Berkshire bird news

Saturday 16th October 2021

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
16/10/21Song ThrushWoose Hill76P Bright-Thomas
06:30
Calls recorded between 08:45 and 06:30, busy thrush night.  
16/10/21RedwingWoose Hill334P Bright-Thomas
06:30
Calls recorded from 08:45 t0 06:30, busiest thrush night so far.  
16/10/21Cattle EgretLea Farm Lake1F J Cottington
08:18
Landed on East shore for about 5 mins, flew towards hide, then off SE. Captured in my video without me knowing https://youtu.be/lAOmMO_qNOg.  
16/10/21Cetti's WarblerEton Wick2M F Walford
14:12
 
16/10/21Water RailEton Wick1M F Walford
14:12
 
16/10/21SnipeEton Wick15M F Walford
14:12
 
16/10/21White WagtailLower Farm GP1N Cleere
10:21
 
16/10/21WigeonLower Farm GP16N Cleere
10:21
 
16/10/21SnipeLower Farm GP17N Cleere
10:21
 
16/10/21DunlinLower Farm GP1N Cleere
10:21
 
16/10/21WoodcockCookham Rise1B D Clews
07:30
Near Southern Electricity compound, Lightlands Lane, per Edward Pinniger.  
16/10/21Tawny OwlBattlemead Common1B D Clews
12:49
Sitting near footpath in leafless bush seemingly unconcerned at passers-by. Poss same individual that did the same through spring and seen by many walkers.  
16/10/21Greylag GoosePurley on Thames, Reading238N J Bucknell
on WeBS count.  
16/10/21CormorantPangbourne Meadow14N J Bucknell
09:55
 
16/10/21Little GrebeSaltney Mead1N J Bucknell
10:05
on Thames.  
16/10/21DunnockView Island, R. Thames, Caversham2J J Kearns
11:38
 
16/10/21Blue TitView Island, R. Thames, Caversham5J J Kearns
11:35
 
16/10/21Great TitView Island, R. Thames, Caversham2J J Kearns
11:33
 
16/10/21Great Spotted WoodpeckerView Island, R. Thames, Caversham1J J Kearns
11:29
 
16/10/21BlackcapView Island, R. Thames, Caversham2J J Kearns
11:25
m & f.  
16/10/21Grey WagtailCaversham, R. Thames1J J Kearns
11:07
At Caversham lock.  
16/10/21SkylarkReading1S A Graham
11:00
West Reading - low west calling, presumably a migrant. SU696735.  
16/10/21NuthatchForest Park, Bracknell2J Crouch
10:40
 
16/10/21BullfinchForest Park, Bracknell3J Crouch
10:40
3m. No female today but 3 males instead on the feeders.