| 28/12/06 | Water Rail | Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R J Godden |
16:30
| Landed in front of hide. |
| 28/12/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | F J Cottington |
15:40
| Heard, plus 1 heard at WSL. |
| 28/12/06 | Water Rail | Boxford | 1 | M Stuttard |
15:00
| Amongst the reeds in the mill race. |
| 24/12/06 | Water Rail | Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Reedman |
10:00
| at right of Tern scrape. |
| 23/12/06 | Water Rail | Thames Valley Business Park | 1 | S Hughes |
12:30
| Heard calling. |
| 17/12/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
15:40
| Calling. |
| 17/12/06 | Water Rail | Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
08:30
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| 17/12/06 | Water Rail | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
09:00
| NW corner of CLN. |
| 12/12/06 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 2 | R Crawford |
16:20
| Squealing in reedbed by boat. |
| 10/12/06 | Water Rail | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
15:45
| Along N shore of CLN (S). |
| 10/12/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | P J Crowley |
10:00
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| 10/12/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
16:00
| Heard. |
| 06/12/06 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | D Lloyd |
10:20
| Calling from reedbed nearest to main entrance. |
| 05/12/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | F J Cottington |
16:00
| 1 heard close to hide, other on island. |
| 03/12/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
13:40
| ad. Under feeders then on left of hide. |
| 19/11/06 | Water Rail | Wraysbury GPs | 2 | M Hunt |
16:00
| 1 seen 1 heard calling. |
| 18/11/06 | Water Rail | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | C Jones |
16:00
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| 15/11/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:30
| One heard near hide and another on island. |
| 14/11/06 | Water Rail | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
14:15
| Alarm calling in full view from the top of sedges for 5 min. in the NW corner of the lake - some ground based predator close by I expect. |
| 12/11/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 4 | F J Cottington |
16:30
| 3 heard, plus an adult flew on to edge of bund right in front of hide, giving fantastic views for 5 minutes. |
| 08/11/06 | Water Rail | Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
16:35
| Heard near to path. 2-3 heard Lavell's 17:00. |
| 07/11/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 3 | F J Cottington |
17:00
| All heard only, possibly 4. |
| 07/11/06 | Water Rail | Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs | 2 | K E Moore |
13:15
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| 07/11/06 | Water Rail | Thames Valley Business Park | 1 | S Hughes |
15:30
| heard calling. |
| 06/11/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:50
| Two birds together at foot of island reedbed. |
| 03/11/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | S C Smith |
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| 02/11/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | M F Walford |
08:00
| Tern Scrape. |
| 31/10/06 | Water Rail | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 2 | K E Moore |
13:00
| 1 seen well on island , another heard near dragonfly pond. |
| 30/10/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
17:45
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| 29/10/06 | Water Rail | Thatcham Marsh | 1 | R Keel |
08:15
| Calling. |
| 29/10/06 | Water Rail | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
08:30
| Calling by the hide. |
| 23/10/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 3 | F J Cottington |
17:45
| 2 back left of Tern scrape, 1 washing! Then 3rd heard on main island. |
| 23/10/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | R Angus |
11:10
| Seen at same time in cut reedbeds outside Tern Hide. |
| 23/10/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | S C Smith |
| on cut reeds, flew into standing reeds at the back of the scrape. |
| 15/10/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | F J Cottington |
18:00
| 1 calling back of scrape, other main island. |
| 15/10/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | A Rymer |
10:30
| Heard, Tern Scrape. |
| 14/10/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | F J Cottington |
18:00
| 1 seen in main island reed bed, plus one calling in tern scrape. |
| 13/10/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
18:30
| ad. At far end of bund for 10 mins, often hard to see but did show well on and off. |
| 12/10/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
18:00
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| 11/10/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
18:15
| Seen well in boardwalk area near red bridge. Constant "prrr" sound. |
| 08/10/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
18:29
| Heard only, possibly 2, calling for just 2-3 mins. |
| 04/10/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:30
| Flew across SE corner to S side. |
| 03/10/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | S C Smith |
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| 30/09/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M F Walford |
16:00
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| 30/09/06 | Water Rail | Thames Valley Business Park | 2 | S Hughes |
11:30
| Heard calling. |
| 29/09/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Reedman |
14:40
| In front of reeds on Tern scrape. |
| 25/09/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Angus |
17:00
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| 26/09/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Angus |
18:45
| Emerged 45 degree angle to right from Tern Hide. |
| 23/04/06 | Water Rail | Englemere Pond, Ascot | 2 | S D Abbott |
14:00
| Calling from reedbeds. |
| 09/04/06 | Water Rail | Englemere Pond, Ascot | 2 | M S Whitaker |
07:30
| Two birds making female calls,but some male type calls also heard from similar locations deep in the reeds. So there may be one or two pairs present. |
| 07/04/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
14:00
| Heard briefly calling from island reed bed. |
| 04/04/06 | Water Rail | Englemere Pond, Ascot | 2 | M S Whitaker |
19:00
| fem. Two birds calling from opposite sides of the pond which, according to my CD, are most likely to be females. |
| 03/04/06 | Water Rail | Englemere Pond, Ascot | 1 | M S Whitaker |
07:30
| male. Calling from reeds. |
| 31/03/06 | Water Rail | Englemere Pond, Ascot | 1 | M S Whitaker |
09:00
| male. 'Stuck pig' call from reeds. |
| 26/03/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
11:00
| Very busy & visible in boardwalk area despite loads of passers-by. |
| 22/03/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | C Reeve |
07:30
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| 21/03/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
08:15
| Scurrying under black bridge, probably disturbed by men at work in boardwalk area. |
| 21/03/06 | Water Rail | Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs | 1 | R J Burness |
09:00
| Calling near the metal gate. |
| 20/03/06 | Water Rail | Beale Park | 1 | G Sumner |
14:00
| Flushed from edge of fishing lake. |
| 14/03/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
08:00
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| 13/03/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
07:30
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| 12/03/06 | Water Rail | Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs | 2 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:30
| At leas, one showing at E end. |
| 08/03/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M F Walford |
08:20
| from Teal Hide. |
| 02/03/06 | Water Rail | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 1 | R J Burness |
08:30
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| 23/02/06 | Water Rail | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | M F Walford |
07:50
| running around on the northern island. |
| 13/02/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
17:00
| Nr boardwalk. |
| 12/02/06 | Water Rail | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
08:00
| Showing at less than 5m as it made its way to the reeds by the hide. |
| 06/02/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | K E Moore |
14:30
| feeding on edge of phragmites. |
| 03/02/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | A Slater |
13:00
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| 01/02/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | H Evans |
11:00
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| 30/01/06 | Water Rail | Great Shefford | 1 | F G Mcginnety |
15:00
| ad. seen full view 30 minutes..10 metres away. bottom of lane behind shefford church. |
| 29/01/06 | Water Rail | Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R J Godden |
16:30
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| 24/01/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 3 | C Reeve |
16:30
| Two in boardwalk area - one feeding in open; one calling in Roundmoor Ditch nr weir. |
| 23/01/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | P Cropper |
11:45
| Sitting out in the open by boardwalk. |
| 21/01/06 | Water Rail | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | C Jones |
16:50
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| 22/01/06 | Water Rail | Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
07:45
| In front of the hide. |
| 21/01/06 | Water Rail | Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | J S Hunt |
16:00
| Briefly in front of the hide. |
| 19/01/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
16:45
| Nr boardwalk. |
| 05/01/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
13:45
| Heard main island. |
| 05/01/06 | Water Rail | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
13:00
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| 02/01/06 | Water Rail | Thames Valley Business Park | 1 | S Hughes |
| Heard calling. |
| 02/01/06 | Water Rail | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | A McMahon |
15:40
| Tern scrape. |
| 01/01/06 | Water Rail | Great Shefford | 1 | A Parkes |
14:00
| On the River Lambourn immediately downstream of the bridge between the Church and the black barn. SU382755. |