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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2006 and 31/12/2006.

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
09/08/06NightjarGorrick Plantation3R J Godden
21:00
2m,1f. Only visited western half of site.  
22/07/06NightjarStockcross1S A Graham
21:00
m. Opposite Nalder plantation in display flight. Circled around me several times as I was waving a white handkerchief.  
16/07/06NightjarStockcross1S A Graham
21:50
Churring in the vacinity of Nalder Plantation.  
24/06/06NightjarPadworth Common1N Cleere
m. caught & ringed last night at 22.00hrs. Female also present. No sight or sound of the 2nd male seen in recent weeks.  
20/06/06NightjarBucklebury Common1N Cleere
07:15
m. at roost site.  
19/06/06NightjarBucklebury Common1N Cleere
04:15
m. singing.  
14/06/06NightjarWickham Heath1S A Graham
22:30
m. Heard calling distantly from the S. SU418695.  
15/06/06NightjarGreenham Common5N Cleere
at 10pm last night, western end (= 3 singing males + 2 females). Total for last few nights = 6 singing males, 2 additional males and 4 females. Crookham end not surveyed yet. Please keep to the main paths.  
13/06/06NightjarPadworth Common2I Fritz
f. hunting like mad at dusk .  
12/06/06NightjarPadworth Common5R Crawford
21:55
Three males churring, two females hunting.  
12/06/06NightjarHut Hill, Swinley Forest3R Dawson
21:30
At least 3 birds - 2 churring. One within 50 yards of entrance off roundabout.  
09/06/06NightjarPadworth Common2D J Mills
22:00
faintly churring in distance. Breezy & very few moths around.  
08/06/06NightjarPadworth Common3N Cleere
22:15
possibly 4. On the eastern (main) part of the common, 2 males seen and heard singing at the same time and 1 female watched hunting and a 3rd male later heard singing on west side.  
07/06/06NightjarPadworth Common3R C Watts
21:45
 
06/06/06NightjarHut Hill, Swinley Forest4M S Whitaker
22:00
male. Might have been more; two overhead, two more some distance away. All churring.  
06/06/06NightjarPadworth Common3A Slater
21:45
2 males heard churring and 1 female hawking around me - almost close enough to touch!  
05/06/06NightjarHut Hill, Swinley Forest3P Bright-Thomas
22:00
2m+f. Pair near Hut Hill, plus at least one other male to North. Male landed on track at 10m range.  
04/06/06NightjarSwinley Forest2P Mannion
21:40
At Swinley brick pits.  
03/06/06NightjarStockcross1S A Graham
21:00
Heard churring in the vacinity of Wickham Heath.  
03/06/06NightjarBucklebury Common1P Jones
male. calling just after dusk last night. Present since at least last weekend.  
02/06/06NightjarSnelsmore Common1P J Orr
22:15
m. Churring, but not enthusiastically, northwest of lookout tower. No sign of them in their more usual haunts to the east.  
02/06/06NightjarPadworth Common1N Cleere
06:00
m. at roost site.  
27/05/06NightjarHut Hill, Swinley Forest2S D Abbott
21:40
m/f. Male displaying for 15 minutes - brilliant.  
26/05/06NightjarGorrick Plantation3G Randall
21:05
 
25/05/06NightjarGorrick Plantation6R J Godden
20:55
5m,1f. First seen in good light at 20:55; churring started at 21:00.  
24/05/06NightjarPadworth Common1N Cleere
15:00
m. flushed from roost.  
23/05/06NightjarHut Hill, Swinley Forest4M S Whitaker
21:25
2m at least. Two churring and two more apparently in courtship display.Brief period of activity on a chilly night.  
23/05/06NightjarHut Hill, Swinley Forest2C Reeve
21:00
m&f. Male heard churring, female flew past with "quip" call then landed on path.  
21/05/06NightjarPadworth Common1K Tucker
19:45
m.  
11/05/06NightjarGreenham Common1N Cleere
21:20
m. singing briefly. Please keep to the main paths.  
12/05/06NightjarGreenham Common2N Cleere
00:05
singing males and a possible third heard giving flight call. Please keep to the main paths.