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

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
29/12/13	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	12	T Sweetland
	2 ad male, 3 imm male, 7 fem. a bit of variation in bill size between birds, but no big billed ones!
19/12/13	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	3	A B Tomczynski
	In flight, calling, just west of Lower Star post at 10:30hrs.
03/11/13	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	1	M S Whitaker
09:40	Over calling in the Wickham Bushes area.
02/11/13	Common Crossbill	Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
10:30	Flew North over Grove lake calling.
26/10/13	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	15	T Sweetland
	One flock of 15 birds but at least 4 or 5 other smaller flocks of 4-5 birds at various points near the timber yard. Did not settle long enough for a good look through them!
03/09/13	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	6	P Hickman
08:20	At least 6 north of the Oval pond. Flew over footpath going east.
23/08/13	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	3	P Hickman
14:05	At least three just north of the Oval pond.
29/07/13	Common Crossbill	Purley on Thames, Reading	7	G Blockley
09:30	Flew over south.
24/07/13	Common Crossbill	Swinley Forest	1	P E Hutchins
07:57	Heard in flight - no influx evident here as yet!
22/07/13	Common Crossbill	Upper Bucklebury	7	N Cleere
	over, calling loudly.
01/07/13	Common Crossbill	Padworth	6	G Sumner
13:00	Briefly at the depot entrance in Silver Lane.
21/05/13	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	24	P Hickman
07:54	At least 24 in trees south of the oval pond.
18/05/13	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	20	R Marsh
08:30	At least, near the stream. Seen with L Seward.
13/05/13	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	3	M Hunt
	f/j.
10/05/13	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	11	R Marsh
	At least. All species seen between 10:15 & 14:30, with Tony Harden.
06/05/13	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	30	D A Carter

04/05/13	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	7	P E Hutchins
15:44	Minimum count of birds in conifers about the path to Lower Star Post.
04/05/13	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	20	P Bamford
06:30	mixed. minimum of 20 birds on the berks side in one flock, saw over 50 across the site.
27/04/13	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	27	R Marsh
13:10	Oval pond vicinity. Per Richard Sajdak.
27/04/13	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	20	M I'Anson
	Two flocks of about 10 birds each.
26/04/13	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	3	P Hickman
12:15	Flew over towards Oval pond.
25/04/13	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	16	R Marsh
	Flocks of 10 & 6. Seen with L.S.
23/04/13	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest	8	M Hunt
10:35
22/04/13	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	20	B May
15:00	near 'nightjar' compound.
22/04/13	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	9	M Hunt
07:55
22/04/13	Common Crossbill	Roundoak Piece	30	P Hickman
08:05	At least 30 high in trees south of Oval pond.
21/04/13	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	3	P Bamford
07:30	near wishmoor cross feeding in Oak tree.
20/04/13	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	2	R Murfitt
12:00
19/04/13	Common Crossbill	Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest	18	M Kettell
13:00
19/04/13	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest	7	M Hunt
08:50
14/04/13	Common Crossbill	Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst	28	P J Crowley
07:30	flocks of 13 and 15 over calling. SU867627.
01/04/13	Common Crossbill	Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest	20	D Blackmore

03/03/13	Common Crossbill	Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest	3	P E Hutchins
08:35	ad and immature-type male, fem. Feeding in pathside firs to the west of the main north-south track. Towards the western end of the track accessed by the two portaloos.
24/02/13	Common Crossbill	Mortimer	16	R Crawford
07:40	Noisy flock flying over junction of Padworth Road & Camp Road. Several more heard/seen later.
17/02/13	Common Crossbill	Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest	9	R Dawson
10:30
02/02/13	Common Crossbill	Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest	10	D Mackenzie
10:00	Ten birds seen against beautiful blue skies a lovely chance encounter.
02/02/13	Common Crossbill	Sulham Wood, Sulham	8	R Collins
08:15	2m.
17/01/13	Common Crossbill	Combe Wood	13	R Gilham
09:00	Group of 5 feeding at northern edge of woods. Later a group of 8 flew in from Beech Hanger to the east of the "crossroads".
11/01/13	Common Crossbill	Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest	13	M Hunt
12:30	west side.
11/01/13	Common Crossbill	Caesar's Camp, Swinley Forest	4	M Hunt
09:45	3m 1f. Seen with and found by Stuart Boreham.
06/01/13	Common Crossbill	Ufton Nervet	2	R Crawford
07:30	Heard flying over.
03/01/13	Common Crossbill	Combe Wood	13	R Gilham
13:00	At top of hill near crossroads, flew off towards church.