February 2014

• 28th - South Norwood Country Park: 15 Greylag Goose left at 6.45am going south, Little Grebe, 2 Kestrel, Water Rail, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 27 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Chiffchaff. (JAH)
• 28th - Sanderstead: Goldcrests singing in Briton Hill Road and near the cemetery. (JB)
• 27th - South Norwood Lake (08:45-10:15) 26 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, c100 Black-headed Gull, m Sparrowhawk(being mobbed by 3 Crows) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c20 Redwing, 3 pair Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, Dunnock, 3 singing Chaffinch, c20 Goldfinch, (JW)
• 27th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Greylag Goose flew south 6.40am, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Kestrel, Water Rail, 2 Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Stock Dove, 6 Collared Dove, 24 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Reed Bunting. (JAH)
• 26th - Kenley Common: 1 Collared Dove, 2 Black-headed Gull,7 Robin,25 Wood Pigeon,13 Redwing,2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,2 Great Tit, 4 Mistle Thrush,9 Carrion Crow,4 Magpie,5 Goldfinch,3 Chaffinch,2 Blackbird,3 Dunnock,6 Blue tit,3 Ringed-neck Parakeet,4 Jay,2 Long-tailed Tit. (John Morris)
• 26th - Sanderstead: Red Kite drifted over Court Hill at about 3 p.m. going due west. (Linda Hubbard)
• 26th - Croham Hurst: 7 Nuthatch, 15+ Great Tit, 15+ Blue Tit, 5 Coal Tit, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 Drumming), 2 Chaffinch, 3 Robin, 2 Wren, 6 Parakeet, 1 f Sparrowhawk (J.Barnes)
• 25th - South Norwood Lake: (08:45:10:15hrs) 22 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant, c70 Black-headed Gull, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Redwing, 2 pair Long-tailed Tit, Jackdaw (over), 3 singing Dunnock, 2 House Sparrow, 3 singing Chaffinch, c15 Goldfinch (JW)
• 25th - South Norwood Country Park: 6 Greylag Goose flew south 6.40am, 2 Egyptian Goose flew west 8.10am, Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 2 Water Rail, Snipe, 151 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull (6 over), 4 Stock Dove, Collared Dove, Kingfisher, male Stonechat in field adjacent to Moat Field, 24 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, Mistle Thrush reported, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Reed Bunting. (JAH) Whereabouts was the Kingfisher seen and is it resident? Thanks. Not resident, all sightings are casual. Latest ones were along stream by Harrington Road, but can also be seen around the lake.
• 24th - Waddon Ponds: 16 Canada Goose, 42 Mallard, 14 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 6 Moorhen, 39 Coot, 13 Black-headed Gull, 1 Chiffchaff. (Bird Arrivals at Waddon Ponds)
• 24th - Riddlesdown: 4+ Skylarks singing, 1 Meadow Pipit, 30+ Jackdaws around quarry. (JB)

  

  Chaffinch at South Norwood Lake by John Watson

• 24th - South Norwood Lake (08:45:10:30hrs) pair Egyptian Goose, 26 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 50 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming), 1 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing, 2 pair Long- tailed Tit, pair Collared Dove, 4 singing Dunnock, 3 singing Chaffinch, c20 Goldfinch, 2 House Sparrow (JW)
• 24th - Sanderstead, Briton Hill Road: Crow with nest material. (JB)
• 24th - South Norwood Country Park: 6 Greylag Goose + a hybrid, Little Grebe, 2 Kestrel displaying, Water Rail, 5 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, Mistle Thrush, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Reed Bunting. (JAH)
• 23rd - South Norwood Country Park: Little Grebe, Kestrel, Water Rail, Snipe, 183 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 6 Collared Dove, flock of approx. 60 Fieldfare and Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, 2 Reed Bunting. (JAH)
• 22nd - Norbury (Pollards Hill): 3 GS Woodpeckers (1 Drumming), 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Nuthatch "piping", 1 Redwing singing & 4 in treetops with another 8 flying E, 8 Goldfinch, 1 Goldcrest singing. (MJN)
• 22nd - South Norwood Country Park: Egyptian Goose, Little Grebe, 2 Kestrel, 2 Water Rail, Snipe, 161 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, Grey Wagtail, 42 Dunnock, 20 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Male Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Jackdaw, 2 Reed Bunting (JAH)
• 22nd - Farthing Downs: Very quiet for weeks apart from redwing, fieldfare and a 30 strong flock of goldfinches. This morning 2 yellowhammer were in song, also 1 skylark, dunnocks and robins. 3 greenfinches, 7 chaffinches, 2 song thrushes, 1 pied wagtail over, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 green woodpecker. Devilsden Wood had singing nuthatch and 1 treecreeper, 3 goldcrests, 4 long tailed tits, 1 coal tit, 2 great spotted woodpeckers calling. (David Hayes)
• 21st - Sanderstead: Magpie seen carrying nest material to a garden in Farm Fields. (JB)
• 20th - South Norwood Lake: (08:45:10:15hrs) pair Egyptian Goose, 30 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe (displaying), 1 Cormorant, c150 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 1 singing Coal Tit, pair Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chaffinch (3 singing), Goldfinch, 4 House Sparrow (JW)
• 20th - South Norwood Country Park: 3 Greylag Goose, 72 Canada Goose, Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Water Rail, 95 Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, Pied Wagtail, 34 Fieldfare, 31 Redwing, 5 Mistle Thrush, Reed Bunting. (JAH)
• 19th - South Norwood Lake (08:40:10:15hrs) pair Egyptian Goose, 26 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant, c100 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (3 drumming), 1 singing Song Thrush, c30 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest, 2 pair Long-tailed Tit, 4 Dunnock, c20 Goldfinch (JW)
• 19th - South Norwood Country Park: Kingfisher, pair Stonechat (JAH)
• 18th - Pittville Gardens, South Norwood (12pm): male Blackcap briefly in garden, then flew off SE (as per the one seen on 13th - see below) (GH)
• 18th - South Norwood Lake (08:45:10:00hrs) pair Egyptian Goose, 28 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, c150 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1imm Herring Gull,1m Sparrowhawk, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, c20 Redwing, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 House Sparrow,3 singing Chaffinch, c20 Goldfinch, (JW)
• 18th - South Norwood Country Park: 3 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, Little Grebe, Kestrel, Water Rail, Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Collared Dove, 31 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, Goldcrest, 3 Reed Bunting. (JAH)
• 17th - Waddon Ponds: 36+ Canada Geese including regular 5261277 & 5261087, 8 Black-headed Gulls, 17 Tufted Ducks (a welcome increase in numbers), 1 Little Grebe. (JB)
• 17th - South Norwood Lake (08:45:10:00hrs): 32 Tufted Duck, pair + 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, c100 Black-headed Gull, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker(1drumming) c30 Redwing, 1 singing Song Thrush, pair Long-tailed Tit, 2 singing Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 singing Dunnock, 2 House Sparrow, c20 Goldfinch, (JW)
• 17th - South Norwood Country Park: Little Grebe, Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 12 Collared Dove, Pied Wagtail, 18 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting. (JAH)
• 16th South Norwood Country Park: 4 Greylag Goose, 2 Shoveler, Little Grebe, Kestrel, Water Rail, Common Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull (4 over), 3 Stock Dove, 11 Collared Dove, 9 Fieldfare, 9 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, Jackdaw, 3 Reed Bunting. (JAH)

Female Tufted Duck at South Norwood Lake by Nigel Harris

• 16th - South Norwood Lake (08:45:09:45hrs) pair Egyptian Goose, 36 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, c100 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 2 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 60+ Redwing, 2 singing Song Thrush, 2 singing Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Dunnock(2 singing) 2 House Sparrow, c20 Goldfinch, (JW) Female Tufted Duck with a large white facial patch photographed by Nigel Harris.
• 15th - Waddon Ponds: 39 Canada Geese including BTO 5261277, 1 Greylag, 48 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 vocal Little Grebe, 62 Coot, 7 Moorhen, just 1 Black-headed Gull (have they all left early), 2 Herring Gulls, 60+ Feral Pigeons, 11+ Collared Doves resting in one clump of bushes. (JB)
• 15th - Wandle Park: 1 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 14 Black-headed Gulls. (JB)
• 14th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Greylag Goose, Little Grebe, 4 male Pheasant in flight together, 2 Kestrel, 2 Water Rail chasing each other in big reed bed, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, 8 Collared Dove, 45 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 2 Reed Bunting(JAH)
• 13th - Pittville Gardens, South Norwood (1pm): male Blackcap in garden sycamore, then flew off SE along railway embankment (GH)
• 13th - South Norwood Country Park: Greylag Goose, Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, Kestrel, 2 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 4 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Stock Dove, Collared Dove, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 32 Fieldfare, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, 3 Bullfinch (JAH)
• 11th - South Norwood Lake (09:00:10:15hrs) pair Egyptian Goose, 52 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cormorant, c150 Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Wood Pecker(drumming) 1 Pied Wagtail(over) 1 Song Thrush, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Jay, 2 House Sparrow, c20 Goldfinch, (JW)
• 9th - South Norwood Country Park: 3 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shoveler, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Kestrel, Water Rail, Snipe, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, 11 Collared Dove, 10 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing. (JAH)

  

  Egyptian Geese at South Norwood Lake by John Watson

• 9th - South Norwood Lake (08:30:10:00hrs): pair Egyptian Goose, 23 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe, c100 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 House Sparrow (JW)
• 8th - Park Hill area, Chepstow Rise: Robin(s?) building a nest in the ivy a yard from our window. (john parish)
• 8th - South Norwood Lake (08:30:1015hrs, 2 Egyptian Goose, 47 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe, c200 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2singing Dunnock, 1 Song Thrush, c40 Redwing (on playing fields) 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Jay, 2 singing Chaffinch, c20 Goldfinch, (JW)
• 8th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Greylag Goose, Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, Kestrel, Water Rail, 2 Common Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 6 Collared Dove, 2 Pied Wagtail, 31 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, Reed Bunting (JAH)
• 7th - Waddon Ponds: 34 Canada Geese, 36 Mallard, 5 Tufted Ducks, 57 Coots, 9 Moorhens, 2 Little Grebes. I had just finished counting 91 Feral Pigeons when they took fright alerting me to a pair of Sparrowhawks flying over. (JB)
• 7th South Norwood Country Park: 10 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shoveler, Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Water Rail, 2 Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Collared Dove, 28 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest. (JAH)
• 6th & 7th - Park Hill Park : Flock of c 50 Redwing has returned to an area just north of children's play area. Most years the flock remains in this vicinity until late March or even April. (John Parish)
• 6th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Great Tit investigating a nest box in the garden. (JB)
• 6th - South Norwood Country Park: 10 Greylag Goose, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Kestrel, Water Rail, 101 Black-headed Gull on Ryelands Field, 2 Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 7 Collared Dove, 5 Fieldfare, Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush, 40+ Magpie, Reed Bunting. (JAH)
• 4th - South Norwood Country Park: Mute Swan, Little Grebe, Little Egret, Kestrel, Water Rail, 2 Common Gull, Stock Dove, 6 Collared Dove, 3 Pied Wagtail, 19 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest. (JAH)
• 3rd Lloyd Park: 1 Kestrel, 4 Bullfinch, c35 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 28 Blackbirds, 2 Mistle Thrush, c10 Stock Doves around breeding sites in nw corner of park (still apparently successful in protecting their nest holes against invasion by the ever-swelling numbers of parakeets!) (john parish)
• 3rd South Norwood Country Park: 2 Shoveler, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Kestrel, Water Rail, 9 Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 6 Collared Dove, 11 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest, Reed Bunting. (JAH)
• 2nd Addington Hills: 6 Siskin (Mark Hartshorn)
• 2nd - South Norwood Lake: (08:30:10:15hrs) 27 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cormorant, c200 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 1imm Herring Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker(1 drumming), 4 singing Dunnock, 1 Song Thrush, c60 Redwing (on playing fields), 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Jay, c30 Goldfinch (JW)
• 1st - South Norwood Lake (08:45:10:30hrs): 31 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, c100 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, pair Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming), 3 Dunnock (2 singing), 2 singing Song Thrush, c40 Redwing, c12 Long-tailed Tit, 3 singing Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Jay, 2 singing Chaffinch, c20 Goldfinch (JW)
• 1st - Croydon Cemetery grounds: 2 Green Woodpeckers and 1 (possibly 2) Great Spotted Woodpeckers. (Sue Collins)