March 2024

*31st - Kenley Common: Blackcap (m). (Derek Kelly) 
*31st - South Norwood Country Park: My first proper visit to SNCP since October 9th 2023. Evidence of Swan and two Greylag pairs nesting on island, Great Crested Grebe, a pair of Kestrels together in tree on cemetery border. Hopefully they have returned to where they bred last year. (JAH)
*30th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Red Kite patrolling at 11:45. (JB)
*29th - Millers Pond: Great Spotted Woodpecker (male drumming), Blackcap (female seen, male heard), 8 Starling, 2 Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Herring Gull (juvenile), Collared Dove, Jackdaw, Coot (4 on nests), Egyptian Goose, Canada Goose, 1 hybrid goose (Greylag x Canada), 5 Tufted Duck (3m, 2f), Mallard, Moorhen. (L Offer)
*29th - Coulsdon (Bramley Avenue): 26 Waxwings at east end again. (Birdguides)
*28th - Coulsdon (Bramley Avenue): 10+ Waxwings again. (Steve Grayson)
*27th - Coulsdon (Bramley Avenue): 18 Waxwings reported at 09:30. (Birdguides)
*26th - South Norwood Country Park: Pair of Egyptian Geese and 3 goslings, 4 Heron.(Dominic O'Donnell)
*26th - South Norwood Lake: 1 Common Pochard (male), 3 Shoveler (2 m, 1 f), 4 Great Crested Grebe (2 chicks), 3 Cormorant, 2 Pied Wagtail, Chiffchaff. (L Offer)
*25th South Norwood Harrington Road tramstop - near the country park: 1 Red Kite flying over Beckenham Crematorium towards Birkbeck Tram Stop. (KN)
*25th - Riddlesdown: Two Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, at least 17 Skylark (10 singing), 9 singing Chiffchaff, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch. (JB)
*22nd - Farthing Downs: 4 Skylark, c10 Yellowhammer, 1 Linnet, 1 Meadow Pipit, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Siskin over, 3 Dunnock. (DH)
*22nd - Addiscombe tram stop, 6.55am: red kite being mobbed by crow (Alice King)
*21st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Blackcap singing. Raven over. (JB)
*20th - South Norwood Country Park: Pair of Egyptian Geese with 5 goslings. (Dominic O'Donnell)
*19th - Littleheath Woods: Buzzard, Red Kite, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Mallard (flew over), Treecreeper, Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Wren, Blackbird, 2 Jay. (L Offer)
*19th - Bramley Bank: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Moorhen, Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Wren. (L Offer)
*19th - Coombe Wood: Green Woodpecker, Moorhen, Mallard, Jay, Wren, Blackbird. (L Offer)
*18th - Central Croydon (North End): Crow nesting in tree outside Whitgift Centre. (L Offer)
*18th - Farthing Downs: 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Skylark, 3 Yellowhammer, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Buzzard and 1 Sparrowhawk. (DH)
*15th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Siskin over. (JB)
*14th - Hutchinson's Bank: 2 Buzzard, Red Kite, Kestrel, Chiffchaff (singing), Green Woodpecker (heard), Jay, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, House Sparrow. (L Offer)
*14th - Lloyd Park: 2 Buzzard. (L Offer)
*14th - South Norwood Country Park: Chiffchaff, pair Nuthatch, Stonechat, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Goldcrest. (Jon Shaub)
*13th - South Norwood (Ferndale Road); Teal heard overhead at 21:15. (Jon Shaub)
*13th - Farthing Downs: 3 Yellowhammer, 2 Skylark, 4 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel. (David Hayes)
*12th - Waddon Ponds: Only about 200 Ring-necked Parakeets in roost at 20:10. (JB)
*11th - East Croydon: Approx 60 Pied Wagtails in roost by East Croydon tram stop. (Ashley Haworth-Roberts)
*11th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (9am): a f/o Fieldfare calling on rlwy land (GH)
*10th - South Norwood (Kings Road) 10:10 Blackcap in full song railway line (JW)
*9th - South Norwood Country Park: Mute Swan - 'Polish' cygnet present till at least 4th, but not seen yesterday or today. (DMac) Was that the last cygnet to go, Dave? There were three swans on Thursday, so possibly that bird still present then. (JB)
*9th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Blackcap chakking away in hedge opposite. (JB)
*9th - Waddon Ponds: 1 Cetti's Warbler (site first?), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Redwing without a tail. (JB and Sue H)
*9th - Wandle Park: 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Redwing, 1 Chiffchaff. (JB and Sue H)
*8th - Shirley (Freshfields): update - 4 Stock Doves have been visiting the bottom of the back garden on a daily basis for the last 2 weeks (Sheila Mason per GH)
*8th - Farthing Downs: 2 Skylark in song, 1 Pied Wagtail over, calling, 2 Yellowhammer, 1 Raven over, 1 Red Kite, 1 f Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard. (DH)
*8th - South Norwood Lake (07:40:09:05): 27 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose (1 on nest), 15 Mallard, 18 Tufted Duck (10m/8f), 3 Great Crested Grebe (1 on nest), 1 Cormorant, 10 Moorhen, 16 Coot, 62 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming), 1 Pied Wagtail (on bowling green), 3 Dunnock (1 singing), 2 Song Thrush (both singing), 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 2 pair Long-tailed Tit (both pairs nest building), 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Starling, 4 House Sparrow (JW)
*7th - Brickfields Meadow: 1 Little Grebe, pair Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Redwing. (JB)
*6th - Farthing Downs: 2 Linnet, 3 Skylark, one in song, 3 Yellowhammer, 2 males singing, 2 Kestrel, 3 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Bullfinch calling. (DH)
*5th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (12.45pm): Jackdaw heard calling/flying overhead (GH)
*4th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (12 noon): female Kestrel perched for >5 mins at top of a lime tree on rlwy land (GH)
*3rd - Selsdon Wood: 6 Buzzard (circling), Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, 2 Chaffinch, Coal Tit. (L Offer)
*2nd - South Norwood Lake: 2 Great Crested Grebe (1 on nest), 2 Egyptian Goose (1 on nest), Canada Goose, Coot, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Mallard, c. 50 Black-Headed Gull, Starling, Nuthatch, Dunnock, House Sparrow. (L Offer)
*1st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 2 Buzzards flying around at 09:00. (JB)
*1st - West Croydon station: 3 Collared Dove. (John Boorman)
*1st - Waddon Ponds: 3 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose (not sure if 1 or a pair), Coot (incl. 1 on a nest), Moorhen, 11 Tufted Duck, Mallard, 4 Black-Headed Gull, Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Starling, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jackdaw. (L Offer)
*1st - Wandle Park: 3 Grey Wagtail (1 chased another away so I assume a couple & an interloper), 3 Stock Dove, 4 Moorhen, 6 Mallard, 3+ Redwing, Starling, Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Wren, Dunnock, Blue Tit, Great Tit. (L Offer)