http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/ Birds and birding in Berkshire, England Fri, 09 May 2008 15:34:20 GMT Barry Howes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7054 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7054 I hope some other Bugger gets it. Norma and I heard the call as we walked the square. She said Corncrake, remembering it from trips to Mull in a previous life. Fri, 09 May 2008 09:16:02 GMT Robin Dryden http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7053 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7053 In case anyone is planning to head from the Brightwalton area towards Lambourn (or vice versa), the A338 Wantage to Hungerford road is closed in Great Shefford Thu, 08 May 2008 19:14:13 GMT stephen.graham5@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7052 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7052 This was on the BBC Website this afternoon: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7390109.stm Stephen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Thu, 08 May 2008 17:56:29 GMT Marek Walford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7051 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7051 Hi there, If anybody has emailed me to sponsor me I might not have got it owing to a technical problem. Please resend to marek.walford@... Good luck to Mon, 05 May 2008 20:57:21 GMT Tony Keene http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7050 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7050 I'll post you the two Black-winged Stilts I saw at the weekend - should keep the rare numbers up... Tony ... -- ___________________________ Dr Tony Keene Mon, 05 May 2008 20:47:36 GMT Marek Walford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7049 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7049 Told you. White Stork over West Ilsley on Saturday..... Mon, 05 May 2008 16:37:34 GMT stephen.graham5@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7048 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7048 Hello I was speaking to a chap at Moor Green at lunchtime, who said he had seen 3 Dotterel, a male and 2 females, on Bury down this morning. Has anybody been Fri, 02 May 2008 16:51:10 GMT Marek Walford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7047 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7047 Hi, The observant of you will have seen that the rare-ometer has swung to "rare" meaning rares will be available this weekend, even in Berkshire!. I will Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:12:08 GMT Brian.clews http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7046 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7046 message copied from Bucks Birds Group:- ... Terns, Swifts, Swallows, Sand Martins, 1 House Martin. 2 male Yellow Wagtails and 13 male Pied Wagtails on Spade Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:12:50 GMT Brian.clews http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7045 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7045 I can confirm that at least one male Garganey is on Bray Cut, 50m north of the bridge that crosses it in Hibbert Rd, which runs between the A308 and Bray. It Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:29:02 GMT Brian.clews http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7044 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7044 Yes, that is correct. I just had it confirmed. I will see if I can gat along to see if they are still present. Eyes to the Ditches!! Brian Clews Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:54:30 GMT Adam Bassett http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7043 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7043 RBA said 'Braywick Park in SE corner' Cheers, Adam ... Maidenhead (as per Birdguides) today? Kevin Duncan Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:32:50 GMT Kevin Duncan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7042 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7042 Hi, Has anybody got any info on where the Garganey was seen in Maidenhead (as per Birdguides) today? Kevin Duncan Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:21:43 GMT Adam bassett http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7041 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7041 Carl Salmon posted a message on the Oxon e-mail group on Tues 8th - see below: At the weekend a Hoopoe was reported in Oare, just north of Newbury. This is 5 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:15:17 GMT Mike Taylor http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7040 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7040 Wow! Never had my name in the newspaper before! Anyone know who saw the bird on the Tuesday (8th)? Contrary to the report in the NWN, I only saw the bird on