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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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13/12/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Foreland - Lane End | 18 | T Jolliffe |
08:50 | No rings spotted. | |||
26/11/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 1 | T Jolliffe |
09:47 | No ring visible. | |||
17/11/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 7 | T Jolliffe |
15:10 | No rings visible. | |||
15/11/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 480 | M Buckley |
09:30 | ||||
14/11/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 13 | T Jolliffe |
07:20 | No rings visible. | |||
05/11/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Western Yar | 30 | J Morgan |
10:30 | ||||
04/11/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Fort Victoria | 10 | P Campbell |
13:30 | Four on the water most of the hour and a half I was watching, searching for food amongst the large batches of floating seaweed going by, others flying by mainly West. Of interest,four Spoonbills airborne briefly up over the other side at Pennington. | |||
02/11/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 18 | T Jolliffe |
07:10 | 18 Meds and 2 x White rings - 31EA & 3234. | |||
01/11/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 9 | T Jolliffe |
07:30 | No rings visible. | |||
29/10/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Seaview Duver | 39 | J Maskell |
15:30 | ||||
20/10/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Fort Victoria | 1 | D Wooldridge |
18:16 | imm. very few normally recorded here. Flew west. | |||
19/10/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Whale Chine | 600 | P Campbell |
13:00 | Minimum in the recently harrowed & seeded field just West of the Chine car park. They were all along the length of this vast field with a lesser number of BHG & HG. Could have well been double this number as it's almost impossible to stop & count accurately. There have been increasing numbers in fields along the Military road in the last few Winters, normally in two to three different flocks & locations from Chale to Chilton Chine . Almost all adult birds. | |||
19/10/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 27 | T Jolliffe |
07:20 | No rings seen. | |||
16/10/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Whale Chine | 500 | J M Sparshott |
07:20 | Some on sea, a good 100 in the fields. Mixed with BHs, the odd common etc. | |||
15/10/23 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 1000 | G A Heath |
C.1000 feeding off Rocken End. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
14/10/23 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 160 | G A Heath |
West. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
13/10/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Freshwater Causeway | 52 | P Campbell |
15:30 | With BHG, a good number for here. Sightings with AB. | |||
10/10/23 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 420 | G A Heath |
C.420 West, largest flock 60. Site record. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
08/10/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Western Yar | 277 | K Vine |
13:00 | ||||
07/10/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 3 | D J Hunnybun |
13:01 | ||||
02/10/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 67 | T Jolliffe |
07:15 | 67+ with more flying in - no rings spotted. | |||
30/09/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 4 | D J Hunnybun |
19:34 | ||||
28/09/23 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 51 | G A Heath |
West. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
27/09/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 19 | T Jolliffe |
08:20 | Just one ring seen today - Red H7A8 (Hungarian Gull) - details sent off to ringers. | |||
25/09/23 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 5 | G A Heath |
W. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
25/09/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 49 | T Jolliffe |
07:25 | 49+ with more flying in. Just 1 ring spotted today which was partly broken. The number has since been confirmed to be White Ring 30P4. | |||
24/09/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 47 | T Jolliffe |
06:40 | 47 with more coming in. In addition - 4 rings spotted - WHITE 3PRR & 33LH, Green R4TE & Red H7A8. | |||
16/09/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Freshwater Causeway | 32 | P Campbell |
15:00 | With a similar number of BHG and a few HG. | |||
18/09/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 23 | T Jolliffe |
06:50 | No rings visible. | |||
12/09/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 33 | T Jolliffe |
07:15 | No rings visible. | |||
10/09/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 23 | T Jolliffe |
06:50 | No rings visible. | |||
08/09/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 39 | T Jolliffe |
06:30 | Just one rings spotted - WHITE Ring 3VT0 - details sent across to Camille. | |||
06/09/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 32 | T Jolliffe |
06:15 | No rings visible. | |||
02/09/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Newtown NNR | 1 | M F Venables |
08:00 | ||||
01/09/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 214 | K P Duncan |
08:00 | ||||
25/08/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 100 | D Fairlamb |
10:00 | ||||
25/08/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 27 | T Jolliffe |
06:30 | All on sea wall - no rings spotted. | |||
24/08/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 52 | T Jolliffe |
07:00 | 52 Meds on sea wall - could only read 1 ring - White 3VT0 - details submitted. | |||
22/08/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Yarmouth Mill | 80 | T Jolliffe |
08:00 | 80+ Med Gulls on the opposite side of the scrape. A few white rings visible, but sadly distance was just too far to ring read. | |||
20/08/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 1 | D J Hunnybun |
17:27 | ||||
16/08/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 7 | D J Hunnybun |
11:48 | ||||
04/08/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Yarmouth Mill | 5 | T Jolliffe |
07:10 | No rings visible. | |||
03/08/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Fort Victoria | 5 | D J Hunnybun |
19:45 | West. | |||
02/08/23 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Duver | 9 | T Jolliffe |
07:10 | no rings visible. | |||
28/07/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 68 | T Jolliffe |
08:35 | Spotted a couple of rings - WHITE 37HN & YELLOW AYCU. | |||
24/07/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 37 | T Jolliffe |
08:20 | Mixture of ages, plus 1 juvenile (see Gallery) - no rings visible. | |||
24/07/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 19 | T Jolliffe |
07:10 | Counted a total of 19 Gulls on rocks / sandbank - but no rings visible. | |||
21/07/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 550 | M Buckley |
09:00 | Including 63 juvs. | |||
19/07/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Fishbourne Shore | 20 | P Campbell |
11:45 | Offshore over the tide covered shingle bank with many BHG as my ferry went out, probably a gross under-estimate judging by AB's counts at Ryde. | |||
19/07/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 247 | A Brown |
08:40 | Inc c25 juvs. | |||
19/07/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Ryde Sands | 100 | A Brown |
08:40 | C1-150 spread in small flocks. | |||
16/07/23 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 62 | J M Sparshott |
06:00 | Steady movement west. Most were adults. Plus a few fresh juvs. [SCP]. | |||
15/07/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Egypt Point | 2 | D J Hunnybun |
10:43 | ||||
13/07/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 36 | J P Dobinson |
14:15 | ad. | |||
11/07/23 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 8 | J M Sparshott |
17:00 | West. Including two juveniles. Two BHG west. [SCP]. | |||
09/07/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 254 | M Buckley |
14:00 | ||||
07/07/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 202 | M Buckley |
10:00 | 171 on the sandbank east side of the harbour and 31 near the millpond. 90% adults. | |||
03/07/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Foreland | 49 | T Jolliffe |
06:45 | 49 Med Gulls - just 1 x metal ring seen but too far away to read. No colour rings visible. | |||
19/06/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Foreland | 153 | M Buckley |
18:00 | 80% adults, the rest a mixture of 2cy and 3cy. | |||
10/06/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Brading Marsh | 1 | C Meaney |
15:20 | Adult in summer plumage. Not many seen here this Spring/ Summer. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
29/05/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Seaview Duver | 1 | J Maskell |
18:00 | First here since April. | |||
16/05/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Compton Fields, Atherfield | 2 | P Campbell |
14:00 | Adults feeding with C.100 Herring Gulls, a few BHG and two Lesser BBG behind tractor & harrow. | |||
05/05/23 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 2 | G Hadden |
11:40 | East. [St. Catherine's Point]. | |||
03/05/23 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 2 | M Buckley |
09:10 | east. [SCP]. | |||
27/04/23 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 2 | D J Hunnybun |
14:09 | [St. Catherine's Point]. | |||
22/04/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Sudmoor Point | 6 | P Campbell |
11:30 | ad. Four East past the Point and then two more on the way back to Brook Chine. Sightings with Andy.B, IR,IO,ABr. [Brookgreen]. | |||
09/04/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 18 | J Morgan |
08:45 | ||||
08/04/23 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 5 | D J Hunnybun |
12:18 | [St. Catherine's Point]. | |||
06/04/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Cranmore | 8 | R Pearson |
12:01 | Low across the house. SZ394896. | |||
05/04/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Military Road | 10 | P Campbell |
11:30 | ad. Minimum feeding with approx. 100 BHG in the marshy field next to the Brighstone waterworks. Sightings with AB. | |||
03/04/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Newtown NNR | 140 | P Campbell |
14:30 | Minimum, all adults except one first and a couple of second years. | |||
03/04/23 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 2 | G A Heath |
E. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
28/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 2 | G A Heath |
E. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
30/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Fort Victoria | 1 | P Campbell |
16:00 | 2y. Drifting down the flood with BHG's. | |||
29/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 10 | A P Twyman |
08:00 | ||||
28/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 50 | A P Twyman |
08:30 | Probably more. On fields and the sea. | |||
25/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Foreland | 5 | T Jolliffe |
06:30 | In paddocks - no rings. | |||
22/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 30 | A P Twyman |
10:30 | Approximate count. Most on the sea. | |||
21/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 4 | J M Sparshott |
08:05 | East. [SCP]. | |||
16/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 8 | G A Heath |
E. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
18/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 2 | G A Heath |
East. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
17/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Haddon's Pits | 1 | K Vine |
14:30 | Over calling. [National Trust]. | |||
17/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Newtown | 11 | R Harrison |
13:04 | In Newtown Meadows field near Cassies Bridge. | |||
17/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 100 | A P Twyman |
08:30 | At least. On sea and nearby fields. | |||
16/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Western Yar | 2 | T MANSHIP |
13:15 | Ads over heading N calling. | |||
16/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Western Yar | 5 | D J Hunnybun |
17:31 | ||||
11/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 70 | A P Twyman |
15:30 | Approximate count. All on sea. | |||
10/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 7 | T Jolliffe |
15:45 | ||||
10/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Laundry Lane | 200 | T Jolliffe |
07:10 | 200+ Med Gulls. Spread across 3 field. Any colour rings impossible to see due to length of grass. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
09/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 15 | A P Twyman |
08:30 | None ringed. | |||
04/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Yarmouth Mill | 7 | T Jolliffe |
07:10 | ||||
02/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Yarmouth Mill | 14 | T Jolliffe |
11:30 | No rings spotted. | |||
02/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 30 | A P Twyman |
08:45 | One green ringed 12VT ? | |||
01/03/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 13 | A P Twyman |
09:00 | ||||
28/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Yarmouth Mill | 170 | T MANSHIP |
11:30 | That's a conservative count, could have been over 200 (it was too cold to stand and do an exact count). Many were full adults - presumably a resting group movement. | |||
17/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 105 | M Buckley |
14:00 | ||||
23/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Puckpool | 5 | T Jolliffe |
08:30 | Just one with a ring - Belgium gull 3VV5. | |||
22/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 59 | A P Twyman |
16:00 | 2 colour ringed. | |||
22/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Puckpool | 11 | T Jolliffe |
08:30 | No rings visible. | |||
18/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Mill | 22 | T Jolliffe |
09:30 | No rings seen as they were all on water. | |||
15/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 5 | T Jolliffe |
11:45 | Only one Gull with a Green Ring which has now been reported. | |||
14/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Puckpool | 5 | T Jolliffe |
09:45 | No rings visible. | |||
13/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Puckpool | 9 | T Jolliffe |
07:30 | No colour rings visible. | |||
12/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 47 | D J Hunnybun |
12:09 | ||||
12/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Puckpool | 7 | T Jolliffe |
09:30 | Only 1 x ringed bird Yellow 2P22. AB picked up the same bird an hour earlier. | |||
11/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Shanklin Beach | 1 | K Vine |
08:00 | And 1 BHG in summer plumage. | |||
07/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Brook Bay | 4 | S Linington |
10:00 | ||||
08/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 5 | D J Hunnybun |
17:49 | ||||
07/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 6 | T Jolliffe |
09:10 | No colours rings visible. | |||
05/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 6 | T Jolliffe |
15:10 | No rings. | |||
05/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 130 | G Hadden |
10:00 | ||||
04/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 11 | T Jolliffe |
16:30 | No coloured rings seen. | |||
04/02/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 131 | A P Twyman |
09:00 | No leg rings seen as most birds on the sea. | |||
29/01/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Ledge | 25 | P Campbell |
12:45 | All adults. Just a brief visit to see if Mark's IG was still there, sightings with AB. [Bembridge/Foreland]. | |||
29/01/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 4 | P Campbell |
12:00 | On the sand spit,away from other Gulls. | |||
22/01/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Apse New Barn Farm | 1 | K Vine |
13:00 | SZ563828. | |||
20/01/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 7 | T Jolliffe |
15:25 | No rings. | |||
20/01/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 9 | T MANSHIP |
10:30 | Inc 3 1st winters. | |||
16/01/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Brambles Farm, Colwell | 28 | C Dudley |
15:00 | In fields of sheep. SZ330880. | |||
08/01/23 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Mill | 14 | T Jolliffe |
15:17 | Did not see any rings as all gulls were standing in water. | |||
06/01/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 3 | D J Hunnybun |
12:21 | ||||
05/01/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 13 | T Jolliffe |
15:15 | 13 Meds with a few more flying in. Just one with a ring - Green RHR1 which has been sent to Renaud / Camille. | |||
04/01/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Puckpool | 7 | T Jolliffe |
15:30 | 7 x Meds - only one with a ring - Green ring - RN89 - details sent across to Renaud & Camille. | |||
03/01/23 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 2 | J M Sparshott |
08:10 | West. Adults. [SCP]. | |||
01/01/23 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 7 | T Jolliffe |
09:15 | No rings. |