July 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]

July

• 31st - South Norwood CP. Pair of Reed Buntings, Coal Tit singing, Goldcrest, 1 Linnet, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, female Tufted Duck with 2 young, House Sparrows. (Pete Lambert)
• 31st - Pittville Gardens, SE25 (3pm): Hobby "hawking" & drifting ESE (Gavin Hawgood)
• 30th - South Norwood Lake (11am): Common Buzzard drifting high (ESE) (Gavin Hawgood / John Watson)
• 28th - South Norwood CP. One Kestrel, female Sparrowhawk, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Herons (2 adults and 4 juveniles) on lake at same time, several juvenile Black-headed Gulls with adults. (John Birkett)
• 26th - South Norwood CP: Hobby hunting over site - narrowly missed catching an LBJ over the lake (Steven Robinson per London Birders)
• 25th - Croydon town centre. Two Grey Wagtails (one young). (John Birkett)
• 23rd - Park Hill. 10:30 hrs. Most unexpectedly, a Cuckoo was seen to fly across the lower section of Park Hill Rise before disappearing into thick foliage beyond. (John Parish)
• 21st - South Norwood CP. Hobby over visitor centre and Croydon Arena at 19:10. Singing Reed Warbler and Reed Bunting. (John Birkett)
• 19th - Chapel Bank - A Red Kite flew low from north to south along the reserve at 12:20 (not actually seen within Croydon borough boundary but must have been there a couple of minutes earlier). Also three Swallows hawking insects low over the grass in the set-aside field - just like old times! (John Parish)
• 19th - Farthing Downs - Family of spotted flycatcher, estimate 3 heard though only one adult seen amidst foliage in spite of lengthy looking! Brilliant. Also families of whitethroat, linnet and starlings, and one male house sparrow. Yellowhammer and skylark singing. 1 meadow pipit calling. Sparrowhawk over Coulsdon. (David Hayes)
• 18th - Sparrowhawk over Briton Hill Road. (John Birkett)
• 4th - c.25 Mistle Thrushes together in a loose flock, north over Melville Avenue around 6pm (Alan Pearson and Jonathan East)
• 3rd - Pollards Hill-3 juv.Nuthatch on nut feeder. 2adult 1 juv.Great spot.1 Kestrel over.1 Jackdaw over (Mike Netherwood)