October 2021

*31st - Purley (Lower Barn Road): 1 Buzzard flying very low over house near tennis courts 1.00pm then in a matter of a few seconds soared up high and was gone (NH).
*31st - Sanderstead (Limpsfield Road): Sparrowhawk in my garden feeding on a pigeon. (Mrs L Sargeant)
*30th- South Norwood) (Pittville Gdns) (2.30pm): male Kestrel flying very low W over rlwy land) (GH)
*29th - Queens Road Cemetery (Thornton Heath) (1.30pm): flock of c20 Redwings circling medium high, then NE; seeming local flock of <50 Starlings (GH)
*28th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (7.45am): Group of 10 Redwings circling low over rlwy land, then west (GH)
*28th - Shirley (Langford Gardens) 2 Grey Wagtail flying over. (NH)
*28th - Stroud Green Well, Shirley: leucistic magpie.(NH)
*27th - Shirley (Freshfields) (3pm): flock of well over 50 Jackdaws passing low S overhead, then returning northwards (Sheila Mason per GH)
*27th - South Norwood Country Park: 6 Mute Swan, 16 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 12 Shoveler, 4 Cormorant, 3 Little Grebe, Water Rail, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kingfisher, Coal Tit, Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, Meadow Pipit. (JAH)
*25th - South Croydon (Sussex Road): male Pheasant in garden. (Rebecca Watson)
*25th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 15 Starling west at 09:50, 1 Redwing and 1 Song Thrush in garden. (JB)
*25th - South Norwood (Kings Road) (09:45) 12 Redwings over S/SE, (JW)
*24th - Farthing Downs: 1 Little Owl heard, 3 Meadow Pipit, a flock of 12 Goldfinch, 1 Skylark over, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Red Kite over, 1 Kestrel hunting, 1 juvenile Common Buzzard soared over my head no more than 10 feet above (exhilarating), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker heard, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Treecreeper calling in Devilsden Wood. Could I locate it? NO! (David Hayes)
*24th - Addington: Pair of Buzzards circling over fields/woodland and footpath by Kent Gate Way near county boundary. (Sam Davenport)
*24th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (11.45am): (prob) female Sparrowhawk & male Kestrel circling high in close proximity & group (charm?) of 20+ Goldfinches flying low overhead (GH)
*24th - South Croydon: Junction of Brighton Road and Purley Downs Road. Red Kite quite low. (RDHB).
*24th - South Norwood Country Park: 6 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 11 Shoveler, Cormorant, Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Water Rail, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kingfisher, Kestrel, 2 Jackdaw, 3 Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, 526 Starling mostly flying west, 24 Redwing, 3 Pied Wagtail. (JAH)
*23rd - Addington Village: The pair of Kestrels were perching on the church tower again today (see earlier reports). (Sam Davenport)
*23rd - South Norwood Country Park: 6 Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Shoveler, Cormorant, Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, Water Rail, Kingfisher, 2 Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, 17 Redwing, 7 Siskin.. (JAH)
*22nd - Foxley Wood: Bullfinch, Treecreeper and Great Spotted Woodpecker 11.00am. (NH)
*22nd - South Norwood Country Park: Flock of 5 siskin overhead near Harrington Road tram stop. (Mark Wingrove)
*19th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (10.30pm): Several Redwings calling low over the Gdns (GH)
*19th - South Norwood Country Park: Cetti's Warbler sang out four times between 7 - 7.10am as it moved around lake. (JAH)
*18th - South Norwood Country Park: Cetti's Warbler around lake. DMac managed to capture an audio recording. (JAH) Also 2 Mute Swan + 4 cygnets, the cygnet reported departed on 16th returned. (DMac)
*17th - Upper Norwood: Yellow-browed Warbler reported from a private garden. (admin)
*17th - Park Hill: Redwing in garden eating berries from Whitebeam. (JK)
*16th - Ashburton Playing Fields: 9am, 40+ Canada Geese grazing. (Sue Collins by email)
*16th - South Norwood Country Park: (9:30 am) 2 Mute Swan + 1 'Polish' and 2 'normal' cygnets, another cygnet having apparently departed. Reported (JAH) that missing cygnet had been present earlier. (DMac)
*16th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road: 50 Redwings over between 07:30 and 08:30 and a further 2 south at 09:50. Also a few Chaffinch and possible Brambling. (JB)
*16th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): 07.05 Tawny owl seen in flight, landed in yew tree in garden calling and hooting loudly setting off blackbird, robin and jay alarms. (NH)
*15th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 23 Canada Goose, 2ad Egyptian Goose + 5 goslings, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Moorhen, 12 Coot, 5 Herring Gull(over), 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (over), 3 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Jay, 6 Starling, 4 House Sparrow, 9 Goldfinch (JW)
*15th - South Norwood Country Park: 11 Egyptian Goose, Great Crested Grebe, 3 Water Rail (two in wetlands, one in big reed bed), Kingfisher. (JAH)
*15th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Short early morning watch produced just one flock of 24 Redwing heading west at 07:49 and 2 Siskin going south. 4 Song Thrush SE at 08:49. (JB)
*14th - South Norwood (Towpath Way): Male Pheasant. (Julie Wyllie by email)
*14th - Duppas Hill: c100 Redwing flew off from a garden tree towards Waddon Ponds at 8am. (Simon Harris by email)
*14th - Riddlesdown 'Dobbin': 3 Buzzard over, 1 Kestrel, c.15 Meadow Pipit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Stonechat (f), 7 Pheasant (6f, 1m). (Derek Kelly) 09:00-10:15 c150 Redwing in small flocks flying NW (Nicola Hunt)
*14th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:15) : 2 Egyptian Goose + 5 goslings, 2 Mallard, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Moorhen, 11 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 5 House Sparrow, 10 Goldfinch (JW)
*14th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): Migration Watch (7.00-08.30). 4 Chaffinch W, 8 new garden Blackbirds, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Redwing W, 1 Goldcrest, 50+ ring necked parakeet probably from Mitcham roost. (MJN)
*14th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Migration watch. Only 264 Redwings over the garden this morning. Also c10 Siskin, 4 Brambling, several Chaffinch (one chasing a Redwing) and 3 Starlings. (JB)
*14th - South Norwood Country Park: Peregrine, Whinchat in screening station field. (JAH)
*14th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): 100+ Redwing flying over in NW direction 08.05 am. (NH)
*13th - Coulsdon South station: 07:40-0:40. 765 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 41 Stock Dove. (Zach Pannifer per BirdTrack)
*13th - Addington Village: The pair of Kestrels (see earlier reports) were back perching on the church tower again this morning. They were also there last week. This would seem to be a regular spot for them. (Sam Davenport)
*13th - Riddlesdown: 45 Redwing over in small flocks between 11.20 and 12.30, 1 Mistle Thrush flying over, 1 Skylark on Long Acres, 6 Buzzard soaring over Dobbin. (NH)
*13th - South Croydon Allotments: 1 Grey Wagtail flying over, 1 Chiffchaff, Greenfinch feeding on sunflowers. (NH)
*13th - South Norwood Country Park: 6 Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Grebe, Water Rail, Jackdaw, House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 55 Redwing over in one ten minute spell. (JAH)
*13th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Migration watch 07:30-09:30. Around 1,500 Redwing over mainly heading W/WSW, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, Skylark, Linnet, Siskin, several Chaffinch. (JB)
*12th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 1 'Polish' and 3 'normal' cygnets, one more cygnet having apparently departed. (DMac & Sarah Woodcock)
*12th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Sparrowhawk being mobbed by a Crow. (JB)
*11th - Millers Pond: Common Buzzard circling. (KW)
*11th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): Sparrowhawk m. mobbed by 2 Jays & 2 Magpies, 30+ tit flock (Blue, Great and Long-tailed) (MJN)
*10th - Wandle Park: 9 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 38 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Grey Wagtail along river and 1 high over (migrating?), 3 Chiffchaff. (JB & Sue Henning)
*10th - Waddon Ponds: 2 adult Mute Swan plus just one cygnet, 14 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 45 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe, 11 Moorhen, 18 Coot, 28 Black-headed Gull, c75 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Redwing west. (JB & Sue Henning)
*10th - Sanderstead Pond: 1 Heron, 4 Mallard, 8 Moorhen, 1 Black-headed Gull. (JB)
*10th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:15) 20 Canada Goose, 7 Egyptian Goose (2ad + 5 goslings), 8 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Moorhen, 12 Coot, 5 Herring Gull (over), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (over), 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail (on bowling green), 1f Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, 2 Jackdaw (over), 8 Starling (over), 3 House Sparrow, 12 Goldfinch (JW)
*9th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (1.45pm): Chiffchaff calling briefly on railway land (GH)
*9th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Skylark over SW at 08:45, Siskin over at 10:16, Chiffchaff calling in garden. (JB)
*9th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 3 Chaffinch over W, Pied Wagtail fly through (MJN)
*8th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Pied Wagtail (JAH)
*8th - South Norwood (Kings Road) (14:30): Chiffchaff calling. (JW)
*8th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (12.15pm): Group of 5 Redwings circling med high overhead; Chiffchaff calling (2pm) (GH)
*8th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 25 Redwing south at 07:25, Meadow Pipit over at 08:30, Chiffchaff calling. Chaffinches flying over during afternoon may have been migrating (there has been a 'steady trickle' over Banstead today.(JB)
*7th - Riddlesdown: 1 Buzzard, several each of Skylark and Meadow Pipit, 5+ Nuthatch, 2 Jays (but virtually no acorns for them), Linnets, 25+ Goldfinch. (JB and Steve Fowles)
*7th - Sanderstead (Tandridge Gardens): Meadow Pipit over, 8+ Goldfinch. (JB)
*7th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (MJN)
*7th - Purley Beeches: Tawny Owl keewicking at 19:40. (JB)
*7th - South Norwood Country Park: 9 Redwing west. (JAH) c30 House Martins passing through late morning. (Brian Russell)
*6th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (6pm): Cormorant flying very high E (GH)
*6th - South Norwood Country Park: Sparrowhawk, Water Rail, Kingfisher, Siskin. (JAH) Pair Mute Swan + 5 cygnets (1 'Polish' cygnet apparently having departed since 4th when last seen by us), 1 juv Little Grebe, 12 Jackdaws over. (DMac & Sarah Woodcock)
*5th - Sanderstead: Peregrine over heading NW at 16:10. (JB)
*5th - Farthing Downs/Happy Valley: Buzzard, Meadow Pipit, 2 alba wagtails, Chiffchaff, c10 Jay, 25+ Goldfinch, Bullfinch. (JB)
*5th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8am): Chiffchaff calling at bottom of garden (GH)
*5th - South Croydon (Haling Park Rd end of Avondale Road): Sparrowhawk. (RDHB)
*4th - Purley (Lower Barn Road) 2 buzzards calling and flying low over gardens (NH)
*4th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Chiffchaff calling. (JB)
*4th - South Norwood Country Park: Great Black-backed Gull low north, 4 Sand Martin, Kingfisher, Stonechat. (JAH)
*3rd - Kings Wood Sanderstead- 9 Pied Wagtail, 3 black headed gull and 1 stock dove on Sports ground. 25+ house sparrow Mitchley Hill near roundabout. (NH)
*3rd - Riddlesdown 'Dobbin': 12 Meadow Pipit, flock 20 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, Nuthatch, Chiffchaff, Kestrel, 3 Stonechat (2m, 1f), 6 Skylark. (Derek Kelly)
*3rd - Happy Valley: At least 10 House Martins at 15.30, Buzzard, 10 Jays, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch heard. (Jon Shaub)
*3rd - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Water Rail, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Stonechat, 16 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail. (JAH)
*3rd - Woodcote Green: 2 Buzzards soaring over at 12:35. (RDHB)
*2nd - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (10am): Chiffchaff calling at bottom of garden (GH)
*2nd - South Norwood Country Park: Male Stonechat in Moat Field. (JAH)
*1st - Wandle Park: 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chiffchaff, Jay. (Sue Henning)
*1st - Addington Village: Pair of Kestrels (one male, one female) perching on the church and flying around the churchyard/local area. Additionally over the past week or so a solitary Kestrel (possibly a juvenile?) has been perching regularly on the church tower. (Sam Davenport)