Other Wildlife
From Croydon Birders
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Sightings of Other Wildlife - 2009
May 2009
- 1st June - Lloyd Park (07:30) - Gathering of the longhorn moth 'Nemophora degeerella' dancing in the shade of a hawthorn clump (John Parish).
- 31st May - Hutchinson's Bank - Female Clouded Yellow laying eggs (Ted Forsyth)
- 28th May- South Norwood Lake 14 Painted Lady + c25 Painted Lady in front garden of house Kings Road se25(John Watson)
- 26th May - Thornton Heath - At least 10 Painted Ladies feeding on the Valerian in my mother's back garden this pm. (Terry Osborn)
- 25th May - Park Hill Park single Painted Lady (Ernie Thomason)
- 25th May - Selsdon Wood single Painted Lady (Ernie Thomason)
- 24th May - Chapel Bank - Brimstones, Peacocks, Orange Tips, Small Heaths, Painted Ladies, Common Blues, Small Copper (Ted Forsyth)
- 24th May - Hutchinson's Bank - Small Blues, Common Blues, Grizzled and Dingy Skippers, Small Heaths, Painted Ladies, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Brown Argus, Orange Tip, both Green Hairstreak and Holly Blue laying eggs on Dogwood (Ted Forsyth)
- 23rd May - Two Painted Ladies in my Court Hill garden, one allowed me to collect my camera to record it. (Piers Hubbard)
- 22nd May - South Norwood Lake - previously very rare but now rapidly increasing "Tree Bee" (Bombus hypnorum) male on bramble (Gavin Hawgood)
- 20th May - Farthing Downs - 8 Fly orchids (Ted Forsyth)
- 20th May - Hutchinson's Bank - 2 Common Lizards (Ted Forsyth)
- 17th May - Hutchinson's Bank - Glow-worm larva on path, 2 young Slow-worms under loose bark (Ted Forsyth)
- 16th May - Selsdon Wood - Roe buck passing through vegetation at East Gorse (Ted Forsyth)
- 16th May - Whitehorse Meadow pond (12pm) 1m & 1 teneral Blue-tailed Damselfly, plus 3m Large White butterflies (Gavin Hawgood)
- 15th May - Selsdon Wood - White Helleborines discovered earlier this month now total 70 (Ted Forsyth)
- 11th May - Hutchinson's Bank - Roe buck on bridleway, slow-worm rescued from path of a digger (Ted Forsyth)
- 9th May - Roe deer again in Selsdon Park and at the end of Sanderstead Court Avenue. (John Birkett)
- 6th May - Hutchinsons & Chapel Banks. Butterfly Conservation guided walk. All 2nd May sightings again (except Red Admiral), plus Holly Blue, Large White, Small White, Small Heath. (John Parish).
- 5th May - Hutchinson's Bank - adult slow-worm on path (Ted Forsyth)
- 2nd May - Hutchinsons & Chapel Banks. Butterflies:- Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Brimstone, Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Red Admiral, Comma, Speckled Wood, Dingy Skipper and Grizzled Skipper. Also large numbers of St Mark's Fly. (John Parish).
- 1st May - Shirley Park Golf Course (0600 hrs) Large numbers of the micromoth 'Cameraria ohridella' on the wing as soon as soon as the sun started to strike the horse chestnut trees (John Parish).
April 2009
- 28th April - Hutchinson's Bank - While six of us were waiting to begin work on the bridleway a fox walked 40 yards towards us and passed at a distance of 3 feet with just a brief glance (Ted Forsyth)
- 26th April - Selsdon Wood - 100+ Early Purple orchids on three sites (Ted Forsyth)
- 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)
March 2009
- 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)
February 2009
- 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)
