December 2021

• 31st - Ballards Way/Croham Rd/Royal Russell School: Raven over. (RDHB)
• 31st - Sanderstead: Raven heard calling over Waitrose. (Carol Birkett)
• 30th - Addington Village: The pair of Kestrels (see earlier reports) were observed today perching on the church spire and north aisle/vestry and chasing one another around the churchyard. (Sam Davenport)
• 30th - Coulsdon Town Centre- 09.20 am 2 Grey Wagtail on roof of building opposite Barclays Bank. (NH)
• 30th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8.45am): Dunnock singing in back garden; male Blackcap on feeder (GH)
• 29th - Farthing Downs: 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Mistle Thrush through, 4 Fieldfare (my first of the winter), 8 Goldfinch, 7 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer heard but not located in the gathering gloom. (DH)
• 29th - Addington Village: The pair of Kestrels (see earlier reports) were perching on the church today after not being spotted for about a week. (Sam Davenport)
• 29th - Warminster Rd South Norwood, 13:26. Peregrine powering south-west into the wind.
• 29th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Male Blackcap, Siskin on feeder. (JB)
• 28th - South Croydon Allotments: 11.35 am 4 Raven flew over followed 20 mins later by 2 more all going NE. (NH) This must be a record count for Croydon. (Admin)
• 28th - Purley (Lower Barn Road) 1 Raven heard and seen flying over 1.20pm. (NH)
• 28th - South Norwood Country Park: 4 Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 5 Teal, 30 Shoveler, Cormorant, Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, 4 Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 31 Collared Dove, 3 Jackdaw, Redwing, 3 Lesser Redpoll. (JAH)
• 27th - South Norwood Country Park: Good views of Cetti's Warbler very near Big Ash Tree, 3 Pied Wagtail. (JAH)
• 26th - Addington Road: Common Buzzard. (KW)
• 26th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Male Blackcap in garden again. Song and Mistle Thrushes singing briefly at dusk. (JB)
• 26th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (12.15pm): male Blackcap visiting feeder in back gdn every 20mins or so for up to a minute at a time (probably first noticed on 23rd) (GH)
• 25th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): At least 1 male Blackcap in garden. (JB)
• 25th - Riddlesdown. 10.40 to 11.30 am: 1 Bullfinch male, 3 pheasant female, 2 Blackbird, 6 Redwing, 4 Long -tailed Tits, 1 Jay, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 17 Goldfinch, 1 Mistle Thrush. (NH).
• 24th - Riddlesdown: Stonechat and Meadow Pipit. (Michael Phillips by email)

  

  Meadow Pipit by Michael Phillips

• 24th - South Norwood (Kings Road) (11:55) c12 Long-tailed Tits in back garden (JW)
• 24th - South Norwood Country Park: 4 Mute Swan, 6 Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 24 Shoveler, 2 Water Rail, Snipe, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Jackdaw, Goldcrest, Cetti's Warbler, Redwing, Grey Wagtail, Siskin. (JAH)
• 23rd - Shirley (Freshfields) (10am): Little Egret seen again (see 15th & 21st) (Sheila Mason per GH)
• 22nd - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Male Blackcap. Garden finch flock has at least 12 Goldfinch, 8 Chaffinch and 6 Greenfinch. (JB)
• 22nd - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (10am): female Kestrel perched/hunting on rlwy land (GH)
• 21st - Whyteleafe (Bournefield Road): 1 Red Kite over, 1 Blackcap (m) in the garden. (Derek Kelly)
• 21st - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (12.30pm): female Sparrowhawk flying/gliding medium high E (GH)
• 21st - Shirley (Freshfields) (9.50am): Little Egret perched in tree (see 15th) (Sheila Mason per GH)
• 20th - Farthing Downs: 2 Raven over, up to 5 Bullfinch, 2 Green Woodpecker calling, 1 Little Owl calling. (DH)
• 20th - South Norwood Country Park: 10 Teal, 9 Lesser Redpoll. (JAH)
• 20th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45-09:00): 21 Canada Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, 5 Tufted Duck (4m/1f), 7 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron (over), 18 Moorhen, 14 Coot, 3 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail (over), 3 Song Thrush (1 singing), 4 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Jay, 9 Starling, 6 House Sparrow, 10 Goldfinch (JW)
• 19th - Wandle Park: Barnacle Goose heard calling overhead in the murk during WeBS count this morning. 1 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, c100 Ring-necked Parakeet. (JB)
• 19th - Waddon Ponds: WeBS 08:40-09:25. 2 adult Mute Swan (no cygnets left), 3 Little Grebe. (JB)
• 18th - South Norwood Country Park: Two pair of Wigeon. (JAH) Suspiciously-pale large gull (Iceland/Glaucous?) flew over NE @ 0900 (Nigel G Harris)
• 17th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Busy day in the garden with Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 14+ Redwing, 12+ Goldfinch, 3 Starlings, Goldcrest singing, 2 Nuthatch. Make that 50+ Goldfinch (a record count for the garden). Red Kite at 11:55. 27 species during the day. (JB)
• 17th - South Norwood Country Park: 7 Teal, 34 Collared Dove (record site count), Cetti's Warbler, Mistle Thrush,singing, 6 Lesser Redpoll. JAH)
• 16th - South Norwood Country Park: 12pm Nuthatch and Redwing (Andrew Moncrieff)
• 15th - Addington Village: One of the regular Kestrels (see earlier reports) was perched on the church tower, seemingly eating its catch. (Sam Davenport)
• 15th - Valley Park open space by Ikea - 1 Redwing, 7 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon (NH).
• 15th - Shirley (Freshfields) (9.45am): Little Egret perched in tree (Sheila Mason per GH)
• 15th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Sparrowhawk flushed 10+ Goldfinches plus several Woodpigeons and Feral Pigeons as it flashed through the gardens at 08:45. Goldcrest singing its cotton socks off later on. (JB)
• 14th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8am): Song Thrush singing briefly, plus Collared Dove calling & group of 5 Redwings circling overhead (& several calling very low overhead at 9pm)(GH)
• 14th - South Norwood Country Park: 4 Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 5 Teal, 17 Shoveler, 3 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kestrel, Coal Tit, Cetti's Warbler, 5 Redwing, Bullfinch, 3 Siskin. (JAH) One cygnet presumably has departed; Darvic-ringed 4DSZ still present. Another 6 Mute Swan flying NW (DMac)
• 13th - Croham Hurst: Little Owl calling at 16:15. (JB)
• 13th - Farthing Downs: 2 Meadow Pipit, a flock 16 Goldfinch, a flock of 11 Starling, 2 Song Thrush, 1 f Blackcap, 6 Redwing, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Greenfinch over, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel. Devilsden Wood: At least 3 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Stock Dove calling, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Firecrest, 2 Brambling flashing through the trees. (DH)
• 13th Shirley (Freshfields) (9.45am): Little Egret seen again perched in a tree (see entry for 6th) (Sheila Mason per GH)
• 12th - Farthing Downs: 2 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite over, 1 Kestrel hunting, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Meadow Pipit, a flock of at least 20 Jackdaw livening the skies, a flock of 17 Goldfinch, a flock of 11 Starling, at least 10 Redwing, 3 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit calling, 2 Nuthatch. (DH)
• 12th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (11am): straggling group of 15 adult Herring Gulls flying low N>S over Gdns (GH)
• 11th - Ridlesdown City of London: 10.30 am mixed flock of Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Nuthatch, Goldcrest and Treecreeper. Kestrel, lots of redwing everywhere, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush and 1 Fieldfare (alarming and feeding on yew berries) (NH)
• 9th - Norwood Grove: Woodcock flushed by dog (Peter Newmark on London Bird Club WIKI)
• 9th - South Norwood Lake: 6 Mute Swan (back again after about 2 weeks away), 7 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant (1 a juvenile), 2 Herring Gull, 22 tufted Duck. Egyptian Goslings now feathered and a lot of wing flapping at 11 weeks a old. (Alan Simpkins)
• 7th - South Norwood Country Park: Chiffchaff, 4 Lesser Redpoll in Moat Field. (JAH)
• 6th - Shirley (Freshfields) (8.30am): Little Egret perched in tree on open ground at bottom of garden, then dropped down onto ground. (also seen very briefly at dusk on 5th) (Sheila Mason per GH)
• 6th - South Norwood Country Park: 5 Mute Swan, 3 Egyptian Goose, 5 Teal, 18 Shoveler, 2 Cormorant, Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Water Rail seen, Snipe, 2 Common Gull, Kestrel, Jackdaw, Cetti's Warbler, Redwing, 3 Lesser Redpoll (in scrub behind big ash tree), 2 Siskin. (JAH)
• 5th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 2 male Blackcap, 3+ Redwing feeding in garden. It must be winter. (JB)
• 4th - South Norwood: (Kings Road) (08:45) 2 Jackdaw (over) 1 Jay, (JW)
• 3rd - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Kestrel; Great Spotted Woodpecker; Redwing; Herring Gull; 4 Black-headed Gull. (KW)
• 3rd - Purley (Lower Barn Road): 1 Grey Heron flew over 10.30am in direction of Sanderstead. (NH)
• 3rd - South Norwood Country Park: 5 Teal (2m,3f) in wetlands pool, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Siskin. (JAH)
• 2nd - South Norwood Country Park: 5 Water Rail, 3 Snipe, 6 Fieldfare. (JAH)
• 2nd - Wandle Park: 2 Jays, 7 Moorhens, Redwing, Great Spotted Woodpecker. (Sue Henning)
• 2nd - Whitgift Sports Club: Kestrel. (Judith Johnson tweet)