2026 Summary of Nature Reports

2026	Reported sighting in or near Stratford sub Castle
8 May	Two swifts	Seen but not photographed. Identified by their calls by using the Merlin app (see bottom of this page).
2 May	Swallows	https://www.stratfordsubcastle.org.uk/newspost/stratford-wildlife-sightings-in-may
26 April	Flower crab spider	https://www.stratfordsubcastle.org.uk/newspost/wildlife-in-stratford-on-a-sunny-april-day
19 April	Cuckoo	https://www.stratfordsubcastle.org.uk/newspost/first-cuckoo-2026
27 March	Swallows "I went up to the horse paddocks at Stratford-sub-Castle and I was delighted to see a Swallow hunting over the paddocks. Eventually, it flew into the horse`s stable where I think a pair breed most years. That was on March 27th, quite an early record."	As reported in the Salisbury & District Natural History Society's May Bulletin (members only) - included here by kind permission. Link to website: https://www.salisburynaturalhistory.com
21 March	Roe Deer	https://www.stratfordsubcastle.org.uk/newspost/deer-sighting-on-a-frosty-morning-in-stratford
14 March	Little Egret x 9	https://www.stratfordsubcastle.org.uk/newspost/nine-little-egrets-in-stratford-sub-castle
? March	Polyanthus x Primrose "I had a query about a Primula he had found at Stratford-sub-castle and thought might be what is sometimes known as False Oxlip, a hybrid between Primrose and Cowslip, Primula x polyanthus."	https://www.stratfordsubcastle.org.uk/flora-with-a-view As reported in the Salisbury & District Natural History Society's May Bulletin (members only) - included here by kind permission. Link to website: https://www.salisburynaturalhistory.com
20 February	White-tailed eagle ?	https://www.stratfordsubcastle.org.uk/newspost/white-tailed-eagle-local-sightings

Screenshot from a local resident's Merlin app (the play button only works on the live app.)