Isle of Wight ( IOW ) Birds, Sightings for 2025

MY OWN SIGHTINGS, and Reports from other Birders-

February		113 Species		seen on the IOW
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Friday	Frosty, Fine Sunny
28/02	Roud Sewage Works	Chiffchaff .	10+	(Most just E. of the New Footbridge)
28/02	(7.20)	Goldfinch	1
28/02	"	Greenfinch	3
28/02	"	Blackbird	2
28/02	"	Robin	3
28/02	"	Blue Tit	3
28/02	"	Great Tit	2
28/02	"	Song Thrush	2	(Seen/Heard)
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28/02	Blackwater FP (N)	Treecreeper .	1
28/02	(8.15)	Goldfinch	3	(And possible Siskin)
28/02	"	Chaffinch	7
28/02	"	Wren	2
28/02	"	Robin	3
28/02	"	Blue Tit	2
28/02	"	Collared Dove	1
28/02	"	Green Woodpecker	1	(Heard)
28/02	"	Magpie	1
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28/02	Ashey Down	Stonechat	1m,1f
28/02	(13.17)	Goldfinch	c12
28/02	"	Robin	1
28/02	"	Great Tit	2
28/02	"	Pheasant	2f
28/02	"	Wood Pigeon	c20
28/02	"	Magpie	1
28/02	"	Buzzard	1
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28/02	"Tuckers Gate", Parkhurst	WOODCOCK	2+	(Heard at 18.12 & 27, 1 Seen at 18.23)
28/02	(18.00)	Blackbird	1
28/02	"	Robin	4
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Thursday	Cold Fine Sunny	NW Wind
27/02	Town Copse	Treecreeper	1	(Heard)
27/02	(7.35)	Robin	2
27/02	"	Blue Tit	6
27/02	"	Chaffinch	1
27/02	"	Blackbird	2
27/02	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	(Drumming)
27/02	"	Chaffinch	1
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27/02	Newtown NR	Mediterranean Gull	25	(On Gull Island, More overhead)
27/02	(8.00)	Grey Plover	2
27/02	"	Golden Plover	2
27/02	"	Greenshank	1
27/02	"	Redshank	3
27/02	"	Black-tailed Godwit	2
27/02	"	Red-breasted Merganser	4
27/02	"	Cormorant	2
27/02	"	Brent Geese	c200
27/02	"	Robin	2
27/02	"	Greenfinch	1m
Mammal	"	Grey Seal .	7
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27/02	Mottistone "Longstone" FP	YELLOWHAMMER .	1m
27/02	(9.05)	Song Thrush	2
27/02	"	Robin	3
27/02	"	Blue Tit	1	(Heard)
27/02	"	Great Tit	1
27/02	"	Wood Pigeon	20+
27/02	"	Pheasant	c30
27/02	"	Crow	3
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27/02	Fishbourne Beach	Mediterranean Gull	c30	(Many W. others on shingle bank)
27/02	(15.15)	Brent Geese	c20
27/02	"	Oystercatcher	4
27/02	"	Redshank	2
27/02	"	Great Black-back Gull	2
27/02	"	Black-headed Gull	c100
27/02	"	Common Gull	6
27/02	"	Herring Gull	c20
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27/02	Brading Marsh	Great Egret	3
27/02	(17.55 - 18.35)	Canada Geese	4
27/02	"	Mallard	7
27/02	"	Great Egret	3
27/02	"	Snipe	1+	(Heard)
27/02	"	Cetti's Warbler	2	(Heard)
27/02	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
27/02	"	Cormorant	2
27/02	"	Buzzard	1
Planets	"	Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury
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Wednesday	Rain am. Sunny Intervals & Showers pm.	NE Wind
26/02	Puckpool Point	Great-crested Grebe	2
26/02	(7.10)	Brent Geese	20+
26/02	-Hersey Outlet	Turnstone	7
26/02	"	Sanderling	23
26/02	"	Oystercatcher	3
26/02	"	Great Black-back Gull	2
26/02	"	Raven	1
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26/02	Firestone Copse	Robin	4	(Seen/Heard)
26/02	(7.55)	Blue Tit	2+	(Heard)
26/02	-Rain starting	Great Tit	1	(Heard)
26/02	"	Song Thrush	1
26/02	"	Chaffinch	1m
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26/02	Springvale	Great-crested Grebe	2
26/02	(13.20)	Red-breasted Merganser	1m,1f
26/02	-Hersey Outlet	Turnstone .	17
26/02	"	Sanderling	1
26/02	"	Oystercatcher	1
26/02	"	Mediterranean Gull	2
26/02	"	Great Black-back Gull	2
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26/02	Seaview Esplanade	Slavonian Grebe	1
26/02	(13.50)	Cormorant	2
26/02	"	Mediterranean Gull	2
26/02	"	Rock Pipit	1
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Tuesday	Rain, Cloudy, Sunny Intervals pm.
25/02	Stag Lane to Dodnor	Magpie	2
25/02	(7.30)	Canada Geese	c35
25/02	"	Brent Geese	c50
25/02	"	Sparrow	1f
25/02	"	Blue Tit	5
25/02	"	Canada Geese	c25
25/02	"	Song Thrush	3	(Heard)
25/02	"	Black-headed Gull	c20
25/02	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	(Drumming)
25/02	"	Robin	4
25/02	"	Coot	2
25/02	"	Oystercatcher	1
25/02	"	Peregrine	1	(On W. Pylon)
25/02	Stag Lane	Pied Wagtail	5	(At Bio Mass)
25/02	"	"White" Wagtail	1
25/02	"	Pheasant	1m,3f
25/02	"	Jackdaw	c100
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25/02	Medham Cycleway, Cowes	Robin	5
25/02	(8.45)	Blue Tit	4
25/02	"	Great Tit	1
25/02	"	Brent Geese	c25
25/02	"	Song Thrush	3	(Heard)
25/02	"	Black-headed Gull	c20
25/02	"	Little Egret	1
25/02	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	(Drumming)
25/02	"	Coot	3
25/02	"	Little Egret	1
25/02	"	Pheasant	2f
25/02	"	Jay	1
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	1
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25/02	Gander Down	Skylark	2	(Heard)
25/02	(13.55)	Cattle Egret	2	(With Cattle out on the Marsh)
25/02	"	Magpie	4
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Monday	Rain, Showers, Sunny Intervals pm.	Strong NW Wind
24/02	Yarmouth	Spoonbill	1
24/02	(9.10)	Redshank	2
24/02	-high tide	Greenshank .	1
24/02	"	Wigeon	c50
24/02	"	Teal	c80
24/02	"	Shelduck	4
24/02	"	Little Grebe	2
24/02	"	Mallard	4
24/02	"	Cetti's Warbler	3	(Heard)
24/02	"	Blue Tit	2+
24/02	"	Blackbird	2
24/02	"	Song Thrush	1	(Heard)
24/02	"	Reed Bunting	5
24/02	"	Goldfinch	c4
24/02	"	Green Woodpecker	1	(Heard)
24/02	"	Coot	2
24/02	"	Little Egret	2
24/02	"	Heron	1
24/02	"	Brent	c80
24/02	"	Greylag Geese	2
24/02	"	Blue Tit	1+
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24/02	Laundry Lane	Great Egret	2
24/02	(15.20 - 17.10)	Mallard	c20
24/02	-with Graham P.	Gadwall	2m,2f
24/02	"	Shoveler	c30
24/02	"	Wigeon	c50
24/02	"	Teal	c60
24/02	"	Shelduck	2
24/02	"	Tufted Duck	2
24/02	"	Snipe	4
24/02	"	Canada Geese	c100
24/02	"	Greylag Geese	18
24/02	"	Brent Geese	c150
24/02	"	Great Tit	3
24/02	"	Heron	2
24/02	"	Marsh Harrier	2
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Sunday	Short Sunny Intervals, rain pm.	S. Wind
23/02	St. Helens Bridge	Marsh Harrier	1f
23/02	(7.40)	Cormorant	6	(6 Nests)
23/02	"	Goldcrest	1	(Heard)
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23/02	Bembridge Harbour	Gadwall	14
23/02	(7.50)	Lapwing	c40
23/02	-High Tide	Mallard	4
23/02	"	Teal	c60
23/02	"	Redshank	5
23/02	"	Greenshank	2
23/02	"	Mediterranean Gull	c15
23/02	"	Oystercatcher	6
23/02	"	Swan	2
23/02	"	Kestrel	1m
23/02	Duver	Pied Wagtail	1m
23/02	"	Linnet	6
23/02	"	Rock Pipit	4
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23/02	Laundry Lane	Cattle Egret .	2	(On Fatting Marsh)
23/02	(13.35)	Little Egret	1
23/02	-brief visit before rain	Wigeon	c60
23/02	"	Shoveler	2
23/02	"	Teal	c20
23/02	"	Canada Geese	c20
23/02	"	Greylag Geese	20
23/02	"	Pheasant	1m
23/02	"	Kestrel	1m
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Saturday	Foggy, Cloudy, Sunny pm.
22/02	Mottistone Down	Mistle Thrush	2	(Heard)
22/02	(7.45)	Song Thrush	3	(2 Seen/1 Heard)
22/02	-very foggy but clearing	Stonechat	1m
22/02	"	Wren	2	(Heard)
22/02	"	Robin	2
22/02	"	Blue Tit	1	(Heard)
22/02	"	Great Tit	1
22/02	"	Wood Pigeon	20+
22/02	"	Pheasant	c30
22/02	"	Crow	3
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22/02	Elm Lane, Shalfleet	Meadow Pipit	8
22/02	(9.10)	Wood Pigeon	c50
22/02	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	(Drumming)
22/02	"	Chaffinch	1
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22/02	Main Hide, Newtown NR	MERLIN	1f	(On a post behind the Scrape)
22/02	(9.35)	Shelduck	c80
22/02	-brief visit	Oystercatcher	c20
22/02	"	Red-breasted Merganser	14	(A good number!)
22/02	"	Cormorant	2
22/02	"	Dunnock	1	(Heard)
22/02	"	Robin	2
22/02	"	Greenfinch	1m
Mammal	"	Grey Seal	4
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Friday	Cloudy, Rain pm.	SE Wind
21/02	Puckpool Point	Eider	1m
21/02	(8.50)	Red-breasted Merganser	1m,1f
21/02	"	Great-crested Grebe	1
21/02	"	Oystercatcher	3
21/02	"	Sanderling	3
21/02	"	Curlew	1E
21/02	"	Shag	2
21/02	"	Mediterranean Gull	5
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21/02	Seaview Esplanade	Shag	2
21/02	(9.30)	Brent Geese	20E
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21/02	Shide FP (S)	Robin	5	(Seen/Heard)
21/02	(7.30)	Chaffinch	1	(Heard)
21/02	"	Goldfinch	c6
21/02	"	Blue Tit	2	(Heard)
21/02	"	Blackbird	1
21/02	"	Mallard	3
21/02	"	Magpie	3
21/02	"	Jackdaw	10
21/02	"	Pheasant	1m
21/02	"	Sparrowhawk	1
21/02	"	Buzzard	1
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21/02	River Medina Riverway to Dodnor Lane	Lesser Black-backed Gull	2
21/02	(13.55)	Teal	1
21/02	"	Little Grebe	2
21/02	"	Redshank	3
21/02	"	Oystercatcher	2
21/02	"	Black-headed Gull	c125
21/02	"	Herring Gull	26
21/02	"	Goldfinch	4
21/02	"	Great Tit	2
21/02	"	Blue Tit	3	(Heard)
21/02	"	Moorhen	4
21/02	"	Goldfinch	4
21/02	"	Blackbird	4
21/02	"	Redwing	3
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Thursday	Rain & Heavy Showers	Mild SW Wind
20/02	Newtown NR	Brent Geese	c550
20/02	(7.50)	Shelduck	c110
20/02	"	Oystercatcher	c20
20/02	"	Curlew	7
20/02	"	Golden Plover	c15
20/02	"	Redshank	2
20/02	"	Dunlin	1
20/02	"	Ringed Plover	2
20/02	"	Cormorant	5
20/02	"	Peregrine	1
20/02	"Cassey" Bridge	Shoveler	1m
20/02	(8.55)	Wigeon	c50
20/02	"	Teal	c100
20/02	"	Pintail	6+
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Wednesday	Cloudy, Hazy Sun	SE Breeze
19/02	Ryde W. Sands	Brent Geese	c300
19/02	(7.50)	Shag	1
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19/02	Puckpool	Shag	2
19/02	(8.05)	Herring Gull	c6
19/02	"	Black-headed Gull	c10
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19/02	Whale Chine to Atherfield Pt.	Skylark	6+
19/02	(9.50)	Meadow Pipit	8
19/02	"	Lesser Black-backed Gull	3
19/02	"	Herring Gull	c20
19/02	"	Lapwing	4
19/02	"	Buzzard	1
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19/02	Merstone FP (W)	Green Sandpiper .	1
19/02	(10.35)	Robin	3
19/02	"	Chaffinch	6+
19/02	"	Goldfinch	4
19/02	"	Greenfinch	2
19/02	"	Blue Tit	1
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19/02	Springvale	Slavonian Grebe	1
19/02	(13.40)	Great-crested Grebe	4
19/02	"	Shag	1
19/02	"	Great Black-back Gull	1
19/02	"	Common Gull	1
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19/02	Seaview Esplanade	Great Northern Diver	2
19/02	(14.00)	Mediterranean Gull	3
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Tuesday	Sunny Intervals	Light E. Wind
18/02	Culver Down	Stonechat	1m,1f
18/02	(8.00)	Rook	12
18/02	"	Crow	8
18/02	"	Jackdaw	4
18/02	"	Blackbird	1
18/02	"	Song Thrush	1	(Heard)
18/02	"	Herring Gull	6
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18/02	St. Helens Bridge & FP (E)	White-tailed Eagle	1
18/02	(9.50)	Cormorant	4
18/02	"	Great Tit	2
18/02	"	Blue Tit	1
18/02	"	Dunnock	1	(Heard)
18/02	"	Marsh Harrier	1f
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18/02	River Medina "Matalan" to Shide	Moorhen	7
18/02	(13.45)	Mallard	16
18/02	"	Great Tit	1	(Heard)
18/02	"	Blue Tit	1
18/02	"	Greenfinch	2	(Heard)
18/02	"	Goldfinch	c10	(Heard in treetops)
18/02	"	Blackbird	2
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Monday	Cloudy am, Sunny Intervals pm.	Bitter E. Wind
17/02	St. Helens Bridge & FP (E)	Marsh Harrier	1f
17/02	(7.25)	Cormorant	9	(4 Nests)
17/02	"	Canada Geese	4+
17/02	"	Robin	1
17/02	"	Blue Tit	1
17/02	"	Long-tailed Tit	3
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17/02	Bembridge Harbour	Gadwall	10
17/02	(7.40)	Lapwing	c50
17/02	-Low Tide	Mallard	6
17/02	"	Teal	c100
17/02	"	Redshank	2
17/02	"	Greenshank	1
17/02	"	Black-headed Gull	c30
17/02	"	Herring Gull	6
17/02	"	Coot	2
17/02	"	Swan	2
17/02	"	Robin	1
17/02	"	Pied Wagtail	1m
17/02	"	Magpie	1
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17/02	Laundry Lane	Great Egret	3
17/02	(15.15)	Ringed Plover	1	(On "Triangle" Field-unusual here)
17/02	"	Gadwall	2
17/02	"	Shoveler	c30
17/02	"	Wigeon	c50
17/02	"	Teal	c60
17/02	"	Little Grebe	1
17/02	"	Coot	3
17/02	"	Canada Geese	c200
17/02	"	Greylag Geese	6
17/02	"	Brent Geese	c20
17/02	"	Robin	2
17/02	"	Heron	4
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Sunday	Clear & Frosty
16/02	Quarr Area	Blackbird	9
16/02	(7.30)	Blue Tit	5
16/02	"	Great Tit	2
16/02	"	Greenfinch	2	(Heard)
16/02	"	Goldfinch	2
16/02	"	Robin	3
16/02	"	Stock Dove	2	(Heard)
16/02	"	Jackdaw	c20
16/02	"	Song Thrush	3	(Seen/Heard)
16/02	"	Pheasant	2	(Heard)
16/02	"	Buzzard	1
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	1
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16/02	Wootton to Fishbourne (WeBS)	Brent Geese	138
16/02	(8.20)	Canada Geese	13
16/02	-2 visits	Swan	4
16/02	"	Mallard	14
16/02	"	Oystercatcher	1
16/02	"	Redshank	10
16/02	"	Great Black-back Gull	2
16/02	"	Black-headed Gull	32
16/02	"	Common Gull	2
16/02	"	Herring Gull	20
16/02	"	Little Egret	1
16/02	(Second visit @13.20)	Curlew	22	(At roost near Ferry Terminal)
16/02	"	Oystercatcher	42
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	1
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Saturday	Rain to Cloudy	Brisk E. Wind
15/02	Sandown Canoe Lake	Pochard	1m
15/02	(6.50)	Tufted Duck	c50
15/02	-brief visit	Mallard	c50
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15/02	Gander Down	Song Thrush	2	(Heard)
15/02	(7.10)	Meadow Pipit	1
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15/02	Folly Lake, R. Medina	Black-tailed Godwit	2
15/02	(9.25)	Curlew	3
15/02	"	Oystercatcher	20
15/02	"	Redshank	9
15/02	"	Brent Geese	c150
15/02	"	Cormorant	7
15/02	"	Teal	5
15/02	"	Swan	2
15/02	"	Herring Gull	6
15/02	"	Black-headed Gull	10+
15/02	"	Little Egret	1
15/02	"	Blue Tit	1
15/02	"	Great Tit	1
15/02	"	Dunnock	1
15/02	"	Collared Dove	2
15/02	"	Stock Dove	1	(Heard)
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15/02	E. Cowes Esplanade	Purple Sandpiper .	2	(1 Pictured with a Turnstone)
15/02	(10.15)	Turnstone	17
15/02		Great-crested Grebe	1
15/02	"	Herring Gull	6
15/02	"	Black-headed Gull	c20
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Friday	Cloudy Cold	Brisk SE. Wind
14/02	St. Catherine's Point	RED-THROATED DIVER	2E
14/02	(7.55 - 8.30)	Diver Sp.	2W, 1E	(Also Red-throated?)
14/02	-Wind Chill about -5 deg!	Gannet	5E,2W
14/02	"	Fulmar	1E,1W	(Local bird?)
14/02	"	Herring Gull	12E
14/02	"	Great Black-backed Gull	1E
14/02	"	Blue Tit	1
14/02	"	Magpie	2
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14/02	Seaview Esplanade	Mediterranean Gull	1
14/02	(13.25)	Common Gull	1
14/02	"	Black-headed Gull	8
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Thursday	Cloudy	NE Wind
13/02	Shalfleet Churchyard	Greenfinch	3
13/02	(7.40)	Wood Pigeon	5
13/02	-no Hawfinches today!	Song Thrush	2	(Heard)
13/02	"	Chaffinch	4
13/02	"	Robin	2
13/02	"	Blue Tit	2
13/02	"	Great Tit	1
13/02	"	Starling	6
13/02	"	Rook	c30
13/02	"	Jackdaw	c20
13/02	"	Magpie	1
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13/02	Yarmouth	Black-tailed Godwit	c20
13/02	(9.10)	Golden Plover	c10
13/02	"	Grey Plover	2
13/02	"	Dunlin	2
13/02	"	Curlew	3
13/02	"	Lapwing	6
13/02	"	Wigeon	c50
13/02	"	Teal	c40
13/02	"	Shelduck	1
13/02	"	Spoonbill	1
13/02	"	Swan	2
13/02	"	Brent	c40
13/02	"	Little Grebe	6
13/02	"	Blue Tit	1+
13/02	"	Great Tit	1	(Heard)
13/02	"	Dunnock	1	(Heard)
13/02	"	Buzzard	2
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13/02	Newtown NR	Red-breasted Merganser	2m,2f
13/02	(10.15)	Shelduck	c50
13/02	-brief visit	Oystercatcher	c10
13/02	"	Curlew	3
13/02	"	Little Egret	1
13/02	"	Brent Geese	c50
13/02	"	Collared Dove	1
13/02	"	Blue Tit	1
13/02	"	Great Tit	1
13/02	"	Cormorant	7
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Wednesday	Cloudy	Cold E Wind
12/02	Dodnor to Stag Lane	Swan	15
12/02	(8.00)	Canada Geese	c35
12/02	"	Mandarin	1m	(On Medina)
12/02	"	Sparrow	2+
12/02	"	Blue Tit	5
12/02	"	Long-tailed Tit	3
12/02	"	Song Thrush	1
12/02	"	Magpie	2
12/02	"	Black-headed Gull	c50
12/02	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	(Drumming)
12/02	"	Moorhen	2
12/02	"	Coot	2
12/02	"	Curlew	1
12/02	"	Oystercatcher	3
12/02	"	Little Egret	1
12/02	"	Peregrine	1	(On E. Pylon)
12/02	Stag Lane	Pied Wagtail	10	(At Bio Mass)
12/02	"	Meadow Pipit	1
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	1
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12/02	Laundry Lane	Great Egret	2
12/02	(15.25)	Canada Geese	c80
12/02	"	Heron	4
12/02	"	Blackbird	1
12/02	"	Shoveler	c20
12/02	"	Wigeon	c80
12/02	"	Teal	c60
12/02	"	Goldcrest	1
12/02	"	Robin	1
12/02	"	Blue Tit	2
12/02	"	Great Tit	2
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Fri 7th - Tue 11th.	MAINLAND TRIP	Normandy,	Blashford	Slimbridge, Forest of Dean
Tues 11th,	Slimbridge WWT	WHOOPER SWAN	2	50+ Bewick Swan 2 Common Crane, 1 PINK-FOOTED GOOSE Click for Picture , 1 Ross's Goose, 1 GLOSY IBIS, 5 Cattle Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 6 Avocet, 200 Dunlin, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 50+ Curlew, 1 Treecreeper, 1m REDPOLL Click for Picture , c10 Siskin, 1 Kestrel.
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Mon 10th.	Park End	Hawfinch Click for Picture	4	1 Green Woodpecker
"	Cannop Ponds	Mandarin	12	Marsh Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Goosander, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Great Tit, 10+ Blue Tit, 2 Siskin, 10+Chaffinch, 1 Raven
"	Ross-on-Wye	Little Egret	1	1m Goosander
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Sun 9th.	Huntley, Glos	Tawny Owl	2	(Heard @6.38)
"	Parkend Sports Ground	Hawfinch	9
"	Ross-on-Wye	GREAT EGRET	1	3m,3f Goosander
"	Cannop Pond	MARSH TIT	1
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Sat 8th.	Park End Sports Ground	Mistle Thrush	2	2 Pied Wagtail, c10 Chaffinch
"	Cannop Ponds	MANDARIN	c30	1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 DIPPER, 2 Goosander, 10 Wigeon, 2 Little Grebe
"	R. Wye Ross	Goosander Click for Picture	2m,2f	15 Black-headed Gull
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Fri 7th.	Normandy	SPOONBILL	12	3 GOLDENEYE, 15 AVOCET, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Greenshank, 3 Little Egret
"	Blashford Lakes	BLACK-NECKED GREBE	1	1m GOOSANDER, 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE
"	Slimbridge WWT	BEWICK SWAN	c75	3 COMMON CRANE , 1 Water Rail, 9 Avocet.
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TOTALS	80 Species seen on trip	Yearlist now=133
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Thursday	Clear, Hazy Sun	Cold NE Wind
06/02	Puckpool Point	Slavonian Grebe	2
06/02	(9.00)	Cormorant	2
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06/02	St. Helens Bridge & FP to Ponds	Marsh Harrier	1f
06/02	(15.22)	Cormorant	5
06/02	"	Swan	1
06/02	"	Blue Tit	1
06/02	"	Great Tit	1
06/02	"	Wren	1
06/02	"	Tufted Duck	3m,3f
06/02	"	Mallard	13
06/02	"	Moorhen	1
06/02	"	Coot	4
06/02	"	Little Grebe	2
06/02	"	Little Egret	1
06/02	"	Canada Geese	12
06/02	"	Magpie	1
06/02	"	Kestrel	1
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06/02	Bembridge Harbour	Ringed Plover .	11
06/02	(15.50)	Lapwing	c50
06/02	"	Teal	c100
06/02	"	Gadwall	4
06/02	"	Oystercatcher	1
06/02	"	Black-tailed Godwit	c15
06/02	"	Great Black-Back Gull	c20
06/02	"	Brent Geese	2
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Wednesday	Hazy Sun
05/02	Blackwater FP (N)	SISKIN	2+	(In Alders with Goldfinch)
05/02	(7.15)	Goldfinch	c12
05/02	"	Blackbird	7
05/02	"	Robin	3
05/02	"	Chaffinch	8
05/02	"	Blue Tit	3	(Heard)
05/02	"	Sparrow	1f
05/02	"	Song Thrush	5	(Seen/Heard)
05/02	"	Stock Dove	2	(Seen/Heard)
05/02	"	Green Woodpecker	1
05/02	"	Mallard	4
05/02	"	Moorhen	1
05/02	"	Magpie	1
05/02	"	Jay	1
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05/02	Birchmoor Lane	Redwing	c8
05/02	(8.35)	Wood Pigeon	c40
05/02	"	Chaffinch	3
05/02	"	Robin	2
05/02	"	Great Tit	1
05/02	"	Blue Tit	3	(Heard)
05/02	"	Long-tailed Tit	1
05/02	"	Song Thrush	1	(Heard)
05/02	"	Magpie	2
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	1
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05/02	Dodnor Pond	Wigeon	10
05/02	(9.15)	Ancona Ducks	5	(Domestic)
05/02	"	Aylesbury Duck	2	(Domestic)
05/02	"	Great Tit	1
05/02	"	Blue Tit	2
05/02	"	Greenfinch	1m
05/02	"	Sparrow	2+
05/02	"	Swan	14
05/02	"	Moorhen	4
05/02	"	Coot	4
05/02	"	Teal	3
05/02	"	Oystercatcher	10
05/02	"	Little Egret	1
05/02	"	Peregrine	1	(On W. Pylon)
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05/02	Firestone Copse	Coal Tit	2	(Heard)
05/02	(15.55)	Blue Tit	2+	(Heard)
05/02	"	Great Tit	1	(Heard)
05/02	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	(Heard)
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	1
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Tuesday	Cloudy, Bright Spells	W Wind
04/02	Newtown NR	Red-breasted Merganser	1m
04/02	(7.35)	Shelduck	c50
04/02	-brief visit	Redshank	1
04/02	"	Oystercatcher	c10
04/02	"	Curlew	c30
04/02	"	Little Egret	1
04/02	"	Great-crested Grebe	1
04/02	"	Brent Geese	c100
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04/02	Yarmouth Estuary	Little Gull .	1juv	(Mill Copse Scrape)
04/02	(8.25)	Spoonbill .	3
04/02	"	Long-tailed Tit	2
04/02	"	Robin	1	(Heard)
04/02	"	Dunnock	3
04/02	"	Reed Bunting	1	(Heard)
04/02	"	Wigeon	c100
04/02	"	Teal	c150
04/02	"	Shelduck	4
04/02	"	Pintail	4
04/02	"	Black-tailed Godwit	c40
04/02	"	Redshank	15
04/02	"	Greenshank	1
04/02	"	Curlew	4
04/02	"	Lapwing	1
04/02	"	Little Grebe	3
04/02	"	Little Egret	1
04/02	"	Kingfisher	1
04/02	"	Magpie	1
04/02	"	Brent	c100
04/02	"	Cormorant	2
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04/02	Puckpool Point	Black-throated Diver	1
04/02	(14.00)	Great Northern Diver	2
04/02	"	Common Gull	1
04/02	"	Great Black-back Gull	3
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Monday	Cloudy, Light Rain am.
03/02	Yarmouth Estuary	BEARDED TIT	1	(Seen briefly flying into reeds)
03/02	(7.35 - 10.00)	Blue Tit	2
03/02	"	Long-tailed Tit	4
03/02	"	Robin	1	(Heard)
03/02	"	Dunnock	3
03/02	"	Reed Bunting	5
03/02	"	Cetti's Warbler	3	(Heard)
03/02	"	Goldfinch	4
03/02	"	Greenfinch	3
03/02	"	Curlew	2
03/02	"	Wigeon	c15	(Over)
03/02	"	Black-tailed Godwit	c40	(Over)
03/02	"	Little Grebe	1	(Heard)
03/02	"	Coot	1
03/02	"	Heron	1
03/02	"	Little Egret	1
03/02	"	Canada Geese	c50
03/02	"	Greylag Geese	2
03/02	"	Pheasant	1m	(Heard)
03/02	"	Magpie	1
03/02	"	Sparrowhawk	1f
03/02	"	Marsh Harrier	1m,1f	(Great Views)
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03/02	Puckpool Point	Great Northern Diver	2
03/02	(13.40)	Slavonian Grebe	1
03/02	"	Great-crested Grebe	2
03/02	"	Eider	1m
03/02	"	Red-breasted Merganser	2m,2f
03/02	"	Shag	1
03/02	"	Cormorant	3
03/02	"	Great Black-back Gull	1
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03/02	Seaview Esplanade	RED-NECKED GREBE	1
03/02	(14.15)	Mediterranean Gull	2
03/02	"	Shag	2
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Sunday	Fine Sunny		Cold E. Wind
02/02	Stag Lane, Dodnor & Werrar	Peregrine .	2	(By Dodnor Pond)
02/02	(7.40)	Ancona Ducks	5	(Domestic)
02/02	-IWOG Walk from 9.00	Aylesbury Duck	2	(Domestic)
02/02	"	Wigeon	4
02/02	"	Teal	2
02/02	"	Tufted Duck	5
02/02	"	Mallard	15
02/02	"	Swan	12
02/02	"	Moorhen	4
02/02	"	Coot	2
02/02	"	Canada Geese	c30
02/02	"	Blackbird	4
02/02	"	Song Thrush	4	(Seen/Heard)
02/02	"	Robin	3+
02/02	"	Dunnock	1
02/02	"	Chaffinch	c12
02/02	"	Goldfinch	4
02/02	"	Grey Wagtail	1
02/02	"	Pied Wagtail	7	(And "White" Wagtail type)
02/02	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	(Heard Drumming)
02/02	"	Jackdaw	c50
02/02	"	Crow	c30
02/02	"	Magpie	6
02/02	Werrar	Jack Snipe	3
02/02	"	Snipe	5
02/02	"	Meadow Pipit	2
02/02	"	Black-headed Gull	c100
02/02	"	Mediterranean Gull	1+
02/02	"	Brent Geese	c40	(On Estuary)
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02/02	Puckpool	Eider	1m
02/02	(13.20)	Slavonian Grebe	3
02/02	"	Red-breasted Merganser	1m,1f
02/02	"	Cormorant	2
02/02	"	Great Black-back Gull	1
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Saturday	Mainly Cloudy	SE Wind
01/02	Bembridge Harbour	Gadwall	2
01/02	(8.05)	Lapwing	c200
01/02	-Low Tide	Cormorant	1
01/02	"	Greenshank	2
01/02	"	Redshank	6
01/02	"	Curlew	2
01/02	"	Teal	c150
01/02	"	Swan	5
01/02	"	Great-crested Grebe	2
01/02	"	Little Egret	1
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01/02	Laundry Lane	Great Egret	1
01/02	(8.30)	Canada Geese	c50
01/02	-brief visit	Egyptian Geese	2
01/02	"	Shoveler	c20
01/02	"	Wigeon	c60
01/02	"	Teal	c80
01/02	"	Robin	2
01/02	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
01/02	"	Marsh Harrier	1f
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01/02	Yarmouth Estuary	Long-tailed Tit	4+
01/02	(10.05)	Blue Tit	6
01/02	-1m Bearded Tit reported	Greenshank	2
01/02	"	Redshank	1
01/02	"	Little Grebe	1
01/02	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
01/02	"	Cetti's Warbler	2	(Heard)
01/02	"	Curlew	1
01/02	"	Wigeon	c30
01/02	"	Teal	c50
01/02	"	Spoonbill	1
01/02	"	Reed Bunting	1
01/02	"	Sparrow	1m
01/02	"	Little Egret	1
01/02	"	Marsh Harrier	1f
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01/02	Hersey Seawall	Mediterranean Gull	1
01/02	(14.30)	Sanderling	c50
01/02	"	Ringed Plover	1
01/02	"	Great Northern Diver	2
01/02	"	Great-crested Grebe	1E
01/02	"	Cormorant	2
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01/02	Puckpool Point	Great Northern Diver	1
01/02	(14.50)	Common Gull	1
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January		112 Species		seen on the IOW
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Friday	Wet to Sunny Intervals	NE. Wind
31/01	Quarr Area	Blackbird	6
31/01	(9.20)	Blue Tit	2+	(Heard)
31/01	"	Great Tit	3
31/01	"	Greenfinch	1	(Heard)
31/01	"	Dunnock	2	(Heard)
31/01	"	Robin	4	(Seen/Heard)
31/01	"	Blackbird	6
31/01	"	Stock Dove	2	(Seen/Heard)
31/01	"	Jackdaw	c10
31/01	"	Song Thrush	1	(Heard)
31/01	"	Pheasant	1m
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	1
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31/01	Puckpool Point	Great Northern Diver	1
31/01	(13.25)	Great-crested Grebe	2
31/01	"	Slavonian Grebe	1
31/01	"	Razorbill (?)	1W
31/01	"	Cormorant	1
31/01	"	Great Black-back Gull	2
31/01	"	Herring Gull	10+
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31/01	Seaview Esplanade	Great Northern Diver	1	(By Orange markers)
31/01	(13.50)	Shag	1
31/01	"	Cormorant	2
31/01	"	Great Black-back Gull	2
31/01	"	Mediterranean Gull	3+
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Thursday	Fine Sunny	Cold start
30/01	Yarmouth	Spoonbill .	2
30/01	(7.19)	Reed Bunting .	8	(5 at feeders 3 in reeds-thought to be the Bearded Tits for a time!)
30/01	"	Little Egret	2
30/01	"	Coot	1
30/01	"	Shelduck	5
30/01	"	Gadwall	2
30/01	"	Lapwing	c100
30/01	"	Robin	2
30/01	"	Greenfinch	6
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30/01	Bouldnor Forest	Coal Tit	2	(Heard)
30/01	(9.30)	Blue Tit	6
30/01	"	Great Tit	2
30/01	"	Long-tailed Tit	4+
30/01	"	Mistle Thrush	1	(Heard)
30/01	"	Wren	1
30/01	"	Dunnock	1	(Heard)
30/01	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2	(Heard)
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	1
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30/01	Elm Lane, Shalfleet	BRAMBLING	1f	(Landed on the Roadside showing the white rump)
30/01	(10.20)	Wood Pigeon	c40
30/01	"	Chaffinch	c30
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30/01	Brading Marsh & Laundry Lane (S)	Great Egret	2
30/01	(15.30)	Canada Geese	20
30/01	"	Egyptian Geese	2
30/01	"	Shoveler	16
30/01	"	Wigeon	c80
30/01	"	Teal	c60
30/01	"	Pied Wagtail	5
30/01	"	Robin	2
30/01	"	Stonechat	1m
30/01	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
30/01	"	Heron	2
30/01	"	Swan	2
30/01	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
30/01	"	Buzzard	1
30/01	"	Marsh Harrier	1f
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Wednesday	Clear at first, Rain pm.
29/01	St. Helens Bridge & FP (E)	Marsh Harrier	1f
29/01	(8.05)	Cormorant	9
29/01	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
29/01	"	Canada Geese	15
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29/01	Bembridge Harbour	Great-crested Grebe	2
29/01	(8.15)	Lapwing	c100
29/01	"	Teal	c100
29/01	"	Gadwall	8
29/01	"	Oystercatcher	1
29/01	"	Redshank	3
29/01	"	Curlew	14
29/01	"	Brent Geese	c40
29/01	"	Black-tailed Godwit	6
29/01	"	Kingfisher	1
29/01	"	Sparrow	2m
29/01	"	Robin	1
29/01	"	Swan	5
29/01	"	Little Egret	1
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29/01	Ducie Avenue and East Cliff	Coal Tit	1	(Heard)
29/01	(8.33)	Blue Tit	3
29/01	"	Song Thrush	1	*Heard)
29/01	"	Wren	1
29/01	"	Dunnock	1
29/01	"	Goldfinch	2
29/01	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	1
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Reported 29/01	Yarmouth	Bearded Tit	1m,1f	Still present at 9.50 200yds W. of Station (Gary H & Hamish F.)
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Monday	Heavy Showers, Hail & Thunder	SW. Gale
27/01	Yarmouth -Reedbed opposite Old Station	Canada Geese	c30
27/01	(7.19)-Gales	Greylag Geese	1+	(Heard Over)
27/01	-no sign of the Bearded Tits	Curlew	2
27/01	"	Coot	1	(Heard)
27/01	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
27/01	"	Song Thrush	1
27/01	"	Dunnock	1	(Heard)
27/01	"	Marsh Harrier	1f
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27/01	Elm Lane, Shalfleet	LINNET	6	(On Power Lines)
27/01	(10.03)	Wood Pigeon	c40
27/01	"	Chaffinch	1
27/01	"	Redwing	1
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Sunday	Cloudy, Showers, Heavy later	SE. Gale
26/01	Ryde Marina (Seawall)	Sanderling	25
26/01	(8.00)	Ringed Plover	8
26/01	-very windy	Dunlin	1
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26/01	Seaview	Mediterranean Gull	2+
26/01	(10.00)	Herring Gull	c6
26/01	"	Black-headed Gull	c10
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Saturday	Cloudy		Cold E. Wind
25/01	Stag Lane, Dodnor & Werrar	WATER RAIL	1	(Heard at Dodnor Pond)
25/01	(8.50)	Ancona Ducks	5	(Domestic)
25/01	"	Aylesbury Duck	2	(Domestic)
25/01	"	Swan	2
25/01	"	Moorhen	3
25/01	"	Coot	2
25/01	"	Mallard	5
25/01	"	Canada Geese	15
25/01	"	Blackbird	4
25/01	"	Song Thrush	3	(Seen/Heard)
25/01	"	Robin	4+
25/01	"	Dunnock	1
25/01	"	Pied Wagtail	4
25/01	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2	(Heard)
25/01	"	Jackdaw	c50
25/01	"	Crow	c30
25/01	"	Magpie	4
25/01	Werrar	JACK SNIPE	2
25/01	"	Coot	12
25/01	"	Meadow Pipit	11
25/01	"	Brent Geese	c60	(On E. Side of Estuary)
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25/01	Blackwater FP (N)	Chaffinch	2
25/01	(9.50)	Goldfinch .	1
25/01	"	Blackbird	4
25/01	"	Robin	2
25/01	"	Blue Tit	2
25/01	"	Great Tit	3
25/01	"	Long-tailed Tit	5
25/01	"	Stock Dove	1	(Heard)
25/01	"	Jackdaw	4
25/01	"	Jay	1
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25/01	Puckpool	Eider	1f
25/01	(15.20)	Great-crested Grebe	11	(7 together in a line)
25/01	"	Great Northern Diver	2
25/01	"	Red-breasted Merganser	1m,2f
25/01	"	Shag	1
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25/01	Hersey Seawall	Slavonian Grebe	1
25/01	(15.40)	poss. Black-necked Grebe	1	(Towards Seaview)
25/01	"	Shag	2
25/01	"	Cormorant	3
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Reported 25/01	Yarmouth	Bearded Tit	1m	at 10,00 opposite old Station (Andrew T. etc.)
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Friday	Rain to Cloudy		(SW Gales decreasing)
24/01	Puckpool	Mediterranean Gull	10+
24/01	(9.50)	Great Black-back Gull	1
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24/01	Seaview Esplanade	Mediterranean Gull	3
24/01	(10.10)	Herring Gull	6
24/01	"	Brent Geese	3
24/01	"	Great Black-back Gull	2
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24/01	Brading Marsh & Laundry Lane (S)	Great Egret	1
24/01	(15.17)	Canada Geese	10
24/01	"	Little Egret	1	(Cattle Egret reported earlier)
24/01	"	Shoveler	6
24/01	"	Wigeon	100+
24/01	"	Teal	1
24/01	"	Mallard	6
24/01	"	Blackbird	1
24/01	"	Robin	2
24/01	"	Blue Tit	1
24/01	"	Great Tit	3
24/01	"	Goldcrest	2
24/01	"	Heron	3
24/01	"	Magpie	2
24/01	"	Crow	c20
24/01	"	Marsh Harrier	1
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Thursday	Heavy Showers, Sunny Intervals pm.	Strong WSW. Wind
23/01	St. Catherine's Point	Gannet	5W, 5E
23/01	(8.00 - 9.00)	Herring Gull	12W, 6E
23/01	-rather quiet at sea	Great Black-backed Gull	3W
23/01	"	Razorbill	3W	(Landed on Sea)
23/01	"	Common Gull	2W
23/01	"	Brent Goose	4E
23/01	"	Magpie	1
23/01	"	Wood Pigeon	4
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Wednesday	Cloudy Misty	Cold NE Wind
22/01	Newtown NR	Red-breasted Merganser	1m,1f
22/01	(8.10)	Shelduck	c100
22/01	"	Redshank	2
22/01	"	Grey Plover	2
22/01	"	Oystercatcher	c10
22/01	"	Curlew	6
22/01	"	Golden Plover	c120	(Flying over)
22/01	"	Brent Geese	c110
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22/01	Merstone FP (W)	GREEN SANDPIPER .	1
22/01	(12.40)	Robin	2
22/01	"	Great Tit	1
22/01	"	Blue Tit	2	(Heard)
22/01	"	Goldfinch	1	(Heard)
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Tuesday	Hazy Sunny, Cloudy	SE Wind
21/01	Appley Park, Ryde	Song Thrush	4	(Seen/Heard
21/01	(8.25)	Blackbird	4
21/01	"	Starling	4
21/01	"	Stock Dove	2	(Heard)
21/01	"	Wood Pigeon	6
21/01	"	Greenfinch	1m
21/01	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2	(Drumming)
21/01	"	Jay	1
21/01	"	Magpie	1
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21/01	Brading Marsh	CATTLE EGRET .	2	(With Cattle on N. side of old Sea Wall)
21/01	(15.10)	REDWING .	1+	(On Field)
21/01	"	Blackbird	1
21/01	"	Herring Gull	2
21/01	"	Magpie	3
21/01	"	Buzzard	1
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Monday	Cloudy to Sunny Spells
20/01	Alum Bay to W. Highdown	Mistle Thrush	1
20/01	(8.00)	Robin	3
20/01	"	Blue Tit	2
20/01	"	Blackbird	1
20/01	"	Litle Egret	1	(With Cattle -hoping for Cattle Egret)
20/01	"	Herring Gull	c25
20/01	"	Pheasant	1m
20/01	"	Stock Dove	2	(Heard)
20/01	"	Wood Pigeon	2
20/01	"	Magpie	4
20/01	"	Jackdaw	10+
20/01	"	Raven	1
20/01	"	Kestrel	1
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20/01	Elm Lane, Shalfleet	Song Thrush	1	(Heard)
20/01	(9.45)	Great Tit	1
20/01	-Sunflower fields	Blue Tit	2
20/01	"	Blackbird	1
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Sunday	Cloudy, Light Drizzle
19/01	Ash Hill Farm, Atherfield	LTTLE GULL .	1	(4 Flight Views)
19/01	(9.28)	Golden Plover	c50	(Over)
19/01	"	Lapwing	c60
19/01	"	Canada Geese	c100
19/01	"	Stock Dove	5
19/01	"	Collared Dove	1	(Heard)
19/01	"	Buzzard	1
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19/01	Seaview	Great Northern Diver	3
19/01	(13.25)	Sanderling	c30
19/01	"	Turnstone	3
19/01	"	Great Black-back Gull	1
19/01	"	Cormorant	1
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Saturday	Cloudy		Cold E. Wind
18/01	Blackwater FP (N & S)	Song Thrush	4	(Heard)
18/01	(7.30)	Wren	1	(Heard)
18/01	"	Blackbird	4
18/01	"	Robin	2
18/01	"	Blue Tit	2	(Heard)
18/01	"	Coal Tit	1	(Heard)
18/01	"	Green Woodpecker	1	(Heard)
18/01	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	(Heard)
18/01	"	Moorhen	1
18/01	"	Mallard	2	(Over)
18/01	"	Rook	c30
18/01	"	Magpie	1
18/01	"	Buzzard	1
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18/01	Stag Lane, Dodnor & Werrar	Pied Wagtail	6	(@ Biomass Plant)
18/01	(8.50)	Chiffchaff	1	(In the hedge by the road)
18/01	"	Robin	1
18/01	"	Wren	1	(Heard)
18/01	"	Goldfinch	1
18/01	"	Blackbird	3
18/01	"	Jackdaw	c50
18/01	"	Crow	c50
18/01	"	Magpie	2
18/01	Werrar	Coot	16
18/01	-no Snipe!	Little Grebe	2
18/01	"	Swan	1
18/01	"	Brent Geese	c110
18/01	"	Teal	1
18/01	"	Gadwall	4
18/01	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	(Heard)
~
18/01	Hersey NR	Snipe .	7
18/01	(15.15)	Magpie	3
18/01	"	Barnacle Geese	c60	(Feral-on Nettlestone Hill)
18/01	"	Snow Geese	3	(Feral)
18/01	"	Coot	10
18/01	"	Little Grebe	2
18/01	"	Heron	1
18/01	"	Little Egret	1
18/01	Hersey Beach	Mediterranean Gull .	1
18/01	"	Turnstone	7
18/01	"	Great-crested Grebe	1
~
Friday	Cloudy
17/01	Mottistone Down	Blackbird	8
17/01	(7.45)	Song Thrush	3	(2 Seen/1 Heard)
17/01	"	Wren	2	(Heard)
17/01	"	Robin	2
17/01	"	Blue Tit	1	(Heard)
17/01	"	Great Tit	1
17/01	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	(Drumming)
17/01	"	Wood Pigeon	20+
17/01	"	Pheasant	c25
17/01	"	Crow	2
~
17/01	Freshwater Bay	FULMAR .	6
17/01	(8.10)	Rock Pipit .	1
17/01	"	Pied Wagtail	1m
17/01	"	Herring Gull	c20
~
17/01	Main Hide, Newtown NR	Curlew	35
17/01	(10.25)	Shelduck	c180
17/01	-brief visit	Oystercatcher	c20
17/01	"	Red-breasted Merganser	1m.1f
17/01	"	Pintail	2
17/01	"	Swan	2
17/01	"	Robin	2
17/01	"	Greenfinch	1m
17/01	"	Jay	1
17/01	"	Brent Geese	c70
~
Thursday	Cloudy, Sunny Spells
16/01	Gore Cliff	Raven	1
16/01	(7.45)	Magpie	1m
16/01	-no Fulmars yet	Raven	1
16/01	"	Jackdaw	c20
~
16/01	Whale Chine & Atherfield Point	Meadow Pipit	15+
16/01	(8.15)	Dunnock	4
16/01	"	Herring Gull	c50	(On the floods)
16/01	"	Peregrine	1	(On field to N.)
~
16/01	Ash Hill Farm Pond, Atherfield	Pochard .	4+	(Assorted Ducks pictured)
16/01	(9.05)	Gadwall	2+
16/01	"	Shoveler	2+
16/01	"	Tufted Duck	c20
16/01	"	Mallard	10+
16/01	"	Common Gull	4
16/01	"	Pheasant	7
16/01	"	Red-legged Partridge .	6	(On the fields)
16/01	"	Great Tit	1
16/01	"	Lapwing	3+	(On the fields)
16/01	"	Canada Geese	110	(On the fields)
16/01	"	Collared Dove	1
16/01	"	Kestrel	1
16/01	"	Buzzard	1
~
16/01	Puckpool	Slavonian Grebe	1
16/01	(15.10)	Great-crested Grebe	15	(13 together in a line)
16/01	"	Great Northern Diver	2
16/01	"	Red-breasted Merganser	1m,1f
16/01	"	Cormorant	2
16/01	"	Oystercatcher	3
~
Wednesday	Cloudy to Sunny Intervals
15/01	Shalfleet Church	HAWFINCH .	2-3	(On tallest tree S. of Church @9.10)
15/01	(8.15)	Jackdaw	c40	(Also Rooks and Crows)
15/01	"	Magpie	2
15/01	"	Blue Tit	2
15/01	"	Great Tit	1	(Heard)
15/01	"	Robin	2+	(Heard)
15/01	"	Stock Dove	1	(Heard)
15/01	"	Starling	c40
15/01	"	Chaffinch	3+
15/01	"	Heron	1	(Over)
15/01	"	Canada Geese	6	(Over)
~
15/01	Clamerkin Hide	Wigeon	70+
15/01	(9.40)	Teal	30+
15/01	-no sign of the recent Common SP.	Pintail	2m
15/01	"	Shelduck	c40
15/01	"	Mallard	2
15/01	"	Redshank	1
15/01	"	Little Grebe	1
15/01	"	Cormorant	1
~
Tuesday	Clear, Fine Sunny pm.
14/01	Bleak Down	Red-legged Partridge	12
14/01	(8.00)	Pheasant	c25
14/01	"	Black-headed Gull	c20
14/01	"	Buzzard	2
~
14/01	Blackwater FP (N)	Collared Dove	1
14/01	(8.20)	Stock Dove	1	(Heard)
14/01	"	Wood Pigeon	c20
14/01	"	Blackbird	3
14/01	"	Robin	1
14/01	"	Blue Tit	2
14/01	"	Great Tit	1
14/01	"	Long-tailed Tit	1
14/01	"	Chaffinch	4
14/01	"	Rook	c20
14/01	"	Magpie	1
14/01	Birchmore Lane	Greenfinch	1m
14/01	(9.20)	Goldfinch	1+	(Heard)
14/01	"	Great Tit	1
14/01	"	Blue Tit	2
14/01	"	Chaffinch	4
14/01	"	Pheasant	1m
14/01	"	Wood Pigeon	c40
14/01	"	Jackdaw	c30
14/01	"	Kestrel	1
~
14/01	St. Helens Bridge	Tufted Duck	2
14/01	(13.40)	Cormorant	4
14/01	"	Little Grebe	2
~
14/01	Bembridge Harbour	Great-crested Grebe	1
14/01	(13.55)	Lapwing	c50
14/01	"	Mallard	8
14/01	"	Little Grebe	1
14/01	"	Great Black-back Gull	1
14/01	"	Black-headed Gull	c20
14/01	"	Swan	13
~
14/01	Laundry Lane	EGYPTIAN GEESE	2
14/01	(8.10)	Great Egret .	3
14/01	"	Canada Geese	c260
14/01	"	Greylag Goose	1
14/01	"	Shoveler	14
14/01	"	Wigeon	c100
14/01	"	Teal	c40
14/01	"	Dunnock	1
14/01	"	Long-tailed Tit	10
14/01	"	Curlew	1
14/01	"	Heron	5
14/01	"	Magpie	2
14/01	"	Buzzard	1
~
Monday	Mostly Cloudy
13/01	Town Copse	Blackbird	3
13/01	(8.00)	Robin	2
13/01	"	Song Thrush	1	(Heard)
13/01	"	Great Tit	1	(Heard)
13/01	"	Blue Tit	2+	(Heard)
13/01	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2	(Drumming)
13/01	Clamerkin Lake	Wigeon	50+
13/01	"	Teal	10+
13/01	"	Pintail	6
13/01	"	Shelduck	c40
13/01	"	Red-breasted Merganser	1m
13/01	"	Redshank	5
13/01	"	Spoonbill	3	(Over to SE)
13/01	"	Canada Geese	c100
~
13/01	Shalfleet Church	Mistle Thrush	1	(Heard singing)
13/01	(8.40)	Jackdaw	c20	(Also Rooks and Crows)
13/01	-no sign of the Hawfinches	Long-tailed Tit	1+
13/01	"	Blue Tit	2
13/01	"	Great Tit	1
13/01	"	Starling	15
13/01	"	Chaffinch	2+
13/01	"	Goldfinch	1+	(Heard)
~
13/01	Puckpool	EIDER	2
13/01	(15.15)	Great-crested Grebe	8	(2 were performing the courtship routine)
13/01	"	Great Northern Diver	2
~
13/01	Seaview	Eider	1m
13/01	(15.40)	Great Northern Diver	1	(Same one seen from Puckpool?)
13/01	"	Cormorant	2
~
Sunday	Cloudy some Bright Intervals
12/01	Hersey Beach, Wader Roost	Sanderling	c60
12/01	(9.35)	Ringed Plover	c20	(With Sanderlings)
12/01	"	Great-crested Grebe	1	(To the W.)
~
12/01	Seaview Esplanade	Great Northern Diver	1
12/01	(9.45)	Shag	1
12/01	"	Cormorant	2
12/01	"	Great Black-back Gull	2
12/01	"	Turnstone .	7	(On rocks)
~
12/01	Sandown Esplanade	BLACK REDSTART .	1
12/01	(12.55)	Collared Dove	1
12/01	"	Feral Pigeon	c20
12/01	"	Herring Gull	10+
~
12/01	Gander Down	SKYLARK	2
12/01	(13.20)	Meadow Pipit	7
12/01	"	Magpie	2
~
Saturday	Clear & Frosty
11/01	Laundry Lane	BULLFINCH	5+
11/01	(8.10)	Greylag Geese	15
11/01	-ponds mostly frozen	Canada Geese	c70
11/01	"	Shoveler	12
11/01	"	Wigeon	c40
11/01	"	Teal	c50
11/01	"	Lapwing	c80
11/01	"	Blackbird	6
11/01	"	Robin	4
11/01	"	Dunnock	3
11/01	"	Blue Tit	8
11/01	"	Great Tit	2
11/01	"	Reed Bunting	2
11/01	"	Goldfinch	4
11/01	"	Grey Wagtail	1
11/01	"	Pied Wagtail	9
11/01	"	Curlew	12
11/01	"	Heron	1
11/01	"	Magpie	2
11/01	"	Marsh Harrier	1f
~
11/01	Wootton to Fishbourne (WeBS)	Redshank	10
11/01	(10.10 - 10.50)	Shelduck	2
11/01	-High Tide	Swan	2
11/01	"	Oystercatcher	63
11/01	"	Curlew	12
11/01	"	Great Black-back Gull	2
11/01	"	Black-headed Gull	520	(At Lakeside)
11/01	"	Common Gull	5
11/01	"	Herring Gull	44
11/01	"	Brent Geese	95
11/01	(Second visit @14.10)	Redshank	10
11/01	"	Little Egret	3
11/01	"	Heron	1
11/01	"	Great-crested Grebe	1
11/01	"	Mallard	6
~
11/01	Seaview Esplanade	Great Northern Diver	1	(To West)
11/01	(13.30)	Shag	1
11/01	"	Great-crested Grebe	1
11/01	"	Great Black-back Gull	2
11/01	"	SANDWICH TERN	1	(On Orange Marker)
~
Friday	Sunny Intervals	Bitter E. Wind
10/01	Quarr Area	GOLDCREST	1	(Heard- & Possible Firecrest)
10/01	(8.00)	Blue Tit	9+
10/01	"	Long-tailed Tit	4
10/01	"	Great Tit	4
10/01	"	Coal Tit	3	(Heard)
10/01	"	Dunnock	1	(Heard)
10/01	"	Robin	4	(Seen/Heard)
10/01	"	Blackbird	6
10/01	"	Stock Dove	2	(Heard)
10/01	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2	(Heard)
10/01	"	Green Woodpecker	1	(Heard)
10/01	"	Magpie	2
10/01	"	Jackdaw	c20
10/01	"	Jay	1
10/01	"	Song Thrush	1
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	1
~
10/01	Seaview Esplanade	Great Northern Diver	1	(By Orange markers)
10/01	(13.15)	Shag	1
10/01	-looking for the RN Grebe	Cormorant	2
10/01	"	Great Black-back Gull	1
10/01	"	Herring Gull	10+
~
Thursday	Cloudy to Fine Sunny	Cold NW Wind
09/01	Town Copse	TREECREEPER	1	(Heard singing by path)
09/01	(7.45)	Robin	4
09/01	"	Green Woodpecker	1	(Heard)
09/01	-very high tide	Blackbird	5
09/01	Clamerkin Lake	Wigeon	50+
09/01	"	Teal	20+
09/01	"	Pintail	c10
09/01	"	Shelduck	c100
09/01	"	Red-breasted Merganser	1m
09/01	"	Jay	1
09/01	"	Canada Geese	c40
~
09/01	Main Hide, Newtown NR	Spoonbill	1	(Asleep on far side of Clamerkin Channel)
09/01	(8.25)	Pintail	c10
09/01	"	Dunlin	c80
09/01	"	Grey Plover	c15
09/01	"	Oystercatcher	c20
09/01	"	Curlew	2
09/01	"	Little Grebe	2
09/01	"	Brent Geese	c100
09/01	"	Swan	2
09/01	"	Kingfisher	1
09/01	"	Little Egret	2
~
09/01	Yarmouth Estuary	Spoonbill	3	(On W. side of Estuary)
09/01	(9.20)	Golden Plover	c160
09/01	"	Lapwing	c20
09/01	"	Greenshank .	2
09/01	"	Redshank	1
09/01	"	Little Grebe	2
09/01	"	Great-crested Grebe	1
09/01	"	Curlew	1
09/01	"	Wigeon	c80
09/01	"	Teal	c50
09/01	"	Little Egret	1
09/01	"	Brent Geese	c30
09/01	"	REED BUNTING	1f
09/01	"	Blue Tit	2+
09/01	"	Goldfinch	8
09/01	"	Song Thrush	1
09/01	"	Kestrel	1m
~
09/01	Seaview	Slavonian Grebe	1
09/01	(12.50)	Turnstone	6	(on the rocks)
09/01	-RN Grebe reported later	Mediterranean Gull	1
~
Wedesday	Cloudy, Wet pm.
08/01	Haddons Pits (NT)	Robin	4	(2 were fighting furiously!)
08/01	(8.05)	Blue Tit	3+
08/01	"	Stock Dove	1	(Heard)
08/01	"	Blackbird	3+
08/01	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	(Drumming)
08/01	"	Pheasant	3m	(On the verge)
08/01	"	Magpie	2
08/01	"	Crow	2
08/01	"	RAVEN	2
~
08/01	Rylstone Gardens	COAL TIT	1-2
08/01	(8.25)	Wren	1	(Heard)
08/01	"	Great Tit	1
~
08/01	St. Helens Bridge	WHITE-TAILED EAGLE	1	(Causing Panic)
08/01	(10.30)	Marsh Harrier	1f
~
08/01	Foreland, Bembridge	PURPLE SANDPIPER	3	(At the water's edge)
08/01	(10.40)	Shag	1
08/01	"	Cormorant	5
08/01	"	Mediterranean Gull	2
08/01	"	Great Black-back Gull	4
08/01	"	Little Egret	3
08/01	"	Heron	1
08/01	"	Brent Geese	42
08/01	"	Curlew	1
08/01	"	Oystercatcher	1
~
Tuesday	Cloudy to Fine Sunny	NW Wind
07/01	Culver Down	KESTREL	1
07/01	(7.55)	Magpie	2
07/01	-Windy	Pied Wagtail	2
07/01	"	Jackdaw	5
07/01	"	Blackbird	2
07/01	"	Herring Gull	6
~
07/01	E. Cowes Esplanade	Turnstone	8
07/01	(9.40)	Great-crested Grebe	1
07/01	"	Herring Gull	10+
~
07/01	Firestone Copse	Robin	4
07/01	(10.35)	Blue Tit	2+	(Heard)
07/01	"	Great Tit	2
07/01	"	Chaffinch	3
~
07/01	Puckpool & Seaview	Slavonian Grebe	1-2
07/01	(12.30)	Great Black-backed Gull	1
07/01	"	Great-crested Grebe	2
07/01	"	Black-headed Gull	32
07/01	"	RAZORBILL?	1W
07/01	"	Mediterranean Gull	1
07/01	"	Cormorant	2
~
Monday	Rain, Cloudy Brighter Later	NW Wind
06/01	Newtown NR	RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	1m,1f
06/01	"	Grey Plover	1
06/01	"	Oystercatcher	2
06/01	"	Shelduck	c100
06/01	"	Curlew	3
06/01	"	Goldfinch	14
06/01	"	Jay	1
06/01	"	Dunlin	12
06/01	Cowes College	HOODED CROW .	1
06/01	"	Black-headed Gull	2
06/01	"	Wood Pigeon	10
06/01	"	Sparrow	1m
06/01	"
Sunday	Rain	Strong SE. Wind
05/01	Seaview Esplanade	SLAVONIAN GREBE	2
05/01	(9.20)	GANNET	1E
	Nobody came for the IWOG Walk, too Wet & Windy!
~
05/01	E. Cowes Esplanade	Turnstone	2
~	(10.20)
Saturday	Frosty, Clear to Cloudy
04/01	Blackwater FP (N)	GREEN WOODPECKER	2	(Heard)
04/01	(8.00)	STOCK DOVE	1	(Heard)
04/01	"	CHIFFCHAFF	2
04/01	"	Wren	1	(Heard)
04/01	"	Robin	2
04/01	"	Pheasant	1m
04/01	"	Blue Tit	2
04/01	"	Great Tit	2
04/01	"	Rook	c60
04/01	"	Moorhen	2
04/01	Birchmore Lane	Chiffchaff	2	(Birchmore Pond)
04/01	(9.15)	MISTLE THRUSH	1	(Heard)
04/01	"	Blue Tit	4
04/01	"	Magpie	2
~
04/01	Fishbourne Beach	Great-crested Grebe	3
04/01	(10.10)	Cormorant	2
04/01	"	Curlew	2
04/01	"	Oystercatcher	14
04/01	"	Brent Geese	c80
~
04/01	Springvale	SHAG	1
04/01	(14.30)	GREAT NORTHERN DIVER	1
04/01	"	Oystercatcher	2
04/01	"	Great-crested Grebe	2
04/01	"	Great Black-back Gull	3
04/01	Hersey Beach, Wader Roost	Sanderling .	c60
04/01	"	Ringed Plover	32	(With Sanderlings)
04/01	"	Turnstone	2
~
Friday	Frosty, Fine Sunny
03/01	Newtown NR	SPOONBILL	2
03/01	(9.10)	Pintail	6
03/01	"	Dunlin	c150
03/01	"	Ringed Plover	4
03/01	"	Grey Plover	c10
03/01	"	GOLDEN PLOVER	c80
03/01	"	Oystercatcher	c10
03/01	"	Shelduck	c100
03/01	"	Turnstone	4
03/01	"	Curlew	6
03/01	"	COLLARED DOVE	1
03/01	"	Goldfinch	4
03/01	"	MERLIN	1	(Distant, on a tree at Brickfields)
03/01	"	PEREGRINE	1
~
03/01	Brading Marsh	BARN OWL	1	(Flying @16.47 in front of Centurions Copse)
03/01	(16.00)	Canada Geese	c20	(Over)
03/01	"	Wigeon	1+	(Heard)
03/01	"	Great Egret	2	(Over)
03/01	"	Cormorant	4	(Over)
03/01	"	Dunnock	2
03/01	"	Robin	2
03/01	"	Blackbird	3
03/01	"	Buzzard	1
~
Thursday	Fine Sunny but Cold	Light NW Wind
02/01	Firestone Copse	Song Thrush	1	(Heard)
02/01	(7.30)	Blue Tit	2+	(Heard)
02/01	"	Long-tailed Tit	1+	(Heard)
02/01	"	Great Tit	1	(Heard)
02/01	"	Robin	3	(Seen/Heard)
02/01	"	Buzzard	1
~
02/01	Springvale	Common Gull	1
02/01	(9.20)	Sanderling	c40
02/01	"	Oystercatcher	1
02/01	"	Great-crested Grebe	2
02/01	"	Brent Geese	c40
~
02/01	St. Helens Bridge and FP	Marsh Harrier	1f
02/01	(10.00)	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
02/01	"	Greylag Goose	1
02/01	"	Canada Geese	c60
~
02/01	Bembridge Harbour	BLACK-THROATED DIVER	1	(Near the Floating Cafe)
02/01	(10.30)	Lapwing	c100
02/01	"	Teal	c100
02/01	"	Dunlin .	1 juv.	("Alpina" Race?)
02/01	"	Black-tailed Godwit	c10
02/01	"	Greenshank	4
02/01	"	Kingfisher	1
02/01	"	Little Grebe	1
02/01	"	Great-crested Grebe	1
02/01	"	Swan	5
02/01	"	Cormorant	1
~
02/01	Laundry Lane	GREAT EGRET	3
02/01	(9.40)	Greylag Geese	5
02/01	"	Barnacle Geese	2	(Feral?)
02/01	"	Canada Geese	c300
02/01	"	SHOVELER	28
02/01	"	Wigeon	c100
02/01	"	Teal	c50
02/01	"	Little Egret	1
02/01	"	Lapwing	c80
02/01	"	STONECHAT	1m
02/01	"	Robin	2
02/01	"	Greenfinch	c4
02/01	"	Goldfinch	c10
02/01	"	GREY WAGTAIL	1
02/01	"	Pied Wagtail	6
02/01	"	Curlew	5
02/01	"	Heron	5
02/01	"	Swan	2
02/01	"	Magpie	2
02/01	"	Marsh Harrier	1f
~
New Years day	Cloudy, Light Rain, Heavy pm	SW. Gale
01/01	Yarmouth Estuary	Snipe	1	(Heard at Rofford Marsh)
01/01	(7.19)	Black-tailed Godwit	c60
01/01	"	Lapwing	c50	(Mostly to W. of Harbour)
01/01	"	Redshank	1
01/01	"	Little Grebe	3
01/01	"	Curlew	4
01/01	"	Wigeon	c80
01/01	"	Teal	c50
01/01	"	Little Egret	1
01/01	"	Teal	c20
~
01/01	Newtown NR	Shelduck	c160
01/01	(9.10)	Pintail	c10
01/01	"	Dunlin	c50
01/01	"	Grey Plover	1
01/01	"	Turnstone	1
01/01	"	Black-tailed Godwit	c30	(At Cassey Bridge)
~
01/01	Hillis Gate, Parkhurst	Great Tit	1
01/01	(10.03)	Blue Tit	4
01/01	"	Jay	1	(Heard)
~
01/01	Stag Lane	Jackdaw	c50
01/01	(10.40)	Pied Wagtail	11	(and 1 "White" Wagtail)
01/01	"	Chaffinch	3
01/01	Dodnor Pond	Mandarin	1m
01/01	"	Tufted Duck	3
01/01	"	Mallard	c20
01/01	"	Coot	2
01/01	"	Moorhen	2
~
01/01	Ryde Harbour (Hovercraft Slipway)	Sanderling	3
01/01	(11.03)	Ringed Plover	1
01/01	"	Turnstone	1
~
01/01	Puckpool to Seaview	Mediterranean Gull	2
01/01	(11.12)	Sanderling	15
~
01/01	St. Helens Bridge	Marsh Harrier	1f
01/01	(11.45)	Great-crested Grebe	1
~
01/01	Bembridge Harbour	Gadwall	1m
01/01	(11.55)	Lapwing	c100
01/01	-Very high Tide	Cormorant	1
01/01	"	Great-crested Grebe	3
~