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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
27/12/12	Black-headed Gull	Theale	285	P E Hutchins
15:31	Minimum count of birds on a flooded field north of the A4 / Gravel Pit Cottages. SU628704.
27/12/12	Black-headed Gull	Holyport	150	S K Proddow
12:20	Field behind Hearne Drive.
22/12/12	Black-headed Gull	Holyport	52	S K Proddow
09:00	Field behind Hearne Drive.
16/12/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a metal BTO Ring No. EX51513 still present on the Thames.
16/12/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	COLOUR RINGED 2X23 still present on the Thames.
16/12/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	fitted with metal BTO Ring No. EX70346 still present on the Thames.
15/12/12	Black-headed Gull	Crookham Common	1	P E Hutchins
14:26	Please keep to the main paths.
03/12/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	87	J R Stockwell
03:05
30/11/12	Black-headed Gull	Mill Pond, Bracknell	84	P Boult
13:00
27/11/12	Black-headed Gull	Southcote Meadows	200	A V Lawson
09:00	Huge numbers over the flooded meadows all the way west to and beyond the Burghfield road.
25/11/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a Latvia metal ring No. S 2646 on the River Thames. Ringed in Riga, Latvia on 2nd April 2012. Born in 2010 or before. Ditance from ringing site 1704km. Previous sightings on 27/10/2012, 28/10/2012 and 03/11/2012 at Datchet.
19/11/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	350	J R Stockwell
15:30	Again an estimate, birds arriving + leaving all the time.
18/11/12	Black-headed Gull	Lea Farm Lake	750	R Righelato
	plus about 650 on the Dinton Pastures lakes.
10/11/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	fitted with metal BTO Ring No. EX70346 still present on the Thames.
10/11/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a metal BTO Ring No. EX51513 still present on the Thames.
10/11/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	COLOUR RINGED 2X23 still present on the Thames.
14/11/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	25	R F Milligan
11:55	23AW, 2x2nd W, on the diggings, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
13/11/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	14	R F Milligan
11:25	12AW 1x2nd W and one adult still in summer plumage. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
12/11/12	Black-headed Gull	Riseley	21	P E Hutchins
14:57	SU720638.
07/11/12	Black-headed Gull	Lea Farm Lake	440	R Marsh
	Rough count.
27/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a metal BTO Ring No. EX51513 still present on the Thames.
28/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a metal BTO Ring No. EX51513 still present on the Thames.
28/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	COLOUR RINGED 2X23 still present on the Thames.
27/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	COLOUR RINGED 2X23 still present on the Thames.
27/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	fitted with metal BTO Ring No. EX70346 still present on the Thames.
28/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	fitted with metal BTO Ring No. EX70346 still present on the Thames.
03/11/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	fitted with metal BTO Ring No. EX70346 still present on the Thames.
03/11/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	COLOUR RINGED 2X23 still present on the River Thames.
03/11/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	fitted with a Latvia metal ring No. S 2646 still present on the River Thames.
01/11/12	Black-headed Gull	Bucklebury	50	D Reynolds

01/11/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	24	R F Milligan
09:49	20x AW, 4x 2nd W, on the diggings. Please only view from the public footpath.
30/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	71	P E Hutchins
16:00	Minimum count in by this time.
28/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a Latvia metal ring No. S 2646 on the River Thames. Ringed in Riga, Latvia on 2nd April 2012. Born in 2010 or before. Ditance from ringing site 1704km. Previous sighting on 27/10/2012 at Datchet.
27/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	250	A V Lawson
17:30
27/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	fitted with a Latvia metal ring No. S 2646 on the River Thames. Ringed in Riga, Latvia on 2nd April 2012. Born in 2010 or before. Ditance from ringing site 1704km.
27/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Mapledurham Lock	50	R C Watts
15:50	plus.
22/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading	31	P E Hutchins
16:53
20/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	COLOUR RINGED 2X23 still present on the Thames.
20/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	fitted with metal BTO Ring No. EX70346 still present on the Thames.
20/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a metal BTO Ring No. EX51513 still on the Thames.
13/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a metal BTO Ring No. EX51513 still on the Thames.
13/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	fitted with BTO Ring No. EX70346 still on the Thames.
13/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
09:00	COLOUR RINGED 2X23 still present on the Thames.
11/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Woose Hill	25	P Bright-Thomas
07:30	Flock circling high, before moving off S.
07/10/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	400	J M Clark
19:00	at least into roost from S/SW; most I have recorded roosting here. Please only view from the public footpath.
07/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	COLOUR RINGED 2X23 still present on the River Thames.
06/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Returning for the third winter. COLOUR RINGED. White ring with Black code 2X23 on its left leg. On River Thames. It was ringed in 2009 at Hosehill.
06/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Still present on the Thames. Fitted with a metal BTO Ring No. EX70346. Ringed at Pitsea Landfill Site on 10/03/12 by the North Thames Gull Group. Only previous sighting is also on the Thames at Datchet on 23/09/12 & 29/09/12.
06/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Ringed in Hungary.
03/10/12	Black-headed Gull	Crookham Common	41	P E Hutchins
08:29	Maximum count by this time. Please keep to the main paths.
29/09/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	A Cheeseman
	I was present at Bedfont Lakes CP when the gull was ringed as it was my job as a ranger to get the ringers out to the rafts/island where the birds nested. Good to know where they go to.
23/09/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a metal BTO Ring No. EX70346 Ringed at Pitsea Landfill Site on 10/03/12 by the North Thames Gull Group. No previous sightings.
23/09/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Returning wintering bird. Fitted with a metal BTO Ring No. EX51513. This bird was ringed by the Runnymede Ringing Group as age Nestling, sex Unknown on 17th June 2010 at Bedfont Lakes, East Bedfont, Greater London. Nine previous sightings at Datchet on Thames between September and December 2011.
29/09/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Still present on the Thames. Fitted with a metal BTO Ring No. EX70346. Ringed at Pitsea Landfill Site on 10/03/12 by the North Thames Gull Group. Only previous sighting is also on the Thames at Datchet on 23/09/2012.
29/09/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	Returning wintering bird on the Thames. Fitted with a metal BTO Ring No. EX51513. This bird was ringed by the Runnymede Ringing Group as age Nestling, sex Unknown on 17th June 2010 at Bedfont Lakes, East Bedfont, Greater London. Seen at Datchet on the Thames on nine dates between September and December 2011.
28/09/12	Black-headed Gull	Remenham	20	R C Watts
11:40	plus.
23/09/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	81	K P Duncan
	on Thames. Included at least a couple of UK metal ringed birds but could not read the full numbers this time. Looks like one is a returning bird from last winter ringed in Bedfont Country Park and another a new bird with its ring fitted upsidedown. No sign yet of the regular wintering colour ringed bird 2X23.
21/09/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	49	P E Hutchins
15:55	Birds noted in by this time.
20/09/12	Black-headed Gull	Crookham Common	135	P E Hutchins
16:20	Flushed by dog walkers. Please keep to the main paths.
01/04/12	Black-headed Gull	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	K P Duncan

09/09/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	144	J M Clark
19:30	roost. Please only view from the public footpath.
07/09/12	Black-headed Gull	Crookham Common	36	P E Hutchins
19:00	Please keep to the main paths.
30/08/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	70	J M Clark
20:30	roosting. Please only view from the public footpath.
29/08/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	48	R F Milligan
10:30	44 adults with 4 1st S, on the diggings. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
28/08/12	Black-headed Gull	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	45	P E Hutchins
17:23
26/08/12	Black-headed Gull	Weycock Hill	260	P J Newbound
12:30	Minimum.
24/08/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	25	R F Milligan
10:35	23 adults, 2x1st S, on the diggings. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
16/08/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	120	J M Clark
	roosting. Please only view from the public footpath.
14/08/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	58	R F Milligan
10:15	54 adults, 3x1st S, 1 juvenile, on the diggings. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
10/08/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	96	R F Milligan
10:30	91 adults, 1x1st S, 4 juvs, on the diggings. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
08/08/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	47	R F Milligan
10:15	45 adults, 1x 1st S and 1 juv, on the diggings. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
07/08/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	56	R F Milligan
09:57	54 adults and 2 juveniles, on the diggings. Please only view from the public footpath.
06/08/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	66	R F Milligan
10:30	61Adults and 5 juveniles,on the diggings. S/W G DUffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
03/08/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	53	R F Milligan
10:32	49 adults and 4 juveniles, on the diggings. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
30/07/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	27	R F Milligan
10:40	23 Adults & 4 juveniles, on the sand bar in front of the bund, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
29/07/12	Black-headed Gull	Padworth Lane GP	18	P E Hutchins
12:10
29/07/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm Trout Lake	156	P E Hutchins
09:22	On the old workings and adjacent pools.
29/07/12	Black-headed Gull	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	23	P E Hutchins
14:30	juv. Minimum count.
19/07/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	45	R F Milligan
10:17	30xA, 1x1st S, 14xjuvs, on the diggings, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
18/07/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	13	P E Hutchins
15:00	On the old workings - one juvenile.
17/07/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	91	R F Milligan
09:55	77 Adults, 10xjuvs, 4x1st S, on the diggings, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
15/07/12	Black-headed Gull	Windsor Great Park	162	M Hunt
	lots of juv in with the adults off Dukes Lane.
10/07/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	19	R F Milligan
09:55	16 Adults, 3 juvs, on the diggings, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
09/07/12	Black-headed Gull	Padworth Lane GP	25	P E Hutchins
15:43	three imm. Minimum count.
04/07/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	16	R F Milligan
10:45	9 Adults and 7 1st S, on the diggings, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
25/06/12	Black-headed Gull	Borough Marsh	16	P E Hutchins
15:47	The best that I could find in the area :-( However, many Banded Demoiselle on the wing by the river and a noticable increase in Meadow Brown about the less well kept areas of grassland.
25/06/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	25	R F Milligan
10:56	20 Adults & 5 1st S, on the diggings, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
23/06/12	Black-headed Gull	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	F J Cottington
10:30	All rescued chicks missing assumed wiped out by mink.
21/06/12	Black-headed Gull	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	1	P E Hutchins
15:33	ad.
18/06/12	Black-headed Gull	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	1	P E Hutchins
14:30	ad.
17/06/12	Black-headed Gull	Slough SF	22	K P Duncan

13/06/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
10:26	1st S, on the diggings, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
11/06/12	Black-headed Gull	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	9	L Seward
08:30
07/06/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
10:35	2x 1st S, on the diggings, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
02/06/12	Black-headed Gull	Lea Farm Lake	4	R Marsh
09:15	Inc. 3 sitting on nests, r/h raft. Only 1 Common Tern seen.
01/06/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	3	P E Hutchins
15:24	One a ringed bird.
01/06/12	Black-headed Gull	Lea Farm Lake	8	R Marsh
09:05	# drastically reduced - there were approx. 25 pairs early in the week, until something cleared both rafts Wed. Now looks to be only 3 birds sitting, on r/h raft.
31/05/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	4	P E Hutchins
15:35
30/05/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	4	P E Hutchins
15:39
28/05/12	Black-headed Gull	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	P E Hutchins
13:31	Key holders only.
20/05/12	Black-headed Gull	Padworth Lane GP	1	S A Graham
09:30	Single isolated nest on a small mound in the NW corner.
15/05/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	9	R F Milligan
10:06	All 1st S, on the diggings, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
14/05/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	1	P E Hutchins
06:08	1s.
12/05/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	2	P E Hutchins
05:59	ad. In and then lingering.
11/05/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	3	R F Milligan
12:10	3x 1st S, on the diggings, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
10/05/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	1	P E Hutchins
05:38
09/05/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	1	P E Hutchins
05:40
27/04/12	Black-headed Gull	Woolhampton GPs	8	P E Hutchins
12:20	On fields south of the pits.
24/04/12	Black-headed Gull	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	P E Hutchins
17:35	ad. Dead by the jetty north of the sailing club.
24/04/12	Black-headed Gull	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	2	P E Hutchins
09:00
22/04/12	Black-headed Gull	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	5	R Josey
17:00	4 with leg rings on left leg, 1 with leg ring on right leg, too windy to get codes.
18/04/12	Black-headed Gull	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	25	P Bright-Thomas
09:15	prs. At least three pairs copulating on island.
17/04/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	7	R F Milligan
11:22	6 Adults, 1x 1st W, on the diggings, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
11/04/12	Black-headed Gull	Padworth Lane GP	17	P E Hutchins
17:51	Being blown south-westwards.
26/03/12	Black-headed Gull	Woolhampton GPs	4	P E Hutchins
14:47	1st winter through east, an adult east at 14:54 and then two 1st winter joined the Little Gull, one leaving to the east.
16/03/12	Black-headed Gull	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	P Bright-Thomas
17:45	ad. Leucistic individual. Key holders only.
15/03/12	Black-headed Gull	Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs		R C Watts
11:30	Please only view from the public footpath.
14/03/12	Black-headed Gull	Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs	180	P E Hutchins
14:18	Minimum count. Please only view from the public footpath.
14/03/12	Black-headed Gull	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	10	R F Milligan
10:55	6x Adults, 4x 2nd Winter, on the diggings, S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
12/03/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	7	P E Hutchins
16:39
12/03/12	Black-headed Gull	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
10:05	The all white bird, with black wing tips. Got a distant view at Black Swan lake yesterday but today it landed on the island at LFGP, making it much easier to get a good look.
11/03/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	9	P E Hutchins
14:15
09/03/12	Black-headed Gull	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
16:45	ad. a white bird-body and mantle-with a dull orange bill and legs.All Black primaries with a very small white mirror on each P9. Small grey smudge in upper ear covert area. Seen with DJB,we are both very impressed with the bird.
08/03/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	48	P E Hutchins
16:00
03/03/12	Black-headed Gull	Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs	220	R J Burness
07:45	Please only view from the public footpath.
02/03/12	Black-headed Gull	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	P E Hutchins
15:13	A ringed bird at last being seen! 2X87.
01/03/12	Black-headed Gull	Padworth Lane GP	51	P E Hutchins
14:45
28/02/12	Black-headed Gull	Padworth Lane GP	211	P E Hutchins
14:00	Minimum count.
26/02/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	COLOUR RINGED 2X23 still present on the River Thames.
23/02/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	83	P E Hutchins
11:00	Minimum count with birds still moving in to the site.
19/02/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	COLOUR RINGED 2X23 still present on the River Thames.
12/02/12	Black-headed Gull	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	49	P E Hutchins
10:15
12/02/12	Black-headed Gull	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	152	P E Hutchins
09:10
12/02/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm Trout Lake	26	P E Hutchins
08:45
12/02/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	142	P E Hutchins
08:15
05/02/12	Black-headed Gull	Datchet	1	K P Duncan
	COLOUR RINGED 2X23 still present on the River Thames.
06/02/12	Black-headed Gull	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	P E Hutchins
15:40	145. Minimum count.
27/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	190	P E Hutchins
16:30	Minimum count by this time.
26/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	245	P E Hutchins
16:45	Minimum count noted by this time.
25/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	605	P E Hutchins
16:45	Minimum count noted by this time .
25/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Crookham Common	19	P E Hutchins
15:30	On the pools . Please keep to the main paths.
22/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	390	P E Hutchins
17:00	Minimum count of birds by this time.
19/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	275	P E Hutchins
17:00	Minimum count by this time.
18/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	900	P Bright-Thomas
09:00	At least 700 on ice on Sandford Lake, and another 200 on Lavell's Lake.
18/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Crookham Common	12	P E Hutchins
09:30	On / about the water. Please keep to the main paths.
14/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	500	A Rymer
	At least, Including the Melanistic ( all white except primaries ) seen on Thursday.
12/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	827	P E Hutchins
16:15	Minimum count of birds moving off from / moving east between 14:50 and this time.
11/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	326	P E Hutchins
15:45	Minimum count of birds moving off from / east over by this time, from 14:50.
10/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	16	P E Hutchins
14:30	Minimum count.
05/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Borough Marsh	50	R C Watts
11:20	50 plus.
04/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	480	P E Hutchins
15:30	Minimum count of birds in by this time.
03/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	51	P E Hutchins
15:09
02/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Lower Farm GP	1	P E Hutchins
13:40	235. Minimum count at this time.
02/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	310	P E Hutchins
13:15	Minimum count.
02/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Padworth Lane GP	62	P E Hutchins
09:22
01/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	134	P E Hutchins
12:30	Minimum count.
01/01/12	Black-headed Gull	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	65	P E Hutchins
15:25	Most of these feeding on adjacent grassland.