Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Tuesday, March 21, 2023,
12:30PM - 5:00PM - Marsh harrier, 2 snipe, 2 avocets, 8 pintails, wigeon, teal, mallards, 2 shelducks, shovelers, lapwings, redshanks, grey herons, Canada geese, mute swans, nuthatch, blue tits, great tits, dunnocks, robins, blackbirds, redwing, song thrushes, jays, magpies, carrion crows, feral pigeons, woodpigeons and pheasants.
Snipe
Lapwing
Robin
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Thursley Common - 8/6/18
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Saturday, June 16, 2018,
11:30AM - 3:30PM - Birds seen included Colin the cuckoo, curlew, redstarts, stonechats, Dartford warbler, woodlark, jays, buzzards, blue tits, great tits, mistle thrush, reed buntings, goldfinches, chaffinches, green woodpecker and mallards. Nightjars churring and goldcrests were heard. Mammals seen included a female roe deer with c3 fawns and a fox cub. Reptiles included an adder under some gorse and many common lizards on the boardwalks.
Colin the Cuckoo
Male Redstart with leg ring
Common Liza...
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Thursley Common - 6/7/17
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Friday, July 7, 2017,
10:30AM - 1:15PM - 20+ swallows, 2 woodlarks, 2 tree pipits, 5+ stonechats, 3 mallards (on Pudmore pond), 3 treecreepers, 3 Dartford warblers, 1 kestrel, 1 buzzard, 2 jays, 10+ long-tailed tits, 3 great tits, 2 blue tits, 10+ goldfinches and 1 willow warbler. Chiffchaffs and goldcrests were heard, but no redstarts.
Treecreeper
Woodlark
Swallow
Stonechat
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Effingham Forest - 15/2/17
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Saturday, March 4, 2017,
10:00AM - 1:00PM - 10+ crossbills, 4 bullfinches, 1 siskin, 15+ blue tits, 15+ great tits, 5+ blackbirds, 10+ robins, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 3 song thrushes, 3 chaffinches, 1 goldcrest and 1 jay.
Crossbill
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Frensham Little Pond - 21/1/17
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Saturday, January 21, 2017,
11:30AM - 3:30PM - 1
firecrest, 6 goldcrests, c15 robins, 4 great tits, 3 blue tits, 2 mute swans, c10 coots, 1 great crested grebe, c15 black-headed gulls, 4 stonechats and 4 blackbirds.
Male Firecrest
Goldcrest
Coot on the frozen pond
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Frensham Great Pond - 3/12/16
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, December 4, 2016,
12:45PM - 3:00PM - 5 redpolls, c100 redwings, 2 fieldfares, c10 blackbirds, 1 song thrush, 30+ tufted ducks, 6 shovelers, 10 pochards, 30+ coots, c20 mallards, 3 cormorants, 3 grey herons, 1 kingfisher (flew past with fish in beak), 2 coal tits, 3 blue tits, 1 great tit, 3 robins, 3 pied wagtails and 1 jay. Sadly I missed the long-tailed duck - it was seen the day before and the day after!
One of many Redwings
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Leith Hill - 9/10/16
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Monday, October 10, 2016,
1:00PM - 4:00PM - 2 great spotted woodpeckers, 10+ goldcrests, 1 jay, 3 chaffinches, c50 redwings, 2 robins, 15+ long-tailed tits, 5+ blue tits, 5+ great tits and 1 green woodpecker. No ring ouzel :(
Great Spotted Woodpecker
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Chobham Common - 23/7/16
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Saturday, July 23, 2016,
1:30PM - 3:30PM - 2 Dartford warblers, 3 coal tits, 2 blue tits, 1 spotted flycatcher, c5 stonechats, 2 linnets, 10+ goldfinches, 2 greenfinches, c5 green woodpeckers, 3 jays, 1 red kite, 4 robins, 4 blackbirds, 3 willow warblers and 1 chiffchaff. A wood warbler might have been heard.
Male Stonechat
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Thursley Common - 24/4/16
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, April 24, 2016,
11:15AM - 1:45PM - 1 Cuckoo, 1 curlew, 5 redstarts, 5 stonechats, 1 Dartford warbler, 2 reed buntings, 1 kestrel, 3 buzzards, 1 long-tailed tit, 2 blue tits, 3 robins, 10+ goldfinches, 2 chaffinches, c10 mallards and 2 wrens. Other wildlife includes 2 common lizards and rabbits.
Male Cuckoo
Male Redstart
Dartford Warbler
Curlew
Common Lizard
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Beddington Farmlands and Papercourt Meadows - 7/2/15
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, February 7, 2016,
Beddington Farmlands - 11:00AM - 1:00PM - 1 shelduck (drake), 8 shovelers, 6 teals, 10 mallards, 15+ coots, 5 moorhens, 5 redwings, 10+ grey herons, 5+ lesser black-backed gulls, 50+ black-headed gulls, 3 herring gulls, 15+ lapwings, 4 great tits, 3 blue tits and 1 mute swan. Other wildlife include a fox.
Shelduck and Gulls
2:00PM - Ate a burger at Ockham Bites. Watched
blue tits, robins, goldcrests, chaffinches and dunnocks in the trees.
Dunnock
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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Saturday, January 30, 2016,
RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch is this weekend. Spend an enjoyable hour of your time to watch and count the birds in your garden.
My results:2 blackbirds, 3 blue tits, 3 collared doves, 2 dunnocks, 2 goldfinches, 1 great tit, 3 greenfinches, 3 house sparrows, 2 robins, 5 starlings and 2 woodpigeons.
I have had blackcaps, redwings and song thrushes in the garden over the past week, but just not when it counts!
Male Greenfinch
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Canons Farm - 21/12/15
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Monday, December 21, 2015,
10:15AM - 12:30PM - 10+ yellowhammers, 2 fieldfares, 20+ house sparrows, 100+ starlings, 2 green woodpeckers, 2 jays, 1 kestrel, 5 chaffinches, 4 blue tits, 1 great tit, 2 long-tailed tits, 3 skylarks, 3 ring-necked parakeets and 1 robin.
Male chaffinch
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Frensham Common - 15/11/15
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, November 15, 2015,
10:15AM - 12:15PM - 1
great grey shrike, 1 red kite, 2 great spotted woodpeckers, 4 meadow pipits, 10 coots, 3 tufted ducks, 3 great crested grebes, 10+ black-headed gulls, 1 wren, 5+ blue tits and 10+ long-tailed tits.
Great Grey Shrike
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Leith Hill - 4/10/15
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, October 4, 2015,
10:45AM - 13:00PM - 2 great spotted woodpeckers, 1 green woodpecker, 1 nuthatch, 4 stonechats, 1 kestrel, 1 goldcrest, 2 jays, 2 willow warblers, 20+ house martins, 6 coal tits, 8 long-tailed tits, 7 great tits, 6 blue tits and 6 robins. Many pheasants were heard. Unfortunately no crossbill or firecrest.
Robin
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Banstead Woods - 23/7/15
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Thursday, July 23, 2015,
9:20AM - 11:15AM - 5 bullfinches (1 female, 4 juveniles), 10+ linnets, 3 greenfinches, 4 goldfinches, 6 green woodpeckers (1 juvenile), 3 stock doves, 1 treecreeper, 4 long-tailed tits, 7 great tits, 3 blue tits, 1 jay, 3 chiffchaffs, 2 willow warblers and 5 robins. Other wildlife include rabbits, grey squirrels and butterflies.
Comma butterfly on my shorts
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Thursley Common - 10/7/15
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Friday, July 10, 2015,
13:30PM - 16:30PM - 6 redstarts, 1 Dartford warbler, 4 stonechats, 1 buzzard, 1 green woodpecker, 15+ swifts, 3 house martins, 25 mallards, 6 goldfinches, 4 greenfinches, 1 jay and 5 blue tits. Other wildlife include 2 common lizards, a rabbit and many butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies.
Male redstart
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Chobham Common - 27/6/15
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Saturday, June 27, 2015,
10:45AM - 13:00PM - 5 Dartford warblers, 6 linnets, 1 woodlark, 2 skylarks, 5 stonechats, 1 kestrel, 1 coal tit, 1 blue tit, 2 goldfinches and 5 chiffchaffs. Other wildlife include a roe deer, a slow worm, newts and broad-bodied chaser dragonflies.
Woodlark
Roe deer
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Papercourt Meadows - 19/4/15
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, April 19, 2015,
11:30AM - 14:00PM - 4 whitethroats, 6 linnets, 6 skylarks, 4 reed buntings, 1 sedge warbler, 1 blackcap, 1 kestrel, 1 mistle thrush, 1 jay, 6 chaffinches, 2 goldfinches, 15+ blue tits, 15+ great tits, 6 mallards, 1 mute swan, 2 wrens, 1 robin, 2 blackbirds, 3 cormorants and 1 coot. Many pheasants could be heard.
Male whitethroat
Male linnet
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Stanwell and Staines Moors - 22/3/15
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, March 22, 2015,
10:00AM - 11:45AM - 2 water pipits, 10+ meadow pipits, 2 skylarks, 5 reed buntings, 10 chiffchaffs, 1 kestrel, 3 song thrushes, 4 redwings, 1 pheasant, 3 greenfinches, 15+ goldfinches, 2 goldcrests, 6 blue tits, 5 great tits, 5 long-tailed tits, 7 robins, 5 blackbirds, 1 wren, 2 dunnocks, 1 ring-necked parakeet, 2 moorhens, 1 mallard and 2 Canada geese.
Male reed bunting
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St. Ann's Hill - 22/2/15
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, February 22, 2015,
12:00PM - 13:45PM - 1 great spotted woodpecker, 4 nuthatches, 4 goldcrests, 15+ blue tits, 15+ great tits, 8 long-tailed tits, 1 coal tit, 2 robins and 3 blackbirds. Jays could be heard. There was 2 grey squirrels as well.
Robin
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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2015
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, January 25, 2015,
The 24th - 25th of January 2015 is the weekend of the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch. It is important to take part in this survey, to see how bird populations are changing in Britain's gardens.
My results:1 blackcap, 1 song thrush, 2 blackbirds, 2 blue tits, 1 collared dove, 1 dunnock, 4 goldfinches, 4 house sparrows, 5 long-tailed tits, 2 magpies, 2 robins, 2 starlings and 2 woodpigeons.
Make sure you post your results on the RSPB website!
Male house sparrow
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Manor Farm - 17/1/15
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Saturday, January 17, 2015,
12:00PM - 14:00PM - 1 kestrel, 2 stonechats, 2 little grebes, 4 pheasants, 10 goldfinches, 1 wren, 5 long-tailed tits, 10 blue tits, 7 great tits, 5 cormorants, 1 grey heron, 5 mallards and 4 blackbirds. There was also a fox.
Male stonechat
Red fox
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Farnham Heath - 31/12/14
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Wednesday, December 31, 2014,
11:00AM - 13:00PM - 6 stonechats, 25+ chaffinches, 12 redwings, 1 buzzard, 1 jay, 1 green woodpecker, 6 robins, 4 goldcrests, 4 coal tits, 8 great tits and 7 blue tits.
Buzzard sitting in a tree
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Tice's Meadow - 29/11/14
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Saturday, November 29, 2014,
10:45AM - 13:00PM - 500+ golden plovers, 1 dunlin, 10 meadow pipits, 1 whinchat, 2 stonechats, 1 shoveler, 4 teals, 6 mallards, 20 tufted ducks, 50+ black-headed gulls, 50+ herring gulls, 50+ common gulls, 2 grey herons, 15 coots, 3 cormorants, 2 jays, 1 dunnock, 6 long-tailed tits, 6 blue tits, 4 great tits, 7 goldfinches, 1 chaffinch, 3 robins and 7 blackbirds. There were also 3 roe deer.
Meadow Pipit (Looking the other way)
Tags to be added later: deer great robins blackbirds
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Frensham Little Pond - 31/10/14
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Friday, October 31, 2014,
10:00AM - 13:00PM - 3 goldcrests, 1 buzzard, 1 kingfisher, 8 black-headed gulls, 1 cormorant, 2 great crested grebes, 4 coots, 1 mallard, 3 robins, 3 great tits and 4 blue tits.
Comorant and 2 black-headed gulls
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Nutfield Marsh - 2/9/14
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Wednesday, September 3, 2014,
9:30AM - 12:30PM - 1 green sandpiper, 5 reed buntings, 2 barn owls, 30+ lapwings, 4 little grebes, 6 great crested grebes, 5 teals, 10 mallards, 7 gadwalls, 20+ tufted ducks, 40+ coots, 15 moorhens, 7 goldfinches, 3 robins, 4 blue tits, 3 great tits, 1 grey heron, 5 mute swans, 7 Canada geese and 1 green woodpecker.
Green Sandpiper
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Chobham Common - 5/8/14
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Tuesday, August 5, 2014,
9:30AM - 11:30AM - 1 Dartford warbler, 1 hobby, 1 kestrel, 10 stonechats including young, 2 whitethroats, 2 willow warblers, 1 green woodpecker, 6 goldfinches, 20 blue tits, 4 great tits and 1 coot. Goldcrest could also be heard. Many butterflies including gatekeeper, small copper and meadow brown. Mammals included 2 muntjac deer and a roe deer.
A distant male Stonechat
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Stanwell and Staines Moors - 29/7/14
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Friday, August 1, 2014,
10:00AM - 13:00PM - 5 willow warblers, 5 blue tits, 5 great tits, 30+ long-tailed tits, 1 grey heron, 2 reed buntings, 2 hobbies, 4 green woodpeckers, 10+ greenfinches, 4 goldfinches, 2 song thrushes, 2 blackbirds and 5 wrens.
Juvenile Song Thrush
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Papercourt Meadows - 1/6/14
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, June 8, 2014,
11:45AM - 2:00PM - 1 barn owl, 5 reed buntings, 4 sedge warblers, 6 whitethroats, 5 house sparrows, 5 starlings, 1 blue tit, 1 ring-necked parakeet, 1 chiffchaff, 1 mallard, 1 moorhen, 1 cormorant and 5 jays. I could also hear greenfinches and goldfinches singing. Below are images of a reed bunting, a sedge warbler and possibly a whitethroat.
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Nower Wood - 17/4/14
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Friday, April 18, 2014,
9:00AM - 11:15AM - 17+ blue tits, 14+ great tits, 2 coal tits, 7 robins, 7 blackbirds, 4 nuthatches, 3 treecreepers, 2 wrens, 3 chiffchaffs, 1 mallard, 1 jay, 2 buzzards, 3 ring-necked parakeets and 1 green woodpecker. I also heard pheasants and other warblers. Other wildlife include roe deer, field mice, brimstone, common blue, peacock and speckled wood butterflies.
A friendly robin
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River Bourne, Virginia Water - 8/4/14
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Tuesday, April 8, 2014,
10:30AM - 11:45AM - 2 blackcaps (both were male), 3 great spotted woodpeckers, 1 chiffchaff, 2 jays, 4 chaffinches, 20+ blue tits, 15+ great tits, 5+ robins and 4 blackbirds. A nuthatch could be heard, but was not seen.
Unclear picture of a blackcap, but it is definitely a blackcap.
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Manor Farm - 15/3/14
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, March 16, 2014,
10:30AM - 11:30AM - 3 buzzards, 4 jays, 2 cormorants, 1 mallard, 1 mute swan, 2 ring-necked parakeets, 1 redwing, 1 little grebe, 6 robins, 4 blackbirds, 10+ blue tits, 5 great tits, 1 chiffchaff, 3 goldfinches, 3 greenfinches and 10+ house sparrows.
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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2014
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, January 26, 2014,
25-26 January 2014, is the weekend of the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch. Here are my results, but make sure you post yours on the RSPB website so they can record data about the birds in Britain's gardens:
3 blackbirds, 3 blue tits, 3 collared doves, 1 dunnock, 4 goldfinches, 10+ house sparrows, 1 long-tailed tit, 1 magpie, 1 robin, 5 starlings and 2 woodpigeons.
I have noticed not as many bird species have been in my garden because of the mild weather.
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Nutfield Marsh - 30/10/13
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, November 10, 2013,
2PM - 4PM, 2 blue tits, 7 great tits, 7 Long-tailed tits, 10 goldfinches, 3 robins, 7 blackbirds, 40+ herring gulls, 5 lesser black-backed gulls, 3 grey herons, 13 mallards, 14 tufted ducks, 5 gadwalls, 6 teals, 17 lapwings, 1 song thrush, 20 cormorants, 20+ coots, 5 moorhens, 4 mute swans and 10 black-headed gulls.
14 Cormorants (roosting) at Spynes Mere
Lapwings and Gulls at Spynes Mere
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St. Ann's Hill - 6/10/13
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Monday, October 14, 2013,
1 chaffinch, 15 blue tits, 10 great tits, 1 goldcrest, 3 beautiful nuthatches, 1 coal tit, 3 robins, 3 ring-necked parakeet, 1 buzzard and 5 long-tailed tits.
Other birds that are usually spotted there: Jays, great spotted woodpeckers, song thrushes, tawny owls, blackcaps and wrens.
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