2020 Sightings

COMMON CROSSBILL -  Bromham – Graham Bassett

MERLIN, 3 Red Kite, 9 Corn Bunting, 50 Linnet - Middle Woodford - Granville Pictor

4 Red Kite, 300 Golden Plover, 900 Lapwing - Stoford - Bob Blamey, Granville Pictor

4 Swallow, 35 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 100 Linnet, 9 Corn Bunting, 20 Meadow Pipit, 8 Yellowhammer, 2 Stonechat, Raven - Pewsey - Brian Heath

30 Swallow, Chiffchaff, 200 Wood Pigeon, 2 Raven - Telcroft, Corsham - Alan Carpenter

MERLIN - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

Peregrine - Odstock - Stephen Hackett

Red Kite - Wilton - Stephen Hackett

Red Kite - Sutton Mandeville - Stephen Hackett

120 Lapwing, 100 Golden Plover, 2000 Starling, 20 Skylark - Stoford - Bob Blamey

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), MERLIN, 11 Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzard - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

2 WHITE WAGTAIL , Blackcap , 3 Chiffchaff , 4 Yellowhammer , 3 Red Kite, Raven - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

400 Lapwing - Broad Hinton - Trevor Dobie

Redwing, Water Rail, Cettis Warbler, 70 Goldfinch - Corsham Lake - Tim Salkeld

50 Corn Bunting, Red Kite - Calsone Combe - Maurice Dyer

MARSH HARRIER, 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Little Egret, 2 Pochard, 30 Wigeon 74 Teal, 12 Shoveler, Gadwall, 9 Curlew, Cetti's Warbler - CWP74 - John Grearson

Brambling - Ashton Keynes - John Grearson

Green Sandpiper, 10 Teal, 14 Wigeon, 21 Gadwall - Langford Lakes - Bob Blamey

30 Skylark, 2000 Starling - Stoford - Bob Blamey

DARTFORD WARBLER, SHORT-EARED OWL, 4 Stonechat, Corn Bunting - Barbury Castle - Graham Cox

BLACK REDSTART, 2000 Starling - SPTA centre - Jon Lee

Ruddy Shelduck, 5 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 7 Snipe, Cetti's Warbler - Langford Lakes - John Osborne

8 Snipe - Cumberwell - Rowena Quantrill

2 COMMON CROSSBILL - Somerford Common - Robin Griffiths

2 DIPPER - Gasper - John Howell

100 Golden Plover - Stourhead - John Howell

1000 Starling, 287 Lapwing, 20 Meadow Pipit, 60 Skylark - Stoford - Bob Blamey

30 Meadow Pipit, 20 Corn Bunting, 140 Linnet, Stonechat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

7 Stonechat, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing, 70 Corn Bunting, 20 Yellowhammer, Raven, Red Kite - Pewsey - Brian Heath

RING OUZEL, 17 Fieldfare, Stonechat - Cley Hill - John Osborne

2 Brambling - Ashton Keynes - John Grearson

200 Golden Plover, 1500 Starling,, 2 Stonechat, 2 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

Ruddy Shelduck, 14 Gadwall - Langford Lakes - Bob Blamey

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), MERLIN, 2 SHORT-EARED OWL, 20 Corn Bunting, Barn Owl - SPTA east - Tony Reader, Mike & Angela Trew

2 Swallow, Peregrine, 21 Corn Bunting, 50 Linnet, 10 Yellowhammer, 3 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 80 Goldfinch - Pewsey - Brian Heath

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), Swallow, 6 Red Kite, Stonechat - SPTA centre - Mike & Angela Trew

Brambling, 20 Chaffinch - Avebury - Robin Nelson

Grey Wagtail, 2 Raven - Castle Coombe - Joanna Hutchinson

DIPPER, Marsh Tit - Long Dean - Joanna Hutchinson

2 Swallow - Heddington - Dave Hanham

4 Fieldfare - Southwick Country Park - Dave Hanham

Raven - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

4 Redwing, Red Kite - Melksham - William Loaring

MERLIN, Peregrine, 1000 Starling, 8 Red Kite, 6 Stonechat, 100 Skylark, 50 Meadow Pipit, 120 Golden Plover, 200 Lapwing - Stoford - Bob Blamey, Granville Pictor

2 MERLIN, 7 Red Kite, 4 Raven, 70 Golden Plover, 110 Lapwing, Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, House Martin - Upper Woodford - Granville Pictor

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 3 SHORT-EARED OWL, 10 Red Kite, 4 Common Buzzard, 4 Stonechat - SPTA east - Robin Nelson

RING OUZEL, MERLIN, Blackcap - Liddington Hill - Nigel Sluman

MARSH HARRIER - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

2000 Starling 170 Lapwing 2 Stonechat - Stoford - Bob Blamey

Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler - Corsham Lake - Caroline Street

2 COMMON CROSSBILL, 30 Fieldfare, Wheatear, 10 Swallow, 13 Chiffchaff, 6 Stonechat, Brambling, 250 Starling, Peregrine, 3 Red Kite - Roundway Down - Graham Bassett

700 Redwing, 40 Fieldfare, 2 Reed Bunting, 40 Lapwing, Peregrine - Castle Eaton - Matt Prior

12 COMMON CROSSBILL, 50 Redwing, Fieldfare, 20 Siskin - Dertley Plain, Shearwater - Graham & Christine Stacey

20 COMMON CROSSBILL - West Woods - Tony Dobie

BLACK REDSTART - Salisbury - Sean Foote

Whinchat, 30 Redwing - Avebury - Robin Nelson

2 Peregrine, 11 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, Raven, 5 Stonechat, 20 Linnet, 6 Corn Bunting, 6 Pied Wagtail - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Little Egret - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

50 Fieldfare, 20 Linnet - Minal - Derek Pinchen

Little Egret - Stitchcombe - Derek Pinchen

Siskin - Kingston St Michael - Merv Carlyon

RING OUZEL - Liddington Hill - Robin Nelson

13 Redwing, Snipe - Wingfield - Jon Clark

2 HEN HARRIER (ringtails), 2 Swallow, 8 Red Kite, 100 Meadow Pipit, 4 Stonechat - SPTA centre - Mike & Angela Trew

GREAT WHITE EGRET - Bromham - Graham Bassett

50 Goldfinch - Tellcroft, Corsham - Alan Carpenter

COMMON CROSSBILL - Ravensroost - John Durell, Robin Griffiths

OSPREY - CWP82 - Chris Snook

2 Grey Wagtail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

3 Stonechat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

17 Wigeon - Langford Lakes - Bob Blamey

Blackcap - Bradford on Avon - Rowena Quantrill

GREAT WHITE EGRET - Melksham - Lisa Lloyd

2 Swallow, 32 Pied Wagtail - Chippenham - Lynne Hallam

Swallow - Hulavington - Tim Jukes

Ruddy Shelduck - Langford Lakes - Bob Blamey

6 Swallow - Sutton Mandeville - Stephen Hackett

MERLIN, 8 Red Kite, 200 Golden Plover, 2 Raven, Stonechat, 50 Linnet, 50 Meadow Pipit, 47 Swallow - Druids Lodge - Granville Pictor

26 Corn Bunting, 2 Raven, 2 Yellowhammer, 3 Chiffchaff, Red Kite, Blackcap - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

Fieldfare, 2 Chiffchaff - Cley Hill - John Osborne

MERLIN, 5 Red Kite, 3 Raven, 200 Golden Plover, 100 Lapwing, 5 Stonechat, 40 Meadow Pipit, 3 Corn Bunting - Stoford - Granville Pictor

COMMON CRANE - in fields by Studley Grange garden centre by junction 16 of M4 - Bob Philpott

40 Lapwing, 2 Grey Partridge - Sutton Veny - Clyde Jones

13 Redwing - Swindon - Graham Deacon

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, MERLIN, 40 Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Redpoll, Wheatear, 12 Grey Partridge, 25 Redwing - SPTA east - Matt Prior

17 Fieldfare - Beacon Hill, Devizes - Bruce Maxfield

6 Chiffchaff, 9 Pied Wagtail, Red Kite - Collingbourne Woods - Ron Seymour

10 Redwing - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

SHORT-EARED OWL, 2 Whinchat, Reed Bunting - SPTA centre - Steve Dewey

3 FIRECREST, 30 COMMON CROSSBILL, 12 Siskin, 6 Marsh Tit, 2 Stonechat, 7 Red Kite, 4 Raven - Great Ridge Wood - Rich Prior

6 Wheatear, 6 Stonechat, 100 Meadow Pipits, 40 Linnet, Chiffchaff, 2 Red Kite -  Pewsey - Brian Heath

170 Golden Plover, 3 Stonechat, 5 Tree Sparrow, 40 Linnet, 8 Yellowhammer, 3 Reed Bunting, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Red Kite, 7 Skylark, 6 Meadow Pipit - Windmill Hill - Mark Barrett

MERLIN, Swallow, Peregrine, 6 Red Kite, 3 Raven, 30 Corn Bunting, 4 Stonechat, 100 Skylark, 60 Lapwing, 6 Golden Plover - Upper Woodford - Granville Pictor, Malcolm Gibbs

20 Yellowhammer, 4 Red Kite - Cley Hill - Simon Harris

SHORT-EARED OWL, 2 MERLIN, Barn Owl, 6 Stonechat, 25 Linnet, 7 Meadow Pipit, 90 Starling   - SPTA east - Mike & Angela Trew

6 COMMON CRANE - in flight over Bowood - Denver Turner

Kingfisher - Idminston - Tim Johnson

Wheatear, Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 140 Lapwing, 200 Golden Plover - South Newton - Bob Blamey 

MARSH HARRIER, 3 Peregrine, 8 Red Kite, 50 Skylark, 25 Corn Bunting, 2 Raven, 100 Golden Plover, 40 Lapwing, 7 Swallow - Upper Woodford - Granville Pictor

5 Swallow - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Siskin, 30 Skylark, 57 Golden Plover - Chippenahm - Tim Salkeld

7 House Martin, 3 Swallow, Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting, 4 Yellowhammer - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

Tree Pipit - Morgan's Hill - Robin Nelson

MARSH HARRIER, MERLIN, Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, 20 Corn Bunting, 100 Skylark, Raven, 8 Red Kite, 50 Lapwing - Upper Woodford - Granville Pictor

200 Linnet, 60 Corn Bunting, 4 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Granville Pictor

13 Golden Plover - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

Wheatear, Red Kite, 2 Stonechat, 15 Corn Buntings, Raven, 40 Linnet - Bratton - Anthony Tucker

RING OUZEL, 7 Raven, 20 Meadow Pipit, Stonechat - Cley Hill - Graham & Christine Stacey

MERLIN, 4 Wheatear, 25 Meadow Pipit, 80 Goldfinch - Fyfield Down - Tony Reader

2 RING OUZEL - Cley Hill - Christine Johnson

Red Kite - North Newton - Haylor Lass

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, Common Sandpiper, Ruddy Shelduck - Langford Lakes - Mike Trew

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 2 SHORT-EARED OWL, 2 Stonechat, 12 Linnet, Corn Bunting - SPTA east - Mike & Angela Trew, Matt Minnis, Nigel & Julie Mallet

5 Swallow, Kingfisher, Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Grey Wagtail, 70 Goldfinch - Corsham Lake - Bruce Maxfield

2 Red Kite, 12 House Martin, Marsh Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail, Little Egret, 4 Siskin - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

20 Swallow, 8 Stonechat, 5 Red Kite, 2 Raven, 50 Linnet - Normanton Down - Granville Pictor

21 Lapwing - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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

COMMON CROSSBILL, Siskin, Redwing, Raven, Red Kite, 2 Kingfisher, 4 Mandarin, Little Grebe - Bowood - Joanna Hutchinson

MERLIN, 7 Red Kite, Raven, 200 Lapwing, 2 Golden Plover, 40 Corn Bunting, 30 House Martin, 2 Stonechat - Upper Woodford - Granville Pictor

2 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 50 Wigeon, 4 Shoveler, 20 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 2 Lapwing, Cetti's Warbler - CWP74 - Robin Nelson, John Grearson

BLACK TERN - CWP82 - Robin Nelson, Barry Mitchell

Peregrine - Pewsey - Tony Pym

2 Raven - Trowbridge - Mike & Angela Trew

GREAT WHITE EGRET - Downton Water Meadows - David Arch

20 Swallow, 19 Yellowhammer, 30 Corn Bunting, 3 Stonechat, 2 Whinchat, 20 Meadow Pipit, 3 Red Kite, 100 Linnet - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

RING OUZEL - Clay Hill - Mike Smith

Little Owl - Chippenham - Merv Carlyon

Tree Sparrow, 2 Red Kite, 4 Raven - Monkton Deverill - Alison Rymell

105 Swallow, 25 House Martin, 100 Skylark, 150 Lapwing, 100 Starling, 5 Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey

Raven - Melksham - William Loaring

Grey Wagtail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

BLACK TERN - CWP82 - Robin Nelson

Lesser Redpoll - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

68 Corn Bunting, 100 Skylark, 10 Red Kite, 150 Lapwing, 6 Golden Plover, 2 Raven - Upper Woodford - Granville Pictor

Hobby, 40 House Martin, 2 Kingfisher, Ruddy Shelduck, 4 Wigeon, 2 Red Kite - Langford Lakes - Claire & Dave Jones, Rowena & Bill Quantrill

3 Swallow - Minety - Robin Griffiths

6 Swallow - Draycot Cerne - David Moden

Swallow - Swindon - Richard Williams

2 Peregrine, 40 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap - Pewsey - Brian Heath

5 House Martin - Odstock - Stephen Hackett

50 Lapwing - Broad Hinton - Trevor Dobie

287 Lapwing, 5 Golden Plover, 23 Skylark, Stonechat - Stoford - Bob Blamey

2 Whinchat, Wheatear - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

9 WHITE WAGTAIL, 20 Pied Wagtail, 2 Little Egret, 7 Snipe - Swindon STW - Matt Prior

3 Swallow - Cricklade - Robin Grifftihs

10 House Martin - Bradford on Avon - Rowena Quantrill

MARSH HARRIER, 400 House Martin, 100 Swallow - CWP74 - Nigel Pleass

Peregrine - CWP200 - Nigel Pleass

BLCK TERN - CWP82 - Stephen Edwards

325 Lapwing, 200 Golden Plover, 70 Starling - Stoford - Granville Pictor

50 Corn Bunting, 60 Linnet - Middle Woodford - Granville Pictor

11 House Martin - Stoford - Bob Blamey

9 GREENSHANK - Langford Lakes - Bob Blamey

Whinchat, 4 Stonechat - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

HEN HARRIER (ringtsail), Whinchat - SPTA centre - Steve Dewey

300 Lapwing, 70 Golden Plover, Common Gull , 90 Skylark, 60 Starling, Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey, Granville Pictor

345 Lapwing, 45 Golden Plover - Stoford - Bob Blamey, Granville Pictor

3 Swallow - Shrewton - Bob Blamey

5 Swallow - Druid's Lodge - Bob Blamey

20 House Martin, 3 Swallow - Stratford-Sub Castle - Bob Blamey

50 Linnet - Middle Woodford - Granville Pictor