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

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
03/09/12	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	A Rymer
13:10	juv. Briefly on wires over car park field then on fenceposts and Blackthorn bushes. Left over hedge towards Lea Farm Landfill.
24/06/12	Cuckoo	Southridge Farm, Stichens Green	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:30	fem. Close to where male heard in May.
20/06/12	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	T Alexander
08:50	flew low over Teal scrape - later heard(female) calling from reeds.
19/06/12	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
18:00	m. Looking really indignant as I took his photograph, with the other cuckoo calling from the Surrey side.
19/06/12	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	2	M Hunt
07:30	m. Resident bird constantly chasing the other male out of the patch.
18/06/12	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
08:20	m. Calling close to hide, seen moving through trees on S. side of lake.
17/06/12	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	2	M Hunt
10:50	2 males, one was present all day to at least 18:30.
16/06/12	Cuckoo	Remenham	1	P J Newbound

10/06/12	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	2	R Crawford
05:50
07/06/12	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
08:50	m. Seen in trees along the Emmbrook, just S. of lake.
05/06/12	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest	1	R C Watts

05/06/12	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	2	M Hunt
	Desperately trying to digiscope in the pouring rain!
02/06/12	Cuckoo	Padworth Common	1	T G Ball
04:30
02/06/12	Cuckoo	Hungerford	1	P E Hutchins
05:58	male. Singing to the east of the Royal Mail Delivery Office / Tesco's.
01/06/12	Cuckoo	Snelsmore Common	1	M J Dear
15:00
01/06/12	Cuckoo	Upper Star Post, Swinley Forest	1	P J Crowley
11:00	calling 200 yards east of Upper Star Post.
30/05/12	Cuckoo	Lower Farm GP	1	P E Hutchins
15:06	male. Singing to the east of the site.
30/05/12	Cuckoo	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	T Bunce
20:30	m.
29/05/12	Cuckoo	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
10:20	First heard calling from the river and then seen flying across the diggings where it landed in the 'Little Owl' tree, S/W G Duffus & B Osborne. Please only view from the public footpath.
29/05/12	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
08:05	m. 1st chased the other from main island, where they were both calling. Les Seward then saw the 2nd in trees at back of feeding area as he arrived at Bittern hide a few minutes later. Both birds seen again by us during next hour.
28/05/12	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt

27/05/12	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	3	A Rymer
16:30	2 male plus one? On male from lodge wood to lavells, ten minutes later two birds, at lease one a male.
27/05/12	Cuckoo	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	G Duffus
12:05	Heard not seen. Please only view from the public footpath.
25/05/12	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
10:10	m. Flew to Lodge Wood end of lake.
24/05/12	Cuckoo	Wokefield Park	1	W Brown
11:30	Flying over golf course. SU6736.
24/05/12	Cuckoo	Swinley Forest	1	N Charles
	male.
23/05/12	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
13:50	Calling to the north.
23/05/12	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
08:15	Flew to hedge 25 metres right of hide, calling constantly. 2nd m. heard from Lodge Wood vicinity and fairly sure I also heard the bubbly call of a f. at the same time.
22/05/12	Cuckoo	Caversham	1	R Dryden
17:00	Flew out of the hedgerow along Henley Road, down to the ground, seized something and then disappeared back through the hedge towards the GPs. Most unexpected!
23/05/12	Cuckoo	Holyport	1	S K Proddow
04:45	calling near Hearne Drive. First here for almost a decade. Once common.
22/05/12	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	P E Hutchins
18:25	male.
22/05/12	Cuckoo	Thames Valley Business Park	1	R Dryden
13:15	Calling.
22/05/12	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
08:00	Heard then seen; distant in a tree at Teal hide end of lake.
22/05/12	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	D Cleal

20/05/12	Cuckoo	Burnthouse Lane floods	1	R Josey
16:00
20/05/12	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
09:45	Heard then seen in an ash tree on the main island. Another sighting at Lea Fm GP later, in a tree along the Emmbrook.
19/05/12	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
	calling all day.
19/05/12	Cuckoo	Lower Farm Trout Lake	1	S A Graham
16:00	m. Calling from the far side of the K&A canal.
19/05/12	Cuckoo	Mortimer	1	M S Whitaker
08:00	male. Calling from copse at Hogs Plat, Little Park Farm (BBS).
19/05/12	Cuckoo	Padworth Lane GP	1	L Seward
08:00
19/05/12	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	2	L Seward
05:15
19/05/12	Cuckoo	Finchampstead	1	B M Archer
08:00	Calling north of the Reserve.
19/05/12	Cuckoo	Roundoak Piece	1	P Hickman
08:10	Heared in distance.
18/05/12	Cuckoo	Nuptown	1	M S Whitaker
18:00	male. Mobile bird calling mainly from woods near Chawridge Bank.
18/05/12	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:00	m. Singing from somewhere N of Bittern Hide, but moved of north before I got there.
18/05/12	Cuckoo	Wraysbury Scrub	1	P Boult
	also Sedge, Reed, Willow, Garden, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff.
17/05/12	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
	Flew over my head and calling most of the day to the north.
17/05/12	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	P J Newbound
12:00
16/05/12	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	S Day
14:20	Bittern hide.
14/05/12	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
09:15	m & f. Male had been singing since I arrived in Bittern hide, seen once briefly. When Alan Rymer joined me we saw the pair fly from trees to the right of hide, then across lake to island where they settled for c10 mins.
13/05/12	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	male.
13/05/12	Cuckoo	Tilehurst	1	G Sumner
09:20	First I have heard here for several years. SU660746.
13/05/12	Cuckoo	Roundoak Piece	1	D Crawford
	09:30 - Heard but not seen.
12/05/12	Cuckoo	Roundoak Piece	1	P Driver
20:40	m.
12/05/12	Cuckoo	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	1	R Keel
12:00
12/05/12	Cuckoo	Searle's Farm Lane GP (E), Burghfield GPs	1	P Gipson
	Singing. Please only view from the public footpath.
12/05/12	Cuckoo	Lower Farm GP	1	P E Hutchins
06:13	male. In song.
11/05/12	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	P E Hutchins
17:44	male. In song.
11/05/12	Cuckoo	Brimpton GP	1	P E Hutchins
19:47	male. Singing - possibly / presumably one of the Woolhampton birds. SU568652.
11/05/12	Cuckoo	Nuptown	1	M S Whitaker
16:30	male. Singing distantly to the north (probably Chawridge Bank area). No TDs in evidence.
11/05/12	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	2	L Seward
10:00
09/05/12	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	P Brant
17:10
09/05/12	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
08:10	Across Loddon from hide, flew off over Sandford Fm. Heard throughout the morning whilst we worked at Lea Fm.
09/05/12	Cuckoo	Pingewood	1	R Crawford
04:30
08/05/12	Cuckoo	Greenham Common	1	L Floyd
16:30	Aldernbridge Gully. Please keep to the main paths.
08/05/12	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	2	P E Hutchins
15:21	male. One showing very well about the 'Conservation Area'.
08/05/12	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	P J Newbound
11:30
08/05/12	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
09:30	Heard calling from hide and seen in trees on opposite bank of Loddon, then flew > mill.
08/05/12	Cuckoo	Lower Farm GP	1	P E Hutchins
05:58	male. Singing right next to the hide.
07/05/12	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	male. on West Marsh.
05/05/12	Cuckoo	Frilsham	1	R Crawford
06:30
06/05/12	Cuckoo	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	R Marsh

06/05/12	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K Creed
	from SSF circled over both marshes and back to SSF.
06/05/12	Cuckoo	Thatcham Marsh	2	S A Graham
12:00	Calling male and female in flight in the vicinity of Widmead lock.
05/05/12	Cuckoo	Long Lake, Thatcham Marsh	1	S A Graham
15:30	Calling to the S.
05/05/12	Cuckoo	Wraysbury Scrub	1	R J Dale

04/05/12	Cuckoo	Winkfield	1	M S Whitaker
18:00	male. Silent bird clearly seen in scrub to west of footpath running north from Grove Lane feeding on worms. No Spotflys apparent.
04/05/12	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	R Dawson
15:30	m.
04/05/12	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	W Morgan

04/05/12	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	A Rymer
10:00	male. In Ash tree opposite side of river from hide.
03/05/12	Cuckoo	Riseley	1	G Brown
	heard in distance.
02/05/12	Cuckoo	Hungerford	1	S D Abbott
14:00	m. Calling from north of K & A canal.
03/05/12	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	2	A Rymer
12:45	Pair, fly over river Loddon from Lea Farm towards Woodley, a little later one flew over Lea Farm GP fro South to North.
03/05/12	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	D J Weston
15:00	Flying around Sewage Farm and East Marsh area.
03/05/12	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
09:45	Heard only, with Ron Bryant, up the Loddon in the vicinity of the green bridge.
02/05/12	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	3	R Gilham
13:00	m. 3 seen (possibly a 4th bird heard only) at various locations south of the Lower Star Post.
02/05/12	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P J Lomas
12:35	Heard from Teal Hide.
02/05/12	Cuckoo	Loddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs	1	R Marsh
11:40	Heard around Charvil GP, then seen as it flew over the river to a tree in L. Res. Headed > Wagon & Horses pub, often calling.
02/05/12	Cuckoo	Wraysbury Scrub	1	R J Dale

30/04/12	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	D Beever
12:00	On and by the first bridge.
30/04/12	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	P E Hutchins
13:20	male. In song about the Turtle Dove trees.
30/04/12	Cuckoo	Bucklebury Common	1	R Crawford
06:40
29/04/12	Cuckoo	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
16:10	Heard, not seen.
28/04/12	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	M F Walford

28/04/12	Cuckoo	Windsor Great Park	1	M S Whitaker
07:45	male. Calling from Oxshed Covert.
28/04/12	Cuckoo	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	1	K Spring
05:25
27/04/12	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:10	m. Singing from somewhere close to the Loddon.
27/04/12	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	W Morgan

24/04/12	Cuckoo	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	P E Hutchins
07:58	male. Singing occasionally, seen in flight at 08:20.
23/04/12	Cuckoo	Padworth Common	1	G Sumner
09:30	One calling near Rectory Rd.
23/04/12	Cuckoo	Holtwood Farm, Hamstead Marshall	1	C Burch
05:15	Very vocal in the morning's Dawn Chorus.. Unneeded alarm clock at that time of the day!
22/04/12	Cuckoo	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
16:00	calling from dawn till 16:00.
22/04/12	Cuckoo	Hythe Pit, Wraysbury GPs	1	C Hazell
11:30	Calling from open scruby area, seen briefly in flight.
21/04/12	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	R Keel

22/04/12	Cuckoo	Farley Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
12:30	m. On telegraph lines W of Sandpit Farm, another across Blackwater in Hants. SU744636.
22/04/12	Cuckoo	Padworth Common	1	T G Ball
	Heard briefly at dawn.
22/04/12	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	P Bamford
	possibly two calling from either side of the heath.
22/04/12	Cuckoo	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M Price
06:30	2 brief snatches of song from E of lake.
20/04/12	Cuckoo	Enborne	1	S Charnley
	male.
17/04/12	Cuckoo	High Wood, Earley	1	J C Langridge
13:50	Singing on the heathland.
18/04/12	Cuckoo	Thatcham Marsh	1	P E Hutchins
05:27	Singing west of the path that runs south-east to the canal.
16/04/12	Cuckoo	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	K E Moore
13:15	heard only.
16/04/12	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	W Morgan

15/04/12	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	P E Hutchins
08:25	male. First noted singing at 06:50.
14/04/12	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	M F Walford

13/04/12	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	S Day
14:30	Heard from Teal hide.
13/04/12	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest	1	R Angus

13/04/12	Cuckoo	Hurst Green GP, Twyford GPs	1	R Marsh
10:45	Heard calling from across the lake, then spotted by Tony Harden in a tree on the main island.
13/04/12	Cuckoo	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
10:30	heard only.
12/04/12	Cuckoo	Thatcham Marsh	1	P E Hutchins
19:18	male. Singing to the south of both Thatcham Lake and the railway line.
12/04/12	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	D Pottinger
12:00	very nervous bird seen with AA also 20 sand martins seen when rain fell.
12/04/12	Cuckoo	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
05:35
11/04/12	Cuckoo	Tutts Clump	1	J Sallit
10:30
11/04/12	Cuckoo	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
11:45
10/04/12	Cuckoo	Bowdown Woods Nature Reserve	1	P E Hutchins
18:05	Singing near the northern side, viewed from the Trout Lake area.
09/04/12	Cuckoo	Swinley Forest	1	P E Hutchins
08:37	In song, in the firing range area.
08/04/12	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	S N White
07:00	Found perched - not calling.
05/04/12	Cuckoo	Padworth Common	1	T G Ball
10:00	male.
04/04/12	Cuckoo	Bury Down	1	I D Paine
15:10	In flight across patrh in front of me about 15 feet flew onto gallops and then disappeared.
04/04/12	Cuckoo	Lower Farm Trout Lake	1	B Lyle
14:45	moved from golf course to trout farm, Heard only.
03/04/12	Cuckoo	Swinley Forest	1	C Gent
	m. heard.
03/04/12	Cuckoo	Padworth	1	K Tucker
07:45	Heard several times but not seen.