12 July 2026: Canons Farm / Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 17 butterfly species today including an unusually pale, freshly emerged Clouded Yellow at Fames Rough Field. Almost white upper-side of wings indicates a female.  Also two Hummingbird Hawk Moths at Fames Rough.

Red Kite           1 CF     

Chiffchaff        1 BW 

Clouded Yellow         1 BW

Painted Lady              1 CF (a very worn and tatty individual)

Common Blue            3CF & 1 BW

Brown Argus              1 BW

Small Copper              1 CF & 1 BW

Holly Blue                   1 CF & 1 BW

Small / Essex Skipper    30+

Small Heath                 1 CF

Also: Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White, Red Admiral, Peacock, Comma (4) and Speckled wood (1).   

Souther Hawker            1 BW

Azure Damselfly            1 BW

Female Beautiful Damoiselle  nearby at Chiphouse Wood.

8 July 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard	2
Blackcap	3
Whitethroat	3
Linnet	2
Essex Skipper	10+
Marbled White	10+
Small White	10+
Large White	3
Comma	1
Painted Lady	1
Red Admiral	4
Peacock	2
Meadow Brown	50+
Gatekeeper	50+
Ringlet	1
Small Copper	1

7 July 2026: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig

 Note, no barn owl 8:15 to 10:10 pm

Little Owl	1
Whitethroat	2 (one with food, & both ‘churring’ noisily)
Dunnock	2
Yellowhammer	2 (male & female, the male likely to be the same individual that has been singing from the same tree branch on RR lane almost every summer evening I have visited this year)
Bats	2

5 July 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodmn

First 2nd brood Common Blue seen today 

 Moorhen                                      2

Chiffchaff	1
Blackcap	2
Whitethroat	1
Essex Skipper	10+
Small Skipper	1
Marbled White	20+
Small White	5+
Red Admiral	1
Dark Green Fritillary	1
Speckled Wood	1
Meadow Brown	20+
Gatekeeper	20+
Ringlet	4+
Small Heath	4
Common Blue	1
Small Copper	4
Southern Hawker	1

 

4 July 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Chiffchaff	1
Blackcap	2
Whitethroat	2 Carrying food
Yellowhammer	2
Essex Skipper	10+
Small Skipper	1+
Large Skipper	1
Marbled White	20+
Green-veined White	2
Small White	10+
Large White	3
Comma	1
Painted Lady	4
Red Admiral	3
Peacock	1
Speckled Wood	2
Meadow Brown	20+
Gatekeeper	20+
Ringlet	2+
Small Copper	4

3 July 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Brimstone

General comments	1 Scarlet Tiger over Park farm Orchard Coverage; mainly Park farm Orchard area
Herring Gull	1
Hobby	2 circled very high over the woods 12:33
Coal Tit	2 singing
Marsh Tit	1 by post 5
Chiffchaff	1 singing
Blackcap	4 singing
Brimstone	2
Marbled White	1
Green-veined White	1
Small White	4
Large White	9
Comma	6
Red Admiral	3
Peacock	2
Silver-washed Fritillary	1
Meadow Brown	5
Ringlet	3
Holly Blue	1
Purple Hairstreak	3 in Oak near to post 5
White letter Hairstreak	4

 

29 June 2026: Banstread Woods - Ian Ward

 

Male Roe Deer

Swift	1
Brimstone	P
Marbled White	P
Small White	P
Large White	P
Comma	3
Red Admiral	3
Peacock	1
Silver-washed Fritillary	1
Meadow Brown	P
Ringlet	5
Holly Blue	2
Other butterfly 1 (type species)	5 White - letter Hairstreaks
Emperor	1 fem over Scouts Car Park
Black-tailed Skimmer	1 fem patrolling Park farm Orchard 12:20
Other wildlife 1 (type species)	2 Roe Deers

 

29 June 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Hummingbird Hawk Moth

Purple Hairstreak

General comments	20 butterfly species including a White Admiral and several Purple Hairstreak
Moorhen	2 adults
Common Buzzard	2
Raven	1
Chiffchaff	3
Blackcap	6
Whitethroat	1
Essex Skipper	14+
Small Skipper	1+
Small/Essex Skipper	5+
Large Skipper	3
Brimstone	4
Marbled White	100+
Small White	1
Large White	4
Comma	2
Painted Lady	5
Red Admiral	1
Peacock	1
Dark Green Fritillary	3
Speckled Wood	1
Meadow Brown	100+
Gatekeeper	2
Ringlet	11+
Small Heath	6
Small Copper	4
Purple Hairstreak	5
White Admiral	1
Hummingbird Hawk Moths	2
Azure Damselfly	6