June 2024

*30th - Shirley (Devonshire Way: 3 Swift; c. 35 Starling; 2 Goldfinch; 2 House Sparrow; Greenfinch heard calling. (KW) 
*30th - Wandle Park: Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Grey Heron, Reed Warbler, Egyptian Goose, Moorhen, Swift, Stock Dove. (Sue Henning)
*26th - Coombe Wood: 2 Moorhen (nesting), 2 Blackbird, Coal Tit (juv), Blue Tit, Great Tit. (LO)
*25th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 12 Swift; 2 Herring Gull; Sparrowhawk (f) soaring together, presumably around an insect plume. (KW)
*24th - Farthing Downs: 4 Skylark, 5 Yellowhammer, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 3 Blackcap in song, 1 adult Whitethroat with juvs in tow, several Chiffchaff in song, 1 Green Woodpecker heard, 2Great Spotted Woodpecker, Collared Dove heard but not seen, 1 Stock Dove over, 4 Swift, 2 Chaffinch singing. (DH)
*24th - St Andrews Rd, Coulsdon: Coal Tit still present, 3 Mistle Thrush over, Greenfinch calling from the railway over the road, numerous Jackdaw including juv. (DH)
*24th - South Norwood Lake: (07:25-09:30) 8 Canada Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, 10 Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe (1 on nest-4 eggs), 8 Moorhen, 12 Coot, 2 juv Herring Gull (over), 2 Collared Dove, c20 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Dunnock, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff (1 singing), family of 5 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 singing Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, c12 Starling, 16 House Sparrow, 6 Goldfinch (JW)
*21st - Heathfield: 2 Buzzard, Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, Swallow, Swift, Long-Tailed Tit, Stock Dove, Mallard. (LO)
*20th - South Norwood (Kings Road) 1 Mistle Thrush (11:05) (JW)
*16th - Riddlesdown: Whitethroat (m). Derek Kelly.
*14th - Location undisclosed: Peregrine update. A pair has had one young at one site in the borough and at least two other pairs are believed to be breeding at different sites. (Admin)
*14th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Kestrel hovering over gardens at 10:30; first for some years. (JB)
*9th - Wandle Park: Reed Warbler singing. 2 Grey Wagtail (at least one young bird), Blackcap singing. (JB)
*9th - Waddon Ponds: Hobby over, 2 Kingfisher, Blackcap singing. (JB)
*9th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Common Buzzard. (KW)
*8th - South Norwood (Kings Road) 2juv Mistle Thrush on lawn by block of flats 11:15 (JW)
*6th - Hutchinson's Bank: Great Spotted Woodpecker (juv), Great Whitethroat (singing), Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Long-Tailed Tit, Collared Dove. (LO)
*5th - South Norwood (Enmore Road) 3 Swifts low over houses 12:30. JW.
*3rd - Waddon Ponds: Heron (juv), Little Grebe, Coot, Moorhen, Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Canada Goose, 2 Swan, Herring Gull, Jay, Goldfinch, House Sparrow, 50+ Starling (incl. juvs). (LO)
*3rd - Wandle Park: Reed Warbler, Moorhen (with chicks), 2 Grey Wagtail. (LO)
*2nd - Park Hill Park: Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Stock Dove. (LO)
*2nd - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Common Buzzard; Great Spotted Woodpecker: 15 Starling; 2 Goldfinch; 2 House Sparrow; Swift. (KW)
*1st - Addiscombe: BBS count included an impressive 114 House Sparrows and that was just on the transect route; much of the 1Km square not covered. Sadly, the only Swift was one outside the square as I walked between the first and second halves of the route. (JB)