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Highlights of 2000

• Chiff Chaff "tristis"(ssp. "Siberean Chiffchaff")-Brading Sewage Works
  -with 9 normal ones!(17/12)
• Slavonian Grebe(2)-Solent off Puckpool,
  also Great Crested Grebe(up to 9) and Diver,Black Throated?(1)24/11
  Eider(1F) reported
• Snow Bunting(1)-Reported in lane to Radio Mast (and "Pepper Pot"), St. Catherines Down(12/11?)
• Spotted Redshank(5)-Causeway Lake NNR (20/11)
• Ruddy Duck(2F +1 Juv)-Yarmouth Station (19-20/11)
• Leach's Petrel(1) Kittiwake(1000+) St. Catherine's Point (12/11)
• Pallas's Warbler, Pelham Woods, Ventnor (28/10) BIRDNET
• Black Redstart(2) St. Helens Marina,(24/10), Also 1F Watershoot Bay, 1M Dodnor.
• Short Eared Owls(2) and Barn Owl, Merlin(F), Laundry Lane(21/10)
• Yellow Browed Warbler,Firecrest(3), Hawfinch, Alum Bay Chine (16/10)BIRDNET
• Grey Phalarope. Yarmouth pool opposite old Station(15/10)BIRDNET
  another reported at Ventnor (Wheelers Bay)
  1/10Honey Buzzards(6)Osprey(2), Hobby(10+)Tree Pipit(10),Swift.(1 very late!)-Ventnor Downs
  Honey Buzzard(2) Hobby(9) Marsh Harriers(2)-St.Lawrence.
  Juv.Marsh Harrier,Winchat(1)Whitethroat(1)Raven(2)-Laundry Lane,
  
• Laundry Lane (24/9).4 Marsh Harriers! 2 Dark Juveniles-1 with blue tag (Right wing)
  Hobby(J), Buzzards, Merlin reported also.Winchat, Stonechats, Yellow Wagtails.
• 11/9 Honey Buzzard 10am Ventnor downs-I arrived at 10.15!-but saw it briefly at 12am (rather poor picture)
• Osprey news
  Sat 9/9 NNR 1 caught giant Grey Mullet-had trouble landing and eating it.(I missed it)
  The "Mystery Hawk" overhead at Brading Marsh (12/9), is a Pale Common Buzzard
• Wryneck reported Laundry Lane till 7/9(showing well)
• 28/8 Montagu's Harrier(Juv)-Ventnor Downs.Stayed for a few days.
  Also Redstarts,Grasshopper Warbler, Spotted FC.
• Wryneck-Laundry Lane(24-25/8) Hobby,Grasshopper Warbler on (11/8),Fem Redstart on (31/7)
  Wheatear on (10/8), 50+ Med Gulls in harbour.
  
• 03/7:Turtle Dove(2) - Brighstone Forest,and Yafford Mill(2),(2/7/00)
• 26/6:Nightjar(5)-Mottistone Down
• NNR;-BH Gull colony by main hide now deserted! Over 1000 juveniles died. 5 Mediterranean Gull nests also affected.
• 17/5-BIRDNET:Spoonbill, Purple Heron-Brading Marsh.
• 14/5-BIRDNET:Golden Oriole-Alum Bay Chine, this was not accepted.
• 8/5:Nightjar(5),Woodcock(1)-Parkhurst Forest
• 7/5-BIRDNET:Black Kite-Ventnor Downs.
• 7/5:Lesser Whitethroat-NNR.
• Avocet(2)-(6/5/00)Bem Marsh seen from Waterworks on Carpenters Rd.(St. Helens)
  Spoonbill and Marsh Harrier there also on 3/5/00.
• 24/2:Spoonbill (Adult)-NNR and Yarmouth.
• 19/2:Short Eared Owl (4)-Laundry Lane.
• 19/2:Hen Harrier (2)- Laundry Lane.
• Avocet-NNR ?/2/00
• 01/2Water Pipit(3)-Bembridge Ponds.
• 21/1:Common Scoter-Solent off Puckpool.
• 19/1:Bean Goose (14!)-Laundry Lane.WOW!
• 19/1:Razorbill-Puckpool Beach.

• 2/99:Shore Lark-Afton Down
• Wood-chat Shrike-Foreland
• Redbacked Shrike-Bembridge (Old Railway Line)
• Honey Buzzard-Bonchurch
• 13/8:Osprey- Bembridge Harbour.
• Black Tern-NNR

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