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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
28/12/08	Red Kite	Dinton Pastures CP	4	R Josey
10:00	Over Teal Hide.
28/12/08	Red Kite	Woolhampton GPs	1	G Farnell
14:30
28/12/08	Red Kite	Woodley	3	S C Smith
	poss five.
25/12/08	Red Kite	Woodley	2	S C Smith

25/12/08	Red Kite	Hamstead Park	1	R R Capewell
12:00
21/12/08	Red Kite	Woodley	3	S C Smith
	one taking the crows food in my garden.
18/12/08	Red Kite	Crazies Hill	8	T Hemmett
10:55	calling and cicling over hennerton golf course.
18/12/08	Red Kite	Wargrave	5	T Hemmett
10:45	circling over wargrave hill.
18/12/08	Red Kite	Furze Platt	3	T Firth
14:00	Over Malvern Rd area.
17/12/08	Red Kite	Woodley	2	S C Smith
	plus one in my garden taking the crows food.
14/12/08	Red Kite	Cow Down, West Ilsley	3	A E Hickman
11:10	Including 1 oligingly perched on Pine, preening. Also Kestrel & Buzzard present plus what was probably a distant Sparrowhawk.
12/12/08	Red Kite	Lilley	2	I Fewtrell-Smith
08:30
11/12/08	Red Kite	Woodley	1	S C Smith
	in my garden.
11/12/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	B J Darby
10:30
09/12/08	Red Kite	Woodley	4	S C Smith

09/12/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	S C Smith

06/12/08	Red Kite	Fairview Avenue, Earley	1	M S Whitaker
14:40	Perched in neighbours' tree, then flew off.
05/12/08	Red Kite	Wellington CP	2	B J Darby
12:30	Over north bound.
04/12/08	Red Kite	Lilley	2	I Fewtrell-Smith
08:30	Over road towards Brightwalton Holt.
04/12/08	Red Kite	Reading	1	P Gipson
10:52	Kendrick Rd, where 1-2 very low birds almost daily.
02/12/08	Red Kite	Woodley	1	S C Smith

02/12/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	S C Smith
	over scrape.
01/12/08	Red Kite	Remenham	4	A N Stow
14:00
01/12/08	Red Kite	Sulham Wood, Sulham	2	T Hemmett
15:00
30/11/08	Red Kite	Bury Down	1	J Pearson
13:30
24/11/08	Red Kite	Slough	1	J M Palmer
11:00	over trading estate.
26/11/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	S C Smith
	from car park.
25/11/08	Red Kite	Winnersh	1	S D Bee
11:20	Cruising over Sainsbury's - not tempted down - waiting for cut in VAT?
24/11/08	Red Kite	Woodley	2	D J Mills
14:00	above the shopping centre.
21/11/08	Red Kite	Martin's Heron, Bracknell	1	D Lloyd
14:20	Flying east over Whitmoor Bog. Also 2 parties of 4/5 Crossbill earlier. SU895685.
19/11/08	Red Kite	Oare	1	T G Ball
11:00	SU510745.
18/11/08	Red Kite	Friar Street, Reading	1	R Jones
14:20
18/11/08	Red Kite	Bottle Lane, Cold Harbour	3	P J Crowley
09:00	2 on ground with Buzzards.
16/11/08	Red Kite	Charvil	1	S Jones
15:00
15/11/08	Red Kite	University of Reading (Whiteknights Campus)	1	P Doctor
11:30	Over wantage hall.
11/11/08	Red Kite	Lilley	3	I Fewtrell-Smith
08:45
08/11/08	Red Kite	Woodley	6	J C Langridge
11:40	Circling above Crockhamwell Road.
09/11/08	Red Kite	Wigmoreash Pond, Inkpen Hill	7	S A Graham
10:30	Sparring with a couple of Buzzards, whilst hawking over the maize strip.
27/10/08	Red Kite	Bottle Lane, Cold Harbour	5	P J Crowley
09:00	with buzzards, on ground or posts.
19/10/08	Red Kite	Wokingham	2	P Boult
15:00	over Cantley Park while watching son playing football.
18/10/08	Red Kite	Woolhampton GPs	1	S A Graham
15:30	Two Buzzards and a couple of presumned Redwings over.
18/10/08	Red Kite	Ascot	1	S D Abbott
13:30	Just west of the racecourse.
18/10/08	Red Kite	Slough	1	J Hook
10:45	flying low above the Three Tuns junction of A4/A355.
17/10/08	Red Kite	Curridge	9	T Mercer
10:15	soaring with two Buzzards over arable land on outskirts of village.
12/10/08	Red Kite	Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading	1	J C Langridge
16:05
13/10/08	Red Kite	Reading	1	W Brown
13:30	golf range richfield ave.
11/10/08	Red Kite	Woodley	2	J C Langridge
13:50	Fairwater Drive.
12/10/08	Red Kite	Borough Marsh	2	S Jones
16:00
10/10/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	3	S C Smith

09/10/08	Red Kite	Sulham Wood, Sulham	1	T Hemmett
17:30
08/10/08	Red Kite	Theale	1	W Brown
11:00	over golf course.
08/10/08	Red Kite	Furze Platt	5	T Firth
14:10
04/10/08	Red Kite	Madejski Stadium	1	R Keel
13:30	To the south of the Stadium.
04/10/08	Red Kite	Combe Gibbet	1	S A Graham
14:30
03/10/08	Red Kite	Englefield	4	R Crawford
08:50
02/10/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	3	F J Cottington
13:45
02/10/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	S C Smith

30/09/08	Red Kite	Woodley	2	S C Smith

28/09/08	Red Kite	Woose Hill	3	P Bright-Thomas
17:30	A couple of singles, and then one flapping N at dusk, presumably to roost.
28/09/08	Red Kite	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
15:55
27/09/08	Red Kite	Woolhampton GPs	2	S A Graham
14:45
25/09/08	Red Kite	Englefield	3	R Crawford
09:15	Following the plough.
21/09/08	Red Kite	Lower Farm Trout Lake	1	S A Graham
12:30	High N. in-company with a Buzzard.
21/09/08	Red Kite	Combe Gibbet	2	S A Graham
10:00
20/09/08	Red Kite	Walbury Hill	2	S A Graham
13:30
20/09/08	Red Kite	Combe Hill	1	S A Graham
13:30
19/09/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	3	F J Cottington
13:50
14/09/08	Red Kite	Combe Gibbet	1	S A Graham
10:30	Cirling below the N. slope. Probable Raven heading NW.
14/09/08	Red Kite	Caversham Heights, Reading	4	T G Ball
15:20	Min count, possibly up to 7 in 50 minutes.
10/09/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	S C Smith

08/09/08	Red Kite	Ashampstead Bottom	3	W Brown
11:00	soaring over with buzzard.
03/09/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	S C Smith

02/09/08	Red Kite	Cabbage Hill, Newell Green	2	G Goldsmith
16:15	m/f. Underated raptor watchpoint! 6 birds of prey viewed within 1 mile of Bracknell town centre, during a 15 minute layby stop!
30/08/08	Red Kite	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
14:00	ad. Regrowing outer tail feathers.
29/08/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:45	Cruised in from N.
25/08/08	Red Kite	Emmer Green	3	R C Watts
13:55
23/08/08	Red Kite	Newbury	1	T Mercer
12:30	a moulting adult soaring very low over gardens at bottom end of Wendan Road, soon joined by 2 adult buzzards and a juvenile. Marvellous to see them over our back garden at last!
19/08/08	Red Kite	Woodley	1	J C Langridge
06:40	Flew across to trees opposite my house and spent about 10 mins eating something.
16/08/08	Red Kite	Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
15:13
16/08/08	Red Kite	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	J C Langridge
14:12
17/08/08	Red Kite	Walbury Hill	1	S A Graham
10:55
17/08/08	Red Kite	West Woodhay	1	S A Graham
09:00	imm. Perched in a tree on the SW corner of the village.
17/08/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Reedman
11:25	Over car park - the tattiest one ever!
16/08/08	Red Kite	Woolhampton GPs	1	S A Graham
14:00
07/08/08	Red Kite	Woodley	3	S C Smith

06/08/08	Red Kite	Woodley	5	S C Smith

04/08/08	Red Kite	Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead	3	B Reeve
10:00
03/08/08	Red Kite	Combe Gibbet	1	S A Graham
09:30
03/08/08	Red Kite	West Ilsley	3	I Fewtrell-Smith
12:00	Circling then made their way east.
03/08/08	Red Kite	Englefield	2	R Crawford
08:30
28/07/08	Red Kite	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
10:50	drifted over to the north.
26/07/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	4	F J Cottington
14:20
26/07/08	Red Kite	Eton Wick	1	K Jones
11:15	Folowing Jubilee river in easterly direction.
24/07/08	Red Kite	Woodley	2	J C Langridge
17:00	Over Woodley Precinct, one displaying.
25/07/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	J Beever
09:50
24/07/08	Red Kite	Nuptown	1	S D Abbott
09:30
22/07/08	Red Kite	Moor Copse	1	P Gipson
	Fields teeming with insects, incl. Scarlet Tiger Moth, Small/Essex Skippers, Ringlet.
20/07/08	Red Kite	Thames Valley Business Park	1	S Jones
17:00
20/07/08	Red Kite	Moor Copse	2	P Driver
07:45
19/07/08	Red Kite	Sonning Lock, R. Thames, Sonning	2	R C Watts
15:30
18/07/08	Red Kite	Woolhampton GPs	2	R A Haynes
16:00	Food passing.
18/07/08	Red Kite	Woodley	4	P Doctor
17:30
18/07/08	Red Kite	Arborfield	1	P Doctor
14:00	Low over the Bull Inn.
17/07/08	Red Kite	Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead	18	B Reeve
14:00	grass being cut for hay.
06/07/08	Red Kite	Woodley	2	J C Langridge
18:00	Calling. One mobbed by 4 Magpies as it settled in a tree.
06/07/08	Red Kite	Lea Farm, Hurst	1	M Whitney
16:00
04/07/08	Red Kite	Earley	8	T Alexander
16:30	all seemed to be taking interest in Maiden Over Pub beer garden - probably the best place for seeing kites in the whole of Earley?
04/07/08	Red Kite	Newbury	1	R R Capewell
10:00	circling St Johns area.
04/07/08	Red Kite	Finchampstead	1	K Langton
13:00	Seen over Village for the third time this week - Nearby resident or just visiting?
03/07/08	Red Kite	Caversham	1	J C Langridge
16:10	Caversham Lock, being mobbed by 3 noisy Common Terns.
03/07/08	Red Kite	Reading	1	P Doctor
19:30	Soaring over the junction of Southampton St and IDR, opposite the Oracle!!
02/07/08	Red Kite	Woodley	5	S C Smith

01/07/08	Red Kite	Hungerford Marsh	1	S D Abbott
13:00	High over the marsh.
30/06/08	Red Kite	Finchampstead	1	K Langton
14:30	Same bird as yesterday?
29/06/08	Red Kite	Finchampstead	1	K Langton
16:00	Seen circling over trees on Reading Road - not seen a Kite this far South of the M4. Resident in this area?
30/06/08	Red Kite	Lea Farm Lake	4	F J Cottington
13:30
29/06/08	Red Kite	Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs	1	R C Watts
11:30	Please only view from the public footpath.
28/06/08	Red Kite	Woodley		S C Smith
	8 birds [ family ? ] above my house as per my neighbour john annett. at ten past five pm.
25/06/08	Red Kite	Lea Farm Lake	4	F J Cottington
13:50
23/06/08	Red Kite	Hungerford	2	S D Abbott
12:00	Over railway station.
23/06/08	Red Kite	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	4	B J Darby
11:00	Spread between Hosehill and M4 J12.
22/06/08	Red Kite	Knowl Hill	2	A Cooper
14:15	over A4.
22/06/08	Red Kite	Hurst	6	G Randall
14:45	poss up to 8.
21/06/08	Red Kite	Freeman's Marsh	1	S A Graham
13:30
20/06/08	Red Kite	Smallmead Landfill	6	P Driver
18:45	six seen together from the train.
19/06/08	Red Kite	Ashampstead	1	P Doctor
07:35	Actually yattendon village.
15/06/08	Red Kite	Woodley	4	J C Langridge
17:00	Circling low over Crockhamwell Rd/Nightingale Rd.
15/06/08	Red Kite	Tilehurst	1	P Doctor
10:10	Circling over Waitrose on the Oxford Road.
15/06/08	Red Kite	Thatcham	1	R Keel
11:30	Over, mobbed by Common Tern.
15/06/08	Red Kite	Newbury	1	S A Graham
09:40	Soaring over S. Newbury.
15/06/08	Red Kite	Shaw, Newbury	1	J Chivers
11:30
12/06/08	Red Kite	Slough	1	J M Palmer
11:00
11/06/08	Red Kite	Windsor Great Park	1	P Mannion
15:30	Near Ranger's Gate, being mobbed by Jackdaws.
12/06/08	Red Kite	Bury Down	1	A Hartley
13:00
11/06/08	Red Kite	Remenham	3	A N Stow

11/06/08	Red Kite	Aston	2	A N Stow

11/06/08	Red Kite	Shurlock Row	5	T Hemmett
11:15	at manor farm following tractor cutting hay field.
10/06/08	Red Kite	Woolhampton GPs	1	P Boult
16:30
06/06/08	Red Kite	Twyford	5	D Hudson
14:00	Above house on Hurst Rd, being fed maybe?
05/06/08	Red Kite	Woolhampton GPs	3	L R Blundell
11:30
05/06/08	Red Kite	Woolhampton GPs	2	R C Watts
12:20
04/06/08	Red Kite	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	3	I D Paine
	Whilst Sandford Lane is accessable, it is still impossible to reach the the hides at Lavells due to the flooding.
03/06/08	Red Kite	Windsor	1	K P Duncan
11:15	drifting east over Dedworth Road.
01/06/08	Red Kite	Theale	6	B J Darby
15:00	North Street.
01/06/08	Red Kite	Twyford	5	S Jones
16:30	Hurst Road.
01/06/08	Red Kite	Woolhampton GPs	3	S A Graham
12:15
31/05/08	Red Kite	Woolhampton GPs	4	S A Graham
16:00	Working the fields to the S. as they were being mowed.
29/05/08	Red Kite	Whistley Mill GP, Twyford GPs	2	A Camp
13:00	SU790748.
29/05/08	Red Kite	Woodley	4	S C Smith
	together circling.
29/05/08	Red Kite	Donnington Castle	1	J Chivers
11:00	Chased of by one Carrion Crow.
29/05/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	3	S C Smith

24/05/08	Red Kite	Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs	1	P Driver
15:30	over. Please only view from the public footpath.
24/05/08	Red Kite	Henley-on-Thames (Oxon)	1	D Blackmore
11:00	Seen scanning low over the fields to the west of Marsh lock.
24/05/08	Red Kite	Tilehurst	2	W Brown
10:30	over my garden very low.
21/05/08	Red Kite	Lea Farm Lake	5	F J Cottington
14:20
20/05/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	S C Smith

18/05/08	Red Kite	Rectory Road, Streatley	3	R C Watts
11:15	Ridge way path .plus a very dark bird with no red on the under wing seen with BW/RS.
18/05/08	Red Kite	Woodley	3	S C Smith

18/05/08	Red Kite	Boxford	1	M Stuttard
10:45	By the church.
17/05/08	Red Kite	M4 J11	1	S A Graham
13:30	W. of J11, soaring over the M-way.
17/05/08	Red Kite	Cookham Rise	26	A Slater
11:00	Superb kettle of 26 kites soaring over Cookham train station - new birds recruiting all the time. How many kites are there around here?
14/05/08	Red Kite	Tilehurst	2	T Hemmett
18:00	circling low over house frequently calling.
12/05/08	Red Kite	Shinfield	3	D J Mills
16:00	displaying in thermals over new health centre. Never seen 3 together here before.
09/05/08	Red Kite	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson

11/05/08	Red Kite	Pangbourne Meadow	1	P Driver
16:00
11/05/08	Red Kite	Lea Farm Lake	4	D J McCarthy
10:40
10/05/08	Red Kite	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	A Cooper
08:30	over.
09/05/08	Red Kite	Slough	2	A Cooper
12:45	circleing over priory estate for at least 20 mins then headed west towards maidenhead.
09/05/08	Red Kite	Langley, Slough	1	A Hewlett
12:45	Heading east towards Richings Park.
08/05/08	Red Kite	Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs	2	B J Darby
16:00	Pair just to SE patrolling railway. Please only view from the public footpath.
06/05/08	Red Kite	Burghfield	2	B J Darby
11:15
06/05/08	Red Kite	Three Mile Cross	3	B J Darby
11:00	pair visible over Swallowfield plus loner at Three mile cross.
05/05/08	Red Kite	Woodley	3	J Chapman
15:20	x1 considerably larger than the other two- (possibly two young ones) turned up same time as buzzards - stayed around for 20mins.
04/05/08	Red Kite	Woodley	4	J C Langridge
17:00	Crockhamwell Road, circling together.
05/05/08	Red Kite	Streatley	2	R C Watts
14:30
05/05/08	Red Kite	Pangbourne Meadow	1	P Driver
15:10
03/05/08	Red Kite	Fobney Lock, K&A Canal, Reading	1	C Tan
15:00
03/05/08	Red Kite	Woose Hill	3	P Bright-Thomas
12:30	All S, and moulting inner primaries. Since sightings seem to go up in Spring are non-breeding immatures being driven away from the more densely populated areas to the north?
03/05/08	Red Kite	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
11:30	Low.
28/04/08	Red Kite	Woodley	3	S C Smith

27/04/08	Red Kite	Dreadnought Reach	1	S Hughes
16:00
25/04/08	Red Kite	Dinton Pastures CP	1	K Tubb
06:00
24/04/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Angus

23/04/08	Red Kite	Whitley, Reading	1	P Gipson
14:00	Whitley St.
23/04/08	Red Kite	Woodley	2	S C Smith

20/04/08	Red Kite	Cow Down, West Ilsley	2	L R Blundell
12:00	Also good numbers of Corn Buntings, Yellowhammers and Linnets.
20/04/08	Red Kite	Field Farm Landfill	1	C McEwan
11:20	Seen on TABCG walk being mobbed by 6 Lapwing and 1 Little Ringed Plover.
18/04/08	Red Kite	Woodley	3	S C Smith
	circling.
16/04/08	Red Kite	Cookham Rise	7	B Reeve
15:30
14/04/08	Red Kite	Woodley	2	S C Smith

14/04/08	Red Kite	Furze Platt	2	T Firth
16:00	Pair circling over the local gardens.
13/04/08	Red Kite	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
15:20
13/04/08	Red Kite	Calcot, Reading	1	C McEwan
10:00	Flying over back garden. SU661717.
12/04/08	Red Kite	Whitley, Reading	2	D J Mills
13:00
13/04/08	Red Kite	Padworth Lane GP	1	D J Mills
10:30
12/04/08	Red Kite	Thames Valley Business Park	1	S Hughes

10/04/08	Red Kite	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	J Beever
11:00	Low over Teal hide.
08/04/08	Red Kite	Woodley	3	S C Smith

05/04/08	Red Kite	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
18:20