Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates. 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. When submitting sightings, please try to match the format of this page as much as possible to make transfer efficient. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up). BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW. Sex is denoted using the symbols ♂ (male) and ♀ (female).
* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.
Sunday 31st
- Canons Farm: c11 GOLDFINCHES, BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (Ruffett Wood), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood), NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 2 WOODCOCKS flushed, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 near orchard, 1 Hither Field), 40+ REDWINGS, 2 KESTRELS (1 Hither Field, 1 estate), 3 BULLFINCHES, 2 ROOKS, 4 TREECREEPERS, 7 NUTHATCHES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, STOCK DOVE singing (estate) - IPW
Saturday 30th
- Valley Meadows: ♀ KESTREL, REDWING, 20 CHAFFINCHES, 6 GOLDFINCHES - DPS
Friday 29th
- Canons Farm, morning: PEREGRINE flew over, KESTREL, 20 REDWINGS, 3 LONG-TAILED TITS, singing SKYLARK, c200 STARLINGS, 20+ HOUSE SPARROWS (R.R.Cottages) - PGo
Thursday 28th
- Canons Farm: LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), 12 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 7+ REDWINGS, 30+ FIELDFARES, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Infront George Field), 4+ ROOKS, 3 SONG THURHSES, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 25 SKYLARKS (Heathside Field), 2♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), NUTHATCH, GOLDCREST, 4 GOLDFINCHES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), GREEN WOODPECKER (Circle Field), STOCK DOVE - DJ
- Banstead Woods: 2 RAVENS flew SE at 11:45 (The Scrub), WOODCOCK, SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD, 3 BULLFINCHES, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, COAL TIT, 3 NUTHATCHES, GOLDCREST, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
- Canons Farm 07:20-08:20: 2 MALLARDS flew over, 4 SONG THRUSHES singing, REDWING, MEADOW PIPIT - AD
Wednesday 27th
- Canons Farm, morning: 30 REDWINGS, 2 NUTHATCHES, 11 GOLDFINCHES, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS, 14 STOCK DOVES - PGo
Tuesday 26th
Monday 25th
- Canons Farm 07:50-09:30/11:20-12:40: 5 MALLARDS flew over, 5♂ PHEASANTS (Broadfield), GREY HERON flew over (same as BW), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, COMMON GULL flew over, 3 STOCK DOVES, 3 COLLARED DOVES (2 K. Residential, 1 C.Residential), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 JAYS, 6+ ROOKS (Broadfield), 5 GOLDCRESTS (3 singing), 3 COAL TITS (1 singing), c35 SKYLARKS, 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 NUTHATCHES (Pages Acre), 50+ FIELDFARES (mainly Broadfield), 7 SONG THRUSHES, 40+ REDWINGS (mainly Broadfield), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (by Pipit Meadow), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (flew from Perrotts-by-Wood), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Ruffett Wood), 4 GREENFINCHES, LINNET, 13 GOLDFINCHES, 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (mainly SE corner of Broadfield) - DKC/DJ
- Banstead Woods: GREY HERON flew over (same as CF), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (together over The Scrub), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 KESTRELS (♂+♀) (Hither Field), 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 6 GOLDCRESTS, 3 COAL TITS, 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 8 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS (2 singing), 2 SONG THRUSHES, 3 REDWINGS, 4 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 1+ GREENFINCH, 4 GOLDFINCHES - DKC/DJ
Sunday 24th
- Banstead Woods: 15 GOLDCRESTS, 20 REDWINGS, 14+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2 GREENFINCHES (The Scrub), ♂ SPARROWHAWK (The Scrub), 6 NUTHATCHES, 5 SONG THRUSHES (singing), 3+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 COAL TITS, GOLDFINCH, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (drumming) - PGo
Saturday 23rd
- Canons Farm: YELLOWHAMMER (flew into Perrotts-by-Wood from BW), 2 BULLFINCHES (Tawny Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (Tawny Wood), MISTLE THRUSH (Tawny Wood), 50+ REDWINGS (Pipit Meadow), 2 FIELDFARES, 3 NUTHATCHES singing (2 Poultry Field, 1 Ruffett Wood), TREECREEPER (Poultry Field), COAL TIT (Ruffett Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Ruffett Wood) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: WOODCOCK at 12:15 (The Scrub), 20+ BULLFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER (same as CF), COMMON BUZZARD, 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Hither Field), 20+ REDWINGS (The Scrub), 7 GOLDFINCHES (The Nuttery), ROOK, 4 COAL TITS, 6 NUTHATCHES, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS - IPW
Friday 22nd
Thursday 21st
- Canons Farm: 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, 4 FIELDFARES, REDWING, 17 SKYLARKS, 7 YELLOWHAMMERS, 4 GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 COLLARED DOVES, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 45+ HERRING GULLS, 30+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
- Banstead Woods: 6 BULLFINCHES, 3 GOLDCRESTS, NUTHATCH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE, 6+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 12+ HERRING GULLS, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DJ
- Canons Farm 10:50-13:50: SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 8 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 4 COMMON GULLS, COLLARED DOVE, KESTREL, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 6 ROOKS, SKYLARKS, 12 FIELDFARES, 4 SONG THRUSHES, 5 REDWINGS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, PIED/WHITE WAGTAIL, 3 GREENFINCHES, 12 GODLFINCHES, 8 YELLOWHAMMER - DKC/LM et al
- Canons Farm 07:30-08:40: COMMON GULL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 8 FIELDFARES, REDWING, PIED WAGTAIL, GREENFINCH, 9 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER - AD
Wednesday 20th
- Canons Farm 08:20-14:20: 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Bog Field), 30+ REDWINGS (Buzzard Field), FIELDFARE (Buzzard Field), 17 SKYLARKS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, KESTREL, SONG THRUSH, PIED WAGTAIL, YELLOWHAMMER, LINNET, 2 GOLDCRESTS (Pages Acre), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 5 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 100+ HERRING GULLS, 40+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ/GB
- Banstead Woods: ♀ STONECHAT still (Hither Field), 2+ BULLFINCHES, COAL TIT, 2 NUTHATCHES, 2 JAYS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, GOLDFINCH - DJ/GB
- Canons Farm 16:10-17:30: LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 3 FIELDFARES, 2 SONG THRUSHES - DKC
Tuesday 19th
- Canons Farm: 52 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE flew SE at 11:46 (see Gallery), 10 LAPWINGS flew west at 13:37, 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Bog Field, 1 Stoney Nob), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Lunch Wood), MISTLE THRUSH, 9 YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 12 GOLDFINCHES, PHEASANT, 25 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), COMMON GULL, KESTREL, 80+ HERRING GULLS, BLACK-HEADED GULL, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DJ
- Banstead Woods: 2 CORMORANTS flew NW at 11:00, ♀ STONECHAT (Hither FIeld), 5+ BULLFINCHES, 6 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), TREECREEPER, COAL TIT, NUTHATCH, REDWING, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
Monday 18th
Sunday 17th
Saturday 16th
- Canons Farm: 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew south at 13:34 (Green Belt Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (flew from Poultry Field to B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (Poultry Field) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (same as CF), 9 BULLFINCHES, 6 ROOKS flew over (Fames Rough), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 7 COMMON GULLS flew over, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Hither Field), KESTREL (Valley Meadows), 5 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 4 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 4 COAL TITS, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 7 GOLDFINCHES, 3 GREENFINCHES, 5 JAYS, c13 FIELDFARES, 10+ REDWINGS, 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
- Canons Farm: BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 22+ SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 12+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK
Friday 15th
Thursday 14th
- Canons Farm 08:15-10:30: 2 GOLDCRESTS (Pages Acre), 2 COAL TITS (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH (Circle Field), 3 GOLDFINCHES, 5 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), SONG THRUSH, 10+ FIELDFARES, 2 JAYS (Circle Field), STOCK DOVE (Stoney Nob), 4 PHEASANTS, 2 MALLARDS flew over, LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
- Canons Farm 07:33-08:28: 2 PHEASANTS, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 2 GOLDCRESTS, 80+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield) AD
Wednesday 13th
- Canons Farm 08:10-11:00: 2 TREECREEPERS (Pages Acre), 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS, COAL TIT, NUTHATCH, GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 2+ GOLDFINCHES, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (near C.Farmhouse), 5+ SKYLARKS, REDWING, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 12+ FIELDFARES (Bunting Field), JAY, 2+ ROOKS (Broadfield), STOCK DOVE (Stoney Nob), 5 PHEASANTS (Broadfield), LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), KESTREL (Harrier Field), COMMON BUZZARD, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
Tuesday 12th
Monday 11th
Sunday 10th
Canons Farm 10:45-13:45: 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), c14 FIELDFARES (Bunting Field), c13 REDWINGS (Tawny Wood), c9 STOCK DOVES (Can Hatch Field), 2+ ROOKS (Skylark Field), 5 GREENFINCHES (Heathside Field), 4 GOLDFINCHES (Heathside Field) - IPW
Saturday 9th
- Canons Farm: GREY WAGTAIL, 100+ FIELDFARES, 50+ SKYLARKS - DCu
Friday 8th
- Canons Farm, morning: 2 BULLFINCHES (Chipstead Meadow/Tattenham Meadow), NUTHATCH, 10 REDWINGS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Bog Field), 7+ FIELDFARES - PGo
Thursday 7th
- Canons Farm 12:15-13:05: 4 PHEASANTS, KESTREL, PEREGRINE hunting (Heathside Field), 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 35 SKYLARKS, 50+ FIELDFARES, 20+ REDWINGS, 24 YELLOWHAMMERS - AD
Wednesday 6th
Tuesday 5th
- Canons Farm: SPARROWHAWK, PIED WAGTAIL, 10+ ROOKS, KESTREL, 2 SONG THRUSHES - IGM
Monday 4th
Sunday 3rd
- Canons Farm: possible Great Black-backed Gull flew SW at 11:15, c15 GOLDFINCHES (Poultry Field) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub) - IPW
Saturday 2nd
- Canons Farm 12:15-13:10: 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew over, 6 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 2 STOCK DOVES, c250 JACKDAWS, 7 ROOKS, 2 SKYLARKS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 19 REDWINGS, LINNET (singing), 12 YELLOWHAMMERS - AD
Friday 1st
- Canons Farm: GOLDCREST, 6 LONG-TAILED TITS, COAL TIT, 7 GOLDFINCHES, 16+ YELLOWHAMMERS, 55+ SKYLARKS, 70+ STARLINGS, 10+ REDWINGS, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 12+ FIELDFARES, MISTLE THRUSH, JAY, 20+ ROOKS, 4 PHEASANTS, 4 MALLARDS, COMMON GULL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
- Banstead Woods: GOLDCREST, NUTHATCH, 20+ BULLFINCHES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 MALLARDS (pair) (Piddly Pond) - DJ
Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates. 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. When submitting sightings, please try to match the format of this page as much as possible to make transfer efficient. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up). BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW.
* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.
Thursday 31st
Wednesday 30th
- Canons Farm 12:45-13:35: PHEASANT, KESTREL, COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 2 ROOKS, c30 SKYLARKS, c250 STARLINGS, 5 FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH, 9 GOLDFINCHES, 14 YELLOWHAMMERS - AD
Tuesday 29th
- Canons Farm: PHEASANT, COMMON BUZZARD, 6 STOCK DOVES, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 JAYS, ROOK, 4 GOLDCRESTS, 4 SKYLARKS, 5 FIELDFARES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, MEADOW PIPIT, GREENFINCH, 2 GOLDFINCHES, c10 YELLOWHAMMERS - SG/DKC
- Banstead Woods: STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GOLDCREST, COAL TIT, NUTHATCH, MISTLE THRUSH, 2 BULLFINCHES - SG/DKC
Monday 28th
Sunday 27th
- Canons Farm 11:50-13:55: c14 ROOKS (Can Hatch Field), c41 SKYLARKS, 8 YELLOWHAMMERS, COMMON BUZZARD, PHEASANT, 2 TREECREEPERS (Ruffett Wood), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 60+ JACKDAWS (Broadfield), 100+ FERAL PIGEONS (Broadfield) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 6+ BULLFINHCES (The Scrub), 5 REDWINGS (The Scrub), 3 NUTHATCHES, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS, GOLDCREST - PGo
Saturday 26th
- Canons Farm: 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (Chipstead Meadow), KESTREL - PGo
Friday 25th
- Canons Farm, morning: 2 BULLFINCHES (Poultry Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Poultry Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODEPCKER (Poultry Field) - IPW
- Banstead Woods, morning: 2 MALLARDS (pair) (Piddly Pond). c10 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 ROOKS (Hither Field), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Hither Field), SPARROWHAWK (Hither Field), 20+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (The Nuttery), 50+ JACKDAWS (Hither Field), 3 GREENFINCHES (Hither Field) - IPW
Thursday 24th
Wednesday 23rd
Tuesday 22nd
Monday 21st
Sunday 20th
- Canons Farm 10:30-14:00: c15 YELLOWHAMMERS (Bog Field), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew south, SISKIN (Tawny Wood), c13 ROOKS, LITTLE OWL (Legal & Geeneral), PHEASANT, c21 FIELDFARES, 11 REDWINGS, 3 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 7 GREENFINCHES, 8 GOLDFINCHES, 6 SKYLARKS, 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 200+ FERAL PIGEONS, 70+ STARLINGS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, COAL TIT (singing Tawny Wood) - IPW
Saturday 19th
Friday 18th
- Canons Farm: 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, GOLDFINCH, GREENFINCH, 30+ LINNETS (Broadfield), 16+ YELLOWHAMMERS, PIED WAGTAIL, 40+ SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 60+ STARLINGS, REDWING, SONG THRUSH, 30+ FIELDFARES, JAY, 12 ROOKS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE, PHEASANT, BLACK-HEADED GULL, 26 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DJ
- Banstead Woods: 3 GOLDCRESTS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, BULLFINCH, 9+ REDWINGS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, JAY, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 MALLARDS (pair) (Piddly Pond), KESTREL - DJ
Thursday 17th
- Canons Farm 15:35-17:25: 4 LITTLE OWLS (1 Pages Acre/Circle Field), 1 north side of Horse Pasture, 1 Stoney Nob/Legal & General, 1 near C.Farmhouse), TAWNY OWL (Legal & General/Railway Field), PHEASANT (Broadfield/Circle Field), 10+ GOLDCRESTS (Tawny Wood) - IPW
Wednesday 16th
Tuesday 15th
Monday 14th
Sunday 13th
- Canons Farm: 25+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Tart's Field), 3 SONG THRUSHES, 6 FIELDFARES, 3 REDWINGS, c10 ROOKS, COMMON BUZZARD, 6 GREENFINCHES, 2 GOLDFINCHES, 12 LONG-TAILED TITS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 drumming), 7 STOCK DOVES, 2 NUTHATCHES, SKYLARK - PGo/IGM
- Banstead Woods: 70 REDWINGS, 4+ GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, SONG THRUSH, 8 BULLFINCHES, 4 NUTHATCHES - PGo/IGM
Saturday 12th
- Canons Farm: 4 MALLARDS flew over, 2 PHEASANTS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over (DJ), c20 STOCK DOVES, KESTREL, ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, 2 JAYS, c25 ROOKS, 10 SKYLARKS, 10 FIELDFARES, 4 SONG THRUSHES, 4 REDWINGS, MEADOW PIPIT, GREENFINCH, 15 GOLDFINCHES, c20 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC/DJ et al
- Banstead Woods: BULLFINCH (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 SPARROWHAWKS, COMMON BUZZARD, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 34+ REDWINGS, 4 SONG THRUSHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS - IPW
- Banstead Woods: BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, JAY, 2 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, 4 BULLFINCHES - DKC/DJ et al
Friday 11th
Thursday 10th
Wednesday 9th
- Canons Farm: PEREGRINE flew south (Broadfield), 20+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield/Bog Field), 3 ROOKS, 14+ SKYLARKS, 3 REDWINGS, SONG THRUSH, KESTREL (Watchpoint), 8+ FIELDFARES, COMMON BUZZARD, 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, JAY, 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Infront George Field, 1 Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 STOCK DOVES, PHEASANT (Skylark Field), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Pages Acre), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Circle Field), NUTHATCH, 8 GREENFINCHES, 6+ GOLDFINCHES, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 2 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General) - DJ
- Banstead Woods: TREECREEPER, GOLDCREST, 2 NUTHATCHES, BULLFINCH, GOLDFINCH, SONG THRUSH, 2 JAYS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS - DJ
Tuesday 8th
- Canons Farm 12:50-14:20: COMMON GULL (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE, GREEN WOODPECKER, c120 JACKDAWS, ROOK, 14 SKYLARKS, 10 FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH, 6 REDWINGS, MEADOW PIPIT, 2 GREENFINCHES - AD
Monday 7th
- Banstead Woods 06:50-09:55: 21 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 31 HERRING GULLS flew over, STOCK DOVE, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, JAY, 2 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, NUTHATCH, FIELDFARE, 4 SONG THRUSHES (2 singing), 30+ REDWINGS, MEADOW PIPIT, 4 BULLFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 3 GOLDFINCHES - DKC/RR/DR
Sunday 6th
- Canons Farm: c30 YELLOWHAMMERS (Broadfield), 4 FIELDFARES (Tart's Field) - PGo
Saturday 5th
- Canons Farm: YELLOWHAMMER (Poultry Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Lunch Wood, 1 Green Belt Field), KESTREL (Poultry Field), 80+ JACKDAWS (Lunch Wood), TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: c12 BULLFINCHES (c11 The Scrub, 1 Hither Field), c18 REDWINGS (The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (Sheep Brow) - IPW
- Canons Farm: COMMON BUZZARD, c50 REDWINGS, c100 STARLINGS, 200+ JACKDAWS, PIED WAGTAIL, SKYLARK, LINNET - DCu
- Canons Farm, evening: 2+ LITTLE OWLS - IGM
Friday 4th
- The Scrub, morning: 2 RED KITES flew over, 2 WOODCOCKS at 07:00, 9 REDWINGS trapped and ringed (Butterflies: Red Admiral) - DR/RR
- Canons Farm: LITTLE OWL (Bog Field), 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (Bog Field), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (Chipstead Meadow), FIELDFARE (Horse Pasture), NUTHATCH (Chipstead Meadow), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Chipstead Meadow) - PGo
- Bog Field: LITTLE OWL - IGM
Thursday 3rd
Wednesday 2nd
- Canons Farm: small numbers of YELLOWHAMMERS, LINNETS and SKYLARKS plus a flock of GOLDFINCHES - LM
Tuesday 1st
- Banstead Woods: KESTREL, REDWING, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 5 HERRING GULLS flew over, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ
Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates. 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. When submitting sightings, please try to match the format of this page as much as possible to make transfer efficient. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up). BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW.
* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.
Monday 30th
Sunday 29th
Saturday 28th
- Canons Farm: COMMON BUZZARD (Green Belt Field), 16 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Ruffett Wood), SONG THRUSH singing (Tawny Wood) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: LESSER REDPOLL (The Scrub), WOODCOCK at 11:40 (The Scrub), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Hither Field) 7+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 45+ REDWINGS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS (2 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Hither Field), 7 GOLDFINCHES (Valley Meadows), SPARROWHAWK (Fames Rough), COMMON BUZZARD - IPW
Friday 27th
- Banstead Woods 08:15-10:20: 8+ GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 2 NUTHATCHES, 20+ GOLDFINCHES, 4+ BULLFINCHES, 5+ REDWINGS, 3+ SONG THRUSHES, 2 FIELDFARES, 4 JAYS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, 10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - DJ
Thursday 26th
- Canons Farm, early morning: 2 MUTE SWANS (adult and juvenile) flew over - IGM
Wednesday 25th
- Canons Farm: 50+ SKYLARKS, 15 YELLOWHAMMERS (12 Infront George Field, 3 Perrotts Farmhouse), 500 FERAL PIGEONS (Broadfield), MEADOW PIPIT (Broadfield), 40+ FIELDFARES (Stoney Nob), 30+ REDWINGS (Stoney Nob/Infront George Field), MISTLE THRUSH - GB
- Banstead Woods: 2 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 BULLFINCHES, 5 JAYS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 8 REDWINGS - GB
Tuesday 24th
Monday 23rd
- Canons Farm: MEADOW PIPIT, PIED WAGTAIL, LITTLE OWL (Legal & General), KESTREL, TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 2+ GOLDCRESTS (Pages Acre), NUTHATCH, BULLFINCH (Infront George Field), 30+ SKYLARKS, COMMON GULL (Legal & Genera), 60+ STARLINGS, SONG THRUSH, 30+ FIELDFARES (around Infront George Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 PHEASANTS (Tart's Field), 3 JAYS, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 5 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), GOLDFINCH, 72+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DJ/GB
- Banstead Woods: BULLFINCH, COMMON BUZZARD, 2+ GOLDCRESTS, NUTHATCH, GOLDFINCH, 10+ REDWINGS, BLACK-HEADED GULL flew over, 20+ HERRING GULLS flew over - DJ/GB
Sunday 22nd
- Canons Farm: 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Horse Pasture), LITTLE OWL (Stoney Nob), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Chipstead Meadow), c84 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tattenham Meadow), 125+ FIELDFARES (85+ Broadfield, 40+ Pheasant Field), 7 REDWINGS (Broadfield), 250+ FERAL PIGEONS, SONG THRUSH (Legal & General), GREENFINCH (Stoney Nob) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: PHEASANT, STOCK DOVE, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, 2 JAYS, ROOK, 3+ GOLDCRESTS, 3 COAL TITS, 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 4 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 3+ FIELDFARES, 7 SONG THRUSHES, 30+ REDWINGS, PIED/WHITE WAGTAIL, 4 BULLFINCHES, 2 GREENFINCHES, 2 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER (near Piddly Pond) - DKC/DCu
- Banstead Woods: 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), PHEASANT, c20 REDWINGS (Fames Rough), COMMON BUZZARD (Fames Rough), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS - IPW
- Canons Farm: PHEASANT, COMMON BUZZARD, COMMON GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 STOCK DOVES, 2 JAYS, 6+ GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 11 SKYLARKS, 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS, CHIFFCHAFF (Circle Field), 5 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 7 FIELDFARES, SONG THRUSH, MEADOW PIPIT, 2 LINNETS, REDPOLL, 13 GOLDFINCHES, SISKIN, 4+ YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC/DCu
Saturday 21st
Friday 20th
- Banstead Woods 06:30-11:55: PHEASANT, WOODCOCK, 70 BLACK-HEADED GULLS flew over, 80 HERRING GULLS flew over, 2 FERAL PIGEONS flew over, 3 STOCK DOVES, TAWNY OWL, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, KESTREL, 3+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, JAY, GOLDCREST, NUTHATCH, STARLING, 30+ FIELDFARES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 130+ REDWINGS, 2 BULLFINCHES, 3 GREENFINCHES, 9 GOLDFINCHES, YELLOWHAMMER - DKC/DJ et al
Thursday 19th
- Canons Farm: SPARROWHAWK, 60+ HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 60+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5 MEADOW PIPITS (near Reads Rest Cottages), 3+ GREENFINCHES (Slangs), 3 GOLDCRESTS, 5 FIELDFARES, 3+ GOLDFINCHES (Slangs) - IGM
Wednesday 18th
Tuesday 17th
- Canons Farm 07:30-09:45: 3 PHEASANTS, SPARROWHAWK, 17 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 7 HERRING GULLS flew over, 3 STOCK DOVES, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, c35 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 5 JAYS, 7 GOLDCRESTS, 2 COAL TITS, 12 SKYLARKS, 6 LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPERS, 82 FIELDFARES, 4 SONG THRUSHES, 21 REDWINGS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, MEADOW PIPIT, 2 GREENFINCHES, 6 GOLDFINCHES - DKC
Monday 16th
- Canons Farm: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE heard (Broadfield), 3 PHEASANTS, FIELDFARE, 6 REDWINGS, 6 HERRING GULLS, KESTREL, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 20 SKYLARKS, 4 JAYS, COMMON BUZZARD - GB
- Canons Farm 09:05-12:10: 5 MALLARDS flew over, c50 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, adult COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 4 HERRING GULLS flew over, c40 STOCK DOVES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, 10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 5 JAYS, 9 GOLDCRESTS, 2 COAL TITS, 23 SKYLARKS, 2 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, c25 FIELDFARES, 5 SONG THRUSHES (1 subsinging), 53 REDWINGS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 singing), 2 PIED/WHITE WAGTAILS, 3 MEADOW PIPITS, 5 GREENFINCHES, 6 GOLDFINCHES, 10 YELLOWHAMMERS - DKC/DJ
- Banstead Woods: 2 COAL TITS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, 3 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 JAYS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, SONG THRUSH - GB
Sunday 15th
- Canons Farm: PIED WAGTAIL - IGM
Saturday 14th
- Canons Farm 10:40-11:30: 12+ YELLOWHAMMERS (Bog Field), TREECREEPER (Infront George Field copse), 3 ROOKS (Bog Field) - AD
Friday 13th
- The Scrub: 2 LAPWINGS flew over, PIED/WHITE WAGTAIL flew over - RR/DR et al
- Banstead Woods 09:30-13:00: 2 PIED WAGTAILS (Hither Field), up to 20 GOLDFINCHES (near Scouts camp), c21 REDWINGS (Holly Lane Meadow), c10 LONG-TAILED TITS (Hither Field), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Hither Field), KESTREL (Hither Field), SKYLARK flew over (The Scrub), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (2 Woodpecker Meadow, 1 Hither Field), GREENFINCH (Woodpecker Meadow) - IPW
- Canons Farm 15:50-17:50: 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Infront George Field), 3 PHEASANTS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew SW, 8 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), MEADOW PIPIT (Infront George Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Infront George Field) - IPW
- Banstead Woods: 15 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, JAY, 6 GOLDCRESTS, COAL TIT, 2 NUTHATCHES, 2 SONG THRUSHES, c25 REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH, BULLFINCH, GOLDFINCH - DKC et al
Thursday 12th
- Canons Farm 13:30-15:55: SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD, 16 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, COMMON GULL, 10 HERRING GULLS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, KESTREL, 23 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 2 JAYS, 3 GOLDCRESTS, 13 SKYLARKS, 19 FIELDFARES, 9 REDWINGS, 5 MISTLE THRUSHES (Green Belt Field), PIED/WHITE WAGTAIL, MEADOW PIPIT, REDPOLL, 15 GOLDFINCHES, 23 YELLOWHAMMERS (incl' 21 north end of Broadfield) - DKC
Wednesday 11th
Tuesday 10th
Monday 9th
- Canons Farm: YELLOWHAMMER (Broadfield), falcon sp. briefly - AKe
Sunday 8th
- Banstead Woods: 3 BRAMBLINGS flew NE at 10:56 (Hither Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Hither Field), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 6 REDWINGS, GREENFINCH (Hither Field) - IPW
- Canons Farm: 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Lunch Wood), 2 PHEASANTS (1 Tart's Field, 1 Harrier Field), 4 MEADOW PIPITS, LINNET, 2+ GREENFINCHES (Bog Field), 70+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), c17 GOLDFINCHES (R.R.Cottages), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 15+ SKYLARKS, 300+ STARLINGS, TREECREEPER (Ruffett Wood) - IPW
Saturday 7th
Friday 6th
Thursday 5th
- Canons Farm: 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, 3 REDWINGS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 FIELDFARES, MEADOW PIPIT, 4 SKYLARKS - DKC/LM/IP/JP et al
Wednesday 4th
Tuesday 3rd
Monday 2nd
- Canons Farm: c40 SKYLARKS, LITTLE OWL (Harrier Field/Broadfield), 100+ STARLINGS (Broadfield), KESTREL (R.R.Cottages), GREEN WOODPECKER (Slangs), PIED WAGTAIL (Perrotts Farmhouse), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (Perrotts Farmhouse), MISTLE THRUSH (Lunch Wood), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood), 10+ GOLDFINCHES (Infront George Field), PHEASANT (Broadfield) (Butterflies: Red Admiral. Odonata: Southern Hawker) - GB
Sunday 1st
- Canons Farm: MISTLE THRUSH (Pheasant Field), 17 FIELDFARES (Pheasant Field), 3 REDWINGS, 20+ SKYLARKS, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, 3+ MEADOW PIPITS (Broadfield), 70 BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Tattenham Meadow), 250+ STARLINGS, 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (4 Bog Field, 3 Broadfield near Lunch Wood), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2+ GOLDFINCHES, 3 GOLDCRESTS, 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Butterflies: Red Admiral, Peacock, Brimstone) - PGo/IGM
- Banstead Woods: 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 NUTHATCHES (Butterflies: 2 Brimstones, Comma. Odonata: Southern Hawker (Piddly Pond)) - PGo/IGM
