YEAR LIST for 2013A 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 17.15 in order of sightings. | (IOW only) | |
| " | (01 - 46) | Robin, Blackbird, Crow, Moorhen, Mallard, Teal, Wigeon, Canada Geese, Reed Bunting, Coot,
Little Grebe, Wren, Herring Gull, (Water Rail), Mute Swan, Black-tailed Godwit, Brent Geese, Black-headed Gull, Curlew, Redshank, Grey Plover, Magpie, Little Egret, Heron, Goldeneye, Wood Pigeon, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Tufted Duck, Goldcrest, Greenfinch, Pied Wagtail, Great Tit, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Blue Tit, Golden Plover, Starling, Goldfinch, Collared Dove, Pheasant, Jay, Long-tailed Tit, Shoveler, Jackdaw, |
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| " | (47 - 46) | Shag, Razorbill, Great Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, | Fort Victoria 8.50 |
| " | (51 - 69) | Rook, Oystercatcher, Pintail, Lapwing, Meadow Pipit, Dunlin, Knot, Shelduck,
Linnet, Ringed Plover, Raven, Bar-tailed Godwit, Buzzard, Red-breasted Merganser, Turnstone, Peregrine, Rock Pipit, Greenshank, Chaffinch, |
Newtown NR 9.20 |
| " | (70 - 76) | Common Gull, Great-crested Grebe, Black-necked Grebe, (Green Woodpecker),
(Great-spotted Woodpecker),Coal Tit, Nuthatch, |
Binstead Beach/ Quarr Road |
| " | (77 - 78) | Sanderling, Feral Pigeon, | Ryde Esplanade 13.15 |
| " | (79 - 81) | Mediterranean Gull, Slavonian Grebe, Red-throated Diver, | Puckpool 13.35 |
| " | (82 - 83) | Pochard, Gadwall, | Bembridge Harbour & Ponds 14.10 |
| " | (84 - 86) E1 |
Chiffchaff, (Bullfinch), Barn Owl. Bar-headed Goose (1) |
Brading Sewage Wks Laundry Lane 14.50 |
| Jan 2nd. | (87) (88) (89) E2 |
Grey Wagtail (1) Greylag Geese (4) Stock Dove (3) Barnacle Geese (c150) |
Brading Sewage Wks. " Deacons Lane, Ashey Hersey NR |
| Jan 3rd. | (90) (91) (92) (93) E3 (94) (95) |
Little Owl (1) Red-legged Partridge (6) Gannet (1) Fulmar (1) Helmeted Guineafowl (1) Song Thrush (1) Marsh Harrier (1f) |
Deacon's Lane Bleak Down St. Catherine's Point " Bleak Down Brading Marsh " |
| Jan 4th. | (96) (97) (98) (99) (100) |
Mistle Thrush (1) Fieldfare (c20) Redwing (c10) Treecreeper (1) Great Northern Diver (1) |
Lynch Lane, Calbourne " " Shide to Blackwater Seaview |
| Jan 5th. | E4 (101) (102) (103) |
Black Swan (1) Skylark (27) Snipe (5) Sandwich Tern (4) |
Ryde Canoe Lake Centurion's Copse " Seaview |
| Jan 6th. | (104) (105) |
Green Sandpiper (1) Cetti's Warbler (H) |
Brading Marsh RSPB " |
| Jan 7th. | E5 | Muscovy Duck (2) | Atherfield Road |
| Jan 8th. | (106) | Long-tailed Duck (1m) | Puckpool Point |
| Jan 9th. | (107) (108) |
Siskin (c60) Lesser Black-backed Gull (1) |
Blackwater to Shide FP Foreland Ledge |
| Jan 11th. | (109) (110) |
Dartford Warbler (1) Stonechat (1f) |
West Highdown Freshwater Bay |
| Jan 14th. | (111) | Common Sandpiper (1) | Wootton Creek |
| Jan 16th. | (112) (113) |
Firecrest (1) Smew (1f) |
Shanklin Old Village Bembridge Ponds |
| Jan 23rd. | (114) | Brambling (1m) | Borthwood, Newchurch. |
| Jan 24th. | (115) (116) |
Water Pipit (1) White-fronted Geese (8) |
Laundry Lane (St. Helens) |
| Jan 26th. | (117) | Common Scoter (1f) | Foreland, Bembridge |
| Jan 30th. | (118) | Yellowhammer (2) | Merstone |
| Jan 31st. | (119) | Kittiwake (2) | St. Catherine's Pt. |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- FEBRUARY | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mainland Visit | - | - | |
| Feb 1st | 120 121 122 |
Ring-necked Parakeet (1) Red Kite (2) Red-crested Pochard (1m) |
Springwell Lake Stocker's Lake, Herts |
| Feb 2nd | 123 124 125 |
Ruff (c20) Avocet (14) Egyptian Geese (17) |
Titchwell RSPB " " Snittisham |
| Feb 3rd | 126 127 |
Whooper Swan (c50) Goosander (1m) |
Welney WWT Paxton Pits, Cambs. |
| Feb 10th. | 128 (120) | Black-throated Diver (1) | La Falaise, Ventnor |
| Feb 14th. | 129 (121) | Merlin (1f/imm.) | Bembridge Harbour |
| Feb 19th. | 130 (122) | Short-eared Owl (1) | Brading Marsh |
| Feb 20th. | S.Sp.1 | "Pale-bellied Brent" (1) | Foreland, Bembridge. |
| Feb 28th. | 131 (123) | Purple Sandpiper (3) | Foreland, Bembridge. |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- MARCH | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 8th. | ----- (124) | Goosander (1m,1f) | Newtown NR. |
| March 9th. | 132 (125) | Lesser Redpoll (1) | Alverstone FP |
| March 10th (Mainland Trip 10-14th March) |
133 134 135 136 137 |
Spotted Redshank (1) Eider (5M) Hen Harrier (1m) Mandarin (28) Sand Martin (4) |
Pennington Marsh " " Shatterford, New Forest Cannop Ponds, Glos. " " |
| March 11th | 138 139 |
Dipper (1) Marsh Tit (1) |
Wenchford, Glos " " |
| March 12th | 140 | Goshawk (1) | New Fancy Viewpoint, Glos |
| March 14th | 141 142 143 |
Bewick Swan (c70) Bittern (1) Common Crane (4) -Introduced, |
Slimbridge, Glos " " " " |
| March 22nd. | 144 (126) | Whimbrel (2) | "La Falaise" Ventnor |
| March 23rd. | ----- (127) | Sand Martin (2) | Brading Marsh RSPB |
| March 24th. | 145 (128) 146 (129) |
Black Redstart (4/5) Wheatear (3) |
St. Catherines Point, IOW " " |
| March 27th. | 147 (130) | Bluethroat (1m) | St. Helens Duver (NT) |
| March 31st. | 148 (131) | Little-ringed Plover (1) | St. Helens Duver (NT) |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- APRIL | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 4th. | ----- (132) | Avocet (1) | Mill Copse Scrape, Yarmouth. |
| April 7th. | 149 (133) | Woodcock (1m) | Parkhurst Forest |
| April 8th. | 150 (134) | Arctic Skua (2) | St. Catherines Point |
| April 10th. | 151 (135) | Ring Ouzel (1m) | Alum Bay to Needles |
| April 11th. | 152 (136) 153 (137) 154 (138) |
Blackcap (c20) Willow Warbler (1) Common Redstart (1m) |
St. Catherines Point, IOW " " " " |
| April 12th. | 155 (139) | Swallow (7) | Fishbourne Beach |
| April 14th. | 156 (140) | House Martin (2) | Laundry Lane |
| April 15th. | 157 (141) | Great White Egret (1) | Yarmouth |
| April 16th. | 158 (142) 159 (143) 160 (144) |
Pied Flycatcher (1m) Yellow Wagtail (2 heard) Common Tern (c50) |
St. Catherines Point, IOW " " " " |
| April 17th. | 161 (145) 162 (146) 163 (147) S.Sp. 2 S.Sp 3 |
Cuckoo (Heard) Nightingale (Heard) Whitethroat (1m) Blue-headed Wagtail (2m) White Wagtail (1) |
Newtown NR " " " " Brading Marsh " " |
| April 20th. | ----- (148) | Whooper Swan (2E) | St. Catherine's Point |
| April 21st. | 164 (149) 165 (150) |
Reed Warbler (H) Whinchat (1m) |
Thorley, Yarmouth West Highdown |
| April 24th. | 166 (151) | Sedge Warbler (1m) | St. Helens Bridge |
| April 27th. | 167 (152) | Great Skua (1E) | St. Catherine's Point |
| April 28th. | 168 (153) 169 (154) |
Lesser Whitethroat (1m) Hobby (1)) |
St. Catherine's Point Bembridge Marsh |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- SUMMER | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2nd. | 170 (155) | Little Tern (1) | Newtown NR |
| May 3rd. | 171 (156) 172 (157) |
Garden Warbler (1m) Nightjar (3m) |
Firestone Copse Parkhurst Forest |
| May 4th. | 173 (158) | Swift (5) | Bembridge Marsh RSPB |
| May 10th. | 174 | Bearded Tit (3) | Farlington Marsh, Hants. |
| May 11th. | 175 | Stone Curlew (3) | Weeting Heath |
| May 22nd. | 176 (159) | Spotted Flycacher (2) | Bembridge Down |
| May 26th. | 177 (160) | Turtle Dove (Heard) | Knighton Woods |
| June 2nd. | 178 | Little Gull (1, 1st w.) | Combe Hill Meadows, Glos. |
| June 3rd. | 179 180 181 |
Red-necked Phalarope (1f) Tree Pipit (3) Tawny Owl (H) |
Combe Hill Meadows Crabtree Hill, Cinderford Huntley, Glos. |
| June 4th. | 182 | Wood Warbler (2m) | Nagshead RSPB, Glos. |
| June 9th. | 183 (161) 184 (162) |
SQUACCO HERON (1) Red-rumped Swallow (1) |
Bembridge, Mill Farm Dynamite Pond RSPB |
| June 11th. | 185 (163) | BLACK-HEADED BUNTING (1m) | Compton Down |
| June 18th. | 186 (164) | WILSON'S PHALAROPE (1f) - a new one for the IOW | Yarmouth Ponds |
| July 6th. | 187 (165) | Osprey (1) | Bembridge RSPB |
| July 21st. | 188 ----- | Corn Bunting (4) | West Hyde, Herts |
| July 28th. | 189 (166) | Crossbill (1m) | Luccombe Down |
| August 3rd. | 190 (167) | Wood Sandpiper (1) | W. of Laundry Lane |
| August 11th. | 191 192 |
Curlew Sandpiper (1) Spoonbill (1) |
Farlington Slimbridge WWT |
| August 18th. | 193 (168) | Ganganey (2) | Bembridge RSPB |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- AUTUMN | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 4th. | ----- (169) | Curlew Sandpiper (1) | Newtown NR |
| September 20th. | 194 (170) | GREY PHALAROPE (1) | Thorness Bay |
| September 22nd. | ----- (171) | Ruff (1 juv) | Yarmouth Scrape |
| October 2nd. | 195 (172) 196 (173) |
Wryneck (1) Red-backed Shrike (1 juv.) |
West Highdown Shepherd's Chine, IOW |
| October 5th. | 197 (174) | Grasshopper Warbler (1) | Culver Down |
| October 15th. | E7 | Yellow-crowned Bishop (1) | Brading Marsh |
| October 20th. | 198 (175) | Glossy Ibis (1 juv.) | E. Afton, Freshwater. |
| October 25th. | 199 (176) | Snow Bunting (1m.) | Stenbury Down. |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- WINTER | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2nd. | 200 (177) | Little Stint (1 juv.) | Newtown NR. |
| November 3rd. | 201 (178) | Grey Plover (1-released) | St. Catherines Point. |
| November 10th. | 202 | Pink-footed Geese (68) | Snettisham RSPB. |
| November 29th. | ----- (179) | Mandarin (1m) | Dodnor Pond |
| December 10th. | 203 | Two-barred Crossbill (6) | Serridge, Brierley, Glos. |
| December 11th. | 204 | Hawfinch (1) | Kensley Lodge, Glos. |
| December 17th. | ----- (180) | Hen Harrier (1f) | Yarmouth, IOW. |
| December 18th. | ----- (181) | Eider (2f) | Newtown NR, IOW. |
| December 19th. | 205 (182) | Red-breasted Goose (1) | Newtown NR, IOW. |
| December 26th. | 206 (183) | Red-necked Grebe (1) | Seaview, IOW. |
That's the total for 2013 so far.
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