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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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14/09/13 | Swift | Donnington, Newbury | 1 | A Roberts |
10:00 | Circling with some House Martins - latest ever sighting of a swift for me. | |||
28/08/13 | Swift | Bracknell | 3 | D A MacKenzie Dodds |
19:15 | Ive seen swifts over bracknell in september twice since moving here 2 years ago.... but something tells me that these three swifts today will be the last I see over the garden this year. .. | |||
23/08/13 | Swift | Tilehurst | 1 | C McEwan |
12:30 | 2. Flew over Westwood Road calling. Seen by R Josey. SU666736. | |||
17/08/13 | Swift | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 4 | F J Cottington |
11:15 | From bottom of car park field, over landfill/LFGP 1, 2 & 1 thru South. | |||
03/08/13 | Swift | Reading | S A Graham | |
19:30 | None along the Oxford Rd at dusk. | |||
03/08/13 | Swift | Caversham | 1 | R C Watts |
13:45 | Only one bird have the others gone. ? Normally up to 15 birds seen. ???? Chiltern Road. | |||
01/08/13 | Swift | Wokingham | 31 | E Napper |
Behind Tesco's heading S. | ||||
30/07/13 | Swift | Caversham | 15 | R C Watts |
20:40 | Over Westfield Road. | |||
29/07/13 | Swift | Fifield | 30 | S K Proddow |
17:45 | Heading south. | |||
23/07/13 | Swift | Lower Earley | 25 | D J Mills |
08:15 | Tight screaming group down to eaves height opp leisure centre. | |||
22/07/13 | Swift | Maidenhead | 9 | S K Proddow |
11:00 | Over Marlow roundabout. | |||
22/07/13 | Swift | Reading | 23 | S A Graham |
06:40 | Impressive tight formation screaming over the W. end of the Oxford rd. | |||
17/07/13 | Swift | Sonning Lock, R. Thames, Sonning | 7 | R C Watts |
19:35 | ||||
17/07/13 | Swift | Tilehurst | 70 | G Sumner |
18:30 | In a tight group feeding on flying ants . | |||
17/07/13 | Swift | Reading | 30 | R Crawford |
11:50 | 30+ screaming above Carey Street. | |||
02/07/13 | Swift | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 200 | R F Milligan |
09:50 | Probably more, mixed flock mainly Swift, with Swallow, House and Sand Martin, across the diggings. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
27/06/13 | Swift | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 100 | R F Milligan |
10:21 | 100+ over the diggings with a few Swallows and House Martin. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
24/06/13 | Swift | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 150 | R Crawford |
15:20 | ||||
22/06/13 | Swift | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 300 | R Murfitt |
10:30 | approx - over New Workings, East and West Fen. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
22/06/13 | Swift | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 150 | P Bright-Thomas |
07:15 | Feeding over the open water part of the new workings. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
21/06/13 | Swift | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 40 | M Hunt |
large numbers of hirundines feasting on the insects, predominately swifts. Please only view from the public footpath. | ||||
21/06/13 | Swift | Moor Green Lakes | 10 | M Hunt |
numerous overhead. | ||||
16/06/13 | Swift | Reading | 3 | S A Graham |
18:40 | Brook Gardens: Three birds flow up to the eves of a house, one disappearing under the eves with a loud thump. | |||
16/06/13 | Swift | Moor Green Lakes | 100 | R C Watts |
12:20 | Plus when rain came down all hunting over marsh. | |||
14/06/13 | Swift | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 300 | R F Milligan |
11:05 | Mixed flock as per yesterday. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
13/06/13 | Swift | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 150 | T G Ball |
09:30 | ||||
13/06/13 | Swift | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 300 | R F Milligan |
09:37 | Approx. count, mixed flock of mainly Swift with House Martin and Swallow over West Fen and Manor Farm. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
12/06/13 | Swift | Thames Valley Business Park | 40 | S Hughes |
15:00 | Feeding at head height giving great close up views. | |||
09/06/13 | Swift | Moor Green Lakes | 200 | R Murfitt |
10:00 | approx - over East Fen and New Workings. | |||
09/06/13 | Swift | Moor Green Lakes | 200 | R Murfitt |
10:00 | Approx - possibly more over E Fena nd New Workings. | |||
08/06/13 | Swift | Reading | 4 | S A Graham |
09:30 | Wilson Rd: Three birds briefly alighting together on the corner of house, fourth bird calling from under the eves. | |||
07/06/13 | Swift | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 100 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:30 | ad. At least, low feeding over E fen. Excellent chance to look at state of plumage in flat light, most looking very brown (one quite faded). Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
06/06/13 | Swift | Woose Hill | 6 | P Bright-Thomas |
20:45 | High count for the year. | |||
02/06/13 | Swift | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 200 | J E Andrews |
11:00 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
01/06/13 | Swift | Woodley | 4 | T Gibson |
16:40 | ||||
31/05/13 | Swift | Caversham, Chiltern Road | 8 | R C Watts |
13:15 | ||||
30/05/13 | Swift | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 50 | G Stewart |
17:30 | Minimum count probably more. | |||
30/05/13 | Swift | Binfield | 200 | D Mackenzie |
17:30 | Large mixed flock of Hirundines feeding over water treatment works Hazelwood Lane..mostly Swifts but many Swallows and House Martins too. | |||
29/05/13 | Swift | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 60 | D Beever |
enjoying the mayflies. | ||||
29/05/13 | Swift | Lea Farm Lake | 40 | R Marsh |
10:45 | At least. | |||
27/05/13 | Swift | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 70 | R Marsh |
11:30 | At least. | |||
26/05/13 | Swift | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 40 | J E Andrews |
09:00 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
23/05/13 | Swift | Cock Marsh | 120 | R Gilham |
12:00 | approx. | |||
23/05/13 | Swift | Reading | 1 | S A Graham |
17:15 | Beecham Rd: Flow up into the front corner eves of a house at the bottom of the road. | |||
23/05/13 | Swift | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 150 | R Crawford |
15:25 | ||||
23/05/13 | Swift | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 130 | R Crawford |
07:20 | ||||
20/05/13 | Swift | Bracknell | 3 | D A MacKenzie Dodds |
3 bangers getting close to discovering the new "swift half" nestboxes in Bracknell at dawn and now dusk. Close but no cigar just yet... | ||||
17/05/13 | Swift | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 500 | R Crawford |
14:26 | Probably many more. | |||
17/05/13 | Swift | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 250 | K E Moore |
15:00 | approx. | |||
17/05/13 | Swift | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 200 | M Hunt |
12:30 | c200 with House and Sand Martins. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
16/05/13 | Swift | Ascot Heath | 15 | R Gilham |
13:00 | Over the pools. | |||
16/05/13 | Swift | Caversham | 7 | O E Badziak |
17:15 | Wheeling and screaming over houses on Hemdean Road near Caversham Library. SU7175. | |||
14/05/13 | Swift | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 30 | G Stewart |
15:30 | ||||
14/05/13 | Swift | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 250 | F J Cottington |
14:00 | Very rough estimate, likely a lot more. | |||
14/05/13 | Swift | Theale GPs | 20 | A L Sharp |
10:00 | 20+ Flying low . Grandstand view in binoculars of two that came together with much squealing for 3-4secs presumably mating? Never seen that before. | |||
14/05/13 | Swift | Moor Green Lakes | 40 | A L Sharp |
12:30 | 40+ mixed with some housemartins/swallows and sandmartins over the lakes of the new workings. Flying low obviously insects high up hard to come by. | |||
13/05/13 | Swift | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 40 | G Stewart |
16:30 | Also Swallows feeding over pit together with a few House Martins. | |||
13/05/13 | Swift | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 60 | R Marsh |
10:10 | At least, with a similar # seen around the rest of the patch. | |||
12/05/13 | Swift | Great Hollands, Bracknell | 4 | M Hunt |
18:00 | First sighting here this year. | |||
12/05/13 | Swift | Lands End Lake, Twyford GPs | 40 | M Turton |
Flock of at least 40 feeding over the lake for a short time. Couple of House Martins also feeding with the Swifts. | ||||
12/05/13 | Swift | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 20 | T G Ball |
09:00 | ||||
11/05/13 | Swift | Moor Green Lakes | 100 | R Murfitt |
11:00 | Approx over East Fen. | |||
11/05/13 | Swift | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 12 | R Marsh |
10:50 | At least. Bittern hide. | |||
09/05/13 | Swift | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 120 | R Crawford |
15:35 | ||||
09/05/13 | Swift | Lower Farm GP | 1 | P E Hutchins |
Late afternoon. | ||||
08/05/13 | Swift | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 70 | P E Hutchins |
15:18 | Minimum count at / beyond the eastern end of the pit. | |||
08/05/13 | Swift | Woolhampton GPs | 60 | P E Hutchins |
16:30 | Minimum count. | |||
07/05/13 | Swift | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | T Alexander |
06:00 | flying east high overhead. | |||
07/05/13 | Swift | Caversham, Chiltern Road | 2 | R C Watts |
13:25 | Only my 10 summer migrant I am way behind the rest of you as a lot of my birding buddies know I had a new Hip in April and missed all the good birds like Bonaparte,s Gull for Berkshire but now I am back a little at a time. | |||
06/05/13 | Swift | Reading | 3 | S A Graham |
20:00 | Pair over Prince of Wales Av. third at the E. end of the Oxford Rd. | |||
06/05/13 | Swift | Lower Earley | 2 | M Terry |
15:40 | 1m 1f. Mating overhead. | |||
05/05/13 | Swift | Lower Earley | 6 | M Terry |
18:00 | Initially just one noted but half a dozen drifted south over the motorway. | |||
05/05/13 | Swift | Bracknell | 1 | D Mackenzie |
19:30 | Lone bird feeding high over the garden this evening. | |||
05/05/13 | Swift | Woodley | 6 | P Foulds |
17:35 | ||||
04/05/13 | Swift | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 12 | P E Hutchins |
14:01 | Minimum count of birds when the wind abated for a while. | |||
04/05/13 | Swift | Moor Green Lakes | 10 | R Murfitt |
10:00 | approx. | |||
03/05/13 | Swift | Queen Mother Reservoir | 2 | P E Hutchins |
Minimum total recorded late afternoon. Key holders only. | ||||
02/05/13 | Swift | Tilehurst | 3 | G Sumner |
17:30 | Two days later than 2012. | |||
02/05/13 | Swift | Crowthorne | 3 | P J Crowley |
08:30 | Flying around east Crowthorne in regular territory. Also 2 yesterday for the first time this year. | |||
02/05/13 | Swift | Lower Earley | 8 | D J Mills |
10:00 | first in 2013 on daily trip to/from ASDA. | |||
30/04/13 | Swift | Queen Mother Reservoir | 3 | M J McKee |
08:50 | Key holders only. | |||
28/04/13 | Swift | Charvil Meadows | 6 | J C Langridge |
28/04/13 | Swift | Streatley | 2 | N J Bucknell |
11:05 | with Swallows and House Martins. | |||
29/04/13 | Swift | Whitley, Reading | 2 | D R Turner |
19:05 | For some years now Swifts have arrived between 23rd and 30th April. Nesting spot is known and has previously been recorded. | |||
29/04/13 | Swift | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 20 | R F Milligan |
09:51 | At least, feeding over Manor Lake. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
28/04/13 | Swift | Moor Green Lakes | 6 | R Murfitt |
11:00 | ||||
28/04/13 | Swift | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 200 | J E Andrews |
10:00 | originally 16 present at 08:00, and then a large flock appeared. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
28/04/13 | Swift | Thatcham GPs | 2 | R Keel |
12:30 | ||||
27/04/13 | Swift | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | T Keene |
13:30 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
27/04/13 | Swift | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 10 | R Murfitt |
11:00 | Approx. | |||
27/04/13 | Swift | Queen Mother Reservoir | 3 | P E Hutchins |
Present late morning about / beyond the western side. Key holders only. | ||||
26/04/13 | Swift | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 10 | A V Lawson |
10:00 | at least 10 over eastern end. | |||
26/04/13 | Swift | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 40 | R F Milligan |
10:26 | At least, feeding over Manor Lake. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
26/04/13 | Swift | Searle's Farm Lane GP (N), Burghfield GPs | 6 | P Hickman |
08:40 | At least six over. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
26/04/13 | Swift | Woolhampton GPs | 2 | C Foster |
09:00 | At least. | |||
25/04/13 | Swift | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | R Marsh |
16:20 | With FJC et al. | |||
25/04/13 | Swift | Moor Green Lakes | 2 | R Marsh |
Seen with L.S. | ||||
25/04/13 | Swift | Newbury | 3 | A E Hickman |
At least, over Westfields and canal with small party of House Martins. | ||||
25/04/13 | Swift | Thatcham | 4 | G Stewart |
11:30 | Circling high over Thatcham and seen from Station Road, Thatcham. | |||
24/04/13 | Swift | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | R Marsh |
With FJC. | ||||
24/04/13 | Swift | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 17 | J E Andrews |
09:30 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
22/04/13 | Swift | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 6 | A V Lawson |
16:00 | at least 6, distant views with small Hirundine flock. | |||
19/04/13 | Swift | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 1 | J E Andrews |
08:30 | heading north . Please only view from the public footpath. |