Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, December 4, 2016,
2:00PM - 5:15PM - 1 short-eared owl, c5 stonechats, 5 goldcrests, 2 little egrets, c5 skylarks, 3 grey wagtails, 4 mallards, 1 mute swan (cygnet), 2 kestrels, 2 moorhens, 3 cormorants, 15+ long-tailed tits, 4 chiffchaffs, c10 blue tits, c10 great tits, 2 green woodpeckers, c5 robins, c5 blackbirds and 10+ starlings. Lots of ladybirds as well.
Green woodpecker
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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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Moor Green Lakes - 21/2/16
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Wednesday, February 24, 2016,
10:30AM - 2:00PM - 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1 little egret, 10+ goosanders, 3 nuthatches, 4 goldcrests, 3 reed buntings, 10+ pochards, 50+ tufted ducks, 6 shovelers, 20 wigeon, 10+ cormorants, 2 grey herons, 20+ blue tits, 20+ great tits, 20+ long-tailed tits, 2 chaffinches, 5+ goldfinches, 25+ lapwings, 10 Canada geese, 2 great crested grebes, 1 wren, 5 robins, 1 pheasant, 5+ black-headed gulls, 2 moorhens and 1 red kite.
Nuthatch
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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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Stanwell and Staines Moors - 13/9/15
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, September 13, 2015,
14:30PM - 16:00PM - Today I had a short afternoon visit to Staines Moor, to find the first winter
Barred Warbler. Luckily, I did find this rarity in the hawthorn bushes in the NW corner. Other birds included 2 whinchats, 3 whitethroats, 3 stonechats, 2 reed buntings, 20+ swallows, 10+ long-tailed tits, 3 kestrels, 5 mute swans (including 3 juveniles), 1 grey heron, 1 moorhen and 2 jays.
Barred Warbler
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Farnham Heath - 22/8/15
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, August 23, 2015,
12:45PM - 14:45PM - 1 tree pipit, 1 Dartford warbler, 8 stonechats, 3 kestrels, 15+ coal tits, 5 great tits, 5 long-tailed tits, 3 chaffinches, 2 goldcrests, 2 willow warblers and 1 wren.
Juvenile stonechat
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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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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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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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Sheepwalk Lake - 5/10/14
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, October 5, 2014,
9:30AM - 11:30AM - 7 kingfishers, 50+ tufted ducks, 7 mallards, 1 pochard, 20 coots, 2 moorhens, 9 great crested grebes, 4 ring-necked parakeets, 5 great tits, 2 goldcrests, 1 nuthatch, 2 wrens, 3 long-tailed tits, 2 shovelers, 3 cormorants, 1 grey heron, 7 mute swans, 2 siskins and 4 robins.
Tufted ducks
Pochard and coot
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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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