YEAR LIST for 2025

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 6.35 to 16.00 in order of sightings. (In Terrible Weather!) (IOW only)
6.35 (01 - 07) Swan, Mallard, Canada Geese, Crow, Robin, Blackbird Ryde Canoe Lake
7.19 (08 - 24) (Snipe), Moorhen, Teal, Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Wigeon, Brent Geese, Great-Black Back Gull, Shelduck, Curlew,
Little Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Little Egret, Magpie, Wood Pigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Lapwing, Redshank,
Yarmouth
9.10 (25 - 29)
Pintail, Oystercatcher, Turnstone, Dunlin, Grey Plover Newtown NR
10.03 (30 - 32) Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jay Hillis Gate, Parkhurst
10.15 (33 - 37) Pied Wagtail, Coot,Tufted Duck, Mandarin, Chaffinch, Stag Lane & Dodnor
11.05 (38 - 39) Sanderling, Ringed Plover, Ryde Hovercraft Apron
11.15 (40) Mediterranean Gull Springvale to Seaview
11.48 (41-44) Cormorant, Great-crested Grebe, Marsh Harrier, Gadwall, St. Helens bridge to Harbour
15.20 (45-47) Feral Pigeon, Rook, Pochard, Sandown Canoe Lake
15.33 (48-51) Starling, Wren, Greylag Geese, (Dunnock), Brading, Laundry Lane
Jan 2nd. (52)
(53)
(54)
(55)
(56)
(57)
(58)
(59)
(60)
(61)
(62)
(63)
(64)
(65)
(66)
(67)
Song Thrush (H)
Long-tailed Tit (H)
Buzzard (1)
Common Gull (1)
Heron (2)
Cetti's Warbler (H)
Kingfisher(1)
Black-throated Diver (1)
House Sparrow (3)
Grey Wagtail (1)
Greenshank (1)
Shoveler (28)
Great Egret (3)
Greenfinch (4)
Goldfinch (10)
Stonechat (1m)
Firestone Copse
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Wootton Bridge
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Bembridge FP

Bembridge Harbour
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Ryde Garden
Bembridge Harbour
Laundry Lane
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Jan 3rd. (68)
(69)
(70)
(71)
(72)
(73)
(74)
(75)
(76)
Pheasant (1m)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (1)
Collared Dove (1)
Rock Pipit (1)
Golden Plover (c80)
Spoonbill (2)
Peregrine (1)
Merlin (1)
Barn Owl (1)
Newtown NR
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Brading Marsh
Jan 4th. (77)
(78)
(79)
(80)
(81)
(82)
Green Woodpecker (H)
Stock Dove (H)
Chiffchaff (2)
Mistle Thrush (H)
Shag (1)
Great Northern Diver
Blackwater FP(N)
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Birchmore Pond
Springvale
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Jan 5th. (83)
(84)
Slavonian Grebe (2)
Gannet (1E)
Seaview
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Jan 6th. (85)
(86)
Red-breasted Merganser (1m,1f)
Hooded Crow (1)
Newtown NR
Cowes College
Jan 7th. (87)
(88)
Kestrel (1)
Razorbill (1)
Cuver Down
Puckpool Point
Jan 8th. (89)
(90)
(91)
(92)
Raven (2)
Coal Tit (1-2)
White-tailed Eagle (1)
Purple Sandpiper
Haddons Pits
Rylstone Gardens
St. Helens Bridge
Foreland
Jan 9th. (93)
(94)
Treecreeper (H)
Reed Bunting (1f)
Town Copse
Yarmouth
Jan 10th. (95) Goldcrest (H) Quarr Road
Jan 11th. (96)
(97)
Bullfinch (5+)
Sandwich Tern (1)
Newtown
Culver
Jan 12th. (98)
(99)
(100)
Meadow Pipit (1)
Black Redstart (1)
Skylark (2)
Culver Down
Sandown Esplanade
Gander Down
Jan 13th. (101) Eider (2-3) Puckpool to Seaview
Jan 14th. (102)
(103)
Red-legged Partridge(12)
Egyptian Geese (2)
Bleak Down
Laundry Lane
Jan 15th. (104) Hawfinch(2-3) Shalfleet Church
Jan 17th. (105) Fulmar (6) Freshwater Bay
Jan 19th. (106) Little Gull (1) Ash Hill Farm, Atherfield
Jan 21st. (107)
(108)
Cattle Egret (2)
Redwing (1)
Brading Marsh
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Jan 22nd. (109) Green SP (1) Merston Cycleway
Jan 25th. (110)
(111)
Water Rail (H)
Jack Snipe (2)
Dodnor Pond
Werrar
Jan 27th. (112) Linnet (6) Elm Lane, Shalfleet
Jan 30th. (113) Brambling (1f) Elm Lane, Shalfleet
Feb 3rd. (114)
(115)
(116)
Bearded Tit (1)
Sparrowhawk (1)
Red-necked Grebe (1)
Yarmouth Reedbed
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Seaview Esplanade
Feb 5th. (117) Siskin (2+) Blackwater Cycleway
Mainland Trip Normandy Blashford, Slimbridge, Forest of Dean7-11th Feb.
Feb 7th. ------ 118
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Avocet . . . . . . . (15)
Goldeneye . . . (1m,2f)
Goosander . . . . (1m)
Black-necked Grebe (1)
Red Kite . . . . . . (2)
Common Crane (3)
Bewick Swan (c75)
Barnacle Geese (c120)-some are wild
Normandy
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Blashford
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Slimbridge
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Feb 8th. ------ 126
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------ 128
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Dipper (2)
Nuthatch (1)
Cannop
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Feb 9th. ------ 129
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Tawny Owl (H)
Marsh Tit (1)
Huntley, Glos
Cannop
Feb 11th. ------ 131
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Whooper Swan (2)
Pinkfoot Goose (1)
Redpoll . . . . (1m)
Glossy Ibis . . . (1)
Slimbridge
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Feb 14th. (118) 135 Red-throated Diver (5) St. Catherine's Point
Feb 27th. (119) 136 Yellowhammer (1m) FP to the "Longstone"
Feb 28th. (120) 137 Woodcock (2+) Tuckers Gate, Parkhurst
March 2nd. (121) 138 Short-eared Owl (1) Fort, Culver
March 5th. (122) 139
(123)
Dartford Warbler (1m)
Red Kite (1)
Mottistone Down
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March 8th. (124) 140 Guillemot (c30) West Highdown
Mainland Trip Normandy New Forest10th March.
March 10th. ------ 141
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Firecrest (1)
Lesser-spotted Woodpecker (1)
Woodlark (3)
Corn Bunting (3)
Spotted Redshank (1)
Acres Down
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Poyd Down
Normandy
March 20th. (125) 146
(126) 147
Wheatear . . . . . . . (1)
Little-ringed Plover (1)
Redcliff, Culver
Laundry Lane
March 22nd. (127) 148 Water Pipit (1) Triangle Field, Laundry Lane
March 24th. (128) 149
(129) 150
Blue-headed Wagtail (2)
Swallow. . . . . . . . (c20)
Laundry Lane
St. Helens Bridge
March 26th. (130) 151 Fieldfare (2) Laundry Lane, E. Side.
March 29th. (131) 152 Little Owl (1) Blackwater FP (N)
March 30th. (132) ------
(133) 153
Goosander. . . (1m)
Willow Warbler (1)
Sandown Canoe Lake
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April 1st. (134) 154
(135) 155
Hoopoe . . . .(1)
Sand Martin (4+)
Alum Bay Car Park
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That's the total for 2025 so far.

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