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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
29/12/19	Kingfisher	Bray Lake, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:30	Perched over The Cut.
29/12/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:00
27/12/19	Kingfisher	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
14:00	together on Thames at Cleeve Reach. Also Water Rail sharming at South Stoke Marsh, Oxon.
23/12/19	Kingfisher	Bray Lake, Bray GPs	2	M Coon
12:30	1m 1f. Mostly seen individually along The Cut, just once together.
22/12/19	Kingfisher	Freeman's Marsh	1	P Anderson
09:33
22/12/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	S A Graham
09:30
22/12/19	Kingfisher	Jubilee River	1	K Jones
13:19	At the Jubilee river end of the Roundmoor Ditch.
21/12/19	Kingfisher	Purley on Thames, Reading	2	N J Bucknell
	near Mapledurham Lock and by Saltney Mead.
15/12/19	Kingfisher	Bray GPs	1	S A Graham
09:25
09/12/19	Kingfisher	Woose Hill	1	E Napper
12:45	Perched in bushes upstream of Kingfisher Bridge. SU800685.
09/12/19	Kingfisher	Bray Lake, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
13:40	Flying downstream along The Cut from the Heavy Plant bridge. 5 minutes later maybe same bird perched briefly just upstream of bridge having doubled back. Or 2nd bird... SU910787.
04/12/19	Kingfisher	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
11:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
02/12/19	Kingfisher	Bray Lake, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:55	Near car-park; furthest point from earlier sighting at the reserve. SU910787.
02/12/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:30	Perched and flying.
29/11/19	Kingfisher	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Watts
11:00
29/11/19	Kingfisher	Mill Pond, Bracknell	1	S Harley
09:12
26/11/19	Kingfisher	Woose Hill	1	E Napper
11:00	Flying downstream on the Emm Brook. SU800685.
24/11/19	Kingfisher	Bray GPs	1	S A Graham
09:30
21/11/19	Kingfisher	Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading	1	S Lynch
09:30
17/11/19	Kingfisher	Ockwells Park, Cox Green	1	M Coon
13:35	Flying downstream over The Cut. SU874783.
17/11/19	Kingfisher	Purley on Thames, Reading	2	N J Bucknell
	on Thames during WeBS count this afternoon.
17/11/19	Kingfisher	Heath Lake, Crowthorne	1	S A Graham
08:50
16/11/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:10	Flying same path as on 2019-11-11.
16/11/19	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	1	K Jones
12:30	Perched on Berkshire bank of Roundmoor Ditch. SU940788.
16/11/19	Kingfisher	Virginia Water	3	S K Proddow
14:30	Black nest gate.
11/11/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	2	M Coon
13:30	Chasing back and forth.
10/11/19	Kingfisher	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	1	J J Kearns
11:50
03/11/19	Kingfisher	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
	on Thames north of Cleeve Lock, 1 by Withy Mead, 1 just north of Cleeve Lock.
01/11/19	Kingfisher	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh

31/10/19	Kingfisher	River Thames Meadows at Purley	1	M J Smith
13:00	Perched on twigs along Thames stables field.
30/10/19	Kingfisher	Billingbear Park GC	1	R Dawson
15:15
30/10/19	Kingfisher	Towpath River Thames Maidenhead	2	D Fuller
10:57	ad. A pair flying about together Also male Kestrel and 2 Buzzard there. SU906833.
28/10/19	Kingfisher	Beale Park	1	G Sumner
15:15	Very active. SU617784.
24/10/19	Kingfisher	Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
17:58
23/10/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	C Hedley
14:45	Flying across pond .
23/10/19	Kingfisher	Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading	2	S Lynch
16:05	SU745711.
22/10/19	Kingfisher	White Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	S Hughes
12:00
22/10/19	Kingfisher	Westley Mill	1	M Coon
13:00	Flew past me downstream.
20/10/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Hunt
10:15
19/10/19	Kingfisher	Pangbourne	1	P Gipson
13:10	Thames, Shooters Hill.
19/10/19	Kingfisher	East Fen, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
08:30	Perched in a birch briefly- also one along river. Please only view from the public bridleway.
16/10/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:10	Glimpsed flying past me.
16/10/19	Kingfisher	Woose Hill	1	E Napper
15:30	Perched near Kingfisher Bridge before flying upstream.
14/10/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Hunt
12:23
10/10/19	Kingfisher	Beale Park	1	J Harrington
10:30	Was perched on roof of a parrot aviary for a while before flying off in the direction of the Thames.
09/10/19	Kingfisher	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	1	R Keel
12:05	SU505670.
05/10/19	Kingfisher	Billingbear Park GC	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
18:20	On lake in front of clubhouse. Guess there must be wee fish in there then... as well as golf balls?
05/10/19	Kingfisher	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
	one by water east of STW, one on Thames north of village.
02/10/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:00	Trying multiple perches.
02/10/19	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	1	K Jones
09:10	Flew across Thames to the racecourse side. SU948780.
29/09/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	C Hedley
16:30	Flying across the pond.
29/09/19	Kingfisher	Virginia Water	1	S K Proddow
09:30
22/09/19	Kingfisher	Pangbourne Meadow	1	A Taylor
17:00	Perching, hovering and diving by bank of R Thames near Saltney Mead, just west of Sul brook.
21/09/19	Kingfisher	Goring	1	R C Watts
14:25	Flew down the river from the lock.
19/09/19	Kingfisher	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
	Middle lake.
20/09/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
10:30	Also present yesterday 19/09/2019 afternoon.
17/09/19	Kingfisher	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh

16/09/19	Kingfisher	Cookham Lock	2	R Fabry
16:18	Flying through lock. SU904855.
15/09/19	Kingfisher	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	3	N J Bucknell
	on WeBS count this morning. Please only view from the public footpath.
15/09/19	Kingfisher	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
17:15	together on Thames near Cleeve Court.
15/09/19	Kingfisher	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
09:10	At sewage farm perched on a rail. Please only view from the public footpath.
14/09/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	C Hedley
18:20	Perched on branch .
14/09/19	Kingfisher	Purley on Thames, Reading	3	N J Bucknell
	on Thames during WeBS count.
13/09/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:25	Present despite grass-cutting in preparation for raking on Sunday 15th.
06/09/19	Kingfisher	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
07:40
02/09/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	2	M Coon
14:55
30/08/19	Kingfisher	Battlemead Common	1	B D Clews
09:00
23/08/19	Kingfisher	Jubilee River	1	K Rhodes
13:56
23/08/19	Kingfisher	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
	m. Photo uploaded.
22/08/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:40	Flying around the pond for an hour or two including six dives in quick succession.
21/08/19	Kingfisher	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
19:30	Also yesterday, middle lake.
20/08/19	Kingfisher	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh

13/08/19	Kingfisher	Sandhurst GPs	2	D Sussex
06:30	lots of activity on the River Blackwater and lakes by the Trilakes complex.
12/08/19	Kingfisher	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
09:51	Perched on a post, NW corner of East Fen. Please only view from the public footpath.
11/08/19	Kingfisher	Green Park	1	S Lynch
16:00
11/08/19	Kingfisher	Garth Meadow, Bracknell	1	P Mannion
13:00	On the Cut, by the bridge at the west side. There are often lots of fish in the Cut there around midday when it is in bright sunlight, less so at other times. Maybe the kingfisher is following the fish?
09/08/19	Kingfisher	King's Meadow, Reading	1	S Hughes
15:00	Pursued across river by sparrowhawk.
02/08/19	Kingfisher	Welford	1	D Sussex
10:30	River Lambourn.
05/08/19	Kingfisher	Ockwells Park, Cox Green	1	M Coon
15:05	Flew under farm track (Thrift Lane) bridge, perched briefly and flew downstream along The Cut, then < 1 minute later came back. SU874781.
05/08/19	Kingfisher	Jubilee River	2	D Cleal
14:36	At least 2 calling just downriver from the weir.
03/08/19	Kingfisher	Battlemead Common	1	D Cleal
12:25
17/07/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	3	M Coon
20:17	Using multiple perches; two often within 1 metre.
16/07/19	Kingfisher	Beale Park	1	G Sumner
17:24	Flying around the fishing lake . SU618782.
16/07/19	Kingfisher	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
19:40	Holy Brook just south of dsmntld rlwy bridge over brook.
07/07/19	Kingfisher	Woolhampton GPs	3	M J Mitchell
13:00	All going east along Kennet.
07/07/19	Kingfisher	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
	Photo uploaded.
04/07/19	Kingfisher	Lower Farm GP	1	N Cleere
11:00	first of the year and several weeks earlier than usual.
29/06/19	Kingfisher	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
19:15	Middle lake.
26/06/19	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	R Crawford
09:35	First one I've seen at this site this year.
17/06/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
15:00	Flying and diving in pond.
14/06/19	Kingfisher	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
10:15	Up and down along the river. Please only view from the public footpath.
10/06/19	Kingfisher	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
08:00	Seen briefly.
09/06/19	Kingfisher	Winkfield	6	F Hughes
10:45	Pair and 4 juveniles on Thames backwater.
29/05/19	Kingfisher	Towpath River Thames Maidenhead	1	D Fuller
17:11	juv male. This years bird learning to fish on it's own all black beak with a downier appearance more green and coming within 6 yards of me and I was no threat to the bird. SU906834.
29/05/19	Kingfisher	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K Rhodes
09:05	Flew across river. For anyone visiting the site , if walking along roundmoor ditch be very careful , in their wisdom the people who erected the fence and then removed it a couple of months later have not bothered to fill in the post holes ! As I found to my cost this morning.
27/05/19	Kingfisher	Searle's Farm Lane GP (N), Burghfield GPs	1	P Driver
10:47	Deceased. A pile of plucked Kingfisher feathers on the path. The work of a Sparrowhawk perhaps? Please only view from the public footpath.
27/05/19	Kingfisher	Bottom Lane Floods (N), Theale GPs	1	S A Graham
08:30
20/05/19	Kingfisher	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
09:44	Flew over southwest corner.
11/05/19	Kingfisher	Wokingham	1	P Bright-Thomas
11:15	Flew across golf course SU806667. SU806667.
12/05/19	Kingfisher	Thatcham Station	1	M J Dear
07:39
10/05/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
13:50	Flying over pond.
07/05/19	Kingfisher	Southcote Lock, K&A Canal, Reading	2	A V Lawson

02/05/19	Kingfisher	Southcote Lock, K&A Canal, Reading	1	R C Price
12:59
01/05/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
12:45	Flying over pond.
30/04/19	Kingfisher	Wigmore Lane GP (E), Theale GPs	1	J Lerpiniere
19:48	Flying along Osier Stream. SU638704.
27/04/19	Kingfisher	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	P Bright-Thomas
18:30	Probably a pair, very noisy along Loddon close to Sandford Lake.
28/04/19	Kingfisher	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
10:42	Ditch just south east of Holy Brook.
23/04/19	Kingfisher	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh

14/04/19	Kingfisher	Emmbrook	1	P O'Neill
15:05	One seen perched above a small pond in Old Forest Road Meadows attempting to eat a Smooth Newt. Another, or the same, was seen along the Emm Brook approx. 250m away.
11/04/19	Kingfisher	Woolhampton GPs	2	R C Price
16:00	Both perched on same branch chatting to each other.
10/04/19	Kingfisher	Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:13	Flying downstream over The Cut seen from footbridge. Presumably different bird from that seen over GP a few minutes earlier.
10/04/19	Kingfisher	Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:05	Flying over GP but seen through gate from heavy plant bridge over The Cut.
11/04/19	Kingfisher	Great Thrift Wood, Cox Green	1	M Coon
13:55	Along The Cut near farm track bridge. SU874781.
10/04/19	Kingfisher	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
	Flushed from a post in front of the new viewing screen at Bittern hide.
10/04/19	Kingfisher	Maidenhead	1	S Robertson
13:30	Sitting on bridge then flew towards Gravel Pit. SU888827.
06/04/19	Kingfisher	Braywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead	1	M Hemmings
13:30
05/04/19	Kingfisher	Odney Club, Cookham	1	B D Clews
10:30
03/04/19	Kingfisher	Marsh Meadow, Cookham	1	B D Clews
13:30	circled low over schools project pond and then flew right over adjacent housing complex.
30/03/19	Kingfisher	Woolhampton GPs	2	M J Mitchell
10:30	One along Kennet. The other at tree height heading towards the canal.
29/03/19	Kingfisher	Bray GPs	2	M Coon
14:50	Together flying over The Cut downstream from the footbridge.
29/03/19	Kingfisher	Searle's Farm Lane GP (N), Burghfield GPs	1	R C Price
16:37	on river. Please only view from the public footpath.
28/03/19	Kingfisher	Winkfield	1	F Hughes
10:45	Sutherland Grange,Windsor-Flying upstream in backwater of Thames,with a small fish in beak.
24/03/19	Kingfisher	Odney Club, Cookham	2	M Vogel
06:30
16/03/19	Kingfisher	Saltney Mead	2	N J Bucknell
13:40	calling and chasing on Thames.
08/03/19	Kingfisher	White Place Farm, Cookham	1	B D Clews
11:15	on the southern part now known as Battlemead Common, over flood meadow.
08/03/19	Kingfisher	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
11:30	Flew past the Grove Lake hide. All sightings S/W TR&RD.
04/03/19	Kingfisher	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
	f.
02/03/19	Kingfisher	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
11:25	chasing each other and calling on Thames near Cleeve Lock.
01/03/19	Kingfisher	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
07:00	Flew past the hide twice in 30 minutes, with 1 also seen along the Loddon later.
27/02/19	Kingfisher	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
09:20	calling and chasing on Thames near village.
22/02/19	Kingfisher	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh

22/02/19	Kingfisher	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh

21/02/19	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:05	Flew across pond.
21/02/19	Kingfisher	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh

20/02/19	Kingfisher	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	M Vogel
16:00
20/02/19	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	2	K Rhodes
12:19	Along Thames.
19/02/19	Kingfisher	Bird Hills GC	1	R Alliss
17:57
19/02/19	Kingfisher	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh

15/02/19	Kingfisher	Bray GPs	2	M Coon
13:30	1st bird flew downstream from footbridge over The Cut immediately on my arrival. 2nd bird flew upstream a few moments later and perched briefly. Maybe I interrupted something? 'Tis the season...
11/02/19	Kingfisher	Braywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead	2	S K Proddow
13:20	Flying down Cut.
02/02/19	Kingfisher	Ockwells Park, Cox Green	1	M Coon
13:30	Perched above a stagnant ditch! SU878786.
31/01/19	Kingfisher	Whistley Mill GP, Twyford GPs	2	J J Kearns
12:15
30/01/19	Kingfisher	Bray GPs	1	M Coon
13:05	m. Perched above The Cut upstream of the footbridge.
29/01/19	Kingfisher	Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Bright-Thomas
08:10	Seen flying in and out of trees along hard shoulder of A329M before crossing south just by Winnersh road bridge.
28/01/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Hunt
13:08	North shore.
26/01/19	Kingfisher	Aldermaston Wharf	1	G Sumner
16:15	Flew over swing bridge . SU600672.
25/01/19	Kingfisher	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
10:40	Near Teal hide.
24/01/19	Kingfisher	Heron Lake, Wraysbury GPs	1	B D Clews
10:30	seen by Noelia Alvarez (surveyor).
24/01/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Hunt
12:45	f. Perched front of hide. All sightings seen with RFM.
22/01/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Hunt
14:05	m.
22/01/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Hunt
13:06	f.
21/01/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	M Hunt
13:07	m/f. Both on the same branch, female flew as I got the camera on them.
21/01/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Hunt
10:00	f.
18/01/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Dawson
	Next to the screen.
20/01/19	Kingfisher	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
15:00	Ad f, following last autumn's ad m.
20/01/19	Kingfisher	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
08:10
19/01/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
11:30	In front of hide.
18/01/19	Kingfisher	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
11:35	Flew south across lake.
17/01/19	Kingfisher	Shepherd Meadows, Sandhurst	1	P J Crowley
14:30	flew west along Blackwater River.
17/01/19	Kingfisher	River Thames	2	D Fuller
16:07	pair. Flying around chasing each other. SU906833.
17/01/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Hunt
12:45	m. Fleeting visit. All sightings seen with RFM.
13/01/19	Kingfisher	Fobney Island	1	D Andrews
09:50	Flying along the bank.
12/01/19	Kingfisher	Moor Copse	1	S A Graham
15:00
11/01/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Hunt
10:12	Flypast.
11/01/19	Kingfisher	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
09:35	Flew W to E across the front of CLN hide.
09/01/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Hunt
10:55	On the island.
08/01/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	M Hunt
10:02	In same tree north shore western end.
07/01/19	Kingfisher	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
10:35	At the west end of Grove Lake.
05/01/19	Kingfisher	Beale Park	1	R Holder
13:49
04/01/19	Kingfisher	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
10:50	Grove Lake.
03/01/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Hunt
08:11	f.
02/01/19	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Hunt
16:10	m.
02/01/19	Kingfisher	Allsmoor Pond, Bracknell	1	J Frost
14:10	Was seen eating a fish then flew off due to family making loads of noise on the otherside of the pond. SU883686.
01/01/19	Kingfisher	Beale Park	1	G Sumner
12:06	Around lake.
01/01/19	Kingfisher	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
16:00