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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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13/10/20 | Hobby | Fleethill Farm | 1 | C Gent |
12:00 | late hobby still hunting its usual places. Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
11/10/20 | Hobby | Fleethill Farm | 1 | P J Crowley |
12:00 | juv. Juvenile very actively feeding on dragonflies low over the pools, giving great views. Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
11/10/20 | Hobby | Englemere Pond, Ascot | 2 | D Mackenzie |
13:15 | Two hobbies over the reed beds seen from the viewing platform. SU906687. | |||
11/10/20 | Hobby | Fleethill Farm | 1 | J C Morgan |
10:00 | Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
09/10/20 | Hobby | Fleethill Farm | 1 | J C Morgan |
10:15 | Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
05/10/20 | Hobby | Fleethill Farm | 1 | J C Morgan |
10:00 | flew low over our heads. sparrowhawk, kestrel in all 5 different birds of prey sighted. seen with RD. Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
03/10/20 | Hobby | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | R Collins |
15:08 | South of Hosehill along line of pylons to south. Following groups of House Martins. Seen with PBr. | |||
01/10/20 | Hobby | Fleethill Farm | 1 | J C Morgan |
10:00 | Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
28/09/20 | Hobby | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
17:35 | third day in succession north of village over Thames, causing consternation to Meadow Pipits flying over. Headed west over Streatley Farm. Is it one bird hanging around preying on Meadow Pipits on passage? | |||
28/09/20 | Hobby | Swinley Park | 1 | S Robertson |
18:13 | Flew over. | |||
28/09/20 | Hobby | Southcote Meadows | 1 | P Driver |
12:55 | Hawking insects above the meadow,. Seen with AVL. | |||
27/09/20 | Hobby | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
14:15 | flying in from the east over the Thames at Streatley Farm. | |||
26/09/20 | Hobby | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
16:40 | over Thames, north of village. | |||
26/09/20 | Hobby | Englemere Pond, Ascot | 1 | S D Abbott |
14:30 | Low over the reedbed. | |||
24/09/20 | Hobby | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | A B Tomczynski |
10:29 | Distantly at east end over M4 area. | |||
22/09/20 | Hobby | Fobney Meadow | 3 | R C Price |
13:04 | Definitely 3 now. | |||
22/09/20 | Hobby | Fobney Meadow | 2 | R C Price |
12:38 | at least. Hawking West of pylon 4 and over Southcote meadow for at least an hour. Still here. | |||
19/09/20 | Hobby | East Fen, Moor Green Lakes | 2 | T Callister |
12:30 | Please only view from the public bridleway. | |||
16/09/20 | Hobby | North Ascot | 1 | S D Abbott |
18:43 | Over Goaters Road. | |||
16/09/20 | Hobby | Green Park | 1 | R C Price |
12:00 | juv. As described by someone else who had good view ! Could only be peregrine or hobby. On size probably hobby. | |||
16/09/20 | Hobby | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | A B Tomczynski |
15:30 | Hawking high over Moatlands. | |||
16/09/20 | Hobby | Clayfield Copse, Caversham | 1 | H R Netley |
06:31 | ||||
14/09/20 | Hobby | Fleethill Farm | 1 | P J Crowley |
13:30 | adult cruising around picking off some of the large number of dragonflies. Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
12/09/20 | Hobby | Fleethill Farm | 1 | P J Crowley |
15:00 | adult, probably female. Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
08/09/20 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | B Crathorne |
13:30 | ||||
07/09/20 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
11:54 | Over South. | |||
07/09/20 | Hobby | Sulham | 1 | R Dawson |
12:11 | SU649740. | |||
07/09/20 | Hobby | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R Murfitt |
10:50 | Mobbed by a Crow near car park. | |||
02/09/20 | Hobby | Bracknell | 1 | D A MacKenzie Dodds |
14:29 | Flew over hyse, south. Thought it was a kestrel on first glance, but a closer look confirmed a hobby. | |||
01/09/20 | Hobby | Crookham Pools, Crookham Common | 1 | C McEwan |
11:57 | Chasing hirundines over the pools. SU5164. | |||
01/09/20 | Hobby | Shurlock Row | 1 | P O'Neill |
12:00 | Over fields between Shurlock Row and Shottesbrooke. | |||
29/08/20 | Hobby | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
15:00 | Fly over. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
30/08/20 | Hobby | High Wood, Earley | 1 | R Holder |
15:05 | Hunting dragonflies over the heath area. SU752726. | |||
29/08/20 | Hobby | Reading | 1 | P Doctor |
15:40 | Chasing a small bird over the houses unsuccessfully. SU726722. | |||
28/08/20 | Hobby | Fleethill Farm | 1 | J C Morgan |
10:00 | Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
27/08/20 | Hobby | Crookham Pools, Crookham Common | 1 | A E Hickman |
19:25 | ||||
22/08/20 | Hobby | Englemere Pond, Ascot | 1 | M A Johnstone |
13:30 | Hunting over reed beds. | |||
12/08/20 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
20:30 | One feeding low over the lake. | |||
11/08/20 | Hobby | Fobney Meadow | 1 | R C Price |
11:40 | Over Footpath 6 south of dsmntld rlwy. Hawking for dragonflies. Catching a few. | |||
11/08/20 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | F J Cottington |
07:00 | Over far end of car park field briefly. | |||
10/08/20 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 2 | F J Cottington |
06:03 | Pair over lake then drifted off East. | |||
09/08/20 | Hobby | North Ascot | 1 | S D Abbott |
20:00 | Flying south west over garden. | |||
08/08/20 | Hobby | Winter Hill, Cookham Dean | 1 | B Crathorne |
08:30 | ||||
07/08/20 | Hobby | Fleethill Farm | 1 | M Cooper |
09:45 | Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
06/08/20 | Hobby | Fleethill Farm | 1 | J C Morgan |
10:30 | Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
30/07/20 | Hobby | Thatcham | 1 | R C Davies |
20:42 | Over being shadowed by a large contingent of swifts. | |||
30/07/20 | Hobby | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 3 | R Murfitt |
10:00 | Catching insects at east end. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
29/07/20 | Hobby | Lea Farm Lake | 1 | F J Cottington |
05:55 | Hunting over Teal scrape and back of SW corner. | |||
28/07/20 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
07:15 | Along behind Emm Brook East, behind Peregrine. | |||
26/07/20 | Hobby | Garth Meadow, Bracknell | 1 | D A MacKenzie Dodds |
06:30 | Great view. Low flyby over the cows. | |||
23/07/20 | Hobby | Streatley | 2 | N J Bucknell |
13:15 | flying high over NE-SW, calling. | |||
22/07/20 | Hobby | Sulham Wood, Sulham | 2 | C J Forsey |
19:00 | ||||
22/07/20 | Hobby | Odney Club, Cookham | 1 | B D Clews |
10:50 | ||||
19/07/20 | Hobby | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R Murfitt |
10:50 | On the ground on infill from grey box. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
18/07/20 | Hobby | Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve | 1 | S Harley |
12:30 | SU841623. | |||
16/07/20 | Hobby | Palmer Park, Reading | 1 | F Hutchinson |
16:00 | Drifted over the garden, climbing higher and higher until it disappeared. | |||
13/07/20 | Hobby | Moor Green Lakes | 1 | C Ezard |
16:26 | juv. Juvenile, brown upper parts, no red trousers. Quite high over Main Lake near car park and moved off towards new workings. SU805626. | |||
13/07/20 | Hobby | Reading | 1 | R C Price |
16:00 | Over east end of South Street then moved off north east past Wesley Church. Some Swifts about but seemed to be ignoring them. | |||
09/07/20 | Hobby | Thatcham Marsh | 1 | M J Dear |
09:09 | ||||
06/07/20 | Hobby | Ashley Hill | 2 | B Crathorne |
10:30 | Overhead, calling. | |||
03/07/20 | Hobby | Maidenhead | 1 | B Crathorne |
15:30 | Over the golf course. | |||
01/07/20 | Hobby | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R Murfitt |
09:00 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
29/06/20 | Hobby | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | J C Morgan |
10:45 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
28/06/20 | Hobby | my garden Maidenhead | 1 | D Fuller |
20:13 | ad. Flew low over my garden 18.25 on way to Summerleaze G.P. SU900833. | |||
28/06/20 | Hobby | Stubbings | 1 | B Crathorne |
12:00 | male. Harassing two red kite - suggests nest nearby. | |||
21/06/20 | Hobby | Emmbrook | 1 | E Napper |
20:30 | Flying at trre top height over Brookside heading N. | |||
19/06/20 | Hobby | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R J Godden |
14:00 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
14/06/20 | Hobby | Roundoak Piece | 1 | P Hickman |
21:18 | Flying fast south over Roundoak Piece. | |||
14/06/20 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | C Hedley |
18:30 | ||||
13/06/20 | Hobby | Thames Valley Business Park | 1 | S Lynch |
09:15 | identified from distant blurred photo this evening. | |||
12/06/20 | Hobby | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | J C Morgan |
09:45 | ||||
11/06/20 | Hobby | Malders Lane Cannon Court | 1 | D Fuller |
18:37 | ad. Flying in field up and down for over 5 minutes. SU876834. | |||
11/06/20 | Hobby | Hindhay Farm, Pinkneys Green | 2 | B Reeve |
14:16 | ||||
09/06/20 | Hobby | Moss End | 1 | L R Blundell |
16:00 | ||||
08/06/20 | Hobby | Cookham, Long Lane | 1 | B D Clews |
18:14 | Hunting high over Copas Farm. | |||
31/05/20 | Hobby | Oval Pond, Ufton Nervet | 1 | M Norman |
15:00 | Drifted gradually over the pond above tree level. SU630659. | |||
07/06/20 | Hobby | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
14:15 | ||||
31/05/20 | Hobby | Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve | 1 | D Panchaud |
08:15 | ||||
01/06/20 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
19:15 | Circling over garden, 3rd record this year. | |||
28/05/20 | Hobby | Lower Caversham | 1 | R Sajdak |
09:48 | Circling very high over my garden what a garden tick first one for me it went west. | |||
27/05/20 | Hobby | Swinley Park | 2 | J Crouch |
18:30 | ||||
26/05/20 | Hobby | Swinley Park | 3 | J Crouch |
18:30 | Yes 3. Photos to follow. | |||
23/05/20 | Hobby | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
16:00 | On far motorway side of Main Pit. | |||
24/05/20 | Hobby | Woodley | 1 | S Scott |
12:10 | Bird was high up and circling over Reading Road allotments. Made a half-hearted grab at a swift and then drifted off to the South-East. I'm not 100% sure as I didn't have my binoculars with me. | |||
23/05/20 | Hobby | Swinley Park | 1 | J Crouch |
18:15 | In usual spot/forest clearing. | |||
22/05/20 | Hobby | my garden islet Road maidenhead | 1 | D Fuller |
19:48 | ad. Flew over my garden this morning towards Summerleaze G.P,. SU900833. | |||
22/05/20 | Hobby | Bracknell | 1 | S Robertson |
16:26 | Flew over garden. | |||
22/05/20 | Hobby | Searle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
13:20 | ||||
22/05/20 | Hobby | Fleethill Farm | 2 | T Callister |
11:30 | Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
20/05/20 | Hobby | Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve | 2 | D Panchaud |
08:40 | ||||
20/05/20 | Hobby | Swinley Park | 1 | J Crouch |
18:45 | Busy hawking for insects. | |||
18/05/20 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | B Crathorne |
10:00 | Male and female. | |||
18/05/20 | Hobby | Emmer Green | 1 | D White |
09:32 | Flying over garden heading towards BBC Caversham. | |||
17/05/20 | Hobby | Henley-on-Thames (Oxon) | 2 | J Crouch |
17:00 | Feeding along the Thames Berkshire side by Marsh Lock. | |||
17/05/20 | Hobby | Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve | 2 | D Tainton |
12:56 | ||||
17/05/20 | Hobby | Jubilee River | 6 | I Davidson |
17:18 | Hawking over the river from motorway bridge downstream. | |||
17/05/20 | Hobby | Cookham Dean | 1 | A Slater |
13:00 | 1 circling overhead my house on Spring Lane at midday. | |||
17/05/20 | Hobby | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | R Dawson |
12:31 | Heading S over car park, seen from screen behind Bittern hide. | |||
15/05/20 | Hobby | Thatcham Marsh | 1 | R Keel |
15:57 | SU519661. | |||
15/05/20 | Hobby | Reading | 1 | R C Price |
11:30 | east end of South Street. Hawking insects, then stooped towards Polish Church - some swifts about - then not seen again. | |||
14/05/20 | Hobby | K&A Canal, Guyer's Lock | 6 | B Hotchkis |
Flying and circling high overhead for about an hour around 3pm, mobbing buzzard, mixed with swifts. Some seen eating insects from claws. Previously misreported as merlin. SU454669. | ||||
13/05/20 | Hobby | Remenham | 1 | A N Stow |
19:00 | Hunting H Martins & Swallows over the river then flew towards Remenham. | |||
13/05/20 | Hobby | North Ascot | 1 | S D Abbott |
19:50 | Went out of the front door to watch two Blackbirds fighting and got a real surprise as the bird flew past at tree top level - superb. | |||
12/05/20 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | T Donegan |
13:00 | One bird low over M4. | |||
12/05/20 | Hobby | Emmbrook | 2 | P O'Neill |
12:30 | Circling high over Cantley Park/Eldridge Park/Queen's Road area, seen from Eamer Crescent. Some fantastic steep swoops and interaction between the two birds. | |||
10/05/20 | Hobby | Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve | 1 | D Sussex |
06:45 | ||||
10/05/20 | Hobby | Swinley Park | 2 | R Parsons |
11:22 | m&f. near carpark. | |||
08/05/20 | Hobby | Speen, Newbury | 8 | R Jinks |
13:00 | All hawking high above field by railway bridge. | |||
07/05/20 | Hobby | Theale Lakes Business Park | 1 | M Terry |
12:59 | Catching and eating insects on the wing, headed off towards Bottom Lane Floods, being mobbed by a BHG. | |||
06/05/20 | Hobby | Pangbourne | 1 | A Taylor |
17:10 | Flying around over R Thames and then away to the south. | |||
06/05/20 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
17:43 | Circling to S of house. | |||
05/05/20 | Hobby | Thatcham | 1 | R Keel |
11:15 | East over garden. SU503674. | |||
05/05/20 | Hobby | Park Farm, Cookham Dean | 1 | B Crathorne |
14:30 | ||||
02/05/20 | Hobby | Battlemead Common | 2 | B D Clews |
12:20 | Per Lars Ahlgren. | |||
03/05/20 | Hobby | Windsor | 1 | D A Carter |
08:20 | Again over willows riverside park. | |||
03/05/20 | Hobby | Emmer Green | 1 | H R Netley |
07:50 | From house. | |||
03/05/20 | Hobby | Emmer Green | 1 | A B Tomczynski |
06:30 | Seen from bedroom window. Lockdown tick. | |||
02/05/20 | Hobby | Windsor | 1 | D A Carter |
13:08 | Over willows riverside park. | |||
01/05/20 | Hobby | Moatlands GP, Theale GPs | 1 | C McEwan |
15:30 | Flew across pit and went into trees at the west end probably forced down by sudden sharp shower. SU6671. | |||
01/05/20 | Hobby | Widbrook Common | 1 | B Crathorne |
10:30 | ||||
01/05/20 | Hobby | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
06:45 | Low >NE, GYT. | |||
27/04/20 | Hobby | Sulhamstead | 1 | P Hickman |
07:24 | In tree north of Ufton Green. | |||
24/04/20 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | R Bampfield |
16:00 | ||||
23/04/20 | Hobby | Reading | 1 | F Hutchinson |
11:30 | Hawking over Thames, came from Oxon side to Berks side climbing higher and higher. | |||
24/04/20 | Hobby | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 1 | R Josey |
12:02 | High over left lake as you enter Seattle’s Lane. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
23/04/20 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 6 | N Bass |
13:10 | Six birds circling at the same time, catching insects. | |||
23/04/20 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 1 | I Davidson |
13:35 | ||||
22/04/20 | Hobby | Southcote Meadows | 1 | A V Lawson |
22/04/20 | Hobby | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 2 | K Jones |
13:40 | Circling the wetlands area. | |||
11/04/20 | Hobby | Hayes Drive, Three Mile Cross | 2 | B Dickinson |
17:27 | 2 birds circled over garden, calling loudly to one another before flying off S. SU716680. | |||
01/04/20 | Hobby | Bray Lock | 1 | R Bampfield |
14:15 | SU905798. |