October 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]

October

  • 31st - Mayfield Road, Thornton Heath - 20+ Ring-necked Parakeets over Croydon Athletic football ground (Simon Harris)
  • 31st - Sanderstead. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Arundel Avenue. (per John Birkett)
  • 31st - South Norwood Lake - 6 Tufted Duck, 12 Cormorant, 1m Kestrel, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Mistle Thrush,1 Green Woodpecker,3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 30+ Long-tailed Tit,(John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
  • 31st - South Norwood CP - Shoveler(5),Tufted (12),Mallard (12),Greylag Goose (2), Cormorant (5),Fieldfares, Tit Flocks (LT Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit), Songthrush (many), Blackbird (many), Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, BH Gulls, Common Gull, Canada Goose, Coot, Moorhen, Ring-necked Parakeet (Dave Thrussell)
  • 30th - Briton Hill Road, Sanderstead. Skylark flew over garden. (John Birkett)
  • 30th - Duppas Hill - Juv. Grey Wagtail in back garden feeding around garden pond (Simon Harris)
  • 29th - Coulsdon. 40+ Ring-necked Parakeets over The Vale. (Pat Webster)
  • 29th - Selsdon Park - 114 Redwings, 1 Fieldfare, I Mistle Thrush, 26 Blackbirds, 160 Woodpigeons, 3 Goldcrests, 13 Stock Doves, 11 Chaffinches, 18 Long-tailed Tits, 9 Jays. (John Birkett)
  • 28th - Waddon Ponds - 3 Little Grebe, Black-Headed Gull, Herring Gull, 2 First winter Common Gull, Ring Necked Parakeet, 1 poss juv Red Crested Pochard* (Photos taken), Tufted Duck, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, Canada Goose, Starling, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow, (Ernie Thomason). * Having seen the photos, the juv Red-crested Pochard appears to be a Madagascar Teal - I will try to get at least one of the photos posted on this webite in the next few days (John Birkett)
  • 28th - Pollards Hill -Viz mig-@07.00.23 Redwing,8 Fieldfare,1 Skylark,Chaffinches,Greenfinches,Goldfinches all W. 1 GS wood ,1 Goldcrest in garden (MN)
  • 28th - Riddlesdown - 15 Fieldfares, 75+ Redwings, 250+ Woodpigeons, 15+ Skylarks [a few singing, but also some heading south], 4+ Bullfinch, 6+ Meadow Pipits, pair of Pheasants. (John Birkett)
  • 28th - 2 Redpolls over Sanderstead. (JB)
  • 28th - Hutchinson's Bank - 102 Fieldfares flying north at 9.30am 6 Redwings south. On site : 12 Carrion Crow, 14 Blackbird, 22 Robin, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 43 Woodpigeon (Ted Forsyth)
  • 28th - Lloyd Park - 18 Fieldfare 1 Pied Wagtail (P Phillips)
  • 26th - Waddon Ponds - 3 Little Grebe, c30 Black Headed Gull, 1 Poss 1st winter Common Gull, 3 Ring-Necked Parakeet, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, Canada Goose, Starling, Great Tit, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow. (Ernie Thomason)
  • 26th - South Norwood lake - 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 25 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 12 Redwing (over) 16 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Nuthatch,(John Watson)
  • 25th - South Norwood Lake - 6 Tufted Duck, 5 Cormorant, 4 Pied wagtail, 4 Jackdaw, c12 Redwing,1 Nuthatch, 6+ Ring-necked Parakeet,(John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
  • 25th - Coulsdon Common - usual suspects and long tailed tits, nuthatch, treecreeper, greater spotted and green woodpecker, BH gull, inevitable RN paras. (David Hayes)
  • 25th - Markfield - Siskin, Marsh Tit,Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Greenfinch,Goldfinch all on feeders (Ted Forsyth)
  • 24th - Coulsdon. Adult Yellow-legged Gull again present. (Richard Bosanquet)
  • 23rd - Coulsdon. Adult Yellow-legged Gull. (Terry Osborne)
  • 23rd - Flock of 30+ ring necked paratroopers over Woodmansterne station, 07.10, one example of a worrying increase in numbers in the Coulsdon area. (David Hayes)
  • 20th - ca 75 Pied Wagtails at roost site near East Croydon station. Initially 'commuting' between Royal Mail and AIG buildings before starting to settle in trees just before 18:00 approaching mainly from Royal Mail. (John Birkett)
  • 19th - South Norwood Lake - 5 Cormorant, 20+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 8 Tufted Duck, 7 Pied Wagtail, 8 Jay, 3 Collared Dove, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 14 Ring-necked Parakeet,1 Chiffchaff,20+ Goldfinch,(John Watson)
  • 18th - Farthing Downs - 3 bullfinch, 4 skylark, 3 siskin over, GS and green woodpecker, 5 RN parakeet, 10 goldfinch, 20+ starlings, 2stock dove, 50+ woodpigeon, 5 chaffinch, greenfinch, 3 mipits. (David Hayes)
  • 18th - South Norwood Lake - 20+ Black-headed Gull,1 Cormorant, 10 Tufted Duck, c12 Long-tailed Tit,2 Goldcrest, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,4 Nuthatch,(John Watson)
  • 17th - Penge High Street - 16-45 c300 Starling on rooftops of shops.( John Watson)
  • 17th - South Norwood Lake - 2 Cormorant, 20 Tufted Duck, 2 Collared Dove, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 12 Ring Necked Parakeet, 2 Mistle Thruch, 3 Pied Wagtail (John Watson)
  • 17th - Pollards Hill-12.45 a.m.1 Fieldfare calling from top of tallest tree in the garden (MN)
  • 17th - South Norwood CP - 50+ BH Gull, 7 Cormorants, 2 Common, 1 LBB Gull, Chiffchaff, Finch flocks (Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch), Tit Flock (LT Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit), GS Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Pheasant, increased Blackbird and Robin numbers (Dave Thrussell) Also 1 Hobby (John Bedford)
  • 17th - Viz mig. 800+ Redwings, 6+ Fieldfares and a few Chaffinches flying mainly south over Briton Hill Road between 8.15 and 8.45am. Then a Sparrowhawk hunting in the area about 9am plus one Starling - now a local rarity. (John Birkett)
  • 16th - around 6pm several dozen Pied Wagtails mainly flying onto Royal Mail building near East Croydon then down to the four small trees so looks like this is the roost location for this winter. I would still appreciate records from there, especially if the roost grows in numbers. (John Birkett)
  • 16th - Riddlesdown - Sparrowhawk on roof of house by car park entrance. (Gill Flinn)
  • 16th - South Norwood Lake - 1 1f Teal (now thought to be Madagascan Teal - GH), 3m Shoveler,8 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Cormorant, 1 Little Grebe, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 4 Collared Dove, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldcrest, c25 Redwing N/NE, 30+ Goldfinch, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet,(John Watson)
  • 15th - Roost (or pre-roost gathering?) of Pied Wagtails on roof of Royal Mail building by East Croydon station at 6pm. If anyone passes that way near dusk can they please check to see if there is an actual roost there [it has been suggested they may be using the small trees between the bus station and the tram line]. (John Birkett)
  • 15th - 6 redwings over Woodmansterne station at 07.10. (David Hayes)
  • 14th - 12+ Redwings flew NW over Briton Hill Road at 07:55, 50+ Redwings (in two flocks) flew W over Purley Beeches at 08:00. Also 2 Fieldfares over Purley Beeches. Ring Ouzel (male) over Purley Oaks station at 08:10 (John Birkett)
  • 14th - Pollards Hill-8 Blackbirds "dropped in" together (08.00).6 Redwing over E (08.30). 23 Redwings over E (15.00) (MN)
  • 13th - Markfield - Lesser Redpoll on Niger seed. 3 Redwings. Up to 9 Goldfinches and 6 Greenfinches on feeders(Ted Forsyth)
  • 11th - Coulsdon. First winter Glaucous Gull at 15:30 for five minutes. (Richard Bosamquet)
  • 11th - Pittville Gardens, SE25: 3pm - 6 Redwings circling low (Gavin Hawgood)
  • 11th - Chapel Bank - Two Buzzards (Ted Forsyth)
  • 11th - South Norwood CP - Little Grebe, Herring Gulls, Common Gulls, BH Gulls, mixed tit flock (15+ Long-tailed), Chiffchaff, 6+ Pied Wagtails, GS Woodpecker (Dave Thrussell)
  • 11th - South Norwood Lake - fTeal, 14 Tufted Duck, 20+ Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30+ Ring-necked Parakeet, c30 Goldfinch, Nuthatch, 3 Pied Wagtail,(John Watson & Gavin Hawgood
  • 11th - Beech Copse, South Croydon, 08.30 - single Grey Heron flying over. (Paul Straghan)
  • 10th - South Norwood Lake - 30+ Black-headed Gull,1 Common Gull, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Pied Wagtail (2juv) 2 Green Woodpeckerr, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, Goldcrest, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet,(John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
  • 9th - South Norwood Lake - 8 Cormorant,14 Ring-necked Parakeet,3 Pied Wagtail,c20 Long-tailed Tit,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,1 Nuthatch,2 House Sparrow,(John Watson)
  • 9th - one Redwing over Briton Hill Road just before 8am then 12 over Purley Beeches. (John Birkett)
  • 8th - Chipstead Valley Road - Chiffchaff calling from Garden (Chris Evans - via email to webmaster)
  • 8th - South Norwood Lake - 1 Common Gull,2 Cormorant,3 Shoverler,15 Tufted Duck,2 Collared Dove,2 Pied Wagtails,7 Jay,c20 Long-tailed Tit (John Watson)
  • 8th - Riddlesdown - male Stonechat on scrub in field above far paddock. (Gill Flinn)
  • 8th - female Peregrine flew south over Sanderstead station at 08:20 [Croydon to Riddlesdown again?] (John Birkett)
  • 3rd - South Norwood Lake - 10:08hrs juv Mediterranean Gull into 1st winter circled for 5 mins then flew S/SW (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
  • 2nd - South Norwood Lake - 20 Tufted Duck,8 Cormorant,2 Collared Dove,2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, c20 Goldfinch,1 Chiffchaff,8 Jay,12 Ring-necked Parakeet (John Watson)
  • 2nd - Sparrowhawk being mobbed by 3 Crows over Virginia Road Thonrton Heath (Linda & Terry Osborn)
  • 1st - Peregrine in Croydon town centre at 18.15 (immature bird?) John Birkett
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