Birding Canon’s Farm, Banstead Woods, UK

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When: June 2024 Weather: Cool 20C

Nikon P900

We were fortunate that a local expert from the Banstead Birding Club who had written the annual birding report from the area was able to bring us around the Canons Farm part of Banstead Woods. A bright sunny most un-British day beckoned as we parked and ventured into the open farmlands…

we parked at the end of Canons Lane…where there was a lot of birdsong
the old farmhouse
A chiff chaff sang lustily
chiff chaff
juvenile common whitethroat…a lifer!
the farmlands were pretty
a female chaffinch
the charming gold finch which puts the lie to statement that british birds are dull…
female blackbird
female blackbird with breakfast
blackbird in flight
there were pretty flowers in some gardens
female european sparrow
star bird of the morning for me was the yellow hammer, a bunting
yellow hammer
a dunnock?
common whitethroat

Just a couple of hours ramble brought a few lifers in Canons Farm, Banstead Woods in Surrey. Recommended. Thanks to Paul Goodman who guided us.

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