Pied Wagtail 1
Chaffinch 2
| Herring Gull | 35 |
| Black headed Gull | 160 |
| Skylark | 12 |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 |
| Dunnock | 8 |
| Willow Warbler | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 6 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 8 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Stonechat | 1 |
| Linnet | 5 |
| Clouded Yellow | 1 |
| Red Admiral | 1 |
| Small White | 1 |
2 October 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
30 September 2026: Canons Farm - Darragh Culley
| Black headed Gull | 25 |
| Herring Gull | 8 |
| Hobby | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 8 |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Goldcrest | 2 |
| Stonechat | 4 |
| Pied Wagtail | 2 |
| Meadow Pipit | 3 |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
29 September 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
Firecrests and Treecreepers in large mixed tit flock, Stonechats in Hither Field
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| Pale Tussock Moth Caterpiller |
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| Carline Thistle |
| Herring Gull | 2 |
| Buzzard | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Jay | 6 |
| Chiffchaff | 4 |
| Long-tailed tit | 1 |
| Firecrest | 2 With mixed tit flock |
| Nuthatch | 6 |
| Treecreeper | 2 |
| Stonechat | 2 Hither Field, 1m & 1f |
| Clouded Yellow Butterfly | 4 |
| Pale Tussock Moth | 1 |
27 September 2026: Canons Farm - Darragh Culley
| Black-headed Gull | 25 Following ploughing tractor. |
| Carrion Crow | 50 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Common Chaffinch | 6 |
| Common Chiffchaff | 10 |
| Dunnock | 5 |
| Eurasian Blackbird | 2 |
| Eurasian Blue Tit | 5 |
| Eurasian Jackdaw | 10 |
| Eurasian Jay | 2 |
| Eurasian Kestrel | 1 |
| Eurasian Linnet | 10 |
| Eurasian Magpie | 5 |
| Eurasian Nuthatch | 1 |
| Eurasian Skylark | 18 |
| Eurasian Wren | 4 |
| European Herring Gull | 2 |
| European Robin | 6 |
| European Stonechat | 7 |
| Feral Pigeon) | 25 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Great Tit | 4 |
| Meadow Pipit | 5 |
| Pheasant | 16 |
| Pied Wagtail | 3 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 10 |
| Stock Dove | 10 |
| Wood-Pigeon | 10 |
| Yellowhammer | 5 |
27 September 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Stock Dove | 50 |
| Black-headed Gull | 51 |
| Herring Gull | 18 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 5 |
| Stonechat | 3 |
25 September 2026: Canons Farm - Tony Blake
A flock of 7 Herons over
Black headed Gull 100
Chiffchaff 3
Firecrest 1
Stonechat 1
Meadow Pipit 1
25 September 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Skylark | 5+ |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Stonechat | 7 |
| Dunnock | 6 |
| Linnet | 10 |
| Yellowhammer | 3 |
| Small White | 2 |
23 September 2026: Canons Farm - Darragh Culley
Selection of records
| Black headed Gull | 1 |
| Lesser Black Backed Gull | 1 |
| Red Kite | 2 |
| Skylark | 10 |
| Swallow | 5 |
| House Martin | 4 |
| Willow Warbler | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 8+ |
| Stonechat | 3 |
| Pied Wagtail | 1 |
| Meadow Pipit | 5 |
| Linnet | 50 |
| Yellowhammer | 3 |
21 September: Banstead Woods - Graham Harris - MUNTJAC DEER
Muntjac Deer 1 in Hill Wood. This may be our first record for this species
20 September 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Herring Gull | 3 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 3 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Linnet | 40 |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
20 September 2026: Canons Farm - Darragh Culley
Selected records (via eBird)
| House Martin | 25 |
| Stonechat | 2 |
| Pied Wagtail | 1 |
| Meadow Pipit | 3 |
| Chaffinch | 5 |
| Linnet | 75 |
September - Migration update
August and September are the peak months for return migration and 2026 has been fairly typical overall so far. There have been many more Wheatear that in the last few years (the most so far since 2021) , but seemingly fewer hirundines than in 2025 although Steve Gale reported 950 House Martins and 120 Swallows passing through the farm one day recently. The lack of feeding flocks of hirundines may reflect a lack of flying insects over the farm due to the Summer drought and heatwave.
There have been several records of Lesser Whitethroat, a fair number of Willow Warblers. Only one Spotted Flycatcher and two Redstarts are sadly now a typical number. Good numbers of Hobbies have been reported which may have included a locally breeding pair with more recent records likely to be migrants. Autumn migration is far from over as birds will continue to pass through into October with more unusual species possible.
16 September 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Black-headed Gull | 1 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 5 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 1 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Dunnock | 8 |
| Linnet | 40 |
| Yellowhammer | 1 |
| Small White | 1 |
| Small Heath | 1 |
15 September 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| General comments | 5 mixed flocks today, one large one near Piddly Pond. Plenty of migrants today including, a Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warblers and a Swallow. |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Marsh Tit | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 70+ |
| Great Tit | 60+ |
| Skylark | 1 over Hither Field |
| Swallow | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 12 |
| Willow Warbler | 3 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 10+ |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Lesser Whitethroat | 1 Hither Field |
| Nuthatch | 6 |
| Dunnock | 3 |
| Clouded Yellow | 1 |
| Small White | 1 |
| Small Heath | 4 |
| Small Copper | 1 |
15 September 2026: Canons Farm - Tony Blake
| Stock Dove | c50 |
| Woodpigeon | 1+ |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 - heard |
| Hobby | 1 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 2 - heard |
| Jay | 2 |
| Magpie | c5 |
| Jackdaw | 2 |
| Carrion Crow | c5 |
| Blue Tit | 1 |
| Swallow | 2 |
| Chiffchaff | 4 |
| Linnet | c30 |
14 September 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Jay | 12 |
| Skylark | 2 |
| Swallow | 19 |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Willow Warbler | 1 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 8+ |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Linnet | 30 |
11 September 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 3 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 4 |
| Nuthatch | 2 |
| Linnet | 20 |
| Yellowhammer | 6 |
Recent migrants news
September is one of the best months for migrants in our area. An Osprey flew over Canons Farm on 4th, a Merlin was at Canons Farm on the 5th and Ian Ward photographed a Spotted Flycatcher and a Restart at Banstead Woods on the 6th. There have been passage Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Warblers at the Farm recently. There are also the first signs of Winter with about 70 Linnets congregating at Canons Farm.
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