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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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29/12/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Mill | 6 | T Jolliffe |
08:40 | No rings visible. | |||
12/12/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 9 | T Jolliffe |
08:50 | A total of 9 Meds - just one ringed bird - White Ring 3360 (sent over to Renaud & Camille). | |||
26/11/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 263 | J Maskell |
15:20 | Loafing on sea with Black-headeds, a few Herrings, 2 Commons and a single Great Black. | |||
22/11/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Wheelers Bay | 5 | P Johnson |
09:45 | [Ventnor]. | |||
14/11/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Foreland - Lane End | 7 | T Jolliffe |
07:30 | ||||
10/11/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 410 | M Buckley |
09:00 | All 410 on the sandbank, east side of the harbour. So does not include any more that may have been at the Millpond. | |||
11/11/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 73 | T Jolliffe |
07:45 | ||||
03/11/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Mill | 12 | T Jolliffe |
07:30 | Just one ringed Gull - Green Ring - sadly I cannot read it from the photos I have taken. | |||
02/11/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Dodnor | 2 | M F Venables |
13:01 | Amongst the BHG's. | |||
02/11/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Fort Victoria | 5 | A P Twyman |
08:30 | At least. West. | |||
01/11/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Fort Victoria | 20 | P Campbell |
13:00 | Minimum, at least 12 drifting East in the flotsam going past the Sconce and repeating the process, others going West. Only one 2nd yr. otherwise adults. With BHG,2 GBB & 1 Common. | |||
01/11/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Mill | 37 | T Jolliffe |
09:00 | A couple of rings seen - Yellow 2091 and a Green Ring which I will send across to Renaud / Camille as having issues reading it. There was also one Med with just a silver ring which I could not read. | |||
28/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 190 | T Jolliffe |
08:50 | 170 Gulls in Bembridge Harbour and 20 Gulls at St. Helens Mill Pond with more flying in. Just 1 ring seen - Yellow - 2N61 (UK bird) - details sent to Pete Potts and Renaud. | |||
27/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 178 | T Jolliffe |
08:15 | 178 with more flying in - too distant to read rings. | |||
25/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 86 | J Maskell |
13:35 | ||||
24/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helens Millpond | 27 | T Jolliffe |
16:00 | 27 Meds - 2 of which had rings - White 32RR and Yellow A5YA - details sent across to Renaud. | |||
24/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Egypt Point | 6 | A P Twyman |
08:30 | At least. West. | |||
23/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Egypt Point | 2 | A P Twyman |
09:30 | ||||
22/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 60 | G A Heath |
West. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
21/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Fort Victoria | 6 | A P Twyman |
11:15 | One on derelict pier with 20 Black Headed gulls. | |||
19/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Mill | 29 | T Jolliffe |
08:15 | No rings visible - many of the Gulls were sitting down due to the windy conditions. | |||
18/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 200 | G A Heath |
Feeding o/s. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
16/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Western Yar | 447 | G Hadden |
09:30 | Flew in from the west and settled opposite Mill Copse Scrape. | |||
15/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 500 | M Buckley |
11:00 | 500 counted on the sandbank in front of Bembridge sailing club, with a few more (c. 20?) hidden behind the beached boats. | |||
14/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 40 | G A Heath |
Circa. West/lingering. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
14/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Wheelers Bay | 16 | P Johnson |
09:56 | Flock west. [Ventnor]. | |||
13/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 73 | T Jolliffe |
08:15 | Only saw 1 x ringed Gull (White Ring) - but gull was too distant to read number. | |||
10/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 26 | T Jolliffe |
08:15 | 26+ Med Gulls - three of them with rings (2 x White & 1 x Green) - sadly distance was just a tad too far in order to read ring numbers. | |||
10/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Mill | 27 | T Jolliffe |
08:15 | Counted 27 - 3 of which had rings (ring details sent to Renaud / Camille) with more flying in. | |||
09/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 33 | G A Heath |
West. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
09/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 25 | A P Twyman |
08:00 | Active with other gulls just offshore. [SCP]. | |||
09/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 5 | D J Hunnybun |
12:05 | ||||
05/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 34 | J M Sparshott |
07:30 | 30E/4W. Mostly adults. [SCP]. | |||
05/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Mill | 32 | T Jolliffe |
07:55 | All on the water with Black Headed Gulls. | |||
02/10/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Atherfield Reservoir | 6 | M F Venables |
13:17 | 2 dead gulls, HG & BHG. | |||
25/09/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 1 | D J Hunnybun |
11:00 | ||||
24/09/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 120 | P Campbell |
15:00 | Minimum, loafing on the old wall from the causeway with BHG. Virtually all adults with a couple of 2nd yr. | |||
24/09/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Werrar | 50 | M F Venables |
16:00 | Minimum. At least 3 with black and white rings but couldn't read them with bins. Mainly adult birds, a few juveniles. SZ505921. | |||
23/09/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helens Millpond | 42 | T Jolliffe |
14:30 | 42+ Med Gulls - all on rocks when tide was out with many standing / sitting in deep seaweed. Just one ringed Gull I could see - White Ring: 3NP2 - details sent to Renaud & Camille. | |||
18/09/22 | Mediterranean Gull | The Duver, St Helens | 1 | D Broome |
10:15 | 1w. SZ636891. | |||
09/09/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Mill | 4 | T Jolliffe |
07:30 | ||||
05/09/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Dodnor | 3 | M F Venables |
12:30 | A few amongst the BHG flock. | |||
05/09/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 24 | T Jolliffe |
07:30 | 24 Med Gulls with more flying in. Three were ringed - 36ET, 358J (white rings) and PUE2 (Red Ring). Details sent to Renaud. | |||
21/08/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 66 | K Vine |
09:30 | Min. MB made notes of ringed gulls. | |||
07/08/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 680 | M Buckley |
15:00 | minimum. | |||
13/08/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 310 | M Buckley |
17:00 | on the old millpond wall. | |||
11/08/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Ryde Sands | 150 | A Brown |
08:30 | At least. | |||
05/08/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Ryde Sands | 56 | O Beacock |
10:31 | SZ604927. | |||
30/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helens Millpond | 62 | K Vine |
14:00 | ||||
27/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 410 | M Buckley |
20:30 | All on the sand bar at the same time as TJ''s 137 were at the Millpond. so a total of c. 550 across the harbour. | |||
27/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 137 | T Jolliffe |
08:25 | Counted 137 but more flying in. Only saw one with ring - White 3VRT reported to Renaud. | |||
25/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 4 | J M Sparshott |
06:30 | Two adults East, two juvs landed/ on sea. [SCP]. | |||
25/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Mill | 6 | T Jolliffe |
07:30 | Could not see any rings. | |||
22/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 47 | T Jolliffe |
07:15 | Only one ringed Med seen. | |||
21/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 6 | A P Twyman |
08:00 | ||||
21/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 40 | T Jolliffe |
07:35 | 40 Meds with more flying on. Only spotted one with a ring. | |||
20/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Foreland - Lane End | 17 | T Jolliffe |
08:40 | ||||
20/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 27 | T Jolliffe |
07:40 | ||||
19/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 35 | T Jolliffe |
07:30 | ||||
12/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 3 | J M Sparshott |
Adult on the coastal rocks; later on and further out two adults east. [SCP]. | ||||
18/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Upper Ventnor | 2 | N Newnham |
17:30 | Over,north. | |||
17/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Sandown Bay | 3 | T Jolliffe |
08:45 | No rings. | |||
16/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Marina | 1 | R Creer |
12:25 | SZ633887. | |||
15/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Foreland - Lane End | 8 | T Jolliffe |
08:45 | 8 Meds in total - one with Silver ring only. | |||
14/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Mill | 1 | T Jolliffe |
09:00 | ||||
13/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Foreland | 3 | T Jolliffe |
08:45 | None were ringed. | |||
11/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Sandown | 6 | M Buckley |
09:00 | 5 ad, 1 2cy. | |||
11/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Mill | 23 | T Jolliffe |
07:05 | 23 birds on one of the sand banks - only one with a ring. | |||
10/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 107 | C Meaney |
12:50 | ad. 1 flock came out of the harbour and flew towards Brading Marsh RSPB. | |||
10/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Sandown | 2 | T Jolliffe |
08:05 | Neither bird was ringed. | |||
06/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Ryde Sands | 200 | A Brown |
08:30 | Mostly ads,. | |||
05/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Brook Down | 6 | P Campbell |
11:00 | ad. Up to 6 heading West between the Down & Brook Hill House. (300 + Dark Green Frits on butterfly count). | |||
05/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Foreland | 1 | T Jolliffe |
08:40 | ||||
04/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Ryde Sands | 35 | A Brown |
09:00 | Mostly ad , 5 juv 1 2cy. | |||
03/07/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Newtown Harbour | 1 | T Jolliffe |
09:30 | ||||
28/06/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 1 | J M Sparshott |
07:00 | ad. West, 06:50 - 09:00. [SCP]. | |||
09/05/22 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 7 | G A Heath |
East. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
16/06/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Foreland | 1 | M Buckley |
09:56 | Adult north. | |||
02/06/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Chine Farm, Atherfield | 2 | P Campbell |
13:30 | 1 ad,1 2nd yr. Flying over to join the flock below. | |||
01/05/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 3 | G Hadden |
17:16 | Sea watch 6.00-10.00 (GH and GAH) and 15.30-16.45 (GAH). [SCP]. | |||
30/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 3 | G A Heath |
East. [SCP]. | ||||
29/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 6 | G A Heath |
East. [SCP]. | ||||
22/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Watergate Road/ Nunnery Lane | 5 | S Thompson |
16:29 | Calling and soaring over head - flew from South and headed North West. SZ496873. | |||
17/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Chale Recreation Ground | 15 | P Campbell |
17:50 | Min. All sub adults except four in full sp. With the gulls below. | |||
17/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Five Houses | 2 | A P Twyman |
08:00 | Heard and seen. | |||
15/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 6 | D J Hunnybun |
12:27 | ||||
13/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 27 | A P Twyman |
08:00 | At least. | |||
12/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 3 | G Hadden |
11:42 | East. [SCP]. | |||
11/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 4 | G A Heath |
East. [SCP]. | ||||
11/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Yarmouth | 4 | T Jolliffe |
10:05 | ||||
10/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 4 | D J Hunnybun |
14:45 | [St. Catherine's Point]. | |||
05/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | River Medina | 100 | A Brown |
09:00 | Approximate number, Similar number at Brading marsh. | |||
03/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Laundry Lane | 3 | J Myers |
09:10 | Overhead. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
03/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 6 | A P Twyman |
08:30 | At least. | |||
03/04/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Brading Marsh | 12 | N Newnham |
14:00 | Sightings with PJ. [RSPB Reserve]. | |||
28/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Laundry Lane | 14 | T Jolliffe |
07:35 | All in Spyder Field - no rings. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
24/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bouldnor Forest | 4 | P Campbell |
13:30 | Two pairs over N. towards Newtown with 10 or so BHG. Very vocal as usual at this time of year. | |||
23/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Yarmouth | 9 | T Jolliffe |
07:50 | Could not see any rings as they were all in water. | |||
23/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Newtown | 47 | T Jolliffe |
06:50 | Counted 47 on ground but more flying around. Did not see any rings as they were either in water or long grass. | |||
23/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Yarmouth Mill | 9 | K Lover |
10:30 | ||||
22/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 5 | A P Twyman |
08:00 | ||||
21/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | SCP | 1 | G A Heath |
East. [St. Catherine's Point]. | ||||
20/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 2 | G A Heath |
East. . [SCP]. | ||||
17/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 17 | A P Twyman |
08:00 | ||||
16/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Hersey Reserve | 3 | T Jolliffe |
08:00 | No rings. [Seaview]. | |||
15/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 1 | G A Heath |
East. [SCP]. | ||||
15/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 81 | D J Hunnybun |
11:58 | ||||
13/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Shalfleet Quay | 2 | K Vine |
11:00 | ||||
13/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 5 | G A Heath |
East. [SCP]. | ||||
11/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 5 | G A Heath |
E. [SCP]. | ||||
09/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 5 | G A Heath |
E. [SCP]. | ||||
08/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Yarmouth | 16 | T Jolliffe |
08:10 | Only one with a ring - White 3ATJ - bottom part of ring missing but full number later confirmed by Renaud. | |||
08/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Catherine's Point | 1 | G A Heath |
East. [SCP]. | ||||
04/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 4 | T Jolliffe |
09:00 | Only one ringed - Red-PLE8 - Renaud informed. | |||
03/03/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Duver | 2 | T Jolliffe |
09:05 | No rings visible. | |||
28/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 27 | T Jolliffe |
15:15 | 27 Med Gull - only 2 with rings - Yellow ASEZ and White 3VV5 - details sent across to Renaud. | |||
25/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 4 | A P Twyman |
08:30 | ||||
23/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helen's Duver | 5 | T Jolliffe |
09:45 | Sadly none of them ringed. | |||
21/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 5 | T Jolliffe |
07:10 | No rings. | |||
21/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Laundry Lane | 47 | T Jolliffe |
08:15 | 47+ Med Gulls all standing / sitting on grass just past Triangle field on right. Counted 47 but many more where there. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
20/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Laundry Lane | 43 | T Jolliffe |
07:30 | 43-55 Med Gulls - majority in field opposite Welding Building - another batch further up Laundry Lane past triangle field. Any ringed bird's legs were sadly hidden in the grass. [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
19/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 4 | T Jolliffe |
09:25 | ||||
18/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 3 | T Jolliffe |
07:50 | Only one ringed (Red - H9V7 - pic sent to Renaud). | |||
17/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Bembridge Harbour | 7 | T Jolliffe |
09:00 | ||||
17/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Laundry Lane | 5 | T Jolliffe |
07:45 | [Brading marsh RSPB]. | |||
16/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 7 | T Jolliffe |
07:45 | All on sea with Black headed Gulls - could not see any rings... | |||
14/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | East Cowes | 3 | T Jolliffe |
14:50 | ||||
12/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Ryde Sands | 3 | K Vine |
11:30 | ||||
09/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 4 | D J Hunnybun |
19:22 | ||||
06/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | River Medina | 10 | D J Hunnybun |
10:00 | ||||
02/02/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 26 | A P Twyman |
08:45 | ||||
30/01/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Thorness Bay | 3 | K Vine |
14:00 | ||||
27/01/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 1 | T Jolliffe |
09:15 | ||||
24/01/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 2 | K Vine |
12:00 | ||||
15/01/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Pinkmead | 4 | K Vine |
10:00 | ||||
10/01/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 4 | A Brown |
08:07 | ||||
10/01/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Shanklin Beach | 1 | K Vine |
08:00 | ||||
04/01/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Spring Vale | 1 | T Jolliffe |
08:05 | ||||
01/01/22 | Mediterranean Gull | St. Helens Millpond | 204 | K Vine |
11:30 | Lost count at 204, probably an additional 30+. Mostly gone by time I returned as tide was going out. BH and common gulls amongst them. | |||
01/01/22 | Mediterranean Gull | Puckpool Point | 1 | T Jolliffe |
07:50 |