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Sunday 12th April 2026

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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
12/04/26	Moorhen	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	4	P J Craig
09:30	2 adults each with a young chick on small pool on N side. Please only view from the public footpath.
12/04/26	Mistle Thrush	Whistley Mill GP, Twyford GPs	2	R Dawson
11:40	Flew over the bridge, calling.
12/04/26	Blackcap	Tilehurst	1	R Crawford
19:40	m. Yes, I know there's loads around, but this male singing in a neighbour's (overgrown) garden has been present all winter along with a female, and it now looks like they will be a breeding pair.
12/04/26	Tawny Owl	University of Reading (Whiteknights Campus)	4	D N T Rimes
15:30	fledglings.
12/04/26	Willow Warbler	Mill Pond (Great Hollands)	1	S Robertson
19:37	Singing.
12/04/26	Swift	Main Pit, Theale GPs	4	A B Merrick
16:10	Flew west.
12/04/26	Nightingale	Burnthouse Lane GP, Pingewood GPs	1	R Dawson
15:51	Singing along hedgeline towards end of first field. Later showed well briefly, singing from the copse inside the fence. Please only view from the public footpath.
12/04/26	RED-THROATED DIVER	Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	F J Cottington
08:03	ad w/p.
12/04/26	Common Sandpiper	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	F J Cottington
07:55	DAC beach.
12/04/26	Oystercatcher	Lea Farm Lake	4	F J Cottington
06:17
12/04/26	Common Sandpiper	Lea Farm Lake	4	F J Cottington
06:35
12/04/26	Little Egret	Fleethill Farm	2	J C Morgan
10:20	Private site, view only from footpath.
12/04/26	Whitethroat	Fleethill Farm	10	J C Morgan
10:20	Private site, view only from footpath.
12/04/26	Garden Warbler	Fleethill Farm	3	J C Morgan
10:20	Private site, view only from footpath.
12/04/26	Willow Warbler	Fleethill Farm	3	J C Morgan
10:20	Private site, view only from footpath.
12/04/26	Willow Warbler	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	S A Graham
09:00	approx.
12/04/26	Coot	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	S A Graham
09:00	Single nest SW corner.
12/04/26	Nightingale	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	S A Graham
09:00	Two brief burts of song from the vacinity of the feeding station.
12/04/26	Oystercatcher	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	S A Graham
09:00	Brief feeding foray to the horse paddocks,.
12/04/26	Mandarin Duck	Pangbourne Meadow	1	A Taylor
10:45	m. On Thames by concrete landing stage.
12/04/26	Egyptian Goose	Pangbourne Meadow	9	A Taylor
10:45	pair + 7 goslings. Family still intact by concrete landing stage.
12/04/26	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Bucklebury Common	1	B Lyle
09:15	Joint NDOC/BOC walk East Common.
12/04/26	Herring Gull	Bucklebury Common	1	B Lyle
09:15
12/04/26	Willow Warbler	Bucklebury Common	4	B Lyle
09:15
12/04/26	Red Kite	Bucklebury Common	3	B Lyle
09:15
12/04/26	Wren	Bucklebury Common	14	B Lyle
09:12
12/04/26	Woodpigeon	Bucklebury Common	7	B Lyle
09:12
12/04/26	Treecreeper	Bucklebury Common	4	B Lyle
09:12
12/04/26	Sparrowhawk	Bucklebury Common	2	B Lyle
09:12
12/04/26	Song Thrush	Bucklebury Common	3	B Lyle
09:12
12/04/26	Siskin	Bucklebury Common	2	B Lyle
09:12
12/04/26	Robin	Bucklebury Common	26	B Lyle
09:12
12/04/26	Raven	Bucklebury Common	1	B Lyle
09:12	jointNDOC/BOC walk East Common.
12/04/26	Pied Wagtail	Bucklebury Common	1	B Lyle
09:09
12/04/26	Stonechat	Bucklebury Common	2	B Lyle
09:09
12/04/26	Pheasant	Bucklebury Common	2	B Lyle
09:09
12/04/26	Nuthatch	Bucklebury Common	3	B Lyle
09:09
12/04/26	Mistle Thrush	Bucklebury Common	1	B Lyle
09:09
12/04/26	Swallow	Bucklebury Common	1	B Lyle
09:09
12/04/26	Marsh Tit	Bucklebury Common	1	B Lyle
09:09
12/04/26	Magpie	Bucklebury Common	1	B Lyle
09:09
12/04/26	Long-tailed Tit	Bucklebury Common	2	B Lyle
09:09
12/04/26	Linnet	Bucklebury Common	1	B Lyle
09:09	Joint NDOC/BOC walk East common.
12/04/26	Jackdaw	Bucklebury Common	6	B Lyle
09:06
12/04/26	Greenfinch	Bucklebury Common	1	B Lyle
09:06
12/04/26	Great Tit	Bucklebury Common	14	B Lyle
09:06
12/04/26	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Bucklebury Common	4	B Lyle
09:06
12/04/26	Dunnock	Bucklebury Common	5	B Lyle
09:06
12/04/26	Buzzard	Bucklebury Common	2	B Lyle
09:06
12/04/26	Coal Tit	Bucklebury Common	4	B Lyle
09:03
12/04/26	Chiffchaff	Bucklebury Common	10	B Lyle
09:03
12/04/26	Chaffinch	Bucklebury Common	4	B Lyle
09:03
12/04/26	Carrion Crow	Bucklebury Common	2	B Lyle
09:03
12/04/26	Mallard	Bucklebury Common	1	B Lyle
09:03
12/04/26	Blue Tit	Bucklebury Common	15	B Lyle
09:03
12/04/26	Blackcap	Bucklebury Common	17	B Lyle
09:03
12/04/26	Blackbird	Bucklebury Common	22	B Lyle
09:03	East Common joint NDOC/BOC walk.
12/04/26	Willow Warbler	Wellington College	1	H Wright
11:15	Singing from a location where i haven't heard one before. Wood adjacent to power lines.
12/04/26	Lesser Redpoll	Wellington College	8	H Wright
11:00	two small groups in 2 different locations in the college.
12/04/26	Redstart	Cottage Lane Pingewood	1	N Rampton
12:08	male. In open area near power plant viewable from roadside. Still present at 12:50pm showing well at times. SU693704.
12/04/26	Red-crested Pochard	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	5	N Rampton
11:54	male. Boating lake island. Please only view from the public footpath.
12/04/26	Nightingale	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	2	S Akkaraju
08:01	1 on Searle's Farm Lane and another near the entrance of the hotel. SU684700. Please only view from the public footpath.
12/04/26	Ruddy Shelduck	Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs	1	N Rampton
11:32	On boating lake near red shed. Please only view from the public footpath.
12/04/26	Tree Pipit	Windsor Great Park	1	B T Bennett
07:00	At Dukes Hill.
12/04/26	Crossbill	Windsor Great Park	3	B T Bennett
07:00	At Dukes Hill. Flew over calling.
12/04/26	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Wokingham	1	S Stevenson
07:21	Heard drumming, not seen. SU813680.
12/04/26	Snipe	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
10:05	by water east of Streatley STW.
12/04/26	Siskin	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
09:55	in willows at south end of water east of Streatley STW.
12/04/26	Sedge Warbler	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
09:50	singing near path from church to Thames.
12/04/26	Cetti's Warbler	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
09:50	singing by path from church to Thames.
12/04/26	Grey Wagtail	Streatley	3	N J Bucknell
	male & 2 fem. pair at Streatley STW, 9-45; female at Cleeve Lock, 10-20.
12/04/26	Willow Warbler	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
09:45	singing at Streatley STW.
12/04/26	Grey Wagtail	Burghfield	1	P Hickman
09:45	Near the water treatment works in Sulhamstead Road.
12/04/26	Nightingale	Field Farm Landfill	1	P Hickman
09:20	Near the lane to Moatlands.
12/04/26	Willow Warbler	Burghfield Mill GP, Theale GPs	1	P Hickman
09:15	Near the path from the canal to Mill entrance.
12/04/26	Grey Wagtail	Burghfield Lock	1	P Hickman
09:05
12/04/26	Red-crested Pochard	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	P Hickman
08:35	m.
12/04/26	Ring-necked Parakeet	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	1	P Hickman
08:10	Flew over the pit, later near the Mill.
12/04/26	Nightingale	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	2	P Hickman
08:10	Motorway side of the pit.
12/04/26	Swift	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	1	P Hickman
07:55	Over the pit with Swallow and Martins.
12/04/26	Mandarin Duck	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	P J Newbound
10:31	Key holders only.
12/04/26	Yellow Wagtail	Queen Mother Reservoir	2	P J Newbound
10:31	Key holders only.
12/04/26	Common Sandpiper	Queen Mother Reservoir	4	P J Newbound
10:31	Key holders only.
12/04/26	Cuckoo	Whistley Mill GP, Twyford GPs	1	R Dawson
10:10	Calling from somewhere near the bridge.
12/04/26	Buzzard	Tilehurst	1	G Sumner
10:09	Low over garden harassed by kite . SU660746.
12/04/26	Sedge Warbler	Sonning	1	M J Mitchell
09:30	Singing beside river. SU760767.
12/04/26	Sand Martin	Sonning Lock	1	M J Mitchell
08:46
12/04/26	Willow Warbler	Thames Valley Business Park	1	M J Mitchell
08:25
12/04/26	Reed Warbler	Thames Valley Business Park	3	M J Mitchell
08:25	Singing in nature reserve.