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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
17/11/22SwallowBembridge Harbour1M Buckley
11:00
Flew east over the harbour.  
10/11/22SwallowHaddon's Pits1K Vine
08:00
[National Trust].  
09/11/22SwallowLuccombe Down1J M Sparshott
07:15
West. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
06/11/22SwallowWheelers Bay1P Johnson
11:22
West. [Ventnor].  
31/10/22SwallowLuccombe Down13J M Sparshott
07:00
Ten feeding back and forth, three SE, plus two hm. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
31/10/22SwallowCulver Down2M Buckley
08:30
 
30/10/22SwallowLuccombe Down4N Newnham
11:00
With CD,PJ and PD. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
29/10/22SwallowNiton5T MANSHIP
11:30
 
29/10/22SwallowCulver Down3M Buckley
10:30
 
27/10/22SwallowEast Ashey Lane12R Edwards
15:00
Heading south.  
27/10/22SwallowSCP15G A Heath
[St. Catherine's Point].  
26/10/22SwallowHaddon's Pits26M Buckley
08:00
south. [National Trust].  
25/10/22SwallowMerstone cycle track3N Newnham
11:00
 
25/10/22SwallowLuccombe Down17J M Sparshott
07:20
East, plus one house martin. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
25/10/22SwallowWest High Down3K Lover
08:30
[WHD].  
24/10/22SwallowHaddon's Pits35M Buckley
10:30
south 7.25 - 10.30. [National Trust].  
24/10/22SwallowEast Ashey Lane7R Edwards
13:00
 
23/10/22SwallowLaundry Lane21P Johnson
12:00
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
23/10/22SwallowHaddon's Pits7P Campbell
11:00
[National Trust].  
23/10/22SwallowSCP25G A Heath
East. [St. Catherine's Point].  
22/10/22SwallowRyde Esplanade1J Maskell
12:00
 
22/10/22SwallowVentnor Botanic Garden4P Campbell
12:00
West.  
21/10/22SwallowCulver Down21M Buckley
10:30
 
19/10/22SwallowThorness Bay5A P Twyman
15:40
Over marsh south.  
18/10/22SwallowSCP60G A Heath
East. [St. Catherine's Point].  
18/10/22SwallowBlackgang10M Buckley
07:15
east.  
18/10/22SwallowWHD5G Hadden
08:00
East. [West High Down].  
17/10/22SwallowCulver Down68S Clemons
Small flocks. 33 west, and 35 south when weather cleared. 08.00 to 09.30.  
17/10/22SwallowCulver Down37M Buckley
07:20
south 9.45 - 10.45.  
17/10/22SwallowHaddon's Pits122M Buckley
07:20
south in small groups 7.20 - 9.00. [National Trust].  
16/10/22SwallowLuccombe Down15N Newnham
10:30
[Ventnor Downs NT].  
11/10/22SwallowBlackgang150M Buckley
07:00
east.  
11/10/22SwallowBrook Down6A P Twyman
09:00
 
11/10/22SwallowCulver Down37T Jolliffe
08:00
37+ Swallows towards Bembridge side of Culver right at the very top.  
11/10/22SwallowWheelers Bay72P Johnson
10:02
East between 09:00-09:30. [Ventnor].  
10/10/22SwallowMottistone Down10A P Twyman
09:00
All east.  
10/10/22SwallowBembridge Down8T Jolliffe
14:45
 
09/10/22SwallowTown Copse6M F Venables
13:00
Feeding over the creek. SZ429907.  
09/10/22SwallowSt. Catherine's Point8A P Twyman
08:00
[SCP].  
09/10/22SwallowSt. Catherine's Down200P Campbell
10:45
Minimum East over an hour & three quarters, only in twos and threes but steady throughout.  
08/10/22SwallowSt. Lawrence Undercliff10P Campbell
11:30
Coming into the pond to drink.  
08/10/22SwallowWest High Down7T Jolliffe
08:40
[WHD].  
08/10/22SwallowHaddon's Pits40K Vine
08:00
[National Trust].  
07/10/22SwallowHaddon's Pits195M Buckley
09:00
south. [National Trust].  
03/10/22SwallowStag Lane120A P Twyman
10:00
At least. Over fields and copses north of Stag Lane. Also several House Martins with them.  
03/10/22SwallowWest High Down100S Mcandrew
08:00
Constant movement along valley east many hundreds also large movement of meadow pipits in flocks east. [WHD].  
03/10/22SwallowBlackgang1000M Buckley
07:00
east. No count but into four figures with a few house Martins.  
03/10/22SwallowCulver Down13T Jolliffe
07:50
 
02/10/22SwallowBembridge Harbour1C Meaney
16:15
100's feeding over the marsh coming in from Sandown direction.  
02/10/22SwallowCompton Bay3M F Venables
12:30
 
01/10/22SwallowCulver Down27T Jolliffe
08:00
27+ swallows all around cattle.  
01/10/22SwallowCranmore4R Pearson
14:00
Drifting slowly across the garden heading just west of south. SZ394896.  
29/09/22SwallowBrading Marsh2F Josephs
21:35
[RSPB Reserve].  
25/09/22SwallowWest High Down100S Mcandrew
08:00
100+ constant movement through east. [WHD].  
25/09/22SwallowThorness Bay35A P Twyman
11:00
Approximate count. Most heading south.  
25/09/22SwallowCulver Down50T Jolliffe
07:50
50+ Swallows - in the end too many to count.  
23/09/22SwallowSCP2000D Wooldridge
19:05
min count. almost continuousstream east past viewpoint car park. 09.00-10.30. [St. Catherine's Point].  
21/09/22SwallowOsborne House1120D Broome
21:54
Flying WNW in 2 hours 13:45-15:45. SZ523951.  
21/09/22SwallowNettlecombe1P Campbell
11:00
Not counted but significant equal numbers of Swallows and House Martins constantly moving steadily Eastwards over the area.  
20/09/22SwallowCulver Down33T Jolliffe
07:30
33+ Swallows - see Gallery.  
20/09/22SwallowSt. Catherine's Hill1000P 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.  
19/09/22SwallowFreshwater Bay250D Wooldridge
17:51
light easterly movement 08.30-10.00.  
19/09/22SwallowLuccombe Down500J M Sparshott
07:00
Lingering hirundines, back and forth, in every direction, swallow>hm. Gradually dispersed. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
18/09/22SwallowThe Duver, St Helens668D Broome
10:15
Flew north in one hour 09:15-10:15. SZ636891.  
18/09/22SwallowHaddon's Pits5250K 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].  
16/09/22SwallowVentnor Downs200D Wooldridge
16:52
light easterly npassage 09.15-11.30.  
16/09/22SwallowBembridge Down9T Jolliffe
07:45
 
15/09/22SwallowWest High Down100K Lover
08:00
Movement stopped at 08.30 with pipits. [WHD].  
15/09/22SwallowSCP7000G 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].  
13/09/22SwallowSt. Helen's Duver32T Jolliffe
07:45
32+ Swallows.  
12/09/22SwallowVentnor Downs2000J M Sparshott
06:30
Constant movement (06:30 - 15:00).  
12/09/22SwallowHaddon's Pits640K Vine
07:00
Min. South. [National Trust].  
12/09/22SwallowSCP1000G A Heath
East. Few House Martins. [St. Catherine's Point].  
11/09/22SwallowBrook Down700S Mcandrew
08:00
Several hundred minimum moving east with House Martins earlier.  
11/09/22SwallowWest High Down300M F Venables
08:00
Could have been many more. There was a constant flow all morning. [WHD].  
11/09/22SwallowStenbury Down300P Campbell
10:00
A similar large Eastwards movement as others have observed, tailing off after 11am.  
11/09/22SwallowLuccombe Down1N Newnham
10:00
Steady flow of mixed hirundines mainly swallows c500+. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
11/09/22SwallowWHD400G 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].  
10/09/22SwallowAtherfield Reservoir1500P 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.  
10/09/22SwallowNewtown NNR1M F Venables
07:00
5.  
10/09/22SwallowBlackgang1A 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.  
09/09/22SwallowLuccombe Down150J M Sparshott
07:00
Various directions. Small numbers of HM and SM. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
03/09/22SwallowCulver Down17T Jolliffe
07:15
Flying around cliffs.  
03/09/22SwallowCulver Cliff20M F Venables
12:30
 
31/08/22SwallowQuarr Abbey1F Josephs
22:39
On the telegraph wires.  
30/08/22SwallowLuccombe Down100J M Sparshott
10:00
100+ hirundines trickling through ENE. 70/30 swallow/sm. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
27/08/22SwallowWest High Down45K Lover
08:00
[WHD].  
27/08/22SwallowBlackgang1950M 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.  
27/08/22SwallowStenbury Down100P 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.  
26/08/22SwallowLuccombe Down50N Newnham
10:30
With a handful of House Martins. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
26/08/22SwallowSCP100G A Heath
Most flew SE. [St. Catherine's Point].  
25/08/22SwallowLuccombe Down40N Newnham
12:00
c40. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
24/08/22SwallowBembridge Down8T Jolliffe
09:00
SZ625860.  
21/08/22SwallowWest High Down34K Lover
08:00
[WHD].  
20/08/22SwallowBembridge Down13T Jolliffe
07:15
 
19/08/22SwallowBembridge Down6T Jolliffe
07:15
 
18/08/22SwallowBembridge Down9T Jolliffe
07:40
 
09/08/22SwallowSCP10G A Heath
East. [St. Catherine's Point].  
04/08/22SwallowHeadon Warren25O Beacock
Several groups over S. SZ310860.  
05/08/22SwallowStenbury Down40P Campbell
13:30
Minimum moving generally SE in dribs & drabs during a lovely sunny three & a half hour watch from my chair.  
05/08/22SwallowWHD28G Hadden
08:00
West along cliff face. [West High Down].  
01/08/22SwallowSCP6G A Heath
15:50
West. [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/07/22SwallowBrading Marsh New Bridge Pools4T Jolliffe
07:00
[Great Marsh RSPB].  
25/07/22SwallowBembridge Down7T Jolliffe
07:00
 
24/07/22SwallowCarpenters6M Whitham
13:39
 
10/07/22SwallowCulver Down5T Jolliffe
06:05
 
08/07/22SwallowCulver Down14T Jolliffe
06:40
Counted 14 but many more - being chased by Kestrels.  
07/07/22SwallowCulver Down13T Jolliffe
06:40
 
03/07/22SwallowWest High Down2T Jolliffe
07:10
[WHD].  
01/07/22SwallowBrading Marsh6C Meaney
17:45
[RSPB Reserve].  
01/07/22SwallowCulver Down3T Jolliffe
07:00
 
27/06/22SwallowCulver Down11T Jolliffe
06:45
 
24/06/22SwallowCulver Down7T Jolliffe
07:00
 
23/06/22SwallowCulver Down9T Jolliffe
07:00
 
13/06/22SwallowForeland5T Jolliffe
07:00
 
10/06/22SwallowSandford 7L 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.  
01/06/22SwallowUpper Ventnor1N Newnham
16:24
In off.  
29/05/22SwallowCranmore1R Pearson
14:00
One flying low across garden. SZ394896.  
29/05/22SwallowLuccombe Down2J Myers
16:00
[Ventnor Downs NT].  
29/05/22SwallowBembridge Down1T Jolliffe
08:15
 
28/05/22SwallowWheelers Bay1P Johnson
12:24
In off. [Ventnor].  
26/05/22SwallowCulver Down3T Jolliffe
06:45
 
23/05/22SwallowCulver Down7T Jolliffe
06:45
 
22/05/22SwallowLaundry Lane3T Jolliffe
06:20
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
17/05/22SwallowVentnor Downs4P Johnson
11:00
 
15/05/22SwallowSt. Helen's Duver3T Jolliffe
07:15
 
07/05/22SwallowBrading Roman Villa6K Vine
13:00
 
05/05/22SwallowBembridge Down12T Jolliffe
06:50
 
04/05/22SwallowBembridge Down9T Jolliffe
08:30
Flying around Fort - see Gallery.  
03/05/22SwallowLuccombe Down5P Johnson
13:00
Single stonechat and 7 linnet. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
03/05/22SwallowWest High Down67G Hadden
08:00
In off and heading north between 8.00 and 9.45. [WHD].  
01/05/22SwallowSt. Catherine's Point11G Hadden
17:16
North. [SCP].  
01/05/22SwallowBrading Marsh100N Newnham
13:00
100+ feeding over the marsh then flying north. [RSPB Reserve].  
01/05/22SwallowWest High Down20K Lover
08:00
[WHD].  
01/05/22SwallowBembridge Down3J Myers
12:00
 
29/04/22SwallowThorness Bay6A P Twyman
19:30
North.  
29/04/22SwallowLuccombe Bowl35P Johnson
11:00
 
29/04/22SwallowBrading Marsh108M Buckley
11:50
9.30-11.50. Plus 10 Sand Martin, 4 House Martin and 6 Swift. All straight through north. [RSPB Reserve].  
29/04/22SwallowSt. Catherine's Point520G 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].  
29/04/22SwallowHeadon Warren20M Richardson
08:30
Constant trickle going along ridge. All sightings with S. Mcandrew.  
28/04/22SwallowLaundry Lane50N Newnham
13:00
Rough count. [Brading marsh RSPB].  
28/04/22SwallowBembridge Down5T Jolliffe
08:10
 
27/04/22SwallowBrading Marsh3F Josephs
22:53
[RSPB Reserve].  
27/04/22SwallowCranmore1R Pearson
15:00
Low over the garden. SZ394896.  
27/04/22SwallowSt. Catherine's Point130G A Heath
North-east, minimum. Also 5 of each House and Sand Martin. [SCP].  
26/04/22SwallowBrading Marsh5F Josephs
18:34
[RSPB Reserve].  
26/04/22SwallowWroxall Down2N Newnham
14:00
[Ventnor Downs NT].  
26/04/22SwallowLuccombe Down5N Newnham
14:00
Between 11am to 2pm,with PJ. [Ventnor Downs NT].  
25/04/22SwallowBrading Marsh5F Josephs
16:13
[RSPB Reserve].  
24/04/22SwallowBembridge Down15S Clemons
North.  
24/04/22SwallowSandford 4L Squibb
 
24/04/22SwallowBrading Marsh24M Buckley
11:00
north. [RSPB Reserve].  
23/04/22SwallowWatergate Road/ Nunnery Lane2S Thompson
16:30
Over, flying North. SZ496873.  
23/04/22SwallowWaightshale7L Squibb
 
23/04/22SwallowBrading Marsh4F Josephs
17:53
[RSPB Reserve].  
23/04/22SwallowWheelers Bay1P Johnson
16:17
In off @ 16:05. [Ventnor].  
22/04/22SwallowSandford 2L Squibb
20:34
 
22/04/22SwallowWest High Down7D Fairlamb
11:30
[WHD].  
22/04/22SwallowLaundry Lane7T Jolliffe
07:15
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
21/04/22SwallowBinstead2T Jolliffe
09:45
 
21/04/22SwallowSCP3M Buckley
09:00
only 3 in by 9.00. [St. Catherine's Point].  
18/04/22SwallowWhale Chine2K Vine
15:30
In off.  
17/04/22SwallowSandford 2L Squibb
20:04
 
17/04/22SwallowBrading Marsh15P Johnson
14:15
[RSPB Reserve].  
17/04/22SwallowFive Houses2A P Twyman
08:00
 
15/04/22SwallowBrading Marsh2C Meaney
13:00
Coming in to drink in pool. [RSPB Reserve].  
14/04/22SwallowMerstone2L Squibb
 
14/04/22SwallowLuccombe Down1N Newnham
11:30
[Ventnor Downs NT].  
14/04/22SwallowUpper Ventnor1N Newnham
08:30
North.  
12/04/22SwallowRofford Marsh2C Dudley
18:20
Flying over reedbed with two Sand Martins. SZ362895.  
12/04/22SwallowWheelers Bay2P Johnson
11:57
In off. [Ventnor].  
12/04/22SwallowSt. Catherine's Point1G Hadden
11:42
North. [SCP].  
11/04/22SwallowYarmouth1T Jolliffe
10:05
 
10/04/22SwallowThorness Bay1A P Twyman
12:00
North.  
10/04/22SwallowLuccombe Down3P Johnson
10:00
[Ventnor Downs NT].  
10/04/22SwallowSCP6D J Hunnybun
14:45
[St. Catherine's Point].  
10/04/22SwallowDunsbury 1G Fruin
08:30
Heading N.  
10/04/22SwallowWest High Down3G Hadden
09:00
(2 via Sandy M). [WHD].  
10/04/22SwallowUpper Ventnor1N Newnham
07:46
West.  
09/04/22SwallowBrading Marsh New Bridge Pools2C Meaney
13:30
m. [Great Marsh RSPB].  
06/04/22SwallowVentnor1M Buckley
08:20
in off.  
05/04/22SwallowHersey Reserve2J Maskell
16:00
[Seaview].  
05/04/22SwallowLake2M Buckley
15:00
Lazily heading north together.  
03/04/22SwallowSandford 1L Squibb
mature bird, heading north.  
30/03/22SwallowLaundry Lane1K Lover
09:30
[Brading marsh RSPB].  
28/03/22SwallowDunsbury 1G Fruin
17:15
 
26/03/22SwallowNiton1T MANSHIP
10:37
Heading N.