February 2010

From Croydon Birders

Archived sightings for 2010 [NB. This page can only be edited by the site administators]

February 2010

• 27th - Peregrine flying over in Croydon at 8am.
• 27th - location withheld. Black Redstart singing.
• 27th - Thornton Heath Recreaction Ground: 1 Sparrowhawk , 1 Fieldfare & (8+)Redwings still present, 2 Mistle thrush , 2 stock Doves , 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker( male drumming & female in same tree), 4 Ring Necked Parakeet, 6 Common Gull & 70+ B H gull(D Benton)
• 25th - Park Hill Park: A party of 15 - 20 Magpies in the park today have been moving around together in the neighbourhood for maybe two months now. (John Parish)
• 24th - South Norwood Lake: 3 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, pair Greylag Goose, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, c80 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, male Sparrowhawk, 1 Jackdaw (over) 3 Jay, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, c50 Redwing, 3 singing Song Thrush, 2 singing Dunnock, 3 singing Chaffinch, 2 Collared Dove, pair Long-tailed Tit (nest building) 2 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 24th - Pittville Gardens (SE25) (8am): Blackcap in full song (Gavin Hawgood)
• 24th - Thornton Heath Recreaction Ground: 40 b h gull, 13 Common gull , 1 Green woodpecker , 2 great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming), 2 Stock Doves, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 singing Dunnock, 6 Redwing, 1 coal tit, 3 Ring -Necked Parakeet , 2 Jackdaws (flying over) (D Benton)
• 24th - Purley Beeches: 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (1 drumming), Mistle Thrush singing, 1 Redwing. (JB)
• 24th - Purley Oaks station: Sparrowhawk hunting. (JB)
• 23rd - Stambourne Woodland Way (11am): 1f Blackcap; pr Nuthatches; 1 Coal Tit (Gavin Hawgood)
• 23rd - Grey Heron flying W to E along Virginia Road 9.40am (Linda Osborn)
• 22nd - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, c100 Black-headed Gull, 8 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, c75 Redwing, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, c50 Starling, 3 singing Chaffinch, 2 singing Dunnock, 1 Song Thrush, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 21st - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck, 70+ Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, c40 Redwing, c12 Fieldfare, 2 Pied Wagtail, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Nuthatch, 4 singing Chaffinch, 3 singing Dunnock, 6+ Long-tailed Tit, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 21st - SN Country Park - 1 Mute Swan (Imm),Kingfisher, 1 Pochard, 70+ BH Gull (pond)+ 50+ Grassed area, 4 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 2 Cormorant, 12+ Tufted Duck, 4 Shoveler, Green Woodpecker, GS Woodpecker, 30+ Redwing, 2 Grey Heron, Greenfinch (Dave Thrussell)
• 21st - Sanderstead: Poor views of a pale gull associating with Black-headeds. Never in view for more than a few seconds, but from size and colour, appeared to be Mediterranean Gull.
• 20th - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 10+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Jackdaw, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, c40 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 singing Chaffinch, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Coal Tit, c8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 20th - Selsdon Wood - 2 Tawny Owls at separate roosts. MossyHill Shaw - 60 Fieldfares, 1 Little Owl perched and in flight. Field at top of Baker Boy Lane - 2 Little Owls, 70 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing (Ted Forsyth)
• 20th - Atlas visit to tetrad TQ36S (roughly bounded by Addington Village, Shirley Church, Millers Pond, Threehalfpenny Wood and Kent Gate Way). 1 Lapwing, 2 Sparrowhawks (female at Shirley Heath and male at Threehalfpenny Wood), 1 Pheasant, 6 Siskins, 2 Goldcrests, 18 Blackbirds (10 at Shirley heath otherwise scarce), 13 Redwings, 10 Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, 95 Blue Tits, 62 Great Tits, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Coal Tit, 15 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (mainly drumming males), 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Nuthatches, 115 Woodpigeons, 70+ Crows, 41 Magpies, 15 Jackdaws, 10 Jays, 48 Robins, but only 7 Wrens. Also 1 Kestrel in Kent Gate Way, but just outside the tetrad. (JB)
• 20th - Thornton Heath Recreation ground - Great spotted woodpecker drumming and calling, Grey wagtail, Fieldfare(1),Redwing (10), Carrion crow (40)a pair of Dunnocks singing and displaying(D Benton)
• 19th - Mitchley Hill: 1 female Lesser Redpoll in garden. (JS)
• 19th - South Norwood High Street 15:20hrs,2 Pied Wagtail (feeding on pavement)(John Watson)
• 19th - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck, 30+ black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 imm Herring Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c20 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, (2 singing) 3 singing Chaffinch, 2 singing Dunnock,2 Goldcrest, 2 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
• 18th - Mitchley Hill: m&f Lesser Redpoll and male Blackcap in garden. (JS)
• 18th - Thornton Heath Recreation Ground : Fieldfare(1),Redwing(20+),Starling(40+)(D Benton)
• 17th - Waddon Ponds : 5 Little Grebe, 60+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Imm Herring Gull, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 20+ Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, Collared Dove, Chiffchaff being chased off by Goldcrest near playground, 1 Madagascar Teal X(?) (Ernie Thomason)
• 16th - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 18 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 80+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1imm Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 2 singing Song Thrush, 2 singing Chaffinch, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet,(John Watson)
• 15th - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 20 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 40+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 8 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Jay, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 6 long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 9 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 singing Chaffinch, 5 House Sparrow,(John Watson)
• 15th - Kings Wood: 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Bullfinch. (JB)
• 15th - Selsdon Park: 5 Stock Doves, 6 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (4 drumming), 2 Green Woodpeckers, 87 Woodpigeons, 23 Blue Tits, 21 Great Tits, 4 Coal Tits, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Ring-necked Parakeets, 11 Song Thrushes, 13 Blackbirds. (JB)
• 14th - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, pair Greylag Geese, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 15 Tufted Duck, 1 Goldcrest, c50 Redwing, 30+ Fieldfare,1 Song Thrush, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker(1 drumming) 6+ Long-tailed Tit, 3 Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 6+singing Chaffinch, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 singing Dunnock, 2 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 13th - South Norwood Lake: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 1m Sparrowhawk, 12+ Ring-necked Parakeet, c50 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1drumming) 1 Coal Tit, 4 singing Chaffinch, 1 singing Dunnock (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 13th - Penge Road: SE25 09:25 m Sparrowhawk,(John Watson)
• 13th - Riddlesdown: 21+ Stock Doves (incl a pair displaying), 2 Skylarks, 1 Meadow Pipit, 25+ Fieldfares, 50+ Starlings and few Redwings. (JB)
• 13th - Addington Hills : a Firecrest in a mixed flock with Tits, Goldcrest and Nuthatch moving through the holly thicket at the edge of the oakwood opposite the Oaks Farm turning from Oaks Road. Also Lloyd Park : at least 4 Bullfinches. Also Deepdene Avenue : 2 male Siskins. Also Chepstow Rise : male Blackcap in garden. (John Parish)
• 12th - Croydon, midday; Peregrine (P. Hubbard)
• 11th - Lloyd Park : A male Brambling joined the regular Chaffinches and Greenfinches visiting the spring to drink and bathe this morning. (John Parish)
• 8th - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Cormorant, 15 Tufted Duck, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Collared Dove, 2 singing Chaffinch, 1 singing Dunnock, 1 Song Thrush, 2 House Sparrow (John Watson)
• 6th - Pittville Gardens, SE25 (8am): My resident(?) male Blackcap feeding on Sycamore tree (Gavin Hawgood)
• 6th - SN Country Park - Fieldfare, Redwing, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, 6 Cormorant, Common Gull, Herring Gull, BH Gull, GS Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, RN Parakeet, lots of Songthrush, LT Tit, Goldfinch (Dave Thrussell)
• 5th - Avenue Road SE25 11:25hrs pair Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit 1 singing Chaffinch, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 5th - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, pair Egyptian Geese, 12+ Tufted Duck, 1male 1 female Sparrowhawk, pair Mistle Thrush, 8+ Long-tailrd Tit, 10+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 singing Dunnock, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 5th - Addiscombe Garden 6 Redpoll 1 Goldcrest (Peter Phillips)
• 3rd - Common Gull back on roof in Florida Road Thornton Heath. (TO)
• 3rd - Chepstow Rise (Park Hill) - A male Blackcap in garden at 0900 - eating bread! (John Parish)
• 1st - Pollards Hill S. 10.00am - 1 Common Buzzard over E harassed by a dozen Crows-(MN)