Berkshire bird news
Tuesday 24th May 2022
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/05/22 | Nightjar | Hut Hill, Swinley Forest | 2 | S Stevenson |
| 21:40 | Churring, not seen. I increasingly feel that this is no longer a suitable nesting site for Nightjar: the combination of a large number of dog walkers with off-lead dogs, increasing light and noise pollution from Forester Way and the growing conifers meaning there is less open scrub. But still they come all the way from Africa and churr their little hearts out, bless 'em. SU855657. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Hobby | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 1 | G Stewart |
17:25 | Only a very brief sighting of a Hobby over the trees behind the centre (playpark area)- Swift like in flight. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Canada Goose | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 1 | M J Smith |
| 19:40 | Odd hybrid with head markings of a Barnacle goose, not like the other Canada x Greylag that frequent the meadows. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Egyptian Goose | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 10 | M J Smith |
| 19:40 | 2 families with 3 young each, one set of goslings a few days old, the second brood adult sized. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Great Crested Grebe | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 3 | M J Smith |
| 19:40 | 2 head shaking slowly pushing away 3rd bird. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Reed Bunting | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 2 | M J Smith |
| 19:40 | Singing males between Mapledurham lock and Hardwick House. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Common Tern | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 1 | M J Smith |
| 19:40 | Preening on post at Mapledurham lock. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Hobby | Thatcham | 1 | R Keel |
| 20:25 | Over house. SU503674. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Scaup | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 1 | G Stewart |
| 17:00 | Seen in South West corner of the Lake with Tufted Ducks- possibly the one from Lower Farm G P? | |||
| 24/05/22 | Cattle Egret | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | A B Merrick |
| 18:26 | ad. On the wooden landing on south side of pylon island. Presumably the Padworth Lane bird relocated. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Garden Warbler | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 2 | M J Hubbard |
| 18:11 | SU875626. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Hobby | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 3 | M J Hubbard |
| 18:11 | 2 together in fast display flight, with another single later on. SU875626. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Sparrowhawk | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 2 | M J Hubbard |
| 18:11 | Male soaring, female on a low trajectory into trees. SU875626. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Tree Pipit | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 3 | M J Hubbard |
| 18:11 | SU875626. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Willow Warbler | Wishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest | 8 | M J Hubbard |
| 18:11 | The most I have heard singing anywhere in the South this spring. SU875626. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Teal | East Fen, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | K P Duncan |
| 18:16 | drk. Please only view from the public bridleway. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Ringed Plover | East Fen, Moor Green Lakes | 2 | K P Duncan |
| 18:16 | Please only view from the public bridleway. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Hobby | Wishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest | 1 | M J Hubbard |
| 18:07 | SU880638. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Redstart | Wishmoor Cross, Swinley Forest | 1 | M J Hubbard |
| 18:07 | Heard clearly, not seen. SU880638. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Hobby | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
| 15:50 | over Cleeve Lock. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Common Tern | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
| 15:10 | at Cleeve Lock. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Spotted Flycatcher | Bowdown Woods Nature Reserve | 1 | M J Dear |
| 14:02 | ||||
| 24/05/22 | Cattle Egret | Padworth Lane GP | 1 | K E Moore |
| 14:15 | ad. Disappeared into willow's.Best viewed from Kennet,search around the 1st and second bay. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Little Egret | Padworth Lane GP | 1 | K E Moore |
| 14:15 | Flew off at 1420. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Nightingale | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | A Taylor |
| 12:30 | Singing fitfully from area of willows near car parking area opposite Hosehill. No singing heard nearer to pylon. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Garden Warbler | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | A Taylor |
| 12:30 | Singing near pylon opposite Hosehill. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Red-crested Pochard | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | A Taylor |
| 11:45 | m. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Canada Goose | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 28 | A Taylor |
| 11:45 | 8 adult, 20 goslings. On grass in front of houses at east end of lake. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Garden Warbler | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | A Taylor |
| 11:45 | m. Heard and seen singing at west end of lake. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Common Tern | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 2 | A Taylor |
| 11:45 | Two on small raft at west end, probably a third bird flying around at opposite end of lake. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Coot | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 4 | A Taylor |
| 11:45 | 2 adult, 2 juv. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Reed Warbler | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 5 | A Taylor |
| 11:45 | All singing, spread between reeds on all four sides of lake. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Cetti's Warbler | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 2 | A Taylor |
| 11:45 | Singing, one on north side, one on west side of lake. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Swift | Lower Earley | 8 | D J Mills |
| 09:30 | coming together above normal area , then spreading out as far as ASDA carpark & other directions in 2s/3s getting back together @10:00 at end of loop walk. | |||
| 24/05/22 | Reed Bunting | Whiteknights Lake, Reading | 1 | J Bishop |
| 09:15 | male. Singing in reedbed top lake. | |||