Other Wildlife
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| + | * 1st May - Shirley Park Golf Course (0600 hrs) Large numbers of the micromoth 'Cameraria ohridella' on the wing as soon as soon as the sun started to strike the horse chestnut trees (John Parish). | ||
* 26th April - Briton Hill Road 1 Holly Blue, 1 Large White, Small White, Orange Tip and Speckled Wood butterflies. (John Birkett) | * 26th April - Briton Hill Road 1 Holly Blue, 1 Large White, Small White, Orange Tip and Speckled Wood butterflies. (John Birkett) | ||
* 25th April - South Norwood Lake (9pm onwards): up to 7 species of bat (details available from | * 25th April - South Norwood Lake (9pm onwards): up to 7 species of bat (details available from | ||
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Sightings of Other Wildlife - 2009
April 2009
- 1st May - Shirley Park Golf Course (0600 hrs) Large numbers of the micromoth 'Cameraria ohridella' on the wing as soon as soon as the sun started to strike the horse chestnut trees (John Parish).
- 26th April - Briton Hill Road 1 Holly Blue, 1 Large White, Small White, Orange Tip and Speckled Wood butterflies. (John Birkett)
- 25th April - South Norwood Lake (9pm onwards): up to 7 species of bat (details available from
ghawgood@onetel.com) (Gavin Hawgood)
- 24th April - Addington Hills (9pm): Common Pipistrelle bat (Gavin Hawgood)
- 24th April - 10 Speckled Wood, 6 Small White, 3 Orange Tip South Norwood Lake,(John Watson)
- 23rd April - 1 Red Admiral Kings Road SE25 (John Watson)
- 22nd April - Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood Butterflies at Selsdon Wood (Ernest Thomason)
- 21st April - 5+ Speckled Wood at Heavers Meadow. (John Birkett)
- 20th April - Comma Butterfly, 1 fox with fur missing from part of tail at Selsdon Wood (Ernest Thomason)
- 18th April - Roe deer doe in Ballards Way garden (Steve Irwin)
- 15th April - Hutchinson's Bank - adult Common Lizard on log pile, 2 Speckled Wood, 4 male & 4 female Brimstone, 4 Peacock, 3 Comma, Red-tailed Bumblebee (Ted Forsyth)
- 15th April - Chapel Bank - 5 male & 5 female Brimstone, 3 male Orange Tip, 2 speckled Wood, 3 Comma, 3 Peacock, 2 Small White (Ted Forsyth)
- 13th April - (1pm) 2 Commas, 1 Peacock & 1 Speckled Wood at South Norwood Lake (Gavin Hawgood)
- 4th April - 6+ brimstone (including at least 2 females) and 2 peacock butterflies at Croham Hurst. (John Birkett)
- 2nd April -1 Holly Blue -Pollards Hill(Mike Netherwood)
- 1st April - 6 Brimstone ,4 Peacock, 2 battling Commas, 1 orange tip Selsdon Woods (Mike Netherwood)
March 2009
- 29th March - 7 spot ladybird in Briton Hill Road (my first of year). (John Birkett)
- 24th March - Markfield - Roe buck and doe at entrance to Baker Boy Lane 7.00am (Ted Forsyth)
- 22nd March - Markfield - 4 foxes feeding on the roundabout (Ted Forsyth)
- 21st March - South Norwood Lake - queen Bombus pratorum (The Early Bumble Bee)(Gavin Hawgood)
- 21st March - at least 8 roe deer in Selsdon Park. Two foxes (one carrying a shoe). Also one buff tailed bumblebee. (John Birkett)
- 20th March - Markfield - First Badger of the spring visiting the garden (Ted Forsyth)
- 15th March onwards - Common (45kHz) Pipistrelle bat (Pittville Gardens) (Gavin Hawgood)
- 15th March - 12 Brimstones, 6 Commas and 1 Peacock on Riddlsdown (Gill Flinn)
- 15th March - Brimstone and buff tailed bumblebee in Sanderstead garden (John Birkett)
- 15th March - 3 Common frogs in garden pond (Simon Harris)
- 15th March - Roe doe in Selsdon Wood near Old Farleigh Road (Ted Forsyth)
February 2009
- 28th February - Roe deer in Sanderstead Plantation (John Birkett)
- 27th February - Roe buck and four does in Puplet Wood (Ted Forsyth)
- 5th February (approx) - Badger running along pavement then disappearing into a garden, Melville Avenue, South Croydon (Alan Pearson)
