| General comments | Vicinity; Park Downs 3 Dark-green Fritillaries 2 Emperors 1 Hummingbird Moth 1 Marsh Tit |
| Small Tortoiseshell | CFBW sector: 1 Small Tortoiseshell in the perimeter of the Scouts Car Park 50-60+ Marbled Whites |
16 June 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
15 June 2026: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig
| General comments | Dusk visit. |
| Barn Owl | 1 (21:15) |
| Little Owl | 1 (21:45) |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
15 June 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
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| White Admiral |
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| Red Admiral |
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| Silver Washed Fritillary |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Treecreeper | 4; 1 near post 8, 3 together (adults feeding a juvenile on a beech at back of Alan Collis bench) |
| Brimstone | 3 |
| Small White | 4 |
| Comma | 4 |
| Red Admiral | 1 |
| Silver-washed Fritillary | 1 |
| Speckled Wood | 2 |
| White Admiral | 1 near post 16 (Narnia wardrobe footpath |
14 June 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
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| Male Common Whitethroat |
| Moorhen | 1 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Blackcap | 2 |
| Whitethroat | 2 Pair near carpark |
| Comma | 1 |
| Azure Damselfly | 1 |
Large Red Damselfly Small Blue Butterfly |
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13 June 2026: Canons Farm - Jay Alexander
| Pheasant | 1 Heard Only |
| Woodpigeon | 6 |
| Swift | 2 |
| Cormorant | 1 seen from owl meadow |
| Barn Owl | 1 Caught a rodent in owl meadow, later seen in Horse Pasture where it caught another rodent. Later seen carrying prey high over Banstead Woods from near Perrots by-wood |
| Tawny Owl | 2 calling near Perrotts farm |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 2 |
| Carrion Crow | 3 |
| Skylark | 2 |
| Blackbird | 2 |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
| Roe Deer | 2 |
| Fox | 1 |
10 June 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
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| Chiffchaff at L&G |
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| Clay moth |
| Swift | 50 - 100+. Two flocks of 50+, one feeding around Green Barn then an hour later another (or same) 50+ near Perrots plus 2 at L&G |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Skylark | 10+ |
| Chiffchaff | 5 |
| Blackcap | 3 |
| Whitethroat | 3 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Song Thrush | 3 |
| Blackbird | 6+ Female carrying food at L&G |
| Robin | 4+ Several juveniles at Holly Wood |
| Red Admiral | 1 |
| Speckled Wood | 1 |
| Meadow Brown | 50+ |
| Small Heath | 1 |
Insects include: 8 Volucella Inanis, 1 Clay moth, 2+ Noon Flies, 1 Garden Chafer and 1 chrysotoxum festivium (hoverfly)
10 June 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
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| Small Skipper |
| General comments | Sightings reported in mainly Hillwood field |
| Swift | 30+ over; presumably adults & juveniles |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | Juveniles heard within a tree hole near post 17 |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 |
| Coal Tit | 1 singing |
| Skylark | 1 singing Hither |
| Nuthatch | 1 singing in Harholt |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 from Scouts Car Park into the woods |
| Small Skipper | 1 |
| Large Skipper | 8 |
| Brimstone | 1 |
| Marbled White | 2 |
| Painted Lady | 1 |
| Red Admiral | 1 |
| Silver-washed Fritillary | 1 possible near Harholt |
| Speckled Wood | 1 |
| Meadow Brown | c50* |
| Small Heath | 3 |
| Holly Blue | 1 |
| Emperor | 4; 2m 1fem Hillwood field, 1m over the scouts car park |
7 June 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
A White-tailed Bumblebee was observed in Hillwood field/Harholt
| Collared Dove | 1 singing S of Hither field copse 12:28 |
| Swift | C25+ |
| Herring Gull | 8 |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 fem over Coneyboro |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Jackdaw | Up to 40 over Hither fields |
| Skylark | 2 singing Hither fields |
| Chiffchaff | 3 |
| Blackcap | 2 |
| Whitethroat | 2 |
| Goldfinch | 3 together in the Nuttery ( 1 singing) |
| Meadow Brown | 1 |
| Roe Deer | 1
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7 June 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| General comments | Cloudy |
| Swift | 30. Mostly over fields south of Outwood Lane, a few over the woods |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 1+ With juveniles |
| Great Tit | 10+ Families with juveniles |
| Skylark | 1 Singing over Hither Field. Probably breeding, either in fields to south of Outwood Lane or possibly in Hither Field |
| Chiffchaff | 15 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 6+ with juveniles |
| Blackcap | 9 |
| Whitethroat | 3 |
| Goldcrest | 3+ family group with juveniles |
| Nuthatch | 7 |
| Song Thrush | 3 |
| Meadow Brown | 1 |
| Small Heath | 5 |
6 June 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
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| Outwood Lane pond, 30th May |
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| On 7th June after heavy rain |
| General comments | Outwood Lane Lagoon Update: Due to recent heavy downpour showers- the lagoon has once again restored to a high water level BUT so far ALL aquatic life (including Moorhens) now devoid. *NB- Still a healthy population of Water Boatman’s in the Holly Lane Cow Trough adjacent to Holly Lane Overflow Pond. |
| Mallard | 2 over |
| Swift | 2 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 ( no sign of any juveniles yet) |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Treecreeper | Juveniles flew over Holly Lane from Park farm Orchard area into Park Downs |
5 June 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman and Jay Alexander
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| Barn Owl carrying prey (Jay Alexander) |
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| Hunting Barn Owl (Jay Alexander) |
Dusk visit
Barn Owl 1
Little Owl 1
4 June 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Swift | 8 |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Skylark | 8 |
| Chiffchaff | 1 |
| Blackcap | 2 |
| Whitethroat | 2 |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 |
| Song Thrush | 2 |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Linnet | 2 |
| Meadow Brown | 3 |
| Small Heath | 2 |
4 June 2026: Canons Farm - Jay Alexander
| Woodpigeon | 2 |
| Barn Owl | 1 |
| Little Owl | 1 |
| Blackbird | 2 |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
| Roe Deer | 2 |
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31 May 2026: Canons Farm - Jay Alexander
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| Barn Owl |
| Pheasant | 1 |
| Stock Dove | 1 |
| Barn Owl | 1 Over Owl Meadow at 9:30 |
| Little Owl | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 over Owl Meadow |
| Carrion Crow | 2 |
| Blackbird | 2 |
| Other wildlife 1 (type species) | 2 Roe Deer |
31 May 2026: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig
| General comments | Dusk watch. Warm, calm evening. |
| Pheasant | 1 (Cock, Stoney Nob) |
| Barn Owl | 1 (Hunting near Canons farmhouse) |
| Little Owl | 1 |
| Whitethroat | 2 (Both Males) |
| Rabbit | 1 (south edge of Broadfield, where it meets Lunch wood) |
| Roe Deer buck | 1 |
| Fox | 1 |
| Bats | 2 ner Canons Farmhouse |
30 May 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
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Yellow-barred Longhorn Moth (Nemophora degeerella ) |
| General comments | Outwood Lane Lagoon has now dried out |
| Moorhen | No trace of any adult birds or chicks |
| Grey Heron | 1 flew E 13:20 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Long-tailed Tit | Lots of juveniles in the woods |
| Large Skipper | 1 |
| Comma | 1 |
| Painted Lady | 2 |
| Speckled Wood | 5 |
| Meadow Brown | 1 |
| Small Blue | 1 |
| Holly Blue | 2 |
| Azure Damselfly | 2m |
| Large Red Damselfly | 1 |
| Broad-bodied Chaser | 1m |
Also, vicinity; Queen Tree Bumblebee over at Park Downs
29 May 2026: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig
| General comments | Dusk watch up to 21:50. A slightly cooler evening after a week of record May temperatures. A near full moon providing some helpful light. My first sighting of a Barn Owl hunting this year. Also, an unusually late Spring record of Meadow Pipit |
| Pheasant | 1 (Cock Pheasant crowing) |
| Barn Owl | 1 (21:38, hunting along east edge of Horse Pasture, continued due south over Reads Rest Lane towards Stoney Nob) |
| Little Owl | 1 (Reads Rest Lane telegraph poles) |
| Jay | 1 |
| Skylark | 2 |
| Whitethroat | 2 |
| Dunnock | 2 |
| Meadow Pipit | 2 (chasing each other, low over the ground, Infront George East) |
| Yellowhammer | 2 (Male & female, Reads Rest Cottages) |
| Rabbit | 1 |
| Roe Deer doe | 1 |
| Fox | 1 |
29 May 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 4 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Skylark | 10+ |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Blackcap | 5 |
| Whitethroat | 5 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Linnet | 4 |
| Yellowhammer | 4 |
| Painted Lady | 2 |
| Speckled Wood | 2 |
| Meadow Brown | 2 |
| Small Heath | 3 |
Cinnabar Moth 1
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