9th October 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 Light cold winds from NW

feral Rock Dovec150+ ; 130+ Doric field, 20+ Can Hatch field
Herring Gull2
Common Buzzard2
Great Spotted Woodpecker2
Kestrel1 fem
Raven2 flew W over Doric field 14:50
Skylark15 Infront of George field East
Chiffchaff1
Pied Wagtail3
Meadow Pipit4
Linnet100+ Doric increased numbers after 14:30- roost site?
Small White1
Red Admiral2
Other wildlife 1 Roe Deers
Other wildlife 1 number 

2

7th October 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Fly Agaric, Amanita muscaria

Pimplinae Indet


Grey Heron1 flew N over scouts area 12:33
Red Kite1 headed W
Green Woodpecker1 ‘on the roof ‘of the Elizabeth Drive complex
Jay4
Coal Tit2
Marsh Tit1 calling near Piddly Pond
Blue Tit50+ flock in Banstead Woods
Chiffchaff2
Long-tailed Titc 8 amongst mainly Blue Tit flock
Goldcrest6
Nuthatch4
Treecreeper3
Siskin1 over the Pine Area calling
Brown Hairstreak1 in Banstead Woods
Southern Hawker3 over Piddly Pond
Common Darter2 in Banstead Woods
Other wildlife 1 (type species)Grey Squirrel
Other wildlife 1 number and detailsc8 in Banstead Woods

4th October 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

Strong winds from the NW

Late afternoon visit
Stock Dovec31 feeding on Heathside field
Black-headed Gullc88; 54 Doric field, 34 flew N before dusk
Herring Gullc25 Doric field
Sparrowhawk1 fem flushed up the gulls over Doric field
Common Buzzard1
Rose-ringed ParakeetC20+ flew NE before dusk
Jackdawc100+ Doric/Ballard fields
Carrion Crowc100+ Doric/Ballard fields
Skylarkc18 Infront of George field - flew over into Broadfield East to roost
House Martin3 over Doric
Chiffchaff2
StonechatC5; 3m 2fem Reads Bottom- flew into Infront of George field East/Horse Pasture to roost
Pied Wagtailc11 feeding on Bog/Tarts fields
Meadow Pipit25; 5 IFGF East, 20 Owl Meadow to roost
Chaffinchc39; Doric/Heathside fields
Linnet100+ Can Hatch field

1st October 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Kestrel


Black-headed Gull4
Common Gull1 over Hither field - flew into Shabden Park
Herring Gull1
Sparrowhawk1 m low over Hither field hedgerows
Common Buzzard1 juvenile
Great Spotted Woodpecker3
Green Woodpecker1
Kestrel1m perched on the mobile tower by Hither field
Rose-ringed Parakeetc10
Jay5
Magpie12
Raven2 over Hither field calling & flew over Shabden Park 12:36
Marsh Tit1 feeding briefly on apples on path in Harholt
Blue Tit2 feeding on fallen apples
Great Tit2 feeding on fallen apples
Chiffchaff4
Willow Warbler1 in Hither field hedgerows
Long-tailed Tit7
Goldcrest1
Mistle Thrush1 flew onto mobile tower by Hither field 30 minutes after Kestrel flew away
Meadow Pipit1
Bullfinch6; 5 in Harholt together, 1 in the Nuttery
Greenfinchc11 in the Nuttery
Siskin1 flew over Harholt calling 13:29
Brown Hairstreak1 in the Nuttery
Other wildlife 1 (type species)1 Weasel ran across a path in Hillwood field
Other wildlife 1 number and details3 Grey Squirrels in the Nuttery

29th September 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Sparrowhawk1
Red Kite1
Common Buzzard4
Skylark3
Chiffchaff5
Nuthatch1
Stonechat32. Bog Field 8, Broadfield 11, IFGF 1, Perrots 12
Meadow Pipit8
Linnet250+
Yellowhammer2
Small White2
Speckled Wood4

27th September 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Stonechats, male and female.

Ring Ouzel

Herring Gull1
Common Buzzard3
Great Spotted Woodpecker3
Jay2
Skylark25
Swallow200
House Martin200
Chiffchaff11
Stonechat8 Broadfield
Meadow Pipit80+ Ballard's Field and IFGF
Linnet35
Other bird 1 (type species)Ring ouzel
Other bird 1 number and details1 Male at edge of Broadfield near green barn
Red Admiral1

25th September 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Female Migrant Hawker

Male Common Darter

Red Kite1
Common Buzzard1
Kestrel1 fem Holly Lane Meadows
Bullfinch1 calling by Outwood lane Pond
Small White1
Large White1
Red Admiral1
Speckled Wood1
Small Copper1 in Holly lane Mes
Migrant Hawker1 fem
Common Darter5

23rd September 2025: Banstead woods - Ian Ward

 

Brown Hairstreak

Common Buzzard1 juvenile
Kestrel1m in the Nuttery
Raven1 over the Nuttery
Swallow4
Bullfinch2; 1 in the Nuttery, 1 in Hillwood field
Small White1
Red Admiral1
Speckled Wood2
Meadow Brown3
Brown Hairstreak3; 1 by Barn field, 2 by Hillwood field
Migrant Hawker1 m over Hillwood field
Common Darter1

23rd September 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Red Kite1
Common Buzzard5
Great Spotted Woodpecker2
Skylark3
Swallow2
Chiffchaff8
Long-tailed Tit4
Blackcap1
Stonechat12 RB 3m, 3f, Bog field 3f, 1m, Perrots 2f
Meadow Pipit6+
Linnet300. Several small and medium groups plus one large with at least 200
Goldfinch5
Yellowhammer1
Green-veined White3
Small White1
Large White1
Red Admiral1
Speckled Wood2
Common Darter1

19th September 2025: Canons Farm - Annie Griffin

 All in/over Chipstead Meadow. Clear skies, very warm, Light breeze. Plenty of airborne insects. Swallows and housemartins all travelling south.

Woodpigeon50+
Common Buzzard2
Rose-ringed Parakeet1
Magpie2
Swallow4
House Martin1
Small White2
Red Admiral1

18th September 2025: Canons Farm - Annie Griffin

Ivy Bees

Ladybirds

Broad Field

Round Meadow

Large groups of swallows and housemartins feeding over Broad Field, Horse Pasture, Bog Field, and Owl Meadow at 2pm. Humid, dry, overcast. Lots of insects: hoverflys, ivy bees, wasps, a few butterflies and ladybirds.

feral Rock Dove1
Woodpigeon100+
Great Spotted Woodpecker1
Jay1
Magpie3
Jackdaw30+
Carrion Crow10
Swallow100+
House Martin100+
Nuthatch1 Heard
Wren1
Robin1
Large White2
Red Admiral1


18th September 2025: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Devil's Coach Horse Beetle

Male Stonechat

Female Common Redstart
(Comment from IPW “My recent weird looking image background settings was due to a ‘white balance’ issue within the camera settings”)'

Red Kite 

Raven

Meadow Pippits

Striped-Back Fleckwing (Dasysyrphus albostriatus)

2 Devil’s Coach Horse Beetles; Tarts field & Canons Lane1 Striped-backed Fleckwing near Reads Rest Cottages


feral Rock Dove20
Sparrowhawk1 over Broadfield East
Red Kite1 flew into lunch Wood
Common Buzzard3
Hobby1 flew over Poultry towards Stoney Nob 12:36
Raven1 over Perrotts by Wood
Swallow50+mobile over Broadfields & Infront of George fields
Chiffchaffc6
Redstart1 fem by Slangs/ Reads Bottom 12:55
Stonechat1 m Reads Bottom
Meadow Pipitc15 mainly in Infront of George field East
Chaffinch1 over Reads Rest Cottages
Linnetc100+; in 2 flocks of 60+ & 40+ in Broadfields & Infront of George fields
Yellowhammer2 Reads Bottom
Red Admiral1 over Canons farmhouse

18th September 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman


Common Buzzard3
Skylark2
Swallow200
House Martin8+
Chiffchaff2
Linnet160
Small White1

16th September 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman


Sparrowhawk2 A male chasing a small bird, could be a Swallow. Later a large female over Broadfield
Common Buzzard2
Sand Martin1
Swallow80
House Martin3
Chiffchaff8
Whinchat1 Reeds Bottom
Linnet35
Small White2
Red Admiral1
Speckled Wood1
Meadow Brown1

15th September 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Common Lizard

Red Kite1 with Common Buzzards using thermals
Common Buzzard3
Kestrel1m over the Nuttery
Swallow9 flew S
House Martin2
Chiffchaffc9
Bullfinch2 in the Nuttery
Goldfinch3
Peacock1
Small Copper2
Other wildlife 1 2 Common Lizards; in the Nuttery

14th September 2025: Canons Farm/Banstead Woods - Tony Blake

 

Stock Dove1
Red Kite1
Common Buzzard1
Great Spotted Woodpecker2
Green Woodpecker1 - heard
Kestrel1
Rose-ringed Parakeet6
Magpie3
Jackdawc30
Carrion Crowc30
Coal Tit1
Marsh Tit1 - heard calls from trees alongside Game Field, near Ruffett Wood.
Skylark3
Swallowc10
Chiffchaff9+
Long-tailed Titc10
Nuthatch1
Redstart1 - female type in hedge to east of Poultry Field. Quite mobile.
Dunnock3
Meadow Pipit3
Linnetc50
Yellowhammer1

13th September 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 Highlights were many hundreds of House Martins, a Firecrest and a female Redstart

Red Kite2
Common Buzzard1
Great Spotted Woodpecker2
Rose-ringed Parakeet3
Coal Tit1 Tawny Wood
Swallow45 At least, passing through with House Martins
House Martin450 At least, feeding over most of the fields at the farm and migrating SW. One was chased and appeared to be caught by a Crow
Chiffchaff12 Most in mixed flock at North side of Round Field
Willow Warbler1
Long-tailed Tit25 At least in big mixed flock at the North side of Round Field
Firecrest1 With mixed flock at North side of Round Field. Similar location to previous sighting
Nuthatch1
Redstart1 Female at edge of IFGF. Chased off by a Robin
Linnet40
Green-veined White1
Speckled Wood1

14th September 2025: Banstead Woods

 Tony Blake reported seeing a Common Redstart to Surrey Bird Club

9th September 2025: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

Fames Rough to Perrots

Raven1
Common Buzzard4
Green Woodpecker1
Green-veined White1
Small White4
Speckled Wood1
Meadow Brown4
Common Blue2
Small Copper2
Brown Argus5  Fames Rough field
Common Darter1


9th September 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Herring Gull1
Common Buzzard4
Kestrel1
Chiffchaff9
Linnet28
Yellowhammer5
Green-veined White1
Small White4
Common Darter1

6th September 2025: Banstead Woods - Autumn Migration Tour, Led By Paul Goodman

 

Spotted Flycatcher 

Common Buzzard1
Kestrel1
Chiffchaff2+
Nuthatch1
Other bird 1 Spotted Flycatcher
Other bird 1 number and details1 Feeding at Harholt
Speckled Wood3
Meadow Brown1

6th September 2025: Canons Farm : Autumn Migration Tour - Led by Paul Goodman.

 Autumn guided walk

Red Kite2
Common Buzzard5
Great Spotted Woodpecker1+
Swallow20
Chiffchaff4
Whitethroat1
House Sparrow20+
Linnet18
Goldfinch1
Yellowhammer5
Small White2

5th September 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Red legged shield bug - Holly Lane Car Park

Hummingbird Hawkmoth - Hillwood Field

Grass swarms of Ivy Bees on lower Hither field

Red Kite1
Common Buzzard2 Juveniles
Kestrel1
Raven1
Swallow5 flew SE
Bullfinch2 calling in the Nuttery
Large White3
Red Admiral1
Peacock3
Purple Emperorre; Brian Gardner (Woodchips), 2 reported about a month ago in Hillwood field boundaries
Common Blue2
Chalkhill Blue2m
Small Copper2
Brown Hairstreak3; 1 by Outwood lane pond, 1 Parsons Land, 1 the Nuttery
Other butterfly 1 (type species)re; Silver-spotted Skippers (Brian Gardner) Butterfly Conservation saw 2 about a month ago in Stagbury & located c18 eggs
Azure Damselfly1
Southern Hawker1
Migrant Hawkerc11
Common Darterc18
Other odonata 4 Willow Emeralds (2 pairs mating)
Hummingbird Hawkmoth, 1
Red legged shield bug, 1

4th September 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman


Herring Gull1
Red Kite2
Common Buzzard3
Swallow50
House Martin15
Chiffchaff4
Linnet8
Small White1
Meadow Brown1
Other wildlife 1 Turnip Sawfly
Other wildlife 1 number and details1

2nd September 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 Possible’ Spotted Flycatcher seen briefly in the Nuttery 09:20 but unable to relocate.

Herring Gull4
Chiffchaff6
Blackcap2
Chaffinch1

2nd September 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Whinchat

Red Kite1
Common Buzzard3
Chiffchaff4
Whinchat1 Reeds Bottom

31st August 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Rush Veneer moth (Nomophilia noctuella) 

A migrant moth from Southern Europe

31st August 2025: Canons Farm - Barry Griffin

 

Common Swift

Barn Swallow

Kestrel

Red Kite

Barn Swallows

Common Blue

Yellow Shell Moth

feral Rock Dove4
Woodpigeon200+
Swift14
Common Gull2
Sparrowhawk1
Red Kite4
Common Buzzard2
Green Woodpecker1
Kestrel1
Magpie6
Jackdaw100+
Carrion Crow30+
Blue Tit2
Swallow200+
House Martin200+
Wren1
Starling4
Robin1
House Sparrow20
Linnet100+
Large White1
Common Blue1
Yellow Shell Moth1


31st August 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

Distant honey buzzard.

Honey Buzzard 1

30th August 2025: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward


Sparrowhawk2 circled high together
Red Kite1
Common Buzzard3
Great Spotted Woodpecker3
Green Woodpecker6 in Hillwood field ( included 4 Juveniles)
Kestrel1
Raven2
Chiffchaff15
Blackcap7
Bullfinch3 Juveniles in Harholt Plantation
Common Darter1