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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
27/12/08BuzzardHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1R Angus
 
25/12/08BuzzardHamstead Park1R R Capewell
12:00
 
24/12/08BuzzardHurst1D Bassett
09:00
Dark bird on ground in rough pasture grazed by horses, walking intermittently. After at least 30 minutes flew into adjacent trees when mobbed by crows. SU795735.  
12/12/08BuzzardCatmore2I Fewtrell-Smith
08:30
One being bullied by crow.  
10/12/08BuzzardWest Ilsley1I Fewtrell-Smith
09:30
Flopped lazily out of a low tree in front of the car - I could've reach out and plucked its tail feathers!  
05/12/08BuzzardDonnington Castle1J Chivers
10:00
 
04/12/08BuzzardCatmore1I Fewtrell-Smith
08:30
 
01/12/08BuzzardRemenham1A N Stow
14:00
 
30/11/08BuzzardBury Down1J Pearson
13:30
 
19/11/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Reedman
10:45
 
19/11/08BuzzardOare5T G Ball
11:00
SU510745.  
18/11/08BuzzardBottle Lane, Cold Harbour4P J Crowley
09:00
on ground worming.  
14/11/08BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1B M Archer
15:30
Perched on the Owl box all afternoon. 33 Golden Plover reported earlier today. Up to 8 Goosander this week. Please only view from the public footpath.  
31/10/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1F J Cottington
13:00
Over.  
28/10/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1F J Cottington
13:25
Over.  
28/10/08BuzzardBottle Lane, Cold Harbour1P Bright-Thomas
09:20
Very pale bird. Also 3 Red Kite in fields.  
27/10/08BuzzardBottle Lane, Cold Harbour7P J Crowley
09:00
sitting on posts or feeding on the ground (worms?), north of bridleway running east.  
19/10/08BuzzardHurley1J C Langridge
17:00
Near church.  
18/10/08BuzzardBray GPs2K P Duncan
12:00
 
18/10/08BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1P J Crowley
08:30
sitting on barn owl box. Please only view from the public footpath.  
17/10/08BuzzardColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes1J Pearson
14:00
 
16/10/08BuzzardMoor Green Lakes1L Thorn
15:10
On the roof of Barn Owl box in New workings.  
16/10/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2F J Cottington
13:50
1 over landfill, 1 flying low behind scrape toward oaks.  
16/10/08BuzzardMoss End6L R Blundell
12:40
Also 1 Red Kite.  
11/10/08BuzzardGreen Park1J C Langridge
16:40
 
12/10/08BuzzardWishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest1C Reeve
15:30
 
10/10/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2S C Smith
 
09/10/08BuzzardMoor Green Lakes5B M Archer
14:30
 
08/10/08BuzzardBinfield4M Sales
12:00
Over Binfield Allotments.  
08/10/08BuzzardTheale1W Brown
11:00
over golf course.  
08/10/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S C Smith
dark bird.  
06/10/08BuzzardThatcham Marsh1R Keel
09:00
Perched, mobbed by Magpie.  
02/10/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP3F J Cottington
13:45
 
01/10/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S C Smith
 
30/09/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S C Smith
dark ind.  
29/09/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1J Pearson
14:00
Flew very low over teal hide.  
28/09/08BuzzardCharvil1D Hudson
11:10
Above house in Charvil, chased West by a very determined crow.  
26/09/08BuzzardMoor Green Lakes1L Thorn
15:00
 
23/09/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S Hughes
 
23/09/08BuzzardWhite Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP7S Hughes
 
21/09/08BuzzardEnglefield8R Crawford
09:00
All on ground in recently ploughed field - unfortunately I couldn't turn any of them into Honey Buzzards!  
21/09/08BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes2G Randall
14:17
Please only view from the public footpath.  
21/09/08BuzzardCombe Gibbet3S A Graham
10:00
 
20/09/08BuzzardWalbury Hill2S A Graham
13:30
 
20/09/08BuzzardCombe Hill3S A Graham
13:30
 
19/09/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP9F J Cottington
13:30
Over Lavell's & Lea Fm landfill area.  
19/09/08BuzzardReading3P Gipson
12:37
Soaring fairly low over Kendrick Rd.  
18/09/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S C Smith
 
17/09/08BuzzardLangley, Slough5P Bright-Thomas
13:15
Over SE towards station, plus a sixth bird, ID uncertain.  
16/09/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S C Smith
 
15/09/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2A D Bassett
14:30
 
14/09/08BuzzardLower Farm GP4S A Graham
12:30
Circling overhead calling, before drifting off to the SW. Also probable Peregrine high W.  
14/09/08BuzzardCaversham Heights, Reading4T G Ball
15:20
Between 14:30 and 15:20.  
14/09/08BuzzardNewbury4R R Capewell
13:00
circling and calling.  
14/09/08BuzzardLea Farm Lake11F J Cottington
11:00
Possibly more, quite alot of displaying.  
13/09/08BuzzardFarnborough4I Fewtrell-Smith
14:15
 
13/09/08BuzzardMoss End5L R Blundell
13:00
Heading west.  
11/09/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP3F J Cottington
13:50
 
10/09/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP3S C Smith
 
08/09/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1F J Cottington
19:50
Sat in tree opposite side of Tern Meadow, but flew off towards woods at rear of car park.  
08/09/08BuzzardAshampstead Bottom3W Brown
11:00
 
03/09/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2S C Smith
 
03/09/08BuzzardDonnington Castle1J Chivers
09:00
 
02/09/08BuzzardCabbage Hill, Newell Green3G Goldsmith
16:00
ad with juv.  
30/08/08BuzzardWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
14:00
ad. High S.  
17/08/08BuzzardWalbury Hill4S A Graham
10:55
 
15/08/08BuzzardBracknell4J Beever
14:20
Circling and calling high above my garden then soared higher and disappeared.  
14/08/08BuzzardDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1W Morgan
 
14/08/08BuzzardMoor Green Lakes1J Pearson
15:00
 
11/08/08BuzzardDonnington Castle4J Chivers
09:00
Soaring together.  
02/08/08BuzzardLower Farm Trout Lake2S A Graham
15:00
 
27/07/08BuzzardWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
11:00
ad. Seen three times during the morning.  
26/07/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2F J Cottington
14:20
Over Lodge Wood.  
22/07/08BuzzardMoor Copse3P Gipson
Probably more, family party?  
20/07/08BuzzardMoor Copse1P Driver
07:45
 
19/07/08BuzzardSonning Lock, R. Thames, Sonning3R C Watts
15:30
 
13/07/08BuzzardWindsor Great Park4M Hunt
12:00
2 ad, 2 juv, off Dukes Ride.  
13/07/08BuzzardPadworth Lane GP6R Keel
10:00
High.  
10/07/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2F J Cottington
13:30
 
06/07/08BuzzardSeven Barrows1S A Graham
13:30
Being mobbed by Rooks.  
02/07/08BuzzardSnelsmore Common1J Chivers
09:00
 
01/07/08BuzzardLea Farm Lake1D Hudson
18:45
Flew over briefly but always a splendid sight.  
01/07/08BuzzardFreeman's Marsh1S D Abbott
13:15
In amongst over a hundred hirundines & swifts.  
30/06/08BuzzardLea Farm Lake3F J Cottington
13:30
 
30/06/08BuzzardSlough1A Cooper
14:00
being mobbed by 3 gulls. phipps rd then headed east towards slough.  
29/06/08BuzzardRoundoak Piece1R C Watts
10:05
 
26/06/08BuzzardDonnington Castle1J Chivers
08:00
 
26/06/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S C Smith
 
25/06/08BuzzardLea Farm Lake3F J Cottington
13:50
 
23/06/08BuzzardPinkneys Green, Maidenhead2B Reeve
11:00
 
18/06/08BuzzardLambourn Downs1J Ball
19:40
SU360820.  
15/06/08BuzzardWhitley, Reading1J C Langridge
09:30
Mobbed by a crow.  
14/06/08BuzzardWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
16:00
N, also a Red Kite, in 2.5 hrs. Normal midsummer large raptor rate of 1 / hr, also normal 1:1 ratio to escaped helium balloons.  
13/06/08BuzzardWoolhampton GPs3S Hughes
 
11/06/08BuzzardRemenham2A N Stow
 
10/06/08BuzzardWoolhampton GPs1P Boult
16:30
 
10/06/08BuzzardDonnington Castle3J Chivers
10:30
 
06/06/08BuzzardTwyford1D Hudson
14:30
Circling over A4 very near Sheeplands Farmshop.  
06/06/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP3F J Cottington
13:40
 
06/06/08BuzzardMoss End3L R Blundell
13:15
1 with missing primaries and 1 with only half a tail.  
05/06/08BuzzardWoolhampton GPs5L R Blundell
11:30
 
05/06/08BuzzardWoolhampton GPs2R C Watts
12:20
 
01/06/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S Jones
16:45
 
31/05/08BuzzardWoolhampton GPs3S A Graham
16:00
 
29/05/08BuzzardWhistley Mill GP, Twyford GPs1A Camp
13:00
SU790748.  
29/05/08BuzzardDonnington Castle2J Chivers
10:00
 
29/05/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S C Smith
 
27/05/08BuzzardBlack Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP4F J Cottington
13:50
 
24/05/08BuzzardBurnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs1P Driver
15:30
Dishevelled with broken wing feathers, having been mobbed viciously by corvids. Please only view from the public footpath.  
24/05/08BuzzardHenley-on-Thames (Oxon)1D Blackmore
11:00
Soaring over the ridge.  
23/05/08BuzzardLower Farm GP1M J Taylor
13:00
Over the pit, putting everything up.  
21/05/08BuzzardA329(M)1J Crouch
17:30
Flying over near Coppid Beech jct.  
21/05/08BuzzardLea Farm Lake2F J Cottington
14:20
 
18/05/08BuzzardRectory Road, Streatley8R C Watts
09:15
All in the air at the same time .  
12/05/08BuzzardWoose Hill2P Bright-Thomas
13:00
Over NE.  
11/05/08BuzzardWishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest1D Moden
10:00
 
10/05/08BuzzardFurze Platt1T Firth
14:30
Briefly over the garden before being mobbed and driven off towards Cookham by a Crow.  
08/05/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S C Smith
 
07/05/08BuzzardPadworth Lane GP1R C Watts
11:00
 
05/05/08BuzzardWoodley2J Chapman
15:20
Heading south being harassed by a crow - diverted west and joined a second where they circled over Woodford Park - first time I have seen any over centre of Woodley.  
05/05/08BuzzardRuscombe1J C Langridge
15:30
Being mobbed by 4 crows.  
05/05/08BuzzardStreatley1R C Watts
14:30
 
05/05/08BuzzardCrowthorne Wood1S A Graham
10:30
Heard calling.  
04/05/08BuzzardLower Farm Trout Lake2S A Graham
12:00
 
03/05/08BuzzardWoose Hill2P Bright-Thomas
12:30
Pair south.  
03/05/08BuzzardWishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest1A Cheeseman
10:00
 
03/05/08BuzzardWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
11:30
S.  
02/05/08BuzzardDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1W Morgan
07:30
 
01/05/08BuzzardDonnington Castle2J Chivers
10:30
 
30/04/08BuzzardDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1W Morgan
 
29/04/08BuzzardMoor Green Lakes7J Pearson
12:00
Soaring low all together, occasionally calling and talon grapling!  
28/04/08BuzzardEmmer Green1R C Watts
12:46
Over B.B.C. monitoring ground from Harveys Park Home first time seen from here.  
28/04/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S C Smith
 
26/04/08BuzzardBowdown Woods Nature Reserve1S A Graham
13:30
Hunting at low level within the trees.  
22/04/08BuzzardGrazeley1P Driver
19:50
Perched on dead tree on Gravelly Bridge Farm. SU704676.  
22/04/08BuzzardA329(M)1J Chapman
12:24
Soaring over field south of M4 Junc 10.  
22/04/08BuzzardSnelsmore Common1J Chivers
10:00
 
22/04/08BuzzardDonnington Castle1J Chivers
08:30
 
20/04/08BuzzardMortimer Common2P Driver
15:00
 
14/04/08BuzzardArborfield Garrison1J Pearson
12:30
Circling very low over my head as i cycled!!  
14/04/08BuzzardBinfield3P S Banks
15:00
Circling high to west of Binfield.  
13/04/08BuzzardGreenham Common1R Keel
11:45
Please keep to the main paths.  
13/04/08BuzzardPadworth Lane GP1D J Mills
10:30
 
12/04/08BuzzardMoor Green Lakes2P Bright-Thomas
16:30
Inc extremely pale white-headed individual.  
12/04/08BuzzardWoolhampton GPs1R Keel
09:30
 
10/04/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP5J Beever
11:00
3 over Lavells and 2 over WSL.  
09/04/08BuzzardBracknell6G Goldsmith
15:35
6 birds in thermal high over town centre.  
09/04/08BuzzardDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River2J Beever
11:00
Displaying.  
09/04/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP6F J Cottington
13:45
 
08/04/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP6F J Cottington
13:30
Overhead.  
07/04/08BuzzardDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1W Morgan
 
07/04/08BuzzardMoor Green Lakes1J Pearson
14:00
 
07/04/08BuzzardDonnington Castle3J Chivers
10:00
 
06/04/08BuzzardArborfield Garrison1J Pearson
09:00
 
06/04/08BuzzardCombe Gibbet1S A Graham
11:00
Almost no bird life to be seen or heard, even down towards Combe.  
05/04/08BuzzardLower Farm GP1R Keel
15:30
 
05/04/08BuzzardColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2G Randall
 
02/04/08BuzzardArborfield Garrison1J Pearson
12:30
Flew low eastwards.  
01/04/08BuzzardM4 J8/91G Goldsmith
12:00
 
01/04/08BuzzardReading1G Goldsmith
11:15
Harrassed by Crows roof top height over Oxford Road.  
31/03/08BuzzardDonnington Castle3R A Haynes
11:00
 
30/03/08BuzzardLea Farm Lake4F J Cottington
13:30
Displaying.  
27/03/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP6F J Cottington
13:45
Just NE of Lavell's - much displaying.  
26/03/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2F J Cottington
13:55
Displaying.  
24/03/08BuzzardBurghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs2P Gipson
15:35
 
24/03/08BuzzardFobney Meadow1J C Langridge
14:08
 
24/03/08BuzzardBoxford Common4R Angus
 
24/03/08BuzzardWinkfield1J Goodchild
16:00
 
23/03/08BuzzardSnelsmore Common4S A Graham
11:00
 
23/03/08BuzzardLea Farm Lake4A Rymer
10:30
Calling over site.  
22/03/08BuzzardEmmer Green1R C Watts
17:05
Circling over Henley Road Cemetry and B.B.C Grounds from Harveys Nurseries site.  
22/03/08BuzzardGreenham Common5G Farnell
17:00
Please keep to the main paths.  
21/03/08BuzzardMoor Copse1S A Graham
11:30
 
21/03/08BuzzardWoolhampton GPs1R Keel
10:30
 
21/03/08BuzzardDonnington Castle1J Chivers
08:00
Regular bird in lower paddock.  
19/03/08BuzzardA329(M)1S D Abbott
08:10
Being mobbed by crow at Crooked Billet roundabout.  
19/03/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP4F J Cottington
13:00
Over north end of park, + 2 more well south and another pale bird over Woodley airfield.  
18/03/08BuzzardPinkneys Green, Maidenhead2B Reeve
10:00
 
17/03/08BuzzardThames Valley Business Park1J Crouch
Heading north, across Thames and into Oxfordshire.  
14/03/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S C Smith
 
13/03/08BuzzardMoor Green Lakes1J Pearson
15:30
Flew low over lake nearest lower sandhurst road then settled in tree.  
11/03/08BuzzardA329(M)1J Chapman
07:58
Just south of J10 M4.  
08/03/08BuzzardWindsor Great Park2M Hunt
12:00
 
07/03/08BuzzardWalbury Hill1R Angus
14:15
Over same field and copse as Red Kite possibly competing for territory.  
07/03/08BuzzardBillingbear1K Girling
12:45
 
07/03/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP4F J Cottington
13:30
Over tip & DP.  
06/03/08BuzzardLambourn Downs3J Ball
14:30
 
06/03/08BuzzardBottle Lane, Cold Harbour3R C Watts
11:00
 
04/03/08BuzzardForest Park, Bracknell1T Sweetland
14:30
dark bird over savernake lake.  
02/03/08BuzzardWalbury Hill1S A Graham
11:30
Three 'large' birds seen sparring together, one a Buzzard, a second probably a Buzzard, the third possibly a Raven, all drifted off to the S.  
02/03/08BuzzardHamstead Park1S A Graham
10:30
 
28/02/08BuzzardBottle Lane, Cold Harbour3R C Watts
12:15
Over farm.  
28/02/08BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2F J Cottington
13:00
Just North of landfill, 1 displaying.  
01/02/08BuzzardBurghfield1P Rose
14:30
 
27/02/08BuzzardBurnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs1K Spring
15:00
Please only view from the public footpath.  
27/02/08BuzzardDonnington Castle1J Chivers
08:30
 
23/02/08BuzzardBerkshire Downs2J Pearson
11:00
possibly more.  
23/02/08BuzzardThatcham Marsh1R Keel
 
23/02/08BuzzardDonnington Castle1J Chivers
09:30
 

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