Spent a day on the big island. Went to a place where I stood a pretty good chance of seeing a goshawk, but with time against me, and having no real knowledge of the area, it was always going to be a long shot - suffice to say I didn't get to see one. However, another novelty bird (based on the difficulty of ever seeing one on the IOW - though not impossible) in that area that I did get to see was woodlark. Again, i didn't know exactly where to look really, but suddenly heard one, then almost stepped on it! It flew to the nearest shrub, with a second bird with it. Managed a (crappy) recording of them. And took pics - they were quite camouflaged.
Didn't score much else though, but lovely area, need more time etc....
Piper's wait
Said woodlark - Lullula arborea
Marsh tit was near Shatterford (Denny wood) - again a very rare if almost obsolete island species presently.
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