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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
14/09/20House MartinWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
06:24
Recording.  
23/10/20House MartinFleethill Farm1J C Morgan
08:55
Private site, view only from footpath.  
19/10/20House MartinSwinley Park1M A Johnstone
12:30
 
10/10/20House MartinStreatley4N J Bucknell
15:55
north of village.  
07/10/20House MartinFobney Meadow50A V Lawson
15:13
Estimated.  
07/10/20House MartinFleethill Farm15J C Morgan
10:00
min. Private site, view only from footpath.  
06/10/20House MartinCrazies Hill2J C Morgan
15:40
 
06/10/20House MartinThatcham2R Keel
08:44
Heading SW over garden. SU503674.  
05/10/20House MartinReading12M J Mitchell
16:01
Cemetery Junction area. Heading SW.  
05/10/20House MartinMain Pit, Theale GPs250R Crawford
08:50
 
05/10/20House MartinFobney Meadow150R C Price
11:34
Over meadows between A33 and pylon 4. “Everywhere”. Certainly at least 150.  
05/10/20House MartinCrookham Common4M J Dear
09:27
Please keep to the main paths.  
05/10/20House MartinGreen Park3S Robertson
09:51
 
04/10/20House MartinStreatley40N J Bucknell
12:05
feeding in the lee of a copse and over the Thames at Streatley Farm.  
03/10/20House MartinStreatley122N J Bucknell
22 south down river north of the village, 14-15 to 15-00. Flock of about 100 feeding over Streatley Farm, 15-00 to 15-15, then moved off NE to feed over South Stoke Marsh/Ferry Lane South Stoke (Oxon), where "spooked" by a Hobby at 16-00 (not seen to enter Berks airspace!).  
03/10/20House MartinThatcham3R Keel
15:15
Heading slowly south over garden. SU503674.  
03/10/20House MartinRoundmoor weir15K Jones
11:29
SU943792.  
03/10/20House MartinEton Wick8B Crathorne
14:00
Feeding low down around the sewage outfall.  
03/10/20House MartinMain Pit, Theale GPs80R Gilham
09:00
feeding low over western end of GP.  
02/10/20House MartinFobney Meadow100A V Lawson
15:00
Best guesstimate. Descended on the meadows during a shower. Lots of juveniles.  
01/10/20House MartinStreatley30N J Bucknell
8 west over Cleeve Court at 18-05, another 22 south over at 18-35.  
01/10/20House MartinFobney Meadow2R C Price
15:30
 
01/10/20House MartinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP6F J Cottington
07:50
West.  
30/09/20House MartinTheale50G Sumner
18:02
Feeding low over houses. SU644715.  
30/09/20House MartinLower Farm GP50N Cleere
10:00
50+ east.  
30/09/20House MartinGreen Park2S Robertson
12:52
over waste land.  
29/09/20House MartinLower Farm GP200M J Dear
09:30
 
29/09/20House MartinShurlock Row5R Alliss
10:09
 
28/09/20House MartinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP30R Marsh
09:30
At least.  
25/09/20House MartinMoor Green Lakes30C Ezard
09:20
 
27/09/20House MartinMain Pit, Theale GPs200A B Merrick
08:00
Ranging from Hosehill to Moatlands. A few Sand Martin's and Swallows mixed in.  
26/09/20House MartinCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest1J E Warren
hawking insects.  
26/09/20House MartinMoatlands GP, Theale GPs26S A Graham
09:00
Approx.  
26/09/20House MartinCompton Downs5N J Bucknell
09:20
flying east, over gallops north of track to Churn.  
26/09/20House MartinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP60F J Cottington
08:30
Feeding over lake, just 1-2 Swallow in the group.  
25/09/20House MartinMain Pit, Theale GPs26R Gilham
14:18
 
25/09/20House MartinNewbury Sainsbury's car park28K G White
07:30
Just flown over Sainsbury's car park at tree top height in SW direction. SU473668.  
24/09/20House MartinMain Pit, Theale GPs300A B Tomczynski
10:29
Best estimate as they ‘swarmed’ high and low over lake. No other hirudines noted.  
24/09/20House MartinBray GPs16S A Graham
08:30
Min.  
23/09/20House MartinNewbury Racecourse50D Edwards
14:00
Feeding over Racecourse.  
23/09/20House MartinPope's Meadow, Binfield12D A MacKenzie Dodds
11:05
All flying south, chattering as they went.  
22/09/20House MartinHolyport50S K Proddow
16:45
Over green heading south.  
20/09/20House MartinLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP60F J Cottington
07:50
Ranging between here, the landfill and Sandford.  
19/09/20House MartinPadworth Common14S A Graham
09:00
Min. low North.  
17/09/20House MartinFleethill Farm4J C Morgan
10:30
Private site, view only from footpath.  
15/09/20House MartinNewbury Racecourse5D Edwards
10:15
Feeding over east end of racecourse.  
13/09/20House MartinWalbury Hill15S A Graham
08:30
Approx.  
13/09/20House MartinMarsh Benham60S A Graham
08:30
Min: swarming along a short length of hedge, many alighting.  
13/09/20House MartinCock Marsh250B Crathorne
10:00
Conservative estimate - very large flock feeding at varying height and seemed to be moving slowly south-west.  
13/09/20House MartinNewbury Racecourse10D Edwards
10:20
Feeding over Racecourse.  
11/09/20House MartinCombe Wood60M J Dear
11:58
 
11/09/20House MartinFobney Meadow1R C Price
13:15
 
06/09/20House MartinBlack Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP10F J Cottington
08:45
 
05/09/20House MartinWokingham15S Stevenson
07:08
Part of a flock of mixed hirundines, clearly getting ready for the off. They were gone by Sunday morning. SU810675.  
04/09/20House MartinLower Farm GP300M J Dear
08:35
 
03/09/20House MartinLines Road, Hurst25E Napper
11:30
With Sand Martin feeding over Maize crop and trees at Lines Road, Hurst. SU796723.  
03/09/20House MartinReading14S A Graham
07:25
Lundy lane: Min. swarming high over the playing field, probably roosted in tree tops overnight. SU690735.  
02/09/20House MartinLower Farm GP10B Lyle
15:00
possibly more.  
01/09/20House MartinBillingbear Park GC200D A MacKenzie Dodds
13:44
Lovely to see a big mobile flock coming down in numbers to drink from the lakes with the swallows.  
29/08/20House MartinHosehill Lake, Theale GPs40R Crawford
19:30
 
28/08/20House MartinNewbury Racecourse20D Edwards
16:40
Flying low over centre of racecourse.  
26/08/20House MartinPinkneys Green, Maidenhead75B Reeve
14:04
Flying round Lee farm in Lee lane.  
23/08/20House MartinHyde Farm, Pinkneys Green75B Crathorne
09:30
Mixed hirundine flock feeding low over fields.  
22/08/20House MartinShurlock Row8R Alliss
11:58
 
15/08/20House MartinWokingham1E Napper
08:00
In with Swallows. SU814673.  
15/08/20House MartinSheffield Bottom Lock, Theal22S A Graham
09:20
Approx. working there way W. down the canal. SU645704.  
15/08/20House MartinReading1S Scott
08:45
Heading west over Great Knollys Street.  
14/08/20House MartinJubilee River20K Jones
17:05
All the locals low level feeding over weir. SU941791.  
06/08/20House MartinPangbourne20A Taylor
18:30
Estimated minimum, without young, based on evidence of occupation of 10 nests under eaves of police station. Same number as 2019, but with fewer nests on west side occupied, more on south side facing A329. Approx 15 birds actually seen either in nests or flying around near the building.  
01/08/20House MartinBrimpton40R Rudgley
19:54
 
26/07/20House MartinFobney Meadow4R C Price
10:00
 
18/07/20House MartinPangbourne12A Taylor
18:00
estimated minimum, without young. 6 nests occupied under eaves of police station (cf 10 in 2019), which may be the last nesting site within the village.  
17/07/20House MartinBinfield1P Mannion
10:00
SU856729.  
13/07/20House MartinCrookham Pools, Crookham Common3B Lyle
09:30
 
10/07/20House MartinHurley2R C Watts
14:30
At nest site.  
03/07/20House MartinNorth Ascot2S D Abbott
14:00
Over heading north.  
03/07/20House MartinShurlock Row6R Alliss
10:53
All collecting mud.  
30/06/20House MartinWoodley2S Scott
16:40
Feeding over Reading Road allotments. SU751738.  
29/06/20House MartinEton Wick15B Crathorne
09:30
Feeding over the flood - also on the flood in Bucks.  
27/06/20House MartinThatcham Station1G Stewart
16:15
Plenty of House Martins flying around and over the River Kennet by Station seen whilst waiting at the level crossing.  
27/06/20House MartinRemenham7S K Proddow
11:00
 
25/06/20House MartinFrost Folly10D A MacKenzie Dodds
10:56
Collecting mud.  
25/06/20House MartinNewbury Sainsbury's car park2K G White
06:17
foraging around BT Exchange. SU473668.  
20/06/20House MartinReading2S A Graham
21:30
Wilson Rd: hawking high over the tree's at dusk. SU690734.  
20/06/20House MartinCaversham4R C Watts
08:20
From outside of Waitrose.  
17/06/20House MartinFrost Folly6M S Whitaker
12:30
Flying together over the pools - two others (could have been the same) seen earlier collecting mud from pool edges.  
17/06/20House MartinBracknell20M Hunt
10:11
Still collecting mud and heading off towards Jennett's Park.  
16/06/20House MartinBracknell27M Hunt
11:55
Collecting mud for nest building fabulous close views.  
14/06/20House MartinEmmbrook2P O'Neill
18:00
Nesting under the eaves of a house on a development off Queen's Road. First House Martin nest I've seen on any of the newer houses in the area.  
14/06/20House MartinStratfield Mortimer3K G White
07:50
SU672641.  
14/06/20House MartinBeech Hill3K G White
07:47
Attending nest on gable end of house. SU685638.  
13/06/20House MartinWidbrook Common30B D Clews
15:45
Hunting together low over common.  
13/06/20House MartinCaversham1R C Watts
08:20
Over.  
12/06/20House MartinNorth Ascot7S D Abbott
13:45
At least this number with the Swifts.  
07/06/20House MartinSulhamstead Abbots4P Hickman
09:10
At least four collecting mud from pool at Abbots farm.  
05/06/20House MartinNewbury BT Exchange7K G White
05:45
Flying over nearby roof tops. SU471670.  
04/06/20House MartinNorth Ascot7S D Abbott
11:15
Drifting north.  
03/06/20House MartinEnglemere Pond, Ascot1S D Abbott
15:00
Don't see many here ever.  
31/05/20House MartinArthur Jacob Nature Reserve2D Panchaud
08:15
Feeding above Eric Mortimer Lakes.  
01/06/20House MartinGrazeley2D W Hampton
15:30
 
01/06/20House MartinLittlewick Green8B Reeve
10:30
Two nests may be more in house in school lane.  
31/05/20House MartinWoodley2S Scott
11:00
Feeding over Reading Road allotments.  
29/05/20House MartinHall Place, Burchett's Green8B Reeve
14:15
Flying in and out equestrian centre at Berkshire College of Agriculture.  
28/05/20House MartinCookham6B Reeve
10:29
At least 3 may be 4 nests in Holy Trinity School grounds in School Lane.  
28/05/20House MartinHurley6B Reeve
10:33
Hurley village.  
27/05/20House MartinCookham8B D Clews
14:15
swooping up under bridge to feed young.  
27/05/20House MartinArthur Newbery Park, Tilehurst1C J Forsey
20:28
Very rare over here.  
27/05/20House MartinBucklebury10D Reynolds
08:54
 
27/05/20House MartinCookham4B Reeve
10:03
Under bridge at Cookham.  
26/05/20House MartinAston3S K Proddow
15:30
By the lock.  
24/05/20House MartinReading6S A Graham
08:30
Min. - two nest under construction on blocks of flats. SU689739.  
23/05/20House MartinCaversham2R C Watts
08:20
Waiting outside Waitrose for shopping.  
20/05/20House MartinNorth Ascot1S D Abbott
13:22
Over South.  
19/05/20House MartinPangbourne6A Taylor
18:30
Returning to traditional nest site under eaves of police station. Five nests occupied so far.  
19/05/20House MartinCaversham, Chiltern Road2R C Watts
20:05
Over.  
18/05/20House MartinMortimer3P Driver
15:58
 
17/05/20House MartinStrand Water, Cookham2B D Clews
14:00
Among flock of feeding Swifts. SU886838.  
17/05/20House MartinReading4S A Graham
09:15
Norcot Junction: Min. SU686741.  
16/05/20House MartinGreenham Common2M J Taylor
10:00
Breeding on buildings opposite Marshalls car park. Please keep to the main paths.  
16/05/20House MartinGreenham Common10M J Taylor
10:00
group of approx 10. Please keep to the main paths.  
16/05/20House MartinCaversham2R C Watts
08:15
Seen from outside Waitrose shop over rooftops very low.  
14/05/20House MartinWinter Hill, Cookham Dean5B Crathorne
11:00
 
13/05/20House MartinHambleden Lock, R. Thames350A N Stow
18:30
350+amongst huge numbers of Swallow & Swifts feeding around river, lock and weir before moving onward in to Bucks. Large numbers passing through for the last few days.  
13/05/20House MartinCaversham1R C Watts
11:30
Over Waitrose car park.  
12/05/20House MartinMy garden Islet Road Maidenhead2D Fuller
20:14
ad. Two together over garden 17.00 hours. SU900833.  
11/05/20House MartinRiver Thames Meadows at Purley250M J Smith
Large passage impossible to count accurately spread between Mapledurham Lock and Sul brook, feeding on Mayfly hatch.  
10/05/20House MartinCookham Dean4B Crathorne
10:00
 
09/05/20House MartinHolyport6S K Proddow
18:00
 
08/05/20House MartinHolyport6S K Proddow
11:00
Over Hearne drive. Not long before the red arrows flew overhead. An appropriate fly past for the two minutes silence was the appearance of the martins.  
07/05/20House MartinMay's Farm Meadows, Three Mile Cross6B Dickinson
18:30
Over Linden Homes housing near the as yet unopened brand new Primary School. SU721681.  
07/05/20House MartinEton Wick12K Jones
16:33
10 at 'The Walk' nesting site at the east of the village, 2 at the nest site at the West end opposite Moore's Lane.  
06/05/20House MartinFrost Folly9L R Blundell
16:30
 
06/05/20House MartinWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
15:15
Heading NW.  
06/05/20House MartinLower Caversham1R Sajdak
07:03
Over my garden at last.  
05/05/20House MartinMy garden Islet Road Maidenhead3D Fuller
16:04
ad. feeding over my garden. SU900833.  
04/05/20House MartinSonning Farm12K Lanxon
18:30
 
04/05/20House MartinPeacock Meadows, Bracknell5S Robertson
09:05
 
03/05/20House MartinSonning Farm2K Lanxon
17:45
 
03/05/20House MartinEmmbrook10P O'Neill
14:15
At least 10 over Eamer Crescent. First of the year for me, was beginning to wonder where they were.  
03/05/20House MartinNewbury Racecourse10D Edwards
14:00
Circling high over east end of racecourse.  
03/05/20House MartinCaversham, Chiltern Road2R C Watts
12:50
On our daily walk Henley Road and Norman Road.  
03/05/20House MartinCookham Dean1B D Clews
11:00
 
03/05/20House MartinEmmer Green1M F Walford
10:04
Over the garden.  
02/05/20House MartinAscot Heath4S D Abbott
15:30
Near the grandstand - one taking mud to build a nest.  
02/05/20House MartinLittlewick Green2B Crathorne
11:30
 
02/05/20House MartinRemenham2S K Proddow
13:00
 
02/05/20House MartinSonning4M J Mitchell
07:15
 
01/05/20House MartinBinfield12R Dawson
10:30
At least, from end of Hill Farm Lane. Plus a couple of Swallows. SU848725.  
29/04/20House MartinFobney Meadow2A Absolom
14:41
 
29/04/20House MartinStubbings2B Crathorne
10:30
 
28/04/20House MartinSummerleaze GP6C Carlaw
15:24
 
26/04/20House MartinHolyport2S K Proddow
11:00
Over house in Hearne Drive. They have nested here for 33 years.  
26/04/20House MartinSouth Hill Park, Bracknell3J E Warren
10:30
Hawking insects for at least 30 minutes. SU869665.  
26/04/20House MartinShurlock Row3R Alliss
11:24
Over usual house each year.  
25/04/20House MartinBucklebury2B Lyle
15:30
at ford.  
25/04/20House Martinmy garden Islet Road maidenhead3D Fuller
17:30
ad. 3 flying together for just three minutes then departed north First of year for my garden. SU900833.  
25/04/20House MartinHyde Farm, Pinkneys Green1B Crathorne
10:45
 
24/04/20House MartinSummerleaze GP2C Carlaw
14:35
 
23/04/20House MartinUfton Green1P Hickman
14:55
At the farm.  
22/04/20House MartinWoose Hill2P Bright-Thomas
15:00
>N, GYT.  
22/04/20House MartinTilehurst6C J Forsey
15:46
Heading N.  
21/04/20House MartinSummerleaze GP6C Carlaw
16:30
 
21/04/20House MartinEmmer Green1M F Walford
13:00
Over the garden.  
20/04/20House MartinBray GPs4P J Newbound
20:22
 
19/04/20House MartinCock Marsh2B D Clews
09:30
per Andy Blair.  
19/04/20House MartinPalmer Park, Reading2F Hutchinson
13:25
High over the garden.  
19/04/20House MartinPalmer Park, Reading2F Hutchinson
08:28
NW.  
18/04/20House MartinLee Lane, Maidenhead4M Copland
18:15
4 together, brief romping/calling overhead and then headed north. SU854824.  
17/04/20House MartinPangbourne STW10A Taylor
19:00
min. With similar number of Swallows flying around over Sul brook between STW and R Thames.  
17/04/20House MartinMain Pit, Theale GPs100A V Lawson
13:51
At least. Seen whilst walking my dog.  
15/04/20House MartinHall Place, Burchett's Green4B Crathorne
10:15
 
14/04/20House MartinPalmer Park, Reading2F Hutchinson
18:45
Drifted high over garden almost immediately after sand, 1 went SE, other lost to view.  
13/04/20House MartinStreatley7N J Bucknell
10:20
over Streatley Farm - my first of the spring.  
13/04/20House MartinThatcham2R Keel
10:05
N over garden. SU503674.  
11/04/20House MartinUfton Nervet3P Hickman
10:30
At least three visiting ‘nest boxes’ at house in Shortheath Lane.  
10/04/20House MartinPangbourne5M Winkworth
19:10
5 House Martins over our garden now.  
10/04/20House MartinPangbourne3M Winkworth
17:22
Three House Martins just flew over the garden.  
10/04/20House MartinEton Wick2K Rhodes
14:30
Low over village, my 1st this year.  
09/04/20House MartinAscot Heath4S D Abbott
14:45
Over ponds.  
09/04/20House MartinShurlock Row1R Alliss
14:48
Circling high above the house.  
08/04/20House MartinThatcham2R C Davies
13:37
At least 2 flying around the rooftops at lunchtime. My first of the year.  
05/04/20House MartinHambleden Lock, R. Thames1A N Stow
18:45
Rebuilding nest on Hambleden lock keepers house. My earliest record here.  
05/04/20House MartinPalmer Park, Reading2F Hutchinson
15:50
Flew SE over garden, almost certainly heading to Crescent Rd nesting site. Also a tailless gull circling!  
05/04/20House MartinFinchampstead1R Murfitt
13:22
Over North from my garden.  
05/04/20House MartinThatcham2R Keel
13:05
Heading south! SU503674.  
23/03/20House MartinSummerleaze GP4C Carlaw
07:51
SU893824.  
16/03/20House MartinBeale Park3J Harrington
09:10
 

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