September 2022

*30th - South Croydon Allotments: 2 Grey Wagtail flew over. (NH)
*30th - Happy Valley: 1 Red Kite, 3 Redwing, 1 Meadow Pipt, 25 House Martin. (Stella Frost)
*30th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 1 young, Greylag Goose, 5 Egyptian Goose, 17 Shoveler, 11 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, Water Rail, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Tawny Owl (m), Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail. (JAH)
*29th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): Buzzard over heading west at 13.30. (MJN)
*29th - Hutchinson's Bank: Chiffchaff with a small mixed flock of tits (L Offer)
*28th - Farthing Downs: 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Kestrel, 1 Swallow. (Stella Frost) 2 Stonechat, 1 Whinchat, c23 Goldfinch, 6 Meadow Pipit, 12 Swallow SE. (David Hayes)
*28th - Central Croydon: Sparrowhawk mobbed by a Crow. (Lucinda Offer - tweet)
*28th - Purley: Raven over at 11:30. (Derek Lea)
*28th - South Norwood Country Park: 4 Little Egret, 11 Shoveler, 12 Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, Water Rail, Nuthatch. (JAH)
*27th - South Norwood Lake (1300:) Grass on playing field cut yesterday, much of it for the first time since Autumn 2019. Today 53 Starlings, 22 Wood Pigeons and 6 Collared Doves feeding. (Alan Simpkins)
*27th - Farthing Downs: 2 Stonechat, 1 Green Woodpecker, a flock of 6 Meadow Pipit over, 1 Linnet. (DH)
*27th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, 4 Swallow. (JAH)
*26th - Farthing Downs: 1 Stonechat, 1 Kestrel, 2 Meadow Pipit, 6 Redwing (Stella Frost)
*26th - South Norwood (Kings Road 08:55) Grey Heron over being mobbed by crows. (JW)
*26th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): 2 Chiffchaff feeding and bathing (NH)
*25th - South Norwood Country Park: First returning Water Rail in wetlands pool. (JAH)
*24th - Sanderstead to Whyteleafe Countryside Area, Dobbin: 2 Swallow, 2 Meadow Pipit (NH)
*24th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 1 young + 1 immature, Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 2 Teal, 11 Shoveler, 10 Cormorant, Little Egret, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel, Cetti's Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Stonechat. (JAH)
*22nd - Shirley Heath: 3 House Martins flying over 09.50am (NH)
*22nd - South Norwood Country Park: Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, Grey Wagtail. (JAH)
*22nd - Addington Palace Golf Club pm. Buzzard, Red Kite and c 17:30 up to 50 Martins - no binoculars but almost certainly House Martins. (RDHB)
*21st - Warlingham: Raven flew west over Upper Warlingham station heading towards Coulsdon. (Stella Frost)
*21st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Siskin over at 13:30. (JB)
*20th - Farthing Downs: 2 Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 19 House Martins flew NW to SE, a flock of c25 Goldfinch, 1 Rook over, 1 Meadow Pipit over, 3 Greenfinch. (DH)
*20th - Whitgift Field SWCA top path: Willow Warbler 1.30 pm (NH)
*19th - Coombe Gardens: Grey Wagtail. (Judith Johnson tweet)
*19th - Purley (Old Lodge Lane): Kestrel and Buzzard. (Jon Shaub)
*18th - Shirley (Oak Avenue): 1 Snipe in a private garden. (Anon on BirdTrack)
*18th - Kenley aerodrome: 3 Wheatear. (Jamie Parkinson on BirdTrack)
*18th - Norbury (Pollards Hill): 2 Sand Martins NW at 11:30, Chiffchaff calling in garden. (MJN)
*18th - South Croydon Allotments: Sparrowhawk and Kestrel both mobbed by crows. (NH)
*18th - Heathfield: Grey wagtail feeding on edge concrete pond and Firecrest in rhododendrons wood. (NH)
*17th - South Norwood Country Park: Swallow heading north, Nuthatch again in wetland willows. (JAH)
*17th - Riddlesdown: Many Chiffchaff heard or seen feeding with Coal, Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tits, Nuthatches and Goldcrests plus 1 male Blackcap feeding 8.20-9.20 am (NH)
*17th - Purley (Lower Barn Road) 2 Canada Geese flew over about 08.10 am. 1 Chiffchaff bathing on shed roof and calling 10.30 am. (NH)
*17th - Purley (Old Lodge Lane): Buzzard. (Jon Shaub)
*16th - Happy Valley: 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Red Kite (Stella Frost)
*16th - Lloyd Park: Peregrine, Raven, Kestrel and Buzzard (Andrew Moncrieff, Jo East & Martin Tickner)
*16th - Wandle Park: Grey wagtail (Andrew Moncrieff, Jo East & Martin Tickner)
*16th - Waddon Ponds: Kingfisher (Andrew Moncrieff, Jo East & Martin Tickner)
*16th - New Hill: 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker seen and 1 Raven heard towards Tollers Farm at 2.50 (Stella Frost)
*16th - South Norwood Country Park: Little Egret, Nuthatch. (JAH)
*15th - Shirley (Freshfields) (am): Chiffchaff landed briefly on back garden fence (Sheila Mason per GH)
*15th - Croydon town centre: 2 Ravens flew south. (Rob Butlin)
*15th - South Norwood Country Park: 2-3 Tawny Owls. (Jon Shaub)
*15th - Farthing Downs: At least 5 Meadow Pipit and a Raven heard a long way off towards Coulsdon Town Center at 1pm. (Stella Frost)
*14th - Heathfield: Grey wagtail feeding for 20 mins by pond and large mixed tit flock of 20+ Blue, Great, Long-tailed and Coal Tits, Goldcrests, and Nuthatch. (NH)
*14th - Sanderstead Rec: 2 Buzzards over. (Jeremy Maw tweet)
*13th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): flight of 41 Canada Goose (over); 2 Chiffchaff. (KW)
*13th - Coulsdon (The Vale): Tawny Owl. (Steve Grayson)
*13th - South Norwood Country Park: c30 House Martins feeding over the Park late afternoon. (BR)
*13th - Devilsden Wood: 2 Treecreeper, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Tawny Owl in full song (5pm), all against the soundscape of many Ring-Necked Parakeet, Woodpigeon and Squirrel. (DH)
*13th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Chiffchaff calling, male Blackcap in with a mixed tit flock. (JB)
*13th - Coulsdon (St Andrews Rd): 2 Coal Tit, 2 Jay and 1 Goldcrest in the back garden. Chiffchaff calling from the railway line across the road. (DH) 
*12th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Chiffchaff calling again. (JB)
*12th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): Chiffchaff calling for about 30 mins with occasional song, Sparrowhawk pursued by 2 Magpie, Siskin over W, Skylark over W (MJN)
*12th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (10.30am): Grey Heron flying low SE over rlwy land; Chiffchaff calling in back garden (GH)
*12th - South Norwood Country Park: Teal, 6 Shoveler, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler. (JAH + Celebrity Birder, Dave Dack)
*11th - Kenley aerodrome: 2 Swallow, 3 Wheatear. (Jamie Parkinson via Birdtrack)
*11th - Central Croydon: Buzzard over the minster at 11:48, Yellow Wagtail heard over Roman Way at 07:51, female type Black Redstart on the minster at 09:50, 25+ Starling. (JB)
*11th - Wandle Park: WeBS. 3 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 2 Chiffchaff. (JB)
*11th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): Chiffchaff, Nuthatch with mixed tit flock, Fem Sparrowhawk semi hovering over garden, juv Great Spotted Woodpecker on feeder (MJN)
*11th - Waddon Ponds: WeBS, 08:30-09:15. 7 Mute Swan (pair and 5 young). 7 Canada Goose, 26 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 7 Little Grebe, 21 Coot, 14 Moorhen, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Chiffchaff. (JB)
*11th - South Norwood Lake: (07:20:08:40) 5 Canada Goose, 7 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 7f Tufted Duck, 2ad/3juv Great Crested Grebe, 19 Moorhen, 17 Coot, 2 Black-headed Gull, 1 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, 2/4 House Sparrow (JW & GH) At 1230 2 Cormorant, 26 Canada Geese, 2 Jay in woods. (Alan Simpkins)
*11th - South Norwood Country Park: Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler. (JAH)
*10th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 2 Common Buzzard. (KW) 10th - Croham Hurst: Mixed tit flock of about 20 birds : Long-tailed, Coal, Blue and Great Tits, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch. Plus 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (NH)
*10th - Riddlesdown: Grey Wagtail heard flying over 11.00 am (NH)
*10th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): M Sparrowhawk" flopped" into bush came out the other side chasing Goldfinch (MJN)
*10th - South Norwood Country Park: Common Sandpiper, Tawny Owl, Cetti's Warbler, Grey Wagtail. (JAH)
*9th - South Norwood Country Park: 7 Shoveler, Little Grebe, Common Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat. (JAH)
*9th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 2 Raven south at 12:48. (JB)
*8th - South Norwood Country Park: Common Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler, 17 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap. (JAH)
*7th - South Norwood Country Park: 52 Greylag Goose, Common Sandpiper, 2 Whitethroat. (JAH)
*6th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Raven over heading south at 11:25. (JB)
*6th - South Norwood Country Park: Sparrowhawk, Common Sandpiper, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat. (JAH)
*5th - Riddlesdown: 3-4 Whinchat, 1 Whitethroat, c12 Greenfinch. (Derek Kelly)
*5th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Sparrowhawk over being mobbed by 2 Parakeets - pity it din't turn the tables! (JB)
*5th - Farthing Downs: 1 Wheatear. (David Hayes) 1 Skylark, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. (Stella Frost)
*5th - South Norwood Country Park: Common Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler. (JAH)
*4th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Chiffchaff calling. (JB)
*3rd - Riddlesdown: Whinchat, juv Whitethroat. (JB)
*3rd - Old Coulsdon (Thornton Crescent): Tawny Owl calling from a garden at 00:45. (SF)
*2nd - Riddlesdown: 3 Whinchat at Warlingham Court and others in paddock by quarry. (Derek Kelly)
*2nd - Farthing Downs: Wheatear and 100+ Starling (SF)
*2nd - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 1 young, 49 Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, Teal, 4 Shoveler, Cormorant, Little Egret, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 22 Collared Dove, Kingfisher, 2 Coal Tit, Cetti's Warbler singing in the wetlands, 15 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler singing, 6 Blackcap, Whitethroat, 3 Reed Warbler around platform 2, Nuthatch calling from cemetery border, Stonechat, 3 Grey Wagtail. (JAH)
*1st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Chiffchaff calling persistently for a time. (JB)