All Sightings

2021 Sightings

22nd January 2021

DARTFORD WARBLER - Cumberwell golf course - Barry Mitchell

6 Siskin - Pewsey - Brenda Heath

Water Rail - Nightingale Wood - Graham Deacon

MERLIN - Little Somerford - Tim Baker

Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Blackcap - Tellcroft, Corsham - Alan Carpenter

2 Marsh Tit - Chippenham - Tim Jukes

9 Common Gull, 55 Black-headed Gull, 2 Goosander, Kingfisher - Corsham Lake - Tim Jukes

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HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 3 Red Kite, 8 Common Buzzard, 12 Corn Bunting, 4 Stonechat, 2 Raven - Tytherington Hill - Brian Garrett

MERLIN, SHORT-EARED OWL, Peregrine, 15 Stonechat, 30 Golden Plover, 800 Lapwing, Red Kite, 3 Reed Bunting, 3 Common Buzzard, Raven - SPTA east - Jon Lee, Rich Prior

10 Siskin - Great Bradley Wood - Paul Boult

20 Yellowhammer, 16 Skylark - Chippenham - Tim Jukes

3 Siskin - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

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21st January 2021

3 HAWFINCH, 12 COMMON CROSSBILL, 3 Marsh Tit, 4 Raven, Red Kite, Reed Bunting - Great Bradley Wood - Rich Prior & Jon Lee

Lesser Redpoll, 4 Siskin - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

3200 Starling - Royal Wootton Bassett - Simon Gathercole

2 Stonechat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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6 Little Egret - Stapleford - Bob Blamey

2 Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

8 Goosander, Kingfisher - Corsham Lake - Chris Woods

2 Stonechat, 6 Red Kite - Monkton Down - Paul Boult

3 Common Gull - Cumberwell - Paul Boult

Water Rail - Smallbrook Meadows - Luke Hepples

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5 Siskin - Warminster - Luke Hepples

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8 Gadwall, 2 Grey WAgtail, 220 Fieldfare, 105 Redwing, 98 Starling - Pewsey - Brian Heath

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 8 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

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Little Egret, Siskin - Westbury - Mike Smith

20th January 2021

2 Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 Blackcap - Downton - Janette Ecob

19th January 2021

4 Chiffchaff - Amesbury STW - Mark Barrett

20 Fieldfare, 80 Redwing - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

4 Siskin - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

2 Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 Goosander - Corsham Lakes - Chris Woods

Blackcap, Chiffchaff - Durrington - John Manley

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18th January 2021

6 Pintail - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

SHORT-EARED OWL, 2 Stonechat, Peregrine, 300 Golden Plover, Red Lote, 20 Corn Bunting - SPTA east - Jon Lee

2 Raven, 3 Stonechat, 60 Fieldfare, 35 Redwing, 4 Red Kite, Corn Bunting - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Blackcap, 115 Lapwing, 2 Red Kite, Barn Owl - Patney - Ed Nash

2 Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

MARSH HARRIER, GREAT WHITE EGRET, 28 Little Egret, 14 Lapwing - CWP74 - John Grearson

2 SHORT-EARED OWL - Monkton Down - Robin Nelson

Red Kite - Grittleton - Stewart Dobson

50 Greenfinch - Crosham - Tim Jukes

2 Raven, Kingfisher, Little Egret, 2 Teal, 2 Water Rail, 3 Siskin, Grey Wagtail, Marsh Tit - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

17th January 2021

SHORT-EARED OWL, HEN HARRIER (male),  MERLIN, 1000 Starling, 3 Stonechat, 6 Siskin, 400 Lapwing, 1000 Golden Plover, 30 Corn Bunting, 3 Red Kite, 2 Raven - SPTA east - Jon Lee, Rich Prior, Brian Heath

3 Lesser Redpoll - Trowbridge - Paul Fox

2 Stonechat, 30 Fieldfare, Barn Owl - Blakehill - Chris Snook

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2 Blackcap, Raven - Corsham - Alan Carpenter

20 Yellowhammer - Westbury - Mike Smith

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2 Blackcap, Red Kite, 15 Redwing, 25 Fieldfare - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Cetti's Warbler, 30 Fieldfare, Red Kite - Hilperton - Andrew Prescott

Blackcap, Red Kite, 2 Stonechat, Snipe, 2 Raven - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

DARTFORD WARBLER - Cumberwell golf course, near lake - Matt Ames

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3 Red Kite, 300 Lapwing, 2000 Starling, 30 Skylark, 20 Fieldfare - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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16th January 2021

2 Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Red Kite - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

DIPPER - Weavern Farm, nr Rudloe - Ben Sykes

140 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing - Avebury - Robin Nelson

2 Goosander, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail - Caen Hill Locks - Robin Nelson

Stonechat, 400 Starling, Barn Owl - Pewsey - Brian & Brenda Heath

Red Kite - Warminster - Nick Walton

GREAT WHITE EGRET - CWP68 - Chris Snook

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15th January 2021

Blackcap - Swindon - Graham Deacon

8 Chiffchaff, 2 Little Egret - Westbury - Mike Smith

2 Marsh Tit, 25 Lapwing - Royal Wootton Bassett - John Edwards

2 Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

160 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 30 Goldfinch, 50 Chaffinch - Pewsey - Brian Heath

5 Goosander, 10 Common Gull, Kingfisher, Wigeon - Corsham Lake - Tim Jukes

SHORT-EARED OWL, 6 Stonechat, 200 Golden Plover, 2 Red Kite, 2 Raven, 20 Corn Bunting - SPTA east - Jon Lee

700 Golden Plover, 100 Fieldfare - Britton - John Simpson

14th January 2021

8 COMMON CROSSBILL, WOODCOCK, Peregrine, 7 Lesser Redpoll, Stonechat, 4 Marsh Tit, 3 Red Kite, 2 Raven - Great Ridge Wood - Jon Lee & Rich Prior

2 Chiffchaff, 25 Pied Wagtail - North Meadow Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Blackcap, 3 Lesser Redpoll - Laverstock - David Burton

Red Kite - Southwick - John Powell

2 GREAT WHITE EGRET - CWP68 - Chris Snook

Golden Plover - Eye - Chris Snook

Lesser Redpoll - Chippenham - David Bradshaw

3 Red Kite, 8 Skylark, 2 Stonechat - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

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13th January 2021

Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Kingfisher, Little Egret, Grey Wagtail, 60 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

Marsh Tit - Rabley Wood - Richard Fuller

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

3 Blackcap - Ashton Keynes - John Grearson

2 Goosander - Compton Park - Sean Foote

4 Mandarin, 7 Little Egret, 3 Raven - Swallowcliffe - Sean Foot

Mandarin, 100 Corn Bunting, 50 Yellowhammer - Middle Woodford - Sean Foote

DIPPER, 13 Little Egret, Red Kite, 20 Redwing - Box - Tim Oliver

200 Lapwing, 20 Fieldfare - Stoford - Bob Blamey

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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12th January 2021

Little Egret, 2 Reed Bunting, Red Kite - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Peregrine - Wingfield - Julian Green

Reed Bunting, Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, 16 Snipe, Little Owl - Whaddon - John Powell

8 Chiffchaff, 2 Goosander - Frogmore Pond, Westbury - Mike Smith

2 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail - Bitham Brook, Westbury - Mike Smith

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20 Siskin - Ashton Keynes - Chris Snook

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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11th January 2021

Blackcap - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

9 Lesser Redpoll - Trowbridge - John Powell

Raven, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, Red Kite - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

2 Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

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Kingfisher, 30 Goldfinch - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Kingfisher, 5 Common Gull - Trowbridge - Anthony Tucker

2 Siskin, 12 Pied Wagtail, 7 Teal, Little Egret, Red Kite - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

2000 Starling, 300 Golden Plover, 300 Lapwing, 60 Fieldfare - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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10th January 2021

150 Golden Plover, 100 Lapwing, 1000 Starling, 3 Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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Blackcap - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

Cetti's Warbler - Laverstock - David Burton

2 Siskin - Southwick - John Powell

10 Fieldfare, 2 Grey Wagtail, 70 Linnet - Luckington - Scott Punter

Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

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Blackcap, 200 Pied Wagtail, 2 Raven, Snipe - Westbury - Mike Smith

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MERLIN, 2 Red Kite, 4 Raven, 4 Reed Bunting, 5 Stonechat - Berwick St James Down - Rich Prior

2 Stonechat, 100 Golden Plover, 25 Lapwing - Parsonage Down - Rich Prior

28 Skylark - Royal Wootton Bassett - Simon Gathercole

65 Lapwing, Red Kite - North Meadow, Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

Blackcap, 2 Shoveler - WArminster - Nicholas Walton

Little Egret, 30 Redwing, 30 Fieldfare - Marlborough - Tony Reader

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9th January 2021

4 Blackcap - Swindon - Graham Deacon

Little Egret - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

Blackcap - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 4 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

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Blackcap, 2 Stonechat, Grey Wagtail, 160 Wood Pigeon - Pewsey - Brian Heath

13 Golden Plover, 15 Fieldfare - Corsham - Tim Jukes

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

5 Common Gull - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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Cetti's Warbler - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 2 Blackcap - Salisbury - Keith Simpson

7 Goosander, 6 Mandarin, 14 Teal, Kingfisher, Marsh Tit, Grey Wagtail - Fonthill Lake - John Manley

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8th January 2021

4 Goosander, Water Rail, Common Gull, Kingfisher - Corsham Lake - Ben Sykes

2500 Starling - Royal Wootton Bassett - Simon Gathercole

60 Golden Plover - Avebury - Robin Nelson

Little Egret - Trowbridge - John Powell

Goosander - Stourton Water - John Powell

DIPPER, Red Kite, Little Egret - Gasper - Paul Boult

5 Goosander, 5 Little Egret, 2 Mandarin, 2 Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher - Fonthill Lake - Paul Boult

120 Lapwing, 5 Golden Plover, 40 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 3 Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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Blackcap - Swindon - Graham Deacon

Blackcap, Grey Wagtail - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Blackcap - Chippenham - Lynne Hallam

3 Blackcap - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 4 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

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Shoveler - Royal Wootton Bassett - Bob Philpott

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7th January 2021

Blackcap, 3 Siskin - Porton - Tim Johnson

4 WHOOPER SWAN - Catle Eaton - Paul Boult

GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Little Egret, Goldeneye, 6 Pintail, 2 Chiffchaff, Lesser Redpoll - CWP74 - Paul Boult

Blackcap - Westbury - Mike Smith

3 Blackcap - Swindon - Graham Deacon

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3 Siskin - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

75 Redwing - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

Blackcap - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

6th January 2021

2 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Siskin, Red Kite - Warminster - David Little

Chiffchaff - Thickwood - Chris Woods

4 Lesser Redpoll - Laverstock - David Burton

Peregrine - Tilshead - Kirsty Green

8 Red Kite - Wilton Water - Robin Nelson

Chiffchaff - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

Wigeon, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 15 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, Red Kite - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

Raven, 10 Linnet, 12 Yellowhammer, 2 Grey Wagtail, 14 Corn Bunting - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 Blackcap - Salisbury - Keith Simpson

200 Golden Plover, 40 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat - Stoford - Bob Blamey

2 Snipe - Cumberwell - Liz Stephens

45 Redwing - Bradford on Avon - Rowena Quantril

700 Golden Plover, 24 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 12 Grey Partridge - Bratton - Mike Smith

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5th January 2021

3 Goosander, Kingfisher, Red Kite - Dinton Park - Claire Jones

HEN HARRIER (male) - Upton Cow Down - Chris White

MERLIN, 5 Brambling, Stonechat - Bratton - Anthony Tucker

Peregrine, 3 Red Kite, 7 Stonechat, 40 Linnet, 10 Corn Bunting, 20 Meadow Pipit, 15 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing - Scratchbury Hill - Luke Hepples

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Grey Wagtail - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

Red Kite - Market Lavington - Wes Parfitt

3 Stonechat, 300 Starling - Gore Cross - Wes Parfitt

3 Stonechat - Ashton Keynes - Chris Snook

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4th January 2021

727 Golden Plover, 42 Corn Bunting, 96 Fieldfare, Red Kite - Bratton - Mike & Angela Trew

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

Little Egret - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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Little Egret, Grey Wagtail - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Chiffchaff, 17 Feildfare, 9 Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 2 Red Kite - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

Blackcap - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

3rd January 2021

Blackcap - Swindon - Graham Deacon

Chiffchaff - Laverstock - David Burton

4 Red Kite, Grey Wagtail - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

2 Raven, 5 Red Kite, 10 Corn Bunting, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail - Pewsey - Brian Heath

1500 Golden Plover, 20 Corn Bunting, 4 Stonechat, 10 Fieldfare, Raven - SPTA west - John Osborne, Mike Smith

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30 Fieldfare, 5 Golden Plover, 97 Lapwing, 2 Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey

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7 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 3 Herring Gull, 300 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Old Sarum - Bob Blamey

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