September is one of the best months for migrants in our area. An Osprey flew over Canons Farm on 4th, a Merlin was at Canons Farm on the 5th and Ian Ward photographed a Spotted Flycatcher and a Restart at Banstead Woods on the 6th. There have been passage Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Warblers at the Farm recently. There are also the first signs of Winter with about 70 Linnets congregating at Canons Farm.
6 September 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward - Spotted Flycatcher and Redatart
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| Spotted Flycatcher |
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| Female Redstart |
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| Male Common Darter |
| Red Kite | 2 flew E over Hither fields 12:30 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Kestrel | 2; m/fem above Hither fields |
| Jay | 2 |
| Raven | 2 flew E over Hither fields into Shabden Park 12:40 |
| Swallow | 8 flew SE 12:27 |
| House Martin | 1 with Swallows |
| Chiffchaff | 3 |
| Redstart | 1 in the Nuttery 10:50 - 11:15 |
| Goldfinch | 3 |
| Spotted Flycatcher | 1 In the Nuttery |
| Clouded Yellow | 3 |
| Small White | 5 |
| Large White | 4 |
| Red Admiral | 1 |
| Meadow Brown | 6 |
| Small Heath | 30+ |
| Common Blue | 4 |
| Holly Blue | 1 |
| Small Copper | 2 |
| Brown Hairstreak | 2; 1 E of Hither field, 1 near the Nuttery |
| Southern Hawker | 1 |
| Migrant Hawker | 2 |
| Emperor | 1 |
| Common Darter | 1 |
| Lizard | 1 in the Nuttery |
5 September 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Kestrel | 1 Female |
| Yellowhammer | 2 Juveniles |
| Small Heath | 3 |
4 September 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Blackcap | 1m |
| Firecrest | 1 between post 8 & Elizabeth Drive crossing 16:15 |
4 September 2026: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
| Canada Goose | ‘Heard’ over Heathside field 10:35am |
| Black-headed Gull | 1 flew W |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 flew SW over Broadfields 13:05 |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 fem over Broadfields |
| Red Kite | 1 flew over Broadfields from the E 11:03 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Kestrel | Possibly 3; 1 m S of L&G complex, 1 fem mobile between Railway field & Lunch Banks, 1 fem on wires above Ballards field |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | c10 |
| Jay | 2 |
| Jackdaw | 100+ flushed up from L&G & Stoney Nob 12:50 |
| Coal Tit | 1 L&G |
| Swallow | 2 |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 L&G |
| Nuthatch | 1 L&G |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 on Railway field |
| Linnet | c70+ |
| Goldfinch | 3 |
| Meadow Brown | 2 |
3 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| General comments | Mixed flock between Perrot's and Ruffet Wood with 8 species including Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Warblers |
| Stock Dove | 10 |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 14+ |
| Chiffchaff | 3 |
| Willow Warbler | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 12+ |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Lesser Whitethroat | 1 |
| Whitethroat | 1 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 2 |
| Linnet | 6 |
1 September 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Hobby | 1 |
| Skylark | 1 Hither Field |
| Chiffchaff | 6 |
| Blackcap | 1 Female type |
| Nuthatch | 6 |
| Clouded Yellow | 1 |
| Small White | 5+ |
| Speckled Wood | 2 |
| Meadow Brown | 20+ |
| Small Heath | 20+ |
| Common Blue | 8+ |
| Brown Argus | 1 |
| Brown Hairstreak | 1 Female |
| Hummingbird Hawk Moth | 1 |
30 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
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| Brown Hairstreak at Banstead Woods |
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| Willow Emerald. This photo was of one at Park Down on 18 Aug. |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 juvenile |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Swallow | 6 flew SE over Hither field |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Clouded Yellow | 1 over the Nuttery |
| Green-veined White | 1 |
| Small White | c8 |
| Large White | 1 |
| Meadow Brown | 4 |
| Small Heath | c10 |
| Common Blue | 2 |
| Small Copper | 1 |
| Brown Hairstreak | 1 |
| Southern Hawker | 2 |
| Willow Emerald | 1 Willow Emerald briefly in a small enclosed paddock between Hither field/ Ramblers Rest |
1 Common Lizard in the Nuttery
30 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 4 |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Meadow Brown | 1 |
| Small Heath | 8 |
| Common Blue | 1 |
| Brown Argus | 1 |
| Southern Hawker | 1 |
30 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Stock Dove | 2+ |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 One juvenile seen |
| House Martin | 2+ |
| Chiffchaff | 1 |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Whitethroat | 4 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Whinchat | 1 Hedge near green barn |
| Linnet | 8 |
| Small White | Present |
| Meadow Brown | 3 |
| Small Heath | 6 |
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