My IOW Monthly Sightings in 2026

JANUARY -Total= 114 + 2(E)

(E)=Ferals/Escapes, "Brackets"= heard, "Caps"=Rare or Special - (unseasonal, 1st Sightings etc.), Quotes=SSp. Probable



Swans/Geese-
Mute
WHITE-FRONTED, GREYLAG, Brent, Canada,

Ducks-
EGYPTIAN, Shelduck, Wigeon, Gadwall, Teal, Mallard, PINTAIL, Shoveler,
GOLDENEYE, RED BREASTED MERGANSER.

Game-
RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE, Pheasant,

Divers/Grebes-
GREAT NORTHERN DIVER.
SLAVONIAN, Great-crested & Little Grebes,
FULMAR GANNET
Cormorant, Shag, CATTLE & Little Egrets, Heron,
GREAT EGRET

(Water Rail), Moorhen, Coot.

Raptors-
WHITE-TAILED EAGLE, RED KITE, MARSH HARRIER, SPARROWHAWK, Buzzard, Kestrel, Peregrine,

Waders-
Oystercatcher, Ringed, Golden & Grey Plovers, Lapwing, KNOT, Sanderling, Dunlin,
Snipe, Black Tailed Godwits,Curlew,
GCOMMON SANDPIPER, Greenshank, Redshank, Turnstone.

Gulls / Terns / Auks-
Black-headed, Mediterranean, Common Gull, Herring, GREAT Black-back Gull, KITTIWAKE.
SANDWICH TERN.
RAZORBILL.

Pigeons-
Feral Pigeon, (Stock Dove), Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove.
RING-NECKED PARAKEET.

Owls-
BARN, OWL.

KINGFISHER.

Woodpeckers -
Green & Great Spotted.

Larks / Pipits -
SKYLARK.
Meadow & Rock Pipits,
GREY, "WHITE" & Pied Wagtails, Wren, Dunnock, Robin.

Starts/Chats-
STONECHAT.
Thrushes-

REDWING, FIELDFARE, Blackbird, Song & Mistle Thrushes.

Warblers-
(CETTI'S), CHIFFCHAFF.
FIRECREST, Goldcrest.

Tits-
Long Tailed, Coal, Blue & Great.
TREECREEPER.

Crows-
Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, HOODED CROW, Crow, RAVEN, Starling, Sparrow,

Finches-
Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, LINNET, CROSSBILL.

Buntings-
YELLOWHAMMER, Reed Bunting.

Others seen in the New Forest, Slimbridge and the Forest of Dean gives a total of ;- +8

Bewick Swan, Goosander, Mandarin, Eider, Avocet, Nuthatch, Dipper, Bullfinch.