December 2023

*31st - Shirley Heath: 30-40 Redwing, Starling, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Wren, Black-Headed Gull, Jay. (L Offer)
*31st - Millers Pond: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, 2 Herring Gull (1 juv), Black-Headed Gull, Starling, Grey Wagtail, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, Egyptian Goose, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Goldfinch, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Jackdaw. (L Offer)
*31st - Shirley (Shirley Way): Mistle Thrush eating berries in street tree. (L Offer)
*30th - Lower Addiscombe Road: two red kites around for about 10 minutes (Alice King)
*30th - [[Coulsdon Area|Farthing Downs: A flock of 50 Goldfinch, 2 Stonechat, 1 Sparrowhawk, several Redwing. (DH)
*29th - South Norwood Country Park: 40 Redwing, 5 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), Dunnock singing. (Jon Shaub)
*29th - Coulsdon Common: 1 m Tawny Owl calling, at least 4 Song Thrush in song augers well for next year, assuming they stay of course! (DH)
*29th - Coulsdon (St Andrews Rd): 4 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel over. (DH)
*28th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Shoveler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Black-headed Gulls (few juvs). Jon Shaub)
*28th - Farthing Downs: 6 Linnet, a flock of 13 Goldfinch, 1 Buzzard over, 18 Redwing, and I counted 12 Yellowhammer today. (DH)
*27th - Old Coulsdon: Red Kite. (Stella Frost)
*26th - East Croydon: 150-200 Pied Wagtails in roost. (Martin le Morvan)
*26th - Millers Pond: Grey Wagtail, 2 Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Robin, Dunnock, Wren, House Sparrow, Crow, Magpie, Starling, Blackbird, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, Black-Headed Gull. (L Offer)
*26th - Riddlesdown (Lower Barn Road): Pair of Buzzards displaying, Tawny Owls calling, Song Thrush singing. (NH)
*25th - Shirley (Freshfields) (11am): Redwing in tree at bottom of garden (Sheila Mason per GH)
*24th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 08:22 Buzzard as I started out for Balham. 12:28 Sparrowhawk as I arrived back from Balham. In between - just saw a dozen Waxwings in Balham, nothing special. (JB)
*23rd - Temple Avenue Copse (Shirley): 8 Redwing, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Collared Dove, Blue Tit, Magpie, Jay, Crow, Parakeet. (L Offer)
*23rd - Kenley Common: 50+ Redwing (GF)
*23rd - Millers Pond: 2 Blackcap, Redwing, 50+ Starling, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, House Sparrow, Parakeet, 8 Black-Headed Gull, Coot, Moorhen, Mallard, Tufted Duck, 2 Egyptian Goose, Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose. (L Offer)
*23rd - Sanderstead: 6 Fieldfare, 10+ Redwing. (JB)
*22nd - Waddon Ponds: Approx 800 Ring-necked Parakeets roosting. (Derek Coleman)
*22nd - East Croydon: Approx 110 Pied Wagtails roosting in trees near East Croydon station. (Derek Coleman)
*22nd - FOR INFO: There are Waxwings in Calbourne Road, Balham today. Getting closer and closer to Croydon. Christmas present for someone, perhaps? (Admin)
*20th - South Norwood Country Park: 1 'normal' cygnet apparently has moved on; 2 adults, 1 'normal' and 1 'Polish' cygnet remain. (DMac)
*20th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 10+ Redwing, Red Kite over mobbed by a Crow. (JB)
*19th - Waddon Ponds: 19:40 hundreds of Ring-necked Parakeets roosting in trees. (JB)
*19th - East Croydon: 19:10 c150 Pied Wagtails roosting near East Croydon station. (JB)
*18th - Farthing Downs: 9 Yellowhammer, 1 Kestrel, 1 Fieldfare, a flock of 6 Goldfinch, 3 Greenfinch over, 4 Linnet over, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker heard, 16 Ring Necked Parakeets over. (DH)
*18th - Hutchinson Bank: 150+ Redwing (over), 2 Red Kites, good movement of Woodpigeon, Kestrel, 10c Long tailed Tit (Ernest Thomason)
*17th - Shirley (Hartland Way): Male Blackcap for second day. (Hugh Atkinson)
*17th - South Norwood Country Park: 1 Water Rail, 1 Kestrel. Possible Siberian Chiffchaff along by cemetery. (Jon Shaub)
*17th - Waddon Ponds: WeBS count included 2 Egyptian Geese,, 1 Cormorant, but just 3 Black-headed Gulls and 1 Herring Gull. Where have all the gulls gone? Also 300+ Ring-necked Parakeets - looks like we nw have an overnight roost here - watch out for the slippery guano on the main path. (JB)
*17th - Wandle Park: 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Stock Dove, c30 Goldfinch, 27 Starling. (JB)
*17th - South Norwood (Warminster Rd) (3pm): Dunnock in full song (GH)
*16th - Riddlesdown (Lower Barn Road): Grey Wagtail. (NH)
*16th - Location undisclosed: Peregrine, 2 Red Kite. (NH)
*16th - South Norwood (Kings Road): 12:30 4 Tufted Duck (over towards SNL), 1m Sparrowhawk.(JW)
*15th - Riddlesdown (CoL land): 54 Blue Tit, 32 Great Tit, 132 Redwing, 8 Blackbird. (NH)
*14th - Riddlesdown (Ragged Grove): Marsh Tit with Coal and Blue Tits. Goldcrest with a white (rather than yellow) crown stripe. (NH)
*14th - SWCA land: 2 Red Kite, 177 Redwing, 27 Blackbird, 16 Robin. (NH)
*13th - Sanderstead (Purley Oaks Road/Montana Close): Grey Wagtail. (James Amer)
*11th - Coulsdon Common: Woodcock. (DH)
*11th - Norbury (Croft Road): Sparrowhawk perched on garden bench. (Sue Collins)
*11th - East Croydon: 150+ Pied Wagtails roosting in trees near bus station. (Lucinda Offer)
*10th - Coulsdon (St Andrews Road): Female Sparrowhawk, 16 Siskin south, 13 Redwing. (DH)
*9th - Addington Hills: Sparrowhawk, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Jay, many Goldcrest. (Jon Shaub)
*8th - Farthing Downs: A brief visit produced a loose flock of 120 Corvids wheeling and diving, a small flock of Yellowhammer, (9 definitely, perhaps a few more), 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Redwing. (DH)
*8th - Purley Rotary Field: Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Robin, Wren, Blackbird. (L Offer)
*8th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Redpoll calling at dusk then flew north. Also, flock of 10 Redwing landed briefly in a tree. (JB)
*7th - Happy Valley: Sparrowhawks, many Redwing. (Stella Frost)
*7th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 2 Red Kite; Great Spotted Woodpecker; Grey Heron; Redwing. (KW)
*7th - East Croydon: c40 Pied Wagtails in roost at bus station at 16:10. (JB)
*7th - Hutchinson's Bank: Raven, Green Woodpecker, Redwing, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jay. (L Offer)
*7th - South Norwood (Kings Road) 7 Redwing over (09:50) (JW)
*6th - Riddlesdown: 10 Redwing, 3 Stonechat, 1 Goldcrest. (Gill Flinn)
*6th - Waddon Ponds: Kingfisher, 4 Little Grebe. (L Offer)
*6th - Wandle Park: Redwing, Grey Heron, 2 Grey Wagtail, Moorhen, Starling, Mistle Thrush, Sparrow, Wren, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Black-Headed Gull. (L Offer)
*1st - Wandle Park: Redwing (unsure how many) in holly bushes by tram stop, Blackbird, Grey Heron, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, 20+ Starling, 3 Stock Dove, Sparrow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Wren, Black-Headed Gull. (L Offer)
*1st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Raven calling in the distance (probably towards Purley Downs GC). 10 Redwings over in the snow. (JB)