Afternoon walk & dusk watch, the latter mostly at Perrotts. A cold but sunny, calm day.
| Goldcrest | 3 (all females in Holly bushes, Pages Acre) |
| Wren | 1 (Reads Rest Lane) |
| Robin | 4 |
| Dunnock | 1 |
30th December 2025: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig
28th December 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Black-headed Gull | 24 |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 Chipstead Meadow |
25th December 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
Juvenile Peregrine chasing a flock of Stock Doves, not sure whether it was successful.
| Stock Dove | 25 |
| Black-headed Gull | 1 |
| Peregrine | 1 Juvenile chasing Stock Doves Tarts Field |
| Skylark | 50 IFGF |
| Greenfinch | 3 Doric Field |
| Linnet | 200 IFGF and Doric Field |
23rd December 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 3 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 3+ |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 |
| Song Thrush | 6 |
| Redwing | 15 |
| Blackbird | 14+ |
| Fieldfare | 20 |
| Chaffinch | 4 |
| Greenfinch | 11 7 near Canons Farmhouse, 5 Lunch Wood |
| Goldfinch | 30 Lunch Wood |
20th December 2025: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| Marsh Tit | 1 Between Park Farm and the Orchard |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
19th December 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Pratley
| Woodpigeon | 4 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 15 |
| Magpie | 8 |
| Jackdaw | 9 |
| Carrion Crow | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 1 |
| Great Tit | 5 |
| Nuthatch | 2 |
| Treecreeper | 1 |
| Wren | 2 |
| Song Thrush | 2 |
| Blackbird | 1 |
| Robin | 9 |
| Other wildlife 1 | Grey Squirrel |
| Other wildlife 1 number | 1 |
17th December 2025: Canons Farm/Banstead Woods - Tony Blake
| Stock Dove | 20 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 - Banstead Woods |
| Coal Tit | 1 - Banstead Woods |
| Marsh Tit | 1 - Banstead Woods |
| Skylark | c20 |
| Goldcrest | 2 |
| Nuthatch | 2 |
| Treecreeper | 1 - Banstead Woods |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 |
| Redwing | 23 |
| Fieldfare | c20 |
| Linnet | 16 |
| Yellowhammer | 7 |
| Other wildlife 1 | Roe Deer |
| Other wildlife 1 number | 1 |
10th December 2025: Canons Farm - Annie Griffin
Round Meadow
Green Belt
| Woodpigeon | 50+ |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 3 |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 4 |
| Jay | 2 |
| Magpie | 6 |
| Carrion Crow | 20+ |
| Blue Tit | 20+ |
| Great Tit | 10+ |
| Long-tailed Tit | 3 |
| Song Thrush | 4 |
| Redwing | 2 |
| Blackbird | 2 |
| Fieldfare | 1 |
| Robin | 3 |
| Chaffinch | 6 |
| Other wildlife 1 | Buff tailed bee |
| Other wildlife 1 number and details | 1 |
10th December 2025: Canons Farm - Tony Blake
| Stock Dove | 5 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 - heard |
| Rook | 1 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Skylark | 17 |
| Goldcrest | 3 |
| Firecrest | 1 - just past Holly Lane entrance, but (within the recording area). |
| Nuthatch | 2 |
| Treecreeper | 1 |
| Redwing | 8 |
| Fieldfare | c15 |
| Meadow Pipit | 6 |
| Linnet | c15 |
| Other wildlife 1 | Roe Deer |
| Other wildlife 1 number and details | 1 |
Public consultation regarding proposed development
Pegasus Group - Burgh Heath Development
Surrey Downs Golf Course
Outwood Lane
KT20 6JS
16th Dec 3pm - 7pm
Saturday 6th December 2025: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman and Annie Griffin - Winter Tour
A short walk from Perrots Farm entrance to Piddly Pond. Very muddy, very quiet.
| Long-tailed Tit | 3 |
Saturday 6th December 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman and Annie Griffin - Winter Tour
CFBW Winter guided walk. Highlight was a large Chaffinch flock with Brambling and Greenfinch.
| feral Rock Dove | 140 |
| Stock Dove | 60 |
| Woodpigeon | 200 |
| Herring Gull | 14 in Doric Field |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 2 One adult and a 1st year |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Magpie | 12 |
| Jackdaw | Present |
| Carrion Crow | Present |
| Skylark | 100+ |
| Starling | 30 |
| Song Thrush | 2 |
| Redwing | 1 |
| Blackbird | Present |
| Fieldfare | 60 |
| Robin | Present |
| Dunnock | 1 |
| Chaffinch | 150 Arrived after heavy overnight rain |
| Brambling | 2 at least |
| Greenfinch | 4 At least with Chaffinch flock |
| Linnet | 30 |
| Yellowhammer | 1 |
5th December 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Coal Tit | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 4 |
| Goldcrest | 3 |
| Nuthatch | 4 |
| Song Thrush | 2 |
| Linnet | 50 |
3rd December 2025: Canons Farm - Tony Blake
| Stock Dove | 7 |
| Grey Heron | 2 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Skylark | c20 |
| Blackcap | One heard in Holly Lane "tecking", but not actually on the recording area. |
| Goldcrest | 2 |
| Firecrest | 1 - seen near Holly Lane entrance, but not quite within the recording area. |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 |
| Redwing | 3 |
| Fieldfare | c15 |
| Linnet | c150 |
| Red Admiral | 1 |
25th November 2025: Canons Farm/Banstead Woods - Tony Blake
| Woodpigeon | c50 |
| Herring Gull | 2 - over |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 2 |
| Magpie | 4 |
| Jackdaw | c10 |
| Carrion Crow | c20 |
| Marsh Tit | 3 - one Ruffett Wood edge with green belt field; 2 in Banstead Woods (photos) |
| Blue Tit | 3 |
| Great Tit | 2 |
| Skylark | 13 |
| Goldcrest | 4 |
| Firecrest | 1 - edge of Pages Acre and Ruffett Meadow in holly. |
| Nuthatch | 1 - Banstead Woods |
| Wren | 1 |
| Redwing | 1 |
| Blackbird | 2 |
| Robin | 6 |
| Dunnock | 2 |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Greenfinch | 1 |
| Linnet | c20 |
| Goldfinch | 2 |
| Siskin | 1 |
| Yellowhammer | 1 |
24th November 2025: Canons Farm - J Alexander
| Woodpigeon | 8 |
| Black-headed Gull | 4 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 2 |
| Jay | 1 |
| Magpie | 4 |
| Carrion Crow | 10 |
| Blue Tit | 1 |
| Great Tit | 1 |
| Goldcrest | 3 |
| Wren | 5 |
| Redwing | 2 |
| Blackbird | 2 |
| Fieldfare | 1 |
| Robin | 3 |
| Dunnock | 2 |
| Chaffinch | 2 |
| Goldfinch | 16 |
18th November 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
Yellow brain fungus (aka witches butter) Tremella mesenterica
13th November 2025: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig
Very warm, muggy day for mid-November, temp 16 deg. Late afternoon walk.
| Common Buzzard | 1 (perched on telegraph pole Reads Rest Lane) |
| Little Owl | 1 (heard, not seen, at dusk, Canons farm) |
| Long-tailed Tit | 6 (Border of Infront George East & Slangs Slope) |
| Goldcrest | 2 (Slangs hedge near RR Lane) |
| House Sparrow | 1 (Male, derelict barn by RR Cottages) |
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