June 2023

*29th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (1.45pm): male Kestrel perched on a railway lighting column until seen off by a Magpie (GH)
*28th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Cormorant; Grey Heron; Great Spotted Woodpecker; 16 Starling; 4 House Sparrow; 3 Goldfinch; mixed flock of c. 16 Blue; Long-tailed; Great & Coal Tit; 2 Swift. (KW)
*27th - Chapel Bank (just outside boundary): Buzzard on the ground, 1 Swift (Ernie Thomason)
*27th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Numbers are building up - c25 Ring-necked Parakeets in trees around garden during the evening. (JB)
*27th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Red Kite; Sparrowhawk (m); 5 Goldfinch virtually omnipressant; 5 House Sparrow; 14 Starling; Great Spotted Woodpecker; 5 Swift. (KW)
*26th - Chapel Bank (just outside boundary): Red Kite (Ernie Thomason)
*26th - Shirley Park GC: The Egyptian Goose family (including 7 goslings) was shepherded back to the golf course along Addiscombe Road (Crikey it's Croydon tweet)
*26th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Common Buzzard; 5 Goldfinch; Great Spotted Woodpecker; 3 Herring Gull; 2 Swift high over. (KW)
*26th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (1.45pm): Linnet flight-calling low N over Gdns (GH)
*25th - South Norwood Country Park: 10am Hobby flying over trees boardering cemetery. J. Shaub
*24th - Riddlesdown CoL: 10.00pm Juvenile Tawny Owl chick calling from middle of small oak tree. (NH)
*23rd - Central Croydon (Chatsworth Road Area): 4 Swift overhead, Dunnock collecting food on the ground. (L Offer)
*23rd - South Croydon Allotments: 8.30am Red Kite soaring, 15+ Swifts (looks like they have fledged young) (NH)
*18th - Shirley (Freshfields) (2.45pm): Buzzard soaring medium high over back garden area (Sheila Mason per GH)
*17th - Farthing Downs: Several Yellowhammers and Lesser Whitethroat. (Steve Grayson) Flock of 11 Linnets. (Stella Frost)
*16th - Riddlesdown area: Red Kite came down into a garden to take food. (Twitter)
*16th - South Norwood Country Park: One of the Mute Swan cygnets appears to be 'Polish' type. (David Rouse tweet)
*14th - Stambourne Woodland Walk: Tawny Owl. (David Rouse tweet)
*14th - Lloyd Park: 14 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (arguing over territory), Kestrel, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow, Jay, Magpie, Wood Pigeon, Chiffchaff (singing), Wren (singing). (L Offer)
*14th - Bramley Bank: 4 Mallard (mother with 3 ducklings), Grey Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Feral Pigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Jay, Chiffchaff (singing), Wren (singing), Song Thrush (singing). (L Offer)
*14th - Heathfield: 4 Swift, 4 Swallow, 4+ Moorhen (may have been hidden chicks), Goldfinch, Kestrel, 2 Mallard, Blackcap, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Wood Pigeon, Pigeon, Parakeet. (L Offer)
*14th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 2 Common Buzzard; Sparrowhawk (f) being mobbed heavily by crows while soaring; newly fledged Wren family; House Sparrow; 2 Goldfinch; various Herring Gull over continually. (KW)
*13th - Coombe Wood: Strange heron behaviour as I watched a Grey Heron standing in the pond (which is an all-you-can-eat fish buffet) it eventually picked up a long stick & carried it to an area just behind the pond. (Lucinda Offer tweet)
*13th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Common Buzzard; 4 Goldfinch virtually omnipresent; 2 Stock Dove; Grey Heron calling loudly; 2 Herring Gull; 2 Swift. (KW)
*12th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Common Buzzard; 3 Herring Gull; 3 Goldfinch; Mistle Thrush; 3 Swift. (KW)
*12th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): Juvenile blackcap bathing in bird bath. (NH) 12th - Wandle Park: 2 Grey Wagtail (1 adult, 1 fledgling), flock of adult and juvenile Starling. (L Offer)
*12th - Central Croydon (Katharine Street): 2 Swift, Pied Wagtail flying over. (L Offer)
*11th - Wandle Park: Mistle Thrush (my first sighting this year). Sue Henning
*10th - Lloyd Park: Mistle Thrush. (Lucinda Offer)
*10th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Great Spotted Woodpecker; 3 Goldfinch; Common Buzzard; 5 House Sparrow & 2 Juvenile Starling battling at feeders (just like old times); 5 Herring Gull; 3 Swift displaying "banging" behaviour at neighbour's property (unfortunately with no nesting opportunities available). (KW)
*10th - Shirley (Bridle Road): 2 Cormorant flying over towards West Wickham. (L Offer)
*10th - Shirley Heath: Green Woodpecker, 2 Stock Dove, Jay, Crow, Magpie, Parakeet, Blue Tit, Robin, Wood Pigeon. (L Offer)
*10th - Threehalfpenny Wood (Shirley/Shrublands): 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (arguing over territory), Treecreeper (heard clearly), Nuthatch, Buzzard, Kestrel, Wren, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blackbird, Wood Pigeon, Pigeon, Jay. (L Offer)
*10th - Spring Park Wood (Shirley): Chiffchaff, Wren, Jackdaw, Parakeet, Wood Pigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Nuthatch, Robin, Blackcap singing. (L Offer)
*10th - Millers Pond: 50 Canada Goose (inc. 8 goslings), 4 Egyptian Goose (inc. 2 goslings), Mallard (+5 ducklings), Coot (+5 chicks), Moorhen (+3 chicks), Greylag Goose, Tufted Duck, Wren, House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Magpie, Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Parakeet, Blue Tit, Robin, Swift, Collared Dove, Herring Gull, Crow. (L Offer)
*10th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 6 young, Greylag Goose + 1 young, 3 Egyptian Goose + 3 young, 7 Mallard young, Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Swift, Kestrel, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler. (JAH)
*9th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Great Spotted Woodpecker; 3 House Sparrow; Sparrowhawk; 3 Swift just above rooftop height, interacting with Swift caller (first time this year). (KW)
*8th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): single Swift; Great Spotted Wood pecker; 23 Canada Goose in single flight over; 5 House Sparrow including 3 fledglings; 5 Goldfinch feeding on the lawn along with 2 fledgling Blue Tit still being fed by parent. (KW)
*8th - West Croydon: Great Spotted Woodpecker calling from the trees at the northwest side of West Croydon station this morning. (John Boorman email)
*8th - Hutchinsons Bank: Garden Warbler singing at the entrance (top, nearest tramstop). (John Kirby email)
*7th - Farthing Downs: BBS highlights. 3 singing Skylark, 2 Yellowhammer, 6 Whitethroat in song, 7 Rook in field adjoining the Downs, 3 Swift overhead and 1 distant Swallow, 1 Lesser Whitethroat just outside LBC boundary. (DH)
*7th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 1 Swift (very high over); 2 Goldfinch; 2 Herring Gull; male Great Spotted Woodpecker feeding fledged youngster; 3 House Sparrow; fledging Robin and 4 young Blue Tit advanced enough to evade marauding corvids; Wood Pigeon nest building; Jackdaw feeding young in chimney. (KW)
*6th - Coulsdon (St Andrews Church): Rook on nearby chimney pot. (David Hayes)
*6th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Common Buzzard; 20 Starling; 3 Swift (high over); 2 Goldfinch. (KW)
*1st - Heathfield: 2 Swallow, 2 Swift, 2 Kestrel, Red Kite, 6 Moorhen (4 chicks), 2 Coal Tit (1 poss. fledgling), Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Robin (1 fledgling), 4 Mallard, Goldfinch, Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Magpie, Jackdaw, Crow, Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Parakeet. (L Offer)