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Monday 24th March 2025
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/03/25 | Wigeon | Woose Hill | 2 | P Bright-Thomas |
| 21:17 | Recorded, small flock with multiple calls, and again five minutes later. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Water Rail | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
| 22:56 | Several calls heard and recorded. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Snipe | Fobney Meadow | 6 | A V Lawson |
| 17:00 | ||||
| 24/03/25 | Redwing | Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading | 5 | L Garner-Langham |
| 12:30 | near the stream. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Great Spotted Woodpecker | Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading | 1 | L Garner-Langham |
| 12:30 | near the pond. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Grey Heron | Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading | 1 | L Garner-Langham |
| 12:30 | Fishing at bottom end of the lake. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Jay | Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading | 4 | L Garner-Langham |
| 12:30 | ||||
| 24/03/25 | Nuthatch | Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading | 2 | L Garner-Langham |
| 12:30 | Nesting in dead tree by the playing field. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Tawny Owl | Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading | 1 | L Garner-Langham |
| 12:30 | In box in woods for first time in ages. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Chiffchaff | Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading | 2 | L Garner-Langham |
| 12:30 | Singing. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Tawny Owl | Twyford | 1 | J C Morgan |
| 23:38 | m. calling at bottom of garden. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Goldeneye | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | A B Merrick |
| 18:00 | f. | |||
| 24/03/25 | White Wagtail | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1 | A B Merrick |
| 17:00 | f. Amongst half a dozen Pieds around pool opposite Abbots Farm. Hardly any grey in flanks, grey extending far back on rump. Female based on grey feathers in crown. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Brambling | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1 | A B Merrick |
| 17:00 | In garden next to Abbots Farm pool. Initially alerted by nasal call. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Grey Heron | Fobney Meadow | 4 | R C N Price |
| 16:00 | 3 in tree back left of marsh. 1 to right on fringe. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Little Grebe | Fobney Meadow | 2 | R C N Price |
| 16:00 | Some calling. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Lapwing | Fobney Meadow | 2 | R C N Price |
| 16:00 | ||||
| 24/03/25 | Wigeon | Fobney Meadow | 1 | R C N Price |
| 16:00 | Female. 50+ Teal, 30+ Shoveler. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Kingfisher | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
| 17:45 | on Thames near Swan Hotel. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Snipe | Streatley | 15 | N J Bucknell |
| 17:40 | by water east of Streatley STW. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Teal | Streatley | 8 | N J Bucknell |
| 17:40 | 4 pairs. on water east of Streatley STW. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Cetti's Warbler | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
| 17:40 | singing in vegetation near Thames, by path to church. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Corn Bunting | East Ilsley | 4 | N J Bucknell |
| 16:30 | by groundwater flood, east of village. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Lapwing | East Ilsley | 10 | N J Bucknell |
| 16:30 | around groundwater flood, east of village, south of Compton Road. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Sparrowhawk | Bracknell | 1 | D A MacKenzie Dodds |
| 16:10 | Male took a starling in the garden and proceeded to eat it (alive) 2 foot from the conservatory I was standing in (right by the window) Amazing sight and so close! | |||
| 24/03/25 | Egyptian Goose | Pangbourne Railway Field | 2 | A Taylor |
| 15:40 | ||||
| 24/03/25 | Shelduck | Pangbourne Railway Field | 2 | A Taylor |
| 15:40 | First record for this site, but flew off possibly unimpressed by the reducing area of open water. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Grey Wagtail | Fobney Lock, K&A Canal, Reading | 2 | R C N Price |
| 16:57 | Downstream from pumping station. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Goldfinch | Hawes Hill farm | 20 | R Carter |
| 12:59 | mixed. 20+ on feeders most days. SU896752. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Bullfinch | Hawes Hill farm | 2 | R Carter |
| 12:59 | pair age no known. On feeders (daily visitors). SU896752. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Nuthatch | Sunningdale | 1 | M Jones |
| 14:14 | feeding on sunflower hearts on feeder. SU938667. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Goldfinch | Emmer Green | 2 | M Hannington |
| 14:04 | on feeders. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Raven | Emmer Green | 1 | M Hannington |
| 14:03 | ground feeding in my garden. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Jay | Hawes Hill farm | 1 | R Carter |
| 12:03 | male. On bird feeders. SU897752. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Chaffinch | Hawes Hill farm | 2 | R Carter |
| 12:03 | pair age not known. Daily visitors to feeders, occasionally more than one pair. SU897752. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Great Spotted Woodpecker | Hawes Hill farm | 2 | R Carter |
| 12:03 | pair, age not known. Have been around for years and daily visitors to bird feeders. SU897752. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Greenfinch | Hawes Hill farm | 2 | R Carter |
| 12:03 | m & f. Daily visitors Occasional 2 pairs to the feeders. SU897752. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Goosander | Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | B Crathorne |
| 10:50 | fem. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Oystercatcher | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | B Crathorne |
| 10:20 | On the bund from Bittern Hide. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Cetti's Warbler | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | B Crathorne |
| 10:20 | Singing near Bittern Hide. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Cetti's Warbler | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | B Crathorne |
| 09:30 | Singing near Teal Hide. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Blackbird | Lower Earley | 2 | D J Mills |
| 10:40 | pair - male having a block of bright white feathers on RH wing - completely different from earlier record. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Chiffchaff | Lower Earley | 1 | D J Mills |
| 10:40 | seen & heard - very mobile assumed passage bird. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Raven | Reading Station | 1 | C Foster |
| 08:05 | Flying over heading west. SU716738. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Sand Martin | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 4 | D N T Rimes |
| 08:10 | from DAC. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Swallow | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | D N T Rimes |
| 08:10 | From DAC. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Redwing | Palmer Park, Reading | 40 | M J Mitchell |
| 08:45 | ||||
| 24/03/25 | Great Crested Grebe | Thames Valley Business Park | 3 | M J Mitchell |
| 08:26 | Thames. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Kingfisher | Thames Valley Business Park | 2 | M J Mitchell |
| 08:15 | Thames. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Blackcap | Thames Valley Business Park | 1 | M J Mitchell |
| 07:27 | m. | |||
| 24/03/25 | Little Egret | Fobney Meadow | 4 | L Carr |
| 06:18 | On mud around lake, flew into reeds for 15 mins then flew out west. SU708712. | |||