Jon Sparshott

Location: Ventnor

Email: jon1a8@aol.com

Website: https://twitter.com/jonsparshott

Recent sightings

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
17/05/24CuckooLuccombe Down1J M Sparshott
07:30
Heard. Luccombe Copse, nr corner cottage. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
17/05/24Bee-eaterVentnor1J M Sparshott
06:58
Heard only just before 7am, while walking up the downs, calling to the south of me in the direction of Ventnor/Bonchurch coastline.  
15/05/24Yellow WagtailBonchurch Down1J M Sparshott
06:30
north. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
12/05/24Blyth's Reed WarblerLuccombe1J M Sparshott
07:45
Possible, along the coastal f/p west of the village. Singing in the scrub. Sound recorded (being checked/verified). Mimicry etc noted. Bird not seen. Last heard (moved slightly NE) around 07:55 closer to the garden fence line. Also, a reed warbler singing in the vicinity. SZ580797.  
12/05/24Reed WarblerLuccombe Farm1J M Sparshott
07:30
Singing along the hedge line, south of the village.  
11/05/24Garden WarblerLuccombe Farm1J M Sparshott
08:30
Seen and heard, subsong. 1-2 along Bonchurch Road.  
11/05/24SwiftLuccombe Down2J M Sparshott
08:30
[Ventnor Downs NT].  
10/05/24White WagtailLaundry Lane1J M Sparshott
07:00
Triangle field. [Brading marsh RSPB].  
10/05/24Lesser WhitethroatLaundry Lane1J M Sparshott
07:00
Heard. [Brading marsh RSPB].  
10/05/24Egyptian GooseLaundry Lane2J M Sparshott
07:00
Off Bex. [Brading marsh RSPB].  

Recent photos

White Wagtail
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Black-necked Grebe
Dunlin
Short-eared Owl
Yellow-legged Gull
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-legged Gull
Egyptian Goose
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Ruff
Yellow-legged Gull
Egyptian Goose
Herring Gull (subsp. argentatus)
Yellow-legged Gull