That's the total for 2019 so far.
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Archive: 2000 onwards
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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" or 1st on IOW),
(IOW total in Brackets). Feral/Escaped birds (E), Sub-species (Ssp)
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in- JANUARY | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st.-- | "Birdrace" | from 7.30 to 17.30 in order of sightings. | (IOW only) |
| 7.05 | (01 - 36) | Robin, Mallard, Canada Geese, Wigeon, Wren, Wood Pigeon, Curlew, Lapwing, Pheasant,
Blackbird, Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, Teal, Moorhen, Snipe, Brent Geese, Heron, Little Egret, Shelduck, Little Grebe, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Redshank, (Green Woodpecker), Magpie, Sparrow, (Song Thrush), Rock Pipit, Starling, Jackdaw, Dunnock, Collared Dove, Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Crow, Great Tit, Chaffinch, |
Yarmouth |
| 8.25 | (37 - 45) | Coot, Pied Wagtail, Reed Bunting, (Cetti's Warbler), Shoveler, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch. | Rofford Marsh |
| 9.00 | (46 - 48) | Rook. Feral Pigeon, Red-breasted Merganser (on Sea) | Yarmouth Bridge |
| 9.10 | (49 - 55) |
Jay, Cormorant, Eider, Red-throated Diver (1E), Great Black-back Gull, Common Gull, Peregrine | Fort Victoria |
| 10.00 | (56 - 74) | Buzzard, Redwing, Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Bar-tailed Godwit, Oystercatcher, Dunlin,
Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, Golden Plover, Turnstone, Knot, Great-crested Grebe, Spoonbill, Greenshank, Yellowhammer, Pintail, Goldeneye, |
Newtown NR |
| 11.40 | (75) | Coal Tit | Hillis Gate, Parkhurst |
| 12.00 | (76) | Kestrel | Stag Lane, Dodnor |
| 13.15 | (77 - 79) | Sanderling, Swan, Tufted Duck | Ryde Esplanade |
| 14.10 | (80) | Mediterranean Gull | Puckpool |
| 14.30 | (81 -82) | Gadwall, Marsh Harrier, | St. Helens Bridge |
| 14.50 | (83) | Pochard, | Bembridge Ponds |
| 15.10 | (84) | Shag, | Foreland |
| 15.40 | (86 -87) | Great White Egret, Great-spotted Woodpecker | Bembridge Windmill Viewpoint |
| 16.10 | (88) | Kingfisher | St. Helens Bridge (at Dusk) |
| 16.45 | (89) | Barn Owl | "Oasis" Carpenters Road |
| Jan 2nd. | (90) (91) (92) (93) |
Blackcap (1m) Great Northern Diver (1) Stock Dove (1) Sandwich Tern (1) |
Ryde Garden Puckpool Point " " Springvale |
| Jan 3rd. | (94) (95) (96) (97) (98) (99) (100) (101) (102) |
Red-legged Partridge (2) Gannet (c10) Guillemot (c50) Razorbill (c10) Fulmar (1) Kittiwake (3) Stonechat (1m) Bullfinch (1m) Purple Sandpiper |
Bleak Down St Catherines Point " " " " " " " " " " " " E. Cowes Esplanade |
| Jan 4th. | (103) (104) (105) (106) |
Treecreeper (1) Siskin (c6) Grey Wagtail (1) Mistle Thrush (1) |
Blackwater FP " " Roud Sewage Works Ryde Golf Course |
| Jan 5th. | (107) (108) |
Raven (2) Linnet (1) |
Borthwood " " |
| Jan 7th. | (109) | Black Redstart (1f) | Hersey NR |
| Jan 8th. | (110) (111) |
Sparrowhawk (1) Greylag Goose (1) |
St. Catherine's Pt. Laundry Lane |
| Jan 9th. | (112) (S.Sp 1) (113) |
Firecrest (1) Black Brant (1) Jack Snipe (1) |
Quarr Road, Binstead Ryde W. Sands Werrar (R. Medina) |
| Jan 11th. | (114) | Chiffchaff (6) | Roud Sewage Wks |
| Jan 13th. | (115) | Pink-footed Goose (1) | Laundry Lane. N. Marsh |
| Jan 15th. | (116) | Little Owl (2) | Blackwater |
| DATE | TOTAL | Mainland Trip, 16th.& 18th-22nd. January | Hants, Herts, Cambs, Norfolk |
| Jan 16th. | 117 118 |
Avocet (36) Black-necked Grebe (9) |
Farlington Marsh Langstone Harbour from Hayling Is. |
| Jan 18th. | 119 120 121 122 |
Nuthatch (1) Ring-necked Parakeet (4) Lesser Black-backed Gull (5) Red Kite (1) |
Selborne, Hants Stockers Lake, Herts " " " " |
| Jan 19th. | 123 124 125 126 127 |
Tree Sparrow (3) Whooper Swan (100+) Bewick Swan (c15) Water Pipit (1) Red-crested Pochard (2m,1f) |
Welney WWT " " " " " " Paxton Pits, Cambs. |
| Jan 20th. | 128 129 130 131 132 |
Brambling (1f) Common Scoter (1f) Long-tailed Duck (1m,1f) White-fronted Goose (1) Bean Geese (3) |
Titchwell RSPB " " " " Welney WWT " " |
| Jan 21st. | 133 134 |
Goosander (1m) Green Sandpiper (2) |
Grafham Water Paxton Pits |
| Jan 22nd. | 135 | Egyptian Geese (2) | Stockers Lake |
| Jan 24th. | ----- (117) ----- (118) |
Lesser Black-backed Gull (1) Black-necked Grebe (1) |
Dynamite Pool, Brading Marsh RSPB Ryde W. Sands |
| Jan 27th. | 136 (119) | Mandarin (1m) | Dodnor Pond, R.Medina |
| Jan 30th. | 137 (120) | Red-necked Grebe (1) | Binstead Beach, W. of Ryde |
| ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen - FEB-MARCH | LOCATION |
| Feb 1st. | 138 (121) | Slavonian Grebe (1) | Puckpool Point |
| Feb 14th. | 139 140 |
Merlin (1 imm. M) Ruff (3) |
Pulborough Brooks (RSPB) " " |
| Feb 15th. | 141 (122) | Cattle Egret (1) | Brading Marsh |
| Feb 16th. | 142 (123) | Short-eared Owl (2) | Barnes High, Military Road |
| Feb 19th. | 143 (124) | Dartford Warbler (3) | W. Wight location |
| Feb.22nd. | 144 | Common Crane (11) | Slimbridge WWT |
| Feb 23rd. | 145 146 147 |
Hawfinch (4) Crossbill (2+) Goshawk (3) |
Parkend Cricket Ground New Fancy V.Pt. " " |
| Feb.24th. | 148 | Dipper (2) | Wenchford Picnic Area |
| Feb.25th. | 149 | Tawny Owl (H) | Cinderford |
| Feb 27th. | 150 151 |
Woodlark (H) Marsh Tit (1) |
Acres Down " " |
| Feb.28th. | 152 (125) | Woodcock (3-6) | 400m N. of Tuckers Gate, Parkhurst |
| March 14th. | ----- (126) | Red-crested Pochard (1f) | Ryde Canoe Lake |
| March 17th. | 153 (127) 154 (128) |
Sand Martin (1) Little Ringed Plover (1) |
St. Helens Bridge Laundry Lane |
| March 18th. | 155 (129) | Wheatear (1m) | S. Cliffs, WHD |
| March 21st. | 156 (130) | Bittern (H) | Bembridge Marsh |
| March 22nd. | 157 (131) | GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO (1) | Wheelers Bay |
| March 28th. | S.Sp 2 | "White Wagtail" (1) | St. Catherine's Lighthouse |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen - APRIL | LOCATION |
| April 1st. | 158 (132) | Willow Warbler (1) | Rofford Marsh, Yarmouth |
| April 2nd. | 159 (133) | House Martin (2) | Laundry Lane |
| April 4th. | 160 (134) 161 (135) 162 (136) |
Swallow (1) Great Skua "Bonxie" (1E) Manx Shearwater (1E) |
La Falaise (Ventnor) " " |
| April 5th. | 163 (137) 164 (138) |
Common Tern (c20) Arctic Skua (2E-Dark Phase) |
St. Catherine's Point (Sea-watch) |
| April 8th. | 165 (139) | Redstart (1m) | Culver Down |
| April 12th. | 166 (140) 167 (141) |
Sedge Warbler (H) Whitethroat (1m) |
Brading Marsh "Great Sluice" Bridge |
| April 15th. | 168 (142) 169 (143) |
Garganey (2E) Whimbrel (1E) |
St. Catherine's Point (Sea-watch) |
| April 16th. | 170 (144) | Lesser Whitethroat (Heard) | Valley SW of Fort, Bembridge Down |
| April 17th. | 171 (145) 172 (146) |
Cuckoo (1m) Hoopoe (1) |
Brading Marsh Doctors Lane, Brading |
| April 18th. | 173 (147) | Reed Warbler (3 Heard) | Brading Marsh RSPB |
| April 19th. | 174 (148) 175 (149) |
Nightingale (H) Common Sandpiper (2) |
Clamerkin Lake, Newtown Boathouse, Newtown |
| April 20th. | 176 (150) | Green Sandpiper (3) | Quarr Fish Ponds |
| April 29th. | 177 (151) 178 (152) |
Hobby (1) Garden Warbler (1m) |
West High Down (Lower Path) " " |
| April 30th. | 179 (153) | Velvet Scoter (2E) | St. Catherine's Pt. |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen - SUMMER | LOCATION |
| May 1st. | 180 (154) | Swift (c10) | St. Helens Bridge |
| May 7th. | 181 (155) | Pomarine Skua (1E) | St. Catherine's Pt. |
| May 8th. | 182 (156) | Ring Ouzel (1f) | Hersey NR |
| May 11th. | 183 (157) 184 (158) |
Purple Heron (1) Nightjar (2) |
Harbour Farm, Bembridge. Tuckers Gate, Parkhurst |
| May 11th. | 186 (159) ----- (160) |
Turtle Dove (2) Red Kite (1) |
Mersley Farm " " |
| - | - | Mainland Trips;- 24th.- 28th May & 31st. May - June 4th. | Hants, Forest of Dean, Norfolk. |
| May 24th. | 187 | Little Tern (2) | Pennington, Hants. |
| May 25th. | 188 189 190 |
Pied Flycatcher (4) Spotted Flycatcher (1) Tree Pipit (5) |
Nagshead, Glos " " Crabtree Hill, Glos. |
| May 26th. | 191 | Whinchat (1m) | Blorenge, Avergavenny |
| June 1st. | 192 193 |
Grasshopper Warbler (H) Yellow Wagtail (1m,1f) |
Wicken Fen Welney WWT |
| June 9th. | 194 (161) | Long-eared Owl (3 juv.) | Mersley Garlic Farm |
| July 4th. | ----- (162) | Little Tern (1-2) | Fort Victoria |
| Aug 5th. | 195 (163) | Yellow-legged Gull (1,1st w.) | St. Catherine's Pt. |
| Aug 11th. | 196 (164) | Wood Sandpiper (3) | Brading Marsh |
| Aug 13th. | ----- (165) | Tree Pipit (1) | Mottistone Down |
| Aug 21st. | ----- (166) | Spotted Flycatcher (3) | Nansen Hill, Ventnor |
| Aug 25th. | ----- (167) ----- (168) |
Yellow Wagtail (1-2) Whinchat (1) |
Redcliff (Culver) " " |
| Aug. 27th. | ----- (169) | Pied Flycatcher (1-2) | Bonchurch Down, Ventnor |
| Aug. 31st. | 197 (170) | White Tailed Eagle (1, introduced) | Brading Marsh |
| Sept. 12th. | 198 (171) | Osprey (1) | Newtown NR |
| Sept. 16th. | 199 (172) | Wryneck (1) | Blackgang |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen - AUTUMN / WINTER | LOCATION |
| Oct. 17th. | ----- (173) | Merlin (1 imm.) | Quarry Car Park, WHD |
| Oct. 19th. | 200 (174) | Redpoll (2+H) | Culver Down |
| Oct. 22nd. | 201 202 |
Grey Partridge (4) Corn Bunting (1) |
Martin Down (New Forest daytrip) |
| Oct. 29th. | 203 (175) | Snow Bunting (1) | Bembridge Down |
| Nov. 8th. | ----- (176) | Goosander (1W) | Seaview Esplanade |
| Nov. 28th. | 204 (177) | GREAT BUSTARD (1f) | Chapel Lane, Merstone |
| Dec. 30th. | ----- (178) | Long-tailed Duck (2) | Puckpool |
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