November 2022

*30th - South Norwood Country Park: 3 Mute Swan, 3 Egyptian Goose, Teal, 4 Shoveler, Little Grebe, 3 Water Rail, Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing. (JAH)
*29th - South Norwood Lake (1255): Kestrel being driven away by solitary Crow (at times flying down to about three feet from ground level) (Alan Simpkins)
*28th - Shirley (Freshfields) (2pm): a Goldcrest in lime tree at bottom of the garden (1st such sighting here in over 50 years of garden watching) (Sheila Mason per GH)
*27th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 2 Blackcaps (m & f), 6 Redwing. (JB)
*26th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 2 male Blackcaps in garden this morning. First for some time, so presumably continental birds here for the winter. Female turned up later. (JB)
*26th - South Norwood Country Park: Common Gull, Kingfisher, Fieldfare. (JAH)
*25th - Foxley Wood - Goldcrest, 2 Treecreepers, Redwing +, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 male Bullfinch, Wrens singing, 2 Chaffinch, Blackbirds, Blue tits and Great tits. (NH) 
*25th - South Norwood Country Park: Sparrowhawk, Grey Wagtail. (JAH)
*24th - South Norwood Country Park: 3 Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Teal, 6 Shoveler, Little Grebe, 3 Water Rail, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kestrel, Goldcrest, 3 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing. (JAH) 
*24th - South Norwood Lake 12:00: Pair of Shovelers spin feeding, 2 Cormorant, 1 Wren. (Alan Simpkins). 
*24th - Lloyd Park Tram Stop: 3 trees on the road side of the tram stop being used by Starlings as roosts. 20+ Starlings. (L Offer)
*24th - Selsdon Wood: Raven heard. (Ted Forsyth)
*22nd - Farthing Downs: 2 Stonechat seen by the Ranger, Ed. 16 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush in full song, 1 Tawny Owl heard, 3 Chaffinch, at least 5 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Buzzard, 1 Skylark, 1 Dunnock, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Greenfinch over. A loose gathering of 20 plus Magpies. (DH) 
*22nd - Foxley Wood: 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard mobbed by a Peregrine which, in turn, was mobbed by a Crow! (Steve Grayson)
*22nd - Riddlesdown: Firecrest heard along Yew Tree Walk in a mixed tit flock. Plenty of redwing around. (Nicola Hunt)
*21st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 12 Redwing SW at 10:10. (JB)
*21st - South Norwood Country Park: 6 Redpoll. (JAH)
*20th - Hutchinsons Bank: 2 Ravens chased by Crow and Magpie, but occasionally landing. Buzzards and Red Kite also present. (Ted Forsyth)
*19th - Riddlesdown: Bullfinch, Redwing, several Blackbirds and Kestrel up by quarry. (NH).
*19th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): Several small flocks of Redwing flying over garden from wood, some feeding on holly berries in garden. 1 Fieldfare on aerial on nearby house (NH).
*18th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 10 House Sparrow; Great Spotted Woodpecker; Grey Heron (flew past window along the middle of the road); c. 90 Black-headed Gull over. (KW)
*17th - Hutchinson's Bank: 2 Jays, 3 Goldfinches, 1 Kestrel, 1 Red Kite, 6 Magpies, 3 Crows, 20+ Pigeons flying over. Plus a mixed flock of Great Tits and Blue Tits (at least 4 of each) feeding on a bird feeder in a nearby front garden. (L Offer)
*16th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): quite extraordinary commotion today as fox killed a Jackdaw in middle of the lawn. Within seconds, the alarm calls had brought in a small army of at least 14 Magpie, 20+ Jackdaw, Carrion Crows, a small flock of parakeets and eventually even a Sparrowhawk. Having taken about 5 minutes to subdue the Jackdaw, which mixed playing dead with occasional violent attacks on the fox's face, the mammal lost interest in the now dead bird, and wandered off for a rest and a scratch, before departing the scene. Came back 2 hours later to hide the corpse in some bramble. Attempted or successful predation this year includes Robin; Mallard; Wood Pigeon; mouse; several Grey squirrel as well as a host of McDonalds refuse. 2 male Blackcap feeding on Rowan berries were the encore; Redwing; Lesser Black-backed Gull (over). (KW)
*16th - South Norwood Country Park: 3 Mute Swan, 3 Egyptian Goose, 13 Shoveler, 2 Cormorant, Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail, Snipe, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat. (JAH)
*14th - Farthing Downs: 2 Stonechat still present, 2 Yellowhammer, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Kestrel, 1 very vocal Buzzard. (DH)
*14th - Whitgift Centre: Woodcock found on ground outside Bishops Wine Bar in the morning and flew into a window as it flushed. Taken into care, but not thought likely to survive. (Facebook per Lucinda Offer) Presumably arrived overnight.
*14th - South Norwood (Cypress Rd) Little Egret being mobbed by 2 Carrion Crows at 13:15. Also 39 Canada Geese on Lake playing fields. (Alan Simpkins)
*13th - SWCA Dobbin: 2 Fieldfare, 3 Linnet and Bullfinch. (NH) 
*13th - Croydon: Apparent Eastern race Lesser Whitethroat seen in a private garden in the Chatsworth Road Conservation Area at 11am but not since.
*12th - South Croydon Allotments: 2 Fieldfare and 6 Redwing. 1 Grey Wagtail on a plot, 1 Sparrowhawk mobbed by 10 Goldfinch. (NH)
*12th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Great Spotted Woodpecker; Grey Heron in eucalyptus tree being mobbed by parakeets; 3 Common Buzzard soaring quite low. (KW)
*12th - Riddlesdown: Top track mixed tit flock, Blue, Great and Long-tailed, Treecreeper, Bullfinch (NH) 
*12th - South Norwood (Love Lane): Raven flying (and calling) SE towards Country Park at 1:10 pm. (DMac)
*9th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Buzzard over at 10:15 mobbed by a Crow and Herring Gulls. (JB)
*9th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 10 House Sparrow; Chaffinch (f) (very occasional spot in this location). (KW)
*7th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker. (KW)
*4th - Lloyd Park: Male Tawny Owl calling at 16:30 (Jack Bartley)
*3rd - Old Coulsdon: Tawny Owl heard in residential area (Stella Frost)
*3rd - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Ring Ouzel calling nearby mid morning, first Mistle Thrush in gard4n this year, several Blackbirds around. (JB)
*1st - Farthing Downs: 4 Yellowhammer, 3 Meadow Pipit, 9 Redwing, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Linnet, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Dunnock, 1 Skylark. (DH)
*1st - Wandle Park: Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail, 6 Moorhens. (Sue Henning)