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The Island's only RSPB reserve is at "Brading Marsh", (Marshland S. of Bembridge Harbour).
NB. It can only be seen from the perimeter footpaths - these will be connected near the Bembridge ponds by a boardwalk
In addition there are regular guided walks into the reserve (Charge applicable), see local press for details.

A "must see" is the "Hersey NR" at Seaview Duver, excellent public hide with good views of Waders, Herons etc.

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Black Redstart (F)
Freshwater Bay,15th Nov.
Egyptian Goose
Brading Marsh, 21st. Nov.
Common Crane (Juv)
Hale Common, 27th October
Common Crane (Juv)
Hale Common, 27th October
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Lapwing (1st.w)
Hersey NR, 1st. November
Treecreeper
Smugglers Haven, 6th. November
Long-tailed Duck (M)
Freshwater Bay,15th Nov.
Long-tailed Duck (M)
Freshwater Bay,15th Nov.
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Don't forget the next IWOG walk

"Brading Marsh RSPB"---Sunday 13th. December @ 09.00,

Meet Graham Sparshott for Autumn migrants.
Park at the St. Helens end of Laundry Lane and park near the old cattle sheds.

SZ621883 (Click for map).


MY OWN SIGHTINGS, and Reports from other Birders- (Green=Confirmed, Red=Unconfirmed.)

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NOVEMBER 2009
Click for monthly species lists, November total =101 so far
SundayHeavy ShowersStrong SW. Wind
22/11Newtown NRGoldeneye1f
22/11(7.50 - 10.30)Brent Geese300+
22/11"Red-breasted Merganser9
22/11"Knotc140
22/11"Redshank5
22/11"Bar-tailed Godwit1
22/11"Dunlinc1000
22/11"Turnstonec10
22/11"Golden Ploverc10
22/11"Grey Ploverc50
22/11"Teal7
22/11"Little Egret3
22/11"Fieldfare8
22/11"Skylark2(Over)
22/11"Meadow Pipit3
22/11"Peregrine1
22/11"Buzzard2
22/11"Raven2
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SaturdayCloudy to ShowersSW Wind increasing
21/11Fishbourne Beach (WeBS)Grey Plover9
21/11(8.05 - 9.20)Little Egret2
21/11"Turnstone1
21/11"Brent Geesec180
21/11"Common Sandpiper1(Bank just S. of Ferry Terminal)
21/11"Snipe1(By ponds)
21/11"Great-crested Grebe1
21/11"Mediterranean Gull2
21/11Wootton BridgeRedshank38
21/11(11.20)Shelduck1
21/11"Common Gull12
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21/11Brading MarshEGYPTIAN GOOSE Click for Picture 1(By Green Bridge Pool)
21/11(14.35)Heron1
21/11"Wigeon1
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Reported
Afton Marsh poss. DUSKY WARBLER1seen at 10.00 (Crows Text Service)
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Reported
Binstead Nuthatch1seen at feeders recently (Cathy)
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ThursdayCloudy to Sunny Int.SW Wind
19/11Ryde EsplanadeBrent Geesec400
19/11(7.40)Curlew22
19/11"Sanderling59
19/11"Oystercatcher13
19/11"Great-crested Grebe1
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19/11PuckpoolGREAT-NORTHERN DIVER1(W. of Forts)
19/11(8.35)Brent Geesec50(On sea)
19/11"Shag2
19/11"Cormorant6
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TuesdaySunny Int. ShowersSW Wind increasing
17/11Puckpool to SeaviewGreat-crested Grebe2
17/11(7.55)Brent Geesec50(On sea)
17/11"Red-breasted Merganser1m
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17/11ForelandShag2
17/11(8.35)Cormorant13
17/11"Pied Wagtail3
17/11"Rock Pipit1
17/11"Red-breasted Merganser2m
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17/11Bembridge PondsKingfisher2(At Lagoon)
17/11(9.20 - 10.40)Pochard3m,3f
17/11"Greenshank5
17/11"Pied Wagtail1
17/11"Teal3
17/11"Tufted Duck3m,11f
17/11"Little Grebe10
17/11"Cormorant1
17/11along FPStonechat1m,1f
17/11"Skylark1(Heard)
17/11"Redwing1
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MondayShowers to Sunny IntStrong SW. Wind
16/11PuckpoolGreat-crested Grebe1
16/11(9.10)Brent Geesec50(Out on sea)
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16/11Laundry LaneMarsh Harrier1f(E. of Lane over marsh)
16/11(14.05 - 15.10)Water Rail1(Heard)
16/11"Fieldfare Click for Picture c50
16/11"Goldcrest2
16/11"Meadow Pipit1
16/11"Buzzard1
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SundaySunny Int. ShowersFresh SW. Wind
15/11Freshwater BayLONG-TAILED DUCK Click for Picture Click for Picture 1m(Not seen at 8.00, sea very rough, found at 14.30)
15/11(8.00 & 14.20)Black Redstart Click for Picture 1f(On seawall by Lifeboat Station)
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15/11West High Down, TotlandFirecrest2(Path to Beacon, bottom end)
15/11(8.30 - 9.30)Redwing8
15/11"Long-tailed Tit6+
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SaturdaySunny Int. & ShowersSW Gales
14/11Fort VictoriaTurnstone4(Along Seawall)
14/11(9.10)Brent Geese2(Crossing the Solent)
14/11"Cormorant4
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14/11Rofford Marsh, YarmouthSnipe2
14/11(10.20)Black-tailed Godwit22
14/11"Wigeonc100
14/11"Tealc40
14/11"Raven2
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Reported
Freshwater Bay LONG-TAILED DUCK1mseen from 9.00 - 16.20 at least, in bay (Dave W. etc.)
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Sat to ThurMAINLAND TRIPHants.NW. London & Forest of Dean.
Thurs 12th
Slimbridge WWTWILSON'S PHALAROPE Click for Picture 1 1 Cetti's Warbler, c200 Golden Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe.
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"Bewick Swan Click for Picture 15 17 White-fronted Geese, 1 Bar-headed Goose
Wed 11th
WenchfordDipper1m singing! 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Tues 10th
Coombe Hill MeadowsPINK-FOOTED GOOSE Click for Picture 1juv 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, 3 Bullfinch, flocks of Redwing & Fieldfare.
Mon 9th
Farmers Green, CannopHawfinch3 1 Bullfinch, Siskins and 1 Marsh Tit at feeders.
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R. Wye at RossGOOSANDER Click for Picture 4m,2f 12 Common Gull, 30+ Black-headed Gull
Sun 8th
Scotsbridge, RickmansworthLittle Egret1
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Stocker's LakeRuddy Duck1m,1f 3f Goldeneye, c20 Pochard, 8 Shoveler.
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A40Red Kite22
Sat 7th
Farlington MarshBearded Tit Click for Picture 12 11 Avocet, 28 Snipe.
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Staines MoorBROWN SHRIKE Click for Picture 1 A LIFER!
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FridaySunny Int to ShowersNW Wind
06/11Luccombe DownWood Pigeon1000+(Most over to S. c100 on the S. Slopes)
06/11(7.30)Meadow Pipitc30
06/11"Redpoll1+(Heard flying over)
06/11"Raven2
06/11"Kestrel1f
06/11"Green Woodpecker1
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06/11"Smugglers Haven"Goldrest2-3
06/11(9.30)Blackcap1m
06/11"Coal Tit1
06/11"Treecreeper Click for Picture 1
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ThursdaySunny IntervalsNW. Wind
05/11Newtown NRKnot22
05/11(8.00 - 9.15)Brent Geese500+
05/11"Red-breasted Merganser4
05/11"Golden Plover171
05/11"Grey Ploverc50
05/11"Tealc20
05/11"Little Egret6
05/11"Redshankc40
05/11"Black-tailed Godwit4
05/11"Dunlinc100
05/11"Turnstonec10
05/11"Redwing Click for Picture 4
05/11"Fieldfarec20
05/11"Skylark2(Over to W.)
05/11"Linnetc50
05/11"Meadow Pipitc10
05/11"Yellowhammer1
05/11"Reed Bunting1f
05/11"Rock Pipit2
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05/11Yarmouth Estuary and PondsTealc40
05/11(9.35 - 10.30)Brent Geesec50
05/11"Water Rail3(Rofford Marsh -by path)
05/11"Little Egret3
05/11"Redshank3
05/11"Grey Plover3
05/11"Black-tailed Godwit5
05/11"Fieldfarec20
05/11"Skylark1(Over to W.)
05/11"Meadow Pipit2
05/11"Reed Bunting1f
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WednesdaySunny Int, showers laterStrong W. Wind
04/11St. Catherine's Pt.Red-legged Partridge2
04/11(8.10)Magpie12(Together by lane)
04/11Very quite at seaGoldfinchc50(In small flocks around Lighthouse)
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04/11LimerstoneRed-legged Partridge1
04/11(10.20)Sparrowhawk1(No sign of Hoopoe)
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04/11PlaishKestrel2
04/11(11.00)Buzzard2(No sign of Red Kite, but see below)
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Reported
Whitwell to Godshill Red Kite1seen from car c11.20 (Jon, Ventnor Group)
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TuesdayShowers
03/11Sandown Canoe LakeShoveler2m,1f
03/11(7.45)Mediterranean Gull2
03/11"Cetti's Warbler1(Heard)
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03/11Hersey NRGreenshank1
03/11(14.25)Little Egret3
03/11"Little Grebe18
03/11"Lapwing2
03/11"Barnacle Geesec80(Feral flock)
03/11"Snow Goose1(Blue Phase, feral bird)
03/11Off SpringvaleShag1-2
03/11"Mediterranean Gull2
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03/11Bembridge HarbourRedshank18
03/11(15.00)Lapwing32
03/11"Cormorant3
03/11St. Helens BridgeTealc100
03/11"Kestrel1
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MondaySunny IntervalsW. Wind
02/11Newtown NRPintail3m,2f
02/11(7.15 - 9.30)Brent Geese500+
02/11"Red-breasted Merganser12
02/11"Wigeonc10
02/11"Tealc20
02/11"Shelduck57
02/11"Little Egret6
02/11"Redshankc20
02/11"Black-tailed Godwit7
02/11"Dunlinc200
02/11"Turnstonec10
02/11"Lapwing12
02/11"Fieldfarec20
02/11"Skylark6(Over to W.)
02/11"Linnetc50
02/11"Meadow Pipitc20
02/11"Yellowhammer1
02/11"Reed Bunting1f
02/11"Rock Pipit2
02/11"Peregrine1
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Reported
Limerstone, in private garden Hoopoe1seen again recently (Laura W.)
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SundayCloudy to Sunny Int
01/11Ryde EsplanadeBar-tailed Godwit1
01/11(7.10)Curlew17
01/11"Ringed Ploverc25
01/11"Sanderling5
01/11"Oystercatcher18
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01/11Hersey NRLittle Grebe18
01/11(13.30 - 14.10)Little Egret3
01/11"Teal3
01/11"Lapwing Click for Picture 2
01/11"Pied Wagtail1
01/11Off SpringvaleGreat-crested Grebe2
01/11"Mediterranean Gull9
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01/11Bembridge PondsPochard1m,1f
01/11(14.20 - 14.50)Shoveler3m,6f
01/11"Cormorant1
01/11"Teal1
01/11"Tufted Duck11
01/11"Little Grebe9
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01/11Laundry LaneMarsh Harrier1f(Towards Culver Down)
01/11(16.00 -17.20)Merlin1f/juv
01/11"Fieldfarec100
01/11"Redwing4
01/11"Meadow Pipit1
01/11"Kestrel1
01/11"Greylag Geese3
01/11"Water Rail2(Heard)
01/11"Cetti's Warbler2(Heard)
01/11"Cormorant28(In roost tree)
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