Black-winged stilt at Brading NR

It was found in the morning, i went to see it in the afternoon. Nice rare.

St Cath's sea watch

28/03/17

St Caths sea watch - W to SW winds - with three other observers. Velvets the highlight, with good numbers of the others.

6.55 - 10.50 : 
720 Common Scoter
8 Velvet Scoter 
95 Gannet
61 Sandwich Tern (plus 15 very distant probables)
44 Brent Goose
31 Auk sp
11 Red-throated Diver
6 Black-throated Diver
2 Diver sp
7 Arctic Skua
11 Kittiwake
3 Little Gull
3 Med Gull

Peacock - St Cath's

West high down - SE owl

Highlight was the shorty definitely. Plus one black red along the south fence line. Two swallows north.

Didn't hang about - watched it disappear low and east hugging the coast.

The only known video footage of Slender-billed Curlew - this is the uncut footage. The recording was made at Merja Zerga, Morocco by Andy Butler, January 1994.

LRP - Brading

Lrp x 3 and two house martin

cool vid

West high down

Head wind - little fall of chiffs but not much else.

Brading P.M

40 + Sand m
1 swallow (my first of the year)

st cath's - murky

Black reds - Sandown canoe lake

2 present. Also 5 sand martins over Brading and my first wheatear at Red cliff.

https://video-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t42.1790-2/17275083_142840836238703_8079962123871977472_n.mp4?efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InN2ZV9zZCJ9&oh=c6b2ad07ab1206661e1bf13b4970691e&oe=58C73863

"This unexpected species record was made today during Discovery Bay! The Hummingbird Hawkmoth was spotted and filmed by Ian Whitmore in Browns Family Golf and Cafe just next door. It appeared to be attempting to feed on nectar from the daffodils in the table vases and most likely overwintered as a caterpillar in a cosy corner somewhere in the cafe".

Gulls

Some more digiscoping practice

Raven

Undisclosed site..Nice to see again..and i tried a bit more digiscoping. Cloudy day not helping much.

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And yesterday two kingfishers were seen along Wootton creek. They were seen flying off together and interacting as they went along.

Firecrest

Vocal Firecrest in East cowes today, my first of the year.