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23/08/11OystercatcherQueen Mother Reservoir1M J McKee
09:00
Key holders only.  
15/08/11OystercatcherQueen Mother Reservoir1M J McKee
10:30
Key holders only.  
13/08/11OystercatcherLower Farm GP1S A Graham
16:40
ad.  
07/08/11OystercatcherLower Farm GP1N Cleere
07:00
 
06/08/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2M F Walford
 
04/08/11OystercatcherBerrys Lane GP, Burghfield GPs1R Crawford
19:00
 
03/08/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1R Crawford
08:50
 
30/07/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1M F Walford
 
27/07/11OystercatcherQueen Mother Reservoir1M J McKee
09:00
Key holders only.  
27/07/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs3R Crawford
07:10
 
25/07/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2R Crawford
07:20
 
24/07/11OystercatcherQueen Mother Reservoir1M J McKee
09:30
Key holders only.  
23/07/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs1M F Walford
16:00
Asleep on the island.  
23/07/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs3R Crawford
07:30
 
22/07/11OystercatcherLea Farm Lake1R Marsh
10:15
imm. In the SW shallows with Sandpipers. 2 x Stock Doves close by.  
22/07/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs3R Crawford
07:30
 
21/07/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs4R Crawford
06:40
 
19/07/11OystercatcherLea Farm Lake2R Marsh
14:30
ad. Moved from shingle island to shallows in SW corner.  
19/07/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs3R Crawford
06:40
 
18/07/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1R Crawford
07:50
 
17/07/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs3R Crawford
07:20
 
13/07/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2R Crawford
07:00
 
11/07/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs6R Crawford
06:10
 
11/07/11OystercatcherBerrys Lane GP, Burghfield GPs2R C Watts
11:55
 
11/07/11OystercatcherBerrys Lane GP, Burghfield GPs1P Hickman
08:50
 
10/07/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2M F Walford
17:20
ad+juv.  
10/07/11OystercatcherBerrys Lane GP, Burghfield GPs2M F Walford
16:35
 
10/07/11OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2T G Ball
08:30
 
09/07/11OystercatcherLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1A Rymer
12:00
On Bittern scrape bund.  
07/07/11OystercatcherLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
14:00
On the bund @ Bittern hide. Also seen: Moorhen chick attacked by BH Gull, dived for cover on small island.  
04/07/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs3K E Moore
14:30
2 ad & threequartergrown juv. On pylon island.  
25/06/11OystercatcherWoodley Airfield1A Rymer
19:20
Heard. At least one over RG5 4QS.  
25/06/11OystercatcherHurst GC3M Terry
08:56
Noisily onto 9th fairway.  
21/06/11OystercatcherSandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2F J Cottington
06:50
Over N.  
20/06/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1K E Moore
15:00
ad. On Oystercatcher island.  
20/06/11OystercatcherLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1F J Cottington
10:45
Over North.  
19/06/11OystercatcherGreen Park1R Righelato
09:00
It seems that Oystercatchers are ranging all around the Reading area now.  
19/06/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs3M F Walford
12:30
ad+2 juv.  
19/06/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1K E Moore
16:15
ad. On pylon island.  
18/06/11OystercatcherLea Farm Lake2D P Nash
17:00
on long sandy island.  
18/06/11OystercatcherWoodley Airfield2A Rymer
22:25
Heard at least two over my house. Noisy enough to hear through double glazing. I opened the door to make sure.  
18/06/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs4R Marsh
11:15
2 ad + 2 juv.  
16/06/11OystercatcherWoolhampton GPs1K E Moore
16:16
 
13/06/11OystercatcherDinton Pastures CP2M Waters
18:00
On golf course near sailing club.  
10/06/11OystercatcherLea Farm Lake2R Marsh
10:37
Bert May told me he'd just seen them at Lavells, then 5 mins later we watched them fly over > Lodge Wood lake. Not found at LWL later, only Whitethroat and Buzzard seen.  
04/06/11OystercatcherLea Farm Lake1M F Walford
15:00
 
05/06/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs4M F Walford
15:30
ad+3juv.  
04/06/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs4R Marsh
08:50
2 ad. + 2 juv. The first 2 chicks seen with adults looked like the larger 2 of 3 seen last week. After an adult returned with food we saw 1 chick with each parent but 1 of these looked like a smaller chick, so poss. all 3 still present.  
01/06/11OystercatcherTwyford GPs3D Hudson
17:00
one adult and two young.  
29/05/11OystercatcherLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1M F Walford
15:47
Flew over calling heading north.  
29/05/11OystercatcherDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1W Morgan
 
28/05/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2M F Walford
ad+juv.  
28/05/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs5R Marsh
10:10
pair + 3 juv. 1 bird seen feeding earlier in horse paddock, as we walked up footpath to reserve from Land's End. 1 of the juvs much smaller than other 2.  
28/05/11OystercatcherLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2D Bartlett
07:35
Briefly on Lavell's scrape and later at Lea Farm.  
26/05/11OystercatcherLower Farm GP1N Cleere
10:00
 
26/05/11OystercatcherNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1B M Archer
07:00
Please only view from the public footpath.  
24/05/11OystercatcherLower Farm GP1N Cleere
07:00
still present.  
23/05/11OystercatcherLower Farm GP1N Cleere
10:00
 
21/05/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs5M F Walford
2ad+3juv.  
21/05/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs3M F Walford
1ad+2juv.  
20/05/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs5T Warwick
12:30
1 Male, 1 Female, 3 Young.  
18/05/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs5T G Ball
08:45
Pair plus at least 3 chicks.  
13/05/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs1D Lloyd
13:00
at water's edge at N end of island close to the 2 Greylag Geese.  
14/05/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs6T G Ball
12:00
Pair plus 4 1/4 grown chicks.  
14/05/11OystercatcherLea Farm, Hurst1I D Paine
10:56
 
10/05/11OystercatcherTwyford GPs1J C Langridge
10:00
Chasing Lapwings off the island.  
08/05/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs6R C Watts
11:45
2 adults and 4chicks (with R.S.).  
06/05/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs8R Collins
10:00
2 Adults with 4 young Another 2 adults flew from same island to north end of heronry island.  
05/05/11OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs3R Crawford
20:10
Two on the island being 'investigated' by a calling bird overhead, presumably one from Main Pit. Greenshank still present.  
04/05/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs5M F Walford
17:40
2ad+3juv. Only 1 adult at lunchtime so possibly only hatched this afternoon.  
04/05/11OystercatcherQueen Mother Reservoir1M J McKee
05:20
Key holders only.  
03/05/11OystercatcherQueen Mother Reservoir1M J McKee
05:40
flew east. Key holders only.  
01/05/11OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1R Righelato
10:00
 
01/05/11OystercatcherQueen Mother Reservoir2M J McKee
06:10
Key holders only.  
23/04/11OystercatcherDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1B J Hollands
 
22/04/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs2R H Stansfield
11:45
On the island. I thought I may have found a third as one was feeding in "hoopoe" field 15mins earlier. But when I return from Loddon reserve, it had gone from the field.  
20/04/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1P Bysh
16:40
On island nearest M4. No sign of scoters.  
20/04/11OystercatcherLea Farm Lake1F J Cottington
10:10
South then back North.  
16/04/11OystercatcherLea Farm Lake1M F Walford
 
16/04/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs1M F Walford
 
16/04/11OystercatcherLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2P Bright-Thomas
15:05
>S over Teal hide.  
13/04/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1K E Moore
on sailing club raft.  
12/04/11OystercatcherHurst Green GP, Twyford GPs2A D Bassett
16:00
Calling and flying south.  
12/04/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1M F Walford
12:30
 
12/04/11OystercatcherLea Farm Lake2F J Cottington
08:45
Flew in from DP.  
11/04/11OystercatcherLea Farm Lake2F J Cottington
07:40
E bank.  
08/04/11OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2R Collins
19:00
m+f. flew in from west to island then seen mating.  
07/04/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs3R Marsh
11:40
With Paul Foulds. Pair seen mating on island but earlier we saw 1 at water's edge and two airborne - possibly 1 being chased off?  
03/04/11OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1C McEwan
13:30
On main island.  
02/04/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2K E Moore
14:00
on Oystercatcher island.  
02/04/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1P Gipson
Also 1 Muntjac, Moatlands.  
02/04/11OystercatcherSandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1I D Paine
12:00
 
02/04/11OystercatcherLea Farm Lake1R Marsh
11:15
On shingle island.  
31/03/11OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2R H Stansfield
17:00
Asleep on island.  
30/03/11OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2T G Ball
15:20
 
28/03/11OystercatcherLea Farm Lake4C Foster
One on the island, three more circled calling loudly before flying off south.  
29/03/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2R J Burness
10:15
On their usual island.  
28/03/11OystercatcherNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1B M Archer
07:30
Asleep on the central diggings, until the trucks appeared and it moved to the west end of the central area. Please only view from the public footpath.  
27/03/11OystercatcherSandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1I D Paine
16:15
On small islands.  
26/03/11OystercatcherLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1D Bartlett
07:25
Two circuits of the lake before briefly alighting on the bund and then heading off towards Lea Farm.  
25/03/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2R Collins
11:00
usual Raft west end of pit.  
25/03/11OystercatcherLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2R Marsh
13:10
With AR. Flew over Teal hide end of lake, looked to be going down into Lea Fm. Not found at LF later but 1st seen at 8.15 on an island in Sandford lake.  
24/03/11OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1R J Burness
08:30
Also a Redshank calling somewhere in the fog.  
23/03/11OystercatcherLea Farm Lake1R Marsh
09:45
Spotted by FJC. Flew off after 5 mins but re-found on Black Swan Lake 30 mins later.  
22/03/11OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1R Crawford
08:40
On the island.  
22/03/11OystercatcherQueen Mother Reservoir2M J McKee
08:00
Key holders only.  
15/03/11OystercatcherSandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2F J Cottington
13:40
As per RNM report earlier.  
14/03/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs2B Crathorne
11:00
 
14/03/11OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2M Terry
14:30
Over, from Main Pit towards Bottom Lane. Edit: seen heading back to Main Pit from S'stead from my office window in the bus.park at 16:00.  
13/03/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2R J Burness
07:30
2 on the "Oystercatcher Island", 2 seen a little later which flew strongly west after being flushed from the western end may have been different birds.  
10/03/11OystercatcherTwyford GPs1K Harman
13:45
On North end of island.  
10/03/11OystercatcherLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1A Rymer
11:15
Flew from other end of lake, over tree's to Lea Farm then downriver towards twyford.  
09/03/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs1D Lloyd
10:30
On island, close to water's edge, also 2 Lapwing, 2 Greylag Geese. 1 Heron, 2 Wigeon.  
09/03/11OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1K E Moore
15:30
on the island.  
09/03/11OystercatcherHosehill Lake, Theale GPs2R Collins
12:30
on island.  
08/03/11OystercatcherBottom Lane GP, Theale GPs4R Crawford
07:05
 
08/03/11OystercatcherLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1T Alexander
08:00
flying over.  
08/03/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs1T Warwick
14:00
Has been on the island in the lake for the last 3 days at least.  
08/03/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1R J Burness
10:00
Flew from the eastern end to land on the raft.  
06/03/11OystercatcherLea Farm Lake1A Rymer
16:20
For three minutes, chased off by BHG. First reported at Sandford Lake.  
04/03/11OystercatcherLoddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs1M Turton
10:30
On island with 2 Lapwing.  
02/03/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2K E Moore
14:30
on sailing club raft. SU6470.  
14/02/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1A M Horscroft
13:15
On small island.  
01/03/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2R J Burness
09:45
On the sailing club island.  
27/02/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2M F Walford
On pylon island.  
25/02/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs2R J Burness
09:15
 
21/02/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1K E Moore
14:45
roosting on sailing club raft.  
15/02/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1K E Moore
13:30
feeding on pylon island.  
14/02/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1M F Walford
17:15
On the pylon then flew to roost at the E end of the Oystercatcher island. No sign of the Avocet.  
14/02/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1M F Walford
15:25
On the N end of the island E of the sailing club (per Pete Hutchins).  
14/02/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1M F Walford
14:50
Still present but difficult/impossible to see depending which side of the island its on (per KEM).  
14/02/11OystercatcherMain Pit, Theale GPs1M F Walford
13:30
On the island that the Oystercatchers bred on (per Andy Horscroft).  
13/02/11OystercatcherMoatlands Main Lake, Theale GPs1M F Walford
14:13
on the ski jump.  
07/02/11OystercatcherLower Farm GP1P E Hutchins
17:20
Present on the eastern side of the promontory to at least 17:35, this on the far side of the bay when looking from the hide. Thanks Roger.  
07/02/11OystercatcherLower Farm GP1M F Walford
17:20
Still present at 17:35 (per Pete Hutchins).  
07/02/11OystercatcherLower Farm GP1M F Walford
16:15
Seen by Roger Stansfield (per KEM).  

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