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Brownsea Island Wildlife Recent Sightings
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For 14/09/05
Lagoon
| Species | Numbers Sighted |
| Sandwich Tern |
40 |
| Common Tern |
20 |
| Common Gull |
2 |
Little Tern |
0 |
| Black-headed Gull |
600 |
| Mediterranean Gull |
3 |
| Yellow-legged Gull |
2 |
| Oystercatcher |
986 |
Shelduck |
45 |
| Shoveler |
10 |
| Teal |
68 |
| Bar-tailed Godwit |
13 |
| Avocet |
301 |
| Black-tailed Godwit |
280 |
| Redshank |
66 |
| Greenshank |
29 |
| Spotted Redshank |
3 |
| Canada Goose |
200 |
| Dunlin |
250 |
| Grey Heron |
12 |
| Little Egret |
25 |
| Cormorant |
360 |
| Raven |
2 |
| Snipe |
1 |
Linnet |
12 |
| Curlew Sandpiper | 8 |
| Curlew | 62 |
| Sanderling | 2 |
| Grey Plover | 2 |
| Grey Wagtail | 1 |
| Wheatear | 1 |
| Whinchat | 0 |
| Wigeon | 4 |
| Spoonbill | 0 |
| Turnstone | 1 |
| Knot | 15 |
| Rock Pipit | 0 |
| Peregrine | 1 |
| Whimbrel | 1 |
| Common Sandpiper | 2 |
| Ringed Plover | 10 |
| Little Gull | 0 |
| Little Stint | 1 |
Elsewhere on the Reserve
| Species | Numbers Sighted |
| Water Rail |
5 |
| Tufted Duck |
10 |
| Little Grebe |
6 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
4 |
Green Woodpecker |
2 |
Gadwall |
2 |
| Treecreeper |
2 |
| Kingfisher |
1 |
| Coot |
0 |
Nuthatch |
2 |
Marsh Tit |
2 |
| Goldcrest |
9 |
| Firecrest |
1 |
| Siskin |
12 |
| Bullfinch |
2 |
| Woodcock |
0 |
| Crossbill | 2 |
| Pochard | 0 |
| Redpoll | 0 |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | 2 |
| Chiffchaff | 4 |
| Blackcap | 2 |
| Willow Warbler | 8 |
| Stock Dove | 4 |
| Swallow | 100 |
| Swift | 0 |
| Reed Warbler | 6 |
| Cuckoo | 0 |
| Hobby | 1 |
Butterflies
| Species seen |
Red Admiral 3 |
| Brimstone 0 |
| Peacock 1 |
| Small Tortoiseshell 0 |
| Comma 1 |
| Speckled Wood 2 |
| Small Copper 2 |
| Holly Blue 0 |
| Painted Lady 0 |
| Meadow Brown 0 |
| Gatekeeper 0 |
| White Admiral 0 |
Dragonflies
| Species seen |
Large Red Damselfly - 0 |
| Four-spotted Chaser - 0 |
| Common Blue Damselfly - 0 |
| Emperor 0 |
| Black-tailed Skimmer -1 |
| Small red damselfly - 0 |
| Broad-bodied chaser - 0 |
| Common Darter - 2 |
| Southern Hawker - 2 |
| Ruddy Darter -1 |
| Migrant Hawker -5 |
Also
| Species seen |
| Red Squirrel |
| Water Vole |
| Sika Deer |
| Bechstein's bat - a female found in a bat box on 28/08. First island record of this very scarce species. |
| Hedgehog |
Colin Williams
Brownsea Island Nature Reserve
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