All Sightings

2019 Sightings

27th March 2019

83 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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3 Curlew, 12 Fieldfare, 17 Redwing, Little Owl, 5 Common Buzzard, 20 Meadow Pipit - Blakehill - Joanna Hutchinson

2 Peregrine - Swindon - Derek Clark

3 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Redshank, 6 Green Sandpiper - CWP200 - Simon Gathercole

GREAT WHITE EGRET - CWP74 - Simon Gathercole

2 Raven, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail - Bradford on Avon - Caroline Street

2 Raven, Marsh Tit - Heaven's Gate - Mike & Angela Trew

Stonechat - Westbury Downs - Mike & Angela Trew

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26th March 2019

Red Kite - Melksham - William Loaring

4 Golden Plover, Red Kite - Cley Hill - Lee Dutton

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 6 Little Egret, 22 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 2 Shelduck, Shoveler, Goldeneye, 4 Pochard, 9 Wigeon - CWP74 - John Grearson

8 Lapwing, 3 Raven - Shalbourne - Andrew Dawson

2 Red Kite - Old Derry Hill - Chris Walker

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HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 2 Grey Partridge - SPTA centre - Peter Amor

6 Wheatear, 100 Fieldfare, 2 Corn Bunting, 25 Linnet, 3 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Shayne Ford, Charlie Davies

21 Corn Bunting, 19 Stock Dove - Gore Cross - Mike & Angela Trew

Willow Warbler (1st spring record), 4 House Martin (1st spring record), Pochard x Tufted Duck hybrid, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap3 Red Kite, 2 Raven, 2 Stonechat - Langford Lakes - Mike & Angela Trew

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25th March 2019

DARTFORD WARBLER, Stonechat - SPTA east - Steve Strange

2 Siskin - Thickwood - Chris Woods

SHORT-EARED OWL - Battlesbury Hill - Alan Taylor

Siskin - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Redshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 18 Teal - CWP200 - Mike & Angela Trew

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Shelduck - CWP74 - Mike & Angela Trew

2 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 3 Red Kite, 2 Raven - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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24th March 2019

Chiffchaff, 10 Fieldfare, 290 Wood Pigeon - Bradford on Avon - Matt Ames

4 Chiffchaff, Red Kite, Marsh Tit - Gasper - John Howell

3 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Redwing, 6 Reed Bunting - Nightingale Wood - Graham Deacon

5 Chiffchaff - Semington - William Loaring

4 Chiffchaff - Hilperton - William Loaring

2 Shoveler, Teal, 2 Snipe, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 3 Cetti's Warbler - Langford Lakes - John Osborne

70 Golden Plover, 8 Lapwing, 5 Common Buzzard, Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 75 Linnet, 34 Yellowhammer, 17 Corn Bunting - Berwick Bassett Down - Simon Gathercole

12 Chiffchaff, 3 Cwtti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Peregrine - CWP68-74 - Nigel Pleass

2 WILLOW TIT, 7 Marsh Tit, 2 Raven - Great Ridge Wood - Jon Lee

2 Grey Wagtail - Codford - Steve Dewey

2 Lapwing - SPTA east - Steve Dewey

2 Red Kite - SPTA centre - Steve Dewey

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DIPPER, 2 Kingfisher - Box - Ben Sykes

 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, Redshank, 15 Teal - CWP200 - Merv Carlyon, Barry Mitchell

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23rd March 2019

Chiffchaff - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

Chiffchaff - Hilperton - Andrew Prescott

Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff - Lower Moor Farm, CWP - Simon Tucker

7 Chiffchaff, Stonechat, Raven - SPTA centre - Phil & Graham Deacon, Andrew Bray

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7 Chiffchaff, Marsh Tit, Raven - West Woods - Jon Lee

Blackcap - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

4 GARGANEY, 2 OYSTERCATCHER, GREAT WHITE EGRET, 3 Shelduck, Pintail, 6 Wigeon, 53 Shoveler, 35 Teal, 4 Goldeneye, Curlew, 2 Cetti's Warbler - CWP74 - Nigel Pleass

2 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Redshank, 5 Green Sandpiper, 23 Teal, Red Kite - CWP200 - Nigel Pleass

3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, Sand Martin, 37 Herring Gull - Eysey - Nigel Pleass

3 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

Water Rail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

Water Rail - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

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22nd March 2019

2 AVOCET, 2 GARGANEY, Pintail, 20 Teal, 20 Shoveler, 4 Wigeon, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Ciffchaff, 700 Rook, 35 Little Egret - CWP74 - Nigel Pleass

SHORT-EARED OWL, Barn Owl - Blakehill - John Edwards

Goosander, 2 Raven - Corsham Lake - Luke Hepples

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21st March 2019

7 Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting, Lesser Redpoll, 10 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, Red Kite - Nightingale Wood - Phil & Graham Deacon

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16 Little Egret, 8 Chiffchaff - North Meadow, Cricklade - Chris Snook

Wheatear - Cradle Hill - Alan Taylor

2 Blackcap - Ashton Keynes - John Grearson

DIPPER - Box - Liz Stephens

Red Kite - Melksham - William Loaring

2 Chiffchaff - Lacock - William Loaring

3 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, Reed Bunting - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

11 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, 3 Chiffchaff, 9 Skylark, 7 Lapwing, Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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20th March 2019

3 Chiffchaff - Gastard STW - William Loaring

2 OYSTERCATCHER, Chiffchaff - CWP132 - Nigel Sluman

2 OYSTERCATCHER, 3 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 6 Wigeon, Fieldfare, 15 Lapwing, 2 Shelduck, Snipe, 2 Shoveler, 2 Chiffchaff - Eysey - Nigel Sluman

Green Sandpiper, 2 Shelduck, 12 Teal - CWP200 - Nigel Sluman

Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, Goldeneye - CWP74 - Nigel Sluman

5 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Reed Bunting, 4 Snipe, Kingfisher - Langford Lakes - Caroline Street, Liz Stephens

11 Little Egret, 2 Chiffchaff - North Meadow, Cricklade - Chris Snook

19th March 2019

Chiffchaff - Peatmoor, Swindon - Nigel Sluman

2 Chiffchaff, 40 Fieldfare - Kellaways - Nigel Sluman

2 Curlew, 40 Fieldfare, 14 Linnet, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Red Kite - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

3 COMMON CROSSBILL, 70 Brambling - Savernake - Caroline Street

2 Stonechat, 7 Raven, 6 Red Kite, 7 Common Buzzard, 3 Corn Bunting, Fieldfare - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

BITTERN - CWP74 - John Grearson

Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank - Kent End, CWP - Graham Lawlor

2 Snipe, 2 Mandarin, 2 Gadwall, 8 Fieldfare - Wardour - Hugh Nicholson

3 Little Ringed Plover, Little Egret, Goosander, 16 Lapwing - CWP305 - John Grearson

12 Fieldfare, 4 Raven, Peregrine, Siskin - Cley Hill - Bryan Pinchen, Jenny Vickers

OSPREY, 2 Raven, 8 Common Buzzard - Longleat - Byran Pinchen, Jenny Vickers

8 Chiffchaff, Red Kite - Langford Lakes - Bryan Pinchen, Jenny Vickers

MARSH HARRIER - Nunton - Bryan Pinchen, Jenny Vickers

18th March 2019

KNOT, Little Ringed Plover (1st spring record), 2 Green Sandpiper - CWP200 - John Grearson, John Durrell, Robin Griffiths

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2 Chiffchaff - Clattinger Farm - Robin Griffiths

Lapwing - Pewsham - Andrew Dawson

3 Siskin - Colerne - Andrew Dawson

4 Chiffchaff, 24 Meadow Pipit, 4 Reed Bunting - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

3 Peregrine - Swindon - Trevor Dobie

4 Corn Bunting, 40 Linnet, 3 Raven, 4 Red Kite, 2 Stonechat - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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Raven, 3 Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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3 Fieldfare, Kingfisher - Corsham Lake - Tony Oram

Red Kite - Castle Combe - Tony Oram

3 Red Kite - Leigh Delamere - Tony Oram

2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Little Egret, Raven, Red Kite - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

3 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, 3 Red Kite - Lacock - Joanna Hutchinson

17th March 2019

Chiffchaff - All Cannings - Jon Lee

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), SHORT-EARED OWL, 2 Clurlew - SPTA east - Gary Mantle

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Red Kite - Leigh Delamere - Tony Oram

6 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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3 Wheatear - Whitesheet Hill - Martin Sheppard

3 Chiffchaff, 3 Snipe - Cumberwell - Rowena Quantrill

Brambling, 2 Siskin - Thickwood - Chris Woods

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4 Goosander - Corsham Lake - John Osborne

DIPPER, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail - Box - John Osborne

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16th March 2019

2 Brambling - Chippenham - Steve Pomfret

Red Kite - Chippenham - Lynne Hallam

Chiffchaff, Red Kite - Mortimer's Wood - Ben Sykes

4 Wheatear, Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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15th March 2019

3 Wheatear - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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2 OYSTERCATCHER, 4 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, Chiffchaff, Cetti’s Warbler, 7 Goldeneye ,24  Wigeon, 2 Teal, 2 Shoveler - CWP74 - John Grearson

14th March 2019

2 Stonechat, Little Egret, Red Kite, Raven - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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2 Peregrine - Thickwood - Andrew Dawson

SHORT-EARED OWL, Barn Owl - Blakehill - Chris Snook

5 Little Egret - Frogmore Fields, Westbury - Mike Smith

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13th March 2019

3 Stonechat, Corn Bunting, 43 Linnet, 8 Raven, 6 Red Kite - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

Water Rail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

12th March 2019

SHORT-EARED OWL - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

11th March 2019

3 Red Kite - Melksham - William Loaring

Brambling, Corn Bunting, 40 Yellowhammer, 5 Reed Bunting - SPTA east - John Manley

Raven, Red Kite, Marsh Tit, Siskin, Brambling - Bowood - Joanna Hutchinson

Peregrine, 18 Gadwall, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher - Wilton Water - Robin Nelson

10th March 2019

2 Green Sandpiper, Redshank, 34 Teal - CWP200 - Nigel Pleass

Little Egret, Kingfisher - Westbury - Jon Lee

8 Brambling, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Red Kite - Savernake - John Manley

9th March 2019

40 Fieldfare - Old Sarum - Stephen Hackett

Cetti's Warbler, 4 Snipe, Kingfisher - Langford Lakes - Jon Lee

2 OYSTERCATCHER, 3 Green Sandpiper, 13 Snipe, 12 Curlew, 9 Little Egret, 52 Gadwall, 106 Teal, 113 Shoveler, 116 Wigeon, 169 Tufted Duck, 337 Pochard, 7 Goldeneye, 3 Kingfisher, 5 Chiffchaff, 5 Cetti's Warbler - CWP68/74 - Nigel Pleass

8th March 2019

Peregrine, 200 Golden Plover - Wroughton - Paul Castle

Wheatear (1st spring record), 2 Stonechat - SPTA east - Colin Seymour

Red Kite - Cricklade - Chris Snook

2 OYSTERCATCHER, 10 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting, Cetti's Warbler - CWP200 - Chris Snook

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