Bird news

Monday 16th March 2026

Date Species Site Count Observer
16/03/26BlackcapPurley on Thames1M J Smith
13:54
male. Presumed freshly arrived migrant as feeding voraciously on midges in garden hedgeline.  
16/03/26Great Spotted WoodpeckerCaversham1J J Kearns
13:04
m. On garden feeder.  
16/03/26KingfisherStreatley2N J Bucknell
10:15
pair. Thames, near Withy Mead.  
16/03/26Grey WagtailStreatley2N J Bucknell
09:55
at Cleeve Lock.  
16/03/26Cetti's WarblerStreatley1N J Bucknell
09:40
singing near path from church to Thames.  
16/03/26ChiffchaffStreatley2N J Bucknell
09:25
feeding on filter bed at Streatley STW, normally behaviour in colder weather. Others singing elsewhere.  
16/03/26SnipeStreatley13N J Bucknell
09:05
by water east of Streatley STW.  
16/03/26Little EgretStreatley1N J Bucknell
09:05
on water east of Streatley STW.  
16/03/26Stock DoveNorth Ascot2S D Abbott
09:57
Pair nest building on Sandy Lane.  
16/03/26SiskinNorth Ascot5S D Abbott
09:54
4m/f. On garden feeders. SU905697.  
16/03/26ShelduckQueen Mother Reservoir3P J Newbound
09:00
Key holders only.  
16/03/26DunlinQueen Mother Reservoir1P J Newbound
09:00
On quarry. Key holders only.  
16/03/26SiskinSulhamstead8P Hickman
08:25
At least eight at feeders in back garden.