December 2013

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.


Season's greetings from the CFBW Bird Group. Thanks for your support this year and best wishes for 2014!

Tuesday 31st
  • LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 14 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub; 2 and flock of 12), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), c38 SKYLARKS (around R.Bottom), ♀ KESTREL (near R.R.Cottages), c120 LINNETS (C.Farm), c27 REDWINGS (c23 C.Farm, 4 flew from B.Woods to C.Farm), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), c80 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECERS (1 flew across Broadfield, 2 B.Woods) - DKC


Monday 30th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 29th
  • (all B.Woods) 3 TREECREEPERS, COLLARED DOVE, 5 REDWINGS, 3+ NUTHATCHES, 2 GOLDCRESTS, 5 GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - IJ
  • GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming (Fames Rough/Steep Banks) - IGM


Saturday 28th
  • (all B.Woods) 2 WOODCOCKS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 6 BULLFINCHES, GREENFINCH, GOLDFINCH, 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 11 COAL TITS, 10 NUTHATCHES, 4 TREECREEPERS, 4 GOLDCRESTS, 25+ REDWINGS, 3 SONG THRUSHES, STOCK DOVE, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
  • (all C.Farm) LAPWING (Tart's Field), LITTLE OWL (Broadfield), c65 FIELDFARES, 30+ STOCK DOVES - IGM 


Friday 27th
  • LAPWING still (Tart's Field), ♀ KESTREL (Tart's Field), 2 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 42+ FIELDFARES (c12 Skylark Field, 30+ Infront George Field), c11 REDWINGS, 30+ CHAFFINCHES (Skylark Field), 4 GOLDFINCHES (Skylark Field), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General) - IGM
  • (all C.Farm) 3 MISTLE THRUSHES, 6 SKYLARKS, c400 LINNETS, c250 STARLINGS, c100 FIELDFARES, c80 STOCK DOVES, c50 REDWINGS - PGo


Thursday 26th
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 25th
  • (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 40 SKYLARKS, 100 LINNETS, 3 PIED WAGTAILS, 30 STOCK DOVES, 15 REDWINGS, 50 FIELDFARES, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 3 MISTLE THRUSHES, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL - PGo
  • (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 200+ LINNETS, PIED WAGTAIL, 25+ SKYLARKS, 70+ FIELDFARES, 20+ REDWINGS, 6 GOLDFINCHES, 2 COMMON GULLS - IGM


Tuesday 24th
  • (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), ♀ KESTREL (Tart's Field), 400+ LINNETS, 60+ FIELDFARES, 25+ REDWINGS, 30+ CHAFFINCHES, 30+ STOCK DOVES, 2 adult COMMON GULLS (Legal & General) - IGM


Monday 23rd
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 22nd
  • LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (Quail Field), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (over B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farmyard), c17 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c45 REDWINGS (c35 C.Farm, c10 B.Woods), c5 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, c4 The Scrub), 7 SONG THRUSHES (6 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c250 LINNETS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (2 singing)), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 3 adult COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c80 STOCK DOVES (Bog Field), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC
  • 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Holly Lane Meadow), 4+ BULLFINCHES (3+ The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 FIELDFARES (Valley Meadows), 80+ REDWINGS, 9 NUTHATCHES, 8 SONG THRUSHES, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, 4 COAL TITS, 8 GOLDCRESTS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREENFINCHES, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
  • 4 PIED WAGTAILS (2 Bog Field, 2 Quail Field) - IGM 


Saturday 21st
  • (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), c400 LINNETS, 70 STOCK DOVES, c100 CHAFFINCHES, c200 STARLINGS, c40 REDWINGS, 8 SKYLARKS, c40 FIELDFARES, 4 GREENFINCHES, SONG THRUSH, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS - PGo


Friday 20th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 19th
  • (all C.Farm) LAPWING (Tart's Field), 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (Pages Acre), YELLOWHAMMER (Bunting Field), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (2 Skylark Field, 1 Green Belt Field), c15 SKYLARKS (Bunting Field), TREECREEPER (by Pheasant Field), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 2 COAL TITS (Ruffett Wood), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 K.Residential, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), c250 LINNETS, c50 STOCK DOVES, 2+ MISTLE THRUSHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 K.Residential (singing), 1 near Aberdour School (singing)), 6+ FIELDFARES, c20 REDWINGS (c12 C.Farm, 8 C.Farm to B.Woods), 2 COMMON GULLS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 3+ SONG THRUSHES - DKC 


Wednesday 18th
  • MARSH TIT (The Scrub), LESSER REDPOLL (The Scrub), 6 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), NUTHATCH (The Scrub), COAL TIT (B.Woods), c20 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c15 REDWINGS (C.Farm), c70 STOCK DOVES (Bog Field), 300+ LINNETS (Quail Field) - DKC
  • 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 B.Woods near post 13, 1 The Scrub), GREY HERON flew south at 9.20am (C.Farm), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (1 Bunting Field, 1 Pipit Meadow), COMMON BUZZARD (The Scrub), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (Pipit Meadow towards Broadfield), 5 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 7 BULLFINCHES (1 Railway Field, 6 The Scrub), 5 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 30+ GOLDFINCHES (20+ Bunting Field, 10+ Infront George Field), 8 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 8 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 7 B.Woods), 5 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 4 B.Woods), 30+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (Infront George Field), 90+ REDWINGS (40+ Bunting Field, 30+ Infront George Field, 20+ B.Woods), 40+ FIELDFARES (20+ Broadfield, 10+ Infront George Field, 10+ B.Woods), 9+ SONG THRUSHES (1 Skylark Field, 2 Infront George Field, 6+ The Scrub), 4 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Stoney Nob), GREEN WOODPECKER (Sheep Brow), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5 Stoney Nob, 2 Hither Field), 100+ JACKDAWS (C.Wood) - IPW
  • TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 30 REDWINGS (Pages Acre), MISTLE THRUSH (Ruffett Wood (singing)) - PGo  


Tuesday 17th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 16th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 15th
  • 10.40am-2.00pm: (all B.Woods) MARSH TIT (B.Woods, south of post 16), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), 11+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 6 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub),  6 COAL TITS, 2 GREENFINCHES, 9 NUTHATCHES, 4 TREECREEPERS, 8 GOLDCRESTS, 28+ REDWINGS, 10+ FIELDFARES, 7 SONG THRUSHES, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW


Saturday 14th
  • BRAMBLING flew over (Infront George Field), 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 The Scrub), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Infront George Field, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), c35 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), ♂ PHEASANT (C.Farm), c27 FIELDFARES (c15 C.Farm, c12 The Scrub), c70 REDWINGS (c50 C.Farm, c20 The Scrub), 3+ SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 4+ BULLFINCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3+ The Scrub), 3 KESTRELS (2 by Perrotts Farmhouse, ♂ Hither Field), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Broadfield, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) - WINTER WALK  


Friday 13th
  • no reported sightings

 
Thursday 12th
  • no reported sightings


 Wednesday 11th
  • 2 MALLARDS (+♀) (Piddly Pond), ♀ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), KESTREL (Hither Field), 4 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 8 FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - RJ/DSk


Tuesday 10th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 9th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 8th
  • 5 MALLARDS (4♂) (Piddly Pond) - IGM


Saturday 7th
  • (all B.Woods) 2 WOODCOCKS, 5 MALLARDS (4♂) (Piddly Pond), 6 BULLFINCHES, 18+ SONG THRUSHES, 40+ REDWINGS, 7+ FIELDFARES, MISTLE THRUSH, GREENFINCH, 6 COAL TITS, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 9 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, 8 GOLDCRESTS, STOCK DOVE, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
  • 5 MALLARDS (4♂) (Piddly Pond) - PGo


Friday 6th
  • no reported sightings


 Thursday 5th
  • MARSH TIT again at 11.25am (between Piddly Pond & The Scrub), WOODCOCK flushed (The Scrub), 2 MALLARDS (1) (Piddly Pond) - DKC/PGo


Sunday 1st
  • 2 LITTLE EGRETS flew high north/NW at 9.32am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), c50 LESSER REDPOLLS (6 flew over Broadfield, 45-50 Lunch Wood then B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (near Aberdour School (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Gunman's Shaw), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), c400 LINNETS (C.Farm), 19+ FIELDFARES (17+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 4 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 49+ STOCK DOVES (Tart's Field), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 6 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/PGo
  • 330+ LINNETS (220+ Infront George Field, 70+ Quail Field, 40+ Legal & General), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Railway Field), 100+ CHAFFINCHES (Infront George Field), KESTREL (Railway Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Stoney Nob), 65+ FIELDFARES (25+ Broadfield, 40+ Legal & General), 20+ REDWINGS (10+ Slangs, 10+ Legal & General), 6 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 2 NUTHATCHES (Railway Field), COAL TIT (Legal & General), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Bunting Field, 1 Railway Field), 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 7 SONG THRUSHES (3 Legal & General, 2 Infront George Field, 1 Railway Field, 1 Stoney Nob) - IPW
  • (total of 10+ possibly migrant SONG THRUSHES at C.Farm today) 

November 2013

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.


Saturday 30th
  • BRAMBLING (by Piddly Pond), c20 LESSER REDPOLLS (by Piddly Pond), 26 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (R.Bottom), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farmhouse), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 4 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (Steep Banks), 300+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 82 STOCK DOVES (Tart's Field), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 The Scrub), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods), PHEASANT (Broadfield), c20 FIELDFARES (mainly C.Farm - 1 B.Woods), 20 REDWINGS (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (by Piddly Pond), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods) - DKC
  • (all B.Woods - all diff. to DKC sightings) WOODCOCK flushed at 11.25am (B.Woods near estate), 15+ LINNETS flew over, COMMON BUZZARD, 30+ FIELDFARES, 25+ REDWINGS, 4 BULLFINCHES (2 orchard, 2 in woods), 16+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 8 COAL TITS, 11 GOLDCRESTS, 6 NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW    


Friday 29th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 28th
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 27th
  • SHORT-EARED OWL drifted high south at 9.42am (see Gallery), c12 LESSER REDPOLLS (Lunch Wood), 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 4 LITTLE OWLS, COMMON BUZZARD, MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Tawny Wood), SPARROWHAWK, 25+ SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 10+ REDWINGS, c40 FIELDFARES, 5+ SONG THRUSHES, GOLDCREST (Tawny Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Stoney Nob), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), c6 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 1st-winter COMMON GULL flew over, 25+ GOLDFINCHES, 4 GREENFINCHES, c150 WOODPIGEONS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS - DKC/GB  


Tuesday 26th
  • c40 SKYLARKS, FIELDFARE, KESTREL - GB/DKC


Monday 25th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 24th
  • no reported sightings 


Saturday 23rd
  • (all C.Farm) 4 SKYLARKS, c150 LINNETS, SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD, 12 FIELDFARES, 2 REDWINGS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, YELLOWHAMMER, 2 GREENFINCHES - PGo


Friday 22nd
  • (all B.Woods) PIED WAGTAIL flew over (Sheep Brow), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (Fames Rough), 6 BULLFINCHES (inc 4 orchard), KESTREL (Sheep Brow), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Sheep Brow), 5 SONG THRUSHES, 80+ FIELDFARES flew NW, 45+ REDWINGS, 11+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 9 COAL TITS, 12 GOLDCRESTS, 10 NUTHATCHES, 4 TREECREEPERS, 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 7+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW


Thursday 21st
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 20th 
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 19th 
  • no reported sightings


Monday 18th 
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 17th
  • 12 LAPWINGS flew SW (C.Farm), 4 REDPOLLS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm),  4 BULLFINCHES (near Piddly Pond), c400 LINNETS (C.Farm), 20 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c400 STARLINGS (C.Farm), 65 REDWINGS (15 C.Farm, c50 B.Woods), c65 FIELDFARES (c50 C.Farm, 15 B.Woods), c20 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c100 CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm) - PGo
  • (all C.Farm) MEADOW PIPIT (Stoney Nob), MISTLE THRUSH (Stoney Nob),  PIED WAGTAIL (Tart's Field), 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (Skylark Field), 3 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 44+ STOCK DOVES (c40 Bog Field, 4 Stoney Nob), 15 FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 12 REDWINGS flew south (Stoney Nob), 2 COLLARED DOVES (1 Quail Field, 1 Bunting Field), 330+ LINNETS (300+ Infront George Field, 30+ Bunting Field), 6 SONG THRUSHES (4 poss. migrants Stoney Nob, 1 Infront George Field, 1 Legal & General), NUTHATCH (Stoney Nob), 100+ CHAFFINCHES (Infront George Field), 9 GOLDFINCHES, 3 GREENFINCHES, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 11 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW


Saturday 16th
  • MARSH TIT at 4.00pm (B.Woods SE of Piddly Pond), REDPOLL flew over (Stoney Nob), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS flew over (B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), c35 LINNETS (C.Farm), c25 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 12+ REDWINGS (2 C.Farm, 10+ B.Woods), c14 FIELDFARES (c14 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC
  • (all B.Woods) COMMON BUZZARD (Holly Lane Meadows), KESTREL (car park), 2 BULLFINCHES, 3 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 8 COAL TITS, 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 7 GOLDCRESTS, 6 NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, 6+ REDWINGS, SONG THRUSH, 7 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW 
  • 40+ STOCK DOVES (Bog Field) - IGM 


Friday 15th
  • c3.00pm: 50+ FIELDFARES flew SW (C.Farm) - ID


Thursday 14th
  • (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), KESTREL (by Broadfield), 25 FIELDFARES (Legal & General) - IGM


Wednesday 13th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 12th
  • c45 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c70 FIELDFARES (C.Farm then 16 over B.Woods), 5+ REDWINGS (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (Lunch Wood), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2+ LITTLE OWLS (1+ around Pages Acre, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), 11 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) - DKC 


Monday 11th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 10th
  • MARSH TIT (near Piddly Pond), SPARROWHAWK (Tawny Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (The Scrub), KESTREL (Poultry Field), 4 BULLFINCHES (2 Tawny Wood, 2 near Piddly Pond), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (Green Belt Field), c23 LINNETS (Green Belt Field), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Tawny Wood), 3 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), 8 GOLDCRESTS (4 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Green Belt Field), REDWING (Tawny Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (The Scrub) - IPW
  • WOODCOCK flushed (by Green Belt Field) - via DKC  
  • (all C.Farm) SISKIN flew over, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 1+ BULLFINCH (Ruffett Wood), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, c25 SKYLARKS, c625 LINNETS, NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), FIELDFARE, 2 COMMON GULLS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 2 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH - DKC
  • (all C.Farm) 4 SKYLARKS, KESTREL - RJ/DSk  


Saturday 9th
  • (all C.Farm) MEADOW PIPIT (Stoney Nob), TAWNY OWL calling (Pages Acre), PHEASANT (Lunch Wood), 11 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), 5 REDWINGS, GREEN WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 30+ STARLINGS - IPW
  • (all C.Farm) 26+ FIELDFARES, 4+ REDWINGS, KESTREL, PIED WAGTAIL, 5 COMMON GULLS, c30 STOCK DOVES - DKC//PGo
  • (all C.Farm) 100+ CHAFFINCHES, c300 LINNETS - IGM


Friday 8th
  • (all B.Woods) CORMORANT flew south, 2 MALLARDS flew over - MSt


Thursday 7th
  • no reported sightings

  
Wednesday 6th
  • no reported sightings

  
Tuesday 5th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 4th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 3rd
  • (all B.Woods) SISKIN flew over (car park), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 MALLARDS (pair, Piddly Pond), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 7 COAL TITS, 4 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, 5 GOLDCRESTS, GOLDFINCH, 4 SONG THRUSHES, 4 STOCK DOVES, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
  • (all C.Farm) 2 SKYLARKS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 COMMON GULLS, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 MALLARDS flew over, c20 REDWINGS, c5 FIELDFARES, 2 LITTLE OWLS - DKC/JB


 Saturday 2nd
  • (all over SE end of B.Woods) PEREGRINE, SPARROWHAWK - IGM/PGo
  • c600 LINNETS, 6 SKYLARKS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, juv SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, MEADOW PIPIT, adult COMMON GULL, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 FIELDFARES, 2 REDWINGS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c35 STOCK DOVES - DKC/PGO 


Friday 1st
  •  no reported sightings

October 2013

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 29th
  • (all C.Farm) 5 MEADOW PIPITS, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, PHEASANT, LINNET, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Monday 28th
  • no reported sightings

 
Sunday 27th
  • (all C.Farm) SISKIN flew SE (Infront George Field), 300+ LINNETS (80+ Quail Field, 170+ Skylark Field, 50+ Infront George Field/Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), SPARROWHAWK (Can Hatch Field), KESTREL (Lunch Banks), YELLOWHAMMER (Broadfield), 8 SKYLARKS, COMMON GULL, NUTHATCH, 80+ JACKDAWS, c62 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
  • (Butterflies: Red Admiral (Slangs)) - IGM

 
Saturday 26th
  • (all B.Woods) MEADOW PIPIT (Holly Lane Meadow), COMMON BUZZARD (Holly Lane Meadow), KESTREL (near car park), 2 MALLARDS (Piddly Pond), BULLFINCH, 30+ REDWINGS flew over (mainly west), 7+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 COAL TITS, 5 GOLDCRESTS, 8 NUTHATCHES, 6 TREECREEPERS, 4 SONG THRUSHES, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER - IPW
  • c200 LINNETS (C.Farm), c100 STARLINGS (C.Farm), c70 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 8 REDWINGS (6 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods) - PGo
 

Friday 25th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 24th
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 23rd
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 22nd
  • (all C.Farm) 5+ BRAMBLINGS, STONECHAT (R.Bottom) - IJ


Monday 21st
  • 2+ BRAMBLINGS with CHAFFINCHES (Skylark Field) - IJ
  • (all C.Farm) 400+ LINNETS, SPARROWHAWK - IGM


Sunday 20th
  • (all C.Farm) 400+ LINNETS, 100+ CHAFFINCHES - IGM


Saturday 19th
  • (all C.Farm) 80+ FIELDFARES flew west (Pipit Meadow), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (1 Green Belt Field, 1 Buzzard Field, 1 Chipstead Meadow), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 10 SONG THRUSHES, 3 GOLDCRESTS (2 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tattenham Meadow), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Tawny Wood), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), 20+ LINNETS (Tattenham Meadow), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
  • (all C.Farm) 300+ LINNETS, c120 STARLINGS, 5 MISTLE THRUSHES, 5 FIELDFARES, MEADOW PIPIT, PIED WAGTAIL, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, LITTLE OWL - PGo  


Friday 18th
  • (all B.Woods) c8 CROSSBILLS (around pines B.Woods), ♂ STONECHAT (west end of Holly Lane Meadow), SKYLARK (over Holly Lane Meadow), GREY HERON flew east (Holly Lane Meadow), 30+ REDWINGS, 2 BULLFINCHES, 9 COAL TITS, 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, 7 GOLDCRESTS, ♀ GREENFINCH (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 STOCK DOVES, 7 SONG THRUSHES, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: 3 Brown Hairstreaks (1 west side of Holly Lane Meadow, 1 at SE end of Holly Lane Meadow, 1 SE of Elizabeth Drive) - IPW


Thursday 17th
  • no reported sightings



Wednesday 16th
  • (all Quail Field) 250+ LINNETS, 100+ STARLINGS - IGM


Tuesday 15th
  • (all C.Farm) BRAMBLING, 2 FIELDFARES, REDWING, 250+ LINNETS, 100+ CHAFFINCHES, SONG THRUSH - IJ


Monday 14th 
  • no reported sightings 


Sunday 13th
  • Brief visit late afternoon/evening: (all C.Farm) BRAMBLING (by R.R.Cottages), 27+ FIELDFARES, 2+ REDWINGS, 28 SKYLARKS, 150+ LINNETS, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (Quail Field), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farmhouse), PHEASANT - DKC/IGM/PGo


Saturday 12th
  • (all C.Farm) 7+ BRAMBLINGS (between C.Farmhouse & R.R.Cottages), GREY WAGTAIL flew over (R.R.Cottages), 7 FIELDFARES (3 flew north, 3 Tart's Field, 1 Lunch Wood), REDWING flew over, CHIFFCHAFF (Circle Field), 3+ MEADOW PIPITS, 6 MISTLE THRUSHES (5 near Pages Acre, 1 Stoney Nob), 4+ PIED WAGTAILS, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (juv Death Pit, 2 flew over), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (over Tart's Field together), 1+ KESTREL (near R.R.Cottages, Railway Field), 12+ SKYLARKS, YELLOWHAMMER (Broadfield), 150+ LINNETS, PHEASANT (Broadfield), COAL TIT (Chipstead Meadow), 8 LONG-TAILED TITS (Chipstead Meadow), GOLDCREST (Legal & General), 20+ CHAFFINCHES, 4 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 16 STOCK DOVES, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Lunch Banks, 1 Stoney Nob), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Slangs), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) - DKC/IPW/PGo/NJ et al 
  • late news: STONECHAT last week - JH


Friday 11th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 10th
  • c30 REDWINGS flew over (C.Farm) - IGM


Wednesday 9th
  • STONECHAT (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 150+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods) - CD
  • (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, 30+ LINNETS, GREEN WOODPECKER - IJ 


Tuesday 8th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 7th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 6th
  • (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew north (Heathside Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (Slangs), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Legal & General, 1 Slangs, 1 C.Farmhouse), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), GOLDCREST (Infront George Field), 10 SKYLARKS flew east throughout morning, 14 MEADOW PIPITS flew east/SE, COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Horse Pasture), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (2 over Stoney Nob, 1 Legal & General, 1 Tart's Field), 9 STOCK DOVES (4 Stoney Nob, 1 Infront George Field, 2 Harrier Field, 1 Legal & General, 1 Heathside Field), GOLDFINCH (Legal & General), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Slangs), SONG THRUSH (C.Lane), c20 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Lunch Wood to Stoney Nob) (Butterflies: Brown Hairstreak (SE corner of Legal & General), Small Tortoiseshell (Lunch Banks), 3 Brimstones (1 Legal & General, 1 Slangs, 1 Harrier Field), 3 Red Admirals (2 Stoney Nob, 1 Harrier Field), 8 Speckled Woods (4 Slangs, 3 Infront George Field, 1 Legal & General)) - IPW 
  • (all B.Woods) KESTREL, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 6 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS, COAL TIT, GOLDCREST, 2 NUTHATCHES (Butterflies: 2 Small Coppers, 2 Meadow Browns, 7 Brimstones, 2 Small Whites, 8 Speckled Woods) - PGo


Saturday 5th
  • 20 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 6 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 80 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), 15 CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Comma (C.Farm)) - PGo
 

Friday 4th
  • GREY WAGTAIL flew over (C.Farmhouse), STONECHAT (Heathside Field), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Green Belt Field), 15 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c300 HOUSE MARTINS flew through (180 C.Farm, c20 C.Farm/B.Woods, c100 B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), juvenile COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 6 PHEASANTS (1♂) (Broadfield), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farmhouse, 1 Copt Hill Lane, 1 Slangs, 1 Lunch Wood), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 5+ SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), 3 COMMON GULLS (ad, 1w and 2w) (C.Farm), 16 LINNETS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), c35 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), c95 HERRING GULLS (Heathside Field/Quail Field) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood (Pages Acre))  - DKC


Thursday 3rd
  • 4 REDWINGS flew south at 12.28am (Stoney Nob), 4 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 by R.R.Cottages), ROOK, 3 COMMON GULLS (adult & 2 1st-winters), MISTLE THRUSH (by Bunting Field), 9 SWALLOWS flew through, 2 LITTLE OWLS (Stoney Nob), 6 PHEASANTS (Broadfield), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, 15 LINNETS, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 2 COLLARED DOVES, 140+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, YELLOWHAMMER (Heathside Field), SONG THRUSH (by C.Farmhouse), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, c120 JACKDAWS (Infront George Field), c12 STOCK DOVES, GREENFINCH, 11 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Wednesday 2nd
  • 50+ HOUSE MARTINS, 30+ SWALLOWS, SPARROWHAWK - IJ


Tuesday 1st
  • 7 SKYLARKS (C.Farm) - IJ

September 2013

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 30th
  • STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture); also unidentified STONE/WHINCHAT - IJ


Sunday 29th
  • 20 LINNETS (Tart's Field) - IGM
  • 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods) - PW


Saturday 28th
  • 7.10am-11.40am: 14 CHIFFCHAFFS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 KESTRELS (1 Steep Banks, 1 by C.Farmhouse, 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Stoney Nob), 3 TREECREEPERS (2 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood), c25 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm/B.Woods at end of R.R.Lane), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (Slangs), 12 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (6 Legal & General, 6 flew over), ♀ PHEASANT (Broadfield), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (circled over R.Bottom - migrant?), 4 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/SG
  • 11.30am-2.00pm: (all B.Woods) 2 BULLFINCHES, CHIFFCHAFF, 6 GOLDCRESTS, 5 NUTHATCHES, 7 COAL TITS, 4 TREECREEPERS, STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - IPW


Friday 27th
  • LAPWING flew west at 9.32am, WHINCHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture), juv SKYLARK (Bunting Field), ROOK, 2 GREY HERONS flew over, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 by C.Farmhouse, 1 by R.R.Cottages), SWALLOW, 11 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, KESTREL, ♂ PHEASANT (flew from Broadfield to Horse Pasture), YELLOWHAMMER, 5 LINNETS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, GOLDFINCH, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC 


Thursday 26th
  • 3 COMMON SNIPES flew high north at 1.05pm (B.Woods), STONECHAT (R.Bottom), CANADA GOOSE flew south at 8.03am (Heathside Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Pages Acre horse paddock), BLACKCAP (Pages Acre horse paddock), 2+ HOBBIES (2 juvs over Green Belt Field then prob same 2 (but unaged) over CF/BW near end of R.R.Lane), c4 ROOKS, c30 MEADOW PIPITS, 2 COMMON GULLS flew over, 16 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 5 LINNETS, c15 SWALLOWS flew south, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (inc pale juv), ♂ PHEASANT (near Lunch Wood), NUTHATCH (Death Pit), YELLOWHAMMER, PIED WAGTAIL, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC 


Wednesday 25th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 24th
  • GRASSHOPPER WARBLER at 7.40am but elusive (C.Farmyard), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 52 MEADOW PIPITS (47 C.Farm, 5 over The Scrub), ROOK (C.Farm), 5 MISTLE THRUSHES (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 8 LINNETS (7 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane, 1 over Woodpecker Meadow), GOLDCREST (near Piddly Pond), KESTREL (B.Woods), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 near C.Farmhouse, 1 R.Bottom, 2 Lunch Wood (1 singing), 1 Slangs, 1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 Legal & General, 2 The Scrub, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (juv C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4+ BULLFINCHES (1+ near Piddly Pond, 3+ The Scrub), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 6+ HOUSE MARTINS (The Scrub), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Legal & General, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 30 SWALLOWS flew through (29 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 PHEASANTS (♂ Broadfield, ♀ Horse Pasture), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), c5 GOLDFINCHES (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Red Admiral (The Scrub), 2 Commas (1 Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), 3 Small Heaths (The Scrub), Small White (C.Farm), 5 Brimstones (1 by R.R.Cottages, 4 B.Woods), 2 Meadow Browns (The Scrub). Odonata: Common Darter (The Scrub), 4 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - DKC   
  • 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 flew south over C.Farm, 1 pale morph B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Legal & General), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Slangs) (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (Heathside Field), 3 Brimstones (1 Heathside Field, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 by R.R.Cottages), Peacock (Watchpoint)) - GB
  • STONECHAT (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (4 Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow), LITTLE OWL (near R.R.Cottages), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre/Chipstead Meadow) (Butterflies: Common Blue (Valley Meadows), Large White, Small White, 3 Brimstones, Speckled Wood) - PGo
  • (all by Pheasant Field) 2 TREECREEPERS, GOLDCREST, CHIFFCHAFF, NUTHATCH, 20+ LONG-TAILED TITS - IJ  


Monday 23rd
  • (all C.Farm) 2 GREY WAGTAILS flew over at 8.19am, CORMORANT flew west at 10.38am, c700 HOUSE MARTINS flew over, c135 SWALLOWS flew over, c75 MEADOW PIPITS flew over, HOBBY flew over (Watchpoint (carrying Swallow)), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, COMMON GULL, 35+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (6 Legal & General - others flew over), 14 LINNETS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, juv COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Slangs, 1 Stoney Nob), TREECREEPER (Lunch Wood), 2 PHEASANTS (♀+juv) (Broadfield), 4+ COLLARED DOVES, 2 GREENFINCHES, GOLDFINCH, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS. Most hirundines were moving SE into the wind (Butterflies: Comma (Lunch Wood), Small White, Speckled Woods. Odonata: Migrant Hawker (Lunch Wood)) - DKC
  • 10+ YELLOWHAMMERS (near C.Farmhouse), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (near C.Farmhouse) - GB  


Sunday 22nd
  • (all C.Farm) STONECHAT, WHEATEAR, 9 CHIFFCHAFFS - SG 
  • (all B.Woods) SISKIN flew east at 10.39am (The Scrub), GREY HERON flew NE (Valley Meadows), ♀ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), 4 SWALLOWS flew south, 3 COAL TITS, 2 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), STOCK DOVE (The Scrub), 9+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (The Nuttery) - IPW


Saturday 21st
  • GREY WAGTAIL flew over at 9.45am (Infront George Field), 2+ ROOKS (C.Farm), 13 CANADA GEESE flew over at 7.46am (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 3 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 48 MEADOW PIPITS flew over (C.Farm), BLACKCAP (by Piddly Pond), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Watchpoint, 1 Legal & General, 1 near R.R.Cottages, 2 B.Woods), juv COMMON BUZZARD (over Death Pit), 12 SWALLOWS flew over (11 C.Farm, 1 Hither Field), 61 HOUSE MARTINS flew over (53 C.Farm, 8 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (near R.R.Cottages), 8 PHEASANTS (♀+7 juvs) (Broadfield), 2 KESTRELS (1 near Lunch Wood, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 2 near Piddly Pond), 2+ GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (by Piddly Pond), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods) (Odonata: 2 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond)) - DKC/GUIDED TOUR   


Friday 20th
  • HOBBY (Green Belt Field), 6+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2+ TAWNY OWLS (B.Woods; after dusk), 4 BLACKCAPS (2 by Green Belt Field, 1 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 B.Woods Short Route), 3 BULLFINCHES (juv Slangs, 2 Hither Field), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 1 by Green Belt Field, 1 Pages Acre, 1 The Scrub, 1 The Nuttery, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 15 MEADOW PIPITS (14 C.Farm, 1 flew over The Scrub), 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (4 C.Farm (1+ juv), 1 B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv) (R.Bottom), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 by Pheasant Field, 3 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 8 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Chalkhill Blue (Valley Meadows), 3 Brimstones (B.Woods), Small Heath (B.Woods), Speckled Woods (CF & BW), Meadow Brown (B.Woods), Gatekeeper (Hither Field), Small White (B.Woods). Odonata: Migrant Hawker (The Scrub)) - DKC


Thursday 19th
  • COMMON WHITETHROAT (Watchpoint), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), c100 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 34 HOUSE MARTINS (30 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 16 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Slangs, 1 Legal & General, 2 by Broadfield), BULLFINCH (Slangs), 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Lunch Wood), TREECREEPER (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), ♂ PHEASANT (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (Stoney Nob), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 11 GOLDFINCHES (8 Legal & General, 3 juvs CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Speckled Wood) - DKC/AD


Wednesday 18th
  • (all C.Farm) GRASSHOPPER WARBLER at c10.55am (flushed from Watchpoint Field then in C.Farmyard), GREY WAGTAIL flew south at 9.20am, STONECHAT (Harrier Field), WHEATEAR (Harrier Field), CORMORANT flew east at 7.38am, COMMON WHITETHROAT (by C.Farmhouse), GREY HERON flew over, c60 HOUSE MARTINS flew south, 20+ MEADOW PIPITS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 1 C.Farmhouse, 1 Legal & General), ♀ SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 3 PHEASANTS (1♂)(Broadfield), 19 LINNETS, LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 juv), BLACK-HEADED GULL, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, COLLARED DOVE, 2 GREENFINCHES - DKC


Tuesday 17th
  • 2.32pm: 4 LAPWINGS flew SW (Valley Meadows) - MSt


Monday 16th
  • SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (The Scrub), 2 SISKINS flew over (The Scrub), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over (The Scrub), WHEATEAR (by R.R.Cottages), c15 MEADOW PIPITS (c13 C.Farm, 2 over The Scrub), 2 SWALLOWS, COMMON WHITETHROAT (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD, juv SPARROWHAWK, BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 5 HOUSE MARTINS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 5 PHEASANTS (♀+4 juvs) (Broadfield), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), GOLDFINCH (B.Woods), juv SONG THRUSH (Lunch Wood) - DKC
  • WHINCHAT (Hither Field) - SBC  
 

Sunday 15th
  • Late morning: RAVEN flew high over (C.Farm) - GB/TJ
  • (all C.Farm) REED WARBLER showing on and off c8.00-9.00am at least (Watchpoint) (PGo), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south at 8.19am (C.Farmyard), 2 BLACKCAPS (near R.R.Cottages), GREY HERON flew west at 10.55am, SKYLARK (Broadfield), BULLFINCH (Slangs), 7 MEADOW PIPITS, 10 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Railway Field, 2 near C.Farmhouse, 1 Broadfield/Horse Pasture, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 4 Pages Acre), 30+ LINNETS (25+ Legal & General, 5 Infront George Field), 3 HOUSE MARTINS flew south, 49 SWALLOWS flew mainly south/SW, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew west, PIED WAGTAIL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew SW, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Broadfield), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (Horse Pasture)), NUTHATCH (Railway Field), 2 STOCK DOVES (Railway Field), GREENFINCH (Railway Field), 3 GOLDFINCHES, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Butterflies: 10 Speckled Woods, 2 Small Whites) - PGo/IPW/DKC
  • (all from Banstead Countryside Day stall, Holly Lane Meadow) 60+ HOUSE MARTINS flew south, 5+ SWALLOWS (incl. tired juv landing on gazebos), COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL - Banstead Countryside Day volunteers


Saturday 14th
  • (all C.Farm) juv SEDGE WARBLER still at 12.50pm but elusive (C.Farmyard), COMMON SNIPE (dropped into Skylark Field then flushed by helicopter and appeared to land again) (SG), 1st-winterCOMMON REDSTART (Legal & General) (SG), STONECHAT still (north side of Horse Pasture), 6 ROOKS, 2+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmhouse, 2 Slangs), 36 SWALLOWS (mostly moving north into wind), 3 HOUSE MARTINS, 20+ MEADOW PIPITS, 2 MALLARDS flew over, COMMON GULL flew over, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, KESTREL, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, YELLOWHAMMER, 5 LINNETS, TREECREEPER (Circle Field), 2+ GOLDCRESTS (1 juv) (Tattenham Meadow near outflow), 5 PHEASANTS (imm ♂ Perrotts by Wood, ♀+3 juvs Broadfield), c3 LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, c800 WOODPIGEONS (Broadfield) - DKC/SG/RDW/IGM/PGo/IPW/DW      


Friday 13th
  • 7.00am-6.30pm: 3 COMMON SNIPES flew south at 7.25am (C.Farmhouse), 2+ GREY WAGTAILS flew over (C.Farm; 1 at 9.21am, 2 at 9.34am, 1 at 9.39am), STONECHAT (Harrier Field/Horse Pasture), 2 WHINCHATS (Harrier Field/Horse Pasture), COMMON WHITETHROAT (near C.Farmhouse), 23+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2nd-cal.year COMMON GULL flew north (C.Farm), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmyard, 1 Slangs, 1 Legal & General, 1 by R.R.Cottages, 1 east side of B.Woods), 3 BULLFINCHES (Legal & General), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Stoney Nob), KESTREL (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods), 2 SPARROWHAWK (1 C.Farm, 1 east side of B.Woods), 2 HOUSE MARTINS (C.Farm), 6+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (♀+juv) (Broadfield), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 17+ LINNETS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 23 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm incl.10 Legal & General), 1+ COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c8 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), juv HERRING GULL (Legal & General) - DKC/AD


Thursday 12th 
  • 7.00am-6.00pm: juv SEDGE WARBLER c7.55am only (by C.Farmhouse), 1+ COMMON SNIPE flew over (near C.Farmhouse - 1 at c7.55am, 1 at 8.50am), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER mid-afternoon (Slangs), 7 MISTLE THRUSHES (6 Gunman's Shaw, 1 Tart's Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (by R.R.Cottages), 2+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), ♂ BLACKCAP (Slangs), 30 MEADOW PIPITS (incl. flock of 16), 3 HOUSE MARTINS flew over (C.Farm), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 C.Farmyard, 1 Slangs, 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 5 LITTLE OWLS (1 near R.R.Cottages, 2 Stoney Nob, 2 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), juv ♀ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 25 LINNETS (C.Farm), 12 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 feeding on carrion in Broadfield, juv Ruffett Wood), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Wood, 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Gunman's Shaw, 1 B.Woods), 12+ LONG-TAILED TITS (3+ Pages Acre, 9+ CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 12 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm), 9 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 6 CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) - DKC


Wednesday 11th
  • 1st-winter COMMON REDSTART (The Scrub), COMMON SWIFT flew south (C.Farm), c35 MEADOW PIPITS (c35 C.Farm, 1 over The Scrub), 26 HOUSE MARTINS flew south (C.Farm), 5 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (by Piddly Pond), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farmyard, 1 Slangs, 1 Wood Lane, 1 B.Woods near R.R.Lane), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 The Scrub), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), 15 LINNETS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 9 GREEN WOODPECKERS (6 C.Farm (2 juvs), 3 The Scrub (1 juv)), 30+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Meadow Brown (The Scrub)) - DKC


Tuesday 10th
  • (all C.Farm) possible Ortolan Bunting briefly (by R.R.Cottages then flew to C.Farmyard), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Circle Field), 3 YELLOW WAGTAILS flew south, 15 MEADOW PIPITS flew over, COMMON WHITETHROAT (by R.R.Cottages), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Circle Field, 1 C.Farmhouse, 1 by R.R.Cottages), 2 SWALLOWS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 5 LINNETS, 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Circle Field, 1 Pages Acre), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, SPARROWHAWK, LITTLE OWL, COAL TIT (Circle Field), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c25 STOCK DOVES (Circle Field) - DKC 


Monday 9th
  • (all C.Farm) BLACKCAP (Slangs), CHIFFCHAFF (Slangs), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Steep Banks, 1 Death Pit), NUTHATCH (Legal & General), 6 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC


Sunday 8th
  • 11.00am-12.45pm: (all C.Farm) 3 SAND MARTINS flew SW at 11.07am (Legal & General), 9 SWALLOWS, COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), CHIFFCHAFF (Infront George Field), 4 GOLDFINCHES (3 Skylark Field, 1 Bunting Field), 4 STOCK DOVES (Stoney Nob), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Stoney Nob), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob) (Butterflies: 7 Speckled Woods, 2 Small Whites) - IPW


Saturday 7th
  • 3 HOUSE MARTINS (Stoney Nob) (Butterflies: (all Fames Rough) Brown Argus, Small Heath, Small White, Meadow Brown. Odonata: 4 Migrant Hawkers (Fames Rough)) - IGM


Friday 6th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 5th
  • 11.00am-1.00pm: (all B.Woods) MARSH TIT singing and calling 11.25-11.30am (B.Woods, near post 16 - TQ270571), 2 TAWNY OWLS (B.Woods, near post 16), 3 SPARROWHAWKS (over Piddly Pond), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), CHIFFCHAFF, 13+ COAL TITS (inc. juvs), 6 TREECREEPERS, 4 NUTHATCHES, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, BULLFINCH, STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Butterflies: Comma, Large White, 20+ Speckled Wood. Odonata: 3 Southern Hawkers (Piddly Pond), Common Darter (Piddly Pond)) - IPW


Wednesday 4th
  • ♀/1st-winter WHEATEAR (C.Farmyard), COMMON BUZZARD (Steep Banks) (Butterflies: Clouded Yellow (Fames Rough), Holly Blue (near C.Farmhouse), Comma (R.Bottom), 40+ Common Blues (B.Woods), 2 Brimstones (B.Woods), 14 Small Heaths (B.Woods)) - NJ
  • (all C.Farm) GREY WAGTAIL flew over at 8.15am (Legal & General), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over at 10.00am (Broadfield), WHINCHAT (Stoney Nob), juv SPARROWHAWK, LITTLE OWL, 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Infront George Field, 1 C.Farmyard), CHIFFCHAFF (by R.R.Cottages), COMMON BUZZARD, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, TREECREEPER (Lunch Wood), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 7 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - DKC
  • juvenile HOBBY (Holly Lane Meadow), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), c8 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (Tawny Wood) (Butterflies: 3 Clouded Yellows (Fames Rough), many Common Blues (inc. 50+ Fames Rough), 3 Small Coppers (2 Holly Lane Meadow, 1 Fames Rough), Brown Argus, 3 Brimstones (Sheep Brow), Gatekeepers (CF & BW), Meadow Browns (CF & BW), Speckled Woods (CF & BW), Small Whites (CF & BW), Large Whites (CF & BW). Plants: 100+ Autumn Gentians (Fames Rough/Sheep Brow)) - PGo 


Tuesday 3rd
  • 2 probable Quail heard (Infront George Field) - JSi
  • 11.50am: WHINCHAT (Hither Field), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Hither Field, 1 Valley Meadows), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Woodpecker Meadow), 3 BLACKCAPS (2 The Nuttery, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field, 1 The Nuttery), COAL TIT (Valley Meadows), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Valley Meadows), 2 NUTHATCHES (Woodpecker Meadow), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Hither Field, 1 The Nuttery), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Chalkhill Blue (Valley Meadows), 4 Brown Argus (3 Hither Field, 1 Valley Meadows), Small Copper (Hither Field), 90+ Meadow Browns (80+ Hither Field, 10+ Valley Meadows), 40+ Common Blues (30+ Hither Field, 10+ Valley Meadows), 10+ Large Whites (Hither Field), 7 Small Whites (6 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field), 3 Small Heaths (2 Valley Meadows, 1 Hither Field)) - IPW
  • GREY WAGTAIL flew north at 8.59am (R.R.Cottages), YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south at 10.00am (Legal & General), 2 MALLARDS still (Piddly Pond), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (Watchpoint), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Copt Hill Lane (singing), 1 Legal & General, 1 Slangs, 1 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), BLACK-HEADED GULL (C.Farm), 7 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), c5 LINNETS (Legal & General), TREECREEPER (B.Woods) 6 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), GOLDCREST (The Scrub), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Stoney Nob, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 10+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Peacock (The Scrub), Common Blue (The Scrub), Meadow Browns (The Scrub)) - DKC
  • (all Circle Field/Pages Acre) 3 CHIFFCHAFFS, COAL TIT - PGo


Monday 2nd
  • pale morph juvenile HONEY-BUZZARD 11.40am-12.00pm lingered overhead then gained height and flew west (C.Farm/B.Woods at end of R.R.Lane) (see Gallery), HOBBY (B.Woods), adult COMMON GULL (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (B.Woods near R.R.Lane), WILLOW WARBLER (Circle Field), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), COMMON WHITETHROAT (R.Bottom), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Slangs, 1 Pages Acre, 1 Circle Field), 11 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Pages Acre), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), c4 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), LINNET (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (Legal & General), 2 COAL TITS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Circle Field), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (CF/BW at end of R.R.Lane) - DKC
  • 2 HOBBIES (B.Woods), BLACKCAP (Holly Lane Meadow), COMMON BUZZARD (Holly Lane Meadow), 4 TREECREEPERS, NUTHATCH, 3 GOLDCRESTS, CHIFFCHAFF (Holly Lane Meadow), COAL TIT, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Brown Hairstreak (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 Common Blues (Holly Lane Meadow), 3 Small Heaths (Holly Lane Meadow), 5 Speckled Woods, 8 Large Whites, 3 Small Whites (Holly Lane Meadow). Odonata: Southern Hawker (Holly Lane Meadow)) - IPW
  • 2+ BULLFINCHES (Tawny Wood) - PGo


Sunday 1st
  • 9.55am: COMMON REDSTART (by C.Farmhouse) - IGM