2022 Sightings

2 Stonechat - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

DIPPER, Kingfisher - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

2 Stonechat, 70 Fieldfare, Red Kite ,Barn Owl, 15 Fieldfare - SPTA east - John Manley

3 COMMON CROSSBILL, 50 Siskin - Grovely Wood - John Fishwick

100 Pied Wagtail - Charlton All Saints, roosr - John Fishwick

4 Goosander, 2 Teal, 51 Tufted Duck, 12 Gadwall, Snipe, Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff - Coate Water - Wayne Ford

Brambling, 5000 Starling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Stonechat, Red Kite, 40 Feildfare, Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtail - Pewsey - Brian Heath

2 Goosander, 2 Kingfisher - Lower Moores, CWP - Philip Tryner

Brambling - Kilmington - Alison Rymell

KITTIWAKE, Ruddy Shelduck, 17 Snipe,, 468 Lapwing, 392 Black-headed Gull, 9 Shoveler, 2 Red Kite, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler - Langford Lakes - Sean Foote, Mike Trew

3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Codford - Mike Trew, Bob Blamey

HEN HARRIER (male) - SPTA west - Mike Trew

2 Goosander, 2 Mandarin, Kingfisher - Shearwater - Chris White

DIPPER - Manton, Marlborough - Doug Yelland

Brambling - Thickwood - Chirs Woods

BLACK REDSTART - Mere Down - John Howell

3 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

4 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 350 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3000 Starling - Stoford - Bob Blamey

HAWFINCH - Chippenham - James Salkeld

SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 30 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

DIPPER, Red Kite - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

WOODCOCK, 8 Siskin, 2 Stonechat, 40 Linnet, 50 Redwing, 3 Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 10 Goosander, 2 Raven, 2 Red Kite - Bowood - Joanna Hutchinson

2 HEN HARRIER (males) - SPTA west - Mike Trew

30 Fieldfare - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Druids Lodge - Bob Blamey

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL -  Shrewton - Bob Blamey

Blackcap - Tellvroft - Alan Carpenter

GREAT WHITE EGRET, Little Egret, Ruddy Shelduck, 4 Red Kite, 4 Snipe, 100 Lapwing - Langford Lakes - Layla Shanley

15 Teal, 2 Shoveler 32 Tufted Duck, 13 Gadwall, 2 Goosander, 2 Siskin, 11 Snipe, Blackcap - Coate Water - Wayne Ford

2 Goosander - The Mead, Westbury - Steve Hobbs

MERLIN - Westbury - Steve Hobbs

17 Snipe, 20 Redwing, 3 Stonechat - Blackhill - Robin Griffiths

2 Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Red Kite - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

DIPPER, 2 Red Kite, Grey Wagtail, 3 Siskin - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

RING OUZEL - Swindon, present for the last week - Toby King

DIPPER, Red Kite - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

9 Little Egret, 2 Red Kite - Stitchcombe - Derek Pinchen

Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

4 HAWFINCH, 3 COMMON CROSSILL, 50 Siskin, 3 Brambling, Lesser Redpoll, Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, Red Kite, Raven, 25 Fieldfare, 12 Goosander, 7 Teal, 3 Little Egret, 6 Mandarin - Fonthill Lake - Rich Prior, Jon Lee, Richard Craik

2 Goosander - Shearwater - Mike & Angela Trew

2 Goosander, 380 Lapwing, 120 Fieldfare - Shearwater - Chris White

2 HAWFINCH, Raven - Fonthill - Alison Rymell

DIPPER, Red Kite, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 6 Siskin - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

Blackcap, Siskin - Pewsey - Brian Heath

COMMON REDPOLL, 5 Lesser Redpoll - Clanger Wood - Mike Smith

12 Chiffchaff - Westbury - STW - Mike Smith

3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Codford - Bob Blamey

32 Golden Plover - Arn Hill - Wayne Ford

DIPPER, 2 Red Kite, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, Ruddy Shelduck, Common Snipe, 350 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 150 Black-headed Gull - Langford Lakes - Barry Mitchell

SHORT-EARED OWL - SPTA - Chris Snook

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

180 Golden Plover, 700 Starling, 2 Stonechat, Raven, 8 Corn Bunting - SPTA west - Chris Woods

SNOW BUNTING - Mere Down - John Simpson

Grey Wagtail, Red Kite - Swindon - Robin Griffiths

Blackcap - Tellcroft - Alan Carpenter

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 200 Lapwing, 2500 Starling - Shrewton - Bob Blamey

2 Raven, Red Kite, 41 Golden Plover - Stoford - Bob Blamey

Brambling - Wingfield - Julian Green

BLACK REDSTART - Mere Down - John Howell

DIPPER, Red Kite, Kingfisher - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

2 Goosander - CWP34 - Ben Sykes

2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 200 Lapwing - CWP200 - Ben Sykes

Kingfisher - Biss MEadows - David Betteridge

Brambling, 2500 Starling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 HAWFINCH - Chippenham - Tim Salkeld

Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

SNOW BUNTING, 50 Lapwing, 40 Linnet, 3 Stonechat, 20 fieldfare, 2 Red Kite - Mere Down - Alisom Rymell

2 Goosander, 2 Stonechat - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

40 Fieldfare, 60 Linnet - Luckington - Scott Punter

DIPPER, 2 Red Kite, Grey Wagtail - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

LONG-EARED OWL - Westbury area - Paul Boult

HEN HARRIER (male) - SPTA west - Jason Trevorrow

Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 DIPPER, 3 Grey Wagtail - By Brook, Box - Paul Clack

2 Stonechat - SPTA west - Nigel Gardner

2 Goosander, Marsh Tit, 25 Teal - Coate Water - Robin Griffiths

DIPPER, Red Kite - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

14 Goosander - Corsham Lake - Jenny Elvin

4 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Siskin, 6 Shoveler, 2 Snipe, Red Kite, Cetti;'s Warbler - Langford Lakes - Paul Boulr

2 Goosander - Shearwater - Chris White

3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 6 Herring Gull, 300 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 120 Lapwing, 1200 Starling - Shrewton - Bob Blamey

7 Fieldfare, 9 Skylark, Red Kite, Stonechat - Avebury Down - Wayne Ford

38 Lapwing - Broad Hinton - Wayne Ford

SHORT-EARED OWL - SPTA west - Chris Woods

14 Skylark, 20 Linnet, 300 Starling, 2 Corn Bunting, 120 Fieldfare, 34 Redwing, Stonechat - Fyfield Down - Wayne Ford

2 Water Rail, Little Egret - The Mead, Westbury - Mike Smith

8 Goosander, Raven - Bowood - Robin Nelson

DIPPER, 3 Red Kite, Grey Wagtail - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

2 Brambling, Raven - Thickwood - Chris Woods

2 Blackcap - Tellcroft - Alan Carpenter

3 HAWFINCH, 4 Marsh Tit, Red Kite - Savernake Forest - Derek Pinchen

DIPPER, Red Kite - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

HEN HARRIER (male), SHORT-EARED OWL, Peregrine, 100 Fieldfare, Red Kite - SPTA west - Mike Trew

WOODCOCK - Charlton All Saints - John Fishwick

Peregrine, 6 Red Kite,, 3 Little Egret, 3 Common Snipe, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Shoveler Duck, 30 Teal, Stonechat, 2 Siskin, 60 Lapwing - Langford Lakes - Jon Lee

WOODCOCK, 2 Siskin, Water Rail, 3 Ravens, Red Kite - Chippenham - Joanna Hutchinson

2 Peregrine - Bradford on Avon - Anne Willis

Grey Wagtail, 4 Goosander, 37 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 16 Wigeon, 52 Teal, 2 Pochard, Water Rail, Little Egret, 360 Black-headed Gull, 125 Herring Gull, 2 Snipe - Coate Water - Wayne Ford

RING-NECKED PARAKEET - Box - Tim Oliver

Blackcap - Tellcroft - Alan Carpenter

DIPPER, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, Red Kite - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

HEN HARRIER (male) - SPTA west - Mike Trew, Mike Hamzij, Paul Fox, Barry Mitchell

COMMON CROSSBILL, 4 Marsh Tit, 50 Siskin - Stockton Wood - John Fishwick

6 Goosander - Alderbury - John Fishwick

2 Red Kite - Compton Chamerlyne - Stephen Hackett

3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 900Lesser Black-backed Gull, 100 Lapwing, 1000 Starling - Shrewton - Bob Blamey

Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

DIPPER - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

200 Chaffinch, 14 Brambling - Whaddon - David Betteridge

3 SHORT-EARED OWL - Calstone Down - Robin Nelson

MERLIN, 12 Chiffchaff - Westbury STW - Mike Smith

HEN HARRIER (male), 2 SHORT-EARED OWL, Stonechat, 40 Fieldfare - SPTA west - Barry & Carole Mitchell, Mike Trew

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), 7 Red Kite, 3 Stonechat,  Lapwing - Avebury - Wayne Ford

 2 Raven, 357 Starling, 300 Fieldfare, 4 Red Kite, Green Woodpecker, 3 Corn Bunting - Fyfield Down - Wayne Ford

4 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 1000 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Shrewton - Bob Blamey

HAWFINCH - Gasper - John Howell

Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

DIPPER, 2 Siskin - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

HEN HARRIER (ringtail), BLACK REDSTART - Mere Down - John Howell

5 Brambling, 30 Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting, 10 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing - Whaddon - Andrew Prescott

Blackcap - Tellcroft - Alan Carpenter

70 Corn Bunting - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

5 Red Kite,  Raven - Shrewton - Bob Blamey

7 Red Kite - Steeple Langford - Bob Blamey

SNOW BUNTING, MERLIN, 3 Grey Partridge, 4 Stonechat, 2 Red Kite, 30 Fieldfare, 20 Skylark, 20 Meadow Pipit - Mere Down - Tim Salkeld, Mark Barrett, Pete & John Howell

Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

Stonechat ,2 Red Kite, Raven, 80 Fieldfare - Middle Woodford - Bob Blamey

35 Siskin, 9 Goosander, 3 Mandarin, Kingfisher - Fonthill Lake - David Betteridge

Kingfisher - Lower Moors - Robin Griffiths

DIPPER, Grey Wagtail, 2 Siskin, Red Kite - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

Grey Partridge - Cricklade - Robin Griffiths

2 Blackcap, 2 Siskin - Porton - Tim Johnson

Brambling - Thickwood - Chris Woods

DIPPER, Little Egret, Siskin, Kingfisher - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

4 Chiffchaff, Red Kite, Kingfisher, 7 Snipe, 8 Shoveler - Swindon STW - Robin Griffiths

280 Golden Plover, 400 Lapwing, 300 Corn Bunting, 120 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 6 Stonechat, 8 Reed Bunting, 4 Red Kite, 3 Raven - SPTA centre - Rich Prior

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, GREAT WHITE EGRET, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 357 Starling, 64 Herring Gull, Common Gull, 467 Fieldfare , 330 Redwing, Little 3 Little Egret - North Meadow - Wayne Ford

SCAUP, Chiffchaff, Snipe, 10 Goldeneye, 28 Wigeon, 36 Pintail, 2 Shelduck, 9 Teal, Curlew - CWP68/74 - Wayne Ford

53 Red-crested Pochard, 76 Pochard , 31 Gadwall, 5 Reed Bunting, Snipe , 2 Stonechat - CWP82 - Wayne Ford

5 Goosander, Water Rail, Kingfisher - Corsham Lake - Ben Sykes

2 HEN HARRIER (males) - SPTA west - Mike & Angela Trew

Brambling - Morgan’s Hill - Shane Faulkner

2 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 1000 Starling - Shrewton - Bob Blamey

20 Redwing, Snipe - Lower Moor Farm - Jack Milton 

DIPPER, Grey Wagtail, Red Kite - Marlborough - Derek Pinchen

3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, 2 Common Gull - Shrewton - Bob Blamey

SNOW BUNTING, 400 Golden Plover, 4 Red Kite, 500 Starling, 200 Fieldfare, 3 Stonechat, 4 Corn Bunting - Mere Down - Shayne Ford

8 HAWFINCH, 11 Goosander, 3 Mandarin, 40 Siskin - Fonthill Lake - Rob Turner,Paul Fox

Blackcap - Salisbury - Stephen Hackett

Blackcap - Pewsey - Brian Heath

Blackcap - Crickldae - Robin Griffiths

Red Kite, 13 Snipe, 40 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 2 Stonechat - Blakehill - Robin Griffiths

3 Goosander, 3 Lesser REdpoll, Siskin, Reed Bunting, 23 Gadwall, 41 Real, 4 Shoveler, 11 Wigeon - Coate Water - Wayne Ford