31st August 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Red Kite	1
Common Buzzard	2
Kestrel	1
Chiffchaff	8 Four together at Canons Farmhouse
Yellowhammer	2

29th August 2024: Banstead Woods - Spotted Flycatcher - Ian Ward

 

juvenile Robin

Tawny Owl 1 hooting briefly near Piddly Pond 12:44 Kestrel 1 Marsh Tit 1 calling by Piddly Pond 12:42 Swallow 4 House Martin 1 with swallows east side of Hither field/outwood lane Blackcap 1 Whitethroat 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Bullfinch 1 Linnet 6 Spotted Flycatcher 1 Spotted Flycatcher;along hedgerows of north side of Hither Field - flew into the Nuttery 11:25 Red Admiral 1 Small Copper 1 Brown Hairstreak 5; 4 Hither field/ The Nuttery, 1 Hillwood field Southern Hawker 3 over Piddly Pond Migrant Hawker 1 Common Darter 3

27th August 2024: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman and Ian Magness

 

26th August 2024: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Moorhen	1
Common Buzzard	3
Great Spotted Woodpecker	5
Green Woodpecker	1
Chiffchaff	1
Willow Warbler	2 In tit flock near Holly Lane Meadow
Long-tailed Tit	2+
Nuthatch	3
Brimstone	1
Small White	3+
Speckled Wood	1
Meadow Brown	P
Common Blue	4
Chalkhill Blue	2 - 3
Brown Argus	1
Azure Damselfly	6+
Southern Hawker	1+
Common Darter	2
Willow Emerald damselfly	2: Pair egg laying at Holly Lane New Pond

Common Buzzard	2
Raven	1 Calling and circling low over woods
Marsh Tit	1 Appeared to be a young bird between posts 5 and 6
Blue Tit	25+ (one flock with 20+(
Swallow	1
Chiffchaff	3
Willow Warbler	1 Between posts 5 and 6
Long-tailed Tit	12+
Goldcrest	3
Nuthatch	2
Treecreeper	1
Brimstone	2
Small White	1
Speckled Wood	1

25th August 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Brown Hairstreak

Azure Damselfly

Herring Gull	1
Cormorant	1 circled Coneyboro Hill 14:21
Sparrowhawk	1
Common Buzzard	4; including 1 juvenile
Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Green Woodpecker	2
Kestrel	2
Swallow	c15 flew S
Chiffchaff	c8
Blackcap	1
Mistle Thrush	1
Grey Wagtail	1 flew into Outwood Lane Pond briefly 12:07
[Spotted Flycatcher]	possible; 12:38 along hedgerows by Parsons Land.
Brimstone	1
Green-veined White	4
Small White	6
Speckled Wood	7
Meadow Brown	P in smaller numbers
Gatekeeper	2
Small Heath	2
Common Blue	c17
Chalkhill Blue	4; 3 m 1 fem in Stagbury field
Small Copper	1 in Holly Lane Meadows
Brown Argus	2
Brown Hairstreak	1 in hedgerow between Stagbury field/ Barn field
Silver-spotted Skipper	2: m & fem in Stagbury field
Azure Damselfly	1 in Outwood Lane Pond
Southern Hawker	5
Migrant Hawker	5
Common Darter	At least 8 (mainly in Outwood Lane Pond where one pair was mating)

25th August 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 Partly with Tony Blake

Sparrowhawk	1
Red Kite	1+
Common Buzzard	2
Kestrel	1
Swallow	80+ over in groups of 6 to about 30
House Martin	2+
Chiffchaff	5
Whitethroat	1
Nuthatch	2
Song Thrush	1
Yellow Wagtail	2 over
Tree Pipit	1 over
Yellowhammer	1
Small White	3+
Speckled Wood	1
Meadow Brown	3
Brown Argus	1 near Perrotts Farm.
Southern Hawker	1
Migrant Hawker	1
Common Darter	1
Jersey Tiger	1
Chrysotoxum festivum (hoverfly)

25th August 2024: Canons Farm - Tony Blake

 

Sparrowhawk	1+ (3 sightings in the morning)
Red Kite	1+ very vocal
Common Buzzard	2
Green Woodpecker	1
Hobby	1 flew north over Canons Lane with prey in its talons
Kestrel	1
Jackdaw	c40
Swallow	c20
House Martin	2
Whitethroat	4
Yellow Wagtail	2 - flew north over Reads Rest Lane, calling.
Tree Pipit	1 - flew S over Reads Rest Lane – called once.

21st August 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Silver-washed Fritillary

Sparrowhawk	1 m flew low over Fames Rough
Common Buzzard	1 juvenile
Chiffchaff	6
Marbled White	1 in Fames Rough
Green-veined White	1
Small White	3
Comma	1
Silver-washed Fritillary	1 in Fames Rough
Speckled Wood	4
Meadow Brown	P
Gatekeeper	P
Small Heath	2
Common Blue	5
Southern Hawker	1
Migrant Hawker	5

21st August 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Linnets

Sparrowhawk	1 fem
Red Kite	3 mid afternoon
Common Buzzard	1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	3
Kestrel	2
Peregrine	1flew E over Owl Meadow 08:55
Jay	1
Swallow	10 mainly W
Chiffchaff	3
Whitethroat	2
Nuthatch	1
Linnet	3

20th August 2024: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Stock Dove	2+
Common Buzzard	1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	1+ Juvenile
Green Woodpecker	1
Marsh Tit	1
Chiffchaff	2
Long-tailed Tit	1
Blackcap	1
Goldcrest	6 Adult feeding at least 5 juveniles
Nuthatch	1
Red Admiral	1
Speckled Wood	1
Meadow Brown	4+

20th August 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Red Kite	1
Green Woodpecker	1
Chiffchaff	2
Blackcap	1
Linnet	8
Green-veined White	1+
Small White	1+
Red Admiral	1
Speckled Wood	1
Meadow Brown	P
Southern Hawker	2
Jersey Tiger	1

18th August 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Swallow	2
Chiffchaff	7
Linnet	4
Yellowhammer	2

16th August 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

Sparrowhawk

Whitethroat

Cormorant	2 circled high over Broadfields 09:58
Sparrowhawk	1 juvenile (see photo)
Red Kite	1
Common Buzzard	2 juveniles calling; 1 Canons Wood, 1 Broadfield East
Jay	1
Whitethroat	2
Stonechat	1 flew into the  rough patch of Reads Bottom

15th August 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Red Kite	1
Common Buzzard	3
Kestrel	1
Coal Tit	1
Swallow	6 south
Chiffchaff	2
Willow Warbler	1 migrant Chipstead Meadow
Blackcap	1
Yellowhammer	1
Green-veined White	1+
Small White	1
Red Admiral	1
Speckled Wood	2
Meadow Brown
Gatekeeper
Common Blue	1
Small Copper	1
Southern Hawker	1
Common Darter	1

14th August 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

juvenile Buzzard

juvenile Blackbird

female Chalkhill Blue

Silver-spotted Skipper

Small Heath

Moorhen	1 in Outwood Lane Pond
Common Buzzard	2 juveniles calling
Tawny Owl	1 hooting near Piddly Pond 14:18
Marsh Tit	1 calling west of Harholt Plantation
Swallow	8; 2 flew SE, 6 flew W
Chiffchaff	4
Blackcap	5
Whitethroat	1 in the Nuttery
Greenfinch	c3+ in the Nuttery
Goldfinch	c35+ (adults & Juveniles) in the Nuttery
Green-veined White	1
Small White	2
Speckled Wood	1
Meadow Brown	P; now widespread in smaller numbers
Gatekeeper	P; now widespread in smaller numbers
Small Heath	P; now widespread in smaller numbers
Common Blue	c9
Chalkhill Blue	c5; 4 m 1 fem in Stagbury
Brown Argus	c2; Hither field
Silver-spotted Skipper	2 in Stagbury
Southern Hawker	3 over Piddly Pond
Migrant Hawker	1

 Jersey Tiger                                1 red variant

13th August 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard 2 Green Woodpecker 2 Chiffchaff 10. One adult feeding a juvenile. Whitethroat 3 Stonechat 1 Probably first-year at RB Yellowhammer 1 Brimstone 1 Green-veined White 4+ Small White 1+ Speckled Wood 8 Meadow Brown Gatekeeper Small Copper 1 Jersey Tiger 1

7th August 2024: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

female Emperor dragonfly ovipositing

male Emperor dragonfly

Speckled Wood

Swift	1 headed west
Red Kite	1 flew east 13:23 over Hither Field
Chiffchaff	7 calling
Blackcap	2 calling
Green-veined White	1
Small White	1
Large White	1
Comma	3
Peacock	1
Speckled Wood	2
Gatekeeper	now the most widespread species
Common Blue	3
Chalkhill Blue	2; only 1 m 1 fem in Stagbury
Purple Hairstreak	1; Holly Lane Meadows
Azure Damselfly	4
Common Darter	1
Southern Hawker	3
Emperor dragonfly	2 at Outwood Lane pond
Migrant Hawker	8

7th August 2024: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Red Kite	1
Common Buzzard	2
Chiffchaff	4
Blackcap	1
Whitethroat	3
Nuthatch	1
Yellowhammer	3
Essex Skipper	1+
Large Skipper	1
Green-veined White	4
Small White	3+
Large White	1
Comma	1
Peacock	2
Speckled Wood	4
Meadow Brown	P
Gatekeeper	P
Other wildlife 1 (type species)	Jersey Tiger moth
Other wildlife 1 number and details	1

3rd August 2024: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Meadow Brown

Common Buzzard	1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	3
Green Woodpecker	3
Kestrel	2
Swallow	3 flew S
Chiffchaff	2
Goldfinch	5
Yellowhammer	4
Green-veined White	1
Small White	6
Large White	3
Comma	1
Peacock	2
Speckled Wood	2
Meadow Brown	P; widespread in smaller numbers
Gatekeeper	9
Emperor	1 in Round Meadow