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Wildlife Sightings

Please submit your sightings via email (contact@aldbournewildlife.com) or via the contact box. Please do send photos if you are happy for them to be shared.

If a sighting interests you or has given you joy that you could share with others then please do submit - there is no threshold of interest.  We are also very happy to help out with identifying birds and beasts or trying to get your photos in front of someone who can.

If you do not wish to identify where something has been seen it can be shared without a location - please let us know when you send in the information.
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Sunday 2nd February 2025
36 species of bird including 6 Egyptian Geese Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
Sunday 5th January 2025
34 species of bird including 18 Corn Buntings as well as 10 Roe deer Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
Sunday 1st December 2024
30 species of bird including 1Raven Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
Sunday 3rd November 2024
37 species of bird including 2 Raven, 3 Steonchat and a Bullfinch Four Barrows walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk)
Saturday 12th October 2024
40 Redwing Castle Street(Matthew Best)
Wednesday 9th October 2024
2+ Woodlark singing near Love's lane (Matthew Best)
Marsh Tits - singles in Love's Copse, Southern Copse (Hilldrop) and near Southward triangle (Matthew Best)
Sunday 6th October 2024
35 species of bird and 8 Roe Deer Four Barrows track (1st Sunday of the Month Four Barrows bird walk)
Sunday 20th September 2024
Elephant Hawkmoth caterpillas  The Butts (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 18th September 2024
Stonechat byway to High Clear Down (Matthew Best)
Tuesday 17th September 2024
Ivy Bees the bottom of Oxford Street, Palmer's Field and the Green (Mike Brown, Harriet Ainsworth and Matthew Best)
Saturday 8th September 2024
Hobby chasing House Martins over the Green during the band concert (Matthew Best)
Tuesday 4th September 2024
Small Heath, Common Blue and Meadow Brown butterflies High Clear Down (Matthew Best)
Saturday 1st September 2024
Brimstone butterfly - Aldbourne (Nick Josephy)
Dryad's Saddle fungus Ford Farm (Harry Lopes)
Wednesday 28th August 2024
Slow Worm - Community Garden Aldbourne (Matthew Best)
Friday 9th August 2024
Tortoiseshell butterfly - Aldbourne (Nick Josephy)
Slow Worm near Southward Triangle (Matthew Best)
Friday 2nd August 2024
Glow Worms 2 - 2 on Peak's track and 3 close to Lottage Road north of North Farm (Matthew Best)
Thursday 1st August 2024
Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Brimstone  Aldbourne (Nick Josephy)
Wednesday 24th July 2024
Essex Skipper  Near Southward Triangle (Matthew Best)
Friday 19th July 2024
Small Skipper, Ringlet, Marbled White,  Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath, Silver Y High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Thursday 18th July 2024
Diplolepis rosae (Robin's Pin Cushion Gall) parasitic wasp gall on a rose Ewin's Hill (Theresa Ardley)
Tuesday 16th July 2024
Marsh Tit Poors Gorse (Matthew Best)
Sunday 14th July 2024
Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Marbled White, Small Skipper, Ringlet, Silver Y High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Saturday 29th June 2024
Yellow Wagtail  New Barn (Matthew Best)
Currant Clearwing Moth South Street (Matthew Best)
Brimstone, Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Marbled White, Large Skipper, Ringlet, Five-spot Burnet, Cinnabar Silver Y, Six-spot Bunet High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Tuesday 25th June 2024
Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly and Common Blue Damselfly Aldbourne Pond (Bob Philpott)
Thursday 20th June 2024
Muntjac Deer Green Hill, Baydon Hill Farm (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 19th June 2024
Small Heath, Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Heath,  Small Blue, Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Cinnabar, Six-spot Burnet,  High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Tuesday 18th June 2024
Muntjac Deer South Street (Matthew Best)
Garden Warbler track opposite Ford Farm (Matthew Best)
Monday 17th June 2024
Brimstone, Common Blue, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Peacock, Orange-tip, Wall, Mother Shipton, Silver Y, Common Carpet, Green Carpet, Common Purple and Gold, Purple Bar High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Sunday 16th June 2024
Slow Worm Byway near Southward Triangle (Matthew Best)
Saturday 15th June 2024
Small Blue, Common Blue, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Meadow Brown,Five-Spot Burnet, Silver Y High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Tuesday 11th June 2024
Green Hairstreak, Brimstone, Grizzled Skipper,  Dingy Skipper, Peacock High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Friday 7th June 2024
Common Blue, Grizzled Skipper, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Yellow Shell, Five-spot Burnet, Burnet Companion, Forester High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Wednesday 5th June 2024
Spotted Flycatcher St Michael's Churchyard (Matthew Best)
Monday 3rd June 2024
3 Ravens top of the hill opposite Ford Farm (Matthew Best)
Sunday 2nd June 2024
30 Species of bird Four Barrows Bird Walk (Four Barrows Bird Walk) - see the list here
Small Blue, Common Blue, Adonis Blue, Brown Argus, Brimstone, Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Peacock, Small Heath, Painted Lady, Red Admiral butterflies, 5 spot Burnett, Mother Shipton, Cinnabar, Burnett Companion, Forrester, Yellow Shell and Silver Y moths and 4 Hares High Clear Down (Aldbourne Wildlife Picnic)
2 Yellow Wagtails Byway Near New Barns (Charlie and Wendy Elsey, Nick Whelan and Matthew Best)
Friday 31st May 2024
Hummingbird Hawkmoth Khandahar (Tim Beattie)
Hummingbird Hawkmoth Whitley Road (James Worby)
Wednesday 29th May 2024
Clytus arietus (Wasp Beetle) South Street (Sophie Best)
Monday 27thMay 2024
Peregrine St Michael's Church Tower (Matthew Best)
Green Woodpecker Byway to High Clear Down (Matthew Best)
100+ Fragrant Orchids, 200+ Common Spotted Orchids, 200+ Early Gentians High Clear Down (Matthew Best)
Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Common Blue, Yellow Shell Moth and Five Spot Burnett (many!) High Clear Down (Matthew Best)
Sunday 26thMay 2024
Marsh Tit, Bullfinch and Sliver-line Brown Moth Poors Gorse (Matthew Best)
Saturday 25th May 2024
Common Blue, Grizzled Skipper, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Wall, Brown Argus, Brimstone, Purple Bar, Five-spot Burnet, Silver Y, Forester High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Friday 24thMay 2024
Muntjac  top of the hill opposite Ford Farm (Matthew Best)
Thursday 23rd May 2024
Family of Ravens top of the hill opposite Ford Farm (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Stenocorus meridianus  beetle, bridleway opposite Ford Farm (Matthew Best)
Tuesday 21st May 2024
Willow Warbler, Firecrest and Fallow Deer  Love's Copse (Matthew Best)
Sunday 19th May 2024
Green Hairstreak, Small Heath, Brimstone, Peacock, Orange-tip, Wall Brown, Holly Blue, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Speckled Wood, Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper butterflies, Early Gentians and Spotted Orchid  High Clear Down and the Track leading to it (Matthew Best)
Yellow Wagtail  New Barns (Matthew Best)
Friday 17th May 2024
Green Hairstreak, Small Heath, Burnet Companion, Brimstone, Peacock, Orange-tip, Wall Brown, Common Blue and Small Blue butterfliesand Early Gentians (concentrated, at present, all cross the middle section of the slope) High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Thursday 16th May 2024
Slow worms an adult and three young in the Church yard (Jane Best)
Wednesday 15th May 2024
Water Shrew dead on the roadside, South Street outside the nursing home (Jane Best)
Sunday 12th May 2024
36 species (including 3 Yellow Wagtails) Four Barrows Walk,, Aldbourne (Four Barrows walk)  See list here 
Wednesday 8th May 2024
Slow Worm Hillview Allotment, Aldbourne (Matthew Best)
Monday 6th May 2024
Firecrest  Love's Copse (Matthew Best)
Reed Bunting Preston (Matthew Best)
Wednesday 1st May 2024
Swift  Aldbourne (Matthew Best)
Grizzled Skipper and Dotted Bee Fly High Clear Down (Matthew Best)
Slow Worm Hillview Allotment, Aldbourne (Matthew Best)
Tuesday 30th April 2024
Firecrest and Willow Warbler Love's Copse (Matthew Best)
Brimstone, Peacock High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
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Sunday 21st April 2024
Peacock (6), Orange-tip (3), Small Tortoiseshell (2), Comma (1), Red Admiral (1), Brimstone (1) and Speckled Wood (1) Track to High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Saturday 20th April 2024
Brimstone  High Clear Down (Jon Beresford)
Monday 15th April 2024
Muntjac Fawn Castle Street (Mike Hellier)
Monday 15th April 2024
Muntjac Fawn Castle Street (Mike Hellier)
Saturday 13th April 2024
Speckled Wood and Orange Tip butterflies Aldbourne (Nick Josephy)
Friday 12th April 2024
Common Snout Hoverfly and Dotted Bee-fly High Clear Down (Neil Fletcher)
Holly Blue butterfly South Street (Emily Best)
Wednesday 10th April 2024
2 Lesser Redpoll and 3 Siskin South Street (Matthew Best)
8 Swallow - Junction of Lottage Road and Peak's track (Matthew and Sophie Best)
1 Fieldfare - Peak's track (Matthew Best)
Sunday 7th April 2024
29 species Four Barrows Walk,, Aldbourne (Four Barrows walk)  See list here 
Saturday 6th April 2024
Swallow Manor Farm,, Aldbourne (Henry Brown) 
Red Admiral  Aldbourne (Nick Josephy)
Wednesday 3rd April 2024
2 Lesser Redpoll and 3 Siskin South Street,, Aldbourne (Matthew Best) 
Saturday 30th March 2024
Raven Castle Street, Aldbourne (Matthew Best) 
Wednesday 27th March 2024
2 Lesser Redpoll and 4 Siskin South Street (Matthew Best) 
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Brimstone Aldbourne (Nick Josephy) 
Sunday 24th March 2024
Lesser Redpoll South Street (Matthew Best) 
Wednesday 20th March 2024
10 Siskin South Street (Matthew Best) 
Sunday 17th March 2024
1 Singing Firecrest South Street (Matthew Best) 
Wednesday 13th March 2024
1 Chiffchaff South Street (Matthew Best) 
Tuesday 12th March 2024
Otter Aldbourne (Julie and Tom Merrifield) 
Sunday 10th March 2024
34 species of birds including male and female Peregrines on the church (Four Barrows Monthly Walk) 
Monday 3rd March 2024
1 Siskin male on feeders on Kandahar (Nick Whelan) 
Tuesday 27th February 2024
1 Marsh Tit Ewin's Hill/Pentico wood (Matthew Best) 
Wednesday  21st February 2024
3 Siskins on a feeder on South Street (Matthew Best) 
Sunday 18th February 2024
1 Siskin on a feeder on South Street (Matthew Best) 
Wednesday 14th February 2024
1 Siskin on a feeder on South Street (Matthew Best) 
1 Slow Worm South Street (El Argyle, Emily, Best)
Wednesday 7th February 2024
Sparrowhawk South Street (Matthew Best)
6 Fallow Deer Between Southward Triangle and Preston (Matthew Best) 
1 Short-eared Owl High Peaks (Matthew Best)
Sunday 4th February 2024
32 species including 2 Stonchats and a singing Mistle Thrush Four Barrows track (Four Barrows Monthly Walk) 
Saturday 3rd February 2024
1 Woodcock, 1 screeching Barn Owl Four Barrows Track (8pm) (Matthew Best) 
Sunday 21st January 2024
23 Lapwing flooded fields next to the B4192 at New Barns (Matthew Best) 
Friday 19th January 2024
3 Lapwing flooded fields next to the B4192 at New Barns (Matthew Best) 
Thursday 18th January 2024
21 Lapwing flooded fields next to the B4192 at New Barns (Matthew Best) 
Wednesday 10th January 2024
2 Peregrines on the church tower (Matthew Best) 
Sunday 7th January 2024
27 species on the four barrows monthly walk (Four Barrows monthly walk) 
Sunday 31st December 2023
2 Woodlark Next to Love's Copse (Matthew Best) 
Thursday 14th December 2023
Merlin, 2 Raven and 1 Stonechat Track to High Clear Down (Emily and Matthew Best) 
Wednesday 13th December 2023
Stonechat Four Barrows Track  (Matthew Best) 
Thursday 7th December 2023
Woodcock Four Barrows Track  (Matthew Best) 
Wednesday 6th December 2023
Raven Track to high clear down  (Matthew Best) 
Sunday 3rd December 2023
Heron, Treecreeper, Mistle Thursh, Goldcrest, Stonechats Four Barrows Track  (1st Sunday of the month Four Barrows walk) 
Peregrine Church tower  (Matt Best) 
Wednesday 22nd November 2023
3 Siskin, Great Spotted Woodpecker and 2 Raven Aldbourne  (Matthew Best) 
18 Lapwing, 2 Sonechats Giant's grave  (Matthew Best)