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

 

28 June 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Swift 4
Red Kite 1
Skylark 6
Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 2
Whitethroat 1
Linnet 3
Yellowhammer 1
Essex Skipper 10+
Small/Essex Skipper 8+
Large Skipper 2
Marbled White 80+
Green-veined White 1
Small White 20+
Large White 3
Comma 2
Painted Lady 4
Small Tortoiseshell 1
Peacock 1
Meadow Brown 100+
Ringlet 5+
Small Heath 1
Small Copper 3

26 June 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward - Firecrest juveniles

 

Painted Lady

Ringlet

General comments Scarlet Tiger; Scouts Car Park
Vicinity; Park Downs:
200+ Marbled Whites
1 Silver-washed Fritillary
2 Purple Hairstreaks
Firecrest with juveniles

Moorhen

2 in the lagoon- one on a nest 

Common Buzzard 1
Goldfinch 1 singing in the Scouts Car Park
Painted Lady 3
Small Tortoiseshell 1 in Scouts Car Park
Dark Green Fritillary 2 Holly lane Meadows
Ringlet 2
Azure Damselfly 4 in the lagoon

 

22 June 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman - Clouded Yellows & Lesser Whitethroat

 

Dark Green Fritillary

One of two Clouded Yellows

Red Kite 1
Coal Tit 2
Blue Tit 4+ Juveniles
Great Tit 2+ Juveniles
Chiffchaff 8
Long-tailed Tit 5+ Juveniles
Blackcap 15
Lesser Whitethroat 1 Singing at Harholt
Goldcrest 1
Nuthatch 3
Song Thrush 1
Small/Essex Skipper 4+
Brimstone 1
Marbled White 100+
Small White 6
Comma 1
Silver-washed Fritillary 1 -2
Dark Green Fritillary 1 - 2
Speckled Wood 5
Meadow Brown 50+
Ringlet 5
Small Heath 2
Clouded Yellow 2, one at each of  Frames Rough and Hither Field

 

21 June 2026: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

General comments Sunset 21:21 (longest day of year)
Dusk Watch with a Bat detector:
considered Common Pipistrelle (45kHz) over Reads Rest Cottages (22:30)
& Canons farm barns although a (50kHz) stronger reading picked up over Canons farmhouse (23:00) could have been a Brown Long-eared bat but not seen. Fewer bats compared to a few weeks ago.
No owls seen/heard although probably about.
Stock Dove 1 singing in Lunch Wood prior to sunset
Herring Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 flew SE over Poultry field (21:03)
Skylark 2 singing
Song Thrush 2 singing
Chaffinch 1 calling in North Horse Pasture
Roe Deer 1

20 June 2026: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig

 

General comments Dusk visit. Sunny, warm evening.
Barn Owl 1 (20:59)
Little Owl 1 (20:14, on telegraph wire, in bright sunshine, relaxed in watching me walk past on RR Lane below it)
Blackbird 2
Yellowhammer 1
Rabbit 2
Roe Deer 1 Buck

19 June 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

General comments 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth over Hillwood field
Stock Dove 7 singing
Herring Gull 1
Sparrowhawk 1 m over Holly Lane Meadows
Common Buzzard 1
Coal Tit 6 singing
Marsh Tit 1 near Park Farm Orchard
Swallow 2 flew SW over Park Farm Orchard 11:57
Chiffchaff 8 singing
Long-tailed Tit Adults with juveniles near post 10
Blackcap 28 singing
Firecrest 1 singing
Nuthatch 3
Treecreeper 3
Essex Skipper 8
Small Skipper 1
Large Skipper 8
Brimstone 3
Marbled White 40+
Green-veined White 1
Small White 10
Large White 12
Comma 10
Painted Lady 1
Red Admiral 5
Purple Emperor 1 mobile & flew around me ; 14:36 above south side of Fames Rough near the steps/cut logs area
Silver-washed Fritillary 3
Dark Green Fritillary 6; 3 HLM, 2 Hillwood field, 1 Fames Rough
Speckled Wood 6
Meadow Brown 200+; 100+ HLM, 100+ Hillwood field
Ringlet 4; 3,Hillwood field, 1 Park farm Orchard
Small Heath 5
White Admirals; 4 1 Narnia lion trail, 1 over Piddly Pond & landed on path, 2 over the path near the Pine Area
White-letter Hairstreaks 2 near post 5
Azure Damselfly 2 Piddly Pond
Large Red Damselfly 1 Piddly Pond
Emperor 1m over HLM