ISLE OF WIGHT (IOW) Sightings for 2006

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The Island's only RSPB reserve is at "Brading Marsh", (Marshland S. of Bembridge Harbour).
NB. It can only be seen from the perimeter footpaths - these will be connected near the Bembridge ponds by a boardwalk
In addition there are occasional guided walks into the reserve from Brading Station Car Park,

A "must see" is the "Hersey NR" at Seaview Duver, excellent public hide with good views of Waders, Herons etc.

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Brambling (M) Mersley Down, 30th Jan	Hawfinch (F) Appley Park, 8th Feb	Water Pipit, 1st March Brading Sewage Wks.	Little Ringed Plover Yarmouth, 20th March

Hoopoe, 7th April
Sandown Golf Course Sedge Warbler (M)
Sandown Canoe La. 1st June Nuthatch
Binstead, 3rd June Snow Bunting (F)
Ventnor Dns, 7th Nov.

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Latest Sightings/Reports 2006.

(My own sightings, plus Reports from other Birders-Green=Confirmed, Red=Unconfirmed.)

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DECEMBER 2006: Click for monthly species lists, December total = 118; NEW: Birdnotes, for more details on selected sightings.

Sunday	Clear int. to wet	Strong SW Wind
31/12	Whale Chine to Brook	Red Legged Partridge	2	(Field NW. of Brook)
31/12	(7.45 - 9.30)	Kestrel	3	(Along Military Road)
31/12	"	Starling	c100
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31/12	Carisbrooke Pond	Pochard	1m	(Scarce here now)
31/12	(10.10)	Mallard	c55
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31/12	Puckpool to Seaview	Shag	2
31/12	(14.30 - 15.00)	Red Breasted Merganser	3m
30/12	"	Gannet	1E
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Reported	Laundry Lane	"Tundra" BEAN GEESE	4	field opposite "Cettis Gate" (Chris M.)
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Saturday	Sunny Intervals & Showers	Fresh SW Wind
30/12	Island Harbour, Folly Lake	Wigeon	2
30/12	(9.30)	Whimbrel	1
30/12	"	Great Crested Grebe	2	(Ad. and imm. with head stripes)
30/12	"	Red Breasted Merganser	1f
30/12	"	Oystercatcher	50+
30/12	"	Turnstone	11
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30/12	Newtown NR	Turnstone	1
30/12	(10.10 - 11.40)	Bar Tailed Godwit	12	(A high count)
30/12	Footbridge vandalised-closed	Rock Pipit	5
30/12	"	Red Throated Diver	2	(Harbour inlet, 1 imm. 1 ad.)
30/12	"	Pintail	12m,11f
30/12	"	Wigeon	c110
30/12	"	Goldeneye	1f
30/12	"	Red Breasted Merganser	2m,3f
30/12	"	Knot	9
30/12	"	Auk Sp.	2W	(In Solent)
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Thursday	Bright to Cloudy, mild	Fresh SW Wind
28/12	Whale Chine to Atherfield	Grey Partridge	5	(Field N. of Military Road)
28/12	(10.10 - 11.05)	Raven	1
28/12	"	Skylark	10
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28/12	Dungewood Lane, Atherfield	Grey Partridge	5	(The same covey again?)
28/12	(11.15 - 12.00)	Peregrine	2
28/12	"	Kestrel	2
28/12	"	Lapwing	c100	(Flushed by Peregrines)
28/12	"	Chaffinch	15	(By Dungewood Farm)
28/12	"	Linnet	3	"
28/12	"	Collared Dove	9	"
28/12	"	Fieldfare	11
28/12	"	Mistle Thrush	1
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Wednesday	Overcast
27/12	Puckpool to Seaview	Red Necked Grebe	1	(Still here)
27/12	(10.45 - 11.35)	Red Breasted Merganser	3m,1f
27/12	"	Shoveler	2m,3f	(Off Puckpool)
27/12	"	Shelduck	1	(V.Distant off Seaview)
27/12	"	Great Crested Grebe	6
27/12	"	Shag	4
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Tuesday	Overcast
26/12	Newport Shute, Mersley Down	Long Eared Owl	1	(Well hidden at back of overgrown clearing)
26/12	(9.10)	Goldfinch	c40
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26/12	FP "SA16", Mersley Down	Chaffinch	30+	(Around game pen & feeders)
26/12	(9.40 - 10.15)	Yellowhammer	4
26/12	"	Reed Bunting	1m
26/12	"	Linnet	1
26/12	"	Fieldfare	3
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Monday	Overcast
25/12	East Ashey	Common Gull	c100	(On fields)
25/12	(13.40)	Buzzard	1	(in tree)
25/12	"	Fieldfare	3
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Sunday	Overcast
24/12	Knighton Valley, S. of Ashey Dn.	Common Gull	14	(On downs)
24/12	(8.55)	Buzzard	1
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24/12	Sandown C.G. to Alverstone NR	Treecreeper	1	(Woods N. of old Quarry)
24/12	(9.15 - 10.30)	Long Tailed Tit	6
24/12	"	Great Tit	c6	(Alverstone Hide feeders, with Chaffinch etc.)
24/12	"	Bullfinch	1m	(by Sandown Water Wks)
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	2	(Taking nuts from the hand)
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Reported	Newport Shute, Mersley Down	Long Eared Owl	3+	@ usual winter roost site
(Ventnor Group)	Quarr Road, Binstead	Nuthatch	2	a new IOW "tick" for all
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Saturday	Overcast, cold
23/12	Island Harbour, Folly Lake	Wigeon	35
23/12	(8.32 - 9.00)	Ringed Plover	7
23/12	"	Dunlin	4
23/12	"	Red Breasted Merganser	1f
23/12	"	Little Grebe	5
23/12	"	Lapwing	8
23/12	"	Oystercatcher	40
23/12	"	Turnstone	1
23/12	"	Rock Pipit	1
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23/12	Cowes Esplanade	Turnstone	8	(Around beach & on concrete jettys)
23/12	(9.10 - 9.45)	Cormorant	3
23/12	"	Pied Wagtail	3	(No sign of Black Redstart today)
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Reported	Pinkmead, Medina Esty.	HAWFINCH	1	over to W. calling at 10.50 (Graham S.)
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Friday	Overcast to Sunny Int.
22/12	Wootton Creek (WeBS Count)	Black Headed Gull	650	(Lakeside, Wootton Bridge)
22/12	(8.10 - 12.00)	Lesser Black Backed Gull	2	" "
22/12	"	Redshank	46	(Towards the back)
22/12	Fishbourne Beach	Red Breasted Merganser	2m,2f
22/12	"	Great Crested Grebe	4
22/12	"	Grey Plover	1
22/12	"	Oystercatcher	14
22/12	"	Shelduck	3
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22/12	Ryde Esplanade (13.00)	Sanderling	c40	(c60 yesterday at Appley Beach)
22/12	Canoe Lake	Pochard	1m	(1st seen here this winter)
22/12	"	Tufted Duck	2f	" "
22/12	"	Swan	c45	(1 with Orange Ring "J4S" on L. Leg)
22/12	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	1
22/12	"	Green Woodpecker	1
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Reported	Columbine Road, E. Cowes	Black Redstart	1	here all week (Tim J.)
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Wednesday	Foggy to Sunny
20/12	Quarr Road, Binstead	Nuthatch	1	(as reported yesterday, but in a tree today)
20/12	(11.15)	Coal Tit	1	(on feeders by Quarr Close)
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20/12	Martin's Wood, Newchurch	Woodlark	2	(In new plantation, usual place)
20/12	(14.20)	Song Thrush	2
20/12	"	Green Woodpecker	1
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Tuesday	Foggy to Hazy Sunny Int.
19/12	Ryde Esplanade	Sanderling	16	(Numbers way down now)
19/12	(7.45)	Pintail	2m	(1st I've ever seen on the sea here)
19/12	"	Brent Geese	c250
19/12	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	3
19/12	(8.00)	Song Thrush	2
19/12	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
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19/12	Puckpool to Seaview	Red Necked Grebe	1	(Still here)
19/12	(11.00)	Red Breasted Merganser	2m,1f
19/12	"	Great Crested Grebe	3
19/12	"	Rock Pipit	1	(Over Puckpool)
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19/12	Fishbourne Beach	Great Northern Diver	1	(Rather distant)
19/12	(14.40)	Red Breasted Merganser	2m,1f
19/12	"	Great Crested Grebe	2
19/12	"	Mediterranean Gull	3
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19/12	Firestone Copse	Goldcrest	c10	(2 seen, many heard)
19/12	(15.10)	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	2
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Reported	Quarr Road, Binstead	Nuthatch	1	feeder by Jn. with FP "R45"
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Sunday	Fine, Sunny	Light NW. Wind
17/12	West High Down, Totland	Peregrine	1	(Along cliffs to W.)
17/12	(8.00 - 11.05)	Firecrest	1	(FP to Beacon, between the Pits)
17/12	"	Dartford Warbler	1m	(to SW of Beacon)
17/12	"	Bullfinch	1	(Heard by car park)
17/12	"	Raven	1	(Along cliff to E. calling)
17/12	"	Rock Pipit	c4
17/12	"	Stonechat	3m,3f	(Pairs by Beacon, Battery Road & above Needles)
17/12	"	Redwing	2+	(More heard)
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17/12	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	Dunlin	c20
17/12	(11.20 - 12.00)	Grey Plover	4
17/12	"	Snipe	2
17/12	"	Song Thrush	4
17/12	"	Black Tailed Godwit	10
17/12	"	Wigeon	20+
17/12	"	Teal	c40
17/12	"	Tufted Duck	16m,8f	(A good count)
17/12	"	Lapwing	c90
17/12	"	Redshank	5
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17/12	Puckpool to Seaview	Great Crested Grebe	9
17/12	(14.15)	Red Necked Grebe	1
17/12	"	Cormorant	3
17/12	"	Red Breasted Merganser	4m
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17/12	Laundry Lane	Cetti's Warbler	1	(heard)
17/12	(16.20 - Dusk)	Snipe	c5	(Heard at Dusk)
17/12	"	Water Rail	2	(Squealing)
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Reported	Brading Marsh RSPB	Bearded Tit	8	found during WeBS count (James G.)
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Saturday	Showers to Sunny Intervals	Light NW. Wind
16/12	Sandown Esplanade	Rock Pipit	2
16/12	(8.00)	Pied Wagtail	8
16/12	"	Tufted Duck	1m,4f	(Canoe Lake)
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16/12	Blackwater to Shide FP	Little Owl	2
16/12	(8.50)	Goldfinch	12
16/12	"	Chaffinch	10
16/12	"	Song Thrush	3
16/12	"	Buzzard	1
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Friday	Cloudy	Light wind
15/12	Alverstone to Newchurch	Barn Owl	1	(Near Hide@7.10)
15/12	(7.00 - 9.30)	Snipe	c2	(Heard over)
15/12	"	Fieldfare	c45	(S. of Knighton)
15/12	"	Common Gull	c30	(On fields to N. with c100 Black Headed Gull)
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	2	(1@Hide within 2 feet! 1 on FP to W.)
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Thursday	Mostly Cloudy	SW Wind
14/12	Sandown Canoe Lake	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
14/12	(7.40)	Tufted Duck	6f
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14/12	Ventnor Seawatch	Red Throated Diver	2W	(@8.42 & 8.52)
14/12	(8.30 - 9.30) Rather Quiet	Fulmar	1-2W	(@8.52 & 8.56)
14/12	"	Razorbill	2W	(@9.02 & 9.14)
14/12	"	Auk Sp.	3W	(Together @8.40)
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14/12	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	2
14/12	(13.40)	Starling	110+	(Unusually large count with flocks of 60 & 45)
14/12	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1	(and 1 Green WP.)
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14/12	Puckpool	Great Northern Diver	1	(off Seaview)
14/12	(14.30)	Red Breasted Merganser	3m
14/12	"	Great Crested Grebe	2	(Distant)
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Reported	Alverstone NR	Green Sandpiper	1	flushed during ditch works
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Wednesday	Cloudy, Showers	SW. Wind
13/12	Binstead Beach	Great Crested Grebe	3
13/12	(10.45)	Turnstone	1	(Quarr Beach)
13/12	"	Grey Plover	12	"
13/12	"	Brent Geese	c100
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13/12	Puckpool to Seaview	Great Crested Grebe	2
13/12	(14.35)	Shag	1
13/12	"	Cormorant	3
13/12	"	Rock Pipit	2	(Seawall)
13/12	"	Red Breasted Merganser	3m
13/12	"	Redshank	1	(On Hersey outlet pipe)
13/12	"	Barnacle Geese	c130	(Feral, field W. of Hersey NR- Hide locked)
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Tuesday	Sunny Int. to Showers
12/12	Puckpool to Seaview	Red Necked Grebe	1-2	(1 off Puckpool, 2nd? off Seaview)
12/12	(8.30)	Shag	4
12/12	"	Cormorant	6
12/12	"	Great Northern Diver	1	(Off Priory Bay)
12/12	"	Red Breasted Merganser	3
12/12	"	Razorbill	1	(Distant, E. of Forts)
12/12	"	Redshank	1	(On Seaview Beach)
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12/12	Bembridge Harbour	Black Tailed Godwit	7
12/12	(9.20)	Dunlin	6
12/12	"	Kingfisher	1
12/12	"	Lapwing	c100
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12/12	Coastal FP, Bembridge	Firecrest	1	(Ducie Avenue@10.50, near Tit Flock)
12/12	(9.45 - 11.00)	Redwing	2
12/12	"	Coal Tit	2	(Heard)
12/12	"	Long Tailed Tit	c15	(With Blue Tits & Great Tits)
12/12	"	Greenfinch	30+	(One group of 20+)
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Monday	Wet & Windy!!	SW Gales am
11/12	Fort Victoria	LEACH'S STORM PETREL	1	(Near Sconce Buoy, moving E then N, 8.45-50)
11/12	(7.20 - 9.00)	Turnstone	6+	(3W, 3 on beach and lawn)
11/12	"	Little Egret	6	(W. in 1's and 2's)
11/12	"	Black Headed Gull	c80	(mainly moving E. -v. fast)
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Sunday	Cold with Sunny Int.	to Showers
10/12	Ryde Esplanade (for IWOG Walk)	Sanderling	c70
10/12	(7.30)	Pied Wagtail	5
10/12	"	Brent Geese	c420
10/12	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	4	(Best count for ages)
10/12	"	Ringed Plover	24
10/12	"	Dunlin	1
10/12	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	5
10/12	(7.40)	Song Thrush	4	(Singing well)
10/12	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	3	(Reported)
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10/12	Springvale, Puckpool	Red Necked Grebe	1	(Fairly close)
10/12	(10.00 - 12.00)	Great Northern Diver	3	(Together on sea, E. of Forts)
10/12	"	Red Throated Diver	2+	(W. on Far side)
10/12	"	Great Crested Grebe	13+	(4 off Ryde, 7 off Puckpool, more out to sea)
10/12	"	Goldeneye	1f	(Just offshore, 1st I've seen here)
10/12	"	Common Scoter	c24	(c20W. then 4E later)
10/12	"	Red Breasted Merganser	c24	(4 on sea, 2 groups of 10E.)
10/12	"	SANDWICH TERN	1	(Flew across Solent, then fishing of Puckpool)
10/12	"	Turnstone	1	(On Hersey outlet pipe)
10/12	"	Mediterranean Gull	c4
10/12	"	Shag	2+
10/12	"	Rock Pipit	1
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Reported	Fort Victoria	Velvet Scoter	1, (1st w.)	& 8 C. Scoter, E. then W, 1 Razorbill on sea
(Graham S.)	"	Eider	13E	& 1f/1st w. Goldeneye W.
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Reported	La Faliase	Velvet Scoter	6	10.30 - 11.30.
(Ventnor Group)	Seaview	Red Necked Grebe	2	13.30 - 14.30.
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Saturday	Showers to Sunny Intervals	Light SW. Wind
09/12	Shide to Blackwater FP	Little Owl	1	(Blackwater end)
09/12	(7.50 - 9.10)	Goldcrest	c6
09/12	"	Song Thrush	2
09/12	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	1
09/12	"	Buzzard	2	(On bushes to W.)
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09/12	Medina Estuary (W. Side)	Scarlet Headed Blackbird	1	(Esc. from "Amazon World"-Dodnor Cottage)
09/12	(7.50 - 9.10)	Bullfinch	5	(3m seen, others heard)
09/12	"	Common Sandpiper	1	(Opposite Whippingham)
09/12	"	Great Crested Grebe	1 juv	(Still has stripes on head)
09/12	"	Wigeon	8
09/12	"	Lapwing	10+
09/12	"	Redshank	5
09/12	"	Stonechat	1f	(Werrar)
09/12	"	Red Breasted Merganser	5m,6f
09/12	"	Brent Geese	c70
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09/12	Lane End, Bembridge	Purple Sandpiper	9	(On Lifeboat Pier)
09/12	"	Shag	3	(1 on beach, injured? - 2 Foreland)
09/12	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1	(On sea)
09/12	off Foreland	Red Breasted Merganser	1m, 2f
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Reported	Brading Marsh (Graham S.)	Short Eared Owl	1	N. over marsh at dusk, also 1f/imm Merlin
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Reported	Briddlesfield Copse	Marsh Tit	1	Dave H.
Friday	Wet Start	Clear Intervals		W. Wind
08/12	Fort Victoria	Little Gull	1ad	(Near Sconce Buoy)
08/12	(7.50 - 10.10)	Eider	2+	(Off Keyhaven, 2 flew in, another 10 on sea?)
08/12	"	Turnstone	1	(On old pier)
08/12	"	Small Wader Sp.	c80	(moving W. Dunlin?)
08/12	"	Grey Plover	1	(Ran out of Petrels today!)
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08/12	Yarmouth	Redwing	6
08/12	(10.15 - 11.15)	Kingfisher	1
08/12	"	Curlew	16	(On field to S.)
08/12	"	Redshank	5
08/12	"	Shoveler	2m,1f
08/12	"	Brent Geese	c60
08/12	"	Canada Geese	c70
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08/12	Newtown NR	Red Breasted Merganser	7m,7f
08/12	(11.25 - 12.10)	Knot	c30
08/12	"	Grey Plover	c100
08/12	"	Great Crested Grebe	1
08/12	"	Redshank	3
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Reported	Werrar, Medina Esty.	Jack Snipe	2	Martin H.
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Thursday	Sunny Intervals	Showers		Strong S-SW Winds
07/12	Sandown Canoe Lake	Little Grebe	1	(Didn't see the Gadwall today)
07/12	(8.50)	Tufted Duck	7m,6f
07/12	"	Shelduck	2
07/12	"	Mediterranean Gull	3
07/12	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1	(On Dino. Mus Car Pk)
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07/12	Puckpool	Great Crested Grebe	4	(2 flew past W.)
07/12	(11.30 - 12.15)	Red Necked Grebe	1	(Just off Springvale)
07/12	"	Great Northern Diver	1	(Further out)
07/12	"	Shag	3
07/12	"	Mediterranean Gull	2	(On sea)
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Reported	Fort Victoria (James G. etc.)	LEACH'S STORM PETREL	2-3	am, & 6 Seen from Ryde Pier pm
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Wednesday	Sunny Intervals			W. Wind
06/12	Bembridge Down	Buzzard	2
06/12	(7.45)	Yellowhammer	1m
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06/12	Sandown Canoe Lake	Gadwall	1m
06/12	(8.30)	Tufted Duck	5m,5f
06/12	"	Mediterranean Gull	4
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06/12	Blackwater	Buzzard	1
06/12	(9.20 - 10.40)	Raven	2	(Mobbing the Buzzard)
06/12	"	Red Legged Partridge	1
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Tuesday	Sunny Intervals	Heavy Showers		SW Gales
05/12	Puckpool/Seaview	Great Crested Grebe	3
05/12	(10.30 - 11.25)	Red Breasted Merganser	3m
05/12	"	Great Northern Diver	1	(Diving off Puckpool moving W.)
05/12	"	Redshank	2	(Puckpool Beach)
05/12	"	Shag	1
05/12	"	Mediterranean Gull	2
05/12	"	Rock Pipit	1	(On sea wall)
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05/12	Culver Down	Linnet	c15
05/12	(14.15)	Meadow Pipit	7
05/12	"	Pied Wagtail	5	(N. Slope with Mipits)
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05/12	Brading, Sewage Wks	Grey Wagtail	1
05/12	(15.05)	Chiffchaff	2+
05/12	Laundry Lane	Cetti's Warbler	1	(heard)
05/12	(till 15.50)	Fieldfare	c50	(Probably more on marsh)
05/12	"	Redwing	3
05/12	"	Starling	c70
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Reported	Fort Victoria (James G.)	LEACH'S STORM PETREL	1	slowly W. @ 8.15 - 8.30
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Monday	Sunny Int. to Showers
04/12	Ryde Esplanade	Sanderling	65
04/12	(8.10)	Pied Wagtail	9
04/12	"	Brent Geese	c220
04/12	Appley Park	Mistle Thrush	c6
04/12	(8.20)	Song Thrush	1	(Singing well)
04/12	"	Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	2
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04/12	Puckpool to Seaview	Great Crested Grebe	2
04/12	(10.15)	Shag	2
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04/12	Bembridge Harbour	Little Egret	8
04/12	(11.00 - 11.40)	Skylark	1	(Over calling)
04/12	St. Helen's Bridge	Greylag Geese	6	(On W. bank of River Yar)
04/12	"	Kingfisher	1	(Heard)
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Sunday	Stormy to Sunny Int.	Westerly Gales		Very Rough Seas
03/12	Ventnor Seawatch	Kittiwake	1W	(Quiet at sea today)
03/12	(7.20 - 10.30) -with CM.	Fulmar	1	(Close in)
03/12	"	Gannet	1W
03/12	"	Guillemot	1W	(Very close)
03/12	"	Little Egret	2W
03/12	Around "Bandstand"	Robin	1	(On sea swept rocks!)
03/12	"	Rock Pipit	1
03/12	"	Pied Wagtail	2
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03/12	Ryde Esplanade	Bar Tailed Godwit	1	(water's edge towards Pier)
03/12	(14.45)	Mediterranean Gull	1
03/12	"	Brent Geese	c300
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03/12	Puckpool	Great Crested Grebe	3
03/12	(15.10)	Red Breasted Merganser	1m
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Saturday	Showers to Sunny Intervals	Light SW. Wind
02/12	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	Peregrine	1	(Over to W.)
02/12	(7.50 - 9.10)	Fieldfare	3	(Over, also 1 Redwing)
02/12	"	Song Thrush	4
02/12	"	Bullfinch	1m
02/12	"	Black Tailed Godwit	c50
02/12	"	Shoveler	1m,1f
02/12	"	Wigeon	30+
02/12	"	Teal	c130
02/12	"	Tufted Duck	2m,3f
02/12	"	Lapwing	100+
02/12	"	Redshank	5
02/12	"	Reed Bunting	2
02/12	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
02/12	"	Water Rail	2	(Heard)
~
02/12	Fort Victoria (9.20)	Turnstone	6	(On grass by sea)
~
02/12	Newtown NR	Red Breasted Merganser	3m,5f
02/12	(9.50 - 11.10)	Goldeneye	2f
02/12	High Tide	Pintail	1m,1f
02/12	"	Buzzard	1
02/12	"	Grey Plover	c60
02/12	"	Curlew	10+
02/12	"	Redshank	4
02/12	"	Black Tailed Godwit	c40
02/12	"	Turnstone	1
02/12	"	Ringed Plover	1
02/12	"	Brent Geese	c200
02/12	"	Peregrine	2	(On posts to E.)
02/12	"	Little Egret	10+
02/12	"	Meadow Pipit	6
02/12	"	Rock Pipit	4
02/12	"	Yellowhammer	4
~
02/12	Seaview	Red Necked Grebe	1	(off Seaview SC.@14.22)
02/12	(14.00 - 15.00)	Great Crested Grebe	2
02/12	Hersey NR	Buzzard	1
02/12	"	Tufted Duck	8m,3f
02/12	"	Teal	12
02/12	"	Lapwing	1
~
Reported	Coastal FP, Bembridge	Firecrest	2	Swain's Lane to Love Lane.
(Chris M.)	"	Common Sandpiper	1	in Harbour with Lapwings
~
Reported	Binstead Beach (Graham S.)	Great Northern Diver	2	also 8 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Bar T. Godwit.
~
Friday	Showers, Cloudy	Fresh SW. Wind
01/12	Bembridge Ponds	Greenshank	7	(Lagoon)
01/12	(9.00)	Tufted Duck	6m,10f
01/12	"	Pochard	1m
01/12	"	Shelduck	2
01/12	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
01/12	"	Reed Bunting	1	(Trees by path)
01/12	"	Snipe	1	(No sign of Avocets)
~
01/12	St. Helens Hill	Shoveler	2m	(Distant-by Scope)
01/12	to view the Dynamite Pool	Lapwing	100+	(No sign of Avocets)
01/12	(9.30)	Bar Headed Goose	1	(With Canadas)
~
01/12	Laundry Lane, St. Helens	Fieldfare	10+
01/12	(14.50 - 16.20)	Chiffchaff	1
01/12	"	Bar Headed Goose	1	(With Canadas)
01/12	"	Canada Goose	c230
01/12	"	Cetti's Warbler	2	(Heard)
~

NOVEMBER 2006: Click for monthly species lists, November total = 118; NEW: Birdnotes, for more details on selected sightings.

Thursday	Sunny Intervals	Freshening S. Wind
30/11	Ventnor Seawatch	Kittiwake	2W
30/11	(7.50 - 8.30)	Fulmar	1-2	(Distant)
30/11	"	Brent Goose	1E, 3W
30/11	Around "Bandstand"	Grey Wagtail	1
30/11	"	Pied Wagtail	2
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30/11	Foreland	Water Pipit	1	(On seawall below "Crab & Lobster" PH)
30/11	(11.10 - 12.00)	Purple Sandpiper	5	(End of ledge)
30/11	"	Brent Goose	c50
30/11	"	Mediterranean Gull	c4
30/11	"	Curlew	2
30/11	"	Shag	1
~
Reported	Seaview (James G.)	AVOCET	5	In Solent 11.45, heading W. into Bembridge Harbour
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Wednesday	Sunny Intervals	Showers		Fresh SW Wind
29/11	Brading, Sewage Wks	Grey Wagtail	1	(with 1 Pied Wagtail)
29/11	(8.05)	Chiffchaff	2
29/11	Laundry Lane	Cetti's Warbler	2	(1 seen, both heard)
29/11	(till 9.50)	Fieldfare	c30	(Around N. end)
29/11	"	Redwing	1
29/11	"	Starling	c50
29/11	"	Skylark	1
29/11	"	Lapwing	c150	(High over marsh)
29/11	"	Bar Headed Goose	1	(Feral, with Canada Geese)
29/11	"	Kestrel	1
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29/11	Puckpool/Seaview	Great Crested Grebe	9
29/11	(11.20 - 12.15)	Red Breasted Merganser	2m
29/11	"	Razorbill	1 juv	(Just off Puckpool)
29/11	"	Shag	1
29/11	"	Mediterranean Gull	1
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Reported	Foreland	Sandwich Tern	2	Fishing just offshore
(Dave H.)	"	Water Pipit	1	chased off by Rock Pipit.
Tuesday	Sunny Intervals	Showers
28/11	Ryde Esplanade	Dunlin	10	(with 1 Ringed Plover)
28/11	(9.05)	Great Crested Grebe	5	(4 W. of Pier)
28/11	"	Brent Geese	c420	(W. of Pier)
~
28/11	Puckpool	Great Crested Grebe	3
28/11	(9.40)	Brent Geese	c100E.
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28/11	Seaview	Kingfisher	1f
28/11	(14.00 - 15.15)	Red Breasted Merganser	2m
28/11	"	Great Crested Grebe	2
28/11	On beach	Turnstone	1
28/11	"	Redshank	2
28/11	"	Pock Pipit	2	(and 1 Meadow Pipit)
28/11	Hersey NR	Teal	16
28/11	"	Tufted Duck	1m,1f
28/11	"	Little Grebe	6
28/11	"	Lapwing	1
~
Monday	Cloudy, Sunny Int			Light SW. Wind
27/11	Haddons Pits, Luccombe	Firecrest	1	(S. end by House @ 9.05)
27/11	(8.40 - 9.20)	Bullfinch	1m,1f
27/11	"	Goldcrest	c3	(Heard)
~
27/11	Puckpool	Razorbill	1W
27/11	(11.40)	Great Crested Grebe	5
27/11	"	Mediterranean Gull	6
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27/11	Alverstone NR	Woodcock	1	(over to NW @ 16.43)
27/11	(15.50 - 17.10)	Snipe	c3	(Heard)
27/11	"	Heron	1
27/11	"	Bullfinch	1m
27/11	"	Grey Wagtail	1	(Over)
~
Sunday	Sunny Intervals	Fresh S. Wind
26/11	Bembridge Ponds	Merlin	1f/juv	(Flew W. over Embankment)
26/11	(9.35)	Tufted Duck	3
26/11	"	Pochard	7m,1f
26/11	"	Shelduck	2
26/11	"	Snipe	2
26/11	Harbour	Black Tailed Godwit	1
~
26/11	Seaview	Redshank	2	(E. along beach)
26/11	(10.20)	Shag	2
26/11	"	Great Crested Grebe	2
~
Saturday	Cloudy, Showers to	Bright Intervals		Fresh SW. Wind
25/11	Ventnor Seawatch	Kittiwake	57W	(Largest group 8)
25/11	(7.20 - 10.00) with CM.	Gannet	20W
25/11	"	Auk Sp.	8W
25/11	"	Red Breasted Merganser	1m,W
25/11	"	Shelduck	2W
25/11	"	Brent Goose	1W
25/11	Around "Bandstand"	Rock Pipit	1
25/11	"	Grey Wagtail	1
25/11	"	Kestrel	1
Reported	@ La Faliase, Ventnor	Great Skua, "Bonxie"	1	10 Auks, 33 Gannet, 63 Kittiwake,
(Graham S.)	(We missed these!)	Red Throated Diver	1	3 R.B. Merganser, 3 Fulmar.
~
Friday	Cloudy	Strong S/SW. Wind
24/11	Cassey Bridge, Newtown	Pintail	9m,13f
24/11	(8.35)	Black Tailed Godwit	c30
24/11	"	Wigeon	c100
24/11	"	Teal	c100
~
24/11	Newtown NR	Knot	c70
24/11	(E-Hide @7.35 then)	Red Breasted Merganser	11
24/11	(Boathouse 8.50)	Turnstone	1
24/11	"	Canada Geese	c30
24/11	"	Lapwing	c80
24/11	"	Brent Geese	c500
24/11	"	Redshank	10
24/11	"	Grey Plover	c40
24/11	"	Shelduck	c50
~
24/11	Sandown Canoe Lake	Gadwall	1m
24/11	(10.10)	Tufted Duck	4m,2f
24/11	"	Starling	c50
~
Thursday	Sunny Intervals	Showers		Fresh SW Wind
23/11	Rylstone & Tower Gardens	Goldcrest	10+
23/11	(8.15 -9.15)	Blue Tit	c20	(Mixed with Great and Long Tailed Tits)
Mammal	"	Red Squirrel	2	collecting nuts.
~
23/11	Shanklin Pond	Song Thrush	2
23/11	(9.50)	Mistle Thrush	1
23/11	"	Muscovy Duck	7	(Feral)
~
23/11	Ryde Esplanade	Ringed Plover	1	(with 11 Sanderling)
23/11	(13.20)	Great Crested Grebe	1
23/11	"	Swan	68	(Canoe Lake)
~
23/11	Puckpool	Gannet	2E
23/11	(14.00)	Red Breasted Merganser	1m,1f
23/11	"	Great Crested Grebe	2
23/11	"	Shag	1
~
23/11	Laundry Lane, Brading	Hen Harrier	1 juv	(Scattered the Fieldfares@16.28=Dusk)
23/11	(15.40 - 16.40)	Fieldfare	c45	(On "Harrier" field, see above)
23/11	"	Redwing	6+	(Some with Fieldfares & 3 at Sewage Wks.)
23/11	"	Mistle Thrush	1
23/11	"	Canada Geese	c210	(In 3 groups)
23/11	"	Bar Headed Goose	1	(Feral, with Canada Geese)
23/11	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
23/11	"	Kestrel	1
~
Wednesday	Sunny Start	to Rain pm.
22/11	Fishbourne Beach	Red Throated Diver	1juv	(Towards Ryde Pier)
22/11	(7.30 & 11.20)	Great Crested Grebe	1
22/11	"	Cormorant	23	(On tide guage)
22/11	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard at Quarr Ponds)
22/11	"	Reed Bunting	2f	(Quarr Ponds reedbed)
22/11	"	Brent Geese	172
22/11	"	Redshank	4
~
22/11	Puckpool-Seaview	Great Northern Diver	1	(Far out W. of Forts)
22/11	(10.15)	Red Breasted Merganser	3m.1f
22/11	"	Great Crested Grebe	6
22/11	"	Shag	2
22/11	"	Razorbill	1	(Infront of Fort)
22/11	"	Redshank	1	(Hersey outfall)
~
Tuesday	Sunny Intervals	light W. Wind
21/11	Fishbourne Beach	Red Breasted Merganser	2m,1f	(Just offshore)
21/11	(7.40)	Great Crested Grebe	4	(Off Quarr & Binstead beach)
21/11	"	Cormorant	15	(On tide guage)
~
21/11	Firestone Copse	Stock Dove	6	(W. of Creek)
21/11	(8.10)	Heron	1
21/11	"	Coal Tit	c4	(2 seen, others heard)
21/11	"	Song Thrush	3	(In full song)
21/11	"	Goldcrest	10+	(5 seen, many others heard)
~
21/11	Puckpool-Seaview	Mediterranean Gull	4
21/11	(10.20)	Red Breasted Merganser	1m
21/11	"	Great Crested Grebe	3
~
Monday	Cloudy, Showers			Light W. Wind
20/11	Puckpool	Redshank	1	(Unusual here)
20/11	(10.20)	Red Breasted Merganser	1m
20/11	"	Great Crested Grebe	1
20/11	"	Shag	2
20/11	"	Rock Pipit	1	(On Seawall)
~
20/11	Seaview	GREAT NORTHERN DIVER	1	(E. of Forts)
20/11	(10.40)	Shag	7	(Unusual numbers today)
~
Sunday	Sunny Intervals, Showers	S.W. Wind
19/11	Whale Chine	Skylark	25
19/11	(7.50 - 9.10)	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1	(on fields with 7 Greater BB, Herring Gulls etc.)
19/11	"	Stonechat	1m
19/11	"	Red Legged Partridge	10+
19/11	"	Reed Bunting	1	(Heard)
19/11	"	Linnet	c50
19/11	"	Meadow Pipit	2+
19/11	"	Canada Geese	21
~
19/11	Dungewood Lane	Hen Harrier	1f/juv	(@9.50&10.10, tail has gaps, 1 leg dangles, injured?)
19/11	(9.15 - 10.45)	Buzzard	2
19/11	"	Stonechat	1m
19/11	"	Skylark	20+	(some singing!)
19/11	"	Yellowhammer	12
19/11	"	Goldcrest	3+
19/11	"	Linnet	c40
19/11	"	Greenfinch	c30
19/11	"	Chaffinch	6+
19/11	"	Meadow Pipit	2
Reported	(here last week)	Short Eared Owl	1
~
19/11	Gore Cliff	Little Owl	1	(On cliff ledge)
19/11	(11.00 - 11.30)	Raven	2
19/11	"	Kestrel	1
~
Reported	Seaview	Slavonian Grebe	1	& RN Grebe, Peregrine. (Ventnor Group)
Reported	St. Catherine's Point	Black Redstart	1	& Firecrest @Bridge Cottage (Graham S.)
Reported	Wheelers Bay	Sand Martin	1	& 1 Swallow (Andy B.)
~
Saturday	Sunny Intervals, Showers	W. Wind
18/11	West High Down	Redwing	70+
18/11	(7.20 - 10.20)	Stonechat	2m,3f
18/11	"	Peregrine	2-3	(2 @Alum Bay, 1 E. of Beacon)
18/11	"	Kestrel	3
18/11	"	Rock Pipit	10+
18/11	"	Mistle Thrush	3
18/11	"	Skylark	1	(Heard)
Mammal	"	Stoat	1	near Road to Battery
~
18/11	Cassey Bridge, Newtown	Curlew	28
18/11	(10.45)	Black Tailed Godwit	c40
~
18/11	Newtown NR	Razorbill	1	(N. of Boathouse)
18/11	(11.00 - 11.50)	Red Breasted Merganser	8
18/11	"	Great Crested Grebe	3
18/11	"	Wigeon	20+
18/11	"	Teal	c100
18/11	"	Canada Geese	c30
18/11	"	Turnstone	1
18/11	"	Brent Geese	c200
18/11	"	Lapwing	c30
18/11	"	Redshank	5
18/11	"	Reed Bunting	1
18/11	"	Grey Plover	c40
18/11	"	Golden Plover	c80	(Over Brickfields)
18/11	"	Shelduck	74
Reported	"	GREAT NORTHERN DIVER	1	just off Harbour entrance (Bob G.)
Reptile	"	Adder	1	just W. of Hide-a late one!
Friday	Heavy Showers	to Bright Intervals		Strong S. Wind
17/11	Bembridge Ponds	Greenshank	7
17/11	(8.15 - 8.45)	Tufted Duck	15
17/11	"	Pochard	2m
17/11	"	Shelduck	2
~
17/11	Seaview	Guillemot	1	(Just Offshore)
17/11	(9.00)	Shag	2
17/11	"	Gannet	3E
~
17/11	Puckpool	Razorbill	1	(Fishing offshore)
17/11	(9.20)	Red Breasted Merganser	1f
17/11	"	Great Crested Grebe	1
17/11	"	Shag	1
17/11	"	Feral Pigeon	c40	(In off sea!)
~
Thursday	Rain	to Bright Intervals
16/11	Firestone Copse	Stock Dove	20+	(W. of Creek)
16/11	(8.30)	Heron	3
16/11	"	Little Egret	1
16/11	"	Mallard	52
~
16/11	Puckpool	Red Throated Diver	1	(Near shingle bank)
16/11	(13.30)	Red Breasted Merganser	1f
16/11	"	Great Crested Grebe	2
16/11	"	Cormorant	4
~
Wednesday	Bright Intervals	S. Wind
15/11	Ventnor Seawatch	Kittiwake	5W	(@8.06 -then very quiet)
15/11	(7.50 - 9.00)	Gannet	4	(1E, 3W around 8.00)
15/11	"	Razorbill	1(1st.w.)	(On Rocks at Harbour entrance)
~
Tuesday	Rain early, Cloudy	SW. Wind
14/11	Laundry Lane, Brading	Goldcrest	4+	(Heard)
14/11	(16.05 - 17.20)	Fieldfare	3
14/11	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
14/11	"	Buzzard	1
14/11	"	Kestrel	2
~
Monday	Showers	to Sunny Intervals		Fresh W. Wind
13/11	Sandown Canoe Lake	Shoveler	1f
13/11	(8.00 - 8.45)	Tufted Duck	1f	(With "Scaup" face pattern)
13/11	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
~
13/11	Seaview	RED NECKED GREBE	1	(Offshore)
13/11	(12.00)	Mediterranean Gull	1
13/11	"	Brent Geese	c80
13/11	"	Heron	1
~
13/11	Puckpool	Red Necked Grebe	1	(Closer this time)
13/11	(15.00)	Red Breasted Merganser	1f
13/11	"	Great Crested Grebe	2
13/11	"	Cormorant	4
~
Reported	Bembridge	Hen Harrier	1	"Ringtail" over Church @ 14.45 (Dave B.)
~
Sunday	Sunny Intervals	Light W. Wind
12/11	Cassey Bridge, Newtown	Siskin	1	(Over SW.)
12/11	(7.35)	Fieldfare	c45	(In Orchard at Fleetlands Fm.)
12/11	"	Red Breasted Merganser	3m,12f
12/11	"	Wigeon	30+
12/11	"	Teal	c80
12/11	"	Black Tailed Godwit	14
~
12/11	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	Redwing	1	(Rofford Marsh)
12/11	(8.10 - 9.40)	Bullfinch	3
12/11	"	Shoveler	5m,3f
12/11	"	Wigeon	30+
12/11	"	Teal	c130
12/11	"	Canada Geese	102	(mainly on Fields to W.)
12/11	"	Greylag Goose	1	(With Canadas)
12/11	"	Brent Geese	c85
12/11	"	Lapwing	c40
12/11	"	Redshank	5
12/11	"	Reed Bunting	3
12/11	"	Grey Plover	5
12/11	"	Water Rail	2	(Heard)
~
12/11	West High Down	Dartford Warbler	1m	(on Gorse W. of fenceline)
12/11	(10.00 - 11.00)	Stonechat	1m,1f
12/11	"	Raven	2+	(E. along Cliff Edge)
~
12/11	Newport Quay (11.15)	Black Swan	1	(Esc. by "Jubilee Stores" building)
~
12/11	Luccombe Down	"Eared" Owl Sp.	1	(poss. Long Eared? Flew into trees on E. Side @ dusk)
12/11	(15.35 - 17.00)	Kestrel	1
12/11	"	Green Woodpecker	1	(No sign of Snow Bunting)
~
Reported	Seaview	RED NECKED GREBE	1	off Hersey oulet (Ventnor Group)
Reported	Newchurch	Woodlark	2	in plantation E. of Ch. (James G.)
~
Saturday	Fine to Cloudy	Fresh W. Wind
11/11	Shide to Blackwater FP	Red Legged Partridge	27	(3 by Marvel Fm, 24 by Birchmore Fm.)
11/11	(8.00 - 9.45)	Sparrowhawk	1
11/11	"	Collared Dove	6	(Blackwater)
11/11	"	Kestrel	2
11/11	"	Redwing	3
11/11	"	Long Tailed Tit	10+
~
11/11	Medina Estuary (W. Side)	Common Sandpiper	2	(Opposite Kingston)
11/11	(10.00 - 11.30)	Whimbrel	1	(Werrar)
11/11	"	Rock Pipit	1	(Werrar)
11/11	"	Stonechat	1f	"
11/11	"	Snipe	1	"
11/11	"	Skylark	3
11/11	"	Curlew	23
11/11	"	Bullfinch	1	(Heard in Stag Lane)
11/11	"	Little Owl	1 imm.	(Tree by FP at Gravel Wks)
11/11	"	Black Tailed Godwit	3
11/11	"	Redshank	13
11/11	"	Brent Geese	4	(Folly Lake)
11/11	"	Lapwing	13
~
11/11	Seaview/Hersey NR	Great Crested Grebe	1	(Offshore)
11/11	(14.20 - 15.10)	Mediterranean Gull	5	(4 On sea, 1 @ HNR)
11/11	"	Teal	7
11/11	"	Little Grebe	6
11/11	"	Coot	24
11/11	"	Pheasant	1m
~
Reported (Richard S.)	Newport Quay	Black Swan	1	Esc. -I've not seen one on the IOW for a while.
Reported	West High Down	"Eared" Owl Sp.	1	probably a Long-eared Owl, also 1 Woodcock at Dawn
(Chris M.)	"	Firecrest	2	along lane to Beacon, also 1m Blackcap
~
Friday	Sunny Intervals	S. Wind
10/11	Brading Marsh	Grey Wagtail	2	(Over calling)
10/11	(8.15 -9.15)	Chiffchaff	1	(Heard)
10/11	"	Redpoll	2	(Over Sewage Wks S. to Birches)
10/11	"	Bar Headed Goose	1	(Feral, with Canada Geese)
10/11	"	Canada Geese	c85
10/11	"	Meadow Pipit	1
10/11	"	Kestrel	3
~
Thursday	Sunny Intervals	Light N. Wind
09/11	Newtown NR	GOLDENEYE	2f	(NW of Boathouse)
09/11	(8.00 - 10.10)	Red Breasted Merganser	1m,2f	(Ecl. m with Goldeneye, 2f on Causeway Lake)
09/11	"	Spotted Redshank	1	(N. of Boathouse)
09/11	"	Golden Plover	338
09/11	"	Dunlin	c300
09/11	"	Knot	2
09/11	"	Razorbill	1 juv.	(Harbour entrance)
09/11	"	Grey Plover	c30
09/11	"	Lapwing	100+
09/11	"	Shelduck	35+
09/11	"	Skylark	3+
09/11	"	Redwing	2+	(Mixed flock of 10+)
09/11	"	Fieldfare	1+	"
09/11	"	Redshank	20+
09/11	"	Black Tailed Godwit	c50
09/11	"	Turnstone	13
09/11	"	Ringed Plover	2
09/11	"	Brent Geese	c300
09/11	"	Reed Bunting	1m,1f	(By Hide)
09/11	"	Little Egret	6
09/11	"	Linnet	3
09/11	"	Yellowhammer	c10
09/11	"	Meadow Pipit	4
~
09/11	Blackwater FP	Little Owl	1	(@10.40)
~
09/11	Lane End, Bembridge	Purple Sandpiper	3	(On Lifeboat Station supports)
09/11	"	Turnstone	1	(With Purple SP)
09/11	"	Shag	1+	(On St. Helens Fort with c40 Cormorant)
~
Wednesday	Cloudy	SW. Wind
08/11	Ryde E. Sands	Brent Geese	c600	(Mostly W. of Pier)
08/11	(7.30)	Sanderling	c100
08/11	"	Bar Tailed Godwit	1	(the 1st here for several months)
08/11	"	Ringed Plover	14
08/11	"	Dunlin	2
08/11	"	Stock Dove	9	(Canoe Lake)
08/11	Appley Park (8.05)	Mistle Thrush	2
08/11	"	Treecreeper	1	(Heard)
~
08/11	Bembridge Harbour	Greenshank	7
08/11	(9.00)	Mediterranean Gull	2
08/11	"	Little Egret	6
08/11	"	Grey Plover	1
08/11	"	Shelduck	1
08/11	St. Helens Bridge	Black Tailed Godwit	4	(Over to Harbour)
~
08/11	Bembridge Ponds	Pochard	4m
08/11	(10.00 - 10.30)	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
08/11	"	Greenshank	5	(From harbour?)
08/11	"	Redshank	1
08/11	"	Kingfisher	1	(Heard)
08/11	"	Tufted Duck	5m,3f
08/11	"	Little Grebe	8
08/11	"	Shelduck	2
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08/11	Luccombe Down	Snow Bunting	1f	(Still on Main Path past Dew Pond @15.00)
08/11	(14.45 - 16.30)	Green Woodpecker	1
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Tuesday	Sunny Intervals	S.E. Wind
07/11	Wroxall Down	SNOW BUNTING	1f	(100m W. of Cattle Grid)
07/11	(7.35 - 9.00)	Kestrel	3
07/11	"	Goldcrest	3+
07/11	"	Meadow Pipit	2
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07/11	Luccombe Down	Snow Bunting	1f	(the same bird? on Main Path past Dew Pond @9.50)
07/11	(9.05 - 10.30)	Raven	2
07/11	"	Buzzard	2
07/11	"	Dartford Warbler	1m	(N. end on Gorse)
07/11	"	Meadow Pipit	5
Later Visit	"	Snow Bunting	1	(Still present on path @16.40)
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Wed-Sun	Forest of Dean	& Slimbridge, Staines,	&	Farlington
Wed 1st	New Fancy V.Pt.	Goshawk	1	& 1 Raven
Thur 2nd	R. Wye @ Ross	Goosander	1m	& 3 Kingfisher
Fri 3rd	Woorgreens Pond	Redpoll	10+	+ Siskin, 1 Brambling @ Edge End
Sat 4th	Slimbridge WWT	Bean Goose	1	& 1 Pale Bellied Brent Goose, c40 White Fronted Geese
Sun 5th	Staines Reservoir & Moor	Black Necked Grebe	2-4	& c80 Ring Necked Parakeet
Mon 6th	Farlington Marsh	Avocet	13	& Water Rail etc.
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OCTOBER 2006: Click for monthly species lists, October total = 115

Tuesday	Trip to Mainland
31st	Keyhaven	Bearded Tit	6
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Monday	Mostly Cloudy
30/10	West High Down, Alum Bay	Ring Ouzel	1f	(W. of Warren Farm)
30/10	(7.40 - 11.10)	Stonechat	4m,6f	(WHD area)
30/10	(No sign of YB Warbler)	Chiffchaff	1	(Chine)
30/10	"	Dartford Warbler	1m	(S. of Beacon on Gorse)
30/10	"	Redwing	c40W	(In trees briefly)
30/10	"	Kestrel	3
30/10	"	Sparrowhawk	1
30/10	"	Goldcrest	c10
30/10	"	Meadow Pipit	2
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30/10	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	Gadwall	5m	(Largest group I've seen on IOW)
30/10	(11.30 - 11.50)	Wigeon	c10
30/10	Brief Visit only	Teal	62	(Scrape)
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Sunday	Fine Sunny
29/10	Seaview/Hersey NR	Skylark	1	(Over beach)
29/10	(9.00 - 9.30)	Mediterranean Gull	10+	(On beach)
29/10	"	Water Rail	1	(In channel by Hersey entrance)
29/10	"	Kingfisher	1	(Fishing at E. end)
29/10	"	Meadow Pipit	2	(NOTE:The hide was locked today)
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29/10	Bembridge Ponds	Tufted Duck	4m,4f
29/10	(9.45 - 10.30)	Teal	12
29/10	"	Jay	2
29/10	"	Kingfisher	2	(One on Causeway, one heard)
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Reported	Alum Bay (Elaine R. etc.)	Yellow Browed Warbler	1	Up "Alum Bay Road" (on N. Side c11.30)
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Saturday	Cloudy	Brisk SW-W Wind
28/10	Whale Chine	GREY PARTRIDGE	6	(Field 200m. NW of Chine Car Park)
28/10	(8.30 - 9.40)	Raven	2	(Along Coast)
28/10	"	Hen Harrier "Ringtail"	1f/juv	(Crossed Road & landed in Cabbage Field)
28/10	"	Peregrine	1	(Cliff Edge)
28/10	"	Buzzard	2
28/10	"	Kestrel	1
28/10	"	Linnet	c50
28/10	"	Stonechat	3m,3f
28/10	"	Skylark	6	(4 flushed, 2 heard)
28/10	"	Meadow Pipit	2
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Reported	Alum Bay / West Highdown	YELLOW BROWED WARBLER	1	In Chine-on the steps to the Chair Lift, till 13.30 also 1 Wheatear,
(Chris M.	& Graham S.)	Ring Ouzel	6	& 2 Firecrest, 60 Redwing, 43 Goldcrest etc.
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Reported	St. Catherine's Pt. (Birdguides)	PALLAS'S WARBLER	1	@10.00
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Friday	Sunny Intervals	Cold start
27/10	Ryde Sands	Brent Geese	c480	(Feeding E. of Pier)
27/10	(7.45)	Razorbill	1	(On sea W. of Pier)
27/10	"	Lesser Black Backed Gull	1	(Out on Sandbank)
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27/10	Culver Down	BRAMBLING	1	(Heard by Monument)
27/10	(8.20 - 9.40)	Black Redstart	1f/juv	(Around PH and CG Cottages)
27/10	"	Stonechat	5
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Thursday	Cloudy to Sunny Intervals	Light SW. Wind
26/10	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	REDWING	120+	(Flocks of 70W, 40S, 20E)
26/10	(7.50 - 9.45)	Blackcap	1m	(E. of Old Station)
26/10	"	Ring Ouzel	1m	"
26/10	"	Mistle Thrush	c10	(2 on tree +Others over with Redwings)
26/10	"	Starling	c100	(Over marsh)
26/10	"	Shoveler	5m,3f
26/10	"	Wigeon	30+
26/10	"	Teal	c130
26/10	"	Canada Geese	102	(Fields to W.)
26/10	"	Lapwing	100+
26/10	"	Redshank	5
26/10	"	Skylark	10W
26/10	"	Reed Bunting	5
26/10	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
26/10	"	Stonechat	1f
26/10	"	Water Rail	1	(Heard)
26/10	"	Buzzard	1	(Flushing Lapwings etc.)
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26/10	Newtown NR	RED BREASTED MERGANSER	1f	(Clamerlin Channel)
26/10	(10.00 - 11.10)	Wigeon	c120
26/10	"	Golden Plover	215
26/10	"	Grey Plover	c40
26/10	"	Swallow	4	(Late ones)
26/10	"	Curlew	10+
26/10	"	Redshank	20+
26/10	"	Black Tailed Godwit	c40
26/10	"	Turnstone	4
26/10	"	Ringed Plover	25
26/10	"	Sandwich Tern	1juv
26/10	"	Brent Geese	170
26/10	"	Peregrine	1	(On post to E.)
26/10	"	Little Egret	6
26/10	"	Linnet	15
26/10	"	Stonechat	1m
26/10	"	Meadow Pipit	10+
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26/10	Laundry Lane, Brading	Stonechat	c13	(8 near Sewage Wks, 5 Bexley Point)
26/10	(15.40 - 17.20)	Lapwing	c50	(Flushed from Marsh)
26/10	"	Canada Geese	60+	(No sign of Harriers)
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Reported	Culver Down (11.30)	Hobby	1juv	Took a Red admiral on the wing! (Pete B.)
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Wednesday	Cloudy & Windy	Strong E. Wind		(SE Forecasted)
25/10	Seawatch, Ventnor Esplanade	Gannet	3E	(nothing much else)
25/10	(7.50 - 8.50)	Curlew	1E
25/10	"	Auk Sp.	1W
25/10	"	Pied Wagtail	16E	(Just off breakwater)
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Tuesday	Wet to Sunny Int.
24/10	Luccombe Down	Dartford Warbler	1m	(W. Slope past Dew Pond)
24/10	(16.30 - 17.30)	Buzzard	3
24/10	"	Stonechat	12+	(Groups of 6, 3, 3 etc.)
24/10	"	Meadow Pipit	13
24/10	"	Kestrel	1
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Monday	Cloudy to Sunny Int
23/10	Medina Estuary (W. Side)	Common Sandpiper	1	(Werrar by Old Barge)
23/10	(7.30 - 10.30)	Blackcap	1f
23/10	"	Meadow Pipit	c20	(Werrar)
23/10	"	Reed Bunting	1m
23/10	"	Skylark	5
23/10	"	Water Rail	2	(Heard from Dodnor Bridge)
23/10	"	Pheasant	25	(Pinkmead)
23/10	"	Ringed Plover	2
23/10	"	Black Tailed Godwit	1
23/10	"	Bullfinch	1	(Heard)
23/10	"	Jay	5
23/10	"	Pintail	1m	(With Mallard, @ Kingston)
23/10	"	Lapwing	16
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Sunday	Wet & Windy	Strong SW Wind
22/10	Seawatch, Ventnor Esplanade	Gannet	2W	(8.20, but nothing much else)
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22/10	Sandown Canoe Lake	Brent Goose	1	(Unusual here)
22/10	(9.30)	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
22/10	"	Linnet	c15 S.
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Reported	Dynamite Pool RSPB	Gadwall	2
(Graham S)	(IWOG Walk)	Green Sandpiper	2
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Saturday	Cloudy to Bright Intervals	SE. Wind
21/10	Ryde E. Sands	Brent Geese	c420	(Just offshore on the sea)
21/10	(8.45)	Sanderling	c100
21/10	"	Ringed Plover	58	(Highest count so far, E of Marina wall)
21/10	"	Wheatear	1m	(By Wimpy Kiosk)
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21/10	Bembridge Harbour	Redshank	33
21/10	(9.00)	Mediterranean Gull	c40
21/10	"	Rock Pipit	2
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21/10	Laundry Lane (N. end)	HEN HARRIER	1m	(Flew W. @10.10 chased by Crow)
21/10	(9.40 - 10.20)	Water Rail	1	(Crossed lane)
21/10	"	Canada Geese	100+	(Some flushed by Harrier)
21/10	"	Bar Headed Goose	1	(Feral, with Canadas)
21/10	"	Buzzard	1	(Very pale, with whitish head)
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Reported	Headon Warren/ W. Highdown	"Acro type warbler"	1	possibly a Paddyfield Warbler (!)
(Chris M.	& Graham S.)	Firecrest	2	& 2 Ring Ouzel, 2 Dartford Warbler
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Friday	Showers to Sunny Intervals
20/10	Yarmouth Estuary & Ponds	Black Tailed Godwit	16	(More out on the fields)
20/10	(10.30 - 12.15)	Wigeon	c50
20/10	"	Kingfisher	1m	(Fishing from boat pontoons)
20/10	"	Shoveler	7m,4f
20/10	"	Lapwing	35
20/10	"	Redshank	22
20/10	"	Skylark	3
20/10	"	Reed Bunting	2
20/10	"	Heron	7
20/10	"	Little Egret	9
20/10	"	Snipe	2	(1 Station Pond, 1 Rofford Marsh)
20/10	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
20/10	"	Water Rail	2	(Heard)
20/10	"	Buzzard	2
Dragonflies	"	Ruddy Darter	c5	& c10 Migrant Hawkers. (Close-up)
Butterfies	"	Clouded Yellow	1	& 3 Red Admiral
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20/10	Alverstone NR	Snipe	1	(Heard)
20/10	(18.00 - 19.00)	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
20/10	"	Barn Owl	1	(Heard)
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Reported	Dynamite Pool, RSPB	Hen Harrier	1juv m	& 1 Merlin
(Graham S.	& Chris M.)	Green Sandpiper	1	& c30 Snipe
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Thursday	Cloudy Showers	SW Wind
19/10	Shide to Blackwater FP	Pied Wagtail	20+	(Blackwater- on sheep field)
19/10	(8.00 - 9.30)	Bullfinch	2+	(1 seen others heard)
19/10	"	Long Tailed Tit	8+	(with Goldcrest)
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Wednesday	Cloudy to Bright Intervals	SE. Wind
18/10	Bembridge Harbour	Redshank	c30
18/10	(9.00)	Mediterranean Gull	c30
18/10	"	Little Egret	3
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18/10	Bembridge Ponds	Greenshank	6
18/10	(9.45)	Pochard	2m, 1f
18/10	"	Tufted Duck	1m, 7f
18/10	"	Little Grebe	6
18/10	"	Teal	5	(Lagoon)
18/10	"	Goldcrest	3+
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Tuesday	Overcast
17/10	Brading Marsh, Laundry Lane	Goldcrest	5+
17/10	(7.45 - 9.05)	Buzzard	4
17/10	"	Snipe	1	(Over calling)
17/10	"	Starling	50+
17/10	"	Cetti's Warbler	1	(Heard)
17/10	"	Water Rail	2-3	(Heard)
17/10	"	Goldfinch	c30
17/10	"	Swallow	1E
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17/10	Ryde E. Sands	Brent Geese	85
17/10	(11.25)	Sanderling	c150
17/10	"	Ringed Plover	37
17/10	"	Mediterranean Gull	2E
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Monday	Misty, Cloudy	E. Wind
16/10	Culver Down	Ring Ouzel	2	(Heading E.)
16/10	(8.05 - 9.10)	Pied Wagtail	c10E
16/10	"	Meadow Pipit	c10
16/10	"	Song Thrush	1
16/10	"	Linnet	25E
16/10	"	Swallow	23E
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16/10	Newtown NR	Black Tailed Godwit	100	(Causeway Lake)
16/10	(14.45 - 15.50)	Little Egret	6
16/10	"	Knot	2
16/10	"	Dunlin	c100
16/10	"	Common Tern	2
16/10	"	Ringed Plover	8
16/10	"	Turnstone	12
16/10	"	Brent Geese	12
16/10	"	Little Grebe	2
16/10	"	Pintail	9	(Clamerkin Channel)
16/10	"	Golden Plover	c150	(2 groups, 64 & c80)
Reported	(Earlier)	Scaup	1(juv?)	briefly NE of E. Hide (Jim C.)
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Reported	Luccombe Down	Ring Ouzel	30	wow! & 2 Redwing (Niel N.)
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Sunday	Misty Overcast to	Fine Sunny		NE - E. Wind
15/10	Blackgang/Gore Cliff	Ring Ouzel	1
15/10	(7.45 - 9.30)	Raven	2
15/10	"	Sparrowhawk	1
15/10	"	Wheatear	1f
15/10	"	Yellowhammer	1m	(By Road)
15/10	"	Swallow	c50	(Steady trickle E.)
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15/10	Brading Marsh, Laundry Lane	BLACK REDSTART

Hoopoe, 7th April Sandown Golf Course	Sedge Warbler (M) Sandown Canoe La. 1st June	Nuthatch Binstead, 3rd June	Snow Bunting (F) Ventnor Dns, 7th Nov.