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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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14/09/22 | Cuckoo | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 1 | R Dawson |
10:52 | juv. Yes, Cuckoo! In bush under power lines to the R of main path. | |||
25/07/22 | Cuckoo | Great Thrift Wood, Cox Green | 1 | B D Clews |
10:30 | juv. a dead specimen found and photographed by Wendy Palmer, looking quite emaciated. | |||
18/07/22 | Cuckoo | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | A B Merrick |
21:20 | juv. Surprised to see this here along motorway track. | |||
27/06/22 | Cuckoo | Green Park | 1 | S Robertson |
13:58 | ||||
23/06/22 | Cuckoo | Green Park | 1 | S Lynch |
16:00 | Flew over. | |||
21/06/22 | Cuckoo | Green Park | 1 | S Robertson |
11:31 | calling. | |||
17/06/22 | Cuckoo | Swinley Forest | 1 | M J Hubbard |
22:33 | Earlier from around 9.30pm called twice flying due north. SU866651. | |||
15/06/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Island | 1 | J Lerpiniere |
13:13 | Heard south shore. | |||
15/06/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | A Absolom |
07:58 | Calling. | |||
14/06/22 | Cuckoo | Southcote Meadows | 1 | J E Andrews |
07:20 | ||||
13/06/22 | Cuckoo | Green Park | 1 | S Robertson |
11:19 | flew over. | |||
12/06/22 | Cuckoo | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
16:15 | flushed from riverside vegetation on Thames north of Cleeve Lock - first "visual" in Berks this year. | |||
12/06/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | A Absolom |
09:22 | ||||
12/06/22 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
07:15 | Calling. | |||
10/06/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | J Lerpiniere |
10:39 | ||||
10/06/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Island | 1 | S Lynch |
10:00 | Flew over heading north. | |||
08/06/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Island | 1 | S Robertson |
13:25 | flew over. | |||
08/06/22 | Cuckoo | Green Park | 1 | S Robertson |
11:09 | calling. | |||
07/06/22 | Cuckoo | Bottom Lane GP, Theale GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
19:45 | Calling continually for more than an hour. | |||
07/06/22 | Cuckoo | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
07:30 | Calling strongly. | |||
06/06/22 | Cuckoo | Newbury | 1 | C Foster |
01:00 | m. Singing in the dead of night! Presumably in the usual Northcroft / Speen Moor area. SU462669. | |||
05/06/22 | Cuckoo | Green Park | 1 | S Harman |
20:18 | Heard, not visible. | |||
05/06/22 | Cuckoo | Bottom Lane Floods (S), Theale GPs | 1 | S A Graham |
09:30 | calling. | |||
02/06/22 | Cuckoo | Jubilee River | 1 | K Jones |
10:15 | One calling from area of gas distribution plant. SU943790. | |||
01/06/22 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | R Reedman |
12:00 | m. Flew across back of Lake and was calling from Lavell's. SU783737. | |||
02/06/22 | Cuckoo | Wraysbury GPs | 1 | S Neal |
08:41 | ||||
01/06/22 | Cuckoo | Windsor Great Park | 1 | D Sussex |
14:00 | nr Deep Strood. | |||
01/06/22 | Cuckoo | Green Park | 1 | S Robertson |
12:15 | Still present heard only. | |||
01/06/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Island | 1 | S Lynch |
09:30 | Heard in distance re3 area. | |||
01/06/22 | Cuckoo | Southcote Meadows | 1 | S Lynch |
09:00 | Calling from telephone wire. | |||
01/06/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | S Lynch |
08:30 | ||||
31/05/22 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | B Crathorne |
12:00 | Calling. | |||
30/05/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | R C Price |
10:30 | Cuckoo-ing on and off for about 30mins in tree line beyond west end of footpath 7. | |||
30/05/22 | Cuckoo | Jubilee River | 1 | K Rhodes |
12:21 | Bird seen by DC heard in trees on north bank of jubilee river. | |||
30/05/22 | Cuckoo | Eton Wick | 1 | D Cleal |
12:05 | Calling from trees along the Berks side of the Roundmoor Ditch at one point calling from the top of dead branches of the tallest Willow just just 50 yds from me. Photos taken but not very successfully. After about 5 mins it flew off strongly east and not heard again. | |||
28/05/22 | Cuckoo | Green Park | 1 | S Lynch |
18:00 | ||||
28/05/22 | Cuckoo | Wraysbury GPs | 2 | S Neal |
07:49 | Two seen together, also two heard singing at same time, plus singing heard from a variety of locations, so actual numbers probably higher than 2. | |||
27/05/22 | Cuckoo | Padworth Common | 1 | P Driver |
09:26 | m. Calling briefly. Seen moving between the trees. | |||
27/05/22 | Cuckoo | Jubilee River | 1 | K Rhodes |
08:47 | Calling. | |||
23/05/22 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | D Cleal |
15:00 | ||||
23/05/22 | Cuckoo | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 1 | B Crathorne |
11:30 | Calling. | |||
23/05/22 | Cuckoo | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 3 | M Kirby |
12:00 | 2 m 1 f. 3 seen, mainly from Bittern hide. Believe one was female. Much calling & chasing. Also being chased by Crows. | |||
22/05/22 | Cuckoo | Padworth Common | 1 | P Hickman |
21:43 | Still calling. | |||
22/05/22 | Cuckoo | Green Park | 1 | S Lynch |
19:10 | Seen and heard. | |||
22/05/22 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | F J Cottington |
11:00 | Vocal. | |||
22/05/22 | Cuckoo | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 1 | S Lynch |
08:45 | Heard from main lake. | |||
21/05/22 | Cuckoo | Jubilee River | 1 | B D Clews |
10:30 | at least 1 calling all morning. | |||
21/05/22 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
09:15 | Calling then flew towards Lavell's. | |||
21/05/22 | Cuckoo | Wraysbury GPs | 1 | S Neal |
08:14 | ||||
21/05/22 | Cuckoo | Mortimer | 1 | P Driver |
07:32 | Calling from Furze Ground. | |||
19/05/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | R C Price |
21:05 | Calling west of footpath 7. | |||
19/05/22 | Cuckoo | Lower Farm GP | 1 | M J Hubbard |
15:17 | Over calling. | |||
19/05/22 | Cuckoo | Beech Hill | 1 | A Booth |
10:00 | Heard calling. | |||
19/05/22 | Cuckoo | Green Park | 1 | S Robertson |
08:11 | still present. | |||
18/05/22 | Cuckoo | Mortimer | 1 | R Crawford |
15:00 | Calling, south of village. | |||
18/05/22 | Cuckoo | Burnt Hill | 1 | J Lerpiniere |
14:44 | SU577735. | |||
18/05/22 | Cuckoo | Shurlock Row | 1 | R Alliss |
10:32 | Heard from north of the village then east then SW in quick succession. Possibly 2? | |||
18/05/22 | Cuckoo | Green Park | 1 | S Robertson |
08:50 | In trees opposite my building calling. | |||
17/05/22 | Cuckoo | Jubilee River | 1 | I Davidson |
17:01 | Near Marsh Lane carpark. | |||
16/05/22 | Cuckoo | K&A, Southcote | 1 | P Balasubramanian |
20:30 | Halfway between Southcote lock & Cunning Man. SU686711. | |||
16/05/22 | Cuckoo | Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs | 5 | L Ellams |
20:24 | No further sign of RFF, plenty of cuckoos showing well though. | |||
16/05/22 | Cuckoo | Green Park | 1 | S Lynch |
18:00 | ||||
16/05/22 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | B Crathorne |
09:30 | ||||
14/05/22 | Cuckoo | Bradfield Southend | 1 | J Lerpiniere |
10:01 | Holly Copse. SU596700. | |||
15/05/22 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | B Crathorne |
10:00 | One calling another seen at same time. | |||
15/05/22 | Cuckoo | Slough SF | 1 | K P Duncan |
08:11 | male. calling. | |||
14/05/22 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 3 | B D Clews |
11:00 | at least, per Alex Hughes. | |||
14/05/22 | Cuckoo | Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs | 2 | P Bright-Thomas |
10:45 | m. Singing simultaneously S of lake. | |||
13/05/22 | Cuckoo | Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs | 1 | R C Watts |
10:30 | ||||
13/05/22 | Cuckoo | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
07:25 | ||||
12/05/22 | Cuckoo | Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs | 1 | M J Dear |
17:34 | ||||
12/05/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Island | 1 | S Lynch |
11:30 | Heard only. | |||
12/05/22 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | A D Bassett |
07:00 | Male calling and flying east along the JR. | |||
08/05/22 | Cuckoo | Rushall Farm, Bradfield | 1 | J Lerpiniere |
11:48 | ||||
12/05/22 | Cuckoo | West End | 1 | M Seligman |
11:00 | Seen and heard. | |||
12/05/22 | Cuckoo | Swinley Forest | 1 | D Tainton |
09:21 | Calling not seen. | |||
10/05/22 | Cuckoo | Windsor Great Park | 1 | D Sussex |
13:45 | Deer park. | |||
11/05/22 | Cuckoo | Windsor Great Park | 1 | D Sussex |
11:45 | Cranbourne Woods. | |||
11/05/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Island | 1 | P Balasubramanian |
13:15 | Heard only. | |||
10/05/22 | Cuckoo | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1 | M F Walford |
08:02 | ||||
09/05/22 | Cuckoo | Swinley Park | 1 | N Bell |
18:15 | SU895665. | |||
09/05/22 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | M F Walford |
16:13 | Calling. | |||
09/05/22 | Cuckoo | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R F Milligan |
10:22 | Cuckoo calling from the w/e and then flew N across the diggings. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
09/05/22 | Cuckoo | Southcote Meadows | 1 | J E Andrews |
08:33 | ||||
09/05/22 | Cuckoo | Burghfield GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
06:00 | ||||
08/05/22 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | K P Duncan |
male. called briefly. | ||||
08/05/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Island | 1 | B Knowles |
19:20 | Heard and seen well in treeline just beyond the abandoned EA site. | |||
08/05/22 | Cuckoo | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | D Harper |
11:40 | Seen from bittern hide. | |||
08/05/22 | Cuckoo | Swinley Brickpits, Swinley Forest | 1 | S D Abbott |
13:45 | Landed in tree with one of the Tree Pipits - surprisingly seen and not heard - maybe a female? | |||
08/05/22 | Cuckoo | Burghfield Common | 1 | D Crawford |
12:39 | Heard loud and clear but not seen. | |||
08/05/22 | Cuckoo | Crookham Pools, Crookham Common | 1 | I Quelch |
10:00 | NDOC walk. | |||
08/05/22 | Cuckoo | Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs | 1 | K G White |
06:35 | Flying around singing well. SU569663. | |||
07/05/22 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | D Cleal |
17:45 | Calling frequently. | |||
07/05/22 | Cuckoo | Wraysbury | 1 | J C Soane |
06:45 | heard only, from the direction of Ankerwycke. Also heard on 4th May at the same time so likely staying in the vicinity. SU994735. | |||
07/05/22 | Cuckoo | East Fen, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | D A MacKenzie Dodds |
10:02 | At least one calling constantly. Please only view from the public bridleway. | |||
07/05/22 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
06:20 | ||||
07/05/22 | Cuckoo | Bottom Lane GP (W), Theale GPs | 1 | S A Graham |
09:00 | m. collaing in the NW corner of the sheep paddocks. | |||
07/05/22 | Cuckoo | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | B Knowles |
11:22 | SU783729. | |||
07/05/22 | Cuckoo | Fleethill Farm | 1 | J Carson |
10:00 | Been here calling for about an hour. Seen in flight couple of times over the lakes at farm end. Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
06/05/22 | Cuckoo | Upper Bucklebury | 1 | B Lyle |
11:37 | ||||
06/05/22 | Cuckoo | Ufton Nervet | 1 | P Hickman |
20:48 | Near Poors allotment site. | |||
06/05/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | M J Hubbard |
18:49 | Seen calling in flight along tree line to west of marsh. SU709712. | |||
06/05/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | R C Price |
11:30 | Calling. | |||
06/05/22 | Cuckoo | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
06:00 | ||||
04/05/22 | Cuckoo | Windsor Great Park | 1 | D Sussex |
12:30 | calling from a small woodland near village. Others reported cuckoo in the Great Park on 2 other recent dates. | |||
05/05/22 | Cuckoo | Ufton Nervet | 1 | P Hickman |
21:01 | Calling south of Church Plantation. | |||
05/05/22 | Cuckoo | Marsh Benham | 2 | M Stuttard |
17:30 | At least 2 heard calling from different locations. | |||
05/05/22 | Cuckoo | Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs | 1 | A Taylor |
15:00 | Singing near west end of lake. | |||
05/05/22 | Cuckoo | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | J Edwards |
14:22 | ||||
05/05/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Island | 1 | P Maiteny |
10:15 | Calling from willow then flew in direction of Fobney Meadows & 2nd cuckoo calling. | |||
05/05/22 | Cuckoo | Moss End | 1 | L R Blundell |
05:10 | Heard. | |||
05/05/22 | Cuckoo | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
07:06 | Calling. | |||
01/05/22 | Cuckoo | Maiden's Green | 1 | B D Clews |
10:15 | Apologies all round - the report of Cuckoo at Maidens Green per Chris Howarth-Booth proved to be erroneous. | |||
04/05/22 | Cuckoo | Ufton Nervet | 1 | P Hickman |
20:38 | South of Church Plantation. | |||
04/05/22 | Cuckoo | Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs | 1 | S Scott |
16:30 | Heard somewhere to the west of the lake. | |||
01/05/22 | Cuckoo | Maiden's Green | 1 | B D Clews |
10:15 | one heard and reported by Christopher Howarth-Booth. | |||
04/05/22 | Cuckoo | Bradfield | 1 | J Lerpiniere |
09:02 | SU5872. | |||
04/05/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Island | 1 | S Robertson |
07:34 | heard only. | |||
04/05/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | S Robertson |
07:31 | Flew overhead and landed in dead tree calling, great view. | |||
03/05/22 | Cuckoo | Jubilee River | 1 | D Cleal |
12:45 | Calling from JR north of Eton Wick. | |||
03/05/22 | Cuckoo | Lower Farm GP | 1 | D Andrews |
18:02 | Heard with J ANDREWS. | |||
03/05/22 | Cuckoo | Lower Farm GP | 1 | M Stuttard |
09:45 | In large oak at far side of field behind carpark. | |||
30/04/22 | Cuckoo | Waltham Place | 1 | B D Clews |
12:30 | calling near chicken pens, per Niki McCann. | |||
02/05/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | M F Walford |
15:46 | ||||
02/05/22 | Cuckoo | Swinley Park | 1 | M A Johnstone |
10:55 | Calling. | |||
02/05/22 | Cuckoo | Boulters Lock, R. Thames, Maidenhead | 1 | R Bampfield |
10:47 | Calling. | |||
02/05/22 | Cuckoo | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 2 | A B Merrick |
10:15 | Behind Sailing club. | |||
02/05/22 | Cuckoo | Southcote Meadows | 1 | J E Andrews |
08:43 | ||||
01/05/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | A Absolom |
12:40 | ||||
01/05/22 | Cuckoo | Crookham Common | 1 | M J Dear |
07:21 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
30/04/22 | Cuckoo | Wigmore Lane GP, Theale GPs | 1 | J Lerpiniere |
09:16 | ||||
30/04/22 | Cuckoo | Thatcham Marsh | 2 | R Keel |
19:39 | Appeared to be having a territorial dispute. Flying upwards facing each other with talons out like a raptor, never witnessed this before. SU507662. | |||
30/04/22 | Cuckoo | Thatcham Marsh | 1 | R Keel |
18:40 | SU500665. | |||
30/04/22 | Cuckoo | Lower Farm GP | 1 | M F Walford |
12:15 | ||||
30/04/22 | Cuckoo | East Fen, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R Dawson |
10:30 | Please only view from the public bridleway. | |||
30/04/22 | Cuckoo | Moatlands Taxi Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | A B Merrick |
10:51 | Calling from Burghfield Mill area. | |||
30/04/22 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | R Crawford |
07:20 | ||||
30/04/22 | Cuckoo | Aldermaston | 1 | R Crawford |
07:00 | ||||
29/04/22 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
05:00 | Calling behind Lavell's. | |||
28/04/22 | Cuckoo | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | D Cleal |
11:00 | Heard by my wife this morning. | |||
27/04/22 | Cuckoo | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R J Godden |
06:15 | Mobile around New Workings and CLN. | |||
28/04/22 | Cuckoo | East Fen, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | M J Hubbard |
13:41 | Over calling flew towards tree line along Lower Sandhurst Road. SU795623. Please only view from the public bridleway. | |||
27/04/22 | Cuckoo | Fobney Meadow | 1 | R C Price |
08:45 | Flew into a tree at the back of the marsh. No calling. | |||
28/04/22 | Cuckoo | Thames Valley Business Park | 1 | M J Mitchell |
08:01 | Sang a couple of times then landed in tall willow. SU744744. | |||
27/04/22 | Cuckoo | Cookham | 1 | B D Clews |
11:00 | Calling on Lower Mount Farm. | |||
27/04/22 | Cuckoo | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | S Robertson |
16:05 | ||||
26/04/22 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | C Foster |
10:40 | ||||
25/04/22 | Cuckoo | Fleethill Farm | 1 | R F Milligan |
12:00 | Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
25/04/22 | Cuckoo | Pangbourne Meadow | 1 | D B Marsh |
06:30 | Calling in meadow south of the village. SU634764. | |||
25/04/22 | Cuckoo | Southcote Meadows | 1 | J E Andrews |
08:48 | ||||
24/04/22 | Cuckoo | Fleethill Farm | 1 | S Manston |
16:05 | Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
21/04/22 | Cuckoo | Woolhampton GPs | 1 | P Eeles |
11:53 | SU571665. | |||
22/04/22 | Cuckoo | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | R Dawson |
11:30 | m. Called from the copse opposite the green bridge and flew up the Loddon. | |||
20/04/22 | Cuckoo | Southcote Meadows | 1 | R Crawford |
06:30 | ||||
19/04/22 | Cuckoo | Fleethill Farm | 2 | J C Morgan |
10:00 | pair mating. Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
17/04/22 | Cuckoo | Stanford End | 1 | A Booth |
10:00 | Heard calling. | |||
18/04/22 | Cuckoo | Farley Hill | 1 | M Scarlett |
10:00 | Heard only. SU741635. | |||
18/04/22 | Cuckoo | Palmer School Road, Wokingham | 1 | M Anderson |
06:50 | Cuckoo heard (sadly no visual) at 06:50 this morning. SU813688. | |||
17/04/22 | Cuckoo | Crookham Pools, Crookham Common | 1 | M J Dear |
08:54 | ||||
17/04/22 | Cuckoo | Speen, Newbury | 1 | C Foster |
07:06 | Calling from the edge of the woodland near the Speen Moor path. Flew off west. SU450673. | |||
16/04/22 | Cuckoo | Thatcham Marsh | 1 | R Keel |
19:56 | Calling from railway wires. SU505665. | |||
16/04/22 | Cuckoo | Crookham Common | 1 | M J Dear |
07:04 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
15/04/22 | Cuckoo | Lower Farm GP | 1 | R Hanson |
18:16 | heard only, in trees on ridge. | |||
14/04/22 | Cuckoo | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 1 | M J Smith |
14:30 | Calling from eastern reedbeds. | |||
13/04/22 | Cuckoo | Thatcham Marsh | 1 | M J Dear |
14:45 | Heard calling by EAD. | |||
13/04/22 | Cuckoo | Lower Farm GP | 1 | N Cleere |
08:00 | m. | |||
12/04/22 | Cuckoo | Whistley Green | 1 | J C Morgan |
18:35 | m. Seen from white bridge over river in trees opposite 2 days earlier than last year and in same tree. | |||
23/03/22 | Cuckoo | Maidenhead | 1 | B D Clews |
10:30 | Maidenhead. Reported to me by Mrs Dawn Gray in the Pinkneys Green area, who assures me she knows the difference to her regular Collared Doves. I am aware that it is an early date for Berks, but as three other UK sites have had them this week I thought I'd put it on so other birders in that area can keep an ear open. |