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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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31/12/10 | Little Egret | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | A McMahon |
14:30 | Lea Farm. | |||
31/12/10 | Little Egret | Bucklebury | 1 | D Reynolds |
10:00 | ||||
30/12/10 | Little Egret | Great Shefford | 5 | S G Percival |
12:30 | Great Shefford viewed with a Great White. Enter GS from M4 then immediately turn right on bend travel about 150 yards and sighting on left alongside sheep field. Park a bit further up in lay by before bus stop. Good luck. | |||
29/12/10 | Little Egret | Welford | 1 | N Cleere |
13:15 | no sign of the Dipper. | |||
29/12/10 | Little Egret | Freeman's Marsh | 1 | N Cleere |
11:15 | ||||
29/12/10 | Little Egret | Hamstead Marshall | 1 | N Cleere |
10:20 | ||||
28/12/10 | Little Egret | Easton | 2 | P Bright-Thomas |
10:00 | Under M4. | |||
28/12/10 | Little Egret | Easton | 4 | P Bright-Thomas |
10:00 | 2 at village, plus 2 snipe, Green Sand, 20 Linnet. | |||
28/12/10 | Little Egret | Spencers Wood | 1 | N Rampton |
10:15 | seen from my bedroom flying over back garden towards Swallowfield. | |||
27/12/10 | Little Egret | Freeman's Marsh | 1 | B J Hollands |
08:00 | ||||
26/12/10 | Little Egret | Great Shefford | 4 | P Cropper |
15:00 | ||||
24/12/10 | Little Egret | Freeman's Marsh | 4 | R Righelato |
11:00 | ||||
24/12/10 | Little Egret | Freeman's Marsh | 3 | G Sumner |
11:30 | ||||
24/12/10 | Little Egret | Great Shefford | 4 | G Sumner |
09:20 | ||||
23/12/10 | Little Egret | Great Shefford | 5 | S King |
13:00 | ||||
23/12/10 | Little Egret | Freeman's Marsh | 3 | D Reynolds |
14:30 | ||||
23/12/10 | Little Egret | Great Shefford | 5 | D Reynolds |
12:40 | ||||
23/12/10 | Little Egret | Welford | 1 | D Reynolds |
13:00 | SU410732. | |||
23/12/10 | Little Egret | Freeman's Marsh | 1 | P Hickman |
09:15 | ||||
23/12/10 | Little Egret | Great Shefford | 5 | R J Burness |
10:00 | 4 in the river, 1 flew over. | |||
22/12/10 | Little Egret | Great Shefford | 2 | D Reynolds |
10:30 | ||||
22/12/10 | Little Egret | Freeman's Marsh | 1 | N Cleere |
11:30 | local reported 4 earlier. | |||
22/12/10 | Little Egret | Great Shefford | 3 | N Cleere |
10:00 | ||||
21/12/10 | Little Egret | Great Shefford | 3 | S D Abbott |
15:00 | With the Great White Egret. | |||
21/12/10 | Little Egret | Freeman's Marsh | 1 | S D Abbott |
14:15 | ||||
21/12/10 | Little Egret | Leverton | 4 | R Dryden |
14:00 | ||||
21/12/10 | Little Egret | Great Shefford | 3 | R Dryden |
13:15 | With the GWE. | |||
18/12/10 | Little Egret | Twyford GPs | 1 | D Blackmore |
15:30 | Seen flying into the pits whilst sledging at East Park Farm. | |||
17/12/10 | Little Egret | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
08:00 | Back of the scrape - flew > Lea Fm. | |||
15/12/10 | Little Egret | Freeman's Marsh | 1 | N Cleere |
10:30 | - no sign of ibis. | |||
14/12/10 | Little Egret | Bucklebury | 1 | B Lyle |
15:00 | On Pang at Marlston Farm. | |||
14/12/10 | Little Egret | Woose Hill | 1 | E Napper |
15:00 | In the Emm Brook to rear of Morrisons between Dragonfly Bridge and Woosehill roundabout before flying N. | |||
13/12/10 | Little Egret | Freeman's Marsh | 1 | S D Abbott |
13:00 | Feeding by the Jack Snipe. | |||
13/12/10 | Little Egret | Windsor Great Park | 1 | R M Haydon |
14:40 | Flew W over Long Walk. | |||
12/12/10 | Little Egret | Charvil | 1 | M F Walford |
flying over. | ||||
11/12/10 | Little Egret | Newbury | 1 | D Blackmore |
09:00 | Newbury Business Park, fishing in the small river/ditch between the A4 and Rivergate House. | |||
10/12/10 | Little Egret | Freeman's Marsh | 1 | N Cleere |
08:15 | with the ibis. | |||
10/12/10 | Little Egret | Newbury | 1 | M J Taylor |
10:30 | Flying west over the centre of Newbury. | |||
07/12/10 | Little Egret | Woose Hill | 1 | E Napper |
12:00 | Seen on the Emm Brook(by a work colleague) by the recently pollarded Willows to the rear of Arthur Rd. | |||
05/12/10 | Little Egret | Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | F J Cottington |
16:29 | Flew in and appeared to roost on tall willows on East side of lake backing on to BSL. | |||
05/12/10 | Little Egret | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R Murfitt |
11:00 | Caught tench of approx 1/2lb - swallowed with some difficulty over about a minute. | |||
05/12/10 | Little Egret | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | B J Hollands |
Flew from Roundmoor Ditch. | ||||
30/11/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | F J Cottington |
14:15 | ||||
28/11/10 | Little Egret | Moor Green Lakes | 2 | T G Ball |
12:30 | Flew in from east. | |||
27/11/10 | Little Egret | Padworth Lane GP | 1 | M F Walford |
23/11/10 | Little Egret | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R F Milligan |
11:05 | S/W G Duffus. | |||
22/11/10 | Little Egret | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R F Milligan |
12:15 | Colebrook lake north. S/W G. Duffus. | |||
21/11/10 | Little Egret | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | A E Little |
14:30 | on colebrook lake north,. | |||
18/11/10 | Little Egret | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | W Morgan |
10:30 | ||||
17/11/10 | Little Egret | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | M Sklar |
12:30 | On eastern edge of CLN. | |||
16/11/10 | Little Egret | Bagnor Cressbeds | 5 | B Lyle |
13:00 | ||||
13/11/10 | Little Egret | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
16:15 | Flew to E end of CLN. | |||
11/11/10 | Little Egret | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
16:00 | ||||
10/11/10 | Little Egret | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | K P Duncan |
16:00 | on East Marsh. | |||
07/11/10 | Little Egret | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
12:30 | ||||
06/11/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 1 | S A Graham |
15:45 | ||||
06/11/10 | Little Egret | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 4 | F J Cottington |
16:50 | Over Lea farm landfill going North. | |||
05/11/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
09:07 | ||||
04/11/10 | Little Egret | Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve | 4 | K P Duncan |
TQ022761. | ||||
29/10/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | R Marsh |
08:10 | ||||
28/10/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 3 | D P Nash |
17:10 | three birds flew in together from the north and settled down to feeding on the east shore. | |||
27/10/10 | Little Egret | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 4 | F J Cottington |
07:45 | Feeding in Tern scrape. | |||
21/10/10 | Little Egret | Hurst Green GP, Twyford GPs | 4 | J D Cox |
18:00 | all flew in together. | |||
19/10/10 | Little Egret | Hurst Green GP, Twyford GPs | 2 | A D Bassett |
14:15 | On southern shore. | |||
15/10/10 | Little Egret | Thatcham | 2 | S A Graham |
13:30 | Feeding in company with a Grey Heron in a ditch alongside the railway line, in the vicinity of Midgham bridge. SU553662. | |||
09/10/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 2 | S A Graham |
16:30 | ||||
02/10/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 1 | S A Graham |
17:00 | One or two seen, 3 rptd. earlier per hide log. | |||
29/09/10 | Little Egret | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | D Bowler |
sleeping on scrape. | ||||
28/09/10 | Little Egret | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
13:30 | Tern scrape. | |||
27/09/10 | Little Egret | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Dryden |
13:15 | Successfully fishing from the bund. Caught a large (for it) Roach. | |||
26/09/10 | Little Egret | Windsor | 1 | D Blackmore |
08:00 | has been on Romney Island for 3-4 weeks now. | |||
25/09/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 4 | S A Graham |
16:00 | ||||
24/09/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 1 | A E Hickman |
12:30 | ||||
22/09/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
14:00 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
22/09/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs | 2 | R J Burness |
07:30 | Adult and juvenile. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
19/09/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 1 | S A Graham |
12:30 | ||||
18/09/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 3 | S A Graham |
15:50 | ||||
18/09/10 | Little Egret | Freeman's Marsh | 1 | S A Graham |
14:00 | Water Vole also reported further E. along the canal. | |||
17/09/10 | Little Egret | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
18:15 | In the Cormorant tree, calling continually. | |||
16/09/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 1 | S A Graham |
16:20 | ||||
12/09/10 | Little Egret | Grazeley | 1 | B J Darby |
08:45 | ||||
12/09/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 1 | S A Graham |
16:00 | ||||
06/09/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | A Berryman |
14:00 | Feeding. Then flew right in front of hide. Able to get some good pics! | |||
06/09/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | R Marsh |
10:20 | Island and various spots around lake. | |||
04/09/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
Please only view from the public footpath. | ||||
28/08/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | A D Bassett |
15:30 | Flew onto island. | |||
30/08/10 | Little Egret | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | A Cooper |
08:30 | ||||
29/08/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 1 | S A Graham |
12:30 | Flow off South. Two rptd. earlier per hide log. | |||
27/08/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 1 | N Cleere |
08:00 | ||||
27/08/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
08:50 | N spit. | |||
25/08/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
08:00 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
23/08/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 2 | R Crawford |
19:35 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
23/08/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
14:30 | Tern island. | |||
22/08/10 | Little Egret | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | K P Duncan |
ad. On East Marsh. | ||||
16/08/10 | Little Egret | Green Park | 1 | P Gipson |
15:57 | ad. | |||
14/08/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
Please only view from the public footpath. | ||||
14/08/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
12:45 | ||||
14/08/10 | Little Egret | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | K P Duncan |
On East Marsh. | ||||
13/08/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | R Marsh |
10:45 | Flew from shore to shingle island. | |||
11/08/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | P Gipson |
16:50 | juv. | |||
10/08/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
08:20 | ||||
07/08/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm, Hurst | 2 | L R Blundell |
11:00 | ||||
07/08/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 1 | S A Graham |
11:30 | ||||
06/08/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | F J Cottington |
10:00 | ad. Flew in. | |||
04/08/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
09:15 | Left of hide. | |||
31/07/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 3 | R Marsh |
10:50 | ||||
30/07/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 2 | R Crawford |
19:30 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
27/07/10 | Little Egret | Crookham Common | 3 | R Marsh |
14:20 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
26/07/10 | Little Egret | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R F Milligan |
17:25 | Flew in from the west, landed for 7 minutes and then flew SSW. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
26/07/10 | Little Egret | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
07:30 | On the workings briefly. | |||
25/07/10 | Little Egret | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 2 | J M Clark |
21:00 | flew over NW. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
25/07/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 4 | M F Walford |
14:00 | ||||
24/07/10 | Little Egret | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
15:35 | ||||
24/07/10 | Little Egret | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | R Ness |
10:00 | ||||
24/07/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 2 | J Chivers |
08:00 | With R,A. | |||
23/07/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 4 | M Terry |
17:00 | All 4 visible at same time at varying points around the GP. | |||
23/07/10 | Little Egret | Crookham Common | 1 | A E Hickman |
Please keep to the main paths. | ||||
22/07/10 | Little Egret | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
10:30 | ||||
21/07/10 | Little Egret | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 2 | J M Clark |
08:30 | ads. flushed on Hampshire side; flew across river. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
20/07/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | A Rymer |
09:30 | ||||
19/07/10 | Little Egret | Moatlands Main Lake, Theale GPs | 2 | R H Stansfield |
18:00 | On north shore. | |||
18/07/10 | Little Egret | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
17/07/10 | Little Egret | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | D Beever |
12:20 | ||||
17/07/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | D P Nash |
16:15 | Settled on southern shore by the sand martin bank. | |||
17/07/10 | Little Egret | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | F Try |
14:00 | On West Marsh. The few west towards the farmland. | |||
13/07/10 | Little Egret | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 3 | F J Cottington |
17:00 | ||||
13/07/10 | Little Egret | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | R Collins |
15:15 | still present now in reed beds to right of island viewing hide. | |||
12/07/10 | Little Egret | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | R Collins |
19:15 | in reed beds below sand martin bank. | |||
12/07/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 6 | R Marsh |
15:10 | ||||
12/07/10 | Little Egret | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | M Terry |
12:30 | Wading in front of the sand martin bank. Also 2x GS woodpecker and innumerate chaff/gold/green finches on/around feeders. | |||
11/07/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 1 | S A Graham |
13:30 | ||||
11/07/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 2 | J Reid |
14:00 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
09/07/10 | Little Egret | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 9 | F J Cottington |
12:15 | Amazing number all feeding in Teal Scrape, mostly obscured by vegetation in front of hide. Found by Mike Turton, flew off to Lea Farm GP, just after 13:00. Still there when we left 13:30. | |||
08/07/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 3 | F J Cottington |
12:45 | Usual full plumed bird, plus 1 with no head plumes and 3rd with none. | |||
07/07/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | R Marsh |
09:50 | ||||
03/07/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs | 3 | K E Moore |
09:15 | together. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
03/07/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 2 | J E Andrews |
11:00 | ad. 1 on island and another flew in around noon. | |||
03/07/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | M F Walford |
13:50 | ||||
03/07/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | R Marsh |
10:00 | ||||
03/07/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm GP | 1 | J Chivers |
08:00 | With R,A. | |||
27/06/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | M F Walford |
13:00 | ||||
25/06/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
13:30 | ad. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
11/06/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
12:30 | In SW corner, first since May 15th. | |||
26/05/10 | Little Egret | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | M G McCarthy |
08:25 | Circled new workings and dropped behind trees on Hants side of river. | |||
03/04/10 | Little Egret | Padworth Lane floods | 1 | M F Walford |
30/03/10 | Little Egret | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
19:30 | ||||
28/03/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | P E Hutchins |
13:00 | Mobile about the site. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
28/03/10 | Little Egret | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | P E Hutchins |
12:55 | Present for some tme before flying off west into Buckinghamshire. | |||
28/03/10 | Little Egret | Lower Farm Trout Lake | 1 | S A Graham |
12:00 | Perched at the bottom of the Cormorant roost trees. | |||
27/03/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
12:00 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
26/03/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | T G Ball |
16:30 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
26/03/10 | Little Egret | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | W Morgan |
09:30 | ||||
24/03/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 2 | P E Hutchins |
14:00 | Both on the 'scrape'. Also present in the area, between 13:54 and 14:26, were: a Little Ringed Plover, two Green Sandpiper, two singing Chiffchaff, two Buzzard, a Kestrel, four Shelduck, four Cormorant, 24+ Teal, two+ Greylag, five+ Canada Geese, a Lapwing, a Stock Dove, 11 Linnet, Treecreeper and Reed Bunting. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
22/03/10 | Little Egret | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R A Price |
13:30 | ? feeding in front of tern hide. | |||
22/03/10 | Little Egret | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
14:30 | ||||
22/03/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
12:00 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
21/03/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
Please only view from the public footpath. | ||||
21/03/10 | Little Egret | Fobney Meadow | 1 | A Absolom |
09:00 | in field from mataland c p. | |||
20/03/10 | Little Egret | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | J Cooper |
17:05 | ||||
20/03/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
11:45 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
20/03/10 | Little Egret | Moatlands Taxi Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
20/03/10 | Little Egret | Fobney Meadow | 1 | A Absolom |
16:45 | in ditch by mataland store. | |||
20/03/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
10:00 | Flew to NW corner. | |||
17/03/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | P E Hutchins |
14:40 | On the filtration pools. Also present in the area were a Common Gull, six+ Lapwing, 14+ Teal, four Shelduck, Buzzard, female Kestrel, a pair of Wigeon, two+ Gadwall, two Cormorant, two Canada Geese, 15 Greylag and flowering Coltsfoot and Primrose. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
15/03/10 | Little Egret | Southcote, Reading | 1 | S A Graham |
17:35 | Feeding in flooded area S. of the railway line. | |||
15/03/10 | Little Egret | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Dryden |
13:00 | ||||
14/03/10 | Little Egret | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | P J Newbound |
08:00 | ||||
13/03/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
06:10 | ||||
10/03/10 | Little Egret | Slough | 1 | C Waite |
12:30 | north-west corner of Salt Hill Park, near end of Salt Hill Way. | |||
11/03/10 | Little Egret | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
12:00 | on the silt beds. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
09/03/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm, Hurst | 1 | R Angus |
14:00 | ||||
10/03/10 | Little Egret | Freeman's Marsh | 2 | S D Abbott |
12:30 | By the west end of the marsh. | |||
10/03/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | F J Cottington |
08:20 | 1 flew towards Teal scrape, 1 flew to NE corner. | |||
09/03/10 | Little Egret | Freeman's Marsh | 1 | R G Hardy |
13:30 | ||||
08/03/10 | Little Egret | M4 J13 | 1 | S D Abbott |
17:00 | Towards J12 - flying eastwards. | |||
08/03/10 | Little Egret | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
08:20 | ||||
07/03/10 | Little Egret | Welford | 2 | J M McNeill |
12:00 | Seen at Welford Park. According to a resident 5 are often seen. | |||
06/03/10 | Little Egret | Moatlands Taxi Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
06/03/10 | Little Egret | Fobney Meadow | 1 | A Absolom |
17:45 | in field by mataland c p feeding in ditch. |