Recent Sightings

29th March 2024

4 GARGANEY, 16 Pintail, 5 Shelduck - Eysey floods - Nigel Pleass

OSPREY - Laverstock

27th March 2024

2 Blackcap, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Red-crested Pochard - Lower Moors, CWP - Robin Griffiths

5 Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler - North Meadow, Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

12 House Martin (1st spring record), 2 Swallow, 2 Snipe, 3 Shoveler, Red Kite, Reed Bunting, Little Egret, Willow Warbler, 3 Cetti’s Warbler - Langford Lakes - Jon Lee

26th March 2024

3 Swallow - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

3 Wheatear, Raven, 2 Corn Bunting, Grey Wagtail - Clatford Bottom - Derek Pinchen
 
8 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Raven, 2 Stonechat, 4 Red Kite - Pewsey - Brian Heath
 
2 Mandarin - Fonthill Lake - Robin Sumison

25th March 2024

2 Willow Warbler - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Wheatear, Red Kite, Little Egret - Langford Lakes - Stephen & Will Hackett

HEN HARRIER (male), 2 Wheatear, 3 Stonechat, 3 Corn Bunting, 4 Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian Heath, John Manley

2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 20 Tufted Duck, 3 Gadwall - Coate Water - Derek Pinchen

Brambling - Colerne - Chris Woods

24th March 2024

HEN HARRIER (male) - Stonehenge - Keith Simpson

130 Linnet, 13 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chiffchaff, Raven - Luckington - Scott Punter

3 Blackcap, Red Kite - Stanton Park - Robin Griffiths

MARSH HARRIER, 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET, Green Sandpiper, 12 Teal - Charlton All Saints - Steve Oakes

2 Swallow, 10 Sand Martin, 1 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 14 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 19 Tufted Duck, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 11 Cormorant - Langford Lakes - Paul Castle, Linda Cady

2 Swallow, 4 Sand Martin, Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Raven, Reed Bunting - Westbury - Sue Law

AVOCET, 2 OYSTERCATCHER, 2 Little Egret - Eysey - Ken Cypher

2 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

 

23rd March 2024

Willow Warbler, 2 Goldeneye, 4 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler - CWP74 - Robin Griffiths

6 Swallow, 4 Sand Martin - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

22nd March 2024

GREEN-WINGED TEAL - CWP74, flew to roost on CWP75 (Glos) - Nigel Sluman

Willow Warbler - Market Lavington - Craig Stewart

Wheatear, 17 Corn Bunting, 2 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Keith Simpson, Bob Blamey

2 Blackcap - Ebbesbourne Wake - Bob Turner

MERLIN - Chitterne - Paul Boult

Little Egret - Little Somerford - Robin Griffiths

6 Siskin - Angrove Wood - Robin Griffiths

Red Kite - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

8 Lesser Redpoll - Wingfield - Julian Green

21 COMMON CROSSBILL - Great Ridge Wood - Julian Green

21st March 2024

Willow Warbler (1st spring record), 2 OYSTERCATCHER, MARSH HARRIER, 7 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 31 Little Egret, 11 Shelduck, Egyptian Goose, 34 Wigeon, 6 Red Kite, Water Rail, 5 Green Sandpiper, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 4 Siskin, Raven, Sand Martin - Eysey - Nigel Pleass

2 Sand Martin - Bromham - Graham Bassett

7 CATTLE EGRET, Little Egret - Stratford sub Castle - Keith Simpson

5 Little Egret - Nightingale Wood - Graham Deacon

5 Green Sandpiper, 10 Snipe, Mandarin - Britford - Harry Boorman

WOODLARK - Winterbourne Downs - Harry Boorman

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), MERLIN, SHORT-EARED OWL, 20 Corn Bunting, 2 Curlew, Stonechat - SPTA east - Liam Russell

2 DIPPER - Box - Mike Smith

Blackcap - Swindon - Phil Deacon

4 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Siskin - Royal Wootton Bassett - Simon Gathercole

Siskin - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

5 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey