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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
29/12/22BuzzardThames Valley Business Park1S Hughes
11:30
 
27/12/22BuzzardDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1B Crathorne
09:30
 
22/12/22BuzzardBattlemead Common1B D Clews
10:00
 
22/12/22BuzzardWhiteknights Park, Reading1S Lynch
10:00
 
20/12/22BuzzardOsmond's Pightle1M Stuttard
14:30
 
21/12/22BuzzardPark Farm, Cookham Dean1B D Clews
11:00
landed briefly in orchard.  
15/12/22BuzzardEmmer Green2T Pointer
14:56
Soaring up above a bunch of red kites over Highdown School. SU711764.  
12/12/22BuzzardBlack Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1P Scudamore
15:00
Flying low at gulls on ice, causing them to fly off, counted more than 600 Black-headed Gulls before it arrived.  
12/12/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1S Huggins
14:36
In big pine at back.  
11/12/22BuzzardEton Wick1B Crathorne
13:15
 
10/12/22BuzzardPark Farm, Cookham Dean1B Crathorne
14:00
 
10/12/22BuzzardOsmond's Pightle1M Stuttard
10:45
Sitting at top of Poplar overlooking the M4. SU487727.  
09/12/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1S Huggins
13:45
In tree near waterworks. Halfheartedly mobbed by solitary crow.  
09/12/22BuzzardYate's Copse1M Stuttard
10:00
SU490685.  
08/12/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2R C Price
14:45
 
07/12/22BuzzardAshmore Green2M Stuttard
10:30
 
05/12/22BuzzardMartin's Heron, Bracknell1S C Rider
07:45
SU900689.  
03/12/22BuzzardTilehurst1J Lerpiniere
12:04
BZ low over garden mobbed by crows, some of the kites showing interest. SU665742.  
30/11/22BuzzardLower Henwick Farm1M Stuttard
10:20
Sitting in a tree and reluctant to take flight as I approached, offering a good photo opportunity...  
29/11/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Price
12:30
 
28/11/22BuzzardBattlemead Common1B Reeve
14:25
 
28/11/22BuzzardEmmer Green1T Pointer
14:27
Seen from back garden soaring up. SU715771.  
27/11/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Price
14:10
 
26/11/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Price
15:30
 
26/11/22BuzzardWhiteknights Lake, Reading1S Lynch
08:45
 
24/11/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Price
12:00
"Hovering" into the wind.  
20/11/22BuzzardOckwells Park, Cox Green1N Bell
19:12
Sitting in a tree at Ockwell's Park. SU879786.  
19/11/22BuzzardWokingham1S Stevenson
07:31
Soaring over Langborough Rec. SU812681.  
18/11/22BuzzardLangley Mead1S Lynch
15:00
 
17/11/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Price
10:30
 
16/11/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1S Huggins
10:34
 
13/11/22BuzzardLower Earley1D J Mills
09:35
juv. flushed from ground cover in woods by Crescent Centre leaving over Police Station - 1st this year.  
10/11/22BuzzardBaughurst1K G White
11:30
Circling low over rooftops & gardens mobbed by 5 Red Kites. I think someone is feeding them in their gardens. SU580623.  
11/11/22BuzzardGreat Pond, Sunninghill CP2S C Rider
10:38
 
09/11/22BuzzardAscot Heath2S C Rider
13:00
 
03/11/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2R C Price
11:30
1 in pylon 2.  
03/11/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2A Absolom
14:31
 
02/11/22BuzzardAscot Heath1S C Rider
13:30
 
01/11/22BuzzardAscot Heath1S C Rider
12:25
 
31/10/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2R C Price
13:00
 
30/10/22BuzzardWoodley1S Scott
09:00
Took off from Reading Road allotments heading towards Bulmersh.  
29/10/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Price
10:38
In dead trees west of pylon 5.  
27/10/22BuzzardBattlemead Common1B D Clews
13:00
 
25/10/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2S Huggins
15:07
 
25/10/22BuzzardShurlock Row1R Alliss
10:33
 
24/10/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Price
10:45
 
23/10/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Price
14:00
 
22/10/22BuzzardSonning Meadows2S Lynch
15:00
 
22/10/22BuzzardColebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes1P J Craig
10:50
 
19/10/22BuzzardAscot Heath1S C Rider
13:30
 
18/10/22BuzzardAscot Heath1S C Rider
14:54
 
17/10/22BuzzardAscot Heath2S C Rider
13:00
 
17/10/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Price
11:00
 
17/10/22BuzzardRoyal Ascot Golf Club1I R Oldcorn
14:40
Gliding. SU926695.  
15/10/22BuzzardLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP1R C Watts
14:00
From new screen .  
13/10/22BuzzardCookham1B D Clews
15:00
Flew across Long Lane at bonnet height.  
12/10/22BuzzardSwallowfield Church2J T Taylor
 
11/10/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2R C Price
16:15
1 flew low over marsh and put up Lapwings and Snipe. Then 2 in pylon 2.  
11/10/22BuzzardAscot Heath2S C Rider
12:30
 
09/10/22BuzzardFobney Meadow3R C Price
12:22
 
02/10/22BuzzardTheale, A41M J Amphlett
15:00
Low over the traffic queuing to get around the M4 diversion! SU6471.  
30/09/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1S Lynch
09:30
 
28/09/22BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes2P J Craig
11:25
Circling over grey box. Please only view from the public footpath.  
27/09/22BuzzardNewbury BT Exchange1K G White
06:55
Passed low over BT Exchange. SU473669.  
25/09/22BuzzardRoyal Ascot Golf Club1I R Oldcorn
17:05
Circling. . SU926695.  
20/09/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2R C Price
15:00
 
20/09/22BuzzardAscot Heath2S C Rider
12:30
 
18/09/22BuzzardRoyal Ascot Golf Club1I R Oldcorn
14:55
SU927698.  
17/09/22BuzzardCookham Dean4B D Clews
14:00
together, including one (presumed male) performing 'helter skelter' display.  
17/09/22BuzzardLower Caversham3R Sajdak
11:20
Circling over my garden making bit of noise.  
16/09/22BuzzardWhiteknights Park, Reading1S Lynch
09:30
Landed in top of cedar, mobed by crows.  
14/09/22BuzzardCleeve Hill, Lambourn Woodlands2J Lerpiniere
19:46
Adult plus young? calling. SU335766.  
14/09/22BuzzardEmmer Green2T Pointer
14:30
Two large buzzards flying with kites above Highdown school playing fields. SU711763.  
10/09/22BuzzardNew Town, Reading6S Hughes
13:20
1 soaring on thermal then heading north - 5 circling together before drifting south and west.  
05/09/22BuzzardStrand Water, Cookham2B D Clews
12:00
Ads (scruffy plumage) soaring together just above tree-tops.  
01/09/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2R C Price
14:50
 
01/09/22BuzzardBracknell1S C Rider
08:30
Over Binfield Road.  
29/08/22BuzzardLower Farm GP1B Lyle
14:52
 
27/08/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Price
16:00
In Scot's Pine at back of marsh.  
27/08/22BuzzardThames Valley Business Park3S Hughes
11:30
with kites.  
27/08/22BuzzardChurn Farm (Oxon)1J T Taylor
17:31
Juvenile.  
24/08/22BuzzardEarley2S Lynch
12:00
Over heading west. SU736708.  
21/08/22BuzzardLeckhampstead1G Smeaton
18:21
SU427759.  
20/08/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2S Lynch
15:30
Soaring over meadow.  
15/08/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2R C Price
11:41
The newish noisy one that's white headed and white rumped, and one of the usual 2.  
12/08/22BuzzardLeckhampstead1G Smeaton
12:15
 
12/08/22BuzzardNorth Ascot1I R Oldcorn
11:55
Circling in cloudless sky before gliding off to west-north-west. SU926705.  
10/08/22BuzzardEarley3S Lynch
17:52
1 low 2 circling up high. SU737707.  
31/07/22BuzzardRoyal Ascot Golf Club1I R Oldcorn
15:10
Circling below low cloud. SU926695.  
28/07/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Price
15:15
In Scots Pine at back of marsh. Not one of the usual 2. Head mainly cream/white. Not seen it before. Perhaps a juv. ?  
28/07/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1S Lynch
09:18
 
27/07/22BuzzardCompton Downs1R C Watts
10:25
SU507820.  
20/07/22BuzzardUpper Bucklebury1B Lyle
11:07
buzzard landed on the Red Kites usual perch at the bottom of the garden and was vigorously chased off by kite. Blows were exchanged.  
10/07/22BuzzardEarley2S Lynch
13:00
Low over garden. SU737708.  
08/07/22BuzzardLower Earley1D J Mills
14:25
Dropping down & gliding over back garden Oak . less common these days.  
08/07/22BuzzardReading STW3S Lynch
10:30
Seen over foundry brook.  
05/07/22BuzzardWildmoor Heath Nature Reserve2B Crathorne
14:00
 
03/07/22BuzzardWaltham St Lawrence3B Crathorne
11:00
 
02/07/22BuzzardLower Caversham1R Sajdak
05:58
It landed on my back lawn for no reason it looked like juvenile plus I have well over 20 swifts circling over my road.  
01/07/22BuzzardHyde Farm, Pinkneys Green1B D Clews
11:00
Buzzard sp wing flap hovering (not just hanging on wind) about 20 times over various parts of cereal crop. Whilst generally dark under and over slightly raised wings in the glide, tail was notably pale (not white) above and below with possible dark tip. Seen at c500m with 10X bins only.  
27/06/22BuzzardRoyal Ascot Racecourse1I R Oldcorn
16:30
SU918690.  
26/06/22BuzzardChapel Green1S Stevenson
09:06
SU815675.  
22/06/22BuzzardStrand Water, Cookham2B D Clews
10:00
Presumed male performing roller-coaster display from on high, directly into a tree where second bird was calling.  
17/06/22BuzzardMaidenhead2B Crathorne
13:30
Golf course.  
13/06/22BuzzardGreen Park4S Robertson
11:18
Soaring high over.  
03/06/22BuzzardFurze Platt1A Horastead
09:07
 
28/05/22BuzzardRoyal ascot race course1I R Oldcorn
15:20
Circling below clouds then flying north. SU918690.  
18/05/22BuzzardTilehurst1G Sumner
18:11
Over Fairford Rd.  
13/05/22BuzzardNorth Ascot1I R Oldcorn
17:15
Drifting slowly northwards. SU913700.  
13/05/22BuzzardTilehurst1G Sumner
12:24
Heading west mobbed by crow. SU660746.  
12/05/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Price
19:30
 
13/05/22BuzzardLower Caversham1R Sajdak
05:01
Flying over my garden chased by two crows making lots of noise.  
08/05/22BuzzardCrookham Common2I Quelch
10:30
NDOC walk. Please keep to the main paths.  
06/05/22BuzzardNorth Ascot1I R Oldcorn
10:50
Circling slowly before drifting off to the north. SU918708.  
05/05/22BuzzardAscot Racecourse1I R Oldcorn
15:10
Soaring at height. SU918690.  
05/05/22BuzzardThames Valley Business Park1M J Mitchell
08:20
 
30/04/22BuzzardLea Farm Lake1J E Warren
pale phase. Pic on Berks Ornithological club Facebook page. SU781734.  
29/04/22BuzzardRoyal Ascot Golf Club2I R Oldcorn
11:15
Circling. SU926695.  
29/04/22BuzzardMay's Farm, Three Mile Cross1S Lynch
14:00
 
28/04/22BuzzardRiver kennet by Dewe Lane1P Balasubramanian
14:30
Soaring north of the river. SU669710.  
28/04/22BuzzardFobney Island1P Balasubramanian
13:15
soaring north of the river; appeared to be soaring in tandem with the kestrel.  
27/04/22BuzzardAscot Racecourse1I R Oldcorn
13:45
Soaring. SU918690.  
26/04/22BuzzardCookham Dean1B D Clews
11:00
Circling over Pigeonhouse Wood. SU868843.  
23/04/22BuzzardWraysbury GPs1S Neal
08:04
 
19/04/22BuzzardDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1B Crathorne
10:30
 
18/04/22BuzzardWhiteknights Park, Reading1S Hughes
15:30
In wilderness.  
17/04/22BuzzardGoring1R C Watts
11:10
SU579817.  
16/04/22BuzzardWidbrook Common1B D Clews
12:00
circling on East side of Widbrook Road.  
16/04/22BuzzardA33 roundabout at M41P Balasubramanian
14:30
Soaring south of M4. SU716687.  
15/04/22BuzzardMarsh Meadow, Cookham2B D Clews
11:00
soaring over Odney Common. SU892855.  
14/04/22BuzzardNature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh1M J Smith
16:01
Flew low from discovery centre south towards Bowdown woods.  
12/04/22BuzzardAshmore Green3M Stuttard
13:30
 
10/04/22BuzzardLower Farm GP1M Stuttard
17:00
Seen from road when leaving.  
09/04/22BuzzardWhiteknights Park, Reading2S Lynch
09:00
Over Wilderness.  
05/04/22BuzzardGreat Thrift Wood, Cox Green2M Coon
15:15
One perched above partial nest at top of tree over path; flew off and was joined by second buzzard (mate?). SU872785.  
04/04/22BuzzardRiver Thames Meadows at Purley2M J Smith
16:46
Pair in tree top north of Springs Farm house.  
31/03/22BuzzardFreeman's Marsh1M Stuttard
16:53
 
30/03/22BuzzardBasingstoke Road1P Balasubramanian
12:20
Soaring quite high; seen thro' an east facing window. SU717711.  
29/03/22BuzzardWhiteknights Park, Reading2S Lynch
15:00
Over wilderness.  
28/03/22BuzzardRiver Thames Meadows at Purley2M J Smith
15:37
Displaying over Home farm fields.  
28/03/22BuzzardRiver Thames Meadows at Purley2M J Smith
15:37
Displaying over Home farm fields.  
28/03/22BuzzardAston4B Crathorne
10:30
Overhead calling.  
27/03/22BuzzardHampstead Norreys2M Stuttard
15:10
 
26/03/22BuzzardWhiteknights Lake, Reading1P Balasubramanian
11:15
Soaring above the lake and calling.  
25/03/22BuzzardBray1R Anstis
16:37
 
24/03/22BuzzardSouthcote Meadows1P Balasubramanian
14:45
 
24/03/22BuzzardEmmbrook4P O'Neill
15:30
4 circling high above Cantley Park then two of them, both adults, heading SW over Eamer Crescent.  
24/03/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1M J Smith
11:37
Briefly soaring over fields.  
23/03/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2R C Price
11:00
 
22/03/22BuzzardWinter Hill Golf Club3B D Clews
11:00
circling and calling together.  
22/03/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2R C Price
13:45
1 on top of pylon 3 harassed by a Crow. 1 on the Scots Pine.  
22/03/22BuzzardSulhamstead Abbots2R C Watts
10:20
 
21/03/22BuzzardThames Valley Business Park1M J Mitchell
07:45
Perched briefly in nature reserve.  
21/03/22BuzzardAston2B Crathorne
12:30
Displaying.  
21/03/22BuzzardWokingham3S Stevenson
10:30
Soaring over A329(M) between Wokingham and Reading junctions. SU821701.  
18/03/22BuzzardBattlemead Common1B D Clews
14:00
 
18/03/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2R C Price
12:45
 
15/03/22BuzzardNewbury BT Exchange3K G White
10:48
In the same thermal as 4 Red Kites over Shaw. SU473669.  
14/03/22BuzzardMidgham2S Scott
13:20
circling Midgham Station.  
14/03/22BuzzardAshmore Green4M Stuttard
11:50
Soaring together at high altitude.  
12/03/22BuzzardMaidenhead2B Crathorne
12:00
Displaying - over the golf course.  
12/03/22BuzzardPangbourne2A Taylor
08:00
Sitting very close together on same branch of tree in Thames Water field, just east of R Pang.  
10/03/22BuzzardAshmore Green1M Stuttard
15:30
SU486689.  
08/03/22BuzzardFobney Meadow3R C Price
14:30
Flying around the tree line at the back of the marsh.  
08/03/22BuzzardDorney Wetlands, Jubilee River1B Crathorne
14:30
 
08/03/22BuzzardWishmoor Bottom, Swinley Forest2R C Watts
10:45
 
07/03/22BuzzardWraysbury Scrub1S Neal
08:29
 
06/03/22BuzzardAshmore Green3M Stuttard
15:00
Soaring overhead. SU490690.  
28/02/22BuzzardHyde Farm, Pinkneys Green2B Crathorne
11:30
Displaying.  
27/02/22BuzzardBattlemead Common2B D Clews
13:15
circling near last years nest site.  
26/02/22BuzzardStreatley1R C Watts
11:30
Seen from stw path. SU593810.  
25/02/22BuzzardHindhay Farm, Pinkneys Green3B Reeve
13:30
 
24/02/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Price
14:00
Pylon 2.  
23/02/22BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes3R J Godden
14:00
Display flights. Please only view from the public footpath.  
22/02/22BuzzardMay's Farm, Three Mile Cross1P Balasubramanian
14:31
SU722680.  
16/02/22BuzzardBracknell2K G White
09:20
Flying closely together over Wykery Copse trees. SU849685.  
14/02/22BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1R F Milligan
12:40
Flew over western end of the diggings, E to W. Please only view from the public footpath.  
12/02/22BuzzardMortimer1P Driver
15:00
 
10/02/22BuzzardHosehill Lake, Theale GPs3B Crathorne
14:00
 
08/02/22BuzzardBattlemead Common1D Fuller
20:05
ad. soaring over East field. SU904840.  
03/02/22BuzzardFobney Meadow1R C Price
15:00
In top of Scots Pine. The one with brown bib and white chest.  
30/01/22BuzzardSouth Lake, South Hill Park, Bracknell1J E Warren
Big Garden Birdwatch count. SU870666.  
20/01/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2R C Price
09:45
 
17/01/22BuzzardNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1R F Milligan
11:09
Briefly landed on the northern side of the diggings. Please only view from the public footpath.  
17/01/22BuzzardWhiteknights Lake, Reading1S Lynch
12:00
 
10/01/22BuzzardFleethill Farm1R F Milligan
11:55
s/w TR&CG. Private site, view only from footpath.  
09/01/22BuzzardWhiteknights Lake, Reading1S Lynch
12:30
Local bird.  
09/01/22BuzzardFobney Meadow2R C Price
12:20
 
05/01/22BuzzardWoose Hill1P Bright-Thomas
09:05
Early sighting, flew up to join passing Red Kite.  
05/01/22BuzzardMaidenhead2B Crathorne
14:30
Over the golf course.  
03/01/22BuzzardGoring2R C Watts
12:40