Work in progress 2021

The following is a list of all records currently being assessed by the BRC. This is a "work in progress" list and is for guidance only. The BRC publishes its adjudication decisions in periodical reports available on the BOC and NDOC websites and in the Birds of Berkshire Annual Reports. Once a record is published in the annual report it is removed from this list. If you have any information regarding records marked "NDR" (no description received) please read the submission guidelines and send any documentation to records@berksoc.org.uk. Records of species in categories 1-3 cannot be accepted without a description.

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Category 2

YearDetailsStatus
2021Red-throated Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1 (juvenile), 7th December. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Leach's Petrel, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 8th October. (C D R Heard, A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Cattle Egret, Theale GPs, 4, 6th-25th April. (K P Duncan)OK
2021Cattle Egret, Sheffield Bottom, 1, 10th-12th April, same as Theale GPs. (R H Stansfield)OK
2021Cattle Egret, Moor Green Lakes, 2, 14th April.NDR
2021Cattle Egret, Queen Mother Reservoir, 5, 16th October. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Cattle Egret, Lea Farm Lake, 1, 16th October. (F J Cottington)OK
2021Cattle Egret, Sonning Farm, 5, 3rd-19th November. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Purple Heron, Newbury, 1, 26th October.NP
2021White Stork, Pangbourne STW, 1, 22nd April. (M Winkworth)OK
2021Spoonbill, Cookham, 5, 14th May. (A B Merrick)OK
2021Spoonbill, Lea Farm Lake, 1, 28th June.OK
2021Spoonbill, Whitley Wood, Reading, 1, 23rd September.NDR
2021Pink-footed Goose, Windsor Great Park, 1, 13th February. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Pink-footed Goose, Padworth Lane GP, 1, 23rd October to 7th March 2022. (K E Moore)OK
2021Pink-footed Goose, Borough Marsh, 1, 29th December. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Ring-necked Duck, Theale GPs, 1 (male), 2nd January. (H R Netley)OK
2021Ring-necked Duck, Theale GPs, 1, 5th November. (A E D Hickman)OK
2021Honey-buzzard, Confidential, 1, 5th June.NDR
2021Honey-buzzard, Compton Downs, 1, 5th September.NP
2021[White-tailed Eagle, Reading, 1, 17th February.]OK-E
2021[White-tailed Eagle, Reading, 1, 12th June.]OK-E
2021[White-tailed Eagle, Newbury, 1, 24th June.]OK-E
2021[White-tailed Eagle, Reading, 1, 6th September.]OK-E
2021Goshawk, Fleethill Farm, 1, 8th January.NP
2021Goshawk, Confidential, 1, 17th March.NDR
2021Goshawk, Confidential, 3, 3rd May to 29th June. (R Righelato)OK
2021Goshawk, Confidential, 2, 4th July. (G D Scholey)OK
2021Goshawk, West Berks, 3, 9th December. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Curlew Sandpiper, Eton Wick, 2, 31st May. (B T Bennett)OK
2021Spotted Redshank, Theale GPs, 1, 17th April, same as Fobney Meadow. (A B Merrick)OK
2021Spotted Redshank, Fobney Meadow, 1, 19th-20th April, same as Theale GPs. (R C N Price)OK
2021Arctic Skua, Queen Mother Reservoir, 3, 14th September. (C D R Heard, A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Caspian Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 12th-23rd January. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Caspian Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 24th January. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Caspian Gull, Moor Green Lakes, 1 (second-winter), 10th-11th February. (J M Clark)OK
2021Caspian Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 22nd February. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Caspian Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 12th-25th June. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Caspian Gull, Lower Farm GP, 2, 22nd August.NDR
2021Caspian Gull, Lower Farm GP, 1, 17th-19th September.NDR
2021Caspian Gull, Horton Brook Quarry, 1, 19th September. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Caspian Gull, Lower Farm GP, 1, 28th September.NDR
2021Caspian Gull, Several Down, 1, 9th October.NP
2021Caspian Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 9th-24th October. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Caspian Gull, Lower Farm GP, 1, 13th November.NP
2021Caspian Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 17th December. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Caspian Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 20th-25th December. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Iceland Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 14th March. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Iceland Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 20th March. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Iceland Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 24th October. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Glaucous Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 5th-10th January.OK
2021Turtle Dove, Confidential, 1, 25th May. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Turtle Dove, Knowl Hill, 1, 15th June.NDR
2021Long-eared Owl, Confidential, 1, 1st January.NP
2021Long-eared Owl, Confidential, 2, 14th May to 2nd June. (R Righelato)OK
2021Wryneck, Greenham Common, 1, 28th August to 12th September. (A B Merrick)OK
2021Wryneck, Greenham, 1, 3rd-4th September. (S Larkins)OK
2021Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Bagnor, 1, 20th April.NP
2021Wood Warbler, Swinley Forest, 1, 22nd May.NP
2021Siberian Chiffchaff, Eton Wick, 1, 1st January to 28th February. (P J Watts)OK
2021Siberian Chiffchaff, Sandhurst, 1, 2nd January to 10th February. (G C Stephenson)OK
2021Siberian Chiffchaff, Wokingham, 1, 25th April. (P Bright-Thomas)OK
2021Siberian Chiffchaff, Greenham Common, 1, 25th October. (J Legg, I L G Weston)OK
2021Siberian Chiffchaff, Sandhurst, 1, 20th November.NDR
2021Siberian Chiffchaff, Eton Wick, 1, 26th December. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Siberian Chiffchaff, Sandhurst, 4, 27th December, 2 responded to PB of tristis calls; 2 more with identical plumage were silent. NDR
2021Pied Flycatcher, Maidenhead Thicket, 1, 9th April. (W Hollway)OK
2021Pied Flycatcher, Warfield, 1, 4th May.NP
2021Pied Flycatcher, Streatley, 1, 25th August. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Red-backed Shrike, Wokingham, 1, 5th September. (E Napper)OK
2021Red-backed Shrike, Crookham Common, 1, 12th September. (R Dawson)OK
2021Hooded Crow, Hurst, 1, 9th May, same as Lea Farm Lake. (A B Merrick)OK
2021Hooded Crow, Lea Farm Lake, 1, 9th-10th May, same as Hurst. (T A Guyatt)OK
2021Snow Bunting, Cow Down, West Ilsley, 1, 15th February. (G Watton)OK

Category 3

YearDetailsStatus
2021Great Northern Diver, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 23rd April. (C D R Heard, M F Walford)OK
2021Black-necked Grebe, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 27th February. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Black-necked Grebe, Theale GPs, 1, 24th April. (A B Merrick)OK
2021Black-necked Grebe, Queen Mother Reservoir, 3, 4th September. (P J Newbound)OK
2021Gannet, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 8th October. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Shag, Theale GPs, 1, 18th September. (K E Moore)OK
2021Whooper Swan, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 23rd October. (C D R Heard)OK
2021White-fronted Goose, Windsor Great Park, 6, 2nd January. (C D R Heard)OK
2021White-fronted Goose, Queen Mother Reservoir, 19, 3rd January. (C D R Heard)OK
2021White-fronted Goose, Burghfield GPs, 2, 4th-28th January. (K E Moore)OK
2021White-fronted Goose, Theale GPs, 10, 12th January to 22nd February. (K E Moore)OK
2021White-fronted Goose, Padworth Lane GP, 1, 31st January to 21st February. (A B Merrick)OK
2021White-fronted Goose, Windsor Great Park, 6, 13th-25th February. (C D R Heard)OK
2021White-fronted Goose, Theale GPs, 1, 5th March.NDR
2021White-fronted Goose, Charvil, 1, 5th-8th March. (M J Hubbard)OK
2021White-fronted Goose, Moor Green Lakes, 1, 22nd March.NDR
2021White-fronted Goose, Windsor Great Park, 1, 12th April. (C D R Heard)OK
2021White-fronted Goose, Padworth Lane GP, 3, 21st December. (K E Moore)OK
2021White-fronted Goose, Windsor Great Park, 5, 22nd-25th December. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Garganey, Horton Brook Quarry, 3, 20th March. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Garganey, Wraysbury GPs, 1, 3rd April. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Garganey, Eton Wick, 1, 13th-17th July. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Garganey, Fleethill Farm, 1, 19th September. (R J Godden)OK
2021Scaup, Lower Farm GP, 1, 17th March to 25th April. (N Cleere)OK
2021Scaup, Horton GPs, 1, 6th November. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Common Scoter, Summerleaze GP, 1, 3rd March. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Common Scoter, Wokingham, 1, 22nd March. (P Bright-Thomas)OK
2021Common Scoter, Dinton Pastures CP, 2, 9th April. (F J Cottington)OK
2021Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 2, 11th September.OK
2021Common Scoter, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 7th October. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Marsh Harrier, Horton Brook Quarry, 1, 6th January. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Marsh Harrier, Wraysbury GPs, 1, 7th April.OK
2021Marsh Harrier, Horton GPs, 1, 7th April.OK
2021Marsh Harrier, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 12th May. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Marsh Harrier, Woodley, 1, 13th May. (F J Cottington)OK
2021Marsh Harrier, Horton GPs, 1, 8th August. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Marsh Harrier, Roden Downs, 1, 22nd August. (A B Merrick)OK
2021Marsh Harrier, Roden Downs, 2, 25th August. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Marsh Harrier, Compton Downs, 1, 25th August. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Marsh Harrier, Cow Down, West Ilsley, 1, 27th August. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Marsh Harrier, Horton GPs, 1, 3rd October. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Marsh Harrier, Borough Marsh, 1, 7th October.NP
2021Marsh Harrier, Wraysbury GPs, 1, 4th November. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Marsh Harrier, Horton GPs, 1, 11th December. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Hen Harrier, Lambourn Downs, 1 (adult male), 6th January. (A E D Hickman)OK
2021Hen Harrier, Confidential, 1, 15th-19th June. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Hen Harrier, Compton Downs, 1, 22nd August to 5th September. (A B Merrick)OK
2021Hen Harrier, Lambourn, 1, 13th October. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Osprey, Datchet, 1, 27th March. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Osprey, Padworth Common, 1, 27th March. (P Brant)OK
2021Osprey, Jubilee River, 1, 27th March.NDR
2021Osprey, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 4th April. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Osprey, Lea Farm Lake, 1, 8th April. (F J Cottington)OK
2021Osprey, Reading, 1, 9th April.NP
2021Osprey, Marsh Benham, 1, 21st July.NP
2021Osprey, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 17th August. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Osprey, Fleethill Farm, 1, 8th September. (J D Savage)OK
2021Osprey, Fleethill Farm, 1, 19th-20th September. (M Cooper)OK
2021Merlin, Streatley, 1, 13th February. (N J Bucknell)OK
2021Merlin, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 19th August. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Merlin, Roden Downs, 1, 25th August. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Merlin, Compton Downs, 1, 29th August. (R Righelato)OK
2021Merlin, Bray GPs, 1, 27th October. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Merlin, Lambourn, 1, 2nd-29th November. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Merlin, Cow Down, West Ilsley, 1, 2nd November. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Merlin, Woolley Down, 1, 14th November. (G D Scholey)OK
2021Merlin, Roden Downs, 1, 20th November. (N J Bucknell)OK
2021Quail, Roden Downs, 5, 2nd June to 31st July. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Quail, Compton, 2 (two), 2nd June. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Quail, Wellbottom Down, 1, 4th June. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Quail, Peasemore, 1, 24th June.NDR
2021Quail, Lambourn Downs, 1, 24th June. (D J Sussex)OK
2021Quail, Parkfarm Down, Upper Lambourn, 2, 13th July. (P Bright-Thomas)OK
2021Quail, Compton Downs, 1, 4th August. (A E D Hickman)OK
2021Avocet, Lower Farm GP, 1, 13th June.OK
2021Grey Plover, Lavell's Lake, 2, 6th May.IC
2021Knot, Moor Green Lakes, 1, 5th January. (E Napper)OK
2021Knot, Lea Farm Lake, 1, 25th September. (P Scudamore)OK
2021Sanderling, Queen Mother Reservoir, 10, 3rd May. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Sanderling, Lea Farm Lake, 1, 4th May. (F J Cottington)OK
2021Sanderling, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 9th May. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Sanderling, Datchet, 2, 9th May. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Sanderling, Queen Mother Reservoir, 2 (two), 20th May. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Little Stint, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 31st August. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Bar-tailed Godwit, Moor Green Lakes, 1, 20th April. (R J Godden)OK
2021Bar-tailed Godwit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 2, 22nd April. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Bar-tailed Godwit, Crookham Common, 4, 23rd April. (M J Dear)OK
2021Wood Sandpiper, Moor Green Lakes, 1, 24th April. (P Bright-Thomas, R C Murfitt)OK
2021Wood Sandpiper, Lower Farm GP, 1, 7th July, same as Crookham Common. OK
2021Wood Sandpiper, Crookham Common, 1, 9th July, same as Lower Farm GP. (A E D Hickman)OK
2021Little Gull, Moor Green Lakes, 1, 9th February. (R J Godden)OK
2021Little Gull, Theale GPs, 1, 17th April. (A B Merrick)OK
2021Little Gull, Woolhampton GPs, 1, 18th April. (M F Walford)OK
2021Little Gull, Wraysbury GPs, 1, 22nd-25th April. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Little Gull, Moor Green Lakes, 1, 23rd April. (M Cooper)OK
2021Little Gull, Theale GPs, 3, 25th April. (A B Merrick)OK
2021Little Gull, Theale GPs, 3 (adult), 25th April.NP
2021Little Gull, Theale GPs, 2, 28th April. (A B Merrick)OK
2021Little Gull, Theale GPs, 1, 9th May. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Little Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 30th May. (P J Newbound)OK
2021Little Gull, Lower Farm GP, 1, 11th July.NP
2021Little Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 28th July. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Little Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 27th November. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Kittiwake, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 5th April. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Kittiwake, Wraysbury GPs, 2, 6th April. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Kittiwake, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 7th April. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Kittiwake, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 20th May. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Kittiwake, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 29th May. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Sandwich Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 2, 14th May. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Sandwich Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 2, 29th May. (P J Newbound)OK
2021Sandwich Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 2, 9th August. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Sandwich Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 2, 11th September. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Sandwich Tern, Theale GPs, 1, 13th September. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Arctic Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 4, 22nd April. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Arctic Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 9, 28th April. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Arctic Tern, Theale GPs, 3, 30th April. (K E Moore)OK
2021Arctic Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 17th June. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Arctic Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 6th August. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Arctic Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 21st August. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Arctic Tern, Theale GPs, 1, 25th-27th August. (A B Merrick)OK
2021Little Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 4, 17th June. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Rock Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 14th September. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Rock Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 7th October. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Rock Pipit, Dinton Pastures CP, 1, 10th October.IC
2021Rock Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 10th October. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Rock Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 2, 11th October. (P J Newbound)OK
2021Rock Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 13th October. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Rock Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 3, 16th October. (P J Newbound)OK
2021Rock Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 8th November. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Water Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 1st-10th January. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Water Pipit, Fobney Meadow, 1, 3rd February. (A V Lawson)OK
2021Water Pipit, Fobney Meadow, 3, 14th-28th March. (R C N Price)OK
2021Water Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 24th October. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Water Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 28th October. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Water Pipit, Horton, 1, 14th November. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Water Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 3rd December. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021White Wagtail, Bracknell, 1, 30th August.NDR
2021White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 12th-14th September. (C D R Heard)OK
2021White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 2, 17th September.NDR
2021White Wagtail, Eversley, 3, 17th September.NP
2021White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 19th September. (C D R Heard)OK
2021White Wagtail, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 29th September. (C D R Heard)OK
2021White Wagtail, Eversley, 2, 1st October.NP
2021White Wagtail, Birch Hill, 1, 14th October.NDR
2021White Wagtail, Lower Farm GP, 1, 16th October. (N Cleere, I L G Weston)OK
2021Black Redstart, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 3rd January. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Black Redstart, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 10th February. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Black Redstart, Confidential, 5, 31st March to 25th October. (P O'Neil)OK
2021Black Redstart, Crookham Common, 1, 6th April. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Black Redstart, Greenham Common, 1, 8th-9th April. (R J Claridge)OK
2021Black Redstart, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 9th April. (M F Walford)OK
2021Black Redstart, West Woodhay Down, 1, 9th April. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Black Redstart, Confidential, 4, 16th April to 30th July. (R Parsons)OK
2021Black Redstart, Greenham Common, 1, 16th April. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Black Redstart, Walbury Hill, 1, 27th April. (I L G Weston)OK
2021Black Redstart, Woodley, 1, 28th April.NDR
2021Black Redstart, Confidential, 1, 6th-7th June. (R C N Price)OK
2021Ring Ouzel, Inkpen Hill, 3, 31st March. (M J Dear)OK
2021Ring Ouzel, Crookham Common, 1, 6th-11th April. (R R Keel)OK
2021Ring Ouzel, West Woodhay Down, 1, 9th April. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Ring Ouzel, Wokingham, 1, 18th April. (A Harrison)OK
2021Ring Ouzel, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 23rd April. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Ring Ouzel, Ascot Heath, 2, 24th April. (T Rogers)OK
2021Ring Ouzel, Walbury Hill, 2, 27th April. (I L G Weston)OK
2021Ring Ouzel, Inkpen Hill, 2, 28th April. (J A Hale)OK
2021Ring Ouzel, Frost Folly, 1, 1st May. (S Murphy)OK
2021Ring Ouzel, Crookham Common, 1, 5th May. (I L G Weston)OK
2021Ring Ouzel, Greenham Common, 1, 7th June. (A E D Hickman)OK
2021Ring Ouzel, Greenham Common, 1, 18th August. (J Legg, I L G Weston)OK
2021Ring Ouzel, Hungerford, 1, 22nd October.NDR
2021Ring Ouzel, Woose Hill, 1, 23rd October. (P Bright-Thomas)OK
2021Ring Ouzel, Woose Hill, 2, 5th November. (P Bright-Thomas)OK
2021Yellow-browed Warbler, Kennet Island, 1, 6th-17th January. (B T Bennett)OK
2021Willow Tit, Stanford Dingley, 2, 28th January.NP
2021Willow Tit, Inkpen Hill, 2, 8th March to 29th August. (R J Claridge)OK
2021Willow Tit, Combe Wood, 3, 17th March to 1st June. (R Dawson)OK
2021Willow Tit, Walbury Hill, 2, 22nd March. (J L Swallow)OK
2021Willow Tit, Sandpits Down, 1, 1st April. (A B Tomczynski)OK
2021Willow Tit, Combe Hill, 1, 11th April. (C W Foster)OK
2021Hawfinch, Fence Wood, 2, 27th March. (A E D Hickman)OK
2021Hawfinch, Winterbourne Holt, 1, 14th June. (J Legg)OK
2021Hawfinch, Combe Wood, 1, 19th November. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Hawfinch, Windsor Great Park, 17, 22nd-24th December. (C D R Heard)OK
2021Hawfinch, Upper Basildon, 4, 29th December. (I Lewington)OK
2021Ortolan Bunting, Wokingham, 1, 14th September.NP