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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
26/12/21	Blackcap	Maidenhead	1	B D Clews
10:00	male in garden at The Pagoda, SL6 8EU, per Sandra Storey.
27/12/21	Blackcap	Keep Hatch	1	R Dawson
12:30	f. On sunflower heart chip feeders.
27/12/21	Blackcap	Emmer Green	1	A B Tomczynski
11:19	f. In garden.
26/12/21	Blackcap	Cookham Dean	1	B D Clews
11:00	In Bradcutts Lane Garden, per David Harrison. SU880856.
26/12/21	Blackcap	Maidenhead	1	B D Clews
12:30	In Sheephouse garden, per Deborah Mason.
26/12/21	Blackcap	Boyn Hill	1	B Crathorne
14:00	Male on feeder in garden.
26/12/21	Blackcap	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
11:50	male. at Rectory Road.
26/12/21	Blackcap	Emmer Green	1	A B Tomczynski
10:00	male. In Garden on feeder with four Greenfinch.
26/12/21	Blackcap	Woose Hill	1	E Napper
08:58	male. In neighbours tree before being spooked by a House Sparrow.
25/12/21	Blackcap	Caversham	2	J J Kearns
12:12	1 m 1 f. On garden Mahonia- watching the bird life whilst peeling the sprouts.
24/12/21	Blackcap	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
12:30	f. On garden feeders. SU905697.
24/12/21	Blackcap	Kennet Island, Reading	2	A B Tomczynski
11:00	male. M and F the other day.
22/12/21	Blackcap	Tilehurst	1	R Josey
11:29	male. In the honeysuckle looking for berries and bugs.
21/12/21	Blackcap	Boyn Hill	1	M Coon
11:55	m. Getting splashed by blackbird in birdbath. Maybe wanted to bathe but didn't wait for turn. SU872805.
21/12/21	Blackcap	Emmer Green	1	T Pointer
09:09	Seen daily in back garden on feeders. SU709776.
21/12/21	Blackcap	Kennet Island, Reading	2	A B Tomczynski
15:34	m and f. On stretch of Foudry Brook.
21/12/21	Blackcap	Earley	1	R Reedman
10:15	f. Seen daily at feeders for a couple of weeks.
21/12/21	Blackcap	Pangbourne	1	M Winkworth
14:36	male. In my back garden on the bird bath.
21/12/21	Blackcap	Caversham	2	J J Kearns
11:27	m & f. On Mahonia Bush.
20/12/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:10	feeding in flowering ivy climbing Hawthorn tree.
19/12/21	Blackcap	Caversham	2	J J Kearns
12:30	m & f. On apples in garden.
17/12/21	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	2	B D Clews
10:31	male and female on apple, per Bill Beglow. Also seen earlier in the next street, per Jane Oxley.
17/12/21	Blackcap	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
08:55	m. In old blackthorn in the garden, same tree they are most often using in spring.
16/12/21	Blackcap	Caversham	5	J J Kearns
11:21	3 m 2 f. On Mahonia and apples.
16/12/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
10:00	male. feeding in back garden Ivy / Mahonia flowers / repeatedly Hawking for flies.
15/12/21	Blackcap	Boyn Hill	2	M Coon
13:45	m. On berry-less Rowan in garden, one eating ivy berries. SU872805.
14/12/21	Blackcap	Caversham	2	J J Kearns
14:30	m & f. In the garden Mahonia.
13/12/21	Blackcap	Caversham	2	J J Kearns
13:20	m & f. In apple tree.
12/12/21	Blackcap	Boyn Hill	1	M Coon
09:15	f. On berry-less Rowan in garden. SU872805.
11/12/21	Blackcap	Caversham	2	J J Kearns
12:05	m & f. Now daily visitors to garden - apples, Mahonia or Yucca berries.
11/12/21	Blackcap	Tilehurst	1	J Lerpiniere
12:02	male. On Cotoneaster in garden. SU665742.
10/12/21	Blackcap	Tilehurst	1	R Josey
10:00	male. First sighting of this winter.
09/12/21	Blackcap	Earley	1	R Reedman
10:00	f. At garden feeder.
09/12/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
12:10	male. back feeding on back garden Mahonia bushes - 1st of winter.
09/12/21	Blackcap	Caversham	4	J J Kearns
10:07	2 m 2 f. 0n apples in apple tree.
08/12/21	Blackcap	Caversham	2	J J Kearns
13:34	f. Both female in Apple tree.
06/12/21	Blackcap	Caversham Heights, Reading	1	S Cullura
11:35	in garden.
06/12/21	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
08:50	f. In apple tree.
04/12/21	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
09:07	m. In garden apple tree.
01/12/21	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
19:26	Male on mahonia.
30/11/21	Blackcap	Caversham	2	J J Kearns
09:22	m & f. On garden apples. Daily visitors at the moment.
29/11/21	Blackcap	Caversham	2	J J Kearns
09:17	m & f. Eating remaining apples on apple tree.
28/11/21	Blackcap	Earley	1	R H Stansfield
09:41	m. In my back garden holly and birdbath. First of this winter.
27/11/21	Blackcap	Tilehurst	1	G Sumner
12:33	Pair feeding in honeysuckle . SU660746.
24/11/21	Blackcap	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
12:30	m. On garden feeders. SU905697.
23/11/21	Blackcap	Emmer Green	3	A B Tomczynski
11:14	2 male and 1 fem. All together feeding on honeysuckle berries.
22/11/21	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
07:52	m. On garden yucca berries j.
18/11/21	Blackcap	Caversham	3	J J Kearns
08:47	2 m 1 f. In garden Forsythia.
16/11/21	Blackcap	Caversham	3	J J Kearns
09:15	2 m 1 f. On Yucca berries - wonderful.
10/11/21	Blackcap	Caversham	1	J J Kearns
10:35	m. In garden apple tree.
07/11/21	Blackcap	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A B Merrick
10:00	m. near Garston lock.
07/11/21	Blackcap	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
11:55	m. On feeders. SU905697.
05/11/21	Blackcap	Boyn Hill	1	B Crathorne
08:45	male. Seen feeding on grapes left on a vine in our garden.
02/11/21	Blackcap	Boyn Hill	1	B Crathorne
09:00	male. First 'winter' blackcap in the garden this morning.
01/11/21	Blackcap	Earley	1	R Reedman
10:31	m. Feeding on pyracantha berries. Earliest I can recall as 'winter' feeder. SU745685.
16/10/21	Blackcap	View Island, R. Thames, Caversham	2	J J Kearns
11:25	m & f.
11/10/21	Blackcap	Fobney Meadow	1	A V Lawson
08:30	m.
06/10/21	Blackcap	Emmer Green	2	A B Tomczynski
08:00	In garden.
05/10/21	Blackcap	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	1	G Stewart
17:40	Male.
27/08/21	Blackcap	Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
08:30	f.
21/08/21	Blackcap	Moor Copse	1	P Hickman
08:40	m.
21/08/21	Blackcap	Wokingham	2	P O'Neill
07:30	Calling east of Cantley Park.
20/08/21	Blackcap	Earley	1	R H Stansfield
15:30	Tacking in my front garden pheasant berry.
16/08/21	Blackcap	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
10:00	m, in small tree right of CLN hide.
29/07/21	Blackcap	Earley	1	R H Stansfield
12:12	f. Bathing in my garden bird bath. Also first record of a Box Tree Moth on buddleia flower head.
27/07/21	Blackcap	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R C Watts
16:06	f.
16/07/21	Blackcap	Sulhamstead Abbots	1	P Hickman
07:50	m. Singing. Near Jacques Lane.
16/07/21	Blackcap	Ufton Nervet	1	P Hickman
06:55	m. Near Island farm road.
16/07/21	Blackcap	Maidenhead Thicket	1	W Hollway
07:58	fem.
10/07/21	Blackcap	Ockwells Park, Cox Green	4	B D Clews
12:11	Singing males.
03/07/21	Blackcap	Maidenhead Thicket	11	B D Clews
10:30	All singing males.
03/07/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
10:45	male. still singing as before.
03/07/21	Blackcap	Thames Valley Business Park	3	S Lynch
09:00	2m 1f. SU742746.
02/07/21	Blackcap	Earley	1	R H Stansfield
11:47	juv. Feeding in my garden and then seen bathing in the birdbath.
02/07/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:38	male. heard only - still belting out song in original territory.
01/07/21	Blackcap	Main Pit, Theale GPs	7	R Crawford
16:00	Singing, between gate & pylon. Also, Marbled White seen.
01/07/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
09:17	male. One unseen singing as before , other near ASDA quietly feeding in bushes in house back garden.
29/06/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:15	male. singing much louder than Mon, same place.
28/06/21	Blackcap	Green Park	5	S Robertson
12:30	Singing.
28/06/21	Blackcap	Lower Caversham	2	R Sajdak
13:28	Female feeding fledgling.
28/06/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
10:15	male. singing in Oak trees along combined FP/Cycleway - popular spot.
27/06/21	Blackcap	Shurlock Row	3	R Alliss
15:13	m. T least.
26/06/21	Blackcap	Strand Water, Cookham	4	B D Clews
10:30	singing males.
25/06/21	Blackcap	Ufton Nervet	1	P Hickman
15:10	m. At Poors allotment. .
12/05/21	Blackcap	Ockwells Park, Cox Green	10	B D Clews
09:30	singing.
29/04/21	Blackcap	Ockwells Park, Cox Green	6	B D Clews
07:30	singing.
23/06/21	Blackcap	Ockwells Park, Cox Green	15	B D Clews
08:30	incl juvs.
21/06/21	Blackcap	Cookham Rise	1	B D Clews
16:00	male singing in our small garden - unusual at this time of year. We get them in winter but they tend to be out in the country and woods at this time of year.
20/06/21	Blackcap	Brimpton GP	8	R Crawford
08:00	Singing.
20/06/21	Blackcap	Newbury BT Exchange	1	K G White
07:21	singing in Sainsbury's car park trees. SU472670.
19/06/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:50	male. heard singing , not seen.
19/06/21	Blackcap	Newbury BT Exchange	1	K G White
07:31	male. singing in Sainsbury's car park trees. SU473669.
15/06/21	Blackcap	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	4	R C Watts
11:00
12/06/21	Blackcap	Strand Water, Cookham	1	B D Clews
14:00	singing.
11/06/21	Blackcap	Ockwells Park, Cox Green	12	B D Clews
10:30	singing males.
08/06/21	Blackcap	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
18:00	f. On garden feeders. SU905697.
07/06/21	Blackcap	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
19:00	m. On garden feeders and singing nearby.
07/06/21	Blackcap	Sulhamstead	1	P Hickman
18:05	m. In neighbours garden. .
07/06/21	Blackcap	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	10	R Crawford
06:45	Singing.
07/06/21	Blackcap	Purley on Thames, Reading	1	M J Smith
11:39	male continuing to sing, no sign of family yet.
05/06/21	Blackcap	Maidenhead Thicket	15	B D Clews
11:30	14 singing males and one female.
06/06/21	Blackcap	Ufton Nervet	2	P Hickman
09:05	m. At Church Plantation.
06/06/21	Blackcap	Ufton Court	3	P Hickman
08:30	m. Near the pools at Ufton Courtn.
06/06/21	Blackcap	Sulhamstead Abbots	1	P Hickman
07:00	m. Near St Michael’s burial ground.
04/06/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:00	male. heard opp Cutbush Ind.
01/06/21	Blackcap	Shurlock Row	2	R Alliss
10:14	m. At least.
01/06/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:15	m. heard briefly.
29/05/21	Blackcap	Battlemead Common	1	D Fuller
19:43	ad male. feeding in open in Withy Wood Battlemead Common. SU905836.
28/05/21	Blackcap	Sulhamstead	1	P Hickman
12:50	m. In the back garden singing well for a short period.
28/05/21	Blackcap	Shurlock Row	4	R Alliss
10:19	m.
27/05/21	Blackcap	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	14	R Crawford
07:00	Singing.
27/05/21	Blackcap	Kennetmouth	3	R C Price
10:00	Singing.
25/05/21	Blackcap	Green Park	1	B D Clews
12:30	5 singing.
23/05/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
11:00	male. NOTE of Badger Carcass on Lower Earley Way (W) Weds 19 May 09:10 am opposite Pearman's Copse - passenger in car - given time of year & remains of body minimal , just obvious black & white head = 2021 Cub ??. Only just found reference of Badger Set & proposed nearby Lidl devt .
23/05/21	Blackcap	Odney Club, Cookham	2	B D Clews
10:30	singing.
22/05/21	Blackcap	May's Farm, Three Mile Cross	1	R Holder
15:03	m.
20/05/21	Blackcap	Ufton Nervet	2	P Hickman
07:55	m. At Poors Allotment.
19/05/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:00	male. new loc.
18/05/21	Blackcap	Shurlock Row	2	R Alliss
18:32	m.
18/05/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:20	male. heard opp McD & further round walk @ Cycle/footpath in Oaks.
16/05/21	Blackcap	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	11	R Crawford
07:30	Singing.
14/05/21	Blackcap	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	J T Taylor
14:52	m.
14/05/21	Blackcap	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	2	B Lyle
11:30	probably a lot more.
14/05/21	Blackcap	Burghfield GPs	118	R Crawford
07:00	Singing.
12/05/21	Blackcap	Caversham Heights, Reading	4	S Cullura
13:30	In scrubby woods fringing golf course, along paths from top of Upper Warren Avenue. Likely more around.
11/05/21	Blackcap	Bray GPs	4	S K Proddow
17:00
11/05/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
09:55	male. Cutbush Ind area.
07/05/21	Blackcap	Aldworth, The Bell	1	M J Amphlett
19:00	Male singing nr pub garden. SU556796.
07/05/21	Blackcap	Charvil CP	4	D Tainton
16:49
29/04/21	Blackcap	Ockwells Park, Cox Green	6	B D Clews
05:30
05/05/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:40	male. 1 heard& seen , 1 just heard.
02/05/21	Blackcap	Moor Green Lakes	8	B Dickinson
15:00	Singing males - during the 1 mile a circuit of the West Side of the reserve. SU804622.
02/05/21	Blackcap	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	15	P J Crowley
06:00	minimum count around all the lakes except Lea Farm during Dawn Chorus walk.
02/05/21	Blackcap	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	R C Watts
11:00	m/f.
01/05/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
15:40	male. Moving silently in bushes in garden whilst having social distanced birthday celebration.
01/05/21	Blackcap	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	12	S Cullura
16:00	Probably more. Scrub resounding with singing males. Please only view from the public footpath.
30/04/21	Blackcap	Moor Green Lakes	14	S Primarolo
	Plentiful and widespread.
01/05/21	Blackcap	Thatcham Marsh	1	P Anderson
09:10
30/04/21	Blackcap	Main Pit, Theale GPs	4	S Cullura
12:30	m. and f. in scrub on south side of lake. Singing in chorus with nightingale.
30/04/21	Blackcap	Cabbage Hill, Newell Green	2	M Green
13:00	m&f.
27/04/21	Blackcap	May's Farm, Three Mile Cross	1	S Lynch
14:00	m.
27/04/21	Blackcap	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	16	R Crawford
06:30	Singing.
26/04/21	Blackcap	Aston	2	A N Stow
17:00	m.
26/04/21	Blackcap	Three Mile Cross	8	B Dickinson
18:34	Mainly males, 1 female also - in bushes during my walk through Orchard Rise and round to May's Farm. SU720681.
26/04/21	Blackcap	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
07:30	m. Feeding in blackthorn, have been very regular in the blossom this year.
25/04/21	Blackcap	Twyford GPs	1	P D Hadfield
18:18	there were two male and female, mating.
25/04/21	Blackcap	Shurlock Row	1	R Alliss
10:51
25/04/21	Blackcap	Newbury BT Exchange	2	K G White
06:05	pair. Female in nearby trees while male singing in Sainsbury's car park trees. SU473669.
24/04/21	Blackcap	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	L Ellams
15:43
23/04/21	Blackcap	Bracknell STW	1	P Mannion
11:00	m. The vocally aberrant blackcap is back at the NE corner of the sewage works.
24/04/21	Blackcap	Crookham Common	1	P Anderson
09:00	Please keep to the main paths.
24/04/21	Blackcap	Burghfield GPs	154	R Crawford
07:00	Singing.
24/04/21	Blackcap	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	R Holder
08:21
24/04/21	Blackcap	Newbury BT Exchange	1	K G White
06:40	male. Singing furiously from Sainsbury's car park trees. SU473669.
22/04/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
10:00	male. 2nd day running having singing contest with garden's resident blackbird.
21/04/21	Blackcap	Cabbage Hill, Newell Green	2	M Green
14:00	M&f seen in same tree all week.
21/04/21	Blackcap	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
12:30	m. Singing in garden. SU905697.
21/04/21	Blackcap	Shurlock Row	1	R Alliss
10:16	m.
20/04/21	Blackcap	Fobney Meadow	2	R Holder
08:20	m+f.
20/04/21	Blackcap	Cookham Dean	2	B D Clews
12:15	, singing, Pigeon House Wood.
20/04/21	Blackcap	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	5	P Brant
17:46
20/04/21	Blackcap	Reading	1	C Jones
16:43	f. Bathing in garden birdbath.
20/04/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
08:05	male. singing.
20/04/21	Blackcap	Fobney Meadow	2	R Holder
08:20	m+f.
19/04/21	Blackcap	Whistley Green	10	R C Watts
16:30	M/F. Along the river bank. SU788747.
19/04/21	Blackcap	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	15	S Wearing
08:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
19/04/21	Blackcap	Woose Hill	2	P Bright-Thomas
07:58	m + f. At least two birds feeding in Blackthorn again.
18/04/21	Blackcap	Waltham St Lawrence	1	S K Proddow
10:43	Woods north of church.
17/04/21	Blackcap	Holyport	3	S K Proddow
10:00	m. 1 long lane 2 scippetts lane.
17/04/21	Blackcap	Cabbage Hill, Newell Green	1	M Green
11:00
17/04/21	Blackcap	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
14:30	m. Singing in tree above garden feeders. SU905697.
17/04/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	2	D J Mills
09:15	male. 1 seen , both singing.
17/04/21	Blackcap	Newbury BT Exchange	1	K G White
07:04	male. SU473668.
16/04/21	Blackcap	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	11	S Wearing
09:00
16/04/21	Blackcap	Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs	10	C Feltham
07:30	m. as you walked along the road by Burghfield and Moatlands GPs.
16/04/21	Blackcap	Woose Hill	2	P Bright-Thomas
07:45	m. Feeding in blackthorn blossom.
15/04/21	Blackcap	Fobney Meadow	3	J J Kearns
15:10	m.
14/04/21	Blackcap	Lower Farm GP	1	B Lyle
09:25	f.
14/04/21	Blackcap	Aston	1	A N Stow
18:45	m.
14/04/21	Blackcap	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
18:00	m. Singing in garden.
14/04/21	Blackcap	Charvil CP	5	K Sparks
09:53	singing males.
14/04/21	Blackcap	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	3	C J Forsey
14:35	All singing males.
14/04/21	Blackcap	Streatley	7	N J Bucknell
12:30	5 males, 2 fem. feeding in loose flock in bushes by STW.
13/04/21	Blackcap	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
10:50	Singing. Footpath 7.
13/04/21	Blackcap	Woose Hill	2	P Bright-Thomas
08:10	m+f. Feeding amongst blackthorn blossom.
12/04/21	Blackcap	Thames Valley Business Park	3	K Sparks
11:58	singing, also 2 singing on north bank of Thames.
12/04/21	Blackcap	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
11:03	m. Feeding on blackthorn blossom, now snow has melted. Front of black crown greyish, probably caked in pollen.
11/04/21	Blackcap	Thames Valley Business Park	3	K Sparks
09:51	singing.
11/04/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
09:00	male. full view, full song by Cr Resource Centre.
10/04/21	Blackcap	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	L Ellams
09:36
09/04/21	Blackcap	Moor Green Lakes	10	R Murfitt
10:45	Singing.
09/04/21	Blackcap	Burghfield GPs	110	R Crawford
08:00	Singing.
08/04/21	Blackcap	Aldermaston GP	6	B Lyle
06:30	probably more.
07/04/21	Blackcap	Lower Farm GP	1	B Lyle
14:30
06/04/21	Blackcap	Lower Caversham	1	R Sajdak
08:13	male. Feeding on my apple.
05/04/21	Blackcap	Charvil Meadows	1	K Sparks
12:49	singing.
03/04/21	Blackcap	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	2	G Stewart
18:30	Male and female seen.
04/04/21	Blackcap	Sulhamstead Abbots	1	P Hickman
16:45	male. Singing.
04/04/21	Blackcap	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	R Hanson
10:45	male.
04/04/21	Blackcap	Lower Earley	1	D J Mills
08:35	m. heard singing.