November 2020

November 2020

Late News - a post on the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation website shows that a juvenile White-tailed Eagle released on the Isle of Wight this year flew over Coulsdon at around 14:35 on 6 October, before perching in a wood near Oxted and roosting in the area overnight. (Admin)

• 30th - Forestdale: A Sparrowhawk took a Collared Dove. (Mavis Barber by email)
• 30th - South Norwood Country Park: White-fronted Goose flew in at 8.05am from south. Stayed no more than ten minutes. (JAH) There has been an influx into the southeast in the past day or so; includes one in Regent's Park and a flock near Betchworth. This bird almost certainly relates to that influx. (Admin)

  

  White-fronted Goose by John Hughes

• 29th - Norbury (Croft Road): Red Kite over at 12:45. (SEC)
• 29th - Purley Downs GC: 10 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 4 Pied Wagtail. (David Astill by email)
• 29th - Riddlesdown: Common Crossbill, 106 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 36 Blackbird, 38 House Sparrow. (Nicola Hunt)
• 29th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Croydon Lockdown Winter Bird Race day 2. 24 species including 2 singing Song Thrush, singing Goldcrest, Nuthatch, 10+ Redwing, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 15+ Goldfinch. (JB)
• 29th - South Norwood (Towpath Way): Croydon Lockdown Garden watch weekend - observed intermittently 30 House Sparrows, 9 Feral Pigeons, 2 Stock Doves, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tits, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Robins, 1 Wren, 1 Magpie, 1 Dunnock ,3 Crows, 1 Ring Necked Parakeet.12 species. (Rob Wyllie)
• 29th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (7.30-8.30am): sev Canada Geese heard low overhead (7.35); f Kestrel along rlwy embankment (7.45); Jay in gdn (8.10); Mute Swan(s) heard (via wing beats) flying low E over Gdns (8.30) (GH)
• 28th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): Croydon Lockdown Winter Bird Race. 27 species including Tawny Owl, Red Kite, 100 Jackdaw. (NH)
• 28th - Farthing Downs: 1 Mistle, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Stonechat, up to 10 Meadow Pipit, a flock of 15 Goldfinch, 2 Skylark, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch (one with a growth on it's wing), 2 Kestrel, 1 Common Buzzard, 4 Chaffinch, a flock of 20+ Redwing, 1 Fieldfare over, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 singing Song Thrush, 3 Jay, 1 Wren, 15+ Jackdaw. (DH)
• 28th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Croydon Winter Lockdown Bird Race - 25 species by 4pm including 10+ Redwing, 4 Long-tailed Tit, singing Song Thrush, singing Goldcrest, Nuthatch and Green Woodpecker. (JB)
• 28th - South Norwood (Kings Road): (14:45) Mistle Thrush feeding on berries in tree (JW)
• 28th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:15) 2ad/3imm Mute Swan (08:10 2ad/1imm flew from lake S/SE), 22 Canada Goose, pair Egyptian Goose + 3imm, 15 Mallard, 1m/1f Shoveler, 2m/5f Tufted Duck, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 16 Moorhen, 20 Coot, 22 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Collared Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 singing Song Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, 5 House Sparrow, c20 Goldfinch (JW)
• 28th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (9.40am): Kestrel alarm calling for c5 mins & Dunnock singing briefly (8am), 1 Redwing over SW & a Cormorant low E (12.15pm) (GH)
• 27th - Riddlesdown 'Dobbin': 1 Red Kite circling low, 1 Kestrel (possibly disturbed by Red Kite), 1 Stonechat (m), 1 Heron perched in tree backing onto railway tracks. (Derek Kelly)
• 27th - Park Hill Park 2pm: Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch (Alice Stringer) 
• 27th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 Herring Gull in garden, 1 f. Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch on feeders.(MJN)
• 27th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (2pm): Group of 3 Redwings flying low NW over house (GH)
• 27th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Chiffchaff through garden at 09:00. Song Thrush singing nearby, 10+ Redwings. (JB)
• 26th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (11.45am): Nuthatch calling in Warminster Road (GH)
• 26th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 Redwing, 1 Green Woodpecker(MJN)
• 26th - South Norwood Lake: (08:45:10:00) 2 ad/2 imm Mute Swan, 29 Canada Goose, pair Egyptian Goose + 3 goslings, 19 Mallard, 3m/1f Tufted Duck, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 16 Moorhen, 21 Coot, 31 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush (1 singing), 7 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Jay, 4 House Sparrow, 15 Goldfinch (JW)
• 24th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (11:30pm): Tawny Owl calling in Avenue Rd & Redwing calling overhead (GH)
• 24th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 flyby Heron SE chased by 5 R.N.Parakeets. (MJN)
• 24th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Tawny Owl hooting for at least 10 minutes from 21:30. Appeared to be a second one hooting more distantly (possibly in Purley Beeches). (JB)
• 24th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 water rail in south east reedbed of lake, one teal hidden on island, count of three kestrels (seen almost simultaneously with one dispersing north beyond the cemetery), one stock dove, grey wagtail near Harrington Road tram stop (Mark Wingrove)
• 24th - Riddlesdown 'Dobbin': 3 Buzzard circling, 2 Red Kite circling, 1 Stonechat (m), 1 Meadow Pipit. Paddocks: 2 Firecrest. (Derek Kelly)
• 24th - South Norwood Lake: (09:00:10:15) 2 ad/2 imm Mute Swan, 24 Canada Goose, pair Egyptian Goose + 3 goslings, 12 Mallard, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 10 Moorhen, 14 Coot, 34 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2imm Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Jay, 8 House Sparrow, c20 Goldfinch (JW)
• 24th - Waddon Ponds (9.30am): 1 Common Gull, 3 Herring Gull, c.50 Black-headed Gull (Andrew Moncrieff)
• 24th - Duppas Hill (9am): Song Thrush (Andrew Moncrieff)
• 24th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8.25am): (presumed male) Goosander flying/calling low E over the house (GH)
• 23rd - Riddlesdown 'Dobbin': 2 Red Kite circling. (Derek Kelly)
• 23rd - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 f. Great Spotted woodpecker, 2 Herring Gull on adjacent rooftop. (MJN)
• 23rd - South Norwood Lake (1400-1430) 2 Egyptian Geese with 3 Goslings. 4 Cormorants. 5 Mute Swan (2 Adult and 3 imm.). Heron which grabbed and swallowed a House Mouse. (Alan Simpkins)
• 23rd - Wandle Park: 2 Goldcrest, one with the crest/crown raised. (Sue Henning)
• 23rd - South Norwood Country Park: male Goosander flew in at 8.25am and left after about 8 minutes. (JAH)
• 22nd - Shirley Park GC: Firecrest. (John Parish)
• 22nd - Shirley Hills: Common Buzzard being mobbed by Parakeets; 2 Redwing; approx. 70 Wood Pigeon. (KW)
• 22nd - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) 2pm: Female Kestrel in sycamore, spooked by a Magpie (GH)
• 22nd - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 00:05 Tawny Owl hooting and Song Thrush heard overhead. Mistle Thrush over mid-morning. Goldcrest singing early afternoon. (JB)
• 21st - Waddon Ponds: Kestrel hovering overhead before heading towards Beddington, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Sue Henning)
• 21st - Selsdon: 2 Buzzards mobbed by parakeets. (Drew Young by Twitter)
• 21st - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Tawny Owl. (JAH)
• 20th - Selsdon Wood: Red Kite. (Ruth Budd - Friends of Selsdon Wood)
• 20th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Song Thrush singing nearby. (JB)
• 20th - South Norwood Lake: (09:00:10:30) 2 imm Mute Swan, 16 Canada Goose, pair Egyptian Goose + 3 Goslings, 10 Mallard, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 10 Moorhen, 16 Coot, 21 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 imm Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Collared Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Jay, 8 House Sparrow, 15 Goldfinch (JW)
• 20th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Stonechat, 8 Redpoll. (JAH)
• 20th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 f.Sparrowhawk chased by crows, 2 Siskin over SW. (MJN)
• 19th - South Croydon: Buzzard flying straight down Croham Valley Road (Sue Henning)
• 18th - Riddlesdown 'Dobbin': 1 Stonechat (m), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Red Kite, 1 Heron over, 2 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch. (Derek Kelly)
• 18th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Sparrowhawk patrolling at 12:25. (JB)
• 18th - South Norwood Lake: (09:00:10:30) 2 imm Mute Swan, 18 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose + 4 goslings, 11 Mallard, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Moorhen, 15 Coot, 22 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 7 imm Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Jay, 6 House Sparrow, 12 Goldfinch (JW)
• 17th - Wandle Park: 8-10 Fieldfare feeding on the ground, 16 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Redwing, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Goldfinch. (Sue Henning)
• 17th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:15) 2juv Mute Swan, 16 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose (4 goslings), 12 Mallard, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 12 Moorhen, 18 Coot, 21 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (over), 2imm Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 15 Woodpigeon (over), 5 Collared Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail (over), 2 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Jay, 8 Magpie (over), 15 Carrion Crow, 2 Jackdaw, 8 Starling (over), 5 House Sparrow, c20 Goldfinch (JW)
• 16th - Riddlesdown 'Dobbin': 1 Stonechat (m), 1 Nuthatch, 1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 5 Meadow Pipit, c.25 Redwing. (Derek Kelly)
• 16th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 2 Collared Dove, 2 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 2 f. Chaffinch (MJN)
• 16th - Wandle Park (10am): 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 Pied Wagtail (Andrew Moncrieff)
• 15th - Farthing Downs: 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing over, 20+ Jackdaw, 2 Meadow pipit, a flock of 16 Goldfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Crossbill over calling, 3 Yellowhammer, 3 Siskin over, 3 Greenfinch. (DH)
• 12th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8.15pm): Tawny Owl calling in Gdns for at least 5 mins (GH)
• 12th - South Norwood Lake: (08:00:09:30) 2juv Mute Swan, 21 Canada Goose, pair Egyptian Goose + 4 goslings, 10 Mallard, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Cormorant, 10 Moorhen, 20 Coot, 41 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail (over), 2 Song Thrush, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 House Sparrow, 15 Goldfinch (JW)
• 11th - South Norwood Country Park: Siskin. (Sue Henning)
• 10th - Waddon Ponds: Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Swans (no cygnets), Goldcrest (Sue Henning)
• 10th - Wandle Park: (10.30am) Grey Wagtail, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Andrew Moncrieff)
• 9th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Gadwall. (JAH)
• 9th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 2 Collared Dove, 4 Jay (together), 2 Magpie (MJN)
• 9th - South Norwood Lake: (08:00:09:30) 2 Canada Goose, pair Egyptian Goose + 4 goslings, 12 Mallard, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1m Kestrel, 10 Moorhen, 20 Coot, 6 Black-headed Gull, 1ad Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 6 Collared Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 singing Song Thrush, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Jackdaw, 8 House Sparrow, c20 Goldfinch (JW)
• 8th - Riddlesdown: 3 Meadow pipits (GF)
• 8th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 Blackbird, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch (MJN)
• 8th - Croham Hurst GC: Male Bullfinch. (Robert Butlin by text) + c25 Redwings.
• 8th - South Norwood Lake: (08:00:09:30) 2 juv Mute Swan, 14 Canada Goose, pair Egyptian Goose + 4 goslings, 10 Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 12 Moorhen, 25 Coot, 8 Black-headed Gull, 1 ad/2 imm Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush (1 singing), 2 Goldcrest, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 6 House Sparrow, c20 Goldfinch (JW)
• 7th - Farthing Downs: 2 Pied Wagtail over, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Grey Heron over, 3 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare over, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Jackdaw, flock of 6 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Jay, 2/3 Skylark calling overhead. (DH)
• 7th - South Norwood Country Park: 5 Water Rail, Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, 10 Redpoll. (JAH)
• 7th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:15) 2juv Mute Swan, 8 Canada Goose, pair Egyptian Goose + 4 goslings, 8 Mallard, 10 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 12 Moorhen, 22 Coot, 10 Black-headed Gull, 1imm Herring Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Jackdaw, 5 House Sparrow, c20 Goldfinch (JW)
• 6th - Kings Wood: 3 Little Egrets in paddock by entrance off Kingswood Lane. (Phil Hodgson by email)
• 6th-- Wandle Park: Sparrowhawk over, 2 Pied Wagtails, Grey Wagtail. (Sue Henning)
• 6th - Riddlesdown 'Dobbin': 1 Stonechat (m), 2 Skylark, 2 Red Kite over, 1 Kestrel, flock of c.30 Redwing. (Derek Kelly)
• 6th - Addington Hills: Siskins heard 3 times. (Jo East & Martin Tickner)
• 6th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 m.Blackbird (first for months), 1m.2f.Chaffich under feeder. (MJN)
• 6th - Littleheath Woods: Firecrest (female) with loose mixed flock seen halfway down Littleheath path. (Jo East & Martin Tickner)

  

  Mute Swan cygnets by John Watson

• 6th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Lesser Redpoll over garden at 11:40. (JB)
• 6th - Addiscombe Court Road, East Croydon (10:00- 11:00) visible migration: 190 Woodpigeon (south), 4 Redwing (south). Plus 1 Sparrowhawk. (Graeme Spinks)
• 6th - Waddon Ponds (9.30am): Grey Wagtail (Andrew Moncrieff)
• 6th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:15) 2 juv Mute Swan, 10 Canada Goose, pair Egyptian Goose with 4 goslings, 12 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1m Kestrel, 12 Moorhen, 20 Coot, 8 Black-headed Gull, 2 imm Herring Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, c20 Redwing (over N/NW), 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Jay, 4 House Sparrow, c30 Goldfinch (JW)
• 5th - Lloyd Park: (15:00 - 16:15): at least 8 Lesser Redpoll around the park with groups of four plus, 2 (feeding with Goldfinches) and 2 (flyover, calling), 3 Redwing. (Graeme Spinks)
• 5th - Purley (Peaks Hill): Woodcock seen and photographed in a private garden. Must be a freshly arrived migrant. (by email)
• 5th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Siskins calling over garden again. (JB)
• 5th - South Norwood Country Park: Nuthatch near Harrington Road tram (understood to be rare in immediate area). c50 flock over Redwing & Fieldfare over park heading north. Water Rail calling for approx 3 mins and seen at NW corner of lake mid-afternoon (Mark Wingrove)
• 4th - Selsdon Wood: Buzzard and Red Kite. (Ruth Budd per Friends of Selsdon Wood)
• 4th - South Norwood Country Park: Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, Water Rail, Kingfisher, Stonechat, Bullfinch. (JAH)
• 4th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (1pm): Female Kestrel hunting over rlwy land for 15 mins (GH)
• 4th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:15) 2 juv Mute Swan, 12 Canada Goose, pair Egyptian Goose with 4 Goslings, 15 Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 12 Moorhen, 20 Coot, 10 Black-headed Gull, 2 imm Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail (over), 2 Pied Wagtail (over), 2 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 8 House Sparrow, c20 Goldfinch, 4 Siskin (feeding with Goldfinch) (JW)
• 4th - CR2 6 (South Croydon). Single Buzzard soaring and drifting East. (RDHB)
• 4th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Siskins over calling several times during the morning, 1 Redwing, 1 Buzzard. (JB)
• 1st - Riddlesdown: Raven again. (Brian Thomas by email)
• 1st - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Linnet over calling. (JB)
• 1st - Wandle Park: 25 Goldfinch, 4 Pied Wagtails, Grey Wagtail. (Sue Henning)