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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2012 and 31/12/2012.

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
12/12/12WoodcockHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1A V Lawson
11:00
flew up from woodland on south side.  
12/12/12WoodcockPadworth Common1T G Ball
15:30
 
30/11/12WoodcockClayfield Copse, Caversham1H R Netley
flushed on berks side. Also marsh tit on oxon side.  
28/11/12WoodcockPark Farm, Cookham Dean1P J Newbound
 
26/11/12WoodcockLower Farm GP1N Cleere
saturdays's bird = species no. 137 for site this year. Nice one John!  
24/11/12WoodcockLower Farm GP1J E Andrews
12:58
appeared from race course direction, gave a good fly round before flying over the hide. with R.Povey.  
17/11/12WoodcockCaversham1R Marsh
13:20
Just had a call from an excited Richard Sajdak who had a Woodcock on his back lawn in South View Ave. He heard it first, then was amazed to see it come in to land. It flew off as soon as it noticed him sat nearby but he still rates it as his best ever garden tick!  
13/11/12WoodcockHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1A V Lawson
17:00
flew over the dragonfly pond and appeared to settle in the reedbed.  
07/11/12WoodcockPadworth Common1T G Ball
06:30
 
25/10/12WoodcockJealott's Hill1K Creed
flew low along hedgerow, north from Goughs Barn Lane and into reed bed area next to Pendry's lane.  
25/10/12WoodcockAscot Heath1R J Dale
07:45
 
05/07/12WoodcockBucklebury Common1G Stewart
21:50
Three seen flying and calling-Probably same bird. Seen with Bob Lyle.  
04/07/12WoodcockPeckmoor Copse, Greenham Common1P E Hutchins
22:10
Showing well over this, adjacent woodland and heath.  
30/06/12WoodcockSnelsmore Common2S A Graham
21:40
Appeared to be two males disputing territories.  
27/06/12WoodcockUpper Bucklebury2B Lyle
22:00
 
26/06/12WoodcockSnelsmore Common4M J Taylor
22:00
 
25/06/12WoodcockGreenham Common1M J Dear
21:40
Please keep to the main paths.  
23/06/12WoodcockGreenham Common1S A Graham
21:00
Roding Peckmoor Copse, S. of the bunker complex. Please keep to the main paths.  
18/06/12WoodcockBucklebury Common1G Stewart
21:55
Four sightings probably the same bird.  
17/06/12WoodcockWishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest3M Hunt
14:20
 
09/06/12WoodcockStockcross1S A Graham
21:31
m. Roding over Naider plantation.  
06/06/12WoodcockRoundoak Piece2C McEwan
21:45
 
04/06/12WoodcockHut Hill, Swinley Forest2S D Abbott
21:00
Both roding from west to east.  
26/05/12WoodcockRoundoak Piece3R H Stansfield
21:25
 
22/05/12WoodcockHut Hill, Swinley Forest1P Bright-Thomas
22:00
m. Heard roding from close to burger van.  
20/05/12WoodcockRoundoak Piece1P Hickman
21:08
Flew from Hants side of road. Nightjar heared briefly at 20:58 (in Hants) but nothing heared later (left at 21:45).  
20/05/12WoodcockRoundoak Piece1P Driver
21:45
m. roding. Still no Nightjars.  
16/05/12WoodcockRoundoak Piece1P Hickman
21:02
Seen twice in flight. Could be two birds.  
15/05/12WoodcockPadworth Common1P E Hutchins
21:52
male. Eight roding passes between 21:13 and this time, almost totally on to the south of the road.  
15/05/12WoodcockHut Hill, Swinley Forest2M S Whitaker
21:30
male. Three roding passes in two opposing directions, so better than my last visit.  
13/05/12WoodcockSnelsmore Common9S Clarke
21:30
Webmaster comment: Reported as 14 but Steve added the following "The maximum group was four. However due to the timing and location of the singles and two's that I also saw I have no doubt that there was an absolute minimum of 9 birds involved.".  
12/05/12WoodcockRoundoak Piece1P Driver
21:30
m. roding.  
10/05/12WoodcockRoundoak Piece1P Hickman
20:51
Seen four times between 20:51 and 21:02 mainly in south (nearest road) area. No Nightjars.  
07/05/12WoodcockRoundoak Piece1P Driver
21:30
m. roding in the drizzle, 4 passes in half an hour.  
06/05/12WoodcockHut Hill, Swinley Forest1M S Whitaker
21:10
male. Just the one roding pass (decline here over the last 10 years), no Nightjars in evidence probably due to it being blinking cold!  
02/05/12WoodcockRoundoak Piece1P Hickman
20:53
Flew from Hants. No Nightjars.  
29/04/12WoodcockWindsor Great Park7M S Whitaker
21:00
male. Conservative count from 24 roding passes at one location. No Nightjars yet from this habitual site probably due to the weather.  
28/04/12WoodcockSandleford Park1P E Hutchins
05:11
Last noted roding over the heath at this time.  
26/04/12WoodcockSandleford Park1P E Hutchins
20:51
male. Roding over the heath at this time, briefly seen just the once, this presumably because of the near mid-air collision with a Woodpigeon.  
27/03/12WoodcockBurghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs1R Crawford
20:05
Flew over.  
25/03/12WoodcockPadworth Common2T G Ball
Seen at dawn.  
09/03/12WoodcockBurghfield Common1K Tucker
17:15
ad. Caught and ringed in the garden!  
21/02/12WoodcockGreenham Common1G Kimber
08:30
Disturbed south of Watch Tower from the Gorse. Please keep to the main paths.  
11/02/12WoodcockM4 J8/91P E Hutchins
17:37
Low and erratically north among the junction pillars.  
04/02/12WoodcockBlack Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1I D Paine
09:00
Flew from island duck feeding area flew towards m329.  
02/02/12WoodcockLea Farm Lake1F J Cottington
17:27
From Loddon footpath beyond Lea Farm parallel to Lodge Wood. Possibly 2nd bird from green bridge heading N @ 17:33.  
28/01/12WoodcockSearle's Farm Lane GP (N), Burghfield GPs1J E Andrews
09:30
flushed by fisherman, not what i expected to see while counting ducks. Please only view from the public footpath.  
22/01/12WoodcockLower Farm GP1P E Hutchins
17:07
Low west over the track leading to Bowdown Farm, continuing on over the field south of the hide etc.  
13/01/12WoodcockUfton Nervet Woods2R H Stansfield
14:20
Flushed while walking through section north of Oval Pond.