Canons Farm & Banstead Woods Birds: December 2024

feral Rock Dove	16 on Canons Farmhouse
Raven	1 heard cronking in Broadfield East 12:30
Redwing	6 by Canons Farmhouse
Fieldfare	c51; 2 separate flocks of 34 & 17 flew NW over Owl Meadow towards Heathside field
Meadow Pipit	1 over Broadfield East
Yellowhammer	c12 Reads Bottom/Broadfield East

photos by Barry Griffin

Pheasant	7
feral Rock Dove	c20
Stock Dove	17
Woodpigeon	c70
Black-headed Gull	13
Herring Gull	3
Sparrowhawk	1 adult female on hedge south of Canons Farmhouse
Common Buzzard	1 feeding in Ruffett Meadow
Little Owl	2 on east side of Horse Pasture
Great Spotted Woodpecker	5
Green Woodpecker	2
Kestrel	3
Rose-ringed Parakeet	c20
Jay	5
Magpie	19
Jackdaw	c60
Rook	9
Carrion Crow	c50
Coal Tit	2
Marsh Tit	2 on north side of Ruffett Wood
Blue Tit	16
Great Tit	10
Skylark	5+
Long-tailed Tit	3+
Goldcrest	4
Nuthatch	5
Treecreeper	1
Wren	9
Starling	10+
Song Thrush	7
Redwing	10+
Blackbird	23
Fieldfare	2+
Robin	12
Dunnock	7
House Sparrow	2+
Pied Wagtail	1
Chaffinch	c20
Bullfinch	5 in Lunch Wood
Linnet	c80 in Doric Field
Redpoll	1 flew SE near Canons Farmhouse
Goldfinch	30
Yellowhammer	5

feral Rock Dove	18
Stock Dove	10
Woodpigeon	20
Black-headed Gull	6
Herring Gull	1
Rook	1 heard over Ballards Field in the mist
Raven	1 heard cronking 11:30
Coal Tit	1 singing west of Heathside field
Blue Tit	5
Great Tit	4
Skylark	30 Ballards/Doric fields
Long-tailed Tit	1
Nuthatch	1 singing west side of Doric field
Song Thrush	1
Redwing	c10+ Doric Field in scattered numbers
Dunnock	4
House Sparrow	up to 15 Ballards Residential/ Heathside field
Chaffinch	c60 flock in Doric Field
Linnet	70+ flock in Doric Field
Redpoll	(1 over Ballards Field with DC)
Yellowhammer	1 in Ballards field

Sparrowhawk	1 fem flew into Ruffett Wood
Common Buzzard	2
Barn Owl	1 reported recently by farm worker
Raven	1 over Poultry / Game fields cronking 13:41, eventually flew off south towards Kingswood Residential 13:50
Skylark	c16 in Broadfield West

Moorhen	1 in Outwood Lane Pond
Herring Gull	30+ over Chipstead Valley mainly N
Grey Heron	1 flew NE 11:18
Sparrowhawk	1
Common Buzzard	2 above Park Farm Orchard
Great Spotted Woodpecker	4
Green Woodpecker	1
Kestrel	1 fem in the Nuttery
Jay	3 ground feeding only
Jackdaw	Up to 60 flew into a tree by Outwood Lane Pond 14:20 possibly to roost
Raven	1 heard over Banstead Woods at noon
Marsh Tit	1 calling briefly near Park Farm Orchard 11:30
Long-tailed Tit	6 in the Nuttery
Nuthatch	1 west side of Harholt
Treecreeper	1 west side of Harholt
Song Thrush	1 west side of Harholt
Chaffinch	1 fem in the Nuttery
Bullfinch	2; 1 Harholt, 1 the Nuttery
Goldfinch	6 Hither field
Rabbit	4; Holly Lane Meadows

Marsh Tit	2 One in Harholt, the other near Perrots
Long-tailed Tit	2
Bullfinch	9. Harholt, 5m & 4f

Many winter migrants most in Doric and IFG fields.

Herring Gull	3
Kestrel	1
Rook	5
Raven	1
Skylark	50
Starling	20+
Song Thrush	10. Some dark birds, probably migrants
Redwing	20
Fieldfare	20
Chaffinch	30
Linnet	50

Woodcock	1 flushed in south side of Harholt 13:45
Herring Gull	3 flew N
Lesser Black-backed Gull	1 circled over Holly Lane Car Park 11:28
Red Kite	2: 1 flew west over Stagbury 11:23, 1 flew east over Coneyboro 12:57
Common Buzzard	2
Great Spotted Woodpecker	6
Kestrel	1 fem over Stagbury
Rose-ringed Parakeet	c16
Jay	3
Raven	2; 1 followed the other headed south over Scouts hut - both cronking 14:49
Long-tailed Tit	2
Goldcrest	2
Wren	2
Mistle Thrush	1 in lower Hither field
Song Thrush	4
Blackbird	c10
Robin	c10
Dunnock	c6
Chaffinch	1 in the Nuttery
Bullfinch	6; 4 in the Nuttery, 2 in Harholt
Rabbit	1 Rabbit in the Nuttery

Woodpigeon	9
Kestrel	1 Stagbury (regular there)
Rose-ringed Parakeet	13
Jay	4 Usually see a few near Perrots
Magpie	9
Jackdaw	5
Carrion Crow	11
Blue Tit	2
Great Tit	3
Long-tailed Tit	5
Nuthatch	4
Blackbird	9
Robin	2
Dunnock	2
Chaffinch	1
Grey Squirrel	10 Some chasing, precursor to mating. Starting mating season to coincide with next year's food.

Saturday 7th December's bird walk is regrettably cancelled due to the weather forecast

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