July 2012

ROMAN SNAILS - please report any suspicious behaviour relating to the taking of this protected species to the police and the Downlands Trust

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.

Tuesday 31st 
  • LESSER WHITETHROAT (Infront George Field then Slangs), 5 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), PHEASANT (B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (3 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), COLLARED DOVE (over Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 3+ BULLFINCHES (2 Slangs, 1+ The Scrub), NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 14+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (13 Tart's Field, 1 Legal & General), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS (Infront George Field then Slangs, 4+ B.Woods), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Woodpecker Meadow), 6+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (5+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 COMMON SWIFTS (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 (ad & juv) Legal & General, 4 (2 ads & 2 juvs) The Scrub), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (4+ C.Farm, 1+ flew over The Scrub), juv WREN (C.Farm), 3 juv ROBINS (C.Farm), juv BLACKBIRD (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (by Green Belt Field), Marbled White (C.Farm)) - DKC
 

Monday 30th
  • juv PEREGRINE flew over 11.45am-11.53am (C.Farm), HOBBY (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 4 KESTRELS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀+2 juvs) (Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 The Scrub), 5 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Tawny Wood), 4+ PHEASANTS (♀ & 3+ juvs) (Circle Field), 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tart's Field), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Slangs, 1+ The Scrub), 4+ CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (ad & juv) (Harrier Field), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (4 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 CF or BW around border, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), c12 GOLDFINCHES (c11 C.Farm, 1 flew over The Scrub) (Butterflies: Small Skipper (Legal & General), 4 Essex Skippers (3 Legal & General, 1 near R.R.Cottages), Green-veined White (near R.R.Cottages), 3 Marbled Whites (C.Farm), Large White (C.Farm), Meadow Browns (C.Farm & B.Woods), Ringlets (C.Farm),    - DKC


Sunday 29th
  • (Butterflies: 30+ Chalkhill Blues (Valley Meadows)) - PGo


Saturday 28th
  • 2 HOBBIES (B.Woods), WILLOW WARBLER (Lunch Wood), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (juv C.Farm, 1 over CF/BW border, 1 over B.Woods), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2+ GOLDCRESTS (1 B.Woods near car park, 1 B.Woods near estate)), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near estate), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Circle Field, 1 Lunch Wood), 1+ PHEASANT (Broadfield), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 B.Woods near car park, 1 B.Woods near estate), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 COLLARED DOVES (1 by R.R.Cottages (singing), 2 by B.Woods orchard (1 singing)), GREENFINCH (C.Residential), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane, 1 B.Woods near car park, 1 B.Woods near estate), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GOLDFINCHES (4 C.Farm, 1 over B.Woods near estate), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), juv ROBIN (near R.R.Cottages) (Butterflies: Comma (Pages Acre), Essex Skipper (Circle Field), Marbled White (Legal & General), Ringlet (Legal & General), Meadow Brown (Legal & General)) - DKC
  • COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (Broadfield/R.R.Lane) (Butterflies: Dark Green Fritillary (Valley Meadows), 1+ Silver-washed Fritillary (at/near Fames Rough), 6 Chalkhill Blues (Valley Meadows), 3 Speckled Woods (B.Woods), 2 Brimstones (Sheep Brow), c40 Essex Skippers (across CF and BW), Small Skipper (Valley Meadows), 2 Commas (1 Broadfield, 1 near Perrotts Farmhouse), Small Heath (B.Woods), 3 Red Admirals (C.Farm), c35 Marbled Whites (across CF and BW), 10 Large Whites (5 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 3 Small Whites (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods); also many Meadow Browns, Ringlets and Gatekeepers) - PGo
  • SPARROWHAWK (flew towards C.Residential), BULLFINCH (Stoney Nob), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew east (Lunch Wood), 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew SW, 2 COLLARED DOVES flew east (Skylark Field), 3 KESTRELS (1 Bog Field, 2 Lunch Banks), 3♂ YELLOWHAMMERS (1 Harrier Field, 1 Infront George Field, 1 Slangs (all singing)), 2 SKYLARKS (Quail Field), 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀) (Stoney Nob), TREECREEPER (Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Bunting Field, 1 Skylark Field), 5 LINNETS, 5 GREENFINCHES (4 Quail Field, 1 Heathside Field), 6 GOLDFINCHES, SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 19 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (inc 15 Railway Field), 24 JACKDAWS, juv WRENS (R.R.Cottages), c40 HOUSE SPARROWS (Butterflies: 45+ Large Whites (30+Quail Field, 15+ Heathside Field), 35+ Small Whites (25+ Quail Field, 10+ Heathside Field), 4 Red Admirals (3 Canons Farmhouse, 1 Quail Field), 6 Commas (1 Copt Hill Lane, 4 Bunting field, 1 Tart's Field), 78+ Meadow Browns (50+ Stoney Nob, 15+ Slangs, 4 Bunting Field, 3 Harrier Field, 2 Watchpoint, 4 Tart's Field), 9 Gatekeepers (6 Stoney Nob, 2 Bunting Field, 1 Canons Farmhouse), 13 Ringlets (Stoney Nob), 2 Marbled Whites (Stoney Nob), 2 Large Skippers (Stoney Nob)) - IPW    

         


Friday 27th
  • 1+ CROSSBILL flew over (near Piddly Pond), 3 juv GREY HERONS flew over together (C.Farm), 2 juv COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (juv +♂) (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre), 2 PIED WAGTAILS flew over (C.Farm), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 by Piddly Pond, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance, 1 The Scrub), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (1 Legal & General, 2 flew over C.Farm), KESTREL (Rest Copse), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 by The Scrub, 2 (juv +ad) B.Woods near car park), COAL TIT (B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), 4+ BULLFINCHES (2 (♂+♀) Piddly Pond, 2+ The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 The Scrub, 3 near Piddly Pond), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Pipit Meadow, 3 B.Woods), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 9 LINNETS (6 C.Farm, 3 The Scrub), 8+ SWALLOWS (Hither Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (C.Farm), 2 GREENFINCHES (B.Woods near car park), 1+ LONG-TAILED TIT (Valley Meadows), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 (♂+♀) with food Pages Acre, ♂ The Scrub), 7 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 4 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 (juv +ad) The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 by Piddly Pond, 1 The Scrub), 5+ COMMON SWIFTS (B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1+ C.Farm, 2+ Rest Copse), 250+ WOODPIGEONS (flock) (Broadfield), 3 juv ROBINS (Piddly Pond); 46 sp noted (Butterflies: Marbled White (The Scrub), Ringlet (C.Farm)) - DKC 
  • 2+ KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Hither Field), 8 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀ +6 juvs) (Legal & General), 11 LINNETS (C.Farm), c10 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 STOCK DOVES (Hither Field), 4 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Legal & General), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), c35 HOUSE SPARROWS (near R.R.Cottages), 150+ WOODPIGEONS (Broadfield) (Butterflies: 13 Chalkhill Blues, c40 Marbled Whites, 150+ Marbled Whites, c40 Small/Essex Skippers, 3 Small Heaths, Brimstone, 5 Green-veined Whites, Large White, Ringlet, 5 Commas. Moths: 196 Cinnabar caterpillars (The Scrub)) - NS
 

Thursday 26th
  • YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over at 10.45am (Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 juv) (C.Farm), 2 juv KESTRELS (Rest Copse), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Stoney Nob), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (juv +♀) (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near The Scrub), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 3+ BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 2+ The Scrub), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3+ LONG-TAILED TIT (2+ Pages Acre, 1 The Scrub), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 LINNETS (1 C.Farm, 4 The Scrub), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 between Green Belt Field & Pheasant Field, 1 B.Woods), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Legal & General), GREENFINCH flew over (B.Woods), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 1 over The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 Rest Copse), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1+ The Scrub, 2 Woodpecker Meadow), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Rest Copse) (Butterflies: 2+ Essex Skippers (Legal & General), c5 Marbled Whites (Legal & General), Red Admiral (C.Farm), 2 Gatekeepers (1 C.Farm, 1 Valley Meadows), Meadow Browns (C.Farm & Valley Meadows))  - DKC
  • (see Wildlife page for new photos from Sunday by IPW)


Wednesday 25th
  • (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 on barn by R.R.Cottages, 1 by Legal & General), KESTREL, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 4 LINNETS, GREEN WOODPECKER - DKC


Tuesday 24th
  • (all C.Farm) PIED WAGTAIL, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, PHEASANT, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, NUTHATCH (Buzzard Field), 2 COLLARED DOVES (by C.Farmhouse), CHIFFCHAFF (R.Bottom), LINNET, SONG THRUSH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2+ GOLDFINCHES, flock of 200+ WOODPIGEONS - DKC  


Monday 23rd
  • WHINCHAT (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 8+ COMMON SWIFTS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - IJ
  • (all C.Farm) c3 LITTLE OWLS, c150 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, SPARROWHAWK, 2+ COLLARED DOVES, 2nd cal-year ♂ KESTREL, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 4 STOCK DOVES, 10+ COMMON SWIFTS (Butterflies: Green-veined White) - DKC/RDW
  • (all east & SE sides of B.Woods) 4 KESTRELS (2 ads & 2 juvs) (Valley Meadows), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, LINNET (The Scrub), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (Valley Meadows), 20+ Chalkhill Blues (Valley Meadows), c4 Essex Skippers (Valley Meadows), c20 Gatekeepers, c25 Small Heaths, 2 Brimstones (♂ Hither Field & ♀ Valley Meadows), several Ringlets) - NS  


Sunday 22nd
  • (all C.Farm) 4 CROSSBILLS (flew from puddle near R.R.Cottages), MEADOW PIPIT flew over, juv WILLOW WARBLER (near C.Farmhouse), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 2 SKYLARKS, LINNET, COLLARED DOVE, 3+ SWALLOWS, 2 GOLDFINCHES, COMMON WHITETHROAT, BLACKCAP (near C.Farmhouse), CHIFFCHAFF (Slangs), 2 GOLDFINCHES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Butterflies: c5 Gatekeepers, Comma, 3+ Red Admirals, Small White, 2+ Marbled Whites (inc 1 by Watchpoint)) - DKC
  • LITTLE OWL (north end of Broadfield), 2 KESTRELS (Sheep Brow), WREN carrying food (near R.R.Lane entance to B.Woods) (Butterflies: 6+ Essex Skippers (Legal & General), Small Tortoiseshell  (near Legal & General), 3+ Gatekeepers (B.Woods), Comma (Stoney Nob/Slangs), Small White (Perrotts by Wood/B.Woods), 3 Large Whites (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), Speckled Wood (B.Woods), many Meadow Browns, many Ringlets, several Marbled Whites, 3 Red Admirals (C.Farm)) - PGo
  • SPARROWHAWK (Valley Meadows), SWALLOW flew south (Valley Meadows), KESTREL (Woodpecker Meadow), LINNET (Valley Meadows), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, BULLFINCH (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Sheep Brow), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Holly Lane Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREENFINCHES (Valley Meadows), GOLDFINCH (Valley Meadows), c40 JACKDAWS (over Outwood Lane) (Butterflies: Silver-washed Fritillary (north end of Woodpecker Meadow), 6 Chalkhill Blues (Valley Meadows), 110+ Meadow Browns, 60+ Marbled Whites, 57+ Ringlets, 11 Small Heaths, 9 Red Admirals, 7 Gatekeepers, Large White (Valley Meadows), Small White (Woodpecker Meadow), Brimstone (Valley Meadow), Comma (Valley Meadow). Mammals: Red Fox (Holly Lane Meadow) - see Wildlife page for new shots) - IPW


Saturday 21st
  • adult COMMON GULL flew over (C.Farm), 2 ROOKS flew over (Valley Meadows), 3 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Valley Meadows, 2 The Scrub), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS (The Scrub), 3+ GOLDCRESTS (2+ juvs) (B.Woods near car park), SWALLOW (C.Farm), c7 LINNETS (c5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (2+ Valley Meadows, 1 The Scrub), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 juvs) (Woodpecker Meadow), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 3+ SONG THRUSHES (juv barns by C.Farmhouse, 2+ The Scrub), 30+ COMMON SWIFTS flew strong north (Valley Meadows) (Butterflies: Gatekeeper (The Scrub)) - DKC


Friday 20th 
  • LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Legal & General), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Legal & General, 1+ Slangs), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Lane/Tart's Field, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Green Belt Field/Pheasant Field, 1 B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (♂+♀) (Green Belt Field/Pheasant Field), TREECREEPER (Green Belt Field/Pheasant Field, 2 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 1 Green Belt Field/Pheasant Field), 2 NUTHATCHES (Green Belt Field/Pheasant Field/Ruffett Wood), PHEASANT (Railway Field), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 1+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 1+ SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 WRENS visiting nest with 2 young (Pages Acre horse paddock) (Butterflies: Essex Skipper (Legal & General)) - DKC 


Thursday 19th
  • c12 HOUSE MARTINS, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD, ♀ KESTREL, 8+ SWALLOWS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), COAL TIT (by Pages Acre horse paddock), NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), 2 COLLARED DOVES, GOLDCREST (Tawny Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 4 SKYLARKS, GOLDFINCH, SONG THRUSH, COMMON WHITETHROAT (Pipit Meadow), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 STOCK DOVES, flock of 150+ WOODPIGEONS (Broadfield), WREN visiting nest containing 2 young (Pages Acre horse paddock) (Butterflies: Large Skipper, 6+ Marbled Whites, Small Heath, 2+ Red Admirals) - DKC 


Wednesday 18th
  • (all C.Farm) ♀ KESTREL, ♂ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, 120+ COMMON SWIFTS moving south, COLLARED DOVE, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 LINNETS, 2+ SWALLOWS, 2 BLACKCAPS (Legal & General), COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 SONG THRUSHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2+ juv HOUSE SPARROWS (Butterflies: Gatekeeper, Comma, 3 Marbled Whites) - DKC/RDW


Tuesday 17th
  • YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over (Watchpoint), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near caravan site), 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 B.Woods north of estate, 1 B.Woods near caravan site), SPARROWHAWK (with prey) (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods near caravan site), SWALLOW (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), COAL TIT (B.Woods north of estate), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods between caravan site & estate), 4 BLACKCAPS (♀ Heathside Field/Bunting Field hedge, 1 Broadfield, 1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1♀ with food)), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 by Lunch Wood, 1 Slangs), 4 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm (inc juv), 1 B.Woods), c7 GOLDFINCHES (inc juv) (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)) (Butterflies: 2+ Small Skippers (Legal & General), Large White (C.Farm), Red Admiral (C.Farm), 7 Marbled Whites (Legal & General)) - DKC


Monday 16th
  • (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), HOUSE MARTIN, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 3rd-summer LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 LINNETS, SKYLARK, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 40+ JACKDAWS - DKC


Sunday 15th
  • (all B.Woods) 2+ CROSSBILLS flew west (Sheep Brow), 32 LONG-TAILED TITS (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 KESTRELS (1 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Hither Field, 1 Fames Rough), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Valley Meadows), CHIFFCHAFF (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 LINNETS (Hither Field), 3 GREENFINCHES (2 by Outwood Lane, 1 Fames Rough), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 by Outwood Lane, 1 Hither Field), 40+ JACKDAWS (over Hither Field, 2+ juv WRENS (Hither Field) (Butterflies: Purple Emperor flew east (Sheep Brow), Gatekeeper (Holly Lane Meadow), 18 Large Skippers (12 Holly Lane Meadow, 4 Hither Field, 2 Fames Rough), Small Skipper (Holly Lane Meadow), 4 Commas (1 Holly Lane Meadow, 1 Valley Meadows, 2 Fames Rough), 7 Small Heaths (2 Valley Meadows, 3 Hither Field, 2 Fames Rough), Red Admiral (Hither Field), 62+ Marbled Whites, 150+ Meadow Browns, 50+ Ringlets. Moths: Shaded Broad-bar) - IPW
  • HOBBY (B.Woods), 2 KESTRELS (Legal & General) (Moths: Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Pipit Meadow. Butterflies: 2 Essex Skippers (Legal & General), 3+ Large Skippers (2 Legal & General, 1+ B.Woods), Small Skipper (Legal & General), Small White (Pipit Meadow), 10 Marbled Whites (Legal & General), 4 Small Heaths (1 Legal & General, 1 Fames Rough, 2 Valley Meadows), Comma (Fames Rough), 4 Red Admirals (C.Farm)) - PGo 
  • COMMON BUZZARD, SWALLOW, BLACKCAP (Legal & General), CHIFFCHAFF (Legal & General), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 LINNETS, 4+ GOLDFINCHES, COLLARED DOVE (Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell) - DKC


Saturday 14th
  • ♀ MALLARD flew over, c255 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew NW, HOBBY, 1+ SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD, HOUSE MARTIN, 20+ SWALLOWS, 2 KESTRELS (2nd cal-year ♂+ad/imm ♀), ♂ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 3 COLLARED DOVES (briefly visited R.R.Cottages), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ LINNETS, SKYLARK, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP (Legal & General), SONG THRUSH, 5+ GOLDFINCHES (1 with nesting material) (Butterflies: (all Legal & General) Large Skipper, 2 Small/Essex Skippers, 5+ Marbled Whites, 3+ Ringlets) - DKC 
  • (Butterflies: Speckled Wood (by Pages Acre)) - PGo   


Friday 13th
  • Afternoon & early evening: (all C.Farm) juv GREY HERON (Bog Field), HOBBY (low over Watchpoint & Harrier Field), HOUSE MARTIN, 40 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, TREECREEPER (by Green Belt Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 Legal & General (singing)), SPARROWHAWK, 2nd cal-year ♂ KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, MISTLE THRUSH (Infront George Field/Stoney Nob), COAL TIT (by Green Belt Field), 8+ SWALLOWS, 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 by Green Belt Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ LINNETS, 2+ SKYLARKS, COLLARED DOVE, 3+ GOLDFINCHES (inc juv), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 flew from by C.Farmhouse, 1 Ruffett Wood), SONG THRUSH, 15+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (inc flock of 15) - DKC
  • (all B.Woods) 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Butterflies: 4 Gatekeepers, 3 Speckled Woods, 35+ Martbled Whites, c8 Small Heaths, Small White, c70 Meadow Browns) - NS  


Thursday 12th
  • 7.00am-4.30pm: 3+ BULLFINCHES (1+ Slangs, 2 The Scrub), ♂ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), c5 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (Circle Field/C.Wood), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Infront George Field, 1 Slangs), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (1+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 9+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm inc flock of 6), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), juv ROBIN (Slangs) (Butterflies: 2 Gatekeepers (Legal & General), Small Skipper (Valley Meadows), Large Skipper (Legal & General), Brimstone (Valley Meadows), 2+ Red Admirals (C.Farm), c20 Marbled Whites (c15 C.Farm, c5 B.Woods)) - DKC
  • (Butterflies: (all C.Farm) Comma, 2 Large Skippers, 50+ Meadow Browns, 6 Ringlets, 8 Red Admirals) - PGo   


Wednesday 11th
  • (all C.Farm) LITTLE EGRET flew over at 8.30pm, c135 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over - RDW
  • juv GREY HERON (flew over C.Farm then presumed same bird later in Bog Field), 1+ HOUSE MARTIN (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), c10 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), 2 2nd cal-year ♂ KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 Hither Field/Woodpecker Meadow), ♀ PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 2+ NUTHATCHES (1+ Pages Acre, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (1 juv) (Pages Acre), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), BLACKCAP (Circle Field), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 1+ The Scrub), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 Woodpecker Meadow) (Butterflies: Comma (R.R.Lane), 3+ Red Admirals (C.Farm)) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
  • (Butterflies: 2 Small Skippers (Legal & General), 15+ Marbled Whites (Legal & General)) - IGM


Tuesday 10th
  • c12 SWALLOWS (C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (over B.Woods then C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 east side of Horse Pasture, 1 at/near Legal & General), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE flew over (Hither Field/Woodpecker Meadow), BLACKCAP (Pages Acre), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 5+ CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 by Piddly Pond, 3+ The Scrub), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), SKYLARK (Perrotts by Wood), 7+ LINNETS (1 C.Farm, 6+ The Scrub), NUTHATCH (by Piddly Pond), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Marbled Whites (1 Hither Field, 1 by Rambler's Rest)) - DKC
  • (all C.Farm) 3 HOUSE MARTINS (Broadfield), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Legal & General), 7 SKYLARKS (Quail Field), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal and General, 1 Lunch Wood), Blackcap (Legal & General), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Legal & General, 1 Pheasant Field), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 by Perrotts Farmhouse), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), 28 COMMON SWIFTS (Butterflies: 15 Marbled Whites (Legal & General)) - RJ/DSk
  • (all east side of B.Woods) 2 NUTHATCHES, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew SE, 4 CHIFFCHAFFS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 56 COMMON SWIFTS flew NW, SONG THRUSH, juv ROBIN (Butterflies: 4 Gatekeepers, 10 Marbled Whites, 2 Commas, 1+ Small Skipper, 100+ Meadow Browns) - NS
  • LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 10+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General) - IJ 


Monday 9th
  • (all C.Farm) COMMON TERN flew SSW at 12.55pm (see Gallery), possible Green Sandpiper heard once (Bog Field), 2 LITTLE OWLS, 1+ SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD, 2nd cal-year ♂ KESTREL, 10+ SWALLOWS (6+ juvs) (around R.R.Cottages), juv MISTLE THRUSH, PHEASANT, BLACKCAP (Lunch Wood), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, COLLARED DOVE, 3 GREENFINCHES (2 C.Residential, 1 Legal & General), 3 GOLDFINCHES, 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 5 SKYLARKS, 2+ LINNETS, 3+ STOCK DOVES,  GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), juv ROBIN (near C.Farmhouse), 2 juv BLACKBIRDS (near C.Farmhouse), DUNNOCK with faecal sac (near C.Farmhouse), ♂ HOUSE SPARROW with food (Quail Field/Bunting Field) - DKC   


Sunday 8th
  • no reported sightings


Saturday 7th
  • 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 juv) (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (just NW of The Scrub), 19 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (17 Legal & General, 2 flew over The Scrub)), ♂ KESTREL (Woodpecker Meadow), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (The Scrub), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 1+ NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), c6 SWALLOWS (around Lunch Wood), 1+ YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (The Scrub), 2+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (1+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub (singing)), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 24 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) (Butterflies: Comma (R.R.Lane)) - DKC/LL/FJ/SD/IP/PGo et al


Friday 6th
  • (all C.Farm) 5+ HOUSE MARTINS, 6 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (4 (inc juv) Legal & General, 2 flew over), c8 SWALLOWS, KESTREL, 2 COLLARED DOVES, NUTHATCH (Gunman's Shaw), c4 LINNETS, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 2 SONG THRUSHES, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (inc pair visiting nest Lunch Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC


Thursday 5th
  • (all C.Farm) 11 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 2nd cal-year ♂ KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 COLLARED DOVES, CHIFFCHAFF (Heathside Field), BLACKCAP (Legal & General), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 LINNETS, GREENFINCH, SKYLARK, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 STOCK DOVES, 3 GOLDFINCHES (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DKC


Wednesday 4th
  • (all C.Farm) ♂ SPARROWHAWK (with missing central tail feathers giving forked-tail look), SWALLOW, 3+ SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 LINNETS, GOLDFINCH, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, COMMON WHITETHROAT, GREENFINCH (C.Residential), 2 SONG THRUSHES, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC


Tuesday 3rd
  • 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (1+ juv) (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub (singing)), 2 KESTRELS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General/Stoney Nob), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2nd-summer LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (B.Woods), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 6 LINNETS (4 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 5 B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 Legal & General, 2 B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Gunman's Shaw, 1 Hither Field), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 GOLDFINCHES (5 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 STOCK DOVES (Hither Field), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Rest Copse), juv DUNNOCK (Broadfield), juv BLUE TIT (Broadfield) (Butterflies: Ringlet (The Scrub), 4 Meadow Browns (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods)) - DKC


Monday 2nd
  • 2 HOBBIES (B.Woods), c5 HOUSE MARTINS (Infront George Field/Stoney Nob), 5+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 4+ GOLDCRESTS (ad & 3+ juvs) (B.Woods by Queen E. Drive), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), c12 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods by Queen E. Drive), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Legal & General, 3 B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (by Perrotts Farmhouse), 6 BLACKCAPS (1 Broadfield, 5 B.Woods), 4 LINNETS (The Scrub), COMMON WHITETHROAT (The Scrub), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), SKYLARK (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ


Sunday 1st
  • (all C.Farm) LITTLE OWL, COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL (Butterflies: Large Skipper (Broadfield), Red Admiral (Broadfield), 3 Marbled Whites (Legal & General), Ringlet (Legal & General). Moths: Cinnabar (Legal & General)) - PGo
  • 1+ juv LITTLE OWL (near Perrotts Farmhouse) - JH