Grey Phalarope

A couple of days ago, a Grey Phal was found at Sandown Canoe Lake, which fortunately is lingering and I caught up with it today (Sept 18th); on the back of one (perhaps a different one?) at Hersey NR earlier this month.....

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

A bonus juv Yellow-legged Gull nearby (in flight by DBH) - Foreland - 29/08

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

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

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

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 (begging at times) and adult LBB gulls - Shanklin Esplanade - August 4th

Pied Fly & Tree Pipit (Xbills)

Luccombe Down and Nansen Hill this morning (July 26th): First Pied Flycatcher of the autumn and 188 Xbills (most over but some landed). Willow Warblers have suddenly increased (30+)...

July 28th (A.M): single Tree Pipit (calling) flew north; first of autumn; seen with Steve and Andrew. Plus, xbills (c100) etc. 

A sight and sound I'm yet to get bored of!

Crossbills (more counts)

Nansen Hill/Luccombe Down (this morning, July 21st, 06:45am onwards): c90 Xbills over (most North). Mark had 150+ at nearby Haddon's Pits over a similar time period. Also, a Sedge Warbler calling and seen; and c50 Swifts milling about. Some signs of early autumn migration. 

My first (juv) Yellow-legged Gull (SCP sea watch) back on July 7th. 

Interesting location: Common Sandpiper - Ryde Canoe Lake - July 15th

Crossbills (Parakeet)

Recent Xbill counts: 59 (North) over Haddon's Pits yesterday (July 3rd) and 51 (various directions) over Luccombe Down/Nansen Hill this morning (July 4th). Plus, a few Siskin starting to appear. Otherwise, pretty quiet for me of late - but proper autumn migration isn't far off now....

An odd 'Island tick' for me came in the form of a Ring-necked Parakeet heard (calling) at a Ryde location not far from Appley on July 2nd. Local IOW sightings of this species have increased in recent years it would seem. 

Painted Lady - Nansen Hill - July 4th

Haddon's Pits - July 3rd