Berkshire bird news

Wednesday 24th November 2021

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
24/11/21Yellow-legged GullLower Farm GP1B Lyle
15:55
 
24/11/21Herring GullLower Farm GP4B Lyle
15:55
 
24/11/21ShovelerLower Farm GP10B Lyle
15:55
 
24/11/21PochardLower Farm GP8B Lyle
15:55
 
24/11/21TealLower Farm GP26B Lyle
15:55
 
24/11/21WigeonLower Farm GP12B Lyle
15:55
 
24/11/21SnipeLower Farm GP2G Stewart
15:55
 
24/11/21JackdawLower Farm GP200G Stewart
16:20
200/300 jackdaws Murmurating just like starlings over tree tops adjacent to racecourse.Previously they were seen at the water edges having a good wash and brush up prior to the murmuration and going to roost.  
24/11/21StarlingWindsor Promenade100K Rhodes
16:44
Approx Going to roost under Windsor bridge.  
24/11/21KingfisherWhiteknights Lake, Reading1P Gipson
15:38
Main lake.  
24/11/21SparrowhawkRiver Thames towpath Maidenhead1D Fuller
16:09
ad fem. soaring quite low over Thames quite near to Boulters Lock. SU904825.  
24/11/21PeregrineReading1R C Price
14:15
Prob f. St.Giles. E side.  
24/11/21Tawny OwlGrove Lake, Moor Green Lakes1R J Godden
09:30
Almost invisible in ivy-covered tree on edge of Grove Lake.  
24/11/21Lesser RedpollMoor Green Lakes40R J Godden
09:00
Feeding in birches above main path between hide and river, and later along river.  
24/11/21Green SandpiperNew workings, Moor Green Lakes2R J Godden
10:00
On bare gravelly area in far north west corner. Please only view from the public footpath.  
24/11/21Little EgretColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2R J Godden
11:00
 
24/11/21GoosanderColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes3R J Godden
11:00
2m, 1f.  
24/11/21RedwingWoose Hill50P Bright-Thomas
06:30
Overnight (recorded), still recording tens of calls per night.  
24/11/21BramblingWoose Hill2P Bright-Thomas
07:05
Two sets of calls at 06:35 and 07:35, at least the second likely to be multiple birds; regular on passage this autumn and ongoing.  
24/11/21Green WoodpeckerIslet Road, Maidenhead1D Fuller
13:53
ad. flying south. SU900834.  
24/11/21RavenBattlemead Common1D Fuller
13:50
ad. Flew across from Clivenden woods over the common and further west. SU906838.  
24/11/21RedwingBattlemead Common15D Fuller
13:45
ad. Flying around Black Poplars on southern edge of East field seen from towpath OTHERS Female Roe Deer feeding in the open seen from towpath. SU906838.  
24/11/21PeregrineReading1M F Walford
13:41
On the gas tower. Scoped from Sonning Eye.  
24/11/21JayAston1J J Kearns
11:55
 
24/11/21Pied WagtailAston2J J Kearns
13:36
 
24/11/21RedwingAston2J J Kearns
11:45
 
24/11/21Great Crested GrebeAston1J J Kearns
11:35
On Thames.  
24/11/21BuzzardAston1J J Kearns
11:25
 
24/11/21CormorantAston2J J Kearns
11:15
Fishing in Thames.  
24/11/21Egyptian GooseAston2J J Kearns
11:10
 
24/11/21BlackcapNorth Ascot1S D Abbott
12:30
m. On garden feeders. SU905697.  
24/11/21Lesser RedpollNorth Ascot1S D Abbott
12:30
First of this winter on garden feeders. SU905697.  
24/11/21House SparrowCookham Rise45B D Clews
11:08
flushed from feeders by low helicopters.  
24/11/21SparrowhawkCookham Rise1B D Clews
11:08
Very clever male used the disturbance of 2 Chinooks going over to dive at the sparrows that had already taken flight - but it still failed to make a catch!  
24/11/21Great White EgretLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1B T Bennett
10:50
On scrape.  
24/11/21StonechatLea Farm Lake2B T Bennett
10:26
 
24/11/21JayEton Wick1K Rhodes
09:57
On feeder.  
24/11/21Great Spotted WoodpeckerEton Wick1K Rhodes
09:54
f. On feeders.  
24/11/21Ring-necked ParakeetEton Wick1K Rhodes
09:54
On feeders.  
24/11/21PeregrineWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
07:50
prob m. Fast low in pursuit of Feral Pigeon (photo) First of year from garden.