August 2009

From Croydon Birders

Archived sightings for 2009 [NB. This page can only be edited by the site administators, please contact John or Simon if you have any records to add]

August

• 29th - South Norwood Lake (10am): 1 Sand Martin, 2 House Martins, 4 Swifts & 2 Swallows (juvs) over Lake at same time (Gavin Hawgood & John Watson)
• 29th - South Norwood CP. Two Hobbies at 11:43, One Buzzard flew west at 12:23 then a second also drifted west at 12:30. Green Sandpiper, one Kingfisher, 2 Jackdaws, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Ring-necked Parakeets, 5 Stock Doves, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff and Whitethroat. (pete Lambert)
• 29th - South Norwood CP - Kingfisher flyover on 2 occasions at pond (Dave Thrussell). Also 1 Green Sandpiper (John Bedford)
• 24th - Park Hill, pair of mistle thrushes feeding on primary school field (Romney Tansley)
• 23rd - South Norwood Country Park: 1 Hobby and 1 Willow Warbler (Michael Mac per London Birders)
• 22nd - South Norwood Lake/Beaulieu Heights area (12pm): Excellent views of Hobby (Gavin Hawgood & John Watson)
• 22nd - South Norwood Lake (10am): 1 Common Tern flying over (NNW) (Gavin Hawgood & John Watson)
• 20th - Amazing spectacle of Sparrowhawk and Hobby in aerial duel over Waddington Way Upper Norwood SE19 approx 4.30pm (Linda & Terry Osborn)
• 12th - South Norwood CP, Common Tern seen fishing in the lake (Romney Tansley)
• 11th - South Norwood CP. Kingfisher, family of Tufted Ducks, Reed Warbler, Cormorant, Kestrel. (John Birkett)
• 10th - Roundshaw Common/Croydon Airport/Purley Way - family group of 4 or 5 Meadow Pipits (Derek Lea)
• 9th - Whitehorse Meadow Nature Area, SE25 - late(ish) Swift (Gavin Hawgood)
• 9th - Flyover of at least 3 House Martins Virginia Road Thornton Heath plus up to 12 House Sparrows and 8 Long Tailed Tits regulary in the garden (Linda & Terry Osborn)
• 8th - Littleheath Woods - Juvenile Sparrowhawk. 4 Stock Doves (Ted Forsyth)
• 7th - Juvenile Sparrowhawks in both Selsdon Wood and Kingswood. Little Owl in Mossyhill Shaw (Ted Forsyth)
• 5th - South Norwood CP. Female Mandarin (John Bedford)
• 4th -South Norwood CP: Hobby chasing Swift (Steven Robinson - per London Birders)
• 3rd Riddlesdown. Several Skylarks, including two carrying food, also Whitethroat with food. Three Meadow Pipits (one singing), one Yellowhammer singing, four Stock Doves. (John Birkett)
• 2nd - South Norwood Lake (10am): 2 juvenile (female) Sparrowhawks "chasing" each other 50 feet above the Lake itself (Gavin Hawgood / John Watson)
• 2nd - Hutchinsons Bank - Peregrine circling high overhead at 10:30hrs (John Parish)