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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2014 and 31/12/2014.

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
31/12/14	Sparrowhawk	Remenham	1	M S Whitaker
16:00	Trying to ambush birds in the TS hedge Remenham Lane, with Bob Davies.
26/12/14	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
10:00	Thames promenade, W. of allotments.
21/12/14	Sparrowhawk	Fleethill Farm	1	R Murfitt
10:30	Chasing a Kestrel. Private site, view only from footpath.
20/12/14	Sparrowhawk	Bracknell	1	D Carpenter
13:20	flying over A329M. SU810704.
18/12/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M Hunt

18/12/14	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:00	Quartering area around McD , second morning in a row.
17/12/14	Sparrowhawk	Bracknell	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
15:40	m. Zipped over my wellington-clad feet as I put the hens to bed in the gloom.
10/12/14	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	2	A Stoney
10:00	2 fem.
08/12/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M Hunt
09:15
08/12/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
	From Teal hide.
08/12/14	Sparrowhawk	Donnington Castle	1	J Chivers
11:00
06/12/14	Sparrowhawk	Earley	1	R H Stansfield
14:14	m. In my garden, no prey this time!
05/12/14	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
10:30	Flew across CLS, N to S and across the river. S/W GD&TR.
30/11/14	Sparrowhawk	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson

30/11/14	Sparrowhawk	Bray GPs	1	S A Graham
09:30	f.
24/11/14	Sparrowhawk	Theale Lakes Business Park	1	M Terry
10:30	m. Failed attack on goldfinches along Jacques Lane so it just sat in the trees for a bit before moving off.
19/11/14	Sparrowhawk	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
12:15	m. Flew along Loddon past hide.
18/11/14	Sparrowhawk	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	M Hunt
10:30
15/11/14	Sparrowhawk	Wraysbury Scrub	1	S K Proddow
13:30	m.
14/11/14	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	T Callister
15:00	juv. Gave me the evil eye from tree top along the river. Please only view from the public footpath.
09/11/14	Sparrowhawk	Wraysbury GPs	1	M Hunt
13:05
06/11/14	Sparrowhawk	Eastbury Bottom	1	R Gilham
	SU367806.
05/11/14	Sparrowhawk	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	J C Morgan
11:30	female.
04/11/14	Sparrowhawk	Upper Basildon	1	J M McNeill
12:00	Being hassled by 4 jays in neighbour's back garden. SU599759.
04/11/14	Sparrowhawk	Green Park	1	S A Graham
15:45	Just flow low over the car park, and across the road and then over the hedge opposite and away.
03/11/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
09:00	m. Bittern hide feeder area.
01/11/14	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:40	male. successful surprise attack on small group of sparrows in bush by bustop about 15ft away.
31/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	L Seward
09:00	fm. car park.
31/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Donnington Castle	1	J Chivers
11:00
30/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
	f.
30/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	L Seward

28/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Bagnor	1	B Lyle
12:20	m. nearly head on collision.
28/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
11:20
27/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	J C Morgan
11:00	male.
22/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
10:25	Feeder area at Bittern hide.
21/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson
11:00
18/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan

18/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
08:50	Oxford Rd, drifting W. and then N.
18/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:45	drifting down wind towards Police Station.
16/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	L Seward

15/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Tilehurst	1	W Brown
08:15	m. zipped through my garden chasing pigeons.
14/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	P J Newbound
12:30	Key holders only.
11/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
14:45	West end of the Oxford Rd, soaring low over the building.
07/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Jubilee River	1	D Cleal
	Female low across the path just feet in front of me.
06/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Lower Farm GP	1	M J Dear
	f.
03/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Burghfield	1	M Terry
08:40	ad m. Mobbed ferociously by two jackdaws over the lights at the top of Hose Hill. Such a spectacle of aerobatic daring do that I missed the lights changing and got beeped.
02/10/14	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Dawson
13:30	Also an adder at the viewing point by the grey box. Please only view from the public footpath.
01/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M Hunt
11:30	On the bund, then flew to reeds then out the back. Metal ring on right leg.
01/10/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
12:15	Back of the Bittern hide scrape.
28/09/14	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	B J Hollands

26/09/14	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
07:55	fem. Hunting - low fast & straight at roof height - unable to see outcome.
25/09/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Dawson

25/09/14	Sparrowhawk	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	J C Morgan
12:30	fem. put most birds up over flood plain.
24/09/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
	m. Just turned round to point out the Snipe to 2 new arrivals in the hide and when I looked back they'd been replaced on the bund by the Sparrowhawk!
22/09/14	Sparrowhawk	Maidenhead	1	S K Proddow
07:40	fem. Over Braywick Road By Stafferton Roundabout.
16/09/14	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
09:30	juv f, perched on a fence post at East Fen. S/W GD&TR. Please only view from the public footpath.
15/09/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh

13/09/14	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
09:40	Flying low W down the main high street, just before St Mary's Butts.
12/09/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
10:30	f. Seen flying from feeding area by Bert May, then circled high over lake.
10/09/14	Sparrowhawk	Hurley	1	P Boult
	seen on a lunchtime walk around Prospect hill / high wood.
08/09/14	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	P Boult
18:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
08/09/14	Sparrowhawk	Eton Wick	1	J C Morgan
13:00	female put all the lapwing and teal up.
06/09/14	Sparrowhawk	Eton Wick	1	K P Duncan
	over the flood.
03/09/14	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	P Boult
	Please only view from the public footpath.
01/09/14	Sparrowhawk	Holyport	1	S K Proddow
18:00	m. Over Hearne drive.
30/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	J C Morgan
16:00	fem.
29/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Green Park	1	S A Graham
13:00	Soaring over the park before drifting off E. NB At 15:15 B-17 Fortress flow low S. over the M4.
28/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson
10:30
28/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Hampstead Norreys	1	B Lyle
11:30	f. followed it down the B4009 for 400 mtrs. at an elevation of 1 mtr.and 15 mph. It stayed 6ft in front of me on my bicycle and definitely knew I was there. Maybe fancied my sparrow legs dangling from my shorts.
27/08/14	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	G Duffus
09:30	f. Circled CLN and then flew over the diggings. Please only view from the public footpath.
26/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Prospect Park	1	A V Lawson
09:00	m.
24/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Ascot	1	L R Blundell
17:45	Landed on the lawn with a woodpigeon. SU918697.
23/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Shurlock Row	1	S K Proddow
15:00
17/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Theale	1	S A Graham
12:30	f or f/w. Road casualty Bath Rd.
14/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Woodley	1	R Marsh
	f. Low pass through our back garden.
13/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
	m. Over hide into feeder area, then seen off by 2 Magpies.
12/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Green Park	1	S A Graham
07:35	f or f/w. Low over our car park at the SE end of the lake.
11/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M Hunt
10:25
10/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
17:50	1 ad female, 1 juv. young bird calling, attended by adult and attacked by Magpie (which it saw off!).
07/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
19:00	Heading low and fast E. down Portman Rd.
07/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh

07/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Donnington Castle	1	J Chivers
10:30	fem.
06/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Maidenhead Thicket	1	G R Farrell
	male. Unsuccessfully attacked a group of sparrows which were in a shrub in my garden.
05/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
07:45	m,f. Individually , quartering the ground, about 5 mins apart -1st male frightened small flock of starling to dive into bushes , 2nd much bigger bird studying neighbouring gardens. No Swifts seen.
04/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
09:20	Chasing a Swallow across the northern edge of CLN and then lost from view. S/W G Duffus.
03/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Ufton Nervet Woods	2	K G White
07:00	fem + juv. juvenile chasing adult for food.
01/08/14	Sparrowhawk	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
10:45
29/07/14	Sparrowhawk	Mortimer	1	M S Whitaker
	Albino bird reportedly seen on farmland over last few days.
29/07/14	Sparrowhawk	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
11:50
26/07/14	Sparrowhawk	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
	m. Mobbed by a Red Kite over the landfill.
21/07/14	Sparrowhawk	Waltham St Lawrence	1	S K Proddow
18:00
20/07/14	Sparrowhawk	Thatcham	1	G Stewart
14:15	Flying over-also one seen on Friday evening.
20/07/14	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
11:00	Soaring over Calcot Savercentre.
19/07/14	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
09:00	Oxford Rd Tesco, strugglering low over the building carrying over-sized prey.
17/07/14	Sparrowhawk	Richfield Avenue, Reading	2	R Marsh
11:00	m. & f. Flew to tree on Reading festival site.
15/07/14	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
18:30	fem. over Colebrook lake North.
08/07/14	Sparrowhawk	Burnthouse Lane GP (S), Pingewood GPs	1	J C Morgan
10:30	female. Please only view from the public footpath.
28/06/14	Sparrowhawk	Newell Green	1	M S Whitaker
09:25	Soaring over field north of Warfield Street (private).
11/06/14	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
11:25	Flew across the diggings, north to south. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
10/06/14	Sparrowhawk	Donnington Castle	1	J Chivers
10:00
03/06/14	Sparrowhawk	Roundoak Piece	1	R C Watts
21:15	On ground drinking from puddle in middle of track.
03/06/14	Sparrowhawk	Moss End	1	L R Blundell
16:45	Landed on the grass in the garden, chasing a blue tit.
30/05/14	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	R Jinks
08:00	Over ASDA carpark.
26/05/14	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
10:30	Glided low over the Oxfrd Rd Tesco car park, possibly carrying prey.
20/05/14	Sparrowhawk	Emmer Green	1	D White
15:00	male. Unsuccessful attack on family of great tits on garden feeders.
19/05/14	Sparrowhawk	Thatcham	1	R Keel
	fem. Over west calling .
10/05/14	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:05	male. quatering usual area above police station - not seen since the Autumn.
11/05/14	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	G J King

04/05/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Jinks
12:00	Male circling low above Bittern hide.
28/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	R Jinks
15:45	Flying low over Mill Lane.
26/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Crookham Common	1	R Gilham
15:00	Hunting low through the gorse around the pools. Please keep to the main paths.
26/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
06:50	m.
23/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	J C Morgan

22/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Prospect Park	1	A V Lawson

20/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Boulters Lock, R. Thames, Maidenhead	1	S D Abbott
13:00	male.
19/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Compton Downs	1	R Marsh

11/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Dinton Pastures CP	3	L R Blundell
11:45	Over high from BSL.
08/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson

04/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead	1	P J Newbound
10:00
05/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Calcot, Reading	1	C McEwan
13:30	f. Perched on garden fence. SU6671.
04/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Greenham Common	1	R Dawson
15:30	Please keep to the main paths.
02/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R A Price
15:00	on bund at bittern hide.
02/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Greenham Common	1	L Seward
	Please keep to the main paths.
01/04/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
13:15
31/03/14	Sparrowhawk	Greenham Common	1	M J Dear
	f. with dc. Please keep to the main paths.
29/03/14	Sparrowhawk	Whitley, Reading	1	D R Turner
17:00	Male Sparrowhawk made a couple of swoops in the back garden before resting on a deck post. Fantastic photographs. Have not submitted previously but this Hawk is a regular on a daily basis.
29/03/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R A Price
16:00	m. on far side of bund at bittern hide huge crop it would appear he had a good afternoon.
23/03/14	Sparrowhawk	Streatley	1	C M Sanger

22/03/14	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
10:00	fem. New Workings.
20/03/14	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
10:30	m, western end of Grove Lake. S/W G Duffus.
16/03/14	Sparrowhawk	Furze Platt	1	T Firth
	fem. Over garden at treetop height.
16/03/14	Sparrowhawk	Ascot, Mill Ride	2	S D Abbott
10:00	Over golf course - in a thermal and both being mobbed by a Crow.
09/03/14	Sparrowhawk	Winnersh	1	I D Paine
11:00	SU785709.
08/03/14	Sparrowhawk	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson
10:00
08/03/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
10:15	Mobbed by Crow over landfill.
07/03/14	Sparrowhawk	Southcote, Reading	1	A V Lawson
	2 failed visits.
05/03/14	Sparrowhawk	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson
10:00
04/03/14	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
09:51	f, flew across CLN S to N and perched in a large oak on the northern edge of CLN.
27/02/14	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
11:10	f, flew across Manor Farm E to W, then made an attack on a Green Woodpecker, which failed. S/W GD & TC. Please only view from the public footpath.
26/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	L Garner-Langham
	Flew through the empty feeder area at Bittern Hide.
24/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Finchampstead	1	S C Smith
	overhead.
21/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
09:25	f, perched in a tree on the northern bank of Grove Lake. S/W G Duffus.
16/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Whiteknights Park, Reading	1	R Jinks
16:00	Flew past AMS building towards lake.
16/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Kennetmouth	1	D Flack
16:00	Over head.
13/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
16:45	Across main lake.
13/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	R Jinks
16:15	Female flying into garden in Gipsy Lane.
07/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	2	R J Godden
11:00
05/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson
10:00	m.
05/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	C McEwan
11:30	Came flashing through feeding station as I was closing the gate. SU6469.
04/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
07:40	male. heading straight towards McD first sighting for some time.
03/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Fobney Island	1	D R Turner
15:30	Ducking & Diving for Redwings.
03/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	P J Newbound
15:30	m. Key holders only.
01/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Padworth Lane GP	1	S A Graham
14:00
01/02/14	Sparrowhawk	Woodley	1	R Jinks
14:00	High above the shopping precinct.
31/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
10:20	f. Flew low through feeder area at Bittern hide, scattering the birds present but carried on > East. Seen with Linda Garner-Langham.
25/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Windsor Great Park	1	K Kerr
13:00	over polo fields.
25/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
15:25	f. Teal hide.
25/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	L Seward

23/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Woodley	1	R Marsh
	f. In our back garden. Left when harassed by 2 Crows.
21/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson
09:30
21/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Winkfield	1	J Butler
15:30	fem. Standing on what looked like a freshly killed wood pigeon!
20/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Furze Platt	1	T Firth
15:30	In tree in Mossy Vale.
18/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Woodley	1	R Marsh
	m. Sat in the same tree where the Blackcaps were seen c10 minutes earlier, eating his lunch. All birds seen in 15 minute spell from 13:40 - 13:55. I suspect the count for 1 species is going to be reduced by one! NB: Goldfinch confirmed by feathers under tree.
15/01/14	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
11:50	m, flew E to W across the diggings along the southern edge near the conveyor belt. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
14/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Woodley	1	R Marsh
12:15	f. Flew over our garden, scattering the birds on the feeders, then landed in neighbouring oak. Took off again after c3 minutes, flew > Loddon Bridge Rd.
13/01/14	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
11:14	f, flew across the diggings N to S and into Hants. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
12/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Bracknell	1	L Barnes
12:55	fem. Chased, attacked and killed pigeon. Seemingly by pecking it to death. In staff CP behind Peel Centre. (See photo).
11/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Christchurch Meadows, Reading	1	J Nicholls
15:38
11/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
12:10	fem.
11/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
09:40	f. Flew over green bridge towards Teal hide.
10/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Englemere Pond, Ascot	1	L R Blundell
11:00
10/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	R Dawson

07/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	R C Watts
10:05
05/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Woodley	1	P Foulds
13:00	Flew over from Storage King being chased by Black Headed Gulls.
04/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	A V Lawson
08:00	m.
03/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
14:00	fem. sitting in tree ,edge f Rushy Bay.
02/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Jinks
12:00	Teal hide. F Perched on tree briefly.
02/01/14	Sparrowhawk	Wraysbury GPs	1	L R Blundell
12:15