31st January 2011
January 31, 2011 by wosuser
41 WAXWING - Frogmore Road, Westbury – Rob Turner
2 Blackcap – Salisbury – Stephen Hackett
102 Golden Plover – Airman’s Cross – Richard Carter
Little Egret – Bishopdown, Salisbury – Stephen Hackett
30 Snipe, 30 Lapwing, 15 Teal - Whaddon, Trowbridge – Mike Hamzij
WOODCOCK, MANDARIN, Raven – Shearwater – John Osborne
250 Lapwing – Druids Lodge – Wes Parfitt
21 MANDARIN, 16 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, Little Egret - Fonthill Lake – Mike Trew
Mandarin - Mike Trew
9 Goosander, 2 Goldeneye, 18 Shoveler, 68 Gadwall, 10 Teal, 10 Wigeon, 164 Coot, 72 Mallard, 110 Canada Goose, 110 Tufted Duck, 8 Pochard, 160 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 90 Black-Headed Gull, Kingfisher, 3 Raven – Langford Lakes – Bob Blamey
Goldeneye - Bob Blamey
30th January 2011
January 30, 2011 by wosuser
15 WAXWING - The Hams, Westbury – Len Ingram
Waxwing - Len Ingram
20 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Reed Bunting, 3 Jay – Nightingale Wood, South Marston – Phil & Graham Deacon, Olly Fox
Siskin - Graham Deacon
HEN HARRIER - Broad Chalke – John McCarthy
42 WAXWING - Frogmore Road, Westbury – birding pagers
HEN HARRIER - All Cannings – Anthony Mitchell
3 Brambling, Blackcap – Salisbury – Richard Carter
58 Golden Plover, 2 Lapwing – Roundway Hill - Anthony Mitchell
Blackcap – Salisbury – Stephen Hackett
2 Blackcap – Swindon – Trevor Clayson
29th January 2011
January 29, 2011 by wosuser
2 Blackcap – Rodbourne, Swindon – Paul Castle
56 WAXWING - The Ham, Westbury - Paul Fox, John Simpson, Rob Turner
Waxwing - Rachel Trew
2 Blackcap – Salisbury – Andy Ferguson
3 Brambling – Whaddon, Salisbury – Keith & Jennifer Mortimore
7 Goosander, 5 Shoveler, 30 Wigeon – Langford Lakes - Rachel & Mike Trew
4 Red Kite, 60 Lapwing – Little Langford - Rachel & Mike Trew
170 Golden Plover, 130 Lapwing – Airman’s Cross – Rachel & Mike Trew
WOODCOCK, Brambling – Chippenham - Dave Kilbey
Little Egret – Slaughterford – Dave Kilbey
10 Gooseander – north over Blakehill - Robin Griffiths
50 Golden Plover, 80 Lapwing – Hullavington – Stewart Dobson
50 Common Gull – Stanton St Quintin – Stewart Dobson
Little Egret, 60 Wigeon, 200 Lapwing – CWP68 – Trevor Clayson
7 Goldeneye – CWP74 – Trevor Clayson
Raven – Blunsdon – Catrina Young
2 RED-CRESTED POCHARD, 2 Goosander – CWP29 – Robin Nelson
28th January 2011
January 28, 2011 by wosuser
Little Egret – Sherston – David Wall
Blackcap – Devizes – Bruno Clements
Red Kite – Swindon – James Salkeld
15 WAXWING - The Ham, Westbury – Nick Stephens
2 Blackcap – Corsham – Alan Carpenter
WHITE WAGTAIL - Brinkworth – Ian Searle
2 Blackcap – Salisbury – Andy Ferguson
27th January 2011
January 27, 2011 by wosuser
32 WAXWING - ASDA car park, Swindon – birding pagers
Blackcap – Devizes – Bruno Clements
2 Blackcap – Bradford on Avon – Caroline Street
MEDITERRANEAN GULL (adult) - Rood Ashton Hall lake – Mike Trew
2 Pintail, 53 Goosander – Coate Water – Ken Cypher
LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER - Corsham Court – Angela Fair
2 Siskin, 2 Blackcap – Corsham – Jenny Elvin
WOODCOCK – Corsham Court – Brian Edge
26th January 2011
January 26, 2011 by wosuser
18 BEWICK’S SWAN, 75 Mute Swan - in fields north of Inglesham – per CWP website
80 Pied Wagtail – Salisbury – Daniel Kronenberg
100 Lapwing – Nunton - Mike Trew
600 Lapwing – Old Sarum – Bob Blamey
Stonechat – Aldbourne – Steve Davies
Red Kite – Axford – Steve Davies
25th January 2011
January 25, 2011 by wosuser
MERLIN, Raven, 165 Linnet – Devizes – Caroline Street
Blackcap – Swindon – Trevor Clayson
Little Egret – Westlea, Swindon – Trevor Clayson
24th January 2011
January 24, 2011 by wosuser
2 Brambling, 4 Blackcap – Trowbridge – Adam Rogers
HEN HARRIER, 50 Brambling – SPTA east – Robert Howe
2 Goosander – Langford Lakes – Shayne Ford
WHOOPER SWAN, MERLIN, 150 Redwing, 50 Fieldfare - Little Langford – Shayne Ford
23rd January 2011
January 23, 2011 by wosuser
4 Red Kite – Stapleford – Robin Griffiths
4 Blackcap, 12 Brambling, Siskin – in a Salisbury garden – John McCarthy
2 WILLOW TIT, 5 Marsh Tit, 30 Coal Tit, 3 Brambling, 10 Siskin, 20 Goldfinch, 2 Raven, Reeve’s Pheasant, 400 Wood Pigeon - Ogbourne St George – Phil & Graham Deacon
54 Blambling, 7 Snipe, 325 Fieldfare, 70 Redwing, 50 Greenfinch – Donhead St Mary – Mike Trew
3 Raven – Win Green – Mike Trew
21 RED-CRESTED POCHARD, 500 Teal, 900 Wigeon, 6 Pintail, 20 Goldeneye, 2 Little Egret, 250 Lapwing, Cetti’s Warbler – CWP74/68 – per CWP website
MERLIN – Fisherton-de-la-Mare – John Fishwick
MERLIN – Heytesbury – Tom & Jean Smith
PEREGRINE, 15 Brambling, 60 Yellowhammer, 80 Linnet – Castle Coombe - Dave Kilbey
Rare Bird Project Gets EU Funding Boost
January 22, 2011 by wosuser
Ayushman Jamwal, Sky News Online
Plans to boost UK numbers of the rare bird the Great Bustard – extinct in the country for 170 years – have been given a £2.2m lift by the EU.
Full story: Sky News
