That's the total for 2020 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 - JANUARY to MARCH | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st.-- | "Birdrace" | from 7.20 to 17.30 in order of sightings. | (IOW only) |
| 7.20 | (01 - 52) | Robin, Blackbird, Wood Pigeon,Little Grebe, Coot, Mallard, Teal, Wren, Pheasant,
Moorhen, Shoveler, Wigeon, (Cetti's Warbler), Canada Geese, Heron, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Crow, Goldcrest, Herring Gull, Song Thrush, (Green Woodpecker), Rook, Magpie, Dunnock, Swan, Black-headed Gull, Redshank, Oystercatcher, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Knot, Curlew, Brent Geese, Grey Plover, Collared Dove, Lapwing, Golden Plover, Peregrine, Little Egret, Great Black-back Gull, Shelduck, Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Shelduck, Sparrow.Feral Pigeon, Starling, Red-breasted Merganser |
Yarmouth |
| 10.00 | (53) | Chaffinch | Shalfleet Church |
| 9.00 | (54 - 57) | Spoonbill, Pintail, Fieldfare, Redwing | Cassy Bridge |
| 10.10 | (58 - 65) |
Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit,Ringed Plover, Rock Pipit, Kingfisher,
Turnstone, Cormorant, Great-crested Grebe |
Newtown NR |
| (66) | Buzzard, Kestrel | Thorness Area | |
| 12.00 | (68) | Coal Tit, Jay | Hillis Gate, Parkhurst |
| 13.05 | (70) | Skylark, Stonechat | Culver Down |
| 13.40 | (72) | Sanderling, Pied Wagtail, Tufted Duck | Ryde Esplanade |
| 14.00 | (75) | Gadwall, Shag, Stock Dove, Long-tailed Duck, | Puckpool to Springvale (E) |
| 14.45 | (79) | Mediterranean Gull, Common Gull | Bembridge Harbour |
| 15.10 | (81 - 85) | Marsh Harrier, Greylag Geese, (Water Rail), Pochard, Great White Egret | St. Helens Bridge-Bembridge Ponds |
| Jan 2nd. | (86 - 90) (91) (93) (94 - 96) (97) |
Gannet, Red-throated Diver,Fulmar, Kittiwake, Sparrowhawk Linnet, Long-tailed Tit Red-legged Partridge (3) Slavonian Grebe (1), Sandwich Tern (1) Bullfinch (8) |
St. Catherine's Point Merstone FP Bleak Down Puckpool Point Rofford Marsh |
| Jan 3rd. | ( 98) ( 99) (100) |
Snipe (1) Purple SP (1) Barn Owl (1) |
Hersey NR E. Cowes Esplanade Brading Marsh |
| Jan 4th. | (101) (102) (103) (104) (105) |
Goldeneye (1m,2f) Raven (1) Bar-tailed Godwit (1) Yellowhammer (2) Little Owl (1) |
Newtown NR " " " " " " Blackwater |
| Jan 5th. | (106) | Firecrest (1) | Appley Park, Ryde |
| Jan 6th. | (107) (108) |
Common Scoter (1E) Guillemot (2 on sea) |
"La Falaise", Ventnor " " |
| Jan 7th. | (109) (110) (111) (112) |
Razorbill (7) Black-throated Diver (1) Grey Wagtail (1) Great Northern Diver (1) |
St. Catherine's Point " " Puckpool Point " " |
| Jan 10th. | (113) (114) |
Black Redstart (2f) Blackcap (M) |
Wheelers Bay (Gardens by Car Park) |
| Jan 11th. | (115) | Chiffchaff (1+2H) | Roud Sewage Wks. |
| Jan 15th. | (116) (117) |
Manderin (1m) Lesser Black-backed Gull (1) |
Dodnor Bridge R. Medina |
| Jan 18th. | (118) | Short-eared Owl (1) | Samber Hill |
| Jan 19th. | (119) | Jack Snipe (5) | Werrar, R. Medina |
| DATE | TOTAL | Mainland Trip, 24th - 27th January + New Forest 29th Jan. | New Forest, Gloustershire |
| Jan 24th. | 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 |
Avocet (11) Egyptian Geese (5) Nuthatch (2) Red Kite (1) Bewick Swan (c50) White-fronted Geese (54) Common Crane (4) |
Pennington (Normandy) Blashford Lakes " " M4 Slimbridge " " " " |
| Jan 25th. | 127 128 129 130 131 |
Tawny Owl (H) Hawfinch (4) Siskin (20+) Redpoll (1m) Goosander (2m,7f) |
Speech House Arboretum Parkend Sports Ground Woorgreens Crabtree Hill Woorgreens Pond |
| Jan 26th. | 132 133 |
Goshawk (1) Dipper (2) |
Crabtree Hill "Fountain" PH & Cannop Pond |
| Jan 27th. | 134 135 136 |
Ruff (4) Cattle Egret (1) Green-winged Teal (1m) |
Slimbridge WWT " " " " |
| Jan 29th. | 137 138 139 140 141 |
Great Grey Shrike (1) Crossbill (2) Marsh Tit (3) Black-necked Grebe (1) Common Sandpiper (1) |
Holm Hill, Basinstocke " " Acres Down Blashford Lakes " " |
| Jan 30th. (IOW) | 142 (120) | Treecreeper (1) | Firestone Copse |
| Jan 31st. | ----- (121) | Black-necked Grebe (1) | Binstead Beach |
| Feb 17th. | 143 (122) | Water Pipit (1) | Laundry Lane (N) |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in - SPRING | LOCATION |
| March 6th. | 144 (123) | Merlin (1f) | Bexley Point, Laundry Lane |
| March 14th. | 145 (124) 146 (125) 147 (126) |
Dartford Warbler (1m) Eider (3m) Woodcock (1-2) |
West Highdown Fort Victoria Parkhurst Forest |
| March 16th. | 148 (-----) | Corn Bunting (2m) | Martin's Down (NF Trip) |
| March 18th. | 149 (127) | Sand Martin (c20) | Laundry Lane |
| March 19th. | 150 (128) 151 (129) 152 (130) |
Wheatear (3) Whimbrel (1) Bittern (H) |
Culver Down Foreland St. Helens Bridge |
| March 19th. | 153 (131) Sub Sp. 1 |
Little Ringed Plover (1) White Wagtail |
Laundry Lane Stag Lane |
| March 22nd. | 154 (-----) 155 (-----) |
Ring-necked Parakeet (4) Red-crested Pochard (1m) |
Stockers Lake Bury Lake |
| March 29th. | ----- (132) | Redpoll (c2 Heard) | Firestone by Creek |
| April 1st. | 156 (133) | Willow Warbler (2) | Bembridge, FP E. of St. Helens Bridge |
| April 5th. | 157 (134) 158 (135) 159 (136) 160 (137) |
"Commic" Tern (14+) Little Gull (10) Great Skua, "Bonxie" (1) Arctic Skua (1 Dk. Phase) |
St. Catherine's Point " " " " " " |
| April 8th. | 161 (138) | Swallow (1) | Culver Down |
| April 9th. | 162 (139) | Reed Warbler (H) | Laundry Lane |
| April 10th. | 163 (140) 164 (141) |
Sedge Warbler (H) Cuckoo (H) |
Brading Marsh " " |
| April 11th. | 165 (142) | Yellow Wagtail (1 over) | St. Catherine's Point |
| April 12th. | 166 (143) | Whitethroat (1) | Bembridge Ponds |
| April 13th. | 167 (144) | Lesser Whitethroat (H) | Bembridge Down, S. of Fort |
| April 14th. | 168 (145) | Nightingale (H) | Clamerkin Lake |
| April 21st. | 169 (146) ----- (147) 170 (148) |
House Martin (1-3) Cattle Egret (2) SAVI'S WARBLER (H)+seen on 22nd |
Bembridge FP to Ponds " " " " |
| April 22nd.. | 171 (149) | Swift (4+) | Laundry Lane |
| April 23rd. | 172 (150) | Garden Warbler (c3) | Mottistone Down |
| April 26th. | 173 (151) | Whinchat (1m) | Alum Bay FP. |
| April 29th. | 174 (152) | Manx Shearwater (2) | St. Catherines Point |
| May 2nd. | 175 (153) 176 (154) |
Long-eared Owl (1) Nightjar (2 Heard) |
Parkhurst Forest " " |
| May 4th. | ----- (155) | Common Sandpiper | Brading Marsh |
| May 7th. | 177 (156) 178 (157) |
SERIN (1) Hobby (1-2) |
St. Catherines Point Brading Marsh |
| May 4th. | ----- (158) | Avocet (1) | Scrape, Yarmouth |
| May 19th. | 179 (159) | Turtle Dove | Mersley Farm |
| May 20th. | 180 (160) | Little Tern (1) | Fort Victoria |
| May 26th. | 181 (161) | Spotted Flycatcher (2) | Headon Hall, Alum Bay |
| May 27th. | 182 (162) | BLYTH'S REED WARBLER (Heard) | Dudley Road, Ventnor |
| May 31st. | 183 (163) | Marsh Warbler (1) | FP to Bembridge Ponds |
| June 26th. | 184 (164) | Green Sandpiper (1-2) | FP to Bembridge Ponds |
| July 1st. | ----- (165) ----- (166) ----- (167) |
Egyptian Geese (2) Crossbill (16) Siskin (2) |
FP to Bembridge Ponds Haddons Pits NT " " |
| July 23rd. | 185 (168) | Rose-coloured Starling (1) | Ryde Esplanade |
| August 4th. | 186 (169) | Osprey (1) | Newtown NR |
| August 8th. | 187 (170) | Tree Pipit (5) | Redcliff & Bembridge Down |
| August 10th. | 188 (171) | Redstart (1m) | Mottistone Down |
| August 21st. | 189 (172) | Hoopoe (1) | Niton Undercliff |
| August 24th. | 190 (173) | White Tailed Eagle (1juv. -Introduced) | Newtown NR |
| September 2nd. | 191 (174) | PALLID HARRIER (1 juv.) | Brading Marsh RSPB |
| September 22nd. | 192 (175) | Ring Ouzel (1m, 1f) | Luccombe Down |
| September 23rd. | 193 (176) | prob. Sooty Shearwater (1) | St. Catherine's Point |
| October 14th. | 194 195 |
Grey Phalarope (1) Wilson's Phalarope (1 juv) | Fishtail Lagoon, Pennington " " |
| October 22nd. | 196 (177) | Glossy Ibis (3) | Sandown Levels (Perowne Way) |
| November 22nd. | 197 (178) | Whooper Swan (1,1juv.) | Atherfield Point |
| November 27th. | 198 (179) | Hen Harrier (2m,1f) | Yarmouth |
| December 14th. | 199 (180) ----- (181) |
RING-NECKED DUCK (1f) White-fronted Geese (5) | "The Lakes", Rookley Merstone FP (W) |
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