April 2011

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.

BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW (Feb 2011 onwards). * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it

Saturday 30th

• 6.30am-9.26am: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 1st-sum COMMON GULL (Broadfield), 2 SWIFTS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Gunman's Shaw), 14 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 13 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Gunman's Shaw), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - DKC
• 250+ STOCK DOVES (Green Belt Field) - IJ
  

Friday 29th

• 8.52am-4.13pm: 2 LESSER WHITETHROATS (1 Circle Field still (singing), 1 L&G still (singing)), 3 SWIFTS over (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 7 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 5*), LITTLE OWL (Gunman's Shaw), 90+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 10+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS over (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), 5 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW
• 3 LESSER WHITETHROATS (1 Circle Field still, 1 L&G still, 1 Lunch Banks), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods (mating)) (Butterflies: Common Blue (Fames Rough), Dingy Skipper (Fames Rough), Grizzled Skipper (Fames Rough)) - PGo
• LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm) - IJ
• LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 SWIFTS (Sheep Brow), 2 SWALLOWS (1 The Scrub, 1 Slangs) (Butterflies: (all Fames Rough) Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, 3 Small Heaths. Also Roe Deer (Circle Field)) - IPW
  

Thursday 28th

• 6.49am-2.47pm: SWIFT flew NE (C.Farm), 2 LESSER WHITETHROATS (1 Circle Field still (singing), 1 L&G (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS still (The Scrub), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 7+ SWALLOWS (6+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (2 Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods (singing)), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 26+ STOCK DOVES (25+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 12 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods (drumming)), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Holly Blue (Pages Acre), Peacock (B.Woods)) - DKC/RDW
  

Wednesday 27th

• 6.49am-3.08pm: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)) (see Gallery), 4 HOUSE MARTINS*, 6 SWALLOWS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 2 Sheep Brow), COMMON BUZZARD (The Scrub), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c.5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (C.Farm), 8 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Wood Lane, 1 B.Woods), 8 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 17 COMMON WHITETHROATS (11 C.Farm (singing), 6 B.Woods (singing)), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies:3 Dingy Skippers (Sheep Brow), Grizzled Skipper (Sheep Brow), 3 Green Hairstreaks (Sheep Brow), Holly Blue (Sheep Brow), Peacock (B.Woods), 5+ Speckled Woods (B.Woods)) - DKC/PGo
  

Tuesday 26th

• HOBBY (B.Woods), 4 LAPWINGS flew over (Sheep Brow) - via DKC
• 6.46am-4.47pm: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Broadfield, 4*), COAL TIT (B.Woods (singing)), 2 GREENFINCHES (L&G), GREY HERON*, MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Gunman's Shaw), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (7 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 8 LINNETS (7 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane (singing), 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 17 GOLDFINCHES (2 by derelict barn, 13 L&G, 2 top of R.R.Lane), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 by Chipstead Road), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), c.125 STOCK DOVES (all C.Farm but 1 B.Woods (singing)), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Death Pit, 1 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods), 14 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 10 B.Woods), 15 COMMON WHITETHROATS (11 C.Farm, 4 The Scrub), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood,1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (Butterflies: ♂ Dingy Skipper (Sheep Brow)) - DKC
  

Monday 25th

• 2 RED KITES flew low over at 9.38am (The Scrub) - IJ
• 2 HOBBIES - via DKC
  
• 6.29am-9.31am: (all C.Farm) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 8 GREYLAGS flew low NW at 7.02am, CHIFFCHAFF (Tattenham Meadow), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Broadfield), 2nd-sum LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Broadfield), 5 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), GOLDCREST (Circle Field (singing)), 3 MALLARDS flew over, NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ SKYLARKS, PHEASANT, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 16 STOCK DOVES, 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 BLACKCAPS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/IJ
  

Sunday 24th

• 6.10am-2.28pm: HOBBY flew over early afternoon (C.Farm), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 10+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (6+ C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (The Scrub (singing)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1*), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c.5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 5+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Death Pit, 1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), 9 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 10 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - IJ/RDW/DKC
• (Grizzled Skipper (The Scrub))- PGo
  

Saturday 23rd

• HOBBY flew north (The Scrub) at 9.48am, 4 CORMORANTS flew over (B.Woods), GREY HERON flew over (B.Woods) - IJ
• 6.23am-8.40am: (all C.Farm) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 3 LAPWINGS flew SE (see Gallery), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 3 LINNETS, 3 SKYLARKS, NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 GREY HERONS flew over, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, STOCK DOVE, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
  

Friday 22nd

• 5.44am-2.25pm: LAPWING (Broadfield), FIELDFARE (Watchpoint), TAWNY OWL (C.Woods (singing)), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (C.Farm), 4+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 2+ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 7 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), COAL TIT (Ruffett Wood (singing)), 2 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 4 SPARROWHAWKS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c.5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Death Pit, 3 B.Woods), 7 BLACKCAPS (1 Death Pit, 1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (10 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 10 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (Bog Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm) , 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (also white-winged gull flew south at 9.45am, probably a leucistic Herring Gull but possibility of Glaucous Gull or Iceland Gull not ruled out) - DKC/IJ/RDW

Thursday 21st

• 6.28am-5.26pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER still (The Scrub (singing)), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 WHEATEARS (♂+♀) (Broadfield/Poultry Field), KESTREL (Chipstead Bottom), MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods (singing)), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 7 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Death Pit, 1 Lunch Wood (drumming)), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Circle Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (3 singing)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 9 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods (5 singing ♂♂, 1♀), 70+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Broadfield/Gunman's Shaw, 2 The Scrub), 18 COMMON WHITETHROATS (14 C.Farm (all singing ♂♂), 4 The Scrub (all singing ♂♂)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Holly Blues (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2+ Small Tortoiseshells (C.Farm), 5 Speckled Woods (2 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General, 3 B.Woods), c.5 Orange Tips, c.5 Brimstones) - DKC/IGM
• evening: 2 TAWNY OWLS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm) - PGo
  

Wednesday 20th

• 5.51am-3.25pm: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER till c.10.55am at least (The Scrub (singing)), ♀ WHINCHAT (The Scrub) (see Gallery), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Broadfield/Circle Field (singing)) (see Gallery), WHITE WAGTAIL (Broadfield) (see Gallery), 2 ♂ WHEATEARS (inc.presumed leucorhoa individual (see Gallery)) (Broadfield), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), 7 SWALLOWS flew through (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 5 SPARROWHAWKS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 12 COMMON WHITETHROATS (10 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub) (see Gallery), 8 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Canons Wood, 1 Circle Field, 4 B.Woods), 1+ GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), COAL TIT (by Piddly Pond (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (NW end of Broadfield), SONG THRUSH (Lunch Wood (singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
• ♀ WHINCHAT (The Scrub), WHITE WAGTAIL (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT (Lunch Wood), 4 WHEATEARS (inc.presumed leucorhoa individual) (Broadfield), 2 SWALLOWS, 20+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 5+ WILLOW WARBLERS, many CHIFFCHAFFS, 12 YELLOWHAMMERS, 25+ STOCK DOVES, ♀ SPARROWHAWK, 2 PHEASANTS, 8+ GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 5+ JAYS - MS
• LESSER WHITETHROAT (Lunch Wood) - JH
  

Tuesday 19th

• 6.43am-5.01pm: (all C.Farm) ♀ MARSH HARRIER flew NE at 12.28pm (see Gallery), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT (NW end of Broadfield (singing)), 4+ WHEATEARS, KESTREL, 5 SWALLOWS flew through, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS, 4 SKYLARKS, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL, c.5 LINNETS, 2+ MALLARDS, GREY HERON, 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, WILLOW WARBLER, BLACKCAP, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Wood Lane, 1 Lunch Wood), GOLDFINCH, 3 PHEASANTS, c.5 STOCK DOVES, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, LONG-TAILED TIT, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods, Peacock, 2+ Small Tortoiseshells, Small White, Large White, c.5 Orange Tips) - IJ/RDW/DKC/IM
  

Monday 18th

• (final local place names now in effect - see Map page for the changes)
  
• c.20 WAXWINGS at Canons Wood at 6.58am - Rare Bird Alert
• 6.43am-3.32pm: 4 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3 WHEATEARS (Broadfield), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), c.90 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Horse Pasture/Broadfield border, 1 Stoney Nob), 5 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane (singing), 4 B.Woods (singing)), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 1*), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 11 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 10 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), c.7 LINNETS (c.5, C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 7+ SKYLARKS (6+ C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (2 Broadfield, 1 B.Woods), ♂ GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 6+ SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) (Butterflies: Holly Blue (B.Woods), 4 Speckled Woods (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 2+ Orange Tips (around Lunch Wood). Also 2 Bee Flies (B.Woods)) - DKC
  

Sunday 17th

• 7.10am-8.35am: c.65 WAXWINGS on & around west end of Canons Lane early morning but mobile - RDW/IJ/DKC/SG
• 6.30am-4.12pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL flew towards Perrotts Farmhouse at 10.54am, c.5 FIELDFARES (Broadfield), ♂ WHEATEAR (Broadfield), BLACK-HEADED GULL (Broadfield), 200+ HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Parakeet Meadow), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods (1 singing)), 1+ COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Copt Hill Lane, 2 The Scrub), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 8 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), LINNET (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ/RDW
• 1+ SWALLOW - IJ
• late afternoon/early evening: (all C.Farm) WHEATEAR, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, COMMON BUZZARD - RDW
  
• (see the new map on Map page - please note the few name changes)
  

Saturday 16th

• GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (Reads Bottom (singing)), CORMORANT flew over - RGt
• 6.25am-6.36pm: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (Reads Bottom (singing)) (see above), 25+ WAXWINGS briefly early morning (Canons Wood), SAND MARTIN flew west (C.Farm), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 6 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), 3 WHEATEARS (2♂+1♀) (Broad Field), 1st-winter COMMON GULL (Broad Field), 2+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (C.Farm), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), FIELDFARE (Broad Field), 60+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Parakeet Meadow), c.5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 20+ LINNETS (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 3+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 WILLOW WARBLERS (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (all singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (4+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (just south of Lunch Wood), 17+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (11+ C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods) - DKC/IJ/RDW/PM/KG/CM/RB/PGr et al
  

Friday 15th

• 6.25am-3.03pm: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (west end of Harrier Field (singing)), ♂ YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south (from Wheatear Field), 2 WHEATEARS (1 Canons barns, 1 Loony Field), 11 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL (B.Woods (singing midday), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Loony Field (mating)), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2+SPARROWHAWKS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field (singing)), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 2*), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (1 singing)), MISTLE THRUSH (Loony Field (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 WILLOW WARBLERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), c.30 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 19+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 6 PHEASANTS (5♂+1♀) (C.Farm), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 1 top of R.R.Lane), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm (inc pair), 1 B.Woods), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/IJ/JA et al
• STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture) - JH
  
• 2 LAPWINGS, 2 ♂ PHEASANTS - PM/CM/NR
• 6.35pm-9.08pm: WHEATEAR (Broad Field), 1+ FIELDFARE (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL (B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), c.15 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), SKYLARK (C.Farm), BLACKCAP (B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ
  

Thursday 14th

• ♂ COMMON REDSTART (C.Farm), 3 WHEATEARS (C.Farm) - JH
  
• 6.25am-11.34am: CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 9 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (1 singing)), 6 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (6 C.Farm, 2 Chipstead Bottom), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (Loony Field), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood), 7 NUTHATCHES (5 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 8 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6+ SONG THRUSHES (4+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ
• WHEATEAR (Chipstead Meadow) - PGo
  
• mid afternoon: (all C.Farm) HOUSE MARTIN flew south, 5 SWALLOWS flew south, 8 MEADOW PIPITS, SPARROWHAWK, 2 GREY HERONS, 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 27 STOCK DOVES - RDW
• 5.43pm-c.7.25pm: 4 WHEATEARS (1 Broad Field, 3 Loony Field), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 1+ COMMON BUZZARD (Broad Field/Loony Field), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 PHEASANTS (Loony Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Loony Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (by Loony Field), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (flew from B.Woods to Ruffett Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), SONG THRUSH (Ruffett Wood (singing)), BLACKCAP (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ
  

Wednesday 13th

• 6.44am-3.04pm: WOOD WARBLER (SW end of Pages Acre (singing)) (see Gallery), HOUSE MARTIN flew north at 2.11pm (C.Farm), LAPWING (Broad Field (displaying)), 7 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 4 SWALLOWS through (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 12 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (inc.flock 11 Pipit Meadow), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), GREY HERON (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Wood Lane, 1 Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/JA et al
• RED KITE circled at 10.25am (C.Farm) - MSp
• 3.11pm-7.00pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Broad Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6 PHEASANTS (2♂+4♀), c.4 YELLOWHAMMERS, LINNET (Lunch Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), SONG THRUSH (Ruffett Wood), STOCK DOVE (Pipit Meadow), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Death Pit) - DKC/IJ
  

Tuesday 12th

• 6.44am-3.42pm: RED KITE flew low west at 11.11am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 9 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 The Scrub, 1*), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Aberdour School, 1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 6 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 5 B.Woods), 3 PHEASANTS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods), 4 MALLARDS (2 C.Farm, 2*), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 19+ LINNETS (18+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm (1 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (top of R.R.Lane), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) - DKC
• 4.15pm-6.20pm: 3 WHEATEARS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (B.Woods), 4+ BLACKCAPS (3+ ♂, 1♀), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods) - IJ
  

Monday 11th

• 4.15pm-5.15pm: 13 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm) - IJ
• (all C.Farm) 10 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broad Field), 4 SWALLOWS flew SE - RDW
  
• 6.46am-3.01pm: LAPWING flew west (C.Farm), 8 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 3 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), 2 SWALLOWS north (C.Farm), 54 STOCK DOVES (53 Pipit Meadow, 1 B.Woods), KESTREL (near Lunch Wood), BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, LITTLE OWL (near Legal & General), GOLDCREST (Wood Lane (singing)), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Legal & General), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 11 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Wood Lane, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (also Roe Deer. Butterflies: Speckled Wood (B.Woods), Brimstone (B.Woods), Small Tortoiseshell (C.Farm)) - DKC
• (a shot of Saturday's Common Redstart has been added - see Gallery)
  

Sunday 10th

• (all C.Farm) ♂ HEN HARRIER flew north at c.9.30am, 2 WHEATEARS, SWALLOW - JU
  
• ♂ RING OUZEL still (north half of Broad Field) - BJ
• 4 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), SWALLOW flew through (The Scrub), COMMON WHITETHROAT (The Scrub), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods) - IJ
  
• 1.12pm-6.57pm: RED KITE flew SE at 3.08pm (C.Farm), 7 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), MALLARD (C.Farm), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Reads Bottom), c.5 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 near Legal & General), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 9 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW/PM/PC et al
• 6.29am-8.46pm: (all C.Farm) 2 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), LESSER REDPOLL, GREY HERON, TREECREEPER, MISTLE THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), BLACKCAP, SONG THRUSH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3 LINNETS, 2 SKYLARKS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, YELLOWHAMMER, GOLDFINCH, GREEN WOODPECKER, NUTHATCH (Pages Acre) - DKC/IJ et al
  

Saturday 9th

• ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (north side of Chat Field) - MW/SW
  
• 6.30am-6.15pm: CURLEW flew high north at 2.58pm (heard only) (C.Farm), ♂ RING OUZEL (Broad Field), ♂ COMMON REDSTART (The Scrub), ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (north side of Chat Field) (see above), 3+ WHEATEARS (C.Farm), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub), KESTREL (C.Farm),GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub), 8 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 7 B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 10 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 9 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀), SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), 6+ COMMON BUZZARDS (3+ C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), c.5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 3+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Legal & General), LINNET (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 5 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
  
• 3 TREECREEPERS (Lunch Wood), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (♂+♀) (B.Woods) - KH
  

Friday 8th

• 6.48am-4.53pm: 4 WHEATEARS (3♂+1♀) (Broad Field), ♂ COMMON WHITETHROAT (Reads Bottom), 11 FIELDFARES (all C.Farm: 1 flew west & 10 Broad Field), 5 LESSER REDPOLLS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 MALLARDS (3 over C.Farm, 1*), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 19 LINNETS (C.Farm), 8 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 1 B.Woods (singing)), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 3+ WILLOW WARBLERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (Ruffett Wood (pair inc.singing ♂, & another singing ♂)), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (2 singing)), 5 NUTHATCHES (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood (both singing)), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (pair Tawny Wood, 1 Reads Rest Cottages), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm) - DKC/KG/RDW et al
• 3+WHEATEARS (2+♂+1♀) (C.Farm), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (Legal & General), ♂ BULLFINCH (B.Woods pond), 2 BLACKCAPS (♂+♀) (B.Woods pond), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), WILLOW WARBLER (B.Woods), 3+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods) - AG/JG
• LITTLE OWL (Parakeet Meadow), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Reads Bottom) - DD et al
• SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm) - RDW
  

Thursday 7th

• RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE at 6.30pm (Broad Field & Chat Field) (see Gallery), ♂ COMMON REDSTART (north side of Chat Field) - IJ
• 7.00pm-8.58pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still at 7.15pm (Broad Field) (see above), ♂ COMMON REDSTART still though elusive (north side of Chat Field) (see above), 3+ LITTLE OWLS, PHEASANT - IJ/JA/PM/DKC
  
• (all C.Farm) COMMON REDSTART (heard calling) (Lunch Wood), 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 2 GOLDFINCHES - DH
• 6.15am-3.16pm: ♂ COMMON WHITETHROAT (The Scrub (singing)) (see Gallery), BRAMBLING (Lunch Wood), LAPWING (Broad Field), ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), ♂ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 3 MALLARDS*, 8 WILLOW WARBLERS (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 CF/BW, 1*), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods (singing)), PHEASANT (Lunch Wood), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (1 singing)), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) observed displaying & mating (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (Legal & General), COAL TIT (B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 12 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 9 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 unidentified hirundines north (C.Farm) (No sign of Ring Ouzel. Butterflies: Holly Blue, 2 Orange Tips, 2 Speckled Woods, Red Admiral, c.4 Peacocks, c.10 Small Tortoiseshells, 5+ Brimstones) - DKC/PCl/DH/IJ et al
• LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming at 8.30am (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (C.Farm) - PGo

Wednesday 6th

• 7.25pm-9.05pm: (all C.Farm) SHORT-EARED OWL flew from Harrier Field at 8.20pm & headed casually NE, SWALLOW flew south, 2 GREY HERONS, LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), YELLOWHAMMER - DKC/RDW/CN
  
• 3 COMMON REDSTARTS (2♂+♀) (mostly footpath just south of Lunch Wood, also seen along path at north end of Legal & General playing field) (see Gallery) - CM/PM/DKC/RDW et al
• RING OUZEL still at south end of Legal & General playing field - DKC/AB et al
• 6.47am-3.07pm: 10 WHEATEARS (C.Farm), 18 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), SWALLOW flew south (B.Woods), ROOK (Legal & General), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1*), 5 WILLOW WARBLERS (2 Aberdour School, 1 Legal & General, 1 south of Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 25+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm (mostly Broad Field)), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Broad Field/Chat Field border), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Aberdour School (singing)), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), GREY HERON*, 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 22 STOCK DOVES (13 C.Farm (1 singing), 9 B.Woods), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Ivy Wood, 3 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (C.Farm) - DKC/AB et al
• (all Chipstead Meadow/Circle Field) WILLOW WARBLER, 2 BLACKCAPS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS - PGo
  
• (all C.Farm) SWALLOW south, SPARROWHAWK, 2 LITTLE OWLS - RDW
  

Tuesday 5th

• (all C.Farm) MUTE SWAN flew over at 10.15am (Legal & General), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS high over, GREY HERON, CHIFFCHAFF - LT
  
• 6.41am-3.18pm: ♂ RING OUZEL still at 8.08am (Legal & General), 11 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), ♂ WHEATEAR (Reads Bottom), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (Legal & General), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 NE end Ruffett Wood, 1 The Scrub), LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 3 SPARROWHAWKS low together (B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Legal & General), MALLARD*, 5 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 5 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Loony Field, 1 east of Lunch Wood), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (1 Loony Field, 1 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Wood Lane, 3 B.Woods), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 8 B.Woods), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (2 singing)), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 9+ NUTHATCHES (3 C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (no sign of Black Redstart) - DKC et al
• BLACKCAP (Chipstead Meadow), 20 STOCK DOVES (Chipstead Meadow), 30+ LINNETS (Buzzard Field) - PGo
• SWALLOW (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 60+ LINNETS (Broad Field) - IJ
• (see Gallery for Phil Wallace's excellent shot of the Ring Ouzel, taken yesterday)
  

Monday 4th

• BARN OWL at c.8.20pm (Harrier Field) - PM
  
• ♂ RING OUZEL still until 10.00am at least (Legal & General) (see Gallery) - DKC/PW/NR
• ♂ RING OUZEL still in morning (Legal & General), ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (Chat Field/Broad Field border) - RGt
• 6.31am-3.16pm: ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (Harrier Field then barns behind C.Farmhouse), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 13+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), MALLARD (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General) (see Gallery), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Aberdour School, 5 B.Woods), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 3+ LINNETS (C.Farm), c.5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Harrier Field, 2 B.Woods in cleared area), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - DKC/RS et al

Sunday 3rd

• ♂ RING OUZEL still until 4.43pm at least (Legal & General) (see Gallery)- DKC/IJ/KG/CM et al
  
• 6.35am-4.31pm: new RING OUZEL (probably 1st summer ♂) (Broad Field then flew towards Legal & General) (see Gallery), ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (Broad Field/Chat Field border) (see Gallery), PEREGRINE (C.Farm), 2 LAPWINGS (♂+♀) (Broad Field), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), WOODCOCK flushed (The Scrub), SAND MARTIN flew NW (C.Farm), 2 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (C.Farm), 7 LESSER REDPOLLS (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3 SPARROWHAWKS (2 C.Farm, 1*), 4+ COMMON BUZZARDS, 7+ MALLARDS (5 C.Farm, 2*), 2+ GREY HERONS (C.Farm), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS over (C.Farm), 1st-wint.COMMON GULL (Legal & General), c.4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Parakeet Meadow, 1 Broad Field/Chat Field border), c.5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 6+ SKYLARKS (5+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), 5 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Copt Hill Lane), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (R.R.Lane entrance to B.Woods), pair of BLUE TITS with nesting material (Legal & General), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) (also 2 Small Tortoiseshells, Brimstone) - DKC/IJ/RDW/PM/KG et al
• 1+ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near Legal & General) - via DKC
• 7.00am-8.15am: LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Circle Field), SPARROWHAWK - PC
  

Saturday 2nd

• 6.28am-7.38pm: 2 RING OUZELS (♂+♀) 1.30pm-5.32pm (Legal & General) (see Gallery), ♂ WHEATEAR (Wheatear Field then Broad Field), 2 GREYLAGS past*, PEREGRINE past*, 3 SWALLOWS (Legal & General), CANADA GOOSE over (C.Farm), CORMORANT over (C.Farm), 5+ MALLARDS (3+ over C.Farm, 2*), 3 LITTLE OWLS (Parakeet Meadow), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 BLACKCAPS (1 Wood Lane, 4 B.Woods), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farm, 10 B.Woods) (see Gallery), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (2 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 1+ LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 7+ COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 6+*), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 4 SKYLARKS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c.10 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3+ PHEASANTS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 4 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 GREENFINCHES (Copt Hill Lane), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (Copt Hill Lane), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm (3 singing), 1 B.Woods), BLACKBIRD with nesting material (Copt Hill Lane) (also 4 unidentified hirundines*, 6 Brimstones (B.Woods), Peacock (Legal & General)) 52 species - DKC/IJ et al
  
• c.20 WAXWINGS flew north c.2.10pm - RGd/NGd/JA et al
  
• 5 SAND MARTINS flew over in afternoon (3 north & 2 west) - RGd/JA/DKC
• 2 LAPWINGS (Broad Field) - JH
• (55 species recorded in total)
  

Friday 1st

• 7.14am-c.2.20pm: 3 SWALLOWS flew NW (2 Woodpecker Meadow (10.40am & 10.55am), 1 Circle Field (1.33pm), CORMORANT over (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 Wood Lane, 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 3 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), LESSER REDPOLL (C.Farm), SISKIN (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods->C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 8 B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 4 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 12 STOCK DOVES (7 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods, 2 CF to BW), 8 NUTHATCHES (3 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (1 B.Woods, 1 Circle Field), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), CHAFFINCH with nesting material (Legal & General), 2 pairs of fighting MAGPIES (B.Woods) (also Red Admiral (Holly Lane Meadow), Roe Deer (The Scrub). Probable ♂ Peregrine (C.Farm)) - DKC
• 3.15pm-5.00pm: 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border), PHEASANT (Finch Field), 4 LINNETS (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (Lunch Wood), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Parakeet Meadow) - FJ
  

March 2011

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.

BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW (Feb 2011 onwards). * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it

Thursday 31st

• 7.19am-3.07pm: 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 1 B.Woods near car park (singing)), 1+ ♂ KESTREL (Holly Lane Meadow/C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), MALLARD over (C.Farm), 2 SISKINS over (C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Loony Field (singing)), COAL TIT (Tattenham Meadow), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), c.15 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), REDWING (B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 18+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 16+ Holly Lane Meadow), 3 PHEASANTS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (C.Farmhouse), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 7 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 6 SONG THRUSHES (5 C.Farm (4 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 7+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 5+ B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods) - DKC

Wednesday 30th

• LAPWING flew over - JH
• 7.20am-2.20pm: BRAMBLING flew west at 8.39am (C.Farm), ♂ BLACKCAP (Wood Lane (singing)), 2 REDWINGS (Broad Field), 16 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), 6 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), ♂ KESTREL (Chiphouse Meadows), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 near Lunch Wood), MISTLE THRUSH (Loony Field (singing)), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 7 SKYLARKS (6 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (Tawny Wood), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 3 B.Woods (2 singing)), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 8 NUTHATCHES (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm (inc.1 Perrotts Farmhouse), 4 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 17 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Tawny Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood) - DKC

Tuesday 29th

• 7.13am-9.28am: (all C.Farm) ♀ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Circle Field), FIELDFARE (Broad Field), LITTLE OWL (Broad Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 NUTHATCHES, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 2+ LINNETS, COAL TIT, MISTLE THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)) - DKC

Monday 28th

• 7.40am-3.55pm: 2 WHEATEARS (SE side of Wheatear Field) (see Gallery), 4 MALLARDS (4 C.Farm, 1*), 5+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.20 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Death Pit, 1 B.Woods), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Gunman's Shaw, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 21+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 5 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (singing)), 8 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), TREECREEPER (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), c.3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), CARRION CROW with nesting material (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) (also 2 Small Tortoiseshells) - DKC
• (all C.Farm) 8 MEADOW PIPITS (Harrier Field), LITTLE OWL, 2 PHEASANTS - IJ

Sunday 27th

• 7.40am-3.55pm: 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) (Circle Field), WOODCOCK (flew from Tawny Wood to Ruffett Wood) (see Gallery), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 30+ MEADOW PIPITS (c.25 C.Farm, 5+ B.Woods), 5 MALLARDS (3 C.Farm, 2*), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), SISKIN (B.Woods), 18+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), FIELDFARE (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3+ ♂ PHEASANTS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 3 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS over (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 2 COAL TITS (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (1 singing)), c.25 LINNETS (C.Farm (inc. ♀ with nesting material), LONG-TAILED TIT (with nesting material), 3 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 11+ SKYLARKS (10+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods (singing)), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
• 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm) - FJ

Saturday 26th

• RED KITE flew over in morning (C.Farm) - PH
• WHEATEAR reported by Harrier Field - via PGo
• WOODCOCK (The Scrub), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2+ REDWING (The Scrub), FIELDFARE (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMERS, LONG-TAILED TITS nest building (B.Woods) - PGo
• LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), c.10 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods) - IJ
• 4.45pm-6.51pm: 2 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 8 FIELDFARES north (C.Farm), 13 MEADOW PIPITS north (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Pheasant Field, 1 Loony Field/Ruffett Wood), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ et al

Friday 25th

• probable ringtail Hen Harrier flew low NW at c.6.55am (C.Farm) - PH
• 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) (Circle Field) - PC
• 6.45am-2.49pm: ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Circle Field), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 1*), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 6+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Kingswood houses, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Kingswood houses, 2 B.Woods (singing)), GREENFINCH (Kingswood houses), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (both singing)), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (both singing)), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC et al

Thursday 24th

• 6.44am-2.36pm: ♀ PEREGRINE drifted SW at 12.43pm (C.Farm), 5 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀ Circle Field, ♂+♀ B.Woods near Piddly Pond, ♂ B.Woods at north end of Woodpecker Meadow), ♀ MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 2+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), GREY HERON over (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 7+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (2 Loony Field, 1 Lunch Wood), SISKIN (B.Woods), GREENFINCH (Chipstead Road (singing)), 8+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2 C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Wood Lane (singing)), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 COAL TITS (1 Aberdour Sch., 1 Circle Field, 2 Ruffett Wood mating), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 4 B.Woods), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), 6 SKYLARKS (5 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (all singing)), 6 GOLDCRESTS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3+ STOCK DOVES (2+ C.Farm (1 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 7 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) - DKC
• (20-25 Brimstones (Kingswood houses) - FJ)
  

Wednesday 23rd

• 6.44am-3.55pm: ♀ BRAMBLING (north of C.Farmhouse), 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂ Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 MALLARDS*, 2 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6+ COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 3+*), GREENFINCH (Kingswood houses), ♀ KESTREL (B.Woods), 11 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 6 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (Tattenham Meadow), SISKIN (C.Farm), 5 TREECREEPERS (3 C.Farm (2 singing), 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 5 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm) (also 3+ Peacocks, Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Commas, 6+ Brimstones) - DKC et al
• COMMON BUZZARD - IJ

Tuesday 22nd

• LAPWING flew north (Broad Field), ♀ KESTREL (The Scrub) - IJ
• 6.45am-2.54pm: ♀ BRAMBLING early morning (Lunch Wood), 4+ COMMON BUZZARDS (1+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods, 1+*), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 16+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 36+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (both singing)), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), ♂ KESTREL (Lunch Wood), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (1+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 2+ SISKINS (1+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 3+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (Broad Field), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 3 GREY HERONS (1 over CF/BW, 2*), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 6 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 10 JAYS (Pheasant Field), 10 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) (see Gallery), COAL TIT (Aberdour Sch.), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Parakeet Meadow), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm (singing), 2 B.Woods (1 singing)) (also Small Tortoiseshell (C.Farm), Stoat (B.Woods), Wood Mouse (B.Woods) & 2 Roe Deer (Reads Bottom/Broad Field)) - DKC
• 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farmhouse) - IJ
• (photographs of Goldfinch from today added as well as Little Owl and Stonechat from yesterday - see Gallery)

Monday 21st

• 6.44am-3.38pm: GREYLAG flew north past at 10.59am (B.Woods), 3 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Circle Field, 1 The Scrub) (see Gallery), ♂ STONECHAT (Harrier Field) (see Gallery), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 3 B.Woods), ♀ KESTREL (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK*, 2+ SISKINS (1+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (1 Broad Field, 1 B.Woods), 12+ STOCK DOVES (11+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5+ COMMON BUZZARDS*, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Chat Field/Broad Field border), 5+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 1+ FIELDFARE (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (5+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 8+ NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods), 5 COAL TITS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 11 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 13 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) (also probable Small Tortoiseshell (Pheasant Field), Brimstone (B.Woods), dead Blackbird (derelict barn) & dead Magpie (Tattenham Meadow)) - DKC
• LITTLE OWL, NUTHATCH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH - PM
• (photographs of yesterday's Peregrine added - see Gallery)

Sunday 20th

• possible ringtail HEN HARRIER flew over at 4.00pm & appeared to drop down (B.Woods), WOODCOCK (B.Woods) - PGo
• possible ringtail HEN HARRIER flew over c.4.00pm (B.Woods) - MS
• 5.41pm-9.16pm: 1+ BARN OWL flew from big barn by derelict barn then over Harrier Field at 7.05pm, 5+ TAWNY OWLS (2+ Ruffett Wood, 3+ B.Woods), GREY HERON (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 3+ LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm) SKYLARK (C.Farm (singing after dusk)), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm) (also Pipistrelle bat) - IJ/DKC
• 6.18am-3.33pm: ♀ PEREGRINE flew over at 9.55am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 11 CANADA GEESE flew NW (9 at 6.18am, 2 at 7.16am) (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 3 CORMORANTS flew over (B.Woods), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER heard drumming (Circle Field), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS (3+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5 STOCK DOVES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 4 LITTLE OWLS, 5+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2 C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c.20 LINNETS (C.Farm), 10+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), c.35 REDWINGS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Tawny Wood), 2+ PHEASANTS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 COAL TITS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 250+ STARLINGS (C.Farm), 16 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 1st-winter HERRING GULL (Legal & General), 33 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 4 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/RDW
• 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) drumming early morning (Circle Field) - PC

Saturday 19th

• 6.25am-8.06am: (all C.Farm) 6 unidentified waders flew NNW at 6.45am, CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm) (see Gallery), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming (Aberdour School), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 2 Chat Field/Broad Field border), 1+ MEADOW PIPIT, 10+ FIELDFARES, 1+ SKYLARK, PIED WAGTAIL, SONG THRUSH, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, PHEASANT, 1+ GOLDFINCH, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC/IJ
• (all C.Farm) 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) flew over (Loony Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS - IJ
• CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), ♂ SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2 STOCK DOVES (Legal & General) - PGo
• 2.53pm-4.51pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, 1+ SKYLARK, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (see Gallery), 2 SONG THRUSHES, c.30 FIELDFARES, c.20 REDWINGS, 1+ BULLFINCH, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 5 GOLDFINCHES, LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw)), 3+ LINNETS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (see Gallery) (Canons Farmhouse feeders) - DKC

Friday 18th

• 6.40am-12.36pm: 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) still (Circle Field), 125+ REDWINGS (C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 75+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), 7 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4+GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), COAL TIT (C.Farm), c.15 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (4+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/MS/PW

Thursday 17th

• 6.45am-2.33pm: 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂ Circle Field, 1 B.Woods), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods), 10+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), 14 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 5 STOCK DOVES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT (C.Farm), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2+ SISKINS (1 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c.9 SKYLARKS inc. 5 together (C.Farm), 7 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 6 GOLDCRESTS (3 Tawny Wood (2 singing), 3 B.Woods (2 singing)), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 4 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 37 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) 5+ GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 2 C.Farm/B.Woods) - DKC/PM/KG/RG

Wednesday 16th

• (all Kingswood houses) 4 MEALY REDPOLLS, 2 ♂ BLACKCAPS, LESSER REDPOLL in garden - FJ
• LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER still drumming at 8.45am (Aberdour School) - PGo
• 6.45am-11.38am: BRAMBLING (Lunch Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 10 STOCK DOVES (7 C.Farm (2 singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), SISKIN, 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), REDWING (B.Woods), c.40 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 GOLDCRESTS (2 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), ♂ PHEASANT (Tawny Wood), SISKIN (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods (2 singing)), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 1+ GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm (1 drumming), 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 5 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm (singing), 3 B.Woods (2 singing)) - DKC

Tuesday 15th

• 6.45am-3.36pm: 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (first of year), ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Aberdour School) (see Gallery), 2 MALLARDS over (♂+♀) (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm (performing song-flight), 2+ SISKINS (B.Woods), c.46 REDWINGS ( c.40 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), c.15 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 23 STOCK DOVES (21 Pipit Meadow, 2 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (B.Woods), ♂ KESTREL (B.Woods), LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 3 LINNETS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods (singing), ♂ c.8 PHEASANTS (♂ C.Farm, ♂ +c.7 (1 ♂ +c.6 ♀) B.Woods), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 11 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 26 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods), 6 GOLDCRESTS (2 C.Farm (singing), 4 B.Woods (2 singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), c.17 GOLDFINCHES (5 C.Farm, c.14 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 5+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (also 2 Brimstones) - DKC/PGo
• 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) (Circle Field/Aberdour School) (see Gallery), TAWNY OWL (flew from Circle Field to Pages Acre) - JA

Monday 14th

• 6.43am-8.53am: (all C.Farm) 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS still (Aberdour School) (see Gallery), 3 MALLARDS (2 ♂ +♀) flew over, 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 2 SISKINS, ♂ PHEASANT, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 18+ LINNETS, FIELDFARE, 2+ SKYLARKS, MEADOW PIPIT, 1+ COMMON GULL (Legal & General), c.100 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 3 STOCK DOVES, COAL TIT, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, NUTHATCH, 5 GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, singing BLACKBIRD, SONG THRUSH (no sign of Golden Plover) - DKC
• 5.37pm-7.05pm: (all C.Farm) 2+ LITTLE OWLS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS - KG/DKC

Sunday 13th

• 7.11am-4.17pm: GOLDEN PLOVER flew in at 1.38pm and stayed till 4.05pm at least (Quail Field) (see Gallery), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming still (Aberdour School/Circle Field), c.14 CANADA GEESE flew over early morning (C.Farm), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (C.Farm), ROOK flew over (C.Farm), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (Harrier Field), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 at/near Legal & General), 5 SISKINS (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS, 20+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (C.Farm), c.40 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c.15 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), c.7 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 7+ SKYLARKS (6+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ STOCK DOVES (B.Woods), c.15 LINNETS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 11 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 35 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), c.25 CHAFFINCHES, c.5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/PGo/RDW et al
• 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS still (Aberdour School), WOODCOCK (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (Aberdour School), GREY HERON (C.Farm) (also 3 Roe Deer) - IJ

Saturday 12th

• 6.16am-2.26pm: 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS still (Aberdour School), 5+ MEADOW PIPITS (4 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 7+ COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods, 2+*), 2+ ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2+ SISKINS (B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 B.Woods, 1*), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), c.25 LINNETS (C.Farm), REDWING (C.Farm), c.40 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (3 singing)), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 4 SKYLARKS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (5 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (C.Farm), 2+ COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 1st-winter HERRING GULL (Legal & General), 3 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 41 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (also 3 Brimstones) - DKC/KG
• LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 10 REDWINGS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods) (also 7 Brimstones) - PGo
• 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (Lunch Wood) - KH

Friday 11th

• 6.46am-7.58pm: 3 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Aberdour School, 1 B.Woods) (see Gallery), WOODCOCK flushed (B.Woods), CANADA GOOSE (C.Farm), ♀ TAWNY OWL (B.Woods), 4 STONECHATS (2♂ +2♀) (C.Farm), 2 ROOKS (B.Woods), 4 CORMORANTS*, 4 MEADOW PIPITS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREY HERONS (1 B.Woods, 1*), 9 SISKINS (4 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), c.15 LESSER REDPOLLS (Circle Field), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 B.Woods, 1 C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 REDWINGS (B.Woods), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 5*), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 20 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (C.Farm), 1+ GOLDFINCH (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 2+ BULLFINCHES (B.Woods), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods (singing)), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 10 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 23 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General) - DKC/IJ/KG/RDW

Thursday 10th

• 6.46am-6.40pm: PEREGRINE flew south past at 2.13pm (Woodpecker Meadow) (see Gallery), 3 STONECHATS (2♂ +♀) (Reads Bottom) (Roy's), 3 MALLARDS over (C.Farm), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm (1 performing song flight), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), SISKIN (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 5 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), c.100 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 GOLDCRESTS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL over (C.Farm), 3 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 12 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), c.45 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - KG/DKC
• 3 STONECHATS (2♂ +♀) (Reads Bottom) - RDW

Wednesday 9th

• 6.45am-10.56am: (all C.Farm) 3 STONECHATS (♂ +2♀) (Chat Field/Broad Field border) (see Gallery), 3 CANADA GEESE flew low over at 6.56am, 2 MALLARDS*, MEADOW PIPIT, c.15 LINNETS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, SISKIN, 12 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 64 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), c.50 FIELDFARES, 2 STOCK DOVES, 6 SKYLARKS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 SONG THRUSHES - DKC/IJ

Tuesday 8th

• 6.45am-2.05pm: REED BUNTING (Wheatear Field) (see Gallery), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods (heard only)), ♂ STONECHAT (Reads Bottom) (see Gallery), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 1+ GREY HERON (C.Farm), 4 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 2 Legal & General, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 6+ SISKINS (5 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), ♂ PHEASANT (C.Farm), c.34 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), REDWING (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), c.10 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), 7 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 7+ STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 4 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 100+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), group of 6 JAYS (Lunch Wood) - DKC
• SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods) - KG

Monday 7th

• 6.46am-6.04pm: 15 WAXWINGS in garden of 68 Canons Lane 7.10am-7.49am & again at 4.10pm (viewed from Ballards Green) (see Gallery), PEREGRINE flew over (B.Woods) (see Gallery), 6 CORMORANTS flew WNW together at 8.50am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), ROOK (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 LITTLE OWLS (2 Broad Field/Chat Field border, 1 Parakeet Meadow, 1 Lambert's Shaw), c.5 COMMON BUZZARDS (1+ C.Farm, c.4 B.Woods), 2 SISKINS (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm (1 dropped into gardens of Kingswood Houses), 4+ LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (7 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 12+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 5 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 6+ STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 4+ B.Woods (1 singing)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (pair B.Woods), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 50 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 60+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), COAL TIT (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ
• (all C.Farm) 2 ♂ PHEASANTS, SPARROWHAWK - KH

Sunday 6th

• 2 MEALY REDPOLLS & ♂ BLACKCAP in garden (Kingswood houses) - FJ
• 6.40am-9.08am: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, PHEASANT, 3 SKYLARKS, FIELDFARE, GREEN WOODPECKER, 30+ LINNETS, 3 STOCK DOVES, 8 COLLARED DOVES, GOLDFINCH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, PIED WAGTAIL - IJ/DKC

Saturday 5th

• 2 WAXWINGS flew east at 7.10am (C.Farm), 40 LINNETS (C.Farm) - SG
• GREY WAGTAIL in garden for last time (arrived 11/12/2010) (Kingswood houses) - FJ
• 7.15am-1.45pm: MEADOW PIPIT circled (C.Farm), 4 GREY HERONS (3 C.Farm, 1*), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 2*), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 7 SKYLARKS (6 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 28 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 30 STOCK DOVES (27 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), FIELDFARE (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm inc. 1 Perrott's Farmhouse), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 74 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, 3 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (C.Farm), c.5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/SG

Friday 4th

• 12+ WAXWINGS at end of Reads Rest Lane at 7.30am - JSi
  
• 7.23am-2.22pm: 4 GOLDEN PLOVERS flew NNE at 8.50am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), CANADA GOOSE flew NW at 8.03am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), CORMORANT flew ENE at 8.10am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 2 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew past*, 15 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 SISKINS flew over (C.Farm), 66+ LESSER REDPOLLS (6 C.Farm, 60+ B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm (1 singing)), 83 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 10+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.150 CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm (2 singing)), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 15 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 78 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General) (48 species recorded) - DKC
• Morning: ♀ SPARROWHAWK - LT

Thursday 3rd

• 7.20am-1.26pm: MEALY REDPOLL with c.50 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods) (see Gallery), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), SPARROWHAWK (Buzzard Field/Ruffett Wood), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (singing)), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm (singing)), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 4+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (B.Woods), 5 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 73 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 28+ GOLDFINCHES (26+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), c.130 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 9 STOCK DOVES (Chipstead Meadow), c.5 LINNETS (Buzzard Field), 70+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 80+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ

Wednesday 2nd

• 7.15am-2.45pm: 2 COMMON BUZZARDS flew over (C.Farm), probable GREY WAGTAIL (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (B.Woods then flew to C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm (2 singing)), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (all singing)), 5 GOLDCRESTS (4 B.Woods), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ LINNETS (C.Farm (2 singing)), LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 5 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 42+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 40+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC

Tuesday 1st

• 7.19am-1.01pm: possible adult YELLOW-LEGGED GULL flew north at 11.18am (B.Woods), GREY WAGTAIL flew from C.Farmhouse to Ballards Green at 8.18am, 2 GREYLAGS flew SW at 7.50am (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), c.12 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREY HERON*, PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (both singing)), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm (1+ singing)), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), LESSER REDPOLL (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), c.10 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c.30 REDWINGS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Buzzard Field), c.150 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), c.8 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (1 singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) - DKC

February 2011

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.

BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW (Feb 2011 onwards). * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it

Sunday 27th

• RED KITE flew over at c.11.15am (C.Farm)* and MARSH TIT briefly late morning (Ruffett Wood), SPARROWHAWK displaying (Tawny Wood), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border) - AS
• (all C.Farm) SISKIN, 2 ♂ PHEASANTS - KG
  
• 7.59am-1.56pm: GREY HERON (B.Woods), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Broad Field/Chat Field border), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm (2 singing)), KESTREL (B.Woods), c.5 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT, 65+ REDWINGS, good numbers of FIELDFARE, 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 C.Farm (singing), 3 B.Woods (1 singing)), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (all singing), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm (drumming)), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)) - RDW/IJ/DKC
  

Saturday 26th

• 7.29am-c.1.25pm: MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), ♂ SISKIN (B.Woods (singing)), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), c.85 REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.55 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (Tawny Wood), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (5 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Wood Lane (singing)), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 7+ SKYLARKS (6+ C.Farm (3 singing), 1 B.Woods) - DKC
  

Friday 25th

• 7.28am-3.07pm: LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre (heard only)), ♂ BRAMBLING with c.200 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), WOODCOCK flushed (near Piddly Pond), 5 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field, 2 near Lunch Wood (the L&G birds), 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2+ SISKINS (B.Woods), 3+ BULLFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 2+ B.Woods), 4 COAL TITS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 33 STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (5 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm (singing)), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), 5 GOLDCRESTS (4 C.Farm (3 singing), 1 B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), c.20 REDWINGS (c.10 C.Farm, c.10 B.Woods), c.10 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC/KG
• (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, 6 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (Loony Field) - IJ
  

Thursday 24th

• 7.19am-5.15pm: MEALY REDPOLL with c.150 LESSER REDPOLLS briefly late morning (c.100 metres north of pond in B.Woods), male TAWNY OWL (late morning near Piddly Pond (singing)), 2 SISKINS (B.Woods), 2 GREY HERONS*, LITTLE OWL (Broad Field/Chat Field border), COMMON BUZZARD (The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 10 SKYLARKS (9 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), c.25 LINNETS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 7 COAL TITS (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 BULLFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 3 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods (singing)), c.40 REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.90 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 8+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods), 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) - DKC
• Late news Monday 21st (all C.Farm): PEREGRINE, 2 BRAMBLINGS, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS - DH
  

Wednesday 23rd

• 7.53am-c.2.30pm: SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Broad Field/Chat Field border), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Broad Field, 1 The Scrub), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 singing: Aberdour Sch. & B.Woods), 5 GOLDCRESTS (2 C.Farm,, 3 B.Woods (1 singing)), 2 SKYLARKS (1 C.Farm, 1 Chip.Bottom (both singing)), 2 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods), c.150 REDPOLLS (B.Woods), 5 COAL TITS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), good numbers of FIELDFARES, c.105 REDWINGS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1.B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (both singing: 1.C.Farm, 1.B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (2 singing)), 6+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (singing), several ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/JA

Monday 21st

• (all C.Farm) PEREGRINE flew over, 2 BRAMBLINGS, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS - DH
  
• 7.52am-1.03pm: SISKIN flew over, 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border and Parakeet Meadow), LESSER REDPOLL (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3.C.Farm, 1.B.Woods), 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), LINNET, 8 GOLDCRESTS (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), COAL TIT (C.Farm), 6 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (all singing)), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 100+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COMMON GULL (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ

Sunday 20th

• 7.55am-2.35pm: CURLEW flew into Broad Field at 8.53am and departed SW at 8.59am, 2 male BRAMBLINGS (Buzzard Field), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Broad Field/Chat Field border, 1 at Lambert's Shaw), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 singing) (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm (singing)), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm, 1 singing), c.15 REDPOLLS, fem KESTREL (C.Farm), 100+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c.135 REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.400 CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm), 6 NUTHATCHES (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS over, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm (both singing)), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/JA/PGo
  

Saturday 19th (new format begins)

• 7.57am-4.19pm: 2 male BRAMBLINGS (Buzzard Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 2 SISKINS (B.Woods, inc.singing male), c.150 REDPOLLS (B.Woods), 1+ ROOK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm, 2 singing), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), c.400 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), c.135 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c.100 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 100+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Farm, 4 BWoods), 7+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (6 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 8 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), 300+ STARLINGS (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ
  

Monday 14th

• 3.55pm-5.25pm: 3 Little Owls (2 at Broad Field/Chat Field border, 1 at Legal & General), c.15 Yellowhammers, singing Skylark, c.85 Fieldfares, c.10 Redwings, 2 singing Song Thrushes, singing Mistle Thrush, 7 Pied Wagtails, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker - DKC
  

Sunday 13th

• 7.57am-1.36pm: 2 Mallards flew over, 3 Little Owls (1 Lambert's Shaw, 2 Legal & General), 16+ Yellowhammers (1 singing), Pheasant (B.Woods), Mistle Thrush, 7 Goldcrests, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Nuthatch, Coal Tit, 3 Bullfinches (1 Legal & General, 2 The Scrub), 4 singing Song Thrushes, ad.Lesser Black-backed Gull over, 2 singing Skylarks, 3 Stock Doves, Linnet, Greenfinch, good numbers of Fieldfares and Redwings, c.5 Rose-ringed Parakeets. Legal & General Gulls: c.113 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Common Gulls - DKC
• Pheasant (Canons Farm) - IJ

Saturday 12th

• male Stonechat on Reads Rest Lane just before Lunch Wood, Common Buzzard, Little Owl at Lambert's Shaw, 50+ Redwings - IJ
• 7.59am-4.52pm: male Stonechat (see above), Little Owl at Lambert's Shaw, 16+ Yellowhammers, 10+ Lesser Redpolls, 3 Rooks, c.20 Linnets, 10 Skylarks (3+ singing), singing Mistle Thrush, 100+ Fieldfares, several Redwings, Treecreeper, 2 Coal Tits, 7 Nuthatches, Goldcrest, 6 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (1+ drumming), 3 Collared Doves, 8 singing Song Thrushes, 2 Pied Wagtails, 7 Stock Doves (1 singing), 3+ Goldfinches, 3 Green Woodpeckers, c.5 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 7 singing Chaffinches, hundreds of Starlings. Gulls at Legal & General in morning: 2 Herring Gulls (both 1st winters), 9 Common Gulls, c.118 Black-headed Gulls (many more of each species seen flying overhead) - DKC

Thursday 10th

• 3.58pm-c.5.25pm: Common Buzzard, fem Kestrel, 2 male Pheasants, 3+ Yellowhammers, 7 Pied Wagtails, c.125 Fieldfares, 1+ Redwing, 5+ singing Song Thrushes - DKC

Wednesday 9th

• 3.30pm-5.15pm: Little Owl still south of Lunch Wood, Lesser Redpoll, 2+ Yellowhammers (1 singing), 75+ Fieldfares, c.15 Redwings, singing Skylark, Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (1 drumming), 2+ Green Woodpeckers, 1+ Rose-ringed Parakeet, 2 singing Song Thrushes - DKC

Tuesday 8th

• c.2.03pm-5.31pm: Common Buzzard, imm.male Sparrowhawk, fem Kestrel, Bullfinch, Linnet, 4 Yellowhammers, 2 Coal Tits, Nuthatch, 2 Collared Doves, 37+ Common Gulls, ad Lesser Black-backed Gull over, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers, singing Chaffinch, 4 Rose-ringed Parakeets - DKC

Monday 7th

• 3.55pm-5.40pm: Little Owl south of Lunch Wood, 5+ Yellowhammers, 2 Stock Doves, singing Mistle Thrush, Green Woodpecker, Rose-ringed Parakeet - DKC

Sunday 6th

• 7.56am-5.03pm: 1+ Grey Heron flew over, Common Buzzard, c.23 Yellowhammers, Sparrowhawk, fem Kestrel, 60+ Linnets, c.4 Skylarks (1 singing), c.200 Fieldfares, handful of Redwings DKC/IJ/RDW et al

Saturday 5th

• 7.59am-3.07pm: Common Buzzard, 4 Skylarks, 5+ Yellowhammers, 100+ Linnets, Pied Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, c.175 Fieldfares, c.55 Redwings, Treecreeper, 3 Coal Tits, 4 Goldcrests, 3+ Bullfinches, 21+ Stock Doves, 9 Nuthatches, 3+ Lesser Redpolls, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, several Chaffinches inc. 2 singing - DKC et al

Tuesday 1st

• 2.03pm-4.17pm: 2 Grey Herons flew over, 8 Yellowhammers, Common Buzzard, c.115 Fieldfares, c.5 Redwings, Goldcrest, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (1 drumming), Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinches, Goldfinch, 4 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Pied Wagtail, 3 Stock Doves - DKC

January 2011

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.

BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW (Feb 2011 onwards). * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it


Sunday 30th

• 8 Lapwings in Skylark Field (FJ).
• 6 Northern Lapwings flew north over east side of Banstead Woods at 11.43am (MS).
• 12.06pm-3.49pm: Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 9 Stock Doves, 66+ Fieldfares, 1+ Redwing, 2 Rooks, Goldcrest, Pied Wagtail, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (DKC/RDW).

Saturday 29th

• 7.59am-c.1.45pm: Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 19 Yellowhammers, 3 Treecreepers, 4 Coal Tits, 3 Goldcrests, 3 Nuthatches, 1+ Bullfinch, 3 Stock Doves, male Pheasant, 5 Mistle Thrushes, c.85 Fieldfares, 30+ Redwings, 2 Lesser Redpolls, 2 Greenfinches, several Goldfinches, 2 Pied Wagtails, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 20+ Chaffinches (DKC).

Tuesday 25th

• 2.07pm-4.23pm: 25 Yellowhammers, 8 Skylarks, Common Buzzard, 5 Stock Doves, 20+ Redwings, 20+ Fieldfares, Goldcrest, 3 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2+ Pied Wagtails (DKC).

Sunday 23rd

• 7.54am-11.00am: 2 Common Buzzards, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, 3 Skylarks, 23 Yellowhammers, 200+ Chaffinches (1 singing), 100+ Linnets, 5+ Pied Wagtails (inc.male, 2 fems, 1st winter), Nuthatch, c.45 Fieldfares, c.10 Redwings, Stock Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 2 Collared Doves, 3+ Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).
• 10.00am-1.00pm: Grey Heron, 2 Common Buzzards, 150+ Chaffinches, 4 Pied Wagtails, 24 Yellowhammers, 7 Skylarks, 100+ Redpolls in Banstead Woods near orchard, Goldcrest, Rose-ringed Parakeet, 30+ Fieldfares, Sparrowhawk, Goldfinch (IJ).

Saturday 22nd

• 8.03am-3.47pm: fem Brambling, 2 Grey Herons, Common Buzzard, 23 Yellowhammers, 2+ Pheasants, c.100 Linnets, c.200 Chaffinches, c.200 Fieldfares, c.135 Redwings, c.38 Goldfinches, 5 Pied Wagtails, 3+ Bullfinches, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Goldcrests, 2 Coal Tits, 2 Treecreepers, 5 Nuthatches, 4 Rooks, 2 Skylarks (DKC).

Friday 21st

• 1.15pm-4.45pm: 23 Yellowhammers, Pied Wagtail, Rook, Bullfinch, Coal Tit, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Song Thrush, 40+ Fieldfares, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, 35+ Linnets (IJ).

Thursday 20th

• 9.15am-1.15pm: Rook, Bullfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Linnet, Yellowhammer, Goldcrest, Redwings, Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Nuthatch, Rose-ringed Parakeet (IJ).

Tuesday 18th

• 2.10pm-4.40pm: 2 Common Buzzards, 20+ Rooks, 5 Stock Doves, 100+ Fieldfares, 50+ Redwings, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylarks, 2 Pied Wagtails, c.100 Linnets, 6+ Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).
• 2 Redpolls, Nuthatch etc (KG/FP/JA).

Sunday 16th

• 7.59am-11.31am: goose sp. (probably Canada) seen briefly in flight, into light; Common Buzzard, 15 Yellowhammers, 9+ Rooks, 200+ Redwings, 150+ Fieldfares, c.100 Redpolls, 100+ Linnets, singing Mistle Thrush, Coal Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Kestrel, 1+ Rose-ringed Parakeet, c.4 Skylarks (including 1 singing), Bullfinch, Treecreeper, 2+ Nuthatches, Lesser Black-backed Gull flew over (DKC/RDW).
• c.20 Rooks, 4 Yellowhammers, c.40 Starlings, c.100 Fieldfares, c.30 Jackdaws, 2 Jays, 5 Black-headed Gulls, 8 Woodpigeons, 5 Magpies (MH).

Friday 14th

• 10.50am-2.10pm: 150+ Redpolls, 100+ Fieldfares, 100+ Redwings, Bullfinch, Rook, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtails, Yellowhammer (IJ).

Thursday 13th

• 2.50pm-4.50pm: 200+ Fieldfares, 200+ Starlings, Redwing, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (IJ).

Tuesday 11th

• 2.00pm-4.12pm: 35+ Rooks, 200+ Redwings, c.10 Fieldfares, 2+ Pied Wagtails, c.80 Linnets, Rose-ringed Parakeet (DKC).

Sunday 9th

• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Green Woodpecker (IJ).
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, Song Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jays, Black-headed Gull, Robin, 7 Magpies, 2 Woodpigeons, Blackbird, 2 Blue Tits (MH).
• 60+ Redpolls in Banstead Woods, Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 9 Skylarks, 25+ Linnets (PGo).

Saturday 8th

• 8.09am-3.35pm: 100-150 Redpolls in Banstead Woods with at least a couple of good candidates for Mealies, 1+ Siskin, 2+ Bramblings, Coal Tit, 100+ Linnets, 6+ Yellowhammers Stock Dove, Sparrowhawk, Skylark, 3 Pied Wagtails, 2+ Rooks, c.90 Fieldfares, c.50 Redwings, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatches, ad.Lesser Black-backed Gull, Rose-ringed Parakeet (DKC/JA).
• 3 Woodcocks and 25+ Pheasants in Ruffett Wood (shooters).

Tuesday 4th

• 2.05pm-4.21pm: Common Buzzard, 9 Rooks, 5 Yellowhammers, 6+ Pied Wagtails, 5+ Fieldfares, 2 Stock Doves, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Rose-ringed Parakeet (DKC).

Monday 3rd

• 8.24am-3.25pm: Woodcock flushed in Banstead Woods, Brambling, 8 Yellowhammers, Mistle Thrush, 7 Stock Doves, Bullfinch, 4 Lesser Redpolls, 2 Rooks, 8 Skylarks, 13 Linnets, 4 Greenfinches, c.10 Goldfinches, Mistle Thrush, 30+ Fieldfares, 30+ Redwings, Kestrel, 2 Goldcrests, 2 Nuthatches, 4 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC/IJ).
• Common Buzzard, Grey Heron, c.30 Stock Doves (unknown, please email so I can credit).

Sunday 2nd

• 8.36am-3.48pm: Woodcock flushed twice in Banstead Woods, Common Buzzard, 2 Yellowhammers, c.80 Linnets, 4 Meadow Pipits, c.30 Skylarks, 2 Rooks, imm male Sparrowhawk, fem Kestrel, Mistle Thrush, ad.Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6+ Lesser Redpolls, 2+ Bullfinches, 10 Pheasants, 4+ Nuthatches, 4+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 3+ Stock Doves, Pied Wagtail, 4+ Greenfinches, Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers; well over 100 of both Fieldfare and Redwing (RDW/DKC).
• 4 Yellowhammers at Canons Farm (PGo).
• c.250 Redwings, c.150 Fieldfares, c.20 Linnets; all Canons Farm (SG).
• c.190 Fieldfares and c.260 Redwings combined total for both Canons Farm & Banstead Woods based on above counts