August 2010

Tuesday 31st
  • Northern Wheatear, Little Owl, Sparrowhawk, 22 Pied Wagtails, 3+ Linnets, Chiffchaff, Kestrel, 2 Black-headed Gulls on Legal & General, Stock Dove, Green Woodpecker (DKC).


Monday 30th

  • no sign of Common Quail, Yellow Wagtail over, Hobby, 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Skylarks, 100+ Linnets, Yellowhammer, 2 House Martins, several Swallows, c.6 Goldcrests, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker. Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Herring Gulls and 38 Black-headed Gulls on Legal & General playing field (DKC/SG et al).


Sunday 29th
  • COMMON QUAIL still singing in field south of Canons Farmhouse all day (seen well on main path through field briefly at 7.47am), 5 GOLDEN PLOVERS flew WSW at 6.37am, 2 Yellow Wagtails over (1 at 6.46am +1 at 3.10pm), 2 Common Buzzards*, 2 Sparrowhawks, Kestrel, House Martin, lots of Swallows, Goldcrest, 3+ Nuthatches, 2 Coal Tits, Treecreeper, 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpeckers (DKC/KJM/NR/DM, et al).


Saturday 28th

  • COMMON QUAIL singing in field south of Canons Farmhouse on & off all day (seen briefly once or twice), TREE PIPIT, 2 Whinchats, Northern Wheatear, 2 Meadow Pipits, Rook, Hobby, 2 Common Buzzards, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Grey Heron, 2 Goldcrests, Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, Skylark, c.20 Linnets, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, many Swallows, 1-2 House Martins, Green Woodpecker (DKC/SG/MSp/JA/KG/RDW/NG/RG/FP/GP et al).


Friday 27th

  • Whinchat at SW corner of Big Field with Northern Wheatear, Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 2 Chiffchaffs, Swallow, Green Woodpecker, Rose-ringed Parakeet, 5 Herring and 20-30 Black-headed Gulls on Legal & General, 30+
    Linnets

Thursday 26th
  • Northern Wheatear still on barns behind Canons Farmhouse, 2 Hobbies, Meadow Pipit, Grey Heron, 7+ Goldcrests, 5+ Blackcaps, 6+ Common Whitethroats, 5 Chiffchaffs, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 4+ Bullfinches, Treecreeper, 10+
    Swallows, 5-10 House Martins*, Stock Dove, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 8+ Nuthatches, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 5+ Linnets. Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30-40 Herring Gulls and 7 Black-headed Gulls on Legal & General playing field (DKC).

Wednesday 25th

  • Yellow Wagtail 3 times in flight then dropped onto Legal & General, Northern Wheatear on derelict barns, 2 Hobbies (juveniles), Little Owl, Sparrowhawk, 3+ Bullfinches (including juvenile), 5 Goldcrests, 4+ Nuthatches, Treecreeper, 2 Coal Tits, 4 Yellowhammers, c.20 Linnets, 7 Swallows, 6 House Martins*, 2 Kestrels, 4 Blackcaps, 5 Chiffchaffs, 7 Common Whitethroats, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 8 Green Woodpeckers, 6 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC/MS).

Tuesday 24th

  • SPOTTED FLYCATCHER showing well 5.08pm-5.55pm at least at Lunch Wood by tarmac dumping area. Also Rook, Bullfinch, Treecreeper, 2 Chiffchaffs, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5+ Green Woodpeckers, Linnet, c.28 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Stock Dove, 2 Yellowhammers (1+ juv), c.30 Swallows (DKC).

Sunday 22nd

  • Lesser Whitethroat, Yellowhammer and 10 Linnets near Canons Farmhouse (PGo).

Friday 13th

  • Garden Warbler, 2 Hobbies (adult and juvenile), Meadow Pipit, Grey Heron, 2+ House Martins, 7+ Swallows, 3 Pied Wagtails, 12 Common Whitethroats, 9 Chiffchaffs, 5+ Blackcaps, 4 Yellowhammers, 4+ Bullfinches, 2 Goldcrests, 5 Treecreepers, 5+ Nuthatches, 3+ Coal Tits, Kestrel, c.10 Linnets, 3 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 1+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Green Woodpeckers (DKC).

Thursday 12th

  • 3 GOLDEN PLOVERS flew low NNW, calling, at 8.40am also 1+ Hobby, 2 Common Buzzards*, 1+ Sparrowhawk, 4 Yellowhammers (including 2 juvs), 22 Pied Wagtails, 10 Chiffchaffs, 10 Common Whitethroats, Blackcap, 6 Swallows, Skylark, 2 Bullfinches, Treecreeper, 5+ Nuthatches, 4 Coal Tits, 4+ Stock Doves, c.25 Linnets, 4 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 22 Black-headed Gulls on Legal & General playing field (DKC).


Wednesday 11th

  • Hobby, Common Buzzard*, Meadow Pipit, imm. Cormorant over, 12 Common Whitethroats, 12 Chiffchaffs, 4+ Blackcaps, 2+ Common Swifts (1*), 24+ House Martins (4*), 8+ Swallows, 5+ Yellowhammers, Sparrowhawk, 1+ Bullfinch, Pheasant, 3+ Goldcrests, 4 Treecreepers, 4+ Nuthatches, 8+ Coal Tits, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 8 Green Woodpeckers, 16+ Linnets, Black-headed Gull, Rose-ringed Parakeet (DKC).


Tuesday 10th

  • possible juvenile Yellow-legged Gull on Legal & General field in the evening but flew off before it could be conclusively identified or photographed (showed neat dark terminal band to tail in flight, dark outer greater coverts and almost completely plain tertials; however, although head and underparts were a bit paler than other gulls, this wasn't striking). Also Common Gull, 2 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls, c.20 Black-headed Gulls and c.40 Herring Gulls on the playing field. Also 3 Yellowhammers, 2+ Linnets, c.15 Swallows, 3 Green Woodpeckers, Stock Dove (DKC).
Monday 9th

  • 2 Hobbies, 5 Sparrowhawks (4*), Common Buzzard*, 3 Kestrels (1*), 2+ Willow Warblers, 8 Common Whitethroats, 8 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps, 3+ Bullfinches, juv Swallow, c.12 House Martins (c.10*), 2 juv Goldcrests, 2 Treecreepers, 5+ Nuthatches, 6+ Coal Tits, 3 Yellowhammers, c.26 Linnets, 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 7 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 3 Stock Doves, juv Dunnock (DKC).


Sunday 8th

  • 2 Hobbies, Goldcrest, 2+ Pheasants, 2 Treecreepers, 4 Chiffchaffs, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Swallows, 2 Nuthatches, 4 Green Woodpeckers, Blackcap, 4+ Coal Tits, 3 Yellowhammers, 20 Linnets, Skylark, 6+ Common Whitethroats (DKC).


Saturday 7th

  • 100 Swallows (SG).

Friday 6th

  • TREE PIPIT along path running south from derelict barns, Hobby again on top of pine in Banstead Woods, 35+ Swallows, House Martin, c.30 Linnets, 3 Yellowhammers (2 males +juv), Treecreeper, Coal Tit, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Stock Doves, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Common Whitethroats. 3 House Martins and Swallow Chipstead Valley from The Brow (DKC).


Thursday 5th

  • 3 Willow Warblers (SG).


Tuesday 3rd

  • Lesser Spotted Woodpecker near Banstead Woods car park, Hobby showing well in pine NE of buildings in woods, 2 Bullfinches, Treecreeper, 2 Goldcrests, Nuthatch, 27 Linnets, 2 Yellowhammers, 5 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Chiffchaffs, Common Whitethroat, 4 Stock Doves, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets. 40 House Martins south and Mallard past from The Brow (DKC).