May 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.

Friday 31st
  • (all C.Farm) adult KITTIWAKE flew SW at 8.48am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, PHEASANT (Poultry Field), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, SWALLOW, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, SKYLARK (Butterflies: Speckled Wood, Large White, Brimstone) - DKC


Thursday 30th
  • (all C.Farm) 11 HOUSE MARTINS, MALLARD, GREY HERON, 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, COMMON SWIFT, COMMON BUZZARD, 4 LINNETS, 2 SKYLARKS, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 COLLARED DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC


Wednesday 29th
  • HOUSE MARTIN flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), ♂ KESTREL (Stoney Nob), LITTLE OWL (Lunch Banks - hunting), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 14 COMMON SWIFTS flew over (The Scrub), COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), 6 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 4 B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - DKC 


 Tuesday 28th
  • ♂ HEN HARRIER flew west then south 9.56am-10.02am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), BULLFINCH (Slangs), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), MISTLE THRUSH (Gunman's Shaw (singing)) - DKC


Monday 27th
  • c10 CROSSBILLS flew over at 11.59am (Infront George Field), BULLFINCH (Slangs), ♀ MALLARD (Piddly Pond), 2 ROOKS (Hither Field), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm) - DKC
Sunday 26th
  • LESSER WHITETHROAT still in evening (Valley Meadows (singing)), 2 HOBBIES flew over (C.Farm), RED KITE c8.06pm (The Scrub), 2 ROOKS (adult & juv) (The Nuttery), 6 CANADA GEESE flew north (past east side of B.Woods), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), c10 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), c15 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), c20 COMMON SWIFTS (C.Farm), 11 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (B.Woods), juv STARLING (C.Farmhouse) (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW
  • (all B.Woods) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Valley Meadows (singing)) (Butterflies: 4 Green Hairstreaks, 12 Dingy Skippers, 2 Small Heaths, Small Copper, Orange Tips, Small Whites, Large Whites, Brimstones. Plants: Fly Orchids in flower) - PGo 


Saturday 25th
  • (all C.Farm) 4 RED KITES flew over (1 at 9.50am, 1 at 9.58am, 1 at 10.50am, 1 at 11.30am), CORMORANT flew over, 14 HOUSE MARTINS, 7 COMMON SWIFTS, 6 SWALLOWS, c4 COMMON BUZZARDS, ♂ KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK, PIED WAGTAIL (Butterflies: Peacock) - DKC/IGM/PGo
  • COMMON BUZZARD (over Fames Rough), CHIFFCHAFF (near Piddly Pond), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER at nest with young (Fames Rough) (Butterflies: numbers of Dingy Skippers (Fames Rough), Orange Tip (Fames Rough), Speckled Wood (Lunch Wood), several Small Whites (across CFBW), Brimstone (Fames Rough), Large Whites (across CFBW)) - IGM/PGo  


Friday 24th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 23rd
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 22nd
  • (all C.Farm) 2 RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGES (Broadfield), 2 RED KITES flew west 4.36pm, 3 2cy BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Skylark Field), CORMORANT flew over, ♂ KESTREL (Lunch Banks), 2♂ PIED WAGTAILS (Bunting Field), 5 PHEASANTS (1♂) (Broadfield), 4cy HERRING GULL near dead then taken to vet where put down (Infront George Field), c6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP - DKC/JB/IGM
  • (all B.Woods) ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT still (south of car park (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS, 2 COAL TITS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 BLACKCAPS - DKC  


Tuesday 21st
  • (all The Scrub) TAWNY OWL, 2♂ BULLFINCHES, WILLOW WARBLER, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, NUTHATCH (with food, NW corner), BLACKCAP, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS


Monday 20th
  • 2 RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGES (Broadfield), 2♂ PHEASANTS (1 of form talischensis) (Broadfield), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (near Piddly Pond) - DKC


Sunday 19th
  • LESSER WHITETHROAT (B.Woods car park) - DP
  • (all C.Farm) HOBBY, c6 SWALLOWS, c6 COMMON SWIFTS, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, YELLOWHAMMER - RDW/DKC


Saturday 18th
  • 2 RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGES (Broadfield), BULLFINCH (by Piddly Pond), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture) - SG/DKC
  • 10.05am-1.00pm: (all C.Farm) 12 COMMON SWIFTS, 8 SWALLOWS, COMMON BUZZARD, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 8 GREENFINCHES, 6 GOLDFINCHES, 25+ CHAFFINCHES (singing ♂s), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 4 SONG THRUSHES, 4 COLLARED DOVES, 11 STOCK DOVES, LONG-TAILED TIT (Heathside Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
  • c20 GOLDFINCHES (Valley Meadows), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Valley Meadows) - JMcK
  • ♂ MALLARD (Piddly Pond), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 BLACKCAPS - IGM 


Friday 17th
  • 2 RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGES (Broadfield), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub singing)), ♂ MALLARD (Piddly Pond), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Skylark Field), SWALLOW (C.Farm), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), 6 COMMON SWIFTS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2♂ KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Hither Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 in middle of Infront George Field, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Infront George Field, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES flew over (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 SONG THRUSHES (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow) (Mammals: 2 Roe Deer (by Piddly Pond)) - DKC 


Thursday 16th
  • Afternoon: (all C.Farm) 2 RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGES (Broadfield), RED KITE flew over c12.46pm, ♂ WHEATEAR (Skylark Field then Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2♂ PHEASANTS (1 of form talischensis Buzzard Field, 1 Steep Banks), c6 COMMON SWIFTS, 2 SWALLOWS (inc 1 on wires by R.R.Cottages), 2 KESTRELS (Lunch Wood), ♀ PIED WAGTAIL (Bunting Field), CHIFFCHAFF (Lunch Wood), BLACKCAP (Slangs), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Slangs), juvenile ROBIN (R.R.Lane between C.Farmhouse & R.R.Cottages) - DKC


Wednesday 15th
  • (all C.Farm) c15 HOUSE MARTINS, ♂ WHEATEAR (Broadfield), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over, GREY HERON flew over, GOLDCREST (Wood Lane (singing)), KESTREL, 8 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (7 Skylark Field early morning, 1 Quail Field in evening), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Legal & General), 5 PHEASANTS (2♂), BLACKCAP (Circle Field), c5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, SONG THRUSH, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, c154 HERRING GULLS (Skylark Field early morning), CHAFFINCH with nesting material (by R.R.Cottages) - DKC
  • CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Infront George Field (with nesting material), 2 COMMON SWIFTS (over Quail Field) - IGM



Tuesday 14th
  • MALLARD flew over (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), COMMON SWIFT (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub) - IJ 


Monday 13th
  • GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), ♂ WHEATEAR (Skylark Field), 3 MALLARDS (2♂+♀) (Piddly Pond; ♂ saw other off when ♀ arrived then they mated), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (near Piddly Pond (singing)), COMMON SWIFT (B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1 over Piddly Pond), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), MISTLE THRUSH (The Scrub), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (The Scrub), ♀ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane (singing)), c4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c7 LINNETS (c5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2♂ PHEASANTS (1 Death Pit, 1 Lunch Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER (Woodpecker Meadow), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub (singing)), GOLDFINCH (The Scrub), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (B.Woods) - DKC 


Sunday 12th
  • ♀ COMMON REDSTART (Bog Field), 2 RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGES (Lunch Banks), ♀ WHINCHAT (Skylark Field then north side of Horse Pasture), ♂ WHEATEAR (Skylark Field), 2 COMMON SWIFTS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 PHEASANTS (1♂) (C.Farm), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 4 LINNETS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 3 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC   
Saturday 11th
  • (all C.Farm) 2 RED KITES flew over (1 flew NW over Broadfield c9.20am [DKC], 1 circled over Stoney Nob c9.59am [RDW]), 22 COMMON SWIFTS through, 2 WHEATEARS (♂+♀) (Skylark Field), 2 CANADA GEESE (1 metal-ringed) early evening (Broadfield), 17 SWALLOWS through, CORMORANT flew over, 2 GREY HERONS flew over, 1+ MALLARD (inc 1 dropped by R.R.Cottages), 10 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD, ♂ PIED WAGTAIL (Skylark Field), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS, c5 SKYLARKS, 5+ LINNETS, MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 PHEASANTS (♂ Lunch Wood, ♂+♀ Broadfield), c20 STOCK DOVES, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 mating by C.Farmhouse, 1 Circle Field), c4 COLLARED DOVES, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW  


Friday 10th
  • GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), KESTREL (Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 The Scrub), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 The Scrub), BLACKCAP (Hither Field (singing)) - IGM
  • (all C.Farm) ♂ WHEATEAR (Infront George Field), 3+ COMMON SWIFTS, GREY HERON flew over, 5 MALLARDS flew over, COMMON BUZZARD, 3 SWALLOWS, 6 LINNETS, NUTHATCH, CHIFFCHAFF, 2 BLACKCAPS, 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Wood Lane, 1 Circle Field, 1 near Watchpoint, 1 C.Farmyard, 1 east of C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General, 1 R.Bottom), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Slangs), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS - DKC  


Thursday 9th
  • COMMON SWIFT (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), ♂ MALLARD (Piddly Pond), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Hither Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (The Scrub), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (The Scrub) - DKC/IJ 


Wednesday 8th
  • ♀ WHINCHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), 3 COMMON SWIFTS flew over (Pheasant Field), MALLARD flew over (Pipit Meadow) - IJ
  • SWALLOW, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, BLACKCAP, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 6 PHEASANTS, GREENFINCH, GREEN WOODPECKER, LONG-TAILED TIT (Wood Lane), SONG THRUSH - DKC


 Tuesday 7th
  • (all C.Farm) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Slangs (singing)), ♀ WHINCHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), BLACKCAP (Slangs), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Slangs), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC 
Monday 6th
  • 6.20am-7.45pm: ringtail HEN HARRIER drifted west at 10.48am (C.Farm/B.Woods border near Piddly Pond) (see Gallery) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Slangs), 2 HOBBIES (2 B.Woods then 1+ C.Farm) (see Gallery), 2 WHINCHATS (♂+♀) (east side of Horse Pasture) [PGo et al], PEREGRINE flew north at 9.39am (Ruffett Wood) (see Gallery), RED KITE flew over late morning (Woodpecker Meadow) [IJ], LESSER REDPOLL flew over at 11.18am (The Scrub), 3 WHEATEARS (2♂+♀) (Broadfield), ROOK flew over (Valley Meadows), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 22 SWALLOWS through (21 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), CORMORANT circled (C.Farm), 1+ GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 2 MALLARDS (1 flew over C.Farm, ♂ Piddly Pond), 2+ SPARROWHAWKS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c10 COMMON BUZZARDS (5+ C.Farm, 5+ B.Woods), 3 KESTRELS (♂ Steep Banks, ♂+♀ Hither Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Wood Lane (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (1 C.Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 by Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods), 13 COMMON WHITETHROATS (11 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 5 B.Woods), 9 BLACKCAPS (1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 6 B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), 4 PHEASANTS (♂ Lunch Wood, ♂ Tawny Wood, ♂+♀ Horse Pasture), 7+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c6 LINNETS (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES flew over (The Scrub), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 by Green Belt Field, 2 The Scrub), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 Tawny Wood, 3 B.Woods), 9 GREEN WOODPECKERS (7 C.Farm of which 2 flew to B.Woods, 1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Tattenham Meadow, 1 B.Woods), 15 STOCK DOVES (13 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (54 species recorded) (Butterflies: Grizzled Skipper (Fames Rough), Orange Tip (Pipit Meadow), Comma (Wood Lane), 8 Brimstones (3 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 3 Small Whites (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 Peacocks (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), Small Tortoiseshell (Pipit Meadow)) - DKC/IJ/PGo/IGM et al 


Sunday 5th
  • YELLOW WAGTAIL flew low east at 10.39am (Harrier Field), COMMON SWIFT flew past (C.Farm), 3 HOUSE MARTINS flew over (Watchpoint), ♂ WHEATEAR (Broadfield), 16 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew past (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Circle Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Tawny Wood, 2 (pair) B.Woods near R.R.Lane), GOLDCREST (Wood Lane (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane (1 singing)), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 10 PHEASANTS (1♂+4♀ Buzzard Field, 5 Green Belt Field), LONG-TAILED TIT (Wood Lane), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), c18 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Holly Blue (Pipit Meadow), Large White (C.Farm), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (R.Bottom), Green-veined White (Lunch Wood)) - DKC/PGo/PW/IGM et al
Saturday 4th
  • CURLEW flew WSW at 8.20am (see Gallery), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT (Stoney Nob (singing)), ♀ WHINCHAT (Infront George Field), 3 RED KITES flew over c11.00am (see Gallery), 3 WHEATEARS (1♂+2♀) (Skylark Field/Infront George Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Legal & General then Infront George Field), 7 SWALLOWS through, GREY HERON flew over, 3+ MALLARDS flew over, SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), ♂ PHEASANT (Lunch Wood), 3+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS, c6 SKYLARKS, 3 LINNETS, 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General), 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, GOLDFINCH, GREEN WOODPECKER, 10+ STOCK DOVES (Butterflies: Peacock) - DKC/IJ/JMcK
  • 700+ HERRING GULLS flew west in half an hour (B.Woods) - SG   


Friday 3rd
  • HOBBY flew over at 4.12pm (Watchpoint), ♀ WHINCHAT (Harrier Field), ♂ WHEATEAR (Broadfield), 5 SWALLOWS flew north, ♂ MALLARD flew over, SPARROWHAWK, ♂ KESTREL, ♀ PIED WAGTAIL (Skylark Field), GREY HERON flew over, 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS, c6 SKYLARKS, COAL TIT (Pages Acre (singing)), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 1 Lambert's Shaw (singing)), ♂ PHEASANT (Lunch Wood), GOLDCREST (Wood Lane), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Chipstead Meadow), 3 LINNETS, NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 5 BLACKCAPS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Pages Acre, 1 Tawny Wood), 2 COLLARED DOVES, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Comma, Brimstone) - DKC/JB  


Thursday 2nd
  • 1.00pm: RED KITE came in from east then flew high south (C.Farm) - IJ
  • (all C.Farm) ♂ WHEATEAR (Infront George Field), 5+ MALLARDS flew over, PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Death Pit, 2 Pages Acre, 1 Legal & General), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lunch Banks, 2 east side of Horse Pasture), SPARROWHAWK, 7 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, LINNET, 6+ PHEASANTS (2+♂+4+♀), LONG-TAILED TIT (Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER, GOLDFINCH, GREENFINCH, SONG THRUSH, 15 STOCK DOVES, 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Speckled Wood, Small White, Comma, 3 Peacocks) - DKC/IJ/RDW
  • (all B.Woods) SISKIN flew over, 4 ROOKS (3 Hither Field, 1 south over car park), GREY HERON flew over, 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS flew over (1 displaying), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), ♂ KESTREL (The Scrub/Hither Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (The Scrub), 3 BLACKCAPS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub), 2 NUTHATCHES, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Comma, 5+ Brimstones) - DKC
  • (all The Scrub) WILLOW WARBLER, 2 SWALLOWS, COMMON WHITETHROAT, GOLDCREST (singing), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (inc mating pair), 4 BLACKCAPS, 2 LINNETS, ♂ KESTREL, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, SONG THRUSH, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - AD 
  • (all C.Farm) 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (inc courting pair C.Farmhouse), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 PHEASANTS - IGM   


Wednesday 1st
  • ♀ WHINCHAT (Watchpoint) (see Gallery), ♂ WHEATEAR (Broadfield), ♂ SPARROWHAWK, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm - 2 of which also over B.Woods), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Aberdour School (1 singing), 1 Lunch Wood (singing)), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Death Pit), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 north end of Broadfield, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), 2♂ PHEASANTS, COAL TIT (Pages Acre (singing)), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ SKYLARKS, 5 LINNETS, COLLARED DOVE, GREEN WOODPECKER, 6 STOCK DOVES, SONG THRUSH, BLUE TITS mating (Circle Field) - DKC et al  

April 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.

Tuesday 30th
  • LESSER WHITETHROAT at c6.40pm (C.Farmhouse (singing)), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods car park), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (B.Woods), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods) - PS
  • Late afternoon/evening: (all C.Farm) 7 WHEATEARS (4♂+3♀) (moving between Skyark Field & Broadfield), ♀ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 8+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 SKYLARKS, 7 PHEASANTS (3♂+4♀), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 LINNETS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 3 STOCK DOVES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
  • 3 WHEATEARS (Infront George Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (B.Woods) - GB 


Monday 29th 
  • 6.25am-8.30pm: 2 RED KITES flew west at 6.58pm [IJ/DKC], 10 WHEATEARS (5♂+5♀) (between Skylark Field & Broadfield), CORMORANT flew SW at 11.41am, 2 CANADA GEESE (1 ringed) c6.30am then flew off (Skylark Field), 2 SWALLOWS, GREY HERON flew over, 4+ MALLARDS flew over, SPARROWHAWK, ♀ KESTREL, MISTLE THRUSH (near Pages Acre), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS, PIED WAGTAIL, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Circle Field), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 7 BLACKCAPS (1 Watchpoint, 3 Pages Acre, 2 Tawny Wood, 1 Circle Field), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ SKYLARKS, 10+ LINNETS, 2♂ PHEASANTS, COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), 8 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Legal & General, 2 Slangs, 2 Pages Acre, 2 Ruffett Wood), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 by Pages Acre, 1 C.Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 COLLARED DOVES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 7+ GOLDFINCHES - DKC/AD/IJ 
  • 7.15am-3.15pm: 2♀ WHEATEARS (Broadfield), CANADA GOOSE flew over (C.Residential), MEADOW PIPIT (Legal & General), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 21 BLACKCAPS (3 Railway Field, 2 Chipstead Meadow, 2 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Poultry Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General, 1 Lamberts Shaw, 1 Circle Field, 1 Tart's Field, 7 B.Woods), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 Circle Field, 6 B.Woods), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General), 7 COAL TITS (2 Circle field, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Wood Lane, 1 B.Woods), 7 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 5 B.Woods), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods) , 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), LITTLE OWL (flew from Poultry field to caravan site), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Wood), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 R.Bottom, 2 Bog Field), 5 PHEASANTS (1 Broadfield, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Railway Field, 1 Lunch Banks, 1 Pheasant Field), 8 SKYLARKS (2 Horse Paddock, 2 Skylark Field, 1 Broadfield, 1 Quail field, 1 Tart's Field, 1 Perrotts by Wood), 12 LINNETS (10 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 5 GREENFINCHES (1 Tart's Field, 1 Can Hatch Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Poultry Field, 1 Railway Field), 9 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 10 STOCK DOVES (7 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (7 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Legal & General, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tattenham Meadow), 8 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Tawny Wood (mating), 1 Pages Acre, 1 Railway field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 C.Wood, 2 B.Woods) (Butterflies: 2 Peacocks (1 Watchpoint, 1 Pipit Meadow), Comma (Watchpoint). Mammals: 2 Badgers (Lunch Wood), Red Fox (Lunch Wood)) - IPW  
    3 PHEASANTS (Lunch Wood/Lunch Banks), LITTLE OWL (Lunch Banks) (Mammals: Roe Deer (Fames Rough)) - IGM  


Sunday 28th
  • LAPWING flew east at 9.37am (C.Farm) [IJ/DKC], 6 WHEATEARS (3♂+3♀) (R.Bottom), c3 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 12 SWALLOWS through (11 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), ♀ BULLFINCH (Valley Meadows), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Can Hatch Field, 1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Infront George Field), GOLDCREST (near Piddly Pond (singing)), 4 KESTRELS (3 C.Farm, ♀ Hither Field), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm & B.Woods), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre (singing), c5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 90+ LINNETS (mostly C.Farm - 1 over Fames Rough), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 5 PHEASANTS (3♂) (C.Farm), COAL TIT (Scouts camp), 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General, 2 The Scrub), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), c11 STOCK DOVES (c10 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Peacock (The Scrub). Mammals: Red Fox (Tart's Field)) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
  • TAWNY OWL (B.Woods), 2♂ WHEATEARS (Infront George Field), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) - PGo 


Saturday 27th
  • 5.00am-7.35pm: 2 RED KITES flew over (C.Farm: 1 flew west c9.05am [IJ et al], 1 flew high north c12.54pm [SG]), 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (adult & 1st-summer) (C.Farm), SISKIN (B.Woods 200yds east of Perrotts Farmhouse (singing)), 8+ WHEATEARS (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS flew over (The Scrub), ROOK (Hither Field), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), ♂ MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 The Scrub (singing)), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 7 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 KESTRELS (♂+♀ Lunch Banks, ♂ Hither Field), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm & B.Woods), 9 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), c21 LINNETS (C.Farm), c5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2+ SPARROWHAWKS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), TREECREEPER (by Piddly Pond), GOLDCREST (near Piddly Pond (singing)), 3 COLLARED DOVES (2 C.Residential, 1 over Pages Acre), 13 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre), 10 PHEASANTS (2♂) (Buzzard Field), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Pages Acre, 4 The Scrub (2 pairs confronting each other - 2 individuals with nesting material), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREENFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 Valley Meadows), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 12+ STOCK DOVES (10+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods, 9+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (7+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) (52 species recorded) - DKC/IJ/SG/PGo/JMcK


Friday 26th 
  • Early afternoon: (all C.Farm) TREE PIPIT (R.Bottom), RED KITE flew over, 8 WHEATEARS (7♂+♀) - NS
  • Evening: (all C.Farm) ♀ WHINCHAT (Skylark Field, 16+ WHEATEARS (10+ Quail Field, 5 Skylark Field, 1 Broadfield), CHIFFCHAFF, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Pages Acre), LITTLE OWL, 3 PHEASANTS (2♂), NUTHATCH, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC
  • 2 RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGES (near Lunch Wood) - via DKC  


Thursday 25th
  • (all B.Woods) WILLOW WARBLER, GREY HERON flew over, ♂ KESTREL (Hither Field), 3 BLACKCAPS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, COMMON BUZZARD, TREECREEPER, LINNET, 2 NUTHATCHES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREENFINCH, GOLDFINCH, STOCK DOVE, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: 2 Peacocks, 6 Brimstones) - DKC




Wednesday 24th
  • (all C.Farm) RED KITE 5.35pm-5.40pm (landed in Death Pit then at north end of Broadfield then flew west), 11 WHEATEARS (2♂+2♀ Infront George Field, 1♂+2♀ Bunting Field, 2♂ Tart's Field, 2♀ Skylark Field), 2 GREY HERONS (1 juv) flew over, ♂ MALLARD flew over, 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over together, 5 SKYLARKS, CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Pages Acre), 40+ LINNETS (Broadfield), 3 PHEASANTS (1♂), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES,  2 COLLARED DOVES - DKC/JMcK/IGM 


Tuesday 23rd
  • WHIMBREL still until 8.58pm then flew (mainly Skylark Field, visiting Infront George Field twice) (see Gallery) - DKC/MS/PS/MD/NR/NS/PGo et al
  • 7.07pm-7.11pm: RED KITE flew west (C.Farm) (see Gallery) - NGd/DKC
  • (all C.Farm) FIELDFARE (Legal & General), ♂ WHEATEAR (Broadfield), SWALLOW, GREY HERON flew over, 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre), COMMON WHITETHROAT, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), BLACKCAP (Legal & General), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre), 4 PHEASANTS (1♂) (Buzzard Field), YELLOWHAMMER, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre (with nesting material), GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 SKYLARKS, 4 STOCK DOVES, 2 LINNETS - DKC
  • SWALLOW, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, COMMON BUZZARD, 4 LONG-TAILED TITS, 8+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 4 LINNETS, LITTLE OWL (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, 10+ Brimstones) - GB
  • 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 by Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods by car park), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), c7 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 6 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods) - PS  


Monday 22nd
  • WHIMBREL in evening till 8.45pm at least (Infront George Field then Skylark Field) (see Gallery) - DW et al
  • 2 RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGES (by Lunch Wood) - via DKC
  • (all C.Farm) YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over at 6.53am (Watchpoint), ♂ WHEATEAR (Broadfield), 2 GREY HERONS flew over, TREECREEPER (Pages Acre (singing)), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, CHIFFCHAFF (Death Pit), BLACKCAP (Pages Acre), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Circle Field), ♂ PHEASANT (Buzzard Field), YELLOWHAMMER, c28 LINNETS, SKYLARK, LONG-TAILED TIT (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 7 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREAT TITS collecting nesting material (near Watchpoint) - DKC


Sunday 21st
  • 6.30am-6.50pm: ♀ REED BUNTING 12.05pm (Bog Field then flew towards Can Hatch Field & no further sign), 2 SAND MARTINS flew over (C.Farm), 4 WHEATEARS (C.Farm), 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (2 by Watchpoint then flew off, 1 flew over C.Wood), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 8 BLACKCAPS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Circle Field, 1 Legal & General, ♀ Broadfield/Harrier Field, 4 Tawny Wood), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Legal & General, 2 The Scrub), 3 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm - 1 dropped into Bog Field), 4+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), ♀ PIED WAGTAIL (Pages Acre horse paddock), 9+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c8 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (Lunch Wood), 4 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Legal & General), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 C.Wood, 2 by The Scrub (1 singing)), 3 COAL TITS (2 Wood Lane, 1 Pages Acre), GOLDCREST (Wood Lane (singing)), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 1 C.Wood, 3 B.Woods), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Legal & General, 2 Circle Field, 2 The Scrub), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 10 GREEN WOODPECKERS (7 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 21+ STOCK DOVES (20+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 GREENFINCHES (5 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (7 C.Farm, 1 Rest Copse) (Butterflies: Peacock (R.Bottom), Comma (C.Lane near C.Farmhouse)) - DKC/KJM/RDW/PM/IJ et al
  • (all C.Farm) RED KITE flew over at 7.45pm (Death Pit), 3 WHEATEARS, COMMON WHITETHROAT, LITTLE OWL, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS - MS/PS  


Saturday 20th
  • (all C.Farm) WOODLARK at 6.40am (Tart's Field (singing)), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew west at 9.12am (C.Farmhouse), SISKIN flew over (Tattenham Meadow), MEADOW PIPIT, 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Watchpoint), ♀ MALLARD flew over, 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 R.R.Cottages, 1 Slangs, 1 R.Bottom, 1 Poultry Field), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Railway Field, 1 Heathside Field, 1 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre), 2 SWALLOWS flew west (Heathside Field), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (over Quail Field), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 Lunch Banks, 1 Buzzard Field), 100+ LINNETS (60+ Green Belt Field, 40+ Quail Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Pages Acre), 6 COAL TITS (1 Railway Field, 1 Copt Hill Lane, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 2 Pages Acre (all singing)), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood (singing)), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Copt Hill Lane, 1 Circle Field), 5 YELOWHAMMERS, 9 SKYLARKS, 3 PHEASANTS (1 Bog Field, 1 Broadfield, 1 Lunch Wood), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), GREENFINCH (Copt Hill Lane), 7 GOLDFINCHES, 5 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 C.Residential, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Quail Field, 1 Copt Hill Lane), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Circle Field, 1 Poultry Field), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Lunch Wood), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: 3 Small Tortoiseshells (1 R.Bottom, 1 Horse Pasture, 1 near C.Farmhouse), Peacock (Horse Pasture), Brimstone (R.Bottom). Mammals: Red Fox (Stoney Nob)) - IPW
  • 6.40am-8.30pm: ♀ COMMON REDSTART at 6.09pm (Slangs), RED KITE drifted over at 1.30pm, ♂ PEREGRINE flew through at 5.30pm (C.Farm), BARN OWL still (in ash near Watchpoint), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew over (B.Woods), c9 COMMON WHITETHROATS (c8 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), c4 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 7 SWALLOWS (6 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 WHEATEARS (2♂+♀) (Broadfield), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 5 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 by Pages Acre, 2 by Lunch Wood), ♂ KESTREL (Slangs), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), ♂ PHEASANT (C.Farm), c8 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c8 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 6 BLACKCAPS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Slangs, 1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre (singing)), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 by The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods), 32+ STOCK DOVES (30+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods (singing)), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods) (Butterflies: 2 Peacocks (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 Commas (1 Slangs, 1 B.Woods), c10 Brimstones (c5 C.Farm, c5 B.Woods)) - RDW/DKC/KJM/IJ et al

 
Friday 19th
  • (all C.Farm) ♂ COMMON REDSTART (Slangs/R.Bottom) (see Gallery), 2♂ WHINCHATS (R.Bottom) (see Gallery), 11 WHEATEARS (8♂+3♀) (R.Bottom) (see Gallery), BARN OWL still (near R.R.Cottages), WILLOW WARBLER (Broadfield/Harrier Field border (singing)), c3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, LESSER REDPOLL flew over (Pages Acre), SISKIN flew over (Legal & General), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over, MEADOW PIPIT, MALLARD flew over, COMMON BUZZARD, LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), PIED WAGTAIL, 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS, c7 SKYLARKS, 10+ LINNETS, ♀ KESTREL (Lunch Wood), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Circle Field, 1 by Heathside Field), CHIFFCHAFF (by Tawny Wood), MISTLE THRUSH (near Pages Acre (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre (singing)), TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), NUTHATCH, c40 STOCK DOVES, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Slangs, 2 Circle Field, 1 Legal & General), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 SONG THRUSHES - DKC/NS/PW/RR et al


Thursday 18th
  • 6.15am-7.50am: (all B.Woods) CORMORANT flew over at 7.26am, 2 MALLARDS flew over, 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀ mating) (Valley Meadows), MISTLE THRUSH (near car park (singing)), 2♂ BLACKCAPS (between car park & The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), ♂ BULLFINCH (near car park), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 near car park, 1 between car park & The Scrub), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 LINNETS (The Scrub), 3 NUTHATCHES, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), GOLDFINCH
  • (all C.Farm) 5 WHEATEARS (Infront George Field), SWALLOW, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS - MD
  • 5.10pm-8.50pm: (all C.Farm) BARN OWL (in barn by R.R.Cottages then hunting), WILLOW WARBLER (Pages Acre), c60 LINNETS (Buzzard Field), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ SKYLARKS, MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre), 22 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 10 PHEASANTS (2♂) (Buzzard Field), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Slangs, 2 Pages Acre), GREEN WOODPECKER (Pages Acre) (Mammals: 2 Roe Deer (Lunch Wood)) - DKC/IJ/PM
  • FIELDFARE (Legal & General), SWALLOW over (Infront George Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (by Poultry Field), 3 SKYLARKS, GREEN WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob) - RJ/DSk  


Wednesday 17th
  • 6.00pm: ♂ RING OUZEL (Bog Field) - PS
  • (all C.Farm) BARN OWL still (in barn by R.R.Cottages then hunting), ♀ WHEATEAR (Quail Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT, 1+ BULLFINCH (Slangs), GREY HERON flew over, 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 MEADOW PIPITS, SPARROWHAWK, 3 SWALLOWS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 1 Pages Acre), 2 MALLARDS flew over, MISTLE THRUSH (Circle Field), 110+ LINNETS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane (singing), 1 Circle Field (subsinging)), ♀ KESTREL, YELLOWHAMMER, 4 PHEASANTS (2♂), COMMON BUZZARD, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Slangs, 2 Pages Acre), 20+ STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, SONG THRUSH, 3 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), GOLDFINCH (Mammals: 2 Badgers (Lunch Wood), Roe Deer (Lunch Banks)) - DKC/JB/CA/IGM/JS et al 


Tuesday 16th
  • (all C.Farm) 2 TREE PIPITS still at 7.10pm (by derelict barn), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south at 7.56am, BARN OWL (in barn by R.R.Cottages then hunting), 3 WHEATEARS (Skylark Field), 5 FIELDFARES (Legal & General), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Slangs, 1 near Watchpoint), c6 MALLARDS (inc 2 in Bog Field), SWALLOW, ♀ KESTREL, 4 LITTLE OWLS, c170 LINNETS, 9 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field), 2♂ PHEASANTS, 2+ SKYLARKS, 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Slangs, 2 Infront George Field), GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC/DW/MD/KH/JMcK
  • ♂ COMMON REDSTART (Slangs) - via DKC




    Monday 15th
    • 2 TREE PIPITS showing well at 7.20am and 11.00am (near R.R.Cottages (1 singing)) (see Gallery), 3 COMMON REDSTARTS (♂+♀ R.Bottom/Slangs, ♂ by Pages Acre horse paddock) (see Gallery), PEREGRINE flew over (B.Woods), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 Slangs, 1 by R.R.Cottages), BARN OWL hunting at c6.20am (Watchpoint/Harrier Field) (see Gallery), 3+ WHEATEARS (1 C.Farmyard then 3+ Broadfield), 7 WILLOW WARBLERS (4 in/around Pages Acre, 1 Slangs (singing), 1 Circle Field, 1 The Scrub (singing)), ♂ BLACKCAP (by R.R.Cottages (singing)), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 by Broadfield, 2 Slangs, 1 by Poultry Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 5 B.Woods), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (Slangs), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 2 MEADOW PIPITS flew over (C.Farm), 23 FIELDFARES (Legal & General), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 2 over Sheep Brow), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Lunch Banks, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c10 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), GOLDCREST (Slangs), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (by Pages Acre), 7 PHEASANTS (3♂) (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Slangs, 2 by Pages Acre), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), pair of DUNNOCKS gathering nest material (Slangs) (Butterflies: Peacock (R.Bottom). Mammals: 2 Badgers (Lunch Wood), 2 Roe Deer (Stoney Nob)) - DKC/IJ/MD 
    • Early evening: 2 COMMON REDSTARTS (♂+♀) still (Slangs) - SG/CA
    • Early evening: BARN OWL hunting at 7.10pm (Harrier Field then Broadfield/Stoney Nob), 3 MALLARDS (2 Bog Field, 1 flew over C.Farm) - IJ/CA   


    Sunday 14th
    • 7.00am-6.50pm: GREEN SANDPIPER 1.10pm-1.30pm then flushed off by MAGPIE (Bog Field) (found by GC) (see Gallery), ♂ CUCKOO singing (Stoney Nob 9.35am-9.40am then by Circle Field 4.24pm) (found by DKC),  (see Gallery), SAND MARTIN flew west at 5.50pm (Skylark Field), 3 HOUSE MARTINS flew through (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (Pages Acre), ♂ BLACKCAP (Watchpoint), c25 SWALLOWS through (C.Farm), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (Slangs), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (Slangs), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 2 REDWINGS (Pages Acre), 37+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), ♀ KESTREL (Lunch Wood), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 12 PHEASANTS (4♂) (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 60+ LlNNETS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood  (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Pages Acre), 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Slangs, 1 Legal & General, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 Wood Lane), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 30+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), c5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5+ SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), mating pair of CHAFFINCHES (by R.R.Cottages), pair of DUNNOCKS collecting nesting material (by R.R.Cottages) (Butterflies: 2 Peacocks (1 Watchpoint, 1 Fames Rough), 2 Commas (Slangs), Red Admiral (Slangs), Small Tortoiseshell (by Pages Acre), 17+ Brimstones (2+ C.Farm, 15+ B.Woods)) - DKC/IGM/GC/CA/PGo et al 
    • c12.40pm: MUTE SWAN flew east (C.Farm) - SD/FJ


     Saturday 13th
    • Mid-morning: WOODLARK (flew over Heathside Field 9.00am & later heard nearby) - JG
    • (all C.Farm) probable WOODLARK heard c10.15am (near Horse Pasture), WILLOW WARBLER (C.Lane/Tart's Field (singing)), BLACKCAP (Legal & General (singing)), CHIFFCHAFF (Railway Field), 2 CANADA GEESE flew west at 8.24am (Quail Field), 6 MALLARDS flew over (3 over Railway Field at 9.44am, 3 over C.Residential at 11.45am), SISKIN (Death Pit), 9 REDWINGS (8 Pages Acre, 1 Legal & General), c37 FIELDFARES (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (over Lunch Banks), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre (singing)), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS, 8 SKYLARKS, 90+ LINNETS (inc 60+ Broadfield), 2 COAL TITS (1 Railway Field, 1 Pages Acre), 8 COLLARED DOVES (4 C.Residential, 1 Quail Field, 1 Copt Hill Lane, 2 Legal & General), 3 STOCK DOVES, 5 GREENFINCHES, 8 GOLDFINCHES, 7 SONG THRUSHES, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Copt Hill Lane, 1 Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER (Slangs), 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Mammals: 2 Roe Deer (Lunch Banks)) - IPW  
    • (all C.Farm) BLACKCAP (Slangs), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (Watchpoint), GREY HERON flew over (Skylark Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Slangs), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Slangs), SONG THRUSH (Slangs), BLACKBIRD carrying food (near Watchpoint) - IJ
    • (all C.Farm) CHIFFCHAFF, NUTHATCH, COAL TIT, GREEN WOODPECKER - PGo
    • Late afternoon/early evening: CHIFFCHAFF (Slangs), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Slangs) - DKC


    Friday 12th
    • 7.00am-6.45pm: RING OUZEL still c3.45pm (Broadfield then flew towards Skylark Field), 4+ GREYLAGS flew over (4 B.Woods then C.Farm at 2.03pm then 2 C.Farm at 5.58pm), 2 SWALLOWS low north (C.Farm), 2 WHEATEARS (Broadfield) (IS), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (near R.R.Cottages), 3+ MALLARDS (C.Farm - 3 flew over then ♂+♀ Bog Field), c150 LINNETS (Broadfield), c9 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), COMMON GULL (C.Farm), 1+ REDWING (C.Farm), 90+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (by Piddly Pond (singing)), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c9 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 3+ SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm) - DKC/IN/GC
    • Early morning: (all C.Farm) CHIFFCHAFF (Watchpoint), ♂ MALLARD flew over, 7 FIELDFARES flew south, 8+ SKYLARKS, 100+ HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) - NS 


    Thursday 11th
    • 7.10am-6.35pm: DUNLIN at 10.34am (circled Bog Field then flew NE) (see
      Gallery      ), RING OUZEL still 9.50am-10.25am but elusive (Bog Field/Tart's Field), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 5 MALLARDS flew over (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 ROOKS (B.Woods then Poultry Field), 4 REDWINGS (C.Farm), c120 FIELDFARES (mainly C.Farm - 1 Rest Copse), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 120+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 MEADOW PIPITS flew over (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS displaying (C.Farm), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), ♂ PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (Rest Copse), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (Skylark Field), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Legal & General, 2 by C.Farmhouse, 2 The Scrub), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Ruffett Wood), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ et al
    • Late afternoon: SWALLOW (Skylark Field) - GC
    • (Mammals: 3 Badgers (Lunch Wood)) - IJ/JMcK
    Wednesday 10th
    • 6.50am-8.10pm: RING OUZEL 4.25pm-4.30pm only (Skylark Field), 2 GREYLAGS flew over at 6.24pm (C.Farm), ♂ WHEATEAR still (Skylark Field), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (1 Slangs, 1 The Scrub), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods border, 1 B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), 6 SISKINS flew over (C.Farm), 3 MALLARDS (♂+♀ C.Farmyard then flew off, ♂ flew over The Scrub), 11 MEADOW PIPITS flew over (10 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Railway Field, 1 The Scrub), 6 REDWINGS (5 Skylark Field, 1 The Scrub), c120 FIELDFARES (Skylark Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm & B.Woods - 1 displaying), SPARROWHAWK (over Lunch Wood), ♂ KESTREL (The Scrub), 2 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 27+ LINNETS (25+ C.Farm, 2+ The Scrub), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Death Pit, 2 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (Broadfield/Harrier Field border), 4 PHEASANTS (3♂+♀) (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Legal & General, 3+ The Scrub), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 13 STOCK DOVES (8 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 10 SONG THRUSHES (6 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC et al
    • ♂ BLACKCAP (Tart's Field/Bog Field border hedge) - IN et al 
    • (Technical issues mean photos can't be added to the Gallery at the moment, but this problem should be fixed soon and all recent images will be added)   


    Tuesday 9th
    • Early evening: SWALLOW (flew from Legal & General towards Broadfield) - DW
    • 6.50am-5.30pm: 5 GREYLAGS flew west (C.Farm; 3 at 1.12pm & 2 at 1.40pm), ♂ WHEATEAR (Skylark Field), LESSER REDPOLL at 12.56pm then flew off (hedge bording Quail Field/Skylark Field), CORMORANT circled then flew west at 11.51am (C.Farm), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over at 8.02am (C.Farm), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Broadfield), 4 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 3 SISKINS flew over (2 Stoney Nob, 1 Tawny Wood), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), c135 FIELDFARES (Skylark Field), c30 REDWINGS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (flew from Pheasant Field to B.Woods), 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 12 COMMON GULLS flew over (Lunch Wood), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 2 Stoney Nob), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 60+ LINNETS (Quail Field), 13 PHEASANTS (3 (2♂) Pheasant Field, ♂ Horse Pasture, 8 (2♂) Green Belt Field - 1♂+5♀ of these also visited B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 by Green Belt Field), LONG-TAILED TIT (Legal & General), 3 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 7 SONG THRUSHES (5 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 13 STOCK DOVES (12 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC
    • 2 GREYLAGS flew low SW at 3.25pm (Skylark Field), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm) - JMcK  


    Monday 8th
    • 6.50am-11.20am/5.00pm-8.40pm: 2 GREYLAGS flew east at 9.10am (C.Farm), 1+ LESSER REDPOLL flew over (C.Farm), 2 CANADA GEESE flew east at 9.19am (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS at 7.40pm (Broadfield), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods near R.R.Lane (singing)), SISKIN flew over (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL calling at 10.30am (near Piddly Pond), 3 MEADOW PIPITS flew over (C.Farm), 4 MALLARDS (3 (2♂+♀) flew over C.Farm, ♂ Piddly Pond), c150 FIELDFARES (Legal & General), 3 REDWINGS (Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 by Tawny Wood, 1 near Piddly Pond), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Steep Banks, 1 B.Woods), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), ♀ PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farmyard), c82 LINNETS (Broadfield), ♂ PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), MISTLE THRUSH (Chipstead Meadow (singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Legal & General), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods border), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 32 STOCK DOVES (31 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 19 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 9+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Mammals: 2 Badgers at 8.10pm (Lunch Wood)) - DKC 


    Sunday 7th
    • 8.15am-1.40pm: 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane (1 singing)), LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods in larches), 3 WOODCOCKS flushed (B.Woods), 4 SISKINS (B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (over B.Woods from Poultry Field), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (together over Green Belt Field), 3+ REDWINGS (B.Woods), 10 ROOKS (2 Poultry Field, 8 Hither Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (Rest Copse), PHEASANT (B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (near Perrotts Farmhouse), 7 COAL TITS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 6 TREECREEPERS (2 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods), 7 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods; all singing), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Ruffett Wood, 3 The Scrub, 1 Rest Copse), 9 NUTHATCHES (2 Tawny Wood, 7 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (Tawny Wood), 8 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 6 B.Woods), 36+ STOCK DOVES (30+ Pipit Meadow, 1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 5 B.Woods (4 singing)), 11 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods) (Butterflies: 4 Brimstones (B.Woods). Mammals: Roe Deer (Ruffett Wood)) - IPW 
    • CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods near R.R.Lane (singing)), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (Watchpoint), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Broadfield), WOODCOCK flew over at 6.56pm (C.Farmhouse), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 3 ROOKS (Tart's Field), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 80+ FIELDFARES (Stoney Nob), REDWING (Stoney Nob), c8 COMMON BUZZARDS flew over (CFBW), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), ♂ KESTREL (Slangs), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 8 PHEASANTS (2♂) (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 30+ LINNETS (Quail Field), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Small Tortoiseshells (Watchpoint)) - DKC/JMcK/IGM/CA et al
    • (all C.Farm) 5 COMMON BUZZARDS, 8 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5 FIELDFARES, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS - GB/TJ
    • (Butterflies: 3 Brimstones (Woodpecker Meadow), Small White (near B.Woods car park)) - LM   


    Saturday 6th
    • (all C.Farm) ♂ BRAMBLING at 9.30am (Pipit Meadow), GREY HERON flew over, c30 FIELDFARES - SG
    • 6.55am-7.25pm: RED KITE drifted NW (B.Woods) (JMcK), 5 WOODCOCKS flushed (B.Woods) (JMcK), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Lunch Banks (singing)), 2 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀) (Steep Banks/B.Woods border), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (C.Farm), 103+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 57+ REDWINGS (2 Legal & General, 55+ B.Woods), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 by Tawny Wood, 3 B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 3 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS flew over (C.Farm/B.Woods), ♂ KESTREL (C.Farm then B.Woods), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 near Perrotts Farmhouse), 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (9 R.Bottom, 1 near C.Farmhouse (singing)), 10+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Chipstead Meadow (singing)), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 12 PHEASANTS (3♂) (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm then B.Woods), 3 COLLARED DOVES (over Quail Field), 15+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Legal & General, 2 Tawny Wood, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 11+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/JMcK/IGM
    • RED KITE flew over (same as above?) (Ruffett Wood) - via DKC
    • ♂ MALLARD (Piddly Pond), KESTREL (Hither Field) - IGM
    Friday 5th

    • 12.30am-1.40pm: (all C.Farm) RED KITE flew over (Stoney Nob), COMMON BUZZARD, 2♀ KESTRELS, 73+ FIELDFARES, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 5 COMMON GULLS, SONG THRUSH, 2 GOLDFINCHES, c160 STARLINGS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - AD
    • 6.45am-6.30pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield), 7 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 2 SISKINS flew over (Tattenham Meadow), ROOK (Hither Field), 92+ STOCK DOVES (90+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 50+ FIELDFARES (Legal & General), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods*), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), ♂ KESTREL (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 near Piddly Pond), MISTLE THRUSH (Chipstead Meadow), c54 LINNETS (c50 Pipit Meadow, 4 over B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (Circle Field), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 COMMON GULLS (2 C.Farm, 1 over B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 10 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 6 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Circle Field, 1+ Slangs), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Circle Field), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), c200 CHAFFINCHES (Pipit Meadow), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Mammals: 3 Roe Deer (2 Circle Field, 1 The Scrub)) - DKC/JMcK
    • 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Broadfield, 1 Stoney Nob) (Mammals: 2 Badgers (Lunch Wood)) - IGM 


     Thursday 4th
    • 6.40am-1.40pm: (all C.Farm) 3+ CANADA GEESE flew over, 3 MALLARDS flew over, 2 SISKINS (by Ivy Wood), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (Stoney Nob), REDWING, 34+ FIELDFARES, ♀ SPARROWHAWK, 2 KESTRELS (♂ Lunch Banks, ♀ north end of Broadfield), 50+ LINNETS, GOLDCREST (Chipstead Road (singing)), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 20 GOLDFINCHES (inc 18 Legal & General), COMMON GULL, 2♂ PHEASANTS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 6 STOCK DOVES, GREENFINCH, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/JMcK et al
    Wednesday 3rd
    • 6.45am-5.30pm: CANADA GOOSE flew over at 8.56am (C.Farm), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), ROOK (Poultry Field), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (C.Farm), 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over north (C.Farm (inc.5 together)), c14 REDWINGS (2 by Pages Acre, c12 near The Scrub), 38+ FIELDFARES (2 by Pages Acre, 36+ Stoney Nob), ♂ KESTREL (The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 near The Scrub), c40 LINNETS (C.Farm), 8 PHEASANTS (4♂) (C.Farm), 15+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Circle Field, 2 Legal & General, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Ruffett Wood), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC 


     Tuesday 2nd
    • 6.45am-12.10pm: (all C.Farm) CHIFFCHAFF (C.Wood moved towards Pages Acre), 3 CANADA GEESE flew south at 8.16am, GREY HERON flew over, 2 SISKINS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 1 flew over), 5 MEADOW PIPITS, ROOK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), ♂ PIED WAGTAIL (Tart's Field), 2 KESTRELS (♂ Lunch Banks, ♀ Circle Field), 5 REDWINGS, 27+ FIELDFARES, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, COAL TIT (Pages Acre), MISTLE THRUSH (by Pages Acre (singing)), ♂ PHEASANT, 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane, 1 Tawny Wood),4 COMMON GULLS, 18+ LINNETS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 SKYLARKS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Legal & General), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 12 STOCK DOVES, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC 
    Monday 1st
    • (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Lunch Banks then Broadfield), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), c110 FIELDFARES (moving between Perrotts by Wood and Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 The Scrub, 1 near Fames Rough), 2 KESTRELS (♂ Lunch Banks/Steep Banks, ♀ near C.Farmhouse), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), 150+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (Slangs), 11 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), c120 CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm), 20+ GOLDFINCHES - DKC/SG/IGM
    • RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (south end of Broadfield), 40+ LINNETS (Infront George Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), MISTLE THRUSH (R.R.Cottages), 12+ YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), 10 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), SKYLARK (Poultry Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Gunman's Shaw) - MSt
    • 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond) - Nick
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