Canons Farm & Banstead Woods Birds

September 2013

Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates throughout the day. All sightings are appreciated and will be useful in the writing of the annual bird reports, please email your sightings to canonsfarmbirds@hotmail.co.uk. When submitting sightings, please try to match the format of this page as much as possible to make transfer as efficient as possible. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up). BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW.
* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.

'C.Farm' is the general term for the area west of the marked red line on the Map, and 'B.Woods' is the general term for the area east of this line. More specific localities, also found on the map, are also included in these sightings.

Monday 30th

STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture); also unidentified STONE/WHINCHAT - IJ

Sunday 29th

20 LINNETS (Tart's Field) - IGM
3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods) - PW

Saturday 28th

7.10am-11.40am: 14 CHIFFCHAFFS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (1 Steep Banks, 1 by C.Farmhouse, 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Stoney Nob), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood), c25 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm/B.Woods at end of R.R.Lane), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (Slangs), 12 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (6 Legal & General, 6 flew over), ♀ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (circled over R.Bottom - migrant?), 4 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/SG
11.30am-2.00pm: (all B.Woods) 2 BULLFINCHES, CHIFFCHAFF, 6 GOLDCRESTS, 5 NUTHATCHES, 7 COAL TITS, 4 TREECREEPERS, STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - IPW

Friday 27th

LAPWING flew west at 9.32am, WHINCHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), juv SKYLARK (Bunting Field), ROOK, 2 GREY HERONS flew over, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 by R.R.Cottages), SWALLOW, 11 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, KESTREL, ♂ PHEASANT (flew from Broadfield to Horse Pasture), YELLOWHAMMER, 5 LINNETS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, GOLDFINCH, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC

Thursday 26th

3 COMMON SNIPES flew high north at 1.05pm (B.Woods), STONECHAT (R.Bottom), CANADA GOOSE flew south at 8.03am (Heathside Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Pages Acre horse paddock), BLACKCAP (Pages Acre horse paddock), 2+ HOBBIES (2 juvs over Green Belt Field then prob same 2 (but unaged) over CF/BW near end of R.R.Lane), c4 ROOKS, c30 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 COMMON GULLS flew over, 16 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 5 LINNETS, c15 SWALLOWS flew south, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (inc pale juv), ♂ PHEASANT (near Lunch Wood), NUTHATCH (Death Pit), YELLOWHAMMER, PIED WAGTAIL, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC

Wednesday 25th

no reported sightings

Tuesday 24th

GRASSHOPPER WARBLER at 7.40am but elusive (C.Farmyard), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 52 MEADOW PIPITS (47 C.Farm, 5 over The Scrub), ROOK (C.Farm), 5 MISTLE THRUSHES (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 8 LINNETS (7 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 1 over Woodpecker Meadow), GOLDCREST (near Piddly Pond), KESTREL (B.Woods), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 near C.Farmhouse, 1 R.Bottom, 2 Lunch Wood (1 singing), 1 Slangs, 1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 Legal & General, 2 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (juv C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4+ BULLFINCHES (1+ near Piddly Pond, 3+ The Scrub), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 6+ HOUSE MARTINS (The Scrub), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Legal & General, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 30 SWALLOWS flew through (29 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 PHEASANTS (♂ Broadfield, ♀ Horse Pasture), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), c5 GOLDFINCHES (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (The Scrub), 2 Commas (1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), 3 Small Heaths (The Scrub), Small White (C.Farm), 5 Brimstones (1 by R.R.Cottages, 4 B.Woods), 2 Meadow Browns (The Scrub). Odonata: Common Darter (The Scrub), 4 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - DKC
2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 flew south over C.Farm, 1 pale morph B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Legal & General), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Slangs) (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (Heathside Field), 3 Brimstones (1 Heathside Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 by R.R.Cottages), Peacock (Watchpoint)) - GB
STONECHAT (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (4 Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow), LITTLE OWL (near R.R.Cottages), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow) (Butterflies: Common Blue (Valley Meadows), Large White, Small White, 3 Brimstones, Speckled Wood) - PGo
(all by Pheasant Field) 2 TREECREEPERS, GOLDCREST, CHIFFCHAFF, NUTHATCH, 20+ LONG-TAILED TITS - IJ

Monday 23rd

(all C.Farm) 2 GREY WAGTAILS flew over at 8.19am, CORMORANT flew west at 10.38am, c700 HOUSE MARTINS flew over, c135 SWALLOWS flew over, c75 MEADOW PIPITS flew over, HOBBY flew over (Watchpoint (carrying Swallow)), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, COMMON GULL, 35+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (6 Legal & General - others flew over), 14 LINNETS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, juv COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Slangs, 1 Stoney Nob), TREECREEPER (Lunch Wood), 2 PHEASANTS (♀+juv) (Broadfield), 4+ COLLARED DOVES, 2 GREENFINCHES, GOLDFINCH, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS. Most hirundines were moving SE into the wind (Butterflies: Comma (Lunch Wood), Small White, Speckled Woods. Odonata: Migrant Hawker (Lunch Wood)) - DKC
10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (near C.Farmhouse), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (near C.Farmhouse) - GB

Sunday 22nd

(all C.Farm) STONECHAT, WHEATEAR, 9 CHIFFCHAFFS - SG
(all B.Woods) SISKIN flew east at 10.39am (The Scrub), GREY HERON flew NE (Valley Meadows), ♀ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), 4 SWALLOWS flew south, 3 COAL TITS, 2 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), STOCK DOVE (The Scrub), 9+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (The Nuttery) - IPW

Saturday 21st

GREY WAGTAIL flew over at 9.45am (Infront George Field), 2+ ROOKS (C.Farm), 13 CANADA GEESE flew over at 7.46am (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 3 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 48 MEADOW PIPITS flew over (C.Farm), BLACKCAP (by Piddly Pond), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Watchpoint, 1 Legal & General, 1 near R.R.Cottages, 2 B.Woods), juv COMMON BUZZARD (over Death Pit), 12 SWALLOWS flew over (11 C.Farm, 1 Hither Field), 61 HOUSE MARTINS flew over (53 C.Farm, 8 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (near R.R.Cottages), 8 PHEASANTS (♀+7 juvs) (Broadfield), 2 KESTRELS (1 near Lunch Wood, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 2 near Piddly Pond), 2+ GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (by Piddly Pond), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods) (Odonata: 2 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - DKC/GUIDED TOUR

Friday 20th

HOBBY (Green Belt Field), 6+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2+ TAWNY OWLS (B.Woods; after dusk), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 by Green Belt Field, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 B.Woods Short Route), 3 BULLFINCHES (juv Slangs, 2 Hither Field), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 1 by Green Belt Field, 1 Pages Acre, 1 The Scrub, 1 The Nuttery, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 15 MEADOW PIPITS (14 C.Farm, 1 flew over The Scrub), 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (4 C.Farm (1+ juv), 1 B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv) (R.Bottom), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 by Pheasant Field, 3 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 8 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: ♂ Chalkhill Blue (Valley Meadows), 3 Brimstones (B.Woods), Small Heath (B.Woods), Speckled Woods (CF & BW), Meadow Brown (B.Woods), Gatekeeper (Hither Field), Small White (B.Woods). Odonata: Migrant Hawker (The Scrub)) - DKC

Thursday 19th

COMMON WHITETHROAT (Watchpoint), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), c100 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 34 HOUSE MARTINS (30 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 16 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Slangs, 1 Legal & General, 2 by Broadfield), BULLFINCH (Slangs), 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Lunch Wood), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), ♂ PHEASANT (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (Stoney Nob), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 11 GOLDFINCHES (8 Legal & General, 3 juvs CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood) - DKC/AD

Wednesday 18th

(all C.Farm) GRASSHOPPER WARBLER at c10.55am (flushed from Watchpoint Field then in C.Farmyard), GREY WAGTAIL flew south at 9.20am, STONECHAT (Harrier Field), WHEATEAR (Harrier Field), CORMORANT flew east at 7.38am, COMMON WHITETHROAT (by C.Farmhouse), GREY HERON flew over, c60 HOUSE MARTINS flew south, 20+ MEADOW PIPITS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), ♀ SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 3 PHEASANTS (1♂)(Broadfield), 19 LINNETS, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv), BLACK-HEADED GULL, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, COLLARED DOVE, 2 GREENFINCHES - DKC

Tuesday 17th

2.32pm: 4 LAPWINGS flew SW (Valley Meadows) - MSt

Monday 16th

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (The Scrub), 2 SISKINS flew over (The Scrub), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over (The Scrub), WHEATEAR (by R.R.Cottages), c15 MEADOW PIPITS (c13 C.Farm, 2 over The Scrub), 2 SWALLOWS, COMMON WHITETHROAT (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD, juv SPARROWHAWK, BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 5 HOUSE MARTINS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 5 PHEASANTS (♀+4 juvs) (Broadfield), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GOLDFINCH (B.Woods), juv SONG THRUSH (Lunch Wood) - DKC
WHINCHAT (Hither Field) - SBC

Sunday 15th

Late morning: RAVEN flew high over (C.Farm) - GB/TJ
(all C.Farm) REED WARBLER showing on and off c8.00-9.00am at least (Watchpoint) (PGo), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south at 8.19am (C.Farmyard), 2 BLACKCAPS (near R.R.Cottages), GREY HERON flew west at 10.55am, SKYLARK (Broadfield), BULLFINCH (Slangs), 7 MEADOW PIPITS, 10 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Railway Field, 2 near C.Farmhouse, 1 Broadfield/Horse Pasture, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 4 Pages Acre), 30+ LINNETS (25+ Legal & General, 5 Infront George Field), 3 HOUSE MARTINS flew south, 49 SWALLOWS flew mainly south/SW, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew west, PIED WAGTAIL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew SW, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Broadfield), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Horse Pasture)), NUTHATCH (Railway Field), 2 STOCK DOVES (Railway Field), GREENFINCH (Railway Field), 3 GOLDFINCHES, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Butterflies: 10 Speckled Woods, 2 Small Whites) - PGo/IPW/DKC
(all from Banstead Countryside Day stall, Holly Lane Meadow) 60+ HOUSE MARTINS flew south, 5+ SWALLOWS (incl. tired juv landing on gazebos), COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL - Banstead Countryside Day volunteers

Saturday 14th

(all C.Farm) juv SEDGE WARBLER still at 12.50pm but elusive (C.Farmyard), COMMON SNIPE (dropped into Skylark Field then flushed by helicopter and appeared to land again) (SG), 1st-winter ♂ COMMON REDSTART (Legal & General) (SG), STONECHAT still (north side of Horse Pasture), 6 ROOKS, 2+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmhouse, 2 Slangs), 36 SWALLOWS (mostly moving north into wind), 3 HOUSE MARTINS, 20+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 MALLARDS flew over, COMMON GULL flew over, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, KESTREL, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, YELLOWHAMMER, 5 LINNETS, TREECREEPER (Circle Field), 2+ GOLDCRESTS (1 juv) (Tattenham Meadow near outflow), 5 PHEASANTS (imm ♂ Perrotts by Wood, ♀+3 juvs Broadfield), c3 LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, c800 WOODPIGEONS (Broadfield) - DKC/SG/RDW/IGM/PGo/IPW/DW

Friday 13th

7.00am-6.30pm: 3 COMMON SNIPES flew south at 7.25am (C.Farmhouse), 2+ GREY WAGTAILS flew over (C.Farm; 1 at 9.21am, 2 at 9.34am, 1 at 9.39am), STONECHAT (Harrier Field/Horse Pasture), 2 WHINCHATS (Harrier Field/Horse Pasture), COMMON WHITETHROAT (near C.Farmhouse), 23+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2nd-cal.year COMMON GULL flew north (C.Farm), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmyard, 1 Slangs, 1 Legal & General, 1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 east side of B.Woods), 3 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Stoney Nob), KESTREL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods), 2 SPARROWHAWK (1 C.Farm, 1 east side of B.Woods), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 6+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (♀+juv) (Broadfield), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 17+ LINNETS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 23 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm incl.10 Legal & General), 1+ COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c8 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), juv HERRING GULL (Legal & General) - DKC/AD

Thursday 12th

7.00am-6.00pm: juv SEDGE WARBLER c7.55am only (by C.Farmhouse), 1+ COMMON SNIPE flew over (near C.Farmhouse - 1 at c7.55am, 1 at 8.50am), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER mid-afternoon (Slangs), 7 MISTLE THRUSHES (6 Gunman's Shaw, 1 Tart's Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (by R.R.Cottages), 2+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), ♂ BLACKCAP (Slangs), 30 MEADOW PIPITS (incl. flock of 16), 3 HOUSE MARTINS flew over (C.Farm), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 C.Farmyard, 1 Slangs, 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 5 LITTLE OWLS (1 near R.R.Cottages, 2 Stoney Nob, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), juv ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 25 LINNETS (C.Farm), 12 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 feeding on carrion in Broadfield, juv Ruffett Wood), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Wood, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Gunman's Shaw, 1 B.Woods), 12+ LONG-TAILED TITS (3+ Pages Acre, 9+ CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 12 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm), 9 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 6 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) - DKC

Wednesday 11th

1st-winter ♂ COMMON REDSTART (The Scrub), COMMON SWIFT flew south (C.Farm), c35 MEADOW PIPITS (c35 C.Farm, 1 over The Scrub), 26 HOUSE MARTINS flew south (C.Farm), 5 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (by Piddly Pond), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmyard, 1 Slangs, 1 Wood Lane, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 15 LINNETS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 9 GREEN WOODPECKERS (6 C.Farm (2 juvs), 3 The Scrub (1 juv)), 30+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Meadow Brown (The Scrub)) - DKC

Tuesday 10th

(all C.Farm) possible Ortolan Bunting briefly (by R.R.Cottages then flew to C.Farmyard), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Circle Field), 3 YELLOW WAGTAILS flew south, 15 MEADOW PIPITS flew over, COMMON WHITETHROAT (by R.R.Cottages), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Circle Field, 1 C.Farmhouse, 1 by R.R.Cottages), 2 SWALLOWS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5 LINNETS, 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, LITTLE OWL, COAL TIT (Circle Field), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c25 STOCK DOVES (Circle Field) - DKC

Monday 9th

(all C.Farm) BLACKCAP (Slangs), CHIFFCHAFF (Slangs), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Steep Banks, 1 Death Pit), NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 6 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Sunday 8th

11.00am-12.45pm: (all C.Farm) 3 SAND MARTINS flew SW at 11.07am (Legal & General), 9 SWALLOWS, COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), CHIFFCHAFF (Infront George Field), 4 GOLDFINCHES (3 Skylark Field, 1 Bunting Field), 4 STOCK DOVES (Stoney Nob), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Stoney Nob), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) (Butterflies: 7 Speckled Woods, 2 Small Whites) - IPW

Saturday 7th

3 HOUSE MARTINS (Stoney Nob) (Butterflies: (all Fames Rough) Brown Argus, Small Heath, Small White, Meadow Brown. Odonata: 4 Migrant Hawkers (Fames Rough)) - IGM

Friday 6th

no reported sightings

Thursday 5th

11.00am-1.00pm: (all B.Woods) MARSH TIT singing and calling 11.25-11.30am (B.Woods, near post 16 - TQ270571), 2 TAWNY OWLS (B.Woods, near post 16), 3 SPARROWHAWKS (over Piddly Pond), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), CHIFFCHAFF, 13+ COAL TITS (inc. juvs), 6 TREECREEPERS, 4 NUTHATCHES, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, BULLFINCH, STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Butterflies: Comma, Large White, 20+ Speckled Wood. Odonata: 3 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond), Common Darter (Piddly Pond)) - IPW

Wednesday 4th

♀/1st-winter WHEATEAR (C.Farmyard), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks) (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (Fames Rough), Holly Blue (near C.Farmhouse), Comma (R.Bottom), 40+ Common Blues (B.Woods), 2 Brimstones (B.Woods), 14 Small Heaths (B.Woods)) - NJ
(all C.Farm) GREY WAGTAIL flew over at 8.15am (Legal & General), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over at 10.00am (Broadfield), WHINCHAT (Stoney Nob), juv ♀ SPARROWHAWK, LITTLE OWL, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Infront George Field, 1 C.Farmyard), CHIFFCHAFF (by R.R.Cottages), COMMON BUZZARD, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, TREECREEPER (Lunch Wood), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 7 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC
juvenile HOBBY (Holly Lane Meadow), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), c8 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (Tawny Wood) (Butterflies: 3 Clouded Yellows (Fames Rough), many Common Blues (inc. 50+ Fames Rough), 3 Small Coppers (2 Holly Lane Meadow, 1 Fames Rough), Brown Argus, 3 Brimstones (Sheep Brow), Gatekeepers (CF & BW), Meadow Browns (CF & BW), Speckled Woods (CF & BW), Small Whites (CF & BW), Large Whites (CF & BW). Plants: 100+ Autumn Gentians (Fames Rough/Sheep Brow)) - PGo

Tuesday 3rd

2 probable Quail heard (Infront George Field) - JSi
11.50am: WHINCHAT (Hither Field), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Hither Field, 1 Valley Meadows), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Woodpecker Meadow), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 The Nuttery, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field, 1 The Nuttery), COAL TIT (Valley Meadows), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Valley Meadows), 2 NUTHATCHES (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Hither Field, 1 The Nuttery), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Chalkhill Blue (Valley Meadows), 4 Brown Argus (3 Hither Field, 1 Valley Meadows), Small Copper (Hither Field), 90+ Meadow Browns (80+ Hither Field, 10+ Valley Meadows), 40+ Common Blues (30+ Hither Field, 10+ Valley Meadows), 10+ Large Whites (Hither Field), 7 Small Whites (6 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 3 Small Heaths (2 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field)) - IPW
GREY WAGTAIL flew north at 8.59am (R.R.Cottages), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south at 10.00am (Legal & General), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (Watchpoint), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Copt Hill Lane (singing), 1 Legal & General, 1 Slangs, 1 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), BLACK-HEADED GULL (C.Farm), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), c5 LINNETS (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (B.Woods) 6 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), GOLDCREST (The Scrub), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 10+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Peacock (The Scrub), Common Blue (The Scrub), Meadow Browns (The Scrub)) - DKC
(all Circle Field/Pages Acre) 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, COAL TIT - PGo

Monday 2nd

pale morph juvenile HONEY-BUZZARD 11.40am-12.00pm lingered overhead then gained height and flew west (C.Farm/B.Woods at end of R.R.Lane) (see Gallery), HOBBY (B.Woods), adult COMMON GULL (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), WILLOW WARBLER (Circle Field), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROAT (R.Bottom), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Circle Field), 11 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), c4 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), LINNET (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 2 COAL TITS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Circle Field), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane) - DKC
2 HOBBIES (B.Woods), BLACKCAP (Holly Lane Meadow), COMMON BUZZARD (Holly Lane Meadow), 4 TREECREEPERS, NUTHATCH, 3 GOLDCRESTS, CHIFFCHAFF (Holly Lane Meadow), COAL TIT, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 Common Blues (Holly Lane Meadow), 3 Small Heaths (Holly Lane Meadow), 5 Speckled Woods, 8 Large Whites, 3 Small Whites (Holly Lane Meadow). Odonata: Southern Hawker (Holly Lane Meadow)) - IPW
2+ BULLFINCHES (Tawny Wood) - PGo

Sunday 1st

9.55am: ♀ COMMON REDSTART (by C.Farmhouse) - IGM

August 2013

WHINCHAT (Skylark Field), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (Woodpecker Meadow), Purple Hairstreak (by Piddly Pond)) - PGo
HOBBY flew over (B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROAT (The Scrub), 5+ BULLFINCHES (1+ by Piddly Pond, 4 The Scrub), ♂ KESTREL (Poultry Field/Perrotts by Wood), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 MALLARDS flew over (The Scrub), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 4 B.Woods), 7 LINNETS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), c5 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (by Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 juv) (by The Scrub) (Butterflies: 4+ Common Blues (1 C.Farmyard, 3+ The Scrub), several Small Heaths (C.Farm & B.Woods), Speckled Woods (B.Woods), Meadow Browns (C.Farm & B.Woods). Odonata: Common Darter (Woodpecker Meadow), Migrant Hawker (Woodpecker Meadow), 3 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - DKC/PGo
(Butterflies: (all Fames Rough) Clouded Yellow, Small Copper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White) - IGM

Friday 30th

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Lunch Wood), 3 WHINCHATS (Hither Field), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 The Nuttery, 1 The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 12 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 3 Small Heaths (Circle Field), Common Blue (Hither Field), Meadow Brown (The Scrub), Speckled Woods (C.Farm), Brimstone (Lunch Wood)) - DKC et al
2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), ♂ SPARROWHAWK (Piddly Pond), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 The Scrub), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Poultry Field, 1 Ruffett Wood, 3 The Scrub), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (2+ juvs Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 9 STOCK DOVES (6 Green Belt Field, 2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Piddly Pond), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pipit Meadow, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Poultry Field), 3 GOLDFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 2 by Perrotts Farmhouse) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (B.Woods), Comma (The Scrub), Common Blue (The Scrub), 3 Small Coppers (The Scrub), 9 Small Heaths (The Scrub), 9 Speckled Woods (5 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 7 Meadow Browns (1 by Perrotts Farmhouse, 6 The Scrub), 4 Green-veined Whites (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 Small Whites (Green Belt Field), 4 Large Whites (C.Farm). Odonata: 6 Southern Hawkers (1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods incl. 4 Piddly Pond)) - IPW

Thursday 29th

(all B.Woods near R.R.Lane) PIED FLYCATCHER at 5.00pm only, BLACKCAP, WILLOW WARBLER - IJ
9.20am-1.00pm: SPOTTED FLYCATCHER at 12.10pm (Harrier Field/Broadfield border), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (over Legal & General), KESTREL (Infront George Field), 3 SWALLOWS flew NE (Broadfield), HOUSE MARTIN (Legal & General), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Railway Field, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Legal & General, 1 Circle Field), BLACKCAP (Slangs), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Railway Field), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), SONG THRUSH (Railway Field), COAL TIT (Railway Field), 4 STOCK DOVES (3 Railway Field, 1 Lunch Banks), LINNET (Infront George Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Railway Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Railway Field), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Lunch Wood) (Butterflies: 2 Brown Argus (1 Railway Field, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 Green-veined Whites (1 Slangs, 1 Legal & General), 2 Common Blues (1 Legal & General, 1 Circle Field), 9 Small Heaths (5 Railway Field, 4 Stoney Nob), 9 Speckled Woods (4 Circle Field, 2 C.Lane, 2 Slangs, 1 Legal & General), Comma (Slangs), 2 Meadow Browns (1 Circle Field, 1 Legal & General)) - IPW
TREE PIPIT at 6.20pm (on wires by R.R.Cottages then flew to Infront George Field) [PT/DKC et al] (see Gallery), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south at 10.27am (C.Farmyard), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (C.Farm), ♀ BLACKCAP (by C.Farmhouse), 13 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 high south over Pages Acre, 1 from Perrotts by Wood to B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 17 SWALLOWS flew over (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 K.Residential, 1 B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Stoney Nob), BULLFINCH (Slangs), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (3+ Circle Field, 3+ B.Woods near R.R.Lane), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), c22 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: ♀ Brown Hairstreak (Pages Acre horse paddock - 1st record for patch! - see Wildlife page for pics) - DKC/PGo/PT/LM

Wednesday 28th

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER at midday (Slangs, in big trees half way down) (see Gallery), ♀ COMMON REDSTART around midday (Slangs, near big trees half way down), WHINCHAT (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), 2+ SAND MARTINS flew over (Legal & General), WHEATEAR (R.Bottom), HOBBY flew over (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), WILLOW WARBLER (R.Bottom), 10+ HOUSE MARTINS (Legal & General), 6+ SWALLOWS (Legal & General), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), ♂ BLACKCAP (C.Farmyard), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), juv ♂ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (B.Woods), 15 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), c2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Slangs), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), juv WREN (near R.R.Cottages), GREENFINCH (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Small Copper (The Scrub), Meadow Brown (The Scrub), Common Blues (The Scrub), Small Heath (Legal & General), Gatekeeper (Legal & General) - DKC/RD et al
(all C.Farm) ♀ COMMON REDSTART (behind C.Farmhouse), 1st-winter WHEATEAR (R.R.Cottages), SWALLOW, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General) - AD
YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south at 10.19am (east side), HOBBY circling 12.46pm (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 ROOKS (The Nuttery), 5 SWALLOWS flew SW (Hither Field), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Hither Field, 1 near car park), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 east side, 1 Sheep Brow), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 east side, 1 Hither Field), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 east side, 2 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Fames Rough), 4 NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, COMMON BUZZARD, GOLDFINCH, GREENFINCH, 2 COAL TITS (1 near car park, 1 Fames Rough), 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (Fames Rough), Dingy Skipper (Fames Rough), Silver-washed Fritillary (Sheep Brow), Chalkhill Blue (east side), 85+ Common Blues, 3 Small Coppers (2 Sheep Brow, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 12 Small Heaths, Brimstone (Sheep Brow), 3 Small Whites, 17 Large Whites). Odonata: Southern Hawker (Hither Field)) - IPW

Tuesday 27th

1st-winter COMMON REDSTART 1.00pm-3.08pm at least (Slangs/R.Bottom) (see Gallery), GOLDEN PLOVER flew NE at 10.48am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), COMMON SWIFT flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew south at 10.08am (C.Farm), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), 5+ BULLFINCHES (1 Slangs, 2 by Piddly Pond, 2+ The Scrub), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub, 1 The Nuttery, 1 Valley Meadows), 11 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Stoney Nob, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 9 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 16+ LONG-TAILED TITS (3+ Circle Field, c3 by Piddly Pond, 10+ The Scrub), 23 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (Circle Field), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field, 1 near The Scrub), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (by Piddly Pond), 9 GREEN WOODPECKERS (6 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 1 Piddly Pond), c15 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Lunch Wood), juv DUNNOCK (The Scrub) (Butterflies: Comma (R.R.Lane), Speckled Woods (C.Farm), Small Whites (C.Farm), Small Heath (C.Farm). Odonata: 2 Migrant Hawkers (1 Slangs, 1 Valley Meadows), Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond)) - DKC
2.33pm: HOBBY flew over (Valley Meadows) - MSt

Monday 26th

6.00am-5.15pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL flew SW at 10.04am (Legal & General) [DKC et al], 2 WHINCHATS (1 near C.Farmhouse then Infront George Field [DKC et al], 1 Tattenham Meadow [PGo]) (see Gallery), GARDEN WARBLER (Circle Field) [PGo], 2 WHEATEARS (Infront George Field), 5 COMMON SWIFTS flew over (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (by R.R.Cottages), 2 MALLARDS (Piddly Pond), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (♂+♀) (Pages Acre horse paddock), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (Circle Field), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 6+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 15 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 3 Clouded Yellows (1 Sheep Brow, 2 Fames Rough), Silver-washed Fritillary (Sheep Brow), several Purple Hairstreaks (by Piddly Pond), Small Heaths (C.Farm & B.Woods), Small Copper (Fames Rough), 2 Brimstones (1 Sheep Brow, 1 Fames Rough), Brown Argus (Fames Rough), Common Blues (Legal & General & B.Woods), Meadow Browns (C.Farm & B.Woods), 15+ Speckled Woods (mainly C.Farm). Odonata: 2 Migrant Hawkers (1 Legal & General, 1 Piddly Pond), 2 pairs of Common Darters (Piddly Pond)) - DKC/PGo/IGM/JB/RDW et al

Sunday 25th

7.00am-7.30pm: 4 DUNLINS flew NE 11.10am (C.Farm), MARSH HARRIER circled then flew south at 10.46am (The Scrub) (see Gallery), GREY WAGTAIL flew west 10.55am (C.Farm), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew NE at 4.19pm (C.Farmhouse), RED KITE flew low SW c10.20am (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew SW c10.20am (C.Farm), HOBBY flew over (C.Farm), 3 COMMON GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 4 COMMON SWIFTS flew over (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (juv Piddly Pond, 1 over The Scrub), 2 MALLARDS (eclipse ♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 3 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), c4 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (2 Legal & General, 1 flew over C.Farm), c4 BULLFINCHES (1+ juv) (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 8 GOLDCRESTS (6 (4 juvs) C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ LINNETS (C.Farm), c42 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 19 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) (Butterflies: Painted Lady (C.Farm), 5 Purple Hairstreaks (by Piddly Pond), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (near Perrotts Farmhouse), 6 Common Blues (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), Brown Argus (The Scrub), 2 Small Heaths (1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 The Scrub)) - DKC/RDW/PGo/CA/IGM

Saturday 24th

(all C.Farm) COMMON SWIFT flew over, WILLOW WARBLER (by C.Farmhouse (singing)), 24 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 28 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (6 Legal & General, 22 flew over), SWALLOW, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 5 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GOLDFINCH, SONG THRUSH, juv ROBIN, juv DUNNOCK - DKC/IJ

Friday 23rd

(Butterflies: c4 Clouded Yellows (Fames Rough), Small Copper (Fames Rough), Common Blues (Fames Rough), Meadow Browns (Slangs & Fames Rough), Brown Argus (Fames Rough), Small Whites (Fames Rough), Small Heath (Fames Rough), Gatekeepers (Slangs & Fames Rough), Speckled Woods (Slangs & Fames Rough), Green-veined White (Slangs)) - IGM

Thursday 22nd

(all C.Farm) HOBBY (over Steep Banks), MALLARD flew over, 4 COMMON SWIFTS, WILLOW WARBLER (Slangs (singing)), 3 juv COMMON BUZZARDS, 2♀ SPARROWHAWKS, ♀/imm KESTREL, 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Pages Acre/Lambert's Shaw, 1 Stoney Nob), 40+ HOUSE MARTINS, 12 SWALLOWS, 2 SKYLARKS, 5 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 Circle Field (2 fresh juvs), 1 near Watchpoint, 3 by R.R.Cottages, 2 Slangs, 1 by C.Farmhouse), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), TREECREEPER (Lunch Wood), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 4+ LINNETS, 19 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, COLLARED DOVE, GREENFINCH, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Chipstead Meadow/Pages Acre), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 juv) (Lunch Wood), juv GOLDFINCH, 4 STOCK DOVES, c20 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/AD

Wednesday 21st

Evening: (all C.Farm) juvenile WHINCHAT (Harrier Field), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 Stoney Nob), KESTREL (Broadfield), juv COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, 3 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC/JB
4 juv WILLOW WARBLERS (Circle Field), BLACKCAP (Circle Field) (Butterflies: Common Blue (Chipstead Meadow)) - PGo
COMMON WHITETHROAT (by R.R.Cottages) (Butterflies: Small Copper (Fames Rough), Brown Argus (Fames Rough), Gatekeeper (Fames Rough), Brimstone (Fames Rough), Peacock (Perrotts Farmhouse), many Common Blues (Fames Rough), 3 Speckled Woods (Legal & General), Ringlet (Fames Rough), Small Heath (Legal & General). Odonata: 2 Common Darters (Piddly Pond), 2 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond), several Azure Damselflies (Piddly Pond)) - IGM

Tuesday 20th

juv WILLOW WARBLER (west side of Broadfield), 5 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 juv COMMON BUZZARDS (1 high over west side, 2 around Buzzard Field), ♂ SPARROWHAWK, 4 SWALLOWS, BLACKCAP (Legal & General), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Legal & General), SKYLARK (Infront George Field), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (inc juv Copt Hill Lane), c4 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Slangs, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Pages Acre), LINNET, 2 STOCK DOVES, 5 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, SONG THRUSH, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Monday 19th

SAND MARTIN at 10.50am (south of C.Farmhouse), WHEATEAR (Horse Pasture/barns by R.R.Cottages), HOBBY (over Slangs), 6+ COMMON SWIFTS (south of C.Farmhouse), 20+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 12 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), juv ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1+ juv) (C.Farm), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), BLACKCAP (Legal & General), 2 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Legal & General), SKYLARK (Quail Field), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Stoney Nob, 1 near Perrotts Farmhouse), 9 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood), 12 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm inc juv ♂ by Lunch Wood), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), c10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (around Stoney Nob) (Butterflies: 2 Small Heaths, Peacock, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood (Slangs), Small Whites) - DKCJB/IJ/RD/PGr

Sunday 18th

HOBBY (over Buzzard Field/Ruffett Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (over B.Woods), 4 HOUSE MARTINS flew south (Green Belt Field) - IPW
(all B.Woods) 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2 TREECREEPERS, 1+ COAL TIT, NUTHATCH (Butterflies: 20 Chalkhill Blues, 100+ Common Blues, Holly Blue, 10+ Brown Argus, 2 Small Coppers (The Scrub), Small Heath, Small Whites, Large Whites, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers, Speckled Wood. Migrant Hawker (near car park). Plants: Autumn Gentians and Devil's Bit Scabious in flower) - PGo
(all C.Farm) 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (Ruffett Wood), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Ruffett Wood), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (inc juv), 3 COMMON SWIFTS (Buzzard Field), 5+ HOUSE MARTINS (Buzzard Field), 15+ SWALLOWS (Buzzard Field), 2 COAL TITS (Ruffett Wood), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood) - IJ
5+ SWALLOWS (inc juvs) (near C.Farmhouse) - CA

Saturday 17th

(all C.Farm) COMMON SWIFT, 30 SWALLOWS, 15 HOUSE MARTINS, SPARROWHAWK, LITTLE OWL, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (singing) (Butterflies: (all C.Farm) 8 Common Blues, 6 Brown Argus, Small Copper, Essex Skipper. Small Tortoiseshell (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance)) - PGo

Friday 16th

no reported sightings

Thursday 15th

(all C.Farm) HOBBY flew south (Ruffett Wood), 40 COMMON SWIFTS (Buzzard Field), 25 HOUSE MARTINS (Buzzard Field), 20 SWALLOWS (Buzzard Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), CHIFFCHAFF, 5 GOLDFINCHES - PGo

Wednesday 14th

no reported sightings

Tuesday 13th

no reported sightings

Monday 12th

6.45pm: (all Buzzard Field) 25 HOUSE MARTINS, 40+ SWALLOWS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS - PGo

Sunday 11th

10.44am: 2 CROSSBILLS (flew towards Ruffett Wood from Park Down) - IPW
Late morning: (all Buzzard Field) 2 SAND MARTINS, c30 COMMON SWIFTS, c30 SWALLOWS - PGo

Saturday 10th

(all C.Farm) 6 PIED WAGTAILS (1 juv) (Legal & General), juv COMMON BUZZARD, 3 SWALLOWS, COMMON SWIFT, 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, LINNET, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREENFINCHES, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Friday 9th

LESSER WHITETHROAT c11.00am (Slangs), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 The Scrub), 7 COMMON SWIFTS (5 C.Farm, 2 Hither Field), 7 SKYLARKS (together over R.R.Cottages), 4 BLACKCAPS (juv Legal & General, ♂ Slangs, 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS (8 C.Farm, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 5 PIED WAGTAILS (1 juv) (Legal & General), 4 SWALLOWS (Hither Field), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 juvs) (C.Farm), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 Slangs, 2 Valley Meadows), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Stoney Nob), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv) (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (by R.R.Cottages), NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 14 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (6 Legal & General, 8 flew over C.Farm), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE (Lunch Wood (singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 12 GOLDFINCHES (11 Legal & General, 1 over Slangs), 4 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (4 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods) (Butterflies: still a small number of Chalkhill Blues (Valley Meadows), Small Heath (Valley Meadows), Green-veined White (C.Farm), Speckled Wood (Slangs), Meadow Browns (CF & BW), Gatekeepers (B.Woods)) - DKC

Thursday 8th

(all C.Farm) 3+ WILLOW WARBLERS (1 singing), 4 PIED WAGTAILS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, 19 HOUSE MARTINS, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 juvs), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (1 with prey over Circle Field, 1 juv low by R.R.Lane near Perrotts Farmhouse), ♂ PHEASANT, 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 5 COMMON SWIFTS, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 7 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 6 LINNETS, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv & 4 singing ♂), 6 LINNETS, 2 SKYLARKS, 10 SWALLOWS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREENFINCHES, 8 GOLDFINCHES (1 juv), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Comma, Large Whites, Small Whites, Meadow Browns) - DKC

Wednesday 7th

c3 WILLOW WARBLERS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Slangs), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 18 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 8 SWALLOWS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub), 3 BLACKCAPS (The Scrub), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 4 LINNETS (2 juvs) (by R.R.Cottages), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 juv) (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (near The Scrub), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1+ juv) (near The Scrub), 2 COAL TITS (1 juv) (near The Scrub), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), 8 GOLDFINCHES (6 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods) (Butterflies: 2 Peacocks (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), Brimstone (The Scrub), Meadow Browns (CF & BW), Gatekeepers (CF & BW), Green-veined White (B.Woods), Large Whites (B.Woods). Dragonflies: 2 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - DKC

Tuesday 6th

2+ WILLOW WARBLERS (C.Farmyard (1 singing)), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Perrotts by Wood), 7 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 50+ COMMON SWIFTS (C.Farm, some B.Woods), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (all singing ♂s: 1 Harrier Field, 1 Death Pit, 1 near Perrotts Farmhouse, 2 R.Bottom), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Infront George Field), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm) c8 LINNETS (inc flock of 7) (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Piddly Pond), 3+ LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS (2+ juvs) (Lunch Banks - sunbathing etc), 2+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 5 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 16 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Large Whites. Mammals: Roe Deer buck (Broadfield)) - DKC

Monday 5th

no reported sightings

Sunday 4th

(all B.Woods) CROSSBILL flew over at 10.15am (also one calling just out of recording area at Park Down), COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2+ GOLDCRESTS (inc 1+ juv) (near The Scrub), TREECREEPER, COAL TIT, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, NUTHATCH, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, 5 STOCK DOVES (Butterflies: 24 species recorded including Clouded Yellow (1st site record) (Hither Field), Painted Lady (Hither Field), 5 Purple Hairstreaks, 3 Silver-washed Fritillaries, 50+ Chalkhill Blues, Holly Blue and Brown Argus. Also Essex Skipper, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Large Whites, Small Whites, Green-veined White, Common Blues, 2 Red Admirals, c5 Peacocks, 3 Commas, 2 Speckled Woods, Marbled Whites, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Small Heath, Ringlets. Plants: Cut-leaved Germander (Fames Rough), Pyramidal Orchids (Valley Meadows), White Mullein, Goldenrod, Dodder, Autumn Gentian, Greater Yellow Rattle, Yellow Bird's Nest etc. Odonata: Common Darter, 2 Southern Hawkers) - butterfly/plant walk
juvenile WILLOW WARBLER (Tawny Wood) - PGo

Saturday 3rd

(all C.Farm) CURLEW flew high SW at 9.12am (Broadfield) (see Gallery), 1+ CROSSBILL at 10.17am (NE end of Ruffett Wood), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 juv), 2 HOUSE MARTINS, 10 SWALLOWS, 4 SKYLARKS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 high east, 1 Stoney Nob), STOCK DOVE, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 Ruffett Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 4 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 10 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (9 Legal & General, 1 flew over), 4 GREENFINCHES, 4 GOLDFINCHES, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
(Butterflies: Brown Argus (Circle Field)) - PGo
(Butterflies: Painted Lady (The Scrub). Odonata: Migrant Hawker (The Scrub)) - SG

Friday 2nd

11.05am: small flock of CROSSBILLS heard (over Ruffett Wood) - DKC

Thursday 1st

(Mammals: Badger (Slangs)) - IGM

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