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Friday 5th June 2026

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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
05/06/26	Stonechat	Mortimer	2	P Driver
14:20	pair. Together on their favoured fenceline (first time I've seen them there since March).
05/06/26	Cuckoo	Mortimer	1	P Driver
14:00	m. Calling from direction of Furze Ground.
05/06/26	Cuckoo	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	P Gipson
21:45	m.
05/06/26	Nightingale	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	P Gipson
21:45	Still in reasonable song.
05/06/26	Tawny Owl	North Ascot	1	S D Abbott
22:30	Some screeching and then seen in flight through the trees on Sandy Lane. SU905697.
05/06/26	House Sparrow	Padworth Lane GP	8	K E Moore
15:30	At least 8 ,possibly more,in lower willows at west end of first beach ,taking excuse It seemed and flew back to shrubby area along Canal. Please only view from the River Kennet footpath.
05/06/26	Red Kite	Padworth Lane GP	12	K E Moore
15:30	Please only view from the River Kennet footpath.
05/06/26	Cuckoo	Padworth Lane GP	1	K E Moore
15:30	Calling from flooded woodland. Please only view from the River Kennet footpath.
05/06/26	Redshank	Padworth Lane GP	1	K E Moore
15:30	Came flying into first beach and quickly left, Heard again later. Please only view from the River Kennet footpath.
05/06/26	Little Egret	Padworth Lane GP	3	K E Moore
15:30	On edge of last beach. Please only view from the River Kennet footpath.
05/06/26	Little Owl	Hurst	1	M J Hubbard
22:00	Sitting on low bar ( 15ft up ) of the pylon in the field at the junction of Broadcommon Road & Nelsons Lane at 9.30pm for 5 mins before flying east over field. SU810727.
05/06/26	Tree Pipit	Bucklebury Common	1	R Crawford
07:30	Singing.
05/06/26	Skylark	Englefield	50	R Crawford
06:30	Mostly singing birds.
05/06/26	Whitethroat	Englefield	4	R Crawford
06:30	Singing, generally quiet for this species.
05/06/26	Sedge Warbler	Englefield	5	R Crawford
06:30	Four singing, along the airstrip.
05/06/26	Reed Bunting	Englefield	2	R Crawford
06:30	Singing, along the airstrip.
05/06/26	Reed Bunting	Bucklebury	1	M J Taylor
10:20	m. SU544709.
05/06/26	Cuckoo	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	P J Craig
10:35	One flew over W Fen towards the copse by Finch Pond; second bird flew to copse from trees along river path, calling as it flew. Please only view from the public footpath.
05/06/26	Cuckoo	Twyford	1	J C Morgan
13:55	heard from study calling for 10-15 minutes from direction of bridge farm but not seen.
05/06/26	Stock Dove	Cookham Dean Common	1	B D Clews
15:19	Calling alongside presumed nest hole.
05/06/26	Buzzard	Cookham Dean Common	1	B D Clews
15:19	Being mobbed by 2 Crows in tree which presumably had a crows nest in.
05/06/26	Jay	Cookham Dean Common	2	B D Clews
15:19	In hedgerow on Winter Hill Rd. Nesting?.
05/06/26	Blackcap	Cookham Dean Common	3	B D Clews
15:19	males singing around the periphery.
05/06/26	Skylark	Cookham Dean Common	7	B D Clews
15:19	2 singing males, plus a small group of probably juvs with female.
05/06/26	House Sparrow	Cox Green	10	N Bell
12:05	In back garden.
05/06/26	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Cox Green	1	N Bell
11:10	male. In back garden.
05/06/26	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Cox Green	1	N Bell
09:00	fem. In back garden.
05/06/26	Ring-necked Parakeet	Cox Green	2	N Bell
08:56	In tree in Thurlby Way Open Space.
05/06/26	Swallow	Cox Green	4	N Bell
08:50	One in Thrift Lane, then three or four at Ockwell's Manor, perhaps nesting there.
05/06/26	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Great Thrift Wood	1	N Bell
08:40	In flight.
05/06/26	Blackbird	Great Thrift Wood	1	N Bell
08:35	male.
05/06/26	Robin	Great Thrift Wood	2	N Bell
08:34	one adult, one juv. Adult robin with juvenile.
05/06/26	Blackcap	Great Thrift Wood	5	N Bell
08:23	male, juv. I watched five or six blackcaps flitting through the trees for a few minutes, seeing one adult male, and several juveniles.
05/06/26	Dunnock	Great Thrift Wood	2	N Bell
08:20
05/06/26	Stonechat	Great Thrift Wood	2	N Bell
08:18	one male, one fem.
05/06/26	Ring-necked Parakeet	Great Thrift Wood	1	N Bell
08:07
05/06/26	Treecreeper	Ockwells Park	1	N Bell
07:52	Nuthatch and treecreeper on adjacent oak trees near Little Thrift Wood.
05/06/26	Nuthatch	Ockwells Park	1	N Bell
07:49	Nuthatch and treecreeper on adjacent oak trees near Little Thrift Wood.
05/06/26	Stonechat	Ockwells Park	1	N Bell
07:30	male. By the Cut. Another (same?) male seen in Thrift Lane forty minutes later.
05/06/26	Chiffchaff	Ockwells Park	4	N Bell
07:17	A group of four or five chiffchaffs hopping around the undergrowth - possibly all juveniles.
05/06/26	Dunnock	Ockwells Park	1	N Bell
06:53
05/06/26	Green Woodpecker	Ockwells Park	1	N Bell
06:51	male. Sitting on tree stump. Another (same?) male seen fifteen minutes later, further through the park.
05/06/26	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Ockwells Park	2	N Bell
06:39	A pair of great spotted woodpeckers landed at the top of a weeping willow.
05/06/26	Ring-necked Parakeet	Ockwells Park	1	N Bell
06:38
05/06/26	Song Thrush	Ockwells Park	4	N Bell
06:30	Four song thrushes, including one pair, at their usual locations in the park.
05/06/26	Whitethroat	Ockwells Park	15	N Bell
06:25	Countless whitethroats seen during my walk through the park alongside the Cut, including a family group. Probably many more present.
05/06/26	Goldfinch	Ockwells Park	3	N Bell
06:19
05/06/26	Canada Goose	Pangbourne Railway Field	4	M J Smith
11:35	Adult with 3 goslings.
05/06/26	Yellowhammer	River Thames Meadows at Purley	1	M J Smith
11:18	male. Singing from tall ash tree just East of Sulbrook/Thames mouth, Spring Farm ditch (Scracies ditch?). First in 3years +.
05/06/26	Kingfisher	Bucklebury	1	M J Taylor
10:20	By ford. SU544709.
05/06/26	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Sunningdale	1	M Jones
10:25	male , fem and juv. Male and female with a juvenile feeding on suet slabs on feeder. SU938667.
05/06/26	Swift	Lower Earley	3	D J Mills
09:20	= 3 + 0 + 0 !.
05/06/26	Hobby	Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	P J Craig
09:35	Arrived high from W then made single low pass over lake back to W.