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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2008 and 31/12/2008.

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
29/12/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	4	S Ricks
14:30	1 quite near the car park and at least 3 400-500 yds further along.
14/12/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	4	A E Hickman
11:20	Very active, hunting amongst scrub along N edge of gallops, often perching and occasionally sparring in fligfht. Excellent!
07/12/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	4	M J Dear
15:00
07/12/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	2	R R Capewell
14:00	Still squabbling.
06/12/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	3	J Pearson
15:00	Calling and squabling.
03/12/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	2	J Pearson
15:00	Maybe three, squabling with each other.
29/11/08	Short-eared Owl	Bury Down	1	F J Cottington
15:30	Very pale bird still present, 2nd reported to TAG & myself further along track by other/sensible dog owners. No sign of HH.
22/11/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	2	C Reeve
15:30
08/11/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	1	C Reeve
16:00
13/10/08	Short-eared Owl	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
18:30	Flushed and mobbed by the local crows. Flew over river for a few minutes.
12/10/08	Short-eared Owl	Slough SF	1	K P Duncan
18:20	Viewed from Shrike Hill. Flying along border of Dorney Wetlands and Sewage Farm being mobbed by crows.
11/10/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	3	C Reeve
17:00
11/10/08	Short-eared Owl	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
08:15	Flushed on the top of Monument Hill. Moved 400m east Then circled over the river a few times before flying of towards Slough Sewage Farm into the descending mist.
16/08/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	1	K G White
17:45	Found freshly run over & dead [still bloodied] on the road at the turning for the small car parks of the Ridgeway. I left it on the southwest grass verge to the west side carpark.
02/05/08	Short-eared Owl	Bury Down	1	G Thornton
16:00	No Sign of Dotterel.
26/04/08	Short-eared Owl	Bury Down	1	M Day
16:30	Hunting along the gallops next to the Ridgeway, going towards Cow Down.
26/04/08	Short-eared Owl	Bury Down	1	R Keel
07:30
25/04/08	Short-eared Owl	Bury Down	1	J Reid
20:00
15/03/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	1	M Whitney
09:00
17/02/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	4	R Young
15:00	Four separate birds seen - may have been more. Amazing site watching them mob two Red Kites that flew over.
10/02/08	Short-eared Owl	Bury Down	7	R Angus
16:30
10/02/08	Short-eared Owl	Bury Down	2	I D Paine
15:00	Disturbed by dog walkers going across the gallops.
02/02/08	Short-eared Owl	Bury Down	3	J C Langridge
15:40
27/01/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	4	R Young
15:00
27/01/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	1	S A Graham
13:00
23/01/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	14	J Edwards
14:00	Minimum count without duplication. Also 2 Corn Bunting and. on the bridleway at West Ilsley ,40 Brambling .
22/01/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	3	R Reedman
11:00	Possibly 5.
12/01/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	6	R H Stansfield
15:00	At least 6 flying around and perched - hunting naturally. Seen with NC.
06/01/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	3	M F Walford
15:00	Possibly more. Seen on both sides of the Ridgeway.
06/01/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	3	R Keel
14:00	Plus 1 in Oxon.
06/01/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	3	J Reid
14:00
06/01/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	6	R R Capewell
11:30	Unfortunately also 6 "birders" trespassing on private land and flushing the owls from their small preferred core area !!
05/01/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	10	M J Dear
15:00
04/01/08	Short-eared Owl	Bury Down	8	R Angus
13:30	Flushed by passing Red Kite. Another observer earlier reported seeing 12 in same location.
02/01/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	2	R Dryden
13:30
01/01/08	Short-eared Owl	Cow Down, West Ilsley	5	R C Watts
08:50