Bird List

Below is the full list of birds known to have been recorded at the patch. All sightings are valuable and appreciated - please email yours to cfbwbirds@gmail.com, remember some things that are commonplace elsewhere are noteworthy including all fly-over waterbirds etc so we would be glad to hear about them! Bold species are those that are particularly scarce at the patch currently.

Species/list total up to date as of 18/02/2024
  1. Mute Swan - 12 records: 1 in 2008, 1 in 2010, 1 in 2011, 1 in 2012, 1 in 2013, 3 in 2015, 1 in 2016, 1 in 2019, 1 in 2020, 1 in 2023
  2. White-fronted Goose - 1 record 2016
  3. Greylag Goose - scarce fly-over
  4. Canada Goose - uncommon fly-over
  5. Brent Goose - 1 record 2011
  6. Egyptian Goose - 6 records: 2 in 2010, 1 in 2011, 1 in 2016, 2 in 2019, 1 in 2020
  7. Shelduck - 2 records: 1 in 2012, 1 in 2020
  8. Mandarin - 1 record 1970s
  9. Gadwall - 1 record 2016
  10. Mallard - regular fly-over Feb-Jun
  11. Red-breasted Merganser - 1 record of 3 birds 2018
  12. Quail - 4 records: 1 in 1960s, 1 in 2010, 1 in 2011, 1 in 2022
  13. Red-legged Partridge - formerly common, now a roughly annual visitor
  14. Grey Partridge - formerly common, no records for 40+ years
  15. Pheasant - common
  16. Great Crested Grebe - 1 record 2022
  17. Cormorant - uncommon fly-over
  18. Little Egret - 5 records: 1 in 2008, 1 in 2012, 1 in 2013, 1 in 2019, 1 in 2024
  19. Grey Heron - regular fly-over
  20. Honey-buzzard - 6 records: 1 in 2012, 1 in 2013, 1 in 2016, 1 in 2017, 2 in 2020
  21. Red Kite - now regular fly-over e.g. c30 records in 2013
  22. Marsh Harrier - 7 records: 2 in 2011, 1 in 2012, 1 in 2013, 1 in 2014, 1 in 2017, 1 in 2018
  23. Hen Harrier - 6 records: 1 in 2010, 1 in 2011, 2 in 2013, 1 in 2020, 1 in 2021
  24. Goshawk - 5 records: 1 in 2005, 1 in 2010, 1 in 2016, 1 in 2020, 1 in 2023
  25. Sparrowhawk - low-level resident, breeds
  26. Buzzard - low-level resident, breeds
  27. Osprey - 5 records: 2 in 2010, 1 in 2011, 1 in 2012, 1 in 2015
  28. Moorhen - 1 record 2014, 1 in 2017, 1 in 2019 then regular 2023
  29. Oystercatcher - 1 record 2012
  30. Grey Plover - 1 record 2011
  31. Golden Plover - scarce annual passage migrant/winter visitor
  32. Dotterel - 1 record 2012
  33. Lapwing - uncommon visitor/fly-over 
  34. Whimbrel - 3 records: 1 in 2012, 1 in 2013, 1 in 2018
  35. Curlew - 7 records: 1 in 2010, 2 in 2011, 1 in 2012, 2 in 2013, 1 in 2017
  36. Bar-tailed Godwit - 2 records: 1 in 2012, 1 in 2016
  37. Dunlin - 2 records 2013, 1 in 2024
  38. Green Sandpiper - 2 records: 1 in 2012, 1 in 2013
  39. Redshank - 2 records: 1 in 2014, 1 in 2017
  40. Woodcock - common winter visitor/passage migrant
  41. Snipe - 19 records since 2005: 1 in 2006, 1 in 2009, 1 in 2010, 4 in 2011, 3 in 2012, 1 in 2013, 5 in 2017, 2 in 2018, 1 in 2019
  42. Black Tern - 1 record 2012
  43. Sandwich Tern - 1 record 2014
  44. Common Tern - 1 record 2012 - also 'Commic' Terns in 2011 & 2013
  45. Kittiwake - 1 record 2013
  46. Black-headed Gull - common winter visitor/passage migrant
  47. Mediterranean Gull - 4 records: 3 in 2016, 1 in 2017, 1 in 2018
  48. Common Gull - common winter visitor/passage migrant
  49. Lesser Black-backed Gull - common winter visitor/passage migrant
  50. Herring Gull - common fly-over year round, occasionally pitching down
  51. Yellow-legged Gull - 1 record 2011
  52. Iceland Gull - 2 records: 1 in 2012, 1 in 2016
  53. Great Black-backed Gull - scarce winter fly-over
  54. Rock Dove (feral) - common, breeds
  55. Stock Dove- common, breeds
  56. Woodpigeon - common, breeds
  57. Collared Dove - common in residential areas, breeds
  58. Turtle Dove - 1 recent record 2011 - also wartime mention from Lunch Wood
  59. Cuckoo - formerly a common breeder, now just about annual
  60. Barn Owl - scarce winter visitor
  61. Little Owl - common year round
  62. Tawny Owl - common year round
  63. Short-eared Owl - 7 records: 1 in 2010, 2 in 2011, 1 in 2016, 1 in 2017, 2 in 2019
  64. Nightjar - bred in Banstead Woods to 1930s
  65. Swift - common summer visitor/passage migrant, probably breeds
  66. Wryneck - bred in BW sector until 1960s (Dene Farm and Park Farm)
  67. Green Woodpecker - common year round
  68. Great Spotted Woodpecker - common year round
  69. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - reasonably common but hard to detect
  70. Kestrel - low-level resident, breeds
  71. Merlin - 1 record 2014, 1 in 2017, 2 in 2018
  72. Hobby - scarce, breeds
  73. Peregrine - scarce visitor
  74. Rose-ringed Parakeet - common, breeds
  75. Golden Oriole - 1 record 1987
  76. Magpie - common, breeds
  77. Jay - common, breeds
  78. Jackdaw - common, probably breeds
  79. Rook - numbers variable, generally absent in summer
  80. Carrion Crow - common, breeds
  81. Raven - 18 records 2010-2017 then regular
  82. Goldcrest - common breeder/winter visitor/passage migrant
  83. Firecrest - scarce passage migrant/winter visitor
  84. Blue Tit - common, breeds
  85. Great Tit - common, breeds
  86. Coal Tit - common, breeds
  87. Willow Tit - bred until 1960s, still in Perrot's Wood in mid 1970s
  88. Marsh Tit - resident until 2008, few records since since: 2 in 2010, 1 in 2011, 1 in 2012, 2 in 2013, 1 in 2014 - resident again since 2020!
  89. Woodlark - 6 records: 1 in 2007, 1 in 2012, 2 in 2013, 1 in 2020, 1 in 2021
  90. Skylark - common breeder/winter visitor
  91. Sand Martin - uncommon passage migrant
  92. Swallow - common passage migrant, breeds
  93. House Martin - common passage migrant, breeds
  94. Long-tailed Tit - common, breeds
  95. Wood Warbler - bred until 1970s, now rare; recent records in 2011, 2015 and 2018
  96. Chiffchaff - common passage migrant/breeder
  97. Willow Warbler - common passage migrant, uncommon breeder
  98. Blackcap - common passage migrant/breeder
  99. Garden Warbler - uncommon passage migrant/breeder
  100. Lesser Whitethroat - scarce passage migrant
  101. Whitethroat - common passage migrant/breeder
  102. Dartford Warbler - 1 record: 2016
  103. Grasshopper Warbler - 11 records: 1 in 2010, 7 in 2011, 1 in 2012, 1 in 2013, 1 in 2016, 1 in 2021
  104. Sedge Warbler - 7 records: 1 in 2012, 1 in 2013, 1 in 2014, 1 in 2017, 1 in 2018, 1 in 2019, 1 in 2022
  105. Reed Warbler - 4 records: 1 in 2011, 1 in 2013, 1 in 2017, 1 in 2019
  106. Waxwing - 8 records: 1 in 2005, 2 in 2010, 5 in 2011, 1 in 2023
  107. Nuthatch - common, breeds
  108. Treecreeper - common, breeds
  109. Wren - abundant, breeds
  110. Starling - common, breeds
  111. Ring Ouzel - scarce passage migrant
  112. Blackbird - common, breeds
  113. Fieldfare - common winter visitor/passage migrant
  114. Song Thrush - common resident breeder/passage migrant
  115. Redwing - common winter visitor/passage migrant
  116. Mistle Thrush - fairly common, breeds
  117. Spotted Flycatcher - bred until 1970s, now a scarce passage migrant
  118. Robin - abundant, breeds
  119. Nightingale - 1 record 1958
  120. Pied Flycatcher - 5 records: 1 in 1977, 1 in 2012, 1 in 2013, 1 in 2017, 1 in 2020
  121. Black Redstart - 15 records: 3 in 2010, 2 in 2011, 3 in 2012, 1 in 2015, 1 in 2017, 1 in 2018, 2 in 2020, 2 in 2022
  122. Common Redstart - scarce passage migrant
  123. Whinchat - fairly common passage migrant
  124. Stonechat - fairly common passage migrant and occasional winter visitor
  125. Wheatear - fairly common passage migrant
  126. Dunnock - common, breeds
  127. House Sparrow - common, breeds
  128. Yellow Wagtail - uncommon passage migrant
  129. Grey Wagtail - scarce winter visitor/passage migrant
  130. Pied Wagtail - common, breeds
  131. Tree Pipit - scarce passage migrant
  132. Meadow Pipit - common passage migrant & variable winter visitor
  133. Brambling - fairly common winter visitor/passage migrant
  134. Chaffinch - common, breeds
  135. Hawfinch - very rare visitor - none since 1970s till 1 in 2013, 1 in 2016, several in 2017/2018, 1 in 2021
  136. Bullfinch - fairly common, breeds
  137. Greenfinch - common in winter, largely restricted to residential areas in summer where it breeds
  138. Linnet - common, breeds
  139. Lesser Redpoll - common winter visitor/passage migrant
  140. Mealy Redpoll - 5+ records: 2 in 2010, 2+ in 2011, 1 in 2012, 1 in 2023
  141. Crossbill - scarce/sporadic visitor
  142. Goldfinch - common, breeds
  143. Siskin - common winter visitor/passage migrant
  144. Corn Bunting - 1 record 2010
  145. Yellowhammer - common, breeds
  146. Reed Bunting - bred mid-late 20th century, now rare passage migrant/winter visitor
Also Montagu's Harrier/Pallid Harrier in 2014 and Whooper Swan/Bewick's Swan in 2021