August 2021

*31st - Sanderstead Pond: Heron on roof of house nearby. (NH)
*31st - Sanderstead Plantation: Bullfinch heard. (NH)
*31st - Ladygrove (Forestdale): Bullfinch heard. (NH)
*31st - Littleheath Woods: Treecreeper. (NH)
*31st - South Norwood (Cypress Road: 1230. Mixed flock of 8 Long-tailed and 7 Blue Tits (Alan Simpkins)
*31st - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Common Buzzard circling, while being mobbed by 3 Crows; Great Spotted Woodpecker. (KW)
*31st - South Norwood Country Park: Shoveler, 4 Swallows. (JAH by email)
*31st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Chiffchaff calling in garden. Tawny Owl hooting at 23:48.(JB)
*29th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (2.45pm): <20 Long-tailed Tits flying through back gardens via GH's sycamore (Hattie Forbes per GH)
*29th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Cormorant, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Black-headed Gull, Green Woodpecker, 3 Little Grebe (2 juvenile), Kingfisher. (KW)
*29th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Purple patch in garden with 1 Blackcap chakking away, 1 Chiffchaff calling, 8+ Long-tailed Tits, 2 Coal Tits, 4+ Blue Tits, 2 Great Tits, juv Greenfinch and adult + juv Goldfinch. (JB)
*29th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (7.30am): Nuthatch calling briefly in back garden (GH)
*28th - South Norwood Lake: (1300) 3 Goldfinch & 3 Greenfinch feeding on thistles on North west side of playing field (Alan Simpkins)
*28th - South Norwood (Towpath Way): Mixed flock of 12 Tits feeding in my garden, 2 Great, 7 Blue, 3 Coal.( Rob Wyllie)
*25th - Addington Village: Kestrel in trees overlooking churchyard. (Sam Davenport)
*24th - Farthing Downs: A flock of up to 40 Linnet (including several juveniles), up to 10 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch calling but unseen, 1 Yellowhammer calling but also unseen, 1 Buzzard overhead, several Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap alarm calling, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven overhead briefly. (David Hayes)
*24th - Chaffinch Avenue (adjacent to Long Lane Wood): Buzzard being mobbed by a crow. (Jon Shaub)
*24th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Sparrowhawk overhead. (JB)
*24th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (10.15): Female Sparrowhawk circling/spiraling very high overhead (GH)
*22nd - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (early pm): Sparrowhawk (prob female) seemingly "hawking" for insects high overhead, 2 Pied Wagtails flying over Gdns & Blackcap alarm-calling in gdn (GH)
*21st - Dollypers Hill: Bullfinch heard moving around whole site, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker. (NH)
*21st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Alerted to a Honey Buzzard heading east over garden by Crow calling at 10:45. (JB)
*18th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (1.45pm): group of 2/3 Swifts feeding medium high overhead for several mins; Green Woodpecker calling briefly (GH)
*18th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): Fem Sparrowhawk low over gardens (MJN)
*17th - Heathfield, Riesco Drive: 7.00pm 5 House Martins feeding over garden. (NH)
*17th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (2.45pm): 3 Stock Doves & 5 Collared Doves all perched together on 2 rlwy depot lighting columns (GH)
*15th - South Norwood (Cypress Road at 0645) Kestrel being mobbed by two Carrion Crows. (Alan Simpkins) Alan, could you please email me (johnbirkett(at)hotmail.co.uk) as I would like to check something with you. (Admin)
*14th - South Norwood Country Park: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 9 Swift, 8 Chiffchaff, 35 Goldfinch (Nigel G Harris)
*14th - South Norwood Lake: Flock of 8/9 Goldfinches on thistles on playing field. (Alan Simpkins)
*14th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (mid pm): 3 Stock Doves perched together on rlwy light column, 3 Swifts overhead, Green Woodpecker calling in Gdns & Jackdaw flying over (scarce here) (GH)
*13th - South Norwood (Kings Road) (12:10) 2 Mistle Thrush (JW)
*12th - South Norwood Country Park: 135 Canada Goose, 38 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose. (JAH)
*12th - Hutchinsons Bank: Nightjar seen and photographed in the open. (Lucinda Offer by email)
*12th - South Norwood (Station Rd) (12.15pm): 3 screaming Swifts still (GH)
*11th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (1.15pm): Sparrowhawk (prob female) circling/spiraling medium high over rlwy land; 3 Swifts feeding low overhead at same time (GH)
*11th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Willow Warbler singing briefly at 09:30. Buzzard circling and drifting around at 12:40.(JB)
*10th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 15 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 11 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck +1 young, 4ad/4juv Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron (over), 1m Sparrowhawk, 9 Moorhen, 15 Coot, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, 3 Swift, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 1m Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Jay, 4 House Sparrow, 6 Goldfinch (JW)
*10th - South Norwood Country Park: 60 Greylag, Kingfisher. (JAH)
*9th - Sandersteead (Briton Hill Road): Sparrowhawk. (JB)
*9th - South Norwood Lake former changing rooms area: (11.45pm). Tawny Owl hooting repeatedly (a local resident per JW)
*9th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): 12 swifts moving through 11.00 am (NH)
*8th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 2 Sparrowhawks soaring overhead together (Juvs?). (MJN)
*8th - Foxley Wood: 2 Treecreepers (NH)
*8th - Farthing Downs: c80 Swifts moving through SW, also 1 Wheatear and 2 Yellow1 mmers. (Brian Thomas) 16 Goldfinch, 10+ Linnet including several juveniles, 2 Green Woodpecker, up to 3 Bullfinch, a family of Chiffchaff including at least 1 juvenile,1 Blackcap, a mixed flock of Tits including 3 or more Long Tailed Tits. (David Hayes)
*8th - Waddon Ponds: Kingfisher. (Sue Henning)
*8th - South Norwood Country Park: 48 Greylag Goose, 2 pairs of Little Grebe with 2 and 1 young, Kingfisher. (JAH)
*8th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (9.30am): 1 Willow Warbler (possibly two) heard singing/calling repeatedly for 5 mins in low scrub at bottom of neighbour's gdn, plus family party (3m/2f/15 juvs) of House Sparrows on adjacent gdn Buddleia (GH)
*7th - Wandle Park: (7.30pm) 10 Swift over. (Sue Henning)
*6th - Kenley Common: 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 House Martin, 3 Swallow, Bullfinch. (NH)
*6th - Farthing Down: 3 Yellowhammer, 12 Swift. (NH)
*6th - South Norwood Country Park: Sparrowhawk, 2 Kingfisher. (JAH)
*6th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (2.15pm): Group of 3 Swifts feeding medium high overhead (GH)
*5th - Lloyd Park: Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, Stock Dove (NH)
*5th - South Norwood (High St) (11am): 2 pairs of screaming Swifts & a Pied Wagtail calling (GH)
*5th - South Norwood Country Park: Green Sandpiper. (JAH)
*4th - Waddon Ponds: Mixed up duck family - female Mallard with one Mallard and three Tufted ducklings in tow. At one point extremely aggresive towards a Moorhen. (Lucinda Offer)
*4th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Tawny Owl hooting at 22:05. (JB)
*4th - South Norwood Lake: (1200) 6 Goldfinches on Spear Thistles on north side of playing field. On lake a Coot with two chicks. (Alan Simpkins)
*4th - South Norwood Country Park: Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher. (JAH)
*4th - Sanderstead (Reddington Close): 2 Grey Wagtails (Mike Earp)
*4th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): juvenile Blackcap (MJN)
*3rd - Wandle Park: (6.30am) 2 Egyptian Geese and a Grey Heron on the playing field, 12-15 Canada Geese flying west. (Sue Henning)
*2nd - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) : Green Woodpecker calling in gdn sycamore (8am); just one fleeting Swift through E all day (GH)
*2nd - South Norwood (Cypress Road) Mass gatherings of Green Parakeets in the trees at the junction with Auckland Road. Today most arrived from all directions about 1930 and departed in groups 1945 to 1955. Tonights total was about 115 birds, all departing Southwards. (Alan Simpkins)
*2nd - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Mute Swan + 6 cygnets, 28 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Cormorant, 4 Little Grebe + 5 young, Sparrowhawk, 2 Swift, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Reed Warbler. (JAH)
*1st - Norbury: 9.30am. 20+ Swifts screaming and whirling around very high. (Sue Collins)
*1st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Still at least one Swift around. 2 Nuthatches on feeders. (JB) NB, today seems to have been a day of southward movement of Swifts (Admin)