January 2022

*31st - South Croydon (Birdhurst Road): 1 Male Blackcap in private garden around 4:15pm. (Jack Bartley)
*31st - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Common Buzzard (over). (KW)
*30th - Farthing Downs: 1 Red Kite, 31 Goldfinch, 1 Skylark over, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Greenfinch. (DH)
*30th - Coulsdon Common}: Firecrest (Photo on Facebook Friends of Farthing Downs and Coulsdon Common)
*30th - South Norwood (Cypress Road): (0710) 21 Magpies flew South from trees beside Cypress Lower School. Another 5 still around 20mins later. (Alan Simpkins)
*28th - South Norwood Lake: (1130-1200) 3 Jackdaw, 7 Cormorants, 1 drying wings in dead tree on north west side of lake. Egyptian Goose f, still on nest, adult m chasing last Septembers brood away, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 pairs in courtship dances. (Alan Simpkins)
*28th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Male and female Blackcaps seen on feeders at different times during the day. Song Thrush now singing well in the early morning. (JB)
*26th - South Norwood Country Park: Water Rail, Snipe, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 8 Siskin. (JAH)
*25th - Addington Village: Kestrel (see earlier reports) perched on the church tower. (Sam Davenport)
*25th - South Norwood Lake . (1300) 1 Goldcrest (in Yew Tree by railway line) ,6 Cormorant, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Wren (in parchment Birch by main gate). 14 Mallard (10m, 1 juv m, 3f) (Alan Simpkins)
*23rd - South Norwood Lake: (07:50:09:20) 24 Canada Goose, 7 Egyptian Goose + 1 on nest, 12 Mallard, 17 Tufted Duck, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 12 Moorhen, 15 Coot, 8 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail, 7 Dunnock (2 singing), 1 Song Thrush (singing), 5 Redwing, 1f Blackcap, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Starling, 6 House Sparrow, 10 Goldfinch (JW)
*23rd - Wandle Park: Female Kestrel, Stock Dove singing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Mistle Thrush, c100 Starlings. Also bright yellow Ring-necked Parakeet. (JB & Sue Henning)
*23rd - Waddon Ponds: 2 Mute Swan, 9 Tufted Duck, 67 Black-headed Gull, 1 juv Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Song Thrush singing. (JB & Sue Henning)
*23rd - South Norwood Country Park: 4 Mute Swan, 16 Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 9 Teal, 5 Shoveler, Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, Little Grebe, 4 Water Rail, Snipe, 2 Kestrel, Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Redwing, 9 Siskin. (JAH)
*23rd - Purley (Lower Barn Road): 09.00am Stock Dove calling from woods behind garden. (NH)
*22nd - Riddlesdown: 10.40 am 2 Raven flew over Skylark Field cronking in direction towards Foxley Woods, 3 Green Woodpecker feeding in field. (NH)
*21st - South Norwood (Cypress Road) 22 House Sparrows on a front garden feeder or in nearby tree awaiting their turn. (Alan Simpkins)
*21st - South Norwood Country Park: 8-8.30 Siskin and at least 5 redpoll, two kestrels flying together towards lake over moat field. (J.Shaub) 
*21st - South Norwood Lake 1230-1300: 10 Cormorant (4 on island trees, 3 at western point of island, 2 on sailing club pontoon and 1 fishing), 1 Heron, 26 Tufted Duck, 8 Mallard. 11 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch 6 Goldfinch. (Alan Simpkins)
*20th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8am): 2 Blackcaps calling in unison in back garden for at least 5 mins (GH)
*19th - Selsdon (Lynne Close): juvenile Raven feeding on neighbours bungalow roof. (Roger Amer by email)
*19th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2(m) House Sparrow, small mixed groups of Blue, Great, Coal, and Long-tailed Tits, actively scouting potential nest sites. (KW)
*19th - Farthing Downs: A flock of 30+ Redwing, 20+ Starling with a few Goldfinch in a field adjacent to the Downs, 2 Song Thrush in song, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer heard. Happy Valley: 1 Red Kite, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Long Tailed Tit. (DH)
*19th - South Norwood: (Kings Road) Mistle Thrush singing (14:30) (JW)
*18th - Coulsdon Common: 2 Song Thrush in song, 3 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Stonechat flew towards Happy Valley, and a flock of 9 Meadow Pipit settling in for roost in the middle of a field. (DH)
*18th - Whyteleafe (Salisbury's Fish & Chip shop backyard): Grey Wagtail. (Derek Kelly)
*18th - South Norwood Country Park: Lake 90% frozen.. 2 Teal, 6 Shoveler, Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler, Mistle Thrush, 4 Lesser Redpoll. (JAH)
*17th - Selsdon: Raven seen and heard cronking. (Roger Amer by email)
*17th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 23:10 3 Tawny Owls calling (2 male, 1 female). (JB)
*17th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 18 Canada Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, 10 Mallard, 11 Tufted Duck (7m/4f), 7 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 12 Moorhen, 15 Coot, 5 Black-headed Gull, 7 Herring Gull (over), 1 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 5 Redwing, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Jay, 1 Jackdaw (over), 3 Starling, 9 House Sparrow, 12 Goldfinch (JW)
*16th - Farthing Downs: 2 Bullfinch, 16 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare over (very scarce this year, sadly), 2 Stock Dove, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Kestrel, 1 Common Gull. Devilsden Wood: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk streaking through, low, (exhilarating to see), 2 Treecreeper, several Nuthatch, several Goldfinch, 1 Stock Dove in song, 3 Long Tailed Tit, 5 Redwing through. (DH)
*16th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): brief observation of late afternoon movements included several hundred Jackdaw in multiple waves, 36 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, numerous Ring-necked Parakeets, 24 Canada Goose (all headed north-west), Grey Heron; Great Spotted Woodpecker. (KW)
*16th - South Norwood Country Park: 4 Mute Swan, 3 Egyptian Goose, 6 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 28 Tufted Duck, Cormorant, Little Grebe, Red Kite, 2 Water Rail, 2 Kestrel, Cetti's Warbler. (JAH)
*15th - Farthing Downs: 1 Kestrel, 8 Goldfinch, 1 Red Kite circling overhead, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush in song, 1 Mistle Thrush in song, 1 Rook over(!). (DH)
*15th - Sanderstead: The Gruffy 11.15 am 15 Redwing, Goldfinches, 1 Nuthatch. Mitchley Avenue: Starlings and 3 calling/singing Greenfinch.
*15th - Riddlesdown Large Grazing Paddock Skylark Field: 12.30 pm 1 Bullfinch, 30+ Goldfinch, 2 Meadow Pipit and 8 Redwing (NH).
*14th - Coulsdon Common: A very brief visit produced 3 Bullfinch, 1 Kestrel, a flock of 6 Meadow Pipits and a lovely chorus of 15 Jackdaw overhead. Lifted my spirits no end! (DH)
*14th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush (extremely infrequent at this site for many years), 3 Herring Gull on roof. (KW)
*14th - Millers Pond: plenty of noisy chatter in the sunshine but usual lack of variety. 82 Black-headed Gull, 12 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 28 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, Mute Swan, 5 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 8 Starling, 12 Goldfinch, Collared Dove. (KW)
*14th - Riddlesdown 10.10am: 8 greenfinch. )NH)
*14th - South Croydon Allotments 12.30pm: 1 Fieldfare. (NH)
*14th - Coombe Wood Gardens 3.00pm: 2 Siskin, several Goldcrest and Coal tits. (NH)
*14th - South Norwood (Kings Road) (09:30) Mistle Thrush singing.3 Redwing (over) (JW)
*13th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Possible White-fronted Goose (over). (KW)
*13th - Wandle Park: Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 5 Redwing, 2 Stock Dove, Chaffinch, 5 Moorhens (Sue Henning)
*13th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8am): 6 Redwings in the garden sycamore (GH)
*12th - South Norwood Lake: 6 Cormorants in lake or in the trees on the island. 2 Mallards (absent for a while), young Egyptian Geese now dispersed around lake and parents no longer watching over them, Pied Wagtail by large puddles on cricket field and 3 Greenfinches in fir tree behind Waterside Centre. (Alan Simpkins)
*12th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): flock of 38 Black-headed Gull over. (KW)
*12th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (2.30pm): female Kestrel mobbed continuously by 2 crows, then very low W (GH)
*11th - Happy Valley: 3 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 3 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and dozens of noisy, unwelcome Ring Necked Parakeets to disturb the winter hush. (DH)
*11th - Riddlesdown: Female Stonechat, 1 Skylark singing, c10 Meadow Pipit, 4 Song Thrush singing, Linnet, Buzzard. (JB)
*11th - Ballards Way end of Ballards Farm Road (18:50) Tawny Owl heard. (RDHB).
*11th - Shirley (junction Wickham Rd/Cheston Ave east) (1pm): Dunnock in full song (Sheila Mason per GH)
*10th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) 12.30pm: female Sparrowhawk hunting along rlwy embankment, female Kestrel perched in rlwy birch tree, male Blackcap (no rings) on gdn feeder (GH)
*9th - Shirley (Freshfields): Little Egret (see earlier entries) now seen perched (always in the same trees) on a daily basis at various times of the day (Sheila Mason per GH)
*9th - (South Norwood) (Pittville Gdns) (11.30am): 3 Redwings chacking/seeping in gdn sycamore, 2m Blackcaps (1 silver-ringed rt leg, see below) interacting at gdn feeder (GH)
*8th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (3pm): silver-ringed (rt leg) male Blackcap on garden feeders (photo) (Hattie Forbes per GH)
*8th - Addington Village: Kestrel (see earlier reports) perched on the church tower. (Sam Davenport)
*7th - South Norwood Country Park: 3 siskin together with 3 goldfinch on alder (NH)
*5th - South Norwood Country Park: 10 Redpoll. (JAH)
*5th - Farthing Downs: A flock of 20 Goldfinch, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1 Greenfinch over, 1 Chaffinch over, 1 Yellowhammer over. (DH)
*5th - Queen's Rd Cemetery (Thornton Heath) (12-1.30pm): 20 species including Cormorant (over), Redwing & Long-tailed Tit (GH)
*5th - South Norwood Lake (1200-1300): 6 Mute Swans back again, 8 Egyptian Geese (including 4 almost full grown goslings), 3 Cormorant, 23 Canada Geese 2 Chaffinch, 2 Redpolls (sorry I did not get full i.d. before they flew off). Great Crested Grebes have started their courtship displays. (Alan Simpkins)
*4th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Tawny Owl heard about 7pm. (Pat & Allan)
*4th - Addington Village: Green Woodpecker spotted foraging in churchyard. (Sam Davenport)
*4th - South Norwood Country Park: 8 Teal. (JAH)
*4th - Wandle Park: 2 Nuthatches, 1 Mute Swan (flyover), 3 Redwings, 1 Stock Dove. (Sue Henning) 
*3rd - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Water Rail, Snipe, Fieldfare (hard to find this winter). (JAH)
*3rd - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (9.45am): Pair of Egyptian Geese flying very low towards South Norwood CP, Song Thrush singing & Blackcap feeding in garden (GH)
*2nd - Selsdon (Kingswood Way): 2 Red Kites over the garden. (Peter Gunkel)
*2nd - South Norwood Country Park: Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Redpoll. (JAH)
*2nd - Farthing Downs: 1 Peregrine, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel (a pair), 1 Greenfinch over, a flock of 15 plus Goldfinch, 6 Starling, 1 Song Thrush in full song, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Yellowhammer over, 1 possibly 2 Bullfinch. In Devislden Wood a flock of about 10 Long Tailed Tit. (DH)
*2nd - Addington Village: Green Woodpecker spotted in churchyard. (Sam Davenport)
*2nd - Foxley Wood: Firecrest 10.35 am (NH).
*2nd - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Male Blackcap on feeders. (JB)
*1st - South Norwood Country Park: Stonechat, Grey Wagtail. (JAH)
*1st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): First House Sparrow (female) on feeders for years! Little Owl calling at 23:20. (JB)