Recent Sightings

2nd November 2024

5 WHOOPER SWAN, HAWFINCH, 12 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, Wigeon, Cetti's Warbler, 12 Egyptian Goose, 242 Golden Plover, 2000 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, 12 Dunlin, 25 Snipe, Peregrine, 4 Marsh Harrier, Water Rail, 6 Chiffchaff, Lesser Redpoll - Thames Path between Eysey & Castle Eaton - Nigel Pleass, Robin Griffiths

2 Red Kite - Malmesbury - Scott Punter

60 Linnet, 2 Stonechat - Luckington - Scott Punter

JACK SNIPE, 5 Snipe, Mandarin - Coleshill wetland - Harry Boorman

Peregrine, 4 Red Kite, 160 Golden Plover, 11 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, 13 Stonechat, 110 Corn Bunting, 4 Reed Bunting - SPTA west - Rich Prior 

3 Chiffchaff, 2 Marsh Tit, 20 Song Thrush, 80 Fieldfare, 600 Redwing, 30 Siskin, 60 Goldfinch - Nightingale Wood - Phil & Graham Deacon

9 Little Egret - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey

100 Corn Bunting, 3 Stonechat, 3 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

1st November 2024

LESSER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 3 MARSH HARRIER, 6 Dunlin , 50 Golden Plover, Peregrine,  - in flooded fields along Thames Path between Eysey & Castle Eaton. View from ///buildings.arming.snooze - Malcolm Royal

31st October 2024

PECTORAL SANDPIPER - in flooded fields along Thames Path between Eysey & Castle Eaton ///buildings.arming.snooze - Brian Piercey

54 Fieldfare, 12 Grey Partridge, 8 Corn Bunting, 4 Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian Heath

6 HAWFINCH, FIRECREST, 45 Siskin, 2 Marsh Tit - Grovely Wood - Rich Prior 

30th October 2024

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

 

 

29th October 2024

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

28th October 2024

2 Green Sandpiper - Britford - Bob Blamey

MERLIN - Drifton Hill - Peter Coslett

27th October 2024

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

26th October 2024

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