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

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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
13/09/10	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
14:30	at least one , probably two , in area where hirundines were hawking but higher than most of the hirundines.
10/09/10	Swift	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	F J Cottington
14:15	Late bird thru WSW with mixed hirundine flock.
04/09/10	Swift	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
18:50	High S.
04/09/10	Swift	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
16:15	Low N, rapid flight.
31/08/10	Swift	Caversham Heights, Reading	1	T G Ball
18:05	Flying south.
30/08/10	Swift	Emmer Green	3	A M Horscroft
11:30
29/08/10	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	6	B Reeve
10:00
29/08/10	Swift	Woose Hill	2	P Bright-Thomas
13:00	>E low along the Emm Brook.
29/08/10	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	8	R Crawford
08:50	At least eight, probably more.
28/08/10	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	Over.
28/08/10	Swift	Emmer Green	2	A M Horscroft
11:10
27/08/10	Swift	Lower Farm GP	5	N Cleere
08:00
26/08/10	Swift	Caversham Heights, Reading	1	T G Ball
10:20	Heading south.
23/08/10	Swift	Woose Hill	2	P Bright-Thomas
19:45	Feeding over the house for 10 minutes.
22/08/10	Swift	Woose Hill	3	P Bright-Thomas
13:00	>S with 5 swallows.
23/08/10	Swift	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:25	Usual ASDA area spot,first since 1st Aug.
22/08/10	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
20/08/10	Swift	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	16	R Crawford
11:45
20/08/10	Swift	Emmer Green	3	D White
14:00
18/08/10	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	2	M G McCarthy
13:30
18/08/10	Swift	Woose Hill	4	P Bright-Thomas
19:30	Heading SE.
18/08/10	Swift	Woolhampton GPs	2	T Bunce
	Only two seen all evening. Plenty of Sand Martins.
15/08/10	Swift	Woolhampton GPs	2	S N White
08:00
15/08/10	Swift	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	B M Archer
07:30	Way above the Swallows and Martins around the trees along the river. Please only view from the public footpath.
14/08/10	Swift	Slough SF	1	K P Duncan
13/08/10	Swift	Lower Farm GP	2	N Cleere
09:00
12/08/10	Swift	Shinfield	5	D Pottinger
09:00	seen over cutbush lane.
12/08/10	Swift	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
07:30	>SE.
11/08/10	Swift	Woose Hill	2	P Bright-Thomas
07:30	>W.
10/08/10	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	7	K P Duncan
10/08/10	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	4	R H Stansfield
13:00	Maybe up to six, seen from spit over eastern end of lake. Also seen by KEM.
09/08/10	Swift	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
20:15	> SE.
08/08/10	Swift	Old Windsor	2	K P Duncan
19:05
08/08/10	Swift	Thatcham	1	R Keel
13:00	Over east.
07/08/10	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	T G Ball
16:00
06/08/10	Swift	Lower Farm GP	6	S A Graham
16:45
06/08/10	Swift	Lower Farm GP	6	N Cleere
09:00
01/08/10	Swift	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:00	very briefly usual location.
04/08/10	Swift	Slough SF	6	K P Duncan
30/07/10	Swift	Lower Earley	12	D J Mills
	Brief showing, first since Tues. Autumn can't be far off ....
27/07/10	Swift	Lower Earley	45	D J Mills
08:15	Max flock at any one time, usual ASDA area.
24/07/10	Swift	Newbury	36	S A Graham
09:00	At least a dozen swarming around the Temperance hall, birds even alighting onto the brickwork, before drifting off S. Later c24 SW of the Railway station.
19/07/10	Swift	Langley, Slough	12	A Hewlett
11:00	About a dozen chasing and screeching around junction of High Street and Meadfield Rd.
19/07/10	Swift	Lower Earley	50	M Terry
07:30	As DJM - the largest flock of swifts int he area all summer and certainly the largest in a morning. Great sight and great noise!
19/07/10	Swift	Lower Earley	50	D J Mills
07:20	Tight low flying screaming flock, twice as many as last week on daily trip to ASDA.
17/07/10	Swift	Newbury	7	S A Graham
20:30	Absent since the beginning of the week and in lesser numbers now, but one rocketed past at head height and up into the eves of a property in the middle of Queens Rd.
16/07/10	Swift	Ruscombe	9	R C Watts
18:50
16/07/10	Swift	Lower Farm GP	200	N Cleere
08:00	+.
13/07/10	Swift	Bracknell	1	D Lloyd
15:00	Entered 2nd floor window and was caught behind closed curtains. Quickly freed by pushing it up to the open window with a towel. Adult in good condition, not frightened. Looking for nesting site? SU875692.
13/07/10	Swift	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	60	R Crawford
19:45
12/07/10	Swift	Wokingham	40	P Bright-Thomas
09:00	Approx, circling high over Wescott Road.
11/07/10	Swift	Woose Hill	32	P Bright-Thomas
18:30	Watched swifts all day, and took a painfully long time to get past 4, to 10, but a proper flock formed briefly overhead, with a bit of screaming, hopefully including plenty of juveniles.
08/07/10	Swift	Ascot, Mill Ride	15	S D Abbott
19:00	Highest count over the garden that I have seen. Also 3 Swallows and 4 RN Parakeets.
01/07/10	Swift	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	25	F J Cottington
21:15	Over Sandford Lane.
01/07/10	Swift	Caversham	12	R Dryden
08:15	Over King's Road - presumably nesting. SU721742.
30/06/10	Swift	Reading	50	D Pottinger
21:15	50+swifts with young gathering over nags head pub garden come car park.Seen with A.A. while drinking some good real ale.
29/06/10	Swift	Caversham	50	R C Watts
20:40	Over Westfield Road. approx number of birds.
22/06/10	Swift	Kintbury	12	R G Hardy
	Adults catching flies over the river and returning to nest sites in the village.
19/06/10	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	150	R Crawford
08:00
12/06/10	Swift	Newbury	16	S A Graham
08:30	Crossing Craven Rd. in a tight ball.
12/06/10	Swift	Woolhampton GPs	100	N Cleere
07:00	+, presumably local birds from surrounding areas gathering to feed.
10/06/10	Swift	Lower Denford	40	R G Hardy
	At least, with loads of swallows and house martins, feeding on river flies kept low by the overcast weather. Lots of chasing amid the feeding.
31/05/10	Swift	Woose Hill	6	P Bright-Thomas
19:00	Best count so far this year. SU799686.
29/05/10	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	300	R Crawford
21:25	Still present in virtual darkness.
29/05/10	Swift	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	100	R Crawford
21:25
29/05/10	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	500	K E Moore
11:30	at least. in the murk and gloom , but no Little Gulls or non white terns.
29/05/10	Swift	Woolhampton GPs	300	N Cleere
10:00	+.
27/05/10	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	600	R Crawford
08:20	At least.
28/05/10	Swift	Woolhampton GPs	100	N Cleere
16:00	+.
27/05/10	Swift	Lower Farm GP	100	N Cleere
08:00	+. A decent late spring arrival along with 80+ mixed hirundines.
26/05/10	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	45	M G McCarthy
08:10	at least this number high over CLN/new works.
20/05/10	Swift	Caversham	8	R C Watts
09:00	Over Kings road / Queens road and Gosbrook road caversham.
18/05/10	Swift	Spencers Wood	1	R A Price
07:15	over A33 near st michaels.
16/05/10	Swift	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	100	J E Andrews
09:30	During light rain, also 50+ House Martin and 40+ Sand Martin.
14/05/10	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	100	T G Ball
16:30	100+.
12/05/10	Swift	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	84	R Crawford
08:20
07/05/10	Swift	Langley, Slough	7	P Bright-Thomas
17:45	Circling over town centre. TQ013792.
07/05/10	Swift	Wokingham	5	P Bright-Thomas
08:45	Chasing over town centre. SU806686.
06/05/10	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	70	R Crawford
20:30
05/05/10	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	3	R C Watts
13:30
05/05/10	Swift	Caversham	1	R C Watts
13:20	Over St Annes School Henley Road.
05/05/10	Swift	Caversham	12	R C Watts
18:00	St Martins Precinct From Waitrose Car Park.
05/05/10	Swift	Freeman's Marsh	6	R G Hardy
13:30
05/05/10	Swift	Woose Hill	2	P Bright-Thomas
11:30	Feeding on emerging insects, first of the year here.
05/05/10	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	25	M G McCarthy
07:30
03/05/10	Swift	Charvil	2	D Hudson
15:30	Happily gardening, looked up and there they were.
03/05/10	Swift	Lower Farm Trout Lake	15	S A Graham
15:30	Over settling ponds below Bowdown Wds.
02/05/10	Swift	Maidenhead	3	S D Abbott
12:30	Over Prince Andrew's Road heading north.
02/05/10	Swift	Dinton Pastures CP	80	K G White
07:45	passing through.
30/04/10	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	3	M Sklar
09:30	Rising to 30+ at 10:30.
30/04/10	Swift	Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:00	N.
30/04/10	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	10	P Bright-Thomas
19:20
30/04/10	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	50	F J Cottington
13:30	Overhead.
29/04/10	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	100	K E Moore
14:00	at least.
29/04/10	Swift	Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs	20	K E Moore
12:30	at least. Please only view from the public footpath.
29/04/10	Swift	Reading	5	J E Andrews
11:00	low over R.B.Hospital and close to buildings.
28/04/10	Swift	K&A Canal	10	D Pottinger
19:00	over old coley maybe ones who nest near here as low in sky.
28/04/10	Swift	Reading	6	R Righelato
18:00	Hamilton Road.
21/04/10	Swift	Reading	4	R Righelato
18:00	Hamilton Road.
28/04/10	Swift	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	F J Cottington
19:45	Overhead at junction of BSL/Middle Marsh with hirundines.
28/04/10	Swift	Fobney Meadow	15	A Absolom
16:45
28/04/10	Swift	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	7	R Marsh
11:20	Over lake, seen from Tern Hide.
28/04/10	Swift	Tilehurst	3	W Brown
09:00	returned to area a few days earlier than usual.
27/04/10	Swift	Reading	3	M Price
19:30	over St Mary's Butts.
27/04/10	Swift	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	F J Cottington
12:25
27/04/10	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	A D Bassett
12:00	over.
26/04/10	Swift	Slough	2	J Hook
18:30	over Three Tuns junction. Exact same date as first sighting in that location in 2009.
27/04/10	Swift	Whiteknights Park, Reading	2	A Absolom
13:00
27/04/10	Swift	Dinton Pastures CP	4	P J Crowley
08:30	over BSL.
26/04/10	Swift	Woolhampton GPs	15	K E Moore
10:30	at least , mixed in with all 3 hirundines.
25/04/10	Swift	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	3	R Murfitt
17:00	At least 3 screaming overhead. Please only view from the public footpath.
26/04/10	Swift	Woolhampton GPs	2	N Cleere
08:00
26/04/10	Swift	Newbury	3	I D Paine
09:00	Flying over the High Street calling.
25/04/10	Swift	Slough	3	D Massie
11:45	Over M4 as driving past Slough.
25/04/10	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	100	M F Walford
18:30	Large flock feeding over the lake.
25/04/10	Swift	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	12	R Crawford
08:15
24/04/10	Swift	Fobney Meadow	3	A Absolom
16:40
24/04/10	Swift	K&A Canal	30	D Pottinger
15:30	seemed to drop out of sky ,feed a bit and then continue on their journey.There were 30+ but only seen for 2-3 minutes high in the sky.This was above the i.d.r.
24/04/10	Swift	Cemetry Junction, Reading	4	S Hughes
10:30
24/04/10	Swift	The Wharf, Newbury	2	S A Graham
09:00	Probably returned birds, screeching as they flow W. along the canal.
23/04/10	Swift	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	11	R Crawford
08:30
23/04/10	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	7	R C Watts
19:05	Over Henley Road and Chiltern Road last year 1 bird 30 April.
23/04/10	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	4	D Beever
12:00
23/04/10	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	7	F J Cottington
08:15
22/04/10	Swift	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	7	R Angus
11:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
22/04/10	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R T Stansfield
18:30
22/04/10	Swift	Windsor	2	M J McKee
21/04/10	Swift	Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs	2	R Crawford
08:20
21/04/10	Swift	Woolhampton GPs	1	N Cleere
10:30
21/04/10	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	W Morgan
08:00
20/04/10	Swift	Woolhampton GPs	2	K E Moore
11:00	at least.Hirundines were moving through all the time,mostly Sand Martin,also a few House Martin and Swallow. so maybe 2 , maybe more,Swifts .
19/04/10	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	B Clark
10:00

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