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)
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)
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
Laundry Lane
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Jan 3rd. (67)
(68)
(69)
(70)
(71)
(72)
(73)
(74)
(75)
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. (76)
(77)
(78)
(79)
(80)
(81)
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. (82)
(83)
Slavonian Grebe (2)
Gannet (1E)
Seaview
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Jan 6th. (84)
(85)
Red-breasted Merganser (1m,1f)
Hooded Crow (1)
Newtown NR
Cowes College
Jan 7th. (86)
(87)
Kestrel (1)
Razorbill (1?)
Cuver Down
Puckpool Point
Jan 8th. (88)
(89)
(90)
(91)
Raven (2)
Coal Tit (1-2)
White-tailed Eagle (1)
Purple Sandpiper
Haddons Pits
Rylstone Gardens
St. Helens Bridge
Foreland
Jan 9th. (92)
(93)
Treecreeper (H)
Reed Bunting (1f)
Town Copse
Yarmouth
Jan 10th. (94) Goldcrest (H) Quarr Road
Jan 11th. (95)
(96)
Bullfinch (5+)
Sandwich Tern (1)
Newtown
Culver
Jan 12th. (97)
(98)
(99)
Meadow Pipit (1)
Black Redstart (1)
Skylark (2)
Culver Down
Sandown Esplanade
Gander Down
Jan 13th. (100) Eider (2-3) Puckpool to Seaview
Jan 14th. (101)
(102)
Red-legged Partridge(12)
Egyptian Geese (2)
Bleak Down
Laundry Lane
Jan 15th. (103) Hawfinch(2-3) Shalfleet Church
Jan 17th. (104) Fulmar (6) Freshwater Bay
Jan 19th. (105) Little Gull (1) Ash Hill Farm, Atherfield

That's the total for 2025 so far.

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