ISLE OF WIGHT (IOW) Sightings for 2007

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Bean Geese Brading Marsh, 31st Jan.	Slavonian Grebe (Juv) Seaview, 20th Feb.	Ruff (F) Rofford Marsh, 27th March	Red Backed Shrike (M) Bembridge, 18th June

Osprey (M) Newtown NR, 21st July	Whinchat Werrar,17th August	Pied Flycatcher Needles, 25th August	Curlew Sandpipers Yarmouth,18th Sept

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Latest Sightings/Reports 2007.

(My own sightings, plus Reports from other Birders-Green=Confirmed, Red=Unconfirmed.)

DECEMBER 2007: Click for monthly species lists, December total = 119

Monday	Cloudy, Bright spells
31/12	Newnham Lane, Binstead	Barn Owl	1	(@7.15 in the gloom)
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31/12	Shide to Blackwater	Siskin	c60	(Flock of c50 towards Blackwater Mill)
31/12	(7.30)	Little Owl	1	(In tree hole as usual)
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31/12	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	BLACK-THROATED DIVER	1 (1st w.)	(By Pontoons @9.50, then 100m S. @10.20)
31/12	(9.25 - 10.45)	Spotted Redshank	1	(SW. side of Station Pond, by FP)
31/12	"	Goldeneye	1m	(by the Diver)
31/12	"	Greenshank	1	(Mill Copse Scrape)
31/12	"	Grey Plover	2
31/12	"	Black-tailed Godwit	48
31/12	"	Little Egret	3
31/12	"	Wigeon	c50
31/12	"	Shoveler	4m
31/12	"	Tufted Duck	1m
31/12	"	Teal	c100
31/12	"	Muscovy Duck	1
31/12	"	Reed Bunting	1m
31/12	"	Shelduck	6
31/12	"	Brent Geese	c80
31/12	"	Little Grebe	5
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31/12	Cassey Bridge Newtown	Pintail	20+
31/12	(10.55)	Black-tailed Godwit	c20
31/12	"	Fieldfare	1
31/12	"	Curlew	c30
31/12	"	Kingfisher	1f
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Sunday	Sunny Intervals	Strong W. Wind
30/12	FP to Paradise Walk	Stock Dove	3
30/12	(8.50)	Goldcrest	2
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30/12	Ryde W. Sands	Sanderling	80
30/12	(11.35)	Great-crested Grebe	9	(with a "Raft" of 6 together)
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30/12	Springvale	Common Scoter	4W	(Distant)
30/12	(13.50)	Red-breasted Merganser	7m,3f
30/12	"	Great-crested Grebe	2
30/12	"	Wigeon	3	(On sea W. of Forts)
30/12	"	Sanderling	c25	(Along beach, chased by dogs)
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30/12	Laundry Lane	Marsh Harrier	1f	(Flying over marsh E. of Lane)
30/12	(15.40 - 17.00)	Snipe	2
30/12	"	Barnacle Geese	10	(Feral, with c80 Canada Geese)
30/12	approx 16.30	Short-eared Owl	1	(Along embankment at Bexley Pt.)
30/12	"	Fieldfare	1
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Reported	Yarmouth Estuary	Black-throated Diver	1(1st w.)	Between Mill Copse and pontoons (GS.&CM.)
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Saturday	Sunny Intervals	Strong W. Wind
29/12	R. Medina, Folly Lake	Turnstone	13
29/12	(8.20 - 9.40)	Oystercatcher	52
29/12	"	Brent Geese	61
29/12	"	Whimbrel	1	(Wintering here)
29/12	"	Grey Plover	3
29/12	"	Little Grebe	3
29/12	"	Black-tailed Godwit	3
29/12	"	Curlew	10+
29/12	"	Wigeon	6
29/12	"	Skylark	6	(On "beach")
29/12	"	Rock Pipit	1
29/12	"	Meadow Pipit	3
29/12	"	Lapwing	28
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29/12	Puckpool	Slavonian Grebe	1
29/12	(11.30)	Red-breasted Merganser	4m,2f
29/12	"	Great-crested Grebe	5
29/12	"	Shag	1	(Off Seaview)
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29/12	Laundry Lane	Marsh Harrier	1f	(Flying over marsh E. of Lane)
29/12	(15.30 - 17.00)	Snipe	3
29/12	"	Barnacle Geese	10	(Feral, with c80 Canada Geese)
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Friday	Cloudy, wet later	Brisk SW. wind
28/12	St. Helen's Bridge	Marsh Harrier	1f	(Flying over Dynamite Pool)
28/12	(8.30)	Teal	c30	(plus 51 in Harbour)
28/12	Bembridge Harbour	Shelduck	5
28/12	"	Greenshank	1
28/12	"	Little Grebe	4
28/12	"	Fieldfare	3	(Over)
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28/12	Bembridge Ponds	Pochard	11m,3f
28/12	(9.00 - 9.30)	Tufted Duck	8m,6f
28/12	"	Shoveler	3m,1f
28/12	"	Greenshank	1
28/12	"	Little Grebe	4
28/12	"	Little Egret	1
28/12	"	Kingfisher	1f
28/12	"	Teal	16
28/12	"	Snipe	5
28/12	"	Water Rail	1	(Flew over path)
28/12	"	Goldfinch	4
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28/12	Binstead Beach	Slavonian Grebe	1	(offshore)
28/12	(11.15 - 11.40)	Red-breasted Merganser	3m,1f	"
28/12	"	Great-crested Grebe	3	"
28/12	Shoreline	Turnstone	9
28/12	"	Grey Plover	1
28/12	"	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
28/12	"	Greenshank	2
28/12	"	Grey Wagtail	1	(Stream)
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Thursday	Cloudy	Brisk SW. Wind
27/12	Brading Marsh RSPB	Grey Wagtail	1	(Filter beds)
27/12	(7.35 - 8.15)	Fieldfare	2	(Over by Station)
27/12	"	Chiffchaff	2
27/12	"	Sparrowhawk	1	(Flew across path 10ft. away!)
27/12	"	Kestrel	1
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27/12	Sandown Golf Club	Siskin	6	(inc. 1m FP behind CH. in Alders)
27/12	(8.25)	Long-tailed Tit	10
27/12	Adgestone	Fieldfare	c20	(Stubble field W. of Vineyard)
27/12	(9.20)	Redwing	c40	(-with Fieldfares)
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27/12	Binstead Beach	Brent Geese	c80
27/12	(13.30)	Great-crested Grebe	2	(No sign of BN Grebe today)
27/12	"	Red-breasted Merganser	2m,1f
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27/12	Springvale	Sanderling	c110	(Along beach at High Tide)
27/12	(14.30)	Red-breasted Merganser	4m,2f
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Wednesday	Sunny Intervals	Bitter E. Wind.
26/12	St. Helens Bridge	Shoveler	7m	(Scoped on Dynamite Pool)
26/12	(9.15)	Teal	52
26/12	"	Cormorant	5
26/12	Laundry Lane (N. end)	Marsh Harrier	1f	(Perched in a distant tree)
26/12	(9.45 - 11.00)	Grey Wagtail	1
26/12	"	Lapwing	c200	(Around Dynamite pool when flushed)
26/12	"	Buzzard	1	(With large white areas)
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Reported	Binstead Beach	Black-necked Grebe	1	By a black buoy, 11.00 - 12.00 (Graham S.)
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Tuesday	Rain, Brighter later	SW. Wind
25/12	Bembridge Harbour	Pied Wagtail	1	(With Yellow Ring)
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25/12	Nunwell, Ashey	Lapwing	c100	(On field with Gulls)
25/12	(15.00)	Buzzard	2
25/12	"	Mistle Thrush	2
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Monday	Mainly Cloudy	SW. Wind
24/12	Luccombe Down	Dartford Warbler	1	(In gorse to N. of Dew-pond)
24/12	(8.00 - 9.10)	Snipe	1	(Flushed by Water trough)
24/12	"	Green Woodpecker	2
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24/12	Ryde Esplanade	Dunlin	30	(Mixed waders on beach E. of "Wimpy" kiosk)
24/12	(13.15)	Ringed Plover	21
24/12	"	Sanderling	55
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24/12	Springvale to Seaview	Great-crested Grebe	5
24/12	(13.40 - 14.15)	Red-breasted Merganser	3m,1f	(off Seaview)
24/12	"	Shag	1	(Off Seaview)
24/12	"	Cormorant	5
24/12	"	Mediterranean Gull	4
24/12	"	Rock Pipit	1	(Springvale seawall)
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Sunday	Fine Sunny	Cold E. Wind
23/12	Brading Marsh RSPB	Grey Wagtail	1	(Filter beds)
23/12	(7.35 - 9.30)	Cetti's Warbler	2
23/12	"	Pied Wagtail	1	(with Yellow ring)
23/12	"	Redwing	1
23/12	"	Chiffchaff	1-2
23/12	"	Kestrel	1
23/12	Centurion's Copse	Cetti's Warbler	2	(Heard)
23/12	"	Bullfinch	1m
23/12	"	Kestrel	1
23/12	to Laundry Lane	Long-tailed Tit	25	(Around area)
23/12	"	Fieldfare	6
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23/12	Laundry Lane	Marsh Harrier	1f (2nd.yr)	(Over reedbed @15.25, moved NE.@15.40)
23/12	(15.15 - 17.10)	Long-tailed Tit	13	(Large noisy flock along lane)
23/12	"	Song Thrush	1
23/12	"	Snipe	c10	(Most heard at dusk)
23/12	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(heard)
23/12	"	Buzzard	2	(On posts and trees, not flying)
23/12	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
23/12	"	Lapwing	c20
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Reported	off Seaview	Velvet Scoter	4	on sea, also GN Diver. (Ventnor Group)
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Saturday	Clear Intervals	Milder SE-S. Wind
22/12	Culver Down	Raven	1
22/12	(8.30 - 9.20)	Peregrine	1
22/12	"	Linnet	c60	(Cattle field E. of Monument)
22/12	"	Meadow Pipit	5
22/12	Dynamite Pool (by Scope)	Pintail	2m,1f	(Probably more)
22/12	"	Lapwing	c200
22/12	"	Curlew	2
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22/12	Sandown Canoe Lake	Tufted Duck	2m,4f
22/12	(9.35)	Shoveler	1f
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22/12	Alverstone NR	Redwing	c15	(Cattle field)
22/12	(16.05 - 17.10)	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
22/12	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
22/12	"	Little Owl	1	(Heard)
22/12	"	Snipe	1
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Friday	Misty and Murky	brighter later
21/12	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	Black-tailed Godwit	c45
21/12	(8.25 - 9.15)	Grey Plover	2
21/12	-Ponds and Scrape frozen over	Little Egret	5
21/12	"	Wigeon	c30
21/12	"	Teal	c50
21/12	"	Muscovy Duck	1
21/12	"	Reed Bunting	2
21/12	"	Shelduck	2
21/12	"	Brent Geese	c50
21/12	"	Little Grebe	4
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21/12	Cassey Bridge Newtown	Pintail	5m,4f
21/12	(9.45)	Black-tailed Godwit	18
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21/12	Binstead Beach	Great-crested Grebe	4	(offshore)
21/12	(13.40)	Red-breasted Merganser	4m,4f	"
21/12	Shoreline	Turnstone	11
21/12	"	Grey Plover	26
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Thursday	Fine Sunny	Cold E. Wind
20/12	Brading Marsh RSPB	Grey Wagtail	5	(1@Filter beds, 2 over, & 2 over Laundry Lane)
20/12	(8.10 - 9.30)	Wigeon	c30	(By "Green Bridge" pond)
20/12	"	Pied Wagtail	1
20/12	"	Kestrel	1
20/12	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
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20/12	Springvale to Seaview	Great-crested Grebe	5
20/12	(10.55 - 11.25)	Red-breasted Merganser	1m	(off Seaview)
20/12	"	Shag	1	(Off Springvale)
20/12	"	Cormorant	5
20/12	"	Auk Sp.	2E	(Razorbills?)
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20/12	Laundry Lane	Marsh Harrier	1f/2nd.yr?	(W.@15.04, E.over Cattle Sheds@15.14)
20/12	(14.30 - 15.30)	Long-tailed Tit	15	(Large noisey flock along lane)
20/12	"	Song Thrush	6	(Unusual numbers)
20/12	"	Redwing	c10
20/12	"	Meadow Pipit	c10
20/12	"	Buzzard	4	(On posts and trees, not flying)
20/12	"	Sparrowhawk	1
20/12	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
20/12	"	Lapwing	23
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Wednesday	Sunny Intervals	Bitter E. Wind.
19/12	"La Falaise", Ventnor	Gannet	4	(2 lingering offshore, 1E & 1W)
19/12	(9.00 - 9.50)	Red-throated Diver	3	(1W, then 1E, and 1 on sea@9.44)
19/12	"	Razorbill	2E
19/12	"	Lesser Black-backed Gull	3	(Landed on sea)
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Tuesday	Cloudy, Brighter later	Bitter E. Wind
18/12	Sandown Canoe Lake	Tufted Duck	1m,2f
18/12	(8.30)	Pochard	2f	(No sign of Gadwall)
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18/12	Bembridge Ponds	Greenshank	1
18/12	(10.00)	Little Grebe	7
18/12	"	Tufted Duck	5m,5f
18/12	"	Snipe	2
18/12	"	Pochard	1m	(Maybe others -hidden at back)
18/12	"	Shoveler	3m,1f
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18/12	Ryde West Sands	Great-crested Grebe	1	(No sign of BN Grebe)
18/12	(13.45)	Brent Geese	c300
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Monday	Cloudy	Cold NE. Wind
17/12	Ryde West Sands	BLACK-NECKED GREBE(?)	1	(to NW - glimpsed in the heavy swell)
17/12	(14.20)	Auk Sp.	2E
17/12	"	Mediterranean Gull	2	(On sea)
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Sunday	Cloudy, Cold	Bitter E. Wind
16/12	Laundry Lane	Merlin	1	(Over marsh to S. distant view so not 100%)
16/12	(15.10 - 16.40)	Sparrowhawk	1
16/12	"	Snipe	6+
16/12	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
16/12	"	Fieldfare	c40	(Mostly by Carpender's Road)
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Friday	Cloudy & Murky	Bitter E. Wind
14/12	R. Medina, Folly Lake	Turnstone	16
14/12	(8.15 - 9.15)	Oystercatcher	63
14/12	"	Brent Geese	67
14/12	"	Ringed Plover	8
14/12	"	Grey Plover	1
14/12	"	Dunlin	c30
14/12	"	Black-tailed Godwit	2
14/12	"	Curlew	15
14/12	"	Skylark	7	(On "beach")
14/12	"	Rock Pipit	2
14/12	"	Meadow Pipit	4
14/12	"	Kingfisher	1
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14/12	Laundry Lane	Grey Wagtail	1	(On filter beds, Sewage Wks)
14/12	(16.00 - 17.10)	Goldcrest	1+
14/12	"	Snipe	3	(Heard)
14/12	"	Cetti's Warbler	3	(Heard)
14/12	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
Reported	Earlier	Marsh Harrier	1f/imm	& Short-eared Owl (Rick)
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Thursday	Sunny Intervals	Light SE. Wind
13/12	Gore Cliff, Blackgang	Peregrine	1
13/12	(8.10 - 8.50)	Little Owl	1
13/12	"	Fieldfare	1	(by car park)
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13/12	Dungewood Lane, Atherfield	(Grey?) Partridge	4	(field SW of Dungewood Farm)
13/12	(9.35 - 10.35)	Yellowhammer	16	(Game strip with feeders, 200m S. of Farm)
13/12	"	Skylark	13	(Stubble field)
13/12	"	Fieldfare	6+	"
13/12	"	Mistle Thrush	2
13/12	"	Lapwing	c80	(Fields E. of Ash Hill Farm)
13/12	"	Golden Plover	1	(Over to N. calling)
13/12	"	Sparrowhawk	1
13/12	"	Buzzard	2	(1 very pale)
13/12	"	Starling	c80
13/12	"	Stonechat	1f
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Wednesday	Sunny Intervals, Cold	Light E. Wind
12/12	Blackwater	Treecreeper	1
12/12	(8.45 - 9.10)	Little Owl	1
12/12	"	Siskin	c20	(In Adlers on Sandy Lane)
12/12	"	Red-legged Partridge	6
12/12	"	Redwing	3
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12/12	Bembridge/Culver Downs	Brambling	1m,1f	(with Chaffinch flock)
12/12	(14.00 - 15.05)	Linnet	c150	(S. end of Set-aside patch)
12/12	Bushes S. of Set-aside	Goldfinch	c20	"
12/12	"	Chaffinch	c40	"
12/12	"	Buzzard	2
12/12	"	Kestrel	2
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Reported	Newtown NR	Avocet	1	from E. Hide 9.00 - 11.00 (Jim C.)
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Tuesday	Sunny Intervals, Cold	Light W. Wind
11/12	Fishbourne Beach (WeBS)	Lesser-black Backed Gull	1
11/12	(7.50 - 9.10)	Curlew	14
11/12	"	Siskin	12E.	(Over Quarr ponds)
11/12	"	Red-breasted Merganser	1m,1f
11/12	"	Great-crested Grebe	3
11/12	Binstead Beach	Grey Plover	14
11/12	"	Turnstone	2
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11/12	Puckpool	Slavonian Grebe	1	(still here)
11/12	(9.20 - 9.40)	Mediterranean Gull	9	(beach)
11/12	"	Great-crested Grebe	4
11/12	"	Great-northern Diver	1
11/12	"	Red-breasted Merganser	3m,2f
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11/12	Bembridge/Culver Downs	Brambling	2+	(with large finch flock)
11/12	(14.25 - 15.40)	Linnet	c100	(part of the same flock)
11/12	Bushes & Set-aside 200m E.	Goldfinch	c30	"
11/12	of Yaverland Manor	Chaffinch	c40	"
11/12	"	Stonechat	4m,4f	(Around the area)
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Monday	Sunny Intervals	NW. Wind
10/12	Fort Victoria	Guillemot	1W	(@9.07)
10/12	(8.45 - 9.30)	Common Gull	c4	(Unusual here)
10/12	"	Red-breasted Merganser	2E	(m&f)
10/12	"	Shag	1E
10/12	"	Lapwing	10N	(Flying across Solent)
10/12	"	Small Waders	2W	(possibly Dunlin)
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10/12	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	Black-tailed Godwit	27	(Rofford Marsh)
10/12	(9.35 - 10.20)	Greenshank	1
10/12	"	Shoveler	c10	(6m)
10/12	"	Wigeon	c80
10/12	"	Teal	c50
10/12	"	Muscovy Duck	1
10/12	"	Canada Geese	c140
10/12	"	Reed Bunting	2f
10/12	"	Shelduck	3
10/12	"	Brent Geese	c50
10/12	"	Little Grebe	4
10/12	"	Redwing	4
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10/12	Brading Marsh RSPB	Blackcap	1f	(just N. of Sewage Works)
10/12	(15.40 - 17.00)	Fieldfare	c20
10/12	"	Pied Wagtail	1	(with Yellow ring on Filter beds)
10/12	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
10/12	"	Snipe	5
10/12	"	Kestrel	1
10/12	"	Canada Geese	c80
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Sunday	Wet and Windy to Brighter	Gusty W. Wind
09/12	Binstead (IWOG Walk)	Nuthatch	1
09/12	(9.00 - 11.15)	Coal Tit	2
09/12	Private Garden feeders	Pheasant	1m
09/12	"	Great-spotted Woodpecker	2
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Saturday	Wet and Windy	SW Wind increasing		and veering S.
08/12	"La Falaise", Ventnor	Gannet	1W	(@8.30)
08/12	(8.15 - 10.10)	Fulmar	1W	(@9.18)
08/12	with CM from 9.00, very quiet.	Kittiwake	1W	(@9.24)
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08/12	Ryde Garden (13.00)	Coal Tit	1	(A "first" for my garden feeders)
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Friday	Sunny Intervals	Moderating NW. Wind
07/12	Ryde Esplanade	Dunlin	18	(Mixed waders on beach E. of "Wimpy" kiosk)
07/12	(10.30)	Ringed Plover	7
07/12	"	Turnstone	4	(Unusual here)
07/12	"	Sanderling	84	(Numbers increasing again)
07/12	"	Rock Pipit	1
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07/12	Springvale to Seaview	Slavonian Grebe	1	(off Puckpool still)
07/12	(10.50 - 11.40)	Mediterranean Gull	2	(off Seaview)
07/12	"	Great-crested Grebe	4
07/12	"	Great-northern Diver	1	(off Seaview)
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Wednesday	Wet and Windy	Strong SW Wind
05/12	"La Falaise", Ventnor	Gannet	1W	( & poss. Kittiwake E.)
05/12	(8.45 - 9.30)	Fulmar (?)	3W	(Hard to see in the murky conditions)
05/12	Dreadful conditions!	Heron	1E
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05/12	Ryde Esplanade (14.20)	Sanderling	22
05/12	Appley Park (14.40)	Mistle Thrush	2
05/12	"	Green Woodpecker	1
05/12	"	Redwing	2
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Tuesday	Cloudy, Drizzle
04/12	Bembridge Ponds	Shoveler	5m,3f
04/12	(8.35 - 9.10)	Pochard	7m,2f
04/12	"	Tufted Duck	2m, 2f
04/12	"	Snipe	4
04/12	"	Teal	4
04/12	"	Shelduck	2
04/12	"	Little Grebe	9
04/12	"	Redshank	2
04/12	"	Water Rail	c2	(Heard)
04/12	Old Cattle Sheds	Little Owl	1	(On tree stump)
04/12	"	Goldcrest	2
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04/12	Lane End, Bembridge	Purple Sandpiper	5	(Under lifeboat pier, 3 E. side & 2 on W.)
04/12	(9.00 - 9.20)	Shag	1+	(On sea, more on St. Helens Fort)
04/12	"	Cormorant	10	"
04/12	"	Mediterranean Gull	1
04/12	"	Rock Pipit	1
04/12	"	Razorbill	1	(flying out to sea)
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04/12	Seaview-Springvale	Great-northern Diver	2	(Off Seaview Esplanade again)
04/12	(9.35 - 10.10)	Red-breasted Merganser	2m
04/12	"	Great-crested Grebe	3
04/12	"	Mediterranean Gull	2
04/12	"	Pied Wagtail	1m	(With RED ring R. Leg from Ryde Pier roost)
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04/12	Hersey NR	Sharp-winged Teal	2	(Esc.)
04/12	(10.15 - 10.50)	Little Grebe	3
04/12	"	Tufted Duck	8m,5f
04/12	"	Snipe	3
04/12	"	Snow Goose	1	(Esc. -with Barnacles)
04/12	"	Barnacle Geese	c80	(Feral)
04/12	"	Lapwing	9
04/12	Springvale beach	Red-breasted Merganser	1m
04/12	"	Oystercatcher	22
04/12	"	Mediterranean Gull	7
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Monday	Sunny Intervals, Showers	W-NW. Wind
03/12	Fort Victoria	Eider	17	(Flew onto sea off Keyhaven, 10+ Drakes)
03/12	(8.10 - 8.50)	Common Scoter	3	(W. circled the Eider then E. again)
03/12	"	Turnstone	1	(On seawall)
03/12	"	Redshank	3W
03/12	"	Lapwing	1W
03/12	"	Swan	6W
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03/12	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	Black-tailed Godwit	65	(Includes c50 over W.)
03/12	(9.00 - 10.20)	Tufted Duck	6m,2f
03/12	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
03/12	"	Wigeon	c100
03/12	"	Teal	c120
03/12	"	Muscovy Duck	1
03/12	"	Canada Geese	4
03/12	"	Snipe	1
03/12	"	Redshank	6
03/12	"	Rock Pipit	2
03/12	"	Reed Bunting	2f	(Others heard)
03/12	"	Shelduck	1
03/12	"	Brent Geese	c100
03/12	"	Little Grebe	5
03/12	"	Redwing	6
03/12	"	Fieldfare	3
~
03/12	Newtown NR	Black-tailed Godwit	c150	(Cassey Bridge, on fields)
03/12	(10.40 - 12.40)	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
03/12	"	Pintail	12m,8f
03/12	"	Goldeneye	1m,4f
03/12	"	Wigeon	c80
03/12	"	Teal	c100
03/12	"	Red-breasted Merganser	10
03/12	"	Knot	100+
03/12	"	Rock Pipit	2
03/12	"	Dunlin	c400
03/12	"	Shelduck	c100
03/12	"	Kingfisher	1
03/12	"	Little Grebe	4
~
Sunday	Wet and Windy	SW. Gales
02/12	Ryde Esplanade	Sanderling	12
02/12	(13.20)	Dunlin	15W.	(Just off sandbank)
02/12	"	Ringed Plover	38
02/12	"	Mediterranean Gull	1
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02/12	Laundry Lane	Fieldfare	c80
02/12	(15.15 - 16.40)	Redwing	c20
02/12	"	Snipe	3
02/12	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
02/12	"	Meadow Pipit	2+	(& poss. Water Pipit)
02/12	"	Greylag Geese	2	(Flew into Dynamite Pool area)
02/12	"	Canada Geese	c40
~
Reported	Fort Victoria	Eider	27	& 1st w. Kittiwake
(Graham S.)	(9.30 - 12.00+)	LEACH'S PETREL	1	W. in mid-Solent @11.55
~
Saturday	Sunny Intervals	Fresh SW. Wind
01/12	Laundry Lane	Chiffchaff	3	(One very pale, Siberian type?)
01/12	(7.40 - 8.10)	Redwing	3	(Over)
01/12	"	Fieldfare	c20
01/12	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
01/12	"	Water Rail	c2	(Heard)
01/12	"	Bullfinch	1m
01/12	"	Canada Geese	c70
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01/12	Bembridge Ponds	Shoveler	3m,1f
01/12	(8.35 - 9.10)	Pochard	14m,2f	(Numbers increasing)
01/12	"	Tufted Duck	3m, 2f
01/12	"	Snipe	2
01/12	"	Teal	14
01/12	"	Shelduck	1
01/12	"	Kingfisher	3
01/12	"	Little Grebe	5
01/12	"	Bullfinch	1	(Heard)
~
01/12	Seaview-Springvale	SLAVONIAN GREBE	1	(Off Springvale @10.00)
01/12	(9.25 - 10.15)	Red-breasted Merganser	2m
01/12	"	Great-northern Diver	2	(Distant N.E. of Seaview Esplanade)
01/12	"	Great-crested Grebe	5
01/12	"	Mediterranean Gull	1	(Green ring "AAKN" R. leg)
01/12	"	Razorbill	1	(N.E. of Seaview on sea)
01/12	"	Cormorant	6
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01/12	Ryde Esplanade	Sanderling	19
01/12	(12.00)	Dunlin	1
01/12	"	Great-crested Grebe	1
01/12	"	Mediterranean Gull	c100	(Out on sandbank)
~
Reported	Fort Victoria	Eider	15+	& 3 Razorbill on sea,
(Graham S.)	(8.30 - 11.00)	Long-tailed Duck	1f, 1(1st w.)	& 1 Velvet Scoter, 1 GN Diver (W), 1 RT Diver (E)
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NOVEMBER 2007: Click for monthly species lists, November total = 127

Friday	Drizzle to Rain	Freshening W. Wind
30/11	Fishbourne Beach	Great-crested Grebe	1
30/11	(9.00)	Turnstone	6
30/11	-very misty at sea	Grey Plover	7
30/11	"	Curlew	1
~
30/11	Ryde Esplanade	Dunlin	7	(Beach E. of "Wimpy" kiosk)
30/11	(14.50)	Ringed Plover	37	(Good numbers)
30/11	"	Turnstone	7	(Unusual here)
30/11	"	Sanderling	3	(Strangely absent for the last week or more)
30/11	"	Great-crested Grebe	1
30/11	Canoe Lake	Swan	63
~
30/11	Springvale	Great-crested Grebe	1
30/11	(15.10)	Mediterranean Gull	1
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Thursday	Wet to Sunny Intervals
29/11	Laundry Lane	Fieldfare	c80	(Trees by lane, S. end)
29/11	(10.50 - 11.30)	Redwing	c6	(With Fieldfare)
29/11	"	Water Rail	2	(Heard)
29/11	"	Sparrowhawk	1	(Hasseling the thrushes)
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Wednesday	Cloudy to Showers
28/11	Springvale	Great-crested Grebe	6
28/11	(11.00)	Red-breasted Merganser	1m
28/11	"	Great-northern Diver	1	(see below)
28/11	"	Mediterranean Gull	7
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28/11	Seaview	Great-northern Diver	1	(100m offshore @ 11.30)
28/11	(11.20 - 12.10)	Great-crested Grebe	2	(No sign of RN Grebe)
28/11	"	Mediterranean Gull	10
28/11	"	Shag	1
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Tuesday	Dull Misty to Bright Later
27/11	Bembridge Harbour	Black-tailed Godwit	4	(Picture shows 3 with a Dunlin)
27/11	(8.10 - 9.30)	Dunlin	2
27/11	"	Curlew	10
27/11	"	Lapwing	c200
27/11	Duver/Harbour Entrance	Odd Blackbird	1	(Or the esc. Madagascan Bulbul?)
27/11	"	Rock Pipit	6+
27/11	"	Kingfisher	1m
27/11	"	Ringed Plover	3
27/11	"	Redshank	c20
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27/11	Bembridge Ponds	Shoveler	8m,4f
27/11	(9.45 - 10.10)	Pochard	8m
27/11	"	Tufted Duck	5m, 4f
27/11	"	Greenshank	2
27/11	"	Redshank	1
27/11	"	Shelduck	1
27/11	"	Kingfisher	1
27/11	"	Little Grebe	9+	(6+ Causeway Pond, 3 Lagoon)
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Monday	Clear to Drizzle
26/11	Ryde Esplanade	Brent Geese	c400
26/11	(8.40)	Ringed Plover	3
26/11	"	Turnstone	1
26/11	"	Great-crested Grebe	8	(Biggest group 4)
26/11	"	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1
~
26/11	Springvale	Great-crested Grebe	2
26/11	(9.10)	Red-breasted Merganser	1m
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26/11	Seaview	RED-NECKED GREBE	1	(NE of Esplanade @ 9.40)
26/11	(9.25)	Great-northern Diver	1	(Just offshore)
26/11	"	Razorbill	1	(Far out W. of Forts)
26/11	"	Rock Pipit	1	(On beach & Seawall)
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Sunday	Sunny Intervals	NW. light but increasing
25/11	Ryde Esplanade	Mediterranean Gull	c30
25/11	(8.10)	Great-crested Grebe	1
25/11	-IWOG walk from 9.00	Red-breasted Merganser	2m
25/11	"	Common Scoter	2W	(Out past the forts)
25/11	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	5
25/11	(Before Walk)	Redwing	3
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25/11	Springvale	Great-crested Grebe	5
25/11	(9.45)	Red-breasted Merganser	2m
25/11	"	Cormorant	5
25/11	"	Auk Sp.	1	(On sea, till flew much further out)
Reported	"	LITTLE AUK	1E	@10.05, a different bird?-see below (Kris G.)
~
25/11	Hersey NR	Greenshank	1
25/11	(9.50 - 10.15)	Little Grebe	9
25/11	"	Redshank	1
25/11	"	Snipe	3
25/11	"	Mediterranean Gull	6
25/11	"	Lapwing	3
25/11	"	Oystercatcher	27
25/11	Seaview beach	LITTLE AUK	1	(W. just offshore@10.55, the rescued bird?)
25/11	"	Mediterranean Gull	4
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24/11	St. Helens Bridge	Lapwing	c85	(Over to Harbour, and at Dynamite pool)
24/11	(15.35 - 16.20)	Cormorant	8
24/11	"	Buzzard	1	(No sign of Marsh Harrier)
~
Saturday	Cold, Sunny Intervals
24/11	Ryde Esplanade	Brent Geese	c170
24/11	(8.40)	Ringed Plover	10
24/11	"	Dunlin	1
24/11	Canoe Lake	Swan	3	(-with Orange rings, including "D3F" & "J9H")
~
24/11	Springvale	Great-crested Grebe	12	(2 far out, others close in)
24/11	(9.00)	Red-breasted Merganser	5m,1f
~
24/11	Seaview	VELVET SCOTER	2E	(R. of Forts, with 4 Waders @ 9.24)
24/11	(9.15)	Red-breasted Merganser	1W
24/11	"	Cormorant	6
~
24/11	Hersey NR	Greenshank	1
24/11	(9.50 - 10.15)	Little Grebe	7
24/11	"	Teal	4
24/11	"	Snipe	3
24/11	"	Lapwing	5
24/11	"	Oystercatcher	27
24/11	"	Bar-headed Geese	2	(Feral, with 13 Canadas)
24/11	"	Snow Goose	1	(Feral "Blue Phase", in field by Flamingo Park)
24/11	Seaview beach	Redshank	1
24/11	"	Turnstone	2
24/11	"	Mediterranean Gull	6	(1 with Red Ring "PEH1")
24/11	"	Cormorant	4	(Fishing together)
~
24/11	Laundry Lane	Marsh Harrier	1f/imm.	(Flying round river and marsh)
24/11	(15.30 - 17.10)	Redwing	8	(Over)
24/11	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
24/11	"	Fieldfare	c25	(In area)
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Mon-Fri	MAINLAND TRIP	Farlington		the Forest of Dean & Slimbridge
Fri 23rd	Slimbridge	Bewick Swan	11	& 10 White-fronted Geese, 2 Peregrine etc.
Thur 22nd	Speech House	Redwing	c60	& 1 Brambling in Arboretum, (Fallow Buck on field!)
Wed 21st	New Fancy Viewpoint	GREAT-GREY SHRIKE	1	same one? 1 Raven, 3 Fieldfare over.
21st & 22nd	Farmers Green, Cannop	GREAT-GREY SHRIKE	1	& 5 Hawfinch, (2 on 22nd)
Tue 20th	Parkend Church	Hawfinch	1	-old churchyard
Tue 20th	Cannop, Glos.	Marsh Tit	1	& Siskins, Nuthatch etc.
Mon 19th	Cheesefoot Head, Winchester	Skylark	c40	& c150 Fieldfare, 8 Red-legged Partridge
Mon 19th	Farlington Marsh	Avocet	21	W. side near A2030, & 1 Merlin.
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Sunday	Wet and Windy	Strong S. Wind
18/11	"La Falaise" Ventnor	Great Skua "Bonxie"	1W	(@9.53)
18/11	(8.35 - 10.15)	Fulmar	1W	(23 reported)
18/11	with GS. & KG.	Gannet	200+	(Streaming W. all morning, 750 reported)
18/11	"	Kittiwake	c40W	(188 Reported)
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Reported	(8.00 - 11.40, see reports above)	Pomarine Skua	1juv	& RT Diver E. (Kris G.)
~
Reported	Battery Gardens, Sandown	LEACH'S PETREL	1W	in Sandown Bay @13.50 (Kris G.)
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Saturday	Cloudy, Showers
17/11	Cassey Bridge, Newtown	Fieldfare	2+	(More heard)
17/11	(8.05)	Mistle Thrush	1
17/11	"	Sparrowhawk	1
17/11	"	Stonechat	1f	(On fence to W.)
~
17/11	Fort Victoria	Guillemot	1	(Just offshore)
17/11	(8.35 - 9.15)	Common Scoter	9E	(and 1 on sea)
17/11	"	Grey Wagtail	1	(Beach)
17/11	"	Rock Pipit	1	(Seawall)
17/11	"	Red-breasted Merganser	9	(off Keyhaven)
17/11	"	Brent Geese	4	(Just off beach)
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17/11	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	Spotted Redshank	2	(Station pond, LH pool)
17/11	(9.20 - 10.40)	Wigeon	c50
17/11	"	Teal	c80
17/11	"	Muscovy Duck	1	(Feral)
17/11	"	Redshank	10
17/11	"	Ringed Plover	9
17/11	"	Black-tailed Godwit	49
17/11	"	Knot	1
17/11	"	Dunlin	84
17/11	"	Curlew	4
17/11	"	Turnstone	18
17/11	"	Grey Plover	2
17/11	"	Golden Plover	1
17/11	"	Lapwing	124
17/11	"	Snipe	2
17/11	"	Brent Geese	85
17/11	"	Kestrel	1
17/11	"	Little Egret	3
17/11	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
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News	St. Helens	Little Auk	1	released successfully by RSPCA
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Friday	Cold & Sunny
16/11	Shide and Blackwater area	Little Owl	2	(N. of Blackwater, by FP)
16/11	(8.35 - 11.00)	Goldcrest	4+
16/11	(BTO "Tetrad" survey)	Siskin	4+	(N. over FP)
16/11	S. of Stone Farm	Red-legged Partridge	53	(Must be a shoot on soon!)
16/11	St. Georges Down	Skylark	7	(Stubble field)
16/11	"	Linnet	21
16/11	"	Buzzard	2
~
16/11	Springvale	GREAT-NORTHERN DIVER	1	(Out W. of Forts, probably a juv.)
16/11	(14.15)	Shag	1+	(and 8 Cormorants)
16/11	"	Great-crested Grebe	6	(4 together in a "raft")
16/11	"	Brent Geese	85	(on sea)
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16/11	Laundry Lane	Short-eared Owl	2	(Flying round Bexley Point @ 17.00)
16/11	(16.20 - 17.20)	Water Rail	1-2	(Heard)
16/11	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
16/11	"	Fieldfare	5+	(Along Lane)
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Thursday	Sunny Intervals
15/11	Binstead to Quarr	Nuthatch	1	(By Quarr Close in trees)
15/11	(8.40 - 10.25)	Goldcrest	5+
15/11	(BTO "Tetrad" survey)	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	(Binstead Beach)
15/11	"	Greenshank	2	"
15/11	"	Great-crested Grebe	4	(off Quarr ponds)
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15/11	Newnham Lane, Binstead	Little Owl	1	(on power pole @17.05)
15/11	(16.45 - 17.10)	Barn Owl	2	(Chasing each other round the fields)
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Reported	Private Garage, Bembridge	LITTLE AUK (injured)	1	couldn't fly- sent to RSPCA rescue (Nigel O.)
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Reported	Northwood Church/Farm	TWITE	4	& 3 Brambling with Chaffinch flock (Dave H.)
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Wednesday	Sunny Intervals	W Wind
14/11	Folly Lake, Medina	Whimbrel	1	(Wintering on E. bank)
14/11	(8.10 - 9.20)	Black-tailed Godwit	23
14/11	"	BLACKCAP	1m	(Hedge SE of PH)
14/11	"	Water Rail	1	(Flew under FB at the muddy inlet)
14/11	"	Turnstone	31
14/11	"	Ringed Plover	10
14/11	"	Grey Plover	1
14/11	"	Wigeon	c20	(Flocks over and 2 on water)
14/11	"	Redshank	18
14/11	"	Curlew	c20
14/11	"	Rock Pipit	1
14/11	"	Skylark	9
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14/11	Hersey NR	Greenshank	1
14/11	(14.30 - 15.00)	Redshank	1
14/11	"	Teal	2
14/11	"	Snipe	4	(At back of central channel)
14/11	"	Lapwing	3
14/11	"	Oystercatcher	24
14/11	"	Little Grebe	3
14/11	"	Greylag Geese	1	(Feral type with 1 hybrid goose)
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Tuesday	Sunny Intervals	NW Wind
13/11	Fort Victoria	DIVER SP.	1E	(Probably Red-throated)
13/11	(8.35 - 9.35)	Razorbill	2	(On sea by Sconce Buoy)
13/11	"	Common Scoter	2E
13/11	"	Rock Pipit	1	(Seawall)
13/11	"	Brent Geese	11	(5N. & 6W)
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13/11	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	Shoveler	3m,5f
13/11	(9.40 - 10.55)	Wigeon	c50
13/11	"	Teal	c40
13/11	"	Redshank	5
13/11	"	Greenshank	1
13/11	"	Black-tailed Godwit	c20
13/11	"	Turnstone	7
13/11	"	Grey Plover	3
13/11	"	Jay	3
13/11	"	Lapwing	34
13/11	"	Snipe	4
13/11	"	Stock Dove	2
13/11	"	Kestrel	1
13/11	"	Little Egret	4
13/11	"	Sparrowhawk	1	(Rofford Marsh)
13/11	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
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Monday	Sunny Intervals	Cold start
12/11	Fishbourne Beach	Peregrine	1	(Cleared the beach of birds)
12/11	(8.00)	Brent Geese	204	(Came in later)
12/11	"	Great-crested Grebe	2	(Just offshore)
12/11	"	Grey Plover	9	(beach by Quarr ponds)
12/11	"	Greenshank	1	(with the Grey Plovers, unusual here)
12/11	Wootton Bridge (9.00)	Redshank	38
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Sunday	Sunny Int. and Showers	Fresh W. Wind on coast
11/11	Ryde Pierhead	Pomarine Skua	1W	(@7.55 out in Solent)
11/11	(7.50 - 9.05)	Red-breasted Merganser	1m,1f
11/11	met KG	Great-crested Grebe	1E
11/11	"	Brent Geese	500+	(Sandbank)
Reported	Earlier	Eider	1m	& Razorbill on sea,
(Kris G.)	Later	LITTLE AUK	1	far out, 2 more seen later from Seaview
~
11/11	Puckpool	Great-crested Grebe	2
11/11	(9.20)	Cormorant	5
11/11	"	Oystercatcher	17	(Beach)
~
11/11	Laundry Lane	BRAMBLING	1	(Flying round at Bexley Point)
11/11	(15.30 - 17.20)	WATER PIPIT	1	(Flew in calling)
11/11	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
11/11	"	Fieldfare	40+	(Over at dusk)
11/11	"	Bar-headed Goose	1	(Esc. with c50 Canada Geese)
~
Saturday	Sunny Intervals	Fresh NW. Wind
10/11	Newtown NR	HEN HARRIER	1f/juv	(Along Clamerkin @ 9.02
10/11	(7.35 - 11.00)	Arctic/Pomarine Skua	3 (dark)	(juv Pomarines? W. along Solent @ 8.50)
10/11	"	GOLDENEYE	3f	(Clamerkin Lake by E. Hide)
10/11	"	Kittiwake	1juv	(W. just off harbour entrance)
10/11	"	Turnstone	15
10/11	"	Red-breasted Merganser	c15
10/11	"	Peregrine	1	(Scattering waders)
10/11	"	Gannet	1W	(Far side of Solent)
10/11	"	Great-crested Grebe	3
10/11	"	Little Grebe	8
10/11	"	Pintail	2	(Over to W.)
10/11	"	Bar-tailed Godwit	3
10/11	"	Black-tailed Godwit	c50
10/11	"	Knot	35
10/11	"	Rock Pipit	5
10/11	"	Yellowhammer	1f
10/11	"	Fieldfare	c35
~
Friday	Sunny Int / Cloudy	Fresh NW. Wind
09/11	Laundry Lane	Bullfinch	2
09/11	(8.15 - 9.45)	Fieldfare	40+
09/11	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
09/11	"	Siskin	4+	(Over to S.)
09/11	"	Bar-headed Goose	1	(Esc. with c85 Canada Geese)
~
09/11	Bembridge Ponds	Greenshank	8	(6 on Causeway, 2 on Lagoon)
09/11	(9.55 - 10.30)	Pochard	2m
09/11	"	Shoveler	2m, 1f
09/11	"	Tufted Duck	3m, 4f
09/11	"	Kingfisher	1	(Heard)
09/11	"	Teal	3
09/11	"	Little Grebe	8
09/11	"	Little Egret	4
~
09/11	Springvale, Puckpool	Great-crested Grebe	3	(2 offshore, 1 more distant)
09/11	(13.45)	Wader Sp.	3W	(Pale medium sized, Knot?)
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Thursday	Cloudy to Drizzle	Light W. Wind
08/11	Brading Sewage Wks.	Chiffchaff	3
08/11	(8.25 - 9.30)	Grey Wagtail	1
08/11	"	Bullfinch	1m
08/11	"	Goldcrest	3
08/11	Laundry Lane	Fieldfare	c60
08/11	"	Redwing	2
08/11	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
08/11	"	Treecreeper	1	(1st here since January)
08/11	"	Siskin	2	(Over to S.)
~
08/11	Hersey NR	Little Grebe	6
08/11	(9.50 - 10.30)	Teal	3
08/11	"	Meadow Pipit	6
08/11	"	Kingfisher	1f
08/11	"	Little Egret	2
08/11	"	Tufted Duck	6m,3f
08/11	"	Snipe	4	(At back of central channel)
08/11	"	Lapwing	2
08/11	"	Oystercatcher	20
08/11	"	Kestrel	1m
08/11	"	Barnacle Geese	c30	(Feral flock)
08/11	"	Greylag Geese	1	(Feral type with 2 hybrid geese)
08/11	Off Seaview beach	Common Gull	4
08/11	"	Mediterranean Gull	3
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Wednesday	Cloudy/Sunny Intervals	(W-NW Wind)
07/11	Ryde Esplanade	Brent Geese	c500
07/11	(7.20)	Sanderling	c200	(Mobile so hard to count)
07/11	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	2
07/11	(7.40)	Redwing	1
~
07/11	Fishbourne Beach	Great-crested Grebe	1
07/11	Firestone Copse	Coal Tit	2	(Heard)
07/11	(8.45 - 9.05)	Siskin	8	(Over the Car Park trees)
07/11	"	Jay	2
~
Tuesday	Sunny Intervals	NW Wind
06/11	St. Helens Bridge	Firecrest	1	(In Tamarisk with Long-tailed Tits etc.)
06/11	(8.00)	Kingfisher	2
06/11	"	Fieldfare	8	(In trees to W.)
06/11	"	Stock Dove	2
06/11	"	Buzzard	2
06/11	"	Jay	2
06/11	Bembridge Harbour	Redshank	31
06/11	(8.20)	Dunlin	2
06/11	"	Rock Pipit	1
06/11	"	Little Egret	3
~
06/11	Lane End, Bembridge	Purple Sandpiper	6	(Under Lifeboat Station Pier)
06/11	(8.45)~High Tide	Cormorant	8
~
Monday	Sunny Intervals
05/11	Culver Down	Stonechat	1m,2f
05/11	(7.40)	Pied Wagtail	4	(Black Redstart reported recently)
~
05/11	Sandown Canoe Lake	Gadwall	1m
05/11	(8.31)	Pochard	2m
05/11	"	Shoveler	3
05/11	"	Tufted Duck	2m,2f
05/11	"	Wigeon	1
05/11	"	Little Grebe	5
05/11	"	Mediterranean Gull	1
05/11	"	Common Gull	1	(Unusual here)
05/11	"	Cetti's Warbler	1-2	(Heard)
~
Sunday	Misty patches, to Sunny	Fresh NE. Wind on hills
04/11	St. Catherines Point	Stonechat	1m	(Rocken End)
04/11	(8.00)	Yellowhammer	2
04/11	"	Grey Wagtail	1E
04/11	"	Gannet	2W	(Quiet at sea today)
~
04/11	Gore Cliff, Blackgang	Little Owl	1	(On cliffs)
04/11	(9.10)	Peregrine	2
04/11	"	Stock Dove	11E
04/11	"	Starling	c50	(Blackgang Chine)
~
04/11	Bleak Down	Red-legged Partridge	2
04/11	(10.05)	Fieldfare	60+
04/11	"	Skylark	6+
04/11	"	Yellowhammer	2
04/11	"	Lapwing	25
04/11	"	Sparrowhawk	1f
04/11	"	Buzzard	3
~
Reported	Laundry Lane	Short-eared Owl	1	flushed by 1m (imm) Marsh Harrier (Chris M.)
~
Saturday	Cloudy to Sunny	Light NW. Wind
03/11	West High Down, Needles	Dartford Warbler	1	(Hedge S. of Warren Farm)
03/11	(7.20 - 10.00)	Stonechat	1f
03/11	-No sign of Shore Lark	Merlin	1	(f/juv by Warren Farm)
03/11	generally very quiet	Buzzard	1
03/11	"	Peregrine	2
03/11	"	Raven	2
03/11	"	Rock Pipit	12
03/11	"	Song Thrush	3
03/11	"	Cormorant	20
03/11	"	Shag	2+
03/11	"	Wood Pigeon	c200W	(Some movement)
~
03/11	Newtown NR	Black-tailed Godwit	c25
03/11	(10.30 - 11.30)	Golden Plover	1	(c100 reported earlier)
03/11	"	Redshank	c30
03/11	"	Turnstone	5
03/11	"	Kingfisher	1m
03/11	"	Red-breasted Merganser	6
03/11	"	Peregrine	2	(On posts E. side)
03/11	"	Linnet	c30	(Around Boat House)
03/11	"	Rock Pipit	4
~
Reported	Atherfield Area	Grey Partridge	5	also 1 Merlin, 180 Lapwing (Dave H.)
~
Friday	Cloudy
02/11	Sandown Canoe Lake	Gadwall	1m
02/11	(7.15 - 7.50)	Pochard	2m
02/11	"	Tufted Duck	3m,2f
02/11	"	Wigeon	1
02/11	"	SWALLOW	1	(A late one)
02/11	"	Pied Wagtail	5
~
02/11	Bembridge Down, Redcliff	Ring Ouzel	1imm	(Redcliff bushes, late one!)
02/11	(7.55 - 8.55)	Buzzard	2
02/11	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
02/11	"	Stonechat	1m,2f
02/11	"	Song Thrush	3
02/11	"	Blackbird	10+
~
02/11	Laundry Lane	Redwing	8
02/11	(9.00 - 10.00)	Fieldfare	80+	(Biggest flock 60+)
02/11	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
02/11	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
~
02/11	Bembridge Ponds	Greylag Geese	4
02/11	(3.50 - 16.10)	Pochard	2m
02/11	"	Shoveler	2m, 1f
02/11	"	Tufted Duck	9m, 8f
02/11	"	Kingfisher	1m
~
Thursday	Cloudy to Sunny	Light W. Wind
01/11	West High & Tennyson Downs	Dartford Warbler	2m	(1 seen, 1 heard)
01/11	(8.05 - 9.50)	Stonechat	1m,1f
01/11	"	Peregrine	1	(Chasing Ravens)
01/11	"	Raven	2-4	(1juv)
01/11	"	Wheatear	1
01/11	"	Redwing	2
01/11	"	Kestrel	2
01/11	"	Buzzard	1
01/11	Shalfleet	Fieldfare	c20
~
01/11	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	Black-tailed Godwit	63
01/11	(10.20 - 11.15)	Grey Plover	3
01/11	"	Redshank	35
01/11	"	Turnstone	12
01/11	"	Brent Geese	c30
01/11	"	Lapwing	20
01/11	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
01/11	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
01/11	Rofford Marsh	Snipe	1
01/11	"	Shoveler	2m
~
01/11	Ryde Esplanade	Brent Geese	200+
01/11	(13.00)	Sanderling	c200
01/11	"	Curlew	6
~

OCTOBER 2007: Click for monthly species lists, October total = 122

Wednesday	Sunny but Cloudy later	Light W. Wind
31/10	Newtown NR	Red-breasted Merganser	1m	(In eclipse)
31/10	(7.40 - 9.50)	Golden Plover	2
31/10	"	Dunlin	c100
31/10	"	Turnstone	9
31/10	"	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
31/10	"	Black-tailed Godwit	6
31/10	"	Knot	4
31/10	"	Brent Geese	c80
31/10	"	Grey Plover	30+
31/10	"	Ringed Plover	10
31/10	"	Lapwing	c80
31/10	"	Little Grebe	1
31/10	"	Shelduck	29
31/10	Cassey Bridge	Fieldfare	c60
31/10	"	Swallow	1	(That's a late one!)
31/10	"	Teal	150+	(Cassey Bridge and Clamerkin)
31/10	"	Wigeon	100
31/10	Town Copse	Redwing	6
~
Reported	West High Down	SHORE LARK	1	+ Short-eared Owl -by Beacon (George and Pat W.)
~
Reported	Laundry Lane	Hen Harrier	1 juv	from Bexley Point, also 1f/juv Merlin (Graham S.)
~
Reported	Luccombe Down	Short-eared Owl	5+	possibly 7! (Neil N.)
~
Tuesday	Sunny Intervals
30/10	Ryde Esplanade	Brent Geese	c550
30/10	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	5
30/10	(7.30)	Stock Dove	2
~
30/10	Binstead to Quarr	Nuthatch	1	(@Private garden feeders)
30/10	(8.45 -9.50)	Treecreeper	1
30/10	"	Coal Tit	2
30/10	"	Jay	3
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Monday	Sunny Intervals
29/10	Medina, Folly Lake	WHIMBREL	1	(Wintering?)
29/10	(7.45 - 9.15)	Curlew	15
29/10	"	Golden Plover	1
29/10	"	Grey Plover	1
29/10	"	Lapwing	12
29/10	"	Black-tailed Godwit	15	(By Folly PH)
29/10	"	Turnstone	2
29/10	"	Little Grebe	5
29/10	"	Kingfisher	1
29/10	"	Little Egret	3
29/10	"	Skylark	c20	(On ploughed field)
29/10	"	Redwing	5	(Over)
29/10	"	Rock Pipit	6
29/10	"	Meadow Pipit	8
~
29/10	Luccombe Down	Long-eared Owl	1	(W. slope @17.15, in the dark!)
29/10	(15.50 - 17.20)	Stonechat	1
29/10	"	Meadow Pipit	c20
~
Reported	St. Catherine's Point	Black Redstart	1m	on roof of Farm (Elaine R.)
~
Sunday	Rain and Drizzle	Fresh SW. Wind
28/10	Hersey NR	Little Grebe	11
28/10	(10.30 - 11.10)	Teal	2
28/10	"	Redshank	1
28/10	"	Kingfisher	1
28/10	"	Mediterranean Gull	4	(1 ringed)
28/10	"	Little Egret	2
28/10	"	Tufted Duck	1m,1f
28/10	"	Lapwing	1
28/10	"	Oystercatcher	24
28/10	Off Seaview beach	Gannet	14	(Fishing in Solent, 1 juv)
~
Reported	Newtown NR	Osprey	1	@11.05 (Bob G.)
~
Reported	Ventnor Seawatch	Sooty Shearwater	1	& 435 Gannet, 1 Kittiwake,
GS. KG. etc	(9.30 -12.00)	Purple Sandpiper	4	& 2 Red-throated Diver, 14 Razorbill
~
Saturday	Cloudy to Clear Int.	Fresh SW. Wind
27/10	West High Down	Firecrest	4+	(1 by Beacon, 2 E.of Warren Fm. 1 @Car Pk)
27/10	(7.40 - 11.10)	Dartford Warbler	3	(W. side of Tennyson Down)
27/10	with CM till 10.40	Song Thrush	3
27/10	"	Long-tailed Tit	c30	(one flock of 20)
27/10	"	Bullfinch	2
27/10	"	Raven	1	(Heard)
27/10	"	Kestrel	2
27/10	"	Goldcrest	6+
27/10	"	Stonechat	3m,2f
27/10	"	Chiffchaff	c4
27/10	"	Meadow Pipit	10+
27/10	"	Goldfinch	15
27/10	"	Skylark	2
27/10	"	Wader Sp.	4N	(poss. Golden Plover)
27/10	"	Swallow	2
Reported	earlier @7.15	Woodcock	2	over path (Chris M.)
~
27/10	Fort Victoria	Shag	1	(On old pier with Cormorants)
27/10	(11.25)	Cormorant	2
~
Friday	Misty damp & dull
26/10	Laundry Lane	Siskin	c12	(feeding in Alders)
26/10	(8.35 - 9.45)	Fieldfare	2
26/10	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
26/10	"	Stonechat	2f
26/10	"	Song Thrush	1
26/10	"	Blackbird	c15	(Eating Hawthorn berries)
~
Wednesday	Sunny Intervals
24/10	Medina, Newport to Dodnor	Grey Wagtail	1
24/10	(9.00 - 10.15)	Goldcrest	4+
24/10	"	Little Grebe	5
24/10	"	Kingfisher	1m
24/10	"	Little Egret	2
24/10	"	Skylark	1	(over)
24/10	"	Redwing	4	(Over Dodnor Pond)
~
Tuesday	Sunny Intervals	Cold E.-NE. Wind
23/10	Appley Park	Marsh Harrier	1f/juv	(Over fairly high, heading S. @8.18)
23/10	(8.05 - 8.45)	Sparrowhawk	1f
23/10	"	Redwing	2
23/10	"	Mistle Thrush	1
23/10	"	Stock Dove	3
23/10	Appley Beach	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
23/10	"	Oystercatcher	10
23/10	Still @ Canoe Lake	Bar-headed Geese	2	(Esc.)
~
23/10	St. Helens Bridge	Grey Wagtail	1
23/10	(8.55)	Goldcrest	1
23/10	(no sign of Marsh Harrier)	Little Grebe	2
23/10	Bembridge Harbour	Redshank	18
23/10	"	Little Egret	2
23/10	"	Cormorant	8
~
Reported	Culver Down	RICHARD'S PIPIT	1	seen several times 8.30 - 9.05 (Kris G.)
~
Monday	Sunny Intervals
22/10	Ryde Esplanade	Dunlin	1
22/10	(7.50)	Sanderling	c150
22/10	"	Ringed Plover	5
22/10	"	Bar-headed Geese	2	(Canoe Lake, Esc.)
~
22/10	Puckpool Beach	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
22/10	(8.15)	Oystercatcher	19
~
Sunday	Cold Start, Sunny
21/10	Ryde Esplanade	Grey Plover	1
21/10	(7.50)	Sanderling	c250
21/10	"	Ringed Plover	27
21/10	"	Swan	48	(Canoe Lake)
~
21/10	Sandown Canoe Lake	Shoveler	4
21/10	(8.30)	Tufted Duck	4f
21/10	"	Little Grebe	8
21/10	"	Reed Bunting	1	(Over)
~
21/10	Newtown NR	Red-breasted Merganser	1f
21/10	(10.25 - 11.40)	Golden Plover	43
21/10	"	Dunlin	c200
21/10	"	Pintail	2
21/10	"	Black-tailed Godwit	38
21/10	"	Grey Plover	20+
21/10	"	Ringed Plover	10
21/10	"	Knot	3
21/10	"	Shelduck	24
21/10	"	Reed Bunting	1m
~
21/10	Laundry Lane	Merlin	1	(f/juv chased by Hobby)
21/10	(15.20 - 16.55)	Hobby	1juv
21/10	"	Ring Ouzel	2	(On bushes in reedbed @ 16.22)
21/10	"	Stonechat	3m,1f
21/10	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
21/10	"	Reed Bunting	1f
~
Reported	Compton Farm	Black Redstart	2	also 1 in a garden and another at St. Helens.
~
Saturday	Cloudy to Fine Sunny	Light E. Wind
20/10	West High Down	Ring Ouzel	1	(Slopes above Warren Farm)
20/10	(7.30 - 11.20)	Redpoll	5	(Over E.)
20/10	"	Siskin	4
20/10	"	Snipe	1	(Flushed W. of Beacon, flew N.)
20/10	"	COAL TIT	1	("continental" type?)
20/10	"	FIELDFARE	5
20/10	"	Redwing	1
20/10	"	Song Thrush	2
20/10	"	Firecrest	1
20/10	"	Goldcrest	6+
20/10	"	Stonechat	13
20/10	"	Pied Wagtail	6
20/10	"	Dartford Warbler	5	(4 seen 1Heard)
20/10	"	Blackcap	1m	(Just S. of Alum Bay)
20/10	"	Chiffchaff	c6
20/10	"	Stock Dove	50+	(Biggest flock 40+)
20/10	"	Meadow Pipit	30+
20/10	"	Goldfinch	c30
20/10	"	Skylark	7
20/10	"	Wheatear	1f	(Cliff edge)
20/10	"	Sparrowhawk	2
20/10	"	Swallow	1
~
Friday	Fine Sunny
19/10	Foreland, Bembridge	Bar-tailed Godwit	3	(Unusual here)
19/10	(8.40 - 10.05)	Grey Plover	1
19/10	"	Dunlin	1
19/10	"	Knot	1	(1st I've seen here)
19/10	"	Redshank	3
19/10	"	Brent Goose	1
19/10	"	Cormorant	14
19/10	"	Rock Pipit	6
~
19/10	Fishbourne Beach	GREAT-CRESTED GREBE	1	(Swimming E. towards Ryde)
19/10	(13.50)	Brent Geese	127
19/10	"	Cormorant	14
19/10	"	Greater Black-backed Gull	9
~
Thursday	Colder, Sunny	N. Wind
18/10	St. Catherines Point	SHORT-EARED OWL	1	(Flying SE chased by Crows @9.18)
18/10	(7.30 - 8.35)	Peregrine	1
18/10	"	Stonechat	1f
18/10	"	Sparrowhawk	1	(Around Knowles Farm)
18/10	"	Siskin	c6	(3E, & more heard @ Rocken End)
18/10	"	Bullfinch	2	(Heard Rocken End)
18/10	"	Chiffchaff	2
18/10	"	Linnet	c60
Reported	(13.50)	Red Kite	1	Jon C.
~
18/10	Blackgang Viewpoint	Siskin	9
18/10	(9.50 - 10.30)	Blackcap	1f
18/10	"	Chiffchaff	2
18/10	"	Goldfinch	c40
18/10	"	Linnet	c40
18/10	"	Meadow Pipit	c20
18/10	"	Skylark	c15	(Over)
18/10	"	Dunnock	4
~
18/10	Dungewood Lane, Atherfield	Stonechat	2f
18/10	(10.40 - 11.35)	Red-legged Partridge	2
18/10	"	Skylark	20+	(on Stubble field)
18/10	"	Wheatear	1	"
18/10	"	Buzzard	1
18/10	"	Kestrel	2
18/10	"	Sparrowhawk	1
18/10	"	Yellowhammer	1
~
Wednesday	Sunny Intervals	NW. Wind
17/10	Ryde Esplanade	Brent Geese	c420	(118 W of Pier, c300 on E. side)
17/10	(8.30)	Sanderling	c150	(W. of Pier)
17/10	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	6
17/10	(8.45)	Stock Dove	2
~
17/10	Bembridge Ponds	Pochard	1m	(At the back of Causeway Pond)
17/10	(13.50)	Kingfisher	1m
17/10	"	Little Grebe	8
17/10	"	Tufted Duck	4
17/10	"	Little Egret	1
17/10	"	Water Rail	2	(1 seen & 1heard)
17/10	"	Jay	2
~
Tuesday	Foggy to Sunny
16/10	Seaview "Toll Road"	Wheatear	3	(On seawall)
16/10	(14.30 - 16.10)	Rock Pipit	3	"
16/10	"	Sandwich Tern	2
16/10	"	Pied Wagtail	2
16/10	Hersey NR	Little Grebe	5
16/10	"	Teal	2
16/10	"	Black-tailed Godwit	1
16/10	"	Barnacle Geese	c50	(Feral)
16/10	"	Snow Goose	1	(Feral with Barnacles)
16/10	"	Greylag Geese	2	(1 Feral, 1 hybrid)
16/10	"	Lapwing	1
16/10	"	Oystercatcher	20
~
Monday	Misty to Sunny Int.	Light Wind
15/10	Culver Down/Redcliff	Ring Ouzel	1	(In pit above Redcliff still)
15/10	(7.55 - 8.45)	Yellowhammer	1m
15/10	"	Skylark	3 SE.
15/10	"	Long-tailed Tit	c20
15/10	"	Stonechat	2f
~
15/10	Ryde Esplanade	Brent Geese	c120	(W. of Pier)
15/10	(14.45)	Bar-headed Geese	2	(Canoe Lake Island)
15/10	"	Ringed Plover	2	(On beach)
~
Reported	St. Catherine's Point	Yellow-browed Warbler	2	between Rocken End Copse and the Pond
Graham S.	"	Firecrest	2	(9.00 - 14.00)
~
Sunday	Misty to Sunny
14/10	Gore Cliff, Blackgang	Little Owl	1	(On cliff before walk)
14/10	to St. Catherines Down	BLACK REDSTART	1 imm. m	(On "Salt Cellar"- the old Lighthouse)
14/10	(7.45 - 12.10)	Buzzard	17	(Soaring together)
14/10	IWOG Walk from 8.30	Linnet	100+	(c40 along Cliff, c60 in fields)
14/10	"	Swallow	c30E
14/10	"	Meadow Pipit	c30
14/10	"	Wheatear	4
14/10	"	Merlin	1f/imm
14/10	"	Kestrel	1-2
14/10	"	Sparrowhawk	1	(Chased by Rook)
14/10	"	Stonechat	9	(6 around Pepper Pot, 3 Gore Cliff fields)
14/10	"	Skylark	30+
~
14/10	Bembridge Harbour	Mediterranean Gull	11	(2 Ringed; Green 213, White 39K1)
14/10	(15.30 - 16.05)	Redshank	25
14/10	"	Curlew	10
14/10	"	Little Grebe	5
~
14/10	Laundry Lane	Merlin	2	(1f/juv In tree)
14/10	(16.10 - 17.40)	Hobby	1
14/10	"	Swallow	c80
14/10	"	Long-tailed Tit	10
~
Reported	Rocken End Copse	Yellow-browed Warbler	1	around the dried up lower Pond area, 12.40-13.00
"	"	Firecrest	2	Graham S.
Reported	Bembridge Down	Yellow-browed Warbler	1	scrub S. of Fort (Kris G.)
~
Saturday	Dull with Drizzle	Light S. Wind
13/10	Sandown Canoe Lake	Cetti's Warbler	3	(Heard)
13/10	(7.50 - 8.45)	Wigeon	1
13/10	"	Shoveler	5
13/10	"	Tufted Duck	1f
13/10	"	Grey Wagtail	1	(Crazy Golf area)
13/10	"	Pied Wagtail	6	(Over)
13/10	"	Little Grebe	5
13/10	"	Swallow	c50 NE.
13/10	"	Reed Bunting	1	(over)
13/10	"	Mediterranean Gull	15+
13/10	"	Song Thrush	1
13/10	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2-3
~
13/10	Bembridge Down/Redcliff	Ring Ouzel	1	(In pit above Redcliff still)
13/10	(8.55 - 10.45)	Raven	2
13/10	"	Song Thrush	1
13/10	"	Chiffchaff	2
13/10	"	Swallow	30 E.
13/10	"	Goldfinch	15
13/10	"	Buzzard	2
13/10	"	Stonechat	2m,2f
~
Reported	WHD/Headon Warren	Yellow-browed Warbler	1	N. side of Headon Warren briefly @12.50
(7.00 -17.00)	"	Brambling	2	1 over, 1 on ground & 1 f/imm Merlin,
GS.&CM.	"	Black Redstart	1	2 Firecrest, 75 Siskin, 35 Fieldfare, 27 Redwing
~
Friday	Misty, very Dull
12/10	Newtown NR	Red-breasted Merganser	1f
12/10	(7.40 - 9.50)	Golden Plover	95
12/10	"	Dunlin	c20
12/10	"	Turnstone	6
12/10	"	Black-tailed Godwit	34
12/10	"	Grey Plover	20+
12/10	"	Ringed Plover	10
12/10	"	Lapwing	c40
12/10	"	Little Grebe	4
12/10	"	Kingfisher	2	(1 Clamerkin, 1 Cassey Bridge)
12/10	"	Shelduck	27
12/10	"	Teal	100+	(Cassey Bridge)
12/10	"	Wigeon	c50
12/10	"	Peregrine	1
12/10	"	Redwing	2
12/10	"	Bullfinch	1	(Heard, Town Copse)
~
Thursday	Foggy to Sunny
11/10	Gore Cliff, Blackgang	Little Owl	1	(On cliff)
11/10	(8.15 - 11.00)	Wheatear	5	("Greenland" types)
11/10	"	Peregrine	1
11/10	"	Linnet	120+	(c50 along Cliff, c70 in fields)
11/10	"	Swallow	6E
11/10	"	Pheasant	1m,1f	(Sitting on Cliff Top!)
11/10	"	Merlin	1W	(Chasing Meadow Pipits)
11/10	"	Redwing	1W
11/10	"	Sparrowhawk	1	(Chased by Rook)
11/10	St. Catherines Down	Red-legged Partridge	3
11/10	"	Stonechat	16	(14 below Pepper Pot)
11/10	"	Skylark	25	(18 over, 7 in fields)
~
Reported	Below Gore Cliff	Firecrest	2	Graham S. & Chris M.
~
11/10	Hersey NR	Black-tailed Godwit	1
11/10	(16.30 - 17.50)	Snipe	1
11/10	"	Little Grebe	5
11/10	"	Teal	5
11/10	"	Stonechat	1f	(E. hedge)
11/10	"	Water Rail	2+
11/10	"	Barnacle Geese	c15	(Feral)
11/10	"	Pied Wagtail	c30	(Seaview Beach)
~
Wednesday	Cloudy to Brighter	NW. Wind
10/10	Fishbourne Beach	Peregrine	1	(Unusual here)
10/10	(7.30 - 8.35)	Little Egret	3
10/10	"	Gannet	3	(Drifting W. then 1E.)
~
10/10	Bembridge Down	Wheatear	4	(Fence posts by road)
10/10	(10.45)	Buzzard	3
10/10	"	Sparrowhawk	1
10/10	"	Chiffchaff	1
10/10	"	Goldfinch	c20
10/10	"	Meadow Pipit	2
10/10	"	Skylark	4
10/10	"	Stonechat	2m
~
10/10	Bembridge Ponds	Water Rail	1juv	(Feeding in the open)
10/10	(14.15 - 15.15)	Kingfisher	1m
10/10	"	Tufted Duck	2f
10/10	"	Teal	4
10/10	"	Little Egret	2
10/10	"	Little Grebe	4
10/10	Harbour	Mediterranean Gull	44
10/10	"	Redshank	22
10/10	"	Curlew	15
~
Tuesday	Heavy Showers
09/10	Ryde Esplanade	Brent Geese	c160	(@18.30)
~
Reported	St. Catherine's Point	CASPIAN GULL	1	10.00 - 10.15 around Fishing Boat
Graham S.	"	Yellow-legged Gull	1(1st w.)
~
Monday	Misty, Cloudy
08/10	Culver Down	Ring Ouzel	1	(In pit above Redcliff)
08/10	(7.40 - 10.00)	Wheatear	1
08/10	(No sign of Vulture)	Linnet	c100
08/10	"	Golden Plover	1	(Over N.)
08/10	"	Peregrine	1	(Flew out to sea)
08/10	"	Raven	3
08/10	"	Chiffchaff	4
08/10	"	Swallow	c50
08/10	"	House Martin	c200
08/10	"	Goldfinch	80+
08/10	"	Redpoll	3	(Over)
08/10	"	Siskin	1	"
08/10	"	Reed Bunting	1	"
08/10	"	Stonechat	14	(Mainly by Car Park at PH)
08/10	"	Pied Wagtail	c20 N/E.
Reported	@11.35	Vulture Species (Cape?)	1W/NW	drifting over Brading Marsh (Graham S.)
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Sunday	Sunny Intervals	N. Wind
07/10	Firestone Copse	Coal Tit	2	(Heard)
07/10	(7.40 - 9.15)	Goldcrest	10+	(Heard)
07/10	"	Jay	6+
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07/10	Lane End, Bembridge	Purple Sandpiper	1	(Under L.B. Station)
07/10	(10.40)	Sandwich Tern	1
07/10	"	Cormorant	7
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07/10	Bembridge Ponds	Common Sandpiper	1
07/10	(11.05 - 11.30)	Kingfisher	2
07/10	"	Tufted Duck	1m,2f
07/10	"	Teal	3
07/10	"	Little Egret	1
07/10	"	Little Grebe	4
07/10	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
07/10	"	House Martin	100+
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07/10	Laundry Lane	Shoveler	2	(Over)
07/10	(15.30 - 17.00)	Reed Bunting	1m
07/10	Missed the Vulture by 30min.	Linnet	c40
07/10	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
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Reported	Freshwater Bay	Vulture Species (Escape?)	1 E	Seen in W. Wight at 12.15
(too late!)	St. Helen's Bridge	(Probably "Cape Vulture")	1 E	Seen by several birders till 15.00
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Saturday	Foggy to Fine Sunny	Light E. Wind
06/10	West High Down	Ring Ouzel	c6	(Slopes above Warren Farm)
06/10	(7.30 - 11.45)	REDPOLL	6	(Over E.)
06/10	"	Siskin	29	(Over E.)
06/10	"	Firecrest	3
06/10	"	Goldcrest	2+
06/10	"	Stonechat	15
06/10	"	Sedge Warbler	1
06/10	"	Dartford Warbler	1	(Heard)
06/10	"	Song Thrush	3
06/10	"	Blackcap	2f
06/10	"	Chiffchaff	c20	(In bushes)
06/10	"	Pied Wagtail	16+
06/10	"	Meadow Pipit	160+
06/10	"	Tree Pipit	1	(Landed on small tree)
06/10	"	Goldfinch	c50
06/10	"	Yellowhammer	2
06/10	"	Golden Plover	1	(Over S.)
06/10	"	Gannet	1W.	(Off Alum Bay)
06/10	"	Peregrine	2
06/10	"	Sparrowhawk	1
06/10	"	Raven	1
06/10	"	Swallow	c50
06/10	Headon Warren	House Martin	c50	(WHD and Headon Warren)
06/10	"	Wheatear	3	(1 WHD, 2 Headon Warren)
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Friday	Fine Sunny	NE. - E. Wind
05/10	Culver Down	Ring Ouzel	3	(In pit above Redcliff)
05/10	(7.30 - 8.45)	Yellowhammer	1m	"
05/10	"	Linnet	c140
05/10	"	Chiffchaff	1
05/10	"	Swallow	15
05/10	"	House Martin	4
05/10	"	Goldfinch	150+
05/10	"	Meadow Pipit	50+
05/10	"	Stonechat	1m,2f
05/10	"	Pied Wagtail	12 W.
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05/10	Sandown Canoe Lake	Sedge Warbler	1
05/10	(8.55 - 9.25)	Wigeon	5
05/10	"	Shoveler	4
05/10	"	Tufted Duck	1m,1f
05/10	"	Grey Wagtail	1	(Over)
05/10	"	Little Grebe	8
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05/10	Bembridge Harbour	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1
05/10	(16.00)	Mediterranean Gull	4
05/10	"	Sandwich Tern	1
05/10	"	White Wagtail	1	(Selwyn Court roof)
05/10	"	Kingfisher	1	(2 reported)
05/10	"	Greenshank	4
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05/10	Dynamite Pool (RSPB)	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
05/10	(17.10 - 18.45)	Ruff	1
05/10	(With GS & CM)	Little Stint	1
05/10	"	Dunlin	1
05/10	"	Green Sandpiper	1	(Flew in later)
05/10	"	Greenshank	9	(Includes the 4 from the harbour)
05/10	"	Snipe	14
05/10	"	Curlew	11
05/10	"	Teal	5
05/10	"	Shoveler	4
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Thursday	Fine Sunny, warm later
04/10	E-Hide, Newtown	RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	1f
04/10	(7.30 - 9.10)	Knot	2
04/10	"	Dunlin	c100
04/10	"	Turnstone	6
04/10	"	Black-tailed Godwit	c10
04/10	"	Grey Plover	40+
04/10	"	Ringed Plover	2
04/10	"	Lapwing	28
04/10	"	Little Grebe	7
04/10	"	Kingfisher	1f
04/10	"	Shelduck	3
04/10	"	Teal	30+	(over)
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04/10	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	Spotted Redshank	1
04/10	(9.30 - 10.40)	Shoveler	1m,1f	(Rofford Marsh)
04/10	"	Dunlin	4
04/10	"	Turnstone	1
04/10	"	Black-tailed Godwit	52
04/10	"	Grey Plover	6
04/10	"	Ringed Plover	3
04/10	"	Stonechat	2f
04/10	"	Wigeon	7
04/10	"	Teal	110+
04/10	"	Kingfisher	1f
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04/10	Hersey NR	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
04/10	(13.50 - 14.25)	Black-tailed Godwit	1
04/10	"	Little Grebe	7
04/10	"	Teal	5
04/10	"	Kingfisher	1
04/10	"	Chiffchaff	6
04/10	Puckpool	Rock Pipit	2	(Sea Wall)
04/10	"	Little Egret	6	(Beach)
04/10	"	Sandwich Tern	1	(Fishing offshore)
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Reported	Culver Down	Short-eared Owl	1	flushed from E. end & flew out to Sea.
(7.00 - 9.00)	"	Redpoll	25	& 86 Siskin, 57 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail.
by E-Mail	"	Ring Ouzel	5	& 5 Wheatear, 1 late Whitethroat
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Wednesday	Cloudy Misty
03/10	Tennyson Down	FIRECREST	1	(my 1st of the Autumn)
03/10	(7.45 - 10.40)	Merlin	1	(Scattered the Hirundines)
03/10	Very foggy on summit	House Martin	c40	(with approx 10 Swallow)
03/10	No sign of the Redstart Sp.	Chiffchaff	6
03/10	"	Wheatear	1f
03/10	"	Goldcrest	2+	(2 seen, lots more heard)
03/10	"	Ring Ouzel	1	(Heard)
03/10	"	Pied Wagtail	3 N.
03/10	"	Skylark	4 S.
03/10	"	Raven	1
03/10	"	Sparrowhawk	1	(Chasing Pipits)
03/10	"	Meadow Pipit	c60	(Grounded migrants)
03/10	"	Stonechat	1m,1f
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03/10	Newtown NR	White Wagtail	1	(End of the lane)
03/10	(11.10 - 12.44)	Sandwich Tern	2
03/10	"	Dunlin	c10
03/10	"	Turnstone	10
03/10	"	Black-tailed Godwit	37
03/10	"	Grey Plover	10+
03/10	"	Ringed Plover	c10
03/10	"	Golden Plover	88
03/10	"	Shelduck	17	(They're back!)
03/10	"	Teal	150+	(Mostly on Causeway Lake)
03/10	"	Rock Pipit	2	(By Boathouse)
03/10	"	Redwing	4 NW.
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Reported	RSBP Dynamite Pool	JACK SNIPE	1	feeding in open, 18 Snipe, 14 Curlew
Graham S.	"	Ruff	1juv	- 3 Greenshank, 3 Dunlin, 1Yellow Wagtail
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Reported	Culver Down	Tree Pipit	1 SW.	& 380 Meadow Pipit, 290 Goldfinch, 2 Skylark,
(7.15 - 9.00)	(By E-Mail)	Siskin	14	& 675 Linnet, 25 Pied Wagtail, 4 Ring Ouzel.
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Tuesday	Cloudy, Misty	Light E. Wind
02/10	Bembridge & Culver Downs	Ring Ouzel	1+	(In pit above Redcliff, maybe 2)
02/10	(7.30 - 9.35)	Blackcap	1f
02/10	"	Linnet	c70
02/10	"	Chiffchaff	c10
02/10	"	Swallow	100+	(E)
02/10	"	Red-legged Partridge	2	(N. of Monument)
02/10	"	Green Woodpecker	1
02/10	"	Meadow Pipit	150+
02/10	"	Buzzard	2
02/10	"	Kestrel	2
Reported	Culver Down	Ring Ouzel	7	& 7 Stonechat, 500 Hirundines,
(7.20 - 9.00)	"	Meadow Pipit	1,970	& 24 Redpoll, 2 Siskin.230 Linnet, 95 Goldfinch
by E-Mail	"	Merlin	1	along cliff then out to sea.
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02/10	Ryde Esplanade	Sanderling	c200
02/10	(14.10)	Ringed Plover	41	(Canoe Lake)
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02/10	Laundry Lane	Snipe	3	(Over)
02/10	(16.35 - 17.44)	Blackcap	1m
02/10	"	Ring Ouzel	1	(near Sewage Works)
02/10	"	Grey Wagtail	1	(at Sewage Works)
02/10	"	Swallow	100+	(N. with a few House Martin)
02/10	"	Sparrowhawk	1
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Monday	Wet to Cloudy	Brisk E. Wind
01/10	Ryde Esplanade	Brent Geese	c20
01/10	(7.50 - 8.15)	Stock Dove	2	(Canoe Lake)
01/10	"	Swallow	2E
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01/10	Sandown Canoe Lake	Gadwall	1
01/10	(8.30 - 9.00)	Wigeon	5
01/10	"	Shoveler	1f
01/10	"	Tufted Duck	1m,1f
01/10	"	Swallow	1
01/10	"	Little Grebe	3
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01/10	Bembridge Harbour	Little Egret	22	(At the roost in trees at the back)
01/10	(14.40)	Mediterranean Gull	4
01/10	"	Little Grebe	4
01/10	Bembridge Ponds	Greenshank	1
01/10	(15.10)	Kingfisher	1
01/10	"	Tufted Duck	1f
01/10	"	Teal	9
01/10	"	Little Egret	7
01/10	"	Little Grebe	7
01/10	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
01/10	"	Snipe	4	(On grass in Pony Paddock)
01/10	"	Common Sandpiper	2	"
01/10	"	Chiffchaff	1+
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SEPTEMBER 2007: Click for monthly species lists, September total = 123

Sunday	Cloudy & Showers	Brisk E. Wind
30/09	West High Down	RING OUZEL	31+	(Largest flock of 11 over, 3 in Pit on route back)
30/09	(7.30 - 12.00)	MERLIN	1	(Chasing birds over Quarry Car Park)
30/09	IWOG walk from 8.00	SISKIN	15	(Over E)
30/09	"	REDWING	5	(over, 1 in bushes)
30/09	"	Marsh Harrier	1juv	(W along coast @ 7.45)
30/09	"	Blackcap	1m, 2f
30/09	"	Chiffchaff	c30	(In bushes all over)
30/09	"	Wheatear	1-2
30/09	"	Swallow	100+
30/09	"	Meadow Pipit	1000+	(Streaming over E all morning)
30/09	"	Linnet	60+
30/09	"	Goldfinch	c80	(E, in off sea)
30/09	"	Whinchat	1
30/09	"	Stonechat	12
30/09	"	Raven	2
30/09	"	House Martin	c50	(Alum Bay)
30/09	"	Goldcrest	4+
30/09	"	Yellowhammer	1m
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Reported	St. Catherine's Point	YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER	1	valley NW of Bridge Cottage
(9.00-16.00)	Blackgang	Firecrest	1	& 136 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap (Graham S.)
Saturday	Cloudy to Showers	N Wind, decreasing
29/09	Nansen Hill/Luccombe Down	Stonechat	10	(6 on E. Slope, 4 on W. Slope)
29/09	(8.00 - 11.10)	Dartford Warbler	1m
29/09	"	Chiffchaff	c25
29/09	"	Wheatear	4
29/09	"	Mistle Thrush	1
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29/09	Sandown Canoe Lake	PINTAIL	1f
29/09	(15.10)	Wigeon	1
29/09	"	Tufted Duck	1m
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29/09	Bembridge Down	Meadow Pipit	c30
29/09	(15.30)	Linnet	c70
29/09	"	Raven	2	(Over to E.)
29/09	"	Green Woodpecker	3
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Reported	Culver Down	Ring Ouzel	1	and 1 Redwing over Shanklin (by E-Mail)
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Reported	West High Down area	Ring Ouzel	3	and 3 Yellow Wagtail, 13 Wheatear, 13 Blackcap
Graham S.	"	Firecrest	1	- 1 Fieldfare, 16 Redwing, 2 Redstart
& Chris M.	"	Redpoll	7	over, & 14 Siskin, 2 Golden Plover, 2 Tree Pipit
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Reported	Sandown	Wryneck	1	at 9.00, Sandham Gardens (Kris G.)
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Friday	Sunny Int, Showers Later	N. Wind
28/09	Ryde Esplanade	Brent Geese	10
28/09	(7.25 - 8.35)	Little Egret	8
28/09	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	1
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Reported	RSPB "Dynamite Pool"	Wood Sandpiper	1	and 1 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 12 Shoveler
(GS & CM)	"	Little Stint	1	and c200 Hirundines, inc. 30 Sand Martin
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Thursday	Sunny Intervals	NW Wind
27/09	Bembridge Down	Wheatear	3
27/09	(8.20 - 9.15)	Blackcap	1m
27/09	Quiet with the NW wind	Wheatear	3
27/09	"	Linnet	c40
27/09	"	Chiffchaff	5
27/09	"	Swallow	10+
27/09	"	House Martin	4
27/09	"	Skylark	1
27/09	"	Meadow Pipit	6+
27/09	"	Buzzard	3
27/09	"	Kestrel	1
27/09	"	Jay	1
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Wednesday	Sunny Intervals	Cold N. Wind
26/09	Foreland	SKUA Sp.	1 juv	(SW @8.07, Dark Phase, possibly "Long-tailed")
26/09	(7.40 - 8.15)	Sandwich Tern	2	(Hastled by the Skua)
26/09	"	Ringed Plover	2
26/09	"	Curlew	4
26/09	"	Sparrow	18	(By sea wall)
26/09	"	Rock Pipit	3
26/09	"	Little Egret	9
26/09	"	Heron	3
26/09	"	Cormorant	7
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26/09	Bembridge Ponds	Greenshank	2
26/09	(8.30 - 9.50)	Tufted Duck	1f
26/09	"	Teal	1
26/09	"	Little Grebe	11
26/09	"	Water Rail	1 imm.	(Feeding in Lagoon)
26/09	"	Snipe	3	(On grass in Pony Paddock)
26/09	Bembridge Harbour	Greenshank	1
26/09	"	Mediterranean Gull	32
26/09	"	Teal	1
26/09	"	Little Egret	9
26/09	"	Rock Pipit	1
26/09	"	Little Grebe	1
26/09	"	Pied Wagtail	1f	(Ringed at Ryde Pier-head)
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Tuesday	Fine Sunny	W. Wind
25/09	Newtown NR	BRENT GOOSE	1	(1st of the Autumn)
25/09	(7.35 - 11.00)	Common Tern	8
25/09	"	Sandwich Tern	6
25/09	"	Dunlin	c100
25/09	"	Peregrine	1 juv
25/09	"	Raven	2W
25/09	"	Gannet	2W	(In Solent)
25/09	"	Turnstone	c20
25/09	"	Black-tailed Godwit	23
25/09	"	Grey Plover	20+
25/09	"	Ringed Plover	30+
25/09	"	Rock Pipit	4	(By Boathouse)
25/09	"	Linnet	25
25/09	"	Swallow	30+	(and some House Martins)
25/09	"	Little Owl	1	(Dead tree by hide)
25/09	E-Hide	Golden Plover	3	(Clamerkin bank)
25/09	"	Whinchat	1	(on fence posts to E.)
25/09	"	Stonechat	1m,1f	"
25/09	"	Barn Owl	1	(Flushed from Walters Copse)
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Monday	Overcast to Sunny Int.	NW Wind
24/09	Arreton Cross	Red-legged Partridge	1
24/09	(10.50)	Yellowhammer	4m
24/09	"	Sparrowhawk	1m
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24/09	Blackwater (Shide FP)	Red-legged Partridge	2	(Horse field)
24/09	(11.05 - 12.10)	Little Owl	1	(Sitting in usual nest hole)
24/09	"	Chiffchaff	1	(With Tit flock)
24/09	"	Long-tailed Tit	6	(with Blue and Great Tits)
24/09	"	Buzzard	1
24/09	"	Kestrel	1
24/09	"	Swallow	c25
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24/09	Hersey NR	Bar-tailed Godwit	1 juv	(Unusual here)
24/09	(18.10 - 18.45)	Black-tailed Godwit	1
24/09	Offshore, Seaview	Gannet	2W
24/09	"	Mediterranean Gull	2	(Beach)
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Sunday	Sunny Intervals	SW Wind
23/09	Bembridge Down	Whinchat	1	(Set-aside, E. of Yaverland Manor)
23/09	(7.25 - 9.08)	Stonechat	2m,2f	"
23/09	"	Wheatear	3	(1 @ Set-aside, 2 on Road to Fort)
23/09	"	Linnet	145	(about 140 on wires, see picture)
23/09	"	Chiffchaff	30+
23/09	"	Long Tailed Tit	7+
23/09	"	Blackcap	3m
23/09	"	Swallow	60+
23/09	"	House Martin	50+	(W)
23/09	"	Skylark	4+
23/09	"	Meadow Pipit	c100
23/09	"	Buzzard	2
23/09	"	Kestrel	2
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23/09	Lane End	Purple Sandpiper	1	(Under Lifeboat Station)
23/09	(9.15 - 9.45)	Cormorant	7
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23/09	Bembridge Ponds	Common Sandpiper	2
23/09	(9.50 - 10.20)	Water Rail	1	(@ Lagoon -feeding in the open)
23/09	"	Tufted Duck	3f
23/09	"	Teal	1f
23/09	"	Little Grebe	7
23/09	"	Little Egret	2
23/09	"	Heron	1
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23/09	Laundry Lane	Snipe	1	(Over)
23/09	(16.05 - 17.10)	Long Tailed Tit	21	(Includes a few Blue Tits)
23/09	"	Grey Wagtail	1	(at Sewage Works)
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Saturday	Cloudy to Sunny Int.
22/09	Ryde Esplanade	Common Tern	11	(Landing on beach with the Sanderling)
22/09	(7.55 - 9.05)	Sanderling	c130
22/09	"	Ringed Plover	41	(some Juveniles)
22/09	W. of Pier	Rock Pipit	3
22/09	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	4
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22/09	Newtown NR	Black-tailed Godwit	52
22/09	(10.35 - 12.00)	Ringed Plover	c20
22/09	"	Dunlin	c15
22/09	"	Turnstone	9
22/09	"	Grey Plover	c20
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22/09	Luccombe Down	Meadow Pipit	c350	(Mostly between C.Pk and Dew Pond)
22/09	(18.15 - 19.15)	Wheatear	12
22/09	S. of Winford @19.30	Barn Owl	1	(Flew over road)
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Reported	Bembridge/Culver Down	Siskin	44	and 1 Tree Pipit, 20 Chiffchaff, 13 Wheatear
by E-Mail	(7.00 - 10.00)	Meadow Pipit	250+	and 5 Blackcap
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Reported	West High Down area	Redpoll	3	and 4 Yellow Wagtail, 23 Wheatear, 2 Siskin
Chris M.	(7.15 - 14.15)	Meadow Pipit	210+	and 18 Stonechat, 6 Dartford Warbler, 5 Blackcap
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Reported	Compton Bay	Merlin	1	am. (Kevin L.)
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Friday	Cloudy to Sunny Intervals	Fresh SW Wind
21/09	La Falaise, Ventnor	Gannet	59	(43W & 16E.)
21/09	seawatch-(8.00 - 9.00)	Greater Black Backed Gull	4
21/09	Quiet except for Gannets!	Swallow	11W	(Over sea)
21/09	"	Raven	2	(Over chased by Crows)
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21/09	Gore Cliff, Blackgang	Raven	2
21/09	(14.40 - 15.20)	Peregrine	2
21/09	"	Wheatear	1-2	(Cliff edge)
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21/09	St. Catherine's Point	BALEARIC SHEARWATER	1	(W @ 15.47)
21/09	seawatch-(15.45 - 17.05)	ARCTIC TERN	1juv	(Fishing just offshore)
21/09	with GS, CM & KG	Sandwich Tern	4W
21/09	"	Gannet	12	(10W, 2E)
21/09	"	Razorbill	1W
21/09	"	Raven	1	(Over)
Reported	"	Leach's Petrel	1	slowly W @ 15.45
Graham S.	(15.15 - 18.00)	Gannet	27
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Tuesday	Sunny Intervals	NW. Wind
18/09	Fishbourne Beach (WeBS)	Herring Gull	650+
18/09	(11.00 - 12.10)	Little Egret	9
18/09	"	Common Sandpiper	1	(Heard)
18/09	"	Common Tern	4
18/09	"	Common Gull	5
18/09	Wootton Bridge millpond	Greenshank	1
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18/09	Yarmouth Estuary and Ponds	CURLEW SANDPIPER	2 juv	(S. end of Station Pond -by Path)
18/09	(14.55 - 16.30)	Spotted Redshank	1	(Scrape)
18/09	"	Dunlin	4
18/09	"	Lapwing	3
18/09	"	Teal	c40
18/09	"	Little Egret	4
18/09	"	Redshank	10
18/09	"	Black-tailed Godwit	c50
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Monday	Showers to Cloudy	N. Wind
17/09	Hersey NR	Bar-tailed Godwit	1 juv	(Unusual here)
17/09	(14.50 - 15.15)	Dunlin	1 juv
17/09	"	Stock Dove	2
17/09	"	Barnacle Geese	c50	(Feral)
17/09	"	Snow Goose	1	(Feral)
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17/09	Bembridge Ponds	Greenshank	2
17/09	(15.30 - 16.00)	Kingfisher	1
17/09	"	Common Sandpiper	1	(Note very bold supercilium and eyestripe)
17/09	"	Teal	1
17/09	"	Little Grebe	11
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Sunday	Sunny Intervals	SW Wind
16/09	Bembridge Down	Chiffchaff	c20	(Bushes SW of Fort)
16/09	(8.25 - 9.30)	Lesser Whitethroat	1
16/09	"	Whitethroat	1
16/09	"	Blackcap	1m, 1juv
16/09	"	Swallow	10+
16/09	"	Meadow Pipit	2
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16/09	West High Down	Peregrine	1	(S. Cliffs)
16/09	(11.40 - 14.30)	Wheatear	2
16/09	"	Stonechat	1f	(Above Alum Bay)
16/09	"	Rock Pipit	15	(over at N. end of Marsh)
16/09	"	Linnet	14
16/09	"	Swallow	20+	(W)
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Reported	St. Catherine's Point	Balearic Shearwater	2	W @ 10.35 and 90 Gannet.
Graham S.	(9.30 - 11.45)	Arctic Skua	2
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Saturday	Warm Sunny
15/09	Firestone Copse	Spotted Flycatcher	1	(On top of a fir)
15/09	(7.50 - 9.10)	Bullfinch	1f
15/09	"	Redshank	1	(Millpool)
~
15/09	Hersey NR	Black-tailed Godwit	1
15/09	(18.15 - 19.00)	Dunlin	2
15/09	"	Water Rail	2+	(2 seen, 1 heard)
15/09	"	Kingfisher	1
~
Reported	W. High Down	Lesser Redpoll	4	and 3 Siskin, 4 Tree Pipit, 22 Yellow Wag,
Graham S.	& Headon Warren	Hobby	1	and 2 Grey Wagtail, 400 House Martin, (over)
& Chris M.	grounded;	Pied Flycatcher	1	and 3 Lesser Whitethoat, 16 Wheatear, 6 Redstart
(7.00 - 16.00)	"	Garden Warbler	3	and 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler.
~
Friday	Sunny Intervals
14/09	Ryde W. Sands	Rock Pipit	1	(On groin)
14/09	(07.25 - 8.40)	Grey Wagtail	1
14/09	"	Pied Wagtail	12
14/09	Appley Park	Green Woodpecker	3
~
Thursday	Fine Sunny
13/09	E. Hide, Newtown	Knot	c20
13/09	(7.30 - 11.00)	Wigeon	3
13/09	"	Dunlin	c100
13/09	"	Turnstone	5
13/09	"	Grey Plover	60+
13/09	"	poss. Golden Plover	1juv	(-could be a juv. Grey Plover)
~
13/09	Laundry Lane	Yellow Wagtail	5+	(4 by Green Bridge Pool)
13/09	(16.25 - 17.45)	Swallow	50+
13/09	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1f	(Juvenile moulting into Adult)
13/09	"	Buzzard	1
13/09	"	Grey Wagtail	1f	(at Sewage Works)
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Wednesday	Fine Sunny	NW Wind
12/09	Sandown Canoe Lake	Sedge Warbler	2+	(Reedbeds)
12/09	(7.45 - 8.15)	House Martin	c50	(with approx 6 Swallows)
12/09	"	Sand Martin	1
12/09	"	Wigeon	2
~
12/09	Bembridge Down/Redcliff	Marsh Harrier	1f	(seen over Brading Marsh)
12/09	(8.25 - 9.30)	Whitethroat	1
12/09	"	Blackcap	2f / juv
12/09	"	Chiffchaff	4
12/09	"	Yellowhammer	1m
12/09	"	Linnet	14
12/09	"	Meadow Pipit	14
~
12/09	Brading Marsh	Black-tailed Godwit	2	(Green Bridge Pond)
12/09	(9.40 - 10.10)	Lapwing	4
12/09	"	Teal	9
12/09	"	Canada Geese	c60	(over at N. end of Marsh)
~
12/09	Hersey NR	Black-tailed Godwit	1
12/09	(18.05 - 18.50)	Dunlin	2ad,1juv
12/09	"	Snipe	1
12/09	"	Water Rail	2+	(1 seen, 2+ heard)
12/09	"	Canada Geese	c40
12/09	"	Barnacle Geese	c80	(Feral)
12/09	"	Snow Geese	2	(Feral)
~
Tuesday	Fine Sunny
11/09	Brading Marsh	Green Sandpiper	1	(Green Bridge Pond)
11/09	(8.10 - 9.05)	Black-tailed Godwit	2	"
11/09	"	Whitethroat	1
11/09	"	Blackcap	1m,1f
11/09	"	Chiffchaff	3
11/09	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
11/09	"	Teal	6
11/09	"	Kestrel	1
~
Reported	Niton 9/9	Hoopoe	1	500m W. of Village by road (DW and ER)
~
Reported	Brading Marsh 9/9	Little Stint	1	and 4 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Green SP (Graham S.)
(Graham S.)	Atherfield 4/9	Yellow Wagtail	c80	1juv Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, 1 Grasshopper Warbler
~
Tue-Mon	MAINLAND TRIP	Farlington		Forest of Dean, Watford, Welney
10th	Farlington	Curlew Sandpiper	3	and Knot, Greenshank etc.
9th	Welney WWT	Marsh Harrier	3	& 1 Reed Warbler, Kingfisher
8th	Staines Resr.	Black-necked Grebe	1	& 20 Ruddy Duck, c30 Ring-necked Parakeet.
7th	Slimbridge WWT	Ruff	2	& 2 Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher
6th	Parkend Church	Hawfinch	2	& 1 Spotted Flycatcher.
5th	New Fancy V.Pt.	Goshawk	1	& Bullfinch, Raven, Mistle Thrush.
4th	Symonds Yat Rock	Osprey	1	& 1 Peregrine, (22 Fallow Deer on fields below)
4th	Farlington	SPOTTED CRAKE	2	and Water Rail etc.
~
Monday	Overcast to Sunny Int.	NW Wind
03/09	Luccombe/Shanklin Downs	Spotted Flycatcher	2	(E. Slope Shanklin Down)
03/09	(7.45 - 11.00)	Whitethroat	1
03/09	Fairly quiet today	Redstart	4
03/09	"	Wheatear	6
03/09	"	Tree Pipit	3+	(2 Over to E. possible 3 more in trees, 1 on bush)
03/09	"	Green Woodpecker	1
03/09	"	Willow Warbler	c8
03/09	"	Chiffchaff	5
03/09	"	Linnet	c20
03/09	"	Buzzard	8
03/09	"	Raven	3
03/09	"	Kestrel	3
03/09	"	Swallow	c30
~
03/09	Ryde Pier	Common Tern	c100	(Fishing by Pier)
03/09	(16.25 - 17.40)	Peregrine	1	(Attacked Wader flock in Solent)
03/09	"	Heron	1juv	(On railings, very odd)
03/09	"	Mediterranean Gull	10+
03/09	"	Black Headed Gull	c100
~
Sunday	Sunny Intervals	W. Wind
02/09	E. Hide, Newtown	Osprey	2
02/09	(7.30 - 9.00)	Teal	100+	(Flushed by shooting on firing range)
02/09	"	Dunlin	c12
02/09	"	Turnstone	1
02/09	"	Grey Plover	20+
02/09	"	Knot	2
02/09	Town Copse	Bullfinch	2	(Heard)
02/09	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
~
02/09	Fort Victoria	Eider	18	(Off Pennington Marshes on the sea)
02/09	(9.15 - 9.45)	Sandwich Tern	2+
02/09	"	Common Tern	5
02/09	"	Gannet	5W	(Out past the Needles)
~
02/09	Yarmouth Estuary and Ponds	Black-tailed Godwit	105
02/09	(9.50 - 11.35)	Greenshank	1	(Scrape)
02/09	"	Dunlin	7
02/09	"	Shoveler	5
02/09	"	Grey Plover	3
02/09	"	Lapwing	6
02/09	"	Whitethroat	1
02/09	"	Teal	c50
02/09	"	Little Egret	4
02/09	"	Heron	2
02/09	"	Redshank	24
02/09	"	Snipe	4
02/09	"	Canada Geese	131
~
02/09	Bembridge Ponds	Kingfisher	1
02/09	(15.50 - 16.15)	Sand Martin	c40
02/09	"	Common Gull	2
02/09	"	Tufted Duck	1m
~
02/09	St. Helens Bridge	Osprey	1juv	(In tree till 16.35 then flew W.)
02/09	(16.20 - 17.15)	Hobby	1	(Pursued by Crows)
02/09	A Raptor fest!	Marsh Harrier	1	@16.50
02/09	"	Sparrowhawk	1
02/09	"	Kestrel	1
02/09	"	Buzzard	2
~
02/09	Ryde Esplanade	LITTLE GULL	1	(On beach Appley end)
02/09	(18.45 - 19.30)	Common Tern	1
02/09	KG's count	Sanderling	172
02/09	"	Ringed Plover	21
02/09	"	Mediterranean Gull	50+	(1 with White Ring on L.Leg "72R")
02/09	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	2
~
Reported	Luccombe Down	Honey Buzzard	1-2	1 Moving over to N, 1 later left S. (Ventnor Group)
~
Saturday	Sunny Intervals	NW Wind
01/09	Brading Marsh	Ruff	2	(Green Bridge Pond)
01/09	(7.20 - 8.20)	Whitethroat	1juv
01/09	"	Snipe	2+
01/09	"	Blackcap	1f/juv
01/09	"	Chiffchaff	3
01/09	"	Sedge Warbler	1	(By Yar Bridge)
01/09	"	Teal	9
01/09	"	Reed Bunting	1m
~
01/09	Sandown Canoe Lake	Sedge Warbler	3+	(Reedbeds)
01/09	(8.30 - 8.45)	House Martin	c80
01/09	"	Swallow	2+
01/09	"	Cetti's Warbler	1
~
01/09	Luccombe/Shanklin Downs	Spotted Flycatcher	2	(E. Slope Shanklin Down)
01/09	(9.05 - 11.10)	Whitethroat	1
01/09	"	Redstart	4
01/09	"	Wheatear	2
01/09	"	Blackcap	1f/juv
01/09	"	Green Woodpecker	2ad, 1juv
01/09	"	Willow Warbler	c6
01/09	"	Linnet	c10
~
Reported	Headon Warren/WHD	Marsh Harrier	1f/juv	& 4 Yellow Wag, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Whinchat, 11 Wheatear
(CM, KG, GS)	Middleton, Freshwater	Merlin	1f/juv	over road
"	Western Yar	Green Sandpiper	2	& 10 Snipe, 3 GShank, 80 Blackwit, 15 Shoveler
"	Newtown NR	Osprey	2	18 Knot, 17 Turnstone, 8 Greenshank,
"	"	Peregrine	1	40 Sandwich Tern, 20 Common Tern,
~

AUGUST 2007: Click for monthly species lists, August total = 122

Friday	Sunny Intervals	NW Wind
31/08	West High Down, Totland	Stonechat	1f
31/08	(7.45 - 10.20)	Whitethroat	1
31/08	"	Peregrine	1	(on cliffs)
31/08	"	Wheatear	9	(S. Cliffs)
31/08	"	Shag	1+	(Old Pepper Rock)
31/08	"	Chiffchaff	10+	(Near Alum Bay)
31/08	"	Blackcap	1f/juv
31/08	"	Dartford Warbler	1	(Heard)
31/08	"	Linnet	c20
31/08	"	Raven	2	(Around Needles headland)
Butterflies	"	Chalkhill Blue	5	& 1 Clouded Yellow
~
Reported	RSPB Dynamite Pool	Wood Sandpiper	1	& c100 Mediterranean Gulls in Bembridge Harbour
(Graham S.)	"	Little Ringed Plover	1 juv	1 Green & 4 Common Sandpiper 1 Greenshank.
~
Reported	Ryde East Sands	Roseate Tern	2+	& 1juv Arctic Tern, c.300 Common Terns (Kris G.)
~
Thursday	Sunny Intervals	Brisk W. Wind
30/08	Yarmouth Estuary and Ponds	Green Sandpiper	1
30/08	(8.00 - 10.05)	Knot	1
30/08	"	Dunlin	14
30/08	"	Curlew	10+
30/08	"	Shoveler	5	(4 Duck, 1 eclipsed Drake)
30/08	"	Grey Plover	4
30/08	"	Lapwing	12
30/08	"	Whitethroat	3
30/08	"	Teal	21	(3 on Rofford Marsh, 12 on Scrape etc.)
30/08	"	Willow Warbler	2
30/08	"	Sandwich Tern	2
30/08	"	Black Headed Gull	c450
30/08	"	Little Egret	7
30/08	"	Heron	3
30/08	"	Redshank	24
30/08	"	Black Tailed Godwit	108	(2 with the Snipe)
30/08	Rofford Marsh	Snipe	4	(See Godwit picture above)
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Wednesday	Sunny Int.	NE. Wind
29/08	Brading Marsh RSPB	Ruff	2juv	(Green Bridge Pond)
29/08	(9.00 - 10.30)	Lapwing	4	"
29/08	"	Teal	12	(Flushed by RSPB truck)
29/08	"	Reed Bunting	1m
29/08	"	Kestrel	2
29/08	"	Buzzard	1
29/08	by Sewage Wks.	Spotted Flycatcher	1	(Still here, by path today)
29/08	"	Blackcap	1juv
29/08	"	Willow Warbler	3
~
Tuesday	Cloudy, Sunny Int.	NE. Wind
28/08	Sandown Canoe Lake	Little Grebe	6
28/08	(8.00 - 8.30)	Swan	2ad, 6juv
28/08	"	Swallow	c50
~
28/08	Brading Marsh RSPB	Ruff	2	(Green Bridge Pond)
28/08	(9.00 - 10.30)	Greenshank	1	"
28/08	"	Teal	12	(Flushed by RSPB truck)
28/08	"	Snipe	2	"
28/08	"	Kestrel	3
28/08	"	Buzzard	4
28/08	by Sewage Wks.	Spotted Flycatcher	1	(Sp. FC at the top & Lesser Wh. Thrt below)
28/08	"	Lesser Whitethroat	1
28/08	"	Willow Warbler	1	(Together in same tree)
~
Monday	Sunny Intervals	Cool NE. Wind
27/08	E. Hide, Newtown	Osprey	1m	(Flew into Solent at 10.15)
27/08	(7.30 - 11.50)	Golden Plover	2
27/08	"	Dunlin	c50
27/08	"	Turnstone	2
27/08	"	Grey Plover	34
27/08	"	Ringed Plover	c20
27/08	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	2
27/08	"	Black Tailed Godwit	1
27/08	"	Knot	1
27/08	"	Raven	2	(Over)
27/08	"	Wheatear	1	(On far side on posts)
27/08	"	Greenshank	5	(1 E. Hide, 4 Scrape)
27/08	"	Curlew	c130
27/08	Main Hide	Common Sandpiper	1	(Scrape)
27/08	"	Redshank	2
27/08	"	Kingfisher	1
~
Beetle	Parkhurst Forest	Glow Worm	2	21.15 & Bats but no Nightjars
~
Sunday	Warm Sunny	N.-NE. Wind
26/08	Luccombe Down	Hobby	1
26/08	(8.00 - 11.00)	Tree Pipit	1	(Over to NE)
26/08	"	Spotted Flycatcher	1
26/08	"	Redstart	3
26/08	"	Whinchat	1
26/08	"	Wheatear	3
26/08	"	Willow/Chiff	c10
26/08	"	Whitethroat	1
26/08	"	Linnet	10+
26/08	"	Swallow	c50
26/08	"	Buzzard	6
26/08	"	Peregrine	1	(In tree at Luccombe cliffs)
~
26/08	Brading Marsh	RUFF	2	(Green Bridge Pond)
26/08	(15.50 - 17.35)	Wood Sandpiper	2	"
26/08	"	Common Sandpiper	1	"
26/08	"	Greenshank	2	"
26/08	"	Snipe	1	"
26/08	"	Kestrel	2
26/08	"	Sparrowhawk	1
26/08	"	Buzzard	1
26/08	"	Mediterranean Gull	c50	(High overhead)
~
Reported	Rookley	Marsh Harrier	1juv	S.@11.10, & 6 Spotted Flycatcher (Robin A.)
~
Saturday	Fine Sunny
25/08	Bembridge Down	Wheatear	c20
25/08	(7.45 - 9.50)	Whinchat	4
25/08	"	Yellow Wagtail	5	(Cliff edge SW of CG Cottages)
25/08	"	Whitethroat	c10
25/08	"	Lesser Whitethroat	4
25/08	"	Redstart	c6
25/08	"	Spotted Flycatcher	3+
25/08	"	Willow Warbler	10+
25/08	"	Chiffchaff	1+
25/08	"	Buzzard	1
Reported	"	Black Redstart	1	by Redcliff/Whitecliff junction (James G.)
~
Reported	Needles	ICTERINE WARBLER	1	by CG Cottages + Wryneck (Chris M. & Graham S.)
~
25/08	Needles	Pied Flycatcher	1	(No sign of Icterine Warbler)
25/08	(18.15 - 19.45)	Whinchat	2
25/08	"	Whitethroat	1
25/08	"	Stonechat	1m,1f
25/08	"	Redstart	1
25/08	"	Wheatear	6	(Rocket testing site)
25/08	"	Willow Warbler	10+
25/08	"	Chiffchaff	2+
25/08	"	Skylark	1
25/08	"	Rock Pipit	2
25/08	"	Sparrowhawk	1
Reported	Headon Warren (8 - 9)	ORTOLAN BUNTING	1	1 Wryneck, 1 Ring Ouzel (v early), 1 Siskin(W).
(Robin A.)	West High Down (9 - 11)	CROSSBILL	4W	2ad,3juv Dartford Warbler, 6 Whinchat, 7 Stonechat.
"	Rookley (19.45)	Montegue's Harrier	1m	SW.
~
Reported	Newtown NR	STONE CURLEW	1	over am, Hen Harrier at 20.05 (Bob G. & Dave H.)
~
Friday	Cloudy to Sunny Int
24/08	Ryde Esplanade	Ringed Plover	29
24/08	(8.30)	Oystercatcher	12
24/08	"	Mediterranean Gull	1
~
24/08	Luccombe Down	WRYNECK	1	(SE of Dew Pond below path, see Elaine's Pic)
24/08	(11.50 - 14.10)	Pied Flycatcher	c4	(Mostly on fence posts, SE of Car Park)
24/08	A good "fall" of migrants	Spotted Flycatcher	c20	"
24/08	"	Redstart	c10
24/08	"	Whinchat	1
24/08	"	Tree Pipit	1	(Over to NE)
24/08	"	Meadow Pipit	c20
24/08	"	Wheatear	10+
24/08	"	Willow/Chiff	c15
24/08	"	Whitethroat	c10
24/08	"	Garden Warbler	1
24/08	"	Blackcap	3
24/08	"	Linnet	10+
24/08	"	Swallow	c30
24/08	"	Buzzard	1
Reported	"	Honey Buzzard	2	also a second Wryneck by the Radar Masts
~
24/08	Ashey (21.20)	Barn Owl	1	(Flew over Road)
~
Reported	RSPB "Dynamite Pool"	Little Ringed Plover	1 juv	also 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper.
(Graham S.)	"	Swallow	300
~
Reported	West High Down	Yellow Wagtail	2	also 96 Wheatear, 5 Whinchat, 2 Redstart,
(Dave H.)	"	Tree Pipit	5	16 Whitethroat, 36 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler,
"	"	Pied Flycatcher	2	7 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Dartford Warbler,
~
Reported	Bembridge Harbour	Mediterranean Gull	421	a record count, 17 with rings (James G.)
~
Thursday	Cloudy	NE Wind
23/08	Ryde Esplanade	Ringed Plover	28	(Appley)
23/08	(18.20)	Oystercatcher	7	"
23/08	"	Mediterranean Gull	2
~
Reported	RSPB "Dynamite Pool"	Little Ringed Plover	1 juv	also 4 Green Sandpiper, 9 Shoveler, 7 Wheatear
(Graham S.)	At an E. Wight location	Hobby	1 juv	Breeding confirmed
~
Monday	20th
Reported	Luccombe Down	Hobby	1	& 5 Tree Pipit, 1 Whinchat, (Kris G.)
~
Sunday	19th
Mainland Visit	Salisbury Plain	Stone Curlew	2ad, 1juv	1m Great Bustard , 1juv Little Owl (Gt. Bustard Project)
~
Reported	Luccombe Down	MONTEGUE'S HARRIER	1 juv	"Ring-tail" near "Dew Pond" (Ventnor Group)
~
Saturday	Cloudy to Wet	SW Wind
18/08	Sandown Esplanade	Gannet	20W	(Offshore in only a 5min period!)
18/08	(7.40)	Swan	2ad, 6juv	(Canoe Lake)
18/08	"	Little Grebe	1
~
Reported	Ryde Pier - Appley Beach	Roseate Tern	1	With juv. Arctic Tern & 100+ Common Terns
(Kris G)	"	Black Tern	1
~
Friday	Sunny Intervals	W. Wind
17/08	Brading Marsh (8.25)	MARSH HARRIER	1f/juv	(By scope from Bembridge Down)
17/08	Bembridge Down	Wheatear	1
17/08	(7.20 - 8.35)	Swallow	c20
17/08	"	Blackcap	1f
17/08	"	Willow Warbler	2+	(Small numbers of migrants today)
17/08	"	Chiffchaff	4+
17/08	"	Whitethroat	2
17/08	"	Buzzard	1	(Very Pale)
~
17/08	Werrar, Medina Esty.	WHINCHAT	1	(Bushes by R. Medina)
17/08	(8.55 - 10.35)	Whimbrel	1-2
17/08	"	Skylark	2
17/08	"	Ringed Plover	6	(Including 2 juv.)
17/08	"	Linnet	c50
17/08	"	Starling	c60
~
17/08	Laundry Lane	Marsh Harrier	1f/juv	(Seen between 16.35 - 17.15, then went up high)
17/08	(16.00 - 17.30)	Sand Martin	c100	(Streaming S. constantly)
17/08	"	Kestrel	4
17/08	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
17/08	"	Buzzard	4
~
Thursday	Sunny Intervals	Brisk W. Wind
16/08	E. Hide, Newtown	Osprey	1
16/08	(7.20 - 9.35)	Whimbrel	1
16/08	"	Common Sandpiper	1
16/08	"	Dunlin	c50
16/08	"	Turnstone	2
16/08	"	Grey Plover	6	(5 in Summer Plumage)
16/08	"	Ringed Plover	c40
16/08	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	1
16/08	"	Teal	2
16/08	"	Shelduck	1ad, 1 imm.
16/08	"	Linnet	2
16/08	"	Gannet	1E
~
16/08	Yarmouth Estuary and Ponds	Green Sandpiper	1
16/08	(10.00 - 11.35)	Curlew	4
16/08	"	Whimbrel	1
16/08	"	Shoveler	2f
16/08	"	Lapwing	16
16/08	"	Sand Martin	2
16/08	"	Dunlin	4
16/08	"	Black Tailed Godwit	39	(In a variety of plumages)
16/08	"	Teal	9	(2 on Rofford Marsh, 7 on Station Pond)
16/08	"	Willow Warbler	6+
16/08	"	Little Egret	4
16/08	"	Heron	2
16/08	"	Kingfisher	1m
16/08	"	Swift	9W
16/08	"	Sand Martin	2
16/08	"	House Martin	c6
16/08	"	Redshank	22
~
Wednesday	Showers to Sunny Int.	Strong SW Wind
15/08	Ryde Esplanade	Curlew	10
15/08	(8.20)	Common Tern	3
~
15/08	Lane End Bembridge	Sandwich Tern	10	(Including 3 juv)
15/08	(14.15)	House Martin	3
~
15/08	Bembridge Ponds	Redshank	2
15/08	(15.10)	Little Grebe	2
15/08	"	Greenshank	1
15/08	"	Heron	1
15/08	"	Little Egret	2
~
15/08	Nettlestone (15.30)	Swift	3
~
Monday	Sunny Int. Showers	SW Wind
13/08	Brading Marsh	Wood Sandpiper	1+	(On "Green Bridge" pool, probably 2)
13/08	(7.35 - 9.40)	Green Sandpiper	4	"
13/08	"	Snipe	1	"
13/08	"	Lapwing	3	"
13/08	"	Teal	4	"
13/08	"	Buzzard	1	(Very pale)
13/08	"	Kestrel	3
13/08	"	Sand Martin	3	(Over S.)
13/08	Sewage Wks	Garden Warbler	1juv	(Seen after heavy shower)
13/08	"	Blackcap	1juv
13/08	"	Willow Warbler	3
13/08	"	Chiffchaff	1
13/08	"	Grey Wagtail	2
~
Reported	Newtown NR	BLACK TERN	1juv	On Gull Island (Jim C.)
~
Sunday	Sunny Int. Light shower	SW Wind
12/08	Fishbourne Beach	Redshank	22
12/08	(7.10 - 11.30)	Little Egret	11
12/08	"	Common Gull	15
12/08	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1
12/08	"	Little Egret	2
~
12/08	Bembridge Ponds	Swallow	10+	(By Harbour Farm)
12/08	(15.20 - 16.45)	Little Grebe	2+
12/08	"	Heron	1
12/08	"	Little Egret	2
Dragonfly	"	Ruddy Darter	1	& 6 Black Tailed Skimmer, 2 Common Darter
~
12/08	Brading Marsh	WOOD SANDPIPER	2	(On "Green Bridge" pool)
12/08	(16.15 - 17.40)	Green Sandpiper	3	"
12/08	"	SNIPE	2	"
12/08	"	Lapwing	7	"
12/08	"	Teal	6	"
12/08	"	Buzzard	2
12/08	"	Kestrel	2
~
Saturday	Warm Sunny
11/08	East Knighton	Sparrowhawk	1
11/08	(7.30)	Goldfinch	c15
11/08	"	Chiffchaff	3
~
Reptile	Ventnor Botanic Gdns.	Wall Lizard	3	On rocks at Mediterranean Terraces, 9.00
~
11/08	Boniface Down	Sparrowhawk	1
11/08	(10.00 - 11.20)	Green Woodpecker	1
11/08	"	Raven	2	(1 on Aerial mast)
~
Reported	IWOG Boat Trip	Balearic Shearwater	3	On sea off Needles, great views!
~
Friday	Warm Sunny
10/08	Brighstone Down	PIED FLYCATCHER	1-2	(100m NE of trig point @8.25, m & f? see pictures)
10/08	(7.30 - 9.20)	Redstart	2	(On path)
10/08		Yellowhammer	7	(some juvs.)
10/08	"	Green Woodpecker	3	(Including 1 juv.)
10/08	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
10/08	"	Willow Warbler	2
10/08	"	Chiffchaff	2
10/08	"	Coal Tit	2	(Heard)
~
10/08	Newtown NR	Osprey	1	(Seen flying W. over E. spit into Solent @11.15)
10/08	(9.35 - 11.40)	Willow Warbler	3	(Oak Trees by Hay Meadow)
10/08	"	Meadow Pipit	c15
10/08	"	Common Tern	100+
10/08	"	Sandwich Tern	3
10/08	"	Peregrine	1	(Over to W. @10.50)
10/08	"	Greenshank	3	(Scrape)
10/08	"	Lapwing	1	"
10/08	"	Common Sandpiper	2
10/08	"	Turnstone	3
10/08	"	Black-tailed Godwit	21
~
Thursday	Warm Sunny	Light NW Wind
09/08	Luccombe/Shanklin Downs	Redstart	c11	(5 Luccombe Down, 6 on E. slope of Shanklin Down)
09/08	(7.45 - 11.40)	Spotted Flycatcher	1	(E. slope of Shanklin Down)
09/08	"	Wheatear	2
09/08	"	Chiffchaff	3
09/08	"	Willow Warbler	c15
09/08	"	House Martin	c25
09/08	"	Whitethroat	4
09/08	"	Linnet	10+
09/08	"	Meadow Pipit	6
09/08	"	Swallow	c12
09/08	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1juv
09/08	"	Jay	1	(Hassling the Pipits)
09/08	"	Buzzard	4	(Soaring together)
~
Wednesday	Cloudy to Sunny Int.
08/08	Sandown Canoe Lake	Pochard	1m,1f
08/08	(7.30)	Little Grebe	5	(Including 3 juv)
08/08	"	Swan	2ad, 5juv
~
08/08	Bembridge Airport	Sparrowhawk	1
08/08	(8.40 - 9.40)	Kestrel	4
08/08	"	Whitethroat	2
08/08	"	Green Woodpecker	2
08/08	"	Great spotted Woodpecker	1m
08/08	Dynamite Pool	Dunlin	1
08/08	(By scope)	Heron	2
08/08	"	Teal	3
08/08	"	Lapwing	2
~
08/08	Bembridge Ponds	Mandarin	1f	(By Harbour Farm)
08/08	(9.50 - 10.45)	Little Grebe	6
08/08	"	Greenshank	4
08/08	"	Tufted Duck	2m, 3f
08/08	"	Heron	1
08/08	"	Little Egret	2
08/08	"	Reed Warbler	4+	(Ad & juvs)
08/08	"	Common Gull	1
~
08/08	Brading Marsh	Grey Wagtail	1	(@ Sewage Wks)
08/08	(16.25 - 17.50)	Swallow	c15
08/08	"	Sand Martin	2
08/08	"	Teal	3	(Green Bridge pond)
08/08	"	Whitethroat	1
08/08	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
08/08	"	Buzzard	2
08/08	"	Kestrel	3
~
Tuesday	Sunny Intervals
07/08	Newtown NR	Sedge Warbler	2 juv(?)	(Bushes by E. Hide path)
07/08	(7.50 - 12.00)	Osprey	1	(11.15 from main hide, also reported yesterday)
07/08	"	Common Tern	c150	(E.& W. Spits and fishing in Solent)
07/08	"	Black-tailed Godwit	5
07/08	"	Common Sandpiper	1
07/08	"	Redshank	24
07/08	"	Greenshank	1
07/08	"	Ringed Plover	18
07/08	"	Grey Plover	3	(2 in Summer Plumage)
07/08	"	Turnstone	5
07/08	"	Curlew	c60
07/08	"	Kestrel	1m	(On boardwalk FP post)
~
07/08	Newnham Lane, Binstead	Barn Owl	2	(S. of Lane @ 21.30)
~
Monday	Showers to Fine Sunny	W/SW Wind
06/08	Bleak Down	Raven	1	(Over)
06/08	(7.50)	Red Legged Partridge	1	(With unusual black bib)
06/08	"	Pheasant	8
~
06/08	Gore Cliff Blackgang	Fulmar	4	(Including 3 still on ledges)
06/08	(8.25)	Raven	1
06/08	"	Swift	5W
06/08	"	Gannet	7E
06/08	"	Stock Dove	3
~
06/08	Newtown NR	Wheatear	3f	(Around Boathouse)
06/08	(10.10 - 11.40)	Bar-tailed Godwit	1
06/08	"	Common Tern	c30	(E. Spit)
06/08	"	Black-tailed Godwit	5
06/08	Scrape	Greenshank	1
06/08	"	Whimbrel	1
~
Sunday	Hot & Sunny
05/08	Firestone Copse	Coal Tit	2juv
05/08	(7.30 - 8.50)	Treecreeper	1
05/08	"	Goldcrest	c10
05/08	"	Kingfisher	1	(On Blackbridge Brook)
05/08	"	Heron	4	(In trees)
~
05/08	Bembridge Down	Yellowhammer	2m
05/08	(9.10 - 10.00)	Swallow	c20
05/08	"	House Martin	1
05/08	"	Linnet	c30
05/08	"	Buzzard	1
Butterflies	"	Chalkhill Blue	100+
~
05/08	Bembridge Harbour	Lesser Black Backed Gull	2	(Old millpond wall)
05/08	(15.35 - 16.05)	Sandwich Tern	2
~
05/08	Brading Marsh	Green Sandpiper	1	(Over calling)
05/08	(16.15 - 17.50)	Swallow	c40
05/08	"	Whitethroat	1	(Heard)
05/08	"	Green Woodpecker	2
05/08	"	Buzzard	2
Reported	"	PIED FLYCATCHER	1	(Chris M.)
~
Reported	Newtown NR	Osprey	1	today and yesterday.
~
Saturday	Warm Sunny
04/08	Ryde Sands	Sanderling	52
04/08	(7.20)	Ringed Plover	2
04/08	"	Mediterranean Gull	2
04/08	"	Common Gull	1
04/08	"	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	(Some summer plumage)
04/08	"	Curlew	15
04/08	Appley Park	Swift	1
~
04/08	Brading Marsh	Green Sandpiper	1	(Over calling)
04/08	(9.10 - 10.00)	Swallow	c10
04/08	"	Whitethroat	1juv
04/08	"	Heron	2
04/08	"	Buzzard	2
~
Reported	RSPB Dynamite Pool	Green Sandpiper	12	& 3 Snipe, 1 Whimbrel (CM. & GS.)
~
Friday	Warm Sunny
03/08	West High Down, Totland	Stonechat	1m
03/08	(7.30 - 9.25)	Whitethroat	1
03/08	"	Peregrine	1	(on cliffs)
03/08	"	Wheatear	15	(S. Cliffs, 1m, f & juvs)
03/08	"	Shag	1+	(Old Pepper Rock)
03/08	"	Guillemot	6	(Ads & juvs on sea)
03/08	"	Shearwater Sp.	1	(Balearic or Manx?)
03/08	"	Sand Martin	1E.
03/08	"	Linnet	15+
03/08	"	Gannet	6	(Mostly E.)
Butterflies	"	Chalkhill Blue	50+	Southern Cliff-tops
~
03/08	Yarmouth Estuary and Ponds	Whimbrel	1
03/08	(9.45 - 11.20)	Curlew	6
03/08	"	Lapwing	9
03/08	"	Dunlin	7
03/08	"	Black Tailed Godwit	6
03/08	"	Teal	7	(5 on Scrape, 2 on Station Pond)
03/08	"	Whitethroat	3
03/08	"	Little Egret	4
03/08	"	Heron	2
03/08	"	Redshank	22
03/08	"	Muscovy Duck	1
~
03/08	Hersey NR	Kingfisher	1m
03/08	(18.15 - 19.30)	Little Grebe	2
03/08	"	Tufted Duck	1f
03/08	"	Heron	3
03/08	"	Little Egret	2
03/08	"	Stock Dove	2
03/08	"	Snow Goose	1	(Blue Phase -Esc.)
03/08	"	Barnacle Geese	5	(Esc.)
~
Reported	RSPB Dynamite Pool	Green Sandpiper	7	& 3 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank (CM. & GS.)
~
Thursday	Sunny to Showers
02/08	E. Knighton	Buzzard	4	(Perched in tall conifers)
02/08	(7.20)	Goldfinch	c25
~
02/08	Shide to Blackwater FP	Little Owl	1	(Near Blackwater end)
02/08	(8.00 - 10.10)	Blackcap	1m,1f
02/08	"	Chiffchaff	1juv
02/08	"	Song Thrush	4
02/08	"	Robin	2ad,2juv
02/08	"	Goldcrest	4	(Family group)
02/08	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
02/08	"	Pheasant	1m,2f	(Xmas tree plantation)
~
02/08	Bembridge Ponds	Kingfisher	1
02/08	(16.05 - 16.45)	Little Grebe	4
02/08	"	Greenshank	1	(Lagoon)
02/08	"	Tufted Duck	4f
02/08	"	Heron	3
02/08	"	Little Egret	4
02/08	"	Reed Warbler	2+	(Ad & juvs)
02/08	"	Mediterranean Gull	3
02/08	"	Common Gull	5
~
Wednesday	Warm Sunny
01/08	Ryde Sands	Sanderling	11
01/08	(7.20)	Mediterranean Gull	5
01/08	"	Common Gull	1
01/08	"	Bar-tailed Godwit	1	(Some summer plumage)
01/08	"	Curlew	20
~
01/08	Newtown NR	Turtle Dove	1	(W. of E Hide FP in bare tree, then on posts)
01/08	(8.30 - 11.40)	Grey Plover	5	(2 in summer plumage)
01/08	"	Whimbrel	1
01/08	"	Common Tern	24
01/08	"	Ringed Plover	18
01/08	"	Dunlin	c25
01/08	"	Shelduck	1
01/08	"	Greenshank	3	(Scrape)
01/08	"	Common Sandpiper	1
01/08	"	Turnstone	2
01/08	"	Black-tailed Godwit	12
~
01/08	Bembridge Down	Wheatear	2	(On the Fort)
01/08	(14.00)	Swallow	c30
01/08	"	Skylark	1
01/08	"	Meadow Pipit	2
01/08	"	Buzzard	1
01/08	Dynamite Pool	Little Egret	c20	(by Scope)
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01/08	Brading Marsh	Swift	1	(Most have now left)
01/08	(14.30 - 15.40)	Swallow	c50
01/08	"	Sand Martin	1
01/08	Laundry Lane	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
01/08	"	Willow Warbler	1
01/08	"	Heron	2
01/08	"	Buzzard	2
~
01/08	Parkhurst Forest (21.15)	Nightjar	2m	(1-2 seen, 1 heard)
~
Reported	RSPB Dynamite Pool	LITTLE GULL	1 (2w.)	& 3 Green SP, 2 Common SP, 1 Greenshank (Graham S.)
(16.00-17.30)

JULY 2007: Click for monthly species lists, July total = 116

Tuesday	Warm Sunny
31/07	East Knighton	Willow Warbler	3+
31/07	(7.30 - 8.20)	Whitethroat	3
31/07	"	Goldfinch	10+
31/07	"	Buzzard	1
31/07	"	Sparrowhawk	1
~
31/07	Culver Down	Wheatear	6+	(Adults and Juvs, Cliff edge W. of CG Cotts.)
31/07	(8.35 - 9.20)	Linnet	c50
31/07	Early Migrants	Greenfinch	c10
31/07	"	Meadow Pipit	4
31/07	"	Rock Pipit	2
31/07	"	Goldfinch	6
31/07	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1m	(Unusual here)
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31/07	Bembridge Ponds	Willow Warbler	2
31/07	(14.10 - 15.00)	Little Grebe	3
31/07	"	Greenshank	4	(3 Causeway La. 1 on Lagoon)
31/07	"	Tufted Duck	1f
31/07	"	Heron	2
31/07	"	Jay	1
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Monday	Fine Sunny
30/07	Ryde E. Sands	Common Tern	27	(On sandbank)
30/07	(7.25)	Sanderling	23	(End of Sandbank)
30/07	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	1	(Mostly in summer plumage)
30/07	"	Curlew	26
~
30/07	Appley Park, Ryde	Treecreeper	1
30/07	(7.50)	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
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30/07	Newtown NR	Osprey	1	(E. Side, on post)
30/07	(11.10 - 12.40)	Common Sandpiper	1	(Scrape)
30/07	"	Common Tern	100+	(E. Spit)
30/07	"	Grey Plover	3	(Clamerkin bank)
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Reported	Brading Marsh	Spoonbill	1	over "Green Bridge" @10.00 (Robert W.)
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Reported	Burnthouse Lane, Alverstone	WHITE STORK	1	over low (Barry A.)
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Sunday	Cloudy to Sunny Int.	N. Wind
29/07	Bembridge Ponds	Kingfisher	1	(Lagoon)
29/07	(7.15 - 8.15)	Little Grebe	2
29/07	no sign of RF Falcon	Greenshank	1
29/07	"	Tufted Duck	3f
~
29/07	Mill Farm FP, Bembridge	RED FOOTED FALCON	1m	(1st S.) on posts at SZ635874, 8.40 - 12.00 Constantly mobbed by the local Kestrels
29/07	(8.30 - 11.15)	Kestrel	3
29/07	"	Cuckoo	1	(Adult mobbed by Magpie)
29/07	"	Sparrowhawk	1
29/07	"	Green Sandpiper	2	(In ditch N of old Sea Wall)
29/07	"	Skylark	2
29/07	"	Whitethroat	2
Reported	"	Hobby	1	& 1 Peregrine over (Dave H.)
~
Reported	Yarmouth Harbour	Balearic Shearwater	1	sitting on water, good views (Caroline D.)
~
29/07	Yarmouth Estuary and Ponds	Black Tailed Godwit	47	(Estuary)
29/07	(14.10, High Tide)	Lapwing	2
~
29/07	Fort Victoria	Osprey	1	(Over Solent far to E.)
29/07	(15.10)	Curlew	1	(E. then W.)
29/07	"	Common Tern	c20
29/07	"	Sandwich Tern	2
29/07	"	Gannet	2	(W.)
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Saturday	Sunny Int, Cloudy later	W. Wind
28/07	Newtown NR	Osprey	1	(E. Side, on post eating a fish)
28/07	(7.40 - 9.05)	KNOT	3	(Some summer Plumage)
28/07	"	SANDERLING	1	(on mudflats, with Dunlin)
28/07	"	Ringed Plover	6
28/07	"	Whimbrel	1
28/07	"	Dunlin	c100	(1 very pale, albino?)
28/07	"	Common Tern	c150
28/07	"	Black Tailed Godwit	3
28/07	"	Turnstone	5+
28/07	"	Linnet	15+
28/07	"	Gannet	1W	(In Solent, about 50 reported earlier)
~
Reported	Solent off Fort Victoria	Balearic Shearwater	1	lingering by the Sconce Buoy (CM, GH & KG)
~
28/07	Yarmouth Estuary and Ponds	Shoveler	1f	(Station Pond)
28/07	(10.00 - 11.20)	WILLOW WARBLER	3	(Bushes E. of old Station)
28/07	"	Lapwing	11
28/07	"	Curlew	26
28/07	"	Common Tern	1
28/07	"	Black Tailed Godwit	18
28/07	"	Teal	3	(Scrape)
28/07	"	Shelduck	1
28/07	"	Linnet	1m
28/07	"	Sparrowhawk	1
28/07	"	Little Egret	8
28/07	"	Heron	4
~
28/07	Ryde E. Sands	Sanderling	5	(On distant sand bank, S. Plumage)
28/07	(18.00) Low Tide	Greater Black Backed Gull	16	(+Hundreds of Black Headed Gull etc.)
28/07	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	1	(Summer plumage)
28/07	"	Curlew	6
~
28/07	RSPB Dynamite Pool	Swallow	c50
28/07	(19.15) in light rain	Barn Owl	1	(No sign of RF Falcon-just missed it!)
28/07	"	Kestrel	1juv
Reported	"	RED-FOOTED FALCON	1	Cattle Sheds till 19.00, & 2 Spoonbill! (Graham S.)
~
Friday	Sunny Intervals	SW. Wind
27/07	Brighstone Down	Cuckoo	1juv	(E. of main car park)
27/07	(7.45 - 9.15)	Yellowhammer	7
27/07	"	Blackcap	1	(Heard)
27/07	"	Linnet	c10
27/07	"	Buzzard	2
~
27/07	Shide to Blackwater FP	Little Owl	1
27/07	(9.30 - 10.45)	Blackcap	3m,2f
27/07	"	Chiffchaff	2	(Including 1 juv)
27/07	"	Buzzard	2
Butterflies	"	Holly Blue	4	& Meadow Brown, also 2 Banded Damioselle.
~
Reported	Solent off Fort Victoria	Balearic Shearwater	1	lingering by the Sconce Buoy (Fisherman)
~
Thursday	Cloudy to Rain Later	SW Wind
26/07	Appley Beach, Ryde	Common Tern	64	(On shingle bank, c15 more in Solent)
26/07	(7.25)	Curlew	3
26/07	"	Little Egret	7
26/07	"	Oystercatcher	9
~
26/07	Appley Park, Ryde	Mistle Thrush	1
26/07	(7.40)	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
26/07	"	Wren	1
~
26/07	Ryde E. Sands	Common Tern	89	(On sand bank, +poss. Arctic Tern)
26/07	(16.35 - 17.00)	Sandwich Tern	2
26/07	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	1	(Summer plumage)
26/07	"	Curlew	c10
~
Tuesday	Warm Sunny Intervals	W Wind
24/07	Little Atherfield	Red Legged Partridge	2
24/07	(7.50 - 8.20)	Yellowhammer	4
24/07	"	Reed Warbler	1
24/07	"	Little Owl	1	(On Barn Roof)
~
24/07	Whale Chine	Gannet	5	(In Chale Bay, inc. 4 imm.)
24/07	(8.10 - 9.10)	Yellowhammer	1
24/07	"	Linnet	c30
24/07	"	Skylark	c15
24/07	"	Kestrel	3
~
24/07	West Wight location	Peregrine	1	(Chasing Feral Pigeon)
24/07	(c9.40)	WHEATEAR	4+	(Including 2-3 juv.)
~
24/07	Yarmouth Estuary	Dunlin	4	(from Road)
24/07	(10.15 - 11.15)	Black Tailed Godwit	2
24/07	"	Curlew	4
24/07	"	Common Sandpiper	1	(Flew out of Scrape)
24/07	"	Kestrel	3
~
24/07	Newtown NR	Dunlin	4	(from Boathouse)
24/07	(11.30 - 12.20)	Black Tailed Godwit	3
24/07	"	Curlew	c20
24/07	"	Common Tern	c20	(Roosting on W. spit)
24/07	"	Kestrel	1	(On ground in Hay Meadow)
Reported	"	KNOT	1	in some summer plumage (Jim C.)
~
Sunday	Warm Sunny Int.	SW. Wind
22/07	Ventnor Downs	Peregrine	2	(1juv mobbed by Kestrels, 1 over Sandown Bay
22/07	(7.45 - 10.10)	Kestrel	3
22/07	not much about yet	Raven	2	(Mobbed Peregrine as well)
22/07	"	Chiffchaff	3+
22/07	"	Linnet	9
22/07	"	Meadow Pipit	8
~
22/07	Bembridge Harbour	Mediterranean Gull	32
22/07	(14.40 - 15.00)	Common Gull	3
22/07	"	Curlew	1-2	(1 probably a Whimbrel)
~
22/07	Bembridge Ponds	Kingfisher	1	(Old Garage Pond)
22/07	(15.05 - 15.35)	Little Grebe	3
22/07	"	Common Sandpiper	1-2
22/07	"	Tufted Duck	1f
~
22/07	Laundry Lane	Buzzard	5
22/07	(15.45 - 17.15)	Kestrel	2
22/07	"	Lapwing	7	(Flew over to E.)
22/07	"	Whitethroat	2
~
Reported	Newtown NR	RUFF	1m	Jim C. (and 7 SANDERLING reported by Bob G.)
~
Saturday	Sunny Int, showers
21/07	Newtown NR	Osprey	1	(Landed on post by E. hide @8.10)
21/07	(7.40 - 11.15)	Whimbrel	1	(Causeway Lake)
21/07	"	Dunlin	12
21/07	"	Common Tern	40+
21/07	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	1
21/07	"	Black Tailed Godwit	15
21/07	"	Greenshank	4	(1 on mudflats, 3E.)
21/07	"	Shelduck	1	(They've nearly all gone now)
21/07	"	Linnet	10+
21/07	"	Common Sandpiper	5	(4 from E. Hide, 1 in Scrape)
Reported	"	Green Sandpiper	1	Chris M. (and a WHEATEAR reported as well)
~
Friday	Rain to Sunny Intervals	Showers
20/07	Sandown Canoe Lake	Swan	2ad, 6cyg.
20/07	(8.10 - 9.00)	Coot	24
20/07	Sandown Pier	Mediterranean Gull	2
~
20/07	Newtown NR	Dunlin	23	(from Hide)
20/07	(13.40 - 15.15)	Ringed Plover	1	(Osprey last reported @ 11.45)
20/07	"	Turnstone	2+	(Possibly 5)
20/07	"	Common Sandpiper	1	(Scrape)
20/07	"	Gannet	2	(In Solent)
~
20/07	Ryde Esplanade	Little Egret	3
20/07	(18.15 - 19.00)	Common Gull	6
20/07	"	Mediterranean Gull	5
~
Thursday	Sunny Intervals	Spots of Rain later
19/07	Sibdown Farm area, Rookley	Yellowhammer	8
19/07	(8.45 - 9.45)	Buzzard	3
~
19/07	Ryde (13.00)	Black Headed Gull	100+	(High up catching flying ants)
19/07	Bembridge (16.30)	Black Headed Gull etc.	200+	"
~
19/07	Laundry Lane	Chiffchaff	c4	(& possible Willow Warbler, with tit flock)
19/07	(16.30 - 17.45)	Long Tailed Tit	10+
19/07	(Bank N. from Bexley Point)	Blue Tit	2
19/07	"	Green Woodpecker	1
19/07	"	Reed Warbler	1	(Heard)
19/07	Green Bridge pool	Lapwing	8
19/07	Sewage Wks	Grey Wagtail	1juv
~
Reported	Dynamite Pool (RSPB)	Little Ringed Plover	1ad, 1juv	& 1 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 1 juv Ringed Plover.
(Graham S.)	(17.00 - 18.30)	Yellow Legged Gull	1juv	& 1 Green Sandpiper, c150 Sand Martin
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Wednesday	Sunny Intervals	SW Wind
18/07	Bembridge Down	Peregrine	1
18/07	(8.10 - 9.20)	Yellowhammer	4
18/07	"	Linnet	12
18/07	"	Skylark	3
~
18/07	Newtown NR	Dunlin	7	(from Boathouse)
18/07	(11.10 - 12.45)	Black Tailed Godwit	6	(2 Grey Plover reported)
18/07	"	Curlew	c20
18/07	"	Common Tern	2
18/07	"	Little Owl	1	(Flew into tree by Hide)
18/07	"	Buzzard	2	(Report-Peregrine found dead-shot!)
18/07	"	Kestrel	1	(Osprey reported earlier, but not found)
Snake	"	Adder	1juv	(Hay Meadow)
~
Tuesday	Cloudy to Sunny Int.	Heavy rain forecast!!
17/07	Hersey NR	Linnet	3	(by entrance gate)
17/07	(18.40 - 19.00)	Mediterrean Gull	5
17/07	Very high water level	Lapwing	c6	(No sign of Spoonbill)
~
17/07	Attrill's Lane, Nettlestone	Swift	c100	(over the fields)
~
17/07	Bembridge Ponds	Common Sandpiper	1	(flew onto Causeway)
17/07	(19.10 - 19.45)	Sand Martin	2+	(With Swallows on "Windmill" side)
17/07	"	Shelduck	2
17/07	"	Tufted Duck	1f
~
Reported	Ryde Sands	Whimbrel	27	Kris G.
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Monday	Cloudy to Sunny Int
16/07	Ryde Esplanade	Mediterranean Gull	32
16/07	(8.10)	Curlew	13
~
16/07	Appley Park, Ryde	Song Thrush	2
16/07	(8.30)	Mistle Thrush	4
16/07	"	Wren	4
~
16/07	Newtown NR	OSPREY	1	(Landed n post E. side @15.15, left high @16.30)
16/07	(15.00 - 16.45)	Canada Geese	153
16/07	"	Curlew	c90
16/07	"	Common Tern	16
16/07	"	Buzzard	2
16/07	"	Kestrel	1
~
Sunday	Cloudy to Hazy Sunny Int.	E. Wind
15/07	Fishbourne Beach	Mediterranean Gull	16
15/07	(7.30) WeBS	Oystercatcher	5
15/07	"	Curlew	12
15/07	"	Common Gull	4
15/07	"	Little Egret	11	(10 at Quarr Pond, 1 on beach)
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15/07	Mill Farm, Bembridge	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1	(RSPB Dynamite Pool)
15/07	(10.30 - 10.45)	Greater Black Backed Gull	15+
15/07	(by Scope)	Lapwing	c6	(No sign of Spoonbill)
15/07	"	Shelduck	3	(& 3 Ducklings)
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15/07	Bembridge Ponds	KINGFISHER	1	(At back of Causeway Pond)
15/07	(10.50 - 11.15)	Mediterranean Gull	3	(On Causeway)
15/07	"	Tufted Duck	2f
~
15/07	Brading Marsh	Hobby	1	(Hunting over Marsh, flew on SE)
15/07	(14.20 - 17.00)	Little Ringed Plover	1ad, 1juv
15/07	Pond by Green Bridge	Green Sandpiper	2	(3 reported)
15/07	"	Common Sandpiper	1	(Also Dunlin reported)
15/07	"	Lapwing	6
15/07	"	Kestrel	1
15/07	Centurion's Copse	Reed Bunting	2m
15/07	"	Whitethroat	1
Reported	Laundry Lane	Grasshopper Warbler	1	Bexley Pt. (WeBS count, James G.)
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Saturday	Sunny Intervals	Brisk SW. Wind
14/07	West High Down, Totland	Rock Pipit	5
14/07	(7.45 - 9.05)	Stonechat	4	(2m, 1f, 1juv above Alum Bay)
14/07	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1
14/07	"	Gannet	8	(Coming E. past Needles)
14/07	"	Shag	2	(On Old Pepper Rock)
14/07	"	Skylark	1
14/07	"	Reed Warbler	1	(Singing on hillside S. of Alum Bay)
14/07	"	Linnet	20+
14/07	"	Goldfinch	c15
14/07	"	Raven	1	(Over to N)
~
14/07	Fort Victoria	Little Tern	3+
14/07	(9.15 - 9.30)	Common Tern	c20	(Many more on Keyhaven side)
14/07	"	Sandwich Tern	2
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14/07	Yarmouth	Black Tailed Godwit	14
14/07	(9.35 - 10.40)	Green Sandpiper	1	(Mill Copse scrape)
14/07	"	Greenshank	1
14/07	"	Redshank	6
14/07	"	Teal	1f
14/07	"	Kestrel	4	(inc. 3juv)
14/07	"	Lapwing	8
14/07	"	Reed Bunting	2m	(Rofford Marsh)
14/07	"	Reed Warbler	2+	(Heard)
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14/07	Walters Copse	Blackcap	1m
14/07	(11.05 - 11.35)	Chiffchaff	1m
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Reported	Newtown NR	Common Sandpiper	1	on Scrape, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Little Tern (Chris M.)
~
Reported	by Bishop's House	REDSTART	1m	& Spoonbill still present (Graham S.)
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Friday	Cloudy to Sunny Int.	Drizzly start
13/07	Fishbourne Beach	Mediterranean Gull	1
13/07	(8.40)	Oystercatcher	3
13/07	"	Redshank	2
13/07	Wootton Bridge	COMMON GULL	1	(My first returning bird)
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13/07	Dynamite Pool, Bembridge	SPOONBILL	1 (1S.)	(Landed by Dynamite Hut)
13/07	(16.20 - 18.00) RSPB	LITTLE RINGED PLOVER	1ad, 1juv
13/07	(With GS & CM)	Green Sandpiper	1
13/07	"	Shoveler	2f
13/07	"	Black Tailed Godwit	1
13/07	"	Dunlin	1
13/07	"	Teal	5f
13/07	"	Lapwing	10+
13/07	"	Tufted Duck	1f
13/07	"	Shelduck	2	(with 3 Ducklings)
13/07	Bembridge Harbour	Greenshank	1
13/07	"	Sparrowhawk	1	(Over Marina)
13/07	"	Pied Wagtail	1m	(with Yellow ring)
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13/07	Parkhurst Forest (21.30 -22.30)	Nightjar	c7	(4 seen, rest heard "Churring")
Beetles	"	Glow Worm	14	(Along the paths)
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Thursday	Cloudy	S. Wind
12/07	Ryde Esplanade	Mediterranean Gull	3
12/07	(18.40)	Oystercatcher	12
12/07	"	DUNLIN	1	(On distant sand spit, but black belly showing well)
12/07	"	Greater Black Backed Gull	12
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Reported	Newtown NR	OSPREY	1	on Hamstead side, flew high to E. at 4pm.(Hilary)
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Wednessday	Sunny Intervals	SW Wind
11/07	Appley Park, Ryde	Little Owl	1	(Found dead at NE corner)
11/07	(8.20 - 9.20)	Stock Dove	2
11/07	Ryde Canoe Lake	Swan	58
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11/07	Sandown Water Wks	Blackcap	3+
11/07	to Alverstone NR (11.00)	Whitethroat	3
11/07	"	Chiffchaff	2	(Heard)
11/07	"	Wren	2juv
Butterflies	"	Small Skipper	2	& 2 Marbled White, 1 Large White, 1 Small White,
Butterflies	"	Meadow Brown	20+	& 2 Peacock, 20+ Meadow Brown, 2 Comma.
Dragonfly	"	Southern Hawker	3	1f Broad Bodied Chaser, & Banded Damoiselle
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11/07	Foreland	Heron	4
11/07	(14.30 - 15.25)	Little Egret	8
11/07	"	Oystercatcher	3
11/07	"	Mediterranean Gull	6
11/07	"	Curlew	4
11/07	"	Cormorant	8
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Tuesday	Sunny Intervals	Light Wind
10/07	Firestone Copse	Coal Tit	3+	(1 seen, others heard)
10/07	(8.20 - 9.30)	Little Egret	3
10/07	"	Heron	3
Butterflies	"	Silver Washed Fritillary	3
~
10/07	Hersey NR	Heron	1
10/07	(18.20 - 18.40)	Little Egret	3
10/07	"	Reed Warbler	1+	(Heard)
10/07	"	Mediterranean Gull	6	(more on beach)
10/07	"	Stock Dove	1
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10/07	Bembridge Ponds	MANDARIN	1f	(At back of Causeway Pond)
10/07	(18.50 - 19.20)	Little Egret	3
10/07	"	Reed Warbler	1+	(Heard)
10/07	"	Sand Martin	10+	(With Swallows and House Martins)
10/07	"	Swift	5
10/07	"	Tufted Duck	1m,3f
10/07	"	Little Grebe	5
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Monday	Bright Int. Showers	Light W. Wind
09/07	Sandown Canoe Lake	Sparrow	1f	(With a Red/Brown poll! see picture)
09/07	(7.50 - 8.15)	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
09/07	"	Reed Warbler	1+	(juveniles calling as well
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09/07	Bembridge Windmill	Common Sandpiper	1	(Viewed from Mill Farm by scope)
09/07	(8.50)	Black Tailed Godwit	3
09/07	(All on the Dynamite Pool)	Curlew	2
09/07	"	Redshank	1
09/07	"	Lapwing	7
09/07	"	Tufted Duck	1f	(with 6 Ducklings)
09/07	"	Shelduck	2	(with 3 Ducklings)
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09/07	Bembridge Ponds	Sand Martin	4+	(Over ponds with Swallows)
09/07	(9.20 - 9.40)	Tufted Duck	1m,2f	(Drake in 'eclipse' plumage)
09/07	"	Reed Warbler	2+	(Heard)
09/07	"	Little Egret	2
09/07	"	Shelduck	2
09/07	"	Canada Geese	48
~
09/07	Brading Marsh	Lesser Whitethroat	1m	(Bushes on Old Seawall)
09/07	(16.30 - 17.20)	Swift	c20
09/07	"	Reed Bunting	1m
09/07	"	Buzzard	3
09/07	"	Kestrel	1
09/07	Sewage Wks.	Grey Wagtail	1ad,1juv
09/07	"	Chaffinch	6	(Including juvs.)
Butterflies	"	Small Tortoiseshell	4	& 2 Small Skipper, Marbled White, Large White, 2 Peacock, Meadow Brown, 2 Comma, 2 Red Admiral
~
Sunday	Warm Sunny	SW. Wind
08/07	Whale Chine to Atherfield Pt.	Skylark	17+
08/07	(7.55 - 10.25)	Sand Martin	8E
08/07	"	Whitethroat	2m
08/07	"	Meadow Pipit	5
08/07	"	Starling	100+
08/07	"	Linnet	15
~
08/07	Gore Cliff	Sand Martin	c50	(W. then E. then over inland fields)
08/07	(10.50 - 11.50)	Raven	5	(Adults with 3-4 juv)
08/07	"	Little Owl	1	(First seen here for a while)
08/07	"	Fulmar	c10	(2prs. on ledges)
08/07	"	Stock Dove	2
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08/07	Hersey NR	Heron	1
08/07	(14.30 - 15.50)	Little Egret	2	(Plus 2 on beach)
08/07	"	Reed Warbler	3
08/07	"	Mediterranean Gull	6	(more on beach)
08/07	"	Buzzard	1
08/07	"	Stock Dove	2
08/07	"	Little Grebe	1
~
Reported	5mls off Ventnor	Storm Petrel	1	from fishing boat, 1 seen Sat as well (Danny V.)
"	Sandown Canoe Lake	Pochard	1	very unusual in July (Graham S.)
Reported	Bembridge Ponds	Common Sandpiper	1	on Causeway (Chris M.)
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Saturday	Long Sunny Intervals	SW. Wind
07/07	Lynch Lane, Calbourne	Barn Owl	1	(Field E. of lane @7.50)
07/07	Brighstone Down	Dartford Warbler	2m
07/07	(7.55 - 10.25)	Garden Warbler	1m	(Heard)
07/07	"	Blackcap	3+	(Heard)
07/07	"	Yellowhammer	5
07/07	"	Linnet	10
07/07	"	Buzzard	3	(1 close, 2 very high)
Butterflies	"	Ringlet	4	& Marbled White, Large White, Peacock, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral
~
07/07	Brading Marsh	Sand Martin	c10	(around the marsh)
07/07	(16.10 - 17.10)	Swallow	c6
07/07	"	Swift	20+
07/07	"	Kestrel	1	(no Hobby today)
~
07/07	Luccombe Down	Dartford Warbler	1	(Heard at N. end)
07/07	(19.30 - 20.40)	Meadow Pipit	c4
07/07	"	Kestrel	1
~
Reported	Dynamite Pool (RSPB)	Great Crested Grebe	1	and 2 Bk Tailed Godwit (Graham S.)
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Friday	Sunny Intervals	Blustery W. Wind
06/07	Shide to Blackwater FP	Garden Warbler	1	(Heard singing with a Blackcap nearby, no competion!)
06/07	(7.35 - 9.30)	Grey Wagtail	2	(By Garage at Shide)
06/07	"	Little Owl	1	(Well hidden amonst the branches)
06/07	"	Whitethroat	1
06/07	"	Bullfinch	1m,1f
06/07	"	Song Thrush	c5	(1 juv.)
06/07	"	Kestrel	2
06/07	"	Yellowhammer	2	(Sandy Lane)
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06/07	St. Catherine's Point	Manx Shearwater	6W	(2@15.56, 4@17.34)
06/07	(15.45 - 17.50)	Guillemot	2W	(@17.33)
06/07	"	Gannet	52	(43E, 9W)
06/07	"	Fulmar	7
06/07	"	Sandwich Tern	1W
Reported	"	Balearic Shearwater	1W	@16.55 -I missed it! & 3 more Manx later(CM & GS)
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Thursday	Overcast	W. Wind
05/07	Newtown NR	Meadow Pipit	10+
05/07	(7.25 - 9.05)	Bar Tailed Godwit	1
05/07	"	Redshank	43
05/07	"	Curlew	15+
05/07	"	Peregrine	1	(On post E. side)
05/07	"	Canada Geese	135
05/07	"	Linnet	4
05/07	"	Starling	70+
~
05/07	Yarmouth	Black Tailed Godwit	42
05/07	(9.25 - 10.40)	Lesser Whitethroat	1juv	(Bushes by Mill Copse)
05/07	"	Curlew	12
05/07	"	Lapwing	6
05/07	"	Reed Bunting	1m	(Rofford Marsh)
05/07	"	Reed Warbler	4+	(Heard)
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Wednesday	Sunny Int.	SW. Wind
04/07	Bembridge Down	Meadow Pipit	7
04/07	(7.25 - 8.40)	Stock Dove	2
04/07	"	Linnet	10+
04/07	"	Starling	70+
04/07	"	Skylark	5+	(5 seen others heard)
04/07	"	Yellowhammer	1m,1f
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Tuesday	Heavy Showers	Light SW. Wind
03/07	Ryde Esplanade	Mediterranean Gull	6
03/07	(10.20)	Oystercatcher	2
03/07	"	Greater Black Backed Gull	20+
~
03/07	Hersey NR	Heron	3	(1 juv.)
03/07	(10.30 - 11.20)	Little Egret	3
03/07	"	Reed Warbler	1	(Heard)
03/07	"	Sparrowhawk	1
03/07	"	Buzzard	1
03/07	"	Barnacle Geese	14	(Feral)
~
Reported	Dunnose Point	Balearic Shearwater	1W	& 14 Manx Shearwater, 1 Common SP on beach (Kris G.)
~
Monday	Bright Int. Showers	Blustery SW. Wind
02/07	Bembridge Ponds	Teal	1m	(New arrival?)
02/07	(8.25 - 9.10)	Tufted Duck	1m,1f
02/07	"	Reed Warbler	3+	(Heard)
02/07	"	Little Egret	2
02/07	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
02/07	"	Canada Geese	45
~
02/07	Appley Park, Ryde	Mistle Thrush	5	(includes 2 juv.)
02/07	(11.30 - 12.10)	Gannet	3	(In Solent by the Forts)
02/07	"	Green Woodpecker	1
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02/07	Brading Marsh	Swift	c50	(all across the marsh)
02/07	(16.30 - 17.20)	Swallow	c10
02/07	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
02/07	"	Canada Geese	c20	(By Green Bridge)
02/07	"	Kestrel	1	(no Hobby today)
02/07	Sewage Works	Grey Wagtail	1	(filter beds)
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Sunday	Sunny Int. Showers	Brisk SW. Wind
01/07	Alverstone (IWOG Walk)	Raven	4	(2ad then 2juv later)
01/07	(9.00 - 10.30)	Stock Dove	1
01/07	Flooded Paths hampered the walk	Whitethroat	6
01/07	"	Heron	1
01/07	"	Sedge Warbler	2	(Heard)
01/07	"	Kestrel	3	(Adults & 1 juv)
01/07	"	Reed Bunting	1-2	(Heard)
01/07	"	Heron	1
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01/07	St. Catherine's Point	MANX SHEARWATER	1W	(@16.01, that's brilliant timing!)
01/07	(16.00 - 17.00)	Kittiwake	2W
01/07	"	Gannet	34	(22E, 12W)
01/07	"	Swift	1	(Over sea)
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JUNE 2007: Click for monthly species lists, June total = 111

Saturday	Wet	Misty start
30/06	Hersey NR	Hobby	1	(In tree at back till flew E.)
30/06	(18.05 - 18.35)	Heron	1
30/06	"	Little Egret	1	(On beach)
30/06	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Singing by hide)
30/06	"	Reed Warbler	1	(Singing by hide)
30/06	"	Barnacle Geese	4	(Feral)
30/06	"	Snow Goose	1	(Feral, Blue Phase)
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Thur/Fri	Sunny Int	Showers
Reported(29th)	St. Catherine's Point	Manx Shearwater	6W	1 Bonxie, 5 Killiwake, 86 Gannet (Graham S.)
(16.15 - 19.00)
Reported(28th)	Brading Marsh	Sand Martin	4	& c60 Swift, - over marsh (Chris M.)
(evening)
Saturday	Sunny Int.	E. Wind
23/06	St. Catherine's Point	Gannet	69	(30W. & 39E)
23/06	(7.30 - 9.20)	Auk Sp.	2-3E
23/06	"	Fulmar	2	(Locals)
23/06	"	Heron	2
Friday	Wet to Fine & Sunny	E. Wind
22/06	Brading Marsh	Hobby	1	(Perched on Power Lines)
22/06	(16.25 - 17.10)	Kestrel	1	(Flying with Hobby at times)
22/06	"	Sedge Warbler	1m	(Heard)
22/06	"	Lapwing	3+	(By Green Bridge)
22/06	"	Canada Geese	20+	(Many juv.)
22/06	"	Buzzard	3	(Soaring together)
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Wednesday	Fine Sunny	SW. Wind
20/06	E. Hide, Newtown NR	Little Tern	2	(Fishing in Clamerkin Lake)
20/06	(7.50 - 10.10)	Canada Geese	c150
20/06	"	Whimbrel	3
20/06	"	Curlew	2
20/06	"	Kestrel	1
20/06	"	Buzzard	4
20/06	"	Common Tern	2
20/06	"	Sandwich Tern	1
20/06	"	Gannet	c15	(In Solent)
20/06	"	Lapwing	2
20/06	"	Shelduck	20+
~
20/06	Yarmouth Ponds	Lapwing	4	(and 2+ juveniles)
20/06	(10.30 - 11.15)	Shelduck	2
20/06	"	Redshank	4
20/06	"	Black Tailed Godwit	27	(10 ponds, 17 Scrape)
20/06	"	Common Tern	2	(Fishing in the ponds)
20/06	"	Curlew	2
20/06	"	Heron	4
20/06	"	Little Egret	3
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Tuesday	Cloudy to Sunny Int	Showers later
19/06	Bembridge Windmill	Stock Dove	1	(No sign of Shrike today)
19/06	(7.45 - 9.40)	Meadow Pipit	3
19/06	Dynamite Pool (by Scope)	Tufted Duck	1m,1f
19/06	"	Shelduck	2ad, 2juv
~
19/06	Bembridge Ponds	Great Crested Grebe	1	(Very unusual inland)
19/06	(9.45 - 10.10)	Reed Warbler	2	(One carrying food)
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Monday	Cloudy to Wet	Sunny Int Later		Fresh S. Wind
18/06	Ventnor Esplanade	Common Scoter	4E	(@8.34)
18/06	(8.05 - 9.10)	Gannet	42E	(and 11W with some fishing offshore)
18/06	"	Fulmar	2	(Locals)
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18/06	Steyne Road, Bembridge	RED BACKED SHRIKE	1m	(In meadow opposite no. 90 on western hedge)
18/06	(14.50 - 17.10)	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1m	(On feeders)
18/06	"	Chaffinch	6+	(Mobbing the Shrike)
18/06	"	Greenfinch	4	"
~
Sunday	Cloudy to Sunny Int	Showers later
17/06	Fishbourne Beach	Little Egret	7
17/06	(8.35 - 9.50)	Curlew	4
17/06	"	Common Tern	3+
17/06	"	Shelduck	1
~
17/06	Brading Marsh	Hobby	1	(Perched on Power Lines)
17/06	(15.25 - 17.10)	Sedge Warbler	1m	(Heard)
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Saturday	Sunny Int	Showers		SW Wind
16/06	Appley Park, Ryde	Mistle Thrush	4+	(Photo shows "Sunning" behaviour)
16/06	Ryde Sands (8.30)	Common Tern	10	(More in the Solent)
16/06	"	Greater Black Backed Gull	17
16/06	"	Little Egret	3
16/06	"	Curlew	1
16/06	"	Oystercatcher	2
~
Reported	"Dynamite Pool", RSPB	Garganey	1m	in eclipse, 2m Shoveler, 2 Curlew, (Graham S.)
~
Friday	Sunny Int.	Heavy Shower am.
15/06	Shide to Blackwater FP	Little Owl	2 juv	(Sitting in the nest hole)
15/06	(8.05 - 9.35)	Garden Warbler	1m	(Heard)
15/06	"	Blackcap	3ad, 3juv	(Includes a Female feeding 2 juv.)
15/06	FP to "Matalan" Store	Treecreeper	1
15/06	"	Grey Wagtail	2ad, 1juv	(This must be from a 2nd. brood)
~
Thursday	Cloudy, Showers
14/06	Hersey NR	Willow Warbler	1m	(Still singing)
14/06	(18.45)	Chiffchaff	1m	(Singing)
14/06	Beach	Sandwich Tern	1
14/06	"	Little Egret	1
14/06	"	Heron	1
~
Wednesday	Sunny Intervals	Light Wind
13/06	Bembridge Down	Skylark	3+
13/06	(7.40)	Buzzard	1	(Calling)
13/06	"	Linnet	4+
13/06	"	Whitethroat	2
13/06	"	Yellowhammer	2m
13/06	Dynamite Pool (by Scope)	Tufted Duck	1m, 2f?
13/06	"	Shelduck	2
~
Tuesday	Foggy to Sunny	NW. Breeze
12/06	Brading Sewage Wks	Grey Wagtail	1f	(No seen here lately)
12/06	(8.10 - 8.50)	Pied Wagtail	1m,1juv
12/06	"	Chaffinch	6
12/06	Brading Marsh	Sedge Warbler	1m
12/06	"	Whitethroat	2ad, 3 juv
~
Monday	Cloudy to Sunny Int
11/06	Quarr / Binstead	Nuthatch	3+	(2 Adults & juv in Willow, others heard)
11/06	(8.20 - 10.40)	Whitethroat	2
11/06	"	Robin	1ad, 2juv	(Attacked by Kestrel on path to Abbey)
11/06	"	Reed Warbler	1m	(Heard at Elenor's Grove fishpond)
~
Sunday	Fine Sunny	Hot and Humid
10/06	"Cassey Bridge" NNR	Bullfinch	1m	(E. of bridge @8.30)
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10/06	Ningwood Common NR	Lesser Whitethroat	1m	(Singing along FP)
10/06	(9.00 - 11.55)	Whitethroat	1m
10/06	-IWOG Walk	Blackcap	c4
10/06	"	Nightingale	1m	(Heard in cover)
10/06	"	Bullfinch	1	(Lane)
10/06	"	Linnet	4+
10/06	"	Buzzard	1
10/06	"	Kestrel	1
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Reported	Brading Marsh	Hobby	2	early this afternoon (Chris M.)
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Saturday	Slightly Hazy Sun
09/06	Brighstone Down	Turtle Dove	1(f?)	(Near the "Worsley Trail", not calling)
09/06	(7.30 - 9.30)	Dartford Warbler	1-2m	(Just E. of Trig Point)
09/06	"	Garden Warbler	1m
09/06	"	Willow Warbler	1m	(Heard to SW)
09/06	"	Yellowhammer	6
09/06	"	Treecreeper	1m	(Heard @ woods)
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09/06	Shide, Newport	Grey Wagtail	1m	(On R. Medina by Tyre Centre)
09/06	(10.00 - 10.30)	Moorhen	2ad, 4juv	(1 feeding juvs, 1 on nest)
~
09/06	Hersey NR	Little Egret	4
09/06	(15.15)	Willow Warbler	1
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Reported	Stenbury Down	Grey Partridge	1	& a family group of 4 Ravens on W. side (Chris M.)
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Friday	Hazy Sunny Intervals	Light Wind
08/06	Bembridge Down	Skylark	4+
08/06	(7.45)	Buzzard	2	(Displaying)
08/06	"	Whitethroat	3	(some juvs.)
08/06	"	Yellowhammer	1m
08/06	Dynamite Pool (by Scope)	Tufted Duck	1m
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08/06	Appley Park	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER	1	(S. of Tower in tall Chestnuts)
08/06	"	Mistle Thrush	5	(some Collecting Food)
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08/06	Averstone NR	Barn Owl	1	(Over path @ 21.55)
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Thursday	Fine Sunny	NE. Wind
07/06	Morton Common,Sandown	Reed Warbler	c6	(No sign Of Marsh Warbler)
07/06	(7.15 & 19.25)	Cetti's Warbler	2	(Heard)
07/06	"	Sedge Warbler	1m
07/06	"	Sparrowhawk	1
07/06	"	Kestrel	1
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Tuesday	Fine Sunny	NE. Wind
06/06	"Cassey Bridge", Newtown	Nightingale	1m	(Heard singing just E. of bridge @8.02)
06/06	Shalfleet Quay	Lesser Whitethroat	2m	(Singing along FP)
06/06	(8.20 - 9.40)	Cuckoo	1m	(Calling near Mill)
06/06	"	Redshank	1
06/06	"	Little Egret	1
06/06	"NT" FP into farmland	Skylark	c10
06/06	"	Stock Dove	5
06/06	"	Shelduck	2
06/06	"	Yellowhammer	3
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06/06	Yarmouth Ponds	Lapwing	2ad, 1juv	(Juv with 1 adult @ Mill Copse Scrape)
06/06	(10.00 - 11.50)	Brent Goose	1	(Staying for Summer?)
06/06	(& 16.00)	Muscovy Duck	1
06/06	"	Tufted Duck	1m,1f
06/06	"	Black Tailed Godwit	32
06/06	"	Teal	3m	(No sign of Garganey)
06/06	"	Swan	4ad,7cyg.	(Orange Ring nos. "K10" & "TYS")
06/06	"	Shelduck	7
06/06	"	Common Tern	3	(2 Fishing in the ponds)
06/06	"	Little Egret	3
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06/06	Needles Boat Trip	Guillemot	c420	(On ledges past Sun Corner)
06/06	(17.00 - 19.30)	Razorbill	1	(Flew out to sea)
06/06	Totals by Dave H. etc.	Shag	27	(5 Nests)
06/06	"	Cormorant	c300	(c100 Nests)
06/06	"	Herring Gull	116	(68 Nests)
06/06	"	Greater Black Backed Gull	11	(4 Nests)
06/06	"	Fulmar	7
06/06	"	Gannet	c20
06/06	"	Peregrine	2
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Tuesday	Fine Sunny	NE. Wind
05/06	E. Hide, Newtown NR	Little Tern	c2	(Fishing in Clamerkin Lake)
05/06	(7.50 - 9.20)	Canada Geese	c50
05/06	"	Whimbrel	2
05/06	"	Curlew	6
05/06	"	Little Egret	3
05/06	"	Skylark	1	(Heard)
05/06	"	Ringed Plover	3
05/06	"	Common Tern	3+
05/06	"	Gannet	3W	(In Solent)
05/06	"	Lapwing	2
05/06	"	Shelduck	10+
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05/06	Yarmouth Ponds	Garganey	1m	(On pond to SW of Station, till 17.00+)
05/06	(10.00 - 11.50)	Reed Warbler	c4	(Heard)
05/06	"	Reed Bunting	1m,1f
05/06	"	Black Tailed Godwit	c30
05/06	"	Teal	2m
05/06	"	Swan	2ad, 8cyg.	(Ring no. "K10")
05/06	"	Common Tern	1	(Fishing in the ponds)
05/06	"	Little Egret	3
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05/06	Brading Marsh	Hobby	1	(Perched on Power Lines)
05/06	(14.15 - 16.20)	Reed Warbler	2+	(Heard)
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05/06	Morton Common,Sandown	Marsh Warbler	1m
05/06	(17.00 - 17.30)	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
05/06	"	Sedge Warbler	1m
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Monday	Hazy Sunny	N. Wind later		Foggy on cliffs am.
04/06	West High Down Area	Stonechat	3m,1f,2juv
04/06	(7.45 - 9.35)	Blackcap	1+
04/06	"	Dartford Warbler	2
04/06	"	Whitethroat	2
04/06	"	Chiffchaff	1	(Heard)
04/06	"	Yellowhammer	3m,1f
04/06	"	Rock Pipit	8	(Inc. 2 juv)
04/06	"	Meadow Pipit	12
04/06	"	Peregrine	1
04/06	"	Swallow	c6
04/06	"	Guillemot	12	(In "Rafts" on sea)
04/06	"	Gannet	4E
04/06	"	Wheatear	1f
04/06	"	Mistle Thrush	1
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04/06	Morton Common,Sandown	Marsh Warbler	1m
04/06	(19.00 - 21.00)	Cetti's Warbler	2	(Seen/Heard)
04/06	"	Reed Bunting	1m	(Heard)
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Sunday	Fine Sunny
03/06	Morton Common,Sandown	MARSH WARBLER	1m	@9.20-9.30 &17.30-20.30 SZ599853 (Click for map)
03/06	(7.25 - 10.00)	Cetti's Warbler	2	(Heard)
03/06	2nd Visit;-	Reed Warbler	6+
03/06	(18.50 -20.35)	Sedge Warbler	1
03/06	"	Lesser Whitethroat	1m
03/06	"	Reed Bunting	3
03/06	"	Heron	3	(Over)
03/06	"	Kestrel	1
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Saturday	Sunny Int.	S. Wind
02/06	St. Catherine's Point	Gannet	47	(15 E. & several on sea)
02/06	(8.20 - 9.30)	Auk Sp.	1E	(Very Pale)
02/06	"	Fulmar	c10
02/06	"	Shag	1E
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02/06	Gore Cliff, Blackgang	Raven	1	(Heading W. chased by Crow)
02/06	(9.55 - 11.00)	Fulmar	15+	(11 on ledges)
02/06	"	Stock Dove	2
02/06	"	Swallow	2
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Reported	Morton Common	MARSH WARBLER	1	early this morning
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02/06	Morton Common,Sandown	Reed Warbler	4+
02/06	(14.30)	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
02/06	"	Sedge Warbler	1	(Heard)
~
Reported	Ventnor Downs	Red Rumped Swallow	1	By Radar Masts till 18.00 at least (Tony F.)
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02/06	Parkhurst Forest (IWOG)	Long Eared Owl	4	(Ad Heard & 3 juv "Squeaking" @ Car Park)
02/06	(20.30 - 22.40)	Woodcock	c3	(7+ sightings of "Roding" males)
02/06	"	Nightjar	2+	(Clearing N. of Squirrel Trail)
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Friday	Sunny Int.	Light Wind
01/06	Shide to Blackwater FP	Little Owl	1	(Hidden on tree trunk)
01/06	(7.15 - 10.30)	Garden Warbler	1m	(Heard)
01/06	"	Blackcap	8	(2 seen, rest heard)
01/06	"	Whitethroat	2
01/06	"	Bar Headed Geese	2	(With Canadas by Bk. Wtr. Mill)
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01/06	E. Hide, Newtown NR	Dunlin	2
01/06	(9.50 - 11.30)	Canada Geese	110
01/06	"	Whimbrel	2
01/06	"	Curlew	10
01/06	"	Little Egret	7
01/06	"	Skylark	1	(Heard)
01/06	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	1
01/06	"	Common Tern	3+
01/06	"	Redshank	1
01/06	"	Lapwing	2
01/06	"	Shelduck	15
01/06	Town Copse	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
01/06	"	Blackcap	1ad, 2juv
01/06	Main Hide/Scrape	Mediterranean Gull	2
01/06	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1	(Raiding the BH Gull colony)
01/06	"	Shelduck	1
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01/06	Hersey NR	Little Egret	3	(1 in reserve 2 on beach)
01/06	(14.15 - 14.50)	Reed Warbler	2	(Heard)
01/06	"	Sedge Warbler	1	(Heard)
01/06	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
01/06	"	Willow Warbler	1m	(Still here, nesting?)
01/06	"	Tufted Duck	1m
01/06	"	Shelduck	1
01/06	"	Barnacle Geese	2	(Feral birds from the Flamingo Park)
01/06	Seaview Beach	Sandwich Tern	2
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01/06	Parkhurst Forest	Long Eared Owl	3	(juv "Squeaking" @ Car Park)
01/06	(20.10 - 22.30)	Woodcock	c3	(6+ sightings of "Roding" males)
01/06	"	Nightjar	2	(Clearing N. of Squirrel Trail)
01/06	"	Jay	3
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MAY 2007: Click for monthly species lists, May total = 120; NEW: Birdnotes, for more details on selected sightings.

Thursday	Cloudy to Sunny Int.	S. Wind
31/05	E. Hide, Newtown NR	Dunlin	9
31/05	(7.30 - 10.05)	Canada Geese	80
31/05	"	Little Tern	1 - 2
31/05	"	Gannet	8W	(In Solent)
31/05	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	1
31/05	"	Ringed Plover	3
31/05	"	Redshank	2
31/05	"	Lapwing	2
31/05	"	Shelduck	12
31/05	"	Whimbrel	2
31/05	"	Curlew	9
31/05	Town Copse	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
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31/05	Newnham Lane (21.34)	Barn Owl	1	(Flew over the lane N.)
31/05	Firestone Copse (21.50)	Long Eared Owl	3	(1ad. seen, 2 juv "Squeaking")
31/05	(N. of Car Park)	Woodcock	1m	(Over main path "Roding")
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Wednesday	Cloudy, Rain	SE./ S. Wind		Brighter later
30/05	Ventnor "Bandstand"	Sandwich Tern	c10	(Feeding offshore)
30/05	(8.40 - 9.30)	Gannet	8	(3E, 5W)
30/05	"	Herring Gull	c60	(Around fishing boat)
30/05	"	Fulmar	1W
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30/05	Laundry Lane, Brading	Whitethroat	2
30/05	(15.20 - 17.30)	Shelduck	3
30/05	"	Swift	4
30/05	"	Cetti's Warbler	2	(heard)
30/05	"	Reed Warbler	7+	(Heard)
30/05	"	Water Rail	2	(Heard)
Dragonfly	"	Broad Bodied Chaser	1m,2f	also Banded Damoiselle
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Tuesday	Sunny Intervals	Stiff NW. Wind
29/05	Bembridge Down	Skylark	6
29/05	(7.45)	Sandwich Tern	2	(In Sandown Bay)
29/05	"	Gannet	2	"
29/05	"	Yellowhammer	1m
29/05	"	Song Thrush	1
29/05	"	Green Woodpecker	4
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29/05	Sandown Canoe La.	Swift	c10
29/05	(8.45)	Swallow	c6	(Collecting Mud by Dino Museum)
29/05	"	Cetti's Warbler	c3	(Heard)
29/05	"	Swan	2ad, 6 cyg.
29/05	"	Shelduck	1
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29/05	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	2
29/05	(10.45)	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
29/05	"	Jay	1
29/05	"	Blackcap	2m	(Heard)
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29/05	Gore Cliff, Blackgang	Raven	2ad, 1juv
29/05	(14.30 - 15.05)	Fulmar	c8	(Some on Ledges)
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29/05	Whale Chine to Atherfield Pt.	Skylark	c8
29/05	(15.20 - 16.30)	Meadow Pipit	4	(no sign of Corn Bunting)
29/05	"	Linnet	12
29/05	"	Kestrel	2
29/05	"	Chiffchaff	1m
Flowers	Opposite Whale Chine	Poppies	1000's	from the Car Park, still worth a visit!
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29/05	Parkhurst Forest	Long Eared Owl	3 juv	(Squeaking by Car Park @ 22.20)
29/05	(20.30 - 10.40)	Nightjar	1 only	(Churring briefly, very worrying)
29/05	"	Woodcock	6+	(4 seen)
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Reported	Foreland, Bembridge	Dunlin	15	c10.00 some in summer plumage (Peter S.)
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Reported	Firestone Copse	Long Eared Owl	2	also Nightjars (Robert W.)
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Monday	Cold & Wet	N. Wind
28/05	Newnham Lane, Binstead	Barn Owl	1	(Heard @22.00, also Little Owl calling)
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Sunday	Cloudy, Rain	SE. Wind
27/05	Fort Victoria	Common Tern	c50	(Most off Yarmouth)
27/05	(7.15 - 9.00)	Black Headed Gull	c250	"
27/05	"	Little Tern	c12
27/05	"	Sandwich Tern	4+
27/05	"	Black Tailed Godwit	16E	(Heading for Yarmouth?)
27/05	"	Shelduck	2W
27/05	"	Gannet	14E	(1W)
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27/05	Newtown NR	Redshank	4
27/05	(9.20 - 10.00)	Mediterranean Gull	2	(Scrape)
27/05	"	Oystercatcher	c20
27/05	"	Sandwich Tern	2	(also Common Terns in Solent)
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Friday	Foggy to Sunny Int.	NW. Wind		Warm Sunny Later
25/05	West High Down Area	Stonechat	2m,1f,1juv	(Alum Bay to Needles)
25/05	(7.45 - 9.35)	Blackcap	2+
25/05	"	Whitethroat	2
25/05	"	Chiffchaff	1
25/05	"	Yellowhammer	1m
25/05	"	Rock Pipit	3
25/05	"	Meadow Pipit	4
25/05	"	Linnet	c10	(Juv being fed W. of Alum Bay in the Fog)
25/05	"	Swallow	c10
25/05	"	Red Legged Partridge	1
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Thursday	Fine Sunny Warm
24/05	Thorness Bay	Turnstone	10 - 12
24/05	(10.30 - 11.30)	Ringed Plover	3
24/05	"	Oystercatcher	2	(Seen Mating)
24/05	"	Reed Warbler	4+
24/05	"	Reed Bunting	2m
24/05	"	Cuckoo	1	(heard)
24/05	"	Reed Warbler	4+
~
24/05	Laundry Lane, Brading	Cetti's Warbler	2	(Heard)
24/05	(10.30 - 11.30)	Reed Warbler	2	(Heard)
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24/05	Parkhurst Forest	Long Eared Owl	3 juv	(Squeaking by Car Park @ 22.10)
24/05	(20.30 - 10.20)	Nightjar	4	(2m heard, 2f seen)
24/05	"	Woodcock	4	(2 seen)
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Wednesday	Warm Sunny
23/05	Brighstone Down	TURTLE DOVE	1m	(Purring near Trig Point, then flew N.)
23/05	(7.45 - 10.10)	Dartford Warbler	1m
23/05	"	Whitethroat	4m
23/05	"	Yellowhammer	2m,2f
23/05	"	Linnet	10+
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Tuesday	Warm & Sunny	Light N. Wind
22/05	Gore Cliff, Blackgang	Raven	1ad, 2juv
22/05	(7.30 - 8.35)	Peregrine	2	(On cliffs)
22/05	"	Fulmar	c15	(Many on Ledges, no chicks yet)
22/05	"	Wheatear	1f
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22/05	Whale Chine to Atherfield Pt.	Skylark	10+
22/05	(8.45 - 10.20)	Stonechat	1m,1f
22/05	"	Wheatear	1m,1f
22/05	"	Reed Bunting	1m	(no sign of Corn Bunting)
22/05	"	Cuckoo	1m	(Calling to N. of Mil. Rd.)
22/05	"	Red Legged Partridge	2
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22/05	Blackwater FP	Little Owl	1	(Hidden in foliage)
22/05	(10.45)	Blackcap	1m	(Others heard)
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22/05	Parkhurst Forest	Long Eared Owl	2-3juv	(Squeaking by Car Park @ 22.00)
22/05	(20.25 - 10.20)	Nightjar	c5	(1 seen)
22/05	"	Woodcock	6	(5 seen 1 heard)
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Sunday	Sunny Intervals	Light Wind
20/05	Shide FP	Robin	3	(1 Adult with 2 Juv.)
20/05	(7.03)	Grey Wagtail	1m
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20/05	Newtown NR	Dunlin	5
20/05	(15.00 - 16.30)	Great Crested Grebe	1m	(Clamerkin Channel, unusual in May)
20/05	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	2 imm.	(Just N. of Boathouse)
20/05	"	Shelduck	c25
20/05	"	Whimbrel	2
20/05	"	Curlew	1
20/05	"	Wheatear	1-2	(m & f? near East Hide)
20/05	Town Copse	Cuckoo	1m	(Heard)
20/05	"	Bullfinch	1	"
20/05	Clamerkin Lake	Lesser Whitethroat	1	(Heard on N. side)
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20/05	Firestone Copse (21.20)	Nightjar	2	(Heard "Churring" E. of Car Park)
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Reported	Laundry Lane, Brading	Hobby	2	1 Whinchat, 1 Cuckoo (Chris M)
"	Bembridge Ponds	Great Crested Grebe	1	(Ventnor Group)
Reported	Atherfield CG Cotts	Corn Bunting	1 heard	100m E. +Spotted FC, 8 Reed Warbler (Dave H.)
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Saturday	Sunny Int.	Increasing W.- SW. Wind
19/05	St. Catherine's Point	MASKED BOOBY	1juv	(E. @9.30, WOW!)
-	ID by Dave W.	-Seen by 3 Birders-		Dark above, white below, white collar.
19/05	(7.30 - 11.00)	Gannet	76	(68 E. 8W.)
19/05	"	Arctic Skua	2E	(1 Light, 1 Dark)
19/05	"	Kittiwake	10E	(Groups of 6 & 4)
19/05	"	Auk Sp.	3+	(2E,1W)
19/05	"	Wader Sp.(Sanderling?)	16E	(Group of 14 attacked by Peregrine)
19/05	"	Common Scoter	4E	(1@7.34, 3@9.14)
19/05	"	Kittiwake	10E	(Groups of 6 & 4)
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19/05	Centurion's Copse, Brading	Nightingale	1	(Heard on main path)
19/05	(14.15 - 16.20)	Reed Warbler	2+	(Heard)
19/05	Laundry Lane	Whitethroat	2
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Reported	Parkhurst Forest	Long Eared Owl	2 groups	of Juvs "Squeaking" near Car Park (last Sat)
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Friday	Foggy to Sunny Int.	Brisk W. Wind
18/05	Sandown Bay	Gannet	1
18/05	(8.45)	Sandwich Tern	1
18/05	Canoe Lake	Cetti's Warbler	2	(Heard)
18/05	"	Shelduck	2
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18/05	Shide to Blackwater FP	Garden Warbler	1-2	(Heard towards Blackwater end)
18/05	(11.00 - 12.20)	Blackcap	4	(Heard)
18/05	"	Whitethroat	1
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17/05	Firestone Copse (22.00)	Nightjar	1-2	(Heard "Churring" N. of Car Park)
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Wednesday	Sunny Int.	W. Breeze
16/05	Quarr Area	Treecreeper	1
16/05	(7.00 - 8.30)	Whitethroat	3+
16/05	"	Mistle Thrush	3
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Monday	Cloudy, Showers	N. Wind
14/05	Appley Park, Ryde	Mistle Thrush	c7	(Adults & Juv.)
14/05	(8.40 - 9.10)	Tree Creeper	1
14/05	"	Willow Warbler	1m	(Heard)
14/05	"	Blackcap	2m	"
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14/05	Newtown NR	Dunlin	18
14/05	(15.00 - 16.30)	Mediterranean Gull	2	(Scrape)
14/05	"	Little Tern	3	(Fishing in Harbour)
14/05	"	Brent Geese	2	(Imm. not migrating?)
14/05	"	Whimbrel	2
14/05	"	Curlew	1
14/05	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1
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Sunday	Cloudy, Rain	SE. Wind
13/05	Fort Victoria	Great Northern Diver	1 (1st s.)	(On sea till flew W.)
13/05	(7.15 - 9.50)	Arctic Skua	2W	(1 Light, 1 Dark)
13/05	"	Little Tern	c6	(from Keyhaven? & some Tern movement E.)
13/05	"	Swallow	c150	(Over to N)
13/05	"	Yellow Wagtail	3	"
13/05	on Seawall	Wheatear	1f
13/05	"	Whimbrel	1
13/05	"	Common Sandpiper	1	(Heard)
Reported	Early a.m.	Wood Warbler	1	calling from Wood behind Fort (Graham S.)
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13/05	Newtown NR	Dunlin	5
13/05	(10.25 - 11.25)	Mediterranean Gull	2	(Scrape)
13/05	"	Lesser Whitethroat	1	(Heard S. of hide)
13/05	"	Reed Bunting	1m
Reported	"	Osprey	1	with fish 7.00 - 8.00 (Jim C.), & 1 seen on 11th
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Reported	Rookley	Spotted Flycatcher	2prs.	on territory
(Robin A.)	Brading	Hobby	1	over pm.
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Saturday	Mainly Cloudy	Strong SW. Wind
12/05	La Faliaise, Ventnor	Gannet	20	(13E, 7W)
12/05	(7.15 - 8.15)	Fulmar	c6	(Local birds)
12/05	-Fairly quite at sea	Auk Sp.	2W
12/05	"	Swallow	9
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12/05	Nansen Hill (8.30)	Wheatear	1m
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12/05	Lake Cliffs	Raven	2ad, 4juv	(Fully fledged chicks about to leave nest?)
12/05	(9.35 - 10.25)	Fulmar	2
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12/05	Hersey NR	Whitethroat	2m
12/05	(15.55)	Shelduck	3
12/05	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
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12/05	Bembridge Harbour	Whimbrel	5
12/05	(16.20)	Curlew	1
12/05	"	Little Egret	1
12/05	Bembridge Ponds	Reed Warbler	2	(Heard)
12/05	(16.45)	Swallow	4
12/05	"	Little Egret	3
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Reported	St. Catherine's Point	Arctic Skua	4E	1 Grey Plover (E)
(Robin A.)	(7.50 - 9.00)	Manx Shearwater	25W,16E	2 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Yellow Wagtail
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Reported	"	STORM PETREL	1W	@19.05, 1 Arctic Skua
(Graham S.)	(18.00-20.00)	Manx Shearwater	5	17 Kittiwake
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Friday	S.Int to Cloudy	Strong W. Wind
11/05	Brading Sewage Wks.	Sand Martin	1	(No sign of R.R. Swallow)
11/05	(7.10)	House Martin	20+
11/05	"	Swift	6
11/05	"	Swallow	c4
11/05	"	Whitethroat	1m
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Reported (10th)	Brading Sewage Wks.	RED RUMPED SWALLOW	1	with House Martins etc @ 9.30 (James G)
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Saturday	Cool Cloudy start	N-NE. Wind		Warm Sunny Later
05/05	West High Down Area	Dartford Warbler	1m	(Headon Warren)
05/05	(7.10 - 11.45)	Blackcap	6+
05/05	"	GARDEN WARBLER	1	(Heard @ Alum Bay Cottage)
05/05	"	Yellow Wagtail	1N.	(Heard)
05/05	"	Whitethroat	15+
05/05	"	Chiffchaff	c4
05/05	"	Willow Warbler	c6
05/05	"	Sedge Warbler	3	(Heard singing from cover)
05/05	"	Yellowhammer	6
05/05	"	Lesser Whitethroat	1	(Heard above the "Pitch & Putt")
05/05	"	Stonechat	3m,1f,1juv
05/05	"	Whinchat	1m,1f	(With Wheatears)
05/05	"	Wheatear	1m,6f	("Greenland" types, 2 Alum Bay, 5 Headon Warren)
05/05	"	Meadow Pipit	c15
05/05	"	Raven	2
05/05	"	Swift	1N.
05/05	"	Swallow	c40
05/05	"	Red Legged Partridge	1
05/05	"	Mistle Thrush	2
Reported	"	Turtle Dove	1	E. of Bay, + Ring Ouzel, Garden Warbler (Chris M.)
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05/05	Shide to Newport FP	Grey Wagtail	1m,1juv	(On R. Medina@12.15)
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Friday	Cloudy to Sunny Int.	Light NE.Wind
04/05	St Catherine's Point	Wheatear	1m	(In off Sea)
04/05	(7.10 - 9.30)	Gannet	c20	(Mostly W.)
04/05	Very quiet today	Sparrowhawk	1	(With prey)
04/05	"	Peregrine	1	(W. over sea)
04/05	"	Swift	6	(in off sea)
04/05	"	Swallow	5	"
04/05	"	Guillemot	3W
04/05	"	Auk Sp/	4W	(Including a Razorbill)
04/05	"	Whimbrel	2-4	(2W, 1E, 1 on rocks)
04/05	"	Fulmar	c4	(Locals)
04/05	"	Whitethroat	c6	(around bushes)
04/05	"	Sedge Warbler	1	(Heard in bushes)
Reported	"	prob. BEE EATER	1	Heard flying over (Robin C.)
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04/05	Lane End, Bembridge	Purple Sandpiper	2	(Under LB Station, possibly 3, unusual in May)
04/05	(14.30)	Sandwich Tern	3
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04/05	Bembridge Ponds	Common Sandpiper	1	(On Causeway)
04/05	(15.30)	Little Egret	5	(4 by Causeway)
04/05	"	Reed Warbler	3+	(Singing in reeds)
04/05	"	Reed Bunting	1m	(Heard)
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Thursday	Fine Sunny	NE Breeze
03/05	Binstead & Quarr	Treecreeper	1	(Private garden, Binstead)
03/05	(7.10 - 9.45)	Nuthatch	2	(@ Nest, near private garden)
03/05	"	Blackcap	3+
03/05	"	Whitethroat	2
03/05	"	Mistle Thrush	3
03/05	"	Long Tailed Tit	2ad+3juv	(Family group feeding by Abbey Farm)
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03/05	Laundry Lane, St. Helens	Sand Martin	1
03/05	(17.00 - 17.30)	House Martin	6+
03/05	"	Swift	2N.
03/05	"	Lapwing	3	(2 E. side of lane, 1 W. side)
03/05	"	Whitethroat	1m
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Reported	St. Catherine's Point	TREE SPARROW	4	Early at Farm, then around Lighthouse
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Wednesday	Warm Sunny	Brisk NE-E. Wind
02/05	Bembridge Down	Whimbrel	1	(On slope SW of Fort)
02/05	(7.30 - 8.50)	Skylark	3+
02/05	"	Yellowhammer	3+
02/05	"	Whitethroat	4+
02/05	"	Willow Warbler	1	(Heard S. of Fort)
02/05	"	Linnet	5
02/05	"	Buzzard	1
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02/05	Newtown NR	Curlew	1
02/05	(7.25)	Redshank	4
02/05	"	Mediterranean Gull	1	(Scrape, -big decline in numbers)
02/05	"	Swift	1	(Over to N.)
02/05	"	Lapwing	3
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Reported	St. Catherine's Point	TREE SPARROW	1	@10.45 but not re-located,
(by E-Mail)	"	RED RUMPED SWALLOW	1	about 20mins later, a good morning!
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Tuesday	Fine and Sunny	Brisk E.Wind
01/05	St Catherine's Point	HOBBY	1	(E. over ridge above Lighthouse)
01/05	(7.10 - 10.30)	Bar Tailed Godwit	c50E
01/05	Very quiet today	Sanderling	3E
01/05	"	Dunlin	3E
01/05	"	Kittiwake	3E
01/05	"	"Commic" Tern	6E	(Common or Arctic)
01/05	"	Swift	3	(in off sea)
01/05	"	House Martin	1	"
01/05	"	Swallow	c10	"
01/05	"	Yellow Wagtail	2	"
01/05	"	Auk Sp/Guillemot	6	(3E, 3W)
01/05	"	Gannet	40	(Mostly W.)
01/05	"	Common Scoter	16E
01/05	"	Fulmar	c10	(Locals)
01/05	"	Common Gull	1E
01/05	"	Whitethroat	c6	(around bushes)
Reported	"	Manx Shearwater	6E
(KG & JC)	"	Arctic Skua	2E	& 1 Hobby in off
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01/05	Alverstone FP (W)	Nightingale	2m	(1 Heard on "Knowles Way", another further W.)
01/05	(19.30)	Blackcap	2+
01/05	"	Whitethroat	1m
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APRIL 2007: Click for monthly species lists, April total = 136

Monday	Cloudy Sunny Later
30/04	Shide to Blackwater	Blackcap	10
30/04	(7.25 - 9.20)	Whitethroat	2
30/04	"	Wren	9+
30/04	"	Grey Wagtail	2	(Feeding 4 chicks @Nest)
30/04	"	Canada Geese	10
30/04	"	Yellowhammer	2
30/04	"	Song Thrush	4
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30/04	Brighstone Down	Dartford Warbler	1	(In full song)
30/04	(9.55 - 11.00)	Whitethroat	3
30/04	"	Chiffchaff	1
30/04	"	Yellowhammer	2m
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30/04	Laundry Lane	Cuckoo	1m	(Singing from trees W. of Lane)
30/04	(16.25 - 17.20)	Swallow	1
30/04	"	House Martin	6
30/04	"	Whitethroat	1
30/04	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(A brief sighting!)
30/04	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
30/04	"	Lapwing	2
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30/04	Parkhurst Forest (20.35)	NIGHTJAR	1m	(@21.00 1km NNW of Tucker's Gate)
30/04	"	Woodcock	1m	("Roding" @ 21.05)
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Sunday	Cold to Warm Sunny	NE/E. Wind
29/04	St Catherine's Point	Bar Tailed Godwit	c160E	(c42 overhead @7.25, Most @9.40 -distant and high)
29/04	(7.20 - 10.10)	Wheatear	5
29/04	"	Kittiwake	1E	(1st w.)
29/04	"	Swift	3 in off
29/04	"	Yellow Wagtail	3 in off
29/04	"	Whimbrel	8E
29/04	"	Auk Sp/Guillemot	4	(2E, 2W later)
29/04	"	Gannet	27	(11E, 16W)
29/04	"	Common Scoter	34E	(2@9.19, 32@9.28)
29/04	"	Fulmar	c20	(15 on sea)
29/04	"	Whitethroat	c6	(around bushes)
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Reported	Luccombe Down	Red Kite	1	(Niel N.) also Hobby pm.
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Saturday	Sunny Intervals	NE. Wind		Warm Later
28/04	West High Down Area	Dartford Warbler	1m	(Singing S. of Beacon)
28/04	(7.25 - 10.40)	Blackcap	3
28/04	Few migrants today	Whitethroat	7+	(Most on Headon Warren)
28/04	"	Chiffchaff	3
28/04	"	Willow Warbler	1	(heard)
28/04	"	Yellowhammer	3
28/04	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1W	(In Solent)
28/04	"	Stonechat	1m,1f	(With Dartford Warbler)
28/04	"	Meadow Pipit	5
28/04	"	Raven	1	(Cliff Edge)
28/04	"	Swallow	3
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28/04	Fort Victoria	Bar Tailed Godwit	c25E	(On far side)
28/04	(10.00)	Buzzard	1	(Over Keyhaven)
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28/04	Yarmouth	Black Tailed Godwit	19	(In summer plumage)
28/04	(10.20 - 11.05)	Common Tern	2	(Estuary and over ponds)
28/04	"	Shelduck	4
28/04	"	Reed Warbler	3+	(Heard)
28/04	"	Sedge Warbler	1	(Heard @ Rofford Marsh)
28/04	"	Lesser Whitethroat	1m	(Singing W. of ponds in bushes by FP)
28/04	"	Reed Bunting	1m	(Reedbed)
28/04	"	Teal	1m	(Scrape)
28/04	"	Muscovy Duck	1	(Esc.)
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Reported	St. Catherines Point	Bar Tailed Godwit	1885	5 Arctic Skua, 40 Knot, 16 Whimbrel,
(KG)	(5.45 - 20.00)	Manx Shearwater	69	41 Kittiwake, 18 Common Tern, 56 Gannet,
(CM & GS)	"	Hobby (in off sea)	1	23 Swift, 13 Yellow Wagtails, 2 RT Divers, 9 Razorbill
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(9.00 - 11.40)	Fort Victoria	Little Tern	7	90 Bar-Wits, 174 Swallow (Jim B.)
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(CM & GS)	WHD/Headon Warren	Garden Warbler	2	1 Ring Ouzel, 2 Whinchat, 1 Cuckoo, 3 Y.Wag.
"	"	Willow Warbler	27	12 "Greenland" Wheatear, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Redstart
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Friday	Sunny Intervals	NE-E. Wind
27/04	St Catherine's Point	POMARINE SKUA	7	(1 distant @8.15, then 6 closer @9.00)
27/04	(7.44 - 10.30)	WHINCHAT	3	(2m,1f)
27/04	with Dave.W, P.J.	Wheatear	1f
27/04	"	Sandwich Tern	7E	(And 1 W)
27/04	"	Whimbrel	19E
27/04	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	24E
27/04	"	Guillemot	1E	(and 1 Auk Sp.)
27/04	"	Gannet	13	(Mostly E.)
27/04	"	Common Scoter	2E
27/04	"	Fulmar	6+
27/04	"	Whitethroat	5+	(Singing on bushes)
27/04	"	Lesser Whitethroat	1	(Heard Singing)
27/04	"	Swallow	c20	(Streaming in from sea)
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27/04	Hersey NR	Tufted Duck	2m,1f
27/04	(18.00)	Little Egret	2
27/04	Water Levels down	Greenshank	1
27/04	"	Shelduck	4
27/04	Offshore	Sandwich Tern	2
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Reported	Dynamite Pool,	GARGANEY	1m
(Graham S.)	(Brading Marsh RSPB)	Black Tailed Godwit	9	& 2 Greenshank
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Thursday	Cloudy to Sunny Int	NE. Wind
26/04	Town Copse, Newtown	CUCKOO	1m	(Heard then seen flying into tree)
26/04	(7.25)	Blackcap	3m	(Heard)
26/04	Clamerkin Lake	Whimbrel	1	(S. bank)
26/04	"	Nightingale	1-2	(Heard singing from N. side)
26/04	"	Skylark	2	(To North)
26/04	"	Lapwing	2
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26/04	Thorley Road, Yarmouth	Whitethroat	2m
26/04	(9.15 - 11.00)	Reed Warbler	2m	(Singing in reedbeds)
26/04	Yarmouth Estuary and Ponds	Cuckoo	1m	(flew S. over Rofford Marsh)
26/04	"	Tufted Duck	1m,1f
26/04	"	Black Tailed Godwit	11	(5 on the Station pond, 4 by Swing Bridge)
26/04	"	Shelduck	4
26/04	"	Lesser Whitethroat	1m	(Singing W. of Ponds)
26/04	"	Common Sandpiper	2	(Station pond)
26/04	"	Common Tern	1	(Fishing in ponds)
26/04	"	Teal	2m,2f
26/04	"	Greylag Goose	2	(Over ponds E.)
26/04	"	Reed Warbler	3m	(Singing in reedbeds)
26/04	"	Sedge Warbler	2m	"
26/04	"	Swallow	2
26/04	"	House Martin	1
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26/04	Firestone Copse	SWIFT	1	(over @ 8.00)
26/04	(19.55 -20.40)	Swallow	9
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Reported	St. Catherines Point	Avocet (close in)	4E	1 Manx Shearwater, Grounded; 15 Yellow Wagtails
("Burt" P.J.)	(8.30 - 9.15)	Hobby (in off sea)	1	c50 Wheatear, 3 Whinchat, 3 Com. Redstart
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Wednesday	Rain to Brighter
25/04	Binstead FP to beach	Treecreeper	1
25/04	(8.20)	Little Egret	3	(Beach)
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Reported	Dynamite Pool,	WOOD SANDPIPER	2	Rare on the Island in spring
(Graham S.)	(Brading Marsh RSPB)	Ringed Plover	3	& 6 Black Tailed Godwit.
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Tuesday	Misty, Light Rain, S.Int.	Light S. Wind
24/04	St Catherine's Point	TREE PIPIT	1 over	(@9.00 my first for year)
24/04	(7.40 - 9.30)	Arctic Skua	2E	(Dark Phase)
24/04	"	Sandwich Tern	1W
24/04	"	Yellow Wagtail	1 over
24/04	"	Whimbrel	4W
24/04	"	Great Skua "Bonxie"	3-4	(1W landed on sea, 3E)
24/04	"	Guillemot	6W	(and 4 Auk Sp. E)
24/04	"	Gannet	25	(19E, 6W)
24/04	"	Common Scoter	7E	(1@7.55, 6@9.16)
24/04	"	Black Throated Diver	1 over	(High over Lighthouse! @9.06)
24/04	"	Fulmar	4+
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24/04	Shide (by Tyre Centre)	Grey Wagtail	1m	(@10.10)
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24/04	Newchurch	HOUSE MARTIN	5	(@19.15)
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Reported	Yarmouth	Marsh Harrier	1f/imm	@Mill Copse Reedbed at Noon, also Cuckoo
(CM. KG. GS)	"	Hobby	1	E. along Thorley Brook
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Monday	Foggy, Light Rain
23/04	Sandown Canoe Lake	Sedge Warbler	1m	(Singing at redbeds)
23/04	(7.40)	Cetti's Warbler	3	(Heard)
23/04	"	Swan	2	(@Nest)
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23/04	Sandown to Redcliff	Lesser Whitethroat	1m	(Singing by Holiday Centre)
23/04	(8.00 - 9.10)	Skylark	1
23/04	"	Sandwich Tern	2	(In Bay)
23/04	"	Linnet	5
23/04	"	Green Woodpecker	1
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Reported	Alverstone FP	Nightingale	1m	seen and heard
(Chris M.)	"	TURTLE DOVE	1m	Heard "Purring"
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23/04	Alverstone FP (W)	Nightingale	1m	(Singing from cover N. side of FP on "Knowles Way")
23/04	(18.30)	Blackcap	2+	(Heard)
23/04	"	Whitethroat	1m	(E. of Village)
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Sunday	Fine Sunny	Variable Light Wind
22/04	St Catherine's Point	MANDARIN	1E	(@8.27, that was unexpected!)
22/04	(7.05 - 11.50)	Arctic Skua	6E	(Dark & Light Phase)
22/04	(with IWOG Walk from 8.15)	Sandwich Tern	21E
22/04	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	18E	(mingled with 10 Whimbrel)
22/04	"	Whimbrel	12E
22/04	"	Kittiwake	10E
22/04	"	Great Skua "Bonxie"	4E
22/04	"	Razorbill	1E	(and 5 Guillemot)
22/04	"	Gannet	34E
22/04	"	Common Scoter	20E
22/04	"	Red Throated Diver	2E
22/04	"	Fulmar	10+
Reported	Castlehaven Beach	Common Sandpiper	4	on rocks
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22/04	Brading Marsh	REED WARBLER	1m	(Singing in reedbed by Laundry Lane)
22/04	(18.50 - 19.50)	Sedge Warbler	1m	"
22/04	"	Water Rail	2	(Heard)
22/04	"	Cetti's Warbler	2	"
22/04	"	Reed Bunting	4m
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Reported	West High Down area	PIED FLYCATCHER	1m	on road to Alum Bay complex (opposite Warren Farm)
(Graham S.)	(6.30 - 13.00)	Grasshopper Warbler	1	1 Tree Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 13 Wheatear.
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Saturday	Fine Sunny	E. Wind
21/04	Bembridge Down	Lesser Whitethroat	1m	(Singing S. of Fort)
21/04	(7.35 - 8.30)	Skylark	4
21/04	"	Chiffchaff	1	(Heard)
21/04	"	Willow Warbler	1	"
21/04	"	Yellowhammer	3
21/04	"	Buzzard	1	(Carrying food)
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21/04	Sandown Canoe Lake	Sedge Warbler	1m	(Singing at redbeds)
21/04	(8.40)	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1	(with 8 Herring Gull)
21/04	"	Cetti's Warbler	2	(1 seen at back of pond)
21/04	"	Swan	2	(@Nest)
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21/04	Newnham Lane, Binstead	Barn Owl	1-2	(Flew right past me @ 21.50, another(?) over lane)
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Reported	Newtown NR	Garganey	1m,1f	Causeway Lake @8.00 (George & Pat W.)
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Reported	St. Catherines Pt.	Velvet Scoter	3	89 C. Scoter, 11 Arctic Skua, 6 Bonxie 6, 96 L. Gull !
(Dave H.)	(6.10 - 11.00)	AVOCET	3	1 BLACK TERN, 1 RT & 1 BT Diver, 6 Razorbill etc.
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Reported	St. Catherines Pt.	POMARINE SKUA	1	11 Arctic Skua, 2-3 Bonxie, 15 Sandwich Tern
(G.S.& C.M.)	(15.00 - 19.00)	Bar Tailed Godwit	133	5 Kittiwake, 3 Guillemot, 1 Razorbill, 3 Whimbrel
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Friday	Fine Sunny	Brisk E. Wind
20/04	St Catherine's Point	LITTLE GULL	15E
20/04	(7.50 - 10.10)	COMMON TERN	13E
20/04	"	Sandwich Tern	23E
20/04	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	174E
20/04	"	Whimbrel	1E
20/04	"	Kittiwake	2E
20/04	"	Great Skua "Bonxie"	1E
20/04	"	Red Breasted Merganser	1f,E
20/04	"	Gannet	42	(13W, 29E)
20/04	"	Common Scoter	41E	(Biggest group 18)
20/04	"	Brent Geese	23E
20/04	"	Fulmar	10+
20/04	Castlehaven Lane	Whitethroat	3m
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20/04	Lake Cliffs	Raven	2
20/04	(11.10)	Blackbird	2	(Pair)
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20/04	Lane End, Bembridge	Purple Sandpiper	9	(On W. side LB of Stn.)
20/04	(15.20)	Pied Wagtail	2	(1 with Yellow Ring -see picture)
20/04	"	Sandwich Tern	2	(Offshore)
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20/04	Hersey NR	Tufted Duck	5m,4f
20/04	(18.50)	Swallow	5
20/04	"	Redshank	1
20/04	"	Swan	1
20/04	"	Barnacle Geese	c50	(Escapes)
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Reported	West High Down	Ring Ouzel	2	N Slope above Warren Farm (Elaine R.)
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Reported	St. Catherines Pt.	POMARINE SKUA	2	Pale phase Ad. & 2nd yr. 2 Arctic Skua
(G.S.& C.M.)	(15.30 - 19.00)	Little Gull	15	1 RT Diver, 1 Guillemot, 1 Razorbill, 12 Whimbrel
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Thursday	Sunny Intervals	W. Wind		Warm Later
19/04	West High Down Area	Lesser Whitethroat	1m	(Singing on Slope opposite Warren Farm)
19/04	(8.05 - 11.05)	Blackcap	8
19/04	"	Whitethroat	2
19/04	"	Chiffchaff	c6
19/04	"	Willow Warbler	c20
19/04	"	Dartford Warbler	1	(Heard)
19/04	"	Yellowhammer	1
19/04	"	Jay	2
19/04	"	Stonechat	2m,1f	(Alum Bay to Needles)
19/04	"	Meadow Pipit	c20
19/04	"	Rock Pipit	6	(S. Cliffs)
19/04	"	Wheatear	3m,3f	"
19/04	"	House Sparrow	1m,1f	(Very unusual here -on Cliff Tops)
19/04	"	Linnet	c30
19/04	"	Shelduck	1
19/04	"	Fulmar	5
19/04	"	Shag	2+
19/04	"	Peregrine	1	(Along Cliffs)
19/04	"	Raven	2
19/04	"	Buzzard	1
19/04	"	Kestrel	1m
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19/04	Yarmouth	Black Tailed Godwit	27	(In summer plumage)
19/04	(11.15)	Redshank	1
19/04	"	Shelduck	3
19/04	"	Lapwing	1
19/04	"	Sedge Warbler	1	(Heard @ Rofford Marsh)
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19/04	Bembridge Ponds	Gadwall	1m
19/04	(18.40)	Tufted Duck	4m,1f
19/04	"	Little Grebe	3
19/04	"	Swallow	4
19/04	"	Shelduck	5	(2 @ Ponds, 3 in Harbour)
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Reported	Fort Victoria	SWIFT	1N	& 6 Common Scoter (Jim B.)
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Wednesday	Sunny Intervals	Light Wind
18/04	Quarr Area	Mistle Thrush	c7
18/04	(7.05 - 9.10)	Blackcap	3
18/04	"	Buzzard	2
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18/04	Martin's Wood, Newchurch	Redstart	1m	(but no Wryneck today)
18/04	(10.55 - 11.35)	Mistle Thrush	2	(Ad. & Juvenile)
18/04	"	Buzzard	1+
18/04	"	Jay	2
Flowers	Old Post Office	Wisteria	-	Oldest in UK, in full bloom
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18/04	Luccombe Down	LONG EARED OWL	1	(Flying in daylight over W. Slope-N.End of Down)
18/04	(7.30 - 20.10)	Meadow Pipit	4
18/04	"	Kestrel	1
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Reported	Hanover Point	GARGANY	2	Pair on sea @ 11.30, viewed from Lay By (Jim B.)
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Tuesday	Cloudy to Sunny Later	Light N. Wind
17/04	Fishbourne Beach (WeBS)	HOOPOE	1	(Flew E. over Quarr Ponds @7.51)
17/04	(7.15 - 8.15)	Redshank	3
17/04	"	Shelduck	2
17/04	"	Brent Geese	2
17/04	"	Little Egret	3
17/04	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Calling at Ponds)
17/04	"	Heron	2	(@ Nest in reeds)
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17/04	Binstead Area, with CM.	Nuthatch	2	(@ Nest hole, -in private garden)
17/04	Beach (14.00 - 16.30)	Turnstone	25
17/04	(Still no sign of Hoopoe)	Brent Geese	2	(1 looks in poor condition)
17/04	"	Crow	10+	(Some with White on Wings)
17/04	"	Heron	5	(2@ Nest in reeds)
17/04	"	Wheatear	2m	(On posts next to pond)
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Reported	West High Down Area	Grasshopper Warbler	4	& 2 Lesser Whitethroat
(James G.)	"	NIGHTINGALE	1	Singing @Car Pk. & 1 Yellow Wagtail
"	"	Ring Ouzel	4	5 Redstart, c60 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap
"	Martins Wood, Newchurch	WRYNECK	1	Till 14.45. Plantation below recreation ground
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Reported	Rookley	HOBBY	1	Hawking for insects at 16.15
(Jim B.)				then flew SE. towards Godshill
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Monday	Cloudy Sunny Later
16/04	Shide to Blackwater	Blackcap	13
16/04	(7.05 - 9.40)	Red Legged Partridge	9
16/04	"	Treecreeper	1
16/04	"	Little Egret	1
16/04	"	Yellowhammer	4
16/04	"	Mistle Thrush	2
16/04	"	Song Thrush	4
16/04	"	Bar Headed Geese	2	(Marvel Farm Pond)
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16/04	Dodnor, R. Medina	LESSER WHITETHROAT	1	(Heard in hedge W. of Pylon)
16/04	(10.15 - 11.00)	Swan	2	(Courtship display)
16/04	"	Chiffchaff	1
16/04	"	Sandwich Tern	1
~
16/04	Brading Marsh	WHITETHROAT	1	(Seawall just W. of Centurions Copse)
16/04	(14.40 - 15.30)	Swallow	2
16/04	"	Chiffchaff	2	(Heard)
16/04	"	Willow Warbler	1	"
16/04	"	Reed Bunting	1f
~
Sunday	Fine Sunny	NE. Wind		Misty offshore, Hot later
15/04	St Catherine's Point	Common Scoter	21E
15/04	(7.20 - 9.10)	Great Skua "Bonxie"	1W
15/04	"	Gannet	14	(2W, 12E)
15/04	"	Sandwich Tern	2E
15/04	"	Swallow	3
15/04	"	Shelduck	3E
15/04	"	Brent Geese	4E
15/04	"	Fulmar	6
15/04	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	6W
15/04	On Land	Wheatear	1m,1f	(Just E. of Watershoot Bay)
15/04	"	Peregrine	1	(Over with prey)
Reported	"	Little Gull	1	& Tree Pipit over (Dave & Martin H.)
~
15/04	Alverstone FP to W.	Blackcap	6+	(Pair seen others heard)
15/04	(14.30 - 15.15)	Chiffchaff	3	(Heard)
15/04	"	Mallard	2f	(1 with 13 ducklings, the other with only 1)
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Reported	Brading Marsh	Hen Harrier	1m	NW over Centurions Copse @15.15
(Chris M.)	"	WHITETHROAT	2	edge of Centurion's Copse
~
Reported	West High Down Area	Grasshopper Warbler	2	& 2 Whitethroat
(Graham S.)	(06.30 -14.00)	Tree Pipit	4	& 3 Yellow Wagtail
~
Reported	Newtown NR	Marsh Harrier	1f	pm. (Dave W.)
~
Saturday	Sunny Intervals	E. Wind		Warm Later
14/04	West High Down Area	REDSTART	6m,1f	(Pair by Beacon, 2m above Alum Bay, 4 Headon Warren)
14/04	(7.20 - 11.50)	Blackcap	4+
14/04	"	Chiffchaff	c10
14/04	"	Willow Warbler	5+
14/04	"	Yellowhammer	4
14/04	"	Stonechat	2m,2f	(Alum Bay to Needles)
14/04	"	Goldfinch	c10
14/04	"	Jay	5-9	(Group of 4 seen twice, might be same birds)
14/04	"	Kestrel	3
14/04	"	Meadow Pipit	c40	(Some moving N.)
14/04	"	Rock Pipit	2	(S. Cliffs)
14/04	"	Sparrowhawk	1
14/04	"	Buzzard	1
14/04	"	Linnet	c20
14/04	Headon Warren	Dartford Warbler	2m
14/04	"	Swallow	9	"
14/04	"	Red Legged Partridge	2	"
14/04	"	Peregrine	1	(Over)
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Reported	"	WHINCHAT	1	N. Slope by Needles Battery
(Chris M.)	"	TREE PIPIT	1	S. Cliffs, 1 House Martin @ Tennyson Down
"	"	Black Redstart	1m	Headon Warren Battery.
~
Friday	Misty start
13/04	Bembridge Down	Ring Ouzel	2m,1f	(SW. of Fort in trees, till flew S.)
13/04	(7.15 - 7.45)	Skylark	5+
13/04	"	Chiffchaff	1	(Heard)
13/04	"	Willow Warbler	1	"
13/04	"	Yellowhammer	3
13/04	"	Buzzard	1	(Very pale)
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Reported	St. Catherines Pt.	LITTLE GULL	7	& 4 Great Skua "Bonxie", 10 Sandwich Tern,
(Graham S.)	(15.30 - 19.00)	COMMON TERN	5	2 Razorbill, 7 Whimbrel
~
Reported	West High Down	Ring Ouzel	4-6	Pair near Alum Bay, 4 later N. Slope
"	(Caroline & Margaret)	Willow Warbler	5	& 2 Swallow, 4 Blackcaps.
~
Thursday	Fine Sunny	NE. Wind		Warm later
12/04	St Catherine's Point	Common Scoter	19E	(Biggest group- 7)
12/04	(7.20 - 9.10)	Great Skua "Bonxie"	2	(The "Regulars")
12/04	"	ARCTIC SKUA	1E	(Dark Phase@8.45)
12/04	"	WHIMBREL	6E	(4@7.49,distant, 2@7.56, closer)
12/04	"	Gannet	40	(24W, 16E)
12/04	"	Sandwich Tern	3E
12/04	"	Swallow	5
12/04	On Land	Wheatear	2	(1 on Lighthouse wall, 1 in off sea)
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12/04	Brading Marsh	SEDGE WARBLER	1	(Heard at Centurion's Copse reedbed)
12/04	(18.15 - 19.45)	Blackcap	1m,1f	(FP to Sewage Wks)
12/04	"	Chiffchaff	3
12/04	"	Cetti's Warbler	3	(Heard)
12/04	"	Willow Warbler	2	(Heard)
12/04	"	Water Rail	2	(Heard Laundry Lane)
12/04	"	Kestrel	1
12/04	"	Lapwing	1
12/04	"	Mistle Thrush	2
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Reported	Culver	Redstart	1m	& 2f Ring Ouzel (by E-mail)
~
Reported	St. Catherines Pt.	Whimbrel	17	& 1 Great Skua "Bonxie", 2 Sandwich Tern,
(Graham S.)	(17.30 - 19.00)	Razorbill	5	3 Guillemot, 6 Kittiwake
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Wednesday	Cloudy to Warm Sunny	Light S. Wind
11/04	Bembridge & Culver Downs	RING OUZEL	6	(3m,1f then 1m & 1st.w later)
11/04	(7.20 - 11.05)	Skylark	6+
11/04	"	Chiffchaff	7	(Seen/Heard)
11/04	"	Willow Warbler	1	"
11/04	"	Blackcap	2	"
11/04	"	Wheatear	2
11/04	"	Jay	3
11/04	"	Yellowhammer	6
11/04	"	Red Legged Partridge	2
11/04	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1m,1f
11/04	"	Swallow	8	(& 2 Distant Sand Martins?)
11/04	Sandown Bay	Brent Geese	11	(On sea)
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11/04	Sandown Canoe Lake	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
11/04	(18.40)	Tufted Duck	1m,1f
11/04	"	Shelduck	2
11/04	"	Swan	2	(@Nest)
Reported	"	Sedge Warbler	1	@ Back of Pond (Not found tonight)
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Reported	St. Catherines Pt.	ARCTIC SKUA	2	& 3 Great Skua "Bonxie"
(Graham S.)	(17.30 - 19.15)	Red Throated Diver	6	12 Scoter & 5 Razorbill all E.
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Tuesday	Cloudy to Warm Sunny	Light Wind
10/04	Bembridge & Culver Downs	Yellowhammer	1
10/04	(7.55 - 9.00)	Skylark	4+
10/04	"	Chiffchaff	7	(Seen/Heard)
10/04	"	Willow Warbler	2	"
10/04	"	Linnet	2
10/04	"	Fulmar	1
10/04	Dynamite Pool	Shoveler	4
10/04	(By Scope from 2km away!)	Lapwing	1
10/04	"	Gadwall	3m,2f
Reported	"	Ring Ouzel	3m,1f	& Linnet flocks, Yellowhammer,
(John C.)	"	Wheatear	1m,6f	Willow Warblers etc.- I left TOO soon!
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10/04	Brading Marsh	Cetti's Warbler	3	(1 seen from 3ft!)
10/04	(9.05 - 10.20)	Willow Warbler	2
10/04	"	Chiffchaff	3
10/04	"	Shelduck	1
10/04	(2nd visit 14.40)	Willow Warbler	c6	(Laundry Lane)
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Monday	Fine Sunny	W. Wind		Warm later
09/04	St Catherine's Point	Common Scoter	41E	(Biggest group of 22 landed on sea, for a time)
09/04	(7.25 - 11.05)	Red Throated Diver	1	(Fishing in Watershoot Bay)
09/04	"	Great Skua "Bonxie"	2	(The "Regulars")
09/04	"	Gannet	6E
09/04	"	Auk Sp.	1E	(2 more reported)
09/04	"	Sandwich Tern	2E
09/04	"	Swallow	3	(over Gore Cliff)
09/04	"	Shag	4	(1ad, 3juv @Rocken End)
09/04	On Land	Wheatear	3m,2f
09/04	"	Red Legged Partridge	1
09/04	"	Peregrine	1	(Gore Cliff)
09/04	"	Buzzard	3
09/04	"	Chiffchaff	1	(Heard)
09/04	"	Willow Warbler	2	(Heard singing)
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09/04	Newnham Farm (20.05)	Little Owl	1	(On post)
09/04	Firestone Copse (20.15)	WOODCOCK	1	(Roding, E. side of Road opposite Car Park)
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Sunday	Sunny Intervals	Light Wind
08/04	Culver Down	Yellowhammer	4
08/04	(7.10 - 8.30)	Skylark	4+
08/04	"	Chiffchaff	2	(Heard)
08/04	"	Meadow Pipit	4
08/04	"	Linnet	4
08/04	"	Fulmar	1
08/04	Dynamite Pool	Ruddy Duck	1m
08/04	(By Scope from 2km away!)	Shoveler	c9
08/04	"	Gadwall	1m,1f
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08/04	Sandown Canoe Lake	Cetti's Warbler	3	(1 seen)
08/04	(8.40)	Tufted Duck	2m,2f
08/04	"	Gadwall	1m
08/04	"	Little Grebe	1
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08/04	Brading Marsh	Cetti's Warbler	3	(Heard)
08/04	(9.15 - 10.30)	Little Egret	1
08/04	"	Reed Bunting	2m	(1@Filter Beds, 1 by River)
08/04	"	Shelduck	1
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Saturday	Fine Sunny	E. Wind		Warm later
07/04	St Catherine's Point	Common Scoter	28E	(including 2 groups of 9)
07/04	(7.30 - 9.50)	BLACK THROATED DIVER	1E	(@9.47 another reported earlier)
07/04	"	Diver Sp.	3E	(Red Throated?)
07/04	"	Great Skua "Bonxie"	2+	(At least 2, hanging around all morning)
07/04	"	Gannet	11	(2W, 9E)
07/04	"	Guillemot	3	(2W, 1E)
07/04	"	Sandwich Tern	3E	(@8.34)
07/04	"	Large Wader Sp.	c13E	(@8.41, Very White, possibly Avocet but distant)
07/04	"	Brent Geese	3E	(@8.15)
07/04	"	Shag	3	(2E, 1 on sea fishing)
Reported	"	MANX SHEARWATER	2W	@10.00 (Elaine R.)
07/04	On Land	Wheatear	2m,1f	(Cliff Edge, 6 Reported)
07/04	"	Chiffchaff	1	(Near Lighthouse)
07/04	"	Magpie	14	(In large noisey group)
07/04	"	Peregrine	1	(Gore Cliff)
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07/04	Gore Cliff	Raven	1
07/04	(10.20)	Fulmar	c10
07/04	"	Swallow	1	(In off sea)
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Reported	West High Down	CUCKOO	1	heard from Headon Warren.
(Chris M.)	"	Ring Ouzel	1	Alum Bay, House Martin over WHD.
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Friday	Sunny Intervals	Light N. Wind		Warm Later
06/04	West High Down Area	Wheatear	4m,5f	(7 on N. side, 2@ Test Site)
06/04	(7.45 - 11.20)	Blackcap	1m,1f	(Headon Warren)
06/04	"	Chiffchaff	6
06/04	"	WILLOW WARBLER	4	(NE of Tumulus, lower slopes)
06/04	"	Yellowhammer	4
06/04	"	Stonechat	2m,1f	(Alum Bay to Needles)
06/04	"	Kestrel	1
06/04	"	Meadow Pipit	6
06/04	"	Linnet	18	(Headon Warren)
06/04	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
06/04	"	Red Legged Partridge	1
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06/04	Ryde Esplanade	Great Northern Diver	1	(Due W. of Pierhead)
06/04	(16.25)	Great Crested Grebe	2	(Off Quarr)
06/04	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	2+
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Reported	St. Catherine's Pt.	GRASSHOPPER WARBLER	1	By Farm (Paulette & Brian)
Reported	Shanklin, over Garden	Red Kite	1	Flew off NE, (Ann & Gary S)
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Thursday	Fine Sunny	Cold N. to NE. Wind		Warm later
05/04	St Catherine's Point	Common Scoter	9E	(2 pairs@7.36&7.50 then 3m &2f @8.18)
05/04	(7.30 - 9.00)	Fulmar	6+	(Locals)
05/04	"	Guillemot	2E
05/04	"	Sandwich Tern	3E	(2@7.50,1@8.21 but distant)
05/04	"	Common Gull	1E	(@7.40)
05/04	"	Brent Geese	2E	(@8.15)
05/04	"	Shag	7E	(@8.10 followed by 4 Cormorants later)
05/04	On Land	Wheatear	1m	(Cliff Edge)
05/04	"	Chiffchaff	4	(Heard)
05/04	"	Jay	4
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05/04	Lake Cliffs	Raven	2	(Along Cliffs)
05/04	(10.00 - 12.30)	Buzzard	1	"
05/04	"	Swallow	5	(Off sea towards Sandown)
05/04	"	Sandwich Tern	1	(Heard)
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Wednesday	Sunny Intervals	Cold NE. Wind
04/04	Culver Down	Lesser Black Backed Gull	5
04/04	(7.35 - 9.10)	Wheatear	1m
04/04	"	Chiffchaff	2	(Heard)
04/04	"	Meadow Pipit	4
04/04	"	Linnet	5	(3 singing from bushes)
04/04	"	Fulmar	1
04/04	"	Skylark	4+
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Tuesday	Sunny Int to Cloudy	Cold NE. Wind
03/04	Newtown NR	OSPREY	1	(Eating fish on E. side of Clamerkin Channel)
03/04	(7.30 - 10.40)	Red Breasted Merganser	1f	(Causeway Lake)
03/04	"	Knot	13
03/04	"	Ringed Plover	3
03/04	"	Turnstone	c20
03/04	"	Grey Plover	24
03/04	"	Dunlin	16
03/04	"	Curlew	c20
03/04	"	Brent Geese	c20
03/04	"	Black Headed Gull	c300
03/04	"	Greater Black Backed Gull	3
03/04	"	Peregrine	1	(Entrance spit)
03/04	"	Raven	1E
03/04	Town Copse	Blackcap	1m
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03/04	Rofford Marsh	Little Ringed Plover	4	(NE corner, a 5th bird reported later)
03/04	(11.10)	SWALLOW	4+
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03/04	Bembridge Ponds	Greenshank	1
03/04	(15.05)	Swallow	5	(4 over Ponds, 1 over Brading Marsh)
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Monday	Warm Sunny Later	Cold NE. Wind
02/04	Ryde Sands	Sanderling	c50	(Just E. of Pier)
02/04	(7.15)	Brent Geese	43	(New influx?)
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02/04	Medina Estuary	COMMON SANDPIPER	1	(Werrar, by Old Barge)
02/04	(8.35 - 10.40)	Red Legged Partridge	2	(Werrar Farm)
02/04	"	Little Egret	4
02/04	"	Skylark	10	(Many singing)
02/04	"	Chiffchaff	6
02/04	"	Swan	c20	(1 Orange Ringed, "SFP" LL, metal ring "X3379")
02/04	"	Red Breasted Merganser	1m,1f
02/04	"	Robin	5	(1 "odd" one had a Red Cap)
02/04	2nd. Visit (15.15)	Reed Bunting	1m
02/04	"	Mediterranean Gull	2
02/04	"	Great Crested Grebe	1
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Reported	Newtown NR	OSPREY	1	Present all afternoon, fishing etc. (Elaine R.)
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Sunday	Cloudy to Sunny Int	Cold N. to NE. Wind
01/04	Newtown NR	Red Breasted Merganser	1m,1f	(Boathouse pond)
01/04	(7.45 - 8.50)	Brent Geese	c80
01/04	"	Dunlin	16
01/04	"	Black Headed Gull	c50	(All the Gulls have deserted the Scrape breeding Islands!!)
01/04	"	Greater Black Backed Gull	3
01/04	"	Peregrine	1
Reported	"	Sandwich Tern	1	Later by Bob G.
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01/04	Lane End, Bembridge	Purple Sandpiper	8	(3 under LB Stn, 3 on side 2 reported on Slipway)
01/04	(14.25 -15.05)	Shag	1
01/04	"	Gannet	1E
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01/04	Laundry Lane (N. End)	GREEN SANDPIPER	4	(3N. into Reedbed, 1 into pool where flushed again twice)
01/04	(15.25 - 17.15)	Sand Martin	5+	(Over Sewage Wks again)
01/04	"	Snipe	c20	(Flushed from Pool E. of Lane with Sandpiper)
01/04	"	Teal	c30	"
01/04	"	Wigeon	c20	"
01/04	"	Gadwall	1m,1f	(Flew over Dynamite Pond)
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MARCH 2007: Click for monthly species lists, March total = 115

Saturday	Misty to Sunny Int	Cold N. to NE. Wind
31/03	St Catherine's Point	GREAT SKUA "Bonxie"	1-2	(1W @ 7.46, again -or 2nd bird? @8.42)
31/03	(7.15 - 9.10)	Gannet	15W	(No migrants on land)
31/03	"	Fulmar	10+	(Locals)
31/03	"	Peregrine	1	(Gore Cliff)
31/03	"	Yellowhammer	2m
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31/03	Foreland (14.45)	Wheatear	1f	(Cliff top Horse field)
31/03	"	Pied Wagtail	4	"
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31/03	Bembridge Ponds (15.10)	Tufted Duck	8m,7f
31/03	St. Helens (15.30)	Sand Martin	10+	(Near old Laundry)
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31/03	Firestone Copse (19.20)	Bullfinch	2m,1f	(E. side of Road opposite Car Park)
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Friday	Misty, Cloudy	Cold NE. Wind
30/03	Culver Downs	BLACK REDSTART	1f	(In gully at junction of Redcliff & Whitecliff)
30/03	(7.10 - 8.45)	Yellowhammer	1m
30/03	"	Wheatear	2m
30/03	"	Chiffchaff	1
30/03	"	Meadow Pipit	3
30/03	"	Lapwing	1	(Rocks at base of cliffs!)
30/03	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1
30/03	"	Skylark	2+
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30/03	Bembridge Ponds	Greenshank	3
30/03	(10.55)	Heron	1
30/03	"	Tufted Duck	2m,2f
30/03	"	Little Egret	2
30/03	"	Little Owl	1	(Field S. of Cattle Sheds)
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30/03	Laundry Lane	SAND MARTIN	c20	(Over St. Helen's Sewage Wks.)
30/03	(11.30)	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
30/03	"	Shelduck	6
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Thursday	Misty, Showers, S.Int.	Cold NE. to W. Wind
29/03	St Catherine's Point	Gannet	103	(100E, 3W.)
29/03	(7.35 - 9.00)	Yellowhammer	1m	(No migrants on land)
29/03	"	Fulmar	6+	(Locals)
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29/03	Sandown Canoe Lake (18.30)	Gadwall	1	(With Mallard)
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Wednesday	Misty to Sunny Intervals	NE. Wind
28/03	West High Down Area	Wheatear	14m,5f	(6 on N. side, 3 Test Site, 10 S. Cliffs)
28/03	(7.55 - 11.20)	Blackcap	1f	(Alum Bay Rd. and 6 reported further up)
28/03	"	Chiffchaff	5	(1 Greenish with pale legs)
28/03	"	Guillemot	2	(On sea)
28/03	"	Dartford Warbler	1	(On ridge)
28/03	"	Yellowhammer	4
28/03	"	Bullfinch	1m,1f	(FP to Beacon)
28/03	"	Stonechat	3m	(Alum Bay to Needles)
28/03	"	Peregrine	2	(S. Cliffs)
28/03	"	Kestrel	1m
28/03	"	Meadow Pipit	50
28/03	"	Rock Pipit	1
28/03	"	Linnet	c10	(Headon Warren)
28/03	"	Green Woodpecker	1
28/03	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1m
28/03	"	Jay	2
28/03	"	Raven	1
28/03	"	Fulmar	5
28/03	"	Shag	3	(On "Old Pepper Rock")
28/03	"	Oystercatcher	1	"
28/03	"	Shelduck	6	(Along Cliffs)
~
28/03	Rofford Marsh, Yarmouth	Snipe	1	(No sign of Ruff today)
28/03	(11.40)	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
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28/03	Sandown Esp.	Gadwall	1m	(Still at Canoe Lake)
28/03	(19.40)	Common Scoter	4	(On sea off Lake, 1m,1f, 2 imm?)
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Tueday	Misty to Warm & Sunny
27/03	Newtown NR	Golden Plover	5	(E. of Boathouse, some Summ. Plumage)
27/03	(8.15 - 9.00)	Brent Goose	c250
27/03	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	10
27/03	"	Turnstone	1
27/03	"	Knot	16
27/03	"	Mediterranean Gull	16	(13 on Gull Is.)
27/03	"	Red Breasted Merganser	1m,2f
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27/03	Rofford Marsh, Yarmouth	Ruff	1f	("Reeve" in NE corner)
27/03	(9.15 - 11.50)	White Wagtail	2	(with 3+ Pied Wagtail)
27/03	"	Meadow Pipit	3
27/03	"	Greylag Geese	2	(S. of FP, SE Corner)
27/03	"	Chiffchaff	2
27/03	"	Mediterranean Gull	8	(Estuary)
27/03	"	Shoveler	1m,1f
27/03	"	Snipe	6
27/03	"	Spotted Redshank	1	(Mill Copse Scrape)
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27/03	Culver Downs	Buzzard	2	(Redcliff)
27/03	(15.30 - 16.40)	Yellowhammer	1m
27/03	"	Raven	2
Reported	"	RING OUZEL	1	SW of Fort 12.00 (KG)
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Reported	Laundry Lane	Marsh Harrier	1m	@16.00 (Chris M.)
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Reported	St. Catherine's Point	Velvet Scoter	2	& 67 Common Scoter, 2 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler
(E-Mail)	"	Black Throated Diver	3	& 2 Red Throated Divers, 2 Greylag, 3 Eider.
~
Monday	Sunny Intervals	NE. Wind
26/03	Rofford Marsh, Yarmouth	LITTLE RINGED PLOVER	1	(NE corner from 14.30)
26/03	(14.00 - 16.30)	RUFF	1f	(NW Corner)
26/03	"	White Wagtail	1	(with 6+ Pied Wagtail)
26/03	"	Meadow Pipit	3
26/03	"	Greylag Geese	2	(S. of FP, SE Corner)
26/03	"	Shoveler	1m,1f
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Reported	Newtown NR	Golden Plover	c45	E. of Boat House, 13 Barwit W. side (Elaine R.)
Reported	Lake Beach	Sandwich Tern	1	(Chris M.)
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Sunday	Misty to Sunny Intervals	Cold NE. Wind
25/03	St Catherine's Point	Greater Black Backed Gull	5	(Nothing much at sea)
25/03	(8.05 - 8.55)	Yellowhammer	1m	(No migrants on land)
25/03	"	Peregrine	1	(Over W.)
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25/03	Bembridge Ponds	Greenshank	6	(High water levels)
25/03	(15.30 - 16.05)	Wigeon	2
25/03	"	Tufted Duck	1m,1f
25/03	"	Little Egret	3
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25/03	Laundry Lane	Cetti's Warbler	3	(Heard)
25/03	(16.10 - 18.00)	Water Rail	3	(Heard)
25/03	"	Gadwall	3m,1f	(On deeply flooded fields)
25/03	"	Lapwing	11	(-Faulty Sluice Gates?)
25/03	"	Shoveler	5m,2f
25/03	"	Canada Geese	c40
25/03	"	Shelduck	4
~
Saturday	Sunny Intervals	N. Wind
24/03	Sandown Canoe Lake	Gadwall	1	(With Mallard!)
24/03	(8.30)	Tufted Duck	14m,3f	(Count them all on the picture)
24/03	"	Rook	2	(Very tame)
24/03	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard in Reeds at rear)
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24/03	Lake Cliffs	Fulmar	2	(On ledge)
24/03	(8.50)	Jackdaw	4	(Collecting nesting material)
24/03	"	Rock Pipit	1	(Calling)
~
24/03	Yarmouth Estuary and Ponds	Shoveler	1m,1f	(Station Pond)
24/03	(17.40 - 18.10)	Tufted Duck	3m,2f	(No sign of Merganser)
24/03	"	Spotted Redshank	1	(Station Pond)
24/03	"	Greenshank	1	"
24/03	"	Black Tailed Godwit	2	(Scrape)
24/03	"	Shelduck	4
24/03	"	Curlew	1
24/03	"	Teal	c15
24/03	"	Wigeon	c30
24/03	"	Brent Geese	c40	(Flying over to Solent)
24/03	"	Muscovy Duck	1	(Esc.)
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Reported	Rofford Marsh	Greylag Geese	2	1f R.B Merganser, Station Pond (Chris M.)
~
Friday	Cloudy to Sunny Intervals	N. Wind
23/03	Bembridge & Culver Downs	Merlin	1f	(Over to W. @8.20)
23/03	(8.00 - 10.10)	Yellowhammer	2	(Heard)
23/03	"	Buzzard	2
23/03	"	Kestrel	1
23/03	"	Meadow Pipit	4	(No Wheatears today)
23/03	"	Rock Pipit	1	(S. of Monument)
23/03	"	Skylark	4+
~
Reported	Rofford Marsh, Yarmouth	White Wagtail	1	& 1 Spotshank, 15 Bk T. Godwit (Jim B.)
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Wednesday	Cold to Sunny Intervals	NW. Wind
21/03	Sandown Canoe Lake	Gadwall	1	(With Mallard!)
21/03	(8.00)	Tufted Duck	5m,4f
21/03	"	Shelduck	2
21/03	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard in Reeds at rear)
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21/03	Alverstone, FP to W.	Treecreeper	2m	(1 seen, both heard)
21/03	(8.45)	Chiffchaff	1	(Singing)
21/03	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	(Calling)
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21/03	Newnham Lane, Binstead	Barn Owl	1	(Over lane @19.10)
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Tuesday	Short Sunny Int.	Bitter NW. Wind
20/03	Fishbourne Beach	Brent Geese	23
20/03	(7.45 - 8.30)	Common Gull	9
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20/03	Brading Marsh (18.00)	Barnacle Goose	1	(Feral, with 12 Canadas)
20/03	Laundry Lane(18.30)	Cetti's Warbler	2	(heard)
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Monday	Sunny Int. and Showers	Bitter N. Wind
19/03	Ryde Sands	Sanderling	105	(102 W. Sands, 3 on E. Sands)
19/03	(7.40)	Oystercatcher	4
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19/03	Bembridge Harbour	Greenshank	4	(Old Mill pond)
19/03	(8.10)	Curlew	8
19/03	"	Little Egret	2
19/03	St Helens Bridge	Canada Geese	c20
19/03	"	Teal	c10
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19/03	Mottistone Down	Lesser Black Backed Gull	5	(Over to NW.)
19/03	(10.40)	Raven	1	(Over Calling)
19/03	"	Buzzard	3
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19/03	Yarmouth Estuary and Ponds	Cetti's Warbler	1m	(Flew over FP @Rofford Marsh)
19/03	(15.10 - 15.50)	Tufted Duck	5m,2f
19/03	"	Shelduck	4
19/03	"	Grey Plover	1
19/03	"	Teal	c30
19/03	"	Wigeon	c15	(All the Shoveler seem to have left)
19/03	"	Brent Geese	2	(Numbers dropping fast)
19/03	"	Lapwing	1
19/03	"	Muscovy Duck	1	(Esc.)
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Reported	Lane End, Bembridge	Purple Sandpiper	14	at the Lifeboat Station @ 11.20 (Jim B.)
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Sunday	Sunny Intervals	Cold NW. Wind
18/03	Brading Sewage Wks.	Chiffchaff	4	(1 v. pale, Siberian type)
18/03	(8.00 - 9.00)	Blackcap	1f	(just S. of Quay Lane junction)
18/03	Laundry Lane	Cetti's Warbler	2	(Seen briefly)
18/03	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
18/03	"	Reed Bunting	1m
18/03	"	Dunnock	5
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Saturday	Cloudy to Sunny Intervals	W. Wind
17/03	Shide to Blackwater	Little Owl	1	(Sitting in hole in tree)
17/03	(7.30 - 10.30)	Treecreeper	1m	(Seen and heard)
17/03	"	Red Legged Partridge	2	(Shide Xmas Tree plantation)
17/03	"	Rook	43nests	(@ very noisey Blackwater Rookery)
17/03	"	Linnet	20	(Field, Sandy Lane)
17/03	"	Song Thrush	6
17/03	"	Mistle Thrush	2
17/03	"	Chiffchaff	6	(Singing)
17/03	"	Bar Headed Geese	3	(Over Blackwater Mill)
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Friday	Sunny Intervals	W. Wind
16/03	St. Catherine's Point	Wheatear	4m	(Cliff edge just E. of Watershoot Bay@8.20)
16/03	(8.00 - 9.30)	Yellowhammer	4
16/03	at Sea;	Curlew	2E
16/03	"	Fulmar	5
16/03	"	Cormorant	7
16/03	"	Meadow Pipit	1	(In off sea)
16/03	"	Rock Pipit	1	(On beach)
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Reported	Ashey Down	Hen Harrier	1m	@ 15.40 W. of Seamark (Pete B.)
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16/03	Luccombe Down	Wheatear	1m	(W. slope @17.20)
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Thurs. 15th	Sunny Intervals
Reported	Freshwater Bay	Swallow	1	@ 13.40 (Birdguides)
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Saturday	Sunny Intervals	W. Wind
10/03	West High Down Area	Raven	2
10/03	(7.25 - 10.40)	Yellowhammer	5
10/03	"	Bullfinch	1m	(FP to Beacon)
10/03	"	Stonechat	2m,3f	(4 W. of Beacon and 1f. above Alum Bay)
10/03	"	Peregrine	2-3
10/03	"	Kestrel	1
10/03	"	Meadow Pipit	5
10/03	"	Rock Pipit	2
10/03	"	Red Legged Partridge	2	(Alum Bay field)
10/03	"	Linnet	c30	(Headon Warren)
10/03	"	Green Woodpecker	1
10/03	"	Fulmar	6
10/03	"	Shag	1	(On sea)
10/03	"	Cormorant	c15	(Some carrying nest material)
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10/03	Brading Sewage Wks.	Chiffchaff	4	(1 v. pale, Siberian type)
10/03	(14.45)	Goldcrest	1	( & Possible Blackcap in thick cover)
10/03	"	Pied Wagtail	2
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Friday	Sunny Intervals	W. Wind
09/03	Bembridge & Culver Downs	Wheatear	1f	(Still there, Cliff edge, 500m W. of Monument)
09/03	(8.40 - 10.10)	Yellowhammer	2m	(SW. of Fort)
09/03	"	Fieldfare	1	"
09/03	"	Buzzard	2
09/03	"	Kestrel	1
09/03	"	Meadow Pipit	5
09/03	"	Skylark	8
09/03	"	Red Legged Partridge	2	(S. of fort)
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Reported	Rew Lane/Wroxall area	Red Kite	1	seen 3 times between 11.00 & 12.00 (Jon M.)
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09/03	Alverstone NR	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
09/03	(18.20 - 19.00)	Snipe	2	(Heard, and poss. Woodcock calling)
09/03	"	Canada Geese	15
09/03	"	Song Thrush	1
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Thursday	Sunny Intervals	S. Wind
08/03	Brighstone Down	Dartford Warbler	1
08/03	(8.00 - 9.30)	Yellowhammer	13
08/03	"	Song Thrush	5
08/03	"	Mistle Thrush	1
08/03	"	Dunnock	8
08/03	"	Stock Dove	1
08/03	"	Linnet	3
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08/03	Dodnor Pond	Reed Bunting	1m,1f
08/03	(9.50 - 10.50)	Chiffchaff	2
08/03	Werrar	Lapwing	2
08/03	"	Red Breasted Merganser	2m,2f
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08/03	Culver Down	Wheatear	1f	(Still there, Cliff edge, 500m W. of Monument)
08/03	(14.40 - 16.40) with CM & KG	Firecrest	1	(In scrub S. of Fort)
08/03	"	Raven	2	(Along cliff edge, carrying sticks)
08/03	"	Stonechat	2m
08/03	"	Rock Pipit	5
08/03	"	Meadow Pipit	3
08/03	"	Skylark	2
08/03	"	Red Legged Partridge	2	(By Road W. of fort)
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Wednesday	Sunny Intervals	Brisk W. Wind
07/03	Yarmouth Estuary and Ponds	Shoveler	14m, 10f	(Rofford Marsh)
07/03	(8.00 - 9.30)	Tufted Duck	10m,4f
07/03	"	Shelduck	10
07/03	"	Grey Plover	5
07/03	"	Reed Bunting	3m,4f
07/03	"	Snipe	7	(Rofford Marsh)
07/03	"	Greenshank	1	(Scrape)
07/03	"	Lapwing	1
07/03	"	Chiffchaff	1+	(Singing at Rofford)
07/03	"	Kestrel	1
07/03	"	Muscovy Duck	1	(Esc.)
~
07/03	Fort Victoria	Common Scoter	2	(On sea til flew off W.)
07/03	(9.40 - 10.00)	Cormorant	5
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07/03	Newtown NR	Pintail	1m	(Cassey Bridge)
07/03	(10.15 - 11.20)	Brent Goose	c350
07/03	"	Spotted Redshank	1	(Causeway Lake)
07/03	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	5
07/03	"	Turnstone	3
07/03	"	Mediterranean Gull	12	(Gull Is.)
07/03	"	Red Breasted Merganser	4m,5f
07/03	"	Rock Pipit	4	(Boathouse)
07/03	"	Meadow Pipit	3+	(Hay Meadow)
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07/03	Culver Down	WHEATEAR	1f	(Cliff edge, 500m W. of Monument)
07/03	(14.10 - 14.40)	Raven	2	(Along cliff edge)
07/03	"	Stonechat	1m
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07/03	Brading Marsh	Chiffchaff	2	(Sewage Wks.)
07/03	(14.50)	Water Rail	2	(Heard)
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Monday	Sunny Intervals	Fresh SW. Wind
05/03	Puckpool to Seaview	Slavonian Grebe	1	(Out by Forts)
05/03	(8.20 - 9.00)	Great Crested Grebe	3
05/03	"	Shag	1
05/03	"	Red Breasted Merganser	1f
05/03	Ryde West Sands (11.33)	Great Northern Diver	1	(Off Quarr)
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Sunday	becoming Wet and Windy	SE. Wind
04/03	"Bandstand", Ventnor	Fulmar	6	(Locals)
04/03	(7.40 - 9.00) Poor Visablity later	Gannet	2E
04/03	"	Rock Pipit	1
Reported	"	Brent Geese	4W	& 4 more Gannets (Gary H.)
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04/03	Puckpool	Slavonian Grebe	4	(In a "Raft" Off Shore)
04/03	(14.10)	Great Crested Grebe	2
04/03	"	Little Egret	5	(Field inland)
04/03	"	Heron	1
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04/03	Binstead Beach	Turnstone	12
04/03	(16.00 - 16.35)	Grey Plover	6
04/03	"	Red Breasted Merganser	3m
04/03	"	Redshank	6	(Towards Fishbourne)
04/03	"	Little Egret	4	"
04/03	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard by Quarr Ponds)
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Saturday	Short Sunny Intervals	Cold NW. Wind
03/03	Bembridge Harbour & Ponds	Greenshank	2	(Harbour)
03/03	(8.10)	Lapwing	1	(Dramatic fall in Numbers)
03/03	"	Curlew	12
03/03	"	Brent Geese	35
03/03	St. Helens Bridge	Kingfisher	1m
03/03	Ponds	Gadwall	1m,1f
03/03	"	Pochard	1m
03/03	"	Tufted Duck	1m,1f
03/03	"	Little Grebe	c6
03/03	"	Reed Bunting	1m
~
03/03	Foreland to Lane End	Purple Sandpiper	3	(LB Station Pier)
03/03	(9.10)	Cormorant	10+	(St. Helens Fort)
03/03	"	Shag	1
03/03	"	Red Breasted Merganser	3m,4f
~
03/03	Blackwater, (FP to Shide)	Little Owl	1	(Sitting in hole in tree)
03/03	(14.10)	Treecreeper	1m	(Seen and heard)
03/03	"	Sparrowhawk	1	(Dashing though trees)
03/03	"	Skylark	1m	(Heard from Sandy Lane)
03/03	"	Linnet	50+	(Flushed by noise of shooting)
~
03/03	Mersley Down, FP to S.	Yellowhammer	1
03/03	(15.20)	Buzzard	7	(Soaring over Downs)
03/03	"	Chaffinch	50+	(In Maize stubble)
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Friday	Sunny Intervals
02/03	Newtown NR	Pintail	1m,1f	(Cassey Bridge)
02/03	(7.40 - 10.10) very Muddy!	Brent Goose	c200
02/03	"	Great Crested Grebe	4
02/03	"	Goldeneye	1m
02/03	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	1
02/03	"	Black Tailed Godwit	c80
02/03	"	Turnstone	6
02/03	"	Peregrine	1	(On post, E. Side)
02/03	"	Knot	c30	(from Boathouse)
02/03	"	Mediterranean Gull	20	(13 Gull Is. 7 Scrape, White Rings;- 3H12, 3N76)
02/03	"	Red Breasted Merganser	2m,5f
02/03	"	Kingfisher	1	(Causeway Lake)
02/03	"	Meadow Pipit	10+	(Hay Meadow)
02/03	"	Reed Bunting	1
02/03	"	Fieldfare	6+	(Over lane W. of Town Copse)
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02/03	Private Garden, Binstead	Nuthatch	2	(Visiting feeder of an IWOG Member)
02/03	(11.30 - 13.10)	Sparrowhawk	1	(Attacked feeder without success)
02/03	"	Coal Tit	3+	(At various feeders)
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Thursday	Sunny Intervals	Brisk W. Wind
01/03	Ryde Esplanade	Bar Tailed Godwit	1	(W. of Pier)
01/03	(7.05)	Canada Geese	14	(Canoe Lake-good count)
01/03	"	Mistle Thrush	4	(Appley Park)
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01/03	Brading Marsh	Chiffchaff	c3	(Sewage Wks.)
01/03	(8.15)	Goldcrest	1m
01/03	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1f
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01/03	Deacon's Lane, Ashey	Redwing	3	(By Railway Bridge)
01/03	(9.00)	Tufted Duck	3m,5f	(Pond to N. 1st I've seen here)
01/03	"	Green Woodpecker	1
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01/03	Puckpool to Seaview	Slavonian Grebe	2	(Off Puckpool)
01/03	(10.35 - 11.10)	Great Crested Grebe	3
01/03	"	Red Breasted Merganser	2m,2f
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01/03	Yarmouth Estuary and Ponds	Shoveler	16	(Rofford Marsh)
01/03	(14.50 - 16.10)	Tufted Duck	7m,2f
01/03	"	Shelduck	10
01/03	"	Grey Plover	2
01/03	"	Reed Bunting	1m
01/03	"	Red Breasted Merganser	1f
01/03	"	Buzzard	2
01/03	"	Kestrel	2
01/03	"	Muscovy Duck	1	(Esc.)
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FEBRUARY 2007: Click for monthly species lists, February total = 116

Tuesday	Wet and Windy	Strong SW. Wind		Fog clearing
27/02	"Bandstand", Ventnor	Fulmar	14W
27/02	(7.55 - 9.05) Poor Visablity at first	Gannet	2W	(around 8.45, only my 5th this year)
27/02	"	Razorbill	1W	(@8.40)
27/02	"	Auk Sp.	1W
27/02	"	Brent Goose	1E
27/02	"	Rock Pipit	1	(On breakwater)
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Monday	Sunny Intervals	NW. Wind
26/02	Sandown GC to Alverstone	Treecreeper	2	(Heard)
26/02	(10.15 - 11.30)	Canada Geese	5	(Alverstone NR)
26/02	"	Jay	3
26/02	"	Sparrowhawk	1
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Sunday	Short Sunny Intervals	Cold NW. Wind
25/02	Seaview	Slavonian Grebe	9	(Groups of 4&2 -then 3 more flew in from E!)
25/02	(8.05)	Great Crested Grebe	2
25/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	2m
25/02	"	Great Northern Diver	1
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25/02	Foreland	Shag	4
25/02	(9.30)	Cormorant	10
25/02	"	Rock Pipit	1
25/02	"	Mediterranean Gull	5+
25/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	1m,1f
25/02	"	Kestrel	1f
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25/02	Brading Marsh	Gadwall	1m,1f	("Green Bridge" Pond)
25/02	(14.30 - 17.30) IWOG Walk	Shoveler	4+	(Dynamite Pool-by Scope)
25/02	"	Brent Geese	c200
25/02	"	Chiffchaff	4+	(Sewage Wks)
25/02	"	Reed Bunting	1m	"
25/02	"	Meadow Pipit	6	(and poss. Water Pipit)
25/02	"	Fieldfare	c20
25/02	"	Redwing	3
25/02	"	Shelduck	3
25/02	"	Cetti's Warbler	2+	(Heard)
25/02	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
25/02	"	Buzzard	c8
25/02	"	Bar Headed Goose	1	(with Canadas)
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Saturday	Sunny Intervals	Cold W. Wind
24/02	Newtown NR	Pintail	1m,1f	(Cassey Bridge)
24/02	(8.10 - 10.30) very Muddy!	Brent Goose	c600
24/02	"	Great Crested Grebe	1	(Harbour Entrance)
24/02	"	Goldeneye	1f
24/02	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	9	(a good count)
24/02	"	Black Tailed Godwit	78
24/02	"	Turnstone	2
24/02	"	Lapwing	100+
24/02	"	Knot	1	(by Boathouse)
24/02	"	Ringed Plover	5
24/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	2m,4f
24/02	"	Rock Pipit	2
24/02	"	Meadow Pipit	20+	(Hay Meadow)
24/02	"	Yellowhammer	1m
24/02	"	Fieldfare	4+	(by Church but 50+ reported earlier)
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Friday	Short Sunny Intervals	S. Wind
23/02	Bleak Down	Starling	c200	(Fields to W.)
23/02	(9.50)	Fieldfare	c50	"
23/02	"	Lapwing	21	"
23/02	"	Skylark	2	"
23/02	"	Buzzard	8	(7 soaring together)
~
23/02	Ryde Esplanade	Great Northern Diver	1	(W. of Pier)
23/02	(12.45)	Great Crested Grebe	1	(E. of Pier)
23/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	5m,2f	(W. of Pier)
23/02	"	Pied Wagtail	4	(1f with Yellow Ring)
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23/02	Springvale, Puckpool	Slavonian Grebe	8	(WOW! Groups of 3, 2 and 3 singles)
23/02	(13.15)	Great Crested Grebe	1
23/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	2m,2f
23/02	"	Shag	1
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Wednesday	Sunny Intervals, Showers	SW. Wind
21/02	Brading Marsh	Chiffchaff	3	(Sewage Wks.)
21/02	(8.30 - 9.40)	Shoveler	c10	(Pool by Green Bridge)
21/02	"	Teal	c20	"
21/02	"	Mediterranean Gull	2+	"
21/02	"	Shelduck	4
21/02	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Seen in reedbed)
21/02	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
21/02	"	Bar Headed Goose	1	(with Canadas)
~
21/02	Ryde West Sands	Great Northern Diver	1
21/02	(11.10)	Great Crested Grebe	2
21/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	1m
21/02	"	Shelduck	1	(Beach)
~
Tuesday	Cloudy, Dull	S. Wind
20/02	Springvale, Puckpool	Slavonian Grebe	3	(2 off Puckpool, 1 out by Forts)
20/02	(8.35)	Great Crested Grebe	3
20/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	3m,2f
20/02	"	Great Northern Diver	1	(Medium distance, preening
~
20/02	Seaview Esplanade	Slavonian Grebe	2	(Seen earlier at Puckpool? 1ad, 1juv.)
20/02	(9.10 - 9.45)	Great Crested Grebe	1
20/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	1m, 2f
~
20/02	Gurnard	Lesser Black Backed Gull	2	(On Buoys)
20/02	(14.40)	Mediterranean Gull	1W	(No Goosanders though)
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Monday	Cloudy, Misty	S. Wind
19/02	Fishbourne/Quarr Beach (WeBS)	Great Crested Grebe	3
19/02	(8.00 - 9.00)	Red Breasted Merganser	1m
19/02	"	Slavonian Grebe	1	(Off Quarr ponds)
19/02	"	Grey Plover	20
19/02	"	Turnstone	7
19/02	"	Oystercatcher	17
19/02	"	Brent Geese	140
19/02	"	Cetti's Warbler	2	(Heard in reedbed @ Quarr ponds)
~
19/02	Foreland to Lane End	Red Breasted Merganser	2m,1f
19/02	(14.10 - 15.15)	Pied Wagtail	4	(1 Yellow Ringed -from Ryde Pier Roost)
19/02	"	Purple Sandpiper	3	(On Lifeboat pier, W. side)
19/02	"	Green Woodpecker	1
~
Sunday	Cloudy
18/02	Newtown NR ( IWOG Walk )	Pintail	11m,11f	(Cassey Bridge)
18/02	(8.00 - 11.30)	Brent Goose	c300
18/02	"	Great Crested Grebe	1	(Harbour Entrance)
18/02	"	Merlin	1f/imm.	(Chasing waders)
18/02	"	Peregrine	1
18/02	"	Goldeneye	3f
18/02	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	3
18/02	"	Black Tailed Godwit	c85
18/02	"	Knot	70+	(c300 reported)
18/02	"	Dunlin	c1000
18/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	3m,5f
18/02	"	Mediterranean Gull	8	(Gull Island)
18/02	"	Little Grebe	5
18/02	"	Turnstone	11
18/02	"	Redwing	1
18/02	"	Bullfinch	1m
18/02	"	Buzzard	7
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18/02	Lane End to Foreland	Red Breasted Merganser	3m,4f
18/02	(14.10 - 15.30)	Dunlin	1	(Very long beak, Alpina?)
18/02	"	Purple Sandpiper	7	(On Lifeboat pier, 6 seen later on Ledge)
18/02	"	Little Egret	6
18/02	"	Rock Pipit	1	(No sign of Water Pipit)
~
Reported	Brading Marsh, RSPB	Merlin	1m	(Chris M.)
Reported	Gurnard, Cowes	GOOSANDER	1m,2f	Ian J. (via Graham S.)
Reported	Rookley	BRAMBLING	1	& 120 Yellowhammer (Robin A.)
~
Saturday	Sunny Intervals, Cold am.	N. Wind
17/02	Whale Chine to Atherfield	Skylark	16
17/02	(8.25 - 10.10)	GREY PARTRIDGE	1	(Flew over Military Road)
17/02	"	Stonechat	2m,2f
17/02	"	Meadow Pipit	2	(In Chine)
17/02	"	Song Thrush	2
~
17/02	Dungewood Lane	Skylark	25	(Very active today)
17/02	(10.20 - 11.15)	Sparrowhawk	1m
17/02	"	Yellowhammer	4+
17/02	"	Fieldfare	c80
17/02	"	Buzzard	4
17/02	"	Stonechat	1m
17/02	"	Meadow Pipit	22
17/02	"	Linnet	c30
17/02	"	Collared Dove	8	(By Farm)
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17/02	Bembridge Pt. to Foreland	Purple Sandpiper	1	(On Bembridge Ledge)
17/02	(14.20 - 15.40)	Slavonian Grebe	2
17/02	"	Great Northern Diver	1	(E. of St. Helens Fort)
17/02	"	Great Crested Grebe	2
17/02	"	Shag	7
17/02	"	Curlew	5	(Ledge)
17/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	3m,2f
Reported	"	Water Pipit	1	on beach by Warners Hotel (Chris M.)
~
Reported	Mark's Corner, Parkhurst	Nuthatch	1	@10.30, 2 Raven, Noke Common (Robin A.)
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Friday	Sunny Intervals Showers
16/02	Firestone Copse	Teal	6	(Creek)
16/02	(8.00 - 9.10)	Coal Tit	5+
16/02	"	Treecreeper	1
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Thursday	Sunny Intervals	S. Wind
15/02	La Falaise, Ventnor	Red Throated Diver	2W	(@8.33 & 8.40)
15/02	(8.00 - 9.00)	Auk Sp.	5W	(@8.20)
15/02	"	Fulmar	7
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Wednesday	Sunny Intervals later
14/02	Brading Marsh	Chiffchaff	c6	(1 very pale)
14/02	(10.25 - 11.20)	Black Headed Gull	c400	(On flooded fields)
14/02	"	Common Gull	c50	"
14/02	"	Mediterranean Gull	3+	"
14/02	"	Shelduck	2
14/02	"	Shoveler	c15
~
14/02	Dodnor Pond	Scarlet Headed Blackbird	1m	(Escaped from Amazon World 2yrs ago!)
14/02	(14.20 - 15.40)	Reed Bunting	1f
14/02	"	Kingfisher	1
14/02	"	Chiffchaff	1
~
Tuesday	Hazy Sun to Heavy Showers	W. Wind
13/02	West High Down, Totland	Bullfinch	5	(FP W. 2f at 1st Pit, 3m at Beacon)
13/02	(8.20 - 10.10)	Raven	2-5	(May have seen the same ones twice)
13/02	"	Peregrine	1m,1f	(S. Cliffs)
13/02	"	Rock Pipit	11+
13/02	"	Meadow Pipit	8
13/02	"	Cormorant	10+	(On nesting ledges, some carrying sticks)
13/02	"	Fulmar	2
13/02	"	Stonechat	1m	(CG Cottages)
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13/02	Cassey Bridge, Newtown	Pintail	6m,5f	(Low Tide)
13/02	(11.00)	Black Tailed Godwit	44	(On field to W.)
13/02		Curlew	57	"
13/02	"	Redshank	37	"
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Reported	Dodnor Pond	Scarlet Headed Blackbird	1esc.	(Eddy Fry), Click for great photo
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Monday	Heavy Showers	Strong SW. Wind
12/02	La Falaise, Ventnor	Fulmar	16W	(Bit of a movement)
12/02	(8.00 - 9.00)	Greater Black Backed Gull	3
12/02	"	Kittiwake	1	(Lingering offshore)
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Sunday	Sunny Intervals	SW. Wind
11/02	Laundry Lane	Bean Geese	4	(Still here, N. end)
11/02	(8.15 - 9.20)	Gadwall	1m,1f	(From "Purple Heron" Gap)
11/02	"	Shoveler	c20	(Most with the Gadwall)
11/02	"	Brent Geese	c150	(N. End)
11/02	"	Cetti's Warbler	2+	(Heard)
11/02	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
11/02	"	Buzzard	1
11/02	"	Kestrel	1
~
11/02	Ryde W. Sands	Black Necked Grebe	1	(Medium distance W. of Pier)
11/02	(10.45)	Great Crested Grebe	1
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11/02	Puckpool to Seaview	Slavonian Grebe	1	(Off Seaview Yacht Club)
11/02	(11.00)	Great Crested Grebe	1
11/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	2m
11/02	"	COMMON SCOTER	2E	(Fairly close @11.30)
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11/02	Newtown NR	Pintail	1m,1f	(Cassey Bridge)
11/02	(13.55 - 14.50)	Brent Goose	c300
11/02	(The Causeway Footbridge is still closed)	Grey Plover	50+	(No Golden Plovers today)
11/02	"	Goldeneye	2f
11/02	"	Black Tailed Godwit	c40
11/02	"	Knot	50+
11/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	1m,3f
11/02	"	Ringed Plover	2
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Saturday	Showers & Sunny Intervals	W. Wind
10/02	Alverstone (FP to West)	Treecreeper	2	(One singing)
10/02	(10.15 - 11.30)	Siskin	14	(Over FP to SW)
10/02	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2+	(Much drumming and calling)
10/02	"	Fieldfare	c15	(Along Riverbank- N. side)
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Friday	Cloudy, Showers	Cold E. Wind
09/02	Island Harbour, Folly Lake	Turnstone	8	(No sign of the Whimbrel this year)
09/02	(14.00)	Ringed Plover	16
09/02	"	Wigeon	15
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Reported	Cassey Bridge, Newtown	Golden Plover	84	Field W. of Estuary@14.30 (Caroline D.)
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Thursday	Sunny Intervals	Cold W. Wind
08/02	Puckpool to Seaview	Red Breasted Merganser	2m,1f
08/02	(10.45)	Great Crested Grebe	2
08/02	"	Shag	2
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Reported	Brading Marsh, (James G.)	Gadwall	2	& 176 Wigeon, Pool N. of old sea wall
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Wednesday	Sunny Intervals
07/02	Blackwater to Gatcombe	Redwing	c20
07/02	(9.15 - 11.00)	Coal Tit	2+	(No sign of Marsh Tits)
07/02	"	Buzzard	2
07/02	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	4+	(Much drumming etc.)
07/02	"	Chaffinch	20+
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07/02	Quarr Rd, Binstead (13.15)	Nuthatch	1	(Visiting feeders)
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07/02	Dodnor Pond	Scarlet Headed Blackbird	1m	(Long term escapee from Amazon World)
07/02	(14.15 - 14.45)	Reed Bunting	1f
07/02	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1	(On Medina)
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07/02	Newnham Lane, Binstead (18.00)	Barn Owl	1	(Already dark but just visible)
~
Tuesday	Sunny Intervals
06/02	Ryde Esplanade	Sanderling	c20
06/02	(7.50)	Brent Geese	c310
06/02	"	Greater Black Backed Gull	1	(Not many about recently)
06/02	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	1
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06/02	Bembridge Ponds	Kingfisher	1f	(Lagoon)
06/02	(11.35)	Shelduck	2
06/02	"	Tufted Duck	2m,1f
06/02	"	Little Grebe	5
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Monday	Cloudy, Misty	Cold E. Wind
05/02	Shide to Blackwater FP	Treecreeper	1
05/02	(7.30 - 9.05)	Little Owl	2
05/02	"	Goldfinch	c30	(Feeding in Alders)
05/02	"	Redwing	c30	(c25 @ Sheep Field, Blackwater)
05/02	"	Chaffinch	20+	(Feeding on Path)
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Sunday	Sunny Intervals	Cold E. Wind
04/02	Alverstone NR and FP West	Treecreeper	3	(One heard at NR, 2 in tree past Iron Bridge)
04/02	(7.10 - 8.45)	Sparrowhawk	1m
04/02	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	4+	(Very active with 3 in one tree)
04/02	"	Bullfinch	1f
04/02	"	Mediterranean Gull	1	(Over W, unusual here)
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04/02	Culver Down	Linnet	16	(By Beacon)
04/02	(9.00)	Stonechat	1f
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04/02	Binstead Beach	Red Breasted Merganser	4m,3f
04/02	(10.50)	Great Crested Grebe	2
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04/02	Lane End (14.00)	Purple Sandpiper	3-4	(On Lifeboat Stn. pier-W. Side)
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04/02	Laundry Lane	Bean Geese	4	(Still here)
04/02	(14.30 - 16.20)	Lapwing	c200	(over marsh)
04/02	"	Greylag Geese	6	(N. end)
04/02	"	Bar Headed Goose	2	(With Canadas)
04/02	"	Shoveler	5	(Over)
04/02	"	Buzzard	2
~
Reported	Sandown Levels,(Graham S.)	Jack Snipe	1	45 Common Snipe, pools behind the Zoo.
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Saturday	Cold to Fine Sunny	Bitter NE. Wind
03/02	Bleak Down, Leechmore	Red Legged Partridge	10+
03/02	(7.30)	Pheasant	32
03/02	"	Buzzard	2
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03/02	Ash Hill to Dungewood Lane	Merlin	1f
03/02	(8.30 - 10.00)	Fieldfare	28
03/02	"	Skylark	12
03/02	"	Stonechat	1f
03/02	"	Lapwing	1	(Is it lost?)
03/02	"	Red Legged Partridge	7	(Fields to E.)
03/02	"	Black Headed Gull	22
03/02	"	Starling	c80
03/02	"	Meadow Pipit	c10
03/02	"	Raven	2	(In sheep field)
03/02	"	Yellowhammer	1m
03/02	"	Kestrel	2
03/02	"	Song Thrush	1+
~
03/02	Gore Cliff, Blackgang	Little Owl	2	(on Cliff)
03/02	(10.10 - 10.45)	Peregrine	1	(flying W)
03/02	"	Stock Dove	2
03/02	"	Fulmar	c12	(7 on ledges)
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03/02	Brading Marsh	"Tundra" Bean Geese	4
03/02	(14.25 - 15.30)	Buzzard	2
03/02	"	Wigeon	c10
03/02	"	Teal	c30
03/02	"	Stock Dove	2
03/02	"	Chiffchaff	6+	(Sewage Works)
03/02	"	Bullfinch	1f	"
03/02	"	Grey Wagtail	1	"
~
Friday	Drizzle to Sunny Intervals
02/02	Newtown NR	Pintail	6m,4f	(Cassey Bridge)
02/02	(7.30 - 9.10)	Brent Goose	c300
02/02	(The Causeway Footbridge is still closed)	Great Crested Grebe	2	(Harbour Entrance)
02/02	"	Spotted Redshank	1	(Boathouse Pool)
02/02	"	Goldeneye	1m,2f
02/02	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	3
02/02	"	Black Tailed Godwit	64
02/02	"	Knot	50+
02/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	3m,5f
02/02	"	Peregrine	1
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02/02	Medham, Medina Cycleway	Red Breasted Merganser	1m,1f
02/02	(9.30 - 10.30)	Pintail	1m	(E. Bank S. of Kingston Power Station)
02/02	"	Curlew	32	(On field)
02/02	"	Wigeon	c20
02/02	"	Skylark	1	(Heard singing to W.)
02/02	"	Goldcrest	2
~
02/02	Ryde Esplanade	Sanderling	79
02/02	(13.10)	Common Gull	c30	(On sea)
02/02	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	2
~
02/02	Luccombe Down	Dartford Warbler	1	(Heard N. of Dewpond)
02/02	(16.00)	Raven	1	(Over to E. calling, displaying)
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Thursday	Cloudy
01/02	Ryde Esplanade	Sanderling	34
01/02	(7.17)	Brent Geese	c500
01/02	"	Great Crested Grebe	2
01/02	"	Pochard	1m	(Canoe Lake)
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01/02	Sandown Canoe Lake	Tufted Duck	13m,7f
01/02	(8.00)	Brent Goose	1
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01/02	Brading Marsh	"Tundra" Bean Geese	4
01/02	(8.50)	Gadwall	1m,1f	(Pond by Green Bridge)
01/02	"	Shoveler	11
01/02	"	Wigeon	c70
01/02	"	Teal	c30
01/02	"	Chiffchaff	3	(Sewage Works)
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01/02	Puckpool to Seaview	Red Necked Grebe	1	(Off Puckpool)
01/02	(11.10)	Great Northern Diver	1	(NE of Seaview, but distant)
01/02	"	Great Crested Grebe	3
01/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	4m,4f
01/02	"	Redshank	1	(On rocks)
01/02	"	Shag	1
01/02	"	Barnacle Geese	c150	(Feral)
~
01/02	Bembridge Harbour	Little Grebe	5
01/02	(14.20)	Redshank	10+
01/02	"	Dunlin	40+
01/02	"	Red Breasted Merganser	1f
~
01/02	Bembridge Ponds	Greenshank	2
01/02	(14.45)	Redshank	1
01/02	"	Tufted Duck	7m,3f
01/02	"	Pochard	1f
01/02	"	Little Grebe	5
01/02	"	Redwing	11
01/02	"	poss. Water Pipit	1	(Over calling, towards field by Cattle Shed)
~

JANUARY 2007: Click for monthly species lists, January total = 118

Wednesday	Sunny Intervals	SW Wind
31/01	Brading Marsh	Bean Geese	4	(N. of old Sea Wall)
31/01	(10.00 & 14.00)	Heron (Dark Morph)	1	(Cause of all the "Purple Heron" reports?)
31/01	"	BLACKCAP	1f	(Path to Sewage Works)
31/01	"	Fieldfare	9
31/01	"	Reed Bunting	1m
31/01	"	Redwing	2+
31/01	"	Goldcrest	1
31/01	"	Chiffchaff	10+
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Tuesday	Misty Dull
30/01	Alverstone (FP to E.)	SISKIN	20+	(From Mill to Iron Bridge, Flocks of 6+ and 16)
30/01	(7.50)	Great Spotted Woodpecker	3	(Calling and Drumming
30/01	"	Mistle Thrush	1	(singing from tree tops)
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30/01	Fishbourne Beach	Common Gull	68	(A good number)
30/01	(10.10)	Great Crested Grebe	4
30/01	"	Mediterranean Gull	1
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30/01	Medina, Folly Inn	Turnstone	6
30/01	(11.00)	Dunlin	80+
30/01	"	Black Tailed Godwit	3
30/01	"	Oystercatcher	72
30/01	"	Swan	16
30/01	"	Wigeon	16
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Tuesday	Cloudy
29/01	Brading Sewage Works	Bullfinch	1m	(No sign of Blackcap)
29/01	(8.25)	Redwing	1
29/01	"	Chiffchaff	3
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Sunday	Cloudy, Bright Intervals	NW. Wind
28/01	Yarmouth, Estuary & Ponds	SPOTTED REDSHANK	1	(Mill Copse scrape)
28/01	(8.45 -9.40)	Muscovy Duck	1	(Station Pond)
28/01	"	Little Grebe	7
28/01	"	Wigeon	c100
28/01	"	Black Tailed Godwit	27	(Station Pond)
28/01	"	Tufted Duck	3m,2f
28/01	"	Curlew	2
28/01	"	Shelduck	10+
~
28/01	Fort Victoria (9.45)	Great Crested Grebe	2	(Far side)
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28/01	Newtown NR	Bar Tailed Godwit	13	(High count)
28/01	(10.15 - 11.15)	Black Tailed Godwit	4	(over)
28/01	"	Goldeneye	1f
28/01	"	Shelduck	c100
28/01	"	Great Crested Grebe	1	(Harbour entrance)
28/01	"	Meadow Pipit	13
28/01	"	Yellowhammer	1m,1f	(Hay Meadow)
Reported	"	Spotted Redshank	1	Boat House pond (Bob G.)
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28/01	Brading Marsh	MERLIN	1m	(E. Side of Lane, flew S.)
28/01	(16.05 - 17.30)	Greylag Goose	1	(with Canadas)
28/01	"	Bar Headed Goose	1	"
28/01	"	Cetti's Warbler	1m	(Heard)
28/01	"	Goldcrest	3
28/01	"	Chiffchaff	1
Reported	"	Blackcap	1f	Sewage Wks, also 1m Goldeneye, Bemb Harbour
~
Saturday	Clouds to Fine Sunny	Light W. Wind
27/01	Bleak Down, Leechmore	Red Legged Partridge	28
27/01	(8.40)	Fieldfare	3
27/01	"	Lapwing	2
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27/01	Whale Chine to Atherfield Pt.	Stonechat	3m,2f	(Pairs on Cliff Edge and by Military Rd.)
27/01	(9.00 - 10.30)	Lapwing	c200	(seen inland, see below)
27/01	"	Buzzard	6+
27/01	"	Reed Bunting	4	(By Chine car park)
27/01	"	Song Thrush	3	(Flushed from ditch)
27/01	"	Skylark	4
27/01	"	Kestrel	1
~
27/01	Ash Hill to Dungewood Lane	SHORT EARED OWL	1	(Flushed by Shooting, left W. @ 11.14)
27/01	(10.40 - 11.25)	Fieldfare	c50
27/01	"	Skylark	c10
27/01	"	Lapwing	c270
27/01	"	Red Legged Partridge	7	(Fields to E.)
27/01	"	Black Headed Gull	c200
27/01	"	Starling	c120
27/01	"	Linnet	c70	(Flocks of 30 & 40)
27/01	"	Raven	1	(Over to W. calling)
27/01	"	Buzzard	3
27/01	"	Kestrel	2
27/01	"	Redwing	3
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Friday	Cloudy, Light Showers
26/01	Puckpool to Seaview	Great Crested Grebe	2
26/01	(10.05 - 11.05)	Red Breasted Merganser	1m
26/01	"	Red Necked Grebe	1	(Off Seaview)
26/01	"	Razorbill	1	"
26/01	"	Mediterranean Gull	2
26/01	"	Kingfisher	1	(Steam W. of Hersey NR)
~
26/01	Brading Marsh	Greylag Geese	6	(E. Side of Lane)
26/01	(15.50 - 17.00)	Lapwing	c200	(very few geese here today)
26/01	"	Greenshank	1	(Pool by Green Bridge)
26/01	"	Cetti's Warbler	1m	(Heard)
26/01	"	Goldcrest	3
26/01	"	Chiffchaff	1
~
Thursday	Sunny Intervals	N. Wind
25/01	Woodside to Kings Quay	Brent Geese	72
25/01	(8.20 - 9.50)	Grey Plover	1
25/01	"	Curlew	38
25/01	"	Oystercatcher	18
~
25/01	Fishbourne Beach (NEWS)	Turnstone	21
25/01	(9.55 - 11.10)	Grey Plover	24
25/01	"	Curlew	16
25/01	"	Oystercatcher	16
25/01	"	Mediterranean Gull	4
25/01	"	Redshank	4
25/01	"	Crow	1	(With white wingbars!)
~
25/01	Brading Marsh	Bean Geese	4
25/01	(14.20 - 16.00)	Bar Headed Goose	2	(with Canadas)
25/01	"	Greylag Geese	2	(1Feral, 1 Hybrid)
25/01	"	Brent Geese	c200	(Black Brant reported, but not seen)
~
Wednesday
24/01	Appley Park, Ryde	Buzzard	1
24/01	(8.40)	Redwing	1
24/01	"	Song Thrush	1
~
Reported (KG)	Laundry Lane	BLACK BRANT	1	with 1 Pale Bellied Brent, 4 Bean Geese
~
Tuesday	Sunny Intervals, Cold	Cold N. Wind
23/01	Alverstone (FP to Newchurch)	BARN OWL	1	(Just E. of Road Bridge @7.30)
23/01	(7.30)	Redwing	3
23/01	"	Buzzard	1
23/01	"	Song Thrush	1	(in full song)
~
23/01	Blackwater to Shide FP	Little Owl	1	(In usual tree hole)
23/01	(8.40)	Sparrowhawk	1	(Chasing a small bird though the trees)
23/01	"	Redwing	5+
23/01	"	Long Tailed Tit	6-10	(with mixed tit flock)
~
Monday	Sunny Intervals, cold	Bitter NE. Wind
22/01	Hersey NR	Water Rail	1	(W. end under bridge)
22/01	(11.10 - 12.10)	Oystercatcher	14
22/01	"	Lapwing	8
22/01	"	Coot	19
22/01	"	Little Grebe	1
22/01	"	Little Egret	1
22/01	"	Heron	1
22/01	Offshore/Beach	Red Breasted Merganser	1f
22/01	"	Shag	1
22/01	"	Mediterranean Gull	1
~
Sunday	Sunny Intervals	W. Wind
21/01	Fishbourne Beach (WeBS)	Great Northern Diver	1	(Just off shingle bank)
21/01	(7.20 - 9.10)	Grey Plover	7
21/01	"	Great Crested Grebe	1
21/01	"	Curlew	23
21/01	"	Oystercatcher	18
21/01	"	Red Breasted Merganser	2m, 1f
21/01	"	Brent Geese	20
~
21/01	Brading Marsh	Bean Geese	4	(the 2 White Fronted Geese still at N. End)
21/01	(14.20 - 17.30)	Bar Headed Goose	1	(with Canadas)
21/01	"	Greylag Geese	2	(A new one joins the usual Hybrid)
21/01	"	Shelduck	2	"
21/01	"	Stonechat	1m, 1f	By river, E. of Sewage Works)
21/01	"	Buzzard	2	(Distant to W.)
21/01	"	Reed Bunting	1m	(Field at back of Centurion's Copse)
~
Reported	Newtown NR	Pale Bellied Brent	1	(Bob G.)
~
Saturday	Sunny Intervals	Fresh W Wind
20/01	Ashey Road, Ryde (10.20)	Fieldfare	c30	(By Railway Bridge)
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20/01	Adgestone (10.30)	Linnet	c50	(In weedy field just W. of Grove Farm)
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20/01	Alverstone FP to Newchurch	Redwing	c20
20/01	(10.50)	Treecreeper	1
20/01	"	Buzzard	4
20/01	"	Finch Flock	c30 S.	(possible Chaffinch)
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Friday	Sunny Intervals	Light Wind
19/01	Dodnor & Medina Estuary	Kingfisher	1	(Opposite Whippingham)
19/01	(8.20 - 10.00)	Wigeon	36
19/01	"	Little Grebe	2
19/01	"	Curlew	44
19/01	"	Oystercatcher	c70
19/01	"	Red Breasted Merganser	3m, 1f
19/01	"	Brent Geese	90
19/01	"	Redshank	7
19/01	"	Buzzard	1	(On field by Pinkmead)
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19/01	Brading Marsh	White Fronted Geese	2	(With c50 Canadas, SE of "Bishop's" House)
19/01	(11.20 - 12.10)	Bar Headed Goose	1	(with Canadas)
19/01	"	Gadwall	1m,1f	(On Pool in front of the Green Bridge)
19/01	"	Shoveler	1m	"
19/01	"	Shelduck	2	"
~
19/01	Ryde West Sands	Great Northern Diver	1
19/01	(13.15)	Great Crested Grebe	2
19/01	"	Red Breasted Merganser	1m, 1f
~
19/01	Puckpool to Seaview	Great Crested Grebe	3
19/01	(13.30)	Red Breasted Merganser	5m, 1f
19/01	"	Shag	3	(Off Seaview)
19/01	"	Grey Wagtail	1	(Seawall, Seaview)
~
Thursday	Wet & Windy	SW Storm		99mph Gusts at Needles!
18/01	Ventnor Esplanade	GANNET	2W	(Ellusive so far this year)
18/01	(8.30 - 9.10)	Fulmar	2W
18/01	& poor visability	Auk Sp.	2W
18/01	"	Black Headed Gull	10W	(Making slow progress)
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Wednesday	Cloudy, Sunny Intervals	Fresh W Wind
17/01	Ryde E. Sands (9.00)	Sanderling	35
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17/01	Mersley Down	Stock Dove	30+
17/01	(13.00)	Yellowhammer	3
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17/01	Island Harbour, Folly Lake	Great Crested Grebe	1
17/01	(14.20)	Curlew	35
17/01	"	Dunlin	50+
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Tuesday	Cloudy, Showers	Fresh S. Wind
16/01	Bembridge Harbour	BLACK NECKED GREBE	1	(Off Attrill's Boatyard)
16/01	(8.30)	Dunlin	c30	(Most on Harbour entrance spit)
16/01	"	Grey Plover	11
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16/01	St. Helens, Laundry Lane	"Tundra" Bean Geese	4	(E. of Lane, N. end)
16/01	(9.30 - 9.50)	Bar Headed Goose	1	(with c100 Canadas)
16/01	"	Brent Geese	c150
16/01	"	Greylag Goose	1	(Feral Hybrid)
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Sunday 14th
Reported	Bembridge Harbour	BLACK NECKED GREBE	1	Millpond at Dusk, + 7 Greenshank (Graham S.)
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Monday	Cloudy, Showers	Fresh SW. Wind
08/01	Gore Cliff, Blackgang	FULMAR	4+	(3-4 flying along cliff, 1 on ledge)
08/01	(8.30 - 9.15)	Peregrine	1	(doing Spectacular Stoops over cliff edge)
08/01	"	Buzzard	1
08/01	"	Kestrel	1
08/01	"	Raven	1	(Heard)
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08/01	La Falaise, Ventnor	Fulmar	3W
08/01	(9.30 - 10.10)	Red Throated Diver	1E, 2W
08/01	"	Diver Sp.	1W
08/01	"	Kittiwake	1W
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Sunday	Cloudy	Fresh SW. Wind
07/01	Blackwater FP	Little Owl	1	(In usual tree hole)
07/01	(8.00 - 8.40)	Kestrel	1
07/01	"	Mistle Thrush	2
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07/01	Dodnor & Medina Estuary	Bullfinch	3f	(Near end of Stag Lane)
07/01	(8.55 - 11.00)	Wigeon	46
07/01	"	Great Crested Grebe	2
07/01	"	Little Grebe	6
07/01	"	Ringed Plover	3
07/01	"	Curlew	c20	(& poss. Whimbrel)
07/01	"	Oystercather	c70
07/01	"	Brent Geese	c100
07/01	"	Redshank	1
07/01	"	Redwing	1
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07/01	Ryde Esplanade	Great Northern Diver	1	(off Binstead)
07/01	(13.50)	Sanderling	67	(Just E. of Wimpy Kiosk)
07/01	"	Swan	c60	(Canoe Lake)
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07/01	Puckpool, Springvale	Great Northern Diver	1	(Medium distance)
07/01	(14.10)	Red Breasted Merganser	4m, 1f
07/01	"	Razorbill	2E
07/01	"	Great Crested Grebe	2
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07/01	St. Helens, Laundry Lane	"Tundra" BEAN GEESE	4	(From Iron Bridge at N. end of Lane looking SE.)
07/01	(15.20 - 15.40)	Bar Headed Goose	1	(with c200 Canadas)
07/01	"	Brent Geese	c100
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Saturday	Cloudy, drizzle to wet	Fog on Hills
06/01	Whale Chine	GREY PARTRIDGE	5	(3 ran into Cabbages, 2 flew over the Military Rd)
06/01	(8.45 - 9.00)	Skylark	4	(In same field just NW of Car Park)
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Friday	Cloudy, Drizzle	SW. Wind		Fog on hills
05/01	West High Down, Totland	FIRECREST	1	(50yds. E. of Beacon @ 9.00)
05/01	(7.50 - 9.10)	Stonechat	1m,1f
05/01	"	Raven	2	(Along Cliff edge -came within 20ft!)
05/01	"	Jackdaw	c150
05/01	"	Green Woodpecker	1
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05/01	Fort Victoria	Guillemot	1	(Flew E. then W. closer than Sconce Buoy!)
05/01	(9.20)	Grey Wagtail	2W	(Along Beach, unusual here)
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05/01	Luccombe Down (15.30)	Dartford Warbler	2	(1 seen, another heard, despite the wind & fog!)
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Thursday	Sunny Intervals	Fresh SW Wind
04/01	Newtown NR	Turnstone	12
04/01	(8.45 - 9.50)	Bar Tailed Godwit	2
04/01	"	Rock Pipit	1
04/01	"	Pintail	6	(Cassey Bridge)
04/01	"	Goldeneye	1m,4f
04/01	"	Red Breasted Merganser	c15
04/01	"	Knot	c200
04/01	"	Great Crested Grebe	4
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Wednesday	Cloudy, Drizzle	Strong SW. Wind
03/01	Puckpool, Springvale	SLAVONIAN GREBE	1	(Medium distance)
03/01	(11.05)	Red Breasted Merganser	2m
03/01	"	Red Throated Diver	1W	(Landed on sea off Puckpool)
03/01	"	Red Necked Grebe	1	(Briefly, -also seen by James G.)
03/01	"	Great Crested Grebe	1
03/01	"	Shag	1
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03/01	St. Helens, Laundry Lane	White Fronted Geese	7	(3 just E. of lane, 4 as yesterday, in family groups)
03/01	(11.50 - 12.15)	Bar Headed Goose	1	(with Canadas)
03/01	"	Greylag Goose	1	(Feral Hybrid Type)
03/01	"	Brent Geese	c150
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Tuesday	Bright Intervals	Fresh W. Wind
02/01	Ryde Sands	Great Northern Diver	1	(W. of Pier)
02/01	(13.30)	Bar Tailed Godwit	1	"
02/01	"	Great Crested Grebe	1	"
02/01	"	Sanderling	8	(Flew into sandbank)
02/01	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1
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02/01	Puckpool to Seaview	Great Crested Grebe	1
02/01	(14.10)	Red Breasted Merganser	3m
02/01	"	Auk Sp.	2E	(Probably Razorbills)
02/01	"	Sanderling	5W
02/01	"	Shag	2
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02/01	St. Helens, Laundry Lane	WHITE FRONTED GEESE	c5	(S. of Old Station with Canadas)
02/01	(15.05 - 15.45)	Bar Headed Goose	1	(with Canadas)
02/01	"	Wigeon	c50
02/01	"	Greylag Goose	1	(Domestic Hybrid)
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Monday	Sunny am, Wet pm.	Strengthening W. Wind
01/01	Sandown Canoe Lake	Gadwall	1m
01/01	Laundry Lane	Bar Headed Geese	2
01/01	Quarr Road, Binstead	Nuthatch	1
01/01	Lane End, Bembridge	Purple Sandpiper	1
01/01	Newtown NR	Pintail	6m
01/01	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	7
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Reported	on Marsh behind Sandown Zoo	"Tundra" BEAN GEESE	4	(Chris M.)
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MY NEW YEAR BIRDRACE;-: RYDE ESPLANADE 7.00
01 Swan, Mallard, Robin, Crow, Blackbird,
YARBRIDGE 7.13 Jackdaw, Canada Geese,
SANDOWN CANOE LAKE 7.30
Black Headed Gull, Coot,
10 Shelduck, Little Grebe, Gadwall, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Rook, Herring Gull, (Green Woodpecker), Starling,

BRADING, Sewage Wks to Laundry Lane 8.00
Wood Pigeon,
20 Collared Dove, Magpie, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Pied Wagtail,Song Thrush, Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Cormorant, Chiffchaff,
30 Wren, Bar Headed Geese (E1), (Cetti's Warbler), Heron, Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit, Greylag Goose (E2), Buzzard, Great Tit, Pheasant, Long Tailed Tit,
St HELEN'S BRIDGE 8.55
Brent Geese,
40 Teal, Goldcrest, Lapwing,
BEMBRIDGE AREA - Ponds 9.05
Greenshank (8), (Water Rail), Shoveler (17), Pochard (14), Little Egret, Snipe (3)
Ducie Av. 9.25
Redwing (2),
50 (Coal Tit), Greenfinch, Jay
Lane End 10.18
Greater Black Backed Gull, Purple Sandpiper(1)
Foreland 11.30
Feral Pigeon, Mediterranean Gull (2), Kittiwake (1W), Rock Pipit (1), Shag (2),
60 Red Breasted Merganser (2),
SEAVIEW to PUCKPOOL 10.30
Common Gull,
APPLEY RYDE 11.15
Oystercatcher, Mistle Thrush (2), Stock Dove (5), Great Spotted Woodpecker,
BINSTEAD- Quarr Road 11.45
Nuthatch (1)
MERSLEY-Newport Shute 12.50
Raven (2), Red Legged Partridge (3), Yellowhammer (1),
ISLAND HARBOUR-Folly Lake 13.37
70 Sparrowhawk (1), Curlew (26), Great Crested Grebe (1), Dunlin (17), Grey Plover, Wigeon (13), Redshank (6)
BLACKWATER FP 14.15
Little Owl (1)
NEWTOWN NR 15.00
Pintail (6), Bar Tailed Godwit (7),
80 Goldeneye (m&f), Red Throated Diver (2), Turnstone (1), Ringed Plover (3+)
RYDE E. SANDS 16.15 Getting Dark!
84Sanderling (4+).
Dips-the one's I could have seen!
Red Necked Grebe, Fulmar, Gannet, Dartford Warbler, Merlin, Bean Goose, Dunnock (!), Kestrel(!), Common Sandpiper,
Kingfisher, Long Eared & Barn Owls, Reed Bunting, Stonechat, Black Tailed Godwit, Knot.
The "Official" IWOG Team (GS, CM & KG) got 97 - these were some of the extra species seen-
Great Northern Diver, Slavonian Grebe, Bean Geese, Kestrel, Peregrine, Black Tailed Godwit,
Razorbill, Guillemot, Kingfisher, Firecrest, Stonechat, Dunnock, Reed Bunting
Robin A. reported 119! (NOTE; I only got 118 in the whole month!)
Some Highlights;-

Rookley: Woodcock (3), Jack Snipe, Golden Plover (6 over), Grey Partridge (3), Stonechat (2), Hen Harrier "ringtail",
Gatcombe Withybed: Marsh Tit (singles at 2 locations), Brambling (3), Linnet (2), Redpoll (7 over),
Blackwater to Shide: Siskin (2 singles over), Treecreeper,
Wellow: Merlin, Grey Partridge (5)
Yarmouth: Little Gull (adult in harbour), At sea: Bk.Throated Diver ,Eider (9), Kittiwake (sev), Auk sp (2), and Lessr Bk B.Gull.
Estuary/Rofford Marsh: Spotted Redshank, Gadwall (2), Pintail (5 over), Bk.T.Godwit (c20), Greylag (2 over), Redwing (100W), Kingfisher
Quarr beach: Common Sandpiper, Razorbill, Grey Plover (4)
Lane End, Swains lane: Blackcap (2 at one feeder), Firecrest (1)

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