Recent Sightings

31st March 2024

2 LITTLE GULL, 2 OYSTERCATCHER, 4 Common Gull, 29 Black-headed Gull, 5 Shoveler, 2 Goldeneye, 9 Pochard, 40 Tufted Duck,  Curlew, 4 Red Kite, 10 Swallow, 40 Sand Martin, Willow Warbler, Blackcap - CWP74 - Paul Castle

3 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Raven, Cetti's Warbler, Red Kite - Lower Moors, CWP - Scott Punter

MERLIN - SPTA west - Anthony Tucker

FIRECREST, 4 Red Kite, Raven, 5 Siskin, Grey Wagtail, 4 Blackcap, 3 Mandarin - Bowood - Joanna Hutchinson

Willow Warbler - Thorpe Hill - Tom Coldwell

8 COMMON CROSSBILL, Raven, Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, Lesser Redpoll, 12 Siskin, Blackcap, 8 Marsh Tit - Savernake - Brian Heath, Nigel Pleass

2 COMMON CROSSBILL, 8 Stonechat, Willow Warbler, 4 Red Kite, 2 Raven - SPTA centre - Rich Prior

Wheatear - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

30th March 2024

MARSH HARRIER - Britford - David Burton

Wheatear - Castle Combe - Andrew Dawson

WHITE-TAILED EAGLE, SHORT-EARED OWL, Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting, Blackcap - Blakehill - Jon Beresford, Robin Griffiths

7 Chiffchaff, Blackcap - Nightingale Wood - Graham Deacon

2 GREAT WHITE EGRET - Water Eaton - Nigel Pleass

5 Little Egret, 3 Shelduck - Castle Eaton - Nigel Pleass

76 Teal - CWP305 - Nigel Pleass

2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Little Egret, Chiffchaff - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey

4 Chiffchaff, 40 Linnet, Grey Wagtail - Alderton - Scott Punter

6 SHORT-EARED OWL, 4 Curlew, 6 Stonechat, 20 Corn Bunting, 2 Wheatear, 10 Chiffchaff, 20 Yellowhammer - SPTA east - Liam Russell, Paul Castle, Linda Cady

6 Lesser Redpoll, 10 Siskin, 2 Blackcap - Marlborough - Tony Reader

29th March 2024

4 GARGANEY, 16 Pintail, 5 Shelduck - Eysey floods - Nigel Pleass

OSPREY - Laverstock - Josiah Evans

200 Golden Plover - SPTA centre - Steve Dewey

HEN HARRIER (male) - SPTA east - Steve Dewey

Chiffchaff, 80 Linnet, 60 Stock Dove - Luckington - Scott Punter

OSPREY, 2 Swallow, Stonechat, Grey Wagtail, 7 Red Kite, 2 Green Sandpiper, Chiffchaff, 3 Snipe, 3 Little Egret - Britford - Bob Blamey, Tom Coldwell

27th March 2024

2 Blackcap, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Red-crested Pochard - Lower Moors, CWP - Robin Griffiths

5 Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler - North Meadow, Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

12 House Martin (1st spring record), 2 Swallow, 2 Snipe, 3 Shoveler, Red Kite, Reed Bunting, Little Egret, Willow Warbler, 3 Cetti’s Warbler - Langford Lakes - Jon Lee

26th March 2024

3 Swallow - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

3 Wheatear, Raven, 2 Corn Bunting, Grey Wagtail - Clatford Bottom - Derek Pinchen
 
8 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Raven, 2 Stonechat, 4 Red Kite - Pewsey - Brian Heath
 
2 Mandarin - Fonthill Lake - Robin Sumison

25th March 2024

2 Willow Warbler - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Wheatear, Red Kite, Little Egret - Langford Lakes - Stephen & Will Hackett

HEN HARRIER (male), 2 Wheatear, 3 Stonechat, 3 Corn Bunting, 4 Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian Heath, John Manley

2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 20 Tufted Duck, 3 Gadwall - Coate Water - Derek Pinchen

Brambling - Colerne - Chris Woods

24th March 2024

HEN HARRIER (male) - Stonehenge - Keith Simpson

130 Linnet, 13 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chiffchaff, Raven - Luckington - Scott Punter

3 Blackcap, Red Kite - Stanton Park - Robin Griffiths

MARSH HARRIER, 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET, Green Sandpiper, 12 Teal - Charlton All Saints - Steve Oakes

2 Swallow, 10 Sand Martin, 1 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 14 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 19 Tufted Duck, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 11 Cormorant - Langford Lakes - Paul Castle, Linda Cady

2 Swallow, 4 Sand Martin, Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Raven, Reed Bunting - Westbury - Sue Law

AVOCET, 2 OYSTERCATCHER, 2 Little Egret - Eysey - Ken Cypher

2 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

 

23rd March 2024

Willow Warbler, 2 Goldeneye, 4 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler - CWP74 - Robin Griffiths

6 Swallow, 4 Sand Martin - Westbury STW - Mike Smith