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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2013 and 31/12/2013.

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
14/04/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	10	A McMahon
09:30	Touring the cul-de-sac.
08/04/13	Waxwing	Queen Mother Reservoir	12	M J McKee
09:50	Key holders only.
06/04/13	Waxwing	Palmer Park, Reading	15	J Bishop
08:45	In trees next to sports centre. Still present at 09:45. SU738730.
05/04/13	Waxwing	Queen Mother Reservoir	9	M J McKee
10:15	Key holders only.
05/04/13	Waxwing	Earley	15	J Bishop
09:30	Seen on Talfourd Avenue as I cycled past. Approx number as promptly flew away into trees on Wokingham Road. SU740723.
03/04/13	Waxwing	Thatcham	12	P E Hutchins
15:25	Present in a tree just south of the Lower Way roundabout, in the north-east corner of the park area.
03/04/13	Waxwing	Thatcham	12	P E Hutchins
12:45	In trees just west of the mini-roundabout, on the southern side of Glebelands.
03/04/13	Waxwing	Thatcham	12	N Cleere
10:00	in trees in usual place, opposite 'Church Gate' sign on wall.
03/04/13	Waxwing	Warfield	4	D J Weston
08:50	4 waxwings feeding on rather small berries on tree at junction Field Park/Westwates Close. Stayed for 10 mins until disturbed and flew west.
03/04/13	Waxwing	Thatcham		P E Hutchins
08:15	None seen in c.15 minutes about the same and adjacent areas as yesterday.
02/04/13	Waxwing	Thatcham	10	G Stewart
17:15	Still there adjacent to Childrens Centre and Playing Fields-in trees bordering Lower Way-not bad light today for photographing these birds!!!makes a change from the overcast skies of recent days.
02/04/13	Waxwing	Thatcham	10	A E Hickman
16:15	In trees opposite Glebelands, next to Lower Way just east of Children's centre. Feeding on diminishing supplies of rose hips! SU512672.
01/04/13	Waxwing	Thatcham	2	R Keel
17:00	Feeding on rose hips in bush by roundabout east of Childrens Centre.
01/04/13	Waxwing	Thatcham	2	G Thornton
14:50	Same place as earlier sighting. Thanks for this, I thought I had missed out on Waxwings this winter,.
01/04/13	Waxwing	Thatcham	2	G Stewart
12:15	Forgot camera and returned to see that they were still in same area but in trees in Glebelands by Childrens Centre and opposite Playing Fields.
01/04/13	Waxwing	Thatcham	2	G Stewart
11:15	Sitting in Trees in Lower Way, Thatcham adjacent to Childrens Cntre and opposite Playing Fields.
01/04/13	Waxwing	Queen Mother Reservoir	8	R Ness
11:00	In Poplars between NW corner and M4. Key holders only.
31/03/13	Waxwing	Thatcham	2	A Denness
18:30	In the top of Ash trees near Thatcham Childrens Centre on Lower Way Lane.
31/03/13	Waxwing	Earley	21	A Male
10:30	In Hillside Road.
24/03/13	Waxwing	Keep Hatch	18	R Dawson
11:15	Flew over house and relocated in tree next to 25 Dowles Green. Seen later in tall tree opp 30 Montague Close. First seen by P.Dawson feeding in bushes in MC.
23/03/13	Waxwing	Wokingham	35	N Percival
11:30	sitting on TV aerials in Gipsy Lane and making forays for berries in front garden of no 73; seen again at 15.00.
22/03/13	Waxwing	Maidenhead	10	B Crathorne
14:00	On Maidenhead golf course flying south over Harvest Hill Road.
20/03/13	Waxwing	Woose Hill	25	E Napper
08:00	Min count in trees to rear of Emmview Close and Morissons.
17/03/13	Waxwing	Earley	5	R Reedman
11:30	In my tree for 5 minutes and then gone.
16/03/13	Waxwing	Winnersh	3	R Addison
10:15	3 flew south over Winnersh triangle roundabout by the cinema.
16/03/13	Waxwing	North Ascot	17	R J Dale
12:00	Briefly at bottom end of New Road near Royal Hunt pub.
16/03/13	Waxwing	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	J Poole
08:40	2 spotted in same spot as other recent sitings just past 2nd bridge towards Slough from carpark ... looking wet and miserable.
14/03/13	Waxwing	Newbury	12	N Chester
17:15	Flew over 8 Bells Arcade Car Park at same time as Peregrine! Heading west.
14/03/13	Waxwing	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	D N Rimes
12:45	Flew east from trees by 2nd bridge as I arrived.
13/03/13	Waxwing	Jubilee River	2	K Kerr
13:55	In small trees by the second bridge from car park.
11/03/13	Waxwing	Earley	150	R Addison
17:00	At least 150, if not 200 flew over the A329 by the Co-op then west over Henley wood road about 2 minutes later when I re-found them, heading towards Amber Close. Couldn't refind them again despite 30 minute ASBO inviting 'cruise' around the general area.
09/03/13	Waxwing	Knowl Hill	3	A D Bassett
11:00	Sitting in tree top on the A4 about 100 yds east of the church.
10/03/13	Waxwing	Bracknell	9	J Baker
13:00	At rear of KFC on Bagshot Road eating rosehip on boundary of car park.
10/03/13	Waxwing	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	B J Hollands
	Only two today,similar area to yesterday.
09/03/13	Waxwing	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	4	B J Hollands
	In small tree near crossroads.
09/03/13	Waxwing	Earley	8	R Addison
13:00	8 over my back garden near Earley station heading east.
09/03/13	Waxwing	Knowl Hill	3	M F Walford
11:09	A4 100yds east of church (per ABT).
09/03/13	Waxwing	Winnersh	6	R Addison
09:30	6 in trees on the A329 / A3030 junction opposite Sainsburys and the car wash.
08/03/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	5	D White

07/03/13	Waxwing	Sandhurst	15	R Addison
07:45	15+ in trees on the roundabout of the A321 and A30 opposite Tesco and the Meadows. I think this might be about 8 yards outside Berks, but worth mentioning.
06/03/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	12	D White
08:50	One of the birds had a blue ring.
04/03/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	4	D White
12:02	Eating mistletoe in our road.
02/03/13	Waxwing	Winnersh	8	S Ramm
17:00	Far corner of Sainsburys car park between entrance road and main road.
02/03/13	Waxwing	Sandhurst	3	R J Godden
14:45	At top of tall poplar in Caves Farm Close near station, even visible from my garden.
02/03/13	Waxwing	Sandhurst	35	G Duffus
12:51	Approx. count. Circled over Tesco car park - no berries so flew off west towards Blackwater.
02/03/13	Waxwing	Lower Caversham	20	P Chatfield
	Feeding on rosehips in front garden. SU721637.
01/03/13	Waxwing	Winnersh	59	P E Hutchins
16:17	Showing exceptionally well towards the eastern side of the Sainsbury's car park - dropping down to feed on the bushes and ground when not in / about the trees by the eastern perimeter fence.
01/03/13	Waxwing	Winnersh	40	L Garner-Langham
09:50	Sainsburys Car Park.
01/03/13	Waxwing	Winnersh	54	R Collins
15:10
01/03/13	Waxwing	Winnersh	34	L B Mann
	In tree in Sainsbury's car park. .
01/03/13	Waxwing	Amner's Farm, Pingewood	3	M Terry
08:05	Flew into the bare tree on the junction of Amner's Farm Road and Burghfield road as I approached.
01/03/13	Waxwing	Sandhurst	8	M Sklar
08:00	On rooftop aerial in Chiltern Road. No longer present at 08:10.
26/02/13	Waxwing	Caversham	20	M F Walford
12:00	a flock of about 20 at the Amersham Road Children’s Centre (per Sarah Emmott).
28/02/13	Waxwing	Winnersh	25	R Angus
15:30	By roundabout in Sainsburys car park. 6 feet above my head in young tree and in low growing bushes. Very tame.
25/02/13	Waxwing	Slough	25	J Hook
07:30	second day running, on tv aerials near Maplin's car park beside Three Tuns crossroads.
21/02/13	Waxwing	Reading	20	M F Walford
13:45	20+ flew south over R. Thames just west of Reading Bridge (per Andy Tomczynski).
21/02/13	Waxwing	Bracknell	11	P J Lomas
13:22	Perched briefly in top of sycamore tree behind my garden fence in Wildridings. Flew off north. SU865685.
19/02/13	Waxwing	Whiteknights Park, Reading	1	P Gipson
17:00	Tree by Stenton Hall.
19/02/13	Waxwing	Caversham Heights, Reading	8	T G Ball
11:40	At least 8 briefly on telephone wires and tv aerial at top end of Kidmore Road - nice garden tick!!
17/02/13	Waxwing	Whiteknights Park, Reading	25	R Righelato
10:30	By the entrance to the Hopkins Building (Chemistry); possibly 27.
16/02/13	Waxwing	Whiteknights Park, Reading	20	P Gipson
16:15	Resting in same trees N side of Chemistry/Pharmacy building.
14/02/13	Waxwing	University of Reading (Whiteknights Campus)	1	R H Stansfield
12:30	f/w. Sat in feeding tree waiting for the others to return! Also seen by NC and KEM.
13/02/13	Waxwing	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	7	D J McCarthy
14:15	Minimum count. Same place as the morning.
13/02/13	Waxwing	University of Reading (Whiteknights Campus)	10	B May
14:00	Same spot.
13/02/13	Waxwing	Whiteknights Park, Reading	10	M Price
10:00	Resting tree outside entrance to Hopkins Building, with occasional brief trips for berries behind Chemistry.
12/02/13	Waxwing	Reading	20	C Foster
09:20	Still present on Barnsdale Road early this morning per Mike and Helen Whitall. No sign between 10:30 and 11:50.
12/02/13	Waxwing	University of Reading (Whiteknights Campus)	10	R H Stansfield
12:30	Still by Chemistry/Pharmacy Building. Plenty of berrys left on their feeding tree.
12/02/13	Waxwing	Whiteknights Park, Reading	10	D Flack
11:55	by the chemistry building.
12/02/13	Waxwing	North Ascot	1	R J Dale
07:20	At least one heard but not seen at Nursery Lane this morning.
11/02/13	Waxwing	Slough	2	C Lamsdell
	side of Montem CP.
11/02/13	Waxwing	Reading	20	C Foster
16:40	At least this many near the corner with Windermere Road. Per Mike Whitall (I was talking to him on the phone when he saw them!). SU729711.
10/02/13	Waxwing	Whiteknights Park, Reading	11	D Flack
15:15	by the chemistry building. Seen with P Gipson.
10/02/13	Waxwing	Reading	20	H Whitall
14:30	Flock of about 20 birds on Barnsdale Road briefly, flew off north.
08/02/13	Waxwing	Bracknell	6	R Dryden
16:06	Still on edge of Jennet's Park by Peacock Farm.
08/02/13	Waxwing	Bracknell	6	R Addison
13:30	Still on Peacock lane between the two roundabouts.
06/02/13	Waxwing	Winnersh	50	R J Hardie
10:00	flock of 50+ flew into an Alder at bottom of our garden, then flew off in the direction of the Forest School.
06/02/13	Waxwing	Slough	74	C Lamsdell
	Montem sports centre.
06/02/13	Waxwing	Reading	25	R Righelato
15:00	Seen by Mary Parry feeding on Cotoneaster berries at the entrance on Woolacombe Drive. Flock departed. SU775767.
02/02/13	Waxwing	Bracknell	14	M Hunt
	Unusually flighty for Peacock Lane.
01/02/13	Waxwing	Windsor Great Park	22	D Combes
15:30	flock of 22 around Heather Garden.
30/01/13	Waxwing	Bracknell	7	R Dawson
13:45	In trees and bushes on Peacock Lane between the 2 roundabouts.
27/01/13	Waxwing	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	15	R T Stansfield
	Flock flying north at 16:15 at the junction of Green Road and Wokingham Road.
26/01/13	Waxwing	Worldsend Hill, Swinley Park	40	T Sweetland
10:15	About 40 feeding on the few mistletoe berries left and drinking from roof gutters but mobile.
25/01/13	Waxwing	Bracknell	2	P J Crowley
09:00	In trees along the roadside between the roundabouts in Peacock Lane, Jennetts Park. 10 birds seen by another birder earlier.
24/01/13	Waxwing	Bracknell	47	M Hunt
	Still visiting Peacock Lane betwix Woodcock Chase and Sparrowhawk Way.
24/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	35	D White
11:20	On aeriels on houses opposite White Horse and in tree opposite Budgens before flying off east.
24/01/13	Waxwing	Spencers Wood	9	M F Walford
12:00	low over B3349, w into "new" housing estate at s end of Spencers Wood (per Trevor Guyatt). SU714658.
24/01/13	Waxwing	Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead	13	P J Newbound
10:00	Highway avenue.
23/01/13	Waxwing	Maidenhead	14	S M Meads
13:30	In small tree and comming down to feed on red berries in own front garden. SU867809.
21/01/13	Waxwing	Woodley	15	J C Langridge
12:00	Woodlands Ave in the trees opposite Bulmershe School.
22/01/13	Waxwing	Arborfield	15	N Rampton
08:40	approx count whilst driving. Seen in flight heading over the car park at the back of 'The Bull' Restaurant before flying over main road towards Chicken Farm.
21/01/13	Waxwing	Maidenhead	10	S M Meads
08:30	In large cherry tree and also feeding on red berries in own front garden. SU867809.
21/01/13	Waxwing	Bracknell	10	P Boult
13:00	Priestwood.
17/01/13	Waxwing	Eton Wick	1	L Seward

17/01/13	Waxwing	Arborfield	25	T Harden
11:30	On various TV aerials on Penrose Park estate but had gone elsewhere by the time I got my camera out, hopefully they will return.
17/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	20	R Dryden
08:40	In top of tree on Burcombe Way.
16/01/13	Waxwing	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	65	M J McKee
14:45
16/01/13	Waxwing	Winnersh	35	L B Mann
12:30	Winnersh Croosroads. In trees at the back of the timberyard and in Sainsburys carpark.
15/01/13	Waxwing	Winnersh	13	A D Bassett
14:30	In trees in Sainsbury's car park adjacent to B3030 by crossroads. Counted from the car whilst waiting for lights to change on my way back from Pallas's - might have been more.
15/01/13	Waxwing	Arborfield	51	A D Bassett
10:40	In top of oak tree on B3030 Winnersh/ Arborfield Rd about 300 yds north of road to Arborfield church, coming down to rose-hips. On way to Pallas's, not there on my return at c2:30pm.
13/01/13	Waxwing	Caversham Park	15	P Scudamore
14:15	In Kingsway area, including my garden for a short time, feeding on rose hips and Honeysuckle berries.
12/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	20	H R Netley
13:00	At least 20 less than 20ft from upstairs window feeding on mistletoe.
10/01/13	Waxwing	Slough	20	B J Hollands
	20+ in bushes edge of Kennedy Park,Long Furlong Drive,Britwell Estate,Slough.
10/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	2	R C Watts
10:24
09/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	24	C McEwan
12:30	In tree to the right of Buckingham drive behind the bushes with mistletoe on them.
08/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	23	O E Badziak
09:25	Preening in high tree by Buckingham Drive roundabout, then feeding on berries on opposite side of road north of roundabout.
07/01/13	Waxwing	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	13	R L Baker

07/01/13	Waxwing	Silwood Park	38	R J Dale
13:50	Increasingly large flock sporadically visiting the site to drink (but no public access). Clearly feeding somewhere nearby though - flew off towards Sunningdale at 1350h.
07/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	15	H R Netley
11:30	At least 15 Buckingham drive.
06/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	19	C McEwan
13:30	Perched in tree on Buckingham Drive. On the left by the roundabout just past the petrol station heading out of town. Very settled calling to each other.
05/01/13	Waxwing	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	25	D Blackmore
	flying around in a single flock.
06/01/13	Waxwing	Ascot Heath	1	R J Dale
08:30	Flew S.
06/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	21	R C Watts
09:20	21 Birds opposite side of road 200 yds past roundabout very mobile . Dropping down over wall into garden to feed 09:20 to 09:45. Right hand side of Buckingham Drive road going out of Emmer Green .
05/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green		H Whitall
14:00	No waxwings to be seen buckingham drive area (nor could we find 'trees behind roundabout just north of roundabout' either...is there another roundabout I don't know about or were they on a different street or in the trees to the south? Had a good look around! Still berries about in the area too.
05/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	24	D A Boyd
09:15	Preening in trees north of the 'Buckingham Drive' roundabout. Fairly mobile though.
04/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	21	R Marsh
15:15	Feeding in Buckingham Dr. per Geoff Emmett.
04/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	23	K Thomas
09:45	Still present on Buckingham Drive, just past the roundabout. Quite flighty at first but settled in the tree soon after.
03/01/13	Waxwing	Maidenhead	10	B Crathorne
15:15	In Napier Road feeding on berries in front gardens. However they were not present about 30 min later.
03/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	20	T G Ball
12:30	Difficult to count in top of trees behind Buckingham Drive.
03/01/13	Waxwing	Bracknell	20	P Bright-Thomas
09:30	Feeding on rosehips at junction of Sparrowhawk Way and Peacock Lane, at first roundabout when approaching from E.
03/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	23	R C Watts
10:25	Buckingham Drive just pass the roundabout in trees very mobile 10:30 till 10:45 when i left.
02/01/13	Waxwing	Bracknell		D J Mills
11:30	still very flighty around area opposite PH keeping to tops of trees.
02/01/13	Waxwing	Silwood Park	11	R J Dale
12:40	Briefly in trees on campus.
02/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	20	A M Horscroft
09:50	Approx count, still in the Buckingham Drive area but very mobile.
02/01/13	Waxwing	Bracknell	1	P J Crowley
08:45	70. Flock on corner of Osprey Way, Jennetts park feeding on rosehips. Flock increased from 12 to 70+ between 08:15 and 08:45.
01/01/13	Waxwing	Jubilee River	37	R C Watts

01/01/13	Waxwing	Bracknell	50	M Jones
13:00	Moving regularly in a circuit from the Wickery Copse trees down to the rosehips on Peacock Ln - really stuffing in the berries! See photos. SU848685.
01/01/13	Waxwing	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	37	M F Walford
13:05	37 in to Berks at c.13:05; lost to sight as they headed E. (per PEH).
01/01/13	Waxwing	Bracknell	56	M Hunt
09:00	Nice to meet DAMacD. Birds now preferring berries opposite Peacock Farm PH some of the time.
01/01/13	Waxwing	Bracknell	50	D A MacKenzie Dodds
	At least 50 I suspect at Wykery Copse Green again. Mick (who I met there) said he'd count later! A few more photos at http://www.dmackdimages.co.uk/blog/2013/1/Flashes-of-yellow-in-a-blue-sky Thanks to MH and wife for finding these super wee birds in the first place!
01/01/13	Waxwing	Emmer Green	20	T G Ball
10:15	Approx count as they were flying off as I found them in Buckingham Drive.