Other Wildlife

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Sightings of Other Wildlife - 2009

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)

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)

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)