December 2012


Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates throughout the day. 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. When submitting sightings, please try to match the format of this page as much as possible to make transfer as efficient as possible. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up). BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW.
* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.

'C.Farm' is the general term for the area west of the marked red line on the Map, and 'B.Woods' is the general term for the area east of this line. More specific localities, also found on the map, are also included in these sightings.

Monday 31st
  • 20+ FIELDFARES (Tart's Field), 10+ REDWINGS (Tart's Field), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Tart's Field), 100+ STARLINGS (Tart's Field), COMMON GULL (Bog Field) - IGM 
 

Sunday 30th
  • 3 MEADOW PIPITS (Green Belt Field), 14 SKYLARKS (Green Belt Field), 6 LINNETS (Green Belt Field), c21 GOLDFINCHES (Valley Meadows), 2 ROOKS (B.Woods), 60+ REDWINGS (Poultry Field), 90+ JACKDAWS (over B.Woods car park), KESTREL (B.Woods car park), 120+ STARLINGS (Poultry Field), 30+ FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), 8 COMMON GULLS (Bog Field), 5 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (Woodpecker Meadows), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre horse paddock, 3 B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (3 B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2 Broadfield, 3+ Fames Rough, 1 Valley Meadows), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Can Hatch field, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Perrotts by Wood, 3 B.Woods)  - IPW
  • 9.30am-11.30am: (all C.Farm) 125+ FIELDFARES, 250+ REDWINGS, PIED WAGTAIL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 5 COMMON GULLS (Bog Field). SKYLARK (Green Belt Field), 51 LINNETS (Green Belt Field), SONG THRUSH (Poultry Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 5 GOLDFINCHES (Poultry Field) - IJ 
  • (all Poultry Field) 2 ROOKS, 100+ FIELDFARES, 50+ REDWINGS - IGM
 

Saturday 29th
  • (all C.Farm) adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over at 9.47am (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 115 REDWINGS, 60+ FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH, 350+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield/Reads Bottom), SKYLARK, 1st-winter COMMON GULL (Bog Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Infront George Field), 10 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield) - DKC/PGo


Friday 28th
  • 8.00am-4.05pm: WOODCOCK (flew across Broadfield), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), c60 ROOKS (Broadfield), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near Piddly Pond), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Legal & General, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 80+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 100+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Watchpoint (singing), 1 Poultry Field), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 9 YELLOWHAMMERS (4 Bunting Field, 5 Broadfield), 14 SKYLARKS (Bunting Field), LINNET (Quail Field), 7 PHEASANTS (6 (2♂) Broadfield, Horse Pasture), 8 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 9 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 355+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field), 5 GREENFINCHES (1 Heathside Field, 4 Legal & General), 3 GOLDFINCHES (2 Skylark Field, 1 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Perrotts by Wood), 4+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 250+ JACKDAWS (Broadfield), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IGM  


Thursday 27th
  • 8.10am-3.00pm: GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (Quail Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit/Buzzard Field), SPARROWHAWK (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 KESTRELS ( by R.R.Cottages & ♂ by Perrotts Farmhouse), 25+ ROOKS (Broadfield), 26 SKYLARKS (Bunting Field), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 40+ LINNETS (flew towards Quail Field), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Skylark Field), 50+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 50+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (Broadfield), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (7 Broadfield, 1 Infront George Field), 2 PHEASANTS (+) (Broadfield), 2 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 10 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 4 COMMON GULLS (3 ads & 1 1st-winter) (Bog Field), 3 GOLDFINCHES (Bunting Field)    


Wednesday 26th
  • 8.00am-10.30am:  (all C.Farm) adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over at 9.22am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 35+ ROOKS (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 3 SKYLARKS, 4 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), YELLOWHAMMER, 85+ REDWINGS, 50+ FIELDFARES, STOCK DOVE, 2 PHEASANTS ( Infront George Field & ♀ Broadfield), 12+ GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/PGo
  • 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 12+ ROOKS (Broadfield), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 4 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), COMMON GULL (Bog Field), 50+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 300+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field) - IGM/PGo


Tuesday 25th
  • 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field) - DKC
  • LITTLE OWL (Slangs) - IGM


Monday 24th
  • (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), 2 ROOKS (Broadfield), KESTREL (Infront George Field), 15+ REDWINGS (Skylark Field), 30+ FIELDFARES (Skylark Field), 50+ STARLINGS (Skylark Field) - IGM
  • 10.00am-4.00pm: 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Green Belt Field), 8 SKYLARKS (7 Green Belt Field, 1 Broadfield), 12+ PHEASANTS (3 Green Belt Field, 9+ (2, 7) Broadfield), 280+JACKDAWS (200+ Broadfield, 80+ Hither Field), 15+ ROOKS (Broadfield), 42+LINNETS (c27 Green Belt Field, 10+ Quail Field, 5 Broadfield), 3 KESTRELS (1 Infront George Field, 1 Bunting Field, 1 Valley Meadows), 3 BULLFINCHES (+♀Valley Meadows, The Scrub), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Stoney Nob), 2 PIEDWAGTAILS (C.Farm), 90+ FIELDFARES (70+ Skylark Field, 10 Stoney Nob, 10Pheasant Field), 17 REDWINGS (6 Poultry Field, 5 Skylark Field, 3Broadfield, 3 The Scrub), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pheasant Field, 2 The Scrub), 5 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 9 LONG TAILED TITS (Hither Field), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew north (Valley Meadows), 4 GREENFINCHES (1 Legal & General,, 1 Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Valley Meadows), 9 GOLDFINCHES(3 Legal & General, 3 Hither Field, 2 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows), 53+ CHAFFINCHES(50+ Broadfield, 1 The Scrub, 2 Valley Meadows), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 Legal & General, 1 Broadfield, 2 Valley Meadows), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Hither Field, 2 TheScrub), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field) - IPW
  • 8.10am-11.00am: (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 120+ REDWINGS (Poultry Field), 50+ FIELDFARES (mainly Poultry Field), PIED WAGTAIL, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 9 PHEASANTS (2♂+7♀) (Broadfield), 4+ SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), 2+ ROOKS (Broadfield), GREENFINCH, GOLDFINCH, SONG THRUSH, 4 COMMON GULLS, c405 STARLINGS (Poultry Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC


Sunday 23rd
  • 8.00am-3.30pm: 30+ ROOKS (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field then Poultry Field), 2+ SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 6 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 11+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 40+ LINNETS (Quail Field), 60+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 70+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (The Scrub), 180+ JACKDAWS (Broadfield), 6 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (Woodpecker Meadow), c20 COMMON GULLS (inc c10 over) (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Hither Field) - DKC/PGo/RDW/PW et al 



Saturday 22nd
  • 5 WOODCOCKS (Ruffett Wood) - per DKC
  • 12.45pm-3.50pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 7 ROOKS (Broadfield), ♀ KESTREL, 20 PHEASANTS (5♂+15♀) (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL, MISTLE THRUSH (Skylark Field), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 18 SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 10+ FIELDFARES, 10+ REDWINGS, 3 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), COLLARED DOVE, COMMON GULL, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC
  • 2 ROOKS (Broadfield), 6 GOLDFINCHES (Infront George Field) - IGM   


Friday 21st
  • 8.30am-4.00pm: 18 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (Gunman's Shaw), 9 MISTLE THRUSHES (7 Poultry Field - 1 of which visited B.Woods, 2 Skylark Field), 165+ REDWINGS (C.Farm - 40+ of which also flew over B.Woods), 70+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 30+ LINNETS (Quail Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Skylark Field), 9 ROOKS (Broadfield), up to 3 KESTRELS (1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Chipstead Meadow), 7+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 The Scrub, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 4 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), c11 GOLDFINCHES (c5 C.Farm, 6 flew over Woodpecker Meadow), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Woodpecker Meadow) - DKC/PGo/IGM/LM 


Thursday 20th
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 19th
  • Morning: (all C.Farm) 8+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Slangs), 15 SKYLARKS (Quail Field), 30+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 20+ REDWINGS (Infront George Field), 2 GREENFINCHES (Infront George Field), 6+ GOLDFINCHES (Infront George Field), 100+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field) - IGM


Tuesday 18th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 17th
  • 8.00am-12.35pm: GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (C.Farm), 63+ LINNETS (Quail Field), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), c18 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ ROOKS (C.Farm), c28 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), KESTREL (Broadfield), 85+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 65+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 7 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Quail Field, 4 Poultry Field, 1 Pheasant Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 5+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre), 2+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 9 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), STOCK DOVE (Bog Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Slangs, 1 flew from Perrotts Farmhouse to B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IGM
  • 13 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm) - GB


Sunday 16th
  • MEADOW PIPIT flew over (Broadfield), 28 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), COMMON BUZZARD (circling B.Woods), ♂ SPARROWHAWK (circling Infront George Field), c8 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 50+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 15+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Bunting Field, 2 Skylark Field), 4 PHEASANTS (Lunch Wood), GOLDCREST (Lunch Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 Gunman's Shaw), 5+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 4 COLLARED DOVES (Bunting Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - DKC
  • (all C.Farm) 22 SKYLARKS, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 15 FIELDFARES - GB/TJ  


Saturday 15th
  • 8.00am-4.05pm: SISKIN flew over (Infront George Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 C.Farmyard), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀) (Woodpecker Meadow), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), c15 LINNETS (C.Farm), 12 MISTLE THRUSHES (4 Skylark Field, 8 flew SW over Stoney Nob), 4 ROOKS (adult & 3 1st-winters) (Poultry Field), c102 REDWINGS (c100 C.Farm, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 50+ FIELDFARES (mainly C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), c12 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6+ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 flew over C.Farm, 1 flew over Woodpecker Meadow, 2 B.Woods*), c10 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 GOLDCRESTS (The Scrub), c10 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 12 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), SONG THRUSH (R.Bottom), 3 GREENFINCHES (Stoney Nob), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 2+ STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 2+ Woodpecker Meadow), 120+ STARLINGS (Skylark Field) - GUIDED WALK AND OTHER SIGHTINGS  


Friday 14th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 13th
  • 7.50am-12.25pm: (all C.Farm) c83 LAPWINGS (c70 flew west, 1 Tart's Field, 11 Infront George Field, 1 flew south over Green Belt Field), 2 GREY HERONS flew over, adult SCANDINAVIAN-type HERRING GULL (form argentatus) flew over (see Gallery), MEADOW PIPIT, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 1+ ♀ KESTREL, 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), 2 BULLFINCHES (Stoney Nob/Infront George Field), 1+ ROOK (1 Broadfield then 1 flew to B.Woods from Green Belt Field), c20 FIELDFARES, 4+ REDWINGS, 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Broadfield, 1 Infront George Field, 1 Green Belt Field), 6 SONG THRUSHES (1 Infront George Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Poultry Field, 2 Broadfield, 1 Watchpoint), 6 PHEASANTS (5 (4♂) Broadfield, ♂ Green Belt Field), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 14+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), 4 SKYLARKS, c25 COMMON GULLS, STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 5+ GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 5 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER, 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC  


Wednesday 12th
  • 3.08pm: adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew south (east side of B.Woods) - MSt
  • 8.20am-4.00pm: 38 LAPWINGS (22 flew west over C.Farm, 2 flew east over C.Farm then B.Woods, 14 ranging across C.Farm fields (flocks of 10 and 4)), 6+ MEADOW PIPITS (5+ C.Farm, 1 Hither Field), c60 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), ♀ KESTREL (Tart's Field) (see Gallery), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 ROOKS (Broadfield), 10 PHEASANTS (3♂+7♀) (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Woodpecker Meadow), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 near Piddly Pond, 1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 The Scrub), 2 NUTHATCHES (Piddly Pond), COAL TIT (near Piddly Pond), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 40+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 4+ REDWINGS (2+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 Lunch Wood), 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (near Piddly Pond), 3 GREENFINCHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Slangs), 20+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 11 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (3+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Quail Field, 1 C.Farm/B.Woods at end of R.R.Lane, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IGM
  • (46 species recorded today)  


Tuesday 11th 
  • 8.20am-12.00pm: (all C.Farm; mostly in thick fog) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Broadfield), 3 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Tart's Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), c30 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 3+ ROOKS (1st-winters) (Broadfield), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Legal & General, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), 2+ MISTLE THRUSHES, 20+ FIELDFARES, 14+ REDWINGS, 5 SONG THRUSHES (1 Watchpoint, 1 Broadfield, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Buzzard Field), 11 PHEASANTS (10 Broadfield, 1 Pheasant Field), PIED WAGTAIL flew over (Broadfield), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 3 GOLDFINCHES, STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 15+ COMMON GULLS (ranging across fields), GREEN WOODPECKER, COLLARED DOVE, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Monday 10th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 9th
  • 7.15am-2.30pm: (all C.Farm) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew NW over Heathside Field at 12.02pm (Heathside Field), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), 2 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), TAWNY OWL (Pages Acre), LESSER REDPOLL flew south (Lunch Banks), 5 ROOKS (Broadfield), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Buzzard Field, 1 C.Wood), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Heathside Field, 1 Stoney Nob), 11 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), LINNET (Green Belt Field), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 6 MISTLE THRUSHES (5 Pipit Meadow, 1 Tattenham Meadow), ♂ KESTREL (Poultry Field), 7 GOLDCRESTS (1 Lunch Banks, 2 Ruffett Wood, 2 Pages Acre, 2 Circle Field), 14 LONG-TAILED TITS (13 Pages Acre, 1 Railway Field), 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (9 Horse Pasture, 1 Broadfield), 41+ FIELDFARES (inc 30 Broadfield), 88 REDWINGS (inc 67 over Tattenham Meadow), 12 PHEASANTS (3♂+9♀) (Broadfield), 8 COMMON GULLS (3 Pheasant Field, 3 Buzzard Field, 1 Bog Field, 1 Bunting Field), 13 GREENFINCHES flew NW (Railway Field), 38 GOLDFINCHES (inc flock of 14), 200+ JACKDAWS (Broadfield), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Railway Field, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 C.Wood, 1 Pipit Meadow), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Railway Field, 1 Tawny Wood), 12 STOCK DOVES (4 Railway Field, 1 Can Hatch Field, 7 Pipit Meadow), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
  • RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (SW corner of Broadfield), MISTLE THRUSH (Poultry Field), 7 REDWINGS (Poultry Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Poultry Field) - IGM
  • 7 LAPWINGS flew over at 3.40pm (B.Woods) - MSt 
  • 3 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Tart's Field) - IJ/LL/DKC   

Saturday 8th
  • (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Horse Pasture), 2 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Tart's Field), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS, 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (Infront George Field), KESTREL, 20+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES (Infront George Field), REDWING (Infront George Field), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), SONG THRUSH (Infront George Field) - IGM/PGo  


Friday 7th
  • 8.00am-1.00pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield), 2 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Tart's Field) (see Gallery), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (Watchpoint), ROOK flew over (C.Wood), 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), imm ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 10+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (Green Belt Field), 8 PHEASANTS (2♂+6♀) (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 5 SKYLARKS (Green Belt Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Residential), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 2 Pages Acre), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 4 COMMON GULLS flew over (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods then C.Farm), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 Broadfield, 1 Poultry Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Circle Field, 1 Legal & General), 5 STOCK DOVES (4 Broadfield, 1 flew over B.Woods then C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (Poultry Field), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IGM


Thursday 6th
  • c1.30pm-4.20pm: juvenile MUTE SWAN flew NW 2.35pm-2.38pm (B.Woods then C.Farm) (see Gallery), 7 LAPWINGS (1 1st-winter) (Skylark Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 30+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Infront George Field), 6+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 6+ REDWINGS (1 Broadfield, 5 Infront George Field), 6 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), SONG THRUSH (near R.R.Cottages), GREEN WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - DKC 


Wednesday 5th
  • c1.30pm-c4.45pm: (all C.Farm) 10 LAPWINGS (9 Skylark Field, 1 Tart's Field), 20 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (over Broadfield), SPARROWHAWK (Watchpoint), KESTREL (Watchpoint), c80 REDWINGS (c45 Buzzard Field, c35 Infront George Field), 26+ FIELDFARES (1 Buzzard Field, 25+ Infront George Field), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 Watchpoint, 2 Broadfield, 1 Buzzard Field), 1st-winter PIED WAGTAIL (Quail Field), 2♀ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 80+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 4+ COMMON GULLS, GREENFINCH (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH (Legal & General), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob), c25 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field) - DKC


Tuesday 4th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 3rd
  • Morning: 22 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (Tattenham Meadow), 100+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 75+ REDWINGS (Infront George Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS(Tart's Field), 100+ STARLINGS (Infront George Field), 5 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 25+ GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Legal & General), 2 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General) - IJ


Sunday 2nd
  • (all C.Farm) 26 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 8 SKYLARKS, 80+ FIELDFARES, ♀ KESTREL, COMMON GULL (Skylark Field) - RDW/IGM
  • 10 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), COMMON BUZZARD (over Broadfield) - LM


Saturday 1st 
  • 7.40am-4.40pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), 13 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field (4 visited Skylark Field for a while then returned)), MEADOW PIPIT (Hither Field), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm then B.Woods), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2♀ KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods*), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6 MISTLE THRUSHES (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub (singing)), 3+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c20 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LINNET (Skylark Field), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods Short Route), 2 COAL TITS (1 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods Short Route), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 6 GOLDCRESTS (3 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near car park, 2 B.Woods Short Route), c19 LONG-TAILED TITS (c13 B.Woods Short Route, 6 Hither Field), 12 PHEASANTS (1♂+11♀) (Broadfield), c35 REDWINGS (c20 C.Farm, c15 B.Woods), c40 FIELDFARES (c40 C.Farm, 1 Hither Field), 5 SONG THRUSHES (1 Bog Field, 1 Quail Field, 1 Skylark Field, 1 Legal & General, B.Woods near car park), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (B.Woods*), 8 COMMON GULLS (6 C.Farm, 2 flew over B.Woods), 6 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 5 GREENFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 3 Hither Field), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (2 Broadfield, 1 flew from Perrotts by Wood to B.Woods), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) (49 species recorded) - DKC/PGo   

November 2012

Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates throughout the day. 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. When submitting sightings, please try to match the format of this page as much as possible to make transfer as efficient as possible. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up). BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW.
* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.

'C.Farm' is the general term for the area west of the marked red line on the Map, and 'B.Woods' is the general term for the area east of this line. More specific localities, also found on the map, are also included in these sightings.

Friday 30th
  • 8.00am-1.25pm: 5 LAPWINGS (2 still in Tart's Field, 3 dropped into Skylark Field), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (C.Farm), c35 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 30+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm - mainly Poultry Field), c20 REDWINGS (C.Farm =- mainly Poultry Field), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Tart's Field, 1 Poultry Field, 1 flew from B.Woods to Poultry Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Heathside Field, 1 R.R.Cottages, 1 B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2♀ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), ♀ KESTREL (by R.R.Cottages), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), LINNET (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), GOLDCREST (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (by Piddly Pond), 6+ adult COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 3+ GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), GREEN WOODPECKER (Perrotts by Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c300 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/SG


Thursday 29th
  • (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (south end of Broadfield), 2 LAPWINGS (adult & 1st-winter) still (Tart's Field), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Skylark Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Ruffett Wood), LITTLE OWL, 26 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 11 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), ♀ KESTREL, 4 FIELDFARES, 5 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), PIED WAGTAIL, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Stoney Nob), 4+ adult COMMON GULLS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Bog Field, 1 near R.R.Cottages), 8 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Wednesday 28th
  • 11.10am-4.25pm: 2 LAPWINGS (adult & 1st-winter; same birds as on Monday) (Quail Field), 28 COMMON GULLS flew over (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 REDWINGS (Skylark Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods flew to C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Pheasant Field), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 1+ SKYLARK (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (Broadfield), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 by Green Belt Field, 1 Quail Field), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 6 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC et al  


Tuesday 27th
  • 2.00pm: LAPWING still (Tart's Field) - AD


Monday 26th
  • 11.00am-1.10pm: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), 2 LAPWINGS (adult & 1st-winter) (Tart's Field) (see Gallery), SISKIN flew over, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), ♂ BULLFINCH (Infront George Field), 11+ SKYLARKS, 15+ FIELDFARES, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, MISTLE THRUSH, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, ♀ KESTREL, 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Tart's Field, 1 Skylark Field)), 18 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 3♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), c300 STARLINGS (Skylark Field), 5 GREENFINCHES (4 C.Residential, 1 Legal & General), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Sunday 25th
  • 7.50am-4.10pm: adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew WNW at 3.20pm (C.Farm), 1+ LESSER REDPOLL flew over (Ruffett Wood), ROOK (Broadfield), MEADOW PIPIT (Hither Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 by Green Belt Field, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 1+ KESTREL (♂ C.Farm then ♂ B.Woods flew to C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (5+ Broadfield, 1 Hither Field), 20+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), c15 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Skylark Field, 2 Pheasant Field, 1 Pages Acre (singing)), SONG THRUSH (Watchpoint), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 just NW of The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (near Piddly Pond), 3 ad COMMON GULLS (1 Bunting Field, 2 flew over), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Heathside Field), STOCK DOVE (Broadfield), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/JB/PGo 
  • Mid-afternoon: BULLFINCH (Slangs), 20+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Rest Copse) - IGM    


Saturday 24th
  • 7.30am-3.40pm: COMMON SNIPE flew north at 9.48am (Broadfield), 13 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks), 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), c30 FIELDFARES (C.Farm - 1 flew over B.Woods), 10+ REDWINGS (C.Farm then 5+ flew to B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Quail Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Tawny Wood), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), 13 PHEASANTS (9 (5♂+4♀) Broadfield, 4♀ Hither Field), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Slangs, 1 Legal & General), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 Quail Field, 1 flew over C.Farm), 2 ad COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 150+ CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods) (46 species recorded) - DKC/PGo/IGM et al


Friday 23rd
  • (all Legal & General) 3 FIELDFARES, COMMON GULL, 2 GREENFINCHES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 GOLDFINCHES - IGM


Thursday 22nd
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 21st
  • 2 MALLARDS (Piddly Pond) (Mammals: 2 Roe Deers (B.Woods)) - PGo


Tuesday 20th
  • (all C.Farm) 18 FIELDFARES, 5 REDWINGS, 3 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), SKYLARK, KESTREL, c20 CHAFFINCHES - NS


Monday 19th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 18th
  • (all C.Farm) 3 GREY HERONS flew over, 12 FIELDFARES, c45 SKYLARKS, KESTREL, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, c5 REDWINGS, c400 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - RDW 
  • 10.10am-2.00pm: (all C.Farm) 16 FIELDFARES flew north (Pipit Meadow), COMMON BUZZARD, LITTLE OWL (Death Pit), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Bog Field), 2 COAL TITS (Circle Field (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 10 SKYLARKS, 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Chipstead Meadow), PIED WAGTAIL (Tart's Field), 12+ LONG-TAILED TITS (10+ Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow, 2+ Circle Field), KESTREL (near R.R.Cottages), 7 GOLDCRESTS (3 Pages Acre, 2 Circle Field, 2 Tawny Wood), 10 GOLDFINCHES (7 Circle Field, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 2 Broadfield), 3 COMMON GULLS (Buzzard Field), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 Pipit Meadow, 2 Chipstead Meadow, 1 Circle Field), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 Tawny Wood), 120+ WOODPIGEONS (Ruffett Wood), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Wood), 165+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Bog Field/Tart's Field) (Mammals: Red Fox (Harrier Field)) - IPW
  • SPARROWHAWK (Stoney Nob) - IGM


Saturday 17th
  • (all C.Farm) ♀ BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Ruffett Wood), 30 FIELDFARES (20 Poultry Field, 10 Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 8 REDWINGS (Poultry Field), 8 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General) - PGo
  • (all C.Farm) 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), KESTREL - IGM


Friday 16th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 15th
  • (all C.Farm) 9 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Poultry Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), 2 SONG THRUSHES (fighting near R.R.Cottages), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Stoney Nob), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 35+ CHAFFINCHES (Poultry Field) - RJ
  • (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (Gunman's Shaw), KESTREL, STARLING - IGM


Wednesday 14th

  • 40 FIELDFARES (Heathside Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Railway Field), KESTREL (near R.R.Cottages) - IGM


Tuesday 13th
  • (all C.Farm) BRAMBLING (Quail Field), 24 FIELDFARES, TREECREEPER, 3 NUTHATCHES, 2 GREENFINCHES, 11 GOLDFINCHES, c300 CHAFFINCHES/LINNETS - NS


Monday 12th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 11th 
  • 3.15pm-4.15pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE calling (Lunch Banks), SISKIN (Stoney Nob), LITTLE OWL (Infront George Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (3 Slangs, 1 Skylark Field, 2 Harrier Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 Legal & General, 1 R.R.Cottages), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Stoney Nob), 3 SKYLARKS (Horse Pasture), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 GOLDFINCHES(C.Farm), 12+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 110+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tart's Field), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (flew from Stoney Nob to B.Woods) - IPW/SJW
  • 9.00am-11.00am: (all B.Woods) 15+ MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 3 GOLDCRESTS (Fames Rough), 10+ REDWINGS (Fames Rough), NUTHATCH (Fames Rough), GREENFINCH (Fames Rough), GOLDFINCH (Fames Rough), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Fames Rough) - IJ
  • (all C.Farm) 20+ SKYLARKS (Quail Field), c20 STOCK DOVES (Skylark Field) - IGM
  • (all C.Farm) 4 MISTLE THRUSHES, 20 SKYLARKS - PGo
  • (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (near R.R.Cottages), c15 LINNETS - PW


Saturday 10th

  • 7.40am-2.10pm: 40+ SKYLARKS, 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over, SISKIN flew over, LITTLE OWL, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 14+ MEADOW PIPITS, 120+ REDWINGS flew over, 8 FIELDFARES,  11+ COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), PIED WAGTAIL, 8+ GREENFINCHES, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 2+ COMMON GULLS, 35+ LINNETS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, STOCK DOVE, c10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW/SG
  • (all B.Woods) 2 TREECREEPERS, 8 NUTHATCHES, 15 LONG-TAILED TITS, 4 COAL TITS, 8 GOLDCRESTS, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 60 BLUE TITS, 48 GREAT TITS - SG


Friday 9th
  • c5.30pm: 3 WOODCOCKS (in flight at Reads Bottom), TAWNY OWL (Perrotts by Wood), LITTLE OWL (Perrotts by Wood) - BG
  • 7.40am-12.40pm: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), ♀ BRAMBLING with 150+ CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), SISKIN flew over, LESSER REDPOLL flew over, PIED WAGTAIL, 15+ FIELDFARES, c25 REDWINGS, 2+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Buzzard Field), KESTREL, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 5 SKYLARKS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, LITTLE OWL (Copt Hill Lane), 14+ COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2+ COMMON GULLS, 6 GREENFINCHES, GOLDCREST (Infront George Field), SONG THRUSH, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 20+ GOLDFINCHES (south end of Broadfield), LINNET - DKC/IGM


Thursday 8th
  • WOODCOCK flushed (The Scrub), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond) - ER/BH
  • 2.00pm-5.25pm: (all C.Farm) SISKIN flew over, 1+ LESSER REDPOLL flew over, 4 FIELDFARES, c15 SKYLARKS, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 11 YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 LITTLE OWLS, MISTLE THRUSH, 12+ COLLARED DOVES, 15+ LINNETS, KESTREL, 5 COMMON GULLS flew over, 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC


Wednesday 7th
  • (all C.Farm) ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL then flew off (Tart's Field), RED KITE flew over at 10.45am, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 REDWINGS, 2 KESTRELS, 7 MEADOW PIPITS, 6+ COMMON GULLS reported - RDW


Tuesday 6th
  • (all C.Farm) 9 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 KESTRELS, 43 FIELDFARES, c20 REDWINGS, 12 SONG THRUSHES, c5 COMMON GULLS, 3 SKYLARKS, GREENFINCH, 8 GOLDFINCHES, 300+ WOODPIGEONS - NS
  •  (all C.Farm) 14 REDWINGS, 13 SKYLARKS, 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC



Monday 5th
  • Brief early morning visit in heavy fog: 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Skylark Field), SKYLARK (Skylark Field), COMMON GULL (Tart's Field) - DKC


Sunday 4th
  • (all C.Farm) 2 LESSER REDPOLLS, SISKIN, 16 YELLOWHAMMERS, 17 FIELDFARES, 23 SKYLARKS - SG
  • (all C.Farm) ♀ BRAMBLING with c130 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), 5 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), MEADOW PIPIT, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 GOLDCRESTS (Circle Field), 2 LINNETS (Poultry Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS, 2 COMMON GULLS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, YELLOWHAMMER, 3 SKYLARKS, COLLARED DOVE, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS - DKC
  • (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, 19 LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood), TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), KESTREL (Tawny Wood), 5+ GOLDCRESTS (Tawny Wood), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Chipstead Meadow, 1 Pipit Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (flew over Pipit Meadow) - IJ  


Saturday 3rd
  • CROSSBILL flew over at 12.25pm (C.Farmhouse), c20 MISTLE THRUSHES (c16 C.Farm, 4 C.Farm then B.Woods), 11 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 5+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 5 COMMON GULLS (3 Tart's Field, 3 flew over), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (Lunch Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/PW 
 


Friday 2nd
  • 10 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm) - PW


Thursday 1st
  • COMMON BUZZARD (Railway Field), 10+ SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), SPARROWHAWK (Quail Field), several FIELDFARES - IGM

October 2012

Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates throughout the day. 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. When submitting sightings, please try to match the format of this page as much as possible to make transfer as efficient as possible. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up). BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW.
* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.

'C.Farm' is the general term for the area west of the marked red line on the Map, and 'B.Woods' is the general term for the area east of this line. More specific localities, also found on the map, are also included in these sightings.

Wednesday 31st
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 30th
  • 8.00am-12.00pm: 3 BULLFINCHES (Woodpecker Meadow), FIELDFARE flew over (C.Farm), 12 REDWINGS (4 flew over Perrotts Farmhouse, 8 The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (B.Woods), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (near C.Farmhouse), 30+ SKYLARKS (mainly Quail Field), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 over Ruffett Wood, 1 Buzzard Field), GOLDCREST (CFBW), 2+ NUTHATCHES (CFBW), COAL TIT (B.Woods), c20 LINNETS (mainly Quail Field), c20 CHAFFINCHES (mainly Quail Field), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (CFBW), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (CFBW), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (CFBW) - PGo


Monday 29th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 28th
  • BRAMBLING (Heathside Field), 4 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field) - CA
  • (all C.Farm) 7 FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (1 Infront George Field, 1 Skylark Field), 23 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), SPARROWHAWK (Harrier Field), 2 KESTRELS (Harrier Field (1 took vole), 16 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS flew south (Lunch Wood) - IPW/SJW
  • (all C.Farm) 4 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), c75 FIELDFARES, c25 REDWINGS, 4 SKYLARKS (Broadfield) - IGM
  • (all C.Farm) 100+ REDWINGS flew over, 4 FIELDFARES (Pheasant Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES flew over, c100 CHAFFINCHES (Pheasant Field), 10 SKYLARKS, MEADOW PIPIT - PGo


Saturday 27th
  • 4 LAPWINGS (Tart's Field), 100 STARLINGS (Tart's Field), COMMON GULL (Legal & General) - IGM


Friday 26th
  • (all C.Farm) 5 CORMORANTS flew east, LESSER REDPOLL, 39 FIELDFARES, 24 REDWINGS, 3 BULLFINCHES, c45 SKYLARKS, 6 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 KESTRELS, 4 COMMON GULLS, SONG THRUSH, 8 GOLDFINCHES - AD
  • 500+ FIELDFARES (Skylark Field) - IGM


Thursday 25th
  • (all C.Farm) LAPWING (Skylark Field), BRAMBLING, FIELDFARE, LESSER REDPOLL, SISKIN, 15+ REDWINGS, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, c10 SKYLARKS, sd COMMON GULL, SONG THRUSH, GOLDCREST, 150+ LINNETS, GREENFINCH, GOLDFINCH, 100+ CHAFFINCHES - DKC 



Wednesday 24th
  • (all C.Farm) 2 GOLDEN PLOVERS flew through, 16 LAPWINGS, c4 HOUSE MARTINS, c40 FIELDFARES, 105 REDWINGS, 25 SKYLARKS, 10 MEADOW PIPITS, 150 CHAFFINCHES, 120 LINNETS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, 2 KESTRELS - RDW
  • (all Lunch Wood) WOODCOCK, COMMON BUZZARD - via RDW
  • (all C.Farm) 5 LAPWINGS (Skylark Field), c40 SKYLARKS (Bunting Field), KESTREL, PIED WAGTAIL, 2+ LITTLE OWLS - DKC/JB


Tuesday 23rd
  • 3.45pm-5.45pm: (all C.Farm) 7+ SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field), YELLOWHAMMER (Slangs), MISTLE THRUSH (Skylark Field), PHEASANT (Broadfield), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Stoney Nob), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 1+ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), ROOK, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS - DKC


Monday 22nd
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 21st
  • 2 RING OUZELS at c3.34pm (Slangs), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), KESTREL (Infront George Field), COMMON GULL (Infront George Field), 100+ STARLINGS (Bog Field) - IGM
  • 10.00am-2.00pm: 1+ RING OUZEL (1 Infront George Field/Legal & General at 1.08pm, 1 Slangs/Lunch Banks 1.28pm), GREY WAGTAIL flew over (Legal & General), CHIFFCHAFF (Holly Lane Meadow), LESSER REDPOLL (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 SISKINS (Holly Lane Meadow), 14 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 13 B.Woods), c230 REDWINGS flew over (Holly Lane Meadow), SPARROWHAWK (Pheasant Field/Ruffett Wood), 2 KESTRELS (1 Pheasant Field, 1 Holly Lane Meadow), MEADOW PIPIT (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew SE (Holly Lane Meadow), BULLFINCH (Holly Lane Meadow), 13+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 8 GREENFINCHES (6 Holly Lane Meadow, 2 Valley Meadows), 5 GOLDFINCHES (4 Poultry Field, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods) - IPW
  • 7.40am-12.20pm: (all C.Farm) RING OUZEL at 10.44am-11.05am at least (Slangs), REED BUNTING at c9.47am (heard by R.R.Cottages), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 near R.R.Cottages, 1 Legal & General), 30+ SKYLARKS, 12+ MEADOW PIPITS, 250+ REDWINGS flew over, 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 flew over), SISKIN flew over, 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 Slangs), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES, 4+ PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), LITTLE OWL, COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, 2 SONG THRUSHES, PHEASANT (Lunch Banks), 2 COMMON GULLS (ad & 1st-winter), GREENFINCH, c30 GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 STOCK DOVES (Heathside Field), COLLARED DOVE, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW et al
  • c9.48am: BRAMBLING with c250 CHAFFINCHES (Poultry Field) - PGo  


Saturday 20th
  • RING OUZEL still, seen several times throughout the day (mobile between Slangs, Infront George Field/Skylark Field and Legal & General before roosting in holly by Broadfield at 6.18pm) (see Gallery), REED BUNTING (R.R.Cottages at 11.33am then at R.Bottom c12.20pm) (found by PGo), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), c2 BRAMBLINGS (heard a few times at points across farm including in Lunch Wood at 1.55pm), FIELDFARE flew over (Poultry Field), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 by R.R.Cottages), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (C.Farm), 800+ REDWINGS flew over (mainly C.Farm, 5 flew over B.Woods), 13+ LESSER REDPOLLS (7+ flew over C.Farm, 5 The Scrub, 1 flew over Woodpecker Meadow), 7 SISKINS flew over (6 C.Farm, 1 Rambler's Rest), 3000+ STARLINGS flew west/SW (C.Farm), 15+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm then 1 flew over B.Woods), 6+ LITTLE OWLS (4+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 13 PHEASANTS (12 Circle Field, 1 Broadfield), 13 PIED WAGTAILS (3 Legal & General, 10 flew north over Perrotts by Wood), 18+ MEADOW PIPITS (15+ C.Farm, 3 flew over Hither Field), 3 ROOKS (Broadfield), 3 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 20+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 3+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), 7 GOLDCRESTS (1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub, 1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 near Rambler's Rest), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 20+ LONG-TAILED TITS (3+ Legal & General, 6+ R.Bottom, 7 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 4+ The Scrub), 25+ LINNETS (C.Farm), c8 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 400+ CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 3+ The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 7+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 2 Rest Copse) (56 species recorded) - SG/DKC/PGo/IJ/IGM et al


Friday 19th
  • (several new photographs added to the Gallery)
  • (all C.Farm) RING OUZEL still 11.50am-12.30pm at least (Slangs), CHIFFCHAFF (C.Farmhouse), CORMORANT flew over, 4 MISTLE THRUSHES, ♀ SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 10+ LESSER REDPOLLS flew over, SISKIN flew over, 28+ MEADOW PIPITS, 25+ REDWINGS, 11+ SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Slangs), 2+ LITTLE OWLS, 2+ PIED WAGTAILS, 3 COLLARED DOVES, 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), c7 GOLDFINCHES, 3 COMMON GULLS (2 ads & 1st-winter), 21+ LINNETS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 15+ BLACKBIRDS (Stoney Nob; apparently migrants), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
  • (all C.Farm) 2 BRAMBLINGS (Poultry Field), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), CORMORANT (2nd bird) flew over - IJ    


Thursday 18th
  • RING OUZEL still at 3.27pm (flew from near R.R.Cottages towards Legal & General), 6 GOLDCRESTS (2 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods) - IJ
  • 1.30pm-6.20pm: (all C.Farm) LESSER REDPOLL flew over, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, c5 SKYLARKS, 2 KESTRELS, 3 COMMON GULLS (adult flew over, 2 1st-winters Tart's Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 ROOKS, 2+ LITTLE OWLS, PHEASANT, 2 COLLARED DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 4 STOCK DOVES - DKC/IJ


Wednesday 17th
  • GREY WAGTAIL (possibly dropped into Skylark Field), c12 SKYLARKS (flew from Quail Field to Skylark Field) (probable Woodlark flew to Skylark Field with Skylarks) - GB
  • 1.50pm-6.50pm: (all C.Farm) RING OUZEL 5.15pm-5.28pm (Legal & General then by derelict barn near R.R.Cottages), SWALLOW, 2 HOUSE MARTINS, c20 SKYLARKS, 11 MEADOW PIPITS, LESSER REDPOLL flew over, YELLOWHAMMER, 12+ LINNETS, ROOK, 2 KESTRELS, 2+ LITTLE OWLS, PIED WAGTAIL, 14 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW/GB/NR et al 


Tuesday 16th
  • (all C.Farm) RING OUZEL at 5.10pm (flew from Legal & General to derelict barn near R.R.Cottages), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (R.Bottom), SPARROWHAWK, ROOK, 7 SKYLARKS, PIED WAGTAIL, ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 7 STOCK DOVES, 25+ LINNETS, 3 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC
  • (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield), 3 REDWINGS flew west, 5 PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 2 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield) - NS 


Monday 15th
  • RING OUZEL 3.30pm-3.45pm at least (hedge north side of Legal & General), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field & Slangs), 2 FIELDFARES flew over, BRAMBLING flew over, 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 by R.R.Cottages, 2 flew over), 2 SISKINS flew over, 2+ REDWINGS flew over, 4+ LITTLE OWLS, 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1*), KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (2 R.Bottom, 1 west side of Broadfield), 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES, 2+ SKYLARKS, 4 PIED WAGTAILS, 2+ MEADOW PIPITS, GOLDCREST (Lunch Wood), 4 PHEASANTS (♂+3♀) (Broadfield), 6+ COMMON GULLS (4+ ads & 2+ 1st-winters), 3 SONG THRUSHES, 30+ LINNETS, 2+ GOLDFINCHES - DKC   


Sunday 14th
  • RING OUZEL at 8.38am (north of Reads Rest Cottages) - CN
  • 2 RING OUZELS at 10.30am (Legal & General playing field) - PW et al
  • 7.35am-5.00pm: 8 SWALLOWS flew north (C.Farm), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm*), 4 CORMORANTS flew south (B.Woods), REDWING (by C.Farmhouse), 3 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (C.Farm), 3 SISKINS flew over (C.Farm), 8 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), ♂ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 KESTRELS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2+ LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (Slangs), c15 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSHES (Infront George Field), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (2 Quail Field, 2 Perrotts Farmhouse), 3 PHEASANTS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 2 Broadfield), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS (3+ C.Farm, 1 flew over B.Woods), ROOK (Broadfield), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 2+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (5+ Circle Field, 3+ B.Woods), TREECREEPER (The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Skylark Field), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Poultry Field), 4 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 16+ LINNETS (15+ C.Farm, 1 flew over Woodpecker Meadow), c5 GOLDFINCHES (c4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (Odonata: Migrant Hawker (Piddly Pond), Common Darter (Piddly Pond). Butterflies: c10 Red Admirals (C.Farm)) - DKC/PGo/RDW et al


Saturday 13th
  • 4 RING OUZELS at Legal & General c3.00pm then flew north - CN
  • 7.40am-7.25pm: (all C.Farm) 3+ RING OUZELS (1 C.Farmhouse at 8.00am (DKC), 3 Legal & General 10.25am-c1.40pm (SG et al)) (see Gallery), MARSH TIT (Pages Acre) (IJ), BRAMBLING flew over, 65+ REDWINGS, 9 SWALLOWS flew south, 3 HOUSE MARTINS flew south, CHIFFCHAFF (east of R.R.Cottages), CORMORANT flew over, c5 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over, SISKIN flew over, TAWNY OWL at 7.00pm (C.Wood (singing)), GREY HERON flew over, 7+ SKYLARKS, YELLOWHAMMER (Slangs), 2 COMMON GULLS, 70+ LINNETS, 2+ MISTLE THRUSHES, 2+ LITTLE OWLS, 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), c4 MEADOW PIPITS, 2+ PIED WAGTAILS, ROOK, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 6 GOLDFINCHES, 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 Pages Acre), 64 STOCK DOVES (Buzzard Field), GREEN WOODPECKER, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/SG/IJ/CA/JB/PW et al 
  • PEREGRINE mid afternoon (C.Farm) - DW
  • WOODCOCK (Ruffett Wood) - via DKC      


Friday 12th
  • 7.40am-12.25pm: STONECHAT (Tart's Field), 8 REDWINGS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), LESSER REDPOLL flew over (C.Farm), ROOK (C.Farm), 2+ PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 COMMON GULLS (ad & 2 1st-winters) (C.Farm), 16 PHEASANTS (♂ Broadfield, 2♂13♀ Horse Pasture) (C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3+ COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm) - DKC
  • STONECHAT (Tart's Field) - AD
  • KESTREL (Bog Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Pipit Meadow), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), c10 ROOKS flew south (Bog Field), 24 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew south - NS



Thursday 11th
  • (all C.Farm) STONECHAT - almost taken by SPARROWHAWK (east side of Tart's Field), 10 SKYLARKS flew over (R.Bottom), MISTLE THRUSH, c30 LINNETS (Infront George Field) - AD
  • SKYLARK, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, PIED WAGTAIL, KESTREL - DKC


Wednesday 10th
  • RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield), WHEATEAR (near Perrotts Farmhouse), STONECHAT (near Perrotts Farmhouse) - JH
  • 18 SKYLARKS (single flock flew over Poultry Field), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Harrier Field, 1 Tawny Wood), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT, 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 COMMON GULLS (ad & 1st-winter) (Tart's Field), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, LITTLE OWL (Death Pit), 2-3 KESTRELS (C.Farm inc 1 that also crossed B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm/B.Woods at end of R.R.Lane), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 GREENFINCHES, COAL TIT (Pages Acre), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm) - DKC
  • (all C.Farm) 6 SWALLOWS (Skylark Field), c6 SKYLARKS (around Harrier Field), 3+ MEADOW PIPITS, 30+ LINNETS - IGM   


Tuesday 9th
  • MARSH TIT still at 6.10pm (north side of Ruffett Wood), c5 HOUSE MARTINS flew over (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS flew SE (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (Harrier Field), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 3+ LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), 1+ ROOK (C.Farm), 1st-winter KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Slangs), GOLDCREST (by Green Belt Field), c30 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (flew from C.Farm to B.Woods) - DKC  
  • (all C.Farm) BRAMBLING at 9.45am (Bunting Field), 4 CANADA GEESE flew north at 10.00am (Skylark Field), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (Slangs), 7 SKYLARKS (2 Quail Field, 5 flew SE over Perrotts by Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (Poultry Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 Infront George Field, 1 Poultry Field), PIED WAGTAIL (Infront George Field), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 5 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (Poultry Field), GOLDFINCH (Slangs) (Butterflies: 3 Red Admirals flew south) - NS


Monday 8th
  • MARSH TIT at 6.21pm (north side of Ruffett Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (Ruffett Wood), 7 ROOKS (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 28+ GOLDFINCHES (single flock; C.Farm), 9 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), c40 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC


Sunday 7th
  • BARN OWL, RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield) - NJ
  • GREY WAGTAIL flew over (Green Belt Field), 113 REDWINGS flew over (C.Farm), 6 HOUSE MARTINS flew south (C.Farm), 30+ SWALLOWS flew south (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL (Broadfield (singing)), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (C.Farm), 4+ SISKINS flew over (C.Farm), 8 MALLARDS (C.Farm*), 15+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 9+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmhouse (singing), 1 Pages Acre (singing), 1 Wood Lane), adult COMMON GULL (C.Farm), c20 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (♀+juv ♂) (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2+ LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), ROOK (Infront George Field), 2 PHEASANTS (♀ Poultry Field, ♂ B.Woods), 2+ PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Page Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood), 6 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Circle Field, 2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Slangs), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 10+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (by C.Farmhouse), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 4 Red Admirals (C.Farm)) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
  • 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom) (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals) - IGM 


Saturday 6th
  • 3 WOODLARKS till 2.15pm then flew south (Pipit Meadow) - SG
  • BARN OWL hunting at 7.25pm with another owl seen briefly (possibly Short-eared Owl) (Harrier Field), 2 BRAMBLINGS (♂+♀) 7.35am-7.45am at least (just south of C.Farmhouse), STONECHAT still (R.Bottom), 4 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3+ SISKINS flew over (2+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 18+ SKYLARKS (15+ C.Farm, 3 flew over B.Woods), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Broadfield, 1 R.Bottom, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 The Scrub), 16+ MEADOW PIPITS (15+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods*), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 near Tawny Wood, 1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 6 GOLDCRESTS (1 by Tawny Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood, 1 near Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub), 2+ ROOKS (1 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods*), 9 PHEASANTS (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (The Scrub), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 2 The Scrub), 2 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Ruffett Wood, 3+ The Scrub, 1+ Hither Field), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 2 The Scrub), 3 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 6+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (4+ C.Farm, 2+ The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Death Pit, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 30 STOCK DOVES (Buzzard Field), 8+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (6+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods) (Butterflies: 3 Red Admirals (C.Farm)) - DKC/IJ et al
  • COMMON REDSTART (by top of Slangs) - KS
  • ♂ BRAMBLING (R.Bottom), LAPWING flew NE at 1.20pm (Broadfield), 3 SISKINS flew SW at 2.00pm (Infront George Field), STONECHAT (R.Bottom) (see Gallery), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 R.R.Cottages, 1 The Scrub), ROOK (Legal & General), 4 GOLDCRESTS (3 near Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), TREECREEPER (edge of B.Woods/Perrotts by Wood), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS (edge of B.Woods/Perrotts by Wood), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODEPCKERS (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Stoney Nob, 2 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 60+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm)  - MSt


Friday 5th
  • 7.30am-12.50pm: BRAMBLING with c40 CHAFFINCHES (mobile flock in fields within 200yds of C.Farmhouse, last seen in NE corner of Bunting Field at 9.59am) (see Gallery), STONECHAT (R.Bottom), ♂ BLACKCAP (C.Farmhouse then in hedge between Bunting Field & Quail Field), SISKIN flew over (C.Farm), 15+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 60+ HOUSE MARTINS (50+ C.Farm, 10+ B.Woods), 15+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 1st-winter ♂ KESTREL (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Can Hatch Field), 6 COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), 50+ LINNETS (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm) - DKC
  • STONECHAT (R.Bottom), 6 CANADA GEESE (Broadfield then flew south), 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 3 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), c50 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - NS
  • SKYLARK (Reads Bottom), 16 HOUSE MARTINS, c30 LINNETS (Infront George Field), GREEN WOODPECKER (Tart's Field), KESTREL (Railway Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Legal & General) (Butterflies: Large White (Legal & General), Speckled Wood (Legal & General)) - RJ/DSk 


Thursday 4th
  • ♂ BRAMBLING at c8.50am with c40 CHAFFINCHES (NE corner of Heathside Field), STONECHAT still (R.Bottom), GREY HERON flew north (Heathside Field), 5 SKYLARKS, 5 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 ad COMMON GULLS (Tart's Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 12 LINNETS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE, 5 GOLDFINCHES - AD
  • 1.20pm-6.35pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (SW corner of Broadfield), STONECHAT still (R.Bottom), c15 CANADA GEESE (C.Farm*), CORMORANT flew west (C.Farm), 5+ PHEASANTS (1+ Poultry Field/Perrotts by Wood, 4 ♀/juvs Lunch Banks), 10+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 10+ SWALLOWS through (C.Farm), 30+ HOUSE MARTINS through (26+ C.Farm, 4+ B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm then B.Woods), KESTREL (Bunting Field (caught vole)), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Poultry Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Copt Hill Lane), 30+ LINNETS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC  


Wednesday 3rd
  • STONECHAT (R.Bottom) - IJ
  • STONECHAT (R.Bottom), PEREGRINE (over Lunch Wood), 2 SISKINS flew over (C.Farmhouse), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 16+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 400+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm inc c10 that also flew over B.Woods), 100+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm inc 5+ that also flew over B.Woods), 2+ LITTLE OWLS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2+ ROOKS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), c4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW 


Tuesday 2nd
  • (all C.Farm) 2 ROOKS, 10 SWALLOWS, 11 HOUSE MARTINS, KESTREL, c30 LINNETS, 3 STOCK DOVES - NS 
  • 25+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), ad COMMON GULL (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 25+ LINNETS (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC


Monday 1st
  • (videos by CA of Whinchat & Wheatear from 03/09/2012, & photos by DKC of Hobbies (19/09/2012 & 28/09/2012), Reed Bunting (28/09/2012) & Stonechat (28/09/2012) added to Gallery)
  • Late afternoon/evening: (all C.Farm) STONECHAT (near Watchpoint), MEADOW PIPIT, 4 LITTLE OWLS, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 2 SWALLOWS, 20+ HOUSE MARTINS, PHEASANT, ROOK, ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, LINNET - DKC/JB 

September 2012

Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates throughout the day. 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. When submitting sightings, please try to match the format of this page as much as possible to make transfer as efficient as possible. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up). BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW.
* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.

'C.Farm' is the general term for the area west of the marked red line on the Map, and 'B.Woods' is the general term for the area east of this line. More specific localities, also found on the map, are also included in these sightings.

Sunday 30th
  • 7.20am-12.45pm: 3 CORMORANTS flew WNW at 8.34am (C.Farm), 600+ HOUSE MARTINS flew through (mainly C.Farm - c50 also over B.Woods), 60+ SWALLOWS flew through (mainly C.Farm - 5+ also over B.Woods), GREY HERON (C.Farm*), COMMON BUZZARD (Tawny Wood), 2+ SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm - 1 also flew over B.Woods), 7 ROOKS (C.Farm), 12+ MISTLE THRUSHES (Tart's Field), 2+ CHIFFCHAFFS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1+ by Green Belt Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 C.Farmyard), 15+ MEADOW PIPITS (mainly C.Farm - 1 also flew over B.Woods), BULLFINCH (Pages Acre), 10+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (by Green Belt Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 80+ LINNETS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 by Green Belt Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (C.Farm), 3+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), c15 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC 


Saturday 29th 
  • 7.15am-6.45pm: ♀ REED BUNTING at 7.58am only (hedge bordering Bunting Field/Quail Field), 3+ LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 SISKINS flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 3 CANADA GEESE flew low WNW at 6.41pm (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 C.Farmyard, 1 C.Farm or B.Woods near Perrotts Farmhouse), CHIFFCHAFF (C.Farmyard), 30+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 50+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS, 10+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (B.Woods (1*)), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 1+ PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (C.Farm), 2 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 3+ TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), c13 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2+ COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 2+ Rest Copse) (Butterflies: Comma (The Scrub), Speckled Wood (B.Woods), 2 Red Admirals (C.Farm)) - DKC/RDW/IGM et al
  • 11.15am-1.30pm: (all C.Farm) SISKIN flew over (Bog Field), MEADOW PIPIT, 2 SKYLARKS (Bunting Field), 1+ ROOK (C.Wood), 3 PIED WAGTAILS, 2 SWALLOWS, 2 GOLDCRESTS (Heathside Field), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Broadfield, 1 Heathside Field), 2 COLLARED DOVES (Heathside Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 2♀ KESTRELS (1 Quail Field, 1 Bunting Field), 50+ LINNETS (Quail Field), YELLOWHAMMER (Broadfield),  (Butterflies: Comma (Quail Field), 5 Red Admirals, Small White (Heathside Field)) - IPW
  • c20 SWALLOWS (B.Woods), 6 COMMON BUZZARDS (B.Woods), 3 KESTRELS (B.Woods), c80 LINNETS (Quail Field) - SG      


Friday 28th
  • 7.20am-12.20pm: ♀ REED BUNTING at 8.51am only (C.Farmyard) (found by DKC), ♀ STONECHAT (R.Bottom) (found by DW), juv HOBBY (on ground in Heathside Field then flew off), 3+ CORMORANTS flew over, , 300+ HOUSE MARTINS through south, 60+ SWALLOWS through south, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, KESTREL, 3 ROOKS (Broadfield), 4+ SKYLARKS, 15+ MEADOW PIPITS (mainly in Infront George Field & Skylark Field), 10 PIED WAGTAILS (Skylark Field), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES, ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Quail Field), 2+ COMMON GULLS, SONG THRUSH, 40+ LINNETS, 3+ COLLARED DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Stoney Nob)) - DKC/PGo/DW
  • Late afternoon: ♀ STONECHAT still (R.Bottom) - IJ     


Thursday 27th
  • (all C.Farm) LESSER REDPOLL flew over, SISKIN flew over, 100+ SWALLOWS, 10+ HOUSE MARTINS, 5+ MEADOW PIPITS, 6+ PIED WAGTAILS, 2 ROOKS, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, 4+ COMMON GULLS, 2+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, CHIFFCHAFF (Pages Acre), 8 LINNETS, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Copt Hill Lane, 1 C.Farmyard), YELLOWHAMMER, 10+ PHEASANTS (Buzzard Field), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREENFINCH, 2+ GOLDFINCHES, 20+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DKC/IJ 


Wednesday 26th
  • 7.05am-7.45am & 1.00pm-5.00pm: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Infront George Field), SAND MARTIN flew south, 3 YELLOW WAGTAILS flew over, MALLARD flew over, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1*), 400+ SWALLOWS, 50+ HOUSE MARTINS, 6 SKYLARKS, 2+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 ROOKS, PIED WAGTAIL, KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK, 2+ COMMON GULLS, 4 LITTLE OWLS, CHIFFCHAFF (Stoney Nob), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 5+ LINNETS, 2 COLLARED DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, c5 STOCK DOVES - RDW/DKC/IJ  


Tuesday 25th
  • 1.35pm: 4 REDWINGS flew over (C.Farm) - GB
  • (all C.Farm) WHEATEAR (Bog Field), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Wood Lane, 1 Stoney Nob), COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTRELS, 15+ HOUSE MARTINS, 30+ SWALLOWS, 2+ MEADOW PIPITS, 4+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, COAL TIT (Circle Field), 3+ COMMON GULLS, ♂ PHEASANT, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2+ COLLARED DOVES, 14 STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DKC


Monday 24th
  • 6.45am-9.10am & 11.00am-1.10pm & 4.20pm-7.10pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south at 8.15am (C.Farm), 10+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (C.Farmyard), HOUSE MARTIN flew over (C.Farm), 30+ SWALLOWS through (C.Farm), 6+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 3+ ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (C.Farm), 2+ ROOKS (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 4 PHEASANTS (♂+3♀) (Broadfield), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Copt Hill Lane, 1 Tattenham Meadow), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 20+ LINNETS (C.Farm), c10 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 25+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW
  • 20+ ROOKS flew over (Slangs) - IGM
  • 2+ ROOKS, 3 HOUSE MARTINS, ♀ KESTREL, COMMON GULL, c50 SWALLOWS, c30 LINNETS - AD


Sunday 23rd
  • 6.50am-5.10pm: (all C.Farm) 7 CURLEWS 10.35am-10.44am (arrived from NE, landed in Quail Field then moved to Heathside Field before flying off south) (found by IJ) (see Gallery), 2 YELLOW WAGTAILS flew south (1 at 7.02am, 1 at 7.23am), HOBBY flew over, 6 MALLARDS flew over, 25+ MEADOW PIPITS, 12 MISTLE THRUSHES flew over, SKYLARK, 75+ HOUSE MARTINS through, 250+ SWALLOWS through, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, 3+ COMMON GULLS (2 ads & 1 1st-winter), 6+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 5 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Bunting Field, 1 Circle Field), YELLOWHAMMER, LINNET, 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), 4 COLLARED DOVES, STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/RDW/IJ/JB/IGM/CA et al
  • 2 FIELDFARES (near Perrotts Farmhouse) - JH 


Saturday 22nd
  • 7.20am-7.20pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still (Broadfield), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over (C.Farm), 10+ MEADOW PIPITS (5+ C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), c13 COMMON BUZZARDS (8 C.Farm (inc flock of 6), c5 B.Woods), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (B.Woods), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 BULLFINCHES (♀ & juv) (by Piddly Pond), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), c20 SWALLOWS (C.Farm then 6 of which over B.Woods), 5 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Legal & General, 1 near R.R.Cottages, 1 Chipstead Meadow, 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), ROOK (Broadfield), 3+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (C.Farm), 3+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane (singing), 1 just NW of The Scrub), 4♀ PHEASANTS (3 Broadfield, 1 Tart's Field), COAL TIT (just NW of The Scrub), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farmyard, 1 Circle Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREENFINCHES (♂+♀) (Legal & General), 5+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 2+ Woodpecker Meadow), 1+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3+ STOCK DOVES (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 4+ Red Admirals (3+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), Speckled Wood (B.Woods), Comma (C.Farm), 4 Meadow Browns (Woodpecker Meadow), 3 Small Whites (C.Farm)) - GUIDED WALK & participants' sightings before & after

Friday 21st
  • 12.18pm: HOBBY attacking flock of c60 LINNETS (Infront George Field) - NS
  • 7.20am-12.35pm: (all C.Farm) SISKIN flew over, 16 MISTLE THRUSHES flew south in single flock, SKYLARK, 5 MEADOW PIPITS, 5+ HOUSE MARTINS, 12+ SWALLOWS, 2+ COMMON GULLS, GREY HERON*, 4+ ROOKS, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 2+ KESTRELS, TREECREEPER (Lambert's Shaw), SONG THRUSH, 2 LITTLE OWLS, 3+ COLLARED DOVES, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmyard, 1 Chipstead Meadow (singing), 1 Circle Field), c55 STOCK DOVES, 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Death Pit, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Tawny Wood), 40+ LINNETS, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals) - DKC
  • 11.50am-1.10pm: (all C.Farm) 4 SWALLOWS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Pheasant Field, 1 Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (Death Pit), NUTHATCH (Tawny Wood), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pheasant Field, 1 Buzzard Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Ruffett Wood), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential), STOCK DOVE (Green Belt Field), 11 LINNETS (Poultry Field), 80+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tart's Field), 7 HERRING GULLS (Tart's Field), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell (Buzzard Field), 2 Red Admirals (1 Pipit Meadow, 1 Poultry Field)) - IPW/SJW


Thursday 20th
  • 1.40pm-6.40pm: 500+ HOUSE MARTINS flew through mostly 2.15pm-3.30pm (mainly C.Farm but also over B.Woods), 6 ROOKS (C.Farm then 2 flew over B.Woods), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 1+ MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 9 ♀/juv PHEASANTS (8 flew from Broadfield to Lunch Banks, 1 Broadfield), 8 LONG-TAILED TITS (Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods), c25 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 B.Woods Short Route), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods north of estate), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 B.Woods Short Route, 1 Holly Lane Meadow), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 15+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm then 2 flew over B.Woods) - DKC/GB


Wednesday 19th
  • 7.10am-7.50am & c1.00pm-c7.00pm: (all C.Farm) 2 juv HOBBIES c2.55pm-c5.45pm (flying around Broadfield then perched at Death Pit), 5+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 COMMON GULLS (juv Tart's Field, adult Skylark Field), GREY HERON (on roof C.Lane), 6 SWALLOWS, juv KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD, 6 MISTLE THRUSHES flew over (Quail Field), LITTLE OWL (north end of Broadfield), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Quail Field), YELLOWHAMMER, LINNET, 15 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DKC/CA
  • (11.10am-12.45pm: (all C.Farm) WHEATEAR (Bog Field), 5 SWALLOWS (Broadfield), CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), 4 MEADOW PIPITS (2 Legal & General, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (over Stoney Nob), 2♀ KESTRELS (1 Legal & General, 1 Steep Banks), LITTLE OWL (near C.Farmhouse), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (2 Slangs, 2 Broadfield), STOCK DOVE (Lunch Banks), 8 LINNETS (7 R.Bottom, 1 Skylark Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH (Legal & General), c60 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tart's Field), 11 HERRING GULLS (in fields) (Butterflies: 2 Red Admirals (Infront George Field), Small White (Lunch Banks), Large White (Copt Hill Lane), Meadow Brown (Railway Field), Speckled Wood (Lunch Banks) - IPW/SJW
  • (all C.Farm) WHEATEAR at 8.50am (Infront George Field), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Slangs), 100+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS - IGM  


Tuesday 18th
  • 10.30am-12.00pm: (all C.Farm) 3 CROSSBILLS flew NW at 10.51am (Railway Field), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Infront George Field), HOUSE MARTIN flew south (Railway Field), BULLFINCH (Stoney Nob), 7 SWALLOWS (2 Railway Field, 5 Broadfield), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Tart's Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Lunch Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 K.Residential), GREENFINCH (Railway Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), GREEN WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), 56+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (c51 Tart's Field, 2 Broadfield, 3 Quail Field), 2 HERRING GULLS (Tart's Field) (possible male Reed Bunting at 11.15am (flew from Infront George Field to Lunch Banks)) (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell (Lunch Banks), Meadow Brown (Lunch Banks)) - IPW/SJW 
  • 7.10am-7.55am & 4.10pm-5.45pm: SISKIN flew over, GREY HERON (Quail Field), 2 MEADOW PIPITS, ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), BULLFINCH (Stoney Nob/Railway Field), adult COMMON GULL (Tart's Field), 7 LINNETS, YELLOWHAMMER, COLLARED DOVE, 6+ STOCK DOVES (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DKC 


Monday 17th
  • 7.15am-8.30am: adult COMMON GULL (Infront George Field), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Infront George Field), 6 MEADOW PIPITS flew over, 10 SWALLOWS flew low south, GREENFINCH, 2 COLLARED DOVES, 6 LINNETS, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC


Sunday 16th
  • 7.20am-6.00pm: adult PEREGRINE 1.00pm-1.03pm (over Broadfield & landed in tree briefly then flew east), ad COMMON GULL (Skylark Field), 25+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 60+ HOUSE MARTINS flew through (C.Farm), 20+ SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 ♀/juv KESTRELS (1 Lunch Banks, 1 Green Belt Field), ROOK (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 Poultry Field/Pheasant Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 1+ YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 Skylark Field, 1 flew over C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 C.Residential, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), GOLDCREST (Legal & General), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 4 B.Woods), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 3+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (by Perrotts Farmhouse), 20+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (10+ C.Farm, c10 Rest Copse) - DKC  


Saturday 15th
  • 7.15am-7.30pm: (all C.Farm) ♀ STONECHAT (north side of Heathside Field), SISKIN flew over (C.Farm), 50+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 120+ HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 100+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 1+ GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 7+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), SKYLARK (Heathside Field), 1+ ad COMMON GULL (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), ♀/juv KESTREL (C.Farm), 4+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob), NUTHATCH (Death Pit), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Broadfield), 22+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Infront George Field, 1 Lunch Wood (singing), 1 near C.Farmhouse, 2 The Scrub), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), 7 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (1 Skylark Field, 6 flew over C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 3+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm); healthy numbers of BLACK-HEADED GULLS and HERRING GULLS, on the deck and flying over (Butterflies: Small Copper (The Scrub), Brown Argus (Pipit Meadow), Gatekeeper (Slangs), c5 Red Admirals (C.Farm), Brimstone (Lunch Wood), Comma (by C.Farmhouse), Small White (C.Farm), c5 Speckled Woods (C.Farm), 9+ Meadow Browns (1 Pipit Meadow, 8+ The Scrub)) - DKC/RDW/PGo et al
  • 11.10am-12.20pm: 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Infront George Field, 1 Legal & General), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH (Railway Field) (Mammals: Weasel (Slangs). Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell (R.Bottom), 2 Commas (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Broadfield), 4 Red Admirals (1 R.R.Cottages, 2 Broadfield, 1 Watchpoint), 4 Small Whites (2 Railway Field, 1 R.Bottom, 1 Broadfield), 6 Large Whites (2 Broadfield, 1 Quail Field, 2 Railway Field, 1 Slangs)) - IPW


Friday 14th  
  • 7.10am-12.20pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Infront George Field), 5 MALLARDS (C.Farm*), 1st-winter COMMON GULL (Quail Field), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS flew over (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 3 KESTRELS (♂+♀/juv C.Farm, ♂ Woodpecker Meadow), HOUSE MARTIN flew over (The Scrub), ROOK (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (2 ads & juv) (Infront George Field), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 Slangs, 2 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods, 2+ The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 10+ LINNETS (C.Farm), c85 HERRING GULLS (Tart's Field & Infront George Field), 75+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tart's Field & Infront George Field), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood (The Scrub), Red Admiral (The Scrub)) - DKC
  • Evening: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield) - IGM
  • Late morning/early afternoon: (all C.Farm) 1st-winter COMMON GULL (Quail Field then Tart's Field), ♀ KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, SKYLARK (Tart's Field), c8 YELLOWHAMMERS (Harrier Field), c70 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tart's Field), 7 STOCK DOVES (Bog Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - NS


Thursday 13th
  • 10.30am-1.00pm: (all B.Woods) 4 BULLFINCHES (1 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field, 1 Fames Rough, 1 The Scrub), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 7+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Fames Rough), KESTREL (Woodpecker Meadow), GOLDCREST (by B.Woods car park (singing)), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 Steep Banks, 2 B.Woods), 3+ COAL TITS (Sheep Brow) (Butterflies: 2 Chalkhill Blues (Valley Meadows), Small Tortoiseshell (Hither Field), 2 Speckled Woods (Hither Field), 7+ Meadow Browns (Hither Field), Large White (Hither Field), 4 Small Whites (Valley Meadows), Small Heath (The Scrub), Comma (near B.Woods car park). Moths: Silver Y (Hither Field)) - IPW 
  • (all C.Farm) juv COMMON GULL (Tart's Field), MEADOW PIPIT flew over, 8 SWALLOWS, MISTLE THRUSH (over R.Bottom), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 near C.Farmhouse), KESTREL, 2 COLLARED DOVES, YELLOWHAMMER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 41 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Butterflies: 3+ Red Admirals) - DKC


Wednesday 12th
  • 6.45am-8.20am & c1.30pm-5.50pm: (all C.Farm) YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over at 8.27am, WHEATEAR (barns behind R.R.Cottages then east side of Horse Pasture), SKYLARK (Heathside Field), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS, COMMON WHITETHROAT (by C.Farmhouse), ♀ BLACKCAP (Slangs), ROOK, LITTLE OWL, SPARROWHAWK, 2 KESTRELS, MISTLE THRUSH, PIED WAGTAIL, TREECREEPER (Slangs), 2 COAL TITS (1 by Pages Acre, 1 Slangs), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Slangs), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Slangs), CHIFFCHAFF (Slangs), 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, c50 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 20+ HERRING GULLS, 12+ SWALLOWS, NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 3♂ PHEASANTS, COLLARED DOVE, 2 GOLDFINCHES, LINNET, STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 10+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Tuesday 11th
  • COMMON REDSTART (Slangs) - NS
  • 3 short visits throughout day: ♀ COMMON REDSTART (Slangs/R.Bottom), 4 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 HOUSE MARTINS flew over (C.Farm), 1+ BLACKCAP (Slangs), COMMON WHITETHROAT (R.Bottom), 4+ ROOKS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 2+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 KESTRELS (♀/juv C.Farm, ♂ Holly Lane Meadow), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), 2 PHEASANTS (♂ Broadfield, juv Lunch Banks), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 17+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Mammals: Weasel (R.Bottom)) - DKC
  • 4.00pm-5.00pm: SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods car park), CHIFFCHAFF (Valley Meadows), 2 BULLFINCHES (Valley Meadows), 6+ ROOKS (Outwood Lane), 3 GREENFINCHES (Valley Meadows), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Valley Meadows), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Valley Meadows) (Butterflies: Small Heath (Holly Lane Meadow), Speckled Wood (Holly Lane Meadow), Small Copper (Holly Lane Meadow), 10+ Meadow Browns (Valley Meadows)) - IPW   


Monday 10th
  • 6.20pm-8.00pm: 1st-winter ♂ COMMON REDSTART still in evening (east side of Infront George Field), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE heard calling (Stoney Nob), WHEATEAR (Harrier Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS, KESTREL - DKC/JB
  • (all C.Farm) BLACKCAP (Slangs), COMMON BUZZARD, YELLOWHAMMER, KESTREL - IJ
  • 6.50am-7.50am: COMMON WHITETHROAT (Watchpoint), KESTREL, 4 COLLARED DOVES, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (Heathside Field), 90+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Heathside Field & Tart's Field), 30+ HERRING GULLS (Heathside Field & Tart's Field), STOCK DOVE, LINNET, 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Speckled Wood) - DKC


Sunday 9th
  • 8.20am: 3 WHINCHATS (east side of Tart's Field) - JSi
  • From Banstead Countryside Day stall at Holly Lane Meadow: 2 HOBBIES, 2 CANADA GEESE, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, c20 SWALLOWS - DKC et al
  • 6.45am-8.40am: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Stoney Nob), WHEATEAR (Harrier Field), 2 SKYLARKS, PIED WAGTAIL, LITTLE OWL, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, ROOK, TREECREEPER (Lunch Wood), 3 LINNETS, ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
  • c15 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (over Broadfield) (Butterflies: several Speckled Woods) - IGM  



Saturday 8th
  • (all C.Farm) 1st-winter ♂ COMMON REDSTART (Stoney Nob), HOBBY, 2 SWALLOWS, CHIFFCHAFF, ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 8+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, KESTREL, LINNET, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC
  • RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Lunch Banks), MEADOW PIPIT (Bog Field), BULLFINCH (Slangs), BLACKCAP (Railway Field), ♂ PHEASANT (R.Bottom), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 over Lunch Wood, 1 over B.Woods), 4 SWALLOWS flew west (Heathside Field), imm ♂ KESTREL (Stoney Nob), COLLARED DOVE (C.Residential (singing)), 12 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tart's Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Heathside Field),  GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Lunch Wood) (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell (Legal & General), Meadow Brown (Legal & General), 3 Red Admirals (2 Heathside Field, 1 Railway Field), 3 Small Heaths (2 Quail Field, 1 Railway Field), 40+ Small Whites, Brimstone (C.Farm), 4 Speckled Woods (1 Heathside Field, 2 Slangs, 1 Watchpoint)) - IPW
  • CHIFFCHAFF (Fames Rough (singing)), 12 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General) (Butterflies: Brown Argus (Fames Rough), Common Blue (Fames Rough), Gatekeepers & Meadow Browns (Fames Rough). Odonata: 2 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - IGM  




Friday 7th
  • 6.20am-7.55am: (all C.Farm) WHINCHAT, MEADOW PIPIT, ROOK, COMMON WHITETHROAT, LITTLE OWL, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS, YELLOWHAMMER, LINNET, BLACK-HEADED GULL, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GOLDFINCH, 13 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
  • 1.10pm: ♂ WHEATEAR (Broadfield) - NS 
  • 8.30am: 3 SWALLOWS flew SW (Kingswood Residential) - IJ


Thursday 6th
  • Late morning/early afternoon: (all C.Farm) ♀/juv COMMON REDSTART (Slangs), 3+ ROOKS, ♀ PHEASANT, 20+ PIED WAGTAILS, 3+ BLACKCAPS, 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS, 2+ GOLDCRESTS, 2+ NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 4+ BULLFINCHES, ♀ YELLOWHAMMER, 8+ SWALLOWS, 2 HOUSE MARTINS, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS - IS
  • Evening: (all C.Farm) ♀/juv COMMON REDSTART (Slangs), WHEATEAR (Infront George Field), BULLFINCH (Slangs), KESTREL - IJ
  • Evening: (all C.Farm) ♀/juv COMMON REDSTART (Slangs), GREY HERON circling (Broadfield), TAWNY OWL - IGM
  • Early morning: (all C.Farm) YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over, 5 MEADOW PIPITS, 2+ ROOKS, 3 LINNETS, YELLOWHAMMER, 3 COLLARED DOVES, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC  


Wednesday 5th
  • 11.50am: ♀/juv COMMON REDSTART (Slangs) - MSe
  • Late afternoon/early evening: (all C.Farm) RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield), 2 LAPWINGS (Harrier Field), WHINCHAT (Heathside Field), MEADOW PIPIT, SPARROWHAWK, PIED WAGTAIL, ROOK, 2 LITTLE OWLS, COLLARED DOVE, CHIFFCHAFF, COMMON WHITETHROAT, GREEN WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH, BLACK-HEADED GULL - DKC et al 


Tuesday 4th
  • 6.45am-6.30pm: ♀/juv COMMON REDSTART (Slangs), TREE PIPIT (dropped into Quail Field), LESSER WHITETHROAT (Slangs), 3+ CROSSBILLS (1+ flew over B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 3 flew over The Scrub at 5.37pm (see Gallery)), 6 WHINCHATS (4 east side of Horse Pasture, 2 Hither Field), WHEATEAR (R.Bottom) (see Gallery), HOBBY at c6.05pm (over Fames Rough then Woodpecker Meadow & Hither Field), 7 CANADA GEESE flew over twice (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 7 ROOKS (6 around Broadfield, 1 B.Woods*), 9+ PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm (1*)), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 2 The Scrub), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 The Scrub), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 Slangs, 1 The Scrub), c11 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2+ LITTLE OWLS (1+ C.Farm, 1 C.Farm or B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS (2+ C.Farm, 3+ The Scrub), 22+ LINNETS (20+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2+ COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (by Piddly Pond), c10 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 2 COAL TITS (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (between Piddly Pond & The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 by Piddly Pond, 2 The Scrub), c21 STOCK DOVES (c20 Broadfield, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 20+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 17+ Rest Copse) (Odonata: Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond). Butterflies: Gatekeeper (R.R.Lane), Speckled Wood (The Scrub), Small White (C.Farm), Meadow Brown (The Scrub)) - DKC/MSt/RD/PG et al
  • (Butterflies: Painted Lady (Perrotts by Wood). Odonata: 2 Emperors (Piddly Pond), c6 Common Darters (Piddly Pond)) - NS     


Monday 3rd 
  • (new photographs from recent days added to Gallery)
  • (all by R.R.Cottages) SPOTTED FLYCATCHER, 2 WHINCHATS, 2 WHEATEARS - CA
  • (all C.Farm) COMMON REDSTART (seen too briefly to be identified to sex/age but looked different to yesterday's ♂ and was likely a 1st-winter ♂) (Slangs), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield), 2 WHINCHATS (by R.R.Cottages), 3 WHEATEARS (2 by R.R.Cottages, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), 7 MEADOW PIPITS flew over (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (Circle Field), 3 HOUSE MARTINS, 2♀ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), 4+ SWALLOWS, SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, COMMON WHITETHROAT (Slangs), 3 BLACKCAPS (♀ near C.Farmhouse, 2 Lambert's Shaw), 25 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 COLLARED DOVES, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 Slangs), TREECREEPER (C.Wood), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Wood, 1 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (inc juv Slangs), 3+ GOLDCRESTS (1+ juv) (Pages Acre), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Circle Field, 4+ Pages Acre), BLACK-HEADED GULL, 10+ LINNETS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Odonata: Migrant Hawker (Circle Field). Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods (Circle Field)) - DKC/JB/CA et al


Sunday 2nd
  • 6.00am-7.30pm: BAR-TAILED GODWIT flew NE at 9.44am (Heathside Field) (see Gallery), GREY WAGTAIL flew SE at 9.10am (C.Farmhouse), 2 TREE PIPITS flew over at 2.00pm (C.Farmhouse), 2 COMMON REDSTARTS (♂ Slangs & ♀ by Perrotts Farmhouse), RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Broadfield), 1st-winter WHINCHAT (Horse Pasture), c12 SAND MARTINS flew SW at 11.46am (C.Farm), 2 YELLOW WAGTAILS flew over (C.Farm), 7 CANADA GEESE c10.30am-11.19am then flew off (Broadfield), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), c4 ROOKS (c3 Broadfield, 1 B.Woods), 2+ HOUSE MARTINS flew over (C.Farm), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 7+ SWALLOWS (5+ C.Farm, 2 over The Scrub), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Stoney Nob, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 29 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm - took a House Sparrow), 2+ BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 1+ The Scrub), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 near R.R.Lane, 1 Poultry Field, 2 The Scrub), 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), 5+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ Heathside Field, 2+ The Scrub), COAL TIT (Heathside Field), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), NUTHATCH (The Scrub), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (Heathside Field), 2+ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 5+ COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 28+ LINNETS (27+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2+ STOCK DOVES (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods to C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (near C.Farmhouse), several GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 8+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) (59 species recorded) (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell (Poultry Field), Speckled Wood (Watchpoint), Small White (Circle Field)) - DKC/PW/IJ/IPW/SG/RDW/PGo/IGM/JB et al    


Saturday 1st
  • COMMON REDSTART (Slangs) - JS
  • (all C.Farm) 2 SPOTTED FLYCATCHERS (1 at south end of Legal & General playing field 12.45pm-1.45pm at least, 1 in holly bush at west side of Broadfield 6.50pm-7.25pm at least) (see Gallery), ♂ COMMON REDSTART (Slangs) (same as above), 7 CANADA GEESE flew east at 9.36am, MEADOW PIPIT, ♀ BLACKCAP (by barns behind C.Farmhouse), COMMON BUZZARD, 1+ GREY HERON flew over (1 over C.Farm then poss same over B.Woods then C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK, 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀), 2 PHEASANTS, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3+ LITTLE OWLS, 20 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Copt Hill Lane, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, SWALLOW, 4 LINNETS, 2+ COLLARED DOVES, STOCK DOVE, 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 15+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 7+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 10+ GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC/JB et al
  • WHEATEAR (on wires by R.R.Lane) - AD
  • ROOK (over Lunch Banks), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob/Infront George Field), BULLFINCH (Stoney Nob), 10 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General/Copt Hill Lane), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), imm ♂ KESTREL (Railway Field/Legal & General) (Butterflies: Meadow Brown) - IPW  
  • 10 PHEASANTS (♀ with 9 chicks) (R.R.Lane) - via DKC