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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
31/10/23House MartinBrading Marsh1N Newnham
12:30
Being chased by a Sparrowhawk. [RSPB Reserve].  
31/10/23House MartinCulver Down5N Newnham
10:30
 
31/10/23House MartinForeland30D J Hunnybun
18:04
At 16.00 hrs flying around the Warner's Complex via a visitor Pete Bareup.  
30/10/23House MartinLuccombe Down2J M Sparshott
07:00
west. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
27/10/23House MartinCulver Down16M Buckley
09:00
 
24/10/23House MartinCulver Down13M Buckley
07:30
 
22/10/23House MartinSt Catherine’s Hill2D J Hunnybun
13:42
SZ494774.  
22/10/23House MartinSt Catherine’s Hill2D J Hunnybun
13:42
SZ494774.  
22/10/23House MartinHaddon's Pits2O Davis
08:00
[National Trust].  
21/10/23House MartinCulver Down140M Buckley
07:30
south-west.  
17/10/23House MartinCulver Down6T Jolliffe
07:15
 
17/10/23House MartinGore Cliff51D J Hunnybun
12:11
 
16/10/23House MartinGore Cliff2D J Hunnybun
12:22
 
14/10/23House MartinCulver Down65M Buckley
08:00
west.  
14/10/23House MartinHaddon's Pits50O Davis
08:00
[National Trust].  
13/10/23House MartinEgypt Point2D J Hunnybun
19:04
All west.  
11/10/23House MartinHaddon's Pits30O Davis
07:30
[National Trust].  
12/10/23House MartinCulver Down100T Jolliffe
08:10
100+ House Martins streaming in from Brading and feeding actively around Red Cliff area.  
10/10/23House MartinCulver Down23T Jolliffe
07:55
 
10/10/23House MartinHaddon's Pits100N Newnham
13:00
C100. [National Trust].  
09/10/23House MartinSCP500G A Heath
Feeding. [St. Catherine's Point].  
08/10/23House MartinWest High Down6D J Hunnybun
13:32
[WHD].  
08/10/23House MartinGore Cliff200M Buckley
07:15
east.  
08/10/23House MartinSCP250G A Heath
Much fewer Swallows. [St. Catherine's Point].  
07/10/23House MartinThorness Bay10A P Twyman
11:00
10+ SW.  
05/10/23House MartinLuccombe Down500J M Sparshott
07:00
min. Hirundine mix. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
04/10/23House MartinCulver Down100K Lover
08:30
 
30/09/23House MartinThorness Bay1A P Twyman
12:00
 
30/09/23House MartinGore Cliff1000M Buckley
07:00
east. No count but numbers well into four figures.  
28/09/23House MartinHaddon's Pits1500M Buckley
07:05
south by 8.30. [National Trust].  
27/09/23House MartinCulver Down76T Jolliffe
07:35
76+ House Martins in a very large group feeding up high.  
24/09/23House MartinBembridge Harbour13T Jolliffe
06:40
 
23/09/23House MartinMottistone Down45T Jolliffe
08:55
45+.  
23/09/23House MartinSCP3000G A Heath
Flocks gathering early and then moving NW. [St. Catherine's Point].  
18/09/23House MartinBembridge Harbour67T Jolliffe
06:50
All flying / feeding up really high in a large group.  
17/09/23House MartinBembridge Harbour27T Jolliffe
07:20
 
16/09/23House MartinNiton4000T MANSHIP
08:00
Mostly in large groups of 100 to 500 between 08.00 to 11.00.  
16/09/23House MartinSCP20000G A Heath
C.20,000 East, most between 09:20 and 11:20, peaked at 500 p/m ~10:20. [St. Catherine's Point].  
11/09/23House MartinLuccombe Down100J M Sparshott
06:40
Present/feeding. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
09/09/23House MartinLuccombe Down1500J M Sparshott
12:00
East. Constant. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
09/09/23House MartinMottistone Down72T Jolliffe
06:50
Counted 72 - but there were many more.  
09/09/23House MartinSCP5000G A Heath
East. [St. Catherine's Point].  
08/09/23House MartinSCP3000G A Heath
East. [St. Catherine's Point].  
07/09/23House MartinCulver Down27T Jolliffe
06:50
 
07/09/23House MartinMottistone Down14R Harrison
07:00
Over.  
06/09/23House MartinLuccombe Down100J M Sparshott
06:30
Feeding. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
05/09/23House MartinHaddon's Pits11T Jolliffe
08:30
[National Trust].  
04/09/23House MartinMottistone Down6T Jolliffe
08:25
Seen with DBH.  
04/09/23House MartinSCP5000G A Heath
East. [St. Catherine's Point].  
04/09/23House MartinSCP1800K Godfrey
09:39
east 0630-0800. [St. Catherine's Point].  
03/09/23House MartinSCP110K Godfrey
09:42
east 0635-0805. [St. Catherine's Point].  
02/09/23House MartinCulver Down9T Jolliffe
06:30
 
29/08/23House MartinHaddon's Pits6K Vine
08:00
North. [National Trust].  
25/08/23House MartinWHD50G Hadden
08:30
One group heading west. [West High Down].  
25/08/23House MartinLuccombe Down1N Newnham
10:00
200+hirundines mainly house martins over Shanklin down. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
25/08/23House MartinSCP100G A Heath
[St. Catherine's Point].  
24/08/23House MartinSCP50G A Heath
[St. Catherine's Point].  
17/08/23House MartinThorness Bay6A P Twyman
08:30
At least, at holiday camp "Towers" building where still several active nests.  
16/08/23House MartinSCP20G A Heath
SE. [St. Catherine's Point].  
22/07/23House MartinBembridge ponds3T Jolliffe
08:00
 
09/07/23House MartinThorness18A P Twyman
08:00
Over and around the "Towers" building at the holiday centre. Several active nests under eaves of the building. Shockingly my first sighting of this species this year! .  
23/06/23House MartinBembridge Harbour3T Jolliffe
07:15
 
30/05/23House MartinLaundry Lane1J Myers
09:20
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
22/05/23House MartinBinstead Church8F Josephs
21:05
Also a few Swallows and 2 Swifts overhead the church.  
21/05/23House MartinShepherd's Lane Irrigation Pond10K Vine
13:00
Feeding over pond. SZ545862.  
19/05/23House MartinBonchurch Down6J M Sparshott
07:30
North. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
15/05/23House MartinCranmore2R Pearson
16:00
Trying to see off a kestrel near the house. These are the first I've seen this year. SZ394896.  
01/05/23House MartinLuccombe Down3J M Sparshott
10:00
Min, north. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
29/04/23House MartinDunsbury 2J Morgan
09:00
 
21/04/23House MartinColwell4C Dudley
Over last year's nest sites. SZ329879.  
20/04/23House MartinColwell2C Dudley
Flying over last year's nest site. SZ329879.  
21/04/23House MartinSCP23G A Heath
In off. [St. Catherine's Point].  
21/04/23House MartinRofford Marsh2G Hadden
10:15
Heading north.  
20/04/23House MartinLaundry Lane12P Johnson
10:30
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
19/04/23House MartinColwell Bay1C Dudley
18:00
 
19/04/23House MartinYarmouth Station1C Dudley
16:45
 
18/04/23House MartinBrook Green1D Watson
10:15
first of year on site.  
16/04/23House MartinLuccombe Down8N Newnham
11:00
[Ventnor Downs NT].  
15/04/23House MartinLaundry Lane5M F Venables
09:00
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
13/04/23House MartinLaundry Lane1M G Telfer
08:00
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
12/04/23House MartinLaundry Lane4T Jolliffe
08:10
4+. [Brading marsh RSPB].  
11/04/23House MartinLaundry Lane1M G Telfer
10:46
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
09/04/23House MartinBrading Marsh2N Newnham
13:00
[RSPB Reserve].  
05/04/23House MartinLuccombe Down3P Johnson
11:15
[Ventnor Downs NT].