All Sightings

2020 Sightings

26th March 2020

Blackcap - Monkton Deverill - Alison Rymell

2 Raven, 15 Fieldfare, 50 Meadow Pipit, Blackcap - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Blackcap, Raven - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Shelduck - North Meadow, Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

25 Lapwing, 80 Corn Bunting, 15 Yellowhammer, Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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25th March 2020

10 Chiffchaff, 16 Common Buzzard - Malmesbury - Jane & Jim Druett

2 Red Kite - Chapmanslade - Peter Eyles

Brambling - Southleigh Woods - Tim Ridgers-Steer

2 Raven - Pewsey - Brian Heath

20 Fieldfare - Kington St Michael - Merv Carlyon

30 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 22 Redwing, 4 Reed Bunting, 2 Red Kite, 2 Raven, 4 Teal - Nightingale Wood - Graham Deacon

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23rd March 2020

2 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT, Redshank, Pintail - Whaddon - Mike Hamzij 

OSPREY - Longford Fisheries, Downton - Steve Oakes

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 6 Chiffchaff, Corn Bunting, 25 Fieldfare, 3 Raven, 3 Red Kite, 4 Stonechat - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

Wheatear - Monkton Deverill - Alison Rymell

Peregrine - SPTA east - Robin Nelson

3 Red Kite, 4 Common Buzzard, 3 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Marsh Tit - Savernake - Jon Lee

2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Grey Wagtail - Dance Common, Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

Chiffchaff, Little Egret, Kingfisher - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

4 Chiffchaff, Red Kite - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

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22nd March 2020

4 Mandarin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Red Kite - Savernake - John Manley

2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap. 2 Raven, 2 Red Kite, 70 Meadow Pipit - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 Red Kite - Thickwood - Chris Woods

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), SHORT-EARED OWL, 8 Stonechat, 2 Corn Bunting, 10 Reed Bunting - SPTA east - John Manley, Matt Minnis

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BLACK REDSTART - Lower Pertwood - Tim Ridgers-Steer

6 COMMON CROSSBILL, 20 Sislin - Southleigh Woods - Tim Ridgers-Steer

3 Goosander, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Mandarin, Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting, Siskin, Raven, 4 Red Kite, 3 Common Buzzard - Bowood - Joanna Hutchinson

Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzard - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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21st March 2020

SHORT-EARED OWL - SPTA east - Matt Minnis

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2 Raven, 2 Red Kite - Savernake - Brian Heath

Blackcap, Chiffchaff - Pewsey - Brian Heath

11 Chiffchaff, 2 Raven - Amesbury Down - Mark Barrett

800 Fieldfare - Beckhampton - Graham Deacon

4 Chiffchaff - SPTA centre - Phil & Graham Deacon

HEN HARRIER (male), MERLIN, 2 Golden Plover, 6 Lapwing, Red Kite, Raven - SPTA east - Mike & Angela Trew

MEDITERRANEAN GULL, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - East Clyffe - Bob Blamey

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20th March 2020

3 Chiffchaff, 6 Redwing - Charlton All Saints - Steve Oakes

4 Sand Martin - Westbury - Mike Smith

5 Chiffchaff, Raven - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

6 Chiffchaff - Avebury - Robin Nelson

Chiffchaff, Marsh Tit - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

MARSH HARRIER, Common Sandpiper, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 11 Little Egret, 98 Pintail,359 Shoveler, 300 Teal, 40 Gadwall, 100 Wigeon, 19 Goldeneye - CWP74 - Nigel Pleass

Wheatear - Upton Cow Down - John Osborne

200 Meadow Pipit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Grey Wagtail - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 GREAT WHITE EGRET - East Clyffe - Bob Blamey

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5 Red Kite - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey

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19th March 2020

Chiffchaff - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

2 Wheatear, Common Sandpiper - Kent End, CWP - John Edwards

Blackcap - Chippenham - Brian Gibbs

Chiffchaff, 25 Fieldfare - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

12 Chiffchaff. 40 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 2 Redshank - East Clyffe - Bob Blamey

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18th March 2020

3 Chiffchaff - Nightingale Wood - Graham Deacon

2 Chiffchaff - Swindon - Richard Williams

2 Swallow - Boscombe Down - Rich Mussell

Swallow - Marlborough - Tony Reader

Common Sandpiper, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler - Axford - Robin Nelson

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), Wheatear, 10 Stonechat, 50 Golden Plover, 3 Red Kite - SPTA east - Matt Minnis

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FIRECREST, 2 COMMON CROSSBILL, Kingfisher, Mandarin, 3 Red Kite, 2 Raven, 9 Siskin - Shearwater - Joanna Hutchinson

3 FIRECREST - Heaven's Gate - Joanna Hutchinson

Raven, Stonechat ,Corn Bunting - Upton Cow Down - John Osborne

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MEDITERRANEAN GULL - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey

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17th March 2020

4 SHORT-EARED OWL - Barbury Castle - Tony Reader

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50 Sand Martin - Charlton All Saints - Steve Oakes

5 HEN HARRIER (ringtails), Wheatear, 7 Stonechat - Luke Hepples, Matt Minnis

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3 Grey Wagtail, Marsh Tit - Castle Combe - Joanna Hutchinson

Red Kite - Ford - Joanna Hutchinson

2 Siskin, Marsh Tit - Long Dean - Joanna Hutchinson

6 Corn Bunting, 2 Red Kite,, 3 Common Buzzard Raven - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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2 Tree Sparrow - Monkton Deverill - Alison Rymell

COMMON CRANE - Bradford on Avon - Paul Clack

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16th March 2020

3 Wheatear, 12 Corn Bunting - Windmill Hill - Joanna Hutchinson

3 Red Kite, Raven - Avebury - Joanna Hutchinson

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 3 SHORT-EARED OWL,  MERLIN, Wheatear, 2 Barn Owl, 5 Stonechat, 3 Red Kite, 5 Reed Bunting, 15 Corn Bunting - SPTA east - Mike & Angrla Trew, John Manley, Luke Hepples, Matt Minis

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Water Rail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

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15th March 2020

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, 2 OYSTERCATCHER, 4 Shelduck, Barn Owl - Eysey - Nigel Pleass

Red Kite - Penleigh - Paul Boult

14 Mandarin - Gasper - John Howell

Pererine, 4 Red Kite - Wilton Water - Robin Nelson

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey

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14th March 2020

Blackcap - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 4 Chiffchaff, Blackcap - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

Water Rail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

CATTLE EGRET, 26 little Egret, 2 Shelduck, Barn Owl - Ashton Keynes opposite new houses - Graham Lawlor

MEDITERRANEAN GULL, 3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 600 Black-headed Gull - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey

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YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - East Clyffe - Bob Blamey

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2 Peregrine - Swindon - Luke Hepples

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13th March 2020

2 Blackcap, 4 Stoenchat, 2 Raven - Pewsey - Brian Heath

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 10 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

10 HAWFINCH, 12 COMMON CROSSBILL, 15 Siskin, Peregrine, Red Kite, 6 Marsh Tit, 2 Raven - Cranborne Chase Wood - Rich Prior & Jon Lee

5 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, Redshank - CWP305 - Nigel Pleass

81 Pintail, 240 Shoveler, 9 Goldeneye, Cetti's Warbler - CWP74 - Nigel Pleass

12th March 2020

Wheatear (1st spring record) - Lower Pertwood Farm - Alison Rymell, Tim Steer

Blackcap, 11 Stonechat, 21 Yellowhammer, 40 Meadow Pipit, Raven, 3 Red Kite - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 Goosander, Kingfisher, Water Rail - Corsham Lake - Ben Sykes

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - East Clyffe - Bob Blamey

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11th March 2020

Red Kite - Westbury - Mike Smith

Marsh Tit - Ravensroost - Robin Griffiths

150 Redwing, Peregrine, 6 Red Kite, Raven - Savernake - Granville Pictor

Red Kite - Grittleton - Tony Oram

Marsh Tit, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Wigeon - Langford Lakes - Mike & Angela Trew

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9 Corn Bunting - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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10th March 2020

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 6 Red Kite, 8 Common Buzzard, 6 Stonechat - SPTA east - Matt Minnis

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2 Mandarin - Longleat - Chris White

Grey Wagtail, 400 Starling - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

White Stork - from re-introduction scheme, Durrington - Paul Boult

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9th March 2020

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 3 Red Kite, 15 Stonechat, 2 Curlew - SPTA east - Matt Minnis

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Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

2 Snipe, Chiffchaff, 100 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, 100 Starling - Stoke Common - Robin Griffiths

6 JACK SNIPE, 33 Snipe - Whaddon - Mike Hamzij

Little Egret - Lower Woodford - Bob Blamey

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8th March 2020

Sand Martin (1st spring record) - Eysey - Graham Lawlor

MARSH HARRIER, 3 HEN HARRIER (ringtails), SHORT-EARED OWL, 3 Red Kite, Barn Owl - SPTA east - Matt Minnis

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2 Blackcap - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

Cetti's Warbler - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

25 Little Egret - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

2 Grey Partridge - SPTA east - John Howell

15 Curlew, 2 Goosander - CWP200 - Nigel Pleass

Cetti's Warbler - CWP82 - Nigel Pleass

OYSTERCATCHER, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Kingfisher, 4 Grey Wagtail - CWP40 - Nigel Pleass

150 Jackdaw - Melksham - William Loaring

7 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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7th March 2020

Blackcap - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

6 OYSTERCATCHER, WOODCOCK, MARSH HARRIER, 5 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 13 Little Egret, 7 Shelduck, 167 Pintail, 1411 Teal, 234 Gadwall, 323 Shoveler, 597 Wigeon, 261 Tufted Duck, 80 Pochard, 7 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 2 Peregrine, 5 Red Kite, 13 Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 4 Water Rail, 2 Kingfisher, 231 Fieldfare, 16 Cetti's Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, Raven - CWP (no locations) - Nigel Pleass

HEN HARRIER (ringtail) - SPT east - Matt Minnis

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Chiffchaff, 4 Cetti's Warbler, Marsh Tit, 3 Shoveler, 27 Gadwall - Langford Lakes - John Osborne

4 Red Kite, 1100 Black-headed Gull, Common Gull - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey

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Red Kite - Cumberwell - Rowena Quantrill

Red Kite - Salisbury - Clyde Jones

Red Kite - Bradford on Avon - Rowena Quantrill

30 Yellowhammer, 20 Skylark, 100 Redwing, 100 Fieldfare - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

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SHORT-EARED OWL, 2 Red Kite - Barbury Castle - Tim Salkeld

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6th March 2020

400 Redwing, 250 Fieldfare, 9 Reed Bunting, 2 Raven, 2 Red Kite - Nightingale Wood - Phil & Graham Deacon

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SHORT-EARED OWL, 4 Chiffchaff, 11 Stonechat, 24 Golden Plover, 4 Red Kite, 8 Common Buzzard - Fyfield Down - Jon Lee

YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER, Peregrine - Westbury STW - John Powell

Peregrine, 200 Golden Plover - Matren - Linda Cady

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 3 SHORT-EARED OWL, 2 Stonechat, Barn Owl, 20 Corn Bunting - SPTA east - Keith Simpson, Mike & Angela Trew

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Chiffchaff, Raven - Distillery Meadows - Robin Griffiths

120 Meadow Pipit, Blackcap, Red Kite, 2 Stonechat, 24 Yellowhammer, 3 Reed Bunting, 40 Blackbird - Pewsey - Brian Heath

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 200 Lapwing - East Clyffe - Bob Blamey

WHITE WAGTAIL - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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Blackcap, 30 Yellowhammer - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

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