August 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.

Wednesday 31st

  • 10.28am: 1st-winter GRASSHOPPER WARBLER still but elusive (around barns behind C.Farmhouse) - PM
  • 6.40am-3.47pm: 1st-winter GRASSHOPPER WARBLER still but elusive (around barns behind C.Farmhouse), 2 MEADOW PIPITS flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 HOBBIES hawking (B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (by Piddly Pond), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob/Railway Field), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Circle Field/Tattenham Meadow, 1 near Piddly Pond), 3+ BLACKCAPS (1 around barns behind C.Farmhouse, 2+ The Scrub), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), c.15 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 9 LINNETS (6 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 11 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Wood, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Doric Drive, 2 Stoney Nob/Railway Field, 2 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 10 CHIFFCHAFFS (5 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods (2 singing)), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane, 2 Circle Field (1 singing), 1 by Piddly Pond), COLLARED DOVE (around C.Farmhouse), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Reads Bottom), 7+ LONG-TAILED TITS (by Piddly Pond), 8 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5+ GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: (all The Scrub) Small Heath, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Browns) - DKC et al


Tuesday 30th

  • 4.00pm: 1st-winter GRASSHOPPER WARBLER still showing on & off (brambles behind fence by barns behind C.Farmhouse) (see Gallery) - MSt/RDW
  • 6.41am-3.38pm: 1st-winter GRASSHOPPER WARBLER showing well on & off (brambles behind fence by barns behind C.Farmhouse) (see Gallery), 1+ ROOK flew over (Stoney Nob), c.35 HOUSE MARTINS (c.15 C.Farm, c.20 flew NW just south of The Scrub), c.29 SWALLOWS (c.15 C.Farm, 14+ NW through The Scrub), TREECREEPER (between Piddly Pond & The Scrub), 2 BLACKCAPS (The Scrub), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 Slangs, 1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 3+ GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field, 2+ (1+juv) near Piddly Pond), COAL TIT (B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 Copt Hill Lane, 1 Legal & General), 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Reads Bottom), KESTREL (Broadfield/Bog Field border), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Watchpoint, 1 approaching The Scrub, 2 The Scrub), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 SE end of Tattenham Meadow, 4 B.Woods), 38+ LINNETS (30+ C.Farm, 8 The Scrub), 8 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 6 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 10+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), juv ROBIN (The Scrub) - DKC et al
  • c.2.00pm: LITTLE OWL (Legal & General) - RSe/RH


Monday 29th

  • (all C.Farm) ROOK, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 6 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 45 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), CHIFFCHAFF, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC/IJ
  • c.12.30pm: 100+ SWALLOWS, a few HOUSE MARTINS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 40 LINNETS - FJ
  • (Butterflies: (all Fames Rough) Brown Argus, Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Small White, Small Heath, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood) - IGM


Sunday 28th

  • 7.45am-3.55pm: GREY WAGTAIL flew NW at 8.26am (from C.Farmhouse), 3 SWIFTS (C.Farm), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew west (Watchpoint), 4 WHEATEARS (2 east side of Tart's Field, 2 Infront George Field) (see Gallery), 5+ HOUSE MARTINS (Broadfield), 30+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield), SKYLARK (Infront George Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit/Broadfield), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (2 Skylark Field, 2 flew over C.Farm), c.123 LINNETS (c.120 Broadfield, 3 The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), GOLDCREST (by Piddly Pond), COAL TIT (by Piddly Pond), 6+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & The Scrub), COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farmhouse area), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Watchpoint, 2 The Scrub (1 singing)), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (The Scrub), 48 HERRING GULLS (Skylark Field), 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW
  • 2 WHEATEARS (1 Skylark Field, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), HOUSE MARTIN (Broadfield), 25+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield) - IJ


Saturday 27th

  • 6.28am-c.3.15pm: 3 SWIFTS flew north (The Scrub), WHEATEAR (Skylark Field), 2 ROOKS (Stoney Nob), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 4 BULLFINCHES (2 The Scrub, 2 by Piddly Pond), 4 GOLDCRESTS (2 (1 juv) just NW of The Scrub, 1 by Piddly Pond (singing), 1 by B.Woods estate access road), 30+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm mainly Broadfield), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (2 B.Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond, 1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 by B.Woods estate access road), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance, 2 The Scrub), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Watchpoint, 1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 by Perrotts Farmhouse, 4 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 2 Valley Meadows), ♀/imm KESTREL (C.Farm), 8 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 7 B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 2+ COAL TITS (1+ Circle Field, 1 by Piddly Pond), 53 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (52 Legal & General, 1 flew over C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (1 on wall at end of R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1+ The Scrub), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 12 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob/Railway Field border) (Dragonflies: Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond). Butterflies: Small Copper (The Scrub), Common Blue (The Scrub), 2 Small Heaths (1 The Scrub, 1 Chipstead Bottom), Brown Argus (The Scrub), 3 Small Whites (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 Speckled Woods (The Scrub), Gatekeeper (The Scrub) - DKC/IJ/IGM
  • 2 WHEATEARS (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL (Ruffett Wood), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 15 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods) - PGo
  • c95 SWALLOWS, COMMON BUZZARD, c.100 JACKDAWS - RDW


Friday 26th

  • 6.41am-12.07pm: LESSER WHITETHROAT (by barns behind R.R.Cottages), 1st-winter WHEATEAR (on barns behind R.R.Cottages), SKYLARK (Broadfield), 32 SWALLOWS, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 flew over, 1 Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK, PHEASANT, 6 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), YELLOWHAMMER (Reads Bottom), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (Broadfield/Harrier Field border), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE, PIED WAGTAIL, LINNET, 2 COLLARED DOVES (near C.Farmhouse), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lambert's Shaw/Death Pit, 1 C.Wood, 1 Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 23 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 51 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 7+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - DKC


Thursday 25th

  • 6.40am-3.05pm: WHINCHAT (barns behind C.Farmhouse), WHEATEAR (Quail Field), 2 CORMORANTS flew NW (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 near SE end of Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), HOBBY (The Scrub), 4 HOUSE MARTINS flew north (The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 1+ juv BULLFINCH (The Scrub), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 5 GOLDCRESTS (4 (3 juvs) just NW of The Scrub, 1 The Scrub), 30+ SWALLOWS (30+ C.Farm mainly Broadfield, 1 The Scrub), 2 COAL TITS (1 Wood Lane, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (Reads Bottom), LINNET (The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 flew over The Scrub), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4+ CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 1+ B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 2 The Scrub), 30 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 11+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General etc), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (6 C.Farm, 1 flew over CF/BW border), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Small Copper (The Scrub), Small Heath (Pipit Meadow), Meadow Browns (The Scrub)) - DKC/PGo
  • 4.43pm-c.6.35pm: SKYLARK (Reads Bottom), c.40 SWALLOWS (mainly Broadfield), 30 LINNETS (flock of 29 flew over Reads Bottom, 1 flew over B.Woods), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), PHEASANT (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 The Scrub, 1 Rest Copse), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 14 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Quail Field) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood (Lunch Wood). Mammals: Roe Deer (Broadfield)) - PGo/FJ/SD/IGM/DKC


Wednesday 24th

  • 6.43am-2.41pm: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (west side of The Scrub), WHINCHAT (east side of Tart's Field then on hay bales in Bunting Field), 4 YELLOW WAGTAILS flew south (Skylark Field), 2 WHEATEARS (♂ Bunting Field, ♀/1st-winter Skylark Field), 2 CANADA GEESE flew south (Perrotts by Wood), HOBBY flew over (B.Woods), 2 HOUSE MARTINS flew south (Chipstead Bottom), 20+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2+ SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, poss same over B.Woods, 1*), 5+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (4+ C.Farm, 1+ The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), 6 GOLDCRESTS (5 juvs) (just NW of The Scrub), 3+ BLACKCAPS (1 Tattenham Meadow, 2+ The Scrub), 2 juv BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (4 C.Farm, 4 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), c.26+ LINNETS (c.25 Broadfield, 1 The Scrub), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field/Tattenham Meadow, 4 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods between Piddly Pond & The Scrub), 20+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General etc), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 9 GOLDFINCHES (8 C.Farm, 1 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3 STOCK DOVES flew over (C.Farm), 12+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (CF/BW border etc), juv ROBIN (The Scrub) (Butterflies: (all The Scrub) Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small White, 5+ Small Heaths, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers)- DKC


Tuesday 23rd

  • 6.42am-3.37pm: TREE PIPIT landed at 9.50am (by C.Farmhouse), 1st-winter WHEATEAR (Skylark Field), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 15+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane, 3 (2 juvs) just NW of The Scrub), 5+ BULLFINCHES (2 Legal & General, 1 by Piddly Pond, 2+ (1 juv) The Scrub), 5 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 15+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General etc), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods between Piddly Pond & The Scrub), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (2 juvs) (Reads Bottom), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 1 by Piddly Pond), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Wood Lane, 3 The Scrub), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Chipstead Road), LINNET (The Scrub), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), STOCK DOVE (by Piddly Pond (singing)) - DKC/PGo


Monday 22nd

  • 6.41am-4.20pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over at 7.43am (Watchpoint), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob/Railway Field border), 7+ SWALLOWS (1 flew over C.Farm, 6+ flew over The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 Legal & General, 1 by Piddly Pond), 5+ GOLDCRESTS (3+ (2+ juvs) just NW of The Scrub, 2 The Scrub), KESTREL (Woodpecker Meadow), 4+ BULLFINCHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 3+ (1 juv) The Scrub), 10 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 SE end of Tattenham Meadow, 4 B.Woods), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3+ CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 2+ The Scrub (1 singing)), COLLARED DOVE (Copt Hill Lane (singing)), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 4 COAL TITS (1 C.Farm, 3 just NW of The Scrub), 6 LINNETS (2 flew over CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 4 The Scrub), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (6+ C.Farm, 2 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 4 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 2 flushed from Chipstead Bottom), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub area), 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (4 Legal & General, 1 flew over The Scrub), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (3+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - DKC


Sunday 21st

  • WILLOW WARBLER (near Perrotts Farmhouse) - SG
  • 7.54am-3.35pm: 2 HOBBIES hawking (Valley Meadows), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near car park), TREECREEPER (just NE of The Scrub), SKYLARK (Skylark Field), 3 BLACKCAPS (The Scrub), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Legal & General, 1 by Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near car park), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub, 2 Valley Meadows), 8 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2+ ♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield/Horse Pasture border), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6+ GREENFINCHES (5+ Copt Hill Lane, 1 Legal & General), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ The Scrub, 2+ B.Woods near car park), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1+ C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 8 LINNETS (4 C.Farm, 4 The Scrub), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (1 flew over C.Farm, 3 flew over The Scrub), 6 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm 4 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC


Saturday 20th

  • no reported sightings


Friday 19th

  • 6.44am-12.11pm: 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Circle Field, 1 SE end of Broadfield), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (Gunman's Shaw then 2 of these NW end of B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond), 12+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 6 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Wood/Circle Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 SE end of Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 near Piddly Pond), 4 COAL TITS (3 Circle Field, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (5 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (Copt Hill Lane), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 2 BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm - 1+ of which then B.Woods) (Butterflies: (all C.Farm) Small Whites, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers) - DKC


Thursday 18th

  • 6.40am-3.37pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL seen in flight twice (C.Farm), 2 juv SPARROWHAWKS (1 Harrier Field etc, 1 Steep Banks), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 2 KESTRELS (1 around R.R.Cottages, 1 Lunch Banks/Perrotts by Wood), 3 BULLFINCHES (near Piddly Pond), 8+ HOUSE MARTINS flew through (Skylark Field), 30+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield/Horse Pasture), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), NUTHATCH (near Piddly Pond), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), BLACK-HEADED GULL (Legal & General)), 5+ LINNETS (4+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lambert's Shaw), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 7 GOLDFINCHES (6 C.Farm, 1 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3+ STOCK DOVES (2+ C.Farm, 1 near Piddly Pond (singing)), 9+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Mammals: 3 Roe Deer (2 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Broadfield). Butterflies: Red Admiral (Legal & General), Speckled Wood (Stoney Nob), Gatekeeper (Legal & General)) - DKC


Wednesday 17th

  • 6.44am-9.20am/2.20pm-4.05pm: 2 TREE PIPITS circled at 8.15am (Skylark Field/Harrier Field), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Copt Hill Lane), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 Copt Hill Lane), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 NE end of Broadfield, 1 C.Wood/Aberdour School, 1 B.Woods), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods by R.R.Lane), 2 COLLARED DOVES (flew across Bunting Field), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (juv & 2 ads) (Legal & General), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 4 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 10+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown) - DKC


Tuesday 16th

  • 2.56pm-5.35pm: COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 12+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), ♀/imm KESTREL (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Valley Meadows), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (The Scrub), 9 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 4 The Scrub), 6+ LINNETS (2 C.Farm, 4+ The Scrub), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Broadfield) - DKC


Monday 15th

  • 6.38am-10.06am: (all C.Farm) HOUSE MARTIN, SKYLARK (Infront George Field), 3 BLACKCAPS (♂ Circle Field, 2 Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK, BULLFINCH (Copt Hill Lane/Legal & General), GOLDCREST (Circle Field), 2 SWALLOWS (Legal & General/Infront George Field), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 13 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Copt Hill Lane), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 7 LINNETS, 4 GREENFINCHES (1 Doric Drive, 3 Legal & General), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field/Tattenham Meadow, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Lunch Wood), COAL TIT (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob/Railway Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 3 STOCK DOVES, 13 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Gatekeeper) - DKC
  • (photos of Hobby from yesterday added to Gallery)


Sunday 14th

  • 7.50am-6.32pm: 4 SAND MARTINS (3 flew over R.R.Cottages, 1*), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (C.Farm), 5+ ROOKS (5 flew over C.Farm then 1*), 2+ HOBBIES (ad & juv) (B.Woods then 1*), 5+ SWIFTS (3+ C.Farm, 2+*), c.47 SWALLOWS (c.27 C.Farm, c.20*), 3 SPARROWHAWKS (1 around Watchpoint, 1 over Perrotts by Wood, 1*), 2 KESTRELS (1 Broadfield, 1 Chipstead Bottom), COMMON BUZZARD*, 11 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 south of orchard), GOLDCREST (south of orchard), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 7 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 SE end of Tattenham Meadow, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 SE end of Tattenham Meadow, 5 B.Woods), 6 COAL TITS (1 by Wood Lane cottages, 2 Circle Field, 3 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (Legal & General/Skylark Field), 4 STOCK DOVES (3 C.Farm (1 singing), 1 south of orchard (singing)), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - RDW/DKC/IJ
  • 10.40am-c.11.00am: 4 SAND MARTINS (Skylark Field), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (R.R.Cottages), CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), 8 SWALLOWS (Broadfield), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 near Watchpoint), 3 LINNETS (Skylark Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 near Watchpoint), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Pheasant Field) - ME
  • HOBBY (B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods Short Route) - CA


Saturday 13th

  • 6.33am-3.30pm: HOBBY (B.Woods), SWIFT (over B.Woods near orchard), SPARROWHAWK (over Rest Copse/Valley Meadows), 3 KESTRELS (2 (1+ juv) Lunch Banks, juv Holly Lane Meadow), 6 BULLFINCHES (4 Legal & General, 1 Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), SKYLARK (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Legal & General), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 south of orchard, 2+ (1+ juv) near Scouts camp), 12 SWALLOWS flew south (Stoney Nob/Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 south of orchard, 1 near Scouts camp), 2 COAL TITS (1 just west of The Scrub, 1 near Scouts camp), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Stoney Nob/Railway Field, ♀ Stoney Nob/Infront George Field), 5 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Reads Bottom, 1 Slangs, 1 just NW of The Scrub, 2 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows, 1 near B.Woods car park, 1 Rest Copse, 1 Woodpecker Meadow/Chipstead Bottom), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 13 LINNETS (6 C.Farm, 7 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 17 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 7 GOLDFINCHES (5 C.Farm (inc 2+ juvs), 2 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 6 STOCK DOVES (4 C.Farm (1 singing), 2 B.Woods (singing)), 20 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (8 Stoney Nob, 12 Rest Copse) (Butterflies: Brown Argus (The Scrub), 4+ Small Heaths (1 Lunch Wood, 3+ The Scrub), 2 Common Blues (Slangs), Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Small Whites (B.Woods). Mammals: ♂ Roe Deer (Stoney Nob)) - DKC


Friday 12th

  • 1.31pm-3.36pm: 2 CROSSBILLS flew SSE at 1.39pm (Pipit Meadow/Ruffett Wood), 2 KESTRELS (1 barns behind C.Farmhouse, 1 Lunch Banks), 2 SWALLOWS (Watchpoint), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods near caravan site), 10 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 3+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Residential, 1 B.Woods), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (Ruffett Wood), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods (1 near R.R.Cottages, 1 Ruffett Wood/Green Belt Field), 2 Gatekeepers (1 Watchpoint, 1 by Poultry Field), 7 Small Whites)) - DKC


Thursday 11th

  • 6.40am-3.01pm: juv PEREGRINE 2.18pm-2.38pm (over Death Pit/Lambert's Shaw) (see Gallery), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SWIFT (C.Farm), 15+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 30+ SWALLOWS (30+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 17+ LINNETS (9+ C.Farm, 8 The Scrub), ♀ BLACKCAP (Piddly Pond), 11 PIED WAGTAILS (10 Legal & General, 1 flew over Broadfield), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 juvs & ad) (near Piddly Pond), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Death Pit/Lambert's Shaw, 4 The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 COLLARED DOVES (flew over Perrotts Farmhouse area), 2 COAL TITS (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 4 NUTHATCHES (2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 2 near Piddly Pond), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 13 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ near Piddly Pond, 1+ The Scrub), 15 STOCK DOVES (4 C.Farm, 11 flew over The Scrub), 12 GOLDFINCHES (5 C.Farm, 7 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 3 Speckled Woods (2 Lunch Wood, 1 west side of Broadfield), 3 Meadow Browns (The Scrub), 2 unidentified blues (1 Lunch Wood, 1 near R.R.Cottages)) - DKC


Wednesday 10th

  • 6.40am-3.09pm: WHINCHAT till 7.50am only (north side of Horse Pasture) (see Gallery), WILLOW WARBLER (near derelict barn), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Gunman's Shaw, 1*), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 The Scrub, 1 Broadfield/Buzzard Field), ♀/imm KESTREL (Infront George Field then Legal & General), TREECREEPER (south side of Tattenham Meadow), 5+ BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General/Infront George Field, 1 Copt Hill Lane, 1+ Piddly Pond, 2+ The Scrub), GOLDCREST (Circle Field), 2 BLACKCAPS (♂ Legal & General, ♀ Slangs), 4+ CHIFFCHAFFS (2+ Legal & General (1 singing), 1 just north of The Scrub, 1 The Scrub), c.10 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 8 PIED WAGTAILS (2 juvs) (Legal & General), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field/Tattenham Meadow, 1 Legal & General, 2 B.Woods), ♀ PHEASANT (flew across Broadfield), 2 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 B.Woods near The Scrub), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv, 3 ♂) (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (2+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 juv, 1 ♂) (Legal & General), 100+ JACKDAWS (Lambert's Shaw), 10 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 18 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 5 STOCK DOVES (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 9+ GOLDFINCHES (6+ C.Farm, 3 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (Butterflies: Small Copper (The Scrub), Holly Blue (The Scrub), Brown Argus (The Scrub), Common Blue (The Scrub), Small Heath (The Scrub), 2 Meadow Browns (The Scrub), Speckled Wood (B.Woods), 2+ Gatekeepers (1 NW end of Broadfield, 1 The Scrub)) - DKC


Tuesday 9th

  • 6.45am-3.31pm: 7 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 5 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 15+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (Lunch Banks), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Wood Lane, 1 Lunch Wood), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 near Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 ♀, 1 juv) (C.Farm), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 2 The Scrub), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Gunman's Shaw, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (near Watchpoint), 7 LINNETS (2 C.Farm, 5 The Scrub), 9 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (5 C.Farm, 2 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3 C.Farm, 1 flew through B.Woods near Piddly Pond) (Butterflies: Small Heath (The Scrub), 2 Common Blues (The Scrub), 4 Meadow Browns (B.Woods), 5 Speckled Woods (1 by derelict barn, 1 Infront George Field, 3 B.Woods)) - DKC


Monday 8th

  • 6.44am-3.35pm: 2 HOBBIES (B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (juv east end of Bog Field, 1 SE end of Broadfield (subsinging)), 20+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 40+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 mobbed by hirundines & landed in Oak at Horse Pasture/Broadfield border, juv calling B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (Lunch Wood/Perrotts by Wood), COMMON BUZZARD*, BLACKCAP (Tattenham Meadow), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 SE of Broadfield, 5 B.Woods), 5 ♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 8 PIED WAGTAILS (7 Legal & General (1 juv), 1 flew from north end of Broadfield), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 by Wood Lane cottages, 1 south of orchard), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (3+ SW of orchard, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Wood Lane, 3 B.Woods), 3 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ LINNETS (1+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 8 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 21 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 11 GOLDFINCHES (5 C.Farm, 6 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (no sign of Firecrest B.Woods at TQ 264 582) (Butterflies: Purple Hairstreak (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow border), 3 Small Heaths (The Scrub), Red Admiral (near Reads Rest Cottages), 2 Meadow Browns (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), 2 Gatekeepers (1 The Scrub, 1 near Reads Rest Cottages)) - DKC


Sunday 7th

  • 7.30am-4.12pm: ♂ FIRECREST (mobile & elusive) (B.Woods west of Scouts camp - TQ 264 582) (see Gallery), 2+ HOBBIES (ad & juv) B.Woods (see Gallery), poss same ad C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 20+ SWIFTS (C.Farm), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 5+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 60+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 GOLDCRESTS (4 near orchard, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 8 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 near orchard, 1 near R.R.Lane entrance), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (1 near orchard (singing), 1 by Perrotts Farmhouse), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), ♀ BLACKCAP (barns behind C.Farmhouse), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods Nature Trail near estate), 11 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (10 Legal & General, 1 flew over C.Farm), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 5+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), freshly fledged BLACKBIRD (The Scrub), 5 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 3 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), c.17 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals (1 Lunch Wood, 1 near R.R.Cottages), Gatekeeper (The Scrub), Meadow Brown (The Scrub), 2+ Speckled Woods (1 Legal & General, 1+ B.Woods). Mammals: ♂ Roe Deer (Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods)) - DKC/RDW
  • LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Chipstead Meadow, 2 B.Woods), 1+ COMMON WHITETHROAT (near Legal & General) (Butterflies: Chalkhill Blue (Valley Meadows), Marbled White (Sheep Brow), 4 Common Blues (Sheep Brow), 2 Brown Argus (mating) (Sheep Brow). Plants: several Autumn Gentians (Sheep Brow)) - PGo


Saturday 6th

  • 6.29am-4.00pm: TREE PIPIT flew west at 9.42am (C.Farm), 1st-winter WHEATEAR (barns behind C.Farmhouse) (see Gallery), ROOK (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (B.Woods), 2+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 11+ SWIFTS (C.Farm), 40+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (just NW of The Scrub), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 Reads Bottom, 1 near Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 8 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 9+ YELLOWHAMMERS (5 ♂, 1 ♀, 3+ juvs) (C.Farm), KESTREL (Lunch Banks), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 near R.R.Lane entrance to B.Woods, 1 near Piddly Pond), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 by Ivy Wood, 1 Legal & General, 3 The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 around Watchpoint, 1 Legal & General), 3+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 7 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 3+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (6 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 Stoney Nob (singing), 1 The Scrub (singing)), 21+ GOLDFINCHES (18+ C.Farm, 3 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods (1 near derelict barn, 1 Slangs), 6 Gatekeepers (1 Legal & General, 5 Slangs)) - DKC


Friday 5th

  • 6.42am-10.41am: BULLFINCH (Pages Acre), SWIFT (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (NE end of Ruffett Wood), 9 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 1 Lunch Wood), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), COAL TIT (Circle Field), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv) (C.Farm), 2 ♀/juv BLACKCAPS (Poultry Field/Green Belt Field), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lambert's Shaw still, 2 (ad & juv) Legal & General still), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 7 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Gatekeepers (1 Legal & General, 1 Slangs)) - DKC

Thursday 4th

  • 6.41am-12.05pm: (all C.Farm) HOBBY (flew along Death Pit towards Ruffett Wood), 18+ SWALLOWS (Broadfield), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (3 (2 ads & 1 1st-winter) Legal & General, ad flew over), 17 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), KESTREL (flushed from inside barn near C.Farmhouse), CHIFFCHAFF (Lambert's Shaw), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 18 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 42 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), LINNET, COMMON WHITETHROAT (barns near C.Farmhouse), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Wednesday 3rd

  • 6.40am-3.02pm: 6+ HOUSE MARTINS (5 flew south over Woodpecker/The Scrub, 1+ over Pipit Meadow), 9 SWALLOWS flew high north (flocks of 7 & 2) (C.Farm), 3+ SWIFTS (2 flew over Pipit Meadow, 1*), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 over The Scrub, 2*), 22 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 around Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2 KESTRELS (1 Steep Banks, 1 Green Belt Field/Ruffett Wood), 2 COAL TITS (Circle Field), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Gunman's Shaw, 2 B.Woods), 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 10+ LINNETS (9+ C.Farm, 1 flew over Woodpecker Meadow), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 near R.R.Cottages, 1 Legal & General, 1 Tawny Wood, 3 B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 west 1/2 of C.Lane, 1 Legal & General), 5+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Residential, 1 Lunch Wood, 2 flew from Death Pit to Legal & General, 1+ B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (5 C.Farm (2 juvs - Legal & General), 1 around Piddly Pond), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods), 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), juv DUNNOCK (The Scrub), juv ROBIN (Slangs) (Butterflies: Purple Hairstreak (Perrotts by Wood), Comma (Slangs), Red Admiral (R.R.Lane at Lunch Wood), Speckled Woods, Small Whites, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns) - DKC


Tuesday 2nd

  • 6.42am-3.37pm: ROOK (Lambert's Shaw), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), SPARROWHAWK (north end of Broadfield), 1+ ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 2+ TREECREEPERS (1 Slangs, 1+ near Piddly Pond), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 (1 juv) Legal & General, 4 B.Woods), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 LINNETS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), single group of 42+ HERRING GULLS flew low over (C.Farm), 5 GREENFINCHES (2 flew north from Wood Lane, 1 around C.Farmhouse, 1 Copt Hill Lane, 1 Legal & General), 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob/Lunch Wood), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 6+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 3+ STOCK DOVES (2+ C.Farm (inc.1 singing Stoney Nob), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 12+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (6+ C.Farm, 6+ Rest Copse) (Butterflies: Ringlet (worn - The Scrub), Speckled Woods, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns (C.Farm), Small Whites (C.Farm)) - DKC
  • (Butterflies: late news Tues 26th July: ♀ Purple Emperor (Fames Rough)) - GH et al


Monday 1st

  • 6.44am-3.37pm: 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1+ Piddly Pond/The Scrub), 1+ ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Circle Field), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 near Piddly Pond, 1 B.Woods Nature Trail near estate), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General (singing), 3 B.Woods), ♀ BLACKCAP (SE corner of Tattenham Meadow), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 17 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (16 Legal & General, 1 flew over C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 5+ COAL TITS (2 Wood Lane, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 1+ Circle Field, 1 Chipstead Road), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (1 around C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), STOCK DOVE (Stoney Nob (singing)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Ivy Wood, 1 Stoney Nob/Legal & General), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (7+ C.Farm, 1+ CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 15+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (single flock C.Farm) (Butterflies: 10+ ♂ Chalkhill Blues (Valley Meadows), Small Copper (Valley Meadows), Red Admiral (Chipstead Bottom), 2+ Common Blues (1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), Speckled Woods, Large White (B.Woods), Small White (C.Farm), Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns) - DKC