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

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
30/12/12	Water Rail	Eton Wick	1	C Hazell
14:00
30/12/12	Water Rail	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River		J Rose
	Heard calling.
29/12/12	Water Rail	Lower Farm GP	1	P E Hutchins
13:36	In the reeds to the left of the hide.
27/12/12	Water Rail	Eton Wick	1	D Cleal

27/12/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	P E Hutchins
15:51	Heard at the northern end of the island and in the reeds west of the blind.
27/12/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson
12:00
25/12/12	Water Rail	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	B Crathorne
13:00
23/12/12	Water Rail	Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs	1	J E Andrews
10:00
20/12/12	Water Rail	Southcote Meadows	3	A V Lawson
	heard calling at dawn.
19/12/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R A Price
15:00	scampered into thicket just before bittern hide on the right same place as yesterday.
18/12/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R A Price
14:30	to the right of bittern hide briefly seen scampering through undergrowth.
15/12/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
09:50	Back of Bittern hide scrape.
09/12/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson
10:30
08/12/12	Water Rail	Woolhampton GPs	1	M F Walford
	heard calling.
04/12/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson
11:00	on the island, asleep.
03/12/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	S Day
14:30
03/12/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	3	A V Lawson
09:00	2 heard calling in reed beds, and one seen bathing on the island.
02/12/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	A V Lawson
09:00	heard.
30/11/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	A V Lawson
11:00	heard.
25/11/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson
12:00	heard but not seen.
24/11/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	A V Lawson
08:30	heard.
23/11/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	4	A V Lawson
	at least 4, 1 on the island very visible and squabbling with Snipe.
18/11/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	A V Lawson
16:00
12/11/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
08:10	Back of scrape, walked across gap in reeds.
10/11/12	Water Rail	Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
12:30	Heard squealing just South of Colebrook Lake hide.
07/11/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	S Day
14:30	Seen in front of reed bed to right of bittern hide.
04/11/12	Water Rail	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	calling from reeds on East Marsh.
28/10/12	Water Rail	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	2	J E Andrews
11:40	calling by car park.
28/10/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson
10:00	in reeds on north side, very vocal for about 5 minutes.
23/10/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	A V Lawson
	very noisy, in reeds either side of viewing screen.
15/10/12	Water Rail	Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson
	heard squealing from Mill rd.
15/10/12	Water Rail	Thatcham Marsh	1	N Cleere
	'squealing'.
08/10/12	Water Rail	Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs	1	A V Lawson
16:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
01/10/12	Water Rail	Freeman's Marsh	1	P E Hutchins
07:57	Also noted at 08:11, this possibly a second bird.
21/09/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	P E Hutchins
17:02	Heard in the reeds west of the blind.
16/09/12	Water Rail	Woolhampton GPs	1	K G White
08:00
07/09/12	Water Rail	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	P E Hutchins
11:08	Heard in the reedbed west of the blind with it, or another, then heard between the viewing platform and blind at 11:22.
02/09/12	Water Rail	Woolhampton GPs	1	M F Walford

27/03/12	Water Rail	Freeman's Marsh	1	P E Hutchins
16:00	Showing very well c.20 yards east of the sluice.
18/03/12	Water Rail	Woolhampton GPs	1	S N White
08:00
17/03/12	Water Rail	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	On East Marsh.
14/03/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:00	Heard from Teal Hide scrape.
13/03/12	Water Rail	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	S Day
15:30	In front of hide.
11/03/12	Water Rail	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	J Rose
	Late morning (seen by Mike and Rose Collard).
12/03/12	Water Rail	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
09:50	Behind CLN hide in the ditch.
11/03/12	Water Rail	Maidenhead	1	J Apperley
	Near bridge in York Road at 3.00pm.
11/03/12	Water Rail	Calcot, Reading	1	C McEwan
15:30	Heard Squealing in the sedges of the second balancing pond.
11/03/12	Water Rail	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
09:45	In vegetation in front/left of hide. 1 also seen in the main reedbed at White Swan Lake.
09/03/12	Water Rail	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Dawson
10:45	On Loddon opposite hide.
08/03/12	Water Rail	Freeman's Marsh	2	C Burch
11:40	Separately, viewed from concrete bridges.
07/03/12	Water Rail	Hungerford Marsh	1	P E Hutchins
15:25	Up from reeds c.25 yards east of the Hungerford / Freeman's Marsh divide.
05/03/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	P Bright-Thomas
09:00	I heard and then seen in reedbed opposite hide on main lake, another calling from island.
03/03/12	Water Rail	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	2	K E Moore
17:00	each walking S. , along W edge of 3 island bay,maybe 150 yards apart.
02/03/12	Water Rail	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	R C Watts
10:25
02/03/12	Water Rail	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
09:55	On scrape in front of the hide, CLN.
01/03/12	Water Rail	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	P E Hutchins
15:38	Heard on the eastern side of the Cormorant Tree promontory.
28/02/12	Water Rail	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	K E Moore
14:45	walking along western edge of three island bay.
27/02/12	Water Rail	Eton Wick	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:00	On Berkshire side.
26/02/12	Water Rail	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	R C Watts
12:30	By first bridge.
25/02/12	Water Rail	Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs	1	K E Moore
13:00	seen well ,on one of the silt beds. Please only view from the public footpath.
20/02/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:30	Dashed across Lododn path into cover between there and Teal Hide path. Don't often see them away from the lake.
19/02/12	Water Rail	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	S Day
14:30	In front of hide.
16/02/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
08:45	Bittern hide scrape.
14/02/12	Water Rail	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	3	P E Hutchins
15:12	About the boardwalk reeds and in the reeds on the opposite side of the river.
13/02/12	Water Rail	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	4	P E Hutchins
17:09	Total noted between the two footbridge.
13/02/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
	In the feeder area.
12/02/12	Water Rail	Lower Farm Trout Lake	1	P E Hutchins
08:45	At the southern end of the island.
12/02/12	Water Rail	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	R J Burness
08:00
12/02/12	Water Rail	Maidenhead	1	B Clark
10:15	Maidenhead Moor (not North Town Moor), feeding in the open on ice next to the footbridge for a second day; great photo opportunity! SU892816.
11/02/12	Water Rail	Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs	1	R Crawford

11/02/12	Water Rail	Slough SF	3	P E Hutchins
17:29	Towards the southern edge.
11/02/12	Water Rail	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	9	P E Hutchins
17:29	Plus 3 further birds in the Bucks. section.
11/02/12	Water Rail	Maidenhead	1	B Clark
11:15	Maidenhead Moor, found by David Fuller feeding in the open on iced-over stream; watched for over an hour. Not the same bird as at York Road.
11/02/12	Water Rail	Maidenhead	1	B Clark
11:00	York Stream, midway between York Road and railway bridge; in same area as seen last year.
10/02/12	Water Rail	White Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	S Day
15:45	Edge of reed bed.
10/02/12	Water Rail	Maidenhead	1	T Alexander
11:00	York Stream under bridge close to football ground in town centre.
10/02/12	Water Rail	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	W Morgan

09/02/12	Water Rail	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	3	P E Hutchins
15:15	On / about the southern side.
06/02/12	Water Rail	White Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
13:05	Flushed from W side of lake, flew a short distance > main reed bed.
06/02/12	Water Rail	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	P E Hutchins
15:35	Heard towards the south-west corner of Three Island Bay.
06/02/12	Water Rail	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	B Osborne
11:30	ifo hide.
05/02/12	Water Rail	Bray GPs	1	B Upton
10:15	On the cut.
04/02/12	Water Rail	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	1	M F Walford

04/02/12	Water Rail	Woolhampton GPs	1	M F Walford

03/02/12	Water Rail	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
17:00	Running along northern margin at dusk.
03/02/12	Water Rail	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
10:55	In the overflow ditch at W. side of lake. With L & D Seward.
02/02/12	Water Rail	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	2	P E Hutchins
15:13	In the ditch south of the south-west corner of Three Island Bay.
31/01/12	Water Rail	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
10:33	CLS, S/W G Duffus.
30/01/12	Water Rail	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
11:05	CLS, S/W G Duffus & Bruce Archer.
30/01/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
09:35	Bittern hide scrape. With Alan Rymer.
27/01/12	Water Rail	White Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	F J Cottington
16:50	heard.
27/01/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
08:50	Bittern hide scrape. 2 reported at 10.30 by GSE.
25/01/12	Water Rail	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
10:00	In front of the hide.
24/01/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	A Rymer
11:00	Bittern scrape.
23/01/12	Water Rail	Freeman's Marsh	1	R Gilham
14:45
19/01/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
10:20	Dashed acroos from r/h reeds to central reedbed at rear of Bittern hide scrape.
17/01/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	T Harden
11:00	Came out of lake behind feeders and then went under wooden fence towards path. Later seen entering reeds in front of hide. Assumed to be the same bird.
13/01/12	Water Rail	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
16:00
11/01/12	Water Rail	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	P E Hutchins
15:37	Heard in vegetation on the Cormorant Tree promontory, south of the tree.
10/01/12	Water Rail	White Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	P E Hutchins
15:55	Heard in the most northerly reedbed.
10/01/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
09:50	One to r/h side of Bittern hide scrape and 1 at rear. Both showed intermittently.
08/01/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	F J Cottington
16:50	Squeeled twice.
08/01/12	Water Rail	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
09:50	In front of the hide.
05/01/12	Water Rail	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	P E Hutchins
15:52	Heard just to the south of the hide.
01/01/12	Water Rail	Wraysbury GPs	1	P E Hutchins
07:42	On the pit immediately east of M25 J13.
01/01/12	Water Rail	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	5	P E Hutchins
12:50	Three on the northern edge, two on the southern.
01/01/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	A Berryman
	At least, showing well to right of hide.
01/01/12	Water Rail	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
10:25	In and out of r/h reeds on scrape.