Birding The Nothe

Common Scoter

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Weymouth Bay monthly maxima

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

2003 *4 *5 *60 *3 *14   *2 *4 *11 *7 *12 *19
2002 *3 *4 *7 *2   *11 *8   *19 *18 *2 *2
2001 *3 *12 *7 *12 *2 *1       *1 *2 *3
2000 *30   *1       *35     *1   *19

1999

*4

*3 *10                 *4

1998

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

1997

*3

*1

 

*2

 

 

 

 

*6

 

 

 

1996

*16

*2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*10

 

*1

1995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

1994

*8

*8

*11

*4

 

 

 

 

*8

*7

*9

*2

1993

*1

 

*4

 

*5

 

 

 

 

*2

*7

*4

1992

10

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

5

1991

13

7

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

1

 

1990

*10

*7

*4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*5

1989

*10

*1

*1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*6

*20

1988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

50

 

1987

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* - records combined with Portland Harbour

Records from Bird Reports

1998 - Weymouth Bay : two on 2 Feb; 18 on 2 Nov.

1995 - Weymouth Bay : six on 5 Nov. Other records from Newton's Cove.

1987 - Weymouth Bay : Occasional reports of small nos.

JDM records

2002 - A much better showing this year, especially in summer. Noted on 16 dates. A group of up to 4 ( 2m, 2f) lingered in the bay 21 - 28 Feb. these were followed by another flock of up to 7 ( 3m, 4f) 19-23 Mar, with the last in spring a drake on 27 Apr. An excellent series of summer records began with 11 on 22 Jun, with 6 on 30 Jul the last until 28 Sep, when a max of 19 was noted. The last two were on 9 Oct. Monthly maxima:
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max.   4 7 2   11 8   19 2    

2001 - A fem./imm on 22 Mar and an ad.drake on 27 Dec in Weymouth Bay

1999 - Pair in Weymouth Bay on 31 Dec.

1985 - A male on 8 Jan.

1982 - A male on 5 Aug; a fem/imm on 5 Nov.