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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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25/10/21 | Swallow | Windsor Great Park | 1 | D Sussex |
11:00 | near Flemish farm. | |||
24/10/21 | Swallow | Newbury | 1 | A E Hickman |
12:30 | Flying south over fields south of Enborne road. First one I've seen for a few weeks. SU453661. | |||
15/10/21 | Swallow | Fleethill Farm | 2 | J C Morgan |
10:30 | on 9 seen with RD. Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
11/10/21 | Swallow | Emmer Green | 1 | A B Tomczynski |
09:00 | Circled over house. | |||
09/10/21 | Swallow | Sulhamstead Abbots | 3 | K E Moore |
16:00 | Flying over Farm going S. | |||
08/10/21 | Swallow | Emmbrook | 1 | P O'Neill |
13:30 | juv. In with House martins over Old Forest Meadows. | |||
06/10/21 | Swallow | Emmer Green | 2 | A B Tomczynski |
08:00 | Seen from garden. | |||
04/10/21 | Swallow | Streatley | 8 | N J Bucknell |
flying south over Thames and Streatley Farm between 17-00 and 17-30. | ||||
03/10/21 | Swallow | Windsor rugby club | 6 | D A MacKenzie Dodds |
09:10 | Flying over home park in the cold gloom (well before the sun burned the clouds away) as the Windsor youth rugby tournament began. SU972777. | |||
03/10/21 | Swallow | Woose Hill | 4 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:30 | ||||
03/10/21 | Swallow | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
15:15 | flying south low over Streatley Farm. | |||
03/10/21 | Swallow | Churn Farm (Oxon) | 11 | N J Bucknell |
7 juveniles perched on power line by Ridgeway, 15 yards from county boundary at 10-45, 4 flying low west over field north of concrete road at 11-25. | ||||
03/10/21 | Swallow | Compton Downs | 1 | N J Bucknell |
10:05 | flying north east (!) over track to Churn. | |||
03/10/21 | Swallow | Newbury BT Exchange | 20 | K G White |
07:30 | Flock passing high over BT. SU473670. | |||
02/10/21 | Swallow | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 500 | F J Cottington |
08:28 | 5 groups of 40-120 passing through SE in barely half an hour. 60% went over LFL then Lavell's, the other 40% went over just beyond Lea Farm buildings. | |||
02/10/21 | Swallow | Lower Farm GP | 5 | N Cleere |
10:00 | ||||
01/10/21 | Swallow | Crookham Common | 2 | M J Dear |
15:00 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
26/09/21 | Swallow | Crookham Common | 4 | M J Dear |
15:35 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
25/09/21 | Swallow | Streatley | 3 | N J Bucknell |
16:50 | flying south over Thames north of village. | |||
22/09/21 | Swallow | Fobney Meadow | 2 | A V Lawson |
09:00 | ||||
17/09/21 | Swallow | Lower Farm GP | 1 | N Cleere |
10:15 | south. | |||
16/09/21 | Swallow | Greenham Common | 2 | R C Watts |
12:30 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
14/09/21 | Swallow | Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River | 15 | B Crathorne |
16:00 | ||||
13/09/21 | Swallow | Crookham Common | 10 | M J Dear |
14:39 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
11/09/21 | Swallow | Wokingham | 6 | P O'Neill |
16:00 | 2 adult, 4 juv. On wires near Ashridge Farm. | |||
10/09/21 | Swallow | Wokingham | 6 | P O'Neill |
12:45 | At least 6 still on telegraph line and flying around at Ashridge Farm. | |||
08/09/21 | Swallow | Greenham Common | 40 | M J Dear |
10:13 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
07/09/21 | Swallow | Shurlock Row | 60 | R Alliss |
10:37 | a mix of about 60 swallows and House Martin swirling about. Impossible to say how many of each. | |||
04/09/21 | Swallow | Greenham Common | 20 | M J Dear |
09:23 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
02/09/21 | Swallow | Wokingham | 11 | P O'Neill |
16:30 | At least 7 juveniles on telegraph line in Bell Foundry Rd still being fed by adults. | |||
02/09/21 | Swallow | Compton Downs | 30 | M J Dear |
16:03 | ||||
01/09/21 | Swallow | Fobney Meadow | 30 | R C Price |
18:30 | ||||
01/09/21 | Swallow | Fobney Meadow | 100 | A V Lawson |
15:49 | Conservative estimate of the numbers feeding low over the meadows. | |||
30/08/21 | Swallow | Walbury Hill | 6 | S A Graham |
09:00 | Low down in gloomy conditions. | |||
29/08/21 | Swallow | Shurlock Row | 6 | R Alliss |
18:02 | ||||
29/08/21 | Swallow | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
12:53 | North East. | |||
24/08/21 | Swallow | Greenham Common | 30 | A B Merrick |
10:45 | Including a very striking leucistic bird persistently around the BBOWT compound and building by control tower car park. Please keep to the main paths. | |||
22/08/21 | Swallow | Thatcham | 2 | R Keel |
18:13 | North over garden. SU503674. | |||
21/08/21 | Swallow | Lower Farm GP | 200 | N Cleere |
09:30 | ||||
17/08/21 | Swallow | Pangbourne | 2 | A Taylor |
18:30 | Feeding low over Pang meadows. An unusual sighting at this location, but maybe attracted by grazing cattle. | |||
11/08/21 | Swallow | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 5 | R F Milligan |
12:30 | Heading S/E. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
10/08/21 | Swallow | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 3 | S Robertson |
13:31 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
08/08/21 | Swallow | Wokingham | 3 | R C Watts |
11:30 | All birds seen around. Luckley Road. SU806673. | |||
04/08/21 | Swallow | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 3 | R F Milligan |
11:18 | Western end of the diggings. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
01/08/21 | Swallow | Fobney Meadow | 12 | R C Price |
11:10 | Over marsh and west of. | |||
25/07/21 | Swallow | Holyport | 30 | S K Proddow |
11:00 | Gays lane. | |||
24/07/21 | Swallow | Holyport | 30 | S K Proddow |
10:30 | Field off Gays Lane. | |||
25/07/21 | Swallow | Newbury BT Exchange | 1 | K G White |
07:41 | Foraging over Craven Rd amongst the Swifts. SU474670. | |||
24/07/21 | Swallow | Sulham | 3 | A Taylor |
16:45 | Flying low over large arable field just north of village adjacent to stables on opposite side of Sulham Lane. | |||
20/07/21 | Swallow | Bucklebury | 25 | D Reynolds |
08:34 | At Farm Park. | |||
11/07/21 | Swallow | Newbury town centre | 1 | K G White |
06:55 | juv. Foraging around King St gardens ...wandered over from the Kennet R ? SU475668. | |||
27/06/21 | Swallow | Wokingham | 6 | S Stevenson |
16:17 | four fledged swallows this year. Unfortunately with the closure of Wokingham Equestrian Centre, the stable block where they nest each year is set to be demolished. SU811675. | |||
27/06/21 | Swallow | Shurlock Row | 6 | R Alliss |
15:13 | About a dozen mixed Swallows and House Martins swirling around too fast to count. | |||
26/06/21 | Swallow | Wokingham | 2 | P O'Neill |
07:45 | ad. On telephone wire, Bell Foundry Lane. | |||
23/06/21 | Swallow | Ockwells Park, Cox Green | 3 | B D Clews |
07:19 | ||||
07/06/21 | Swallow | Emmbrook | 1 | P O'Neill |
19:00 | Low over Eamer Crescent. | |||
07/06/21 | Swallow | Woodley | 1 | S Scott |
17:00 | Feeding over Reading Road allotments. | |||
31/05/21 | Swallow | Eton Wick | 2 | K Jones |
18:00 | Around the allotments. SU948787. | |||
31/05/21 | Swallow | Barkham | 2 | P O'Neill |
08:00 | Pair flying in and out of stable block nr Blagrove Lane. | |||
24/05/21 | Swallow | Thatcham | 1 | R Keel |
13:52 | A tardy migrant N low over garden. SU503674. | |||
22/05/21 | Swallow | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 50 | A V Lawson |
06:00 | Estimated number low over the water as a large number of small flies emerged from the water. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
22/05/21 | Swallow | May's Farm, Three Mile Cross | 3 | R Holder |
14:37 | ||||
11/05/21 | Swallow | Shurlock Row | 2 | R Alliss |
11:16 | m. On wires Hungerford Lane. | |||
10/05/21 | Swallow | Englefield | 4 | C J Forsey |
14:43 | Low over the main pond in the deer park. | |||
09/05/21 | Swallow | Lower Farm GP | 200 | N Cleere |
10:35 | approx this number amongst mixed flock of 500+ hirundines and swifts. | |||
09/05/21 | Swallow | Woose Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
09:10 | >NW, first of year from garden. | |||
07/05/21 | Swallow | Aldworth, The Bell | 1 | M J Amphlett |
19:00 | Overflew, possibly a couple more. SU556796. | |||
05/05/21 | Swallow | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 50 | S D Abbott |
19:20 | At least this number. | |||
05/05/21 | Swallow | Lower Farm GP | 50 | B Lyle |
15:00 | ||||
04/05/21 | Swallow | Fobney Meadow | 20 | R C Price |
15:00 | Over marsh. | |||
04/05/21 | Swallow | Burghfield GPs | 70 | S Robertson |
12:31 | 70 plus. | |||
04/05/21 | Swallow | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 40 | P Bright-Thomas |
08:30 | Feeding vigorously at sheltered W end. | |||
02/05/21 | Swallow | Moor Green Lakes | 8 | B Dickinson |
15:00 | At least, over West meres. SU804622. | |||
02/05/21 | Swallow | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 6 | P J Crowley |
08:00 | minimum count on Black Swan Lake. | |||
02/05/21 | Swallow | Hyde Farm, Pinkneys Green | 1 | B Crathorne |
11:00 | ||||
01/05/21 | Swallow | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 12 | S Cullura |
17:15 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
01/05/21 | Swallow | Cock Marsh | 10 | J Rose |
10:00 | ||||
01/05/21 | Swallow | Wokingham | 1 | S Stevenson |
08:14 | By Wokingham Equestrian Centre. SU810675. | |||
30/04/21 | Swallow | Fobney Meadow | 10 | R C Price |
17:45 | Feeding low over marsh. | |||
30/04/21 | Swallow | Pangbourne STW | 4 | M Winkworth |
11:35 | Over the Thames. | |||
30/04/21 | Swallow | Thames Valley Business Park | 15 | M J Mitchell |
08:12 | ||||
29/04/21 | Swallow | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 30 | R Reedman |
11:30 | SU804624. | |||
29/04/21 | Swallow | Summerleaze GP | 12 | R Bampfield |
08:30 | ||||
29/04/21 | Swallow | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 150 | R Crawford |
08:15 | ||||
29/04/21 | Swallow | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 25 | R Crawford |
08:00 | ||||
29/04/21 | Swallow | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 150 | R J Godden |
06:15 | A tight flock flew in from the south and swirled around like a starling murmuration and settled on the reeds on East Fen. As more landed the reeds buckled under their weight and they flew up. This happened a few times before they settled on the posts and netting in East Fen when an accurate count could be made. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
29/04/21 | Swallow | Thames Valley Business Park | 2 | M J Mitchell |
08:00 | Thames. | |||
28/04/21 | Swallow | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 100 | S D Abbott |
19:10 | Viewed from opposite sailing club - approximate count with smaller numbers of Sand and House Martin. | |||
28/04/21 | Swallow | Lower Farm GP | 100 | B Lyle |
15:00 | ||||
28/04/21 | Swallow | South Lake, Woodley | 20 | D Tainton |
14:13 | Hawking over Southlake with approx same number Housemartins. | |||
26/04/21 | Swallow | Remenham | 14 | A N Stow |
17:30 | Passing over into Bucks in one's and two's. | |||
26/04/21 | Swallow | Fobney Meadow | 3 | R C Price |
16:20 | ||||
26/04/21 | Swallow | Whiteknights Park, Reading | 1 | K Sparks |
12:01 | flashed through, heading north. | |||
26/04/21 | Swallow | Three Mile Cross | 2 | B Dickinson |
18:34 | Over May's Farm. SU720681. | |||
25/04/21 | Swallow | Fobney Meadow | 5 | R C Price |
15:30 | ||||
25/04/21 | Swallow | Newbury BT Exchange | 1 | K G White |
06:05 | BT flyover going high NE. SU473669. | |||
23/04/21 | Swallow | Crookham Pools, Crookham Common | 1 | C J Forsey |
15:24 | Only bird left after the dog idiots walked away from pools.. then watched a 'wolf-like' dog attack the nearby cattle with owner unable to stop a sustained attack, good grief. | |||
22/04/21 | Swallow | Martin's Heron, Bracknell | 1 | M A Johnstone |
07:00 | Flying over Allsmoor Field. The first I've seen here since 1998! | |||
21/04/21 | Swallow | Streatley | 2 | R C Watts |
15:00 | ||||
21/04/21 | Swallow | Crookham Common | 1 | S Wearing |
09:45 | Please keep to the main paths. | |||
18/04/21 | Swallow | Sulham | 2 | A Taylor |
16:00 | Flying between stables and large field on east side of Sulham Lane just north of village. | |||
16/04/21 | Swallow | Emmbrook | 1 | P O'Neill |
12:15 | Heading N over Queens Road. | |||
15/04/21 | Swallow | Padworth Common | 3 | G Sumner |
11:35 | Flew over Rectory Rd. SU617655. | |||
12/04/21 | Swallow | Braywoodside | 1 | D A MacKenzie Dodds |
16:20 | First of the year for us. SU870750. | |||
11/04/21 | Swallow | Woolhampton GPs | 60 | R Keel |
12:30 | ||||
11/04/21 | Swallow | Charvil | 30 | M J Hubbard |
14:43 | SU765769. | |||
11/04/21 | Swallow | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 30 | J E Andrews |
07:00 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
10/04/21 | Swallow | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 30 | P Bright-Thomas |
17:30 | Numbers growing as the rain got heavier. | |||
10/04/21 | Swallow | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 15 | P J Crowley |
10:00 | at least, near the sailing club. | |||
10/04/21 | Swallow | Padworth Lane GP | 100 | L Ellams |
12:18 | ||||
10/04/21 | Swallow | Thatcham Marsh | 40 | R Keel |
11:15 | 25 in treetops with a few House and Sand Martins. The remainder feeding over various GPs. | |||
10/04/21 | Swallow | Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs | 8 | K G White |
07:31 | minimum. SU568663. | |||
09/04/21 | Swallow | Westley Mill | 1 | R Parsons |
10:30 | ||||
08/04/21 | Swallow | Main Pit, Theale GPs | 5 | R C Watts |
19:22 | With R.C.A.A. And R.S.. | |||
08/04/21 | Swallow | Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs | 1 | S Robertson |
13:31 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
08/04/21 | Swallow | Moor Green Lakes | 20 | R J Godden |
11:00 | ||||
08/04/21 | Swallow | Lea Farm Lake | 4 | F J Cottington |
07:30 | ||||
07/04/21 | Swallow | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 100 | J E Andrews |
10:30 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
07/04/21 | Swallow | Lower Farm GP | 50 | B Lyle |
14:30 | ||||
07/04/21 | Swallow | Padworth Lane GP | 60 | A E Hickman |
12:20 | Approx this number over the gravel pit, many very low, and adjacent river. | |||
07/04/21 | Swallow | Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh | 15 | R Keel |
10:00 | Feeding low over GP. | |||
06/04/21 | Swallow | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 5 | K P Duncan |
21:35 | ||||
06/04/21 | Swallow | Theale Lakes Business Park | 2 | M Terry |
12:32 | Over >N. | |||
06/04/21 | Swallow | Crookham Common | 1 | R Keel |
09:48 | Over N. SU513645. Please keep to the main paths. | |||
05/04/21 | Swallow | Padworth Lane GP | 10 | K E Moore |
13:30 | approx. | |||
05/04/21 | Swallow | Hyde Farm, Pinkneys Green | 2 | B Crathorne |
14:00 | ||||
05/04/21 | Swallow | Little John's Farm | 1 | S A Graham |
14:35 | Cow lane: struggling N. over the Thames. | |||
05/04/21 | Swallow | Lower Farm GP | 35 | I Quelch |
11:30 | Sitting on overhead cable in field behind car park. | |||
05/04/21 | Swallow | Inkpen Hill | 1 | J Hale |
07:30 | Flying east on the north side of the hill. | |||
04/04/21 | Swallow | Fobney Meadow | 3 | R C Price |
15:00 | Flying west behind marsh. | |||
05/04/21 | Swallow | Lower Farm GP | 6 | R Keel |
09:30 | ||||
04/04/21 | Swallow | Streatley | 2 | N J Bucknell |
09:40 | apparently taking up territory at the stables near Thurle Grange. | |||
04/04/21 | Swallow | Emmer Green | 2 | A B Tomczynski |
10:00 | Circled over garden chasing each other. Heard later. Local breeders at nearby stables returning. Arrived on 7th last year. Male Siskin back again having not been seen for days. | |||
03/04/21 | Swallow | Woolhampton GPs | 4 | M J Dear |
16:04 | ||||
03/04/21 | Swallow | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
11:30 | flying north up the Thames. | |||
03/04/21 | Swallow | Lower Farm GP | 3 | M J Dear |
09:00 | ||||
03/04/21 | Swallow | Padworth Lane GP | 30 | P Hickman |
09:20 | At least thirty over the gravel pits. | |||
03/04/21 | Swallow | Searle's Farm Lane GP (S), Burghfield GPs | 1 | M F Walford |
03/04/21 | Swallow | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 3 | R Crawford |
07:45 | ||||
02/04/21 | Swallow | Arborfield | 3 | R Keel |
16:30 | Over N singing. | |||
02/04/21 | Swallow | Fleethill Farm | 4 | P Bright-Thomas |
17:30 | Over southern pools. Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
02/04/21 | Swallow | Farley Hill | 1 | P Bright-Thomas |
16:45 | ||||
02/04/21 | Swallow | Newland Farm, Charvil | 1 | M J Hubbard |
14:59 | ||||
02/04/21 | Swallow | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 1 | D Massie |
14:00 | Flying north. | |||
02/04/21 | Swallow | Aston | 1 | S K Proddow |
13:00 | By the lock. | |||
01/04/21 | Swallow | Combe Gibbet | 1 | C McEwan |
15:55 | 1. Heading north. SU3662. | |||
01/04/21 | Swallow | Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | P Bright-Thomas |
18:45 | Over SE end of BSL. | |||
01/04/21 | Swallow | Fleethill Farm | 20 | J C Morgan |
10:00 | All sightings with RD. Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
01/04/21 | Swallow | Moss End | 1 | L R Blundell |
11:41 | Heading north towards Maidenhead. | |||
01/04/21 | Swallow | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
11:55 | flying north up the Thames, north of village, also 2 at Moulsford (Oxon) at 11-15. | |||
31/03/21 | Swallow | Shurlock Row | 1 | R Alliss |
20:11 | Circling over the village twice this afternoon. | |||
30/03/21 | Swallow | Taylormade Stables | 2 | M Copland |
15:00 | Inspecting loose box sites with existing nests. SU889843. | |||
30/03/21 | Swallow | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | T Callister |
15:00 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
29/03/21 | Swallow | Lower Farm GP | 1 | D Andrews |
14:33 | ||||
29/03/21 | Swallow | High Wood, Earley | 1 | D Tainton |
13:00 | ||||
29/03/21 | Swallow | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
07:36 | Feeding briefly with Sand Martin out of the wind under trees along South edge of Lavell's. | |||
28/03/21 | Swallow | Newbury | 1 | A E Hickman |
18:15 | Near Northcroft park. SU461673. |