That's the total for 2021 so far.
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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 6.30 to 15.30 in order of sightings. | (IOW only) |
| 6.30 | (01 - 05) | Blackbird, Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Crow, | Ryde Canoe Lake |
| 7.20 | (06 - 49) | Coot, Jackdaw, Robin, Canada Geese, Starling,Wigeon, Pheasant, Teal,
Shelduck, Robin, Kingfisher, Redshank, Brent Geese,(Green Woodpecker),Moorhen, Shoveler, Blue Tit, Wren, Wood Pigeon,Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Black-tailed Godwit, Oystercatcher, Turnstone, Pied Wagtail,Rook, Linnet, Sparrow, Feral Pigeon, Song Thrush, Kestrel, Goldfinch, Curlew, Golden Plover,Heron, Great Tit, Goldcrest, , Rook, Redshank, Oystercatcher,Dunlin, Little Egret, Reed Bunting, Little Grebe, Greenshank, , SPOTTED REDSHANK, Heron, Golden Plover, Great Tit, Collared Dove |
Yarmouth |
| 9.00 | (50) | Jay | Ningwood |
| 9.05 | (51) | Pintail | Cassy Bridge |
| 9.25 | (52 - 62) |
Fieldfare, Redwing, Skylark,Cormorant, SPOONBILL, Rock Pipit,
Red-breasted Merganser, Peregrine, Chaffinch, Goldeneye, Great Spotted Woodpecker, |
Newtown NR |
| 10.30 | (63) | Coal Tit | Hillis Gate, Parkhurst |
| 10.50 | (64 - 68) | Magpie, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit | Blackwater |
| 11.50 | (69 - 70) | Sanderling, Ringed Plover | Ryde Esplanade |
| 12.05 | (71 - 73) | Great Black-back Gull, Great-crested Grebe, Shag | Puckpool to Seaview |
| 12.45 | (73 - 74) | Gadwall, Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour |
| 13.00 | (75 - 82) | Marsh Harrier, Greylag Geese, (Water Rail), Pochard, Great White Egret | St. Helens Bridge-Bembridge Ponds |
| 13.45 | (83-84) | GLOSSY IBIS, Dunnock | Laundry Lane (N) |
| 14.40 | (85) | RING-NECKED DUCK | "The Lakes", Rookley |
| 14.50 | (86-87) | Red-legged Partridge, Buzzard | Bleak Down |
| 15.05 | (88) | WHITE-FRONTED GEESE | Atherfield Point |
| Jan 2nd. | (89) (90) (91) (92) (93) |
Purple Sandpiper Siskin (c40) Treecreeper Mistle Thrush (2) Hen Harrier (M) |
E. Cowes Esplanade Blackwater " " Yarbridge Yarmouth |
| Jan 3rd. | (94) (95) (96) (97) (98) |
Sparrowhawk (1) Crossbill (c25) Raven (1) Cattle Egret (1) Barn Owl (1) |
Bouldnor Forest " " Quarr Abbey Brading Marsh " " |
| Jan 4th. | (99) (100) |
Cetti's Warbler (H) Black Redstart (1f) |
Brading Marsh Wheeler's Bay |
| Jan 5th. | (101) (102) |
Merlin (2) Stonechat (1m,2f) |
Mottistone Down/Newtown Mottistone Down |
| Jan 6th. | (103) (104) |
Gannet (42) Red-throated Diver (3) |
St. Catherine's Point " " |
| Jan 7th. | (105) (106) (107) |
Firecrest (1) Pochard (1f) Scaup (1f) |
Quarr Road, Binstead St. Helens Bridge Oxbow, Laundry Lane |
| Jan 8th. | (108) (109) (110) (111) |
Long-tailed Duck (1) Slavonian Grebe (1) Sandwich Tern (7) Great Northern Diver (1) |
Seaview " " " " Woodside Bay |
| Jan 9th. | (112) (113) |
Blackcap (1m) Grey Wagtail (1) |
Wheeler's Bay Ventnor Park |
| Jan 10th. | (114) (115) (116) |
Meadow Pipit (8) Jack Snipe (3) Chiffchaff (c15) |
Werrar, R. Medina " " Roud Sewage Wks. |
| Jan 14th. | (117) | Knot (8) | Newtown NR |
| Jan 15th. | (118) (119) (120) (121) |
Fulmar (1) Guillemot (c30) Yellowhammer (2m,1f) Razorbill (1) |
St. Catherine's Point " " Dungewood Lane Puckpool Point |
| Jan 17th. | (122) | Little Owl (1) | Blackwater FP |
| Jan 19th. | (123) | Kittiwake (2+) | St. Catherine's Point |
| Jan 25th. | (124) | Lesser Black-backed Gull (1) | Gunville, Newport |
| Jan 28th. | (125) | Common Scoter (4) | St. Catherine's Point |
| Feb 3rd. | (126) | White-tailed Eagle (2 -introduced) | Newtown NR |
| Feb 19th. | (127) (128) |
Mandarin (1m) Short-eared Owl (1-2) |
Dodnor Pond Werrar |
| Feb 24th. | (129) | Bar-tailed Godwit (1) | Ryde E. Sands |
| Feb 25th. | (130) | Egyptian Goose (2) | Bembridge Marsh |
| Feb 19th. | (131) (132) |
Dartford Warbler (2) Woodcock (1) |
Mottistone Down Tuckers Gate, Parkhurst |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in - SPRING | LOCATION |
| March 6th. | (133) | Wheatear (1m) | West Highdown |
| March 7th. | (134) | Bittern (Booming) | St. Helens Bridge |
| March 24th. | (135) (136) (137) |
Little Gull (7) Great Skua (1) Sand Martin (5) |
St. Catherines Point " " Yarmouth Ponds |
| March 25th. | (138) | Little-ringed Plover (1) | Laundry Lane |
| March 29th. | (139) | Willow Warbler (Heard) | Laundry Lane |
| March 30th. | (140) (141) (142) |
Swallow (1) Common Tern (c15) Hobby (1) |
Headon Warren Fort Victoria Laundry Lane |
| March 29th. | (143) | Garganey (1m) | Laundry Lane |
| April 2nd. | (144) | Sedge Warbler (2 Heard) | Brading Marsh & Laundry Lane |
| April 4th. | S.Sp 1 | White Wagtail (1) | Laundry Lane |
| April 7th. | (145) | House Martin (2) | Laundry Lane |
| April 9th. | (146) | Reed Warbler (Heard) | Laundry Lane |
| April 11th. | (147) | Night Heron (1) | Bembridge Ponds |
| April 14th. | (148) | Whitethroat (1) | Brading Marsh |
| April 17th. | (149) | Whimbrel (1) | Clamerkin, Newtown NR. |
| April 19th. | (150) | Grasshopper Warbler (Heard) | Near Harbour Farm, Bembridge |
| April 20th. | (151) (152) |
Yellow Wagtail (2m) Redstart (2f) |
West Highdown " " |
| April 22nd. | (153) (154) |
Nightingale (Heard) Lesser Whitethroat (Heard) |
Clamerkin Lake Old Town Hall, Newtown |
| April 23rd. | (155) (156) (157) |
Pomarine Skua (2E) Arctic Skua (3E) Little Tern (3E) |
St. Catherine's Point " " " " |
| April 24th. | (158) | Swift (c10) | New Bridge Ponds |
| April 26th. | (159) (160) |
Cuckoo (1m) Black-throated Diver (1E) |
Mill Copse, Yarmouth Fort Victoria |
| April 27th. | (161) (162) |
Ring Ouzel (1m) Hoopoe (1) |
SW of Alum Bay Paddock E. of Buddle Inn, Niton |
| May 2nd. | (163) (164) |
Garden Warbler (H) Common Sandpiper (1) |
Yarmouth, FP to Scrape New Bridge Ponds |
| May 7th. | (165) | Spotted Flycatcher (1) | Quarr Road |
| May 8th. | (166) | Manx Shearwater (3E) | St. Catherine's Point |
| May 18th. | (167) (168) |
Eider (c12) Purple Heron (1 imm.) |
Fort Victoria Laundry Lane |
| May 19th. | (169) | Nightjar (5) | Parhurst Forest |
| May 27th. New Forest Trip |
170 171 172 |
Corn Bunting (1m) Goosander (1f) Tree Pipit (1) |
Martins Down Blashford Lakes Cadmans Pond |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in - SUMMER | LOCATION |
| June 1st. | 173 (170) | Turtle Dove (H) | Hersey NR |
| June 5th. NF, A34 and Slimbridge |
174 175 176 177 |
Avocet (c50) Red Kite (3) Common Crane (2) Nuthatch (1) |
Normandy & Slimbridge A34 Slimbridge Cannop |
| June 6th. FOD and Blorenge |
178 179 |
Dipper (1 imm.) Whinchat (3m) |
Wenchford, FOD Blorenge |
| June 23rd. New Forest Trip |
180 181 182 |
Goshawk (1m, 1f) Woodlark (2, 3 juv.) Marsh Tit (1) |
Acres Down Pigbush " " |
| June 25th. | 183 (171) | Green Sandpiper (2) | FP to Bembridge Ponds |
| August 23rd. | (172) | Whinchat (1) | Boniface Fenceline |
| August 24th. | 184 (173) | Osprey (1) | Clamerkin Channel, Newtown |
| August 28th. | 185 (174) | Little Stint (3 juv.) | Green Bridge Pond, Brading Marsh |
| September 3rd. | 186 (175) 187 (176) |
Ruff (1 juv.) GREENISH WARBLER (1) |
Yarmouth Haddon's Pits |
| September 17th. | 188 (177) | Honey Buzzard (1m) | Luccombe Down |
| September 28th. | 189 (178) | Balearic Shearwater (11) | St. Catherine's Point |
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES Seen in - AUTUMN-WINTER | LOCATION |
| October 14th. | 190 | Lesser Redpoll (c6) | Crabtree Hill |
| October 16th. | 191 | Tawny Owl (2 Heard) | Speech House |
| October 28th. | 192 (179) | Brambling (1) | Bembridge Down, SW of Fort |
| November 3rd. | 193 | Grey-grey Shrike (1) | Bolderwood, New Forest. |
| November 13th. | 194 (180) | Snow Bunting (1) | Culver Down near Beacon. |
| November 20th. | 195 | Bewick Swan (c15) | Slimbridge WWT |
| November 21st. | 196 | Hawfinch (6) | Park End, Glos. |
| November 28th. | 197 (181) | Water Pipit (1) | Bexley Point |
| December 3rd. | 198 (182) | Black-necked Grebe (4) | Puckpool Point |
| December 14th. | 199 (183) | Red-necked Grebe (1) | Springvale |
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