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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
31/12/18	Blackcap	Theale	1	R Holder
12:00	fem.
31/12/18	Blackcap	Earley	3	R H Stansfield
10:32	2m & 1f. Still present in my garden.
30/12/18	Blackcap	Streatley STW	1	N J Bucknell
12:35	male.
30/12/18	Blackcap	Maidenhead	1	M Coon
12:10	f. In apple tree in small garden. SU872805.
30/12/18	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
09:35	male in Broomhill garden on Mahonia.
28/12/18	Blackcap	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
09:30	m. Infrequent visitor feeding on sunflower hearts in garden.
25/12/18	Blackcap	Tilehurst	1	J Lerpiniere
11:21	On Pyracantha with 3 Redwings and 2 Blackbirds, also using adjacent Rowan. SU665742.
24/12/18	Blackcap	Earley	3	R H Stansfield
14:15	2 m and 1 f. Now almost a flock, feeding from my garden feeders.
24/12/18	Blackcap	Croft Road	1	N Rampton
10:59	male. First for new home . Briefly seen. SU722668.
23/12/18	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
09:26	male. In garden Apple tree.
21/12/18	Blackcap	Earley	2	R H Stansfield
12:09	m. Today feeding from the same fat feeder in my garden!
20/12/18	Blackcap	Earley	2	R H Stansfield
13:57	m. Now two males in my garden, feeding from different feeders.
20/12/18	Blackcap	Earley	1	R H Stansfield
13:43	m. Feeding from my garden super fat feeder. First seen this winter period.
19/12/18	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
09:08	male. In garden Apple tree.
18/12/18	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
09:38	male. In garden apple tree.
17/12/18	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
11:05	male in Broomhill Garden, on mahonia.
16/12/18	Blackcap	Lower Caversham	1	R Sajdak
09:26	fm. On my bird feeder.
15/12/18	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	1	M Vogel
11:00	Male on garden feeders.
14/12/18	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
11:21	male. In garden Cherry Tree.
10/12/18	Blackcap	Maidenhead	1	S M Meads
13:24	male. Feeding on scones in garden.
08/12/18	Blackcap	Pangbourne	1	A Taylor
08:30	m. Around feeders. First seen in our garden this winter.
05/12/18	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
08:30	Female in garden apple tree.
05/12/18	Blackcap	Earley	1	T A Guyatt
08:21	ad fem. Seen taking 2 or 3 berries from Cotoneaster lacteus. A rare gdn sighting as females usually outnumbered c. 4:1 by males & few birds of any sp. take these pre Christmas/New year. SU756712.
02/12/18	Blackcap	Caversham, Chiltern Road	1	R C Watts
08:30	f. On bird table.
01/12/18	Blackcap	Caversham	2	J J Kearns
11:53	Male and female in garden.
01/12/18	Blackcap	Cookham	1	B D Clews
14:30	Male near Scout Hut in Burnt Oak.
01/12/18	Blackcap	Routh Lane, Tilehurst	1	T G Ball
11:45	m. Visibly perched in a tree with no feeders nearby. SU673729.
01/12/18	Blackcap	Palmer Park, Reading	1	F Hutchinson
08:50	male. Also a dunnock and female chaffinch along with blue, great and coal tits in my garden.
30/11/18	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
11:52	In apple tree in garden.
30/11/18	Blackcap	Purley on Thames, Reading	1	M J Smith
10:18	male. First this winter feeding on nectar in Mahonia bush flowers.
28/11/18	Blackcap	Maidenhead	1	S M Meads
10:27	male. On garden feeders.First sighting this winter.
27/11/18	Blackcap	My garden, Caversham	1	J J Kearns
11:40	In the Apple Tree. SU726753.
24/11/18	Blackcap	Cookham	2	B D Clews
10:00	1 male and 1 female in Burnt Oak garden as reported by Gwen Tyler.
24/11/18	Blackcap	Palmer Park, Reading	1	F Hutchinson
08:30	male. With a flock of blue tits in my garden.
10/11/18	Blackcap	Winkfield	1	F Hughes
09:00	male. Full adult male on sfh with blue tits,great tits and house sparrows.
10/11/18	Blackcap	Woodley	1	R Marsh
	m. At the feeders in our garden. SU773723.
02/11/18	Blackcap	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
	m. Waiting it's turn to get on feeders.
30/10/18	Blackcap	Woodley	1	R Marsh
	f. In a tree overhanging our front garden.
07/10/18	Blackcap	Bray GPs	1	S A Graham
09:30	m. Lesser numbers of calling Chiffchaff and Goldcrest.
06/10/18	Blackcap	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	1	J E Andrews
08:30	male. Please only view from the public footpath.
26/09/18	Blackcap	Lea Farm Lake	2	R Marsh
08:05
21/09/18	Blackcap	Fobney Meadow	3	A V Lawson
	1m, 2f.
21/09/18	Blackcap	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	6	R Marsh
	Car park field.
12/09/18	Blackcap	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	B D Clews
11:00	1 male, 1 female/juv.
10/09/18	Blackcap	Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
07:30	m. Outside right-hand port of main hide with other warblers.
06/09/18	Blackcap	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	6	R Marsh
	At least this # in car park field.
03/09/18	Blackcap	Greenham Common	2	M Hunt
12:20	m. Please keep to the main paths.
02/09/18	Blackcap	Wigmoreash Pond, Inkpen Hill	1	S A Graham
08:45	1.
26/08/18	Blackcap	Earley	1	R H Stansfield
10:30	fem. In my garden eating blackberries.
25/08/18	Blackcap	Virginia Water	1	S K Proddow
09:00	m. Woods Black Nest Gate.
25/08/18	Blackcap	Main Pit, Theale GPs	30	R Crawford
07:00	25+ canal side, 5+ under pylon.
22/08/18	Blackcap	Greenham Common	1	I Quelch
	Please keep to the main paths.
21/08/18	Blackcap	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
07:45	f. Car park field.
13/08/18	Blackcap	Main Pit, Theale GPs	4	R Crawford
06:20	Canal side.
05/07/18	Blackcap	Earley	3	R H Stansfield
13:20	Male feeding 2 young from fat feeder in my garden.
03/07/18	Blackcap	Fobney Island	1	M Turton
	fem. in bushes on N bank of canal.
30/06/18	Blackcap	Maidenhead Thicket	8	B D Clews
11:30	7 males, one female.
26/06/18	Blackcap	Marsh Meadow, Cookham	2	B D Clews
12:00	singing.
26/06/18	Blackcap	Mount Farm, Cookham	2	B D Clews
10:30	singing males. SU870835.
26/06/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:20	male.
25/06/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:00	male. full song for several mins opposite Carvery.
25/06/18	Blackcap	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	10	R Crawford
04:50	Including a family party of five.
24/06/18	Blackcap	Thames Valley Business Park	2	S Lynch
09:15	2. SU744746.
24/06/18	Blackcap	Broadmoor Lane, Sonning	2	S Lynch
08:15	SU764762.
22/06/18	Blackcap	Woodley	2	R Marsh
	juveniles. Feasting on my ripened raspberries.
21/06/18	Blackcap	Green Park	4	B D Clews
11:00	singing.
21/06/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:10	male. siing for 2nd day running opposite Carvery.
15/06/18	Blackcap	Langley Mead	2	S Lynch
09:00	SU732671.
13/06/18	Blackcap	Green Park	5	B D Clews
12:00	singing.
12/06/18	Blackcap	Winkfield	7	F Hughes
14:45	StagMeadow.All singing.
10/06/18	Blackcap	Winkfield	4	F Hughes
11:40	Oakley Green Cemetary-All singing.
10/06/18	Blackcap	Ruscombe	1	P D Hadfield
	one its own in the woods. SU796769.
10/06/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:45	male. new territory - full song :; zero Swifts.
09/06/18	Blackcap	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
19:30	j. Fledged young in Hawthorn.
09/06/18	Blackcap	Winkfield	6	F Hughes
15:30	Windsor Forest-in different areas.All singing.
09/06/18	Blackcap	Charvil CP	5	S Lynch

09/06/18	Blackcap	Shurlock Row	3	R Alliss
10:00	m. singing.
09/06/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:15	male. 2 heard , 1 seen.
07/06/18	Blackcap	Winkfield	6	F Hughes
11:10	Nuptown-singing.
07/06/18	Blackcap	Frogmore House, Windsor	2	B D Clews
11:00	singing males. SU975760.
06/06/18	Blackcap	Emmbrook	4	P O'Neill
16:30	All singing in Old Forest Road Meadows.
06/06/18	Blackcap	Lower Star Post, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
11:00
05/06/18	Blackcap	Knowl Hill Common	2	B D Clews
19:30	singing. SU825793.
03/06/18	Blackcap	Strand Water, Cookham	4	B D Clews
14:30	singing males.
02/06/18	Blackcap	Winkfield	9	F Hughes
11:00	male. At Sutherland Grange-public open space+wild flower meadows between Maidenhead Road and River Thames.All singing.
31/05/18	Blackcap	Hyde Farm, Pinkneys Green	6	B D Clews
10:30	singing.
28/05/18	Blackcap	Winkfield	11	F Hughes
10:00	in Nuptown woods.All singing,within a square 1/2 mile of each other.
28/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
09:45	m. opposite Carvery - singing simultaneously about 15 yds apart.
25/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
09:00	m. brief song at Cutbush ln & Asda areas.
23/05/18	Blackcap	Green Park	10	B D Clews
11:00	singing males.
23/05/18	Blackcap	Fobney Island	1	M Turton
	At least 1 singing male.
22/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:50	m. Cutbush lane.
20/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:40	m. feeble song Cutbush lane.
18/05/18	Blackcap	Top Farm, Ashley Hill	1	B D Clews
12:00	singing. SU825817.
19/05/18	Blackcap	Ashley Hill Forest	18	B D Clews
10:00	singing males.
19/05/18	Blackcap	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
09:40	m.
18/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Star Post, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
10:10	male.
11/05/18	Blackcap	Winkfield	12	F Hughes
11:50	Nuptown-3 seen, rest heard only.
16/05/18	Blackcap	Maidenhead Thicket	10	B D Clews
11:30	singing males.
15/05/18	Blackcap	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	15	R Crawford
07:30	13 singing.
15/05/18	Blackcap	Moor Green Lakes	5	R F Milligan
10:00
14/05/18	Blackcap	Greenham Common	1	I Quelch
	Male. Please keep to the main paths.
13/05/18	Blackcap	Strand Water, Cookham	3	B D Clews
15:00	singing.
12/05/18	Blackcap	Shurlock Row	2	R Alliss
	m. Singing.
12/05/18	Blackcap	Waltham Place	5	B D Clews
05:30	singing.
12/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:10	male. Singing back opposite Carvery.
11/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
	male. singing opp Leisure C whilst 4 screaming Swifts were looking for access to gable end of flats - happens every year.
10/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
	male. still singing opp Leisure C.
10/05/18	Blackcap	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	40	R Crawford
	Singing.
09/05/18	Blackcap	Shurlock Row	1	R Alliss
	m. Singing.
09/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
	male. still singing opp Leisure C & Cutbush ln.
08/05/18	Blackcap	Winter Hill, Cookham Dean	4	B D Clews
	singing.
08/05/18	Blackcap	Cock Marsh	1	B D Clews
	singing.
08/05/18	Blackcap	Winter Hill Golf Club	4	B D Clews
	singing males.
08/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
	m. just the one on Cutbush lane.
08/05/18	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
	singing in own garden.
08/05/18	Blackcap	Emmbrook	3	P O'Neill
	Singing in Old Forest Road Meadows.
07/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	3	D J Mills
	male. singing in similar areas to Sunday.
06/05/18	Blackcap	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
	m.
06/05/18	Blackcap	Winkfield	7	F Hughes
10:00	male. in lanes around Nuptown.All singing,between 10.00 and 11.00.Singing wrens everywhere.
06/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	3	D J Mills
09:10	male. singing well - 1 opp Toby Carvery , 2 along path by Nuthatch nest.
05/05/18	Blackcap	Shottesbrooke	3	B D Clews
13:00	singing males.
05/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
09:10	male. Cutbush lane again & area near Nuthatch nest.
04/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Star Post, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
12:35	m.
04/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:15	male. both good & loud at Cutbush Lane & Opp Toby Carvery.
03/05/18	Blackcap	Windsor Great Park	3	J C Soane
	2 male and 1 fem. very viewable in the nearby woodland. SU957746.
03/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
14:00	male. 09:05 -singing loudly Cutbush ln / Beeston way scrub - short soft burst here yesterday 14:00 another singing in scrub near Warbler way - on way to voting.
02/05/18	Blackcap	Greenham Common	1	I Quelch
	Singing in trees just east of control tower. Please keep to the main paths.
01/05/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:15	male. just the one singing in scrub along Cutbush ln.
01/05/18	Blackcap	Winter Hill, Cookham Dean	7	B D Clews
15:30	singing males.
01/05/18	Blackcap	Winter Hill Golf Club	4	B D Clews
14:00	singing males.
30/04/18	Blackcap	Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading	2	S Lynch
09:00
30/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:35	male. still singing opp Toby Carvery.
29/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:50	male. singing briefly opp Leisure C & Cutbush ln.
27/04/18	Blackcap	Widbrook Common	4	D Cleal
	Singing.
26/04/18	Blackcap	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	8	G Stewart
15:45	At least four pairs singing.
26/04/18	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	3	B D Clews
14:30	separate singing males near gas works, cricket pitch and Broomhill estate.
26/04/18	Blackcap	Upper Basildon	1	B D Clews
11:20	singing in Red Lion carpark.
26/04/18	Blackcap	Winkfield	6	F Hughes
11:00	Windsor Great Park-field next to Stag Meadow-2 in full song,3 chiffchaff,2 linnets,willow warbler singing,1 buzzard.
26/04/18	Blackcap	New Lane Hill, Tilehurst	2	T G Ball
09:30	Male and female but not close together in our garden in andeville Close just off New Lane Hill.
25/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	4	D J Mills
08:10	male. similar area to Tues, only one in full song.
24/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	3	D J Mills
08:15	male. singing - back McD / opp Toby Carvery(seen)/Cutbush ln garden.
23/04/18	Blackcap	Greenham Common	1	J Sandell
	m. Please keep to the main paths.
23/04/18	Blackcap	Hyde Farm, Pinkneys Green	3	B D Clews
10:00	singing.
23/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:45	male. Cutbush lane - none see/heard anywhere on Sunday ASDA walk.
23/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Farm GP	1	B Lyle
09:45	m. by gate singing.
22/04/18	Blackcap	Widbrook Common	1	B D Clews
16:00	Singing near Woodsmans Cottage. SU854842.
22/04/18	Blackcap	Widbrook Common	1	B D Clews
15:00	singing on butterfly reserve. SU850845.
22/04/18	Blackcap	Crookham Common	8	R C Price
10:30	All singing. Please keep to the main paths.
22/04/18	Blackcap	Woolhampton GPs	5	R C Price

22/04/18	Blackcap	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	10	E Bates
12:45	At least this amount. All males.
22/04/18	Blackcap	Windsor Great Park	1	J C Soane
	Ascot Gate area. SU951703.
22/04/18	Blackcap	Winter Hill, Cookham Dean	4	B Crathorne
09:00
21/04/18	Blackcap	Strand Water, Cookham	2	S M Meads
09:15	Male and Female seen and five heard singing.
21/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:55	male. singing from gardens opposite Leisure Centre.
20/04/18	Blackcap	Ockwells Park, Cox Green	15	B D Clews
13:00	all singing in the Ockwells/Thriftwood park.
20/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley Woods and Meadows	3	D J Mills
10:00	male. heard only :- 2 opp Carvery + new site Cutbush Ind.
19/04/18	Blackcap	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	10	J E Andrews
16:30	hardly any singing. Please only view from the public footpath.
19/04/18	Blackcap	Jubilee River	3	B Crathorne
10:00	Marsh Lane.
19/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley		D J Mills
09:25	no singing males at all on normal ASDA loop.
19/04/18	Blackcap	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	37	R Crawford
06:30	Singing. Please only view from the public footpath.
18/04/18	Blackcap	Knowl Hill Common	4	B D Clews
14:00	singing males.
18/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	3	D J Mills
10:00	all singing in similar spots as before, just 1 opposite Carvery.
16/04/18	Blackcap	Maidenhead	1	S M Meads
18:00	male. On hedge in the garden.
17/04/18	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
09:00	male singing in Broomhill estate.
17/04/18	Blackcap	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	4	B Crathorne
12:00
17/04/18	Blackcap	Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
09:10	Singing alongside the footpath, CLN & CLS.
17/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	4	D J Mills
09:20	male. original rivals + 2 new locations :-ASDA & Cutbush Lane.
15/04/18	Blackcap	Calcot, Reading	1	P Humphrey
07:00	male. singing loudly and showing well.
15/04/18	Blackcap	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	5	B J Hollands
	4m,1f.
15/04/18	Blackcap	Woodley	1	R Marsh
07:35	m. Singing in our back garden.
14/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
09:15	male. seen at same time singing at each other about 10ft apart either side of path/cycleway as yesterday.
14/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Farm GP	1	P E Hutchins
	In song.
13/04/18	Blackcap	Woolhampton GPs	1	R C Watts
11:30	m.
13/04/18	Blackcap	Braywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead	1	S K Proddow
12:45	m.
13/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
09:00	minimum of 2 singing males , though could be up to 4 in trees along footpath opp Toby Carvery.
12/04/18	Blackcap	Cookham	1	S M Meads
14:00	male. In full song by footpath leading to Thames off Mill Lane.
12/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:45	singing simultaneously 10 yds apart , same place as before.
11/04/18	Blackcap	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A Taylor
16:15	m. singing in garden.
11/04/18	Blackcap	Pangbourne	1	A Taylor
	f. back under garden feeders after two week absence of wintering blackcaps.
11/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Farm GP	2	B Lyle
15:00
10/04/18	Blackcap	Moor Green Lakes	6	G Duffus
	m. 4 singing males and 2 "chacking" at each other. S/W TR.
10/04/18	Blackcap	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	4	B Crathorne
11:00
10/04/18	Blackcap	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	2	F Hutchinson
11:00	1 m, 1 f.
08/04/18	Blackcap	Woodley	1	M Turton
	male. Fleeting vistore to the garden this morning. SU755730.
08/04/18	Blackcap	Winkfield	2	F Hughes
10:45	male. In Windsor Forest-both singing also 1 Chiffchaff singing,Nuthatch,Green woodpecker,GSW,and usual woodland birds over 2 square miles.
08/04/18	Blackcap	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	40	J E Andrews
08:30	everywhere. Please only view from the public footpath.
08/04/18	Blackcap	Earley	1	T A Guyatt
09:45	fem. Amazed to see this bird on b/table at 09:30. Had presumed wintering birds had left. Last sighting of a fem. was 26th. March & the male, 5th. April. SU756712.
07/04/18	Blackcap	Maidenhead	1	S M Meads
17:00	fem. On garden feeders.
07/04/18	Blackcap	Langley Mead	4	S Lynch
16:00
07/04/18	Blackcap	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	16	J E Andrews
08:30	Please only view from the public footpath.
07/04/18	Blackcap	Tilehurst	1	J Lerpiniere
	male. On Ivy berries. SU665742.
07/04/18	Blackcap	Dinton Pastures CP	8	L R Blundell
	Around the park.
07/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Farm GP	3	N Cleere
09:55	singing males.
07/04/18	Blackcap	Hungerford	1	K Taylor
10:30	male. Spotted from the footpath between John O'Gaunt pub and canal. SU339687.
07/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:00	male. short burst of full song from depth of Ivy clad Oak opposite Toby Carvery.
05/04/18	Blackcap	Marsh Meadow, Cookham	1	B D Clews
11:00	male singing.
05/04/18	Blackcap	Winkfield	4	F Hughes
11:10	male. Dorney Wetlands-2 singing.
05/04/18	Blackcap	Moor Green Lakes	5	R Dawson
	Also a very short snippet of song along path from car park sounded like Whitethroat but very early for that.
04/04/18	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
18:00	male. back for fat again.