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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
16/09/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	5	A V Lawson
11:30	all seen together, surprising number in among Hirundines, there were possibly a few more.
16/09/15	Swift	Theale GPs	3	A B Tomczynski
10:00
08/09/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	4	A V Lawson
	at least.
06/09/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	5	A V Lawson
10:38	Several high over the pit.
04/09/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	3	A V Lawson
	in among thousands of hirundines.
04/09/15	Swift	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	2	J E Andrews
08:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
03/09/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	6	A V Lawson
	at least.
01/09/15	Swift	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Hunt
12:30	Flew over going south. Please only view from the public footpath.
30/08/15	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	2	R Murfitt
08:00	Over New Workings - no sign of Blak tern today.
29/08/15	Swift	Lower Farm GP	1	J E Andrews
17:00
29/08/15	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	3	R Murfitt
08:00	Over New Workings.
28/08/15	Swift	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	P J Newbound
09:00	Key holders only.
27/08/15	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
17:00	Over Colebrook North.
27/08/15	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	F J Cottington
09:30	Over with H Martins.
26/08/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	15	A V Lawson
	at least.
25/08/15	Swift	Lower Farm GP	4	N Cleere

25/08/15	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
07:40	Over New Workings.
25/08/15	Swift	Queen Mother Reservoir	2	P J Newbound
08:00	Key holders only.
24/08/15	Swift	Theale GPs	12	A B Tomczynski
18:00
23/08/15	Swift	Thatcham	4	R Keel
10:00	One then a trio over south.
22/08/15	Swift	Lower Farm GP	1	M F Walford

23/08/15	Swift	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	4	J E Andrews
09:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
23/08/15	Swift	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
11:20	flying south, north of the village.
23/08/15	Swift	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	P J Newbound
08:00	Key holders only.
22/08/15	Swift	Woose Hill	8	P Bright-Thomas
17:30	Circling high. At least one with tatty wings, missing half of secondaries.
21/08/15	Swift	Woose Hill	2	E Napper
09:00
19/08/15	Swift	Lower Farm GP	4	B Lyle
12:00
19/08/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	50	A V Lawson
	at least 50, probably many more high over the pit.
18/08/15	Swift	Queen Mother Reservoir	13	P J Newbound
07:00	Key holders only.
16/08/15	Swift	Maidenhead	2	S M Meads
16:30	High up over garden.
16/08/15	Swift	Newbury	1	M J Taylor
16:00
16/08/15	Swift	Queen Mother Reservoir	9	P J Newbound
08:00	Key holders only.
14/08/15	Swift	Queen Mother Reservoir	25	R Righelato
	Key holders only.
14/08/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	15	K E Moore
	apprx.
14/08/15	Swift	Lower Farm GP	2	N Cleere
	Seen with IW.
14/08/15	Swift	Queen Mother Reservoir	6	M J McKee
09:25	Key holders only.
13/08/15	Swift	Maidenhead	1	S K Proddow
12:30	Over Frascati Way. Disappeared under roof of house by traffic lights.Most disappeared a couple of weeks ago.
12/08/15	Swift	Thatcham	3	R Keel
13:00	Heading slowly south.
11/08/15	Swift	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	2	G Stewart
16:50
11/08/15	Swift	Thatcham	1	R Keel
16:00	Over North!
11/08/15	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M F Walford
07:15
10/08/15	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	F J Cottington
07:50
09/08/15	Swift	Jennet's Park, Bracknell	18	M Hunt
12:15	c18 with 3/4 Swallows and c20 House Martins.
07/08/15	Swift	Lower Farm GP	1	M J Dear

07/08/15	Swift	Thatcham	4	G Stewart
12:30	Seen flying over and around Kennet School area.
07/08/15	Swift	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:20	1 heading north during 10 mins skywatching.
05/08/15	Swift	Lower Farm GP	4	G Stewart
16:45	May have been a few more flying with House Martins & Swallows.
04/08/15	Swift	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	1	G Stewart
16:15	one lone swift seen flying.
04/08/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	30	R C Watts
	After rain shower at least 30. Plus birds.
04/08/15	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M F Walford
07:30
02/08/15	Swift	Lower Earley	5	D J Mills
20:45	High & heading South.
02/08/15	Swift	Lea Farm Lake	2	R Marsh

02/08/15	Swift	Lower Earley	5	D J Mills
08:45	all slowly drifting North ! first for several days.
01/08/15	Swift	Reading	30	S A Graham
09:15	Wilson Rd: Approx swarming high over the suspected late nesting site. Only a couple remained less than 10 mins later when I walked back down the road.
31/07/15	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	5	R C Watts
20:40	Still here and. (09:20 this. A.M).
31/07/15	Swift	Bracknell	40	D A MacKenzie Dodds
11:00	40 ish high. Screaming. Moving south slowwwwly. Got a few down investigating the call here. Hope a few will be back next May to breed.
30/07/15	Swift	Thatcham	18	M J Dear
20:30
30/07/15	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	7	R C Watts
20:30	Feeding very actively high up getting ready to go ??? Last year. 29th July 10:15. am.
29/07/15	Swift	Reading	2	S A Graham
18:30	Lundy lane: Drifted over just before the onset of heavy rain. General exodus prior to last Fridays heavy rain.
29/07/15	Swift	Reading	2	S A Graham
06:45	Wilson Rd: One calling from presumed nest site, second feeding over the Oxford Rd end of the road.
26/07/15	Swift	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	45	S A Graham
08:15	Approx.
26/07/15	Swift	Lower Earley	50	D J Mills
08:10	loose group circling under leading edge of rain cloud , some odd screaming.
25/07/15	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	100	R Murfitt
08:00	Approx.
25/07/15	Swift	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	80	R Crawford
07:00	Slowly drifting south.
22/07/15	Swift	Reading	15	S A Graham
06:55	Oxford Rd: Approx. 15-20 birds swarming and dispersing 3 times. Newly fledged birds?
20/07/15	Swift	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	3	M Hunt
14:00
20/07/15	Swift	Thatcham	40	M J Dear

19/07/15	Swift	Maidenhead	15	S M Meads
21:05	over allotment off St.Marks Road.
19/07/15	Swift	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	30	J E Andrews
10:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
18/07/15	Swift	Bracknell	30	D A MacKenzie Dodds
16:00	Largest squadron of the year above house today after getting buzzed by yearlings all day.
18/07/15	Swift	Reading	15	R Righelato
	15=20 screaming around my house in Hamilton Road. This probably above the average of recent years.
18/07/15	Swift	Reading	30	R Righelato
	Screaming around St James Church, Forbury Gardens.
18/07/15	Swift	Reading	16	S A Graham
09:30	Wilson Rd: Swarming over the top of the Road.
16/07/15	Swift	Woose Hill	12	P Bright-Thomas
21:00	Screaming in a tight group, post-fledging behaviour? Largest group seen this year.
15/07/15	Swift	Tilehurst	26	R Crawford
19:20	Screaming flock high over my house.
17/07/15	Swift	Lower Earley	35	D J Mills
08:05	Tight screeming flock under passing drizzle clouds - most so far on daily paper roundtrip.
13/07/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	400	R Crawford
08:30
12/07/15	Swift	Whitley Wood, Reading	4	P W Johnstone
08:30	Screeching and circling house. SU721697.
11/07/15	Swift	Woodley	9	R Marsh
	Been seeing 2 over our house regularly but two sightings today of a tight group of 7, as well as the usual pair. Family group?
09/07/15	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	40	F J Cottington
07:15
08/07/15	Swift	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	40	G Duffus
09:00	Minimum count. Please only view from the public footpath.
08/07/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	100	R Crawford
07:40
06/07/15	Swift	Lower Earley	20	D J Mills
07:55	Screeming flock -even tighter/lower/louder than Sunday .
05/07/15	Swift	Winkfield	3	S D Abbott
09:00	Over Lovel Road.
05/07/15	Swift	Lower Earley	25	D J Mills
08:00	Screaming group over usual area south of Leisure Centre.
05/07/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	35	R Crawford
07:20
03/07/15	Swift	Reading	27	S A Graham
06:45	Approx. swarming over the Oxford Rd before dispersing to the W.
02/07/15	Swift	Newbury	4	M Gardner
21:30	ad. visiting nest site apparently bringing food. Seen with I Gardner. SU465666.
01/07/15	Swift	Wokingham	40	R Dawson
	Approx count over Buckhurst Meadow. SU831686.
29/06/15	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
11:50	Briefly flew around the western side of CLN.
29/06/15	Swift	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	32	R Crawford
05:40	Screaming group high over pit. Please only view from the public footpath.
25/06/15	Swift	Maidenhead	40	J Stannard
20:00	'Squadrons' of swifts flying in close formation together, plus many doing usual random flying around both high and in low screaming parties - most we have ever seen around our house just north of the centre of Maidenhead, close to site of the Walton Cottage Hotel where we know there is an established colony. SU882816.
25/06/15	Swift	Newbury	5	M Gardner
16:30	adults balancing at LHS of the white inverted V furthest from the road junction, repeating action every few minutes whilst other swifts zoomed round them. SU465666.
23/06/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	300	R Crawford
06:50
21/06/15	Swift	Woodley Airfield	14	A Rymer
06:45	At least this number above airfield museum car park.
18/06/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	50	R Crawford
06:30
15/06/15	Swift	Wash Common, Newbury	4	M Gardner
20:30	Four swifts flying near nest hole by left light. SU458650.
15/06/15	Swift	Knowl Hill Common	16	B D Clews
11:00	SU825795.
15/06/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	40	R Crawford
07:15
14/06/15	Swift	Sutherland Grange Nature Reserve	10	B D Clews
09:00
12/06/15	Swift	Reading	1	S A Graham
17:00	Wilson Rd: flying up into the corner eves of a house, previous site opposite taken over by Starlings earlier in the spring.
09/06/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	300	R Crawford
07:20
08/06/15	Swift	Maidenhead	10	B D Clews
11:30	5 pairs nesting in roof of Walton Cottage Hotel mid-demolition. TV police Wildlife officer attended and got site closed down. Result.
03/06/15	Swift	Maidenhead	4	S M Meads
07:30	over allotments near st marks road.
04/06/15	Swift	Wash Common, Newbury	5	M Gardner
	Screaming party came over and one disappeared into nest hole by the left hand light, where there were nesting birds three or four years ago. SU459650.
02/06/15	Swift	Crookham Common	60	R Gilham
19:00	approx. Please keep to the main paths.
01/06/15	Swift	Crookham Common	85	R Gilham
13:00	Please keep to the main paths.
31/05/15	Swift	Theale GPs	500	R Righelato
18:00	Approximately 500 over Main Pit.
02/06/15	Swift	Lower Farm GP	200	M J Dear

01/06/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	800	R Crawford
09:00	Probably more.
31/05/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	60	S A Graham
17:30	Min.
31/05/15	Swift	Bray GPs	16	S A Graham
10:00	Drifted in from the N. in between the rain showers.
30/05/15	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	150	F J Cottington
08:45
28/05/15	Swift	Lower Farm GP		N Cleere
	80+.
23/05/15	Swift	Reading	24	B Reeve
11:15
21/05/15	Swift	Cookham Rise	2	B D Clews
11:00	The only ones noted over the village so far.
21/05/15	Swift	Whitley Wood, Reading	4	P W Johnstone
	Putting on a show whilst i tidy the veg patch.
19/05/15	Swift	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	10	G Stewart
15:45	Possibly a few more.
16/05/15	Swift	Great Hollands, Bracknell	8	M Hunt
11:30	Welcome return of the screaming summer visitors.
15/05/15	Swift	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	30	G Stewart
19:45	About 30+ Swifts flying around and over centre.
15/05/15	Swift	Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs	5	P Driver
09:05	Please only view from the public footpath.
12/05/15	Swift	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	20	L Seward

09/05/15	Swift	Cock Marsh	200	J Rose
	A large number over the Thames.
09/05/15	Swift	Lower Farm GP	5	M J Taylor

09/05/15	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	30	B D Clews
12:00	approx.
09/05/15	Swift	Woolhampton GPs	50	H Brownlow
08:00	with hundreds of martins and swallows.
06/05/15	Swift	Lower Farm GP	12	G Stewart
16:00	Many Sand & House Martins and some swallows.
06/05/15	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	100	R Murfitt
18:00	Approx over CLN.
06/05/15	Swift	Earley	2	J Bishop
17:45	Two over the back garden on Talfourd Avenue.
05/05/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	100	A V Lawson
	Huge numbers over the pit.
05/05/15	Swift	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	12	G Stewart
16:45
04/05/15	Swift	Reading	18	S A Graham
18:10	Approx E. end of Oxford Rd at the onset of rain; may have only just arrived as 2 more see along Norfolkd Rd and 3 Lundy lane when I walked back.
05/05/15	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	50	F J Cottington
13:00	Spread out across whole area.
05/05/15	Swift	Lower Farm GP	20	M J Dear

04/05/15	Swift	Bracknell	2	D A MacKenzie Dodds
08:00	Over house (n. edge of bracknell) high. Fast West.
04/05/15	Swift	Warfield	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
07:00	Over westhatch lane. Low. West.
04/05/15	Swift	Bracknell	2	D A MacKenzie Dodds
08:00	Over house (n. edge of bracknell) high. Fast West.
04/05/15	Swift	Warfield	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
07:00	Over westhatch lane. Low. West.
04/05/15	Swift	Pangbourne	5	A Taylor
12:45	Over southern part of village, some screaming. One day earlier than first sighting here last year.
04/05/15	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	4	R Murfitt
10:30	Over Colebrook Lake North.
04/05/15	Swift	Thatcham	1	G Stewart
	Seen flying over Station Road/Siege Cross Estate area.
04/05/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	50	R Crawford
08:50
04/05/15	Swift	Lower Earley	11	D J Mills
08:35	min count all together in a group.
02/05/15	Swift	Bracknell	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
12:54	High, fast, moving north at speed. First of the year here (that I've seen). Expecting many more from tomorrow and next week as the wind changes to a more favourable direction, albeit temporarily.
02/05/15	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	15	R Murfitt
09:00	Over Colebrook Lake North.
01/05/15	Swift	Woolhampton GPs	4	S N White
17:00
01/05/15	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	10	F J Cottington
13:45
30/04/15	Swift	Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs	1	K E Moore
14:15	Please only view from the public footpath.
30/04/15	Swift	New Town, Reading	2	S Hughes

30/04/15	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	2	R C Watts
10:30	Last year 5th May. Plus one. @ 14:10.
29/04/15	Swift	Lower Farm GP	1	B Lyle
15:30	over very quickly.
28/04/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	3	R C Watts
12:00
28/04/15	Swift	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	M Terry
14:00	y/t.
27/04/15	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K Creed

27/04/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	100	A V Lawson
06:30	at least.
26/04/15	Swift	Palmer Park, Reading	1	M J Mitchell
19:45
26/04/15	Swift	Thatcham GPs	11	R Keel

26/04/15	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	4	R Murfitt
10:00	New Workings.
26/04/15	Swift	Lower Farm GP	1	N Cleere
	north.
25/04/15	Swift	Dinton Pastures CP	3	L R Blundell
09:15
24/04/15	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	20	A V Lawson
09:39	At least 20 probably many more.
23/04/15	Swift	Fobney Island	3	R Marsh
11:30	Over landfill.
22/04/15	Swift	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	1	J E Andrews
11:30
22/04/15	Swift	Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs	4	A V Lawson
	Please only view from the public footpath.
22/04/15	Swift	Sandford Farm	1	N Edwards
14:00	North End Sandford Farm. Neil Edwards. SU780743. This site is private.
22/04/15	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M F Walford
07:30
21/04/15	Swift	Woolhampton GPs	8	R Crawford
14:15	Brief visit before continuing north.
21/04/15	Swift	Earley	2	R H Stansfield
14:15	Flew over my house heading north.
19/04/15	Swift	Theale GPs	14	A B Tomczynski
18:15
18/04/15	Swift	Dinton Pastures CP	1	P J Crowley
10:00	single bird over Black Swan lake.