March 2023

*31st - South Norwood ( Towpath Way ) Wite Dove perched in my Apple tree (Rob Wyllie )
*30th - South Norwood (Towpath Way) Chiffchaff heard singing twice today morning and afternoon, Green Woodpecker heard Yaffling somewhere over the railway. (Rob Wyllie)
*29th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (10.25pm): Tawny Owl calling briefly on rlwy land (GH)
*28th - South Norwood Country Park: 19 Siskin. (Jon Shaub)
*28th - Farthing Downs: 3 Bullfinch, 2 m, 1 f, a small flock of c6 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Chiffchaff in song, 3 Long Tailed Tit, 3 or 4 Yellowhammer calling but not seen. No Skylark activity at all during my visit. (DH)
*27th - Croham Hurst: 2 Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Chiffchaff (1 seen, 3 heard), Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard drumming), Jay, Magpie, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Wood Pigeon, Parakeet, Robin (L Offer)
*27th - South Norwood) (Pittville Gdns) (10.55am): Kestrel (prob female) flying fairly rapidly high W to E (cf JW record below) + Blackcap & Chiffchaff still singing at bottom of garden (GH)
*27th - South Norwood (Kings Road) (10-45) Kestrel, singing Chiffchaff. (JW)
*27th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Teal, 2 Water Rail, Snipe, 13 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Stonechat. (JAH) 19 Siskin platform by the 5-a-side, Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe and Sparrowhawk. (Jon Shaub)
*25th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Common Buzzard; Great Spotted Woodpecker; Carrion Crow stripping twigs off tree (they seem to have won a territorial battle with a rival pair of Magpie, for nesting rights). (KW)
*25th - Coulsdon Common (by ponds): Treecreeper (possibly nesting), 2 Mallard. (L Offer)
*25th - South Norwood Lake: (07:20-09:15) 26 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 15 Mallard, 9 Tufted Duck (5m/4f), 4 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Moorhen, 13 Coot (1 in nest), 2 Black-headed Gull (1ad/1 imm), 2 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Dunnock (1 singing), 2 singing Song Thrush, 1 m Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit (both nest building), 1 Coal Tit, pair Nuthatch nest building, 6 House Sparrow, 4 Goldfinch (JW)
*24th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan, 6 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, Teal, Cormorant, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 2 Sparrowhawk, Water Rail, Kestrel, 7 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Redwing. (JAH + DM) 
*23rd - Hutchinson's Bank: 2 Buzzard, 2 Red Kite. (L Offer)
*21st - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Grey Heron; 3 Mallard; 2 Egyptian Goose (all low over). (KW)
*23rd - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (6am): Group of several Canada Geese flying/calling low overhead (GH)
*23rd - Waddon Ponds (9.30am): Chiffchaff singing (Andrew Moncrieff)
*23rd - Wandle Park (10am): Grey Wagtail (Andrew Moncrieff)
*22nd - Stambourne Woodland Walk: 8 Redwing. (Steven Cox)
*21st - Sanderstead (Lime Meadow Avenue): Treecreeper in garden. (Jenny Morgan)
*21st - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Red Kite. (KW)
*21st - Millers Pond: 2 Greylag Goose; 27 Canada Goose; 2 Egyptian Goose; 17 Mallard; 4 Khaki Campbell (I think); 10 Coot (2 sitting on nests); 5 Moorhen; Wood Pigeon nest building; 3 very vocal Herring Gull overhead; all Black-headed Gull have now departed (presumably for nesting grounds); 4 House Sparrow; numerous Feral Pigeon. (KW)
*18th - Kenley Common: 6 Wren, 6 Robin, 68 Woodpigeon, 9 Blackbird, 7 Great tit, 7 Blue Tit, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Chaffinch, 4 Jay, 3 Nuthatch, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Long tailed tit. 
*18th - Farthing Downs: 2 Skylark in song, 2 or 3 Yellowhammer calling, 1 Buzzard, many Blackbirds and Song Thrushes in song to lift my spirits, 1 Green Woodpecker calling, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker calling from New Hill. Apart from that very quiet. (DH)
*18th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (12.15pm): Cormorant flying medium high over railway land from S to due N (GH)
*18th - Riddlesdown (Coombe wood) 8.00- 9.15 am : 2 battling Great Spotted Woodpeckers, many singing Wrens, and Great tits, Blue tits, Robin, singing Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Jays, Blackbirds, 1 singing chiffchaff (my first of the year). 3 more Chiffchaff one at Riddlesdown School end Honister Heights, one along top track, one large grazing paddock below Skylark Field, Green Woodpecker, Song Thrush. (NH) Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, Chiffchaffs. (Derek Kelly)
*17th - Croham Hurst: Chiffchaff. (Sue Henning)
*16th - Hutchinson's Bank: Goldcrest, Red Kite, Buzzard, Long-Tailed Tit, Blue Tit, 3 Herring Gull, Dunnock. (L Offer)
*16th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, (all three species nesting on island), 4 Teal, Cormorant, 2 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Sparrowhawk (m), 3 Water Rail in wetlands, 3 Snipe in Moat Field, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kestrel, 2 Jackdaw, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff singing near big ash tree, 4 Meadow Pipit in Moat Field. (JAH)
*15th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Common Buzzard; Great Spotted Woodpecker. (KW)
*15th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (7.30pm): Tawny Owl briefly calling in Gardens (GH)
*15th - South Norwood Country Park: 12;00-14:30: 2 Stonechats 1m/1f, 1 Redwing, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Male Pheasant,2 Collared Doves,1 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Canada Geese,4 Moorhens, 9 Ring Necked Parakeets, 6 Mallards, 5 Robins, 15 Crows, 2 Black Headed Gulls, 1 Wren. 1 Dunnock. (M Grange, R Wyllie )
*14th - South Norwood Lake: Pair of Great Crested Grebe mating. (L Offer)
*13th - Park Hill: at least 2 Greenfinch. (L Offer)
*13th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): Buzzard flying low being mobbed. (NH)
*12th - Coulsdon Common (The Grove): 2 Treecreeper very visible and vocal throughout 3 hours of conservation task, 5 noisy Jays, 3 Coat tits, Wren singing, Buzzard calling, Redwing, Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker. (NH)
*12th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): Red kite flying tree height mobbed by crows. Later Sparrowhawk circling. (NH) 
*12th - Waddon Ponds: 08:45-09:25. Chiffchaff (probably fresh in), Blackcap. (JB and Sue Henning)
*12th - Wandle Park: Male Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtail, 13+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush. (JB and Sue Henning)
*12th - Sanderstead Pond: 10+ Redwing. (JB)
*12th - Croham Hurst: Buzzard. (JB)
*12th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Common Buzzard. (KW)
*12th - Farthing Downs: 1 Buzzard being mobbed by Kestrel, (that's a bit rich!), 1 Skylark in song. 2 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet, 7 Starling. (DH)
*12th - South Norwood Lake: (07:20:08:45) 25 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 20 Mallard, 15 Tufted Duck (9m/6f), 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 18 Moorhen, 21 Coot, 10 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Dunnock, 1 singing Song Thrush, 8 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest, 2 pair Long-tailed Tit (nest building), 1 Coal Tit, 8 House Sparrow, 6 Goldfinch (JW)
*11th- Croydon University Hospital (Woodcroft Road Entrance): Long -tailed tits, Blackbird singing, Goldcrest singing. (NH)
*11th - Sanderstead (Norfolk Ave/Church Way): Red Kite. (Judith Johnson tweet)
*11th - Farthing Downs: of note, 3 Skylark, 1 in song, 2 in a close chase (a pair maybe?), 5 Long Tailed Tit, Dunnock in song, 2 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel. (DH)
*11th - Devilsden Wood: 1 Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, innumerable Ring Necked Parakeet. (DH)
*11th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Teal, Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe, Water Rail, 3 Snipe, 2 Common Gull, 2 Fieldfare, Redwing. (JAH)
*10th - South Norwood Country Park: Barn Owl at 6pm - video seen. (Siobhan Emerson per Jon Shaub)
*10th - South Norwood: Towpath Way Chiffchaff singing in Silver Birch tree in front garden, regularly hear them now most days of the week, pair of Robins feeding in back garden, again seen most days of the week, Wren, 3 Stock Doves, Wood Pigeon, 12 House Sparrows.( Rob Wyllie)
*8th - Croydon Minster: Jay, Pied Wagtail, 50+ Feral Pigeon, 2 Black-Headed Gull, 4 Starling (L Offer)
*8th - Waddon Ponds: 19 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe (possibly a fourth calling), Grey Wagtail (feeding on grass), 2 Collared Dove, 10 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Herring Gull (1 juv), 40+ Black-Headed Gull, Sparrow, Starling, Coot, Moorhen, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon. (L Offer)
*8th - Wandle Park: 12 Mallard, 2 Grey Wagtail, Blackbird, Black-Headed Gull, 100+ Starling, 7 Carrion Crow, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Sparrow, Magpie, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon. (L Offer)
*8th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): Male Blackcap back on the feeders, 3 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest in yew tree (NH)
*7th - Purley (Riddlesdown Road): Grey Heron flew over (NH).
*6th - Purley (Riddlesdown Road): Raven flew over chased by 2 crows. (NH)
*5th - Farthing Downs: 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Skylark in song, a loose flock of Corvids perhaps 25 strong, 1 Dunnock in song. (DH)
*5th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): Male Blackcap feeding on fat ball. (NH)
*5th - Devilsden Wood: 1 Nuthatch calling, 4 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, c6 Redwing over. (DH)
*5th - East Croydon (Oval road) male blackcap (Alice King)
*4th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Grey Heron, Little Grebe, 3 Water Rail, Common Gull, Kestrel, 7 Jackdaw, 5 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, Stonechat. (JAH) 
*4th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (2.30pm): 3 Redwings feeding on ivy on garden sycamore (GH)
*2nd - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Sparrowhawk circling over. (KW)
*2nd - South Norwood Country Park: Male Teal, Siskins heard. (JB)
*2nd - South Norwood (Kings Road) (10:45) Sparrowhawk perched in tree railway embankment also singing Dunnock and Blackbird, (JW)
*1st - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Great Spotted Woodpecker; 5 Redwing; 2 Greenfinch; 5 Mallard (over); pairs of Blue & Long Tailed Tits exhibiting nesting behaviour. (KW)