| Green Woodpecker | 2 |
| Kestrel | 2 |
| Skylark | 14+ |
| Fieldfare | 20 |
10 February 2026: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
Redwing: c30 in Lunch Wood
Stonechat: 2; m&fem on top posts between Horse Pasture/Broadfield East
10 February 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
Common Buzzard: 2 together circled over Harholt
Tawny Owl: 1 hooted briefly near the Estate adjacent to post 11 12:34
Green Woodpecker: 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker: 3
Jay: 5
Goldcrest: 5
Coal Tit: 5
Nuthatch: 6
Treecreeper: 3
Dunnock: 3
Bullfinch: 1 calling in Harholt
Marsh Tit: 2; 1 ground feeding on path to the Scouts Huts 12:36, 1 calling in Harholt 13:22
9 February 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
Lesser Redpoll
Sparrowhawk: 2 Females together, one chased off the other
Common Buzzard: 4
Stock Dove: 1
Woodpigeon: 47
Rose-ringed Parakeet: 8
Tawny Owl: 1 Male hoo-hooing
Great Spotted Woodpecker: 10
Magpie: 15
Jay: 6
Jackdaw: 5
Carrion Crow: 7
Goldcrest: 2
Blue Tit: 40
Great Tit: 22
Coal Tit: 2
Long-tailed Tit: 3
Nuthatch: 9
Wren: 23
Blackbird: 12
Song Thrush: 5
Mistle Thrush: 1 singing
Redwing: 25
Robin: 60
Dunnock: 4
Lesser Redpoll: 6
Roe Deer: 2
8 February 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
Skylark: 14 Singing
Nuthatch: 1
Fieldfare: 40 Broadfield
Song Thrush: 5
Redwing: 30
Stonechat: 1 Male near Green Barn
Dunnock: 7
Meadow Pipit: 4
Linnet: 12 Three singing
5 February 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
Stock Dove 2 singing
Common Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3
Coal Tit 2
Blackcap 1 singing between Holly Lane Car Park /Outwood Lane Pond 12:40
Goldcrest up to 10
Redwing c90+
Goldfinch c25 by Scouts Huts Car Park
5 Februart 2026: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
Fieldfare: c100+; c90+ ground feeding between Perrotts by Wood/Lunch Wood, 10 Broadfield West
Chaffinch: 1 in the Stables perimeter
Goldfinch: 13 flew from Round Meadow into Canons Wood
Linnet: c20 in trees by Reads Bottom
1 February 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Redwing | 70+ Poultry Field 45, Holly Lane 20 and Tawny Wood about 5 |
1 February 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 12+ |
| Goldcrest | 3 |
| Treecreeper | 1 |
| Song Thrush | 6 singing |
| Lesser Redpoll | 46 feeding in silver birch North of Estate |
31 January 2026: Canons Farm & Banstead Woods -- Tony Blake
Stock Dove 1
Common Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 1 - heard
Jay 1
Raven 1
Marsh Tit 1 - edge of Ruffett Wood from track up to Perrotts Farm.
Skylark c10
Long-tailed Tit 5
Goldcrest 3
Firecrest Holly Wood.
Nuthatch 1
Mistle Thrush 1
Redwing c35
Lesser Redpoll 1 - flew over Banstead Woods
Roe Deer 1
29th January 2026: Banstead Woods - Jay Alexander
| Woodpigeon | 4 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 4 |
| Jay | 2 |
| Magpie | 4 |
| Jackdaw | 10 |
| Carrion Crow | 8 |
| Raven | 2 |
| Marsh Tit | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 3 |
| Great Tit | 2 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Wren | 1 |
| Song Thrush | 2 |
| Redwing | 25 |
| Blackbird | 4 |
| Robin | 2 |
| Dunnock | 2 |
| House Sparrow | 1 |
| Bullfinch | 1 |
| Lesser Redpoll | 1 |
29th January 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Pheasant | 1 |
| Black-headed Gull | 15 Chipstead Meadow |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 3 |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Skylark | 10+ |
| Chiffchaff | 1 In brambles at Canons Farmhouse |
| Blackcap | 1 Singing in Tawny Wood |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Song Thrush | 3 |
| Redwing | 30 |
| Fieldfare | 20 |
| Chaffinch | 8+ |
| Linnet | 50 |
28th January 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Pratley
| Pheasant | 1 |
| Stock Dove | 1 |
| Woodpigeon | 24 |
| Common Buzzard | 6 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 12 |
| Magpie | 7 |
| Jackdaw | 45 |
| Carrion Crow | 6 |
| Blue Tit | 9 |
| Great Tit | 17 |
| Skylark | 2 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Firecrest | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 4 |
| Wren | 4 |
| Song Thrush | 5 |
| Blackbird | 2 |
| Robin | 33 |
| Dunnock | 2 |
| Bullfinch | 1 |
| Linnet | 2 |
| Goldfinch | 2 |
26th January 2026: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig
Overcast, but dry & windless. Afternoon walk & dusk watch up to 17:15
| Red Kite | 1 (Perrotts) |
| Little Owl | 2 |
| Jackdaw | 1 |
| Carrion Crow | 15 |
| Raven | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Redwing | 1 |
| Other wildlife 1 (type species) | Rabbit (scrapings & numerous droppings, side of RR lane on south-facing bank opposite gate to Slangs) |
24th January 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Pheasant | 1 |
| Herring Gull | 5 |
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Skylark | 10 |
| Song Thrush | 2 |
| Redwing | 8 |
| Fieldfare | 1 |
| Chaffinch | 3 |
| Linnet | 100+ |
23rd January 2026: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
Sunset 16:35
| Tawny Owl | 1 started Hooting in Ruffett Wood 17:00 |
| Kestrel | 1 female |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 on Poultry field hedgerows |
23rd January 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Sparrowhawk | 1 female |
| Red Kite | 2; 1 over the Nuttery 13:20, 1 flew SW over Coneyboro/Fames Rough 14:15 towards Kingswood |
| Common Buzzard | 1 immature over the Nuttery calling |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Jackdaw | 30+ Hither field |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Marsh Tit | 1 between post 13/Piddly Pond |
| Long-tailed Tit | 4 |
| Goldcrest | 2 |
| Firecrest | 2 |
| Nuthatch | 5 |
| Treecreeper | 1 |
| Mistle Thrush | 3 over Coneyboro |
| Redwing | 100+; 70+ near Holly Lane (some in sub-song), 30 over Hither field |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Bullfinch | 2 in Harholt |
| Goldfinch | 1 |
19th January 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Skylark | 20 Approximately |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 Chipstead Meadow |
| Song Thrush | 5 |
| Redwing | 60 Approximately |
| Fieldfare | 80 Approximately |
| Chaffinch | 10+ |
| Linnet | 30 |
| Yellowhammer | 10 Chipstead Meadow |
16th January 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| 3 hours walk |
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 14 |
| Green Woodpecker | 3 |
| Jay | 4+ |
| Magpie | 6 |
| Jackdaw | P |
| Coal Tit | 2 |
| Marsh Tit | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 20+ |
| Great Tit | 20+ |
| Long-tailed Tit | 5 |
| Nuthatch | 6 |
| Wren | 4+ |
| Song Thrush | 4 |
| Redwing | 14 |
| Blackbird | 10+ |
| Robin | P |
| Dunnock | 1 |
| Bullfinch | 4+ Harholt |
| Other wildlife 1 (type species) | Roe Deer |
| Other wildlife 1 number and details | 2 |
12th January 2026: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Tawny Owl | 1 (Male hooting in Ruffett wood at 13:25) |
| Blue Tit | 6 |
| Great Tit | 2 |
| Starling | 3 |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 (Perrotts) |
| Blackbird | 2 |
| Fieldfare | 25 - 30 (North end of Slangs) |
| Other wildlife 1 (type species) | 2 (Roe doe & nearly full grown fawn, Lunch Banks |
10th January 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Woodcock | 1 |
| Herring Gull | 3 over |
| Red Kite | 2 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Firecrest | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Treecreeper | 1 |
| Redwing | c80+ |
10th January 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Pratley
| Stock Dove | 1 |
| Woodpigeon | 30 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 13 |
| Magpie | 11 |
| Jackdaw | 50 |
| Carrion Crow | 8 |
| Blue Tit | 8 |
| Great Tit | 7 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 5 |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Redwing | 7 |
| Blackbird | 4 |
| Robin | 1 |
| Dunnock | 2 |
| Other wildlife 1 (type species) | Grey Squirrel |
| Other wildlife 1 number and details | 2 |
10th January 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 Perrots |
| Redwing | 5 |
| Fieldfare | 20 |
| Chaffinch | Ca. 20 |
7th January 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Black-headed Gull | 2 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Skylark | 25 |
| Nuthatch | 2 |
| Mistle Thrush | 3 Two still at Chipstead Meadow, one near Perrots |
| Song Thrush | 2 |
| Redwing | 30 most Holly Wood & Chipstead Meadow |
| Blackbird | 16 |
| Fieldfare | 25 |
| Greenfinch | 1 Lunch Wood |
| Linnet | 30 |
6th January 2026: Banstead Woods - ian Pratley
| Woodpigeon | 13 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 10 |
| Magpie | 10 |
| Jackdaw | 23 |
| Carrion Crow | 10 |
| Blue Tit | 1 |
| Great Tit | 4 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Redwing | 21 |
| Blackbird | 8 |
| Fieldfare | 1 |
| Robin | 1 |
| Goldfinch | 4 |
| Other wildlife 1 (type species) | Grey Squirrel |
| Other wildlife 1 number and details | 9 |
5th January 2026: Canons Farm/Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Lapwing | 1 flew N over Banstead Woods/Park Downs 15:09, then veered off NW over Holly Wood |
4th January 2026: Canons Farm - Ian Pratley
| feral Rock Dove | 1 |
| Woodpigeon | 10 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Tawny Owl | 1 Hooting where footpath crosses estate road |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 5 |
| Magpie | 6 |
| Jackdaw | 14 |
| Rook | 2 flew through Fames Rough |
| Carrion Crow | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 7 |
| Great Tit | 3 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 8 |
| Nuthatch | 4 |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Redwing | 2 |
| Blackbird | 2 |
| Robin | 5 |
| Dunnock | 1 |
| Other wildlife 1 (type species) | Grey Squirrel |
| Other wildlife 1 number and details | 4 |
3rd January 2026: Canons Farm - Justin Bendig
Dusk watch for Barn Owls: none seen. Spell of freezing temperatures including moderate snowfall two days ago.
| Kestrel | 1 (female, near Perrotts barns) |
| Wren | 1 |
| Redwing | 20 |
| Robin | 3 |
| Dunnock | 1 |
3rd January 2026: Canons Farm - Steve Gale Blog
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3 Reed Buntings30 Skylarks
20 Meadow Pipits
50 Linnets
3rd January 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Stock Dove | 20 |
| Herring Gull | 3 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Raven | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Redwing | 2 |
| Fieldfare | 2+ |
2nd January 2026: Canons Farm - Annie Griffin
| Stock Dove | 5 |
| Woodpigeon | 50+ |
| Common Gull | 5 |
| Magpie | 6 |
| Jackdaw | 8 |
| Carrion Crow | 30 |
| Blue Tit | 4 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Blackbird | 3 |
| Fieldfare | 12 |
| Robin | 5 |
| Dunnock | 3 |
1st January 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Stock Dove | Present |
| Woodpigeon | Present |
| Black-headed Gull | 21 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 2 |
| Jay | 2 |
| Magpie | 2 |
| Carrion Crow | Present |
| Coal Tit | 2 |
| Blue Tit | 6+ |
| Great Tit | 4+ |
| Goldcrest | 2 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Starling | 6 |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 Chipstead Meadow |
| Song Thrush | 3 |
| Redwing | 1 |
| Blackbird | 6 |
| Robin | 5 |
30th December 2025: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
Dusk visit, 4pm to 5pm
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Little Owl | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
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