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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
23/12/06SiskinGreenham Common1N Cleere
08:30
in bushes near feeder. Please keep to the main paths.  
19/12/06SiskinBottom Lane Floods (N), Theale GPs20R Righelato
11:30
 
19/12/06SiskinBottom Lane GP (E), Theale GPs20K E Moore
12:00
at least,with approx 10 Goldfinch.  
16/12/06SiskinBottom Lane GP (E), Theale GPs5K E Moore
13:15
 
03/12/06SiskinMarsh Benham5J Legg
10:30
+. feeding along the canal (with IW).  
02/12/06SiskinPadworth Common3N Cleere
+.  
26/11/06SiskinPadworth Common3N Cleere
08:00
+.  
20/11/06SiskinColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes25T Keene
15:00
In with several goldfinches and some chaffinches.  
19/11/06SiskinGreenham Common2N Cleere
11:00
m. including 1 adult caught & ringed. Please keep to the main paths.  
19/11/06SiskinColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes3P Burden
10:00
m/f. At least 3 Siskins in small party with Redpolls in alders by entrance to path leading to Colebrook Lake hide.  
14/11/06SiskinBucklebury Common10N Cleere
09:00
+.  
10/11/06SiskinPadworth Common2N Cleere
09:00
 
02/11/06SiskinGreenham Common1N Cleere
07:30
over. Please keep to the main paths.  
01/11/06SiskinGreenham Common1J Legg
07:00
probably > one heard calling flying over early morning. Please keep to the main paths.  
18/10/06SiskinWokingham SF1P Bright-Thomas
09:35
Over W, my first of the autumn. Also probable Reed Bunting S.  
17/10/06SiskinBagnor Cressbeds1J Legg
flying about.  
15/10/06SiskinGreenham Common1N Cleere
08:00
over, calling. Please keep to the main paths.  
14/10/06SiskinMoor Green Lakes20B M Archer
08:00
+.  
12/10/06SiskinGreenham Common1J Legg
11:00
over south highlights of 42 species seen. Please keep to the main paths.  
09/08/06SiskinSandhurst1R J Godden
19:30
1 flew over.  
13/07/06SiskinCrowthorne7B M Archer
09:45
 
09/07/06SiskinCrowthorne2B M Archer
13:30
juv. 2 very stripey juveniles on the feeder.  
01/07/06SiskinWishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest1M R Anderson
12:30
 
01/07/06SiskinCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest1M R Anderson
10:30
 
28/06/06SiskinWoodley1A Rymer
17:00
fem. On Nyger feeder.  
19/06/06SiskinHurst1D Bassett
07:30
female/imm. Feeding on sunflower hearts in my garden. Never previously recorded here in summer.  
01/05/06SiskinTilehurst1W Brown
09:45
m. in my garden feeding on peanuts.  
22/04/06SiskinPrivate land1S Fielder
Apparently about 4or five have been visiting the garden of my inlaws.  
16/04/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury2N Cleere
15:00
Pair on peanuts. Male singing yesterday = territorial song not chattering contact calls given by winter flocks which are often referred to by some people as singing.  
15/04/06SiskinMoor Green Lakes1M Clifford
15:00
male. In silver birch near river.  
15/04/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury2N Cleere
15:00
at least, still coming to peanuts.  
15/04/06SiskinBinfield1J Goodey
08:30
f. on the garden feeders.  
14/04/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury3N Cleere
14:00
odd birds still coming to peanuts in garden.  
14/04/06SiskinGreenham Common2N Cleere
07:00
Please keep to the main paths.  
11/04/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury5N Cleere
+. still coming to peanuts in garden.  
11/04/06SiskinEnglemere Pond, Ascot8M S Whitaker
07:30
Flock; sounded like there were a lot more here.  
10/04/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury5N Cleere
07:30
+. in garden still.  
09/04/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury5N Cleere
14:00
(+). in garden still.  
09/04/06SiskinSwinley Forest100P Bamford
08:45
Brick pits conservation area, at least 100 birds in large mixed flock.  
07/04/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury5N Cleere
14:25
at least in garden.  
07/04/06SiskinGreenham Common3N Cleere
08:00
with Goldfinchs feeding in Scots Pines. Please keep to the main paths.  
06/04/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury5N Cleere
08:00
at least in garden. Passage appears to have almost finished now.  
05/04/06SiskinEnglemere Pond, Ascot1P Mannion
16:00
 
04/04/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury25N Cleere
at least in garden, including 15 caught & ringed.  
04/04/06SiskinGorrick Plantation50P J Crowley
08:00
50 is only a wild guess, as a large flock was difficult to see in the tops of tall Scots pines, along with bramblings, redpolls and crossbills.  
04/04/06SiskinWash Common, Newbury5D Smallridge
09:00
2m 3f. Feeding on the peanuts.  
03/04/06SiskinBaynes Reserve10N Cleere
at least.  
03/04/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury20N Cleere
at least in garden. Most are not ringed, so this is a new batch going through.  
03/04/06SiskinCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest2M Kettell
12:30
 
31/03/06SiskinEnglemere Pond, Ascot4M S Whitaker
09:00
Probably more.  
01/04/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury20N Cleere
15:45
at least in garden.  
01/04/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1B J Hollands
 
31/03/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury15N Cleere
16:00
or more in garden.  
31/03/06SiskinGreenham Common3N Cleere
09:00
Please keep to the main paths.  
30/03/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury20N Cleere
or more, in garden.  
30/03/06SiskinBaynes Reserve15N Cleere
10:00
or more feeding in Silver birches.  
29/03/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury20N Cleere
14:00
or more still visiting garden, many not ringed.  
29/03/06SiskinCrowthorne8P J Crowley
08:00
With bramblings, singing in trees around my garden. Numbers increasing during the last month.  
29/03/06SiskinWash Common, Newbury7D Smallridge
08:45
2m 5f. Feeding on the peanuts in my garden.  
27/03/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury20N Cleere
or more still visiting garden, many not ringed so passage still taking place.  
27/03/06SiskinCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest15P Mannion
09:30
 
27/03/06SiskinSandhurst1K Littler
14:15
f. My first of the winter in the garden. Must be the change of peanut supplier that did it!  
25/03/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury25N Cleere
14:00
at least in garden.  
25/03/06SiskinEnglemere Pond, Ascot12P Mannion
11:00
Feeding near the timber yard.  
23/03/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury10N Cleere
in garden, with only 3 caught & ringed. Numbers here seem to have finally dropped off and with 100 ringed since end of February, there was obviously a good and fairly rapid passage through the area.  
21/03/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury30N Cleere
at least coming to food in garden, including 13 caught & ringed.  
21/03/06SiskinFairview Avenue, Earley2M S Whitaker
13:00
1 m. In grounds of Woodley Hill House,one bird singing.  
21/03/06SiskinHorton GPs3R Dryden
13:20
In Alders.  
20/03/06SiskinBeale Park30G Sumner
15:50
In alders along the Cut.  
17/03/06SiskinFobney Lock, K&A Canal, Reading1P Gipson
15:40
 
15/03/06SiskinSearles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs200P Hickman
08:35
At least 200 in large flock. Please only view from the public footpath.  
12/03/06SiskinWhiteknights Lake, Reading30P Gipson
15:00
 
14/03/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury30N Cleere
at least, coming to peanuts in garden during the day, including 19 caught & ringed. Few birds are being retrapped at this site which suggests a good movement has been occurring here since end February.  
13/03/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury20N Cleere
or more during day, on peanuts in garden.  
12/03/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury20N Cleere
at least, coming to peanuts in garden.  
08/03/06SiskinThatcham2R Keel
08:00
pair. First garden record this winter.  
11/03/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury20N Cleere
at least (many not ringed), coming to peanuts and sunflower seeds in garden.  
11/03/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP6T G Ball
09:00
 
10/03/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP50F J Cottington
07:40
Flock in Alders along Loddon near Teal Scrape, flew off.  
09/03/06SiskinBottom Lane Floods, Theale GPs5L R Blundell
10:00
 
08/03/06SiskinBarkham2P Lea
14:45
m/f. On feeder in garden.  
08/03/06SiskinCox Green, Maidenhead1J Thompson
08:30
 
08/03/06SiskinTheale30N Rampton
11:25
plus in trees at Arlington Business Park . Right outside my office window on 1st floor - finally a decent bird seen , just before I move to Green Park !!!  
07/03/06SiskinMoss End1L R Blundell
10:45
First on the feeder this winter.  
07/03/06SiskinBottom Lane GP (W), Theale GPs40R J Burness
08:15
The large flock seems to have dispersed.  
05/03/06SiskinWhiteknights Lake, Reading2P Gipson
14:45
 
04/03/06SiskinCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest40M R Anderson
15:00
 
04/03/06SiskinFairview Avenue, Earley1M S Whitaker
09:00
male. First seen in garden this winter.  
03/03/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury25N Cleere
at least coming to peanuts during the day, including 11 caught & ringed.  
02/03/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury20N Cleere
at least on garden peanuts during the day, including 7 caught & ringed.  
28/02/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury20N Cleere
at least, visiting peanuts during the day, including 5 caught & ringed.  
27/02/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury10N Cleere
at least on peanuts in garden, including 5 caught & ringed during morning.  
24/02/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury4N Cleere
09:00
at least, on peanuts in garden.  
22/02/06SiskinBottom Lane GP (W), Theale GPs50W Brown
11:45
50 + in tall alders bottom lane floods.  
22/02/06SiskinBracknell12D Lloyd
12:00
Garden opp St Josephs Sch, Gypsy Lane, Bracknell - In one tree, plenty of chattering. SU877692.  
20/02/06SiskinDinton Pastures CP1M Wright
15:00
Drinking from puddle on path north of White Swan lake.  
20/02/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP3F J Cottington
13:30
On feeders, more in trees above.  
19/02/06SiskinMoor Copse60M J Mitchell
14:30
In alders by Pang.  
17/02/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP3F J Cottington
14:00
On feeders.  
12/02/06SiskinUpper Bucklebury2N Cleere
14:00
m + f visiting peanuts in garden.  
11/02/06SiskinBinfield1J Goodey
10:00
m. Feeding on the nyjer seeds.  
11/02/06SiskinEmmer Green1H R Netley
15:00
Male singing in garden.  
08/02/06SiskinFairview Avenue, Earley4M S Whitaker
12:30
In pine tree at Woodley Hill House; noisy.  
07/02/06SiskinWhiteknights Lake, Reading30P Gipson
15:00
 
04/02/06SiskinBowdown Woods Nature Reserve35S A Graham
14:00
 
03/02/06SiskinPadworth Common10N Cleere
15:00
+.  
03/02/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP3R Reedman
11:00
1m,2f. On feeders with Goldfinches.  
02/02/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP4F J Cottington
13:45
 
02/02/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2R C Watts
11:30
on feeders.  
01/02/06SiskinWhiteknights Lake, Reading80P Gipson
15:00
Rough count.  
01/02/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2R Reedman
11:00
f. on nyjer feeders.  
31/01/06SiskinWash Common, Newbury6D Smallridge
On the peanuts.  
29/01/06SiskinWhiteknights Lake, Reading1P Gipson
14:50
 
30/01/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP10P Bright-Thomas
09:10
Around feeders.  
28/01/06SiskinBottom Lane GP (E), Theale GPs100R Righelato
12:30
100+ in alders with a few Lesser Redpolls.  
29/01/06SiskinFreeman's Marsh1S A Graham
11:00
 
29/01/06SiskinMoor Green Lakes30P J Crowley
09:00
mobile flock between Colebrook lake South and grove Lake.  
28/01/06SiskinTheale180R Crawford
08:00
Bottom Lane.  
27/01/06SiskinBottom Lane Floods, Theale GPs140R J Burness
09:30
At least. Difficult to count.  
24/01/06SiskinHeath Lake, Crowthorne2I Twyford
 
23/01/06SiskinSouthcote, Reading50W Brown
11:45
feeding in alder trees.  
22/01/06SiskinWoose Hill15P Bright-Thomas
09:30
Feeding in alders along Emm Brook.  
22/01/06SiskinBinfield1J Goodey
10:30
on nijer feeder.  
22/01/06SiskinBracknell2K Creed
m+f. on nijer feeder.  
19/01/06SiskinMaidenhead4J Thompson
08:25
 
18/01/06SiskinLea Farm Lake30P Bright-Thomas
09:10
Flock along Loddon.  
18/01/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2P Bright-Thomas
08:45
m. Along path to Tern Hide, one male in song.  
16/01/06SiskinSonning120R Dryden
09:15
Approximate Count. In Alders by St. Patricks Brook. SU768770.  
14/01/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP3F J Cottington
15:00
On new Nyjer feeder.  
13/01/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP30P Bright-Thomas
10:15
Along path to tern hide.  
12/01/06SiskinSonning40R Dryden
09:00
In Alders on Oxon side then flew down river, into Berks and out of sight.A few Goldfinch with them but no Redpoll around.  
12/01/06SiskinSonning1F J Cottington
12:50
No sign of any larger flocks, no redpolls at all in one hour search!  
11/01/06SiskinSonning150T G Ball
15:00
Probably this sort of number present, difficult to count in several flocks.  
11/01/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1A Rymer
13:30
fem. On new Nyjer feeder.  
08/01/06SiskinBracknell1K Creed
13:00
with goldfinch flock.  
08/01/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP3R C Watts
15:20
Gerrys bench.  
08/01/06SiskinLower Farm Trout Lake20S A Graham
11:00
Flow over heading E.  
07/01/06SiskinMoor Green Lakes100P J Crowley
15:00
estimated size of flock in birches along Blackwater near Colebrook Lake South.  
06/01/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2R Dryden
08:45
m. On feeder.  
02/01/06SiskinThames Valley Business Park6S Hughes
 
02/01/06SiskinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP30R C Watts
09:00
 
02/01/06SiskinK&A Canal, Ufton Lock100P Hickman
08:30
At least 100.  
01/01/06SiskinSearles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs70R Crawford
Please only view from the public footpath.  
01/01/06SiskinSandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP40D J Mills
10:20
Feeding in Alder trees just opposite entrance to Lavells footpath.  

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