Bird sightings at Canons Farm included a Little Owl and a Collared Dove . A Speckled Wood was also seen. Duncan Jennings

Eds: With apologies for the lack of daily postings again - I've been away over the Bank Holiday weekend. The few avian highlights over...

Just a quick overview of highlights to catch up on the last few days. 20th saw six House Martins over the farm. Two Hobbies flew over BW o...

Sightings in the BW sector included two Garden Warblers , a Lesser Whitethroat and the Willow Warbler singing at the Harholt Plantation. T...

Sightings at CF included a Cormorant , a Grey Heron , six Mallards , a Lesser Black-backed Gull , nine Swifts and three Swallows over, as ...

A Spotted Flycatcher sallying from the treetops on the edge of the Harholt Plantation was a pleasant surprise in the morning, being a trick...

The way this spring has panned out hitherto, it wouldn't really have been at all surprising if our first House Martins of the year were...

Three Red Kites flew over the farm while warblers in the BW sector included two Lesser Whitethroats , a notable four Garden Warblers and t...

A Red-legged Partridge was still in Game Field and three Swifts flew over the farm. In the BW sector, Lesser Whitethroats were singing ...

A female Whinchat was found on the north side of Horse Pasture, a welcome arrival as we were starting to worry that it was shaping up to be...

There was still little going on at the farm but a Garden Warbler showed quite well around the south end of Green Belt Field, one or two of ...

The BW sector had two Lesser Whitethroats , two Swallows and four Whitethroats . Butterflies in BW also had the first two Common Blues o...

There was little on offer bird-wise in the BW sector but a Slow-worm was seen. Duncan Jennings and Woodchips

The Banstead Arts Festival walk produced two Red-legged Partridges in Broadfield, a Little Owl on the east side of Horse Pasture, two Less...

The Lesser Whitethroat was still singing in Stagbury Field and a Garden Warbler was in voice in BW behind the caravan site. Singles of Red...

A Lesser Whitethroat singing in Stagbury Field was the first for the BW sector this year. 23 Swifts flew through the farm. A Little Owl w...

Three Swifts over BW were the first of the year and two Swallows flew over. Duncan Jennings and Woodchips

A Garden Warbler was noted in the BW sector, as were two Whitethroats . The sector also had six Dingy Skippers , three Grizzled Skippers ...

A Garden Warbler was noted in the BW sector and the only sighting of any note at the farm was a Swallow . It was again a better day for b...

Bird of the day was a female Ring Ouzel ; initially found at Canons Farmhouse, it then flew towards Legal & General where it alighted ne...