Birding The Nothe
Great Crested Grebe
JDM Records
2003 - Again, reasonably good numbers. Noted 2 Jan - 20 Mar, and again from 8 Nov - earlier than usual in autumn. Max 10 on 21 Jan. Monthly maxima (combined Weymouth Bay & Newton's Cove) as follows:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Max. | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
2002 - A welcome return to the sort of numbers noted in the 80s. Noted 6 Jan - 31 Mar, with an unusual summer record on 22 Jun, and again from 28 Dec. Max 13 on 21 Feb. Monthly maxima (combined Weymouth Bay & Newton's Cove) as follows:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Max. | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2001 - Fewer than last year, but a welcome influx in late Dec. Noted 6 Jan - 10 April, and again from 24 Dec. Max 8 on 6 Feb. Monthly maxima as follows:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Max. | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
2000 - Noted 1 Jan - 30 April, and again from 1 Nov. Max 11 on 8 Feb. Monthly maxima as follows
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Max. | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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Weymouth Bay monthly maxima (from Bird Reports) |
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Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| 2003 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2002 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 2000 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
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1999 |
*15 |
*25 | *15 | |||||||||
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1998 |
12 |
24 |
13 |
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15 |
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1997 |
*71 |
*60 |
*23 |
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*11 |
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1996 |
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25 |
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23 |
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1995 |
*20 |
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*6 |
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*6 |
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1994 |
*18 |
*16 |
*6 |
*6 |
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*2 |
*3 |
*5 |
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1993 |
*17 |
*9 |
*18 |
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*1 |
*6 |
*8 |
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1992 |
*10 |
*11 |
*11 |
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*7 |
*8 |
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1991 |
*25 |
*17 |
*10 |
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*7 |
*15 |
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1990 |
*15 |
*3 |
*3 |
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*8 |
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1989 |
*10 |
*3 |
*1 |
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*2 |
*20 |
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1988 |
*17 |
*18 |
*10 |
*1 |
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1987 |
*10 |
*25 |
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*5 |
* - records combined with Portland Harbour
Other records from Bird Reports
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Newton's Cove monthly maxima (from Bird Reports) |
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| 2002 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
1999 - 11 in Newton's Cove on 25 Dec.