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Thursday 6th August 2026
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/08/26 | Great White Egret | Windsor Great Park | 2 | D Sussex |
| 12:00 | Great Meadow Pond. Private area. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Cormorant | Whiteknights Lake | 6 | P Gipson |
| 18:23 | ||||
| 06/08/26 | Great Crested Grebe | Whiteknights Lake | 3 | P Gipson |
| 18:23 | Pr + 1 chick. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Mallard | Whiteknights Lake | 12 | P Gipson |
| 19:00 | F + 7 young, f + 3 young. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Shoveler | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 3 | K E Moore |
| 21:10 | 1 male (eclipse) and two apparent Females. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Common Sandpiper | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 1 | K E Moore |
| 21:10 | ||||
| 06/08/26 | Little Egret | Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs | 3 | K E Moore |
| 21:10 | ||||
| 06/08/26 | Swift | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
| 20:45 | one aloft with House Martin flock over Cleeve Court. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Greylag Goose | Streatley | 171 | N J Bucknell |
| 20:35 | feeding on stubble at Streatley Farm. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Hybrid | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
| 19:40 | Canada x Greylag, on Thames south of Cleeve Court, bulky Greylag shape, mostly white face and head, dark neck with white flecks, body brown Canada colour, pink beak. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Egyptian Goose | Padworth Lane GP | 23 | K E Moore |
| 16:45 | Please only view from the River Kennet footpath. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Green Sandpiper | Padworth Lane GP | 3 | K E Moore |
| 16:45 | Please only view from the River Kennet footpath. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Goldcrest | Maiden Erleigh | 1 | A Booth |
| 10:30 | In my garden. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Ring-necked Parakeet | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 8 | S Watcham |
| 17:29 | Seven more joined the original bird when it took off from a tree next to Mapledurham House. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Ring-necked Parakeet | River Thames Meadows at Purley | 1 | S Watcham |
| 17:24 | ||||
| 06/08/26 | Linnet | Green Park | 2 | S Robertson |
| 12:10 | Green Park Village Lake. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Sand Martin | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 35 | S Robertson |
| 12:15 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Common Tern | Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs | 3 | S Robertson |
| 12:15 | Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Kingfisher | Streatley | 2 | N J Bucknell |
| 11:25 | Thames, just south of Cleeve Lock. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Reed Warbler | Streatley | 2 | N J Bucknell |
| 11:05 | juv. what look like recently fledged birds in reeds by Thames at Runsfold Hole - second brood?. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Kestrel | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
| 10:50 | fem. at Streatley Farm. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Stonechat | Streatley | 1 | N J Bucknell |
| 10:30 | juv. in Thames-side vegetation at Streatley Farm. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Kestrel | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 2 | P J Craig |
| 10:00 | Over bridleway trees. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Common Sandpiper | Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | P J Craig |
| 10:00 | On scrape in front of hide. (Thanks to MGLG member for first pointing it out). | |||
| 06/08/26 | Kingfisher | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | P J Craig |
| 09:45 | Flew S across new track just E of grey box. Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Water Rail | New workings, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | P J Craig |
| 09:00 | Adult on ferrous pool (possibly a second adult present but no chicks seen). Please only view from the public footpath. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Common Sandpiper | Green Park | 1 | S Robertson |
| 08:15 | On turned off fountain, Green Park Village Lake. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Cetti's Warbler | Fobney Meadow | 1 | I G Young |
| 11:33 | Singing briefly in trees behind noticeboard. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Buzzard | Kennet Island, Reading | 1 | I G Young |
| 10:52 | Flying over canal. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Whitethroat | Emmbrook | 4 | P O'Neill |
| 07:45 | Skinner Drive balancing pond. 2 adults, 2 juveniles. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Moorhen | Emmbrook | 5 | P O'Neill |
| 07:45 | Skinner Drive balancing pond. 4 juveniles and 1 adult. | |||
| 06/08/26 | House Martin | Emmbrook | 11 | P O'Neill |
| 07:45 | Over Copsewood. By far the most I've seen together in the area this year. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Chiffchaff | Emmbrook | 5 | P O'Neill |
| 07:45 | Skinner Drive balancing pond. At least 5, probably more. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Reed Warbler | Emmbrook | 1 | P O'Neill |
| 07:45 | Skinner Drive balancing pond. Eastern pond. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Great Spotted Woodpecker | Lower Earley | 1 | D J Mills |
| 07:40 | fem. silently feeding on back garden Oak tree for 10mins + : not seen here for a long time. | |||
| 06/08/26 | Kingfisher | Thames Valley Business Park | 1 | M J Mitchell |
| 07:37 | River, flying downstream. | |||