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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
04/08/11NightjarRoundoak Piece6P Gipson
21:35
Prob 9+, 3 fairly close on fence posts at north end of main area, 2+ churring.  
03/08/11NightjarSwinley Forest2M Hunt
21:30
2 churring with one seen well in flight. Ceasars Camp.  
09/07/11NightjarCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest4D Lloyd
21:55
at least. 2 churring, 2 on wing, flying v close around me on 5 occasions. Good views. Activity 21:35 to 22:20 when I left.  
09/07/11NightjarGreenham Common2N Suckling
21:45
At least 2. Please keep to the main paths.  
04/07/11NightjarHut Hill, Swinley Forest3M S Whitaker
22:00
male. Relieved to find three churring males plus one or two possible other birds near the site of the recent fires one was singing in a burnt out tree.  
29/06/11NightjarGorrick Plantation2D Moden
22:00
One churring, one wing clapping.  
26/06/11NightjarRoundoak Piece4C Foster
10:00
3m, 1f. At least this many seen and heard, very active. (With H+F Whitall).  
23/06/11NightjarGorrick Plantation1K Creed
ad m.  
21/06/11NightjarRoundoak Piece3M J Taylor
m. 2, probably 3 churring males.  
14/06/11NightjarPeckmoor Copse, Greenham Common1M J Dear
21:30
 
13/06/11NightjarSwinley Forest1P Bright-Thomas
21:55
m. Churring. SU866648.  
13/06/11NightjarSwinley Brickpits, Swinley Forest2P Mannion
21:40
At least two - one near the brickpits and another churring in the distance, which I think was the one heard 20 minutes later near the railway line at Woodlands Drive. So maybe more than two.  
13/06/11NightjarSwinley Forest8P Bright-Thomas
22:15
7m + f. 6 Churring males in an hour's walk, plus another wing-clapping male and a female.  
13/06/11NightjarGorrick Plantation3M S Whitaker
22:00
male. Three churring at least, no evidence of Woodcock which was the species I was really after.  
09/06/11NightjarPadworth Common2R Marsh
21:40
At least. Big thanks to FJC for getting us good views through his scope. Still can't believe he found the 1st, 2nd perched in a tree in front of us. Several fly by's. A lifer for me and a few others on the BOC walk.  
03/06/11NightjarUpper Bucklebury4B Lyle
2 at Xroads and 2 at Angels corner. With G Stewart.  
31/05/11NightjarRoundoak Piece3P Driver
21:45
2m, 1f. 2 churring males.  
31/05/11NightjarGorrick Plantation4P Kendall
21:45
4 churring, mainly from 21:40. One in flight about 21:50.  
30/05/11NightjarRoundoak Piece3P Driver
21:45
churring males.  
28/05/11NightjarNalder Plantation1S A Graham
21:30
m. Single churring widely across the plantation, but never ventured within view.  
27/05/11NightjarRoundoak Piece3P Gipson
21:40
3 together, more heard in distance.  
25/05/11NightjarSnelsmore Common2J Mercer
21:40
churring males.  
24/05/11NightjarPadworth Common1M Terry
21:00
Early 'false start' churring heard both sides of road, but not enough to confirm separate birds.  
23/05/11NightjarHut Hill, Swinley Forest2S D Abbott
21:30
Plenty of churring and wing clapping. Only got a fleeting glimpse of the 2nd bird.  
21/05/11NightjarGreenham Common4S A Graham
21:30
3m + f. Two males and female south of the bunker complex, one male to the west. Please keep to the main paths.  
18/05/11NightjarPadworth Common4T G Ball
21:30
Poor eveiing for display but 2 pairs on territory located.  
05/05/11NightjarRoundoak Piece2R Crawford
21:07
 
29/04/11NightjarSandleford Park1P E Hutchins
20:50
ad male. Active from this time. At first calling, then singing and then displaying. Showing very well without the need to leave the main path through the heath.  
23/04/11NightjarPadworth Common1K Tucker
21:00
Heard calling several times, then seen.  

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