August 2010

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

August 2010

  • 31st - Selsdon Woods - female Tawny Owl wailing/calling @ 16.00 hrs (Linda & Terry Osborn)
  • 31st - South Norwood CP: Hobby hawking insects then flew off rapidly at 19:08, female Sparrowhawk, young female Wood Duck?, one Tufted Duck, Heron, male Whitethroat, several Chiffchaffs,, Goldcrest, Linnet, Stock Dove. (JB)
  • 30th - Kestrel hovering directly over back garden in Virginia Road Thornton Heath 15.30hrs(TO)
  • 30th - Happy Valley Park: 2 House Martins, Jackdaw (Ernest Thomason)
  • 30th - Sanderstead: male Kestrel through garden, chased by a pigeon! Also Nuthatch. (JB)
  • 30th - South Norwood CP: 07.00 - 10.00hrs Little Grebe, juv. Female Wood Duck, Canada Geese, Grey Heron, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, LBB Gull, BH Gull, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Starling, Jay, Robin, Wren, Greenfinch, Green Woodpecker, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chaffinch, Dunnock, RN Parakeet, Lots Magpie, Lots Crow, Lots Woodpigeon 30 species -(Dave Thrussell) Grey Wagtail also reported
  • 30th - South Norwood Lake (11am): Hobby fighting strong NW wind, quartering low over Beaulieu Heights wooded area to E of mast (Gavin Hawgood)
  • 29th - Farleigh Road: 5 Swallow, Pair G.S. Woodpecker, Stock Dove at Feeder base, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, c12 House Sparrow (MJN)
  • 29th - Farthing Downs: 5-7, perhaps more, Wheatears - a stroll is never 'just a stroll' when you're a b/w'er! . (David Hayes)
  • 29th - South Norwood Country Park: am 6 Pheasant (1m, 2f + 3 young). A site record. (JAH)
  • 28th - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, c20 Tufted Duck, pair juv Sparrowhawks, 2 family parties of Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, c12 Chiffchaff, 4 Fing-necked Parakeet, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, c6 Long-tailed Tit, Pied Wagtail, 2 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
  • 27th - South Norwood Lake: 1 Mute Swan, 1 Little Grebe, 20+ Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, 1m Sparrowhawk, 3 Nuthatch, c10 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c30 House Martins, c10 Swifts, 2 Swallows, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, c10 Goldfinch, 3 Huose Sparrow, (John Watson)
  • 26th - Farleigh Road: 1 male. Tawny Owl calling @21.00 hrs (MJN)
  • 26th - Lloyd Park 2 Senegal Parrots (Peter Phillips)
  • 26th - South Norwood Lake, 1 Peregrine, 1m Sparrowhawk, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Nuthatch, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c12 Swifts, c8 House Martin, c20 Goldfinch, 8 Long-tailed Tit, (John Watson)
  • 26th Pollards hill S.- 1 Grey Wagtail over
  • 25th - South Norwood Lake: Peregrine Falcon, female Wood Duck, 1 Little Grebe, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, mSparrowhawk, c12 House Martins, 2 Sand Martins, 12 Swifts, c6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c10 Goldfinch, c6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
  • 25th - South Norwood CP - 07.00 - 10.00hrs Canada Geese, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Coot, Moorhen, LBB Gull, BH Gull, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Starling, Jay, Robin, Wren, Greenfinch, Green Woodpecker, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chaffinch, Dunnock, RN Parakeet, Lots Magpie, Lots Crow, Lots Woodpigeon (31 species) Unable to locate Great Crested Grebe juv.(Dave Thrussell)
  • 24th - South Norwood CP (19:00 to 19:45): 1 female Shoveler, just 2 Canada Geese. (JB)
  • 24th - South Norwood Lake: Peregrine Falcon, Wood Duck, 3 Cormorant, 3 Mute Swan, 12 Tufted Duck, c25 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, c12 Swifts, 1 Swallow, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, c8 Chiffchaff, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Collared Dove, Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 3 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
  • 22nd-Farleigh Road garden-1 male + 2 fem/juv Bullfinch,5 Swallow, 1 G.S.Woodpecker,2 Green Woodpecker, 1 linnet over (MJN)
  • 22nd - Thornton Heath Recreation Ground : 1 willow warbler, 5-6 Goldcrests, 2 Ring-necked parakeet, 1 Common gull very quiet otherwise ( D Benton)
  • 22nd - St Andrews Road, Coulsdon: Hobby overhead.(David Hayes)
  • 22nd - Farthing Downs: Family of spotted flycatchers (2 adults, 2 juvs), up to 6 juv chiffchaff, whitethroat, blackcap, 1 willow warbler, 18 RN parakeets, up to 10 linnets, yellowhammer, GS and green woodpeckers (including juvs.), common buzzard over. Devilsden Wood held goldcrest, nuthatch, treecreeper, assorted tits, including one marsh (probably more but too much flitting), stock dove, blackcap, chiffchaff. (David Hayes)
  • 21st - Selsdon Park: c40 Stock Doves (JB)
  • 19th - South Norwood CP - 07.00 - 10.00hrs Canada Geese, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Mallard, f Shoveler, Coot, Moorhen, 2 LBB Gull, BH Gull, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Starling, Jay, Robin, Wren, Greenfinch, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Chaffinch, Dunnock, RN Parakeet, Lots Magpie, Lots Crow, Lots Woodpigeon (33 species) Unable to locate Great Crested Grebe juv.(Dave Thrussell)
  • 18th - South Norwood Lake (11.30am): Wood Duck (juvenile moulting into 1st year adult plumage) (JB/GH per Meike Weiser)
  • 18th - Kings Road SE25 19:50hrs fSparrowhawk, (John Watson)
  • 18th - South Norwood Lake: 09:00 - 10:30hrs, Mute Swan, 3 Cormorant, 20 Tufted Duck, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, c8 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Swifts, 2 House Martin, 2 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
  • 17th - South Norwood Lake: 1m Sparrowhawk, 3 Mute Swan, 3 Cormorant, 20 adult Tufted Duck + 14 juv, 2 Sand Martins, 4 House Martins, c10 Common Swifts, 3 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, c20 Goldfinch, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Jay, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 House Sparrow,(John Watson)
  • 17th - South Norwood CP - 07.00 - 10.00hrs Kingfisher, Canada Geese, Grey Heron, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, 2 LBB Gull, BH Gull, Blackbird, Robin, Wren, Greenfinch, Green Woodpecker, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Kestrel, Chaffinch, Dunnock, RN Parakeet, Lots Magpie, Lots Crow, Lots Woodpigeon (30 species) No Great Crested Grebe juv., No Song Thrush - Scrawny fox on pond island, preventing birds from accessing (Dave Thrussell). 19:00 - 19:45 At least 2 Shovelers present (is it winter already?), juv Great Crested Grebe roosting tucked up under dense vegetation, Reed Warbler singing briefly, several Linnets. No Tufted Ducks seen (where have they disappeared to?) (John Birkett)
  • 16th - South Norwood Lake: Mute Swan, 4 Cormorant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Tufted Duck, 4 Swallows, 6 House Martins, 3 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Jay, 4 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
  • 15th - South Norwood Lake: 20:45hrs c20 Swifts over lake (John Watson)
  • 15th - South Norwood CP - 07.00 - 11.00hrs Great Crested Grebe juv. (no adult seen), 9 Canada Geese (1 juv), 2 Grey Heron, 54 Mallard, 18 Coot, 17 Moorhen, 4 LBB Gull (flight), 6 BH Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Reed Warbler, 7 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 6 Wren, 1 Greenfinch, Green Woodpecker (heard), 8 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 20 Goldfinch + small groups 8/12, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Kestrel, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Dunnock, 4 RN Parakeet, 3 Jay, Lots Magpie, Lots Crow, Lots Woodpigeon (30 species) No Song Thrush - (Dave Thrussell)
  • 14th - within 'Croydon Borough': Black Redstart, Peregrine, Grey Wagtail. (JB)
  • 14th - South Norwood Lake: 20:35hrs c10 Swifts over lake (John Watson)
  • 14th - South Norwood CP - Great Crested Grebe chick, Grey Wagtail, 2 Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, Ring-necked Parakeet, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, 30+ Goldfinch + usuals of Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Greenfinch, Song Thrush (Dave Thrussell)
  • 11th - South Norwood Lake (8.30pm): <30 Swifts over lake (Gavin Hawgood)
  • 11th - Pollards Hill S.-19.30-1 Swift E (MJN)
  • 10th - South Norwood Lake: 1m Sparrowhawk, Mute Swan, 5 Cormorant, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Swifts, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Green Woodpeckewr, 2 Graea Spotted Woodpecker, c20 Goldfinch, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Collared Dove, 4 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
  • 9th - Kings Road SE25: 19:50hrs m Sparrowhawk,(Johnn Watson)
  • 9th - South Norwood Hill SE25: 4 House Martins,(John Watson)
  • 9th - South Norwood Lake: Mute Swan, 4 Cormoorant, 10 Tufted Duck + (1 new brood of 6) 2 Swallows, 4 Common Swifts,1 Collared Dove, 3 Green Woodpecker, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 5 Jay, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, party of 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 3 House Sparrow,(John Watson)
  • 8th - Dutch Village, Coulsdon: Wood Warbler in a private garden for five minutes. (per John Birkett)
  • 8th - Hutchinson's Bank - Male Sparrowhawk (Ted Forsyth)
  • 8th - South Norwood Lake: Kestrel, 3 Mute Swan, 20+ Tufted Duck, 4 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Nuthatch, 8 Chiffchaff(pait at nest feeding young) 2 Blackcap, 1 Coal Tit, c8 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Jay,(John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
  • 8th - Riddlesdown: 35+ Goldfinches, 20+ Stock Doves, 1 Kestrel, 3 Bullfinches, Whitethroats with young, only 1 Skylark (and no Yellowhammers or Meadow Pipits), several Willow Warblers. (JB)
  • 8th - Sanderstead: c15 House Martins, party of Long-tailed Tits. (JB)
  • 6th - Selsdon Wood - Noisy young Sparrowhawk in Stevens' Walk (Ted Forsyth)
  • 5th - South Norwood Lake: Mute Swan, 20 Tufted Duck (1brood of 7 and 1 of 9) 2 Cormorant, 2 Black-headed Gull, 5 Green Woodpecker (2juv) 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 House Sparrow,(John Watson)
  • 3rd - South Norwood CP (c19:00): 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Common Gull, 36 Black-headed Gulls (including several juveniles and juvenile-1st winter birds), 3 Great crested Grebes (1 ad & 2 well grown juveniles), 1 Swift, 3+ willow Warblers, Reed Warblers heard, several Green Woodpeckers, 2 Stock Doves, 10+ Ring-necked Parakeets. (JB)
  • 3rd - South Norwood Lake: Peregrine Falcon, Mute Swan, 12 Tufted Duck (1 with brood of 9) 3 Cormorant, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Swift, 5 Nuthatch, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
  • 2nd - South Norwood Lake: (10:35) Peregrine Falcon, 3 Mute Swan, 4 Cormorant, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Comon Swift, 5 Green Woodpecker (2juv) 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c5 Nuthatch, 1 Pied Wagtail 7 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
  • 1st - John Ruskin Playing Field, Oaks Lane: 15 Mistle Thrushes (Alan Pearson and Jon Curson)
  • 1st - South Norwood Lake: mPeregrine Falcon,3 Mute Swan, 12 Tufted Duck, c12 Swift, c4 Chiffchaff, c4 Nuthatch, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c8 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Jay, 2 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
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