9th August 2022: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Swallow	1
Bullfinch	3 + family group at Harholt

9th August 2022: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

male Kestrel

Wheatear

Whitethroat

Common Buzzard	2
Kestrel	2
Hobby	1
Common Swift	6
Coal Tit	1
Chiffchaff	5
Blackcap	4 four feeding on elderberries at Reeds Cottages
Garden Warbler	1 By collapsed barn
Common Whitethroat	2
Northern Wheatear	1 top of Horse Pasture
Bullfinch	1 Tawny Wood
Yellowhammer	2
Small White	3
Meadow Brown	10+
Gatekeeper	3+
Common Blue	1

6th August 2022: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

male Redstart

Red Kite	2
Sparrowhawk	1 juvenile heard calling in Banstead Woods
Common Buzzard	5
Hobby	1
Other bird 1	1 male Common Redstart in Harholt 12:45
Painted Lady	1
Southern Hawker	5
Migrant Hawker	1

31st July 2022: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Red Kite	2 above Green Belt field
Common Buzzard	2
Kestrel	1
Lesser Black-backed Gull	1 flew w over Tarts field 11:22
Stock Dove	4 singing
Common Swift	4 flew SW
Green Woodpecker	3
Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
Jay	4
Swallow	10; 9 low over Broadfield west, 1 flew w over George fields
Chiffchaff	3
Blackcap	1
Common Whitethroat	2
Pied Wagtail	1
Goldfinch	7
Yellowhammer	2
Raven	2 cronking over Canons Farmhouse 10:28

30th July 2022: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Red Kite

hawker sp

Chalkhill Blue

Red Kite	1 drifted N over Hither field @11:35
Hobby	1 with prey flew E over Hither @ 12:03
Common Swift	40+ flew mainly SW
Clouded Yellow	1 mobile watched between 12:25-12:30 in Fames Rough
Silver-washed Fritillary	2
Chalkhill Blue	Up to 30 (all males) in Stagbury
Other odonata 1	Unidentified female Hawker in the north sector

30th July 2022: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard	1
Kestrel	1
Green Woodpecker	3
Chiffchaff	1
Blackcap	2
Yellowhammer	1
Essex Skipper	2
Comma	1
Meadow Brown	Fairly common
Gatekeeper	Ca. 10
Small Copper	1
Dingy Footman	1

24th July 2022: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Red Kite	1
Common Buzzard	2
Hobby	1
Common Swift	10+
Swallow	4
Chiffchaff	3
Common Whitethroat	10 including two groups with juveniles
Yellowhammer	4
Sedge Warbler	1 singing quietly in Lunch Wood scrub
Essex Skipper	4
Small/Essex Skipper	1
Brimstone	1
Small White	3
Large White	1
Comma	5
Red Admiral	1
Meadow Brown	Common
Gatekeeper	Common
Common Blue	3
Small Copper	2

23rd July 2022: Canons Farm/Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Goldfinch

Red Kite	1 flew west 13:10
Sparrowhawk	1 female
Common Swift	40+ mainly headed East
Green Woodpecker	3 'adults' together (Green Belt field/Ruffett Wood)
Swallow	1 with Swifts
Dark Green Fritillary	1 on buddleias in Banstead Woods
Common Blue	c9
Chalkhill Blue	c16 Stagbury (all males)
Small Copper	1 Holly Lane Meadows
hawker sp	1 in Banstead Woods (see image)

18th July 2022: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

 Roe Deer running through Ruffet Wood

Common Buzzard	1
Small Skipper	5
Small/Essex Skipper	5+
Large Skipper	5+
Marbled White	3
Small White	3
Red Admiral	4
Meadow Brown	3
Gatekeeper	4
Common Blue	1
Emperor	1

18th July 2022: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

White Admiral

Speckled Wood

1 Slow Worm near Scout Hut crosspath towards deadend area

Common Swift	1
Willow Warbler	1 observed in the Park Farm Orchard area
Treecreeper	3 singing
Bullfinch	Adults & Juveniles heard in Harholt
Dark Green Fritillary	1 in the Park Farm Orchard area
Purple Hairstreak	1 near Beech  tree marker no. 5
White Admiral	1 in the deadend crosspath area

17th July 2022: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Hobby	1 flew high E over Harholt 08:13
Swallow	2 flew east
Purple Hairstreak	2 near the Elizabeth Drive pedestrian crossing
Southern Hawker	1 over Piddly Pond

16th July 2022: Banstead Woods - Butterfly Tour

Small Skipper

Essex Skipper

Large Skipper

Large White

Purple Hairstreak 1

Small Copper

Common Blue

Chalkhill Blue

Red Admiral

Peacock

Silver-washed Fritillary 7+

Comma

Speckled Wood - (seen by Paul just after the end!)

Marbled White

Gatekeeper

Meadow Brown

Ringlet

15th July 2022: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Beewolf

Silver-washed Fritillary

Marsh Tit	1 calling by Piddly Pond 11:38am
Small/Essex Skipper	P
Brimstone	P
Marbled White	P
Green-veined White	P
Small White	P
Large White	P
Comma	P
Peacock	P
Silver-washed Fritillary	3
Speckled Wood	P
Meadow Brown	P
Gatekeeper	P (widespread)
Ringlet	p
Small Heath	p
Holly Blue	p
Southern Hawker	1 over Piddly Pond

8th July 2023: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Stock Dove	2 singing
Coal Tit	1
Chiffchaff	12
Blackcap	2
Essex Skipper	2
Small/Essex Skipper	12
Large Skipper	1
Brimstone	4
Marbled White	30+
Small White	5+
Small Tortoiseshell	1
Silver-washed Fritillary	1 near orchard
Speckled Wood	2
Meadow Brown	40+
Gatekeeper	4
Ringlet	4+
Small Copper	2 new pond
Purple Hairstreak	1 near Piddly Pond
Other butterfly 1	5 white letter hairstreak
Southern Hawker	2 Piddly Pond
Broad-bodied Chaser	1 New pond

5th July 2022: Banstead Woods - Linda Mount

 

Woodpigeon	6
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Several amongst trees
Magpie	2
Carrion Crow	1
Chiffchaff	1
Common Whitethroat	1
Nuthatch	1
Song Thrush	1
Marbled White	1
Meadow Brown	7
Small Copper	2

4th July 2022: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Marbled White

Broad-bodied Chaser

Dark Green Fritillary

Purple Emperor	1 gliding above trees nearby to Park Farm Orchard 11:32am - seen briefly landing on paths between posts 6 & 7 11:45am
Gatekeeper	1 near Scout hut area
Other butterfly 1	6 White-letter Hairstreaks
Azure Damselfly	6 Outward Lane Pond
Blue-tailed Damselfly	1 Outward Lane Pond
Emperor	1 male patrolling over Outwood Lane Pond
Broad-bodied Chaser	2 m ; 1 Banstead Woods, 1 Outwood Lane Pond

3rd July 2022: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

 

Red Soldier Beetles

Marmalade Hoverfly

Garden Chafer

Essex Skipper

Pheasant 1 female Kestrel 1 Common Gull 1 Woodpigeon 500+ Rose-ringed Parakeet 1 Green Woodpecker 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Magpie 5 Carrion Crow 7 Goldcrest 1 Common Whitethroat 1 Blackbird 1 Robin 2 Essex Skipper 3+ Marbled White 6+ Small White 4 Speckled Wood 1 Meadow Brown 6+ Ringlet 1

2nd July 2022: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

Comma

Small/Essex Skipper	P
Large Skipper	P
Marbled White	P
Green-veined White	P
Large White	P
Comma	P
Red Admiral	P
Small Tortoiseshell	P
Dark Green Fritillary	6; 1 near Scout hut, 2 Harholt, 2 Hillwood field, 1 Fames Rough
Meadow Brown	P
Ringlet	P

26th June 2022: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 Brown Hawker; An early sighting in the dead end area of the upper crosspaths near the Scout Hut

29th June 2022: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Kestrel	1
Lesser Black-backed Gull	1 over
Herring Gull	2 over

25th June 2022: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Red Kite 2 Common Buzzard 2 Common Swift c30 Swallow 5 Blackcap 5 Common Whitethroat 8 Nuthatch 1 Essex Skipper 3 Small Skipper 1+ Small/Essex Skipper 6+ in Round Field Large Skipper 1 Marbled White 6 Small White 8 Comma 2 Red Admiral 1 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Meadow Brown 10+ Ringlet 6

25th June 2022: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Small Tortoiseshell

Silver-washed Fritillary

Sparrowhawk	1
Common Swift	20+
Small/Essex Skipper	P
Large Skipper	P
Marbled White	P
Small White	P
Large White	P
Comma	P
Red Admiral	P
Small Tortoiseshell	P
Silver-washed Fritillary	1 near Scout huts area
Speckled Wood	P
Meadow Brown	P
Ringlet	P
White-letter Hairstreak	1

17th June 2022: Canons Farm - Suzanne Gill

 

Common Buzzard	3
Kestrel	1
Little Owl	1
Common Swift	50
Swallow	4
Common Whitethroat	2
Song Thrush	2
Yellowhammer	3
Marbled White	1
Painted Lady	1
Small Tortoiseshell	2

22nd June 2022: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

 

Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
Magpie	3
Rook	1
Common Whitethroat	4
Starling	1
Blackbird	1
Dunnock	1
Comma	5+
Red Admiral	2
Small Tortoiseshell	4+
Meadow Brown	6
Emperor	1

21st June 2022: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Magpies

Red Kite

Red Kite 2 together Common Buzzard 2 Hobby 1 Common Swift 30+ most feeding over Perrotts by Wood Skylark 10+ House Martin 1 with swift flock Chiffchaff 1 Blackcap 3 Common Whitethroat 10+ Linnet 6 Yellowhammer 6 Quail singing at 10:40 in Horse Pasture heard from Reads Rest Lane Essex Skipper 1 Small Skipper 3 Marbled White 4 Small White 6 Comma 2 Painted Lady 5 Red Admiral 1 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Speckled Wood 3 Meadow Brown 20+ Ringlet 16+