Spoonbill

Recent sightings

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
07/09/24	Spoonbill	Gorrick Plantation	1	J Carson
15:50	Flew over St Sebastian's playing field, flying west to east. SU823655.
07/09/24	Spoonbill	Lower Farm GP	1	A B Merrick
15:44	imm. Seems to have disappeared while putting the news out. Looked to be Main Pit bird. Some dark marks in primaries.
07/09/24	Spoonbill	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A B Merrick
09:55	imm. Appeared briefly at east end of Oystercatcher Island before flying off but returned to same place before flying off again but this time high south at 10:30. Some dark marks in primaries evident in flight.
06/09/24	Spoonbill	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	M F Walford
18:32	Still present. Asleep on east island.
06/09/24	Spoonbill	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A B Tomczynski
16:08	Just flown in and land on east island.

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Records

Year	Details
2022	Spoonbill, Burghfield GPs, 22nd December. *
2022	Spoonbill, Eton Wick, 2, 17th December. (K P Duncan, R Ness)
2022	Spoonbill, Lower Farm GP, 14th September. (I L G Weston)
2022	Spoonbill, Finchampstead, 5, 25th July. (I R Oldcorn)
2022	Spoonbill, Queen Mother Reservoir, first-summer, 6th May. (C D R Heard)
2021	Spoonbill, Whitley Wood, Reading, 23rd September. *
2021	Spoonbill, Lea Farm Lake, 28th June.
2021	Spoonbill, Cookham, 5, 14th May. (A B Merrick)
2016	Spoonbill, Speen Moor Plantations, 28th October.
2014	Spoonbill, Lower Farm GP, immature, 22nd August. (N. Cleere)
2014	Spoonbill, Cock Marsh, 6th May. (A. B. Bassett)
2011	Spoonbill, Lower Farm GP, adult, 21st October. (N. Cleere)
2011	Spoonbill, Lower Farm GP, juvenile, 9th October. (C. D. R. Heard)
2011	Spoonbill, Woolhampton GPs, adult, 16th June. (K. E. Moore)
2011	Spoonbill, Lower Farm GP, 8th May. (N. Cleere)
2007	Spoonbill, Dorney Wetlands, juvenile, 13th-14th December. (T. Gale)
2007	Spoonbill, Bracknell, two, 17th May. (J. Reid)
2007	Spoonbill, Dorney Wetlands, three immatures, 16th May. (A. D. Bassett)
2007	Spoonbill, Lea Farm Lake, two immatures, 14th May. (T. James)
2007	Spoonbill, Dorney Wetlands, 4th May. (W. Morgan)
2003	Spoonbill, Queen Mother Reservoir, immature, 2nd-25th November. (A. B. Tomczynski)
2003	Spoonbill, Finchampstead, two first-summers, 7th May. (P. Bright-Thomas)
2001	Spoonbill, Theale GPs, first-winter, 16th-17th September. (M. F. Walford)
2001	Spoonbill, Pingewood GPs, five first-winters, 10th September. (M. G. McCarthy)
2000	Spoonbill, Lower Farm GP, immature, 28th May.
1986	Spoonbill, Summerleaze GP, immature, 10th October.
1986	Spoonbill, Wraysbury GPs, 5th July.
1983	Spoonbill, Dinton Pastures CP, 21st October.
1982	Spoonbill, Lower Farm Trout Lake, 7th-8th June.
1979	Spoonbill, Theale GPs, immature, 14th-15th November.
1977	Spoonbill, Wraysbury GPs, adult, 7th May.
1969	Spoonbill, Cock Marsh, 11th May.
1968	Spoonbill, Ham Island, 20th October.
1945	Spoonbill, Ham SF, four, 19th May.
1940	Spoonbill, Slough SF, 8th May.