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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2024 and 31/12/2024.

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
26/04/24	Lapwing	Purley on Thames, Reading	5	N J Bucknell
10:30	on "Railway Field" at Scraces/Springs Farm, south of railway and east of Sul Brook, at least one, possibly two on nests.
25/04/24	Lapwing	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	5	P J Craig
11:00	2 Ad. with 3 young chicks on grassy area S of Finch Pond. Please only view from the public footpath.
24/04/24	Lapwing	Bucklebury	1	D Reynolds
16:18
23/04/24	Lapwing	Compton Downs	2	N J Bucknell
10:50	on field south of Ridgeway, near Compton gallops - one apparently on nest.
23/04/24	Lapwing	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	B Crathorne
10:45	Overhead, calling/display.
22/04/24	Lapwing	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
10:20	Flying east over boardwalk.
21/04/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	15	K E Moore
16:30	First Lapwing chick at the site,approx 1 week old.
21/04/24	Lapwing	Shurlock Row	4	R Alliss
16:21
18/04/24	Lapwing	Englefield	10	R Crawford
07:00
16/04/24	Lapwing	Compton Downs	5	J Margetts
11:35
13/04/24	Lapwing	Bottom Lane Floods (S), Theale GPs	2	S A Graham
09:30	Approx. water now receding but its left a muddy morass on the far side from the canal.
10/04/24	Lapwing	Pangbourne	5	A Taylor
10:00	Around flooded area of large field between railway and A329. Some display flight and mobbing of red kite.
08/04/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane GP	2	P Jones
17:01
05/04/24	Lapwing	Compton Downs	1	N J Bucknell
10:40	apparently on nest, south of Ridgeway.
02/04/24	Lapwing	Pangbourne	6	A Taylor
14:30	Around flooded area in large field between railway and A329.
02/04/24	Lapwing	Pangbourne STW	7	M Winkworth
10:27	In the field next to the main road.
31/03/24	Lapwing	Roden Downs	4	M J Dear
11:02	2 on nests.
30/03/24	Lapwing	Compton Downs	2	N J Bucknell
15:40	south of Ridgeway, near Compton Gallops.
30/03/24	Lapwing	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	B Crathorne
09:30	Displaying.
29/03/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	25	K E Moore
16:00	ABT is correct the water level has gone up overnight by approx 3 or 4 inches,and most of exposed areas are now underwater again Lapwing is very low,they have very little roosting/feeding areas.
27/03/24	Lapwing	Compton Downs	2	N J Bucknell
15:25	on field south of Ridgeway, near Compton Gallops.
19/03/24	Lapwing	Compton Downs	1	N J Bucknell
10:30	on patch south of Ridgeway.
17/03/24	Lapwing	Pangbourne	6	A Taylor
15:30	Around wet area of large field between railway and A329.
16/03/24	Lapwing	Englefield	4	R Crawford
07:30	Displaying.
13/03/24	Lapwing	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	24	S Stevenson
12:42	Lots of display flights and calls. Please only view from the public footpath.
13/03/24	Lapwing	Pangbourne STW	1	M Winkworth
10:15	Could only find one in the field next to the main road.
11/03/24	Lapwing	Pangbourne	5	A Taylor
10:45	Around wet area of large field between railway and A329.
10/03/24	Lapwing	Bottom Lane Floods (S), Theale GPs	45	S A Graham
09:00
09/03/24	Lapwing	Pangbourne	4	A Taylor
12:00	Around wet area of large field between railway and A329.
09/03/24	Lapwing	Pangbourne STW	5	M Winkworth
09:30	In the field next to the main road.
03/03/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	100	P Jones
11:22
28/02/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	500	M J Dear
15:00
26/02/24	Lapwing	Langley Mead	25	R C Price
15:15	On flooded field east of Great Millworth Field North.
23/02/24	Lapwing	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	3	N Bell
09:55	SU932793.
20/02/24	Lapwing	Pangbourne STW	3	M Winkworth
10:30	On the flooded field near the main road.
20/02/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	500	M J Dear
12:09
19/02/24	Lapwing	Eton Wick	22	D Cleal
15:19	All flew into Bucks.
19/02/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	574	A B Tomczynski
12:12	Counted but probably missed a few.
18/02/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	800	K E Moore
12:45	Approx. .
18/02/24	Lapwing	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	120	H Wright
15:00	Minimum approximation. Please only view from the public footpath.
18/02/24	Lapwing	Milehouse Farm, Theale	218	N J Bucknell
16:05	on flooded old gravel pit by A4.
18/02/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	280	N J Bucknell
15:00
18/02/24	Lapwing	Mortimer	50	A James
10:00	Approx, in flooded fields along Grazeley Road out of Mortimer.
18/02/24	Lapwing	Englefield	162	R Crawford
10:30
16/02/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	400	N Cleere
11:00	400+ with a few snipe dotted about.
16/02/24	Lapwing	Berrys Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	50	N J Bucknell
09:25
15/02/24	Lapwing	Eton Wick	8	D Cleal
15:00
15/02/24	Lapwing	East Ilsley	128	A B Tomczynski
10:00	By flood east of village. No sign of any golden plover.
13/02/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	184	A B Tomczynski
10:30
12/02/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	400	K E Moore
15:30	Usual flock ,with water receding,more rroom.
12/02/24	Lapwing	Sonning Meadows	50	A B Tomczynski
15:00	Counted. Along with hundreds of gulls on extensive flooding. Highest since 2014 a local person told me.
12/02/24	Lapwing	Cock Marsh	65	B Crathorne
14:15
11/02/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	400	K E Moore
13:30	Approx Water level reducing.
10/02/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	600	K E Moore
14:00	Trying to fit into ever decreasing area of vegetation/stubble above the flood water.
10/02/24	Lapwing	Compton	135	N J Bucknell
14:25	by flood north of road to East Ilsley, west of Thames Water borehole.
07/02/24	Lapwing	Englefield	177	R Crawford
15:30
07/02/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	400	K E Moore
13:30	Plus. Again very flighty today.
07/02/24	Lapwing	East Ilsley	1000	A B Tomczynski
10:12	At least by floods.
06/02/24	Lapwing	Pangbourne STW	10	M Winkworth
09:15	Flew from the field near the main road.
06/02/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	100	A James
13:30	Minimum, spooked by a helicopter flying over but returned later.
05/02/24	Lapwing	Compton Downs	800	A B Tomczynski
13:00	Counted 800 but there were a few more.
05/02/24	Lapwing	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	35	B Crathorne
10:30
04/02/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	800	K E Moore
13:00	Approx. Very flighty,caused by a raptor.Now the floods are decreasing ,there is muddy areas appearing.
03/02/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	200	K E Moore
15:30	approx.
03/02/24	Lapwing	Compton Downs	1000	A B Tomczynski
16:00	Estimate. Huge flock circling the downs in and out of Berks and landing Oxon side. Very large portion broke off and flew SW towards East Ilsley. Large number of gulls in the area as well.
30/01/24	Lapwing	Compton Downs	500	N J Bucknell
11:05	approx. count - mobile flock at Compton gallops.
29/01/24	Lapwing	Compton Downs	1000	R Dawson
12:30	rough estimate, probably more, in flight.
28/01/24	Lapwing	Mortimer	200	A James
13:35	At least. In flooded field of sheep on Grazeley road out of Mortimer.
27/01/24	Lapwing	Englefield	58	R Crawford
11:00
26/01/24	Lapwing	Compton Downs	800	A B Tomczynski
10:00	Conservative estimate - a huge flock. Impressive in flight. Also on ground.
25/01/24	Lapwing	Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs	38	S Robertson
13:30	Please only view from the public footpath.
24/01/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	50	R C Watts
11:00	Plus.
22/01/24	Lapwing	Burghfield	50	S Hurdle
15:35	Rough estimate. Potentially more! In the field down Amners Farm Lane, then they flew off. SU685693.
22/01/24	Lapwing	Streatley	100	N J Bucknell
10:05	at Streatley Farm, west of A329.
21/01/24	Lapwing	Streatley	7	N J Bucknell
	at Streatley Farm.
21/01/24	Lapwing	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	20	S Kujawa
09:29	SU941790.
20/01/24	Lapwing	Calcot Mill	20	C Feltham
08:20
20/01/24	Lapwing	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	4	S Kujawa
09:40	SU941790.
20/01/24	Lapwing	Stockcross	5	C Foster
14:10	This many flying and visible from the road, probably more below the hedge line, fields north of the A4.
20/01/24	Lapwing	Sonning Meadows	380	M J Hubbard
17:35	In field opposite footpath entrance to Sonning Meadows on Milestone Avenue. SU768767.
20/01/24	Lapwing	Park Farm, Cookham Dean	110	B Crathorne
12:00
20/01/24	Lapwing	Streatley	8	N J Bucknell
11:10	at Streatley Farm.
19/01/24	Lapwing	Windsor Great Park	1	D Sussex
13:30
19/01/24	Lapwing	Fobney Meadow	25	R C Price
11:30	Flying west over marsh.
19/01/24	Lapwing	Streatley	21	N J Bucknell
	two at southern end of Streatley Farm, 19 further north at Streatley Farm.
19/01/24	Lapwing	Aldworth	12	A B Tomczynski
10:00
19/01/24	Lapwing	Churn Farm (Oxon)	138	N J Bucknell
	126 west of old railway line, 5 south and 7 north of concrete road east of it.
19/01/24	Lapwing	Compton	2	N J Bucknell
11:00	on field alongside old railway line, south of Ridgeway bridge.
18/01/24	Lapwing	Cabbage Hill, Newell Green	6	S C Rider
13:15	Flying west.
18/01/24	Lapwing	Streatley	52	N J Bucknell
	48 towards north end of Streatley Farm at 16-00; another 4 by frozen groundwater flood, southern end, at 16-15.
18/01/24	Lapwing	Sonning Meadows	52	A B Tomczynski
11:00
18/01/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	3	A James
12:50	Very close to the road,great visibility, with many more in the distance.
17/01/24	Lapwing	Cock Marsh	120	B D Clews
10:15	approx this number flushed by dog, per John Harris.
17/01/24	Lapwing	Streatley	46	N J Bucknell
	At Streatley Farm - 39 on north end field at 15-35; 7 by groundwater floods at south end at 14-10.
17/01/24	Lapwing	Sheep Down (East Ilsley)	10	J Blunt
10:30	Minimum in Berks but 10s more on Oxon side.
16/01/24	Lapwing	Streatley	12	N J Bucknell
11:15	on field at south end of Streatley Farm, around tractor sowing crop - only 4 there earlier at 9-20.
15/01/24	Lapwing	Streatley	10	N J Bucknell
15:25	by groundwater flood at Streatley Farm, increase on this morning.
15/01/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	100	A James
13:20	Approx, flew in from South East and landed on floods.
15/01/24	Lapwing	Streatley	6	N J Bucknell
	3 flying north at Streatley Farm, 10-05; 3 more by flood water at south end of Streatley Farm, 11-30.
14/01/24	Lapwing	Cock Marsh	448	A B Tomczynski
10:00
14/01/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	250	K E Moore
14:00	Approx.
13/01/24	Lapwing	Mortimer	158	R Crawford
10:15	In damp field east of station.
14/01/24	Lapwing	Mortimer	50	A James
14:00	Approx number, in field between The Street and Mortimer Lane near station. Mixed flock with another species, couldn't identify, approx 30.
12/01/24	Lapwing	Streatley	24	N J Bucknell
10:10	at Streatley Farm, southern end, near Cleeve Court.
11/01/24	Lapwing	Langley Mead	50	R C Price
11:30	Over field NE of Great Millworth Field North.
11/01/24	Lapwing	Streatley	28	N J Bucknell
11:00	at Streatley Farm.
10/01/24	Lapwing	Streatley	92	N J Bucknell
15:30	at Streatley Farm.
09/01/24	Lapwing	Streatley	214	N J Bucknell
	at Streatley Farm - 177 at south end on ploughed land at 14-30, another 37 further north at 15-25.
09/01/24	Lapwing	Cock Marsh	40	B Crathorne
10:45
06/01/24	Lapwing	Chapel Green	12	S Stevenson
08:13	On cattle field S. of Ludgrove School. SU811672.
05/01/24	Lapwing	Chapel Green	19	R J Godden
11:00	North of Grays Farm, south of Luckley Road.
03/01/24	Lapwing	Bray GP (New Workings), Bray GPs	50	D Cleal
13:15	Seen from the M4, 50 to 60 present.
01/01/24	Lapwing	Padworth Lane floods	200	K E Moore
13:20	At least ,area is now very flooded,they are mixed in with Mutes ,some geese,good corvid numbers in second row of fields behind the first row abutting the first row.NB this is private Property,but can be viewed from 'lay-by' Opposite entrance to Fishermans Lodge.
01/01/24	Lapwing	Pangbourne STW	4	M Winkworth
13:18	Briefly in the field next to the main road.