YEAR LIST for 2012A 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 7.10 to 16.00 in order of sightings. | (IOW only) | |
| " | (01 - 40) | Robin, Wigeon, Mallard, Lapwing, Crow, Teal, (Cetti's Warbler), Blackbird, Reed Bunting, Coot, Snipe, Moorhen, Song Thrush, Pheasant, Wren, Herring Gull, Kestrel, Shelduck, Magpie, Swan, Little Egret, Brent Geese, Black-tailed Godwit, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Curlew, Little Grebe, Greenshank, Wood Pigeon, Meadow Pipit, Redshank, Rook, Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Great Tit, Fieldfare, Dunnock, Starling, Collared Dove, Buzzard | |
| " | (41 - 46) | Cormorant, Great Black-backed Gull, Razorbill, Great Northern Diver, Gannet, Guillemot, | Fort Victoria 9.10 |
| " | (47 -66) | Pintail, House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Dunlin, Turnstone, Great-crested Grebe, Grey Plover, Knot, Peregrine, Red-breasted Merganser, Goldeneye, Linnet Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Redwing, GOOSANDER, Rock Pipit, Greenfinch, (Bullfinch), | Newtown NR 9.45 |
| " | (67) | Feral Pigeon, | Newport |
| " | (68 - 71) | Sanderling, Heron, Common Gull, Mistle Thrush, (Pied Wagtail), | Ryde Esplanade/ Appley Park 13.15 |
| " | (72) | Eider, | Puckpool 13.35 |
| " | (73) | Tufted Duck, | Hersey NR 13.55 |
| " | (74 - 76) | Gadwall, Pochard, | Bembridge Harbour & Ponds 14.10 |
| " | (77 - 81) | Long-tailed Tit, (Chiffchaff), Goldcrest, (Jay), Canada Geese. | Brading Sewage Wks / Laundry Lane 14.50 |
| Jan 2nd. | (82) (83) (E1) (84) (E2) (85) (86) |
Shoveler (5) Grey Wagtail (1) Greylag Goose (1) Great Spotted Woodpecker (1f) Black Swan (1) Mediterranean Gull (4) Little Owl (2) |
Sandown Canoe Lake Brading Sewage Wks. Laundry Lane " Ryde Canoe Lake Springvale Beach Deacon's Lane, Ashey |
| Jan 3rd. | (87) (88) |
Coal Tit (2) Stock Dove (2) |
Quarr Road, Binstead Appley Park, Ryde |
| Jan 4th. | (89) (90) |
Stonechat (1f) Shag (1) |
Culver Down Puckpool Point |
| Jan 5th. | (91) (92) (93) (E3) (94) (95) |
Common Scoter (3E) Red-throated Diver (4) Kittiwake (5) Bar-headed Goose (1) Short-eared Owl (1) Barn Owl (1) |
Ventnor Esplanade " " Brading Marsh " " |
| Jan 6th. | (96) (97) (98) (99) (100) (101) (102) (103) |
Red-legged Partridge (2) Grey Partridge (1) Green Woodpecker (2) Firecrest (1) Fulmar (1) Raven (1) Skylark (1) Slavonian Grebe (2) |
Bleak Down " St. Catherine's Point " Gore Cliff " Whale Chine Seaview |
| Jan 7th. | (104) (105) (106) (107) (108) (109) |
Water Rail (H) Water Pipit (1) Blackcap (1f) Marsh Harrier (1f) Sparrowhawk (1) Greylag Geese (3) |
Laundry Lane, Brading Brading Sewage Wks. " Brading Marsh RSPB " " |
| Jan 8th. | (110) (111) |
Siskin (H) Kingfisher (1m) |
Blackwater Yarmouth Estuary |
| Jan 9th. | (112) | Nuthatch (1-2) | Quarr Road, Binstead |
| Jan 10th. | (113) (114) |
Bar-tailed Godwit (1) Yellowhammer (9) |
Foreland, Bembridge |
| Jan 12th. | (115) | Treecreeper (1) | Appley Park, Ryde |
| Jan 13th. | (116) (117) |
Dartford Warbler (1m) Lesser-black Backed Gull (1) |
West Highdown, Totland |
| Jan 15th. | (E4) (E5) (E6) |
Muscovy Duck (1) Barnacle Geese (c170) Snow Goose (1) |
Apse Heath Nettlestone " " |
| Mainland | Trip | 20th - 24th January | UK Only |
| Jan 20th. | 118 119 120 121 |
Avocet (c30) Bearded Tit (1m) Ring-necked Parakeet (c10) Red-crested Pochard (6) |
Farlington Marsh, Hants. Stocker's Lake, Herts. " " |
| Jan 21st. | 122 | Marsh Tit (1m) | Paxton Pits, Cambs. |
| Jan 22nd. | 123 124 125 126 127 |
Whooper Swan (100s) Ruff (3) Tree Sparrow (3) Pink-footed Goose (1) White-fronted Goose (14) |
Welney WWT Ouse Washes RSPB Welney WWT " " " " |
| Jan 23rd. | 128 129 |
Redpoll (5) Egyptian Geese (3) |
Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk |
| Jan 24th. | 130 131 |
Smew (1m,1f) Cattle Egret (1) |
Paxton Pits Warblington, Hants |
| Jan 26th. | 132 (118) | Sandwich Tern (1) | Puckpool Point, IOW |
| Jan 28th. | 133 (119) | Merlin (1f/juv) | Newtown NR, IOW |
| Jan 29th. | 134 (120) 135 (121) |
Black Redstart (1f/juv) Glossy Ibis (1) |
Needles Headland Laundry Lane |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- FEBRUARY | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2nd. | ------ (122) | Ruff (1) | Old Laundry, St. Helens, IOW |
| Feb 5th. | 136 (123) 137 (124) |
Jack Snipe (1) Black-necked Grebe (4) |
Laundry Lane Binstead Beach |
| Feb 16th. | 138 (125) | Purple Sandpiper (2) | Foreland Ledge, IOW |
| Feb 17th. | 139 (126) | Spotted Redshank (1) | Yarmouth Ponds, IOW |
| Feb 19th. | 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 |
DARK-EYED JUNCO (1m, 1st w.) SPANNISH SPARROW (1m) Red Kite (3) Hawfinch (1m) Crossbill (6) Brambling (2) Tawny Owl (1f heard) |
Hawkhill Enclosure, NF Calshot NF A34/M4 New Fancy Viewpoint, Glos. " " " " Clearwell, Glos. |
| Feb 20th. | 147 148 |
Mandarin (25) Goshawk (5) |
Cannop, Glos. Fancy VPt, Glos. |
| Feb 23rd. | 149 | Lesser Scaup (1f) | Slimbridge, Glos. |
| Feb 26th. | 150 (127) Ssp. 1 |
Bittern (2) Pale-bellied Brent (1) |
Brading Marsh RSPB IOW |
| Feb 29th. | ------ (128) | Crossbill (2+) | Parkhurst Forest |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- MARCH-APRIL | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 14th. | 151 (129) | Sand Martin (6) | Bembridge Ponds, IOW |
| March 15th. | ------ (130) | Cattle Egret (1) | Brading Marsh RSPB |
| March 16th. | 152 (131) | Wheatear (6+) | St. Helens Duver, IOW |
| March 22nd. | 153 (132) 154 (133) |
Black-throated Diver (1E) Woodcock (3-5) |
St. Catherine's Point Parkhurst Forest, IOW |
| March 25th. | 155 (134) | Green Sandpiper (1) | Brading Marsh RSPB |
| March 29th. | 156 (135) 157 (135) |
Yellow Wagtail (2-3 heard)) Swallow (2) |
St. Catherine's Point Atherfield |
| March 30th. | 158 (137) | Willow Warbler (H) | Bembridge Down |
| April 1st. | 159 (138) | Sedge Warbler (H) | Brading Marsh RSPB |
| April 7th. | 160 (139) | Reed Warbler (H) | Brading Marsh RSPB |
| April 10th. | 161 (140) | Great Skua "Bonxie" (1) | St. Catherine's Point |
| April 13th. | 162 (141) | Redstart (1m) | Bembridge Down |
| April 22nd. | 163 (142) 164 (143) |
Whimbrel (2) House Martin (1+) |
Clamerkin Lake, Newtown St. Helens Bridge |
| April 18th. | 165 (144) | Manx Shearwater (22W) | "La Falaise", Ventnor |
| April 19th. | 166 (145) 167 (146) |
Nightingale (2 heard) Common Sandpiper (5) |
Clamerkin Lake, Newtown Hersey NR |
| April 20th. | 168 169 |
Common Tern (4) Cuckoo (H) |
Stocker's Lake, Herts. " " |
| April 21st. | 170 171 172 |
Whitethroat (1) Little Ringed Plover (2) Grasshopper Warbler (H) |
Wilstone, Tring Startops, Tring Marsworth, Tring |
| April 24th. | ------ (147) | Whitethroat (2) | Laundry Lane, Brading |
| April 25th. | 173 (148) | Arctic Skua (2 imm.) | La Falaise, Ventnor. |
| April 26th. | ------ (149) | Common Tern (8) | Fishbourne |
| April 27th. | 174 (150) 175 (151) ----- (152) |
Garden Warbler (1m) Long-eared Owl (1) Cuckoo (H) |
Alverstone Parkhurst Forest " " |
| April 28th. | 176 (153) | Swift (5) | St. Helens Bridge. |
| April 30th. | 177 178 179 |
Wood Warbler (1m) Woodlark (1m) Black Tern (2) |
Beaulieu Road " " Slimbridge |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- MAY-AUGUST | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1st. | 180 181 182 183 |
Tree Pipit (2+H) Dipper (1) Pied Flycatcher (4+H) Hobby (1) |
Crabtree Hill Wenchford Nagshead NR, RSPB Ross-on-Wye |
| May 2nd. | 184 | Whinchat (c6) | Blorenge, Abergavenny |
| May 6th. | ----- (154) ----- (155) |
Hobby (3) Whinchat (1) |
St. Catherine's Pt. Bembridge Marsh RSPB |
| May 11th. | 185 (156) | Lesser Whitethroat (1m) | Valley to Alum Bay. |
| May 17th. | 186 (157) | Bee-eater (1) | Hersey NR, Seaview. |
| May 18th. | 187 (158) | Turtle Dove (2m) | Garlic Farm, Mersley. |
| May 22nd. | 188 (159) | Nightjar (c4) | Parkhurst Forest. |
| May 23rd. | E7 | Wood Duck (F & 3juv) | Hersey NR |
| June 4th. | 189 (160) | GREAT WHITE EGRET (2) | Brading Marsh RSPB. |
| June 12th. | 190 (161) | Little Tern (c3) | Fort Victoria, Yarmouth. |
| June 20th. | ----- (162) | Wood Warbler (1m) | Appley Park, Ryde. |
| June 21st. | 191 (163) | Osprey (1) | Quarr Fish Ponds. |
| August 7th. | 192 (164) | Balearic Shearwater (1) | Fort Victoria, Yarmouth. |
| August 13th. | 193 (165) | Spotted Flycatcher (1) | Bembridge Down |
| August 17th. | 194 (166) 195 (167) |
Little Stint (1) Stone Curlew (1) |
Newtown NR. " " |
| August 18th. | 196 (168) | Yellow-legged Gull (1) | Brading Marsh RSPB. |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- AUTUMN | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2nd. | 197 (169) | Wood Sandpiper (1 juv) | Bembridge Airport |
| September 16th. | 198 ----- | Long-billed Dowitcher (1) | Slimbridge WWT |
| October 4th. | 199 (170) | Ring Ouzel (3) | Ventnor Downs |
| October 14th. | ------ (171) ------ (172) |
Lesser Redpoll (7) Brambling (H) |
Culver Down " " |
| October 18th. | 200 (173) | Iceland Gull (1) | St. Catherine's Point. |
| October 23rd. | 201 (174) | Snow Bunting (1m) | Tennyson Down |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- WINTER | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 4th. | ------ (175) | SPANISH SPARROW (1m) | Newchurch |
| November 5th. | 202 (176) | Hen Harrier (1m) | Brading Marsh |
| November 29th. | 203 | Common Crane (4) -introduced | Slimbridge WWT, Glos. |
| December 7th. | 204 | Waxwing (c50) | Aylesbury, Bucks. |
| December 16th. | Ssp. 2 | Black Brant (1) | Yarmouth Estuary IOW |
That's the total for 2012 so far.
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