2022 Sightings

WHITE-TAILED EAGLE - Stoford, at pig farm - Sean Foote

4 HAWFINCH - Stourhead - John Howell

Chiffchaff, 60 Redwing, 25 Fieldfare - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

2 PINK-FOOTED GOOSE - CWP29 - Mark Gurney

DIPPER, Grey Wagtail, Siskin - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

Blackcap - Swindon - Graham Deacon

2 Raven - Oare Hill - Robin Nelson

SNOW BUNTING, HEN HARRIER (ringtail), MERLIN - Mere Down - Anthony Ticker, Martin Sheppard

20 Corn Bunting, 3 Brambling - Eddesbourne Wake - Bob Turner

4 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, 350 Lapwing, Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, Water Rail, 8 Red Kite - Langford Lakes - Charlie Murphy, Stephen Hackett

4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Red Kite, 150 Fieldfare - Market Lavington - Tony Collins

Grey Wagtail - Ashton Keynes - Chris Snook

Lesser Redpoll - Wingfield - Jon Clark

DIPPER, Grey Wagtail - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

Blackcap - Swindon - Graham Deacon

Red Kite - Laverstock - Stephen Hackett

SNOW BUNTING. 40 Corn Bunting, 20 Yellowhammer, 5 Red Kite, 5 Stonechat, 2 Raven, 10 Meadow Pipit, 45 Fieldfare,42 Golden Plover, 180 Lapwing - Mere Down - N Smith, Mike Trew

80 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling - Maiden Bradley - N Smith

Goosander - Shearwater - N Smith

WHITE WAGTAIL, SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 6 Chiffchaff - WEstbury STW - Mike Smith

Water Rail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

GREAT WHITE EGRET, Little Egret - CWP59 - Denver Turner

MARSH HARRIER - CWP74 - Denver Turner

MERLIN, Peregrine, 250 Linnet, 120 Chaffinch, 30 Yellowhammer 7 Brambling - SPTA west - David Betteridge 

SHORT-EARED OWL, 3000 Starling - Gore Cross - Wes Parfitt

Stonechat - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

MERLIN, 8 Red Kite, 150 Lapwing, 375 Golden Plover, 75 Fieldfare, 11 Corn Bunting, Raven - SPTA centre - Mike & Angela Trew

SNOW BUNTING - Mere Down - Merv Carlyon

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 3 Little Egret, 2 Mandarin, Raven - Fonthill Lake - David Little

128 Teal, 7 Gadwall, 286 Black-headed Gull, Water Rail, Little Egret, 36 Snipe, 3 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Kingfisher, Siskin, 16 Fieldfare, Reed Bunting - Coate Water - Wayne Ford

DIPPER, 6 Siskin, Grey Wagtail - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

SNOW BUNTING - Mere Down - Chris Woods

25 Siskin, Kingfisher - Shearwater - Chris White 

DIPPER, Little Egret, Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

COMMON CROSSBILL - Longleat - Andy Palmer

3 Goosander, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, 2 Raven - Caen Hill Locks - Joanna Hutchinson

2 Blackcap - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

2 Little Egret, 3 Red Kite - Markey Lavington - Tony Collins

5 Siskin, 2 Stonechat - Pewsey - Brian Heath

1500 Starling - SPTA west - Chris White

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 2 Red Kite, Stonechat, Corn Bunting - Mknkton deverell - Alison Rymell

COMMON CROSSBILL, 2 Peregrine, 10 Little Egret - Shearwater - Granville Pictor

WOODCOCK, Kingfisher, Marsh Tit, Water Rail, 2 Siskin, 4 Lesser Redpoll - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

DIPPER - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

Brambling - Savernake Forest - Derek Pinchen

30 Teal, 10 Gadwall, 50 Wigeon, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Shoveler - CWP74 - Robin Nelson

Stonechat, Barn Owl - Avebury - Robin Nelson

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 200 Lapwing - CWP200 - Trevor & Sue Clayson

Blackcap - Hilperton - Andrew Prescott

Water Rail, Kingfisher, Wigeon - Corsham Lake - Ben Sykes

250 Golden Plover 200 Lapwing, 6 Red Kite ,15 Fieldfare, 3000 Starling , 2 Raven, 40 Corn Bunting - Woodford - Mike Smith, Bob Blamey

19 Goosander, 3 Little Egret, Brambling, Siskin, Grey Wagtail - Fonthill Lake - David Little

SNOW BUNTING - Mere Down - Andrew Dawson

Kingfisher - Bradford on Avon - Mike Trew

21 HAWFINCH, 24 Brambling - Savernake - Caroline Street, Eunice Parker

7 Corn Bunting - Etchilhampton - Caroline Street, Eunice Parker

2 Blackcap - Tellcroft - Alan Carpenter

DIPPER - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

2 Barn Owl, 150 Siskin, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 3 Cettis Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting, 130 Lapwing, 18 Snipe, 2 Water Rail, 6 Little Egret, 35 Teal, 11 Shoveler - Langford Lakes - Rich Prior

WHOOPER SWAN - in flight over Westbury - Wayne Ford

2 Blackcap - Swindon - Graham Deacon

3 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail – Laverstock Watermeadows - David Burton

6 Lesser Redpoll, 35 Siskin, Reed Bunting, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Cettis Warbler, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, Green Sandpiper, Water Rail, 70 Lapwing, 9 Shoveler, 45 Teal - Langford Lakes - Rich Prior

2 Stonechat - Mildenhall - Richard Fuller

Blackcap - Corsham - Don Smith

2 DIPPER - Box - Don Smith

HEN HARRIER (male) - SPTA west - Chris White

3 Corn Bunting, Stonechat, Reed Bunting - Mere Down - Shayne Ford

DIPPER, Grey Wagtail - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

WHITE WAGTAIL, 150 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

HAWFINCH, 2 Little Egret, 18 Goosander - Fonhill Lake - Chris Johnson, Pail Clack

DIPPER, Little Egret, Kingfisher, Siskin, Red Kite- Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

SHORT-EARED OWL - SPTA west - Chris White

2 Raven - Avebury - Robin Nelson

Kingfisher - - Crofton Canal - Robin Nelson

10 Mandarin - Ramsbury Lake - Robin Nelson

HAWFINCH, 3 COMMON CROSSBILL, 20 Lapwing - Stourhead - John Howell

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), Little Owl - Monkton Deverill - John Howell

HEN HARRIER (male), MERLIN, Peregrine, 2000 Starling, Barn Owl, 2 Red Kite, 59 Golden Plover, 2 Stonechat - SPTA east - Mike Trew, Brian Heath

10 Little Egrets, Grey Wagtail, 200 Redwing, 75 Fieldfare - North Meadow - Robin Griffiths

Blackcap, 2 Stonechat, 6 Siskin, 2 Red Kite - Pewsey - Brian Heath

MERLIN - Clarendon - John McCarthy

15 Fieldfare, 9 Golden Plover, 6 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

MERLIN, 5 Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey

Blackcap, Siskin - Porton - Tim Johnson

8 Red Kite - Lower Woodford - Tim Johnson

SNOW BUNTING - Mere Down - Kirsty Green

Blackcap - Bradford on Avon - Roger Greenwood

Red Kite - Barbury Castle - Chris Snook

MERLIN, Kingfisher - Devizes - Ed Nash

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 3 Siskin - Biss Country Park - Anthony Tucker

2 Green Sandpiper, Goosander - Shearwater - Shayne Ford

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 30 Golden Plover, 3 Grey Partridge - SPTA centre - Steve Dewey

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), Grey Partridge - SPTA west - Chris White

Blackcap - Chippenham - Brian Gibbs

500 Golden Plover, 37 Lapwing, 80 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 5 Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey

RING-NECKED PARAKEET - Ogborne St Andrew - Pamela Clark

20 Brambling, 150 Chaffinch 12 Reed Bunting - Whaddon - David Betteridge

Blackcap - Swindon - Graham Deacon

2 Snipe, 70 Lapwing, 11 Shoveler, 6 Teal, Water Rail, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 4 Cettis Warbler, 5 Siskin, Red Kite - Langford Lakes - Rich Prior

JACK SNIPE, 6 Snipe, 2 Reed Bunting - Whaddon - Paul Clack

14 Goosander, 3 Mandarin, 5 Little Egret, 30 Siskin - Fonthill Lake - Paul Clack

SNOW BUNTING, 2 Stonechat, 2 Red Kite - Mere Down - Paul Clack

Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 Water Rail - Smallbrok NR - Chris White

DIPPER - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

HEN HARRIER (ringtail) - Wylye - John Fishwick

2 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 24 Little Egret, 17 Goosander - Fonthill Lake - Mike Smith

JACK SNIPE, 10 Snipe, 2 Stonechat - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

WOODCOCK, 17 COMMON CROSSBILL, 130 Siskin, 9 Brambling, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Raven, Red Kite - Grovely Wood - Rich Prior

Chiffchaff, 60 Linnet - Hurdcott STW - Shayne Ford

Corn Bunting, 2 Red Kite, 2 Raven, Stonechat, 40 Fieldfare - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey, Shayne Ford

6 Siskin, Marsh Tit, Barn Owl - Ravensroost - Robin Griffiths

2 Water Rail, 2 Cetti's Warbler - Britford Water Meadows - John Fishwick

300 Linnet, Red Kite, 2 Stonechat - Scratchbury Hill - Simon Harris

RING-NECKED PARAKEET - Box - Tim Oliver

DIPPER, Grey Wagtail - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

Red Kite, 2 Little Egret, Water Rail, 2 Raven, 60 Lapwing - Minal - Derek Pinchen

2 Gadwall, 12 Little Egret, 2 Red Kite, Cetti's Warbler - Stitchcombe - Derek Pinchen

30 Brambling, 300 Chaffinch, 100, Linnet, 20 Greenfinch, 6 Reed Bunting - Whaddon - David Betteridge

3 Brambling - Broughton Gifford - John Powell

MERLIN, Red Kite, 60 Linnet, 5 Corn Bunting - Hurcott STW - Shane Ford

Green Sandpiper, 12 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 2 Teal - Langford Lakes - Shane Ford

MERLIN - Clarendon - John McCarthy

Peregrine, 500 Lapwing, 10 Raven, 10 Red Kite, 1000 Starling - Druids Lodge - Granville Pictor

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 20 Chiffchaff, 15 Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting, 2 Grey Wagtail - Westbury STW - Mike Smith, Barry Mitchell

Blackcap - Swindon - Graham Deacon

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 10 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - Rob Turner, Paul Fox

4 Brambling, 350 Chaffinch, 5 Reed Bunting, 30 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare,  Snipe - Whaddon - David Betteridge

2 DIPPER - Marlborough - Jan Renshaw, Trevor & Derek Pinchen

Marsh Tit, Raven - Savernake Forest - Derek Pinchen

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 3 Stonechat - Avebury - Wayne Ford

2 SHORT-EARED OWL - Barbury Castle - Wayne Ford

Blackcap, 2 Stonechat, 40 Fieldfare - Pewsey - Brian Heath

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, WHITE WAGTAIL, 100 Pied Wagtail, 6 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

HEN HARRIER (ringtail) - Avebury - Nigel Pleass

2 HEN HARRIER (male & ringtail), MERLIN, SHORT-EARED OWL - SPTA west - Matt Minnis

SHORT-EARED OWL, 6 Red Kite - Cherhill Down - Robin Nelson

3 Marsh Tit, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Red Kite - Somerford Common - Ben Sykes

GREAT NORTHERN DIVER - CWP82 - Chris Snook

17 Goosander, Goldeneye, Kingfisher - Fonthill Lake - David Betteridge

2 Stonechat, 3 Skylark, 40 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing - Blakehill - Scott Punter

DIPPER, Kingfisher - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

2 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 800 Lapwing, Red Kite, 11 Shoveler, 4 Teal - Langford Lakes - Bjorn Howard

12 Little Egret - Colerne - Andrew Dawson

GREAT NORTHERN DIVER - CWP82 - Nigel Pleass

Peregrine, 2 Stonechat - CWP74 - Nigel Pleass

18 Goosander, 6 Goldeneye, 5 Brambling - CWP29 - Nigel Pleass

MERLIN, 3 Stonechat - Mere Down - David Betteridge

12 Goosander, 34 Mandarin - Fonthill Lake - David Betteridge

Little Egret, Raven, 2 Red Kite - Whitbourne Farm - Paul Boult

DIPPER - Marlborough - Kathleen, Trevor, Colin & Derek Pinchen

HEN HARRIER (ringtail) - SPTA west - Lee & Elis Dutton

20 HAWFINCH - Stourhead - John Howell

SNOW BUNTING - Mere Down - Rob Turner, Paul Fox

HEN HARRIER (male), MERLIN - SPTA west - Rob Turner, Paul Fox, Brian Garrett

HEN HARRIER (ringtail) - SPTA centre - Steve Dewey

GREAT WHITE EGRET - CWP305 - Nigel Pleass

GREAT NORTHERN DIVER - CWP82 - Nigel Pleass

MARSH HARRIER, 10 Pintail, 629 Teal, 57 Shoveler, 47 Wigeon, 38 Gadwall, 68 Pochard - CWP74 - Nigel Pleass 

Chiffchaff, Red Kite, Grey Wagtail - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett 

Little Egret, 2 Red Kite, 2 Raven - Whitbourne Farm - Paul Boult

Peregrine - Horton - Arthur Heywood

200 Starling, 20 Fieldfare, 4 Red Kite - Clatford Down - Derek Pinchen

MERLIN, 8 Fieldfare, Red Kite - Barton Down - Derek Pinchen

6 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 2 Teal, Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, Lapwing, Snipe - Langford Lakes - Mike Trew, Barry Mitchell

3 Brambling, Stonechat, Reed Bunting, 4 Snipe - Whaddon - John Powell

DIPPER - Marlborough - Richard Fuller

6 HAWFINCH, Brambling, 20 Siskin, 12 Goosander, 20 Mandarin - Fonthill Lake - Graham & Christine Stacey

15 HAWFINCH - Stourhead - John Howell