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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
09/10/22	Swallow	Englefield	3	A B Merrick
16:45
07/10/22	Swallow	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
13:30	Flew west. Please only view from the public footpath.
06/10/22	Swallow	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	4	F J Cottington
17:00
04/10/22	Swallow	Bury Down	2	N J Bucknell
12:10	flying south near Bury Down east car park.
02/10/22	Swallow	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	11	F J Cottington
10:30	5 then 6 through SE late morning.
01/10/22	Swallow	Streatley	3	N J Bucknell
	2 near Cleeve Lock, 15-45: one at Streatley Farm 16-35.
30/09/22	Swallow	Streatley	30	N J Bucknell
10:15	counted between 10-15 and 10-30 over Thames north of village.
28/09/22	Swallow	Streatley	40	N J Bucknell
	over Thames between 17-15 and 18-30.
28/09/22	Swallow	Swallowfield Church	10	J T Taylor
18:53
27/09/22	Swallow	Green Park	3	S Robertson
13:46	Over.
27/09/22	Swallow	Sheep Down (West Ilsley)	3	N J Bucknell
11:35
26/09/22	Swallow	Billingbear Park GC	2	D A MacKenzie Dodds
16:42	Flying north over the motorway.
26/09/22	Swallow	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	50	J E Andrews
16:21	Please only view from the public footpath.
23/09/22	Swallow	Royal Ascot Race Course	2	I R Oldcorn
14:10	Feeding on the wing. SU918690.
22/09/22	Swallow	Thatcham Marsh	7	R Keel
12:44	Over S. SU505665.
22/09/22	Swallow	Lower Farm GP	12	D Andrews
12:39	Seen with J ANDREWS.
22/09/22	Swallow	Englefield	5	R Crawford
08:00
18/09/22	Swallow	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	40	F J Cottington
07:55	20+ over lake, 20+ thru South.
17/09/22	Swallow	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	30	F J Cottington
07:15	Low over BSL, plus a trickle South.
14/09/22	Swallow	Woose Hill	4	P Bright-Thomas
15:20	Heading S.
13/09/22	Swallow	Braywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead	2	M Hemmings
13:45
13/09/22	Swallow	East Fen, Moor Green Lakes	50	R J Godden
10:00	Rough estimate. Please only view from the public bridleway.
12/09/22	Swallow	Bracknell	2	D A MacKenzie Dodds
12:32	One flying strongly south followed 30 seconds later by another flying strongly west.
11/09/22	Swallow	Walbury Hill	60	S A Graham
09:00	Approx. East car park.
09/09/22	Swallow	Three Mile Cross	500	R C Price
19:55	Roost in Great Lea Terrace Pond reed bed. A few more than last night. A male Sparrowhawk around but didn't see it take anything.
09/09/22	Swallow	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	50	F J Cottington
14:00	Several groups of 3-10, often with House Martin passing South.
09/09/22	Swallow	Lea Farm Lake	30	F J Cottington
13:30	Over landfill.
09/09/22	Swallow	Lee Farm, Pinkneys Green	100	B Reeve
14:00
08/09/22	Swallow	Three Mile Cross	450	R C Price
20:00	Roost in Great Lea Terrace reed bed.Got most of the 450 in one photograph so a fairly accurate count. Numbers have been reducing since peak of 1000+ last Sunday. A male Sparrowhawk around but didn't see it take anything.
04/09/22	Swallow	Three Mile Cross	1000	R C Price
20:00	1000. At least. Probably 1200, but don't want to over count. Roosting in reed bed of Great Lea Terrace Pond.
04/09/22	Swallow	Wigmoreash Pond, Inkpen Hill	4	S A Graham
09:00	Approx. singles going south.
01/09/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	30	R C Price
14:30	around marsh.
02/09/22	Swallow	Three Mile Cross	650	R C Price
20:00	c. 650. Roost in reed bed of Great Lea Terrace Pond. 1 taken by male Sparrowhawk, low, or from perch.
01/09/22	Swallow	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	16	F J Cottington
06:40	East.
31/08/22	Swallow	Fobney Island	50	S Robertson
08:35
31/08/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	4	S Robertson
08:34
30/08/22	Swallow	Southcote Meadows	22	J E Andrews
08:18
29/08/22	Swallow	Lower Farm GP	20	B Lyle
14:52
29/08/22	Swallow	Combe Gibbet	8	S A Graham
09:00	Approx. going through heading N. or E.
29/08/22	Swallow	Eton Wick	30	B Crathorne
11:00
25/08/22	Swallow	East Fen, Moor Green Lakes	10	R J Godden
14:00	Please only view from the public bridleway.
28/08/22	Swallow	Three Mile Cross	650	R C Price
20:00	Roost at Great Lea Terrace Pond reeds (Day 29). Bulk arrived at about 19:50. All down about 20:15. At least 650 (600 in one photo I took that was not the whole flock).
28/08/22	Swallow	Bowdown Woods Nature Reserve	12	B Crathorne
12:00
27/08/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	50	R C Price
16:45	Feeding and drinking at marsh. Also a Brown Argus by eastern kissing gate.
27/08/22	Swallow	Three Mile Cross	400	R C Price
20:00	Roost at Great Lea Terrace Pond reeds (Day 28). Bulk arrived at about 19:55. All down about 20:20. At least 400. Impossible to count.
26/08/22	Swallow	Thames Valley Business Park	30	M J Mitchell
07:30
23/08/22	Swallow	Compton Downs	100	N J Bucknell
09:40	over oilseed rape crop and gallops, by track to Churn.
22/08/22	Swallow	East Fen, Moor Green Lakes	30	M J Hubbard
17:20	Feeding low over water. SU803624. Please only view from the public bridleway.
21/08/22	Swallow	Walbury Hill	15	S A Graham
09:00	Slow passage south.
21/08/22	Swallow	Greenham Common	2	I Quelch
10:45	NDOC walk. Please keep to the main paths.
21/08/22	Swallow	Thatcham	4	R Keel
09:43	S over garden. SU503674.
18/08/22	Swallow	Three Mile Cross	350	R C Price
20:30	Roost at Great Lea Terrace Pond. c.350. Hard to count in the gloaming as a group go down then hard to see how many come back up. Last one down by 20:40.
18/08/22	Swallow	Leckhampstead	1	G Smeaton
12:25	SU439757.
17/08/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	20	A V Lawson
20:38	Small flock active over the now dried up marsh.
17/08/22	Swallow	Bucklebury	20	B Lyle
11:23	approx. by ford.
17/08/22	Swallow	Curridge	50	M Stuttard
11:00	Feeding over long grass in field by services. SU482723.
15/08/22	Swallow	Leckhampstead	10	G Smeaton
20:30	I couldn't identify how many were house martins in the group. There are some nests of house martins on the Manor, facing westwards. Not sure on the other faces. SU439757.
17/08/22	Swallow	Three Mile Cross	300	R C Price
05:42	Roost at Great Lea Terrace Pond. Day 18 (min.) of roost. c.300 counted last night. Last one down by 20:44. This morning they left quickly in one flock.
15/08/22	Swallow	Fleethill Farm	12	J C Morgan
09:30	Private site, view only from footpath.
15/08/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	5	R C Price
11:20
14/08/22	Swallow	Three Mile Cross	300	R C Price
20:30	Roost at Great Lea Terrace Pond. Approx 300. All birds down by 20:44 .
13/08/22	Swallow	Three Mile Cross	300	R C Price
20:45	Roost at Great Lea Terrace Pond. Approx 300. A male Sparrowhawk took one low. A quick attack from a tree. Appeared to cache that one and reappeared flying elusively around low trees. Didn't see it take another. All birds down by 21:00.
12/08/22	Swallow	Three Mile Cross	300	R C Price
20:45	Roost at Great Lea Terrace Pond. My previous estimates were low ! Took a photo of some of the flock tonight and counted 243, so probably more than 300 in total. c.10% more than last night. All birds down by 21:00.
11/08/22	Swallow	Three Mile Cross	120	R C Price
20:40	Since c.6th Aug approx 100 roosting in the small reedbed in Great Lea Terrace Pond. Tonight at least 120. Last birds went down at 20:55 .
08/08/22	Swallow	Three Mile Cross	100	R C Price
21:00	These last few nights, approx 100 roosting in the small reedbed in Great Lea Terrace Pond.
27/07/22	Swallow	Lower Farm GP	10	B Lyle
15:23	maybe more.
25/07/22	Swallow	River Thames Meadows at Purley	8	M J Smith
19:30	Presumed from Hardwick House stables, feeding young on the wing.
15/07/22	Swallow	Churn Farm (Oxon)	100	R Crawford
20:30	100+ swooping to and fro low across pea field.
01/07/22	Swallow	Cock Marsh	10	J Rose
11:00	Approx feeding low over the tall grass.
29/06/22	Swallow	Lower Farm GP	1	G Stewart
15:40
28/06/22	Swallow	Shepperlands Farm	6	M Scarlett
10:06	Feeding over the meadow.
20/06/22	Swallow	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	6	B Crathorne
14:30
14/06/22	Swallow	Three Mile Cross	5	R C Price
12:50	Great Lea Terrace . 2 ad. , 3 juv. perched on telegraph wires.
13/06/22	Swallow	Farley Hill	5	A Booth
09:46	Over barley field nr Joulding's Farm.
13/06/22	Swallow	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	4	R F Milligan
11:47	Catching flies over the STW. Please only view from the public footpath.
13/06/22	Swallow	Sonning	6	M J Mitchell
10:00	2 ad., 4 juv. Perched at top of partially dead alder beside Thames.
08/06/22	Swallow	Fobney Island	10	S Robertson
13:24	Along the river.
07/06/22	Swallow	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
10:51	w/end of the diggings. Please only view from the public footpath.
31/05/22	Swallow	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	4	D Andrews
16:01	Seen with J ANDREWS. Please only view from the public footpath.
30/05/22	Swallow	Lower Farm GP	50	M Stuttard
16:00
30/05/22	Swallow	River Thames Meadows at Purley	10	M J Smith
16:39
30/05/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	4	R C Price
10:30	Feeding over fields near footpath 6/7 junction.
23/05/22	Swallow	Lea Farm Lake	2	F J Cottington
14:00	May have been migrants.
18/05/22	Swallow	Great Pond, Sunninghill CP	6	D Sussex
08:00	visiting nests in barn near the lake.
12/05/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	10	R C Price
19:30	Flying west along line of pylons.
12/05/22	Swallow	Swinley Forest	20	D Tainton
09:21	"pod" of 20 birds passing through 9pm.
11/05/22	Swallow	Ashmore Green	3	M Stuttard
20:00
11/05/22	Swallow	Fobney Island	2	P Balasubramanian
13:00	Probably more.
11/05/22	Swallow	Shurlock Row	2	R Alliss
10:10	My first this year.
09/05/22	Swallow	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
10:46	W/E of the diggings. All sightings s/w TC. Please only view from the public footpath.
09/05/22	Swallow	Southcote Meadows	5	J E Andrews
08:57
05/05/22	Swallow	Freeman's Marsh	4	M Stuttard
15:30
03/05/22	Swallow	Cookham	30	D Cleal
12:00	Around Cookham Bridge over the river.
03/05/22	Swallow	Lower Farm GP	6	M Stuttard
09:50
03/05/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	2	J E Andrews
09:15
02/05/22	Swallow	Lower Farm GP	3	D Edwards
14:30
02/05/22	Swallow	Lea Farm Lake	80	F J Cottington
07:40
02/05/22	Swallow	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	50	J E Andrews
10:07	Please only view from the public footpath.
02/05/22	Swallow	Woolhampton GPs	200	M J Mitchell
08:00
02/05/22	Swallow	Southcote Meadows	1	J E Andrews
08:43
01/05/22	Swallow	West Ilsley	45	N J Bucknell
	light northward passage over village and Ridgeway in small groups of 3 -10.
01/05/22	Swallow	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	2	S A Graham
09:30	Approx.
01/05/22	Swallow	Main Pit, Theale GPs	17	S A Graham
10:00	Approx. but seemed to drift off S.
29/04/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	6	R C Price
15:08	Feeding at marsh.
29/04/22	Swallow	May's Farm, Three Mile Cross	5	S Lynch
14:00
28/04/22	Swallow	Fobney Island	1	P Balasubramanian
13:15
28/04/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	1	P Balasubramanian
13:00
27/04/22	Swallow	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	50	M J Smith
14:00	Minimum count.
25/04/22	Swallow	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
10:10	East Fen. Please only view from the public footpath.
25/04/22	Swallow	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	1	J E Andrews
10:50	Please only view from the public footpath.
24/04/22	Swallow	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	10	S Manston
16:30	Please only view from the public footpath.
24/04/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
09:00	Near Footpath 6/7.
24/04/22	Swallow	Ufton Green	1	P Hickman
09:05
24/04/22	Swallow	Woolhampton GPs	20	M J Mitchell
08:30	Mixed hirundine flock moving through.
23/04/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	20	A Absolom
13:34
22/04/22	Swallow	Lea Farm Lake	1	M J Smith
15:30	Single pass over lake heading North.
22/04/22	Swallow	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	3	R Holder
14:44
21/04/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	2	R C Price
12:30
18/04/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	4	R C Price
18:30
20/04/22	Swallow	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
07:40	Briefly circling below treetops by Emm Brook, probably feeding en route.
19/04/22	Swallow	Wokingham	1	P O'Neill
16:30	Over pool E side of Ashridge Meadows.
19/04/22	Swallow	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	8	D Andrews
14:57	Please only view from the public footpath.
19/04/22	Swallow	Fobney Meadow	1	S Robertson
12:00	over marsh.
19/04/22	Swallow	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	B Crathorne
10:30
18/04/22	Swallow	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	1	J E Andrews
10:45	Please only view from the public footpath.
18/04/22	Swallow	Sulhamstead	1	P Driver
11:20
18/04/22	Swallow	Newbury BT Exchange	3	K G White
07:46	flyover BT going west. SU473669.
17/04/22	Swallow	Ashmore Green	1	M Stuttard
18:00
17/04/22	Swallow	Moss End	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
11:34	Over horse paddocks.
16/04/22	Swallow	Streatley	4	N J Bucknell
15:30	at stables opposite Thurle Grange.
14/04/22	Swallow	Searle's Farm Lane GP (N), Burghfield GPs	3	D Andrews
17:16	Seen with J ANDREWS. Please only view from the public footpath.
13/04/22	Swallow	May's Farm, Three Mile Cross	8	S Lynch
08:30
13/04/22	Swallow	Marsh Meadow, Cookham	2	A Blair
08:35	SU891860.
12/04/22	Swallow	Lower Farm GP	6	R Keel
16:49
12/04/22	Swallow	Lower Farm GP	12	M J Dear
09:06
11/04/22	Swallow	Fleethill Farm	2	J D Savage
16:15	Feeding over lake at east end of site. Private site, view only from footpath.
11/04/22	Swallow	Boxford	1	C Burch
16:45	Single bird, over the church.
10/04/22	Swallow	Thurle Down	3	N J Bucknell
10:10	flying, feeding among sheep.
09/04/22	Swallow	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	5	P Bright-Thomas
19:00	Feeding over S end.
09/04/22	Swallow	Horseshoe Lake, Sandhurst	3	H Wright
18:30
09/04/22	Swallow	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	A B Merrick
09:20
08/04/22	Swallow	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
18:00	single bird circling & twittering near Cleeve Lock - my latest "first hirundine" for many years.
08/04/22	Swallow	Pangbourne STW	2	M Winkworth
11:40	Over Saltney Mead.
08/04/22	Swallow	Lower Farm GP	3	R Keel
10:10
08/04/22	Swallow	Thatcham	2	R Keel
08:45	NE over garden. SU503674.
07/04/22	Swallow	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	1	D Andrews
15:32	1 St for the year. Please only view from the public footpath.
07/04/22	Swallow	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	1	J E Andrews
15:00	1st for year. Please only view from the public footpath.
05/04/22	Swallow	Thames Valley Business Park	1	M J Mitchell
07:46
04/04/22	Swallow	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Dawson
11:30
03/04/22	Swallow	Streatley Warren	2	S A Graham
10:35	Thurle Grange on roadside telegraph wires probably trying to warm themselves in the sun.
02/04/22	Swallow	Main Pit, Theale GPs	3	A B Merrick
09:00	plus 1 Sand Martin.
01/04/22	Swallow	Moatlands Main Lake, Theale GPs	1	A B Merrick
09:00	Maybe same seen on Main Pit later.
30/03/22	Swallow	Swallowfield	2	D Keel
11:06
31/03/22	Swallow	Woolhampton GPs	18	A B Tomczynski
13:58
30/03/22	Swallow	Shaw, Newbury	2	N Cleere
19:00	north over garden !
30/03/22	Swallow	Lea Farm Lake	1	A B Tomczynski
09:00	My first of the year.