2 flew over The Scrub)), ♂ KESTREL (Woodpecker Meadow), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (The Scrub), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 1+ NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), c6 SWALLOWS (around Lunch Wood), 1+ YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (The Scrub), 2+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub (singing)), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 24 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) (Butterflies: Comma (R.R.Lane)) - DKC/LL/FJ/SD/IP/PGo et al

Friday 6th

(all C.Farm) 5+ HOUSE MARTINS, 6 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (4 (inc juv) Legal & General, 2 flew over), c8 SWALLOWS, KESTREL, 2 COLLARED DOVES, NUTHATCH (Gunman's Shaw), c4 LINNETS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 2 SONG THRUSHES, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (inc pair visiting nest Lunch Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC

Thursday 5th

(all C.Farm) 11 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 2nd cal-year ♂ KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 COLLARED DOVES, CHIFFCHAFF (Heathside Field), BLACKCAP (Legal & General), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 LINNETS, GREENFINCH, SKYLARK, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 STOCK DOVES, 3 GOLDFINCHES (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DKC

Wednesday 4th

(all C.Farm) ♂ SPARROWHAWK (with missing central tail feathers giving forked-tail look), SWALLOW, 3+ SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 LINNETS, GOLDFINCH, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, COMMON WHITETHROAT, GREENFINCH (C.Residential), 2 SONG THRUSHES, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC

Tuesday 3rd

3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1+ juv) (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2nd-summer LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (B.Woods), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 6 LINNETS (4 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 5 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 2 B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Gunman's Shaw, 1 Hither Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 GOLDFINCHES (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 STOCK DOVES (Hither Field), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Rest Copse), juv DUNNOCK (Broadfield), juv BLUE TIT (Broadfield) (Butterflies: Ringlet (The Scrub), 4 Meadow Browns (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods)) - DKC

Monday 2nd

2 HOBBIES (B.Woods), c5 HOUSE MARTINS (Infront George Field/Stoney Nob), 5+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (ad & 3+ juvs) (B.Woods by Queen E. Drive), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), c12 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods by Queen E. Drive), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 3 B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (by Perrotts Farmhouse), 6 BLACKCAPS (1 Broadfield, 5 B.Woods), 4 LINNETS (The Scrub), COMMON WHITETHROAT (The Scrub), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ

Sunday 1st

(all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL, COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL (Butterflies: Large Skipper (Broadfield), Red Admiral (Broadfield), 3 Marbled Whites (Legal & General), Ringlet (Legal & General). Moths: Cinnabar (Legal & General)) - PGo
1+ juv LITTLE OWL (near Perrotts Farmhouse) - JH

June 2012

HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2nd cal-year ♂ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Infront George Field), GOLDCREST (Fames Rough), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (Legal & General), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1+ Fames Rough), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Marbled White (Legal & General), 3+ Large Skippers (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 4+ Small Heaths (3+ Legal & General, 1+ Fames Rough), 1+ Ringlet (Legal & General), 3 Red Admirals (1 Stoney Nob, 1 by Reads Rest Cottages, 1 Lunch Wood), several Meadow Browns (mainly Legal & General & Fames Rough). Moths: Burnet Companion (Legal & General), Cinnabar (Legal & General)) - DKC/IGM et al
11+ LONG-TAILED TITS (9+ Valley Meadows, 2+ Sheep Brow), COLLARED DOVE (Outwood Lane (singing)), LINNET (Hither Field), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Rest Copse) (Butterflies: 61+ Meadow Browns (37+ Valley Meadows, 13+Hither Field, 3 Sheep Brow, 8+ Woodpecker Meadows), 40+ Small Heaths (24+ Valley Meadows, 11+ Hither Field, 5 Sheep Brow), 7 Marbled Whites (4 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field, 1 Sheep Brow, 1 Woodpecker Meadows), 2 Grizzled Skippers (Valley Meadows), 7 Large Skippers (3 Valley Meadows, 4 Hither Field), Brimstone (Valley Meadows). Other insects: hornet (Valley Meadows towards Banstead Woods), 2 Southern Hawker dragonflies (1 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field)) - IPW

Friday 29th

ad BLACK-HEADED GULL (B.Woods*), 3 KESTRELS (2nd cal-year ♂ C.Farm, 2nd cal-year ♂ The Scrub, ad ♂ Valley Meadows), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 flew over The Scrub, 1 B.Woods*), 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (just NW of The Scrub), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub (singing)), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (2 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods inc 1 Rest Copse (all singing)), 5+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 3+ The Scrub (1 juv)), 6+ BLACKCAPS (3 Legal & General, 2+ The Scrub, 1 Rest Copse (all singing)), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 3 C.Farm/B.Woods at end of R.R.Lane, 1+ over Piddly Pond) - DKC/MSt

Thursday 28th

(all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, ♂ SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, LINNET, CHIFFCHAFF (Infront George Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 BLACKCAPS (inc 1 by west side of Broadfield), 2 SKYLARKS, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DKC

Wednesday 27th

(all C.Farm) 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES, ♂ SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD (flew towards Ruffett Wood/Death Pit (with prey)), CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE, 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 BLACKCAPS (Legal & General), 2 LINNETS, 5+ GOLDFINCHES, 3 SKYLARKS, YELLOWHAMMER, 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Infront George Field), GREEN WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Butterflies: 2 Ringlets (Legal & General), Meadow Brown (Legal & General)) - DKC

Tuesday 26th

(all C.Farm) MEADOW PIPIT flew over, ♂ MALLARD flew over, COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, LITTLE OWL, 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), NUTHATCH (Broadfield/Lunch Wood), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5 LINNETS, 4 SKYLARKS, 2 PHEASANTS (inc ♀ Harrier Field), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 by Heathside Field (both singing)), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 STOCK DOVES (1 singing Stoney Nob), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, juv BLUE TIT (Infront George Field) (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DKC
juv COMMON WHITETHROATS (Broadfield) (Butterflies: 6 Meadow Browns (Circle Field), Peacock (Broadfield), Red Admiral (Broadfield)) - PGo

Monday 25th

HOBBY (B.Woods), 1+ juv GREY HERON flew over (1 C.Farm then 1 over B.Woods), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES (2 juvs) (Pipit Meadow), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Legal & General/Stoney Nob, 1 near Gunman's Shaw), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm then over B.Woods), 3+ KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Poultry Field/Pheasant Field (singing)), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Pheasant Field, 1 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (near Piddly Pond (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre), PHEASANT (Stoney Nob), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 by Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 1+ LINNET (C.Farm), juv LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm, then 1 flew to B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 juv) (C.Farm), juv HOUSE SPARROW (by R.R.Cottages), juv BLUE TIT (The Scrub), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 4 CARRION CROWS (2 ads & 2 juvs) eating mole (C.Farm) (47 species recorded) (Butterflies: 3 Meadow Browns (near R.R.Cottages), Red Admiral (C.Farm)) - DKC/JB

Sunday 24th

(all C.Farm) 4 HOUSE MARTINS, 2 MALLARDS flew over, 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, c40 COMMON SWIFTS flew SW, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - RDW
(all C.Farm) ♂ KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), COMMON WHITETHROAT, LINNET, GOLDFINCHES - CA

Saturday 23rd

WILLOW WARBLER (Ramblers Rest (singing)), 2+ juv TREECREEPERS (Sheep Brow/Fames Rough), 3 BULLFINCHES, (1 Valley Meadows, 1 Sheep Brow, 1 Fames Rough), c29 COMMON SWIFTS (c23 B.Woods car park, 2 Woodpecker Meadow, 4 Sheep Brow), 21+ LONG-TAILED TITS (c11 Valley Meadows, 10+ Fames Rough), GREENFINCH (Valley Meadows (singing)), KESTREL (Outwood Lane), 4 Singing Blackcaps (2 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows, 1 B.Woods car park), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Woodpecker Meadows, 2 Sheep Brow (all singing)), PHEASANT (Steep Banks) (Butterflies: 5 Meadow Browns (3 Valley Meadows, 2 Sheep Brow),

7 Small Heaths (3 Fames Rough, 2 Hither Field, 1 Sheep Brow, 1 Valley Meadows),

Holly Blue (Valley Meadows)) - IPW
(Butterflies: 2 Essex Skippers (Legal & General), Small Heath (Legal & General), Red Admiral (B.Woods), 6 Meadow Browns (5 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Fames Rough)) - PGo

Friday 22nd

Afternoon & evening: (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), COMMON BUZZARD, PHEASANT, KESTREL, ♂ MALLARD flew over, 2 SWALLOWS, 2+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Slangs, 1 Legal & General), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, LINNET, 5 SKYLARKS, 2+ STOCK DOVES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, juv ROBIN (by C.Farmhouse), juv BLACKBIRD (near R.R.Cottages) - DKC

Thursday 21st

Evening: (all C.Farm) ♂ MALLARD flew over, 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), SWALLOW, PHEASANT, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 4 LINNETS, COMMON WHITETHROAT, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC/JB

Wednesday 20th

Afternoon: (all C.Farm) KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, 5+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, SKYLARK, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 LINNETS, SWALLOW, PHEASANT, BLACKCAP, 2 GOLDFINCHES - DKC

Tuesday 19th

Morning: CORMORANT flew NW (Tattenham Meadow) - AD
Late afternoon/early evening: (all C.Farm) HOBBY (low over Green Belt Field), LITTLE OWL (Pipit Meadow), COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, YELLOWHAMMER, COMMON WHITETHROAT, SKYLARK, LINNET, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, BLACKCAP, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - IJ
Late afternoon/early evening: (all C.Farm) SPARROWHAWK (flew across Infront George Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Gunman's Shaw), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), ♀ MALLARD flew over, COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, 4 LINNETS, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ SKYLARKS, PHEASANT, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP, 2+ SONG THRUSHES (near R.R.Cottages (inc juv)), GREEN WOODPECKER, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/JB

Monday 18th

(all C.Farm) juv GREY HERON then flew off (Bog Field), COMMON BUZZARD, SWALLOW, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 4 SKYLARKS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, BLACKCAP (Legal & General), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, PHEASANT, c4 SKYLARKS, 3+ LINNETS, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, juv DUNNOCK (derelict barn) - DKC/JB

Sunday 17th

(all C.Farm) 2 juv GREY HERONS (Bog Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Tart's Field/Can Hatch Field, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), 8+ COMMON BUZZARDS (3*), KESTREL, 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) flew over, 2 SWALLOWS, 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 1+ YELLOWHAMMER, 2+ SKYLARKS, 2 LINNETS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (ad & 2 juvs) (Legal & General) - DKC/RDW/IJ

Saturday 16th

HOBBY (B.Woods), juv GREY HERON (Bog Field), 5+ HOUSE MARTINS (Lunch Wood), 4+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (2 ads & juv) (B.Woods Short Route), 6+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods (2 family groups of 3+; Short Route & near estate)), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods Short Route), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Infront George Field, 1 B.Woods near estate), juv WREN (by R.R.Cottages) - DKC/JB/IJ

Friday 15th

(all C.Farm) 2 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀) (by Legal & General), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, PHEASANT, 4 MALLARDS flew over, SWALLOW, 4 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 3 SKYLARKS, LINNET, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 46 COMMON SWIFTS - DKC/JB

Thursday 14th

COMMON BUZZARD, ♀ KESTREL, ♀ MALLARD flew over, 2 SWALLOWS, PHEASANT, 3 LINNETS, 3 SKYLARKS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 4 GOLDFINCHES - DKC

Wednesday 13th

LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LINNETS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) - CA
3 juv MISTLE THRUSHES (Can Hatch Field/Tart's Field), ♀ KESTREL, 3 SWALLOWS, 5+ MALLARDS (4+♂+♀) (Bog Field & Skylark Field), COMMON BUZZARD*, STOCK DOVE (Stoney Nob (singing)), 2 PHEASANTS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 2 (♂+♀) Lunch Wood), 2 LINNETS (courtship feeding), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 SKYLARKS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, BLUE TIT family group (Slangs) - DKC

Tuesday 12th

From at least c12.30pm, till c12.35pm: GREEN SANDPIPER then flushed & flew off (Bog Field) - RDW
Mid-late afternoon: no further sign of Green Sandpiper by 5.00pm (C.Farm); HOBBY (C.Farm), juv GREY HERON (by Piddly Pond), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Tart's Field), PIED WAGTAIL (Bog Field), 10 MALLARDS (Bog Field), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) - RDW/DKC
c4 MISTLE THRUSHES (Pages Acre - family group), 3 KESTRELS (1 Harrier Field, 2 over B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Slangs), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - NS

Monday 11th

Afternoon: (all C.Farm) CORMORANT circled low (see Gallery), 9 MALLARDS (2♂+2♀ Skylark Field, 5♂+♀ Bog Field), PIED WAGTAIL (Bog Field), KESTREL, 2 SKYLARKS, LINNET, 3 STOCK DOVES - DKC

Sunday 10th

CROSSBILL flew SE at 11.48am (Sheep Brow), 3 MALLARDS (2♂+♀) flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Infront George Field), 6+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), KESTREL (B.Woods car park), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 B.Woods*, 1 over C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods at likely nest site), 3+ BULLFINCHES (1 Slangs, 1+ B.Woods near car park, 1 Fames Rough), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 4 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm inc 2 fighting Stoney Nob), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 Legal & General, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods inc 1 visiting nest site near Piddly Pond), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 STOCK DOVES (3 C.Farm (1 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (near Piddly Pond), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 60+ HERRING GULLS (around Quail Field) (Mammals: Weasel (R.R.Lane near Slangs), Weasel/Stoat (B.Woods)) - DKC et al

Saturday 9th

20 CROSSBILLS flew south at 2.38pm (Valley Meadows), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (over Poultry Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 11 SWALLOWS (3 Infront George Field, 7 Perrotts by Wood, 1 R.R.Cottages), GREENFINCH (The Scrub), 15 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 6 BULLFINCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Railway Field, 3 The Scrub, 1 Rest Copse), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Lunch Banks), COMMON BUZZARD (over Lunch Banks) (Butterflies: 3 Grizzled Skippers (2 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 4 Red Admirals ( 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Railway Field, 1 Sheep Brow, 1 Banstead Woods), 3 Meadow Browns (Railway Field), Small Copper (The Scrub), 10 Small Heaths (3 Railway Field, 2 Hither Field, 1 Sheep Brow, 3 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 6 Small Whites (4 Hither Field, 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 5 Common Blues (1 Valley Meadows, 4 Hither Field), 1 Large White (Hither Field), 4 Brimstones (3 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 5 Holly Blues (4 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field). Damselflies: Large Red (Hither Field). Moths: Cinnabars (The Scrub). Roe Deer (Stoney Nob)) - IPW
(all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, HOBBY*, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 2 KESTRELS, 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (4*), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), 2 SWALLOWS, CHIFFCHAFF (Circle Field), PHEASANT, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 4 SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 2 COLLARED DOVES, 3 GOLDFINCHES, LINNET, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (inc 1 flew from B.Woods to C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (inc 1 flew to B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (between C.Farmhouse & R.R.Cottages (with food)), 7 STOCK DOVES, HERRING GULL (Bog Field), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DKC

Friday 8th

(all C.Farm) 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 1+ KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 PHEASANTS, 2 SWALLOWS, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, SKYLARK, BLACKCAP, COMMON WHITETHROAT, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH - DKC
MALLARD (C.Farm) - JH

Thursday 7th

(all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, 2 LINNETS, SWALLOW, PHEASANT, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, COLLARED DOVE, 2 SKYLARKS, GOLDFINCH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC
(all C.Farm) CORMORANT flew over, c5 CANADA GEESE flew over - JH

Wednesday 6th

HOBBY (B.Woods), c17 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Pipit Meadow), KESTREL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), 1+ LINNET (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Circle Field, 2 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 4 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 55 STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow) - DKC

Tuesday 5th

c12.00pm: 5 CROSSBILLS flew over (B.Woods) - SG
(all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew past*, 3 MALLARDS (flying over then 2 landed), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, KESTREL, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD, BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 3 SWALLOWS, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 BLACKCAPS, NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 3 LINNETS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 SKYLARKS, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 COLLARED DOVES, SONG THRUSH, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC

Monday 4th

RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (C.Farm) - JH

Sunday 3rd

no reported sightings

Saturday 2nd

Early evening: (all B.Woods) 36 CANADA GEESE flew NE (Valley Meadows), HOUSE MARTIN flew over (The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (Valley Meadows), 16+ LONG-TAILED TITS (6 north side of Woodpecker Meadow, 8 south side of Woodpecker Meadow, 2+ Sheep Brow), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Valley Meadows, 2 north side of Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Rest Copse (all singing)), GREENFINCH (Valley Meadows (singing)) (Butterflies: Dingy Skipper (Valley Meadows), Grizzled Skipper (Valley Meadows), 12 Small Heaths, 2 Speckled Woods (Woodpecker Meadows), 4 Holly Blues, 3 Common Blues (Valley Meadows), 13 Brimstones. Damselflies: Common Blue (Valley Meadows). Moths: Burnet Companion (Valley Meadows), lots of Small Purple & Gold. Other insects: lots of Froghoppers (Valley Meadows)) - IPW
Afternoon: (all C.Farm) HOBBY, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 flew from Lunch Wood to Slangs), COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, PHEASANT, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 SWALLOWS, several COMMON SWIFTS, SONG THRUSH (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell) - DKC

Friday 1st

LESSER WHITETHROAT still (The Scrub (singing)), up to 3 RED KITES flew over (1 past east side of B.Woods at 9.55am*, 1 over The Scrub at 11.26am, 1 over C.Farm at 2.15pm), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 100+ COMMON SWIFTS, MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Infront George Field/Stoney Nob), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 1+ ROOK (B.Woods*), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods*), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Lunch Wood, 1+ Valley Meadows), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), COAL TIT (NW of The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near car park, 1 NW of The Scrub (both singing)), NUTHATCH (NW of The Scrub), LINNET (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 2 Valley Meadows, 1 The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS (2 Legal & General, 4 B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ Stoney Nob, 2+ NW of The Scrub), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), juv ROBIN (Slangs), 2 juv MAGPIES (C.Farm), 2 juv CARRION CROWS (Broadfield/Harrier Field) - DKC
(all The Scrub & environs) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (singing), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 BULLFINCHES, TAWNY OWL, 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS, BLACKCAP, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 15 LONG-TAILED TITS (family party) - AD

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