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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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| 03/11/19 | Mute Swan | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | K P Duncan |
| Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.W47756 Ringed aged as definitely hatched during 2019 on 18th July 2019 on River Thames at Scour's Lane, Reading, BERKSHIRE by the Edward Grey Institute. 108 days since ringing. 8km/SW from ringing site. Previous sighting on 20/10/2019 also a Hosehill Lake LNR, Berkshire. | ||||
| 14/12/19 | Mute Swan | Padworth Lane GP | 3 | R Holder |
| 14:40 | ||||
| 20/10/19 | Mute Swan | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | K P Duncan |
| Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.W42679 Ringed aged as at least 2 years on 20th February 2017 at Theale, BERKSHIRE by the Edward Grey Institute. 972 days since ringing. 2km/W from ringing site. | ||||
| 20/10/19 | Mute Swan | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | K P Duncan |
| Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.W47756 Ringed aged as definitely hatched during 2019 on 18th July 2019 on River Thames at Scour's Lane, Reading, BERKSHIRE by the Edward Grey Institute. 94 days since ringing. 8km/SW from ringing site. | ||||
| 03/11/19 | Mute Swan | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | K P Duncan |
| Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.W47758 Ringed aged as definitely hatched during 2019 on 18th July 2019 on River Thames at Scour's Lane, Reading, BERKSHIRE by the Edward Grey Institute. 108 days since ringing. 8km/SW from ringing site. | ||||
| 03/11/19 | Mute Swan | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | K P Duncan |
| Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.W44466 Ringed aged as definitely hatched during 2018 on 16th July 2018 at Boveney, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE by the Edward Grey Institute. 475 days since ringing. 31km/SWS from ringing site. | ||||
| 05/09/19 | Mute Swan | South Lake, Woodley | 7 | P Gipson |
| 18:30 | 5 ad, 2 juv. No sign of the Black Swan reported twice in August. | |||
| 21/07/19 | Mute Swan | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 2 | P Gipson |
| Both found dead on main lake, presumably the 2 1st summer individuals from last year which I saw alive yesterday. Cause not known, botulism plausible. | ||||
| 05/07/19 | Mute Swan | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 8 | S Robertson |
| 12:35 | two adults and 6 goslings. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
| 03/07/19 | Mute Swan | Reading | 5 | S Scott |
| 18:30 | 1 adult and 4 cygnets on the canal behind the prison. | |||
| 30/06/19 | Mute Swan | Bray GPs | 6 | S A Graham |
| 09:00 | 2 ad + 4 juv. Pair with 4 cygnets on 'The Quiet Lake'. | |||
| 14/06/19 | Mute Swan | Fobney Meadow | 2 | R C Price |
| 08:00 | On flood. | |||
| 31/05/19 | Mute Swan | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 6 | M J Smith |
| 16:01 | 2 adults and 4 cygnets Mapledurham Lock, also two hybrid Canada goose x Greylag Goose goslings with parents. | |||
| 27/05/19 | Mute Swan | Cookham Lock | 1 | R Fabry |
| 17:00 | Downstream from lock. SU904855. | |||
| 27/05/19 | Mute Swan | Bottom Lane GP (W), Theale GPs | 5 | S A Graham |
| 08:30 | 2 ad + 3 juv. Pair on K&A with 3 small cygnets. No sign of any on Gp yet. | |||
| 24/05/19 | Mute Swan | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 13 | P Gipson |
| 18:00 | Pr + 9 chicks + 2 immatures from last year. The chicks started hatching on 20/5 and already one uncontrolled dog has got to the nest, though at least the owners then put it on a lead. | |||
| 12/05/19 | Mute Swan | Mill Pond, Bracknell | 8 | L Garner-Langham |
| 13:05 | Pair with 6 cygnets. | |||
| 09/05/19 | Mute Swan | Eton Wick | 9 | K P Duncan |
| BREEDING pair with seven cygnets. | ||||
| 09/05/19 | Mute Swan | Eton Wick | 9 | K P Duncan |
| BREEDING pair have hatched seven cygnets from nest on edge of flood. | ||||
| 06/05/19 | Mute Swan | Roundmoor Ditch, Dorney | 8 | K Jones |
| 19:15 | 2 ad with 6 cygnets. From nest on Berkshire side. SU943788. | |||
| 15/04/19 | Mute Swan | Bray GPs | 1 | K P Duncan |
| Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.W01734 Ringed as a cygnet on 17th July 2002 at Marlow, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE by the Edward Grey Institute. 6116 days (16 years, 8 months, 29 days) since ringing. 10km/SE from ringing site. | ||||
| 25/04/19 | Mute Swan | Eton Wick | 2 | K P Duncan |
| BREEDING pair still sitting on a nest. | ||||
| 23/04/19 | Mute Swan | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 6 | G Stewart |
| 15:45 | Unusual number for this site generally only a pair around. Also seen was a whitish plumaged Greylag goose. | |||
| 22/04/19 | Mute Swan | Padworth Lane GP | 2 | R J Burness |
| 08:30 | m and f. Pair nesting in the flooded wood. | |||
| 20/04/19 | Mute Swan | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 17 | K P Duncan |
| includes a BREEDING pair sitting on a nest. | ||||
| 10/04/19 | Mute Swan | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 4 | P Gipson |
| 18:25 | Pair on middle lake with 5 eggs in nest, their two young from last year still on main lake. | |||
| 04/04/19 | Mute Swan | Windsor Promenade | 186 | D Fuller |
| 20:24 | mainly ad. there were vat least 11 of last years cygnets. SU772965. | |||
| 04/04/19 | Mute Swan | Windsor Promenade | 186 | D Fuller |
| 20:24 | mainly ad but 11 last year cygnets. The flock is gradually increasing after the avian flu which killed 60 birds. SU772965. | |||
| 29/03/19 | Mute Swan | Green Park | 1 | S A Graham |
| 16:40 | Pair have now abandoned their first choice nesting location and now moved about 30m further down the lake. | |||
| 21/03/19 | Mute Swan | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 7 | K P Duncan |
| 16/03/19 | Mute Swan | Bottom Lane GP (W), Theale GPs | 1 | S A Graham |
| 14:40 | Occupied nest at W. end of site. | |||
| 14/03/19 | Mute Swan | Green Park | 1 | S A Graham |
| 16:38 | f. Nest building in same location as last year, on the E. side of the lake complex. | |||
| 06/03/19 | Mute Swan | Datchet | 1 | K P Duncan |
| Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.W46044 Female aged as 3rd year ringed on 3rd May 2018 at Southall, GREATER LONDON by PJBelman. 307 days since ringing. 14km/WSW from ringing site. | ||||
| 06/03/19 | Mute Swan | Datchet | 1 | K P Duncan |
| Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.W38081 Ringed aged as definitely hatched during 2017 on 22nd July 2017 at Datchet, BERKSHIRE by the Edward Grey Institute. 592 days since ringing. 2km/S from ringing site. | ||||
| 06/03/19 | Mute Swan | Datchet | 1 | K P Duncan |
| COLOUR RINGED: ORANGE Ring with Black code 4DEN Metal Ring No.W44179 Female ringed on 15th September 2017 at Truss's Island by MEHarouchi as part of the East Anglia Swan Study Group. 537 days since ringing. 9km from ringing site. Previous sightings 22/10/2017, 01/11/2017, 22/03/2018, 09/06/2018 and 20/10/2018 at Truss's Island, Staines-upon-Thames, SURREY and on 27/01/2019 at Datchet. | ||||
| 27/01/19 | Mute Swan | Datchet | 1 | K P Duncan |
| COLOUR RINGED: ORANGE ring with Black code 4DEN Metal Ring No.W44179 Female ringed on 15th September 2017 at Truss's Island by MEHarouchi as part of the East Anglia Swan Study Group. 499 days since ringing. 9km from ringing site. Previous sightings on 5 dates between 22/10/2017 and 20/10/2018 Truss's Island, Staines-upon-Thames, SURREY. | ||||
| 10/02/19 | Mute Swan | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | S A Graham |
| 09:30 | f/w. Lethargic f/w rescued from scrub at the SE corner of the lake, up against fence. Rescuers were calling Swan Rescue when I left. | |||
| 21/01/19 | Mute Swan | Padworth Lane GP | 26 | R J Burness |
| 09:00 | 22 Adults 4 sub-adults. | |||