July 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.

Sunday 31st

• small family group of TREECREEPERS (near Piddly Pond), COMMON WHITETHROATS feeding juvs (near Legal & General), juv STOCK DOVE (near Fames Rough) (Butterflies: (19 species) 3 Dingy Skippers (Fames Rough), Small Skipper, 2 Small Tortoiseshells (C.Farm), 2 Red Admirals, Peacock, 2 Commas, Small Heaths, 2 Marbled Whites (Woodpecker Meadow), Speckled Woods, Meadow Browns, Ringlet (Circle Field), Gatekeepers, 7 Brown Argus (4 Fames Rough, 3 Pipit Meadow), 3 Common Blues (Fames Rough), 2 Holly Blues, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Brimstone) - PGo
• (all Legal & General) LITTLE OWL, 19 PIED WAGTAILS, BLACKCAP, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS - CA
• 8.02am-9.13am: 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 COAL TITS (1 Aberdour School, 1 Circle Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (Aberdour School), GREEN WOODPECKER, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, GOLDFINCH, juv DUNNOCK (Bunting Field) - DKC

Saturday 30th

• 12.56pm-c.6.00pm: SWALLOW (Perrotts by Wood), BULLFINCH (Fames Rough), 2 KESTRELS (Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods), 3 SWIFTS (Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Woodpecker Meadow/The Scrub, 1 Fames Rough), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Fames Rough), 2 NUTHATCHES (Fames Rough), COAL TIT (Fames Rough), GREEN WOODPECKER (Fames Rough), 3 STOCK DOVES (1 B.Woods (singing), 2 over Slangs), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Stoney Nob) (Butterflies: (17 species) Silver-washed Fritillary (Fames Rough), 2 Dingy Skippers (Fames Rough), 4+ Purple Hairstreaks (Perrotts by Wood), Small Copper (Fames Rough), 2 Marbled Whites (Woodpecker Meadow), c.10 Common Blues (Fames Rough), 4 Commas (1 B.Woods, 3 Lunch Wood), 5+ Small Heaths (Fames Rough), 5+ Brown Argus (Fames Rough), 2 Peacocks (Fames Rough), c.10 Brimstones (mainly Fames Rough), 5+ Speckled Woods, 10+ Gatekeepers, 5+ Small Whites, Red Admiral (Lunch Wood), 2+ Large Whites (Lunch Wood), 5+ Meadow Browns) - DKC/IGM
• 2 LITTLE OWLS at c.8.15pm (Legal & General) - CA
• juv SPARROWHAWK calling (B.Woods between posts 16 & 17), ♂ BULLFINCH (The Scrub) (Butterflies: 2 Silver-washed Fritillaries c.100 metres from orchard at B.Woods, ♂ Chalkhill Blue (B.Woods car park/Valley Meadows)) - IPW
• (freshly dead Roe Deer fawn of substantial size at west side of Infront George Field with evidence of injury around neck - likely killed by a dog - all dogs should be kept under close control as requested by signs around the recording area, and the Countryside Code, to avoid such disturbance to/destruction of wildlife and in respect of other people, as well as to prevent damage to crops)

Friday 29th

• 7.49am-1.09pm: (all C.Farm) GREY WAGTAIL flew east at 9.30am, ROOK (Lambert's Shaw/Death Pit), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General), 3 GREENFINCHES (2 C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3+ SKYLARKS, 7+ LINNETS, TREECREEPER (Lambert's Shaw/Pages Acre), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lambert's Shaw/Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood/Pages Acre, 1 C.Wood, 1 Lunch Wood), 3 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Aberdour School, 1 Tawny Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Tawny Wood), PHEASANT, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 STOCK DOVES, SONG THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 7+ GOLDFINCHES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Watchpoint), Speckled Wood (between Harrier Field & Bog Field)) - DKC
• (all C.Farm) 2 KESTRELS, GOLDFINCHES, family group of COMMON WHITETHROATS (Infront George Field/Skylark Field border) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Small Heath) - CA

Thursday 28th

• 9.10am-3.10pm: (all C.Farm) WHINCHAT till 2.45pm at least (north side of Horse Pasture) (see Gallery), juv STONECHAT till 2.45pm at least (north side of Horse Pasture) (see Gallery), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2+ KESTRELS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, BLACKCAP (Watchpoint), CHIFFCHAFF (Death Pit/Lambert's Shaw), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, STOCK DOVE (Ivy Wood (singing)), GREEN WOODPECKER, SWIFT, 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (west side of Broadfield), LINNET, GOLDFINCH, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
• WHINCHAT still at 7.15pm (north side of Horse Pasture), juv STONECHAT still at 7.15pm (north side of Horse Pasture) - NR
• (butterfly, moth & plant photos from Tuesday added to 'Wildlife' page)

Wednesday 27th

• 7.15am-10.48am: (all C.Farm) WILLOW WARBLER (Watchpoint (singing)), GREY HERON flew over, LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 16+ SWALLOWS, 8 PIED WAGTAILS (1 juv) (Legal & General), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane cottages, 1 Circle Field/Tattenham Meadow), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 35 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 4 GREENFINCHES (1 flew over Tattenham Meadow, 1 west end of C.Lane, 1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 around Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, PHEASANT, 2 COAL TITS (1 Wood Lane cottages, 1 Circle Field), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 north end of Broadfield), 3 SKYLARKS, 8 LINNETS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 8+ GOLDFINCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 near C.Farmhouse), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Tuesday 26th

• 6.39am-3.54pm: MEADOW PIPIT flew over at 9.46am (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 3+ HOUSE MARTINS (Legal & General/Infront George Field), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Railway Field/Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 25 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (1 juv) (Legal & General), 10+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), KESTREL (Perrotts by Wood), 5 PIED WAGTAILS (1 barns by C.Farmhouse, 4 Legal & General), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 3 GREENFINCHES (1 Chipstead Road, 1 Legal & General, 1 C.Farmhouse), COAL TIT (Fames Rough), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Legal & General, 1 Slangs/Lunch Wood, 1 Fames Rough), 4+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5 STOCK DOVES (4 C.Farm, 1 Fames Rough (singing)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (Slangs), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (4+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 (1 juv) Pages Acre, 1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 6 GOLDFINCHES (4 C.Farm, 2 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 14+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 2 juv DUNNOCKS (1 Bog Field, 1 Legal & General) (Moths: Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Fames Rough), Six-spot Burnet (Fames Rough), Pyrausta nigrata (Fames Rough). Butterflies: Dingy Skipper (Fames Rough), Purple Hairstreak (Perrotts by Wood), Small Copper (Fames Rough), 2+ Brown Argus (Fames Rough), 4+ Gatekeepers (1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood, 2+ Fames Rough), Peacock (Fames Rough), Red Admiral (Perrotts by Wood), 2 Ringlets (1 Legal & General, 1 Fames Rough), 10+ Common Blues (Fames Rough), 5+ Meadow Browns (2+ Legal & General, 3+ Fames Rough), Brimstone (Fames Rough), Small Heath (Fames Rough), Small Skipper (Fames Rough), 1+ Small White (Fames Rough), 2+ Large Whites (1+ Legal & General, 1+ Fames Rough)) - DKC/IGM

Monday 25th

• 8.52am-11.17am: (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL calling (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), 8 GOLDFINCHES, SONG THRUSH (Ivy Wood), 5 LINNETS (Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods (1 Infront George Field/Skylark Field, 1 C.Lane c.50 metres beyond C.Farm Cottages)) - DKC
• 2 LITTLE OWLS (Legal & General) - DMcN

Sunday 24th

• 7.11am-2.32pm: 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1+ Piddly Pond/The Scrub), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 2 by Piddly Pond), 9 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 7 LINNETS (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 42 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 by The Scrub), 4+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub) (Butterflies: Comma (R.R.Lane at Poultry Field/Perrotts by Wood), Brimstone (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), Speckled Wood (Stoney Nob), 3 Red Admirals (1 Infront George Field/Skylark Field, 1 Watchpoint, 1 west side of Broadfield)) - DKC/IJ
• 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs) - PGo

Saturday 23rd

• 6.06am-11.52am: WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (on large barn by Reads Rest Cottages), 1+ BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond/The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 2 COAL TITS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 4+ NUTHATCHES (2+ B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 2 The Scrub), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 The Scrub), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 CF/BW near end of R.R.Lane), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 9+ LINNETS (2+ C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 4 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 1 CF/BW at top of R.R.Lane), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Reads Bottom, 2 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 1 over The Scrub) (Butterflies: 2 Gatekeepers (1 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub)) - DKC/IJ

Friday 22nd

• 6.43am-10.13am: (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, KESTREL, 42 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (29 Legal & General, 13 flew over), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 HOUSE MARTINS, 5+ SWALLOWS, 6+ LINNETS, 3 SKYLARKS, SONG THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Buzzard Field), CHIFFCHAFF (Bog Field), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC

Thursday 21st

• 7.15am-3.37pm: SAND MARTIN at 9.32am (Broadfield/Lunch Wood), SPARROWHAWK (Watchpoint), 11 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3+ BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 2+ The Scrub/Piddly Pond), ♀ KESTREL (barns by C.Farmhouse), 10+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 16+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 near Piddly Pond), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field area, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 just north of The Scrub, 1 B.Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), COAL TIT (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 13 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (10 Legal & General, 2 flew over C.Farm), 5 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 7 LINNETS (4 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Aberdour School, 1 flew to Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 11+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 3 (2 juvs) Legal & General, 2+ Broadfield area, 1 by caravan site, 1 Perrotts by Wood, 3 (1+ juv) The Scrub), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 NW end of Ruffett Wood (singing), 2 B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 2 (1♀) B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Valley Meadows (singing)), 14 GOLDFINCHES (10 C.Farm, 4 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 400+ WOODPIGEONS (C.Farm) - DKC

Wednesday 20th

• 8.21am-3.12pm: MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 12 PIED WAGTAILS (1 Watchpoint, 11 Legal & General), c.25 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 north side of The Scrub, 2 (ad +juv) NE end of Ruffett Wood), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 just north of Circle Field, 1 near Piddly Pond, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 just north of Circle Field, 4 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 17 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (2 flew over C.Farm, 15 Legal & General), 6 LINNETS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 west side of B.Woods), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 horse paddocks by Pages Acre, 1+ west side of B,.Woods/Perrotts by Wood), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood (calling), 3 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 The Scrub), 5 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 2 CF/BW at top of R.R.Lane) - DKC

Tuesday 19th

• 7.23am-3.39pm: juv STONECHAT at 8.37am only (Watchpoint), HOBBY (B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 4 BULLFINCHES (2 Legal & General/Infront George Field, 2 The Scrub), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 6+ TREECREEPERS (1+ Circle Field, 1 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 near Piddly Pond, 1+ B.Woods Nature Trail near estate, 1 near Scouts camp), 4 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre, 1 near Scouts camp), 6 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 2 Circle Field, 1 near orchard, 1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 B.Woods Nature Trail near estate), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 1 Death Pit, 3 B.Woods), 6 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near Piddly Pond), 10+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Pages Acre, 6 (3+ juvs) Legal & General, 2+ The Scrub/Piddly Pond), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 Ivy Wood, 2 B.Woods), 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Ivy Wood, 2+ Chipstead Road), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 between C.Farmhouse & R.R.Cottages, 1 Legal & General), 9 STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm (inc 1 singing (Ivy Wood)), 4 B.Woods (singing)), c.11 GOLDFINCHES (c.10 C.Farm, 1 CF/BW end of R.R.Lane), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Brown Argus (Valley Meadows), Gatekeeper (Lunch Wood/Broadfield), Marbled White (Valley Meadows), Red Admiral (Watchpoint), Brimstone (Valley Meadows)) - DKC

Monday 18th

• 6.43am-3.10pm: 2 SAND MARTINS at 10.44am (Broadfield), MEADOW PIPIT flew SE, WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 1+ BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond/The Scrub), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 8 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (7 flew over C.Farm, 1 Legal & General), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Tattenham Meadow/Circle Field, 2 B.Woods), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 3+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 9+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Tattenham Meadow/Circle Field), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Infront George Field, 2 B.Woods), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 (ad+juv) horse paddocks by Pages Acre, 1 Legal & General, 4 The Scrub (2+juvs)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 5 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 2 top of R.R.Lane), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 The Scrub), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Infront George Field)) - DKC

Sunday 17th

• 8.22am-3.36pm: (all C.Farm) juv PEREGRINE at 8.50am (around Lambert's Shaw), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, GREY HERON flew over, 6+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, ♀ KESTREL, TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 15+ HOUSE MARTINS, 30+ SWALLOWS, 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, COAL TIT (Aberdour School), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 LINNETS, 1+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 20+ STOCK DOVES (Stoney Nob), GREENFINCH (Legal & General/Infront George Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, SONG THRUSH (Ivy Wood), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW

Saturday 16th

• 4.30pm-5.55pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTRELS, 9 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 5+ HOUSE MARTINS, 5 SWALLOWS, ♀ PHEASANT, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, LINNET, juv GREEN WOODPECKER (Legal & General), COMMON WHITETHROAT, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 2 STOCK DOVES - DKC/IJ

Friday 15th

• 6.44am-3.07pm: juv PEREGRINE at 2.45pm (over Holly Lane), GREY HERON*, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Green Belt Field), 3 KESTRELS (2 Legal & General/Railway Field, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General/Infront George Field, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv) (C.Farm), SWALLOW (east end of R.R.Lane), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 8+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 5 The Scrub), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Legal & General, 1 just north of Circle Field, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 west of B.Woods car park), 4 COAL TITS (2 Circle Field, 2 B.Woods), 7 NUTHATCHES (1 Canons Wood, 6 B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane, ad feeding juv just north of Circle Field still, juv NE end of Ruffett Wood), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 5 STOCK DOVES (1 Green Belt Field, 4 B.Woods), 14 GOLDFINCHES (10 C.Farm, 4 C.Farm/B.Woods at top of R.R.Lane), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Small Skipper (Valley Meadows), 2 Speckled Woods (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods west of car park), Brimstone (near Scouts camp), 6 Marbled Whites (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub, 4 Valley Meadows), 2 Red Admirals (1 Reads Bottom, 1 B.Woods)) - DKC

Thursday 14th

• 6.46am-3.32pm: juv PEREGRINE flushing Woodpigeons at 3.03pm (north end of Broadfield), ♀ TAWNY OWL calling (near Piddly Pond), SPARROWHAWK (Fames Rough), 2 KESTRELS (♀ C.Farm, 1 flew over Valley Meadows), 1+ BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond/The Scrub etc), SWALLOW (flew out of barn by Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 ad BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (2 just north of Circle Field, 1 Lambert's Shaw/Pages Acre, 1 by Piddly Pond), 4 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 by Wood Lane cottages, 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 2 Lambert's Shaw/Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 1+ PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (5♂+1♀) (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 near NE entrance to The Scrub, 1 east end of The Scrub (singing)), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES flew over (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 9+ LINNETS (7+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 9+ CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lambert's Shaw (singing), 8+ B.Woods (2 juvs (The Scrub))), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 8 GOLDFINCHES (3 juvs) (near derelict barn), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 Lunch Wood), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary showing well (Fames Rough) (see Wildlife page for photo), Brown Argus (Fames Rough), Peacock (Fames Rough), Comma (Fames Rough), ♂ Holly Blue (The Scrub), Brimstone (Fames Rough), 2 Small Skippers (The Scrub), 2 Gatekeepers (1 The Scrub, 1 Fames Rough), Marbled White (The Scrub), 3 Red Admirals (B.Woods)) - DKC

Wednesday 13th

• 6.40am-11.41am: (all C.Farm) YELLOW WAGTAIL still at 9.10am calling (over Harrier Field); SAND MARTIN at c.9.24am (around derelict barn), 3 MEADOW PIPITS till 7.45am then flew north (barns behind C.Farmhouse), HOBBY flew low west at 9.25am (Horse Pasture/Harrier Field etc), SPARROWHAWK with prey, KESTREL, MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2+ HOUSE MARTINS, 2+ SWALLOWS, subad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 17 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (5 flew over, 12 (2 juvs) Legal & General), ♂ GREENFINCH (Legal & General (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ SKYLARKS, 4+ LINNETS, juv COAL TIT (Circle Field), 4 GOLDCRESTS (ad feeding 3 juvs) (Circle Field), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, PHEASANT, 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 5+ GOLDFINCHES, 2+ STOCK DOVES, 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
• 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 5 The Scrub (2+ juvs)) - IJ

Tuesday 12th

• 6.43am-3.42pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL (flew to Broadfield at 8.53am then to Skylark Field/Bunting Field border at 8.57am then to south end of Broadfield at 9.23am), 3 MEADOW PIPITS dropped in at c.8.50am (by derelict barn) (see Gallery), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (calling)), 3 ad summer BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1*), juv KESTREL (Lunch Wood/Broadfield), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Legal & General/Infront George Field, 1 by Piddly Pond), 3+ TREECREEPERS (1 just north of Circle Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 near Piddly Pond), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 near Piddly Pond), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (ad+2+juvs Wood Lane cottages, 1 just north of Circle Field), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 6+ LINNETS (4+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub (1 juv)), GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse (singing)), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 The Scrub (singing)), 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Chipstead Road, 2+ by Piddly Pond), 11 GOLDFINCHES (10 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), c.52 STOCK DOVES (c.50 Stoney Nob, 2 The Scrub), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Gatekeeper (Wood Lane)) - DKC
• SPARROWHAWK (low over Infront George Field) - IJ

Monday 11th

• (Butterflies: Dark Green Fritillary at 12.20pm (Holly Lane Meadow) (see Wildlife), probable Silver-washed Fritillary pursued by Comma (Fames Rough), 21 Marbled Whites (7 Holly Lane/Holly Lane Meadow, 6 Outwood Lane, 8 Woodpecker Meadow), many Red Admirals (mainly Buzzard Field/Pages Acre); Small Coppers, Gatekeepers & Large Skippers (mainly Holly Lane Meadow & The Scrub)) - IPW

Sunday 10th

• 7.54am-11.02am: (all C.Farm) 9 CROSSBILLS flew south at 9.25am (C.Farmhouse), 2+ SAND MARTINS (C.Farmhouse area), 2 LITTLE OWLS (ad+juv) (Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK (over C.Farmhouse area), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farmhouse area, 1 Legal & General), 3 HOUSE MARTINS, SWALLOW, 4 GOLDCRESTS (ad feeding 3 juvs) (just north of Circle Field), TREECREEPER (just north of Circle Field), 2 COAL TITS (ad (singing)+juv) (just north of Circle Field), NUTHATCH (Lambert's Shaw), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 LINNETS, GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse), SONG THRUSH (Ivy Wood), 4+ BLACKCAPS (inc 2+ juvs (just north of Circle Field)), GREEN WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, juv DUNNOCK (Watchpoint) (Butterflies: Marbled White (Legal & General)) - DKC
• LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), juv GOLDCREST (Legal & General small car park) - FJ/SD

Saturday 9th

• 6.30am-3.17pm: ad summer BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 The Scrub, 1 near estate), 3+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 5+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 near Piddly Pond, 1 near estate), 6 COAL TITS (1 Aberdour School, 5 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 3+ (inc 2+ juvs) Nature Trail near estate), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8+ LINNETS (5 C.Farm, 3+ (2+ fresh juvs) The Scrub), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (The Scrub (singing)), PHEASANT (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 The Scrub), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (3+ C.Farm - poss diff over B.Woods), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (4 Ruffett Wood, 2+ near orchard), 4 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 5 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 6 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals (B.Woods), 3 Marbled Whites (1 Legal & General, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows), Comma (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 Ringlets (mating pair) (Chipstead Bottom), blue sp (Woodpecker Meadow)) - DKC

Friday 8th

• 11.32am-3.46pm: (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀+2 juvs) (Legal & General), 80+ STOCK DOVES (80+ Stoney Nob, 1 Ivy Wood (singing)), ♀ KESTREL, 16+ SWALLOWS, 4 HOUSE MARTINS, COAL TIT (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 2 SKYLARKS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), SONG THRUSH (Ivy Wood), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Butterflies: Gatekeeper (Chipstead Road)) - DKC

Thursday 7th

• 9.28am-1.32pm: COMMON GULL flew over at 10.58am (Perrotts by Wood), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 7+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), c.22 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), BLACKCAP (B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) - DKC/IJ

Wednesday 6th

• 9.54am-3.34pm: 10+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), c.10 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General/Infront George Field, 1 NW of The Scrub), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (3 juvs, 2♂+1♀) (Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (3 C.Farm, 1 over Fames Rough (singing)), GREENFINCH (The Scrub (singing)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (near R.R.Lane entrance to B.Woods), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), 2+ GOLDCRESTS (ad +1+juv) (just north of Circle Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farm) (Dragonflies: 2 Southern Hawkers (♂+♀) (NW of The Scrub). Butterflies: 2 Commas (1 Green Belt Field, 1 B.Woods), Small/Essex Skipper (Fames Rough), 5 Red Admirals (B.Woods), Small Tortoiseshell (Pipit Meadow), 3 Marbled Whites (1 Legal & General, 1 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub)) - DKC
• KESTREL (by derelict barn), 80+ HOUSE SPARROWS (Skylark Field/Quail Field border) - IJ

Tuesday 5th

• 9.52am-3.29pm: 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 just north of Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre, 1 by Piddly Pond, 2 (ad feeding juv) NW corner of The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General/Infront George Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 3 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (ad feeding 3 juvs) (just north of Circle Field), 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 by Piddly Pond), SWALLOW (around Perrotts Farmhouse), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (by Piddly Pond), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4+ NUTHATCHES (2 north side of Circle Field, 1 west side of Green Belt Field, 1+ B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (around Piddly Pond), 3 Marbled Whites (2 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 Commas (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Infront George Field), Red Admiral (near Piddly Pond), Speckled Wood (Pages Acre), 2 Small Skippers (The Scrub), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (1 Infront George Field/Skylark Field border, 1 Pipit Meadow)) - DKC

Monday 4th

• 2.32pm-8.26pm: WILLOW WARBLER still (Bog Field/Harrier Field border), ♀ TAWNY OWL calling (Ruffett Wood), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), juv PIED WAGTAIL (Infront George Field/Skylark Field border), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Legal & General), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 7+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (Copt Hill Lane), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), c.10 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods (singing)), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), 2 BLACKCAPS (C.Farm), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Common Blue (Copt Hill Lane)) - DKC

Sunday 3rd

• SPOTTED FLYCATCHER late afternoon (Infront George Field/Skylark Field border) - CA
• 10.53am-2.08pm: HOBBY (over & around Lunch Wood), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (adult & 3 fledglings) (Bog Field/Harrier Field), KESTREL (mainly around Lunch Wood), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Gunman's Shaw), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Ruffett Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), juv GOLDCREST (Circle Field), STOCK DOVE (displaying over Slangs), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Comma (Watchpoint), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (1 Watchpoint, 1 R.R.Lane at Poultry Field), 2 Marbled Whites (around Lunch Wood)) - DKC
• GARDEN WARBLER with food (The Scrub) (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (Fames Rough)) - PGo

Saturday 2nd

• 9.27am-3.36pm: 2 LITTLE OWLS (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (1 over Bog Field, 6 (4 juvs) Legal & General), 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (inc freshly fledged juv) (C.Farm), 3+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 west side of Green Belt Field, 1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (1 Green Belt Field, 1 Bog Field), STOCK DOVE (The Scrub), GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse), SKYLARK (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 7 B.Woods), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 3 B.Woods), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (Pages Acre (singing)), 4 BLACKCAPS (C.Farm), 6+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (5+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 3 Red Admirals (1 Pheasant Field, 1 Pipit Meadow, 1 The Scrub), 10+ Marbled Whites (7+ Legal & General, 1 by Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), Small Tortoiseshell (Pipit Meadow). Mammals: ♀ Roe Deer (Infront George Field)) - DKC

Friday 1st

• 9.54am-1.10pm: 2+ BULLFINCHES (1 NE end of Ruffett Wood, 1+ Piddly Pond/The Scrub), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 7 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field (singing), 2 just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 NE end of Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 6 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (The Scrub), 5 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 The Scrub), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 The Scrub (inc juv)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (near Piddy Pond), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm (inc juv), 1 Woodpecker Meadow) (Butterflies: Small Heath (The Scrub), 2 Marbled Whites (The Scrub), Brimstone (The Scrub), Small Skipper (The Scrub), Large Skipper (Green Belt Field). Plants: 2 Musk Mallows (The Scrub)) - DKC

June 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

Thursday 30th

• 9.59am-3.52pm: ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (around Harrier Field), 1+ BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond/The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Wood Lane), COLLARED DOVE flew over (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, juv just NW of The Scrub), 14+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Pheasant Field/Green Belt Field, 4 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD*, 7 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 12 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm (inc 3+ juvs), 3 The Scrub (inc 2 juvs)), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 6 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield) (Butterflies: Comma (Piddly Pond), 3 Marbled Whites (2 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (1 Infront George Field, 1 Watchpoint)) - DKC
  

Wednesday 29th

• 9.20am-3.31pm: ♀ KESTREL (caravan site), WILLOW WARBLER (by derelict barn), BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond), 2 GOLDCRESTS (juv Piddly Pond, 1 N side of The Scrub), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 2*), SWALLOW (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 5 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 2 Circle Field, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 Piddly Pond), NUTHATCH (Ivy Wood), GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (Tawny Wood) (Butterflies: Comma (end of Copt Hill Lane), Red Admiral (B.Woods), Large Skipper (Lunch Wood), several Small Skippers (C.Farm, The Scrub), 12+ Marbled Whites (10+ C.Farm, 1 Slangs, 1 The Scrub), 5 Small Tortoiseshells (C.Farm). Mammals: 2 Roe Deer (♀+fawn) (Tattenham Meadow)) - DKC
• 4.00pm-5.30pm: 2 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀) (The Scrub), LINNET (The Scrub), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (3 juvs) (by derelict barn) (Moths: many Cinnabar caterpillars (The Scrub)) - IJ
  

Tuesday 28th

• no reported sightings
  

Monday 27th

• 9.10am-3.36pm: SPARROWHAWK (Pipit Meadow/Green Belt Field), 1+ BULLFINCH (between Piddly Pond & The Scrub), 2+ WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 B.Woods nature trail near estate), 9 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 3 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Ivy Wood, 5 B.Woods), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Wood Lane), 2 LINNETS (end of R.R.Lane), STOCK DOVE (Piddly Pond), 7+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROATS (The Scrub), 9 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (near B.Woods car park) (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals (B.Woods), 4 Marbled Whites (3 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), Large Skipper (The Scrub), Brimstone (The Scrub)) - DKC/PW
• late evening: PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General) - DKC
  

Sunday 26th

• 2 SPOTTED FLYCATCHERS (Infront George Field/Skylark Field) - FJ et al
  
• 8.00am-3.27pm: small group of CROSSBILLS heard flying over at 9.38am (Lunch Wood), HOBBY (B.Woods), 2+ LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1+ Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), KESTREL (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (near orchard), 4 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), LINNET (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Commas (C.Farm)) - DKC/RD/PGr/PGo
• (Butterflies: Purple Hairstreak (Perrotts by Wood), Comma (Slangs), Large Skipper (Legal & General), Small White (Legal & General), Brimstone (Chipstead Bottom), Red Admiral (Slangs), Small Heath (Perrotts by Wood), Large White (Slangs); good numbers of Marbled Whites, Ringlets and Meadow Browns throughout) - IGM
  

Saturday 25th

• KESTREL (Perrotts by Wood) - IJ
  
• 10.29am-3.55pm: WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 The Scrub, 1 near R.R.Lane entrance to B.Woods), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (♂ (singing) +♀) (Legal & General), 9+ SWALLOWS (inc.juvs) (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (5♂+1♀) (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (NE end of Ruffett Wood), LINNET (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 5+ BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Stoney Nob, 2 The Scrub), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 near R.R.Lane to B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies:Painted Lady (Tattenham Meadow), Red Admiral (The Scrub), Marbled White (The Scrub), Small Tortoiseshell (Watchpoint), Ringlet (Woodpecker Meadow)) - DKC
  

Friday 24th

• 9.39am-3.34pm: GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), ♂ KESTREL (Lunch Wood), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 8 SWALLOWS (inc.6 juvs) (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), ♂ GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods in larches near R.R.Lane entrance (singing)), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 1 NE end of B.Woods (singing)), 3 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 8+ NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 2+ Lambert's Shaw, 4 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 12 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (inc.1 juv) (around derelict barn), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Small Skipper (The Scrub), Ringlet (Watchpoint), 3 Small Tortoiseshells (1 Watchpoint, 1 Infront George Field, 1 by derelict barn), a few Marbled Whites (1 Reads Bottom, others Woodpecker Meadow/Valley Meadows)) - DKC/NT/MS
  

Thursday 23rd

• 9.07am-3.36pm: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Valley Meadows near B.Woods car park (singing)), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 by Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), 4 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field (singing), 1 NE end of Ruffett Wood, 1 near Piddly Pond (singing), 1 B.Woods Nature Trail near estate (singing)), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field (singing), 1 NE end of Ruffett Wood, 1 NE end of B.Woods (singing)), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE flew over (Valley Meadows), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (NE end of B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 2 Valley Meadows), 7 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), SONG THRUSH (near Ivy Wood (singing)), 9+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (7 C.Farm, 2+ Rest Copse) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (by derelict barn), 4 Marbled Whites (2 Legal & General, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows), Ringlet (Watchpoint), Small Tortoiseshell (Pipit Meadow/Green Belt Field), 4 Large Skippers (1 by derelict barn, 1 Infront George Field, 2 Stoney Nob)) - DKC
  

Wednesday 22nd

• 9.28am-2.45pm: GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 near Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 6 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub (singing)), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub (singing)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 5+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (5 singing)), 8 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Ringlet (Stoney Nob)) - DKC
• Announcement: In case you haven't noticed, the CFBW Bird Report 2010 is now available - click HERE for more details
  

Tuesday 21st

• 9.55am-3.35pm: LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, COAL TIT (Pages Acre (singing)), 4 GOLDCRESTS (2 near B.Woods car park (singing), 2 near orchard (singing)), 1+ HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 6+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 13+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Tawny Wood, 5 Valley Meadows, 6 by orchard), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 NE end of B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Valley Meadows), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 9 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm (inc.juv), 1 Valley Meadows), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 1 Rest Copse), juv CHAFFINCH (by derelict barn), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 3 Marbled Whites (Valley Meadows), Large Skipper (Valley Meadows)) - DKC
  

Monday 20th

• no reported sightings

Sunday 19th

• 9.21am-3.24pm: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Valley Meadows (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (The Scrub), 6+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 4+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 5 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (The Scrub), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 STOCK DOVES (Hither Field), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub (singing)), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm (inc.2 juvs), 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Infront George Field), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (C.Farm), 2 Ringlets (Valley Meadows), 6+ Marbled Whites (1+ Woodpecker Meadow, 5+ Valley Meadows), Small Heath (Valley Meadows)) - DKC/RDW
  

Saturday 18th

• 6.33am-10.01am: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Valley Meadows (singing)), HOBBY (Watchpoint), ♀ KESTREL (Valley Meadows), BULLFINCH (Valley Meadows), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, 3 COAL TITS (1 near Piddly Pond, 2 Valley Meadows), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Tawny Wood), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Valley Meadows), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 11 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3 C.Farm, 1 Valley Meadows), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub) (Butterflies: Marbled White (Valley Meadows)) - IJ/DKC
• TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood) (Butterflies: Ringlet (Chipstead Meadow)) - PGo
  

Friday 17th

• LESSER WHITETHROAT (Valley Meadows (singing)), 2+ HOUSE MARTINS (Broadfield), 2+ juv GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (near The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), SKYLARK (Hither Field), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 2 juv COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 GREENFINCHES (2 by Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 10+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods) - IJ
• 1.31pm-4.45pm: ♂ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Broadfield), 15+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 near Piddly Pond), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), 4+ NUTHATCHES (2+ by Poultry Field, 2+ near Piddly Pond), SKYLARK (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 12+ STOCK DOVES (11+ C.Farm, 1+ Woodpecker Meadow), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/PM

Thursday 16th

• no reported sightings
  

Wednesday 15th

• 2.06pm-4.37pm: (all C.Farm) 8 LAPWINGS appeared to drop down at 3.10pm but not relocated (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 5 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS singing, COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 8+ HOUSE MARTINS, c.20 SWALLOWS (inc.juv), ♂ PHEASANT (SW corner of Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD, 2 SKYLARKS, 2+ LINNETS, 5+ STOCK DOVES, 3 BLACKCAPS, LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), GREEN WOODPECKER (Slangs area), GOLDFINCH, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
• KESTREL (The Scrub), HOUSE MARTIN (Broadfield), 15+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield) - IJ
• (photos from Sunday of Swallow and Lesser Black-backed Gull added, see Gallery)
  

Tuesday 14th

• 2.45pm-4.52pm: (all C.Farm) MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (2♂+♀) (Legal & General), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), SWALLOW, NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), YELLOWHAMMER, COMMON BUZZARD, SKYLARK, 4 LINNETS, CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (north side of Chipstead Meadow), 7 STOCK DOVES, BLACKCAP, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Butterflies: 6 Small Tortoiseshells (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 by derelict barn, 2 between Infront George Field & Skylark Field, 2 in SW corner of Broadfield) - DKC
  

Monday 13th

• no reported sightings
  

Sunday 12th

• 10.18am-2.38pm: RED KITE flew SW at 1.39pm (Green Belt Field/Ruffett Wood), ♀ MALLARD flew over (Pipit Meadow), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Broadfield/Lunch Wood), 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (3 ads (2 L&G, 1 flew over), 1 1st-sum (L&G), 1 2nd sum (L&G)), c.86 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 4+ SWALLOWS (Lunch Wood/Broadfield), COAL TIT (NE end of Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 4 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Ruffett Wood/Buzzard Field, 1 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 20+ STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow/Green Belt Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Ruffett Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm) - DKC
  

Saturday 11th

• 8.17am-3.47pm: CORMORANT flew north at 10.19am (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (juv+2 ads) (Legal & General), 2 GOLDCRESTS (ad+juv) (just NW of The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 near Piddly Pond), 4 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 8+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), KESTREL*, SPARROWHAWK with prey (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (one at one point hotly pursuing Sparrowhawk) (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 12+ LINNETS (10+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 6 SKYLARKS (5 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 Fames Rough), LONG-TAILED TIT (by Piddly Pond), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 STOCK DOVES (3 C.Farm, 1 Fames Rough (singing)), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 11 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) (Butterflies: Green Hairstreak (Sheep Brow), 3 Small Tortoiseshells (around Infront George Field), several Large Skippers) - DKC/PGo/PM
• 8.03pm-11.00pm: 2 TAWNY OWLS (just NW of The Scrub (1 suspected juv showing very well & calling frequently), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (wires by derelict barn), SKYLARK (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), BLACKCAP (Lunch Wood) (Mammals: Badger (running across Broadfield to Death Pit), 2 Pipistrelles (Piddly Pond)) - RDW/DKC
  

Friday 10th

• 7.15am-10.02am: (all C.Farm) 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 4+ HOUSE MARTINS, KESTREL (Lunch Wood), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (2 Infront George Field->Lunch Wood, 1 Pheasant Field/Green Belt Field), COAL TIT (Pages Acre (singing)), 2 SWALLOWS, 2 PHEASANTS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 LINNETS, 2 SKYLARKS, GREEN WOODPECKER (Chipstead Meadow), 4 GOLDFINCHES, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 BLACKCAPS, 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Ruffett Wood), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2 juvs) - DKC
  

Thursday 9th

• 8.43am-3.42pm: RED KITE flew low west at 3.16pm (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (ad+juv) (Legal & General), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 8+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), ♂ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance (singing), 1 just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), 4 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 juv LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (inc.pair with food)), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 7 LINNETS (2 juvs) (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 SW corner of Broadfield, 1 The Scrub), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 2 The Scrub (singing)), 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm (inc.♂ with 2 juvs), 2 The Scrub), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell (Slangs)) - DKC
• LITTLE OWL calling (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border) - IJ
  

Wednesday 8th

• 8.41am-2.57pm: SAND MARTIN flew WNW at 9.08am, c.20 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 14+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield), CORMORANT*, 1+ ♂ KESTREL (Lunch Wood & The Scrub), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 5+ NUTHATCHES (2+ Poultry Field/Green Belt Field, 3+ B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 just NW of The Scrub (singing), 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Perrotts by Wood/Steep Banks), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 6 LINNETS (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 5 PHEASANTS (3♂+2♀) (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 SONG THRUSHES (The Scrub (1 singing)), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 7 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC
  

Tuesday 7th

• 1.33pm-3.40pm: KESTREL (Perrotts by Wood), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 9 PHEASANTS (5♂+4♀) (C.Farm), 6 SWALLOWS (around derelict barn), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Slangs, 1 Green Belt Field/B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Pages Acre (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 by Pheasant Field, 1 B.Woods), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 7 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 7+ STOCK DOVES (6+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (6 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 The Scrub) - DKC
  

Monday 6th

• 8.45am-2.15pm: 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond) (see Gallery), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 NUTHATCHES (ad feeding juv) (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), STOCK DOVE, SKYLARK (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), HERRING GULL (Broadfield), 2 PHEASANTS (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 35+ STARLINGS (Legal & General), 3+ SONG THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1+ B.Woods), BLACKCAP (B.Woods), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROATS (possible Turtle Dove flew over (The Scrub)) - IJ
  

Sunday 5th

• no reported sightings

Saturday 4th

• no reported sightings

Friday 3rd

• no reported sightings
  

Thursday 2nd

• 7.14am-3.53pm: 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 SWALLOWS (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre (singing)), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 3 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (1 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), GREY HERON flew over (Tattenham Meadow), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 over Woodpecker Meadow), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 6 PHEASANTS (5 C.Farm (3♂+2♀), 1 ♂ B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), COLLARED DOVE (over Quail Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods, 1 Lunch Wood->B.Woods), 12 COMMON WHITETHROATS (7 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 13 STOCK DOVES (10 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 7 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm (singing)) (Butterflies: 1+ Brown Argus (Legal & General), Grizzled Skipper (Legal & General), Painted Lady (Fames Rough), Red Admiral (Fames Rough), 2+ Large Whites (B.Woods), 10+ Small Whites (Pipit Meadow/Green Belt Field), 2 Small Heaths (The Scrub), Brimstone (Chipstead Bottom), Small Tortoiseshell (Legal & General), 2 Specked Woods (Fames Rough), lots of Large Skippers, 4 Common Blues (2 Legal & General, 2 Fames Rough), lots of Meadow Browns) - DKC/IGM
• (Butterflies: Marbled Whites recently (Pipit Meadow)) - MJ
  

Wednesday 1st

• 7.14am-2.55pm: 2 HOBBIES (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), HOUSE MARTIN (Kingswood Residential), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 COLLARED DOVES (flew to C.Farmhouse), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre (singing)), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 5 B.Woods), PHEASANT (B.Woods), GREY HERON*, COMMON BUZZARD*, 4+ NUTHATCHES (3+ Lunch Wood (inc.1+ juv), 1 Piddly Pond), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pipit Meadow, 1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm (singing), 1 The Scrub (singing)), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 14 COMMON WHITETHROATS (11 C.Farm (inc.juv), 3 The Scrub), 12 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 12 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods) - DKC
  

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