July 2015

Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates. 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 efficient. 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.

Friday 31st
  • Canons Farm 14:30-16:50: 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, STOCK DOVE, LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 KESTRELS, 2 SWALLOWS (flew SE and over BW), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Ruffett Wood), 3 LINENTS, 5 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER singing (near C.Farmhouse) (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Holly Blue) - DKC/LM 
 

Thursday 30th
  • Banstead Woods 15:30-16:50: COMMON BUZZARD, 2 FERAL PIGEONS flew over, 4 STOCK DOVES, 8 COMMON SWIFTS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, GOLDCREST, COAL TIT, SWALLOW, 6 CHIFFCHAFFS, WILLOW WARBLER, 2 BLACKCAPS, NUTHATCH, TREECREEPER, 3 SONG THRUSHES, BULLFINCH, 7 GOLDFINCHES (Butterflies: Chalkhill Blue) - DKC
  • Canons Farm 16:50-18:00: PHEASANT, 2 STOCK DOVES, COMMON SWIFT, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, CHIFFCHAFF, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, LINNET, 8 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER singing (near C.Farmhouse) - DKC  

 
Wednesday 29th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 28th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 27th
  • (Butterflies, Legal & General: Marbled White, Comma, Small/Essex Skippers, 6+ Common Blues, Meadow Browns, Ringlets, Gatekeepers, Large White, Small/Green-veined White) - DKC/LM/IP/JP et al


Sunday 26th
  • Banstead Woods: TREECREEPER, GOLDCREST, NUTHATCH - DKC/DCu/PGo


Saturday 25th
  • Canons Farm: 6 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Death Pit), 5 LINNETS (Perrotts Farmhouse), TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew north, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, BLACKCAP - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: juv SPARROWHAWK (estate), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 3 LINNETS (The Scrub), KESTREL (The Scrub) (Butterflies: Purple Hairstreak (The Scrub), 3 Silver-washed Fritillaries (2 Sheep Brow, 1 The Scrub), Dark Green Fritillary (Woodpecker Meadow), Comma (The Scrub), Holly Blue, Marbled Whites, Small Whites, Large Whites, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers. Odonota: Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond). Moths: Cinnabars) - IPW
  • Legal & General, evening: LITTLE OWL - Twitter
  • Reads Rest Lane: juv PHEASANT - TP  
  • Canons Farm: 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 4 juv GREEN WOODPECKERS (Chipstead Meadow), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), COMMON BUZZARD, SWALLOW, YELLOWHAMMER singing (C.Farmhouse), 6 LINNETS, 6 GOLDFINCHES (Butterflies: 25+ Essex Skippers, Ringlets, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Comma, Holly Blue, Small White, Green-veined White, Large White) - PGo
  • Banstead Woods: 7 CHIFFCHAFFS, BLACKCAP, COAL TIT (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary, 2 Purple Hairsteaks, Ringlets, Gatekeepers, Meadow Brown, Large White, Marbled Whites, Essex Skippers, Holly Blue, Comma. Odonota: Southern Hawker) - PGo  


Friday 24th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 23rd
  • Banstead Woods 09:20-11:20: 5 BULLFINCHES (4 juvs) (Fames Rough), 10+ LINNETS, 3 GREENFINCHES, 4 GOLDFINCHES (The Scrub), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 juv) (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 3 STOCK DOVES, TREECREEPER (Woodpecker Meadow) - TB
  • Canons Farm 14:55-17:25: COMMON BUZZARD (over Buzzard Field), 2 COLLARED DOVES (by C.Farmhouse), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 5 COMMON SWIFTS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, NUTHATCH (Death Pit), GREENFINCH, 5 LINNETS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER singing (near C.Farmhouse) - DKC
  • Canons Farm: ♂ BULLFINCH (Lunch Wood) (Butterflies: Common Blue, Comma, Small Skipper, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Large White, Green-veined White) - IGM
 

Wednesday 22nd
  • no reported sightings
 

Tuesday 21st
  • no reported sightings


Monday 20th 
  • Banstead Woods: RAVEN flew east (Woodpecker Meadow) - IP
  • Canons Farm: 13 MISTLE THRUSHES (Perrotts by Wood), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Lunch Wood), 2 LINNETS (Perrotts by Wood) - IP


Sunday 19th
  • Banstead Woods 10:58: OSPREY drifted high SE - MSt
  • Canons Farm: 2 RED KITES - via DKC
  • Canons Farm 17:00-18:30: RED KITE flew over (Broadfield/Harrier Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), KESTREL (Broadfield/Circle Field) - TP
  • Banstead Woods, morning: COMMON BUZZARD, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 3+ NUTHATCHES (1+ juv) (by Piddly Pond), LINNET (The Scrub), GOLDFINCH (The Scrub), CHIFFCHAFF, BLACKCAP (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (near Fames Rough), Holly Blue (car park), Common Blue, Peacock, Marbled Whites, 4 Commas, Meadow Browns, Ringlets, Gatekeepers, Small Skippers, Essex Skippers, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood) - PGo   
 

Saturday 18th
  • Banstead Woods: RED KITE flew over at 10:30 (The Scrub) (Butterflies: 4+ Silver-washed Fritillaries, probable Purple Emperor) - SG
  • Banstead Woods: (Butterflies: 2 Silver-washed Fritillaries (Piddly Pond), Chalkhill Blue (Valley Meadows), Small Copper (Holly Lane Meadow), Brown Argus (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 Commas (1 Holly Lane Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows), Red Admiral (Piddly Pond), Green-veined Whites, Small Whites, Large Whites, Common Blues, Brimstones, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Marbled Whites, Large Skippers, Small Skippers, Speckled Woods) - IPW


Friday 17th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 16th
  • no reported sightings 
 

Wednesday 15th
  • Canons Farm: 2 BULLFINCHES (Tawny Wood), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Death Pit), 3 KESTRELS (1 juv) (caravan site), 8 GOLDFINCHES (by Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 LINNETS (by Perrotts Farmhouse (Butterflies: ♂ Purple Emperor at 11:41 (see pic) (on path at east side of Ruffett Wood, TQ2566958469), Holly Blue (Pipit Meadow), Comma, Red Admiral, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers, Ringlets, Small Whites. Odonata: Southern Hawker (Tawny Wood)) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: 5 BULLFINCHES (2 The Scrub, 3 Woodpecker Meadow), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Valley Meadows) (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 Dark Green Fritillaries mating (Valley Meadows), Green-veined White, Brimstone, Small Heath, Marbled Whites) - IPW 
  • Canons Farm 14:50-16:55: 2♂ PHEASANTS, SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 2 STOCK DOVES, 5+ COMMON SWIFTS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 SKYLARKS, SWALLOW, CHIFFCHAFF, 2 BLACKCAPS, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 5 LINNETS, 12+ GOLDFINCHES, SISKIN flew over, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (2 singing) (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlets, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers, Essex Skippers, Comma) - DKC
  • Banstead Woods 10:00-12:00: STOCK DOVE, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 2+ GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 2 SWALLOWS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 2 NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 2+ BULLFINCHES, GREENFINCH, LINNET, 2 GOLDFINCHES (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (The Scrub), Small Tortoiseshell, Common Blue (The Scrub), Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Marbled Whites) - DKC/LM
  • Lambert's Shaw, evening: LITTLE OWL - TP   
 

Tuesday 14th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 13th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 12th
  • Canons Farm, morning: 25 SWALLOWS (mostly juvs) (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), 3 SKYLARKS singing, 2+ LINNETS, BLACKCAP, COMMON WHITETHROAT, COMMON BUZZARD, YELLOWHAMMER singing, SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 5+ COMMON SWIFTS (Butterflies: Marbled Whites (Legal & General), Small Tortoiseshell, 1+ Small Skipper, Green-veined White, Ringlets, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers) - PGo


 Saturday 11th
  • Canons Farm: 3 KESTRELS (caravan site), PHEASANT (Poultry Field) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: 3+ BULLFINCHES, COMMON BUZZARD (Fames Rough), GREENFINCH (The Scrub), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow) (Butterflies: 3 Silver-washed Fritillaries (1 north side, 2 Fames Rough), 2 Dark Green Fritillaries (1 Holly Lane Meadow, 1 Fames Rough), 2 Purple Hairstreaks (north side), Essex Skipper (The Scrub), Comma, Green-veined White, 2 Holly Blues, 2 Speckled Woods, 2 Brimstones, Small Heath, Meadow Browns, Marbled Whites, Large Whites, Ringlets, Gatekeepers, Large Skippers, Small Skippers. Moths: 3 Silver Ys. Odonata: Southern Hawker (The Scrub), Azure Damselflies (Piddly Pond)) - IPW 
  • Canons Farm 10:00-11:00: YELLOWHAMMER singing (near C.Farmhouse), 3 SKYLARKS singing (1 Broadfield, 1 Infront George Field, 1 Skylark Field), COMMON BUZZARD (over Broadfield) - LM


Friday 10th
  • Canons Farm: BLACK-HEADED GULL (over Harrier Field), LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), 3 KESTRELS (2 (1+ juv) caravan site, 1 Harrier Field), 25+ SWALLOWS (incl' juvs) (on wires by Skylark Field), GOLDCREST (Circle Field), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), COMMMON WHITETHROAT singing, BLACKCAP singing, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 5 GOLDFINCHES (2 juvs), 2 LINNETS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 singing Harrier Field, 1 Broadfield near Lunch Wood), 2 SKYLARKS (1 Broadfield, 1 Skylark Field), 5 COMMON SWIFTS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Circle Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Circle Field) (Butterflies: Marbled White, Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Small Whites, Comma, 2 Large Skippers, 2 Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Ringlets) - DJ
  • Canons Farm 10:30-12:30/19:00-20:20: 25+ SWALLOWS (incl' juvs) (Skylark Field/Infront George Field), KESTREL (Harrier Field), LITTLE OWL, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 with prey), GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 LINNETS (by R.R.Cottages), 3 SKYLARKS (Harrier Field/Skylark Field) - TP   


Thursday 9th
  • Canons Farm 16:30-17:45: 2♂ PHEASANTS, LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 SKYLARKS, 3 SWALLOWS, 2 BLACKCAPS, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 LINNETS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, ♂ YELLOWHAMMER singing (Slangs) - DKC/JB


Wednesday 8th
  • Canons Farm 17:30-18:55: COMMON BUZZARD, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, COLLARED DOVE (over Lunch Banks), 14+ COMMON SWIFTS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, ♀ KESTREL, 5 SKYLARKS, 5 SWALLOWS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 LINNETS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER - DKC


Tuesday 7th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 6th
  • Canons Farm: 3+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (1+ juv) (Tattenham Meadow), 2 BLACKCAPS singing (Circle Field), LITTLE OWL (Broadfield/Circle Field), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre) (Butterflies: Gatekeeper (Circle Field), 2 Marbled Whites (Circle Field), Red Admiral, many Ringlets and Meadow Browns) - PGo
 

Sunday 5th
  • Canons Farm: RED KITE caught and consumed prey (Slangs/Lunch Wood), COMMON BUZZARD, 6 GOLDFINCHES, 10+ SWALLOWS, 6+ LINNETS - TP
  • Canons Farm: 7 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 2 SWALLOWS (near R.R.Cottages), 1+ HOUSE MARTIN (over Harrier Field), 10+ COMMON SWIFTS, YELLOWHAMMER singing (C.Farmhouse), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 4 BLACKCAPS - PGo


 Saturday 4th
  • Banstead Woods: 2 SWALLOWS, COMMON SWIFT, COMMON BUZZARD (Butterflies: many Marbled Whites, Meadow Browns, Ringlets, 2 Essex Skippers, 20+ Small/Essex Skippers, 2 Small Heaths) - PGo
  • Canons Farm: LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL with HERRING GULLS following tractor (Perrotts by Wood), COMMON BUZARD (Poultry Field) (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (by Green Belt Field), Comma, Small Whites, Small Tortoiseshells) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: MISTLE THRUSH (The Scrub), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew east, COMMON BUZZARD, COMMON WHITETHROAT (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREENFINCHES (The Scrub) (Butterflies: 4 Dark Green Fritillaries (2 Fames Rough, 2 around Hither Field), 2 Gatekeepers (Sheep Brow), 7 Small Skippers, 4 Small Heaths, 5 Large Whites, 3 Common Blues, Small Tortoiseshell, Marbled Whites, Meadow Browns, Ringlets, Large Skippers. Odonata: 2 Southern Hawkers) - IPW  
  • Canons Farm: (Butterflies: Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large Skipper, Comma, Small/Essex Skipper, Red Admiral, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell) - IGM
  • Banstead Woods: (Butterflies: Dark Green Fritillary, Small Heath, Brimstone. Odonata: Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond)) - IGM

  
Friday 3rd
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 2nd
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 1st
  • no reported sightings 

June 2015

Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates. 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 efficient. 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.

Tuesday 30th
  • Banstead Woods: SISKIN flew over (Butterflies: 1,760+ Marbled Whites, 2,270+ Meadow Browns. Plants: 3,500+ Pyramidal Orchids) - SG
 

Monday 29th
  • no reported sightings
 

Sunday 28th
  • Fames Rough: HOBBY - IGM
  • Canons Farm: YELLOWHAMMER (Slangs), 2 LINNETS (R.R.Cottages), 4+ SKYLARKS, 4 BLACKCAPS (Butterflies: 15+ Marbled Whites (8+ Legal & General), 6 Small Tortoiseshells, 6 Large Skippers (2 Legal & General), 8+ Ringlets (3+ Legal & General), Small White, many Meadow Browns) - PGo
  • Banstead Woods: 2 HOBBIES mobbing COMMON BUZZARD (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - IPW 


Saturday 27th
  • Canons Farm: c16 COMMON SWIFTS, YELLOWHAMMER (Poultry Field), BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), PHEASANT (Green Belt Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Ruffett Wood), KESTREL (caravan site), 6 BLACKCAPS, CHIFFCHAFF (Tawny Wood), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Poultry Field), GREENFINCH (Tawny Wood), 2 LINNETS (Perrotts by Wood) (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Large Skipper, Green-veined White, 7 Small Tortoiseshells, 3 Ringlets, Speckled Wood, 10+ Meadow Browns) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: 4 BULLFINCHES (2 The Scrub, 1 Fames Rough, 1 Piddly Pond), COMMON BUZZARD (Fames Rough), GREENFINCH (The Scrub), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 juv) (bathing Piddly Pond) (Odonata, Piddly Pond: Large Red Damselflies, Azure Damselflies. Butterflies: Gatekeeper (Sheep Brow), Essex Skipper (Woodpecker Meadow), 3 Small Skippers (Woodpecker Meadow), c19 Large Skippers, 70+ Marbled Whites, 70+ Meadow Browns, 20+ Ringlets, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, c8 Small Heaths, 2 Common Blues, Brimstone, 4 Speckled Woods, 2 Red Admirals (Sheep Brow), Holly Blue (Sheep Brow), Comma (Woodpecker Meadow), Painted Lady (The Scrub). Moths: 3 Silver-Ys (Sheep Brow)) - IPW
 

Friday 26th
  • Banstead Woods 06:30-11:20/17:30-18:45: 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 over The Scrub, 2 around potential used nest site), 5 STOCK DOVES (3 singing), 36 COMMON SWIFTS (movement), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1+ juv), KESTREL, 2 GOLDCRESTS singing, 3 COAL TITS, SWALLOW flew high NNW, 8 CHIFFCHAFFS, WILLOW WARBLER singing (The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 The Scrub, 1 singing Valley Meadows), 4 NUTHATCHES, 4 TREECREEPERS, 5 SONG THRUSHES (4 singing), 3+ BULLFINCHES (2+ The Scrub, 1+ north of estate)), 2 GREENFINCHES, 4 LINNETS (1 same as CF), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 1+ SISKIN flew over (Butterflies: Ringlets, Marbled Whites, Small Heath, Large Skippers, Meadow Browns) - DKC/DJ/RR/DR/LB/GNR 
  • Canons Farm 15:55-17:30/18:45-19:10: COMMON BUZZARD (over Death Pit), STOCK DOVE, 70+ COMMON SWIFTS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 KESTRELS, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 7 SKYLARKS, 4 SWALLOWS (2 pairs), 2 BLACKCAPS singing, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 with food C.Farmyard, 2 singing), SONG THRUSH singing (C.Farmyard), 4 LINNETS (1 same as BW), 4 GOLDFINCHES (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshells, Meadow Browns, Large Skipper) - DKC  


Thursday 25th
  • Banstead Woods 12:50-15:00: COMMON BUZZARD, 2 STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, ♂ KESTREL, GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TITS, 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 4 CHIFFCHAFFS singing, 5 BLACKCAPS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 4 SONG THRUSHES, MISTLE THRUSH, 2 BULLFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 3 GOLDFINCHES, SISKIN flew over (Butterflies: Meadow Browns, Brimstones, Marbled Whites, Small Heaths, Large Skippers, Speckled Woods) - DKC/DCu  


Wednesday 24th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 23rd
  • no reported sightings
 

Monday 22nd
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 21st
  • Canons Farm: 2 PHEASANTS (1♂) (Green Belt Field), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 juv) (Poultry Field) (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell (Pipit Meadow)) - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: 5 BULLFINCHES (2 The Scrub, 2 Sheep Brow, 1 Fames Rough) (Butterflies: 9 Marbled Whites (6 Sheep Brow, 3 Fames Rough), Green Hairstreak (Fames Rough), 2 Large Skippers (Fames Rough), 2 Small Heaths (Fames Rough), 2 Painted Ladies (Sheep Brow), 2 Common Blues (1 Sheep Brow, 1 Fames Rough), 19 Meadow Browns) - IPW   


Saturday 20th
  • RED KITE at 12:00 (flew low SW over Buzzard Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), SPARROWHAWK (Tawny Wood), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew west, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (2♂), 3 PHEASANTS, 3 SONG THRUSHES (Tawny Wood), 4 BLACKCAPS (3 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Circle Field), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ juvs), LINNET, 2 SWALLOWS (R.R.Cottages) (Butterflies: 2 Meadow Browns) - IPW


Friday 19th
  • Banstead Woods: 3 CHIFFCHAFFS singing, 2 BLACKCAPS singing, NUTHATCH, SONG THRUSH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER - DJ
  • Canons Farm: BLACKCAP singing (Lunch Wood), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 4 LINNETS, YELLOWHAMMER singing (by R.R.Cottages), 3 SKYLARKS (Quail Field), SWALLOW, 2 COMMON SWIFTS, PHEASANT (Stoney Nob), LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), COMMON BUZZARD (over Death Pit) - DJ 


Thursday 18th
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 17th
  • Canons Farm: 2 YELLOWHAMMERS singing - DCu
  • Slangs, evening: GARDEN WARBLER singing - IGM
 

Tuesday 16th
  • Canons Farm: GOLDCREST singing (Pages Acre), BLACKCAP with food (Chipstead Meadow), juv GREAT TITS - PGo


Monday 15th
  •  no reported sightings

Sunday 14th
  • Canons Farm 14:30-15:30: YELLOWHAMMER (by derelict barns), 10+ GOLDFINCHES (by R.R.Cottages), 2 SWALLOWS (by R.R.Cottages), COMMON BUZZARD (over Broadfield) - TP 


Saturday 13th
  • Canons Farm: 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 juv GOLDFINCHES (R.R.Cottages), SWALLOW, 14 COMMON SWIFTS, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD with prey, 3 juv MAGPIES (Butterflies: Painted Lady (Lunch Wood)) - PGo
  • Canons Farm: 7 COMMON SWIFTS, 3 SWALLOWS, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, GREENFINCH, YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 LINNETS, PHEASANT - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: 4 COMMON SWIFTS, COMMON BUZZARD - PGo
  • Woodpecker Meadow: COMMON BUZZARD - TP


Friday 12th
  • The Scrub: ♂ CUCKOO heard singing briefly, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over - DKC/RR et al
  • Valley Meadows, 16:02: RED KITE flew low over - MSt
  • Banstead Woods: LITTLE OWL (near caravan site, same as CF), ♂ MALLARD (Piddly Pond) - IPW
  • Canons Farm: LITTLE OWL (near caravan site, same as BW), BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), 2 COMMON SWIFTS - IPW


Thursday 11th
  • Legal & General: juv LITTLE OWL - IGM
  • Banstead Woods: 4 BULLFINCHES (2 Sheep Brow, 2 The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (Fames Rough), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Valley Meadows), 2 TREECREEPERS (near Piddly Pond) (Butterflies: 4 Large Skippers, 3 Meadow Browns, Grizzled Skipper (Sheep Brow), 4 Dingy Skippers (2 Sheep Brow, 2 Fames Rough), Green Hairstreak (Fames Rough), Brown Argus (Fames Rough), 3 Painted Ladies (2 Sheep Brow, 1 Fames Rough), 3 Small Heaths (Fames Rough), Large White, Speckled Wood, 9 Brimstones, 27 Common Blues. Moths: 2 Silver-Ys. Odonata: Large Red Damselfly (Piddly Pond)) - IPW  


Wednesday 10th
  • Canons Farm: YELLOWHAMMER singing - DCu


Tuesday 9th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 8th
  • Canons Farm: SKYLARK, GOLDFINCH, SWALLOW, LINNET, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, KESTREL, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS - DCu
  • Banstead Woods: GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), GOLDCREST, NUTHATCH, BLACKCAP, CHIFFCHAFF, COMMON SWIFT - DCu 
  • Legal & General: LITTLE OWL on field - IGM


Sunday 7th
  • Banstead Woods: WILLOW WARBLER singing (The Scrub), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 6 BLACKCAPS (Butterflies: Dingy Skipper (Fames Rough), 2 Green Hairstreaks (Fames Rough), 33 Common Blues. Plants: White Helleborine, Common Spotted Orchid, many Fly Orchids and Commmon Twayblades) - PGo
  • Canons Farm: 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, BLACKCAP (Butterflies: Common Blue) - PGo 
  • Canons Farm: (Butterflies: Dingy Skipper, Common Blue, Brimstone, several Painted Ladies, Peacock, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Small Heath. Moths: Silver-Y) - IGM 


Saturday 6th
  • Canons Farm: BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), COMMON SWIFT, 2 PHEASANTS (1 Poultry Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 3 SKYLARKS (2 Green Belt Field, 1 Poultry Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Tawny Wood +juvs), 2+ NUTHATCHES, 2+ COAL TITS - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: 2 GARDEN WARBLERS singing (The Scrub), 2 ROOKS (Hither Field), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (Fames Rough), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 The Scrub, 1 Hither Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Woodpecker Meadow), 4 COMMON SWIFTS (Odonata: Black-tailed Skimmer (Fames Rough). Mammals: Weasel (Woodpecker Meadow). Moths: 2 Silver-Ys, Cinnabar (Hither Field). Butterflies: Meadow Brown (Hither Field), Brown Argus (Hither Field), 2 Green Hairstreaks, Holly Blue (Hither Field), 3 Small Heaths (2 The Scrub, 1 Fames Rough), Dingy Skipper (Sheep Brow), Peacock, 2 Speckled Woods, Large White, 30+ Common Blues)  - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: KESTREL (near Fames Rough) - TP 
 

Friday 5th
  • The Scrub: LESSER WHITETHROAT trapped and ringed - DR et al


Thursday 4th
  • Canons Farm: 4+ SWALLOWS,  2 COMMON WHITETHOATS - IGM


Wednesday 3rd
  • Canons Farm: SKYLARK, 2 GOLDFINCHES - TP
  • Banstead Woods: 2 NUTHATCHES (near Piddly Pond), 2 SONG THRUSHES (near Piddly Pond), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS (incl' juvs) (near R.R.Lane entrance) - TP 


Tuesday 2nd
  • no reported sightings


Monday 1st
  • no reported sightings
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