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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
30/12/12	Egyptian Goose	South Lake, Woodley	2	P Gipson
16:00	Pair, now no chicks. Dog walker told me they had 10 new chicks on 28/12, down to 2 this morning; Jack Russell is known to have killed 1 chick.
28/12/12	Egyptian Goose	South Lake, Woodley	11	L Garner-Langham
13:30	male, female, 9 goslings.
27/12/12	Egyptian Goose	Padworth Lane GP	4	S A Graham
14:30
16/12/12	Egyptian Goose	Eton Wick	18	K P Duncan
	feeding in South Field.
16/12/12	Egyptian Goose	Datchet	3	K P Duncan
	on the River Thames.
11/12/12	Egyptian Goose	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
08:30	N over marsh, silent.
10/12/12	Egyptian Goose	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
10:56	On the diggings. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
01/12/12	Egyptian Goose	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	6	J E Andrews
09:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
30/11/12	Egyptian Goose	Mill Pond, Bracknell	2	P Boult
13:00
29/11/12	Egyptian Goose	Fobney Island	2	R Marsh
09:00
27/11/12	Egyptian Goose	Southcote Meadows	4	A V Lawson
09:00	on the flooded meadows.
25/11/12	Egyptian Goose	Moor Green Lakes	2	G J King

25/11/12	Egyptian Goose	Eton Wick	10	K P Duncan
	feeding in South Field.
22/11/12	Egyptian Goose	Eton Wick	2	D Cleal
	Field flooded to circa 250 yds.
15/11/12	Egyptian Goose	Main Pit, Theale GPs	8	P E Hutchins
16:19	About Pylon Island.
14/11/12	Egyptian Goose	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	3	R Marsh
08:00	Bittern hide bund.
10/11/12	Egyptian Goose	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	L Garner-Langham
15:30	Very pale markings, no eye patch.
27/10/12	Egyptian Goose	Datchet	27	K P Duncan
	on the River Thames.
23/10/12	Egyptian Goose	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
08:05	Golf course.
20/10/12	Egyptian Goose	Datchet	2	K P Duncan
	on the Thames.
15/10/12	Egyptian Goose	Green Park	2	S A Graham
07:45	In the SW corner of the lake before padderling off N.
14/10/12	Egyptian Goose	Hurley	3	R C Watts
	plus 5 goslings not very old.
09/10/12	Egyptian Goose	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
09:35	On the diggings. Please only view from the public footpath.
07/10/12	Egyptian Goose	Padworth Lane GP	2	S A Graham

07/10/12	Egyptian Goose	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	70	J M Clark
19:00	at least into roost. Please only view from the public footpath.
08/10/12	Egyptian Goose	Eton Wick	2	W Morgan

07/10/12	Egyptian Goose	Theale	4	R Marsh
08:20	With other geese.
01/10/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	3	R Marsh
13:25
30/09/12	Egyptian Goose	Datchet	2	K P Duncan
	on the Thames.
28/09/12	Egyptian Goose	Remenham	35	R C Watts
11:40
20/09/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	4	R C Watts

15/09/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	8	L Seward
08:00
13/09/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	2	L Seward
10:00
09/09/12	Egyptian Goose	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	88	J M Clark
19:30	at least into roost. Please only view from the public footpath.
08/09/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	2	R Marsh
	Also Chiffchaff & Pied Wagtail.
06/09/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	2	L Seward

01/09/12	Egyptian Goose	Queen Mother Reservoir	3	P E Hutchins
20:00	Total noted by this time, two still present on leaving the site. Key holders only.
30/08/12	Egyptian Goose	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	70	J M Clark
20:30	roosting; 70 more roosted on Hants side. Please only view from the public footpath.
28/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Main Pit, Theale GPs	6	P E Hutchins
15:37	Two threes.
24/08/12	Egyptian Goose	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	P E Hutchins
16:30	In at this time. Please only view from the public footpath.
20/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Eton Wick	21	K P Duncan
	at dusk in flooded field behind Colenorton Cresent, viewed from Dorney Common.
22/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs	13	R Gilham
12:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
19/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Eton Wick	13	K P Duncan
20:30	flew in at dusk to flooded field behind Colenorton Cresent, viewed from Dorney Common.
17/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Prince of Wales Pond, Windsor Great Park	2	K P Duncan

17/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
08:00
16/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	1	G Stewart
11:00
16/08/12	Egyptian Goose	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	68	J M Clark
	into roost. Please only view from the public footpath.
11/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs	17	P E Hutchins
12:56	Minimum count. Please only view from the public footpath.
10/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs	23	P E Hutchins
15:00	Minimum count of birds present. Please only view from the public footpath.
09/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	W Morgan

08/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs	19	P E Hutchins
15:25	Minimum count as many of the geese in longer vegetation. Please only view from the public footpath.
08/08/12	Egyptian Goose	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	3	R F Milligan
10:20	2 adults, 1 juv, on the diggings. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
08/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
07:50	On golf course. 2 more seen later @ Lea Fm GP.
07/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs	25	P E Hutchins
14:53	Also a Six-spot Burnet and many larval Cinnabar. Please only view from the public footpath.
07/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Burnthouse Lane floods	1	P E Hutchins
14:42
06/08/12	Egyptian Goose	Burnthouse Lane floods	24	P E Hutchins
14:57
29/07/12	Egyptian Goose	Padworth Lane GP	6	P E Hutchins
12:10
29/07/12	Egyptian Goose	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	4	P E Hutchins
10:09
29/07/12	Egyptian Goose	Main Pit, Theale GPs	10	P E Hutchins
13:50	minimum count.
28/07/12	Egyptian Goose	Queen Mother Reservoir	15	P E Hutchins
10:15	Two by the sailing club with a further two on the grass south of the minor road south of the reservoir and 11 on the pit adjacent to this. Key holders only.
22/07/12	Egyptian Goose	South Lake, Woodley	9	J C Langridge
	ad and well grown juv.
21/07/12	Egyptian Goose	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	5	S A Graham
16:00	Also eclipse Cape Shelduck.
20/07/12	Egyptian Goose	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
08:35	Bittern hide bund.
19/07/12	Egyptian Goose	Moor Green Lakes	5	R F Milligan
09:30	On the scrape to the left of CLN hide, S/W G Duffus.
14/07/12	Egyptian Goose	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	7	G Stewart
11:00
15/07/12	Egyptian Goose	Windsor Great Park	4	M Hunt
	2 ad, 2 juv off Dukes Lane.
08/07/12	Egyptian Goose	Caversham, R. Thames	14	R C Watts
15:30
01/07/12	Egyptian Goose	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	5	P E Hutchins
15:45	Also a drake Cape Shelduck.
27/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	14	R Marsh
09:30	pair + 12 juv. Ditto re. Fox. Both groups were close by on E. shore of lake.
26/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	4	G Stewart
20:10
24/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve	4	M Hunt

23/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	5	S A Graham
14:30
21/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	3	P E Hutchins
15:33
20/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	5	G Stewart
17:45	Common terns seen to have given up nesting on Tern Raft-none seen today.
20/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Lower Farm GP	4	G Stewart
16:00	Flew over gravel pit and landed in racecourse.
19/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	1	P E Hutchins
15:27
18/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Lower Farm GP	2	P E Hutchins
15:18	Also Large Skipper on path-side vegetation.
18/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	2	P E Hutchins
14:30
16/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	3	S A Graham
14:30
11/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Woolhampton GPs	2	P E Hutchins
15:37	ad pair. On the first field south of the main entrance track.
09/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	13	L Seward
07:00	12 GOSLING.
09/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	L Seward
07:00
07/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Englefield	1	G Sumner
07:30	Over the A340 towards village.
06/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	14	R Marsh
09:05	pair now only have 12 goslings.
03/06/12	Egyptian Goose	Lower Farm GP	3	S A Graham
18:35	Flow low NW.
30/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Windsor Great Park	2	M Hunt
	1a 1juv.
29/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Green Park	4	S A Graham
07:45	In the SW corner of the lake.
26/05/12	Egyptian Goose	South Lake, Woodley	11	P Gipson
	Pr + 4 young, pr + 3 smaller young.
24/05/12	Egyptian Goose	South Lake, Woodley	7	J C Langridge
	3 ad, 4 chicks. Quite well grown young.
22/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	1	P E Hutchins
18:25	pair & 13 juv.
20/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Review Ground, Windsor Great Park	6	K P Duncan
	includes a BREEDING pair with 1 small gosling.
19/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Woolhampton GPs	4	L Seward
05:15
17/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
08:55	pair + 13 goslings.
16/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Lower Farm GP	3	L Seward
09:00
15/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Woolhampton GPs	2	P E Hutchins
17:45	pair. On the first field south of the entrance track.
13/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Windsor	1	K P Duncan
	along the Esplanade.
13/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	15	R Marsh
11:05	Pair still with 13 goslings.
11/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Green Park	1	S A Graham
09:00	On thorner.e lake in the SW.
11/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Mill Pond, Bracknell	4	M Hunt
07:55	2 ad, 2 juv.
09/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Main Pit, Theale GPs	3	P E Hutchins
15:55
09/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	P E Hutchins
10:57	North past the car park. Key holders only.
07/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Queen Mother Reservoir	4	P E Hutchins
07:40	In from the south. Key holders only.
05/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	P E Hutchins
12:08	On North.
05/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Queen Mother Reservoir	3	P E Hutchins
06:25	Pair leaving south-east at 08:06. Key holders only.
04/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	P E Hutchins
09:18	West of the sailing club, leaving to the west. Key holders only.
04/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Borough Marsh	10	R Dryden
13:00	5 Pairs.
03/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	15	R Marsh
09:25	Pair + 13 goslings.
01/05/12	Egyptian Goose	Review Ground, Windsor Great Park	6	K P Duncan
	SU965744.
30/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Windsor Great Park	11	K P Duncan
	on the Review Ground (SU965744).
30/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Woolhampton GPs	2	P E Hutchins
13:22	pair. Seen in Three Isladn Bay, leaving to teh east but presumably the same birds then seen on Garganey Pool (13:50) and the nearby flooded fields (14:05).
29/04/12	Egyptian Goose	South Lake, Woodley	7	L Garner-Langham
	Male and female still with 5 growing chicks.
29/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Burnthouse Lane floods	2	P E Hutchins
12:45	pair.
28/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs	1	P E Hutchins
16:39	On the same floods as the godwit. Please only view from the public footpath.
28/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs	2	P E Hutchins
16:12	North from the area. Please only view from the public footpath.
27/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Windsor Great Park	10	K P Duncan
	on the Review Ground (SU965744).
27/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Theale	4	P E Hutchins
13:40	Brood of two on the smaller of the Theale Business Park lakes.
27/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	P E Hutchins
13:27	South-west past the sailing club.
27/04/12	Egyptian Goose	South Lake, Woodley	7	L Garner-Langham
	2 adults, 5 older goslings. Originally 11 goslings, gradually down to 5.
27/04/12	Egyptian Goose	South Lake, Woodley	7	L Garner-Langham
	2 adults, 5 new goslings.
26/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Windsor Great Park	6	K P Duncan
	on the Review Ground (SU965744).
24/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Main Pit, Theale GPs	8	P E Hutchins
17:30	A family party. With RG.
23/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Winnersh	5	P E Hutchins
12:32	West over Davis Street.
22/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	P E Hutchins
14:48	On North.
22/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Windsor Great Park	3	K P Duncan
	on the Review Ground (SU965744).
22/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Prince of Wales Pond, Windsor Great Park	9	K P Duncan
	Pair with 7 small goslings.
17/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Padworth Lane GP	3	P E Hutchins
14:45	On the field south of the river.
16/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	19	R Marsh
	Pair with 17 goslings.
14/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	P E Hutchins
18:18	South-west.
14/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	11	L Seward

14/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Easthampstead Park	2	M Hunt
	Flew into a pine tree making a right racket.
12/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	10	R Marsh
11:15	pair + 8 goslings.
12/04/12	Egyptian Goose	South Lake, Woodley	13	L Garner-Langham
	2 adult, 11 goslings. Also stray mallard chick in group.
11/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	10	P Bright-Thomas
19:00	pr + 8 juv. Family on E shore.
11/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	13	R Marsh
11:25	5 ad, 8 juv. Pair with 8 goslings + 3 other adults.
10/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	10	R Marsh
09:40	pair + 8 goslings.
08/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	10	R Marsh
10:50	pair + 8 very small goslings. Spent most of the time we were in the hide surrounded by Corvids on the landfill.
08/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Hamstead Park	2	S A Graham
11:30
08/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Donnington Valley GC	4	S A Graham
09:30	Two pairs clashing of the fairway, no sign of activity at the nest in the Heronry.
07/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Main Pit, Theale GPs	3	P E Hutchins
17:00	Two west at this time with another in to the pit at 17:27.
02/04/12	Egyptian Goose	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	R Josey
17:30
31/03/12	Egyptian Goose	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	4	R Marsh
11:55	2 on one of the islands starting making a lot of noise and we realised it was to see off 2 others looking to land on lake. They carried on > Lavells.
29/03/12	Egyptian Goose	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	4	G J King
	Please only view from the public footpath.
27/03/12	Egyptian Goose	Wraysbury GPs	2	C Lamsdell

23/03/12	Egyptian Goose	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	P E Hutchins
18:10	Low south and presumed to be those seen on South later.
19/03/12	Egyptian Goose	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	2	P Gipson
	Male rejected new female of 14/3 and has been courting new female for past 3 days.
18/03/12	Egyptian Goose	Bottom Lane GP, Theale GPs	6	J E Andrews
10:30	at least, max at 1 time.
17/03/12	Egyptian Goose	South Hill Park, Bracknell	2	D Lloyd
	Pair have been on lake to N of Arts Centre with young there since late Feb. 1 adult was caught in fishing line 2 wks ago, now back OK after spell at Rescue Centre. SU870671.
17/03/12	Egyptian Goose	Queen Mother Reservoir	2	P E Hutchins
16:18	Low eastwards. Key holders only.
16/03/12	Egyptian Goose	Hurley	7	P Boult

16/03/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	2	D Seward

14/03/12	Egyptian Goose	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	2	P Gipson
	Same male has bred here since 1996 with only two partners! He recently lost 2nd partner, flew in today with 3rd, a grey morph (whitish head) type.
12/03/12	Egyptian Goose	Thames Valley Business Park	2	R Dryden
08:00	With Greylags.
10/03/12	Egyptian Goose	Donnington Valley GC	1	S A Graham
13:00	Initially preening, but then seemingly incubating in the highest and most exposed former heron's nest on the island. The drop must be over 40 feet, so any ducklings face a precarious start to life.
09/03/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	1	D Seward
08:30
28/02/12	Egyptian Goose	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	P E Hutchins
14:35	On the grass south-west of the sailing club.
26/02/12	Egyptian Goose	Datchet	3	K P Duncan

23/02/12	Egyptian Goose	Old Windsor	2	R M Haydon
10:00	Pr with 9 young, 3/4 days old. Opposite French's boatyard.
19/02/12	Egyptian Goose	Moor Green Lakes	3	G J King
16:00
19/02/12	Egyptian Goose	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	R Gilham
15:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
16/02/12	Egyptian Goose	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
08:00	>S, first of the year.
15/02/12	Egyptian Goose	Lower Farm GP	3	B Lyle
16:00	seen with GJS & MG.
13/02/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	3	R Marsh

12/02/12	Egyptian Goose	Purley on Thames, Reading	1	P E Hutchins
14:05	North-east.
12/02/12	Egyptian Goose	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	2	P E Hutchins
09:10
05/02/12	Egyptian Goose	South Lake, Woodley	4	P Gipson
	No sign of any chicks.
01/02/12	Egyptian Goose	South Lake, Woodley	7	P Gipson
	Pr + 5 chicks, duck feeding area.
30/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	6	P E Hutchins
15:10	Present on CLS.
29/01/12	Egyptian Goose	South Lake, Woodley	8	P Gipson
16:00	Pr + 6 chicks, c.6 days old?, 7 reported a few days ago, near the duck feeding area.
29/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Purley on Thames, Reading	2	G Sumner
12:20	Flew over to Oxon side.
26/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Hurley	2	P Boult
13:00
17/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Moor Green Lakes	40	P E Hutchins
07:38	Minimum count of birds recorded - three SW at this time, a further 28 SW at 07:40, two on New Workings and seven on CLS.
15/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	34	K P Duncan
	flew into roost.
14/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Remenham	2	P E Hutchins
14:15	In from the west, settling in the field east of the game crop.
14/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	G J King
	Flying towards new workings.
13/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Moor Green Lakes	11	R F Milligan
10:53	CLN & CLS.
12/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Main Pit, Theale GPs	5	P Hickman
14:20
12/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Remenham	3	R C Watts
11:30
10/01/12	Egyptian Goose	University of Reading (Whiteknights Campus)	2	R W Johnstone
14:00
10/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Remenham	4	R Dryden
13:00
08/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Calcot GC	10	R Righelato
	2 ad and 8 goslings. reported by Bernie Hephrun.
09/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Hurley	6	P Boult

09/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
10:40	On the landfill, appeared to be limping. Flew off S.
08/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Bottom Lane GP, Theale GPs	6	R C Watts
12:30
07/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Bottom Lane GP (E), Theale GPs	2	P E Hutchins
14:01
07/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Enborne	2	S A Graham
15:45	Flying N. over Benham lock.
06/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
10:20	1m, 1f.
05/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	P E Hutchins
16:37	In to the Tern Island area from the west.
02/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Englefield	4	P E Hutchins
08:56	About the fields north of the airfield, behind and west of the woodland.
02/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Main Pit, Theale GPs	11	P E Hutchins
08:05
02/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	P E Hutchins
07:48
01/01/12	Egyptian Goose	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	4	P E Hutchins
15:25