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30/12/22SparrowhawkMain Pit, Theale GPs1S A Graham
13:30
f. Perched on branch over the entrance gate to the sailing club.  
29/12/22SparrowhawkSwallowfield Park1J T Taylor
 
27/12/22SparrowhawkTilehurst1G Sumner
11:21
f. Put up all the local pigeons then went into dive . SU661743.  
26/12/22SparrowhawkEast Garston Down1A B Merrick
13:45
Singles noted on four occasions, one watched fly low and slow over crop field in almost Harrier-like flight. Also, Kestrel and lots of Buzzards and Red Kites.  
25/12/22SparrowhawkBracknell1S C Rider
10:15
fem. Flying through garden.  
21/12/22SparrowhawkPark Farm, Cookham Dean1B D Clews
11:00
female, swooped onto tit feeder but missed.  
13/12/22SparrowhawkMortimer1P Driver
11:25
f. Over St Mary's churchyard.  
07/12/22SparrowhawkCookham Rise1B D Clews
09:00
Just missed the House Sparrows as it swooped thought our Broomhill Garden. SU881847.  
07/12/22SparrowhawkLower Henwick Farm1M Stuttard
10:30
 
06/12/22SparrowhawkEnglefield1P Driver
11:55
f. Flying along the track opp. Milehouse Farm.  
02/12/22SparrowhawkWhiteknights Lake, Reading1P Gipson
16:04
m.  
02/12/22SparrowhawkStreatley1N J Bucknell
14:20
male. at Streatley STW.  
30/11/22SparrowhawkWhiteknights Park, Reading1S Lynch
16:00
m.  
29/11/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
12:30
 
27/11/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
14:10
Male.  
26/11/22SparrowhawkWhiteknights Lake, Reading1P Gipson
16:03
 
24/11/22SparrowhawkBracknell1S C Rider
12:30
fem. SU858717.  
24/11/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1S Huggins
11:38
Off over waterworks.  
22/11/22SparrowhawkLower Farm GP1M Stuttard
11:00
Put up all the Lapwings.  
19/11/22SparrowhawkHolyport1S C Rider
10:15
fem. Pursuing a Magpie. SU890767.  
20/11/22SparrowhawkOckwells Park, Cox Green1N Bell
09:01
SU879785.  
19/11/22SparrowhawkKintbury1J Lerpiniere
14:26
male. Darted across road.  
17/11/22SparrowhawkStreatley1N J Bucknell
15:45
fem. near Cleeve Lock.  
17/11/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
10:30
m.  
16/11/22Sparrowhawkmy garden islet Road Maidenhead1D Fuller
18:14
ad fem. seen from my garden an adult female landed in Lime Tree in my road and flew of after two minute s hunting. SU900833.  
14/11/22SparrowhawkCookham Rise1B D Clews
14:00
female arrived and hid in hedge for about 15 minutes and when House Sparrows had thought it had gone, leapt out and grabbed one from the feeders. Is this a measure of the attention span of a typical passarine one wonders?  
13/11/22SparrowhawkBoxford1B Lyle
11:12
f.  
13/11/22SparrowhawkTilehurst1J Lerpiniere
14:43
fem. Plucking pigeon in garden. SU665742.  
12/11/22SparrowhawkHolyport1S K Proddow
11:00
f. Flying over junction 8/9. SK936880.  
12/11/22SparrowhawkWokingham1P O'Neill
14:30
Drifting over high above Rose Street.  
11/11/22SparrowhawkNewbury BT Exchange1K G White
10:30
male. circled high over Newbury BT, drifting N.E., completely ignored by adult male B69 sat on a BT window ledge. SU472670.  
10/11/22SparrowhawkHolyport1S K Proddow
10:30
m. Through garden.  
08/11/22SparrowhawkEarley1S Lynch
13:30
m. Landed briefly by my garden bird feeders. SU736708.  
05/11/22SparrowhawkSwallowfield Church1J T Taylor
 
04/11/22SparrowhawkFleethill Farm1J D Savage
12:50
fem. East end of site. Private site, view only from footpath.  
03/11/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
11:30
Male.  
03/11/22SparrowhawkEnglefield1P Driver
11:31
f. Perched beside the track to the airstrip.  
31/10/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
13:00
Male. Flying from nr. pylon 3 to west end of footpath 7.  
30/10/22SparrowhawkCookham Rise1B D Clews
12:30
Flashed through our garden but missed everything!  
30/10/22SparrowhawkStreatley1N J Bucknell
14:45
over Thames, north of village.  
27/10/22SparrowhawkReading1R C Price
08:30
Male chased NW over South Street by a Crow.  
25/10/22SparrowhawkWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
08:00
Low through garden.  
24/10/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
10:45
Female. Quite a large one.  
31/07/22SparrowhawkColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes1K P Duncan
 
21/10/22SparrowhawkTilehurst1J Lerpiniere
11:38
fem. Sitting on garden fence. SU665742.  
19/10/22SparrowhawkThatcham1R Keel
09:25
fem. Over garden. SU503674.  
17/10/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
11:00
 
15/10/22SparrowhawkEarley1S Lynch
15:45
m. SU736708.  
13/10/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1S Robertson
13:14
 
08/10/22SparrowhawkTheale1G Sumner
15:50
m. Circling over Woodfield Way. SU644716.  
07/10/22SparrowhawkLower Earley1D J Mills
10:50
being annoyed in flight by a few local sparrows - presumed Male.  
06/10/22SparrowhawkWhiteknights Park, Reading1S Lynch
15:45
f. Seen by reading enterprise centre.  
05/10/22Sparrowhawkmy garden Islet Road Maidenhead1D Fuller
18:36
fem. feeding on white dove and watched it for 10 minutes plucking away there are two other white doves so will it be back tomorrow. SU900833.  
04/10/22SparrowhawkTilehurst1J Lerpiniere
10:21
fem. Flying over chased by six small birds. SU665741.  
02/10/22SparrowhawkCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
15:35
fem. at foot of hill on Ridgeway near old railway bridge.  
29/09/22SparrowhawkHermitage1B Lyle
10:56
m. along B4009 by pub.  
29/09/22SparrowhawkReading1S A Graham
17:20
Stirring up the pigeons in front of the Broad Street Mall.  
28/09/22SparrowhawkWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
07:55
Low over house.  
27/09/22SparrowhawkCookham Rise1B D Clews
12:00
female arrived and hid in a tree in our Broomhill garden for several minutes. A House Sparrow later flew directly at the spot she was hiding, but she still missed her meal!  
27/09/22SparrowhawkNewbury BT Exchange1K G White
07:05
fem. passed over treetops next to BT. SU473669.  
26/09/22SparrowhawkSandhurst1R J Godden
12:15
f. Plucking a Woodpigeon that it had just caught in my front garden before flying off with it.  
24/09/22SparrowhawkNorth Ascot Garden1I R Oldcorn
16:50
male. Sitting on top of bird house! SU917699.  
20/09/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
15:00
Juv. male . Chasing/being chased by Jays.  
19/09/22SparrowhawkReading1S A Graham
14:30
Lundy lane: went over being shadowed by a small flock of Starlings.  
19/09/22SparrowhawkWindsor Great Park1D Cleal
16:00
fem. Circling over the Long Walk just as the Queens Hearst had passed. An avion farewell.  
18/09/22SparrowhawkWigmoreash Pond, Inkpen Hill1S A Graham
09:46
Low over the sheep paddock.  
14/09/22SparrowhawkStreatley1N J Bucknell
10:25
fem. at Streatley Farm.  
13/09/22SparrowhawkEast Fen, Moor Green Lakes1R J Godden
10:00
f. Please only view from the public bridleway.  
12/09/22SparrowhawkThames Valley Business Park2S Hughes
15:15
m/f. Being mobed by house martins.  
12/09/22SparrowhawkCox Green, Maidenhead1B D Clews
09:00
eating Woodpigeon in garden, per Judith Sugden.  
11/09/22SparrowhawkCharvil Meadows1J T Taylor
 
09/09/22SparrowhawkCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
11:00
fem. over bridge on Ridgeway over old railway line.  
04/09/22SparrowhawkSwallowfield Park1J T Taylor
 
04/09/22SparrowhawkBoyn Hill1B Crathorne
14:26
fem. Bathing in garden pond for at least 5 mins!  
03/09/22SparrowhawkShaw, Newbury1N Cleere
15:15
m. Also a Clouded Yellow butterfly flew through garden. My second of the autumn here.  
01/09/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow2R C Price
14:50
2 play fighting in the air near pylon 4. One very slightly larger than the other. Probably ad. and juv. males.  
02/09/22SparrowhawkThree Mile Cross1R C Price
20:00
Male . Took a Swallow at the roost site. Flew in low and grabbed just above the reeds.  
01/09/22SparrowhawkEmmer Green1T Pointer
08:09
not sure. Sparrowhawk sitting in dead tree back garden for 30 mins and counting. SU717771.  
31/08/22SparrowhawkFobney Island1S Robertson
08:36
Flew into flock of Swallows.  
30/08/22SparrowhawkWhiteknights Lake, Reading1S Lynch
17:35
f. over main lake.  
30/08/22SparrowhawkLower Earley1D J Mills
17:05
fem. Flying level above road then steep dive at 45 deg towards gardens then lost below trees - unable to see prey or outcome.  
27/08/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
16:00
 
26/08/22SparrowhawkEast Fen, Moor Green Lakes1M J Hubbard
18:11
Low pass along far bank along tree line. SU803624. Please only view from the public bridleway.  
23/08/22SparrowhawkTilehurst1J Lerpiniere
08:46
Over, chased by crow. SU665742.  
22/08/22SparrowhawkEast Fen, Moor Green Lakes1M J Hubbard
17:20
SU803624. Please only view from the public bridleway.  
21/08/22SparrowhawkWokingham1S Stevenson
07:22
Soaring over Denmark St car park. SU809684.  
20/08/22SparrowhawkMain Pit, Theale GPs1A B Tomczynski
11:00
Large juvenile chased across lake by a Lapwing then a Common tern before landing in tree on oystercatcher island.  
20/08/22SparrowhawkHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1R Holder
10:38
 
19/08/22SparrowhawkCookham Rise1B D Clews
12:00
male took House Sparrow fledgling in garden, per Derek Fry.  
15/08/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
11:41
 
11/08/22SparrowhawkFobney Island1S Lynch
08:45
 
26/07/22SparrowhawkWhiteknights Park, Reading1S Lynch
14:30
Juvenile begging call. At least 1. In woods adjacent to wilderness road.  
09/08/22SparrowhawkThames Valley Business Park1M J Mitchell
08:11
f.  
08/08/22SparrowhawkCompton Downs1N J Bucknell
09:40
fem. west of Ridgeway at top of hill.  
28/07/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
15:15
Male.  
24/07/22SparrowhawkTilehurst1G Sumner
16:23
m. Mobbed by 2 Carrion Crows.  
23/07/22SparrowhawkStreatley Warren1N J Bucknell
11:45
fem. flying north across Ridgeway.  
23/07/22SparrowhawkPangbourne1D B Marsh
14:05
male. Sat on garden fence eyeing bird bath.  
15/07/22SparrowhawkWokingham1S Stevenson
21:00
Bothering the large flock of jackdaws always seen over the former ridign stables at this time of the evening. SU810675.  
13/07/22SparrowhawkLower Caversham1R Sajdak
08:09
male. Hunting over my garden.  
12/07/22SparrowhawkAshampstead1B Lyle
11:37
f. Hartridge farm.  
11/07/22SparrowhawkHyde Farm, Pinkneys Green1B Crathorne
11:00
 
10/07/22SparrowhawkBoyn Hill1B Crathorne
19:00
Soaring over our garden.  
09/07/22SparrowhawkUpper Bucklebury1B Lyle
19:05
f. perched next to the usual R Kite.  
26/06/22SparrowhawkNew Town, Reading1S Hughes
13:15
Mobbed by gulls.  
17/06/22SparrowhawkMaidenhead1B Crathorne
13:30
Golf course.  
07/06/22SparrowhawkRiver Thames Meadows at Purley1M J Smith
21:00
male. Hunting low over new fish pass Mapledurham lock.  
03/06/22SparrowhawkStreatley1N J Bucknell
10:25
fem. low over the Thames north of village.  
24/05/22SparrowhawkWishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest2M J Hubbard
18:11
Male soaring, female on a low trajectory into trees. SU875626.  
21/05/22SparrowhawkDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1K P Duncan
 
17/05/22SparrowhawkTilehurst1G Sumner
16:44
m. Soaring over Dark Lane.  
13/05/22SparrowhawkLower Earley1D J Mills
11:35
fem. flew out from hedge tree whilst watching Swifts.  
12/05/22SparrowhawkAshmore Green1M Stuttard
09:00
In trees at bottom of garden.  
11/05/22SparrowhawkArborfield Garrison1M Scarlett
20:29
Took a small bird from a tree at the front of my house.  
10/05/22SparrowhawkGreen Park1S Robertson
11:23
Being mobbed by a crow then flew over my office.  
08/05/22SparrowhawkJubilee River1B D Clews
11:50
per Alex Hughes.  
06/05/22SparrowhawkTilehurst2G Sumner
14:19
m&f. Male calling to female in flight .  
04/05/22SparrowhawkWraysbury GPs1S Neal
11:28
 
03/05/22SparrowhawkWigmore Lane GP, Theale GPs2J Lerpiniere
09:02
One landed on angler's pole then followed another that flew by.  
03/05/22SparrowhawkSulhamstead Abbots1R C Watts
16:45
 
30/04/22SparrowhawkFleethill Farm1J D Savage
13:15
male. Private site, view only from footpath.  
30/04/22SparrowhawkFurze Platt1B Reeve
13:47
Had captured and killed a sparrow in my garden.  
28/04/22SparrowhawkWarfield2R Parsons
10:30
 
21/04/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
12:30
Imm. Hunting a Stonechat over the field west of marsh. Nearly caught it.  
21/04/22SparrowhawkArborfield Garrison1M Scarlett
12:16
High over my garden.  
18/04/22SparrowhawkNorth Ascot1S D Abbott
17:00
Over treetops along Sandy Lane. SU905697.  
18/04/22SparrowhawkWhiteknights Park, Reading1S Lynch
12:00
m. Sat in top of tree preening for 45 mins.  
18/04/22SparrowhawkNewbury BT Exchange1K G White
07:25
m. In trees next to BT, being mobbed by Pied Wag. Now perched in top of roundabout trees between BT and Police Station . SU474669. SU473668.  
18/04/22SparrowhawkNewbury BT Exchange1K G White
07:56
m. The adult male seen a few moments ago has now just flown off with a catch into King St back gardens. SU473669.  
18/04/22SparrowhawkNewbury BT Exchange1K G White
06:20
fem. high flyover BT. Mrs N in top girder not concerned. SU473669.  
16/04/22SparrowhawkWelford1J Lerpiniere
18:24
SU432748.  
16/04/22SparrowhawkTilehurst1G Sumner
16:44
male. Soaring. SU660746.  
12/04/22SparrowhawkNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1R Dawson
12:15
m. Landed at W end. Mobbed by Lapwings and flew off W about 15 mins later . Please only view from the public footpath.  
12/04/22SparrowhawkSulhamstead1P Driver
13:10
f. Took one of the feral pigeons at Milehouse Farm.  
10/04/22SparrowhawkTilehurst1J Lerpiniere
10:25
male. Circling low over garden. SU665742.  
09/04/22SparrowhawkWhiteknights Park, Reading2S Lynch
08:45
1m 1f. Over AMS building.  
29/03/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
12:30
fem. Flying west over marsh.  
26/03/22SparrowhawkSwinley Forest2C Sawdy
11:00
Displaying. SU866653.  
26/03/22SparrowhawkWinterbourne1B Lyle
15:30
m. followed it in my car for 200 mtrs as it flew along road at a height of 2 feet.  
26/03/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1S A Graham
14:30
m. In dispaly, didn't see the female rpt at the same time.  
25/03/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
13:45
Female. Hunting over marsh. Near misses with Teal and Lapwing.  
25/03/22SparrowhawkEton Wick1K Rhodes
11:18
f. Took a starling from the feeders , plucked and eaten leaving a few feathers and a beak.  
23/03/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow2R C Price
11:00
Male and female separately.  
23/03/22SparrowhawkEmmbrook1P O'Neill
15:30
Being hassled by a brave Pied wagtail. SU803700.  
23/03/22SparrowhawkMaidenhead1B Crathorne
15:30
Over the golf course.  
21/03/22SparrowhawkThames Valley Business Park1M J Mitchell
07:45
 
21/03/22SparrowhawkEmmbrook1P O'Neill
08:30
Flying S>N over Queens Road.  
20/03/22SparrowhawkWildmoor Heath Nature Reserve1S Robertson
16:27
Soaring over being mobbed by a crow.  
20/03/22SparrowhawkReading1R C Price
08:56
Soaring high over Duke Street.  
18/03/22SparrowhawkReading1S Hughes
10:05
Over Cemetery Junction.  
17/03/22SparrowhawkEast Garston Down1D Cleal
12:00
fem. Top of School Lane, chasing a Skylark, then being mobbed by Rooks.  
17/03/22SparrowhawkLower Earley1S Hughes
15:30
 
17/03/22SparrowhawkLower Farm GP1M Stuttard
17:15
m. Alighted in Oak tree just as I was leaving the car park.  
17/03/22SparrowhawkGreen Park1S Robertson
10:34
Soaring over head.  
13/03/22SparrowhawkWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
18:00
Low over garden.  
13/03/22SparrowhawkStreatley1N J Bucknell
14:00
fem. at Cleeve Court.  
05/03/22SparrowhawkBurchett's Green1B D Clews
09:25
male. on garden fence, per Sharon Green. SU840815.  
11/03/22SparrowhawkStreatley1N J Bucknell
09:30
fem. over Streatley STW.  
06/03/22SparrowhawkBasingstoke Road1P Balasubramanian
16:00
m. On the black poplar tree behind the house. SU717711.  
05/03/22SparrowhawkOckwells Park, Cox Green1N Bell
08:25
male. Hunting in back garden. SU876791.  
05/03/22SparrowhawkCookham Rise1B D Clews
09:00
very scruffy male photographed in Whyteladyes Lane by Christine Doyle.  
05/03/22SparrowhawkCox Green, Maidenhead1B D Clews
09:00
Male photographed on Cox Green patio, per Nick Bell.  
05/03/22SparrowhawkCookham Rise1B D Clews
11:40
large female in unsuccessful dive at feeders. Sparrows still in hiding 25 minutes afterwards. .  
04/03/22SparrowhawkSandhurst1R J Godden
10:00
m. Flew rapidly through garden.  
01/03/22SparrowhawkMoss End1L R Blundell
16:50
Flew past my ear while filling bird feeders.  
28/02/22SparrowhawkPadworth Lane GP1K E Moore
13:30
male.  
27/02/22SparrowhawkStreatley1N J Bucknell
16:45
fem. flying south towards Swan Hotel over water east of STW.  
27/02/22SparrowhawkHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1C McEwan
14:30
Soaring above the feeding station. SU6469.  
26/02/22SparrowhawkSwallowfield Park1J T Taylor
17:48
 
25/02/22SparrowhawkStreatley1N J Bucknell
14:15
fem. flying across Thames near Cleeve Lock.  
22/02/22SparrowhawkPurley on Thames, Reading1D Massie
09:30
f.  
22/02/22SparrowhawkColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes1M Kalveitis
16:37
Flew low past hide.  
16/02/22SparrowhawkTilehurst1J Lerpiniere
09:59
male. Chased sparrow around garden. SU665742.  
14/02/22SparrowhawkStreatley1N J Bucknell
15:30
fem. circling high over with 10 Red Kites, then descending.  
14/02/22SparrowhawkLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R Marsh
09:50
f. Photo uploaded.  
13/02/22SparrowhawkWellington College1D Sussex
07:03
f.  
13/02/22SparrowhawkStreatley1N J Bucknell
10:15
male. at Recreation ground.  
12/02/22SparrowhawkMortimer1P Driver
16:15
f.  
11/02/22SparrowhawkTilehurst1M J Smith
14:25
fem. Flying at head height along Thames path behind Tilehurst station.  
11/02/22SparrowhawkStreatley1N J Bucknell
11:30
fem. sharing a thermal with a Buzzard over Cleeve Court.  
11/02/22SparrowhawkShurlock Row1R Alliss
11:10
f. Failed attempt at our feeders.  
10/02/22SparrowhawkHosehill Lake, Theale GPs1B Crathorne
14:00
 
08/02/22SparrowhawkManders Lane Furze Platt1D Fuller
20:09
ad fem. hunting over fields north of north of Manders lane Also circa 20 Linnet feeding on Sunflower heads. SU876835.  
08/02/22SparrowhawkBattlemead Common1D Fuller
20:07
ad fem. hunting over East field. SU904840.  
08/02/22SparrowhawkCookham Rise1B D Clews
16:15
female swooped on Broomhill House Sparrows but no success, per Hazel Clews.  
04/02/22SparrowhawkCox Green, Maidenhead1N Bell
15:50
fem. Attempted to catch woodpigeon in our back garden. The woodpigeon escaped. SU876791.  
05/02/22SparrowhawkGreenham Common1N Truby
10:28
Male. Please keep to the main paths.  
05/02/22SparrowhawkMill Pond, Bracknell1K P Duncan
 
05/02/22SparrowhawkBury Down1R J Godden
15:30
m. Flying low and very slowly like a harrier, helped by the strong wind.  
04/02/22SparrowhawkWhiteknights Lake, Reading1S Lynch
10:30
Over middle lake.  
03/02/22SparrowhawkStreatley1N J Bucknell
10:15
male. taking something (victim not seen) in vegetation behind our house at Cleeve Court.  
02/02/22SparrowhawkNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1R J Godden
11:00
Please only view from the public footpath.  
29/01/22SparrowhawkUpper Basildon1N J Bucknell
16:25
male. at Lower Bowden. No sign of Bramblings today.  
29/01/22SparrowhawkEmmer Green1T Pointer
10:31
Back garden. SU717771.  
27/01/22SparrowhawkStreatley1N J Bucknell
13:15
fem. at Cleeve Court.  
27/01/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
13:30
Female. Hunting along tree line at back of marsh.  
27/01/22SparrowhawkShurlock Row1R Alliss
14:36
female making 2 unsuccessful attacks on our feeders.  
24/01/22SparrowhawkPaices Wood1J Lerpiniere
15:16
SU583635.  
23/01/22SparrowhawkBury Down1P Driver
15:00
f. On NDOC walk.  
20/01/22SparrowhawkFobney Meadow1R C Price
09:45
f. In trees south side of dsmntld rlwy.  

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