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The Island's only RSPB reserve is at "Brading Marsh", (Marshland S. of Bembridge Harbour).
There is no public access or visitor's centre as yet.
-It can only be viewed from the perimeter footpaths - such as the "Laundry Lane" Cycleway from St. Helens to Brading, or from Gander Down.
The FP from Brading to Bembridge Windmill (NT) passes though "Centurion's Copse" has gives views over the marsh.
In addition there are occasional guided walks into the reserve (Charge applicable), see local press for details.
Most trees and bushes are being removed from the marsh, to improved the habitat for breeding waders.
A "must see" is the "Hersey NR" at Seaview Duver, excellent public hide with good views of Waders, Herons etc.
There are many National Trust (NT) properties on the Island, the main Nature Reserve is at Newtown, which has 3 hides.
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| Glossy Ibis Laundry Lane 29th. January | Kingfisher (F) Bembridge Ponds, 23rd. October | Stonechat (M) LuccombeDown,19th November | Black Swan Ryde Canoe Lake, 19th November |
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| Spotted Redshank Newtown NR, 2nd. December | Kestrel (M) Hersey NR, 17th. December | Black Swan Ryde Canoe Lake, 12th January | Barnacle Geese (Feral) Nettlestone.15th January |
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"Ryde to Seaview"---Sunday, February 5th. @09.00
With TBA -Seawatch for Grebes, Ducks and Divers.
Meet at the Northern Side of the Canoe Lake, Ryde.
SZ603927 (Click for map).
MY OWN SIGHTINGS, and Reports from other Birders- (Green=Confirmed, Red=Unconfirmed.)
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| Sunday | Cloudy, Misty to Sunny Intervals | N. Wind | ||
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| 29/01 | Alum Bay to The Needles | BLACK REDSTART
| 1f/juv | (Cliifs just E. of Rocket Site) |
| 29/01 | (8.40 - 10.15) | Raven | 2 | |
| 29/01 | " | Peregrine | 2 | (Chasing each other and calling) |
| 29/01 | " | Stonechat | 1m | |
| 29/01 | " | Skylark | 4 | |
| 29/01 | " | Meadow Pipit | 4 | |
| ~ | ||||
| 29/01 | Ryde Garden(12.40) | Blackcap | 1f | |
| ~ | ||||
| 29/01 | Laundry Lane (N. end) | GLOSSY IBIS
| 1,(1st.w.) | (On field just W. of Old Laundry, later on field to E) |
| 29/01 | (13.30 - 16.30) | Short-eared Owl | 2 | (At N. end of reserve at 15.00) |
| 29/01 | " | Bar-headed Goose | 1 | (With Canadas) |
| 29/01 | " | Canada Geese | c150 | |
| 29/01 | " | Gadwall | 3 | (over) |
| 29/01 | " | Shoveler | 4m,3f | |
| 29/01 | " | Heron | 2 | |
| 29/01 | " | Fieldfare | 1 | |
| 29/01 | " | Song Thrush | 2 | |
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| Saturday | Frosty, Cloudy with some Sunny spells | Cold N. Wind | ||
| 28/01 | Newtown NR | MERLIN
| 1f/juv | (On post behind scrape) |
| 28/01 | (8.30 -11.15) | Black-tailed Godwit | 1 | |
| 28/01 | " | Large Wader Sp. | 1 | (In scrape, very grey and plain looking) |
| 28/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 1 | |
| 28/01 | " | Little Grebe | 4 | |
| 28/01 | " | Kingfisher | 1 | (By Boathouse) |
| 28/01 | " | Golden Plover | c300 | |
| 28/01 | " | Reed Bunting | 1f | |
| 28/01 | " | Knot | c200 | |
| 28/01 | " | Goldeneye | 1m,3f | |
| 28/01 | Hide | Redshank | 3 | |
| 28/01 | " | Wigeon | 12 | |
| 28/01 | " | Teal | 15 | |
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| Friday | Sunny Intervals | NW. Wind | ||
| 27/01 | Shide to Blackwater FP | Firecrest | 1 | (By FP level with Cricket Ground) |
| 27/01 | (8.50 - 10.10) | Goldcrest | 4 | |
| 27/01 | " | Little Owl
| 1 | (In new nest box!) |
| 27/01 | " | Coal Tit | 1 | |
| 27/01 | " | Song Thrush | 2 | |
| 27/01 | " | Mistle Thrush | 1 | (Heard) |
| 27/01 | " | Redwing | 1 | |
| 27/01 | " | Jay | 2 | |
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| Thursday | Sunny Intervals, Light Showers | |||
| 26/01 | Puckpool Point | SANDWICH TERN | 1W | (Just offshore at 10.45 moving W.) |
| 26/01 | (10.30) | Red-breasted Merganser | 3m,2f | |
| 26/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 5 | |
| 26/01 | " | Razorbill | 1 | (Landed on sea) |
| 26/01 | " | Brent Geese | c90 | |
| 26/01 | " | Common Gull | 2 | |
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| Wednesday | Cloudy, Light Showers | |||
| 25/01 | Foreland, Bembridge | Turnstone | 1 | |
| 25/01 | (9.05 - 10.10) | Gannet | 2SW. | |
| 25/01 | " | Brent Geese | 17 | |
| 25/01 | " | Great Black-back Gull | 6 | |
| 25/01 | " | Red-breasted Merganser | 1m,1f | |
| 25/01 | " | Oystercatcher | 7 | |
| 25/01 | " | Heron | 2 | |
| 25/01 | " | Little Egret | 5 | |
| 25/01 | " | Pied Wagtail | 2 | |
| 25/01 | " | Razorbill | 1 | (On sea) |
| 25/01 | " | Shag | 3 | |
| 25/01 | " | Cormorant | 11 | |
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| 25/01 | Seaview | Redshank | 1 | (On rocks) |
| 25/01 | (10.25) | Cormorant | 3 | |
| 25/01 | " | Red-breasted Merganser | 5m,6f | (At last the numbers are up) |
| 25/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 3 | |
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| 25/01 | Puckpool Point | Shag | 1 | |
| 25/01 | (10.40) | Red-breasted Merganser | 1m,2f | |
| 25/01 | " | Cormorant | 5 | |
| 25/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 3 | |
| 25/01 | " | Eider | 1f | (Still here) |
| 25/01 | " | Razorbill | 2 | (On sea) |
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| Friday 20th to Tuesday 24th | MAINLAND TRIP | Farlington | Watford, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk | |
| Tuesday 24th. | Paxton Pits | SMEW | 1m,1f | 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Little Egret. |
| " | Warblington, Hants. | CATTLE EGRET
| 1 | 6 Little Egret. |
| Monday 23rd. | Titchwell RSPB | REDPOLL
| 5 | 3 Egyptian Geese, 3 Marsh Harrier, c20 Ruff, 3 Eider, 3 Fulmar, 6 Auks-Guillemot?-and 1 Chinese Water Deer |
| Sunday 22nd. | Ouse Washes RSPB | RUFF | 3 | 100s WHOOPER SWAN,
1 Barn Owl |
| " | Welney WWT | BEWICK SWAN | 5 | 1 PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, 14 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 3 TREE SPARROW. |
| Saturday 21st. | Paxton Pits, Cambs. | MARSH TIT | 1 m. | 2 Bullfinch, 2 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 3 Redwing.-and 1 Muntjac Deer. |
| " | Grafham Water | Goldeneye | 38 | 1 Redshank, |
| Friday 20th. | Farlington Marsh, Hants | AVOCET | 30+ | 1m BEARDED TIT |
| " | Stocker's Lake, Herts | RING-NECKED PARAKEET | c10 | 1 Kingfisher, 1 Nuthatch. |
| (98 Species seen) | ||||
| Thursday | Light Rain | Strong W/SW. Wind | ||
| 19/01 | "Bandstand", Ventnor Esplanade | Red-throated Diver | 2W, 3E | (Mostly Red-throated, 1 possibly Black-throated) |
| 19/01 | (8.20 - 9.00) | Fulmar | 2W | |
| 19/01 | -poor visibility at first | Kittiwake | 6W | |
| 19/01 | " | Gannet | 2W | |
| 19/01 | " | Razorbill | 1E, 3W | (1 very close) |
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| 19/01 | Ryde West Sands | Sanderling | 22 | |
| 19/01 | (13.00) | Red-breased Merganser | 2m,4f | |
| 19/01 | " | Brent Geese | 100 | |
| 19/01 | " | Cormorant | 4 | |
| 19/01 | " | Oystercatcher | 2 | |
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| Wednesday | Light Rain to Cloudy | SW. Wind | ||
| 18/01 | Puckpool Point | Eider | 1f | |
| 18/01 | (14.05) | Shag | 3 | |
| 18/01 | " | Cormorant | 2 | |
| 18/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 2 | |
| 18/01 | " | Curlew | 2 | |
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| Tuesday | Sunny Intervals to Cloudy | Cold SW. Wind | ||
| 17/01 | Bembridge Harbour | Gadwall
| 14 | |
| 17/01 | (8.35 - 9.30) | Rock Pipit | 3 | (1 very pale) |
| 17/01 | " | Teal | c120 | |
| 17/01 | " | Black-tailed Godwit | 5 | |
| 17/01 | " | Shelduck | 8 | |
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| 17/01 | St. Helens Beach | Red-breasted Merganser | 5 | (Just offshore) |
| 17/01 | (9.45) | Shag | 6 | |
| 17/01 | " | Cormorant | 5 | |
| 17/01 | " | Great Northern Diver | 1 | |
| 17/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 2 | |
| 17/01 | " | Curlew | 9 | |
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| 17/01 | Puckpool Point | Great Northern Diver | 1 | (Off Seaview) |
| 17/01 | (14.00) | Wigeon | 3 | |
| 17/01 | " | Cormorant | 2 | |
| 17/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 6 | |
| 17/01 | " | Eider | 1f | (It's back!) |
| 17/01 | " | Brent Geese | c40 | |
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| 17/01 | Seaview | Great Northern Diver | 1 | (As above) |
| 17/01 | (14.25) | Shag | 3 | |
| 17/01 | " | Cormorant | 2 | |
| 17/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 1 | |
| 17/01 | " | Oystercatcher | 4 | |
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| Monday | Sunny Intervals | Cold NE. Wind | ||
| 16/01 | Sandown Canoe Lake | Shoveler | 13 | |
| 16/01 | (7.50) | Coot | 34 | |
| 16/01 | " | Tufted Duck | 2m | |
| 16/01 | " | Swan | 2ad, 1 cyg. | |
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| 16/01 | Fishbourne Beach -WeBS | Grey Plover | 22 | (And 3 small waders- Dunlin?) |
| 16/01 | (10.00 - 11.00) | Mediterranean Gull | 1 | |
| 16/01 | " | Oystercatcher | 13 | |
| 16/01 | " | Brent Geese | 35 | |
| 16/01 | " | Curlew | 5 | |
| 16/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 1 | |
| 16/01 | " | Common Gull | 3 | |
| 16/01 | " | Little Egret | 4 | |
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| 16/01 | Firestone Copse | Coal Tit | 4 | |
| 16/01 | (14.30) | Goldcrest | 2+ | (Heard) |
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| 16/01 | Wootton Bridge -WeBS | Redshank | 47 | |
| 16/01 | (15.15) | Curlew | 31 | |
| 16/01 | -Lakeside pool drained so good for waders. | Great-crested Grebe | 1 | (N. of Bridge) |
| 16/01 | " | Shelduck | 4 | |
| 16/01 | " | Teal | 7 | |
| 16/01 | " | Brent Geese | 17 | |
| 16/01 | " | Black-headed Gull | 124 | |
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| Sunday | Cold, Sunny Intervals | Bitter E. Wind | ||
| 15/01 | Apse Heath to Borthwood | Fieldfare | 16 | |
| 15/01 | (8.40) | Goldcrest | 2 | |
| 15/01 | " | Song Thrush | 2 | |
| 15/01 | " | Redwing | 4 | |
| 15/01 | " | Yellowhammer
| 2 | |
| 15/01 | Pond by Caravan Park | Muscovy Duck | 1 | |
| ~ | ||||
| 15/01 | Nettlestone Hill | Barnacle Geese
| c170 | (Feral flock) |
| 15/01 | (14.10) | Snow Goose | 1 | (Blue Phase, Feral) |
| ~ | ||||
| 15/01 | Bembridge Windmill FP to Centurions Copse | Greylag Geese | 4 | |
| 15/01 | (14.40 - 16.00) | Canada Geese | c400 | |
| 15/01 | -looking over the RSPB reserve | Brent Geese | c200 | |
| 15/01 | " | Bar-headed Goose | 1 | (Plus several Hybrids) |
| 15/01 | " | Snipe | 1 | |
| 15/01 | " | Great Black-back Gull | 39 | |
| 15/01 | " | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 2 | |
| 15/01 | " | Lapwing | 50+ | |
| 15/01 | " | Stonechat | 1m | |
| 15/01 | " | Raven | 1 | |
| 15/01 | " | Mistle Thrush | 1 | |
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| Saturday | Sunny, Frosty, Cloudy pm. | |||
| 14/01 | Newtown NR | Snipe | 1 | |
| 14/01 | (8.10) | Black-tailed Godwit | 7 | |
| 14/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 1 | |
| 14/01 | " | Golden Plover | c300 | |
| 14/01 | " | Reed Bunting | 1 | |
| 14/01 | Hide | Redshank | 3 | |
| 14/01 | " | Wigeon | 3 | |
| 14/01 | " | Teal | 15 | |
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| 14/01 | Bouldnor Forest | Redwing | 2 | |
| 14/01 | (9.15 - 10.40) | Coal Tit | c4 | (1 seen, others heard) |
| 14/01 | -no sign of Crossbills or Redpoll. | Bullfinch | 3+ | (2 seen, others heard) |
| 14/01 | " | Jay | 5 | |
| 14/01 | " | Goldcrest | 1 | |
| 14/01 | " | Buzzard | 2 | |
| Mammal | " | Red Squirrel | 1 | |
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| Friday | Fine Sunny | Cold NE. Wind | ||
| 13/01 | West Highdown, Totland | Peregrine | 3 | |
| 13/01 | (8.15 - 10.30) | Skylark | 5 | |
| 13/01 | " | DARTFORD WARBLER | 1m | (S. of Alum Bay Centre in Valley) |
| 13/01 | " | LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL | 1 | (W. of Needles) |
| 13/01 | " | Raven | 1 | |
| 13/01 | " | Mistle Thrush | 1 | |
| 13/01 | " | Guillemot
| 6 | (Flew off cliffs at Main Bench) |
| 13/01 | " | Fulmar | 1 | |
| 13/01 | " | Green Woodpecker | 1 | |
| 13/01 | " | Robin | 6 | |
| 13/01 | " | Goldcrest | 1 | |
| 13/01 | " | Meadow Pipit | 2 | |
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| 13/01 | Puckpool Pt. | Common Scoter | 2W | |
| 13/01 | (14.15) | Razorbill | 1 | (On sea) |
| 13/01 | " | Cormorant | 2 | |
| 13/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 2 | |
| 13/01 | " | Red-breasted Merganser | 1f | |
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| Thursday | Cloudy to Sunny Intervals | NW. Wind decreasing | ||
| 12/01 | Ryde Sands (W&E) | Sanderling | c120 | |
| 12/01 | (7.30) | Ringed Plover | 13 | |
| 12/01 | " | Bar-tailed Godwit | 1 | |
| 12/01 | " | Curlew | 14 | |
| 12/01 | " | Oystercatcher | 27 | |
| 12/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 1 | |
| 12/01 | " | Brent Geese | c100 | |
| 12/01 | Canoe Lake | Black Swan
| 1 | (Still here) |
| 12/01 | " | Swan | 76 | (The biggest count so far) |
| 12/01 | " | Pochard | 2m | |
| 12/01 | " | Tufted Duck | 1m | |
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| 12/01 | Appley Park, Ryde | TREECREEPER | 1 | |
| 12/01 | (8.45) | Mistle Thrush | 1 | |
| 12/01 | " | Stock Dove | 2 | |
| 12/01 | " | Greenfinch | c30 | (Mostly in one flock) |
| 12/01 | " | Redwing | 1 | (We usually get 20-30 here in winter) |
| 12/01 | " | Green Woodpecker | 1 | (Heard) |
| 12/01 | " | Great-spotted Woodpecker | 1 | |
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| 12/01 | Firestone Copse | Coal Tit | 2 | (heard) |
| 12/01 | (10.10 - 11.00) | Mistle Thrush | 1 | (Heard) |
| 12/01 | " | Song Thrush | 2 | |
| 12/01 | " | Buzzard | 1 | |
| 12/01 | Creek | Shelduck | 4 | |
| 12/01 | " | Little Egret | 1 | |
| 12/01 | " | Heron | 1 | |
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| Wednesday | Sunny Intervals | SW. Wind | ||
| 11/01 | Shide to Blackwater FP | Bullfinch | 1f | |
| 11/01 | (9.00 - 10.30) | Goldcrest | 6 | |
| 11/01 | " | Buzzard | 2 | |
| 11/01 | " | Kestrel | 1 | |
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| 11/01 | Puckpool Point | Great Northern Diver | 1 | |
| 11/01 | (14.00) | Red-breasted Merganser | 1m, 2f | |
| 11/01 | " | Cormorant | 1 | |
| 11/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 5 | |
| 11/01 | " | Large Wader Sp. | 3W | (possibly Avocet, but very distant past Portsmouth) |
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| 11/01 | Seaview | Redshank | 1 | |
| 11/01 | (14.25) | Shag | 1 | |
| 11/01 | " | Cormorant | 2 | |
| 11/01 | " | Common Gull | 2 | |
| 11/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 2W. | |
| 11/01 | " | Oystercatcher | 9 | |
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| Tuesday | Cloudy | |||
| 10/01 | Foreland, Bembridge | BAR-TAILED GODWIT | 1 | (On Black Rock Ledge, these are now quite scarce) |
| 10/01 | (8.15 - 9.00) | WATER PIPIT | 1 | (On ledge with 4 Rock Pipits) |
| 10/01 | " | Brent Geese | 3! | (There were always large numbers here in previous years) |
| 10/01 | " | Great Black-back Gull | 3 | |
| 10/01 | " | Red-breasted Merganser | 2f | |
| 10/01 | " | Oystercatcher | 15 | |
| 10/01 | " | Curlew | 4 | |
| 10/01 | " | Heron | 4 | |
| 10/01 | " | Little Egret | 5 | |
| 10/01 | " | Ringed Plover | 1 | |
| 10/01 | " | Pied Wagtail | 2 | |
| 10/01 | " | Diver Sp. | 1 SW. | (Probably Gt. Northern) |
| 10/01 | " | Razorbill | 1 SW. | |
| 10/01 | " | Shag | 2 | |
| 10/01 | " | Cormorant | 8 | |
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| 10/01 | Brading Sewage Wks. | Water Pipit | 1 | |
| 10/01 | (14.05 - 15.30) | Chiffchaff | 2 | |
| 10/01 | " | Chaffinch | 16 | |
| 10/01 | Brading Marsh | Coot
| 65+ | (See picture) |
| 10/01 | " | Marsh Harrier
| 1f | (flying at 15.15) |
| 10/01 | Field E. of Centurion's Copse | YELLOWHAMMER | 9+ | (More flying over field?) |
| 10/01 | " | Reed Bunting | 12+ | |
| 10/01 | " | Skylark | 2 | |
| 10/01 | " | Green Woodpecker | 1 | |
| 10/01 | Centurion's Reedbed | poss. BITTERN | 1(?) | (Low booming call heard twice) |
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| Monday | Mostly Cloudy | Light SW. Wind | ||
| 09/01 | Quarr Road, Binstead | NUTHATCH | 1-2 | |
| 09/01 | (8.40) | Goldcrest | 2 | |
| 09/01 | " | Coal Tit | 1 | |
| 09/01 | " | Pheasant | 2m | |
| Mammal | " | Red Squirrel | 2 | |
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| Sunday | Cloudy, Bright Intervals, Drizzle | Light SW Wind | ||
| 08/01 | Blackwater | SISKIN | 2+ | (Heard on FP to Shide) |
| 08/01 | (7.40) | Goldcrest | 4 | |
| 08/01 | " | Song Thrush | 3 | (Heard) |
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| 08/01 | Yarmouth | KINGFISHER | 1m | (On Boat Pontoons) |
| 08/01 | IWOG Walk (9.00 - 11.10) | Cetti's Warbler | 1 | (Heard) |
| 08/01 | " | Black-tailed Godwit | c80 | |
| 08/01 | " | Golden Plover | 50+ | |
| 08/01 | " | Grey Plover | 2 | |
| 08/01 | " | Lapwing | 100+ | |
| 08/01 | " | Greenshank | 1 | |
| 08/01 | " | Redshank | 1 | |
| 08/01 | " | Little Grebe | 8 | |
| 08/01 | " | Buzzard | 1 | |
| 08/01 | " | Reed Bunting | c6 | |
| 08/01 | Rofford Marsh | Snipe | 4 | |
| 08/01 | " | Fieldfare | 1 | |
| 08/01 | " | Shoveler | 5m,4f | |
| 08/01 | " | Moorhen | 25 | |
| 08/01 | " | Mediterranean Gull | 2+ | |
| Reported | " | HEN HARRIER | 1f | Large field S. of Scrape (Ian R.) |
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| Reported | Bouldnor Copse, Yarmouth | Crossbill | 3-4 | 6+ Redpoll in Larches (Ian R.) |
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| 08/01 | Samber Hill, Atherfield | Short-eared Owl | 2 | (Flying @ 16.27) |
| 08/01 | (16.00) | Buzzard | 1 | |
| 08/01 | " | Pheasant | 3+ | (Heard) |
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| 08/01 | Sandy Way, (E. of Shorwell) | Barn Owl | 1 | (Flying over road @ 17.03) |
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| Saturday | Sunny Intervals | Light NW. Wind | ||
| 07/01 | Brading Sewage Wks. | FIRECREST | 1 | (By path just N. of Sewage Wks) |
| 07/01 | (7.40 & 8.50) | Chiffchaff | 5 | |
| 07/01 | " | Grey Wagtail | 1 | |
| 07/01 | " | Chaffinch | 6 | |
| 07/01 | " | Goldcrest | 4 | |
| 07/01 | " | Meadow Pipit | 1 | |
| 07/01 | Laundry Lane | Canada Geese | c100 | (Plus Bar-headed Goose and hybrids) |
| 07/01 | (8.15) | Water Rail | 1 | (Heard) |
| 07/01 | " | Heron | 1 | |
| 07/01 | " | Cetti's Warbler | 1 | (Heard) |
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| 07/01 | Brading Sewage Wks. | WATER PIPIT
| 1 | |
| 07/01 | (13.10) | BLACKCAP | 1f | |
| 07/01 | Brading Marsh RSPB | MARSH HARRIER | 1f | |
| 07/01 | With CM (13.30 - 17.30) | Buzzard | 4 | |
| 07/01 | " | SPARROWHAWK | 1 | |
| 07/01 | " | GREYLAG GEESE | 3 | (near Canadas) |
| 07/01 | " | Bar-headed Goose | 1 | (With Canadas) |
| 07/01 | " | Canada Geese | c120 | |
| 07/01 | " | Wigeon | 100+ | |
| 07/01 | " | Teal | c60 | |
| 07/01 | " | Cetti's Warbler | 3 | (Heard) |
| 07/01 | " | Water Rail | 3 | (Heard) |
| 07/01 | " | Lapwing | c50 | |
| 07/01 | " | Water Pipit (?) | 1 | |
| 07/01 | " | Reed Bunting | c4 | |
| 07/01 | " | Heron | 2 | |
| 07/01 | " | Bullfinch | 1m | |
| 07/01 | " | Raven | 4 | (2ad, 2juv) |
| 07/01 | " | Peregrine | 2 | (Flushing Ducks etc.) |
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| Friday | Fine Sunny, Cloudy pm. | Light W. Wind | ||
| 06/01 | Bleak Down | Red-legged Partridge | 2+ | |
| 06/01 | Still rather dark (7.20) | GREY PARTRIDGE | 1 | (Heard) |
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| 06/01 | St. Catherine's Point | Red-legged Partridge | 2 | |
| 06/01 | (7.50) | Buzzard | 1 | |
| 06/01 | " | Green Woodpecker | 2 | |
| 06/01 | " | Common Gull | 8W. | |
| 06/01 | "Warbler Valley" | FIRECREST | 1 | (In Laurels N. of Bridge Cottage) |
| 06/01 | " | Goldcrest | 6 | |
| 06/01 | " | Long-tailed Tit | c8 | |
| 06/01 | " | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1m | |
| Mammal | " | Red Squirrel | 1 | |
| ~ | ||||
| 06/01 | Gore Cliff, Blackgang | RAVEN | 1 | |
| 06/01 | (9.30) | FULMAR | 1 | (Flying round cliffs briefly) |
| 06/01 | " | Buzzard | 1 | |
| ~ | ||||
| 06/01 | Whale Chine | Peregrine | 1 | (On inland field) |
| 06/01 | (10.10) | Skylark | 1 | |
| 06/01 | " | Kestrel | 1 | |
| 06/01 | " | Buzzard | 1 | |
| ~ | ||||
| 06/01 | Samber Hill, Atherfield | GREY PARTRIDGE | 1 | (Flushed from Cabbage field) |
| 06/01 | (10.45) | Skylark | 1 | |
| 06/01 | " | Kestrel | 2 | |
| 06/01 | " | Buzzard | 3 | |
| ~ | ||||
| 06/01 | Ryde W. Sands | Common Scoter | 1f | (On sea, Left of Pier) |
| 06/01 | (14.00) | Brent Geese | 41 | |
| 06/01 | " | Sanderling | c20 | |
| 06/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 4 | |
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| 06/01 | Puckpool Pt. | Great Northern Diver | 1 | |
| 06/01 | (14.35) | Common Gull | 8 | |
| 06/01 | " | Mediterranean Gull | 1E. | |
| 06/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 2 | |
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| 06/01 | Seaview | Great Northern Diver | 2 | |
| 06/01 | (15.00) | SLAVONIAN GREBE | 2 | (To Left of Forts but closer in) |
| 06/01 | " | Shag | 1 | (Distant) |
| 06/01 | " | Cormorant | 4 | |
| 06/01 | " | Great Black-back Gull | 3 | |
| 06/01 | " | Auk Sp. | 1W | (Razorbill?) |
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| Thursday | Cloudy to Sunny Intervals | Strong W/NW. Wind | ||
| 05/01 | "Bandstand", Ventnor Esplanade | RED-THROATED DIVER | 4E | |
| 05/01 | (8.20 - 9.10) | COMMON SCOTER | 3E | |
| 05/01 | " | Kittiwake | 4E, 1W | (One 1st w.) |
| 05/01 | " | Gannet | 5E,1W | |
| 05/01 | " | Auk Sp. | 1W | |
| 05/01 | Over the town- | Feral Pigeon | c30 | |
| ~ | ||||
| 05/01 | Brading Marsh | SHORT-EARED OWL | 1 | (Flying at 17.00 infront of Centurion's Copse) |
| 05/01 | (16.20 - 17.10) | BARN OWL | 1 | ("Sparring" with the SEO) |
| 05/01 | " | Snipe | 1 | (Heard) |
| 05/01 | " | Bar-headed Goose | 1 | (With Canadas) |
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| Wednesday | Sunny Intervals | W. Wind | ||
| 04/01 | Culver Down | Stonechat | 1f | |
| 04/01 | (8.20) | Linnet | 18 | |
| 04/01 | " | Buzzard | 2 | |
| 04/01 | " | Kestrel | 1 | |
| ~ | ||||
| 04/01 | Puckpool Point | Great Northern Diver | 1 imm. | |
| 04/01 | (11.00) | Shag | 1 | |
| 04/01 | " | Cormorant | 3 | |
| 04/01 | " | Common Gull | 4 | |
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| Tuesday | Very Wet, Sunny pm | SW. Gales | ||
| 03/01 | Quarr Road, Binstead | Coal Tit | 2 | (But no Nuthatch) |
| 03/01 | (13.30) | Mistle Thrush | 1 | |
| 03/01 | " | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1m | |
| 03/01 | " | Pheasant | 2f | |
| Mammal | " | Red Squirrel | 3 | |
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| 03/01 | Appley Park, Ryde | Stock Dove | 2 | |
| 03/01 | (14.45) | Mistle Thrush | 1 | |
| 03/01 | " | Goldfinch | 7 | |
| 03/01 | " | Greenfinch | 4 | |
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| Monday | Sunny Intervals | Cold SW. Wind | ||
| 02/01 | Sandown Canoe Lake | Shoveler | 3m,2f | |
| 02/01 | (8.20) | Coot | 42 | |
| 02/01 | " | Tufted Duck | 2f | |
| 02/01 | " | Moorhen | 6 | |
| 02/01 | " | Mallard | c35 | |
| ~ | ||||
| 02/01 | Brading Sewage Wks. | Grey Wagtail | 1 | |
| 02/01 | (8.55) | Chiffchaff | 1 | |
| 02/01 | " | Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1f | |
| 02/01 | Laundry Lane | Canada Geese | c150 | |
| 02/01 | (9.10) | Bullfinch | c4 | (2 seen, 2 more heard) |
| 02/01 | " | Long-tailed Tit | 8 | |
| 02/01 | " | Heron | 1 | |
| 02/01 | " | Cetti's Warbler | 2 | (Heard) |
| 02/01 | " | Buzzard | 1 | |
| ~ | ||||
| 02/01 | Ryde Esplanade | Sanderling | c100 | |
| 02/01 | (13.15) | Ringed Plover | 4 | |
| 02/01 | Canoe Lake | Black Swan | 1 | (It's back, was missing yesterday) |
| ~ | ||||
| 02/01 | Springvale | Mediterranean Gull | 4 | (On sea) |
| 02/01 | (14.10) | Oystercatcher | 3 | |
| ~ | ||||
| 02/01 | Deacon's Lane, Ashey | Little Owl | 2 | (Near nestbox @ 16.20) |
| ~ | ||||
| Sunday | Showers, Cloudy then Very Wet | Strong SW Wind | ||
| 01/01 | Yarmouth | Fieldfare | 6 | (Over) |
| 01/01 | (7.10) | Cetti's Warbler | 1 | (Heard) |
| 01/01 | " | Black-tailed Godwit | c100 | |
| 01/01 | " | Snipe | 1 | |
| 01/01 | " | Little Grebe | 2 | |
| 01/01 | " | Buzzard | 1 | |
| 01/01 | " | Reed Bunting | 2 | (Heard) |
| ~ | ||||
| 01/01 | Fort Victoria | Great Northern Diver | 1 | (Off Hurst Spit) |
| 01/01 | (9.10) | Guillemot | 1 | (On sea) |
| 01/01 | " | Razorbill | 1E | |
| 01/01 | " | Gannet | 1W | |
| ~ | ||||
| 01/01 | Newtown NR | GOOSANDER | 1m,1f | (Crossing Harbour Entance, found by Bob G. after Robin A. had left) |
| 01/01 | (9.55) | Peregrine | 1 | (On post, W. side) |
| 01/01 | " | Red-breasted Merganser | 2m,3f | |
| 01/01 | " | Golden Plover | c200 | |
| 01/01 | " | Knot | c50 | |
| 01/01 | " | Goldeneye | 3f | |
| 01/01 | " | Redwing | 1 | |
| 01/01 | " | Fieldfare | 1 | |
| 01/01 | " | Reed Bunting | 1f | |
| 01/01 | " | Rock Pipit | 1 | |
| 01/01 | " | Meadow Pipit | c10 | |
| 01/01 | " | Linnet | 2 | (Over Boathouse) |
| 01/01 | " | Bullfinch | 1 | (Heard in Lane) |
| 01/01 | Cassey Bridge | Pintail | 25+ | |
| Reported | earlier | Merlin | 1 | (Bob G) |
| ~ | ||||
| 01/01 | Ryde Esplanade (13.00) | Sanderling | c100 | |
| 01/01 | Appley Park | Mistle Thrush | 1 | |
| ~ | ||||
| 01/01 | Puckpool/Seaview | Eider | 1f | |
| ~ | ||||
| 01/01 | Hersey NR | Snipe | 5 | |
| 01/01 | (13.55) | Tufted Duck | 3 | |
| ~ | ||||
| 01/01 | Brading / Laundry Lane | Goldcrest | 8+ | |
| 01/01 | (14.50) | Chiffchaff | 1 | (Heard) |
| ~ |
FORT VICTORIA 9.10
41
Cormorant, Great Black-backed Gull, Razorbill, Great Northern Diver, Gannet, Guillemot,
CASSEY BRIDGE 9.45
47
Pintail.
NEWTOWN NR 9.55
House Sparrow, Goldfinch,
50
Chaffinch, Dunlin, Turnstone, Great-crested Grebe, Grey Plover, Knot, Peregrine, Red-breasted Merganser, Goldeneye, Linnet
60
Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Redwing, GOOSANDER, Rock Pipit, Greenfinch, (Bullfinch),
70
Peregrine, Knot, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, Turnstone, Linnet,
NEWPORT 11.30
67
Feral Pigeon
RYDE Esplanade/Appley Park 13.00
68
Sanderling, Heron, Common Gull, Mistle Thrush, (Pied Wagtail),
PUCKPOOL 13.35
73
Eider, -poss. Shag,
HERSEY NR 13.55
74
Tufted Duck,
BEMBRIDGE, Harbour and Ponds 14.10
75
Gadwall, Pochard,
BRADING Sewage Wks./Laundry Lane. 14.50
77
Long-tailed Tit, (Chiffchaff), Goldcrest, (Jay), Canada Geese.
Total=81
Dips -some I could have seen!
Slavonian Grebe, Red-throated Diver, Shoveler, Green & Great Spotted Woodpeckers,
Kingfisher, Water Pipit, Black Redstart, Short-eared Owl
Robin Attrill got 109, remarkable considering the terrible weather conditions.
Gatcombe Withy Bed, Blackwater;- MARSH TIT (2), Redpoll c15, Brambling
My last IOW Marsh Tit was in 2002!
With some unique reports;-
Barton Corner, Shalfleet;- REEVE'S PHEASANT (2m -not included in total)
Newtown Marsh;- Spotted Redshank
Parkhurst Forest;- HAWFINCH 4, Crossbill 7 over, NUTHATCH 1 (Marks Corner),
Bean Goose, White-fronted Geese, Hen Harrier, Red-necked and Black-necked Grebes, Scoter.
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