| Moorhen | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 5 |
Green Woodpecker Rabbits |
4 18 |
26 March 2026: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
There was an unusual Stonechat at Reeds Rest Bottom resembling a Whinchat, which had an unusually bold pale supercillium
| Pheasant | 2; 1m Green Belt field , 1m Lunch Wood |
| Red Kite | 2 together |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1m by Poultry field |
| Rook | Between 20-30 on Green Belt field |
| Carrion Crow | c100+ on Green Belt field |
| Skylark | 3 on Green Belt field |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 Broadfield East |
| Stonechat | 2 on posts Reads Rest Bottom |
| Chaffinch | 5 Green Belt field |
| Yellowhammer | 2 Green Belt field |
Red Legged Partridge 2 Green Belt Field
26 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Pheasant | 1 calling near the Caravan site |
| Red Kite | 2 together over the Woods |
| Blackcap | 1 singing by the caravan site |
| Firecrest | 1 |
26 March 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
General comments |
Migrant Willow Warbler |
| Pheasant | 5 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Kestrel | 2 one male and one female |
| Chiffchaff | 3 |
| Willow Warbler | 1 Canons Wood |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 2 |
| Stonechat | 1 Female at Reed's Bottom |
| House Sparrow | 18 |
| Greenfinch | 1 Burgh Heath singing |
| Linnet | 35+. Six singing males and a flock of about 30 migrants at Canons Wood |
Red Legged Partridge 2 Green Belt Field, Perrots end still
26 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Pratley
| Pheasant | 6 |
| Stock Dove | 1 |
| Woodpigeon | 22 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 4 |
| Green Woodpecker | 5 |
| Kestrel | 1 Fames Rough |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 12 |
| Magpie | 7 |
| Jackdaw | 28 |
| Carrion Crow | 4 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 4 |
| Great Tit | 10 |
| Skylark | 2 Hither Field, display flight |
| Chiffchaff | 17 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Blackcap | 2 |
| Nuthatch | 4 |
| Wren | 19 |
| Song Thrush | 2 |
| Blackbird | 8 |
| Robin | 27 |
| Dunnock | 9 |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Siskin | 1 between Perrots and estate |
| Rabbit | 3 |
| Grey Squirrel | 3 |
24 March 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| General comments | 35 species including Firecrest, Blackcap, Cormorant and Fieldfare |
| Canada Goose | 2 |
| Pheasant | 3 |
| Herring Gull | 4 |
| Cormorant | 1 - 2 One over heading North, the another or the same South, 20 minutes later |
Tawny Owl Red Kite |
1 Calling from Ruffet Wood 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 6 |
| Jackdaw | 150+ |
| Rook | 2 |
| Carrion Crow | 200 |
| Skylark | 12+ |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 1 |
| Blackcap | 1 Singing L&G |
| Firecrest | 1 singing Holly Wood |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Fieldfare | 10 |
| Linnet | 30+ Including one flock of about 20 passage migrants |
| Goldfinch | 8 |
| Yellowhammer | 3 |
22 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Pratley
| Pheasant | 2 |
| feral Rock Dove | 4 |
| Woodpigeon | 19 |
| Moorhen | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Green Woodpecker | 9 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 6 |
| Magpie | 7 |
| Jackdaw | 9 |
| Carrion Crow | 5 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 3 |
| Great Tit | 16 |
| Skylark | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 10 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 3 |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 3 |
| Wren | 11 |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Blackbird | 8 |
| Robin | 27 |
| Dunnock | 5 |
| Linnet | 1 |
22 March 2026: Canons Farm - Red Legged Partridge - Paul Goodman
| General comments | Two Red Legged People in Green Belt Field. First since 2018 |
| Stock Dove | 2 Big flock has gone |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 Pair |
| Chaffinch | 3 |
| Yellowhammer | 3 |
| Red Legged Partridge | 2 |
21 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Moorhen | 2 in Outwood Lane Pond |
| Red Admiral | 2 |
| Holly Blue | 1 fluttering near Holly Lane Car Park |
| Rabbit | 8 Holly Lane Meadows |
19 March 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
Grey Patched Mining Bee
| Pheasant | 2 |
| Stock Dove | 300+ Green Belt Field |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 6 |
| Jackdaw | 100+ |
| Carrion Crow | 200+ |
| Skylark | 10+ |
| Chiffchaff | 1 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Linnet | 6 |
| Brimstone | 10+ |
| Comma | 1 |
| Peacock | 6 |
19 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman and Robert Skipper
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 8 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 8 |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Greenfinch | 1 Singing near Ramblers Rest |
| Brimstone | 1+ |
| Peacock | 1+ |
| Lizard | 1 |
18 March 2026: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
| General comments | Active wasp nest in Walnut tree by Canons Farmhouse |
| Pheasant | 1 m in Broadfield East |
| feral Rock Dove | c20 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Skylark | 7 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 1 |
| Chaffinch | 1 fem by Reads Rest Cottages |
| Linnet | 40 |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
| Brimstone | 10 |
| Red Admiral | 3 |
18 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| Stock Dove | 8 |
| Woodpigeon | 32 |
| Moorhen | 1 |
| Herring Gull | 16 over |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 4 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 5 |
| Green Woodpecker | 6 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 1 |
| Jay | 7 |
| Magpie | 12 |
| Jackdaw | 12 |
| Carrion Crow | 10 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 24 |
| Great Tit | 16 |
| Skylark | 1 singing over Hither Field |
| Chiffchaff | 16 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 4 |
| Nuthatch | 15 |
| Wren | 46 |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 One singing |
| Blackbird | 18 |
| Robin | 61 |
| Dunnock | 2 |
| Chaffinch | 2 |
| Bullfinch | 1 Harholt |
| Brimstone | 22 Males except one female |
| Peacock | 2 |
17 March 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Marsh Tit | 1 Ruffet Wood |
| Chiffchaff | 1 |
| Fieldfare | 24 |
| Grey Wagtail | 1 Over Perrots |
| Meadow Pipit | 3 |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Linnet | 20 |
| Yellowhammer | 3 |
13 March 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Stock Dove | 20 |
| Woodpigeon | 100+ |
| Herring Gull | 4 |
| Jackdaw | 100+ |
| Rook | 3 |
| Carrion Crow | 100+ |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 |
| Song Thrush | 3 |
| Redwing | 20 |
| Fieldfare | 30 |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Linnet | 40 |
| Yellowhammer | 6 |
11 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Stock Dove | 2 singing; 1 between Harholt/Hillwood field, 1 by Parsons Land |
| Woodpigeon | c60+ flock over Banstead Woods |
| Moorhen | 1 Outwood Lane Pond |
| Red Kite | 2 together over Holly Lane Car Park 13:37, probably the same two over Chipstead Valley 16:35 |
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 singing in Harholt |
| Kestrel | 1 over lower Hither field |
| Chiffchaff | 1 singing in Harholt |
| Blackcap | 1 singing in copse between Outwood Lane Pond/ Holly Lane Car Park |
| Song Thrush | 1 singing in Lower Hither field near the mobile tower |
| Greenfinch | 1 calling by Outwood Lane Pond |
| Rabbit | c14 |
9 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| Moorhen | 2 adults |
| Sparrowhawk | 1. Calling |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Tawny Owl | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 5 |
| Jay | 8 |
| Coal Tit | 6 |
| Marsh Tit | 2. A pair together |
| Skylark | 1. Hither Field |
| Chiffchaff | 3 |
| Goldcrest | 4 |
| Nuthatch | 2 |
| Treecreeper | 2 |
| Redwing | ca. 10 |
8 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Mistle Thrush | 1 by the Scouts Car Park |
| Goldfinch | c10 by the Scouts Car Park |
8 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Pratley
| Feral Rock Dove | 1 |
| Woodpigeon | 32 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 4 |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 18 |
| Jay | 1 |
| Magpie | 5 |
| Jackdaw | 29 |
| Carrion Crow | 6 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 3 |
| Great Tit | 13 |
| Skylark | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 5 |
| Goldcrest | 3 |
| Nuthatch | 2 |
| Wren | 20 |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Blackbird | 11 |
| Robin | 27 |
| Linnet | 2 |
| Goldfinch | 3 |
| Grey Squirrel | 2 |
| Roe Deer | 1 |
7 March 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Skylark | 10+ |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Song Thrush | 4 |
| Redwing | 30 Broadfield |
| Fieldfare | 90 Broadfield |
| Dunnock | 10+ |
| Linnet | 14 |
| Yellowhammer | 3 |
7 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| General comments | Chiffchaff and Siskins have arrived |
| Tawny Owl | 1 Male |
| Chiffchaff | 3 Two singing |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 |
| Nuthatch | 2 |
| Treecreeper | 1 |
Siskin 3
5 March 2026: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
Lesser black backed Gulls
General comments |
Holly Wood now has locked gates erected east & west ends. |
| Canada Goose | Geese heard from Holly Wood 13:23 |
| Mallard | 2;,high over Burgh Heath Pond/ Heathside field |
| Black-headed Gull | 3 |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 2 together in Doric field 16:00 |
| Red Kite | 3 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 in Holly Wood |
| Green Woodpecker | 3; 1 drumming in Holly Wood, 1 calling in Canons Wood, 1 in Stoney Nob |
| Coal Tit | 1 Holly Wood |
| Long-tailed Tit | 4 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 1 singing in Holly Wood |
| Starling | 2 Heathside field |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 in Round Meadow |
| Song Thrush | 3 singing |
| Meadow Pipit | 3 over Perrotts by Wood |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Greenfinch | 2 in Heathside field |
| Linnet | 1 singing by Watchpoint |
| Brimstone | c12-all males |
| Comma | 4 |
| Peacock | 2 |
5 March 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Red Kite | 2; 1 flew E over Banstead Woods 10:47am, 1 flew W 16:22 |
| Brimstone | c17 - all males |
| Comma | 1 |
| Peacock | 4 |
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