YEAR LIST for 2011A 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 6.50 to 17.00 in order of sightings. | (IOW only) | |
| " | (01 - 48) | Robin, Crow, Pheasant, (Reed Bunting), Moorhen, Wood Pigeon, Teal, Wren, Coot, Rook, Mallard, Herring Gull, Blue Tit, Jay, House Sparrow, Canada Geese, Kingfisher, Blackbird, Little Grebe, Wigeon, Brent Goose, Greater Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Swan, Black-tailed Godwit, (Goldcrest), Curlew, Lapwing. Shelduck, Little Egret, Grey Plover, Greenshank, Tufted Duck, Buzzard,, Shoveler, Chaffinch, Stock Dove, Gadwall, Great-spotted Woodpecker Snipe, Jackdaw, Magpie, Great Tit, Starling, Collared Dove, Dunnock, Song Thrush, Redshank, | |
| " | (49 - 50) | Cormorant, Rock Pipit, | Fort Victoria 7.40 |
| " | (51 -56) | Fieldfare, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Pied Wagtail, Redwing, Sparrowhawk, | Freshwater Causeway 9.10 |
| " | (57 - 62) | Feral Pigeon, Fulmar, Skylark, Stonechat, Common Gull, Kestrel, | Freshwater Bay 9.30 |
| " | (63 - 76) | Bullfinch, Pintail, (Yellowhammer), Mediterranean Gull, Goldeneye, Golden Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit, Peregrine, Rock Pipit, Peregrine, Knot, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, Turnstone, Linnet, | Newtown NR 9.50 |
| " | (77) | Long-tailed Tit, | Shide 11.45 |
| " | (78 - 82) | Sanderling, Great-crested Grebe, Mistle Thrush, Raven, Pochard, | Ryde Esplanade/Appley 13.20 |
| " | (83 - 86) | Heron, Red-brested Merganser, Slavonian Grebe, Shag, | Puckpool/Seaview 13.55 |
| " | (87 - 89) | Chiffchaff, Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, | Brading Sewage Wks. 15.45 |
| " | (90 - 91) | White-fronted Geese, Marsh Harrier. | Laundry Lane 16.15 |
| Jan 2nd. | (92) (93) (94) (95) (96) (97) (98) |
Green Woodpecker (2) Lapland Bunting (2) Common Scoter (3) Goosander (1) Eider (2) Black-necked Grebe (1) Sandwich Tern (1) |
Centurion's Copse (Set-aside Field) " St. Helens Beach Foreland Seaview Esp. " |
| Jan 3rd. | (99) (100) (101) (102) (103) |
Little Gull (2) 
Red-legged Partridge (7) Siskin (c10) Coal Tit (H) Treecreeper (2) |
Queens Bower, Alverstone Blackwater, IOW " " |
| Jan 4th. | (104) (105) |
Waxwing (6) 
Woodcock (1) |
Riverway, Newport Newnham Lane, Binstead |
| Jan 8th. | (106) (107) (108) (109) |
Kittiwake (1W) Razorbill (1+) Red-throated Diver (8) Gannet (3W) |
St. Catherine's Point IOW " " |
| Jan 9th. | (110) | Water Rail (H) | Rofford Marsh, Yarmouth |
| Jan 10th. | (111) | Firecrest (1m) 
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Shide, Newport, IOW |
| Jan 11th. | (112) | Scaup (1 imm. m) | Medina, N. of Newport |
| Jan 12th. | (E1) | Bar-headed Goose (1) | Laundry Lane, St. Helens |
| Jan 14th. | (E2) (113) (114) |
Greylag Goose (1) Black-throated Diver (1) Lesser Black-backed Gull (2) |
Ryde Canoe Lake Puckpool Laundry Lane |
| Jan 15th. | (115) (116) |
Purple Sandpiper (2) Cetti's Warbler (2H) |
Foreland, Bembridge Laundry Lane |
| Jan 3rd. | (117) (E3) Ssp 1 Ssp 2 |
Nuthatch (H)
Barnacle Geese (100+) Black Brant (1)  Pale-bellied Brent |
Quarr Road, Binstead Nettlestone Hill Bembridge Harbour " |
| Jan 17th. | (118) (119) (120) |
Great Northern Diver (1) Greylag Goose (14) Barn Owl (1) |
Puckpool Brading Marsh RSPB Newnham Lane, Binstead |
| Mainland | Trip | Farlington, Watford, Forest of Dean | Jan 21-27th |
| Jan 21st. | 121 122 123 124 |
Green Sandpiper (1) Ring-necked Parakeet (6) Egyptian Goose (1) Red-crested Pochard (6) |
Farlington Marsh, Hants Stocker's Lake, Herts. " " |
| Jan 22nd. | 125 126 |
Redpoll (1-2) Pink-footed Goose (1) |
Fisher's Green (Lee Valley, Herts.) |
| Jan 23rd. | 127 128 |
Whooper Swan (100+) Tree Sparrow (10) |
Welney WWT Norfolk |
| Jan 24th. | 129 130 |
Red Kite (20) Mandarin (c20) |
M40, Stokenchurch Cannop, Glos. |
| Jan 25th. | 131 132 133 134 |
Hawfinch (1) Brambling (1) Crossbill (1) Goshawk (1m) |
Linear Park (Cinderford) Speech House New Fancy V.Pt. |
| Jan 26th. | 135 136 137 |
Tawny Owl (H) Marsh Tit (1) Dipper (1) |
Drybrook Wenchford " |
| Jan 27th. | 138 139 140 |
Bewick's Swan (c250) Lesser Scaup (1f) Barnacle Goose (1) |
Slimbridge WWT Glos. |
| Jan 28th. | 141 (121) | Water Pipit (1) | Brading Sewage Wks, IOW |
| Jan 29th. | 142 (122) | Spotted Redshank (1) | Newtown NR, IOW |
| Jan 30th. | 143 (123) | Merlin (1f/juv) | Brading Marsh RSPB, IOW |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- FEBRUARY & MARCH | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3rd. | 144 (124) E4 |
Dartford Warbler (1f) RED-BREASTED GEESE (2) |
West Highdown Nettlestone Hill |
| Feb. 5th. | 145 (125) | Guillemot (1+) | "La Falaise" Ventnor, IOW |
| Feb. 9th. | ----- (126) | Redpoll (c3) | Firestone Copse, IOW |
| Feb. 14th. | 146 (127) | Little Owl (1) | Bembridge Ponds, IOW |
| Feb. 24th. | 147 (128) | Black Redstart (1f/imm) | Needles, IOW |
| March 2nd. | 148 (129) | Blackcap (1F) | Ryde Garden, IOW |
| March 6th. | 149 ------ | Spoonbill (1Ad) | Slimbridge, Glos. |
| March 12th. | 150 (130) 151 (131) ----- (132) |
Wheatear (1m,1f) Smew (1f) Barnacle Geese (7) |
Brading Marsh RSPB IOW |
| March 17th. | 152 (133) | Sand Martin (6) | Yarmouth, IOW |
| March 18th. | 153 (134) | Swallow (1) | Hersey NR, IOW |
| March 25th. | 154 (135) | Avocet (1) | Brading Marsh, IOW |
| March 27th. | ----- (136) E5 |
Egyptian Goose (1) Chiloe Wigeon (1) |
Laundry Lane, IOW |
| March 29th. | 155 (137) | Willow Warbler (2) | Yarmouth, IOW |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- APRIL | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1st. | ----- (138) | Spoonbill (3) | Bembridge Marsh, IOW |
| April 2nd. | 156 (139) 157 (140) |
Osprey (1) Little Ringed Plover (1) |
Yarmouth Estuary Brading Marsh RSPB |
| April 6th. | 158 (141) | Ring Ouzel (1f) | Shanklin Down, IOW |
| April 8th. | 159 (142) 160 (143) 161 (144) |
Redstart (1f) Cuckoo (H) Sedge Warbler (1-2) |
Quarr Abbey Farm " " Brading Marsh |
| April 9th. | 162 (145) 163 (146) |
Whitethroat (1) Reed Warbler (H) |
St. Catherine's Pt. Brading Marsh, IOW |
| April 10th. | 164 (147) ----- (148) |
Wood Sandpiper (1) Green Sandpiper (H) |
Brading Marsh, IOW |
| April 11th. | 165 (149) | Lesser Whitethroat (1-2) | Newtown NR, IOW |
| April 14th. | 166 (150) 167 (151) |
Great Skua "Bonxie" (5) Arctic Skua (2 Light Phase, 2 Dark) |
St. Catherine's Pt. IOW |
| April 15th. | 168 (152) | Common Sandpiper (1) | Hersey NR, IOW |
| April 17th. | 169 ------ | Nightingale (1seen another heard) | Highnam Woods, Glos. |
| April 18th. | 170 ------ 171 ------ 172 ------ |
Wood Warbler (1m) Tree Pipit (2) Pied Flycatcher (2m) |
Crabtree Hill, Cinderford, Glos. " " Nagshead NR |
| April 19th. | 173 ------ | Whinchat (2m) | Blorenge, Gwent. |
| April 20th. | 174 ------ | House Martin (2) | Coalway, Glos. |
| April 21st. | 175 ------ | Garganey (1m) | Slimbridge, Glos. |
| April 22nd. | 176 (153) ----- (154) |
Whimbrel (1) Nightingale (1m) |
Thorness Bay, IOW |
| April 23rd. | 177 (155) ----- (156) |
Manx Shearwater (1) Whinchat (1m) |
St. Catherine's Pt, Bembridge Marsh RSPB, IOW |
| April 24th. | 178 (157) | Hobby (1m) | Culver Down, IOW |
| April 27th. | 179 (158) | Yellow Wagtail (1) | Brading Marsh RSPB, |
| April 29th. | 180 (159) 181 (160) ----- (161) |
Common Tern (6) Ruff (1f) House Martin (6) |
Newtown NR, Laundry Lane RSPB, " " |
| April 30th. | 182 (162) 183 (163) |
Pomarine Skua (7) Swift (7) |
St. Catherine's Pt. IOW |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- MAY - JULY | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2nd. | 184 (164) | Little Tern (4) | Newtown NR, IOW |
| May 5th. | 185 (165) 186 (166) 187 (167) |
Black Tern (2) BEE-EATER (1) Turtle Dove (1) |
St. Catherine's Pt. IOW Hersey NR, Seaview |
| May 10th. | 188 ------ | Garden Warbler (3m) | Crabtree Hill, Cinderford, Glos. |
| May 16th. | 189 (168) | Nightjar (4) | Parkhurst Forest, IOW |
| May 17th. | 190 (169) | Spotted Flycatcher (1) | Quarr Abbey, IOW |
| May 19th. | ----- (170) | Garden Warbler (1m) | Brighstone Down, IOW |
| May 21st. | ----- (171) | Garganey (3m) | Brading Marsh RSPB, IOW |
| May 27th. | ----- (172) | Mandarin (1m) | Jersey Camp, Porchfield, IOW |
| May 28th. | 191 (173) | Long-eared Owl (3 juv, Squeaking) | Parkhurst Forest, IOW |
| June 16th. | 192 ------ | Ruddy Shelduck (2) believed genuine. | Slimbridge, WWT, Glos. |
| July 10th. | ----- (174) | Crossbill (H) | Firestone Copse, IOW |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- AUTUMN | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 26th. | 193 (175) | Monagu's Harrier (1 juv) | Chale Cliffs, IOW |
| August 30th. | 194 (176) | Curlew Sandpiper (1 juv) | Newtown NR, IOW |
| August 31st. | 195 (177) | Little Stint (1 juv) | Newtown NR, IOW |
| September 9th. | 196 (178) | Wryneck (1) | Alum Bay, IOW |
| September 10th. | 197 (179) | Arctic Tern (1) | Bembridge Harbour, IOW |
| September 16th. | 198 ------ | Bearded Tit (5) | Farlington Marsh, Hants |
| September 17th. | 199 ------- 200 ------- |
Yellow-legged Gull (1) Grey Phalarope (1) |
Grafham Water, Cambs. |
| September 19th. | 201 ------- | SABINE'S GULL (1) | Grafham Water, Cambs. |
| September 27th. | ----- (180) | Yellow-legged Gull (1) | Whale Chine, IOW |
| September 30th. | 202 (181) | GLOSSY IBIS (7) | Bembridge RSPB, IOW |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- WINTER | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 1st. | 203 (182) | PECTORAL SANDPIPER (1 juv) | St. Catherine's Point, IOW |
| October 13th. | ----- (183) | Bearded Tit (7) | Yarmouth, IOW |
| October 15th. | ----- (184) | SABINE'S GULL (1) | St. Catherine's Pt, IOW |
| November 2nd | (E6) | Black Swan (1) | Bathingbourne Reservoir |
| November 3rd. | 204 (185) | Hen Harrier (1f/juv) | Newtown NR, IOW |
| November 17th. | 205 (186) | Bittern (1) | Brading Marsh, IOW |
That's the total for 2011 so far.
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