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The Island's only RSPB reserve is at "Brading Marsh", (Marshland S. of Bembridge Harbour).
NB. It can only be seen from the perimeter footpaths - these will be connected near the Bembridge ponds by a boardwalk
In addition there are regular guided walks into the reserve (Charge applicable), see local press for details.
A "must see" is the "Hersey NR" at Seaview Duver, excellent public hide with good views of Waders, Herons etc.
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Bar-headed Geese Ryde Canoe La. 27th Jan. | Nuthatch Marks Corner, 21st Nov. | Stonechat (M) WheelersBay, 24th Nov. | Cormorants Wheelers Bay, 29th. Nov. |
Fieldfare & Redwings Brading Marsh, 1st Dec. | "Xmas" Robin Brading S.Wks. 11th Dec. | Water Pipit, Monks Bay Bonchurch, 6th Jan. | Wigeon (M&F) Yarmouth, 24th Jan. |
MY OWN SIGHTINGS, and Reports from other Birders- (Green=Confirmed, Red=Unconfirmed.)
Friday | Cloudy and Dull | |||
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30/01 | Newtown NR | BAR-TAILED GODWIT | 2 | (Off old wall N. of Boathouse) |
30/01 | (8.40 - 10.30) | Red-breasted Merganser | 12 | |
30/01 | " | Knot | c330 | |
30/01 | " | Little Egret | 1 | |
30/01 | " | Goldeneye | 1m,2f | |
30/01 | " | Peregrine | 1 | (On post, Brickfields side) |
30/01 | " | Turnstone | 12 | |
30/01 | " | Fieldfare | 12 | |
30/01 | " | Redwing | 1 | |
30/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 1 | |
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Thursday | Overcast | Light SE. Wind | ||
29/01 | St. Catherine's Pt. | Red-throated Diver | 5 | (1W, 2E, 2 on sea) |
29/01 | (8.30 - 9.30) | Gannet | 3+ | (1E, 3W) |
29/01 | -rather quite at sea | Fulmar | 2 | |
29/01 | " | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1E | |
29/01 | " | Razorbill | 1E | |
29/01 | " | Auk Sp. | 9 | (6E, 3W.) |
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Tuesday | Foggy, brighter later | Light SE. Wind | ||
27/01 | Ryde W. Sands | Black-necked Grebe | 1 | (Out to NW) |
27/01 | (11.00) | Great-crested Grebe | 8 | (In "raft" on sea) |
27/01 | " | Eider | 1m,2f | (off Fishbourne) |
27/01 | " | Rock Pipit | 1 | (on seawall) |
27/01 | Ryde Canoe Lake | Bar-headed Geese | 2 | |
27/01 | (11.20) | Swan | 2 ringed | (Orange "D3F" and "L7U") |
27/01 | " | Greylag Goose & Hybrids | 3 | (1 domestic type and 2 Hybrids) |
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Monday | Sunny Intervals | Light E Wind | ||
26/01 | Sandown Canoe Lake | Pochard | 19 | |
26/01 | (8.40) | Coot | c40 | |
26/01 | " | Tufted Duck | 7m,2f | |
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26/01 | Puckpool to Seaview | Slavonian Grebe | 2 | (Off Puckpool) |
26/01 | (14.00 - 14.30) | Red-breasted Merganser | 19 | |
26/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 34 | |
26/01 | " | Great Northern Diver | 1 | (Just off Seaview Esplanade) |
26/01 | " | Razorbill | 1E | |
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Sunday | Cloudy, Showers | SW Wind | ||
25/01 | Laundry Lane | White-fronted Geese | 2 | (Flying over marsh) |
25/01 | (9.00 - 11.15) | Marsh Harrier | 1f | |
25/01 | IWOG Walk with Graham S. | Teal | c60 | |
25/01 | " | Wigeon | c50 | |
25/01 | " | Shoveler | 2 | |
25/01 | " | Cetti's Warbler | 2 | (Heard) |
25/01 | " | Pintail | 3m,1f | |
25/01 | " | Great-spotted Woodpecker | 2 | |
25/01 | " | Lapwing | 200+ | |
25/01 | " | Kestrel | 1 | |
25/01 | " | Buzzard | 2 | |
25/01 | " | Sparrowhawk | 1 | |
25/01 | Sewage Wks. | Chiffchaff | 1 | |
25/01 | " | Grey Wagtail | 1 | |
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Reported | Western Yar | CATTLE EGRET | 1 | From "Red Lion" FP, near Kings Manor Farm. |
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25/01 | W. Yar FP, Freshwater | Meadow Pipit | c20 | |
25/01 | (15.30) | Little Egret | 1 | |
25/01 | -no sign of Cattle Egret | Mistle Thrush | 1 | |
25/01 | " | Buzzard | 1 | |
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Saturday | Hazy Sunny Int. | |||
24/01 | West High Down, Totland | Linnet | 1 | (Over) |
24/01 | (9.35) | Green Woodpecker | 1 | |
24/01 | " | Kestrel | 2 | |
24/01 | " | Buzzard | 1 | |
24/01 | " | Bullfinch | 1 | (Heard) |
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24/01 | Yarmouth | Greenshank | 1 | (Scrape) |
24/01 | (11.10) | Redshank | 5 | |
24/01 | -all very flooded | Shoveler | 7m,5f | |
24/01 | " | Pintail | 1m | (Over to E.) |
24/01 | " | Brent Geese | c50 | |
24/01 | " | Curlew | 2 | |
24/01 | " | Buzzard | 2 | |
24/01 | " | Wigeon | c50 | |
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Friday | Sunny Intervals | Cold W Wind | ||
23/01 | Laundry Lane | Water Pipit | 2 | (Flew into reedbed to roost) |
23/01 | (15.20 - 17.15) -with GS. | Wigeon | c80 | |
23/01 | -Mostly flooded | Teal | c20 | |
23/01 | (No sign of Bittern) | Shoveler | 4 | |
23/01 | " | Cetti's Warbler | 1 | (Heard) |
23/01 | " | Snipe | 1 | |
23/01 | " | Lapwing | 100+ | |
23/01 | " | Kestrel | 1 | |
23/01 | " | Buzzard | 3 | |
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Thursday | Cloudy | Cold E. Wind | ||
22/01 | Brighstone Down | Bullfinch | 1m | |
22/01 | (9.30) | Goldfinch | c10 | (Very little about today) |
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Reported | Ryde Esplanade | ICELAND GULL | 1 | till flushed by the usual dogs |
" | Laundry Lane | BITTERN | 1 | seen on reeds (George G.) |
" | Yarmouth | BITTERN | 1 | seen on road recently. |
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Wednesday | Sunny Intervals | Light SW Wind | ||
21/01 | Nansen Hill | Raven | 1 | (over calling) |
21/01 | (9.10 - 10.25) | Meadow Pipit | 4 | (no Dartford Warblers today) |
21/01 | " | Mistle Thrush | 2 | (at bottom of hill) |
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21/01 | Puckpool | EIDER DUCK | 2f | (On sea to NW) |
21/01 | (14.10) | Slavonian Grebe | 1 | (Infront of Forts) |
21/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 16 | |
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21/01 | Hersey NR | Tufted Duck | 8m,9f | |
21/01 | (14.30) | Teal | 11 | |
21/01 | " | Little Grebe | 3 | |
21/01 | Seaview Beach | Mediterranean Gull | 2 | |
21/01 | " | Common Gull | 10 | |
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Tuesday | Cold cloudy | Light W. Wind | ||
20/01 | Fishbourne Beach | Great-northern Diver | 1 | (out in Solent) |
20/01 | WeBS (8.40) | Redshank | 6 | |
20/01 | " | Turnstone | 7 | |
20/01 | " | Grey Plover | 3 | |
20/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 5 | |
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Sunday | Sunny Intervals, Cold | W. Wind | ||
18/01 | Bembridge Harbour | GADWALL | 4m,4f | (A high count for the Island) |
18/01 | (8.45) | Kingfisher | 2 | |
18/01 | " | Shoveler | 1f | |
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18/01 | Foreland, Bembridge | Cormorant | 18 | |
18/01 | (9.15) | Little Egret | 2 | |
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18/01 | Seaview Esplanade | Great-northern Diver | 1 | |
18/01 | (10.00) | Great-crested Grebe | 2 | |
18/01 | " | Red-breasted Merganser | 4m,4f | |
18/01 | " | Shag | 1 | |
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18/01 | Brading Marsh | Marsh Harrier | 1f | (Over fields at the base of Bembridge Dn.) |
18/01 | (16.05 - 17.05) | Short-eared Owl | 1 | (@16.50 from FP by the Sewage Wks) |
18/01 | " | Buzzard | 2 | |
18/01 | " | Kestrel | 1 | |
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18/01 | Deacons Lane, Ashey | Little Owl | 1 | (Heard by Railway line @ 17.10) |
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Saturday | Sunny Intervals to Cloudy | Light W. Wind | ||
17/01 | Shide to Blackwater FP | Redpoll | 1 | (With Goldfinch and Siskin) |
17/01 | (9.30 - 11.00) | Jay | 2 | |
17/01 | " | Siskin | c10 | |
17/01 | " | TREECREEPER | 1 | |
17/01 | " | Goldcrest | c3 | |
17/01 | " | Great-spotted Woodpecker | 1 | |
17/01 | " | Buzzard | 5 | (with 2 pairs displaying) |
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Friday | Overcast, brighter later | Light SW. Wind | ||
16/01 | Ryde Esplanade | Black-necked Grebe | 1 | |
16/01 | (8.40) | Great-crested Grebe | 27 | (19 to W. and 8 E. of Pier) |
16/01 | " | Brent Geese | c270 | (on Sandbank) |
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16/01 | Puckpool | SLAVONIAN GREBE | 1 | (W. of Forts) |
16/01 | (11.20) | Great-crested Grebe | 24 | (23 together in a "raft" offshore) |
16/01 | " | Red-breasted Merganser | 2m,1f | |
02/01 | " | KITTIWAKE | 1W. | |
16/01 | " | Mediterranean Gull | 4 | (On beach, 1 with Green ring) |
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Fri to Thurs | MAINLAND TRIP | Farlington, Hants | Herts. Welney & Forest of Dean. | |
Thur 15th. | Slimbridge, Glos. | Bewick Swan | 100+ | c200 White-fronted Geese, 5 Ruff, 1 Peregrine. |
" | " | SPOTTED REDSHANK | 2 | 5 Tundra Bean Geese, 1 Redpoll, 6 Redshank. |
Wed. 14th | Wenchford | DIPPER | 2 | |
" | New Fancy V. Pt. | Brambling | 9 | |
Tue 13th. | New Fancy Viewpoint | HAWFINCH | 1 | 1 Brambling. |
" | Cannop Ponds | Goosander | 1m | 1f Siskin, 3 Mandarin, 4 Nuthatch. |
Mon. 12th | Speech House | Raven | 2 | c200 Redwing. |
Sun 11th | Welney WWT | WHOOPER SWAN | 200+ | c20 BEWICK SWAN, 3 Reed Bunting |
" | " | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE | 1 | 7 "Tundra" BEAN GEESE, 1 TREE SPARROW |
Sat 10th | Wraysbury & Staines Reservoir | Ruddy Duck | 3 | 8 Goldeneye, 1 Curlew, c20 Siskin. |
Fri 9th | Stockers Lake | SMEW | 1-2m | 2 Ring-necked Parakeet |
" | & Springwell Lake, Rickmansworth | Red-crested Pochard | 9 | 4 Goldeneye, 2m,1f Goosander, 1 Snipe |
" | Farlington Marshes | AVOCET | 28 | 1f Stonechat |
Thursday | Sunny Int. | Light NW. Wind | ||
08/01 | Shide to Blackwater FP | Goldcrest | 2 | |
08/01 | (9.00 - 10.30) | Jay | 1 | |
08/01 | " | Siskin | c15 | (3 in Adler, 2 small flocks over to N.) |
08/01 | " | Redwing | 2 | |
08/01 | " | Great-spotted Woodpecker | 3 | |
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08/01 | Alverstone NR | Cetti's Warbler | 1 | (Heard at E. end) |
08/01 | (16.25 -17.07) | BARN OWL | 1 | (Crossed path at W. end @17.03) |
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Wednesday | Becoming brighter | NW Wind | ||
07/01 | Culver Down | Raven | 1 | (W. along Cliffs) |
07/01 | (9.45) | Stonechat | 1m,1f | " |
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07/01 | Puckpool to Seaview | Great-crested Grebe | 9 | |
07/01 | (14.40) | Red-breasted Merganser | 8m,6f | |
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Tuesday | V.Cold, Sunny Int. | Light NE. Wind | ||
06/01 | Lane End, Bembridge | PURPLE SANDPIPER | 2 | (Under LB Station Pier @8.30) |
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06/01 | Sandown Canoe Lake | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 | |
06/01 | (8.45) | Shoveler | c4 | |
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06/01 | Rystone Gardens, Shanklin | Goldcrest | 2+ | |
06/01 | (9.00) | Jay | 3 | |
06/01 | " | Sparrowhawk | 1 | (Along Cliffs) |
06/01 | " | Grey Wagtail | 1 | (At Chine entrance) |
06/01 | Tower Cottage Gardens | FIRECREST | 1 | |
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06/01 | Monk's Bay to Wheeler's Bay | Rock Pipit | c10 | |
06/01 | (9.50 - 10.30) | WATER PIPIT | 1 | |
06/01 | " | Grey Wagtail | 2 | |
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06/01 | Hersey NR | Water Rail | 1 | (By entrance) |
06/01 | (14.00) | Teal | 6 | |
06/01 | mostly frozen over | Little Grebe | 6 | |
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Monday | Drizzle to Sunny Int. | Cold NE. Wind | ||
05/01 | Quarr Road, Binstead | Nuthatch | 1 | |
05/01 | Binstead Beach | Black-necked Grebe | 1 | (By 2 Blue markers) |
05/01 | (9.00 - 9.20) | Great-creasted Grebe | 1 | |
05/01 | " | Sparrowhawk | 1 | (By Church) |
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05/01 | Brading Sewage Wks. | Chiffchaff | 1 | (Has ring) |
05/01 | (14.00) | Redwing | 2 | |
05/01 | " | Grey Wagtail | 2 | |
05/01 | " | Meadow Pipit | 2 | |
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05/01 | FP 500m W. of Mersley Farm | BRAMBLING | 1f | (SE corner of Maize Stubble field) |
05/01 | (14.50) | Chaffinch | c60 | (The Brambling was with them) |
05/01 | SZ550868 (Click for map). | Yellowhammer | 4 | |
05/01 | " | Kestrel | 1 | |
05/01 | " | Buzzard | 1 | |
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Sunday | Overcast | Light N. Wind | ||
04/01 | St. Catherine's Pt. | Red-throated Diver | 6 | (5W, 1E, 1 landed on sea) |
04/01 | (8.20 - 9.00) | Gannet | 2 | (1E, 1W) |
04/01 | " | Fulmar | 1 | (Lingering offshore) |
04/01 | " | Guillemot | 2 | (1E, 1W) |
04/01 | " | Razorbill | 3E | |
04/01 | " | Auk Sp. | 85E | (Rather distant, largest group 16) |
04/01 | " | Large Diver Sp. | 1W | (poss. Black-throated) |
04/01 | " | Shag | 1 | |
04/01 | " | Bullfinch | 1m | (Along lane) |
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04/01 | Gore Cliff, Blackgang | Peregrine | 1 | (On ledge) |
04/01 | (9.15) | Fulmar | 1 | (Seen earlier) |
04/01 | " | Buzzard | 1 | |
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04/01 | Whale Chine to Atherfield Pt. | Skylark | 4 | |
04/01 | (9.50) | Song Thrush | 6 | |
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04/01 | Ryde Esplanade | Sanderling | c85 | |
04/01 | (13.15) | Great-northern Diver | 1 | (W. of Pier) |
04/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 2 | |
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04/01 | Puckpool | Great-crested Grebe | 18 | |
04/01 | (13.40) | Red-breasted Merganser | 3m,3f | |
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Saturday | Fine Sunny Cold | Light NE Wind | ||
03/01 | Appley Park | Stock Dove | 2 | |
03/01 | (8.00) | Mistle Thrush | 3 | |
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03/01 | Laundry Lane | GREYLAG GEESE | 8 | |
03/01 | (11.05) | Reed Bunting | 2 | |
03/01 | " | Stonechat | 1f | |
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03/01 | Bembridge Ponds | Greenshank | 1 | |
03/01 | (14.50) | Kingfisher | 1f | |
03/01 | St. Helen's Bridge | Marsh Harrier | 1f | |
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03/01 | Newnham Lane, Binstead | Fieldfare | 8+ | (No sign of the Barn Owl tonight) |
03/01 | (16.30) | Pheasant | 6 | |
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Friday | Becoming brighter | Light NE Wind | ||
02/01 | Bembridge/Culver Downs | Linnet | c100 | (Set-aside E. of Yaverland Manor) |
02/01 | (8.20) | Chaffinch | c50 | " |
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02/01 | Sandown Canoe Lake | Shoveler | c6 | |
02/01 | (9.40) | Pochard | 21 | |
02/01 | Sandown | BLACK REDSTART | 1m | (Station Aproach Car Park) |
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02/01 | Puckpool | Great-crested Grebe | 1 | |
02/01 | (11.10) | Red-breasted Merganser | 5 | |
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02/01 | Laundry Lane (N. end) | White-fronted Goose | 1 | (E. side with Canada Geese) |
02/01 | (15.00) | Wigeon | c80 | |
02/01 | " | Grey Wagtail | 1 | |
02/01 | " | Little Egret | 2 | |
02/01 | " | Kestrel | 3 | |
02/01 | " | Sparrowhawk | 1m | |
02/01 | " | Buzzard | 2 | |
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New Years Day | Cloudy and Dull | |||
01/01 | Sandown Canoe Lake | Shoveler | c6 | |
01/01 | (7.55) | Pochard | c15 | |
01/01 | " | Tufted Duck | 1m,1f | |
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01/01 | Blackwater FP | Siskin | c15 | |
01/01 | (8.20) | REDPOLL | 1m | (Alders, Sandy Lane) |
01/01 | " | Red-legged Partridge | 7 | (Field to N.) |
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01/01 | Newtown NR | Merlin | 1f/juv | |
01/01 | (9.20) | Red-breasted Merganser | 12 | |
01/01 | " | Knot | 1 | (Many more but distant) |
01/01 | " | Little Egret | 2 | |
01/01 | " | Goldeneye | 1m,2f | |
01/01 | " | Black-tailed Godwit | 16 | |
01/01 | " | Pintail | 20+ | (Cassey Bridge) |
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01/01 | Yarmouth | Golden Plover | c150 | (On field to W. side) |
01/01 | (10.35) | Snipe | 2 | |
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01/01 | Folly Lake, Medina | WHIMBREL | 1 | (Over-wintering here) |
01/01 | (11.40) | Turnstone | c25 | |
01/01 | " | Kingfisher | 1 | |
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01/01 | Ryde Esplanade | Sanderling | 66 | |
01/01 | (13.35) | Ringed Plover | 23 | |
01/01 | " | Great-crested Grebe | 3 | (W. of Pier) |
01/01 | Appley Park | Mistle Thrush | 1 | |
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01/01 | Brading Marsh | Short-eared Owl | 1 | (Flying around fields @ 16.20) |
01/01 | (10.35) | Grey Wagtail | 1 | (Sewage Wks.) |
01/01 | " | Meadow Pipit | 2 | |
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Dips -some I could have seen!
Great Northern & Red-throated Divers, Fulmar, Gannet, Marsh Harrier, Dartford Warbler, Chiffchaff,
Skylark, Black Redstart, Little & Barn Owls, Stonechat, Bullfinch.
2008: Jan - June, 2008: July onwardsor here for 2001 - 2007 |