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.
Saturday 31st
- Canons Farm: c9 SKYLARKS (Green Belt Field), 13 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Ruffett Wood), KESTREL (Poultry Field) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: PEREGRINE flew north at 11:32 (The Scrub), WOODCOCK flushed at 12:14 (Sheep Brow), SPARROWHAWK (Sheep Brow), 2 KESTRELS (Hither Field), GREENFINCH (The Nuttery), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Hither Field), 9 REDWINGS (Sheep Brow), 5 JAYS (The Scrub (Butterflies: 2 Peacocks, Brimstone) - IPW
Friday 30th
Thursday 29th
Wednesday 28th
- Canons Farm: c40 FIELDFARES (Reads Rest Cottages), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (Reads Rest Cottages), c1,000 FERAL PIGEONS - IGM
- Canons Farm: 6 SKYLARKS (Broadfield) (Butterflies: Meadow Brown (Sheep Brow)) - NJ
Tuesday 27th
- Canons Farm 08:15-12:10: BRAMBLING at 10:10 (Stoney Nob), CHIFFCHAFF, 11 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 Bog FIeld, 1 Reads Rest Cottages, 6 Reads Bottom, 3 Poultry Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS, 11+ SKYLARKS, MEADOW PIPIT, 20+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), SPARROWHAWK with prey (C.Farmhouse), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Pipit Meadow), KESTREL (Tart's Field), 2 PHEASANTS (Broadfield), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 30+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 3 GOLDCRESTS, 11 LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), 11+ GOLDFINCHES, 5 JAYS, 150+ STARLINGS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
Monday 26th
Sunday 25th
- Canons Farm: RAVEN flew NW, juv HOBBY flew south (Green Belt Field), 7 COMMON BUZZARDS, 6 GOLDCRESTS, YELLOWHAMMER, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 20+ FIELDFARES flew south, 2+ LINNETS, 5+ SKYLARKS (Butterflies: Peacock) - PGo
- Banstead Woods: 3+ FIELDFARES, 3+ REDWINGS, 4 GOLDCRESTS - PGo
Saturday 24th
- Banstead Woods: GREY WAGTAIL flew over (Hither Field), SISKIN (Hither Field), LINNET (Hither Field), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), c25 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), c23 LONG-TAILED TITS (Holly Lane Meadow), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew south (Valley Meadows), ♂ KESTREL (Hither Field), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
Friday 23rd
- Canons Farm: MISTLE THRUSH (Poultry Field), 8+ FIELDFARES, 6 PIED WAGTAILS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 Tart's Field, 2 Reads Rest Cottages), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 4 GOLDCRESTS, 2 NUTHATCHES, 9+ SKYLARKS, MEADOW PIPIT, 5 GOLDFINCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, JAY, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 40+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, 14+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
- The Scrub: 2+ BULLFINCHES, 5+ REDWINGS, NUTHATCH, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS - DJ
- Canons Farm: 60+ SKYLARKS - GB
Thursday 22nd
- Canons Farm: 15+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 250+ STARLINGS - IGM
Wednesday 21st
Tuesday 20th
Monday 19th
Sunday 18th
- Broadfield: 3 LAPWINGS flew over at 12:30, ♂ BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), c10 REDWINGS - PGo
Saturday 17th
- Banstead Woods: MUTE SWAN flew SW at 13:29 (car park), RING OUZEL at 11:56 (south side of The Scrub), 3 SISKINS (orchard), 130+ FIELDFARES, 200+ REDWINGS, BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 PHEASANTS (estate), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS - IPW
Friday 16th
- Canons Farm, morning: ♂ STONECHAT (Harrier Field), MEADOW PIPIT, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK, 8+ FIELDFARES, 3+ REDWINGS - PGo
- Banstead Woods, morning: 2+ REDWINGS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, NUTHATCH - PGo
Thursday 15th
Wednesday 14th
Tuesday 13th
- Canons Farm: MUTE SWAN flew over (then BW) at 08:27, 2 MALLARDS flew over, 5 PHEASANT, SPARROWHAWK, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 57 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 3 COMMON GULLS, 49 HERRING GULLS flew over, 10 STOCK DOVES, 2 COLLARED DOVES, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 15 JAYS, 4+ ROOKS, 12 GOLDCRESTS, c45 SKYLARKS, 10 SWALLOWS, 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 TREECREEPERS, 70+ STARLINGS, 4 FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH, 39+ REDWINGS, STONECHAT, 15 MEADOW PIPITS, GREENFINCH, 17 LINNETS, LESSER REDPOLL, 6 COMMON CROSSBILLS flew north at 08:10, 7 GOLDFINCHES, 7 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC/DJ/GB
- Banstead Woods: BULLFINCH, 2 JAYS, COAL TIT, GREEN WOODPECKER, 5 GOLDFINCHES - DJ/GB
Monday 12th
- Canons Farm 17:25-18:40: PHEASANT, c137 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, HERRING GULL flew over, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Legal & General, 1 Horse Pasture), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 JAYS, 2 SKYLARKS, 13 REDWINGS, 2 STONECHATS (♂+♀), MEADOW PIPIT, 2 GOLDFINCHES - DKC/JB
Sunday 11th
- Canons Farm: ♀ STONECHAT (Horse Pasture), SISKIN (Circle Field), YELLOWHAMMER (Infront George Field), 30+ SKYLARKS (mainly flying east), c9 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Green Belt Field), 2 COMMON GULLS (Chipstead Meadow), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Poultry Field), CHIFFCHAFF (Bog Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Green Belt Field), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Broadfield), 500+ FERAL PIGEONS (Broadfield) (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak (Poultry Field)) - IPW
- Canons Farm: 2+ REDPOLLS (Slangs), 4 MEADOW PIPITS (near R.R.Cottages) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 2 REDWINGS (The Scrub), 3 BULLFINCHES, c16 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), GREENFINCH (Hither Field) - IPW
Saturday 10th
Friday 9th
- Canons Farm: 6 STONECHATS (♂ Perrotts Farmhouse, ♂+♀ Reads Bottom, 2♂+♀ near Reads Rest Cottages), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 15+ SKYLARKS, 12+ LINNETS (Quail Field), 3+ PIED WAGTAILS, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Death Pit), GOLDCREST, ♂ PHEASANT (Harrier Field), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 GOLDFINCHES, 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, JAY, HERRING GULL, 15 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tattenham Meadow) (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DJ
- Banstead Woods: 4 ROOKS, 2 KESTRELS (Hither Field), 2 GOLDCRESTS, 4 LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, 2+ JAYS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (The Scrub), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood. Odonata: 2 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - DJ
Thursday 8th
- Canons Farm: FIRECREST (Pages Acre), GREY HERON (on pool by R.R.Cottages), MEADOW PIPIT, 4 PIED WAGTAILS, GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), CHIFFCHAFF (Pages Acre), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 5+ SKYLARKS (Quail Field), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 8 GOLDFINCHES, JAY, STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 24 BLACK-HEADED GULSL (Tattenham Meadow), HERRING GULL, KESTREL (C.Farmhouse area), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Meadow Brown) - DJ
- Canons Farm: 3 STONECHATS (♂ +2♀) (Reads Bottom), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Reads Bottom), 3+ CHIFFCHAFFS (C.Farmhouse), 10+ SKYLARKS - IGM
- Banstead Woods: SKYLARK, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 3+ JAYS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Small Copper (The Scrub), Comma (The Nuttery)) - DJ
Wednesday 7th
Tuesday 6th
Monday 5th
Sunday 4th
- Canons Farm, afternoon: ♂ BLACKCAP (C.Farmhouse), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 STONECHATS (Horse Pasture hedge), 10 SKYLARKS flew SW (Butterflies: Small White) - PGo
Saturday 3rd
- Canons Farm: 6 MEADOW PIPITS (Poulty Field), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (Tawny Wood), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Pheasant Field), PIED WAGTAIL (Pheasant Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Poultry Field) - IPW
Banstead Woods: 30+ MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS - IPW
Friday 2nd
- Canons Farm, morning: COMMON GULL (Tattenham Meadow), 2♂ STONECHATS (Tart's Field), CHIFFCHAFF (R.R.Cottages), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Tart's Field), KESTREL, 3 SKYLARKS, c10 LINNETS, 46 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tattenham Meadow), HERRING GULL (Tattenham Meadow) - PGo
Thursday 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.
Wednesday 30th
- Canons Farm: GOLDCREST (Lunch Wood), LONG-TAILED TIT (Lunch Wood), NUTHATCH (Slangs), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS, 4 SWALLOWS, 2♂ STONECHATS (Horse Pasture), 3 GOLDFINCHES, BULLFINCH (Slangs), YELLOWHAMMER (Poultry Field), MEADOW PIPIT, PIED WAGTAIL, 9 SKYLARKS, 2 JAYS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 PHEASANTS, HERRING GULL, KESTREL, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DJ
- Banstead Woods: GOLDCREST, NUTHATCH, BULLFINCH, JAY, KESTREL - DJ
- Horse Pasture: ♂ STONECHAT, 4 PHEASANTS (♀+3 juvs) - IGM
Tuesday 29th
- Canons Farm: PEREGRINE (Lambert's Shaw), ♂ STONECHAT (Horse Pasture), 3 SKYLARS, CHIFFCHAFF, 4 COMMON BUZZARDS - AD
Monday 28th
- Canons Farm 08:10-11:20: SPARROWHAWK, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 10 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 32 HERRING GULLS flew over, 5 STOCK DOVES, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, PEREGRINE, 17 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 7 JAYS, 3 GOLDCRESTS, 20 SKYLARKS, 17 SWALLOWS flew south, 6 CHIFFCHAFFS, NUTHATCH, TREECREEPER, 20+ STARLINGS, SONG THRUSH, ♂ STONECHAT (Harrier Field), 2 PIED/WHITE WAGTAILS, 4 MEADOW PIPITS, GREENFINCH, LINNET, 5 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER - DKC
- Banstead Woods: (Butterflies: 3 ♀ Brown Hairstreaks (1+ egg-laying) (The Nuttery), Red Admiral, 8 Meadow Browns, 3 Commas, 2 Brimstones, Small Heath) - NJ
- Canons Farm: (Butterflies: Small White) - NJ
Sunday 27th
- Canons Farm, morning: 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Ruffett Wood) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood, Red Admiral) - PGo
- Banstead Woods: HOBBY (The Scrub), KESTREL (Woodpecker Meadow), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, SPARROWHAWK - GB
- Horse Pasture: MEADOW PIPIT - GB
- Banstead Woods: GREY HERON flew over, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 15+ HERRING GULLS flew over, KESTREL, 3+ JAYS, 3 NUTHATCHES, 9+ LONG-TAILED TITS, GOLDCREST, CHIFFCHAFF, STARLING, GREY WAGTAIL - DKC/PGo/LM et al
Saturday 26th
- Canons Farm, morning: 10+ SKYLARKS flew SW, PIED WAGTAIL, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, ROOK, LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK - PGo
- Hither Field/The Scrub: SISKIN, BLACKCAP, 4 BULLFINCHES, 4 CHIFFCHAFFS, 10 JAYS, COMMON BUZZARD - DCu
- Come say hi at the Banstead Country Fayre tomorrow (Holly Lane car park)
Friday 25th
- Canons Farm: 2 GOLDCRESTS, 7+ LONG-TAILED TITS, COAL TIT, 3+ CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 BLACKCAPS (Slangs), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 SWALLOWS, 12+ HOUSE MARTINS, 2 LINNETS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, 7 SKYLARKS, BULLFINCH (Stoney Nob), GOLDFINCH, GREENFINCH, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 JAYS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, HERRING GULL - DJ
- Banstead Woods: CHIFFCHAFF, 2♀ STONECHATS (Woodpecker Meadow), SWALLOW, BULLFINCH, JAY, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, SPARROWHAWK, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, HERRING GULL (Odonata: 2 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - DJ
- Horse Pasture: 4+ STONECHATS, MEADOW PIPIT - IGM
Thursday 24th
- Canons Farm 10:45-15:00: LESSER REDPOLL (caravan site), SISKIN (Green Belt Field), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Heathside Field), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (Green Belt Field), LITTLE OWL (Green Belt Field), 11 SKYLARKS (Horse Pasture), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (Butterflies: Small White) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: LESSER REDPOLL (The Scrub), SISKIN (Hither Field), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), NUTHATCH (The Nuttery), 4 ROOKS (The Scrub), 6 GOLDFINCHES (The Scrub), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, KESTREL (Hither Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Hither Field) (Butterflies: 4 ♀ Brown Hairstreaks (2 The Scrub, 2 The Nuttery), Small Copper (Hither Field), 4 Small Heaths (Hither Field), 3 Commas (2 The Scrub, 1 Hither Field), Common Blue (Hither Field), 7 Meadow Browns) - IPW
Wednesday 23rd
- Canons Farm: ♀ NORTHERN WHEATEAR (Reads Bottom), 2 STONECHATS (Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), c50 SWALLOWS, 5 SKYLARKS flew NE, 3 MEADOW PIPITS (Infront George Field), BULLFINCH (Slangs), CHIFFCHAFF (Slangs), 2 ROOKS flew south, 30+ HOUSE SPARROWS (Reads Bottom) - GB
- Canons Farm 08:25-11:20: ♀ STONECHAT (Watchpoint), 20+ MEADOW PIPITS (incl' 16 Infront George Field), 4 PIED/WHITE WAGTAILS flew over, NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 6+ CHIFFCHAFFS, 10+ SWALLOWS, GREENFINCH, 5+ GOLDFINCHES, 6 SKYLARKS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General), HERRING GULL, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Bog Field, 1 Stoney Nob), SPARROWHAWK, 4 COMMON BUZZARDS - DJ
Tuesday 22nd
- Canons Farm: 2 GREY WAGTAILS (Perrotts Farmhouse), MEADOW PIPIT (Infront George Field), 2+ WHINCHATS (Perrotts Farmhouse), KESTREL (Infront George Field), 4 LINNETS (Broadfield), CHIFFCHAFF (C.Farmhouse) - GB
- The Scrub: GREEN WOODPECKER, NUTHATCH - GB
Monday 21st
- Canons Farm, morning: 2 STONECHATS (Horse Pasture), 2 GREY HERONS flew north together, SKYLARK, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - AD
Sunday 20th
- Canons Farm: WHINCHAT at 16:30 (Horse Pasture), ♀ STONECHAT at 16:30 (Horse Pasture), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 5 MEADOW PIPITS, KESTREL, 200+ WOODPIGEONS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER (Butterflies: Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood) - IPW
Saturday 19th
Friday 18th
- Canons Farm, morning: WHINCHAT (Harrier Field), 200+ SWALLOWS, 50+ HOUSE MARTINS, 3 MISTLE THRUSHES, 7 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 NUTHATCHES, 6 LONG-TAILED TITS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 ROOKS (Broadfield) - PGo
- Canons Farm:: 200+ SWALLOWS, 25+ HOUSE MARTINS, 6 ROOKS (Lunch wood), 4 MEADOW PIPITS (Broadfield), YELLOWHAMMER (Infront George Field), COMMON BUZZARD, ♀ SPARROWHAWK, 11 GOLDFINCHES (Reads Rest Cottages), 13 STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (Odonata: ♀ Common Darter (Stoney Nob). Butterflies: 3 Speckled Woods (Infront George Field/Slangs)) - IPW
- Banstead Woods 10:15-14:50: 100+ SWALLOWS flew south, SISKIN flew over (The Scrub), 3+ BULLFINCHES (2+ The Scrub, 1 Piddly Pond), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, MEADOW PIPIT (Hither Field), BLACKCAP (Hither Field) (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak (south side of Hither Field), 2 Small Heaths (Hither Field), 8 Meadow Browns, 2 Speckled Woods, Large White. Odonata: Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond)) - IPW
Thursday 17th
- Canons Farm: YELLOW WAGTAIL (Perrotts Farmhouse), 6 SAND MARTINS, 500+ SWALLOWS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (Reads Bottom), BLACKCAP (Slangs), CHIFFCHAFF (Slangs) - GB
- Canons Farm: NORTHERN WHEATEAR (near Reads Rest Cottages), 5+ ROOKS (Broadfield) - IGM
Wednesday 16th
Tuesday 15th
- Canons Farm: 15 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 29 HERRING GULLS flew over, 6 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 3 JAYS, 2+ ROOKS, 4+ GOLDCRESTS, 7 SWALLOWS, 10 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 WILLOW WARBLERS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 70+ STARLINGS, SONG THRUSH, WHINCHAT, STONECHAT, YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south, GREY WAGTAIL flew over, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, BULLFINCH, GREENFINCH, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 4 SISKINS flew over - DKC
- Canons Farm 15:30-18:50: SAND MARTIN at 15:43 (Pipit Meadow), MEADOW PIPIT (Green Belt Field), 2 HOBBIES (Perrotts by Wood), 3 SISKINS (Broadfield), 4 juv PHEASANTS (Bog Field), 3 LINNETS (Pipit Meadow), 2+ ROOKS (Infront George Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Broadfield), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS - IPW
- Banstead Woods: (Butterflies: 3 Meadow Browns (Hither Field). Odonata: Southern Hawker egg-laying (Piddly Pond)) - IPW
Monday 14th
- Canons Farm 17:20-18:30: 6+ PHEASANTS (♂ Broadfield, 4+ chicks 5+ (♀+4+ chicks) Skylark Field), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, 2 HERRING GULLS flew over, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, JAY, 5 ROOKS, 40+ HOUSE MARTINS, CHIFFCHAFF, 90+ STARLINGS - DKC
- Canons Farm: c60 SWALLOWS, c20 HOUSE MARTINS - GB
Sunday 13th
- Hither Field: ♂ COMMON REDSTART, SKYLARK - DCu
- Canons Farm: 4 WHINCHATS (3 Tart's Field, 1 Harrier Field), 2 NORTHERN WHEATEARS (♂ Tart's Field, 1 Horse Pasture), 4 SWALLOWS, 10 HOUSE MARTINS south, COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farmhouse), CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General) - PGo
- Canons Farm: PHEASANT (Tart's Field), COMMON BUZZARD, 21 SWALLOWS, 3 HOUSE MARTINS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Reads Rest Lane), 4 WHINCHATS (3 Tart's Field, 1 Harrier Field), 3 NORTHERN WHEATEARS (1 Tart's Field, 2 Harrier Field), 6 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS - AD
Saturday 12th
- Canons Farm 06:45-08:00: 29 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 43 HERRING GULLS flew over, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 2 JAYS, 12+ ROOKS, 2 SWALLOWS, 4 CHIFFCHAFFS, 16 STARLINGS, WHINCHAT (Bog Field), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south, 12 SISKINS flew over (incl' flock of 11 east), YELLOWHAMMER - DKC
- Canons Farm: 3+ WHINCHATS (Butterflies: Comma, 3+ Speckled Woods) - IGM
- Canons Farm: 30+ HOUSE MARTINS with SWALLOWS (Pheasant Field) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: SISKIN flew over, ♂ SPARROWHAWK bathing (Piddly Pond) - IPW
Friday 11th
- Canons Farm: 2 COMMON REDSTARTS (north of Watchpoint), 4 WHINCHATS, STONECHAT, NORTHERN WHEATEAR - GB
- Canons Farm: WHINCHAT (Horse Pasture), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS, COMMON WHITETHROAT (Chipstead Meadow), KESTREL (C.Farmhouse), juv HOBBY (over Perrotts by Wood), COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, 160+ SWALLOWS, 50+ HOUSE MARTINS, NUTHATCH, STOCK DOVE (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Speckled Woods, Small White, Meadow Browns) - PGo
- Canons Farm 12:25-14:10: up to 30 SWALLOWS (Pheasant Field), 19+ LONG-TAILED TITS (c12 Circle Field, 7+ Tawny Wood), ♂ PHEASANT, TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Odonata: 2 Common Darters. Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods, 2 Brimstones; also Meadow Browns, Small Whites, Large White and Peacock) - IPW
- Bannstead Woods: 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 KESTRELS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, STOCK DOVE, COMMON BUZZARD (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown) - PGo
Thursday 10th
- Canons Farm: 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, OSPREY flew west at 15:35 (DKC), 6 STOCK DOVES, LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), KESTREL, PEREGRINE flew over (GB), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, JAY, 3+ ROOKS, 52+ SWALLOWS, c12 HOUSE MARTINS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, WILLOW WARBLER, BLACKCAP, COMMON WHITETHROAT, c42 STARLINGS, 1w ♂ COMMON REDSTART (Slangs) (GB), WHINCHAT (Horse Pasture hedge) (GB), GOLDFINCH (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Holly Blue, 2 Speckled Woods) - GB/DKC
Wednesday 9th
Tuesday 8th
- Banstead Woods: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER briefly (Woodpecker Meadow) - GB
- Canons Farm: WHINCHAT (Reads Bottom), NORTHERN WHEATEAR (near R.R.Cottages) - GB
- Canons Farm: 5 PHEASANTS (4 juvs Lunch Wood, ♂), juv COMMON BUZZARD, STOCK DOVE, LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 ROOKS, 3 SWALLOWS, 25+ HOUSE MARTINS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, WHINCHAT (Reads Bottom), SISKIN flew over - DKC
- Canons Farm: SISKIN flew over (Perrotts Farmhouse), c15 SWALLOWS (Pheasant Field/Green Belt Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Ruffett Wood), ♂ SPARROWHAWK, 7 LINNETS (Pheasant Field), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (Pheasant Field), LONG-TAILED TIT (Pheasant Field) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: SISKIN (Hither Field), juv PHEASANT (Hither Field/The Nuttery), SPARROWHAWK chasing GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near Piddly Pond), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Hither Field, 2 near Holly Lane), KESTREL (Sheep Brow), 3 ROOKS (Hither Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow) (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak (Sheep Brow), Small Heath (Hither Field), Meadow Browns) - IPW
- Slangs: CHIFFCHAFF - IGM
Monday 7th
- Canons Farm: COMMON BUZZARD, BLACK-HEADED GULL, 6 HERRING GULLS flew over, STOCK DOVE, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 15 SWALLOWS, 3 HOUSE MARTINS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 90+ STARLINGS, 1+ BULLFINCH, LINNET, GOLDFINCH - DKC
Sunday 6th
- Hither Field: SISKIN flew over - DCu
- The Nuttery: (Butterflies: 2 Brown Hairsteaks) - NGd
- Hither Field: 2+ HOUSE MARTINS, 10+ SWALLOWS (Butterflies: Common Blue, Meadow Browns) - IGM
Saturday 5th
- The Scrub: COMMON BUZZARD, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 HERRING GULLS flew over, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 FERAL PIGEONS flew over, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, JAY, 2 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS, CHIFFCHAFF, BLACKCAP, 2 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, SONG THRUSH, 2 BULLFINCHES, 2+ SISKINS flew over, 2 BULLFINCHES - DKC et al
- Canons Farm: BLACK-HEADED GULL, 3 HERRING GULLS, 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 2 JAYS, 3 SWALLOWS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 57 STARLINGS - DKC et al
- Canons Farm: 2 SISKINS flew over (Pages Acre), 7 CANADA GEESE flew south at 13:04 (Green Belt Field), c70 STARLINGS (Skylark Field), 17+ LONG-TAILED TITS (12+ Tattenham Meadow, 5+ Tawny Wood), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Green Belt Field), KESTREL, BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General), SWALLOW, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, BLACKCAP (Circle Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (R.R.Cottages), TREECREEPER (Circle Field) - IPW
Friday 4th
- The Scrub, trapped and ringed: 3 BLACKCAPS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, BULLFINCH - DR et al
Thursday 3rd
- The Scrub/Hither Field: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER, ♀ COMMON REDSTART, SISKIN flew over, 6 HOUSE MARTINS flew over, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 BLACKAPS, 6 CHIFFCHAFFS - DCu
Wednesday 2nd
- Banstead Woods, morning: ♀ COMMON REDSTART (The Scrub), 3 WHINCHATS (Hither Field) - DCu
- Banstead Woods: 2 HOUSE MARTINS flew over, c50 SWALLOWS, 5 CHIFFCHAFFS - PGo
- Hither Field: (Reptiles: Slow-worm) - IGM
Tuesday 1st
- Canons Farm: SPARROWHAWK (Slangs), juv COMMON BUZZARD, 15 HERRING GULLS, 7 STOCK DOVES, COMMON SWIFT flew west at 10:00, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, juv PEREGRINE at 08:05 (over Broadfield), 12 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 4 JAYS, ROOK (Steep Banks), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Watchpoint, 1 Slangs, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 COAL TITS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), SKYLARK (Skylark Field), 25+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood, Pages Acre), 34 SWALLOWS, 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Copt Hill Lane, 2 by Pheasant Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 2 Pages Acre), 5 WILLOW WARBLERS (3 by Pheasant Field, 2 Ruffett Wood), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farmyard, 1 Slangs, 1 by Pheasant Field), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farmyard, 1 IFG, 2 Slangs), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 near Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 95+ STARLINGS, TREE PIPIT then flew off (Broadfield), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Slangs, 1 Pages Acre), 4+ LINNETS (2+ C.Farmyard), 6 GOLDFINCHES, juv YELLOWHAMMER (R.R.Cottages) (Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods, 2 Holly Blues, Large White. Mammals: Weasel (Slangs)) - DKC/DCu
- Banstead Woods: juv COMMON BUZZARD, 3 STOCK DOVES, FERAL PIGEON, 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 JAYS, 4 GOLDCRESTS, 3 COAL TITS, 7 SWALLOWS, LONG-TAILED TITS, 6 CHIFFCHAFFS, WILLOW WARBLER, 2 BLACKCAPS, 4 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, SONG THRUSH, WHINCHAT (Hither Field), TREE PIPIT (Hither Field), BULLFINCH, 6+ GOLDFINCHES, SISKIN flew over (The Scrub) (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (Fames Rough), Common Blues, Brown Argus, Small Heath. Odonata: Migrant Hawker (Fames Rough), Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond)) - DKC/DCu
- Green Belt Field: 4 SAND MARTINS, 40+ SWALLOWS - GB
