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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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17/11/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Harbour | 1 | M Buckley |
11:00 | Flew east over the harbour. | |||
10/11/22 | Swallow | Haddon's Pits | 1 | K Vine |
08:00 | [National Trust]. | |||
09/11/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 1 | J M Sparshott |
07:15 | West. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
06/11/22 | Swallow | Wheelers Bay | 1 | P Johnson |
11:22 | West. [Ventnor]. | |||
31/10/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 13 | J M Sparshott |
07:00 | Ten feeding back and forth, three SE, plus two hm. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
31/10/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 2 | M Buckley |
08:30 | ||||
30/10/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 4 | N Newnham |
11:00 | With CD,PJ and PD. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
29/10/22 | Swallow | Niton | 5 | T MANSHIP |
11:30 | ||||
29/10/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 3 | M Buckley |
10:30 | ||||
27/10/22 | Swallow | East Ashey Lane | 12 | R Edwards |
15:00 | Heading south. | |||
27/10/22 | Swallow | SCP | 15 | G A Heath |
[St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
26/10/22 | Swallow | Haddon's Pits | 26 | M Buckley |
08:00 | south. [National Trust]. | |||
25/10/22 | Swallow | Merstone cycle track | 3 | N Newnham |
11:00 | ||||
25/10/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 17 | J M Sparshott |
07:20 | East, plus one house martin. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
25/10/22 | Swallow | West High Down | 3 | K Lover |
08:30 | [WHD]. | |||
24/10/22 | Swallow | Haddon's Pits | 35 | M Buckley |
10:30 | south 7.25 - 10.30. [National Trust]. | |||
24/10/22 | Swallow | East Ashey Lane | 7 | R Edwards |
13:00 | ||||
23/10/22 | Swallow | Laundry Lane | 21 | P Johnson |
12:00 | [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
23/10/22 | Swallow | Haddon's Pits | 7 | P Campbell |
11:00 | [National Trust]. | |||
23/10/22 | Swallow | SCP | 25 | G A Heath |
East. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
22/10/22 | Swallow | Ryde Esplanade | 1 | J Maskell |
12:00 | ||||
22/10/22 | Swallow | Ventnor Botanic Garden | 4 | P Campbell |
12:00 | West. | |||
21/10/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 21 | M Buckley |
10:30 | ||||
19/10/22 | Swallow | Thorness Bay | 5 | A P Twyman |
15:40 | Over marsh south. | |||
18/10/22 | Swallow | SCP | 60 | G A Heath |
East. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
18/10/22 | Swallow | Blackgang | 10 | M Buckley |
07:15 | east. | |||
18/10/22 | Swallow | WHD | 5 | G Hadden |
08:00 | East. [West High Down]. | |||
17/10/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 68 | S Clemons |
Small flocks. 33 west, and 35 south when weather cleared. 08.00 to 09.30. | ||||
17/10/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 37 | M Buckley |
07:20 | south 9.45 - 10.45. | |||
17/10/22 | Swallow | Haddon's Pits | 122 | M Buckley |
07:20 | south in small groups 7.20 - 9.00. [National Trust]. | |||
16/10/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 15 | N Newnham |
10:30 | [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
11/10/22 | Swallow | Blackgang | 150 | M Buckley |
07:00 | east. | |||
11/10/22 | Swallow | Brook Down | 6 | A P Twyman |
09:00 | ||||
11/10/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 37 | T Jolliffe |
08:00 | 37+ Swallows towards Bembridge side of Culver right at the very top. | |||
11/10/22 | Swallow | Wheelers Bay | 72 | P Johnson |
10:02 | East between 09:00-09:30. [Ventnor]. | |||
10/10/22 | Swallow | Mottistone Down | 10 | A P Twyman |
09:00 | All east. | |||
10/10/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Down | 8 | T Jolliffe |
14:45 | ||||
09/10/22 | Swallow | Town Copse | 6 | M F Venables |
13:00 | Feeding over the creek. SZ429907. | |||
09/10/22 | Swallow | St. Catherine's Point | 8 | A P Twyman |
08:00 | [SCP]. | |||
09/10/22 | Swallow | St. Catherine's Down | 200 | P Campbell |
10:45 | Minimum East over an hour & three quarters, only in twos and threes but steady throughout. | |||
08/10/22 | Swallow | St. Lawrence Undercliff | 10 | P Campbell |
11:30 | Coming into the pond to drink. | |||
08/10/22 | Swallow | West High Down | 7 | T Jolliffe |
08:40 | [WHD]. | |||
08/10/22 | Swallow | Haddon's Pits | 40 | K Vine |
08:00 | [National Trust]. | |||
07/10/22 | Swallow | Haddon's Pits | 195 | M Buckley |
09:00 | south. [National Trust]. | |||
03/10/22 | Swallow | Stag Lane | 120 | A P Twyman |
10:00 | At least. Over fields and copses north of Stag Lane. Also several House Martins with them. | |||
03/10/22 | Swallow | West High Down | 100 | S Mcandrew |
08:00 | Constant movement along valley east many hundreds also large movement of meadow pipits in flocks east. [WHD]. | |||
03/10/22 | Swallow | Blackgang | 1000 | M Buckley |
07:00 | east. No count but into four figures with a few house Martins. | |||
03/10/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 13 | T Jolliffe |
07:50 | ||||
02/10/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Harbour | 1 | C Meaney |
16:15 | 100's feeding over the marsh coming in from Sandown direction. | |||
02/10/22 | Swallow | Compton Bay | 3 | M F Venables |
12:30 | ||||
01/10/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 27 | T Jolliffe |
08:00 | 27+ swallows all around cattle. | |||
01/10/22 | Swallow | Cranmore | 4 | R Pearson |
14:00 | Drifting slowly across the garden heading just west of south. SZ394896. | |||
29/09/22 | Swallow | Brading Marsh | 2 | F Josephs |
21:35 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
25/09/22 | Swallow | West High Down | 100 | S Mcandrew |
08:00 | 100+ constant movement through east. [WHD]. | |||
25/09/22 | Swallow | Thorness Bay | 35 | A P Twyman |
11:00 | Approximate count. Most heading south. | |||
25/09/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 50 | T Jolliffe |
07:50 | 50+ Swallows - in the end too many to count. | |||
23/09/22 | Swallow | SCP | 2000 | D Wooldridge |
19:05 | min count. almost continuousstream east past viewpoint car park. 09.00-10.30. [St. Catherine's Point]. | |||
21/09/22 | Swallow | Osborne House | 1120 | D Broome |
21:54 | Flying WNW in 2 hours 13:45-15:45. SZ523951. | |||
21/09/22 | Swallow | Nettlecombe | 1 | P Campbell |
11:00 | Not counted but significant equal numbers of Swallows and House Martins constantly moving steadily Eastwards over the area. | |||
20/09/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 33 | T Jolliffe |
07:30 | 33+ Swallows - see Gallery. | |||
20/09/22 | Swallow | St. Catherine's Hill | 1000 | P Campbell |
13:00 | Minimum, moving Eastwards with lesser numbers of Martins from 1100 until 1330 when they seemed to tail off. probably many more but so hard to count. | |||
19/09/22 | Swallow | Freshwater Bay | 250 | D Wooldridge |
17:51 | light easterly movement 08.30-10.00. | |||
19/09/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 500 | J M Sparshott |
07:00 | Lingering hirundines, back and forth, in every direction, swallow>hm. Gradually dispersed. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
18/09/22 | Swallow | The Duver, St Helens | 668 | D Broome |
10:15 | Flew north in one hour 09:15-10:15. SZ636891. | |||
18/09/22 | Swallow | Haddon's Pits | 5250 | K Vine |
08:00 | Slow start but picked up 8 30ish. Constant stream after that, funnelled right at cliff edge. Counted in 10s so an estimate and includes house martins, roughly 50/50 seemed like, possibly more martins. Swallows more at first (first trickle south, deluge later was north), martins were majority later up until 10 30. [National Trust]. | |||
16/09/22 | Swallow | Ventnor Downs | 200 | D Wooldridge |
16:52 | light easterly npassage 09.15-11.30. | |||
16/09/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Down | 9 | T Jolliffe |
07:45 | ||||
15/09/22 | Swallow | West High Down | 100 | K Lover |
08:00 | Movement stopped at 08.30 with pipits. [WHD]. | |||
15/09/22 | Swallow | SCP | 7000 | G A Heath |
Hirundine sp. Most very distant, over the sea flying SE. Predominantly Swallows early on, then House Martins later in the morning. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
13/09/22 | Swallow | St. Helen's Duver | 32 | T Jolliffe |
07:45 | 32+ Swallows. | |||
12/09/22 | Swallow | Ventnor Downs | 2000 | J M Sparshott |
06:30 | Constant movement (06:30 - 15:00). | |||
12/09/22 | Swallow | Haddon's Pits | 640 | K Vine |
07:00 | Min. South. [National Trust]. | |||
12/09/22 | Swallow | SCP | 1000 | G A Heath |
East. Few House Martins. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
11/09/22 | Swallow | Brook Down | 700 | S Mcandrew |
08:00 | Several hundred minimum moving east with House Martins earlier. | |||
11/09/22 | Swallow | West High Down | 300 | M F Venables |
08:00 | Could have been many more. There was a constant flow all morning. [WHD]. | |||
11/09/22 | Swallow | Stenbury Down | 300 | P Campbell |
10:00 | A similar large Eastwards movement as others have observed, tailing off after 11am. | |||
11/09/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 1 | N Newnham |
10:00 | Steady flow of mixed hirundines mainly swallows c500+. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
11/09/22 | Swallow | WHD | 400 | G Hadden |
08:30 | C400 between 8.00-10.00 mostly east with few directly south. Underestimation as birds were constantly moving both sides of the central ridge. [West High Down]. | |||
10/09/22 | Swallow | Atherfield Reservoir | 1500 | P Campbell |
13:30 | A Minimum working West throughout a two hour spell, lingering and feeding over the three reservoirs inc. Small numbers of House Martin & Sand martins. | |||
10/09/22 | Swallow | Newtown NNR | 1 | M F Venables |
07:00 | 5. | |||
10/09/22 | Swallow | Blackgang | 1 | A Brown |
08:30 | No count done but constant stream , into the hundreds. All 'Blackgang' sighting were in the ' bowls' down the road opposite the viewpoint car park. | |||
09/09/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 150 | J M Sparshott |
07:00 | Various directions. Small numbers of HM and SM. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
03/09/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 17 | T Jolliffe |
07:15 | Flying around cliffs. | |||
03/09/22 | Swallow | Culver Cliff | 20 | M F Venables |
12:30 | ||||
31/08/22 | Swallow | Quarr Abbey | 1 | F Josephs |
22:39 | On the telegraph wires. | |||
30/08/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 100 | J M Sparshott |
10:00 | 100+ hirundines trickling through ENE. 70/30 swallow/sm. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
27/08/22 | Swallow | West High Down | 45 | K Lover |
08:00 | [WHD]. | |||
27/08/22 | Swallow | Blackgang | 1950 | M Buckley |
06:45 | Moving east between 6.45 - 9.20 when the movement abruptly stopped. Also a few 10s of House Martin and a handful of Sand Martin. | |||
27/08/22 | Swallow | Stenbury Down | 100 | P Campbell |
09:00 | 100 plus Hirundines gradually going East, feeding over the grass fields as they passed by in an hour long walk. Mainly Swallows. | |||
26/08/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 50 | N Newnham |
10:30 | With a handful of House Martins. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
26/08/22 | Swallow | SCP | 100 | G A Heath |
Most flew SE. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
25/08/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 40 | N Newnham |
12:00 | c40. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
24/08/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Down | 8 | T Jolliffe |
09:00 | SZ625860. | |||
21/08/22 | Swallow | West High Down | 34 | K Lover |
08:00 | [WHD]. | |||
20/08/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Down | 13 | T Jolliffe |
07:15 | ||||
19/08/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Down | 6 | T Jolliffe |
07:15 | ||||
18/08/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Down | 9 | T Jolliffe |
07:40 | ||||
09/08/22 | Swallow | SCP | 10 | G A Heath |
East. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
04/08/22 | Swallow | Headon Warren | 25 | O Beacock |
Several groups over S. SZ310860. | ||||
05/08/22 | Swallow | Stenbury Down | 40 | P Campbell |
13:30 | Minimum moving generally SE in dribs & drabs during a lovely sunny three & a half hour watch from my chair. | |||
05/08/22 | Swallow | WHD | 28 | G Hadden |
08:00 | West along cliff face. [West High Down]. | |||
01/08/22 | Swallow | SCP | 6 | G A Heath |
15:50 | West. [St. Catherine's Point]. | |||
27/07/22 | Swallow | Brading Marsh New Bridge Pools | 4 | T Jolliffe |
07:00 | [Great Marsh RSPB]. | |||
25/07/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Down | 7 | T Jolliffe |
07:00 | ||||
24/07/22 | Swallow | Carpenters | 6 | M Whitham |
13:39 | ||||
10/07/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 5 | T Jolliffe |
06:05 | ||||
08/07/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 14 | T Jolliffe |
06:40 | Counted 14 but many more - being chased by Kestrels. | |||
07/07/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 13 | T Jolliffe |
06:40 | ||||
03/07/22 | Swallow | West High Down | 2 | T Jolliffe |
07:10 | [WHD]. | |||
01/07/22 | Swallow | Brading Marsh | 6 | C Meaney |
17:45 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
01/07/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 3 | T Jolliffe |
07:00 | ||||
27/06/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 11 | T Jolliffe |
06:45 | ||||
24/06/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 7 | T Jolliffe |
07:00 | ||||
23/06/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 9 | T Jolliffe |
07:00 | ||||
13/06/22 | Swallow | Foreland | 5 | T Jolliffe |
07:00 | ||||
10/06/22 | Swallow | Sandford | 7 | L Squibb |
20:30 | repeatedly landing on bare soil, every day resting there for a few moment at a time, not feeding on ants or nothing. | |||
01/06/22 | Swallow | Upper Ventnor | 1 | N Newnham |
16:24 | In off. | |||
29/05/22 | Swallow | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
14:00 | One flying low across garden. SZ394896. | |||
29/05/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 2 | J Myers |
16:00 | [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
29/05/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Down | 1 | T Jolliffe |
08:15 | ||||
28/05/22 | Swallow | Wheelers Bay | 1 | P Johnson |
12:24 | In off. [Ventnor]. | |||
26/05/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 3 | T Jolliffe |
06:45 | ||||
23/05/22 | Swallow | Culver Down | 7 | T Jolliffe |
06:45 | ||||
22/05/22 | Swallow | Laundry Lane | 3 | T Jolliffe |
06:20 | [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
17/05/22 | Swallow | Ventnor Downs | 4 | P Johnson |
11:00 | ||||
15/05/22 | Swallow | St. Helen's Duver | 3 | T Jolliffe |
07:15 | ||||
07/05/22 | Swallow | Brading Roman Villa | 6 | K Vine |
13:00 | ||||
05/05/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Down | 12 | T Jolliffe |
06:50 | ||||
04/05/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Down | 9 | T Jolliffe |
08:30 | Flying around Fort - see Gallery. | |||
03/05/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 5 | P Johnson |
13:00 | Single stonechat and 7 linnet. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
03/05/22 | Swallow | West High Down | 67 | G Hadden |
08:00 | In off and heading north between 8.00 and 9.45. [WHD]. | |||
01/05/22 | Swallow | St. Catherine's Point | 11 | G Hadden |
17:16 | North. [SCP]. | |||
01/05/22 | Swallow | Brading Marsh | 100 | N Newnham |
13:00 | 100+ feeding over the marsh then flying north. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
01/05/22 | Swallow | West High Down | 20 | K Lover |
08:00 | [WHD]. | |||
01/05/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Down | 3 | J Myers |
12:00 | ||||
29/04/22 | Swallow | Thorness Bay | 6 | A P Twyman |
19:30 | North. | |||
29/04/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Bowl | 35 | P Johnson |
11:00 | ||||
29/04/22 | Swallow | Brading Marsh | 108 | M Buckley |
11:50 | 9.30-11.50. Plus 10 Sand Martin, 4 House Martin and 6 Swift. All straight through north. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
29/04/22 | Swallow | St. Catherine's Point | 520 | G A Heath |
c.520 North. The movement peaked around 10:00 and had practically stopped by the time I had left the site (11:45). [SCP]. | ||||
29/04/22 | Swallow | Headon Warren | 20 | M Richardson |
08:30 | Constant trickle going along ridge. All sightings with S. Mcandrew. | |||
28/04/22 | Swallow | Laundry Lane | 50 | N Newnham |
13:00 | Rough count. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
28/04/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Down | 5 | T Jolliffe |
08:10 | ||||
27/04/22 | Swallow | Brading Marsh | 3 | F Josephs |
22:53 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
27/04/22 | Swallow | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
15:00 | Low over the garden. SZ394896. | |||
27/04/22 | Swallow | St. Catherine's Point | 130 | G A Heath |
North-east, minimum. Also 5 of each House and Sand Martin. [SCP]. | ||||
26/04/22 | Swallow | Brading Marsh | 5 | F Josephs |
18:34 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
26/04/22 | Swallow | Wroxall Down | 2 | N Newnham |
14:00 | [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
26/04/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 5 | N Newnham |
14:00 | Between 11am to 2pm,with PJ. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
25/04/22 | Swallow | Brading Marsh | 5 | F Josephs |
16:13 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
24/04/22 | Swallow | Bembridge Down | 15 | S Clemons |
North. | ||||
24/04/22 | Swallow | Sandford | 4 | L Squibb |
24/04/22 | Swallow | Brading Marsh | 24 | M Buckley |
11:00 | north. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
23/04/22 | Swallow | Watergate Road/ Nunnery Lane | 2 | S Thompson |
16:30 | Over, flying North. SZ496873. | |||
23/04/22 | Swallow | Waightshale | 7 | L Squibb |
23/04/22 | Swallow | Brading Marsh | 4 | F Josephs |
17:53 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
23/04/22 | Swallow | Wheelers Bay | 1 | P Johnson |
16:17 | In off @ 16:05. [Ventnor]. | |||
22/04/22 | Swallow | Sandford | 2 | L Squibb |
20:34 | ||||
22/04/22 | Swallow | West High Down | 7 | D Fairlamb |
11:30 | [WHD]. | |||
22/04/22 | Swallow | Laundry Lane | 7 | T Jolliffe |
07:15 | [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
21/04/22 | Swallow | Binstead | 2 | T Jolliffe |
09:45 | ||||
21/04/22 | Swallow | SCP | 3 | M Buckley |
09:00 | only 3 in by 9.00. [St. Catherine's Point]. | |||
18/04/22 | Swallow | Whale Chine | 2 | K Vine |
15:30 | In off. | |||
17/04/22 | Swallow | Sandford | 2 | L Squibb |
20:04 | ||||
17/04/22 | Swallow | Brading Marsh | 15 | P Johnson |
14:15 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
17/04/22 | Swallow | Five Houses | 2 | A P Twyman |
08:00 | ||||
15/04/22 | Swallow | Brading Marsh | 2 | C Meaney |
13:00 | Coming in to drink in pool. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
14/04/22 | Swallow | Merstone | 2 | L Squibb |
14/04/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 1 | N Newnham |
11:30 | [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
14/04/22 | Swallow | Upper Ventnor | 1 | N Newnham |
08:30 | North. | |||
12/04/22 | Swallow | Rofford Marsh | 2 | C Dudley |
18:20 | Flying over reedbed with two Sand Martins. SZ362895. | |||
12/04/22 | Swallow | Wheelers Bay | 2 | P Johnson |
11:57 | In off. [Ventnor]. | |||
12/04/22 | Swallow | St. Catherine's Point | 1 | G Hadden |
11:42 | North. [SCP]. | |||
11/04/22 | Swallow | Yarmouth | 1 | T Jolliffe |
10:05 | ||||
10/04/22 | Swallow | Thorness Bay | 1 | A P Twyman |
12:00 | North. | |||
10/04/22 | Swallow | Luccombe Down | 3 | P Johnson |
10:00 | [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
10/04/22 | Swallow | SCP | 6 | D J Hunnybun |
14:45 | [St. Catherine's Point]. | |||
10/04/22 | Swallow | Dunsbury | 1 | G Fruin |
08:30 | Heading N. | |||
10/04/22 | Swallow | West High Down | 3 | G Hadden |
09:00 | (2 via Sandy M). [WHD]. | |||
10/04/22 | Swallow | Upper Ventnor | 1 | N Newnham |
07:46 | West. | |||
09/04/22 | Swallow | Brading Marsh New Bridge Pools | 2 | C Meaney |
13:30 | m. [Great Marsh RSPB]. | |||
06/04/22 | Swallow | Ventnor | 1 | M Buckley |
08:20 | in off. | |||
05/04/22 | Swallow | Hersey Reserve | 2 | J Maskell |
16:00 | [Seaview]. | |||
05/04/22 | Swallow | Lake | 2 | M Buckley |
15:00 | Lazily heading north together. | |||
03/04/22 | Swallow | Sandford | 1 | L Squibb |
mature bird, heading north. | ||||
30/03/22 | Swallow | Laundry Lane | 1 | K Lover |
09:30 | [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
28/03/22 | Swallow | Dunsbury | 1 | G Fruin |
17:15 | ||||
26/03/22 | Swallow | Niton | 1 | T MANSHIP |
10:37 | Heading N. |