Great Northern Diver

Recent sightings

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
30/11/23Great Northern DiverMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Tomczynski
11:09
Still present.  
25/11/23Great Northern DiverMoatlands GP, Theale GPs1B Knowles
16:04
juv.  
25/11/23Great Northern DiverMain Pit, Theale GPs1M F Walford
14:14
juv.  
19/11/23Great Northern DiverMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
07:40
juv. Still, at east end.  
18/11/23Great Northern DiverMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
07:40
Seen a couple of times around this time at the east end. Presumably, the same bird lingering.  
12/11/23Great Northern DiverMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
07:30
juv. Still present.  
10/11/23Great Northern DiverMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Merrick
09:30
juv. Still present, ranging widely.  
07/11/23Great Northern DiverMain Pit, Theale GPs1J Absolom
16:42
returned to bouy 12 at14:20 watched it for 50 mins then disturbed by boats.  
07/11/23Great Northern DiverMain Pit, Theale GPs1M Hannington
14:02
Just flown off towards sailing club.  
07/11/23Great Northern DiverMain Pit, Theale GPs1M Hannington
13:39
Showing well,left of bouy 12.  

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Records

YearDetails
2022Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, 9th-16th October. *
2021Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, 23rd April. *
2019Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, winter-plumage adult, 10th November. *
2019Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, 4th May. *
2019Great Northern Diver, Beale Park, 1st-17th January. *
2018Great Northern Diver, Beale Park, 22nd-31st December. (N J Bucknell)
2018Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, 10th May. (C D R Heard)
2018Great Northern Diver, Lower Farm GP, 15th April. *
2018Great Northern Diver, Woolhampton GPs, 17th January to 3rd February. (G E Wilson)
2017Great Northern Diver, Theale GPs, 5th February. (K E Moore)
2016Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, 30th January to 10th February, same as Horton GPs. (C D R Heard)
2016Great Northern Diver, Horton GPs, winter-plumage adult, 19th-28th January. (C D R Heard)
2015Great Northern Diver, Theale GPs, juvenile, 2nd January to 17th April. (K E Moore)
2014Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile, 9th-11th November. (C D R Heard)
2014Great Northern Diver, Theale GPs, winter-plumage adult, 15th October to 29th November. (A V Lawson)
2013Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile/first-summer, 26th March. (C D R Heard)
2012Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile, 16th-20th December. (M J McKee)
2012Great Northern Diver, Theale GPs, 4th-18th November.
2012Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile and first-summer, 3rd February to 14th April, first-summer present from 12th February, one bird present from 14th-24th April. (C D R Heard)
2012Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile, 12th January. (C D R Heard)
2011Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, juveniles, 24th November to 18th December, one bird 24th-30th November, two birds 1st December, one bird 2nd-18th December. (C D R Heard)
2011Great Northern Diver, Horton GPs, 13th-14th March, same as QMR. (C D R Heard)
2011Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, two first-summer, 3rd March to 27th April, one same as Arthur Jacob present until 17th March, two birds 17th March to 25th April, one bird 26th-27th April. (C D R Heard, M J McKee)
2011Great Northern Diver, Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve, juvenile>first-summer, 3rd March. (C D R Heard)
2010Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile, 15th-20th April. (C D R Heard)
2010Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile, 2nd-25th March. (C D R Heard)
2009Great Northern Diver, Brimpton GP, 9th-12th December. (G E Wilson)
2009Great Northern Diver, Horton GPs, 20th November, same as QMR. (C D R Heard)
2009Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile, 17th-30th November. (F J Mareovic)
2009Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile, 13th February to 20th March. (C D R Heard)
2008Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile, 10th November to 1st January 2009. (C D R Heard)
2008Great Northern Diver, Theale GPs, two juveniles, 9th November. (M F Walford)
2007Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile, 12th November to 1st May 2008. (C D R Heard)
2006Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile, 6th-7th December. (R J Burness)
2006Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, 4th December. (C D R Heard)
2006Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, two juveniles, 1st December to 30th March 2007, one bird Dec 1st-6th, two birds from 7th December, then 1-2 to the end of the month, and one to the end of March 2007. (C D R Heard)
2003Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, winter-plumage adult, 17th May. (J A Simpson)
2003Great Northern Diver, Theale GPs, winter-plumage, 2nd May. (R H Stansfield)
2001Great Northern Diver, Twyford GPs, first-winter, 23rd December to 2nd January 2002. (B T Bennett)
<2000Great Northern Diver, Confidential.

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