Canons Farm & Banstead Woods Birds

Chipstead and pipit meadows have been ploughed and down for the first time in many years
Common Buzzard	4
Kestrel	1
Stock Dove	2
Swallow	1
Chiffchaff	2
Blackcap	3
Common Whitethroat	4
Starling	20 feeding in ploughed fields. At least 4 juveniles and 3 adults carrying food. At least five pairs with nests in Banstead adjacent to farmm
Whinchat	2 in hedge between Broadfield and horse pasture
Northern Wheatear	2. Male in tarts and female in IFGF
Pied Wagtail	2 in ploughed fields
Yellowhammer	3
Orange-tip	1

top to bottom: male Wheatear, Linnet, male Kestrel, Dunnock, Song Thrush, male Wheatear, male Chaffinch, Stock Dove, Buzzard

Roe Deer jaw

Pheasant	1
Common Buzzard	1 Hither Field
Stock Dove	P
Woodpigeon	P
Rose-ringed Parakeet	1
Green Woodpecker	P
Magpie	P
Jackdaw	P
Rook	1 Hither Field
Carrion Crow	P
Goldcrest	4
Blue Tit	P
Great Tit	P
Skylark	P (Perrotts - not sure of numbers, but they were very busy today)
Long-tailed Tit	1
Chiffchaff	P
Blackcap	P
Nuthatch	P
Wren	P
Blackbird	P
Song Thrush	P
Robin	P
Dunnock	1
Chaffinch	P
Small White	1

St Mark's Flies present. 2 Wheatears in Tarts Field. Showing well. 2 Whinchats infront George West, hard to see.
Kestrel	1
Common Gull	5
Woodpigeon	5
Rose-ringed Parakeet	1
Green Woodpecker	1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Magpie	3
Jay	1
Jackdaw	16
Carrion Crow	11
Goldcrest	2
Blue Tit	1
Great Tit	2
Skylark	4
Swallow	3
Long-tailed Tit	1
Chiffchaff	3
Blackcap	3
Treecreeper	1
Wren	1
Starling	25
Blackbird	2
Robin	3
Whinchat	2
Northern Wheatear	2
Dunnock	3
House Sparrow	5
Chaffinch	2
Goldfinch	5
Large White	1

With addiiontal sightings by Ian Ward

Green Hairstreak by Ian Ward

Sightings during Spring Migration Tour, with additional observations from Ian Ward

Mallard	5
Sparrowhawk	1
Common Buzzard	3
Kestrel	2 (both males)
Herring Gull	4
Stock Dove	4
Little Owl	1 - in 5th tree from lane on east side of Horse Pasture
Common Swift	1
Green Woodpecker	2
Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
Jay	1
Skylark	10
Swallow	5
Chiffchaff	3
Blackcap	6
Common Whitethroat	6
Whinchat	2 - male in Tart's Field, female in Infront George West
Northern Wheatear	4 - male in Tart's Field, 3 in Infront George West
Chaffinch	8
Goldfinch	3
Linnet	4
Yellowhammer	3

Yellowhammer 2

Pheasant	1 calling near the Caravan site
Red Kite	1 drifted NE over Harholt 13:16
Hobby	1 circling over Harholt at 13:10 - headed off South
Common Whitethroat	1 singing in Fames Rough
Dingy Skipper	4 in Fames Rough
Brimstone	c13
Green-veined White	1
Small White	1
Orange-tip	2 males
Peacock	4 ( this species hibernates under the Railway bridge between the Slangs/ Chiphouse Wd

Pheasant	1 calling within Lunch Wood
Sparrowhawk	1
Common Buzzard	2 from Lunch Wood
Kestrel	2 males; 1 Broadfield West, 1 Railway field
Lesser Black-backed Gull	1 flew W 08:44
Collared Dove	(could be extinct re; easy winter sprawk kill)
Green Woodpecker	3
Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
Jay	3
Skylark	9 singing (excluding GBF not covered)
Swallow	1 flew low over Tarts field - headed west
Long-tailed Tit	1 pair
Chiffchaff	5 singing ( Holly Wood not covered)
Blackcap	5 singing
Common Whitethroat	2 singing; 1 rear of Canons Farm, 1 Reads Rest Cottages
Northern Wheatear	3; 2 on Tarts field, 1 Infront of George field East
Chaffinch	5 of which 2 were singing
Greenfinch	1 singing by Heathside field
Goldfinch	3
Linnet	3 pairs; 1 Canons Farm, 1 Read Rest Cottages, 1 Railway field
Bullfinch	1 near Heathside field
Yellowhammer	1 Infront of George Field West
Other bird 1	'possible' Woodlark heard briefly on Infront of George field West
Brimstone	2
Large White	2
Orange-tip	2 males ( 1 L&G, 1 The Slangs)
Small Tortoiseshell	3
Peacock	3

Hobby 2

1 Common Lizard ; southside of Fames Rough
Sparrowhawk	1 circling high over post 3 area
Common Buzzard	5
Herring Gull	10; 7 flew south, 3 flew north
Green Woodpecker	5
Great Spotted Woodpecker	3
Jay	9
Rook	1 flew north over Fames Rough 11:55
Coal Tit	4
Chiffchaff	17 singing
Blackcap	10
Nuthatch	11
Treecreeper	2
Mistle Thrush	1
Chaffinch	1 singing
Goldfinch	2
Brimstone	7
Orange-tip	1 male
Peacock	9

Pheasant	1 calling within Lunch Wood
Common Whitethroat	1 singing on hedgerow between Lunch Banks/Perrotts by Wood
Brimstone	3
Small Tortoiseshell	1
Peacock	2

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