Garganey

Recent sightings

Date Species Site Count Observer
11/07/26GarganeyNew workings, Moor Green Lakes1A B Merrick
10:00
f. Female/eclipse male. Many characters indicative of female type Garganey observed including head markings, loral spot, pale chin, all dark bill, lack of obvious white line at base of tail that Teal has, no green or blue in white bordered speculum. Initially on West Fen, then flew over the north bank and dropped in the other side, perhaps in Upper Fen. Seen with PJC, CRG. Please only view from the public footpath.  
06/05/26GarganeyLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2R C Watts
13:30
m/f. From Bittern Hide.  
06/05/26GarganeyLavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP2M F Walford
12:30
m+f. From Bittern Hide. Found by Philip Giles.  

Latest photos

Photo of Garganey at Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP, Berkshire. Taken by Andy Tomczynski on 7th May 2026.
Photo of Garganey at Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP, Berkshire. Taken by Andy Tomczynski on 7th May 2026.
Photo of Garganey at Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP, Berkshire. Taken by Andy Tomczynski on 7th May 2026.
Photo of Garganey at Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP, Berkshire. Taken by Marek Walford on 6th May 2026.
Photo of Garganey at Searles Farm Lane GP, Burghfield GPs, Berkshire. Taken by Marek Walford on 25th August 2025.
Photo of Garganey at New workings, Moor Green Lakes, Berkshire. Taken by Peter Craig on 29th May 2025.
Photo of Garganey at New workings, Moor Green Lakes, Berkshire. Taken by Don Broadbridge on 24th May 2025.
Photo of Garganey at New workings, Moor Green Lakes, Berkshire. Taken by Don Broadbridge on 24th May 2025.
Photo of Garganey at New workings, Moor Green Lakes, Berkshire. Taken by Chris Heard on 22nd May 2025.
Photo of Garganey at Fobney Meadow, Berkshire. Taken by Andy Tomczynski on 18th March 2025.
Photo of Garganey at Fobney Meadow, Berkshire. Taken by Andy Tomczynski on 18th March 2025.
Photo of Garganey at Fobney Meadow, Berkshire. Taken by Andy Tomczynski on 18th March 2025.
Photo of Garganey at Fobney Meadow, Berkshire. Taken by Simon Huggins on 18th March 2025.
Photo of Garganey at Eton Wick, Berkshire. Taken by Chris Heard on 24th August 2023.
Photo of Garganey at New workings, Moor Green Lakes, Berkshire. Taken by Andy Tomczynski on 13th April 2023.

Records

YearDetails
2024Moor Green Lakes, two, 4th-28th August (G. C. Stephenson).
2024Chamberhouse Marsh, two, male, female, 17th May (A. B. Merrick).
2024Datchet, two, male, female, 23rd April (C. D. R. Heard).
2023Moor Green Lakes, juvenile, 17th-24th September (P. Scudamore).
2023Lower Farm GP, juvenile, 2nd September (I. L. G. Weston).
2023Eton Wick, 24th August to 8th September (C. D. R. Heard).
2023Moor Green Lakes, two, 13th-25th August (K. P. Duncan).
2023Moor Green Lakes, two, male, female, 5th-22nd April (H. Wright).
2023Theale GPs, male, 4th-8th April (K. E. Moore).
2023Lavell's Lake, male, 18th-24th March (D. N. T. Rimes).
2022Moor Green Lakes, two, 20th September to 7th October (R. J. Godden).
2022Wraysbury GPs, juvenile, 10th September (C. D. R. Heard).
2022Dinton Pastures CP, juvenile, 20th-27th August (F. J. Cottington).
2022Theale GPs, juvenile, 13th August (A. B. Merrick).
2022Lea Farm Lake, juvenile, 30th-31st July (F. J. Cottington).
2022Lower Farm GP, male, 3rd May (S. Ricks).
2022Fobney Meadow, two, male, female, 2nd May (A. B. Tomczynski).
2022Fobney Meadow, male, 26th March (R. Crawford).
2022Lower Farm GP, male, 21st March (N. Dalton, M. J. Dear).
2022Woolhampton GPs, five, three male, two female, 19th March (J. Taylor).
2021Fleethill Farm, 19th September (R. J. Godden).
2021Eton Wick, male, 13th-17th July (C. D. R. Heard).
2021Wraysbury GPs, male, 3rd April (C. D. R. Heard).
2021Horton Brook Quarry, three, including two male, 20th March (C. D. R. Heard).
2020Eton Wick, juvenile, 13th-19th September (D. L. Cleal).
2020Great Meadow Pond, juvenile, 26th June to 2nd August (D. J. Barker).
2020Eton Wick, female, 13th-14th June (M. F. Walford).
2020Moor Green Lakes, male, 15th May (J. D. Savage).
2020Martin's Heron, two, male, female, 28th April (M. A. Johnstone).
2020Dorney Wetlands, two, male, 23rd March (K. Rhodes).
2020Padworth Lane floods, two, male, female, 22nd-23rd March (P. Hickman).
2020Lower Farm GP, two, male, female, 18th March (G. J. Stewart).
2020Eton Wick, two, male, 18th-19th March (C. D. R. Heard).
2019Dinton Pastures CP, 6th-7th November (R. Marsh).
2019Dinton Pastures CP, 26th August to 6th September (P. J. Newbound).
2019Lea Farm Lake, 6th-31st August (A. B. Tomczynski).
2019Dinton Pastures CP, 30th April to 6th May (Joe T).
2019Burghfield GPs, two, 29th March to 2nd April (R. Price).
2019Lower Farm GP, two, 22nd March (N. Cleere).
2018Wraysbury GPs, 28th October (C. D. R. Heard).
2018Eton Wick, 12th August to 4th September (D. L. Cleal).
2018Lea Farm Lake, 28th June to 3rd July (F. J. Cottington).
2018Lower Farm GP, two, 9th-10th June (J. E. Andrews, N. Cleere, J. Legg, I. L. G. Weston).
2018Moor Green Lakes, two, 7th-9th June (R. C. Murfitt).
2018Fobney Meadow, two, 25th May (A. B. Tomczynski).
2018Theale GPs, 22nd-26th May (J. E. Andrews).
2018Great Meadow Pond, 13th May (D. J. Barker).
2018Horton Field Pits, two, 7th May (C. D. R. Heard).
2018Fobney Meadow, four, 2nd April (A. B. Tomczynski).
2017Lea Farm Lake, 26th September to 8th October.
2017Dinton Pastures CP, 18th September.
2017Heron Lake, male, 31st August (C. D. R. Heard).
2017Queen Mother Reservoir, 24th August to 6th September.
2017Lower Farm GP, two, 18th June (N. Cleere).
2017Moor Green Lakes, 7th May.
2017Theale GPs, 30th April (A. B. Tomczynski).
2017Burghfield GPs, 23rd April (J. E. Andrews).
2017Dinton Pastures CP, female, 18th-26th April.
2017Dinton Pastures CP, male, 12th-18th April.
2017Lower Farm GP, 8th April to 7th May.
2017Padworth Lane GP, 5th April (K. E. Moore).
2017Dinton Pastures CP, female, 24th-29th March.
2017Fobney Meadow, two, 17th March to 26th April.
2017Dinton Pastures CP, male, 11th-17th March.
<2017Many records.