Recent Sightings

1st September 2025

Redstart, 2 Stonechat, 3 Raven, Red Kite - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

31st August 2025

2 Stonechat, Whitethroat, Red Kite - Blakehill - Ben Sykes

5 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Hobby - Chippenham - Jo Hutchinson

WOODLARK, Peregrine, 2 Red Kite, Firecrest, 11 Common Crossbill, 2 Whinchat, 12 Stonechat, Redstart, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 15 Chiffchaff, 4 Marsh Tit, 12 Corn Bunting, 11 House Martin, 10 Swallow, 7 Raven - Great Ridge Wood - Rich Prior 

30th August 2025

WRYNECK (same bird as Thursday), 3 Stonechat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 8 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Garden Warbler, 225 Blackcap, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 17 Sedge Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 22 Chiffchaff, Raven, Common Crossbill - SPTA centre - Phil & Graham Deacon, Ian Sherriffs 

Wheatear, 6 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 27 Stonechat, 2 Tree Pipit, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, 6 Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 30 Chiffchaff, 35 Corn Bunting, 3 Reed Bunting, 42 Mistle Thrush, 12 Swallow, 13 House Martin, Raven, Red Kite - SPTA centre - Rich Prior 

5 Wheatear, 9 Whinchat, 30 Linnet, 2 Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey

29th August 2025

Hobby, Red Kite - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

DIPPER - Bowood - Guy Turney

2 Yellow Wagtail, Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, 14 Stonechat, 130 Linnet, 54 Swallow, 6 Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian Heath

Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Peregrine, 5 Red Kite, 4 Raven, 5 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear - Middle Woodford - Granville Pictor, Bob Blamey

28th August 2025

WRYNECK, NIGHTJAR, Whinchat, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, Reed Warbler, 17 Sedge Warbler, 7 Whitethroat, 5 Garden Warbler, 112 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, Reed Bunting, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 30 Swallow, 2 Raven - SPTA centre - Phil & Graham Deacon

7 Whinchat, 7 Stonechat, 6 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey, Liam Russell

8 Common Crossbill, 4 Raven, 4 Marsh Tit - Great Ridge Wood - Liam Russell

Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 65 Lapwing, 2 Water Rail, 2 Little Egret, 7 Teal, Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Willow Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, Stonechat, 35 House Martin, 10 Swallow, 2 Red Kite, Raven - Langford Lakes - Rich Prior, Mike Smith

 

27th August 2025

Hobby - Royal Wootton Bassett - Jon Lee

Water Rail, Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 58 Lapwing, 3 Little Egret, 7 Teal, Kingfisher, Reed Bunting, Cetti's Warbler, 20 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 25 House Martin, 10 Swallow, 3 Red Kite - Langford Lakes - Rich Prior 

30 Yellow Wagtail, 18 Whinchat, 10 Stonechat, 33 Linnet, Reed Bunting, 20 Swallow, Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian Heath

4 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher - Coate Water - Malcolm Royal

26th August 2025

2 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 5 Whitethroat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Yellow Wagtail, Whinchat, 4 Wheatear - Blakehill - Tim Salkeld

3 Redstart, 2 Swift, Spotted Flycatcher, 12 Chiffchaff, 18 Swallow, 15 House Martin, Kingfisher - West Yatton - Tim Salkeld

MARSH HARRIER, Great Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpipe, Snipe, 64 Lapwing, 2 Water Rail, Yellow-legged Gull - Langford Lakes - Mike Trew, Dave Morris

 

25th August 2025

FIRECREST, 2 Tree Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Whinchat, 7 Grasshopper Warbler, Reed Warbler, 7 Sedge Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 38 Blackcap, 4 Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroat - SPTA centre - Phil & Graham Deacon

Red Kite, Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 5 Stonechat, 4 Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, 20 Yellow Wagtail - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

4 FIRECREST, 6 Raven, 2 Peregrine, 40 Siskin, 5 Marsh Tit, 2 Common Crossbill, 2 Spotted Flycatcher - Great Ridge Wood - Liam Russell

Spotted Flycatcher - Westwood - Rowena Quantrill

3 Wheatear, 7 Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 28 Stonechat, 5 Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit, 6 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Willow Warbler, 25 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 16 Whitethroat, 3 Reed Bunting, 8 Corn Bunting, 85 Swallow, 15 House Martin - SPTA centre - Rich Prior 

80 Goldfinch, 11 Grey Partridge, 100 Linnet, Reed Bunting, 10 Stonechat, Wheatear, 6 Whinchat, 4 Whitethroat, 9 Yellowhammer - SPTA East - Paul Castle, Linda Cady