October 2023

*30th - Wandle Park: 2 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 3 Moorhen, Goldcrest, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin. (L Offer)
*28th - Shirley Heath and Kennel Wood: Kestrel, Blackbird, Jay, Magpie, Crow, Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Wren, Robin, Black-headed Gull. (L Offer)
*28th - Millers Pond: 2 Egyptian Goose, 50+ Canada Goose, 1 Hybrid Greylag-Canada Goose, Black-Headed Gull, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, Sparrow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Robin, 2 Jay, Magpie, Crow. (L Offer)
*28th - Riddlesdown by quarry: Bullfinch, Treecreepr.. In Skylark field 3 Skylark, 1 Linnet. (NH)
*27th - Millers Pond: Heron standing on island. (L Offer)
*27th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road). About 200 Woodpigeon over at 09:55. (JB)
*25th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Skylark over garden, Pied/White Wagtail over garden, 4 Starling over garden (first for several months), 2 Redwing, c30 Goldfinch. Also at end of road, 15+ Starling, 15+ Goldfinch, 20+ Woodpigeon. (JB)
*24th - Farthing Downs: A flock of 25 Starlings and a flock of 30+ Goldfinch. Also, Meadow Pipit, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff calling. (DH)
*24th - Devilsden Wood: 2 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Stock Dove through. (DH)
*24th - Happy Valley: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Redwing, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Dunnock, Jay, Parakeet, Jackdaw. (L Offer)
*24th - Farthing Downs: Meadow Pipit, Linnet, Goldfinch, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Robin, Jay, Jackdaw, Parakeet. (L Offer)
*24th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Siskin heard migrating over. (JB)
*24th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Common Buzzard up in the gloom at 07.44. (KW)
*23rd - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Nuthatch on feeders (not a common occurrence at this site).(KW)
*20th - South Norwood Country Park: Red Kite over. (Jon Shaub)
*20th - South Norwood (Ferndale Road): Firecrest in private garden. (Jon Shaub)
*17th - Chapel Bank: 3 Red Kite, Buzzard, Kestrel over (Ernest Thomason)
*17th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Blackcap singing briefly, two groups (7 & 6) Redwing, more Siskin and Chaffinch over. (JB)
*17th - Addiscombe (Fisher Close): Sparrowhawk sitting on railings for about 5 mins, small flock of Redwings over (Alice King)
*16th - South Norwood Country Park: 1 Teal, 1 Snipe, Sparrowhawk, 7 Little Egrets. (J. Shaub)
*15th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 2+ Skylark over at 09:40. A few Chaffinch and Siskin heard going over. Buzzard at 12:10. (JB)
*11th - South Norwood Country Park: Kestrel, Snipe, 5 Little Egret, Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Shoveler, Mallard, Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Swan, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Herring Gull, Black-Headed Gull, Coot, Moorhen, Canada Goose, Goldcrest, Dunnock, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 2 Collared Dove. (L Offer)
*10th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): c50 Redwing SW at 08:35. (JB)
*10th - South Norwood (Kings Road): c15 Redwings flying East at 13:55. (JW)
*9th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 1 Redwing NE at 08:59. Male Sparrowhawk landed in ash tree. (JB)
*9th - South Norwood Country Park: 7 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, Snipe, 23 Redwing over, 2 Stonechat, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail. (JAH)
*9th - Bett’s Mead Kenley: Treecreeper, several Goldcrest, Bullfinch (NH)
*9th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (7.15am ff): 1 Redwing seeping overhead, then a single, followed by 2, then a group of <10 flying rapidly low NE-SW towards the SNL area (GH)
*8th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Siskin over, 2 Goldcrest foraging, Red Kite at 12:25, Sparrowhawk at 14:55. (JB)
*7th - SWCA: 2 Raven, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Stonechat. (NH) 
*7th - Hutchinson's Bank: Firecrest, 3 Red Kite. (L Offer)
*5th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Siskin over. (JB)
*5th - Riddlesdown Rd/South Western corner of Purley Downs Golf Club, at least one Tawny Owl calling c20:50 (RDHB)
*5th - South Norwood Country Park: 7 Little Egret, Water Rail, Snipe, Tawny Owl, 3 Pied Wagtail. (JAH)
*4th - South Norwood (Kings Road ) (11:32): Red Kite (over) towards SNL (JW)
*3rd - Hutchinson's Bank: Red Kite, Buzzard, Kestrel (over) Ernest Thomason
*3rd - Sanderstead: Raven over cronking at 12:15. (JB)
*2nd - Norbury: Raven over. (Sue Collins)
*1st - Riddlesdown: Hobby, Buzzard, Kestrel, 4 Herring Gull, Jay, Sparrow. (L Offer)
*1st - South Norwood Country Park: 7 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, Kestrel, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Stonechat, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail. (JAH)