April 2011

From Croydon Birders

• 30th - South Norwood Lake: 09:00-11:00hrs, pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe (with 2 young) 1 Grey Heron(over) 2 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker,1singing Willow Warbler, 7singing Blackcap, 5 singing Chiffchaff, c6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, c10 Goldfinch, c10 Greenfinch, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Stock Dove c6 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 30th - South Norwood Country Park: Common Sandpiper around the island at 7am., 2 Stock Dove, Reed Bunting (JAH)
• 29th - South Norwood Lake: 09:00-11:00hrs, pair Mute Swan,pair Great Crested Grebe (with 2 young)18 Tufted Duck, 1 House Martin, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Stock Dove, 1 singing Common Whitethroat, 2 singing Willow Warbler, 8 singing Blackcap, 4 singing Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, Jay, c10 Goldfinch, Song Thrush, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 29th - Riddlesdown: brief visit to area by Atwood School. 2 singing Willow Warblers, singing Whitethroat, singing Chiffchaff, singing Goldcrest, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Ring-necked Parakeet, Green Woodpecker, House Sparrow, Wren, Robin, Starlng, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon. (JB)
• 29th - Sanderstead: 6+ House Martins around last year's nest site, Goldcrest singing, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. (JB)
• 28th-Pollards Hill S.-Mistle Thrush pursued by tailess juv-squawking!(MJN)
• 28th - Lloyd Park - Hobby (Peter Phillips)
• 28th - South Norwood Country Park: 7-8.45am. 2 Greylag Goose, 9 Stock Dove, 3 Swallow, Lesser Whitethroat (JAH)
• 27th - Riddlesdown area: Garden Warbler, Bullfinch pair, 4 Skylarks, 4 House Martins visiting past nests (London Birders - Peter Newmark).
• 27th - South Norwood Lake area (8.30am): Lesser Whitethroat singing well (Gavin Hawgood)
• 27th - Lloyd Park - Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler and 10+ Blackcaps singing; 4 Common Whitethroats seen and 2 Greylag Geese over (John Parish)
• 27th - Deepdene Avenue - Two drake Mallards walking down the middle of this busy rat-run at 9.00 am, last seen crossing into Park Hill Rise (John Parish)
• 27th - South Norwood Country Park: 7.15-9am. Garden Warbler, Pied Wagtail, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (JAH)
• 26th - South Norwood Country Park: 7-8.30am. Pair Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant (over), 2 Grey Heron, 7 Greylag Goose, Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove, Swallow (JAH) pm 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Great Crested Grebe on nest, 1 Little Grebe. (JB) Lesser Whitethroat and 3 Swallow all singles (London Birders - Steven Robinson).
• 25th - Selhurst Park: 1 Kestrel (London Birders - R Bell).
• 25th - Lidl car park,Thornton Heath -Blackcap in full song(MJN)
• 25th - South Norwood Country Park: single Swallow (Dave Thrussell)
• 24th - Thornton Heath Recreation Ground : 1 Blackcap singing all week, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stock Doves, 1 Coal Tit , 2 Long Tailed Tit, 2 Ring Necked Parakeet, 2 Goldcrests singing, 2 Chaffinch singing, 3 male Mallard, 2 Jay, Mistle Thrushes have gone either abandoned or predated, Plenty of House Sparrows (D Benton)
• 24th - Old Farleigh Road-1 Canada Goose over,1 singing Chiffchaff, 7 Ring necked Parakeet (MJN)
• 24th - South Norwood Country Park: pair Shelduck - left before 7.45am. (JAH)
• 23rd - Farleigh Road-2 Buzzard W @13.00,2m.1f.Blackcap,4 Swallow, 1 Bullfinch,1 singing Goldcrest + 26 other species (MJN)
• 23rd - South Norwood Country Park: 7.15-10am. Greylag Goose, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pied Wagtail, 2 Linnet (JAH)
• 22nd - South Norwood Lake: 09:00-11:00hrs, 1 singing Common Whitethroat, pair Mute Swan, pair Greylag Goose, pair Great Crested Grebe(with 2 young) plus 1ad, 2 Cormorant, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1m Kestrel, 1singing Willow Warbler, 7singing Blackcap, 5singing Chiffchaff, 4singing Chaffinch, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Jay, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Stock Dove, 4 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 21st - South Norwood Country Park: female Northern Wheatear, 3 Greylag Goose, Reed Bunting (JAH)
• 20th - Farthing Downs: Lesser whitethroat singing, common whitethroat, blackcap (up to 5 singing), 2 chiffchaff, singing goldcrest, buzzard over, prob m sparrowhawk over, at least 5 nuthatch, one carrying food to hole, pair of linnets, 2 yellowhammers, long tailed, great, blue and one coal tit. (David Hayes)
• 20th - Pollards Hill S.-Chiffchaff singing in garden for 2nd day,Blackcap singing for 6th day (MJN)
• 20th - Whitehorse Lane, SE25: Buzzard flying south near Selhurst Park. (N Harris)
• 20th - South Norwood Lake: 2 singing Willow Warblers. (N Harris)
• 19th - Biggin Wood: Carrion Crow entering Rose-ringed Parakeet nest holes in search of food. (London Birders - R Bell)
• 19th - South Norwood Country Park: 7.15-10.15am. Little Grebe, pair Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, 3 Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 17 Common Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Linnet, Reed Bunting (JAH)
• 19th - Waddon Ponds: 70+ Coots, 23 Tufted Ducks, 32 Canada Geese (including one colour ringed 'ADP' paired with another BTO ringed individual), 3+ Little Grebes, pair Mute Swans and a female Yellow-billed Pintail[escapee]. (JB)
• 19th - Addington (Kent Gate Way): Skylark singing. No sign of corvid flock or large number of Woodpigeons that had been present on my previous visit. (JB)
• 19th - Sanderstead: Blackcap still singing in garden over road after a week. 6 Jays in garden. (JB)
• 18th - Biggin Wood: 1 Blackcap, 7+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 3 Great Tits, 2 Blue Tits, Carrion Crows, Woodpigeons (London Birders - R. Bell).
• 18th - Whitehorse Meadows (2pm): 2 Blackcaps, 1 Chiffchaff & 1 Willow Warbler singing (Gavin Hawgood)
• 18th - Pittville Gardens, SE25 (8am): 2 Willow Warblers singing on railway embankment (east side) (Gavin Hawgood)
• 17th - Biggin Wood: 1 heron (over low, chased off by crow), 2 house sparrows, 2 blue tits, 7+ RN parakeet, 5 wood pigeon, 9 carrion crow (London Birders - Rob Bell)
• 17th - Pittville Gardens (2pm): Pair (male feeding female) Blackcaps in sycamore tree in my garden (Gavin Hawgood)
• 17th - Farleigh Road p.m.: 2 Nuthatch,3 Pheasant,singing Goldcrest.2 G.S.Woodpecker,3 Swallow, Chaffinches,Greenfinches,1 Tree creeper,1 Song Thrush,blue tits,Great Tits,House Sparrows,5 R.N.Parakeet (MJN)
• 17th - South Norwood Country Park: 7.15-9.45am. pair Little Grebe, pair Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, 8 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose (over), pair Teal, 2 Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10+ Blackcap & Whitethroat & Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler (singing and showing well in shrubs just left of platform 3), 4 Reed Warbler, pair Linnet (JAH)
• 16th - South Norwood Lake: 09:00-10:45hrs, pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe(at nest with 2 young) 1 House Martin, 15 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker, Pecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, c15 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Stock Dove, c6 Greenfinch, Goldfinch, c5singing Chaffinch, 3 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 16th - Pollards Hill S: p.m.1 singing Willow Warbler in garden, 1 male Sprawk over (MJN)
• 16th - South Norwood Country Park: 7.30-9am. House Martin, Pied Wagtail, Greylag Goose, Reed Bunting (JAH)
• 15th - South Norwood Lake: 09:00-1030hrs, pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe(adult with 2 young on back at 09:35hrs), 10 Tufted Duck, 1singing Willow Warbler, 2singing Blackcap, 5singing Chiffchaff, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker(1at nest hole) c4 long-tailed Tit, 1singing Coal Tit, 2 Jay, 3 Song Thrush(1sitting on nest)5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 House Sparrow,(John Watson)
• 15th - South Norwood Country Park: 7.15-9.15am. Little Grebe, pair Great Crested Grebe, 2 Greylag Goose, Sparrowhawk, 3 Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Blackcap, 10 Whitethroat, 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet, Reed Bunting (JAH)
• 14th - South Norwood Lake,08-45-10-30hrs, pair Mute Swan pair Great Crested Grebe, 2 Greylag Goose, 15 Tufted Duck, 6 Swallows, 2singing Willow Warbler, 6singing Blackcap, 5singing Chiffchaff plus (2pairs nest building) 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 at nest hole),6 Long-tailed Tit (1pair at nest), 2singing Coal Tit, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
• 14th - Queen's Road Cemetery (10.15am): singing Green Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, GS Woodpecker & Blackcap (Gavin Hawgood)
• 14th-Addiscombe railway Park-Singing Blackcap.Goldfinches.Greenfinches (MJN)
• 14th-Pollards Hill S.-2 Blackcap singing.1 f. Kestrel over N 07.00 1 f.Sprawk p.m. (MJN)
• 13th - South Norwood Lake: 09:00-11:00hrs. 4 Swallows, 2 House Martins, pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, pair Coot,(at nest with 5 young) 1 Cormorant,15 Tufted Duck, 2 Collared Dove, 2singing Willow Warbler, 6singing Blackcap, 5singing Chiffchaff (2 nest building),1 Coal Tit, c6 Long-tailed Tit, c10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 10 Jay, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (plus 1female at nest hole) 6 Goldfinch, 4 Chaffinch, 6 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 13th - South Norwood Country Park: 7.30-10am. pair Little Grebe, pair Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, 3 Greylag Goose, Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Swallow, male Northern Wheatear (Thanks To Dave Dack's Safari Tour), 10 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet, Reed Bunting calling (JAH)
• 12th - South Norwood Country Park: 7.15-9.30am. 2 Greylag Goose, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Swallow (JAH)
• 11th-Pollards Hill S.- 1 Siskin over W-calling (MJN)
• 11th - South Norwood Country Park: 7-11am. 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, 4 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, Sparrowhawk, 3 Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Reed Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 8 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Linnet, Reed Bunting (JAH)
• 10th - Biggin Wood: 2 Jackdaw (first record for this patch), 1 Blackcap (1st record), 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Rose-ringed Parakeet, 5 Carrion Crows, 1 Blackbird, 3 Blue Tits, 7 Woodpigeon. Also, orange tip, speckled wood (London Birders - R Bell)
• 10th - Beulah Hill pond (1pm)- Grey Heron (SEC)
• 10th - Thornton Heath Recreation Ground : 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush , 3 Stock Dove, 1 Coal Tit (singing), 1 Goldcrest ( singing), 1 Ring Necked Parakeet, 3 Mallards ( all male), but no sign of any migrants ( D Benton)
• 10th - South Norwood Lake: 09:00-11:15hrs, pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 2f Sparrowhawk, 1m Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 8 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Jay, 2 House Sparrow, 6 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Stock Dove, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 10th - South Norwood Country Park: 7.30-10am. Grasshopper Warbler (briefly seen but heard four times in twenty mins. behind poplars near Screening Station), Sedge Warbler(in reeds between platforms 2&3), pair Little Grebe, pair Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, 2 Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Whitethroat, Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting (JAH); Reed Warbler sighted after hearing in reeds between pond platforms but unsure if this is 2 & 3 and whether this is where Sedge is believed to have been heard. (Dave Thrussell)
• 9th - South Norwood Country Park: 7.15-9.30am. pair Little Grebe, pair Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, 8 Greylag Goose, 3 Pheasant, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Sand Martin, plentiful Blackcap & Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting (JAH)
• 8th - South Norwood Lake: 09:00-11:00hrs, 3 Common Buzzard circling high over wooded area at 10:30hrs, 1m Kestrel, pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 10 Tufted Duck, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 singing Willow Warbler, 5 singing Chiffchaff, 4 singing Blackcap, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c6 Long-tailed Tit, pair Goldcrest, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush (with food sack) 1 Collared Dove, 4 Goldfinch, 2 House Sparrow,(John Watson)
• 7th - Melville Ave.,S. Croydon: (7.40am)1-2 singing Willow Warblers, 19 Redpoll over, heading north (Alan Pearson)
• 7th - South Norwood Country Park: 15:00-16:10hrs, 2 singing Willow Warbler, 3singing Blackcap, 4 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldfinch, 1m Reed Bunting, (John Watson)
• 7th - South Norwood Lake, pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 2nd winter Herring Gull, 8 Tufted Duck, 3 singing Willow Warbler, 4 singing Blackcap, 5 singing Chiffchaff, pair Goldcrest, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming) 1 Collared Dove, 8 Jay, 6 Goldfinch, 4 singing Chaffinch, c10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Long-tailed Tit, (John Watson)
• 6th - Park Hill Park: Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Nuthatches, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap in song - not bad for a site only 400m from the town centre. (John Parish)
• 6th - Purley Oaks station: singing Willow Warbler. (JB)
• 6th - Kings Road:SE25 14:45hrs, (Railway Embankment) 1singing Willow Warbler,1singing Blackcap,(John Watson)
• 6th - South Norwood Lake: 09:00-11:00hrs, 1 Swallow, 8 singing Willow Warbler, 5 singing Blackcap, 5singing Chiffchaff, pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 15 Tufted Duck, 2nd winter Herring Gull, 1f Sparrowhawk, 1m Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Long-tailed Tit, c20 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 jay, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 5th - South Norwood Lake 09:00-11:00hrs, pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 15 Tufted Duck, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, c10 Jay, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1drumming) 1 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, pair Goldcrest, 3pairs Long-tailed Tit, 8 singing Willow Warbler, 6 singing Blackcap, 5 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 5th - South Norwood CP: 1 Swallow flew north at 18.45, 2 House Martins, 1 Willow warbler singing, pair Great Crested Grebes, Little Grebe on territory. (JB)
• 4th - Pollards Hill South: Blackcap singing all a.m.,Nuthatch, G.S.Woodpecker.6 Goldfinch (MJN)
• 4th - South Norwood Lake (11.30am): <6 Willow Warblers, 5 Chiffchaffs & 5 Blackcaps, all singing (Gavin Hawgood)
• 3rd - Addiscombe Railway Park: 1 m & f Mallard along small brook. (Ernest Thomason).
• 3rd - Thornton Heath Recreation Ground : 2 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 3 Stock Dove, 6 Jay, 1 Goldcrest (singing), 2 Mallard, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Ring Necked Parakeet, 1 Coal Tit (singing) (D Benton)
• 3rd - South Norwood Country Park: 7-9.30am. 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Fieldfare, 5 Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, 2 Reed Bunting (JAH)
• 2nd - Pittville Gardens, SE25 (8am): 1 Swallow flying NW (Gavin Hawgood)
• 2nd - Addington Hills: 2 singing Chiffchaffs. (Ernie Thomason)
• 2nd - South Norwood Country Park: 7.15-9.30am. 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, 2 Shoveler, Common Buzzard (7.45am), Sparrowhawk, Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Reed Bunting (JAH)
• 2nd - Riddlesdown: 10+ Skylarks. (JB)
• 2nd - Sanderstead Plantation: Common Buzzard over flying roughly east to west at 09.10, then flew along the line of Briton Hill Road (at last a Buzzard over my house!) (JB)