YEAR LIST for 2001

A list of all the species I've seen this year.
Gives an idea of what can be seen at the various locations and at what date they first appear.

Birds in CAPITALS are first time sightings,("Lifers")
(IOW total is in Brackets.)Feral/Escaped birds (E)

DATE TOTAL SPECIES LOCATION
Jan 1st Start from 07.30 to 17.00 in order of sightings. IOW only
" (01-19) Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Carrion Crow,
Black Headed Gull, Brent Goose, Curlew, Oystercatcher,
Pochard, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Rook, Pied Wagtail,
Sanderling, Red Breasted Merganser, Grey Wagtail,
Moorhen, Jackdaw, Greater Black Backed Gull, 		Ryde Esplanade/Canoe Lake
" (20-35) Blackbird, Song Thrush, Chaffinch, Wood Pigeon, Starling,
Robin, Wren, Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Goldcrest, Pheasant!
Missle Thrush, Jay, Long Tailed Tit, Treecreeper, Great Tit , 		Ryde-Appley Park.
" (36-37) Stock Dove, Collared Dove. Canoe Lake.
" (38) Magpie. Queens Road, Ryde
" (39-53) Kestrel, Lapwing, Meadow Pipit, Dunnock, Redshank,
Shelduck, Coot, Little Grebe, Sparrow, Goldeneye, Goldfinch,
Bullfinch, Cormorant, Green Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk.		 Medina Esty, Dodnor.
" (54-66) Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wigeon, Teal, Dunlin, Grey Plover,
Golden Plover, Knot, Reed Bunting, Ringed Plover, Turnstone,
Peregrine Falcon, Pintail, Little Egret .		 Newtown (Clamerkin Lake)
" (67) Spotted Redshank(3). Newtown-Causeway Lake.
" (68-71) Lesser Black Backed Gull, Shoveler,
Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe.		 Yarmouth Estuary.
" (72) Buzzard. Thorley Lane.
" (73-75) Feral Pigeon.(Rock Dove)
Raven.
Stonechat		 Freshwater Bay.
Blackgang, Gore Cliff
Afton Pit.
" (76-77) Guillimot, Kittiwake. Sea off Puckpool.
" (78-80) Canada Goose, Snipe, Kingfisher. Bembridge Harbour.
" (81-82) Barn Owl, Hen Harrier(M) Laundry Lane.
Jan 2nd. (83-84) Red Throated Diver, Gannet. Sea off Ventnor.
" (85) Chiff Chaff. Brading Sewage Works.
" (86-88) Greenshank, Mediterranean Gull, Rock Pipit. Bembridge Harbour.
" (89) Short Eared Owl(2) Laundry Lane.
Jan 3rd. (90) Coal Tit Firestone Copse.
" (91-92) Redwing(20), Yellow Hammer(5). Blackwater, Sandy Lane.
" (93) Mandarin(F) Carisbrooke Pond,(by "Eight Bells" PH)
Jan 4th. (94)
(95)		 Purple Sandpiper(4)
Bar Tailed Godwit(3)		 Foreland.
Ryde Sandbank.
" (96)
(97)		 Fieldfare(11)
Shag		 Ashey Down, (South)
Foreland.
Jan 5th. (98)
(99)		 Fulmar
Dartford Warbler		 St. Catherines Point
Ventnor Downs
" (100) Black Redstart(M) Bembridge Harbour entrance.
" (101 - 102)
(E1)		 Greylag Goose(2), Water Rail,
Blue Phase Snow Geese(2 Feral)		 Laundry Lane.

SIGHTINGS ON MAINLAND (IOW total 102)

DATE TOTAL SPECIES LOCATION
Jan 6th. 103-105 Gadwall(M), Bearded Tit(4), Black Necked Grebe(4) Farlington Marsh.
Jan 7th. 106-107 Goosander(7M,1F)
Green Sandpiper		 Stockers Lake,(Rickmansworth.)
Scotsbridge on River Chess.
Jan 8th. 108-110 Ruddy Duck, Siskin, Redpoll. Broadwater Lake, (Harefield.)
Jan 13th. 111-112
E2-3		 Long Eared Owl(1), Smew (M&F)
Barnacle Geese, Bar Headed Goose.		 Fisher's Green, (Lee Valley.)
(Missed the Bittern!)
Jan 14th. 113-115 Rose Ringed Parrakeet
Little Gull(J), Great Northern Diver(2)		 Wraysbury
Staines Resr.
Jan 16th. 116-118 Red Kite, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch Aston Rowant NR
(near Stokenchurch.)
Jan 16th. 119-121 Dipper,
Brambling, Crossbill(M,F)-Jan 17th.		 Cannop Ponds,
New Fancy Viewpoint , (Forest of Dean.)
Jan 18th. 122-125 Bewick Swan, Whitefronted Goose,
PINK FOOTED GOOSE, Barnacle Goose.		 WWT Slimbridge.
(Missed Little Stint)

IOW Trip, Jan 27th.-Feb 2nd.

DATE TOTAL SPECIES LOCATION
Jan 28th. 126 (103) Common Scoter Ventnor Seawatch
Jan 29th. 127 (104)
------(105)		 Slavonian Grebe,
(Great Northern Diver)		 Puckpool Seawatch
Jan 31st. 128 (106)
------(107)
129 (108)		 Black Tailed Godwit,
(Gadwall)
Little Owl(1 Seen)		 NNR Causeway Bridge
Yarmouth-Rofford Marsh
Bembridge Down

FEBRUARY

DATE TOTAL SPECIES LOCATION
Feb 1st. 130 (109)
131 (110)		 Skylark,
Linnet		 Afton Down
Freshwater Marsh
Feb 5th. 132 Red Crested Pochard(3) Stockers Lake.
Feb 11th. 133 Whooper Swan WWT Welney.
Feb 22nd. 134 (111) Corn Bunting(4) Whale Chine IOW.
Feb 27th. ......(112) Long Eared Owl Mersley Down, IOW.

MARCH

DATE TOTAL SPECIES LOCATION
March 1st. .....(113-4)
135 (115)		 Redpoll(5), Siskin(16)
Red Legged Partridge(2)		 Alverstone old Rly FP
Atherfield/Yafford IOW
March 2nd. 136
137		 Common Sandpiper(1)
Scaup(1M)		 Budds Farm Outlet
(Langstone Harbour)
March 2nd. 138 Waxwing(6) Thame Road, Aylesbury
March 24th. 139 -141 Long Tailed Duck(1F)
Sand Martin(6),
Wheatear(2)		 Budds Farm Outlet
(Langstone Harbour)
also Little Gull
March 25th
''
March 26th		 ........(116)
........(117)
142 (118)		 Sand Martin(4)
Wheatear(1)
Cetti's Warbler		 St Catherines Point
''
Bembridge Ponds
March 27th
March 28th		 143 (119)
144 (120)		 Sandwich Tern(1)
Swallow(1 distant)		 Ventnor
Ryde East Sands
March 31st. 145 (121) GARGANEY(M,F) Laundry Lane

APRIL

DATE TOTAL SPECIES LOCATION
April 1st. 146 (122)
147 (123)
148 (124)		 Willow Warbler(3)
Redstart(1M)
Pied Flycatcher(1M)		 St. Catherines Point
IOW
April 2nd. 149 (125)
150 (126)		 VELVET SCOTER(4)
Marsh Harrier(F)		 St. Catherines Point
Laundry Lane
April 3rd. 151 (127) Blackcap(1M) Appley Park, Ryde IOW
April 8th. 152
153		 Little Ringed Plover(6)
Sedge Warbler(Heard)		 WWT-Wetlands Centre,
Hammersmith, London
April 11th. 154 Egyptian Geese(2)
+Sedge Warbler-(1 Seen, +2 Heard)
+Sand Martin(30), Swallow(3)		 "Black Jack's Mill"
on GUC near Harefield Middx.
April 16th. 155 House Martin Ricky Sailing Club Lake
near Harefield Middx.
April 18th. 156 (128) Reed Warbler(2 Heard) Laundry Lane
April 19th. 157 (129)
........(130)		 Whimbrel(3)
Sedge Warbler(1 Heard)		 Bembrige Ponds
Bembridge Harbour.
April 20th. ........(131)
158 (132)		 House Martin
Swift		 Yarmouth Station.
IOW.
April 21st. 159 (133) Whitethroat(1M) Dodnor Cycle Track
April 22nd. 160 (134)
161 (135)
162 (136)		 Manx Shearwater(2)
Great Skua "Bonxie"(1)
Arctic Skua(1)		 St Catherines Pt.
April 24th
April 25th.		 ........(137)
163 (138)		 Common Sandpiper
Common Tern		 Newtown NR
Ryde West Sands
April 26th 164 (139)
165 (140)		 Cuckoo
Nightingale		 Causeway Bridge
Newtown NR
April 28th
April 29th.		 166 (141)
167 (138)		 Winchat
Lesser Whitethroat		 Laundry Lane
St Helens

MAY

DATE TOTAL SPECIES LOCATION
May 2nd. 168 Garden Warbler(3) Stockers Lake, Rickmansworth
May 5th
May 6th.		 169
170 		Hobby(1)
Yellow Wagtail(4)		 Wraysbury
Stockers Farm Rd, Rickmansworth
May 11th. ........(143)
171 (144)
........(145)		 Yellow Wagtail(2)
Little Tern(3)
Hobby(3)		 Knowles Farm, St. Cath's Pt.
Newtown NR,
Laundry Lane, St. Helens,IOW
May 12th.
May 13th
"		 ........(146)
172 (147)
173 (148)		 Little Gull(1J)
Pomarine Skua(1)
Black Tern(6)		 Newtown NR, IOW
St. Catherine's Point, IOW
" "
May 14th. 174 (149) Spotted Flycatcher(1) Quarr Lane, Fishbourne, IOW
May 15th. 175 (150) Turtle Dove(1 Heard) Yafford Mill, IOW
May 21st. ........(151)
176 (152)		 Garden Warbler(1)
Nightjar(1+M)		 Firestone Copse, IOW
Parkhurst Forest.
May 31st. 177 Wood Warbler(1M) Edge End, Forest of Dean

JUNE

DATE TOTAL SPECIES LOCATION
June 9th. 178 PECTORAL SANDPIPER(1) "The Lake". Farlington Marsh.
June 18th. 179 (153) Woodcock(1) Parkhurst Forest, IOW.

JULY

DATE TOTAL SPECIES LOCATION
July 4th. 180 Tawny Owl (1J) Harrow Weald
July 12th. 181 (154) RED-FOOTED FALCON(1M) W High Down, Freshwater, IOW
July 18th
"
"		 182
183
184		 Curlew Sandpiper(4)
TEMMINCK'S STINT(2)
Eider(1F)		 Keyhaven Marsh
Near Lymington,
HANTS.

AUGUST

DATE TOTAL SPECIES LOCATION
August 5th. 185 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker(1 Heard) Wendover Woods
August 18th. 186 Ruff (80-100) WWT Welney.
August 24th.
August 25th.		 187 (155)
188 (156)		 Wryneck (1)
HOOPOE(1)		 Ventnor Downs IOW
Mottistone "Longstone"
August 27-28th 189 (157) DOTTEREL (1F+1Juv) and Wryneck (1) Culver Down
August 30th 190 (158) Osprey (1) Newtown NR

SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER

DATE TOTAL (IOW) SPECIES LOCATION
September 19th.
September 22nd.		 191
....... (159)		 Little Stint (2)
Little Stint (1J)		 Farlington
Sandown IOW
October 14th 192 RED BACKED SHRIKE (1J) Farlington, Hants
October 16th. ....... (160)
193 (161)		 Red Backed Shrike (1J)
RING OUZEL (2)		 West High Down
IOW
October 17th. Not Counted LAPLAND BUNTING ??(1) St Catherine's Pt.
October 24th. 194 (162) Merlin (1) Standon Manor, Newport
November 7th. 195
196		 LESSER SCAUP (1st Yr Fem)
Yellow Legged Gull (1)		 Wistone Reservoir,
Tring
November 17th. 197 (163) Firecrest (1) Wraysbury & (Brading 22/11)
November 19th. 198 (164) Grey Partridge (13) Atherfield, IOW
November 22nd. .......(165) Crossbill (4) Firestone Copse, IOW
November 30th. 199 (166) Razorbill (1) Puckpool, IOW
December 8th. 200 Bittern (1) Fisher's Green
December 8th. .......(167) White Fronted Geese (3) Sandown Marsh IOW
December 26th. .......(168) Marsh Tit (1) Walter's Copse IOW
December 31st. 201 (169) Red Necked Grebe (1) from Shanklin cliff walk IOW

That's the total for 2001.

List for 2000

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