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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
28/12/23GannetSeaview7D Fairlamb
11:00
All flying west.  
28/12/23GannetVentnor169J M Sparshott
07:55
West. 07:50-09:35.  
27/12/23GannetWheelers Bay1000P Campbell
11:30
Rough estimate but probably much higher as counts were averaging between 15 & 20 birds per minute going West between 1130 & 1300. AB was also watching a lot earlier and they were going by in a continuous stream. Virtually all adults. [Ventnor].  
27/12/23GannetSCP300J M Sparshott
07:45
Minimum. Constant westerly movement from first light. [St. Catherine's Point].  
25/12/23GannetVentnor250J M Sparshott
08:30
West. Minimum.  
24/12/23GannetSeaview5K Vine
11:00
 
24/12/23GannetSCP88J M Sparshott
08:15
west. [St. Catherine's Point].  
11/12/23GannetSeaview2T Jolliffe
09:04
2 x Gannets flying quite close in - see gallery.  
07/12/23GannetVentnor20J M Sparshott
11:30
west. 11:30 - 1200.  
27/11/23GannetSt. Catherine's Point183S Clemons
08:55
151W/32E (08.55-10.50). [SCP].  
21/11/23GannetTennyson Down1J Morgan
10:00
Adult, very close in to cliffs by the Monument.  
21/11/23GannetCulver Down5T Jolliffe
08:00
At least 5 - possibly 6 Gannets flying back and forth across the sea. Seen with S. Smith.  
20/11/23GannetSeaview1T Jolliffe
07:40
 
13/11/23GannetSCP320G A Heath
West. Day total (GAH, JMS). [St. Catherine's Point].  
13/11/23GannetSCP26J M Sparshott
10:30
15w, 11e. [St. Catherine's Point].  
10/11/23GannetSCP100G A Heath
West. 07:20-08:20. [St. Catherine's Point].  
09/11/23GannetSCP100G A Heath
West. 07:30-09:15. [St. Catherine's Point].  
13/10/23GannetFort Victoria1P Campbell
14:45
Adult East, nothing else through the Solent in a brief visit. .  
13/10/23GannetSCP100G A Heath
C.100. Mostly East early on then West later so possibly some duplication. [St. Catherine's Point].  
10/10/23GannetSCP40G A Heath
West. [St. Catherine's Point].  
28/09/23GannetThorness Bay1D Fairlamb
10:00
juv.  
24/09/23GannetSCP55G A Heath
07:15-09:15. [St. Catherine's Point].  
20/09/23GannetSCP78G A Heath
Day total. [St. Catherine's Point].  
20/09/23GannetForeland23M Buckley
11:40
south.  
20/09/23GannetSCP19J M Sparshott
12:30
west. [St. Catherine's Point].  
20/09/23GannetSCP21T MANSHIP
07:55
13 W and 8 E. [St. Catherine's Point].  
04/09/23GannetSCP34K Godfrey
09:40
east, 20 west 0630-0800. [St. Catherine's Point].  
03/09/23GannetSCP54K Godfrey
09:41
east, 21 west. [St. Catherine's Point].  
29/08/23GannetSCP100G A Heath
[St. Catherine's Point].  
28/08/23GannetSCP50G A Heath
[St. Catherine's Point].  
11/08/23GannetFort Victoria3D J Hunnybun
20:05
 
05/08/23GannetSCP Lighthouse66M G Telfer
09:42
09:42 - 11:50. [St. Catherine's point].  
02/08/23GannetSCP226G Hadden
11:49
Sea watch 6.30 - 10.45 203 west, 23 east. [St. Catherine's Point].  
30/07/23GannetSCP77D J Hunnybun
11:37
36w 41e 06.50-08.50 No Shearwaters to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the first Greats. [St. Catherine's Point].  
28/07/23GannetCulver Down2T Jolliffe
07:10
 
25/07/23GannetFort Victoria1T Jolliffe
08:30
 
12/07/23GannetCulver Down1T Jolliffe
07:00
 
25/06/23GannetMonks Bay2K Vine
18:00
Both fishing. [Bonchurch].  
08/06/23GannetCulver Down1T Jolliffe
07:00
 
06/06/23GannetCulver Cliff1T Jolliffe
06:45
 
06/06/23GannetSt. Catherine's Point6J Morgan
11:00
3 east, 3 west. [SCP].  
03/06/23GannetCulver Down1T Jolliffe
07:00
 
28/05/23GannetCulver Down2T Jolliffe
06:10
 
24/05/23GannetWheelers Bay1J Maskell
15:20
Close in westwards. [Ventnor].  
11/05/23GannetSCP Lighthouse42K Godfrey
15:04
east (& 19 west). [St. Catherine's point].  
07/05/23GannetEgypt Point1H M Fletcher
08:00
Flying West.  
06/05/23GannetSCP111G Hadden
14:54
95E, 16W. [St. Catherine's Point].  
05/05/23GannetSCP345G Hadden
11:47
288E, 57W. [St. Catherine's Point].  
04/05/23GannetSCP52J M Sparshott
15:30
East. Sea watch 15:30-18:45. [St. Catherine's Point].  
04/05/23GannetSCP100G A Heath
Both directions + lingering. [St. Catherine's Point].  
04/05/23GannetFort Victoria1H M Fletcher
06:45
 
03/05/23GannetSt. Catherine's Point144M Buckley
09:10
135 east, 9 west. [SCP].  
30/04/23GannetSCP123D J Hunnybun
15:03
+ 29 west. [St. Catherine's Point].  
29/04/23GannetSt. Catherine's Point77J M Sparshott
17:00
East. Sea watch 16:55-19:30. [SCP].  
28/04/23GannetCulver Down1T Jolliffe
06:45
 
27/04/23GannetSCP114D J Hunnybun
14:00
90 east 24 west. [St. Catherine's Point].  
26/04/23GannetSCP17D J Hunnybun
11:49
[St. Catherine's Point].  
22/04/23GannetSCP11M Buckley
10:00
East by 10.00. [St. Catherine's Point].  
19/04/23GannetSt. Catherine's Point36J M Sparshott
17:25
Mostly west.Sea watch: 17:25 - 20:25. [SCP].  
14/04/23GannetSCP11D J Hunnybun
10:44
[St. Catherine's Point].  
09/04/23GannetSCP83D J Hunnybun
12:10
[St. Catherine's Point].  
08/04/23GannetSCP8D J Hunnybun
12:18
[St. Catherine's Point].  
05/04/23GannetSCP13G Hadden
14:03
8 east, 5 west. [St. Catherine's Point].  
03/04/23GannetSCP16J Morgan
10:00
Between 1000 and 1100 2W, 14E. [St. Catherine's Point].  
02/04/23GannetSCP12D J Hunnybun
11:13
[St. Catherine's Point].  
30/03/23GannetSCP14P Gray
07:30
11E, 3W 07:15-09:05 [St Catherine's Point]. [St. Catherine's Point].  
27/03/23GannetSt. Catherine's Point35S Clemons
26w/9e (07.55 - 09.50). [SCP].  
21/03/23GannetSt. Catherine's Point45J M Sparshott
08:05
36e/9w. [SCP].  
21/03/23GannetSpring Vale2T Jolliffe
08:55
 
16/03/23GannetSCP20G A Heath
E. [St. Catherine's Point].  
13/03/23GannetPuckpool5T Jolliffe
08:55
5 x Gannets flying between Puckpool and Seaview. Quite a distance out - beyond Forts - all were feeding. See Gallery for a distant shot.  
12/03/23GannetShanklin Beach1K Vine
08:00
Fishing in the bay.  
16/01/23GannetLuccombe Bay4K Vine
10:00
Fishing in the bay.  
04/01/23GannetSt. Catherine's Point70D B Hale
07:45
All W. [SCP].  
04/01/23GannetFort Victoria1K Lover
09:00
West.  
03/01/23GannetSt. Catherine's Point30J M Sparshott
c30, either present/feeding or moving west. [SCP].  
02/01/23GannetWest High Down1T Jolliffe
08:45
[WHD].