March 2022

==March 2022==
*31st - South Norwood Lake (1200) Wheatear(possibly 2) on scrub on north side of playing field, then flew into woods. (Alan Simpkins) Sorry late report as I could not edit file for seven days.
*31st - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 3 House Sparrow; pair of Carrion Crow stripping honeysuckle for nest material, adding to the several pairs of Jackdaw and Magpie nesting on surrounding roofs and leylandi trees (not a good omen for the Blackbird and Blue Tit nestbuilding) ; 3 Mallard; numerous Goldfinch (over). (KW)
*31st - Addington Village: Buzzard seen flying overhead. (Sam Davenport)
*30th - Croydon: White-tailed Eagle G818 from IoW release scheme passed south over or close to Croydon. (Roy Dennis Foundation tweet)
*30th - Kings Wood: Chiffchaff, Tawny Owl, Coal Tit. (Roger Amer)
*29th - South Norwood Country Park: Great Crested Grebe, Gadwall (Male), Redwing, Kestrel, Chiffchaff, Blackcap. (BR)
*29th - Hutchinsons Bank: 13:00 hrs. At least 3 red kite and 4 common buzzard present together. (John Parish).
*29th - Sanderstead Plantation: Tawny Owl hooting at 16:35. (JB)
*28th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan, 3 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 4 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Jackdaw, Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, Blackcap. (JAH)
*27th - SWCA Whitgift Fields: 1 Blackcap heard singing in brief snatches (NH)
*27th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (4.45pm): male Sparrowhawk spiraling high, being mobbed incessantly by a crow (GH)
*26th - Happy Valley: 3 Yellowhammer, several Chiffchaff, only 1 Blackcap.
*26th - South Norwood Lake: (07:40:09:15): 10 Canada Goose, 3ad Egyptian Goose + 3 goslings, 12 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck (5m/3f), 6 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 11 Moorhen, 14 Coot, 2 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (2 drumming), 2 Dunnock singing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 4 Chiffchaff (3 singing), 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Starling, 8 House Sparrow, 3 Chaffinch singing, 6 Goldfinch (JW)
*26th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan, 4 Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 4 Teal, 5 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, Snipe, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Kestrel, Jackdaw, Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, Blackcap. (JAH) Buzzard (BirdTrack)
*25th - Kenley Airfield: Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, Blue Tit. (Michael Phillips)
*25th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Chiffchaff calling, Blackcap singing. (JB)
*24th - SWCA: Footpath 23 2 Green Woodpeckers, Marles- 15 House sparrow in hedges. (NH)
*24th - Hutchinsons Bank: Male Kestrel attacking a Buzzard. (Lucinda Offer tweet)
*24th - Happy Valley: Blackcap singing and Sparrowhawk.
*24th - Croham Hurst Golf Club: Wheatear on 3rd fairway, my first ever sighting on this course(Kim Mitchell)
*24th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Chiffchaff calling. (JB)
*23rd - Upper Norwood (Hetley Gardens): Red Kite over SE at 09:20. (Stephen Cox by email) 
*23rd - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Buzzard drifting west, 2+ Blackcaps (2 heard calling at same time, male singing and male on feeders at different times). (JB)
*23rd - South Croydon (Birdhurst Road): Buzzard east mobbed by two Crows. (Jack Bartley)
*22nd - Wandle Park: Chiffchaff singing, pair of Stock Doves. (JB)
*22nd - Waddon Ponds: Pair of Mute Swans nesting, 3+ Little Grebes, 13 Tufted Duck, pair of Stock Doves, Blackcap singing. (JB)
*22nd - River Wandle between Wandle Park and Waddon Ponds: One Chiffchaff. (JB)
*22nd - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Male Pheasant in garden. (J & CB)
*22nd - Foxley Wood: Firecrest. (Purley Birds tweet)
*21st - Happy Valley: Pair Mistle Thrush, one singing.
*21st - Coombe Wood: (16.15) Firecrest, Green Woodpecker. (Alan Pearson)
*21st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Blackcap and Goldcrest singing. (JB)
*21st - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Egyptian Goose, 4 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 3 Little Grebe, Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, Snipe, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Jackdaw, Cetti's Warbler, . (JAH, DM, D.Mac.)
*21st - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8am): Blackcap, Chiffchaff & Greenfinch among 10 songsters in back garden this morning (GH)
*20th - Old Coulsdon (Tollers Lane): Yellowhammer in song. (Stella Frost)
*20th - Happy Valley: 4 Chiffchaff singing. (Stella Frost)
*20th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): Green Woodpecker calling, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming intermitently,1 fly through f. Sparrowhawk (MJN)
*19th - South Norwood Lake: (07:25:09:15) 14 Canada Goose, pair Egyptian Goose with 3 goslings, 1 drake Mandarin Duck, 10 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck (8m/4f), 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1m Sparrowhawk, 11 Moorhen, 14 Coot, 2 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Dunnock (singing), 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 1f Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 pair Long-tailed Tit (nest building), 1 Coal Tit, 2 Jay, 1 Jackdaw (over), 9 Starling, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch (singing), 12 Goldfinch (JW)
*19th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan (nesting), Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Teal, 4 Shoveler, 3 Little Grebe, Kestrel, Jackdaw, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, Redwing. (JAH)
*18th - Shirley (Freshfields) (2.15pm): Pair of Buzzards circling medium low overhead, then disappeared out of sight (Sheila Mason per GH)
*18th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): pair of Great Spotted Woodpecker; 4 Goldfinch 3 Mallard (over). (KW)
*18th - Wandle Park: 3 Canada Goose (flyover towards Beddington), Chiffchaff calling, 2 Grey Wagtails, Stock Dove. (Sue Henning)
*17th - Kings Wood: Tawny Owl hooting at 13.45pm. (Alan Pearson)
*17th - Happy Valley: Chiffchaff singing. (Stella Frost)
*16th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Great Spotted Woodpecker; 5 Goldfinch; Wren, Dunnock, Jackdaw all nestbuilding/prospecting; Grey Heron (over); 5 Mallard (over); 3 House Sparrow. (KW)
*16th - Addington Village: Red Kite seen flying over. (Sam Davenport)
*15th - Farthing Downs: 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl calling, 3 m Yellowhammer, 1 House Sparrow, up to 3 Skylark in song, (but only 1 in the area of the proposed fencing!), 1 Chiffchaff in song, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Linnet. (DH)
*15th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 3 House Sparrow; plenty of Mallard activity overhead. (KW)
*14th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Great Spotted Woodpecker; 2 House Sparrow; Collared Dove; Common Buzzard circling low over gardens at 12.20; Tit wars continue with a pair of Coal Tit now joining the fray with the rival Blue & Great Tit pairings; Magpie and Jackdaw nestbuilding. (KW)
*14th - Croham Hurst: Tawny Owl hooting at 19:40. (JB)
*14th - South Norwood: (Kings Road): 17:15. m Kestrel in tree in neighbour's garden (JW)
*14th - Coulsdon (Thornton Crescent): Coulsdon Sparrowhawk sat on roof and Buzzard in sky (Stella Frost)
*13th-Pollards Hill South-1 f.Sparrowhawk chased 8 Goldfinch from feeder-missed! (MJN)
*13th - Hamsey Green: 13.50 Red Kite hovering over houses (AB)
*12th - New Addington (Fisher's Farm): Red Kite. (KW)
*12th - Farthing Downs: 3 Yellowhammer, 2m and 1f, 1 Sparrowhawk over, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Skylark in area to be fenced off....I hope, 6 Goldfinch. (DH)
*12th - Devislden Wood: 1 Treecreeper, 3 Long-tailed Tit, Stock Dove in song, 1 Wren, many Ring-Necked Parakeets, several Redwing, 1 in song. (DH)
*12th - Heaver's Meadow 13.40-15.40: Grey Wagtail flying over, 1 Magpie, 4 Robin, 12 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Dunnock, 17 House Sparrow, 4 Blackbird, 2 Great Tit, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Wren, 1 Crow, 2 Long-tailed tit, 2 Starling, 5 Feral Pigeon, 9 Redwing, 9 Black headed Gulls flying over, 2 Woodpigeon. (NH & GF).
*12th - Whitehorse Meadow: 1 Chiffchaff singing, many Starlings, Ring-necked Parakeets, House Sparrows, 2 Blackbird, 2 Great Tit, 1 Dunnock, Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Redwing, Crow, 2 Long-tailed tit, 1 Wren. (NH & GF).
*12th - Grangewood Park: Several Ring-necked Parakeet, Crow, 4 Great tit, 4 Coal Tit, 2 Robin, 4 Blackbird, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Nuthatch, 5 Redwing, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Wren. (NH & GF).
*12th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (12.15pm): 2/3 Blackcaps singing/calling, plus a pair bonding (all in back garden area) (GH)
*12th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Blackcap singing, Green Woodpecker calling. (JB)
*11th - Croham Hurst GC: Chiffchaff. (BirdTrack)
*11th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8.30am): 3 Blackcaps in garden area (2 duetting, 1 calling at same time) (GH)
*10th - Kings Wood: Chiffchaff. (Gill Flinn)
*9th - Selsdon (Kingswood Way): Male Blackcap still present - has been here since 24th January. (Peter Gunkel)
*9th - South Norwood Lake: (07:40:09:10): 10 Canada Goose, pair Egyptian Goose with 3 goslings, 10 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck (8m/4f), 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1m Sparrowhawk, 9 Moorhen, 14 Coot, 6 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Dunnock (singing), pair Long-tailed Tit (nest building), 1 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 11 Starling, 6 House Sparrow, 2 singing Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch (JW)
*8th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8am): Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming briefly on railway land; metal-ringed Blackcap singing/calling in garden (GH)
*8th - Selsdon (Kingswood Way): Male Brambling in garden. (Peter Gunkel)
*6th - Farthing Downs: 1 Skylark briefly in song, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Cormorant over, 2 Redwing through, 4 Buzzard overhead, (2, I assume a pair, were counter soaring), 2 Red Kite, 1 Raven through, cronking. (DH)
*6th - Kings Wood: 2.15 to 3.30pm. 3 Marsh Tit heard, 2 Treecreeper, 3 Nuthatch, 5 Wren, 3 Song Thrush, Jay, 5 Coal Tit, many Blue and Great tits and Robins, 2 Blackbirds, flock of Redwing heard calling deep in one section, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Buzzard heard calling overhead. (NH)
*6th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (10.15am): 3 Greylag Geese flying med high SE (>SNCP area) (GH)
*5th - Bradmore Green: Red kite flying over
*5th - South Norwood Lake: (1200) Greylag Goose. (Alan Simpkins)
*5th - Whitgift School: c50 Redwing in trees beside Brighton Road. Also c25 Starling. (JB)
*5th - Croham Hurst: Firecrest. (Paul Holt)
*4th - Kings Wood: Marsh Tit singing, c50 Redwing. (Brian Thomas)
*4th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 3 Redwing (first for several weeks). (JB)
*4th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 6 Teal, 6 Shoveler, Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail seen (one in wetlands, one in big reed bed), 2 Kestrel, Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler, singing Chiffchaff, Redwing, 4 Siskin. (JAH)
*3rd - Riddlesdown: 11 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Buzzard, 8+ Stock Dove. (JB)
*3rd - Wandle Park: 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Stock Doves, 2 Mistle Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, 10+ Redwing, 3 Moorhen, 3 Mallard, 4 rats! (Sue Henning)
*2nd - Shirley (Wickham Road): Red Kite. (Lucinda Offer - tweet)
*2nd - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (1pm): female Kestrel perched/preening in adjacent garden sycamore, plus 3 Blackcaps (1 singing, 2 calling) earlier (GH)
*1st - Coulsdon (St Andrews Rd.): Awoke to the beautiful fluting tones of a Blackbird in full voice. (DH)
*1st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Male Blackcap still visiting, Magpie with nest material, Goldcrest singing, Nuthatch, 15+ Goldfinch. (JB)
* 1st - Lloyd Park: Mediterranean Gull (with Black-headed and Common Gulls on school sports pitches). (J. Kirby)