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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2023 and 31/12/2023.
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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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07/11/23 | Hobby | Whitwell Road | 1 | M G Telfer |
07:56 | Possible Hobby, distantly out to sea, flying west. [Ventnor]. | |||
13/10/23 | Hobby | Bembridge Down | 2 | O Davis |
15:28 | ||||
11/10/23 | Hobby | Haddon's Pits | 1 | M Buckley |
07:20 | [National Trust]. | |||
11/10/23 | Hobby | Culver Down | 3 | T Jolliffe |
07:55 | Very active this morning feeding - seen with A Brown. | |||
10/10/23 | Hobby | Haddon's Pits | 1 | N Newnham |
13:00 | [National Trust]. | |||
10/10/23 | Hobby | Bembridge Down | 2 | S Clemons |
10:40 | Together around Fort area. Various single sightings preceding 30 mins probably relate to these, although one south along Redcliff at 10.13 possibly a third bird. | |||
08/10/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 1 | C Meaney |
13:15 | From St Helens road bridge: came in high, gliding SW over Harbour and not seen again. With CD PJ NN. Also good views of the WtE's as they circled over harbour and road bridge before heading off. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
08/10/23 | Hobby | Luccombe Down | 1 | J M Sparshott |
07:00 | 1cy over, south at 08:26, occasionally hawking. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
05/10/23 | Hobby | Luccombe Farm | 1 | J M Sparshott |
11:45 | From the car, low near Bonchurch Rd. | |||
01/10/23 | Hobby | Ventnor Park | 1 | P Campbell |
15:00 | ad. Hunting along the upper terrace of the park for nearly an hour, picking off some of the numerous Red Admirals. I've not seen them taking butterflies before but it was a surreal experience as a band was playing down below in the park and the bird was back and forth to the sound of "Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf! | |||
01/10/23 | Hobby | Whitwell Road | 1 | M G Telfer |
12:44 | juv. [Ventnor]. | |||
01/10/23 | Hobby | Luccombe Down | 1 | P Johnson |
11:00 | With CD PD NN. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
01/10/23 | Hobby | West High Down | 1 | D J Hunnybun |
13:22 | 08.15-10.00 Little viz mig, majority on or around the northern hedgerow. [WHD]. | |||
30/09/23 | Hobby | Ventnor Downs | 2 | J M Sparshott |
07:00 | One seen early morning, another/same one late morning. Juv(s). Clouded yellow seen on my way home via Coombe bottom. | |||
28/09/23 | Hobby | Niton Undercliff | 1 | T MANSHIP |
15:45 | Chasing hirundines. | |||
28/09/23 | Hobby | Rew Down | 3 | M G Telfer |
16:08 | A probable adult with tatty wings, then 2 x 1cy birds together. | |||
28/09/23 | Hobby | West High Down | 1 | M Richardson |
08:20 | [WHD]. | |||
28/09/23 | Hobby | Haddon's Pits | 1 | M Buckley |
07:05 | south at 7.05. [National Trust]. | |||
28/09/23 | Hobby | Whitwell Road | 1 | M G Telfer |
10:10 | 1cy. Still present from yesterday. [Ventnor]. | |||
27/09/23 | Hobby | Whitwell Road | 1 | M G Telfer |
15:25 | [Ventnor]. | |||
23/09/23 | Hobby | Whitwell Road | 1 | M G Telfer |
15:45 | Circled eastwards. [Ventnor]. | |||
22/09/23 | Hobby | SCP | 1 | G A Heath |
[St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
16/09/23 | Hobby | Luccombe Down | 1 | N Newnham |
12:00 | Over Shanklin Down. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
16/09/23 | Hobby | SCP | 1 | G A Heath |
East @ 10:26. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
15/09/23 | Hobby | Luccombe Down | 1 | N Newnham |
12:00 | [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
14/09/23 | Hobby | Haddon's Pits | 1 | N Newnham |
13:55 | East. [National Trust]. | |||
12/09/23 | Hobby | Bembridge Embankment | 1 | K Vine |
18:30 | ||||
12/09/23 | Hobby | Luccombe Down | 1 | J M Sparshott |
08:20 | South at 08:20. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
08/09/23 | Hobby | Cheverton Farm Quarry | 1 | C Meaney |
09:50 | Close to the Pallid Harrier watchpoint. All sightings with ABr MB PC etc. | |||
10/09/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 2 | C Meaney |
12:55 | All sightings from St Helens road bridge with CD PJ NN. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
10/09/23 | Hobby | Luccombe Down | 1 | J M Sparshott |
07:17 | In from the ne, west, 07:17. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
04/09/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 1 | S Clemons |
17:35 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
04/09/23 | Hobby | Haddon's Pits | 1 | S Clemons |
13:18 | South. [National Trust]. | |||
05/09/23 | Hobby | Luccombe Down | 1 | P M White |
17:06 | SZ573750. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
05/09/23 | Hobby | West High Down | 1 | D B Hale |
07:25 | Chasing small birds NW of the Beacon. [WHD]. | |||
02/09/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 1 | C Meaney |
16:15 | Chased by a juv Peregrine Falcon but out manoeuvred it. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
31/08/23 | Hobby | Luccombe Down | 1 | J M Sparshott |
07:15 | Juvenile, from the north at 7:15, over towards Bonchurch Down, SW/W. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
28/08/23 | Hobby | Culver Down | 1 | T Jolliffe |
06:50 | juvenile. Dive bombing a Buzzard - see Gallery. | |||
26/08/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 2 | C Meaney |
14:30 | 1 hunting over arable field east of Centurions Copse & 1 over the airport hangers and that quarter of the reserve. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
24/08/23 | Hobby | Luccombe Down | 1 | N Newnham |
12:30 | South,all sightings with PJ. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
23/08/23 | Hobby | Havenstreet | 1 | D Buckler |
09:00 | Heading SE chasing swallows. | |||
17/08/23 | Hobby | Laundry Lane | 1 | A Brown |
09:30 | On first small oak by iron bridge. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
11/08/23 | Hobby | Carpenters Farm | 1 | C Meaney |
15:00 | Overhead. [Brading]. | |||
06/08/23 | Hobby | Laundry Lane | 1 | C Meaney |
12:30 | [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
01/08/23 | Hobby | Laundry Lane | 1 | D B Hale |
08:45 | On a tree to E. side of lane till flew W. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
25/07/23 | Hobby | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
18:15 | Flying across garden. SZ394896. | |||
23/07/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 1 | C Meaney |
14:30 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
09/07/23 | Hobby | Niton | 1 | T MANSHIP |
15:45 | Over village chasing swallows. | |||
09/07/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 1 | J M Sparshott |
Over the Marsh. Plus the Roller seen on the wires. From gander down. [RSPB Reserve]. | ||||
17/06/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 3 | C Meaney |
14:00 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
10/06/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 2 | C Meaney |
15:20 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
08/06/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 2 | N Newnham |
12:15 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
07/06/23 | Hobby | Laundry Lane | 1 | K Lover |
11:00 | [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
02/06/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 5 | C Meaney |
14:05 | In the air at one time. Seen with Neil N. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
30/05/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 3 | C Meaney |
15:00 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
29/05/23 | Hobby | Gander Down | 1 | P Campbell |
10:00 | Seen flying off over toward Culver after a fruitless listen for "Wet-my lips", this after being attacked by a useless blonde bird's off-the-lead German Shepherd. Me and Butler-San definitely not amused. How do the dogs end up with these brain-dead morons? [nr Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
29/05/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 4 | C Meaney |
13:15 | In air over river. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
27/05/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 2 | N Newnham |
13:15 | Over the marsh,with Chris M. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
25/05/23 | Hobby | Laundry Lane | 1 | J Myers |
10:30 | [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
25/05/23 | Hobby | Nunwell | 2 | A Brown |
11:00 | Also Harrier sp prob marsh. | |||
24/05/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 3 | N Newnham |
12:00 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
23/05/23 | Hobby | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
15:00 | Flew quite low across the garden. SZ394896. | |||
22/05/23 | Hobby | Woody Bay | 1 | P Johnson |
13:00 | All sighting with NN. [St. Lawrence]. | |||
20/05/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 5 | C Meaney |
13:30 | At one time over the reserve. With Neil N. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
20/05/23 | Hobby | Duxmore Farm | 1 | P Campbell |
13:00 | One soaring leisurely over the area between Havenstreet & Robin Hill before drifting out of sight high over the tip. | |||
19/05/23 | Hobby | Bullen Cross | 1 | C Meaney |
18:50 | Over the main road near DDC factory heading onto Penny feathers. 2nd time seen here in a week. | |||
18/05/23 | Hobby | Laundry Lane | 4 | N Newnham |
12:30 | Hunting over the marsh. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
17/05/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 1 | J M Sparshott |
21:30 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
14/05/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 7 | N Newnham |
12:30 | Seen with PJ. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
14/05/23 | Hobby | Laundry Lane | 4 | A P Twyman |
12:00 | Catching insects on the wing. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
13/05/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 5 | C Meaney |
12:40 | In air at one time. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
11/05/23 | Hobby | Laundry Lane | 1 | J Myers |
10:30 | [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
10/05/23 | Hobby | Alverstone | 1 | D Fairlamb |
19:30 | ||||
10/05/23 | Hobby | Newtown NNR | 1 | R Harrison |
09:41 | Over north at Newtown Meadows. | |||
02/05/23 | Hobby | Horringford | 1 | K Hutchby |
10:45 | Flocks of hirundines on the excavated pools probably attracted the hobby. SZ542850. | |||
30/04/23 | Hobby | Laundry Lane | 4 | N Newnham |
12:40 | Hunting over the north end of the lane,with PJ. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
29/04/23 | Hobby | Laundry Lane | 3 | N Newnham |
14:00 | Over the marsh,with CM. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
28/04/23 | Hobby | Bouldnor Forest | 2 | P Campbell |
17:15 | Soaring over the woods with Buzzards then drifting South. | |||
25/04/23 | Hobby | Five Houses | 1 | A P Twyman |
20:57 | Over north and alighted in tree along footpath Five Houses to Swainston during BTO Breeding Bird Survey count. | |||
25/04/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 2 | K Vine |
11:30 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
25/04/23 | Hobby | Foreland | 2 | M Buckley |
08:00 | Two together on the rocks at the south end, flying briefly every few minutes before returning to the rocks again. Present for at least an hour and still there when I left. | |||
24/04/23 | Hobby | Laundry Lane | 4 | S France |
17:46 | 1st I have seen this year, ID confirmed by another photographer. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
23/04/23 | Hobby | Havenstreet | 1 | P Campbell |
15:40 | Circled above the village & woods, drifted off to the North & out of sight. | |||
23/04/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 1 | D J Hunnybun |
16:41 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
23/04/23 | Hobby | Laundry Lane | 2 | P Johnson |
12:30 | With CD NN. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
21/04/23 | Hobby | Brading Marsh | 1 | C Meaney |
15:30 | Hunting high over north end of the marsh. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
19/04/23 | Hobby | Yaverland | 1 | M Buckley |
08:40 | In off and west. | |||
17/04/23 | Hobby | Laundry Lane | 1 | K Vine |
08:00 | Flew overhead just as leaving. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
16/04/23 | Hobby | Laundry Lane | 1 | N Newnham |
13:15 | Over the marsh hunting,seen from the visitors centre,sightings with CD and PJ. [Brading marsh RSPB]. |