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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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10/09/12 | Nightjar | Greenham Common | 1 | P E Hutchins |
06:00 | Showing well to the south of the silos / compound area - being almost continuously chased by a decent sized bat! Please keep to the main paths. | |||
09/08/12 | Nightjar | Padworth Common | 2 | T G Ball |
21:00 | Adult male and at least 1 female/immature seen. | |||
24/07/12 | Nightjar | Lower Star Post, Swinley Forest | 3 | P Bright-Thomas |
21:30 | 2m. Two churring males, and a third bird. | |||
24/07/12 | Nightjar | Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest | 2 | P Bright-Thomas |
22:00 | m + f. Male churring at N end, female around S end. | |||
05/07/12 | Nightjar | Bucklebury Common | 1 | G Stewart |
21:50 | One seen flying and two heard calling.Seen with Bob Lyle. | |||
04/07/12 | Nightjar | Peckmoor Copse, Greenham Common | 1 | P E Hutchins |
22:10 | Showing well over this, adjacent woodland and heath but none heard to churr by this time. | |||
30/06/12 | Nightjar | Snelsmore Common | 1 | S A Graham |
21:40 | Flow low over the watch tower calling once, then settled down to churring from a distant pine stand. | |||
27/06/12 | Nightjar | Upper Bucklebury | 1 | B Lyle |
22:05 | 3 heard only one seen at close range. | |||
27/06/12 | Nightjar | Greenham Common | 2 | P E Hutchins |
21:43 | male. Both seen superbly, one settled, one in flight. About the compound and adjacent heath. Please keep to the main paths. | |||
26/06/12 | Nightjar | Snelsmore Common | 3 | M J Taylor |
22:00 | 2-3m, 1f. 2, prob 3 males churring. | |||
25/06/12 | Nightjar | Greenham Common | 3 | M J Dear |
21:40 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
23/06/12 | Nightjar | Greenham Common | 3 | S A Graham |
21:40 | 3m. Two m. and a prob. f Peckmoor Copse, S. of the bunker complex, third m. W of bunker complex, despite the intermittent heavy rain. Please keep to the main paths. | |||
22/06/12 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 2 | P Hickman |
22:05 | male. At least two calling (probably three) in and around fenced area including one regularly perched on posts on east side. | |||
18/06/12 | Nightjar | Bucklebury Common | 1 | G Stewart |
21:55 | Two heard calling at same time and two heard wing clapping, only 1 bird seen flying and perching in tree. | |||
09/06/12 | Nightjar | Stockcross | 3 | S A Graham |
21:31 | 2m + f. Two churring males Naider plantation, followed by the distant sound of wing clapping and then a female in feeding flight. | |||
06/06/12 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 3 | C McEwan |
21:45 | Stunning views. 1 flew 2 ft above our heads while another perched on a fencepost 6 ft away and preened for 5 minutes. | |||
04/06/12 | Nightjar | Hut Hill, Swinley Forest | 1 | S D Abbott |
21:35 | m. One churring male in the same tree as per the last three years - unfortunately only a brief display flight. | |||
02/06/12 | Nightjar | Padworth Common | 1 | T G Ball |
04:30 | male. Churring at dawn. | |||
29/05/12 | Nightjar | Gorrick Plantation | 3 | P Kendall |
3 birds churring from 2145; in flight 2205. | ||||
26/05/12 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 6 | R H Stansfield |
21:25 | Also seen by BTB, KEM, AVL and BM. | |||
24/05/12 | Nightjar | Gorrick Plantation | 2 | I D Paine |
one seen and at least 2 heard last night. Seen and heard with Eddie Napper. | ||||
23/05/12 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 4 | R Collins |
21:32 | Minimum count seen with P Driver + 6 Woodcock. | |||
22/05/12 | Nightjar | Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
21:45 | m. At least one churring in trees on W side of CC, even landed on track within 10 feet of me. | |||
22/05/12 | Nightjar | Hut Hill, Swinley Forest | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
21:30 | m. Landed on track when I was only 50m from burger van car park. Excellent! | |||
15/05/12 | Nightjar | Hut Hill, Swinley Forest | 1 | M S Whitaker |
21:45 | male. Having waited for over an hour to hear churring gave up and walking back to the car was greeted by a bird flying close and giving the characteristic 'kewick' call. | |||
12/05/12 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 1 | P Driver |
21:45 | no sight or sound. | |||
28/04/12 | Nightjar | Sandleford Park | P E Hutchins | |
05:30 | None noted to this time. | |||
26/04/12 | Nightjar | Sandleford Park | P E Hutchins | |
21:20 | No birds being noted by this time. | |||
25/04/12 | Nightjar | Sandleford Park | P E Hutchins | |
21:10 | No evidence of birds being present to this time - increasingly poor weather after this. |