Water Pipit - Brading Marsh

29/11/2021

Brading Marsh: Water Pipit, Great White Egret x2

Seaview: Sandwich Tern [x5 West]

Nov Vis Mig

Progressively and noticeably quieter; diminishing returns...

Odd Brambling, siskin etc... Late-ish Swallow on November 17th, Thrushes in healthy numbers....

Looking north from Nansen Hill; settled and reasonably mild temps..

November (vis mig HAWFINCH)

Bonchurch Down: overcast, SW, mild, some rain. 

The highlight was a Hawfinch (flyover) seen/heard/sound recorded at 08:12 on November 10th; it offered great views as it flew right over myself and the recorder, almost stalling for a bit mid flight before continuing on Westwards towards Ventnor. Plus movements of Brambling (10+), Siskin, Chaffinch etc....

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November Vis (Snow Bunting)

Highlights:

Luccombe Down: Short-eared Owl, Woodlark, and Golden Plover on November 2nd. A Snow Bunting on November 5th, initially seen in the (now disused) end car park; flushed and circled round; persistently disturbed by dog walkers. Plus the usual fare including Brambling, Redpoll, and Siskin. Woodpigeons [1654] on November 2nd. 

Snow Bunting - sono

October Vis

1 x Tree Pipit (late bird) 11/10/2021

Brambling 11/10/2021

 

Rouzel and Noc thrushes

Overnight noc mig, 06/10 - 07/10, included a movement of Redwing (1st of the autumn) and Song Thrush. 

Morning foggy conditions produced precious little atop Ventnor Downs save a Ring Ouzel, also a first for the autumn.  

September Shearwaters

Shearwater influx along the south coast. Winds: SSW/F7 gusting. 28/09/2021.

A quick look off Ventnor 7am: 1 Arctic Skua and two Balearic Shearwaters. West.

Then moved onto SCP (8am), met Derek there (he'd already had a few Balearics before 9am) and had a total of 17 (west) by 10:15, including a flock of five, close in. 

Back to SCP later on, afternoon, 14:45 - 17:00, and one Sooty Shearwater and two more Balearics went by west. Nick had three sootys at Ventnor (28th) and one on 30th.