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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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31/08/11 | Cuckoo | Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
juv. Flew over Bader Way > Showcase cinema, then landed in nearby tree to allow me to confirm what I'd seen. | ||||
04/08/11 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | T Bunce |
19:30 | f or imm. Surprised me when it flew closeby. | |||
26/06/11 | Cuckoo | Boxford | 2 | A Downes |
18:00 | ad. Two Cuckoo at private wildflower meadow in Boxford on Sunday 26th but none since. Several Cuckoo present at this site every day since mid-May. | |||
22/06/11 | Cuckoo | Slough SF | 2 | K Creed |
ad f. | ||||
21/06/11 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
05:40 | Flew towards Lavell's calling. | |||
20/06/11 | Cuckoo | Borough Marsh | 1 | J Deasy |
could hear for best part day while fishing on st patricks stream. | ||||
17/06/11 | Cuckoo | Jubilee River | 1 | I Joyce |
06:30 | Near sewage works. Heard from across the river, but not seen. | |||
16/06/11 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
16:16 | male. | |||
15/06/11 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 2 | L R Blundell |
11:00 | ||||
10/06/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | P J Newbound |
07:45 | ||||
12/06/11 | Cuckoo | Brimpton GP | 1 | R Crawford |
05:50 | ||||
10/06/11 | Cuckoo | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R Murfitt |
16:45 | m. moving around on ground for some minutes on short grass N side of CLN. | |||
10/06/11 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 2 | K E Moore |
singing /calling from WHGP5 area. | ||||
10/06/11 | Cuckoo | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
09:40 | fem. Rufous plumage - flew from island > Black Swan lake direction. Another observer had 'great views' of 1 from Teal hide at 9:15, was it the same bird? | |||
09/06/11 | Cuckoo | Nuptown | 1 | M Hunt |
11:40 | Heard distantly. | |||
06/06/11 | Cuckoo | Wraysbury GPs | 1 | M Hunt |
05/06/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | K M Shea |
13:30 | ||||
04/06/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | P Clarke |
20:00 | ||||
04/06/11 | Cuckoo | Lower Farm Trout Lake | 1 | S A Graham |
17:00 | m. Calling to the E. | |||
31/05/11 | Cuckoo | Boxford | 4 | A Downes |
21:00 | ad. Four today in private wild flower meadow, also hobby chasing swallows. Hummingbird hawkmoth in garden. | |||
30/05/11 | Cuckoo | Boxford | 5 | A Downes |
09:30 | ad. Up to 5 individuals this morning on private wild flower meadow, feeding on burnet moth and common blue caterpillars. Between 1-4 adults for past 2 weeks. Excellent views. Also 2 yellow wagtail on saturday and redstart last week. No public access at present. | |||
29/05/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | P Clarke |
10:00 | At least two seen in different areas, both photographed. The first was far off flying in a group of four, only managed to get a photo of one of them which proved to be a Cuckoo, is it likely all four were Cuckoos? | |||
28/05/11 | Cuckoo | Jubilee River | 1 | K Jones |
18:00 | Calling from Slough SF area. | |||
27/05/11 | Cuckoo | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | M Terry |
16:37 | Heard from back woods. | |||
24/05/11 | Cuckoo | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
09:35 | Seen from Bittern hide, flying into tree at Teal hide end of lake. | |||
23/05/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | K P Duncan |
pair. male calling and female visiting West Marsh reedbeds. | ||||
23/05/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | W Morgan |
15:00 | ||||
21/05/11 | Cuckoo | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
10:00 | Seen from Teal hide flying over lake > Bittern hide. Later saw 1 fly back > Lea Fm, approx. 11:45, also seen from Teal hide. | |||
20/05/11 | Cuckoo | Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
09:00 | ||||
18/05/11 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | A Absolom |
06:30 | ||||
15/05/11 | Cuckoo | Mortimer | 2 | M S Whitaker |
08:00 | male. One calling east of Little Park Farm, the other west of Furze Ground (BBS). Latter may be R. Fuge's bird. | |||
15/05/11 | Cuckoo | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | G Randall |
08:30 | showing and singing. | |||
14/05/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | A Berryman |
Possibly 2. Heard first and then located in tree. | ||||
14/05/11 | Cuckoo | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | T G Ball |
11:00 | ||||
13/05/11 | Cuckoo | Jubilee River | 1 | D Cleal |
One calling from Slough side later it or another flew over my head onto the south side from east marsh. | ||||
13/05/11 | Cuckoo | Upper Bucklebury | 2 | B Lyle |
11:00 | For the 28th succesive year we have had a cuckoo in and around the garden.Amazing considering the building going on.One arrived 20/4/11. These 2 this morning appeared to be squabbling and chasing each other all over the place. Have found 3 nests on the ground in the garden in the last fortnight is this the cuckoos at work? | |||
13/05/11 | Cuckoo | Woose Hill | 1 | E Napper |
07:05 | Calling in area behind Morrisons (heard from garden). | |||
12/05/11 | Cuckoo | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | P Boult |
11/05/11 | Cuckoo | Padworth | 1 | G Sumner |
11:30 | One over Silver Lane pursued by a Jackdaw. SU6265. | |||
11/05/11 | Cuckoo | Bear Wood Lake | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
07:00 | m. Singing on Golf Course. | |||
11/05/11 | Cuckoo | Arborfield | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
06:15 | m. Singing from just behind post office. | |||
11/05/11 | Cuckoo | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R F Milligan |
11:10 | Good views perched at the top of a tree on east side of CLN. S/W G Duffus. | |||
11/05/11 | Cuckoo | Hungerford | 2 | S D Abbott |
12:15 | m. Calling within 500m of each other west of the Berkshire Trout Farm. | |||
09/05/11 | Cuckoo | Binfield | 1 | M S Whitaker |
21:00 | male. Calling at dusk near Hazelwood Lane Sewage Works. | |||
05/05/11 | Cuckoo | Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | A Booth |
10:00 | ||||
09/05/11 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | R Marsh |
11:10 | m. Seen flying both ways in front of hide in just over an hour. | |||
09/05/11 | Cuckoo | Aldworth | 1 | W Brown |
10:30 | singing just south of aldworth village. | |||
08/05/11 | Cuckoo | Warfield | 1 | M S Whitaker |
08:30 | male. Calling continuously whilst flying east over Malt Hill. | |||
08/05/11 | Cuckoo | Winkfield | 1 | M S Whitaker |
07:30 | male. Calling from regular territory east of Brock Hill. | |||
06/05/11 | Cuckoo | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R Murfitt |
18:00 | calling from edge of CLN and on Manor Farm from the dead tree. | |||
06/05/11 | Cuckoo | Spencers Wood | 1 | S Thomson |
Woke me up at 5am, but by the time I'd got up, it had moved on. A short walk in pursuit threw up only a wren, chiffchaff, chaffinch,greenfinch and 20 wood piegeons + a crow and rook rading people's refuse bags. | ||||
06/05/11 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | R Marsh |
10:45 | m. Heard for some time before flying over lake > Lavells. | |||
05/05/11 | Cuckoo | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 3 | H Whitall |
10:00 | 2 male + 1 female, first time Ive heard a female sing! | |||
05/05/11 | Cuckoo | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
fem. From Teal hide. | ||||
05/05/11 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | R Marsh |
m. Heard calling, seen across Loddon opp. hide. | ||||
05/05/11 | Cuckoo | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
08:15 | m. Good view of one on dead tree on Honey Field. probably 2 in the area - calling all morning. Today's Whimbrel was in Hants! | |||
04/05/11 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | H Whitall |
13:00 | ||||
04/05/11 | Cuckoo | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R F Milligan |
10:23 | In tall trees alongside footpath near to the car park and then flew east across CLN. S/W G Duffus. | |||
04/05/11 | Cuckoo | Padworth | 1 | G Sumner |
12:24 | Calling. | |||
04/05/11 | Cuckoo | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
06:00 | m. Calling from the top of trees east of the lake. | |||
03/05/11 | Cuckoo | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | M G McCarthy |
08:15 | ||||
03/05/11 | Cuckoo | Thatcham Marsh | 1 | J Chivers |
08:30 | ||||
02/05/11 | Cuckoo | Longwater Lane, Finchampstead | 1 | L Langton |
11:30 | Heard over the back towards Moorgreen lakes. | |||
01/05/11 | Cuckoo | Bray GPs | 1 | K P Duncan |
male. calling. | ||||
01/05/11 | Cuckoo | Newbury | 2 | S A Graham |
10:00 | Speen Moor Plantation - At least one male working its way E. along the canal, two birds later seen together. SU455672. | |||
30/04/11 | Cuckoo | Cookham, Long Lane | 1 | P J Newbound |
13:00 | ||||
01/05/11 | Cuckoo | Sandhurst | 1 | L Thorn |
06:15 | Heard only. | |||
01/05/11 | Cuckoo | Mortimer | 1 | R Fuge |
08:00 | ad male. Seen well.. singing.. Pitfield Lane, Stratfield Mortimer. | |||
30/04/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | W Morgan |
07:00 | ||||
29/04/11 | Cuckoo | Greenham Common | 1 | P E Hutchins |
20:41 | ad male. In song to this time, at the very westernmost wooded area of the site. Please keep to the main paths. | |||
29/04/11 | Cuckoo | Crookham Common | 1 | R Gilham |
13:00 | Calling from the north of the common. Please keep to the main paths. | |||
29/04/11 | Cuckoo | Thames Valley Business Park | 1 | A V Lawson |
18:28 | ||||
29/04/11 | Cuckoo | Swinley Forest | 2 | B Reeve |
11:00 | ||||
29/04/11 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | R Marsh |
10:40 | Flew over lake, called by RHS. Also seen: 2 x Redshank on island, Mallard + 11 chicks, G. Heron, 4 x Stock Dove. | |||
29/04/11 | Cuckoo | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | A V Lawson |
11:44 | ||||
29/04/11 | Cuckoo | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | T G Ball |
08:30 | Heard. | |||
28/04/11 | Cuckoo | Lower Farm GP | 1 | R Dryden |
13:30 | calling. | |||
28/04/11 | Cuckoo | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:00 | m. Singing from island, visible from Bittern Hide side. | |||
27/04/11 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | A Berryman |
1 Bird heard around BSL and another heard from the LF Hide. | ||||
27/04/11 | Cuckoo | Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | K Tubb |
05:30 | ||||
26/04/11 | Cuckoo | Foliejon Park | 1 | M S Whitaker |
19:30 | male. Calling east of Hogoak Lane. | |||
26/04/11 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | F J Cottington |
09:05 | Flew from Lavell's to behind Ron's hide. | |||
26/04/11 | Cuckoo | Southcote Lock, K&A Canal, Reading | 1 | A V Lawson |
10:38 | ||||
25/04/11 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 2 | M I'Anson |
08:00 | ||||
25/04/11 | Cuckoo | Crookham Common | 1 | P E Hutchins |
06:15 | ad male. Singing to the north-east of the site. Please keep to the main paths. | |||
25/04/11 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | A Absolom |
08:00 | old railway track. | |||
24/04/11 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 2 | P E Hutchins |
06:14 | ad male. Both singing by this time - one remaininng very vocal, very mobile and very showy for the next hour or so. | |||
24/04/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | W Morgan |
08:30 | ||||
24/04/11 | Cuckoo | Hungerford Marsh | 1 | R Gilham |
06:30 | heard calling from north of marsh until around 7:00. | |||
24/04/11 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | A Absolom |
09:30 | calling. | |||
23/04/11 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 2 | R C Price |
12:00 | ||||
23/04/11 | Cuckoo | Dinton Pastures CP | B Reeve | |
11:30 | only heard. | |||
23/04/11 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | R Marsh |
Flew over lake and Lodge Wood > Loddon. | ||||
23/04/11 | Cuckoo | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
Seen in trees out to right of hide, behind scrape. | ||||
23/04/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | B J Hollands |
23/04/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | B Upton |
23/04/11 | Cuckoo | Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead | 1 | P J Newbound |
07:00 | ||||
22/04/11 | Cuckoo | Spencers Wood | 1 | S Thomson |
11:00 | In Ryeish Green area. | |||
22/04/11 | Cuckoo | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | D Blackmore |
14:00 | heard from Ron Byrant hide over towards Woodley, i.e. where they're going to build.. | |||
22/04/11 | Cuckoo | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Marsh |
10:25 | m. Seen from Bittern hide, working it's way along trees behind scrape, calling. | |||
22/04/11 | Cuckoo | Burghfield | 1 | P Hickman |
10:35 | Calling from oak south of Green farm. | |||
22/04/11 | Cuckoo | Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R J Dale |
22/04/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | W Morgan |
07:00 | ||||
21/04/11 | Cuckoo | Burghfield GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
06:30 | ||||
21/04/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | W Morgan |
07:00 | ||||
21/04/11 | Cuckoo | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
08:02 | Flew low W across Woosehill Lane towards Limmerhill, no song. Garden tick! 90+ mins in the garden from 6am with not much of interest, this came as I walked out of the front door to go to work! | |||
20/04/11 | Cuckoo | Brimpton GP | 1 | R H Stansfield |
15:34 | ad male. Seen in same 'scope view as Turtle Dove. | |||
20/04/11 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | R Gilham |
15:00 | In trees on northern edge of GP. Calling intermittently throughout afternoon. (Possibly a 2nd calling from south of GP). | |||
20/04/11 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 3 | F J Cottington |
10:10 | Behind hide along Loddon, off N. | |||
19/04/11 | Cuckoo | Spencers Wood | 1 | S Thomson |
17:00 | Heard while reading paper in the garden coming from the east. | |||
18/04/11 | Cuckoo | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 1 | M J Smith |
20:00 | male. calling at dusk somewhere between Thames meadows and Purley Allotments - new local patch species. | |||
19/04/11 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | P E Hutchins |
06:34 | In song to the west of Rowney Predator Lake. Treecreeper and Goldcrest also being in song. | |||
18/04/11 | Cuckoo | Charvil | 1 | D Hudson |
05:12 | Worth waking up early for:-). | |||
18/04/11 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | R Marsh |
10:54 | Called by GSE as it flew over Lodge Wood > Whistley br. Another observer had seen 2 earlier, from Bittern hide. Tree at edge of Lea Fm boundary, seen over scrape. | |||
15/04/11 | Cuckoo | Swinley Forest | 1 | D Lloyd |
13:30 | calling in distance down the Bracknell Road, possibly near Cuckoo Pen! | |||
17/04/11 | Cuckoo | Longwater Lane, Finchampstead | 1 | K Langton |
19:45 | Heard loud and strong over towards Moor Green Lakes. | |||
17/04/11 | Cuckoo | Thatcham Marsh | 1 | M J Dear |
12:00 | ||||
17/04/11 | Cuckoo | Thatcham Marsh | 1 | S A Graham |
15:45 | Calling in the vicinity of the rail tracks. | |||
16/04/11 | Cuckoo | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | A V Lawson |
19:28 | Heard calling. | |||
16/04/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | D J Weston |
11:30 | Heard but not seen around Sewage Farm area. | |||
15/04/11 | Cuckoo | Moss End | 1 | R Murfitt |
07:40 | Flew low across Bowyers Lane. | |||
15/04/11 | Cuckoo | Bowdown Woods Nature Reserve | 1 | C Burch |
15:50 | Heard only, from Lower Farm Hide. | |||
15/04/11 | Cuckoo | Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P Foulds |
13:05 | Heard in treeline on White Swan Lake near main reedbed. Flew overhead to treeline between WSL and Black Swan Lake where it began calling again. | |||
14/04/11 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | P E Hutchins |
17:36 | ad male. Heard in song on the Cormorant Tree spit at this time, moving off westwards and then located in trees, at 17:52, on the main promontory before again moving off westwards. | |||
14/04/11 | Cuckoo | Hurst Green GP, Twyford GPs | 1 | A D Bassett |
12:40 | Calling from tree at back of pit. | |||
14/04/11 | Cuckoo | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | B M Archer |
06:00 | male. Heard along the river. | |||
13/04/11 | Cuckoo | Swinley Forest | 1 | J Reid |
11:00 | ||||
12/04/11 | Cuckoo | Winkfield | 2 | J Butler |
10:50 | Flew overhead, calling, when I was on the allotment! | |||
11/04/11 | Cuckoo | Thames Valley Business Park | 1 | R Dryden |
13:00 | m. Flew over river and spent the next 45 mins sat in open in tree calling occasionally. | |||
11/04/11 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
07:40 | Heard to North, yesterdays 'possible' from 1-2 on bird walk was no doubt correct - 2nd earliest for DP. | |||
10/04/11 | Cuckoo | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
19:00 | Calling. | |||
10/04/11 | Cuckoo | Padworth Common | 1 | T G Ball |
male. | ||||
10/04/11 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | P Clarke |
10:30 | Took a few poor distance photos which i will post up soon. | |||
10/04/11 | Cuckoo | Thatcham Marsh | 1 | R Keel |
13:30 | Calling from eastern end. | |||
10/04/11 | Cuckoo | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 1 | J E Andrews |
08:15 | Also 4 Nightingale, 1 at Kirtons Farm and will be putting yeasterdays Pink-footed geese pictures from Lower Farm on shortly. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
10/04/11 | Cuckoo | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R J Godden |
08:30 | ||||
10/04/11 | Cuckoo | Whistley Green | 2 | J D Cox |
06:00 | 2 males fighting in tree around whistley mill lake reading angling site. | |||
08/04/11 | Cuckoo | Braywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead | 1 | G R Farrell |
15:00 | Is it too early? My wife thought that she heard the call moments before the sighting. | |||
06/04/11 | Cuckoo | Lower Star Post, Swinley Forest | 1 | H R Netley |
09:00 |