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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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13/10/09 | Hobby | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R Reedman |
11:00 | Hunted over CLN and then rose high on thermals over Finchampstead Ridges. | |||
10/10/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
13:45 | ||||
04/10/09 | Hobby | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 2 | G Randall |
12:30 | poss 3 more. | |||
03/10/09 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
10:30 | Per ARy & GSE. | |||
26/09/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
13:00 | juv. | |||
25/09/09 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Reeve |
16:30 | ||||
25/09/09 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R H Stansfield |
12:00 | juv. Flew over car park. Also seen by BTB. | |||
24/09/09 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
14:30 | Drifting E. | |||
24/09/09 | Hobby | Padworth Lane GP | 1 | K E Moore |
11:30 | juv. | |||
24/09/09 | Hobby | Moss End | 1 | L R Blundell |
13:15 | Over, heading quickly to the.east. | |||
22/09/09 | Hobby | Hurst | 2 | A D Bassett |
10:00 | juv. Over parent's house. | |||
22/09/09 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
07:00 | >SE ... very regular sightings in the last 3 weeks. | |||
21/09/09 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | F Try |
Feeding on dragonflies. | ||||
21/09/09 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
07:30 | Low over, probably a juvenile. | |||
21/09/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 3 | F J Cottington |
08:50 | Over lake. | |||
20/09/09 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | A D Bassett |
12:30 | juv. Hawking over Loddon. | |||
20/09/09 | Hobby | Thatcham | 2 | R Keel |
19:15 | Over north. | |||
20/09/09 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | F Try |
12:15 | ||||
19/09/09 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 3 | F J Cottington |
12:00 | Over Lavell's and landfill area. | |||
19/09/09 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | M F Walford |
15:00 | ||||
18/09/09 | Hobby | Bray GPs | 2 | D Cleal |
16:00 | 2 adults,one appearing to beg food from the other, calling in annimated fashion, with quivering lowered wings, as it chased the other. | |||
18/09/09 | Hobby | Littlewick Green | 1 | P J Newbound |
17:00 | ||||
18/09/09 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | K P Duncan |
18/09/09 | Hobby | Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | F J Cottington |
14:00 | Overhead and back towards Lea Fm GP. | |||
16/09/09 | Hobby | Sulham Wood, Sulham | 1 | W Brown |
11:30 | hunting over wood. | |||
15/09/09 | Hobby | Hyde Farm, Pinkneys Green | 1 | P J Newbound |
10:00 | 1 ad. SU850825. | |||
15/09/09 | Hobby | Henley-on-Thames (Oxon) | 2 | G Foster |
08:30 | Pair calling to each other. | |||
15/09/09 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
07:15 | Hunting low E. | |||
14/09/09 | Hobby | Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
13:30 | ||||
14/09/09 | Hobby | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 2 | B M Archer |
15:00 | One adult and a juvenile calling after it. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
13/09/09 | Hobby | Mortimer Common | 1 | P Driver |
14:30 | Over West End Road. | |||
13/09/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | F J Cottington |
11:00 | Ad & juv. | |||
12/09/09 | Hobby | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
13:00 | at least. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
12/09/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
10:00 | ||||
12/09/09 | Hobby | Moor Green Lakes | 2 | J Reid |
11:00 | new workings. | |||
12/09/09 | Hobby | Moor Green Lakes | 2 | A Absolom |
12:00 | new workings area. | |||
08/09/09 | Hobby | Hurst | 1 | A D Bassett |
12:00 | Possibly 2, but might have been the same bird twice. | |||
10/09/09 | Hobby | Queen Mother Reservoir | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
14:00 | E along N side. Key holders only. | |||
09/09/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
19:00 | ad. Low over GP. | |||
08/09/09 | Hobby | Padworth | 2 | G Sumner |
15:10 | ||||
08/09/09 | Hobby | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | J M Clark |
06:30 | ||||
07/09/09 | Hobby | Thatcham | 1 | M J Dear |
18:30 | ||||
07/09/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
13:40 | Juv pearched in bare tree other side of river from Lea Farm GP at gap in hedge. | |||
07/09/09 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
07:30 | Heading SW. | |||
06/09/09 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | F Try |
13:00 | Flew low over the East Marsh, the flew into Slough SF. | |||
05/09/09 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
15:00 | High drifting E. | |||
05/09/09 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | K P Duncan |
15:00 | ad + juv. | |||
05/09/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | L R Blundell |
12:00 | ||||
04/09/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | P Bright-Thomas |
19:30 | At least 2 still hunting hirundines over GP. | |||
04/09/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 3 | F J Cottington |
13:40 | 2 juvs & adult hunting around North end of lake, juvs often calling & perching in dead trees. | |||
02/09/09 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
07:00 | Feeding overhead, seen early morning on 6 days in the last week. | |||
01/09/09 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | A D Bassett |
13:30 | juv. flew over. | |||
01/09/09 | Hobby | Bray | 2 | L R Blundell |
13:00 | Near Bray Studios. | |||
29/08/09 | Hobby | Woodley | 1 | J D Cox |
16:00 | over tippings lake catching dragonflies for approx 1 hour. | |||
30/08/09 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:00 | Over S at 09:05. | |||
29/08/09 | Hobby | Tilehurst | 1 | G Sumner |
20:05 | Low over garden . | |||
29/08/09 | Hobby | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | G Randall |
11:45 | male. | |||
28/08/09 | Hobby | Jubilee River | 1 | D Lowther |
14:15 | East marsh area. Up and down the river a couple of times. | |||
28/08/09 | Hobby | Holyport | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:30 | Low over S side of village. | |||
27/08/09 | Hobby | Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
14:00 | looking interested in the Swifts , and the hirundines there. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
27/08/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 2 | K E Moore |
12:00 | inc 1 juv. hawking together after dragonflies. | |||
27/08/09 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
08:00 | ||||
26/08/09 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
08:00 | Or possibly more ... over South at 07:40, 07:50 and 07:56, the last at treetop height and a juvenile. | |||
25/08/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
14:10 | Near green bridge. | |||
24/08/09 | Hobby | Eling | 1 | W Brown |
10:50 | mobbing a buzzard. | |||
23/08/09 | Hobby | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
Please only view from the public footpath. | ||||
23/08/09 | Hobby | Beenham GP | 1 | K G White |
ad. CHASING MARTINS AND STARLINGS. | ||||
22/08/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | M J Mitchell |
10:30 | juvs. In riverside alder for a while, just before bridge N of Lea Farm GP. Vocal. | |||
22/08/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | F J Cottington |
11:15 | ||||
20/08/09 | Hobby | Wash Common, Newbury | 1 | D Smallridge |
12:00 | A very noisy bird flying south fast. There could have been 2 but I am not certain. | |||
19/08/09 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
07:45 | Over south-west (prob juv). | |||
15/08/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
12:30 | ||||
14/08/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
13:30 | ||||
11/08/09 | Hobby | Spencers Wood | 1 | N Rampton |
08:35 | Flew low over my front garden. + Little Owl calling loudly in the early hours - thanks :). | |||
11/08/09 | Hobby | Donnington Castle | 1 | J Chivers |
10:00 | ||||
09/08/09 | Hobby | Wellbottom Down | 1 | R H Stansfield |
11:00 | ad. Mobbing a Buzzard! Seen with KEM. | |||
09/08/09 | Hobby | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | J B Sheridan |
10:45 | N of Horseshoe Lake; determinedly mobbing soaring Buzzard. | |||
08/08/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
12:00 | ||||
08/08/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
11:00 | Mobbing Red Kites. | |||
04/08/09 | Hobby | Tilehurst | 1 | G Sumner |
17:30 | ||||
04/08/09 | Hobby | Padworth | 1 | G Sumner |
09:15 | ||||
02/08/09 | Hobby | Tilehurst | 1 | G Sumner |
19:52 | ||||
02/08/09 | Hobby | Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs | 3 | R H Stansfield |
15:15 | Hawking over pits. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
02/08/09 | Hobby | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
11:00 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
02/08/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | F J Cottington |
11:00 | Overhead. | |||
30/07/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
13:30 | Mobbing red kite near Lodge Wood. | |||
26/07/09 | Hobby | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
16:00 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
26/07/09 | Hobby | Beenham GP | 1 | M F Walford |
14:30 | ||||
24/07/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
13:00 | Having great fun playing with a crow for about a minute. | |||
21/07/09 | Hobby | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
10:30 | ||||
18/07/09 | Hobby | Sulhamstead | 1 | P Hickman |
09:45 | Flew from Oak in Police training school grounds. SU645692. | |||
18/07/09 | Hobby | Beenham GP | 1 | M F Walford |
13/07/09 | Hobby | Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve | 1 | P J Crowley |
15:00 | flycatching over the heath for 30 minutes. | |||
13/07/09 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
13:25 | Over Bittern Hide, then above Loddon and beyond Sandford area. | |||
10/07/09 | Hobby | Tilehurst | 1 | G Sumner |
18:10 | ||||
07/07/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
14:00 | Over Eastern side of landfill. | |||
06/07/09 | Hobby | Slough | 1 | J M Palmer |
17:15 | slowly south over Yell building, in the very middle of the town. | |||
06/07/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
13:45 | Heading West. | |||
04/07/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | A Absolom |
11:00 | ||||
03/07/09 | Hobby | Slough | 1 | A Cooper |
over northbough estate chasing swifts, also a red kite seen daily over kennedy park. | ||||
28/06/09 | Hobby | Three Mile Cross | 1 | R Reedman |
13:00 | Over A33 near roundabout works. | |||
27/06/09 | Hobby | Lower Farm GP | 1 | S A Graham |
11:00 | ||||
26/06/09 | Hobby | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
06:30 | And a Sparrowhawk and a Kestrel. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
25/06/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
12:00 | ||||
21/06/09 | Hobby | Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs | 2 | K E Moore |
12:30 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
20/06/09 | Hobby | Ufton Nervet | 1 | P Hickman |
06:20 | Over woods near Cowpond Piece. SU638658. | |||
19/06/09 | Hobby | Wraysbury Scrub | 2 | L R Blundell |
12:00 | ||||
19/06/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
13:30 | Over north end briefly. | |||
18/06/09 | Hobby | Moss End | 1 | L R Blundell |
13:30 | Circling above the house. | |||
14/06/09 | Hobby | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | G Randall |
13:15 | ||||
14/06/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
05:35 | ||||
13/06/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 4 | K E Moore |
seen with Jim Reid. | ||||
13/06/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | M J Mitchell |
12:00 | Calling frequently. Landed in tree beside pit N of Lea Farm GP. | |||
13/06/09 | Hobby | Windsor Great Park | 1 | K P Duncan |
over Cavalry Exercise Ground SU960747. | ||||
12/06/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
14:20 | Over North end briefly. | |||
11/06/09 | Hobby | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | M J Taylor |
09:10 | Over M4. | |||
08/06/09 | Hobby | Greenham Common | 1 | T Balmer |
17:55 | In pursuit of a samll flock of starlings. Please keep to the main paths. | |||
08/06/09 | Hobby | Thames Valley Business Park | 2 | S Hughes |
12:45 | ||||
05/06/09 | Hobby | Donnington Castle | 1 | J Chivers |
10:00 | Found by RA over A34. | |||
04/06/09 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | K P Duncan |
21:00 | ||||
03/06/09 | Hobby | Greenham Common | 1 | T Balmer |
17:30 | Hunting on common, spectacular flight, house martins present. Please keep to the main paths. | |||
31/05/09 | Hobby | Hut Hill, Swinley Forest | 1 | S D Abbott |
15:00 | m. Hawking low over young conifers. | |||
31/05/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
28/05/09 | Hobby | Maidenhead | 1 | S D Abbott |
20:45 | Hawking for insects - viewed from the beer garden of the Thames Hotel. | |||
25/05/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
23/05/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | I Saunders |
10:00 | Single bird seen on several occasions in several different locations near fisherman's pit. | |||
19/05/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | T Bunce |
18:30 | Good views flying at treetop level. | |||
22/05/09 | Hobby | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 4 | M F Walford |
Distant, probably over Moatlands. | ||||
22/05/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 6 | M F Walford |
20/05/09 | Hobby | Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs | 4 | R H Stansfield |
14:20 | ||||
20/05/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 2 | P Driver |
12:00 | ||||
18/05/09 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | D Beever |
13:00 | East marsh & further east. | |||
18/05/09 | Hobby | Theale GPs | 3 | G Clewley |
12:00 | ||||
17/05/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
15:45 | ||||
16/05/09 | Hobby | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
16:30 | ||||
16/05/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
11:45 | ||||
16/05/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | K G White |
07:20 | flushed from ash tree adjacent to water. | |||
16/05/09 | Hobby | Bracknell | 2 | S D Abbott |
Pair flying east over Wokingham Road near Homebase. | ||||
12/05/09 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 3 | A D Bassett |
14:00 | At least, hawking around the river Loddon. Also a broad-bodied chaser and 4 spotted chaser near the green bridge along the Loddon were the first I recall seeing here. | |||
12/05/09 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Reedman |
10:00 | ||||
11/05/09 | Hobby | Moatlands Main Lake, Theale GPs | 10 | R H Stansfield |
13:30 | minimum count. Also seen by RCr. | |||
10/05/09 | Hobby | Water Oakley | 1 | K P Duncan |
18:30 | 'hawking' over Thames at Water Oakley. | |||
09/05/09 | Hobby | Queen Mother Reservoir | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
08:30 | On fence line on south side. Key holders only. | |||
10/05/09 | Hobby | Jubilee River | 4 | K Jones |
15:30 | Just west of M4 bridge. Great display of picking insects off surface. | |||
10/05/09 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | J M Palmer |
14:00 | ||||
10/05/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 2 | G Thornton |
11:30 | ||||
09/05/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 4 | S A Graham |
14:00 | ||||
07/05/09 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R C Watts |
12:45 | ||||
05/05/09 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | F J Cottington |
13:40 | Feeding low along Loddon. | |||
05/05/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | P Hickman |
11:55 | ||||
03/05/09 | Hobby | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
07:30 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
01/05/09 | Hobby | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 1 | R Murfitt |
20:15 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
02/05/09 | Hobby | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 16 | T G Ball |
12:00 | At least 16 birds in air together hawking insects. | |||
01/05/09 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 2 | P Bright-Thomas |
11:00 | One W, one N, not hanging about. | |||
30/04/09 | Hobby | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 2 | M F Walford |
18:00 | hunting low over the water. | |||
29/04/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 10 | R A Haynes |
14:00 | ||||
29/04/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 2 | N Cleere |
11:25 | ||||
28/04/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 4 | R H Stansfield |
15:30 | over south side of main pit. | |||
28/04/09 | Hobby | Moatlands Main Lake, Theale GPs | 12 | R H Stansfield |
12:30 | ad. minimum catching insects low over water. Watched for more than an hour, fantastic! | |||
28/04/09 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | F J Cottington |
13:20 | At least 2 in airspace here and Lea Fm GP. | |||
28/04/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | N Cleere |
11:00 | western end. | |||
26/04/09 | Hobby | Moatlands Main Lake, Theale GPs | 2 | F J Cottington |
15:30 | ||||
26/04/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | S A Graham |
12:20 | ||||
26/04/09 | Hobby | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 2 | C McEwan |
14:45 | ||||
26/04/09 | Hobby | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 14 | N Rampton |
13:15 | large group of 14 hawking over the lake. | |||
26/04/09 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
11:30 | Drifted over North, probably still local. | |||
25/04/09 | Hobby | Kennetmouth | 1 | S Hughes |
25/04/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
25/04/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | A Absolom |
01:00 | ||||
25/04/09 | Hobby | Moatlands Main Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | A Absolom |
10:00 | ||||
24/04/09 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | D Lowther |
14:00 | Observed along with John Palmer. Some fine aerial displays for nearly an hour. | |||
23/04/09 | Hobby | Langley, Slough | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
12:30 | Over Waterside Drive. | |||
23/04/09 | Hobby | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
12:15 | ||||
22/04/09 | Hobby | Windsor Marina | 1 | P J Newbound |
13:30 | ||||
21/04/09 | Hobby | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | S Hughes |
21/04/09 | Hobby | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 2 | K E Moore |
15:15 | Distant , probably over Moatlands area. | |||
21/04/09 | Hobby | Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P S Banks |
11:15 | Hunting over Sandford Lake. | |||
18/03/09 | Hobby | Maidenhead Thicket | 1 | D Bowler |
11:00 | Flying very low over house heading south! |