| 31/12/15 | Water Rail | Wraysbury GPs | 1 | M Hunt |
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| 31/12/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R J Godden |
11:00
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| 29/12/15 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 3 | S A Graham |
09:00
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| 28/12/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R A Price |
16:00
| back of bund at bittern hide. |
| 23/12/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
10:50
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| 15/12/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
12:40
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| 13/12/15 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 3 | A V Lawson |
| at least. |
| 13/12/15 | Water Rail | Padworth Lane GP | 1 | R J Burness |
08:30
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| 11/12/15 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | A V Lawson |
17:00
| calling. |
| 10/12/15 | Water Rail | Fobney Meadow | 1 | A V Lawson |
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| 10/12/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
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| 04/12/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
10:15
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| 27/11/15 | Water Rail | Jubilee River | 3 | R Marsh |
10:30
| Heard only, in different locations. |
| 22/11/15 | Water Rail | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
| heard. |
| 22/11/15 | Water Rail | Theale | 1 | C M Sanger |
| Heard calling then seen shortly afterwards. |
| 22/11/15 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | E Bates |
09:30
| In stream/outlet opposite weir. SU943791. |
| 13/11/15 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | A V Lawson |
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| 11/11/15 | Water Rail | Fobney Meadow | 1 | A Absolom |
15:00
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| 11/11/15 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | A V Lawson |
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| 08/11/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | P Scudamore |
12:00
| Both heard, one in reeds at Teal Hide other in reeds at Bittern Hide. |
| 04/11/15 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | A V Lawson |
| North side, clambering about in the reeds. |
| 03/11/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P Scudamore |
12:35
| Walked along edge of reeds at far end of Tern scrape (in front of Bittern hide). |
| 31/10/15 | Water Rail | Fobney Meadow | 1 | R C Watts |
16:50
| Heard only. |
| 31/10/15 | Water Rail | Eton Wick | 1 | R C Watts |
12:00
| Heard. |
| 27/10/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P Scudamore |
13:00
| Heard calling in reeds left of scrape at Teal hide. |
| 27/10/15 | Water Rail | Eton Wick | 1 | D Cleal |
| Calling from the small reed bed. |
| 18/10/15 | Water Rail | Strand Water, Cookham | 2 | M Vogel |
08:30
| Heard one call in reeds, then another followed it further downstream. SU891847. |
| 18/10/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
09:45
| See briefly in far corner of scrape. |
| 18/10/15 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | A V Lawson |
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| 14/10/15 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | A V Lawson |
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| 11/10/15 | Water Rail | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
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| 09/10/15 | Water Rail | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R Murfitt |
18:10
| Calling from reeds at NW corner of CLS at dusk. |
| 30/09/15 | Water Rail | Jubilee River | 1 | D Cleal |
| East of the weir. |
| 30/09/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
09:55
| Tern scrape. |
| 20/09/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
09:30
| At back of Tern scrape. |
| 11/09/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P Scudamore |
14:00
| Probable (was some type of rail/crake), flew across lake to reeds on island near sand martin wall. |
| 27/08/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | S Day |
09:00
| Seen from Bittern Hide. |
| 21/08/15 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | A V Lawson |
20:30
| Heard in the reeds near the dragonfly pond. |
| 19/08/15 | Water Rail | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
16:00
| ad. seen walking along S.E.edge. |
| 03/04/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M F Walford |
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| 22/03/15 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | S A Graham |
09:30
| Both heard only. |
| 20/03/15 | Water Rail | Fobney Meadow | 1 | A V Lawson |
10:14
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| 17/03/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | P Scudamore |
13:15
| One far end of scrape and one near Bittern Hide end. |
| 09/03/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
12:20
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| 06/03/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
11:20
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| 04/03/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | T Harden |
09:30
| Seen running alongside path to Bittern hide. |
| 27/02/15 | Water Rail | Freeman's Marsh | 1 | M J McKee |
13:30
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| 27/02/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
11:00
| From Bittern hide. Seen with Les Seward who'd seen 2 before I arrived
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| 25/02/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M Vogel |
14:00
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| 25/02/15 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | A V Lawson |
10:31
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| 18/02/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | L Garner-Langham |
| Bittern Hide. |
| 17/02/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | L Garner-Langham |
| Bittern Hide. |
| 17/02/15 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | A V Lawson |
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| 17/02/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
10:45
| Foraging along channel cut in reeds to right of Bittern hide. |
| 12/02/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | R Marsh |
08:50
| Possibly three. 2 were seen at far end of Bittern hide scrape, then a single bird was seen close to the hide about 20 mins later. NB: For the 2nd time this week I heard a W. Rail at Lea Farm GP and this time Les Seward was with me to confirm I hadn't imagined it. |
| 10/02/15 | Water Rail | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | M Hunt |
10:40
| Called from right of hide. |
| 09/02/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
11:35
| Bittern hide scrape. |
| 09/02/15 | Water Rail | Padworth Lane GP | 1 | R J Burness |
09:00
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| 08/02/15 | Water Rail | Streatley | 2 | N J Bucknell |
15:20
| Out in the open on temporary open water between stream and towpath, east of STW - first time I have seen two together in over 40 years' birding in Berks! |
| 04/02/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | L Garner-Langham |
| In reeds by Bittern Hide. |
| 06/02/15 | Water Rail | Mill Pond, Bracknell | 1 | D Lloyd |
12:30
 | at southern end of pond in the reeds. Seen by Pippa Lloyd. |
| 05/02/15 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
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| 05/02/15 | Water Rail | Mill Pond, Bracknell | 1 | M Hunt |
16:10
| Still by swim 33. 2nd bird I wonder ?? |
| 05/02/15 | Water Rail | Mill Pond, Bracknell | 1 | D Mackenzie |
10:30
| In boggy area at Macdonald's end of lake. |
| 03/02/15 | Water Rail | Mill Pond, Bracknell | 1 | M Hunt |
08:18
| Flushed into reeds just left of swim 31. |
| 02/02/15 | Water Rail | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | M Hunt |
13:00
| Walking on the ice on the stream to your right from path to hide. |
| 31/01/15 | Water Rail | Kintbury | 1 | T Bunce |
13:00
| SU404674. |
| 01/02/15 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | R Hayward |
14:00
| In roundmoor ditch, flushed when I went through the wooden gate. |
| 29/01/15 | Water Rail | Mill Pond, Bracknell | 1 | M Hunt |
10:30
| Still present, ran across under swim 31. |
| 26/01/15 | Water Rail | Freeman's Marsh | 1 | E Minchin |
13:00
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| 27/01/15 | Water Rail | Mill Pond, Bracknell | 1 | M Hunt |
11:30
| Still by swim 33 even with the disturbance caused by people trying to rescue a swan caught up in fishing line. |
| 27/01/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
07:45
| Foraging at the edge of reedbed, close to Bittern hide. |
| 26/01/15 | Water Rail | Mill Pond, Bracknell | 1 | M Hunt |
13:00
| still under and around swim 33. |
| 25/01/15 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 4 | B J Hollands |
| 2 on East Marsh,1 in channel by small bridge,1 flew from East Marsh to edge of river channel. |
| 23/01/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | A Rymer |
10:30
| On bund with Snipe having a sunbathe for 10 mins or more. |
| 22/01/15 | Water Rail | Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | D W Hampton |
14:00
| In front of hide as per Steve Day. |
| 22/01/15 | Water Rail | Freeman's Marsh | 1 | E Minchin |
| SU330692. |
| 22/01/15 | Water Rail | Mill Pond, Bracknell | 1 | D Mackenzie |
11:00
| In boggy area beside fishing peg 33. |
| 22/01/15 | Water Rail | Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | S Day |
13:00
| In front of the hide. |
| 21/01/15 | Water Rail | Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | P Scudamore |
13:00
| Both in reeds by side of lake, one seen - looked like was going to cross path to ditch but saw me. |
| 21/01/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 4 | P Scudamore |
13:00
| 3 calling Teal Hide, 1 calling behind Bittern Hide. |
| 20/01/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
11:00
| Asleep at the back of the scrape. |
| 19/01/15 | Water Rail | Eton Wick | 1 | D Cleal |
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| 19/01/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R A Price |
15:00
| seen briefly in reeds at bittern hide. |
| 18/01/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | A Rymer |
11:45
| From Bittern Hide. |
| 18/01/15 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | B J Hollands |
| In Roundmoor Ditch. |
| 17/01/15 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 2 | R Crawford |
16:45
| Calling. |
| 14/01/15 | Water Rail | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | M Hunt |
11:40
| Flew right to left in front of hide. |
| 13/01/15 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | J C Morgan |
10:00
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| 12/01/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | M Hunt |
07:55
| In the flooded margins of footpath to Bittern hide. |
| 12/01/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | R A Price |
15:45
| feeding in gully in front of bittern hide. |
| 12/01/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
11:45
| From Bittern hide. Showed well in channel to right of reeds around scrape. |
| 10/01/15 | Water Rail | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | A V Lawson |
16:00
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| 10/01/15 | Water Rail | White Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M F Walford |
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| 07/01/15 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | P E Hutchins |
12:30
| In the reedbed west of the blind. |
| 06/01/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
12:50
| Back of the scrape at Bittern hide. |
| 05/01/15 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P Scudamore |
15:00
| Appeared a few times briefly in corner of Tern scrape. |
| 05/01/15 | Water Rail | Lower Farm GP | 1 | P E Hutchins |
16:01
| In the reedbed south of the old workings. |
| 05/01/15 | Water Rail | Thatcham Marsh | 1 | P E Hutchins |
15:18
| About the pool south of the Fisherman's car park. |
| 05/01/15 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 9 | C Lamsdell |
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| 01/01/15 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | B J Hollands |
| Heard calling from Roundmoor Ditch. |