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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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02/12/12 | Common Crossbill | Roundoak Piece | 1 | S A Graham |
11:30 | Single going low W. and later heard circling. | |||
29/10/12 | Common Crossbill | Ascot Heath | 3 | R J Dale |
08:40 | NW at 0840h. | |||
21/10/12 | Common Crossbill | Heath Pond, Crowthorne | 5 | D Buckler |
14:00 | Flying south-east over pond, one calling "chup,chup,chup". SU811640. | |||
21/10/12 | Common Crossbill | Swinley Forest | 5 | T Sweetland |
13:00 | Around the timber yard car park. | |||
15/10/12 | Common Crossbill | Swinley Forest | 14 | D Lowther |
17:00 | Between Lower and Upper Star Post, feeding with similar number of siskin. | |||
09/10/12 | Common Crossbill | Ascot Heath | 2 | R J Dale |
08:20 | Flew E. | |||
04/10/12 | Common Crossbill | Paices Wood | 1 | P E Hutchins |
08:02 | W. | |||
26/08/12 | Common Crossbill | Finchampstead Ridges | 5 | R Murfitt |
14:00 | flying over calling. | |||
10/08/12 | Common Crossbill | Crowthorne Wood | 2 | R Dryden |
13:00 | Flew over calling. | |||
03/08/12 | Common Crossbill | Woose Hill | 8 | P Bright-Thomas |
07:30 | Eight or Nine low S calling, 3rd garden record. | |||
30/07/12 | Common Crossbill | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 4 | P E Hutchins |
09:54 | Total noted by this time, between here and Lower Star Post. | |||
24/06/12 | Common Crossbill | Southridge Farm, Stichens Green | 3 | P Bright-Thomas |
10:30 | Low S calling, unclear if they came from closest wood or just pasing. First record for BBS square. | |||
13/06/12 | Common Crossbill | Woodley | 16 | F J Cottington |
12:00 | 16-17 birds flew over calling WSW at about 300 feet, excellent garden tick. | |||
04/06/12 | Common Crossbill | Windsor Great Park | 25 | S D Abbott |
15:00 | At least this number in very tall conifer by the Kingsmead gate near Cranbourne. | |||
20/05/12 | Common Crossbill | Swinley Forest | 30 | T Sweetland |
16:30 | Flock of around 30 birds near the timber yard. Also Cuckoo heard. | |||
20/05/12 | Common Crossbill | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 2 | G Randall |
juv. | ||||
19/05/12 | Common Crossbill | Roundoak Piece | 14 | P Hickman |
08:35 | Minimum 14. Feeding high in trees. | |||
17/05/12 | Common Crossbill | Wishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest | 1 | M Hunt |
f. | ||||
14/05/12 | Common Crossbill | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 44 | F J Cottington |
17:15 | Whilst walking my mums dog at Sandford Park, I heard multiple 'jip jip' calls and coming towards me from the NW was large group flying at approx 150-200ft E, SE then E, then as they got half way to above the mill, the whole flock swooped down and was lost to view. No further sign by 18:05. | |||
14/05/12 | Common Crossbill | The Look Out Discovery Centre, Swinley Forest | 30 | D Lowther |
12:30 | Thought this flock of 30+ in Corsican Pines just SE of the Lookout was noteworthy. | |||
12/05/12 | Common Crossbill | Roundoak Piece | 15 | P Brant |
male,female & juvs. | ||||
06/05/12 | Common Crossbill | Lower Star Post, Swinley Forest | 25 | R Collins |
08:26 | Group of 10 just soof lower star post made of of mainly juvenile birds. Group of 15 over just west of lower star post. | |||
05/05/12 | Common Crossbill | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 6 | P Bamford |
07:00 | flock of young birds. | |||
27/04/12 | Common Crossbill | Swinley Forest | 8 | M S Whitaker |
17:15 | both sexes present. Conservative count of mobile birds; loose flock feeding in pine trees on edge of clear-felled area at Blacksmith's Hill, Swinley Park. | |||
15/04/12 | Common Crossbill | Roundoak Piece | 1 | P Hickman |
08:55 | imm male. High in conifer just north of the Oval pond. Otherbirds heared. | |||
09/04/12 | Common Crossbill | Swinley Forest | 3 | P E Hutchins |
08:21 | Total noted by 10:10. | |||
28/03/12 | Common Crossbill | Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest | 1 | M Hunt |
m. Drinking at puddle. | ||||
28/03/12 | Common Crossbill | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 1 | P Bamford |
male. lovely morning plus singing woodlarks, stonechats, green woodpecker, lesser redpolls and the usual suspects. | ||||
22/03/12 | Common Crossbill | Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest | 5 | M Hunt |
5 At least. | ||||
21/03/12 | Common Crossbill | Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest | 2 | M Hunt |
1m 1f drinking at puddle. | ||||
21/03/12 | Common Crossbill | Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest | 3 | M Kettell |
12:30 | ||||
20/03/12 | Common Crossbill | Roundoak Piece | 2 | P Hickman |
09:20 | male + fem. In trees south of the footpath leading from the Oval pond. | |||
14/03/12 | Common Crossbill | Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest | 6 | P E Hutchins |
16:51 | three male, three fem. Minimum count noted by this time though perhaps as many as nine being noted with no more than three at any one time. | |||
14/03/12 | Common Crossbill | Swinley Forest | 7 | S A Graham |
10:35 | Bird in song NW. of the firing range, 6 more heading N. | |||
14/03/12 | Common Crossbill | Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest | 2 | S A Graham |
10:35 | m + f. In tree's by southern entrance, both birds coming down to drink from a pool. | |||
10/03/12 | Common Crossbill | Swinley Forest | 2 | P Mannion |
m and f. Near the lumber yard on Blaine's Lane. | ||||
09/03/12 | Common Crossbill | Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest | 2 | R Dawson |
14:30 | m,f. 200 yds from car park. | |||
08/03/12 | Common Crossbill | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 3 | R Marsh |
11:20 | Flew over. Also excellent view of a male in a pine tree on 'wrong' side of the county boundary. | |||
29/02/12 | Common Crossbill | Burchett's Green | 1 | B Reeve |
27/02/12 | Common Crossbill | Swinley Brickpits, Swinley Forest | 3 | P Mannion |
m. In the NW corner next to King's Ride. | ||||
27/02/12 | Common Crossbill | Englemere Pond, Ascot | 2 | L R Blundell |
10:45 | 1m 1f. Male feeding the female. Courtship? | |||
25/02/12 | Common Crossbill | Swinley Forest | 2 | T Sweetland |
24/02/12 | Common Crossbill | Sulham | 5 | R Crawford |
10:10 | In stand of oaks 200m south of car park. | |||
24/02/12 | Common Crossbill | Sulham Wood, Sulham | 2 | R H Stansfield |
13:10 | 1st yr m + f. In copse with the two ponds. Waiting to come down to drink. | |||
21/02/12 | Common Crossbill | Crowthorne Wood | 6 | P J Crowley |
09:00 | 3m,3f. one male singing, plus more birds calling in pines. SU858644. | |||
19/02/12 | Common Crossbill | Swinley Forest | 10 | T Sweetland |
At least 10 in recently cleared area near to the Royal Berkshire Golf Course. A couple of males were singing. | ||||
17/02/12 | Common Crossbill | Roundoak Piece | 1 | R Collins |
male. Top Conifer back of Oval Pond. SU631659. | ||||
16/02/12 | Common Crossbill | Crowthorne Wood | 4 | P J Crowley |
09:00 | 2m, 2f. two pairs seen close up waiting to drop down to drink in puddle. SU859645. | |||
14/02/12 | Common Crossbill | Knowl Hill | 1 | C Lamsdell |
08/02/12 | Common Crossbill | Crowthorne Wood | 4 | P Bright-Thomas |
12:30 | 2m + 2f. In sweet chestnut about 1km in. | |||
04/02/12 | Common Crossbill | Roundoak Piece | 4 | P Driver |
14:40 | 2m, 2f. | |||
29/01/12 | Common Crossbill | Swinley Brickpits, Swinley Forest | 30 | M S Whitaker |
6m, 5f, 19? Flock of 9, pair and 2 singles in and around cleared area with boggy ponds, flock of 17 eating cone seeds just south of paddocks at Green Acres. Probably a lot more around. | ||||
22/01/12 | Common Crossbill | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 10 | R Dawson |
12:00 | 5m,5f. till 12:45 at least. Favouring leafless tree along the stream line N of bridge. Also a pair on Surrey side. | |||
17/01/12 | Common Crossbill | Roundoak Piece | 2 | K E Moore |
only 1 seen-a poorly marked male. | ||||
15/01/12 | Common Crossbill | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 3 | R C Watts |
10:30 | ||||
13/01/12 | Common Crossbill | Ufton Nervet Woods | 6 | R H Stansfield |
14:00 | ||||
11/01/12 | Common Crossbill | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 12 | P J Crowley |
14:00 | ||||
11/01/12 | Common Crossbill | Padworth | 14 | G Sumner |
12:05 | Briefly in the same tree as usual in Silver Lane . | |||
08/01/12 | Common Crossbill | Swinley Forest | 5 | T Sweetland |
14:00 | 3m 2F with siskin flock feeding near Royal Berkshire Golf Course. | |||
07/01/12 | Common Crossbill | Wishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest | 5 | P J Crowley |
13:30 | 2m/3f. | |||
04/01/12 | Common Crossbill | Padworth | 22 | G Sumner |
08:30 | Briefly in tree top in Silver Lane. | |||
02/01/12 | Common Crossbill | Roundoak Piece | 2 | P E Hutchins |
09:56 | Heading low north-west. |