Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates throughout the day. All sightings are appreciated and will be useful in the writing of the annual bird reports, please email your sightings to canonsfarmbirds@hotmail.co.uk.
When submitting sightings, please try to match the format of this page
as much as possible to make transfer as efficient as possible. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up). BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW.
* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.
'C.Farm' is the general term for the area west of the marked red line on the Map,
and 'B.Woods' is the general term for the area east of this line. More
specific locations, also found on the map, are also included in these
sightings.
Monday 31st
Sunday 30th
- (all B.Woods) ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (dead-end path north of estate), ROOK (flew from Hither Field to The Scrub), 5+ LESSER REDPOLLS (alders near post 13 near R.R.Lane), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew east (Holly Lane Meadow), 5 BLACKCAPS singing, 12 CHIFFCHAFFS singing, MISTLE THRUSH (near Scouts camp), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (3 The Scrub, 1 Holly Lane Meadow), ♂ KESTREL (Sheep Brow), 4 PHEASANTS, 6 GOLDCRESTS - IPW
- (all B.Woods) ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (dead-end path north of estate), MARSH HARRIER flew NE at 09:23 (The Scrub), 1+ CANADA GOOSE flew over (The Scrub), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 3 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, ♂ KESTREL (The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS, 2 COAL TITS, c5 NUTHATCHES, 2+ TREECREEPERS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, REDWING, 1+ BULLFINCH, LINNET, 9+ LESSER REDPOLLS (incl. 4 trapped & ringed at The Scrub), 2 GOLDFINCHES - DKC/GBr/IJ/MSt/DR/CNR
- (all B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond) ♂ SISKIN, 8+ LESSER REDPOLLS, COAL TIT, PHEASANT - PGo
- (all C.Farm) MEADOW PIPIT (displaying), 7 SKYLARKS, 8 LINNETS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Butterflies: Orange Tip, 8 Peacocks, 5 Small Tortoiseshells, 15 Brimstones) - PGo
Saturday 29th
- (all C.Farm) ♂ BLACKCAP singing (Legal & General), ♂ YELLOWHAMMER (Poultry Field), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 2♂ KESTRELS (1 Railway Field, 1 Broadfield), PHEASANT (Poultry Field), 30+ LINNETS (Quail Field), MEADOW PIPIT (Green Belt Field), 2 GREENFINCHES, GOLDCREST (Legal & General) (Butterflies: 3 Peacocks (Green Belt Field), Small Tortoiseshell (Poultry Field)) - IPW
- (all B.Woods) 4+ LESSER REDPOLLS (alders near post 13, near R.R.Lane), 3♂ MALLARDS flew over (estate), ♂ KESTREL (Hither Field), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 PHEASANTS, 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (3 Hither Field, 1 The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS, LINNET (Hither Field) (Butterflies: 2 Peacocks (The Scrub), Small Tortoiseshell (Hither Field), Comma) - IPW
- (all C.Farm) 2 REDPOLLS flew over (Legal & General), 2 MALLARDS flew over, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 3+ STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, ♂ KESTREL, 10+ SKYLARKS, LONG-TAILED TIT, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS singing (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Aberdour School), BLACKCAP singing (Legal & General), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 by Pages Acre horse paddock, 1 by Poultry Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES, 5 MEADOW PIPITS, GREENFINCH, 5 LINNETS, 7 GOLDFINCHES, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (♂ C.Farmhouse, 1 R.R.Cottages, ♂ Slangs) - DKC
Friday 28th
- Morning: SAND MARTIN flew north (Watchpoint) - AD
Thursday 27th
Wednesday 26th
Tuesday 25th
Monday 24th
Sunday 23rd
- (all C.Farm) RAVEN flew over at 11:30 (Broadfield), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS - GB
- (all C.Farm) SWALLOW flew NNE at 11:13 (Quail Field), BLACKCAP (Legal & General (singing)), 130+ LINNETS (Quail Field), 6 MALLARDS (4♂) flew over (Heathside Field), COLLARED DOVE (over Heathside Field), 13 MEADOW PIPITS (7 Broadfield, 1 Heathside Field, 5 Pipit Meadow), 3 REDWINGS (2 Bog Field, 1 Railway Field), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Chipstead Meadow, 1 Green Belt Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 Harrier Field, 1 Chipstead Meadow), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Heathside Field), GREENFINCH (Heathside Field (singing)), 4 STOCK DOVES (Stoney Nob) - IPW
- (all C.Farm) BLACKCAP singing (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), CHIFFCHAFF singing (Tawny Wood), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (over Ruffett Wood) - IJ
- (all C.Farm) 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (Tawny Wood (singing)), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS, 3 NUTHATCHES, 12 STOCK DOVES - PGo
Saturday 22nd
- (all C.Farm) 2 WHEATEARS (Reads Bottom area) (♂+♀) (IJ/DW), BLACKCAP (Legal & General), 2+ MALLARDS flew over, COMMON BUZZARD, adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 4 STOCK DOVES, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Legal & General, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 KESTRELS together (over Lunch Wood), 3+ SKYLARKS, CHIFFCHAFF (Infront George Field (singing)), 45+ FIELDFARES, 3 SONG THRUSHES, REDWING, 4+ MEADOW PIPITS, 3 LINNETS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS - IJ/DKC/MSt/DW
- (all B.Woods) 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), ♂ PHEASANT, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 3 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GOLDCREST, COAL TIT, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, CHIFFCHAFF, 2 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, GOLDFINCH - DKC/IJ/MSt/PGo
Friday 21st
- 07:20-08:20: (all C.Farm) RED KITE flew south (Heathside Field), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (Legal & General/Infront George Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 BULLFINCHES, 2 REDWINGS, c50 FIELDFARES, COMMON GULL flew over - AD
Thursday 20th
- (all C.Farm) CHIFFCHAFF singing briefly (Harrier Field), 25+ FIELDFARES, YELLOWHAMMER (Watchpoint area), 4 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell (Skylark Field)) - IPW
- (all B.Woods) 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 1st-winter COMMON GULL flew over (Valley Meadows), 6 REDWINGS (The Scrub), 7 STOCK DOVES - IPW
Wednesday 19th
Tuesday 18th
Monday 17th
Sunday 16th
- (all B.Woods) SISKIN (sub-singing), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS singing, 2 BULLFINCHES, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, MEADOW PIPIT (Hither Field), PHEASANT, 3 REDWINGS (Butterflies: good numbers of Brimstones; also 3 Small Tortoiseshells, 2 Peacocks, 2 Commas and Red Admiral) - IPW
- (all B.Woods) 2 PHEASANTS, 6 CHIFFCHAFFS, 9 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER (Butterflies: 30+ Brimstones) - PGo
Saturday 15th
- (all C.Farm) LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew north, 14 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), YELLOWHAMMER (R.R.Cottages), MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field), PHEASANT (Lunch Wood), ♀ KESTREL (caravan site), 50+ FIELDFARES (Death Pit), 20+ REDWINGS, 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Perrotts by Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 SONG THRUSHES, 8 SKYLARKS, 6 STOCK DOVES, 2 COAL TITS, 8 LONG-TAILED TITS, 11 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 5 GOLDCRESTS (2 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Circle Field), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: 6 Small Tortoiseshells (mainly around Poultry Field)) - IPW
- 10+ LESSER REDPOLLS (near R.R.Lane), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS singing (1 near R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), ♂ KESTREL (Rambler's Rest), PHEASANT (The Nuttery), 3 BULLFINCHES (incl. 2 The Scrub), 4 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH (Fames Rough (singing)), 3 GOLDCRESTS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 STOCK DOVES, 10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Comma (The Scrub), 6 Small Tortoiseshell. Mammals: Red Fox (Rambler's Rest)) - IPW
Friday 14th
- 08:10-08:50/17:25-18:10: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Skylark Field), GREY HERON (Bog Field),6+ MEADOW PIPITS, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 145+ FIELDFARES, 28+ REDWINGS, 8 COMMON GULLS, YELLOWHAMMER, SONG THRUSH - AD
- (all C.Farm) 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 1st-winter BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, 5 COMMON GULLS (4 adults & 1st-winter) (Legal & General), 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 7 SKYLARKS, PIED WAGTAIL, GOLDFINCH, 2 LINNETS, 2♂ YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC
Thursday 13th
- (all C.Farm) 8 MEADOW PIPITS, 6 SKYLARKS, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 REDWINGS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 10+ LINNETS, 20+ FIELDFARES - IJ
Wednesday 12th
- (all C.Farm) YELLOWHAMMER, 2 LITTLE OWLS, 6 SKYLARKS, 20+ FIELDFARES, COMMON BUZZARD, SONG THRUSH - IJ
Tuesday 11th
- (all C.Farm) KESTREL, LITTLE OWL, ♂ YELLOWHAMMER (singing), FIELDFARE, 25+ LINNETS, 5 REDWINGS, 2 SKYLARKS, 4 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, MISTLE THRUSH, LONG-TAILED TIT - IJ
Monday 10th
- 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond)
- (all C.Farm) KESTREL, PIED WAGTAIL, SKYLARK, MISTLE THRUSH, SONG THRUSH, 20+ REDWINGS, LINNET, 8 FIELDFARES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 5+ GOLDCRESTS - IJ
Sunday 9th
- 11:55-13:15 at least: FIRECREST (just north of Piddly Pond) - PGo et al
- (all B.Woods) MARSH TIT heard still at 09:18 (by post 16), SISKIN and 3 LESSER REDPOLLS at 11:40 (alders by post 13, near R.R.Lane entrance), CHIFFCHAFF still (The Scrub), PHEASANT (The Scrub), MEADOW PIPIT (Woodpecker Meadow), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 Holly Lane Meadow, 1 Hither Field), 2♀ SPARROWHAWKS (1 The Scrub, 1 estate side), 2 KESTRELS (♂ Hither Field, ♀ Valley Meadows), 3+ BULLFINCHES (2+ The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 Rambler's Rest, 1 Valley Meadows), 3 GOLDFINCHES, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS, 8 COAL TITS, 5 GOLDCRESTS, 4 NUTHATCHES, 6 TREECREEPERS, 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 9 SONG THRUSHES, 20+ REDWINGS, 4 STOCK DOVES, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Peacock (near Piddly Pond), Red Admiral (estate side), good numbers of Brimstones) - IPW/PGo
- LITTLE OWL (Legal & General) (Butterflies: Brimstone (Legal & General)) - IGM
Saturday 8th
- (all C.Farm) ♂ YELLOWHAMMER (Horse Pasture), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew south at 13:16 (Pipit Meadow), 9 MEADOW PIPITS (Harrier Field), 150+ FIELDFARES (Skylark Field), 100+ REDWINGS (mainly Death Pit), 100+ LINNETS (Quail Field/Heathside Field), 12 SKYLARKS, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Steep Banks, 2 north side of Green Belt Field), 2 ♀ KESTRELS (1 Poultry Field, 1 Circle Field), 2 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), LONG-TAILED TIT (Ruffett Wood), COLLARED DOVE (Heathside Field), 4 STOCK DOVES, 14 GOLDFINCHES, 6 GREENFINCHES, 8 SONG THRUSHES, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Wood, 1 Railway Field), 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
- (all B.Woods) CHIFFCHAFF singing (The Scrub),
BULLFINCH (The Scrub), TREECREEPER, 5 NUTHATCHES, 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (2
pairs, 1 collecting nesting material), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 displaying)
(Butterflies: 7 Brimstones) - PGo
- (all B.Woods) 3+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (The Scrub), 4 TREECREEPERS, 2 STOCK DOVES, 4 COAL TITS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, GOLDCREST, GREEN WOODPECKER, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: 5 Brimstones (The Scrub)) - IPW
Friday 7th
- (all C.Farm) 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 70+ FIELDFARES, 30+ REDWINGS, 67+ LINNETS, COMMON BUZZARD, adult COMMON GULL (Legal & General), PIED WAGTAIL flew over, SONG THRUSH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 5 GOLDFINCHES - AD
Thursday 6th
- 16:30-17:30: (all C.Farm) 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, MISTLE THRUSH, 2 REDWINGS, PHEASANT, 5 STOCK DOVES, GOLDCREST, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS - IJ
Wednesday 5th
- (all C.Farm) ♂ STONECHAT (Horse Pasture), 3 GREY HERONS flew over at 08:12, COMMON BUZZARD (same as BW), STOCK DOVE, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 7 SKYLARKS, 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT, TREECREEPER (by Tawny Wood (singing)), 22+ FIELDFARES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 6+ REDWINGS, 3+ MEADOW PIPITS, 8 GOLDFINCHES, LINNETS, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC
- (all B.Woods) MEADOW PIPIT flew over, SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD (same as CF), KESTREL, STOCK DOVE, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 near Piddly Pond, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 4 NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, 4 SONG THRUSHES, GOLDFINCH, BULLFINCH - DKC
Tuesday 4th
Monday 3rd
Sunday 2nd
- (all C.Farm) ♂ YELLOWHAMMER (singing), c200 FIELDFARES, c120 REDWINGS, KESTREL, c50 LINNETS, 6+ SKYLARKS - PGo
- (all C.Farm) ♂ STONECHAT (Reads Bottom), LITTLE OWL (in tree near R.R.Cottages), KESTREL, up to 20 STOCK DOVES, FIELDFARES - DJ
- (all The Scrub) 2 REDWINGS (The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub) - DJ
Saturday 1st
- (all C.Farm) ♀ STONECHAT (flew from Horse Pasture to Watchpoint), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) flew over at 08:55 (Tawny Wood), GREY HERON flew south at 09:13 (Pipit Meadow), 200+ FIELDFARES flew NW (Broadfield), 80+ REDWINGS (50+ flew NW over Broadfield, 30+ around Pages Acre), COMMON BUZZARD (Railway Field), COLLARED DOVE (Tawny Wood (singing)), MISTLE THRUSH (Circle Field), 7 SKYLARKS, 15 GOLDFINCHES, 5 GREENFINCHES, 25 STOCK DOVES, 3 COAL TITS (2 Pages Acre, 1 Tawny Wood), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 3 TREECREEPERS (Tawny Wood), 4 NUTHATCHES (2 Tawny Wood, Circle Field, 1 Tattenham Meadow), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 C.Wood, 1 Stoney Nob), 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Pages Acre (1 drumming), 1 Ruffett Wood (drumming), 2 Tawny Wood (1 drumming), 1 Chipstead Meadow (drumming)), 5 SONG THRUSHES (3 Tawny Wood, 1 Watchpoint, 1 Railway Field), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
- (all B.Woods) COMMON SNIPE at 13:22 (flushed from open bracken area between post 11 and caravan site), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), TAWNY OWL (estate side), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (estate side), COMMON BUZZARD, 7 BULLFINCHES (inc. 5 The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (inc. 1 The Scrub), GOLDFINCH (The Scrub), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), LONG-TAILED TIT (by Perrotts by Wood) (Mammals: Red Fox (near Piddly Pond)) - IPW
- (all C.Farm) ♀ STONECHAT (Watchpoint), CORMORANT flew south at 11:10, COMMON BUZZARD flew west (C.Farmhouse), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Bog Field), 26+ STOCK DOVES (Bog Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 GOLDCRESTS (2 Tawny Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood), 2+ SKYLARKS, NUTHATCH, 100+ FIELDFARES, 6 SONG THRUSHES, 25+ REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH (by Pages Acre horse paddock), PIED WAGTAIL, 7 MEADOW PIPITS (Poultry Field), 5 GOLDFINCHES, 5 LINNETS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 Slangs (singing)) - IJ/DKC
- (all B.Woods) 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 COAL TITS, GOLDCREST (singing), c3 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 2 SONG THRUSHES, GOLDFINCH, BULLFINCH (The Scrub) - IJ/DKC
Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates throughout the day. All sightings are appreciated and will be useful in the writing of the annual bird reports, please email your sightings to canonsfarmbirds@hotmail.co.uk.
When submitting sightings, please try to match the format of this page
as much as possible to make transfer as efficient as possible. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up). BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW.
* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.
'C.Farm' is the general term for the area west of the marked red line on the Map,
and 'B.Woods' is the general term for the area east of this line. More
specific locations, also found on the map, are also included in these
sightings.
Friday 28th
Thursday 27th
- 2♂ STONECHATS (C.Farm) - JH
Wednesday 26th
- 2♂ STONECHATS (C.Farm) - JH
Tuesday 25th
- 3 STONECHATS (2♂+♀) (C.Farm) - JH
Monday 24th
- (all C.Farm) KESTREL, 3+ SKYLARKS, 20+ STOCK DOVES - DJ
- (all B.Woods) COMMON BUZZARD, GOLDCREST, NUTHATCH (Butterflies: 15+ Brimstones) - DJ
Sunday 23rd
- (all C.Farm) ♂ STONECHAT (Harrier Field) (JB), KESTREL, 30 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE, 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 5+ SKYLARKS, 70+ FIELDFARES, 15+ REDWINGS, GOLDFINCH, LINNETS - DKC/JB
- (all B.Woods) LESSER REDPOLL (The Scrub), REDWING (near Rambler's Rest), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, NUTHATCH, LONG-TAILED TIT - PGo/DKC/JB et al
Saturday 22nd
- Afternoon: 20+ REDPOLLS (C.Farmhouse) - GC
- (all C.Farm) 2 STONECHATS (pair, east side of Horse Pasture), SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL - PW
- (all C.Farm) WOODCOCK at 09:58 (flew from Pipit Meadow to Tawny Wood), BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (over Perrotts by Wood), ♀ KESTREL (Green Belt Field), 2 SKYLARKS (Green Belt Field (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (Tawny Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (Tawny Wood), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 3 COAL TITS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Tawny Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Tawny Wood), 2 SONG THRUSHES (Tawny Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Tawny Wood), GREENFINCH (Tawny Wood), STOCK DOVE (Ruffett Wood), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
- (all B.Woods) WOODCOCK flushed at 11:27, 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 TREECREEPERS, COLLARED DOVE (Hither Field (singing)), 9 NUTHATCHES, 10 COAL TITS, LONG-TAILED TIT, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GOLDCRESTS, 6 SONG THRUSHES, 5+ REDWINGS (The Scrub), 3 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 4 STOCK DOVES, 30+ JACKDAWS (Hither Field) (Butterflies: Peacock (estate side)) - IPW
Friday 21st
- Morning: (all Pages Acre) TREECREEPER, 4 LONG-TAILED TITS, 6 REDWINGS - PGo
Thursday 20th
Wednesday 19th
- Late afternoon/early evening: (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (near R.R.Cottages and at Slangs (singing)), 50+ FIELDFARES, 35+ REDWINGS, 2 COMMON GULLS flew over, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood (drumming)), 3 SKYLARKS (all singing), SONG THRUSH, 1+ MEADOW PIPIT (Broadfield), GREENFINCH, LINNETS - DKC
Tuesday 18th
Monday 17th
Sunday 16th
- 09:45-13:45: (all B.Woods) 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew SE (Valley Meadows), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 The Scrub, 1 The Nuttery), COMMON BUZZARD (The Scrub), 2+ KESTRELS (♂+♀ Valley Meadows, ♂ Hither Field, ♂ Holly Lane Meadow), 11 NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, 3 LONG-TAILED TITS, 12 COAL TITS, 5 GOLDCRESTS, GREENFINCH, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 4 REDWINGS, 11 SONG THRUSHES, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 7 STOCK DOVES, 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Brimstone (estate side)) - IPW
- Morning: (all B.Woods) SPARROWHAWK, 6 SONG THRUSHES, 5 REDWINGS, 2 COAL TITS, GOLDCREST, 6 NUTHATCHES, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 STOCK DOVES - PGo
- Late afternoon: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, LITTLE OWL, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 SKYLARKS, NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 90+ FIELDFARES, 2 SONG THRUSHES (both singing), c175 REDWINGS, MEADOW PIPIT, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (north side of Horse Pasture) - DKC
Saturday 15th
- (all C.Farm) MEADOW PIPIT (Broadfield), COMMON GULL (Can Hatch Field), LITTLE OWL (Infront George Field), ♀ KESTREL (Broadfield), 100+ LINNETS (Infront George Field), 50+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 11+ REDWINGS, 3 SKYLARKS (2 Broadfield, 1 Infront George Field), 70+ JACKDAWS (Can Hatch Field), c48 STOCK DOVES (Can Hatch Field), 6 GREENFINCHES, SONG THRUSH, 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - IPW
- (all B.Woods) up to 5 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 40+ JACKDAWS (The Scrub), 2 REDWINGS (The Scrub), GREENFINCH (The Scrub), 4 SONG THRUSHES - IPW
- Late afternoon: (all C.Farm) KESTREL, LITTLE OWL, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c10 SKYLARKS, FIELDFARES & REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH, PIED WAGTAIL, MEADOW PIPIT - DKC
Friday 14th
Thursday 13th
Wednesday 12th
Tuesday 11th
Monday 10th
- (all C.Farm) 250+ FIELDFARES, 200+ REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH, SONG THRUSH, 2+ SKYLARKS, 200+ STARLINGS - PGo
Sunday 9th
- TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood) - PGo
Saturday 8th
- (all B.Woods) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew NNW at 11.21am (Valley Meadows), up to 5 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), ♀ KESTREL (Woodpecker Meadow/Valley Meadows), 15+ REDWINGS (Woodpecker Meadow/Valley Meadows), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), 3 NUTHATCHES, 3 GOLDCRESTS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 3 STOCK DOVES (near Piddly Pond), GREEN WOODPECKER (Hither Field), 40+ JACKDAWS (Hither Field), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 Hither Field, 1 The Scrub), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
Friday 7th
- 07:40-11:30: (all C.Farm) 2 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE, 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 6+ SKYLARKS, large flock of FIELDFARES and REDWINGS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, GOLDFINCH, large flock of LINNETS - DKC
Thursday 6th
Wednesday 5th
Tuesday 4th
Monday 3rd
- (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, 2+ COMMON GULLS, 4 STOCK DOVES, 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 12+ SKYLARKS, NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 250+ FIELDFARES, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 240+ REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH, MEADOW PIPIT, 1+ GOLDFINCH, LINNET flock, 1+ BULLFINCH (Railway Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMER (flew from Broadfield towards B.Woods) - DKC
- (all B.Woods) 2 YELLOWHAMMERS flew over (from CF), ♂ PHEASANT, KESTREL, 3 STOCK DOVES (1 singing), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, ♂ TAWNY OWL (singing; off Nature Trail west of Queen Elizabeth Drive), 1+ GREEN WOODPECKER, 1+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c50 JACKDAWS, 4 GOLDCRESTS (3 singing), 2 COAL TITS, 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 3 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, 7+ REDWINGS, 3+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub) - DKC
Sunday 2nd
Saturday 1st
- (all C.Farm) c400 FIELDFARES, c200 REDWINGS, c450 LINNETS - SG
- (all C.Farm)
YELLOWHAMMER (flew to Infront George Field), MEADOW PIPIT (Poultry
Field), 3 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 46+
STOCK DOVES (40+ Can Hatch Field, 4 Stoney Nob, 2 Poultry Field), 60+
JACKDAWS (Can Hatch Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Wood, 1 Railway Field),
2 GOLDFINCHES (Pages Acre), GREEN WOODPECKER (Railway Field), GREAT
SPOTTED WOODPECKER (1 by Bunting Field), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5
C.Wood, 2 Lunch Wood) - IPW
- (all C.Farm) SPARROWHAWK (Green Belt Field (same as BW)), STOCK
DOVE, 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 GOLDCRESTS
(1 Pages Acre, 2 Ruffett Wood (1 singing)), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 4
SKYLARKS, 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1
Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 180+ FIELDFARES
(mainly Quail Field), 3 SONG THRUSHES, 150+ REDWINGS (mainly Quail
Field), 4 MEADOW PIPITS, 1+ GREENFINCH, 2 GOLDFINCHES - DKC
- (all B.Woods)
SPARROWHAWK (same as CF), COMMON BUZZARD (over Holly Lane car park),
adult COMMON GULL flew over, 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, GREEN WOODPECKER
(The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, 2 COAL TITS, 4
LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 3 GOLDFINCHES, REDPOLL (The
Scrub), 12+ BULLFINCHES (8 The Scrub, 2 Woodpecker Meadow, 1+
bridleway, 1+ east of Scouts camp) - DKC
- (all B.Woods) ♀
SPARROWHAWK (Sheep Brow), 8+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), STOCK DOVE
(singing), 40+ JACKDAWS (Hither Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (The Scrub
(singing)), 5 NUTHATCHES, COAL TIT, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2
ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Hither Field) - IPW
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as much as possible to make transfer as efficient as possible. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up). BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW.
* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.
'C.Farm' is the general term for the area west of the marked red line on the Map,
and 'B.Woods' is the general term for the area east of this line. More
specific locations, also found on the map, are also included in these
sightings.
Friday 31st
Thursday 30th
Wednesday 29th
Tuesday 28th
Monday 27th
Sunday 26th
Saturday 25th
- 9.30am-2.10pm: PEREGRINE flew NE at 1.06pm (Quail Field), LESSER REDPOLL (Pages Acre), 12 MEADOW PIPITS (3 Perrotts by Wood, 9 Hither Field), 7 SKYLARKS (3 Green Belt Field, 2 Bunting Field, 1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 Poultry Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 Green Belt Field, 1 Hither Field), 19 STOCK DOVES (14 Heathside Field, 5 B.Woods), 3 COLLARED DOVES (Valley Meadows), 160+ FIELDFARES (150+ C.Farm, 10+ B.Woods), 215+ REDWINGS (155+ C.Farm, 60+ B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Hither Field, 1 Perrotts by Wood), 16 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre, 15 B.Woods), 25+ LINNETS (Poultry Field), 4 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods), 16+ GOLDFINCHES (6+ C.Farm, 10 The Scrub), 9 GREENFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS (6+ Pages Acre, 2 near Piddly Pond, 2+ Hither Field), 7 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 C.Wood, 1 Wood Lane, 4 B.Woods), 7 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Wood, 1 Circle Field, 5 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 6 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Wood Lane, 4 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Hither Field, 1 The Nuttery), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Circle Field, 1 The Scrub), 29 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (7 C.Farm, 22 B.Woods) - IPW
Friday 24th
Thursday 23rd
Wednesday 22nd
- 90+ FIELDFARES (40+ Skylark Field, c50 Bog Field), 20+ REDWINGS (Infront George Field), 20+ CHAFFINCHES (Infront George Field), 10+ SKYLARKS (Skylark Field) - IGM
Tuesday 21st
Monday 20th
Sunday 19th
- (all B.Woods) 4 CORMORANTS flew west at 10.12am (Valley Meadows), GREY HERON flew south (car park), WOODCOCK (north side), LESSER REDPOLL (The Scrub), 5+ BULLFINCHES, 11 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, 4 GOLDCRESTS, 12 COAL TITS, LONG-TAILED TIT, 15 SONG THRUSHES, 5+ REDWINGS, 4 STOCK DOVES, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 11 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), YELLOWHAMMER, c2 MEADOW PIPITS, KESTREL, 200+ LINNETS, LITTLE OWL, 25+ SKYLARKS, 60+ FIELDFARES, c36 REDWINGS, STOCK DOVE, 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 SONG THRUSHES - DKC/JMcK
Saturday 18th
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING (Tart's Field), 250+ FIELDFARES (Tart's Field), 300+ LINNETS (Tart's Field), 7 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General) - IGM
- (all B.Woods) 6+ BULLFINCHES, ♂ KESTREL, 2 TREECREEPERS, 25 REDWINGS, 5 GREENFINCHES, 5 NUTHATCHES, 4 SONG THRUSHES - PGo
Friday 17th
Thursday 16th
Wednesday 15th
- 4 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), c4 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub) - DKC
Tuesday 14th
Monday 13th
- (all C.Farm) 250+ LINNETS, 40+ STOCK DOVES, 150+ FIELDFARES, 100+ REDWINGS, 50+ STARLINGS - JBi
Sunday 12th
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 230+ FIELDFARES, MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 3 SONG THRUSHES, PIED WAGTAIL, BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 10+ SKYLARKS (Quail Field), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 135+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 26+ STOCK DOVES, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
Saturday 11th
- (all B.Woods) 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, ♀ SPARROWHAWK (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 9 COAL TITS, 3 GOLDCRESTS, 6 NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 15+ REDWINGS (The Scrub), FIELDFARE, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 5 STOCK DOVES (all singing), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 60+ FIELDFARES, 20+ REDWINGS, 2 SONG THRUSHES - IGM
Friday 10th
Thursday 9th
Wednesday 8th
- (all C.Farm) 200+ FIELDFARES, 300+ LINNETS - IGM
Tuesday 7th
Monday 6th
- (all C.Farm) ♂ BULLFINCH, 2 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 5 SKYLARKS, 300+ LINNETS; also good numbers of REDWINGS and FIELDFARES - IJ
Sunday 5th
- (all B.Woods) 2 BRAMBLINGS at 11.16am (The Scrub), 4 ROOKS (flew into Hither Field), SPARROWHAWK (Holly Lane Meadow), 7+ BULLFINCHES (inc. 6+ The Scrub), 2 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 5 TREECREEPERS, 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 6 COAL TITS, 12 NUTHATCHES, 5 GOLDCRESTS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 25+ REDWINGS, 7 STOCK DOVES (4 singing), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 10+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Tart's Field), c10 SKYLARKS, c500 LINNETS, 80+ FIELDFARES, c75 REDWINGS - PGo
Saturday 4th
- (all C.Farm) ♀ KESTREL (near Reads Rest Cottages), 30+ REDWINGS, (Infront George Field), 230+ FIELDFARES (200+ Bog Field, 30+ Skylark Field) - IGM
Friday 3rd
- (all C.Farm) c600 LINNETS, 25 SKYLARKS, c90 FIELDFARES, c60 REDWINGS - SG
Thursday 2nd
- (all C.Farm) 200+ FIELDFARES, 25+ REDWINGS, 200+ LINNETS, 2 SKYLARKS, MEADOW PIPIT, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - IJ
Wednesday 1st
