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

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
24/04/24	Goosander	River Thames Meadows at Purley	1	M J Smith
16:00	male. Pylon field Thames West of Mapledurham Lock, also a large (dog?) Otter swimming fast down stream towards Mapledurham Mill weir, first sighting of Otter since March last year.
22/04/24	Goosander	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
09:25	drk. flying north up the Thames near Cleeve Court.
02/04/24	Goosander	Saltney Mead	1	A Taylor
14:30	m. On Thames just downstream from Saltney Mead.
30/03/24	Goosander	Pangbourne STW	1	S Watcham
15:36
30/03/24	Goosander	Pangbourne STW	1	M Winkworth
10:41	Female In flooded field next to the main road Also at least 4 Lapwings.
25/03/24	Goosander	River Thames Meadows at Purley	2	M J Smith
14:13	Pair today end of the Pylon field. SU662772.
24/03/24	Goosander	River Thames Meadows at Purley	1	M J Smith
13:59	male. Loafing on Thames north bank. SU648772.
24/03/24	Goosander	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	N Rampton
10:50	f. Flew from Lea Farm over Lavell's towards Dinton.
23/03/24	Goosander	Lea Farm Lake	1	M F Walford
15:01	rh.
23/03/24	Goosander	Lea Farm Lake	1	F J Cottington
06:10	f. Flew off 6:19, but returned 10:12.
23/03/24	Goosander	Fleethill Farm	2	R Dawson
11:30	Pair on L7. Private site, view only from footpath.
22/03/24	Goosander	Lea Farm Lake	1	F J Cottington
13:30	f. Long staying female, very happy fishing away, but often out of sight.
15/03/24	Goosander	Fleethill Farm	1	J D Savage
16:45	f. On the river. Private site, view only from footpath.
13/03/24	Goosander	Purley on Thames, Reading	1	N J Bucknell
14:45	drk. flying up-river over Thames.
13/03/24	Goosander	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	P J Craig
09:30	f. On river. Please only view from the public footpath.
08/03/24	Goosander	Fleethill Farm	2	J D Savage
16:00	m+f. Pair on the river. Private site, view only from footpath.
06/03/24	Goosander	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	4	R Dawson
10:50
05/03/24	Goosander	Moor Green Lakes	8	R J Godden
15:00	Including one on the river.
29/02/24	Goosander	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	9	P Driver
12:05	5 dark 4rh.
03/03/24	Goosander	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	7	D Keel
10:50
02/03/24	Goosander	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	5	D Keel
15:05	4 x female. 1 x male.
27/02/24	Goosander	Moor Green Lakes	4	R J Godden
13:00	2m, 2f.
23/02/24	Goosander	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	14	P J Craig
09:00
20/02/24	Goosander	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	14	A B Tomczynski
13:00
20/02/24	Goosander	Padworth Lane GP	2	M J Dear
12:09
19/02/24	Goosander	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	20	R Dawson
12:45	CLN.
17/02/24	Goosander	Padworth Lane floods	1	A B Merrick
10:00	rh. 2nd field.
15/02/24	Goosander	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	7	P J Craig
10:00	6m, 1 R/H.
14/02/24	Goosander	Fleethill Farm	3	J C Morgan
10:30	pair on river & male flying over. Private site, view only from footpath.
09/02/24	Goosander	Lower Farm GP	2	A B Tomczynski
11:00
02/02/24	Goosander	Cliveden	2	N Bass
11:45	Believe a 2nd pair of Goosander (Drake & redhead) downstream from Spring Cottage by first islands. Viewed from Cliveden bank but Berks side. (Didn't see pr reported earlier go past as I walked downstream so assume 2nd pair).
02/02/24	Goosander	Cliveden	2	N Bass
11:05	Viewed from Cliveden bank but stayed on Berks side while I watched. Pair (Drake & redhead). Just downstream from Cookham Lock cut.
01/02/24	Goosander	Cliveden	2	N Bell
11:50	1 m, 1 f. On the Thames at Cookham opposite Cliveden. SU906851.
31/01/24	Goosander	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	5	P J Craig
09:50	3m. One pair seen mating.
30/01/24	Goosander	Main Pit, Theale GPs	3	R H Stansfield
16:02	1 drk.
28/01/24	Goosander	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	9	P J Craig
10:30	5 m.
27/01/24	Goosander	Heath Lake, Crowthorne	1	E Napper
10:28	male.
26/01/24	Goosander	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
16:00	eclipse/immature drk in bay just w of heronry island.
26/01/24	Goosander	Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
11:06	m&f, CLS.
25/01/24	Goosander	Summerleaze Lake	1	C Carlaw
08:30	First I have ever seen on the lake. SU894824.
20/01/24	Goosander	Shepherd Meadows, Sandhurst	10	C Williams
15:35
19/01/24	Goosander	Moor Green Lakes	87	J M Clark
17:05	37 ad male. 39 at Colebrook N up to 1650, 48 at Grove at 1705. Birds still arriving at Grove as it got too dark to see. Highest count since 118 in 2010/11 winter.
18/01/24	Goosander	Moor Green Lakes	18	R Dawson
15:47	CLN. 15 on Grove earlier.
16/01/24	Goosander	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	54	J M Clark
16:30	at least, 24 adult males. Also 2 Shelduck, 1 GWE, 3 Little Egret and many hundreds of gulls coming into roost on partially iced-up pit.
16/01/24	Goosander	Padworth Lane GP	1	A B Tomczynski
10:15
13/01/24	Goosander	Purley on Thames, Reading	2	N J Bucknell
10:35	pair. on Thames between Saltney Mead and Hardwick Boathouse.
13/01/24	Goosander	Bottom Lane GP (W), Theale GPs	2	S A Graham
09:30	m + f. On the canal before flying off W.
12/01/24	Goosander	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	A B Merrick
08:00	m,rh. Gone soon after this time.
10/01/24	Goosander	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	P J Craig
10:30
09/01/24	Goosander	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	16	P J Craig
11:45	CLN. 5m.
06/01/24	Goosander	Moor Green Lakes	8	R C Watts
13:00
05/01/24	Goosander	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	38	J M Clark
16:15	at least; some hidden and some also appeared to fly on to Grove Lake.
05/01/24	Goosander	Langley Mead	2	R C Price
11:05	Pair. On flood N of Langley Mead. Flew in from south 11:03. Took off towards Spencers Wood 11:13. Then refound 11:50 on flood by kissing gate in north corner of Great Millworth Field.
05/01/24	Goosander	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	5	P J Craig
09:45