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July 2008 Wildlife Sightings

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Tuesday 22nd

6 Green Sandpiper. 2 Shelduck (juvenile) at west end of diggings.

Seen 6:30 at Moor Green Lakes. Sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Monday 21st

Kingfisher; Common Darter

Seen midday at Snaky Lane by Chris and Angela Kay.
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Sunday 20th

Redshank. 3 Green Sandpiper. Dunlin. 2 Shelduck at west end of diggings. 

All seen at 7:00 Moor Green Lakes. Sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Saturday 19th

Red Kite

Seen in 3 locations in the Farley Hill area by Adrian & Carol Humphries

Friday 18th

Dunlin

Seen 7:00 on new workings at Moor Green Lakes.
Via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Wednesday 16th

7 Common Sandpiper, all on Colebrook Lake North. 6 just in front of the hide. At least 1 juvenile.
Kingfisher on post in front of Colebrook Lake North hide.

At Moor Green Lakes. Seen 15:30.


Seen 15:40. Sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Tuesday 15th

1 Common Gull

Seen 15:00 at Moor Green Lakes. Via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Monday 14th

2 Green Sandpiper juveniles. First juveniles of the year. Also an influx of Little Ringer Plover - up to 14, including 5 fledged juveniles which must have come from elsewhere.

Seen 15:00 at Moor Green Lakes. Sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Sunday 13th

Black-tailed Godwit,
3 Green Sandpiper, 2 on Colebrook Lake North scrape. 130 Lapwing.

Flew onto workings at 08:15. Seen 8.30. All sightings at Moor Green Lakes via  www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Friday 11th

Teal. 10 Tufted Duck (juvenile) on Manor Lake (SE corner of new workings). Dunlin on diggings. Common Sandpiper. 2 Yellow-legged Gulls.

Seen 15:30 at Moor Green Lakes. Sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Thursday 10th

Grass snakeKingfisher, Red Admiral (our first of the year), Broad-bodied Chaser.
Grass Snake

Early afternoon at Holybush Pits

Snaky Lane. All sightings by Chris & Angela Kay.
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Thursday 10th

Green Sandpiper. Common Sandpiper

Seen 15:30 at Moore Green Lakes. Sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Wednesday 9th

1 Yellow-legged Gull on the diggings with a Lesser Black-backed Gull.
1 Common Sandpiper on Colebrook Lake North 2 Green Sandpiper on Colebrook Lake North scrape. 58  Lapwing.

Seen 07:00 at Moor Green Lakes All sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Sunday 6th

55 Lapwing. 2 Common Sandpiper. 1 Green Sandpiper

Seen 07:00 at Moor Green Lakes. All sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk
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Friday 4th

Red Kite seen over village for third time this week.

Seen 13:00 at Finchampstead. Sighting via www.berksbirds.co.uk

Wednesday 2nd

Nightjar.  6 sightings of bird overhead on track below west edge of Camp. 1 later over heathland. Plenty of churring from all corners of the Caesars Camp boundary.

Seen and heard between 21:30 and 22:30 at Caesar’s Camp, Swinley Forest. Sightings via www.berksbirds.co.uk.

Tuesday 1st

Green Sandpiper on new diggings

Seen 06:30 at Moor Green Lakes by Bruce Archer.
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