Canons Farm & Banstead Woods Birds

February 2013

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 28th

(all C.Farm) 43 LAPWINGS arrived from west and landed at 4.04pm (Broadfield), 4 LITTLE OWLS (2 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 north end of Broadfield), SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 4 PHEASANTS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 7 SKYLARKS, PIED WAGTAIL, c210 FIELDFARES, 60+ LINNETS, GREENFINCH, GOLDFINCH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 STOCK DOVES - DKC

Wednesday 27th

(all C.Farm) ♀ KESTREL, 2 SKYLARKS (Quail Field), 40+ FIELDFARES (Tart's Field), 4 GREENFINCHES, 12 GOLDFINCHES - IGM

Tuesday 26th

RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), SKYLARK (Quail Field), c120 FIELDFARES (Bunting Field) - DKC
(all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field - paler bird), 3 KESTRELS (2 by R.R.Lane, 1 Quail Field), c300 FIELDFARES, c100 REDWINGS, TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), 2♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Quail Field), 19 GOLDFINCHES (by Perrotts Farmhouse), 4 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Tawny Wood (drumming)) - JMcK

Monday 25th

8.00am-10.30am: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, ♂ KESTREL, 4 PHEASANTS (3♂+1♀) (Broadfield), BULLFINCH (Legal & General (singing)), 5 COLLARED DOVES, GREENFINCH, 3+ GOLDFINCHES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 SONG THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Sunday 24th

(all C.Farm) 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), KESTREL, c17 LINNETS, c76 COMMON GULLS, 3 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 Skylark Field, 2 flew over), 16 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), PIED WAGTAIL (Pipit Meadow), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Poultry Field, 2 Chipstead Meadow), several FIELDFARES & REDWINGS, YELLOWHAMMER, SKYLARK, COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), GOLDFINCH - DKC/JMcK

Saturday 23rd

(all C.Farm) 50+ LAPWINGS (Broadfield), 200+ FIELDFARES, 150+ REDWINGS, 250+ STARLINGS, 100+ CHAFFINCHES, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, 7 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 SKYLARKS, 10+ GOLDFINCHES - PGo
(all C.Farm) 30+ LAPWINGS (Broadfield), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, MISTLE THRUSH, 20+ FIELDFARES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - IGM

Friday 22nd

no reported sightings

Thursday 21st

CANADA GOOSE flew SW at 9.17am (C.Farm), c47 LAPWINGS (c41 flew SW over C.Farm at 11.21am, 6 in Broadfield for c1/2-hour then flew off), c110 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm - mainly in Broadfield - record patch count), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), 600+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm - mainly in Broadfield), 5 MISTLE THRUSHES (Buzzard Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Broadfield), ROOK (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Broadfield), c30 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), c10 LINNETS (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (Bog Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), ♀ KESTREL (Pages Acre horse paddock), 4 PHEASANTS (3♂+1♀) (Broadfield), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 just NW of The Scrub), c120 FIELDFARES (Broadfield), c70 REDWINGS (Broadfield), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 9 GOLDFINCHES (8 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 10 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm inc 1 flew to B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - DKC

Wednesday 20th

RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), 2 SISKINS (♂+♀) (near Piddly Pond), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Gunman's Shaw), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 5 BULLFINCHES (2 Legal & General, 3 The Scrub), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 7 SONG THRUSHES (6 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (Slangs (singing)), COMMON GULL (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 10 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Legal & General, 3 near Piddly Pond), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 2 Poultry Field), 1+ TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), c300 FIELDFARES (Pheasant Field), c20 REDWINGS (mainly C.Farm - 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 7 STOCK DOVES (6 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)) - DKC

Tuesday 19th

7.15am-5.30pm: LESSER REDPOLL flew over (B.Woods), 6 SISKINS flew over (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 11 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm (inc. flock of 9)), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 4+ LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob, 1+ Gunman's Shaw), 3 KESTRELS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), COAL TIT (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (6 Poultry Field, 1 near Piddly Pond), ♂ PHEASANT (Horse Pasture), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), c20 REDWINGS (C.Farm), c150 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 6 SONG THRUSHES (5 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 11+ GOLDFINCHES (9+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), ♂ HOUSE SPARROW (B.Woods near R.R.Lane - first recent B.Woods record), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - DKC

Monday 18th

7.05am-4.20pm: ♀ STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture then Tart's Field before returning to original spot) (see Gallery), 6+ SISKINS (5+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm inc.the 2 wintering birds feeding on dead rabbit in Broadfield) (see Gallery), 5 LITTLE OWLS (2 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Gunman's Shaw), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), ♂ KESTREL (Pheasant Field), 3 COAL TITS (2 Pages Acre (1 singing), 1 Ruffett Wood (singing)), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm- 2 flew to B.Woods), 160+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 90+ REDWINGS (C.Farm inc.c60 flew from B.Woods), 2♂ PHEASANTS (1 Broadfield, 1 Lunch Wood), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (3 Circle Field, 4 by Piddly Pond), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 12+ GOLDFINCHES (11+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm inc.1 Green Belt Field/B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 6 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 6 SONG THRUSHES (5 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/JMcK/CA

Sunday 17th

7.40am-10.40pm: LAPWING flew SE at 9.59am (C.Farm then B.Woods), SISKIN flew over (C.Farm), 2 MEADOW PIPITS flew over (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Gunman's Shaw), c35 LINNETS (C.Farm), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), c7 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 8 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), several FIELDFARES and REDWINGS (C.Farm), 3 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (around Buzzard Field (drumming)), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC
11.30am-3.30pm: (all B.Woods) 2 SISKINS flew over (1 Hither Field, 1 orchard), 10 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 3 ROOKS (Hither Field), COAL TIT (between Hither Field & Sheep Brow (singing)), imm ♂ KESTREL (Hither Field), ♀ PHEASANT (orchard), 3 STOCK DOVES (1 Valley Meadows, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 near Scouts camp (all singing)), COLLARED DOVE (Outwood Lane (singing)), REDWING (orchard), LONG-TAILED TIT (Valley Meadows), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 12 GOLDFINCHES (10 Sheep Brow, 1 Hither Field, 1 Valley Meadows), NUTHATCH (between Hither Field & Sheep Brow), GOLDCREST (orchard), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 Hither Field, 1 The Scrub) - IPW
(all C.Farm) 70+ FIELDFARES, 15+ REDWINGS, PHEASANT - IGM

Saturday 16th

RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field) - ML
7.40am-5.20pm: SISKIN flew over (B.Woods), GREY HERON flew north (C.Farm), 4 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Legal & General, 1 Gunman's Shaw), 3 ROOKS (C.Farm), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 2 Green Belt Field/B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 100+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 80+ REDWINGS (C.Farm with 1 in B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, c4 B.Woods), 19 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Pages Acre, 3 Infront George Field, 15 B.Woods (flocks of 4, 4 and 7)), 10 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREENFINCHES (2 Legal & General, 1 flew over B.Woods), 5+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 7 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 7+ STOCK DOVES (5+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods (1 singing)), 11+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods), 100+ CHAFFINCHES (Broadfield) - DKC et al
8 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom) - JH

Friday 15th

7.40am-12.40pm: 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Death Pit - both the wintering birds), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 7+ SKYLARKS (6+ C.Farm (1 singing), 1 over Hither Field), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (1 C.Farm, 2 Hither Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), KESTREL (Hither Field), 2 ROOKS (Poultry Field), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), c50 LINNETS (Quail Field), 4 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 60+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 3+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKR (The Scrub), 9 SONG THRUSHES (8 C.Farm (7 singing), 2 B.Woods), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (6 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), c50 WOODPIGEONS flew north (C.Farm), ♂ HOUSE SPARROW (Perrotts Farmhouse (unusual location)) - DKC
RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), 2 KESTRELS (near R.R.Cottages) - JH
(all C.Farm) 40+ FIELDFARES, 8 LINNETS, MISTLE THRUSH, 2 REDWINGS - IGM

Thursday 14th

PEREGRINE flew NE at 5.33pm (Pipit Meadow) - JMcK
RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Stoney Nob - paler bird), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 north end of Broadfield), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 KESTRELS (♂ R.Bottom, ♀ by R.R.Cottages), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 60+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC

Wednesday 13th

1.30pm-5.30pm: (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 1st-winter PIED WAGTAIL (Bog Field), c59 REDWINGS (Buzzard Field), 40+ FIELDFARES, 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 2 Pheasant Field), ♀ KESTREL, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 4 COLLARED DOVES, 5+ GREENFINCHES, GOLDFINCH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
(all C.Farm) 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 16 FIELDFARES, ♀ KESTREL, 20+ GOLDFINCHES, MISTLE THRUSH - IGM

Tuesday 12th

(all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL, 20+ REDWINGS - GB

Monday 11th

(all C.Farm) c50 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew south - JMcK
(CFBW Bird Report 2011 is out now - see publications page)

Sunday 10th

(CFBW Bird Report 2011 is out now - see publications page)
(all C.Farm) 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (Slangs), 120+ FIELDFARES - JMcK/DKC

Saturday 9th

10.00am-2.00pm: GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew south (Woodpecker Meadow), COMMON BUZZARD (Lunch Wood - paler bird), 4 TREECREEPERS (NE end of Ruffett Wood), 2♂ BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 12 REDWINGS (Poultry Field), 2 KESTRELS (♂ Poultry Field, ♀ R.R.Lane)
(all Legal & General) LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 6 COMMON GULLS - IGM

Friday 8th

no reported sightings

Thursday 7th

no reported sightings

Wednesday 6th

(all B.Woods) RAVEN flew west at 1.15pm, 2 WOODCOCKS flushed - JMcK
2 WOODCOCKS flushed (B.Woods) - IJ
RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), ♀ KESTREL, c45 LINNETS, GREENFINCH, 6 REDWINGS, c120 FIELDFARES, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field) - DKC
2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 50+ FIELDFARES (Skylark Field), 3 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 2 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General) - IGM

Tuesday 5th

(all B.Woods) 9+ SISKINS (feeding near orchard), 5 SKYLARKS (Hither Field), ♂ KESTREL, 5 REDWINGS, 3 NUTHATCHES, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS - IJ
probable juv GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (R.Bottom),150+ FIELDFARES (Poultry Field) - MSt
(all C.Farm) ♂ SPARROWHAWK (by R.R.Cottages), 50 FIELDFARES, LONG-TAILED TIT - JMcK

Monday 4th

no reported sightings

Sunday 3rd

7.45pm-5.14pm: 6 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 5 together Woodpecker Meadow), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 1 flew from B.Woods to C.Farm, 1 south over B.Woods), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (C.Farm), 12 ROOKS (Broadfield), COAL TIT (just NW of The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 near Piddly Pond, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 40+ LINNETS (Heathside Field/Quail Field), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 Legal & General, 1 flew over C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (near Piddly Pond), GOLDCREST (near Piddly Pond), NUTHATCH (near Piddly Pond), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Poultry Field, 1 Heathside Field), 125+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c10 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 The Scrub, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 6+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 4+ B.Woods), c70 CHAFFINCHES (Broadfield), 26 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) - DKC/JMcK/IJ

Saturday 2nd

8.05am-4.30pm: PEREGRINE (probably immature ♀) (circled Hither Field), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond) (see Gallery), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), SISKIN flew over (B.Woods orchard), 16 ROOKS (Broadfield), 8 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS (1+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods*), 2 KESTRELS (♂ Pheasant Field, ♀ Tart's Field), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Valley Meadows), 46+ LINNETS (Quail Field), 9 MISTLE THRUSHES (3 Pheasant Field, 2 Poultry Field, 2 Legal & General, 2 Tart's Field), 250+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 20+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 Tart's Field, 1 by R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (by R.R.Cottages), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), SKYLARK (Quail Field), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods orchard, 1 B.Woods Nature Trail), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods Nature Trail), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 COMMON GULLS (3 C.Farm, 1 flew over B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 10+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/SG et al

Friday 1st

8.00am-4.40pm: GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), ♂ SPARROWHAWK (Broadfield), 2 KESTRELS (♂ by Perrotts Farmhouse, ♀ by R.R.Cottages), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 5+ ROOKS (Broadfield), MEADOW PIPIT (Green Belt Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 7 PHEASANTS (3♂) (Broadfield), 330+ FIELDFARES (mainly Quail Field), c30 REDWINGS (mainly Quail Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Quail Field), 5 SONG THRUSHES (1 Quail Field, 1 Heathside Field, 1 Watchpoint (singing), 1 Infront George Field, 1 Poultry Field), 54 LINNETS (Quail Field), TREECREEPER (Legal & General), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), SKYLARK (Quail Field), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 5+ GOLDFINCHES (Quail Field), 16 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm inc.14 Pipit Meadow), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - DKC

January 2013

1.10pm-5.25pm: COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm - paler bird), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (flew from B.Woods to Perrotts by Wood), 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 125+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 6+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Bog Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Perrotts by Wood), 4 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 4 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC

Wednesday 30th

8.00am-5.10pm: LESSER REDPOLL flew over (The Scrub), WOODCOCK flushed (The Scrub), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), MEADOW PIPIT (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (over Pages Acre - paler bird), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), ♂ KESTREL (near Perrotts Farmhouse), ROOK (Broadfield), BULLFINCH (Ruffett Wood), 80+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 16+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm inc flock of 14 & 1 singer), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (The Scrub), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Buzzard Field), 160+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 20+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 3 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), GREENFINCH flew over (B.Woods), 5 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (43 species recorded) - DKC et al

Tuesday 29th

11.00am-4.40pm: (all C.Farm) c320 FIELDFARES (Quail Field), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (Quail Field - took a bird then seen off by crow, then Kestrel came in & fed), 2♀ KESTRELS, 8 ROOKS, 60+ LINNETS (Quail Field), 20+ REDWINGS, 500+ STARLINGS, GREENFINCH, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 20+ COMMON GULLS flew over, 2 COLLARED DOVES, 3 STOCK DOVES - DKC

Monday 28th

7.50am-12.05pm: (all C.Farm) GOLDEN PLOVER 10.30am-11.32am at least (Skylark Field) (see Gallery), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), 4 SISKINS flew over (Broadfield), MEADOW PIPIT, COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field - the paler bird), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2♀ KESTRELS (1 Wood Lane, 1 R.R.Cottages), 2 ROOKS (Broadfield), c20 LINNETS (Heathside Field), 140+ FIELDFARES, c20 REDWINGS, 2+ MISTLE THRUSHES, 5 SONG THRUSHES (1 singing), TREECREEPER (Wood Lane/Pages Acre), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood), YELLOWHAMMER (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL, 5+ SKYLARKS, 5 STOCK DOVES, GREENFINCH, 16+ GOLDFINCHES (inc 15+ Wood Lane), 2 COMMON GULLS, COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (around north end of Broadfield), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
(NEW TOUR DATE ADDED: Sunday 5th May 2013, CFBW Bird Group migration tour as part of the Banstead Arts Festival - see guided tours page for more details)

Sunday 27th

WOODCOCK flushed at 12.57pm (B.Woods), 47 LINNETS (Green Belt Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 108+ FIELDFARES (100+ Bog Field, 8 Circle Field), 40+ REDWINGS (Bog Field), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), COMMON GULL (Bunting Field), 5 SKYLARKS (Green Belt Field), YELLOWHAMMER (Bog Field), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (3 Pipit Meadow, 2 Broadfield, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), GREENFINCH (Bunting Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Perrotts by Wood, 2 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Hither Field), 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 Tawny Wood, 3 Chipstead Meadow, 2 Sheep Brow, 3 Rest Copse) - IPW
5 LAPWINGS then flew off (Skylark Field), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), 1+ MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (over B.Woods then C.Farm - the paler bird), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), c210 FIELDFARES (C.Farm - mainly Poultry Field), c130 REDWINGS (C.Farm - mainly Poultry Field), 2+ MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Buzzard Field then 2 Poultry Field), 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (4 Bog Field, 2 flew over C.Farm), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Bog Field, 1 Poultry Field, 1 The Scrub), ♀ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), ♂ YELLOWHAMMER (Infront George Field), c3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (♂+2♀) (Broadfield), 22+ LINNETS (22 Green Belt Field then poss. same flock Buzzard Field), ROOK (Broadfield), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), c10 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 4 GREENFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 3 flew over Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Poultry Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Woodpecker Meadow), 9 STOCK DOVES (7 Broadfield, 2 Steep Banks) - DKC/IJ/JMcK
c20 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), c20 LINNETS (Green Belt Field) - WR

Saturday 26th

7.50am-5.30pm: 6 probable Golden Plovers seen briefly flying over c4.40pm (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 1+ MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 3 KESTRELS (♂+♀ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods*), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Broadfield, 2 B.Woods*), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Legal & General, 1+ The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), 2 REDWINGS (1 Broadfield, 1 The Scrub), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm) (see Gallery), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 15+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4+ NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 3+ B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Tawny Wood, B.Woods), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 10 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (B.Woods) - DKC/PGo et a
(Based on recent sightings of Little Owls there seem to be at least 8 around: 2 at east side of Horse Pasture, 2 at Lambert's Shaw, 1 at Stoney Nob, 1 at Canons Farmyard, 1 at Reads Rest Cottages, 1 in B.Woods near Perrotts by Wood)

Friday 25th

2.50pm-4.45pm: (all C.Farm) RED KITE flew over at 3.10pm, RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (by R.R.Cottages), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 SONG THRUSHES - JMcK
9.00am-11.00am: (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), ♀ KESTREL, 3 FIELDFARES, YELLOWHAMMER, SONG THRUSH, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, SONG THRUSH, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 5 GREENFINCHES, 2 COLLARED DOVES - DKC/PW

Thursday 24th

8.00am-10.35am: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Horse Pasture), ♂ KESTREL (Lunch Banks), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (adult & 2nd-winter) flew over, PIED WAGTAIL (C.Residential), GOLDCREST (Lunch Wood), 2 STOCK DOVES (Stoney Nob), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 6 GREENFINCHES (1 by C.Farmhouse, 5 Legal & General), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Skylark Field, 1 Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Wood), 5+ COMMON GULLS, 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Wednesday 23rd

WOODCOCK (over Legal & General then landed at Stoney Nob), ♂ PHEASANT (R.R.Lane) - IGM
3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 in barn by R.R.Cottages, 1 C.Farmyard), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood then Ruffett Wood), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 3 KESTRELS (1 around Poultry Field, 1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 B.Woods car park) (see Gallery), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), ♂ PHEASANT (Poultry Field), 3 FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH (Poultry Field), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods) - JMcK/DKC

Tuesday 22nd

2.00pm-4.40pm: (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 80+ FIELDFARES, YELLOWHAMMER (Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood) - DKC/JMcK

Monday 21st

8.00am-4.30pm: adult ♀ PEREGRINE (toured C.Farm and landed in Lunch Wood then flew SW) (see Gallery), 29-30 LAPWINGS flew south at 1.50pm (C.Farm), c305 FIELDFARES flew west (C.Farm- 22 of which also flew over B.Woods), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Lambert's Shaw) (see Gallery), COMMON BUZZARD (the bird with pale breast band) (Death Pit) (see Gallery), 4 REDWINGS flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (flew from B.Woods to C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (Broadfield/Lambert's Shaw), 6 SKYLARKS (3 Skylark Field, 3 flew over C.Farm), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Lunch Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 5+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Ruffett Wood/Tawny Wood (1 drumming)), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods bridleway), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pheasant Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 R.R.Cottages), 2 STOCK DOVES (Lunch Wood), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 3 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC

Sunday 20th

(all C.Farm) MEADOW PIPIT flew over, GREY HERON flew over, GREENFINCH, 3+ COMMON GULLS - DKC

Saturday 19th

(all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over twice, 14 YELLOWHAMMERS (Legal & General), 4 SKYLARKS (Quail Field), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, SPARROWHAWK, ♀ KESTREL, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREENFINCH, 30+ FIELDFARES, ROOK - DKC/SG/IJ
COAL TIT (Pages Acre) - PGo

Friday 18th

6 LAPWINGS flew over (C.Farm) - JMcK
(all C.Farm) 2 LAPWINGS (Quail Field), 15 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field then near Lunch Wood), c30 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 30 FIELDFARES (19 Infront George Field, 11 Skylark Field), 3♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 2 COMMON GULLS, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Quail Field, 1 Poultry Field) - DKC

Thursday 17th

1.25pm-4.40pm: (all C.Farm) GOLDEN PLOVER till 2.18pm then flew south (Skylark Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (inc. 1 Lambert's Shaw), 9 ROOKS (Broadfield), ♀ KESTREL (by C.Farmhouse), MISTLE THRUSH (Skylark Field), 40+ FIELDFARES (Skylark Field/Infront George Field), 3+ REDWINGS (Skylark Field/Infront George Field), SONG THRUSH (by R.R.Cottages), 5 SKYLARKS (flew towards Broadfield), 2 PHEASANTS (1♂) (Broadfield), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC
(all C.Farm) 19 LAPWINGS (15 Tart's Field, 4 Skylark Field), MEADOW PIPIT flew over, ROOK (Broadfield), PHEASANT (Broadfield), c30 COMMON GULLS, c40 FIELDFARES (Broadfield), c30 REDWINGS (Broadfield), SKYLARK, SONG THRUSH (Quail Field) - AD
(all C.Farm) c12 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 GOLDCRESTS - via DKC

Wednesday 16th

1.40pm-4.35pm: (all C.Farm) RED KITE circled and drifted west at 1.55pm (west side of C.Farm) (see Gallery), 14 LAPWINGS (Broadfield), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), GREY HERON flew north, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 east side of Horse Pasture) (see Gallery), 2 ROOKS (Broadfield), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Skylark Field, 1 Aberdour School, 1 Ruffett Wood), 6 SONG THRUSHES (3 Tart's Field, 3 by Lambert's Shaw), 10+ FIELDFARES, 10+ REDWINGS, 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Buzzard Field, 1 Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC
Morning: 2 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), 15+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field), 25+ COMMON GULLS (Legal & General) - IGM

Tuesday 15th

20 GOLDEN PLOVERS (Skylark Field) - via RDW
8.00am-10.00am: (all C.Farm) 11 GOLDEN PLOVERS still (Skylark Field) (see Gallery), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), COMMON BUZZARD (darker bird) (Broadfield), ♀ KESTREL (near C.Farmhouse), LITTLE OWL, c75 FIELDFARES, 2 REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH (Gunman's Shaw), 3 SONG THRUSHES, 5 PHEASANTS (1♂) (Broadfield), 2+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 26 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 3+ GREENFINCHES, GOLDFINCH, adult COMMON GULL, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Residential), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKETS - DKC
10.50am-12.00pm: 11 GOLDEN PLOVERS still (Skylark Field), c40 LAPWINGS (Skylark Field), 14 FIELDFARES (Skylark Field), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew south, MISTLE THRUSH (Skylark Field), SPARROWHAWK (SE corner of Broadfield), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Broadfield) - JMcK
c9.15am: 11 GOLDEN PLOVERS still (Skylark Field), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field) - KG

Monday 14th

8.10am-4.10pm: 11 GOLDEN PLOVERS 1.20pm-4.05pm at least (Skylark Field) (see Gallery), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), 10 MISTLE THRUSHES (7 Buzzard Field, 2 Poultry Field, 1 Infront George Field), 40+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 KESTRELS (♂ by Perrotts Farmhouse, ♀ by R.R.Cottages), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), ROOK (C.Farm), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Slangs), 8 PHEASANTS (1♂) (Broadfield/Buzzard Field), 80+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 60+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (Infront George Field), 20+ COMMON GULLS (16+ Poultry Field, 4 Legal & General), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (flew from Poultry Field to B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (Infront George Field), 5+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2 C.Farm, 2 C.Farm/B.Woods) - DKC et al

Sunday 13th

8.10am-5.00pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Skylark Field) (see Gallery), 7 LAPWINGS 3.15pm-3.40pm then circled and flew off west (Skylark Field) (see Gallery), adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 10 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (C.Farmyard), COMMON BUZZARD (individual with pale breast band) (Lunch Banks), 2 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), ROOK (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Bog Field), 80+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 1+ REDWING (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), adult COMMON GULL (C.Farm), 5 GOLDFINCHES (by C.Farmhouse), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 7 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 The Scrub, 1 Hither Field), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods) - DKC/IGM et al
(all C.Farm) 6 LAPWINGS flew south at c3.50pm (same as above), 30 FIELDFARES (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture) - JMcK

Saturday 12th

8.10am-3.50pm: adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (B.Woods*), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods*), 2-3 KESTRELS (♀ by C.Farmhouse, ♂ Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods, ♂ Hither Field), 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 12 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), c310 REDWINGS (Poultry Field), 130+ FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 2+ ROOKS (Broadfield), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 The Scrub, 2 B.Woods estate), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (B.Woods*), 8 PHEASANTS (7♂) (Broadfield), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 7+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 COMMON GULLS (2 adults C.Farm, 1st-winter flew over B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods estate), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (5 ducks, probably Mallards, seen briefly flying away at Canons Farm) - DKC/IJ/IGM
adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (diff. to above) flew over (C.Farm) - PGo

Friday 11th

no reported sightings

Thursday 10th

20+ MEADOW PIPITS (Skylark Field) - IJ

Wednesday 9th

(all C.Farm) 50+ FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH - DKC

Tuesday 8th

no reported sightings

Monday 7th

Dusk: (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL, YELLOWHAMMER, 20+ FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH (singing) - DKC/JB

Sunday 6th

RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield then flew to Stoney Nob), WOODCOCK flushed (B.Woods), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 8+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 40+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 40+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods near Piddly Pond), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (The Scrub), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (B.Woods) - DKC/JB/RD/PGr
GOLDCREST (Infront George Field/Legal & General) - IGM

Saturday 5th

8.10am-1.40pm: 2 SISKINS flew over (1 Infront George Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 MEADOW PIPITS (Green Belt Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Buzzard Field - 1 of which also in Infront George Field) (see Gallery), 30 SKYLARKS (19 Bunting Field, 11 Green Belt Field), c25 ROOKS (Broadfield), 14 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), c40 LINNETS (Buzzard Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 4 PHEASANTS (2♂) (Broadfield), MISTLE THRUSH (Green Belt Field), 140+ REDWINGS (C.Farm inc 30+ that flew from B.Woods), 90+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 5 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm (2 singing)), 5+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 10 GREENFINCHES (Copt Hill Lane), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 14 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 4+ STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 50+ CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm) - DKC
3 GOLDCRESTS (Fames Rough), 2+ NUTHATCHES (Fames Rough) - IGM

Friday 4th

8.10am-1.40pm: SISKIN flew over (Fames Rough), c5 MEADOW PIPITS (c4 flew over Stoney Nob, 1 Hither Field), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods*), 2 ROOKS (Broadfield), 3+ BULLFINCHES (2 The Scrub, 1+ Hither Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), ♀ KESTREL (Legal & General), 18 LONG-TAILED TITS (8 The Scrub, 10 Hither Field), NUTHATCH (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (1♂) (Broadfield), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Infront George Field, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Stoney Nob, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 20 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 12 GOLDFINCHES (7 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 11 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 6 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods) - DKC/IGM
c100 REDWINGS (Buzzard Field) - AD

Thursday 3rd

RAVEN flew south (east side of B.Woods) - AK
9.45am-4.40pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Broadfield), 4 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 22 YELLOWHAMMERS (16 Quail Field, 6 Broadfield), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (Legal & General), 2 ROOKS (Bog Field), 2♀ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 6 FIELDFARES (5 C.Farm, 1 flew to B.Woods from C.Farm), 10 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 flew from Perrotts by Wood to B.Woods, 1 The Scrub), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 3+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (by Piddly Pond), SKYLARK (C.Farm), c13 LONG-TAILED TITS (8 Legal & General, c5 The Scrub), 6+ GREENFINCHES (5+ C.Farm, 1 flew over B.Woods), 12 GOLDFINCHES (8 Legal & General, 4 flew over C.Farmhouse), adult COMMON GULL (C.Farm), 9 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2+ STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Railway Field, 2 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC

Wednesday 2nd

12.00pm-1.30pm: (all C.Farm) 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (Bunting Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 60+ FIELDFARES (Bunting Field), 30+ REDWINGS (Bunting Field), GOLDCREST (Legal & General), 3 SKYLARKS (Bunting Field), ♀ KESTREL (Legal & General), 2 SONG THRUSHES (Bunting Field), 23 GOLDFINCHES (14 Bunting Field, 9 Legal & General), 8 COMMON GULLS (7 Bog Field, 1 Legal & General), c250 STARLINGS (Bunting Field), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General) - AD
Late morning: (all C.Farm) 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Legal & General), 5 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), 64+ FIELDFARES (35 Bunting Field, 29+ Poultry Field), REDWING (Bunting Field), 160+ STARLINGS (89 Bunting Field, 70+ Poultry Field), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER (Perrotts by Wood), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - RJ/DSk
(all C.Farm) 2 PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 30+ FIELDFARES (Quail Field), 300+ STARLINGS (Quail Field) - IGM

Tuesday 1st

15 YELLOWHAMMERS (14 Legal & General, 1 Bunting Field), 30 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), c30 REDWINGS (C.Farm), c60 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c100 STARLINGS (Stoney Nob), KESTREL (near C.Farm Cottages), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Woodpecker Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood) - PGo

December 2012

20+ FIELDFARES (Tart's Field), 10+ REDWINGS (Tart's Field), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Tart's Field), 100+ STARLINGS (Tart's Field), COMMON GULL (Bog Field) - IGM

Sunday 30th

3 MEADOW PIPITS (Green Belt Field), 14 SKYLARKS (Green Belt Field), 6 LINNETS (Green Belt Field), c21 GOLDFINCHES (Valley Meadows), 2 ROOKS (B.Woods), 60+ REDWINGS (Poultry Field), 90+ JACKDAWS (over B.Woods car park), ♂ KESTREL (B.Woods car park), 120+ STARLINGS (Poultry Field), 30+ FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), 8 COMMON GULLS (Bog Field), 5 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (Woodpecker Meadows), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre horse paddock, 3 B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (3 B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2 Broadfield, 3+ Fames Rough, 1 Valley Meadows), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Can Hatch field, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Perrotts by Wood, 3 B.Woods) - IPW
9.30am-11.30am: (all C.Farm) 125+ FIELDFARES, 250+ REDWINGS, PIED WAGTAIL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 5 COMMON GULLS (Bog Field). SKYLARK (Green Belt Field), 51 LINNETS (Green Belt Field), SONG THRUSH (Poultry Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 5 GOLDFINCHES (Poultry Field) - IJ
(all Poultry Field) 2 ROOKS, 100+ FIELDFARES, 50+ REDWINGS - IGM

Saturday 29th

(all C.Farm) adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over at 9.47am (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 115 REDWINGS, 60+ FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH, 350+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield/Reads Bottom), SKYLARK, 1st-winter COMMON GULL (Bog Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Infront George Field), 10 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield) - DKC/PGo

Friday 28th

8.00am-4.05pm: WOODCOCK (flew across Broadfield), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), c60 ROOKS (Broadfield), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near Piddly Pond), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Legal & General, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 80+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 100+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Watchpoint (singing), 1 Poultry Field), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 9 YELLOWHAMMERS (4 Bunting Field, 5 Broadfield), 14 SKYLARKS (Bunting Field), LINNET (Quail Field), 7 PHEASANTS (6 (2♂) Broadfield, ♂ Horse Pasture), 8 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 9 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 355+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field), 5 GREENFINCHES (1 Heathside Field, 4 Legal & General), 3 GOLDFINCHES (2 Skylark Field, 1 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Perrotts by Wood), 4+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 250+ JACKDAWS (Broadfield), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IGM

Thursday 27th

8.10am-3.00pm: GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (Quail Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit/Buzzard Field), SPARROWHAWK (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 KESTRELS (♀ by R.R.Cottages & ♂ by Perrotts Farmhouse), 25+ ROOKS (Broadfield), 26 SKYLARKS (Bunting Field), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 40+ LINNETS (flew towards Quail Field), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Skylark Field), 50+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 50+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (Broadfield), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (7 Broadfield, 1 Infront George Field), 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀) (Broadfield), 2 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 10 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 4 COMMON GULLS (3 ads & 1 1st-winter) (Bog Field), 3 GOLDFINCHES (Bunting Field)

Wednesday 26th

8.00am-10.30am: (all C.Farm) adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over at 9.22am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 35+ ROOKS (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 3 SKYLARKS, 4 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), YELLOWHAMMER, 85+ REDWINGS, 50+ FIELDFARES, STOCK DOVE, 2 PHEASANTS (♂ Infront George Field & ♀ Broadfield), 12+ GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/PGo
6 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 12+ ROOKS (Broadfield), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 4 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), COMMON GULL (Bog Field), 50+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 300+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field) - IGM/PGo

Tuesday 25th

6 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field) - DKC
LITTLE OWL (Slangs) - IGM

Monday 24th

(all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), 2 ROOKS (Broadfield), KESTREL (Infront George Field), 15+ REDWINGS (Skylark Field), 30+ FIELDFARES (Skylark Field), 50+ STARLINGS (Skylark Field) - IGM
10.00am-4.00pm: 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Green Belt Field), 8 SKYLARKS (7 Green Belt Field, 1 Broadfield), 12+ PHEASANTS (3♀ Green Belt Field, 9+ (2♂, 7♀) Broadfield), 280+JACKDAWS (200+ Broadfield, 80+ Hither Field), 15+ ROOKS (Broadfield), 42+LINNETS (c27 Green Belt Field, 10+ Quail Field, 5 Broadfield), 3 KESTRELS (1 Infront George Field, 1 Bunting Field, 1 Valley Meadows), 3 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀Valley Meadows, ♀ The Scrub), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Stoney Nob), 2 PIEDWAGTAILS (C.Farm), 90+ FIELDFARES (70+ Skylark Field, 10 Stoney Nob, 10Pheasant Field), 17 REDWINGS (6 Poultry Field, 5 Skylark Field, 3Broadfield, 3 The Scrub), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pheasant Field, 2 The Scrub), 5 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 9 LONG TAILED TITS (Hither Field), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew north (Valley Meadows), 4 GREENFINCHES (1 Legal & General,, 1 Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Valley Meadows), 9 GOLDFINCHES(3 Legal & General, 3 Hither Field, 2 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows), 53+ CHAFFINCHES(50+ Broadfield, 1 The Scrub, 2 Valley Meadows), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 Legal & General, 1 Broadfield, 2 Valley Meadows), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Hither Field, 2 TheScrub), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field) - IPW
8.10am-11.00am: (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 120+ REDWINGS (Poultry Field), 50+ FIELDFARES (mainly Poultry Field), PIED WAGTAIL, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 9 PHEASANTS (2♂+7♀) (Broadfield), 4+ SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), 2+ ROOKS (Broadfield), GREENFINCH, GOLDFINCH, SONG THRUSH, 4 COMMON GULLS, c405 STARLINGS (Poultry Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC

Sunday 23rd

8.00am-3.30pm: 30+ ROOKS (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field then Poultry Field), 2+ SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 11+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 40+ LINNETS (Quail Field), 60+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 70+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (The Scrub), 180+ JACKDAWS (Broadfield), 6 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (Woodpecker Meadow), c20 COMMON GULLS (inc c10 over) (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Hither Field) - DKC/PGo/RDW/PW et al

Saturday 22nd

5 WOODCOCKS (Ruffett Wood) - per DKC
12.45pm-3.50pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 7 ROOKS (Broadfield), ♀ KESTREL, 20 PHEASANTS (5♂+15♀) (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL, MISTLE THRUSH (Skylark Field), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 18 SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 10+ FIELDFARES, 10+ REDWINGS, 3 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), COLLARED DOVE, COMMON GULL, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC
2 ROOKS (Broadfield), 6 GOLDFINCHES (Infront George Field) - IGM

Friday 21st

8.30am-4.00pm: 18 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (Gunman's Shaw), 9 MISTLE THRUSHES (7 Poultry Field - 1 of which visited B.Woods, 2 Skylark Field), 165+ REDWINGS (C.Farm - 40+ of which also flew over B.Woods), 70+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 30+ LINNETS (Quail Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Skylark Field), 9 ROOKS (Broadfield), up to 3 KESTRELS (1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Chipstead Meadow), 7+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 The Scrub, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 4 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), c11 GOLDFINCHES (c5 C.Farm, 6 flew over Woodpecker Meadow), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Woodpecker Meadow) - DKC/PGo/IGM/LM

Thursday 20th

no reported sightings

Wednesday 19th

Morning: (all C.Farm) 8+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Slangs), 15 SKYLARKS (Quail Field), 30+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 20+ REDWINGS (Infront George Field), 2 GREENFINCHES (Infront George Field), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (Infront George Field), 100+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field) - IGM

Tuesday 18th

no reported sightings

Monday 17th

8.00am-12.35pm: GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (C.Farm), 63+ LINNETS (Quail Field), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), c18 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ ROOKS (C.Farm), c28 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), KESTREL (Broadfield), 85+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 65+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 7 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Quail Field, 4 Poultry Field, 1 Pheasant Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 5+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre), 2+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 9 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), STOCK DOVE (Bog Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Slangs, 1 flew from Perrotts Farmhouse to B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IGM
13 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm) - GB

Sunday 16th

MEADOW PIPIT flew over (Broadfield), 28 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), COMMON BUZZARD (circling B.Woods), ♂ SPARROWHAWK (circling Infront George Field), c8 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 50+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 15+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Bunting Field, 2 Skylark Field), 4 PHEASANTS (Lunch Wood), GOLDCREST (Lunch Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 Gunman's Shaw), 5+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 4 COLLARED DOVES (Bunting Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - DKC
(all C.Farm) 22 SKYLARKS, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 15 FIELDFARES - GB/TJ

Saturday 15th

8.00am-4.05pm: SISKIN flew over (Infront George Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 C.Farmyard), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀) (Woodpecker Meadow), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), c15 LINNETS (C.Farm), 12 MISTLE THRUSHES (4 Skylark Field, 8 flew SW over Stoney Nob), 4 ROOKS (adult & 3 1st-winters) (Poultry Field), c102 REDWINGS (c100 C.Farm, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 50+ FIELDFARES (mainly C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), c12 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6+ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 flew over C.Farm, 1 flew over Woodpecker Meadow, 2 B.Woods*), c10 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 GOLDCRESTS (The Scrub), c10 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 12 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), SONG THRUSH (R.Bottom), 3 GREENFINCHES (Stoney Nob), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 2+ STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 2+ Woodpecker Meadow), 120+ STARLINGS (Skylark Field) - GUIDED WALK AND OTHER SIGHTINGS

Friday 14th

no reported sightings

Thursday 13th

7.50am-12.25pm: (all C.Farm) c83 LAPWINGS (c70 flew west, 1 Tart's Field, 11 Infront George Field, 1 flew south over Green Belt Field), 2 GREY HERONS flew over, adult SCANDINAVIAN-type HERRING GULL (form argentatus) flew over (see Gallery), MEADOW PIPIT, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 1+ ♀ KESTREL, 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), 2 BULLFINCHES (Stoney Nob/Infront George Field), 1+ ROOK (1 Broadfield then 1 flew to B.Woods from Green Belt Field), c20 FIELDFARES, 4+ REDWINGS, 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Broadfield, 1 Infront George Field, 1 Green Belt Field), 6 SONG THRUSHES (1 Infront George Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Poultry Field, 2 Broadfield, 1 Watchpoint), 6 PHEASANTS (5 (4♂) Broadfield, ♂ Green Belt Field), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 14+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), 4 SKYLARKS, c25 COMMON GULLS, STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 5+ GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 5 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER, 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Wednesday 12th

3.08pm: adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew south (east side of B.Woods) - MSt
8.20am-4.00pm: 38 LAPWINGS (22 flew west over C.Farm, 2 flew east over C.Farm then B.Woods, 14 ranging across C.Farm fields (flocks of 10 and 4)), 6+ MEADOW PIPITS (5+ C.Farm, 1 Hither Field), c60 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), ♀ KESTREL (Tart's Field) (see Gallery), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 ROOKS (Broadfield), 10 PHEASANTS (3♂+7♀) (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Woodpecker Meadow), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 near Piddly Pond, 1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 The Scrub), 2 NUTHATCHES (Piddly Pond), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 40+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 4+ REDWINGS (2+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 Lunch Wood), 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (near Piddly Pond), 3 GREENFINCHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Slangs), 20+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 11 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (3+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Quail Field, 1 C.Farm/B.Woods at end of R.R.Lane, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IGM
(46 species recorded today)

Tuesday 11th

8.20am-12.00pm: (all C.Farm; mostly in thick fog) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Broadfield), 3 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Tart's Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), c30 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 3+ ROOKS (1st-winters) (Broadfield), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Legal & General, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), 2+ MISTLE THRUSHES, 20+ FIELDFARES, 14+ REDWINGS, 5 SONG THRUSHES (1 Watchpoint, 1 Broadfield, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Buzzard Field), 11 PHEASANTS (10 Broadfield, 1 Pheasant Field), PIED WAGTAIL flew over (Broadfield), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 3 GOLDFINCHES, STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 15+ COMMON GULLS (ranging across fields), GREEN WOODPECKER, COLLARED DOVE, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Monday 10th

no reported sightings

Sunday 9th

7.15am-2.30pm: (all C.Farm) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew NW over Heathside Field at 12.02pm (Heathside Field), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), 2 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), TAWNY OWL (Pages Acre), LESSER REDPOLL flew south (Lunch Banks), 5 ROOKS (Broadfield), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Buzzard Field, 1 C.Wood), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Heathside Field, 1 Stoney Nob), 11 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), LINNET (Green Belt Field), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 6 MISTLE THRUSHES (5 Pipit Meadow, 1 Tattenham Meadow), ♂ KESTREL (Poultry Field), 7 GOLDCRESTS (1 Lunch Banks, 2 Ruffett Wood, 2 Pages Acre, 2 Circle Field), 14 LONG-TAILED TITS (13 Pages Acre, 1 Railway Field), 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (9 Horse Pasture, 1 Broadfield), 41+ FIELDFARES (inc 30 Broadfield), 88 REDWINGS (inc 67 over Tattenham Meadow), 12 PHEASANTS (3♂+9♀) (Broadfield), 8 COMMON GULLS (3 Pheasant Field, 3 Buzzard Field, 1 Bog Field, 1 Bunting Field), 13 GREENFINCHES flew NW (Railway Field), 38 GOLDFINCHES (inc flock of 14), 200+ JACKDAWS (Broadfield), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Railway Field, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 C.Wood, 1 Pipit Meadow), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Railway Field, 1 Tawny Wood), 12 STOCK DOVES (4 Railway Field, 1 Can Hatch Field, 7 Pipit Meadow), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (SW corner of Broadfield), MISTLE THRUSH (Poultry Field), 7 REDWINGS (Poultry Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Poultry Field) - IGM
7 LAPWINGS flew over at 3.40pm (B.Woods) - MSt
3 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Tart's Field) - IJ/LL/DKC

Saturday 8th

(all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Horse Pasture), 2 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Tart's Field), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS, 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field), KESTREL, 20+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES (Infront George Field), REDWING (Infront George Field), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), SONG THRUSH (Infront George Field) - IGM/PGo

Friday 7th

8.00am-1.00pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield), 2 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Tart's Field) (see Gallery), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (Watchpoint), ROOK flew over (C.Wood), 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), imm ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 10+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (Green Belt Field), 8 PHEASANTS (2♂+6♀) (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 5 SKYLARKS (Green Belt Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Residential), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 Pages Acre), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 4 COMMON GULLS flew over (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods then C.Farm), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 Broadfield, 1 Poultry Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Circle Field, 1 Legal & General), 5 STOCK DOVES (4 Broadfield, 1 flew over B.Woods then C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (Poultry Field), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IGM

Thursday 6th

c1.30pm-4.20pm: juvenile MUTE SWAN flew NW 2.35pm-2.38pm (B.Woods then C.Farm) (see Gallery), 7 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Skylark Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 30+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Infront George Field), 6+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 6+ REDWINGS (1 Broadfield, 5 Infront George Field), 6 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), SONG THRUSH (near R.R.Cottages), GREEN WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - DKC

Wednesday 5th

c1.30pm-c4.45pm: (all C.Farm) 10 LAPWINGS (9 Skylark Field, 1 Tart's Field), 20 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (over Broadfield), SPARROWHAWK (Watchpoint), KESTREL (Watchpoint), c80 REDWINGS (c45 Buzzard Field, c35 Infront George Field), 26+ FIELDFARES (1 Buzzard Field, 25+ Infront George Field), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 Watchpoint, 2 Broadfield, 1 Buzzard Field), 1st-winter PIED WAGTAIL (Quail Field), 2♀ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 80+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 4+ COMMON GULLS, GREENFINCH (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH (Legal & General), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob), c25 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field) - DKC

Tuesday 4th

no reported sightings

Monday 3rd

Morning: 22 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (Tattenham Meadow), 100+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 75+ REDWINGS (Infront George Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS(Tart's Field), 100+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field), 5 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 25+ GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Legal & General), 2 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General) - IJ

Sunday 2nd

(all C.Farm) 26 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 8 SKYLARKS, 80+ FIELDFARES, ♀ KESTREL, COMMON GULL (Skylark Field) - RDW/IGM
10 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), COMMON BUZZARD (over Broadfield) - LM

Saturday 1st

7.40am-4.40pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), 13 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field (4 visited Skylark Field for a while then returned)), MEADOW PIPIT (Hither Field), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm then B.Woods), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2♀ KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods*), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6 MISTLE THRUSHES (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub (singing)), 3+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c20 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (Skylark Field), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods Short Route), 2 COAL TITS (1 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods Short Route), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 6 GOLDCRESTS (3 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near car park, 2 B.Woods Short Route), c19 LONG-TAILED TITS (c13 B.Woods Short Route, 6 Hither Field), 12 PHEASANTS (1♂+11♀) (Broadfield), c35 REDWINGS (c20 C.Farm, c15 B.Woods), c40 FIELDFARES (c40 C.Farm, 1 Hither Field), 5 SONG THRUSHES (1 Bog Field, 1 Quail Field, 1 Skylark Field, 1 Legal & General, B.Woods near car park), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (B.Woods*), 8 COMMON GULLS (6 C.Farm, 2 flew over B.Woods), 6 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 5 GREENFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 3 Hither Field), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (2 Broadfield, 1 flew from Perrotts by Wood to B.Woods), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) (49 species recorded) - DKC/PGo

November 2012

8.00am-1.25pm: 5 LAPWINGS (2 still in Tart's Field, 3 dropped into Skylark Field), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (C.Farm), c35 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 30+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm - mainly Poultry Field), c20 REDWINGS (C.Farm =- mainly Poultry Field), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Tart's Field, 1 Poultry Field, 1 flew from B.Woods to Poultry Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Heathside Field, 1 R.R.Cottages, 1 B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2♀ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), ♀ KESTREL (by R.R.Cottages), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), LINNET (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (by Piddly Pond), 6+ adult COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 3+ GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), GREEN WOODPECKER (Perrotts by Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c300 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/SG

Thursday 29th

(all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (south end of Broadfield), 2 LAPWINGS (adult & 1st-winter) still (Tart's Field), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Skylark Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Ruffett Wood), LITTLE OWL, 26 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 11 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), ♀ KESTREL, 4 FIELDFARES, 5 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), PIED WAGTAIL, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Stoney Nob), 4+ adult COMMON GULLS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Bog Field, 1 near R.R.Cottages), 8 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Wednesday 28th

11.10am-4.25pm: 2 LAPWINGS (adult & 1st-winter; same birds as on Monday) (Quail Field), 28 COMMON GULLS flew over (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 REDWINGS (Skylark Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods flew to C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Pheasant Field), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 1+ SKYLARK (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (Broadfield), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 by Green Belt Field, 1 Quail Field), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 6 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC et al

Tuesday 27th

2.00pm: LAPWING still (Tart's Field) - AD

Monday 26th

11.00am-1.10pm: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), 2 LAPWINGS (adult & 1st-winter) (Tart's Field) (see Gallery), SISKIN flew over, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), ♂ BULLFINCH (Infront George Field), 11+ SKYLARKS, 15+ FIELDFARES, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, MISTLE THRUSH, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, ♀ KESTREL, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Tart's Field, 1 Skylark Field)), 18 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 3♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), c300 STARLINGS (Skylark Field), 5 GREENFINCHES (4 C.Residential, 1 Legal & General), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Sunday 25th

7.50am-4.10pm: adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew WNW at 3.20pm (C.Farm), 1+ LESSER REDPOLL flew over (Ruffett Wood), ROOK (Broadfield), MEADOW PIPIT (Hither Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 by Green Belt Field, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 1+ KESTREL (♂ C.Farm then ♂ B.Woods flew to C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (5+ Broadfield, 1 Hither Field), 20+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), c15 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Skylark Field, 2 Pheasant Field, 1 Pages Acre (singing)), SONG THRUSH (Watchpoint), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 just NW of The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (near Piddly Pond), 3 ad COMMON GULLS (1 Bunting Field, 2 flew over), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Heathside Field), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/JB/PGo
Mid-afternoon: BULLFINCH (Slangs), 20+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Rest Copse) - IGM

Saturday 24th

7.30am-3.40pm: COMMON SNIPE flew north at 9.48am (Broadfield), 13 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks), 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), c30 FIELDFARES (C.Farm - 1 flew over B.Woods), 10+ REDWINGS (C.Farm then 5+ flew to B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Quail Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Tawny Wood), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), 13 PHEASANTS (9 (5♂+4♀) Broadfield, 4♀ Hither Field), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Slangs, 1 Legal & General), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 Quail Field, 1 flew over C.Farm), 2 ad COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 150+ CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods) (46 species recorded) - DKC/PGo/IGM et al

Friday 23rd

(all Legal & General) 3 FIELDFARES, COMMON GULL, 2 GREENFINCHES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 GOLDFINCHES - IGM

Thursday 22nd

no reported sightings

Wednesday 21st

2 MALLARDS (Piddly Pond) (Mammals: 2 Roe Deers (B.Woods)) - PGo

Tuesday 20th

(all C.Farm) 18 FIELDFARES, 5 REDWINGS, 3 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), SKYLARK, KESTREL, c20 CHAFFINCHES - NS

Monday 19th

no reported sightings

Sunday 18th

(all C.Farm) 3 GREY HERONS flew over, 12 FIELDFARES, c45 SKYLARKS, KESTREL, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, c5 REDWINGS, c400 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - RDW
10.10am-2.00pm: (all C.Farm) 16 FIELDFARES flew north (Pipit Meadow), COMMON BUZZARD, LITTLE OWL (Death Pit), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Bog Field), 2 COAL TITS (Circle Field (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 10 SKYLARKS, 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Chipstead Meadow), PIED WAGTAIL (Tart's Field), 12+ LONG-TAILED TITS (10+ Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow, 2+ Circle Field), KESTREL (near R.R.Cottages), 7 GOLDCRESTS (3 Pages Acre, 2 Circle Field, 2 Tawny Wood), 10 GOLDFINCHES (7 Circle Field, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 2 Broadfield), 3 COMMON GULLS (Buzzard Field), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 Pipit Meadow, 2 Chipstead Meadow, 1 Circle Field), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 Tawny Wood), 120+ WOODPIGEONS (Ruffett Wood), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Wood), 165+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Bog Field/Tart's Field) (Mammals: Red Fox (Harrier Field)) - IPW
SPARROWHAWK (Stoney Nob) - IGM

Saturday 17th

(all C.Farm) ♀ BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Ruffett Wood), 30 FIELDFARES (20 Poultry Field, 10 Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 8 REDWINGS (Poultry Field), 8 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General) - PGo
(all C.Farm) 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), KESTREL - IGM

Friday 16th

no reported sightings

Thursday 15th

(all C.Farm) 9 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Poultry Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 2 SONG THRUSHES (fighting near R.R.Cottages), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Stoney Nob), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 35+ CHAFFINCHES (Poultry Field) - RJ
(all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (Gunman's Shaw), KESTREL, STARLING - IGM

Wednesday 14th

40 FIELDFARES (Heathside Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Railway Field), KESTREL (near R.R.Cottages) - IGM

Tuesday 13th

(all C.Farm) BRAMBLING (Quail Field), 24 FIELDFARES, TREECREEPER, 3 NUTHATCHES, 2 GREENFINCHES, 11 GOLDFINCHES, c300 CHAFFINCHES/LINNETS - NS

Monday 12th

no reported sightings

Sunday 11th

3.15pm-4.15pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE calling (Lunch Banks), SISKIN (Stoney Nob), LITTLE OWL (Infront George Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (3 Slangs, 1 Skylark Field, 2 Harrier Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 Legal & General, 1 R.R.Cottages), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Stoney Nob), 3 SKYLARKS (Horse Pasture), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 GOLDFINCHES(C.Farm), 12+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 110+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tart's Field), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (flew from Stoney Nob to B.Woods) - IPW/SJW
9.00am-11.00am: (all B.Woods) 15+ MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 3 GOLDCRESTS (Fames Rough), 10+ REDWINGS (Fames Rough), NUTHATCH (Fames Rough), GREENFINCH (Fames Rough), GOLDFINCH (Fames Rough), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Fames Rough) - IJ
(all C.Farm) 20+ SKYLARKS (Quail Field), c20 STOCK DOVES (Skylark Field) - IGM
(all C.Farm) 4 MISTLE THRUSHES, 20 SKYLARKS - PGo
(all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (near R.R.Cottages), c15 LINNETS - PW

Saturday 10th

7.40am-2.10pm: 40+ SKYLARKS, 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over, SISKIN flew over, LITTLE OWL, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 14+ MEADOW PIPITS, 120+ REDWINGS flew over, 8 FIELDFARES, 11+ COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), PIED WAGTAIL, 8+ GREENFINCHES, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 2+ COMMON GULLS, 35+ LINNETS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, STOCK DOVE, c10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW/SG
(all B.Woods) 2 TREECREEPERS, 8 NUTHATCHES, 15 LONG-TAILED TITS, 4 COAL TITS, 8 GOLDCRESTS, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 60 BLUE TITS, 48 GREAT TITS - SG

Friday 9th

c5.30pm: 3 WOODCOCKS (in flight at Reads Bottom), TAWNY OWL (Perrotts by Wood), LITTLE OWL (Perrotts by Wood) - BG
7.40am-12.40pm: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), ♀ BRAMBLING with 150+ CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), SISKIN flew over, LESSER REDPOLL flew over, PIED WAGTAIL, 15+ FIELDFARES, c25 REDWINGS, 2+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Buzzard Field), KESTREL, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 5 SKYLARKS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, LITTLE OWL (Copt Hill Lane), 14+ COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2+ COMMON GULLS, 6 GREENFINCHES, GOLDCREST (Infront George Field), SONG THRUSH, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 20+ GOLDFINCHES (south end of Broadfield), LINNET - DKC/IGM

Thursday 8th

WOODCOCK flushed (The Scrub), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond) - ER/BH
2.00pm-5.25pm: (all C.Farm) SISKIN flew over, 1+ LESSER REDPOLL flew over, 4 FIELDFARES, c15 SKYLARKS, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 11 YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 LITTLE OWLS, MISTLE THRUSH, 12+ COLLARED DOVES, 15+ LINNETS, KESTREL, 5 COMMON GULLS flew over, 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC

Wednesday 7th

(all C.Farm) ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL then flew off (Tart's Field), RED KITE flew over at 10.45am, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 REDWINGS, 2 KESTRELS, 7 MEADOW PIPITS, 6+ COMMON GULLS reported - RDW

Tuesday 6th

(all C.Farm) 9 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 KESTRELS, 43 FIELDFARES, c20 REDWINGS, 12 SONG THRUSHES, c5 COMMON GULLS, 3 SKYLARKS, GREENFINCH, 8 GOLDFINCHES, 300+ WOODPIGEONS - NS
(all C.Farm) 14 REDWINGS, 13 SKYLARKS, 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC

Monday 5th

Brief early morning visit in heavy fog: 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Skylark Field), SKYLARK (Skylark Field), COMMON GULL (Tart's Field) - DKC

Sunday 4th

(all C.Farm) 2 LESSER REDPOLLS, SISKIN, 16 YELLOWHAMMERS, 17 FIELDFARES, 23 SKYLARKS - SG
(all C.Farm) ♀ BRAMBLING with c130 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), 5 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), MEADOW PIPIT, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 GOLDCRESTS (Circle Field), 2 LINNETS (Poultry Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS, 2 COMMON GULLS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, YELLOWHAMMER, 3 SKYLARKS, COLLARED DOVE, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS - DKC
(all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, 19 LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood), TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), KESTREL (Tawny Wood), 5+ GOLDCRESTS (Tawny Wood), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Chipstead Meadow, 1 Pipit Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (flew over Pipit Meadow) - IJ

Saturday 3rd

CROSSBILL flew over at 12.25pm (C.Farmhouse), c20 MISTLE THRUSHES (c16 C.Farm, 4 C.Farm then B.Woods), 11 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 5+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 5 COMMON GULLS (3 Tart's Field, 3 flew over), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (Lunch Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/PW

Friday 2nd

10 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm) - PW

Thursday 1st

COMMON BUZZARD (Railway Field), 10+ SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), SPARROWHAWK (Quail Field), several FIELDFARES - IGM

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