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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2021 and 31/12/2021.

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
14/10/21	Hobby	Wargrave	1	M J Hubbard
15:03	Over headed South East. SU777779.
11/10/21	Hobby	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	F J Cottington
14:00	juv. Late bird hunting local airspace for over an hour.
04/10/21	Hobby	Fleethill Farm	2	J C Morgan
10:00	Seen with RD. Private site, view only from footpath.
03/10/21	Hobby	Fleethill Farm	1	J D Savage
12:40	imm. Catching dragonflies over trees to the north of the site. Private site, view only from footpath.
02/10/21	Hobby	Lower Farm GP	1	N Cleere
10:00
29/09/21	Hobby	East Fen, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
09:40	Ad, heading W. Please only view from the public bridleway.
28/09/21	Hobby	Battlemead Common	1	D Fuller
16:32	juv. juvenile Hobby hawking over the common for insects seen close at times. SU905838.
28/09/21	Hobby	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A B Tomczynski
15:30	juv f/w. Hawking over and along canal.
26/09/21	Hobby	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	J Carson
10:44	Flying around over Manor Lake. Please only view from the public footpath.
22/09/21	Hobby	Gorrick Plantation	3	E Napper
15:30	Adult feeding 2 Juveniles Dragonfly at top of Pine Tree.
19/09/21	Hobby	Fleethill Farm	1	P Bright-Thomas
18:00	Feeding along copse edge to N. Private site, view only from footpath.
19/09/21	Hobby	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	P Bright-Thomas
16:20	Over Manor lake, then south. Please only view from the public footpath.
17/09/21	Hobby	Langley Mead	1	S Lynch
18:40	SU732670.
15/09/21	Hobby	High Wood, Earley	1	D Tainton
07:02	Hawking small group of House Martins. SU750724.
13/09/21	Hobby	Crookham Common	1	M J Dear
14:39	Please keep to the main paths.
13/09/21	Hobby	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
10:00	Ad m & Juv, Manor lake, then W. Please only view from the public footpath.
11/09/21	Hobby	Wokingham	1	P O'Neill
16:00	High over Ashridge Meadows, heading vaguely north.
10/09/21	Hobby	Fleethill Farm	2	J C Morgan
11:00	seen over 9 with RD. Private site, view only from footpath.
10/09/21	Hobby	East Fen, Moor Green Lakes	3	J M Clark
11:30	at least 2 juvs; catching dragonflies. Please only view from the public bridleway.
07/09/21	Hobby	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
16:00	v v v high then headed off South.
07/09/21	Hobby	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	P Kendall
11:00	Hawking over west end of New Workings for a few minutes, then moved into Hampshire. Please only view from the public footpath.
07/09/21	Hobby	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	E Charlson
09:00
06/09/21	Hobby	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
09:25	Ad m, perched at the top of a silver birch above the southern owl box and juv later at the west end of the diggings eating a dragonfly. Please only view from the public footpath.
05/09/21	Hobby	Crowthorne Wood	2	D Sussex
15:45	Angrily dive bombing a passing Buzzard.
04/09/21	Hobby	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	J E Warren
	SU782730.
04/09/21	Hobby	Sonning Meadows	2	A B Tomczynski
15:00	Adult and Juvenile. Lots of calling. Aerial food pass observed.
02/09/21	Hobby	Theale	1	G Sumner
18:35	Over the High Sttreet.
02/09/21	Hobby	Compton Downs	1	M J Dear
16:03
02/09/21	Hobby	East Fen, Moor Green Lakes	1	T Callister
15:30	Please only view from the public bridleway.
02/09/21	Hobby	Padworth	2	G Sumner
15:18	Over Silver Lane briefly.
02/09/21	Hobby	Padworth Common	1	G Sumner
10:30	Heading east over Rectory Rd.
01/09/21	Hobby	Padworth Lane GP	1	K E Moore
15:00	Flew over pit, heading towards recently cut barley fields.
31/08/21	Hobby	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:20	Opposite ASDA - Seen briefly flying fast & straight , a little above roof height , heading SE . Dark , hawk shape with no sign of colour , light poor. new local tick.
30/08/21	Hobby	Compton Downs	1	N J Bucknell
15:55	south over Ridgeway at Compton Gallops.
28/08/21	Hobby	Cow Down, West Ilsley	1	A B Tomczynski
13:00
28/08/21	Hobby	Compton Downs	2	R Dawson
10:45	One at 10:45 and joined by a second bird at 11:00.
27/08/21	Hobby	Crookham Common	1	P Brant
18:10	Please keep to the main paths.
27/08/21	Hobby	Roden Downs	1	A B Merrick
10:00	Ranging widely.
26/08/21	Hobby	Lower Farm GP	1	N Cleere
09:00	mobbing a Peregrine.
23/08/21	Hobby	Wokingham	1	P O'Neill
07:30	Heading S over Warren House Rd.
22/08/21	Hobby	May's Farm, Three Mile Cross	1	S Lynch
09:15	over low.
20/08/21	Hobby	Battlemead Common	1	D Fuller
18:13	juv. hunting over the seasonal flood seen from towpath. SU907837.
20/08/21	Hobby	Compton	4	A B Merrick
16:15	Hawking over north end of village and to east of Churn Rd.
19/08/21	Hobby	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
16:25	ad. over Cleeve Court.
15/08/21	Hobby	Sonning Meadows	2	A B Tomczynski
15:00	In flight close together calling.
14/08/21	Hobby	Lea Farm Lake	2	F J Cottington
10:00	Usual brown bird, plus adult over Lodge Wood.
13/08/21	Hobby	Lea Farm Lake	1	A B Tomczynski
15:00
11/08/21	Hobby	Englefield	1	R Crawford
07:45	Made a couple of unsuccessful attempts at snatching Swallows.
09/08/21	Hobby	Thatcham	1	R Keel
18:16	West over garden. SU503674.
08/08/21	Hobby	Lea Farm Lake	1	F J Cottington
07:30	The 1st year bird continues to hunt Sand Martin over the lake each morning, generally returning to the Oak behind the artificial wall.
06/08/21	Hobby	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
11:50	over Thames north of village chasing hirundines.
03/08/21	Hobby	Lowbury Hill	1	A B Tomczynski
14:45
02/08/21	Hobby	Lea Farm Lake	1	B T Bennett
15:03
01/08/21	Hobby	Tidmarsh	1	R Crawford
08:00	Flew low over M4.
01/08/21	Hobby	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
11:10	Hawking for insects over marsh. Then landed in ash tree at the back. Mobbed by 1 magpie and then 2 more . Hobby then took off west. Appeared over the marsh later around 12:15.
31/07/21	Hobby	Lea Farm Lake	1	F J Cottington
06:25	Chased off Peregrine and returned to Oak behind Sand Martin wall. Still present 09:30.
29/07/21	Hobby	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	E Charlson
17:35	Chasing a Lapwing. Please only view from the public footpath.
27/07/21	Hobby	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R C Watts
11:30	All birds seen from Ron’s Hide with Bert.
25/07/21	Hobby	Lea Farm Lake	1	M F Walford
15:02
22/07/21	Hobby	Emmbrook	1	P O'Neill
19:30	Circled above Eamer Crescent before heading off NE.
22/07/21	Hobby	Lower Farm GP	1	N Cleere
09:30	ad.
21/07/21	Hobby	Emmbrook	1	P O'Neill
19:30	Hawking over Eamer Crescent for 5 mins.
10/07/21	Hobby	Fobney Meadow	1	A V Lawson
10:00
08/07/21	Hobby	Charvil	3	K Lanxon
21:04	Flying over St Patricks playing field and farm land catching insects.
06/07/21	Hobby	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
07:30	Over East Fen. Please only view from the public footpath.
04/07/21	Hobby	Compton Downs	1	N J Bucknell
15:00	over top of Compton Gallops.
25/06/21	Hobby	Buckler's Forest	1	R Dawson
16:15
22/06/21	Hobby	Cabbage Hill, Newell Green	1	B D Clews
11:55	Chasing Skylark ( unsuccessfully I think).
22/06/21	Hobby	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Dawson
11:07	Low over East Fen. Please only view from the public footpath.
20/06/21	Hobby	Sonning Meadows	1	A B Tomczynski
14:50	ad. Sat in large oak tree.
13/06/21	Hobby	Emmbrook	1	P O'Neill
13:30	Flying amongst Swifts high above Eamer Crescent.
11/06/21	Hobby	Ockwells Park, Cox Green	1	B D Clews
10:30	Hunting overhead.
11/06/21	Hobby	Swinley Park	1	R Parsons
12:00	Same place as last year.
07/06/21	Hobby	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Bright-Thomas
12:30	Feeding on insects over Sandford Lake and Black Swan Lake.
06/06/21	Hobby	Southcote Lock, K&A Canal, Reading	1	L Lewington
18:30	Sat on telephone wire for a long while.
05/06/21	Hobby	Swinley Park	1	J Crouch
18:00	Hawking for insects in usual spot.
02/06/21	Hobby	Thatcham	1	R Keel
11:45	West over garden. SU503674.
31/05/21	Hobby	Summerleaze GP	1	C Carlaw
14:43	First I've seen here in week or so. SU893824.
28/05/21	Hobby	Lower Farm GP	1	E Davies
12:30
28/05/21	Hobby	Kennetmouth	1	R C Price
10:00	Hawking for insects over Thames, Tesco side. Then gradually moves along to Kings Meadow section.
27/05/21	Hobby	Swinley Park	1	J Crouch
19:00	It's returned. Looking disheveled perched in tree in same clearing as last year.
27/05/21	Hobby	Kennetmouth	1	R C Price
16:10	Over the rowing lake along with 40 Swift, 15 Herring Gull, 15 LBBG, 20 BH Gull, 2 Buzzard, 4 Red Kite.
26/05/21	Hobby	Purley on Thames, Reading	1	R Crawford
10:10	Catching small prey items over the Thames.
26/05/21	Hobby	Newbury	1	A E Hickman
16:15	Circling with a kite. Seen from.the garden. Another garden year bird at last! SU464668.
25/05/21	Hobby	Ufton Nervet	1	P Hickman
20:56	Sitting on branch in Pine at Church Plantation.
24/05/21	Hobby	Jubilee River	2	D Fuller
19:53	ad. flying together up and down the river catching mayflies. SU916803.
24/05/21	Hobby	Kennetmouth	4	R C Price
17:00	Hawking for insects at Marina mainly at tree height and below and among the boats. All ad.
24/05/21	Hobby	Kennetmouth	1	R C Price
11:45	Hawking for insects low over the Thames, in the tops of trees and over the back of the Rowing Lake. Did a circuit for about 20 mins.
23/05/21	Hobby	Odney Club, Cookham	1	B D Clews
10:30
21/05/21	Hobby	Lower Farm GP	2	M J Dear
08:19
19/05/21	Hobby	Kennetmouth	2	R C Price
12:30	Over Kennetmouth hawking for insects then drifted east along the Thames.
16/05/21	Hobby	Summerleaze GP	3	C Carlaw
12:56	SU893824.
15/05/21	Hobby	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Bright-Thomas
11:13	2s. Perched in Ash along Loddon (opposite small wooden bridge). Strong contrast between grey mantle and brownish wings, so prob second summer.
14/05/21	Hobby	Little Sandhurst, Sandhurst	1	D Sussex
21:00	Hunting at dusk over a small hilltop copse and wooded gardens.
14/05/21	Hobby	Summerleaze GP	2	C Carlaw
16:01	SU893824.
13/05/21	Hobby	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	R J Godden
12:00
13/05/21	Hobby	Pangbourne	1	R Crawford
15:00	Hawking to and fro along the Thames upstream of Whitchurch Lock & weir.
12/05/21	Hobby	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
08:45	Flew past at sewage works. Please only view from the public footpath.
12/05/21	Hobby	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
08:45	Flew past at sewage works. Please only view from the public footpath.
11/05/21	Hobby	Fleethill Farm	1	J D Savage
16:05	Performed a leisurely circuit of the site. Private site, view only from footpath.
10/05/21	Hobby	Sandhurst	1	R J Godden
11:30	Flew over my garden.
09/05/21	Hobby	Lea Farm Lake	1	M F Walford
13:06
08/05/21	Hobby	Reading	1	R C Price
20:07	Going NE over Verto roundabout.
07/05/21	Hobby	Charvil CP	1	D Tainton
16:49
07/05/21	Hobby	Green Park	1	S Robertson
13:00	flying over.
07/05/21	Hobby	Earley	1	S Birks
10:54	On a roof. SU743721.
06/05/21	Hobby	River Kennet, just along from Fobney Island Reserve	1	L Lewington
19:30	Sat on telephone wire for about five minutes then flew off. SU695718.
07/05/21	Hobby	Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
05:40	Flew west from a tree by the R Blackwater.
05/05/21	Hobby	Summerleaze GP	2	C Carlaw
16:28	Two hawking around the west end of the lake. SU893824.
04/05/21	Hobby	Padworth Common	1	G Sumner
11:21	Over Rectory Rd.
03/05/21	Hobby	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Dawson
10:00	Seen briefly from STW with JCM. Please only view from the public footpath.
01/05/21	Hobby	Heron's Nest, Theale GPs	1	A B Merrick
15:45	Over south side then high over Bennett's Hill.
01/05/21	Hobby	Speen, Newbury	2	R Jinks
13:15	Hawking over railway bridge.
30/04/21	Hobby	Bracknell	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
13:45	Over north.
29/04/21	Hobby	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
14:00	With swifts catching insects over marsh then headed NW. Seen again west of Footpath 6 at 14:42 and 15:00. Then at 17:00 catching insects between 3rd and 4th pylon before moving off NW again.
26/04/21	Hobby	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
18:15	reported over High Road, Cookham Rise, by Derek Fry.
26/04/21	Hobby	Fobney Meadow	1	M F Walford
12:50
25/04/21	Hobby	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
15:10	Between pylons 3 and 4. Not for long. Lost it low and west.
25/04/21	Hobby	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	2	J Bishop
14:30
24/04/21	Hobby	Fobney Meadow	1	M F Walford
13:00
24/04/21	Hobby	Fobney Meadow	1	R Holder
12:32	Sitting on perch near path on first ditch from A33.
23/04/21	Hobby	Fobney Meadow	3	N Rampton
12:46	Now 3 hawking.
23/04/21	Hobby	Fobney Meadow	1	N Rampton
12:41	Footpath 6 hawking.
16/04/21	Hobby	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
11:00	One flew fast and erratically through to the north. Please only view from the public footpath.