30 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Brown Hairstreak at Banstead Woods

Willow Emerald. This photo was of one at Park Down on 18 Aug. 

Red Kite	1
Common Buzzard	1 juvenile
Kestrel	1
Swallow	6 flew SE over Hither field
Chiffchaff	2
Clouded Yellow	1 over the Nuttery
Green-veined White	1
Small White	c8
Large White	1
Meadow Brown	4
Small Heath	c10
Common Blue	2
Small Copper	1
Brown Hairstreak	1
Southern Hawker	2
Willow Emerald	1 Willow Emerald briefly in a small enclosed paddock between Hither field/ Ramblers Rest

 1 Common Lizard in the Nuttery

30 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Green Woodpecker	1
Chiffchaff	4
Blackcap	1
Meadow Brown	1
Small Heath	8
Common Blue	1
Brown Argus	1
Southern Hawker	1

30 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Stock Dove	2+
Herring Gull	1
Sparrowhawk	1
Red Kite	1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Green Woodpecker	2 One juvenile seen
House Martin	2+
Chiffchaff	1
Blackcap	1
Whitethroat	4
Goldcrest	1
Whinchat	1 Hedge near green barn
Linnet	8
Small White	Present
Meadow Brown	3
Small Heath	6

29 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Marsh Tit	1 calling near post 6
Mistle Thrush	10 all together, landed on Pines near Park farm orchard 16:50

28 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman , Tony Blake, Richard Draper & U3A Banstead Bird Group

 

Pheasant	1
feral Rock Dove	10
Woodpigeon	100+
Sparrowhawk	1
Red Kite	2
Common Buzzard	6
Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
Kestrel	1
Jackdaw	100+
Carrion Crow	40+
Raven	1
Marsh Tit	1 Between Perrot's Farm and Ruffet Wood (Tony Blake)
Swallow	20+
House Martin	10+
Chiffchaff	2
Whitethroat	2
Starling	8
Whinchat	3 Same birds as on 27th
Dunnock	2
Linnet	14
Yellowhammer	2
Small White	5+
Meadow Brown	3
Small Copper	1
Common Darter	1
Ivy Bees	10+

27 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman - 3 Whinchat

 

Two of the three Whinchat

Whinchat

Woodpigeon	300+
Red Kite	1
Common Buzzard	1
Kestrel	1
Jackdaw	100+
Rook	1
Carrion Crow	50+
Chiffchaff	1
Whitethroat	1
Whinchat	3 Hedge near green barn

Willow Warbler                            1 

26 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Nuthatch

8; All together - adults & Juveniles at back of Scouts Huts

26 August 2026: Canons Farm - Ian Ward

 

Wheatear

Kestrel

Stock Dove	2 - heard
Woodpigeon	c400
Red Kite	2
Common Buzzard	3
Kestrel	1
Skylark	2
Sand Martin	1
Swallow	4
House Martin	1
Chiffchaff	1 - heard
Blackcap	1 - heard
Garden Warbler	1
Whitethroat	1
Firecrest	1 - heard
Wheatear	2

 

25 August 2026: Canons Farm - Tony Blake

 

Woodpigeon	c300
Red Kite	1
Common Buzzard	1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	3 - inc one juv
Rose-ringed Parakeet	5
Jay	1
Jackdaw	Present
Carrion Crow	Present
Blue Tit	Present
Skylark	1
Chiffchaff	Present
Blackcap	3 - heard
Whitethroat	4
Firecrest	1 - heard
Nuthatch	1 - heard
Wren	1 - heard
Song Thrush	1
Blackbird	Present
Robin	5
Wheatear	1 - Reeds Bottom
Dunnock	2
Grey Wagtail	1 - heard, flew over, not seen
Greenfinch	1 - heard
Linnet	9
Yellowhammer	2

23 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Common Buzzard	2
Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Chiffchaff	3
Blackcap	1
Nuthatch	3
Song Thrush	1
Speckled Wood	1

23 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward - Migrants

 

General comments	Coverage; The Nuttery & Hither fields
Common Buzzard	1 juvenile
Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
Green Woodpecker	1
Skylark	1 ; upper Hither field
Swallow	5
Chiffchaff	1 singing in the Nuttery
Willow Warbler	1 feeding in the Nuttery
Blackcap	1 fem Hither field
Whitethroat	4 in the Nuttery
Redstart	1 observed briefly ground feeding  / flew into Hawthorns  between Hither fields but disturbed by runners
Whinchat	1 on top of a Hawthorn between Hither fields - then flew into the Nuttery at noon
Wheatear	1 observed briefly ground feeding  / flew into Hawthorns  between Hither fields
Dunnock	2 ground feeding along hawthorns
Clouded Yellow	3
Small White	c13
Large White	2
Meadow Brown	50+
Small Heath	c40+
Common Blue	c20+
Small Copper	1
Brown Argus	2
Emperor	1

22 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Grey Heron	1
Red Kite	1
Common Buzzard	4
Little Owl	1
Green Woodpecker	1
Kestrel	1 Female
Rook	2
Swallow	12+
House Martin	3
Chiffchaff	4
Wheatear	2 Broadfield
Linnet	8
Yellowhammer	1
Small White	8
Speckled Wood	1
Meadow Brown	2

 

18 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

General comments	Vicinity; Park Downs: 1 Raven low over the treetops 12:40 1 male Willow Emerald (both photographed to the blog)
Red Kite	1 flew S over the woods 13:00
Common Buzzard	1
Treecreeper	1 by the scouts huts

Wheatear

1 flew low over the Scout Car Park into Park Downs 17:30

 

 

 

17 August 2026: Canons Farm - Jay Alexander - 3 Whinchat

 

Whinchat

Whinchat

Three Whinchat at Reeds Bottom

Woodpigeon	5
Common Buzzard	2
Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
Rose-ringed Parakeet	1
Carrion Crow	2
Swallow	50 - 100
Whitethroat	1
Whinchat	3 in Broadfield East

 

16 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman and Grant

 

Female Kestrel

Roe Deer

 

Pheasant	4 One adult female with 3 small chicks
Common Buzzard	3
Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Green Woodpecker	2
Hobby	1
Kestrel	1
Rook	1
Swallow	3
Chiffchaff	1
Blackcap	1
Whitethroat	3
Nuthatch	1
Pied Wagtail	1
Linnet	20
Meadow Brown	3

 Roe Deer                                    1

15 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

General comments	2 Hummingbird Hawkmoths
Stock Dove	2 singing
Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
Jay	2
Chiffchaff	2
Long-tailed Tit	1
Wren	3
Goldfinch	1
Green-veined White	1
Small White	c10
Red Admiral	1
Speckled Wood	3
Meadow Brown	1
Holly Blue	1
Purple Hairstreak	1
Emperor	1

14 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Canada Geese and one Greylag in Broadfield

Canada Goose	12 Broadfield
Greylag Goose	1 With Canada Geese
Sparrowhawk	2 females together
Common Buzzard	2
Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Green Woodpecker	2
Kestrel	1
Rook	3
Skylark	10+
Chiffchaff	4
Whitethroat	4
Nuthatch	2
Wheatear	1 Broadfield
Dunnock	8
Linnet	2
Yellowhammer	1
Small White	Present
Red Admiral	1
Meadow Brown	Present
Small Heath	1

 

10 August 2026: Banstead Woods - WOOD WARBLER

 A Wood Warbler was reported via Birdguides at Banstead Woods on 10th August, near Harholt. This is the fourth record in our area. Wood Warblers are now very scarce in SE England and especially in the area inside the M25, They are now so rare that a description is now required by the London and  the Surrey Bird Clubs for records to be accepted 

12 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Pheasant	3
Herring Gull	1
Sparrowhawk	1
Common Buzzard	2
Kestrel	1
Coal Tit	2
Chiffchaff	3
Blackcap	2
Whitethroat	4
Nuthatch	1
Wheatear	2 RB (found by Tony Blake)
Small White	Present
Comma	1
Peacock	1
Meadow Brown	Present
Brown Argus	1
Southern Hawker	1
Hummingbird Hawk Moth	1

12 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Green Woodpecker	1
Marsh Tit	1
Blackcap	1
Bullfinch	1 Harholt
Speckled Wood	2
Southern Hawker	1

11 August 2026: Canons Farm - Tony Blake

 Late submission - Sand Martin, Firecrest and Wheatear

Stock Dove	2 - heard
Woodpigeon	c400
Red Kite	2
Common Buzzard	3
Kestrel	1
Skylark	2
Sand Martin	1
Swallow	4
House Martin	1
Chiffchaff	1 - heard
Blackcap	1 - heard
Garden Warbler	1
Whitethroat	1
Firecrest	1 - heard
Wheatear	2

 

11 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Female Red Veined Darter photographed at Park Down

Green veined White

Red Admirals

General comments	Vicinity;Park Downs new specie: female Red-veined Darter (photographed)
Common Buzzard	At least 3 juveniles over the woods
Nuthatch	5 singing
Clouded Yellow	10-15 in Hither fields
Green-veined White	1 near the scouts huts
Red Admiral	2 together in the woods
Purple Hairstreak	a last stage individual along the Narnia trail
Southern Hawker	2 over an almost dried up Piddly Pond

 

9 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman

 

Silver Spotted Skipper

Common Buzzard	4
Kestrel	1
Chiffchaff	3
Clouded Yellow	3
Small White	15+
Meadow Brown	100+
Small Heath	10+
Common Blue	14
Chalkhill Blue	30

 Silver Spotted Skipper                1

8 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman

 

Migrant Wheatear with prey - a grasshopper

Common Darter

General comments	Returning migrants including Wheatear
Stock Dove	2
Herring Gull	5
Grey Heron	1
Sparrowhawk	2
Red Kite	3
Common Buzzard	6
Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
Green Woodpecker	1
Skylark	1
Sand Martin	1
Swallow	20+
House Martin	25+
Chiffchaff	4 Family group in Round Field including 2+ juveniles
Willow Warbler	1 Round Field
Blackcap	1
Whitethroat	4 Watchpoint
Wheatear	1 Reeds Bottom
Yellowhammer	4 Family group with 2+ juveniles
Green-veined White	1
Small White	1
Painted Lady	1
Meadow Brown	20+
Small Heath	5
Common Blue	1
Purple Hairstreak	1
Common Darter	2
Hornet hoverfly (Volucella zonaria)	1