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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
16/09/23SwiftSCP1G A Heath
East. [St. Catherine's Point].  
11/09/23SwiftCulver Down1J Maskell
16:00
 
10/09/23SwiftSCP1G A Heath
East. [St. Catherine's Point].  
07/09/23SwiftSCP1G A Heath
E. [St. Catherine's Point].  
02/09/23SwiftWhitwell Road3M G Telfer
With the 100's of Swallows (and some martins). [Ventnor].  
02/09/23SwiftLuccombe Down1J M Sparshott
11:30
East with hirundines. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
02/09/23SwiftBrading Marsh1C Meaney
14:00
With group of Swallows heading South. [RSPB Reserve].  
31/08/23SwiftLuccombe Down1J M Sparshott
06:00
west. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
25/08/23SwiftLuccombe Down5J Morgan
08:00
100+ House Martin moving through 0800 - 1100. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
25/08/23SwiftHaddon's Pits1K Vine
08:00
[National Trust].  
23/08/23SwiftSt. Catherine's Hill1M Buckley
10:00
north.  
23/08/23SwiftLuccombe Down8J M Sparshott
06:20
South. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
22/08/23SwiftWhitwell Road2M G Telfer
06:30
[Ventnor].  
22/08/23SwiftWatcombe Bay2J Morgan
10:00
 
21/08/23SwiftSt. Boniface Down2D Fairlamb
10:30
[Ventnor Downs NT].  
21/08/23SwiftWhitwell Road2M G Telfer
06:30
[Ventnor].  
20/08/23SwiftLuccombe Down4N Newnham
10:30
Also small numbers of Sand +House Martins and Swallows. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
20/08/23SwiftWestern Yar1K Lover
09:30
 
20/08/23SwiftLuccombe Down6J M Sparshott
06:00
West. Wheatear (east side), several wws. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
16/08/23SwiftCulver Down1D J Hunnybun
17:04
 
16/08/23SwiftLuccombe Down5J M Sparshott
06:00
5+. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
16/08/23SwiftHeadon Warren3P Mantle
10:25
Feeding over top of hill 0815.  
13/08/23SwiftHaddon's Pits7T Jolliffe
06:45
[National Trust].  
12/08/23SwiftHaddon's Pits22M Buckley
09:00
south. [National Trust].  
09/08/23SwiftTennyson Down30J Morgan
08:00
c30.  
07/08/23SwiftFreshwater14D Wooldridge
20:27
two flocks one of 14 the other or 30 south , high at ii.oo hrs.  
04/08/23SwiftShanklin20N Newnham
20:48
Above Beatrice Ave.  
04/08/23SwiftWheelers Bay30P Johnson
20:26
30+. [Ventnor].  
04/08/23SwiftFreshwater20D Wooldridge
19:22
feeding over garden.  
04/08/23SwiftGore Down1J Morgan
09:30
 
03/08/23SwiftWilmingham Lane3J Morgan
09:30
 
03/08/23SwiftSCP30G A Heath
[St. Catherine's Point].  
03/08/23SwiftWhitwell Road16M G Telfer
08:00
[Ventnor].  
30/07/23SwiftBrading Marsh12C Meaney
13:30
Feeding over Bembridge Embankment. [RSPB Reserve].  
29/07/23SwiftHaddon's Pits11M Buckley
07:00
south. [National Trust].  
25/07/23SwiftGore Cliff9M Buckley
08:59
NW.  
25/07/23SwiftWhitwell Road1M G Telfer
07:36
[Ventnor].  
23/07/23SwiftFreshwater30J Morgan
09:30
Approx count. Circling over Victoria Road.  
22/07/23SwiftCulver Down3T Jolliffe
06:45
 
15/07/23SwiftEgypt Point3D J Hunnybun
10:43
07.30-09.00 All west Minor disturbance when a group of 32 jet skiers Headed west then back east in front of a heavy Downpour.  
14/07/23SwiftColwell88C Dudley
19:00
Heading southeast. Flocks of 73, 7 and 8. SZ330878.  
14/07/23SwiftWhitwell Road200M G Telfer
18:45
Minimum count, in a single flock as cloud descended. [Ventnor].  
14/07/23SwiftShanklin230M Buckley
21:00
South 20.00 - 21.00.  
14/07/23SwiftColwell27C Dudley
17:00
Heading southeast in a group in windy conditions after rain. SZ330879.  
13/07/23SwiftBembridge ponds18T Jolliffe
07:10
18+ Swifts.  
12/07/23SwiftNansen Hill6J M Sparshott
07:15
Trickle south. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
11/07/23SwiftSt. Catherine's Point23J M Sparshott
17:00
Over the sea, west/sw. [SCP].  
08/07/23SwiftBrading Marsh New Bridge Pools7T Jolliffe
06:10
[Great Marsh RSPB].  
08/07/23SwiftVentnor15J M Sparshott
07:00
Min, back and forth.  
06/07/23SwiftCowes8D J Hunnybun
16:47
Loose group heading NE over garden.  
03/07/23SwiftVentnor Downs125G A Heath
C.125 West from 17:15 till dark. Casual Obs.  
02/07/23SwiftWhale Chine25A P Twyman
11:30
Over fields both sides of Military Road.  
30/06/23SwiftLaundry Lane11T Jolliffe
06:15
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
23/06/23SwiftNorthwood House3R Pearson
21:00
Flying above the house. SZ491960.  
23/06/23SwiftBembridge Harbour14T Jolliffe
07:15
 
21/06/23SwiftWilmingham20G Caws
10:30
minimum.  
20/06/23SwiftLaundry Lane9T Jolliffe
07:05
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
14/06/23SwiftVentnor Downs5J Myers
16:00
 
06/06/23SwiftQuarr Abbey1F Josephs
20:19
 
04/06/23SwiftRyde8C Meaney
11:00
A group flying low over houses at junction of Monkton St/ The Strand.  
02/06/23SwiftShalcombe 3G Caws
10:15
 
30/05/23SwiftLaundry Lane50J Myers
09:20
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
26/05/23SwiftBrading Marsh46D J Hunnybun
12:13
[RSPB Reserve].  
20/05/23SwiftLaundry Lane25M F Venables
08:00
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
19/05/23SwiftBonchurch Down15J M Sparshott
07:30
North plus a few lingering. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
18/05/23SwiftNorthwood Cemetery6M F Venables
19:35
 
17/05/23SwiftSeaview11J Maskell
17:00
Highest total this year.  
16/05/23SwiftShepherd's Chine5P Campbell
15:00
In off the sea and flew North.  
16/05/23SwiftArreton Down8R Pearson
15:00
The first I've seen this year.  
14/05/23SwiftChurch Road Binstead6F Josephs
21:02
Overhead the garden. Also three House Martins.  
14/05/23SwiftLaundry Lane1A P Twyman
12:00
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
14/05/23SwiftLaundry Lane12K Lover
09:15
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
12/05/23SwiftNiton3T MANSHIP
15:40
In over Undercliff.  
11/05/23SwiftMottistone Down3R Harrison
17:13
Over north.  
06/05/23SwiftColwell4C Dudley
12:30
Flying along Madeira Lane, Colwell, in the vicinity of Killanley - a chalet bungalow. The species traditionally nests under the soffits at the rear of the property. SZ328878.  
05/05/23SwiftFreshwater7C Dudley
10:30
Seven birds over the traditional breeding site of Nos. 1 & 2 Graham Cottages. One flew in under the guttering of No. 2 during a sudden heavy rain shower. A House Sparrow was singing in the entrance to one of the two double Swift nestboxes put up on the adjacent Memorial Hall by Hampshire Swifts on 14th April 2023. SZ332873.  
04/05/23SwiftWhitwell Road4M G Telfer
12:00
All flying straight east. [Ventnor].  
04/05/23SwiftShanklin Cliff3K Vine
14:30
Circled over the garden.  
03/05/23SwiftRyde Esplanade2J Maskell
12:30
 
03/05/23SwiftLaundry Lane16K Lover
12:16
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
03/05/23SwiftSt. Catherine's Point1M Buckley
09:10
In off. [SCP].  
30/04/23SwiftLaundry Lane20T Jolliffe
08:45
20+ Swifts. [Brading marsh RSPB].  
29/04/23SwiftSt. Martin's Down1K Vine
11:00
Over.  
29/04/23SwiftLaundry Lane30N Newnham
10:30
C30 north end of the lane. [Brading marsh RSPB].  
29/04/23SwiftWest Cowes4M F Venables
17:15
4 over the house.  
28/04/23SwiftBrading Marsh20C Meaney
18:12
Feeding over marsh. [RSPB Reserve].  
28/04/23SwiftAppley4C Meaney
14:33
Heading north low over gardens.  
28/04/23SwiftColwell2C Dudley
18:00
SZ329879.  
28/04/23SwiftWHD1G Hadden
08:30
[West High Down].  
28/04/23SwiftHaddon's Pits3K Vine
08:00
1 North, 2 in/off together. [National Trust].  
25/04/23SwiftLaundry Lane1S WARBURTON
10:08
Flew east over triangle field. SZ620879. [Brading marsh RSPB].  
23/04/23SwiftBrading Marsh2S Clemons
11:15
[RSPB Reserve].  
22/04/23SwiftLaundry Lane1C Meaney
17:30
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
20/04/23SwiftLaundry Lane1P Johnson
10:30
All sightings with NN. [Brading marsh RSPB].