That's the total for 2026 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)
| TIME | TOTAL | SPECIES on January !st. | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st.-- | "Birdrace" | from 6.20 to 16.40 in order of sightings. | (IOW only) |
| 6.20 | (01 - 08) | Blackbird, Canada Geese, Mallard, Coot, Robin, Tufted Duck, Swan, Crow, | Ryde Canoe Lake |
| 7.15 | (09 - 41) | Feral Pigeon) Greylag Geese, (Water Rail), Wigeon, Wood Pigeon, Teal, Little Egret, Pheasant, Lapwing, Heron, Herring Gull,
Brent Geese, Greenshank, (Wren), Marsh Harrier, (Little Grebe), Moorhen, Fieldfare, Shoveler, Blue Tit, Redwing, Goldfinch, Song Thrush, Dunnock, Spoonbill, Black-headed Gull, Redshank, Grey Plover, Goldcrest, Pintail, Reed Bunting, (Cetti's Warbler), Jackdaw, | Yarmouth |
| 9.20 | (42 - 55) |
Magpie,Raven, Great Tit, Shelduck, Ringed Plover, Red-breasted Merganser, Dunlin,Turnstone,
Curlew, Peregrine, Oystercatcher, Meadow Pipit, Starling, Golden Plover, |
Newtown NR |
| 10.15 | (56 - 57) | Coal Tit, House Sparrow, | Hillis Gate, Parkhurst |
| 10.43 | (58 - 61) | Buzzard, Long-tailed Tit, Rook, Cormorant, | Blackwater |
| 12.20 | (62 - 63) | Great Black-back Gull, Sanderling | Ryde Sands |
| 12.20 | (64 - 65) | Green Woodpecker, Mediterranean Gull,, | Appley Park |
| 12.10 | (66 - 68) | Great-crested Grebe, Shag, Great Northern Diver, | Puckpool to Seaview |
| 12.44 | (69 - 71) | Black-tailed Godwit, Gadwall, (Great Spotted Woodpecker), | Bembridge Harbour |
| 13.52 | (72-76) | Common Gull, White-fronted Geese, Tree Creeper, Great Egret, Egyptian Geese, | Brading, Laundry Lane |
| 15.20 | (77) | Pied Wagtail | Sandown Canoe Lake |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES | LOCATION | Jan 2nd. | (78) (79) (80) (81) (82) |
Siskin (4f) Chaffinch (4) Mistle Thrush (1) Pochard (1m) Snipe (1) | Quarr Lane Brading Marsh Yarbridge Sandown Canoe Lake Hersey NR |
| Jan 3rd. | (83) (84) (85) (86) (87) (88) (89) |
Red-legged Partridge (13) Grey Wagtail (1) Stonechat (1m) Jay (1) Yellowhammer (2) Greenfinch (1) Razorbill (1E) |
Bleak Down St. Catherine's Point " " Merstone " " " " Seaview |
| Jan 4th. | (90) (91) (92) (93) (94) (95) |
Linnet (c100) Collared Dove (2) Chiffchaff (4) Goldeneye(1f) Kingfisher (1f) Sandwich Tern (9) |
Godshill Roud FP " " Newtown " " Seaview |
| Jan 5th. | (96) (97) |
Ring-necked Parakeet (1) Stock Dove (H) |
Appley Park, Ryde Quarr Abbey |
| Jan 7th. | (98) (99) |
Rock Pipit (1) White-tailed Eagle (1) |
Foreland, Bembridge Newtown NR |
| Jan 9th. | (100) (101) |
Cattle Egret (2) Kestrel (1) |
Nunwell Farm Lane " " |
| Jan 10th. | (102) | Crossbill (c20) |
Bouldnor Forest |
| Jan 11th. | (103) | Gannet (2E) |
Puckpool |
| Jan 12th. | (104) (105) |
Kittiwake (c5) Slavonian Grebe (1) |
St. Catherine's Point Puckpool Pt. |
| Jan 14th. | (106) (107) |
Hooded Crow (1) Common Sandpiper (1) |
Cowes College Medham Inlet |
| Jan 15th. | (108) | Fulmar (5) | Lake Cliffs |
| Jan 16th. | (109) | Red Kite (1) | Mottistone Down |
| Jan 17th. | (110) (111) |
Barn Owl (1) Skylark (1) |
Brading Marsh W. Highdown |
Mainland Trip | Normandy | Slimbridge, Forest of Dean | 18-20th Jan. |
| Jan 18th. | ------ 112 ------ 113 ------ 114 |
Avocet (24) Eider (1m) Bewick Swan (50+) | Normandy " " Slimbridge |
| Jan 19th. | ------ 115 ------ 116 ------ 117 ------ 118 ------ 119 |
Mandarin (15) Goosander (10) Dipper (1) Nuthatch (1) Hawfinch (8) |
Cannop Ponds " " " " " " Park End |
| Jan 20th. | ------ 120 | Bullfinch (H) | Crabtree Hill |
| Jan 22nd. | (112) 121 (113) 122 |
Knot (1) Sparrowhawk (1) |
Newtown NR " " |
| Jan 24th. | (114) 123 | Firecrest (1) | Nature Zones |
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