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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
30/12/21	Kingfisher	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
	on Thames at 14-30 and 15-15.
30/12/21	Kingfisher	Green Park	1	S Lynch
15:00
10/06/21	Kingfisher	North Town, Maidenhead	1	B D Clews
14:06	Photographed on stream alongside North Town Allotments, per Pat Neville.
28/12/21	Kingfisher	Strand Water, Cookham	1	B D Clews
15:00	Flying along the stream, per Anna Jeeves.
28/12/21	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	1	B Crathorne
10:30
26/12/21	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	1	B Crathorne
11:00
20/12/21	Kingfisher	Loddon Bridge	1	D Broadbridge
13:35	m. SU764714.
18/12/21	Kingfisher	Battlemead Common	1	B D Clews
12:30	along White Brook.
17/12/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	A B Merrick
09:00
15/12/21	Kingfisher	Fleethill Farm	1	J C Morgan
10:30	on 7 all reported birds seen with RD. Private site, view only from footpath.
14/12/21	Kingfisher	Green Park	1	S Robertson
14:41
14/12/21	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	1	B Crathorne
11:45
13/12/21	Kingfisher	Swallowfield Church	1	J T Taylor

10/12/21	Kingfisher	Thatcham Lock	1	M Stuttard
12:00	Sitting for some time on a perch opposite the footbridge over the Kennet.
09/12/21	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:10	Perched by pond & flew across width and out to the lake. Perhaps saw a second bird or the 1st having returned 5 minutes later.
09/12/21	Kingfisher	Sandhurst SF	1	P J Crowley
12:30
05/12/21	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	P Bright-Thomas
16:15	Heard from Blackwater.
04/12/21	Kingfisher	River Thames maidenhead	1	D Fuller
17:19	ad flew from berks bank down towards maidenhead. SU907836.
04/12/21	Kingfisher	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Reedman
09:30	Flew into willows on left of hide.
03/12/21	Kingfisher	View Island, R. Thames, Caversham	1	S Hughes
15:15
02/12/21	Kingfisher	Green Park	1	S Robertson
12:30
01/12/21	Kingfisher	Towpath River Thames Maidenhead	1	D Fuller
18:53	ad. flying along Thames. SU904829.
29/11/21	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	1	B Crathorne
13:45
27/11/21	Kingfisher	View Island, R. Thames, Caversham	1	J J Kearns
12:05	Fishing on the backwater.
25/11/21	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	2	D Cleal
15:30
25/11/21	Kingfisher	Bray Lake, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:45	Flew from a perch opposite the kayak launch ramp on The Cut. Hopefully was neither of the two I saw at the pond earlier.
25/11/21	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	2	M Coon
14:30	Flew together, maybe amiably, the length of the pond.
24/11/21	Kingfisher	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
15:38	Main lake.
23/11/21	Kingfisher	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
07:45	Heard along Emm Brook again.
22/11/21	Kingfisher	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
07:40	Lots of Kingfisher calls at a distance coming from Emm Brook.
18/11/21	Kingfisher	Green Park	1	S Robertson
13:27
17/11/21	Kingfisher	River Thames Meadows at Purley	3	M J Smith
14:00	1 flew from bushes west of new fish pass Mapledurham lock then a further 2 disturbed by paddle boarder west of Oratory school boathouse/moorings.
16/11/21	Kingfisher	Green Park	1	S Robertson
12:55
15/11/21	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	1	D Cleal
14:30
15/11/21	Kingfisher	River Thames Meadows at Purley	1	M J Smith
13:30
14/11/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	K P Duncan

13/11/21	Kingfisher	Purley on Thames, Reading	2	N J Bucknell
	one on Thames, one on Scraces Brook.
12/11/21	Kingfisher	Newbury	1	M J Dear
14:39	K and A canal near football ground.
11/11/21	Kingfisher	Thatcham Marsh	1	R Keel
14:03	SU506670.
07/11/21	Kingfisher	Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
16:00	Also many Dandelions and Daisies out everywhere, plus a few Buttercups at Whiteknights.
07/11/21	Kingfisher	Salt Hill Stream	1	S Kujawa
09:08	Seen close to the stream 'source' close to the wooden footbridge. SU969806.
05/11/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	A E Hickman
13:00
05/11/21	Kingfisher	Bray Lake, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
12:30	Flew from perch over The Cut next to club house.
05/11/21	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
12:00	Several brief sightings perched and flying over reserve pond.
02/11/21	Kingfisher	Battlemead Common	1	B D Clews
11:00
30/10/21	Kingfisher	Battlemead Common	1	B D Clews
12:00
29/10/21	Kingfisher	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
	on Thames north of village.
28/10/21	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	1	D Cleal
14:30
27/10/21	Kingfisher	Mill Pond, Bracknell	1	M Kalveitis
15:15
25/10/21	Kingfisher	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
07:55	Recorded, on Emm Brook.
25/10/21	Kingfisher	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
17:32	Middle lake.
23/10/21	Kingfisher	Battlemead Common	1	B D Clews
10:00
23/10/21	Kingfisher	River Thames Maidenhead	1	D Fuller
16:57	ad. Flying away from me so could not tell sex. SU905830.
23/10/21	Kingfisher	Fobney Lock, K&A Canal, Reading	1	S Lynch
09:30
22/10/21	Kingfisher	Green Park	1	S Robertson
07:55
21/10/21	Kingfisher	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
17:35	Flighty around main lake.
21/10/21	Kingfisher	Green Park	1	S Lynch
12:05	SU705702.
17/10/21	Kingfisher	Towpath River Thames maidenhead	1	D Fuller
13:36	ad. Also Grey Wagtail there. SU906830.
15/10/21	Kingfisher	Thatcham Marsh	1	R Keel
16:04	SU505664.
15/10/21	Kingfisher	Fleethill Farm	1	J C Morgan
10:30	Seen on 6. Private site, view only from footpath.
14/10/21	Kingfisher	Woose Hill	1	E Napper
10:30	Flying downstream on the Emm Brook.
14/10/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	R Crawford
09:30
13/10/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
16:30	Flew thru W/ E .
13/10/21	Kingfisher	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	B Crathorne
13:00
06/10/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	C McEwan
10:40	Flew acroos the gap in front of Maureens seat and one perched on the Willow on left side of the gap. SU6469.
05/10/21	Kingfisher	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	1	G Stewart
17:40	One seen in N E corner of site by stream and another probable sighting along South side of the lake earlier.
04/10/21	Kingfisher	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
09:40	Briefly in front of the hidethen flew to the western side of CLN. All sightings s/w TR.
03/10/21	Kingfisher	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
15:10	together on Thames at Runsfold Hole, north of village.
03/10/21	Kingfisher	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	S Lynch
09:30	Main lake.
29/09/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	D Andrews
17:19
26/09/21	Kingfisher	Swallowfield Park	2	J T Taylor

25/09/21	Kingfisher	Woose Hill	1	E Napper
11:45	Flying upstream on the Emm Brook.
25/09/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	C McEwan
09:20	Flew across the lake from north side to reedbed by the boat. SU6469.
22/09/21	Kingfisher	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
17:30	Heard along Emm Brook.
22/09/21	Kingfisher	Kennetmouth	1	R C Price
12:45	Perched in low willow branches on north side of Thames. A Mink nearby.
19/09/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	K P Duncan

19/09/21	Kingfisher	Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
17:00
18/09/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	S A Graham
09:00
16/09/21	Kingfisher	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
18:40	middle lake.
16/09/21	Kingfisher	Bray Lake, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
13:35	Flew past the launching ramp at The Cut while I was watching momentarily, then maybe a 2nd bird flew across the pond at BBOWT reserve at 14:30.
13/09/21	Kingfisher	Fobney Meadow	1	S Robertson
15:18
10/09/21	Kingfisher	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
	on Thames, one just south of Cleeve Lock, one near Runsfold Hole.
08/09/21	Kingfisher	Fleethill Farm	1	J C Morgan
10:00	on 6. Private site, view only from footpath.
07/09/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	K P Duncan

06/09/21	Kingfisher	Sulhamstead	1	P Driver
11:40	East of footbridge over the weir.
05/09/21	Kingfisher	Bray Lake, Bray GPs	3	M Coon
14:15	Unsure of number because they were chasing and had a problem picking out birds from reflections as they sped under the "Heavy plant bridge". Then saw two perched ~2 metres apart, & interacting, at BBOWT reserve. Then saw one pass under the bridge again later.
05/09/21	Kingfisher	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
	on Thames north of village.
04/09/21	Kingfisher	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
18:50	Main and middle lakes, present a month.
04/09/21	Kingfisher	Lea Farm Lake	1	F J Cottington
07:30	Showy bird on T bar as usual.
30/08/21	Kingfisher	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
09:58	Flew E to W across the front of CLN hide.
25/08/21	Kingfisher	Thatcham Marsh	1	M J Dear
10:54	And again at 4pm.
24/08/21	Kingfisher	Bray	1	R Anstis
13:52	Hovering and fishing over the Thames.
22/08/21	Kingfisher	Woose Hill	1	E Napper
10:30	Flying upstream along the Emm Brook.
22/08/21	Kingfisher	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
18:43	Flew from main to middle lake.
21/08/21	Kingfisher	Odney Club, Cookham	1	B D Clews
15:30
21/08/21	Kingfisher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	A B Merrick
08:00
20/08/21	Kingfisher	Towpath River thames Maidenhead	1	D Fuller
18:09	ad fem. Sitting on mooring pole. SU906827.
18/08/21	Kingfisher	Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
07:30
17/08/21	Kingfisher	Green Park	1	S Robertson
08:00	Flew across main lake.
15/08/21	Kingfisher	Bray	1	R Anstis
11:08	In Bray Reach of the Thames on frontage.
14/08/21	Kingfisher	Crookham Pools, Crookham Common	1	A B Merrick
07:00	With a fish.
11/08/21	Kingfisher	Bray Lake, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
14:30	Diving in BBOWT pond; maybe there are still prey fish after all!
06/08/21	Kingfisher	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
	singles at Cleeve Reach and on Thames north of village - I have seen individuals at these places, by the water east of the STW and on the stream by Cleeve Lock meadow all summer, but so far no juveniles identified.
03/08/21	Kingfisher	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
19:00	Ad m on middle lake. my first since the winter.
03/08/21	Kingfisher	Bray Pit, Bray GPs	1	M Coon
13:40	Seen perched and flying.
31/07/21	Kingfisher	Lea Farm Lake	2	F J Cottington
06:25	Perched for several minutes.
29/07/21	Kingfisher	Blackmoor Pond	1	T Rogers
16:00	Flew up and down pond. SU911696.
25/07/21	Kingfisher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A B Merrick
09:30
22/07/21	Kingfisher	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	A B Merrick
20:00	Also 5+ Lesser Emperor dragonflies; 4+ males, 1 female; still on the wing at 20:30 when I left!
16/07/21	Kingfisher	Thames Valley Business Park	1	S Lynch
09:30
15/07/21	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	E Charlson
13:19
12/07/21	Kingfisher	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
07:00
09/07/21	Kingfisher	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R C Watts
11:50	Heard only from hide.
30/06/21	Kingfisher	Green Park	1	S Robertson
08:11
27/06/21	Kingfisher	Swallowfield Park	2	J T Taylor
10:04
19/06/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	C McEwan
10:25	Flew across the lake in front of the area by the boat. SU6469.
15/06/21	Kingfisher	Emmbrook	1	P O'Neill
07:30	Flying downstream along Ashridge Stream behind Queens Road.
15/06/21	Kingfisher	Swallowfield Park	2	J T Taylor
09:04
03/06/21	Kingfisher	Larks Hill	1	M Green
18:00	Flying downstream from Warfield school to The Splash.
27/05/21	Kingfisher	Great Thrift Wood, Cox Green	1	M Coon
14:14	Flew downstream alongside The Cut from Thrift Lane bridge. SU874781.
27/05/21	Kingfisher	Padworth Lane GP	1	J Lerpiniere
15:02
19/05/21	Kingfisher	Battlemead Common	2	D Fuller
11:51	both ad. feeding on small strem. SU906835.
12/05/21	Kingfisher	Horseshoe Lake, Sandhurst	2	R J Godden
19:00	pair. Entering nest hole on R. Blackwater with a fish.
12/05/21	Kingfisher	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	S D Abbott
19:00
07/05/21	Kingfisher	Charvil CP	2	D Tainton
16:49
02/05/21	Kingfisher	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P J Crowley
08:30
26/04/21	Kingfisher	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
07:30	Again noisy on Emm Brook (probably two), third garden sighting of the year.
19/04/21	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	1	D Cleal
11:50
19/04/21	Kingfisher	Woose Hill	2	P Bright-Thomas
07:58	Lots of action today, downstream of Kingfisher bridge, including flying over the garden and at treetop height.
10/04/21	Kingfisher	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Bright-Thomas
18:00	m. On Loddon.
10/04/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	C McEwan
14:30	Flew south close to westside edge of the lake. SU6469.
10/04/21	Kingfisher	Woose Hill	2	P Bright-Thomas
07:45	Two flew high over the house and garden, coming from S, then noisy on Emm Brook. Later flew around at treetop height again.
02/04/21	Kingfisher	Farley Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
15:35	On Blackwater.
31/03/21	Kingfisher	Furze Platt	2	B D Clews
10:00	at Odney Club.
31/03/21	Kingfisher	Charvil CP	1	D Tainton
07:24
29/03/21	Kingfisher	Windsor Great Park	1	L R Blundell
11:39	In The Savill Garden.
28/03/21	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	2	K Jones
19:49	One vigorously chasing another dozen the Roundmoor Ditch: just sneeked into Berkshire. SU942788.
28/03/21	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	1	B Crathorne
09:30
25/03/21	Kingfisher	Bucklebury	1	D Reynolds
08:33
21/03/21	Kingfisher	Blackwater River	1	P Leigh
07:22	SU814622.
21/03/21	Kingfisher	Blackwater River	1	P Leigh
07:12	SU809622.
19/03/21	Kingfisher	Moor Green Lakes	1	M Cooper
17:00	Along river.
19/03/21	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	1	K Rhodes
15:14	In trees about stream towards Thanes.
19/03/21	Kingfisher	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R C Watts
11:25
17/03/21	Kingfisher	River Thames Meadows at Purley	1	M J Smith
15:57	On Thames opposite Hardwick stables.
17/03/21	Kingfisher	Blackwater River	1	P Leigh
07:20	SU814622.
12/03/21	Kingfisher	Bray Wick, Maidenhead	1	B Crathorne
10:30	On the Cut close to the town centre.
07/03/21	Kingfisher	Tinkers Copse, Bracknell	1	M Green
13:30
07/03/21	Kingfisher	Blackwater River	1	P Leigh
07:40	SU818619.
02/03/21	Kingfisher	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
10:00	Flew ahead along riverside path and seen fishing later near STW. Please only view from the public footpath.
01/03/21	Kingfisher	Pangbourne Meadow	2	M Winkworth
11:00	Near the toll bridge.
01/03/21	Kingfisher	Tinkers Copse, Bracknell	1	M Green
14:30	Flying up and down the cut in front of tinkers copse again. 3rd spot in a week.
27/02/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	L Garner-Langham
12:39	Took off as we walked past and flew across to the inlet near the viewing screen.
27/02/21	Kingfisher	Blackwater River	1	P Leigh
07:40	SU814622.
26/02/21	Kingfisher	Charvil CP	1	K Sparks
10:35
24/02/21	Kingfisher	Tinkers Copse, Bracknell	1	M Green
12:30	Flying up and down the cut again, same spot as yesterday.
23/02/21	Kingfisher	Tinkers Copse, Bracknell	1	M Green
11:45	Going back and forth up the cut.
20/02/21	Kingfisher	Pangbourne Meadow	2	N J Bucknell
11:10	Chasing and calling on Thames, just east of Pangbourne Meadow NT.
17/02/21	Kingfisher	Maidenhead	1	T Firth
11:02	Seen from the bridge over the Strand Water near to Waitrose. We watched it for a few minutes before it flew off down stream. SU892813.
16/02/21	Kingfisher	Bottom Lane Floods (S), Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
16:00	Flew along stream going through The southern paddocks. Seen with SRi.
14/02/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	P Hickman
08:40	At the edge of the Reed bed near boat.
11/02/21	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
15:00
09/02/21	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
16:00	One flew past hide with a fish in its beak.
05/02/21	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Cooper
16:00
05/02/21	Kingfisher	Caversham, R. Thames	1	R Dryden
09:35	Riverside trees near Reading bridge.
31/01/21	Kingfisher	Beale Park	1	G Sumner
11:00
30/01/21	Kingfisher	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Cooper
15:30
28/01/21	Kingfisher	Bray Lake, Bray GPs	1	C Hedley
13:45	Flying down the cut . Landed on a branch for a couple of minutes.
23/01/21	Kingfisher	Bucklebury	1	T Jennings
10:00	SU542711.
25/01/21	Kingfisher	Blackwater River (on river path opposite Rivervale Barn)	1	P Leigh
08:05	SU817620.
26/01/21	Kingfisher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
16:00	On the top shelf of the viewpoint By ‘hole in hedge’.
25/01/21	Kingfisher	Trilakes Country Park	1	D Sussex
13:45	on River Blackwater by Trilakes.
24/01/21	Kingfisher	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
	on Thames, one north of village near Withy Mead, one below Cleeve Lock.
24/01/21	Kingfisher	Mill Pond, Bracknell	1	M Kalveitis
12:16
22/01/21	Kingfisher	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
	on Thames - one at Cleeve Court, one north of Cleeve Lock.
21/01/21	Kingfisher	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Cooper
16:00
19/01/21	Kingfisher	Sandhurst SF	1	R J Godden
13:00
15/01/21	Kingfisher	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
15:00	The resident ad f, main lake.
13/01/21	Kingfisher	Mill Pond, Bracknell	1	R Parsons
15:00
11/01/21	Kingfisher	Savernake Lake, Bracknell	1	D East
11:00	Flew across lake. Saw it a little later flying (in direction of Forest Park shops) along stream.
05/01/21	Kingfisher	Woolhampton GPs	1	B Lyle
12:45	100 mtrs south of Rowbarge by road bridge over stream.
04/01/21	Kingfisher	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	J Bishop
16:00	West side one following the other along stream.
04/01/21	Kingfisher	Eton Wick	1	B Crathorne
12:30
03/01/21	Kingfisher	White Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Holder
15:30	m. In Reed bed north of the lake. Spotted by R Stansfield.