10 June 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

Small Skipper

 

General comments Sightings reported in mainly Hillwood field
Swift 30+ over; presumably adults & juveniles
Common Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker Juveniles heard within a tree hole near post 17
Green Woodpecker 2
Coal Tit 1 singing
Skylark 1 singing Hither
Nuthatch 1 singing in Harholt
Mistle Thrush 1 from Scouts Car Park into the woods
Small Skipper 1
Large Skipper 8
Brimstone 1
Marbled White 2
Painted Lady 1
Red Admiral 1
Silver-washed Fritillary 1 possible near Harholt
Speckled Wood 1
Meadow Brown c50*
Small Heath 3
Holly Blue 1
Emperor 4; 2m 1fem Hillwood field, 1m over the scouts car park