January 2010

From Croydon Birders

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

January 2010

• 31st - Farthing Downs/Happy Valley - 12 ring necked parakeets over, 5 bullfinch in total, 3 long tailed tit, 2 coal tit, 1 goldcrest, 1 wren, 2 green and 1 great spotted woodpecker, 2 nuthatch, singing greenfinch and chaffinch, 7 redwing, 3 fieldfare over, 3 dunnock, 1 songthrush in full song 1 linnet over. (David Hayes).
• 31st - SN Country Park - 3 Fieldfare, 10+ Redwing, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, LT Tit, Cormorant, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 80+ BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, LBB Gull, Herring Gull, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Canada Goose, GS Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Ring-necked Parakeet (Dave Thrussell)
• 31st - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 27 Tufted Duck, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1female Siskin, male & female Lesser Redpoll, c40 Redwing, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 singing Chaffinch, c 30 Goldfinch,(John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 31st - Buttermere Gardens, CR8 1EG. 4 Redpolls and female Blackcap in garden. (Gill Flinn)
• 31st - Peregrine in Croydon town centre. (JB)
• 30th - South Norwood Lake, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Gull, 5 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, c30 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 6+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 singing Dunnock, 1 singing Chaffinch, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 28th - Common Gull on roof in Florida Road Thornton Heath (TO)
• 28th - Riddlesdown: 30+ Stock Doves feeding in field by top track; 16 Pied Wagtails, 25+ Redwing and 2 Fieldfares on Warlingham Shool playing field. (Gill Flinn)
• 28th - South Norwood Lake, 2 Mute Swan, male & female Pochard, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 4 Common Gull, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 40+ Redwing, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 singing Song Thrush, 2 singing Dunnock, 1 singing Chaffinch, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 long-tailed Tit, 12 Greenfinch, c20 Goldfinch, (John Watson)
• 28th - South Norwood CP: c200 Fieldfares, 2 Kestrels. (TO)
• 28th - Chepstow Rise, Park Hill. A Starling giving an excellent (to my ear) imitation of Nuthatch calls (John Parish)
• 28th - Sanderstead. Male Blackcap in The Windings. (RB)
• 27th - Buttermere Gardens, Riddlesdown. 2 Blackcaps (M+F) in garden. (Gill Flinn)
• 27th - South Norwood Lake: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 4 Common Gull, 30 Black-headed Gull, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Collared Dove, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet,4 Jay, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit,1 Coal Tit, 1 singing Song Thrush, 1 Singing Dunnock,(John Watson)
• 26th - Addiscombe Garden 20 Redpolls (Peter Phillips)
• 26th - Addington Hills : totals from monthly count on standard circuit included 1 female Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 GS Woodpecker, 22 Redwing, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Coal Tit, 34 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 7 Jay and 2 Siskin (the latter the only finches recorded!) (John Parish)
• 26th - Beddington Park - On Wandle both sides of road at times by entrance in London Road - Little Egret (present at 16.00hrs) (Dave Thrussell)
• 24th - Duppas Hill Park - Pair of Grey Heron flying over towards South Croydon, good size flock of Redwings and a Green Woodpecker (Simon Harris)
• 24th - South Norwood Lake (2.30pm): 2 female Siskins; male & female Sparrowhawk displaying (Gavin Hawgood)
• 24th - Stambourne Woodland Way, SE19 (2pm): male Blackcap showing well (Gavin Hawgood)
• 24th - Sanderstead: Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in the cemetery, Mistle Thrush singing near Waitrose. (JB)
• 24th - Riddlesdown: 8+ Skylarks (3 singing), 3 Yellowhammers, Meadow Pipits, 30+ Redwings and 1 Fieldfare on Atwood School grounds (a few other Fieldfares elsewhere), 3+ Bullfinches in different areas, 11 Stock Doves, redpoll heard flying over, Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming. (JB)
• 23rd - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Greylag Geese, 75+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 20+ Herring Gull (over) 2 green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c20 Redwing, 1 singing Song Thrush, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 singing Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 23rd - Pollards Hill S.-1 Green Woodpecker,6 Goldfinch,2 Coal tit, 1 Goldcrest singing, 2 G.S. Woodpecker.-in garden a.m. (MN)
• c22nd - 2 Buzzards mobbed by 2 Crows over Addington village. (L Bennett)
• 22nd - South Norwood CP: female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. (London Bird Club)
• 22nd - South Norwood Lake - 1 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 1 imm Herring Gull, 1 male & 1 female Sparrowhawk, c30 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 1 singing Song Thrush, 1 singing Dunnock, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Pied Wagtail, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Nuthatch, c30 Goldfinch,(John Watson)
• 21st - South Norwood High Street 11:45hrs female Sparrowhawk (over) N/NE, (John Watson)
• 21st - South Norwood Lake, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Egyptian Goose, 12 Tufted Duck, c40 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 2 singing Song Thrush, 2 singing Dunnock, 1 Nuthatch, 14 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Long-tailed Tit,(John Watson)
• 21st - Lloyd Park - Totals from monthly count on a standard circuit included 1 Kestrel, 32 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Common Gull, 4 Stock Doves, 50 Wood Pigeons, 17 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 G.S. Woodpecker, 22 Robins, 34 Blackbirds, 4 Fieldfares, 3 Song Thrushes, 75 Redwings, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 22 Long-tailed Tits, 32 Blue Tits, 39 Great Tits, 10 Jays, 5 Bullfinches. (John Parish)
• 20th - South Norwood Lake 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 1 Egyptian Goose, 12 Tufted Duck, 50+ Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1male 1female Sparrowhawk, c30 Redwing, c10 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Great Spotted woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 20th - Markfield - Female Blackcap in garden again (Ted Forsyth)
• 19th - Hutchinson's Bank - Woodcock flushed in snow reported by Peter Otley (Ted Forsyth)
• 19th - Markfield - Female Blackcap in garden (Ted Forsyth)
• 19th - Pittville Gardens SE25 (8.15am): Male Blackcap per yesterday's entry (Gavin Hawgood)
• 18th - Pittville Gardens SE25 (8am): Male Blackcap feeding in sycamore tree (Gavin Hawgood)
• 18th - Waddon Ponds, 3 Little Grebe, 6+ Long - tailed tits, 4+ Pochard, 1 White farmyard goose, 1 BTO metal ringed Canada goose part of number 522023?, Grey Heron, 100+ Black Headed Gull, Juv Herring Gull,(Ernie Thomason)
• 18th - Chepstow Rise, Park Hill. Male Blackcap in garden. (John Parish)
• 17th - South Norwood Lake (1pm): 275 - 300 Redwings feeding on playing fields (Gavin Hawgood)
• 17th - South Norwood Country Park: 1 Kestrel, c 20 Fieldfare, c 30 Redwing, 1 Siskin, 10 Goldfinch, 4 GS Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 50+ BH Gulls, 2 Common Gull, 8 Shoveler, 15 Tufted Ducks, 3 Wren, several RN Parakeets (London Bird Club - Barry Wooding)
• 17th - South Norwood CP - Large flock of Fieldfare & Redwings, Yellowhammer (Feeders), Linnet (6+), Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch, Greenfinch (Dave Thrussell)
• 16th - South Norwood CP - Kingfisher, very large flock of Fieldfare & Redwings, 3 x GS Woodpecker (Dave Thrussell)
• 14th - Duppas Hill Park - Small flock of Fieldfare, Redwings and 2 Pied Wagtails feeding on patches of grass exposed by the melting snow. (Simon Harris)
• 14th - South Norwood CP. 11 Siskins, 1 Little Grebe, c110 Fieldfares, 30 Redwings, 2 or 3 Water Rails, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1m & 1f Yellowhammer (a rare bird here). (Dave Dack)
• 14th - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 20+ Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Gull, 1 Cormorant, 18 Tufted Duck, 20+ Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 singing Dunnock, c20 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 3 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
• 13th - Fieldfare - over Waddon Station (SH)
• 13th - Pollards Hill: G.S.Woodpecker drumming during snowfall a.m. (MN)
• 13th - Ross Road/South Norwood Hill (8am): Song Thrush and Dunnock in full song (Gavin Hawgood)
• 13th - Purley Beeches. Goldcrest singing in the snow. (JB)
• 12th - South Norwood Lake: 3 Fieldfare, c30 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, c60 Black-headed Gull, 8 Common Gull, 2 imm Herring Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15+ Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• 12th - Sanderstead Plantation. Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming (C Birkett)
• 12th - Whitgift School, S.Croydon - 1 Woodcock over, 5pm, headed towards Brighton Road. (Alan Pearson)
• 11th - Waddon Ponds 3 Little Grebe, 100+ Black headed Gull, Herring Gull, Grey Heron, 1m + 1f Pochard, Ring necked Parakeet, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, House Sparrow, 12+ Redwings, White farmyard goose, Lesser black backed Gull, (Ernie Thomason)
• 11th- Many Redwings mobile around Purley Way a.m(MN)
• 11th - Chepstow Rise, Park Hill. Female Blackcap in garden. (John Parish)
• 10th- 14.00 -Pollards Hill-Grey Heron landed on shed roof at end of garden pursued by 2 Jay 3 Magpie (MN)
• 10th - South Norwood Lake area (12pm): Lesser-spotted Woodpecker (heard calling in wooded area for 2 mins) (Gavin Hawgood)
• 9th - Riddlesdown. 1 Buzzard over (Ray Baker per JB)
• 9th - Briton Hill Road. 1 Lesser Redpoll, also 2 Fieldfares (one zealously guarding and occasionally eating a piece of apple for several hours up to dusk), 4 Blackbirds, 1 Song Thrush, 10+ Greenfinches, 4+ Chaffinches and at least one Goldfinch. 1 Jackdaw over. (JB)
• 8th - Croft Road, Norbury (most of day again) 80+ Fieldfare (SC)
• 8th - Pollards Hill South a.m. - c.70 Fieldfare over garden W (MN)
• 8th - Buttermere Gardens, Purley: 25+ Redwings and 5 Fieldfares feeding on cotoneaster plus 7 Blackbirds and 3 Song Thrushes on pyracantha - present all week but berries running out. (Gill Flinn)
• 8th - Over Garden in Addiscombe Short-eared Owl, Lloyd Park 1 Woodcock (Peter Phillips)
• 7th - South Norwood Lake: 1 Mute Swan, c30 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 30 Tufted Duck, c20 Redwing, 30+ Goldfinch, 1 Pied Wagtail(over) 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, (John Watson)
• 7th - Croft Road, Norbury (most of day) 80+ Fieldfare feeding (spread over 4 gardens)(SC)
• 6th - South Norwood Lake: 1 Mute Swan, 45 Tufted Duck, 38 Mallard, 30 Black-headed Gull. 2 imm Herring Gull, 6 Common Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch,(John Watson)
• 5th - East Croydon, Only 4 Pied Wagtails at the roost site this evening. (SH)
• 5th - South Norwood Lake: 25 Black-headed Gull, 12 Common Gull, 3 imm Herring Gull, 20 Tufted Duck, 8 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 12+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 18 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit,(John Watson)
• 5th - South Norwood CP: Kingfisher, Water Rail, Bullfinch, 6 Siskin, 9 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 7 Shoveler, Grey Wagtail (London Bird Club - Steven Robinson).
• 4th - Waddon Ponds a.m. 4 Pochard,12 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 imm. +1 ad. Herring gull,30+ Coot, Mallard, Canada Goose, B.H. Gull (2 with metalrings)-(MN)
• 4th - South Norwood Lake: 10:00hrs (95% of lake frozen) 1 female Sparrowhawk,1 Mute Swan, 20+ Tufted Duck, 30+Black-headed Gull, 10 Common Gull, 4 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, (John Watson)
• 3rd - SN Country Park - Sparrowhawk (F), Fieldfare, Redwing, 100+ BH Gulls, 2 Common Gulls, Kestrel (pair), GS Woodpecker, Goldfinches (Dave Thrussell)
• 3rd - South Norwood Lake - Common Buzzard, Kestrel, f Sparrowhawk, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 1 Egyptian Goose (flying low over lake) 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming) 1 Nuthatch, 5 Redwing, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 2nd - Littleheath Woods - 16 Redwings, 9 RNParakeets (Ted Forsyth)
• 2nd - Bramley Bank - Sparrowhawk, 3 Moorhen, 4 Longtailed Tits (Ted Forsyth)
• 1st - Selsdon Wood - Sparrowhawk mobbed by Crow for at least 15 minutes, pair Tawny Owls at roost (Ted Forsyth)
• 1st - Site withheld. Pair of Peregrines copulating at 8am.
• 1st - Duppas Hill - 1 Male Blackcap feeding for approx 10mins in garden, also 4 species of tit, Blue, Great, Coal and Long Tailed as well as Wren, Mistle Thrush (heard) and flyovers from a pair of Jays, single Redwing and a Female Sparrowhawk (SH)