February 2012

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. 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 out of recording area but viewed from it.

Wednesday 29th
  • 2 LITTLE OWLS mating (east side of Horse Pasture), ♂ YELLOWHAMMER (around Horse Pasture (singing)) - DKC/FJM


Tuesday 28th
  •  4.15pm-5.00pm: (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 100+ FIELDFARES, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS - IJ


Monday 27th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 26th
  • 8.12am-c12.30pm: (all C.Farm) ♀ PEREGRINE flew over, ♀ STONECHAT (east side of Harrier Field) (see Gallery), GREY HERON flew over, 2 ROOKS flew over, 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS (inc 1 Broadfield), 2+ SPARROWHAWKS, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), ♂ PHEASANT (Skylark Field), 5 MEADOW PIPITS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 6+ SKYLARKS, REDWING, 2 COLLARED DOVES, c100 LINNETS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC/PGo/LM/PW/IGM et al


Saturday 25th
  • 7.50am-c4.30pm: ♂ STONECHAT (Horse Pasture then Reads Bottom) (see Gallery), 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), SISKIN flew over (B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 1+ LESSER REDPOLL (The Scrub), BULLFINCH (Green Belt Field/Poultry Field), 2 COAL TITS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), c10 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Poultry Field/Pheasant Field (singing), 1 B.Woods just NW of The Scrub (singing), 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 1+ GREENFINCH (C.Farm), c80 LINNETS (C.Farm), 10+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 50+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 just NW of The Scrub, 1 by Woodpecker Meadow (both singing)), c61 STOCK DOVES (c60 Green Belt Field, 1 just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 4+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Perrotts by Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods (1 drumming)), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1+ Ruffett Wood), HOUSE SPARROW (Perrotts Farmhouse - unusual location), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/CK/IJ
  • 5.25pm: 4 BULLFINCHES (3♂+1♀) (Woodpecker Meadow/The Scrub) - IPW


Friday 24th
  • 7.48am-9.46am: (all C.Farm) 7 CANADA GEESE flew NE at 8.58am, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), c6 YELLOWHAMMERS, c8 SKYLARKS, 1+ MEADOW PIPIT, c25 LINNETS, c30 CHAFFINCHES (north end of Broadfield), 8 REDWINGS, 35+ FIELDFARES, 8 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 2 Pages Acre (all singing)), 2+ GOLDFINCHES, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2+ HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) - DKC

Thursday 23rd
  • 1.40pm-5.28pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 3+ LITTLE OWLS (between Legal & General & Lunch Wood), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS, 7+ YELLOWHAMMERS (1 singing), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Stoney Nob), 3+ SKYLARKS (singing), TREECREEPER (Chipstead Road), 3+ REDWINGS, c50 FIELDFARES, c70 LINNETS (Broadfield), 2 GREENFINCHES, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 12+ STOCK DOVES, 20+ COMMON GULLS (15+ Legal & General etc, c10 flew over), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Stoney Nob), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Legal & General), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 BLACKBIRDS (singing) - DKC

Wednesday 22nd
  • no reported sightings

Tuesday 21st
  • no reported sightings

Monday 20th
  • no reported sightings

Sunday 19th
  • 8.35am-5.15pm: 2 LAPWINGS (Skylark Field), WOODCOCK (flushed near Piddly Pond), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Broadfield), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm),  ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), LINNET (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 B.Woods*), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1*), 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), BULLFINCH (Ruffett Wood), 3+ SONG THRUSHES (1 Circle Field, 1 near R.R.Cottages, 1+ near Piddly Pond (singing)), c20 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), REDWING (C.Farm), 7 NUTHATCHES (3 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre, 1 just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 2+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 6 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 10+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 6 STOCK DOVES (c5 Broadfield, 1 B.Woods doing display flight), COAL TIT (Ruffett Wood), 120+ JACKDAWS (east side of B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near The Scrub), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Stoney Nob) - DKC/IJ
  • LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER heard calling (near Piddly Pond), ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm) - IJ
  • 2 LINNETS (C.Farm) - IGM


Saturday 18th
  • 8.00am-3.18pm: 2 RED KITES drifted south 1.30pm-1.40pm (east side of Banstead Woods) (see Gallery), ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), SISKIN flew over (The Scrub), 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm inc ♂ near Perrotts Farmhouse), COMMON BUZZARD (Gunman's Shaw), 16 LESSER REDPOLLS (near Piddly Pond), MEADOW PIPIT dropped in (Hither Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (Infront George Field/Legal & General), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), 3 REDWINGS (Infront George Field), 20+ LINNETS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 20+ FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 170+ STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Legal & General, 3 B.Woods), 1+ GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 16+ COMMON GULLS (15+ C.Farm, 1 over B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Woodpecker Meadow), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), c150 STARLINGS (Infront George Field), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (Mammals: Roe Deer (The Scrub)) - DKC/PGo
  • 2 RED KITES drifted south 1.30pm-1.40pm (east side of Banstead Woods), ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), 80+ FIELDFARES (60+ Quail Field, 20 Infront George Field), 70+ STOCK DOVES (Green Belt Field), 4 GOLDFINCHES (Holly Lane Meadows) - IPW
  • 25+ REDWINGS (Fames Rough) - IGM


Friday 17th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 16th
  • 8.20am-4.30pm: ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near Piddly Pond) (see Gallery), LAPWING (circling C.Farm), 2 SISKINS (Tawny Wood), PIED WAGTAIL (flew from Bog Field), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (Green Belt Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 4 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD*, 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (The Scrub), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), c4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 near Piddly Pond), 7+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 72+ REDWINGS (2+ C.Farm, 70+ The Scrub), 41+ STOCK DOVES (30 Broadfield then 40 Pipit Meadow (same?), 1 over B.Woods), BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), 100+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c20 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4+ GREENFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance), 3 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), c20 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 9 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 Railway Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), 6 GOLDCRESTS (2 Circle Field (singing), 2 Pages Acre (1 singing), 1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Circle Field, 2 Pages Acre, 3 The Scrub), 8+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 SONG THRUSHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 near R.R.Cottages, 2 The Scrub), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Stoney Nob), 3 HERRING GULLS (2 1st-winters, 1 3rd-winter) (Legal & General) - DKC
  • (all B.Woods) BULLFINCH, 3 TREECREEPERS, 5+ GOLDCRESTS, 6+ NUTHATCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - IJ


Wednesday 15th
  • 8.25am-4.50pm: ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), 15+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 280+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm but 1 at The Scrub), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c60 LINNETS (C.Farm), 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub/Woodpecker Meadow), 20+ REDWINGS (5+ C.Farm, 15+ Woodpecker Meadow), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond), 4+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 The Scrub), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), LONG-TAILED TIT (Woodpecker Meadow), 6+ COMMON GULLS (5+ C.Farm, 1 flew over B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 The Scrub, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near The Scrub (drumming)), 7+ STOCK DOVES (5+ Broadfield, 2 B.Woods (singing)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 by R.R.Cottages), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2 C.Farm, 1 over The Scrub) - DKC
  • 300+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield) - PM


Tuesday 14th
  • 8.15am-4.50pm: ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), LAPWING (Broadfield), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), SISKIN flew over (Piddly Pond), 10 LESSER REDPOLLS (near Piddly Pond), c25 MEADOW PIPITS (Stoney Nob), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm (singing)), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 4+ GREENFINCHES (C.Farm inc 4 Legal & General), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond (2 singing)), c20 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 110+ FIELDFARES (100+ C.Farm, c10 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods between R.R.Lane & Piddly Pond, 1 by Piddly Pond,  1 The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (The Scrub (singing)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 The Scrub), 12+ COMMON GULLS (10+ C.Farm, 2 flew over Hither Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Broadfield/Poultry Field), 1+ GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC

Monday 13th
  • 8.10am-4.12pm: CROSSBILL flew SE at c10.15am (Green Belt Field), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), SISKIN flew over (Pipit Meadow), 1+ MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), ♂ PHEASANT (The Scrub), 1+ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 16 LINNETS (C.Farm), 23+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (Woodpecker Meadow), 3+ GREENFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 1+ The Scrub), 28+ REDWINGS (26+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 30+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 10+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), COAL TIT (Ruffett Wood), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Green Belt Field/Pheasant Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), c43 STOCK DOVES (c40 Broadfield, 3 B.Woods (1 singing)), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Pipit Meadow, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (Pheasant Field/Green Belt Field), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (2+ C.Farm, 1 Rest Copse) - DKC


Sunday 12th
  • 8.20am-4.50pm: WOODCOCK flushed (near Piddly Pond), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 near Watchpoint), KESTREL reported (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 13 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 1+ GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 2+ STOCK DOVES (B.Woods (1 singing)), 4 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 22 REDWINGS (6 C.Farm, 16 B.Woods), 40+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 3 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 9 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Wood, 1 Wood Lane, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Poultry Field/Pheasant Field border, 3 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre, 4 Ruffett Wood), c9 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 1 over Woodpecker Meadow), SONG THRUSH (Pheasant Field), 3+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC


Saturday 11th
  • 2 CROSSBILLS flew low east (Holly Lane Meadow), WOODCOCK flushed (B.Woods near Fames Rough), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), SISKIN (B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), ♂ BULLFINCH, 2 SKYLARKS, TREECREEPER, 10 REDWINGS, 60 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 16 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 14 B.Woods), 8 GREENFINCHES, 10 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 10 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 8 B.Woods), 7 GOLDFINCHES, 6 COAL TITS, 9 GOLDCRESTS (2 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 90 GREAT TITS (23 C.Farm, 67 B.Woods), 120 BLUE TITS (28 C.Farm, 92 B.Woods), 20 ROBINS, 40 HOUSE SPARROWS (C.Farm), 22 CHAFFINCHES, 34 BLACKBIRDS, 3 SONG THRUSHES - SG
  • 7.35am-5.25pm: 2 SISKINS (♂ (singing) +♀) (NE end of Ruffett Wood), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (over C.Farm/B.Woods near end of R.R.Lane & over Woodpecker Meadow), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 32 SKYLARKS (flock mainly at Broadfield but mobile), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 near Scouts camp), MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field), YELLOWHAMMER (Infront George Field), TREECREEPER (Circle Field), BULLFINCH (B.Woods near estate), 6+ REDWINGS (1+ Tawny Wood, 5+ B.Woods), 75+ FIELDFARES (55+ C.Farm, c15 over C.Farm/B.Woods near end of R.R.Lane, 5 B.Woods), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 Death Pit, 1 Poultry Field/Pheasant Field border (singing)), 7 COAL TITS (1 Circle Field, 3 at/by Tawny Wood, 1 NE end of Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods near estate, 1 just NW of The Scrub), 14 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 3 at/by Tawny Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood, 1 around Poultry Field, 7 B.Woods), ♂ GREENFINCH (over Slangs (singing)), 5+ GOLDCRESTS (2+ Ruffett Wood (1 singing), 3+ B.Woods), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (3+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (6 Tawny Wood, 1+ Ruffett Wood, 1+ B.Woods near estate), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 9 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 Circle Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods near Scouts camp), COMMON GULL (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/LM
  • (new photographs uploaded to Gallery)


Friday 10th
  • 7.50am-11.45pm: (all C.Farm) ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), COMMON BUZZARD (Lambert's Shaw), MISTLE THRUSH (Broadfield/Harrier Field border), 15+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield/Infront George Field), LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 COLLARED DOVES (flew across Quail Field), 10+ GREENFINCHES (inc 10 Legal & General), 83+ FIELDFARES, REDWING, 20+ LINNETS, COMMON GULL, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood (drumming)), 6 GOLDFINCHES (5 Legal & General, 1 near Reads Rest Cottages), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
  • Mid afternoon: ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages) - FJ


Thursday 9th
  • 2.16pm-5.30pm: (all C.Farm) ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), PIED WAGTAIL flew over, SPARROWHAWK (Broadfield/Harrier Field), LESSER REDPOLL, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), YELLOWHAMMER, 2 COLLARED DOVES, c100 FIELDFARES, 3 REDWINGS (2 C.Wood, 1 flew over), ♂ GREENFINCH (singing), GOLDFINCH (Pages Acre), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field/north end of Broadfield, 1 Ruffett Wood), 5 COMMON GULLS (3 ads & 2 1st-winters) (Bunting Field/Tart's Field), LONG-TAILED TIT (Pages Acre/Circle Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Tattenham Meadow/Chipstead Meadow, 1 over Broadfield), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Ruffett Wood (singing)), SONG THRUSH (Pages Acre) - DKC/FJ
  • 11.45am-1.15pm: ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), WOODCOCK (flew from Lunch Wood towards Legal & General), NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 5 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 15 FIELDFARES (12 Legal & General, 3 Stoney Nob), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Stoney Nob), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Stoney Nob), GOLDFINCH (Legal & General), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Legal & General), SONG THRUSH (Pages Acre), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 Legal & General) - RJ/DS
  • BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages), 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), 50+ FIELDFARES flew over (Slangs) - NR
  • COMMON BUZZARD - FJ


Wednesday 8th
  • 6.37pm: BARN OWL (B.Woods flew south over Holly Lane near Elizabeth Drive) - MSt
  • 1.54pm-5.10pm: (all C.Farm) 26 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), YELLOWHAMMER, GREENFINCH, 13+ FIELDFARES, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Tuesday 7th
  • 3 WOODCOCKS flushed (B.Woods), ♀ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Reads Rest Lane), 150+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (1 near Harrier Field, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 5+ GOLDCRESTS (just NW of The Scrub (inc.1 without right eye (see Gallery))), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Woodpecker Meadow) (see Gallery), 3 NUTHATCHES (SW side of B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (Valley Meadows) - MSt


Monday 6th
  • 2 MALLARDS flew over (Railway Field), 2 LAPWINGS flew north (Legal & General), 2+ KESTRELS (C.Farm), 500+ FIELDFARES (350+ C.Farm, 150+ B.Woods), MEADOW PIPIT (Skylark Field), REDWING (Hither Field), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), COAL TIT (Pages Acre horse paddock), 3+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Circle Field, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 SONG THRUSHES (near Reads Rest Cottages) - IJ


Sunday 5th
  • GREY WAGTAIL still on & off (Kingswood Residential), ♂ BLACKCAP (Kingswood Residential) - FJ
  • 8.29am-5.10pm: ♂ BARN OWL still (near Reads Rest Cottages) (see Gallery), LAPWING flew NE (C.Farm), ad GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew SW (C.Farm), 3 GREY HERONS flew over (1 Legal & General, 2 together B.Woods), 8 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), c40 SKYLARKS (mobile between Skylark Field & Broadfield), 5+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (Chipstead Meadow (singing)), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 1+ BULLFINCH (NW side of B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES flew over (1 C.Farm, 1 NW side of B.Woods), 7+ YELLOWHAMMERS (mainly around R.R.Cottages), TREECREEPER (NW side of B.Woods), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), 1+ REDWING (Tawny Wood), 8+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 6+ COMMON GULLS (4+ ads & 2+ 1st-winters) (C.Farm), 4+ SONG THRUSHES (1+ near Reads Rest Cottages, 2 Lunch Wood, 1 NW side of B.Woods), GOLDCREST (Tawny Wood), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 2 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Chipstead Meadow), 9+ LONG-TAILED TITS (1+ Circle Field, 8+ NW side of B.Woods), 3+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - DKC/IJ


Saturday 4th
  • GREY WAGTAIL still (Kingswood Residential) - FJ
  • Late afternoon: (all C.Farm) 2 LAPWINGS (Broadfield),  GREY HERON flew over, 2 ROOKS flew over, ♀ KESTREL, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), c40 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), ♂ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 21 COMMON GULLS (20 ads, 1 1st-winter) - DKC/NJ
  • (all C.Farm) 2 LAPWINGS (flew from Heathside Field to Broadfield), KESTREL, 40+ FIELDFARES (Skylark Field), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW

Friday 3rd
  • 1.30pm-4.00pm: (all C.Farm) 4 LAPWINGS (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (over C.Farmhouse), 30 SKYLARKS (Horse Pasture), 7 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 10 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) - FJ
  • 7.25am-9.44am: (all C.Farm) 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 8 SKYLARKS, 12+ REDWINGS, 37+ FIELDFARES, c20 LINNETS, 6+ COMMON GULLS, COAL TIT (Circle Field/Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre horse paddock), 33 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), 1+ GOLDFINCH (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 4 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC
  • (see new Gallery for a selection of photos of common birds from this year so far)


Thursday 2nd
  • 10 LAPWINGS reported (Heathside Field); 2 WOODCOCKS (1 flew over Legal & General, 1 flushed near Piddly Pond), 2 ROOKS (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (Harrier Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.R.Cottages), 2 BULLFINCHES (♂+♀) (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 5 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 6 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), 60+ STARLINGS (near Lunch Wood), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 60+ FIELDFARES (Legal & General), 16 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General) - MSt
  • 8.10am-11.14am: 4 MEADOW PIPITS (Horse Pasture), LESSER REDPOLL (near Piddly Pond), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (near R.R.Cottages), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm),  TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), 1+ BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), 5+ REDWINGS (Tawny Wood), c35 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 4 COAL TITS (3 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Tawny Wood), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 1+ GOLDFINCH (Tawny Wood), 2 COMMON GULLS (Broadfield), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 near C.Farmhouse, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), GREEN WOODPECKER (Tawny Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Tawny Wood) - DKC


Wednesday 1st
  • 2.13pm-5.19pm: 2 WOODCOCKS flushed (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Broadfield), 8+ LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods by R.R.Lane entrance), TREECREEPER (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), 30+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), PHEASANT (Broadfield), COMMON GULL (Broadfield), c15 STOCK DOVES (Broadfield), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods between R.R.Lane entrance & Piddly Pond), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 1+ GREEN WOODPECKER (Tattenham Meadow/Circle Field) - DKC/MSt
  • GREY HERON flew over (Perrotts Farmhouse then B.Woods), 4 ROOKS (Skylark Field), 3 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), c120 FIELDFARES (Legal & General), 13 YELLOWHAMMERS (near Reads Rest Cottages), 10+ COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 45 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm) - MSt