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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
31/12/17BuzzardPangbourne1J Sandell
Flew across the road at Pangbourne College.  
30/12/17BuzzardSouthcote Meadows2A V Lawson
 
28/12/17BuzzardMaidenhead Thicket1S M Meads
14:45
Flew over bath road near shire horse public house.  
28/12/17BuzzardWokingham1S Stevenson
Becoming an increasingly common visitor over Wokingham town centre-being mobbed by jackdaws. Interestingly the jackdaws leave the almost permanently resident Red Kites alone, so can clearly distinguish between those raptors which pose a threat, like buzzards, and those which do not. SU812685.  
23/12/17BuzzardMain Pit, Theale GPs1S A Graham
10:00
Sat on N. most island.  
19/12/17BuzzardPinkneys Green, Maidenhead1S M Meads
11:00
Perched in tree.  
12/12/17BuzzardFobney Meadow2A V Lawson
 
12/12/17BuzzardWraysbury GPs1C Lamsdell
 
10/12/17BuzzardFobney Meadow2A V Lawson
 
05/12/17BuzzardWraysbury GPs1C Lamsdell
 
05/12/17BuzzardEnglefield24R Crawford
08:30
Including 21 on the ground in their favourite field.  
04/12/17BuzzardShurlock Row1R Alliss
10:00
Numbers down on 10 years ago. Prevalence of Kites?  
03/12/17BuzzardWhiteknights Lake, Reading1P Gipson
A park visitor told me a Buzzard flew down to the ground just a few metres in front of him and wondered if it was going for a Grey Squirrel! I thought he was mistaken but then saw the same bird nearby - presumably very hungry.  
03/12/17BuzzardBird Hills GC1D A MacKenzie Dodds
13:00
Taking the mickey out of the dozen or so golfers on the driving range by sitting on a post about 200 yards away from the tee mats. It clearly thought it wasn't in range of the golfers practicing their drives. It was right. It wasn't.  
01/12/17BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1D Mackenzie
14:30
over car park field.  
01/12/17BuzzardWinnersh2P O'Neill
09:00
1 ad 1? Sadlers Lane.  
26/11/17BuzzardEnglefield8J C Morgan
10:00
6 in fav field.  
25/11/17BuzzardWishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest1M Hunt
 
25/11/17BuzzardEnglefield14R Crawford
10:00
Including 11 in their favourite field.  
19/11/17BuzzardWindsor Great Park1M Hunt
 
06/11/17BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1R F Milligan
11:53
E to W across the diggings. Please only view from the public footpath.  
05/11/17BuzzardCookham Dean1B D Clews
14:30
perched on telephone pole in Bradcutts Lane.  
05/11/17BuzzardWinter Hill, Cookham Dean1B D Clews
14:00
calling from perch.  
05/11/17BuzzardWindsor Great Park3M Hunt
 
03/11/17BuzzardColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes1M Hunt
sat on the owl box.  
02/11/17BuzzardEmmbrook1P O'Neill
16:00
ad. Old Forest Road Meadows.  
02/11/17BuzzardCombe Gibbet5R Marsh
 
02/11/17BuzzardWinnersh1P O'Neill
08:00
juv. On pylon, off Sadlers Lane.  
31/10/17BuzzardEnglefield14R Crawford
08:00
12 in their usual field.  
29/10/17BuzzardEnglefield19R Crawford
07:30
Including 16 together on the ground in what appears to be their favourite field.  
17/10/17BuzzardEnglefield12R Crawford
09:00
In usual field.  
16/10/17BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1R F Milligan
09:20
Perched on top of the Dell field owl box. Please only view from the public footpath.  
14/10/17BuzzardQueen Mother Reservoir2J W O'Brien
tog on fence. Key holders only.  
14/10/17BuzzardEnglefield29R Crawford
08:00
All on the ground in one unremarkable field! Also feeding in the same field were kites, gulls, starlings, pied wagtails, meadow pipits and skylarks.  
12/10/17BuzzardWindsor1S M Meads
15:20
Soaring above Squires garden centre with two Red Kites.  
12/10/17BuzzardCaversham1T G Ball
11:00
Briefly over the Thames just west of Caversham Bridge. SU710746.  
08/10/17BuzzardKingsmead Pit, Horton GPs1K G White
12:00
flushed from trees next to Horton GP. TQ012747.  
08/10/17BuzzardHythe End GP, Wraysbury GPs1K G White
12:30
flushed from trees next to Heron Lake. TQ019728.  
06/10/17BuzzardEnglefield21R Crawford
08:00
On the ground in one recently-rolled field.  
06/10/17BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1R F Milligan
11:45
Circling above the sewage farm. Please only view from the public footpath.  
03/10/17BuzzardColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2M Hunt
 
02/10/17BuzzardWinter Hill, Cookham Dean2B Crathorne
09:30
 
01/10/17BuzzardPinkneys Green, Maidenhead1S M Meads
15:30
Perched in tree at back of cricket club.  
26/09/17BuzzardThames Valley Business Park1S Hughes
13:45
 
24/09/17BuzzardWildmoor Heath Nature Reserve3B Crathorne
13:00
 
23/09/17BuzzardBury Down3S K Proddow
11:00
 
22/09/17BuzzardFobney Meadow4A V Lawson
 
22/09/17BuzzardSouthcote Meadows2A V Lawson
inc 1 juvenile.  
22/09/17BuzzardCrookham Common5M Hunt
13:00
Please keep to the main paths.  
22/09/17BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes2G Duffus
12:30
Please only view from the public footpath.  
18/09/17BuzzardDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1B Crathorne
13:00
 
16/09/17BuzzardEmmbrook6P O'Neill
15:30
At least 11, possibly more, large raptors circling on thermal just NE of A329M/Old Forest Road Meadows. Too far to ID all individuals but 6 were Common Buzzard (3 of which remained and were probably 'locals') and at least 2 were Red Kite.  
15/09/17BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes2G Duffus
10:30
Please only view from the public footpath.  
14/09/17BuzzardCrookham Common2M Hunt
13:55
Please keep to the main paths.  
12/09/17BuzzardCrookham Common3M Hunt
Please keep to the main paths.  
10/09/17BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes2B Dickinson
13:30
Please only view from the public footpath.  
10/09/17BuzzardEversley GP2M Hunt
09:20
 
09/09/17BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes7R Dawson
10:30
Please only view from the public footpath.  
07/09/17BuzzardCrookham Common6M Hunt
10:10
All in a tight group overhead. Please keep to the main paths.  
01/09/17BuzzardCookham Rise6B D Clews
12:00
circling over Cookham Station. 2 in moult, others pristine, and 2 of them calling incessantly, presumed youngsters.  
01/09/17BuzzardEmmbrook3P O'Neill
11:00
2 ad 1 juv. Over Old Forest Road Meadows.  
31/08/17BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1M Hunt
Please only view from the public footpath.  
31/08/17BuzzardSindlesham1P O'Neill
08:00
juv. On Wokingham Cricket Club pitch.  
31/08/17BuzzardWinnersh1P O'Neill
08:00
On hay rick, Sadlers Lane (not the same one as the Kestrel!).  
29/08/17BuzzardEmmbrook3P O'Neill
17:30
2 adult, i juvenile. Drifted from Old Forest Road Meadows across M4 then back towards Wokingham.  
29/08/17BuzzardWoose Hill2P Bright-Thomas
15:00
High to E, but eventually returned N.  
29/08/17BuzzardSindlesham1P O'Neill
08:30
juv. Strolling around Wokingham Cricket Club pitch helping itself to a breakfast of earthworms.  
25/08/17BuzzardFobney Meadow1P Doctor
09:00
 
24/08/17BuzzardCrookham Common2R Keel
09:30
Please keep to the main paths.  
23/08/17BuzzardFarley Hill4K G White
12:20
adults with 2 recently fledged young on the wing. SU742634.  
21/08/17BuzzardColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes1G Duffus
11:30
On the owl box.  
21/08/17BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1G Duffus
11:00
On the owl box. Please only view from the public footpath.  
20/08/17BuzzardWinnersh1P O'Neill
11:00
Low over A329 Reading Road nr Bulldog Triumph.  
15/08/17BuzzardEmmbrook1P O'Neill
13:00
ad.  
06/08/17BuzzardFobney Meadow4A V Lawson
Inc two recent fledged juveniles. Roe deer carcass nearby ensuring they don't go hungry.  
06/08/17BuzzardThatcham Marsh1R Keel
11:30
 
06/08/17BuzzardWellbottom Down1S A Graham
07:30
Single; Raven calling far to the N. in Oxon.  
25/07/17BuzzardEmmbrook1P O'Neill
17:00
ad.  
12/07/17BuzzardEmmbrook1P O'Neill
16:00
Cantley Park.  
11/07/17BuzzardWhite Place Farm, Cookham3B D Clews
10:00
ad near nest site with 2 juvs calling noisily, per John Lloyd-Parry.  
05/07/17BuzzardLea Farm Lake3P O'Neill
16:30
 
05/07/17BuzzardLea Farm Lake1R Marsh
Circled over lake before being chased off by BH Gulls.  
02/07/17BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP5G Turner
15:30
Circling over landfill.  
02/07/17BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1G Turner
07:30
Harassed by terns.  
20/06/17BuzzardSwinley Forest2M Hunt
11:00
 
16/06/17BuzzardLea Farm Lake1P O'Neill
08:30
 
14/06/17BuzzardCrookham Common1P E Hutchins
19:55
Low NE over the woodland at the eastern end. Please keep to the main paths.  
15/06/17BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1P O'Neill
09:00
juv. Preening on the dead tree opposite Bittern hide.  
02/06/17BuzzardWinnersh2P O'Neill
09:30
ad.  
01/06/17BuzzardEmmbrook1P O'Neill
18:00
ad.  
30/05/17BuzzardEmmbrook2P O'Neill
18:30
1 light juv with black carpal 'commas', 1 ad.  
25/05/17BuzzardWinnersh1P O'Neill
08:00
Took off from ground about 10m in front of me in field off Woodward Close.  
22/05/17BuzzardEmmbrook1P O'Neill
17:00
 
22/05/17BuzzardMoor Green Lakes1R F Milligan
10:15
Pale phase, perched on top of the CLN owl box.  
22/05/17BuzzardWinnersh1P O'Neill
08:00
 
21/05/17BuzzardWokingham1S Stevenson
Being mobbed by two BH gulls over my garden in the middle of Wokingham. While Red Kites are common, a buzzard in Wokingham Town Centre constitutes a garden tick for me. SU813684.  
20/05/17BuzzardOckwells Park, Cox Green3B D Clews
10:00
all soaring high but equally all being pestered by Crows.  
18/05/17BuzzardPurley on Thames, Reading2M J Smith
Pair together over Home farm wood, 1 carrying food item.  
18/05/17BuzzardColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes1M Hunt
10:00
Sat on owl box.  
16/05/17BuzzardLea Farm Lake1P O'Neill
18:30
Being mobbed by corvids and common terns.  
15/05/17BuzzardLea Farm Lake1P O'Neill
18:30
 
14/05/17BuzzardWishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest4M Hunt
15:40
Circling overhead.  
12/05/17BuzzardCharvil CP1P D Hadfield
ad. it was perchec on top of the railway eletrification gantry tower. on the railway bridge over the loddon. SU783756.  
01/05/17BuzzardTheale GPs4M J Hubbard
SU651707.  
30/04/17BuzzardEmmbrook1P O'Neill
 
29/04/17BuzzardMain Pit, Theale GPs3S A Graham
13:00
Drifted in from the E.  
28/04/17BuzzardPurley on Thames, Reading1M J Smith
Juvenile still soaring west of Spring Farm.  
21/04/17BuzzardMoor Green Lakes1R F Milligan
09:15
Perched in a large oak tree on the northern side of CLN.  
20/04/17BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Watts
09:15
 
18/04/17BuzzardWhite Place Farm, Cookham2D Fuller
13:15
ad birds. two birds displaying together they seem to come from the other side of the Thames which is Bucks but displaying well into Berks. SU906837.  
17/04/17BuzzardWishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest1M Hunt
13:20
 
14/04/17BuzzardWhite Place Farm, Cookham4D Fuller
14:00
ad. Twp pairs displaying within 400 yards of each other. SU908837.  
14/04/17BuzzardHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2J Lerpiniere
Displaying over Hosehill Copse, one carrying a twig. SU648694.  
13/04/17BuzzardWishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest1M Hunt
10:19
 
11/04/17BuzzardWhiteknights Park, Reading2C Foster
14:15
 
10/04/17BuzzardWaltham St Lawrence2S K Proddow
17:45
North of Church.  
08/04/17BuzzardWhiteknights Park, Reading1P Gipson
16:00
Singles are regular over campus so I seldom report them.  
07/04/17BuzzardBracknell2M Hunt
15:00
Over perimeter footpath of Easthampstead Park Conference Centre.  
07/04/17BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2G Turner
12:30
calling above the lake.  
07/04/17BuzzardCombe GibbetJ Hale
07:30
 
31/03/17BuzzardWishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest2M Hunt
12:30
 
30/03/17BuzzardJennet's Park, Bracknell1B D Clews
15:00
male doing helter skelter display over Big Wood.  
29/03/17BuzzardJennet's Park, Bracknell2B D Clews
11:00
pair mating on fence post on Peacocks Meadow, adjacent to Big Wood.  
28/03/17BuzzardDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River2B D Clews
13:30
flew in from nest in tree near Pineapple pub.  
28/03/17BuzzardWarfield1D Mackenzie
10:45
On goalpost at Priory Playing Field.  
27/03/17BuzzardWaltham St Lawrence2S K Proddow
18:00
field north of church.  
27/03/17BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes2M Hunt
12:39
Please only view from the public footpath.  
27/03/17BuzzardWoose Hill3P Bright-Thomas
13:00
Circling 1km to W.  
26/03/17BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1A Hutchison
15:00
Please only view from the public footpath.  
25/03/17BuzzardPrivate land2J W O'Brien
over.  
25/03/17BuzzardWishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest1M Hunt
 
13/03/17BuzzardMoor Copse1A Booth
10:30
 
15/03/17BuzzardMain Pit, Theale GPs9A V Lawson
 
15/03/17BuzzardWishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest3R C Watts
11:45
 
13/03/17BuzzardCookham2S M Meads
11:15
High up soaring above Cookham lock.  
13/03/17BuzzardWokingham2P Bright-Thomas
15:45
Low over Barkham Rd / Molly Millars Lane.  
13/03/17BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes2R F Milligan
10:59
Perched at the top of a tall oak tree near the owl box, Dell Field. Please only view from the public footpath.  
10/03/17BuzzardFobney Meadow2A V Lawson
 
06/03/17BuzzardDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River2B Crathorne
13:00
Circling over wetlands.  
04/03/17BuzzardDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1B D Clews
15:00
circling North Mound.  
01/03/17BuzzardHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2A V Lawson
 
28/02/17BuzzardCookham2S M Meads
10:00
Soaring over Odney Common together with Red Kites and Sparrowhawk.  
28/02/17BuzzardHorseshoe Lake, Sandhurst4M Hunt
09:20
Circling over the car park, 2 high, 2 low.  
24/02/17BuzzardWokingham4D Mackenzie
11:00
Over crop field beside Binfield Road.  
19/02/17BuzzardJubilee River1B Crathorne
10:30
Near Marsh Lane car park.  
17/02/17BuzzardKennet Island, Reading2R J Cocks
12:00
Qhite low, playing on a thermal over the old greyhound stadium. SU707703.  
16/02/17BuzzardSouthcote Meadows2A V Lawson
 
08/02/17BuzzardFobney Meadow4A V Lawson
one carrying nest material.  
07/02/17BuzzardWoose Hill3P Bright-Thomas
13:10
Two high W, and one circling to E. GYT.  
06/02/17BuzzardMoor Green Lakes1R F Milligan
09:45
Perched in a tree on the northern side of CLN.  
01/02/17BuzzardGrove Lake, Moor Green Lakes1M Hunt
12:45
 
27/01/17BuzzardHolyport1S K Proddow
13:00
Ascot Road.  
17/01/17BuzzardHorseshoe Lake, Sandhurst2M Hunt
09:30
Two flew south.  
13/01/17BuzzardGrove Lake, Moor Green Lakes1M Hunt
13:45
 
04/01/17BuzzardNewbury1M Gardner
sitting in tree next to the A339. SU476673.  

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