2024 Sightings

Sedge Warbler (1st spring record) COMMON REDPOLL, 82 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Cetti's Warbler - Axford - Matt Prior

Swallow - Bushton - Tony Currivan

2 Wheatear, 5 Red Kite, 3 Raven - Pewset Downs - Elliott Horton

4 SHORT-EARED OWL, 3 Stonechat 25 Corn Bunting - SPTA east - Ron Seymour

PIED PLYCATCHER - Castle Combe - Tim Salkeld

Willow Warbler, 3 Sand Martin - Westbury - Mike Smith

3 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, 70 Linnet - Luckington - Scott Punter

2 LITTLE GULL, 2 OYSTERCATCHER, 4 Common Gull, 29 Black-headed Gull, 5 Shoveler, 2 Goldeneye, 9 Pochard, 40 Tufted Duck,  Curlew, 4 Red Kite, 10 Swallow, 40 Sand Martin, Willow Warbler, Blackcap - CWP74 - Paul Castle

3 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Raven, Cetti's Warbler, Red Kite - Lower Moors, CWP - Scott Punter

MERLIN - SPTA west - Anthony Tucker

FIRECREST, 4 Red Kite, Raven, 5 Siskin, Grey Wagtail, 4 Blackcap, 3 Mandarin - Bowood - Joanna Hutchinson

Willow Warbler - Thorpe Hill - Tom Coldwell

8 COMMON CROSSBILL, Raven, Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, Lesser Redpoll, 12 Siskin, Blackcap, 8 Marsh Tit - Savernake - Brian Heath, Nigel Pleass

2 COMMON CROSSBILL, 8 Stonechat, Willow Warbler, 4 Red Kite, 2 Raven - SPTA centre - Rich Prior

Wheatear - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

MARSH HARRIER - Britford - David Burton

Wheatear - Castle Combe - Andrew Dawson

WHITE-TAILED EAGLE, SHORT-EARED OWL, Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting, Blackcap - Blakehill - Jon Beresford, Robin Griffiths

7 Chiffchaff, Blackcap - Nightingale Wood - Graham Deacon

2 GREAT WHITE EGRET - Water Eaton - Nigel Pleass

5 Little Egret, 3 Shelduck - Castle Eaton - Nigel Pleass

76 Teal - CWP305 - Nigel Pleass

2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Little Egret, Chiffchaff - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey

4 Chiffchaff, 40 Linnet, Grey Wagtail - Alderton - Scott Punter

6 SHORT-EARED OWL, 4 Curlew, 6 Stonechat, 20 Corn Bunting, 2 Wheatear, 10 Chiffchaff, 20 Yellowhammer - SPTA east - Liam Russell, Paul Castle, Linda Cady

6 Lesser Redpoll, 10 Siskin, 2 Blackcap - Marlborough - Tony Reader

4 GARGANEY, 16 Pintail, 5 Shelduck - Eysey floods - Nigel Pleass

OSPREY - Laverstock - Josiah Evans

200 Golden Plover - SPTA centre - Steve Dewey

HEN HARRIER (male) - SPTA east - Steve Dewey

Chiffchaff, 80 Linnet, 60 Stock Dove - Luckington - Scott Punter

OSPREY, 2 Swallow, Stonechat, Grey Wagtail, 7 Red Kite, 2 Green Sandpiper, Chiffchaff, 3 Snipe, 3 Little Egret - Britford - Bob Blamey, Tom Coldwell

2 Blackcap, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Red-crested Pochard - Lower Moors, CWP - Robin Griffiths

5 Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler - North Meadow, Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

12 House Martin (1st spring record), 2 Swallow, 2 Snipe, 3 Shoveler, Red Kite, Reed Bunting, Little Egret, Willow Warbler, 3 Cetti’s Warbler - Langford Lakes - Jon Lee

3 Swallow - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

2 Willow Warbler - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Wheatear, Red Kite, Little Egret - Langford Lakes - Stephen & Will Hackett

HEN HARRIER (male), 2 Wheatear, 3 Stonechat, 3 Corn Bunting, 4 Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian Heath, John Manley

2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 20 Tufted Duck, 3 Gadwall - Coate Water - Derek Pinchen

Brambling - Colerne - Chris Woods

HEN HARRIER (male) - Stonehenge - Keith Simpson

130 Linnet, 13 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chiffchaff, Raven - Luckington - Scott Punter

3 Blackcap, Red Kite - Stanton Park - Robin Griffiths

MARSH HARRIER, 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET, Green Sandpiper, 12 Teal - Charlton All Saints - Steve Oakes

2 Swallow, 10 Sand Martin, 1 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 14 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 19 Tufted Duck, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 11 Cormorant - Langford Lakes - Paul Castle, Linda Cady

2 Swallow, 4 Sand Martin, Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Raven, Reed Bunting - Westbury - Sue Law

AVOCET, 2 OYSTERCATCHER, 2 Little Egret - Eysey - Ken Cypher

2 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

Willow Warbler, 2 Goldeneye, 4 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler - CWP74 - Robin Griffiths

6 Swallow, 4 Sand Martin - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

GREEN-WINGED TEAL - CWP74, flew to roost on CWP75 (Glos) - Nigel Sluman

Willow Warbler - Market Lavington - Craig Stewart

Wheatear, 17 Corn Bunting, 2 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Keith Simpson, Bob Blamey

2 Blackcap - Ebbesbourne Wake - Bob Turner

MERLIN - Chitterne - Paul Boult

Little Egret - Little Somerford - Robin Griffiths

6 Siskin - Angrove Wood - Robin Griffiths

Red Kite - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

8 Lesser Redpoll - Wingfield - Julian Green

21 COMMON CROSSBILL - Great Ridge Wood - Julian Green

Willow Warbler (1st spring record), 2 OYSTERCATCHER, MARSH HARRIER, 7 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 31 Little Egret, 11 Shelduck, Egyptian Goose, 34 Wigeon, 6 Red Kite, Water Rail, 5 Green Sandpiper, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 4 Siskin, Raven, Sand Martin - Eysey - Nigel Pleass

2 Sand Martin - Bromham - Graham Bassett

7 CATTLE EGRET, Little Egret - Stratford sub Castle - Keith Simpson

5 Little Egret - Nightingale Wood - Graham Deacon

5 Green Sandpiper, 10 Snipe, Mandarin - Britford - Harry Boorman

WOODLARK - Winterbourne Downs - Harry Boorman

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), MERLIN, SHORT-EARED OWL, 20 Corn Bunting, 2 Curlew, Stonechat - SPTA east - Liam Russell

2 DIPPER - Box - Mike Smith

Blackcap - Swindon - Phil Deacon

4 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Siskin - Royal Wootton Bassett - Simon Gathercole

Siskin - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

5 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 Goosander - Britford - Harry Boorman

MERLIN, 2 SHORT-EARED OWL, 2 Curlew, 2 Stonechat, 20 Corn Bunting, Red Kite - SPTA east - Tony Reader, Brian Heath

3 Wheatear - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

Peregrine - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey

Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 OYSTERCATCHER, 4 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 4 Little Egret, 7 Shelduck, 535 Black-headed Gull, 22 Common Gull, Dunlin, Fieldfare - Castle Eaton - Nigel Pleass

HEN HARRIER )male), SHORT-EARED OWL, 110 Golden Plover, 3 Curlew, Stonechat, 12 Corn Bunting, 2 Raven, 2 Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian Heath

3 Siskin - Westbury - Mike Smith

Swallow (1st spring record), 4 Chiffchaff, 20 Corn Bunting, 2 Reed Bunting, 5 Red Kite - SPTA east - Rob Partis

4 CATTLE EGRET, 4 Little Egret - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey

Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Little Owl - Draycot Cerne - David Moden

Peregrine - Kington Langley - David Moden

10 COMMON CROSSBILL - Clarendon Estate - John McCarthy

FIRECREST - Morgan's Hill - Geoff Vale

FIRECREST, 3 Chiffchaff - Shear Water - Lee Dutton

2 Sand Martin (1st spring record) - Salisbury - Sean Foote

2 Wheatear, 15 Pied Wagtail - Stoford - Bob Blamey

6 Chiffchaff, 3 Siskin, Raven - Stanton Park - Robin Griffiths

3 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 JACK SNIPE, 17 Snipe, 2 Little Egret, 4 Red Kite - Britford - Tom Coldwell

2 Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

HEN HARRIER (male), MERLIN, 2 SHORT-EARED OWL, 3 Curlew, 11 Corn Bunting - SPTA east - Liam Russell

120 Linnet, Raven - Luckington - Scott Punter

10 Siskin, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Blackcap - Marlboough - Tony Reader

2 Little Egret, 81 Pied Wagtail, 22 Fieldfare - Castle Eaton - Nigel Pleass

2 OYSTERCATCHER, Curlew, 2 Water Rail, 15 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Redwing, 6 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Siskin - Waterhay, CWP - Nigel Pleass

2 Stonechat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

3 Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

11 Lesser Redpoll - Wingfield - Julian Green

Blackcap - Swindon - Graham Deacon

Blackcap - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Raven, 3 Red Kite - Pewsey - Brian Heath

5 Siskin - Ashton Keynes - Chris Snook

8 Lesser Redpoll - Wingfield - Julian Green

MEDITERRANEAN GULL - Porton Water Meadow - Tim Johnson

2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Red Kite, Ring-necked Parakeet, 30 Meadow Pipit - Royal Wootton Bassett - Robin Griffiths, Simon Gathercole

GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 Goosander, 30 Wigeon - Downton Water Meadow - Sean Foote

2 CATTLE EGRET, 7 Little Egret - Ashton Keynes - Nigel Pleass

8 Chiffchaff, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 104 Pochard, 44 Tufted Duck - CWP74 - Nigel Pleass

83 Tufted Duck - CWP29 - Nigel Pleass

HEN HARRIER (male), 130 Golden Plover, Curlew, Raven, 4 Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian Heath

2 Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

100 Fieldfare - Middle Woodfprd - Bob Blamey

2 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Siskin - Marlborough - Tony Reader

Egyptian Goose - Fonthill Lake - Rob Sumison

Blackcap - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

2 Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

60 Golden Plover, 40 Corn Bunting, 3 Stonechat - SPTA centre - Brian Heath

2 Blackcap - Westbury - John Simpson

2 Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 Wheatear (1st spring record))) - SPTA centre - James Waite

HEN HARRIER (male), Curlew, 6 Corn Bunting, 5 Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian Heath

2 MARSH HARRIER, 4 GREAT WHITE EGRET, Little Egret, 12 Shelduck, 22 Wigeon, 53 Gadwall, 48 Teal, 29 Shoveler, 3 Red Kite, Peregrine, 1850 Black-headed Gull, 169 Fieldfare, 48 Redwing, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Raven - Castle Eaton - Nigel Pleass

2 OYSTERCATCHER, 153 Teal, 38 Wigeon, 2 Cetti's Warbler - Eysey - Nigel Pleass 

Yellow-legged Gull, 23 Little Egret, 20 Redwing, Cetti's Warbler - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey

Lesser Redpoll, 3 Siskin, Blackcap - Marlborough - Tony Reader

Kingfisher - Devizes - Dawn Nash

2 Blackcap, Siskin - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 Blackcap - Pewsey - Brian Heath

7 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Gull - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey