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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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09/10/21 | House Martin | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 5 | F J Cottington |
14:00 | 1's and 2's thru South. | |||
05/10/21 | House Martin | Streatley | 30 | N J Bucknell |
08:00 | over Cleeve Court. | |||
08/10/21 | House Martin | Streatley | 25 | N J Bucknell |
17:30 | over Streatley Farm and Thames. north of village. | |||
05/10/21 | House Martin | Streatley | 30 | N J Bucknell |
08:00 | over Cleeve Court. | |||
08/10/21 | House Martin | Wargrave | 26 | M J Hubbard |
16:43 | 2 flocks of 15 & 11 heading s/east. SU777779. | |||
08/10/21 | House Martin | Emmbrook | 10 | P O'Neill |
13:30 | At least 10 feeding high over Old Forest Meadows. | |||
06/10/21 | House Martin | Emmer Green | 10 | A B Tomczynski |
08:00 | Seen from garden. | |||
05/10/21 | House Martin | Fobney Meadow | 5 | A V Lawson |
09:30 | ||||
05/10/21 | House Martin | Woose Hill | 20 | P Bright-Thomas |
07:40 | Loose flock heading S at sunrise. | |||
04/10/21 | House Martin | Streatley | 86 | N J Bucknell |
flying south over Thames and Streatley Farm between 17-00 and 17-30. | ||||
04/10/21 | House Martin | Fobney Meadow | 3 | R C Price |
12:00 | Pylon 4 area. | |||
04/10/21 | House Martin | East Fen, Moor Green Lakes | 26 | R F Milligan |
08:45 | Probably more, feeding around the fen and further across the diggings. Please only view from the public bridleway. | |||
04/10/21 | House Martin | Bucklebury | 12 | D Reynolds |
09:37 | ||||
03/10/21 | House Martin | Fleethill Farm | 200 | J D Savage |
17:45 | Numbers increased during the late afternoon. Feeding across most of the site by 17:45. The count of 200 is a rough estimate. Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
03/10/21 | House Martin | Bird Hills GC | 2 | D A MacKenzie Dodds |
14:47 | Through driving range, west. | |||
03/10/21 | House Martin | Streatley | 135 | N J Bucknell |
between 14-40 and 15-40, 70 south down the Thames and a flock of about 65 circling over Thames and adjoining fields at Streatey farm. | ||||
03/10/21 | House Martin | Fleethill Farm | 30 | J C Morgan |
08:45 | feeding above river. Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
03/10/21 | House Martin | Lea Farm Lake | 35 | F J Cottington |
10:00 | 16+12 through South, 5-7 lingering around Lodge Wood. | |||
03/10/21 | House Martin | Newbury town centre | 30 | K G White |
08:00 | Flock flying west high over BT. SU472670. | |||
02/10/21 | House Martin | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 30 | P J Crowley |
10:00 | feeding over the bankside trees. | |||
02/10/21 | House Martin | Lower Farm GP | 40 | N Cleere |
10:00 | ||||
01/10/21 | House Martin | Crookham Common | 2 | M J Dear |
15:00 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
01/10/21 | House Martin | Thatcham | 2 | N Cleere |
13:20 | high over town center. | |||
01/10/21 | House Martin | Emmer Green | 65 | A B Tomczynski |
10:30 | Seen from garden. Only second sighting of HM from garden this year! Also 2 Green woodpecker and 9 Greenfinch, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff in garden. Also heard Raven and Meadow pipit. | |||
30/09/21 | House Martin | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 24 | R J Godden |
14:00 | Moving west over East Fen. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
30/09/21 | House Martin | Lower Farm GP | 35 | N Cleere |
10:30 | ||||
22/09/21 | House Martin | Thatcham | 4 | M J Dear |
09:54 | 2nd brood have been successful with 2 adults and 2 younguns flying around the house. Neighbours house had one brood and they left a while ago. | |||
16/09/21 | House Martin | Greenham Common | 10 | R C Watts |
12:30 | Plus on B.O.C walk. Please keep to the main paths. | |||
16/09/21 | House Martin | Pangbourne | 20 | C J Forsey |
15:16 | Circling low over Reading Road by the dentist. | |||
10/09/21 | House Martin | Emmbrook | 16 | P O'Neill |
16:00 | Drifting S, high over Eamer Crescent. | |||
08/09/21 | House Martin | Greenham Common | 100 | M J Dear |
10:13 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
30/08/21 | House Martin | Moor Green Lakes | 8 | R F Milligan |
11:58 | Including 2 Sand Martin. Feeding along the eastern edge of CLN. S/W TC. | |||
30/08/21 | House Martin | Moor Green Lakes | 20 | R J Godden |
08:30 | Feeding over R. Blackwater. | |||
26/08/21 | House Martin | Woose Hill | 4 | P Bright-Thomas |
08:03 | At least, heading NW. | |||
23/08/21 | House Martin | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R F Milligan |
10:56 | Western end of the diggings. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
21/08/21 | House Martin | Battlemead Common | 6 | B D Clews |
14:30 | ||||
19/08/21 | House Martin | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 6 | J C Morgan |
10:00 | flying above weir. | |||
16/08/21 | House Martin | Pangbourne | 1 | A Taylor |
18:00 | In one of the nests under the eaves of the police station. Max. 4 nests have shown signs of occupation this summer, but no other current signs. Other sightings on the wing have been irregular and fewer than in recent years. | |||
14/08/21 | House Martin | Caversham | 2 | R C Watts |
09:02 | From outside of the Opticians over Waitrose. SU713748. | |||
07/08/21 | House Martin | Pangbourne | 3 | A Taylor |
18:50 | Flying around over police station, but no sign of current occupation of any of the old nests under the eaves. Maximum occupation so far this year is only three nests. | |||
04/08/21 | House Martin | Shurlock Row | 8 | R Alliss |
10:17 | Approx flying with about 5 swallows. | |||
29/07/21 | House Martin | Littlewick Green | 3 | S Hughes |
14:00 | ||||
25/07/21 | House Martin | Newbury BT Exchange | 5 | K G White |
07:41 | Foraging over Sterling homes building site east of Sainsbury's. SU474670. | |||
20/07/21 | House Martin | Newbury BT Exchange | 6 | K G White |
07:54 | Foraging over railway station area. SU473670. | |||
09/07/21 | House Martin | Streatley | 15 | A Taylor |
12:00 | approx. Flying around houses near eastern end of Rectory Road and visiting nests under eaves. | |||
06/07/21 | House Martin | Caversham | 1 | R C Watts |
11:25 | Over. | |||
02/07/21 | House Martin | Pangbourne | 4 | A Taylor |
15:30 | Flying around above police station, including two entering/leaving old nests with further evidence of recent use in the form of fresh droppings on ground underneath. | |||
26/06/21 | House Martin | Caversham | 4 | R C Price |
14:00 | Church Street/Prospect Street. 4 Adults and 2 nests each containing nestlings. | |||
25/06/21 | House Martin | Emmer Green | 4 | A B Tomczynski |
15:00 | Suddenly appeared over garden - only seen once this year here. Visited gable ends of our house and next door even landing on wall. Assume prospecting for a nest site? Late in season for first brood? However 10minutes later they had gone. Pity. | |||
25/06/21 | House Martin | Caversham | 3 | R C Watts |
11:20 | Seem flying over the Library and around. | |||
19/06/21 | House Martin | Remenham | 20 | S K Proddow |
11:00 | By lock near aston. | |||
18/06/21 | House Martin | Pangbourne | 2 | A Taylor |
18:30 | Flying around north of A329 near the police station, but still no sign of occupation of this traditional nesting site, thought to be the last one in the village. Maybe another site nearer the railway, to be investigated in view of repeated sightings of birds flying in this area. | |||
08/06/21 | House Martin | Newbury BT Exchange | 3 | K G White |
07:22 | several birds foraging around BT mixing with 6 Swift's doing the same. At one point a Swift aggressively chased a House Martin relentlessly for half a minute. SU473669. | |||
07/06/21 | House Martin | Caversham | 2 | R C Watts |
11:25 | Flying around the Library. Seen from across the road. SU712748. | |||
05/06/21 | House Martin | Holyport | 2 | S K Proddow |
18:00 | First 'this year at Hearne Drive. They have nested here since 1987 when I first arrived. I was worried they would not return but hopefully they are just very late. | |||
03/06/21 | House Martin | Pangbourne | 1 | A Taylor |
18:30 | First observation this year of close contact with one of the old nests under eaves of police station. Several more birds flying around in the vicinity in company with swifts. | |||
31/05/21 | House Martin | North Ascot | 5 | S D Abbott |
20:00 | Drifting west - first group seen from the garden this year. SU905697. | |||
28/05/21 | House Martin | Pangbourne | 4 | A Taylor |
17:00 | My first sighting in the village this year, flying around over Police Station which is the last known nesting site. | |||
25/05/21 | House Martin | Kennetmouth | 6 | R C Price |
19:30 | Flying directly south from Marina. | |||
23/05/21 | House Martin | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 100 | R Crawford |
07:00 | ||||
22/05/21 | House Martin | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 100 | A V Lawson |
06:00 | Probably many more in huge flock over trees along northern edge of the gravel pit. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
22/05/21 | House Martin | Lea Farm, Hurst | 5 | F J Cottington |
06:15 | ||||
08/05/21 | House Martin | Hungerford | 100 | M Gardner |
17:45 | Over canal near Fisherman's carpark. | |||
05/05/21 | House Martin | Lower Farm GP | 10 | B Lyle |
15:00 | ||||
04/05/21 | House Martin | Fobney Meadow | 1 | R C Price |
15:00 | Over marsh. | |||
04/05/21 | House Martin | Burghfield GPs | 100 | S Robertson |
12:29 | 100 plus. | |||
04/05/21 | House Martin | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
08:30 | At sheltered W end. | |||
02/05/21 | House Martin | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 3 | P J Crowley |
08:00 | minimum count on Black Swan Lake. | |||
30/04/21 | House Martin | Pangbourne STW | 30 | M Winkworth |
11:20 | Probably more over the STW. | |||
30/04/21 | House Martin | Thames Valley Business Park | 30 | M J Mitchell |
08:12 | ||||
29/04/21 | House Martin | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 3 | R Reedman |
11:30 | Probably more. SU804624. | |||
29/04/21 | House Martin | Summerleaze GP | 8 | R Bampfield |
08:30 | ||||
29/04/21 | House Martin | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 50 | R Crawford |
08:15 | ||||
28/04/21 | House Martin | Lower Farm GP | 20 | B Lyle |
15:00 | ||||
28/04/21 | House Martin | South Lake, Woodley | 20 | D Tainton |
14:13 | With a flock of Swallows. | |||
26/04/21 | House Martin | Remenham | 9 | A N Stow |
17:30 | Passing over into Bucks in one's and two's. | |||
26/04/21 | House Martin | Eton Wick | 4 | K Jones |
11:30 | First returnees to the nesting site for on The Walk. SU950783. | |||
25/04/21 | House Martin | Twyford GPs | 1 | P D Hadfield |
18:18 | many flying over lake. | |||
25/04/21 | House Martin | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 20 | J E Andrews |
08:30 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
25/04/21 | House Martin | Thatcham | 1 | R C Davies |
10:58 | Low over the houses, first one of the year. | |||
25/04/21 | House Martin | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 3 | R Murfitt |
07:45 | ||||
11/04/21 | House Martin | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
14:10 | over Cleeve Court Drive. | |||
11/04/21 | House Martin | Charvil | 12 | M J Hubbard |
14:43 | With swallows. SU765769. | |||
11/04/21 | House Martin | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 10 | J E Andrews |
07:00 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
10/04/21 | House Martin | Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs | 2 | K G White |
07:31 | SU568663. | |||
08/04/21 | House Martin | Caversham | 1 | D White |
18:37 | Flying above previous nesting site at bottom of Prospect Street. SU712748. | |||
08/04/21 | House Martin | Moor Green Lakes | 5 | R J Godden |
11:00 | ||||
08/04/21 | House Martin | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 3 | S Robertson |
13:15 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
07/04/21 | House Martin | Lower Farm GP | 2 | B Lyle |
14:30 | ||||
07/04/21 | House Martin | Padworth Lane GP | 1 | A E Hickman |
12:20 | Or 2 with the swallow flock. | |||
06/04/21 | House Martin | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 6 | A B Merrick |
19:00 | in mixed Hirundine flock, mostly Swallows. | |||
06/04/21 | House Martin | Reading | 5 | S Robertson |
07:32 | Along the river. | |||
05/04/21 | House Martin | Padworth Lane GP | 3 | K E Moore |
13:30 | ||||
05/04/21 | House Martin | Beale Park | 1 | N J Bucknell |
15:00 | with 4 Swallows & Sand Martin over lake. | |||
04/04/21 | House Martin | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
09:01 | Over DAC and East end Lavell's, then vanished behing trees. | |||
05/04/21 | House Martin | Streatley | 3 | N J Bucknell |
10:45 | over Thames north of village with 5 Swallows. | |||
05/04/21 | House Martin | Lower Farm GP | 1 | R Keel |
09:30 | ||||
03/04/21 | House Martin | Woolhampton GPs | 2 | M J Dear |
16:04 | ||||
02/04/21 | House Martin | Fleethill Farm | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
17:30 | Over southern pools, my first of the year. Private site, view only from footpath. |