| 29/12/05 | Water Rail | Green Park | 1 | P Gipson |
14:00
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| 27/12/05 | Water Rail | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 2 | R J Burness |
10:30
| Please only view from the public footpath. |
| 24/12/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | F J Cottington |
| 1 Teal scrape 13:00, 1 heard WSL 16:15. |
| 23/12/05 | Water Rail | Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | A Carson |
14:10
| crossing small pool in front of hide. |
| 22/12/05 | Water Rail | Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | A Carson |
16:00
| literally just in front of hide at 4pm. |
| 18/12/05 | Water Rail | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | M D Lenney |
| In river behind grove hide. |
| 17/12/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M F Walford |
16:30
| calling. |
| 17/12/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | A Rymer |
12:00
| In Phragmites, from Teal Hide. |
| 13/12/05 | Water Rail | Thatcham Marsh | 1 | R Reedman |
12:15
| High in reeds! |
| 11/12/05 | Water Rail | Smallmead Farm GP, Burghfield GPs | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:30
| Flew from bank by GP to small reedbed on left, showed well. |
| 11/12/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
16:00
| West Marsh. |
| 11/12/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | T G Ball |
14:30
| On scrape. |
| 11/12/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
11:30
| ad. Calling and showing at edge of reeds on path to tern hide. |
| 10/12/05 | Water Rail | Thames Valley Business Park | 3 | S Hughes |
| Heard calling. |
| 04/12/05 | Water Rail | Moatlands Old Wader Pit, Theale GPs | 2 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:00
| One showed close to the viewpoint, another calling from car park pit. |
| 04/12/05 | Water Rail | Bray GPs | 1 | C Reeve |
13:30
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| 03/12/05 | Water Rail | Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
10:15
| Calling. |
| 01/12/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
12:00
| Near boardwalk. |
| 01/12/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M F Walford |
08:15
| flew from the island to the northern edge of the lake. |
| 29/11/05 | Water Rail | Moatlands Taxi Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
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| 29/11/05 | Water Rail | Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
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| 27/11/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | F J Cottington |
16:00
| Heard from tern hide. |
| 27/11/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | J Goodchild |
11:15
| Teal Hide. |
| 26/11/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 3 | F J Cottington |
| 1st W Teal scrape bund, 2 heard Tern hide, 1 main island, 1 behind hide. |
| 26/11/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | M F Walford |
16:00
| calling. |
| 25/11/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:30
| Teal hide reedbed. |
| 23/11/05 | Water Rail | Cranwells Lake, Woolhampton GPs | 1 | P Cropper |
10:00
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| 22/11/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 3 | F J Cottington |
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| 22/11/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 3 | M F Walford |
08:00
| calling. |
| 21/11/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | F J Cottington |
16:30
| Heard from Tern Hide. |
| 21/11/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 3 | C Reeve |
12:00
| Along north bank between East Marsh & weir. Coming back, saw one on West Marsh & one upstream of small footbridge, so possibly 5. |
| 21/11/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 4 | M F Walford |
08:00
| 3 from Teal Hide and 1 from Tern Hide. |
| 20/11/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M F Walford |
12:30
| from Teal Hide but no sign of reported Spotted Crake (per FJC). |
| 20/11/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | R J Burness |
10:25
| By flattened reeds at left hand end of Teal hide reed bed. PLUS crake sp. seen briefly through scope walking towards me then turning away into reeds- short yellow/brown bill, pale brown with stripes or spots above and below - perhaps juv. Spotted but not 100% certain. |
| 18/11/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M F Walford |
08:30
| calling from the island reedbed. |
| 16/11/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | F J Cottington |
16:40
| Calling in and beyond Tern Scrape. |
| 13/11/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P Cropper |
12:00
| heard only. |
| 12/11/05 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
12:00
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| 11/11/05 | Water Rail | Lower Farm GP | 1 | R A Haynes |
07:30
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| 09/11/05 | Water Rail | Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
16:45
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| 05/11/05 | Water Rail | Lower Farm GP | 2 | S A Graham |
14:00
| ad & 1w. In the pond to the left of the hide. |
| 05/11/05 | Water Rail | Lower Farm GP | 1 | R A Haynes |
08:40
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| 05/11/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
07:30
| Near small footbridge (per SP). |
| 01/11/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
14:45
| West Marsh. |
| 26/10/05 | Water Rail | Cranwells Lake, Woolhampton GPs | 1 | P Cropper |
09:15
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| 25/10/05 | Water Rail | Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
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| 23/10/05 | Water Rail | Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs | 2 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:30
| Calling. |
| 19/10/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
09:00
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| 18/10/05 | Water Rail | Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:00
| Again at W end viewed from viewpoint of Sandford Lane. |
| 16/10/05 | Water Rail | Thames Valley Business Park | 2 | S Hughes |
| at least this number, calling. |
| 16/10/05 | Water Rail | Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
09:45
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| 16/10/05 | Water Rail | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
09:45
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| 14/10/05 | Water Rail | Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
15:30
| Showing well on water line at W end. |
| 09/10/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
14:00
| ad. Flew right close to hide landed on bund and then ran along cut reed edge, showing for about 30 seconds! |
| 09/10/05 | Water Rail | White Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
10:45
| Calling from reed bed. |
| 09/10/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
09:30
| Calling from main island reed bed. |
| 07/10/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
14:30
| Heard calling on island. |
| 03/10/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
15:15
| Near weir.
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| 28/09/05 | Water Rail | Padworth Lane GP | 1 | K E Moore |
13:30
| occasionally in full view, in extreme l/h corner looking from the Kennet. |
| 14/09/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M F Walford |
08:15
| Tern Scrape. |
| 13/09/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M F Walford |
08:15
| Tern Scrape. |
| 09/09/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | J Goodchild |
13:00
| In reeds on right hand side of tern hide. |
| 05/09/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | D J McCarthy |
12:40
| Ran over large pool in the middle of West Marsh. |
| 31/08/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M F Walford |
20:00
| Running about on the floating weed like a nutter! |
| 21/04/05 | Water Rail | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | K Creed |
14:25
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| 20/04/05 | Water Rail | White Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M S Whitaker |
20:00
| fem. Sustained calling from reedbed at north of lake (call checked with Collins Field Guide CD). |
| 29/03/05 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | K Spring |
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| 27/03/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
12:00
| Heard calling in main island reed bed. |
| 16/03/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:00
| At RH end of island reedbed. |
| 14/03/05 | Water Rail | Brimpton GP | 1 | P Cropper |
09:50
| 4ft up a tree. |
| 12/03/05 | Water Rail | Bottom Lane Floods (S), Theale GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
15:05
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| 10/03/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
14:12
| Heard calling. |
| 08/03/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | R Dryden |
13:30
| By small footbridge. |
| 07/03/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
11:00
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| 07/03/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:15
| On ice by Jerry's bench. |
| 06/03/05 | Water Rail | Thames Valley Business Park | 1 | S Hughes |
| Heard calling. |
| 06/03/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | S A Graham |
11:00
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| 03/03/05 | Water Rail | Thames Valley Business Park | 4 | S Hughes |
16:00
| 2 seen, 1 at waters edge, 1 flying across open water. 2 heard calling. |
| 02/03/05 | Water Rail | Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | A Slater |
12:00
| flying into reeds to the right of Teal Hide (Lavells Lake). |
| 26/02/05 | Water Rail | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
13:00
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| 26/02/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
16:20
| Showed briefly in reeds by small footbridge. |
| 17/02/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | C Reeve |
09:00
| Both feeding near small footbridge. |
| 16/02/05 | Water Rail | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
16:00
| On south side of long Island. |
| 13/02/05 | Water Rail | Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R J Godden |
10:30
| In front of Grove hide. |
| 10/02/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M F Walford |
13:45
| in the Emm Brook by the car park. |
| 07/02/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
08:30
| Near small footbridge. |
| 06/02/05 | Water Rail | Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
07:20
| Watched feeding just in front of Grove hide for 5 mins. |
| 30/01/05 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
13:00
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| 30/01/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | B J Hollands |
10:30
| in Roundmoor Ditch near weir. |
| 29/01/05 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
15:30
| Heard right below hide then behind it at 16:55. Very few reports lately. |
| 14/01/05 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
09:30
| In reeds by small bridge, upstream side. Watched it for 5 mins until a runner shouting at her dog put paid to that! |
| 03/01/05 | Water Rail | Moatlands Car Park Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
13:15
| Flew low across the lake. |
| 01/01/05 | Water Rail | Thatcham Marsh | 1 | R Keel |
08:15
| Calling. |