November 2009

From Croydon Birders

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

November

• 29th - Lloyd Park 4 male Bullfinch 1 female 90 Redwing (Peter Phillips)
• 29th - South Norwood CP. 1 Little Egret. (John Bedford)
• 28th - South Norwood CP; Little Grebe, Fieldfare, Chiffchaff, 21 Shoveler, small LT Tit flock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, House Sparrow (Dave Thrussell)
• 28th - South Norwood Lake: 1 Mute Swan, 12 Tufted Duck, 8 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 40+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gullm 2 Lesser Blacked-backed Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 26th - South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan,20 tufted Duck, c50 Black-headed Gull,2 Common Gull,2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Cormorant,1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Siskin 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet,
• 26th - South Croydon. Egyptian Goose over Whitgift School 1000 hrs. (Alan Pearson)
• 25th - Lloyd Park. 1000 hrs. A party of 4 Redpoll sp, at least one of them (preening and viewed from the rear) showing a pale greyish rump with scattered darker streaks and therefore assumed to be C.f.flammea (Mealy Redpoll). (John Parish)
• 24th - East Croydon. 150-200 Pied Wagtails in the roost near Royal Mail building. (JB)
• 24th - South Norwood CP: 15 Fieldfare, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting, Little Grebe, Grey Wagtail and 18 Shoveler (Steven Robinson).
• 22nd - South Norwood CP. Water Rail. (Jean & Arthur Atkins)
• 21st - Croydon town centre. Bedraggled female Peregrine. (JB)
• 21st - South Norwood CP; Good numbers of both Redpoll and Fieldfare, 21 Shoveler (Dave Thrussell)
• 20th - Sanderstead. Song Thrush in full song along Sanderstead Road. (JB)
• 20th - Sanderstead Pond. 1 male Mandarin (Ray Baker)
• 19th - South Norwood Lake: Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 18 Tufted Duck, 16 Cormorant, 50+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 20 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 30+ Goldfinch, 3 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• 18th - South Norwood Lake - 16 Cormorant, Grey Heron, 12 Tufted Duck, 45 Coot, c70 Black-headed Gull, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Collared Dove, (John Watson)
• 17th - South Norwood Lake - 12 Cormorant,14 Tufted Duck, m f Pochard, 20 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Green, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Nuthatch, 20 cLong-tailed Tit, 4 Coal Tit,(John Watson)
• 17th - South Norwood CP: Water Rail, 10 Shoveler, Grey Wagtail (London Birders - Steven Robinson).
• 15th - South Norwood Lake (10am): Lesser Spotted Woodpecker calling / flying low over playground in NE corner towards Maberley Road (Gavin Hawgood)
• 15th - Chapel Bank - Buzzard, 2 Marsh Tit, 250 Woodpigeons (Ted Forsyth)
• 15th - Norwood Junction Station 11:20hrs 1m Sparrowhawk, 2 Pied Wagtail (John Watson)
• 14th - Markfield - At 7.30am a flock of at least 600 Woodpigeons flew NW over Selsdon Wood and the birds were frequently seen circling round during the day (Ted Forsyth)
• 12th - South Croydon - c.7am - Female Peregrine south over w end of Croham Road (Alan Pearson)
• 11th - South Norwood Lake: 19 Cormorant, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Tufted Duck, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Jay, 18 Goldfinch, 9 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• 11th- Pollards Hill-a.m. 1 Goldcrest.1 Chiffchaff with LTTit flock in garden (MN)
• 10th - 150+ Woodpigeons over Sanderstead station. (John Birkett)
• 9th - South Norwood Lake - 20 Tufted Duck, 25 Cormorant (record number for this site)1 Great Crested Grebe, c80 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 15 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Redwing, 2 mistle Thrush, 4 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
• 7th - SN Country Park - 11 Shoveler, Kingfisher, Siskin, Reed Bunting, Finch flock (Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch), LT Tit, Many Blackbirds, Many Song Thrush (Dave Thrussell)
• 6th - Briton Hill Road, Sanderstead. One Sparrowhawk, 2 Fieldfares, 5 Redwings (JB)
• 3rd - South Norwood Lake: 12+ Cormorant, 8 Tufted Duck, c30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrush, c20 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch (John Watson)
• 2nd - Hamsey Green. Buzzard. (Ray Baker)
• 2nd - South Norwood Lake: 12 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, 65 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Blacked-backed Gull, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,2 Collared Dove, 2 Nuthatch, 2 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• 1st - South Norwood Lake: 8 Tufted Duck, 8+ Cormorant, c30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Pied Wagtail, c12 Long-tailed Tit, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
• 1st - Sparrowhawk over gardens in Duppas Hill Road (Simon Harris)