All Sightings

2019 Sightings

28th October 2019

Lesser Redpoll - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

3 Marsh Tit, Grey Wagtail, Siskin, 8 Fieldfare - Castle Combe - Joanna Hutchinson

2 DIPPER, Marsh Tit - Long Dean - Joanna Hutchinson

Little Egret - Ford - Joanna Hutchinson

200 Golden Plover, 200 Lapwing, 70 Skylark - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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27th October 2019

Water Rail, Marsh Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, Raven, Red Kite, 5 Common Buzzard - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

4 Grey Wagtail, 4 Fieldfare, 80 Redwing, 30 Song Thrush, 20 Goldrest, 2 Siskin - Nightingale Wood - Graham Deacon

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200 Golden Plover, Peregrine, 2 Red Kite, 2 Raven, Stonechat - Overton Hill - Maurice Dter

5 Red Kite, 2 Greylag Goose, 5 Shoveler, 5 Teal, 4 Snipe, Kingfisher - Langford Lakes - Mike & Angela Trew

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6 Stonechat, 2 Raven - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 9 Herring Gull - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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GREAT WHITE EGRET, Kingfisher - Coate Water - Trevor & Sue Clayson

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25th October 2019

2 Raven - Southwick Park - Dave Hanham

25th October 2019

60 Golden Plover - Chilmark - Andrew Graham

Peregrine - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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24th October 2019

Raven, 2 Stonechat, 3 Corn Bunting, 8 Yellowhammer - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 2 Herring Gull, 150 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 231 Lapwing - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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23rd October 2019

MARSH HARRIER - CWP74 - John Grearson

JACK SNIPE, 2 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, Water Rail, 3 Little Egret, Red Kite, 50 Teal - Swindon STW - Matt Prior

22nd October 2019

WHITE STORK (from re-introduction scheme) - The Ham, Durrington - Rob Turner

Goldeneye - Corsham Lake - Mervyn Carlyon

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250 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 20 Blackbird, 20 Song Thrush, Lesser Redpoll, Brambling, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Blackcap, 20 Goldcrest, 2 Marsh Tit, 50 Great Tit, 70 Blue Tit, 2 Tree Creeper, 2 Raven, 300 Wood Pigeon, 200 Rook, 100 Jackdaw - Nightingale Wood - Phil & Graham Deacon

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40 Fieldfare - Rudge - Biran Heath

2 WHITE WAGTAIL, Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, Reed Bunting, 10 Linnet, 8 Common Buzzard - SPTA east - Mike Trew 

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2 Peregrine - Pewsey - Tony Pym

MERLIN, Stonechat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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21st October 2019

Fieldfare - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

75 Fieldfare - Oare - Andrew Dawson

9 COMMON CROSSBILL, 20 Siskin, 5 Marsh Tit, 4 Fieldfare, 80 Redwing, 2 Raven - Stourhead - Rich Prior

48 Redwing, 2 Siskin, 2 Raven, 7 Red Kite, Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail, Kingfisher - Bowood - Joanna Hutchinson

MARSH HARRIER - CWP68 - Tony Oram

3 Stonechat - Blakehill - Tony Oram

Peregrine - Pewsey - Tony Pym

2 Raven - Trowbridge - Mike Trew

Red Kite - Euridge - Alan Carpenter

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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20th October 2019

Fieldfare (1st Autumn record), 70 Redwing, 40 Song Thrush, 30 Blackbird, 10 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 30 Goldcrest, 2 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 60 Skylark - SPTA cetnre - Phil & Graham Deacon, Andrew Bray

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Swallow - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

5 COMMON CROSSBILL, 3 Marsh Tit, 3 Red Kite, Raven - Great Ridge Wood - Rich Prior

2 Raven 3 Stonechat. 3 Red Kite, 130 Wood Pigeon - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Brambling (1st Autumn record), 5 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 26 Goldcrest, Lesser Redpoll, 3 Siskin - SPTA east - Matt Prior

3 Wigeon, 6 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 2 Lesser Redpoll - lydiard Park - Nigel Pleass

WHITE STORK - Amesbury - Tony Goddard, Sue Walker

20 Pied Wagtail, Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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19th October 2019

WHITE STORK - at east end of The  Ham, Durrington on building roof (present 2 weeks) - Jan Belza

Red Kite - Sandy Lane - William Loaring

Peregrine, 2 Raven, 200 Lapwing, 6 Red Kite - Stoford - Granville Pictor

430 Lapwing - Stoford - Bob Blamey

4 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 50 Lapwing - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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18th October 2019

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, Kingfisher, 5 Green Sandpiper, 3 Teal , Little Grebe - Langford Lakes - Mike Trew

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2 House Martin, Grey Wagtail - Braydon Forest - Robin Griffiths

Peregrine, Red Kite - 3 Common Buzzard - Oare - Andrew Dawson

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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2 Stonechat, Red Kite, 3 Common Buzzard - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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17th October 2019

Kingfisher - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

200 Golden Plover - South Newton - Bob Blamey

4 Swallow - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

20 Redwing - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

16th October 2019

2 Stonechat, 100 Lapwing, 6 Red Kite, 12 Common Buzzard, 2 Raven - Stoford - Granville Pictor

3 Grey Wagtail - Westbury - Mike Smith

7 COMMON CROSSBILL, 3 Marsh Tit, Raven - Grovely Wood - Rich Prior

MERLIN, 2 Stonechat, Red Kite - Tan Hill - Robin Nelson

RING OUZEL - Morgan's Hill - Nick Adams

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

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YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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15th October 2019

40 Redwing, 20 Song Thrush, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 15 Goldcrest - Nightingale Wood - Phil & Graham Deacon

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326 Redwing - over Swindon 2130 to 2200 - Graham Deacon

10 COMMON CROSSBILL, 3 Siskin, 7 Marsh Tit, 2 Raven, 15 Redwing - Cranborne Chase Wood - Rich Prior

11 Little Egret - Stitchcombe - Derek Pinchen

25 Swallow, Marsh Tit, Grey Wagtail, Siskin - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

7 House Martin - Stoford - Bob Blamey

10 Swallow, Peregrine, 5 Red Kite, Raven, 200 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 100 Stock Dove, Stonechat - Upper Woodford - Granville Pictor

Peregrine - Pewsey - Tony Pym

14th October 2019

2 Swallow - Stoford - Bob Blamey

100 Lapwing - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

13th October 2019

4 House Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 348 Pied Wagtail, 2 Egyptian Goose, 9 Little Egret - CWP74 - Nigel Pleass

Little Owl, 40 Meadow Pipit - Cumberwell - Rowena Quantrill

10 House Martin, Ruddy Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, Snipe, 3 Swallow, Stonechat, 3 Cetti's Warbler - Langford Lakes - John Osborne, Brian Heath

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YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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12th October 2019

72 Golden Plover, 15 Meadow Pipit, 20 Skylark, 4 Yellowhammer, 2 Common Gull - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

5 House Martin, 73 Pied Wagtail, Little Egret, 107 Shoveler, 19 Wigeon, 12 Gadwall, 56 Tufted Duck, 24 Pochard - CWP74 - Nigel Pleass

2 MERLIN, Whinchat, 12 Stonechat, 20 Swallow, 10 House Martin - SPTA centre - Paul Castle, Linda Cady

11th October 2019

3 House Martin - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

MERLIN - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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10th October 2019

HEN HARRIER (male) - Mouldon Hill, Swindon - Matt Pringle

Wheatear - Hackpen Hill - Simon Gathercole

Golden Plover, 4 Stonechat, 5 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 107 Skylark, 5 Red Kite - Liddington Hill - Nigel Pleass

2 Red Kite - Colenre - Chris Woods

2 Raven - Tickwood - Chris Woods

6 Swallow - Colenre - Andrew Dawson

50 Goldfinch - Melksham - William Loaring

5 Swallow, 5 House Martin, Grey Wagtail - Braydon Forest - Robin Griffiths

3 Stonechat, 30 Skylark, 40 Meadow Pipit, 120 Golden Plover, Red Kite, Raven - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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9th October 2019

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 4 Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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