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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/12/15 | Firecrest | New Lane Hill, Tilehurst | 1 | T G Ball |
| 14:15 | juv male. Amazingly caught and ringed it in my garden. | |||
| 03/12/15 | Firecrest | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | J C Morgan |
| 13:00 | in bramble bushes opposite picnic table on way down to hide. | |||
| 03/12/15 | Firecrest | Twyford | 1 | J C Morgan |
| 09:50 | Have seen goldcrest in our garden backing onto the Henley railine for the last 3 mornings and this morning there was a firecrest with them on our tree overgrown with Ivy. What a brilliant garden tick. | |||
| 26/11/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | C Foster |
| 08:45 | Near Beech lane gate in the Wilderness. | |||
| 24/11/15 | Firecrest | Padworth Common | 1 | J Lerpiniere |
 | Small leaf warbler not seen clearly but strong call heard. SU617646. | |||
| 23/11/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 1 | C Foster |
| 15:20 | Watched it for about 10 minutes foraging in low vegetation between the path and the lake. Unable to relocate marsh tit. | |||
| 23/11/15 | Firecrest | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | R Marsh |
| 11:30 | First found by Alan Rymer, along path by the hedge laying section. We re-found the bird in hedge close to hide, then it flew across the Loddon. | |||
| 23/11/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 2 | D Flack |
| 12:50 | m. and f. In with a very large tit flock by the side of the lake, first located by the pump house then moved towards the black bridge. | |||
| 15/11/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 2 | D Flack |
| 10:20 | f. One with ring, other without, at back of wilderness by Harris garden fence. | |||
| 05/11/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | C Foster |
| 10:30 | m. Caught and ringed (Harris Garden). 5th ringed on site this week. | |||
| 02/11/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 4 | C Foster |
| 16:00 | At least! 3 seen together in Harris Gardens at 4pm. A further 3 singles calling, 1 in experimental copse (no public access) and 2 in the Wilderness so assuming at least 1 of these different to the first 3. | |||
| 31/10/15 | Firecrest | New Lane Hill, Tilehurst | 1 | T G Ball |
| 12:40 | 1w male. Caught and ringed in my garden along with 3 Goldcrests. | |||
| 27/10/15 | Firecrest | Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
| 14:00 | Moving East down Main track , at Bottle Cottage end. | |||
| 25/10/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | D Flack |
| 10:25 | f. Back of wilderness by fence of harris garden, approx. opposite the wooden bridge - saw it in this spot again at 14:20 as well. | |||
| 25/10/15 | Firecrest | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | T G Ball |
| 12:30 | 1w fem. Caught and ringed. | |||
| 23/10/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | P Gipson |
| 14:32 | In The Wilderness about 80 metres SW of wooden bridge at S end of lake (high and not calling). | |||
| 23/10/15 | Firecrest | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | G Duffus |
| 12:15 | By STW in a mixed flock containing Goldcrest, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed tit, Chaffinch and Chiffchaff. With TR. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
| 16/10/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 3 | D Flack |
| 13:50 | 1 m., 1 f. All at the back of the wilderness close to the Harris Garden fence (would have been approximately opposite the wooden bridge) though very mobile. Female gave great views, male gave a brief snatch of song and the third gave fleeting views but enough to get the ID. | |||
| 15/10/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | P W Johnstone |
| 15:00 | In the depths of the wilderness high up with some great tits. | |||
| 15/10/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 2 | C Foster |
| 09:00 | prob 1m, 1f. With a big mixed flock (tits, crests and nuthatches) in tall holm oak near the wooden bridge in the Wilderness. | |||
| 12/10/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | C Foster |
| 18:10 | Heard calling then brief views. Going to roost with goldcrests just inside the Wilderness, near the Lyle tower. | |||
| 01/03/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | D Flack |
| 11:00 | m. Singing in conifers alongside the walled garden, approx. 100m from beech lane entrance. | |||
| 27/02/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | R C Davies |
| In ivy covered tree 80m in to the left of Beech Lane entrance. | ||||
| 24/02/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | C Foster |
| 14:30 | Ivy covered tree on corner near Beech Lane gate. | |||
| 10/02/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 1 | B T Bennett |
| 10:30 | 100 yards in from Wilderness Road entrance.In large holly bush by rhs of footpath. | |||
| 09/02/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | J C Morgan |
| 13:15 | entrance opposite beech lane 50yds on left. | |||
| 31/01/15 | Firecrest | University of Reading (Whiteknights Campus) | 1 | M Terry |
| Picked up in usual trees but highly mobile. | ||||
| 30/01/15 | Firecrest | Prospect Park | 1 | A B Tomczynski |
| 10:45 | male. East side of wood in holly briefly. | |||
| 27/01/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | R H Stansfield |
| 13:30 | Showed well about this time, in ivy covered tree beside path 50ft into wilderness area from entrance opposite Beech Lane. | |||
| 27/01/15 | Firecrest | Prospect Park | 1 | K Spring |
| 11:00 | East side of wood. | |||
| 26/01/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | P Gipson |
| 16:00 | Both sides of path 50-70 metres from Beech Lane entrance, around where it bends to left. Very active, frequently flying tree to tree (unlike 2-3 Goldcrests there). Too high to sex but gave impression of female. Female Muntjac nearby. | |||
| 24/01/15 | Firecrest | University of Reading (Whiteknights Campus) | 1 | R T Stansfield |
| 100m down footpath from Wilderness road, opposite Beech Lane. In ivy covered tree on edge of estate management compound, exactly the same place there was a Firecrest two years ago. SU739715. | ||||
| 22/01/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | C Foster |
| 14:10 | Other side of the fork in the main path from previous sightings, close to the Meteorology building. | |||
| 21/01/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | C Foster |
| 16:00 | Continuing next to path near agriculture building. | |||
| 19/01/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | C Foster |
| 09:00 | In ivy on trees near the Agriculture building. With R Smedley. | |||
| 18/01/15 | Firecrest | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | J Bishop |
| 14:20 | Along path in wilderness along west side of agriculture building. Not calling, luckily saw the hollybush moving and found it. Good views for a few minutes very close to path. | |||
| 14/01/15 | Firecrest | Finchampstead Ridges | 1 | B May |
| 13:30 | 50 yrds inside track from Dell Rd (thanks Mark). | |||
| 13/01/15 | Firecrest | Finchampstead Ridges | 1 | R H Stansfield |
| 13:20 | In holly both side of track, 100m from Dell Road. A regular wintering spot. | |||