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Brownsea Island Wildlife Recent Sightings
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For 10/07/05
Lagoon
| Species | Numbers Sighted |
| Sandwich Tern |
A few young left |
| Common Tern |
Many adults and a few young |
| Common Gull |
0 |
Little Tern |
1 |
| Black-headed Gull |
213 nests with many fledged young |
| Mediterranean Gull |
3 |
| Yellow-legged Gull |
2 |
| Oystercatcher |
180 with five broods of young |
Shelduck |
87 with eight broods of young |
| Shoveler |
0 |
| Teal |
6 |
| Bar-tailed Godwit |
0 |
| Avocet |
14 |
| Black-tailed Godwit |
10 |
| Redshank |
23 |
| Greenshank |
5 |
| Spotted Redshank |
1 |
| Canada Goose |
68 with young |
| Dunlin |
2 |
| Grey Heron |
12 |
| Little Egret |
5 |
| Cormorant |
220 |
| Raven |
2 |
| Snipe |
0 |
Linnet |
10 |
| Curlew Sandpiper | 0 |
| Curlew | 2 |
| Sanderling | 0 |
| Grey Plover | 0 |
| Grey Wagtail | 0 |
| Wheatear | 0 |
| Whinchat | 0 |
| Wigeon | 0 |
| Spoonbill | 0 |
| Turnstone | 0 |
| Knot | 0 |
| Rock Pipit | 0 |
| Peregrine | 0 |
| Whimbrel | 0 |
| Common Sandpiper | 2 |
| Ringed Plover | 2 |
| Little Gull | 0 |
Elsewhere on the Reserve
| Species | Numbers Sighted |
| Water Rail |
5 |
| Tufted Duck |
10 |
| Little Grebe |
6 plus young |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
4 |
Green Woodpecker |
2 |
Gadwall |
2 |
| Treecreeper |
2 |
| Kingfisher |
0 |
| Coot |
0 |
Nuthatch |
2 |
Marsh Tit |
2 |
| Goldcrest |
9 |
| Firecrest |
0 |
| Siskin |
2 |
| Bullfinch |
0 |
| Woodcock |
0 |
| Crossbill | 2 |
| Pochard | 0 |
| Redpoll | 0 |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | 1 pair with fledged young |
| Chiffchaff | 4 |
| Blackcap | 2 |
| Willow Warbler | 8 |
| Stock Dove | 6 |
| Swallow | 10 |
| Swift | 2 |
| Reed Warbler | 6 |
| Cuckoo | 0 |
| Hobby | 0 |
Butterflies
| Species seen |
Red Admiral 3 |
| Brimstone 0 |
| Peacock 1 |
| Small Tortoiseshell 2 |
| Comma 1 |
| Speckled Wood 1 |
| Small Copper 0 |
| Holly Blue 0 |
| Painted Lady 1 |
| Meadow Brown 4 |
| Gatekeeper 5 |
Dragonflies
| Species seen |
Large Red Damselfly - many |
| Four-spotted Chaser - many |
| Common Blue Damselfly - many |
| Emperor 2 |
| Black-tailed Skimmer 1 |
| Small red damselfly - many |
| Broad-bodied chaser - 1 |
| Common Darter - 5 |
| Southern Hawker - 2 |
Also
| Species seen |
| Red Squirrel |
| Water Vole |
| Sika Deer |
| Grass snake in bomb pond 1st ever record for the reserve |
| Hedgehog |
Colin Williams
Brownsea Island Nature Reserve
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