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DATE SPECIES IMAGE DETAILS
30th January 2009 Purple Sandpiper click for image 3 on the shore at Waterloo, Broadford, with Turnstone (DR)
29th January 2009 Goldeneye click for image another good count of 9 at Ardnish + 9 Lapwing (A&EH)
27th January 2009 Barnacle Goose click for image re the report last week, now up to 72 feeding at Claigan, Dunvegan. (MMacInnes)
27th January 2009 Greenland White-fronted Goose Good count of 36 at Ardnish, with 23 at Kilmuir yesterday (A&EH & RMcM)
27th January 2009 Twite click for image good winter count of 8 at Drumbuie, Lochalsh with 15 Goldfinch (Rule Anderson)
26th January 2009 Golden Eagle click for image excellent weather and time of year for seeing birds with pair above Uig, another pair above Struan and three birds near Kilbryde, Torrin. - image of Uig bird in Gallery (RMcM, PE & JJ)
24th January 2009 Great Spotted Woodpecker click for image a single visiting garden at Kilbryde near Torrin is away from the normal area (MMJohnson)
24th January 2009 Purple Sandpiper click for image 8 on Ardnish, Broadford (A&EH)
23rd January 2009 Shelduck click for image numbers increasing with 7 at Harrapool + 45 Dunlin & 20 Ringed Plover (DR)
21st January 2009 Barnacle Goose click for image 27 at Claigan, Dunvegan along with a few Greylags (PElford)
19th January 2009 Glaucous Gull click for image ist report of the winter from Mallaig Harbour where there are also 5 Iceland Gulls (Stephen MacDonald)
18th January 2009 Sanderling click for image single at Meanish Pier, Milovaig, this species is scarce in winter and may be a result of the gales (AS)
17th January 2009 Over the Sea from Skye just a reminder to anyone interested that Bob will be giving a talk on birding in Maritime Canada and Guatemala on Wednesday 21st January at 7.30pm in Tigh na Sgire, Portree - all welcome - see events page.
17th January 2009 Greenland White-fronted Goose count of 10 on Ardnish, Broadford, including a bird which looked in poor health (A&EH) - counts of this species have been low this winter.
17th January 2009 Barnacle Goose click for image 48 at Stenscholl, Staffin (MPerry)
17th January 2009 Fulmar single bird back nest prospecting at Staffin Slipway, clearly undeterred by the gales! (MP)
15th January 2009 White-tailed Eagle click for image this is a good time to see birds as they begin to move about and get active prior to the breeding season - an adult provided great views on the Struan Hill road (FReynolds) and there was also a birdover the A851 near Kinloch (RCottis)
14th January 2009 Purple Sandpiper click for image During WeBS high tide count in Broadford Bay up to 23, + a Jack Snipe, single Grey Plover & 10 Scoter sp. (probably Common) (RMcM)
14th January 2009 Reed Bunting click for image this species is probably much less numerous than in the past probably due to shortages of winter feeding in areas formerly cultivated - it will therefore exploit garden feeders and there have been several recent reports of pairs including Uiginish, Dunvegan, and Harrapool (H.MacDonald & R.Charlesworth)
13th January 2009 Black-throated Diver click for image group of 9 feeding to-gether in Loch Slapin off Kilmarie Bay (RMcM)
13th January 2009 Cormorant good numbers can always be seen in the Dornie area in winter but a count of 70 is exceptional (BNeath)
10th January 2009 Glaucous Gull click for image our first report for the winter - a 2nd winter bird at Lower Milovaig (AS)
9th January 2009 Goldeneye click for image good count of 10 at Ashaig, probably a result of frozen inland lochs (AH)
7th January 2009 Slavonian Grebe click for image single in Balmeanach Bay, Braes (WM)
5th January 2009 Iceland Gull click for image 1st winter bird at Meanish Pier, Milovaig -AS
5th January 2009 Greenshank click for image single at Glenelg + 15 Wigeon - PJones
5th January 2009 Golden Plover click for image continuing the reports - Bill Marshall recorded 22 at Balmeanach - also a single Black-throatrd Diver at Camus a Mhor.
2nd January 2009 Reed Bunting click for image two birds coming to spilled grain at Milovaig, Glendale - rarely recorded in the area - AS. Also report from Carol Hawley of a single on bird feeders at Tote the following day.
2nd January 2009 Jack Snipe single feeding in garden at Knott, Bernisdale (Muriel Hutchinson)
1st January 2009 Snow Bunting click for image 10 at Waterstein Head (A&AS)
1st January 2009 Golden Plover click for image 7 at Waterstein Head & 40 near Neist Point car park (A&AS) and 8 at Loch Cuithir on the 3rd (CHawley) - also notable influx of Snipe in the area with 6 at Waterstein, 6 at Milovaig.
1st January 2009 Goldeneye click for image good vount of 9 on Loch Mor, Waterstein + 5 Goosander, 2 Tufted Duck & 7 Redshank (A&AS)
1st January 2009 Black-throated Diver click for image single in Talisker Bay (Sue Tate)
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