Recent Sightings

11th January 2024

MARSH HARRIER, 250 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, Water Rail, Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler - Langford Lakes - Sean Foote

3 SHORT-EARED OWL, HEN HARRIER, 45 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 50 Fieldfare, 200 Starling - SPTA east - Anthony Tucker, Mike Trew

200 Fieldfare - Stoford - Bob Blamey

10th January 2024

Ruddy Shelduck, 3 Wigeon, 20 Lapwing, 16 Teal, 30 Gadwall - Shrewton Water Meadows - Charlie Murphy

90 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing - Chippenham - Mike Eckersley

200 Lapwing, 109 Golden Plover, 30 Pied Wagtail - Upton Scudamore - Phillip Delve

100 Golden Plover, 100 Fieldfare, Red Kite - Steeple Ashton - John Powell

WOODCOCK, Marsh Tit, 2 Siskin - Ravensroost - Robin Griffiths

Peregrine, 15 Common Gull - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey

9th January 2024

2 Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

5 Goosander, 2 Blackcap - Chippenham - Mike Eckersley

Blackcap - Warminster - Chris White

24 Golden Plover - Marden Cowbag - Mike Trew

MERLIN, 200 Corn Bunting, 50 Fieldfare, 4 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Granville Pictor

2 Raven, 4 Red Kite - Bowood - Wes Parfitt

SHORT-EARED OWL - SPTA east - Tony Pym

8th January 2024

Blackcap, Red Kite - Swindon - Graham Deacon

Blackcap - Warminster - David Little

Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

SHORT-EARED OWL, 2 Stonechat, 2 Corn Bunting, 3 Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian Heath

7th January 2024

200 Golden Plover - Zeals Airfield - John Howell

80 Linnet, 2 Stonechat, 40 Fieldfare, Reed Bunting - Luckington - Scott Punter

18 COMMON CROSSBILL, 4 Brambling, 8 Siskin, 4 Marsh Tit, 2 Raven, 2 Red Kite - Savernake - Brian Heath

Blackcap - Swindon - Graham Deacon

200 Lapwing - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey

12 Little Egret - Great Wishford - Bob Blamey

6th January 2024

2 SHORT-EARED OWL, 2 Red Kite, 2 Stonechat, 1000 Starling - SPTA East - Mike Trew
 

GREAT WHITE EGRET - Salisbury - John McCarthy

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 JACK SNIPE, 15 Little Egret, 20 Snipe, 10 Chiffchaff, Peregrine - Swindon STW - Matt Prior

100 Redwing, 30 Fieldfare, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Red Kite - Nightingale Wood - Phil & Graham Deacon

2 Lesser Redpoll - Thickwood - Chris Woods

5 Goosander, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail - Devizes - Robin Griffiths

60 Fieldfare, 50 Linnet - Luckington - Scott Punter

Little Egret - Rymill - Ed Nash

CASPIAN GULL - Great Wishford - Bob Blamey

5th January 2024

7 Little Egret - Amesbury - Liam Russell

LITTLE GULL - Lechlade Riverside - Nigel Pleass

HEN HARRIER (male), MERLIN, 3 SHORT-EARED OWL, Stonechat, 3 Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian Heath, Tony Reader

2 Stonechat - Chitterne - Wes Parfitt

2 Stonechat, 8 Corn Bunting, 2000 Starling - SPTA centre - Wes Parfitt

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 10 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

4th January 2024

2 Goosander - Warminster - Chris White

2 Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

25 CATTLE EGRET, 55 Wigeon, 7 Goosander, Grey Wagtail, 4 Siskin - CWP29 - Nigel Pleass

158 Pintail, 532 Wigeon, 759 Teal, 130 Gadwall, 80 Shoveler, 4 Goldeneye, Peregrine, 2 Cettis Warbler - CWP74 - Nigel Pleass

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 15 Chiffchaff, 4 Goosander, Grey Wagtail - Westbury - Mike Smith

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, 5 RUFF, 3 Egyptian Goose - in flooded fields opposite Lechlade Riverside car park - Ken Cypher