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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. 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 1

Details	Status
Franklin's Gull, Horton, 1 (2CY), 18th July.	DR
Blue-winged Teal, Chamberhouse Marsh, 1 (adult male), 17th May.	DR
Spotted Sandpiper, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1 (adult), 24th May.	IC
Booted Eagle, Remenham Hill, 1 (1CY+), 1st-2nd November.	DR

Category 2

Details	Status
Pink-footed Goose, Lower Farm GP, 4, 30th March.	NDR
White-winged Black Tern, Theale GPs, 1 (juvenile), 9th-18th September.	IC
Caspian Gull, Theale GPs, 1 (juvenile), 4th August.	AR
Caspian Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 17th August to 20th September.	NDR
Caspian Gull, Theale GPs, 1 (first-winter), 30th September.	AR
Caspian Gull, Theale GPs, 1 (first-winter), 26th-30th October.	AR
Caspian Gull, Theale GPs, 1 (third-winter), 14th December.	NDR
Caspian Gull, Theale GPs, 1 (adult), 28th December.	NDR
Arctic Skua, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1 (adult), 6th September.	IC
Manx Shearwater, Southcote, Reading, 1, 14th September.	IC
White Stork, Burghfield Common, 2, 27th March.	IC
White Stork, Shinfield Grange, 2, 29th March.	IC
White Stork, Chapel Green, 1, 11th April.	IC
White Stork, Winkfield, 4, 18th April.	AR
White Stork, Theale, 1, 20th April.	IC
White Stork, Reading, 1, 25th April.	IC
White Stork, Moor Green Lakes, 1, 4th May.	IC
White Stork, Theale GPs, 1, 4th May.	IC
White Stork, Windsor Great Park, 2, 14th May.	IC
White Stork, Newbury, 1, 6th June.	IC
White Stork, Thames Valley Business Park, 1, 22nd July.	IC
Glossy Ibis, Cock Marsh, 1, 13th-15th January.	IC
Spoonbill, Moor Green Lakes, 1 (adult), 10th-12th March.	IC
Spoonbill, Dorney Wetlands, 1 (first-summer), 18th June.	IC
Spoonbill, Theale GPs, 1 (immature), 6th-7th September.	IC
Spoonbill, Lower Farm GP, 1 (immature), 7th September.	AR
Night-heron, Padworth Lane GP, 1 (2CY), 19th July.	AR
Cattle Egret, Holyport, 1, 10th February.	IC
Cattle Egret, Lower Farm GP, 1, 14th March.	NDR
Cattle Egret, Chamberhouse Marsh, 5, 18th March to 13th July.	IC
Cattle Egret, Padworth Lane floods, 3, 25th March.	IC
Cattle Egret, Lower Farm GP, 8, 4th April to 14th August.	IC
Cattle Egret, Halfway, 6, 29th April.	IC
Cattle Egret, Pangbourne, 1, 8th-9th June.	IC
Cattle Egret, Caversham, 1, 13th June.	IC
Cattle Egret, Pangbourne, 1, 1st-10th August.	IC
Cattle Egret, Lower Farm GP, 1, 8th September.	IC
Cattle Egret, Windsor Great Park, 3, 15th September.	IC
Cattle Egret, Theale GPs, 9, 15th September to 30th October.	AR
Cattle Egret, Queen Mother Reservoir, 10, 16th September.	IC
Cattle Egret, Lower Farm GP, 4, 28th October.	IC
Honey-buzzard, Confidential, 1, 23rd July.	AR
Honey-buzzard, Confidential, 1, 17th August.	IC
Honey-buzzard, Confidential, 1, 30th August.	IC
Goshawk, Confidential, 1, 16th February.	IC
Goshawk, Confidential, 2, 6th March to 8th May.	NDR
Goshawk, Confidential, 1 (female), 1st April.	IC
Goshawk, Confidential, 1 (female), 16th-22nd June.	NDR
Goshawk, Confidential, 1 (female), 11th July to 11th September.	AR
Goshawk, Confidential, 1 (female), 11th September.	AR
Goshawk, Confidential, 1 (juvenile male), 17th December.	IC
Montagu's Harrier, Confidential, 1 (2CY male), 23rd June.	AR
White-tailed Eagle, Moor Green Lakes, 1 (2CY male), 21st January.	IC
White-tailed Eagle, Moor Green Lakes, 1 (4CY female), 4th March.	IC
White-tailed Eagle, Reading, 1 (4CY female), 19th March.	IC
White-tailed Eagle, Benham Valence Park, 1, 14th April.	NDR
Wryneck, Greenham Common, 1, 31st August to 21st September.	IC
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Arborfield, 1 (male), 6th January.	IC
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Moor Green Lakes, 1 (male), 8th April.	IC
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Bray Wick, Maidenhead, 1, 1st August.	AR
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Lower Farm GP, 1, 7th August.	NDR
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Woolhampton GPs, 1 (male), 20th December.	IC
Waxwing, Ascot, 12, 1st-2nd January.	IC
Waxwing, Arborfield Garrison, 25, 4th-23rd January.	IC
Waxwing, Wokingham, 7, 10th January.	IC
Waxwing, Swinley Park, 40, 11th-26th January.	IC
Waxwing, Woodley, 19, 13th-31st January.	IC
Waxwing, Keep Hatch, 1, 14th January.	IC
Waxwing, Aldermaston, 40, 16th January to 3rd February.	IC
Waxwing, Maidenhead, 35, 22nd January.	AR
Waxwing, Woolhampton GPs, 3, 25th January.	IC
Waxwing, Sunningdale, 40, 9th February.	IC
Waxwing, Maidenhead, 12, 3rd-16th March.	IC
Waxwing, Langley, Slough, 10, 14th March.	NDR
Waxwing, Windsor, 20, 20th March.	AR
Wood Warbler, Woodley, 1, 13th February.	AR
Siberian Chiffchaff, Sandhurst SF, 1, 6th January to 5th February.	IC
Siberian Chiffchaff, Sandhurst, 1, 20th January.	IC
Siberian Chiffchaff, Sandhurst SF, 1, 12th December.	IC
Marsh Warbler, Speen Moor Plantations, 1 (male), 31st May.	NDR
Tree Sparrow, Maidenhead, 1, 21st November.	AR
Grey-headed Wagtail, Padworth Lane floods, 1, 28th April.	IC
Mealy Redpoll, Sandhurst, 2, 24th March.	AR
Mealy Redpoll, Emmer Green, 1, 24th March.	IC
Ortolan Bunting, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 29th April.	IC
Cirl Bunting, Marsh Benham, 1, 7th January.	IC

Category 3

Details	Status
White-fronted Goose, Great Meadow Pond, 3 (two adult, first-winter), 28th January.	IC
Whooper Swan, Great Meadow Pond, 1 (adult), 21st October.	NDR
Garganey, Battlemead Common, 1 (male), 15th March.	NDR
Garganey, Burghfield Mill GP, 1 (male), 17th April.	NDR
Garganey, Chamberhouse Marsh, 2 (male, female), 17th May.	AR
Garganey, Moor Green Lakes, 2, 4th-28th August.	IC
Scaup, Theale GPs, 1 (juvenile), 6th September.	IC
Scaup, Sulhamstead, 1, 10th September.	AR
Scaup, Theale GPs, 1 (adult female), 10th October.	AR
Common Scoter, Woose Hill, 2, 23rd March.	AR
Common Scoter, Theale GPs, 4 (two male, two female-type), 6th September.	AR
Common Scoter, Streatley, 1 (female), 7th September.	IC
Common Scoter, Lower Farm GP, 1 (adult male), 8th September.	IC
Common Scoter, Streatley, 1 (male), 15th October.	IC
Common Scoter, Lower Farm GP, 1 (male), 2nd November.	IC
Common Scoter, Padworth Lane GP, 1 (male), 14th November.	NDR
Red-breasted Merganser, Lower Farm GP, 2, 20th January.	AR
Quail, Woose Hill, 1, 21st May.	AR
Quail, Seven Barrows, 1, 25th May.	NDR
Quail, Wellbottom Down, 3, 25th May to 12th July.	NDR
Quail, Bockhampton Down, 1, 10th August.	IC
Slavonian Grebe, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1 (first-winter), 20th-29th December.	IC
Black-necked Grebe, Great Meadow Pond, 2, 19th May.	IC
Black-necked Grebe, Lower Farm GP, 1 (juvenile), 3rd-11th August.	IC
Avocet, Moor Green Lakes, 2, 30th April.	IC
Avocet, Lea Farm Lake, 4, 2nd September.	IC
Avocet, Fobney Meadow, 1, 19th-20th October.	IC
Avocet, Fobney Meadow, 1, 5th-15th November.	IC
Bar-tailed Godwit, Theale GPs, 1 (adult), 27th April.	IC
Wood Sandpiper, Padworth Lane floods, 1, 9th-10th May.	IC
Wood Sandpiper, Sulhamstead Abbots, 1, 10th May.	IC
Sanderling, Queen Mother Reservoir, 4, 20th May.	IC
Sanderling, Bucklebury, 1 (adult), 26th May.	IC
Sanderling, Queen Mother Reservoir, 4, 26th May.	IC
Sanderling, Queen Mother Reservoir, 2, 25th August.	IC
Sanderling, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 4th November.	IC
Little Tern, Theale GPs, 1, 27th April.	IC
Little Tern, Moor Green Lakes, 2 (adult, juvenile), 6th September.	IC
Arctic Tern, Theale GPs, 6, 9th April.	IC
Arctic Tern, Theale GPs, 8, 23rd April.	IC
Arctic Tern, Theale GPs, 20, 27th April.	IC
Arctic Tern, Theale GPs, 2, 28th April.	NDR
Arctic Tern, Theale GPs, 4, 3rd May.	IC
Arctic Tern, Burghfield, 1, 3rd July.	AR
Sandwich Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 31st August.	IC
Sandwich Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 29, 6th September.	IC
Sandwich Tern, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 8th September.	IC
Little Gull, Lower Farm GP, 1 (first-winter), 28th March.	AR
Little Gull, Theale GPs, 2 (first-winter), 9th April.	IC
Little Gull, Burghfield GPs, 2 (first-winter), 10th-14th April.	IC
Little Gull, Lower Farm GP, 1 (adult), 28th April.	IC
Little Gull, Padworth Lane GP, 1 (first-summer), 1st May.	AR
Little Gull, Moor Green Lakes, 1 (first-summer), 17th-19th May.	IC
Little Gull, Reading, 12, 27th December.	AR
Kittiwake, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1 (adult), 6th December.	IC
Yellow-legged Gull, Lower Farm GP, 1 (adult), 15th April.	IC
Yellow-legged Gull, Moor Green Lakes, 1, 4th May.	NDR
Yellow-legged Gull, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 11th May.	NDR
Gannet, Lower Farm GP, 1 (juvenile), 25th September.	IC
Shag, Lea Farm Lake, 1, 20th April.	IC
Osprey, Poyle, 1, 19th April.	AR
Osprey, Theale GPs, 1, 21st August.	AR
Osprey, Lea Farm Lake, 1, 3rd September.	IC
Osprey, Theale GPs, 1 (juvenile female), 7th September.	AR
Osprey, Thatcham, 1, 10th October.	NDR
Marsh Harrier, Padworth Lane floods, 1, 18th January.	IC
Marsh Harrier, Moor Green Lakes, 1, 24th January to 26th October.	IC
Marsh Harrier, Earley, 1, 16th March.	IC
Marsh Harrier, Dorney Wetlands, 1, 18th March.	IC
Marsh Harrier, Newbury, 1 (female), 9th April.	IC
Marsh Harrier, Thatcham Marsh, 1, 26th April.	IC
Marsh Harrier, Moor Green Lakes, 1, 30th April to 24th May.	IC
Marsh Harrier, Crookham Common, 1 (female), 7th-21st May.	IC
Marsh Harrier, Brimpton GP, 1 (second-summer male?), 1st June.	IC
Marsh Harrier, Lower Farm GP, 1 (female), 12th June.	IC
Marsh Harrier, Chamberhouse Marsh, 2 (female), 27th June to 12th July.	AR
Marsh Harrier, Thatcham Marsh, 1 (female), 8th-13th July.	AR
Marsh Harrier, Sulhamstead, 1, 30th July.	IC
Marsh Harrier, Lower Farm GP, 1, 1st-6th August.	IC
Marsh Harrier, Bockhampton Down, 1 (juvenile), 10th August.	IC
Marsh Harrier, Moor Green Lakes, 2, 16th August.	IC
Marsh Harrier, Compton, 2 (sub-adult male), 26th August.	AR
Marsh Harrier, Roden Downs, 1 (female), 18th September.	AR
Marsh Harrier, Englefield, 1 (2CY male?), 26th September.	NDR
Marsh Harrier, East Garston Down, 1 (juvenile), 4th October.	AR
Marsh Harrier, Moor Green Lakes, 2 (immature male, juvenile), 16th October.	IC
Hen Harrier, Roden Downs, 1 (ring-tail), 29th August.	IC
Hen Harrier, Roden Downs, 1 (ring-tail), 14th-17th September.	AR
Hen Harrier, East Garston Down, 1 (juvenile), 13th October.	AR
Hen Harrier, Moor Green Lakes, 1 (male), 13th November.	IC
Hoopoe, Dorney Wetlands, 1, 1st April.	IC
Hoopoe, Winnersh, 2, 2nd September.	AR
Hoopoe, Hall Place, 1, 6th October.	IC
Merlin, Cow Down, West Ilsley, 1, 11th January.	IC
Merlin, Roden Downs, 1, 26th January.	IC
Merlin, Wellington College, 1 (male), 21st March.	AR
Merlin, Lavell's Lake, 1 (male), 30th March.	NDR
Merlin, Cow Down, West Ilsley, 1, 17th September.	IC
Merlin, Ashmore Green, 1, 5th October.	AR
Merlin, Streatley, 1 (female), 12th October.	IC
Merlin, Pangbourne, 1, 2nd November.	AR
Merlin, Englefield, 1 (female), 4th December.	NDR
Great Grey Shrike, Wishmoor Bottom, 1, 12th October.	NDR
Willow Tit, Confidential, 2, 27th February to 7th October.	NDR
Yellow-browed Warbler, Pangbourne, 1, 7th September.	IC
Yellow-browed Warbler, Greenham Common, 1, 8th September.	AR
Yellow-browed Warbler, Woose Hill, 1, 13th October to 12th November.	IC
Yellow-browed Warbler, Streatley, 1, 13th October.	AR
Ring Ouzel, Combe Gibbet, 2 (male), 5th-6th April.	IC
Ring Ouzel, Crookham Common, 1 (male), 8th April.	NDR
Ring Ouzel, Woose Hill, 1, 4th October.	AR
Ring Ouzel, Woose Hill, 1, 20th October.	AR
Ring Ouzel, Wokingham, 1, 24th October.	IC
Black Redstart, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1 (juvenile), 9th November.	IC
Black Redstart, Sulhamstead, 1 (first-winter male), 27th November.	IC
Rock Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 19th-20th September.	IC
Rock Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 2, 24th September.	IC
Rock Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 1, 2nd-3rd October.	IC
Rock Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, 6, 6th-7th October.	IC
Hawfinch, Aldermaston, 1, 21st January to 24th February.	IC
Hawfinch, Basildon Park, 3, 25th January.	NDR
Hawfinch, Englefield, 1, 26th September.	NDR
Hawfinch, Woodley, 1, 23rd October.	IC
Hawfinch, Woose Hill, 1, 27th October.	AR
Hawfinch, Woose Hill, 2, 28th October.	IC
Hawfinch, Woose Hill, 5, 29th October.	IC
Hawfinch, Woose Hill, 1, 31st October.	AR
Hawfinch, Remenham Hill, 4, 3rd November.	NDR
Hawfinch, Theale GPs, 1, 10th November.	AR
Hawfinch, Woose Hill, 2, 11th November.	AR
Hawfinch, Basildon Park, 12, 16th November to 29th December.	IC