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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
18/11/21	Swallow	Culver Down	4	T Jolliffe
08:00	4 x Swallows flying along fence line. Know it is late for them but they were certainly Swallows!
17/11/21	Swallow	Bonchurch Down	1	J M Sparshott
08:00	[Ventnor Downs NT].
05/11/21	Swallow	Brading Marsh	6	D Swensson
14:45	Drifting nw. [RSPB Reserve].
05/11/21	Swallow	West High Down	4	M Richardson
09:00	Four together flying along cliff edge and fence line. [WHD].
05/11/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	1	G A Heath
	[SCP].
04/11/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	2	G A Heath
	West. [SCP].
04/11/21	Swallow	Atherfield	1	M Buckley
07:00
03/11/21	Swallow	Bonchurch Down	1	J M Sparshott
07:30	West. [Ventnor Downs NT].
02/11/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	4	G A Heath
	[SCP].
31/10/21	Swallow	Brading Marsh	2	C Meaney
12:15	Flying south through the marsh. [RSPB Reserve].
30/10/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	9	M Buckley
10:00	south. [National Trust].
29/10/21	Swallow	Bembridge Ledge	4	D Burton
12:20	[Bembridge/Foreland].
28/10/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	25	M Buckley
09:30	south before 9.30. [National Trust].
28/10/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	5	J Myers
	[National Trust].
26/10/21	Swallow	Bembridge Ledge	35	D Burton
11:40	[Bembridge/Foreland].
26/10/21	Swallow	Culver Down	38	M Buckley
	south.
24/10/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	21	M Buckley
10:00	south. [National Trust].
23/10/21	Swallow	Bembridge ponds	2	C Meaney
16:15	Over Harbour Farm pond.
22/10/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	11	K Vine
08:00	[National Trust].
22/10/21	Swallow	Ventnor	40	P Johnson
16:00	Feeding over the East cliff's.
22/10/21	Swallow	Upper Ventnor	4	N Newnham
14:16	West.
21/10/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	9	K Vine
08:00	South. [National Trust].
21/10/21	Swallow	Mottistone Down	1	A P Twyman
09:00	West.
18/10/21	Swallow	Hersey Reserve	30	D Fairlamb
10:30	[Seaview].
17/10/21	Swallow	Appley	12	C Meaney
17:00	Feeding high over the houses and drifting east.
17/10/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Hill	4	D Fairlamb
11:00
17/10/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	50	N Newnham
11:00	c50 east. [Ventnor Downs NT].
17/10/21	Swallow	Culver Down	7	T Jolliffe
08:15	Flying over feeding.
15/10/21	Swallow	West High Down	1	G Hadden
08:00	East. [WHD].
14/10/21	Swallow	Brading Marsh	45	M Buckley
10:00	south. [RSPB Reserve].
14/10/21	Swallow	Culver Down	56	M Buckley
08:00
14/10/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	2	K Vine
08:00	Over. [National Trust].
12/10/21	Swallow	Cranmore	12	R Pearson
11:00	Flying round the house but mostly landing and sunbathing. Joined by 6+ Willow warblers, 6+ Chiffchaffs, and 5 juvenile Pied wagtails. The roof was quite a sight. The house seems to be a magnet because once the sun is warm enough the walls and roof are covered with cluster flies. SZ394896.
12/10/21	Swallow	Sandford	4	L Squibb

12/10/21	Swallow	Luccombe Bowl	30	P Johnson
13:00	Min.
10/10/21	Swallow	Blackgang	170	M Buckley
11:15	east.
09/10/21	Swallow	West High Down	3	D Fairlamb
11:00	[WHD].
08/10/21	Swallow	Culver Down	12	T Jolliffe
08:10
08/10/21	Swallow	Blackgang	500	M Buckley
07:00	minimum of 500 east.
07/10/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	500	G A Heath
	West. [SCP].
07/10/21	Swallow	Wheelers Bay	69	P Campbell
16:40	West, two groups between 1640 & 1730. [Ventnor].
07/10/21	Swallow	Culver Down	230	M Buckley
12:00	south 11.40 - 13.00.
07/10/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	1100	M Buckley
07:00	Large groups totalling c. 1,100 moving south, quite high, 7.00 - 7.45. Then, several hundred descended to feed low down over the whole area making any additional count impossible. A few House Martins with them. [National Trust].
06/10/21	Swallow	Mottistone Down	50	A P Twyman
10:00	At least.
06/10/21	Swallow	Gatcombe	50	N Newnham
10:30	c50 rough estimate with c50 house martins,all feeding above the field opposite Gatcombe House,seen when I was driving past.
06/10/21	Swallow	Culver Down	9	T Jolliffe
07:45
04/10/21	Swallow	Sandford	60	L Squibb
	plus.
04/10/21	Swallow	Pagham	8	L Squibb

04/10/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	520	M Buckley
07:00	south. [National Trust].
04/10/21	Swallow	St. Helen's Duver	9	T Jolliffe
10:36
03/10/21	Swallow	Sandown Canoe Lake	2	K P Duncan
11:09
02/10/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	150	G A Heath
	West. [SCP].
02/10/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	530	M Buckley
08:00	south 7.00 - 9.15. [National Trust].
30/09/21	Swallow	Western Yar	5	D Fairlamb
10:00
30/09/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	230	M Buckley
07:00	180 south early then c. 50 mixed with the large feeding group of House Martins. [National Trust].
28/09/21	Swallow	Fort Victoria	50	D Wooldridge
16:47	south from mainland 08.45-09.45.
28/09/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	530	M Buckley
07:00	south 6.45 - 9.45. [National Trust].
27/09/21	Swallow	Wheelers Bay	4	P Campbell
10:00	Midway out to sea, attempting to go West but being forced back Eastwards. I doubt they're still alive. [Ventnor].
25/09/21	Swallow	Watergate Road/ Nunnery Lane	300	S Thompson
18:10	Approximately 300 mixed hirundines feeding over house and field. Impressive! SZ496874.
23/09/21	Swallow	Watergate Road/ Nunnery Lane	100	S Thompson
17:15	Mixed swallow and House Martin and some Sand Martin feeding over field / house. Flew South East after about 15 minutes. SZ496873.
22/09/21	Swallow	Vayres Farm	300	M Powell
12:44	Sky full of swallows and house martin's feeding as they drift south. Wonderful sight. No idea how many but a fair part of a tidy sum.
22/09/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	1500	G A Heath
	[SCP].
22/09/21	Swallow	Culver Down	18	T Jolliffe
07:45	18+ Swallows - top and mid way up Culver Down.
21/09/21	Swallow	Culver Down	15	T Jolliffe
08:10	Counted 15 but many more - top of Culver Down flying around the cliff face.
21/09/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	1000	N Newnham
11:00	Rough estimate between 09:50 and 12:00. [Ventnor Downs NT].
21/09/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	1000	G A Heath
	[SCP].
19/09/21	Swallow	Watergate Road/ Nunnery Lane	1	S Thompson
14:16	At least 100 mixed with House Martin flying South East seen over 30 minute period. SZ497873.
18/09/21	Swallow	Ventnor Downs	500	P Campbell
11:00	Absolute minimum,see below.
18/09/21	Swallow	Chale Green	50	M Whitham
	50 plus swallows and house martins getting ready to leave.
17/09/21	Swallow	Thorness Bay	400	A P Twyman
10:30
17/09/21	Swallow	Watergate Road/ Nunnery Lane	50	S Thompson
17:42	Flock of 50 passed over the house flying South East at 5:40 in the space of a minute. SZ496872.
17/09/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	1000	J M Sparshott
	A loose estimate of hirundines lingering or moving south, trickling over all morning. Swallow>h.martin>a few sand martin. Numbers dwindled by midday. With DBH and NN. [Ventnor Downs NT].
15/09/21	Swallow	Steephill Cove	150	K Vine
13:00	Min flying low over sea. [Ventnor].
12/09/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	3000	G A Heath
	Most flew E over Gore Cliff. [SCP].
11/09/21	Swallow	Chale	100	M Whitham
11:22
08/09/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	300	D Wooldridge
19:45	slow trickle east 09.30-12.30. [Ventnor Downs NT].
08/09/21	Swallow	Mottistone Down	6	A P Twyman
08:30	At least.
06/09/21	Swallow	Quarr Road	2	F Josephs
20:47	[Binstead].
06/09/21	Swallow	SCP	105	P Johnson
12:00	All east. [St. Catherine's Point].
06/09/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	100	G A Heath
	[SCP].
06/09/21	Swallow	Culver Down	18	T Jolliffe
08:40	18+ Swallows mid way and at the top of Culver Down - all feeding. SZ631856.
05/09/21	Swallow	West High Down	100	K Lover
10:00	[WHD].
04/09/21	Swallow	St. Lawrence	100	P Campbell
13:30	Just a trickle of birds east from 12.30 at Blackgang to 15.00 when we left St.lawrence.
04/09/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	100	G A Heath
	Over. [SCP].
03/09/21	Swallow	Culver Down	15	D Fairlamb
10:30
27/08/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	90	J M Sparshott
06:30	Most ENE. [Ventnor Downs NT].
27/08/21	Swallow	Newtown, East Spit	100	P Campbell
08:30	With Sand Martins, see below.
27/08/21	Swallow	Mottistone Down	28	R Harrison
11:58	South in three flocks.
27/08/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	250	G A Heath
	[SCP].
26/08/21	Swallow	Thorness Marsh	4	A P Twyman
18:30
25/08/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	100	N Newnham
11:00	[Ventnor Downs NT].
25/08/21	Swallow	Blackgang	420	M Buckley
10:15	East 7.40 - 10.15.
25/08/21	Swallow	Culver Down	16	T Jolliffe
07:18	16+ Swallows around the Fort. SZ631856.
23/08/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	20	M Powell
10:50	Upwards of 20 feeding over Buddle Inn. [SCP].
23/08/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	40	G A Heath
	Migrating over. Also a few House and one Sand Martin. [SCP].
23/08/21	Swallow	Quarr Abbey	2	F Josephs
09:14
20/08/21	Swallow	SCP	60	P Johnson
12:00	Min. [St. Catherine's Point].
19/08/21	Swallow	Culver Down	18	T Jolliffe
07:40	18+ Swallows - mid way up Culver Down by Fort.
14/08/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	1	P Johnson
13:00	[Ventnor Downs NT].
14/08/21	Swallow	Niton	30	T MANSHIP
15:00
10/08/21	Swallow	Atherfield	3	C Meaney
10:30	Came in low from the north, hunted along cliff edge for a minute or so then straight out to sea and out of sight.
03/08/21	Swallow	Watergate Road/ Nunnery Lane	20	S Thompson
19:15	About 20 with about 6 House Martins catching insects over the field. SZ496873.
03/08/21	Swallow	West High Down	28	G Hadden
09:00	One group by the radio mast. [WHD].
03/08/21	Swallow	Cranmore	2	R Pearson
09:30	Flying in and out of wood shed. SZ394896.
29/07/21	Swallow	Whale Chine	6	N Newnham
12:00	West,with PJ.
20/07/21	Swallow	Thorness Bay	10	A P Twyman
20:00	Probably more hawking over the sea.
13/07/21	Swallow	Cranmore	2	R Pearson
17:00	Flying in and out of wood shed. SZ394896.
07/07/21	Swallow	Quarr Abbey	4	F Josephs
16:33
16/06/21	Swallow	Freshwater Causeway	4	S Hale
15:20	SZ347871.
16/06/21	Swallow	Cranmore	2	R Pearson
15:30	Flying round garden and into wood-shed. SZ394896.
10/05/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	10	G A Heath
	N. [SCP].
31/05/21	Swallow	Cranmore	2	R Pearson
20:10	Both birds landing on the 'barrow' as we call it (it's a huge pile of soil/clay from digging the pond). This is the first time swallows have landed. They may have been taking clay but not certain. SZ394896.
31/05/21	Swallow	Wheelers Bay	4	P Johnson
12:00	Still trickling east. [Ventnor].
29/05/21	Swallow	Cranmore	3	R Pearson
17:00	Flying round the garden and investigating the wood-shed. SZ394896.
28/05/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	1	N Newnham
10:00	Flew south over the channel,followed it until it was out of sight going to France? [Ventnor Downs NT].
27/05/21	Swallow	Ventnor Downs	6	P Johnson
11:00
21/05/21	Swallow	Wheelers Bay	5	P Johnson
15:44	In off. [Ventnor].
18/05/21	Swallow	Upper Ventnor	5	N Newnham
17:29	In off.
17/05/21	Swallow	Wheelers Bay	6	P Johnson
13:00	In off.also ron the seal. [Ventnor].
12/05/21	Swallow	Wroxall Down	22	N Newnham
12:00	Flock flying north. [Ventnor Downs NT].
12/05/21	Swallow	The Undercliff	24	P Johnson
12:30	Along top from niton to ventnor.also single housemartin.
12/05/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	7	G Hadden
12:19	In off. [SCP].
12/05/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	7	K Vine
08:00	In off. [National Trust].
11/05/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	10	P Johnson
13:00	[Ventnor Downs NT].
02/05/21	Swallow	WHD	8	M Whitham
09:30	[West High Down].
08/05/21	Swallow	Thorness Bay	20	A P Twyman
18:45	Minimum.
08/05/21	Swallow	Egypt Point	60	A P Twyman
07:30	At least. Over sea and one group high over east.
07/05/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	10	N Newnham
10:00	[Ventnor Downs NT].
07/05/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	46	G A Heath
	North (GAH, PJ, JMS). [SCP].
07/05/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	9	J M Sparshott
08:00	North. [Ventnor Downs NT].
07/05/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	2	K Vine
08:00	[National Trust].
05/05/21	Swallow	Brading Marsh	40	K Lover
10:40	[RSPB Reserve].
05/05/21	Swallow	Wheelers Bay	6	P Johnson
12:30	In off. [Ventnor].
30/04/21	Swallow	Thorness Marsh	7	A P Twyman
17:50
29/04/21	Swallow	Bembridge ponds	100	E Hendy
07:10	Estimate.
29/04/21	Swallow	Laundry Lane	30	P Johnson
13:00	Min. [Brading marsh RSPB].
29/04/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	3	G A Heath
	N. [SCP].
28/04/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	10	G A Heath
	N. [SCP].
28/04/21	Swallow	West High Down	9	G Hadden
08:30	North. [WHD].
28/04/21	Swallow	Thorness Bay	6	A P Twyman
07:00	All heading north.
27/04/21	Swallow	West High Down	21	D Fairlamb
11:00	In off the sea in small groups, max 5. [WHD].
27/04/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	127	G A Heath
	North by 11:00. [SCP].
27/04/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	43	N Newnham
09:30	Ones & twos. [Ventnor Downs NT].
27/04/21	Swallow	Morton Marsh	3	K Vine
10:00
26/04/21	Swallow	West High Down	28	D Fairlamb
11:30	In off the sea in groups of up to 5. [WHD].
25/04/21	Swallow	Brading Marsh	10	F Josephs
15:25	[RSPB Reserve].
24/04/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	2	M Buckley
10:30	In off. [SCP].
23/04/21	Swallow	Laundry Lane	25	P Johnson
15:00	[Brading marsh RSPB].
22/04/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	3	G A Heath
	N. [SCP].
23/04/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	2	M Buckley
09:20	In off. [SCP].
21/04/21	Swallow	Rocken End	4	J M Sparshott
08:30	In off. [St. Catherine's point].
20/04/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	1	G A Heath
	N. Very little grounded. [SCP].
20/04/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	3	K Vine
08:30	North. [National Trust].
20/04/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	12	N Newnham
10:00	Ones & twos. [Ventnor Downs NT].
18/04/21	Swallow	Sandford	1	L Squibb
10:32
16/04/21	Swallow	Brading proposed golf course	6	P Johnson
13:00
14/04/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	2	K Vine
09:00	Also 2 dotted bee fly (added to irecord). [National Trust].
13/04/21	Swallow	Haddon's Pits	3	K Vine
08:00	In off, together. [National Trust].
11/04/21	Swallow	Thorness Bay	2	A P Twyman
08:30	All sightings along cliff path towards Gurnard.
09/04/21	Swallow	Ventnor Downs	5	P Johnson
13:00	Singles north.
09/04/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	5	N Newnham
10:30	North. [Ventnor Downs NT].
08/04/21	Swallow	Yarmouth Station	19	A P Twyman
07:50	On electrictiy wires.
08/04/21	Swallow	Medina Wharf	2	F Josephs
17:06	My first of the year.
08/04/21	Swallow	SCP	5	P Johnson
12:00	In off. [St. Catherine's Point].
08/04/21	Swallow	Rofford Marsh	6	C P McAndrew
12:43
08/04/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	6	G A Heath
	N. [SCP].
07/04/21	Swallow	Ventnor	3	J M Sparshott
09:30	North.
06/04/21	Swallow	Upper Ventnor	2	N Newnham
07:30	west.
05/04/21	Swallow	Rookley	1	L Squibb
11:18
05/04/21	Swallow	Wheelers Bay	1	P Johnson
16:33	In off @ 16:25. [Ventnor].
04/04/21	Swallow	Thorness Bay	8	G Hadden
10:30	Heading north.
04/04/21	Swallow	Ventnor Downs	15	P Johnson
10:00	North.
01/04/21	Swallow	Freshwater Golf Course	1	C Dudley
	In off the sea.
03/04/21	Swallow	Nunwell	1	K Vine
14:30
03/04/21	Swallow	Brading Marsh	30	M Buckley
09:00	Generally moving north, some pausing to feeding. [RSPB Reserve].
02/04/21	Swallow	Western Yar	3	D Fairlamb
10:00
02/04/21	Swallow	Western Yar	1	C P McAndrew
13:26	Yar Station.
01/04/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	10	G A Heath
	N. [SCP].
01/04/21	Swallow	Thorness Bay	6	A P Twyman
18:30	Heading NE.
01/04/21	Swallow	Laundry Lane	1	S Thompson
11:52	[Brading marsh RSPB].
30/03/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	1	D Wooldridge
17:39	North. [SCP].
30/03/21	Swallow	Atherfield	1	D Wooldridge
17:33	flew north.
30/03/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	4	G A Heath
	North. [SCP].
30/03/21	Swallow	West High Down	2	C P McAndrew
10:30	[WHD].
29/03/21	Swallow	Luccombe Down	2	J M Sparshott
12:00	North. [Ventnor Downs NT].
29/03/21	Swallow	St. Catherine's Point	2	G A Heath
	North. [SCP].
29/03/21	Swallow	Culver Down	1	M Buckley
10:00	North.
28/03/21	Swallow	Thorness Marsh	2	A P Twyman
16:00
28/03/21	Swallow	Laundry Lane	10	N Newnham
13:00	[Brading marsh RSPB].
28/03/21	Swallow	Bembridge ponds	1	K Vine
07:30
27/03/21	Swallow	Bembridge ponds	10	E Hendy
07:10
25/03/21	Swallow	Rofford Marsh	3	G Hadden
15:45	Amongst the martins.
25/03/21	Swallow	Yarmouth Mill	1	R Harrison
13:49	Over west in the rain at 1350.
24/03/21	Swallow	Rofford Marsh	5	G Hadden
16:30	With the Sand Martins.

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