2020 Sightings

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 5 Chiffchaff, Little Egret, Grey Wagtail - Rvermead, Swindon - Robin Griffiths

4 Marsh Tit, 2 Raven - Stonedown Wood - Granville Pictor

14 COMMON CROSSBILL, 6 Siskin, 5 Marsh Tit - Chase Woods - Granville Pictor

Kingfisher, Marsh Tit, Cetti's Warbler, 16 Little Egret, 28 Black-headed Gull, 127 Gadwall, 73 Tufted Duck, 16 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 2 Shoveler - Langford Lakes - Mike & Angela Trew

80 Golden Plover - SPTA west - Chris White

Grey Wagtail - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

Water Rail - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - East Clyffe - Bob Blamey

2 Goosander, Kingfisher - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

MERLIN, 7 Red Kite, Raven, Grey Partridge, 250 Golden Plover, 15 Lapwing, Snipe, 2 Tree Sparrow, 4 Stonechat, 300 Fieldfare, 2700 Starling - Pewsey Downs - Rich Prior

2 Marsh Tit - Green Lanes Wood - John Powell

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 284 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 100 Black-headed Gull - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

Lesser Redoll, 4 Marsh Tit - Savernake - Robin Nelson

8 Golden Plover, Barn Owl - Avebury - Robin Nelson

Snipe - Windmill Hill - Robin Nelson

9 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, Ruddy Shelduck - East Clyffe - Brett Spencer, Bob Blamey

WOODCOCK, 4 Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 90 Redwing, 10 Fieldfare, 25 Meadow Pipit - blakehill - Robin Griffiths

4 SHORT-EARED OWL, MERLIN, 6 Stonechat, Red Kite, 5 Common Buzzard - SPTA east - Matt Minnis

4 SHORT-EARED OWL - Barbury Castle - Robin Nelson

GREAT WHITE EGRET - CWp74 - Tony Oram

2 Stonechat - CWP82 - Tony Oram

4 COMMON CROSSBILL, 5 Siskin, 2 Marsh Tit - Frovely Wood - Granville Pictor

5 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 800 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 400 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Common Gull, 21 Little Egret - East Clyffe - Granville Pictor

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Little Egret, 2 Goosander, 2 Mandarin - Fonthill Lake - John Osborne

Blackcap, Grey Wagtail, 100 Fieldfare, 24 Redwing - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 Teal, 28 Gadwall, 16 Mallard, 6 Grey Heron, 55 Skylark, Raven, 15 Yellowhammer - Shrewton Water Meadows - Rich Prior

2 Stonechat, 2 Red Kite, Grey Wagtail, 10 Lapwing, 50 Fieldfare - Asserton Farm - Rich Prior

3 Water Rail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

5 Herring Gull, 100 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

Marsh Tit - Vincients Wood - Tim Salkeld

Brambling - Peckingell - Shane Faulkner

Little Egret, 2 Stonechat, Marsh Tit, Barn Owl - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

WHITE STORK - from reintroduction scheme still at Durrington - Anne Drengenberg-Sharp

Common Whitethroat, 8 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

Water Rail - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

Water Rail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

JACK SNIPE - Morningside Farm - Robin Griffiths

3 Stonechat, 4 Corn Bunting - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 Stonechat, 20 Skylark - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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

4 SHORT-EARED OWL, 7000 Starling, Stonechat, 4 Raven - SPTA east - Mike & Angela Trew, Bjorn Howard

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, Common Whitethroat, 10 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - John Osborne, Mike Smith

Blackcap, 2 Stonechat - Frogmore Pond, Westbury - John Osborne

RING-NECKED PARAKEET - Shaw, Swindon - Steve Birt

150 Common Gull - Winsley - Rowena & Bill Quantrill

Water Rail, Grey Wagtail - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Stoford - Bob Blamey

CASPIAN GULL - East Clyffe - Bob Blamey

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 2 Stonechat, Corn Bunting - SPTA centre - Charlie Murphy

10 Goosander, 8 Wigeon, Pochard, Little Egret - Coate Water - Robin Griffiths

10 Common Buzzard, Raven, 12 Red Kite, 3 Stonechat - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

Ruddy Shelduck, 21 Little Egret - Little Langford - Granville Pictor

17 Little Egret - Cricklade - Nigel Pleass

Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher - Avon Valley NR, Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

4 SHORT-EARED OWL, 2 Raven, 4 Red Kite, 8 Stonechat, 2 Corn Bunting, 1000 Starling - Barbury Castle - Trevor & Sue Clayson

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 200 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, 40 Black-headed Gull, 15 Little Egret - East Clyffe - Graham & Christine Stacey

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Stoford - Bob Blamey

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 5 Herring Gull, 137 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey 

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - East Clyffe - Granville Pictor

3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 150 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 62 Little Egret - Little Langford - Granville Pictor

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 240 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 90 Black-headed Gull - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

Red Kite - Bowood - Wes Parfitt

Blackcap - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

Stonechat - Stoford - Bob Blamey

Ruddy Shelduck, Marsh Tit - Langford Lakes - Shayne Ford

CASPIAN GULL, 41 Little Egret - East Clyffe - Bob Blamey, Shayne Ford

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 1000 Lapwing, 30 Little Egret - East Clyffe - Mike Smith

Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Red Kite - Box - Chris Woods

Grey Wagtail - Lower Woodford - Bjorn Howard

3 Corn Bunting, 250 Fieldfare, 2 Raven, Red Kite, 150 Redwing - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

MERLIN, 7 Common Buzzard, 3 Red Kite, Raven - Corton Down - Brian Garrett

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), MERLIN, 4 Red Kite, 400 Linnet, 50 Skylark, 4 Stonechat - Barbury Castle - WOS group

300 Lapwing - Leckford Bridge - Granville Pictor

Cetti's Warbler, 120 Lapwing, Marsh Tit, Raven, 2 Teal, 3 Wigeon - Langford Lakes - Bjorn Howard

Red Kite - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

Grey Wagtail - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 Goosander - Chippenham - Shane Faulkner

CASPIAN GULL, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 200 Lapwing, 41 Little Egret, 3 Red Kite - East Clyffe - Bob Blamey

CASPIAN GULL, 3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, Ruddy Shelduck - East Clyffe - Mike Hamzij, Rob Turner, Paul Fox, Bob Blamey

Blackcap - Pewsey - Brian Heath

8 COMMON CROSSBILL, 6 Marsh Tit, 3 Siskin - Grovely Wood - Granville Pictor

Red Kite - Nettleton - Andy Dow

Peregrine - Odstock - Stephen Hackett

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

2 Stonechat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

4 SHORT-EARED OWL, 4 Stonechat, 2 Red Kite - Barbury Castle - Jon Lee

CASPIAN GULL, 3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 185 Lesser Black-backed Gull- East Clyffe - Bob Blamey, Mike & Angela Trew

MARSH HARRIER - CWP40 - Nigel Pleass

11 Goosander - CWP35 - Nigel Pleass

SHORT-EARED OWL, 34 Corn Bunting, 200 Starling, 2 Stonechat, Barn Owl - SPTA east - Tony Reader, Brian Heath

5 COMMON CROSSBILL, 6 Lesser Redpoll, 70 Siskin, 3 Marsh Tit, 2 Red Kite, Raven - Great Ridge Wood - Rich Prior

500 Golden Plover, 30 Tree Sparrow - Avebury - Robin Nelson

WHITE STORK - from reintroduction scheme, Durrington - John Osborne

5 Wigeon, Kingfisher, Stonechat, Cettis Warbler - Langford Lakes - John Osborne

2 Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 2 Raven, 120 Redwing30 Fieldfare - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

MARSH HARRIER, WOODCOCK, Water Rail, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Raven, 500 Lapwing - CWP68 - Nigel Pleass

3000 Black-headed Gull - North Meadow, Cricklade - Nigel Pleass

4 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 43 Little Egret, 3 Red Kite, 2 Raven - East Clyffe - Granville Pictor

1000 Lapwing, 5 Red Kite, 2 Raven, 2 Stonechat - Upper Woodford - Granville Pictor

2 Kingfisher, 2 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, Marsh Tit, Raven - Langford Lakes - Jon Lee

4 WOODCOCK - Hartham - Alan Carpenter

WOODCOCK - Euridge - Alan Carpenter

Water Rail - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

Water Rail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

4 Red Kite - Heaven's Gate - D Taylor

MERLIN - SPTA west - Stuart Gray

3 SHORT-EARED OWL - Barbury Castle - Tony Reader

2 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 8 Little Egret - flooded fields north of Hailstone Hill, CWP - Chris Snook

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 33 Little Egret, 128 Lapwing - East Clyffe - Mike & Angela Trew

2 Stonechat, 2 Goosander - Frogmore Pond, Westbury - John Osborne

Blackcap - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

8 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - John Osborne, Mike Smith

2 Water Rail - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

2 Goosander, 14 Raven, 4 Red Kite, 12 Cormorant - Shearwater - Granville Pictor

2 Stonechat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

15 Herring Gull, 243 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 10 Common Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat - Westbury STW - Rob Turner

3 Corn Bunting, 50 Fieldfare, 2 Raven, 4 Red Kite, 2 Stonechat - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

GREAT WHITE EGRET - CWP74 - Tony Oram

Blackcap - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

 WHITE STORK - from reintroduction scheme, Durrington - Ian Thornton

20 Corn Bunting, 30 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting, 12 Yellowhammer - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Stonechat - Stoford - Bob Blamey

3 COMMON CROSSBILL, WOODCOCK, 3 Red Kite, Raven - Southleigh Woods - Granville Pictor

CASPIAN GULL, 4 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 53 Little Egret, 300 Lapwing - East Clyffe - Bob Blamey, Ganville Pictor

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 10 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - Mike Hamzij

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 43 Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler - East Clyffe - Bob Blamey

18 Little Egret - Stichcombe - Derek Pinchen

300 Linnet, 2 Stonechat - Fyfield Down - Granville Pictor

4 SHORT-EARED OWL, 4 Stonechat, 100 Fieldfare, 2 Red Kite, 4 Corn Bunting, 700 Starling, 200 Linnet, 50 Yellowhammer - Barbury Castle - Robin Nelson, Granville Pictor

Water Rail - Westbury - Luke Hepples

16 Little Egret, 70 Lapwing - Little Langford - Brian Heath

120 Fieldfare - Berwick St James - Brian Heath

2 Red Kite, 6 Common Buzzard - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

SIBERIAN CHIIFCHAFF, 4 Chiffchaff, 40 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 200 Starling - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Easy Clyffe, Stapleford - Bob Blamey

Goosander - Crammer Pond, Devizes - Ed Nash

Goosander - Chippenham - Tony Oram

2 Water Rail - Smallbrook NR, Warminster - Chris White

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 35 Meadow Pipit, Red Kite, 30 Redwing - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

100 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing - Cloatley Meadows - Robin Griffiths

Red Kite - Odstock - Stephen Hackett

Blackcap - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

41 Fieldfare, 120 Meadow Pipit, 200 Linnet, Red Kite - Coate - Caroline Street, Liz Stephens

25 Corn Bunting, Red Kite, 28 Fieldfare - SPTA centre - Caroline Street, Liz Stephens

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

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Stoford - Bob Blamey

Blackcap - Cricklade - Sally Hansford

WHITE STORK - from reintroduction scheme still at Durrington - Jan Belza

2 HEN HARRIER (ringtails), SHORT-EARED OWL, 5000 Starling, 2 Red Kite, 50 Linnet, Stonechat - SPTA east - Mike & Angela Trew

2 Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

Stonechat, 2 Goosander, 3 Red Kite - Bowood - Wes Parfitt

4 WOODCOCK, 14 COMMON CROSSBILL, 2 Raven, Siskin, Marsh Tit - Grovely Wood - Granville Pictor

6 Pintail, 3 Goldeneye, Little Egret - CWP74 - Robin Nelson

3 Mandarin, 5 Red Kite - Longleat - Luke Hepples

150 Jackdaw - Melksham - William Loaring

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 7 Lttle Egret, Ruddy Shelduck - East Clyffe, Stapleford - Bob Blamey, Kieht & John Simpson