Birding The Nothe
Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica
Any additional records are most welcome - please email them in! If you've arrived straight to this page click here to get to the home page and site navigation.
JDM & recent Nothe records
2003 - Weymouth Bay had singles on 11 Jan & 10 Mar. One from 9 - 18 Nov with three on 15 Nov.
2002 - Three in Newton's Cove in March
2001 - Two in Weymouth Bay in March.
2000 - A summer-plumaged bird was in Weymouth Bay from 7 Jun to 5 Jul.
1985 - Singles on 4 and 22 Jan.
1984 - Singles on 11 Jan and 30 Nov off Stone Pier.
|
Weymouth Bay monthly maxima |
|
|
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2001 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
|
1999 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
||||||||
|
1998 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
1997 |
|
4 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1996 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1995 |
*7 |
*2 |
*3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*3 |
*1 |
|
1994 |
*12 |
*10 |
*4 |
*2 |
*5 |
|
|
|
|
*2 |
*1 |
*4 |
|
1993 |
*2 |
*1 |
|
*2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
*2 |
*8 |
|
1992 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
1991 |
*16 |
*4 |
*4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*3 |
*7 |
|
1990 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1989 |
*1 |
*1 |
*1 |
*1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*1 |
|
1988 |
*7 |
*2 |
*1 |
|
|
|
|
|
*1 |
|
*1 |
*1 |
|
1987 |
*4 |
*8 |
*1 |
*2 |
|
*1 |
|
|
|
*1 |
*1 |
*4 |
|
1986 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1985 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
1984 |
*4/1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*6 |
|
1983 |
*1 |
|
|
*1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*3 |
|
1982 |
*6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*1 |
|
*1 |
|
1981 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*13 |
|
1980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* - records combined with Portland Harbour
Records from Bird Reports and other sources
1997 - Single on 7 Mar.
1996 - Single in Weymouth Bay 16 Nov.
1990 - Single in Weymouth Bay 31 Jan.
1989 - Portland Harbour/Weymouth Bay : 9 singles from 7 Jan - 12 Apr; 6 bird-days 14 - 29 Dec.
1987 - Weymouth Bay : latest 7 June.
1986 - Weymouth Bay max 2 on 7 Mar; singles on several dates late winter.
1985 -Weymouth Bay & Newton's Cove 3 singles 23 Jan - 10 Feb; 3 singles 28 Nov - 24 Dec.
1984 - Portland Harbour/Weymouth Bay early max 4 on 18 Jan; late max 6 on 4 Dec.
1983 - Portland Harbour/Weymouth Bay singles 7 dates from 3 Feb-12 Apr. Up to 3 in Dec.
1982 - Portland Harbour/Weymouth Bay max 6 on 1 Jan. Occasional singles from 27 Oct - Dec
1981 - Portland Harbour/Weymouth Bay up to 5 early winter. From 13 Oct with max 13 on 29 Dec, flock of 10 present from 25 Dec.
1970 - Occasional singles in Weymouth Bay.
1969 - Up to 4 in Weymouth Bay in Dec.
1968 - 2 in Weymouth Bay on 17 May.
1956 - One Weymouth Bay 5 - 7 April.
1928 - One Weymouth Bay 28 Apr.
1920 - Two Weymouth Bay 3 - 13 May in full summer plumage (DNHAS).