All Sightings

2020 Sightings

1st September 2020

Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 103 Blackcap - Nightingale Wood - Phil & Graham Deacon

GREAT WHITE EGRET - Coate Water - Graham Cox

6 Spotted Flycatcher, Cetti's Warbler - Corsham - Ben Sykes

5 Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Stonechat - Bratton - John Simpson, Anthony Tucker

4 Wheatear, 2 Corn Bunting, 3 Yellowhammer, 15 Swallow, 12 Meadow Pipit, 3 Whitethroat, Chiffchaff - SPTA centre - Owen Beaumont

Snipe, 4 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail - Bishopstone - Robin Nelson

Hobby - Draycot Cerne - David Moden

MARSH HARRIER, Peregrine - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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31st August 2020

WRYNECK, 16 Whinchat, Wheatear, 3 Stonechat, 2 Tree Pipit, 352 Blackcap, 8 Garden Warbler, 30 Sedge Warbler, 22 Reed Warbler, 3 Grasshopper WarblerSPTA east - Matt Prior

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RED-BACKED SHRIKE - Bishopstone - Chris Snook

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2 MERLIN - Middle Woodford - Granville Pictor

2 Wheatear - Whitehorse Trail - Adrian Stokes

Wheatear, 5 Corn Bunting, 6 Grey Partridge, Red Kite - Pewsey Down - Maurice Dyer

Hobby, 14 Wheatear, 16 Whinchat, 18 Stonechat, 35 Starling - SPTA centre - Jon Lee

6 Yellow Wagtail, 45 Pied Wagtail, 5 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat - Colerne - Andrew Dawson

Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whinchat, 9 Stonechat, 2 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap,7 Yellowhammer, 10 House Martin - Pewsey - Brian Heath

NIGHTJAR, 15 Whinchat, Wheatear, Stonechat, 2 Redstart, 22 Tree Pipit, 60 Swallow, 2 Raven, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 186 Blackcap, Garden Warbler, 18 Whitethroat, 9 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 6 Willow Warbler, 44 Chiffchaff - SPTA centre - Phil & Graham Deacon, Olly Fox, Claire Naraway, Andrew Bray, Tom Uxbridge

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Swift - Trowbridge - Steve Cladingboel

Kingfisher - Corsham - Mitch Derham

5 Wheatear, 2 Tree Pipit, 2 Raven - Pewsey - Owen Beaumont

4 Spotted Flycatcher, 8 Redstart, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Yellow Wagtail - SPTA east - John Manley

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MARSH HARRIER, 5 Whinchat, Wheatear - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - South Newton - Bob Blamey

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5 Spotted Flycatcher, Marsh Tit, 2 Kingfisher, Common Tern, 5 Mandarin, 2 Raven - Bowood - Joanna Hutchinson

3 Spotted Flycatcher - Grittleton - Stewart Dobson

Little Egret - Malmesbury - Martin Saunders

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30th August 2020

Yellow Wagtail, 5 Wheatear, Raven, 18 Swallow, Chiffchaff, 31 Goldfinch, 6 Whitethroat - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 Hobby, Kingfisher, 4 Raven - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

MARSH HARRIER - Middle Woodford - Granville Pictor

Hobby, 2 Wheatear, 13 Whinchat, 20 Stonechat, Spotted Flycatcher, 15 Whitethroat, Raven, Red Kite - SPTA centre - Rich Prior

4 Whinchat, 11 Stonechat, Reed Bunting, Red Kite - SPTA east - Rich Prior

3 Kingfisher, 2 Gadwall, Little Grebe - Netheravon - Rich Prior

120 Goldfinch - Corsham - Chris Woods

2 Hobby - Salisbury - Neil Middleton

Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, Willow Warbler, 8 Linnet - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

7 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 17 Swallow - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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29th August 2020

3 Redstart - Avebury - Robin Nelson

2 Whinchat - Stonehenge - Owen Beaumont

3 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtail, Corn Bunting, 2 Red Kite - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

Redstart, Whinchat, 6 Stonechat, Raven, Garden Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Yellowhammer, 3 Swallow, 7 Common Buzzard - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Egyptian Goose, 4 Mandarin, 6 Gadwall - Ramsbury Lake - Robin Nelson

MERLIN, Hobby, 7 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 5 Redstart, 2 Red Kite - SPTA east - John Manley

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Peregrine, 2 Red Kite, 50 Linnet - Upper Woodford - Granville Pictor

Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat, 19 Swallow, Peregrine - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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28th August 2020

Whinchat, 6 Stonechat, Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 5 Yellowhammer, 4 Swallow - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Hobby - Farleaze - Stewart Dobson

2 Wheateat, 4 Stonechat - Fyfield Down - Robin Nelson

Spotted Flycatcher - Somerford Common - Robin Griffiths

8 Yellow Wagtail - Dinton Hill - John Fishwick

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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3 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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27th August 2020

3 Wheatear - Corsham - Tim Jukes

Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, 7 Tree Pipit, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 30 Sedge Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler, 40 Whitethroat, 10 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 250 Blackcap, 25 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 2 Raven, 50 Swallow - SPTA centre - Graham Deacon, Andrew Bray, Olly Fox, Claire Naraway

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4 Siskin - Somerford Common - Robin Griffiths

176 Common Gull - Alderton - Stewart Dobson

2 Swift - Bratton - Dave Hanham

Hobby, 14 Tree Pipit, Wheatear, Redstart, 20 Whinchat, 15 Stonechat, 14 Grasshopper Warbler, 18 Sedge Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 60 Whitethroat, 100 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Grey Partridge - SPTA east - Matt Prior

26th August 2020

23 Corn Bunting, 17 Mistle Thrush, Stonechat, Red Kite - Pertwood Down - John Hansford

2 Whinchat, 5 Redstart, 5 Stonechat - SPTA east - John Manley

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2 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat - Allington - Robin Nelson

9 COMMON CROSSBILL, 8 Spotted Flycatcher, 8 Marsh Tit, 35 Siskin, 2 Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Raven, 4 Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler - Great Ridge Wood - Jon Lee

2 Common Tern - Corsham Lake - Chris Woods

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Red Kite - Melksham - William Loaring

3 Swift, 2 Raven - Colerne - Tim Oliver

2 MARSH HARRIER, 2 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 4 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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25th August 2020

MARSH HARRIER, 2 Swift, 110 Lapwing, Whinchat, Stonechat, Raven, 3 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey, Granville Pictor

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Kingfisher, 2 Little Egret - Salisbury Water Meadows - Stephen Hackett

24th August 2020

2 Swift - Marlborough - Trevor Dobie

6 COMMON CROSSBILL, Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, 30 Siskin, 10 Marsh Tit, Raven, 3 Red Kite - Great Ridge Wood - Jon Lee

MARSH HARRIER, 3 Whinchat, Wheatear, 2 Raven - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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23rd August 2020

2 Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear, Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

3 Swift, Wigeon, Mandarin, 2 Kingfisher - Langford Lakes - John Osborne

11 Swift - Westbury - Richard Lamb

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 3 Little Egret - Eysey - Peter Jackson

3 Swift, 150 House Martin - Marlborough - Tony Reader

Spotted Flycatcher, Red Kite - Pertwood - J Howell

MARSH HARRIER - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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22nd August 2020

QUAIL, 40 Meadow Pipit, 30 Linnet, 2 Stonechat, 2 Chiffchaff - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Lesser Whitethroat - Battlesbury Hiii - Simon Harris

Swift - Bradford on Avon - Jon Clark

FIRECREST, 9 COMMON CROSSBILL, 17 Siskin, 3 Marsh Tit, Raven, Red Kite, 120 House Martin - Great Ridge Wood - Rich Prior

Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

MARSH HARRIER, 2 Whinchat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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21st August 2020

20 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch, Gadwall, 6 Little Grebe - Pewsey - Brian Heath

8 Red Kite - Maiden Bradley - John Hansford

2 Green Sandpiper - Brixton Deverill - Peter Marsh

2 Wheatear, Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 100 Lapwing, 35 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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20th August 2020

6 Whinchat - Pertwood Down - John Hansford

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6 Little Egret - Porton Water Meadows - Tim Johnson

4 Spotted Flycatcher - Bradford on Avon - Rowena & Bill Quantrill

12 Wheatear, 24 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 8 Grey Partridge - SPTA east - Colin, Celia & Ron Seymour

Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 6 House Martin - Mouldon Hill, Swindon - Natt Pringle, Nigel Sluman

7 Spotted Flycatcher, Sand Martin - Corsham Lake - Tim Salkeld

Swift - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

120 Lapwing, 2 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear, 5 Stonechat, 3 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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Raven - Odstock - Stephen Hackett

Redstart, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap - SPTA east - John Manley

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18th August 2020

4 Raven - Melksham - William Loaring

3 Common Tern - Corsham Lake - Ben Sykes

12 Yellow Wagtail - Copehill Down - Paul Boult

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15 Pied Wagtail - Westdown Camp - Dave Hanham

WHIMBREL - CWP74 - John Grearson

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

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17th August 2020

GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, Cetti's WArbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, Spotted Flycatcher - Corsham Lake - Tim Salkeld

8 Raven - Lugershall - Colin & Ron Seymour

Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, 6 Stonechat, 10 Linnet - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Wheatear, Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 2 Hobby, Red Kite - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

7 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 2 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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16th August 2020

ICTERINE WARBLER, 4 Tree Pipit, 2 Wheatear, 13 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Garden Warbler, 15 Blackcap, 30 Whitethroat, 20 Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 2 Raven, Hobby - SPTA centre - Phil & Graham Deacon, Olly Fox, Ian Sherriffs, Andrew Bray, Claire Narraway 

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Wheatear - Braydon Forest - Bob Philpott

45 COMMON CROSSBILL, 67 Siskin, Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Marsh Tit, 22 Willow Warbler,  Wheatear, Raven - Great Ridge Wood - Rich Prior

2 Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear, 8 Swift, Red Kite, 100 Linnet - Pickwick, Corsham - Tim Jules

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12 House Martin, Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 8 Reed Warbler, 20 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat - Moulden Hill - Matt Pringle

Redstart, Grey Partridge, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Linnet, Swift, Red Kite - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Wheatear, 140 Linnet, Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey

6 Wheatear, 5 Stonechat, Whinchat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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15th August 2020

2 Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear - Westbury White Horse - Anthony Tucker

OYSTERCATCHER - Ludgershall - Simon Munnery

Wheatear, Whinchat, 6 Stonechat, Corn Bunting, 5 Linnet - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Yellow Wagtail - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

2 Wheatear - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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14th August 2020

BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL, 60 Yellow Wagtail, 14 Sedge Warbler, 300 Swallow, Hobby - Ogbourne St Andrew - Matt Prior, Nigel Pleass

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3 FIRECREST, 4 HAWFINCH, 14 COMMON CROSSBILL, 12 Siskin, 9 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Marsh Tit, Stonechat, Raven - Franchises Wood - Rich Wood

WOOD SANDPIPER, GREENSHANK, 2 RUFF, 3 GARGANEY, 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Little Egret, 5 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 5 Snipe, 12 Common Tern, 3 Kingfisher, 35 Reed Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler, 34 Blackcap, 5 Garden Warbler, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 9 Cetti's Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 7 Willow Warbler, 61 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 51 Gadwall, Wigeon, 348 Tufted Duck, 46 Pochard, 208 Red-crested Pochard, Water Rail, 391 Coot, 30 Cormorant, 64 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 70 Mute Swan - CWP68/74 - Nigel Pleass

3 Swift, 5 House Martin, 2 Swallow - Pewsey - Brian Heath

10 Swallow - Lacock - William Loaring

Wheatear, Whinchat, Stonechat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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13th August 2020

Green Sandpiper, Red Kite - Eysey - Peter Jackson

Yellow Wagtail - Avebury - Paul Boult

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YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, GREAT WHITE EGRET, 3 Red-crested Pochard, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper - CWP74 - Paul Boult

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3 Red Kite, 9 Kestrel - Tan Hill - Stuart Gray

3 Wheatear, Whinchat, 4 Stonechat - Middle Woodford - Bob.Blamey

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12th August 2020

CATTLE EGRET - Kent End, CWP - Matt Pringle

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Grey Partridge, 5 Whitethroat, Stonechat, Grey Wagtail - Pewsey - Brian Heath

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Little Egret, 10 Common Tern, 14 Curlew - CWP74 - John Grearson

Swift - Westbury - John Osborne

6 Swift - Trowbridge - Steve Caldingboel

Raven - Chippenham - Chris Peacock

Green Sandpiper, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, Stonechat, 2 Whinchat, 8 Tree Pipit, 6 Grasshopper Warbler, 20 Reed Warbler, 28 Sedge Warbler, 11 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 17 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 51 Whitethroat, 10 Garden Warbler, 40 Swallow, Raven, 30 Meadow Pipit - SPTA centre - Phil & Graham Deacon, Claire Narraway, Andrew Bray, Olly Fox

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4 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Grebe, Kingfisher, 120 Lapwing - Pangford Lakes - Mike Trew

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2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Marsh Tit - Somerford Common - Robin Griffiths

4 Wheatear - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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