29th April 2024: Canons Farm - Anne-Marie Griffin

 

Comma

  St Mark's Fly (Bibio marci) present in large groups alongside Broadfield.

Skylarks widespread.

Female stonechat showing well on fence by Horse Pasture leading to Reeds Rest Bottom.

feral Rock Dove	5
Woodpigeon	10
Common Gull	3
Common Buzzard	4
Tawny Owl	1 Heard calling
Kestrel	1
Rose-ringed Parakeet	2
Magpie	7
Jackdaw	7
Carrion Crow	30+
Blue Tit	2
Skylark	14+
House Martin	4
Chiffchaff	2
Long-tailed Tit	1
Blackcap	1
Lesser Whitethroat	1
Whitethroat	1
Wren	1
Starling	30+
Song Thrush	1
Blackbird	5
Robin	1
Stonechat	1 female
Dunnock	5
House Sparrow	8
Linnet	2
Goldfinch	15
Yellowhammer	2
Brimstone	1
Comma	1

29th April 2024: Canons Farm - Andy Downing

 

feral Rock Dove	P
Stock Dove	3
Woodpigeon	P
Common Buzzard	1
Green Woodpecker	2
Magpie	P
Jackdaw	P
Carrion Crow	P
Blue Tit	P
Great Tit	1
Skylark	P
Swallow	2
Chiffchaff	P
Long-tailed Tit	4
Blackcap	2
Whitethroat	4
Wren	P
Starling	P
Blackbird	P
Robin	P
Wheatear	4 (2m Infront George West, 1m and 1f Bog Field)
Dunnock	P
House Sparrow	P
Chaffinch	P
Linnet	3
Goldfinch	P
Yellowhammer	6

28th April 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Kestrel	1
Greenfinch	1 singing Canons Residential
Linnet	4
Yellowhammer	4

27th April 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Mallard	1 drake in Piddly Pond
Moorhen	1 in Outwood Lane Pond
Common Buzzard	3
Tawny Owl	1 hooting briefly 10:06 near Piddly Pond
Rook	3 flew SE over Chipstead Valley
Willow Warbler	1 singing west of Pine Area
Whitethroat	2 singing; 1 top half of Hither field, 1 in the Nuttery
Mistle Thrush	1 over Park Farm Orchard
Greenfinch	1 Outwood Lane/Ramblers Rest

27th April 2024: Banstead Woods - Spring Migration Tour led by Paul Goodman

 

Woodpigeon	P
Sparrowhawk	1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	3
Coal Tit	3
Blue Tit	P
Great Tit	P
Chiffchaff	5
Blackcap	6
Goldcrest	3
Nuthatch	4
Wren	P
Song Thrush	2
Blackbird	P
Robin	P
Dunnock	P
Chaffinch	2

27th April 2024: Canons Farm - Spring Migration Tour led by Paul Goodman

 

Pheasant 1 feral Rock Dove 8 Stock Dove 6 Woodpigeon P Herring Gull 7 Common Buzzard 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Green Woodpecker 2 Kestrel 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet P Magpie P Jackdaw P Rook 1 Carrion Crow 60+ Blue Tit P Great Tit P Skylark 10+ Swallow 1 Chiffchaff 1 Blackcap 1 Whitethroat 4 Wren P Starling 10+ Song Thrush 3 Blackbird 20+ Robin P Dunnock 12+ House Sparrow P Chaffinch 7 Linnet 4 Goldfinch 4+ Yellowhammer 2

26th April 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Pratley

 

Pheasant	1
Woodpigeon	10
Moorhen	1 hiding in reeds on Holly Lane lagoon
Common Buzzard	1 Coneyboro Hill
Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Green Woodpecker	1
Rose-ringed Parakeet	5
Jay	1
Magpie	11
Jackdaw	37
Carrion Crow	3
Blue Tit	11
Great Tit	17
Chiffchaff	15
Long-tailed Tit	1
Blackcap	7
Goldcrest	1
Nuthatch	2
Treecreeper	1
Wren	15
Blackbird	20
Robin	18
Chaffinch	2
Goldfinch	4
Other wildlife 1 (type species)	Rabbit
Other wildlife 1 number and details	6
Other wildlife 2 (type species)	Squirrel
Other wildlife 2 number and details	3

26th April 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 Perrotts Farm

Skylark	1
Linnet	2

25th April 2024: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig

 

Pheasant	3 (thin stretch of Lunch wood the north side of the farm lane)
Mistle Thrush	1 (Holly wood)
Roe Deer	2 bucks together on Infront George East
Red Fox	1 Stoney Nob

25th April 2024: Canons Farm - Suzanne and Chris

 

Mallard	2
Stock Dove	1
Common Buzzard	4
Great Spotted Woodpecker	H
Green Woodpecker	H
Kestrel	1
Magpie	3
Skylark	P
Swallow	1
Chiffchaff	1
Wren	2
Starling	P
Blackbird	P
Robin	2
Stonechat	2
Dunnock	2
Chaffinch	1
Linnet	6 pairs
Goldfinch	P
Yellowhammer	2

25th April 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Mallard	2 (m&fem) over Can Hatch towards Burgh Heath Pond 11:00
Stock Dove	2 singing; 1 Stoney Nob, 1 Railway field
Collared Dove	1 singing in Kingswood Residential
Herring Gull	8 north
Lesser Black-backed Gull	1 north
Common Buzzard	1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Kestrel	2
Rook	1 heard with Crows
Swallow	4: 1 low over Owl Meadow, 3 headed east over Doric/ Infront of George field West
House Martin	2 flew north over Ballard field 13:57
Chiffchaff	4 singing
Blackcap	3 singing
Whitethroat	4 singing
Chaffinch	6 singing
Greenfinch	1
Yellowhammer	1
Small White	1
Peacock	1

24th April 2024: Canons Farm - Andy Downing

 Wheatear 1 male Heathside

20th April 2024: Redstart - Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

female Redstart

male Kestrel

Chiffchaff	3
Whitethroat	3
Redstart	1 female near RB on fence posts, but elusive
Yellowhammer	2 Tattenham Meadow; unusual to see them here

18th April 2024: Great Black-backed Gulls - Canons Farm - Steve Gale via X

 

Peregrine	1
Wheatear	2
Raven	1
Yellowhammer	4
Great Black-backed Gull	4 adults flew north

18th April 2024: Whinchat - Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

feral Rock Dove	6
Stock Dove	4
Woodpigeon	13
Common Buzzard	1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Green Woodpecker	1
Kestrel	1
Rose-ringed Parakeet	6
Jay	1
Magpie	12
Jackdaw	2
Carrion Crow	84
Blue Tit	12
Great Tit	23
Skylark	8
Swallow	1
Chiffchaff	4
Blackcap	5
Whitethroat	4
Nuthatch	2
Wren	28
Starling	4
Mistle Thrush	2 Tawny wood
Song Thrush	5
Blackbird	20
Robin	33
Whinchat	1 Male at RB
Dunnock	10
House Sparrow	2
Chaffinch	7
Linnet	7
Goldfinch	2
Yellowhammer	1
Peacock	1
Speckled Wood	1

17th April 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Canada Goose	3 flew SE over Broadfields 10:06
Pheasant	1
Herring Gull	1
Grey Heron	1 flew N over Legal & General 11:21
Kestrel	2
Rook	2 flew SE over Doric field 11:43
Blackcap	3
Chaffinch	3 singing
Greenfinch	1
Peacock	1

16th April 2024: Canons Farm - Steve Gale via X

 Wheatear 13+ in afternoon

14th April 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Whitethroat

Pheasant	3 m calling; 1 Lunch Banks, 1 Broadfield East, 1 Green Belt field
Grey Heron	1 flew low S over Perrots by Wood t
Common Buzzard	3
Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Green Woodpecker	2
Kestrel	2
Swallow	1 flew NW over Broadfields 14;53
Chiffchaff	4 singing
Blackcap	9 singing
Whitethroat	4 singing; 1 by Canons Farmhouse, 1 Green Belt field/Poultry field, 1 by the Greenbarn, 1 L&G
Firecrest	1 singing
Mistle Thrush	1
Greenfinch	2 near Ballards Green
Small Tortoiseshell	1 in Tattenham Meadow/ Stables
Peacock	5

13th April 2024: Canons Farm - Steve Gale via X

 

Lesser Whitethroat	1
Wheatear	2

12th April 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Speckled Wood

Collared Dove	1 singing south of Hither field in a residential garden
Herring Gull	2
Lesser Black-backed Gull	2 flew east over Banstead Woods 15:05
Sparrowhawk	1
Common Buzzard	7
Kestrel	2
Coal Tit	6 singing
Willow Warbler	1 singing near Pine Area
Blackcap	c11+ (not whole sector covered)
Mistle Thrush	1
Bullfinch	1
Brimstone	c70+ (c57m, 13 fem) but whole sector not covered
Large White	1
Orange-tip	2m in Fames Rough
Comma	2
Peacock	c24
Speckled Wood	2

9th April 2024: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

Also two Roe Deer

Mallard	1
Stock Dove	6
Woodpigeon	11
Lesser Black-backed Gull	1
Common Buzzard	1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	7
Jay	3
Magpie	2
Jackdaw	6
Carrion Crow	6
Coal Tit	4
Marsh Tit	1
Blue Tit	36
Great Tit	21
Chiffchaff	26
Willow Warbler	1 Harholt
Long-tailed Tit	2 Pair
Blackcap	6
Goldcrest	1
Nuthatch	16
Treecreeper	1
Wren	51
Song Thrush	7
Blackbird	29
Robin	54
Dunnock	2
Chaffinch	1

6th April 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Moorhen

Willow Warbler

Mallard	2; 1m flew N over Banstead Woods 10:12, 1m in Outwood Lane Pond
Moorhen	1 in Outwood Lane Pond
Grey Heron	2; 1 flew N 12:26 over Chipstead Valley, 1 from Park Downs flew S 14:92
Sparrowhawk	1
Common Buzzard	3
Willow Warbler	1 singing S of Pine Area throughout the morning

5th April 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Stock Dove	15
Coal Tit	1
Chiffchaff	3
Blackcap	1
Song Thrush	2
Wheatear	1 Male IFGF
Greenfinch	2 Bog Field
Linnet	20+
Yellowhammer	2

3rd April 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Cormorants

Cormorant	2 flew SE over Legal & General 11:23
Red Kite	1 flew W over Doric field 11:44
Common Buzzard	1
Blackcap	3 singing
Bullfinch	1 m near the L&G car park
Linnet	100+ flock in Can Hatch field

1st April 2024: Canons Farm - Steve Gale

 

Buzzard	7
Sparrowhawk	2
Kestrel	2
Skylark	40
Meadow Pipit	1
Fieldfare	3
Redwing	3
Blackcap	3
Chiffchaff	4
Linnet	80
Siskin	1
Yellowhammer	6