Bradshaw & Soil Hill (Wed 29th July) and I.O.W. 14th - 17th Jul 2015

Bradshaw & Soil Hill (Wednesday 29th July).

The usual stroll around Soil Hill, Ned Hill track and back.

I dropped some Nyger seed for the Woodpigeon!

On the way up, Kestrel, Wren & Greenfinch.

Soil Hill.

3 Kestrel hunting on the tops.

8 Linnet (a good count for me ).

12 Woodpigeon, 1 Skylark, 1 BHG.

Ned Hill Track.

Whitethroat calling, 6 Swift, 4 Swallow, 1 House Martin, bedraggled Dunnock

6 Blackbird, Rook, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw. Willow Warbler.

A possible GBBG high, following the muck spreader.

5 Mistle Thrush.

I enjoyed a long chat with the farmer up there.

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Another bit from the Isle of Wight.

Tues 14/7/2015 Brading Marshes.

Looking for Marsh Harrier today but managed 5 Buzzard instead and a Red Squirrel.

Lots of Butterflies about - Marbelled White was pointed out to me - alas I could not ID the others.

Thursday 16/7/2015 Sandown & St. Helens

A long hike along the coastal path 12:00 - 17:00 from Sandown to St. Helens.
Common Sandpiper and a good few Med. Gulls.

3 Green Woodpecker seen at once, 2 Whitethroat and a Linnet.

Friday 17/7/2015 Colewell Bay and an evening stroll.

Sandwich Tern diving.(I think its a Sandwich Tern?  What do think Bri?).

Soil Hill Photos:-

Poss. GBBG

Linnet 

Isle of Wight photos:-

14th

Buzzard?

15th

Med Gull in flight

16th

I cannot decide what this is? 

Possibly Twite, Linnet or Skylark!!!

To big for Twite, surely not a Linnet & looks to have pinkish legs.

HELP

17th

Cropped

Sandwich Tern?

Original

After we had lunch in the Bistro we headed owft to our yacht, in this little number. 

Poor old Bertie had to get in and push to get us owft the sand.