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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2023 and 31/12/2023.

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
25/11/23	Skylark	West Ilsley	75	N J Bucknell
	at least this number on stubble north of Ridgeway between western car park at Bury Down and Sheep Down.
25/11/23	Skylark	Englefield	100	R Crawford
09:00	One flock.
11/11/23	Skylark	Shottesbrooke	40	B Crathorne
10:30
11/11/23	Skylark	Englefield	100	R Crawford
09:30	Fewer singing this morning.
28/10/23	Skylark	Lea Farm Lake	11	F J Cottington
11:15	Small groups S/SE.
25/10/23	Skylark	Cow Down, West Ilsley	80	A B Tomczynski
15:00	Plus.
24/10/23	Skylark	Remenham Hill	70	A B Tomczynski
15:00	Plus.
22/10/23	Skylark	Sonning Meadows	7	M J Hubbard
17:31	SU764763.
22/10/23	Skylark	Englefield	250	R Crawford
10:00	For anyone concerned about the decline of this species in recent years I can report that at this site they are as abundant as ever they have been in the last 25 years. On a sunny morning like today the air is filled with Skylark song in all directions.
22/10/23	Skylark	Combe Gibbet	5	S A Graham
09:00	Min. including 2 singing birds.
22/10/23	Skylark	Shottesbrooke	40	B Crathorne
09:45
20/10/23	Skylark	White Waltham Airfield	6	D Cleal
09:55
15/10/23	Skylark	Englefield	200	R Crawford
09:00	Probably many more, lots singing.
14/10/23	Skylark	Sonning Meadows	8	A B Tomczynski
10:30	Also several meadow pipits.
14/10/23	Skylark	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	5	A B Merrick
09:00	Over calling by this time.
10/10/23	Skylark	Sonning Meadows	1	M J Hubbard
19:38	SU760761.
10/10/23	Skylark	Churn Farm (Oxon)	20	M Hannington
11:45
09/10/23	Skylark	Fobney Meadow	2	R C Price
18:00	Flying NE over Boardwalk.
08/10/23	Skylark	Lea Farm Lake	55	F J Cottington
08:30	small groups of 4-7 South, plus a flock of 35.
07/10/23	Skylark	Eastbury	3	B Lyle
10:25	NDOC SU37 survey.
07/10/23	Skylark	Woodlands St Mary	22	B Lyle
10:09	NDOC SU37 survey.
07/10/23	Skylark	Englefield	200	R Crawford
09:00	No large flocks but Skylarks everywhere, many singing.
01/10/23	Skylark	Churn Farm (Oxon)	50	N J Bucknell
10:10	at least this number on stubble either side of concrete road, also some Goldfinches & Yellowhammers.
01/10/23	Skylark	Englefield	100	R Crawford
09:00	Probably many more present.
29/09/23	Skylark	Compton Downs	50	N J Bucknell
11:15	in two flocks on field south of Ridgeway - plenty elsewhere too.
23/09/23	Skylark	Sulhamstead Abbots	1	A B Merrick
10:00	In flight calling.
23/09/23	Skylark	Englefield	150	R Crawford
09:30	Loads singing.
13/09/23	Skylark	Englefield	15	R Crawford
10:00
22/07/23	Skylark	Furze Platt	6	A Horastead
11:10
13/07/23	Skylark	Moor Copse	2	M Scarlett
13:00
08/07/23	Skylark	Englefield	50	R Crawford
06:30	Still lots singing.
27/06/23	Skylark	Moor Copse	1	M Scarlett
12:14
25/06/23	Skylark	Berkshire Downs at Aldworth	50	A B Tomczynski
07:30	Plus.
25/06/23	Skylark	Ufton Nervet	1	P Hickman
08:20	On cage in field used for dog walking.
25/06/23	Skylark	Englefield	80	R Crawford
05:30	An estimated 60+ singing - the air being filled with Skylark song.
21/06/23	Skylark	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	P J Craig
09:15	Flying between long grass to N of yellow bridge and bund. Please only view from the public footpath.
18/06/23	Skylark	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	P J Craig
08:55	Landed to N of bund near yellow bridge. Please only view from the public footpath.
11/06/23	Skylark	Purley on Thames, Reading	2	J Lerpiniere
17:23
07/06/23	Skylark	Three Mile Cross	1	R C Price
20:50	Singing. Great Lea Farm.
04/06/23	Skylark	Ufton Nervet	1	P Hickman
08:10	Over the field north of the floods at top of Sulhamstead Hill.
03/06/23	Skylark	Wickham	7	B Lyle
11:00
30/05/23	Skylark	Moor Copse	1	M Scarlett
10:01
20/05/23	Skylark	Waltham St Lawrence	9	D N Rimes
16:00
13/05/23	Skylark	East Garston	20	B Lyle
10:08
12/05/23	Skylark	Hyde Farm, Pinkneys Green	20	B D Clews
09:00
06/05/23	Skylark	Windsor Great Park	2	D Sussex
10:00
06/05/23	Skylark	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	K P Duncan
11:30	singing. Please only view from the public footpath.
05/05/23	Skylark	Saltney Mead	1	A Taylor
07:55	Singing over large field between Saltney Mead and railway.
05/05/23	Skylark	Pangbourne	1	A Taylor
07:30	Singing over large field between railway and A329.
03/05/23	Skylark	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	P J Craig
08:50	Please only view from the public footpath.
02/05/23	Skylark	Compton Downs	5	J Taylor
19:42
24/04/23	Skylark	Englefield	80	R Crawford
08:30	At least, with 40-50 singing.
24/04/23	Skylark	Ufton Nervet	2	P Hickman
09:10	In the 'dog walking' field near the top of Sulhamstead Hill.
24/04/23	Skylark	Ufton Green	1	P Hickman
08:00
24/04/23	Skylark	Ufton Court	1	P Hickman
07:50	North of Ufton Court.
22/04/23	Skylark	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	K P Duncan
17:10	feeding along earth bund. Please only view from the public footpath.
20/04/23	Skylark	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	3	M J Hubbard
13:39	Seen taking off from grassy area in front of western pools. Please only view from the public footpath.
20/04/23	Skylark	Smallmead Landfill	3	S Robertson
13:05	Singing.
20/04/23	Skylark	Englefield	60	R Crawford
08:00	At least 30-40 singing.
19/04/23	Skylark	Ufton Nervet	2	P Hickman
09:10	m. In 'dog walking' field east of Sulhamstead Hill.
18/04/23	Skylark	Churn Farm (Oxon)	5	R C Watts
10:00
17/04/23	Skylark	Remenham Hill	20	A B Tomczynski
13:00	Minimum- all over the place and constant singing.
13/04/23	Skylark	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	J D Savage
18:55	m. Flew up from near, or on, the bank to the right of the green bridge with yellow railings. Several minutes of high altitude song and then landed roughly where it took off from. Please only view from the public footpath.
08/04/23	Skylark	Saltney Mead	1	A Taylor
09:30	Singing over Saltney Mead and adjacent large field by railway.
08/04/23	Skylark	Purley on Thames, Reading	1	A Taylor
09:30	Singing over Springs Farm just east of Sul brook.
08/04/23	Skylark	Pangbourne	1	A Taylor
09:30	Singing over large field between railway and A329.
06/04/23	Skylark	Sulham Wood, Sulham	5	A Taylor
16:00	min. All singing over cultivated fields between Sulham Wood and Long Lane.
06/04/23	Skylark	May's Farm, Three Mile Cross	6	S Lynch
15:30
05/04/23	Skylark	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	P J Craig
09:45	Please only view from the public footpath.
25/03/23	Skylark	Lowbury Hill	9	J Taylor
16:46
22/03/23	Skylark	Three Mile Cross	1	R C Price
11:50	Great Lea . Singing.
21/03/23	Skylark	Ashmore Green	2	C Stewart
15:03	Singing above the field of winter wheat at top of the garden .
19/03/23	Skylark	Lowbury Hill	4	J Taylor
11:36
18/03/23	Skylark	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	5	K P Duncan
13:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
18/03/23	Skylark	Saltney Mead	3	M J Smith
16:09
17/03/23	Skylark	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	M J Hubbard
16:48	Up snging across river into Hants. SU799624. Please only view from the public footpath.
13/03/23	Skylark	Arborfield Green	1	M J Hubbard
12:33	SU747658.
12/03/23	Skylark	Walbury Hill	5	S A Graham
09:30	Min with lots of song and chasing.
02/03/23	Skylark	East Garston	4	B Lyle
11:00
01/03/23	Skylark	Thatcham Marsh	1	R Keel
11:40	Singing on high. SU517662.
25/02/23	Skylark	East Garston	2	B Lyle
12:00
24/02/23	Skylark	Smallmead Landfill	1	S Robertson
12:15	Singing.
10/02/23	Skylark	Englefield	2	R C Watts
11:00	SU613696.
07/02/23	Skylark	Sulham Wood, Sulham	10	A Taylor
15:30	min. Flying around low over stubble fields in open area between Sulham Wood and Purley, calling but not singing.
21/01/23	Skylark	East Garston	1	B Lyle
10:00
21/01/23	Skylark	Ufton Nervet	9	P Hickman
09:25	In field near sheep north east of Church Lane.
17/01/23	Skylark	Sulham Wood, Sulham	50	G Sumner
13:58	SU651753.
17/01/23	Skylark	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	30	R J Godden
11:00	Distant flock. Please only view from the public footpath.