June 2009

From Croydon Birders

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

June

• 29th - Hobby over Coulsdon Common, causing consternation amongst Housemartins. (Alan Pearson)
• 29th - (7.30pm) Pittville Gardens, SE25: almost directly above garden, a male (probably) Peregrine circling for at least a minute at approx 300ft, then “hoofing” it (no wing beats whatsoever!) mighty fast towards Central Croydon (Gavin Hawgood)
• 27th - Riddlesdown. 4 singing Yellowhammers, 8+ Skylarks singing, plus a probable family party seen, 3 displaying Meadow Pipits, 1 Garden Warbler singing, good numbers of Whitethroat and Blackcap, Willow Warbler singing near Atwood School. (John Birkett)
• 26th - Jackdaw over Duppas Hill Park (Simon Harris)
• 24th - Park Hill Park: The same young Green Woodpecker as yesterday (or its sibling) still calling repeatedly from the nest hole; then, about 300 metres away, a more advanced juvenile was clinging to the brickwork of the Water Tower, also calling repeatedly but more loudly - probably originated from a second nest. (John Parish)
• 23rd - Riddlesdown: 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroats and 1 Chiffchaff all singing in scrub near quarry. 5 Swifts over car park. (Gill Flinn)
• 23rd - Park Hill Park: A fledgling Green Woodpecker, head protruding from a nest hole, giving repeated, rather Jackdaw-like calls - only 250 metres from Fairfield Halls! (John Parish)
• 23rd - South Norwood CP. At least one adult and three juvenile Kestrels, 1 singing Reed Bunting, 2+ Reed Warblers. (John Birkett)
• 21st - Farthing Downs - 07.00hrs - 1 little owl, the most recent of a number of sporadic sightings over the last couple of years, family of bullfinches, 2 juveniles. (David Hayes)
• 21st - South Norwood Lake - 10-00hrs 12-00hrs - 1 Great Crested Grebe, c40 Swift, 1 Singing Garden Warbler,4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Nuthatch 4 House Sparrow,(John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 20th - South Norwood Lake. 1 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, c20 Swift, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Common Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Blackcap,(John Watson & Gavin Hawgood per London Birders)
• 19th - South Norwood Lake: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck. 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Song Thrush, 1adult 2juv Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff,4 Swift, 5 House Sparrow,(John Watson per London Birders)
• 18th - Hutchinson's Bank - 6.30pm - 24 Swifts flying north (Ted Forsyth)
• 18th - South Norwood Lake - 10:00am 1 Great Crested Grebe,3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap,4 Great Spotted Woodpecker,1 Pied Wagtail, 4 House Sparrow,11:05am 1m Kestrel over Goathouse Bridge then flew West towards South Norwood High Street,(John Watson)
• 16th - Coulsdon. 6.00pm. Approx 100 swifts in a loose but definite group, flying south (in leisurely fashion), away from a thunderstorm. Never seen anything like it, pretty certain the group included birds from some distance. House martins seem to have given up on Coulsdon. Chiffchaff and whitethroat singing from nearby railway embankment for several days now. Family group of goldfinchs using the feeder for several days. 1 reed warbler singing it's heart out from reeds, St James's Park, C London. (David Hayes)
• 14th - Atlas work in New Addington. Several singing Skylarks. Good number of Starlings and House Sparrows. (John Birkett)
• 13th - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Marsh Tit in Selsdon Park during BTO survey. House Martins finally seen back at the second nest site in Sanderstead. (John Birkett)
• 13th - South Norwood Lake (10:00-12:00) pair Great Crested Grebe, 6 Tufted Duck,(11:00hrs)Common Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, c6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c20 Swift, 3 Nuthatch, 3 Song Thrush, c12 Long-tailed Tit,(John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
• 12th - South Norwood Lake: pair Great Crested Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet,2juv Green Woodpecker, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 House Martin, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff,6 House Sparrow (John Watson per London Birders)
• 12th 9 p.m. Sanderstead pond; there was a grey heron standing on the central growth of reeds, etc. (Piers Hubbard)
• 11th - South Norwood Lake: pair Great Crested Grebe, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull,14 Ring-necked Parakeet, c20 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Green Woodpecker + 2juv, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Swift, 2 House Martin,8 House Sparrow,(John Watson per London Birders)
• 10th - South Norwood Lake: pair Great Crested Grebe,15 Tufted Duck, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker + 2juv, c30 Swift, 2 House Martin,1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 7 House Sparrow,(John Watson per London Birders)
• 10th - South Norwood Country Park. 10 - 20 swifts overhead by lake and Elmers End Road.(Ernest Thomason)
• 10th - Millers Pond. 4- 6 Swifts overhead, 1 Grey Heron feeding, Canada Geese with 17 goslings, and another with 12 goslings, making over 40 Canada geese for this small lake.(Ernest Thomason)
• 9th & 10th - North End. A Goldfinch singing persistenly on both mornings from the highest point of the facade above McDonalds. (John Parish)
• 8th - South Norwood Lake:pair Great Crested Grebe,12 Tufted Duck,2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Jay, c30 Swift, 2 House Martin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Nuthatch,(John Watson per London Birders)
• 8th - Pollards Hill. Pair of G.S.Woodpecker with 1 Juv + R.N.Parakeet feeding young.(Mnetherwood)
• 5th - South Norwood Lake: pair Great Crested Grebe,12 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron,1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker (4juv)c12 Swift, 3singing Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, c15 Long-tailed Tit (London Birders = John Watson)
• 5th - Central Croydon - Swift over Fairfield Halls. (John Birkett)
• 4th - Pollards Hill. 2 G.s.Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch (first for year) all in garden at the same time. Also singing Blackcap,family party of 12 L.t.tit & House Sparrow family (at last!)Mike Netherwood
• 4th - South Norwood CP. 2 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Mute Swan, singing Reed Warbler, singing Reed Bunting, Kestrel. (John Birkett)
• 3rd - South Norwood Lake: pair Great Crested Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck, 1m Hobby, m f Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker (3juv), 2 Nuthatch, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Swifts. (per London Birders = John Watson)
• 2nd - South Norwood Lake: pair Great Crested Grebe, 15 Tufted Duck,12 Ring-necked Parakeet,7 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 7 Great Spotted Woodpecker (4Juv)1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Swift,(London Birders = John Watson)
• 2nd - First House Martins of year at one of the Sanderstead breeding locations, but none seen at one of the others (where scaffolding was being erected in a neighbouring house). (John Birkett)
• 1st - Park Hill, Kestrel over Chepstow Rise at 05:30 was our first garden record of the species since March 2003 (John Parish)
• 1st - Park Hill, male house sparrow seen singing on Alpine Close; kestrel seen on Minster Drive and 4 swifts overhead (Romney Tansley)