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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
31/12/19	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
11:59	m. Garden Apple tree.
30/12/19	Blackcap	Maidenhead	2	S M Meads
13:00	male and fem. Feeding on sunflower hearts in garden.
30/12/19	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
09:45	m. In garden Mahonia.
26/12/19	Blackcap	Maidenhead	1	S M Meads
15:00	male. Feeding on scones in the garden.
25/12/19	Blackcap	Lower Caversham	1	R Sajdak
14:20	male. Feeding in my garden on feeders lookalikes there is a regular pair of them.
25/12/19	Blackcap	Keep Hatch	1	R Dawson
09:58	f. In the garden, first of the winter.
23/12/19	Blackcap	Thatcham	1	R Keel
11:05	male. Feeding on cotoneaster berries. SU502674.
23/12/19	Blackcap	Earley	1	T A Guyatt
13:33	ad fem. Seen on seed feeder at midday. Unprecedented as my 4th. bird this winter. Previously only 1 or 2 sightings pre-New Year in any year. SU756712.
22/12/19	Blackcap	Tilehurst	1	J Lerpiniere
14:06	male. On bread in hanging feeder. SU665742.
22/12/19	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
08:12	m. In garden Apple tree. A daily visitor at the moment. Also Red Fox exploring the garden this morning. .
21/12/19	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
08:53	m. In garden Cherry tree.
20/12/19	Blackcap	Thatcham	1	R Keel
11:00	fem. In cotoneaster again. SU502674.
20/12/19	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
09:26	m. Garden Apple tree.
19/12/19	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
09:55	m. Garden Apple tree.
18/12/19	Blackcap	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
12:40	f. On garden feeders.
18/12/19	Blackcap	Maidenhead	1	S M Meads
11:00	male. Feeding on sunflower hearts in garden.
18/12/19	Blackcap	Thatcham	1	R Keel
11:12	fem. On cotoneaster in garden.
17/12/19	Blackcap	Boyn Hill	2	B Crathorne
10:00	Male and female in our garden for about a week.
16/12/19	Blackcap	Caversham	1	S Rogers
19:08	m and f. On walnut tree.
16/12/19	Blackcap	Caversham	2	S Rogers
19:05	m and f. On walnut tree.
14/12/19	Blackcap	Emmer Green	1	M F Walford
09:10	male. In the garden. First of the winter.
11/12/19	Blackcap	Station Road, Thatcham	1	G Stewart
13:45	fem. In garden feeding on Ivy. SU522670.
12/12/19	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
09:27	m. In garden mahonia.
11/12/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	L Garner-Langham
08:30	Rare garden visitor.
10/12/19	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
10:30	female on Mahonia in garden.
10/12/19	Blackcap	Earley	1	T A Guyatt
12:15	ad fem. Seen taking seeds from gdn feeder at 12:00. 3rd. bird this winter. Females out-numbered by males 4 to 1 in garden & most usually seen pre-New Year. A good gdn record. SU756712.
08/12/19	Blackcap	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
12:00	m. On garden feeders. SU904698.
07/12/19	Blackcap	Thatcham	1	R Keel
11:30	On cotoneaster again. SU502674.
07/12/19	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
08:30	f. On Mahonia Bush.
03/12/19	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
11:15	m. In garden Apple tree.
02/12/19	Blackcap	Earley	1	T A Guyatt
11:30	1 ad male. Taking tiny seeds from garden bird table at 11:30. SU756712.
01/12/19	Blackcap	Pangbourne	1	A Taylor
13:00	f. First observation this winter on our garden feeders.
30/11/19	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	2	B D Clews
12:07	male and female on mahonia in own garden.
30/11/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	M Kirby
11:23	f. Feeding on ivy berries in garden. First this Autumn. SU734698.
30/11/19	Blackcap	Thatcham	1	R Keel
08:25	male. First of winter. Feeding in garden on cotoneaster berries. SU502674.
28/11/19	Blackcap	Caversham	1	R Dryden
08:00	m. Feeding on rowan berries in front garden.
29/11/19	Blackcap	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
12:00	m. On garden feeders.
29/11/19	Blackcap	Earley	2	C G Bass
11:15	male. Don't remember seeing 2 males together before. SU743714.
27/11/19	Blackcap	Lower Caversham	1	R Sajdak
09:21	fm. On the feeder in my garden.
22/11/19	Blackcap	Tilehurst	1	J Lerpiniere
14:53	male. In garden. SU665742.
24/11/19	Blackcap	Tilehurst	2	G Sumner
12:39	m+f. Together in garden . SU659746.
21/11/19	Blackcap	Emmer Green	1	A B Tomczynski
09:45	fem.
21/11/19	Blackcap	Bracknell	1	J W O'Brien
	f. on fat feeder.
21/11/19	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
10:00	m. In garden Apple tree.
19/11/19	Blackcap	Earley	1	T A Guyatt
08:31	ad male. Feeding on small Crab apples, now c. 50% depleted by the Blackbirds etc. in 10 days. SU756712.
18/11/19	Blackcap	Caversham	2	J J Kearns
09:25	m & f. In garden Apple tree.
17/11/19	Blackcap	Earley	2	R H Stansfield
14:20	m + f. Feeding on fallen apples in my back garden.
17/11/19	Blackcap	Furze Platt	1	B Reeve
12:53	male. First in garden this year.
17/11/19	Blackcap	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
12:03	m. On garden feeders.
15/11/19	Blackcap	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
11:00	m. On garden feeders.
16/11/19	Blackcap	Maidenhead	1	B D Clews
12:25	male in garden, per Katy Wolfe.
15/11/19	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
09:26	m. In garden shrub.
14/11/19	Blackcap	Caversham	2	J J Kearns
08:33	f & m.
09/11/19	Blackcap	Maitland Road. Reading	1	E Napper
08:30	male. Moving through Ivy in front garden. SU704730.
04/11/19	Blackcap	Tilehurst	1	J Lerpiniere
13:11	male. In garden. SU665742.
27/10/19	Blackcap	Boyn Hill	1	M Coon
10:13	f. On garden fence. SU871807.
02/10/19	Blackcap	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	1	D Andrews
05:00	Male seen with J A. Please only view from the public footpath.
30/09/19	Blackcap	Earley	1	R H Stansfield
13:26	f. Looking for insects in my back garden.
15/09/19	Blackcap	Wigmoreash Pond, Inkpen Hill	1	S A Graham
08:00	m.
15/09/19	Blackcap	Walbury Hill	1	S A Graham
10:00	m. Also a few calling chiffchaff.
08/09/19	Blackcap	Crookham Common	2	R C Watts
16:30	m/f. Please keep to the main paths.
08/09/19	Blackcap	Walbury Hill	1	S A Graham
07:45	m.
08/09/19	Blackcap	Wigmoreash Pond, Inkpen Hill	2	S A Graham
07:45	m + f.
08/09/19	Blackcap	Greenham Common	1	I Quelch
10:44	M. Please keep to the main paths.
04/09/19	Blackcap	Crookham Common	1	M Hunt
	f. Please keep to the main paths.
02/09/19	Blackcap	Dinton Pastures CP	1	J B Sheridan
12:30	male. In clump of trees in Car Park field.
01/09/19	Blackcap	Wigmoreash Pond, Inkpen Hill	1	S A Graham
08:26	m.
28/08/19	Blackcap	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
16:29	singing.
28/08/19	Blackcap	Crookham Common	1	M Hunt
	Please keep to the main paths.
26/08/19	Blackcap	Wigmoreash Pond, Inkpen Hill	3	S A Graham
08:56	m m f.
24/08/19	Blackcap	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	7	J E Andrews
08:30	Please only view from the public footpath.
23/08/19	Blackcap	Jubilee River	1	K Rhodes
13:56	m.
17/08/19	Blackcap	Greenham Common	2	I Quelch
09:00	Please keep to the main paths.
30/07/19	Blackcap	Lower Farm GP	1	B Lyle
11:26	j. car park.
23/07/19	Blackcap	Widbrook Common	1	B D Clews
13:00	male singing.
15/07/19	Blackcap	Strand Water, Cookham	2	B D Clews
14:00	singing.
13/07/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
10:20	male. still singing behind Toby Carvery.
11/07/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:00	male. seen singing full song repeatedly in & around heavily ivy covered Ash tree (as before).
05/07/19	Blackcap	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	4	S Robertson
12:42	Please only view from the public footpath.
28/06/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:15	m. full song in full view ASDA area.
27/06/19	Blackcap	Thatcham garden	1	G Stewart
10:25	Female possibly a young bird. SU5266.
22/06/19	Blackcap	Kennetmouth	3	R C Price
10:00	Singing.
22/06/19	Blackcap	Ufton Nervet	1	P Hickman
09:20	In the north east corner of Poors allotment.
20/06/19	Blackcap	Shurlock Row	3	R Alliss
18:49	At least.
17/06/19	Blackcap	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	2	J J Kearns
09:50	m and f.
15/06/19	Blackcap	Frost Folly	4	S D Abbott
14:30	2ad/2juv. Parents and youngsters.
08/06/19	Blackcap	Wraysbury GPs	4	S K Proddow
14:30	3m,1 f.
06/06/19	Blackcap	Waltham Place	4	B D Clews
14:00	singing males.
06/06/19	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
16:00	male still singing, since early March. Consider it to be a resident.
04/06/19	Blackcap	Woodley	1	S Scott
18:30	male. Singing in Reading Road allotments.
04/06/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:55	male. near ASDA , also one in neighbours garden yesterday calling.
02/06/19	Blackcap	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	4	R Gilham
	3m,1f. Please only view from the public footpath.
02/06/19	Blackcap	Shurlock Row	3	R Alliss
11:32	m. at least, still singing.
31/05/19	Blackcap	River Thames Meadows at Purley	2	M J Smith
16:01	Singing males between Mapledurham Lock and field farm bridge / pumping station. Sadly no singing Yellowhammer on Springs farm this year.
31/05/19	Blackcap	Herschel Park, Slough	5	B D Clews
07:00	all singing.
28/05/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	3	D J Mills
09:10	pair + male. male near ASDA ; M+F in the cycle/footpath territory - 1st female of 2019 - feeding together in low Hawthorn bush with male singing very quietly a sort of subsong - had been signing much quieter on own about 10ft further along.
27/05/19	Blackcap	Marsh Meadow, Cookham	1	B D Clews
15:00	singing near car park.
27/05/19	Blackcap	Southcote Lock, K&A Canal, Reading	4	S Lynch
09:35	Along towpath.
27/05/19	Blackcap	Fobney Island	4	S Lynch
08:30	At least.
26/05/19	Blackcap	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	20	R Crawford
04:50	Singing.
25/05/19	Blackcap	Aston	2	A N Stow
20:00
25/05/19	Blackcap	Ufton Nervet	1	P Hickman
09:10	At Poors allotment.
25/05/19	Blackcap	Burghfield GPs	40	R Crawford
05:00	Singing, Kennet off-shoot.
22/05/19	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
18:30	singing in my Broomhill garden.
22/05/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:30	male. definitely two territories - area around ASDA filling station & combined footpath/cycleway - 10 mins walk away.
21/05/19	Blackcap	Winkfield	1	F Hughes
14:45	In hedgerow alongside horse pasture in full song.
21/05/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
09:50	male.
21/05/19	Blackcap	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	46	R Crawford
05:15	Singing.
19/05/19	Blackcap	Windsor	1	B D Clews
09:30	Singing in castle garden near railway station.
19/05/19	Blackcap	Quarry Wood	5	B D Clews
13:30	all singing males.
19/05/19	Blackcap	Chawridge Bank	3	D Cleal
15:28	SU891739.
19/05/19	Blackcap	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	50	R Crawford
04:30	Singing. Please only view from the public footpath.
17/05/19	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
11:15	Male singing in adjacent Broomhill garden.
15/05/19	Blackcap	Main Pit, Theale GPs	34	R Crawford
06:45	Singing, NW corner.
12/05/19	Blackcap	Fleethill Farm	10	J M Clark
09:00	singing. Private site, view only from footpath.
12/05/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:30	male. singing from tree to tree along combined cycleway/footpath only location that appears to be a territory - others seem like migrants passing through.
10/05/19	Blackcap	Frost Folly	1	C McNish
15:09	SU874725.
08/05/19	Blackcap	Reading	2	P Driver
20:37	m/f. In the gardens of Duchess of Kent Hospice. The male still singing, along with the Robins on Song Thrush at 8.30pm.
07/05/19	Blackcap	Great Thrift Wood, Cox Green	1	M Coon
15:20	m. Near farm track bridge over The Cut. SU874781.
07/05/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:30	male. singing.
06/05/19	Blackcap	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	34	R Crawford
08:30	Singing.
05/05/19	Blackcap	Whitley, Reading	1	D J Mills
14:45	male. Madstad approach - edge of Green park.
05/05/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	3	D J Mills
09:15	male. ASDA/sportsc / own backgarden.
05/05/19	Blackcap	Cookham Dean	2	B D Clews
11:00	singing in Beechingrove Wood.
05/05/19	Blackcap	Cannon Court Farm, Cookham	3	B D Clews
10:00	all singing.
05/05/19	Blackcap	Hyde Farm, Pinkneys Green	3	B D Clews
08:00
05/05/19	Blackcap	Winkfield	1	F Hughes
10:30	Heard singing in trees near polo field.
05/05/19	Blackcap	Shurlock Row	8	R Alliss
11:20	m.
04/05/19	Blackcap	Cold Ash	1	R Rudgley
18:13	m. Garden pond.
04/05/19	Blackcap	Langley Mead	3	R Holder
13:05
04/05/19	Blackcap	Shinfield	3	S Lynch
09:00	SU719680.
02/05/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	4	D J Mills
09:25	male. back to 4 , spread around 25 min walk route.
30/04/19	Blackcap	Cold Ash	1	R Rudgley
18:43	m. Seen in garden pond, seen most days, also female seen.
29/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:25	male. inc own rear garden.
29/04/19	Blackcap	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	3	T Carley
13:50
29/04/19	Blackcap	Theale	8	M J Hubbard
	8 territories at least from picnic car Park, sailing club copse and beside canal in nightingale area. SU656707.
28/04/19	Blackcap	Moor Copse	10	B Dickinson
18:15	At least - singing males.
28/04/19	Blackcap	Swinley Park	1	J Crouch
16:30	m. Seen singing from the Three Castles Path.
28/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:25	male. site about 100 yrds from house , been silent for about 10 days.
28/04/19	Blackcap	Winkfield	10	F Hughes
11:00	Nuptown.At least 10 maybe more.All singing and 2 seen over 1 square mile.
26/04/19	Blackcap	Binfield	1	P Mannion
10:15	Lots seen and heard along the lanes in Binfield and Warfield, probably twenty in seven miles. Could be more. SU861733.
25/04/19	Blackcap	Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs	1	R Holder
19:46	Please only view from the public footpath.
25/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:20	male. behind McD scrub & Cutbush Ind Est.
24/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	3	D J Mills
08:45	male. M4 scrub / Mc D / Asda.
24/04/19	Blackcap	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	38	R Crawford
06:30	Singing.
23/04/19	Blackcap	Cold Ash	1	R Rudgley
13:38	male. Bathing in garden pond.
23/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:10	male. singing Cutbush Ind / scrub by motorway.
22/04/19	Blackcap	Holyport	2	S K Proddow
13:00	m. Bridleway between langworthy and pets home.
22/04/19	Blackcap	Madejski Stadium	1	D J Mills
17:15	male. singing behind B&Q yard !
22/04/19	Blackcap	North Ascot	2	S D Abbott
17:40	m/f. Both in the garden with Male singing.
22/04/19	Blackcap	Winkfield	3	F Hughes
11:00	Lane by lake.1 seen and heard.2 singing.
22/04/19	Blackcap	Fobney Island	14	D Andrews
10:15	Nice view.
22/04/19	Blackcap	Waltham St Lawrence	4	S K Proddow
10:30	3m 1f. Chalk pit bridge.
22/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:15	male. singing behind Cutbush Ind Est.
21/04/19	Blackcap	Windsor	1	B D Clews
09:30	Singing inside castle walls near Datchet Road boundary.
21/04/19	Blackcap	Quarry Wood	8	B D Clews
16:00	including 5 singing males.
21/04/19	Blackcap	Herschel Park, Slough	10	B D Clews
06:00	including at least 3 pairs.
21/04/19	Blackcap	Winkfield	6	F Hughes
10:00	Windsor Forest.
21/04/19	Blackcap	Victoria Drive, Englefield	2	D Andrews
10:30	Pair. SU616693.
21/04/19	Blackcap	Pingewood	32	R Crawford
08:40	29 singing males & 3 females.
19/04/19	Blackcap	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:00	m. In garden blackthorn.
18/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
17:35	male. 3ft outside lounge window quietly sampling fat etc in & around feeders.
18/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:15	male. singing behind Cutbush Ind Estate for about 3rd time overall.
17/04/19	Blackcap	California CP	8	R Angus

17/04/19	Blackcap	North Ascot	2	S D Abbott
16:00	m/f. Male been singing for last 2 weeks in Mill Ride. Female seen for first time today in attendance.
16/04/19	Blackcap	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	10	D Andrews
04:20	Most males. Please only view from the public footpath.
16/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:10	male. still singing near old Nuthatch nest.
15/04/19	Blackcap	Burghfield GPs	126	R Crawford
07:30	Singing.
15/04/19	Blackcap	Holyport	2	S K Proddow
07:30	pair. Garden Hearne Drive.
14/04/19	Blackcap	Winkfield	3	F Hughes
12:00	Heard singing not seen.
14/04/19	Blackcap	Emmbrook	5	P O'Neill
15:05	4 male, 1 fem. 2 singing. Old Forest Road Meadows.
14/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:35	male. heard only (too early for garden resident).
13/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
12:05	male. In back garden (not seen earlier) full song from bare branches of Beech bush after preening/fluffing up feathers.
14/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	M Kirby
10:06	male. In the garden.
13/04/19	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
09:00	singing male in my Broomhill garden.
13/04/19	Blackcap	Cookham, Long Lane	1	B D Clews
08:00	singing male.
13/04/19	Blackcap	Maidenhead Thicket	14	B D Clews
05:30	During dawn chorus walk, mostly singing males.
13/04/19	Blackcap	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:00	m. Singing by Emm Brook.
13/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
09:00	male. heard only.
12/04/19	Blackcap	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	41	R Crawford
07:30	37 singing males and 4 females.
11/04/19	Blackcap	Maidenhead Thicket	5	B D Clews
10:00	singing near recent clear-fell area.
12/04/19	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
09:53	male in garden, singing. There has been a male here all through winter and I am assuming this is the same one. Last year, presumably same bird sang through to end May without attracting a mate. I believe it is now resident.
11/04/19	Blackcap	Woolhampton GPs	10	R C Price
16:00
11/04/19	Blackcap	Main Pit, Theale GPs	12	R C Price
14:00	Between Sheffield lock and Garston lock.
11/04/19	Blackcap	Searle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs	30	S Robertson
13:00	a conservative number, they seemed to be every where. SU688702.
11/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:42	male. only the one heard today around standard 25 min walk.
10/04/19	Blackcap	Fobney Meadow	4	R C Price
14:00	Singing. Also... 4 Brimstone, 4 Orange Tip, 2 Speckled Wood, 3 Peacock.
10/04/19	Blackcap	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
16:49	m. Singing from by Emm Brook, first of the year.
10/04/19	Blackcap	Shinfield	1	S Lynch
15:00	f. SU723681.
09/04/19	Blackcap	Thatcham garden	1	G Stewart
11:30	male. SU5266.
10/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
12:25	male. singing in back garden again (not heard on 1st record 0845).
10/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:45	male. same spot as yesterday.
09/04/19	Blackcap	Green Park	1	S A Graham
16:40	m. Possibly as many as 3 feeding together at the S. end of the lake.
09/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	4	D J Mills
08:40	male. heard & seen (briefly) - 4th heard briefly in back garden at 11:00.
08/04/19	Blackcap	Moor Green Lakes	3	R F Milligan
11:04	m, alongside the footpath, western edge of CLS. All sightings S/W TR&MB.
08/04/19	Blackcap	Reading	1	S Robertson
13:49	Female. SU705709.
08/04/19	Blackcap	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	R Holder
13:39	m. SU650706.
08/04/19	Blackcap	Lower Earley	3	D J Mills
08:40	male. well spread around - one eating Blackthorn flowers (silent) , 2nd seen in full song in bush, 3rd brief snatch of song.
07/04/19	Blackcap	Burghfield GPs	97	R Crawford
07:30	Singing.
06/04/19	Blackcap	Greenham Common	2	P Goriup
19:25	m. Singing. SU490649. Please keep to the main paths.