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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 50 | R Crawford |
| 13:00 | At least. | |||
| 09/12/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 50 | R Crawford |
| 08:30 | One large flock. | |||
| 04/12/17 | Skylark | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 120 | R Keel |
| 10:00 | Rough count in farmland next to GP. With MJD. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
| 26/11/17 | Skylark | Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead | 6 | B Reeve |
| 11:00 | ||||
| 25/11/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 30 | R Crawford |
| 10:00 | ||||
| 21/11/17 | Skylark | Shurlock Row | 10 | P Bright-Thomas |
| 08:45 | Stubble fields! Also Meadow Pipits and Yellowhammers heard. | |||
| 19/11/17 | Skylark | Winnersh | 6 | P O'Neill |
| 08:30 | Off Sadlers Lane. | |||
| 18/11/17 | Skylark | Moor Green Lakes | 11 | R Murfitt |
| 08:30 | Moving west - flock of 7 and four singles. | |||
| 17/11/17 | Skylark | Emmbrook | 4 | P O'Neill |
| 08:30 | Old Forest Road Meadows. | |||
| 14/11/17 | Skylark | Emmbrook | 1 | P O'Neill |
| 08:30 | Over Old Forest Road Meadows; heading SW. | |||
| 08/11/17 | Skylark | Winnersh | 3 | P O'Neill |
| 08:30 | Off Sadlers Lane. | |||
| 01/11/17 | Skylark | Strand Water, Cookham | 1 | B D Clews |
| 10:00 | usual winter flock seems not to have gathered here yet. | |||
| 01/11/17 | Skylark | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
| 08:30 | >S. | |||
| 31/10/17 | Skylark | Combe Hill | 50 | M J Dear |
| 30/10/17 | Skylark | Winnersh | 1 | P O'Neill |
| 08:30 | Singing above Sadlers Lane. | |||
| 29/10/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 50 | R Crawford |
| 07:30 | ||||
| 29/10/17 | Skylark | Emmbrook | 1 | P O'Neill |
| 08:30 | Between Matthews Green Road and Old Forest Road. | |||
| 27/10/17 | Skylark | Woose Hill | 6 | P Bright-Thomas |
| 09:00 | Min, all heard-only, very high. | |||
| 25/10/17 | Skylark | Woose Hill | 4 | P Bright-Thomas |
| 08:30 | >S, at least, but very high. | |||
| 20/10/17 | Skylark | North Town, Maidenhead | 2 | B Reeve |
| 15:00 | ||||
| 17/10/17 | Skylark | Winnersh | 6 | P O'Neill |
| 08:00 | Over stubble fields off Sadlers Lane. Also one over the A329 Wokingham Road. | |||
| 16/10/17 | Skylark | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
| 09:00 | >S, Gdn year tick. | |||
| 15/10/17 | Skylark | Lower Farm GP | 16 | N Cleere |
| a flock of 15 and at least 1 more over. Skylark passage is almost daily at the moment. | ||||
| 14/10/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 50 | R Crawford |
| 08:00 | ||||
| 14/10/17 | Skylark | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | B J Hollands |
| Singing on hill by sewage works. | ||||
| 12/10/17 | Skylark | Winter Hill Golf Club | 6 | B D Clews |
| 13:00 | ||||
| 12/10/17 | Skylark | Thatcham | 7 | R Keel |
| 09:30 | Over SW calling. | |||
| 12/10/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 60 | R Crawford |
| 08:15 | ||||
| 12/10/17 | Skylark | Newbury | 1 | A E Hickman |
| Flew SW over Northcroft park. Passage/local movement? | ||||
| 08/10/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 100 | R Crawford |
| 09:00 | Small groups everywhere. | |||
| 04/10/17 | Skylark | Winnersh | 17 | P O'Neill |
| 08:30 | Above stubble field, Sadlers Lane. | |||
| 03/10/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 50 | R Crawford |
| 08:00 | ||||
| 03/10/17 | Skylark | Waltham St Lawrence | 30 | M S Whitaker |
| Minimum count of birds, singly and in small groups between Church Farm and golf course but majority N of railway. | ||||
| 01/10/17 | Skylark | Arborfield | 1 | M S Whitaker |
| 13:45 | male. Singing in flight. Several Chiffchaffs (min. 4) calling and singing briefly. S/W Joanna Whitaker. | |||
| 30/09/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 30 | R Crawford |
| 08:45 | ||||
| 19/09/17 | Skylark | Crookham Common | 3 | M J Dear |
| Please keep to the main paths. | ||||
| 07/09/17 | Skylark | Crookham Common | 1 | M Hunt |
| 12:20 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
| 23/07/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 50 | R Crawford |
| 07:30 | ||||
| 15/07/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 30 | R Crawford |
| 05:30 | Many singing. | |||
| 08/07/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 20 | R Crawford |
| 04:45 | ||||
| 06/07/17 | Skylark | Waltham St Lawrence | 28 | M S Whitaker |
| Minimum count in fields beside footpath from Church Farm N to edge of golf course. Many singing and some in groups of 3 to 6 near soil heap so indications of breeding. | ||||
| 03/07/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 30 | R Crawford |
| 05:45 | At least 30 singing. | |||
| 01/07/17 | Skylark | Wakers Farm, Fifield | 15 | S D Abbott |
| 11:30 | Some in family groups - they look to have done well here this year. SU903754. | |||
| 21/06/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 22 | R Crawford |
| 06:30 | Singing. | |||
| 14/06/17 | Skylark | Crookham Common | 3 | I Quelch |
| Please keep to the main paths. | ||||
| 13/06/17 | Skylark | Blue Mountain GC | 1 | P Mannion |
| 11:00 | Singing over what is left of the colf course in the north west corner. | |||
| 04/06/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 27 | R Crawford |
| 07:40 | Singing. | |||
| 03/06/17 | Skylark | Aldermaston | 20 | R Crawford |
| 07:40 | At least, in set-aside fields. | |||
| 23/05/17 | Skylark | Streatley | 10 | M Hunt |
| 12:00 | At least on the Ridgeway. | |||
| 22/05/17 | Skylark | Emmbrook | 1 | P O'Neill |
| 19:00 | ||||
| 21/05/17 | Skylark | Emmbrook | 1 | P O'Neill |
| 08:30 | Singing over crop field between Old Forest Road and the M4. | |||
| 18/05/17 | Skylark | Purley on Thames, Reading | 5 | M J Smith |
| Singing males dotted around Springs Farm complex of fields. | ||||
| 18/05/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 20 | R Crawford |
| 08:00 | 20-30 singing. | |||
| 18/05/17 | Skylark | Swallowfield | 12 | D W Hampton |
| 14:00 | Sheepbridge Court Farm. Minimum count. Several singing at the same time and others in the grass. | |||
| 15/05/17 | Skylark | Sulham Wood, Sulham | 7 | A Taylor |
| 18:00 | 7 at least singing over the arable fields between Sulham Wood and Tilehurst/Purley. | |||
| 09/05/17 | Skylark | Purley on Thames, Reading | 1 | M J Smith |
| Western end of Spring farm. | ||||
| 28/04/17 | Skylark | Purley on Thames, Reading | 1 | M J Smith |
| Over field west of Purley allotments. | ||||
| 27/04/17 | Skylark | Crookham Common | 1 | M Hunt |
| Please keep to the main paths. | ||||
| 24/04/17 | Skylark | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R F Milligan |
| 10:46 | Manor Farm. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
| 19/04/17 | Skylark | Summerleaze GP | 1 | B D Clews |
| 12:00 | singing on periphery. | |||
| 19/04/17 | Skylark | Combe Gibbet | 6 | I Quelch |
| 09:30 | ||||
| 16/04/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 50 | R Crawford |
| 08:30 | of which about 40 were singing. | |||
| 14/04/17 | Skylark | Field Farm GP, Theale GPs | 4 | R Crawford |
| 04:50 | Singing, possibly more. | |||
| 11/04/17 | Skylark | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
| 07:50 | over landfill. | |||
| 10/04/17 | Skylark | Paddock Wood, Paley Street | 1 | M Hemmings |
| 11:00 | 2. Singing overheard. SU873773. | |||
| 10/04/17 | Skylark | Waltham Place | 1 | M Hemmings |
| 11:00 | SU862775. | |||
| 09/04/17 | Skylark | Glebelands Farm | 1 | M Hemmings |
| Singing above. SU984761. | ||||
| 07/04/17 | Skylark | Summerleaze GP | 1 | B D Clews |
| 17:00 | singing, including mimic of Swallow emergency call several times. | |||
| 07/04/17 | Skylark | Widbrook Common | 1 | B D Clews |
| 16:30 | full song, including excellent mimic of Lesser Whitethroat. | |||
| 07/04/17 | Skylark | Combe Gibbet | J Hale | |
| 07:30 | ||||
| 06/04/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 80 | R Crawford |
| 08:30 | About 30 - 35 singing. | |||
| 02/04/17 | Skylark | Thames Valley Business Park | 2 | S Hughes |
| 16:00 | ||||
| 01/04/17 | Skylark | Emmbrook | 1 | P O'Neill |
| 07:30 | Singing above field between Matthews Green Road and Twyford Road. | |||
| 01/04/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 50 | R Crawford |
| 08:00 | Many of which were singing. | |||
| 29/03/17 | Skylark | Three Mile Cross | 2 | G Brown |
| 16:00 | 1st up and singing this season. | |||
| 29/03/17 | Skylark | Jennet's Park, Bracknell | 8 | B D Clews |
| 09:30 | including 4 singing males. | |||
| 11/03/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 60 | R Crawford |
| 10:00 | At least 25 singing. | |||
| 11/03/17 | Skylark | Greenham Common | 2 | C S MacKenzie |
| 10:00 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
| 08/03/17 | Skylark | Purley on Thames, Reading | 1 | A Taylor |
| 12:00 | Singing over large grass field east of Sul brook and north of railway. | |||
| 27/02/17 | Skylark | Purley on Thames, Reading | 1 | M J Smith |
| Male singing over fallow field west of Westbury farm Probably the male usually singing east of Spring farm and disturbed by the extensive tree screen works being planted along railway. | ||||
| 26/02/17 | Skylark | Cold Harbour, Knowl Hill | 12 | M S Whitaker |
| 09:15 | At least this many along footpath running N from railway, many singing. | |||
| 26/02/17 | Skylark | Waltham St Lawrence | 20 | M S Whitaker |
| 10:10 | At least this many along footpath N of railway, a small flock plus individual singing males. | |||
| 24/02/17 | Skylark | Wokingham | 4 | D Mackenzie |
| 11:00 | Four birds chasing each other around crop field beside Binfield Road. | |||
| 21/02/17 | Skylark | Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead | 1 | S M Meads |
| 17:00 | In full song over field by cricket club. | |||
| 21/02/17 | Skylark | Purley on Thames, Reading | 2 | M J Smith |
| Both singing males, 1 in field South of Pangbourne Sewage Farm and second in field west of Springs Farm. | ||||
| 19/02/17 | Skylark | Windsor Great Park | 1 | M S Whitaker |
| 15:30 | male. Song flight over arable field E of Long Walk in N (Home Park) section. | |||
| 19/02/17 | Skylark | Jealott's Hill | 1 | L R Blundell |
| 15:45 | First singing bird for me this year. | |||
| 18/02/17 | Skylark | Widbrook Common | 4 | B D Clews |
| 16:00 | singing. | |||
| 18/02/17 | Skylark | Cabbage Hill, Newell Green | 4 | D Mackenzie |
| 14:20 | 4 singing males observed. | |||
| 18/02/17 | Skylark | Maiden's Green | 1 | S C Rider |
| 10:00 | SU904732. | |||
| 17/02/17 | Skylark | Cabbage Hill, Newell Green | 4 | P Mannion |
| 09:00 | At least four birds, maybe more. I saw four in the air together at once, two displaying and two zooming horizontally about, so maybe females? This is north of the new building site, in a fenced area currently safe from dogs. It won't last... But the views were remarkably close. | |||
| 05/02/17 | Skylark | Thames Valley Business Park | 2 | P Doctor |
| 11:50 | Spooked by my dog, north of the model airplane strip. | |||
| 04/02/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 80 | R Crawford |
| 10:00 | More than 25 of which were singing. | |||
| 23/01/17 | Skylark | Moor Green Lakes | 13 | R J Godden |
| 14:00 | ||||
| 01/01/17 | Skylark | Englefield | 3 | J E Andrews |
| 11:00 | ||||