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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2020 and 31/12/2020.

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
02/08/20OystercatcherWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
01:46
Nocturnal recording, multiple calls.  
30/05/20OystercatcherWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
23:33
Nocturnal recording.  
11/04/20OystercatcherWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
01:00
Nocturnal recording, first garden record, long sequence of calls.  
29/08/20OystercatcherBottom Lane GP (W), Theale GPs1S A Graham
09:30
Heard calling above me but not seen.  
29/07/20OystercatcherLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1F J Cottington
07:15
Heard flying over towards BSL.  
26/07/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs4M F Walford
14:45
 
18/07/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1M F Walford
12:00
 
16/07/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2K E Moore
13:30
 
16/07/20OystercatcherTheale4I Hopcroft
18:25
Flying over the house heading North. SU637711.  
16/07/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1J C Morgan
10:10
on island.  
14/07/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs4K E Moore
16:00
2 pairs. All on natural island.  
13/07/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1R Crawford
06:15
 
12/07/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs3S A Graham
09:00
One asleep on island, other 2 flow NW to Main Pit.  
10/07/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2K E Moore
15:15
On natural island.  
09/07/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1K P Duncan
ad.  
08/07/20OystercatcherFobney Island4R Righelato
16:22
Party flying around over the island and adjacent meadows.  
06/07/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2K E Moore
16:00
 
02/07/20OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2R Crawford
07:30
 
30/06/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2K E Moore
16:00
On the natural island.  
25/06/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2R Crawford
07:00
 
22/06/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs4R Crawford
06:00
 
19/06/20OystercatcherColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2R J Godden
14:00
Adult and one chick.  
16/06/20OystercatcherColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2R Murfitt
09:30
Pair with at least two newly hatched young on Plover island.  
12/06/20OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2M F Walford
16:00
ad+juv. Pylon island.  
12/06/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2J C Morgan
09:45
 
12/06/20OystercatcherNewbury BT Exchange2K G White
06:05
Flew from the east high over BT building, calling while they turned in a big loop and went back towards Lower Farm direction. Not a good idea with both Peregrines in full hunting mode to feed the vociferous chicks. SU473668.  
08/05/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs4K P Duncan
adults.  
08/06/20OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1R Crawford
08:50
 
08/06/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2R Crawford
08:30
 
07/06/20OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1M F Walford
14:15
 
06/06/20OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2M F Walford
14:00
 
04/06/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1R Crawford
06:30
 
01/06/20OystercatcherEmmer Green1A M Horscroft
20:56
Flew over garden at 20:00 calling constantly.. Garden tick!  
01/06/20OystercatcherEmmbrook1P O'Neill
20:00
Heard calling in flight N of Eamer Crescent.  
01/06/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs4R Crawford
11:30
Family party, pair with two full-sized young flew in and landed on the island.  
27/05/20OystercatcherEmmbrook1P O'Neill
09:00
Calling N of Eamer Crescent. Presume same one flew over Eamer Crescent at 12 noon, heading W-E.  
27/05/20OystercatcherWoolhampton GPs2M J Mitchell
06:45
Field SE of main lake.  
26/05/20OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1R Crawford
08:15
 
25/05/20OystercatcherFleethill Farm1M Cooper
19:00
Flew through. Private site, view only from footpath.  
25/05/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1M F Walford
13:18
ad.  
25/05/20OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1M F Walford
13:11
ad.  
25/05/20OystercatcherSearle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs3M F Walford
12:43
ad+2juv.  
22/05/20OystercatcherSearle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs1M F Walford
13:20
Heard.  
21/05/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2R Crawford
08:30
Flew over.  
19/05/20OystercatcherHorseshoe Lake, Sandhurst1D Sussex
08:00
seen flying onto island.  
16/05/20OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs3M F Walford
13:37
2ad+1juv. Well grown juv.  
15/05/20OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1K E Moore
14:23
Close to the Black-tail on sailing club shore line.  
15/05/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1K E Moore
13:00
On island.  
14/05/20OystercatcherColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2K P Duncan
 
14/05/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2A Taylor
12:00
On main island.  
14/05/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1J C Morgan
10:00
 
13/05/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1K P Duncan
 
12/05/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1R Crawford
06:30
 
04/05/20OystercatcherColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2T Callister
15:00
On scrape in front of hide making babies ????  
03/05/20OystercatcherRowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs2A Taylor
15:30
In noisy flight near the small island towards the east end of the lake.  
03/05/20OystercatcherChurn Farm (Oxon)1N J Bucknell
11:30
by ground water flood on triangular field east of old railway.  
02/05/20OystercatcherThames Valley Business Park1M J Mitchell
06:33
 
30/04/20OystercatcherWoose Hill2P Bright-Thomas
22:25
At least 2, probably 3, recorded moving over garden.  
30/04/20OystercatcherHolybrook Linear Park, Calcot1C McEwan
16:30
Feeding in meadow between railway line and canal flew off in direction of Main Pit with a large worm dangling from its beak. SU6671.  
29/04/20OystercatcherThames Valley Business Park1M J Mitchell
06:22
Beside Thames on grass.  
26/04/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1R Crawford
06:50
 
24/04/20OystercatcherBattlemead Common2D Fuller
19:33
ad. Two together on the seasonal flood on East marsh. SU906838.  
24/04/20OystercatcherEmmbrook1P O'Neill
08:30
Flying SW over Old Forest Meadows.  
22/04/20OystercatcherBurghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs1R Crawford
06:05
Flew over NE calling.  
19/04/20OystercatcherBattlemead Common1B D Clews
15:11
 
19/04/20OystercatcherEmmbrook1P O'Neill
10:15
Heard first then picked up flying E over Matthews Green farm towards Wokingham.  
16/04/20OystercatcherChamberhouse Marsh2B Lyle
11:45
SU517658 seen by IL.SL.  
10/04/20OystercatcherHorseshoe Lake, Sandhurst2D Sussex
08:30
on the island with Canada's and mute swan.  
08/04/20OystercatcherBattlemead Common2M Vogel
09:30
Feeding around edge of flood.  
08/04/20OystercatcherLower Farm GP1N Cleere
09:35
on tern raft.  
05/04/20OystercatcherBattlemead Common2B D Clews
11:30
1 seen and another calling out of sight.  
02/04/20OystercatcherPalmer Park, Reading3F Hutchinson
22:20
Flock heard going N.  
31/03/20OystercatcherPalmer Park, Reading2F Hutchinson
04:50
At least 2 recorded flying over my garden. Very low by the sound of it!  
23/03/20OystercatcherLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1B Crathorne
10:30
 
22/03/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2K P Duncan
 
22/03/20OystercatcherColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2J D Savage
17:55
Pair probing wet mud in paddock.  
21/03/20OystercatcherMoor Green Lakes2S Truby
13:54
In the field with the horses near the Lower Sandhurst Road car park.  
21/03/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2M F Walford
16:30
 
21/03/20OystercatcherLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2F J Cottington
07:15
Over towards BSL.  
21/03/20OystercatcherBottom Lane Floods (N), Theale GPs2S A Graham
13:50
Not displaced despite a couple deliberatly letting their dog onto the field to run about uncontrolled.  
21/03/20OystercatcherLower Farm GP2N Cleere
10:15
 
21/03/20OystercatcherColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2M Cooper
10:15
On plover island.  
21/03/20OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs2B Crathorne
10:00
 
21/03/20OystercatcherSearles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs2J E Andrews
07:30
Please only view from the public footpath.  
20/03/20OystercatcherSummerleaze GP3B Clark
16:15
Flying around noisily. SU893830.  
20/03/20OystercatcherBurghfield GPs1R Crawford
10:00
 
16/03/20OystercatcherColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2M Hunt
11:05
pr on Snipe Island then on Plover island and later a pr on Horseshoe lake island.  
15/03/20OystercatcherPadworth Lane GP2K E Moore
14:45
On the second beach.  
15/03/20OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2M F Walford
16:30
 
14/03/20OystercatcherColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2M Cooper
09:00
On plover Island.  
13/03/20OystercatcherColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2R J Godden
06:45
Plover Island and flying around.  
11/03/20OystercatcherPadworth Lane GP2K E Moore
13:00
On second beach.  
08/03/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2M F Walford
14:20
 
02/03/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2K E Moore
14:15
On the natural island.  
02/03/20OystercatcherLea Farm Lake2R H Stansfield
15:00
ad. Calling from edge of lake and then flew off. Only viewable from Green Bridge, as footpath to hide impassable owing to flooding.  
02/03/20OystercatcherBlack Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2R H Stansfield
15:45
ad. Roosting on raft.  
02/03/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2R Crawford
15:30
 
29/02/20OystercatcherColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2R Murfitt
13:45
On Plover island.  
29/02/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1M F Walford
13:40
 
29/02/20OystercatcherSearle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs1M F Walford
12:45
 
26/02/20OystercatcherMoor Green Lakes2S K Proddow
10:00
 
23/02/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2D Andrews
11:58
Nice view on island.  
21/02/20OystercatcherMoor Green Lakes2R F Milligan
09:17
Plover Island, CLN.  
17/02/20OystercatcherMoor Green Lakes2R F Milligan
09:15
Plover Island, CLN.  
15/02/20OystercatcherSearles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs1N J Bucknell
10:10
flying around, calling. Please only view from the public footpath.  
15/02/20OystercatcherSearles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs2M F Walford
12:00
Please only view from the public footpath.  
15/02/20OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs3M F Walford
11:30
 
14/02/20OystercatcherMoor Green Lakes2R F Milligan
09:00
Tern Island, CLN.  
14/02/20OystercatcherSearle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs2S Robertson
11:41
on island.  
13/02/20OystercatcherSearle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs3A B Tomczynski
11:00
Includes the pair that flew from west lake. All three on island displaying and piping a lot.  
13/02/20OystercatcherSearle's Farm Lane GP (W), Burghfield GPs2A B Tomczynski
11:00
Pair seeing mating on pontoon.  
13/02/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2A B Tomczynski
10:30
On island.  
13/02/20OystercatcherColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2M Cooper
16:30
On plover Island. SU806625.  
08/02/20OystercatcherWigmore Lane GP, Theale GPs2J Lerpiniere
14:53
Osier Lake. SU636703.  
13/02/20OystercatcherBlack Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
12:20
On goat island, i.e. the one nearest to activity centre.  
12/02/20OystercatcherColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes3J M Clark
17:15
pursuing each other on island; one a rather dull bird.  
10/02/20OystercatcherTheale1M J Taylor
14:00
On grass by edge of lake at Arlington Business Park. SU650712.  
08/02/20OystercatcherBlack Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP3J E Warren
Pics on Berks Ornithological Club and Lavell's Facebook pages. SU867672.  
08/02/20OystercatcherBlack Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2S Robertson
15:45
 
08/02/20OystercatcherColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes2R Murfitt
10:58
On Tern island.  
08/02/20OystercatcherQueen Mother Reservoir3B Crathorne
08:30
Key holders only.  
06/02/20OystercatcherSearles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs2D Andrews
16:22
Courtship display. Please only view from the public footpath.  
05/02/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2P Driver
13:51
On raft.  
03/02/20OystercatcherMoor Green Lakes1R F Milligan
09:15
Tern Island, CLN.  
03/02/20OystercatcherSearles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs1D Andrews
16:45
Seen with J ANDREWS. Please only view from the public footpath.  
02/02/20OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2M F Walford
13:45
 
31/01/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2A V Lawson
18:40
on the artificial island.  
25/01/20OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1C McEwan
10:30
On artificial Island. SU6469.  
25/01/20OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1K E Moore
16:00
Asleep on Pimple Island.  
24/01/20OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1A V Lawson
13:48
 
23/01/20OystercatcherMoatlands Main Lake, Theale GPs1A B Tomczynski
14:52
Circled calling before flying back over M4.