Goosander
Brambling
Lesser Redpoll
Black Redstart
Black Redstart
Black Redstart
Tundra Bean Goose
Tundra Bean Goose
Tundra Bean Goose
White-fronted Goose
White-fronted Goose
Black Redstart
Black Redstart
Black Redstart
Black Redstart
Black Redstart
Sparrowhawk
Red Kite
Buzzard
Great White Egret
Today's highlights

Ambarrow Court: Firecrest. Ockwells Park: 3 Little Egret. Sonning Meadows: 4 Pintail. Theale GPs: 5 Pintail, 5 Oystercatcher, 2 Raven, Cetti's Warbler. Ufton Green: Brent Goose, Great White Egret, Cattle Egret.

Recent highlights

Brent Goose: Ufton Green (8/2). Tundra Bean Goose: Ufton Green (1/2). White-fronted Goose: Ufton Green (6/2), Streatley (1/2). Cattle Egret: Ufton Green (8/2), Theale GPs (6/2). Black Redstart: Green Park (4/2). Hawfinch: Newbury (7/2).

On this day in...
  • 2020: Siberian Chiffchaff, Wraysbury.
  • 1976: Eider, Theale GPs.
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11°
Light Rain
10mph (south-easterly)
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12°
Light Rain
14mph (south-easterly)

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News from local groups

BOC at Tilehurst Community Nature Fair - 11 Jan 2025

Berkshire Ornithological Club
4 January 2025

LFL New Hide Legs Complete

Lavell's Wetland Trust
29 September 2025

Using the Merlin App

Newbury District Ornithological Club
28 January 2026

Trip to Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre

Reading RSPB
21 December 2025

Midweek field trip to Moor Green Lakes - 17th December 2025

Wokingham and Bracknell RSPB
18 January 2026

Events

Ken and Linda Smith - Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers are in decline in Britain

Berkshire Ornithological Club
18th February 2026

Day trip by car to RSPB Otmoor (Thursday)

Berkshire Ornithological Club
12th February 2026

Conor Jameson - Biography of WH Hudson

Newbury District Ornithological Club
12th March 2026