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29/12/20KestrelStreatley2N J Bucknell
male. at the Holies and the golf course.  
26/12/20KestrelWest Ilsley1N J Bucknell
12:35
over road to East Ilsley.  
26/12/20KestrelChurn Farm (Oxon)1N J Bucknell
12:25
male. by parking area at the end of Boham's Road.  
24/12/20KestrelPangbourne1A Taylor
13:30
Over meadow just south of allotments.  
24/12/20KestrelPurley on Thames, Reading1A Taylor
12:30
Hovering over allotments just north of railway.  
22/12/20KestrelShurlock Row1R Alliss
10:39
Making regular visits to my garden for the past week.  
19/12/20KestrelChurn Farm (Oxon)1N J Bucknell
15:50
at west end of concrete road.  
19/12/20KestrelPangbourne Meadow1A Taylor
15:15
Hovering over Berkshire bank of R. Thames in second meadow east of toll bridge.  
19/12/20KestrelStreatley1N J Bucknell
10:00
male. at Streatley Farm.  
18/12/20KestrelShurlock Row1R Alliss
15:28
My garden, keeping an eye on birds on the feeders.  
08/12/20KestrelWigmore Lane GP, Theale GPs1B Lyle
14:30
from Wigmore Lane.  
01/12/20KestrelFobney Meadow1R C Price
14:30
Female.  
28/11/20KestrelCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
14:35
on gallops fence, north of track to Churn.  
28/11/20KestrelMay's Farm, Three Mile Cross1S Lynch
10:00
 
26/11/20KestrelLower Farm GP1A E Hickman
13:00
fem/imm. In willow behind the reed bed.  
25/11/20KestrelCannon Court Farm, Cookham1B Reeve
14:25
Eating a mouse on top of telegraph post.  
23/11/20KestrelHindhay Farm, Pinkneys Green2B Reeve
14:20
 
23/11/20KestrelWokingham1P O'Neill
12:45
fem. Ashridge Meadows.  
23/11/20KestrelEmmbrook1P O'Neill
12:15
fem. Over Old Forest Meadows.  
22/11/20KestrelEarley1L Garner-Langham
15:00
f. On the allotment.  
22/11/20KestrelBury Down2R Keel
09:15
 
22/11/20KestrelShottesbrooke2B Crathorne
10:00
 
21/11/20KestrelWestridge Green1N J Bucknell
16:00
fem.  
21/11/20KestrelChurn Farm (Oxon)1N J Bucknell
15:50
 
20/11/20KestrelStreatley1N J Bucknell
12:20
male. near water east of STW.  
20/11/20KestrelBucklebury1D Reynolds
08:48
 
19/11/20KestrelLower Farm GP1A E Hickman
13:58
 
18/11/20KestrelFrost Folly1L R Blundell
11:30
 
16/11/20KestrelPark Farm, Cookham Dean1B Crathorne
16:00
 
15/11/20KestrelWokingham1P O'Neill
12:30
fem. Hunting north of Forest Road.  
12/11/20KestrelEton Wick1D Cleal
18:12
 
10/11/20KestrelLower Star Post, Swinley Forest1D Sussex
13:00
 
06/11/20KestrelFobney Meadow1R C Price
15:45
fem.  
06/11/20KestrelThatcham Marsh1R Keel
15:48
fem. SU514662.  
04/11/20KestrelFobney Meadow1R C Price
12:45
Female.  
05/11/20KestrelWinter Hill, Cookham Dean2B Crathorne
14:30
 
28/10/20KestrelCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
10:10
fem. by track to Churn.  
28/10/20KestrelEnglefield2D Andrews
10:55
 
25/10/20KestrelFobney Meadow1R C Price
15:00
Female. Severely harassed in flight by a crow. Crow never made contact but was persistent. Kestrel was calling regularly, but once the crow gave up was hovering again in the same area within 20 seconds.  
25/10/20KestrelChurn Farm (Oxon)1N J Bucknell
11:30
male. east of old university outstation.  
20/10/20KestrelM4 J111D J Mills
15:00
flying low just above roundabout.  
20/10/20KestrelWokingham SF1P O'Neill
16:30
fem. Flew from telegraph pole to oak tree next to Wokingham SF.  
18/10/20KestrelSearle's Farm Lane GP (E), Burghfield GPs1N J Bucknell
10:05
Please only view from the public footpath.  
17/10/20KestrelB4009, nr Westridge Green1M J Amphlett
17:45
Drifting over the road as I drove past. SU5780.  
17/10/20KestrelJennet's Park, Bracknell1D Sussex
16:45
 
10/10/20KestrelFobney Meadow1R C Price
13:30
fem.  
13/10/20KestrelWokingham1P O'Neill
15:15
fem. Hunting over Ashridge Meadows, Eldridge Country Park.  
11/10/20KestrelWoolhampton GPs1M J Mitchell
12:30
f.  
10/10/20KestrelCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
12:25
fem. by track to East Ilsley from Ridgeway.  
05/10/20KestrelFobney Meadow1R C Price
11:34
Over marsh.  
03/10/20KestrelDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1B Crathorne
14:00
fem.  
01/10/20KestrelFobney Meadow1R C Price
15:30
Female.  
30/09/20KestrelStreatley2N J Bucknell
17:45
together near STW.  
29/09/20KestrelCookham1B D Clews
15:17
over Hillgrove Wood.  
26/09/20KestrelFobney Meadow2R C Price
12:30
 
22/09/20KestrelFobney Meadow3R C Price
12:44
1 male. 1 briefly dogfighting with hobby.  
22/09/20KestrelCrazies Hill2J C Morgan
11:00
pair.  
19/09/20KestrelCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
14:40
 
16/09/20KestrelCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
16:30
 
16/09/20KestrelFobney Meadow2R C Price
13:30
no adult male.  
12/09/20KestrelCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
10:05
fem. by track from Ridgeway to East Ilsley.  
10/09/20KestrelWokingham1P O'Neill
16:30
fem. Over fields off Binfield Road.  
09/09/20KestrelCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
12:00
juv male. near junction between Ridgeway & concrete track leading to Churn Road.  
05/09/20KestrelFobney Meadow3R C Price
15:00
 
05/09/20KestrelRoden Downs1N J Bucknell
10:40
 
05/09/20KestrelCompton Downs2N J Bucknell
12:10
by concrete road to Churn Road.  
05/09/20KestrelFleethill Farm1J C Morgan
10:00
m. Private site, view only from footpath.  
03/09/20KestrelEmmbrook1P O'Neill
08:30
male. Hunting over Old Forest Meadows.  
31/08/20KestrelRoden Downs1N J Bucknell
11:30
 
31/08/20KestrelCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
10:15
on gallops fence, south of track to Churn.  
30/08/20KestrelFrost Folly1S D Abbott
16:00
f.  
30/08/20KestrelWigmoreash Pond, Inkpen Hill2S A Graham
08:30
 
25/08/20KestrelHolyport1S K Proddow
17:45
Gays lane.  
20/08/20KestrelFobney Meadow3R C Price
14:00
 
19/08/20KestrelFobney Meadow3A V Lawson
1 ad 2 juv.  
15/08/20KestrelChurn Farm (Oxon)2N J Bucknell
fem & juv.  
13/08/20KestrelFobney Meadow2R C Price
15:45
 
12/08/20KestrelFobney Meadow1R C Price
08:20
Hovering near marsh.  
11/08/20KestrelFobney Meadow2R C Price
11:30
Neither an adult male.  
09/08/20KestrelUfton Green1P Hickman
09:30
North of Middle farm.  
08/08/20KestrelCompton Downs3N J Bucknell
09:10
male, fem & juv.  
04/08/20KestrelFobney Meadow6R C Price
16:00
No adult males. Probably mainly juveniles. 5 flying quite closely together occasionally hovering.  
03/08/20KestrelWalbury Hill1K G White
10:47
male. Hovering over scarp edge. SU380616.  
03/08/20KestrelNewbury BT Exchange1K G White
10:41
juv. Mobbed by Peregrine Blue YL over Sainsbury's car park. SU472670.  
01/08/20KestrelStreatley1N J Bucknell
12:40
fem. at Streatley Farm.  
01/08/20KestrelHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1C McEwan
10:15
Hovering over East Meadow. SU6569.  
29/07/20KestrelChurn Farm (Oxon)1I Quelch
10:30
 
26/07/20KestrelFobney Meadow4R C Price
09:00
 
22/07/20KestrelFobney Meadow1R C Price
09:30
Not adult male. West of footpath 6.  
19/07/20KestrelWhiteknights Lake, Reading1P Gipson
 
21/07/20KestrelLea Farm Lake2R H Stansfield
16:00
fem/juv. Watched hunting over landfill. Also perched on vents and wooden post.  
20/07/20KestrelHolyport2S K Proddow
16:30
Gays lane.  
19/07/20KestrelStrand Water North1B D Clews
15:00
female. SU892845.  
19/07/20KestrelChurn Farm (Oxon)1N J Bucknell
14:10
male. west of old railway line.  
19/07/20KestrelUfton Nervet1P Hickman
08:50
m. In School Lane.  
11/07/20KestrelBracknell2D A MacKenzie Dodds
09:10
m and f. Pair in DELL EMC grounds. SU848689.  
06/07/20KestrelHolyport2S K Proddow
16:00
Field off gays lane.  
04/07/20KestrelChurn Farm (Oxon)1N J Bucknell
12:05
fem. by old railway line.  
02/07/20KestrelBig Wood, Bracknell2B D Clews
09:39
noisy juvs.  
28/06/20KestrelChurn Farm (Oxon)1N J Bucknell
12:15
fem. near farm buildings at west end of concrete road.  
28/06/20KestrelRoden Downs1N J Bucknell
11:15
fem. south of Ridgeway near junction with Fair Mile.  
17/06/20KestrelFrost Folly1M S Whitaker
12:30
Hovering and hunting over the country park. Amazing number of daisies.  
14/06/20KestrelEmmbrook1P O'Neill
17:30
fem. Chasing, and making contact with, an unfortunate Red Kite over Matthews Green Farm. Back at 19:45 shadowing (hopefully) a different Red Kite.  
14/06/20KestrelEton Wick1R C Watts
14:25
 
09/06/20KestrelHolyport1S K Proddow
13:15
f. Field off gays lane.  
31/05/20KestrelWhiteknights Park, Reading1P Gipson
15:40
Near Atmospheric Obs.  
31/05/20KestrelBattlemead Common1B Reeve
11:00
 
30/05/20KestrelWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
19:00
Second sighting of the day (not certainly the same bird). Stopped briefly in poplar by Kingfisher bridge.  
30/05/20KestrelWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
08:45
m. Hovering towards Limerhill Lane paddocks.  
29/05/20KestrelJubilee River1K Jones
16:30
Hunting along north bank to east of bridge to Eton Wick and Asda. SU948792.  
29/05/20KestrelEmmbrook1P O'Neill
12:00
male. Mobbing a Red Kite over Eamer Crescent.  
27/05/20KestrelUpper Bucklebury1B Lyle
20:20
 
27/05/20KestrelUpper Bucklebury1D Reynolds
16:00
 
27/05/20KestrelEmmbrook2P O'Neill
12:30
male and fem. Over Emmbrook Place development.  
23/05/20KestrelWelford1N J Bucknell
15:15
fem. just south of RAF Welford.  
21/05/20KestrelEmmbrook1P O'Neill
12:15
fem. High over Eamer Crescent, heading NE.  
20/05/20KestrelOckwells Park, Cox Green1B Crathorne
09:30
Male.  
16/05/20KestrelEdgbarrow Woods Nature Reserve1R Dawson
m.  
17/05/20KestrelChurn Farm (Oxon)1N J Bucknell
11:50
fem. by old railway line.  
13/05/20KestrelAston1A N Stow
18:00
 
13/05/20KestrelSulham Wood, Sulham1C J Forsey
13:18
Briefly over field.  
10/05/20KestrelStreatley1N J Bucknell
10:05
male. at Rectory Road, near Golf Course.  
09/05/20KestrelUfton Court1P Hickman
20:35
Hovering.  
07/05/20KestrelEmmbrook1P O'Neill
12:45
male. Over Eamer Crescent.  
04/05/20KestrelSonning Farm1K Lanxon
19:15
 
03/05/20KestrelEarley1L Garner-Langham
16:00
Hovering over the allotment before briefly landing.  
03/05/20KestrelNorth Ascot1S D Abbott
17:30
m. Hunting along Sandy Lane - infrequent visitor in these parts.  
03/05/20KestrelAldworth1N J Bucknell
12:40
male. on B4009 north of village.  
03/05/20KestrelChurn Farm (Oxon)1N J Bucknell
11:50
fem.  
03/05/20KestrelCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
09:25
male. by track to Churn.  
03/05/20KestrelEmmer Green1M F Walford
11:00
From the garden.  
03/05/20KestrelWokingham1S Stevenson
07:30
SU811677.  
02/05/20KestrelWhitley Wood, Reading2R Holder
17:24
1 definite male. Not sure if fighting or courting - may be both. SU720694.  
02/05/20KestrelBillingbear1R Dawson
11:40
m. At the Billingbear Park Polo Club. Also 2 Swallow.  
26/04/20KestrelEmmbrook1P O'Neill
17:00
fem. In dead tree at Matthews Green Farm.  
26/04/20KestrelWokingham1R Dawson
09:20
m. Flew from oak on building site on N side of Queens Road, seen from end of Potter Crescent. +br. Lesser Whitethroat on Eldridge Park SANG also audible from here.  
25/04/20KestrelChurn Farm (Oxon)1N J Bucknell
11:45
fem. east end of concrete road.  
23/04/20KestrelOckwells Park, Cox Green2B Crathorne
10:30
male and female.  
22/04/20KestrelWokingham1R Dawson
10:06
m. Eldridge Park SANG.  
21/04/20KestrelSummerleaze GP1C Carlaw
16:30
 
20/04/20KestrelHolyport1S K Proddow
16:00
Off gays lane.  
17/04/20KestrelThames Drive, Charvil2K Lanxon
13:30
Mating pair.  
19/04/20KestrelRemenham Hill1K Lanxon
17:45
 
19/04/20KestrelEmmbrook1P O'Neill
15:30
male. Only about 10m above garden.  
18/04/20KestrelCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
17:20
fem. by track to Churn.  
18/04/20KestrelOckwells Park, Cox Green1B Crathorne
15:00
Female.  
16/04/20KestrelUfton Green1P Hickman
10:05
male. Flew away from Harts Lane with prey.  
12/04/20KestrelSonning Farm2K Lanxon
17:15
 
12/04/20KestrelPangbourne Meadow1M Winkworth
10:50
Flew over the meadow.  
12/04/20KestrelEmmbrook1P O'Neill
12:00
male. Over Matthews Green Farm.  
12/04/20KestrelFobney Meadow1A Absolom
10:34
 
11/04/20KestrelEmmbrook1P O'Neill
17:00
fem. Over Eamer Crescent.  
11/04/20KestrelHolyport1S K Proddow
11:30
Top of gays lane.  
09/04/20KestrelEarley1L Garner-Langham
11:30
Over the allotment.  
05/04/20KestrelStanford Dingley1B Lyle
14:00
Back Lane.  
05/04/20KestrelEarley1L Garner-Langham
12:15
Hovering over the allotment.  
05/04/20KestrelUfton Nervet1P Hickman
15:15
m. Hunting over Poors allotment.  
05/04/20KestrelEmmer Green1D White
15:28
Flew over garden.  
05/04/20KestrelPalmer Park, Reading1F Hutchinson
15:04
Flew low S - 1st record for garden.  
05/04/20KestrelEmmbrook1P O'Neill
15:00
fem. Hunting over Bovis building site off Matthews Green Road.  
04/04/20KestrelSwinley Forest1J Crouch
11:10
North of Rapley Lake.  
02/04/20KestrelEarley1L Garner-Langham
13:15
Hovering over the allotment in the grey skies.  
02/04/20KestrelHolyport1S K Proddow
13:45
Hearnd Drive Divebombing Buzzard.  
01/04/20KestrelFobney Meadow1A Absolom
10:49
 
30/03/20KestrelColey Park, Reading1A V Lawson
08:00
Male. For several days now a male kestrel has been feeding in the ground, catching dozens of small invertebrates per hour and occasionally perching in the cattle pen nearby. Presumably the small mammal population has crashed so this bird has adapted to an ungainly mode of hunting.  
22/03/20KestrelEmmbrook1P O'Neill
08:15
fem. Low over houses Matthews Green Road/Eamer Crescent.  
18/03/20KestrelCrookham Common1R Keel
11:45
Please keep to the main paths.  
13/03/20KestrelWaltham Place2B D Clews
12:24
observed mating.  
13/03/20KestrelNew workings, Moor Green Lakes2R F Milligan
11:23
m&f, at the Dell Field owl box. Please only view from the public footpath.  
11/03/20KestrelBattlemead Common1M Vogel
10:00
 
11/03/20KestrelUpper Star Post, Swinley Forest1S D Abbott
15:07
m.  
08/03/20KestrelEnglefield1N J Bucknell
12:15
male. feeding on verge of A340 Tidmarsh Road.  
08/03/20KestrelSearles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs1N J Bucknell
09:50
Please only view from the public footpath.  
07/03/20KestrelCow Down, West Ilsley1P Scudamore
12:30
 
07/03/20KestrelChurn Farm (Oxon)1N J Bucknell
16:10
male. at western end of concrete road.  
21/02/20KestrelBroadmoor Bottom1D Sussex
11:00
in north end of Danger area.  
20/02/20KestrelBeale Park1J Harrington
07:55
 
17/02/20KestrelBinfield2D A MacKenzie Dodds
16:50
m and f. Mating (briefly) in the top of an oak tree at a spot quite near the barn owls.  
12/02/20KestrelWest Ilsley2N J Bucknell
fem. one at south end of track to Cow Down at 09-25, one at 09-45 near top of track to Ridgeway.  
08/02/20KestrelStreatley1N J Bucknell
11:05
fem. at Streatley Farm.  
07/02/20KestrelStreatley Warren1J J Kearns
15:14
f.  
07/02/20KestrelBerkshire Downs1M J Smith
17:02
fem. Walk from Streatley on ridgeway for 3 miles.  
05/02/20KestrelEnglefield1D Sussex
11:00
 
05/02/20KestrelChurn Farm (Oxon)1N J Bucknell
16:55
fem. by concrete road.  
05/02/20KestrelCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
14:40
male. north of Ridgeway.  
05/02/20KestrelRoden Downs1M Hunt
13:00
f.  
03/02/20KestrelM4 J111D J Mills
07:30
Low , hovering above rough grass near footpath overbridge - haven't seen the species for years & years locally , then two in a few days (other M4 Jn17 Chippenham).  
03/02/20KestrelMortimer1P Driver
10:38
 
02/02/20KestrelWest Ilsley1N J Bucknell
11:30
male. by road to East Ilsley east of village.  
02/02/20KestrelCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
10:10
fem. north of Ridgeway.  
26/01/20KestrelWokingham1P O'Neill
11:00
female. Hunting over Eldridge Park SANG. Female also seen N of Queen's Road, Emmbrook 30min later, possibly the same bird.  
25/01/20KestrelWinkfield1F Hughes
11:00
fem. Sutherland Grange,Windsor.Perched in tree scrutinizing rough pasture below.Very tolerant of our presence.  
11/01/20KestrelPurley on Thames, Reading1N J Bucknell
11:15
fem. at Scraces/Springs Farm.  
18/01/20KestrelMoor Copse1S A Graham
14:00
 
16/01/20KestrelMalders Lane, Furze Platt3M Copland
12:15
SU872834.  
12/01/20KestrelWakers Farm, Fifield1S D Abbott
15:00
 
10/01/20KestrelBerkshire Downs at Aldworth1P Driver
14:00
m.  
08/01/20KestrelWraysbury GPs1S K Proddow
10:00
 
07/01/20KestrelWokingham1P O'Neill
09:00
Hunting over Eldridge Park SANG.  
04/01/20KestrelAston1S K Proddow
13:30
 

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