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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
16/12/22	Water Rail	Willen Lakes	2	H Al-Farhan
12:40
19/11/22	Water Rail	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	1	H Al-Farhan
10:14
23/02/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	R Hargreaves

25/12/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	4	G Alcock
15:12	2 pairs (I assume) feeding in the open channels at same time, 2 in LH and 2 in RH. Far better than Xmas stuff.
25/12/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	G Alcock
14:39	Dashing between reedbeds during the rain.
23/12/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	G Alcock
15:41	Currently feeding in right hand channel.
23/12/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	G Alcock
15:01
22/12/22	Water Rail	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	1	R S Hill
15:00	Heard.
21/12/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	P Gomersall
13:09	ad. Seen and heard in reeds by hide.
17/12/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	2	R S Hill
15:15
17/12/22	Water Rail	Buckingham	1	M S Hunt
11:36	Feeding in a frost free running ditch.
15/12/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
15:00	Working the shoreline in full view.
13/12/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	B Parker
14:50	WeBS Count - calling from east of bird hide.
13/12/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	P Gomersall
12:53	ad. Squealing near hide.
13/12/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
07:30	Hide 1. Crossed (swam) far end RH channel R>L.
13/12/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	P Gibbs
09:13	Out on the ice in front of hide.
10/12/22	Water Rail	Newton Longville	1	H Appleyard
	A site first for me. One, possibly two birds heard calling.
10/12/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	J Rowley
16:00	squealing.
10/12/22	Water Rail	College Lake	2	T J Lewis
12:44
09/12/22	Water Rail	Weston Turville Reservoir	1	P Stanford
15:00
09/12/22	Water Rail	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	1	R S Hill
08:30
08/12/22	Water Rail	Dorney Lake, Dorney	1	D L Cleal
14:30	On Arboretum Pond. First I've had here in ages.
08/12/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	T J Lewis
12:01
07/12/22	Water Rail	Tongwell	1	H Appleyard
	Heard calling.
07/12/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
07:30	Hide 1. RH channel.
06/12/22	Water Rail	Linford GPs	1	P Gibbs
13:02	Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
06/12/22	Water Rail	Calvert	1	P Gibbs
10:15	Calling.
05/12/22	Water Rail	Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes	2	H Appleyard
	Heard calling from 2 separate reed-beds.
03/12/22	Water Rail	Linford GPs	4	P R Moon
15:50	Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
03/12/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
	Below the visitor centre.
02/12/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	3	R Cadd
07:00	Hide 1. Two together in RH channel; also one crossing LH channel.
01/12/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Cadd
07:00	Hide 1. Foraging together in RH channel, for 30+ mins.
30/11/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Cadd
07:10	Hide 1. Together, feeding in RH channel for 20mins.
28/11/22	Water Rail	Linford GPs	1	R C B'stard
09:24	Heard near derelict centre. Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
28/11/22	Water Rail	Calvert	2	P Gibbs
11:13	Calling.
28/11/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	P Gibbs
09:22
26/11/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss

26/11/22	Water Rail	Bletchley	1	H Appleyard
	Vocal bird heard calling at Chepstow Local Park. The first one I've recorded at this site.
26/11/22	Water Rail	Wotton Lakes	2	J W Gearing
10:00	Please note that this is a private site.
25/11/22	Water Rail	Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard
	Heard calling.
21/11/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	P Gibbs
09:17
20/11/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	2	P Gibbs
09:37	Calling from either side of hide.
19/11/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	P Gibbs
15:41	Calling in reeds to left of hide.
18/11/22	Water Rail	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	1	H Appleyard
	Heard calling. Please note this is a permits only reserve.
14/11/22	Water Rail	Shardeloes	1	P Stanford
15:10
14/11/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	P Gibbs
14:05	Calling in front of hide.
14/11/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
07:43	Hide 1. Swam R>L across far end RH channel.
12/11/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
07:35	Hide 1. Crossed (swam) R>L, far end RH channel.
12/11/22	Water Rail	College Lake	2	A C Bayliss
	One below the cafe and another by the June Ives Hide.
12/11/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	P Gibbs
15:42	Calling from right in front of the hide. Only 1 burst in an hour of me being here.
06/11/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	D J Bevan
15:50	Heard only.
06/11/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	D J Bevan
15:50	Heard only.
05/11/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Cadd
08:30	Hide 1. One heard whilst another crossed far end LH channel.
30/10/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	A D Bassett
08:00	calling S side.
29/10/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	2	A D Bassett
17:30	calling birds on east side.
30/10/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	P Gomersall
12:00	ad. Feeding in front of hide.
28/10/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
	Near June Ives Hide.
27/10/22	Water Rail	Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard
	My first of the season here, heard calling.
24/10/22	Water Rail	Linford GPs	1	M Oliver
12:45	Heard calling. Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
19/10/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	P Gomersall
12:17	ad. In reeds in front of hide.
18/10/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	P Woodham
11:07	Scurrying in front of the hide.
17/04/22	Water Rail	Willen Lakes	2	H Al-Farhan
18:00
01/10/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
	Near the June Ives Hide.
29/09/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	P Gibbs
09:00	Calling from reeds in front of hide.
25/09/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	3	R D Andrews
10:15
23/09/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	3	M Wallen
09:00	ad. Including 1 showing right out in the open at the south end of the island.
23/09/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	G Alcock
18:38	Calling from 1st hide.
17/09/22	Water Rail	Linford GPs	1	C Harris
11:05	From Far Hide left bank. Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
15/09/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	M Wallen
08:45	Calling.
13/09/22	Water Rail	Wotton Lakes	3	J W Gearing
15:01	Please note that this is a private site.
11/09/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	R A Fowles
18:03	Webs.
10/09/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	5	M Wallen
07:30	At least. Much more difficult with the water level up.
10/09/22	Water Rail	Marlow Low Grounds	1	A D Bassett
09:30	calling from main relief pool.
09/09/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
06:00	Hide 1. On top of reedbed; moved down into reedbed and out of sight after 10mins.
04/09/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	A D Bassett
07:30	Usual bird in NW spit reeds.
04/09/22	Water Rail	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	1	C Coppock
15:18	heard.
03/09/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	A D Bassett
08:00	Usual bird NW of spit.
31/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	5	M Baker
12:56	1 juv.
27/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	3	M Baker
12:51
25/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	5	M Baker
12:41	Two juvenile.
27/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	5	M Wallen
08:30	Included 2 juvs.
27/08/22	Water Rail	College Lake	2	A C Bayliss
	Squealing on the east island and another near the June Ives Hide.
26/08/22	Water Rail	Weston Turville Reservoir	4	M Wallen
10:00	Absolute minimum. Calling from seperate areas towards the East end.
25/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	3	R D Andrews
15:00	Calling.
25/08/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
12:00	Adult.
23/08/22	Water Rail	Weston Turville Reservoir	1	J E Rose
12:00	Calling.
22/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	6	M Wallen
07:00	Including 2 juvs.
19/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	5	M Wallen
07:00	Including 2 juvs. With TJWa and M.baker.
19/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	P R Moon
06:38	juv. Walking around the spit.
18/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	3	M Baker
07:01	ad.
17/08/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
15:45	Juvenile along the muddy edge of the central island. Never seen a juvenile here before.
17/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	M Baker
07:14	Seen.
17/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	P R Moon
06:40	Heard.
16/08/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	J Orchard
12:52	Juvenile in the reeds opposite the Point.
15/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	7	M Wallen
07:30	6 along the western reeds, including 1 juv. A further bird calling at north end. With M.Baker. Mark had a further bird.
15/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	8	M Baker
07:07	5 Adults, 1 Juv, 2 calling.
15/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	P R Moon
06:37	Heard.
13/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	10	M Wallen
07:00	8 adults on view, with others calling in different area were not any of these 8. There are realistically 20-30 birds here in the reeds.
11/08/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	A D Bassett
07:00	Juv in reeds NW of spit - first bird of the Autumn here for me.
09/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	6	T Wallen
07:30	4 adults, 2 juvs of different ages. Seen with MSW, M.Baker, M.Scott.
08/08/22	Water Rail	Wotton Lakes	1	J W Gearing
15:04	Please note that this is a private site.
08/08/22	Water Rail	Shardeloes	1	P Stanford
06:50
06/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	7	M Wallen
07:30	Excellent breeding success. Only 1 adult seen but 6 juveniles in 4 different areas of the western reedbed. Ranges in size and location confirmed a minimum of 6 young. 2 together at one point were about half grown. 1 very downy young with an adult was something I'd always wanted to see - proper cute !
02/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	M Wallen
07:00	juv. Confirmed breeding success, with a smallish, very dark ( appeared black) juvenile, that ran to escape the hunting Otter.
01/08/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	P R Moon
06:49
31/07/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	J Richardson
07:00	In the SW corner, lots of vocals but not seen.
30/07/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	4	M Wallen
08:30	Minimum. Birds calling and 'chattering' to each other in two seperate areas of reeds in north-west reedbed.
28/07/22	Water Rail	Shardeloes	1	P Stanford
18:10
28/07/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	M Wallen
07:30	Heard in reeds in north-west corner.
26/07/22	Water Rail	Stowe	1	P J Tizzard
19:08	Haymanger Lake; called twice.
26/07/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	P R Moon
06:56	Heard.
24/07/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	P R Moon
05:56	Heard.
16/07/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	8	M Wallen
07:30	Minimum. Birds heard in 'conversation' in 4 different areas of reeds. 3 territories on the west shore, 1 on the north shore. Presumably some of these communications were from fledged young.
22/05/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	D Brown
13:19
11/05/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	T Watts
19:09	Preening for some time.
05/05/22	Water Rail	Weston Turville Reservoir	1	P Stanford

04/05/22	Water Rail	Marlow Low Grounds	1	J E Rose
16:00	Heard.
04/05/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	T Watts
20:46
02/04/22	Water Rail	Marlow Low Grounds	1	J Baker
15:00	heard.
02/05/22	Water Rail	Calvert	1	P Woodham
10:40	LH channel.
01/05/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	T Watts
09:54
30/04/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	P R Moon
18:32
30/04/22	Water Rail	Linford GPs	1	P R Moon
16:51	Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
30/04/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	T Watts
09:47
26/04/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	T Watts
19:58
25/04/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	T Watts
18:57	Together.
16/04/22	Water Rail	Linford GPs	3	S Hetherington
	Reporting on behalf of Kenny Cramer for ringing session at Linford Lakes. Only one trapped and ringed, the other two (probably) heard. Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
21/04/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	S Hetherington
11:00	heard several times whilst working with BBOWT work party.
20/01/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Meardon
14:30
17/04/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	J Richardson
07:30	3. Heard only, from 3 separate parts of the reedbeds.
15/04/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	C Gibbs

15/04/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	S Lowe
16:30
12/04/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	T Watts
21:13
08/04/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	T Watts
20:17
08/04/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	A Hudson
13:07	Observed a pair mating at the hide end of the left 'channel'.
05/04/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	T Watts
20:27
03/04/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	T Watts
21:03
29/03/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	J Orchard
10:51
29/03/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	D Smith
10:30	In reeds to left of spit.
26/03/22	Water Rail	Linford GPs	2	P R Moon
20:03	Heard. Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
24/03/22	Water Rail	Walton Lake, Milton Keynes	1	C Coppock
16:38	Heard in reedbed. SP881370.
23/03/22	Water Rail	Burnham	1	B D Clews
14:54	Just found out about a Water Rail which flew into a lads bedroom in Burnham yesterday. It was released safely at Haymill N R stream.
20/03/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	N Webber
14:30	Heard but not seen.
20/03/22	Water Rail	Eythrope	1	N Marriner
08:00
18/03/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	C Gibbs

12/03/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	A D Bassett
07:30	Walking along southern path btw swims 42 and 43.
13/03/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	J Richardson
07:00	Squealing from the reeds, halfway up the W edge.
12/03/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	P R Moon
06:06	Calling next to hide.
06/03/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	2	A D Bassett
09:00	flew up at swim 43 - 1 carried on east, the other dropped back down west.
03/03/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	R C B'stard
21:34	One near hospice car park; one right of hide.
02/03/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	T J Lewis
11:30
27/02/22	Water Rail	Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)	1	R C B'stard
09:50	First I've ever seen here. From Farm Hide. Heard one from the sludge lagoon last week though.
27/02/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	B Rugg
10:30
26/02/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
16:00	Briefly showed well on the East island.
26/02/22	Water Rail	Stony Stratford	1	E J Reed

22/02/22	Water Rail	College Lake	3	A C Bayliss
	Two below the June Ives Hide and another across on the East island.
22/02/22	Water Rail	College Lake	3	L Evans

19/02/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	4	M Wallen
08:00	Minimum. With contact calls and squealing from at least 4 birds in north-west reedbed.
13/02/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	A D Bassett
08:30	N stream.
10/02/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	S E Douglas
11:00	Briefly in reeds in front of Octagon hide - if you blinked you missed it!
08/02/22	Water Rail	Wotton Lakes	2	J W Gearing
09:15	Please note that this is a private site.
07/02/22	Water Rail	Dorney Common, Dorney	1	D L Cleal
11:15	Along the north ditch.
07/02/22	Water Rail	Wendover Canal	1	J C Seabrook
12:00
06/02/22	Water Rail	Calvert	2	N Marriner
07:30
06/02/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	L Evans
11:20
05/02/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	4	M Wallen
09:15	One at the south end. 3 started calling in the north-west corner reedbed.
02/02/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	A D Bassett
13:00	NW base of spit.
01/02/22	Water Rail	Weston Turville Reservoir	1	P Stanford
16:20
29/01/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	J Orchard
16:20	Seen in works bay.
29/01/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	2	A D Bassett
16:00	1 works bay, 1 north cut.
30/01/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	B Rugg
11:00
30/01/22	Water Rail	Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)	1	M S Hunt
09:23	Calling.
30/01/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	P Gomersall
12:11	ad. Seen in left reeds in front of hide first record for me here.
20/01/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Meardon
14:30
29/01/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	J Orchard
16:20	Seen in works bay.
27/01/22	Water Rail	Calvert	1	P Gibbs
14:44	Channel in front of hide.
26/01/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	R C B'stard
07:13	The showy individual in the usual place. .
26/01/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	E Griffiths
14:16	below the main hide (one outside cafe) - also heard squealing.
24/01/22	Water Rail	Weston Turville Reservoir	1	N Marriner
09:00
24/01/22	Water Rail	Weston Turville Reservoir	1	P Stanford
16:30
24/01/22	Water Rail	Wendover Canal	1	J C Seabrook
10:00	To north of The Wides.
23/01/22	Water Rail	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	1	A C Morris
16:00	Seen walking along edge of main bank looking right from far hide.
23/01/22	Water Rail	Wendover Canal	1	T J Lewis
15:02
23/01/22	Water Rail	Linford GPs	1	P R Moon
09:50	Heard from Blackhorse Lake. Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
22/01/22	Water Rail	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
	Showing well at the waters edge on the east island below the visitor centre.
20/01/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Meardon
14:30
20/01/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Meardon
14:30
21/01/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	R Cadd
08:20	Hide 1. Flew L>R over ice in centre channel btwn reedbeds.
20/01/22	Water Rail	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	R Meardon
14:30
20/01/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	I Williams
10:30
16/01/22	Water Rail	Tongwell	1	H Appleyard
	Heard calling.
16/01/22	Water Rail	Marsworth Reservoir (Bucks section)	2	B Miller
08:30
16/01/22	Water Rail	Chenies	1	S Middleton
09:00	TQ014987.
15/01/22	Water Rail	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	C Gibbs
	Heard.
14/01/22	Water Rail	Foxcote Res	1	C Coppock
14:40	heard.
14/01/22	Water Rail	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	3	H Appleyard
	Heard calling across the reserve. Please note this is a Permits Only Reserve.
14/01/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	J E Rose
15:30	In the works area.
12/01/22	Water Rail	Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)	2	A Beolens
09:06	Calling not seen.
13/01/22	Water Rail	Little Marlow GP	1	D J Bevan
12:18

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