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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/08/17 | Nightjar | Bucklebury Common | 1 | R Crawford |
| 04:55 | Churring. | |||
| 06/08/17 | Nightjar | Padworth Common | 1 | R Crawford |
| 04:35 | Churring. | |||
| 06/08/17 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 2 | R Crawford |
| 04:05 | One churring, one calling, also three south side of road (Hants). | |||
| 25/07/17 | Nightjar | Bishop's Green | 3 | N Suckling |
| 11:30 | 1 ad 2 juv. | |||
| 17/07/17 | Nightjar | Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve | 2 | M S Whitaker |
| 22:15 | pair. Male churring and female seen close by at same time. At one point the male hovered momentarily only about 4 feet above my head; with Carol Homa,. | |||
| 13/07/17 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 2 | A Taylor |
| 21:45 | 2, possibly 3, churring. | |||
| 10/07/17 | Nightjar | Hut Hill, Swinley Forest | 3 | P Bright-Thomas |
| 22:00 | 2m + f. At least 2 males, plus female together N of Hut Hill, including settling on path repeatedly. Great views! | |||
| 08/07/17 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 3 | R Crawford |
| 03:50 | Churring, also two south side of road (Hants). | |||
| 16/06/17 | Nightjar | Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest | 3 | R Dawson |
| 22:00 | One at CC, 2 more (probably a pair) later at Hut Hill. | |||
| 16/06/17 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 4 | P Hickman |
| 21:36 | 3 males, 1 fem. minimum of three males. One churring from oak tree at south end of the enclosure 100 yards from the road. One churring from lowest branch of pine at the north end of the enclosure and one on pine at the west side of the enclosure territory of which appears to extend 200 meters to the west. | |||
| 16/06/17 | Nightjar | Bucklebury Common | 1 | R Crawford |
| 03:25 | Churring almost continuously until 04:00, at one point on top of a small oak less than 20m from me. | |||
| 14/06/17 | Nightjar | Peckmoor Copse, Greenham Common | 1 | P E Hutchins |
| male. Present about the open heath north of the copse. | ||||
| 13/06/17 | Nightjar | Ufton Nervet Woods | 1 | P Hickman |
| 22:04 | male. Showing well on former plantation cut a couple of years ago. SU632669. | |||
| 13/06/17 | Nightjar | Swinley Forest | 2 | J W O'Brien |
| early doors. | ||||
| 12/06/17 | Nightjar | Bucklebury Common | 2 | G Stewart |
| 21:45 | No sighting tonight but two heard calling/churiing simultaneously and one of them heard calling whilst flying. | |||
| 11/06/17 | Nightjar | Upper Bucklebury | 1 | N Cleere |
| 10:15 | distinctive 'co-ic' contact call heard from kitchen window. It is well known that nightjars may travel up to 14 km from heathland breeding sites to forage over more wooded areas, so this bird probably from Bucklebury common. | |||
| 09/06/17 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 4 | C McEwan |
| 21:45 | Two seen whilst another 2 churring from different enclosures. SU6365. | |||
| 03/06/17 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 2 | C McEwan |
| 21:30 | m. Calling from different enclosures. SU6365. | |||
| 30/05/17 | Nightjar | Bucklebury Common | 2 | G Stewart |
| 21:30 | Good sighting in full view albeit briefly of one Nightjar. A sighting of a pair of Nightjar only a glimpse. Heard churring and calling whilst flying. | |||
| 28/05/17 | Nightjar | Padworth Common | 1 | S A Graham |
| 21:04 | 1m. Calling distantly to the NE, certainly in addition to the 3 earlier birds. | |||
| 28/05/17 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 3 | S A Graham |
| 21:04 | 3m. Three males calling simultaneously, 2 South of the track, one NW, later seen exceptionally well in display flight. | |||
| 28/05/17 | Nightjar | Crookham Common | 1 | M Gardner |
| 21:00 | heard churring in woodland near car park. Please keep to the main paths. | |||
| 26/05/17 | Nightjar | Peckmoor Copse, Greenham Common | 2 | R Keel |
| 22:00 | Churring. With MJD. SU260973. | |||
| 25/05/17 | Nightjar | Swinley Forest | 2 | S D Abbott |
| 21:30 | m. Churning males one doing a duet with the Cuckoo. | |||
| 23/05/17 | Nightjar | Ufton Nervet | 1 | R Crawford |
| 22:00 | Churring in recently-felled clearing. | |||
| 23/05/17 | Nightjar | Crowthorne Wood | 3 | M I'Anson |
| 21:20 | Several churring, one wingclapping just above my head. | |||
| 23/05/17 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 2 | R Crawford |
| 03:55 | Two more in Hants side. | |||
| 22/05/17 | Nightjar | Bucklebury Common | 2 | G Stewart |
| 21:15 | A Nice Quiet and still evening and the nightjars were fairly active churring, wing clapping and calling. Three sightings of a pair flying just above the tree line and two other single sightings-probably the same birds. | |||
| 21/05/17 | Nightjar | Crowthorne Wood | 1 | P Kendall |
| 21:40 | Just one bird, churring and seen. | |||
| 20/05/17 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 3 | R C Watts |
| Seen one in tree and two calling .sorry I could not get on line last night to report it .John has taken a picture which he has put on B.B . Seen R.S A.A M.A J.A and B.M. 21:02 first sighting and 21:12 in tree. | ||||
| 15/05/17 | Nightjar | Swinley Park | 1 | D Mackenzie |
| 20:15 | Heard churring at this time and seen in silhouette. | |||
| 12/05/17 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 1 | P Hickman |
| 21:02 | m. Churring from lowest branch of tall pine at north end of enclosure. | |||
| 01/05/17 | Nightjar | Roundoak Piece | 1 | P Hickman |
| 21:01 | One short song at south of enclosure. | |||