March 2010

Wednesday 31st

  • Blackcap, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Green Woodpeckers (P&G).


Tuesday 30th

  • 2 BLACK REDSTARTS (1 imm. male and 1 female) and Northern Wheatear (f) all around farm buildings behind Canons Farmhouse, 4 Yellowhammers, Common Buzzard. Also Weasel, 2 Roe Deer (KJM/RDW).
  • Northern Wheatear (f) still around the farm buildings behind Canon's Farmhouse late afternoon but no sign of any Black Redstarts in poor weather, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 singing Skylark, 1 singing Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer, 3 Stock Doves (DKC).
  • 3 Mallards, 1 Little Owl, 30 Fieldfares (SG).
  • male Pheasant, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Kestrel, 4 Skylarks, 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Green Woodpeckers (P&G).

Monday 29th

  • 2 BLACK REDSTARTS (1 imm. male and 1 female) still on farm buildings behind Canons Farmhouse into the evening but elusive in poor weather, 8+ Yellowhammers, male Pheasant, 1 Treecreeper, 8 Fieldfares, 2 Redwings, 1 Meadow Pipit, 8 Linnets, singing Mistle Thrush, 3+ Skylarks, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail (DKC).
  • 2 Lesser Redpolls, 5 Yellowhammers, 6 Chiffchaffs, 7 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 3 Skylarks, 6 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Kestrel (P&G).


Sunday 28th

  • 2 BLACK REDSTARTS (1 imm. male and 1 female) near Canons Farmhouse (DKC/KJM), 7 Common Buzzards, 4 Pheasants, 3 Cormorants (1 south, 2 west), drake Mallard, Blackcap (m), 4+ Meadow Pipits, 11 Skylarks, 3 Lesser Redpolls, 7-8 Chiffchaffs, 6+ Yellowhammers, 25+ Linnets, 3 Grey Herons, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 4 Kestrels, 7+ Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper, pair of Bullfinches, c.32 Stock Doves, 6 Rose-ringed Parakeets, singing Mistle Thrush, 1 Fieldfare, 5+ Rooks (DKC/KJM/SG et al).

Saturday 27th

  • Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (f), singing Blackcap, Cormorant flew north east, 3 Common Buzzards, 1 Little Owl, 4 Meadow Pipits, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Pheasants, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Linnets, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 4 male Yellowhammers, 5+ Skylarks, 3 Fieldfares, 1 Redwing, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 7+ Jays, 1 Kestrel, 2+ Rooks, 2 Grey Herons, 1+ Coal Tit, 8 Nuthatches, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Sparrowhawks, 19+ Stock Doves (DKC/KJM).
  • 7 Chiffchaffs, 2 Skylarks, 9 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Jays (P&G).


Friday 26th

  • FIRECREST in 'Tawny Wood' (wood opposite north side of Ruffett Wood) (PGo).
  • ♀ Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Banstead Woods (Rare Bird Alert).
  • Blackcap (m), 2 Common Buzzards, Lesser Redpoll (singing), Yellowhammer (KJM).
  • 4 Chiffchaffs, 4 Skylarks, 5 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Common Gull (P&G).

Thursday 25th

  • 2 Lesser Redpolls (1 singing), c.50 Linnets, 3 Pheasants, 2 Little Owls, 4 singing Chiffchaffs, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 singing Goldcrest, c.20 Stock Doves, 4 Treecreepers, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Nuthatches, 4+ Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, c.30 Fieldfares, 1+ Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtails (DKC/KJM).
  • 5 Chiffchaffs, 1 Yellowhammer, 5 Skylarks, 2 Kestrels, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 6 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (P&G).


Wednesday 24th

  • c.6 Chiffchaffs, 8 Lesser Redpolls, male Pheasant still, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Yellowhammers, handful of Fieldfares and Redwings (less than yesterday), male Kestrel, handful of Coal Tits and Nuthatches, 2 Meadow Pipits, several Bullfinches, 2 Green Woodpeckers, numerous Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a few Skylarks, 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet (KJM).
  • 2 Treecreepers, 2 Jays (JS).
  • 1 Grey Heron, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Yellowhammers, 4 Skylarks, 7 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 13 Common Gulls, 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet. Also Roe Deer (P&G).


Tuesday 23rd

  • PEREGRINE FALCON, 4 Common Buzzards, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Greylag, 2 Canada Geese, 100 Redwings, 50 Fieldfares (KJM).
  • male Pheasant, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Yellowhammers, 1 Little Owl, 1 Skylark, 1 Kestrel, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 1 Linnet, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, c.20 Fieldfares, 1 Redwing, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 4 Common Gulls (DKC).


Monday 22nd

  • 2 Northern Wheatears (m&f), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Stonechat (male), 5+ Chiffchaffs, 2 Common Buzzards (KJM).
  • 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Skylarks, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Kestrels, 2 Bullfinches (P&G).


Sunday 21st

  • Sand Martin flew west (KJM), 1 Siskin, 9 Common Buzzards, 3 male Pheasants, 1 Greylag, 2 Canada Geese, 1+ Mallard, 2 Grey Herons, 40+ Meadow Pipits (possibly up to or even above 50), 4+ Chiffchaffs, 4 Little Owls, c.4 Lesser Redpolls, c.4 Yellowhammers, 2+ Sparrowhawks, 9+ Skylarks, 1 male Bullfinch, up to 10 Linnets, 2 Kestrels, 3 Goldcrests, 4 Treecreepers, 1 Coal Tit, 7 Nuthatches, 4+ Mistle Thrushes, 5+ Rooks, c.60 Redwings and only a few Fieldfares, c.9 Stock Doves, 9 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gulls over, 11 Common Gulls, 1 Pied Wagtail (KJM/DKC/MS).


Saturday 20th

  • Woodcock flushed at south west end of Banstead Woods (PGo).
  • 2 Mallards circled then west, 20+ Meadow Pipits (most flew either west or north), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Heron, 1 male Pheasant, 1+ Yellowhammer, 2 Lesser Redpolls, 3 Treecreepers, 2 Little Owls, 4 Skylarks, 4 Nuthatches, 3+ Mistle Thrushes, 10+ Linnets, 3 Coal Tits, c.40 Jackdaws, 27 Common Gulls, 2 Pied Wagtails, 7 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 5+ Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 7+ Stock Doves, c.5 Song Thrushes [no Wheatears despite extensive search] (DKC/KJM)
  • 1 Skylark, 4 Yellowhammers, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 25 Common Gulls. Also 2 Roe Deer (P&G).


Friday 19th

  • 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Skylarks, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Yellowhammers, male Bullfinch, 25+ Common Gulls (P&G).


Thursday 18th

  • 2 Chiffchaffs, MARSH TIT at Ruffett Wood still, 2 Common Buzzards, 3 Little Owls, 3 Grey Herons, 6 Lesser Redpolls (KJM).
  • male Pheasant, 16+ Yellowhammers, 3 Little Owls, male Kestrel, 3 Pied Wagtails, 2 Skylarks, Nuthatch, 40+ Fieldfare, c.100 Redwings, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 7 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Stock Doves, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).


Wednesday 17th

  • RAVEN heard, MARSH TIT at Ruffett Wood, 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Little Owls, 2 Pheasants, 30+ Lesser Redpolls, 2 Meadow Pipits, 4 Linnets (1 singing), male Stonechat still (KJM).

  • 2 Yellowhammers, 2 Kestrels, 4 Skylarks, 6 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 30+ Fieldfares, 6 Redwings, 20+ Common Gulls, 2 Coal Tits, Nuthatch, Rose-ringed Parakeet (DKC).


Tuesday 16th

  • RAVEN flew south west at 5.43pm, Grey Heron south east, 2 Stonechats (male and female) near Lunch Wood, 2 Little Owls, 2 Yellowhammers (1 singing), 1 Rook, 2 Bullfinches, 1 Kestrel, 1 singing Goldcrest, 4 Skylarks, 1 Mistle Thrush, 100+ of both Redwing and Fieldfare, 1+ Rose-ringed Parakeet, 2 Treecreepers, 2+ Coal Tits, 4 Nuthatches, 3 Song Thrushes, 4+ Green Woodpeckers, 4+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 6+ Stock Doves, 1 Pied Wagtail (DKC).
  • 4 Common Buzzards, 30+ Lesser Redpoll (some singing and in summer plumage), 3 Stonechats, Grey Heron east, 1 singing Yellowhammer, Little Owl, Pheasant (KJM).
  • 2 Stonechats near Lunch Wood (same as DKC's and KJM's), 20+ Common Gulls, 2 Skylarks, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (P&G).


Monday 15th

  • 4 Yellowhammers, 2 Skylarks, 25+ Common Gulls, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Song Thrush, 16 Dunnocks - no sign of the Stonechat (which was present for 11 days) (P&G).


Sunday 14th

  • 3 Common Buzzards, 1 Kestrel (KJM).
  • 1 male Stonechat, 6 Yellowhammers, 3 Skylark, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 25+ Common Gull, 30+ Fieldfares (P&G).
  • 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 11 Meadow Pipits, 2 Skylarks, 3 Green Woodpeckers (MS).


Saturday 13th

  • 2 GREYLAGS over, 3 Canada Geese over, 6 Common Buzzards, male Pheasant, male Stonechat still, 15+ Yellowhammers, 1 Meadow Pipit, several Coal Tits and Nuthatches, 2 Kestrels, 2 Sparrowhawks, 5 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 1 Grey Heron south west, 5 Bullfinches (KJM).
  • 1 Grey Heron, 1 Common Buzzard, 3 Little Owls, 6 Skylarks, 60 Fieldfares, 150 Redwings, 4 Rooks, 30 Linnets, 7 Yellowhammers (SG).
  • Male Stonechat still (same as KJM's), 3 Skylarks, 3 Yellowhammers (2 singing), 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Bullfinches, 30+ Common Gulls, 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet (P&G).


Friday 12th

  • 8+ Yellowhammers, 2 Skylarks, 20+ Fieldfares, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrushes, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Kestrel, 30+ Common Gulls, 2 Jays (P&G).


Thursday 11th

  • 15+Yellowhammers, 2 Lesser Redpoll (KJM). 2 male Pheasants, 1 male Stonechat still near Lunch Wood, 1 Little Owl, 3 Rooks, 1 Kestrel, 26+ Pied Wagtails, 2 Skylarks, 1 Linnet, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 4 Bullfinches, 4 Stock Doves, 5+ Green Woodpeckers, 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 40+ Fieldfares, only 1+ Redwing, 40+ Common Gulls (DKC/P&G).


Wednesday 10th

  • 2 Common Buzzards, 12+ Lesser Redpolls, 8+ Yellowhammers, male Stonechat, 3 Coal Tits (KJM).
  • 6 Skylarks, 1 Kestrel, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 30+ Common Gulls, 30+ Fieldfares (P&G).


Tuesday 9th

  • Siskin, 2 Common Buzzards, Pheasant, 8 Lesser Redpolls, 2 Goldcrests, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 6 Rose-ringed Parakeets (KJM).
  • 1 male Stonechat still near Lunch Wood, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Little Owl, 32+ Pied Wagtails, 8 Yellowhammers (2 singing), 6 Mistle Thrushes, 40+ Common Gulls, 5 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 5+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2 Stock Doves, 1+ Skylark, 4+ Fieldfares, 20+ Redwings (DKC/P&G).


Sunday 7th

  • Woodcock, 3 Common Buzzards (one bird came in over Wood Lane) (KJM).


Saturday 6th

  • Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Common Buzzards, 1+ Siskin, 1 male Stonechat, 1 Pheasant, 1 Little Owl, 15+ Yellowhammers, 2 Meadow Pipits, 1 Rook, 7 Lesser Redpolls, 3 Sparrowhawks, 3 Kestrels, 1 Goldcrest, c.45 Stock Doves, 1 Bullfinch, 6+ Skylarks, 5+ Green Woodpeckers, 3+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 50-100 Redwings, 100-150 Fieldfares, 3 Coal Tits, 6 Nuthatches, c.4 Rose-ringed Parakeets, up to 5 Linnets, 47 Common Gulls, 7 Jays (DKC/KJM/MS/DS/P&G).


Friday 5th

  • Red Kite flew west, 5 Common Buzzards, 1 Pheasant, 10+ Yellowhammers, 2 Meadow Pipits, 2 Bullfinches (KJM)
  • male Stonechat, 4 Skylarks, 8+ Yellowhammers, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 female Bullfinch (P&G).


Thursday 4th

  • 6 Common Buzzards, 10+ Yellowhammers (1 singing), 2 Bullfinches (KJM et al).


Wednesday 3rd

  • 1-3 Bramblings, 20+ Yellowhammers, 1 male Stonechat, 100+ Fieldfare, 30+ Chaffinches, 1 Jay, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 80+ Carrion Crows and 20 Magpies (P&G).


Tuesday 2nd

  • 2 Tawny Owls (male showing well at dusk +nearby female calling), 2 Mallards, 1 male Stonechat, 3 Common Buzzards, 1 Little Owl, 1 Yellowhammer, 7 Meadow Pipits, 4 Rooks, 4 Bullfinches, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrels, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Skylarks, 1+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Green Woodpeckers, 2+ Coal Tits, good numbers of Nuthatches,1 Mistle Thrush, up to 8 Rose-ringed Parakeets, c.100 of both Fieldfare and Redwing (KJM/DKC).


Monday 1st

  • male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 1 male Pheasant, 1 Little Owl, 2 singing Yellowhammers, 1 singing Skylark, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Bullfinches, 1-2 Kestrels, 2 Mistle Thrushes, between 80 and 100 of both Redwing and Fieldfare, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 6 Song Thrushes, 3 Coal Tits, 2 Nuthatches, 4 Stock Doves, 8 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC/PW/P&G).