9 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Moorhen 2 adults
Sparrowhawk 1. Calling
Red Kite 1
Tawny Owl 1
Green Woodpecker 5
Jay 8
Coal Tit 6
Marsh Tit 2. A pair together
Skylark 1. Hither Field
Chiffchaff 3
Goldcrest 4
Nuthatch 2
Treecreeper 2
Redwing ca. 10

8 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Mistle Thrush 1 by the Scouts Car Park
Goldfinch c10 by the Scouts Car Park

8 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Pratley

 

                                                        "Twigs"

Feral Rock Dove 1
Woodpigeon 32
Great Spotted Woodpecker 4
Green Woodpecker 2
Rose-ringed Parakeet 18
Jay 1
Magpie 5
Jackdaw 29
Carrion Crow 6
Coal Tit 1
Blue Tit 3
Great Tit 13
Skylark 1
Chiffchaff 5
Goldcrest 3
Nuthatch 2
Wren 20
Song Thrush 1
Blackbird 11
Robin 27
Linnet 2
Goldfinch 3
Grey Squirrel 2
Roe Deer 1

 

7 March 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Skylark 10+
Nuthatch 1
Song Thrush 4
Redwing 30 Broadfield
Fieldfare 90 Broadfield
Dunnock 10+
Linnet 14
Yellowhammer 3

7 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 


General comments Chiffchaff and Siskins have arrived
Tawny Owl 1 Male
Chiffchaff 3 Two singing
Long-tailed Tit 2
Nuthatch 2
Treecreeper 1

Siskin                                            

5 March 2026: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

                    Lesser black backed Gulls

                        Comma

 

General comments

Holly Wood now has locked gates erected east & west ends.
Canada Goose Geese heard from Holly Wood 13:23
Mallard 2;,high over Burgh Heath Pond/ Heathside field
Black-headed Gull 3
Herring Gull 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 together in Doric field 16:00
Red Kite 3
Common Buzzard 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 in Holly Wood
Green Woodpecker 3; 1 drumming in Holly Wood, 1 calling in Canons Wood, 1 in Stoney Nob
Coal Tit 1 Holly Wood
Long-tailed Tit 4
Goldcrest 1
Nuthatch 1 singing in Holly Wood
Starling 2 Heathside field
Mistle Thrush 1 in Round Meadow
Song Thrush 3 singing
Meadow Pipit 3 over Perrotts by Wood
Chaffinch 1
Greenfinch 2 in Heathside field
Linnet 1 singing by Watchpoint
Brimstone c12-all males
Comma 4
Peacock 2

5 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Red Kite 2; 1 flew E  over Banstead Woods 10:47am, 1 flew W 16:22
Brimstone c17 - all males
Comma 1
Peacock 4

28 February 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 


Huge flock of Linnets in Heathside Field
Red Kite 2
Common Buzzard 1
Skylark 10+
Goldcrest 1
Nuthatch 1
Redwing 60 Approximately
Stonechat 1 Female at Perrots
Meadow Pipit 1
Chaffinch 1
Linnet 260 About 250 feeding in Heathside Field, rest are residents, 3 singing
Yellowhammer 1

27 February 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 2
Kestrel 1 fem - Holly Lane Meadows
Raven 1
Firecrest 1 singing in a new area
Redwing C100+

24 February 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Moorhen 1 Outwood Lane pond
Treecreeper 1
Redwing 55 Near car park

24 February 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 Dusk walk - 3 Little Owls and 1 Pipistrelle bat 

Kestrel

1
Stonechat

1 Male at Perrots. Female appears to have gone  

Peacock 1

Buff tailed bumblbee