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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2021 and 31/12/2021.
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/05/21 | Swift | Freshwater | 5 | C Dudley |
| Flying over house in cloudy conditions. SZ336874. | ||||
| 19/09/21 | Swift | St. Catherine's Point | 1 | G A Heath |
| [SCP]. | ||||
| 06/09/21 | Swift | St. Catherine's Point | 1 | G A Heath |
| [SCP]. | ||||
| 04/09/21 | Swift | St. Lawrence | 1 | P Campbell |
| 13:30 | Feeding over the fields. Sightings with Andy.B. | |||
| 03/09/21 | Swift | Lake | 1 | M Buckley |
| 10:00 | west. | |||
| 01/09/21 | Swift | St. Catherine's Point | 1 | G A Heath |
| [SCP]. | ||||
| 29/08/21 | Swift | Gore Down | 2 | M Buckley |
| 09:00 | North. | |||
| 20/08/21 | Swift | SCP | 35 | P Johnson |
| 12:00 | [St. Catherine's Point]. | |||
| 19/08/21 | Swift | Culver Down | 2 | T Jolliffe |
| 07:40 | Flying with Swallows. | |||
| 17/08/21 | Swift | Wheelers Bay | 1 | P Johnson |
| 20:30 | East. [Ventnor]. | |||
| 14/08/21 | Swift | Niton | 20 | T MANSHIP |
| 15:00 | ||||
| 13/08/21 | Swift | Luccombe Down | 17 | N Newnham |
| 10:30 | Flock,west. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
| 11/08/21 | Swift | Haddon's Pits | 1 | K Vine |
| 08:00 | 15. Min. [National Trust]. | |||
| 11/08/21 | Swift | St. Catherine's Point | 10 | G A Heath |
| [SCP]. | ||||
| 08/08/21 | Swift | Brading Marsh | 50 | N Newnham |
| 13:00 | 50+. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
| 08/08/21 | Swift | Wheelers Bay | 12 | P Johnson |
| 10:05 | Low west. [Ventnor]. | |||
| 25/07/21 | Swift | Hillside, Newport | 22 | C Dudley |
| 21:00 | A socialising group both flying high in the sky and coming down low and screaming between the Riverside Centre, the IW Record Office building and Fairlee Road. Birds are known to breed in Quay House. SZ500895. | |||
| 03/08/21 | Swift | Golden Ridge, Freshwater | 50 | C Dudley |
| 20:00 | A group of Swifts feeding together. Probably local birds socialising. SZ335874. | |||
| 07/08/21 | Swift | Haddon's Pits | 83 | M Buckley |
| 09:30 | Heading south after the rain cleared at about 9.00 but the movement stopped at 9.30. About 15 Sand Martins with them. [National Trust]. | |||
| 06/08/21 | Swift | Shanklin | 272 | M Buckley |
| 20:10 | SW between 18.30 - 20.10, largest group 55. | |||
| 03/08/21 | Swift | Newport Town Centre | 30 | R Pearson |
| 19:15 | 30 maybe up to 50 squealing very high. | |||
| 02/08/21 | Swift | St. Catherine's Point | 25 | G A Heath |
| E. [SCP]. | ||||
| 01/08/21 | Swift | Brading Marsh | 1 | C Meaney |
| 15:30 | Low over marsh as it started raining. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
| 13/07/21 | Swift | Cranmore | 3 | R Pearson |
| 15:00 | Fairly high above garden. SZ394896. | |||
| 09/07/21 | Swift | Shanklin Cliff | 34 | K Vine |
| 19:25 | Seen most evenings over garden, highest count so far. SZ585815. | |||
| 07/07/21 | Swift | Quarr Abbey | 1 | F Josephs |
| 16:33 | ||||
| 07/07/21 | Swift | Thorness Marsh | 5 | A P Twyman |
| 09:00 | At least. Low over the marsh. | |||
| 29/06/21 | Swift | Niton | 50 | T MANSHIP |
| 20:35 | Feeding along top of Undercliff. | |||
| 28/06/21 | Swift | Luccombe Down | 100 | N Newnham |
| 10:30 | 100+ feeding. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
| 22/06/21 | Swift | Afton Down | 8 | D Norton |
| 11:37 | ||||
| 21/06/21 | Swift | Seaview | 98 | J Maskell |
| 19:30 | Circling and swirling overhead. | |||
| 21/06/21 | Swift | Spring Vale | 108 | J Maskell |
| 13:45 | Drifting northwards during a 10 minute observation. | |||
| 21/06/21 | Swift | Appley | 60 | C Meaney |
| 07:20 | At least, streaming east over the houses. | |||
| 11/06/21 | Swift | Ventnor | 2 | S Letchford |
| 21:38 | Alexandra Gardens. | |||
| 05/06/21 | Swift | Haddon's Pits | 3 | K Vine |
| 14:00 | [National Trust]. | |||
| 26/05/21 | Swift | Cranmore | 4 | R Pearson |
| 11:00 | Flying just above the house heading SW and definitely birds on a mission. SZ394896. | |||
| 21/05/21 | Swift | Wheelers Bay | 1 | P Johnson |
| 15:44 | In off. [Ventnor]. | |||
| 13/05/21 | Swift | Brading Marsh | 200 | D Wooldridge |
| 19:09 | with large flocks of swallows and house martins. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
| 16/05/21 | Swift | Brading Marsh | 200 | N Newnham |
| 12:30 | 200+,also lesser numbers of House Martins and Swallows.A few other birds of note, only enough to see red,literally.Sightings with CD and PJ from St Helens road bridge. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
| 16/05/21 | Swift | Brading Marsh | 200 | P Campbell |
| 12:00 | Minimum.+ 5 hobbies. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
| 15/05/21 | Swift | Brading Marsh | 50 | K Vine |
| 13:00 | Min. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
| 14/05/21 | Swift | Bonchurch Down | 3 | J M Sparshott |
| 07:30 | 1N, 2 over Ventnor town. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
| 13/05/21 | Swift | Brading Marsh | 90 | D J Hunnybun |
| 16:00 | Poor visibility in drizzle at least this number low over the east side of the river, viewed from St Helens road bridge. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
| 11/05/21 | Swift | Luccombe Down | 1 | P Johnson |
| 13:00 | [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
| 11/05/21 | Swift | Upper Ventnor | 8 | N Newnham |
| 07:00 | ||||
| 10/05/21 | Swift | Green Lane | 1 | L Squibb |
| 18:01 | ||||
| 09/05/21 | Swift | Luccombe Down | 1 | N Newnham |
| 10:30 | [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
| 09/05/21 | Swift | Brading Marsh | 10 | P Campbell |
| 11:00 | Min. Sightings with AB. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
| 08/05/21 | Swift | Thorness Bay | 3 | A P Twyman |
| 18:45 | ||||
| 08/05/21 | Swift | Egypt Point | 5 | A P Twyman |
| 07:30 | ||||
| 07/05/21 | Swift | WARD AVE COWES | 3 | M Mackrill |
| 09:45 | SZ490963. | |||
| 06/05/21 | Swift | WARD AVENUE COWES | 2 | M Mackrill |
| 09:17 | SZ490963. | |||
| 07/05/21 | Swift | Luccombe Down | 4 | N Newnham |
| 10:00 | [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
| 07/05/21 | Swift | Watershoot Bay | 1 | P Johnson |
| 11:15 | In off also 9 swallow. | |||
| 07/05/21 | Swift | Luccombe Down | 1 | J M Sparshott |
| 08:00 | North. [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
| 05/05/21 | Swift | Brading Marsh | 50 | K Lover |
| 10:40 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
| 05/05/21 | Swift | Luccombe Down | 3 | N Newnham |
| 10:00 | [Ventnor Downs NT]. | |||
| 01/05/21 | Swift | Brading Marsh | 50 | P Campbell |
| 09:00 | Minimum, with similar number of hirundines. Sightings with AB. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
| 01/05/21 | Swift | Mottistone Down | 3 | A P Twyman |
| 08:00 | Over north. | |||
| 29/04/21 | Swift | Laundry Lane | 25 | P Johnson |
| 13:00 | Min. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
| 28/04/21 | Swift | Hale | 1 | L Squibb |
| 14:27 | ||||
| 27/04/21 | Swift | St. Catherine's Point | 8 | G A Heath |
| N. [SCP]. | ||||
| 26/04/21 | Swift | Blackgang Viewpoint car park | 6 | P Campbell |
| 12:00 | Straight in off sea just above cliff level. | |||
| 26/04/21 | Swift | Tennyson Down | 3 | D Fairlamb |
| 12:00 | ||||
| 26/04/21 | Swift | Ventnor | 1 | J M Sparshott |
| 08:00 | ||||
| 26/04/21 | Swift | Middleton, Freshwater | 1 | C P McAndrew |
| 12:45 | ||||
| 25/04/21 | Swift | Seaview | 5 | J Maskell |
| 20:00 | ||||
| 25/04/21 | Swift | St. Catherine's Point | 1 | G A Heath |
| NE. [SCP]. | ||||
| 25/04/21 | Swift | Brading Marsh | 3 | F Josephs |
| 15:25 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
| 25/04/21 | Swift | Bembridge Embankment | 6 | C Meaney |
| 08:10 | By the road bridge. More at 11am. | |||
| 25/04/21 | Swift | West High Down | 1 | G Hadden |
| 09:00 | Heading east. [WHD]. | |||
| 24/04/21 | Swift | Laundry Lane | 10 | D B Hale |
| 16:30 | High over the New Bridge Ponds with 4 Sand Martins and a Swallow. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
| 24/04/21 | Swift | Mottistone Down | 1 | A P Twyman |
| 08:30 | East. | |||
| 24/04/21 | Swift | Mottistone Down | 1 | K Vine |
| 11:30 | ||||
| 24/04/21 | Swift | Brading Marsh | 2 | G Hadden |
| 09:30 | [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
| 23/04/21 | Swift | Niton | 1 | T MANSHIP |
| 12:30 | ||||
| 19/03/21 | Swift | St. Catherine's Point | 1 | G A Heath |
| 07:57 | Flew West and then meandered North. Appeared to be a Common but views weren't great. [SCP]. | |||