Other Wildlife

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Revision as of 20:04, 2 January 2012

Sightings of Other Wildlife

Use this page to record sightings of species other than birds that may be of interest to others. Please note that records submitted to this website will be shared with the RSPB Croydon Local Group and may also be submittted to the London Natural History Society wildlife recorders. Do not post records on this website unless you are happy for them to be shared with the other organisations mentioned here.

Because of the great efforts put in once again by all our local recorders, archived sightings for 2009 can now be found here - Other Wildlife 2009

January 2012

• 2nd - South Norwood Lake (10.30am): extremely late/early? female Drone (Hover)Fly (Eristalis tenax) basking on dead leaf (5C max) (Gavin Hawgood)
• 1st - South Norwood Lake (11am): several Buff-tailed Bumblebees feeding on lake-side mahonia (Gavin Hawgood)

December 2011

• 27th - South Norwood Lake (10am): 5 x Buff-tailed Bumblebees feeding on mahonia (incl 1 with replete pollen baskets, indicating active nesting activity) (Gavin Hawgood)
• 16th - South Norwood Lake (12pm): Buff-tailed Bumblebee worker foraging for pollen on mahonia bush in a cold (3C) NW wind (Gavin Hawgood)
• 10th - South Norwood Lake (11am): several Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers with full pollen baskets feeding on mahonia shrub, indicative of queen over-wintering nesting activity rather than hibernation (Gavin Hawgood)
• 10th - Sanderstead, Briton Hill Road: Bumblebee (buff-tailed?) in garden despite the cold weather. (JB)
• 7th - South Norwood Lake area (11am): surprisingly late record of (very active) 7-spot Ladybird on bramble (Gavin Hawgood)

November 2011

• 30th - South Norwood Lake (1pm): Red Admiral feeding on lakeside mahonia bush (Gavin Hawgood)
• 26th - South Norwood Lake (11am): Buff-tailed Bumble bee (1 Queen & 3 workers) & Carder bee (2 workers) foraging for pollen on Mahonia bush (Gavin Hawgood)
• 5th - South Norwood Lake area (11am): First ever sighting of the Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) (new UK coloniser since 2001) foraging for pollen on ivy (Gavin Hawgood)
• 4th - South Norwood Country Park (11:40): Red Admiral crossing low E/W over lake (Gavin Hawgood)

October 2011

• 31st - Pittville Gardens, SE25 (7pm): Probable Noctule bat circling above tree line (Gavin Hawgood)
• 25th - Canning Rd, Addiscombe: bat (pipistrelle?) flying over garden at dusk (David West)
• 16th - Sanderstead Plantation: plenty of molehills (JB)
• 16th - Selsdon Park: 2 Roe deer at 07.20 (JB)
• 16th - Pittville Gardens, SE25 (3pm): 1 Holly Blue in garden (Gavin Hawgood)
• 15th - Pittville Gardens, SE25 (3pm): 1 Red Admiral in garden (Gavin Hawgood)
• 2nd - South Norwood Lake (10am): unexpected, freshly-emerged Tree Bee queen nectaring on flowering lake-side symphoricarpus exotic (Gavin Hawgood)

September 2011

• 28th - South Norwood Lake: Kidney-spot Ladybird ("locally common"), my first sighting at this site; plus 1 Small Copper, 1 Large White & 1 Red Admiral (Gavin Hawgood)
• 22nd - South Norwood CP. Several pipistrelles in different parts of the park, also Daubenton's bat at lake. (JB)
• 22nd - Millers Pond: Many Pipistrelle bats 45hz feeding above(7:45pm) (Ernie Thomason)
• 22nd - Selsdon Wood: 1 Roe Deer feeding in field & possible Pipistrelle bats 45hz feeding above(7:30pm) (Ernie Thomason)
• 22nd - South Norwood Lake (11am): Small Copper butterfly "sun- bathing" on discarded mound of cut grass (Gavin Hawgood)
• 22nd - Pittville Gardens, SE25 (3pm): male Migrant Hawker patrolling my garden (Gavin Hawgood)
• 17th - Briton Hill Road: Migrant hawker in garden. (JB)
• 15th - Chepstow Rise: Red Underwing (moth) nectaring on ivy flowers at 17:30 and still flying around at 19:30. Big! (John Parish)
• 13th - South Norwood CP: large bat (noctule?) flying around at dusk. (JB)
• 13th - Addington Hills: two healthy clumps of Hard Fern revealed by clearance of scrub from former pond site (John Parish).
• 12th - Lloyd Park: Pipistrelle on the wing at 19.15 (John Parish)
• 10th - South Norwood Lake (11am): Stunning, freshly-emerged Red Admiral (Gavin Hawgood)
• 1st - Blackhorse Rd Tramstop (Addiscombe Railway Park): Southern Hawker (male I think) (David West)

August 2011

• 18th - Farthing Downs: 1 Roe deer. (JB)
• 13th - Selsdom, Old Farleigh Road: 2 pipistrelles at 21.45 for 30 mins, badger at 21.50 (MJN)
• 12th - Kenley Common: 2 Roe Deer, (D.W.)
• 3rd - Chepstow Rise: A Wood Mouse busy on our patio for much of the afternoon, dashing from its home behind the ivy to grab selected fragments from a scattering of Alpen ('no added sugar')(John Parish)
• 1st - South Norwood Lake & Pittville Gardens, SE25 (am): 1 Jersey Tiger @ each site (Gavin Hawgood)

July 2011

• 31st - Park Hill Park : 1 Jersey Tiger on tree (Ernie Thomason)
• 31st - Rotary Field : 1 Jersey Tiger (Ernie Thomason)
• 31st - Pittville Gardens, SE25 (4pm): 1 Jersey Tiger on window pane (Gavin Hawgood)
• 30th - Waddon Ponds (7:30am) Single Jersey Tiger on grass starting to warming up - First for the year (Ernie Thomason)
• 29th - South Norwood Lake (10am): 2x Jersey Tigers (1 v. lutescens) - first for year (Gavin Hawgood)
• 29th - Park Hill Road/Chichester Road junction: Jersey Tiger (moth) am. (John Parish)
• 24th - Dollypers Hill: Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Brimstone, Large and Small White, Green-veined White, Small Copper, Small Blue, Common Blue, Holly Blue, Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, 6-spot Burnet Moth. (Gill Flinn)
• 24th - Park Hill: 1 Badger (Ernie Thomason)
• 23rd - Selsdon Wood LNR: Pair of Roe Deer (Ernie Thomason)
• 21st - John Ruskin Sports Ground near Oaks Farm: 2 Roe Deer (Ernie Thomason)
• 20th - Kingswood: 1 Roe Deer (per Ernie Thomason)
• 18th - Addington Park: 1 Rabbit grazing on grass. (Ernie Thomason)
• 17th - Riddlesdown: 1 Roebuck. (JB)
• 15th - Lloyd Park Silver-Washed Fritillary (P Phillips)
• 14th - Kings Wood, Sanderstead: 2 White Admiral, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Large White (Gill Flinn)
• 13th - Park Hill Rec: 1 Munjac Deer grazing on flower beds (10:15pm)(Ernie Thomason)
• 10th - Buttermere Gardens,Purley: Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Gill Flinn)
• 7th - Coulsdon Common: 1 Deer
• 4th - Lloyd Park: a White-letter Hairstreak and c6 pristine Small Coppers (John Parish)
• 1st - Canning Road, Addiscombe: White-letter Hairstreak in garden (David West).

June 2011

• 30th - Hutchinsons Bank, Three-corner Grove & Chapel Bank: Large White, Small White, Brimstone, Small Blue (still at least one on HB!), Common Blue, White Admiral (T-cG), Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary (CB), Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small Heath, Speckled Wood, Small Skipper, Large Skipper. Also Hummingbird Hawkmoth (singles on both HB & CB) (John Parish)
• 26th - Kingfisher Gardens: 1 young Roe Deer (6:30am) (E Thomason)
• 26th - South Norwood Lake (10.30am): 1st Purple Hairstreak (m) of year (early!) (Gavin Hawgood / John Watson)
• 24th - Sanderstead: female stag beetle in Purley Oaks Road at 6pm (JB)
• 23rd - Sanderstead: Lesser stag beetle on landing inside house at 11pm. (Do they have a habit of coming indoors? - see record from Pollards Hill South on 9 June) (JB)
• 16th - Lloyd Park: Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Green-veined White, Common Blue, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Specked Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Burnet Companion Moth. 12 Bee Orchid 1 Pyramidal Orchid. ( P Phillips)
• 14th - South Norwood CP: 1 Red Admiral. (JB)
• 11th - Hutchinsons/Chapel Banks (Walk led by Martin Wills): Brimstone, Small Blue (many), Common Blue, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell, Dark Green Fritillary, Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Large Skipper. Plants:- Greater Butterfly Orchid, Common Spotted Orchid, Pyramidal Orchid (100s in bloom), Common Twayblade, Man Orchid. Also Adder's Tongue Fern (John Parish)
• 9th - Pollards Hill S: Lesser Stag Beetle flew in thru open window(MJN)
• 5th - Stambourne Woodland Way (12pm): Queen Bombus hortorum (Garden Bumble Bee) on bramble - a surprisingly rare species in London in recent years for some reason (Gavin Hawgood)
• 3rd - Fryston Ave: Stag beetle Male (P Phillips)
• 3rd - Happy Valley: Meadow Brown,1 Small Totiseshell,Speckled Wood,Possible Large Skipper Butterflies, & Burnet Companion moth, Red tailed Bumblebee,(Ernie Thomason)

May 2011

• 29th - South Norwood Lake area (11.45am): excellent views of immature male Emperor Dragonfly (Gavin Hawgood)
• 25th - Lloyd Park Green Hairstreak (P Phillips)
• 24th - Lloyd Park Meadow Brown & Bee Orchid (P Phillips)
• 22nd - Hutchinsons and Chapel Banks: large white, green-veined white, orange tip, brimstone, green hairstreak, small blue, brown argus, common blue, small heath, speckled wood, dingy skipper, large skipper; also glow-worm (John Parish)
• 20th - Riddlesdown: 21.30. Badger. (Gill Flinn)
• 19th - South Norwood Lake (9am): freshly emerged female Ruddy Darter dragonfly (at least 4 weeks too early!) (Gavin Hawgood)
• 14th - Riddlesdown: 25 spikes of White Helleborine in Whitgift Field and 2 beside Quarry. 1 Roe Deer near Warlingham Court Farm. (Gill Flinn). Cinnabar moth seen in the morning. (JB)
• 14th - Hutchinsons and Chapel Banks - Seen during Ted Forsyth's birding walk: Common Lizards (2) and Slow Worm; Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Brimstone, Green Hairstreak, Small Blue, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Brown Argus, Small Heath, Speckled Wood, Grizzled and Dingy Skippers; Mother Shipton, Burnet Companion and Cinnabar (moths); Early Purple, Common Spotted and Man Orchids, White Helleborine and Common Twayblade (all in flower); Violet and Broad-leaved Helleborines and Large Butterfly Orchid (located but not in flower)(John Parish)
• 9th - Riddledown (Croydon's area) - Slow Worm, lots of Small Heath butterflies, Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue (Gill Flinn)
• 6th - Duppas Hill - Pair of Large Red Damselfly found on kitchen window sill (SH)
• 4th - South Norwood Lake (8.45am): Dozens of Tree, Early, Buff & White-tailed Bumble Bees feeding on flowering lakeside ceanothus shrub (Gavin Hawgood)
• 4th - Hutchinson & Chapel Banks : Fine showing of Spring butterflies during Malcolm Bridge's Butterfly Conservation walk - Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Brimstone, Green Hairstreak (10+), Small Copper (1), Small Blue (1), Holly Blue, Common Blue, Peacock, Red Admiral, Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath (c6), Speckled Wood, Grizzled Skipper (c5), Dingy Skipper (20+). Also moths - Beautiful Carpet, Yellow Shell (JP)
• 2nd - Sanderstead Plantation: muntjac heard. (JB)
• 2nd - Selsdon Park: four roe deer. (JB)
• 2nd - Kings Wood: 1 Roe Deer. (JB)
• 1st- Pollards Hill S.-Large Red Damselfly sunning on garden Hostas _No pond! (MJN)

April 2011

• 25th - South Norwood Lake (11am): unusual collection of coccinellids on one small alder shoot at edge of lake - 3x 2-spot; 1x 7-spot; 2x 14-spot; 1x 22-spot (plus the inevitable hoard of Haxys!) (Gavin Hawgood)
• 22nd - Addington Hills : Many swarms of Green Longhorn moths dancing in the morning sunshine particularly around newly-opened leaves of birch and mountain ash (John Parish)
• 18th - Whitehorse Meadows, SE25 (2pm): 1 teneral Large Red Damselfly near pond (Gavin Hawgood)
• 17th-Old Farleigh Road-Comma,Brimstone,Peacock,Sml.Tort. Holly Blue -1 Fox
• 11th-Pollards Hill S.-1 Speckled wood.1 Green veined white.2 Holly Blue (MJN)
• 10th - Biggin Wood: orange tip, speckled wood (London Birders - R Bell)
• 10th - South Norwood Lake (11am): 5 Speckled Wood & 1 Comma butterflies (Gavin Hawgood)
• 7th-Pollards Hill South-2 Holly Blue, 3 Orange tip (males),1 Comma (MJN)
• 7th - South Norwood Country Park: 15:00-16:10hrs, c10 Orange Tip, 4 Peacock, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Small White Butterflies, (John Watson)
• 7th- South Norwood Lake 2 Peacock Butterfly,(John Watson)
• 6th - Park Hill Park & Chepstow Rise : Holly Blues on the wing (John Parish)
• 6th - South Norwood Lake (10am): first male Orange Tip this year, plus Small White & first Large Red-tailed bumblebee (queen)(Gavin Hawgood)
• 6th - Brimstone Butterfly in back garden 13.00hrs (Terry Osborn)
• 5th - Hutchinson's Bank: Small Quaker moth (John Parish)
• 3rd - South Norwood Lake: first Small T'shell & Small White this year (Gavin Hawgood)
• 2nd - Addington Hills: 1 m Brimstone Butterfly (Ernie Thomason)

March 2011

• 29th - Waddon Ponds: Around 40 Frogs & toads ready to sprawing (Ernie Thomason)
• 29th - Hutchinsons Bank: Slow-worm (moribund). (John Parish)
• 29th - South Norwood CP at dusk: 3+ pipistrelle sp by lake with 2 slightly larger bats hawking over the open water about 15 feet above surface (too high up for Daubentons, too small for Noctule, which are the other bat species I have seen here in the past). (JB)
• 26th - Selsdon Park: 3 Roe deer (2m & 1f). (JB)
• 26th - Sanderstead Plantation: fresh molehills. (JB)
• 26th - Addington (beside Kent Gate Way): fresh molehills. (JB)
• 24th - Hutchinsons Bank: Brimstones, Commas, Peacocks and Small Tortoiseshells, all am (John Parish)
• 23rd - Kingswood: 1 pair m&f Roe deer browsing on vegetation close to Kingswood Lane (Ernie Thomason)
• 22nd - Waddon Ponds: (6:30pm-7:00pm) 2-3 pipistrelle 45htz bats feeding above main lake and grass area.(Ernie Thomason)
• 22nd - South Norwood Lake (11am): 2 Comma butterflies feeding on willow catkins (Gavin Hawgood)
• 21nd - Waddon Ponds: (6:30pm-7:00pm) 2-3 pipistrelle 45htz bats feeding above main lake and grass area.(Ernie Thomason)
• 21st- Pollards Hill S.-1 small Tortoishell sunning on garden daffs (MJN)
• 21st - Pittville Gardens, SE25 (7pm): 1 Common Pipistrelle flying along railway embankment (Gavin Hawgood)
• 19th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): male Brimstone along laurel hedge opposite (my usual location for a first of the year) and a 7spot ladybird and bumblebee (presumed buff-tailed) in the garden. (JB)
• 19th - Riddlesdown: Extremely close encounter with a badger. While retying bootlaces and watching a pair of foxes chasing each other, a badger dashed out of the undergrowth and ran about six inches behind me having presumably taken a slight detour to avoid hitting me. (JB)
• 15th - Whitehorse Meadow, SE25 (11am): <50 spawning Common Frogs in small pond (Gavin Hawgood)
• 12th - South Norwood Lake area (10.30am): 1 male Brimstone butterfly (Gavin Hawgood)
• 9th - South Norwood Lake (9am): queen Tree Bee (Bombus hypnorum) nectaring on Willow (Salix caprea) - an early-emerging, new to UK species that has been colonising the south-east, particularly London, in only the last 4 years (Gavin Hawgood)
• 6th - Shirley Park Golf Course : Frog spawn in the pond - probably about enough to fill 2-3 buckets! (John Parish)

February 2011

• 27th - South Norwood Lake: Queen Bombus pratorum (the Early Bumblebee) nectaring on flowering exotic near main entrance (Gavin Hawgood)
• 24th-Old Farleigh Road (14.30)Brimstone (MJN)
• 24th - Ashburton Park: 1 Red Admiral Butterfly (Ernie Thomason)
• 24th - South Norwood CP: Bumblebee (not specifically identified) (JB)
• 24th - Near New Addington: 2 Roe Deer (JB)
• 21st-Old Farleigh Road-2 Roe deer feeding on umbifels in garden.One smaller with budding 2" antlers the larger With c.6" antlers (MJN)
• 16th - Old Farleigh Road (between Selsdon Wood & Golf Club)-3 dead Badgers at various points (MJN)
• 16th - South Norwood Lake (10am) (9degC): Buff-tailed Bumblebee queen nectaring on flowering mahonia sp. (Gavin Hawgood)
• 14th - South Norwood Lake (11am): First for year queen Buff-tailed Bumblebee (B. terrestris)in flight (Gavin Hawgood)

January 2011

• 9th - Coulsdon Common, small moth flying over frosty field (no idea of species); Happy Valley - molehills. (JB)
• 2nd -Old Farleigh Road-Fox at bird table (MJN)

December 2010

NB only selected records from Old Farleigh Road added - Roe deer also present on other dates during month.

• 30th - molehills in Sanderstead Plantation and alongside Kent Gate Way (Addington). (JB)
• 29th-Old Farleigh Road-1f.Roe deer in garden eating blackberry leaves (MJN)
• 27th - Selsdon Park GC. 'Foot'prints in the snow of Badger, Roe Deer, Fox and Grey Squirrel (Only mammals actually seen were Grey Squirrels). (JB)
• 22nd - Old Farleigh Road: 3F Roe deer eating yew near house (MN)
• 22nd - Old Farleigh Road: 2F Roe deer eating blackberry leaves. (MN)
• 21st - Old Farleigh Road: 3F Roe deer in garden - yew tree browsed to a height of three feet. (MN)
• 20th - Old Farleigh Road: 1F and 1juv Roe deer eating yew. (MN)