October 2022

*30th - South Norwood (Towpath Way) 7 Long Tailed Tits feeding in my garden. (Rob Wyllie)
*29th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Passage between 9.30 and 10am - 70 Woodpigeon, 1 Redwing, 9 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin. (JB)
*29th - Norbury: 50+ Woodpigeon on local oak trees. (MJN)
*29th - Whyteleafe: 2 Ravens flying from Riddlesdown to Kenley Common. (Brian Thomas)
*29th - Kenley Common: Chiffchaff calling. (Brian Thomas)
*29th - Riddlesdown: 2 Skylark singing, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet over Skylark Field (NH)
*28th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Mini 'passage' of 23 Woodpigeons southwest at 09:00, 150+ Ring-necked Parakeet northwest to roost at dusk. (JB)
*28th - Waddon Ponds 10am: Grey Wagtail (Andrew Moncrieff)
*27th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Siskin heard flying over, 10 Redwing over. (JB)
*27th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): M.Sparrowhawk chased 2 Ring Necked Parakeets int garden Willow. Missed!! (MJN)
*26th - Shirley (Freshfields) (12.30pm): a Red Kite flying low N over garden, plus a Grey Heron flying over later on (Sheila Mason per GH)
*26th - Stambourne Woodland Walk: 2 Firecrest. (David Rouse)
*26th - Wandle Park: Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Kestrel. (Sue Henning)
*25th - Farthing Downs: 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, a flock of 20 Redwing, a flock of 7 Meadow Pipit, a flock of 13 Linnet, (unusual at this time of year on the Downs), 2 Stonechat, 1 Yellowhammer heard but not located. (DH)
*25th - South Norwood Country Park: 3 Gadwall. (JAH)
*24th - Devilsden Wood: 2 Firecrest , a small flock of 7 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper located after much searching, 1 Buzzard, 4 Chaffinch, and 17 Redwing, Also, unexpectedly, 1 Bat in full feeding mode. (David Hayes)
*21st - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (2.40pm): Grey Heron flying very low E towards SNCP (GH)
*21st- Riddlesdown: At least 420 Redwings (including a flock of 300+) over mainly heading east, 10 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel. (JB)
*21st - Sanderstead: c70 Redwing south in two flocks. (JB)
*21st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 55+ Redwing over. (JB)
*21st - South Norwood Country Park: 3 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 4 Teal, 4 Shoveler, 5 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, Water Rail, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kestrel, Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Redwing, 2 Stonechat. (JAH)
*20th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 8 Redwing southwest at 14:30. (MJN)
*20th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 3 Redwing in garden then flocks of 25+ and 8 over. Also first Blackbird for weeks. (JB)
*20th - South Norwood (Harrington Road): 40 Redwing flew west at 08:30. (Jon Shaub)
*19th - Norwood Jct station: Couple of Redwings over at 20:35. (GH)
*19th - South Norwood (Warminster Road): Steady passage of Redwings 20:30-22:30. (GH)
*19th - Coulsdon (St Andrews Road): 6 Redwing over at 11:00. (DH)
*19th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 2 Common Buzzard; 4 Redwing. (KW)
*18th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (11.25am): pair of noisy Ravens flying medium high NW over rlwy, just N of Norwood Junction station (GH)
*18th - South Norwood Country Park: 3 Mute Swan, 30 Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 3 Teal, 9 Shoveler, 9 Cormorant, 7 Little Egret, Little Grebe, 5 Water Rail, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Jackdaw, Goldcrest, 2 Skylark over, Cetti's Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat. (JAH)
*17th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (10pm): Tawny Owl hooting for 5 mins N along rlwy embankment (GH)
*17th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 f.Sparrowhawk on feeder pole (waiting for a Deliveroo??) (MJN)
*16th - Purley (Russell Hill): Raven. (BirdTrack)
*16th - South Norwood Country Park: 5 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler, Whinchat + Stonechat in Moat Field. (JAH)
*15th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 2 Common Buzzard circling. (KW)
*15th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 1 young, Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 14 Shoveler, 12 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk, 2 Water Rail, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Jackdaw, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Chiffchaff. (JAH) Great White Egret (photographed by Michael Sanders and David Rouse) Only the second record for Croydon.
*14th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Skylark over at 10:58. (JB)
*14th - Crystal Palace station SE19 (1245): Buzzard flying South into Croydon airspace, being seen off by two crows (Nigel G Harris)
*13th - Addiscombe Court Road (16:05): 2 Raven, circling over East Croydon and calling (Graeme Spinks)
*13th - Lloyd Park (10:15- 12:15): 1 Firecrest loosely associating with a flock of 20+ Long Tailed Tits, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Kestrel, 4 Pied Wagtail (Graeme Spinks) 
*13th - Wandle Park: Coal Tit, Grey Wagtail. (Sue Henning)
*12th - Stambourne Woods: At least 3 Firecrests at 6pm. (Jon Shaub)
*11th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Common Buzzard being mobbed by parakeets and a crow. (KW)
*11th - New Hill: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, a small foraging flock comprising LT Tits, Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit plus Great and Blue, 1 Kestrel, 1 Nuthatch. (DH)
*11th - Farthing Downs: A very brief visit produced a flock of c25 Starling and a flock of 20 Goldfinch, 2 Skylark over, 6 Meadow Pipit and 1 Linnet. (DH)
*11th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): Blackcap "tacking in garden". 1 m. Sparrowhawk. 2 Jay. 1 Coal Tit. 6 Siskin over W (calling) (MJN)
*10th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): More Chaffinches over W through morning. 2 Jay with acorns. 1 chiffchaff calling most of the morning (MJN)
*9th - South Norwood Lake: (07:40:08:45) 31 Canada Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 9 Tufted Duck, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 15 Moorhen, 21 Coot, 2 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail (on bowling green) 1 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing (over N/NE) 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Jay, 7 Jackdaw (over) 15 Starlings, 6 House Sparrows, 8 Goldfinch, (JW)
*9th - South Norwood Country Park: 7 Little Egret, 3 Stonechat. (JAH)
*9th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): M. Sparrowhawk. Continuous flow of Chaffinch through all morning with 1 Linnet (all W) (MJN)
*8th - Tollers Farm by top Happy Valley: Tawny Owl calling 5pm and 7pm (Stella Frost)
*8th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 2 Jackdaw over NE. 1 f.Sparrowhawk. 25+ Carrion Crow assembled on one tree at end of garden. 1 Grey Wagtail over E (MJN)
*8th - Farthing Down: 2 Stonechats and 6 Meadow Pipit (Stella Frost) 
*8th - Riddlesdown/SWCA: 7 Stonechats, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel. (NH) 
*8th - South Croydon Allotments: 1 pied Wagtail and later 1 grey Wagtail flew over. (NH)
*8th - South Norwood Country Park: 5 Little Egret, Water Rail, Snipe, Common Gull, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 4 Redwing, 4 Stonechat. (JAH)
*7th - South Norwood Country Park: 22 Shoveler, 18 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail (wetland pool), 20 Redwing, 9 Chiffchaff. (JAH)
*6th - Hutchinson's Bank: 2 Buzzards, 2 Sparrowhawks, 1 Red Kite. (L Offer)
*6th - Central Croydon (Chatsworth road area): Pair of Buzzards flying over then circling high over East Croydon area - 11:55am. (L Offer)
*5th - Farthing Downs: 6 Swallow through, 2 Stonechat, c50 Starling in loose flock, 1 Linnet, 8 Meadow Pipit, 1 Kestrel and a mixed flock of Tits including Long-tailed and 2 Goldcrest. (DH)
*5th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): c15 House Martins and 1 Sand Martin flew south into a stiff wind between 11:55 and 12:00. (JB)
*5th - Addington Court GC: Many House Martins migrating through between 10.30 and 11.00 this morning. (BR)
*4th - Banstead: 1 Raven flew over Waitrose car park 11.00am (NH)
*4th - Addington Court GC: 12 House Martin through. (Jack Barnes)
*4th - Farthing Downs:2 Stonechat, 6+ House Martins through, 1 Blackcap, c25 Starlings. (DH)
*4th - South Norwood (Portland Road): Common Gull (10:45) (JW).
*3rd - SWCA Whitgift Fields: 1 Sparrowhawk and 1 Kestrel flying together (NH)
*3rd - Kenley Aerodrome: 4 Stonechat, Green Woodpecker, 2 Jays, 9 Goldfinch, 2 Wren, Kestrel. (Michael Phillips)
*3rd - Woodcote: Stonechat on fence between Woodcote Park GC and Woodcote High School. (Steve Grayson)
*3rd - Riddlesdown: 3 Buzzards over Court Farm, playing on the uplift from the Dobbin. (Brian Thomas)
*3rd - Coulsdon (The Vale): 4 Ravens over. (Steve Grayson)
*3rd - Farthing Downs: 5 Stonechat. (Stella Frost)
*3rd - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 1 young, Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 13 Shoveler, 12 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, Whinchat still in Moat Field. (JAH)
*2nd - South Norwood Lake: 1 Mistle Thrush, Jay, 2 Pied Wagtail, Long-tailed Tits, 2 Chiffchaff. (NH)
*2nd - South Norwood Country Park: 36 Greylag Goose, 3 Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, Whinchat (m) in Moat Field, Grey Wagtail. (JAH)
*1st - South Norwood Country Park: 5 Little Egret (largest recorded number to have landed around lake), Kingfisher, 3 Redwing. (JAH)
*1st - Riddlesdown: c20 House Martins, Chiffchaff, 8 Stonechat, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear. (Derek Kelly)
*1st - Belvedere Road SE19: Red Kite flying SE into Croydon airspace, being mobbed by two Crows at 12:45 (Nigel G Harris)