25th December 2009
December 26, 2009 by wosuser
JACK SNIPE, 6 Woodcock – Maiden Bradley – Chris Oliver
Blackcap (male) – in a Chippenham garden – Lynne Hallam
24th December 2009
December 26, 2009 by wosuser
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (redhead), 19 Goosander - Coate Water – Malcolm Royal, Bob Philpott, Graham Cox & Felicity Cobb
Red Breasted Merganser - Steve Davies
2 Stonechat – Moulden Hill, Swindon – Trevor Dobie & Carla Eastment
Lesser Black-Backed Gull – a bird ringed on a factory roof in Swindon in July 2009 was reported sighted at Agadir, Morocco on 20th November - Peter Rock
4 WHOOPER SWAN - viewed from the A36 between Stapleford & Steeple Langford by the first car parking area from Stapleford (photos added to Wiltshire Birds Gallery) - Bob Blamey
Whooper Swans - Bob Blamey
Rare bird species seeing a revival, says RSPB
December 24, 2009 by wosuser
The following report appeared in the Guardian:
The RSPB said birds which began the decade on the brink of extinction, such as the bittern, have seen their numbers increase. Photograph: RSPB
Britain’s birds have seen a dramatic reversal of fortune over the past decade, according to a review.
Almost 60% of Britain’s rarest birds, including once near-extinct species such as the bittern, avocet and osprey, have seen their numbers increase, said the RSPB.
Mark Avery, the RSPB conservation director, said: “There are birds which started the noughties right on the brink, like the bittern, and a lot of people have put a lot of effort in to save them with some amazing results.”
But rare birds that breed in Britain have fared better than their more common cousins, with many species, including starlings, nightingales and cuckoos, in decline.
23rd December 2009
December 23, 2009 by wosuser
Water Rail, Chiffchaff, 2 Siskin, 16 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Reed Bunting, 30 Lapwing - Nightingale Wood, South Marston – Graham Deacon
5 Snipe, 5 Lapwing – Blakehill - Robin Griffiths
100+ Corn Bunting, 30 Yellowhammer, 30 Golden Plover – Yarnbury Castle – John Fishwick
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (redhead), 19 Goosander – Coate Water - Nigel Pleass
4 SMEW (redhead), 200+ Red-Crested Pochard – CWP29 - Nigel Pleass
22nd December 2009
December 22, 2009 by wosuser
Water Rail, 6 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Siskin – Nightingale Wood – South Marston - Phil & Graham Deacon
4 Stonechat – Great Durnford – Trevor & Sue Clayson
8 Short Eared Owl, 2 Stonechat – Stoford – Bob Blamey
MANDARIN (male), Shelduck, 31 Goosander – Coate Water – Graham Cox
21st December 2009
December 21, 2009 by wosuser
Red Kite – Fosbury Ring – Martyn Comley
20 Lapwing – Little Cheverell – Wes Parfitt
20 Lapwing – Beckhampton - Wes Parfitt
20th December 2009
December 20, 2009 by wosuser
30 Lapwing – Inglesham – Phil & Graham Deacon
Out of County….. 2 GREAT NORTHERN DIVER (juveniles), Green Sandpiper – CWP125 (Gloucestershire) – Phil & Graham Deacon
38 Golden Plover, 24 Lapwing – Castle Eaton – Malcolm Royal
12 Golden Plover,21Lapwing – Castle Eaton – Malcolm Royal
2 Little Egret, 3000 Starling – at roost, Swindon STW – Matt Prior
250 Golden Plover, 200 Lapwing – One Tree Hill – Anthony Mitchell
55 Golden Plover – Liddington Hill – Malcolm Royal
86 Golen Plover, 22 Lapwing, 5 Goosander (redhead), 4 Wigeon - Chilton Foliat – Malcolm Royal
19th December 2009
December 19, 2009 by wosuser
80 Golden Plover, 33 Lapwing – Draycot Foliat - Malcolm Royal
14 Golden Plover, 45 Lapwing – Chiseldon – Malcolm Royal
Water Rail, 5 Snipe, 7 Reed Bunting, Raven, 6 Lesser Redpoll – Nightingale Wood, South Marston - Graham Deacon
SMEW (redhead) - CWP30 – pager only
4 SMEW (redhead) – CWP29 - pager only
PEREGRINE (juvenile), 60 Golden Plover – Roundway Hill – Anthony Mitchell
18th December 2009
December 18, 2009 by wosuser
5 SMEW (redhead) – CWP29 – pager only
200 Golden Plover, 21 Lapwing – Chiseldon - Malcolm Royal
Barn Owls in Braydon Forest
December 17, 2009 by wosuser
A report, entitled Bringing back our barn owls, on the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust website, dated 17th December, states
“The population of barn owls in the Braydon Forest area of north Wiltshire is holding up well, according to a survey carried out by the Trust.”
