May 2020

* 31st - South Norwood Country Park: Hobby, Swallow, 11 Reed Warblers. (JAH)
* 31st - Croham Hurst Golf Club. Hobby c 16:30. Buzzard c 17:30. (RDHB)
* 31st - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 12 Canada Goose (4 goslings), 4 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 16 Tufted Duck, 2 pair Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Moorhen, 20 Coot (1 with 6 young), 1ad Herring Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 20 + Swift, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 7 House Sparrow (JW)
* 31st - Lloyd Park: (07.00): flock of 57 Starlings on mown area on south side of the park (Alan Pearson)
* 30th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): overhead - 6 Swift, 2 Herring Gull, Common Buzzard (14.45). (KW)
* 30th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:15) 14 Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 14 Mallard, 15 Tufted Duck, 2 pair Great Crested Grebe (1 on nest), 2 Grey Heron, 12 Moorhen, 17 Coot, 2ad Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 12 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker + 3juv, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 8 House Sparrow + 4juv, Goldfinch (JW)
* 30th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8.30am): 3 Swifts feeding low & a single House Martin briefly circling low, then W (GH)
* 29th - Farthing Downs: 1 singing yellowhammer near car park 13.00 (NH)
* 29th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (9pm): Grey Heron flying medium high E (Hattie Forbes per GH)
* 29th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 f Blackbird feeding 2 juvs & 2 m Blackbird fighting (MJN)
* 29th - Hutchinsons Bank: inc. family party of Nuthatch (5) Common Whitethroat, fledged Blue Tit, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Swift, Kestrel (Alan Pearson and Jo East)
* 29th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00): 12 Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 17 Tufted Duck, 2 pair Great Crested Grebe (1 on nest), 1 Grey Heron, 11 Moorhen, 20 Coot, 2ad Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Stock Dove + 2juv, 2 Collared Dove, 11 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker +4juv, 3 Song Thrush, 6 Blackcap + family party of 5, 9 Chiffchaff, 10 House Sparrow, 9 Goldfinch (JW)
* 29th - South Norwood Country Park (2.45-4pm): Pair Mute Swan + 4 cygnets (male very aggressive to Canada Geese), 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Swift over lake, I Kestrel, flock Long-Tailed Tits, several Whitethroat singing, Pheasant heard, No sign of Greylag. Also 5 presume-Terrapins on side of lake in the shallows.{One very annoying, noisy motorised scooter around park.} (SEC)
* 29th - Purley (Lower Barn Road) - 1 fledged goldfinch with adults at feeder 8.00 am (NH)
* 28th - Riddlesdown - many fledged families of blue tit and 1 of great tit seen feeding young (NH).
* 28th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (5.45pm): female Sparrowhawk hunting rapidly low NW, plus 1 very low screaming Swift (GH)
* 28th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 jay, 2 blackcap (MJN)
* 28th - Shirley (Freshfields) (8.45am): Buzzard circling/drifting high E (Sheila Mason per GH)
* 28th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 14 Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 11 Mallard, 15 Tufted Duck, 2 pairs Great Crested Grebe (1 on nest), 1 Grey Heron, 12 Moorhen, 25 Coot, 2ad Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 2 Swift, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 8 House Sparrow, 8 Goldfinch + family party of 5 (JW)
* 28th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): 8.00 am 3 newly fledged blue tits and 3 coal tits busy at feeders. (NH)
* 26th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 10 Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 10 Mallard, 22 Tufted Duck, 2 pair Great Crested Grebe (1 on nest), 1 Grey Heron, 11 Moorhen, 22 Coot, 2ad Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 9 Swift, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush, 8 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 12 House Sparrow, 10 Goldfinch (JW)
* 26th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 jay, 2 swift, 1 singing song thrush. (MJN)
* 25th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 2 Goldcrest, Collared Dove (first on site for some while), Pheasant (heard not seen), resident, roof nesting Jackdaws predating newly fledged tits (3 seen taken): skywatch - lots of thermalling activity: Kestrel (m) hovering and soaring at height over garden, 3 Swift, 3 Herring Gull, Grey Heron low over (21.00), 6 Mallard. (KW)
* 25th - location undisclosed: Hobby at 14:45. (admin)
* 25th - Coulsdon: Little Egret flew over Mead Way. (Phil Thornton by email)
* 25th - Hutchinson & Chapel Banks: Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Great spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker (Heard),Tawny Owl (Heard), Song Thrush, Common Whitethroat 1, Blackcap, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Starling. (Ernie Thomason)
* 25th - Location undisclosed: Peregrine over, 3.15pm. (Sue Henning)
* 25th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 Jay squabbling with carrion crow, 6+ longtailed tit (MJN)
* 25th - South Norwood Country Park: Pair Mute Swan + 4 cygnets, pair Egyptian Goose, pair Greylag + 3 goslings (left unattended for long period), one Little Grebe, Little Egret over (DMac)
* 25th - Lloyd Park: (06.10 and 10.20) Lesser Whitethroat singing (AJP)
* 25th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:15): 12 Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 pair Great Crested Grebe (1 on nest), 1 Grey Heron, 12 Moorhen, 21 Coot, 2ad Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, 7 Swift, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1juv Grey Wagtail, 4 Song Thrush, 6 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, c40 Starling on playing fields, 7 House Sparrow, Goldfinch (JW)
* 25th - Waddon Ponds: 13.00-14.00. 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Carrion Crow, 21 Canada Goose, 20 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan with 5 young, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Little Grebe with 1 young, 7 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Woodpigeon, 13 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 11 Starling, 2 Swift, 1 Blackcap, 1 Blackbird, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Wren (Bird Arrivals at Waddon Ponds)
* 24th - South Croydon (Melville Avenue): afternoon skywatch produced 8 Swifts, 1 House Martin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Mallard, 2 Lesser Black-backed and 2 Herring Gulls over (AJP)
* 24th - Riddlesdown (Coombes Wood): Tawny Owl calling, 21.45pm (GF). 15 swifts feeding over dobbin and quarry 17.45pm.
* 24th - South Croydon Allotments: 4 swifts feeding very low over allotments 10.00-11.00am. (NH)
* 24th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Goldcrest; Goldfinch x 2; pair Greenfinch; Grey Heron over being mobbed by Crow; Herring Gull; upmteen Parakeets; flight of 6 Starlings; Pheasant (heard not seen). (KW)
* 24th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (1pm): 10+ Swifts in 2 separate feeding groups moving quickly through (East/West) (GH)
* 24th - Lloyd Park: Treecreeper.(PP) Leucistic Magpie. (John Kirby by email) (07.15): Lesser Whitethroat; mixed loose flock of 54 Woodpigeon and 16 Stock Dove on Oaks Lane playing field (AJP) 
* 24th - South Norwood Country Park: One cygnet taken by unseen predator - down to four now (DMac) 
* 23rd - Purley (Lower Barn Road): male and female bullfinch feeding on sunflower hearts (NH).
* 23rd - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 12 Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 10 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 pairs Great Crested Grebe, 9 Moorhen, 18 Coot, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove 1 Collared Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (2 at nest holes feeding young), 2 Song Thrush, 7 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 10 House Sparrows (JW)
* 23rd - Lloyd Park and Oaks Road 'wood pasture' (06.15-07.15): inc. 3 Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaffs still singing, Mallard over, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Mistle Thrush (AJP)
* 23rd - South Norwood Country Park: Four Greylag goslings with 6 adults, Red Kite, adult Black-headed Gull. (JAH)
* 22nd - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8am): Grey Heron calling low overhead, then SE; (6pm): 1 adult Black-headed Gull, 1 Swift high & 1 House Martin very high W (GH)
* 22nd - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 8 longtail tit, 8-10 swift late pm.(MJN)
* 22nd - Whyteleafe Recreation Ground: 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk (Derek Kelly)
* 21st - Location undisclosed: Buzzard being harried by Hobby. (admin)
* 21st - Shirley (Devonshire Way): single Swift (19.00) (KW)
* 21st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Family of 7 Starlings on neighbouring aerial; increased sightings this year. (JB)
* 21st - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 chaffinch f.(MJN)
* 21st - Norbury: (am) Group of adult Starlings with young and at 20.40 group of c15 Swift around (SEC)
* 21st - South Norwood (Warminster Rd) (midday): pair of Collared Doves feeding in roadway, 2 screaming Swifts, female Great Spotted Woodpecker calling, Goldcrests & a Blackcap singing (GH)
* 21st - South Norwood Lake: (7:45:09:00) 16 Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 11 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 pairs Great Crested Grebe (1 on nest), 1 Grey Heron, 10 Moorhen, 17 Coot, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (over), 2 Collared Dove, 4 Swift, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Swallow (over), 3 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush (over), 8 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 9 House Sparrow, Goldfinch (JW)
* 21st - Waddon Ponds: 15.30-16.30. 1 Dunnock, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Robin with 1 young, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Magpie, 12 Canada Goose, 6 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan with 5 young, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe with 2 young, 8 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 House Sparrow, 3 Woodpigeon, 13 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 6 Starling, 2 Swift, 1 Blue Tit (Bird Arrivals at Waddon Ponds)
* 20th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): pair Greenfinch, pair House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Goldcrest, group of 10 Starlings over (very rarely land these days), juvenile Herring Gull, Pheasant (heard not seen), Hobby over (19.30) (KW)
* 20th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 sparrowhawk m, 6 longtailed tit (MJN)
* 20th - Queen's Road Cemetery, Thornton Heath (12.10pm): circling/drifting female Sparrowhawk seemingly being escorted medium high W by 2 Herring Gulls; 2 singing Goldcrests (GH)
* 20th - Wandle Park: Mallards with 8 ducklings (first time I have been aware of the mallards breeding in the park). However, they were being stalked by a grey heron. (Sue Henning)
* 20th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 18 Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 pair Great Crested Grebe (1 on nest), 11 Moorhen, 20 Coot, 2ad Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Swift, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 7 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Coal Tit, 40+ Starling (on playing fields and cricket pitch), 8 House Sparrow, Goldfinch (JW)
* 20th - South Norwood Country Park: Cuckoo called five times from tree near top of scrub at 5.50am. (JAH)
* 19th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): pair House Sparrow; pair Greenfinch; Goldcrest; Pheasant (not seen) heard calling throughout the day
* 19th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 16 Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 15 Tufted Duck, 2 pair Great Crested Grebe (1 on nest), 10 Moorhen, 20 Coot, 2ad Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove at nest, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush, 7 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 12 House Sparrow (inc 5 young), Goldfinch (JW)
* 18th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Pair Greenfinch; House Sparrow (f); single swift over (18.45)
* 18th - Farthing Downs: 13.15 to 14.15 pm. 3 singing yellowhammer and 1 pair seen which flew off a long way towards Hooley. 2 linnet, 1 kestrel, 1 buzzard, 1 whitethroat, 2 skylark singing, several starling and magpies, lots of jackdaws, 1 blackcap, 1 chaffinch, 1 blue tit, 1 green woodpecker (NH).
* 18th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): 8.50 to 9.05am 1 buzzard and 1 red kite. (NH)
* 18th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 12 Canada Goose + 4 goslings, 4 Egyptian Goose, 14 Mallard, 14 Tufted Duck, Pheasant calling from railway line, 2 pair Great Crested Grebe (1 on nest), 10 Moorhen, 21 Coot (4 coots on nests), 2ad Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove (1 at nest with 2 young), 2 Collared Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, family party of 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, c40 Starling on playing fields, 6 House Sparrow, 12 Goldfinch (JW)
* 17th - South Croydon Allotments: House sparrow heard at upper end near to Sanderstead Station, also heard at South Croydon Recreation ground near railway bridge and Purley Oaks rail station.
* 17th - Riddlesdown]: (16.40 to 18.00) many starling flying and calling to and from houses to fields at Thithepitshaw/ Wentworth Way and house sparrows and 3 swift; several skylark singing, 3 linnet, 5 meadow pipit displaying, kestrel and 3 swift (all around the Dobbin area); 1 green woodpecker flushed from Marles field (NH).
* 17th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 14 Canada Goose + 4 goslings, 4 Egyptian Goose, 15 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 pairs Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 11 Moorhen, 20 Coot, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 18 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush, 6 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 30+ Crows, c40 Starling (on playing fields), 9 House Sparrow, 15 Goldfinch (JW)
* 17th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 00:30 - Tawny Owl hooting, Coot heard flying over. (JB)
* 17th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): an additional Blackcap singing at the top of the hill.1 goldcrest singing in yew (MJN)
* 17th - South Norwood Country Park: Peregrine, 2 Mistle Thrush. (JAH) Kingfisher, pair of Mute Swans with 5 cygnets, Mallard with 5 ducklings, Coot sitting on nest, Moorhen sitting on nest, Little Grebe, Kestrel, 2 Long Tailed Tits,2 Swift, 8 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcaps, Pheasant, 3 Collared Doves with a male displaying to a female.(8:00-10:00 am Rob Wyllie)
* 16th - Location undisclosed: 2 Red Kites.(PP)
* 16th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:45) 12 Canada Goose + 4 goslings, 4 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 10 Tufted Duck, 2 pair Great Crested Grebe (1 on nest), 1 Grey Heron, 12 Moorhen, 18 Coot, 2ad Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 20+ Starling (on playing fields), 9 House Sparrow, Goldfinch (JW)
* 16th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): single swift over (07.30); pair Greenfinch; Goldcrest; Red Kite heading west (18.30)
* 16th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 2 juv robin in garden (MJN)
* 16th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan with 5 cygnets, 2 Swift, 11 Reed Warbler, Bullfinch. (JAH)
* 15th - South Croydon (Melville Avenue) (17.30-16.00) 5 Swifts (AJP)
* 15th - Location undisclosed: Red Kite south around 18:00. (admin)
* 15th - Shirley (Devonshire Way) 2 pair House Sparrow with single fledgling (attempted predation by Magpie); pair Greenfinch
* 15th - Addington (Heathfield) (11.00) Swallow feeding over fields. (AJP)
* 15th - Hutchinsons Bank: (12.15-14.15) inc. 3 Buzzards, 1 Red Kite, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 3 Common Whitethroats, 1 Swift (Alan Pearson and Jo East)
* 15th - Forestdale: After commotion caused by Crows and Magpies at 5am, remains of Magpies, including two heads, found in garden. (Mavis Barber)
* 15th - Happy Valley: Several singing Whitethroats, Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs. 2 Buzzards. (JB)
* 15th - Foxley Wood: (14.30-15.30) 1 treecreeper (in tree in border of trees at cul de sac end of Woodland Way), 3 blackcap, many robin, 4 wren, 1 ring necked parakeet, 1 bullfinch, 4 blackbirds, several blue tit and great tit, 1 goldcrest, 1 nuthatch, 1 great spotted woodpecker calling, 1 song thrush, 3 goldfinch, 1 chiffchaff, 1 chaffinch (NH)
* 15th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (12.45pm): 1f Sparrowhawk flying very low S overhead, pair of Collared Doves in gdn sycamore, single Swift high overhead & 1 singing Blackcap in gdn (GH)
* 15th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 Linnet over W, 3 swift (MJN)
* 15th - South Norwood Lake: (09:30:10:15) 14 Canada Goose (+ 4 goslings), 4 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 10 Tufted Duck, 2 pairs Great Crested Grebe (1 pair at nest), 1 Grey Heron, 11 Moorhen, 20 Coot, 2ad Herring Gull, 4 Swift around (Lake), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 8 House Sparrow, 12 Goldfinch (JW)
* 15th - South Norwood Country Park: Spotted flycatcher, willow warbler, great spotted woodpecker, song thrush, jay, goldfinch, greenfinch, common Whitethroat, blackcap, tawny owl heard (J.Shaub)
* 14th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 2 pair House Sparrow; pair Greenfinch
* 14th - South Croydon (Melville Avenue) (12.30) Buzzard west (17.00) Buzzard south; 2 Swifts. (AJP)
* 14th - South Norwood Lake: (1500) 3 Goldfinches near Cypress Road gate. A flock of about 20 Starlings on Playing Field. (Alan Simpkins)
* 14th - South Norwood (Cypress Road), (0730) 7 Long Tailed Tits. (Alan Simpkins)
* 14th - South Norwood (Kings Road) (17:15) 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Blacked-backed Gull (over) (JW)
* 14th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 pairs Little Grebe (DMac)
* 14th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 jay, 2 greenfinch, 5 swift (MJN)
* 14th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:08:15) 2 Greylag Goose, 10 Canada Goose + pair with 4 goslings, 4 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 10 Tufted Duck, 2 pair Great Crested Grebe (1 pair at nest), 11 Moorhen, 21 Coot, 2ad Herring Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 12 House Sparrow, Goldfinch (JW) Two of the Egyptian Geese are this years goslings, they have the all brown heads. (Alan Simpkins)
* 13th - Lloyd Park: (07.15-08.00) Singing: 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat; drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Kestrel, 5 Mallard over. (AJP)
* 13th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 2 stock dove, 5 goldfinch together on feeder (MJN)
* 13th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (10.45am): several Swifts feeding high E, single Swallow very low W & Blackcap singing (just) in Gdns (GH)
* 13th - Lower Barn Road. 5 starling in garden, first seen for many years, two adult 3 young feeding. (NH)
* 13th - South Norwood Country Park: Male Pochard, Lesser Whitethroat, 26 Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler (top of Mound), 10 Reed Warbler. (JAH)
* 12th - Lloyd Park: (07.30) Lesser Whitethroat (AJP)
* 12th - South Croydon (Melville Avenue) (12.30) Red Kite very distantly, drifting north. ( AJP)
* 12th - South Norwood Country Park: Male Pochard and Common Sandpiper on lake (Mark Wingrove).
* 12th - Wandle Park: Buzzard (first record) flying over in a northerly direction, two grey herons (one juvenile) - only seen single heron before. (Sue Henning)
* 12th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 collared dove, 8 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Swift(MJN)
* 11th - Lloyd Park: (07.30) Lesser Whitethroat. (AJP)
* 11th - Riddlesdown: 3 swift feeding low over the fields near Mitchley Wood, drumming Great spotted woodpecker in wood and pheasant (3.10pm). 2 mistle thrush feeding on cut grass verge in Riddlesdown Road (10.15am) (NH).
* 11th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 2 Stock dove, 3 wood pigeon, 6+ feral pigeon feeding on seed spilt by Ring-necked parakeets (MJN)
* 11th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan, 8 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose + young, 2 Bar-headed Goose + hybrid Bar/Greylag flew in with Greylags 5.30am, Cormorant, 2 Little Grebe, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Swallow, Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Reed Warbler. (JAH). Swallows, (possibly hundreds) continuously at the lake from at least 7:25 (with the occasional lull) still going when I left at 8:10 am. (DMac)
* 10th - Selsdon (Sundale Ave): 2 Red Kite over. (Drew Young - Tweet)
* 10th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Pheasant heard but not seen
* 10th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Now 4 Swifts, screaming around together. (JB)
* 10th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 2 Jackdaw over NW, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Collared dove, 1 Stock Dove, juv Goldfinch chasing adult, 6 Juv Great tit on feeder with adults(MJN)
* 9th - South Norwood Lake: 1430-1530 2 Jays, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 1 Heron (this has been around since Monday 4th, usually on one of the small man-made islands) and a flock of 27 Starlings. (Alan Simpkins)
* 9th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 6 x Swifts screaming high overhead (first seen this year)
* 9th - Lloyd Park (09:30): Garden Warbler. (John Parish)
* 9th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): Swifts screaming high, Herring Gulls high calling, 1 Long-tailed tit on feeder, 1 jay, juv Great tits calling in local garden (MJN)
* 9th - South Norwood (Malden Avenue): Red Kite over around 5pm. (Alice Stringer)
* 8th - South Norwood Country Park. Yellowhammer. 07.19. Song recorded on Chirpomatic.
* 8th - Location undisclosed: Firecrests apparently on territory. (Admin)
* 8th - Shirley (Hartland Way): 2 Swifts. (Hugh Atkinson by email)
* 8th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 6 Swift am 2 Swift late pm, 1f Sparrowhawk, 10 Carrion Crow all E. (MJN)
* 8th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Great Spotted Wood Pecker; pair Greenfinch; 3 x Goldfinch; House Sparrow; Herring Gull; Sparrowhawk (m) (over) being mobbed by crow
* 8th - South Norwood Country Park: Common Sandpiper. (JAH)
* 7th - Lloyd Park: (17.30-19.15) : 28 species inc. 1 Red Kite, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Swift and 1 Common Whitethroat, (still singing in scrub south of cricket pitches). (Graeme Spinks)
* 7th - South Croydon (Melville Avenue): Hobby (13.50) 2-3 Buzzards (13.00 and 15.00), Red Kite (15.50) 2-3 Swifts, Lesser Black-backed Gull, House Martin (AJP)
* 7th - Waddon Ponds (2pm): Mute Swan with cygnets, Mallard with ducklings, Coot, Moorhen, Tufted duck, Herring gull, feral pigeon, Woodpigeon, Starling, Canada goose, Crow, House sparrow, Goldfinch, Egyptian goose (Andrew Moncrieff)
* 7th - West Croydon: 7 swifts mid morning. (Sue Henning)
* 7th - Purley Oaks: 14 Swifts at 11:30 and 20+ at 11:45 and another 14 later. (Mark Stanley - Tweet)
* 7th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Buzzard over at 11:40 drifting west being escorted by a couple of crows then it flipped over showing its talons to one of them! No Swifts round here until, finally, 3 appeared at 19:50! (JB)
* 7th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (10am): 2 Swifts feeding high, female Grey Wagtail inspecting neighbour's small pond, 2 singing Blackcaps & singing Chiffchaff (5.40pm) (GH)
* 7th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): 3 swift screaming and 1 red kite 9.30am (NH).
* 6th - Selsdon: Swifts heading west. (Drew Young - Tweet)
* 6th - Addington (Gravel Hill) (13.00) 2 Buzzards circling with 1 Red Kite (AJP)
* 6th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (11am): 3/4 Swifts chasing each other low E; pair of Stock Doves on rlwy land; Blackcap singing in gdn; plus singing Whitethroat (1pm) (GH)
* 6th - Norbury (10am): 7 Swifts screaming over/around. Only 1 in evg. (SEC)
* 6th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 16 Starling, 1 Jay, 6 + house Sparrow (MJN)
* 6th - South Norwood (Kings Road) (09:15) m Kestrel over, 2 singing Blackcap. (JW)
* 6th - Waddon Ponds: Mute Swans with 5 cygnets, Mallards with up to 8 ducklings, Coot with at least one chick. Blackcap, Dunnock, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers. (Sue Henning)
* 6th - Wandle Park: Whitethroat, Stock Dove, Blackcap singing. (Sue Henning)
* 5th - Lloyd Park: (17.00) single Swallow (AJP)
* 5th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): pair Greenfinch; House Sparrow; Great Spotted Woodpecker; Grey Heron (over); 3 x Herring Gull; 6 x Mallard
* 5th - Riddlesdown 'Dobbin': 1 Kestrel, 2 Linnet, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Swift, 1 f Wheatear. (Derek Kelly)
* 5th - South Norwood Lake: (1430) 4 Great Crested Grebes (1 on nest), 2 Greylag Geese. One pair of Canada Geese have four goslings. (Alan Simpkins)
* 5th - South Croydon allotments: 3 screaming swifts low overhead, 2 long tailed tits. (NH)
* 5th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 15 Starling on lawn, 6 House Sparrow on feeder.(MJN)
* 5th - Over Sainsburys, Whitehorse Lane, 0840: Heron flying NE being mobbed by single crow. (Alan Simpkins)
* 5th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (10.30am): several Swifts feeding very low over Anerley area, suggesting locals (too distant to hear poss screaming though) (GH)
* 4th - South Croydon (Melville Avenue) (18.20): single Swift over (AJP)
* 4th - Lloyd Park (06.15-07.15): inc. Green Woodpecker, 1 m. Bullfinch, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Common Whitethroat, 4 Stock Dove together feeding on cricket pitch (AJP)
* 4th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8.30am): single Swift feeding medium high, 2x Blackcaps singing at same time (GH)
* 4th - Norwood Grove (am): 2 Nuthatch ( SEC)
* 3rd - Norbury: 3 Swifts seen, 10+ House sparrows in and around garden (SEC)
* 3rd - Shirley Park Golf Course: Egyptian Goose on 18th fairway near pond. (John Parish)
* 3rd - South Norwood (Kings Road) (05:45) Mistie Thrush, single Swift low over, Jackdaw over. (JW)
* 3rd - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Pair House Sparrow; pair Greenfinch; Goldfinch x 2; Grey Heron (on roof); Herring Gulls x 4 (over)
* 3rd - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 4 House Sparrow, 2 Starling, 1 Chiffchaff singing, 1 Goldcrest singing, 2 Swift N (MJN)
* 3rd - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (early am): Tawny Owl flight calling E, group of 5 Swifts low overhead for 5 mins, 2 Swallows low W (GH)
* 3rd - Farthing Downs: Up to 3 Whitethroat, several Blackcap and Chiffchaff, 2 male Yellowhammer in song competition, 2 Skylark in song, 3 Linnet, 1 Red Kite over, 1 pair of Greenfinch, 1 Stock Dove over, 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull over, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Stock Dove over. (DH)
* 3rd - South Norwood Country Park: Hobby, Swallow, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler. (JAH)
* 2nd - Coulsdon Common: 1 male House Sparrow in precisely the same spot as last weekend, calling/singing repeatedly....all alone. (DH)
* 2nd - Waddon Ponds: Mute Swans have 2 cygnets. (Lucinda - Tweet)
* 2nd - South Croydon (Melville Avenue) (19.15) 2 House Martins feeding over the Coombe Wood School field. (AJP).
* 2nd - Hamsey Green: Swallow over garden heading towards Riddlesdown. (Malcolm Jennings by email)
* 2nd - South Norwood (Kings Road) (14:15) Mistle Thrush (with food) 2 singing Blackcap, 1 singing Chiffchaff, (JW)
* 2nd - Riddlesdown: (1.30 -2.30pm) 3 linnet, 1 singing common whitethroat, 3 meadow pipit (Dobbin/Warlingham Court Farm), several skylark, 5 buzzard (1 single & 4 in a group over Whitgift Fields), 1 kestrel over quarry (NH)
* 2nd - Lloyd Park: (07.30-10.00) : 1 singing Willow Warbler, plus 1 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (both species singing in scrub south of cricket pitches), 8+ Chiffchaff, 10+ Blackcaps, 5 Mistle Thrush (inc. juvenile), 5 Song Thrush, 8+ Greenfinch. (Graeme Spinks) (18.00-19.00) Female Sparrowhawk hunting along scrub near the pond; Grey Heron over; Stock Dove in display flight by Oaks Farm; 2 Green Woodpeckers. (AJP)
* 2nd - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 chiffchaff singing '08.40, 5 House Sparrow on feeder, 1 Swift N (MJN)
* 2nd - South Norwood Lake Woodland: (0730) 1 Wren, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker heard not seen. 1 Long Tailed Tit. Swooping over the brambles then hovering with head held high and very fast wing beats, almost like a Hummingbird before diving into the brambles, repeated at least eight times, nesting? Lake at 1445 - 2 Greylag Geese, Great Crested Grebe now on nest. (Alan Simpkins)
* 2nd - South Norwood Country Park: Summary of warblers on site today: Chiffchaff 12+, Willow Warbler (scrub near pitch and putt), Blackcap 16+, Lesser Whitethroat (main path near Harrington Road), Whitethroat 20+, Sedge Warbler (big reed bed), Reed Warbler 9 (around lake and wetlands). (JAH)
* 2nd - South Norwood Country Park: owl (presume tawny but very brief sighting in low light) being chased by a crow around 5am; Malden Avenue: 7 swifts screaming overhead around midday. (Alice Stringer)
* 1st - Wandle Park: Goldcrest, blackcap, 2 stock doves. Plus hobby seen over central Croydon. (Sue Henning)
* 1st - South Norwood Country Park: 3 Little Grebe, 9 Reed Warbler. (JAH)
* 1st - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 7 Starling feeding on lawn (first for a while), 2 Swift N at 17.00, 1 Sparrowhawk @18.30 (MJN)
* 1st - South Norwood Lake.:(1400-1445) Jay (in woods) 1 Greylag Goose. Egyptian Goose goslings almost fully fledged.4 Great Crested Grebes, 1 pair nest building very slowly, the other pair dancing and mating. (Alan Simpkins)
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