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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2012 and 31/12/2012.

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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
26/10/12	House Martin	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
08:45	Low N, foolish.
13/10/12	House Martin	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	3	F J Cottington
09:00
11/10/12	House Martin	Ascot Heath	66	R J Dale
07:30	SE, 0730-0930h.
09/10/12	House Martin	Bracknell	9	D A MacKenzie Dodds
16:00	flying due east with swallows.
09/10/12	House Martin	Lea Farm Lake	30	F J Cottington
09:10	2-3's then c30 with Swallow flock.
08/10/12	House Martin	Hampstead Norreys	2	R Keel
08/10/12	House Martin	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	6	A V Lawson
16:00
06/10/12	House Martin	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	6	J E Andrews
08:30	Please only view from the public footpath.
05/10/12	House Martin	Englefield	16	P E Hutchins
09:06	NE.
04/10/12	House Martin	Eton Wick	7	N Sluman
	heading south.
04/10/12	House Martin	Woose Hill	2	P Bright-Thomas
07:15	Well before sunrise one rose up from below the roofline to a substantial height, where joined by another. Strong impression that this bird might have roosted in an adjacent garden or on a house.
04/10/12	House Martin	Paices Wood	6	P E Hutchins
09:13	Total through W by this time.
04/10/12	House Martin	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	200	F J Cottington
08:00	Over lake, more coming thru later.
03/10/12	House Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	250	J E Andrews
09:30
03/10/12	House Martin	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	100	F J Cottington
07:35	Approx.
03/10/12	House Martin	Crookham Common	28	P E Hutchins
08:13	Total moving south by this time. Please keep to the main paths.
02/10/12	House Martin	Bracknell	12	D A MacKenzie Dodds
16:00	Flying south with swallows.
02/10/12	House Martin	Englefield	9	R Crawford
08:50	Flying west.
01/10/12	House Martin	Combe Gibbet	25	P E Hutchins
11:33	Minimum count of birds over the fields north of the northern slope.
01/10/12	House Martin	Freeman's Marsh	67	P E Hutchins
09:50	Total through by this time, plus two mixed flocks totaling 161+.
30/09/12	House Martin	Greenham Common	4	M J Taylor
15:00	Please keep to the main paths.
30/09/12	House Martin	Holyport	7	S K Proddow
18:30	Our resident birds left a fortnight ago. These seemed to be occupying the empty nests perhaps as a stopover.
30/09/12	House Martin	Sulham Wood, Sulham	10	P Doctor
12:15	Actually not in the wood but over the cut wheat fields with swallows.
30/09/12	House Martin	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	100	M J Mitchell
15:00	Heading south.
30/09/12	House Martin	Moatlands Main Lake, Theale GPs	500	J E Andrews
10:15	best guess at flock.
30/09/12	House Martin	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	250	J E Andrews
08:15	waves heading south in 1 hour count, before the weather changed (09:30 approx), and those that arrived after fed. Please only view from the public footpath.
29/09/12	House Martin	Thatcham	15	R Keel
10:00	Over south in two groups.
29/09/12	House Martin	Bracknell	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
09:54	Flying low through garden, south.
28/09/12	House Martin	Ascot Heath	118	R J Dale
07:15	Flew S 0715-0900h.
28/09/12	House Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	50	F J Cottington
07:20	Thru SE in 1.5 hours.
27/09/12	House Martin	Englefield	40	R Crawford
08:10
26/09/12	House Martin	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	150	F J Cottington
09:00	Moving E/SE.
25/09/12	House Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	200	J E Andrews
09:00	best guessstimate.
25/09/12	House Martin	Ascot Heath	46	R J Dale
07:10	6 SE 0710-0810h, and c40 above grandstand 0800h.
24/09/12	House Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	120	R Crawford
17:10
24/09/12	House Martin	Fobney Meadow	100	A V Lawson
	large numbers with Swallows over the meadows.
21/09/12	House Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	100	R Marsh
	Easily - could be a very low estimate.
20/09/12	House Martin	Holyport	15	S K Proddow
17:30	Over and heading south at allotments off Gays Lane.
20/09/12	House Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	300	F J Cottington
14:30	Conservative estimate of many birds moving East to West.
20/09/12	House Martin	Woolhampton GPs	100	K E Moore
14:00	at least ,over an hour period-all going west,20/30 Swallows , and a few Sand Martins.
20/09/12	House Martin	Woose Hill	35	P Bright-Thomas
07:30	Low and steady SW.
17/09/12	House Martin	Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead	8	A N Stow
	Over.
14/09/12	House Martin	Woose Hill	40	P Bright-Thomas
07:20	Tight flock moving quickly south.
13/09/12	House Martin	Lea Farm Lake	100	R Marsh
	At least, over landfill. 2 Swallows, several Sand M. and up to 50 House Martins seen over Lavells from Bittern hide a.m. with L.S.
12/09/12	House Martin	Moor Green Lakes	60	R F Milligan
10:10	Probably more, with Swallows and Sand Martins, feeding over CLN and Manor Lake and moving slowly west. S/W G Duffus & C Gent.
10/09/12	House Martin	Lea Farm Lake	30	R Marsh
10:00	At least. Working their way slowly S along tree line at rear of landfill. Also 1 solitary Swallow seen flying low across lake.
09/09/12	House Martin	Ascot, Mill Ride	35	S D Abbott
16:00	In 2 groups heading south.
09/09/12	House Martin	West Ilsley	40	I Fewtrell-Smith
08:15	About, gathering on the overhead cables.
08/09/12	House Martin	West Ilsley		I Fewtrell-Smith
08:30	About 30.
07/09/12	House Martin	Crookham Common	8	P E Hutchins
17:04	Maximum count noted. Please keep to the main paths.
03/09/12	House Martin	Winnersh	15	I D Paine
19:20	all flying over my house feeding.
01/09/12	House Martin	Eton Wick	20	K P Duncan
	circa. Still visiting nest sites.
31/08/12	House Martin	Hungerford		P E Hutchins
17:45	Birds still attending nests on Canal Walk houses.
30/08/12	House Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	11	L Seward
10:30
30/08/12	House Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	30	M Price
06:45	No sign of Wryneck at car park 6:30 - 07:00.
29/08/12	House Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	80	R Crawford
16:15
29/08/12	House Martin	Lilley	20	I Fewtrell-Smith
	approx.
26/08/12	House Martin	Moatlands Car Park Pit, Theale GPs	30	J E Andrews
11:00	steady trickle heading south east, max flock seen in 1 hour.
26/08/12	House Martin	Crookham Common		P E Hutchins
08:47	Several hundred hirundines through by this time, including a flock of, mainly, 95+ House Martin. Please keep to the main paths.
19/08/12	House Martin	Windsor Great Park	2	L R Blundell
11:30	Feeding young on nest by Smiths Lawn.
19/08/12	House Martin	Lea Farm Lake	7	L Seward
06:30
17/08/12	House Martin	Lilley		I Fewtrell-Smith
08:30	20+ but driving so only a quick estimate.
15/08/12	House Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	25	F J Cottington
09:35	SE.
12/08/12	House Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	12	R Marsh
09:00	At least. Seen N. from car park at start of today's FOLL walk.
07/08/12	House Martin	Moor Green Lakes	50	R F Milligan
09:25	Probably more, feeding above the trees alongside the footpath next to CLN.
06/08/12	House Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	4	R Marsh
08:15
23/07/12	House Martin	Lea Farm Lake	2	R Marsh
09:00
22/07/12	House Martin	Winkfield	12	S D Abbott
14:00	By the school house in Lovel Road - usual nest site.
18/07/12	House Martin	Lower Farm GP	7	P E Hutchins
15:00
15/07/12	House Martin	Grazeley	8	R C Watts
07:20
10/07/12	House Martin	Lea Farm Lake	10	R Marsh
10:45	At least.
29/06/12	House Martin	Lea Farm Lake	30	R Marsh
21/06/12	House Martin	Lower Farm GP	1	P E Hutchins
16:05	Maximum count noted.
18/06/12	House Martin	Lower Farm GP	1	P E Hutchins
15:18	Maximum count noted.
16/06/12	House Martin	Lea Farm Lake	40	R Marsh
09:05	At least, with 5 Sand Martin & 2 Swallow also seen.
08/06/12	House Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	120	R Crawford
19:00	At least.
07/06/12	House Martin	Lea Farm Lake	6	R Marsh
10:00
26/05/12	House Martin	Holyport	12	S K Proddow
10:00
21/05/12	House Martin	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	25	R F Milligan
10:29	Approx. count, feeding over the diggings with approx. 6 Swifts, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
15/05/12	House Martin	Grazeley	7	P E Hutchins
17:16	About the churchyard.
15/05/12	House Martin	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	10	R F Milligan
09:50	Approx count, feeding over Manor Lake, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
15/05/12	House Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
08:00	Still only 2 amongst the other hirundines. Also 5 Sand Martin.
14/05/12	House Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
08:20	Hunting over the lake with at least 10 Sand Martins.
14/05/12	House Martin	Lower Farm GP	70	P E Hutchins
06:37	Minimum count of birds, later in than other hirundines.
12/05/12	House Martin	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
17:00	Over N, GYT.
12/05/12	House Martin	Ascot, Mill Ride	2	S D Abbott
14:30	Over the golf course.
11/05/12	House Martin	Woolhampton GPs	50	P E Hutchins
17:30	Minimum count - possibly a very conservative count.
11/05/12	House Martin	Brimpton GP	40	P E Hutchins
19:27	Minimum count. SU568652.
11/05/12	House Martin	Thames Valley Business Park	2	R Dryden
13:30	With Swifts.
11/05/12	House Martin	Lea Farm Lake	2	R Marsh
10:45	Amongst the Sand Martins and Swallows over the lake.
07/05/12	House Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	50	R Crawford
19:47
05/05/12	House Martin	Dreadnought Reach	30	S Hughes
14:45	count very approximate, could also have been some sand martins.
05/05/12	House Martin	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
06:25	Could only find 1 amongst the 200+ Hirundines around the lake.
02/05/12	House Martin	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
10:19	Feeding over Manor Lake, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
01/05/12	House Martin	Newbury	3	S A Graham
17:45	W. end of Queens Rd. Presumned returning local birds.
30/04/12	House Martin	Woolhampton GPs	1	P E Hutchins
13:42
30/04/12	House Martin	Moor Green Lakes	1	G J King
	8.
28/04/12	House Martin	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
16:50
29/04/12	House Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs		R C Watts
29/04/12	House Martin	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	15	B Crathorne
16:00
28/04/12	House Martin	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	90	S A Graham
15:00	Mixed flock of Swallow and House Martin feeding low over the lake.
27/04/12	House Martin	Woolhampton GPs	2	P E Hutchins
12:20	Minimum count of birds by this time.
27/04/12	House Martin	Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
09:15	With Swallows and Sand Martin, feeding over CLN.
26/04/12	House Martin	Greenham Common	1	L Floyd
17:25	Please keep to the main paths.
24/04/12	House Martin	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	6	P E Hutchins
09:00	Minimum count.
23/04/12	House Martin	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	10	G Stewart
	First seen this year at Discovery Centrwe.
23/04/12	House Martin	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	3	P Bright-Thomas
09:00	Over Manor Lake. Please only view from the public footpath.
22/04/12	House Martin	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	P E Hutchins
14:48	Minimum count noted after showers.
21/04/12	House Martin	Woolhampton GPs	3	R Keel
22/04/12	House Martin	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	P J Newbound
07:30
21/04/12	House Martin	Newbury	1	M J Taylor
13:30
18/04/12	House Martin	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	B M Archer
15:00	feeding over the lakes. Please only view from the public footpath.
18/04/12	House Martin	Dinton Pastures CP	3	P J Crowley
09:00	with swallows and sand martins.
17/04/12	House Martin	Padworth Lane GP	1	P E Hutchins
14:35
16/04/12	House Martin	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
12:05	Over the sewage farm, S/W G Duffus & L Thorne. Please only view from the public footpath.
15/04/12	House Martin	Moor Green Lakes	20	M J Mitchell
13:30
15/04/12	House Martin	Lower Farm GP	2	S A Graham
13:00	With small numbers of Swallow and Sand Martin.
14/04/12	House Martin	Woolhampton GPs	30	R Gilham
16:00	Approximate numbers...
14/04/12	House Martin	Lea Farm Lake	2	L Seward
12/04/12	House Martin	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
10:20	Heading S. towards Lavell's.
11/04/12	House Martin	Padworth Lane GP	3	P E Hutchins
17:40	Minimum count early evening.
10/04/12	House Martin	Lower Farm GP	1	P E Hutchins
17:57	In to join other hirundines, just briefly.
09/04/12	House Martin	Padworth Lane GP	10	K E Moore
15:00	at least.
09/04/12	House Martin	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	6	P Humphrey
17:00
09/04/12	House Martin	Moor Green Lakes	6	P Humphrey
17:00
08/04/12	House Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	R Crawford
08:00
04/04/12	House Martin	Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
09:10	With Sand Martins and Swallows, viewed from CLN hide.
31/03/12	House Martin	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	K E Moore
16:15	at least one-mixed in with the Sand Martins.
29/03/12	House Martin	Woolhampton GPs	3	I Saunders
17:00	Flying high over North side of Predator Lake. Stayed in the area for at least 30 mins. Calling.

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