ISLE OF WIGHT (IOW) Sightings for 2006

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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 occasional guided walks into the reserve from Brading Station Car Park,

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

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Brambling (M) Mersley Down, 30th Jan	Hawfinch (F) Appley Park, 8th Feb	Water Pipit, 1st March Brading Sewage Wks.	Little Ringed Plover Yarmouth, 20th March

Hoopoe, 7th April
Sandown Golf Course Sedge Warbler (M)
Sandown Canoe La. 1st June Buzzard
Werrar, 22nd December Purple Sandpiper
Foreland, 25th November

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Latest Sightings/Reports 2006.

(My own sightings, plus Reports and News from other Birders.)

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JUNE 2006: Click for monthly species lists, June total = 108

Friday	Cloudy to Hot Sunny	SE. Wind
30/06	Newtown NR	Little Tern	3	(Near Gull Is.)
30/06	(7.30 - 9.40)	Common Tern	1
30/06	"	Redshank	c10
30/06	"	Shelduck	18
30/06	"	Curlew	6
30/06	Main Hide	Mediterranean Gull	5	(1 ad, 2 2nd Yr, 2 juv )
30/06	Clamerkin Hide	Redshank	7	(and 1 juv)
30/06	"	Lapwing	9
30/06	"	Curlew	7
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Butterflies	"	White Admiral	1	Marbled White , Meadow Brown, Small Heath.
Insects	"	"Staphylinus caesareus" ?	1	a "Rove Beetle" Sp. crossing path to Hide.
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Thursday	Fine Sunny	S. Wind
29/06	West High Down, Totland	Peregrine	2	(Photo taken from under 25ft!)
29/06	(7.40 - 10.30)	Linnet	c30
29/06	"	Lesser Whitethroat	1m	(Singing just E. of Beacon)
29/06	"	Rock Pipit	c10
29/06	"	Bullfinch	2	(Pair, -hedge N. of Car Pk.)
29/06	"	Common Tern	c30	(Feeding off Sun Corner)
29/06	"	Sandwich Tern	2+
29/06	"	Gannet	1W
29/06	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1
29/06	"	Shag	1	(On rock with 10 Cormorants)
29/06	"	Buzzard	4	(Circling over Headon Warren)
Moths	"	Dew Moth	2	& Marbled White, Painted Lady etc.
Mammals	"	Wild Goats	2	Edge of cliff, also 1 Fox.
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29/06	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	TEAL	3m	(Coming out of Eclipse)
29/06	(10.45 - 11.40)	Lapwing	9
29/06	"	Redshank	3
29/06	"	Curlew	1
29/06	"	Reed Warbler	4+
29/06	"	Reed Bunting	1m	(Heard)
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Wednesday	Fine Sunny	E. Wind
28/06	Dodnor to Werrar	Whitethroat	c3
28/06	(7.30 - 9.00)	Lapwing	8	(6 ad, 2juv)
28/06	"	Oystercatcher	2
28/06	"	Curlew	4
28/06	"	Skylark	3
28/06	"	Kestrel	1
28/06	"	Buzzard	1
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Tuesday	Warm & Sunny later
27/06	Ryde Esplanade	Greater Black Backed Gull	32	(Out on sandbank)
27/06	(8.30)	Mediterranean Gull	c10
27/06	"	Common Tern	2
27/06	"	Oystercatcher	6
27/06	"	Curlew	1	(W. of Pier)
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27/06	Bembridge Ponds	Little Grebe	4	(2 ad, 2 juv)
27/06	(14.45 - 15.30)	Little Egret	3
27/06	"	Heron	3
27/06	"	Stock Dove	3	(Over)
27/06	"	Reed Warbler	2m	(Heard)
27/06	"	Canada Geese	10
27/06	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
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Monday	Persistant Rain	N. Wind
26/06	Hersey NR	Shelduck	1
26/06	(14.50 - 15.30)	Reed Warbler	2
26/06	"	Heron	1
26/06	"	Mediterranean Gull	4	(3 ad & 1 "1st. Summer")
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Recent	IOW Reports
25th	Dynamite Pool (RSPB)	Green Sandpiper	1	(Graham S.)
23rd	Brading Marsh	Sand Martin	1	(Graham S.)
20th	Ryde Esplanade	Roseate Tern	1	& c100 Common Tern.
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Sunday	IWOG trip to "New Forest"	Hants
18th	from Ferry	Little Tern	3	& 3 Gannets
"	Denny Wood	Tawny Owl	1	(Rufous) in tree
"	& Beaulieu Road	Honey Buzzard	1	& Cuckoo, Tree Pipits, Redstart, Marsh Tit,
"	Acre Down, Lyndhurst	Woodlark	2	& 5+ Crossbill, more Tree Pipits & Redstarts.
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Saturday	Warm Sunny	Light Wind
17/06	West High Down, Totland	Raven	5+	(Ad & juv Tennyson Dn, 2 Ad & 3 juv WHD -S. Cliffs)
17/06	(8.10 - 10.50)	Lesser Whitethroat	1	(Heard on FP below Beacon)
17/06	"	Swallow	10+
17/06	"	Stonechat	1m	(Needles Battery)
17/06	"	Peregrine	1	(Edge of cliffs)
17/06	"	Guillemot	13	(on sea)
17/06	"	Linnet	8
17/06	"	Rock Pipit	10	(inc. Juvs)
17/06	"	Meadow Pipit	c15	(some juv.)
17/06	"	Mistle Thrush	2	(On Sea)
17/06	"	Shelduck	2	(On Sea)
17/06	"	Oystercatcher	3	(Flew into Cliffs)
17/06	"	Gannet	1E
Butterflies	"	Painted Lady	4	& 2 Red Admiral, Common Blue, Small Heath.
"	"	Dingy Skipper	1	& 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth
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17/06	Freshwater Cliffs	Peregrine	2
17/06	(11.00 - 11.40)	Skylark	4
17/06	"	Stonechat	2m,1f
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17/06	Parkhurst Forest	Nightjar	4+	(IWOG Walk)
17/06	(19.50 - 22.40)	Woodcock	3+
17/06	"	Goldcrest	10+	(Heard en route)
17/06	"	Buzzard	1
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Friday	Warm Sunny
16/06	Blackwater FP	Little Owl	1juv
16/06	(8.00)	House Martin	4
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16/06	Newtown NR	Bar Headed Geese	2	(Spit at Harbour Entrance)
16/06	(8.50 - 9.40)	Canada Geese	c150	"
16/06	"	Redshank	5+1juv
16/06	"	Shelduck	10+9juv	(Pair with 6 Ducklings & 3 Ducklings in Scrape)
16/06	"	Curlew	3
16/06	Boathouse	Pied Wagtail	4juv
16/06	Hide	Mediterranean Gull	2
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16/06	Appley Park, Ryde	Treecreeper	1juv
16/06	(13.40 - 14.20)	Mistle Thrush	1	(No sign of Spotted FC)
16/06	"	Buzzard	1	(W. over beach, 1st I've seen here!)
16/06	"	Blackcap	1m	(Heard)
16/06	"	Robin	2+1juv
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16/06	Parkhurst Forest	Nightjar	4+	(Singing and seen flying)
16/06	(19.50 - 22.50)	Woodcock	3+
16/06	"	Long Eared Owl	1	(Across path W. of Squirrel Hide @ 20.45)
16/06	"	Bullfinch	2
16/06	"	Raven	1
16/06	"	Kestrel	1
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Thursday	Warm Sunny	NE Wind
15/06	Brading Marsh	Pied Wagtail	2	(Filter beds)
15/06	(7.15 - 7.50)	Sedge Warbler	2
15/06	"	Whitethroat	1m
15/06	"	Cetti's Warbler	2	(Heard)
15/06	"	Reed Warbler	2	(Heard)
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15/06	Gore Cliff, Blackgang	Swift	100+	(Feeding just offshore)
15/06	(9.05 - 10.40)	Fulmar	c10
15/06	"	Shag	1	(Rocken End-on rock, 2 Cormorants there later)
15/06	"	Peregrine (?)	1	(Might have been a Hobby, thinner longer wings etc.)
15/06	"	Blackcap	1m	(Singing under cliff)
15/06	"	Skylark	1m
15/06	"	Linnet	2
15/06	"	Stock Dove	5
Butterflies	"	Painted Lady	10+	& Red Admiral
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15/06	Whale Chine, (11.00)	Rock Pipit	1+2juv	(@ Chine mouth)
Butterflies	"	Granville Fritillery	3	& 2 Painted Lady
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Reported	Ventnor Garden 3rd June	ALPINE SWIFT	1	over Garden then past Ventnor Middle School
(Pete H.)	"	Red Kite	1	has taken scraps from garden recently
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Wednesday	Cool, Cloudy, Drizzle	E. Wind
14/06	Thorness Bay	Skylark	c4
14/06	(9.00 - 10.10)	Reed Warbler	c3	(Singing etc.)
14/06	"	Ringed Plover	4
14/06	"	Turnstone	2
14/06	"	Curlew	1
14/06	"	Cuckoo	1m	(Calling to E.)
14/06	"	Oystercatcher	6	(Very noisy)
14/06	"	Sandwich Tern	1	(In bay)
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14/06	Dodnor, Medina R.	Lesser Black Backed Gull	2
14/06	(10.20 - 11.00)	Reed Warbler	c2	(Singing)
14/06	"	Lapwing	1
14/06	"	Swan	24
14/06	"	Blackheaded Gull	c200
14/06	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
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Tuesday	Warm Sunny
13/06	Brading Marsh etc.	Lapwing	4	(1 by Green Bridge, 3 Dynamite pool)
13/06	(7.15 - 8.40)	Sedge Warbler	2
13/06	"	Whitethroat	8+
13/06	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Seen briefly)
13/06	"	Reed Warbler	4	("Ducker's Bridge")
13/06	"	Reed Bunting	2m	"
13/06	"	Cuckoo	1	(Flew around, but not calling)
13/06	"	Skylark	1m
13/06	Dynamite Pool	Tufted Duck	1m
13/06	(Scoped from FP)	Shelduck	1
13/06	"	Little Grebe	1
13/06	"	Canada Geese	c20
13/06	"	Snow Goose	1	(Feral, Blue Phase)
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13/06	Bembridge Down	Buzzard	2	(1 very pale, with "Ringtail" like harrier)
13/06	(8.50 - 10.00)	Fulmar	1
13/06	"	Lesser Whitethroat	2
13/06	"	Whitethroat	6+
13/06	"	Skylark	2m
13/06	"	Linnet	4
13/06	"	Yellowhammer	1m
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Monday	Hot Sunny	Light Wind
12/06	Sandown Esplanade	Sedge Warbler	c3	(by Canoe Lake, W. of Hide)
12/06	(7.30 - 8.30)	Reed Warbler	c5	(Singing etc.)
12/06	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
12/06	"	Coot	c15	(Many juv.)
12/06	"	Swan	2+3cyg.
12/06	"	Sandwich Tern	1	(In bay)
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Sunday	Hot Sunny
11/06	Fishbourne Beach	Curlew	1
11/06	(7.30)	Shelduck	4
11/06	"	Little Egret	3
11/06	"	Mediterranean Gull	1
11/06	Quarr Pond/Reedbed	Reed Warbler	2
11/06	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
Insects	"	"Oedemera noblis"	2	attractive thin Green beetles with "swollen" knees.
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11/06	Ryde Esplanade	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1	(Out on sandbank)
11/06	(8.40)	Greater Black Backed Gull	15
11/06	"	Little Egret	5
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11/06	Mottistone Estate (NT)	Nightjar	c3m	(Churring, wing clapping, calling etc.)
11/06	(20.40 - 22.10)	Yellowhammer	3
11/06	"	Buzzard	2
11/06	"	Partridge	1	(poss. Grey but distant)
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Reported	Brading Marsh (RSPB)	Turtle Dove	1	& 2 Redshank, 1 Curlew, 15 Lapwing,
(David A.)	(WeBS Count)	Gadwall	4	& 4 Teal, 4 Mediterranean Gull.
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Saturday	Hot Sunny	E. Wind
10/06	Newtown NR	Whimbrel	1	(Clamerkin channel)
10/06	(7.30 - 9.40)	Grey Plover	3	(Winter Plumage?)
10/06	E. Hide	Dunlin	1	(Summer Plumage)
10/06	"	Shelduck	10+	(2 juv)
10/06	"	Curlew	4
10/06	"	Cuckoo	1m	(Heard frequently)
10/06	Boathouse	Pied Wagtail	1+2juv
10/06	"	Oystercatcher	12	(1 @ Scrape)
10/06	"	Common Tern	1
10/06	Hide	Mediterranean Gull	4
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10/06	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	Tufted Duck	3m,1f
10/06	(10.30 - 11.30)	Black Tailed Godwit	72	(50 on Station Pond, 32 in Estuary)
10/06	"	Reed Warbler	c6	(Heard)
10/06	"	Little Egret	6
10/06	"	Heron	1
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Reported	St. Catherine's Pt	Manx Shearwater	12	33 Gannet,
(Graham S.)	(10.00 - 12.00)	Common Scoter	11	50 Swift & a Hummingbird Hawkmoth.
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Friday	Hot Sunny	E. Wind
09/06	Ryde Esplanade	Lesser Black Backed Gull	4	(Out on sandbank)
09/06	(7.30 - 8.00)	Greater Black Backed Gull	9
09/06	"	Oystercatcher	10	(4 W. side of Pier)
09/06	"	Sandwich Tern	1
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09/06	Foreland	Gannet	2+1juv	(SW)
09/06	(8.15)	Sandwich Tern	1
09/06	"	House Martin	c20
09/06	"	Kestrel	1f	(Mobbed by Martins)
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09/06	Bembridge Ponds	MANDARIN	1m	(Drake -on causeway with Mallard)
09/06	(8.55 - 9.30)	Little Egret	3
09/06	"	Heron	2+3juv
09/06	"	Shelduck	3
09/06	"	Reed Warbler	2m	(Heard)
09/06	"	Reed Bunting	1m
09/06	"	Little Grebe	2
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Thursday	Hot & Sunny	Light Wind
08/06	Nansen Hill/Luccombe Down	Dartford Warbler	1	(Very scarce here now)
08/06	(8.20 - 9.50)	Willow Warbler	2	(Singing at bottom of W. Slope)
08/06	"	Swift	c20
08/06	"	Whitethroat	5
08/06	"	Linnet	c6
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08/06	Hersey NR	Shelduck	2
08/06	(18.40 - 19.30)	Reed Warbler	1	(Singing by entrance)
08/06	"	Moorhen	1+3juv
08/06	"	Cetti's Warbler	1m	(Heard)
08/06	"	Whitethroat	1m
08/06	"	Little Egret	2
08/06	"	Barnacle Geese	c10
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Reported	Newchurch Shute	Turtle Dove	1m	singing (Graham S.)
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Wednesday	Fine Sunny	S. Wind
07/06	Firestone Copse	Heron	c6	(Heronry with Juv @ Nests)
07/06	(10.30 - 12.30)	Little Egret	1
07/06	"	Buzzard	2
Insects	"	Speckled Yellow Moth	3	& 3 Brimstone, Speckled Wood, 1 Wall Brown
Insects	"	"Volucella bombylans"	3	"Bumblebee" Hoverfly, & Wood Ants etc.
Mammals	"	Red Squirrel	1juv	very cute!
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07/06	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	KNOT	1	(Summer Plumage, with c20 Godwits)
07/06	(18.45 - 20.20)	Black Tailed Godwit	110+	(95 on Station Pond, c20 in Estuary)
07/06	"	Tufted Duck	3m,1f	(No sign of Garganey)
07/06	"	Redshank	2	(1 with Godwits)
07/06	"	Curlew	2
07/06	"	Mediterranean Gull	1
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07/06	Parkhurst Forest	Nightjar	c4m	(Singing and seen flying)
07/06	(20.40 - 22.50)	Woodcock	4+
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Tuesday	Fine Sunny	Cool E. Wind
06/06	Appley Park, Ryde	Treecreeper	2	(Adult with Juv)
06/06	(7.00 - 8.10)	Mistle Thrush	c8
06/06	"	Stock Dove	2
06/06	Ryde Beach	SANDERLING	2	(S. Plumage -on sandbank, unusual in June)
06/06	Canoe Lake	Canada Geese	2+9juv
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06/06	Culver	Rock Pipit	3
06/06	(10.40 - 11.50)	Whitethroat	6
06/06	"	Linnet	5
Butterflies	"	Dingy Skipper	3+	& 2 Painted Lady, Common Blue (lots), 1 Wall Brown
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Reported	Yarmouth	Garganey	1m	on Station Pond @20.00 (Mike K.)
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Monday	Warm Sunny
05/06	Brading Marsh etc.	Lapwing	3	(2 by Green Bridge, 1 Dynamite pool)
05/06	(7.15 - 8.45)	Greylag Geese	2	("Green Bridge" Pool, with 4 Canada Geese)
05/06	"	Swan	7	(2 with 5 Cygnets)
05/06	"	Whitethroat	4+
05/06	"	Cetti's Warbler	2+	(Heard)
05/06	"	Reed Warbler	2	("Ducker's Bridge")
05/06	Centurion's Copse	Sedge Warbler	1m	(Reedbed)
05/06	"	Reed Bunting	1m	"
05/06	Dynamite Pool	Tufted Duck	2m,1f
05/06	(Scoped from FP)	Shelduck	c4
05/06	"	Canada Geese	10	(5 over + 1ad. and 4 Goslings by pond)
05/06	"	Little Egret	1	(Little Stint not seen at this range ~800m. away)
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05/06	Bembridge Ponds	Little Grebe	2
05/06	(8.55 - 9.30)	Little Egret	2
05/06	"	Heron	1 juv
05/06	"	Whitethroat	2+
05/06	"	Reed Warbler	1m	(Lagoon)
05/06	"	Linnet	2
05/06	"	Reed Bunting	1m	"
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05/06	Binstead Beach	TURNSTONE	1	(On a rock in sea, unseasonal)
05/06	(16.20 - 16.55)	Sandwich Tern	4
05/06	"	Heron	1
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05/06	Parkhurst Forest	Nightjar	3m	(Singing and seen flying)
05/06	(20.50 - 22.40)	Woodcock	4+
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Sunday	Warm Hazy Sun
04/06	Shide to Blackwater	Barn Owl	2	(1 N. of FP, 1 flushed from hedge @ Marvel Lane)
04/06	(7.30 - 10.25)	Whitethroat	2
04/06	"	Lesser Whitethroat	1	(Heard N. of FP)
04/06	"	Little Owl	2	(juv)
04/06	"	Garden Warbler	2
04/06	"	Blackcap	9	(1 juv)
04/06	"	Red Legged Partridge	3
04/06	"	Grey Wagtail	1	(@ nest)
04/06	"	Yellowhammer	2
04/06	"	Song Thrush	8
04/06	"	Swallow	4+
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Reported	Rookley/Gatcombe	Spotted Flycatcher	10	@ Rookley Manor, Gatcombe (6), Whitecroft (4)
(Robin A.)	Blackwater	HONEY BUZZARD	1NW	@11.10, & 1 Hobby (Birchmore)
"	Gatcombe Pond	Heron	1+ 3 juv	-a rare breeding record for W. Wight
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Saturday	Warm Sunny	Light Wind
03/06	Alum Bay Area	Turtle Dove	1	(On N. side of Road, op. Warren Farm)
03/06	(8.00 - 11.10)	Whitethroat	c9
03/06	"	Swallow	4+
03/06	"	Stonechat	6	(2m, 1f, 3 juv)
03/06	W. High Down	Peregrine	1	(Perched on tall pinnacle)
03/06	"	Guillemot	18	(on sea)
03/06	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	2
03/06	"	Linnet	15+
03/06	"	Rock Pipit	6+
03/06	"	Yellowhammer	2+	(Singing)
Butterflies	"	Painted Lady	2	& 2 Red Admiral
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03/06	Newtown NR	Redshank	4
03/06	(11.40 - 12.10)	Shelduck	3
03/06	"	Common Tern	1
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03/06	Garden, Binstead	NUTHATCH	4	(2 adult and 2 juv @ nest hole!)
Note;-	"	Nuthatch	-	are very scarce on the Island, these are my first!
03/06	(17.20 - 18.10)	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
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03/06	Brading Marsh	Lapwing	4
03/06	(20.40 - 21.30)	Shelduck	2
03/06	"	Cetti's Warbler	2
03/06	"	Reed Warbler	2
03/06	"	Heron	3
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Reported	Garden @ Freshwater	GOSHAWK	1	-bigger than the regular Sparrowhawks. (Neil E.)
Reported	Hale Common	Marsh Harrier	1m	-circling low over the garlic festival field (Chris M.)
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Reported	West High Down	SWALLOWTAIL	1NW	@ 11.08! also 65 Painted Lady BF, 1m Dartford Warbler
(Robin A.)	Headon Warren	Turtle Dove	1	& 1m (1st s.) Dartford Warbler, 1 Spotted FC.
"	Yarmouth	Shoveler	1m	& 93 Black Tailed Godwit -high summer count for site.
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Friday	Warm Sunny	N. Wind
02/06	St. Catherine's Pt.	Common Scoter	52E	(48@8.00, 14@8.02)
02/06	(7.50 - 8.50)	Gannet	c7E
02/06	"	Razorbill	1W	(@8.31)
02/06	"	Swallow	4+
02/06	"	Red Legged Partridge	2
02/06	"	Whitethroat	6+
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02/06	Gore Cliff	Fulmar	c10	(5+ on ledges)
02/06	(9.08 - 10.00)	Linnet	3W
Butterflies	"	Small Copper	1	& 1 Painted Lady
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02/06	Whale Chine	Skylark	3+	(sadly no Corn Buntings)
02/06	(9.08 - 10.00)	Red Legged Partridge	1
Butterflies	"	Common Blue	1
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02/06	Parkhurst Forest	Buzzard	2
02/06	(16.15 - 17.50)	Kestrel	1
02/06	"	Jay	4
02/06	"	Whitethroat	2
Dragonflies	"	Broad Bodied Chaser	2	& 1 Southern Hawker
Butterflies	"	Brimstone	3	2 Peacock, Comma, Large White & Garden Tiger Moth
Insects	"	Pond Skater	5	1 Water Boatman
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Thursday	Sunny Int.	Light Wind
01/06	Sandown Esplanade	Sedge Warbler	1m	(Singing by Canoe Lake)
01/06	(7.30 - 8.30)	Reed Warbler	c4	(Singing etc.)
01/06	"	Cetti's Warbler	2	(Heard)
01/06	"	Swallow	10+	(and 2 Swift)
01/06	"	House Martin	c6
01/06	"	Sandwich Tern	2	(In bay)
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01/06	Shalfleet Quay	Nightingale	1m	(Singing just N. of Mill)
01/06	(9.40 - 11.00)	Cuckoo	1m	(On bushes W. side -Corfe Camp)
01/06	"	Redshank	3
01/06	"	Whitethroat	2
01/06	"	Yellowhammer	c4
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01/06	Newtown NR	Redshank	3	(Scrape)
01/06	(11.10 - 12.00)	Mediterranean Gull	4
*
01/06	Firestone Copse	Woodcock	1
01/06	(21.00 - 21.40)	Nightjar	1-2m	(Churring @ 21.20)
01/06	"	Song Thrush	2	(Singing)
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MAY 2006: Click for monthly species lists, May total = 127

Wednesday	Sunny Int.	N-NE. Wind
31/05	Headon Warren	Dartford Warbler	1m	(Singing/Feeding N. of Tumulus)
31/05	(8.10 - 9.00)	Whitethroat	c7	(Singing etc.)
31/05	"	Swallow	4	(and 2 Swift)
31/05	"	Buzzard	1
31/05	"	Green Woodpecker	1
Insects	"	Green Tiger Beetle	1	& Wall Brown BF
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31/05	Fort Victoria	Eider	1m	(On the Sea off Hurst Castle)
31/05	(9.10 - 9.30)	Cormorant	3
31/05	"	Common Tern	c4	(& poss. 3 Little Tern offshore)
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31/05	Newtown NR	Dunlin	2	(N. of Boathouse)
31/05	(10.30 - 12.30)	Cuckoo	1m	(Calling from tree on Hampstead side)
31/05	"	Common Tern	1
31/05	"	Mediterranean Gull	4
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Tuesday	Fine Sunny Int.	NW. Wind
30/05	Wheeler's Bay	Raven	2	(Over)
30/05	(8.35 - 10.00)	Whitethroat	2
30/05	"	Sandwich Tern	1
30/05	"	Reed Warbler	1	(Still mimicking other birds)
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30/05	Firestone Copse	Woodcock	2+
30/05	(21.00 - 22.30)	Nightjar	1-2m	(Churring @ 21.20)
30/05	"	Song Thrush	2+	(Singing)
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Monday	Showers, Sunny Int.	W-NW. Wind
29/05	Monk's Bay	Razorbill	2W
29/05	(8.00 - 9.05)	Gannet	20W	(plus 2E)
29/05	"	Common Scoter	2W
29/05	"	Oystercatcher	1W
29/05	"	Sandwich Tern	2
29/05	"	Reed Warbler	1	(Heard on slope above beach)
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29/05	Ventnor Downs	Raven	2
29/05	(9.10 - 12.00)	Buzzard	5
29/05	"	Kestrel	2
29/05	"	Yellowhammer	2+
29/05	"	Linnet	c10
29/05	"	Meadow Pipit	c15
29/05	"	Stonechat	2m,2f	(But no Dartford Warblers)
29/05	"	Swallow	3	(& some Swifts)
29/05	"	House Martin	c15	(Over to N. -late migrants?)
29/05	"	Willow Warbler	c3	(Heard)
29/05	"	Stock Dove	2
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Reported	Newtown NR	Osprey	1	Over main marsh 8.45 (Rob G.)
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29/05	Wheeler's Bay	Reed Warbler (?)	1m	(Heard singing quietly in bushes)
29/05	(16.20 - 17.35)	Sandwich Tern	3
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Sunday	Fine Sunny, Warm	W. Wind
28/05	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	8	(1 Juv being fed)
28/05	(8.00 - 8.50)	Song Thrush	4	(1 juv)
28/05	"	Stock Dove	3
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28/05	Hersey NR	Cetti's Warbler	c4	(Heard)
28/05	(9.00 - 9.50)	Shelduck	2
28/05	"	Stock Dove	1
28/05	"	Chiloe Wigeon	2	(Esc.)
28/05	"	Barnacle Geese	7	(Feral)
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28/05	Yarmouth	Black Tailed Godwit	7	(Rofford Marsh)
28/05	(14.30 - 15.30)	Buzzard	2
28/05	"	Oystercatcher	6
28/05	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
28/05	"	Reed Warbler	4+	(Heard)
28/05	"	Shelduck	8
28/05	"	Tufted Duck	3m,1f
28/05	"	House Martin	2
28/05	"	Swift	c20
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28/05	Parkhurst Forest	Woodcock	c6	( 9 "contacts")
28/05	(20.50 - 22.10)	Nightjar	1m	(Churring & flying around)
28/05	"	Long Eared Owl	2	(1st N. of Squirrel Hide@21.07, another @ 21.20)
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E-Mail Report	Bonchurch	Storm Petrel	9-11	W, 40 Common Scoter E. (7.30 - 11.30)
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Saturday	Cloudy, Mist on Hills	Light W. Wind
27/05	Shanklin Chine Steps	STORM PETREL	1-2	(Lingering offshore, 3 reported)
27/05	(7.20 - 9.05)	Auk Sp.	c10W	(Guillemots with a few Razorbill)
27/05	"	Sandwich Tern	4	(Locals)
27/05	"	Fulmar	4+	"
27/05	"	Kittewake	c6W	(@ 1 Manx Shearwater reported W)
27/05	"	Swift	c30
27/05	"	House Martin	c50	(Feeding along Cliffs, & with few Swallows)
Insects	"	Cockchaffer	1	Been sitting here for days!
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Friday	Foggy and Drizzle	Strong SW-W. Wind		Dull & Misty over sea
26/05	"Bandstand", Ventnor	Gannet	67W	(and 1 E.)
26/05	(7.50 - 9.40)	Guillemot	6W	(Together @ 8.11)
26/05	"	Kittiwake	6W	(Together @ 8.03)
26/05	"	Fulmar	c4	(Local Birds?)
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26/05	Shanklin Pond	Muscovy	7
26/05	(9.50)	Moorhen	3	(Adult with 2 Chicks)
26/05	"	Aylesbury Duck	3
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26/05	Sandown Esp	Sandwich Tern	4	(Near Pier)
26/05	(14.10)	Rock Pipit	1	(On beach)
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26/05	Firestone Copse	Woodcock	2	(Over @ 21.17 & 21.25)
26/05	(21.10 - 21.35)	NIGHTJAR	1m	(Churring and flying @ 21.24)
26/05	"	Barn Owl	1	(Fields to E.)
26/05	"	Song Thrush	3+	(Singing)
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Sun-Thurs	Trip to "Forest of Dean"	Glos.
Mon 22nd	Nagshead RSPB	Pied Flycatcher	1m	Wood Warbler
Tue 23rd	Crabtree Hill	Turtle Dove	1	Wood Warbler, Tree Pipit, Woodcock.
"	Symonds Yat	Peregrine	1,3juv	Female at nest hole feeding 3 chicks
Wed 24th	"Sugarloaf", Abergavenny	Whinchat	c6	Cuckoo, Skylark, Raven, Meadow Pipit
"	Wenchford	Dipper	1	Nuthatch, Spotted Flycatcher, Mandarin.
"	New Fancy V.Pt	Goshawk	1	with Prey, Fallow Deer also seen.
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REPORTED	from IOW			I missed all the "Stormies" !
Wed 24th (W)	St catherines' Pt	Storm Petrel	6	210 Gannet, 30 Guillemot, 5 Razorbill
(Dave & Martin H.)	(8.00 - 12.00)	Manx Shearwater	136	& 21 Kittiwake, 1 Little Egret and C. Scoter 13E
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Tue 23rd (W)	Ventnor (Ventnor Group)	CORY'S SHEARWATER	1	@9.28, close inshore then moved of to W.
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Mon 22nd	St. Catherines' Pt.	Storm Petrel	9	6W,3 offshore
(GrahamS)	(17.00 - 19.00)	Manx Shearwater	3	& 7 Swift in off
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Sun 21st	La Falaise, Ventnor	Storm Petrel	10	& 29 Auks (inc 7 Guillemot)
(Jon etc.)	(10.00 - 12.40)	Manx Shearwater	112	& 9 Kittiwake, 30 Fulmar (W).
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Saturday	Showers & Sunny Int.	Brisk SW Wind
20/05	Thorness Bay	Ringed Plover	3
20/05	(7.30 - 8.20)	Turnstone	c22
20/05	"	Whimbrel	2	(In field with cattle)
20/05	"	Oystercatcher	3+
20/05	"	Common Tern	6	(At sea)
20/05	"	Sandwich Tern	1	(On beach)
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Friday	Cloudy, Rain	Strong S-SW. Wind
19/05	Brading Marsh	Swift	c50
19/05	(14.00 - 15.20)	House Martin	c40
19/05	"	Whitethroat	2+
19/05	"	Reed Warbler	4+	(Heard)
19/05	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
19/05	"	Buzzard	2
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Reported	St catherines' Pt	STORM PETREL	1W	(seen by Ian R.)
(GrahamS)	(16.00 - 19.00)	Manx Shearwater	82	& 69 Gannet, 33 Guillemot (W), 1 Arctic Skua.
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Thursday	Showers to Brighter	Brisk SW. Wind
18/05	Newtown NR	Nightingale	1m	(Heard, S. side of Hay Meadow)
18/05	(8.10 - 9.15)	Redshank	2	(1 Boathouse, 1 Scrape)
18/05	"	Curlew	3
18/05	"	Canada Geese	c15	(1 Pair with 5 Goslings Brickfields side)
18/05	"	Shelduck	9
18/05	"	Mediterranean Gull	4
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18/05	Rofford Marsh	Shelduck	13
18/05	(9.30 - 10.00)	Black Tailed Godwit	7
18/05	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
18/05	"	Reed Warbler	5+	(Heard, 1 seen)
18/05	"	Tufted Duck	1m
18/05	"	House Martin	15+
18/05	"	Swift	2
18/05	"	Reed Bunting	1m
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18/05	Fort Victoria ( 10.15)	Little Tern	1
18/05	"	Sandwich Tern	2
18/05	"	Common Tern	c20
18/05	"	Guillemot	1	(On the Sea)
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Wednesday	Cloudy to Rain	SW. Wind
17/05	Ryde East Sands	Sanderling	16	(Out on sand bank, most in Summer Plumage)
17/05	(19.15)	Little Egret	2
17/05	"	Oystercatcher	6
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Tuesday	Cloudy	SW. Wind
16/05	Ryde East Sands	Sanderling	2	(On distant sand bank, mobbed by Terns)
16/05	(8.00 -Low Tide)	Little Egret	8
16/05	"	Oystercatcher	11
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16/05	Appley Park, Ryde	Treecreeper	1
16/05	(8.20)	Mistle Thush	4
16/05	"	Song Thrush	2
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16/05	Bathingbourne	Little Owl	1	(On Pole @20.40)
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Monday	Cloudy	Fresh SW. Wind
15/05	Brading Marsh	Buzzard	1
15/05	(14.30)	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
15/05	"Green Bridge" Pool	Greenshank	1
15/05	"	Lapwing	3
15/05	"	Shelduck	2
15/05	"Dynamite" Pool	Shelduck	3	(Scoped from "Bembridge Trail" FP)
15/05		Tufted Duck	2m,1f
Butterfies	"	Painted Lady	1	& 1 Red Admiral, 2 Silver Y Moths
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Sunday	Hazy Sunny Int. to Cloudy
14/05	Fishbourne Beach	Common Sandpiper	1
14/05	(7.30 - 8.30)	Sandwich Tern	1
14/05	"	Common Tern	6
14/05	"	Curlew	5
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14/05	Quarr Abbey area	Whitethroat	3
14/05	(8.40 - 10.00)	Blackcap	2
14/05	"	Mistle Thrush	5
14/05	"	Reed Warbler	5	(Ponds)
14/05	"	Green Woodpecker	3
Flowers	"	Spotted Orchid	Lots	(Woods, - E. end), Bluebells, Red Campion.
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14/05	Wootton Bridge	Shelduck	4
14/05	(11.25)	Heron	2
14/05	"	Little Egret	2
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Reported	"Dynamite" Pool (RSBP)	Garganey	1m	also Hobby, Carpenders Fm. (Dave A.)
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Saturday	Misty to Warm & Sunny	W.- NW. Wind
13/05	Rofford Marsh, Yarmouth	Cuckoo	1m	(Singing from Power Lines)
13/05	(7.25)	Reed Warbler	c4	(Singing in reedbeds)
13/05	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
13/05	"	Shelduck	5
13/05	"	Tufted Duck	1m
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13/05	Alum Bay Area	HOBBY	1	(Over Rocket Site then W. over Needles @8.50)
13/05	(8.15 - 10.40)	Spotted Flycatcher	1-2	(Wooded strip E. of Car Park, Alum Bay)
13/05	"	Stonechat	2m,1f
13/05	"	Raven	1	(Mobbing 2 Buzzards)
13/05	"	Sparrowhawk	1
13/05	"	Wheatear	1m	(Singing by old Rocket Site)
13/05	"	Rock Pipit	7
13/05	At Sea;-	Gannet	38W
13/05	"	Common Scoter	7W
13/05	"	Whimbrel	1	(Along coast)
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13/05	Fort Victoria (11.00)	Common Tern	10+	(Very quite today)
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13/05	Newtown NR	Common Tern	c10
13/05	(11.30)	Lesser Whiterthroat	1	(Heard N. side of Meadow)
Reptiles	"	Common Lizard	1	(On the boardwalk, Hay Meadow)
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Friday	Hot & Sunny	Light W. Wind
12/05	Newtown NR	Grey Plover	2	(1 in Summer Pl, 1 still Winter)
12/05	(8.00 - 9.40)	Common Tern	12	(From Boathouse)
12/05	"	Sandwich Tern	8
12/05	"	Mediterranean Gull	9
12/05	"	Reed Bunting	1m
12/05	"	Lesser Whitethroat	1	(Heard S. side of Hay Meadow)
12/05	"	Cuckoo	1m	(Heard)
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12/05	Dodnor & Dickson's Copse	Cuckoo	1m	(Heard by Ponds)
12/05	(10.00 - 11.00)	Blackcap	2+
12/05	"	Whitethroat	2+
12/05	"	Buzzard	1
Butterfly	"	Speckled Wood	2
Insects	"	Namephora metallica(?)	2+	has emormous feelers!
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Reported	Binstead Garden	NUTHATCH	2	since April 8th @ Garden Feeders, v.rare on IOW
(GrahamS)	"Dynamite" Pool	Gadwall	2	1 Greenshank, 1m Shoveler, 1pr. Greylag (Nesting?)
"	Brading Marsh (RSPB)	Hobby	2
"	St. Catherine's Pt.	Pomarine Skua	1E	& 91 Commic Tern, 2 Bar Tailed Godwit.
"	"	Manx Shearwater	4E	2 Razorbill, 12 Guillemot, 9 Whimbrel
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Reported	Parkhurst	Nightingale	1m	singing near Johnson Road (Stuart R.)
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Thursday	Warm Sunny Intervals	E. Wind
11/05	St Catherine's Point	MANX SHEARWATER	31E	(Largest groups;- 15 @ 9.24 & 9 @ 9.54)
11/05	(7.30 - 10.30)	Red Breasted Merganser	4W	(@8.25)
11/05	"	Marsh Harrier	1f/juv	(In off sea @ 8.55, mobbed by Gulls)
11/05	"	Common Scoter	93E	(Biggest group c90)
11/05	"	Arctic Skua	1E	(Dark Phase, @8.40)
11/05	"	Guillemot	5	(Mostly E. 1 on sea)
11/05	"	Razorbill	1W	(With a Guillemot)
11/05	"	Common Tern	140E
11/05	"	Sandwich Tern	1E
11/05	"	Black Headed Gull	100+	(Mostly E.)
11/05	"	Whimbrel	17E
11/05	"	Dunlin	5E	(and 5 Ringed Plover reported)
11/05	"	Gannet	120+	(Mainly W.)
11/05	"	Kittiwake	7	(Mainly E.)
11/05	"	Peregrine	1	(On Gore Cliff)
11/05	"	Swallow	c10	(Most off sea)
11/05	"	Swift	3	(In off sea)
Reported	(9.30 -17.30)	Bar Tailed Godwit	68E	& 26 Whimbrel, 14 Dunlin (E), 16 Manx Shearwater E
(GrahamS)	"	"Commic" Tern	266	& 44 Kittiwake, 123 Common Scoter (100 E, 23 W),
"	"	Red Throated Diver	1E	& 91 Gannet E, 24 Auks (inc. 7 R/bill) 1 Yell. Wag.
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11/05	Parkhurst Forest	Woodcock	c4	(Roding Males)
11/05	(20.30 - 21.50)	Mallard	3	(Over)
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Wednesday	Misty to Fine Sunny	Light Wind
10/05	Brighstone Down	Garden Warbler	6+	(Everywhere!)
10/05	(8.05 - 10.20)	TURTLE DOVE	2+	(1 on path, 2 heard some way apart)
10/05	"	Treecreeper	1m	(Heard)
10/05	"	Whitethroat	2
10/05	"	Mistle Thrush	3
10/05	"	Willow Warbler	2	(Heard by Tennyson Trail)
10/05	"	Chiffchaff	1
10/05	"	Mistle Thrush	3
10/05	"	Yellowhammer	c10
10/05	"	Cuckoo	1m	(Heard to E.)
Insects	"	St. Mark's Fly	100's	Good bird food!
Butterfly	"	Painted Lady	2	& 2 Red Admiral
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10/05	Laundry Lane, St. Helens	Bullfinch	1m
10/05	(16.00 - 17.15)	Lapwing	5
10/05	"	Buzzard	3
10/05	"	Whitethroat	4
10/05	"	Canada Geese	c20
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10/05	Firestone Copse	Woodcock	1-2	(Over @ 21.05, 21.12 & 21.25)
10/05	(21.00 - 21.30)	Heron	2	(over)
10/05	"	Song Thrush	5+	(Singing)
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Reported	Rofford Marsh	Green Sandpiper	1	still present pm. (Elaine P.)
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Tuesday	Cloudy, Spots of Rain	Light Wind
09/05	Shide to Bk.Water FP	Garden Warbler	2
09/05	(8.20 - 10.40)	Red Legged Partridge	5	(3 Sandy Lane and 2 from Marvel Lane)
09/05	"	Bullfinch	1m
09/05	"	Little Owl	1
09/05	"	Blackcap	9
09/05	"	Whitethroat	3
09/05	"	Chiffchaff	2
09/05	"	Mistle Thrush	1
09/05	"	Yellowhammer	3	(Sandy Lane)
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09/05	FP to Bembridge Ponds	Little Owl	1	(Tree, field behind Cattle Shed)
09/05	(14.40)	Whitethroat	3
09/05	"	Tufted Duck	1m	(Pond W. side of R. Yar)
09/05	"	Little Egret	4
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Monday	Rain & Fog to Sunny Int.	SW. Wind
08/05	Fort Victoria ( 8.15)	Guillemot	1	(On the Sea)
08/05	(Wet and Misty)	Sandwich Tern	1
08/05	(I went too soon!)	Common Tern	c20
Reported	(9.30 -11.00)	Garganey	1m	W.@10.15 + 9 Scoter, 1 Redpoll & 2 Yellow Wag
(GrahamS)	"	Eider	37	on sea, 2 Little Tern W. 1 Ringed Plover E.
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08/05	Yarmouth	GREEN SANDPIPER	1	(E. end Rofford Marsh, N. side of FP)
08/05	(9.25 - 11.00)	HEN HARRIER	1f	("Ringtail" -with missing tail feathers, E. @10.00)
08/05	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
08/05	"	Reed Warbler	5+	(Heard)
08/05	"	Cuckoo	1	(Singing from Power Lines)
08/05	"	Shelduck	5
08/05	"	Tufted Duck	3m,2f
08/05	"	Swallow	c50
08/05	"	House Martin	c50
08/05	"	Swift	c20
08/05	"	Lesser Whitethroat	1	(Heard at Rofford Marsh)
08/05	"	Black Tailed Godwit	9	(Over to W.)
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08/05	Newtown NR	Grey Plover	2	(1 in Summer Pl, 1 still Winter)
08/05	(11.15 - 12.25)	Dunlin	c10	(From Boathouse)
08/05	"	Sandwich Tern	4
08/05	"	Mediterranean Gull	8
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08/05	Laundry Lane, St. Helens	Sand Martin	1
08/05	(15.10 - 17.30)	House Martin	50+
08/05	"	Swift	50+	(and a few Swallows)
08/05	"	Wheatear	2+
08/05	"	Canada Geese	33	(1 with a single Gosling)
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Sunday	Cloudy to Sunny Int.	SW. Wind
07/05	Sandown Esp.	Turnstone	1	(On Groyne, unusual here)
07/05	(7.30 - 8.15)	Sandwich Tern	3	(Just off beach)
07/05	"	Wheatear	1f	(By Dino Museum)
07/05	"	Sedge Warbler	2	(Around old Canoe Lake)
07/05	"	Reed Warbler	6+	"
07/05	"	Cetti's Warbler	2	"
07/05	"	House Martin	c6	"
07/05	"	Swallow	c20	"
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07/05	"Winkle St." Calbourne	House Martin	4+	(Building nests)
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07/05	Mottistone Estate NT	Yellowhammer	6
07/05	(10.40 - 12.00)	Buzzard	8	(Soaring over downs)
07/05	"	Whitethroat	6+
07/05	"	Linnet	15+
Beetle	"	Oil Beetle	1	Impressive beasty!
Butterfly	"	Painted Lady	4	& 1 Peacock, 4 Red Admiral, 2 Small Tortoiseshell
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07/05	Foreland	Shag	2	(Out on ledge)
07/05	(15.00)	Sandwich Tern	5	(Near Lifeboat Station)
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Reported	Laundry Lane	Hen Harrier	1f	& 2 Hobby (Chris M. etc.)
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Saturday	Sunny Int. to Wet
06/05	Quarr Abbey area	Whitethroat	3
06/05	(7.35 - 9.00)	Blackcap	7
06/05	"	Reed Warbler	2+	(Pond by Elenore's Grove)
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06/05	Luccombe Down	Wheatear	1
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06/05	Newtown NR	Mediterranean Gull	5
06/05	(16.30 - 17.30)	Sandwich Tern	3
06/05	"	Common Tern	8+
06/05	"	Swallow	c20
06/05	"	Redshank	2
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Reported	West High Down	Red Rumped Swallow	1	W. @8.40 ,1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Lssr Whitethroat
(ChrisM/GrahamS)	Fort Victoria	Black Tern	4	& 17 Little Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 14 Sandwich Tern,
"	"	Common Tern	990	2 Arctic Skua, 20 Whimbrel, 1 Bar T. Godwit, 4 Knot
"	Yarmouth	Hobby	1	1 Greenshank, 50 Swift, 65 House Martin,
"	"	Little Tern	1	& 2 Lesser Whitethroat.
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Friday	Warm Sunny Int.	SW. Wind		Fog on hills
05/05	Bembridge Down-Culver	Whinchat	1f	(Grounded by fog?)
05/05	(7.50 - 9.30)	Buzzard	1	(Pale Phase)
05/05	"	Whitethroat	8
05/05	"	Peregrine	2	(Displaying over Redcliff)
05/05	"	Skylark	2+	(W. of Fort)
05/05	"	Swallow	2	"
05/05	"	Yellowhammer	7
05/05	"	Rock Pipit	5
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05/05	Fishbourne Beach	Common Tern	19	(around Creek entrance)
05/05	(10.30)	Curlew	3
05/05	"	Shelduck	2
05/05	"	Little Egret	4
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Reported	Western Yar	Black Tern	1	fishing over the reedbed pm. @SZ351890,(Caroline D.)
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Thursday	Warm Sunny Intervals	E. Wind		Misty over sea
04/05	St Catherine's Point	Common Scoter	45E	(+2 reported W.)
04/05	(7.00 - 10.00)	Shelduck	2E
04/05	"	Auk Sp.	15	(12E, 3W, -Mostly Guillemots)
04/05	"	Common Tern	68E
04/05	"	Sandwich Tern	7E
04/05	"	Whimbrel	2E
04/05	"	Gannet	134	(Mainly W.)
04/05	"	Kittiwake	4W
04/05	"	Fulmar	13	(In raft on sea)
04/05	"	Peregrine	1f	(Flew right over us)
04/05	"	Sparrowhawk	1m,1f	(Dashing about)
04/05	"	Swallow	c10	(Most off sea)
04/05	"	Collared Dove	5	(W along coast, unusual here)
Mammal	"	Grey Seal	1	just offshore moving W.
Reported	"	Short Eared Owl	1	In E side of Lighthouse (Chris M.)
Reported	"	Arctic Skua	1E	-earlier (Jim C.)
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Reported	(16.30 - 19.00)	Pomarine Skua	2	& 2 "Bonxie", 1 Arctic Skua,
(Graham S.)	"	Manx Shearwater	1	& 29 Whimbrel, 21 Bar Tailed Godwit, 80 Gannet.
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Wednesday	Cloudy to Sunny Int.	S. Wind
03/05	Shide to Bk.Water FP	Grey Wagtail	2
03/05	(8.15 - 10.15)	Little Owl	1
03/05	"	Blackcap	13
03/05	"	Whitethroat	2
03/05	"	Chiffchaff	8
03/05	"	Mistle Thrush	2
03/05	"	Yellowhammer	3	(Sandy Lane)
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03/05	Binstead Beach	Great Crested Grebe	5	(V. Unusual in May)
03/05	(10.30 - 11.00)	Turnstone	6	"
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03/05	Appley Park, Ryde	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER	1	(SE of Tower, flycatching)
03/05	(15.00 - 15.30)	Willow Warbler	1	"
03/05	"	Stock Dove	2	(In Mistle Thrush hole, but the owner chased them off)
03/05	"	Mistle Thrush	4
03/05	"	Jay	2
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03/05	Laundry Lane	Redpoll	17	(N. end feeding in treetops)
03/05	(16.45 - 18.10)	Peregrine	2
03/05	"	House Martin	4	(High up)
03/05	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
03/05	"	Sedge Warbler	2	(1 seen, 1 only heard)
03/05	"	Reed Warbler	2+	(Heard)
03/05	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
03/05	"	Lapwing	2
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Tuesday	Sunny Int. to Cloudy	Fresh S. - SE. Wind		Fog over sea mid morning
02/05	St Catherine's Point	POMARINE SKUA	6E	(A line of 6 @10.00, excellent views)
02/05	(7.40 - 11.00)	Great Skua "Bonxie"	2E
02/05	"	Arctic Skua	6E	(Most Dark Phase)
02/05	"	Black Throated Diver	1E	(+2 reported earlier, 1 R.Th? on sea)
02/05	"	Razorbill	1E
02/05	"	Auk Sp. (Guillemots?)	3E	(and 15+ reported)
02/05	"	Common Tern	c55E
02/05	"	Whimbrel	1E	( 1 Oystercatcher(W) and 5 unidentified waders E.)
02/05	"	Gannet	75	(Mainly E.)
02/05	"	Kittiwake	2E	(1 1st w, and 4 reported earlier)
02/05	"	Common Scoter	53E	(+63 reported earlier)
02/05	"	Fulmar	c4
02/05	"	Swallow	4
Reported	"	Yellow Wagtail	3	in-off sea earlier
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02/05	Hersey NR	Common Sandpiper	1	(4 reported here last week)
02/05	(14.50)	Shelduck	2
02/05	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard by entrance)
02/05	"	Reed Warbler	1	(Singing in reedbed)
02/05	"	Sedge Warbler	1	(Singing in reedbed)
02/05	"	Wheatear	1	(On beach)
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02/05	Brading Marsh	Barn Owl	1	(Hunting at 20.35)
02/05	(20.15)	Lesser Whitethroat	1m	(Old Seawall bushes)
02/05	"	Reed Warbler	1	(Singing in reedbed)
02/05	"	Sedge Warbler	1	(Singing in reedbed)
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Monday	Wet to Sunny Int.	NW. Wind
01/05	Fort Victoria (10.15)	Razorbill	3	(On the Sea)
01/05	"	Guillemot	1W
01/05	"	Common Tern	c6
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01/05	Yarmouth	Cuckoo	1m	(Singing from Pines, Mill Copse)
01/05	(9.45&10.35)	Reed Warbler	c7	(Singing in reedbeds)
01/05	"	Teal	27
01/05	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
01/05	"	Shelduck	5
01/05	"	Reed Bunting	1m
01/05	"	Greenshank	1	(Mill Copse Scrape)
01/05	"	Swallow	3
01/05	"	Sandwich Tern	2
01/05	"	Lesser Whitethroat	2	(Heard on on FP by pond & scrape)
01/05	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1m
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01/05	Newtown NR	Nightingale	1m	(Singing @ Hay Meadow)
01/05	(11.15 - 12.25)	Lesser Whiterthroat	1	(Heard N. side of Meadow)
01/05	"	Sandwich Tern	2
01/05	"	Black Tailed Godwit	1	(Gull Is.)
01/05	"	Mediterranean Gull	3
01/05	"	Brent Geese	5
01/05	"	Shelduck	c10
01/05	"	Swallow	1
01/05	"	House Martin	1	(Cassey Br.)
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01/05	Lane End, Bembridge	PURPLE SANDPIPER	3	(Lifeboat Stn, unusual in May)
01/05	(16.00)	Rock Pipit	1
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01/05	Ryde Esplanade	Sanderling	c70	(Good numbers for May)
01/05	(18.50)	Oystercatcher	10+
01/05	"	Common Tern	4+
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01/05	Parkhurst Forest	Woodcock	2-4	(Roding Males)
01/05	(19.20 - 21.50)	Raven	1
01/05	"	Mistle Thrush	2	(1 Heard)
Reported	"	Nightjar	1m	Clearing N. of Car Park again
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Reported	Bembridge Ponds	Hobby	1	about noon (David B.)
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APRIL 2006: Click for monthly species lists, April total = 133 (A new Record)

Sunday	Cloudy to Sunny Int.	N. - W. Wind
30/04	St Catherine's Point	Great Skua "Bonxie"	1	(Circling with Gannets then W.)
30/04	(7.20 - 10.00)	Razorbill	1W
30/04	"	Auk Sp. (Guillemots?)	21E
30/04	"	Gannet	62	(Most W. some fishing)
30/04	"	Sandwich Tern	6
30/04	"	Kittiwake	1W
30/04	"	Common Scoter	34E	(Groups of 14 & 20)
30/04	"	Fulmar	c10
30/04	"	Swift	1	(In off sea @ 8.10)
30/04	"	Swallow	20	(Most in off sea)
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30/04	Whale Chine (10.10)	Skylark	1	(E. bank of Chine)
Insects	"	Red Tailed Bumblebee	2	1 Peacock BF
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Saturday	Overcast to Fine Sunny	Light N. Wind
29/04	West High Down &	Lesser Whitethroat	1m	(WHD, N. Slope/Valley)
29/04	Alum Bay (7.25 - 9.10)	Stonechat	1m,1f
29/04	"	Whitethroat	3
29/04	"	Willow Warbler	2
29/04	"	Rock Pipit	4
29/04	"	Meadow Pipit	c10
29/04	"	Shelduck	1	(@Nest-hole on Alum Bay Cliff)
29/04	"	Yellowhammer	3
29/04	"	Linnet	25+
29/04	"	Swallow	7
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29/04	Fort Victoria	Razorbill	2	(On the Sea)
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29/04	Yarmouth	Swift	1
29/04	(10.00 - 11.00)	Reed Warbler	c10	(Singing in reedbeds)
29/04	"	Teal	38
29/04	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Seen from about 4 feet!)
29/04	"	Greylag Goose	1	(Rofford Marsh)
29/04	"	Shelduck	4
29/04	"	Reed Bunting	1f
29/04	"	Greenshank	1	(Mill Copse Scrape)
29/04	"	Redshank	3	(2 Rofford Marsh, 1 Scrape)
29/04	"	Lapwing	2	(Rofford Marsh)
29/04	"	Snipe	1	(Rofford Marsh)
29/04	"	Sandwich Tern	1
29/04	"	Common Tern	1
29/04	"	Swallow	3
Butterfly	"	Peacock	1
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29/04	Newtown NR	Nightingale	2m	(1 Singing@Cassey Bridge, 1 Town Copse)
29/04	(11.15 - 12.25)	LITTLE TERN	2	(Gull Is.)
29/04	"	Knot	4	(Gull Is.)
29/04	"	Sandwich Tern	1
29/04	"	Whimbrel	4	(Flew W. down Clamerkin Lake calling)
29/04	"	Black Tailed Godwit	5	(Clamerkin)
29/04	"	Mediterranean Gull	9
Butterfly	"	Speckled Wood	1	(Town Copse)
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Reported	Parkhurst Forest	NIGHTJAR	1m	Clearing N. of Car Park
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Friday	Sunny to Cloudy	(Cool N. Wind)
28/04	Thorness Bay	Cuckoo	1m	(Calling at reedbed, flew over W.)
28/04	(7.15 - 8.20)	Turnstone	19	(Moving up the beach)
28/04	"	Ringed Plover	1	(Rocky beach)
28/04	"	Oystercatcher	2
28/04	"	Sandwich Tern	2	(Offshore)
28/04	"	Shelduck	4
28/04	"	Sedge Warbler	1m	(Singing loudly)
28/04	"	Reed Warbler	2	(Heard)
28/04	"	Skylark	4	(Singing and dust bathing)
28/04	"	Swallow	3
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Thursday	Fine Sunny to Cloudy
27/04	Shide to Blackwater	GARDEN WARBLER	1-2	(1m singing, by Pond)
27/04	(7.50 - 10.15)	Blackcap	10
27/04	"	Little Owl	1	(In usual place, W. of FP near Blackwater end)
27/04	"	Chiffchaff	2
27/04	"	Yellowhammer	1m
27/04	"	Song Thrush	4
27/04	"	Rook	c50	(45 nests at Blackwater Rookery)
27/04	"	Swallow	4
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Wednesday	Foggy to Sunny Int.	NW. - W. Wind
26/04	St Catherine's Point	Auk Sp. (Guillemot?)	18E	(Came though when fog cleared)
26/04	(8.00 - 9.30)	Gannet	25	(20 E. & 5W. )
26/04	"	Sandwich Tern	2W
26/04	"	Shelduck	2W
26/04	"	Kittiwake	4W
26/04	"	Shag	1W
26/04	"	Wheatear	1m	(Cliff Edge)
26/04	"	Sedge Warbler	1	(Bushes)
26/04	"	Lesser Whitethroat	1m	(Singing and feeding)
26/04	"	Whitethroat	6+	(Singing around bushes)
26/04	"	Swallow	2
Butterfly	"	Small Tortoiseshell	2
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26/04	Gore Cliff	Raven	1	(Displaying on cliff edge)
26/04	(9.45)	Little Owl	6	(On usual ledge)
26/04	"	Peregrine	1	(Dive bombing a Crow)
26/04	"	Fulmar	12	(7 on ledges)
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Monday	Foggy, Brighter later			Light Wind
24/04	Bembridge Down	Skylark	4	(Singing W. of Fort)
24/04	(7.50)	Chaffinch	6+
24/04	"	Blackcap	1m	(Singing)
24/04	"	Whitethroat	3	(No other migrants)
24/04	"	Buzzard	1	(Brading Marsh)
24/04	"	Kestrel	1
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24/04	Hersey NR	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Seen by entrance)
24/04	(18.50)	Shelduck	4
24/04	"	Stock Dove	1	(Came to drink)
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24/04	Appley Beach	Sanderling	71	(Some showing some summer plumage)
24/04	(19.20)	Dunlin	1	(A late one)
24/04	"	Little Egret	1
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Sunday	Wet and Misty	Light W. Wind
23/04	Appley Park	Treecreeper	1	(Heard by Car Park)
23/04	(8.00)	Mistle Thrush	4
23/04	"	Stock Dove	4
23/04	"	Swallow	1	(Aro

Hoopoe, 7th April Sandown Golf Course	Sedge Warbler (M) Sandown Canoe La. 1st June	Buzzard Werrar, 22nd December	Purple Sandpiper Foreland, 25th November