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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2019 and 31/12/2019.

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
31/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
15:01	m.
30/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Remenham	1	B Crathorne
15:00
29/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	P J Newbound
10:00	Key holders only.
27/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	S Orino
12:55	male?
24/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Holyport	1	S K Proddow
15:42	m. Flew through garden.
22/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Slough SF	1	K P Duncan

21/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Streatley STW	1	N J Bucknell
15:30
21/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Purley on Thames, Reading	1	N J Bucknell
10:00	male. by Thames near Hardwick House.
20/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
11:40	flying straight followed by a tit flock of at least 50.
20/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Sulhamstead	1	P Hickman
12:45	Took Goldfinch from back garden.
16/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Sandhurst SF	1	P J Crowley
10:15	over.
15/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Searle's Farm Lane GP (E), Burghfield GPs	1	N J Bucknell
09:40	fem. Please only view from the public footpath.
14/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Caversham	1	R Sajdak
10:34	male. Chasing collared doves in my garden.
13/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
11:10	juv, southern margin of Grove Lake heading west. S/W TR&MB.
11/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Thames Valley Business Park	1	S Hughes
12:30
08/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Holyport	1	S K Proddow
14:10	f. Hearne drive garden.
03/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Tilehurst	1	J Lerpiniere
14:23	male. flew across garden and landed briefly. SU742665.
03/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Padworth	1	G Sumner
11:27	fem. SU619659.
02/12/19	Sparrowhawk	Woose Hill	1	E Napper
08:08	Appeared at the garden feeders. SU799692.
27/11/19	Sparrowhawk	Bracknell	1	J W O'Brien
19:53	flashing through the feeders.
24/11/19	Sparrowhawk	Shinfield	1	S Lynch
09:30	f. Being mobbed by crow. SU723680.
20/11/19	Sparrowhawk	Bracknell	1	J W O'Brien
12:16	m. vibrant plumage. Had success yesterday, evidenced by pigeon feathers on the grass.
20/11/19	Sparrowhawk	Tilehurst	1	J Lerpiniere
10:58	male. Just landed on my garden fence. SU665742.
20/11/19	Sparrowhawk	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
08:37	f. In Rowan Tree watching feeders.
18/11/19	Sparrowhawk	South Ascot	1	S D Abbott
12:10	With the kites..
16/11/19	Sparrowhawk	Moor Copse	1	S A Graham
14:00
16/11/19	Sparrowhawk	Eton Wick	1	D Cleal
16:54	Female. Got the Long Tailed Tits agitated.
14/11/19	Sparrowhawk	Winkfield	1	F Hughes
13:00	male. Perched on fence near feeders in hope of a meal.All small birds hiding in neighbour's massive buddleia.very good view from 4 metres in sunlight.
10/11/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Farm GP	1	J J Kearns
11:25	f.
08/11/19	Sparrowhawk	Thatcham	1	R Keel
09:30	male. Sat on neighbour’s roof. SU502674.
07/11/19	Sparrowhawk	Furze Platt	1	T Firth
14:12	male. Flying over our neighbours garden.
06/11/19	Sparrowhawk	Padworth Lane GP	1	P Driver
10:02	f.
03/11/19	Sparrowhawk	East Fen, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
08:00	fem. Over low pursued by 5 Magpies. Please only view from the public bridleway.
01/11/19	Sparrowhawk	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh

31/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
11:14
30/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
	f. Flew past the feeder stand.
28/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Calcot, Reading	1	L G Evans
17:46
28/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Winkfield	1	F Hughes
10:30	Being mobbed by 3 corvids over horse paddocks.
27/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Thames Valley Business Park	1	S Hughes
14:45
23/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Frogmill Farm, Hurley	1	D Fuller
16:40	fem. Hunting in fields south of Frogmill Farm. SU812833.
21/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
11:49	f. Swooped down on a pidgeon - now consuming it on lawn. .
19/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Winkfield	1	F Hughes
16:45	male. Seen from kitchen window 4 feet away perched on garden fence after unsuccessful attempt on birds on feeders.Stayed for 5 minutes looking around.Juvenile.
15/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
12:45	Thames Tower: Brief view gliding past the top floor. SU713737.
13/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Cold Ash	1	J Lerpiniere
16:08	fem. Flew across road. SU513724.
11/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Earley	1	S Lynch
16:51	m. Landed just above my bird feeders. Missed. SU735708.
09/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Winkfield	1	F Hughes
18:00	male. Perched on neighbours' roof studying birds on our feeders, left when my husband went into garden.
09/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Bracknell	1	J W O'Brien
13:05	m. Picking a tit sp off a feeder 😔.
08/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
15:00	hurtling through garden for third day. Not seen it catch anything yet.
07/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
12:50	female hunting through front garden of Broomhill home.
03/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	P J Newbound
10:00	Key holders only.
01/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Peasemore	1	I Fewtrell-Smith
14:30	Flew across the lane with a late lunch (male blackbird).
01/10/19	Sparrowhawk	Tilehurst	1	J Lerpiniere
11:38	male. Landed by feeders in garden but no prey present. Stayed 10sec. SU665742.
27/09/19	Sparrowhawk	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
09:12	Over CLN.
25/09/19	Sparrowhawk	Maidenhead	1	S M Meads
17:20	Circling around Napier Road.
23/09/19	Sparrowhawk	Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead	1	B Reeve
11:01	Lee lane.
21/09/19	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
15:45	f. SU691733.
22/09/19	Sparrowhawk	East Fen, Moor Green Lakes	2	R Murfitt
08:40	male and juv being chased by Corvids in and around birches at rear of East Fen. Please only view from the public bridleway.
20/09/19	Sparrowhawk	East Fen, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
10:25	m, north corner, engaged in aerial duel with two Carrion Crows and five Jays in and around the stand of Silver Birch. Please only view from the public bridleway.
18/09/19	Sparrowhawk	Crookham Common	1	R Keel
15:00	Please keep to the main paths.
13/09/19	Sparrowhawk	East Fen, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
08:45	male. Made a pass at a Green sand before being chased off by a Lapwing. Hopefully the stilt is too big a mouthful! Please only view from the public bridleway.
11/09/19	Sparrowhawk	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
17:45	male.
09/09/19	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
13:34	Forbury Place: Just gone by putting up the pigeons. SU717736.
08/09/19	Sparrowhawk	Palmer Park, Reading	1	F Hutchinson
19:22	Flew S over my garden.
04/09/19	Sparrowhawk	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
07:50	Circling over the landfill with 4 Red Kites.
23/08/19	Sparrowhawk	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Dawson
12:30
22/08/19	Sparrowhawk	West Ilsley	1	I Fewtrell-Smith
10:50	juv. Glided onto my patio as I was outside decorating.Eyeballed from 4 metres then it slowly took off. Brown wing feathers so I'm guessing juvenile rather than female. Quite a surprise that it didn't see me and keep flying!
20/08/19	Sparrowhawk	Wokingham	1	S Stevenson
06:15	f. Flying low over Wokingham town centre.
19/08/19	Sparrowhawk	Winkfield	1	F Hughes
15:30	male. Low and fast over garden several directions.Selection of usual tits and finches drifting back to garden feeders.
17/08/19	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
19:20	Lundy lane. SU690734.
17/08/19	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
08:00	m. Please only view from the public footpath.
15/08/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	L Garner-Langham
17:30	Sat on top of my bird feeder for several minutes looking for prey. Had two forays into the shrubbery but left empty handed.
15/08/19	Sparrowhawk	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
09:30	Male. Being chased by a goldfinch.
14/08/19	Sparrowhawk	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
17:30	spooked all the starlings and sparrows but seemed to miss them all.
11/08/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	L Garner-Langham
19:30	Later than usual visit. Successfully caught a mouse on the patio!
10/08/19	Sparrowhawk	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
16:50	fem. circling causing alarm to flock of House Martins near Swan Hotel.
09/08/19	Sparrowhawk	King's Meadow, Reading	1	S Hughes
15:00	In brief chase over river with kingfisher.
31/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Bracknell	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
20:59	m. Followed the swift by the house. No chance!
29/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve	1	D Sussex
21:10
30/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Bird Hills GC	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
15:04	f. Spooking birds by 9th green.
30/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Farm GP	1	R Keel
15:05
29/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Whiteknights Park, Reading	2	P Gipson
18:50	2 juvs calling near their nest in The Wilderness.
26/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
20:30	Lundy Lane. SU690733.
23/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	L Garner-Langham
17:00	Almost daily visitor to the garden at the moment. Probably attracted by the large numbers of birds and young feeding. Haven't seen it catch any though!
22/07/19	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
10:07	f, hunting along the eastern edge of East fen. Please only view from the public footpath.
21/07/19	Sparrowhawk	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
19:10	m. Just taken a juvenile Blackbird about 10 metres away from me in the back garden. Alarm calls from parents still going.
21/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
11:20	f. Prob F. high N. SU695739.
21/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Caversham, Chiltern Road	1	R C Watts
07:45	Over.
12/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	L Garner-Langham
15:05	Suddenly landed on top of my garden feeder stand a couple of feet from where I was sitting but took off almost immediately.
07/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Fobney Island	1	J Lerpiniere
08:53	Called from south shore. SU6574.
07/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Tilehurst	1	J Lerpiniere
08:53	male. Swooped by feeders and stopped on fence. SU6574.
02/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Tilehurst	1	J Lerpiniere
08:53	SU6574.
08/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Langley Mead	1	S Lynch
04:30	SU730671.
07/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
	Flew over scrape.
07/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Newbury Town Centre	1	K G White
06:43	m. Hunting over rooftops observed while watching BT Peregrines. SU472669.
05/07/19	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Dawson
10:15	Please only view from the public footpath.
04/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Winkfield	1	F Hughes
11:30	Up high harassing Red Kite.
01/07/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Basildon	1	J Lerpiniere
10:50	SU6178.
30/06/19	Sparrowhawk	Bray GPs	1	S A Graham
09:00	f. Prey carrying female.
23/06/19	Sparrowhawk	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
09:00
21/06/19	Sparrowhawk	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
20:00	male.
20/06/19	Sparrowhawk	Southcote Meadows	1	R C Price
12:30	female.
18/06/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	L Garner-Langham
11:00	Scattered the birds in the garden but didn't catch any.
15/06/19	Sparrowhawk	Gardeners Green	1	S Stevenson
18:00	m. Flew overhead when in Crooked Billet pub garden. Also seen hovering. SU825667.
05/06/19	Sparrowhawk	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
08:30	Female.
02/06/19	Sparrowhawk	Sheepdrove Organic Farm	1	J Lerpiniere
09:14
27/05/19	Sparrowhawk	Cookham Lock	1	R Fabry
17:00	Flying through Cookham lock. SU904855.
22/05/19	Sparrowhawk	Fobney Island	1	J Lerpiniere
14:43	Over. SU704711.
21/05/19	Sparrowhawk	Winkfield	1	F Hughes
14:30	Over fields alongside horse pastures.High in dispute with buzzard. Also 1 young hare disturbed by machinery in field and running across road into another field and lost to view.
21/05/19	Sparrowhawk	Palmer Park, Reading	1	F Hutchinson
15:55	Flew low NE over my garden.
14/05/19	Sparrowhawk	Aldermaston GP	1	D Sussex
13:05	f.
11/05/19	Sparrowhawk	Winkfield	1	F Hughes
15:10	Soaring high being mobbed by 2 swallows over field by horse paddock.
10/05/19	Sparrowhawk	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
15:52	female.
09/05/19	Sparrowhawk	Horseshoe Lake, Sandhurst	1	D Sussex
07:30
28/04/19	Sparrowhawk	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
10:42	Male nr. Dsmntld rlwy bridge over Holy Brook.
25/04/19	Sparrowhawk	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
10:00
21/04/19	Sparrowhawk	Padworth Common	1	S A Graham
19:54	Chasing a frantic small bird through the tree's adjacent to the feeding station. Woodcock heard distantly, but not sure if within Berks.
20/04/19	Sparrowhawk	Moss End	1	L R Blundell
08:01	m. Sat in the garden.
20/04/19	Sparrowhawk	Inkpen Hill	1	J Hale
07:00	male.
13/04/19	Sparrowhawk	Maidenhead Thicket	1	B D Clews
06:00	female flying over.
06/04/19	Sparrowhawk	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P J Crowley
11:00	f. low across the lake.
03/04/19	Sparrowhawk	Widbrook Common	1	B D Clews
11:00	overhead calling loudly, presumed territorial calls.
03/04/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Farm GP	1	B Lyle
15:00	m. car park.
03/04/19	Sparrowhawk	Fobney Meadow	1	R Holder
07:55
31/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Holyport	1	S K Proddow
17:15	Holyport green.
31/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
17:10	over Thames north of village.
31/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Aldermaston Wharf	1	R C Watts
13:30
24/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Maidenhead	1	B Crathorne
15:00	On the golf course.
22/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:55	male. flying level & straight just above tree height.
17/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Searle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs	1	N J Bucknell
08:55	fem.
15/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
07:20	flying along Thames near Cleeve Court.
11/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Towney Lock, K&A Canal	1	P Driver
17:04	f. Bothering the pigeons beside the canal.
09/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
	Over.
08/03/19	Sparrowhawk	R. Kennet, Reading	1	F Hutchinson
17:25	Swooped down amongst buildings. Also one red kite circling. SU719733.
06/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Whitley, Reading	1	P Gipson
14:50	Flew into a tree beside Basingstoke Rd near Shenstone Rd.
06/03/19	Sparrowhawk	King’s Road, Reading	1	F Hutchinson
08:25	Flew N over houses. SU723733.
06/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Farm GP	1	B Lyle
15:00
05/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Pangbourne	1	A Taylor
14:00	Perched on water dish attached to feeder pole in our garden. No customers, so didn't stay long.
05/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Pangbourne	1	A Taylor
14:00	Perched on water dish attached to feeder pole in our garden. No customers, so didn't stay long.
04/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Sheffield Bottom	1	M Turton
11:45	Flew into bushes beside access road to car park at Sheffield Bottom lock.
04/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	C McEwan
13:15	fem came and perched in tree at feeding station. SU6469.
04/03/19	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
	Went through feeder area at Bittern hide.
29/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Little Sandhurst, Sandhurst	1	D Sussex
14:11	hunting over garden.
15/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Hunt's Green	1	D Sussex
12:25
26/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Green Park	1	S A Graham
16:45	f. flying down the footpath on the E. side of the lake.
25/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Woodley	1	F Hutchinson
12:20
23/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Eling	1	N J Bucknell
14:55	fem.
20/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Eton Wick	1	K Rhodes
12:19	f. In trees opposite Windsor racecourse.
20/02/19	Sparrowhawk	White Place Farm, Cookham	1	B D Clews
11:40	female swooping into vegetation on what is now known as Battlemead Common. Did not emerge other side so may have made a kill.
17/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Searle's Farm Lane GP (E), Burghfield GPs	1	N J Bucknell
10:30	fem. in pursuit of a Teal! Please only view from the public footpath.
12/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	C McEwan
14:30	Came hurtling through the feeding station but missed everything. SU6469.
11/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	D Andrews
05:30	Flying over road.
08/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Englefield	1	J Lerpiniere
	male. SU6271.
07/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Padworth	1	G Sumner
10:44	male. SU613657.
06/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Streatley STW	1	N J Bucknell
11:40	fem.
06/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Horseshoe Lake, Sandhurst	1	M Hunt
14:35	Low across the lake.
06/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Bracknell	1	J W O'Brien
13:13	m.
04/02/19	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
10:30	f. Please only view from the public footpath.
03/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	M Kirby
16:45	fem. Briefly in garden (Hilmanton). SU734698.
02/02/19	Sparrowhawk	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	F Hutchinson
09:40	Harris garden. Flew overhead from SE, then doubled back.
29/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Winnersh	1	R Angus
	Flew across back garden.
29/01/19	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
10:00	f. Please only view from the public footpath.
25/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
12:10	f. Scattered birds as it flew past feeders.
25/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
10:25	f. Bittern hide.
23/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Woodley	1	R Marsh
08:45	m. Sat on a fence post in our back garden.
22/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Woodley	1	R Marsh
09:05	f. Devouring what looks to be a feral pigeon in our garden. Pic uploaded.
21/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Cold Ash	1	R Rudgley
13:51	Flying low through garden. SU510702.
20/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	1	N J Bucknell
11:10	fem. Please only view from the public footpath.
19/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
15:10	male. took a half-hearted shy at Meadow pipit flock.
19/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	J Lerpiniere
	Male, per Lyn and Harry.
12/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	C McEwan
11:52	Flew towards feeding station from top paddock area. SU6469.
11/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Maidenhead	1	B Crathorne
15:00	Maidenhead golf course.
11/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Fobney Meadow	1	A V Lawson
12:27
11/01/19	Sparrowhawk	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
09:30	Please only view from the public footpath.
08/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	D Cleal
12:37	Male over, being mobbed by Goldfinch flock.
08/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	D Cleal
12:37	Male over, being mobbed by Goldfinch flock.
06/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Reading	1	S A Graham
14:44	Oxford Rd: Flow N. being mobbed by a BHG. SU692737.
06/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
08:15	Flushed 200+ Starlings from reedbed on the island.
05/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
13:23	male swooping past flock of House Sparrows on Broomhill feeders, but without success.
05/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:00	fem. flying lowish & straight when not being mobbed by herring gulls - seen also on return journey from buying papers going in opposite direction unmolested.
01/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Streatley STW	1	N J Bucknell
14:40
01/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
09:24	m, N/W corner of CLN.
01/01/19	Sparrowhawk	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
11:10	Soaring high over the landfill, seen from path to Bittern hide.