| Kestrel | 1 Female |
| Yellowhammer | 2 Juveniles |
| Small Heath | 3 |
4 September 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Blackcap | 1m |
| Firecrest | 1 between post 8 & Elizabeth Drive crossing 16:15 |
4 September 2026: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
| Canada Goose | ‘Heard’ over Heathside field 10:35am |
| Black-headed Gull | 1 flew W |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 flew SW over Broadfields 13:05 |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 fem over Broadfields |
| Red Kite | 1 flew over Broadfields from the E 11:03 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Kestrel | Possibly 3; 1 m S of L&G complex, 1 fem mobile between Railway field & Lunch Banks, 1 fem on wires above Ballards field |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | c10 |
| Jay | 2 |
| Jackdaw | 100+ flushed up from L&G & Stoney Nob 12:50 |
| Coal Tit | 1 L&G |
| Swallow | 2 |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 2 L&G |
| Nuthatch | 1 L&G |
| Mistle Thrush | 1 on Railway field |
| Linnet | c70+ |
| Goldfinch | 3 |
| Meadow Brown | 2 |
3 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| General comments | Mixed flock between Perrot's and Ruffet Wood with 8 species including Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Warblers |
| Stock Dove | 10 |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Coal Tit | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 14+ |
| Chiffchaff | 3 |
| Willow Warbler | 2 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 12+ |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Lesser Whitethroat | 1 |
| Whitethroat | 1 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 2 |
| Linnet | 6 |
1 September 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Hobby | 1 |
| Skylark | 1 Hither Field |
| Chiffchaff | 6 |
| Blackcap | 1 Female type |
| Nuthatch | 6 |
| Clouded Yellow | 1 |
| Small White | 5+ |
| Speckled Wood | 2 |
| Meadow Brown | 20+ |
| Small Heath | 20+ |
| Common Blue | 8+ |
| Brown Argus | 1 |
| Brown Hairstreak | 1 Female |
| Hummingbird Hawk Moth | 1 |
30 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
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| Brown Hairstreak at Banstead Woods |
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| Willow Emerald. This photo was of one at Park Down on 18 Aug. |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 juvenile |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Swallow | 6 flew SE over Hither field |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Clouded Yellow | 1 over the Nuttery |
| Green-veined White | 1 |
| Small White | c8 |
| Large White | 1 |
| Meadow Brown | 4 |
| Small Heath | c10 |
| Common Blue | 2 |
| Small Copper | 1 |
| Brown Hairstreak | 1 |
| Southern Hawker | 2 |
| Willow Emerald | 1 Willow Emerald briefly in a small enclosed paddock between Hither field/ Ramblers Rest |
1 Common Lizard in the Nuttery
30 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 4 |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Meadow Brown | 1 |
| Small Heath | 8 |
| Common Blue | 1 |
| Brown Argus | 1 |
| Southern Hawker | 1 |
30 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Stock Dove | 2+ |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 One juvenile seen |
| House Martin | 2+ |
| Chiffchaff | 1 |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Whitethroat | 4 |
| Goldcrest | 1 |
| Whinchat | 1 Hedge near green barn |
| Linnet | 8 |
| Small White | Present |
| Meadow Brown | 3 |
| Small Heath | 6 |
29 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Marsh Tit | 1 calling near post 6 |
| Mistle Thrush | 10 all together, landed on Pines near Park farm orchard 16:50 |
28 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman , Tony Blake, Richard Draper & U3A Banstead Bird Group
| Pheasant | 1 |
| feral Rock Dove | 10 |
| Woodpigeon | 100+ |
| Sparrowhawk | 1 |
| Red Kite | 2 |
| Common Buzzard | 6 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Jackdaw | 100+ |
| Carrion Crow | 40+ |
| Raven | 1 |
| Marsh Tit | 1 Between Perrot's Farm and Ruffet Wood (Tony Blake) |
| Swallow | 20+ |
| House Martin | 10+ |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Whitethroat | 2 |
| Starling | 8 |
| Whinchat | 3 Same birds as on 27th |
| Dunnock | 2 |
| Linnet | 14 |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
| Small White | 5+ |
| Meadow Brown | 3 |
| Small Copper | 1 |
| Common Darter | 1 |
| Ivy Bees | 10+ |
27 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman - 3 Whinchat
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| Two of the three Whinchat |
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| Whinchat |
| Woodpigeon | 300+ |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Jackdaw | 100+ |
| Rook | 1 |
| Carrion Crow | 50+ |
| Chiffchaff | 1 |
| Whitethroat | 1 |
| Whinchat | 3 Hedge near green barn |
Willow Warbler 1
26 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| Nuthatch | 8; All together - adults & Juveniles at back of Scouts Huts |
26 August 2026: Canons Farm - Ian Ward
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| Wheatear |
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| Kestrel |
| Stock Dove | 2 - heard |
| Woodpigeon | c400 |
| Red Kite | 2 |
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Skylark | 2 |
| Sand Martin | 1 |
| Swallow | 4 |
| House Martin | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 1 - heard |
| Blackcap | 1 - heard |
| Garden Warbler | 1 |
| Whitethroat | 1 |
| Firecrest | 1 - heard |
| Wheatear | 2 |
25 August 2026: Canons Farm - Tony Blake
| Woodpigeon | c300 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 3 - inc one juv |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 5 |
| Jay | 1 |
| Jackdaw | Present |
| Carrion Crow | Present |
| Blue Tit | Present |
| Skylark | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | Present |
| Blackcap | 3 - heard |
| Whitethroat | 4 |
| Firecrest | 1 - heard |
| Nuthatch | 1 - heard |
| Wren | 1 - heard |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Blackbird | Present |
| Robin | 5 |
| Wheatear | 1 - Reeds Bottom |
| Dunnock | 2 |
| Grey Wagtail | 1 - heard, flew over, not seen |
| Greenfinch | 1 - heard |
| Linnet | 9 |
| Yellowhammer | 2 |
23 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Paul Goodman
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Chiffchaff | 3 |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Nuthatch | 3 |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Speckled Wood | 1 |
23 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward - Migrants
| General comments | Coverage; The Nuttery & Hither fields |
| Common Buzzard | 1 juvenile |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Skylark | 1 ; upper Hither field |
| Swallow | 5 |
| Chiffchaff | 1 singing in the Nuttery |
| Willow Warbler | 1 feeding in the Nuttery |
| Blackcap | 1 fem Hither field |
| Whitethroat | 4 in the Nuttery |
| Redstart | 1 observed briefly ground feeding / flew into Hawthorns between Hither fields but disturbed by runners |
| Whinchat | 1 on top of a Hawthorn between Hither fields - then flew into the Nuttery at noon |
| Wheatear | 1 observed briefly ground feeding / flew into Hawthorns between Hither fields |
| Dunnock | 2 ground feeding along hawthorns |
| Clouded Yellow | 3 |
| Small White | c13 |
| Large White | 2 |
| Meadow Brown | 50+ |
| Small Heath | c40+ |
| Common Blue | c20+ |
| Small Copper | 1 |
| Brown Argus | 2 |
| Emperor | 1 |
22 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman
| Grey Heron | 1 |
| Red Kite | 1 |
| Common Buzzard | 4 |
| Little Owl | 1 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 Female |
| Rook | 2 |
| Swallow | 12+ |
| House Martin | 3 |
| Chiffchaff | 4 |
| Wheatear | 2 Broadfield |
| Linnet | 8 |
| Yellowhammer | 1 |
| Small White | 8 |
| Speckled Wood | 1 |
| Meadow Brown | 2 |
18 August 2026: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward
| General comments | Vicinity; Park Downs: 1 Raven low over the treetops 12:40 1 male Willow Emerald (both photographed to the blog) |
| Red Kite | 1 flew S over the woods 13:00 |
| Common Buzzard | 1 |
| Treecreeper | 1 by the scouts huts |
| Wheatear | 1 flew low over the Scout Car Park into Park Downs 17:30 |
17 August 2026: Canons Farm - Jay Alexander - 3 Whinchat
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| Whinchat |
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| Whinchat |
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| Three Whinchat at Reeds Bottom |
| Woodpigeon | 5 |
| Common Buzzard | 2 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | 1 |
| Carrion Crow | 2 |
| Swallow | 50 - 100 |
| Whitethroat | 1 |
| Whinchat | 3 in Broadfield East |
16 August 2026: Canons Farm - Paul Goodman and Grant
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| Female Kestrel |
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| Roe Deer |
| Pheasant | 4 One adult female with 3 small chicks |
| Common Buzzard | 3 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 |
| Hobby | 1 |
| Kestrel | 1 |
| Rook | 1 |
| Swallow | 3 |
| Chiffchaff | 1 |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Whitethroat | 3 |
| Nuthatch | 1 |
| Pied Wagtail | 1 |
| Linnet | 20 |
| Meadow Brown | 3 |
Roe Deer 1
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