31st July 2010

5 Nightingale, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler – SPTA centre – Phil & Graham Deacon

Wheatear – Berwick Bassett – Phil & Graham Deacon

Red Kite – Old Sarum – Pete Baron

80 Lapwing – Codford Down – John Fishwick

3 Red Kite – Wilton – Andrew Dawes

Red Kite – Great Bedwyn – Andrew Dawes

80 Common Gull – Surrendell – Stewart Dobson

WOOD DUCK (male), Marsh Tit – Stanton Park, Swindon – Trevor & Sue Clayson

3 Spotted Flycatcher – Red Lodge – Malcolm Royal

Little Egret – Southleaze - Malcolm Royal

Green Sandpiper – Yarnbrook – Mike & Rachel Trew

8 Little Egret – Shearwater – Mike & Rachel Trew

MANDARIN (female), 4 Little Egret – Langford Lakes – Mike & Rachel Trew

2 Hobby – chasing swallows, Alton Barnes – Ed Smith

GARGANEY (female), SMEW (female) – CWP74 - per CWP website

5 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper – CWP95 – per CWP website

Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern – CWP301 - Malcolm Royal

Blackbird song research by Wiltshire student

Graduate Georgie Jefferies has made an interesting discovery into the way birds communicate.

Mrs Jefferies, 35, from Wootton Bassett has this year achieved a 2:1 BSc (Hons) in animal management at Wiltshire College Lackham.

For her third-year dissertation she looked into the differences between the songs of blackbirds. Mrs Jefferies was comparing their calls at dawn with those made at dusk.

For full story go to Gazette and Herald site:

http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/8299674.Songs_of_praise_for_Wootton_Bassett_graduate/

Farmland bird numbers in England fall to record low

Populations of breeding birds on farmland in England are at their lowest levels since formal attempts to monitor them began in 1966, the government said today. The figures suggest overall populations have fallen by more than half in the past 44 years.

Although the most recent annual decline of 5% might be down to a cold winter and recent changes to farming practice, experts believe the long-term trends caused by continuing pressure on habitats mean most of the 19 species surveyed are in trouble. Figures for the last five years suggest a 10% decline and since the most recent ones are based on 2009 observations, the cold 2010 winter weather may bring further bad news next year.

Full story:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/29/farmland-birds-record-low

30th July 2010

Red Kite – Broad Hinton – Duncan Thom

2 QUAIL - Avebury – Robin Nelson

Raven – Rockley – Robin Nelson

11 Common Tern – Coate Water – Malcolm Royal

WESTERN YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Swindon – Phil Deacon

250 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Tufted Duck with young, 4 Little Egret, Hobby, Kingfisher – Langford Lakes – Bob Blamey

10 Red Kite, 2 Hobby – Aldbourne Chase – Steve Davies

10 COMMON CROSSBILL - at The Monument, Savernake – Steve Davies

29th July 2010

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28th July 2010

QUAIL, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Red Kite – Wexcombe Down – Andrew Dawson

27th July 2010

7 Little Egret, Common Sandpiper – Shearwater – Mike Trew

6 Little Egret, 2 Common Tern, Pochard – Langford Lakes - Mike Trew

QUAIL – Barbury Race Course – Brian Crookes

NIGHTJAR – Savernake – Brian Crookes

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT, Common Tern – CWP301 – per CWP website

Green Sandpiper, Hobby – Kent End, CWP – per CWP website

Jackdaw – albino, still at Avebury – Pete Glastonbury

26th July 2010

Marsh Tit, Kingfisher – Bradford on Avon – Rowena Quantrill

59 Lapwing – Hullavington – Stewart & Fiona Dobson

Grasshopper Warbler – Chiseldon - Malcolm Royal

25th July 2010

60 Reed Warbler, 10 Sedge Warbler, 30 Whitethroat, 20 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 6 Green Sandpiper, Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Hobby - Swindon STW – Matt Prior

Kingfisher, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler – Chiseldon – Malcolm Royal

4 Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 10 Willow Warbler, 40 Swallow, 30 Swift - Nightingale Wood – South Marston – Phil & Graham Deacon

Hobby – Avebury – Robin Nelson

QUAIL, 2 Dark-Green Fritillary, 5 Chalkhill Blue, 5 Marbled White - Knapp Hill - Dave Kilbey

Green Sandpiper – Yarnbrook - Barry Mitchell

Cuckoo (juvenile), Little Owl – Whaddon, Trowbridge – Mike Hamzij

4 Raven, 3 Stonechat, Hobby – Roundway Hill – Anthony Mitchell

Hobby – Wylye – John Fishwick

24th July 2010

5 Nightingale, 3 Garden Warbler, 10 Willow Warbler 30 Whitethroat, 30 Blackcap, 40 Linnet - SPTA centre – Phil & Graham Deacon

Grasshopper Warbler, Hobby – Chiseldon – Malcolm Royal

2 Redstart, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 20 Linnet, 400 Common Blue, 12 Marbled White, 170 Gatekeeper - Blakehill – Robin Griffiths

2 Redstart – SPTA east – Matt Prior

6 Green Sandpiper – Swindon STW – Matt Prior

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