Gannet

Recent sightings of Gannet

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
27/09/14	Gannet	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	D A Carter
	imm. Flew NE over jubilee river heading towards Slough at 09.40 hours.
28/07/13	Gannet	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	M F Walford
10:49	ad. Flew high east (per Mike McKee). Permit holders only.
28/07/13	Gannet	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	M F Walford
10:21	ad. Circling to the north over Wraysbury Reservoir (per Mike McKee and Andy T). Permit holders only.
28/07/13	Gannet	Wraysbury GPs	1	M F Walford
	Per Birdguides.com but no further details!
18/06/11	Gannet	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	C Lamsdell
07:47	per Birdguides flew off shortly after obs. Permit holders only.
09/10/10	Gannet	Queen Mother Reservoir	1	F J Cottington
10:25	juv. Still present (per Jerry O'Brien) found by CDRH earlier. Permit holders only.
26/09/10	Gannet	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	D Pottinger
13:30	juvenile flew over heading west.
26/09/10	Gannet	Lea Farm Lake	1	C Dodington
12:55	juv. Flew in pursued by crows. Landed on water and was surrounded by Canada Geese which occasionally pecked at it. Stayed for 20mins then flew off circling the lake several times then off north.
06/10/09	Gannet	British Airways Pit, Wraysbury GPs	1	F J Cottington
11:30	juv. Seen in flight briefly, heading from Heron Lake area towards BA/Station/Village Pit, not refound at any of these lakes (Seen with TAG).
06/10/09	Gannet	Wraysbury GPs	1	M F Walford
11:30	juv. on pit betwen B376 and the M25 (birdguides.com).

Past records of Gannet

Year	Details
2018	Queen Mother Reservoir, 3, 24th September. *
2014	Dorney Wetlands, immature, 27th September.
2013	Wraysbury Reservoir (Surrey), sub-adult, 28th July, flew into Berkshire.
2011	Queen Mother Reservoir, adult, 18th June.
2010	Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile, 9th October.
2010	Lea Farm Lake, juvenile, 26th September.
2010	Theale GPs, juvenile, 26th September.
2009	Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile, 6th October, same as Wraysbury GP, 5th-6th October.
2009	Wraysbury GPs, juvenile, 5th-6th October.
2009	Jubilee River, juvenile, 5th October, same as Wraysbury GP and Queen Mother Reservoir.
2008	Dinton Pastures CP, adult, 10th September.
2007	Queen Mother Reservoir, sub-adult, 3rd December.
2007	Berkshire Downs at Aldworth, two juveniles, 28th September.
2005	Windsor Great Park, adult, 26th-27th July.
2004	Dinton Pastures CP, second-summer, 2nd-3rd July, taken into care 3rd but died over night.
2001	Theale GPs, adult, 2nd August, found dead.
2001	Colnbrook, adult, 15th May.
1998	Windsor Great Park, immature, 6th October.
1988	Yateley, immature, 27th August.
1987	Coley Park, 6th February.
1981	Horton GPs, 27th April.
1981	Theale GPs, adult, 27th April.
1980	Whiteknights Park, Reading, adult, 27th October.
1980	Reading, adult, 29th April.
1979	Queen Mother Reservoir, 26th November.
1972	Jealott's Hill, fourth-year, 26th May, picked up.
1971	Basildon, juvenile, 22nd September, picked up injured.
1958	Hermitage, second-summer, 1st October, found dead.
1952	East Ilsley, adult, 15th October, found exhausted.
1917	Aldermaston, 13th March, captured and released on the lake.
1902	Grazeley, adult male, 20th May, shot.
1876	Hungerford, 14th April.
1876	Reading, 25th March, captured.
1875	Sandleford Park, shot.
1865	Newbury, 13th March, found exhausted.