April 2011

All sightings are appreciated and will be useful in the writing of the annual bird reports, please email your sightings to canonsfarmbirds@hotmail.co.uk.

BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW (Feb 2011 onwards). * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it

Saturday 30th

• 6.30am-9.26am: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 1st-sum COMMON GULL (Broadfield), 2 SWIFTS (C.Farm), SWALLOW (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 7 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Gunman's Shaw), 14 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 13 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Gunman's Shaw), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - DKC
• 250+ STOCK DOVES (Green Belt Field) - IJ
  

Friday 29th

• 8.52am-4.13pm: 2 LESSER WHITETHROATS (1 Circle Field still (singing), 1 L&G still (singing)), 3 SWIFTS over (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 7 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 5*), LITTLE OWL (Gunman's Shaw), 90+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 10+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS over (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), 5 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 8 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW
• 3 LESSER WHITETHROATS (1 Circle Field still, 1 L&G still, 1 Lunch Banks), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (B.Woods (mating)) (Butterflies: Common Blue (Fames Rough), Dingy Skipper (Fames Rough), Grizzled Skipper (Fames Rough)) - PGo
• LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm) - IJ
• LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 2 SWIFTS (Sheep Brow), 2 SWALLOWS (1 The Scrub, 1 Slangs) (Butterflies: (all Fames Rough) Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, 3 Small Heaths. Also Roe Deer (Circle Field)) - IPW
  

Thursday 28th

• 6.49am-2.47pm: SWIFT flew NE (C.Farm), 2 LESSER WHITETHROATS (1 Circle Field still (singing), 1 L&G (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS still (The Scrub), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Horse Pasture/Broadfield border), 7+ SWALLOWS (6+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (2 Ivy Wood, 1 Pages Acre), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods (singing)), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 26+ STOCK DOVES (25+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 12 BLACKCAPS (5 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (9 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods (drumming)), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: Holly Blue (Pages Acre), Peacock (B.Woods)) - DKC/RDW
  

Wednesday 27th

• 6.49am-3.08pm: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)) (see Gallery), 4 HOUSE MARTINS*, 6 SWALLOWS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 2 Sheep Brow), COMMON BUZZARD (The Scrub), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c.5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (C.Farm), 8 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Wood Lane, 1 B.Woods), 8 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 17 COMMON WHITETHROATS (11 C.Farm (singing), 6 B.Woods (singing)), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies:3 Dingy Skippers (Sheep Brow), Grizzled Skipper (Sheep Brow), 3 Green Hairstreaks (Sheep Brow), Holly Blue (Sheep Brow), Peacock (B.Woods), 5+ Speckled Woods (B.Woods)) - DKC/PGo
  

Tuesday 26th

• HOBBY (B.Woods), 4 LAPWINGS flew over (Sheep Brow) - via DKC
• 6.46am-4.47pm: LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 GARDEN WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Broadfield, 4*), COAL TIT (B.Woods (singing)), 2 GREENFINCHES (L&G), GREY HERON*, MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Gunman's Shaw), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (7 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 8 LINNETS (7 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane (singing), 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 17 GOLDFINCHES (2 by derelict barn, 13 L&G, 2 top of R.R.Lane), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 by Chipstead Road), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), c.125 STOCK DOVES (all C.Farm but 1 B.Woods (singing)), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Death Pit, 1 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods), 14 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 10 B.Woods), 15 COMMON WHITETHROATS (11 C.Farm, 4 The Scrub), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood,1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 6+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (Butterflies: ♂ Dingy Skipper (Sheep Brow)) - DKC
  

Monday 25th

• 2 RED KITES flew low over at 9.38am (The Scrub) - IJ
• 2 HOBBIES - via DKC
  
• 6.29am-9.31am: (all C.Farm) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 8 GREYLAGS flew low NW at 7.02am, CHIFFCHAFF (Tattenham Meadow), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Broadfield), 2nd-sum LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Broadfield), 5 HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), GOLDCREST (Circle Field (singing)), 3 MALLARDS flew over, NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ SKYLARKS, PHEASANT, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 16 STOCK DOVES, 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 2 BLACKCAPS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/IJ
  

Sunday 24th

• 6.10am-2.28pm: HOBBY flew over early afternoon (C.Farm), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 3 SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 10+ COMMON WHITETHROATS (6+ C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), TREECREEPER (The Scrub (singing)), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 1*), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c.5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 5+ LINNETS (3+ C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Death Pit, 1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), 9 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 10 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - IJ/RDW/DKC
• (Grizzled Skipper (The Scrub))- PGo
  

Saturday 23rd

• HOBBY flew north (The Scrub) at 9.48am, 4 CORMORANTS flew over (B.Woods), GREY HERON flew over (B.Woods) - IJ
• 6.23am-8.40am: (all C.Farm) LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 3 LAPWINGS flew SE (see Gallery), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 9 COMMON WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAP, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 3 LINNETS, 3 SKYLARKS, NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 2 GREY HERONS flew over, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, STOCK DOVE, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC
  

Friday 22nd

• 5.44am-2.25pm: LAPWING (Broadfield), FIELDFARE (Watchpoint), TAWNY OWL (C.Woods (singing)), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (C.Farm), 4+ SWALLOWS (C.Farm), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 2+ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 7 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), COAL TIT (Ruffett Wood (singing)), 2 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 4 SPARROWHAWKS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c.5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (singing)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Death Pit, 3 B.Woods), 7 BLACKCAPS (1 Death Pit, 1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 11 COMMON WHITETHROATS (10 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 10 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (Bog Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm) , 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (also white-winged gull flew south at 9.45am, probably a leucistic Herring Gull but possibility of Glaucous Gull or Iceland Gull not ruled out) - DKC/IJ/RDW

Thursday 21st

• 6.28am-5.26pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over (C.Farm), GARDEN WARBLER still (The Scrub (singing)), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Circle Field (singing)), 2 WHEATEARS (♂+♀) (Broadfield/Poultry Field), KESTREL (Chipstead Bottom), MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field (singing)), SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ivy Wood (singing), 1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods (singing)), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 7 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Death Pit, 1 Lunch Wood (drumming)), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Circle Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub (3 singing)), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 9 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods (5 singing ♂♂, 1♀), 70+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Broadfield/Gunman's Shaw, 2 The Scrub), 18 COMMON WHITETHROATS (14 C.Farm (all singing ♂♂), 4 The Scrub (all singing ♂♂)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (Butterflies: 2 Holly Blues (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2+ Small Tortoiseshells (C.Farm), 5 Speckled Woods (2 Lunch Wood, 1 Legal & General, 3 B.Woods), c.5 Orange Tips, c.5 Brimstones) - DKC/IGM
• evening: 2 TAWNY OWLS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm) - PGo
  

Wednesday 20th

• 5.51am-3.25pm: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER till c.10.55am at least (The Scrub (singing)), ♀ WHINCHAT (The Scrub) (see Gallery), GARDEN WARBLER (The Scrub), LESSER WHITETHROAT still (Broadfield/Circle Field (singing)) (see Gallery), WHITE WAGTAIL (Broadfield) (see Gallery), 2 ♂ WHEATEARS (inc.presumed leucorhoa individual (see Gallery)) (Broadfield), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), 7 SWALLOWS flew through (5 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 5 SPARROWHAWKS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 12 COMMON WHITETHROATS (10 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub) (see Gallery), 8 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Canons Wood, 1 Circle Field, 4 B.Woods), 1+ GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), COAL TIT (by Piddly Pond (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4 LINNETS (2 C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (NW end of Broadfield), SONG THRUSH (Lunch Wood (singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
• ♀ WHINCHAT (The Scrub), WHITE WAGTAIL (Broadfield), LESSER WHITETHROAT (Lunch Wood), 4 WHEATEARS (inc.presumed leucorhoa individual) (Broadfield), 2 SWALLOWS, 20+ COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 BLACKCAPS, 5+ WILLOW WARBLERS, many CHIFFCHAFFS, 12 YELLOWHAMMERS, 25+ STOCK DOVES, ♀ SPARROWHAWK, 2 PHEASANTS, 8+ GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 5+ JAYS - MS
• LESSER WHITETHROAT (Lunch Wood) - JH
  

Tuesday 19th

• 6.43am-5.01pm: (all C.Farm) ♀ MARSH HARRIER flew NE at 12.28pm (see Gallery), ♂ LESSER WHITETHROAT (NW end of Broadfield (singing)), 4+ WHEATEARS, KESTREL, 5 SWALLOWS flew through, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS, 4 SKYLARKS, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL, c.5 LINNETS, 2+ MALLARDS, GREY HERON, 6 COMMON WHITETHROATS, WILLOW WARBLER, BLACKCAP, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Wood Lane, 1 Lunch Wood), GOLDFINCH, 3 PHEASANTS, c.5 STOCK DOVES, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, LONG-TAILED TIT, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: 2 Speckled Woods, Peacock, 2+ Small Tortoiseshells, Small White, Large White, c.5 Orange Tips) - IJ/RDW/DKC/IM
  

Monday 18th

• (final local place names now in effect - see Map page for the changes)
  
• c.20 WAXWINGS at Canons Wood at 6.58am - Rare Bird Alert
• 6.43am-3.32pm: 4 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3 WHEATEARS (Broadfield), SWALLOW (C.Farm), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), c.90 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Horse Pasture/Broadfield border, 1 Stoney Nob), 5 GOLDCRESTS (1 Wood Lane (singing), 4 B.Woods (singing)), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 1*), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (B.Woods), 5 COMMON WHITETHROATS (4 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 11 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 10 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), c.7 LINNETS (c.5, C.Farm, 2 The Scrub), 7+ SKYLARKS (6+ C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (2 Broadfield, 1 B.Woods), ♂ GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 6+ SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) (Butterflies: Holly Blue (B.Woods), 4 Speckled Woods (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 2+ Orange Tips (around Lunch Wood). Also 2 Bee Flies (B.Woods)) - DKC
  

Sunday 17th

• 7.10am-8.35am: c.65 WAXWINGS on & around west end of Canons Lane early morning but mobile - RDW/IJ/DKC/SG
• 6.30am-4.12pm: YELLOW WAGTAIL flew towards Perrotts Farmhouse at 10.54am, c.5 FIELDFARES (Broadfield), ♂ WHEATEAR (Broadfield), BLACK-HEADED GULL (Broadfield), 200+ HERRING GULLS (Broadfield), 1+ SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Parakeet Meadow), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods (1 singing)), 1+ COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 4 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Copt Hill Lane, 2 The Scrub), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 8 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), LINNET (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ/RDW
• 1+ SWALLOW - IJ
• late afternoon/early evening: (all C.Farm) WHEATEAR, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, COMMON BUZZARD - RDW
  
• (see the new map on Map page - please note the few name changes)
  

Saturday 16th

• GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (Reads Bottom (singing)), CORMORANT flew over - RGt
• 6.25am-6.36pm: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (Reads Bottom (singing)) (see above), 25+ WAXWINGS briefly early morning (Canons Wood), SAND MARTIN flew west (C.Farm), 2 GREYLAGS flew over (C.Farm), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 6 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), 3 WHEATEARS (2♂+1♀) (Broad Field), 1st-winter COMMON GULL (Broad Field), 2+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (C.Farm), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), FIELDFARE (Broad Field), 60+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Parakeet Meadow), c.5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 20+ LINNETS (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 3+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (C.Farm), 7 WILLOW WARBLERS (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (all singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (4+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 7 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), LONG-TAILED TIT (just south of Lunch Wood), 17+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (11+ C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods) - DKC/IJ/RDW/PM/KG/CM/RB/PGr et al
  

Friday 15th

• 6.25am-3.03pm: GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (west end of Harrier Field (singing)), ♂ YELLOW WAGTAIL flew south (from Wheatear Field), 2 WHEATEARS (1 Canons barns, 1 Loony Field), 11 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL (B.Woods (singing midday), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Loony Field (mating)), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2+SPARROWHAWKS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 Chipstead Bottom), MEADOW PIPIT (Harrier Field (singing)), 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 2*), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (1 singing)), MISTLE THRUSH (Loony Field (singing)), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 B.Woods), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 WILLOW WARBLERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 5 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 3 B.Woods), c.30 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 19+ STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 6 PHEASANTS (5♂+1♀) (C.Farm), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 1 top of R.R.Lane), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm (inc pair), 1 B.Woods), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/IJ/JA et al
• STONECHAT (north side of Horse Pasture) - JH
  
• 2 LAPWINGS, 2 ♂ PHEASANTS - PM/CM/NR
• 6.35pm-9.08pm: WHEATEAR (Broad Field), 1+ FIELDFARE (C.Farm), TAWNY OWL (B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), c.15 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), SKYLARK (C.Farm), BLACKCAP (B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ
  

Thursday 14th

• ♂ COMMON REDSTART (C.Farm), 3 WHEATEARS (C.Farm) - JH
  
• 6.25am-11.34am: CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS (1 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 9 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (1 singing)), 6 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (6 C.Farm, 2 Chipstead Bottom), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (Loony Field), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Ruffett Wood), 7 NUTHATCHES (5 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 8 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6+ SONG THRUSHES (4+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ
• WHEATEAR (Chipstead Meadow) - PGo
  
• mid afternoon: (all C.Farm) HOUSE MARTIN flew south, 5 SWALLOWS flew south, 8 MEADOW PIPITS, SPARROWHAWK, 2 GREY HERONS, 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 27 STOCK DOVES - RDW
• 5.43pm-c.7.25pm: 4 WHEATEARS (1 Broad Field, 3 Loony Field), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 1+ COMMON BUZZARD (Broad Field/Loony Field), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 PHEASANTS (Loony Field), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Loony Field), COMMON WHITETHROAT (by Loony Field), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (flew from B.Woods to Ruffett Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), SONG THRUSH (Ruffett Wood (singing)), BLACKCAP (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ
  

Wednesday 13th

• 6.44am-3.04pm: WOOD WARBLER (SW end of Pages Acre (singing)) (see Gallery), HOUSE MARTIN flew north at 2.11pm (C.Farm), LAPWING (Broad Field (displaying)), 7 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 4 SWALLOWS through (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (singing)), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Pages Acre, 2 The Scrub), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 12 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (inc.flock 11 Pipit Meadow), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS*, 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), GREY HERON (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 Wood Lane, 1 Pages Acre, 3 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/JA et al
• RED KITE circled at 10.25am (C.Farm) - MSp
• 3.11pm-7.00pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Broad Field), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6 PHEASANTS (2♂+4♀), c.4 YELLOWHAMMERS, LINNET (Lunch Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (Ruffett Wood), SONG THRUSH (Ruffett Wood), STOCK DOVE (Pipit Meadow), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Death Pit) - DKC/IJ
  

Tuesday 12th

• 6.44am-3.42pm: RED KITE flew low west at 11.11am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 9 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 The Scrub, 1*), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 5 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 Aberdour School, 1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods), 6 BLACKCAPS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 5 B.Woods), 3 PHEASANTS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 4 B.Woods), 4 MALLARDS (2 C.Farm, 2*), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 19+ LINNETS (18+ C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 6 STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm (1 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (top of R.R.Lane), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) - DKC
• 4.15pm-6.20pm: 3 WHEATEARS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀) (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (B.Woods), 4+ BLACKCAPS (3+ ♂, 1♀), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods) - IJ
  

Monday 11th

• 4.15pm-5.15pm: 13 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), LINNET (C.Farm) - IJ
• (all C.Farm) 10 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broad Field), 4 SWALLOWS flew SE - RDW
  
• 6.46am-3.01pm: LAPWING flew west (C.Farm), 8 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), 3 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), 2 SWALLOWS north (C.Farm), 54 STOCK DOVES (53 Pipit Meadow, 1 B.Woods), KESTREL (near Lunch Wood), BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS, LITTLE OWL (near Legal & General), GOLDCREST (Wood Lane (singing)), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Legal & General), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (B.Woods), 4 COMMON WHITETHROATS (3 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 11 BLACKCAPS (4 C.Farm, 7 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Wood Lane, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) (also Roe Deer. Butterflies: Speckled Wood (B.Woods), Brimstone (B.Woods), Small Tortoiseshell (C.Farm)) - DKC
• (a shot of Saturday's Common Redstart has been added - see Gallery)
  

Sunday 10th

• (all C.Farm) ♂ HEN HARRIER flew north at c.9.30am, 2 WHEATEARS, SWALLOW - JU
  
• ♂ RING OUZEL still (north half of Broad Field) - BJ
• 4 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), SWALLOW flew through (The Scrub), COMMON WHITETHROAT (The Scrub), CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), BLACKCAP (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods) - IJ
  
• 1.12pm-6.57pm: RED KITE flew SE at 3.08pm (C.Farm), 7 SWALLOWS flew through (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), MALLARD (C.Farm), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Reads Bottom), c.5 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 near Legal & General), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 9 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm) - DKC/RDW/PM/PC et al
• 6.29am-8.46pm: (all C.Farm) 2 WHEATEARS (Broad Field), LESSER REDPOLL, GREY HERON, TREECREEPER, MISTLE THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), BLACKCAP, SONG THRUSH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3 LINNETS, 2 SKYLARKS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, YELLOWHAMMER, GOLDFINCH, GREEN WOODPECKER, NUTHATCH (Pages Acre) - DKC/IJ et al
  

Saturday 9th

• ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (north side of Chat Field) - MW/SW
  
• 6.30am-6.15pm: CURLEW flew high north at 2.58pm (heard only) (C.Farm), ♂ RING OUZEL (Broad Field), ♂ COMMON REDSTART (The Scrub), ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (north side of Chat Field) (see above), 3+ WHEATEARS (C.Farm), 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS (2 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub), KESTREL (C.Farm),GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Reads Bottom, 1 The Scrub), 8 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 7 B.Woods), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (The Scrub), 10 BLACKCAPS (1 C.Farm, 9 B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 PHEASANTS (♂+♀), SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), 6+ COMMON BUZZARDS (3+ C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), c.5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew over (C.Farm), 3+ MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Legal & General), LINNET (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 5 STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
  
• 3 TREECREEPERS (Lunch Wood), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (♂+♀) (B.Woods) - KH
  

Friday 8th

• 6.48am-4.53pm: 4 WHEATEARS (3♂+1♀) (Broad Field), ♂ COMMON WHITETHROAT (Reads Bottom), 11 FIELDFARES (all C.Farm: 1 flew west & 10 Broad Field), 5 LESSER REDPOLLS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 MALLARDS (3 over C.Farm, 1*), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), 2 GREY HERONS flew over (C.Farm), 19 LINNETS (C.Farm), 8 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 1 B.Woods (singing)), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 3+ WILLOW WARBLERS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 4 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (Ruffett Wood (pair inc.singing ♂, & another singing ♂)), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (2 singing)), 5 NUTHATCHES (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood (both singing)), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (pair Tawny Wood, 1 Reads Rest Cottages), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm) - DKC/KG/RDW et al
• 3+WHEATEARS (2+♂+1♀) (C.Farm), BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over (Legal & General), ♂ BULLFINCH (B.Woods pond), 2 BLACKCAPS (♂+♀) (B.Woods pond), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), WILLOW WARBLER (B.Woods), 3+ NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods) - AG/JG
• LITTLE OWL (Parakeet Meadow), COMMON WHITETHROAT (Reads Bottom) - DD et al
• SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm) - RDW
  

Thursday 7th

• RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE at 6.30pm (Broad Field & Chat Field) (see Gallery), ♂ COMMON REDSTART (north side of Chat Field) - IJ
• 7.00pm-8.58pm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE still at 7.15pm (Broad Field) (see above), ♂ COMMON REDSTART still though elusive (north side of Chat Field) (see above), 3+ LITTLE OWLS, PHEASANT - IJ/JA/PM/DKC
  
• (all C.Farm) COMMON REDSTART (heard calling) (Lunch Wood), 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 2 GOLDFINCHES - DH
• 6.15am-3.16pm: ♂ COMMON WHITETHROAT (The Scrub (singing)) (see Gallery), BRAMBLING (Lunch Wood), LAPWING (Broad Field), ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (C.Farm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (C.Farm), ♂ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 3 MALLARDS*, 8 WILLOW WARBLERS (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 CF/BW, 1*), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods (singing)), PHEASANT (Lunch Wood), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (1 singing)), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) observed displaying & mating (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (Legal & General), COAL TIT (B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 BLACKCAPS (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 12 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 9 B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 unidentified hirundines north (C.Farm) (No sign of Ring Ouzel. Butterflies: Holly Blue, 2 Orange Tips, 2 Speckled Woods, Red Admiral, c.4 Peacocks, c.10 Small Tortoiseshells, 5+ Brimstones) - DKC/PCl/DH/IJ et al
• LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming at 8.30am (C.Farm), WILLOW WARBLER (C.Farm) - PGo

Wednesday 6th

• 7.25pm-9.05pm: (all C.Farm) SHORT-EARED OWL flew from Harrier Field at 8.20pm & headed casually NE, SWALLOW flew south, 2 GREY HERONS, LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), YELLOWHAMMER - DKC/RDW/CN
  
• 3 COMMON REDSTARTS (2♂+♀) (mostly footpath just south of Lunch Wood, also seen along path at north end of Legal & General playing field) (see Gallery) - CM/PM/DKC/RDW et al
• RING OUZEL still at south end of Legal & General playing field - DKC/AB et al
• 6.47am-3.07pm: 10 WHEATEARS (C.Farm), 18 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), SWALLOW flew south (B.Woods), ROOK (Legal & General), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (1 C.Farm, 1*), 5 WILLOW WARBLERS (2 Aberdour School, 1 Legal & General, 1 south of Lunch Wood, 1 The Scrub), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 25+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm (mostly Broad Field)), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Broad Field/Chat Field border), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Aberdour School (singing)), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), GREY HERON*, 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 1 B.Woods), 22 STOCK DOVES (13 C.Farm (1 singing), 9 B.Woods), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Ivy Wood, 3 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (C.Farm) - DKC/AB et al
• (all Chipstead Meadow/Circle Field) WILLOW WARBLER, 2 BLACKCAPS, 3 CHIFFCHAFFS - PGo
  
• (all C.Farm) SWALLOW south, SPARROWHAWK, 2 LITTLE OWLS - RDW
  

Tuesday 5th

• (all C.Farm) MUTE SWAN flew over at 10.15am (Legal & General), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS high over, GREY HERON, CHIFFCHAFF - LT
  
• 6.41am-3.18pm: ♂ RING OUZEL still at 8.08am (Legal & General), 11 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), ♂ WHEATEAR (Reads Bottom), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (Legal & General), 2 WILLOW WARBLERS (1 NE end Ruffett Wood, 1 The Scrub), LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 3 SPARROWHAWKS low together (B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Legal & General), MALLARD*, 5 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 5 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Tattenham Meadow, 1 Loony Field, 1 east of Lunch Wood), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (1 Loony Field, 1 B.Woods), 4 BLACKCAPS (1 Wood Lane, 3 B.Woods), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (3 C.Farm, 8 B.Woods), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (2 singing)), 2 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 9+ NUTHATCHES (3 C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (no sign of Black Redstart) - DKC et al
• BLACKCAP (Chipstead Meadow), 20 STOCK DOVES (Chipstead Meadow), 30+ LINNETS (Buzzard Field) - PGo
• SWALLOW (The Scrub), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 60+ LINNETS (Broad Field) - IJ
• (see Gallery for Phil Wallace's excellent shot of the Ring Ouzel, taken yesterday)
  

Monday 4th

• BARN OWL at c.8.20pm (Harrier Field) - PM
  
• ♂ RING OUZEL still until 10.00am at least (Legal & General) (see Gallery) - DKC/PW/NR
• ♂ RING OUZEL still in morning (Legal & General), ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (Chat Field/Broad Field border) - RGt
• 6.31am-3.16pm: ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (Harrier Field then barns behind C.Farmhouse), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 13+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), MALLARD (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General) (see Gallery), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Legal & General), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 2 B.Woods), 2 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Aberdour School, 5 B.Woods), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods), 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 3+ LINNETS (C.Farm), c.5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3+ SKYLARKS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 LONG-TAILED TITS (1 Harrier Field, 2 B.Woods in cleared area), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) - DKC/RS et al

Sunday 3rd

• ♂ RING OUZEL still until 4.43pm at least (Legal & General) (see Gallery)- DKC/IJ/KG/CM et al
  
• 6.35am-4.31pm: new RING OUZEL (probably 1st summer ♂) (Broad Field then flew towards Legal & General) (see Gallery), ♀/imm BLACK REDSTART (Broad Field/Chat Field border) (see Gallery), PEREGRINE (C.Farm), 2 LAPWINGS (♂+♀) (Broad Field), WILLOW WARBLER (The Scrub), WOODCOCK flushed (The Scrub), SAND MARTIN flew NW (C.Farm), 2 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (C.Farm), 7 LESSER REDPOLLS (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3 SPARROWHAWKS (2 C.Farm, 1*), 4+ COMMON BUZZARDS, 7+ MALLARDS (5 C.Farm, 2*), 2+ GREY HERONS (C.Farm), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS over (C.Farm), 1st-wint.COMMON GULL (Legal & General), c.4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Parakeet Meadow, 1 Broad Field/Chat Field border), c.5 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (Legal & General), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 6+ SKYLARKS (5+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (singing)), 5 BLACKCAPS (B.Woods), 7 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (Copt Hill Lane), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (R.R.Lane entrance to B.Woods), pair of BLUE TITS with nesting material (Legal & General), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) (also 2 Small Tortoiseshells, Brimstone) - DKC/IJ/RDW/PM/KG et al
• 1+ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (near Legal & General) - via DKC
• 7.00am-8.15am: LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Circle Field), SPARROWHAWK - PC
  

Saturday 2nd

• 6.28am-7.38pm: 2 RING OUZELS (♂+♀) 1.30pm-5.32pm (Legal & General) (see Gallery), ♂ WHEATEAR (Wheatear Field then Broad Field), 2 GREYLAGS past*, PEREGRINE past*, 3 SWALLOWS (Legal & General), CANADA GOOSE over (C.Farm), CORMORANT over (C.Farm), 5+ MALLARDS (3+ over C.Farm, 2*), 3 LITTLE OWLS (Parakeet Meadow), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 BLACKCAPS (1 Wood Lane, 4 B.Woods), 11 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farm, 10 B.Woods) (see Gallery), 3 PIED WAGTAILS (2 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 1+ LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 7+ COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 6+*), TREECREEPER (B.Woods (singing)), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 4 SKYLARKS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c.10 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3+ PHEASANTS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 4 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 GREENFINCHES (Copt Hill Lane), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (Copt Hill Lane), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm (3 singing), 1 B.Woods), BLACKBIRD with nesting material (Copt Hill Lane) (also 4 unidentified hirundines*, 6 Brimstones (B.Woods), Peacock (Legal & General)) 52 species - DKC/IJ et al
  
• c.20 WAXWINGS flew north c.2.10pm - RGd/NGd/JA et al
  
• 5 SAND MARTINS flew over in afternoon (3 north & 2 west) - RGd/JA/DKC
• 2 LAPWINGS (Broad Field) - JH
• (55 species recorded in total)
  

Friday 1st

• 7.14am-c.2.20pm: 3 SWALLOWS flew NW (2 Woodpecker Meadow (10.40am & 10.55am), 1 Circle Field (1.33pm), CORMORANT over (C.Farm), 3 BLACKCAPS (1 Wood Lane, 1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 3 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), LESSER REDPOLL (C.Farm), SISKIN (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods->C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 9 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 8 B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 4 SKYLARKS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 12 STOCK DOVES (7 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods, 2 CF to BW), 8 NUTHATCHES (3 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (1 B.Woods, 1 Circle Field), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), CHAFFINCH with nesting material (Legal & General), 2 pairs of fighting MAGPIES (B.Woods) (also Red Admiral (Holly Lane Meadow), Roe Deer (The Scrub). Probable ♂ Peregrine (C.Farm)) - DKC
• 3.15pm-5.00pm: 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border), PHEASANT (Finch Field), 4 LINNETS (Legal & General), COMMON BUZZARD (Lunch Wood), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (Parakeet Meadow) - FJ
  

March 2011

All sightings are appreciated and will be useful in the writing of the annual bird reports, please email your sightings to canonsfarmbirds@hotmail.co.uk.

BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW (Feb 2011 onwards). * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it

Thursday 31st

• 7.19am-3.07pm: 2 BLACKCAPS (1 Tawny Wood (singing), 1 B.Woods near car park (singing)), 1+ ♂ KESTREL (Holly Lane Meadow/C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), MALLARD over (C.Farm), 2 SISKINS over (C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Loony Field (singing)), COAL TIT (Tattenham Meadow), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), c.15 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), REDWING (B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 18+ GOLDFINCHES (2+ C.Farm, 16+ Holly Lane Meadow), 3 PHEASANTS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (♂+♀) (C.Farmhouse), 8 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 7 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 6 SONG THRUSHES (5 C.Farm (4 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 6 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 7+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 5+ B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (3+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods) - DKC

Wednesday 30th

• LAPWING flew over - JH
• 7.20am-2.20pm: BRAMBLING flew west at 8.39am (C.Farm), ♂ BLACKCAP (Wood Lane (singing)), 2 REDWINGS (Broad Field), 16 FIELDFARES (Broad Field), 6 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), ♂ KESTREL (Chiphouse Meadows), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 near Lunch Wood), MISTLE THRUSH (Loony Field (singing)), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), 2 PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 7 SKYLARKS (6 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (Tawny Wood), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 3 B.Woods (2 singing)), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 8 NUTHATCHES (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm (inc.1 Perrotts Farmhouse), 4 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 17 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), 4 LONG-TAILED TITS (2 Tawny Wood, 2 Ruffett Wood) - DKC

Tuesday 29th

• 7.13am-9.28am: (all C.Farm) ♀ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Circle Field), FIELDFARE (Broad Field), LITTLE OWL (Broad Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 NUTHATCHES, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 2+ LINNETS, COAL TIT, MISTLE THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)) - DKC

Monday 28th

• 7.40am-3.55pm: 2 WHEATEARS (SE side of Wheatear Field) (see Gallery), 4 MALLARDS (4 C.Farm, 1*), 5+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.20 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Death Pit, 1 B.Woods), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Gunman's Shaw, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 21+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 5 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Tattenham Meadow (singing)), 5 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (singing)), 8 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood, 5 B.Woods), TREECREEPER (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), c.3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), CARRION CROW with nesting material (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) (also 2 Small Tortoiseshells) - DKC
• (all C.Farm) 8 MEADOW PIPITS (Harrier Field), LITTLE OWL, 2 PHEASANTS - IJ

Sunday 27th

• 7.40am-3.55pm: 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) (Circle Field), WOODCOCK (flew from Tawny Wood to Ruffett Wood) (see Gallery), 2 CANADA GEESE flew over (C.Farm), 30+ MEADOW PIPITS (c.25 C.Farm, 5+ B.Woods), 5 MALLARDS (3 C.Farm, 2*), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), SISKIN (B.Woods), 18+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), FIELDFARE (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 3+ ♂ PHEASANTS (2+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), 3 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS over (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 2 COAL TITS (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (1 singing)), c.25 LINNETS (C.Farm (inc. ♀ with nesting material), LONG-TAILED TIT (with nesting material), 3 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 11+ SKYLARKS (10+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods (singing)), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/RDW et al
• 5 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm) - FJ

Saturday 26th

• RED KITE flew over in morning (C.Farm) - PH
• WHEATEAR reported by Harrier Field - via PGo
• WOODCOCK (The Scrub), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS, 2+ REDWING (The Scrub), FIELDFARE (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMERS, LONG-TAILED TITS nest building (B.Woods) - PGo
• LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), c.10 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods) - IJ
• 4.45pm-6.51pm: 2 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 8 FIELDFARES north (C.Farm), 13 MEADOW PIPITS north (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Pheasant Field, 1 Loony Field/Ruffett Wood), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ et al

Friday 25th

• probable ringtail Hen Harrier flew low NW at c.6.55am (C.Farm) - PH
• 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) (Circle Field) - PC
• 6.45am-2.49pm: ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Circle Field), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), GREY HERON (C.Farm), 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 1*), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 6+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Ruffett Wood (singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 Kingswood houses, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 5 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Kingswood houses, 2 B.Woods (singing)), GREENFINCH (Kingswood houses), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (both singing)), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (both singing)), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC et al

Thursday 24th

• 6.44am-2.36pm: ♀ PEREGRINE drifted SW at 12.43pm (C.Farm), 5 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀ Circle Field, ♂+♀ B.Woods near Piddly Pond, ♂ B.Woods at north end of Woodpecker Meadow), ♀ MALLARD flew over (C.Farm), 2+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), GREY HERON over (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 5 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 7+ MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (2 Loony Field, 1 Lunch Wood), SISKIN (B.Woods), GREENFINCH (Chipstead Road (singing)), 8+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2 C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Wood Lane (singing)), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 COAL TITS (1 Aberdour Sch., 1 Circle Field, 2 Ruffett Wood mating), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 4 B.Woods), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), 6 SKYLARKS (5 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (all singing)), 6 GOLDCRESTS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 3+ STOCK DOVES (2+ C.Farm (1 singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 7 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 6 SONG THRUSHES (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) - DKC
• (20-25 Brimstones (Kingswood houses) - FJ)
  

Wednesday 23rd

• 6.44am-3.55pm: ♀ BRAMBLING (north of C.Farmhouse), 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂ Circle Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 MALLARDS*, 2 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), PHEASANT (C.Farm), 6+ COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 3+*), GREENFINCH (Kingswood houses), ♀ KESTREL (B.Woods), 11 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 6 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), 2 COAL TITS (Tattenham Meadow), SISKIN (C.Farm), 5 TREECREEPERS (3 C.Farm (2 singing), 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 5 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 GOLDCRESTS (C.Farm), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm) (also 3+ Peacocks, Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Commas, 6+ Brimstones) - DKC et al
• COMMON BUZZARD - IJ

Tuesday 22nd

• LAPWING flew north (Broad Field), ♀ KESTREL (The Scrub) - IJ
• 6.45am-2.54pm: ♀ BRAMBLING early morning (Lunch Wood), 4+ COMMON BUZZARDS (1+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods, 1+*), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods), 16+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 36+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (both singing)), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), ♂ KESTREL (Lunch Wood), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS (1+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 2+ SISKINS (1+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 3+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (Broad Field), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 3 GREY HERONS (1 over CF/BW, 2*), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 6 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre (singing)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 10 JAYS (Pheasant Field), 10 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 4 GOLDFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) (see Gallery), COAL TIT (Aberdour Sch.), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Parakeet Meadow), 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm (singing), 2 B.Woods (1 singing)) (also Small Tortoiseshell (C.Farm), Stoat (B.Woods), Wood Mouse (B.Woods) & 2 Roe Deer (Reads Bottom/Broad Field)) - DKC
• 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farmhouse) - IJ
• (photographs of Goldfinch from today added as well as Little Owl and Stonechat from yesterday - see Gallery)

Monday 21st

• 6.44am-3.38pm: GREYLAG flew north past at 10.59am (B.Woods), 3 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Circle Field, 1 The Scrub) (see Gallery), ♂ STONECHAT (Harrier Field) (see Gallery), 4 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 Tawny Wood, 3 B.Woods), ♀ KESTREL (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK*, 2+ SISKINS (1+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Legal & General), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (1 Broad Field, 1 B.Woods), 12+ STOCK DOVES (11+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5+ COMMON BUZZARDS*, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Chat Field/Broad Field border), 5+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 1+ FIELDFARE (C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (5+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 8+ NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 6+ B.Woods), 5 COAL TITS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood, 1 Pages Acre), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 11 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 13 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) (also probable Small Tortoiseshell (Pheasant Field), Brimstone (B.Woods), dead Blackbird (derelict barn) & dead Magpie (Tattenham Meadow)) - DKC
• LITTLE OWL, NUTHATCH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH - PM
• (photographs of yesterday's Peregrine added - see Gallery)

Sunday 20th

• possible ringtail HEN HARRIER flew over at 4.00pm & appeared to drop down (B.Woods), WOODCOCK (B.Woods) - PGo
• possible ringtail HEN HARRIER flew over c.4.00pm (B.Woods) - MS
• 5.41pm-9.16pm: 1+ BARN OWL flew from big barn by derelict barn then over Harrier Field at 7.05pm, 5+ TAWNY OWLS (2+ Ruffett Wood, 3+ B.Woods), GREY HERON (C.Farm), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 3+ LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), PHEASANT (C.Farm) SKYLARK (C.Farm (singing after dusk)), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm) (also Pipistrelle bat) - IJ/DKC
• 6.18am-3.33pm: ♀ PEREGRINE flew over at 9.55am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 11 CANADA GEESE flew NW (9 at 6.18am, 2 at 7.16am) (C.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (B.Woods (singing)), 3 CORMORANTS flew over (B.Woods), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER heard drumming (Circle Field), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), 4+ MEADOW PIPITS (3+ C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5 STOCK DOVES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 4 LITTLE OWLS, 5+ LESSER REDPOLLS (2 C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods), 6+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c.20 LINNETS (C.Farm), 10+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), c.35 REDWINGS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (Tawny Wood), 2+ PHEASANTS (1+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 COAL TITS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 2 B.Woods), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 250+ STARLINGS (C.Farm), 16 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 1st-winter HERRING GULL (Legal & General), 33 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 4 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/RDW
• 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) drumming early morning (Circle Field) - PC

Saturday 19th

• 6.25am-8.06am: (all C.Farm) 6 unidentified waders flew NNW at 6.45am, CORMORANT flew over (C.Farm) (see Gallery), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming (Aberdour School), 3 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 2 Chat Field/Broad Field border), 1+ MEADOW PIPIT, 10+ FIELDFARES, 1+ SKYLARK, PIED WAGTAIL, SONG THRUSH, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, PHEASANT, 1+ GOLDFINCH, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DKC/IJ
• (all C.Farm) 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) flew over (Loony Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS - IJ
• CHIFFCHAFF (The Scrub), ♂ SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2 STOCK DOVES (Legal & General) - PGo
• 2.53pm-4.51pm: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, 1+ SKYLARK, 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (see Gallery), 2 SONG THRUSHES, c.30 FIELDFARES, c.20 REDWINGS, 1+ BULLFINCH, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 5 GOLDFINCHES, LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw)), 3+ LINNETS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (see Gallery) (Canons Farmhouse feeders) - DKC

Friday 18th

• 6.40am-12.36pm: 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) still (Circle Field), 125+ REDWINGS (C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 75+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 3 GREY HERONS (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), 7 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 4+GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), COAL TIT (C.Farm), c.15 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (4+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/MS/PW

Thursday 17th

• 6.45am-2.33pm: 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂ Circle Field, 1 B.Woods), 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), COMMON BUZZARD (B.Woods), 10+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), 14 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 5 STOCK DOVES (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT (C.Farm), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods (singing)), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2+ SISKINS (1 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c.9 SKYLARKS inc. 5 together (C.Farm), 7 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 6 GOLDCRESTS (3 Tawny Wood (2 singing), 3 B.Woods (2 singing)), 5 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 4 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 37 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm (singing), 1 B.Woods (singing)), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) 5+ GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 2 C.Farm/B.Woods) - DKC/PM/KG/RG

Wednesday 16th

• (all Kingswood houses) 4 MEALY REDPOLLS, 2 ♂ BLACKCAPS, LESSER REDPOLL in garden - FJ
• LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER still drumming at 8.45am (Aberdour School) - PGo
• 6.45am-11.38am: BRAMBLING (Lunch Wood), CHIFFCHAFF (B.Woods), 10 STOCK DOVES (7 C.Farm (2 singing), 3 B.Woods (singing)), SISKIN, 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), REDWING (B.Woods), c.40 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Pages Acre (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 2 LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 GOLDCRESTS (2 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), ♂ PHEASANT (Tawny Wood), SISKIN (C.Farm), 4 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 3 B.Woods (2 singing)), 2+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 1+ GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm (1 drumming), 1 B.Woods (drumming)), 6 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 5 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm (singing), 3 B.Woods (2 singing)) - DKC

Tuesday 15th

• 6.45am-3.36pm: 2 CHIFFCHAFFS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (first of year), ♂ LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Aberdour School) (see Gallery), 2 MALLARDS over (♂+♀) (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm (performing song-flight), 2+ SISKINS (B.Woods), c.46 REDWINGS ( c.40 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), c.15 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 23 STOCK DOVES (21 Pipit Meadow, 2 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (B.Woods), ♂ KESTREL (B.Woods), LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 3 LINNETS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods (singing), ♂ c.8 PHEASANTS (♂ C.Farm, ♂ +c.7 (1 ♂ +c.6 ♀) B.Woods), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 11 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 26 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 5 SKYLARKS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods), 6 GOLDCRESTS (2 C.Farm (singing), 4 B.Woods (2 singing)), 4 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), c.17 GOLDFINCHES (5 C.Farm, c.14 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 5+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 4 SONG THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods) (also 2 Brimstones) - DKC/PGo
• 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (♂+♀) (Circle Field/Aberdour School) (see Gallery), TAWNY OWL (flew from Circle Field to Pages Acre) - JA

Monday 14th

• 6.43am-8.53am: (all C.Farm) 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS still (Aberdour School) (see Gallery), 3 MALLARDS (2 ♂ +♀) flew over, 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 2 SISKINS, ♂ PHEASANT, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, 18+ LINNETS, FIELDFARE, 2+ SKYLARKS, MEADOW PIPIT, 1+ COMMON GULL (Legal & General), c.100 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 3 STOCK DOVES, COAL TIT, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, NUTHATCH, 5 GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, singing BLACKBIRD, SONG THRUSH (no sign of Golden Plover) - DKC
• 5.37pm-7.05pm: (all C.Farm) 2+ LITTLE OWLS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS - KG/DKC

Sunday 13th

• 7.11am-4.17pm: GOLDEN PLOVER flew in at 1.38pm and stayed till 4.05pm at least (Quail Field) (see Gallery), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming still (Aberdour School/Circle Field), c.14 CANADA GEESE flew over early morning (C.Farm), 2 CORMORANTS flew over (C.Farm), ROOK flew over (C.Farm), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (Harrier Field), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 at/near Legal & General), 5 SISKINS (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS, 20+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (C.Farm), c.40 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c.15 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), c.7 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 7+ SKYLARKS (6+ C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ STOCK DOVES (B.Woods), c.15 LINNETS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 4+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 11 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 35 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), c.25 CHAFFINCHES, c.5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/PGo/RDW et al
• 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS still (Aberdour School), WOODCOCK (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (Aberdour School), GREY HERON (C.Farm) (also 3 Roe Deer) - IJ

Saturday 12th

• 6.16am-2.26pm: 2 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS still (Aberdour School), 5+ MEADOW PIPITS (4 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 7+ COMMON BUZZARDS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods, 2+*), 2+ ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm), 2+ SISKINS (B.Woods), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 B.Woods, 1*), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), MISTLE THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), c.25 LINNETS (C.Farm), REDWING (C.Farm), c.40 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (3 singing)), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 4 SKYLARKS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 6+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (5 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (C.Farm), 2+ COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 1st-winter HERRING GULL (Legal & General), 3 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 41 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) (also 3 Brimstones) - DKC/KG
• LITTLE OWL (Lambert's Shaw), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 10 REDWINGS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods) (also 7 Brimstones) - PGo
• 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (Lunch Wood) - KH

Friday 11th

• 6.46am-7.58pm: 3 LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 Aberdour School, 1 B.Woods) (see Gallery), WOODCOCK flushed (B.Woods), CANADA GOOSE (C.Farm), ♀ TAWNY OWL (B.Woods), 4 STONECHATS (2♂ +2♀) (C.Farm), 2 ROOKS (B.Woods), 4 CORMORANTS*, 4 MEADOW PIPITS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREY HERONS (1 B.Woods, 1*), 9 SISKINS (4 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), c.15 LESSER REDPOLLS (Circle Field), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 B.Woods, 1 C.Farm), 6+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3 REDWINGS (B.Woods), 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 C.Farm, 5*), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 20 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), LITTLE OWL (C.Farm), 1+ GOLDFINCH (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 2+ BULLFINCHES (B.Woods), 6 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods (singing)), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (4 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 6 STOCK DOVES (1 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (1+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 10 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 23 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General) - DKC/IJ/KG/RDW

Thursday 10th

• 6.46am-6.40pm: PEREGRINE flew south past at 2.13pm (Woodpecker Meadow) (see Gallery), 3 STONECHATS (2♂ +♀) (Reads Bottom) (Roy's), 3 MALLARDS over (C.Farm), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm (1 performing song flight), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (1 C.Farm, 1*), 6 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 15+ LINNETS (C.Farm), SISKIN (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 5 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), c.100 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 5 GOLDCRESTS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL over (C.Farm), 3 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 12 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), c.45 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - KG/DKC
• 3 STONECHATS (2♂ +♀) (Reads Bottom) - RDW

Wednesday 9th

• 6.45am-10.56am: (all C.Farm) 3 STONECHATS (♂ +2♀) (Chat Field/Broad Field border) (see Gallery), 3 CANADA GEESE flew low over at 6.56am, 2 MALLARDS*, MEADOW PIPIT, c.15 LINNETS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, SISKIN, 12 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 64 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), GOLDCREST (Pages Acre), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), c.50 FIELDFARES, 2 STOCK DOVES, 6 SKYLARKS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 SONG THRUSHES - DKC/IJ

Tuesday 8th

• 6.45am-2.05pm: REED BUNTING (Wheatear Field) (see Gallery), LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods (heard only)), ♂ STONECHAT (Reads Bottom) (see Gallery), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 1+ GREY HERON (C.Farm), 4 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 2 Legal & General, 1 Lambert's Shaw), 6+ SISKINS (5 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), ♂ PHEASANT (C.Farm), c.34 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), REDWING (C.Farm), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 3 LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), c.10 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), 7 GOLDFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 7+ STOCK DOVES (5 C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), 4 COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 100+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), group of 6 JAYS (Lunch Wood) - DKC
• SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods) - KG

Monday 7th

• 6.46am-6.04pm: 15 WAXWINGS in garden of 68 Canons Lane 7.10am-7.49am & again at 4.10pm (viewed from Ballards Green) (see Gallery), PEREGRINE flew over (B.Woods) (see Gallery), 6 CORMORANTS flew WNW together at 8.50am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), ROOK (C.Farm), MEADOW PIPIT (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 LITTLE OWLS (2 Broad Field/Chat Field border, 1 Parakeet Meadow, 1 Lambert's Shaw), c.5 COMMON BUZZARDS (1+ C.Farm, c.4 B.Woods), 2 SISKINS (C.Farm), 2 GREY HERONS (C.Farm (1 dropped into gardens of Kingswood Houses), 4+ LESSER REDPOLLS (1 C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (7 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 12+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 5 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 6+ STOCK DOVES (2 C.Farm, 4+ B.Woods (1 singing)), 2 PIED WAGTAILS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (pair B.Woods), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 50 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 60+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), GOLDCREST (B.Woods (singing)), COAL TIT (C.Farm), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), 5 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods) - DKC/IJ
• (all C.Farm) 2 ♂ PHEASANTS, SPARROWHAWK - KH

Sunday 6th

• 2 MEALY REDPOLLS & ♂ BLACKCAP in garden (Kingswood houses) - FJ
• 6.40am-9.08am: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, PHEASANT, 3 SKYLARKS, FIELDFARE, GREEN WOODPECKER, 30+ LINNETS, 3 STOCK DOVES, 8 COLLARED DOVES, GOLDFINCH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, PIED WAGTAIL - IJ/DKC

Saturday 5th

• 2 WAXWINGS flew east at 7.10am (C.Farm), 40 LINNETS (C.Farm) - SG
• GREY WAGTAIL in garden for last time (arrived 11/12/2010) (Kingswood houses) - FJ
• 7.15am-1.45pm: MEADOW PIPIT circled (C.Farm), 4 GREY HERONS (3 C.Farm, 1*), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 2*), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Chat Field/Broad Field border, 1 Parakeet Meadow), 7 SKYLARKS (6 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 PIED WAGTAILS (C.Farm), 28 LINNETS (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 5 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 30 STOCK DOVES (27 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), FIELDFARE (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (singing)), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm inc. 1 Perrott's Farmhouse), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 74 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL*, 3 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (C.Farm), c.5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ/SG

Friday 4th

• 12+ WAXWINGS at end of Reads Rest Lane at 7.30am - JSi
  
• 7.23am-2.22pm: 4 GOLDEN PLOVERS flew NNE at 8.50am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), CANADA GOOSE flew NW at 8.03am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), CORMORANT flew ENE at 8.10am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 2 MALLARDS flew over (C.Farm), GREY HERON flew past*, 15 LINNETS (C.Farm), 2 SISKINS flew over (C.Farm), 66+ LESSER REDPOLLS (6 C.Farm, 60+ B.Woods), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), 3+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 3 ♂ PHEASANTS (C.Farm) (see Gallery), 2 ad LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 5 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 4+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), 3+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm (1 singing)), 83 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 10+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.150 CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm (2 singing)), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 15 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 78 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General) (48 species recorded) - DKC
• Morning: ♀ SPARROWHAWK - LT

Thursday 3rd

• 7.20am-1.26pm: MEALY REDPOLL with c.50 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods) (see Gallery), LITTLE OWL (Chat Field/Broad Field border), SPARROWHAWK (Buzzard Field/Ruffett Wood), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (singing)), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm (singing)), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 B.Woods), 4+ MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over (B.Woods), 5 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 73 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 28+ GOLDFINCHES (26+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), c.130 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 9 STOCK DOVES (Chipstead Meadow), c.5 LINNETS (Buzzard Field), 70+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 80+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ

Wednesday 2nd

• 7.15am-2.45pm: 2 COMMON BUZZARDS flew over (C.Farm), probable GREY WAGTAIL (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), ♀ KESTREL (B.Woods then flew to C.Farm), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm (2 singing)), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (all singing)), 5 GOLDCRESTS (4 B.Woods), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3+ LINNETS (C.Farm (2 singing)), LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 5 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 42+ REDWINGS (C.Farm), 40+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC

Tuesday 1st

• 7.19am-1.01pm: possible adult YELLOW-LEGGED GULL flew north at 11.18am (B.Woods), GREY WAGTAIL flew from C.Farmhouse to Ballards Green at 8.18am, 2 GREYLAGS flew SW at 7.50am (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), c.12 LINNETS (C.Farm), GREY HERON*, PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods (both singing)), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm (1+ singing)), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), LESSER REDPOLL (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (C.Farm), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm), c.10 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c.30 REDWINGS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (Buzzard Field), c.150 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), c.8 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm (1 singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm) - DKC

February 2011

All sightings are appreciated and will be useful in the writing of the annual bird reports, please email your sightings to canonsfarmbirds@hotmail.co.uk.

BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW (Feb 2011 onwards). * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it

Sunday 27th

• RED KITE flew over at c.11.15am (C.Farm)* and MARSH TIT briefly late morning (Ruffett Wood), SPARROWHAWK displaying (Tawny Wood), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border) - AS
• (all C.Farm) SISKIN, 2 ♂ PHEASANTS - KG
  
• 7.59am-1.56pm: GREY HERON (B.Woods), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Broad Field/Chat Field border), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm (2 singing)), KESTREL (B.Woods), c.5 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT, 65+ REDWINGS, good numbers of FIELDFARE, 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 C.Farm (singing), 3 B.Woods (1 singing)), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (all singing), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm (drumming)), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)) - RDW/IJ/DKC
  

Saturday 26th

• 7.29am-c.1.25pm: MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), ♂ SISKIN (B.Woods (singing)), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), c.85 REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.55 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (Tawny Wood), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (5 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Wood Lane (singing)), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 7+ SKYLARKS (6+ C.Farm (3 singing), 1 B.Woods) - DKC
  

Friday 25th

• 7.28am-3.07pm: LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre (heard only)), ♂ BRAMBLING with c.200 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), WOODCOCK flushed (near Piddly Pond), 5 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field, 2 near Lunch Wood (the L&G birds), 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2+ SISKINS (B.Woods), 3+ BULLFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 2+ B.Woods), 4 COAL TITS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 33 STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (5 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm (singing)), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), 5 GOLDCRESTS (4 C.Farm (3 singing), 1 B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), c.20 REDWINGS (c.10 C.Farm, c.10 B.Woods), c.10 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC/KG
• (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, 6 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (Loony Field) - IJ
  

Thursday 24th

• 7.19am-5.15pm: MEALY REDPOLL with c.150 LESSER REDPOLLS briefly late morning (c.100 metres north of pond in B.Woods), male TAWNY OWL (late morning near Piddly Pond (singing)), 2 SISKINS (B.Woods), 2 GREY HERONS*, LITTLE OWL (Broad Field/Chat Field border), COMMON BUZZARD (The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 10 SKYLARKS (9 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), c.25 LINNETS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 7 COAL TITS (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 BULLFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 3 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods (singing)), c.40 REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.90 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 8+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods), 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) - DKC
• Late news Monday 21st (all C.Farm): PEREGRINE, 2 BRAMBLINGS, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS - DH
  

Wednesday 23rd

• 7.53am-c.2.30pm: SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Broad Field/Chat Field border), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Broad Field, 1 The Scrub), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 singing: Aberdour Sch. & B.Woods), 5 GOLDCRESTS (2 C.Farm,, 3 B.Woods (1 singing)), 2 SKYLARKS (1 C.Farm, 1 Chip.Bottom (both singing)), 2 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods), c.150 REDPOLLS (B.Woods), 5 COAL TITS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), good numbers of FIELDFARES, c.105 REDWINGS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1.B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (both singing: 1.C.Farm, 1.B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (2 singing)), 6+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (singing), several ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/JA

Monday 21st

• (all C.Farm) PEREGRINE flew over, 2 BRAMBLINGS, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS - DH
  
• 7.52am-1.03pm: SISKIN flew over, 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border and Parakeet Meadow), LESSER REDPOLL (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3.C.Farm, 1.B.Woods), 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), LINNET, 8 GOLDCRESTS (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), COAL TIT (C.Farm), 6 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (all singing)), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 100+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COMMON GULL (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ

Sunday 20th

• 7.55am-2.35pm: CURLEW flew into Broad Field at 8.53am and departed SW at 8.59am, 2 male BRAMBLINGS (Buzzard Field), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Broad Field/Chat Field border, 1 at Lambert's Shaw), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 singing) (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm (singing)), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm, 1 singing), c.15 REDPOLLS, fem KESTREL (C.Farm), 100+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c.135 REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.400 CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm), 6 NUTHATCHES (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS over, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm (both singing)), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/JA/PGo
  

Saturday 19th (new format begins)

• 7.57am-4.19pm: 2 male BRAMBLINGS (Buzzard Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 2 SISKINS (B.Woods, inc.singing male), c.150 REDPOLLS (B.Woods), 1+ ROOK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm, 2 singing), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), c.400 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), c.135 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c.100 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 100+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Farm, 4 BWoods), 7+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (6 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 8 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), 300+ STARLINGS (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ
  

Monday 14th

• 3.55pm-5.25pm: 3 Little Owls (2 at Broad Field/Chat Field border, 1 at Legal & General), c.15 Yellowhammers, singing Skylark, c.85 Fieldfares, c.10 Redwings, 2 singing Song Thrushes, singing Mistle Thrush, 7 Pied Wagtails, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker - DKC
  

Sunday 13th

• 7.57am-1.36pm: 2 Mallards flew over, 3 Little Owls (1 Lambert's Shaw, 2 Legal & General), 16+ Yellowhammers (1 singing), Pheasant (B.Woods), Mistle Thrush, 7 Goldcrests, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Nuthatch, Coal Tit, 3 Bullfinches (1 Legal & General, 2 The Scrub), 4 singing Song Thrushes, ad.Lesser Black-backed Gull over, 2 singing Skylarks, 3 Stock Doves, Linnet, Greenfinch, good numbers of Fieldfares and Redwings, c.5 Rose-ringed Parakeets. Legal & General Gulls: c.113 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Common Gulls - DKC
• Pheasant (Canons Farm) - IJ

Saturday 12th

• male Stonechat on Reads Rest Lane just before Lunch Wood, Common Buzzard, Little Owl at Lambert's Shaw, 50+ Redwings - IJ
• 7.59am-4.52pm: male Stonechat (see above), Little Owl at Lambert's Shaw, 16+ Yellowhammers, 10+ Lesser Redpolls, 3 Rooks, c.20 Linnets, 10 Skylarks (3+ singing), singing Mistle Thrush, 100+ Fieldfares, several Redwings, Treecreeper, 2 Coal Tits, 7 Nuthatches, Goldcrest, 6 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (1+ drumming), 3 Collared Doves, 8 singing Song Thrushes, 2 Pied Wagtails, 7 Stock Doves (1 singing), 3+ Goldfinches, 3 Green Woodpeckers, c.5 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 7 singing Chaffinches, hundreds of Starlings. Gulls at Legal & General in morning: 2 Herring Gulls (both 1st winters), 9 Common Gulls, c.118 Black-headed Gulls (many more of each species seen flying overhead) - DKC

Thursday 10th

• 3.58pm-c.5.25pm: Common Buzzard, fem Kestrel, 2 male Pheasants, 3+ Yellowhammers, 7 Pied Wagtails, c.125 Fieldfares, 1+ Redwing, 5+ singing Song Thrushes - DKC

Wednesday 9th

• 3.30pm-5.15pm: Little Owl still south of Lunch Wood, Lesser Redpoll, 2+ Yellowhammers (1 singing), 75+ Fieldfares, c.15 Redwings, singing Skylark, Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (1 drumming), 2+ Green Woodpeckers, 1+ Rose-ringed Parakeet, 2 singing Song Thrushes - DKC

Tuesday 8th

• c.2.03pm-5.31pm: Common Buzzard, imm.male Sparrowhawk, fem Kestrel, Bullfinch, Linnet, 4 Yellowhammers, 2 Coal Tits, Nuthatch, 2 Collared Doves, 37+ Common Gulls, ad Lesser Black-backed Gull over, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers, singing Chaffinch, 4 Rose-ringed Parakeets - DKC

Monday 7th

• 3.55pm-5.40pm: Little Owl south of Lunch Wood, 5+ Yellowhammers, 2 Stock Doves, singing Mistle Thrush, Green Woodpecker, Rose-ringed Parakeet - DKC

Sunday 6th

• 7.56am-5.03pm: 1+ Grey Heron flew over, Common Buzzard, c.23 Yellowhammers, Sparrowhawk, fem Kestrel, 60+ Linnets, c.4 Skylarks (1 singing), c.200 Fieldfares, handful of Redwings DKC/IJ/RDW et al

Saturday 5th

• 7.59am-3.07pm: Common Buzzard, 4 Skylarks, 5+ Yellowhammers, 100+ Linnets, Pied Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, c.175 Fieldfares, c.55 Redwings, Treecreeper, 3 Coal Tits, 4 Goldcrests, 3+ Bullfinches, 21+ Stock Doves, 9 Nuthatches, 3+ Lesser Redpolls, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, several Chaffinches inc. 2 singing - DKC et al

Tuesday 1st

• 2.03pm-4.17pm: 2 Grey Herons flew over, 8 Yellowhammers, Common Buzzard, c.115 Fieldfares, c.5 Redwings, Goldcrest, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (1 drumming), Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinches, Goldfinch, 4 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Pied Wagtail, 3 Stock Doves - DKC

January 2011

All sightings are appreciated and will be useful in the writing of the annual bird reports, please email your sightings to canonsfarmbirds@hotmail.co.uk.

BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW (Feb 2011 onwards). * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it


Sunday 30th

• 8 Lapwings in Skylark Field (FJ).
• 6 Northern Lapwings flew north over east side of Banstead Woods at 11.43am (MS).
• 12.06pm-3.49pm: Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 9 Stock Doves, 66+ Fieldfares, 1+ Redwing, 2 Rooks, Goldcrest, Pied Wagtail, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (DKC/RDW).

Saturday 29th

• 7.59am-c.1.45pm: Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 19 Yellowhammers, 3 Treecreepers, 4 Coal Tits, 3 Goldcrests, 3 Nuthatches, 1+ Bullfinch, 3 Stock Doves, male Pheasant, 5 Mistle Thrushes, c.85 Fieldfares, 30+ Redwings, 2 Lesser Redpolls, 2 Greenfinches, several Goldfinches, 2 Pied Wagtails, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 20+ Chaffinches (DKC).

Tuesday 25th

• 2.07pm-4.23pm: 25 Yellowhammers, 8 Skylarks, Common Buzzard, 5 Stock Doves, 20+ Redwings, 20+ Fieldfares, Goldcrest, 3 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2+ Pied Wagtails (DKC).

Sunday 23rd

• 7.54am-11.00am: 2 Common Buzzards, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, 3 Skylarks, 23 Yellowhammers, 200+ Chaffinches (1 singing), 100+ Linnets, 5+ Pied Wagtails (inc.male, 2 fems, 1st winter), Nuthatch, c.45 Fieldfares, c.10 Redwings, Stock Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 2 Collared Doves, 3+ Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).
• 10.00am-1.00pm: Grey Heron, 2 Common Buzzards, 150+ Chaffinches, 4 Pied Wagtails, 24 Yellowhammers, 7 Skylarks, 100+ Redpolls in Banstead Woods near orchard, Goldcrest, Rose-ringed Parakeet, 30+ Fieldfares, Sparrowhawk, Goldfinch (IJ).

Saturday 22nd

• 8.03am-3.47pm: fem Brambling, 2 Grey Herons, Common Buzzard, 23 Yellowhammers, 2+ Pheasants, c.100 Linnets, c.200 Chaffinches, c.200 Fieldfares, c.135 Redwings, c.38 Goldfinches, 5 Pied Wagtails, 3+ Bullfinches, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Goldcrests, 2 Coal Tits, 2 Treecreepers, 5 Nuthatches, 4 Rooks, 2 Skylarks (DKC).

Friday 21st

• 1.15pm-4.45pm: 23 Yellowhammers, Pied Wagtail, Rook, Bullfinch, Coal Tit, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Song Thrush, 40+ Fieldfares, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, 35+ Linnets (IJ).

Thursday 20th

• 9.15am-1.15pm: Rook, Bullfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Linnet, Yellowhammer, Goldcrest, Redwings, Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Nuthatch, Rose-ringed Parakeet (IJ).

Tuesday 18th

• 2.10pm-4.40pm: 2 Common Buzzards, 20+ Rooks, 5 Stock Doves, 100+ Fieldfares, 50+ Redwings, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylarks, 2 Pied Wagtails, c.100 Linnets, 6+ Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).
• 2 Redpolls, Nuthatch etc (KG/FP/JA).

Sunday 16th

• 7.59am-11.31am: goose sp. (probably Canada) seen briefly in flight, into light; Common Buzzard, 15 Yellowhammers, 9+ Rooks, 200+ Redwings, 150+ Fieldfares, c.100 Redpolls, 100+ Linnets, singing Mistle Thrush, Coal Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Kestrel, 1+ Rose-ringed Parakeet, c.4 Skylarks (including 1 singing), Bullfinch, Treecreeper, 2+ Nuthatches, Lesser Black-backed Gull flew over (DKC/RDW).
• c.20 Rooks, 4 Yellowhammers, c.40 Starlings, c.100 Fieldfares, c.30 Jackdaws, 2 Jays, 5 Black-headed Gulls, 8 Woodpigeons, 5 Magpies (MH).

Friday 14th

• 10.50am-2.10pm: 150+ Redpolls, 100+ Fieldfares, 100+ Redwings, Bullfinch, Rook, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtails, Yellowhammer (IJ).

Thursday 13th

• 2.50pm-4.50pm: 200+ Fieldfares, 200+ Starlings, Redwing, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (IJ).

Tuesday 11th

• 2.00pm-4.12pm: 35+ Rooks, 200+ Redwings, c.10 Fieldfares, 2+ Pied Wagtails, c.80 Linnets, Rose-ringed Parakeet (DKC).

Sunday 9th

• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Green Woodpecker (IJ).
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, Song Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jays, Black-headed Gull, Robin, 7 Magpies, 2 Woodpigeons, Blackbird, 2 Blue Tits (MH).
• 60+ Redpolls in Banstead Woods, Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 9 Skylarks, 25+ Linnets (PGo).

Saturday 8th

• 8.09am-3.35pm: 100-150 Redpolls in Banstead Woods with at least a couple of good candidates for Mealies, 1+ Siskin, 2+ Bramblings, Coal Tit, 100+ Linnets, 6+ Yellowhammers Stock Dove, Sparrowhawk, Skylark, 3 Pied Wagtails, 2+ Rooks, c.90 Fieldfares, c.50 Redwings, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatches, ad.Lesser Black-backed Gull, Rose-ringed Parakeet (DKC/JA).
• 3 Woodcocks and 25+ Pheasants in Ruffett Wood (shooters).

Tuesday 4th

• 2.05pm-4.21pm: Common Buzzard, 9 Rooks, 5 Yellowhammers, 6+ Pied Wagtails, 5+ Fieldfares, 2 Stock Doves, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Rose-ringed Parakeet (DKC).

Monday 3rd

• 8.24am-3.25pm: Woodcock flushed in Banstead Woods, Brambling, 8 Yellowhammers, Mistle Thrush, 7 Stock Doves, Bullfinch, 4 Lesser Redpolls, 2 Rooks, 8 Skylarks, 13 Linnets, 4 Greenfinches, c.10 Goldfinches, Mistle Thrush, 30+ Fieldfares, 30+ Redwings, Kestrel, 2 Goldcrests, 2 Nuthatches, 4 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC/IJ).
• Common Buzzard, Grey Heron, c.30 Stock Doves (unknown, please email so I can credit).

Sunday 2nd

• 8.36am-3.48pm: Woodcock flushed twice in Banstead Woods, Common Buzzard, 2 Yellowhammers, c.80 Linnets, 4 Meadow Pipits, c.30 Skylarks, 2 Rooks, imm male Sparrowhawk, fem Kestrel, Mistle Thrush, ad.Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6+ Lesser Redpolls, 2+ Bullfinches, 10 Pheasants, 4+ Nuthatches, 4+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 3+ Stock Doves, Pied Wagtail, 4+ Greenfinches, Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers; well over 100 of both Fieldfare and Redwing (RDW/DKC).
• 4 Yellowhammers at Canons Farm (PGo).
• c.250 Redwings, c.150 Fieldfares, c.20 Linnets; all Canons Farm (SG).
• c.190 Fieldfares and c.260 Redwings combined total for both Canons Farm & Banstead Woods based on above counts

December 2010

Friday 31st

• Happy New Year! 2010 has been a great year at Canons Farm & Banstead Woods and we hope that 2011 will throw up even more surprises! Thanks to all who have contributed to or visited this wiki.
• 8.00am-3.45pm: 2 GREYLAGS flew NE then south, REED BUNTING flew north then back south, 6+ Bramblings, 180+ Fieldfares, 140+ Redwings, 200+ Chaffinches, 50+ Starlings, 14 Meadow Pipits, 2 Yellowhammers, 20+ Skylarks, 2 Rooks, c.40 Linnets, Grey Heron in Big Field, several Goldfinches and Greenfinches, Coal Tit, Treecreeper, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Green Woodpecker, 10+ Pied Wagtails, 2+ Bullfinches, 1+ Redpoll, 3 Goldcrests, 19 Stock Doves (1 singing), Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 11 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 1+ Mistle Thrush (singing), 2+ ad.Lesser Black-backed Gulls, many Common Gulls & Black-headed Gulls (DKC).

Thursday 30th

• 8.30am-3.27pm: 47+ Skylarks flew over, 5+ Yellowhammers, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 8 Rooks, Pied Wagtail, Green Woodpecker, 3+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, Sparrowhawk, fem.Kestrel, 1+ Fieldfare, 1+ Redwing, 5 Pheasants, 4 Nuthatches, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 5 Stock Doves, 19+ Redpolls, 1+ Bullfinch, Goldcrest, ; ad.Lesser Black-backed Gull, c.30 Common Gulls, Herring Gull and c.70 Black-headed Gulls in fields (DKC/MS).

Wednesday 29th

• 8.25am-2.59pm: 7 Meadow Pipits flew west, 3 Mallards over, 1+ Siskin, Yellowhammer, fem.Kestrel, Pied Wagtail, c.30 Common Gulls, 19+ Fieldfares, 1+ Rose-ringed Parakeet, 15+ Redwings, 4 Skylarks, 6+ Nuthatches, Green Woodpecker, 2+ Coal Tits, 5 Goldcrests, 4 Bullfinches (2 Tawny Wood, 2 The Scrub), Great Spotted Woodpecker (DKC/IJ).

Tuesday 28th

• 8.29am-3.12pm: 13+ Northern Lapwings (3 on Quail Field at 3.10pm, 10+ flew SE over Banstead Woods at 1.17pm), 2 Yellowhammers, Linnet, 7 Fieldfares, 10+ Redwings, 12 Goldcrests, 3 Coal Tits, 5+ Redpolls, Nuthatch, 2+ Bullfinches, 3 Treecreepers, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail (DKC).

Monday 27th

• 8.24am-4.25am: adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew north over The Scrub at 3.11pm, Skylark, Stock Dove, c.40 Fieldfares, 5+ Redwings, 2+ Lesser Redpolls, Coal Tit, 3 Treecreepers 7 Goldcrests, 8 Nuthatches, 2+ Bullfinches, 4+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Green Woodpeckers (DKC/IJ).

Sunday 26th

• Red Kite flew east at 9.55am (AS).
• In Banstead Woods: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker near car park, possible Firecrest with 4+ Goldcrests, 2 Treecreepers, 3 Nuthatches. 12+ Long-tailed Tits, 8 Redwings, 20+ Fieldfares (MS).
• 8.24am-4.50pm: probable Great Black-backed Gull over The Scrub late afternoon, probable Firecrest at north end of The Scrub late afternoon, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker near pond in Banstead Woods, Northern Lapwing west over Canons Farm at 1.24pm, Little Owl hunting by Canons Farmhouse at dusk, 2 Siskins, 75 Fieldfares, 7 Redwings, 16+ Lesser Redpolls, 4+ Bullfinches (1 at Canons Farmhouse, rest at The Scrub), Treecreeper, Coal Tit, 3 Stock Doves, 6 Nuthatches, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Green Woodpecker (RDW/DKC/MS).

Saturday 25th

• Merry Christmas to all!
• 11.30am-2.46pm: c.70 Redpolls, 4+ Bullfinches, 8 Nuthatches, Coal Tit, Treecreeper, 4+ Goldcrests, 2+ Redwings (DKC).
• morning in Banstead Woods: 120+ Redpolls, 6 Bullfinches, Treecreeper, 3 Nuthatches (PGo).

Friday 24th

• c.8.30am-1.55am: Siskin, 2 Stock Doves, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 6 Fieldfares, 3 ad.Lesser Black-backed Gulls over, Bullfinch, 3 Treecreepers, 4 Coal Tits, 2 Nuthatches, 6 Goldcrests, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Green Woodpecker (DKC/IJ).
• several Lesser Redpolls and Goldcrest in Banstead Woods (JH).

Thursday 23rd

• 8.16am-2.33pm: 6 CURLEW flew low east at 9.05am, WAXWING in dead tree just east of Canons Wood 8.45am-8.50am then flew NE (veering more and more east), 20 Northern Lapwings flew over, 230+ Fieldfares mainly flying SE, c.9 Bullfinches, 1+ Siskin, 30+ Lesser Redpolls, 1+ Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Skylark, c.5 Redwings, Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatches, Coal Tit, Green Woodpecker, 1+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, c.5 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).

Wednesday 22nd

• 8.20am-3.19pm: 1+ MEALY REDPOLL with c.150 Lesser Redpolls and 1+ Siskin in Banstead Woods at TQ 262 579. Also c.30 Redwings, Pied Wagtail, 2+ Fieldfares, 2+ Bullfinches, 3 Treecreepers, 4 Nuthatches, 5 Goldcrests, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Kestrel, c.5 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).

Tuesday 21st

• 8.17am-3.37pm: 10 Siskins, Little Owl, 1+ Skylark, 7+ Bullfinches, 3+ Lesser Redpolls, 3 Goldcrests, 3 Treecreepers, c.5 Nuthatches, Sparrowhawk, 5+ Redwings, Fieldfare, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2+ Green Woodpeckers, c.5 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC/RDW/IJ).
• 2.00pm-4.00pm: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 10 Long-tailed Tits (AH).

Monday 20th

• 8.35am-3.45pm: 1+ MEALY REDPOLL, 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers (both Banstead Woods: 1 at west side, 1 by car park), 8 Northern Lapwings flew south at 11.02am, c.15 Siskins, c.40 Lesser Redpolls, Common Buzzard, 1+ Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 1+ Skylark, 6 Fieldfares, 4+ Redwings, c.5 Bullfinches, Coal Tit, Treecreeper, 3 Goldcrests, 6 Nuthatches, 1+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1+ Green Woodpecker, c.20 Long-tailed Tits (MS/PW/DKC).

Sunday 19th

• 8.28am-2.27pm: MEALY REDPOLL at Lunch Wood with c.170 Lesser Redpolls briefly early afternoon (DKC). Also 5 Northern Lapwings flew west at 10.28am, 20+ Skylarks, 4+ Bullfinches, 2 Kestrels, c.10 Fieldfares, c.10 Redwings, 2 Treecreepers, 2 Coal Tits, 4 Goldcrests, 7 Nuthatches, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers (1 drumming), 2+ Green Woodpeckers (RDW/IJ/DKC).
• GREY WAGTAIL on pond in Canons Lane garden (resident)
• 10 Skylarks flew south, 25 Goldfinches (SG).
• Banstead Woods only: Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Jackdaws, 2 Jays, Blackbird, 7 Magpies, 2 Carrion Crows, 5 Woodpigeons (MH).

Saturday 18th

• 8.20am-2.02pm: 9 Bullfinches, Lesser Redpoll, 9 Skylarks, Kestrel, 4 Fieldfares, 4 Redwings, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, ad.Lesser Black-backed Gull (DKC).

Friday 17th

• MARSH TIT and 2 Bullfinches in Banstead Woods (IJ).

Tuesday 14th

• MARSH TIT, 2 Bullfinches, 7 Lesser Redpolls, 5 Yellowhammers, 2 Kestrels, 50 Chaffinches, 30 Fieldfares, 25 Redwings (PGo)
• 2.00pm-4.20pm: Little Owl, 2 Mistle Thrushes, Bullfinch (Canons Farmhouse), 3 Lesser Redpolls, Kestrel, 20+ Fieldfares, c.5 Redwings, 7 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Green Woodpecker (DKC).

Monday 13th

• 9.35am-12.30pm: MARSH TIT still in Banstead Woods at SE corner at The Scrub where also several Bullfinches (IJ).

Sunday 12th

• 5 WAXWINGS flew north (MS).
• 7.56am-10.52am: 3 Northern Lapwings flew NW at 9.33am, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Mistle Thrush, 3+ Skylarks, Meadow Pipit, 2 Yellowhammers, c.70 Fieldfares, c.20 Redwings, 10+ Common Gulls, 2 Coal Tits, Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatches, 2 male Pheasants, 2 Pied Wagtails, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5+ Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).

Saturday 11th

• 8.23am-4.51pm: GOLDEN PLOVER over Quail Field at 9.50am then flew north, MARSH TIT in Banstead Woods at The Scrub at SE end, c.4 Yellowhammers, Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, c.40 Lesser Redpolls, Grey Heron*, 8+ Skylarks, Rook, 2 ad.Lesser Black-backed Gulls, c.30 Fieldfares, 5+ Redwings, 7+ Bullfinches, 3 Mistle Thrushes, Meadow Pipit, Linnet, 3+ Greenfinches, Coal Tit, 4 Treecreepers, c.4 Goldcrests, 4 Nuthatches, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2+ Pied Wagtails, 6 male Pheasants, 5 Stock Doves, c.10 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC/RDW et al).

Tuesday 7th

• 2.30pm-4.18pm: Common Buzzard, Little Owl, 2 Bullfinches, Lesser Redpoll, c.5 Redwings, 10+ Fieldfares, 1+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).

Sunday 5th

• 8.40am-10.50am cont. 1.15pm-4.18pm: Meadow Pipit, Common Buzzard, 20+ Lesser Redpolls, 2 Rooks, 1+ Bullfinch, 70+ Fieldfares, 10+ Redwings, Treecreeper, 3 Coal Tits, 3 Goldcrests, Nuthatch, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1+ fem Pheasant, 15+ Goldfinches, several Common and Black-headed Gulls (DKC).

Saturday 4th

• 8.50am-12.00pm: 3 REED BUNTINGS at derelict barn, MARSH TIT in Banstead Woods at TQ 265 577, Common Buzzard, Pied Wagtail, Kestrel, 40+ Fieldfares, 3+ Redwings, handful of Lesser Redpolls, 2 Goldcrests, 3 Bullfinches, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Song Thrush, 10+ Long-tailed Tits, Rose-ringed Parakeet, 4 Jays, Goldfinch (IJ).
• 9.23am-4.40pm: 23 Lapwings flew SW (9 at 11.43am, 14 at 1.04pm), large pale Redpoll (definitely not a Lesser, probably 'just' a classic adult Mealy - still a very good patch bird - but it was a very pale specimen) with 100-150 Lesser Redpolls at Lunch Wood, Meadow Pipit, 1+ Common Buzzard, 3+ Bullfinches (inc.1+ at Canons Farm) 1+ Linnet, 1+ Sparrowhawk, 2+ Skylarks, 2+ Yellowhammers, 3 Treecreepers, 5+ Goldcrests, 3 Nuthatches, 2+ Kestrels, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Pied Wagtail, 5-10 Greenfinches, 5-10 Goldfinches, 5-10 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).
• Little Owl, Yellowhammer, Common Buzzard (PGo).

Friday 3rd

• 8.40am-11.45am (Banstead Woods): 50+ Lesser Redpolls, 3+ Redwings, 4 Bullfinches, 4 Treecreepers, Fieldfare, Goldfinch, Black-headed Gull, 2 Goldcrests, 4+ Nuthatches, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3+ Jays, Song Thrush, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Dunnock, Robin, Chaffinch, Magpie, Wren, House Sparrow, Blackbird (IJ).
• 9.30am-11.26am (Canons Farm): very little noted in heavy fog and cold weather conditions (DKC/PW).

Thursday 2nd

• 9.27am-2.59pm: Northern Lapwing at 10.44am flew SW and possibly landed in field, Common Buzzard, Little Owl, Coal Tit, 3 Yellowhammers, Skylark, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Bullfinch, 20+ Fieldfares, male Kestrel (DKC).

Wednesday 1st

• 10.57am-3.40pm: Northern Lapwing, Grey Heron, Common Buzzard, Little Owl, 10+ Yellowhammers, c.30 Fieldfares, 4+ Redwings, Greenfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, c.20 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2 Stock Doves, male Kestrel (DKC).

November 2010

Tuesday 30th

• 2 Jays and 3 Blackbirds in Banstead Woods (MH).

Sunday 28th

• late news MEALY REDPOLL on Wednesday in Banstead Woods at The Scrub (MS).
• 7.54am-2.56pm: MARSH TIT in Banstead Woods at grid ref TQ 26606 57569 and Woodcock flushed nearby, 5 Bullfinches (1 Canons Farmhouse, 4 Banstead Woods), 20+ Lesser Redpolls, Siskin, Meadow Pipit, c.15 Yellowhammers, Kestrel, Common Buzzard, c.40 Skylarks, Coal Tit, Treecreeper, 3 Nuthatches, 6 Goldcrests, c.30 Fieldfares, 25+ Redwings, c.10 Goldfinches, c.5 Greenfinches, c.20 Linnets, Pheasant, 20+ Common Gulls, 1+ Pied Wagtail, subsinging Blackbird, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 3+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 6+ Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).
• 2.30pm-4.10pm: Northern Lapwing, Grey Heron, 4 Meadow Pipits, Mistle Thrush, 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Common Gull, Sparrowhawk, 19 Rose-ringed Parakeets, several Fieldfares (AH).

Saturday 27th

• 7.54am-3.10pm: 2 Cormorants flew north, c.40 Lesser Redpolls (main flock Lunch Wood, 1 Banstead Woods), Grey Heron, 2 Bramblings, 3 Siskins, 2+ Meadow Pipits, 2 Common Buzzards, Sparrowhawk, c.120 Fieldfares, c.20 Redwings, 19+ Skylarks, up to 20 Common Gulls, ad.Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Yellowhammers, 3 Stock Doves, Bullfinch, up to 5 Greenfinches, up to 20 Goldfinches, 4 Treecreepers, 9+ Goldcrests, 9+ Nuthatches, 9+ Pheasants, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1+ Pied Wagtail, c.5 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC/IJ et al).
• c.7.30am-c.10.00am: 5 Bullfinches, 9 Yellowhammers, 60+ Fieldfares, 20 Redwings, Nuthatch, 2 Greenfinches, 11 Herring Gulls, Stock Dove, Common Gull, Song Thrush (MS/DS).
• 8 Northern Lapwings and 4 Woodcocks (via DKC)

Friday 26th

• Northern Lapwing flew over; also 3 Common Buzzards (dog-walker via DKC).

Thursday 25th

• 14 Fieldfares (MH).

Wednesday 24th

• MEALY REDPOLL with 40-50+ Lesser Redpolls at The Scrub, Little Owl, 102+ Fieldfares (flocks of 37 and 65+), 75+ Redwings (5-6 groups: smallest group 8, largest group 22), 19 Yellowhammers, 13 Lesser Black-backed Gulls over in one flock, 8 Bullfinches (3 males, 5 fems/1st winters), 7 Skylarks, 20+ Linnets, 5 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2 Goldcrests, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Pied Wagtails, 2 Nuthatches, 5 Common Gulls, 20+ Jays (including group of 4), 18 Starlings, c.24 Long-tailed Tits (2 groups of c.12) (MS).

Tuesday 23rd

• 8.30am-11.45am: 2 Common Buzzards & 2 Grey Herons in Big Field, Common Gull, 3 Meadow Pipits, 10 Yellowhammers, c.140 Fieldfares, several Redwings Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 11 Skylarks, Pied Wagtail, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 6 Jays, 13 Collared Doves - 37 species (AH).

Sunday 21st

• 7.50am-12.52pm: Chiffchaff, 1+ Brambling, 5 Common Buzzards, 28+ Pheasants, Grey Heron, 19 Lesser Redpolls, 12 Collared Doves, 13 Stock Doves, Pied Wagtail, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 18+ Redwings, 3+ Skylarks, 200+ Linnets, up to 400 Chaffinches, Nuthatch, Meadow Pipit, Kestrel (DKC/RDW/AH).

Saturday 20th

• 9.45am-4.07am: c.50 Lesser Redpolls at Lunch Wood, Brambling, 3 Common Buzzards, Little Owl, 4 Common Gulls (3 ads, 1 1st winter), Grey Heron, 2 Siskins, c.15 Redwings, 1+ Skylark, 2 Yellowhammers, Mistle Thrush, 65+ Fieldfares, c.5 Greenfinches, c.23 Stock Doves, 11 Pheasants, 8 Meadow Pipits, Sparrowhawk, 6+ Bullfinches, 3 Nuthatches, 5 Goldcrests, male Kestrel, 5+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2+ Green Woodpeckers, 1+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Rooks, Coal Tit, Treecreeper, 2+ Pied Wagtails, ad.Lesser Black-backed Gull (DKC).
• shooters reported flushing up to 6 Woodcocks recently from Ruffett Wood but asure us they don't shoot them! (via DKC).

Friday 19th

• 11.30am-1.00pm: Common Buzzard, Little Owl, c.15 Yellowhammers with 2 Chaffinches, Common Gull (AH).

Tuesday 16th

• 2-3 Bramblings (MH/JF/DKC), 18 Meadow Pipits, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 20+ Fieldfares, 12+ Redwings, Little Owl, 2+ Yellowhammers, 2 Common Gulls, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Pheasant (DKC et al).
• 3 Common Buzzards, c.20 Yellowhammers, up to 5 Goldcrests, Treecreeper, 2 Coal Tits, Common Gull (AH).

Monday 15th

• 2 Meadow Pipits, Common Buzzard, Little Owl, Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Pheasant, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1+ Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, 12+ Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).

Saturday 13th

• Woodcock (SG)

Friday 12th

• BLACK REDSTART still (JF).

• 2 Grey Herons and Common Buzzard at Lambert's Shaw, Little Owl near farmhouse (DKC).

Thursday 11th

• Kestrel (DKC/NR/MS).

Wednesday 10th

• 4.00pm-5.32pm: SHORT-EARED OWL hunting at 5.05pm in field NE of Canons Farmhouse with BARN OWL, also fem/1w BLACK REDSTART around barns by Canons Farmhouse, 3 Little Owls, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 5+ Fieldfares, 1+ Redwing, Green Woodpecker, 4 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC/PGo).
• 2 Common Buzzards earlier in the day (PGo).

Tuesday 9th

• male HEN HARRIER left roost at 6.56am then flew purposefully east, 4 Common Buzzards, 3 Siskins, 4 Yellowhammers (2 males), c.50 Chaffinches, male Kestrel, c.25 Fieldfares (SG/MSp/NR).
• c.2.00pm-5.03pm: BARN OWL again hunting over field NE of Canons Farmhouse at 4.52pm, Little Owl, Rook, Skylark, 3 Yellowhammers, 25+ Fieldfares, 1+ Redwing, Sparrowhawk, Greenfinch, Pheasant, Meadow Pipit, 2+ Pied Wagtails, 4+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, fem Kestrel (DKC).

Monday 8th

• 4.00pm-5.10pm: male HEN HARRIER showing well over field just NE of Canons Farmhouse/barns 4.13pm-4.40pm when it roosted in that field, BARN OWL hunting over same field at dusk, 4 Mallards, 1+ Little Owl calling, Goldcrest (DKC/JA/MSp).

Sunday 7th

• 2 BLACK REDSTARTS still, Brambling, c.300 Fieldfares flew c.north, c.500 Woodpigeons flew south, c.12 Yellowhammers (SG/JA/JH).

Saturday 6th

• 8.08am-3.17pm: CORN BUNTING till 9.06am between farmhouse and last residential houses along Canons Lane, 2 BLACK REDSTARTS, Brambling, c.10 Yellowhammers, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrels, 2 Little Owls, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 3+ Siskins, 5 Lesser Redpolls, 7+ Skylarks, 3 Meadow Pipits, 2 male Pheasants, 1+ Fieldfare, Goldcrest, Common Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Green Woodpecker, 5+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2 Nuthatches, 3+ Pied Wagtails (DKC/PGo/JA/PM/JHu/AW/GB/GO et al).