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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
30/10/17House MartinNewbury1A E Hickman
09:30
West over Northcroft park. SU462672.  
11/10/17House MartinLines Road, Hurst4E Napper
Flying across fields. SU800719.  
07/10/17House MartinStreatley9N J Bucknell
14:10
 
07/10/17House MartinBlack Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP6P J Crowley
12:00
 
04/10/17House MartinWinnersh2P O'Neill
12:00
Drifting around over Watmore Lane.  
02/10/17House MartinWinter Hill, Cookham Dean10B Crathorne
09:30
 
02/10/17House MartinLower Farm GP1N Cleere
south.  
01/10/17House MartinEmmbrook50P O'Neill
16:00
Loose flock heading vaguely S.  
30/09/17House MartinLower Farm GP20J E Andrews
11:00
various times throughout the afternoon .  
30/09/17House MartinSouthcote Meadows35A V Lawson
approx.  
30/09/17House MartinFobney Meadow25A V Lawson
approx.  
26/09/17House MartinSouthcote Meadows100A V Lawson
At least.  
26/09/17House MartinThames Valley Business Park8S Hughes
13:45
 
24/09/17House MartinCombe Gibbet20S A Graham
07:30
working the N. slope but gone when I returned for a second circuit.  
23/09/17House MartinCookham, Long Lane50B D Clews
10:00
in a group flying SE.  
21/09/17House MartinHosehill Lake, Theale GPs500A V Lawson
Probably many more, hundreds of juveniles and adults.  
21/09/17House MartinEarley6M S Whitaker
09:50
Loosely together in flight over Fairview Avenue but not really heading S, in fact N if anything; accompanied by a single Swallow.  
19/09/17House MartinNew workings, Moor Green Lakes50R J Godden
13:00
Flew through eastwards. Please only view from the public footpath.  
14/09/17House MartinSouth Lake, Woodley15M Turton
10:45
At least 15 feeding over the lake. SU756721.  
14/09/17House MartinBlack Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP500F J Cottington
07:20
 
14/09/17House MartinReading10S A Graham
09:00
Wilson Rd: Briefly over roof tops, probably roosted overnight in tree's inside the army barracks. SU692736.  
12/09/17House MartinMain Pit, Theale GPs250R Crawford
18:40
 
12/09/17House MartinHosehill Lake, Theale GPs100R Crawford
18:15
 
13/09/17House MartinNew workings, Moor Green Lakes130R J Godden
08:00
In recent days large numbers of martins and swallows appear around 7am and usually clear off by 9am - very hard to estimate numbers. Today it was roughly 50:50 House Martin vs Sand Martin with very few Swallows, whereas Swallows predominated earlier in the week. Please only view from the public footpath.  
12/09/17House MartinCrookham Common6M Hunt
Please keep to the main paths.  
11/09/17House MartinBraywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead6S K Proddow
13:00
Over Rugby pitches.  
11/09/17House MartinNew workings, Moor Green Lakes150R J Godden
08:30
Please only view from the public footpath.  
10/09/17House MartinPalmer Park, Reading32S Hughes
16:00
 
10/09/17House MartinSearles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs100J E Andrews
08:30
Please only view from the public footpath.  
10/09/17House MartinEversley GP50M Hunt
09:45
c50.  
10/09/17House MartinWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
08:30
>S, singing.  
06/09/17House MartinLower Farm GP300N Cleere
 
06/09/17House MartinWinter Hill, Cookham Dean80B Crathorne
09:30
Large mixed flock with swallow over Winter Hill and the golf course.  
06/09/17House MartinNew workings, Moor Green Lakes30R J Godden
09:30
Please only view from the public footpath.  
06/09/17House MartinBlack Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP300F J Cottington
06:50
 
03/09/17House MartinHosehill Lake, Theale GPs150R J Burness
09:40
 
01/09/17House MartinEton Wick21D Fuller
15:10
ad. In Walk Way Eton Wick today approx 21 birds was what i counted entering eaves of a building and entering nests 6 nests seen but i think that there would be more on the other side of the house which was not visible from the road. SU952784.  
01/09/17House MartinWoose Hill15P Bright-Thomas
08:00
>s.  
31/08/17House MartinLower Farm GP500N Cleere
500+ largest flock of autumn so far.  
31/08/17House MartinLea Farm Lake4R Marsh
At least.  
28/08/17House MartinHolyport40S K Proddow
18:00
Appeared over house in Hearne Drive feeding high up on presumed swarm of insects.  
26/08/17House MartinWoolhampton10B Lyle
15:00
 
19/08/17House MartinHosehill Lake, Theale GPs40R Crawford
07:15
 
16/08/17House MartinBlack Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP60P O'Neill
09:00
60+ with a couple of Swallow amongst them.  
10/08/17House MartinBracknell24D A MacKenzie Dodds
17:45
c.24. In their traditional (albeit a smidge early) noisy August feeding (then migrating flock high in the sky).  
30/07/17House MartinLower Earley1D J Mills
08:55
First of 2017 ! always a local sign that Autumn is starting - no Swifts despite large gaps in cloud.  
19/07/17House MartinLower Farm GP5B Lyle
14:00
approx.  
14/07/17House MartinHawthorn Hill10P Mannion
11:00
Zooming around over the Coffee Shop With A View.  
01/07/17House MartinWakers Farm, Fifield10S D Abbott
11:30
At least this number over the fields with Swifts and Swallows. SU903754.  
31/05/17House MartinLower Farm GP6B Lyle
15:00
 
29/05/17House MartinWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
09:00
GYT, moving through.  
24/05/17House MartinBinfield4P Mannion
14:00
Nesting in the eaves of town houses on Pond Place, a newish build off Tilehurst Lane.  
21/05/17House MartinBrightwalton10B Lyle
12:30
in puddle collecting mud.  
17/05/17House MartinLower Farm GP10B Lyle
14:30
 
16/05/17House MartinNew workings, Moor Green Lakes9M Hunt
12:15
with Swallows at western end. Please only view from the public footpath.  
13/05/17House MartinSwallowfield Church2R C Watts
13:45
 
09/05/17House MartinLea Farm Lake1P O'Neill
18:30
In amongst the Sand Martins.  
07/05/17House MartinSearles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs20J E Andrews
08:30
Please only view from the public footpath.  
03/05/17House MartinStreatley36N J Bucknell
in mixed hirundine flocks over Thames with about 50 Swallows.  
03/05/17House MartinNew workings, Moor Green Lakes50M Hunt
12:25
c50 feeding as they flew north. Please only view from the public footpath.  
29/04/17House MartinStreatley2N J Bucknell
11:05
at Streatley Farm - first Berkshire birds for me this spring (all previous ones in Oxon).  
28/04/17House MartinHolyport1S K Proddow
12:45
Hearne Drive First of the colony to reappear this year. Very late.  
25/04/17House MartinFobney Island2P E Hutchins
16:37
In and then lingering over the main water area.  
25/04/17House MartinHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2C McEwan
09:30
In amongst mixed hirundine flock. SU6469.  
24/04/17House MartinReading2S Scott
14:00
Two birds feeding over the River Kennett near to the Huntley and Palmers building.  
17/04/17House MartinNew workings, Moor Green Lakes30G Duffus
11:30
Maybe more with a couple of sand martins and a few swallows. Please only view from the public footpath.  
16/04/17House MartinReading1S A Graham
16:00
Lundy lane: Low N. calling as it went.  
17/04/17House MartinBlack Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP10E Napper
08:00
In mixed flock of100+ hirundines(Swallow & Sand Martin.  
15/04/17House MartinDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River7D A Carter
 
16/04/17House MartinCombe Hill2M J Dear
 
16/04/17House MartinQueen Mother Reservoir1P J Newbound
09:00
Key holders only.  
15/04/17House MartinEnglefield6R Crawford
11:55
 
15/04/17House MartinWoolhampton GPs2R Crawford
10:30
Probably a few more.  
15/04/17House MartinNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1R Murfitt
09:00
Please only view from the public footpath.  
14/04/17House MartinWoolhampton GPs12M J Mitchell
10:00
High up, moving north.  
13/04/17House MartinLower Farm GP1N Cleere
 
12/04/17House MartinNew workings, Moor Green Lakes4J C Morgan
18:30
in with 30 plus swallows. Please only view from the public footpath.  
12/04/17House MartinCookham Dean1L Ahlgren
13:30
Near Woodlands Farm. SU868848.  
11/04/17House MartinPadworth Lane GP2J E Andrews
17:00
 
10/04/17House MartinMarsh Benham3A E Hickman
With small flock Sand Martins over river Kennet. SU437666.  
10/04/17House MartinWhistley Green5B May
10:15
collecting mud from pool.  
10/04/17House MartinReading1S Scott
11:15
Probable		Possible House Martin flew across the IDR near the Oracle. Not 100% sure as I was driving but I have seen them in the past in this area.  

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