09/11/2009

Banstead Downs Golf Course 1644-1745

The highlight today was the continued presence of the pair of FIRECRESTS still along the wooded footpath, a little further down than the previous sighting, this time by the telephone pole numbered '3'.

TO VIEW

Park at the south end of Burdon Lane. Walk to the immediately obvious golf course at this end of Burdon Lane. As you enter, you will see a noticeboard on your right. This is the entrance to the wooded footpath. The favoured area is c.300 meters down the wooded footpath between telephone poles '678' and '1'. This time they were seen slightly further on, by telephone pole '3'. The birds can be found anywhere along the wooded footpath and it is possible to find other birds anywhere in the Banstead Downs area for that matter, though the wooded footpath birds are the easily the most reliable.


ALSO NOTED TODAY

1 BULLFINCH
2+ GOLDCRESTS
1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER
1 GREEN WOODPECKER
7+ WOODPIGEON
4+ CARRION CROW
3 ROBIN
1 DUNNOCK
3 BLACKBIRD
3 CHAFFINCH
1+ GREAT TIT
3 MAGPIE

FLYOVERS

1 LESSER REDPOLL (presumed)
4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET
1 BLACK-HEADED GULL
1 GREENFINCH

17 species noted.

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