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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
29/12/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle1A Harding
13:03
Single bird on rocks at high tide.  
27/12/23Purple SandpiperHayling Island, Sandy Point outside NR1G D Fennemore
10:30
In amongst 3/4000 dunlin at black point roost.  
26/12/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle3M Parkes
13:45
On the rocks, to the right of the large stone groyne!!  
24/12/23Purple SandpiperChichester Harbour, Black Point1A Johnson
09:38
Again present in an excellent high tide roost, along with c.10000 dunlin, 180 knot, 100 ringed plover, 50 sanderling, 52 grey plover, 187 oystercatcher, 15 turnstone.  
22/12/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle2C Mayhead
12:30
Seen on top of the new rocks around the castle.  
18/12/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle1M Edgeller
10:45
 
13/12/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea2R Woods
13:38
Possibly 3. Below golf course near carpark.  
11/12/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle6M Edgeller
10:45
 
08/12/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle3D Stevenson
12:00
 
05/12/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle3M Edgeller
10:45
Viewable from East Battery.  
01/12/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea3C Rose
13:23
Second groyne to east from Beachcomber Cafe.  
25/11/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea5L Etheridge
15:00
On far groyne east of Beachcomber Cafe.  
23/11/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle1R Tofts
12:30
Below castle adjacent to green triangle topped post.  
23/11/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea11J I Hilton
11:00
On the rock groyne below the Beachcomber. (If looking, actual location doesn't matter much, they can be on any of a dozen groynes over a couple of miles distance.).  
20/11/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle1M Edgeller
11:20
viewable from the east battery.  
18/11/23Purple SandpiperHayling Oyster Beds (W Hayling LNR)1T Doran
13:15
In the high tide roost at northern end, presumably the same one as earlier this week.  
14/11/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea22A Pullen
19:32
LNY getting battered on one of the rocky groins.  
13/11/23Purple SandpiperHayling Oyster Beds (W Hayling LNR)1J M Clark
photo'd by Christine Whiffen https://mega.nz/folder/ZR8CzQqB#vnz88Y17s2sZzidv1teIpw.  
02/11/23Purple SandpiperHayling Bay1J Crook
13:14
Flew east. SZ714988.  
26/09/23Purple SandpiperHill Head1A Robjohns
14:28
On beach close to harbour entrance with 2 Turnstone.  
26/09/23Purple SandpiperHill Head1P J Honeysett
08:56
juv. On shore, the other side of harbour. Feeding with Turnstones. Still there at 09:55 - Wasn't there afterwards.  
26/09/23Purple SandpiperHill Head1M Francis
07:33
Juvenile In the Harbour with the Turnstones.  
15/04/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea10S Keen
09:50
On rocky groyne to east of eastmost car park, with 36+ Turnstones. Also this morning first Whitethroat and (at last!) House Martin of the year.  
30/03/23Purple SandpiperKeyhaven Lagoon1T Cooper- Williams
14:37
 
27/03/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea1S Bletchly
10:10
On rocks with Turnstone below cafe where lower path runs out.  
26/03/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea16S Keen
10:00
Probably more; on rocky groyne below eastmost car park with 13+ Turnstones.  
19/03/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea7A Lester
12:30
still on groynes.  
18/03/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea23T Doron
11:15
On a stone promontory near the Beachcomber Cafe.  
17/03/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea31S Keen
09:15
With 8 Turnstones on rocky groyne to east of eastmost car park.  
16/03/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea22S Keen
09:10
At least. On rocky groyne to east of eastmost car park, with 12+ Turnstones.  
15/03/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea18S Keen
09:10
At least, with 10+ Turnstones on rocky groyne to east of eastmost car park.  
13/03/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea18S Keen
08:30
 
11/03/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea23S Keen
08:35
With 4 Turnstones.  
05/03/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea16J Smallwood
12:30
14 on groyne just E of Beachcomber Cafe, 2 on groyne W of cafe. SZ239929.  
04/03/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea27S Keen
10:10
At least, on rocky groyne below car park just east of Beachcomber Cafe.  
01/03/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea29S Keen
09:30
With 13 Turnstones on rocky groyne below eastmost car park.  
25/02/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea31S Keen
09:50
With 16 Turnstones on rocky groyne below eastmost car park before flying to the next groyne to the east. Also 2 Shags on sea.  
20/02/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle3A D Tindale
10:45
Just east, not quiet immediately in front, of the castle on rocks roosting despite the work activity. A JCB rolling passed didn't even flush them.  
17/02/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle5D Stevenson
12:00
 
13/02/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle3M Edgeller
10:30
 
10/02/23Purple SandpiperMilford on Sea1G Bird
11:50
On sea wall in front of Lighthouse cafe.  
04/02/23Purple SandpiperCut Bridge (Milford-on-Sea)2K I Tubb
12:00
On large pile of rocks at low tide.  
05/02/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea5R J Wallis
16:30
Viewed from small car park next to golf course, on rocks near shoreline.  
31/01/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle6M Edgeller
11:10
 
26/01/23Purple SandpiperMilford on Sea1D Munts
15:15
One on rocks by beachuts.  
24/01/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea20N Jones
09:30
On rocks.  
23/01/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle1M Edgeller
11:10
 
21/01/23Purple SandpiperWarsash (Bunny Meadows)1M Caponi
13:30
SU487069.  
20/01/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle2R J Wallis
11:40
On the rocks at the waters edge, right behind the castle.  
16/01/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle5R Doye
15:36
 
01/01/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle6R Doye
15:24
 
17/01/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle1R Tofts
11:45
Not so easy to find amongst 140,000 tons of rocks!!  
16/01/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle4M Edgeller
11:15
 
16/01/23Purple SandpiperMilford on Sea3K P Duncan
14:20
on rocks below 'The White House'.  
15/01/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea9C Harrison
11:30
Maximum seen at same time. At low tide on rocks in front of castle.  
10/01/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle6K Brookes
10:01
Extreme birding.  
09/01/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle9T Doran
09:30
at least - to east of castle.  
02/01/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea12S Keen
14:15
 
01/01/23Purple SandpiperSouthsea Castle3J J Goodridge
08:00
On rocks viewed from the top of the path by Southsea Castle looking down.  
01/01/23Purple SandpiperBarton on Sea2S Keen
09:40
On rocks just west of Becton Bunny.  
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