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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
03/09/14	Swift	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	F J Cottington
17:01	Over Emm Brook with a small group of hirundines.
02/09/14	Swift	Lower Farm GP	1	N Cleere
09:55
31/08/14	Swift	Thatcham	1	R Keel
14:30
31/08/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	J C Morgan
11:00
31/08/14	Swift	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	F J Cottington
08:50	Over sailing club.
30/08/14	Swift	Eton Wick	4	D A Carter
	Over jubilee river.
30/08/14	Swift	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	F J Cottington
07:05	Over sailing club.
29/08/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	5	A V Lawson
	at least.
29/08/14	Swift	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	F J Cottington
09:15	Over sailing club.
29/08/14	Swift	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
08:00	Over balancing pond.
29/08/14	Swift	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M F Walford
07:25
28/08/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	10	A V Lawson
10:30	probably many more.
28/08/14	Swift	M4 J12	1	S D Abbott
10:20	Heading south over M4 near Theale.
28/08/14	Swift	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	F J Cottington
10:01	Over landfill moving quickly SE.
26/08/14	Swift	Bracknell	3	S D Abbott
17:15	Over Quelm Park in the drizzle.
26/08/14	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	4	F J Cottington
10:12	Or more over the picnic area.
25/08/14	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	8	K P Duncan

25/08/14	Swift	Queen Mother Reservoir	2	M J McKee
08:50	Key holders only.
23/08/14	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
10:00	Over CLN.
23/08/14	Swift	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
12:45	Feeding over balancing pond for 10 minutes.
23/08/14	Swift	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
08:45	Low S, only 2 Swallow in 1 hr.
22/08/14	Swift	Lower Farm GP	2	N Cleere
08:55
21/08/14	Swift	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	20	A V Lawson
11:00	at least.
21/08/14	Swift	Holyport	6	S K Proddow
13:00	Over Green heading south.
21/08/14	Swift	Thatcham	1	R Keel
09:30	Over low NW. With MJD.
20/08/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	20	P Bright-Thomas
19:00	At least, over north end of pit.
20/08/14	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	24	K P Duncan

19/08/14	Swift	Thatcham	2	R Keel
19:15	Heading slowly southwards.
18/08/14	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	6	J C Morgan
10:00	minimum.
17/08/14	Swift	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
19:15	Low, towards balancing marsh.
16/08/14	Swift	Jubilee River	7	D A Carter

14/08/14	Swift	Jubilee River	35	K P Duncan

15/08/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	18	R Crawford
08:00	At least.
14/08/14	Swift	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
06:45	briefly , then lost in cloud.
12/08/14	Swift	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	3	G Stewart
16:00
13/08/14	Swift	Greenham Common	3	G Stewart
10:00	House Martins and swallows around. Please keep to the main paths.
13/08/14	Swift	Theale	5	R Keel
18:00
13/08/14	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	3	M F Walford
07:15
12/08/14	Swift	Thatcham	1	M J Dear

10/08/14	Swift	Jubilee River	12	K P Duncan

10/08/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
14:00	flying high and West.
10/08/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	20	A V Lawson
10:00	probably many more.
09/08/14	Swift	Jubilee River	12	K P Duncan

09/08/14	Swift	Lea Farm Lake	4	R Marsh

09/08/14	Swift	Lower Earley	3	D J Mills
09:05	altogether feeding down to 6ft eventually drifting downwind( to South).
07/08/14	Swift	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:25	Together head south, low & fast (1st since w/end).
07/08/14	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	5	M F Walford
07:00
06/08/14	Swift	Thatcham	1	R Keel
19:00	Heading south.
06/08/14	Swift	Thatcham	1	M J Dear
17:30
06/08/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	30	R Crawford
07:50
05/08/14	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	12	K P Duncan
	feeding near the weir.
04/08/14	Swift	Reading	4	S A Graham
20:30	Lundy lane: Higher count at dusk.
04/08/14	Swift	Reading	2	S A Graham
19:20	Lundy lane: In company with a single Martin.
04/08/14	Swift	Lower Farm GP	1	N Cleere

04/08/14	Swift	Lea Farm Lake	1	F J Cottington
06:00	+ 3 more over Lavell's drifting SE 07:00.
04/08/14	Swift	Woose Hill	3	P Bright-Thomas
08:00	1 fast S, 2 circling.
02/08/14	Swift	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
10:00
02/08/14	Swift	Thatcham	8	R Keel
09:00	Heading south slowly.
02/08/14	Swift	Lower Earley	3	D J Mills
08:20	1+2 heading westwards over 10 mins period.
01/08/14	Swift	Jubilee River	18	K P Duncan

01/08/14	Swift	Lower Farm GP	4	N Cleere

01/08/14	Swift	Lower Earley Woods and Meadows	6	D J Mills
08:10	1+1+1+3 slowly drifting south over approx 10 mins.
01/08/14	Swift	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
07:45	Heard over.
30/07/14	Swift	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	10	A V Lawson

31/07/14	Swift	Lower Earley	5	D J Mills
07:40	usual spot S of ASDA.
29/07/14	Swift	Reading	9	S A Graham
20:35	Lundy lane: At dusk, drifting aimlessly overhead, very little screaming.
28/07/14	Swift	Reading		S A Graham
20:45	Lundy Lane: None during the day at all, the last record was one screaming on Sunday evening far to the N.
26/07/14	Swift	Reading	12	S A Graham
20:45	Lundy lane: Including a flock of 11, but none left along the Oxford Rd this evening.
27/07/14	Swift	Lower Earley	9	D J Mills
07:55	brief screams , sticking to local area S of ASDA unlike Saturday group.
27/07/14	Swift	Lea Farm Lake	3	F J Cottington
06:30
26/07/14	Swift	Lea Farm Lake	3	R Marsh

26/07/14	Swift	Lower Earley	25	D J Mills
07:55	silent feeding group slowly drifting southwards over Cutbush Industrial Estate.
25/07/14	Swift	Reading	12	S A Graham
21:15	Oxford Rd: Small flock high to the N. but appears to have been a general exodus overnight.
24/07/14	Swift	Woose Hill	7	P Bright-Thomas
20:20	At least 7 still circling.
20/07/14	Swift	Lower Earley	40	D J Mills
08:30	another tight screaming group , not as low as before.
20/07/14	Swift	Thatcham	20	G Stewart
14:30	Twenty or so Swifts circling over Station Road area-I guess gathering before migrating.
19/07/14	Swift	Ascot, Mill Ride	3	S D Abbott
15:10	High over garden.
17/07/14	Swift	Lower Earley	50	D J Mills
08:05	Tight screaming flock - largest so far.
16/07/14	Swift	New Town, Reading	38	S Hughes
	very high screaming group, largest I've seen this year.
09/07/14	Swift	Lower Farm GP	6	B Lyle
15:00	along with a few swallows and house martins.
10/07/14	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	30	R C Watts
19:25	30 to 40. Birds screaming flock flying around low over. rooftops.
07/07/14	Swift	Lower Earley	30	D J Mills
07:55	tight screaming group - normal area S of Leisure C.
06/07/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	90	S A Graham
08:45	Min.
03/07/14	Swift	Reading	20	S A Graham
06:31	Wilson Rd: Tight flock calling in unison.
20/06/14	Swift	Aldworth	1	M J Amphlett
	At least 4 birds flying nr Bell pub. SU555796.
17/06/14	Swift	The Ridgeway	10	M Hunt
	c10.
16/06/14	Swift	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	100	M Hunt
	Incudes some House Martin. Please only view from the public footpath.
16/06/14	Swift	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	100	R F Milligan
10:55	100+, with Swallows, Sand & House Martins, feeding over the diggings. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
09/06/14	Swift	Great Hollands, Bracknell	21	M Hunt
09:30	Screaming around the flats.
09/06/14	Swift	Fobney Island	6	D R Turner
08:00	An amazing sight. These six Swifts were flying down to the main lake for a drink. This went on for a good ten minutes before flying over towards Green Park.
09/06/14	Swift	Bracknell	3	D A MacKenzie Dodds
15:30	Finally. A month later than last 2 years and almost 3 weeks after 2 briefly checked out the new "swift half"... we have screamers & bangers prospecting repetitively around our house. Something they did all last summer & the summer before.
09/06/14	Swift	Reading	20	S A Graham
06:45	Min. in tight flock low over Wilson Rd.
05/06/14	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	200	R Murfitt
08:30	approx over New Workings.
05/06/14	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
12:35
04/06/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1200	R Crawford
20:25	At least, masses of birds across the pit.
03/06/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	30	R Crawford
08:15
01/06/14	Swift	Bracknell	2	D A MacKenzie Dodds
08:40	Finally. 2 young non - breeding swifts prospecting for nest sites next year. Still doing so as I type.
31/05/14	Swift	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
09:30
28/05/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1000	R Crawford
17:00	At least, possibly twice this number.
28/05/14	Swift	Eton Wick	250	D Cleal
	Mixed hirundines/Swift extravaganza as birds swished everywhere within touching distance. I even witnessed a slight bump between a House Martin and Swallow, both flew on quite happily.
26/05/14	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	100	R Murfitt
15:30	approx over Colebrook lake and area.
25/05/14	Swift	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	300	J E Andrews
09:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
24/05/14	Swift	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	40	R Crawford
11:00
23/05/14	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	100	R J Godden
06:30	Over New Workings with lots of hirundines.
17/05/14	Swift	Reading	17	S A Graham
20:30	Swarming over the eastern end of Oxford Rd at dusk.
13/05/14	Swift	Maidenhead	4	S M Meads
12:15	Flying around Belmont Road area.
13/05/14	Swift	Bracknell	2	D A MacKenzie Dodds
16:20	2 swifts noisily mating high above house in the still, humid air. Many more around today.
11/05/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	500	R Crawford
15:45
11/05/14	Swift	Bray GPs	4	S A Graham
09:30
11/05/14	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	70	P Bright-Thomas
11:30	At least, over New Workings and CLN.
10/05/14	Swift	Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs	40	R Gilham
11:45	Good numbers passing through whilst I was there. Please only view from the public footpath.
10/05/14	Swift	Theale GPs	120	R Gilham
11:15
10/05/14	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	400	D A Carter
	Huge gathering above Eton wick flood and Dorney common.
09/05/14	Swift	Reading	4	R C Watts
15:10
08/05/14	Swift	Woolhampton GPs	200	M J Dear

07/05/14	Swift	Thatcham	6	G Stewart
16:00	Flying over Station Road area and around town centre.
07/05/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	200	R Crawford
08:15
07/05/14	Swift	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	50	R F Milligan
09:10	Probably more, with Swallow and House Martin, feeding over the diggings and West Fen. Please only view from the public footpath.
07/05/14	Swift	Bracknell	3	D Mackenzie
09:30	Screeching above garden at Park road.
07/05/14	Swift	Lower Earley	8	D J Mills
07:25	swooping & screaming down to about 8 ft from ground.
06/05/14	Swift	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	1	G Stewart
16:15
06/05/14	Swift	Reading	1	S A Graham
18:00	Willson Rd.
06/05/14	Swift	Shinfield Grange	15	J Bishop
15:30	Around this number over in one go heading North.
06/05/14	Swift	Bracknell	1	D Lloyd
12:00	Heard overhead then seen. First one fo me.
05/05/14	Swift	Southcote, Reading	10	A V Lawson
16:00	screaming round the rooftops.
05/05/14	Swift	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	60	J E Andrews
08:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
05/05/14	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	12	S K Proddow
09:00
05/05/14	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	4	R C Watts
19:05
05/05/14	Swift	Bracknell	3	D A MacKenzie Dodds
18:00	3 more high in the sky over house to join the 2 on the 3rd. None low enough to invesigate my 7 nest spaces for them. Yet. I live in hope...
05/05/14	Swift	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	50	P Bright-Thomas
17:30	50+.
05/05/14	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	1	R C Watts
10:50	First of the year they arrived on 7th last year. Plus two birds @ 11:45 ( Plus 5 over Caversham per Richard Sajdak).
04/05/14	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	100	R Hayward
07:30	approx.
05/05/14	Swift	Lower Earley	11	D J Mills
08:10	Feeding over usual area of housing just south of Leisure Centre - 1st of 2014.
04/05/14	Swift	Caversham, R. Thames	7	D White
19:30	Flying over Caversham library.
04/05/14	Swift	New Town, Reading	2	S Hughes
08:30	nest site hunting along Liverpool Road.
04/05/14	Swift	Woolhampton GPs	1	S A Graham
09:30
03/05/14	Swift	Lower Farm Trout Lake	30	R Keel
19:00
03/05/14	Swift	Earley	1	J Bishop
19:24	Over Talfourd Avenue heading Southeast.
03/05/14	Swift	Lower Farm GP	40	M F Walford
	c.40. Largest gathering I've seen so far this year.
03/05/14	Swift	Fobney Meadow	10	A Absolom
14:50
03/05/14	Swift	Bracknell	2	D A MacKenzie Dodds
13:00	Over garden from south. First of year here. Late for me.
03/05/14	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	100	R Murfitt
10:00	Approx over New Workings.
03/05/14	Swift	Charvil CP	2	R C Davies
10:30	My first of the year.
01/05/14	Swift	Thatcham	1	G Stewart
18:30	First one this year seen flying over Thatcham Town Centre- viewed from Garden.
01/05/14	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
12:01	Over CLN.
29/04/14	Swift	Reading	1	P Bright-Thomas
19:30	Over central Reading, opposite Queen's Road car park.
28/04/14	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
	Distant towards A329M.
27/04/14	Swift	Moatlands Car Park Pit, Theale GPs	10	R Gilham
16:30	Along with around 15 House Martin and 10 Swallows.
27/04/14	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	4	M F Walford

27/04/14	Swift	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	4	M J Mitchell
10:30	Among hirundines. Please only view from the public footpath.
26/04/14	Swift	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	3	R Keel
20:00	With many hirundines.
26/04/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	25	A V Lawson
10:30	at least.
26/04/14	Swift	Dinton Pastures CP	2	B May
10:20	from Bittern Hide.
26/04/14	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	2	R J Godden
06:50
23/04/14	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	8	R F Milligan
12:48	Over CLN and then heading south. S/W G Duffus.
22/04/14	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	J C Morgan
19:30
20/04/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	10	A V Lawson
11:00	at least.
20/04/14	Swift	Boulters Lock, R. Thames, Maidenhead	1	S D Abbott
13:00
19/04/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	4	R Crawford
18:30	Possibly more, high over pit amongst 120+ mixed hirundines.
18/04/14	Swift	Theale GPs	3	A B Tomczynski
09:30
18/04/14	Swift	Moor Green Lakes	1	T G Ball
08:00	Over Colebrook South. Either it ir a second bird was over Colebrook North around an hour later.
18/04/14	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	5	A V Lawson
10:55
17/04/14	Swift	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	F J Cottington
10:25	Over car park, then North.