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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
30/08/16NightjarLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1N Cleere
surprised no one has sexed this as an adult male yet.  
30/08/16NightjarLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1G Turner
20:20
Flew from its branch at 20:20ish. Seen with about 20 other people at the time.  
30/08/16NightjarLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1M F Walford
17:42
Still present.  
30/08/16NightjarLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1M F Walford
16:52
Still present (per Richard Marsh).  
30/08/16NightjarLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1B T Bennett
16:00
Showing very well in fire scorched alder above feeders on opposite side of Loddon from footpath to Lea Farm hide. ( found by Ron Bryant)/.  
14/08/16NightjarBishop's Green1P E Hutchins
21:25
Showing down to feet over the heath south of the A339, east of Clarke's Gully. SU497638.  
06/08/16NightjarRoundoak Piece3R Crawford
04:45
Heard only; two churring, one calling.  
27/07/16NightjarCaesar's Camp, Swinley Forest2M Hunt
21:15
great display.  
19/07/16NightjarBucklebury Common2G Stewart
22:00
One seen flying and one heard churring at the same time. No Woodcock seen or heard.  
18/07/16NightjarBucklebury Common2G Stewart
22:00
Heard churring, calling when flying and wing clapping. Pair seen flying at same time. No Woodcock seen or heard tonight.  
14/07/16NightjarBucklebury Common2G Stewart
22:10
Simultaneously heard one churring and another calling whilst flying. Three good close by sightings. Also a flyby and one heard churring at the same time.  
04/07/16NightjarBucklebury Common1G Stewart
21:45
Heard churring in various locations and close fly by sighting and sighting of Nightjar perched in tree flying off and returning. Possibly heard another churring. On site till 22.25.  
01/07/16NightjarRoundoak Piece4P Gipson
21:55
Including 3 churring.  
27/06/16NightjarRoundoak Piece2R Crawford
22:00
Churring and showing well.  
23/06/16NightjarAscot1S D Abbott
23:55
m. Churring male - same bird as heard two weeks ago in Mill Ride. Very close to house so seems to be holding territory on golf course. SU904698.  
18/06/16NightjarPadworth Common2M Terry
21:48
min. Poss 4 south side of Reading Road and 1 north side. Only ever 2 heard together.  
16/06/16NightjarDecoy Heath1J Lerpiniere
disturbed.  
15/06/16NightjarPadworth Common3T G Ball
21:45
3 or 4 displaying males.  
10/06/16NightjarBucklebury Common1G Stewart
22:05
Heard churring in very short bursts at 9.35pm and more continuous churring around 10.00pm. Seen in flight for a short moment and watched it churring when perched in tree.  
09/06/16NightjarSwinley Forest2S D Abbott
21:30
Pair flying together about 10m away from me. One landed path nearby. Plenty of churring, calling and wing clapping. SU897682.  
08/06/16NightjarPeckmoor Copse, Greenham Common2M J Dear
21:30
With RRK and EAD.  
08/06/16NightjarRoundoak Piece3C McEwan
21:50
 
06/06/16NightjarBucklebury Common2G Stewart
21:40
2 heard churring simultaneously, one heard churring at various locations, wing clapping & calling when flying, but none visibly seen.  
06/06/16NightjarCrowthorne Wood3M I'Anson
Sorry this was 2130 to 2150 last night....very vocal and display flight.  
05/06/16NightjarBucklebury Common2N Cleere
males mobbing Common Buzzard going to roost.  
04/06/16NightjarPadworth Common1S A Graham
10:28
South of the road, to the W. of the pylons.  
04/06/16NightjarRoundoak Piece3S A Graham
09:28
2m + f. Fantastic views of two territorial birds alighting on the same broken branch one after the after, perhaps 15m from the track. First bird retreated N. and later a presumed female flow over in the same direction.  
04/06/16NightjarGreenham Common3P Goriup
One pair, one single. Please keep to the main paths.  
04/06/16NightjarCrowthorne Wood2P Kendall
22:00
2 or 3 churring; 2 sightings, probably of same bird. SU855647.  
04/06/16NightjarRoundoak Piece2A Taylor
21:30
One churring, another calling and wing-clapping close overhead at the same time.  
04/06/16NightjarGreenham Common4M J Taylor
21:45
Min count, 3 flying around together on heathland to west of missile silos, 2+ churring, inc 1 churring from perch on railing on top of missile silo. Please keep to the main paths.  
29/05/16NightjarRoundoak Piece3S A Graham
21:28
3m.  
29/05/16NightjarSwinley Forest1S D Abbott
21:45
m. At least one churring male and possibly another south of railway line opposite Lappland UK.  
26/05/16NightjarBucklebury Common1G Stewart
21:15
Heard churring from several different locations, wing clapping and a extremely brief glimpse of it.  
24/05/16NightjarPadworth Common2R J Godden
21:30
Benyon's Enclosure.  
23/05/16NightjarRoundoak Piece4R Crawford
04:10
 
19/05/16NightjarRoundoak Piece2P Hickman
21:05
Minimum of two birds churring.  
17/05/16NightjarSwinley Park2D Mackenzie
21:30
2 churring males.  
16/05/16NightjarForest Park, Bracknell1T Sweetland
00:30
Churring bird heard from my bed!  
15/05/16NightjarSwinley Park3M S Whitaker
21:00
2 male. Churring from two well spaced locations in clearing S of railway. Third non-churring bird seen consorting with one of the males (female?) who was silent thereafter.  
15/05/16NightjarRoundoak Piece2P Driver
21:00
m churring, giving good views. one wing - clapped low over my head.  
14/05/16NightjarRoundoak Piece3D Flack
04:00
m. all churring and one giving great views.  
07/05/16NightjarRoundoak Piece1J C Morgan
21:00
heard but not seen.  

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