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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2020 and 31/12/2020.
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/12/20 | Barn Owl | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
| 15:30 | Flew into the conifer at entrance to garden but sneaked out the back and across the fields. Just for the record, last Friday 11th a neighbour excitedly phoned to say they had just seen 2 Black Swans on the Yar Estuary. SZ394896. | |||
| 03/12/20 | Barn Owl | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
| 21:00 | Calling very close to the house. I am reliably informed by the youngest member of the household who has phenomenal ears that one or two birds call every night. SZ394896. | |||
| 03/12/20 | Barn Owl | Fatting Marsh | 1 | D B Hale |
| 16:44 | Flying around in front of Centurions copse at dusk. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
| 18/11/20 | Barn Owl | Ventnor | 1 | J M Sparshott |
| 02:40 | Nocmig recordings: a lot of activity, calls, throughout the night (often recorded here). | |||
| 08/11/20 | Barn Owl | Alverstone | 1 | D Fairlamb |
| 18:30 | ||||
| 18/10/20 | Barn Owl | St. Catherine's Point | 1 | G A Heath |
| In off the sea @ 07:56 whilst being harassed by Gulls. Landed on the beach and gradually made its way inland (appeared exhausted). [SCP]. | ||||
| 08/10/20 | Barn Owl | Hersey Reserve | 1 | J Maskell |
| 18:45 | [Seaview]. | |||
| 08/10/20 | Barn Owl | Ventnor | 1 | J M Sparshott |
| 20:45 | Calling. | |||
| 08/10/20 | Barn Owl | Fatting Marsh | 1 | D B Hale |
| 18:52 | Did a tour round the marsh. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
| 30/09/20 | Barn Owl | Marvel Lane | 1 | S Thompson |
| 05:00 | Hunting and calling over fields around Marvel and Nunnery Lane. SZ497872. | |||
| 16/09/20 | Barn Owl | Whippance Farm | 1 | S Clemons |
| 19:51 | Flying. | |||
| 07/09/20 | Barn Owl | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
| 20:00 | Hunting adjacent field. SZ394896. | |||
| 28/08/20 | Barn Owl | Ventnor | 1 | J M Sparshott |
| 21:40 | Calling. | |||
| 29/07/20 | Barn Owl | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
| 19:45 | Sitting on post in the garden not far from the house. Another (or same) single bird hunting the adjacent field at 21:00. SZ394896. | |||
| 28/07/20 | Barn Owl | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
| 21:00 | Hunting the adjacent field. Also seen at similar times the last 2 days but forgot to enter on here! SZ394896. | |||
| 22/07/20 | Barn Owl | Ventnor | 1 | J M Sparshott |
| 22:00 | Calling. | |||
| 01/07/20 | Barn Owl | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
| 22:00 | Landing on various structures in garden. I'm certain this one is a different bird from usual. It was landing in totally different places, whereas the usual one is amazingly consistent. It also looked slightly darker. SZ394896. | |||
| 23/06/20 | Barn Owl | Gurnard | 1 | R Harrison |
| 22:08 | 0630 flew through garden. SZ479960. | |||
| 23/06/20 | Barn Owl | Fatting Marsh | 1 | G Hadden |
| 06:45 | Quartering the meadow. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
| 22/06/20 | Barn Owl | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
| 20:20 | Usual fairly lengthy views. It really is an extraordinary privilege. SZ394896. | |||
| 20/06/20 | Barn Owl | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
| 20:20 | Watched for about 30 minutes. Wonderful. For the record - we have had a dark green fritillary in the garden for 6 days. It is the same male as it has a small piece missing from one wing. Previously only seen in other years flying through. This one is resident. SZ394896. | |||
| 19/06/20 | Barn Owl | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
| 20:50 | At one time flew by the windows about one metre away. SZ394896. | |||
| 18/06/20 | Barn Owl | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
| 20:45 | Hunting as usual. SZ394896. | |||
| 16/06/20 | Barn Owl | Thorness Bay | 1 | A P Twyman |
| 20:40 | ||||
| 16/06/20 | Barn Owl | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
| 19:30 | Getting earlier! SZ394896. | |||
| 15/06/20 | Barn Owl | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
| 19:45 | Hunting usual places but out much earlier. SZ394896. | |||
| 01/06/20 | Barn Owl | Gurnard | 1 | R Harrison |
| 16:00 | Flew through garden at 0450 this morning. SZ479960. | |||
| 31/05/20 | Barn Owl | Ventnor | 1 | J M Sparshott |
| 01:15 | Sound recorded overnight. Flight calls regularly picked up over the town. | |||
| 07/05/20 | Barn Owl | Ventnor | 1 | J M Sparshott |
| 22:40 | Flight call; Mitchell Avenue. | |||
| 21/02/20 | Barn Owl | Attrill's Lane | 1 | A Brown |
| 18:30 | Heard only. | |||
| 29/01/20 | Barn Owl | Cranmore | 1 | R Pearson |
| 18:55 | Flew past the lounge window about 3 metres from the glass! Though we are hearing one and sometimes two calling every night. SZ394896. | |||