2022 Sightings

8 Snipe, Fieldfare, 3 Reed Bunting - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

14 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

OSPREY, 2 Kingfisher, Peregrine - Bradford on Avon - Christopher Wardell

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), SHORT-EARED OWL, Red Kite, 2 Grey Partridge, Curlew, 10 Stonechat, 12 Corn Bunting, 2 Reed Bunting - SPTA east - Brian Heath, Paul Boult, Colin Seymour

140 Corn Bunting, 13 Golden Plover, 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Fieldfare, Stonechat, 4 Red Kite, 2 Raven - Horton Downs - Rich Prior

90 Golden Plover, 10 Corn Bunting, Red Kite, Raven - Mere Down - John Osborne

3 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 DIPPER, 3 Grey Wagtail, Red Kite - Box - Lynne Hallam

2 FIRECREST, 2 Marsh Tit - Grovely Wood - Esther Farmer

Red Kite, 2 Peregrine - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

180 Fieldfare, Redwing, Blackcap, 10 Stonechat, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Red Kite, Raven - SPTA centre - Rich Prior

2 Lapwing, Blackcap, Kingfisher - Enford - Rich Prior

2 Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher - Figheldean - Rich Prior

6 Sand Martin - CWP74 - Tim Salkeld

11 Mandarin, Kingfisher - Gasper - John Howell

2 Raven, 3 Red Kite - Stoford - Bob Blamey

12 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Siskin, Marsh Tit, 6 Redwing, 7 Reed Bunting, Grey Wagtail, 3 Red Kite - Nightingale Wood - Phil & Graham Deacon

Wheatear, 8 Stonechat, 4 Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian Heath

3 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Green Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Shoveler - Langford Lakes - Mike Trew

Curlew, 4 Snipe, Red Kite - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

Pergrine, 6 Red Kite - Lammy Down - Wayne Ford

34 Fieldfare - Winton Parva - Wayne Ford

Red Kite, Little Egret, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Grey Wagtail - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

5 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Shoveler, 4 Teal, Snipe, 10 Lapwing, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Grey Wagtail - Langford Lakes - John Osborne

2 DIPPER, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail - Box - Mike & Angela Trew

 9 Snipe, 12 Teal, 35 Lapwing, 8 Shoveler, 5 Red Kite, Raven, 2 Blackcap, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff - Langford Lakes - Mike Trew

2 Grey Partridge, 5 Stonechat - SPTA east - Brian Heath

Red Kite, Little Egret, Chiffchaff - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

3 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris White

Red Kite, 7 Fieldfare, Curlew, 32 Linnet, Reed Bunting - Blakehill - Joanna Hutchinson

4 Mandarin, Red Kite - Fonthill Lake - Paul Boult

2 Raven, Red Kite - Cow Down - Paul Boult

2 DIPPER - Box - Paul Boiult

Wheatear, Blackcap - Pewsey - Brian Heath

3 Goosander, Cetti's Warbler - Corsham Lake - Ben Sykes

Common Sandpiper (1st spring record), Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Red Kite - Coate Water - Wayne Ford

WATER PIPIT, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 8 Teal, 16 Lapwing, 8 Chiffchaff, 4 Cetti's Warbler, Red Kite - Langford Lakes - Barry Mitchell

GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, Yellow Wagtail, 12 Fieldfare, 2 Raven, 12 Corn Bunting, 30 Yellowhammer, Red Kite - Liddington Hill - Neil Winter

2 Mandarin, 2 Gadwall, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail - Amesbury - Mark Barrett

2 Goosander, Kingfisher - Shocherwick - Andrew Dawson

FIRECREST, Brambling, Marsh Tit, Chiffchaff, Siskin, Grey Wagtail - Franchises Wood - Paul Boult

12 Lapwing, 2 Ravem Red Kite - Stoford - Paul Boult

MEDITERRANEAN GULL - Odstock - Bob Blamey

3 Stonechat, 3 Little Egret, Red Kite - Britford - Bob Blamey

3 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris White

2 DIPPER - Box - John Osborne

3 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Cetti's Warbler - Durrington - John Manley

Green Sandpiper, 8 Snipe, 5 Red Kite, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Reed Bunting, 24 Lapwing, 8 Teal, 5 Shoveler, Tufted Duck x Pochard hybrid - Langford Lakes - Mike Trew

2 Goosander - Bradford on Avon - Roger Greenwood

20 Fieldfare, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Raven, 20 Common Gull, Kingfisher, Red Kite - Colerne - Andrew Dawson, Paul Richardson

2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Teal, 5 Stonechat, 2 Little Egret - Britford - Bob Blamey

2 FIRECREST - Erlestoke - Anthony Tucker

BLACK REDSTART -Longbridge Deverill - Tim Ridgers-Steer

Blackcap - Salisbury - Kat Bennett

2 Curlew, Stonechat, 4 Fieldfare, 2 Red Kite - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

JACK SNIPE, 11 Snipe, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Green Sandpiper - Coate Water - Wayne Ford

8 Brambling, 2 Red Kite, 2 Raven - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Wheatear - Gore Cross - Wes Parfitt

14 FIRECREST, 2 COMMON CROSSBILL, 5 Brambling, 5 Marsh Tit, Grey Wagtail, Raven, Peregrine - Franchises Wood - Olly Frampton

200 Golden Plover - Roundway Hill - Richard Craig 

5 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

HEN HARRIER (ringtail) - SPTA - Jason Trevorrow

4 Red Kite, 7 Little Egret, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Gadwall - Britford - Bob Blamey

12 Curlew - CWP74 - Scott Punter

COMMON CROSSBILL, Brambling, 50 Siskin, 5 Marsh Tit - Great Ridge Wood - Nick Smith

2 Red Kite, Peregrine, Chiffchaff - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

2 Goosander, Kingfisher - Bradford on Avon - Luke Hepples

6 JACK SNIPE - South Marston - Steve Francis

5 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Raven, 3 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

Wheatear, 7 Stonechat, 4 Red Kite - SPTA east - Brian Heath

2 Dunlin - CWP304 - Robin Griffiths

4 Chiffchaff, 20 Redwing, 4 Reed Bunting, Marsh Tit, Lesser Redpoll, Red Kite - Nightingale Wood - Graham Deacon

COMMON CROSSBILL, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat - SPTA centre - Graham Deacon, Olly Fox

FIRECREST - Gasper - John Howell

2 FIRECREST - Pepperbox Hill - Keith Lea

8 FIRECREST, 80 Siskin - Grovely Wood - Matt Minnis

4 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 Red Kite - Avebury - Derek Pinchen

4 Gadwall, Teal - West Overton - Derek Pinchen

100 Linnet - Clatford Bottom - Derek Pinchen

2 Red Kite - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

Red Kite, Raven, 45 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing - Luckington - Scott Punter

BLACK REDSTART - found dead (window casualty), Salisbury city centre - Esther Farmer

Swallow (1st spring record), 3 Wheatear, 4 Red Kite, Raven - Liddington Hill - Waybe Ford

2 Red Kite - Bradford on Avon - Caoline Street

3 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 Red Kite - Little Cheverell - Wes Parfitt

Stonechat, 2 Raven - Westbury White Horse - Paul Boult

Marsh Tit - Corsham - Paul Richardson

5 Snipe, 4 Shoveler, 21 Lapwing, 3 Red Kite, Pochard x Tufted Duck hybrid - Langford Lakes - Barry Mitchell, Mike Trew, Mike Smith

2 Kingfisher, Cetti's WArbler, Chiffchaff - Caen Hill Locks - Graham Bassett

DIPPER, 8 Mandarin, 2 Red Kite - Gasper - Granville Pictor

2 FIRECREST, 6 Lesser Redpoll, 25 Siskin, 4 Marsh Tit, 2 Red Kite - Grovely Wood - John Manley

20 Gadwall, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Brambling - Avebury - Robin Nelson

2 OYSTERCATCHER, 2 Green Sandpiper - CWP200 - Trevor Clayson

SCAUP - CWP74 - Trevor Clayson

2 Goosander, 4 Chiffchaff - Westbury - John Simpson

Raven - Stoford - Bob Blamey

4 MEDITERRANEAN GULL - Nunton - Bob Blamey

MERLIN - Bishopstone - Robin Simpson

MARSH HARRIER - Great Durnford - John McCarthy

WHITE-TAILED EAGLE, House Martin (1st spring record), Sand Martin - Langford Lakes - Sean Foote

22 Snipe, 3 Chiffchaff - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

Cetti's Warbler - Biss Meadows - John Powell

2 Raven, Chiffchaff - Colerne Park - Chris Woods

5 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Siskin - Pewsey - Brian Heath

4 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Sand Martin, 2 Curlew - CWP74 - John Edwards

2 Grey Partridge, Chiffchaff - Avebury - Robin Nelson

2 Grey Partridge - Bulford - John Manley

4 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

36 Fieldfare, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Siskin, Reed Bunting, Red Kite, Raven - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

9 Little Egret - Stoford - Bob Blamey

2 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

3 Chiffchaff, Marsh Tit, 13 Snipe, Red Kite - Ravensroost - Robin Griffiths

Ruddy Shelduck, Pochard x Tufted Duck hybrid, 2 Red Kite, 14 Teal, 11 Shoveler, 27 Lapwing - Langford Lakes - Mike Trew

2 Red Kite, 2 Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

Water Rail - Little Cheverell - Mike Trew

2 FIRECREST, 30 Brambling - Berwick St James - Rich Prior

4 Lapwing, 2 Red Kite, 90 Linnet - Stapleford Down - Rich Prior

Wheatear - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

MEDITERRANEAN GULL - Odstock - Bob Blamey

Peregrine - Devizes - Jon Lee

3 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Goosander, Water Rail - Westbury - Mike Smith

Wheatear - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

6 Wheatear - Stoford - Bob Blamey

5 FIRECREST, 5 COMMON CROSSBILL, 65 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 80 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 4 Marsh Tit, 2 Raven, 2 Red Kite - Great Ridge Wood - Rich Prior

5 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

HEN HARRIER (ringtail) - SPTA centre - Jon Lee

4 FIRECREST, WILLOW TIT, 25 Siskin, 2 Stonechat, 3 Red Kite, 3 Golden Plover - Grovely Wood - John Manley

FIRECREST - Shearwater - Merv Carlyon

2 Wheatear - Gomeldon, Salisbury - Keith Simpson, Tina Bridge

MERLIN, 2000 Starling - Winterbourne Monkton - Phil Deacon

Yellow Wagtail (1st spring record) - Monument Hill, Devives - Graham Head

80 Yeloowhammer - Monkton Deverell - David Betteridge

16 Siskin, Goosander, 3 Chiffchaff - Fonthill Lake - David Betteridge

8 Mandarin - Langford Lakes - Steve Chadingboel

5 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

9 Little Egret - Little Wishford - Bob Blamey

11 Little Egret - Britford - Bob Blamey

70 Fieldfare - South Newton - Bob Blamey

2 Stonechat - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

6 Chiffchaff - Lower Moors - Robin Griffiths

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

3 Goosander - The MEad, WEstbury - Mike Smith

3 Curlew, 25 Golden Plover, 8 Stonechat, 6 Corn Bunting - SPTA east - John Manley

Brambling - Makborough - Richard Fuller

5 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

3 Sand Martin (1st spring record), SCAUP - CWP74 - Roger Gillespie

3 Red Kite - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

7 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

3 Red Kite, Little Egret, Grey Wagtail - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

Chiffchaff, Marsh Tit - Ravensroost - Robin Griffiths

3 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Red Kite, Little Egret - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

Little Egret - Southwick Park = Dave Hanham

2 Stonechat, 90 Golden Plover - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 50 Redwing - CWP82 - Chris Snook