YEAR LIST for 2008A list of all the species I've seen this year. Birds in CAPITALS are first time sightings,("Lifers" or 1st on IOW), |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- JANUARY | LOCATION |
| "Birdrace" | from 7.00 to 17.10 in order of sightings. | (IOW only) | |
| " | (01-33) |
Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, (Grey Wagtail), Dunnock, Magpie, Crow, Wood Pigeon, Mallard, Pheasant, Jackdaw, Rook, (Wren), Buzzard, Herring Gull, (Goldcrest), Green Woodpecker, Morrhen, Siskin, Blue Tit, Little Owl, Starling,
House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Kestrel, Redwing, Greenfinch, Stock Dove, Great Tit, Pied Wagtail, Collared Dove, Fieldfare, |
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| " | (34-35) | Pochard, Mute Swan, | Carisbrooke Pond 8.55 |
| " | E1 (36-57) |
Muscovy Duck
Little Grebe, Shoveler, Teal, Wigeon, Goldeneye, Brent Geese, Grey Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kingfisher, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Canada Geese, |
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| " | (58-60) | Cormorant, Greater Black-backed Gull,
Red-breasted Merganser, |
Fort Victoria 10.13 |
| " | (61-62) | Feral Pigeon, BLACK-THROATED DIVER | Yarmouth Bridge |
| " | (63-72) | Pintail (20+), Great-spotted Woodpecker,
Meadow Pipit, Dunlin (100's), Turnstone (4), Knot (c100), Rock Pipit (1), Ringed Plover (c10), Bar-tailed Godwit (1), Yellowhammer (8) |
Newtown NR 10.45 |
| " | (73-77) E2 |
Lapwing (c30), GOLDEN PLOVER (25),
Mediterranean Gull (1), WHIMBREL (1), Common Gull (1), Barnacle Goose (1) |
Folly Lake (Medina) 11.50 |
| " | (78-80) |
Great-crested Grebe (8), Sanderling (c80),
Black-necked Grebe (1), |
Ryde W. Sands 13.35 |
| " | (81) | Mistle Thrush (2), | Appley Park |
| " | (82-83) | VELVET SCOTER (2), Red-throated Diver (1), | Seaview Toll-Road 14.15 |
| " | (84) E3 |
Tufted Duck (4M),
Bar-headed Geese (2) |
Hersey NR 14.35 |
| " | (85-86) | Great Northern Diver (1), Razorbill (2), | Seaview Toll-Road (again) |
| " | (87-88) | Heron, MARSH HARRIER | St Helens Bridge 15.15 |
| " | (89) | Purple Sandpiper | Lane End (Lifeboat Stn.) 15.50 |
| " | (90-93) | Long-tailed Tit, (Cetti's Warbler), (Water Rail),
Short-eared Owl |
Laundry Lane 16.10 |
| (94) (95) (96) |
Bullfinch (H) Jay (1) Chiffchaff (1) |
Firestone Copse " Brading, IOW |
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| Jan 4th | (97) | Red-legged Partridge (13) | Bleak Down, IOW |
| Jan 5th | (98) (99) (100) (101) |
Stonechat (1M) Raven(2) Fulmar (1) Peregrine (2) |
Sudmore Whale Chine Gore Cliff " |
| Jan 6th | (102) (103) (104) (105) |
Brambling (1M,1F) Greylag Geese (2) Guillemot (1) Coal Tit (2) |
Bembridge Down Brading Marsh RSPB Foreland Garden, Ryde |
| Jan 7th | (106) | Gannet (5) | Ventnor, IOW |
| Jan 8th | (107) (108) |
Shag (2) Black Redstart (1f/imm.) |
Seaview Springvale |
| Jan 9th | (109) (110) (111) |
Sparrowhawk (1) Skylark (3) Slavonian Grebe (1) |
Centurions Copse " Seaview |
| Jan 10th | (112) | Blackcap (1F) | Ryde Garden, IOW |
| Jan 12th | (113) | Nuthatch (2) | Binstead Garden, IOW |
| Jan 14th | (114) | Treecreeper (1) | Alverstone FP, IOW |
| Jan 18th | (115) | Kittiwake (2) | Ventnor Esp. IOW |
| Jan 21st | (116) | Firecrest (3) | West High Down, IOW |
| (117) | Dartford Warbler (1M) | Brighstone Down, IOW | |
| Jan 24th | (118) | Barn Owl (1) | St. Helens, IOW |
| DATE | TOTAL | FEBRUARY | LOCATION |
| Feb 1st. | (119) | Common Scoter (2) | Seaview, IOW |
| Feb 3rd. | (120) | Jack Snipe (2) | Sandown Levels, IOW |
| Feb. 8th to | Feb. 12th | 1st. trip to Mainland | Forest of Dean etc. |
| Feb. 8th | 122 (122) 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 |
Eider (2 Yarmth, and 3 Lymington) Gadwall (c20) Woodlark (3) Crossbill (1m) Egyptian Goose (1 White) Ruff (12) Bewick Swan (44) White-fronted Geese (c10) Cattle Egret (1) |
Yarmouth/Lymington Keyhaven, Hants. Beaulieu Road, Hants " Slimbridge, Glos. " " " Freherne, Glos. |
| Feb. 9th | 131 132 133 134 |
Mandarin (4) Great Grey Shrike (1) Redpoll (1) Goshawk (3) |
Cannop Ponds, Glos. Farmer's Green, Cannop Parkend Ridge, Glos. New Fancy VPt. Glos. |
| Feb. 10th | 135 136 137 |
Goosander (2m) Hawfinch (3) Marsh Tit (1) |
Woorgreens, Glos. Speech House, Glos. Redbrook, Glos. |
| Feb. 11th | 138 | Dipper (1-2) | Wenchford, Glos. |
| Feb. 12th | 139 140 141 142 143 144 |
Little Stint (1) Temminck's Stint (1) Bean Goose (1) Red Kite (1) Avocet (3) Bearded Tit (6+) |
Slimbridge, Glos. " " M4, before A34 Farlington, Hants " |
| Feb. 13th | 145 (123) | Water Pipit (2) | Brading S.Wks |
| Feb. 15th | 146 147 148 |
Ring-necked Parakeet (6) Red-crested Pochard (1m,1f) Ruddy Duck (4) |
Wraysbury Stockers Lake Herts |
| Feb. 17th | E4 | Black Swan (1) | Lea Valley |
| DATE | TOTAL | MARCH | LOCATION |
| March 4th | ----- (124) | Red Kite (1) | Brading, IOW |
| March 7th | 149 (125) | Green Sandpiper (1) | St. Lawrence, IOW |
| March 15th | 150 (126) | Wheatear (3m) | Bembridge Down, IOW |
| March 17th | 151 (127) | Sand Martin (8-12) | Bembridge Ponds, IOW |
| March 19th | S.Sp. 1 | White Wagtail (1) | Bembridge Ponds, IOW |
| March 23rd | 152 (128) | Swallow (1) | Brading S. Wks, IOW |
| March 24th | ----- (129) | Redpoll (1m) | Alverstone, IOW |
| March 26th | 153 (130) | Great Skua "Bonxie" (1) | St. Catherine's Pt, IOW |
| March 27th | 154 (131) | Willow Warbler (1m) | Brading S. Wks, IOW |
| March 30th | 155 156 |
Garganey (1m) Green-winged Teal (1m) |
Frampton-on-Severn " |
| DATE | TOTAL | APRIL | LOCATION |
| April 1st. | 157 | Woodcock (2) | Boy's Grave, FOD, Glos. |
| April 5th | 158 (132) | Sandwich Tern (1) | Yarmouth, IOW |
| April 7th | 159 (133) ------ (134) |
Little-ringed Plover (1) Ruff (2) |
Rofford Marsh Yarmouth, IOW |
| April 8th | 160 (135) | Arctic Skua (1 Dark Phase) | St. Catherine's Point, IOW |
| April 15th | 161 (136) 162 (137) |
Whitethroat (1m) Common Sandpiper (1) |
Medina Valley Brading Marsh, IOW |
| April 16th | 163 (138) | Redstart (3m) | Culver Down, IOW |
| April 17th | 164 (139) 165 (140) ----- (141) |
Little Gull (11) Common Tern (c5) Avocet (4) |
St. Catherine's Point " " Newtown NR. |
| April 18th | 166 (142) | Nightingale (heard) | Town Copse, IOW |
| April 19th | ----- (143) | Garganey (1m,1f) | Newtown NR, IOW |
| April 20th | 167 (144) 168 (145) |
Sedge Warbler (c4) Reed Warbler (H) |
Yarmouth IOW |
| April 22nd | 169 (146) 170 (147) |
Yellow Wagtail (1m) Cuckoo (1f) |
St. Catherine's Pt. Brading Marsh, IOW |
| April 26th | 171 (148) ----- (149) |
Grasshopper Warbler (heard) Woodcock (4+) |
West High Down, Parkhurst Forest |
| April 27th | 172 (150) 173 (151) 174 (152) |
Pomarine Skua (3) Swift (4) House Martin (2) |
St. Catherine's Point Fort Victoria " " |
| April 29th | 175 (153) | Lesser Whitethroat (M) | Culver Down, IOW |
| DATE | TOTAL | MAY/JUNE | LOCATION |
| May 1st. | 176 (154) | Grey Partridge (2) | Southford, Whitwell. |
| May 2nd. | 177 (155) 178 (156) |
Garden Warbler (1m) Little Tern (2-3) |
Alverstone, Newtown NR |
| May 6th. | 179 (157) | Hobby (4) | Bembridge Airport, IOW |
| May 11th. | 180 (158) 181 (159) |
Long-eared Owl (1) Nightjar (1m) |
Parkhurst Forest, IOW |
| May 14th. | 182 (160) | Turtle Dove (1+) | Brighstone Down, IOW |
| May 20th. | 183 ------- | Tree Pipit (1) | Linear Park, Cinderford, Glos. |
| May 21st. | 184 ------- 185 ------- |
Wood Warbler (3) Pied Flycatcher (1m) |
Crabtree Hill, Nashead NR, Glos. |
| May 28th. | 186 ------- | RING-BILLED GULL (1, 2nd.s) | Slimbridge, Glos. |
| June 1st. | 187 (161) | Red-backed Shrike (1f) | Brading Marsh, RSPB |
| June 6th. | ----- (162) | Ruddy Duck (1m) | RSPB Brading, IOW |
| June 8th. | 188 (163) | Quail (H) | St. Catherine's Down |
| DATE | TOTAL | JULY-SEPTEMBER | LOCATION |
| July 4th. | 189 (164) | Whinchat (1m) | Culver Down, IOW |
| July 5th. | 190 | Spotted Flycatcher (1ad,2juv) | Beaulieu Road, Hants |
| July 18th. | 191 (165) | Spoonbill (1juv) | Brading Marsh, RSPB |
| July 19th. | 192 (166) | Osprey (1m) | Newtown NR, IOW. |
| August 13th. | ----- (167) | Spotted Flycatcher (1) | Brading, IOW |
| August 24th. | 193 | Wood Sandpiper (1) | Frampton Flashes, Glos. |
| August 29th. | ----- (168) ----- (169) ----- (170) |
Crossbill (10) Tree Pipit (2) Gadwall (3) |
Ventnor Downs, " " RSPB Brading, IOW |
| September 4th. | 194 (171) | Sooty Shearwater (1W) | Ventnor Esplanade, IOW. |
| September 15th. | 195 (172) | Merlin (1) | Ventnor Downs, IOW. |
| September 16th | 196 | Curlew Sandpiper (1) | Keyhaven Marsh, Hants. |
| September 20th | 197 | Honey Buzzard (1) | Stocker's Lake, Herts. |
| September 21st. | ----- (173) | Honey Buzzard (1) | Luccombe Down, IOW. |
| September 22nd. | 198 (174) | Ring Ouzel (1f) | Culver Down, IOW. |
| DATE | TOTAL | OCTOBER - DECEMBER | LOCATION |
| October 4th. | 199 (175) | Whooper Swan (3) | Newtown NR, IOW. |
| November 1st. | 200 (176) | Hen Harrier (1juv) | Newtown NR, IOW. |
| November 12th. | 201 | Tawny Owl (1 heard, 1 seen) | Clearwell, Glos. |
| December 26th. | ---- (177) | prob. White-fronted Geese (6) | Sandown, IOW. |
That's the total for 2008 so far.
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