Friday, 29 August 2025

KENTISH PLOVER

Not a bad morning of local twitching:


Top find by Richard Barnard yesterday evening at Foreland and still present this morning - 29/08

Bonus Yellow-legged Gull nearby (in flight by DBH) - Foreland - 29/08

Looking south at Foreland - where the Kentish was before it was flushed by a dog

Enroute to Foreland - Ruff still present at Sandown Canoe Lake - 29/08

Monday, 11 August 2025

Pied Fly

Luccombe Down: Pied Fly x2 this morning (Aug 11th); a few more tree pips seen/heard including three northwards...The spell of settled weather continues with fairly high temps. 


Green Sand - Sandown Canoe Lake - Aug 18th

Thursday, 7 August 2025

Tree Pipits etc

Nansen Hill/Luccombe Down: Tree pips are starting to increase, going over and/or grounded. Still a few Xbills (11 this morning/Aug 7th) but not as many as last week. Willow Warblers aplenty. Swifts and sand martins etc....
Green Sandpiper went over Nansen calling on Aug 10th, same date and location as one a year ago...

Nansen Hill - couple of grounded Tree Pips - August 7th

Juvenile and adult LBB gulls - Shanklin Esplanade - August 4th

Visiting brother (end of September)

Graham visited the island September 22nd - September 25th , so a shortish visit, but as ever, we maximised the time spent out in the field. ...