Evening Walk in Banstead Woods-open field
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 2
14 April 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Pratley
| Pheasant | 2 |
| feral Rock Dove | 1 |
| Woodpigeon | 4 |
| Moorhen | 1 Lagoon |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 in woods near Perrots Farm |
| Red Kite | 1 flew over lagoon |
| Common Buzzard | 1 flew over Park Farm |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Green Woodpecker | 5 |
| Kestrel | 1 hunting over Fames Rough then flew into woods |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 2 |
| Magpie | 10 |
| Jackdaw | 27 |
| Carrion Crow | 7 |
| Blue Tit | 2 |
| Great Tit | 17 |
| Chiffchaff | 19 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 1 |
| Blackcap | 13 |
| Firecrest | 1 singing between estate and Perrots Farm |
| Nuthatch | 7 |
| Treecreeper | 1 orchard |
| Wren | 20 |
| Song Thrush | 2 |
| Blackbird | 10 |
| Robin | 28 |
| Goldfinch | 1 |
| Brimstone | 14, 13 male, 1 female |
| Rabbit | 1 |
12 April 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
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| Hairy Footed Flower Bee on Alkanet |
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| Male Orange Tip |
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| Moorhen pair |
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| Jackdaw |
| General comments | Sightings around Outwood Lane Pond. Hairy footed Flower Bees on Green Alkanet flowers |
| Mallard | no sign of the recent duck |
| Moorhen | Pair courting |
| Red Kite | 2 |
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Blackcap | 2 singing nearby |
| Orange-tip | male observed by the embankment |
12 April 2026: Canons Farm/Banstead Woods - Jay Alexander
| Woodpigeon | 2 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 2 |
| Magpie | 4 |
| Jackdaw | 10 |
| Carrion Crow | 16 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 2 |
| Great Tit | 1 |
| Skylark | 8 |
| Swallow | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 1 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 1 |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Whitethroat | 2 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Wren | 2 |
| Starling | 4 |
| Blackbird | 1 |
| Robin | 2 |
| Dunnock | 2 |
| Linnet | 4 |
| Lesser Redpoll | 1 |
| Goldfinch | 3 |
| Yellowhammer | 1 |
9 April 2026: Canons Farm - Annie Griffin
| Pheasant | 1 |
| Stock Dove | 10 |
| Woodpigeon | 50+ |
| Red Kite | 4 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Peregrine | 1 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 2 |
| Magpie | 6 |
| Carrion Crow | 100+ |
| Blue Tit | 2 |
| Great Tit | 6 |
| Skylark | 5 |
| Chiffchaff | 1 |
| Blackcap | 2 |
| Whitethroat | 4 |
| Blackbird | 1 |
| Robin | 2 |
| Dunnock | 2 |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Linnet | 2 |
| Large White | 2 |
| Small Tortoiseshell | 3 |
| Peacock | 6 |
8 April 2026: Canons Farm - Jay Alexander
| Woodpigeon | 3 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 4 |
| Magpie | 4 |
| Jackdaw | 10 |
| Carrion Crow | 8 |
| Blue Tit | 2 |
| Great Tit | 1 |
| Skylark | 4 |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Willow Warbler | 1 |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Whitethroat | 1 |
| Wren | 1 |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Blackbird | 4 |
| Robin | 2 |
| Dunnock | 2 |
| House Sparrow | 4 |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Brimstone | 3 |
| Peacock | 4 |
| Holly Blue | 1 |
8 April 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
Singing Willow Warbler
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 8 |
| Willow Warbler | 1 Singing top of Harholt |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Blackcap | 6 |
| Nuthatch | 5 |
| Brimstone | 8+ |
| Orange-tip | 1 |
| Peacock | 2 |
| Speckled Wood | 1 |
8 April 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
First Whitethroat of the year have arrived
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Skylark | 10+ |
| Chiffchaff | 7 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Blackcap | 6 |
| Whitethroat | 3 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Dunnock | 11 Three juveniles at Reeds Cottages |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Linnet | 4 |
| Brimstone | 6 |
| Small White | 1 |
| Small Tortoiseshell | 1 Ruffet Meadow |
| Speckled Wood | 1 |
Painted Nomad Bees 2 These parasitise Yelleow Legged Mining Bees which were also present
8 April 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Blackcap | c13 + singing in the Woods |
| Brimstone | 20+ |
| Green-veined White | 1 |
| Small White | 1 |
| Large White | 1 |
| Orange-tip | c5; 4m 1fem along the Woods footpaths |
| Comma | 3 |
| Red Admiral | 1 |
| Peacock | 16 |
| Holly Blue | 2 |
6 April 2026: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig
| General comments | Dawn patrol |
| Jackdaw | 2 |
| Carrion Crow | c20 |
| Blue Tit | c10 |
| Skylark | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Wren | 1 |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 |
| Blackbird | c10 |
| Robin | c10 |
| Dunnock | c10 |
| Red-legged Partridge | 2 (a pair together, as seen previously, Poultry Field) |
| Roe Deer | 2 (Does in Stoney Nob) |
6 April 2026: Canons Farm - Barry & Annie Griffin
| Woodpigeon | 20+ |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 1 |
| Magpie | 5 |
| Carrion Crow | 40+ |
| Blue Tit | 2 |
| Great Tit | 4 |
| Skylark | 7 |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Blackcap | 3 |
| Wren | 1 |
| Blackbird | 5 |
| Robin | 3 |
| Dunnock | 4 |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
| Brimstone | 1 |
| Large White | 1 |
| Peacock | 4 |
5 April 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 4 |
| Coal Tit | 3 |
| Chiffchaff | Ca. 20 |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 14 |
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