6th August 2023: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

juvenile Dunnock

Brown Argus

Common Darter

Common Blue

Hobby	1
Common Swift	6
Swallow	4
Chiffchaff	9 calling
Blackcap	2 calling
Common Whitethroat	1
Bullfinch	1
Raven	1 being mobbed by a crow flew east over Banstead Woods 10:48
Marbled White	1
Painted Lady	1
Silver-washed Fritillary	3: 2 Fames Rough, 1 Coneyboro Hill
Speckled Wood	1
Common Blue	1
Small Copper	1
Brown Argus	3
Brown Hairstreak	1 in Harholt Plantation
Common Darter	1 female in Hither Field

 

1 Common Lizard 4 Roe Deers

4th August 2023: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard	1
Green Woodpecker	1
Chiffchaff	4
Blackcap	2
Common Whitethroat	7+ Two family groups with 4+ juveniles
Nuthatch	1
Linnet	6+
Yellowhammer	3
Green-veined White	1
Peacock	2
Meadow Brown	Present
Gatekeeper	Present
Common Blue	1 My first at the farm this year
Holly Blue	2
Small Copper	4
Brown Argus	2

3rd August 2023: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Holly Blue

Silver-Y moth

Large White

1st August 2023: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Green Woodpecker	2
Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Chiffchaff	5
Blackcap	2
Bullfinch	1
Essex Skipper	1
Brimstone	4
Marbled White	1
Small White	6+
Painted Lady	1 Fames Rough Field
Red Admiral	1
Peacock	6
Silver-washed Fritillary	3
Meadow Brown	Common
Gatekeeper	Common
Common Blue	4
Holly Blue	3
Small Copper	2
Brown Argus	2

1st August 2023: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

female Southern Hawker egg-laying

juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker

Slow-worm

1 Slow-worm on a dead-end pathway near Park Farm Orchard.

 

Red Kite	1
Sparrowhawk	1 female
Common Buzzard	4
Common Swift	1 flew west
Green Woodpecker	6
Great Spotted Woodpecker	6
Swallow	5
Chiffchaff	9 calling
Blackcap	2 calling
Moorhen	2: adult & juvenile on Outwood Lane Pond
Comma	4
Red Admiral	5
Peacock	7
Dark Green Fritillary	1
Common Blue	5
Holly Blue	4
Chalkhill Blue	3
Purple Hairstreak	1
Southern Hawker	1 egg-laying by Piddly Pond
Migrant Hawker	1
Emperor	1 female
Common Darter	1
Brown Hawker	1 Harholt Plantation but mobile

29th July 2023: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

Willow Warbler

 

Holly Blue

Canada Goose	2 from Burgh Heath Pond
Peregrine	1 flew north over Broadfield West/Owl Meadow pursuing Woodpigeons
Black-headed Gull	1
Lesser Black-backed Gull	1
Herring Gull	1
Common Swift	60: c25 flew west throughout the morning, c35 circling over Broadfield
Goldcrest	1
Chiffchaff	3
Willow Warbler	1 in dense foliage by Heathside Field
Chaffinch	1
Greenfinch	1 singing Heathside Residential
Goldfinch	4
Linnet	2
Brimstone	2
Green-veined White	3
Small White	30+
Large White	20+
Comma	1
Red Admiral	c17
Peacock	3
Meadow Brown	c50+
Gatekeeper	c20+
Holly Blue	6
Brown Hairstreak	1 low in ash between Heathside/Doric fields
Emperor	2

28th July 2023: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Hobby	1
Stock Dove	5 singing
Green Woodpecker	3
Coal Tit	1
Chiffchaff	18+ including a few juveniles
Nuthatch	3
Robin	1+ Juvenile
Marsh Tit	1 east side of woods
Green-veined White	2
Small White	3+
Peacock	2
Meadow Brown	Present
Gatekeeper	Present

26th July 2023: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Chalkhill Blue

juvenile Moorhen

Silver-washed Fritillary

Brown Argus

Small Blue

Purple Hairstreak

Small Copper

Common Buzzard	4
Common Swift	4
Green Woodpecker	2
Great Spotted Woodpecker	4
Pied Wagtail	1 near Holly Lane Scouts Car Park
Marsh Tit	1 calling in the SE corner (Railway side) of Fames Rough 13:00
Moorhen	2 juveniles
Essex Skipper	1
Small Skipper	2
Small/Essex Skipper	2
Brimstone	c22
Marbled White	Up to 30
Green-veined White	c4
Small White	40+
Large White	Up to 40
Comma	c12
Red Admiral	c16
Peacock	c17
Silver-washed Fritillary	3 in Fames Rough
Dark Green Fritillary	2; 1 in Stagbury, 1 Hither field
Speckled Wood	1
Meadow Brown	800+
Gatekeeper	80+
Ringlet	2
Small Heath	1
Common Blue	6
Holly Blue	1
Chalkhill Blue	2 males in Stagbury
Small Copper	c6
Brown Argus	c10; 8 in Hither field, 2 in Fames Rough
Purple Hairstreak	5 in Holly Lane Meadow - all in one Ash tree
Other butterfly 1	4 Small Blue near Outwood Lane Pond
Azure Damselfly	2
Southern Hawker	1
Migrant Hawker	2
Common Darter	1

26th July 2023: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard	3
Common Swift	2
Green Woodpecker	1
Chiffchaff	4
Nuthatch	3
Wren	5+ including juveniles
Goldfinch	Present with juveniles
Essex Skipper	2
Brimstone	1
Green-veined White	1
Small White	30
Comma	2
Red Admiral	10
Peacock	1
Meadow Brown	100+
Gatekeeper	60+
Holly Blue	6
Small Copper	4
Brown Argus	1 Chipstead Meadow

22nd July 2023: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Yellowhammer

22nd July 2023: Banstead Woods - Butterfly walk led by Paul Goodman

 Thick cloud.

Common Buzzard	2
Kestrel	1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Chiffchaff	3
Blackcap	1
Common Whitethroat	2
Nuthatch	1
Essex Skipper	1
Marbled White	4
Meadow Brown	20+
Gatekeeper	10+
Ringlet	1

20th July 2023: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 North side.

Red Admiral

juvenile Robinn

juvenile Great Tit

White-letter Hairstreak

Moorhens

Juvenile Moorhen

Ringlet

Essex Skipper

Common Buzzard	2
Lesser Black-backed Gull	1 flew N
Herring Gull	5
Pied Wagtail	1 in Scouts Car Park
Other bird 1	1 Marsh Tit heard calling near the Elizabeth Drive crossing
Essex Skipper	1
Large Skipper	1
Brimstone	15
Marbled White	16
Green-veined White	4
Small White	5+
Large White	At least 40 counted
Comma	7
Red Admiral	16
Peacock	18
Dark Green Fritillary	1
Meadow Brown	200+
Gatekeeper	40+
Ringlet	1
Common Blue	8
White-letter Hairstreak	At least 8
Small Blue	1 Outwood Lane Pond
Azure Damselfly	6
Southern Hawker	3
Emperor	2
Common Darter	2 males patrolling over Outwood Lane Pond

20th July 2023: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 Hobby 1 high over Green Belt Field 15:55

17th July 2023: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Common Swift	1
Chiffchaff	3
Nuthatch	2
Bullfinch	3 Family group near Fames Rough
Other bird 1	1 Moorhen juvenile
Essex Skipper	3+
Small Skipper	2+
Small/Essex Skipper	3
Brimstone	2
Marbled White	14
Small White	4+
Large White	3+
Comma	1
Red Admiral	6
Peacock	6
Silver-washed Fritillary	3
Dark Green Fritillary	2
Speckled Wood	1
Meadow Brown	100+
Gatekeeper	25+
Ringlet	3+
Small Copper	2
Purple Hairstreak	3 near Piddly Pond
Azure Damselfly	6

1 Small Blue at new pond, fresh individual probably 2nd brood 

2x 2 Six spot burnet moths

16th July 2023: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Skylark	4
Swallow	2
Chiffchaff	2
Common Whitethroat	1
Goldfinch	6
Linnet	4
Yellowhammer	2
Essex Skipper	3+
Small/Essex Skipper	4
Brimstone	2
Marbled White	1
Green-veined White	4+
Small White	14+
Large White	10+
Comma	4
Red Admiral	10
Small Tortoiseshell	2
Peacock	1
Meadow Brown	60+
Gatekeeper	20+
Ringlet	1
Small Copper	13
Brown Argus	2

15th July 2023: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

White-letter Hairstreak

White-letter Hairstreak	3
Emperor	2

13th July 2023: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Silver-washed Fritillary

Comma

Dark Green Fritillary

Gatekeeper

Lesser Black-backed Gull	1 flew north over Chipstead Valley
Common Swift	3
Willow Warbler	1 calling with Chiffchaffs in Harholt Plantation
Silver-washed Fritillary	2
Dark Green Fritillary	1
Gatekeeper	6
Purple Hairstreak	1
White Admiral	Possible near Park Farm Orchard