That's the total for 2025 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 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 " " " " Wootton Bridge " " Bembridge FP Bembridge Harbour " " Ryde Garden Bembridge Harbour Laundry Lane " " " " " " " " |
| 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 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " 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) " " " " Birchmore Pond Springvale " " |
| Jan 5th. | (83) (84) |
Slavonian Grebe (2) Gannet (1E) |
Seaview " " |
| 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 " " |
| 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 " " Seaview Esplanade |
| Feb 5th. | (117) | Siskin (2+) | Blackwater Cycleway | Mainland Trip | Normandy | Blashford, Slimbridge, Forest of Dean | 7-11th Feb. |
| Feb 7th. | ------ 118 ------ 119 ------ 120 ------ 121 ------ 122 ------ 123 ------ 124 ------ 125 |
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 " " Blashford " " " " Slimbridge " " " " |
| Feb 8th. | ------ 126 ------ 127 ------ 128 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull Dipper (2) Nuthatch (1) |
Cannop " " " " |
| Feb 9th. | ------ 129 ------ 130 |
Tawny Owl (H) Marsh Tit (1) |
Huntley, Glos Cannop |
| Feb 11th. | ------ 131 ------ 132 ------ 133 ------ 134 |
Whooper Swan (2) Pinkfoot Goose (1) Redpoll . . . . (1m) Glossy Ibis . . . (1) |
Slimbridge " " " " " " |
| 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 " " |
| March 8th. | (124) 140 | Guillemot (c30) | West Highdown | Mainland Trip | Normandy | New Forest | 10th March. |
| March 10th. | ------ 141 ------ 142 ------ 143 ------ 144 ------ 145 |
Firecrest (1) Lesser-spotted Woodpecker (1) Woodlark (3) Corn Bunting (3) Spotted Redshank (1) |
Acres Down " " " " 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) 153 (133) ------ (134) 154 |
Blackcap (H) Goosander. . . (1m) Willow Warbler (1) |
Nansen Hill Sandown Canoe Lake " " |
| April 1st. | (135) 155 (136) 156 |
Hoopoe . . . .(1) Sand Martin (4+) |
Alum Bay Car Park " " |
| April 7th. | (137) 157 | Sedge Warbler (2) | "Great Sluice", Brading Marsh |
| April 8th. | (138) 158 | Reed Warbler (Heard) | Laundry Lane |
| April 9th. | (139) 159 | Whitethroat (1) | Culver SW of Fort |
| April 10th. | (140) ----- | Glossy Ibis (1) | Laundry Lane |
| April 12th. | (141) 160 (142) 161 (143) 162 (144) 163 |
Common Tern . . . .(2) Ring Ouzel . . . . . . (1m) Whimbrel. . . . . . . . (c25) Common Sandpiper (1) |
St. Catherines Point " " " " Shepherds Trail |
| April 14th. | (145) 164 | Nightingale (heard) | Town Quay, Clamerkin |
| April 21st. | (146) 165 | Hobby (1-2) | Bembridge FP to Ponds |
| April 22nd. | (147) 166 | Whinchat (1m) | Redcliff Field |
| April 23rd. | (148) 167 (149) 168 (150) 169 |
Garden Warbler .(2 heard) Swift . . . . . . . . . . (2) House Martin. . . .(1) |
Mottistone Down Laundry Lane " " |
Mainland Trip | New Forest | 24th April |
| April 24th. | ------ 170 ------ 171 ------ 172 ------ 173 |
Little Tern . . . . . . . . .(c6) Lesser Whitethroat . (Heard) Cuckoo. . . . . . . . . . .(4) Redstart . . . . . . . . . .(1m,1f) |
Normandy " " Acres Down Pigbush |
| April 25th. | (151) ----- (152) 174 |
Lesser Whitethroat (H) Wood Sandpiper . . (1) |
Brading Marsh "Triangle" Field |
| April 27th. | (153) ----- | Cuckoo (H) | Yarmouth |
| May 2nd. | (154) ----- (155) 175 |
Little Tern (1) Nightjar (H) |
Newtown Harbour Parkhurst Forest |
| May 4th. | (156) 176 (157) 177 |
Manx Shearwater (1) Garganey (1m) |
St. Catherine's Point Laundry Lane |
| May 8th. | (158) 178 | Ruff (1) | Laundry Lane |
| May 11th. | (159) ----- | Whooper Swan (1) | Laundry Lane |
| May 15th. | (160) 179 (161) 180 |
Spotted Flycatcher (1) Woodchat Shrike (1m) |
Redcliff Field Fatting Marsh, RSPB |
Mainland Trips | New Forest, FOD, Slimbridge | 24th May |
| May 24th. | ------ 181 ------ 182 ------ 183 |
Pied Flycatcher . . .(2) Crossbill . . . . . (15-20) Tree Pipit . . . . . . .(1) |
Nagshead Crabtree Hill " " |
| May 27th. | ------ 184 | Bluethroat (1m) | Slimbridge WWT |
| June 11th. | ------ 185 ------ 186 ------ 187 |
Goshawk (1) Turtle Dove (1) Long-tailed Duck (F) |
Acres Down Martin's Down Normandy |
| June 15th. | (162) ----- | Crossbill (H) | Haddon's Pits |
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