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Find out what birds have been seen this month at Moor Green Lakes >>>
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Thursday 16th
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Wren
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Seen in the morning hopping in and out of the hedge at Ash Lock Cottage by Christine Reeves. Location map 
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Wednesday 15th
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Single Greylag Goose (hardly rare but never seen here before).
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Seen mid-morning at Hollybush Pits by Chris & Angela Kay. Location map 
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Wednesday 15th
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Peacock butterfly
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Seen 10:00 at Ash Lock Cottage by Christine Reeves. Location map 
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Tuesday 14th
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Several Orange Tips first of the year.
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Seen mid day at ‘Monet Bridge’ between Hollybush Hill and Hollybush Pits by Chris & Angela Kay. Location map 
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Tuesday 14th
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A pair of Red Kite quartering a field with young lambs in!
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Seen along Jouldings Lane at Farley Hill by Adrian Humphries. Location map 
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Tuesday 14th
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Orange Tip, Brimstone. Large White. Blackcap. Goldfinch. Blue Tit collecting nesting materials.
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All seen around 10:45 at Ash Lock Cottage by Christine Reeves.
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Tuesday 7th
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Blackcap.
Yellowhammer, singing male on new workings.
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Seen 09:10.
Seen 06:30. Both sightings at Moor Green Lakes via www.berksbirds.co.uk Location map 
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Monday 6th
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Garden Warbler
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Seen early afternoon at Carrington Field by Chris and Angela Kay. Location map 
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Sunday 5th
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Little Owl in the old willow at the bottom of the paddock by the car park. 3 Goosander (red heads) Initially asleep on Plover Island, later seen flying off west. Little Egret on Colebrook Lake North. 6 Redshank at least 6 mobile.
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All seen 15:00 at Moor Green Lakes. Sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk Location map
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Sunday 5th
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2 Treecreeper. 2 Stonechat (1m, 1f)
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Seen 11:00 at Wildmoor Heath. Sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Sunday 5th
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Great Grey Shrike present at SU 914544.
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Seen at Ash Ranges, sighting via www.sbclub.ukonline.co.uk
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Saturday 4th
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3 Goosander (female). 2 Pochard (female). 5 Wigeon. 6 Teal. 7 Egyptian Geese. 1 Shelduck. 2 Shoveler. 88 Tufted Duck. 16 Cormorant. 1 Redwing. 1 Barn Owl and 1 Tawny Owl heard.
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All sightings 19:30 at Eversely Gravel Pits via www.berksbirds.co.uk Location map
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Saturday 4th
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Jack Snipe, Common Sandpiper & White Wagatail
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All seen at Tice's Meadow (Farnham Quarry). Sightings via www.sbclub.ukonline.co.uk Location map 
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Friday 3rd
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2 Grey Wagtail on northern bank of River Blackwater
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Seen 17:00 near Sandhurst sewage farm. Sighting via www.berksbirds.co.uk Location map 
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Thursday 2nd
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Kingfisher
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Seen late morning at Hollybush Pits by Chris & Angela Kay. Location map
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Wednesday 1st
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Red Kite flew north
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Seen at Hogs Back, nr Guildford. Sighting via www.sbclub.ukonline.co.uk
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