November 2021

• 30th - Farthing Downs: 1 Kestrel, 2 Red Kite and 2 Raven cronking as they flew over, a flock of 23 Redwing, a flock of 21 Goldfinch, 6 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch calling, 1 Goldcrest calling, 4 Greenfinch. (DH)
• 30th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): Both Peregrine and Sparrowhawk circling overhead at 15:20, 6 Greenfinch, 3 Chaffinch feeding. (JB)
• 30th - Addington Village: The pair of Kestrels (see earlier reports) have been spotted around the vicinity of the church several times in the past week. Today one was being mobbed by two crows before perching on the tower. (Sam Davenport)
• 30th - South Norwood Country Park: 5 Mute Swan, 22 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Teal (in wetlands), 5 Shoveler, 2 Cormorant, 2 little Grebe, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Water Rail, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kestrel, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, Siskin. (JAH)
• 29th - Farthing Downs: 1 Kestrel, a flock of up to 22 Redwing, a flock of 15 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Meadow Pipits over, a flock of 4 Yellowhammer. (DH)
• 29th - South Norwood (Cypress Road) 11 Long tailed Tits.
• 28th - South Norwood Lake. 6 Mute Swan (2 adult, 4 brown cygnets), gone by next day. 13 Tufted Duck. 23 Canada Geese departed about 1220, none seen on 29th and 30th. 2 Cormorants, 7 Great Crested G rebe. Wren in woods (Alan Smpkins)
• 29th - South Norwood Country Park: 22 Shoveler, Snipe, Jackdaw, 2 Goldcrest. (JAH)
• 29th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Great Spotted Woodpecker; Grey Heron; 3 Redwing (over); 8 House Sparrow; male Sparrowhawk perched on feeders following unsuccessful predation attempt. (KW)
• 29th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 2 male Blackcap, 3+ Blackbird, 3+ Redwing, 16+ Starling, 5 Greenfinch. (JB)
• 28th - Foxley Woods: Peregrine over. (Purley Birds tweet)
• 28th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): 11 House Sparrow; Great Spotted Woodpecker, Redwing; Common Buzzard being mobbed very heavily by crows. (KW)
• 28th - South Norwood Country Park: 5 Mute Swan (no sign of remaining 'Eastern' youngster), 45 Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 5 Teal, 5 Shoveler, Cormorant, Little Egret, Little Grebe, 3 Water Rail, Common Gull, Kestrel, Goldcrest, 2 male Siskin. (JAH)
• 27th - Riddlesdown Large grazing paddock: 2 Meadow Pipit, 30 Goldfinches feeding on seed heads and 15 Redwing. (NH)
• 27th - South Norwood Country Park: Kingfisher; Bullfinch (f) (Nigel G Harris)

  

  Common Gull by John Watson

• 26th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (1.30pm): female Kestrel perched/hunting on rlwy land (GH)
• 25th - South Norwood Lake: (07:50:09:00) 6 Mute Swan (2ad/4 cygnets), 24 Canada Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose (2ad/4 goslings), 8 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 7 Great Crested Grebe (4ad/3juv), 2 Cormorant, 14 Moorhen, 10 Coot, 3 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Jackdaw, 5 House Sparrow, 8 Goldfinch (JW)
• 25th - South Norwood Country Park: Red Kite. (JAH)
• 22nd - South Norwood Country Park: 7 Gadwall (site record count). (JAH)
• 20th - Riddlesdown 08.50 am Donkey Field: 7 Starling, 3 Blue Tit, 4 House Sparrow, 5 Blackbird, 30-40 Goldfinch, 15-20 Greenfinch, 5 Redwing, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Dunnock, 8 LTT, 1 Song Thrush, 1 GSW drumming. 12.30 pm Large grazing paddock: 40-50 Redwing, 1 Stonechat (NH)
• 20th - Wandle Park: Little Egret in pond. (Sue Henning)
• 19th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (12pm): Flock of 14 Redwings flying very low SW over Gdns (GH)
• 18th - South Norwood Lake: (07:50:09:00) 3 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose + 4 goslings, 8 Mallard, 7 Great Created Grebe (4ad/3juv), 3 Cormorant, 9 Moorhen, 12 Coot, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail, 6 Dunnock, 2 Song Thrush (1 singing), 4 Redwing, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Jay, 2 Jackdaw, 6 House Sparrow, 12 Goldfinch (JW)
• 17th - Fryston Avenue: Raven. (PP)
• 17th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): pair of Tufted Duck over W-E. Flock of 18 Goldfinch on dead ash end of garden (MJN)
• 17th - South Norwood Country Park: 6 Mute Swan, 5 Egyptian Goose, 10 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, Buzzard, 3 Water Rail, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Coal Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing, Siskin. (JAH)
• 16th - Sanderstead (Lime Meadow Avenue): 2 Red Kites over. (Jenny Morgan by email)
• 16th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): 2 competing coal tits singing around yew tree. (NH)
• 15th - Sanderstead: 2 Fieldfares over Briton Hill Road/Church Way. (JB)
• 15th - Farthing Downs: 1 Buzzard, 1 Nuthatch, up to 15 Redwing, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Yellowhammer, 13 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Starling over, innumerable Ring Necked Parakeets. (DH)
• 15th - Addington Village: The pair of Kestrels (see earlier reports) were back perching on the church tower this morning. (Sam Davenport)
• 15th - South Norwood Country Park: 7 Water Rail, Snipe, Tawny Owl, Cetti's Warbler. (JAH)
• 15th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): Song thrush singing more strongly 8.00am (NH)
• 14th - Purley (Lower Barn Road): Song thrush started singing but not full song. (NH)
• 14th - South Croydon Allotments: 10am-12 noon. Grey Wagtail flying over 3 north, then 2 south , later 2 east and 1 SW. (NH)
• 14th - South Norwood Lake: Still three Egyptian Goslings. (Lucinda Offer by Tweet)

  

  Egyptian goslings by Lucinda Offer

• 14th - Crystal Palace (Belvedere Road, 0900): Skylark flying SE, about to enter Croydon airspace (Nigel G Harris)
• 14th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): 15+ Goldfinch, brief snatches of Song Thrush singing. (JB)
• 13th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) 9am: Mute Swan heard flying low over Gdns (GH)
• 13th - South Norwood Country Park: 3 Water Rail, Snipe, 31 Collared Dove (site record count) mostly in Arena, 3 Kestrel, Cetti's Warbler, flock of Siskin. (JAH)
• 11th - Ashburton Park: 3 Fieldfare at 15:30 (JW)
• 10th - Croydon Crematorium (Thornton Heath): 2 Mistle Thrush by Crematorium (NH)
• 10th - Queen's Road Cemetery (Thornton Heath): 1 Mistle Thrush (top of tall fir) (NH)
• 10th - Farthing Downs: 1 Sparrowhawk over, 1 Kestrel over, 1 Buzzard over, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Meadow Pipit over, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Jay, 2 Crossbill over, 1 Yellowhammer heard but not located, 1 Mistle Thrush over. (DH)
• 9th - Sanderstead (Briton Hill Road): A record count of 7 Stock Doves feeding in the garden. (JB)
• 9th - Addington Village: The pair of Kestrels (see earlier reports) were observed perching on the church and flying around the churchyard this morning. (Sam Davenport)
• 9th - South Norwood Country Park: 6 Mute Swan, 48 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 12 Shoveler, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Water Rail, Snipe, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kestrel, Cetti's Warbler (around lake and later in wetlands), 20 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, Pied Wagtail, Siskin. (JAH)
• 8th - Croham Hurst: Sparrowhawk being mobbed. (JB)
• 8th - South Croydon (Whitgift Sports Club) (2pm): Adult Common Gull feeding on pitch with 2 adult Black-headed Gulls (Sheila Mason per GH)
• 8th - South Norwood Lake: (07:45:09:00) 23 Canada Goose, 2ad Egyptian Goose + 4 goslings, 10 Mallard, 7 Great Crested Grebe (4ad/3juv), 2 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 12 Moorhen, 14 Coot, 4 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (over), 2 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 15 Starling (over), 6 House Sparrow, 12 Goldfinch (JW)
• 7th - Shirley (Devonshire Way): Blackcap (m), Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch. (KW)
• 7th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (9am): 1 imm Cormorant very low W, 1 Green Woodpecker calling briefly on rlwy land & Redwing calling in gdn sycamore (GH)
• 7th - South Norwood Country Park: 6 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 11 Shoveler, 2 Cormorant, 3 Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk, 4 Water Rail, Snipe, Common Gull, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Redwing. (JAH)
• 6th - Riddlesdown (Ansley Berry Shaw): 2 Bullfinch, 1 Stock dove, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Sparrowhawk. (Whitgift Field): 5 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare. (NH)
• 6th - Norbury (Pollards Hill South): 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Collared Dove, Daily m.Great Spotted Woodpecker (MJN)
• 6th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (8am): 1 Cormorant low E, c20 Herring Gulls circling high overhead, 60+ Wood Pigeons through E, 3 Collared Doves through E, 2 flocks of Redwings (20+ & 28) low overhead, pair of Jackdaws SE (GH)
• 6th - Addington Village: The pair of Kestrels (see earlier reports) were spotted perching on the tower (male) and in the churchyard (female). Two Magpies landed in the churchyard and were chased off by the female Kestrel. Sparrowhawk (presumed; only outline observed) also observed circling overhead (Sam Davenport)
• 5th - Addington: Male Pheasant seen in cover by path leading down to Kent Gate Way. (Sam Davenport)
• 5th - Lloyd Park (08.05 - 10.45): 2 Raven flying north, calling, 480 Fieldfare (minimum count in tens) flying west in flocks ranging from 10 to 100, 140 Redwing flying west, 3 Bullfinch (2 males and a female in separate sightings), 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk. (Graeme Spinks).
• 5th - Sanderstead Plantation: Fieldfare heard. (JB)
• 5th - Sanderstead: 20 Redwing over heading NW. (JB)
• 5th - South Norwood Country Park: 2 Water Rail, Snipe, 12 Fieldfare, Siskin. (JAH)
• 4th - Heavers Meadow: 30+ Redwings over, 1 Grey Wagtail, c150 Starling, c20 Chaffinch, c100 Goldfinch. (JB and NH)
• 4th - Woodside Green: Sparrowhawk over. (JB and NH)
• 4th - South Norwood (Pittville Gdns) (10am): flock of 20+ Redwings circling low overhead (GH)
• 3rd - Selsdon (Birdwood Close): Male Brambling in garden. (Roger Amer by email)
• 3rd - South Norwood Country Park: Flock of 14 Shoveler seen circling and landing on lake (Mark Wingrove).
• 2nd - South Norwood Country Park: Little Egret, Water Rail, 3 Goldcrest, Cetti's Warbler. (JAH)
• 1st - South Norwood Lake (1200-1300): 2 Jackdaws, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Great Tit. Egyptian Geese now have 4 goslings (I last saw five on 19/10), adult male keeping watch from his perch in a willow tree. (Alan Simpkins).