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31/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWhiteknights Lake, Reading3P Gipson
3 in one tree, 1 prob different later drumming.  
24/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerEmmer Green1M Terry
14:00
In trees behind Surley Row/Scott Close garages.  
25/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLower Earley1M Terry
12:20
In oak on the corner of Wimblington/Wild Close.  
25/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerReading1D Pottinger
09:00
1st in my garden just off castle hill.  
22/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
09:15
m. In the feeder area, along with 8 x Pheasants and several Blue Tits, Gt Tits and Chaffinches.  
20/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWhite Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
12:00
 
20/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLangley, Slough2P Bright-Thomas
09:45
By East Berkshire College.  
19/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1B J Hollands
10:00
On Roundmoor Ditch.  
18/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2R Marsh
08:20
Male on fatball, fem. on peanuts.  
16/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2R Marsh
08:00
m + f. Around feeders.  
15/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
08:45
fem. Seen from Bittern hide on peanut feeder.  
13/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoodley2R Marsh
11:30
1m, 1f. In the feeder tree in our garden. Fem. has become a regular visitor but rare to see 2 together. Also 17 x Goldfinch, 9 x Chaffinch, 4 x Greenfinch, 2 x Dunnock & 5 x House Sparrow.  
09/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2R Marsh
13:15
Flew over footpath in front of me, heading for feeder area.  
07/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWorld's End4D Seward
10:30
 
01/12/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWhistley Green1R Marsh
11:10
f. Near the Loddon.  
27/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerFurze Platt1T Firth
09:50
female. In my garden on feeders.  
26/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWash Common, Newbury2D Smallridge
15:15
On the peanut feeders.  
26/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWhistley Mill GP, Twyford GPs1R Marsh
09:30
Close to the ford at Land's End.  
24/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2R Marsh
08:55
both fem. Bittern hide feeder tree. Later saw a male by the Loddon, near green bridge.  
22/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoodley2S C Smith
garden.  
17/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoodley1S C Smith
 
16/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest1M Hunt
 
15/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerBracknell1S G Percival
19:00
Probable		Definite. Not sure why definite isn't given as an option above! I photo ID'd it too. SU886678.  
15/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerThames Valley Business Park1R Dryden
13:20
 
15/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWash Common, Newbury1D Smallridge
10:15
male. On the peanut feeder.  
14/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerPadworth Common1R C Watts
08:00
 
13/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoolhampton GPs1C Burch
Disturbed flock of siskins and goldfinches. Same place.  
10/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWorldsend Hill, Swinley Park1M Hunt
14:30
 
09/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWorldsend Hill, Swinley Park1S King
14:00
 
07/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWorldsend Hill, Swinley Park2R C Watts
14:55
 
06/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
08:10
On the main feeders tree.  
04/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
09:45
Near feeders.  
01/11/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
08:00
Feeders.  
31/10/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest1B Reeve
11:30
 
31/10/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWash Common, Newbury1D Smallridge
09:30
male. On the peanut feeder.  
30/10/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoodley1S C Smith
plus good numbers of finches and tits on the feeders and red kites overhead most of the day.  
29/10/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWash Common, Newbury1D Smallridge
13:15
On the peanut feeder.  
29/10/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerNewbury1C Burch
10:50
Sat watching it from my office window. in the dead trees at rear of Newbury Court building. A Kestrel just flew over too.  
23/10/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoodley1S C Smith
garden.  
18/10/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
08:30
Far side of river, close to Teal hide. Also seen nearby 4 x Cormorant and a Jay.  
16/10/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1A Berryman
13:00
Seen in feeding area.  
15/10/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerThe Wharf, Newbury2C Burch
10:00
Usually 1, but now 2 'kikking away' in dead tree behind Police Station.  
23/08/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerPinkneys Green, Maidenhead1B Reeve
14:00
 
17/08/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWash Common, Newbury1D Smallridge
12:30
male. On the peanut feeder.  
10/08/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
11:45
Flew into dead tree close to bridge by Sandford mill.  
08/08/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerDinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
11:10
m. Dead tree on far bank of river, close to Teal hide.  
07/08/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWigmoreash Pond, Inkpen Hill2S A Graham
09:30
2 f/w.  
03/08/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWash Common, Newbury1D Smallridge
11:00
On the peanut feeder.  
02/08/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoodley1S C Smith
 
01/08/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoolhampton GPs1R Marsh
12:15
Fem. in dead tree where we saw T. Dove last week.  
25/07/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
09:30
Flew across lake from dead tree behind scrape.  
16/07/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerCalifornia CP3A Hewlett
16:15
Also at least 10 mixed Swallows and House Martins catching insects low over fields at rear of park.  
16/07/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerRuscombe2R C Watts
18:35
 
16/07/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWash Common, Newbury2D Smallridge
15:30
1m 1f. Feeding on the peanuts.  
16/07/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
12:55
ad male. Crossed path into trees just outside hide.  
13/07/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWash Common, Newbury2D Smallridge
16:00
1 fem 1 juv. On the peanut feeder.  
08/07/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerCaversham, Chiltern Road1R C Watts
12:10
over calling.  
28/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLangley, Slough1A Hewlett
16:00
f. On peanut feeder in garden.  
20/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerFrilsham6R Crawford
07:50
Iincluding a family group of four.  
19/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoodley1R Marsh
09:00
male. Garden visitor, first for 2 months+.  
18/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoodley Airfield3M Whitney
12:00
1ad, 2juv. Adult feeding juveniles from fat balls on garden feeder.  
17/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerThatcham Marsh3J Chivers
08:00
family group,two adult's and one juvenile at T,N,D,C.  
13/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerAshampstead6P Bright-Thomas
09:00
3 ad + 3 juv. Two family groups, both with at least one juvenile. SU570870.  
17/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWash Common, Newbury2D Smallridge
08:30
Female feeding peanuts to a young bird.  
14/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
13:15
In trees behind hide.  
14/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerInkpen2R G Hardy
Pair taking food to nest in garden.  
11/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest1R Dryden
13:20
 
10/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest1M Sklar
12:30
fem.  
10/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWash Common, Newbury1D Smallridge
18:00
fem. Mother feeding a large young bird with pieces of peanut.  
10/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoodley2S C Smith
pair.  
09/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoodley Airfield2M Whitney
16:15
1ad feeding on peanut feeder and 1 juv. on sunflower heart feeder.  
07/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWash Common, Newbury1D Smallridge
09:30
male. Feeding on the peanuts.  
05/06/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerBinfield1M J Barker
05:50
came to our garden feeder.  
30/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWhiteknights Park, Reading2P Gipson
4th nest-hole with young located this year on campus, 5th pr probably breeding. Also 2 nest-holes with young at Maiden Erlegh Lake.  
28/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerDinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
14:30
male.  
27/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerAscot, Mill Ride2S D Abbott
08:30
m/f. On the fat feeders and taking food back to young at nest about 50 metres away. Nuthatch also doing the same thing and first juvenile Blue Tit of the year with 2 adults in tow.  
26/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoolhampton GPs2T Bunce
19:00
 
25/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest1S King
14:00
feeding youngster two separate nest found.  
25/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest2R Marsh
11:40
m & f at nest, feeding very vocal young inside. Also possibles: Tree Pipit on tree stump amongst heather and Woodlark, soaring and swooping over main north - south path.  
23/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWhiteknights Park, Reading9P Gipson
3 prs feeding young in 3 nest-holes, probably 2+ more prs breeding on campus. 7+ Stag Beetles and 1 Lesser Stag Beetle in Hamilton Rd.  
23/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWash Common, Newbury1D Smallridge
14:00
fem. On the peanuts.  
21/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWhiteknights Lake, Reading3P Gipson
19:30
Pr feeding 1+ noisy young in nest-hole.  
19/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest1M Sklar
11:00
 
19/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWash Common, Newbury1D Smallridge
08:45
fem. On the peanut feeder.  
17/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerMaiden Erlegh Lake, Reading2J Baker
18:00
Pair feeding several VERY NOISY young in nest cavity on south side of lake.  
15/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest2J D Cox
12:00
 
14/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerMoor Green Lakes2M Sklar
13:00
Car park area, 1 on feeder.  
13/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLangley, Slough1A Hewlett
20:00
First return to feeder after a couple of months absence.  
09/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerMoor Green Lakes2M Sklar
10:00
By car park.  
07/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest1R Marsh
10:30
Briefly heard L.S. Woodpecker calling, near perimeter fence close to south gate.  
06/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest1R Angus
10:00
 
05/05/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoodley2M Whitney
09:00
1m. 1fm. Male feeding from peanut feeder and female sitting on fence.  
29/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerAscot, Mill Ride2S D Abbott
18:00
m/f. Female bathing and drinking in the garden pond - Male visited fat feeder 5 minutes earlier.  
29/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest1R Marsh
08:40
 
27/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
06:06
m. SU358819.  
23/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerBeech Hill1G Brown
10:00
constantly drumming.  
22/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWildmoor Heath Nature Reserve1M Sklar
10:30
male.  
21/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2R Marsh
09:30
1 on feeders, 1 in usual tree across Sandford Lane.  
20/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
07:00
f. SU358819.  
20/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
06:30
m. SU358819.  
20/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerBeech Hill1G Brown
09:00
 
19/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
10:30
Also grass snake seen eating a frog, at right of scrape - crow tried to steal the meal but backed off.  
16/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerRuscombe1G Anderson
16:20
Drumming - south of the railway from the church. SU798763.  
14/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Dryden
13:15
m. On feeders, then drumming by Sandford Lake.  
13/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerAscot, Mill Ride2S D Abbott
07:45
m/f. On fat feeder within 2 minutes of each other - male first.  
13/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSwinley Forest2D Dowling
07:00
2 seen 4-5 drumming.  
06/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm2J Ball
07:15
m+f. SU358819.  
05/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2R Collins
18:00
m. feeding station sw corner reed bunting 1m marsh tits 3.  
05/04/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerPinkneys Green, Maidenhead3B Reeve
10:00
 
24/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerAscot, Mill Ride3S D Abbott
08:15
Pair in courtship display (for last 2 weeks now) - another bird drumming not far away on Sandy Lane.  
20/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWhistley Green1R Angus
15:45
 
18/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm2J Ball
09:00
m+f. Both feeding in garden at same time. SU358819.  
18/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S C Smith
feeders, tern hide.  
16/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S C Smith
plus two roe deer and one weasel seen.  
16/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm2J Ball
08:00
m. 1 on feeder and another drumming not far away. SU358819.  
16/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
06:35
f. on feeder. SU358819.  
16/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
07:10
m. drumming. SU359818.  
11/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S C Smith
FEEDERS. TERN HIDE.  
11/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
06:56
f. on feeder. SU358819.  
11/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
06:52
m. SU358819.  
10/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm2J Ball
13:40
male + fem. Both in the garden, a sunflower seed feeding areas. SU358819.  
07/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerInkpen1R G Hardy
12:30
Busy excavating new nest hole in our garden "woodpecker tree"!  
06/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSlough SF1B J Hollands
 
05/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
07:15
f. SU358819.  
03/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerDinton Pastures CP1S King
13:20
 
02/03/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerAscot, Mill Ride2S D Abbott
13:30
m/f on fat feeders but at separate times. Maybe the pair that have been chasing each other for the last week in the trees next the golf course.  
26/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerThames Valley Business Park1S Hughes
 
26/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Dryden
13:00
f.  
25/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
12:30
fem. SU358819.  
22/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerAscot, Mill Ride1S D Abbott
15:00
m. On fat feeder in garden -also a Song Thrush now a daily visitor.  
18/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerAscot, Mill Ride1S D Abbott
09:30
m. Unusually feeding on the ground on sunflower seeds - I haven't seen this before.  
16/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSpencers Wood1S Thomson
09:00
f. close up against a birch, didn't budge as I jogged by in Croft Rd.  
13/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm2J Ball
07:55
f + m. female on nut feeder (male drumming not far away). SU358819.  
13/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1B J Hollands
10:00
In dead tree by Roundmoor Ditch.  
12/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1G Rowing
16:00
Around feeders by Bittern Hide.  
11/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerShinfield1S Thomson
15:30
f, in church graveyard. SU728628.  
11/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
15:00
m. SU358819.  
11/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
14:50
fem. at garden. SU358819.  
08/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm2J Ball
12:40
m+f. Male on nut feeder. Female came in to feed but male chased her away. SU358819.  
09/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1A Rymer
13:00
On feeders. Reports of Bittern today and 7th in log.  
02/02/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1S Thomson
12:00
At new feeder station on S side.  
31/01/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm2J Ball
07:45
m + unknown. 1 definite male at nut feeder. Another GS flew off but too fast to check gender. (Would 2 males tolerate a close presence at this time of year?). SU358819.  
31/01/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
06:45
m. drumming. SU359818.  
26/01/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2S C Smith
 
24/01/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1D Seward
11:30
 
24/01/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
08:00
m. drumming. SU358819.  
16/01/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
11:19
m. SU358819.  
15/01/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSheepdrove Organic Farm1J Ball
07:50
m. drumming. SU358819.  
13/01/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerRoundoak Piece3P Hickman
12:25
Drumming.  
13/01/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
09:00
Drumming.  
12/01/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLambourn Downs1J Ball
13:15
male. SU358819.  
09/01/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerSlough3J Hook
14:30
1 male 2 females. In the garden, near Three Tuns Junction. 1 female a regular, joined today by another female and a male. All three stayed for c 20 min.  
05/01/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1S C Smith
feeders. tern hide.  
01/01/10Great Spotted WoodpeckerWoose Hill2P Bright-Thomas
09:00
Some drumming.  

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