31st October 2010
October 31, 2010 by wosuser
MERLIN, 2 Red Kite, 600 Golden Plover, 100 Lapwing – Stoford – Brian & Ann Bray, Bob Blamey
GREAT GREY SHRIKE - Devizes – Ed Nash
30th October 2010
October 30, 2010 by wosuser
WOODCOCK, 4 WILLOW TIT, 7 Marsh Tit, Brambling, 4 Siskin, 150 Fieldfare – Ogbourne St George – Phil & Graham Deacon
2 PEREGRINE, Raven, 10 Skylark, 30 Linnet – Westbury Downs – John Osborne
Green Sandpiper, 7 Lapwing, 5 Wigeon – CWP59 – Mike & Rachel Trew
65 Lapwing – CWP68c – Mike & Rachel Trew
29th October 2010
October 29, 2010 by wosuser
NO RECORDS RECEIVED
28th October 2010
October 28, 2010 by wosuser
74 Common Gull, 60 Fieldfare – Bratton – Mike Trew
Chiffchaff, Siskin – Chippenham – Len Ingram
LAPLAND BUNTING - in a stubble field with Skylark flock, Windmill Hill, Avebury – Andy Smith
75 Lapwing – Winterbourne Stoke – Andy Smith
2 Stonechat – Silbury Hill – Andy Smith
50 Golden Plover, 130 Fieldfare – Kennet Long Barrow – Andy Smith
Kingfisher – Broadchalke – Andy Smith
GOLDEN PHEASANT – Browns Folly Woods, Bradford on Avon – Wayne Farrell
Little Egret – Nether Wallop – Paul Sims
27th October 2010
October 27, 2010 by wosuser
Little Egret, Red Kite, Raven, 100 Fieldfare, 60 Lapwing, 50 Golden Plover – Stoford – Bob Blamey
4 RUDDY SHELDUCK, Water Rail, 2 Kingfisher, 60 Teal – Coate Water – Tony Martin
26th October 2010
October 26, 2010 by wosuser
Brambling – Ashton Keynes – John Grearson
300 Fieldfare – Battlesbury Hill – Michael Groves
Brambling, 20 Chaffinch – Bratton – Rob Turner
Pigeon nuisance!
October 26, 2010 by wosuser
BIRDS of prey are being used as a natural deterrent against pigeons which are causing problems on a Basingstoke housing estate.
Steve Wise, of NBC Bird and Pest Solutions, with Buzz the Harris hawk, who is helping to keep pigeons at bay on a Basingstoke housing estate. The pigeons have been making a mess on flats, balconies and washing in the Oakridge area, and their droppings carry several dangerous bacteria which pose a potential health risk if left to build up. Sentinel Housing Association asked NBC Bird and Pest Solutions to implement a falconry programme in Freemantle Close, where trained hawks and falcons circle the area to keep pigeons at bay.
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25th October 2010
October 25, 2010 by wosuser
Blackcap, 2 Water Rail, 3 Siskin, 8 Lesser Redpoll, 20 Redwing, 50 Fieldfare, 3 Reed Bunting - Nightingale Wood, South Marston – Phil & Graham Deacon
100 Redwing, 50 Fieldfare, Brambling – Westbury - Mike Trew
30 Reed Bunting, 42 Golden Plover, 9 Common Gull – Bratton - Mike Trew
Common Gull - Mike Trew
HEN HARRIER (male) – New Zealand Farm – Mike Trew
100 Golden Plover, 200 Lapwing – Stoford – Bob Blamey
250 Golden Plover – Etchilhampton Hill – Anthony Mitchell
24th October 2010
October 24, 2010 by wosuser
WAXWING – in flight over Blakehill - Robin Griffiths
2 Red Kite – Berwick St John – Georgia Wells
50 Lapwing, 14 Golden Plover – Middle Hill - Michael Groves
80 Golden Plover – Battlesbury Hill - Michael Groves
6 Raven, 50 Goldfinch – Wingreen – John Howell
60 Fieldfare – West Grimstead – Stephen Hackett
Wheatear, 2 Raven – Roundway Hill – Anthony Mitchell
200 Golden Plover – Bishops Canning – Anthony Mitchell
100 Golden Plover – Uffcott – Trevor & Sue Clayson
Kingfisher – Caen Hill, Devizes – Trevor & Sue Clayson
RING OUZEL, 4 Stonechat – Avebury & Beckhampton area – Trevor & Sue Clayson
Red Kite – Wylye Valley – Bob Blamey
Red Kite - Bob Blamey
23rd October 2010
October 23, 2010 by wosuser
Little Egret, 14 Lapwing, 8 Gadwall – Langford Lakes – Mike & Rachel Trew
Gadwall - Mike Trew
2 Wheatear, 500 Golden Plover – Etchilhampton Hill – Anthony Mitchell
150 Linnet, 2 Raven – Norton – Stewart Dobson
50 Fieldfare, 14 Golden Plover – Grittleton - Stewart Dobson
