July 2020

* 31st - Lloyd Park (09:00-11:30): female Bullfinch with 3 juveniles feeding on blackberries, Sparrowhawk, male Kestrel. (Graeme Spinks)
* 31st - South Norwood Country Park: 60 Greylag Goose, Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher. (JAH) 7-8.30am: 4 Crow, 10 Magpie, 3 Collared Dove, 10 Parakeet, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 10 Woodpigeon, 5 Goldfinch, 10 Blue Tit, 2 Green Woodpecker, 30 Coot, 6 Swift, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Cormorant, 3 Canada Goose, 30 Mallard, 3 Black-headed Gull, 2 Moorhen, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 House Sparrow, Dunnock, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kestrel, Wren, Tufted Duck, Greenfinch (Andrew Moncrieff)
* 30th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 50+ Ring-necked Parakeets in two squadrons heading towards Mitcham Common roost around 8pm and Black-headed Gull over. (JB)
* 30th - Riddlesdown: 5.00 -6.00pm. 1 kestrel, 1 sparrowhawk, 3 green woodpecker, family of 5 chiffchaff seen well. (NH)
* 30th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Sparrowhawk (m); Common Buzzard; Great Spotted Woodpecker; House Sparrow; 3 Starling. (KW)
* 30th - Location undisclosed: Hobby (18.50)
* 30th - South Croydon (Waldronhyrst, 12pm): about 20 screeching swift flew west (Andrew Moncrieff)
* 30th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (12pm): Green Woodpecker & Nuthatch calling in Warminster Rd (GH)
* 30th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Willow Warbler singing by the lake. (JAH)
* 29th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Blackcap calling. Single Swift heard late on. (JB)
* 29th - Millers Pond: 3 Tufted Duck (f) with 18 new ducklings; Egyptian Goose with 3 large goslings; 7 Moorhen with 3 new chicks; Coots with yet more new chicks; Mandarin Duck (f); Grey Wagtail. (KW)
* 29th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8.05pm): Chiffchaff calling on rlwy land (GH)
* 29th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 21 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 16 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe with 3 juv, 2nd pair with 2 young, 10 Moorhen, 24 Coot, 2 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove + 2 juv, 3 Swift, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush + 1 at nest feeding young, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 8 House Sparrow, 8 Goldfinch (JW)
* 29th - Lloyd Park: (08.00-10.00): inc. Common Whitethroat, Grey Heron over mobbed by Parakeets, Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2+ Bullfinch, juv. Chiffchaff. (AJP)
* 29th - Location undisclosed: Hobby confirmed breeding at a location within the borough boundaries. (Admin)
* 29th - South Norwood Country Park: Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine. (JAH)
* 28th - South Norwood Country Park: Kingfisher, Pied Wagtail. (JAH)
* 28th - Hutchinsons Bank: Red Kite. (PP)
* 28th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 42 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 14 Mallard, 15 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe with 3 juv, 2nd pair - 1 with 1 young, 13 Moorhen, 24 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 2 Swift, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 20 + House Sparrow, 10 Goldfinch (JW)
* 28th - Waddon Ponds (9-10am): 40 Canada Goose, 20 Black-headed Gull, 30 Feral Pigeon, 2 Egyptian Goose, 10 Mallard, Crow, Blackbird, Robin, 25 Coot, 5 Moorhen, Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan & 5 cygnets, 2 Tufted Duck, Cormorant, 3 Collared Dove, Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull (Andrew Moncrieff)
* 28th - Lloyd Park (08.00-09.00) juvenile Willow Warbler, active and vocal around southern edge of the big wood and later the northern edge of Elmhurst Copse; f. Sparrowhawk circling, juv. Chiffchaff, Blackcap, juvenile Long-tailed Tit, Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers. (13.15) adult female with fledged young Bullfinch, a third bird calling nearby. (AJP)
* 26th - Shirley (Freshfields): (late pm) several sightings of Buzzard very low overhead (also seen on 25th) (Sheila Mason per GH)
* 26th - New Addington (Fishers Farm): distant but distinct Raven calls on the breeze. (KW)
* 26th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 18 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 10 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck + 3 broods of 5-3-2, pair Great Crested Grebe with 3 juv, 2nd pair - 1 with 2 young on back, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Moorhen, 24 Coot, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Swift, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 6 House Sparrow, 10 Goldfinch (JW)
* 26th - South Norwood Country Park: 49 Greylag Goose, 2 Little Egret, Kingfisher. (JAH)
* 24th - Hutchinson's Bank (11.05- 13.00): Raven (flyover, calling), Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, male Sparrowhawk, 2 Bullfinch. (Graeme Spinks)
* 24th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 4 juv., 12 Greylag Goose, 5 Egyptian Goose, 3 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, Little Grebe + 2 young, 6 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Swift, Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Reed Warbler. (JAH)
* 23rd - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Little Egret. (JAH)
* 22nd - Lloyd Park (17:45-19:00): Red Kite, juvenile Willow Warbler. (Graeme Spinks)
* 22nd - South Norwood Country Park: 25 Greylag Goose, 2 Kestrel. (JAH)
* 22nd - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): Chiffchaff calling in garden. (MJN)
* 22nd - Kings Wood: 3.00 to 4.20pm. 4 treecreeper, 2 nuthatch, 1 stock dove, 1 song thrush, robins, blue tits, blackbirds, great spotted woodpecker (NH).
* 21st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road: Sparrowhawk riding thermals at 14:10, attracting attention from a couple of Swifts. Chiffchaff calling. (JB)
* 21st - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 4 juv., 6 Egyptian Goose, 5 Cormorant, Little Egret, Little Grebe + 2 young, Sparrowhawk, 20 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Swift, Kingfisher, Coal Tit, 4 Reed Warbler, Grey Wagtail. (JAH) (8-10am): Kestrel, 5 Magpie, 5 Crow, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Woodpigeon, Green Woodpecker, 2 Wren, 4 Parakeet, Little Egret, 2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 15 Canada Goose, 40 Coot, 30 Mallard Duck, 20 Black-headed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 8 Swift, 2 Blue Tit, 6 Collared Dove, 2 Moorhen, Song Thrush, Kingfisher, Tufted Duck, 2 Blackbird, 14 Starling, 2 Blackcap, Whitethroat, 4 Long-tailed Tit (Andrew Moncrieff)
* 20th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (3pm): Grey Wagtail (prob juv) briefly on garden fence (Hattie Forbes per GH)
* 20th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 22 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 19 Mallard, 14 Tufted Duck (+ 10 young), pair Great Crested Grebe with 3 young (2nd pair - 1 on nest), 18 Moorhen, 27 Coot, 2 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 12 Swift, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Jay, 9 House Sparrow, 20 Goldfinch (JW)
* 20th - South Norwood Country Park: 26 Greylag Goose. (JAH) 2 kingfishers, little egret. (Alice Stringer)
* 20th - Waddon Ponds: 15.38-16.38. 1 Dunnock, 1 Robin, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Magpie, 38 Canada Goose, 7 Egyptian Goose, 11 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan with 5 juv, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 House Sparrow, 6 Coot with broods of 4 & 7, 3 Moorhen with 2 individual juvs, 1 Starling, 1 Blackbird (Bird Arrivals at Waddon Ponds)
* 18th - Fryston Ave: Buzzard. (PP)
* 18th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 20 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 21 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck + 3 broods of 3-5-7. 2 pair Great Crested Grebe, 1 pair 3 young, 2nd pair 1 on nest, 16 Moorhen, 27 Coot, 2 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 10 Swift, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush, 6 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Jay, 10 House Sparrow, 12 Goldfinch (JW)
* 18th - South Norwood Country Park: Sparrowhawk, Nuthatch. (JAH)
* 17th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): stunning male and female Siskin briefly on feeder 12.00 noon. Update: Tree creeper hit window 1.30 pm but dazed but flew off after 15 mins. New species for garden.
* 17th - Dollypers Hill: 4.30 pm 6 House Martin and 2 Swift flying over area. (NH)
* 17th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 4 juveniles, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Grebe + 2 young, 25 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 29 (another record) Collared Dove, 14 Swift, Kingfisher, 5 Reed Warbler. (JAH)
* 15th - South Norwood Country Park: Greylag Goose, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail. (JAH)
* 14th - South Norwood Country Park: Little Egret. (JAH). Cormorant, 3 Little Grebe (1 juvenile), 2 Egyptian Goose, Mute Swan, Kingfisher, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Goldfinch, 12 Long Tailed Tit, Lesser Black Backed Gull. (KW)
* 14th - Wandle Park: 2 Reed Warblers (first recorded), at least 3 Moorhen chicks still (quite hidden in the reeds). (Sue Henning)
* 13th - Norbury (about 9pm): Approx 30 Swift, flying at all heights (3 just above fence height doing several circuits) others quite high, then eventually all were flying in tight group high up. (SEC)
* 13th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 27 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 11 Mallard + brood of 9, 13 Tufted Duck + new brood of 10, 2 pair Great Crested Grebe (pair with 3 young, 2nd pair - 1 on nest), 1 Grey Heron, 14 Moorhen, 27 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2ad Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, c30 Swift, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail (over), 2 Song Thrush, 5 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Jay, 11 House Sparrow, Goldfinch (38 species) (JW) c1430 - additional species 1 Chaffinch., 1 Wren. 57 Carrion Crows on playing field (Alan Simpkins)
* 13th - South Norwood Country Park: 26 (record) Collared Dove, 2 Pied Wagtail, Siskin over west. (JAH)
* 12th - South Norwood (Malden Avenue) - three peregrines overhead and calling sporadically for some time, and one or two seen over frequently through the afternoon (Alice Stringer)
* 12th - Norbury: 2 Greenfinch (Male and female) in garden. Also heard 13th. Many years since we have had regular visits. (SEC)
* 12th - South Norwood Country Park: Kingfisher, little egret, heron, Reed warbler, stock dove, collared dove, feral Pigeon, wood Pigeon, cormorant, little grebe, coots with many young of various ages, Moorhen, greylag geese, Egyptian geese, mute swan, mallard, song thrush, blackbird, common whitethroat, long tailed tit, swift, Dunnock, wren, greenfinch, goldfinch, chiffchaff, ring necked parakeets, carrion crow, magpie, green woodpeckers heard yaffling a lot, kestrels heard. (J.Shaub)
* 12th - Farthing Downs: 2 Buzzard overhead (both adults), 1 Kestrel, 1 Little Owl heard calling, up to 3 adult male Yellowhammer, 6 Linnet including juveniles, 1 Greenfinch, 7 Starling, 3 Goldfinch, 3 Whitethroat, (2 adult, 1 juv), 3 Chiffchaff, 1 in song, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Siskin over(!), 3 Bullfinch, 5 Swift overhead, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker over. (DH)
* 12th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (5pm): pair of probably young Sparrowhawks (1m/1f) circling /interacting very high over Anerley area for >10mins (Hattie Forbes & GH)
* 12th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): 9.00 am wheeling flock of 70+ mixed gulls- herring, lesser black backed and black-headed feeding probably on flying ants. (NH)
* 12th - South Croydon Allotment: 9.30 to 12.30 pm 80 similar mix of gulls over and several small flocks of swift feeding then seemingly flying through- total 80 birds. (NH)
* 12th - Riddlesdown: 6 green woodpeckers seen/ heard over common during walk (NH).
* 12th - South Norwood (Cypress Road). A flying ant day. (0815) 7 Long-tailed Tits. On Playing Field 14 Starlings including at least 4 juveniles. Over the last fortnight, Juvenile Magpies (at least 4) and 2 Carrion Crows on playing field and surrounding roofs. Probably more than this but this is the most I have seen at one time.(1430) 2 Goldfinches in Cypress Road. (Alan Simpkins)
* 12th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 22 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 pair Great Crested Grebe, 1 pair with 3 young, 2nd pair - 1 on nest, 1 Grey Heron, 15 Moorhen, 25 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 ad Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 20 + Swift, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch + 3juv, 5 House Sparrow, 10 Goldfinch (JW)
* 11th - Farthing Downs: 2 adult male Yellowhammer, 1 in song, 3 Linnet, a very loose flock of 6 Goldfinch, 2 Swallow, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Bullfinch, at least 2 Blackcap calling from deep hedgerow, 1 Chiffchaff in song, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Dunnock, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Jay, many Jackdaw including several juv, 1 Peregrine very high overhead. (DH)
* 11th - South Croydon (Melville Avenue): (18.00 approx.) Wheeling flock of at least 70 gulls, presumably feeding on an insect swarm. Included half a dozen each of Black-headed Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gulls; 1 adult Mediterranean Gull and 1 strong candidate for juvenile Yellow-legged Gull - too brief and too distant! At least 9 Swifts at around 18.30. (AJP)
* 11th - South Norwood Lake: (07:30:09:00) 18 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 pair Great Crested Grebe 1 pair + 3 young, 2nd pair - 1 on nest, 1 Grey Heron, 14 Moorhen, 24 Coot, 2 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove + 2juv, 8 Swift, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush, 5 Blackcap + 3juv, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Jay, 9 House Sparrow, 15 Goldfinch (JW)
* 11th - Wandle Park: 5 moorhen chicks with the two adults trying to scare away the lurking grey heron, 2 mallards, 2 goldcrests, grey wagtail, coal tit, great spotted woodpecker, 2 swifts, 2 dunnocks. (Sue Henning)
* 11th - South Norwood Country Park: Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe + 2 young, 17 Black-headed Gull. (JAH)
* 10th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 4 young, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Grebe + 1 young, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Swift, Kingfisher, Kestrel, 7 Reed Warbler, 216 Starling. (JAH)
* 10th - Selsdon Wood: Red Kite. (Friends of Selsdon Woods)
* 9th - South Norwood Country Park: Kingfisher. (JAH)
* 9th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): 8 swift seen feeding, flying low at and below roof and tree level. Never seen swifts this low over here. 09.00-09.20 (NH).
* 8th - Norbury (Croft Road): 20 House Sparrows using two feeders for much of the day. (SEC)
* 8th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (2.30pm): male Kestrel perched in shrub at bottom of garden for at least 10 mins, then flew low SE (GH)
* 7th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (7.30am): Blackcap singing & Nuthatch calling in gdn sycamore & Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit & Chaffinch calling in Gdns (GH)
* 6th - Norbury: Family party of 2 adult Crow + 2 young. Been around for some time defending their (large) territory and seeing off any Feral pigeons. (SEC)
* 6th - South Norwood Country Park: Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe with young, 2 Kingfisher. (JAH)
* 5th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8.30am): Green Woodpecker calling in Gdns for 10 mins, singing Blackcap in garden (GH)
* 3rd - Farthing Downs (12pm): 2 Linnet, 2 Skylark, 6 Herring Gull, 4 Magpie, 1 Swallow, 2 Crow (Andrew Moncrieff)
* 3rd - Happy Valley: 1 yellowhammer heard and seen in hedge line 50 yards before steep path up to Fox Pub (NH)
* 3rd - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 28 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 pairs Great Crested Grebe (1st pair with 3 young, 2nd pair - 1 on nest), 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 11 Moorhen, 24 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2ad Herring Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Swift, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Coal Tit, 6 House Sparrow, 12 Goldfinch (JW)
* 3rd - Waddon Ponds: 14.41-15.41. 1 Carrion Crow, 3 Egyptian Goose, 25 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan with 5 juv, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Woodpigeon, 16 Coot with broods of 3 & 7, 3 Moorhen with 2 broods of 2. (Bird Arrivals at Waddon Ponds)
* 2nd - Waddon Ponds: ((09.30-10.30) 3 Little Grebes, 7 Mute Swans (2 adults plus 5 well grown cygnets), 3 Egyptian Geese, 3 Tufted Duck, 58 Mallard, 15 Coot, 2 Moorhens, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Herring Gull, c100 Feral Pigeons, 1 Collared Dove, c10 Woodpigeons, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Swift, 1 Wren, 1 Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crows, 3 Blackbirds, 3 Robins, 16 Starlings, 5 Goldfinches, 10 House Sparrows, Brown rat, Grey Squirrel. ( Andrew Moncrieff and Alan Pearson).
* 2nd - Duppas Hill: (09.15) 4 Mistle Thrushes. (Andrew Moncrieff and Alan Pearson)
* 2nd - Coulsdon Court GC: c20 Crossbills over at 12:30. (John Gill)
* 2nd - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 2 Little Egrets flew north at 20:32. (JB)
* 2nd - South Norwood Country Park: Lesser Whitethroat. (JAH)
* 2nd - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 22 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 12 Mallard + 1 with brood of 3, 16 Tufted Duck, 2 pairs Great Crested Grebe + 3 young, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Moorhen, 24 Coot, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, 5 Swift, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Coal Tit, 5 House Sparrow, 10 Goldfinch (JW)
* 1st - South Norwood Country Park: 14 Reed Warbler. (JAH)