| Pheasant | 1 heard in Ruffett Wood by Pheasant Field |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Redwing | 100+ flying between Green Belt field/Park Downs |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 singing in Ruffett Wood |
11th February 2023: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
8th February 2023: Canons Farm - Andy Downing
| Black-headed Gull | 15 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 2 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Magpie | 3 |
| Blue Tit | 5 |
| Great Tit | 1 |
| Skylark | 3 |
| Wren | 1 |
| Blackbird | 4 |
| Fieldfare | 20 |
| Robin | 4 |
| Dunnock | Present |
| House Sparrow | Present |
| Chaffinch | 5 |
| Goldfinch | Present |
| Linnet | 3 |
10th February 2023: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Coal Tit | 3 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Nuthatch | 4 |
| Treecreeper | 1 |
| Bullfinch | 5 Harholt |
| Marsh Tit |
1 in mixed flock |
4th February 2023: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
Dusk visit.
| Little Owl | 2 |
| Song Thrush | 4 singing |
| Linnet | c40 |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
4th February 2023: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
| Pheasant | 1 calling in Lunch Wood |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 in Railway field |
| Collared Dove | 1 heard singing in Kingswood Residential |
| Little Owl | 1 calling in Canons lane in tree by Ballards field |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 5 |
| Rook | 1 over |
| Skylark | 5 singing |
| Nuthatch | 2 by Railway field |
| Fieldfare | 150+ in Broadfield West |
| Redwing | up to 200 mainly over early morning, some birds in sub song |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 |
| Linnet | 30+ Lunch Banks |
| Raven | 1 Raven heard over Legal & General 13:06 |
2023 events have been confirmed
2023 events have been confirmed! All led by Paul Goodman and David Campbell
Saturday 29th April 2023 — Spring Migration Tour. Meet 9am at Canons Farmhouse on Canons Lane (KT20 6DD). Ends c12.30pm.
Saturday 30th April 2023 — Banstead Arts Festival Tour. Meet 9am at Canons Farmhouse on Canons Lane (KT20 6DD). Ends c12.30pm.
Saturday 22nd July 2023 — Butterfly Tour. Meet 10am at Holly Lane car park (CR5 3NR). Ends 2pm.
Saturday 26th August 2023 — Autumn Migration Tour. Meet 9am at Canons Farmhouse on Canons Lane (KT20 6DD). Ends c12.30pm.
Saturday 9th December 2023 — Winter Bird Tour. Meet 9am at Canons Farmhouse on Canons Lane (KT20 6DD). Ends c12.30pm.
New bird report!
Our latest bird report covering 2018-2021 is now available! Summarising the fortunes of the birds of the local patch over the last four years and richly illustrated with colour photographs, this is essential reading for anyone local. The report also includes roundups of invertebrates and mammals. £10 including postage and packaging; email cfbwbirds@gmail.com with your address then we'll post it off and arrange online payment.
1st February 2023: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| Tawny Owl | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 3 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 25+ |
| Great Tit | 20+ |
| Coal Tit | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 3 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 Hither Field |
| Raven | 1 |
| Marsh Tit |
1 near Piddly Pond |
31st January 2023: Banstead Woods - Duncan Jennings
Both over The Knoll
| Grey Heron | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
28th January 2023: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Collared Dove | 1 near the Scout Hut Car Park (new area) |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 4 |
| Fieldfare | 1 amongst Redwings |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 |
| Bullfinch | 2 in Harholt |
28th January 2023: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Skylark | 3 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Nuthatch | 2 |
| Fieldfare | c45 |
| Redwing | 40+ |
| Chaffinch | 4 |
| Goldfinch | 7 |
20th January 2023: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin
| Common Buzzard | 5 |
| Stock Dove | 4 |
| Woodpigeon | 30+ |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 3 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 3 |
| Magpie | 2 |
| Jay | 1 |
| Jackdaw | 7 |
| Carrion Crow | 30+ |
| Blue Tit | 1 |
| Great Tit | 2 |
| Wren | 1 |
| Fieldfare | 16+ |
| Redwing | 12+ |
| Robin | 2 |
| Goldfinch | 2 |
18th January 2023: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Black-headed Gull | 2 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 drumming |
| Skylark | 1 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 1 |
| Treecreeper | 1 Pages Acre |
| Fieldfare | 50 most in Owl Meadow |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Redwing | 20+ most in Tawny Wood eating ivy berries |
15th January 2023: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
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| Firecrest |
 |
| Carrion Crow |
 |
| Song Thrush |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 drumming in Can Hatch Wood |
| Goldcrest | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 4 |
| Fieldfare | 10 in Bog field |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 |
| Firecrest | 2 in Pages Acre |
11th January 2023: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Skylark | Ca 12 Broadfield |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Meadow Pipit | 6+ Broadfield |
| Linnet | 30+ Perrots |
| Marsh Tit |
1 in Pages Acre |
8th January 2023: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 6 |
| Nuthatch | 3 |
| Song Thrush | 3 singing |
| Redwing | 120+ Most in Broadfield |
| Goldfinch | 9 |
7th January 2023: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
| Pheasant | 1 m in Buzzard field |
| Kestrel | 2 |
| Black-headed Gull | 10 |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| feral Rock Dove | 11 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 5 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Jay | 2 |
| Jackdaw | up to 100 |
| Skylark | 40+ |
| Starling | c32 |
| Redwing | c36 |
| House Sparrow | 10+ |
| Meadow Pipit | 13 in Buzzard field |
| Greenfinch | 2 by Heathside field |
| Goldfinch | 10+ Heathside field |
| Linnet | 20+ Ballards field |
| Bullfinch | 1 Heard in Ballards residential/Heathside field |
2nd January 2023: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Sparrowhawk | 2 |
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Kestrel | 2 |
| Woodcock | 2 |
| Common Gull | x |
| Herring Gull | x |
| feral Rock Dove | x |
| Stock Dove | x |
| Woodpigeon | x |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | x |
| Green Woodpecker | x |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | x |
| Magpie | x |
| Jay | x |
| Jackdaw | x |
| Rook | 2 over Hither |
| Carrion Crow | P |
| Goldcrest | P |
| Blue Tit | P |
| Great Tit | P |
| Coal Tit | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | P |
| Nuthatch | 3 |
| Treecreeper | 1 near post 11 |
| Wren | x |
| Blackbird | x |
| Song Thrush | x |
| Redwing | x |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 in Hither field |
| Robin | x |
| Dunnock | x |
| Meadow Pipit | 12 in Hither field |
| Chaffinch | x |
| Bullfinch | 2 |
| Raven | 2 circled high above Chipstead Valley 11:12 |
| Marsh Tit |
1 calling in Yew by Summer Route cross paths |
1st January 2023: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Black-headed Gull | 1 |
| Herring Gull | 2 |
| feral Rock Dove | c20 |
| Stock Dove | 3+ |
| Woodpigeon | 100+ |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 8+ |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Magpie | Present |
| Jay | 7 |
| Jackdaw | 25+ |
| Carrion Crow | 40+ |
| Goldcrest | 3 |
| Blue Tit | 18+ |
| Great Tit | 24+ |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Skylark | 1 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2+ |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Wren | 2 |
| Blackbird | 14 |
| Fieldfare | 3+ |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Redwing | 40 |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 |
| Robin | 16+ |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Goldfinch | 1 |
| Linnet | 15 |
| Bullfinch | 2 L&G |
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