February 2022

*28th - Purley (Downscourt Road): Male Blackcap. (CEB)
*28th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 2 Stock Dove, 3 Redwing, Song Thrush (rare visit from something that was once common), several hundred Jackdaw in multiple waves returning to roost, 59 Black-headed Gull (over), 4 Mallard, early nesting Blue Tit pairing seem to be winning turf war with Great Tits that usually nest. (KW)
*28th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (9.30am): Pair of Jays in garden sycamore, with one actively food offering the other; 2 Blackcaps singing/calling; Song Thrush singing (GH)
*28th - South Norwood Lake:(07:45:09:00) 22 Canada Goose, pair Egyptian Goose with 3 goslings, 12 Mallard, 20 Tufted Duck (16m/4f), 5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 12 Moorhen, 14 Coot, 12 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 singing Dunnock, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch (1 calling), 1 Jay, 2 Jackdaw, 6 House Sparrow, 12 Goldfinch (JW)
*27th - South Norwood Country Park: No sign of the 2 remaining cygnets hatched last May; appear to have departed between Friday morning (25th) and this morning. (DMac & Sarah Woodcock)
*27th - Farthing Downs: 1 Red Kite soaring overhead, 3 Yellowhammer calling from a stretch of hedge near the carpark, (a standoff!), 2 Greenfinch, no sign of Stonechat sadly, 2 Skylark calling, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker calling, female Blackcap. (Spoke to a warden, electric fencing to enclose a grassland area where hopefully Skylark will nest, awaiting agreement from Historic England). (DH)
*27th - Riddlesdown: 2 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 3 Skylark displaying, Green Woodpecker, pair of Bullfinch, L-T Tits plus usual suspects. (Gill Flinn)
*26th - Farthing Downs near car park: 2 male Stonechat. (Stella Frost)
*26th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Blackcap singing, Goldcrest singing, Nuthatch. (JB)
*25th - Farthing Downs: Fieldfare. (Stella Frost)
*25th - Millers Pond: Pair Egyptian Geese with 7 young. (JB)
*25th - South Norwood Country Park: 5 Teal, 4 Snipe, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, Fieldfare, 4 Meadow Pipit, 10 Siskin. (JAH)
*24th - Park Hill Rec: Redwings. (Lucinda Offer, tweet) 
*24th - South Norwood (Portland Road): 09:30. 2 Jackdaw on roof of shop (JW)
*23rd - South Norwood (Cypress Road): 1400. 6 Long-tailed Tits (Alan Simpkins)
*23rd - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Blackcap singing, Goldcrest singing. (JB)
*22nd - South Norwood Lake: (1230) 16 Fieldfare moving in a flock around the Cricket Field for about 20 minutes then flew to NE (Alan Simpkins)
*22nd - Sanderstead: Red Kite over Sanderstead Library. (JB)
*20th - Farthing Downs: 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Little Owl calling from fields adjacent to the Downs, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 3 Greenfinch, several Song Thrush in song. (DH)
*20th – Selsdon Wood: Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit and Nuthatch on David Malins memorial feeder. (Lucinda Offer tweet)
*20th - South Norwood Lake: 1200. Only 3 Egyptian Goslings now. 2 Pochard (Alan Simpkins)
*20th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Red Kite looking into garden from below treetop height at 12:15. Male Blackcap still visiting. (JB)
*19th - Wandle Park: 2 Egyptian Goose, Lesser Black-Backed Gull (circling), Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, 20+ Redwing, 6 Moorhen, 3 Mallard, Goldfinch flock. (Sue Henning)
*19th - South Norwood Country Park: 6 Teal, 14 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, Water Rail, Snipe, 2 Kestrel, Cetti's Warbler, 6 Siskin. (JAH)
*18th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8.30am): Grey Heron flying low along back gardens (Hattie Forbes per GH)
*17th - South Norwood Lake: (0715 near Cypress Road gate) Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Collard Dove. (1230) Egyptian goslings swimming on choppy lake with parents, 2 (1 adult and 1 juvenile) Cormorants (Alan Simpkins)
*17th - Sanderstead to Whyteleafe Countryside Area- 11.00am- 7 skylark, 2 raven, 1 red kite, 2 buzzard. (NH)
*17th - South Norwood (Kings Road) 10:15 Mistle Thrush singing, Great Spotted Woodpecker (JW)
*16th - South Norwood Lake: (1200-1230) The pair of Egyptian Geese have four new Goslings, probably yesterday as the female was still on the nest 15/2/22. 5 Mute Swans (back again) and about 110 Black-headed gulls on cricket field (my largest number this winter). Part of this field now flooded with 6 Moorhens and 3 Canada Geese as well as gulls in the water. (Alan Simpkins).
*15th - Sanderstead to Whyteleafe Countryside Area: 8to10am. 8 Bullfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 1 Stonechat (latter two at Dobbin), 7 Skylark, 2 Mistle Thrush, 11 Song Thrush and 1 Raven flying fast NE over quarry cronking (NH).
*15th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (2.45pm): Grey Heron flying low east towards SN Country Park (GH)
*14th - South Norwood Country Park: 4 Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, 5 Teal, 5 Shoveler, Cormorant, 3 Little Grebe, 8 Stock Dove, Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel, Coal Tit, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Redwing, 5 Siskin. (JAH)
*12th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Garden highlights - male Blackcap, 10 Chaffinch, 7 Blackbird, 5 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch. (JB)
*12th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Nuthatches by corner of cemetery and Harrington Road tram stop, at least 4 Mistle Thrush midway along cemetery boundary nearer Elmers End station end, stonechat off central path. Jon Shaub
*9th - South Norwood Country Park: 9 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Snipe, Cetti's Warbler, 4 Siskin. (JAH)
*9th - Farthing Downs: Little Owl calling at 13:30. (Stella Frost)
*8th - Farthing Downs: A flock of 160+ Jackdaw was a wonderful sight, 35 Redwing and 15 Starling in trees adjacent to the Downs, 2 Yellowhammer. (DH)
*7th - South Norwood Country Park: Male Pochard. (JAH)
*7th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Grey Heron (on roof); 5 Goldfinch. (KW)
*6th - Shirley (Freshfields) (3pm): a now regularly seen Little Egret flew very low over the house (from a westerly direction) & landed in the field very close to the back garden (Sheila Mason per GH)
*6th - Farthing Downs: 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Little Owl calling, a flock of 25+ Goldfinch, 3 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Redwing, at least 15 Jackdaw, 1 Chiffchaff calling, 3 Greylag Geese over(!), 1 Nuthatch 'in song' 1 Grey Heron languidly through. (DH)
*6th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (10am): Grey Heron (mobbed by crow) landed on back garden fence, perched for 1 minute, then flew off low S (GH)
*5th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (11am): 2 Blackcaps calling at same time, & then one singing a busy sub-song continuously for 5 mins (GH)
*4th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 30+ Goldfinch, male Blackcap. (JB)
*4th - South Norwood Lake: 1145-1230 5 Mute Swan, 2 Herring Gull, 34 Black-headed Gull, Egyptian Goose back on nest. (Alan Simpkins)
*3rd - Wandle Park: Goldcrest. (Sue Henning)
*3rd - South Norwood (Kings Road): singing Dunnock & singing Song Thrush 11:50 (JW)
*1st - Riddlesdown: 09:55-11:00. 9 Skylarks, 4 Meadow Pipits, 1 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch. At least 6 Dunnocks singing away. (JB)
*1st - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8am): Egyptian & Canada Geese calling/flying over at same time, plus 2 Blackcaps calling in the back garden (GH)
*1st - Wandle Park: 2 Nuthatch, 2 Great-Spotted Woodpecker, Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, Cormorant (flyover in direction of Waddon Ponds), Stock Dove, Grey Wagtail, Goldfinch, Long-Tailed Tit, 3 Moorhen, 5 Mallard (24 species in total this morning, 8am-9.15am). (Sue Henning)