January 2019

30th:
  • Canons Farm: Barn Owl hunting near Perrotts Farmhouse at 4.15pm, Little Owl, 25 Meadow Pipits, 70 Fieldfares, 42 Yellowhammers roosted - SG

29th:
  • Canons Farm: Barn Owl - SG

27th:
  • Canons Farm: adult Peregrine hunting, 2 Rooks, Common Gull, 7 Black-headed Gulls, Herring Gull, 2 Jays, 20 Fieldfares, 35 Redwings, 40 Linnets - AD. Barn Owl, Kestrel, Nuthatch, 2 Fieldfares, 2 Redwings, 20 Linnets - PGo
  • Banstead Woods: 2 Great Black-backed Gulls flew north (at 2.47pm and 3.10pm), Grey Heron flew south, female Stonechat in Hither Field, 2 Buzzards - IPW


25th:
  • Canons Farm: 2 Lesser Redpolls at Round Meadow, 25 Linnets, 15 Goldfinches, 60 Redwings, 50 Starlings, 2 Nuthatches, 2 Skylarks, 2 Common Gulls - PGo

24th:
  • Canons Farm: Red Kite, Barn Owl, 27 Yellowhammers - SG


20th:
  • Banstead Woods: 40 Common Gulls flew north past east side, Grey Heron flew south past east side at 3.52pm - IPW

19th:
  • Canons Farm: Barn Owl, 50 Fieldfares, female Bullfinch along Slangs - IGM. 5 Black-headed Gulls, 2 Common Gulls, 2 Herring Gulls, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Rooks, 9 Fieldfares, Song Thrush, 3 Redwings, 7 Chaffinches, 5 Goldfinches, 40 Linnets - AD
  • Banstead Woods: Mallard, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrests, Coal Tit, 4 Nuthatches, Fieldfare, Redwing, 30 Lesser Redpolls in birch on edge of Harholt Plantation - PGo

18th:
  • Banstead Woods: 22 Common Gulls flew over, 6 Mistle Thrushes in Hither Field, Buzzard, Lesser Redpoll flew over Harholt Plantation - IPW


16th:
  • Canons Farm: Snipe flushed from Doric Field at 2.15pm, female Sparrowhawk, Lesser Black-backed Gull flew west, Barn Owl, singing Coal Tit at Copt Hill Lane, 60 Redwings at Broadfield East - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: 18 Lesser Redpolls in Harholt Plantation - IPW

15th:
  • Canons Farm: 70 Fieldfares, 30 Redwings, Sparrowhawk - IGM

13th:
  • Canons Farm: Red Kite - IGM

Red Kite - IGM

12th:
  • Canons Farm: 28 Meadow Pipits, Barn Owl, 34 Fieldfares, 110 Redwings, 2 Rooks, 23 Yellowhammers - SG

11th
  • Canons Farm: Chiffchaff heard between Canons Farm and Reads Rest Cottages, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 5 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 20 Skylarks, Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrushes, 120 Redwings, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 25 Goldfinches, 80 Linnets - PGo. 2 Little Owls, Tawny Owl, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Goldcrest, 15 Blue Tits, 100 Starlings, 54 Fieldfares, 38 Meadow Pipits in Owl Meadow, 20 Yellowhammers in Broadfield East - IPW

9th:
  • Banstead Woods: Buzzard, Tawny Owl hooting near Piddly Pond 16:10 - IPW

6th:
  •  Canons Farm: Woodcock - RR. Red Kite, 2 Common Gulls - IGM. Buzzard, 9 Black-headed Gulls, Barn Owl, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Goldcrest, 10 Fieldfares, Song Thrush, 40 Redwings, Mistle Thrush, 20 House Sparrows, 3 Meadow Pipits, 10 Chaffinches, 20 Goldfinches, 80 Linnets, 16 Yellowhammers - PGo

5th:
  • Canons Farm: Chiffchaff showing features of 'Siberian Chiffchaff' (form tristis/fulvescens) by Reads Rest Lane between Canons Farm and Reads Rest Cottages; also Buzzard, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylarks, 70 Starlings, 40 Fieldfares, 3 Song Thrushes, 15 Redwings, 23 Meadow Pipits, 50 Linnets - IPW
  • Banstead Woods: drake Mallard on Piddly Pond, 16 Redwings, 6 Goldfinches, 11 Siskins behind Piddly Pond, 2 Lesser Redpolls (1 flew over Harholt Plantation, 1 behind Piddly Pond) - IPW 
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Chiffchaff showing features of 'Siberian Chiffchaff' (form tristis/fulvescens) - if anyone can get further images and ideally any sound recordings of this bird, we would be very interested in seeing such material

4th:
  • Banstead Woods: drake Mallard on Piddly Pond, 6 Stock Doves, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Jays, 4 Goldcrests, 25 Blue Tits, 15 Great Tits, 4 Coal Tits, 11 Treecreepers, 2 Redwings, Bullfinch - PGo

1st:
  • Canons Farm: Kestrel, 5 Black-headed Gulls, 7 Herring Gulls, Stock Dove, 100 Carrion Crows, 10 Skylarks, 10 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Nuthatches, Song Thrush, 20 Redwings, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Goldfinches, 80 Linnets - PGo
  • Banstead Woods: Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzards, 2 Kestrels, Woodcock, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 6 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 10 Nuthatches, 2 Treecreepers, 30 Redwings, Greenfinch, Lesser Redpoll, 2 Bullfinches - IPW