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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
08/09/19	Swift	Thatcham	1	R Keel
13:42	In no hurry to head south. SU502674.
07/09/19	Swift	Lower Farm GP	1	N Cleere
09:40
06/09/19	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	5	A B Tomczynski
14:00
05/09/19	Swift	Thatcham	1	R Keel
14:06	Over south and then turned back north. SU502674.
04/09/19	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	11	R Crawford
09:15	Al least, possibly more.
01/09/19	Swift	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	F J Cottington
07:45
31/08/19	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	14	M F Walford
14:30
31/08/19	Swift	Newbury, Skinners Green area	3	A E Hickman
	Over fields with hirundines. SU450660.
29/08/19	Swift	Lower Farm GP	2	N Cleere
10:00
26/08/19	Swift	Newbury	5	C Foster
17:30	SU461670.
26/08/19	Swift	Thatcham	1	M J Dear
19:08	Off northwards.
26/08/19	Swift	Bracknell	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
18:40	Over garden. Heading north. .
26/08/19	Swift	Newbury	1	A E Hickman
10:30	Over the river Kennet. SU460672.
24/08/19	Swift	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan

24/08/19	Swift	Lower Farm GP	3	J E Andrews

24/08/19	Swift	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	1	J E Andrews
08:30	Please only view from the public footpath.
23/08/19	Swift	Bracknell	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
20:10	Half-calling quietly and flying quickly towards Reading. For the festival. Obvs.
23/08/19	Swift	Newbury	15	C Foster
16:00	At least this many in a feeding flock, a few birds still in the area 45 mins later. SU462670.
23/08/19	Swift	Crookham Pools, Crookham Common	3	M J Dear
16:00
22/08/19	Swift	Lower Farm GP	7	A B Tomczynski
08:30
21/08/19	Swift	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
11:20	Going south - straight & quick - latest date garden tick - birding whilst replacing guttering.
18/08/19	Swift	Fobney Meadow	2	R C Price
09:00
19/08/19	Swift	Shinfield	40	S Lynch
14:30	At least feeding over fields at May's farm, also similar numbers House Martin and swallow. SU723680.
19/08/19	Swift	Thatcham Marsh	1	M J Dear
10:01
17/08/19	Swift	Reading	1	S A Graham
19:20	Lundy Lane: low S. SU690734.
16/08/19	Swift	Lower Farm GP	2	R Keel
17:30
16/08/19	Swift	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	3	R Murfitt
08:00
14/08/19	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	45	R Crawford
15:30
12/08/19	Swift	Bracknell	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
20:35	One. Over garden. Flying low, hard, fast and due North. Dopey beggar.
11/08/19	Swift	Billingbear Park GC	11	D A MacKenzie Dodds
16:55	Flying through south and relatively low, with the "hyse mar'ins"...
11/08/19	Swift	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
11:30
11/08/19	Swift	Queen Mother Reservoir	5	P J Newbound
09:00	Key holders only.
11/08/19	Swift	Bray GPs	2	S A Graham
08:30
10/08/19	Swift	Reading	1	S A Graham
18:52	Lundy lane: drifted through S. SU691732.
10/08/19	Swift	Lower Farm GP	13	N Cleere
09:30
08/08/19	Swift	Fobney Meadow	7	R C Price
13:30
09/08/19	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	12	I Mackinnon
15:26
09/08/19	Swift	Lower Farm GP	10	N Cleere
09:30
06/08/19	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	7	A B Tomczynski
17:30
05/08/19	Swift	Reading	1	S A Graham
20:10	Lundy lane: went through low N. so not certain it was a local bird. SU691733.
04/08/19	Swift	Thatcham	1	R Keel
15:51	Over garden west. SU502674.
03/08/19	Swift	Reading	4	S A Graham
20:20	Lundy lane: Overhead as soon as I looked up, almost imed. reduced to 3; 4th bird gone back into nest site? SU691733.
03/08/19	Swift	Hungerford	2	M J Dear
15:44
03/08/19	Swift	Pangbourne	4	A Taylor
09:00	Flying quite low, with some screaming, over the south side of the village this morning, but only one seen this evening.
02/08/19	Swift	Reading	2	S A Graham
20:20	Lundy lane: Re-appeared before dusk soaring high to the NE. SU691733.
31/07/19	Swift	Fobney Meadow	7	R C Price
13:30	No swifts at South Street for a few days now.
31/07/19	Swift	Reading	2	S A Graham
20:10	Lundy lane. SU692733.
31/07/19	Swift	Lower Farm GP	2	B Lyle
14:30
31/07/19	Swift	Bracknell	2	D A MacKenzie Dodds
20:58	1 checked out the house, rejoined its companion at height flying south.
31/07/19	Swift	Bird Hills GC	2	D A MacKenzie Dodds
14:18	Flying through a little higher today. South.
30/07/19	Swift	Wokingham	1	S Stevenson
06:00	Only one still hanging around of the large party over the centre of Wokingham the last two months. Presume the rest have started the long flight south. About a week earlier this year than last, I believe. SU812672.
30/07/19	Swift	Bird Hills GC	2	D A MacKenzie Dodds
15:04	Two through driving range in the wind and the rain, heading southeast.
29/07/19	Swift	Thatcham	19	R Keel
20:30	High up screaming. SU502674.
29/07/19	Swift	Reading	2	S A Graham
20:35	Lundy lane: Min. one bird seen to do a tight downward spiral and disappear below rooftops, possibly still attending nest site. SU691734.
29/07/19	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	3	R C Watts
10:49	None since Saturday at 8:15 am . .
29/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:25	Feeding quietly , no sign 15 mins later on return.
28/07/19	Swift	Reading	15	S Scott
21:00	Approximate number feeding high up over Watlington Street/South Street.
28/07/19	Swift	Bracknell	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
20:05	None at "Swift Half" (the house) since Friday... but one seen very high, half a mile east of us. Sad times.
28/07/19	Swift	Reading	1	S A Graham
19:30	Lundy Lane. SU690733.
28/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
19:50	heading straight west , seen from garden.
27/07/19	Swift	Reading	9	S A Graham
20:30	Approx: Pair high calling and then min. 9 came in high from the W. in a tight ball screaming but disappeared into the low cloud almost at once. SU690733.
28/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:00	briefly feeding high then lost in clouds.
27/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:50	one distant following M4 westbound , other low overhead ASDA carpark northbound.
26/07/19	Swift	Kintbury	20	R Righelato
14:52	Still a lot of Swifts around the village. Several seen entering a number of houses. A resident reported screaming parties of up to 50 this summer.
26/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:35	single bird fast & southwards - only sighting over 30 mins walking around usual feeding area.
26/07/19	Swift	Reading	15	S Scott
07:45	Approximate number high over South Street/Watlington Street.
24/07/19	Swift	Lower Farm GP	20	B Lyle
15:30
25/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	20	D J Mills
08:30	still here also , High & low , spread out & grouped , but keeping to normal area.
25/07/19	Swift	Reading	15	S Scott
07:45	Approximate number screeching low over South Street.
25/07/19	Swift	Reading	5	S A Graham
06:48	Wilson Rd: Low over top of road screaming; one last juv. still to fledge? SU691733.
25/07/19	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	4	R C Watts
07:05	They have not gone.
24/07/19	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	5	R C Watts
08:30	Flying low over houses. None since this morning at present. have they gone??? .
24/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	45	D J Mills
09:30	Same as Tues :- single group feeding enthusiastically & going in no particular direction, + some screaming.
24/07/19	Swift	Reading	10	S Scott
08:00	High over Watlington Street.
24/07/19	Swift	Reading	9	S A Graham
06:40	Min. Oxford Rd this morning. Soaring higher and quieter as the season reaches it end. SU692737.
23/07/19	Swift	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	30	G Stewart
12:30	Approx 30 plus- flying over Thatcham.
23/07/19	Swift	Eton Wick	16	K Jones
21:03
23/07/19	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	10	R C Watts
20:15	Plus feeding up high.
23/07/19	Swift	Thatcham	25	R Rudgley
20:30	Flying around Kennet school.
23/07/19	Swift	Reading	4	S A Graham
18:00	Oxford Rd. SU698735.
23/07/19	Swift	Emmbrook	25	E Napper
13:00	In a tight group over Morrissons.
23/07/19	Swift	Newbury	25	I Quelch
10:20	Over Newport road. SU481679.
23/07/19	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	20	R C Watts
11:05	20 plus birds high over Peppard Road and Emmer Green. From garden.
23/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	25	D J Mills
08:20	Single group feeding enthusiastically & going in no particular direction.
23/07/19	Swift	Reading	50	H R Netley
10:51	At least 50 together over Bulmershe Rd.
22/07/19	Swift	Reading	3	S A Graham
20:40	Lundy lane: Appeared late evening. SU691733.
22/07/19	Swift	Bracknell	3	D A MacKenzie Dodds
21:20	Doing their nightly dusk fly by and scream by our house. Then away up into the sky like wee rockets.
22/07/19	Swift	Bracknell	100	D A MacKenzie Dodds
21:29	Approx number. All flying south at height in loose noisy flocks between 9pm and 9:30pm with house martins.
22/07/19	Swift	North Ascot	2	S D Abbott
19:00	Over south.
22/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	12	D J Mills
08:20	together feeding in normal area but drifting with the wind heading Eastwards.
22/07/19	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	3	R C Watts
11:50
22/07/19	Swift	Newbury	1	B Lyle
11:38	by old football ground.
22/07/19	Swift	Reading	10	S Scott
07:50	Group feeding over South Street.
21/07/19	Swift	Reading	1	S A Graham
18:45	Single high over Wilson Rd, same or another low over Lunday lane 3/4 hr later. SU692736.
21/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	12	D J Mills
08:35	5 screaming to ground level in a feeding loop but all rejoined the others going west as yesterday.
21/07/19	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	3	R C Watts
06:45	3 to 4 birds around houses low.did not see any on Thursday or Friday due to the weather ?thought they might have gone. Last year it was on 26 th July.they went from here.
20/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	13	D J Mills
08:35	flying in 1/2/3s straight westbound , across broad front over approx 20 mins obs.
19/07/19	Swift	Jealott's Hill	30	R Murfitt
16:00	Approx heading low south in a minute.
19/07/19	Swift	Reading	1	S Scott
07:55	At low level over South Street. None observed yesterday.
19/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	5	D J Mills
08:30	group flying through under the low cloud - nil yesterday.
17/07/19	Swift	Winkfield	10	F Hughes
13:00	Flying around Windsor Police and adjacent houses.
17/07/19	Swift	Winkfield	12	F Hughes
10:00	Dedworth Windsor.Flying and feeding around housing estate.Not screaming.Present all morning.
17/07/19	Swift	Windsor	70	R F Milligan
12:14	At least, mostly flying around the castle.
16/07/19	Swift	Reading	34	R Crawford
13:00	In two screaming groups around Carey Street.
16/07/19	Swift	Wokingham	16	R Dawson
21:00	Approx count over the town centre. Some screaming. Numbers increased somewhat from a couple of weeks ago.
15/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	30	D J Mills
08:15	still 30+ screaming etc as before.
15/07/19	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	15	R C Watts
15:22	From about 4 to 15 plus birds most of day.
15/07/19	Swift	Reading	30	S Scott
07:50	Approximate number screeching at low level over South Street.
14/07/19	Swift	Streatley	80	N J Bucknell
16:25	in screaming flock circling high over Thames.
13/07/19	Swift	Reading	1	S A Graham
14:17	Wilson Rd: Third active nest located. SU692733.
13/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	40	D J Mills
10:20	Tight screaming group of birds , spreading high & regrouping to low level - noisiest of 2019 so far.
13/07/19	Swift	Pangbourne	12	J M McNeill
12:03	Screaming above Reading Road. Where are swallows this year? SU635765.
13/07/19	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	20	R C Watts
08:23	About 20 birds plus quick count.
11/07/19	Swift	Winkfield	10	F Hughes
10:00	Screaming around mother-in-law's house in Dedworth,Windsorin a tight group.Have been present since middle of June.
10/07/19	Swift	Wokingham	25	S Stevenson
06:15	Largest group of swifts I have ever seen over Wokingham. Good to see.
10/07/19	Swift	Bracknell	3	D A MacKenzie Dodds
14:10	Racing around the house, screaming at my MP3 swift call.
10/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	30	D J Mills
07:50	Very similar to yesterday 30-50 some screaming , interesting to see similar numbers at South St reported at same time.
10/07/19	Swift	Reading	25	S Scott
07:50	At least 25 birds feeding and screeching over South Street.
09/07/19	Swift	Winkfield	7	F Hughes
13:30	Screaming over Dr's surgery in North Ascot.
09/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	30	D J Mills
08:30	back to previous numbers of 30 to 50 , some screaming.
09/07/19	Swift	Reading	20	S Robertson
07:10	Near the train station mixed with two buzzards.
08/07/19	Swift	Winkfield	8	F Hughes
09:00	Mother-law's house Dedworth, Windsor.Flying fast and screaming over houses for 3 hours.
08/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	15	D J Mills
08:40	same count as Sunday.
06/07/19	Swift	Wokingham	4	R Dawson
20:45	Screaming over the town centre. Numbers well down on previous years.
06/07/19	Swift	Eton Wick	12	K Jones
12:48	Looks like a good fledging, up from five 10 days ago. Around Alma Road area.
06/07/19	Swift	Bracknell	14	R J Burness
07:00	Edmund's Green/The Chestnuts. There have been six over this fairly new estate since the spring. Numbers now boosted by juveniles?
06/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	35	D J Mills
08:25	Wide spread coming together briefly in tight ball & then spreading out again - possibly as high as 50 birds.
05/07/19	Swift	Bracknell	5	D A MacKenzie Dodds
06:42	Unbelievably the first "bangers" here of the season. This year will go down as the worst swift year (for us, here) in a decade.
05/07/19	Swift	Eton Wick	12	K Rhodes
16:06	Over flood Also Marbled White butterfly along roundmoor ditch.
05/07/19	Swift	Thames Valley Business Park	3	S Lynch
09:00	SU742747.
05/07/19	Swift	Reading	25	S Scott
07:50	Approximate number low over South Street.
05/07/19	Swift	Reading	14	S A Graham
08:00	Forbury Garden: Approx. overhead in tight ball. SU716737.
04/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	15	D J Mills
18:35	directly above backgarden feeding - tight group ascending & drifting across - lucky to see 2/3 per year, if it all .
04/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	13	D J Mills
08:30	screaming all around rooftops - usual area.
03/07/19	Swift	Lower Farm GP	2	B Lyle
15:00
04/07/19	Swift	Maidenhead	8	S K Proddow
07:45	6 over bowls club 2 over Grove Road car park.
03/07/19	Swift	Winkfield	5	F Hughes
22:14	flying and feeding opposite Tesco, Dedworth.
03/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	7	D J Mills
11:55	opp Leisure Centre.
03/07/19	Swift	Maidenhead	3	S K Proddow
07:45	Over Grove Road car park.
03/07/19	Swift	Reading	20	S Scott
07:40	Approximate number in two groups screeming over Sidmouth Street/South Street/Watlington Street.
02/07/19	Swift	Calcot, Reading	18	C McEwan
21:15	Screaming round Charrington Road area. SU6671.
02/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	13	D J Mills
09:40	some screaming.
01/07/19	Swift	Winkfield	6	F Hughes
09:45	Flying and feeding low at St.Marks Road,Windsor along with 5 House Martins.{Probably from roost at King Edward's Hospital.
01/07/19	Swift	Lower Earley	3	D J Mills
08:20	down from 7 on Sunday.
30/06/19	Swift	Aldworth	6	M J Amphlett
15:00	Screaming over pub. SU5579.
30/06/19	Swift	Reading	50	S Scott
20:45	Approximate number circling and screeching over Sidmouth Street/ South Street/ Watlington Street.
30/06/19	Swift	Eton Wick	30	K Rhodes
21:22	At least , over fields north of village.
30/06/19	Swift	Winnersh	20	I D Paine
19:56	About 20 swifts hunting and feeding over my house. SU785708.
29/06/19	Swift	The Bell Inn, Aldworth	6	M J Amphlett
21:00	At least 6 x birds, low and screaming over the pub. SU555796.
29/06/19	Swift	College Town, Sandhurst	23	D Sussex
21:30	groups of swifts active all evening. minimum count 23.
29/06/19	Swift	Reading	12	S A Graham
11:00	Chatham Rd - Oxford Rd Junction: Min chasing back and forth W. down the main rd. SU706734.
29/06/19	Swift	Fobney Island	20	S Lynch
10:00
29/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	15	D J Mills
08:45	tight , quiet group as before.
28/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	18	D J Mills
08:20	15 low follow my leader with some screaming + 3 ultra high.
24/06/19	Swift	Reading	35	R Righelato
22:06	Party over Hamilton Road. Several smaller screaming parties low around the houses.
27/06/19	Swift	Winkfield	2	F Hughes
10:30	Stag Meadow,Windsor Great Park.Overhead briefly.
27/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
09:20	due to change in direction/strength of wind? Down from 8 yesterday (Weds).
25/06/19	Swift	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	6	G Stewart
17:46
25/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	12	D J Mills
10:15	tight bunch , low , some screaming.
24/06/19	Swift	Reading	25	S A Graham
17:45	Kensington Park: Dense flock circling the park screaming their heads off. Must be humidity related, no flying ants seen. SU694732.
24/06/19	Swift	Winkfield	6	F Hughes
10:00	King Edward Hospital,Windsor.Screaming over roof of building,one disappeared under roof tile.
24/06/19	Swift	Palmer Park, Reading	30	F Hutchinson
16:03	Impossible to count, but must have been at least this number feeding high over my garden.
24/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	20	D J Mills
09:25	minimum playing "Follow my Leader" down to house eves height - could easily be 25+.
21/06/19	Swift	Frost Folly	4	C McNish
12:00
23/06/19	Swift	College Road, Reading	6	F Hutchinson
16:15	At least 6 screaming at roof-height, including one flying into eaves where they have nested in previous years. SU735729.
23/06/19	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	12	R C Watts
09:40	Joined the three birds seen earlier.
23/06/19	Swift	Caversham, Chiltern Road	3	R C Watts
08:15
21/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	10	D J Mills
09:00	Usual area opposite Sports Centre - cloudless blue sky - hence increase from just 3 yesterday.
21/06/19	Swift	Maidenhead	1	S K Proddow
07:45	Grove Road carpark.
21/06/19	Swift	Lower Caversham	16	R Sajdak
08:05	Flying round my house.
20/06/19	Swift	Reading	12	S A Graham
06:55	Wilson Rd: Highest number this year. SU693737.
19/06/19	Swift	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
12:00	heading north.
19/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	6	D J Mills
08:25	same again when returned 10 mins later only 3 to be seen.
19/06/19	Swift	Reading	9	S Scott
07:45	Feeding over Sidmouth Street/South Street.
18/06/19	Swift	Fobney Meadow	150	R Righelato
16:56	approximately 150 birds feeding over the meadows from A33 to Southcote.
18/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	7	D J Mills
08:40	all in tight quiet group coming down to below roof level , but 10 mins later on return only 3 , v high , spread out & far off. .
17/06/19	Swift	Fobney Meadow	40	R C Price
19:00	approx. generally.
18/06/19	Swift	Maidenhead	1	S K Proddow
07:30	Braywick Road.
17/06/19	Swift	Aston	8	S K Proddow
18:00	Field above aston.
17/06/19	Swift	Cookham Lock	3	R Fabry
17:58	Downstream from Lock. SU903856.
17/06/19	Swift	Woodley	2	R Marsh
	Seen from my house, but distant. I'd guess they were over Mortimer's Meadow on Dinton Pastures.
17/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	5	D J Mills
09:10	well spread but all in view together.
17/06/19	Swift	Maidenhead	1	S K Proddow
07:40	Forlease Road.
17/06/19	Swift	Maidenhead	1	S K Proddow
07:40	Forlease Road.
16/06/19	Swift	Ruscombe	50	P D Hadfield
20:10	massive flock of swifts over the pea field.
16/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	5	D J Mills
09:10	just after the cloud cover broke & sun came out.
15/06/19	Swift	Frost Folly	4	S D Abbott
14:30
15/06/19	Swift	Remenham	3	S K Proddow
11:00
15/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	13	D J Mills
08:50	tight screaming group - breaking up & reforming.
13/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	5	D J Mills
09:00	usual place.
14/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	5	D J Mills
14:00	1 low normal place, others high over Maiden Place area.
14/06/19	Swift	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	100	R F Milligan
09:10	With a few Swallow, feeding low over and around East Fen. Please only view from the public footpath.
10/06/19	Swift	Newbury Town Centre	1	K G White
05:40	ad. entered small hole in top right corner of 7th Floor window of BT Exchange building. Seen doing the same on numerous previous occassions. SU471670.
14/06/19	Swift	Fobney Island	50	R C Price
09:40	Probably more.
14/06/19	Swift	Fobney Meadow	30	R C Price
08:00	Tight flock feeding nr. 4th pylon.
12/06/19	Swift	White Waltham Airfield	6	C J Forsey
15:53	Over the control tower in the rain..I do feel so sorry for these brilliant birds this summer.
12/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	9	D J Mills
09:00	all in one tight group feeding just above line of Oaks.
11/06/19	Swift	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:35	usual area :- also 4 yesterday & 3 Sunday - seem to be circling a smaller area that earlier on , only odd short scream.
11/06/19	Swift	Holyport	1	S K Proddow
20:00	Hearne drive.
11/06/19	Swift	Maidenhead	1	S K Proddow
16:30	Over Grove Road car park. First one here this year. All the old nest sites demolished.