May 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. * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it

Tuesday 31st

• 6.43am-3.35pm: ♀ PEREGRINE flew over (B.Woods), GARDEN WARBLER (B.Woods just SW of estate (singing)), KESTREL (top of R.R.Lane), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 11 HOUSE MARTINS (1 C.Farm, 10 Chipstead Bottom), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) flew over (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Pages Acre (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 10 LINNETS (8 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (Green Belt Field), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 COAL TITS (3 juvs Circle Field, 1 near Piddly Pond), 11+ NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 5+ Ruffett Wood (inc.juvs), 4+ Piddly Pond (inc.juvs)), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (Ruffett Wood area), 46+ STOCK DOVES (45+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 7 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 15 COMMON WHITETHROATS (8 C.Farm, 7 The Scrub (inc.3 juvs), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 juv HOUSE SPARROWS (C.Farmhouse), c.100 SWIFTS - DKC
• Announcement: Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers were monitored at a nest site at Canons Farm this spring and appeared to successfully fledge at least one young. The full story will be in next year's report!
  

Monday 30th

• TAWNY OWL (near Scouts camp) - PGo

Sunday 29th

• 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Rambler's Rest), KESTREL chick heard (Lunch Wood), juv NUTHATCHES (Lunch Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field) (Butterflies: 3 Large Skippers (Chipstead Bottom), Meadow Brown (Chipstead Bottom), Brown Argus (Chipstead Bottom), Grizzled Skippers (Chipstead Bottom), Common Blues (Valley Meadows), Small Heaths (Valley Meadows). Moths: Burnet Companions (Valley Meadows)) - IPW
• (all C.Farm) HOBBY, 4 SWALLOWS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS - RDW
• (Hobby flew over Shabden Park from direction of B.Woods) - PGo

Saturday 28th

• 4.35am-12.40pm: 4 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 3 CORMORANTS flew over (Steep Banks), HOBBY (B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 11+ COAL TITS (5+ Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Circle Field), 5+ TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 27 STOCK DOVES (26 Green Belt Field, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 3 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 Circle Field, 6 B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (The Scrub), 3 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 The Scrub, 2 juvs Circle Field), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) – IJ/DKC/HB et al

Friday 27th

• 7.14am-3.03pm: RED KITE 8.38am-8.45am (in tree by SE corner of Infront George Field) then flew slowly west & lost to view at 8.57am (see Gallery), HOBBY (Lunch Banks), HOUSE MARTIN (Lunch Wood), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4+ COAL TITS (B.Woods (inc.2+ juvs)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 11 LINNETS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (5 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), SWALLOW (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD*, 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 60+ STOCK DOVES (60+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 146 STARLINGS (Legal & General), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 9 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods (inc.2 juvs)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farmhouse (singing)), 5 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) - DKC

Thursday 26th

• 9.35am-4.39pm: 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (juv SW corner of Broadfield, adult Legal & General), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 MALLARDS (1 over Pipit Meadow, 3*), PIED WAGTAIL (over Pipit Meadow), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 3 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pipit Meadow, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 11 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 9 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), juv BLACKBIRD (near Piddly Pond), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC
• 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm) - MH

Wednesday 25th

• 6.39am-3.00pm: CUCKOO (The Scrub), ♀ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), HOBBY (C.Farm), 1+ KESTREL (C.Farm), 1+ MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 near Piddly Pond), 2 ♂ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 5 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 10 LINNETS (8 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), GOLDCREST (Circle Field (singing)), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods, 1 BW->CF), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (8 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farmhouse (singing)), 80+ SWIFTS, 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW

Tuesday 24th

• 6.43am-3.09pm: ♀ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), HOBBY (B.Woods), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (7 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 9 LINNETS (7 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods (singing)), 2 PHEASANTS (B.Woods), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 7 B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 43+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (2 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (8 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 13 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 8 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC

Monday 23rd

• 6.40am-3.09pm: ♀ WHEATEAR (SW corner of Broadfield), 1st-winter type BLACK-HEADED GULL flew west (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), CORMORANT flew over (B.Woods), 2 ♂ PIED WAGTAILS (Broadfield), 3 PHEASANTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods (♂+♀)), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 24 STOCK DOVES (21 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (3 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Pages Acre (singing)), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 7 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 3+ juv GREAT TITS (Circle Field), juv ROBIN (Slangs), 2 juv MAGPIES (Slangs) - DKC

Sunday 22nd

• 6.08am-3.50pm: LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 12+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Broadfield), c.148 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield) (literally thousands more flying over), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2+ COAL TITS (near Piddly Pond), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 60+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 1+ Rest Copse) (no sign of Quail or Whinchat) - DKC/PGo/PM et al

Saturday 21st

• 6.35am-7.16pm: (all C.Farm) QUAIL (Horse Pasture (singing)), WHINCHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), ♂ PEREGRINE flew over, LAPWING flew over, COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 2 NUTHATCHES (Pages Acre), 2 SWALLOWS, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 PHEASANTS, 4+ SKYLARKS, 3 LINNETS (inc.juv), PIED WAGTAIL, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 7+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, juv ROBIN, juv MAGPIE (Butterflies: Brown Argus (near R.R.Cottages)) - DKC/JA/PM/NG/RG et al

Friday 20th

• 6.49am-4.03pm: ROOK flew over (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 3 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), c.12 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Pages Acre (singing)), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (Pages Acre (singing), 2 B.Woods (singing)), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 5+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 The Scrub), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 20+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1*), juvenile CHAFFINCH (near derelict barn), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Circle Field on ground, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (flew from Perrotts Farmhouse), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW/PW

Thursday 19th

• 6.42am-3.36pm: COMMON/ARCTIC TERN flew north at 8.39am (C.Farm), RED KITE flew WNW at 9.18am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), HOBBY (B.Woods), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 ♂ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT*, 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), c.5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 2 B.Woods (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (Legal & General), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 100+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) - DKC/PGr
• CUCKOO (Buzzard Field/Broadfield (singing)) - IJ

Wednesday 18th

• 6.41am-3.45pm: 2 WHEATEARS (♂+♀) (SW corner of Broadfield), HOBBY (C.Farm), KESTREL (Lunch Wood), 15+ HOUSE MARTINS (12+ C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), MALLARD (on roof Canons Lane), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 2 CORMORANTS flew over separately (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀) (The Scrub), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 3 SWALLOWS (The Scrub), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 The Scrub, 1 top of R.R.Lane), SPARROWHAWK with prey (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Infront George Field, 1 B.Woods), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (5+ C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 7 LINNETS (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 20+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), c.5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (no sign of Lesser Whitethroat) - DKC/RDW

Tuesday 17th

• 6.45am-5.20pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), HOBBY with prey (C.Farm), 3+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (2 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near car park), 2 MALLARDS dropped down (Kingswood Residential), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 6 LINNETS (5 C.Farm, ♂ The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), B.Woods (singing)), 2 ROOKS*, COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 70+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 9 SWALLOWS (8 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 10 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field (singing), 1 Tawny Wood (singing), 8 B.Woods (7 singing)), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 8 PHEASANTS (4♂+4♀) (Green Belt Field), COLLARED DOVE (top of R.R.Lane), 7 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), GREY HERON*, 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 9 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), c.15 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Pages Acre, c.13 B.Woods (inc family part of c.10)), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC

Monday 16th

• 6.45am-4.12pm: ♂ CUCKOO still (Lunch Wood area (singing)), PEREGRINE flew west at 3.16pm (C.Farm), RED KITE flew over at 9.38am (Lunch Banks), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), 2 ROOKS (east side of B.Woods), HOBBY (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew NNE (C.Farm), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (around C.Farmhouse), SPARROWHAWK*, GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 MALLARDS (1 C.Farm, 1*), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Wood Lane (singing)), 5+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 10 SKYLARKS (8 C.Farm, 2 Chipstead Bottom), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), COAL TIT (Circle Field (singing)), 102+ STOCK DOVES (100+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 1*), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Broadfield/Bog Field, 5 B.Woods), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 6 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (B.Woods), 2 1st-sum HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), 60+ SWIFTS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Chipstead Bottom), ♂ Orange Tip (Valley Meadows)) - DKC/RDW

Sunday 15th

• 7.12am-4.42pm: ♂ CUCKOO still (mobile in area west of Reads Rest Cottages (singing)) (see Gallery), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), HOBBY (B.Woods), 3 HOUSE MARTINS (1 Canons Residential, 2 The Scrub), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), COAL TIT (near B.Woods estate), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 150+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pipit Meadow, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) - DKC/PW
• ♂ CUCKOO (Fames Rough (singing)) (Butterflies: Painted Lady (Fames Rough)) - IGM

Saturday 14th

• 5.40am-3.10pm: 2 CUCKOOS (♂+♀) still (ranging widely C.Farm), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), 2 HOBBIES (B.Woods) (see Gallery), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), TAWNY OWL (near B.Woods estate), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (between B.Woods estate & Scouts camp), 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Broadfield), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), 2 TREECREEPERS (near Piddly Pond (1 singing)), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN (Lunch Wood), 10 LINNETS (9 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 9+ SKYLARKS (8+ C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (Perrotts Farmhouse), c.30 STOCK DOVES (c.30 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 15 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 26+ SWIFTS (20+ C.Farm, 6+ The Scrub), 6 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 3+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 8 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 3 juv STARLINGS (C.Farm), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/PM

Friday 13th

• 6.39am-3.49pm: 2 CUCKOOS (♂+♀) (C.Farm mainly around Broadfield) (see Gallery), RED KITE circling 7.54am-7.56am then drifted south*, ♂ WHEATEAR still (SW corner of Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ♂ KESTREL (Steep Banks), 8 HOUSE MARTINS*, SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 1 near Scouts camp), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit, 2 The Scrub), 4 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 2 B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Aberdour School (singing), 2 B.Woods (singing)), 6 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (5 singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 230+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LINNET (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH (Legal & General), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunchy Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 8+ SWIFTS (C.Farm), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 11 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), juv STARLING (Broadfield), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW et al
• CUCKOO at c.9.45am (Death Pit (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub) (Butterflies: (all Fames Rough) Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, 8 Common Blues. Plants: White Heleborine (Fames Rough). Moths: 3 Cinnabars (The Scrub)) - PGo
• CUCKOO at 4.45pm (Death Pit (singing)) - IJ/CM
• COMMON BUZZARD (Pipit Meadow) - IJ

Thursday 12th

• evening: CUCKOO (Stoney Nob (singing)), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), HOUSE MARTIN (The Scrub), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), TAWNY OWL (B.Woods), LINNET (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), COAL TIT with food (Pages Acre), YELLOWHAMMER, SKYLARK, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, NUTHATCH, GOLDFINCH, SWIFT, PHEASANT, GREEN WOODPECKER, COMMON WHITETHROAT, GREENFINCH (Valley Meadows), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, SONG THRUSH - IJ
• 6.42am-2.23pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), TAWNY OWL (B.Woods (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), 3 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 2 B.Woods), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 PHEASANTS (2 Green Belt Field, 2 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Aberdour School (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 LINNETS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), SWALLOW (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 GOLDFINCHES (3 top of R.R.Lane, 1 bottom of Canons Lane), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Pipit Meadow, 2 B.Woods), SWIFT (C.Farm), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 5 B.Woods), 19 BLACKCAPS (6 C.Farm, 13 B.Woods), 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 NW corner of Broadfield, 3 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (top of R.R.Lane), 6 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods) - DKC

Wednesday 11th

• 6.43am-3.16pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over twice (C.Farm), HOBBY (B.Woods), 4 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit (singing), 3 The Scrub (3 singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Scouts camp), 5+ NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Death Pit, 3+ B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), GOLDCREST (B.Woods estate access road (singing)), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (4♂+♀) (C.Farm), MALLARD*, 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 8 PHEASANTS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 294+ STOCK DOVES (290+ C.Farm, 4 B.Woods (singing)), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1♀ Legal & General, 1 flew over B.Woods estate), 3 SWALLOWS (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Canons Wood, 1 Death Pit, 3 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 8 B.Woods (singing)), 12 COMMON WHITETHROATS (10 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 12 BLACKCAPS (7 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 10 SONG THRUSHES (5 C.Farm (singing), 5 B.Woods (singing)), 13+ SWIFTS (8+ C.Farm, 5+ The Scrub), 9+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (8+ C.Farm, 1+ Rest Copse) (47 species noted) - DKC

Tuesday 10th

• 6.53am-1.37pm: CUCKOO (Lambert's Shaw (singing)) 7.23am-7.29am then flew north (see Gallery), ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), ROOK flew over (The Scrub), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit (singing), 2 The Scrub (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (1 Chipstead Road, 1 B.Woods NW of The Scrub (singing)), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Aberdour School (singing), 1 Fames Rough), 6 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Fames Rough), SWALLOW (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), LINNET (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 8 SWIFTS (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 35+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Canons Wood, 1 Death Pit, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 Fames Rough), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (8 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm) - DKC
• ♂ WHEATEAR still late afternoon (Broadfield), 2 SWIFTS early morning (Tattenham Meadow) - IJ
• COMMON BUZZARD early morning (B.Woods car park) - MS

Monday 9th

• CUCKOO at c.5.30am (C.Farm (singing)) - dog walkers via DKC (please email so we can credit you)
• 6.43am-4.56pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)) (see Gallery), CORMORANT flew south (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN flew NW (Woodpecker Meadow), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 8 SWIFTS (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 TREECREEPERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 The Scrub (singing), 1 near B.Woods car park (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (3♂+♀) (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 10 LINNETS (8 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 B.Woods, 1*), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 12 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 19 COMMON WHITETHROATS (13 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 15 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 11 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 4 Small Heaths (1 The Scrub, 3 Woodpecker Meadow) - DKC

Sunday 8th

• 6.17am-4.20pm: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER mid-morning only (The Scrub), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (1 low SE over The Scrub, 1 NW over C.Farm), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), KESTREL (Steep Banks), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 6+ MALLARDS flew over (3+ C.Farm, 3*), c.32 SWALLOWS (c.30 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 50+ SWIFTS (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 3 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Broadfield), c.40 STOCK DOVES (c.40 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 13 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (12 singing)), 3 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 12 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 9 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Broadfield/Bog Field, 2 The Scrub, 1 Short Route B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (50 species noted) (Butterflies: 3 Small Heaths (Perrotts by Wood), ♂ Common Blue (The Scrub)- DKC/RDW/IJ/HB et al
• LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field) - PC

Saturday 7th

• 7.00am-4.17pm: (all C.Farm) ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), GARDEN WARBLER (Death Pit (singing)), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Kingswood Residential), SWALLOW, 4 SWIFTS (Canons Residential), SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3+ SKYLARKS, 18 LINNETS, 2 BULLFINCHES (Copt Hill Lane), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Broadfield (singing), 1 Kingswood Residential), 3 MALLARDS flew over, GREY HERON flew over, COAL TIT (Kingswood Residential), 3 GOLDCRESTS (Kingswood Residential (singing)), CHIFFCHAFF (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 2 PHEASANTS, 3 GREENFINCHES (Kingswood Residential (singing)), 9 GOLDFINCHES, PIED WAGTAIL, 40+ STOCK DOVES, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Broadfield/Bog Field, 3 Kingswood Residential), 3 COLLARED DOVES, NUTHATCH (Kingswood Residential), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 6 BLACKCAPS, 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 6 SONG THRUSHES, c.8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
• 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2+ WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub) - IJ

Friday 6th

• 6.41am-3.15pm: ♂ WHEATEAR still (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), GARDEN WARBLER (Legal & General (singing)), 2 KESTRELS (Lunch Wood), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Canons Wood, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 2 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods - all singing), 20 BLACKCAPS (19 C.Farm (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), COAL TIT (Aberdour School), GREENFINCH (Can Hatch), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1+ Canons Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 5 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC

Thursday 5th

• 8.30am-3.23pm: ♂ WHEATEAR (Broadfield), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit (singing), 2 The Scrub (singing), 1st-sum COMMON GULL (Broadfield), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 2 SWIFTS (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), c.300 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (5 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 5 SWALLOWS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 20 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 PHEASANTS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 8 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (Ruffett Wood), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Gunman's Shaw, 1 B.Woods), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 5 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield) (Butterflies: Small Heath (The Scrub), 2 Common Blues (♂+♀) (The Scrub)) - DKC

Wednesday 4th

• 6.24am-4.13pm: 3 WHEATEARS (inc.♂ presumed leucorhoa individual (see Gallery)) (SW corner of Broadfield), HOBBY (C.Farm), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 3 GARDEN WARBLERS (1 Death Pit (singing), 2 The Scrub (singing)) (see Gallery), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT (C.Farm), 2 HOUSE MARTINS flew north (The Scrub), 2 1st-sum COMMON GULLS (Broadfield), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 SWIFTS (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (north side of Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 130+ STOCK DOVES (130+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods) (see Gallery), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lambert's Shaw (singing), 1 Canons Wood (singing), 4 B.Woods (singing)), 15 COMMON WHITETHROATS (12 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 9 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm (singing)), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Green Hairstreak (The Scrub), ♀ Common Blue (The Scrub)) - DKC/RDW/PM
• late news Friday 29th April: ♂ WHINCHAT (north side of Horse Pasture) (see Gallery) - CA

Tuesday 3rd

• 6.30am-12.08pm: HOBBY (The Scrub), 2 ♀ WHEATEARS (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), ROOK flew over (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 2 MALLARDS*, SWALLOW (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (4 singing), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 14 BLACKCAPS (7 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 13 COMMON WHITETHROATS (10 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1*), COAL TIT (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), c.40 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 7 SONG THRUSHES (6 C.Farm (5 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), COLLARED DOVE (flew to Perrotts Farmhouse), 8 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre (drumming), 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 1st-sum HERRING GULL (Green Belt Field) - DKC
• (Butterflies: Small Copper (The Scrub), Grizzled Skipper (Fames Rough), 8+ Dingy Skippers (Fames Rough), 2 Green Hairstreaks (Fames Rough), 4 Small Heaths (Fames Rough). Also multiple Brimstones, Orange Tips, Common Blues, Holly Blues, Large Whites, Small Whites & Speckled Woods) - IPW

Monday 2nd

• 2.55pm-6.21pm: 450+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), SKYLARK (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) (probable Nightingale reported singing (along Short Route B.Woods)) - DKC

Sunday 1st

• 6.45am-10.17am: (all C.Farm) ♀ WHINCHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 4+ MALLARDS*, ♂ KESTREL (Slangs), 2 SWIFTS, 2 SWALLOWS, 2 SPARROWHAWKS*, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 SKYLARKS, 2 PHEASANTS, 4 LINNETS, PIED WAGTAIL, 7 GOLDFINCHES, CHIFFCHAFF (Circle Field), 2 BLACKCAPS, 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Death Pit (drumming)), SONG THRUSH, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

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