All Sightings

2019 Sightings

31st December 2019

Blackcap - Porton - Tim Johnson

HEN HARRIER (male), MERLIN, Wigeon - SPTA west - Brian Garrett

Peregrine, Raven - Lover - Granville Pictor

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 338 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 100 Lapwing - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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5 Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

Water Rail - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

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30th December 2019

7 Goosander, Water Rail, 2 Stonechat, 4 Siskin, 6 Red Kite, 31 Lapwing, 8 Mistle Thrush - Bowood - Joanna Hutchinson

2 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Goldeneye, 49 Pintail - CWP74 - John Grearson

Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 Goosander, 20 Common Gull - Corsham Lake - Chris Woods

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Ruddy Shelduck - Langford Lakes - Richard Williams

40 Lapwing - Callow Hill - Martin Saunders

Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, 7 Little Grebe - Wilton Water - Robin Nelson

2 SHORT-EARED OWL - SPTA west - Graham Stacey

2 SHORT-EARED OWL, 21 Lapwing, 550 Starling, 180 Jackdaw, Stonechat - SPTA east - Mike & Angela Trew

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80 Magpie - Nythe, Swindon at roost - Graham Deacon

3 Stonechat, 30 Linnet, 38 Yellowhammer - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Little Egret - Lower Woodford - Bob Blamey

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2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 7 Herring Gull, 400 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Gull, 200 Lapwing, 200 Starling - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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29th December 2019

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

4 Red Kite - Bowood - Joanna Hutchinson

Peregrine, Red Kite, Kingfisher, Marsh Tit - Langford Lakes - Stehpen & William Hackett

13 Little Egret - Swindon - Nigel Pleass

3 Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

800 Lapwing, 1000 Wood Pigeon, 7 Red Kite, 3 Stonechat, 2 Raven - Upper Woodford - Granville Pictor

WOODCOCK - SPTA east - David Moden

Water Rail - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 226 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 130 Lapwing - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

2 Stonechat, 15 Corn Bunting, 140 Fieldfare, Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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28th December 2019

Peregrine, Red Kite, 2 Raven - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

Water Rail - Westbury - Mike Smith

MERLIN, 500 Fieldfare - SPTA west - Graham Stacey

Peregrine - Broad Town - Robin Griffiths

3 Stonechat - Beckhampton - Robin Griffiths

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, Ruddy Shelduck, 100 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 24 Little Egrets, 30 Lapwing, 6 Shoveler, 6 Wigeon, 24 Gadwall, Cetti’s Warbler - Little Langford - Granville Pictor

27th December 2019

2 WOODCOCK, 30 Goldfinch, 30 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting, 20 Fieldfare, 70 Redwing, Barn Owl, 400 Jackdaw, 300 Rook - Sevenhampton - Phil & Graham Deacon

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5 Goosander, 5 Reed Bunting, 2 Water Rail - Corsham Lake - Tim Salkeld

Blackcap - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

2 Blackcap - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

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3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 2 Shelduck, 16 Pintail, 27 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 107 Teal, Peregrine, 2 Snipe, 16 Herring Gull, 132 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Eysey - Nigel Pleass

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 3 WOODCOCK, 107 Pintail, 787 Wigeon, 164 Gadwall, 326 Shoveler, 336 Teal, 163 Pochard, 209 Tufted Duck, 11 Goldeneye, 11 Water Rail, 200 Lapwing, 12 Snipe, Stonechat, 12 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff - CWP68/74 - Nigel Pleass 

Coot (albino) - CWP301 - Nigel Pleass

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, WOODCOCK, 2 JACK SNIPE, 4 Snipe, 80 Teal, Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler 2 Chiffchaff, 25 Little Egret , 20 Reed Butning- Swindon STW - Matt Prior

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26th December 2019

Blackcap, 20 Fieldfare, 300 Starling - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 Goosander - Coate Water - Richard Williams

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Devizes - Ed Nash

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25th December 2019

Cetti's Warbler - Minal - Derek Pinchen

WOODCOCK, 100 Redwing - Nightingale Wood - Graham Deacon

24th December 2019

3 MARSH HARRIER, 121 Pintail, 251 Gadwall, 420 Wigeob, 175 Teal, 300 Shoveler, 9 Goldeneye - CWP74 - Nigel Pleass

5 Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 3 Wigeon, 17 Gadwall, 80 Tufted Duck, Kingfisher, Cettis Warbler - Langford Lakes - Rich Prior

2 Stonechat, 60 Fieldfare, Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Great ishford - Bob Blamey

4 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 11 Herring Gull, 215 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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23rd December 2019

2 JACK SNIPE, 10 Snipe, 30 Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

2 MARSH HARRIER, GREAT WHITE EGRET - CWP74 - John Grearson

Blackcap - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Brambling - Marlborough - Tony Reader

Siskin - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

Peregrine - SPTA east - Daniel Moden

MERLIN - Market Lavington - Daniel Moden

6 Chiffchaff, 100 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

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22nd December 2019

2 Stonechat - South Leaze, Swindon - Richard Williams 

MERLIN, 4 COMMON CROSSBILL, 12 Marsh Tit, 2 Red Kite, 2 Raven - Great Ridge Wood - Rich Prior

8 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - John Osborne

Stonechat, 37 Corn Bunting - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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21st December 2019

70 Lapwing, Golden Plover, 2 Teal, 60 Mallard, 4 Grey Heron, 45 Corn Bunting, 2 Red Kite - Shrewton Water Meadows - Rich Prior

Stonechat, 300 Wood Pigeon, 40 Corn Bunting, 20 Yellowhammer - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 Goosander - Caen Hill Locks - John Powell

7 Marsh Tit - Hullavington - Tim & James Salkeld

Water Rail - Warminster - Andy Palmer

20th December 2019

10 Red Kite, 5 Common Buzzard, 4 Raven - Horningsham - Brian Garrett

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 120 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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500 Lapwing - Stoford - Bob Blamey

2 Stonechat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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WHITE STORK - from reintroduction scheme, Durrington - Trevor Buckell

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19th December 2019

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 10 Goosander, 4 Mandarin, 25 Siskin - Fonthill Lake - Mike Smith

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5 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 379 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 300 Lapwing - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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18th December 2019

5 Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

60 Fieldfare, 10 Corn Bunting - Pewsey - Brian Heath

10 Little Egret - Dinton Marsh - Dave Hanham

21 Little Egret, 50 Gadwall - Little Langford - Granville Pictor

700 Lapwing, 300 Golden Plover, 1000 Starling - Stoford - Bob Blamey, Granville Pictor

Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 400 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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17th December 2019

3 Little Egret - Dilton Marsh - Dave Hanham

16th December 2019

2 COMMON CRANE - Hurdcott - Bryan Greenwood

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 6 Little Egret, 21 Goosander, 5 Mandarin, 24 Little Grebe, 21 Gadwall, 2 Marsh Tit - Fonthill Lake - Graham Stacey

2 Blackcap, 2 Marsh Tit - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

Peregrine - Blunsden - Robin Griffiths

WOODCOCK - Great Ridge Wood - Matt Minnis

2 MARSH HARRIER, GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Pintail, 8 Goldeneye, 200 Teal, Egyptian Goose, 350 Lapwing, Common Gull, Cetti's Warbler - CWP74 - John Grearson

Blackcap, Grey Wagtail, 2 Water Rail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

2 Water Rail - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

8 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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Red Kite - Stratford sub Castle - Bob Blamey

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15th December 2019

117 Little Egret - Corton - Luke Hepples

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Peregrine - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 300 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Herring Gull, 140 Lapwing - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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17 Little Egrets, 2 Reds Kite - Little Langford - Granville Pictor

14th December 2019

8 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 12 Meadow Pipit, 90 Pied Wagtail - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

25 Little Egret - Corton - Luke Hepples

4 Little Egret - Penleigh - Paul Boult

WOODCOCK, Snipe, Kingfisher, Marsh Tit, 30 Redwing - Ravensroost - Robin Griffiths

4 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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2 Red Kite, 100 Fieldfare - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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13th December 2019

2 HAWFINCH, 14 COMMON CROSSBILL, 4 WOODCOCK, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Brambling, 20 Siskin, 2 Stonechat, 25 Marsh Tit (over 6 mile walk), 2 Raven, Red Kite - Great Ridge Wood - Rich Prior & Jon Lee

Goosander, Kingfisher - Caen Hil Locks - Wes Parfitt

Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

WOODCOCK - Distillery Meadows - Robin Griffiths

40 Goldfinch - Pewsey - Brian Heath

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 300 Lesser Black-backed Gull - old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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11th December 2019

4 Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt 

GREAT WHITE EGRET, Little Egret, 3 Common Gull, 2 Goldeneye, 70 Lapwing - CWP74 - John Grearson

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2 Blackcap - The Mead, Westbury - John Osborne, Mike Smith

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 10 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - John Osborne, Mike Smith

MERLIN, Peregrine, 7 Red Kite, 4 Common Buzzard, 2 Stonechat, 23 Corn Bunting, 1400 Starling, 50 Skylark, 180 Lapwing - Stoford - Bob Blamey, Granville Pictor

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