Bird news

Thursday 28th November 2024

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
28/11/24FirecrestMaiden Erlegh Lake, Reading1P Driver
10:25
Observed with EC et al.  
28/11/24Corn BuntingCompton Downs1P Driver
15:15
 
28/11/24Golden PloverCompton Downs500P Driver
14:10
Minimum count.  
28/11/24KingfisherUpper Star Post, Swinley Forest1D Sussex
14:00
on pond by the reservoirs. Scared off by 10 dogs with a commercial dog walker.  
28/11/24Barn OwlPadworth Lane floods1A Kydd
06:45
Hunting across the floods at dawn today. First time I have seen one there. Please keep to the hedge east of the floods.  
28/11/24Black-headed GullQueen Mother Reservoir2500P J Newbound
17:39
at least in evening roost. Key holders only.  
28/11/24WoodcockPaices Wood1J Lerpiniere
16:10
SU583636.  
28/11/24RavenPaices Wood1J Lerpiniere
16:10
SU583636.  
28/11/24Pied WagtailSonning Meadows40A B Tomczynski
15:59
 
28/11/24Little GrebeSonning Meadows1A B Tomczynski
15:59
 
28/11/24TealSonning Meadows29A B Tomczynski
15:59
 
28/11/24ShovelerSonning Meadows53A B Tomczynski
15:59
 
28/11/24WigeonSonning Meadows106A B Tomczynski
15:59
Fields covered by extensive floods.  
28/11/24Grey WagtailSonning Meadows1A B Tomczynski
15:59
 
28/11/24ChaffinchFobney Lock, K&A Canal, Reading1R C N Price
12:50
f. Just north of lock.  
28/11/24KingfisherFobney Island1R C N Price
12:50
Perched briefly, precariously, just below head of Phragmites Reed. Later - 14:20 : fishing from trees on north side of canal just upstream of Fobney Lock.  
28/11/24PeregrineFobney Meadow1R C N Price
13:30
Pylon 2.  
28/11/24ShovelerFobney Meadow1R C N Price
13:30
m. On marsh.  
28/11/24StonechatFobney Meadow2R C N Price
13:30
mf. West of marsh.  
28/11/24GadwallFobney Meadow1R C N Price
13:30
m. On area of open water west of marsh.  
28/11/24TealFobney Meadow10R C N Price
13:30
On area of open water west of marsh.  
28/11/24WigeonFobney Meadow6R C N Price
13:30
3 pairs. On area of open water west of marsh.  
28/11/24Great White EgretFobney Meadow1A Absolom
15:22
On the floods.  
28/11/24NuthatchCox Green, Maidenhead1N Bell
12:25
Eating from sunflower heart feeder.  
28/11/24Mistle ThrushCliveden1N Bell
11:10
 
28/11/24Grey WagtailCliveden1N Bell
11:00
Walking around base of (drained) fountain.  
28/11/24Ring-necked ParakeetCliveden1N Bell
10:55
At top of tree.  
28/11/24JayCox Green, Maidenhead1N Bell
08:37
Flew low over back garden.  
28/11/24House SparrowBracknell2D A MacKenzie Dodds
12:15
Second week of nest building in out camera cedar box. In... November.  
28/11/24StarlingBracknell21D A MacKenzie Dodds
12:15
21 is the largest number of birds coming down to the thawed lawn to feed en masse, here. Note I only feed jays here, no other birds.  
28/11/24JayBirch Hill, Bracknell5D A MacKenzie Dodds
12:13
Still 5 individuals coming to the jay feeder today.  
28/11/24Long-tailed TitLower Earley6D J Mills
10:20
group feeding together with odd blue/grt tits.  
28/11/24Coal TitCaversham1J J Kearns
09:18
On garden feeders.  
28/11/24BlackcapCaversham2J J Kearns
09:17
m & f. On garden Mahonia.  
28/11/24TreecreeperSulhamstead1P Hickman
08:53
On birch tree in front garden.  
28/11/24BuzzardThames Valley Business Park1M J Mitchell
08:00
Perched in the nature reserve. Extensive flooding, with the riverside fields and most paths under water.