That's the total for 2024 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)
| DATE | TOTAL | SPECIES | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st.-- | "Birdrace" | from 7.00 to 16.0 in order of sightings. | (IOW only) |
| 8.40 | (01 - 07) | Robin, Crow, Swan, Mallard, Canada Geese, Blackbird, Tufted Duck | Ryde Canoe Lake |
| 7.30 | (08 - 44) | Robin, (Cetti's),Teal, Pheasant, Coot, Wren, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Blackbird, Coot, (Moorhen),
Wood Pigeon, (Cetti's), Pheasant, Little Grebe, Teal, Greylag Geese, Heron, (Water Rail), Great Tit, Wren,Herring Gull, Dunnock, Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon, Brent Geese, Kestrel, Curlew, Black-headed Gull,Shelduck, Knot,Redshank, Stock Dove, Little Egret, Chaffinch, Grey Plover, Reed Bunting,Greenshank, Great-Black Back Gull,Blue Tit, Cormorant,Spoonbill, Greenfinch, (Sparrow), Feral Pigeon, Rook, | Yarmouth |
| 8.40 | (45 - 47) | 45 Gannet, Magpie, Song Thrush, | Fort Victoria |
| 9.20 | (48) | Collared Dove, | Shalfleet |
| 9.25 | (49 - 51) | Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Pintail | Cassey Bridge |
| 9.30 | (52 - 55) |
52 Jackdaw, Meadow Pipit, Rock Pipit, Dunlin, Turnstone, Red-breasted Merganser,
Buzzard, (Great Spotted Woodpecker) |
Newtown NR |
| 10.40 | (60 - 63) | Goldfinch, Bullfinch, Pied Wagtail, Fieldfare, | Stag Lane & Dodnor |
| 10.52 | (59 - 62) | Greylag Goose, Peregrine, Long-tailed Tit | Werrar to Dodnor Pond |
| 11.30 | (64 - 66) | Great Northern Diver, Great-crested Grebe, Common Gull, | Fishbourne Beach |
| 12.00 | (67 - 68) | Sanderling, Ringed Plover, | Ryde Harbour |
| 12.25 | (69 - 75) | Starling, Mediterranean Gull, Shag, Razorbill,
Slavonian Grebe, Common Scoter, Sandwich Tern, |
Springvale to Seaview |
| 13.05 | (76 - 80) | Snipe, Gadwall, Pochard, Shoveler, Peregrine, | St. Helens bridge to Ponds |
| Jan 3rd. | (81) (82) (83) (84) (85) (86) (87) (88) |
Jay (1) Mistle Thrush (1) Green Woodpecker (1) Marsh Harrier (2) Long-tailed Tit (H) Treecreeper (1) Goldcrest (1-2) Great Egret (1) |
Quarr Road etc. " " " " St. Helens Bridge " " Firestone Copse " " Brading Marsh |
| Jan 4th. | (89) (90) (91) (92) (93) |
Siskin (H) Redwing (1) Linnet (c30) Red-legged Partridge (4) Chiffchaff (1) |
Blackwater FP (N) " " Birchmore Lane Bleak Down Horringford Cycle Track (W) |
| Jan 5th. | (94) (95) |
Raven (1) Barn Owl (1) |
Culver Down Brading Marsh |
| Jan 6th. | (96) (97) (98) (100) (101) |
Coal Tit (H) Crossbill (c20) Golden Plover (c25) Jack Snipe (1) Mandarin (1 Imm.) Little Owl (1) |
Bouldnor Forest " " Newtown NR Werrar Dodnor Pond Blackwater FP |
| Jan 7th. | (102) | Purple Sandpiper (1) | E. Cowes Esplanade |
| Jan 8th. | (103) | Yellowhammer (2) | Mottistone Down | New Forest Trip (1) | Normandy, Pennington, | Blashford, Eyeworth & Cadman's Ponds. | 9th Jan. |
| Jan 9th. | ------ 104 ------ 105 ------ 106 ------ 107 ------ 108 ------ 109 ------ 110 ------ 111 ------ 112 |
Avocet c30 Egyptian Geese 2 Goldeneye 2 Stonechat 2 Red-crested Pochard 1f Lesser Redpoll 2+ Nuthatch 2+ Goosander 1m Marsh Tit 1 |
Normandy " " " " Pennington Blashford Lakes " " " " Cadman's Pool Eyeworth Pond |
| Jan 11th. | (104) (105) |
Goldeneye 1f Stonechat 1f |
Newtown Culver |
| Jan 12th. | (106) 113 | Kingfisher (1) | Bembridge Harbour |
| Jan 14th. | (107) 114 | Grey Wagtail (1) | Biomass, Stag Lane |
| Jan 18th. | (108) 115 | White-tailed Eagle (1)-Introduced | Bembridge Marsh | New Forest Trip (2) | Normandy, Pennington, | Acres Down, Blashford, Cadman's Pond, Pennington, Normandy | 19th Jan. |
| Jan 9th. | ------ 116 ------ 117 ------ 118 ------ 119 |
Lesser-spotted Woodpecker (2) Firecrest (1) Sparrowhawk Greater Scaup (1m) |
Acres Down " " " " Pennington |
| Jan 20th. | (109) 120 (110) 121 |
Kittiwake (3) Fulmar (2) |
St. Catherine's Pt. " " |
| Jan 22nd. | (111) 122 | Red-throated Diver (1) | Seaview Esp. |
| Jan 24th. | (112) 123 | Skylark (8) | Culver Down |
| Jan 25th. | (113) 124 | Short-eared Owl (1) | Laundry Lane |
| Jan 26th. | (114) 125 (115) ------ (116) ------ |
Guillemot (4) Egyptian Geese (4) Sparrowhawk (1) |
Foreland St. Helens Bridge " " |
| Jan 27th. | (117) 126 (118) 127 |
Blackcap (1f) Lesser-black Backed Gull (1) |
St. Helens Duver Bembridge Harbour |
| Jan 28th. | (119) 128 | Hooded Crow (1) | Cowes College |
| Jan 30th. | (120) 129 | Red-necked Grebe (1) | Seagrove Bay |
| Feb 1st. | (121) 130 | Dartford Warbler (4) | Mottistone Down |
| Feb 2nd. | (122) 131 | Black-necked Grebe (1) | Ryde Pierhead |
| Feb 11th. | (S.Sp 2) | Pale-bellied Brent (1) | Fishbourne Beach | New Forest Trip | Mark Ash Wood | Cadman's Pool, Acres Down, Pennington, Normandy | 20th Feb. |
| Feb. 20th. | ------ 132 ------ 133 ------ 134 ------ 135 ------ 136 ------ 137 |
Eider (3) Tawny Owl (1) Waxwing (2) Goshawk (2-4) Ruff (2) Bar-tailed Godwit (1) |
Lymington Mark Ash Wood Braishfield Acres Down Pennington Normandy |
Mainland Trip | Normandy | Blashford, Slimbridge | 20th Feb. |
| Feb 23rd. | ------ E3 ------ 138 ------ 139 ------ 140 ------ 141 ------ 142 |
Bar-headed Goose (1) Red Kite (3) Bewick Swan (c40) Whooper Swan (1) White-fronted Geese (c25) Common Crane (2) |
Normandy M3/A4 Slimbridge " " " " " " |
| Feb 24th. | ------ 143 ------ 144 ------ 145 |
Hawfinch (3) Dipper (2) Brambling (1m) |
Park End Sports Gnd "Fountain" Stream op. Speech House |
| March 14th. | (123) 146 (124) ------ |
Water Pipit (1) White-fronted Goose (1) |
Laundry Lane " " |
| March 15th. | (125) 147 | Sand Martin (4) | Laundry Lane |
| March 16th. | (126) 148 | Wheatear (1m) | Culver W. of Beacon |
| March 20th. | (127) 149 | Cattle Egret (4) | Laundry Lane |
| March 22nd. | (128) 150 | Little-ringed Plover (4) | Laundry Lane |
| March 23th. | (129) ------ | Red Kite (1) | Brading Marsh |
| March 25th. | (130) ------ (131) 151 |
Avocet (2) Willow Warbler (1+) |
Yarmouth Scrape Rofford Marsh |
| March 30th. | (132) 152 | Woodcock (1) | Parkhurst Forest |
| March 31st. | (133) 153 | Black-throated Diver (1) | St. Catherine's Point |
| April 1st. | (134) 154 | Black Redstart (1) | Saltern Chalets, Seaview |
| April 2nd. | (135) 155 | Sedge Warbler (1) | "Great Sluice", Brading |
| April 4th. | (136) 156 (137) 157 |
Swallow (c10) House Martin (2) |
Laundry Lane " " |
| April 6th. | (138) 158 (139) 159 (140) 160 (141) 161 (142) 162 |
Arctic Skua (2-3) Great Skua (1) Velvet Scoter (4) Whimbrel (1) Common Sandpiper |
St. Catherine's Point " " " " " " Hersey NR |
| April 8th. | (143) 163 | Whitethroat (2-3) | Redcliff Bushes |
| April 10th. | (144) 164 | Reed Warbler (2 Heard) | Rofford, Yarmouth |
| April 13th. | (145) 165 (146) 166 (147) 167 |
Nightingale (H) Wood Sandpiper (2) Green Sandpiper (6) |
Carpenders Road Triangle Field (Laundry Lane) |
| April 14th. | (148) 168 | Lesser Whitethroat (Heard) | Watershoot Bay, SCPt. |
| April 15th. | (149) 169 | Swift (1) | Laundry Lane |
| April 16th. | (150) 170 | Yellow Wagtail (1m) | Laundry Lane |
| April 19th. | (151) ----- | Bar-tailed Godwit (2) | Appley Beach |
| April 22nd. | (152) 171 | Cuckoo (H) | Brading Marsh | NEW FOREST: | Normandy | Pennington, Acres Down, Blashford, Eyeworth Pond, Pigbush | 94 Species Seen |
| April 23rd. | ------ 172 ------ 173 ------ 174 ------ 175 ------ 176 ------ 177 |
Marsh Sandpiper (1) Common Tern (10+) Spotted Redshank (1) Curlew Sandpiper (2?) Little Tern (7) Redstart (3m) |
Normandy " " " " " " " " Pigbush |
| April 24th. | (153) 178 | Garganey (1m) | Laundry Lane |
| April 25th. | (154) 179 | Garden Warbler (H) | Mottistone Down |
| April 28th. | (155) 180 (156) 181 |
Hobby (2) Purple Heron (1) |
St. Helens Bridge " " |
FOREST OF DEAN: | Normandy | Slimbridge | 104 Species Seen |
| May 3th. | ------- 182 | Merlin (1) | Slimbridge, "Shepherds Hut" |
| May 4th. | ------- 183 ------- 184 |
Pied Flycatcher (2) Tree Pipit (2) |
Nagshead RSPB Crabtree Hill |
| May 5th. | ------- 185 | Whinchat (2+) | Blorenge |
| May 7th. | ------- 186 | Bluethroat (m, white Spot) | Slimbridge |
| May 9th. | (157) 187 | Nightjar (H) | Parkhurst Forest |
| May 11th. | (158) ------ | Common Tern (c50) | Fort Victoria |
| May 14th. | (159) 188 (160) 189 |
Manx Shearwater (7E) Pomarine Skua (1E) |
St. Catherine's Point " " |
| May 15th. | ------- 190 ------- 191 |
Firecrest (1) Spotted Flycatcher(s) (H) |
Acres Down Pigbush |
| May 23rd. | (161) ------ | Spotted Flycatcher (3) | Redcliff, Culver |
| May 25th. | (162) ------ | Eider (3m,1f) | Fort Victoria |
| June 7th. | ------- 192 ------- 193 ------- 194 |
Roseate Tern (2) Corn Bunting (1) Woodlark (2) |
Normandy Martins Down Pigbush |
| June 30th. | (163) ------ | Bittern (1) | St. Helens Bridge |
| July 7th. | (164) ------ (165) ------ |
Little Tern (2) Roseate Tern (1) |
Fort Victoria " " |
| July 27th. | (166) ------ | Redstart (H) | Culver Down |
| August 21st. | Probable (167) 195 |
Iceland Gull (?) Osprey (1) |
Fort Victoria Newtown NR |
| August 25th. | (168) ------ | Whinchat (juv.) | Mottistone Down |
| September 6th. | (169) 196 | Wryneck (1) | Yarmouth |
| October 6th. | (170) 197 | Ring Ouzel (1m) | Alum Bay |
| October 13th. | (171) ----- | Merlin(2) | NNR & Bembridge Marsh |
| October 27th. | (172) ----- | Lesser Redpoll (1) | Culver Down |
| November 5th. | (173) ----- | Firecrest (H) | Shalfleet (FP) |
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