All Sightings

2019 Sightings

3rd February 2019

2 Blackcap - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 Blackcap - Devizes - Jon Lee

700 Yellowhammer, 400 Tree Sparrow - Marlborough Downs - Matt Prior

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2 Red Kite - Cockey Hill - Granville Pictor

Blackcap, 2 Red kite, 20 Linnet, 200 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, Common Gull - Old Sarum - Granville Pictor

10 COMMON CROSSBILL, 9 Marsh Tit, 4 Siskin, Red Kite, Raven - Great Ridge Wood - Nick Smith

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 5 Common Gull, 100 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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5 Snipe, 50 Skylark - Cumberwell - Rowena Quantrill

2 Snipe, Red Kite - Nightingale Wood - Graham Deacon

Stonechat, 2 Gadwall - Ham Hatches - Mark Barrett

26 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit - Amesbury STW - Mark Barrett

8 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 1650 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 85 Common Gull, 280 Black-headed Gull, Ruddy Shelduck - Langford Lakes - Mike Trew

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2nd February 2019

12 COMMON CROSSBILL, 2 Brambling, 5 Raven, 2 Red Kite, 20 Lapwing, Marsh Tit - Laverstock - Granville Pictor

7 Common Buzzard, 70 Meadow Pipit, Merlin, Raven, 5 Red Kite, Stonechat - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

Goosander, Common Gull, Kingfisher - Corsham Lake - Tim & James Salkeld

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Blackcap - Shrewton - Rich Prior

Water Rail - Marlborough - Richard Fuller

14 Teal, 24 Lapwing, Little Egret, 50 Fieldfare, Red Kite, Raven - Shrewton Water Meadows - Rich Prior

12 Lapwing, 90 Skylark, Brambling, 4 Red Kite, 7 Common Buzzard - Berwick St James - Rich Prior

Blackcap, Grey Wagtail, 6 Siskin, 70 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, Barn Owl - Pewsey - Brian & Brenda Heath

Blackcap - Bitham Brook, Westbury - John Simpson

20 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail - Westbury STW - John Simpson

6 COMMON CROSSBILL, 20 Brambling, 50 Chaffinch, 70 Coal Tit, Raven - Bedwyn Common - Matt Prior, Nigel Goodgame, Graham Deacon

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7 Stonechat, 9 Red Kite, 40 Skylark, 100 Meadow Pipit, 5 Fieldfare - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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1st February 2019

2 Blackcap - Hilperton - Andrew Prescott

2 Stonechat, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Snipe, 70 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 2 Marsh Tit - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson, Tim Salkeld

12 Grey Partridge - Laverstock - Lorraine Blakey

2 Snipe - Wingfield - Jon Clark

Green Sandpiper, 3 Teal, Brambling, Grey Wagtail, Raven, 50 Skylark, 50 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing - Shrewton - Charlie Murphy

30 Lapwing - Melksham - William Loaring

31st January 2019

4 Little Egret - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

9 Blackcap - Ashton Keynes - John Grearson

14 Little Egret - Fonthill Lake - Rob Sumsion

3 Stonechat, 2 Red Kite, 43 Cormorant - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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30th January 2019

FIRECREST, Lesser Redpoll, 26 Siskin, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Raven - Franchises Wood - Rich Prior

6 Golden Plover, Red Kite - Druid's Lodge - Rich Prior

Siskin, Kingfisher, 50 Redwing - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Blackcap, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Water Rail - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

2 Little Egret, Grey Wagtail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

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Stonechat - Avebury - Robin Nelson

50 Brambling - Savernake - Robin Nelson

Peregrine, 7 Common Buzzard, 2 Red Kite, 2 Raven, 5 Stonechat - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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29th January 2019

14 Siskin - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Peregrine, Red Kite - CWP305 - John Grearson

6 COMMON CROSSBILL, 45 Brambling, 7 Siskin, 2 Marsh Tit, 4 Raven - Cranborne Chase Wood - Rich Prior

80 Brambling, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Raven - Stonedown Wood - Rich Prior

2 Goosander - Frogmore Pond, Westbury - John Osborne

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28th January 2019

3 SHORT-EARED OWL - SPTA east - Robin Nelson

Stonechat - Avebury - Robin Nelson

2 Blackcap - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

25 Chiffchaff - Westnury STW - Mike Smith

3 Goosander, Kingfisher - Ashton Lake - Anthony Tucker

Raven - Bedwyn Common - Brian Heath

12 Siskin, Grey Wagtail - Pewsey - Brian Heath

200 Lapwing - High Post - Tim Johnson

Water Rail, Little Egret, Grey Wagtail - The Mead, Westbury - Luke Hepples

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YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, Common Gull - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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27th January 2019

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

Aythya hybrid - Westbury Ponds - Luke Hepples

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Little Egret, Water Rail - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

WILLOW TIT - Great Ridge Wood - Jon Lee

Water Rail - Codford - Jon Lee

Red Kite - Kington St Michael - Tony Oram

6 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, GREAT WHITE EGRET, Little Egret, Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Kingfisher, 1500 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 500 Black-headed Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 3 Common Gull, 2 Wigeon, 300 Linnet - Langford Lakes - Mike Trew, Andrew Bray, Barry Mitchell

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26th January 2019

RING-NECKED DUCK, 86 Red-crested Pochard - CWP74 - Nigel Pleass

2 WOODCOCK - Hartam Park - Alan Carpenter

MERLIN, GREAT WHITE EGRET, 6 Pintail, Chiffchaff, Stonechat - Roundhouse Quarry - Nigel Pleass

2 Shelduck - Eysey - Nigel Pleass  

2 COMMON CROSSBILL, 30 Siskin, Brambling, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Raven - Grovely Wood - Rich Prior

3 Stonechat, 3 Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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25th January 2019

Raven - Bedwyn Common - Brian Heath

50 Redwing, Grey Wagtail - Pewsey - Brian Heath

681 Lapwing, 3 Red Kite - Codford - Mike & Angela Trew

52 Golden Plover, 64 Lapwing - Gore Cross - Mike & Angela Trew

2 Red Kite - Chitterne - Mike & Angela Trew

CASPIAN GULL, 5 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, GREAT WHITE EGRET, 6 Herring Gull, 684 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 221 Black-headed Gull, 122 Chaffinch - Langford Lakes - Mike & Angela Trew

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290 Pochard, 11 Little Egret - CWP68 - John Grearson

12 COMMON CROSSBILL, 8 Siskin, 6 Cormorant, 4 Ravens, Red Kite - Longleat - Granville Pictor

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 20 Chiifchaff, 50 Pied Wagtail - Westbury STW - Graham & Christine Stacey, Mike Hamzij

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24th January 2019

RING-NECKED DUCK (male), 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET - CWP74 - Graham Lawlor

30 Siskin, 40 Goldfinch, 50 Redwing - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 Red Kite - Cley Hill - Darren Strange

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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23rd January 2019

350 Golden Plover - Chapmanslade - Andy Palmer

6 Brambling, 2 Raven - Alfred's Tower - Caroline Street

102 Fieldfare, 10 Lapwing, 12 Meadow Pipit, Blackcap, Red Kite - Chiffenham - Joanna Hutchinson

2 Lesser Redpoll, Marsh Tit, 30 Redwing - Ravensroost - Robin Griffiths

Common Gull - Stratford sub Castle - Bob Blamey

3 Stonechat, 30 Fieldfare - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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MEDITERRANEAN GULL, 4 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 1500 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 175 Common Gull, 600 Black-headed Gull, Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 4 Red Kite, Kingfisher - Mike & Angela Trew

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22nd January 2019

Little Egret, 2 Grey Wagtail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - John Simpson

12 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - John Simpson

Grey Wagtail, 10 Redwing - Pewsey - Brian Heath

HEN HARRIER (male) - SPTA west - Chris White

21st January 2019

Water Rail - Stourton Water - Caroline Street

MERLIN, SHORT-EARED OWL - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

21 Goosander, Marsh Tit, 2 Siskin, Raven, 3 Red Kite, 60 Redwing - Bowood - Joanna Hutchinson

3 Red Kite, Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, 81 Redwing, 5 Raven - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

Peregrine, 10 Common Buzzard, 2 red Kite, 10 Raven, 200 Fieldfare, 100 Linnet, 50 Common Gull, 200 Black-headed Gull, 300 Lesser Blacked-backed Gull, 3 Stonechat - Alison Rymell, Granville Pictor

4 Wigeon, 7 Shovemer, 2 Pochard, Teal, 26 Gadwall, 2 Raven - Langford Lakes - Mark Barrett

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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20th January 2019

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 15 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - Rob Turner, Paul Fox

3 Goosamder - Frogmore Pond, Westbury - Rob Turner, Paul Fox

Chiffchaff, 68 Lapwing - Semington - Rowena & Bill Quantrill

SHORT-EARED OWL, 2 Reed Bunting, 30 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing - Blakehill - Chris Snook

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GREAT WHITE EGRET, Ruddy Shelduck, 4 Wigeon, 13 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 4 Snipe, 2 Kingfisher, Stonechat - Langford Lakes - John Osborne

WOODCOCK, 70 Fieldfare, 100 Redwing (including 1 of Icelandic race coburni), 20 Reed Bunting, 30 Chaffinch, 30 Goldfinch - Nightingale Wood - Phil & Graham Deacon

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19th January 2019

Cetti's Warbler - Bradford on Avon - Rowena Quantrill

400 Lapwing, 500 Starling - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

1000 Lapwing, 500 Black-headed Gull, Peregrine, 3 Red Kite, Stonechat - Stoford - Bob Blamey

10 Goosander, Pochard, Wigeon, Water Rail, 6 Siskin - Coate Water - Robin Griffiths

8 Blackcap - Ashton Keynes - John Grearson

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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18th January 2019

HEN HARRIER (ringtail) - Winterbourne Down - Tim Johnson

Goosander - Wilton - Stephen Hackett

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 2 MERLIN, 6 Red Kite, 10 Common Buzzard, 2 Raven, 7 Corn Bunting, 20 Skylark - Upper Woodford - Granville Pictor

7 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 1000 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 6 Common Gull, 100 Black-headed Gull, Ruddy Shelduck, 10 Shoveler, 4 Wigeon - Langford Lakes - Granville Pictor

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 8 Chiffchaff, 30 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail - Westbury STW - Matt Ames

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2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 4 Little Egret - Frogmore Pond, Westbury - Matt Ames

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17th January 2019

WOODCOCK, 13 COMMON CROSSBILL, 25 Brambling, 6 Siskin, 8 Marsh Tit, 6 Raven, Red Kite - Cranborne Chase Woods - Rich Prior

Goosander - Frogmore Pond, Westbury - John Osborne

10 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - John Osborne

SMEW - CWP29 - Joanna Hutchinson

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 9 Little Egret, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Brambling - CWP41 - Joanna Hutchinson

2 Blackcap - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 400 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Ruddy Shelduck - Langford Lakes - Phillip Delve

16th January 2019

 4 Red Kite, 2 Raven, 2 Marsh Tit, 65 Linnet, 140 Fieldfare - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

6 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 1 Herring Gull, 400 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 100 Black-headed Gull, 28 Cormorant, 2 Shoveler, Kingfisher, Cetti’s Warbler - Langford Lakes - Granville Pictor

15th January 2019

2 Water Rail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

GREAT NORTHERN DIVER - CWP82 - Felicity Cobb

19 Little Egret, 2 Egyptian Goose - CWP83 - Felicity Cobb

3 Goosander, 7 Common Buzzard, Grey Wagtail - Fonthill Lake - Rob Sumsion

7 COMMON CROSSBILL, 36 Siskin, 5 Marsh Tit, 130 Redwing, Raven, Red Kite, 8 Common Buzzard - Great Ridge Wood - Rich Prior

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, Chiffchaff - Stratford sub Castle - Bob Blamey

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