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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
31/12/22PeregrineWidbrook Common1R Bampfield
15:04
 
29/12/22PeregrineMain Pit, Theale GPs1M F Walford
14:11
 
26/12/22PeregrineEast Garston Down1A B Merrick
13:40
juv. Low over fields.  
21/12/22PeregrineQueen Mother Reservoir1A B Merrick
09:00
On tower. Key holders only.  
20/12/22PeregrineMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
08:00
Flew from pylon just north of canal, probably adult male.  
18/12/22PeregrineMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
08:30
On island pylon.  
17/12/22PeregrineFobney Meadow2A Absolom
10:07
Third pylon.  
17/12/22PeregrineNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1P J Craig
09:17
Perched in dead oak tree to E of main pool near STW. 9.20: driven off by crows; flew low over pool before flying east. Please only view from the public footpath.  
16/12/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
15:30
St. Giles spire, north side.  
14/12/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
11:10
In pylon 3.  
13/12/22PeregrineSt Giles Church1G Sumner
13:12
On N side of tower. SU716729.  
13/12/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
09:20
St.Giles spire east side. 9:54 flew off and then landed very briefly on west side before leaving again and landing on south side.  
12/12/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1S Huggins
14:26
Pylon 3.  
10/12/22PeregrineMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
08:00
Seen distantly on Warbler pylon.  
10/12/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
13:07
St.Giles spire, north side. Keeping out of the sun !  
09/12/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
10:26
St. Giles spire. East side.  
08/12/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
14:45
Pylon 3.  
07/12/22PeregrineBracknell2S C Rider
16:25
Perched on The Grange Hotel.  
05/12/22PeregrineQueen Mother Reservoir1P J Newbound
11:30
Key holders only.  
04/12/22PeregrineMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
08:00
Atop Warbler pylon.  
02/12/22PeregrineFobney Meadow2P Driver
10:30
On pylon. Update. A pair. .  
30/11/22PeregrineFobney Meadow2S Huggins
11:01
Pylon 3.  
29/11/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
12:30
Pylon 3.  
28/11/22PeregrineMoor Green Lakes1R J Godden
12:00
Settled on New Workings.  
28/11/22PeregrineFobney Meadow2A Absolom
10:38
Top of third pylon.  
24/11/22PeregrineBracknell1J D Savage
14:15
In response to M Dodd - I believe that the bird in the photo is a Peregrine Falcon. At least one has been present in Bracknell during the past few years.  
26/11/22PeregrineWokingham1P Bright-Thomas
12:45
Over Peach Street then E over London Rd. Sparrowhawk at the same time.  
25/11/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
11:30
St.Giles spire.  
26/11/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
08:30
St.Giles spire.  
26/11/22PeregrineNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1R Dawson
12:00
juv. Sitting on the ground to the N of W pools. Please only view from the public footpath.  
24/11/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
11:30
Pylon 5.  
22/11/22PeregrineMoor Green Lakes1R J Godden
11:00
Settled on New Workings, in view from grey box. Seen with TC.  
21/11/22PeregrineNewbury BT Exchange2K G White
08:46
B69 & Mrs N on nearby rooftop. SU473670.  
19/11/22PeregrineEast Fen, Moor Green Lakes1H Wright
16:00
Flew low towards new workings landing on ground. Please only view from the public bridleway.  
19/11/22PeregrineNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1J Carson
10:32
On the ground near west side of water circled by the soil mound. Seen from 100m west of grey box. Then seen directly across from grey box. Please only view from the public footpath.  
18/11/22PeregrineReading1S Lynch
12:00
St Giles spire e side.  
16/11/22PeregrineReading1S Lynch
11:30
St Giles spire n side.  
16/11/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
13:03
Pylon 3.  
13/11/22PeregrineSlough Trading Estate2D Fuller
16:55
usual ad pair. interesting that the pair changed places the male sat in the box and the female was 10 feet out side the box. SU954815.  
13/11/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
15:10
St.Giles spire north side. Been one on there for the last few days. Normally east side.  
12/11/22PeregrineReading2R C Price
09:50
Flying west along Queens Road. One then perched briefly on north side of St.Giles spire.  
11/11/22PeregrineNewbury BT Exchange2K G White
10:30
ad. Both adults B69 & Mrs N seen on BT and nearby rooftops. Male Sparrowhawk circled high over BT drifting NE; B69 eventually saw it ....watched it....ignored it ! SU472670.  
06/11/22PeregrineDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1B Crathorne
11:30
 
06/11/22PeregrineBracknell1S C Rider
12:30
On the 'B' of the north side of The Grange.  
03/11/22PeregrineSlough Trading Estate1D Fuller
16:56
male. sitting on cooling tower. SU954815.  
03/11/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
11:30
Pylon 5.  
03/11/22PeregrineReading1S Huggins
14:25
East side of St Giles church.  
02/11/22PeregrineSt Lukes Church, Maidenhead1D Fuller
14:42
on church spire for a couple of minutes then flew off Others Sparrowhawk over. SU887817.  
01/11/22PeregrineColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes1H Wright
14:51
Hunting ove lake for several minutes. Went for a lapwing which then mobbed it.  
31/10/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
14:00
Pylon 5.  
01/11/22PeregrineEnglefield1P Driver
09:42
Settled on field s. of Bostock Lane.  
30/10/22PeregrineMaidenhead1B D Clews
12:00
perched on windowsill of BT building in West Street. A haunt for this species for some years before they discovered St Luke's Church.  
29/10/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
10:38
Pylon 5. Probably the St.Giles west side one.  
29/10/22PeregrineReading2R C Price
08:10
St.Giles spire. North and west side.  
28/10/22PeregrineSt Lukes Church, Maidenhead1D Fuller
20:24
ad fem. usual adult female with slightly pink chest sat with no prey and not a very full crop at 15.12. SU886815.  
28/10/22PeregrineReading1S Lynch
12:00
St Giles east side.  
27/10/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
08:30
St.Giles spire . North side.  
25/10/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
11:00
St.Giles spire. East side.  
25/10/22PeregrineReading1S Scott
15:45
On the east side of St Giles spire.  
24/10/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
15:50
St.Giles spire. North side.  
23/10/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
14:00
Pylon 5.  
22/10/22PeregrineBracknell1S D Abbott
13:30
Over Braccan Walk.  
22/10/22PeregrineColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes1P J Craig
10:50
High over N side, climbing in a thermal with a buzzard.  
21/10/22PeregrineBracknell2S C Rider
10:15
Perched and flying adj. The Grange Hotel.  
20/10/22PeregrineReading1S Scott
16:30
North side of St Giles spire.  
18/10/22PeregrineHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
18:20
Atop pylon 79.  
17/10/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
11:00
 
15/10/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
10:34
East side of St.Giles spire.  
13/10/22PeregrineFobney Meadow2R C Price
16:30
Together in pylon 5.  
12/10/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
09:40
in pylon 5.  
11/10/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
16:50
In pylon 5 then flew off SE.  
11/10/22PeregrineReading1S Scott
16:15
North side of the spire of St Giles' Church.  
10/10/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
10:30
St. Giles spire. South side.  
11/10/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
11:30
St. Giles spire. North side.  
10/10/22PeregrineAscot Heath1S C Rider
15:23
Over Grandstand.  
09/10/22PeregrineEnglefield1A B Merrick
16:35
Hunting, put everything up.  
09/10/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
12:00
In pylon 5 . The more favoured pylon in recent months.  
09/10/22PeregrineMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
07:10
ad fem. On Pylon island pylon eating what appeared to be a Black-headed Gull.  
08/10/22PeregrineNewbury BT Exchange3K G White
07:35
2 ad i juv. B69 on sunny window ledge. Mrs N brought in prey. Juv Blue DA Darcy took prey from her on the wing. All now on BT. SU473669.  
07/10/22PeregrineStreatley1N J Bucknell
15:30
circling low over Streatley Farm near Cleeve Lock, then drifting off east towards Oxon.  
04/10/22PeregrineQueen Mother Reservoir1P J Newbound
09:30
Key holders only.  
07/09/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
18:00
In pylon 4.  
29/09/22PeregrineSt Lukes Church, Maidenhead1D Fuller
15:26
ad fem. The female which I see regular at the church with a pinkish chest seen at 12.50 today. SU888814.  
28/09/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
08:32
St. Giles spire. North side.  
27/09/22PeregrineNewbury BT Exchange1K G White
06:45
male. B69 roosting on east side of BT. SU473669.  
25/09/22PeregrineNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1J Carson
13:15
Sat for long time on ridge of new top soil bank stretching over towards far side. Please only view from the public footpath.  
23/09/22PeregrineAscot Heath1S C Rider
14:00
 
23/09/22PeregrineQueen Mother Reservoir1A B Merrick
12:00
juv. Two sightings, of possibly different birds, ABT found the last one which had streaked front. Key holders only.  
22/09/22PeregrineMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
18:00
ad. prob. male on Warbler pylon, different bird to last night, cleaner chest, appeared smaller.  
21/09/22PeregrineMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
18:00
ad fem. Warbler pylon.  
21/09/22PeregrineWillows riverside Park1D A Carter
12:40
Getting mobbed by 3 red kites. Broken primary on right wing. SU935771.  
20/09/22PeregrineFobney Meadow2R C Price
15:00
Ad fem in pylon 4. Ad male in pylon 5. Then with female in pylon 4. Soon after male flies to Coley. Then fem in pylon 3.  
14/09/22PeregrineBracknell2S D Abbott
19:09
juv/ad. On top of The Grange Hotel - one bird sitting on the letter 'e' of the The.  
18/09/22PeregrineNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1R J Godden
10:45
Per Peter Craig. Please only view from the public footpath.  
18/09/22PeregrineNewbury BT Exchange3K G White
06:50
2 ad 1 juv. B69 was perched on BT and male juv Darcy on nearby construction crane at first light. Mrs N found on nearby rooftop. B69 found cached prey and flew around with juvenile in hot pursuit calling all the while but B69 kept it to himself before both disappeared behind rooftops, so we don't know what the outcome was. Both adults soon went into snooze mode on rooftops in the town centre; both are in heavy moult with ragged gappy wings. SU472670.  
15/09/22PeregrineAscot Heath1S C Rider
13:30
m. Atop Grandstand.  
15/09/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
12:54
Adult fem. East side of St.Giles spire.  
14/09/22PeregrineFobney Meadow2S Lynch
14:00
On pylon 3 and 4.  
14/09/22PeregrineTilehurst1R Josey
11:42
fem. Moved through from Pierces towards to Water Tower, first one in ages.  
10/09/22PeregrineEmmbrook1P O'Neill
13:30
adult, male. Circling over Matthews Green Farm area. Likely male from size.  
10/09/22PeregrineQueen Mother Reservoir2A B Merrick
07:00
ad, juv. Key holders only.  
09/09/22PeregrineMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
07:00
ad. Warbler pylon.  
06/09/22PeregrineSlough Power Station Slough Trading Estate2D Fuller
20:31
ad male and fem. Both Patrick Crowley and myself went on to Slough Trading Estate and found the male bird sat in the box and close by with the naked eye saw what we thought was a dead pigeon but when i looked with my scope i realised it was another Peregrine indeed the female which was pancacking so 4 Peregrines for me in one day. SU958814.  
06/09/22PeregrineSt Lukes Church, Maidenhead2D Fuller
20:23
ad male and fem. I visited the church at 07.45 this morning with Patrick Crowley and the female was sitting and did not have a full crop we left at 08.30 and still there.I had to visit the town at 15.20 so looked again and still sat in the same position but a male was sitting close to her. SU888818.  
05/09/22PeregrineMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
19:30
Heard only.  
03/09/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1S Lynch
10:00
on top of pylon 4.  
01/09/22PeregrineReading2R C Price
17:01
Ad fem 3rd of the way up west side of spire of the Polish Church on Watlington Street (remained there till at least 20:30 until too dark to see). Juv? near nest box site on Blade (gone by 17:05).  
01/09/22PeregrineReading2R C Price
14:40
From Fobney Meadow: Reading and Fobney Meadow. 2 adult Peregrine. Female, west side of St.Giles. Male, in pylon 3 half way up. / 14:42 male left pylon and seemed to be leaving south east .  
01/09/22PeregrineReading1S Lynch
09:49
St Giles west. SU716729.  
31/08/22PeregrineReading1S Scott
16:20
ad. On the west side of St Giles church spire. I was unable to determine the sex.  
30/08/22PeregrineReading1R C Price
08:00
St.Giles spire. South side. Probably an adult male.  
29/08/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1S Lynch
17:33
Looks like adult female, pylon 4.  
29/08/22PeregrineNewbury BT Exchange3K G White
08:20
2 ad. 1 juv. B69 and Mrs N on BT and nearby. Both looking well fed. Juv Blue DA Darcy just come in onto BT calling a lot and restless. Perched on railway station cranes for a while, back to BT. Neither female juvs definitely seen for a couple if weeks now. The other male juv Blue DC Dean is still in care at Andover recovering from badly damaged wing. SU474669.  
27/08/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C Price
16:00
Adult in pylon 4. Probably female. Left at 16:30 then briefly in pylon 5.  
25/08/22PeregrineFobney Meadow2S Lynch
14:41
Top of pylon 3.  
24/08/22PeregrineReading1S Scott
16:30
ad fem. On the north side of the spire of St Giles Church.  
24/08/22PeregrineReading2R C Price
08:20
St.Giles spire. East side: Ad. female. North side: Can't age the silhouetted male.  
23/08/22PeregrineReading2R C Price
12:39
St.Giles spire. East side: Ad. female. North side: male . juv/ad. ?  
22/08/22PeregrineQueen Mother Reservoir1P J Newbound
08:15
Key holders only.  
21/08/22PeregrineMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
08:00
ad m. Warbler pylon.  
20/08/22PeregrineFobney Meadow1S Lynch
15:30
Top of pylon 3.  
18/08/22PeregrineLowbury Hill1N J Bucknell
11:05
flying over south towards Aldworth.  
17/08/22PeregrineFobney Meadow4A V Lawson
20:38
Two adults and two juveniles (although there might have been three juveniles but they were pretty active so hard to say) at one point three of them were on different pylons with prey.  
17/08/22PeregrineReading1B Knowles
18:18
Observed whilst waiting for bus, circling around construction site between Station and Friar St. Landed atop Thames Tower. SU712738.  
16/08/22PeregrineHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
18:00
ad. Probable male atop corner pylon 78.  
16/08/22PeregrineNewbury BT Exchange1K G White
06:15
ad fem. Mrs N on the BT building. Tiercel B69 not seen since last Thursday. No sign of 3 juvs this morning. 4th juv (Blue DC) still in care recovering from wing injury. SU472670.