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Croydon sightings for 2009
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April
* 1st. St Andrews Rd, Coulsdon. Small flock of siskin over(5?).(David Hayes)
March
- 31st - Heavers Meadow. 1 Chiffchaff. (John Birkett)
- 29th - Coulsdon Common AM. Mistle thrush, song thrush, 3 redwings, nuthatch, treecreeper, great sp and green woodpecker, great, blue, coal and long tailed tit. (David Hayes)
- 29th - 1;30 pm. Buzzard circling over Brian Avenue before heading East (Piers Hubbard)
- 29th - Late afternoon - Pittville Gardens: male & then female Sparrowhawk displaying (Gavin Hawgood)
- 29th - Male Sparowhawk over Briton Hill Road. (John Birkett)
- 29th - Selsdon Wood: 2 Marsh tits, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Skylark singing on Farleigh Common edge (Alan Pearson)
- 29th - South Norwood Lake: pair Great Crested Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 4 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 9 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 singing Chiffchaff, 3 House Sparrow. (per London Birders)
- 28th - Buzzard calling at Kings Wood, 1 White Wagtail and pair of Grey Wagtails at Sanderstead Pond, 1 Lesser Redpoll in Briton Hill Road. (John Birkett)
- 28th Park Hill Rec - male Firecrest; Whitgift School, South Croydon - Meadow Pipit flying N.W. (Alan Pearson)
- 28th Female Sprawk soaring above garden(scaring RNparakeets witless). Norbury (Mike Netherwood)
- 28th South Norwood Lake - (10:00-11:30) pair Great Crested Grebe, pair Grey Wagtail, 12 Tufted Duck, 5 Cormorant, 3 Lesser Blacked-backed Gull (over), 4 Pied Wagtail,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 singing Chiffchaff, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch.(John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
- 28th 1 pr Grey Wagtail - Tescos roof, London Road, Norbury(Mike Netherwood)
- 27th South Norwood CP (6pm) - 1 Chiffchaff (singing) W side of lake (Gavin Hawgood)
- 27th 1 Swallow W Pollards Hill S.(Mike Netherwood)
- 26th Blackcap singing in Croham Road, South Croydon (Alan Pearson)
- 25th Kings Road SE25 (17:15) Great Black-backed Gull (over) N/NW (John Watson)
- 24th South Norwood CP. 2 Snipe, 3 Kestrels, 7 Shoveler (4m & 3f), 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Mistle Thrush. (John Birkett)
- 24th South Norwood Lake - (10:00) 3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, pair Great Crested Grebe,6 Nuthatch,1 Green Woodpecker,4 Great Spotted Woodpecker 4 singing Chiffchaff, 2 singing Blackcap,(John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
- 23rd South Norwood Lake - (10:00) pair Great Crested Grebe + 1, 3 singing Chiffchaff,1 singing Blackcap,3 Nuthatch,(John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
- 22nd Farthing Downs. Skylark and Yellowhammer singing, one Chiffchaff. (John Birkett)
- 21st March - Selsdon Wood - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker calling and drumming, Treecreeper, 2 Marsh Tits all near Old Farleigh Road (Ted Forsyth)
- 21st March - Puplet Wood - Treecreeper, Marsh Tit (Ted Forsyth)
- 21st South Norwood Lake(10:00am) 2 pair Nuthatch nest building, pair Great Crested Grebe, 4 singing Chiffchaff,(John Watson)
- 21st (3pm) - pair of Grey Wagtails on Sanderstead Pond. (John Birkett)
- 21st - Riddlesdown. One Chiffchaff, several Skylarks singing, two Bullfinches, Stock Dove calling, 1 Treecreeper. (John Birkett)
- 20th - South Norwood CP (5pm) 1 Chiffchaff (contact call) W side of lake (Gavin Hawgood)
- 20th - Park Hill Rec. Male Firecrest (Alan Pearson)
- 20th - Selsdon Woods: Goldcrests, 3 Siskins, Pair of Mistle Thrushes, Gt Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Long Tailed Tits. (Linda & Terry Osborn)
- 20th - Grey Heron flying SE over Croydon Firestation/Flyover at 07:10 (Simon Harris)
- 19th - Tawny Owl heard near Lower Barn Road. (per JB)
- 19th - Park Hill Rec. Firecrest (heard), 2 Nuthatches, 4 Redwing, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Ring-necked Parakeet and Grey Heron (over), Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Alan Pearson and Jonathan East)
- 17th - South Norwood CP (dusk onwards). Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin all singing on arrival. Tawny Owl watched perched in a bush for several minutes before it flew off. 4 Shovelers (3m & 1f) plus dozens of Canada Geese on lake. (John Birkett)
- 17th - 3 Redpolls, 2 Siskins on niger in Buttermere Gdns (around for 2 weeks) (Gill Flinn)
- 16th - Sparrowhawk over Briton Hill Road, Sanderstead at 17:50. (John Birkett)
- 16th - South Norwood Lake (10am):pair Great Crested Grebe, 1 f Kestrel,6 Great Spotted Woodpecker (all drumming)1 Nuthatch,(1comma) (John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
- 15th - Sparrowhawk over Richmond Road, Woodmansterne at 17:30. (Simon Harris)
- 15th - Selsdon Woods: 1 calling and drumming Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, c15 Redpoll & 2 Meadow Pipit (London Birders)
- 15th - (10am)South Norwood Lake: pair Great Crested Grebe, 3 Chiffchaff,1 Green Woodpecker,4 Great Spotted Woodpecker,(1 Comma)(John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
- 15th - Park Hill Rec. Pair of Sparrowhawks sitting in trees at Firecrest site. Nearby 2 Goldcrests, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tits, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Brimstone. A party of 6 Jays squabbling in Chichester Road. (John Parish)
- 15th - Mitchley Wood. Singing Siskin. (Gill Flinn)
- 15th - Selsdon Wood. Singing Chiffchaff, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker calling (Ted Forsyth)
- 14th - Selsdon Wood. Siskin, singing Chiffchaff, Redpoll flew over, Treecreeper (Ted Forsyth)
- 14th - Markfield. Male Siskin on sunflower hearts (Ted Forsyth)
- 14th - South Norwood Lake:Pair Great Crested Grebe, c100 Black-headed Gull,2 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 12 Tufted Duck,8 Ring-necked Parakeet,3 Redwing, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker(2 drumming)3 Nuthatch,1 Chiffchaff,4 Goldcrest, 4 House Sparrow,(John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
- 14th - Park Hill Rec. One Firecrest. (John Parish & Alan Pearson)
- 14th(pm) - at least 3 Redpolls and two Siskins in Briton Hill Road, Sanderstead (probably some of the Purley Beeches birds from this morning). (John Birkett)
- 14th - Purley Beeches. One Firecrest. Mixed flock of c20 Lesser Redpolls and c10 Siskins feeding mainly in larches. Also 4 Goldcrests, 6 Redwings, 2 Stock Doves, 2 Nuthatches, Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 2 Coal Tits. (John Birkett)
- 12th - Selsdon Wood. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming (Ted Forsyth)
- 12th - Blackcap singing in Wettern Tree Garden. (John Birkett)
- 12th - Park Hill Rec. Male Firecrest, also Goldcrest, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers and Long-tailed tit (Alan Pearson)
- 11th - Park Hill Rec. No sign of the Firecrests, but several Goldcrests, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Redwings, 2 Stock Doves (one 'singing'), 1 Siskin, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 40+ Carrion Crows and a Jackdaw flew over. (John Birkett)
- 9th Park Hill Recreation Ground- 2 Firecrests, Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch, 8 Redwing (including 2 singing), 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Siskin (over) (Alan Pearson)
- 8th (10-00am) South Norwood Lake- 1 Great Crested Grebe 1 Greylag Goose (over) 2 Siskin,1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker,6 Goldcrest (John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
- c7th - One Woodcock at Farthing Downs. (per John Birkett)
- 7th (10am) South Norwood Lake- 1 Jackdaw, 3 Redwing, 7 Goldcrest, 8 Siskin (John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
- 7th - Riddlesdown. At least 11 Skylarks (8 singing), 3 Yellowhammers, 13 Meadow Pipits, 5 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 50+ Jackdaws, 5 Stock Doves, Bullfinch, 10+ Redwings, 2 Mistle Thrushes. (John Birkett)
- 7th - Sanderstead. Approx 20 each Redwings and Fieldfares on Sanderstead Rec. Pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers chasing around noisily in Sanderstead Cemetery. 6 Moorhens and a pair of Canada Geese on Sanderstead Pond. Lesser Redpoll over Briton Hill Road, with Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming nearby and one House Sparrow calling - first in the area for a few years!!! (John Birkett)
- 6th 10:00am -South Norwood Lake- 6 Pied wagtail, 4 Song thrush, 2 Nuthatch,3 Great Spotted Woodpecker,4 Goldcrest,(John Watson)
- 6th - Markfield - Male Siskin eating sunflower hearts (Ted Forsyth)
- 5th - Redwing singing, junction of Stanhope Road and Chichester Road, Park Hill (Alan Pearson)
- 5th - Markfield - Lesser Redpoll nibbling buds on Spindle bush (Ted Forsyth)
- 4th - Biggin Wood (15:00 hrs) - Sparrowhawk, 2 pairs of Goldcrests, 2 pairs of GS Woodpeckers (1 drumming),Green Woodpecker, Great, Blue , Coal & Long Tailed Tits, c20 Ring Necked Parakeets, c60 Wood Pigeons (this is a favoured roostings site for this species and Carrion Crows).(Linda & Terry Osborn)
- 4th - Markfield - Buzzard soaring over Baker Boy Lane 11.00am, 2 Canada Geese flew over (Ted Forsyth)
- 2nd - Shirley Park Golf Club : 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, mixed flock of 4 Golfinches, 5+ Lesser Redpolls and 4+ Siskins, 1 Fieldfare, 6 Redwings, 2 Moorhens, 23 Robins, 21 Blackbirds, 5 GS Woodpeckers, 3 Green Woodpeckers. (John Parish).
- 2nd - 2 Goldcrest, Wren (singing) and Coal Tit in Duppas Hill Road. (Simon Harris)
- 1st - Lesser Redpoll in Briton Hill Road, Sanderstead. (John Birkett)
- 1st - South Norwood Lake (10:00hrs) - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (female feeding in willow tree) 4 Nuthatch, 3 Greylag Goose, (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood)
February
- 28th - Whitehorse Meadow - (12:00hrs) 1 Green Woodpecker,1 Nuthatch,(John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
- 28th - Norbury. Grey wagtail male seen for third time this week in damp basement area.Green wood feeding on lawn next door. Grey Heron over (Mike Netherwood)
- 28th - Selsdon Park - Tawny Owl heard briefly, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Pheasant, 1 Goldcrest singing. (John Birkett)
- 28th - Sanderstead Plantation - 30+ Redwing, 2 Goldcrests (one singing), 2 Coal Tits, 1 Stock Dove. (John Birkett)
- 28th - Sparrowhawk over Briton Hill Road, Sanderstead. (John Birkett)
- 27th - Waddon Ponds (13:00) - c75 Coots, 20 Tufted Duck, 8 Moorhens, 6 Little Grebes [a good count for Croydon - JB], 2 Mistle Thrushes, 1 Redwing, 2 Goldcrests, 3 House Sparrows, Long-tailed Tits, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, c100 Black-headed Gulls, 40 Canada Geese. (Linda & Terry Osborn)
- 27th - South Norwood Lake - pair Great Crested Grebe, 20 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Pied Wagtail,(John Watson)
- 27th - Puplet Wood - Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Marsh Tit (Ted Forsyth)
- 27th - Selsdon Wood - 7 Lesser Redpolls , 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Nuthatch, 4 Redwing, Skylark, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Marsh Tit (Ted Forsyth)
- 27th - Mossyhill Shaw - 3 singing Redwing, Stock Dove, 14 Magpie (Ted Forsyth)
- 27th - Kingswood - 2 Treecreeper, 3 Coal Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Song Thrush (Ted Forsyth)
- 26th - South Norwood Lake- pair Great Crested Grebe, 2f Pochard 1 Greylag Goose, 14 Tufted Duck 2 Cormorant, 30 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Hering Gull, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Nuthatch, 3 Goldcrest, 9 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Siskin,(John Wason Gavin Hawgood)
- 26th - Littleheath Woods - 4 singing Redwing, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 60 Starling, 24 Robin, 6 Blackbird, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Ted Forsyth)
- 26th - Bramley Bank - Moorhen, 2 Mallard, Stock Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 22 Magpie (mostly one flock) (Ted Forsyth)
- 26th - Heathfield - 12 Robin, 2 Stock Dove, Ring-necked Parakeet, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Marsh Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Carrion Crow (Ted Forsyth)
- 26th - Hutchinson's Bank - 7 Greenfinch, 4 Jay, 7 Siskin (in Three Corner Grove) (Ted Forsyth)
- 26th - Chapel Bank - 4 Redwing, Woodcock , 5 Magpie, 2 Pheasant (Ted Forsyth)
- 25th - 8 Siskins, 4 Bullfinches, 7 Goldcrests, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Nuthatches, 5 Song Thrushes, 3 Stock Doves on Addington Hills. (John Parish)
- 25th - Lesser Redpoll in Deepdene Avenue. (John Parish)
- 25th - South Norwood CP. Red-legged Partridge [apparently this has been present for some time and tends to be found around the hedge separating Croydon Arena from Tramlink at the Rylands Field end], 1 Snipe around the lake, 6 Stock Doves including one 'singing', Goldcrest singing, 9+ Shovelers, 2 Pochards, 20+ Tufted Ducks, 200+ Black-headed Gulls, 30-40 Fieldfares, a few Redwings, 3 Kestrels. (John Birkett)
- 24th - Blackcap singing in Park Hill. (Romney Tansley)
- 24th - Grey Heron flying over Duppas Hill Park towards Waddon Ponds. (Simon Harris)
- 23rd - Siskin singing in garden in Sanderstead. (John Birkett)
- 23rd - Markfield - 5 Lesser Redpolls feeding on Buddleia, Niger seed and sunflower hearts, 2 Marsh Tits, female Blackcap, 2 Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tit
- 22nd - Goldcrest singing near Sanderstead Library. (John Birkett)
- 22nd - Duppas Hill - female Sparrowhawk mobbed by a Crow, flew over the park scattering a large number of Starlings and Pigeons. (Simon Harris)
- 21st - Park Hill Park - 2 Firecrests at Coombe Road end. (John Parish, per John Birkett)
- 20th - Riddlesdown - 10 Stock Doves, 15+ Linnets, 10+ Long-tailed Tits, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Pheasant, 10+ Jackdaws, 1 Skylark singing, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming. (John Birkett)
- 20th - South Norwood Lake - 1 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Cormorant, 2 Common Gull, 10 Redwing, 2 Siskin (John Watson)
- 18th - 3 Redwings including one singing bird outside Park Hill Junior School, Stanhope Road. (Alan Pearson)
- 17th - Selsdon Wood - 14 singing Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, 2 Redwing, 58 Woodpigeon, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch, Tawny Owl, 3 singing Skylark (Ted Forsyth)
- 17th - Markfield - 2 Lesser Redpoll on feeders, flock of 20 Goldfinches nearby, female Blackcap (Ted Forsyth)
- 16th - 5 Redwings including 2 singing birds outside Park Hill Junior School, Stanhope Road. (Alan Pearson)
- 15th - Hutchinson's Bank - Sparrowhawk mobbed by BHGull, One Buzzard mobbed by Crow flew over New Addington, second Buzzard flew high over the site avoiding three model planes (Ted Forsyth)
- 14th - Chapel Bank, Featherbed Lane - Buzzard flew over (Ted Forsyth)
- 12th - Purley Way - 1 cock Pheasant near the main road (Derek Lea)
- 12th - Markfield - Marsh Tit, Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Great Tit, 20 Blue Tit, 2 Lesser Redpoll, female Blackcap (Ted Forsyth )
- 11th - 5 Redwings feeding on Duppas Hill Park opposite Warrington Road. (Simon Harris)
- 11th - Markfield - Goldcrest, female Blackcap, 4 Long-tailed Tit, male Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay (Ted Forsyth)
- 8th - Farleigh Dean Crescent, Featherbed Lane - Sparrowhawk flew over (Ted Forsyth)
- 3rd - Green Sandpiper flew over Norbury Park about 13:05 flying towards Norbury Brook. (Terry and Linda Osborn)
- 2nd - 15+ Blackbirds eating apples in a Sanderstead garden after heavy snow. Also 30 Greenfinches, 20 Chaffinches and 3 Goldfinches on feeders. Fieldfare heard. (John Birkett)
January
- 31st - New Addington (Rowdown area) - 1 Sparrowhawk, 40 Fieldfares, 10 Redwings, 1 Siskin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Stonechat, 4 Skylarks, 2 Bullfinches (John Birkett & Simon Harris)
- 29th - 60-70 Pied Wagtails roosting near Tesco in Purley this week. (John Wood)
- 29th - Selsdon Wood - 4 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest, Tawny Owl (Ted Forsyth)
- 23rd - South Norwood CP - one Lesser Redpoll flew over, 1 Kestrel (John Birkett)
- 21st - Selsdon Wood - Treecreeper, Goldcrest, 8 Nuthatch, Bullfinch, 4 Redwing, Tawny Owl (Ted Forsyth)
- 20th - South Norwood CP - Red-legged Partridge, Water Rail. (London Birders)
- 19th - Waxwing - Calling loudly from one of the ornamental alders outside Debenhams in the pedestrianised area of the main high street. Watched for about a minute before it took off and flew north up the High Street still calling. (Alan Pearson)
- 17th - South Norwood CP - Kingfisher, Snipe, Stonechat, Sparrowhawk. (London Birders)
- 8th - Selsdon Wood - Tawny Owl at roost (Ted Forsyth)
- 8th - Top of Baker Boy Lane - Little Owl (Ted Forsyth)
- 8th - Valley between Old Farleigh Road and Kingswood - Buzzard perched on fence post (Ted Forsyth)
- 4th - Riddlesdown - male Sparrowhawk, 1 Yellowhammer, 5 Stock Doves (John Birkett)
- 4th - Sanderstead Plantation - two Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming (John Birkett)
- 3rd - one Woodcock in Lloyd Park.
