2024 Sightings

LESSER YELLOWLEGS, RUFF MARSH HARRIER, 14 Dunlin , 56 Golden Plover, 400 Lapwing, 3 Chiffchaff  - in flooded fields along Thames Path between Eysey & Castle Eaton at ///buildings.arming.snooze . The bird feeds along the water edge and is often as far to the right as you can see. Wellies required - Graham Deacon, Harry Boorman

GLOSSY IBIS - CWP68 - Harry Boorman

Green Sandpiper - Stourhead - Julian Green

Stonechat, 3 Yellow-legged Gull - Stoford - Bob Blamey

MERLIN - Chitterne - Lee Dutton

MERLIN - Bishopstrow - Lee Dutton

WHOOPER SWAN - SPTA east - Malcolm Royal

12 Fieldfare, 127 Lapwing,  6 Grey Partridge - SPTA east - Brian Heath

2 HEN HARRIER (male & ringtail), 5 Red Kite, 700 Golden Plover, 25 Lapwing, 100 Linnet, 110 Corn Bunting, 2 Reed Bunting, 14 Stonechat, 70 Redwing, 4 Raven - SPTA centre - Rich Prior 

LESSER YELLOWLEGS, RUFF, WHITE WAGTAIL, 5 Ringed Plover, 14 Dunlin, 8 Snipe, 34 Golden Plover, 500 Lapwing, 12 Egyptian Goose, 100 Pied Wagtail, Peregrine, 200 Redwing, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff  - in flooded fields along Thames Path between Eysey & Castle Eaton at ///buildings.arming.snooze . Wellies required - Nigel Pleass

2 Green Sandpiper - Britford - Bob Blamey

MERLIN - Drifton Hill - Peter Coslett

Great White Egret, 7 Cetti’s Warbler, Water Rail, Kingfisher, 8 Shoveler, 9 Linnet, 3 Red Kite, Stonechat, 12 Tufted Duck, 50 Starling, 3 Siskin - Langford Lakes - Jon Lee

HEN HARRIER (male), 12 Grey Partridge - SPTA east - John Edwards

DARTFORD WARBLER, 4 Red Kite, 6 Raven, 5 Stonechat, Reed Bunting, 2500 Starling, 120 Lapwing, 2 Grey Partridge - SPTA  East - Mike Trew, Brian & Brenda Heath

2 Little Egret, Grey Wagtail, Raven, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler - Harnham Water Meadows - Stephen Hackett

MERLIN, 16 Grey Partridge - SPTA east - Brian Heath

2 Stonechat, 100 Lapwing - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

2 HEN HARRIER (ringtails), 3 MERLIN, 7 Red Kite, 4 Grey Partridge, 700 Golden Plover, 1000 Starling, 65 Redwing, 22 Stonechat, 45 Corn Bunting, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Raven - SPTA centre - Rich Prior 

180 Golden Plover, 2 Grey Partridge, 8 Stonechat, 130 Skylark, 60 Linnet, 50 Corn Bunting, 2000 Wood Pigeon - Roundway Hill - Bruce Maxfield

HEN HARRIER (male), 5 Grey Partridge - SPTA east - Robin Nelson

500 Redwing, 60 Song Thrush, Raven, Siskin - Nightingale Wood - Phil & Graham Deacon

120 Linnet, 15 Meadow Pipit, 4 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting - Luckington - Scott Punter

8 HAWFINCH, 5 RING OUZEL, 2 Brambling, 809 Redwing - Cockey Down - Josiah Evans

BLACK REDSTART - Old Sarum, at same location - Harry Boorman

RUFF - Castle Eaton - Harry Boorman

2 HEN HARRIER (male & ringtail), MERLIN, 13 Red Kite, 600 Golden Plover, 75 Lapwing, 10 Stonechat, 50 Corn Bunting, 5700 Starling, 4 Raven - SPTA centre - Rich Prior 

MERLIN, 2 Red Kite - Stonechat - West Harnham - Tom Coldwell

5 Red Kite, 37 Corn Bunting - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

Great White Egret, Cetti's Warbler, 7 Red Kite - Britford - Bob Blamey

Water Rail - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

RING OUZEL - Liddington Hill - Robin Nelson

GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, MARSH HARRIER - CWP74 - Colin Seymour

PURPLE HERON, GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, MARSH HARRIER, Great White Egret - CWP74 - Harry Boorman

BLACK REDSTART - Stratford sub Castle, by horse paddocks at the end of the track from the Leisure Centre - John Pitman

9 Golden Plover, 8 Red Kite - Berwick Bassett - Robin Nelson

700 Golden Plover, 120 Lapwing, 6 Stonechat, 12 Red Kite, 2 Raven - SPTA centre - Rich Prior 

6 Grey Partridge, 200 Lapwing, 3 Red Kite, 4 Stonechat, Reed Bunting, 32 Redwing - SPTA east - Rich Prior 

SHORT-EARED OWL - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

9 Red Kite - Winterbourne Bassett - Ed Nash

10 Red Kite - Beckhampton - Ed Nash

2 Stonechat, 150 Linnet - Luckington - Scott Punter

MARSH HARRIER, 3 House Martin, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, 4 Red Kite, Shoveler, Gadwall - Langford Lakes - Stephen & Will Hackett

MARSH HARRIER - Stapleford - Stephen & Will Hackett

3 HAWFINCH, Great White Egret, 50 Redwing - Fonthill Lake - Graham Stacey

GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, 2 MARSH HARRIER, Peregrine, 50 Lapwing, Kingfisher, Raven - CWP74 - Simon Gathercole, Mike Trew

MARSH HARRIER - CWP200 - Simon Gathercole

HEN HARRIER (male) - SPTA west - Rich Prior

95 Lapwing, 15 Grey Partridge, 20 Linnet, 6 Stonechat, 6 Corn Bunting2 Raven - SPTA east - Brian Heath

Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 7 Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 Red Kite, Cetti's Warbler - Britford - Bob Blamey

BLUETHROAT - Tidcombe - Darren Prestoe

GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, GREENSHANK, Water Rail, 160 Wigeon - CWP74 - Ken Cypher, Harry Boorman

Water Rail, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler - Corsham Lake - Ben Sykes

Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtail, Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler - Britford - Bob Blamey

12 Grey Partridge, 70 Lapwing, 4 Red Kite, 8 Stonechat - SPTA east - Brian Heath

SHORT-EARED OWL - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

Grey Wagtail, 4 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 44 Gadwall, 44 Little Grebe - Longleat - Chris White

Raven, Marsh Tit, 50 Siskin - Somerford Common - Robin Griffiths

2 Raven, Red Kite - Tellcroft - Alan Carpenter

Hobby - Morgan's Hill - Jon Clark

YELLOW-BORWED WARBLER, RING OUZEL, HAWFINCH, 5 Brambling, 30 Yellowhammer, 50 Redwing, 2 Stonechat, Raven - Cockey Down - Sean Foote

4 Green Sandpiper, 10 Little Egret, 2 Swallow, 2 Stonechat - Britford - Granville Pictor

Great White Egret - Malmesbury - Graham Goodfellow

2 FIRECREST, Water Rail, 2 Stonechat, Red Kite, 2 Raven, 30 Redwing, 3 Siskin, Marsh Tit, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 3 Mandarin - Bowood - Joanna Hutchinson

2 HEN HARRIER (male & ringtail), 6 Red Kite, 25 Golden Plover, 12 Lapwing, 3 Redwing, 4 Stonechat, 5 Corn Bunting - SPTA east - Mike Trew, Brian Heath

80 Linnet, 12 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat, Reed Bunting - Luckington - Scott Punter

6 Chiffchaff - Westbury - STW - Mike Smith

2 HEN HARRIER (male & ringtail), Woodcock, 6 Grey Partridge, 70 Lapwing - SPTA east - Brian Heath

MERLIN, 4 Red Kite - Beckhampton - Ed Nash

2 MARSH HARRIER - Harnham Hill - Tom Coldwell

GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 500 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Raven, 300 Jackdaw - West Harnham - Tom Coldwell

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 8 Yellow-legged Gull, 1850 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Red Kite, 37 Lapwing, 8 Shoveler, 5 Wigeon, 14 Gadwall, 9 Teal, Raven,  3 Cetti's Warbler - Langford Lakes - Mike Trew

Yellow-legged Gull - Stoford - Bob Blamey

5 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

MERLIN, 3 Corn Bunting, 200 Linnet, Red Kite, 400 Wood Pigeon - Barton Down - Derek Pinchen

MERLIN, Corn Bunting, 120 Goldfinch, Raven, 2 Red Kite - Fyfield Down - Derek Pinchen

LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER - Savernake ///librarian.toast.walked - Harry Boorman

YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER - Harnham Hill ///plants.mason.ships - Tom Coldwell

Woodcock, 2 Siskin, 2 Chiffchaff - Somerford Common - Robin Griffiths

MARSH HARRIER, 4 Red Kite, Wheatear, 15 Pied Wagtail, 5 Stonechat - Stoford - Bob Blamey

FIRECREST, 16 Chiffchaff, 25 Blackcap, 31 Redwing, 30 Song Thrush, 40 Skylark, 4 Raven, 80 Goldfinch, 20 Yellowhammer, 20 Corn Bunting, 2 Stonechat - SPYA centre - Phil & Graham Deacon

FIRECREST - Harnham Hill - Tom Coldwell

100 Linnet, 12 Meadow Pipit, 5 Stonechat - Luckington - Scott Punter

MERLIN, 25 Linnet, 3 Raven, 6 Red Kite, 3 Redwing, 4 Stonechat, Yellow-legged Gull - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

MERLIN, 6 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear , 200 Lapwing, 125 Linnet - Upper Woodford - Granville Pictor

3 Stonechat, 27 Meadow Pipit, 5 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

300 Redwing - Swindon - Graham Deacon

20 Redwing, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Siskin, 2 Red Kite - Chippenham - David Moden

300 Linnet, 9 Corn Bunting - Pewsey - Brian Heath

YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER, FIRECREST, 4 RING OUZEL, 250 Redwing, 250 Skylark - Cockey Down, ///fees.sing.zooms - Josiah Evans

MARSH HARRIER, 3 Red Kite - SPYA centre - Steve Dewey

12 Lapwing, 4 Red Kite, Raven - SPTA east - Steve Dewey

HAWFINCH, 2 Raven - Bentley Wood - Tom Coldwell

YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER - Castle Eaton ///firebird.ascendant.popular - Harry Boorman

RING OUZEL - Morgan's Hill - Harry Boorman

Lesser Redpoll, 2 Siskin, 3 Marsh Tit, 2 Raven - Somerford Common - Robin Griffiths

3 WHOOPER SWAN - Lechlade Riverside, opposite car park - Harry Boorman

5 Stonechat, 70 Linnet - Luckington - Scott Punter

7 Red Kite, 2 Barn Owl, Little Owl, 4 Little Egret, 222 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat, 7 Cetti's Warbler - Britford - Tom Coldwell

Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 40 Goldfinch, Red Kite - Fyfield Down - Derek Pinchen

6 Pintail, Great White Egret, Little Egret, 2 Lapwing - Whaddon - John Powell

2 HEN HARRIER (male & ringtail). 12 Grey Partridge, 4 Stonechat, Barn Owl, 3 Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian Heath

3 MARSH HARRIER, 2 Little Egret, 28 Gadwall, 2 Water Rail, Kingfisher, 23 Swallow, 23 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 75 Starling, 7 Mistle Thrush - Charlton All Saints - Tom Coldwell

2 Chiffchaff, 120 Goldfinch, 430 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 55 Linnet, 3 Red Kite, 4 Stonechat, Whinchat, Yellow-legged Gull - Wylye - Bjorn Howard

2 HEN HARRIER (male & ringtail), 12 Grey Partridge, 4 Stonechat, Raven - SPTA east - Brian Heath

RING OUZEL, Redstart - Morgan's Hill - Dave Sawyer