All Sightings

2020 Sightings

10th December 2020

4 Green Sandpiper, 6 Teal, 12 Gadwall, 10 Little Egret, Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, Raven, 2 Red Kite - Britford - Sean Foote

FIRECREST, 3 Water Rail, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Gadwall - Charlton All Saints - Sean Foote

15 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 30 Grey Heron, 30 Cormorant - Downton - Sean Foote

6 Goosander, Little Egret - Fonthill Lake - John Osborne

EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 2 Little Egret - North Meadow, Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

4 CATTLE EGRET, 14 Little Egret - Hailstone Farm, Latton - Peter Jackson

MARSH HARRIER - CWP74 - Peter Jackson

4 Stonechat, 4 Common Buzzard, 4 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 300 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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9th December 2020

2 CATTLE EGRET - Hailstone Farm, Latton - Mark Gurney

4 WHOOPER SWAN - North Meadow, Cricklade - Mark Gurney, Chris Snook

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100 Fieldfare, 30 Corn Bunting, Stonechat, 350 Starling - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Water Rail - Marlborough - Tony Reader

2 Blackcap - Longhedge - Steve Dewey

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4 Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Marsh Tit, Raven, Barn Owl - Ravensroost - Robin Griffiths

Red Kite, 15 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonchat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 300 Golden Plover - Stoford - Bob Blamey

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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8th December 2020

MARSH HARRIER - Jubilee Lake, Royal Wootton Bassett - Bob Philpott

Kingfisher, 20 Pied Wagtail, 5 Chiffchaff, 20 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Rail, 6 Siskin, 3 Little Egret - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith, Matt Minnis

2 Red Kite - Smallbrook, Warminster - David Little

Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

5 Goosander - Corsham Lake - Maurice Dyer

2 HEN HARRIER (ringtails), 2 Red Kite, 40 Golden Plover, 3000 Starling, 230 Lesser Black-backed Gull - SPTA east - Mike Trew

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7th December 2020

LONG-EARED OWL - Pitton area - David Jones

60 Fieldfare, 20 Yellowhammer, 400 Starling, 3 Stonechat, 150 Rook - Pewsey - Brian Heath

4 Lapwing, Red Kite - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

MARSH HARRIER, 2 Little Egret, 9 Goldeneye - John Grearson

60 Siskin, 2 Little Egret, Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail - Smallbrook NR - Luke Hepples

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Stoford - Bob Blamey 

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6th December 2020

2 WOODCOCK, Chiffchaff, 30 Lesser Redpoll, 80 Redwing, 40 Fieldfare, 2 Raven, Barn Owl - Sevenhampton - Phil & Graham Deacon

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Blackcap - Bradford on Avon - Roger Greenwood

7 Lesser Redpoll, 20 Redwing - Caen Hill Wood - John Osborne

Red Kite, Raven - Giant's Grave - Ben Sykes

3 Blackcap - shton Keynes - John Grearson

8 Red Kite, 20 Common Buzzard - Pertwood - John Howell

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

650 Lapwing, 450 Golden Plover, 200 Starling - Stoford - Granville Pictor

GREAT WHITE EGRET - Marlborough - Richard Fuller

5th December 2020

RUSSIAN WHITE-FRINTED GOOSE - CWP200 - Mark Gurney

MERLIN, 10 COMMON CROSSBILL, 2 WOODCOCK, 6 Marsh Tit, 3 Lesser Redpoll - Chippenham - Tim & James Salkeld

2 Stonechat, 5 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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300 Golden Plover, 170 Lapwing - Stoford - Bob Blamey

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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4th December 2020

Little Owl - Winsley - Liz Stephens

MARSH HARRIER, 3 Goldeneye, 9 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 4 Little Egret - CWP74 - John Grearson

MERLIN, 6 Stonechat, 3 Raven, 3 Red Kite - Normanton Down - Granville Pictor

200 Golden Plover, 300 Lapwing - Stoford - Bob Blamey, Granville Pictor

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40 Fieldfare - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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3rd December 2020

4 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 400 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 75 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, Herring Gull, 7 Siskin, 2 Raven, 800 Starling - Langford Lakes - Mike Trew

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Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 400 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11 Herring Gull, 90 Black-headed Gull - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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2nd December 2020

RING-NECKED PARAKEET - East Chisenbury - Robert Hastie

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Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

5 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 300 Lapwing, 7 Herring Gull, 250 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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1st December 2020

HAWFINCH, 2 Red Kite - Fonthill Lakes - Mike Smith

2 Water Rail - Smallbrook Meadows - Luke Hepples

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 5 Herring Gull, 200 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 200 Lapwing - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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WILLOW TIT, 8 Marsh Tits 3 Siskins 2 Lesser Redpolls Red Kite - Savernake - Joanna Hutchinson

2 MARSH HARRIER, 4 Little Egret, 4 Goldeneye - CWP74 - John Grearson

Blackcap - Longhedge - Steve Dewey

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30th November 2020

Peregrine, 2 Stonechat - Chippenham Tim Salkeld

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Raven, Grey Wagtail, 150 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 30 Yellowhammer, 19 Corn Bunting, 350 Starling - Pewsey - Brian Heath

8 Siskin, Blackcap - Ashton Keynes - Chris Snook

Goosander, Water Rail - Corsham Lake - Ben Sykes

4 Goosander, Peregrine Barn Owl, 12 Snipe, Stonechat, 25 Redwing, 25 Fieldfare - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

400 Lapwing - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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9 Fieldfare - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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29th November 2020

400 Wigeon, 10 Pintail, 10 Shoveler, 75 Pied Wagtail, 25 Meadow Pipits, Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Lesser Redpoll, Little Egret - North Meadow, Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

DIPPER, Kingfisher - By Brook, Box - Ben Sykes

Little Owl - Bradford on Avon - Liz Stephens

15 COMMON CROSSBILL, Red Kite - Savernake - Joanna Hutchinson

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 400 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 250 Lapwing - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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28th November 2020

Goosander, 2 Kingfisher, 33 Lesser Redpoll, 60 Redwing - Caen Hill, Devizes - Matt Minnis

3 Blackcap - Westbury - John Osborne

COMMON CROSSBILL, 5 Marsh Tit, Lesser Redpoll - Leigh Delamere - Tim & James Salkeld

MERLIN, Little Egret, 5 Red Kite, 3 Common Buzzard, 200 Lapwing - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

Teal, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Redwing, Raven, 4 Fieldfare, Marsh Tit - Ravensroost - Robin Griffiths

Little Egret, 130 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 100 Starling, 15 Lesser Redpoll - Nightingale Wood - Phil & Graham Deacon

Blackcap - Bradford on Avon - Liz Stephens

HEN HARRIER (male) - SPTA - Steve Dewey

20 Corn Bunting, 10 Fieldfare, 5 Red Kite, 1000 Starling - SPTA centre - Steve Dewey

90 Fieldfare, 24 Redwing.,15 Corn Bunting, 20 Meadow Pipit,  7 Yellowhamer, 2 Stonechat, 1200 Starling - Pewsey - Brian & Brenda Heath

Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail, 17 Shovelver, 72 Gadwall, 13 Wigeon, 4 Common Gull, 8 Little Grebe, 46 Moorhen, 58 Coot, 18 Tufted Duck - Lydirad Park - Nigel Pleass

4 Water Rail, Little Egret - Westbury - Mike Smith

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27th November 2020

2000 Golden Plover, 2000 Starling, 100 Lapwing, 15 Pied Wagtail - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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Marsh Tit - Somerford Common - Ben Sykes

Little Owl - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

Blackcap - Westbury - John Osborne

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26th November 2020

DIPPER, 2 Grey Wagtail, Little Egret, Kingfisher, 9 Siskin, Brambling, 3 Marsh Tit, 130 Redwing, 2 Raven - Box - Rich Prior & Jon Lee

Blackcap - Ashton Keymes - John Grearson

MARSH HARRIER, 14 Pintail, 100 Wigeon, 5 Goldeneye, Chiffchaff - CWP74 - John Grearson

SHORT-EARED OWL, 2 Stonechat, 580 Lapwing - SPTA east - Mike Trew, Tony Reader

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3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 500 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 100 Lapwing - Old Sarun - Bob Blamey

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30 Golden Plover - SPTA west - Chris White

2 Raven, Little Egret , 4 Water Rail - Westbury - Mike Smith

Blackcap - Westbury - John Osborne

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25th November 2020

1400 Starling, 40 Redwing, 30 Fieldfare, 4 Stonechat, 20 Meadow Pipit, 7 Yellowhammer - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Blackcap - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

6200 Jackdaw, 110 Rook - Great Bradford Wood -  Caroline Street

17 Snipe - Cumberwell - Rowena Quantrill

130 Golden Plover, 280 Lapwing, 2 Stonechat, Red Kite - Parsonage Down - Rich Prior

24th November 2020

MERLIN - Upton Cow Down - Chris White

FIRECREST - Bradford on Avon - Eunice Parker & Caroline Street

1250 Lapwing, 625 Golden Plover, 1000 Starling, 5 Stonechats, 5 Red Kite - Stoford - Granville Pictor, Bob Blamey

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250 Lapwing, 2 Stonechat - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

Wigeon - Warminster - Steve Dettmar

16 Little Egret - Stitchcombe - Richard Fuller

HAWFINCH, Brambling, Reed Bunting, 3 Stonechat, 4 Marsh Tit, 5 Red Kite, 2 Raven, 11 Common Buzzard - Teffont Down - Rich Prior, Jon Lee

COMMON CROSSBILL, 8 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Marsh Tit, 120 Redwing - Grovely Wood - Rich Prior, Jon Lee

150 Black-headed Gull - Tellcroft, Corsham - Alan Carpenter

Tawny Owl - Savernake - Ken Cypher

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23rd November 2020

SNOW BUNTING - Gore Cross, SPTA, where the Imber track connects with the New Zealand Farm track - Anthony Mitchell

Little Owl, 2 Stonechat, Raven, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

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Green Sandpiper, Water Rail, 2 Kingfisher - Shearwater - Chris White

6 Golden Plover - Upton Cow Down - Chris White

MARSH HARRIER, GREAT WHITE EGRET, Little Egret, Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Pintail, 4 Goldeneye - CWP74 - John Grearson

Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

2 Siskin - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

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22nd November 2020

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 9 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Water Rail, Raven - CWP68 - Nigel Pleass

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FIRECREST, 4 Marsh Tit - Savernake - John Manley

5 JACK SNIPE, 15 Snipe, 100 Teal, 11 Chiffchaff, 200 Redwing, 4 Water Rail, 10 Reed Bunting , Kingfisher - Swindon STW - Matt Prior

600 Golden Plover, 40 Corn Bunting - Etchilhampton Hill - Jon Lee

2 Peregrine, 700 Lapwing, 1000 Starling - Berwick St James - Granville Pictor

Peregrine, 2 Raven, 90 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, 250 Starling, 40 Meadow Pipit - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Water Rail, Common Gull, 3 Reed Bunting, 10 Redwing, 10 Fieldfare - Corsham Lake - Tim Jukes

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8 JACK SNIPE, 25 Snipe, Raven - Cumberwell - Rowena Quantrill, Matt Ames 

SHORT-EARED OWL, Barn Owl, Red Kite, 7 Stonechat, 450 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing - SPTA east - Mike Trew, Brian & Brenda Heath

Little Egret - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

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21st November 2020

Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

Stonechat, 4 Red Kite, 100 Starling25 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare - Morgan's Hill - Chris Woods

Water Rail - Avebury - Robin Nelson

2 Water Rail - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

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4 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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