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Your Croydon sightings for 2009

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February

• 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)
• 16th - 5 Redwings including 2 singing birds outside Park Hill Junior School, Stanhope Road. (Alan Pearson)
• 11th - 5 Redwings feeding on Duppas Hill Park opposite Warrington Road. (Simon Harris)

• 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 - Selsdon Wood - 4 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest, Tawny Owl (Ted Forsyth)

• 23rd - South Norwood CP - one 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.