Isle of Wight bird news

Wednesday 18th May 2022

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
18/05/22House MartinBrambles Chine10C Dudley
17:15
Collecting blue slipper and mud from wet cliffs. Assumed to all be local breeding birds. SZ328882.  
18/05/22Sand MartinBrambles Chine6C Dudley
17:15
Flying along beach and cliffs. Some birds went into hole (presumably the two from the previous few days), while others landed on the outside of the hole and were chased off over the beach. SZ328882.  
18/05/22KestrelVentnor Downs2S N Vincett
14:00
 
18/05/22BuzzardVentnor Downs3S N Vincett
14:00
 
18/05/22WhitethroatVentnor Downs2S N Vincett
14:00
 
18/05/22StonechatVentnor Downs3S N Vincett
14:00
see gallery.  
18/05/22LinnetVentnor Downs2S N Vincett
14:00
see gallery.  
18/05/22Great Spotted WoodpeckerWootton Bridge1S France
15:25
Probable
juv. Pushed the Bluetits of the Nut Feeder in my Garden that backs onto a small Copse. From its size and colouring I guess it is a Juvenile. SZ542922.