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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
30/12/20	Water Rail	Watermead Lake	2	D Forder @DanFWildlife

27/12/20	Water Rail	Watermead Lake	2	D Forder @DanFWildlife

11/12/20	Water Rail	Watermead Lake	1	D Forder @DanFWildlife

08/12/20	Water Rail	Watermead Lake	1	D Forder @DanFWildlife

01/12/20	Water Rail	Watermead Lake	1	D Forder @DanFWildlife

26/11/20	Water Rail	Watermead Lake	2	D Forder @DanFWildlife

12/11/20	Water Rail	Watermead Lake	1	D Forder @DanFWildlife

11/11/20	Water Rail	Watermead Lake	2	D Forder @DanFWildlife

10/11/20	Water Rail	Watermead Lake	3	D Forder @DanFWildlife

09/11/20	Water Rail	Watermead Lake	2	D Forder @DanFWildlife

30/12/20	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	G Alcock
13:50	Heard distantly calling from the hide.
28/12/20	Water Rail	Tongwell	1	R A Fowles
17:02
28/12/20	Water Rail	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	1	R A Fowles
17:01	By pond dipping area.
27/12/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	T Watts
16:53
27/12/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	J Richardson
13:03	1 seen in the reeds opposite the hospice, 1 heard calling from the reeds in the SW corner.
27/12/20	Water Rail	Marlow Low Grounds	1	P Warham
11:00
26/12/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
07:50	Hide 1.. Feeding, LH channel.
23/12/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
13:00	Showed briefly on the east island.
19/12/20	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	J Orchard
16:08	Walked across a gap in the reeds.
17/12/20	Water Rail	Walton Lake, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard
	Heard calling.
18/12/20	Water Rail	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	1	H Appleyard
	Heard calling. Please note this is a permits only reserve.
17/12/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
14:00	Showing well on the east island.
17/12/20	Water Rail	Stowe	1	P J Tizzard
15:50
17/12/20	Water Rail	Linford GPs	1	A V Harding
	Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
14/12/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	G Alcock
13:08	Very distant call, opposite side of reserves to hides.
12/12/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	J Orchard
10:15	Calling from below the visitors’ hide.
12/12/20	Water Rail	Eythrope	1	N Marriner
09:30
12/12/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Cadd
08:15	Hide 1. Chasing one another along LH channel.
11/12/20	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	R Cadd
12:00	Heard next to hide.
10/12/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	T J Lewis
11:00
07/12/20	Water Rail	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	1	K Cramer
14:00	1w fem. Note this is a permit only site.
07/12/20	Water Rail	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	1	K Cramer
09:00	ad male. Retrap of a bird originally ringed in December 2019. Note this is a permit only site.
09/12/20	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	P J Tizzard
16:08	Called twice.
09/12/20	Water Rail	Stony Stratford	1	E J Reed
	Calling.
07/12/20	Water Rail	JR - A4 to Marsh Lane, Jubilee River	1	P J Stevens
16:00	Calling alongside the Amerden Lane end of river.
06/12/20	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	J Orchard
14:42	Heard calling twice.
05/12/20	Water Rail	College Lake	2	A C Bayliss
13:00	One squealing below the cafe and another near the June Ives Hide.
05/12/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	J Orchard
10:35	Calls heard below Graham’s hide, believe more than one bird. And again from the June Ives hide.
02/12/20	Water Rail	Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes	1	A Gibbs
10:40
01/12/20	Water Rail	Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes	1	M Shepherd
21:51	seen in marshy area next to boardwalk.
28/11/20	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	A D Bassett
16:00	calling from NW spit.
28/11/20	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	J Orchard
16:00	Heard.
28/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	3	R Cadd
07:30
28/11/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	T J Lewis
15:00
28/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	3	R Cadd
07:30
20/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	3	R Cadd
07:30	Hide 1. One visible in centre channel whilst others called from L and R.
26/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Cadd
07:50	Hide 1. Chasing one another RH channel.
22/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	T Watts
13:43
17/11/20	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	A D Bassett
10:30	Calling NW side of spit.
10/11/20	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	2	A D Bassett
10:00	One NW side of spit, 1 N side.
21/11/20	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	J Orchard
16:24	A couple of feet away, just offshore near the cottages, landing and then calling. Seen with Simon Davies.
21/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert	1	T Watts
13:28
20/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	3	R Cadd
07:30	Hide 1. One visible in centre channel whilst others called from L and R.
20/11/20	Water Rail	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	2	R A Fowles
14:22	Calling.
19/11/20	Water Rail	Weston Turville Reservoir	2	N Marriner
12:30
15/11/20	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	J Orchard
11:46	Squealing twice in the reeds on bank opposite the bench - water works side.
13/11/20	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	J E Rose
12:00	Calling from the NW corner of th.
12/11/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	M Wallen
09:30	Started calling in response to a Cetti's singing.
12/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Cadd
07:00	Hide 1. Crossing reedbed channels.
11/11/20	Water Rail	College Lake	2	A C Bayliss
12:00	Squealing simultaneously from below the cafe sounding like an interaction between the two.
11/11/20	Water Rail	College Lake	2	J Orchard
14:48	Calling together below the Visitor Centre.
09/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	3	R Cadd
09:00	Hide 1. Reedbeds/channels in front of hide.
08/11/20	Water Rail	Eythrope	1	N Marriner
08:30	Squealing in river bank scrub.
08/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	G Alcock
13:10	Swam L-R in RH channel. Multiple calling.
07/11/20	Water Rail	Stowe	1	P J Tizzard
14:05	Called twice.
06/11/20	Water Rail	Marsworth Reservoir (Bucks section)	1	G Hinton
07:50	Heard from reed area. 2 seen in Herts section.
04/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R W Seekins
13:30	Watching 1 as it joined with another one unseen in a bout of squealing.
04/11/20	Water Rail	Weston Turville Reservoir	4	P Stanford
15:30
04/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert	1	J E Rose
09:00	Calling and later seen well crossing the LH channel.
02/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	E Griffiths
14:47
01/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	N Marriner
07:00
01/11/20	Water Rail	Calvert	1	R Meardon
14:36
28/10/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	S Bosher
16:00
07/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lakes	5	M Baker
19:10
28/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lakes	1	M Baker
11:37	1.
01/10/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	7	M Baker
17:43	Inlcuding 2 juvenile birds.
25/10/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	M Baker
10:30	1 Adult and 1 Juvenile seen.
30/10/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	M Wallen
09:00	ad.
29/10/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
07:00	Hide 1. L>R RH channel.
28/10/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	3	R Cadd
06:30	Hide 1. Seen crossing various channels in front of hide.
27/10/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Cadd
06:40	Hide 1. Seen crossing LH & RH channels.
27/10/20	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	A D Bassett
15:30	calling.
25/10/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	4	J Richardson
07:30	Seen in reeds along the W edge, watched from the E bank.
23/10/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	B Parker
13:55	One heard at 14:08 hrs and then another / same seen in left channel cut through reeds at 14:20 hrs.
22/10/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	3	B Rugg
09:00
22/10/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	G Hinton
13:22	By right side of Octagon hide.
20/10/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Cadd
17:30	Hide 1. Around reedbeds in front of hide.
18/10/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	4	J Richardson
07:00	All seen in the reeds along W bank.
15/10/20	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	J E Rose
09:40	Called from a Reed bed on the W bank.
13/10/20	Water Rail	Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard
	Calling from one of the reed-beds.
11/10/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
07:01	Hide 1. L>R central channel.
09/10/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
06:55	Hide 1. LH channel.
06/10/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
07:05	Hide 1. L>R near end LH channel.
01/10/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	R A Fowles
18:27
01/10/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Cadd
08:00	Hide 1. Front of reedbeds and in channels.
28/09/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	I Matson
11:20	Heard calling from reedbeds in front of first hide from around 11.20. There were two brief split second sightings in different channels by another observer shortly after, confirming its presence. There may have been 2. SP681251.
28/09/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	T Watts
18:52
25/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	M Wallen
07:45	ad. North-west corner.
20/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	M Wallen
07:30	adult.
19/09/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
07:30	Hide 1. L>R midway along RH channel.
18/09/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
09:30	Hide 1. R>L across LH channel (reeds now cut back).
16/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	4	R S Hill
07:00
15/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	9	M Wallen
07:30	Included a small ( young) juv in the north west corner, which is not only small in size but the bill is only about an inch long ( easily confused with a crake spp ).
15/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	6	P Stanford
08:30	At least 6 with 3 briefly seen very close.
14/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	N Webber
08:30	Juvenile. Up to 7 had been seen earlier by Mike Walker.
13/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	4	M Wallen
08:40	2 adults in North-west corner, 2 calling in north-east corner. Probably a lot more but reed edge now drying out and less showy.
13/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	D J Bevan
06:45
10/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	10	T Wallen
07:30	With MSW. 7 on view very early morning including 3 juvs, others heard calling from reeds.
09/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	14	M Wallen
07:30	9 on show very early morning including 5 juv's. Others heard calling from reeds around lake in areas where these 9 not seen.
08/09/20	Water Rail	Weston Turville Reservoir	2	P Stanford
18:00
07/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	8	M Wallen
07:30	On show very early morning including 4 well grown juveniles.
08/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	3	R S Hill
08:30
06/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	A MacGarvey
21:20
06/09/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	11	M Wallen
07:30	Minimum, probably at least 15. Most seen early morning when active along reeds. Included 3 different lots of an adult with well grown young, all on the west side but spread out. Great to confirm the breeding thanks to the water level. Birds not seen were very vocal as their water disappeared !
18/08/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	G Alcock
18:30	heard in the reeds by first hide - feels very early in the year.
09/08/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	3	M Wallen
08:30	Calling. One near the hide, one on the west side, one near the sluice.
02/08/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	M Wallen
08:30	juv. Well grown juv again on the East side of the island underneath the overhanging tree near the Green Sands.
26/07/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	6	M Wallen
07:30	Minimum. 1 showed well on east side of island, looked like a well grown juv. 1 squealing near the hide, 4 on west side squealing in reeds in different areas.
06/07/20	Water Rail	Hyde Lane	1	M S Hunt
13:00	Calling.
25/06/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	N Webber
08:30	Heard only. Close to the inlet stream.
29/05/20	Water Rail	Walton Lake, Milton Keynes	1	A V Harding
	Heard calling repeatedly three times over 1 hr 30 kins. Likely to be breeding in this superb habitat, but categories listed under 'breeding' do not really cover these circumstances.
04/04/20	Water Rail	Watermead Lake	1	D Forder @DanFWildlife
23:40	calling as it flew over at 23.40.
14/03/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R W Seekins
18:00	From first hide.
18/03/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	P R Moon
12:00	Showing well in front of the hide.
18/03/20	Water Rail	Linford GPs	2	P R Moon
10:50	Heard. Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
14/03/20	Water Rail	Wycombe Marsh	1	D J Stone
	In the back water of the Wye just down stream from Funges Meadow Nature Reserve. Seen with Stewart Dennis. SP882923.
14/03/20	Water Rail	The Rye, High Wycombe	1	P R Moon
09:00	Along the River Wye.
15/03/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	J Richardson
10:38	1 squealing next to the hide,.
14/03/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	M S Hunt
11:30
13/03/20	Water Rail	The Rye, High Wycombe	1	D L Cleal
19:46	Slinking behind some overhanging tree roots. Quite surprised to find this here. Factories one side of the river and houses on the other. Along the Wye, East of Bowden Lane up to Pizza Hut.
13/03/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	M Routledge
17:41	Showed well for quite some time by the right-hand channel from Hide 1.
12/03/20	Water Rail	Weston Turville Reservoir	1	N Marriner
13:00
08/03/20	Water Rail	Linford GPs	1	A V Harding
	Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
07/03/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	3	R Cadd
07:00	Hide 1. In LH and RH channels, plus another in RH central reedbed.
07/03/20	Water Rail	Weston Turville Reservoir	1	P Stanford
17:30
07/03/20	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	A D Bassett
12:00	Near west bench.
05/03/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
17:30	Hide 1. Swam L>R LH channel.
03/03/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
06:05	Hide 1. Flew L>R across centre channel, then feeding in RH channel.
27/02/20	Water Rail	Linford GPs	2	M Kincaid
10:45	2 heard calling near centre. Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
27/02/20	Water Rail	Tongwell	1	T Garner
11:00	Heard in reeds at north end.
19/02/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
07:39	Hide 1. R>L across far end LH channel.
17/02/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Cadd
06:50	Hide 1. One in LH channel; later, two (seen w. J Buck) feeding in front of reedbeds.
15/02/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
13:00	Showing well below the Visitor Centre Hide.
15/02/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	R S Birch
16:18	Below Graham's hide in reeds. SP934140.
13/02/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
16:37	Hide 1. Foraging in front of LH central reedbed for approx 20mins.
04/02/20	Water Rail	Weston Turville Reservoir	2	P Stanford
17:00
02/02/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	N Marriner
07:30	With Rob Cadd.
27/01/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
14:30	Showing well on the east island in the pouring rain.
27/01/20	Water Rail	Caldecotte Lake	1	R A Fowles
16:27	Webs.
26/01/20	Water Rail	Startop's End Reservoir (Bucks Section)	1	L Marriner
12:09
25/01/20	Water Rail	Calvert	1	D J Bevan
08:06	Moving through right hand reedbed viewed from lower hide.
23/01/20	Water Rail	Shardeloes	1	R D Andrews
16:30	Calling in marsh area.
23/01/20	Water Rail	Marsworth Reservoir (Bucks section)	1	A C Bayliss
11:00	Squealing from the Bucks reed bed.
19/01/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	R A Fowles
21:00	Webs count.
17/01/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	T Watts
20:24	Feeding close to hide.
17/01/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
15:00	East island.
15/01/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	P A Wright
08:00	One showing very well in left hand channel for a sustained period.
13/01/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	L Evans

12/01/20	Water Rail	Gallows Bridge Farm, Gallows Bridge	1	N Marriner
09:30	With Luke M. Flushed from sedges on Three Points Meadow. Site tick for me.
12/01/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	T J Lewis
16:30
12/01/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	N Marriner
08:00	With Luke M.
12/01/20	Water Rail	Gallows Bridge Farm, Gallows Bridge	1	L Marriner
11:17	In sedges behind the tower hide our first ever record here in 12 years.
12/01/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	L Marriner
08:19	Seen very well in front of hide all with nick marriner.
11/01/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
13:00	East island.
11/01/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
07:30	Hide 1. RH channel, then central reedbeds.
10/01/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
07:15	Hide 1. LH channel, later feeding front of reedbeds.
10/01/20	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	N Webber
09:30	Feeding along the inlet near the hospice.
09/01/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	L Evans

08/01/20	Water Rail	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	1	M Oliver
15:15	Heard from Near Hide.
07/01/20	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	2	A D Bassett
10:00	On NW side - 1 showing NW of spit, 1 calling near cottages.
05/01/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
07:45	Hide 1. Crossed LH channel L>R; 10mins later L>R across central open area.
06/01/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	B Rugg
09:25
05/01/20	Water Rail	Linford GPs	4	P R Moon
15:50	Two heard near the Bund and two from Stanton Low. Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
04/01/20	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
12:00	East island.
04/01/20	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	R S Hill
14:30
04/01/20	Water Rail	Wotton Lakes	2	J W Gearing
15:38	Please note that this is a private site.
03/01/20	Water Rail	Gallows Bridge Farm, Gallows Bridge	1	R S Hill
11:23
03/01/20	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Cadd
07:30	Hide 1. One in each of LH & RH channels.

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