Blackbird
Recent sightings
Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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28/05/25 | Blackbird | Maiden Erlegh Lake, Reading | 1 | L Garner-Langham |
12:30 | m. Busy gathering worms/bugs before flying off. | |||
27/05/25 | Blackbird | Cookham Rise | 4 | B D Clews |
06:48 | adults feeding 2 juvs (meal worms). | |||
23/05/25 | Blackbird | North Thatcham | 1 | R C W Davies |
16:59 | m. Interesting individual with whitish crescent around upper chest! | |||
23/05/25 | Blackbird | Sandhurst | 1 | R J Godden |
06:00 | Female Blackbird has caught an adult Smooth Newt from the garden pond, thrashed it around to break it up and has carried it off. A repeat of behaviour seen here in previous years with other Blackbirds. A change from its usual diet of slugs. | |||
20/05/25 | Blackbird | Emmbrook | 2 | P O'Neill |
19:30 | male. Two singing males. One on neighbour's roof in Eamer Crescent, the other close by. There's often one singing along Matthews Green Rd, but not so common deep in the 'new' estate. | |||
10/05/25 | Blackbird | Bucklebury Common | 27 | B Lyle |
11:18 | NDOC survey East. | |||
19/04/25 | Blackbird | North Ascot | 3 | S D Abbott |
08:55 | ad/juv. Recently fledged young being fed by both adults in back garden. | |||
05/04/25 | Blackbird | Bucklebury Common | 27 | B Lyle |
10:47 | NDOC survey on Upper Common (west). | |||
02/04/25 | Blackbird | Gouldings Wood | 2 | B D Clews |
11:00 | SU857834. | |||
24/03/25 | Blackbird | Lower Earley | 2 | D J Mills |
10:40 | pair - male having a block of bright white feathers on RH wing - completely different from earlier record. |