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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2011 and 31/12/2011.

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
22/09/11	Sand Martin	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	1	M Hunt
	c20.
19/09/11	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	8	R Marsh
	In with the Swallows. Also a slightly larger # of House Martins.
14/09/11	Sand Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	500	R Crawford
09:00
11/09/11	Sand Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	6	R Marsh
	At least, in a flock with Swallows and House Martins over the lake. Seen from Bittern hide.
09/09/11	Sand Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:30	>SW.
06/09/11	Sand Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	60	R Crawford
14:55
02/09/11	Sand Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:00	>S with Swallows.
27/08/11	Sand Martin	Newbury Station	2	S A Graham
10:00	Pair still attending to nest in railway cutting to the W. of the station.
24/08/11	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	23	R Gilham
17:30
18/08/11	Sand Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	80	R Gilham
11:30	Probably many more, at western end of pit.
18/08/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	11	R Gilham
09:30
15/08/11	Sand Martin	Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs	1	R Gilham
10:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
12/08/11	Sand Martin	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	50	M F Walford
17:20
29/07/11	Sand Martin	Wellbottom Down	4	R Gilham
10:30	With the Swallow flight.
24/07/11	Sand Martin	Woose Hill	8	P Bright-Thomas
15:00	Small flock high S. GYT.
21/07/11	Sand Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	53	R Crawford
06:40	Moved through south.
19/07/11	Sand Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	120	R Crawford
06:40
18/07/11	Sand Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	150	R Crawford
07:50
17/07/11	Sand Martin	Main Pit, Theale GPs	80	R Crawford
07:20
16/07/11	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	60	S A Graham
16:30	Minimum count late afternoon during a blustery period with light rain.
25/06/11	Sand Martin	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	50	B M Archer
07:30	At least 50. Please only view from the public footpath.
17/06/11	Sand Martin	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
10:37	1 probably more feeding with House Martins, Swallows and Swifts over CLN and East Fen. S/W G Duffus.
12/06/11	Sand Martin	Thames Valley Business Park	15	S D Abbott
13:00	At least this number.
11/06/11	Sand Martin	Thatcham Marsh		S A Graham
15:30	No activity at the nesting wall for the second time.
26/05/11	Sand Martin	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	4	B M Archer
07:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
14/05/11	Sand Martin	Cookham	25	B Reeve
10:00	River thames.
08/05/11	Sand Martin	Greenham Common	1	S N White
09:00	Please keep to the main paths.
08/05/11	Sand Martin	Padworth Lane GP	6	R C Watts

25/04/11	Sand Martin	Datchet	6	R M Haydon
	They're back.
16/04/11	Sand Martin	Newbury Station	16	S A Graham
11:00	Approx. swarming around the cutting to the W. as an InterCity 125 pulled into the station.
21/04/11	Sand Martin	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
08:25	>N.
14/04/11	Sand Martin	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	150	F J Cottington
16:30	Good numbers with other hirundines, but 99% Sand.
14/04/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	295	P E Hutchins
16:20	Possibly a rather conservative estimate. The hirundine flock also holding at least three House Martin with a total of just three Swallow being noted in the two hours on site early evening.
12/04/11	Sand Martin	Hurst Green GP, Twyford GPs	70	A D Bassett
16:00	Approx over pit.
12/04/11	Sand Martin	Moor Green Lakes	4	A Berryman
	2 on New Workings and 2 on Colebrook Lake North.
11/04/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	20	R Wellenkamp
16:00	Many spotted flying over the lake, confirmed with photo.
09/04/11	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	6	M J Taylor
16:30	Over gravel plant.
08/04/11	Sand Martin	Reading	20	R C Watts
19:05	20 plus From Gaswork Road near Bel and Dragon.
08/04/11	Sand Martin	Newbury Station	8	M J Taylor
14:45	Hawking over the railway line at W end of station.
07/04/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	4	P E Hutchins
18:29	Two in from the south at this time with a further two, also from the south, at 18:34. Two Swallow east at 18:35, one at 19:08.
07/04/11	Sand Martin	Reading	20	M C Farrall
12:00	3 pairs already visiting holes in Kennet wall opposite Bel & Dragon. Can be seen here every day - great urban bird watch with a pint of London Pride ! SU727735.
05/04/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	500	N Cleere
18:00	+.
05/04/11	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	160	N Cleere
10:05	+.
05/04/11	Sand Martin	Moor Green Lakes	25	B M Archer
08:00	At least - feeding over the lakes.
04/04/11	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	20	R Marsh
11:30	Minimum count. Entering at least 5 of the holes in S/M bank. Still only 1 Swallow seen.
04/04/11	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	8	F J Cottington
06:45	At wall.
03/04/11	Sand Martin	Henley-on-Thames (Oxon)	9	G Foster
14:00	Ar Marsh Lock, straddling oxon/berks border.
03/04/11	Sand Martin	Thatcham Marsh	20	P E Hutchins
09:45	At least this many investigating the colony. Two Grey Wagtail were by the Information Centre and a Chiffchaff singing nearby.
03/04/11	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	8	R Marsh
09:15	Probably more, active around s/m bank.
02/04/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	225	P E Hutchins
18:54	The peak count occurring just prior to 18:40, after building from c.55 birds on arriving at 17:01; eight+ Swallow also being seen.
02/04/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	50	N Cleere
18:15	+.
02/04/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	40	K E Moore
16:00	at least.
02/04/11	Sand Martin	Reading	8	M J Mitchell
16:00	SU724734.
02/04/11	Sand Martin	Henley-on-Thames (Oxon)	4	G Foster
16:00	Marsh Lock, so straddling the oxon/berks border.
02/04/11	Sand Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	12	F J Cottington
17:15	Small numbers trickling thru, 8+ present LFGP prospecting wall.
02/04/11	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	13	S A Graham
15:30	Approx.
02/04/11	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	4	R Marsh
11:00	In and out of the bank.
02/04/11	Sand Martin	Newbury	8	S A Graham
10:30	Inspecting potential nest sites in the cutting to the W. of the station.
01/04/11	Sand Martin	Moatlands Main Lake, Theale GPs	50	P Bright-Thomas
18:45	Over W end.
01/04/11	Sand Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P Foulds
09:22	Possible Sand Martin fluing over lake in search of food.
30/03/11	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	10	N Cleere
10:45	+.
30/03/11	Sand Martin	Moor Green Lakes	1	B M Archer
07:30	CLN.
28/03/11	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	3	N Cleere
07:30
27/03/11	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	2	P E Hutchins
18:43	Moving through eastwards, as did a further two from 19:06.
27/03/11	Sand Martin	Moor Green Lakes	11	G Duffus
09:50	Forgot to mention these from this morning... Over CLN w to e.
27/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	40	N Cleere
08:30	+.
25/03/11	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	3	N Cleere
07:30
24/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	8	R Collins
16:30
24/03/11	Sand Martin	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	12	R J Burness
08:30	Flew straight through.
23/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	5	T G Ball
15:30	At least - possibly 7.
22/03/11	Sand Martin	Thatcham Marsh	4	J Chivers
07:30	In and around nest holes on T,N,D,C. lake.
22/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	4	S D Abbott
07:45
21/03/11	Sand Martin	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	4	R F Milligan
11:50	Flying over from E to W. S/W G Duffus. Please only view from the public footpath.
21/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	3	D Reynolds
16:30
21/03/11	Sand Martin	Loddon Nature Reserve, Twyford GPs	2	R Gilham
15:00	Flew over the path to the south of main lake.
21/03/11	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	1	N Cleere

20/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	30	R Marsh
08:15	At least, very active over lake. Also 4 x Shelduck.
20/03/11	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	2	N Cleere
08:30
19/03/11	Sand Martin	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	R J Burness
11:30	High over the western end.
19/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	10	B J Hollands
08:00
18/03/11	Sand Martin	Lea Farm Lake	13	F J Cottington
17:50	2 then 11 over N/NW, the latter group may have lingered.
18/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	5	R Gilham
16:00	Flying to the south of the main pit.
17/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	2	B Lyle
16:30
16/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	12	K E Moore
16:00	at least. over the main part of Rowney Predator.
16/03/11	Sand Martin	Lower Farm GP	1	N Cleere
09:00
14/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	6	P E Hutchins
17:07	Gradually heading eastwards along the southern side of the main pit. Also noted between 16:55 and 17:43 were a further 40 species that included three Red Kite, three Buzzard, a Green Sandpiper, two Shelduck, two Teal, singing Cetti's Warbler, four Lapwing and 11 Pied Wagtail, the latter moving east off the field south of the main pit.
12/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	3	K E Moore
	seen with MFW.
12/03/11	Sand Martin	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	P Doctor
16:00	Seen between Tern Hide and Bridge towards car park, hawking midges SW DCrimmins.
11/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	9	N Cleere
17:00	Seen with KEM.
10/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	3	N Cleere
12:00	over Garganey pool.
09/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	6	G Stewart
15:45	Flying over and around small gravel pit at west end of site at 30-40ft above us(Predator Pit??) seen with colleague Phil Tunstall.
09/03/11	Sand Martin	Woolhampton GPs	8	K E Moore
16:11	over Garganey Pond.