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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2010 and 31/12/2010.

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
30/09/10	Sand Martin	Fobney Meadow	20	A Absolom
16:30	feeding low over trees by holy brook.
24/09/10	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	1	A E Hickman
12:30	With Swallows.
16/09/10	Sand Martin	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	200	L Thorn
08:30	At least 200. Please only view from the public footpath.
30/08/10	Sand Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	500	R Crawford
08:15
29/08/10	Sand Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	300	R Crawford
08:50
10/08/10	Sand Martin	Summerleaze GP	6	D Cleal

07/08/10	Sand Martin	Reading	5	M J Mitchell
14:30	Using drainage holes opp. end of Sidmouth Street.
29/07/10	Sand Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
13:10	In and out of bank, feeding young. Hide log shows 3 juvs seen.
19/07/10	Sand Martin	Henley-on-Thames (Oxon)	4	G Foster
08:30	4+ present all summer, confirmed breeding just inside the Berks border.
19/07/10	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	2	F J Cottington
08:05	Appear to be nesting in wall, using more or less middle hole of top row.
17/07/10	Sand Martin	Thatcham Marsh	3	S A Graham
15:00	3 juv. Three nest holes with juvs. at the entrance, possibly up to 10 holes occupied.
17/07/10	Sand Martin	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	5	F Try
14:00	Approx.
16/07/10	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	200	N Cleere
08:00	+.
11/07/10	Sand Martin	Beenham GP	20	R Crawford
09:20
19/06/10	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	140	S A Graham
16:00	Swarming in front of the hide with a hand full of H.Martin.
08/06/10	Sand Martin	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	M Sklar
13:00	Probably more, also several house martins, tens of swallows and swifts. Please only view from the public footpath.
06/06/10	Sand Martin	Windsor	10	K P Duncan
	BREEDING at least 5 nest holes occupied.
06/06/10	Sand Martin	Windsor	10	K P Duncan
	at least one nest with 3 nearly fledged chicks being fed by parents in Brocas bank. At least 5 other birds flying possibly also includes fledged chicks.
06/06/10	Sand Martin	Beenham GP	18	R Crawford
09:00
05/06/10	Sand Martin	Henley-on-Thames (Oxon)	4	G Foster
08:30	1 nest confirmed, possibly another nearby. Predict up to another three to four nests from bird numbers. SU773818.
26/05/10	Sand Martin	Henley-on-Thames (Oxon)	10	G Foster
08:30	Over Marsh Lock, which straddles Oxon/Berks border.
22/05/10	Sand Martin	Maidenhead	6	D Cleal
17:00	At least 6 on south side of Maidenhead bridge. Appear to be breeding in bankside of Blue River Cafe.
19/05/10	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	6	F J Cottington
13:30	2-3 holes in the wall being used or looked at.
13/05/10	Sand Martin	Henley-on-Thames (Oxon)	2	G Foster
08:30	2+ (up to 7?).
03/05/10	Sand Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	100	R Crawford
08:40
02/05/10	Sand Martin	Lower Farm Trout Lake	200	N Cleere
12:00	+. Also 50 + Swallow.
29/04/10	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	2	R Marsh
11:10	In and out of bank.
28/04/10	Sand Martin	K&A Canal	14	D Pottinger
19:00	nesting in various drain pipes along banks of river in katesgrove area.
28/04/10	Sand Martin	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	3	F J Cottington
19:45
24/04/10	Sand Martin	Moor Green Lakes	1	M Sklar
09:30	Colebrook Lake N.
23/04/10	Sand Martin	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	20	S D Abbott
07:45	None prospecting the wall this morning.
21/04/10	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	10	R Marsh
10:30	At least 10 in and out of artificial bank.
20/04/10	Sand Martin	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	W Morgan

20/04/10	Sand Martin	Padworth Lane GP	30	T G Ball
08:45
19/04/10	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	30	M Hunt
10:50	Minimum count.
19/04/10	Sand Martin	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
07:50	E, garden year tick.
17/04/10	Sand Martin	Newbury Station	3	S A Graham
11:00	Birds visiting 2 propsective holes in the cutting west of the station.
13/04/10	Sand Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	12	T Alexander
07:00
12/04/10	Sand Martin	Borough Marsh	20	R Dryden
13:00
12/04/10	Sand Martin	Henley-on-Thames (Oxon)	2	G Foster
08:00	Inside Berkshire border. SU773817.
11/04/10	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	7	F J Cottington
11:00	At wall face and looking very interested.
10/04/10	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	9	R Angus
13:35
10/04/10	Sand Martin	Thatcham Marsh	9	S A Graham
15:32	Swarming around the nesting wall inspecting the holes.
10/04/10	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	6	F J Cottington
10:30
08/04/10	Sand Martin	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	30	R Collins
18:30
08/04/10	Sand Martin	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	10	F J Cottington
14:12	Over SE corner.
08/04/10	Sand Martin	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	25	R J Burness
11:30	25 to 30 flying in and out of the nest holes.
08/04/10	Sand Martin	Henley-on-Thames (Oxon)	3	G Foster
08:30	Over Marsh Lock.
07/04/10	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	300	K E Moore
15:30	at least , plus maybe 50 Swallows , all feeding before dark clouds came through from the S.W.
07/04/10	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	50	N Cleere
08:20	+ through, with odd Swallows and House martins.
07/04/10	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	8	F J Cottington
07:30	over lake low and staying in area.
07/04/10	Sand Martin	Henley-on-Thames (Oxon)	2	G Foster
08:30	Over Marsh Lock. I thought saw a pair here last week, may be the same.
06/04/10	Sand Martin	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	20	K Spring
13:30
05/04/10	Sand Martin	Woodley Airfield	1	P Redding
18:45	Flying North over garden.
05/04/10	Sand Martin	Wraysbury	3	R M Haydon
08:20	On wires in Tithe Lane, more over the lake.
05/04/10	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	5	F J Cottington
09:40	Through N.
04/04/10	Sand Martin	Wraysbury GPs	40	R J Dale

04/04/10	Sand Martin	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	3	B J Hollands
08:30	+ 1 Barn Swallow.
03/04/10	Sand Martin	Lower Farm Trout Lake	18	S A Graham
15:00
02/04/10	Sand Martin	Loddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs	12	M Whitney
17:00
02/04/10	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	60	R Crawford
10:00
01/04/10	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	150	N Cleere
08:30	+.
01/04/10	Sand Martin	Moor Green Lakes	2	R J Dale
	SU8062.
01/04/10	Sand Martin	Padworth Lane floods	160	R J Burness
11:30
31/03/10	Sand Martin	Moor Green Lakes	2	M Sklar
11:30	Flitting over water. Also present: chiffchaff (4-5), blackcap (3, singing), reed bunting, Egyptian goose (1 pair + 1), wigeon, tufted duck, green woodpecker.
30/03/10	Sand Martin	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R J Hardie
14:30	Flew through at the same time as the Swallows.
28/03/10	Sand Martin	Wigmore Lane GP, Theale GPs	2	P E Hutchins
	Over west / north-west late afternoon, four Greylag also being present.
28/03/10	Sand Martin	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	M J Mitchell
11:00	Flew off W. Please only view from the public footpath.
28/03/10	Sand Martin	Padworth Lane GP	3	R C Watts
16:05
27/03/10	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	1	S A Graham
15:00	One or two briefly during the heavy rain shower.
27/03/10	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	7	N Cleere
07:40
25/03/10	Sand Martin	Padworth Lane GP	40	K E Moore
13:00	at least , over the Kennet.
25/03/10	Sand Martin	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	6	R J Burness
11:30	Surveying the nest holes.
25/03/10	Sand Martin	Padworth Lane GP	7	R J Burness
10:20
25/03/10	Sand Martin	Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs	3	R J Burness
07:50	Please only view from the public footpath.
24/03/10	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	22	E Napper
08:00	with 2 Swallows.
24/03/10	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	1	F J Cottington
13:15	Over towards Teal scrape.
23/03/10	Sand Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	5	T Alexander
08:00
23/03/10	Sand Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	A Rymer
08:15	From Teal Hide.
22/03/10	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	8	K E Moore
14:30	in a 20 minute period.Going in a SW direction in ones ,and twos -at tree top height.As usual , over at the Western end.
22/03/10	Sand Martin	Padworth Lane GP	2	S D Abbott
08:10	Over north.
22/03/10	Sand Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	6	P Bright-Thomas
09:30	Through N.
21/03/10	Sand Martin	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	6	R Collins
11:45
21/03/10	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	6	I Saunders
16:00	Quite high (c. 100ft) heading West.
21/03/10	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	1	S A Graham
12:30	Possibly one of the TNDC birds.
21/03/10	Sand Martin	Thatcham Marsh	4	J Chivers
08:00	Flying in and around T,N,D,C. nest holes.
21/03/10	Sand Martin	Padworth Lane GP	2	P Driver
09:30	flew though low over water, heading East.
20/03/10	Sand Martin	Padworth Lane GP	16	J E Andrews
11:00	At least 5 present all the time, with max 16 during rain showers.
19/03/10	Sand Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Reedman
10:45	Over towards BSL.
19/03/10	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	2	K E Moore
12:15	over the extreme western end of the fishing complex ,at approx 150 ft high.Stayed for approx 5 mins or so.
19/03/10	Sand Martin	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	5	R Crawford
07:45	Around the Sand Martin wall.
19/03/10	Sand Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:45	>N.
19/03/10	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	1	F J Cottington
08:50	Flew over lowish at southern end of pit and went West.
18/03/10	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	5	F J Cottington
16:15	Flew thru North (per TAG).