Common Scoter

Recent sightings

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
23/03/24Common ScoterWoose Hill2P Bright-Thomas
09:43
(Recorded) Several clear calls, passed quickly so small flock. Second small flock at 23:02.  

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Records

YearDetails
2023Common Scoter, Theale GPs, female/immature, 4th November. *
2023Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, three male, 2 female, 29th August. *
2022Common Scoter, Theale GPs, 20th October. (A B Tomczynski)
2022Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 20th August. (C D R Heard)
2022Common Scoter, Theale GPs, 2, 4th-5th July. (A B Merrick)
2022Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 30th May. (A B Tomczynski)
2021Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 7th October. (C D R Heard)
2021Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 2, 11th September.
2021Common Scoter, Dinton Pastures CP, 2, 9th April. (F J Cottington)
2021Common Scoter, Wokingham, 22nd March. (P Bright-Thomas)
2021Common Scoter, Summerleaze GP, 3rd March. (C D R Heard)
2020Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, three (including two males), 16th August. (A B Tomczynski, C D R Heard)
2020Common Scoter, Theale GPs, 22nd May. *
2020Common Scoter, Virginia Water, 15th May. *
2020Common Scoter, Palmer Park, Reading, 3rd April. (F Hutchinson)
2020Common Scoter, Windsor, 2nd April. (D A Carter)
2020Common Scoter, Reading, 2nd April. (R Righelato)
2020Common Scoter, Palmer Park, Reading, 2nd April. (F Hutchinson)
2020Common Scoter, Emmer Green, 3, 2nd April. (A M Horscroft)
2020Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, two adult male and one first-winter male, 19th March. (C D R Heard)
2020Common Scoter, Summerleaze GP, male, 19th March. (C D R Heard)
2019Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 29th December. (C D R Heard)
2019Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, five (three drakes), 28th December. (C D R Heard)
2019Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, male and female, 9th July. (C D R Heard)
2019Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, three males and two females, 5th July. (C D R Heard)
2019Common Scoter, Lea Farm Lake, 23rd March. (B T Bennett)
2019Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 23rd-27th March. (D J Barker)
2019Common Scoter, Bray GPs, female/first-winter, 4th January. (C D R Heard)
2018Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 8th July. (C D R Heard)
2018Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 9, 7th July. (C D R Heard)
2018Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1st July. (C D R Heard)
2018Common Scoter, Theale GPs, 15th April. (A Merrick)
2018Common Scoter, Theale GPs, 5, 9th April. (A Merrick)
2018Common Scoter, Lower Farm GP, 2, 8th April. (N Cleere)
2018Common Scoter, Great Meadow Pond, 7, 8th April. (D J Barker)
2018Common Scoter, Theale GPs, 2, 8th April. (S A Graham)
2018Common Scoter, Summerleaze GP, 4, 8th April. (C D R Heard)
2018Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 8, 8th April. (C D R Heard)
2018Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 2, 3rd April. *
2018Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 2, 31st March. (A B Tomczynski)
2018Common Scoter, Lower Farm GP, 5, 31st March.
2018Common Scoter, Theale GPs, 3, 31st March.
2018Common Scoter, Woolhampton GPs, 3, 25th March.
2017Common Scoter, Theale GPs, 2, 9th August.
2017Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 3, 24th July.
2017Common Scoter, Lower Farm GP, 6, 27th June. *
2017Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 28th March to 1st April.
2017Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 3 male & 1 female, 27th March. (C D R Heard)
2016Common Scoter, Theale GPs, three, 9th November. (K E Moore)
2016Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, female, 23rd-25th October. (A V Lawson, C McEwan, R H Stansfield)
2016Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, three males, 22nd July. (C D R Heard)
2016Common Scoter, Theale GPs, male, 29th March. (A V Lawson, C McEwan, K E Moore)
2016Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, two males and one female, 21st March. (C D R Heard)
2016Common Scoter, Moor Green Lakes, male, 19th March. (R C Murfitt)
2016Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 28th February. (P Newbound)
2016Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, first-winter, 1st January to 11th February, same as Horton GPs. (C D R Heard)
2015Common Scoter, Horton GPs, first-winter, 4th December to 7th February 2016, same as QMR. (C D R Heard)
2015Common Scoter, Theale GPs, two males, 18th October.
2015Common Scoter, Dinton Pastures CP, female, 10th August. (M F Walford)
2015Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, two males, 19th July. (C D R Heard)
2015Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, female, 26th May. (C D R Heard)
2015Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, male, 17th May. (C D R Heard)
2015Common Scoter, Theale GPs, male and female, 5th April. (N Cleere)
2015Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, male, 1st-14th January. (C D R Heard)
2014Common Scoter, Theale GPs, male and female/immature, 21st November. (A V Lawson, K E Moore)
2014Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile, 12th November. (C D R Heard)
2014Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, female, 2nd October. (C D R Heard)
2014Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, nine juveniles, 22nd September. (C D R Heard)
2014Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, seven including four males, 6th August. (C D R Heard)
2014Common Scoter, Theale GPs, adult male, 18th July. (R Crawford)
2014Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, adult male, 14th June. (C D R Heard, M J McKee)
2013Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, female/immature, 24th November to 9th December. (C D R Heard)
2013Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, male, 15th-18th November. (C D R Heard)
2013Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, female/immature, 15th October. (A D Bassett)
2013Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, male, 14th September. (C D R Heard)
2013Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, male, 9th September. (C D R Heard)
2013Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, male, 22nd August. (C D R Heard)
2013Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, adult female, 16th August. (C D R Heard)
2013Common Scoter, Theale GPs, three males and one one female, 3rd July. (K E Moore)
2013Common Scoter, Theale GPs, male and female, 24th March. (M F Walford, A B Tomczynski, A V Lawson)
2013Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, male, 6th March. (C D R Heard)
2013Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, female or first-winter, 26th January. (A B Tomczynski)
2012Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, male, 16th-18th November. (M J McKee)
2012Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile, 30th October. (C D R Heard)
2012Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, two drakes and one female/juvenile, 26th October. (C D R Heard)
2012Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, male, 22nd October. (C D R Heard)
2012Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, male, 6th October. (M F Walford)
2012Common Scoter, Theale GPs, six females, 2nd May. (R J Burness)
2012Common Scoter, Padworth Lane GP, male, 19th March to 10th April. (K E Moore)
<2012Common Scoter, Confidential, many records.