BIRDING ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT (IOW)
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My Pictures of IOW birds in 2008.
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JANUARY 2008
| Black-throated Diver (1st.w) Yarmouth, 31st Dec. | Black Redstart (F/ imm.) Seaview Beach, 8th Jan. | Rock Pipit, 8th Jan. Springvale Seawall | Redshank, 9th Jan. Springvale Beach |
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| Nuthatch Binstead Garden, 12th Jan. | Firecrest (4 views) West High Down, 21st Jan. | Brambling (M) Calbourne, 22nd Jan. | Treecreeper Blackwater, 27th Jan. |
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FEBRUARY 2008
| Bullfinch (M) Pinkmead, 30th Jan. | Greenshank & Redshank Bembridge Ponds, 2nd Feb. | Mediterranean Gull Seaview, 6th. Feb. | Spotted Redshank Yarmouth, 20th Feb. |
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| Muscovy (Esc.) Yarmouth, 20th Feb. | Nuthatch (Nest Hole) Binstead, 23rd Feb. | Nuthatch Binstead, 23rd Feb. | Black Redstart (F) Springvale, 24th Feb. |
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MARCH 2008
| Kestrel (M) Ventnor Esp. 25th Feb. | Purple Sandpipers Ventnor Esp. 25th Feb. | Robin Brading, 1st. March | Spotted Redshank Yarmouth, 3rd March |
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| Brambling (F) Culver Down, 4th March | Dunnock Blackwater, 5th March | Treecreeper Blackwater, 5th March | Green Sandpiper St.Lawrence, 7th March |
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| Nuthatch Binstead, 7th March | Wheatear (M) Culver Down,15th March | Black-tailed Godwits Yarmouth, 19th March | Great-crested Grebe Bemb. Ponds, 22nd March |
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| Swallow & Sand Martins BradingS.Wks. 23rd. March | Redpoll (M) Alverstone, 24th March | Willow Warbler (M) Brading, 27th March | Ruff Yarmouth Ponds, 7th April |
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APRIL 2008
| Ruff Yarmouth Ponds, 7th April | Blackcap (M) Sandown G.C, 10th April | Siskins, 14th April Binstead Garden | Avocet, 17th April On Scrape, Newtown NR |
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| Garganey (M&F) Newtown NR, 19th April | Kestrel (M) Yarmouth, 20th April | Short-eared Owl Brading Marsh, 22nd April | Stonechat (M) nr. Alum Bay, 26th April |
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MAY 2008
| Peregrine W.High Down, 10th May | Dartford Warbler (M) W.High Down, 10th May | Swallow (M) Thorness Bay, 11th May | Red-legged Partridges St.Catherine's Pt, 12th May |
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| Yellowhammer (M) Brighstone Down,14th May | Barn Owl Brading Marsh, 17th May | Common Gull (1st.s) Sandown C.La. 30th May | Barn Owl Brading Marsh, 2nd June |
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JUNE 2008
| Dartford Warbler (M) Brighstone Down, 5th June | Hobby (3 views) Bembridge Marsh, 6th June | Magpie (Juvs) Werrar, 6th June | Sedge Warbler (M) Brading Marsh, 11th. June |
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| Reed Warbler (M) Sandown C.La, 12th June | Barn Owl with Rat? Brading Marsh, 14th June | Shoveler (M) Sandown C.La. 14th June | Long-tailed Tit (Juv) Binstead, 21st. June |
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JULY 2008
| Whitethroat (Juv) St.Catherine's Pt. 30th June | Common Tern Newtown NR, 3rd July | Skylark Culver Down, 4th July | Gannet in Solent Yarmouth, 5th July |
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| Green Woodpecker (Juv.) Luccombe Down, 21st. July | Lesser Whitethroat Thorness Bay, 23rd. July | Peregrine (Juv) W. High Down, 24th. July | Long-eared Owl St. Helens Duver, 30th July |
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AUGUST 2008
| Common Sandpiper Newtown NR, 1st Aug. | Wheatear (F) Culver Down, 4th Aug. | Blackcap (F/Juv) Shide FP, 6th Aug. | Swallow (Juv), 7th Aug. Quay Lane, Brading. |
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| Long-eared Owl (A) St. Helens Duver, 7th Aug. | Long-eared Owl (B) St. Helens Duver, 7th Aug. | Fulmar Gore Cliff, 9th Aug. | Kestrel (M) Hersey NR, 18th Aug. |
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| Sedge Warbler Sandown C.La, 23rd. Aug. | Spotted Flycatcher Brading Sewage Wks. 23/8 | Wheatear (Juv) Newtown NR, 30th Aug. | Common Tern Lane End, 8th Sept. |
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SEPTEMBER 2008
| Chiffchaff Brading Marsh,12th Sept. | Sparrowhawk W. High Down,13th Sept. | Stonechat (F), 28th Sept. St.Catherine's Pt. | Whooper Swans Newtown NR, 4th Oct. |
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OCT/NOV 2008
| Whooper Swans Newtown NR, 4th Oct. | Shoveler Yarmouth, 9th Oct. | Kestrel (F) Culver Down, 4th Nov. | Black Redstart, 5th Nov. Needles, Rocket Site. |
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| Nuthatch Marks Corner, 21st Nov. | Nuthatch Marks Corner, 21st Nov. | Stonechat (M) WheelersBay, 24th Nov. | Cormorants Wheelers Bay, 29th. Nov. |
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| 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. |
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