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

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
02/12/12	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	1	S A Graham
11:30	Single going low W. and later heard circling.
29/10/12	Common Crossbill	Ascot Heath	3	R J Dale
08:40	NW at 0840h.
21/10/12	Common Crossbill	Heath Pond, Crowthorne	5	D Buckler
14:00	Flying south-east over pond, one calling "chup,chup,chup". SU811640.
21/10/12	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	5	T Sweetland
13:00	Around the timber yard car park.
15/10/12	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	14	D Lowther
17:00	Between Lower and Upper Star Post, feeding with similar number of siskin.
09/10/12	Common Crossbill	Ascot Heath	2	R J Dale
08:20	Flew E.
04/10/12	Common Crossbill	Paices Wood	1	P E Hutchins
08:02	W.
26/08/12	Common Crossbill	Finchampstead Ridges	5	R Murfitt
14:00	flying over calling.
10/08/12	Common Crossbill	Crowthorne Wood	2	R Dryden
13:00	Flew over calling.
03/08/12	Common Crossbill	Woose Hill	8	P Bright-Thomas
07:30	Eight or Nine low S calling, 3rd garden record.
30/07/12	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	4	P E Hutchins
09:54	Total noted by this time, between here and Lower Star Post.
24/06/12	Common Crossbill	Southridge Farm, Stichens Green	3	P Bright-Thomas
10:30	Low S calling, unclear if they came from closest wood or just pasing. First record for BBS square.
13/06/12	Common Crossbill	Woodley	16	F J Cottington
12:00	16-17 birds flew over calling WSW at about 300 feet, excellent garden tick.
04/06/12	Common Crossbill	Windsor Great Park	25	S D Abbott
15:00	At least this number in very tall conifer by the Kingsmead gate near Cranbourne.
20/05/12	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	30	T Sweetland
16:30	Flock of around 30 birds near the timber yard. Also Cuckoo heard.
20/05/12	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	2	G Randall
	juv.
19/05/12	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	14	P Hickman
08:35	Minimum 14. Feeding high in trees.
17/05/12	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
	f.
14/05/12	Common Crossbill	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	44	F J Cottington
17:15	Whilst walking my mums dog at Sandford Park, I heard multiple 'jip jip' calls and coming towards me from the NW was large group flying at approx 150-200ft E, SE then E, then as they got half way to above the mill, the whole flock swooped down and was lost to view. No further sign by 18:05.
14/05/12	Common Crossbill	The Look Out Discovery Centre, Swinley Forest	30	D Lowther
12:30	Thought this flock of 30+ in Corsican Pines just SE of the Lookout was noteworthy.
12/05/12	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	15	P Brant
	male,female & juvs.
06/05/12	Common Crossbill	Lower Star Post, Swinley Forest	25	R Collins
08:26	Group of 10 just soof lower star post made of of mainly juvenile birds. Group of 15 over just west of lower star post.
05/05/12	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	6	P Bamford
07:00	flock of young birds.
27/04/12	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	8	M S Whitaker
17:15	both sexes present. Conservative count of mobile birds; loose flock feeding in pine trees on edge of clear-felled area at Blacksmith's Hill, Swinley Park.
15/04/12	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	1	P Hickman
08:55	imm male. High in conifer just north of the Oval pond. Otherbirds heared.
09/04/12	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	3	P E Hutchins
08:21	Total noted by 10:10.
28/03/12	Common Crossbill	Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
	m. Drinking at puddle.
28/03/12	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	P Bamford
	male. lovely morning plus singing woodlarks, stonechats, green woodpecker, lesser redpolls and the usual suspects.
22/03/12	Common Crossbill	Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest	5	M Hunt
	5 At least.
21/03/12	Common Crossbill	Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest	2	M Hunt
	1m 1f drinking at puddle.
21/03/12	Common Crossbill	Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest	3	M Kettell
12:30
20/03/12	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	2	P Hickman
09:20	male + fem. In trees south of the footpath leading from the Oval pond.
14/03/12	Common Crossbill	Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest	6	P E Hutchins
16:51	three male, three fem. Minimum count noted by this time though perhaps as many as nine being noted with no more than three at any one time.
14/03/12	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	7	S A Graham
10:35	Bird in song NW. of the firing range, 6 more heading N.
14/03/12	Common Crossbill	Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest	2	S A Graham
10:35	m + f. In tree's by southern entrance, both birds coming down to drink from a pool.
10/03/12	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	2	P Mannion
	m and f. Near the lumber yard on Blaine's Lane.
09/03/12	Common Crossbill	Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest	2	R Dawson
14:30	m,f. 200 yds from car park.
08/03/12	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	3	R Marsh
11:20	Flew over. Also excellent view of a male in a pine tree on 'wrong' side of the county boundary.
29/02/12	Common Crossbill	Burchett's Green	1	B Reeve

27/02/12	Common Crossbill	Swinley Brickpits, Swinley Forest	3	P Mannion
	m. In the NW corner next to King's Ride.
27/02/12	Common Crossbill	Englemere Pond, Ascot	2	L R Blundell
10:45	1m 1f. Male feeding the female. Courtship?
25/02/12	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	2	T Sweetland

24/02/12	Common Crossbill	Sulham	5	R Crawford
10:10	In stand of oaks 200m south of car park.
24/02/12	Common Crossbill	Sulham Wood, Sulham	2	R H Stansfield
13:10	1st yr m + f. In copse with the two ponds. Waiting to come down to drink.
21/02/12	Common Crossbill	Crowthorne Wood	6	P J Crowley
09:00	3m,3f. one male singing, plus more birds calling in pines. SU858644.
19/02/12	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	10	T Sweetland
	At least 10 in recently cleared area near to the Royal Berkshire Golf Course. A couple of males were singing.
17/02/12	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	1	R Collins
	male. Top Conifer back of Oval Pond. SU631659.
16/02/12	Common Crossbill	Crowthorne Wood	4	P J Crowley
09:00	2m, 2f. two pairs seen close up waiting to drop down to drink in puddle. SU859645.
14/02/12	Common Crossbill	Knowl Hill	1	C Lamsdell

08/02/12	Common Crossbill	Crowthorne Wood	4	P Bright-Thomas
12:30	2m + 2f. In sweet chestnut about 1km in.
04/02/12	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	4	P Driver
14:40	2m, 2f.
29/01/12	Common Crossbill	Swinley Brickpits, Swinley Forest	30	M S Whitaker
	6m, 5f, 19? Flock of 9, pair and 2 singles in and around cleared area with boggy ponds, flock of 17 eating cone seeds just south of paddocks at Green Acres. Probably a lot more around.
22/01/12	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	10	R Dawson
12:00	5m,5f. till 12:45 at least. Favouring leafless tree along the stream line N of bridge. Also a pair on Surrey side.
17/01/12	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	2	K E Moore
	only 1 seen-a poorly marked male.
15/01/12	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	3	R C Watts
10:30
13/01/12	Common Crossbill	Ufton Nervet Woods	6	R H Stansfield
14:00
11/01/12	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	12	P J Crowley
14:00
11/01/12	Common Crossbill	Padworth	14	G Sumner
12:05	Briefly in the same tree as usual in Silver Lane .
08/01/12	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	5	T Sweetland
14:00	3m 2F with siskin flock feeding near Royal Berkshire Golf Course.
07/01/12	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest	5	P J Crowley
13:30	2m/3f.
04/01/12	Common Crossbill	Padworth	22	G Sumner
08:30	Briefly in tree top in Silver Lane.
02/01/12	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	2	P E Hutchins
09:56	Heading low north-west.