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Croydon sightings for 2010 (and the last two months of 2009)

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January 2010

• As Pollards Hill and Croft Road have both had records of a blue Ring-necked Parakeet are they also sharing a large Fieldfare flock?? (JB)
• 8th - Croft Road, Norbury (most of day again) 80+ Fieldfare (SC)
• 8th - Pollards Hill South a.m. - c.70 Fieldfare over garden W (MN)
• 8th - Over Garden (in Addiscombe? admin) Short-eared Owl, Lloyd Park 1 Woodcock (Peter Phillips)
• 7th - Croft Road, Norbury (most of day) 80+ Fieldfare feeding (spread over 4 gardens)(SC)
• 6th - South Norwood Lake: 1 Mute Swan, 45 Tufted Duck, 38 Mallard, 30 Black-headed Gull. 2 imm Herring Gull, 6 Common Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch,(John Watson)
• 5th - South Norwood Lake: 25 Black-headed Gull, 12 Common Gull, 3 imm Herring Gull, 20 Tufted Duck, 8 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 12+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 18 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit,(John Watson)
• 4th-Waddon Ponds a.m.-4 Pochard,12 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 imm. +1 ad. Herring gull,30+ Coot, Mallrd, Canada Goose, B.H. Gull (2 with metalrings)-(MN)
• 4th - South Norwood lake: 10:00hrs (95% of lake frozen) 1 female Sparrowhawk,1 Mute Swan, 20+ Tufted Duck, 30+Black-headed Gull, 10 Common Gull, 4 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, (John Watson)
• 3rd - SN Country Park - Sparrowhawk (F), Fieldfare, Redwing, 100+ BH Gulls, 2 Common Gulls, Kestrel (pair), GS Woodpecker, Goldfinches (Dave Thrussell)
• 3rd - South Norwood Lake - Common Buzzard, Kestrel, f Sparrowhawk, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 1 Egyptian Goose (flying low over lake) 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming) 1 Nuthatch, 5 Redwing, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 2nd - Littleheath Woods - 16 Redwings, 9 RNParakeets (Ted Forsyth)
• 2nd - Bramley Bank - Sparrowhawk, 3 Moorhen, 4 Longtailed Tits (Ted Forsyth)
• 1st - Selsdon Wood - Sparrowhawk mobbed by Crow for at least 15 minutes, pair Tawny Owls at roost (Ted Forsyth)
• 1st - Duppas Hill - 1 Male Blackcap feeding for approx 10mins in garden, also 4 species of tit, Blue, Great, Coal and Long Tailed as well as Wren, Mistle Thrush (heard) and flyovers from a pair of Jays, single Redwing and a Female Sparrowhawk (SH)

HAPPY NEW YEAR We look forward to seeing reports of your sightings on the website throughout 2010. (JB & SH)

December 2009

• 31st - Rowdown Field (by Kent Gate Way). 2 Lapwings (a very low count for the usual wintering flock at this location), 50+ Woodpigeons, 10+ Stock Doves, 35+ Crows, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 8 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Lesser Black-back Gull. (JB)
• 30th - Purley Way shopping areas - many Redwings all around shrubberies (cotoneaster, sorbus etc)(MN)
• 30th - South Norwood CP - 40+ Fieldfare, Redwings, Siskins, Goldfinchs, Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, Common Gulls, BH Gulls, Shoveler, Tufted, Cormorants, Grey Heron (Dave Thrussell)
• 29th - South Norwood Lake: 30+Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, c20 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20+ Goldfinch, c50 Starling, 4 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
• 28th - Whitehorse Meadows (12pm): 2 Goldcrests, 5 Redwings, 1 Nuthatch & 1 Green Woodpecker (Gavin Hawgood),
• 28th - South Norwood Lake: c70 Black-headed Gull, 8 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Cormorant, 1 Goldcrest, 20+ Tufted Duck, c40 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, c5 Dunnock (1singing)1 Song Thrush, 8+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1drumming) 2 Pied Wagtail, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 28th - Farthing Downs/Happy Valley. Female Sparrowhawk, 14+ Long-tailed Tits, 40+ Magpies (roost starting to form about 16:00). (JB)
• 28th - Coulsdon. c15 Jackdaws mobbing a Sparrowhawk over Mead Way, 1 Goldcrest singing. (JB)
• 28th - Purley Beeches. 43 Redwings, 2 Fieldfares, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Stock Doves, 1 Heron over. (JB)
• 28th - Pollards Hill S.-11.30 a.m. 16 Redwing in garden treetops.flew off N (MN)
• 27th - Selsdon Park. 10 Redwings, 14 Long-tailed Tits, 3 Stock Doves, 1 Treecreeper. (JB)
• 27th - 2 redpolls over Briton Hill Road, Sanderstead (JB)
• 27th - South Norwood Lake - 1 Mute Swan, 20 Tufted Duck, 9 Cormorant, 50+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 20+ redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1m Siskin, 1 Coal Tit, 1 green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 26th - South Norwood CP. 1 Water Rail in stream near Harrington Road tramstop and 1 Little Grebe. (Nigel Harris)
• 25th - Happy Christmas, everyone. No Turkey records today, please! Geese, ducks, pheasants and partridges (not in pear trees) may be acceptable. Any Turtle Doves, calling birds and French hens will need to be accompanied by full descriptions. I would hope swans would be a-swimming, but the geese shouldn't be a-laying. (The Management)
• 25th - Kings Road SE25 c20 Redwing (John Watson)
• 24th - Pollards Hill-8 House Sparrow, 2 Jay,6 Goldfinch,1 GS woodpecker,2 Magpie 4 Greenfinch-feeding in garden a.m (MN)
• 24th - Park Hill, pair of House Sparrows (M&F) seen in Alpine Close (Romney Tansley)
• 23rd - Coombe Lodge Playing Field, 3pm; for the second time today heard what I swear was a Rook (first time was about 1.30pm in Melville Avenue). Also Tawny Owl hooting (well before dusk) c8 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 19 Common Gulls, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Alan Pearson)
• 23rd - East Croydon, Pied Wagtail roost down to only a 'few dozen' birds in rain this evening. (JB & SH)
• 22nd - South Norwood Lake: 50+ Black-headed Gull, 7 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 25+ Tufted Duck, f Sparrowhawk, 40+ Redwing, 20+ Fieldfare, 1 singing Dunnock,1 Pied Wagtail, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 20+ Goldfinch, 1 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 22nd - Pittville Gardens (3pm): male Sparrowhawk in garden (Gavin Hawgood)
• 21st - Lloyd Park Woodcock (peter phillips)
• 21st - Penge Road SE25 14:30 C70 Redwing (in three separate groupes) N/NW (John Watson)
• 21st - South Norwood Lake - 1 Lapwing' W/NW,2M 2F Shoveler, 1m Pochard, 20+ Tufted Duck, c100 Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 40+ Redwing, 30+Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker(1 drumming) 2 singing Dunnock, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Coal Tit, 6+ Long-tailed Tit,8+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 House Sparrow,(John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 20th - South Norwood CP: Water Rail, 2 Snipe and 11 Fieldfares (Steven Robinson per London Bird Club))
• 20th - Kings Wood. 2 Lapwings flying west. (Ray Baker per JB)
• 20th - South Norwood lake - 12 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Cormorant, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 5 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming) 1 Nuthatch, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Mistle Thrush,(John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 20th - Farthing Downs - 1 Lesser Black-Backed Gull over, 5 redwing, 2 fieldfare, 2 great spotted woodpecker,nuthatch, 3 stock dove over, greenfinch and goldfinch, numerous blackbirds in evidence, blue, great and long-taied tits, only one ring necked para! (David Hayes)
• 20th - Penge Road SE25 09:00 c20 Redwing, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet,(John Watson)
• 19th - South Norwood Lake - 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Siskin, 8 Cormorant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, c8 Redwing,2 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Goldfinch, 1 Coal Tit, 6+ Long-tailed Tit,(John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 19th - 2 Lesser Redpolls in a garden in Mithchley Hill, Sanderstead. (JS per JB)
• 19th - South Norwood CP. Lake heavily frozen but 12 Shoveler on free area and 1 Snipe on bank. 2 Cormorants 15 Stock Doves, 1 female Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Pheasants, Redwing, Fieldfare and Siskin. 15+ Long-tailed Tits. (JB)
• 19th - Heavers Meadow. Skylark flew over, 30+ Goldfinch, 25+ Greenfinch, Green Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, 30+ Crows. 3 Ring-necked Parakeets flew ovwer towards South Norwood Rec. (JB)
• 19th - Chepstow Rise - Male Blackcap, unpopular with the Blue Tits. (John Parish)
• 18th - Chepstow Rise - Female Blackcap, first garden record of this species, summer or winter, since December 2006! (John Parish)
• 17th - South Norwood Lake: 15 Redwing, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 10 Cormorant, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail (John Watson).
• 15th - South Norwood CP: Siskin feeding with Goldfinches in alders, Reed Bunting and several Redwings and Fieldfares (Steven Robinson).
• 15th - Waddon Ponds - 3-4 Little Grebe, Canada Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Moorhen, Coot, 1 Grey Heron, Black Headed Gull, Herring Gull, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Large flock of Starlings, 2 Male Pochard, 1 Poss Female Kingfisher,, 1 Male Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, Great Tit, House Sparrow, Chiffchaff. (Ernie Thomason)
• 14th - South Norwood Lake: 4 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 12 Tufted Duck, 6 Cormorant, 20 Black-headed Gull, 16 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming), 1 Nuthatch, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• 13th - South Norwood Lake: 2 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 6+ Cormorant, 1 Common Gull, 14 Tufted Duck, 1 Green Woodpecker,3 Great Spotted Woodpecker,6+ Long-tailed Tit, 4 Pied Wagtail,10+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 10 Collared Dove, House Sparrow,(John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 12th - Croydon Airport/Roundshaw Common - pair of stonechats (Derek Lea)
• 12th - South Norwood Lake - 8+ Cormorant, 24 Tufted Duck, 3 Common Gull, c20 Redwing, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming) 2 Coal Tit, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Pied Wagtail, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood) plus Great Tit imitating Nuthatch song to perfection (GH)
• 11th - South Norwood Lake - 9 Cormorant, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 House Sparrow,(John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 10th Park Hill Park (10:30 hrs) - Two Sparrowhawks circling over this year's nest site. (John Parish)
• 10th - Park Hill. At least 3 Great Tits heard singing in Alpine Close (Romney Tansley)
• 9th - Waddon Ponds - Black Headed Gull, 2 Juv Herring Gull, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 1 Mistle Thrush, Large flock of Starlings, Little Gerbe, Mallard, Coot, 2 Male Pochard, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow (Ernie Thomason)
• 8th - Pollards Hill-(garden a.m.)- pr. Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker,4 Jay, 2 Mistle Thrush,6 Goldfinch + 11 Redwing over SE (MN)
• 7th - East Croydon Bus Interchange (22:15hrs) Pied Wagtail roost occupied by c100 birds again. This late in the day the birds are near the tops of the trees, immobile and silent, therefore very inconspicuous. (John Parish)
• 5th - Kings Wood. 4+ Marsh Tits, 5 Red-legged Partridges, 1 Kestrel, 19 Fieldfares, 43 Redwings, 1 Pheasant. (R Baker)
• 5th - Sanderstead. Female Peregrine flew south over Church Way (towards Riddlesdown?) at 12.17. Also 20+ Redwings south over Sanderstead Plantation later in day. (JB)
• 4th - East Croydon. Pied Wagtail roost estimated at c100 birds. (JB)
• 3rd - South Norwood Lake - 2 Mute Swan, 16 Cormorant, 130 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.(John Watson)
• 2nd - Virginia Road, Thornton Heath - c200+ Carrion Crows wheeling around and performing aerobatics at dusk before going into roost at Biggin Wood SE19 (Terry Osborn)
• 1st - East Croydon. Pied Wagtails in roost at 8pm, but numbers seem well down on last week. (JB)
• 1st - Sanderstead. 1 Redpoll sp over Briton Hill Road early am. Also Fieldfare and Redwing heard. (JB)

November 2009

• 29th - Lloyd Park 4 male Bullfinch 1 female 90 Redwing (Peter Phillips)
• 28th - South Norwood CP; Little Grebe, Fieldfare, Chiffchaff, 21 Shoveler, small LT Tit flock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, House Sparrow (Dave Thrussell)
• 28th - South Norwood Lake: 1 Mute Swan, 12 Tufted Duck, 8 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 40+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gullm 2 Lesser Blacked-backed Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 26th - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan,20 tufted Duck, c50 Black-headed Gull,2 Common Gull,2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Cormorant,1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Siskin 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet,
• 26th - South Croydon. Egyptian Goose over Whitgift School 1000 hrs. (Alan Pearson)
• 25th - Lloyd Park. 1000 hrs. A party of 4 Redpoll sp, at least one of them (preening and viewed from the rear) showing a pale greyish rump with scattered darker streaks and therefore assumed to be C.f.flammea (Mealy Redpoll). (John Parish)
• 24th - East Croydon. 150-200 Pied Wagtails in the roost near Royal Mail building. (JB)
• 24th - South Norwood CP: 15 Fieldfare, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting, Little Grebe, Grey Wagtail and 18 Shoveler (Steven Robinson).
• 21st - Croydon town centre. Bedraggled female Peregrine. (JB)
• 21st - South Norwood CP; Good numbers of both Redpoll and Fieldfare, 21 Shoveler (Dave Thrussell)
• 20th - Sanderstead. Song Thrush in full song along Sanderstead Road. (JB)
• 20th - Sanderstead Pond. 1 male Mandarin (Ray Baker)
• 19th - South Norwood Lake: Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 18 Tufted Duck, 16 Cormorant, 50+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 20 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 30+ Goldfinch, 3 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• 18th - South Norwood Lake - 16 Cormorant, Grey Heron, 12 Tufted Duck, 45 Coot, c70 Black-headed Gull, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Collared Dove, (John Watson)
• 17th - South Norwood Lake - 12 Cormorant,14 Tufted Duck, m f Pochard, 20 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Green, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Nuthatch, 20 cLong-tailed Tit, 4 Coal Tit,(John Watson)
• 17th - South Norwood CP: Water Rail, 10 Shoveler, Grey Wagtail (London Birders - Steven Robinson).
• 15th - South Norwood Lake (10am): Lesser Spotted Woodpecker calling / flying low over playground in NE corner towards Maberley Road (Gavin Hawgood)
• 15th - Chapel Bank - Buzzard, 2 Marsh Tit, 250 Woodpigeons (Ted Forsyth)
• 15th - Norwood Junction Station 11:20hrs 1m Sparrowhawk, 2 Pied Wagtail (John Watson)
• 14th - Markfield - At 7.30am a flock of at least 600 Woodpigeons flew NW over Selsdon Wood and the birds were frequently seen circling round during the day (Ted Forsyth)
• 12th - South Croydon - c.7am - Female Peregrine south over w end of Croham Road (Alan Pearson)
• 11th - South Norwood Lake: 19 Cormorant, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Tufted Duck, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Jay, 18 Goldfinch, 9 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• 11th- Pollards Hill-a.m. 1 Goldcrest.1 Chiffchaff with LTTit flock in garden (MN)
• 10th - 150+ Woodpigeons over Sanderstead station. (John Birkett)
• 9th - South Norwood Lake - 20 Tufted Duck, 25 Cormorant (record number for this site)1 Great Crested Grebe, c80 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 15 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Redwing, 2 mistle Thrush, 4 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
• 7th - SN Country Park - 11 Shoveler, Kingfisher, Siskin, Reed Bunting, Finch flock (Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch), LT Tit, Many Blackbirds, Many Song Thrush (Dave Thrussell)
• 6th - Briton Hill Road, Sanderstead. One Sparrowhawk, 2 Fieldfares, 5 Redwings (JB)
• 3rd - South Norwood Lake: 12+ Cormorant, 8 Tufted Duck, c30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrush, c20 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch (John Watson)
• 2nd - South Norwood Lake: 12 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, 65 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Blacked-backed Gull, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,2 Collared Dove, 2 Nuthatch, 2 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• 1st - South Norwood Lake: 8 Tufted Duck, 8+ Cormorant, c30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Pied Wagtail, c12 Long-tailed Tit, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 1st - Sparrowhawk over gardens in Duppas Hill Road (Simon Harris)

Previous Months

Because of the great effort put in by our local recorders, this page was getting rather long. It has therefore been decided by the site administrators that this page will now only contain sightings for the current and previous months. All other sightings for this year can be found by clicking on the relevant month links below -

January 2009 - February 2009 - March 2009 - April 2009 - May 2009 - June 2009 - July 2009 - August 2009 - September 2009 - October 2009