June 2021

*30th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Great Spotted Woodpecker, Common Buzzard. (KW)
*29th - Happy Valley: Cuckoo present on post 14 this morning. (John Kirby by email)
*28th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Now 20 Starlings around. (JB)
*26th - Wandle Park: Grey Wagtail, Reed Warbler, 2 Moorhen with 4 juvs, 2 Swift over, Stock Dove. (Sue Henning)
*26th - Sanderstead to New Addington for late BBS count at New Addington/Layhams Farm: Best birds of the count were on Layhams Farm (just in Bromley) including a party of 3 Yellowhammer, 2 pairs of Linnet, several singing Whitethroat, 12 Skylark & 5 Swallow. Birds on the way included a Lesser Whitethroat singing in field between Gravel Hill and Addington Interchange, Skylark singing in fields behind Fieldway area, Sparrowhawk with prey near Fieldway, Cormorant NW near King Henry's Drive, single Swift near Forestdale Centre and 3 more chasing in Briton Hill Road. Sadly, no House Martins at former breeding site. (JB)
*25th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Green Woodpecker; 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 3 Goldfinch; Goldcrest; House Sparrow (m); 4 Swift; Kestrel (f); Red Kite (mobbed by Herring Gull); Common Buzzard. (KW)
*25th - Location undisclosed: Hobby (19.05)
*25th - South Norwood Country Park: Birds fishing around the lake this morning: Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe. (JAH)
*24th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Kestrel; 4 Goldfinch (including a juvenile); 2 Swift; Great Spotted Woodpecker. (KW)
*23rd - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 3 Goldfinch; 2 Swift; Kestrel. (KW)
*23rd - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 6 young, 2 Egyptian Goose, Cormorant, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Sparrowhawk, Black-headed Gull, 9 Swift, Kestrel family, 2 Coal Tit, 7 Reed Warbler. (JAH)
*21st - Purley (Russell Green Close): Red-legged Partridge has been visiting garden for past three weeks. (Tricia Donohoe by email)
*20th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (3pm): Grey Heron heard calling/flying over Gdns (GH)
*20th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 15+ Starlings, highest count here for some time. No obvious Rosy in with them. (JB)
*20th - South Norwood (Pittville Gardens) (11am): a perched male Kestrel chased off by a Magpie (GH)
*19th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (4pm): a male Kestrel hovering along back gardens. (GH)
*19th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): 10.30 am 15 Starling (inc 6-7 young) and two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, one of which was a juvenile (NH)
*18th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): first young Blue and Great Tits of the season on feeder. 1 Blue Tit with only one young and another with two, Great Tit with two young - reflecting the reported poor breeding success for them? (NH)
*17th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 8 Swifts (high over); Grey Heron (on roof). (KW)
*16th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 12 Swifts screaming around at eaves height, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Stock Dove. (JB)
*16th - Addiscombe (Morland Road): 10 Swifts feeding overhead, ad & juv Goldfinches, 2 Magpie, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Black-headed Gull over(MJN)
*15th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 6 young, 3 Egyptian Goose, Cormorant, Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11 Swift, 2 Kestrel + 4 young out of nest box, 3 Reed Warbler. (JAH)
*15th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Grey Heron (over), 1 Mallard, 4 Goldfinch, 8 Starling, Kestrel, Common Buzzard, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, House Sparrow (m) collecting nest material, 5 Swift prospecting nest sites. (KW)
*15th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 Nuthatch, 3 Swift, 7 Jackdaw W.(MJN)
*14th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Grey Heron (on roof), 2 Mallard, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Herring Gull, 3 Swift. (KW)
*14th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 Nuthatch, has been absent for over a month.(MJN)
*13th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Starling, Goldfinch, 7 Swift, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk. (KW)
*13th - Waddon Ponds: Kingfisher, 2 Swans + 7 cygnets, Collared Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Swift low over pond. (Sue Henning)
*13th - Wandle Park: 2 Reed Warblers, Common Whitethroat, 4 Moorhen with 8 chicks, 8 Swift over. (Sue Henning)
*13th - South Norwood Country Park: Pair Mute Swan with 7 cygnets (incl. 2 'Polish'), 5 Egyptian Goose, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret (DMac and Sarah Woodcock)
*12th - South Norwood Country Park: (9:00 am) Pen led 7 cygnets off the island leaving Cob and corpse of No.8. Cob defended corpse from 3 Magpies initially before departing; Magpies in turn seen off by Herring Gull which dragged remains to water's edge (DMac)
*11th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Great Spotted Woodpecker, bald Blue Tit (no head feathers and very peculiar looking), 12 Starling (lots of breeding activity throughout day), Sparrowhawk (f) soaring (20.24), 4 screaming Swift (20.45). (KW)
*11th - Location undisclosed: 2 (possibly 3) Peregrine.
*11th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (4.45pm): Green Woodpecker calling intermittently in Gdns (GH)
*11th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Greylag heard flying over. (JB)
*10th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Sparrowhawk, Grey Heron (over), screaming Swift (21.05), large, white winged gull with juvenile tail marking. (KW)
*10th - Wandle Park: At least 2 Reed Warblers in the pond reeds, Moorhen with 5 small chicks, Grey Heron lurking, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (inc one mature juv), 2 Swift over. (Sue Henning)
*9th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Grey Heron (over), 3 Herring Gull, Collared Dove, 12 Starling, 4 Swift. (KW)
*9th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45 09:00) 14 Canada Goose + 4 goslings, 2 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 15 Tufted Duck, 2 pair Great Crested Grebe, 12 Moorhen, 15 Coot, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 10 Swifts, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush singing, 5 Blackcap + 3juv, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 6 House Sparrows, 10 Goldfinch, (JW)
*8th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Common Buzzard, 15 Starling, House Sparrow (m), 2 Collared Dove, 2 Goldfinch, 4 Herring Gull, 3 Swift (high over). (KW)
*8th - Shirley (Shirley Way): 7 screaming Swift low over (including one seen emerging from under eaves of house). (KW) 
*8th - Millers Pond: 3 Goldfinch, 47 Canada Goose (including 9 goslings), 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 11 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck, 4 active Coot nests with 9 young visible at various stages of development, 3 Moorhen, 5 Starling, 2 Collared Dove, Swift (over). (KW)
*8th - South Norwood Lake: Juvenile birds seen over last few days. House Sparrow, Starling, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow. (Alan Simpkins)
*8th - Location undisclosed: Hobby calling and circling very low until challenged by Kestrel.
*7th - Shirley: (Devonshire Way): House Sparrow (m), 20 Starling, Sparrowhawk circling, Common Buzzard, 5 Swift (3 AM, 2 PM). (KW)
*7th - Heathfield: 2 Swallows, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kestrel. (JB)
*7th - Addington (Kent Gate Way): Singing Lesser Whitethroat. (JB)
*6th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 3 Swift, 3 Collared Dove, 2 juv Blackbird, 1 Blackcap singing from first light.(MJN)
*5th - Park Hill Rec: Red Kite (Alice Stringer)
*5th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): House Sparrow (m), 2 Collared Dove, Grey Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Starling. (KW)
*5th - Sanderstead (Timberling Gardens): 2 Red Kites (Hooma Earp)
*5th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 Goldcrest singing, 2 juv Blackbird, 5 Long-tailed Tit juvs, 5 juv, 2 ad.Goldfinch, 3 Collared Dove, 2 juv Starling (MJN)
*5th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Red Kite (over 17.13), 2 Swift, 2 Goldfinch, 7 Starling, Collared Dove. (KW)
*4th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Linnet on scrub path. The first seen here since 19/5/2018. (JAH)
*3rd - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 8 young, Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 3 Cormorant, 2 Little Grebe (nesting), 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Swift, Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel (nesting), Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Reed Warbler. (JAH)
*2nd - Norbury SW16: (7pm) approx 20 Swift ( too fast to count exactly) (SEC)
*2nd - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 hour garden birdwatch produced 19 species. (MJN)
*1st - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): Woodpigeon corpse in garden presumed taken by fem Sparrowhawk - both breasts eaten. 4 juv Goldfinch on feeder, first for the year plus 2 adults. (MJN)