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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2021 and 31/12/2021.

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
19/12/21	Mediterranean Gull	Apse New Barn Farm	5	K Vine
13:00	SZ565828.
17/12/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Helens	5	D Fairlamb
09:30	On the Green.
15/12/21	Mediterranean Gull	Spring Vale	3	T Jolliffe
08:45
14/12/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Harbour	81	M Buckley
10:00
08/12/21	Mediterranean Gull	Fort Victoria	2	A P Twyman
09:30
07/12/21	Mediterranean Gull	Spring Vale	1	T Jolliffe
08:30	Ringed Med Gull alone with Black Headed Gulls and Sandwich Terns - resting on beach.
07/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Brook	55	S Linington
12:00	In fields by Military Road.
03/12/21	Mediterranean Gull	Horringford Pond	3	D Fairlamb
11:00
30/11/21	Mediterranean Gull	Military Road	200	P Campbell
09:10	Estimated minimum. Reduced numbers from Chale onwards to Atherfield Coastguards.
20/11/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Harbour	6	K P Duncan

19/11/21	Mediterranean Gull	Ryde East Sands	1	K P Duncan

19/11/21	Mediterranean Gull	Newtown NNR	10	P Campbell
14:30	Minimum only, also the large flock was still on the fields West of Chale with HG,BHG and Common Gulls when we drove past, not counted.
12/11/21	Mediterranean Gull	Military Road, nr. Chale	300	P Campbell
12:45	Estimated minimum, mostly adults in the usual fields, firstly all over the huge winter wheat field west of Chale showground and others in the field just East of Compton Fields Farm opposite Shepherds Chine Clay shoot.
03/11/21	Mediterranean Gull	Military Road, nr. Chale	300	P Campbell
14:30	Minimum,widely dispersed over the crop field past Chale Showground, and fields both sides of the road along to Atherfield Camp.
02/11/21	Mediterranean Gull	Military Road	283	P Campbell
14:00	Accurate count on the deck.As usual almost wholly adults with just a few 2nd years. Close to Compton fields Farm ,Atherfield, local farm reservoir not checked but usually has bathing & preening birds.
01/11/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Catherine's Point	260	G A Heath
	West. [SCP].
28/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Catherine's Point	130	G A Heath
	West. [SCP].
29/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Catherine's Point	10	J M Sparshott
12:46	Loafing or west. One 1cy. [SCP].
27/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Military Road	300	P Campbell
16:00	Minimum with Herring & BH Gulls on a ploughed field South of Hulverstone. Another large mixed flock of Gulls in the air to the west landed out of sight, probably contained more wintering Meds.
28/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Western Yar	106	D Burton
12:43
24/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Catherine's Point	120	G A Heath
	West. Sea-watch 07:50-09:20. [SCP].
24/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	15	D J Hunnybun
12:26
23/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Godshill Park Farm	7	K Vine
13:00
22/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Military Road, nr. Chale	1046	P Campbell
11:30	Accurate counts from birds on ground or water. Ploughed fields either side of road just W.of Chale showground.720 plus min 50 airborne at any time. Fields both side of road just E. of Whale Chine carpark ,plough & Maize stubble. 210. Field W. of Brook turn. 40 with bhg. After lunch until 4pm.Sandown Canoe lake & Browns,2. Bembridge Ledge high tide roost none surprisingly. Bembridge Harbour & St.Helens,12. Seaview Duver/Puckpool & Ryde Front 12.
20/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Foreland - Black Rock	250	D B Hale
08:20	At least 250 with others flying in.
16/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Harbour	17	K Vine
16:30
16/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Western Yar	57	G Hadden
11:00	On estuary opposite Mill Copse Scrape.
13/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Atherfield Farm Reservoir	200	P Campbell
14:00	Minimum estimate, could have been double this, bathing at the res with other gulls and then two large groups on the sea, again with other gulls over two separate bass shoals,one off Atherfield ledge and another a mile or so to the West.
12/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Military Road	100	P Campbell
16:45	Minimum in a large mixed flock in flight with BHG etc just past the Brighstone turn going East. From recently ploughed field.
10/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Helen's Duver	1	K Vine
13:30	Ringed and seemingly not bothered by the screaming children or dogs on the beach.
10/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Foreland	7	K Vine
11:00
09/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Brook	100	P Campbell
09:00	Min. estimate. In the field just West of the Brook village turn with a similar number of BHG. Mainly adult with a few 2nd & 3rd years. (with AB on the way to the Western Sand at Lymington).
08/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Monks Bay	3	P Campbell
16:30	ad. Going East in a very short watch from the bench. [Bonchurch].
07/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Wheelers Bay	15	P Campbell
16:40	ad. East up until 1730. [Ventnor].
07/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Catherine's Point	40	A P Twyman
09:30	West. [SCP].
03/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Catherine's Point	100	A P Twyman
09:30	Probably more. All west. [SCP].
04/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Catherine's Point	32	G A Heath
	West. [SCP].
03/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Harbour	146	K P Duncan

02/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Catherine's Point	20	G A Heath
	West. [SCP].
02/10/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Catherine's Point	10	A P Twyman
08:00	At least. West. [SCP].
29/09/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Catherine's Point	50	G A Heath
	West. [SCP].
28/09/21	Mediterranean Gull	Wheelers Bay	1	P Campbell
18:00	ad. Investigating fishing juv. Gannet, shearwater also flew in , Sooty I think but not confirmed,disappeared in large swell at long distance. [Ventnor].
28/09/21	Mediterranean Gull	Fort Victoria	1	D Wooldridge
16:46	ad. just one west.
25/09/21	Mediterranean Gull	Wheelers Bay	1	P Campbell
18:10	ad. East. [Ventnor].
25/09/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Ledge	300	P Campbell
13:00	Minimum, resting up at the innaccessable dog-free rocks and beach under Culver at high tide. Almost exclusively adults. [Bembridge/Foreland].
14/09/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Harbour	564	M Buckley
13:30
14/09/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	70	A P Twyman
07:40	At least. 3 colour ringed.
12/09/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	6	D J Hunnybun
14:27
12/09/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Harbour	244	M Buckley
12:00
12/09/21	Mediterranean Gull	Foreland	107	M Buckley
10:00
08/09/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Harbour	194	M Buckley
09:00
06/09/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Harbour	123	M Buckley
09:00
09/08/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Harbour	20	D Fairlamb
10:00
02/08/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	20	D Fairlamb
10:00
26/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Harbour	53	M Buckley
10:00	All adults other than 7 x juvs and 2 x 1st summer.
21/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	Laundry Lane	7	S Thompson
15:13	[Brading marsh RSPB].
21/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	76	A P Twyman
07:00	On the sea.
21/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Helen's Duver	5	T Jolliffe
08:30	Left of the Causeway heading towards National Trust car park - 2 adults and 3 juveniles - all preening themselves.
20/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	Fishbourne	1	G Langley
18:55	ad. Single breeding plumage adult seen close to observer from 18.40 ferry about 1 mile off shore heading towards Ryde. SZ566943.
19/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	2	A P Twyman
07:30
17/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	Walter's Copse	100	D Buckler
12:40	Circling throughout middle part of day , and over field to east feeding on insects (ants?).
16/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	Walter's Copse	100	D Buckler
15:00	Circling over, going east picking off flies? Guesstimate no.s.
16/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	Appley	50	C Meaney
14:30	At least. Feeding on newly emerged flying Ants.
15/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Harbour	36	M Buckley
09:00
15/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	Foreland	125	M Buckley
09:00	Including two juvs.
14/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	Brading Marsh	31	S Clemons
12:05	Loose flock west over New Bridge Ponds. [RSPB Reserve].
10/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	19	A P Twyman
18:30
09/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Harbour	34	M Buckley
07:00
09/07/21	Mediterranean Gull	Foreland	5	M Buckley
07:00
30/06/21	Mediterranean Gull	Brading Marsh	20	A Brown
19:00	APX With BHG. [RSPB Reserve].
02/06/21	Mediterranean Gull	Brading Marsh	2	M Buckley
19:00	Two adults flew from the harbour on to the Marsh, calling. [RSPB Reserve].
20/05/21	Mediterranean Gull	Fort Victoria	1	P Campbell
15:45	2nd year bird.
24/04/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Catherine's Point	1	M Buckley
10:30	East 5.30-10.30. [SCP].
22/04/21	Mediterranean Gull	Western Yar causeway	1	C P McAndrew
16:30	SZ347871.
14/04/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bexley Point	90	M Buckley
09:00	Grounded. Nearly all were adults in full summer plumage.
13/04/21	Mediterranean Gull	Laundry Lane	40	P Campbell
11:15	ad. Minimum,feeding at the back of the grass field near to Carpenters Farm. All splendid adults in full sp. Others heard and seen overhead calling and flying towards the reserve(With AB). [Brading marsh RSPB].
11/04/21	Mediterranean Gull	Laundry Lane	68	K Vine
08:00	Forgot to add with earlier entry. [Brading marsh RSPB].
09/04/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	150	S Thompson
15:45	Approximately 150 on shore with far more out to sea.
10/04/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	300	A P Twyman
08:30	Approximate count. Mostly on the sea.
08/04/21	Mediterranean Gull	Western Yar	20	C P McAndrew
11:45	At leased 20.
04/04/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	150	G Hadden
10:30	On the shoreline but constantly disturbed by dogs. More in adjacent fields.
01/04/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	10	A P Twyman
18:30
29/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	65	A P Twyman
08:30	Probably more. Very vocal with BHGs over fields and the shore.
28/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Harbour	10	K Vine
08:30
26/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Catherine's Point	2	G A Heath
	East. [SCP].
25/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	25	A P Twyman
08:00	At least.
24/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Catherine's Point	1	G A Heath
	East. [SCP].
23/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	St. Catherine's Point	3	G A Heath
	East. [SCP].
22/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	16	A P Twyman
08:30	All smart adults.
19/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	shide	35	D Wooldridge
18:14	ad. Two flocks, 20 and15 flying north, high late afternoon. SZ503883.
16/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	10	A P Twyman
07:50
15/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	28	A P Twyman
08:00
15/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	Western Yar	4	C Churchill
10:45	2 at Causeway + 2 at Yarmouth.
09/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	Werrar	24	K Lover
11:35
03/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	73	A P Twyman
09:00
02/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	85	A P Twyman
08:15	On sea.
01/03/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	150	A P Twyman
08:30	At least. Very vocal.
22/02/21	Mediterranean Gull	Bembridge Harbour	122	M Buckley
14:00	Roosting on the sand bank. Small groups were leaving before I counted so probably 150+ in total.
20/02/21	Mediterranean Gull	Spring Vale	50	P Campbell
13:30	Offshore as tide came up.
20/02/21	Mediterranean Gull	Spring Vale	80	A Brown
11:30	Mostly afloat.
20/02/21	Mediterranean Gull	Ryde Sands	200	A Brown
11:30	At least.
18/02/21	Mediterranean Gull	Sandown Canoe Lake	3	K Vine
14:00
18/02/21	Mediterranean Gull	Spring Vale	60	A Brown
12:00	Quite Vocal.
14/02/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	20	A P Twyman
09:15
10/02/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	4	A P Twyman
11:30
01/02/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	5	A P Twyman
09:15
29/01/21	Mediterranean Gull	Laundry Lane	16	K Vine
13:00	[Brading marsh RSPB].
21/01/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	5	A P Twyman
09:30
17/01/21	Mediterranean Gull	Apse Heath	12	K Vine
10:00	With black headed and herring in field by Newport road.
14/01/21	Mediterranean Gull	Thorness Bay	14	A P Twyman
10:00
08/01/21	Mediterranean Gull	Atherfield Green	30	J M Sparshott
12:00	Another 30+ inland of whale chine and in addition to the offshore birds.
08/01/21	Mediterranean Gull	Whale Chine	155	J M Sparshott
12:00	Gathering off shore on the sea (Chale Bay).

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