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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2023 and 31/12/2023.

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
05/11/23Red KiteAlverstone Farm1C Eccleston
11:13
Flying over fields to west of main road. SZ578860.  
19/07/23Red KiteCulver Down2A Brown
11:00
Circling over white cliff caravans high.  
08/06/23Red KiteMottistone Down1R Harrison
07:00
Over Brook, lost to sight behind Grammars Common 8:35.  
08/06/23Red KiteColwell1C Dudley
09:20
 
06/06/23Red KiteLake1M Buckley
10:00
South over Aldi car park.  
02/06/23Red KiteCarpenters Farm1T Jolliffe
07:34
Red Kite Flying along Carpenters Road this morning - see Gallery. [Brading].  
28/05/23Red KiteDownend1R Edwards
15:30
 
22/05/23Red KiteSt. Martin's Down1J Myers
11:15
Mobbed by four corvids. SZ560808.  
21/05/23Red KiteNiton1T MANSHIP
12:41
Low over village heading E.  
21/05/23Red KiteMiddleton, Freshwater1C P McAndrew
13:36
Being mobed by Buzzards.  
15/05/23Red KiteStenbury Down3P Steer
11:45
Probable
Definitely kites - assuming red, but perhaps not. "Circling" fields - not simply over-flying.  
15/05/23Red KiteSeaview1S Bloomfield
13:14
Flying low, level with the top of the houses. Along Greenham Drive to the Football field and then made it's way up into the sky.  
15/05/23Red KiteVentnor1M Johnson
10:17
Heading towards St Lawrence fro direction of old railway station. SZ560781.  
13/05/23Red KiteNiton1T MANSHIP
11:30
Over the top of Undercliff and headed W.  
12/05/23Red KiteNiton3T MANSHIP
11:50
From Bury Lane. Two together across Niton Down looking towards Blackgang (as per AB) and a single across Head Down towards Wydcombe.  
12/05/23Red KiteVittlefields1R Pearson
13:00
Drifted very low across the main road. SZ466894.  
11/05/23Red KiteSandown Airport2M Buckley
11:50
Two together circling high over the airport.  
10/05/23Red KiteMiddleton, Freshwater1C P McAndrew
16:52
Moving north east.  
23/04/23Red KiteDuxmore Farm1P Campbell
14:50
ad.  
20/04/23Red KiteWest Ashey1M F Venables
18:20
 
20/04/23Red KiteLake1M Buckley
16:00
west.  
20/04/23Red KiteEaglehead Copse1R Edwards
16:00
 
19/04/23Red KiteLimerstone 1K Lover
11:30
 
18/04/23Red KiteMilitary Road, nr. Chale1D Watson
17:15
Superb sub-adult bird in the 'harrier field opposite Whale Chine CP. Hs been around the area a few days now so might be twitchable.  
15/04/23Red KiteClamerkin Lake1M G Telfer
16:30
 
15/04/23Red KiteMersley Down1P Campbell
16:50
imm. Drifted over my watchpoint towards Ashey at the end of the watch. A few Swallows drifting through during the three hours.  
13/04/23Red KiteGatcombe1J Maskell
17:00
 
11/04/23Red KiteBowcombe1M Whitham
12:00
In field with sheep.  
07/04/23Red KiteLuccombe Down1N Newnham
12:00
Great views low then circled high over Wroxall,all sightings with PJ. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
06/04/23Red KiteEast Ashey 1S Thompson
13:50
 
06/04/23Red KiteAshey Down1D B Hale
09:40
Heading W. over fields to N. of Ashey Down.  
06/04/23Red KiteBowcombe1G Caws
11:30
 
04/04/23Red KiteWest Ashey1R Edwards
16:40
 
03/04/23Red KiteBrading Marsh1P Campbell
11:00
ad. An adult from Nunwell direction towards Laundry Lane then went down in the "Golf Course" area, must have found some nosh. Sightings of this an three Marsh Harriers with AB & Paulette. [RSPB Reserve].  
02/04/23Red KiteClatterford1R Harrison
17:32
Over towards Newport at 4pm.  
02/04/23Red KiteBrading Marsh1P Johnson
14:00
With NN. [RSPB Reserve].  
02/04/23Red KiteVentnor Downs4P Johnson
11:00
Sightings with NN and PD.  
02/04/23Red KiteGreen Lane4P M White
14:08
4 together then a single. SZ580820.  
30/03/23Red KiteBrading Down1G Hadden
08:30
 
27/03/23Red KiteLuccombe Down2J M Sparshott
12:33
One over west towards upper ventnor. One ENE over Nansen Hill. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
19/03/23Red KiteVentnor Downs1J M Sparshott
13:00
With several buzzards, circling over.  
27/02/23Red KiteVittlefields1R Harrison
16:40
Seen from Forest Road at 9.20 flying over carp ponds towards Betty Haunt Lane.  
27/02/23Red KiteLake1P M White
13:38
High to north. SZ587829.  
23/02/23Red KiteCowes parade1R L Elliott
19:26
Flying over sea and then over parade.  
15/02/23Red KiteFreshwater Golf Course1C Churchill
13:45
 
11/02/23Red KiteNewtown1C Dudley
12:20
Seen from NT car park after a NT bird walk. SZ423903.