April 2011

All sightings are appreciated and will be useful in the writing of the annual bird reports, please email your sightings to canonsfarmbirds@hotmail.co.uk.

BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW (Feb 2011 onwards). * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it

Saturday 30th
  • 6.30am-9.26am: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 1st-sum COMMON GULL (Broadfield), 2 SWIFTS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Gunman's Shaw), 14 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 13 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Gunman's Shaw), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - DKC
  • 250+ STOCK DOVES (Green Belt Field) - IJ

Friday 29th
  • 8.52am-4.13pm: 2 LESSER WHITETHROATS (1 Circle Field still (singing), 1 L&G still (singing)), 3 SWIFTS over (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 7 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 5*), LITTLE OWL (Gunman's Shaw), 90+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 10+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS over (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), 5 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW
  • 3 LESSER WHITETHROATS (1 Circle Field still, 1 L&G still, 1 Lunch Banks), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods (mating)) (Butterflies: Common Blue (Fames Rough), Dingy Skipper (Fames Rough), Grizzled Skipper (Fames Rough)) - PGo
  • LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm) - IJ
  • LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 SWIFTS (Sheep Brow), 2 SWALLOWS (1 The Scrub, 1 Slangs) (Butterflies: (all Fames Rough) Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, 3 Small Heaths. Also Roe Deer (Circle Field)) - IPW

Thursday 28th
  • 6.49am-2.47pm: SWIFT flew NE (C.Farm), 2 LESSER WHITETHROATS (1 Circle Field still (singing), 1 L&G (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS still (The Scrub), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 7+ SWALLOWS (6+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (2 Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods (singing)), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 26+ STOCK DOVES (25+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 12 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods (drumming)), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Holly Blue (Pages Acre), Peacock (B.Woods)) - DKC/RDW

Wednesday 27th

Tuesday 26th
  • HOBBY (B.Woods), 4 LAPWINGS flew over (Sheep Brow) - via DKC
  • 6.46am-4.47pm: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Broadfield, 4*), COAL TIT (B.Woods (singing)), 2 GREENFINCHES (L&G), GREY HERON*, MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Gunman's Shaw), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (7 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 8 LINNETS (7 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane (singing), 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 17 GOLDFINCHES (2 by derelict barn, 13 L&G, 2 top of R.R.Lane), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 by Chipstead Road), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), c.125 STOCK DOVES (all C.Farm but 1 B.Woods (singing)), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Death Pit, 1 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods), 14 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 10 B.Woods), 15 COMMON WHITETHROATS (11 C.Farm, 4 The Scrub), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood,1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (Butterflies: ♂ Dingy Skipper (Sheep Brow)) - DKC

Monday 25th
  • 2 RED KITES flew low over at 9.38am (The Scrub) - IJ
  • 2 HOBBIES - via DKC
  • 6.29am-9.31am: (all C.Farm) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 8 GREYLAGS flew low NW at 7.02am, CHIFFCHAFF (Tattenham Meadow), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Broadfield), 2nd-sum LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Broadfield), 5 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), GOLDCREST (Circle Field (singing)), 3 MALLARDS flew over, NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ SKYLARKS, PHEASANT, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 16 STOCK DOVES, 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 BLACKCAPS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/IJ

Sunday 24th
  • 6.10am-2.28pm: HOBBY flew over early afternoon (C.Farm), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 10+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (6+ C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (The Scrub (singing)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1*), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c.5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 5+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Death Pit, 1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), 9 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 10 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - IJ/RDW/DKC
  • (Grizzled Skipper (The Scrub))- PGo

Saturday 23rd
  • HOBBY flew north (The Scrub) at 9.48am, 4 CORMORANTS flew over (B.Woods), GREY HERON flew over (B.Woods) - IJ
  • 6.23am-8.40am: (all C.Farm) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 3 LAPWINGS flew SE (see Gallery), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 3 LINNETS, 3 SKYLARKS, NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 GREY HERONS flew over, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, STOCK DOVE, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Friday 22nd
  • 5.44am-2.25pm: LAPWING (Broadfield), FIELDFARE (Watchpoint), TAWNY OWL (C.Woods (singing)), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (C.Farm), 4+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 2+ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 7 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), COAL TIT (Ruffett Wood (singing)), 2 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 4 SPARROWHAWKS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c.5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Death Pit, 3 B.Woods), 7 BLACKCAPS (1 Death Pit, 1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (10 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 10 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (Bog Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm) , 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (also white-winged gull flew south at 9.45am, probably a leucistic Herring Gull but possibility of Glaucous Gull or Iceland Gull not ruled out) - DKC/IJ/RDW

Thursday 21st
  • 6.28am-5.26pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER still (The Scrub (singing)), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 WHEATEARS (♂+♀) (Broadfield/Poultry Field), KESTREL (Chipstead Bottom), MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods (singing)), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 7 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Death Pit, 1 Lunch Wood (drumming)), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Circle Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (3 singing)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 9 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods (5 singing ♂♂, 1♀), 70+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Broadfield/Gunman's Shaw, 2 The Scrub), 18 COMMON WHITETHROATS (14 C.Farm (all singing ♂♂), 4 The Scrub (all singing ♂♂)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Holly Blues (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2+ Small Tortoiseshells (C.Farm), 5 Speckled Woods (2 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General, 3 B.Woods), c.5 Orange Tips, c.5 Brimstones) - DKC/IGM
  • evening: 2 TAWNY OWLS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm) - PGo

Wednesday 20th
  • 5.51am-3.25pm: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER till c.10.55am at least (The Scrub (singing)), ♀ WHINCHAT (The Scrub) (see Gallery), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Broadfield/Circle Field (singing)) (see Gallery), WHITE WAGTAIL (Broadfield) (see Gallery), 2 ♂ WHEATEARS (inc.presumed leucorhoa individual (see Gallery)) (Broadfield), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), 7 SWALLOWS flew through (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 5 SPARROWHAWKS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 12 COMMON WHITETHROATS (10 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub) (see Gallery), 8 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Canons Wood, 1 Circle Field, 4 B.Woods), 1+ GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), COAL TIT (by Piddly Pond (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (NW end of Broadfield), SONG THRUSH (Lunch Wood (singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
  • ♀ WHINCHAT (The Scrub), WHITE WAGTAIL (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT (Lunch Wood), 4 WHEATEARS (inc.presumed leucorhoa individual) (Broadfield), 2 SWALLOWS, 20+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 5+ WILLOW WARBLERS, many CHIFFCHAFFS, 12 YELLOWHAMMERS, 25+ STOCK DOVES, ♀ SPARROWHAWK, 2 PHEASANTS, 8+ GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 5+ JAYS - MS
  • LESSER WHITETHROAT (Lunch Wood) - JH

Tuesday 19th
  • 6.43am-5.01pm: (all C.Farm) ♀ MARSH HARRIER flew NE at 12.28pm (see Gallery), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT (NW end of Broadfield (singing)), 4+ WHEATEARS, KESTREL, 5 SWALLOWS flew through, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS, 4 SKYLARKS, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL, c.5 LINNETS, 2+ MALLARDS, GREY HERON, 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, WILLOW WARBLER, BLACKCAP, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Wood Lane, 1 Lunch Wood), GOLDFINCH, 3 PHEASANTS, c.5 STOCK DOVES, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, LONG-TAILED TIT, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods, Peacock, 2+ Small Tortoiseshells, Small White, Large White, c.5 Orange Tips) - IJ/RDW/DKC/IM


Monday 18th
  • (final local place names now in effect - see Map page for the changes)
  • c.20 WAXWINGS at Canons Wood at 6.58am - Rare Bird Alert
  • 6.43am-3.32pm: 4 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3 WHEATEARS (Broadfield), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), c.90 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Horse Pasture/Broadfield border, 1 Stoney Nob), 5 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane (singing), 4 B.Woods (singing)), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 1*), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 11 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 10 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), c.7 LINNETS (c.5, C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 7+ SKYLARKS (6+ C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (2 Broadfield, 1 B.Woods), ♂ GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 6+ SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) (Butterflies: Holly Blue (B.Woods), 4 Speckled Woods (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 2+ Orange Tips (around Lunch Wood). Also 2 Bee Flies (B.Woods)) - DKC

Sunday 17th
  • 7.10am-8.35am: c.65 WAXWINGS on & around west end of Canons Lane early morning but mobile - RDW/IJ/DKC/SG
  • 6.30am-4.12pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL flew towards Perrotts Farmhouse at 10.54am, c.5 FIELDFARES (Broadfield), ♂ WHEATEAR (Broadfield), BLACK-HEADED GULL (Broadfield), 200+ HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Parakeet Meadow), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods (1 singing)), 1+ COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Copt Hill Lane, 2 The Scrub), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 8 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), LINNET (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ/RDW
  • 1+ SWALLOW - IJ
  • late afternoon/early evening: (all C.Farm) WHEATEAR, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, COMMON BUZZARD - RDW
  • (see the new map on Map page - please note the few name changes)

Saturday 16th
  • GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (Reads Bottom (singing)), CORMORANT flew over - RGt
  • 6.25am-6.36pm: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (Reads Bottom (singing)) (see above), 25+ WAXWINGS briefly early morning (Canons Wood), SAND MARTIN flew west (C.Farm), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 6 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), 3 WHEATEARS (2♂+1♀) (Broad Field), 1st-winter COMMON GULL (Broad Field), 2+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (C.Farm), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), FIELDFARE (Broad Field), 60+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Parakeet Meadow), c.5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 20+ LINNETS (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 3+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 WILLOW WARBLERS (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (all singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (4+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (just south of Lunch Wood), 17+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (11+ C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods) - DKC/IJ/RDW/PM/KG/CM/RB/PGr et al


Friday 15th
  • 6.25am-3.03pm: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (west end of Harrier Field (singing)), ♂ YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south (from Wheatear Field), 2 WHEATEARS (1 Canons barns, 1 Loony Field), 11 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL (B.Woods (singing midday), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Loony Field (mating)), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2+SPARROWHAWKS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field (singing)), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 2*), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (1 singing)), MISTLE THRUSH (Loony Field (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 WILLOW WARBLERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), c.30 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 19+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 6 PHEASANTS (5♂+1♀) (C.Farm), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 1 top of R.R.Lane), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm (inc pair), 1 B.Woods), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/IJ/JA et al
  • STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture) - JH
  • 2 LAPWINGS, 2 ♂ PHEASANTS - PM/CM/NR
  • 6.35pm-9.08pm: WHEATEAR (Broad Field), 1+ FIELDFARE (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL (B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), c.15 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), SKYLARK (C.Farm), BLACKCAP (B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ

Thursday 14th
  • ♂ COMMON REDSTART (C.Farm), 3 WHEATEARS (C.Farm) - JH
  • 6.25am-11.34am: CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 9 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (1 singing)), 6 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (6 C.Farm, 2 Chipstead Bottom), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (Loony Field), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood), 7 NUTHATCHES (5 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 8 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6+ SONG THRUSHES (4+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ
  • WHEATEAR (Chipstead Meadow) - PGo
  • mid afternoon: (all C.Farm) HOUSE MARTIN flew south, 5 SWALLOWS flew south, 8 MEADOW PIPITS, SPARROWHAWK, 2 GREY HERONS, 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 27 STOCK DOVES - RDW
  • 5.43pm-c.7.25pm: 4 WHEATEARS (1 Broad Field, 3 Loony Field), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 1+ COMMON BUZZARD (Broad Field/Loony Field), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 PHEASANTS (Loony Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Loony Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (by Loony Field), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (flew from B.Woods to Ruffett Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), SONG THRUSH (Ruffett Wood (singing)), BLACKCAP (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ

Wednesday 13th
  • 6.44am-3.04pm: WOOD WARBLER (SW end of Pages Acre (singing)) (see Gallery), HOUSE MARTIN flew north at 2.11pm (C.Farm), LAPWING (Broad Field (displaying)), 7 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 4 SWALLOWS through (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 12 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (inc.flock 11 Pipit Meadow), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), GREY HERON (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Wood Lane, 1 Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/JA et al
  • RED KITE circled at 10.25am (C.Farm) - MSp
  • 3.11pm-7.00pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Broad Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6 PHEASANTS (2♂+4♀), c.4 YELLOWHAMMERS, LINNET (Lunch Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), SONG THRUSH (Ruffett Wood), STOCK DOVE (Pipit Meadow), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Death Pit) - DKC/IJ

Tuesday 12th
  • 6.44am-3.42pm: RED KITE flew low west at 11.11am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 9 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 The Scrub, 1*), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Aberdour School, 1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 6 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 5 B.Woods), 3 PHEASANTS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods), 4 MALLARDS (2 C.Farm, 2*), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 19+ LINNETS (18+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm (1 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (top of R.R.Lane), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) - DKC
  • 4.15pm-6.20pm: 3 WHEATEARS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (B.Woods), 4+ BLACKCAPS (3+ ♂, 1♀), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods) - IJ

Monday 11th
  • 4.15pm-5.15pm: 13 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm) - IJ
  • (all C.Farm) 10 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broad Field), 4 SWALLOWS flew SE - RDW
  • 6.46am-3.01pm: LAPWING flew west (C.Farm), 8 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 3 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), 2 SWALLOWS north (C.Farm), 54 STOCK DOVES (53 Pipit Meadow, 1 B.Woods), KESTREL (near Lunch Wood), BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, LITTLE OWL (near Legal & General), GOLDCREST (Wood Lane (singing)), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Legal & General), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 11 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Wood Lane, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (also Roe Deer. Butterflies: Speckled Wood (B.Woods), Brimstone (B.Woods), Small Tortoiseshell (C.Farm)) - DKC
  • (a shot of Saturday's Common Redstart has been added - see Gallery)

Sunday 10th
  • (all C.Farm) ♂ HEN HARRIER flew north at c.9.30am, 2 WHEATEARS, SWALLOW - JU
  • ♂ RING OUZEL still (north half of Broad Field) - BJ
  • 4 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), SWALLOW flew through (The Scrub), COMMON WHITETHROAT (The Scrub), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods) - IJ
  • 1.12pm-6.57pm: RED KITE flew SE at 3.08pm (C.Farm), 7 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), MALLARD (C.Farm), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Reads Bottom), c.5 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 near Legal & General), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 9 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW/PM/PC et al
  • 6.29am-8.46pm: (all C.Farm) 2 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), LESSER REDPOLL, GREY HERON, TREECREEPER, MISTLE THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), BLACKCAP, SONG THRUSH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3 LINNETS, 2 SKYLARKS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, YELLOWHAMMER, GOLDFINCH, GREEN WOODPECKER, NUTHATCH (Pages Acre) - DKC/IJ et al

Saturday 9th
  • ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (north side of Chat Field) - MW/SW
  • 6.30am-6.15pm: CURLEW flew high north at 2.58pm (heard only) (C.Farm), ♂ RING OUZEL (Broad Field), ♂ COMMON REDSTART (The Scrub), ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (north side of Chat Field) (see above), 3+ WHEATEARS (C.Farm), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub), KESTREL (C.Farm),GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub), 8 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 7 B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 10 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 9 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀), SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), 6+ COMMON BUZZARDS (3+ C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), c.5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 3+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Legal & General), LINNET (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 5 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
  • 3 TREECREEPERS (Lunch Wood), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (♂+♀) (B.Woods) - KH

Friday 8th
  • 6.48am-4.53pm: 4 WHEATEARS (3♂+1♀) (Broad Field), ♂ COMMON WHITETHROAT (Reads Bottom), 11 FIELDFARES (all C.Farm: 1 flew west & 10 Broad Field), 5 LESSER REDPOLLS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 MALLARDS (3 over C.Farm, 1*), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 19 LINNETS (C.Farm), 8 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 1 B.Woods (singing)), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 3+ WILLOW WARBLERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (Ruffett Wood (pair inc.singing ♂, & another singing ♂)), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (2 singing)), 5 NUTHATCHES (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood (both singing)), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (pair Tawny Wood, 1 Reads Rest Cottages), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm) - DKC/KG/RDW et al
  • 3+WHEATEARS (2+♂+1♀) (C.Farm), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (Legal & General), ♂ BULLFINCH (B.Woods pond), 2 BLACKCAPS (♂+♀) (B.Woods pond), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), WILLOW WARBLER (B.Woods), 3+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods) - AG/JG
  • LITTLE OWL (Parakeet Meadow), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Reads Bottom) - DD et al
  • SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm) - RDW

Thursday 7th
  • RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE at 6.30pm (Broad Field & Chat Field) (see Gallery), ♂ COMMON REDSTART (north side of Chat Field) - IJ
  • 7.00pm-8.58pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still at 7.15pm (Broad Field) (see above), ♂ COMMON REDSTART still though elusive (north side of Chat Field) (see above), 3+ LITTLE OWLS, PHEASANT - IJ/JA/PM/DKC
  • (all C.Farm) COMMON REDSTART (heard calling) (Lunch Wood), 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 2 GOLDFINCHES - DH
  • 6.15am-3.16pm: ♂ COMMON WHITETHROAT (The Scrub (singing)) (see Gallery), BRAMBLING (Lunch Wood), LAPWING (Broad Field), ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), ♂ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 3 MALLARDS*, 8 WILLOW WARBLERS (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 CF/BW, 1*), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods (singing)), PHEASANT (Lunch Wood), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (1 singing)), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) observed displaying & mating (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (Legal & General), COAL TIT (B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 12 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 9 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 unidentified hirundines north (C.Farm) (No sign of Ring Ouzel. Butterflies: Holly Blue, 2 Orange Tips, 2 Speckled Woods, Red Admiral, c.4 Peacocks, c.10 Small Tortoiseshells, 5+ Brimstones) - DKC/PCl/DH/IJ et al
  • LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming at 8.30am (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (C.Farm) - PGo

Wednesday 6th
  • 7.25pm-9.05pm: (all C.Farm) SHORT-EARED OWL flew from Harrier Field at 8.20pm & headed casually NE, SWALLOW flew south, 2 GREY HERONS, LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), YELLOWHAMMER - DKC/RDW/CN
  • 3 COMMON REDSTARTS (2♂+♀) (mostly footpath just south of Lunch Wood, also seen along path at north end of Legal & General playing field) (see Gallery) - CM/PM/DKC/RDW et al
  • RING OUZEL still at south end of Legal & General playing field - DKC/AB et al
  • 6.47am-3.07pm: 10 WHEATEARS (C.Farm), 18 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), SWALLOW flew south (B.Woods), ROOK (Legal & General), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1*), 5 WILLOW WARBLERS (2 Aberdour School, 1 Legal & General, 1 south of Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 25+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm (mostly Broad Field)), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Broad Field/Chat Field border), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Aberdour School (singing)), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), GREY HERON*, 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 22 STOCK DOVES (13 C.Farm (1 singing), 9 B.Woods), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Ivy Wood, 3 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (C.Farm) - DKC/AB et al
  • (all Chipstead Meadow/Circle Field) WILLOW WARBLER, 2 BLACKCAPS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS - PGo
  • (all C.Farm) SWALLOW south, SPARROWHAWK, 2 LITTLE OWLS - RDW

Tuesday 5th
  • (all C.Farm) MUTE SWAN flew over at 10.15am (Legal & General), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS high over, GREY HERON, CHIFFCHAFF - LT
  • 6.41am-3.18pm: ♂ RING OUZEL still at 8.08am (Legal & General), 11 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), ♂ WHEATEAR (Reads Bottom), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (Legal & General), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 NE end Ruffett Wood, 1 The Scrub), LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 3 SPARROWHAWKS low together (B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Legal & General), MALLARD*, 5 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 5 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Loony Field, 1 east of Lunch Wood), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (1 Loony Field, 1 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Wood Lane, 3 B.Woods), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 8 B.Woods), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (2 singing)), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 9+ NUTHATCHES (3 C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (no sign of Black Redstart) - DKC et al
  • BLACKCAP (Chipstead Meadow), 20 STOCK DOVES (Chipstead Meadow), 30+ LINNETS (Buzzard Field) - PGo
  • SWALLOW (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 60+ LINNETS (Broad Field) - IJ
  • (see Gallery for Phil Wallace's excellent shot of the Ring Ouzel, taken yesterday)

Monday 4th
  • BARN OWL at c.8.20pm (Harrier Field) - PM
  • ♂ RING OUZEL still until 10.00am at least (Legal & General) (see Gallery) - DKC/PW/NR
  • ♂ RING OUZEL still in morning (Legal & General), ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (Chat Field/Broad Field border) - RGt
  • 6.31am-3.16pm: ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (Harrier Field then barns behind C.Farmhouse), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 13+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), MALLARD (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General) (see Gallery), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Aberdour School, 5 B.Woods), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 3+ LINNETS (C.Farm), c.5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Harrier Field, 2 B.Woods in cleared area), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - DKC/RS et al

Sunday 3rd
  • ♂ RING OUZEL still until 4.43pm at least (Legal & General) (see Gallery)- DKC/IJ/KG/CM et al
  • 6.35am-4.31pm: new RING OUZEL (probably 1st summer ♂) (Broad Field then flew towards Legal & General) (see Gallery), ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (Broad Field/Chat Field border) (see Gallery), PEREGRINE (C.Farm), 2 LAPWINGS (♂+♀) (Broad Field), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), WOODCOCK flushed (The Scrub), SAND MARTIN flew NW (C.Farm), 2 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (C.Farm), 7 LESSER REDPOLLS (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3 SPARROWHAWKS (2 C.Farm, 1*), 4+ COMMON BUZZARDS, 7+ MALLARDS (5 C.Farm, 2*), 2+ GREY HERONS (C.Farm), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS over (C.Farm), 1st-wint.COMMON GULL (Legal & General), c.4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Parakeet Meadow, 1 Broad Field/Chat Field border), c.5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 6+ SKYLARKS (5+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), 5 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Copt Hill Lane), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (R.R.Lane entrance to B.Woods), pair of BLUE TITS with nesting material (Legal & General), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) (also 2 Small Tortoiseshells, Brimstone) - DKC/IJ/RDW/PM/KG et al
  • 1+ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near Legal & General) - via DKC
  • 7.00am-8.15am: LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Circle Field), SPARROWHAWK - PC

Saturday 2nd
  • 6.28am-7.38pm: 2 RING OUZELS (♂+♀) 1.30pm-5.32pm (Legal & General) (see Gallery), ♂ WHEATEAR (Wheatear Field then Broad Field), 2 GREYLAGS past*, PEREGRINE past*, 3 SWALLOWS (Legal & General), CANADA GOOSE over (C.Farm), CORMORANT over (C.Farm), 5+ MALLARDS (3+ over C.Farm, 2*), 3 LITTLE OWLS (Parakeet Meadow), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 BLACKCAPS (1 Wood Lane, 4 B.Woods), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farm, 10 B.Woods) (see Gallery), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (2 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 1+ LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 7+ COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 6+*), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 4 SKYLARKS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c.10 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3+ PHEASANTS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 4 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 GREENFINCHES (Copt Hill Lane), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (Copt Hill Lane), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm (3 singing), 1 B.Woods), BLACKBIRD with nesting material (Copt Hill Lane) (also 4 unidentified hirundines*, 6 Brimstones (B.Woods), Peacock (Legal & General)) 52 species - DKC/IJ et al
  • c.20 WAXWINGS flew north c.2.10pm - RGd/NGd/JA et al
  • 5 SAND MARTINS flew over in afternoon (3 north & 2 west) - RGd/JA/DKC
  • 2 LAPWINGS (Broad Field) - JH
  • (55 species recorded in total)

Friday 1st
  • 7.14am-c.2.20pm: 3 SWALLOWS flew NW (2 Woodpecker Meadow (10.40am & 10.55am), 1 Circle Field (1.33pm), CORMORANT over (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 Wood Lane, 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 3 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), LESSER REDPOLL (C.Farm), SISKIN (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods->C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 8 B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 4 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 12 STOCK DOVES (7 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods, 2 CF to BW), 8 NUTHATCHES (3 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (1 B.Woods, 1 Circle Field), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), CHAFFINCH with nesting material (Legal & General), 2 pairs of fighting MAGPIES (B.Woods) (also Red Admiral (Holly Lane Meadow), Roe Deer (The Scrub). Probable ♂ Peregrine (C.Farm)) - DKC
  • 3.15pm-5.00pm: 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border), PHEASANT (Finch Field), 4 LINNETS (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (Lunch Wood), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Parakeet Meadow) - FJ