31st July 2021: Banstead Woods, Ian Pratley

 

Marmalade Fly

Green-veined White

Greenfinch1
Green-veined White P
Peacock 1
Meadow Brown P
Gatekeeper P
RingletP

31st July 2021: Canons Farm, Ian Ward

 

House Martin1 heard over Green Belt field
Purple Hairstreak 2 near the Caravan site
Migrant Hawker3 Green Belt field

31st July 2021: Canons Farm, Paul Goodman

 

Sparrowhawk3. One mobbed by crows and two juveniles calling from Pages Acre
Common Whitethroat 1
Nuthatch 1
Green-veined White 4
Small Copper1

25th July 2021: Banstead Woods, Ian Ward

 


Chalkhill Blue5 males in Stagbury
Blue-tailed Damselfly P
Common Darter1 female Banstead Woods

27th July 2021: Canons Farm, Paul Goodman

 

Little Owl

Little Owl1
Common Swift 1
Chiffchaff 1
Common Whitethroat 1
Bullfinch1

26th July 2021: Banstead Woods, Ian Pratley

 

Wavy-barred Sable

Gatekeepers


Common BuzzardJuvenile calling in woods above Ramblers Rest
Skylark Singing near Ramblers Rest
Small Skipper P
Marbled White P
Green-veined White P
Small White P
Meadow Brown P
Gatekeeper P
Ringlet P
Chalkhill Blue1

24th July 2021: Canons Farm, Paul Goodman

 

Small Skipper2
Marbled White 15+
Small White 10+
Large White 1
Red Admiral 1
Meadow Brown 25+
Gatekeeper 5
Small Copper1

24th July 2021: Banstead Woods, Paul Goodman and Linda Mount

 

Sparrowhawk1 heard calling from Shabden Park
Kestrel 1
Skylark 1 singing
Chiffchaff 5
Blackcap 2
Common Whitethroat 1 Fames Rough
Nuthatch 2+
Small Skipper 2
Small/Essex Skipper 2
Marbled White Ca 20
Red Admiral 1
Meadow Brown Common
Gatekeeper 8
Ringlet2

24th July 2021: Banstead Woods, Ian Ward

 

mating Blue-tailed Damselflies







Grey Wagtail 1 flew E over Park farm Orchard 09:06 towards Scout huts.








24th July 2021: Canons Farm, Ian Ward

 

Red Kite1 circling low over Perrotts by Wood 09:45
Sparrowhawk 1 fem flew over Stoney Nob
Common Swift 6 over Canons Farm


Greenfinch 2 by Poultry field
Yellowhammer 1 by Broadfield West
Green-veined White 3; 2 Reads Rest Cottages, 1 Holly Wood
Southern HawkerFemale in Holly Wood

25th July 2021: Banstead Woods, Ian Ward

 

male Chalkhill Blue

23rd July 2021: Banstead Woods, Paul Goodman

 

Kestrel1
Nuthatch 2+ family group near Fames Rough
Essex Skipper 2
Small Skipper 3
Small/Essex Skipper 3
Clouded Yellow 1 flew past very fast
Brimstone 2
Marbled White 20+
Green-veined White 2
Small White 4+
Painted Lady 1
Red Admiral 1
Silver-washed Fritillary 2
Dark Green Fritillary 1
Meadow Brown Common
Gatekeeper 10+
Ringlet 3
Common Blue 4
Chalkhill Blue 2
Small Copper 1
Southern Hawker1

21st July 2021: Banstead Woods, Ian Pratley

 Fames Rough

Ichneumon sp

Silver-Y

Six-spot Burnet


Whitethroat

Small SkipperP
Large Skipper P
Brimstone P
Marbled White P
Small White P
Large White P
Comma P
Meadow Brown P
Gatekeeper P
Ringlet P
Small HeathP

21st July 2021: Canons Farm, Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard2
Little Owl 2 One on post neat Canons Farmhouse, another calling at L&G
Swallow 8
Common Whitethroat 4 including 3+ family group with juveniles
Small Skipper 5
Small/Essex Skipper 3
Marbled White 20+
Green-veined White 2
Small White 30+
Large White 4
Comma 3
Painted Lady 1
Red Admiral 4
Small Tortoiseshell 3
Meadow Brown Common
Gatekeeper 12+
Ringlet 1+
Small Copper1

18th July 2021: Banstead Woods, Ian Pratley

 

Common Buzzardjuvenile calling
Small/Essex Skipper P
Large Skipper 1
Brimstone 1
Marbled White P abundant
Small White P
Comma 2
Red Admiral 1
Meadow Brown P abundant
Gatekeeper 4
Small Heath1

17th July 2021: Banstead Woods (& Canons Farm), Ian Ward

 

White-letter Hairstreak

Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Slow-worm

Soldier Beetle

Six-spot Burnet

female Meadow Brown

1 Slow Worm in trackway above Fames Rough .
[1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth: flew  from Tawny Wood into Holly Lane East 14:10]
Small/Essex Skipper P
Large Skipper P
Brimstone P
Marbled White P
Small White P
Large White P
Comma P
Red Admiral P
Small Tortoiseshell P
Purple Emperor 1 probable on ground (a very large brown specimen)in restricted area near Caravan Site
Silver-washed Fritillary 2; 1 Hillwood field, 1 Fames Rough
Dark Green Fritillary 4; all in Fames Rough
Speckled Wood P
Meadow Brown P
Gatekeeper P
Ringlet P
Small Heath P
Common Blue P
Small CopperP

17th July 2021: Banstead Woods, Ian Pratley

 

Villa cingulata

16th July 2021: Canons Farm, Paul Goodman

 

Dusk visit to north side. Detected a common pipistrelle bat in Ruffett Wood with my bat detector
Tawny Owl2 Holly Wood male and female

11th July 2021: Banstead Woods, Ian Pratley

 

Stripe-winged Grasshopper nymph

Essex Skipper3
Small Skipper P
Large Skipper 1
Marbled White P
Dark Green Fritillary 2
Meadow Brown P
RingletP

11th July 2021: Banstead Woods, Ian Ward

 

Common Lizard

Scorpion Fly

1 Common Lizard by new pond
Comma 1
Red Admiral 5
White-letter Hairstreak
4
Southern Hawker1 male

10th July 2021: Banstead Woods, Ian Ward

 

Small Skipper

Dark Green Fritillary

Firecrest

 Exciting news with confirmed breeding of Marsh Tits for the first time in over a decade. A pair with juveniles by the Elizabeth Drive pedestrian crossing.


Firecrest   1


9th July 2021: Canons Farm, Paul Goodman

 

Little Owl1
Common Swift 15 in several small flocks
Swallow 3 juveniles perhaps a fledged first brood, but not bred at CF
Chiffchaff 1
Blackcap 2
Common Whitethroat 5
Starling 60+ mostly juveniles.
Robin 1 juvenile
Linnet 4. One carrying food and another with nest material
Yellowhammer 3
Small Skipper 2
Large Skipper 2
Marbled White 6
Small White 1
Large White 2
Red Admiral 2
Small Tortoiseshell 1
Meadow Brown Common
Ringlet 3
Small Heath 4
Purple Hairstreak1

8th July 2021: Banstead Woods, Ian Pratley

 

Small Tortoiseshell

Common Carpet

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp

Large Skipper1
Marbled White 41
Red Admiral 1
Small Tortoiseshell 1
Dark Green Fritillary 1
Meadow Brown 16
Ringlet 3
Small Heath 5
Small Blue
1
Azure Damselfly 2
Blue-tailed Damselfly 1
Large Red Damselfly3

5th July 2021: Canons Farm, Anne-Marie Griffin

 






















Common Buzzard2
Stock Dove 3
Woodpigeon 10
Common Swift 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Magpie 8
Blackcap 3
Wren 2
Blackbird 3
Song Thrush 1
Essex Skipper 3+
Small Skipper 10+
Marbled White 5
Small Tortoiseshell 3
Ringlet1