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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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28/06/20 | Mandarin Duck | Fleethill Farm | 6 | R Dawson |
f + 5 juv. Private site, view only from footpath. | ||||
16/06/20 | Mandarin Duck | Fleethill Farm | 6 | R Dawson |
f+ 5 juv. Private site, view only from footpath. | ||||
26/11/20 | Mandarin Duck | Woolhampton GPs | 9 | B Lyle |
12:00 | 5m 4f. Rowneys. | |||
25/11/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 7 | M F Walford |
12:22 | 4m+3f. On the pond. | |||
13/11/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 3 | M F Walford |
12:35 | 2m+1f. On the pond. | |||
11/11/20 | Mandarin Duck | Clayfield Copse, Caversham | 5 | H R Netley |
06:53 | Over playing fields. | |||
29/10/20 | Mandarin Duck | Lower Farm GP | 4 | D Edwards |
13:00 | 2 male, 2 female. | |||
04/10/20 | Mandarin Duck | Streatley | 2 | N J Bucknell |
11:15 | pair. on water east of STW. | |||
04/10/20 | Mandarin Duck | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 10 | S Lynch |
09:15 | ||||
01/10/20 | Mandarin Duck | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 33 | P Gipson |
19:07 | Minimum count in fading light. | |||
22/09/20 | Mandarin Duck | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 2 | D Andrews |
17:32 | No signs of garganey at present. Nice view of mandarins a pair. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
20/09/20 | Mandarin Duck | Burghfield GPs | 3 | N J Bucknell |
2 drakes, 1 duck. on WeBS count. | ||||
12/09/20 | Mandarin Duck | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 12 | R Murfitt |
19:30 | 6 ad males - on and around fallen tree in SE corner of CLS. | |||
07/09/20 | Mandarin Duck | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | F J Cottington |
06:25 | SW corner. | |||
30/08/20 | Mandarin Duck | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R Dawson |
11:45 | f/j. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
30/08/20 | Mandarin Duck | Bracknell | 6 | D A MacKenzie Dodds |
07:50 | j (3m 3f). Nice surprise on one of the levelling ponds in the new Blue Mountain development. Weirdly enough the pond empty of water! 6 mandarin juvs. 3 clear males. 3 females. Poor photo now in Berks bird news photo gallery. SU852706. | |||
25/08/20 | Mandarin Duck | Searle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
14:00 | fem. | |||
17/08/20 | Mandarin Duck | Searle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs | 3 | M F Walford |
09:35 | fem. | |||
07/08/20 | Mandarin Duck | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 2 | G Stewart |
18:45 | Both in eclipse. | |||
08/08/20 | Mandarin Duck | Bottom Lane GP (W), Theale GPs | 1 | S A Graham |
09:00 | ||||
01/08/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 1 | H R Netley |
09:18 | Over garden calling. | |||
31/07/20 | Mandarin Duck | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 1 | G Stewart |
19:05 | Male just coming out of eclipse I think. | |||
28/07/20 | Mandarin Duck | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 2 | G Stewart |
19:05 | Drakes in Eclipse. | |||
28/07/20 | Mandarin Duck | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
16:00 | ecl drk. | |||
27/07/20 | Mandarin Duck | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
07:00 | Eclipse male. | |||
26/07/20 | Mandarin Duck | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
16:30 | immature/eclipse male. Pink based bill. | |||
17/07/20 | Mandarin Duck | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 1 | G Stewart |
17:55 | Male in Eclipse?? | |||
14/07/20 | Mandarin Duck | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 2 | G Stewart |
18:50 | Two males in eclipse not two juveniles as I have previously reported. | |||
10/07/20 | Mandarin Duck | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 3 | G Stewart |
17:05 | Three females or possibly one adult and two juveniles???? | |||
05/07/20 | Mandarin Duck | River thames Maidenhead | 9 | D Fuller |
19:03 | fem with 8 well grown ducklings. There were 12 but 4 have disappeared presumably predated. SU906834. | |||
30/06/20 | Mandarin Duck | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 1 | G Stewart |
13:30 | Female. | |||
23/06/20 | Mandarin Duck | Bucklebury Common | 2 | D Reynolds |
10:16 | At fish ponds. | |||
19/06/20 | Mandarin Duck | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 1 | G Stewart |
18:00 | fem. | |||
19/06/20 | Mandarin Duck | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 2 | P Gipson |
Female + 1 chick. Only the second brood at this site this year. | ||||
16/06/20 | Mandarin Duck | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 1 | G Stewart |
18:05 | fem. Seen on/by boat launching pad. | |||
16/06/20 | Mandarin Duck | East Fen, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R Murfitt |
09:30 | f. Fem with one large duckling. Please only view from the public bridleway. | |||
15/06/20 | Mandarin Duck | Bucklebury | 3 | D Reynolds |
08:31 | ||||
12/06/20 | Mandarin Duck | Towpath River Thames Maidenhead | 9 | D Fuller |
19:49 | fem with 8 ducklings. there were 12 but 4 missing now. SU904834. | |||
10/06/20 | Mandarin Duck | Fobney Meadow | 12 | A Absolom |
08:44 | Holy brook 4/f8/ m. | |||
09/06/20 | Mandarin Duck | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 1 | M J Dear |
09:27 | ||||
28/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Fobney Meadow | 7 | A Absolom |
07:35 | 6m/1 f. Holy Brook. | |||
27/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Woolhampton GPs | 2 | M J Mitchell |
07:15 | 1f + 1 duckling. Kennet. | |||
21/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Kennet & Avon Canal Burghfield | 2 | C McEwan |
17:32 | pair. SU6870. | |||
19/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | River Thames Maidenhead | 12 | D Fuller |
14:34 | fenmale plus 11 ducklings. A female with very young ducklings. SU907834. | |||
19/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Horseshoe Lake, Sandhurst | 2 | D Sussex |
08:00 | 2m, possiby also female - obscured by veg'n. | |||
18/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Reading | 1 | S Robertson |
07:15 | M on the river. | |||
15/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Fobney Meadow | 4 | A Absolom |
06:07 | Holy brook/ back garden. | |||
13/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Hambleden Lock, R. Thames | 3 | A N Stow |
18:30 | Flew from adjacent fields near the lock towards Bucks. | |||
13/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 2 | H R Netley |
19:47 | pair. in garden until flushed by labrador. | |||
12/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Boulters Lock, R. Thames, Maidenhead | 13 | B D Clews |
10:42 | female and 12 chicks, per Gary Holland. | |||
12/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | East Fen, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | T Callister |
15:30 | male. Please only view from the public bridleway. | |||
12/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Whitley, Reading | 2 | R Holder |
07:11 | ad pair. SU713714. | |||
08/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 10 | P Gipson |
18:00 | Female + 9 chicks, main lake. | |||
04/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Sonning Farm | 3 | K Lanxon |
18:30 | ||||
04/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 1 | M F Walford |
17:56 | drk. On the pond. Also, a terrapin! | |||
03/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Thames Valley Business Park | 2 | T W Wynn |
07:15 | one female one male. | |||
02/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Southcote Lock, K&A Canal, Reading | 2 | J Lerpiniere |
16:25 | Pair over heading toward Coley Marshes. SU691715. | |||
02/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Bray | 1 | I Davidson |
14:01 | drk. Flew upstream from near Bray Marina. | |||
01/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 1 | M J Smith |
16:30 | male. Mapledurham lock, looking a bit lost! | |||
02/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 3 | M F Walford |
09:30 | drk. On the pond. | |||
01/05/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 1 | M F Walford |
18:37 | drk. On the pond. | |||
29/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 1 | M F Walford |
18:00 | drk. On the pond. | |||
29/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Southcote Lock, K&A Canal, Reading | 1 | R Crawford |
09:40 | m. | |||
28/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 1 | M F Walford |
18:20 | drk. On the pond. | |||
27/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Fobney Meadow | 2 | R C Price |
14:00 | pair flying SW towards Holy Brook. | |||
27/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Fobney Meadow | 1 | S Robertson |
07:15 | on my walk to work. | |||
25/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Battlemead Common | 5 | C Carlaw |
07:32 | 3 male, 2 fem. On Thames. | |||
24/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 1 | M F Walford |
18:45 | drk. On the pond. | |||
23/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Savernake Lake, Bracknell | 3 | J E Warren |
male. SU885679. | ||||
23/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | East Berks Golf Course, Crowthorne | 2 | P J Crowley |
09:30 | pair walking along the edge of the fairway! . SU824643. | |||
23/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Fobney Meadow | 1 | S Robertson |
07:25 | male, on my walk into work. | |||
19/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Battlemead Common | 4 | B D Clews |
15:11 | ||||
18/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Towpath River Thames Maidenhead | 3 | D Fuller |
14:53 | 2 male and a fem. On morning dog walk pair close together and another male nearby. SU906832. | |||
18/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 2 | H R Netley |
11:50 | Pair. | |||
18/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 3 | M F Walford |
10:50 | drk. Still on the pond. Still not on the garden list! | |||
16/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 3 | M F Walford |
17:50 | drk. On the pond. Wish they would fly the 500m to my garden! | |||
14/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Wellington College | 1 | H Wright |
17:30 | male. Seen as pair by colleague previous day. Suspected nesting site located. SU830630. | |||
15/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 2 | M F Walford |
17:50 | m+f. On the pond. | |||
15/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Towpath River Thames Maidenhead | 3 | D Fuller |
12:16 | 2 male and a fem together. The three together on a boat mooring raft sunning themselves. SU906834. | |||
14/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 2 | M F Walford |
18:30 | drk. On the pond. | |||
14/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Thames Valley Business Park | 4 | R Dryden |
12:26 | 2m 2f. Two pairs along river. | |||
13/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Pangbourne | 1 | A Taylor |
15:20 | m. Swimming close to Oxfordshire bank opposite end of houses in Shooters Hill. | |||
13/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 1 | M F Walford |
17:45 | drk. On the pond. | |||
13/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Towpath River Thames Maidenhead | 1 | D Fuller |
11:47 | ad male. Flying along river. SU906833. | |||
12/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 1 | M F Walford |
12:00 | fem. On the pond. | |||
12/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Fobney Meadow | 4 | A Absolom |
10:34 | ||||
11/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Savernake Lake, Bracknell | 2 | J E Warren |
ad male. in suitable breeding habitat. Pics on Berks Ornitholgical Club Facebook page. SU885679. | ||||
11/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 1 | M F Walford |
15:55 | drk. On the pond. | |||
10/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Battlemead Common | 3 | M Vogel |
07:00 | ||||
09/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 1 | M F Walford |
18:35 | drk. Sat on the nestbox at the pond! | |||
08/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green Pond | 2 | R C Watts |
10:40 | m. | |||
07/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 2 | H R Netley |
08:00 | over house. | |||
06/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 2 | M F Walford |
17:54 | m+f. On the pond. | |||
05/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 1 | M F Walford |
15:25 | drk. On the pond. | |||
04/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
09:30 | drk. flying south along Thames north of village. | |||
03/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Pangbourne | 1 | A Taylor |
15:00 | m. On water by landing stage on Pangbourne side. | |||
03/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 1 | M F Walford |
17:40 | drk. On the duck pond. | |||
02/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | My garden Islet Road Maidenhead | 2 | D Fuller |
16:20 | ad pair. In my garden again under the feeders both yesterday 1st and today 2nd seen most days now. SU900833. | |||
02/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | River THames Maidenhead | 3 | D Fuller |
16:18 | drk. Three drakes together on the river together. SU905833. | |||
01/04/20 | Mandarin Duck | Fobney Meadow | 6 | A Absolom |
10:49 | All birds seen from old rail track. | |||
31/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Fobney Meadow | 2 | R C Price |
11:50 | ||||
31/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 5 | M F Walford |
17:50 | 4m+1f. On the duck pond. | |||
31/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Thames Valley Business Park | 2 | M J Mitchell |
07:30 | 2m. Thames. | |||
30/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Fobney Meadow | 10 | A V Lawson |
08:00 | At least 5 pairs. | |||
30/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | My garden Islet Road maidenhead | 2 | D Fuller |
13:56 | pair of ad birds. This is the third day that they have come to feed under my feeders did not see them yesterday but they may have come. SU900833. | |||
30/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | River Thames Maidenhead | 1 | D Fuller |
11:48 | ad male. Flying down the Thames. SU907836. | |||
28/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 6 | M F Walford |
16:00 | 4m+2f. On the duck pond. | |||
28/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Fobney Meadow | 9 | A Absolom |
07:21 | 5\m4f on holy brook. | |||
27/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 3 | M F Walford |
17:45 | drk. At the duck pond. | |||
26/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 5 | M F Walford |
17:45 | 3m+2f. On the pond. | |||
26/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | My garden Islet Road Maidenhead | 2 | D Fuller |
17:09 | pair ad. Just this minute the pair flew into my garden under the feeders of spilt sunflower seeds. SU900833. | |||
26/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | River Thames Maidenhead | 3 | D Fuller |
10:12 | 2 male and a fem. The three together one male trying to chase off the other male. SU907838. | |||
25/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green | 2 | H R Netley |
20:36 | pair. Over garden calling. | |||
25/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Towpath River Thames Maidenhead | 1 | D Fuller |
16:17 | male. Swimming on river Thames at 07.31 hours this morning. SU907836. | |||
25/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | my garden Islet Road Maidenhead | 2 | D Fuller |
16:14 | pair of ad mandarin duck. Just arrived 10 minutes ago for the fifth year ina row surely the same pair? Feeding on spilt sun flower seeds from feeders. SU900833. | |||
24/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | F J Cottington |
07:10 | Over towards picnic area. | |||
23/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Pangbourne Meadow | 1 | M Winkworth |
15:30 | male. On the Whitchurch bank viewed from the landing stage on the meadow. | |||
23/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Battlemead Common | 5 | D Fuller |
10:07 | 4 male and a fem. a pair prospecting nest hole plus three on Thames. SU907835. | |||
22/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Battlemead Common | 2 | D Fuller |
11:55 | pair. in the wooded section of the common on stream. SU907835. | |||
20/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | M Cooper |
06:30 | drk. | |||
19/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | River Thames Maidenhead | 4 | D Fuller |
20:04 | 3 male and a fem. All on thames. SU907835. | |||
17/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Great Pond, Sunninghill CP | 5 | S D Abbott |
11:30 | 3m/2f. | |||
17/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | River Thames Maidenhead | 1 | D Fuller |
20:53 | male. Not so many on the Thames as they used to be but 20 plus at Burnham Beeches Bucks. SU907835. | |||
17/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Savernake Lake, Bracknell | 4 | J Crouch |
08:15 | 4m. | |||
17/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R J Godden |
08:00 | m. Male in tree west of bridleway near car park paddock. | |||
16/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Horseshoe Lake, Sandhurst | 2 | M Hunt |
09:25 | pr. | |||
15/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Hambleden Lock, R. Thames | 5 | A N Stow |
18:40 | 3M & 2F. | |||
15/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 4 | M Cooper |
16:30 | drk. On the furthest bank, right of the island. | |||
15/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
16:20 | drk. | |||
09/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Fobney Meadow | 8 | A Absolom |
08:29 | 5/ m 3/ f on the HolyBrook. | |||
08/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 2 | M Cooper |
12:33 | 1m 1f. Around far side of the island (right hand edge from Grove hide). | |||
02/03/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green Pond | 4 | C Garrett |
15:34 | both. SU720764. | |||
24/02/20 | Mandarin Duck | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 8 | F Hutchinson |
16:00 | 5m, 3f. Middle lake. | |||
22/02/20 | Mandarin Duck | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 7 | P Gipson |
16:00 | 4m, 3f. My highest count this winter. The 2 female Peking Ducks and 2 male Cayuga Ducks are still present. | |||
18/02/20 | Mandarin Duck | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 1 | P Driver |
11:23 | drk. Well hidden. Couldn't find the others. | |||
15/02/20 | Mandarin Duck | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 5 | F Hutchinson |
09:30 | 2 pairs and a drake on middle lake. One pair was originally on top lake. | |||
08/02/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green Pond | 14 | J J Kearns |
10:31 | 9 m 5 f. | |||
06/02/20 | Mandarin Duck | Virginia Water | 9 | A Taylor |
11:30 | 5m, 4f. On Wick Pond. | |||
06/02/20 | Mandarin Duck | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 4 | P Gipson |
16:00 | 2 prs - absent some of winter and lower than usual. | |||
31/01/20 | Mandarin Duck | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 4 | R H Stansfield |
14:44 | 2 pairs. | |||
23/01/20 | Mandarin Duck | Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 2 | M Hunt |
12:52 | m,f. | |||
05/01/20 | Mandarin Duck | Emmer Green Pond | 14 | J C Morgan |
09:30 | 8m 6f. | |||
04/01/20 | Mandarin Duck | Moor Green Lakes | 2 | R Murfitt |
09:30 | m and f. Grove lake. |