30th October 2021: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Sparrowhawk1 female  over Hither field
Common Buzzard 3
Tawny Owl 1 briefly heard hooting in copse SW of Harholt Plantation 13:06
Green Woodpecker 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Jay 10+ flying with  acorns to/fro Banstead Woods / Shabden Park
Skylark 1 over Hither field
Chiffchaff 1 calling upper Hither field
Mistle Thrush 4 in Hither field
Meadow Pipit 2 in Hither field
Greenfinch 1 Hither field
Siskin 1 heard calling over Harholt Plantation
Lesser Redpoll 1 heard calling over upper Hither field
Bullfinch 4
Small Tortoiseshell1 in Hither field

26th October 2021: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Mistle Thrush2 Hither Field
Raven1 heard

27th October 2021: Canons Farm - Ian Magness

 

female Stonechat

Yellowhammer

24th October 2021: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

female Stonechat

Common Buzzard2
Stock Dove 37 Chipstead Meadow
Magpie 27
Goldcrest 2
Skylark 15
Long-tailed Tit 6 Lunch Wood
Starling 70
Song Thrush 1
Stonechat 1 between Broadfield and Horse Pasture
Linnet 200 Poultry Field
Yellowhammer2

23rd October 2021: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Firecrest

Pheasant1 imm in Owl Meadow
Sparrowhawk 2
Common Buzzard 5
Kestrel 1
Black-headed Gull 5
Rose-ringed Parakeet 16
Rook 30+ Rooks mingled with crows on Green Belt Field
Skylark 40
Starling 100
Fieldfare 10 flew SW
Redwing 270+ flew SW
Mistle Thrush 5
Stonechat 1 female in Owl Meadow
Pied Wagtail 2
Chaffinch 70
Linnet 90
Yellowhammer 1
Other bird 12 Firecrests together in Pages Acre

21st October 2021: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

 




Ruffet, Tattenham,Chipstead Meadows and Broadfield all ploughed.

Linnets present in Ruffett Meadow.

Stock Dove8
Woodpigeon 100+
Green Woodpecker 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Magpie 18+
Jay 1
Jackdaw 200+
Carrion Crow 300+
Long-tailed Tit 2
Linnet30+

20th October 2021: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard2
Black-headed Gull 1
Stock Dove 65 most in Pipit meadow
Jackdaw 90+
Carrion Crow 200+
Skylark 10
Stonechat 3 Poultry field
Meadow Pipit 4
Chaffinch 30 Poultry field
Brambling 1 male Poultry field
Linnet Ca. 25
Yellowhammer 7
Other bird 1Ravens, 2 together calling and circling over Green Belt Field

17th October 2021: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Red Kite1
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Skylark 8
Chiffchaff 1
Starling 80
Redwing 1
Meadow Pipit 2
Yellowhammer2

16th October 2021: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

 

Unusual alarm call from the old barn, believed to be a tawny owl.
Pheasant 1
Common Buzzard 4
Kestrel 1
Stock Dove 8
Woodpigeon 30
Collared Dove 1
Tawny Owl 1 poss heard
Green Woodpecker 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Magpie 15+
Jay 3
Jackdaw 10+
Carrion Crow 30+
Blue Tit 2
Skylark 3
Long-tailed Tit 6
Nuthatch 1
Starling 30+
Blackbird 2
Robin 2
Meadow Pipit 2
Goldfinch 2
Linnet 5
Common Darter1

15th October 2021: Canons Farm, Anne-Marie Griffin

 

White Ermine caterpillar

Kestrel1
Stock Dove 5
Woodpigeon 15
Rose-ringed Parakeet 4
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Magpie 20
Jay 5
Jackdaw 10+
Carrion Crow 20+
Great Tit 3
Skylark 30
Long-tailed Tit 10
Wren 1
Starling 40+
Blackbird 2
Redwing 2
Robin 3
Dunnock 1
Meadow Pipit 6
Goldfinch 3
Linnet 7
Yellowhammer8

12th October 2021: Banstead Woods - Ian Pratley

 


Common Lizard

24-spot Ladybird

11th October 2021: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

 

Large group of linnets in Chipstead Meadow and Ruffet Meadow feeding on linseed. Around 7 Yellow Hammers showing well in two locations, at least one juvenile and also bathing in the puddle as a group by the cottages.

Female kestrel skimming over the stubble for small birds over George West, chased by crows. Still present by Owl Field. Large group of Skylarks George West.

Poss redwings and fieldfares overhead.

Plenty of toadstalls now showing.
Kestrel 1
feral Rock Dove 10
Stock Dove 8
Woodpigeon 100+
Rose-ringed Parakeet 5
Green Woodpecker 3
Magpie 20
Jay 9
Jackdaw 100+
Carrion Crow 200+
Blue Tit 4
Great Tit 1
Skylark 25+
Long-tailed Tit 6
Chiffchaff 2
Blackcap 1
Nuthatch 2
Blackbird 2
Robin 1
Stonechat 1
Dunnock 2
House Sparrow 5
Linnet 200+
Yellowhammer 7+
Red Admiral 1





Dead Man's Fingers

Mycena pura

Rosy Bonnet Mycena rosea

Common Puffball

Rosy Bonnet Mycena rosea

Common Puffball

9th October 2021: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

female Stonechat

 

Canada Goose4 over.
Sparrowhawk 1
Common Buzzard 4
Kestrel 1 female
Rook 1 heard over Lunch Wood.
Skylark Up to 40
Chiffchaff 5
Fieldfare 9 flew over Broadfield West to Legal & General
Redwing 1.
Stonechat 3; fem Horse Pasture/ Broadfield West, m/fem Bog/Tarts fields
Grey Wagtail 1 heard over the Caravan site
Pied Wagtail 1
Meadow Pipit 20 (10 in Ruffett Meadow)
Linnet 160; 90 Poultry field, 70 Green Belt field
Yellowhammer 2
Brimstone 1 m
Large White 1
Comma 1
Red Admiral 2
Small Tortoiseshell 2
Brown Hairstreak 2 ; 1 Owl Meadow, 1 Chipstead Meadow
Common Darter1 m Rest lane

7th October 2021: Canons Farm, Paul Goodman

 

Great Spotted Woodpecker3
Skylark 2
Stonechat 1 between Broadfield and Horse pasture
Meadow Pipit 2
Linnet120, one flock of 90, another of 30

7th October 2021: Canons Farm, Anne-Marie Griffin

  Very misty, humid. Hedge cutting in process. Fieldfares are present around Ruffett Meadow.

Woodpigeon400+
Rose-ringed Parakeet 3
Green Woodpecker 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Magpie 3
Jay 2
Great Tit 8
Long-tailed Tit 6
Starling 5
Blackbird 2
Fieldfare 9
Robin2

6th October 2021: Canons Farm, Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard2
Woodpigeon 300 in Green Belt Field
Long-tailed Tit 6+ in mixed it flock
Linnet 40+ in Green Belt Field
Raven 1 heard calling then seen over Chipstead meadow
Red Admiral 1
Small Copper1

3rd October 2021: Canons Farm, Paul Goodman

Canada Goose12
Red Kite 1
Common Buzzard 8 two groups of four
Kestrel 1
Skylark 8
Swallow 2
House Martin 7+
Chiffchaff 2
Nuthatch 2
Starling 100
Stonechat 2 one at Perrots, the other at RB, both female
Meadow Pipit 3
Linnet 30 in two flocks
Yellowhammer 5
Small White 1
Red Admiral 1
Common Darter1

2nd October 2021: Canons Farm, Ian Magness

 

hybrid Canada x Greylag Geese with Canada Geese

Canada Goose 40

hybrid Canada x Greylag Goose 2

2nd October 2021: Banstead Woods, Ian Ward

 

Firecrest

Common Buzzard1
Swallow 2
Chiffchaff 2
Firecrest 2 near Post 8
Marsh Tit
1 near Post 8

2nd October 2021: Canons Farm, Ian Ward

 

Common Buzzard1
Stonechat 1 on posts between Caravan Site & Poultry field
Goldfinch 10 over Green Belt field
Linnetup to 40 ground feeding birds Northside Green Belt field