19th March 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Pheasant 1 calling in Lunch Wood
Common Buzzard 2 over Ruffett Meadows
Little Owl 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 1
Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1 circled high above Doric field 10:19, eventually drifted west towards L&G
Coal Tit 1
Chiffchaff 1 singing near Caravan site
Long-tailed Tit 1
Firecrest 2
Treecreeper 1
Meadow Pipit 1; Horse Pasture
Chaffinch 1
Yellowhammer c10; 6 together Broadfield West, 2 Reads Bottom, 2 Broadfield East
Brimstone 10
Comma 2
Red Admiral 3

19th March 2025: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Moorhen 1
Red Kite 1
Green Woodpecker 3
Coal Tit 4
Chiffchaff 2
Long-tailed Tit 1
Nuthatch 8
Brimstone 14
Peacock 1

18th March 2025: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard 3
Chiffchaff 2
Comma 1

18th March 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Chiffchaff 1 Slangs
Blackcap 1 Singing in Tawny Wood
Starling 160 Broadfield
House Sparrow 25+

16th March 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman/Annie-Marie Griffin/Barry Griffin

 

Stock Dove 40+ Broadfield
Black-headed Gull 2+
Herring Gull 40 over Broadfield
Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 5
Green Woodpecker 1
Kestrel 1
Long-tailed Tit 4
Nuthatch 1
Starling 200 Broadfield
Linnet 30
Yellowhammer 4
Gwynne's Mining Bee 1


15th March 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Stock Dove 73; 13 Bog field, 60 Broadfield East
Black-headed Gull 6 following the plough over Broadfield East
Common Gull 1 following the plough over Broadfield East
Herring Gull 8 following the plough over Broadfield East
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 on deck on Broadfield East
Red Kite 1 low over Heathside Field 15:00
Little Owl 1 Infront of George field/Stoney Nob 13:00
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 2
Kestrel 1
Jackdaw c100+ on deck on Broadfield East
Carrion Crow c100+ on deck on Broadfield East
Chiffchaff 1 in Railway field
Long-tailed Tit 2
Blackcap 1 in Legal & General copse
Starling c50+ Broadfield East
Pied Wagtail 1 over Canons Farmhouse
Chaffinch 3
Yellowhammer Pair near Watchpoint

15th March 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Firecrest

Stock Dove 20
Herring Gull 14 over
Common Buzzard 1
Little Owl 1
Green Woodpecker 1
Jackdaw 100
Carrion Crow 200
Coal Tit 1
Long-tailed Tit 1
Firecrest 2 A pair in Pages Acre
Nuthatch 1
Starling 100 Broadfield being sown
Linnet 100

13th March 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Firecrest 2 together near to post 8 - 1 singing

2025 walks announced

 We're delighted to announce our 2025 programme of walks — please see our Events page for full details.

9th March 2025: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

 

15c clear skies

Mass bird movement from around Bog Field helped to locate a Peregrine hunting above.
Stock Dove 7
Woodpigeon 50
Common Gull 7
Common Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 1
Peregrine 1
Rose-ringed Parakeet 1
Magpie 6
Jackdaw 60+
Carrion Crow 100+
Blue Tit 2
Great Tit 5
Skylark 4
Blackbird 3
Robin 1
Dunnock 1
Linnet 100+
Goldfinch 12
Yellowhammer 1m
Brimstone 2

9th March 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

Chiffchaff

Comma

 

 Coverage: Mainly Piddly Pond to Harholt

Stock Dove 1 singing
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Green Woodpecker 2
Coal Tit 3 all singing
Chiffchaff 3: All in Harholt Plantation
Nuthatch 6
Treecreeper 1
Bullfinch 2 in Harholt
Brimstone c23: not all areas covered
Comma 2: Harholt area

9th March 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Stock Dove 5 on Tart's/Bog fields
Black-headed Gull 1 on Bog Field
Red Kite 1 low over Ballards Residential 13:24
Common Buzzard 1
Carrion Crow c100+ on Tart's/Bog fields
Chiffchaff 1 singing in Lunch Wood
Long-tailed Tit 1
Pied Wagtail 1 Broadfield East
Chaffinch 2
Linnet c23: 20 Can Hatch field, 3 on side of a garage wall on Reads Rest Lane
Yellowhammer 2 singing: 1 between Read Rest Cottages/Reads Bottom, 1 Lunch Wood/ Broadfield East