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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2021 and 31/12/2021.

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
17/04/21	Oystercatcher	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
23:37	Recorded, sequence of calls.
02/09/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A B Merrick
19:15	juv. flew in from the east at 19:15 heading to Sailing club but people there so flew back east and ended up on East island. Views poor but appeared to be juv and suspect it has been roosting here for some time, perhaps a locally bred bird.
01/09/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A B Merrick
19:54	heard only flying west across the lake.
11/08/21	Oystercatcher	Moor Green Lakes	3	R J Godden
14:00	Flew off east from Tern Island.
11/08/21	Oystercatcher	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
12:58	Ad, Tern Island, CLN. All sightings s/w TR.
07/08/21	Oystercatcher	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	J M Clark
20:00	ads on island.
30/07/21	Oystercatcher	Green Park	1	S Robertson
07:50
25/07/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	A B Merrick
08:45	ad.
25/07/21	Oystercatcher	Lea Farm Lake	1	M F Walford
14:24	Colour ringed, possibly blue on left and yellow on right.
23/07/21	Oystercatcher	Green Park	2	S Robertson
08:29
22/07/21	Oystercatcher	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	A B Merrick
19:00	ad.
21/07/21	Oystercatcher	Lea Farm Lake	2	A B Tomczynski
15:00	ad.
21/07/21	Oystercatcher	Green Park	1	S Robertson
07:55	a first for me at Green Park.
18/07/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	A B Merrick
07:00	ad. Both unringed.
17/07/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	4	A B Merrick
11:00	Including the colour ringed bird from Main pit earlier.
17/07/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	4	A B Merrick
10:00	Including one with blue colour rings on right tibia and left tarsus. Bird also seen at Hosehill later.
17/07/21	Oystercatcher	Theale Lakes Business Park	1	R Crawford
06:40	On roof of office block!
17/07/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	R Crawford
06:30
15/07/21	Oystercatcher	Burghfield GPs	2	S Robertson
12:33	calling.
14/07/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	4	A B Merrick
21:30	Together on Sailing club beach briefly though not harmoniously.
14/07/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	3	R Crawford
06:15
13/07/21	Oystercatcher	Emmbrook	1	P O'Neill
19:30	Flight call heard as it passed over Eamer Crescent, heading E.
13/07/21	Oystercatcher	Lower Caversham	3	R Sajdak
06:48	Flying high over my garden calling nice garden tick.
12/07/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
16:00	Poss 3 Flew in from W.,heard calling But disappeared behind Pylon Island,only saw 2 ,but 3 heard.
10/07/21	Oystercatcher	Lower Farm GP	2	N Cleere
10:24	ad & imm.
07/07/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
15:45	ad. On East end of Oystercatcher Island.
07/07/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	3	A B Tomczynski
13:36	2 adult plus juv with damaged leg so it’s hopping.
07/07/21	Oystercatcher	Horseshoe Lake, Sandhurst	3	R J Godden
08:30	Two adults and a half-grown chick on the island.
06/07/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
15:30	ad & juv. On extreme E.side of Oystercatcher island.Juv was trying to fly,so close to fledging.
02/07/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	4	K E Moore
16:30	2 adults and 1 immature on Plastic pontoon off Pylon Island The fourth was heard in vicinity Of The Heronry.
02/07/21	Oystercatcher	Wargrave	3	M J Hubbard
18:23	Flew over garden together calling loudly. SU777779.
02/07/21	Oystercatcher	Sonning Meadows	1	A B Tomczynski
13:30	Flew southwards along river and fields calling a lot. Also 2 Mandarin on river.
02/07/21	Oystercatcher	Lea Farm Lake	1	F J Cottington
05:15
30/06/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	3	A B Merrick
18:00	Flew to island.
30/06/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	3	A B Merrick
20:00	Adults with half grown chick on Oystercatcher Island.
30/06/21	Oystercatcher	Horseshoe Lake, Sandhurst	3	R Solomon
15:01	Newly hatched chick with adults on bird island.
24/06/21	Oystercatcher	Horseshoe Lake, Sandhurst	2	D Sussex
07:00	one sitting - presumably on eggs.
23/06/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	3	K P Duncan

22/06/21	Oystercatcher	Horseshoe Lake, Sandhurst	1	R Solomon
12:22	On nest on bird island.
22/06/21	Oystercatcher	Windsor	1	D A Carter
06:39	Again over willows riverside Park this morning. Calling loudly, and again heading towards Dorney lake. SU395771.
19/06/21	Oystercatcher	Remenham	1	S K Proddow
11:00	Flying over Upper Thames Rowing club.
15/06/21	Oystercatcher	Fleethill Farm	3	J D Savage
19:25	Flew over westwards, at least one calling. Private site, view only from footpath.
14/06/21	Oystercatcher	Cock Marsh	1	J Rose
09:30	Flew over calling. Probably from Little Marlow GP.
13/06/21	Oystercatcher	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	4	J E Andrews
08:00	2 juveniles are now adult size. Please only view from the public footpath.
09/06/21	Oystercatcher	Willows Riverside Park	2	D A Carter
21:05	Again over garden this evening. SU395771.
06/06/21	Oystercatcher	Willows Riverside Park	2	D A Carter
06:28	Two birds just flown over garden heading towards Dorney lake. SU935771.
03/06/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	6	A B Merrick
20:00	A pair with 3 chicks on Pylon island plus another adult on Oystercatcher island.
30/05/21	Oystercatcher	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	1	J E Andrews
07:30	Please only view from the public footpath.
27/05/21	Oystercatcher	East Fen, Moor Green Lakes	2	K P Duncan
	Please only view from the public bridleway.
27/05/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	R Crawford
07:00
25/05/21	Oystercatcher	Kennetmouth	2	R C Price
19:30	Calling and flying west past Kennetmouth.
26/05/21	Oystercatcher	Bray	1	R Anstis
17:31
26/05/21	Oystercatcher	Horseshoe Lake, Sandhurst	2	R Solomon
11:48	On bird island.
24/05/21	Oystercatcher	Horseshoe Lake, Sandhurst	2	P Leigh
06:50
23/05/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	3	A B Merrick
08:30	Flew east over M4.
22/05/21	Oystercatcher	Moor Green Lakes	3	R J Godden
11:30	Adult with near full-grown chick on Plover Island. Second adult on paddock by car park, so hopefully the second chick is still around.
22/05/21	Oystercatcher	Lea Farm, Hurst	2	F J Cottington
06:15	over.
22/05/21	Oystercatcher	Horseshoe Lake, Sandhurst	2	D Sussex
05:30	On beach by jetty. Council rangers have restored the island to bare earth/gravel to try to attract the breeding terns/plovers.
16/05/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	M F Walford
12:04
16/05/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	M F Walford
11:50
12/05/21	Oystercatcher	Sandhurst	1	R J Godden
23:55	Heard overhead.
12/05/21	Oystercatcher	Southcote Meadows	1	R Crawford
08:00
10/05/21	Oystercatcher	Searle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs	1	M F Walford
14:31
09/05/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	C McEwan
15:15	Feeding on main island. SU6469.
08/05/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	M F Walford
15:44
07/05/21	Oystercatcher	Wigmore Lane GP, Theale GPs	1	J Lerpiniere
14:13	Sitting on island. SU637703.
07/05/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	R Crawford
06:00
05/05/21	Oystercatcher	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	4	S D Abbott
19:20	Possibly 5 but I could only clearly see 2 ad & 2 juv on the main island.
04/05/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
14:00
03/05/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
15:30	On Oystercatcher island.
03/05/21	Oystercatcher	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
07:45	Flew over heading south.
02/05/21	Oystercatcher	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	2	K G White
07:00	Flew in from the west. SU568661.
02/05/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
14:30	On Oyc island.
02/05/21	Oystercatcher	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	P J Crowley
08:00	on island on Black Swan Lake.
02/05/21	Oystercatcher	Moor Green Lakes	3	R J Godden
08:00	Noisy display flight over Grove Lake.
01/05/21	Oystercatcher	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	1	S Cullura
16:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
22/04/21	Oystercatcher	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	S Primarolo

30/04/21	Oystercatcher	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	3	S Primarolo
	Plover island. Two adults, one chick.
30/04/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
14:30	On Oyc island.
30/04/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	4	A B Merrick
19:15	together on Oystercatcher Island briefly.
29/04/21	Oystercatcher	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	5	F J Cottington
06:40	2 adults and 3 developed young on large island visible from DAC beach.
28/04/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
13:30	Copulating on Oystercatcher Island.
27/04/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
15:00	On Oystercatcher Island.
26/04/21	Oystercatcher	Woose Hill	2	P Bright-Thomas
23:32	Sound-recorded, at least two birds. Coincidentally overlapping with a similar-sounding alarm.
26/04/21	Oystercatcher	Moor Green Lakes	4	R J Godden
08:00	2 ad, 2 chicks. Probably only two chicks remaining on Plover Island.
25/04/21	Oystercatcher	Padworth Lane GP	1	K E Moore
12:30	On second beach.
24/04/21	Oystercatcher	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	2	R Keel
11:45	Flew around lake piping.
22/04/21	Oystercatcher	Moor Green Lakes	3	R J Godden
11:00	All on Plover Island.
16/04/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
15:15	Copulating.
20/04/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	3	R Holder
06:06	Flying across lake.
19/04/21	Oystercatcher	Englefield	2	C Stewart
19:30	Feeding on the grass bank beside the lake . Also present at the same time and location on Saturday 17th.
19/04/21	Oystercatcher	Searle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs	2	S Wearing
08:00
18/04/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	R C Watts
09:10
18/04/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	R Holder
09:27	On Island.
17/04/21	Oystercatcher	Woolhampton GPs	2	M J Mitchell
10:00
16/04/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	S Wearing
08:15	On main island for short time, then seen again later flying over lake.
16/04/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	C McEwan
09:50	pair. Mating on main island. SU6469.
16/04/21	Oystercatcher	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	2	C Feltham
07:55	flying overhead.
15/04/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
14:30	On Oystercatcher island,everything disturbed By kids on toy boats.
14/04/21	Oystercatcher	Padworth Lane GP	1	K E Moore
12:30
15/04/21	Oystercatcher	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh

14/04/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	R Crawford
07:00
13/04/21	Oystercatcher	Arlington Business Park, Theale	1	M H Gostling
13:46	SU652712.
12/04/21	Oystercatcher	Kennetmouth	1	R C Price
17:00	Flying high along Kennet towards mouth.
11/04/21	Oystercatcher	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Righelato
20:16
11/04/21	Oystercatcher	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	M F Walford
16:44
09/04/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	K P Duncan

09/04/21	Oystercatcher	Burghfield GPs	2	R Crawford
08:00
08/04/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	R C Watts
19:22
08/04/21	Oystercatcher	Battlemead Common	2	D Fuller
19:28	ad. Flying into wetlands possibly a pair. SU906836.
07/04/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	L Ellams
17:34	On island.
06/04/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	3	A B Merrick
19:00
06/04/21	Oystercatcher	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	2	R Crawford
07:30	Please only view from the public footpath.
05/04/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
14:30
05/04/21	Oystercatcher	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	2	J E Andrews
08:30	Please only view from the public footpath.
04/04/21	Oystercatcher	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	K P Duncan
	a pair. appeared to be sitting on nest on Plover Island.
04/04/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	K P Duncan

03/04/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	M F Walford

03/04/21	Oystercatcher	Searle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs	2	M F Walford

03/04/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	R Crawford
07:45
02/04/21	Oystercatcher	Newland Farm, Charvil	1	M J Hubbard
14:59	Active around pond edge.
01/04/21	Oystercatcher	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	P Bright-Thomas
12:00	On Plover Is.
29/03/21	Oystercatcher	Horseshoe Lake, Sandhurst	1	R Solomon
10:00	On horseshoe lake island.
29/03/21	Oystercatcher	Theale Lakes Business Park	4	M Terry
15:40	Over, calling. #birdingfrommydesk.
26/03/21	Oystercatcher	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	1	R Crawford
08:20	Flew over.
24/03/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	R Crawford
18:00
22/03/21	Oystercatcher	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	K P Duncan

21/03/21	Oystercatcher	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	2	R Crawford
07:00	Please only view from the public footpath.
20/03/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
16:00	On natural island .
18/03/21	Oystercatcher	Newland Farm, Charvil	1	M J Hubbard
13:24	Flew in piping onto small island in pond. SU775766.
16/03/21	Oystercatcher	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	1	D Andrews
10:41	Please only view from the public footpath.
15/03/21	Oystercatcher	Burghfield GPs	1	R Crawford
07:30
13/03/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	L Ellams
16:23	On island platform.
13/03/21	Oystercatcher	Moor Green Lakes	2	S Robertson
15:30
12/03/21	Oystercatcher	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	M Cooper
16:00	Plover Island.
11/03/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	P Hickman
09:40
09/03/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
16:00	On Sailing Club shoreline.
08/03/21	Oystercatcher	Burghfield GPs	1	S Robertson
13:05	on island.
07/03/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	K P Duncan
10:38
06/03/21	Oystercatcher	Searle's Farm Lane GP (W), Burghfield GPs	1	V F Brown
15:30	On bank in front of Searles Farm. SU686704.
06/03/21	Oystercatcher	Woolhampton GPs	1	M J Mitchell
11:30	Sitting on tern raft.
04/03/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
15:30
02/03/21	Oystercatcher	Burghfield GPs	2	R Crawford
15:30	feeding on the lawned garden of Searles Farm.
26/02/21	Oystercatcher	Caversham	1	R C Watts
09:40	On fisherman’s lake across the road. SU739753.
24/02/21	Oystercatcher	Moor Green Lakes	2	R J Godden
11:00	Pair checking out the island on CLS.
25/02/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A E Hickman
14:00	On Pylon Island.
24/02/21	Oystercatcher	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	K E Moore
16:00	On Tern Raft in Three Island Bay.
23/02/21	Oystercatcher	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	M Kalveitis
13:00
22/02/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
16:00	On Pylon island pontoon.
21/02/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
16:45	On pontoon off Pylon Island.
21/02/21	Oystercatcher	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	1	N J Bucknell
09:20	Please only view from the public footpath.
20/02/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
17:00	On sailing club pontoon.
19/02/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
15:30	Together on natural island.
18/02/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
16:00	On sailing club pontoon.
16/02/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
16:30	The bird was still on sailing club pontoon,another was on eastern edge of Oystercatcher Island So two again on THMP.
16/02/21	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
16:30	On edge of natural island,then flew over road to THMP ,landed on Sailing Club pontoon.
16/02/21	Oystercatcher	Burghfield GPs	1	S Robertson
13:15	On island.
11/02/21	Oystercatcher	Charvil	1	K Sparks
12:05	Flooded fields along Milestone Avenue.
10/02/21	Oystercatcher	Burghfield GPs	1	S Robertson
13:30
09/02/21	Oystercatcher	Moor Green Lakes	2	R J Godden
14:30	On Tern Island.
09/02/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
15:30	On Sailing Club lawn.
06/02/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
16:00	On Sailung club lawn pontoon.
06/02/21	Oystercatcher	Moor Green Lakes	2	R J Godden
10:30	On Tern Island. They seem to be already paired up, even attempting to mate. Too misty to see what else might be further out.
05/02/21	Oystercatcher	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	M Cooper
17:15	On Tern Island.
05/02/21	Oystercatcher	Searle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs	1	P Hickman
12:05	On sailing club island.
03/02/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
20:21	pair. On the end of Sailung Club pontoon.
02/02/21	Oystercatcher	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
14:15	pair. On Pylon Island.First seen on 22ndJan By AM.