Isle of wight Day 4


14/07/2016 The Needles

A few bus rides today – St. Helen's to Ryde – Ryde to Newport -  Newport to The Needles ( 2 hours all told).

The bus journey was well worth the effort – the Needles is a great place.

Although some of it is very commercialised, you don’t have to stray far to see Raven and where else will you get a glass blowing lesson for a quid?

I was hoping for Rock Pipit having seen them here last year.

The strong wind was hampering things a bit although it was dead calm in some areas.
A bird called from nearby and this turned out to be my only Rock Pipit on this trip –a  juv. Rock Pipit.

Birds:

2 Kestrel, Peregrine  Falcon, at least 3 Raven, 2 Green Woodpecker(seen in a garden from the bus), Skylark, 11 Cormorant, Great Black-backed Gull. Fulmar.
Meadow Pipit with an unusual call. juv. Rock Pipit.
An unusual Pigeon with 2 Blue Leg rings.

5 Little Egret (seen at Wooton Bridge from the bus). 2 Heron and other sp.


















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