Isle of Wight bird news

Saturday 27th April 2024

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
27/04/24Yellow WagtailSCP4G A Heath
In off. [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24CuckooBrading Marsh1C Meaney
16:00
[RSPB Reserve].  
27/04/24PochardBrading Marsh17C Meaney
16:00
1m flying up river, 2m+1f on Lagoon, 5m+1f on eastern Lagoon, 5m+2f on Causeway pond. [RSPB Reserve].  
27/04/24Great White EgretBrading Marsh1C Meaney
16:00
Non breeding yellow billed bird. [RSPB Reserve].  
27/04/24Ring OuzelWest High Down5A P Twyman
15:00
1m.4f. Mobile along north slope opposite Warren Farm. Probably more considering 5 males reported this morning. [WHD].  
27/04/24RedstartWest High Down2A P Twyman
15:00
m. One along lower path fence line, the other at top opposite Warren Farm. [WHD].  
27/04/24Black RedstartWest High Down1A P Twyman
15:00
m. On slope above water trough at end of lower path. [WHD].  
27/04/24WheatearWest High Down6A P Twyman
15:00
4m 2f. [WHD].  
27/04/24Sand MartinSCP14G A Heath
In off. [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24SwallowSCP28G A Heath
In off. [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24Sedge WarblerSCP1G A Heath
[St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24WhinchatSCP1G A Heath
[St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24WheatearSCP10G A Heath
[St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24Reed WarblerMoor Farm 1K Vine
16:07
 
27/04/24WhitethroatMoor Farm 5K Vine
16:07
 
27/04/24Willow WarblerMoor Farm 2K Vine
16:07
 
27/04/24CurlewMoor Farm 1K Vine
16:07
 
27/04/24Cetti's WarblerMoor Farm 1K Vine
16:07
 
27/04/24Marsh HarrierMoor Farm 1K Vine
16:07
fem.  
27/04/24Grasshopper WarblerLuccombe2J M Sparshott
08:00
Reeling. One in the Village in a garden and one at Haddon's Pits.  
27/04/24RedstartLuccombe3J M Sparshott
08:00
Including a male singing/subsong.  
27/04/24Tree PipitLuccombe1J M Sparshott
08:00
North.  
27/04/24Willow WarblerLuccombe25J M Sparshott
08:00
Minimum. Plus chiffs.  
27/04/24WhinchatLuccombe Down1J M Sparshott
07:30
Male. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
27/04/24WheatearLuccombe Down10J M Sparshott
07:30
Dotted around. Ventnor to Haddon's Pits. At least five on the radar station building. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
27/04/24Purple HeronSt. Helen's roadbridge1N Newnham
13:15
Dropped into the reeds west of the river. [Brading Marsh].  
27/04/24HobbyBembridge Harbour Farm2N Newnham
11:45
 
27/04/24KittiwakeSCP34G A Heath
E. [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24Red-throated DiverSCP1G A Heath
E. [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24Great Black-backed GullSCP5G A Heath
E. [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24GannetSCP205G A Heath
E. [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24WhimbrelSCP31G A Heath
East. [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24Common ScoterSCP46G A Heath
East. [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24Arctic SkuaSCP7G A Heath
East. [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24Manx ShearwaterSCP50G A Heath
49E, 1W. [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24Bar-tailed GodwitSCP75G A Heath
C.75 East. [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24Commic TernSCP1000G A Heath
C.1,000 East in distant flocks. Sea-watch 06:20-09:40 (with IMR, OD, HMF). [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/04/24Sedge WarblerWest High Down1M G Telfer
11:00
[WHD].  
27/04/24WhitethroatWest High Down20M G Telfer
11:00
Estimated. [WHD].  
27/04/24Willow WarblerWest High Down20M G Telfer
11:00
Estimated. [WHD].  
27/04/24SwallowWest High Down16M G Telfer
11:00
[WHD].  
27/04/24Sand MartinWest High Down4M G Telfer
11:00
[WHD].  
27/04/24SwiftWest High Down2M G Telfer
11:00
East. [WHD].  
27/04/24Tree PipitWest High Down1M G Telfer
11:00
Flyover. [WHD].  
27/04/24Yellow WagtailWest High Down1M G Telfer
11:00
Flyover. [WHD].  
27/04/24WheatearWest High Down40M G Telfer
11:00
21 together was the minimum count; may have been as many as 80. [WHD].  
27/04/24RedstartWest High Down3M G Telfer
11:00
Male, 2 females, together on N side of down, near Warren Farm. [WHD].  
27/04/24WhinchatWest High Down4M G Telfer
11:00
[WHD].  
27/04/24Ring OuzelWest High Down5M G Telfer
11:00
male. Together along clifftop, W of beacon. [WHD].  
27/04/24WhinchatCulver Down2M Buckley
08:00
m.  
27/04/24WheatearCulver Down10M Buckley
08:00
 
27/04/24Yellow WagtailCulver Down1M Buckley
08:00
north.  
27/04/24Ring OuzelCulver Down1M Buckley
08:00
m.  
27/04/24SwiftCulver Down1M Buckley
08:00
north.  
27/04/24Willow WarblerCulver Down14M Buckley
08:00
minimum, plus 7 at Bembridge Down.  
27/04/24WhitethroatCulver Down17M Buckley
08:00
minimum, plus 10 at Bembridge Down.  
27/04/24Lesser WhitethroatBembridge Down3M Buckley
08:00
m. all singing.  
27/04/24Mediterranean GullNewtown NNR14M F Venables
07:00
 
27/04/24WheatearNewtown NNR1M F Venables
07:00
m.  
27/04/24GreenfinchNewtown NNR5M F Venables
07:00
2 ad 3 juv.  
27/04/24WhimbrelNewtown NNR2M F Venables
07:00
 
27/04/24Lesser WhitethroatNewtown NNR1M F Venables
07:00