July 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. * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it.
Sunday 31st
  • small family group of TREECREEPERS (near Piddly Pond), COMMON WHITETHROATS feeding juvs (near Legal & General), juv STOCK DOVE (near Fames Rough) (Butterflies: (19 species) 3 Dingy Skippers (Fames Rough), Small Skipper, 2 Small Tortoiseshells (C.Farm), 2 Red Admirals, Peacock, 2 Commas, Small Heaths, 2 Marbled Whites (Woodpecker Meadow), Speckled Woods, Meadow Browns, Ringlet (Circle Field), Gatekeepers, 7 Brown Argus (4 Fames Rough, 3 Pipit Meadow), 3 Common Blues (Fames Rough), 2 Holly Blues, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Brimstone) - PGo
  • (all Legal & General) LITTLE OWL, 19 PIED WAGTAILS, BLACKCAP, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS - CA
  • 8.02am-9.13am: 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 COAL TITS (1 Aberdour School, 1 Circle Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (Aberdour School), GREEN WOODPECKER, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, GOLDFINCH, juv DUNNOCK (Bunting Field) - DKC

Saturday 30th
  • 12.56pm-c.6.00pm: SWALLOW (Perrotts by Wood), BULLFINCH (Fames Rough), 2 KESTRELS (Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods), 3 SWIFTS (Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Woodpecker Meadow/The Scrub, 1 Fames Rough), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Fames Rough), 2 NUTHATCHES (Fames Rough), COAL TIT (Fames Rough), GREEN WOODPECKER (Fames Rough), 3 STOCK DOVES (1 B.Woods (singing), 2 over Slangs), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Stoney Nob) (Butterflies: (17 species) Silver-washed Fritillary (Fames Rough), 2 Dingy Skippers (Fames Rough), 4+ Purple Hairstreaks (Perrotts by Wood), Small Copper (Fames Rough), 2 Marbled Whites (Woodpecker Meadow), c.10 Common Blues (Fames Rough), 4 Commas (1 B.Woods, 3 Lunch Wood), 5+ Small Heaths (Fames Rough), 5+ Brown Argus (Fames Rough), 2 Peacocks (Fames Rough), c.10 Brimstones (mainly Fames Rough), 5+ Speckled Woods, 10+ Gatekeepers, 5+ Small Whites, Red Admiral (Lunch Wood), 2+ Large Whites (Lunch Wood), 5+ Meadow Browns) - DKC/IGM
  • 2 LITTLE OWLS at c.8.15pm (Legal & General) - CA
  • juv SPARROWHAWK calling (B.Woods between posts 16 & 17), ♂ BULLFINCH (The Scrub) (Butterflies: 2 Silver-washed Fritillaries c.100 metres from orchard at B.Woods, ♂ Chalkhill Blue (B.Woods car park/Valley Meadows)) - IPW
  • (freshly dead Roe Deer fawn of substantial size at west side of Infront George Field with evidence of injury around neck - likely killed by a dog - all dogs should be kept under close control as requested by signs around the recording area, and the Countryside Code, to avoid such disturbance to/destruction of wildlife and in respect of other people, as well as to prevent damage to crops)

Friday 29th
  • 7.49am-1.09pm: (all C.Farm) GREY WAGTAIL flew east at 9.30am, ROOK (Lambert's Shaw/Death Pit), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General), 3 GREENFINCHES (2 C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3+ SKYLARKS, 7+ LINNETS, TREECREEPER (Lambert's Shaw/Pages Acre), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lambert's Shaw/Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood/Pages Acre, 1 C.Wood, 1 Lunch Wood), 3 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Aberdour School, 1 Tawny Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Tawny Wood), PHEASANT, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 STOCK DOVES, SONG THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 7+ GOLDFINCHES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Watchpoint), Speckled Wood (between Harrier Field & Bog Field)) - DKC
  • (all C.Farm) 2 KESTRELS, GOLDFINCHES, family group of COMMON WHITETHROATS (Infront George Field/Skylark Field border) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Small Heath) - CA

Thursday 28th
  • 9.10am-3.10pm: (all C.Farm) WHINCHAT till 2.45pm at least (north side of Horse Pasture) (see Gallery), juv STONECHAT till 2.45pm at least (north side of Horse Pasture) (see Gallery), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2+ KESTRELS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, BLACKCAP (Watchpoint), CHIFFCHAFF (Death Pit/Lambert's Shaw), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, STOCK DOVE (Ivy Wood (singing)), GREEN WOODPECKER, SWIFT, 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (west side of Broadfield), LINNET, GOLDFINCH, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
  • WHINCHAT still at 7.15pm (north side of Horse Pasture), juv STONECHAT still at 7.15pm (north side of Horse Pasture) - NR
  • (butterfly, moth & plant photos from Tuesday added to 'Wildlife' page)

Wednesday 27th
  • 7.15am-10.48am: (all C.Farm) WILLOW WARBLER (Watchpoint (singing)), GREY HERON flew over, LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 16+ SWALLOWS, 8 PIED WAGTAILS (1 juv) (Legal & General), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane cottages, 1 Circle Field/Tattenham Meadow), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 35 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 4 GREENFINCHES (1 flew over Tattenham Meadow, 1 west end of C.Lane, 1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 around Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, PHEASANT, 2 COAL TITS (1 Wood Lane cottages, 1 Circle Field), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 north end of Broadfield), 3 SKYLARKS, 8 LINNETS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 8+ GOLDFINCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 near C.Farmhouse), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC

Tuesday 26th
  • 6.39am-3.54pm: MEADOW PIPIT flew over at 9.46am (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 3+ HOUSE MARTINS (Legal & General/Infront George Field), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Railway Field/Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 25 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (1 juv) (Legal & General), 10+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), KESTREL (Perrotts by Wood), 5 PIED WAGTAILS (1 barns by C.Farmhouse, 4 Legal & General), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 3 GREENFINCHES (1 Chipstead Road, 1 Legal & General, 1 C.Farmhouse), COAL TIT (Fames Rough), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Legal & General, 1 Slangs/Lunch Wood, 1 Fames Rough), 4+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5 STOCK DOVES (4 C.Farm, 1 Fames Rough (singing)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (Slangs), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (4+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 (1 juv) Pages Acre, 1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 6 GOLDFINCHES (4 C.Farm, 2 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 14+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 2 juv DUNNOCKS (1 Bog Field, 1 Legal & General) (Moths: Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Fames Rough), Six-spot Burnet (Fames Rough), Pyrausta nigrata (Fames Rough). Butterflies: Dingy Skipper (Fames Rough), Purple Hairstreak (Perrotts by Wood), Small Copper (Fames Rough), 2+ Brown Argus (Fames Rough), 4+ Gatekeepers (1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood, 2+ Fames Rough), Peacock (Fames Rough), Red Admiral (Perrotts by Wood), 2 Ringlets (1 Legal & General, 1 Fames Rough), 10+ Common Blues (Fames Rough), 5+ Meadow Browns (2+ Legal & General, 3+ Fames Rough), Brimstone (Fames Rough), Small Heath (Fames Rough), Small Skipper (Fames Rough), 1+ Small White (Fames Rough), 2+ Large Whites (1+ Legal & General, 1+ Fames Rough)) - DKC/IGM

Monday 25th
  • 8.52am-11.17am: (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL calling (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre), 8 GOLDFINCHES, SONG THRUSH (Ivy Wood), 5 LINNETS (Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods (1 Infront George Field/Skylark Field, 1 C.Lane c.50 metres beyond C.Farm Cottages)) - DKC
  • 2 LITTLE OWLS (Legal & General) - DMcN

Sunday 24th
  • 7.11am-2.32pm: 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1+ Piddly Pond/The Scrub), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 2 by Piddly Pond), 9 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 7 LINNETS (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 42 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 by The Scrub), 4+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), 7 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub) (Butterflies: Comma (R.R.Lane at Poultry Field/Perrotts by Wood), Brimstone (Infront George Field/Skylark Field), Speckled Wood (Stoney Nob), 3 Red Admirals (1 Infront George Field/Skylark Field, 1 Watchpoint, 1 west side of Broadfield)) - DKC/IJ
  • 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs) - PGo

Saturday 23rd
  • 6.06am-11.52am: WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (on large barn by Reads Rest Cottages), 1+ BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond/The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 2 COAL TITS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 4+ NUTHATCHES (2+ B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 2 The Scrub), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 The Scrub), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 CF/BW near end of R.R.Lane), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 9+ LINNETS (2+ C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 4 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 1 CF/BW at top of R.R.Lane), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Reads Bottom, 2 B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 1 over The Scrub) (Butterflies: 2 Gatekeepers (1 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub)) - DKC/IJ

Friday 22nd
  • 6.43am-10.13am: (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, KESTREL, 42 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (29 Legal & General, 13 flew over), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 HOUSE MARTINS, 5+ SWALLOWS, 6+ LINNETS, 3 SKYLARKS, SONG THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Buzzard Field), CHIFFCHAFF (Bog Field), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC

Thursday 21st
  • 7.15am-3.37pm: SAND MARTIN at 9.32am (Broadfield/Lunch Wood), SPARROWHAWK (Watchpoint), 11 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3+ BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 2+ The Scrub/Piddly Pond), ♀ KESTREL (barns by C.Farmhouse), 10+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 16+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 near Piddly Pond), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field area, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 just north of The Scrub, 1 B.Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), COAL TIT (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 13 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (10 Legal & General, 2 flew over C.Farm), 5 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 7 LINNETS (4 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Aberdour School, 1 flew to Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 11+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 3 (2 juvs) Legal & General, 2+ Broadfield area, 1 by caravan site, 1 Perrotts by Wood, 3 (1+ juv) The Scrub), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 NW end of Ruffett Wood (singing), 2 B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 2 (1♀) B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Valley Meadows (singing)), 14 GOLDFINCHES (10 C.Farm, 4 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 400+ WOODPIGEONS (C.Farm) - DKC

Wednesday 20th
  • 8.21am-3.12pm: MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 12 PIED WAGTAILS (1 Watchpoint, 11 Legal & General), c.25 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 north side of The Scrub, 2 (ad +juv) NE end of Ruffett Wood), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 just north of Circle Field, 1 near Piddly Pond, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 just north of Circle Field, 4 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 17 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (2 flew over C.Farm, 15 Legal & General), 6 LINNETS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 west side of B.Woods), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 horse paddocks by Pages Acre, 1+ west side of B,.Woods/Perrotts by Wood), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood (calling), 3 B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 The Scrub), 5 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 2 CF/BW at top of R.R.Lane) - DKC

Tuesday 19th
  • 7.23am-3.39pm: juv STONECHAT at 8.37am only (Watchpoint), HOBBY (B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 4 BULLFINCHES (2 Legal & General/Infront George Field, 2 The Scrub), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 6+ TREECREEPERS (1+ Circle Field, 1 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 near Piddly Pond, 1+ B.Woods Nature Trail near estate, 1 near Scouts camp), 4 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre, 1 near Scouts camp), 6 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 2 Circle Field, 1 near orchard, 1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 B.Woods Nature Trail near estate), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 1 Death Pit, 3 B.Woods), 6 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near Piddly Pond), 10+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Pages Acre, 6 (3+ juvs) Legal & General, 2+ The Scrub/Piddly Pond), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 Ivy Wood, 2 B.Woods), 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Ivy Wood, 2+ Chipstead Road), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 between C.Farmhouse & R.R.Cottages, 1 Legal & General), 9 STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm (inc 1 singing (Ivy Wood)), 4 B.Woods (singing)), c.11 GOLDFINCHES (c.10 C.Farm, 1 CF/BW end of R.R.Lane), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Brown Argus (Valley Meadows), Gatekeeper (Lunch Wood/Broadfield), Marbled White (Valley Meadows), Red Admiral (Watchpoint), Brimstone (Valley Meadows)) - DKC

Monday 18th
  • 6.43am-3.10pm: 2 SAND MARTINS at 10.44am (Broadfield), MEADOW PIPIT flew SE, WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 1+ BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond/The Scrub), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 8 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (7 flew over C.Farm, 1 Legal & General), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Tattenham Meadow/Circle Field, 2 B.Woods), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 3+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 9+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Tattenham Meadow/Circle Field), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Infront George Field, 2 B.Woods), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 (ad+juv) horse paddocks by Pages Acre, 1 Legal & General, 4 The Scrub (2+juvs)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 5 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 2 top of R.R.Lane), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 The Scrub), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Infront George Field)) - DKC

Sunday 17th
  • 8.22am-3.36pm: (all C.Farm) juv PEREGRINE at 8.50am (around Lambert's Shaw), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, GREY HERON flew over, 6+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, ♀ KESTREL, TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 15+ HOUSE MARTINS, 30+ SWALLOWS, 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, COAL TIT (Aberdour School), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 LINNETS, 1+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 20+ STOCK DOVES (Stoney Nob), GREENFINCH (Legal & General/Infront George Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, SONG THRUSH (Ivy Wood), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW

Saturday 16th
  • 4.30pm-5.55pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTRELS, 9 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 5+ HOUSE MARTINS, 5 SWALLOWS, ♀ PHEASANT, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, LINNET, juv GREEN WOODPECKER (Legal & General), COMMON WHITETHROAT, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 2 STOCK DOVES - DKC/IJ

Friday 15th
  • 6.44am-3.07pm: juv PEREGRINE at 2.45pm (over Holly Lane), GREY HERON*, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Green Belt Field), 3 KESTRELS (2 Legal & General/Railway Field, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General/Infront George Field, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv) (C.Farm), SWALLOW (east end of R.R.Lane), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 8+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 5 The Scrub), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Legal & General, 1 just north of Circle Field, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 west of B.Woods car park), 4 COAL TITS (2 Circle Field, 2 B.Woods), 7 NUTHATCHES (1 Canons Wood, 6 B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane, ad feeding juv just north of Circle Field still, juv NE end of Ruffett Wood), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 5 STOCK DOVES (1 Green Belt Field, 4 B.Woods), 14 GOLDFINCHES (10 C.Farm, 4 C.Farm/B.Woods at top of R.R.Lane), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Small Skipper (Valley Meadows), 2 Speckled Woods (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods west of car park), Brimstone (near Scouts camp), 6 Marbled Whites (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub, 4 Valley Meadows), 2 Red Admirals (1 Reads Bottom, 1 B.Woods)) - DKC

Thursday 14th
  • 6.46am-3.32pm: juv PEREGRINE flushing Woodpigeons at 3.03pm (north end of Broadfield), ♀ TAWNY OWL calling (near Piddly Pond), SPARROWHAWK (Fames Rough), 2 KESTRELS (♀ C.Farm, 1 flew over Valley Meadows), 1+ BULLFINCH (Piddly Pond/The Scrub etc), SWALLOW (flew out of barn by Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 ad BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (2 just north of Circle Field, 1 Lambert's Shaw/Pages Acre, 1 by Piddly Pond), 4 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 by Wood Lane cottages, 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 2 Lambert's Shaw/Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 1+ PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (5♂+1♀) (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 near NE entrance to The Scrub, 1 east end of The Scrub (singing)), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES flew over (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 9+ LINNETS (7+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 9+ CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lambert's Shaw (singing), 8+ B.Woods (2 juvs (The Scrub))), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 8 GOLDFINCHES (3 juvs) (near derelict barn), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 Lunch Wood), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary showing well (Fames Rough) (see Wildlife page for photo), Brown Argus (Fames Rough), Peacock (Fames Rough), Comma (Fames Rough), Holly Blue (The Scrub), Brimstone (Fames Rough), 2 Small Skippers (The Scrub), 2 Gatekeepers (1 The Scrub, 1 Fames Rough), Marbled White (The Scrub), 3 Red Admirals (B.Woods)) - DKC

Wednesday 13th
  • 6.40am-11.41am: (all C.Farm) YELLOW WAGTAIL still at 9.10am calling (over Harrier Field); SAND MARTIN at c.9.24am (around derelict barn), 3 MEADOW PIPITS till 7.45am then flew north (barns behind C.Farmhouse), HOBBY flew low west at 9.25am (Horse Pasture/Harrier Field etc), SPARROWHAWK with prey, KESTREL, MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2+ HOUSE MARTINS, 2+ SWALLOWS, subad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 17 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (5 flew over, 12 (2 juvs) Legal & General), ♂ GREENFINCH (Legal & General (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ SKYLARKS, 4+ LINNETS, juv COAL TIT (Circle Field), 4 GOLDCRESTS (ad feeding 3 juvs) (Circle Field), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, PHEASANT, 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 5+ GOLDFINCHES, 2+ STOCK DOVES, 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
  • 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 5 The Scrub (2+ juvs)) - IJ

Tuesday 12th
  • 6.43am-3.42pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL (flew to Broadfield at 8.53am then to Skylark Field/Bunting Field border at 8.57am then to south end of Broadfield at 9.23am), 3 MEADOW PIPITS dropped in at c.8.50am (by derelict barn) (see Gallery), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (calling)), 3 ad summer BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1*), juv KESTREL (Lunch Wood/Broadfield), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Legal & General/Infront George Field, 1 by Piddly Pond), 3+ TREECREEPERS (1 just north of Circle Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 near Piddly Pond), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 near Piddly Pond), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (ad+2+juvs Wood Lane cottages, 1 just north of Circle Field), 4 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 6+ LINNETS (4+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub (1 juv)), GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse (singing)), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 The Scrub (singing)), 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Chipstead Road, 2+ by Piddly Pond), 11 GOLDFINCHES (10 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), c.52 STOCK DOVES (c.50 Stoney Nob, 2 The Scrub), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Gatekeeper (Wood Lane)) - DKC
  • SPARROWHAWK (low over Infront George Field) - IJ

Monday 11th
  • (Butterflies: Dark Green Fritillary at 12.20pm (Holly Lane Meadow) (see Wildlife), probable Silver-washed Fritillary pursued by Comma (Fames Rough), 21 Marbled Whites (7 Holly Lane/Holly Lane Meadow, 6 Outwood Lane, 8 Woodpecker Meadow), many Red Admirals (mainly Buzzard Field/Pages Acre); Small Coppers, Gatekeepers & Large Skippers (mainly Holly Lane Meadow & The Scrub)) - IPW

Sunday 10th
  • 7.54am-11.02am: (all C.Farm) 9 CROSSBILLS flew south at 9.25am (C.Farmhouse), 2+ SAND MARTINS (C.Farmhouse area), 2 LITTLE OWLS (ad+juv) (Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK (over C.Farmhouse area), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farmhouse area, 1 Legal & General), 3 HOUSE MARTINS, SWALLOW, 4 GOLDCRESTS (ad feeding 3 juvs) (just north of Circle Field), TREECREEPER (just north of Circle Field), 2 COAL TITS (ad (singing)+juv) (just north of Circle Field), NUTHATCH (Lambert's Shaw), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 LINNETS, GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse), SONG THRUSH (Ivy Wood), 4+ BLACKCAPS (inc 2+ juvs (just north of Circle Field)), GREEN WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, juv DUNNOCK (Watchpoint) (Butterflies: Marbled White (Legal & General)) - DKC
  • LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), juv GOLDCREST (Legal & General small car park) - FJ/SD

Saturday 9th
  • 6.30am-3.17pm: ad summer BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 The Scrub, 1 near estate), 3+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 5+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 near Piddly Pond, 1 near estate), 6 COAL TITS (1 Aberdour School, 5 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 3+ (inc 2+ juvs) Nature Trail near estate), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8+ LINNETS (5 C.Farm, 3+ (2+ fresh juvs) The Scrub), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (The Scrub (singing)), PHEASANT (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 The Scrub), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (3+ C.Farm - poss diff over B.Woods), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (4 Ruffett Wood, 2+ near orchard), 4 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 5 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 6 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 6 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals (B.Woods), 3 Marbled Whites (1 Legal & General, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows), Comma (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 Ringlets (mating pair) (Chipstead Bottom), blue sp (Woodpecker Meadow)) - DKC

Friday 8th
  • 11.32am-3.46pm: (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, 2 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀+2 juvs) (Legal & General), 80+ STOCK DOVES (80+ Stoney Nob, 1 Ivy Wood (singing)), ♀ KESTREL, 16+ SWALLOWS, 4 HOUSE MARTINS, COAL TIT (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 2 SKYLARKS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), SONG THRUSH (Ivy Wood), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Butterflies: Gatekeeper (Chipstead Road)) - DKC

Thursday 7th
  • 9.28am-1.32pm: COMMON GULL flew over at 10.58am (Perrotts by Wood), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 7+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), c.22 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), BLACKCAP (B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) - DKC/IJ

Wednesday 6th
  • 9.54am-3.34pm: 10+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), c.10 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General/Infront George Field, 1 NW of The Scrub), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (3 juvs, 2♂+1♀) (Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (3 C.Farm, 1 over Fames Rough (singing)), GREENFINCH (The Scrub (singing)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (near R.R.Lane entrance to B.Woods), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), 2+ GOLDCRESTS (ad +1+juv) (just north of Circle Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farm) (Dragonflies: 2 Southern Hawkers (♂+♀) (NW of The Scrub). Butterflies: 2 Commas (1 Green Belt Field, 1 B.Woods), Small/Essex Skipper (Fames Rough), 5 Red Admirals (B.Woods), Small Tortoiseshell (Pipit Meadow), 3 Marbled Whites (1 Legal & General, 1 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub)) - DKC
  • KESTREL (by derelict barn), 80+ HOUSE SPARROWS (Skylark Field/Quail Field border) - IJ

Tuesday 5th
  • 9.52am-3.29pm: 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 just north of Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre, 1 by Piddly Pond, 2 (ad feeding juv) NW corner of The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General/Infront George Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 3 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (ad feeding 3 juvs) (just north of Circle Field), 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 by Piddly Pond), SWALLOW (around Perrotts Farmhouse), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (by Piddly Pond), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4+ NUTHATCHES (2 north side of Circle Field, 1 west side of Green Belt Field, 1+ B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (around Piddly Pond), 3 Marbled Whites (2 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 Commas (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Infront George Field), Red Admiral (near Piddly Pond), Speckled Wood (Pages Acre), 2 Small Skippers (The Scrub), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (1 Infront George Field/Skylark Field border, 1 Pipit Meadow)) - DKC

Monday 4th
  • 2.32pm-8.26pm: WILLOW WARBLER still (Bog Field/Harrier Field border), ♀ TAWNY OWL calling (Ruffett Wood), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), juv PIED WAGTAIL (Infront George Field/Skylark Field border), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (Legal & General), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 7+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (Copt Hill Lane), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), c.10 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods (singing)), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), 2 BLACKCAPS (C.Farm), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Common Blue (Copt Hill Lane)) - DKC

Sunday 3rd
  • SPOTTED FLYCATCHER late afternoon (Infront George Field/Skylark Field border) - CA
  • 10.53am-2.08pm: HOBBY (over & around Lunch Wood), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (adult & 3 fledglings) (Bog Field/Harrier Field), KESTREL (mainly around Lunch Wood), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Gunman's Shaw), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Ruffett Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), juv GOLDCREST (Circle Field), STOCK DOVE (displaying over Slangs), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Comma (Watchpoint), 2 Small Tortoiseshells (1 Watchpoint, 1 R.R.Lane at Poultry Field), 2 Marbled Whites (around Lunch Wood)) - DKC
  • GARDEN WARBLER with food (The Scrub) (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (Fames Rough)) - PGo

Saturday 2nd
  • 9.27am-3.36pm: 2 LITTLE OWLS (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (1 over Bog Field, 6 (4 juvs) Legal & General), 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (inc freshly fledged juv) (C.Farm), 3+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 west side of Green Belt Field, 1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (1 Green Belt Field, 1 Bog Field), STOCK DOVE (The Scrub), GREENFINCH (C.Farmhouse), SKYLARK (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 7 B.Woods), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 3 B.Woods), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (Pages Acre (singing)), 4 BLACKCAPS (C.Farm), 6+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (5+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 3 Red Admirals (1 Pheasant Field, 1 Pipit Meadow, 1 The Scrub), 10+ Marbled Whites (7+ Legal & General, 1 by Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), Small Tortoiseshell (Pipit Meadow). Mammals: Roe Deer (Infront George Field)) - DKC

Friday 1st
  • 9.54am-1.10pm: 2+ BULLFINCHES (1 NE end of Ruffett Wood, 1+ Piddly Pond/The Scrub), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 7 COAL TITS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field (singing), 2 just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 NE end of Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 6 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (The Scrub), 5 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 The Scrub), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 The Scrub (inc juv)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (near Piddy Pond), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm (inc juv), 1 Woodpecker Meadow) (Butterflies: Small Heath (The Scrub), 2 Marbled Whites (The Scrub), Brimstone (The Scrub), Small Skipper (The Scrub), Large Skipper (Green Belt Field). Plants: 2 Musk Mallows (The Scrub)) - DKC