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

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
27/12/21	Tawny Owl	Cookham Dean	1	B D Clews
16:00	on the gate of Harwood Acre, Spring Lane, per Adrian Doble. SU870845.
26/12/21	Tawny Owl	Thatcham Marsh	1	M J Dear
16:29
23/12/21	Tawny Owl	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
17:39	very noisy just above my head.
23/12/21	Tawny Owl	Cookham Dean	1	B D Clews
16:15	Male calling several evenings in Cookham Dean common garden, per Nick Papillon. SU861842.
23/12/21	Tawny Owl	Maidenhead	1	B D Clews
16:15	male calling several nights in a row, Gringer Hill, per Brendan King (Same bird as Switchback bird?). SU883818.
23/12/21	Tawny Owl	Maidenhead	1	B D Clews
16:15	male hooting several mornings this week, North Town garden, per Pete Storr. Same bird as Gringer Hill and Switchback bird? SU807824.
23/12/21	Tawny Owl	Maidenhead	1	B D Clews
16:15	male calling, Switchback Road South, per Andrew Matthews. SU880820.
22/12/21	Tawny Owl	Islet Road, Maidenhead	1	D Fuller
16:06	fem. Calling for the last three evenings at about 20.20 onwards. SU900823.
21/12/21	Tawny Owl	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	E Charlson
13:10	Roosting together in ivy-covered tree.
20/12/21	Tawny Owl	Lower Caversham	1	R Sajdak
02:50	Perched on my tv aerial hooting for few minutes.
17/12/21	Tawny Owl	Bowdown Woods Nature Reserve	1	A B Merrick
16:30	m. Calling.
15/12/21	Tawny Owl	Lower Caversham	2	R Sajdak
02:58	Hooting in my garden had to get up and see it which l did another one was answering it few gardens away.
13/12/21	Tawny Owl	Swallowfield Church	1	J T Taylor

05/12/21	Tawny Owl	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	P Bright-Thomas
16:20	Heard from trees by Blackwater.
29/11/21	Tawny Owl	Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
11:25	Usual place in the ivy but hard to see.
26/11/21	Tawny Owl	Thatcham Marsh	1	R Keel
16:48	Heard only. SU499670.
24/11/21	Tawny Owl	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
09:30	Almost invisible in ivy-covered tree on edge of Grove Lake.
15/11/21	Tawny Owl	Reading	1	R Righelato
20:25	Calling in my garden (Hamilton Road). SU733726.
15/11/21	Tawny Owl	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
19:12	heard only.
15/11/21	Tawny Owl	Islet Road, Maidenhead	1	D Fuller
10:15	fem. outside my house and picked up by call as female and then seen well in Lime Tree for some 10 miutes. SU900833.
05/11/21	Tawny Owl	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	J Carson
08:36	In hole in big tree other side of Blackwater, practically opposite ivy tree previously in next to lake. Was prominent, but then climbed back down out of view.
28/10/21	Tawny Owl	Woose Hill	1	E Napper
03:30	Heard Calling.
24/10/21	Tawny Owl	Cookham Rise	2	B D Clews
06:30	Calling in High Road, per Derek Fry.
16/10/21	Tawny Owl	Battlemead Common	1	B D Clews
12:49	Sitting near footpath in leafless bush seemingly unconcerned at passers-by. Poss same individual that did the same through spring and seen by many walkers.
15/10/21	Tawny Owl	Fobney Meadow	1	A V Lawson
08:00
10/10/21	Tawny Owl	Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead	1	B D Clews
19:00	Calling, per Jo Taylor, during dog walking.
03/10/21	Tawny Owl	Keep Hatch	1	P Bright-Thomas
19:05	Crossed A329(M) W->E just before Wokingham exit; second motorway Tawny Owl in 10 minutes (other just E of M4 J10).
03/10/21	Tawny Owl	M4 J10	1	P Bright-Thomas
19:00	Crossed from N to S in the wooded section 2ml E of J10.
30/09/21	Tawny Owl	Fobney Meadow	1	A V Lawson
10:00
01/10/21	Tawny Owl	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Dawson
12:12	Showing well in the ivy-clad tree on S bank of the lake.
26/09/21	Tawny Owl	Swallowfield Park	1	J T Taylor

26/09/21	Tawny Owl	Woose Hill	1	E Napper
01:50	fem. Calling from neighbours garden.
24/09/21	Tawny Owl	Fobney Meadow	1	A V Lawson
10:00
22/09/21	Tawny Owl	Fobney Meadow	1	A V Lawson
09:00
17/09/21	Tawny Owl	Sulhamstead	2	P Hickman
23:50	One calling from neighbours oak tree and one near Shortheath Lane.
09/09/21	Tawny Owl	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
23:22	possibly 2 .Heard only.
07/09/21	Tawny Owl	Peckmoor Copse, Greenham Common	1	M J Dear
20:07
07/09/21	Tawny Owl	Bracknell	1	S Robertson
20:30	Calling from trees in back garden.
02/09/21	Tawny Owl	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	A B Merrick
20:15	m. calling from vicinity of Warbler pylon.
26/08/21	Tawny Owl	Sulhamstead	1	P Hickman
21:15	m. Calling from neighbours garden.
23/08/21	Tawny Owl	Holyport	2	S K Proddow
04:30	pair. Calling to each other.
22/08/21	Tawny Owl	Upper Bucklebury	2	B Lyle
23:16	heard only.
22/08/21	Tawny Owl	Roundoak Piece	1	P Hickman
20:44	juv. West of the Oval pond. Probably two birds,.
10/08/21	Tawny Owl	Fobney Meadow	1	A V Lawson
10:00
15/08/21	Tawny Owl	My garden Islet Road maidenhead	2	D Fuller
12:14	both male. Two calling in the large trees at the bottom of my garden at 10.00 hours last evening first this year. SU900833.
15/08/21	Tawny Owl	Woose Hill	1	E Napper
04:30	fem. Calling.
13/08/21	Tawny Owl	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
21:00	heard only, possibly 2.
13/08/21	Tawny Owl	Finchampstead	1	E Charlson
04:35	m. Calling near California crossroads. SU805649.
09/08/21	Tawny Owl	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
23:18	heard only.
11/08/21	Tawny Owl	Ufton Nervet	1	L Ellams
21:03	Calling, near Green Lane, very close, but unable to spot.
07/08/21	Tawny Owl	Tilehurst	1	R Crawford
04:33	Calling, in my garden.
04/08/21	Tawny Owl	Ufton Nervet	1	P Hickman
21:16	m. Calling in direction of the Oval Pond.
04/08/21	Tawny Owl	Ufton Nervet	1	P Hickman
21:16	m. Calling in direction of the Oval Pond.
23/07/21	Tawny Owl	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	P Gipson
21:46	Heard.
21/07/21	Tawny Owl	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
01:10	Lots of screeching and possibly a second bird along Sandy Lane. SU905697.
21/07/21	Tawny Owl	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
01:40	weird cacophony of squeaks, whistles, groans before it hit some sounds I recognised. Young bird maybe?
19/07/21	Tawny Owl	Emmer Green	2	R Dryden
22:00	juv. At least two youngsters in the grounds of the scout hut off Jefferson Close.
20/07/21	Tawny Owl	Tilehurst	1	R Crawford
03:30	Again, calling from large oak in neighbour's garden; small compensation for being unable to sleep.
19/07/21	Tawny Owl	Tilehurst	2	R Crawford
22:10	Calling to each other in large oak tree in neighbour's garden.
20/07/21	Tawny Owl	Lower Caversham	1	R Sajdak
04:57	Back in my garden after few months absence wonderful.
18/07/21	Tawny Owl	Tilehurst	1	R Crawford
22:40	Calling in neighbour's garden.
17/07/21	Tawny Owl	Twyford	1	J C Morgan
00:46	m. calling in distance.
28/06/21	Tawny Owl	Twyford	1	J C Morgan
22:49	calling fairly closeby.
28/06/21	Tawny Owl	Greenham Common	1	A E Hickman
	chick. One heard calling from the copse next to the Pyle Hill car park at dusk on Saturday 26 June. SU482652. Please keep to the main paths.
23/06/21	Tawny Owl	Twyford	1	J C Morgan
00:06	m. Heard hooting closeby.
19/06/21	Tawny Owl	Upper Bucklebury	2	B Lyle
23:57	1 by cemetery, 1Turners green.
14/06/21	Tawny Owl	Ufton Nervet	1	P Hickman
21:58	Near Church Plantation.
06/06/21	Tawny Owl	Swinley Forest	3	D Sussex
22:00	juv heard near Mill Pond, adults heard E and W of Lower Star Post.
03/06/21	Tawny Owl	Wellington College	1	D Sussex
22:20	juv. Juv calling in woods behind Longdown Road/ Eagle House field.
03/06/21	Tawny Owl	Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve	1	D Sussex
22:10	calling.
31/05/21	Tawny Owl	Lower Caversham	1	S Wearing
23:15	Calling. SU727743.
29/05/21	Tawny Owl	Roundoak Piece	1	P Hickman
20:57	Calling east of the ‘enclosure’.
28/05/21	Tawny Owl	Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
20:35	Briff Lane.
27/05/21	Tawny Owl	Peckmoor Copse, Greenham Common	1	M J Dear
21:24	All with NAD.
14/05/21	Tawny Owl	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
22:02	m. Hooting regularly.
14/05/21	Tawny Owl	Crowthorne Wood	1	R J Godden
21:40	f. Heard calling from the Devil's Highway. SU851646.
14/05/21	Tawny Owl	Padworth Common	1	R Hanson
21:00	Heard only.
12/05/21	Tawny Owl	Ufton Nervet	1	P Hickman
21:13	Calling briefly from Poors Allotment area.
11/05/21	Tawny Owl	Bucklebury Common	3	R Crawford
04:20	Calling.
10/05/21	Tawny Owl	Roundoak Piece	1	P Hickman
21:09	Towards the Oval pond.
07/05/21	Tawny Owl	Ufton Nervet	1	R Crawford
04:15	Calling.
06/05/21	Tawny Owl	Whiteknights Park, Reading	4	P Gipson
	Two well-grown young at one site and two well-grown young at second site - only brief visits, so possibly more.
02/05/21	Tawny Owl	Swinley Park	1	S D Abbott
21:10	Calling. SU895681.
30/04/21	Tawny Owl	Woose Hill	2	P Bright-Thomas
23:30	pr. Male hooting again, after six weeks gap.
30/04/21	Tawny Owl	Englefield	1	R Crawford
06:30	Road casualty, dead on Bradfield Road.
18/04/21	Tawny Owl	Whiteknights Park, Reading	2	S Lynch
20:40	owlets. Begging calls heared. At least 2.
16/04/21	Tawny Owl	Ufton Court	1	P Hickman
11:55	Calling briefly from wood east of Ufton Court.
15/04/21	Tawny Owl	Holyport	1	S K Proddow
03:00	m. Calling Hearne Drive.
26/03/21	Tawny Owl	Whiteknights Park, Reading	5	P Gipson
19:00	1 ad, 4 young flying well.
23/03/21	Tawny Owl	Whiteknights Park, Reading	3	P Gipson
19:00	At least 3 young flying well in a spot I haven't seen them before, so possibly away from their nest-site.
23/03/21	Tawny Owl	Moss End	1	L R Blundell
11:30	Calling in neighbours garden.
22/03/21	Tawny Owl	Combe Wood	1	M J Dear
10:39
22/03/21	Tawny Owl	Fobney Meadow	1	A Absolom
13:29	Calling old rail track.
16/03/21	Tawny Owl	Woose Hill	2	P Bright-Thomas
00:06	m. Hooting from along Emm Brook.
10/03/21	Tawny Owl	Lower Caversham	1	R Sajdak
02:44	Flying round my garden first one this year after long waiting at last!
03/03/21	Tawny Owl	Heath Lake, Crowthorne	1	D Sussex
20:15
26/02/21	Tawny Owl	Farley Hill	1	A Booth
19:00	Heard calling near Bunglers Hill.
24/02/21	Tawny Owl	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	R J Godden
11:00	In usual tree on side of lake.
22/02/21	Tawny Owl	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
18:07
15/02/21	Tawny Owl	Cold Ash	1	R Rudgley
19:32	Heard.
12/02/21	Tawny Owl	Battlemead Common	1	B D Clews
11:15	Roosting in large bush, per Rob Acker and Fiona Hewer.
05/02/21	Tawny Owl	Pykes Farm,Forest Road, Wokingham	1	E Napper
00:30	fem. Calling at 00:30. SU802709.
31/01/21	Tawny Owl	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
21:25	Calling on Sandy Lane.
29/01/21	Tawny Owl	Pangbourne	1	A Taylor
19:00	m. Heard from garden, calling in trees near R. Pang by Thames Water site.
26/01/21	Tawny Owl	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
16:27
26/01/21	Tawny Owl	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
00:05	Calling on Sandy Lane.
24/01/21	Tawny Owl	Holyport	1	S K Proddow
19:48	Calling Hearne drive.
24/01/21	Tawny Owl	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
04:00	heard only.
19/01/21	Tawny Owl	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	2	R J Godden
10:00	In usual tree.
18/01/21	Tawny Owl	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
16:00	In usual tree.
16/01/21	Tawny Owl	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
03:05
15/01/21	Tawny Owl	Little Sandhurst, Sandhurst	2	D Sussex
17:15	hooting well again from large wooded gardens.
15/01/21	Tawny Owl	Moor Green Lakes	2	R J Godden
09:30	Two again together in ivy-covered tree on edge of Grove Lake, though the second is hardly visible when both are present. Later one had moved and was showing really well in dead tree on Hampshire side of river.
14/01/21	Tawny Owl	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
16:59
12/01/21	Tawny Owl	Moor Green Lakes	2	R J Godden
07:15	At 7:15 one flew from Hampshire and landed in an ivy covered tree beside riverside path by Grove Lake. It was still there on my return at 11am with a second greyer owl next to it but very hard to see in the ivy.
10/01/21	Tawny Owl	Bracknell	1	D A MacKenzie Dodds
22:33	m. Very vocal outside house tonight. Magpies royally errm "annoyed" with it and cackling loudly back.
09/01/21	Tawny Owl	Woose Hill	1	P Bright-Thomas
23:48	Very loud ker-wick calling.
04/01/21	Tawny Owl	Newbury	1	A E Hickman
	Male hooting west side Goldwell park last evening (3 Jan 2021). Heard on several previous occasions over last couple of weeks so on territory. SU463676.
02/01/21	Tawny Owl	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
00:15	Calling from Sandy Lane.
02/01/21	Tawny Owl	Upper Bucklebury	1	B Lyle
19:19
01/01/21	Tawny Owl	Fleethill Farm	3	R J Godden
07:30	2m, 1f. Heard in trees near Longwater Road. Private site, view only from footpath.
01/01/21	Tawny Owl	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R J Godden
07:30	m. Heard. Please only view from the public footpath.