IOW Life list
No.SPECIESDate Seen / StatusBest Location(s)
01 Red Throated Diver2006 Regular WinterSouth Coasts
02Black Throated Diver2006 Regular WinterSt. Catherine's Point etc
03Great Northern Diver2006 Regular WinterNorth & East Coasts
04Great Crested Grebe2006 Regular WinterNorth & East Coasts
05Red Necked Grebe2006 Regular WinterSeaview
06Slavonian Grebe2006 Regular WinterSeaview
07Black Necked Grebe2006 Regular WinterSeaview to Ryde
08Little Grebe2006 CommonBembridge Ponds etc.
09Fulmer2006 CommonSt. Catherine's Point etc
10Manx Shearwater2006 OccasionalSt. Catherine's Point etc
11Balearic Shearwater2006 OccasionalSt. Catherine's Point etc
12Sooty Shearwater2005 RareVentnor Seawatch
13Storm Petrel2006 RareSt. Catherine's Point etc
14Gannet2006 CommonSt. Catherine's Point etc
15Shag2006 CommonCulver, West High Down
16Cormorant2006 CommonSt. Helens Fort
17Bittern2005 RareBembridge, Yarmouth
18Little Egret2006 CommonNewtown, Bembridge
19 Grey Heron 2006 Common Bembridge
20 Night Heron 1998 Very Rare Bembridge Ponds
21 Spoonbill 2004 Occasional Bembridge, Newtown
22 Whooper Swan 2006 Very Rare Newtown, Apse Heath
23 Mute Swan 2006 Common Ryde Canoe Lake
24 White Fronted Goose 2006 Getting Scarcer Medina, Atherfield
25 Grey Lag Goose 2006 Rare & Feral Bembridge, Yarmouth
26 Bean Goose 2006 Occasional Brading, Atherfield
27 Pink Footed Goose 2004 Rare & Feral Foreland
28 Barnacle Geese Ferals + wild flock at 2010 Freshwater Causeway
29 Canada Goose 2006 Common Bembridge, Newtown
30 Egyptian Goose 2009 Rare here Brading Marsh RSPB
31 Brent Goose 2006 Regular Winter Ryde, Fishbourne
32 Shelduck 2006 Common Newtown
33 Mandarin 2006 Occasional Ventnor, Bembridge
34 Mallard 2006 Common Ryde Canoe Lake
35 Gadwall 2006 Occasional Yarmouth, Bembridge
36 Wigeon 2006 Regular Winter Yarmouth, Newtown
37 Teal 2006 Regular Winter Yarmouth, Newtown
38 Green Winged Teal 2004 Very Rare St. Helen's Bridge
39 Garganey 2006 Rare Bembridge, Yarmouth
40 Pintail 2006 Regular Winter Newtown
41 Shoveler 2006 Regular Winter Yarmouth, Bembridge
42 Tufted 2006 Common Bembridge, Calbourne
43 Pochard 2006 Regular Winter Hersey, Bembridge
44 Scaup 2006 Occasional Medina, Ryde
45 Eider 2006 Occasional Yarmouth. Newtown
46 Common Scoter 2006 Regular/Common St. Catherine's Point etc
47 Velvet Scoter 2006 Occasional St. Catherine's Point etc
48 Goldeneye 2006 Regular Winter Newtown, Yarmouth
49 Goosander 2006 Occasional North & East Coasts
50 Red Breasted Merganser 2006 Regular Winter North & East Coasts
51 Ruddy Duck 2006 Occasional Yarmouth, Bembridge
52 Osprey 2006 Passage Migrant Newtown, Bembridge
53 Red Kite 2006 Occasional Chessell
54 Marsh Harrier 2006 Occasional Bembridge Marsh
55 Hen Harrier 2006 Regular Winter Bembridge Marsh
56 Montegue's Harrier 2000 Rare Ventnor Downs
57 Sparrowhawk 2006 Common Ventnor Downs
58 Buzzard 2006 Common Ventnor Downs
59 Honey Buzzard 2006 Occasional Ventnor Downs
60 Peregrine Falcon 2006 Common West High Down
61 Red Footed Falcon 2001 Rare West High Down
62 Kestrel 2006 Common Bembridge Marsh
63 Hobby 2006 Regular Summer Bembridge Marsh
64 Merlin 2006 Regular Winter Atherfield etc.
65 Pheasant 2006 Common Farmland
66 Grey Partridge 2006 Getting Scarcer Atherfield etc.
67 Red Legged Partridge 2006 Common Arreton etc.
68 Quail 2004 Occasional Chessell
69 Water Rail 2006 Common Hersey NR, Bembridge
70 Moorhen 2006 Common Hersey NR, Bembridge
71 Coot 2006 Common Hersey NR, Bembridge
72 Oystercatcher 2006 Common Ryde Sands, Newtown
73 Avocet 2000 Regular Bembridge
74 Stone Curlew 2003 Very Rare Little Atherfield
75 Pallas's Warbler 2004 Rare Culver Down
76 Dotterel 2006 Very Rare Culver, West High Down
77 Ringed Plover 2006 Common Ryde Sands, Newtown
78 Little Ringed Plover 2006 Occasional Yarmouth
79 Grey Plover 2006 Regular Winter Newtown, Yarmouth
80 Golden Plover 2006 Regular Winter Newtown, Atherfield
81 Lapwing 2006 Common Bembridge
82 Dunlin 2006 Common Newtown
83 Knot 2006 Common Newtown
84 Sanderling 2006 Common Winter Ryde Sands
85 Little Stint 2006 Occasional Yarmouth, Newtown
86 Purple Sandpiper 2006 Regular Winter Foreland
87 Ruff 2006 Occasional Newtown
88 Snipe 2006 Regular Winter Yarmouth, Bembridge
89 Jack Snipe 2006 Occasional Werrar, Thorness
90 Woodcock 2006 Common Parkhurst etc.
91 Black Tailed Godwit 2006 Common Newtown, Yarmouth
92 Bar Tailed Godwit 2006 Occasional Ryde Sands, Newtown
93 Curlew 2006 Common Newtown, Ryde etc.
94 Whimbrel 2006 Regular Summer Newtown, Medina
95 Long Billed Dowitcher 1998 Very Rare St. Helen's Bridge
96 Spotted Redshank 2006 Regular Winter Yarmouth, Newtown
97 Redshank 2006 Common Yarmouth, Newtown
98 Greenshank 2006 Common Yarmouth, Bembridge
99 Green Sandpiper 2006 Occasional Yarmouth, Hersey NR
100 Common Sandpiper 2006 Regular Summer Newtown, Hersey NR
101 Turnstone 2006 Common Newtown, Yarmouth
102 Great Skua 2006 Occasional St. Catherine's Point etc
103 Arctic Skua (Dark/Light) 2006 Occasional St. Catherine's Point etc
104 Pomarine Skua 2006 Regular Spring St. Catherine's Point etc
105 Black Headed Gull 2006 Common Ryde Sands
106 Little Gull 2005 Occasional St. Catherine's Point etc
107 Mediterranean Gull 2006 Common Seaview, Foreland
108 Yellow Legged Gull 2006 Occasional Atherfield
109 Herring Gull 2006 Common Ryde Sands
110 Lesser Black Backed 2006 Occasional Ryde Sands
111 Greater Black Backed 2006 Common Ryde Sands
112 Iceland Gull 2003 Very Rare St. Catherine's Point
113 Common/Mew Gull 2006 Regular Winter Ryde Sands
114 Kittiwake 2006 Common St. Catherine's Point etc
115 Roseate Tern 2006 Occasional Ryde Sands
116 Arctic Tern 2006 Occasional St. Catherine's Point etc
117 Common Tern 2006 Common Ryde Sands
118 Little Tern 2006 Regular Summer Newtown, Fort Victoria
119 Sandwich Tern 2006 Common Ryde Sands
120 Black Tern 2006 Occasional St. Catherine's Point etc
121 Razorbill 2006 Regular Winter St. Catherine's Point etc
122 Guillimot 2006 Common St. Catherine's Point etc
123 Puffin 2002 No longer seen St. Catherine's Point
124 Feral Pigeon 2006 Common Towns etc.
125 Stock Dove 2006 Common Towns etc.
126 Wood Pigeon 2006 Common Towns etc.
127 Collared Dove 2006 Common Towns etc.
128 Turtle Dove 2006 Regular Summer Brighstone Down
129 Cuckoo 2006 Regular Summer Yarmouth
130 Little Owl 2006 Quite Common Gore Cliff, Blackwater
131 Long Eared Owl 2006 Ellusive Parkhurst
132 Short Eared Owl 2006 Regular Winter Atherfield, Bembridge
133 Barn Owl 2006 Quite Common Alverstone NR
134 Nightjar 2006 Regular Summer Parkhurst, Firestone
135 Swift 2006 Regular Summer Ryde etc.
136 Pallid Swift 2004 Very Rare Alum Bay
137 Kingfisher 2006 Regular Winter Bembridge, Yarmouth
138 Hoopoe 2006 Occasional Sandown Golf Course
139 Green Woodpecker 2006 Common Appley Park, Culver
140 Great Spotted WP 2006 Common Appley Park, Culver
141 Wryneck 2006 Occasional Ventnor Downs
142 Wood Lark 2006 Occasional Newchurch
143 Skylark 2006 Common  
144 Shore/Horned Lark 2003 Occasional Tennyson Down
145 Sand Martin 2006 Migrant/Summer  
146 House Martin 2006 Regular Summer  
147 Swallow 2006 Regular Summer  
148 Red Rumped Swallow 2006 Occasional Culver, Brading
149 Tree Pipit 2006 Passage Migrant  
150 Meadow Pipit 2006 Common  
151 Water Pipit 2006 Occasional Brading Sewage Wks.
152 Rock Pipit 2006 Common Culver, West High Down
153 Richard's Pipit 2004 Rare Culver
154 Pied Wagtail 2006 Common Ryde Sandown etc.
155 Grey Wagtail 2006 Quite Common Brading, Shide
156 Yellow Wagtail 2006 Passage Migrant Culver, West High Down
157 Dunnock 2006 Common Farmland
158 Nightingale 2006 Regular Summer Alverstone, Newtown
159 Robin 2006 Common Culver etc.
160 Bluethroat 2003 Very Rare Werrar
161 Stonechat 2006 Getting Scarcer Alum Bay, Freshwater
162 Whinchat 2006 Passage Migrant Culver, West High Down
163 Black Redstart 2006 Regular Winter Bembridge Marina
164 Redstart 2006 Passage Migrant Culver, West High Down
165 Wheatear 2006 Passage Migrant Downland
166 Blackbird 2006 Common Farmland
167 Ring Ouzel 2006 Occasional Culver, West High Down
168 Fieldfare 2006 Regular Winter Ventor, Yarmouth
169 Redwing 2006 Regular Winter Medina, Arreton
170 Song Thrush 2006 Common Appley Park
171 Mistle Thrush 2006 Common Appley Park
172 Grasshopper Warbler 2006 Occasional Ventnor Downs
173 Reed Warbler 2006 Common Yarmouth
174 Sedge Warbler 2006 Common Sandown Canoe Lake
175 Cetti's Warbler 2006 Common Bembridge, Yarmouth
176 Icterine Warbler 2002 Very Rare Whale Chine
177 Garden Warbler 2006 Regular Summer Shide to Blackwater
178 Whitethroat 2006 Regular Summer Culver
179 Lesser Whitethroat 2006 Regular Summer Culver
180 Blackcap 2006 Common Shide etc.
181 Dartford Warbler 2006 Getting Scarcer Ventnor Downs, WHD
182 Wood Warbler 2004 Regular Migrant Appley Park
183 Long Tailed Skua (?) 2005 Rare Foreland
184 Chiffchaff 2006 Common Brading Sewage Works
185 Willow Warbler 2006 Passage Migrant Ventnor Downs
186 Yellow Browed Warbler 2003 Occasional Sandown
187 Goldcrest 2006 Common  
188 Firecrest 2006 Regular Winter Ventnor
189 Spotted Flycatcher 2006 Passage Migrant  
190 Pied Flycatcher 2006 Occasional Nansen Hill
191 Bearded Tit 2006 Regular Winter Yarmouth
192 Long Tailed Tit 2006 Common  
193 Marsh Tit 2006 Getting Very Scarce Town Copse, Hurst Wood
194 Coal Tit 2006 Common Firestone Copse
195 Great Tit 2006 Common  
196 Blue Tit 2006 Common  
197 Nuthatch 2006 Once absent now a few pairs Binstead
198 Treecreeper 2006 Common Appley Park, Shide etc
199 Wren 2006 Common  
200 Redbacked Shrike 2006 Occasional Atherfield
201 Woodchat Shrike 2005 Occasional Bembridge, Culver
202 Jay 2006 Common  
203 Magpie 2006 Common  
204 Rook 2006 Common  
205 Carrion Crow 2006 Common  
206 Jackdaw 2006 Common  
207 Raven 2006 Common  
208 Starling 2006 Common  
209 Rose Coloured Starling 2004 Rare Sandown Esplanade
210 House Sparrow 2006 Common Foreland
211 Brambling 2006 Regular Winter Cowes, Rookley
212 Chaffinch 2006 Common  
213 Redpoll 2006 Regular Winter Blackwater, Sandown
214 Linnet 2006 Common Culver
215 Siskin 2006 Regular Winter Blackwater, Freshwater
216 Goldfinch 2006 Common Culver
217 Greenfinch 2006 Common Appley Park
218 Bullfinch 2006 Getting Scarcer Dodnor, Golden Fort
219 Hawfinch 2005 Rare Winter Appley Park
220 Crossbill 2006 Occasional Firestone, Mottistone
221 Corn Bunting 2006 Very Rare now Atherfield?
222 Yellow Hammer 2006 Common Ventnor Downs, WHD
223 Reed Bunting 2006 Getting Scarcer Yarmouth, Newtown
224 Lapland Bunting 2004 Occasional Whale Chine
225 Snow Bunting 2006 Very Rare Ventnor Downs
226 Leach's Storm Petrel 2006 Occasional Fort Victoria
227 Little Auk 2007 Very Rare Seaview Toll Road
228 Masked Booby 2007 Very Rare St. Catherine's Point
229 Little Auk 2007 Very Rare Seaview Toll Road
230 Caspian Gull (?) 2009 Very Rare Culver Down
231 Cattle Egret 2009 Occasional Puckpool
232 Long-tailed Duck 2009 Occasional Freshwater Bay
233 Marsh Warbler 2010 Occasional Alverstone to Newchurch FP
234 Waxwing 2010 Occasional The Heights, Sandown
235 Black-winged Stilt 2010 Very Rare Yarmouth Ponds
236 Smew 2010 Very Rare St. Helens Bridge
237 Wood Sandpiper 2010 Rare Laundry Lane
238 Sabine's Gull 2011 Very Rare St. Catherine's Point
239 Pectoral Sandpiper 2011 Very Rare St. Catherine's Point
240 Glossy Ibis 2007 Very Rare Brading Marsh RSPB
241 European Bee-eater 2011 Very Rare St. Catherine's Point
242 Goshawk (?) 2011 Very Rare Gore Cliff
243 Common Crane 2012 Very Rare Bathingbourne
244 Spanish Sparrow 2012 Very Rare Newchurch School
245 Great White Egret 2012 Rare Brading Marsh RSPB
246 Squacco Heron 2013 Very Rare Brading Marsh RSPB
247 Black-headed Bunting 2013 Very Rare Compton Down
248 Wilson's Phalarope 2013 First on IOW Yarmouth Ponds