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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
20/11/10House SparrowWoose Hill28P Bright-Thomas
13:00
On feeders and in hedge, twice the normal high count over the last 3 years. One female with white right outer tail feather has been around since at least last year.  
18/11/10House SparrowBorough Marsh18R Dryden
13:00
 
08/11/10House SparrowReading1C Jones
13:30
m. Bathing and also feeding on sunflower hearts. The first in the garden for c. 20 years!  
24/10/10House SparrowWoose Hill11P Bright-Thomas
08:30
Typical of the last few years.  
31/08/10House SparrowLower Earley20D J Mills
08:00
Tight flock sunning themselves on low hedge opposite usual roost site in large laurel bush. Most I have seen since last winter.  
19/08/10House SparrowM4 J1115G Brown
10:00
mixed. been a great yr for our house sparrow colony, had 15 at once on a 12 inch square birdtable this morning.  
18/08/10House SparrowCaversham Heights, Reading25T G Ball
10:00
Approx count - not seen more than 6 in garden for several years.  
12/08/10House SparrowWoose Hill5P Bright-Thomas
07:30
Incl juv male being fed by moulting ad male - preumed 2nd brood.  
10/08/10House SparrowSlough SF30D Cleal
Nice sized flock on path to M4 bridge.  
03/08/10House SparrowBurghfield Road, Reading21R H Stansfield
14:35
In my garden, including 12+ young. A good breeding year.  
26/07/10House SparrowLower Earley15M Terry
13:00
Not a rare species in my garden, but the count of 15+ plus is!  
25/07/10House SparrowNewbury20R R Capewell
09:50
St Johns garden; all home grown under my eaves.  
25/07/10House SparrowEnglefield35R Crawford
06:40
 
18/07/10House SparrowWoodley Airfield8F J Cottington
09:00
My garden, well established now I feed with a high quality millet mix, up to 12 in area and 3-4 young seen.  
13/07/10House SparrowNuptown2P Bright-Thomas
09:15
ad + j.  
05/07/10House SparrowDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River6R Marsh
11:10
 
03/07/10House SparrowLea Farm Lake2R Marsh
10:45
m + f.  
20/06/10House SparrowMortimer Common5P Driver
11:00
1m, 1f, 2 recently fledged young from the nest in house wall, + 2nd ad male loosely associating.  
17/06/10House SparrowFreeman's Marsh2R G Hardy
Pair pretending to be flycatchers, perched in riverside bushes with chaffinches, etc, and seizing freshly-hatched flies which they flew off with - nearest houses 200 yards away. Also usual suspects including grey heron, reed buntings, blackcap, sedge warblers, chiffchaffs, willow warblers, lots of swifts, swallows and house martins, plus a buzzard and skylark over nearby meadows.  
12/06/10House SparrowDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River10A E Little
15:20
 
09/06/10House SparrowAscot, Mill Ride1S D Abbott
15:45
f. First in the garden since June 2008 - on the fat feeder and catching insects with agility of a flycatcher - feeding young nearby.  
04/06/10House SparrowSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
10:00
m. singing. SU358818.  
03/06/10House SparrowCrowthorneB M Archer
Adults feeding young in the box I put up about 5 years ago - first use of it. Seem to be more Sparrows around this year.  
02/06/10House SparrowWoose Hill5P Bright-Thomas
08:00
3juv. 2 fem-type juv, making 3 in total.  
01/06/10House SparrowMortimer Common2P Driver
ad pair. carrying food to nest in the hole in the back wall of our house.  
31/05/10House SparrowWoose Hill5P Bright-Thomas
15:00
4ad + j. First juv being fed by ad, yellow gape but clearly showing male plumage pattern - 2 ad females (need more). SU799686.  
11/05/10House SparrowWoodley3S C Smith
one male and two females.  
30/04/10House SparrowInkpen16R G Hardy
07:00
Nest-building.  
29/04/10House SparrowSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
06:50
m. SU358819.  
22/04/10House SparrowFreeman's Marsh2R G Hardy
Odd sighting on the marsh!  
20/04/10House SparrowSheepdrove Organic Farm2J Ball
13:00
m+f. repeated copulation followed by male leading the way to potential nest site (on conference centre). SU358817.  
20/04/10House SparrowLea Farm Lake1R Dryden
13:20
m. In a bramble tangle. Unusual here.  
11/04/10House SparrowInkpen15R G Hardy
09:00
Carrying material to nest sites under eaves.  
25/03/10House SparrowSpencers Wood5S Thomson
Couple of them building a nest between roof tiles and gutter of nextdoor's house.  
16/03/10House SparrowSheepdrove Organic Farm4J Ball
08:00
2m+2f. Same pair now going in and out of box. Female clearing out small fragments of woodcrete! Another m + f taking interest. SU358819.  
16/03/10House SparrowSheepdrove Organic Farm2J Ball
07:40
m+f. inspecting nestbox for 1st time (Schwegler with 32mm hole). SU358819.  
10/03/10House SparrowSheepdrove Organic Farm9J Ball
13:40
foraging. SU358819.  
07/03/10House SparrowWoose Hill6P Bright-Thomas
09:00
3m + 3f. Best count so far this year, down from 11 (8m + 3f) in the autumn.  
15/02/10House SparrowInkpen16R G Hardy
11:20
Our own resident garden colony which we have built up from two occasional visitors in 2001. Once the colony grows too large, a breakaway group settle in neighbours' gardens!  
19/01/10House SparrowEasthampstead Park12A E Little
13:00
 
12/01/10House SparrowSheepdrove Organic Farm5J Ball
14:00
Actually more but some out of sight so didn't manage to count them all. In and around tractor barn. SU358818.  
08/01/10House SparrowBracknell8D Dowling
15:00
in bushes at allsmoor pond.  
07/01/10House SparrowCaversham, Chiltern Road5R C Watts
09:30
 
06/01/10House SparrowBracknell7D C Brown
14:00
Squabbling in dogwood bush in garden.  

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