2022 Sightings

Wheatear (1st spring record) - SPTA east - Steve Dewey

50 Golden Plover - SPTA centre - Steve Dewey

MERLIN - SPTA east - David Betteridge

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 12 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

3 Water Rail - Westbury - Mike Smith

12 Little Egret - Great Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 5 Red Kite, 4 Raven, Tufted Duck x Pochard hybrid, 8 Shoveler, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 150 Black-headed Gull – Langford Lakes - Mike Trew

DIPPER, Mandarin - Gasper - John Howell

100 Golden Plover - Zeals Airfield - John Howell

4 Raven, 5 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

2 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris White

Peregrine - Westbury - Mike Smith

40 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 3 Red Kite, 14 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 9 Lapwing, Little Egret - Langford Lakes - John Osborne, Barry Mitchell,

HEN HARRIER (male), SHORT-EARED OWL, MERLIN, Red Kite, 2 Raven, 4 Golden Plover, 7 Corn Bunting - SPTA east - Barry Mitchell, Mike Trew

HEN HARRIER (male), SHORT-EARED OWL 2, MERLIN, 75 Golden Plover, 2 Red Kite - SPTA west - Chris Snook

10 Little Egret - Great Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

DIPPER, 4 Red Kite, Grey Wagtail - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

2 Stonechat, 15 Fieldfare, 50 Corn Bunting, 23 Yellowhammer - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

Blackcap, 24 Siskin - Corsham - Don Smith

DIPPER, Red Kite, Grey Wagtail - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

Grey Partridge - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

Lesser Redpoll, Marsh Tit - Ravensroost - Robin Griffiths

2 Lesser Redpoll - Marlborough - Richard Fuller

DIPPER, Red Kite, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

2 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 2 Shoveler, Raven - Frogmore, Westbury - John Powell

40 Corn Bunting, 4 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

87 Golden Plover - Stonehenge - Bob Blamey

80 Golden Plover - Battlesbury - Chris White

Marsh Tit, Reed Bunting, 4 Teal, Common Gull, Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Shoveler, 57 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander, 14 Gadwall - Coate Water - Wayne Ford

4 Little Egret - Great Chevelell - Wes Parfitt

DIPPER, 2 Red Kite, 2 Grey Wagtail - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

Peregrine, Golden Plover, 5000 Starling - SPTA west - Mike Trew

Marsh Tit - Green Lane Wood - John Powell

2 Raven - Westbury - Mike Smith

HEN HARRIER (ringtail) - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

MERLIN - Stoford - Bob Blamey

2 Goosander - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

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

Brambling - Marlborough - Richard Fuller

HEN HARRIER (male), 50 Corn Bunting - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 2 Red Kite, 2 Raven - Monkton Deverill - Alison Rymell

2 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 YELLOW-LEGED GULL, 17 Herring Gull, 384 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 100 Starling, 2 Red Kite - Shrewton - Bob Blamey

2 Chiffchaff, Red Kite, 10 Fieldfare, 140 Redwing - North Meadow - Robin Griffiths

DIPPER - Gasper - John Howell

HEN HARRIER )male), 25 Yellowhammer, 15 Corn Butning - SPTA west - David Betteridge

DIPPER, Red Kite, Kingfisher, Siskin - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

WHOOPER SWAN - in flight, Wilton - Stephen Hackett

Kingfisher, Ruddy Shelduck, 4 Red Kite, 5 Snipe, 300 Lapwing , Chiffchaff, 5 Shoveler - Langford Lakes - Stephen Hackett

FIRECTEST, 2 Marsh Tit, Goosander- Shearwater- Anthony Tucker

2 Blackcap - Tellvroft - Alan Carpenter

DIPPER, Red Kite, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, Siskin - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 150 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1500 Starling - Shrewton - Bob Blamey

Marsh Tit, 7 Goosander, Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap - Coate Water - Wayne Ford

2 Stonechat - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

DIPPER, Kingfisher - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

2 Stonechat, 70 Fieldfare, Red Kite ,Barn Owl, 15 Fieldfare - SPTA east - John Manley

3 COMMON CROSSBILL, 50 Siskin - Grovely Wood - John Fishwick

100 Pied Wagtail - Charlton All Saints, roosr - John Fishwick

4 Goosander, 2 Teal, 51 Tufted Duck, 12 Gadwall, Snipe, Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff - Coate Water - Wayne Ford

Brambling, 5000 Starling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Stonechat, Red Kite, 40 Feildfare, Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtail - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 Goosander, 2 Kingfisher - Lower Moores, CWP - Philip Tryner

Brambling - Kilmington - Alison Rymell

KITTIWAKE, Ruddy Shelduck, 17 Snipe,, 468 Lapwing, 392 Black-headed Gull, 9 Shoveler, 2 Red Kite, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler - Langford Lakes - Sean Foote, Mike Trew

3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Codford - Mike Trew, Bob Blamey

HEN HARRIER (male) - SPTA west - Mike Trew

2 Goosander, 2 Mandarin, Kingfisher - Shearwater - Chris White

DIPPER - Manton, Marlborough - Doug Yelland

Brambling - Thickwood - Chirs Woods

BLACK REDSTART - Mere Down - John Howell

3 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

4 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 350 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3000 Starling - Stoford - Bob Blamey

HAWFINCH - Chippenham - James Salkeld

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 30 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

DIPPER, Red Kite - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

WOODCOCK, 8 Siskin, 2 Stonechat, 40 Linnet, 50 Redwing, 3 Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 10 Goosander, 2 Raven, 2 Red Kite - Bowood - Joanna Hutchinson

2 HEN HARRIER (males) - SPTA west - Mike Trew

30 Fieldfare - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Druids Lodge - Bob Blamey

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL -  Shrewton - Bob Blamey

Blackcap - Tellvroft - Alan Carpenter

GREAT WHITE EGRET, Little Egret, Ruddy Shelduck, 4 Red Kite, 4 Snipe, 100 Lapwing - Langford Lakes - Layla Shanley

15 Teal, 2 Shoveler 32 Tufted Duck, 13 Gadwall, 2 Goosander, 2 Siskin, 11 Snipe, Blackcap - Coate Water - Wayne Ford

2 Goosander - The Mead, Westbury - Steve Hobbs

MERLIN - Westbury - Steve Hobbs

17 Snipe, 20 Redwing, 3 Stonechat - Blackhill - Robin Griffiths

2 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Red Kite - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

DIPPER, 2 Red Kite, Grey Wagtail, 3 Siskin - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

RING OUZEL - Swindon, present for the last week - Toby King

DIPPER, Red Kite - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

9 Little Egret, 2 Red Kite - Stitchcombe - Derek Pinchen

Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

4 HAWFINCH, 3 COMMON CROSSILL, 50 Siskin, 3 Brambling, Lesser Redpoll, Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, Red Kite, Raven, 25 Fieldfare, 12 Goosander, 7 Teal, 3 Little Egret, 6 Mandarin - Fonthill Lake - Rich Prior, Jon Lee, Richard Craik

2 Goosander - Shearwater - Mike & Angela Trew

2 Goosander, 380 Lapwing, 120 Fieldfare - Shearwater - Chris White

2 HAWFINCH, Raven - Fonthill - Alison Rymell

DIPPER, Red Kite, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 6 Siskin - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

Blackcap, Siskin - Pewsey - Brian Heath

COMMON REDPOLL, 5 Lesser Redpoll - Clanger Wood - Mike Smith

12 Chiffchaff - Westbury - STW - Mike Smith

3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Codford - Bob Blamey

32 Golden Plover - Arn Hill - Wayne Ford

DIPPER, 2 Red Kite, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, Ruddy Shelduck, Common Snipe, 350 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 150 Black-headed Gull - Langford Lakes - Barry Mitchell

SHORT-EARED OWL - SPTA - Chris Snook

2 Brambling, Raven, Red Kite - Thickwood - Chris Woods

180 Golden Plover, 700 Starling, 2 Stonechat, Raven, 8 Corn Bunting - SPTA west - Chris Woods

SNOW BUNTING - Mere Down - John Simpson

Grey Wagtail, Red Kite - Swindon - Robin Griffiths

Blackcap - Tellcroft - Alan Carpenter

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 200 Lapwing, 2500 Starling - Shrewton - Bob Blamey

2 Raven, Red Kite, 41 Golden Plover - Stoford - Bob Blamey

Brambling - Wingfield - Julian Green

BLACK REDSTART - Mere Down - John Howell

DIPPER, Red Kite, Kingfisher - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

2 Goosander - CWP34 - Ben Sykes

2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 200 Lapwing - CWP200 - Ben Sykes

Kingfisher - Biss MEadows - David Betteridge

Brambling, 2500 Starling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 HAWFINCH - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld