March 2009

From Croydon Birders

Archived sightings for 2009 [NB. This page can only be edited by the site administators]

March

• 31st - Heavers Meadow. 1 Chiffchaff. (John Birkett)
• 29th - Coulsdon Common AM. Mistle thrush, song thrush, 3 redwings, nuthatch, treecreeper, great sp and green woodpecker, great, blue, coal and long tailed tit. (David Hayes)
• 29th - 1;30 pm. Buzzard circling over Brian Avenue before heading East (Piers Hubbard)
• 29th - Late afternoon - Pittville Gardens: male & then female Sparrowhawk displaying (Gavin Hawgood)
• 29th - Male Sparowhawk over Briton Hill Road. (John Birkett)
• 29th - Selsdon Wood: 2 Marsh tits, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Skylark singing on Farleigh Common edge (Alan Pearson)
• 29th - South Norwood Lake: pair Great Crested Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 4 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 9 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 singing Chiffchaff, 3 House Sparrow. (per London Birders)

• 28th - Buzzard calling at Kings Wood, 1 White Wagtail and pair of Grey Wagtails at Sanderstead Pond, 1 Lesser Redpoll in Briton Hill Road. (John Birkett)
• 28th Park Hill Rec - male Firecrest; Whitgift School, South Croydon - Meadow Pipit flying N.W. (Alan Pearson)
• 28th Female Sprawk soaring above garden(scaring RNparakeets witless). Norbury (Mike Netherwood)
• 28th South Norwood Lake - (10:00-11:30) pair Great Crested Grebe, pair Grey Wagtail, 12 Tufted Duck, 5 Cormorant, 3 Lesser Blacked-backed Gull (over), 4 Pied Wagtail,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 singing Chiffchaff, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch.(John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
• 28th 1 pr Grey Wagtail - Tescos roof, London Road, Norbury(Mike Netherwood)
• 27th - 10 Waxwings in garden in Windermere Road, Coulsdon. Stayed for approx three weeks, roosting in poplars. Fed on cotoneaster in church yard. (per John Birkett)
• 27th South Norwood CP (6pm) - 1 Chiffchaff (singing) W side of lake (Gavin Hawgood)
• 27th 1 Swallow W Pollards Hill S.(Mike Netherwood)
• 26th Blackcap singing in Croham Road, South Croydon (Alan Pearson)
• 25th Kings Road SE25 (17:15) Great Black-backed Gull (over) N/NW (John Watson)
• 24th South Norwood CP. 2 Snipe, 3 Kestrels, 7 Shoveler (4m & 3f), 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Mistle Thrush. (John Birkett)
• 24th South Norwood Lake - (10:00) 3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, pair Great Crested Grebe,6 Nuthatch,1 Green Woodpecker,4 Great Spotted Woodpecker 4 singing Chiffchaff, 2 singing Blackcap,(John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
• 23rd South Norwood Lake - (10:00) pair Great Crested Grebe + 1, 3 singing Chiffchaff,1 singing Blackcap,3 Nuthatch,(John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
• 22nd Farthing Downs. Skylark and Yellowhammer singing, one Chiffchaff. (John Birkett)
• 21st March - Selsdon Wood - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker calling and drumming, Treecreeper, 2 Marsh Tits all near Old Farleigh Road (Ted Forsyth)
• 21st March - Puplet Wood - Treecreeper, Marsh Tit (Ted Forsyth)
• 21st South Norwood Lake(10:00am) 2 pair Nuthatch nest building, pair Great Crested Grebe, 4 singing Chiffchaff,(John Watson)
• 21st (3pm) - pair of Grey Wagtails on Sanderstead Pond. (John Birkett)
• 21st - Riddlesdown. One Chiffchaff, several Skylarks singing, two Bullfinches, Stock Dove calling, 1 Treecreeper. (John Birkett)
• 20th - South Norwood CP (5pm) 1 Chiffchaff (contact call) W side of lake (Gavin Hawgood)
• 20th - Park Hill Rec. Male Firecrest (Alan Pearson)
• 20th - Selsdon Woods: Goldcrests, 3 Siskins, Pair of Mistle Thrushes, Gt Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Long Tailed Tits. (Linda & Terry Osborn)
• 20th - Grey Heron flying SE over Croydon Firestation/Flyover at 07:10 (Simon Harris)
• 19th - Tawny Owl heard near Lower Barn Road. (per JB)
• 19th - Park Hill Rec. Firecrest (heard), 2 Nuthatches, 4 Redwing, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Ring-necked Parakeet and Grey Heron (over), Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Alan Pearson and Jonathan East)
• 17th - South Norwood CP (dusk onwards). Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin all singing on arrival. Tawny Owl watched perched in a bush for several minutes before it flew off. 4 Shovelers (3m & 1f) plus dozens of Canada Geese on lake. (John Birkett)
• 17th - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker: Littleheath Woods
• 17th - 3 Redpolls, 2 Siskins on niger in Buttermere Gdns (around for 2 weeks) (Gill Flinn)
• 16th - Sparrowhawk over Briton Hill Road, Sanderstead at 17:50. (John Birkett)
• 16th - South Norwood Lake (10am):pair Great Crested Grebe, 1 f Kestrel,6 Great Spotted Woodpecker (all drumming)1 Nuthatch,(1comma) (John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
• 15th - Sparrowhawk over Richmond Road, Woodmansterne at 17:30. (Simon Harris)
• 15th - Selsdon Woods: 1 calling and drumming Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, c15 Redpoll & 2 Meadow Pipit (London Birders)
• 15th - (10am)South Norwood Lake: pair Great Crested Grebe, 3 Chiffchaff,1 Green Woodpecker,4 Great Spotted Woodpecker,(1 Comma)(John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
• 15th - Park Hill Rec. Pair of Sparrowhawks sitting in trees at Firecrest site. Nearby 2 Goldcrests, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tits, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Brimstone. A party of 6 Jays squabbling in Chichester Road. (John Parish)
• 15th - Mitchley Wood. Singing Siskin. (Gill Flinn)
• 15th - Selsdon Wood. Singing Chiffchaff, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker calling (Ted Forsyth)
• 14th - Selsdon Wood. Siskin, singing Chiffchaff, Redpoll flew over, Treecreeper (Ted Forsyth)
• 14th - Markfield. Male Siskin on sunflower hearts (Ted Forsyth)
• 14th - South Norwood Lake:Pair Great Crested Grebe, c100 Black-headed Gull,2 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 12 Tufted Duck,8 Ring-necked Parakeet,3 Redwing, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker(2 drumming)3 Nuthatch,1 Chiffchaff,4 Goldcrest, 4 House Sparrow,(John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
• 14th - Park Hill Rec. One Firecrest. (John Parish & Alan Pearson)
• 14th(pm) - at least 3 Redpolls and two Siskins in Briton Hill Road, Sanderstead (probably some of the Purley Beeches birds from this morning). (John Birkett)
• 14th - Purley Beeches. One Firecrest. Mixed flock of c20 Lesser Redpolls and c10 Siskins feeding mainly in larches. Also 4 Goldcrests, 6 Redwings, 2 Stock Doves, 2 Nuthatches, Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 2 Coal Tits. (John Birkett)
• 12th - Selsdon Wood. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming (Ted Forsyth)
• 12th - Blackcap singing in Wettern Tree Garden. (John Birkett)
• 12th - Park Hill Rec. Male Firecrest, also Goldcrest, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers and Long-tailed tit (Alan Pearson)
• 11th - Park Hill Rec. No sign of the Firecrests, but several Goldcrests, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Redwings, 2 Stock Doves (one 'singing'), 1 Siskin, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 40+ Carrion Crows and a Jackdaw flew over. (John Birkett)
• 9th Park Hill Recreation Ground- 2 Firecrests, Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch, 8 Redwing (including 2 singing), 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Siskin (over) (Alan Pearson)
• 8th (10-00am) South Norwood Lake- 1 Great Crested Grebe 1 Greylag Goose (over) 2 Siskin,1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker,6 Goldcrest (John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
• c7th - One Woodcock at Farthing Downs. (per John Birkett)
• 7th (10am) South Norwood Lake- 1 Jackdaw, 3 Redwing, 7 Goldcrest, 8 Siskin (John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
• 7th - Riddlesdown. At least 11 Skylarks (8 singing), 3 Yellowhammers, 13 Meadow Pipits, 5 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 50+ Jackdaws, 5 Stock Doves, Bullfinch, 10+ Redwings, 2 Mistle Thrushes. (John Birkett)
• 7th - Sanderstead. Approx 20 each Redwings and Fieldfares on Sanderstead Rec. Pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers chasing around noisily in Sanderstead Cemetery. 6 Moorhens and a pair of Canada Geese on Sanderstead Pond. Lesser Redpoll over Briton Hill Road, with Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming nearby and one House Sparrow calling - first in the area for a few years!!! (John Birkett)
• 6th 10:00am -South Norwood Lake- 6 Pied wagtail, 4 Song thrush, 2 Nuthatch,3 Great Spotted Woodpecker,4 Goldcrest,(John Watson)
• 6th - Markfield - Male Siskin eating sunflower hearts (Ted Forsyth)
• 5th - Redwing singing, junction of Stanhope Road and Chichester Road, Park Hill (Alan Pearson)
• 5th - Markfield - Lesser Redpoll nibbling buds on Spindle bush (Ted Forsyth)
• 4th - Biggin Wood (15:00 hrs) - Sparrowhawk, 2 pairs of Goldcrests, 2 pairs of GS Woodpeckers (1 drumming),Green Woodpecker, Great, Blue , Coal & Long Tailed Tits, c20 Ring Necked Parakeets, c60 Wood Pigeons (this is a favoured roostings site for this species and Carrion Crows).(Linda & Terry Osborn)
• 4th - Markfield - Buzzard soaring over Baker Boy Lane 11.00am, 2 Canada Geese flew over (Ted Forsyth)
• 2nd - Shirley Park Golf Club : 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, mixed flock of 4 Golfinches, 5+ Lesser Redpolls and 4+ Siskins, 1 Fieldfare, 6 Redwings, 2 Moorhens, 23 Robins, 21 Blackbirds, 5 GS Woodpeckers, 3 Green Woodpeckers. (John Parish).
• 2nd - 2 Goldcrest, Wren (singing) and Coal Tit in Duppas Hill Road. (Simon Harris)
• 1st - Lesser Redpoll in Briton Hill Road, Sanderstead. (John Birkett)
• 1st - South Norwood Lake (10:00hrs) - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (female feeding in willow tree) 4 Nuthatch, 3 Greylag Goose, (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood)