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The objective of these pages is to keep everyone, locals and visitors alike, up to date with what birds are about. It is therefore dependent on everyone contacting me as quickly as possible to ensure I can update the site so that others might benefit from the observations. In the event of rarities being found, details could be passed on to other website networks. Details would also be passed on the Highland Recorder Al McNee who might require a full description before the record was accepted. This website will very much be locally focussed but recognises the existing requirements of the SOC local recorder system and other networks such as Birdline Scotland . The intention is that Skye-Birds.com will enhance these systems. Skye-Birds.com will also have complete discretion as to what information is added to these pages. In particular, any details which might reveal breeding sites of vulnerable species will be excluded. No information will be published which may in any way put birds at risk.
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9th March 2010
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Whooper Swan
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more on the move with 30 heading north over Breakish Obbe (A&EH) |
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8th March 2010
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Great Northern Diver
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count of 53 in Loch Slapin at dusk - also 4 Black-throated Divers (RMcM) |
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8th March 2010
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Whooper Swan
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40+ heading north up Loch Dunvegan (Rob Wright) |
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7th March 2010
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Purple Sandpiper
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20 on the north side of Pabay - seen from kayak (J.,L. & R. Phillips) |
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6th March 2010
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Waxwing
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only report so far this winter of a single bird on a Hawthorn bush near the Tables Hotel, Dunvegan (Rob Wright) |
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6th March 2010
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Skye Bird Race
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only 62 species recorded this year - highlights included both Eagle species, Grey Plover at Ardnish, 11 Slavonian Grebe between Broadford Bay and the head of Loch Ainort, 13 Whooper Swans at Loch Suardal and also a Water Rail calling there, and Pied Wagtail starting to arrive with birds at Ord and Loch Cillchroisd. |
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5th March 2010
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Wigeon
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37 at the mouth of the Lusa River, Broadford (A&EH) |
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4th March 2010
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Whooper Swan
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moving north now with 8 over Kilbryde, Strathaird (MMcM) |
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4th March 2010
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Hen Harrier
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probably moving through, a nice adult male at Elgol (RMcM) |
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3rd March 2010
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Manx Shearwater
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single seen from the Lochmaddy ferry off Waternish Point (SDuffield) - this is an exceptionally early record. |
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3rd March 2010
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Skylark
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a single bird seen from the Lochmaddy Ferry about half a mile off Waternish Point - the bird was seemingly heading south-west (SDuffield) |
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2nd March 2010
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Turnstone
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60+ at Ardnish + 12 Bar-tailed Godwit & 11 Lapwing (A&EH) |
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2nd March 2010
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Greenland White-fronted Goose
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28 flying from Ardnish towards Pabay (A&EH) |
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2nd March 2010
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Barnacle Goose
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73 at Staffin Island (CMitchell) |
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2nd March 2010
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Greylag Goose
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good counts of 57 at Totscore and 84 at Kilmaluag (CMitchell) |
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27th February 2010
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Barn Owl
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birds have been very scarce this winter so it was encouraging to see one hunting at Kilmarie, Strath (RMcM) |
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25th February 2010
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Skylark
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flock of 30+ at Dunvegan (R.Wright) |
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24th February 2010
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Skye Bird Race
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the annual bird race will be held on Saturday 6th March. An intrepid team comprising John Phillips, Roger Cottis, Martin Benson and myself will try and record as many species during daylight hours - all going well anything between 65-75 species. This year we plan to donate to the Haiti Disasters Emergency Committee so if anyone out there would like to support our fundraising please get in touch. (Bob) |
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23rd February 2010
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Whooper Swan
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9 on a frozen Loch na Sguabaidh at the head of Loch Slapin (RMcM) |
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23rd February 2010
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Red-breasted Merganser
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26 in Kilmarie Bay, Loch Slapin (RMcM) |
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23rd February 2010
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Golden Plover
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14 at Ardnish + 8 Lapwing & 5 Snipe (A&EH) |
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22nd February 2010
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Black-throated Diver
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17 in Loch Slapin (RMcM) |
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21st February 2010
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Lapwing
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9 at Ardnish, Broadford (A&EH) and 12 at Staffin (RMcM) |
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21st February 2010
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Golden Plover
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23 at Kilmaluag & 9 at Camas Mor, Bornesketaig (RMcM) |
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21st February 2010
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Turnstone
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36 at Ardnish + 18 Dunlin & 6 Ringed Plover (A&EH) |
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21st February 2010
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Bar-tailed Godwit
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15 at Loch Portree (RMcM) |
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20th February 2010
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Wigeon
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away from normal areas, 16 at Kinloch, Dunvegan (M.Cullen) |
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19th February 2010
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Skylark
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returning birds now showing with 4 at Lower Milovaig & at Elgol, and a good count of 16 at Roag (AS,RMcM,HW) |
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19th February 2010
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Sheduck
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count of 13 at Roag (HW) |
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19th February 2010
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Hen Harrier
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ringtail at Upper Milovaig (AS) |
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15th February 2010
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Redwing
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c20 at Lower Milovaig singing in the trees - spring is coming? (AS) |
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15th February 2010
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Gannet
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9 flew past Neist Point where there were 119 occupied Fulmar sites (AS) |
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15th February 2010
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White-tailed Eagle
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juvenile picked up in The Minch flying from the Benbecula direction to Neist, then went on to Waterstein Head where it landed (AS) |
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13th February 2010
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Purple Sandpiper
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still good numbers at Ardnish with 14, + 48 Turnstone, 8 Great Northern Diver & 6 Lapwing (A&EH) |
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13th February 2010
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Fieldfare
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group of 12 at Glasphein - otherwise very few winter thrush groups still around (AS) |
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12th February 2010
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BTO Atlas Winter Visits
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the weather is good for getting out and finishing off any outstanding winter visits to tetrads before the end of the month. However, birds are certainly scarcer and on three single hour tetrad visits to-day I only found 4 species with one tetrad a complete blank. No Robins, Dunnocks or Wrens which had been found in the early winter visits, so perhaps the severe weather has taken its toll (RMcM) |
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12th February 2010
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Purple Sandpiper
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good count of 12 on Ardnish, Broadford (DR) |
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11th February 2010
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Common Crossbill
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a pair in the Eynort forestry (JThomas) |
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11th February 2010
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Whooper Swan
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6 flying north at 500' over Dunvegan (Rob Wright) |
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11th February 2010
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Slavonian Grebe
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great conditions for counting with 17 between Camas na Sgianadin and Lusa (RMcM) |
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11th February 2010
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Great Northern Diver
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48 in late afternoon moving to deep water off Lusa (RMcM) |
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10th February 2010
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Great Northern Diver
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numbers building up with 39 at Loch Slapin & 18 Black-throated Diver (RMcM) |
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10th February 2010
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Slavonian Grebe
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2 off Kyleakin jetty + 24 Eider (A&EH) |
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9th February 2010
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Long-tailed Tit
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a party of 10 during tetrad visits on the island of Soay was an unexpected find - total of 28 species recorded during counts in 3 tetrads (RMcM, KC) |
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9th February 2010
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Common Crossbill
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pair at Strathellen Wood, Plockton (BN) |
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2010: January, February, March
2009: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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2006: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2005: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2004: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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