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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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"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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| Sunday | Heavy Showers | Strong SW. Wind | ||
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| 22/11 | Newtown NR | Goldeneye | 1f | |
| 22/11 | (7.50 - 10.30) | Brent Geese | 300+ | |
| 22/11 | " | Red-breasted Merganser | 9 | |
| 22/11 | " | Knot | c140 | |
| 22/11 | " | Redshank | 5 | |
| 22/11 | " | Bar-tailed Godwit | 1 | |
| 22/11 | " | Dunlin | c1000 | |
| 22/11 | " | Turnstone | c10 | |
| 22/11 | " | Golden Plover | c10 | |
| 22/11 | " | Grey Plover | c50 | |
| 22/11 | " | Teal | 7 | |
| 22/11 | " | Little Egret | 3 | |
| 22/11 | " | Fieldfare | 8 | |
| 22/11 | " | Skylark | 2 | (Over) |
| 22/11 | " | Meadow Pipit | 3 | |
| 22/11 | " | Peregrine | 1 | |
| 22/11 | " | Buzzard | 2 | |
| 22/11 | " | Raven | 2 | |
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| Saturday | Cloudy to Showers | SW Wind increasing | ||
| 21/11 | Fishbourne Beach (WeBS) | Grey Plover | 9 | |
| 21/11 | (8.05 - 9.20) | Little Egret | 2 | |
| 21/11 | " | Turnstone | 1 | |
| 21/11 | " | Brent Geese | c180 | |
| 21/11 | " | Common Sandpiper | 1 | (Bank just S. of Ferry Terminal) |
| 21/11 | " | Snipe | 1 | (By ponds) |
| 21/11 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 1 | |
| 21/11 | " | Mediterranean Gull | 2 | |
| 21/11 | Wootton Bridge | Redshank | 38 | |
| 21/11 | (11.20) | Shelduck | 1 | |
| 21/11 | " | Common Gull | 12 | |
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| 21/11 | Brading Marsh | EGYPTIAN GOOSE
| 1 | (By Green Bridge Pool) |
| 21/11 | (14.35) | Heron | 1 | |
| 21/11 | " | Wigeon | 1 | |
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| Reported | Afton Marsh | poss. DUSKY WARBLER | 1 | seen at 10.00 (Crows Text Service) |
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| Reported | Binstead | Nuthatch | 1 | seen at feeders recently (Cathy) |
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| Thursday | Cloudy to Sunny Int. | SW Wind | ||
| 19/11 | Ryde Esplanade | Brent Geese | c400 | |
| 19/11 | (7.40) | Curlew | 22 | |
| 19/11 | " | Sanderling | 59 | |
| 19/11 | " | Oystercatcher | 13 | |
| 19/11 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 1 | |
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| 19/11 | Puckpool | GREAT-NORTHERN DIVER | 1 | (W. of Forts) |
| 19/11 | (8.35) | Brent Geese | c50 | (On sea) |
| 19/11 | " | Shag | 2 | |
| 19/11 | " | Cormorant | 6 | |
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| Tuesday | Sunny Int. Showers | SW Wind increasing | ||
| 17/11 | Puckpool to Seaview | Great-crested Grebe | 2 | |
| 17/11 | (7.55) | Brent Geese | c50 | (On sea) |
| 17/11 | " | Red-breasted Merganser | 1m | |
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| 17/11 | Foreland | Shag | 2 | |
| 17/11 | (8.35) | Cormorant | 13 | |
| 17/11 | " | Pied Wagtail | 3 | |
| 17/11 | " | Rock Pipit | 1 | |
| 17/11 | " | Red-breasted Merganser | 2m | |
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| 17/11 | Bembridge Ponds | Kingfisher | 2 | (At Lagoon) |
| 17/11 | (9.20 - 10.40) | Pochard | 3m,3f | |
| 17/11 | " | Greenshank | 5 | |
| 17/11 | " | Pied Wagtail | 1 | |
| 17/11 | " | Teal | 3 | |
| 17/11 | " | Tufted Duck | 3m,11f | |
| 17/11 | " | Little Grebe | 10 | |
| 17/11 | " | Cormorant | 1 | |
| 17/11 | along FP | Stonechat | 1m,1f | |
| 17/11 | " | Skylark | 1 | (Heard) |
| 17/11 | " | Redwing | 1 | |
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| Monday | Showers to Sunny Int | Strong SW. Wind | ||
| 16/11 | Puckpool | Great-crested Grebe | 1 | |
| 16/11 | (9.10) | Brent Geese | c50 | (Out on sea) |
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| 16/11 | Laundry Lane | Marsh Harrier | 1f | (E. of Lane over marsh) |
| 16/11 | (14.05 - 15.10) | Water Rail | 1 | (Heard) |
| 16/11 | " | Fieldfare
| c50 | |
| 16/11 | " | Goldcrest | 2 | |
| 16/11 | " | Meadow Pipit | 1 | |
| 16/11 | " | Buzzard | 1 | |
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| Sunday | Sunny Int. Showers | Fresh SW. Wind | ||
| 15/11 | Freshwater Bay | LONG-TAILED DUCK
| 1m | (Not seen at 8.00, sea very rough, found at 14.30) |
| 15/11 | (8.00 & 14.20) | Black Redstart
| 1f | (On seawall by Lifeboat Station) |
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| 15/11 | West High Down, Totland | Firecrest | 2 | (Path to Beacon, bottom end) |
| 15/11 | (8.30 - 9.30) | Redwing | 8 | |
| 15/11 | " | Long-tailed Tit | 6+ | |
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| Saturday | Sunny Int. & Showers | SW Gales | ||
| 14/11 | Fort Victoria | Turnstone | 4 | (Along Seawall) |
| 14/11 | (9.10) | Brent Geese | 2 | (Crossing the Solent) |
| 14/11 | " | Cormorant | 4 | |
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| 14/11 | Rofford Marsh, Yarmouth | Snipe | 2 | |
| 14/11 | (10.20) | Black-tailed Godwit | 22 | |
| 14/11 | " | Wigeon | c100 | |
| 14/11 | " | Teal | c40 | |
| 14/11 | " | Raven | 2 | |
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| Reported | Freshwater Bay | LONG-TAILED DUCK | 1m | seen from 9.00 - 16.20 at least, in bay (Dave W. etc.) |
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| Sat to Thur | MAINLAND TRIP | Hants. | NW. London & Forest of Dean. | |
| Thurs 12th | Slimbridge WWT | WILSON'S PHALAROPE
| 1 | 1 Cetti's Warbler, c200 Golden Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe. |
| " | " | Bewick Swan
| 15 | 17 White-fronted Geese, 1 Bar-headed Goose |
| Wed 11th | Wenchford | Dipper | 1m | singing! 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail. |
| Tues 10th | Coombe Hill Meadows | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE
| 1juv | 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, 3 Bullfinch, flocks of Redwing & Fieldfare. |
| Mon 9th | Farmers Green, Cannop | Hawfinch | 3 | 1 Bullfinch, Siskins and 1 Marsh Tit at feeders. |
| " | R. Wye at Ross | GOOSANDER
| 4m,2f | 12 Common Gull, 30+ Black-headed Gull |
| Sun 8th | Scotsbridge, Rickmansworth | Little Egret | 1 | |
| " | Stocker's Lake | Ruddy Duck | 1m,1f | 3f Goldeneye, c20 Pochard, 8 Shoveler. |
| " | A40 | Red Kite | 22 | |
| Sat 7th | Farlington Marsh | Bearded Tit
| 12 | 11 Avocet, 28 Snipe. |
| " | Staines Moor | BROWN SHRIKE
| 1 | A LIFER! |
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| Friday | Sunny Int to Showers | NW Wind | ||
| 06/11 | Luccombe Down | Wood Pigeon | 1000+ | (Most over to S. c100 on the S. Slopes) |
| 06/11 | (7.30) | Meadow Pipit | c30 | |
| 06/11 | " | Redpoll | 1+ | (Heard flying over) |
| 06/11 | " | Raven | 2 | |
| 06/11 | " | Kestrel | 1f | |
| 06/11 | " | Green Woodpecker | 1 | |
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| 06/11 | "Smugglers Haven" | Goldrest | 2-3 | |
| 06/11 | (9.30) | Blackcap | 1m | |
| 06/11 | " | Coal Tit | 1 | |
| 06/11 | " | Treecreeper
| 1 | |
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| Thursday | Sunny Intervals | NW. Wind | ||
| 05/11 | Newtown NR | Knot | 22 | |
| 05/11 | (8.00 - 9.15) | Brent Geese | 500+ | |
| 05/11 | " | Red-breasted Merganser | 4 | |
| 05/11 | " | Golden Plover | 171 | |
| 05/11 | " | Grey Plover | c50 | |
| 05/11 | " | Teal | c20 | |
| 05/11 | " | Little Egret | 6 | |
| 05/11 | " | Redshank | c40 | |
| 05/11 | " | Black-tailed Godwit | 4 | |
| 05/11 | " | Dunlin | c100 | |
| 05/11 | " | Turnstone | c10 | |
| 05/11 | " | Redwing
| 4 | |
| 05/11 | " | Fieldfare | c20 | |
| 05/11 | " | Skylark | 2 | (Over to W.) |
| 05/11 | " | Linnet | c50 | |
| 05/11 | " | Meadow Pipit | c10 | |
| 05/11 | " | Yellowhammer | 1 | |
| 05/11 | " | Reed Bunting | 1f | |
| 05/11 | " | Rock Pipit | 2 | |
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| 05/11 | Yarmouth Estuary and Ponds | Teal | c40 | |
| 05/11 | (9.35 - 10.30) | Brent Geese | c50 | |
| 05/11 | " | Water Rail | 3 | (Rofford Marsh -by path) |
| 05/11 | " | Little Egret | 3 | |
| 05/11 | " | Redshank | 3 | |
| 05/11 | " | Grey Plover | 3 | |
| 05/11 | " | Black-tailed Godwit | 5 | |
| 05/11 | " | Fieldfare | c20 | |
| 05/11 | " | Skylark | 1 | (Over to W.) |
| 05/11 | " | Meadow Pipit | 2 | |
| 05/11 | " | Reed Bunting | 1f | |
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| Wednesday | Sunny Int, showers later | Strong W. Wind | ||
| 04/11 | St. Catherine's Pt. | Red-legged Partridge | 2 | |
| 04/11 | (8.10) | Magpie | 12 | (Together by lane) |
| 04/11 | Very quite at sea | Goldfinch | c50 | (In small flocks around Lighthouse) |
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| 04/11 | Limerstone | Red-legged Partridge | 1 | |
| 04/11 | (10.20) | Sparrowhawk | 1 | (No sign of Hoopoe) |
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| 04/11 | Plaish | Kestrel | 2 | |
| 04/11 | (11.00) | Buzzard | 2 | (No sign of Red Kite, but see below) |
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| Reported | Whitwell to Godshill | Red Kite | 1 | seen from car c11.20 (Jon, Ventnor Group) |
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| Tuesday | Showers | |||
| 03/11 | Sandown Canoe Lake | Shoveler | 2m,1f | |
| 03/11 | (7.45) | Mediterranean Gull | 2 | |
| 03/11 | " | Cetti's Warbler | 1 | (Heard) |
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| 03/11 | Hersey NR | Greenshank | 1 | |
| 03/11 | (14.25) | Little Egret | 3 | |
| 03/11 | " | Little Grebe | 18 | |
| 03/11 | " | Lapwing | 2 | |
| 03/11 | " | Barnacle Geese | c80 | (Feral flock) |
| 03/11 | " | Snow Goose | 1 | (Blue Phase, feral bird) |
| 03/11 | Off Springvale | Shag | 1-2 | |
| 03/11 | " | Mediterranean Gull | 2 | |
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| 03/11 | Bembridge Harbour | Redshank | 18 | |
| 03/11 | (15.00) | Lapwing | 32 | |
| 03/11 | " | Cormorant | 3 | |
| 03/11 | St. Helens Bridge | Teal | c100 | |
| 03/11 | " | Kestrel | 1 | |
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| Monday | Sunny Intervals | W. Wind | ||
| 02/11 | Newtown NR | Pintail | 3m,2f | |
| 02/11 | (7.15 - 9.30) | Brent Geese | 500+ | |
| 02/11 | " | Red-breasted Merganser | 12 | |
| 02/11 | " | Wigeon | c10 | |
| 02/11 | " | Teal | c20 | |
| 02/11 | " | Shelduck | 57 | |
| 02/11 | " | Little Egret | 6 | |
| 02/11 | " | Redshank | c20 | |
| 02/11 | " | Black-tailed Godwit | 7 | |
| 02/11 | " | Dunlin | c200 | |
| 02/11 | " | Turnstone | c10 | |
| 02/11 | " | Lapwing | 12 | |
| 02/11 | " | Fieldfare | c20 | |
| 02/11 | " | Skylark | 6 | (Over to W.) |
| 02/11 | " | Linnet | c50 | |
| 02/11 | " | Meadow Pipit | c20 | |
| 02/11 | " | Yellowhammer | 1 | |
| 02/11 | " | Reed Bunting | 1f | |
| 02/11 | " | Rock Pipit | 2 | |
| 02/11 | " | Peregrine | 1 | |
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| Reported | Limerstone, in private garden | Hoopoe | 1 | seen again recently (Laura W.) |
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| Sunday | Cloudy to Sunny Int | |||
| 01/11 | Ryde Esplanade | Bar-tailed Godwit | 1 | |
| 01/11 | (7.10) | Curlew | 17 | |
| 01/11 | " | Ringed Plover | c25 | |
| 01/11 | " | Sanderling | 5 | |
| 01/11 | " | Oystercatcher | 18 | |
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| 01/11 | Hersey NR | Little Grebe | 18 | |
| 01/11 | (13.30 - 14.10) | Little Egret | 3 | |
| 01/11 | " | Teal | 3 | |
| 01/11 | " | Lapwing
| 2 | |
| 01/11 | " | Pied Wagtail | 1 | |
| 01/11 | Off Springvale | Great-crested Grebe | 2 | |
| 01/11 | " | Mediterranean Gull | 9 | |
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| 01/11 | Bembridge Ponds | Pochard | 1m,1f | |
| 01/11 | (14.20 - 14.50) | Shoveler | 3m,6f | |
| 01/11 | " | Cormorant | 1 | |
| 01/11 | " | Teal | 1 | |
| 01/11 | " | Tufted Duck | 11 | |
| 01/11 | " | Little Grebe | 9 | |
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| 01/11 | Laundry Lane | Marsh Harrier | 1f | (Towards Culver Down) |
| 01/11 | (16.00 -17.20) | Merlin | 1f/juv | |
| 01/11 | " | Fieldfare | c100 | |
| 01/11 | " | Redwing | 4 | |
| 01/11 | " | Meadow Pipit | 1 | |
| 01/11 | " | Kestrel | 1 | |
| 01/11 | " | Greylag Geese | 3 | |
| 01/11 | " | Water Rail | 2 | (Heard) |
| 01/11 | " | Cetti's Warbler | 2 | (Heard) |
| 01/11 | " | Cormorant | 28 | (In roost tree) |
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