To avoid clogging up the sightings page with butterflies and things over the summer, we have created this new page just for all of the other winged, legged or otherwise wonders that inhabit Canons Farm and Banstead Woods!
As with birds, please email sightings to canonsfarmbirds@hotmail.co.uk.
Observers so far in alphabetical order (surname): DKC (David Keith Campbell), PGo (Paul Goodman), KJM (Kevin John McManus), RDW (Roy David Weller), P&G (Pauline and Greg).
February 2011
Saturday 5th
Mammals: 2 Roe Deer at Canons Farm (DKC).
December 2010
Saturday 11th
Mammals: 2 Roe Deer (DKC).
October 2010
Monday 18th
Mammals: 2 bat sp. (DKC).
Thursday 14th
Butterflies: Red Admiral (DKC).
Sunday 10th
Butterflies: Brimstone (DKC).
Tuesday 4th
Mammals: 2 bat sp. just outside Canons Farmhouse shortly after sunset, also Brown Rat (DKC).
September 2010
Friday 3rd
Mammals: 2 Roe Deer (DKC).
Butterflies: Speckled Wood (DKC).
Thursday 2nd
Mammals: Roe Deer (DKC).
Wednesday 1st
Butterflies: Small Heaths (DKC).
August 2010
Wednesday 25th
Mammals: 3 Roe Deer (doe +2 young) (DKC).
Wednesday 11th
Butterflies: Chalkhill Blue, Brimstone, Red Admiral, 3 Speckled Woods, Common Blue (DKC).
Monday 9th
Butterflies: Purple Hairstreak, Small Heath, Common Blue (DKC).
Mammals: Roe Deer buck showing well (PW/DKC).
July 2010
Monday 26th
Butterflies: Red Admiral (DKC).
Saturday 24th
Butterflies: 3-4 Silver-washed Fritillaries, Brown Argus, 2 Small Coppers, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Essex Skipper, Marbled Whites, Common Blue (PGo).
Wednesday 21st
Butterflies: 10+ Purple Hairsteaks in oak near Piddly Pond in Banstead Woods, Essex Skipper etc (DKC).
Tuesday 20th
Butterflies: Green-veigned White, Meadow Browns inc. mating pair etc (DKC).
Monday 19th
Butterflies: Peacock, Gatekeepers, Small/Essex Skipper, Common Blue, 4 Marbled Whites (DKC).
Moths: Six-spot Burnet (DKC).
Saturday 17th
Butterflies:
- several Gatekeepers, 2 Marbled Whites, several Small Whites, Peacock, Red Admiral, 2 Commas, several Ringlets and Meadow Browns (DKC).
- 4 Dark Green Fritillaries, 2 Common Blues, Large Skippers, Small Skippers, 3 Commas, many Marbled Whites, Brimstone, Green-veigned Whites, Large Whites, Ringlets, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Speckled Wood, Small Heath (PGo).
Plants: Pyramidal Orchid at Legal & General (PGo).
Friday 16th
Butterflies: Marbled White (DKC).
Wednesday 14th
Mammals: Roe Deer doe in middle of Big Field (DKC).
Saturday 3rd
Butterflies: 31+ Marbled Whites (DKC).
Friday 2nd
Butterflies: Marbled White, Small Tortoiseshells, Speckled Wood (DKC).
June 2010
Tuesday 29th
Butterflies: Painted Lady, Marbled White etc (DKC).
Monday 28th
Butterflies: Marbled White, 2+ Small Tortoiseshells, 2 Large Skippers, Large Whites, Meadow Browns (DKC).
Sunday 27th
Butterflies: Small White, Marbled Whites, Common Blues, Ringlets, Small Skippers, Meadow Browns, Small Tortoiseshells (PGo).
Saturday 26th
Butterflies: Small Skipper, several Ringlets, Large Skipper, 2+ Small Tortoiseshells, Red Admiral, Large White, several Meadow Browns, Common Blue (DKC).
Moths: Cinnabar (DKC).
Tuesday 22nd
Butterflies: Small Heath, Red Admiral, Large Skipper, Meadow Brown, Large White etc (DKC).
Dragonflies: 1 unidentified dragonfly sp. (DKC).
Sunday 20th
Butterflies: Large White (DKC).
Saturday 19th
Butterflies: several freshly emerged Meadow Browns, Speckled Wood (DKC).
Mammals: Roe Deer doe with young fawn north end of Big Field (DKC).
Friday 18th
Butterflies: 2 Large Skippers, several Common Blues, Speckled Wood etc (DKC).
Mammals: the sorry sight of the remains of a young Roe Deer fawn north of the derelict farm buildings, not sure whether this was the work of a fox or humans; there has certainly been some human activity around the carcass (DKC).
Thursday 17th
Butterflies: Large Skipper, Red Admiral, Common Blue, Large White +probable Small Heath (DKC).
Wednesday 16th
Butterflies: Large Skipper, Speckled Wood etc (DKC). Mammals: Roe Deer (doe) (DKC).
Saturday 12th
Butterflies: Small Heath, Large Skipper, Large White, Speckled Wood, Common Blue etc (DKC).
Friday 11th
Butterflies: 2 Large Skippers, Red Admiral, Common Blues, Large Whites, Speckled Wood etc (DKC).
Wednesday 9th
Mammals: Roe Deer (DKC).
Tuesday 8th
Butterflies: Grizzled Skipper (DKC).
May 2010
Friday 14th
Butterflies: Speckled Wood (DKC).
April 2010
Saturday 24th
Butterflies: 3 Green Hairstreaks (PGo).
Saturday 17th
Butterflies: Green Hairstreak (PGo).
Wednesday 14th
Mammals: 2 Roe Deer (doe and buck) (DKC).
Tuesday 13th
Butterflies: 5+ Small Tortoiseshells, Comma (DKC).
Thursday 8th
Mammals: Roe Deer (DKC/KJM).
Tuesday 6th
Butterflies: Comma, 5+ Peacocks, 15+ Brimstones (DKC).
Saturday 3rd
Mammals: Roe Deer (DKC/KJM).
March 2010
Tuesday 30th
Mammals: Weasel, 2 Roe Deer (KJM/RDW).
Wednesday 24th
Mammals: Roe Deer (P&G).
Saturday 20th
Mammals: 2 Roe Deer (P&G).
February 2010
Thursday 25th
Mammals: 3 Roe Deer (P&G).
Wednesday 17th
Mammals: 5 Roe Deer (DKC/KJM).
January 2010
Sunday 17th
Mammals: 8 Roe Deer (DKC/KJM).