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    Surrey Birding

    Barn Owl in old cow shed at Canons Farm again yesterday. Park by Canons Farmhouse, Canons Lane, Burgh Heath and walk c330 yards east, turn left at the derelict barn and view through the door of the large barn 60 yards on the right. It's in there once every week or so. Also a wintering Chiffchaff...
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    Surrey Birding

    Barn Owl still yesterday in barn by derelict barn near Reads Rest Cottages, Canons Farm.
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    Surrey Birding

    One of my New Year's resolutions was to try to post on this thread a bit ... A couple of Mealy Redpolls reported in a Kingswood garden on Jan 2nd (in the Canons Farm recording area). No news on the Barn Owl there yet this year but I'll be looking this evening.
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    Surrey Birding

    Canons Farm near Banstead is worth a go while you're in the area, RipleyBirder. Easy to get to by the 420 metro bus from Sutton to Tattenham Way/A217 junction where you cross the road and you're there. In the last week and a bit local scarcities such as Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl and Corn...
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    Surrey Birding

    I went for the Tern on monday, to the anger of my parents when they found out I'd been sneaking off to Staines on my own. Stunning bird. Nice London tick although it's not in Surrey.
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    Surrey Birding

    I saw a Goosander fly over Beddington SF on the 21st Dec. Iceland Gull and Bullfinch at Beddington SF today...
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    Surrey Birding

    To get to the golf course from Banstead village, get on the A217 towards Sutton, at the roundabout, take the first exit, turn first left (very soon after the roundabout) and turn left again, ahead of you is the golf course. Park either at the club house or the road. Take the wooded footpath and...
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    Surrey Birding

    Standard Staines res is the easiest and most accessible of the reservoirs with the most birders on my experience. There's been a Great Northern Diver hanging around those reservoirs for a while so keep an eye out for it.
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    Surrey Birding

    1 female Firecrest showing extremely well at Banstead Downs Golf Course today (31/10/2008) from 0905-1017 at least when I left. Good patch bird. Also a Bullfinch on site and 4 Fieldfares+2 Skylarks+7 Redwings over as well as an assortment of commoner stuff.
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    Surrey Birding

    Sorry to hear you missed it. I have decided not to tick it, I wish I recorded the call and got a picture to confirm it though! I checked this morning and this evening for it and couldn't find it.
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    Surrey Birding

    1 probable Crossbill seen briefly and heard calling at Nonsuch Park yesterday also 1 Hobby and 1 Common Gull (adult summer) there. Green Woodpecker families showing well as usual and a male Sparrowhawk flushed about 30 Ring-necked Parakeets which then flew round and round screeching for about...
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    Surrey Birding

    A couple of nights ago had fantastic views of Nightjar at Chobham + loads of Woodcock. Thanks for the advice epsomsalt and JohnnyH- I will give it a go in a couple of weeks.
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    Surrey Birding

    Had Woodlark, at least 5 Dartford Warbler and a Cuckoo calling at Thursley today. No Redstarts, though the only likely habitat I searched for them in was the woods around the cricet pitch, had no idea where this car park is where you are meant to see them. Could anyone offer any likley spots for...
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    Surrey Birding

    Kevin. After a bit of searching I can't find details of the car park. I'll let you know if I do. Did you see the Firecrest at Mitcham after I went?
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    Surrey Birding

    Got Lesser Whitethroat and whitethroat at Beddington SF yesterday, today got Whitethroat at Banstead Downs.
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    Surrey Birding

    A lot of migrants coming in at the moment. The grasshopper warbler at barnes look interesting. I think they'll have past through in a day or two. Just finished a new project. Click here.
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    Surrey Birding

    5 singing Willow Warblers and 5 singing Chiffchaffs at Banstead Downs this morning, plus a male Blackcap in my garden which is basically next to it.
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    Surrey Birding

    RE: Wood Warblers, I have found a site for them. Apparently you get them on passage just across the road... haha I'm gonna be there a lot this spring.
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    Surrey Birding

    Now I (The Devil Bird0 am under the name of DCampbell because I have been unable to log in for some reason and birdforum ignored my request for help to log in. Every day apart from Thursday this week I have been going to Banstead Downs, which is across the road from my house (you can see it...
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    Surrey Birding

    Used to get Rooks at Nonsuch Park a few years ago but gone now.
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    Surrey Birding

    Go on then Zenzero.
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    Surrey Birding

    Found this forum- you probably already are members but I prefer this to yahoo email groups: www.birders-online.co.uk
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    Surrey Birding

    700 pages!!! That's pretty good- I will order it soon. I read about Ashdown forest and it said you get a few Wood Warbler there- it would be hard though- might as well just try for them in Wales this spring.
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    Surrey Birding

    Went to see the Kingsley Hoopoe- but missed it! Then on to Thursley Common for half an hour- not much apart from a Woodcock which my freind and I flushed! Lifer for me because I don't actually go to the Surrey Commons as much as I should. This year I am targeting woodland birds like Redstart...
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    Surrey Birding

    I thought this thread was dead and buried- was just passing idea- perhaps I should have started a discussion then it would have kicked off. Are Bramblings are still there? I live about a mile or two away so I am quite interested. Another point of (old) news is the Spoonbill at Beddington SF in...
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