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

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
18/09/14	Cuckoo	Crookham Common	1	A B Tomczynski
11:30	juv. Rufous brown back seen as it flew close by going east to west over Crookham pools. Rather a late record! Please keep to the main paths.
27/08/14	Cuckoo	Ufton Nervet	1	P Hickman
09:15	High over Poor's allotment site being severely mobbed by a Raven and three Crows. Group lost to site high in Mortimer direction.
13/08/14	Cuckoo	Jubilee River	1	P Kendall
11:00	juv. Skulking in trees between the weir and path down to Dorney Common.
10/07/14	Cuckoo	Thatcham Marsh	2	M J Dear
	juvs.
08/07/14	Cuckoo	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	F J Cottington
11:30	juv. Watched with Richard Marsh for over 10 mins, constant feeding by the Reed Warbler pair, high in the Ash trees where the path on Sandford meets BSL nearest the hide. Pics and short video clip on my blog http://fjcsdpbirding.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/juvenile-cuckoo.html.
08/07/14	Cuckoo	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
09:15	Great views of the juvenile being fed by a pair of Reed Warblers, seen with Gladys Perrier near bench mentioned previously. Thanks to Ruth Angus for getting the news out. Still present at 11.45 when FJC & I saw the birds in trees at the top of slope to Sandford hide.
07/07/14	Cuckoo	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Angus
07:30	juv. Juvenile cuckoo being busily fed by reed warbler in trees near Marcia Summerville bench. First seen yesterday at 7.30am and still there today at 11.30. Starting to get restless and occasionally fly between trees. Nice photo opp.
06/07/14	Cuckoo	Maidenhead	1	M S Platt
08:30	fem. Being harrased by Jays whilst drinking from puddle on neighbours flat roof. SU875806.
27/06/14	Cuckoo	Southcote Meadows	1	A V Lawson
09:00
22/06/14	Cuckoo	Moatlands Car Park Pit, Theale GPs	1	S A Graham
09:30	m. Moving E calling.
15/06/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Foulds
11:50	Flew over Bittern Hide and into tree line on opposite side of lake.
15/06/14	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
10:15	Flew past the hide.
10/06/14	Cuckoo	Dinton Pastures CP	1	M S Whitaker
20:00	juv. Seen by a work colleague on the golf course by public footpath. She checked the ID on the internet.
08/06/14	Cuckoo	Brimpton GP	1	R Crawford
09:15	Flew over, calling.
07/06/14	Cuckoo	Woolhampton	1	M J Dear

04/06/14	Cuckoo	Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs	1	A V Lawson
	Please only view from the public footpath.
03/06/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Scudamore
12:30	f. Watching Reed Warblers from trees along path to Bittern Hide, she was there last week too. Occasionally does bubbling call.
02/06/14	Cuckoo	Hungerford	1	S D Abbott
13:00	Calling from north of K&A just by Hungerford Rail Station.
02/06/14	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	2	F J Cottington
06:30	1 then 2nd over North.
01/06/14	Cuckoo	Finchampstead Ridges	1	R Murfitt
07:30	m. Called a couple of times above my head in an oak tree during BBS.
01/06/14	Cuckoo	Padworth Lane GP	1	S A Graham
09:00	m.
01/06/14	Cuckoo	Bracknell	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
06:50	Heard calling from scrub about 1/2 mile from garden.
31/05/14	Cuckoo	Fifield	1	M S Whitaker
10:30	male. Calling from north of bean fields east of the village. Undoubtedly the same bird as 4 weeks ago.
31/05/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
09:55	f. Seen from Teal hide. Flew down into reeds where it remained out of sight for 2 or 3 minutes, whilst being mobbed by a male Reed Bunting.
31/05/14	Cuckoo	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	M Terry
06:32	Over >S.
30/05/14	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	M F Walford
06:55	Flew over heading towards Lavell's.
29/05/14	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	M F Walford
06:45
28/05/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M F Walford
06:30
26/05/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M F Walford

25/05/14	Cuckoo	Roundoak Piece	1	S A Graham
20:59	Probably the Padworth Common bird.
25/05/14	Cuckoo	Padworth Common	1	S A Graham
19:40
25/05/14	Cuckoo	Nuptown	1	M S Whitaker
07:30	male. Mobile bird calling near Nuptown end of Hog Oak Lane then moved north towards Drift Road.
24/05/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M F Walford

28/04/14	Cuckoo	Burghfield GPs	1	R Crawford

20/05/14	Cuckoo	Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
17:45	calling briefly.
20/05/14	Cuckoo	Burghfield Common	1	T Jones
05:30	Calling during the dawn chorus, Scratchface Copse.
20/05/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	S Day
11:00	In dead tree, Bittern hide.
20/05/14	Cuckoo	Bracknell	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
04:30	Heard in dawn chorus from garden. Last year and this now. Approx location northeastern edge of blue mountain golf club near private residence and cut (lake).
20/05/14	Cuckoo	Swallowfield Church	1	K Spring
09:15
20/05/14	Cuckoo	Holyport	1	S K Proddow
05:45	Heard calling near Hearne drive.
19/05/14	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	M F Walford
07:05	Flew over.
18/05/14	Cuckoo	Woose Hill	1	E Napper
06:40	male. Calling to rear of Morrisons.
17/05/14	Cuckoo	Roundoak Piece	1	T Jones
16:00	male. Single male flying away from the Oval Pond area towards Reading Road.
17/05/14	Cuckoo	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
16:25	flew in across river from South Stoke.
17/05/14	Cuckoo	Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs	1	A V Lawson
20:30	Please only view from the public footpath.
17/05/14	Cuckoo	Boyn Hill	1	M S Platt
	First cuckoo heard in 15 years 5.30 am . SU875806.
17/05/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	A Rymer
10:30	Calling from area of large Poplars halfway down lake.
16/05/14	Cuckoo	Cock Marsh	1	A D Bassett
	In riverside trees opposite Little Marlow.
16/05/14	Cuckoo	Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
05:45	Flew through calling.
15/05/14	Cuckoo	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
19:30	obligingly sat 15 ft from lounge window for 20 mins.
15/05/14	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	D A Carter
	I know it's not bird news,but this is rarer than any bird there at the moment. A Red eared Terrapin was on west marsh,hauled out in middle,and I estimate size somewhere between 10-12 inches in length and 7-8 inches across.
14/05/14	Cuckoo	Roundoak Piece	1	A V Lawson
20:30
13/05/14	Cuckoo	Foliejon Park	1	M S Whitaker
16:30	male. Calling from back of old Marsh Tit copse just west of Hog Oak Lane. NB This bird almost certainly the same as the Nuptown one I reported.
11/05/14	Cuckoo	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	S N White
06:30	Seen and heard in conservation area.
12/05/14	Cuckoo	Thames Valley Business Park	1	R Dryden
13:00	Initially perched on Oxon side, then flew into TVP lakes area.
12/05/14	Cuckoo	Moss End	1	L R Blundell
08:30
12/05/14	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	M F Walford
07:00
11/05/14	Cuckoo	Mortimer	1	M S Whitaker
10:00	male. Calling and flying between Hogs Plat and Home Wood (BBS).
10/05/14	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	D A Carter

09/05/14	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	2	M F Walford
07:15
08/05/14	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	M J Dear

08/05/14	Cuckoo	Southcote Lock, K&A Canal, Reading	1	K Spring
09:15
08/05/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M F Walford
06:30
07/05/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M F Walford
07:30
06/05/14	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	R C Watts
	Heard only.
05/05/14	Cuckoo	Southcote Meadows	2	J E Andrews
06:00
05/05/14	Cuckoo	Frilsham	2	R Crawford

05/05/14	Cuckoo	Fifield	1	M S Whitaker
10:50	male. Flew over vast rape field NE of village, landed by footpath and called for a few moments. Footnote, a few minutes later I was bitten by a loose dog (drew blood) black staffy type with another being walked by a couple.
05/05/14	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	2	S A Graham
09:30	2m.
05/05/14	Cuckoo	Fobney Meadow	1	A Absolom
09:00
04/05/14	Cuckoo	Fobney Meadow	1	A Absolom
14:20	along old railway track.
04/05/14	Cuckoo	Nuptown	1	M S Whitaker
09:00	male. Relieved to find vocal and very mobile bird which did a circuit up to the Drift Road and back.
04/05/14	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	R Crawford
05:40
03/05/14	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	M F Walford

03/05/14	Cuckoo	Thatcham Lock	1	C M Sanger

03/05/14	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	D A Carter

02/05/14	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	M F Walford
07:15	Calling from Teal Scrape.
01/05/14	Cuckoo	Swallowfield	1	P Bright-Thomas
19:30	m. Singing as I walked back from viewing the Stork ...
01/05/14	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
11:00	Around all day off and on.
01/05/14	Cuckoo	Upper Bucklebury	2	B Lyle
16:30	m & f. mated in the garden.
01/05/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	S Day
09:45	Heard calling, then chased off by two crows.
30/04/14	Cuckoo	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	K E Moore

30/04/14	Cuckoo	Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve	1	R C Davies

30/04/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	D White
11:30	male. Seen from Teal hide.
30/04/14	Cuckoo	Cookham Dean	1	A Slater
	calling from my garden.
29/04/14	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
15:50	Calling all around the area off and on all day.
29/04/14	Cuckoo	Burnthouse Lane GP (N), Pingewood GPs	1	A V Lawson
	Please only view from the public footpath.
28/04/14	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	M F Walford
07:15	Flew across the lake being pursued by a BH Gull.
24/04/14	Cuckoo	Decoy Heath	1	A Booth
	male. Sitting on pylon wire.
27/04/14	Cuckoo	Thatcham Marsh	2	R Gilham
18:00	m. Seen in flight together (with RCo & AVL). (Gropper also heard briefly to west of swing bridge).
27/04/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M F Walford
	calling.
26/04/14	Cuckoo	Thatcham Marsh	2	R Keel
20:00	Calling at same time from different directions.
26/04/14	Cuckoo	Southcote Meadows	1	A V Lawson
07:45
26/04/14	Cuckoo	Padworth Common	1	T G Ball
08:30	male. Calling briefly.
24/04/14	Cuckoo	Thames Valley Business Park	1	J Bishop
19:45	Calling and showing well, moving around a lot up tree so easy to locate. Standing on the river bank roughly in line with the gym its in the tallest tree across on the other side.
23/04/14	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	J C Morgan
	calling close by.
23/04/14	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	M J Dear

23/04/14	Cuckoo	Twyford GPs	1	R C Davies
10:00	Calling but distant.
22/04/14	Cuckoo	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	J C Morgan
20:00	only heard, call coming from lea farm direction.
22/04/14	Cuckoo	Southcote Meadows	1	A V Lawson
10:00
22/04/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M F Walford

21/04/14	Cuckoo	Thatcham	1	R Keel
	Calling from wood north of Henwick.
21/04/14	Cuckoo	Whistley Mill GP, Twyford GPs	1	R H Stansfield
13:20	m. Heard calling but not seen!
21/04/14	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	2	M Hunt
10:00	Both flew together.
21/04/14	Cuckoo	Padworth Lane GP	1	S A Graham
10:00	m.
21/04/14	Cuckoo	Lea Farm Lake	1	F J Cottington
07:09	Showed and called for 30 mins.
21/04/14	Cuckoo	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	D A Carter

20/04/14	Cuckoo	Sandford Farm	1	N Edwards
	male. Heard North End of Sandford Farm. SU780743. This site is private.
19/04/14	Cuckoo	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
20:00	now 33 consecutive years in garden.
19/04/14	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	M I'Anson
16:30	Flew across lake, no calls at all.
19/04/14	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	R Keel
	Excellent view from about 25 yards.
18/04/14	Cuckoo	Woolhampton GPs	1	M Hunt
	Heard calling.
18/04/14	Cuckoo	Thatcham Marsh	1	S A Graham
12:00	Calling S. of the railway line but mobile.
18/04/14	Cuckoo	Swinley Forest	1	D Mackenzie
14:30
18/04/14	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	C McEwan
10:30	1m.
18/04/14	Cuckoo	Shinfield	1	R Righelato
	male.
17/04/14	Cuckoo	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	K E Moore
15:00	just South of Rowney Predator Lake.Landed in Willow maybe 30 yards away.
17/04/14	Cuckoo	Englefield	1	C McEwan
09:00
17/04/14	Cuckoo	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M F Walford
06:45	Calling from Teal Scrape area.
16/04/14	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	R F Milligan
11:30	Heard calling. S/W G Duffus.
16/04/14	Cuckoo	Swinley Forest	1	D Mackenzie
09:50	1 still calling from trees beside sawmill in Swinley Park.
15/04/14	Cuckoo	Thatcham Marsh	1	M J Dear

14/04/14	Cuckoo	Thatcham Marsh	1	M J Dear
	with scc.
14/04/14	Cuckoo	Thatcham Marsh	1	M J Dear
	with scc.
12/04/14	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
16:50	showing all round the patch.
11/04/14	Cuckoo	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	N Rampton
13:15	Showing and calling well. Flew into Surrey side.
11/04/14	Cuckoo	Swinley Forest	1	D Mackenzie
10:30	First of the year calling in Swinley Park.