7th June 2025: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig

 Dusk watch from 20:00. Had rained most of previous night & been a wet afternoon. Still some light drizzle.

Barn Owl1 (21:20 flying purposefully in a straight line (not hunting), without any prey in its talons, across Owl Meadow, south-east direction. No further sighting in Owl Meadow or Infront George fields for next 20 mins when darkness closed in.
Little Owl2 (both adults at the same time (likely pair) near Canons farm buildings.
Whitethroat2 (both males sighted & heard ‘churring’, 20:30 north end Slangs Slope)
Mistle Thrush1 ( Canons farmhouse)

6th June 2025: Canons Farm - Annie Griffin

 2 red kite, suspected pair, travelling slowly over Chipstead Meadow northwards.

Red Kite2

6th June 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward


Tree Bumblebee

White Tailed Bumblebee 

Brimstone 

Mating Azures and a female Blue-Tailed Damselfly


 1 White-tailed Bumblebee; Scouts Area

4 Tree Bumblebees; Scouts Area
Swift10
Herring Gull1
Common Buzzard1
Blue Titjuveniles near Outwood Lane Pond
Great Titjuveniles along Narnia trail
Long-tailed Titjuveniles Holly Lane Meadows
WrenJuveniles along Narnia trail
Chaffinch1 singing along Narnia trail
BrimstoneP
Red Admiral2
Speckled WoodP
Meadow BrownP
Small HeathP
Small Blue2
Common BlueP
Azure Damselflyc12; 6m 6 fem all mating - Outwood Lane Pond
Blue-tailed Damselfly1 fem with Azures

4th June 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Common Shrew


(Dead) Common Shrew in the Nuttery

Lesser Black-backed Gull2 over Chipstead Valley

4th June 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Rabbit kitten

Mistle Thrush

Mallard1 over
Swift3
Moorhen1 adult showing in Outwood Lane Pond
Herring Gull4
Common Buzzard1
MagpieJuveniles in the Nuttery
Coal Tit1 singing by Holly Lane Car Park
Blue TitJuveniles in the Nuttery
Great TitJuveniles in the Nuttery
Skylark3 singing in Hither field
WhitethroatAt least 5-6 juveniles being fed in the Nuttery
WrenJuveniles in the Nuttery
Mistle Thrush2 Lower Hither field
BlackbirdJuvenile heard in the Nuttery
RobinJuveniles heard in the Nuttery
House Sparrow1 fem along Hither field hedgerows
Greenfinch1 pair (1 singing) Ramblers Rest/ The Nuttery
Goldfinch2
Painted Lady1 in Hither field
Small HeathP
Small Blue1 in the embankment of Outwood Lane Pond
Common BlueP
Azure DamselflyP
Emperor1 fem patrolling Outwood Lane Pond & landed on the embankment
Other wildlife 1 Rabbit; 3 Kittens Hither field/The Nuttery










1st June 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

Harlequin Ladybird

Large Skipper

Dark Green Fritillary 

Mother Shipton

Burnet Companion

Common Blue


1 Mother Shipton; near Outwood Lane Pond   

Swift2
Moorhen2 adults in Outwood Lane Pond
Sparrowhawk1 fem flew from Banstead Woods to Park Downs
Large Skipper1
BrimstoneP
Small WhiteP
Large White1
PeacockP
Dark Green Fritillary1
Speckled WoodP
Meadow BrownP
Small HeathP
Small Blue3; all along the embankment of Outwood Lane Pond
Common BlueP
Green Hairstreak1
Azure Damselfly10+
Large Red Damselfly2 mating
Emperor1 fem

29th May 2025: Canons Farm - Annie Griffin

 2 swifts feeding over Chipstead Meadow, 8.30pm.

Swift2

28th May 2025: Cannons Farm - Justin Bendig

 Dusk watch from 20:00, calm evening after welcome spell of rain.

Barn Owl1 (brief but definite sighting, hunting over Owl meadow at 21:10)
Little Owl1
Great Spotted Woodpecker1
Skylark1 (not seen due to poor light, but clearly heard singing above Broadfield at 21:15).
Whitethroat1 (male, in hedge close to footpath between Slangs Slope & Stoney Nob, north end).
Chaffinch1 (male, Canons farmhouse).
Yellowhammer1 (male, Reads Rest Lane hedge)
Other wildlife Roedeer
Other wildlife1, buck, west edge Lunch wood).

28th May 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward


Meadow Brown

Azure Damselfly 

Brown Argus

Vestal Cuckoo Bee

Tree Bumble Bee


Tree Bumblebee on Common Comfrey by the Scouts Car Park.Vestal Cuckoo Bee by Outwood Lane Pond.

Swift2
Moorhen1 on the embankment by Outwood Lane Pond
Goldfinch5 including juveniles by the Scouts Car Park
BrimstoneP
Red Admiral1
Meadow Brown2
Small HeathP
Small Blue1 on Kidney Vetch by Outwood Lane Pond
Common BlueP
Brown Argus1
Azure DamselflyP in large no.s over Outwood Lane Pond
Large Red Damselfly1

23rd May 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Chiffchaff2
Blackcap1
Whitethroat1
Robin1 Juvenile, Round Field
Small Heath1
Other wildlife 1 (type species)White Ermine Moth
Other wildlife 1 number and details1
Other wildlife 2 (type species)Golden bloomed grey longhorn beetle
Other wildlife 2 number and details1 Round Field
Other wildlife 3 (type species)Wheat stem borer sawfly
Other wildlife 3 number and details3
Other wildlife 4 (type species)Plum Tortrix moth
Other wildlife 4 number and details1

22nd May 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Swollen Thighed Beetle

Bee species on Common Comfrey in Scouts Car Park; Buff-tailed,Early & Red-tailed Bumblebees, also Common Carder. Swollen-thighed Beetle nearby.

Common Buzzard2
Hobby1
Mistle Thrush2
Emperor1

20th May 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

     Large Red Damselfly and Broad Bodied Chaser

Azure Damselflies 

Small Blue

Rose Chafer from Park Downs flew by the Holly Lane Car Park
Swift2
Moorhen2
Sparrowhawk1 fem
Mistle Thrush1 singing near Outwood Lane
Greenfinch1 singing near Outwood Lane
Small Blue1 by Outwood Lane Pond
Azure Damselflyc18 (10m 8 fem) Outwood Lane Pond
Large Red Damselfly1 Outwood Lane Pond
Broad-bodied Chaser1 m Outwood Lane Pond

20th May 2025: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Willow Warbler1 Still Singing same location

20th May, 2025: Canons Farm - Annie Griffin

 

2 swifts feeding above Chipstead Meadow.
Swift2

20th May 2025: Canons Farm - Annie Griffin









 Little Owl flew across the field and landed in a tree.

Woodpigeon3
Red Kite1
Little Owl1
Great Spotted Woodpecker1
Magpie2
Jackdaw3
Carrion Crow10
Great Tit2
Skylark3
Chiffchaff2
Blackcap4
Whitethroat3
Nuthatch1
Starling3
Song Thrush1
Blackbird5
Robin3
Dunnock4
House Sparrow1
Yellowhammer3
Large White5+
Painted Lady1
Other wildlife 1 (type species)Moth: 2 Cinnabar

19th May 2025: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig

 Dawn patrol from 04:30.

Mallard2 (flew north from Slangs Slope)
Common Buzzard1
Little Owl1 
Tawny Owl1 (hooting in Holly wood)
Raven2
Skylark4
Whitethroat1 (Male, Reads Rest Lane)
Mistle Thrush1 (On footpath north end Stoney Nob)
Blackbird6+
Robin6+
Yellowhammer1 (Male, Reads Rest Lane)
Other wildlife 1 (type species)2 Rabbits (Healthy adults, on footpath north end of Stoney Nob; never seen them here before. They retreated into the little spinney between the footpath & Infront George East.)
Other wildlife 1 number and details1 Roebuck
Other wildlife 2 (type species)1 Fox (Canons farmhouse)

17th May 2025: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 


Grizzled Skipper

Chiffchaff8
Blackcap6
Whitethroat2
Nuthatch1
Dingy Skipper16+
Grizzled Skipper3
Brimstone7
Small White1
Speckled Wood1
Small Heath16
Common Blue20
Brown Argus2

17th May 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Blackcap

Chiffchaff6
Blackcap5
Whitethroat5
Green-veined White2
Small White6
Large White2
Large Red Damselfly1

15th May 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Mistle thrush

Lesser Black-backed Gull1
Green Woodpecker2
Great Tit10+ Family with juveniles at L&G
Skylark10+
Swallow3
Chiffchaff8
Long-tailed Tit8 Family group with at least 6 juveniles
Blackcap5
Whitethroat7
Starling33 Aberdour playing field
Mistle Thrush1 Aberdour playing field
Song Thrush4
Chaffinch5
Linnet4
Yellowhammer4

12th May 2025: Canons Farm - Annie Griffin

 Feeding over Chipstead Meadow.



Swift4
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