Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates. 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 efficient. 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.
Tuesday 30th
- Banstead Woods: SISKIN flew over (Butterflies: 1,760+ Marbled Whites, 2,270+ Meadow Browns. Plants: 3,500+ Pyramidal Orchids) - SG
Monday 29th
Sunday 28th
- Fames Rough: HOBBY - IGM
- Canons Farm: YELLOWHAMMER (Slangs), 2 LINNETS (R.R.Cottages), 4+ SKYLARKS, 4 BLACKCAPS (Butterflies: 15+ Marbled Whites (8+ Legal & General), 6 Small Tortoiseshells, 6 Large Skippers (2 Legal & General), 8+ Ringlets (3+ Legal & General), Small White, many Meadow Browns) - PGo
- Banstead Woods: 2 HOBBIES mobbing COMMON BUZZARD (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - IPW
Saturday 27th
- Canons Farm: c16 COMMON SWIFTS, YELLOWHAMMER (Poultry Field), BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), PHEASANT (Green Belt Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Ruffett Wood), KESTREL (caravan site), 6 BLACKCAPS, CHIFFCHAFF (Tawny Wood), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Poultry Field), GREENFINCH (Tawny Wood), 2 LINNETS (Perrotts by Wood) (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Large Skipper, Green-veined White, 7 Small Tortoiseshells, 3 Ringlets, Speckled Wood, 10+ Meadow Browns) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 4 BULLFINCHES (2 The Scrub, 1 Fames Rough, 1 Piddly Pond), COMMON BUZZARD (Fames Rough), GREENFINCH (The Scrub), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 juv) (bathing Piddly Pond) (Odonata, Piddly Pond: Large Red Damselflies, Azure Damselflies. Butterflies: Gatekeeper (Sheep Brow), Essex Skipper (Woodpecker Meadow), 3 Small Skippers (Woodpecker Meadow), c19 Large Skippers, 70+ Marbled Whites, 70+ Meadow Browns, 20+ Ringlets, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, c8 Small Heaths, 2 Common Blues, Brimstone, 4 Speckled Woods, 2 Red Admirals (Sheep Brow), Holly Blue (Sheep Brow), Comma (Woodpecker Meadow), Painted Lady (The Scrub). Moths: 3 Silver-Ys (Sheep Brow)) - IPW
Friday 26th
- Banstead Woods 06:30-11:20/17:30-18:45: 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 over The Scrub, 2 around potential used nest site), 5 STOCK DOVES (3 singing), 36 COMMON SWIFTS (movement), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1+ juv), KESTREL, 2 GOLDCRESTS singing, 3 COAL TITS, SWALLOW flew high NNW, 8 CHIFFCHAFFS, WILLOW WARBLER singing (The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 The Scrub, 1 singing Valley Meadows), 4 NUTHATCHES, 4 TREECREEPERS, 5 SONG THRUSHES (4 singing), 3+ BULLFINCHES (2+ The Scrub, 1+ north of estate)), 2 GREENFINCHES, 4 LINNETS (1 same as CF), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 1+ SISKIN flew over (Butterflies: Ringlets, Marbled Whites, Small Heath, Large Skippers, Meadow Browns) - DKC/DJ/RR/DR/LB/GNR
- Canons Farm 15:55-17:30/18:45-19:10: COMMON BUZZARD (over Death Pit), STOCK DOVE, 70+ COMMON SWIFTS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 KESTRELS, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 7 SKYLARKS, 4 SWALLOWS (2 pairs), 2 BLACKCAPS singing, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 with food C.Farmyard, 2 singing), SONG THRUSH singing (C.Farmyard), 4 LINNETS (1 same as BW), 4 GOLDFINCHES (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshells, Meadow Browns, Large Skipper) - DKC
Thursday 25th
- Banstead Woods 12:50-15:00: COMMON BUZZARD, 2 STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, ♂ KESTREL, GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TITS, 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 4 CHIFFCHAFFS singing, 5 BLACKCAPS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 4 SONG THRUSHES, MISTLE THRUSH, 2 BULLFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 3 GOLDFINCHES, SISKIN flew over (Butterflies: Meadow Browns, Brimstones, Marbled Whites, Small Heaths, Large Skippers, Speckled Woods) - DKC/DCu
Wednesday 24th
Tuesday 23rd
Monday 22nd
Sunday 21st
- Canons Farm: 2 PHEASANTS (1♂) (Green Belt Field), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 juv) (Poultry Field) (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell (Pipit Meadow)) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 5 BULLFINCHES (2 The Scrub, 2 Sheep Brow, 1 Fames Rough) (Butterflies: 9 Marbled Whites (6 Sheep Brow, 3 Fames Rough), Green Hairstreak (Fames Rough), 2 Large Skippers (Fames Rough), 2 Small Heaths (Fames Rough), 2 Painted Ladies (Sheep Brow), 2 Common Blues (1 Sheep Brow, 1 Fames Rough), 19 Meadow Browns) - IPW
Saturday 20th
- RED KITE at 12:00 (flew low SW over Buzzard Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), SPARROWHAWK (Tawny Wood), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew west, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (2♂), 3 PHEASANTS, 3 SONG THRUSHES (Tawny Wood), 4 BLACKCAPS (3 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Circle Field), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ juvs), LINNET, 2 SWALLOWS (R.R.Cottages) (Butterflies: 2 Meadow Browns) - IPW
Friday 19th
- Banstead Woods: 3 CHIFFCHAFFS singing, 2 BLACKCAPS singing, NUTHATCH, SONG THRUSH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER - DJ
- Canons Farm: BLACKCAP singing (Lunch Wood), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 4 LINNETS, YELLOWHAMMER singing (by R.R.Cottages), 3 SKYLARKS (Quail Field), SWALLOW, 2 COMMON SWIFTS, PHEASANT (Stoney Nob), LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), COMMON BUZZARD (over Death Pit) - DJ
Thursday 18th
Wednesday 17th
- Canons Farm: 2 YELLOWHAMMERS singing - DCu
- Slangs, evening: GARDEN WARBLER singing - IGM
Tuesday 16th
- Canons Farm: GOLDCREST singing (Pages Acre), BLACKCAP with food (Chipstead Meadow), juv GREAT TITS - PGo
Monday 15th
Sunday 14th
- Canons Farm 14:30-15:30: YELLOWHAMMER (by derelict barns), 10+ GOLDFINCHES (by R.R.Cottages), 2 SWALLOWS (by R.R.Cottages), COMMON BUZZARD (over Broadfield) - TP
Saturday 13th
- Canons Farm: 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 juv GOLDFINCHES (R.R.Cottages), SWALLOW, 14 COMMON SWIFTS, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD with prey, 3 juv MAGPIES (Butterflies: Painted Lady (Lunch Wood)) - PGo
- Canons Farm: 7 COMMON SWIFTS, 3 SWALLOWS, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, GREENFINCH, YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 LINNETS, PHEASANT - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 4 COMMON SWIFTS, COMMON BUZZARD - PGo
- Woodpecker Meadow: COMMON BUZZARD - TP
Friday 12th
- The Scrub: ♂ CUCKOO heard singing briefly, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over - DKC/RR et al
- Valley Meadows, 16:02: RED KITE flew low over - MSt
- Banstead Woods: LITTLE OWL (near caravan site, same as CF), ♂ MALLARD (Piddly Pond) - IPW
- Canons Farm: LITTLE OWL (near caravan site, same as BW), BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), 2 COMMON SWIFTS - IPW
Thursday 11th
- Legal & General: juv LITTLE OWL - IGM
- Banstead Woods: 4 BULLFINCHES (2 Sheep Brow, 2 The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (Fames Rough), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Valley Meadows), 2 TREECREEPERS (near Piddly Pond) (Butterflies: 4 Large Skippers, 3 Meadow Browns, Grizzled Skipper (Sheep Brow), 4 Dingy Skippers (2 Sheep Brow, 2 Fames Rough), Green Hairstreak (Fames Rough), Brown Argus (Fames Rough), 3 Painted Ladies (2 Sheep Brow, 1 Fames Rough), 3 Small Heaths (Fames Rough), Large White, Speckled Wood, 9 Brimstones, 27 Common Blues. Moths: 2 Silver-Ys. Odonata: Large Red Damselfly (Piddly Pond)) - IPW
Wednesday 10th
- Canons Farm: YELLOWHAMMER singing - DCu
Tuesday 9th
Monday 8th
- Canons Farm: SKYLARK, GOLDFINCH, SWALLOW, LINNET, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, KESTREL, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS - DCu
- Banstead Woods: GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), GOLDCREST, NUTHATCH, BLACKCAP, CHIFFCHAFF, COMMON SWIFT - DCu
- Legal & General: LITTLE OWL on field - IGM
Sunday 7th
- Banstead Woods: WILLOW WARBLER singing (The Scrub), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 6 BLACKCAPS (Butterflies: Dingy Skipper (Fames Rough), 2 Green Hairstreaks (Fames Rough), 33 Common Blues. Plants: White Helleborine, Common Spotted Orchid, many Fly Orchids and Commmon Twayblades) - PGo
- Canons Farm: 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, BLACKCAP (Butterflies: Common Blue) - PGo
- Canons Farm: (Butterflies: Dingy Skipper, Common Blue, Brimstone, several Painted Ladies, Peacock, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Small Heath. Moths: Silver-Y) - IGM
Saturday 6th
- Canons Farm: BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), COMMON SWIFT, 2 PHEASANTS (1 Poultry Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 3 SKYLARKS (2 Green Belt Field, 1 Poultry Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Tawny Wood +juvs), 2+ NUTHATCHES, 2+ COAL TITS - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 2 GARDEN WARBLERS singing (The Scrub), 2 ROOKS (Hither Field), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (Fames Rough), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 The Scrub, 1 Hither Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Woodpecker Meadow), 4 COMMON SWIFTS (Odonata: Black-tailed Skimmer (Fames Rough). Mammals: Weasel (Woodpecker Meadow). Moths: 2 Silver-Ys, Cinnabar (Hither Field). Butterflies: Meadow Brown (Hither Field), Brown Argus (Hither Field), 2 Green Hairstreaks, Holly Blue (Hither Field), 3 Small Heaths (2 The Scrub, 1 Fames Rough), Dingy Skipper (Sheep Brow), Peacock, 2 Speckled Woods, Large White, 30+ Common Blues) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: KESTREL (near Fames Rough) - TP
Friday 5th
- The Scrub: LESSER WHITETHROAT trapped and ringed - DR et al
Thursday 4th
- Canons Farm: 4+ SWALLOWS, 2 COMMON WHITETHOATS - IGM
Wednesday 3rd
- Canons Farm: SKYLARK, 2 GOLDFINCHES - TP
- Banstead Woods: 2 NUTHATCHES (near Piddly Pond), 2 SONG THRUSHES (near Piddly Pond), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS (incl' juvs) (near R.R.Lane entrance) - TP
Tuesday 2nd
Monday 1st
Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates. 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 efficient. 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.
Sunday 31st
Saturday 30th
- Banstead Woods: GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 4 BLACKCAPS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 GOLDCRESTS (yews near The Scrub) (Butterflies: Green Hairstreak (Hither Field), 3 Common Blues. Plants: Fly Orchids, White Helleborine and a number of Common Twayblades (Fames Rough)) - PGo
- Canons Farm: LITTLE OWL (Poultry Field/Green Belt Field), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Green Belt Field), 3 SKYLARKS singing (2 Green Belt Field, 1 Poultry Field), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Poultry Field, 1 Pheasant Field), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 Tawny Wood, 1 Poultry Field), 2 LINNETS (Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 KESTRELS (Perrotts Farmhouse), 6 STOCK DOVES, 2+ juv GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Tawny Wood), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Pipit Meadow) (Butterflies: 4 Small Whites, 2 Large Whites) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: RED KITE flew SE at 10:24 (The Scrub), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 The Scrub, 1 Sheep Brow), ♂ MALLARD (Piddly Pond), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Fames Rough), COMMON SWIFT, 2 SWALLOWS flew north, KESTREL (Hither Field), ROOK (Hither Field), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Hither Field, 1 Woodpecker Meadow) (Butterflies: 2 Brown Argus (Fames Rough), 4 Green Hairstreaks (2 Hither Field, 1 Sheep Brow, 1 Fames Rough), 2 Dingy Skippers (Sheep Brow), Small Heath (Fames Rough), c25 Common Blues (c12 Fames Rough, c9 Sheep Brow, c4 Hither Field), 3 Large Whites, Brimstone, Green-veined White) - IPW
Friday 29th
- Banstead Woods 08:15-09:25: LAPWING flew west, 24 CANADA GEESE flew NE, HOUSE MARTIN, SWALLOW, KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK, 2 STOCK DOVES, 3 COMMON SWIFTS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODEPCKER, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, TREECREEPER, 5 BLACKCAPS - DJ
Thursday 28th
- Canons Farm: LESSER WHITETHROAT singing (near C.Farmhouse), 4+ SWALLOWS - IGM
Wednesday 27th
Tuesday 26th
- Canons Farm: PHEASANT, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 COMMON SWIFTS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 SWALLOWS, HOUSE MARTIN, BLACKCAP, NUTHATCH, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 LINNETS, GOLDFINCH, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC
Monday 25th
- Canons Farm 08:50-11:50: 2 SWALLOWS, COMMON SWIFT, 9 BLACKCAPS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, TREECREEPER, 4 PHEASANTS, 4 LINNETS, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (+juvs heard in nest), GREEN WOODPECKER (Butterflies: 6 Speckled Woods, 3 Green-veined Whites, 2 Large Whites) - IPW
- Canons Farm: 4 SWALLOWS, YELLOWHAMMER, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 BLACKCAPS - PGo
- Banstead Woods: PHEASANT, COMMON BUZZARD, STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GOLDCREST, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 BLACKCAPS, NUTHATCH, 2 SONG THRUSHES - DKC
- Canons Farm: PHEASANT, KESTREL, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 4 SKYLARKS, 3 SWALLOWS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, 3 BLACKCAPS, SONG THRUSH, BULLFINCH, 4 LINNETS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC
Sunday 24th
- Banstead Woods: GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (The Scrub), 20 BLACKCAPS, 12 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 4 TREECREEPERS, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS, 1+ ROOK (Hither Field), 4 PHEASANTS, 4+ BULLFINCHES (Sheep Brow), 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Butterflies: Grizzled Skipper (Sheep Brow), 4 Dingy Skippers (Sheep Brow), 3 Green Hairstreaks (1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Hither Field, 1 Sheep Brow), 4 Holly Blues (Hither Field), 2 Orange Tips, 2 Peacocks, Speckled Wood, 3 Green-veined Whites, 20+ Brimstones, 10 Common Blues. Odonata: 2 Large Red Damselflies mating (Piddly Pond)) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: GARDEN WARBLER (Piddly Pond) (Butterflies, Fames Rough: Brimstone, Common Blue, Green Hairstreak, Small White, Dingy Skipper. Plants: White Helleborine) - IGM
- Slangs: COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 BLACKCAPS (Butterflies: Orange Tip) - IGM
Saturday 23rd
- Banstead Woods: GREEN WOODPECKER, MISTLE THRUSH, GOLDCREST, COAL TIT, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 CHIFFCHAFFS, 7 BLACKCAPS, GARDEN WARBLER singing, LESSER WHITETHROAT singing, COMMON WHITETHROAT singing, NUTHATCH, TREECREEPER, SONG THRUSH, GREENFINCH, 1+ BULLFINCH - DCu/DKC et al
- Canons Farm: 4 SWALLOWS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, COMMON WHITETHROAT, LINNET, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, PHEASANT, GOLDFINCH - DCu
Friday 22nd
- Canons Farm: ♂ PHEASANT, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 3 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, GOLDCREST, COAL TIT, 5 SKYLARKS, 4 SWALLOWS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, TREECREEPER, 3 SONG THRUSHES, MISTLE THRUSH (Perrotts by Wood), ♂ Greenland NORTHERN WHEATEAR (Skylark Field), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 9 LINNETS, 5 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER - DKC/LM
- Canons Farm: ♂ Greenland NORTHERN WHEATEAR (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), 5 LINNETS, GOLDFINCH, 2 SKYLARKS, 3 SWALLOWS (2 mating), 2 COMMON SWIFTS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS - DJ
- Banstead Woods: MISTLE THRUSH, 4 LINNETS - DKC
Thursday 21st
Wednesday 20th
- Canons Farm 08:10-09:50: 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 BLACKCAPS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 5 LINNETS, 4 SKYLARKS, 2 COMMON SWIFTS, 7+ SWALLOWS, MISTLE THRUSH (Pipit Meadow), GREEN WOODPECKER, PHEASANT, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), COMMON BUZZARD (around Pheasant Field) - DJ
- Canons Farm: 2 SWALLOWS, COMMON WHITETHROAT - IGM
Tuesday 19th
- Canons Farm: 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Slangs, 1 by C.Farmhouse), 5 LINNETS (by C.Farmhouse), 4 GOLDFINCHES (by C.Farmhouse), COMMON SWIFT, 6+ SKYLARKS, 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Pages Acre, 3 Ruffett Wood), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Pages Acre, 2 Ruffett Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), KESTREL (Lunch Wood) - GB
- Canons Farm 05:10-07:00: 5♂ PHEASANTS, 24 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 3 STOCK DOVES, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Wood Lane), 6 SKYLARKS, 2 SWALLOWS (around C.Farmyard), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Tawny Wood), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Slangs, 2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Circle Field), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 8 SONG THRUSHES, MISTLE THRUSH (Ruffett Wood), 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), 9 LINNETS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 1+ YELLOWHAMMER singing - DKC
Monday 18th
Sunday 17th
- Banstead Woods: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (north of estate), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 12 CHIFFCHAFFS, 8 BLACKCAPS, 3 NUTHATCHES, COMMON BUZZARD, HOUSE MARTIN, 2 TREECREEPERS - DCu
- Banstead Woods: RED KITE flew south at 08:28 (Holly Lane Meadow), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 12 BLACKCAPS, 9 CHIFFCHAFFS, 6 BULLFINCHES (1 Summer Route, 1 Sheep Brow, 1 Fames Rough, 1 The Scrub, 2 Valley Meadows), GREENFINCH (Hither Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Hither Field), ♂ KESTREL (Valley Meadows), SWALLOW flew north (Hither Field), 2 COMMON SWIFTS, 2♂ MALLARDS (Piddly Pond), 3 PHEASANTS, LINNET (The Scrub), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Butterflies: 4 Green Hairstreaks (3 Fames Rough, 1 Sheep Brow), 4 Dingy Skippers (3 Fames Rough, 1 Sheep Brow), Small Copper (Sheep Brow), Small Heath (Sheep Brow), 2 Common Blues (Sheep Brow), Orange Tip (Valley Meadows), 2 Green-veined Whites (Fames Rough), Peacocks, Large Whites, Brimstones) - IPW
- Canons Farm: 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2+ BLACKCAPS, KESTREL, 4 LINNETS (Butterflies: 3 Small Tortoiseshells, Peacocks, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White) - PGo
- Banstead Woods: GARDEN WARBLER singing (The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD, CHIFFCHAFF, BLACKCAP, 4 GOLDCRESTS singing (Butterflies: 4+ Dingy Skippers (Fames Rough (2 mating)), 7 Common Blues (5 Fames Rough, 1 Hither Field, 1 The Scrub), Comma, Large White, Small Whites, Green-veined Whites, Peacocks, Brimstones, Speckled Wood) - PGo
- Canons Farm: COMMON SWIFT, 3+ SWALLOWS, BLACKCAP (Lunch Wood) - IGM
- Canons Farm: YELLOWHAMMER singing (Reads Bottom), KESTREL - DCu
Saturday 16th
- Canons Farm: HOBBY (Green Belt Field), 2 SWALLOWS (R.R.Cottages), YELLOWHAMMER (Broadfield), 3 PHEASANTS (1 Horse Pasture, 1 Harrier Field, 1 Lunch Banks), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 Broadfield, 1 Slangs), 5 BLACKCAPS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Death Pit, 2 Circle Field, 1 Lunch Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Tawny Wood), KESTREL (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Ruffett Wood), TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER (Perrotts Farmhouse) (Butterflies: Painted Lady (by Pheasant Field), 2 Holly Blues, 2 Orange Tips, Speckled Wood, Large Whites, Green-veined Whites, Brimstones, Peacocks, Small Tortoiseshells) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: BLACKCAP, CHIFFCHAFF (Butterflies, all Fames Rough: Holly Blue, Brimstone, Common Blue, Peacock, Large White, Small White, Orange Tip) - IGM
Friday 15th
- Canons Farm: 4 PHEASANTS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, STOCK DOVE, 2 LITTLE OWLS (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 6 COMMON SWIFTS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, 4 SKYLARKS, 5 SWALLOWS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 6+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 SONG THRUSHES, MISTLE THRUSH (same as BW), 8 LINNETS, 4 GOLDFINCHES - DKC/DCu/GB
- Banstead Woods: PHEASANT, SPARROWHAWK, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 4 STOCK DOVES, 12 COMMON SWIFTS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECERS, KESTREL, 5 GOLDCRESTS, 2 COAL TITS, 3 SWALLOWS, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS, 8+ CHIFFCHAFFS, WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 12+ BLACKCAPS, GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, NUTHATCH, 3 TREECREEPERS, 8 SONG THRUSHES, 3 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 BULLFINCHES, 3 LINNETS, GOLDFINCH - DKC/DJ/GB/DCu/DR/CNR
Thursday 14th
Wednesday 13th
- Banstead Woods: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (c.25m along path from R.R.Lane entrance) - DCu
- Canons Farm: 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (♂+♀ R.R.Cottages, ♂ Reads Bottom, ♂+♀ Harrier Field), 3+ SWALLOWS (around R.R.Cottages), ♂ BULLFINCH (Pheasant Field) - DCu
Tuesday 12th
- Evening: 2 MALLARDS flew over, PHEASANT, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 SONG THRUSHES, WHINCHAT (Reads Bottom) - DKC/JB/IGM
- Banstead Woods: FIRECREST singing (above Fames Rough), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 BLACKCAPS, COAL TIT - GB
- Canons Farm: LESSER WHITETHROAT (C.Farmhouse), 2 HOBBIES (Perrotts by Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER (Legal & General), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, LITTLE OWL (Reads Bottom), SWALLOW, 4 GOLDFINCHES, NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 6 SKYLARKS, CHIFFCHAFF (Lunch Wood), 5 LINNETS (R.R.Cottages) (Butterflies: 6 Brimstones, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 2 Peacocks, 3 Large Whites, Orange Tip) - GB
Monday 11th
- Banstead Woods: COAL TIT, NUTHATCH, WILLOW WARBLER, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 4 MALLARDS (3♂+1♀), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 3 ROOKS (Hither Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK, 5 COMMON BUZZARDS - DJ
- Canons Farm: NUTHATCH (Tattenham Meadow), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Slangs, 1 Watchpoint), 2 BLACKCAPS, 4 SWALLOWS, 7 GOLDFINCHES, 2 LINNETS, PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 7 SKYLARKS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 3 STOCK DOVES, ♂ PHEASANT (Horse Pasture), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: 3 Peacocks, 2 Speckled Woods, 2 Small Tortoiseshells) - DJ
Sunday 10th
- Canons Farm: COMMON BUZZARD (over Lunch Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Lunch Wood), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Reads Bottom), KESTREL (Lambert's Shaw), PHEASANT (Horse Pasture), 2 SKYLARKS - IP
- Banstead Woods: 3♂ MALLARDS (Piddly Pond), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Woodpecker Meadow), 3 SONG THRUSHES, STOCK DOVE, GOLDFINCH (near Piddly Pond) - IP
- Banstead Woods: GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (Fames Rough), 2 PHEASANTS (Butterflies: 2 Grizzled Skippers (Sheep Brow), 12+ Dingy Skippers (Sheep Brow), 2 Common Blues, 10+ Brimstones, 2 Peacocks) - IPW
Saturday 9th
- Canons Farm: 7 SWALLOWS (Broadfield), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Harrier Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), KESTREL (Broadfield), 2 COMMON WHITETHROAT (1 Circle Field, 1 Broadfield), 2 LINNETS (Broadfield), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Circle Field), SPARROWHAWK (Tawny Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), ♀ BULLFINCH (Circle Field) (Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods (Tawny Wood), Peacock (Pipit Meadow)) - IPW/PGo
Friday 8th
- Canons Farm: LAPWING flew south (Legal & General), CHIFFCHAFF (Lunch Wood), 3 SKYLARKS, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - IP
- Banstead Woods: CHIFFCHAFF, 3 STOCK DOVES (Woodpecker Meadow) - IP
- Banstead Woods: 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 3 BULLFINCHES, 3 SONG THRUSHES, GREEN WOODPECKERS - DJ
- Canons Farm: GOLDCREST (Circle Field), LONG-TAILED TIT (Circle Field), CHIFFCHAFF (Lunch Wood), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 Pages Acre, 1 Lunch Wood), 6+ LINNETS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 4 SKYLARKS, 25+ STARLINGS, 4+ SWALLOWS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, ♂ PHEASANT (Harrier Field), ♂ KESTREL (Perrotts Farmhouse), COMMON BUZZARD (Tattenham Meadow), 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
- Canons Farm: 2 MALLARDS flew over, 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀), GREEN WOODPECKER, HOBBY, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, COMMON SWIFT, 3 SKYLARKS, 10+ SWALLOWS, BLACKCAP, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 3 LINNETS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC/RR
Thursday 7th
Wednesday 6th
Tuesday 5th
Monday 4th
- Banstead Woods: LESSER WHITETHROAT (Sheep Brow then Hither Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (near R.R.Lane entrance), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS, 5+ BLACKCAPS, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀) (Hither Field) (Butterflies: Green Hairstreak (Fames Rough), Green-veined White (Fames Rough), 3 Peacocks, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 15 Brimstones. Plants: Fly Orchids in flower) - PGo
- Canons Farm: SWALLOW, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Chipstead Meadow, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 BLACKCAPS, GOLDCREST, LONG-TAILED TIT, MISTLE THRUSH (Chipstead Meadow), KESTREL, GREEN WOODPECKERS (Butterflies: 3 Small Tortoiseshells, 3 Peacocks, 4 Brimstones) - PGo
Sunday 3rd
- Canons Farm: PHEASANT, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 6 STOCK DOVES, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 3 SKYLARKS, LONG-TAILED TITS, BLACKCAP, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 5 LINNETS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC et al
- Banstead Woods: 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GOLDCREST singing, FIRECREST singing (near Piddly Pond), COAL TIT, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 CHIFFCHAFFS, 5 BLACKCAPS, 4 SONG THRUSHES, BULLFINCH - DKC et al
Saturday 2nd
- Canons Farm: PHEASANT, 2 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, COAL TIT, 6 SKYLARKS, SWALLOW, LONG-TAILED TIT, CHIFFCHAFF, 4 BLACKCAPS, 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, NUTHATCH, 4 SONG THRUSHES, MISTLE THRUSH, PIED/WHITE WAGTAIL flew over, GREENFINCH, 5 LINNETS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER - DKC
- Canons Farm: LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 6 BLACKCAPS (2 Tawny Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Infront George Field), TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), 11+ LONG-TAILED TITS (9+ Tawny Wood, 2+ Pages Acre), 2 COLLARED DOVES (by Tawny Wood), 3 PHEASANTS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Harrier Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 Reads Bottom, 1 Harrier Field), 2 LINNETS (by Perrotts Famrhouse), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & general), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Tawny Wood) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 near R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), ♂ MALLARD (Piddly Pond), 4 PHEASANTS, COMMON BUZZARD (Holly Lane Meadow), ♀ SPARROWHAWK, 2 KESTRELS (1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Valley Meadow), GREENFINCH (Holly Lane Meadow) - IPW
Friday 1st
- Banstead Woods: COMMON BUZZARD, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, ROOK (Hither Field), CHIFFCHAFF, WILLOW WARBLER, BLACKCAP, NUTHATCH, STARLING flew over, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 1+ BULLFINCH, LINNET, GOLDFINCH - DKC et al
